Bowen Is Bounded Loomis Exonerated In Scandal Case
President Roosevelt dismisses Herbert W. Bowen U S minister to Venezuela and exonerates Assistant Secretary Francis B Loomis after a lengthy Loomis Bowen controversy. The letter cites Bowen's conduct as reprehensible and disloyal while finding Loomis not guilty of dishonorable acts though cautioning personal investments during duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Herbert W. Bowen
United States
Venezuela
Francis B. Loomis
Bowen
Loomis-Bowen
Roosevelt
Taft
Loomis
State Department
Bir. Loomis
New York
Bermudez
Caracas
Afr. Loomis
Mercado
Castro
Man Declines Testimony In Murder Trial At Circuit Court
Jamies Starke the sole state witness refuses to testify against John J. Sehneskes after a dramatic reenactment of a saloon murder. Prosecutors enter a nolle pros as the case falls to trial, while the victim Chiries Mutzherz was killed by masked intruders in a St Louis saloon. A hat bearing the name John J. Schneider appears in the highwaymen’s surrender scene. The discharged man is later arrested and identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Chiries Mutzherz
Jamies Starke
John J. Sehneskes
Mutzberg
Starke
John J. Schneider
Bicetitar
Not Schneider Linked to Killing. Defendant Exonerated
Starke testified a cream re-enacted the killing with the shooter unmasked and claiming I am the killer not Schneider. With no direct evidence tying Schneider to the crime, the state dropped the case days later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starke
Schneider
Bribed Legislators Accused in Illinois Chancery Case
Margaret Swift files a chancery bill in Chicago circu it court charging the International Harvester Co. with bribery conspiracy and fraud. She alleges IH spent large sums to influence laws in Illinois Kansas and South Dakota. IH lawyers say the bill lacks merit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
International Harvester Company
Prrs
Margaret Swift
Illinois
Kansas
South Dakota
The
Harvester Company
Philadelphia Ouster and Arrest Link to City Contracts
Philadelphia reports the arrest of John W. Hifi, former chief of the bureau of filtration, on forgery charges tied to city records. The event follows the annulment of a $700,000 contract held by D. J. McNichol & Co. and marks the third arrest linked to city contracts amid a municipal reform drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
John W. Hifi
Bureau of Filtration
D. J. McNichol & Co
Hill
Drowned Swimmer F H Manger At Cedar Lake Outing
While a Swedish singing society enjoyed an outing at Cedar Lake Hammond Indiana on June 21 F H Manger son of Chicago attempted to swim across the lake He began the crossing but a sudden storm struck midway and he was drowned during the attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
Ind
Cedar Lake
F. H. Mangerson
Chicago
Resignations Stun Duttontable Directors Panel
Paul Morton announces the resignation of James W. Alexander as president and James Hazen Wyde as first vice president of the Dquttable directors in New York. He says other resignations have not yet been acted on as of June 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Paul Morton
Dquttable
James W. Alexander
James Hazen Wyde
Mystery surrounds May Hill Ingay death at Shelbyville
The May Hill Ingay case enshrouds Shelbyville with a coroner inquest pending and Bruce Britton held at Waldron as a suspect. Blank keys in his possession spark debate over whether the child was slain by a cowardly attacker or injured in a fall as Dr Morris Drake testified the wound might be from a fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
Ind
Little May Hill
Ccoroner
Bruce Britton
Waldron
Britton
Afton
Tenn
Morris Drake
Secret Service Probes Cotton Report Leak Allegations
Washington reports the return of John Hyde from Europe to explain claims by the Southern Cotton Growers association that the cotton crop report leaked to brokers before release. Hyde may be absent for a week as Secret Service agents widen an investigation with agents in New York Boston Cincinnati Atlanta and New Orleans. Cheatham of the association funds more evidence and travels to Boston New York and other cities to present it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Hyde
Bureau of Statistics
The
Agricultural Department
Europe
Southern Cotton Growers’ Association
Hyde
United States Secret Service
Mr. Hyde
Wer
New York
Boston
Cincinnati
Atlanta
New Orleans
Threie
Cheatham
Donahue death sentence affirmed by Indiana Supreme Court
Indianapolis June 21 Edward Donahue's death sentence for murder was upheld by the Indiana Supreme Court. Unless Governor Hanly acts, Donahue faces execution by hanging on July 21, 1905 for shooting and killing Arminter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Edward Donahue
Lake Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Hanly
Donahue
Arminter
Donahue Death Penalty Stay Upheld by Supreme Court
The June execution date for Donahue in Hobart Lake County was stayed by the Indiana Supreme Court until July 21. The stay follows an affidavit from Donahue’s attorneys claiming they found insanity evidence after trial. The court notes doubts about insanity and cites late discovery as a weak basis for the claim. Rumors say Governor Hanly may intervene to avert the sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobart
Lake County
Donahue
Supreme Court
Hanly
Findings of secret service on government agriculture issue irregularities
Washington reporters note June 21 that secret service agents investigating irregularities in the preparation and publication of the recently issued government agriculture report have completed a preliminary drop report. The findings reference charges and actions tied to the handling of the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WII
Washington
Secret Service
Not Guilty Rivers Sings for Jury That Freed Him
James Rivers, a member of Williams & Walker, is freed by a not guilty verdict after three months in Hennepin county jail for murder. He thanked the jury and sang for them, moving several jurors to tears with selections like The Palms and The Holy City in the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
James Rivers
Hennepin County
Rivers
Richard Connor
Williams & Walker
Holy City
Drowned In Sight of Many Near Delta Lake
The body of sixteen year old William Schulte was recovered after drowning while bathing in Delta lake near Fort Wayne Indiana June 2. A hundred bathers were nearby but no one attempted a rescue as he did not rise and sank again after calling for help. Authorities suppose cramps caused the drowning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
William Schulte
Delta Lake
Farm hand remanded after alleged attempt in Tipton
Elmer Cottingham was remanded to jail in $6000 bail after a preliminary hearing before Squire Owen for a reported attempted assault on Mrs. George Grishaw during her husband’s absence. The Grisham family resides near Sharpsville and is well respected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Ind
Elmer Cottingham
George Grishaw
Squire Owen
Grishan
Sharpsvile
Indianapolis Girl Drowns in Wabash River Near Park
Kitty Dean of Indianapolis drowned in the Wabash opposite German National park at Lafayette. She was with Helen Copeland who later found the clothing along the riverbank while the body remained unrecovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
Escaped Denville Prison Duo Fled Up Elevator Shaft
George Downey and Milton Allen escaped from the Denville city prison on June 21. They climbed an elevator shaft to reach the roof and slid down a water pipe to escape. Downey faces assault on a police officer. Allen is a paroled convict from Chester penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denville
Ind
George Downey
Colered
Milton Allen
Chester Penitentiary
City
Downey
Officer Injured at Samar in Skirmish Incident
Captain Charles R. Howland of the Twenty first Infantry suffered a serious accident at Samar P L while in combat. He stepped on a concealed trap and was impaled on bamboo stakes in a trench, later hospitalized as news reached army headquarters. The transport Thomas carried word of the injury from Manila.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Army
Charles R. Howland
Twenty-first Infantry
Samar
P. L
Thomas
Manila
Howland
Government officials fall under district smoke law
The Washington court of appeals ruled that the district smoke law applies to government buildings as well as private establishments. In overturning a lower police court judgment, the court rejected the claim that executive officers are exempt from municipal regulations, stating there is no law separate for officials and private citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Washington
Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Palmer
Will gives father right to smoke all cigars he likes
In Philadelphia on June 21 a strange clause of the Charlotte D. Sage will leaves property to her sister with the condition that their father may smoke all the cigars he desires. The provision highlights an unusual familial stipulation in the estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Charlotte D. Sage
H. G. Wilson Promoted to Assistant Superintendent
Friends report H. G. Wilson has been named assistant superintendent over the Indiana pipeline system, succeeding A. C. Beeson. A lifelong Standard Oil employee, Wilson rose from ditch work to telegraphy and leadership, becoming the youngest district foreman in Indiana. The appointment, not publicly announced, drew early congratulations from supporters in Montpelier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Wilson
A. C. Beeson
Indiana
Mr. Wilson
Herald
Wilson
Standard Oi! Co
Geeson
Montpelier
Tandis-Steele
Landis
Wilk
Muncie Hartford & Ft Wayne Interurban Grading Advances
The Muncie Hartford and Ft Wayne interurban line began grading work under Hayes Construction Co. on the Hesher farm north of Bluffton. John Hayes Jr. and family led an eight to ten team crew moving north to start construction. The company also secured and paid for new right of way strips across Studabaker grove and land north of Abe Hesher farm, with payments totaling $3600 and $550 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Hartford & Ft. Wayne Interurban Company
Hayes Construction Company
Hesher Farm
Bluffton
John Hayes & Co
John Hayes, Jr
Hayes & Co
Ft. Wayne
Muncie, Hartford & Ft. Wayne Company
Studabaker Grove
Johnson Street
Abe Heshers Farm
Toll Gate School House
Ft. Wayne Company
Whitey Kimes sells Montpelier restaurant and leases hotel
The Hartford City Times-Gazette reports that Whitey Kimes, famed Montpelier restaurateur and cigar man, disposed of his restaurant to Pete Bonham and leased the Columbia Hotel, which had just been remodeled and refitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimes
Cigar Mane
Montpelier
Pete Bonham
Columbia Hotel
Hartford City Times-Gazette
Children Run Away From Hartford City Guardians
The County Board of Guardians aided by Mrs. Howard placed Minnie Redding eight and Sherman six with a Hartford City home. After a 1:55 PM departure and a 5:35 PM return the children vanished and were later found near the mother’s home west of the shovel factory. They rode the 6:08 PM car to the substation and walked home through the woods. The girl will likely be returned to the home while the boy’s fate remains uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Guardians
Legion
Wm. Carter
Hartford City
Trolley Line Contracts Let for Ft Wayne Bluffton Route
Wayne Bluffton and Marion to Ft Wayne trolley line contracts awarded. Myers Construction of Chicago to grade the roadway and Herman W Tapp of this city to build bridges and culverts. Work to begin within 12 days and finish in 60 days with eight bidders. Fort Wayne Sentinel reports a busy project ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne
Bluffton
Marion
Ft. Wayne
Walalasy Wage Tion Company
Myers Construction Company
Chicago
Herman W. Tapp
Emmons
Mr. Emmons
Henry C. Paul
Caries Murdock
Lafayette
Ft. Wayne Sentinel
Advertised Letter List for June 17 1905
The notice lists names expected to receive letters on June 17, 1905. E. M. Ayers, Harry Barlette, F. F. Burton, J. H. Lyon, H. L. Murphy, W. E. Nelson, Lem Nicely, Fred Pultzer, Marion Roush, Frank Stadler, Chas. Steel, Chas. Steady, Ted Taylor, J. W. Thompson, Isaac Wright, J. D. White, Mrs. A. Jackson, Hazel Martin, Mary McKenzies, Ed Place, Miss Maggie Nixon, Goldie H. Ward, Ed Smith P. M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Ayers
Harry Barlette
F. F. Burton
J. H. Lyon
H. L. Murphy
W. E. Nelson
Lem Nicely
Fred Pultzer
Marion Roush
Frank Stadler
Steel
Steady Ted Taylor
J. W. Thompson
Isaac Wright
J. D. White
A. Jackson
Hazel Martin
Mary McKenzies
Ed Place
Maggie Nixon Goldie H. Ward
Ed Smith
P. M
Remedy for itchiness and travel notes from town
The ad promotes Dean's Ointment as a universal cure for skin itchiness at 50 cents. Pony Williams cannot attend his shop today due to a sprained ankle. Mothers are advised to keep Dr Fisher’s Extract of Wild Strawberry for summer stomach issues. McDowell and Jordan, and Harry Warner’s return from a business trip to the capital are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Pony Williams
Also Mentioned on This Page
Leathagly
Ans Bowen
U. S
Vyrancis B. Loomis
DREAM
National Harvesting Company
Sation
Liberators
Meldon
Wabach
John Hayes & Son
Harry Warner
Capitol City
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!