Kelly's Dramatic Murder Suicide in East Washington Street
Five shots fired from an upstairs apartment killed Thomas Kelly, a peddler nicknamed Three F ingered Tom, after he attempted to murder his wife. She survived with injuries including a skull wound and a broken arm. Kelly, drunk and abusive, had warned a street acquaintance of an impending shooting before entering their home and killing himself. The wife, once a beauty, endured dissipation and mental decline before their troubled marriage. Coroner’s inquest to follow in Indianapolis.
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East
Washington Street
Thomas Kelly
Kelly
Three Fingered
Tom
H. C. Schergens
East Washington Street
Brughes
Hughes
Kruger
Leet
Milan
Scheigert
Sandman
Trimpe
Lowe
Smith
Trish
Poltes
Sheek
Te City
Tutewiler
Geis
Indianapolis
Sergeant Crane
Insane Asylum
Crane
Atlantic City
Barton Proposes National Red Cross Plan with Local Branch
In Massachusetts on August 3 a national Red Cross plan was proposed by Miss Clara Barton, envisioning branches across the United States including a local branch in Oxford. The announcement outlines a broad framework for organized relief and humanitarian aid nationwide.
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Mee
Mass
United States
Oxford
Clara Barton
Barton Proposes National Red Cross Society Plan
Miss Barton outlines a plan for a National Society of Red Cross with a national finance committee ready to act during calamities. The proposal aims to secure a national fund and designate Miss Barton as president to oversee the transition and ongoing work.
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The
Red Cross
Miss Barton
National Society of Red Cross
Disaster in Silesia Rail Crash Kills Thirty
A Volks Zeitung dispatch from Breslau reports a severe railway disaster on the Sucha Kaluria line in Austrian Silesia. Eleven stone cars broke couplings and, after high speed descent, collided with a passenger train. Thirty killed and fifty two severely injured.
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Berlin
Volks Zeitung
Breslau
Sucha
Kaluria
Austrian Silesia
Trickster Hostutler Deceives Kokomo Police In Cash Scam
Pete Hostutler, tied to the Versailles lynching case, tricked Kokomo officers by promising to uncover the murderers of Lewis Yeager and Francis Sutton for a reward. He fled to Tipton then Indianapolis but was captured and returned. He disgorged almost all the money and will not be prosecuted, as he had no knowledge of the crime.
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Indianapolis Journal
Kokomo
Ind
Pete Hostutler
Versailles
Hostutler
Salvation Army
Lewis Yeager
Francis Sutton
Taylor Township
Tipton
Indianapolis
McKee pleads guilty in Adams Express case at Brazil
Lawrence Sparth McKee former Adams Express agent was arraigned in Brazil Indiana after being captured in Denver. He admitted stealing 1200 dollars from a Riddell National Bank consignment and awaits the October term of court on a 1500 dollar bond. Meanwhile in Decatur Eph Bollinger, a prominent farmer, was robbed of 2500 dollars at Wallace shows as 600 in cash and notes and certificates were taken.
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Indianapolis Journal
Brazil
Ind
Lawrence Sparth McKee
Adams Express
Denver
Col
Express
Terre Haute
Indianapolis
Riddell National Bank
Couch
Decatur
Wallace
Eph. Bollinger
Grain dealer robbed at Monon depot in Monon Ind
George L. Catlin a local grain dealer was pickpocketed of 995 at the Monon depot yesterday. Police have not yet located the thief or any suspects.
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Indianapolis Journal
Monon
Ind
George L. Catlin
Pits Found In Patient During Cancer Surgery
Doctors in Brooklyn removed nearly a hundred cherry pits from the appendix and intestines during removal of a stomach cancer. The pits, not causing appendicitis, were found after the tumor was excised. the patient recovered quickly.
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New York
Brooklyn
Conscience Payoff Clears Old East Orange Bill
New York report says heirs of E. B. Gaunsales, who ran a large East Orange grocery, receive a $30 check from a woman who says she never slept well since leaving town 27 years ago without paying the debt. Her lawyer notes she slept until 10 after paying.
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New York
E. B. Gaunsales
East Orange
N. J
President Roosevelt Sends $100 For Twentieth Child Birth
PITTSBURG Aug 3 A check for 100 from President Roosevelt arrived for Theodore Roosevelt Signet of McKeesport to celebrate the twentyeth child born to Mrs William H Signet of McKee,s weeks ago The money is deposited in a bank for the baby with interest accruing until age twenty one.
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Pittsburg
President Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt Signet
McKeesport
William H. Signet
McKees
Met
Turkowsky Executed at Sing Sing in Innocence Claim
Antonio Turkowsky a Polish prisoner was electrocuted at Sing Sing for the March 6 murder of John Shepoliski, a Brooklyn saloon keeper. He proclaimed his innocence on the way to the chair, after being sentenced June 2, with the interval between sentence and execution described as the shortest in the state.
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Ossining
N. Y
Antonio Turkowsky
Sing Sing
John Shepoloski
Brooklyn
Turkowsky
Forsythes bold dash Chester C Weekley shot running from detective
A desperate man fled a police station pursued by a large crowd for blocks before being shot by a forger named Chester C Weekley. The incident drew a large crowd and police pursued the suspect through the streets.
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Big
Cashed Worthless Checks Swindler Targeted Busch Grocery
Chester C. Weekley, arrested for forgery and passing bad checks, bolted from detectives but was shot in the right arm by Detective Kinney during pursuit. He had cashed $41 in checks at the William Buschmann Company and other banks, then fled to Chicago before returning to Indianapolis. Weekley, engaged to a North Meridian street woman, is said to have forged his brother’s name on several checks. He will face a police court hearing.
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Chester C. Weekley
Kinney
Weekley
Fair Grounds
Morgan
Gerber
Detective Kinney
Alabama Street
Pellmell
Drs. Mackey and Sheek
William Buschmann Company
Fort Wayne Avenue
Columbia National Bank
William Buschman Company
City
Chicago
Indianapolis
Buschmann
William Buschmann
Claypool Hotel
W. R., Weekley
Colorado Springs
Col
W. R. Weekley
Denver
Central Savings Association
Kinney and
Grand Jury
Bold mail thief targets Moody Mueller Drug Co
An unknown man called at the Postoffice and secured Moody Mueller Drug Company mail. Letters found in a Meek street field were opened, suggesting careful planning and familiarity with the firm. Police, Post Office officials, and city detectives will pursue suspects and tighten mail handling after Monday heavy mail with potential $5000 to $6000 in checks.
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Moody-Mueller Drug Company
Meek Street
Home Brewing Company
Moody- Mueller Drug Company
Mob After Negroes Searched Hartford Jail
A mob searched Hartford City Jail seeking two Black men but did not locate them. The group dispersed without violence or damage to the prison.
Hartford Mob Roams After Squirrel Hunter Attacked
In Hartford Indiana a mob of up to 500 gathered at the jail seeking two alleged attackers of 19 year old George Hershey. They searched for the suspects, were told they were not in custody, and dispersed after being assured no lynching occurred. The case involved a brutal assault blamed on two black men, with rumors of self-inflicted suspicion and no corroborated sightings.
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Indianapolis Journal
Hartford City
Ind
Here
George Hershey
Judge Lynch
Hershey
Morrical
Riot at Buffalo Leaves 45 Italians Arrested
A riot in front of the Niagara elevator on Ohio street in Buffalo resulted in forty five Italians under arrest while detectives seek more. No injuries were reported after a volley of shots shattered the confrontation between Niagara elevator employees and Italians employed at the Buffalo Union Company plant.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Niagara Elevator
Ohio Street
Buffalo Union Company
Derisive incident involving Niagara Elevator employee
An employee of the Niagara Elevator shouted derisive epithets at the Statians as they walked along the street, provoking a charged street scene and public response.
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Niagara Elevator
Statians
Denver Favors Expulsion of Idaho Springs Miners
President J C Craig of the Citizens' Alliance said the Idaho Springs alliance expelling union miners accused of complicity in blowing up the Sun and Moon converter would be commended at the Denver Alliance meeting. He warned against unlawful action and criticized the Denver Typographical Union for resolutions urging restraint.
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Denver
Col
J. C. Craig
Citizens’ Alliance
Citizens’ Alliance of
Idaho Springs
Denver Alliance
Denver Typographical Union
Coal theft warrants issued for Lakeview citizens
Warrants were issued for the arrest of twelve Lakeview residents charged with larceny in the winter theft of a carload of coal from Ohio Central lines. The railroad seeks settlement from the town and private citizens. arrests are planned with a sunrise mayor's court session expected to try the cases.
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Indianapolis Journal
Bellefontaine
Lakeview
Ohio Central Lines
Gomez Grants Self Payday From Cuban Soldiers Pay List
General Gomez, head of the relief committee, says about fifty thousand Cuban soldiers are entitled to back pay, with amounts ranging from a few hundred dollars to $20,000 for commanders in chief. He expects the pending loan will cover only half the claims, leaving the balance to be handled by a future due bill with interest.
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Havana
Maximo Gomez
Gomez
United States
Brooke
Cuba
Special grand jury to probe Missouri boodling
Jefferson City Aug 3 a special grand jury was impaneled to investigate legislative boodling. Judge Hazell urged a thorough probe into alleged bribery and dishonest acts by lawmakers and dealers in influence. Witnesses included Rep Richard J Collins and railway attorney Col William H Phelps. In St Louis Julius Lehmann received seven years for bribery related to a city doodle deal. other sentences for Berseh and Denny were deferred.
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Jefferson City
Hazell
Legislative Department
General Assembly
Richard J. Collins
St. Louis
John Carroll
Fred Fleming
Carthage
A_ suna
William H. Phelps
Circuit Court
Ryan
Julius Lehmann
House of Delegates
Cirecuit
Folk Bheing
House
Amund Berseh
Charles Denny
Kelly
Saxton, Last McKinley Uncle, Dies at 73 in Canton
Canton August 3 Joseph Saxton aged seventy three died today as the last surviving uncle of Mrs McKinley.
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Canton
Joseph Saxton
McKinley
Farm Hand's Deed Amid Fire Kills Two Then Self
Goodland Indiana August 3 Charles Medworth a well known farmer near Mountain was murdered by a former employee identified only as John The man shot Medworth five times then fired two shotgun charges into him before burning the house and killing himself The killer then slashed his own throat and both bodies were found among the ruins The tragedy left Mrs Medworth and her two children away gathering blackberries at the time and the community recalls the men as in dispute over a settlement
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Medworth
John
Miller
Bouse
Brown
Lynchers to be Indicted in Danville Lynching Case
Regular grand jury reconvenes to probe the July jail attack and lynching of J. D. Metcalf, indicts James Wilson for assaulting Mrs. Burgess, who pleads guilty to attempted rape and is sent to Chester penitentiary. Grand jury to meet three to four days, likely indicting many involved. Company A from A arrives and positions at the jail.
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Indianapolis Journal
Danville
J. D. Metcalf
James Wilson
Burgess
Alvin
Wilson
M. W. Thompson
Chester
Taunt Leads To Killing In Grape Creek Case
Danville Indiana reports George Carrington was arrested while his brother John T. Carrington is sought for the murder near Grape Creek Sunday night. George testified at the coroner inquest that his wife taunted John about stealing chickens and threatened him with a revolver before he shot her in the stomach with buckshot. John T. Carrington is an escaped murderer and a paroled convict from Jeffersonville Reformatory for killing a man near Terre Haute.
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Indianapolis Journal
Danville
Ind
George Carrington
John T. Carrington
Grape Creek
George Cars
John Ty. Carrington
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Terre Haute
Body of Buck Garrett Found Near Edinburgh in Bayou
The insane African American man known as Buck Garrett from Edinburg was found dead this morning five miles north of Columbus, Indiana, after a daylong manhunt. Garrett had terrorized the northern county and appeared barefoot and bareheaded before disappearing toward the river where searchers traced him to the water's edge. The body lay submerged under shallow water not far from the river.
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Indianapolis Journal
Columbus
Ind
Buck” Garrett
Edinburg
Garrett
Edinburgh Cutford
Paindburg
Clifford
Arrests after disturbance at freighthouse street site
Harry Robinson a drayman of Ble Street Joe Dunn of SM Huron Avenue and John Zien of 429 Arch Street were arrested by Bicyclemew Griffin and Amadon after a disturbance at the Lue Four freighthouse day. Several members of the Negro crowd faced the confrontation and Ron sustained a facial wound.
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Harry Robinson
Drayman
Ble Street
Joe Dunn
SM Huron Avenue
John Zien
Arch Street
Griffin
Amadon
Ron
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