Forceps left in doctor Washburn's body causes death
Chicago report documents Dr I B Washburn a longtime Rensselaer Ind physician dying at Valparaiso after a rusted six inch artery forceps was accidentally left in his body during a Chicago Presbyterian Hospital operation two years earlier. The instrument discovered during a second operation by Dr David J Loring confirmed the cause of death led by medical fault.
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Indianapolis Journal
Chicago
I. B. Washburn
Rensselaer
Ind
Indiana
Valparaiso
David J. Loring
Chicago College of Physicians and Burgeons
Washburn
Presbyterian Hospital
Christian Fenger
Hammond
Kankakee Valley
J. Washburn, Jr
Loring
Kankakee
Goodland
Mary Washburn
Fenger
Nicholas Senn
Senn
E. J. Senn
Dr. Senn
Karl Doepfner
Walshburn
Doepfner
John Irwin
Wiley
Doctor Israel B Washburn Chronicled Career Sketch
Israel B Washburn born January 9 in Cass county Indiana pursued science at Franklin College and taught in Fulton and Cass counties. He finished medical studies at Rush College Chicago, served as private then field hospital medic in the 39th Indiana during World War I, and later practiced in Pulaski and Jasper counties. He entered politics, serving one term as county physician and later operated in Rensselaer while a member of a Christian medical society.
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Israel B. Washburn
Cass County
Indiana
Franklin College
Fulton
Cass
Chicago
Rush Medical College
Qirty-ninth Indiana Infantry
Feld
Pulaski
All Iss
Jasper
Istz
Busimnansport
Rensselaer
Syce- Mattie
Magne
Beaut y of the City Aims to Improve Indianapolis
A small group met under drizzle at the Commercial Club to form the Indianapolis Civic Improvement Association. The goal is tree and shrub planting, yard and public space beautification, and broader city-wide cultural enhancement with ward chapters. William Watson Woollen is president. Lewis Hoover, secretary and treasurer.
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Commercial Club
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Civic Improvement Association
William Watson Woollen
Lewis Hoover
Hhe Association
Actor N C Goodwin in Serious Mishap on Brooklyn Bridge
New York December 12 Comedian actor N C Goodwin narrowly escaped death in an automobile accident on the Brooklyn bridge. Thrown from the car he struck the railing and fell to the roadway. An artery in his temple was severed yet he saved himself from the East river by instinctively throwing an arm outward. He was en route to a Brooklyn theater when the auto veered and crashed. The chauffeur was seriously cut but Goodwin proceeded to perform in the evening show after ambulance treatment.
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New York
N. C
Tron Bridge
Tny
Brooklyn
Goodwin
Acquittal in New Jersey Mrs Beatty Murder Case
Mount Holly log notes Mrs. Sarah A Beatty was acquitted today of the July murder charge against her husband Samuel Beatty. The trial centered on whether she killed him in self defense or for other motives.
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Mount Holly
N. J
Sarah A. Beatty
Samuel Beatty
Beatty
Mob May Try To Lynch The Gillespie Assassin
Rising Sin Indiana December report shows locals near Rising Sin prepared for mob justice if the Gillespie murder suspect is arrested. Officials led by Judge Downey vow to use full court machinery to secure a speedy, lawful conviction. A woman tied to the Gillespie circle is blamed for influencing others, with Pinkerton and Gillespie family detectives pursuing a theory of a larger plot and accessory roles.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Elizabeth Gillespie
Miss Gillespie
Downey
Gillespie
Elizabeth
Pinkerton
Circuit Court
Johnson
William Johnson
Laura
Bankers Secure Bond After Some Trouble
In Goshen Indiana President Justus L Brodrick and Cashier Wilson L Collins of the defunct Indiana National Bank of Elkhart posted 5000 bonds each to appear Monday at 2 pm before U S Commissioner Edgar L Zeigler. They face preliminary hearing on charges of defrauding depositors by violating national banking laws. A bondsman change caused a delay as William B Prat of Elkhart stepped in after County Commissioner John W Fieldhouse withdrew.
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Indianapolis Journal
Goshen
Ind
Justus L. Brodrick
Wilson L. Collins
Indiana National Bank
Elkhart
United States
Edgar L. Zeigler
Healing
John W. Fieldhouse
William B. Prat
Banker Ellison Is Arrested At Lagrange Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne Ind Dec 12 The news reached here that Rollin Ellison of Lagrange was quietly arrested last evening at his home on two warrants from the grand jury He appeared before Judge Farrall and gave bond of 2008 in each case Bondsmen were his sister Mise Alice Ellison and his attorney Dial Elince at partition P deptat argents after knowing that the banks in Lagrange and Topeka were insolvent.
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Indianapolis Journal
Fort Wayne
Ind
Rollin Ellison
Lagrange
Farrall
Mise Alice Ellison
di Ls el
Johnson Brothers In Critical Condition At St. Vincent's
Indianapolis scene centers on Wil iam Johnson a Detroit real estate buyer felled by stomach hemorrhages at St. Vincent's Hospital. His brother Tom L. Johnson Cleveland mayor rushed to Indianapolis after word of the crisis, with Dr. Pfaff saying prognosis grim and recovery unlikely.
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Thomas L. Johnson
Cleveland
Wiliam Johnson
Detroit
St. Vincent's Hospital
Johnson
O. G. Pfaff
William L. Johnson
Indianapolis
Jay Voss
Mr. Voss
Hamilton County
the Claypool
St. Vincent's
Tom L. Johnson
New York
Col
Blinding Snow Storm Triggers South Side Elevated Crash
Six people were injured, one seriously, after a rear end collision on the Chicago South Side Elevated Railroad between Forty-seventh and Forty-eighth streets. A blinding snowstorm made rails slippery and brakes fail, as the motorman shouted a warning before the impact. Passengers panic and try to flee, but gates remain closed until the car is moved to a sidetrack.
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Chicago
South Side
Brakeman Killed in Kokomo Yard Collision
L H Heaton a brakeman from Indianapolis was killed in Panhandle yards Kokomo last night. Heaton 2606 East Washington street single status. He was run down by a yard engine.
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L. H. Heaton
Indianapolis
Panhandle
Kokomo
Heaton
East
Washington Street
City Grips Blizzard From North City
A cold front moved through Indianapolis bringing a blizzard of fine snow after a wild wind and rain. By 7 PM the temperature fell from 36 to 18 degrees as slushy streets formed. The cold wave spread across the West with a forecast of short duration, according to the Weather Bureau.
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Indianapolis
Weather Bureau
Snow cripples Chicago travel as cold wave grips Midwest
Snow heavily slows railroads and streetcars entering Chicago and hinders teaming. A sharp cold wave follows from the Northwest, with North Dakota at 20 degrees below zero and Minnesota towns reporting subzero readings as far south as Duluth. Forecasters expect continued frigid weather for several days.
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Chicago
North Dakota
ST. Paul
Minn
Bismarck
N. D
Duluth
Blizzard paralyzes Illinois rail traffic and drops temperatures
A string of Central Illinois blizzards disrupts rail service with trains limited to stock and perishables, snow plows deployed for first time in a decade, and widespread delays. Reports from Wabash Indiana and St Louis describe heavy snow, rain, and a rapid temperature fall toward record lows.
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Bloomington
Illinois
Chicago & Alton
ST. Joseph, Mo
Republican National Convention Opens in Chicago June 21
Washington dispatch reports Chicago will host the Republican national convention starting June 21 with Perry Heath remaining secretary and Harry S New of Indianapolis handling duties. Captain New is placed on the arrangements committee as GOP leaders discuss possible vice presidential choices with Fairbanks Herrick Durbin Cannon or Taft among names. The convention site bidding favored Chicago over Pittsburg and St Louis, with funds and logistics debated as delegates from Porto Rico Hawaii and Luzon are considered.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Chicago
Roosevelt
Perry MS. Heath
Mr. Heath
Harry 8. New
Indianapolis
Captain New
Indiana
Ohio
Fairbanks
Herrick
Durbin
Cannon
Taft
Yvernor
Pittsburg
St. Louis
House
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Luzon
Scott
West Virginia
Hanna
Arlington Hotel
H. C. Payne
J. H. Gallinger
F. E. Murphy
W. Mulvane
Hawali Id Z Sociailem
George R. Sheldon
New York
Myron J. Herrick
J. E. Addicks
Delaware
J. G. Capers
South Carolina
J. W. Lyons
Georgia
District of Columbia
McComas
Maryland
J.W. Yerkes
Kentucky
Brownlow
Tennessee
N. B. Scott
West Vilja
New
R. B. Sch
Nebraska
W Elder
Roosevelt Toa
Bell May Command Army Against Colombians
War Department holds important Isthmus news as Gen. J Franklin Bell travels from Fort Leavenworth to Washington for possible conference. Officials expect a probable campaign against Colombia should troop movements toward Panama be needed, with Bell likely to command if authorized. Minister to Panama W I Buchanan named by New Republic to oversee an election.
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Gen
J. Franklin
Bell
War Department
Isthmus
W. I. Buchanan
New Republic
Leavenworth
Kan
J. Franklin Bell
Fort Leavenworth
Washington
General Bell
Panama
General Bei
General Staff College
General Staff
Colombia
Buchanan Named First U S Minister to Panama
President selects W I Buchanan of New York as the first United States minister to Panama to guide early diplomatic relations. He sails for Panama soon, leaving private business at Buffalo, with a short commission to serve until regular appointment and confirmation.
Gener al Reyes Chosen Colombias President
General Reyes wins Colombia’s presidential election as announced by the Colombian army chief from Port Limon Costa Rica. Reyes plans to stay in the United States about a fortnight longer before returning. Buffalo note: Buchaman says he will undertake a State Department mission to the isthmus, leaving New York next Tuesday and returning after several weeks.
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de Castro
Port Limon
Costa Rica
Colombia
Reyes
United States
Buffalo
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