Hooper On Trial For Slaying Marshal Payne At Fairmount
Harry Hooper, accused of killing Marshal James Payne on Thanksgiving Day at Fairmount, is on trial in Marion Grant Circuit Court. Jurors were seated after lengthy voir dire. opening statements delivered by Prosecutor Grant A. Dentler as evidence is set to begin tomorrow at 9 a.m. Hooper, who escaped after the street duel and was recaptured weeks later in TiMn, Ohio, faces first degree murder charges and potential death penalty.
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Indianapolia Journal
Marion
Ind
Harry Hooper
James Payne
Fairmount
Lfe
Grant
Hooper
Grant A. Dentler
Dentler
Marshal James Payne
Payne
TiMn
Man Falls Unconscious in Cab Aboard Wabash Freight
Ira E. Church, 28, engineman on the Wabash freight’s third section, collapsed in his cab while the train ran about 25 mph four miles west of Fort Wayne Indiana. Fireman stopped the engine, and Church was taken to the Fort Wayne station and then to the Peru hospital after a doctor’s order. The cause is reported as a possible brain lesion.
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Indianapolis Journal
Fort Wayne
Ind
Ira E. Church
Weaver
Peru
Case Against Fort Wayne Doctor Dismissed
The State vs Dr J W Kannell in Fort Wayne Indiana was dismissed today by Judge O Rourke after delays and absence of a key witness. The doctor had faced a malpractice charge over a surgical operation in which the intestines of a patient were reportedly cut. The case had been set for trial but dragged on due to unrelated delays.
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Indianapolis Journal
Fort Wayne
Ind
State
J. W. Kannell
O’rourke
Barnett
Emrick
Kannell
Pittsburg Plate Glass plant expands in Indiana region
Elwood Indiana December 21 Superintendent G E Clark of Pittsburg Plate Glass announces the plant has expanded across fourteen acres, with new facilities and idle capacity due to tire shortage. The statement outlines plans to utilize the site’s assets and resume production once supplies normalize.
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Indianapolis Journal
Elwood
Ind
G. E. Clark
Pittsburg Plate Glass Company
Res
Purdue Alumni Donate to Purdue Memorial Gym Fund
Purdue University President W E Stone returned from Cincinnati after talks with Big Four railway officials about a donation to the Purdue memorial gymnasium fund. The amount is not yet announced but described as generous as the fund grows rapidly with many former students pledging 25 to 100 dollars and promising a second donation if needed. The alumnus association handles the subscriptions and will turn the money over to the general committee.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lafayette
Ind
W. E. Stone
Purdue University
Cincinnati
Ingalls
Big Four Railway
Purdue Memorial Gymnasium
Stone
Purdue
Alumnus
Lake Erie Western cuts interurban competition fare in half
Elwood Ind Dec 21 A wholesale reduction in rates between competing lines was announced by Lake Erie Western Railway to about one fare for round trips. The move aims to win back local business that has fallen away in recent months. No extra trains will be added at present.
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Indianapolis Journal
Elwood
Ind
Lake Erie & Western Railway
Elwood Man A. J. Baker Seeks Early Trial Delay Granted
Elwood Indiana December 21 A J Baker of Elwood shows disappointment as his murder trial is postponed to January due to the sickness of Prosecuting Attorney Vestal. Baker faces a first degree murder charge after shooting Fred Kiser on an Elwood street last August. he previously failed to bond for release and seeks an early hearing.
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Indianapolis Journal
Elwood
Ind
A. J. Baker
Fred Kiser
Vestal
Baker
Fire destroys Fairview High School building at Rushville
Rushville reports Fairview High School building destroyed by fire early today. Nothing of value saved. books and furnishings burned. Replacement plans underway to rebuild and resume classes.
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Indianapolis Journal
Rushville
Ind
Fairview High School
Hung jury in Weeks murder case ends in deadlock
Bedford Indiana December trial of Cora Weeks for the murder of her mother Susanna Ireland ended with a hung jury after deliberating since Friday evening. The jury could not reach a verdict and there was no disclosure of deliberations. Husband Joseph Weeks faces trial on the same charge with bond set at $5,000 each.
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Cora Weeks
Indianapolis Journal
Bedford
Ind
Susanna Ireland
Manslaughter Trial Of Negro Policeman Opens
Grovelle Bundy, a Richmond police officer for twelve years, stands trial in the Circuit Court for the killing of Charles Moore during an arrest attempt. Moore was shot as he fled and Buck tied to claim the shot was accidental or to frighten him. The case draws a large crowd, largely of colored people, to the courthouse.
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Grovelle Bundy
Richmond
Wayne
Charles Moore
Ind
Moore
Bundy
Senet Bundy
Indiana Notes Shelbyville interurban line prospects
Shelbyville to Hope interurban line rights secured and construction viewed with optimism. Twenty seven miles long amid several wealthy farmers planning to take stock. incorporation expected soon as New York finance estimates are prepared. Other notices include Wayne County horticultural committee plans, Flora pastor’s resignation, Jefferson Davis deserter trial, a divorce grant in Alexandria, porch robbery in Evansville, Clay City plans Hawkeye weekly, Plainfield school closure for scarlet fever, and the Walnut Street Church of Christ pastorate resignation.
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Shelbyville
Hope & Columbus
Hope
New York
Richmond
Wayne County
John S. Fitzgibbons
J. 3. Ostrander
C. W. Jordan
S. Ratliff
R. Lyons
Isaac Jenkins
Nancy Haseltine
Edgar M. Haas
Mahala Ay. Flora
Henry Goodacre
Christian Church
Superior Stereopticon Company
Goodacre
Vincennes
Jefferson Davis
Fort Thomas
James Connar
Emison
Milton T. Kimberlin
Dora Kimber
Alexandria
Clara Hensley
Charles Hensley
Anderson
Ted
Wreck
Evansville
Pauline Harrison
Henry Haydorn
Clay City
Clay City Printing Company
Plainfield
Portland
Arthur A. Brown
Walnutstreet Church of Christ
Four Fort Wayne teaching vacancies open after resignations
Cupid lures young women teachers in Fort Wayne as four vacancies arise in the school system. Miss Lillias Hayes and Miss Jen n ie G Pelkey resign to marry this week, while Miss Kate Beebe and Miss Mae Fitch also depart, forcing the School Board to fill these positions before a new crop of graduates arrives.
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Indianapolis Journal
Fort Wayne
Ind
Cupid
Lillias Hayes
Kate Beebe
W. W. Rockhill
Jen
Nie G. Pelkey
Mae Fitch
O. B. Fitch
3000 Acres of OM Leases in Greensburg Oil Territory
J. P. Rawlings has leased 3,000 acres in Greensburg County for oil drilling. A local company formed to develop the land will elect officers soon and file incorporation papers. Experts say the area often yields ample oil potential.
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Indianapolis Journal
Greensburg
Ind
J. P. Rawlings
Indiana Conoeny
Portland firm reports major fire loss at dry goods store
Portland Indiana December 21 Cartwright Headington of this city received word that their large dry goods store in town was burned. The loss is estimated in the thousands with the structure and stock damaged or destroyed. Local fire crews fought the blaze but details on damages and causes were unavailable.
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Indianapolis Journal
Portland
Ind
Cartwright & Headington
Bed
Sae
Wena Eee
Jeffersonville Girl Marries a Celestial in San Francisco
Miss Ematine Young of Jeffersonville Ind daughter of a county farmer wed a wealthy Chinese man in San Francisco after replying to a newspaper ad for a correspondent. The naturalized citizen, educated husband reportedly met and engaged her through letters, then married when she joined him.
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Indianapolis Journal
Jeffersonville
Ind
Ematine Young
San Francisco
Miss Young
United States
Ice breaks. two barges sunk near Madison riverfront
The ice on the Ohio increased risk as it broke loose at 3:40 pm, sinking two barges near Madison Indiana. One barge carried coal and was owned by Captain Thomas. both are to be saved. Little rivercraft damage reported, big mail line wharf undamaged, river level had risen two feet since Sunday and began falling as the break occurred. Weather described as fair and cool.
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Indianapolis Journal
Madison
Ind
Ohio
Thomas
Mail Line
Ice Gorges Break Up In Ironton Area
Ice gorges above and below Ironton Ohio broke this afternoon and the ice is moving out rapidly. Shipping here and nearby is well protected and no damage is anticipated.
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Ironton, O
Indiana Obituary Roundup in Evansville and Nearby
Indiana obituaries recount the deaths of Edward T. Sullivan in Evansville and others across Plainfield Jeffersonville Connersville Crawfordsville Hagerstown Shelbyville and Madison. Notables include Jobin Vestal and James B. Prewitt with long western Kentucky roots, plus D B Nicholson and Cicero M.kmorton among professionals and long-time residents.
Suits arise from Elkhart bank failure in Indiana
In Elkhart Indiana Harry M Geiger of South Bend files in the Cir Cuit Court seeking a receiver for Elkhart Power Company and a 10 percent stock share plus 5000 in bonds as reimbursement. He claims expenses of 2500 so far. The firm’s assets include 96000 on deposit at Indiana National Bank. Other suits tied to the bank failure include action by Bank Receiver Bosworth against Elkhart Construction for 10000 and suits by Cleveland Stone Company for 200 and France Ireland for 10000. Ex County Clerk Louis Dennett named receiver for National Manufacturing with 25000 bond. The bank carries large debts totaling over 150000 with assets around 125000 excluding patents and accounts.
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Indianapolis Journal
Elkhart
Ind
Harry M. Geiger
South Bend
Circouit
Elkhart Power Company
Geiger
Indiana National Bank
Walter Brown
B. C. Brown
Vernon W. van Fleet
Durbin
Bosworth
Elkhart Construction Company
Cleveland Stone Company
France & Ireland
Ohio
Frank Brumbaugh
W. L. Collins
Louis Dennett
National Manufacturing Company
Indiana Bank
Left His Ship Fast in Ice in the Yukon
George Curry chief engineer on the Louise of the Alaska Commercial Company arrived home in New Albany Ind after leaving the ship frozen in Yukon river seventy five miles below Dawson City thirty days ago. The ice stood twenty seven feet thick when he departed and may wreck the vessel in thaw next spring. Curry traced an Indian trail to Dawson then made the journey via White Pass Dyea Seattle to home and plans to return to the Louise next March.
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Indianapolis Journal
New Albany
Ind
George Curry
Louise
Alaska Commercial Company
Dawson City
St. Michaels
Yukon River
Curry
Dawson
White Pase
Dyea
Seattle
Alaska
Ace
Hold up fails in Lafayette as stranger is nabbed
In Lafayette Indiana early today a man, who gave the name T. E. Wilson and claimed to live “any old place,” entered the Pacific Express office on Columbia street and confronted Agent William Colton with a scowl. Colton drew a revolver and the man backed away. Police soon rounded up Wilson on a nearby corner after he shuffled toward a weapon. Police broadcast his photo nationwide hoping to identify him.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lafayette
Ind
T. E. Wilson
Pacific Express Company
Columbia Street
William Colton
Colton
Wilson
Crusaders Propose Lafayette Anti Cigarette Ordinance
Lafayette leaders push a petition to city council to ban tobacco for anyone under eighteen in public places with a $10 maximum fine. The move follows a Trinity Church mass meeting citing deplorable conditions among school pupils.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lafayette
Ind
Trinity Church
Two Men Injured In Machinery Accident At Greenfield
In Greenfield Indiana this afternoon at 5 o clock a wringing machine at the Greenfield Steam Laundry burst while in rapid operation. Proprietor Otto Lacy was knocked down and severely bruised with a broken nose a deep gash above the eye and other injuries. His fireman Claude Quigsby was also knocked down and bruised severely struck in the groin by flying metal.
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Indianapolis Journal
Greenfield
Ind
Greenfield Steam Laundry
Otto Lacy
Claude Quigsby
Phoenix Construction strikers back to work in Aurora
About 100 Phoenix Construction Company workers in Aurora returned to their jobs today after a Friday walkout over pay. Previously paid 15 cents an hour, the men demanded a 5 cent raise. a 1 cent increase was granted due to nearing completion of the water works plant.
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Indianapolis Journal
Aurora
Ind
Phoenix Construction Company
Chicago
Springfield capitalists acquire Ajax Oil property in Blackford
A Springfield Massachusetts group buys the Ajax Oil Company property in Blackford County Indiana. The deal covers several hundred acres and a few light wells. J. J. Johnson leads the new J. J. Johnson Oil Company and will visit Hartford City Tuesday to assume management. price not disclosed.
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Indianapolis Journal
Hartford City
Ind
Springfield
Mass
Blackford County
Ajax Oil Company
J. J. Johnson
Compan
J. J. Johnson Oil Company
Johnson
Grant County Republicans to elect new committeemen
Marion Ind December 21 C M Ratliff chairman of the Republican county central committee calls a Grant county meeting to elect new committeemen for the coming campaign and to elect delegates to the district convention at Peru January 12. Committeemen chosen January 9 will meet in Marion January 9 to organize by electing a chairman vice chairman secretary and treasurer.
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Indianapolis Journal
Marion
Ind
C. M. Ratliff
Republican County Central Committee
Grant County
Peru
Mortgage Release Records Infavor Of Chicago Bank
A mortgage for 100000 in favor of Metropolitan Trust & Savings Bank of Chicago against the C I E Railroad Company was entered for record in Muncie Indiana on December 21. The mortgage dated April last was not due until January 1 196. The filing is seen as supporting rumors that the Pennsylvania Railroad has control of the C I E line and connects Muncie to Converse.
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Indianapolis Journal
Muncie
Ind
Metropolitan Trust & Savings Bank Company
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Converse
The
Burglars Blow Open Franklin Grocer Safe
In Franklin Indiana burglars entered I N Lagrange grocery last night and blew the safe. About forty dollars in cash and notes worth several hundred dollars were taken. The notes were found later in a yard near the north part of town by the electric line, suggesting an exit route. Two small robberies occurred in the city Saturday night. Mrs Austin's Buckwheat is advertised as genuine old buckwheat flavor.
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Indianapolis Journal
Franklin
Ind
I. N. Lagrange
Largest logs hauled to Clay City set record values
In Clay City Indiana on December 21 a Reed farm haul brought six twelve foot sycamore logs cut from one tree. They scale over 10 400 feet of lumber with a mill yard value above 150 dollars. The largest log measures seventy inches in diameter.
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Indianapolis Journal
Clay City
Ind
Reed Farm
Poultry dealer dies after train plunge hold up gone wrong
James Rawson of Ladoga Indiana, a poultry dealer, was thrown from a train over a trestle in Cleveland Saturday during a hold up. He died from his injuries later, as authorities investigated the botched crime and suspect details emerged.
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Pevial
Indianapolis Journal
Cleveland
James Rawson
Ladoga
Ind
Thousands of Women And Kidney Trouble Revealed
An article touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a kidney remedy claiming many women suffer back pain fatigue and other distress due to kidney disorders. It argues kidney health underpins overall vitality and positions Swamp Root as a general tonic improving kidney function and broader health.
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Indianapolis “Daily Journal
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
De Pauw University to Increase Graduation Standards
Dec 21 Greencastle Ind. final term exams underway. expect higher graduation standards next year with four studies per year and greater math, language and science requirements. debate plans with Ohio Wesleyan target second teams. De Pauw aims to avoid dual-team arrangements seen last year.
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Indianapolis Journal
Greencastle
Ind
de Pauw University
de Pauw
Sia
Ohio Wesleyan University
Repe
Ohio Wesleyan
Ohio Institution
Ohio
Hughes
Western Reserve
Northwestern
Ne Pauw
Certificates Granted to Named Indiamians in List
A long list of names and sums shows certificates issued to numerous Indiamians including Aaron Kreitzer Leander Vail John Shell John W Bishop John H Ott Jesse Wildman George W Jennings James Cook Daniel Hayden Henry Stone James Whitten Samuel Major Emory G Melendy James E Bryant Alonzo Moore Samuel R era Palmer Hamilton Henry Taylor Isaac M Westfall Michael Roberts Amanda M Hobbs Lydia J Norris Sarah Cain Millie C Robinson Charles Bunch John W Green Warren C Galinhue Henry James William H Doty Samuel G Rogers William E Martin Josiah B Grover Henry J Hart William F Mul Josiah Pope Robert Fulton Nicholas arenting George A Martin Michael Harum Wiliam ware son William D H Reeder Nathan W Snivelty Mary A Magen veley Milley Park Louisa McCormick Emily R Wheeler Mary Hazelett Lucy Ann Wilkins Sarah Shields Charles Barney Nimrod Jones William King John B Burt William Cook James J Knowland John Parker Jeremiah C pa Thomas M Anderson George a Scott David W Garinger George Wy Ewing Absalom Jordan and others listed with varying sums.
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Aaron Kreitzer
Leander Vail
John Shell
John W. Bishop
John H. Ott
Jesse Wildman
George W. Jennings
James Cook
Daniel Hayden
Henry Stone
James Whitten
Samuel
Major
Emory G. Melendy
James E. Bryant
Alonzo Moore
Samuel R. Era
Palmer Hamilton
Henry Taylor
Isaac M. Westfall
Michael Roberts
Amanda M. Hobbs
Lydia J. Norris
Sarah Cain
Millie C. Robinson
Charles Bunch
John W. Green
Warren C. Galinhue
Henry James
Nathan W. Snivelty
Sarand
Peck
Mary A. Magenveley
Milley Park
Louisa’ McCormick
Emily R. Wheeler
Mary Hazelett
Lucy Ann Wilkins
Sarah Shields
Charles Barney
Nimrod Jones
William
Motion for a Retrial Not Yet Filed in Terrell Case
Bluffton Ind December 21 Attorneys for John W. Terrell convicted of murdering his son in law Melvin Wolfe did not have a ready motion for a new trial but announced one was being prepared and Judge Smith suspended action until ruling. The judge left for Portland and will likely return January 2 to decide the motion with no sentence until then.
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Indianapolis Journal
Bluffton
Ind
John W. Terrell
Tfe
Melvin Wolfe
Terrell
Terrell’s Attorney Faces Misrepresentation Charges
Bluffton Ind December 21 Judge Vaughn charged Charles Delacour a leading Wells county attorney with willful misrepresentation to gain bar admission and aiding Terrell’s defense by fraud. Delacour claims he graduated as Charles H Cline and will identify himself with proper papers soon.
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Indianapolis Journal
Bluffton
Ind
E. C. Vaughn
Wells Circuit Court
Charles Delacour
John Terrell
Wells County
Delacour
Terrell
Michigan University Law School
Michigan
Vaughn
Charles H. Cline
Cline
Glass men to meet in Muncie today
Independent window glass manufacturers will gather in Muncie Indiana on Tuesday at the Federation Cooperative Window Glass Company offices to sign the federation agreement. A joint meeting in Pittsburg on December 29 will push to complete the Manufacturers' Window Glass Company alliance of the three groups for market control.
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Indianapolis Journal
Muncie
Ind
Leopold Mambourg
Federation Co-operative Window Glass Company
Pittsburg
Fire Extinguished In Mine East Of Sullivan Indiana
In Sullivan, Indiana, the Citizen Coal Company mine near Sullivan was finally extinguished after thirty six hours of fighting. Fire crews pressed into service battled dense smoke and dangerous conditions, forcing hose lines to wind through the air chamber while miners endured thick smoke. The blaze consumed coal and timber, but recovery work resumed soon after efforts ended.
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Indianapolis Journal
Sullivan
Ind
Citizen Coal Company
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Ironton
Edward T. Sullivan
Posey
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Mt. Vernon Banking Company
Jobin Vestal
Hendricks County
B. Vestal
North Carolina
James B. Prewitt
Westport
Connersville
D. B. Millikan
Crawfordsville
David BD. Nicholson
Nicholasville
Clark Township
Lebanon
Hagerstown
Jacob Taylor
Morna
Cicero M. Kmorton
Stephens Shoe Company
Josephine Lewis Cardinal
King’s Daughters' Hospital
Elkhart Bank
Yukon
Far North
Express
Sil
Cwarker
All
Evers
Walker
West Linden St
Atlanta, Ga
W. H.N. Wheeler
C. E. Littlefield
Lynn
H. N. Wheeler
Dr. Kilmer
Nassau
Mrs. E Austin
Wesleyan
Pensions For Veterans
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
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