Fairmount Murderer Sentenced for Life
Harry Hooper, who killed Marshal James Payne of Fairmount, was found guilty of second degree murder and sentenced to life in the Michigan City State Penitentiary. He showed no emotion, spoke to no one, and instructed keepers to bar visitors as authorities prepare formal sentencing.
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Indianapolis Journal
Marion
Ind
Harry Hooper
James Payne
Fairmount
Michigan City State Penitentiary
Hooper
Plumbers Injunction Blocks Interference in Logansport
Judge John E. Larry granted an injunction restraining Logansport Plumbers Union members from interfering with plumbing contractor George Ashe’s business after the city strike. Named individual members include Wickwire Mueller McCarthy Sullivan Hardy Gibbard Duncan Wagner Fall Foley. The case marks a first Cass Circuit Court action against a local union amid open shop tensions. Astre, a local boss plumber, claims threats of business ruin and personal violence for not discharging nonunion workers.
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Indianapolis Journal
Logansport
Ind
Chambers
John
Larry
Cass Circuit Court
Logansport Plumbers’ Union
George Ashe
Plumbers’ Union
Harry Wickwire
John Mueller
Thomas J. McCarthy
Timothy Sullivan
Arthur Hardy
Snape R. Gibbard
Carl C. Duncan
Victor J. Wagner
Daniel Fall
James Foley
Cass
Logansport Contractors' Association
National Organization
National Conference of the Contractors
Chicago
Astre
Two Robberies in Cowan Near Muncie Reported
In Cowan six miles south of Muncie two robberies occurred late Wednesday night or Thursday morning. The United States Express Company office and the post office were looted. An express depot door was forced and an express pouch opened with a knife, several packages taken. Contents unknown. FP S Koons says he will quiz senders and receivers. The robbery center is in W T Barrett’s drug and hardware store. Barrett estimates losses around $100.
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Indianapolis Journal
Muncie
Ind
Cowan
United States Express Company
FP. S. Koons
W. T. Barrett
Peeemeter
Bedford court of inquiry widens case in Ireland murder
New evidence gathered at a Bedford court of inquiry before Judge Fletcher strengthens the prosecution against Mrs Weeks in the Susan Ireland murder case. A State witness provides a key link to events not clear at the trial that ended this week in a disagreement. Weeks and his wife remain jailed with no bail, and a second trial date is pending, with a possible change of venue to another county.
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Brecial
Indianapolis Journal
Bedford
Ind
Fletcher
Susanna Ireland
Weeks
Admitted to the Bar in Porter Circuit Court
In Valparaiso Indiana Rev Robert Beer aged seventy eight was admitted to the bar today after more than fifty years as a Presbyterian minister He recently retired due to age and this marks the citys record as the oldest man admitted to practice law. In Shelbyville Indiana merchants report holiday trade exceeding any prior year with crowded stores and busy interurban cars as shoppers come from nearby areas to Indianapolis and within the city for purchases.
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Indianapolis Journal
Valparaiso
Ind
Porter Circuit Court
Robert Beer
Shelbyville
Wage Cuts Hit Local Plant Amid Steel Order
Lafayette Indiana reports wage reductions at the American Bridge Company following a Steel Corporation order. Some workers lose 10 to 16 percent of pay and resignations are noted as the plan enforcement begins.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lafayette
Ind
American Bridge Company
Steel Corporation
Sond
Historic Courthouse of Hendricks County Endures
Danville Indiana December 24 The Hendricks county courthouse built starting 1860 has served as a center of life from Civil War to Spanish American War and beyond The 80 000 project funded a grand structure with two towers a square and a round one and a clock in the square tower local memory recalls fires wars and speeches including Harrrison s keynote in 1887 and the Brown Weesner tragedy in 1893 now weathered but to be used for many years to come
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Indianapolis Journal
Danville
Ind
Hendricks County
County Council
William Hacker
Masons and
Odd Fellows
Benjamin Harrison
White House
Hinshaw
Albanys Wild Cat Gusher May Yield 400 to 500 Barrels
Albany Ind December 24 A wild cat oil well drilled yesterday in the Michaels lens south of town shows high quality sand and oil at 2 feet in the Trenton rock. The company plans to shoot the well Christmas day and expects output near 400 to 500 barrels daily as tanks are built to handle the flow.
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Indianapolis Journal
Albany
Ind
Michaels Lense
Trenton Rock
Oil Company
Third big drop in price of Texas oil
Beaumont Texas reports the largest daily decline in crude oil value with principal buyers setting a price of 2 cents instead of 6 or 50 cents, marking the third drop in ten days. The market appears manipulated by the strongest buyers in the Southwestern field, threatening small operators with stored stock bought at higher prices.
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Texas
Beaumont
Tex
Cattle Smothered Under Straw Stack Near Dayton
A farmer near Dayton, Thomas Ernhoff, loses six head of valuable cattle when a straw stack toppled by a windstorm traps and smothers them. The herd included two prize-winners from a county fair. The cattle were found buried under straw in and around the collapsed stack after an hours-long search.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lafayette
Ind
Thomas Ernhoff
Dayton
Ernhoff
Ernhoft
The Journal as a Christmas Present
A letter to the editor recommends gifting a subscription to the Indianapolis Journal for Christmas or the New Year. The author cites personal experience giving the Journal to Rev. W B Pierce and a brother in Dayton Ohio, urging subscriptions for pastors and families.
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Indianapolis Journal
Journal
The
Baptist Church
W. B. Pierce
Dayton
John P. Sears
Anderson, Ind
Marion Girl Reported Kidnapped Rescued in Alexandria
In Marion Indiana on December 4 Edward McGriff Carrie Heilman and Mrs L Smith alias Mme Vantley a clairvoyant and hypnotist were arrested charged with abducting Nettie Booker sixteen a prosecuting witness in a case against Verlie McGriff A Marion youth The Booker girl had been missing since Monday and was found in Alexandria after a local woman alerted police Mme Vantley and the McGriffs were arraigned in court and pled not guilty placed in jail without bond Nettie Booker said Vantley induced her to accompany her to Alexandria and held her prisoner after arrival.
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Indianapolis Journal
Marion
Ind
Edward McGriff
Carrie Hellman
L. Smith
Mme. Vantley
Nettie Booker
Verlie McGriff
Carrie Heilman
Booker
Alexandria
North Marion
Price for Panama Is Loss in the Far East
Evansville Ind December 2 4 Colonel Charles Denby former China minister says the price we pay for Panama is our loss in the Far East. He argues the United States must avoid partition of China, protect its Asiatic influence, and criticizes militarism while warning Panama disruption has halted progress and reduced leverage in Asia.
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Indianapolis Journal
Evansville
Ind
Charles Denby
China
Cleveland
Harrison
Panama
Far East
Philippines
Russia
Manchuria
England
Yangtse
France
Germany
Shantung
Phage
Republic
America
Alwall
Seten
Tidewater Steel Co Receiver Sought In Chester Plant
Philadelphia December 24 Judge Johnson of the Delaware County Court Media Pa granted a rule to show cause why a receiver should not be appointed for Tidewater Steel Company Chester Pa The Investment Company largest creditor seeks this step to protect its about 270 000 claim and aid amicable settlement to keep the plant operating and preserve jobs The works cover about thirty acres in Chester with 600 men employed The hearing is set for Saturday
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Philadelphia
Johnson
Delaware County Court
Media
Tidewater Steel Company
Chester
Investment Company
Pennsylvania
Manufacturers' Window Glass Company Chartered
Pittsburg reports a New Jersey charter for the Manufacturers' Window Glass Company with 1,000,000 capital in 10,000 shares of 100 each. Promoters expect a meeting next week to finalize signatures from 1,500 pot holders. about 1,300 signed to date. If 200 more do not sign by Jan 1 the project may fail, risking an open market, price declines, and wage cuts from 33 1/3 to 42 percent.
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Pittsburg
New Jersey
Indiana Notes: Narrow escape and political notices
Indiana notes report a near fatal wagon accident near Portland with Ralph Koon dragged by a frightened team. It also covers Franck Jackson bound over in a feud case near Lafayette, an unsettled Shipley account in Wabash, a Presbyterian protest against Reed Smoot, and Democratic committee meetings in Dearborn and Richmond. Local rain breaks drought in Bedford while Elks plan Christmas aid in Crawfordsville and a National Guard company forms in Logansport with officers elected.
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Portland
Ralph Koon
James Koon
New Pittsburg
Koon
Lafayette
Franck Jackson
Jacob Crull
Here
Severson
Crull
Jackson
Sevral
Wabash
Harvey H. Shipley
Pleasant Township
Frank Treland
A.S. Lesh
Shipley
Jeffersonville
Presbyterian Church
Indiana
Congress
Reed Smoot
Utah
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Churches
Lawrenceburg
Dearborn
Democratic Central and Advisory Committees
North Vernon
Ind
State Central Committee
Bedford
Richmond
Wayne County
Michael Kelly
Rushville
Webster Parry
Clifton Merrill
Harry Dalby
Franklin
Charles Smith
Crawfordsville
Elks’ Lodge
The
Elks
Logansport
Indiana National Guard
Leroy Fitch
Can
Willard Thomas
Leutenant
Harry Bender
Acces
J. Jee
Peaesh
Marengo Remains Dry After Court Ruling in Indiana
Marengo Indiana a dry town on the Southern Railway remains dry after Crawford Circuit Court rulings on the Nicholson temperance law. J W Mulloy sought a liquor license faced a remonstrance signed by over half the township voters. Some signers withdrew then rejoined the remonstrance. coroners ruled second signing illegal and granted the license. An appeal led Judge Cook to decide the second signing was legal.
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Indianapolis Journal
New Albany
Ind
Marengo
Southern Railway
Crawford Circuit Court
J. W. Mulloy
Young Groom, 14, Wins Floyd County License
New Albany Ind Dec 24 Albert T Whiteman wed Miss Little Sears the youngest groom in Floyd County history. He nearly Fifteen and she is Seventeen. County Clerk Scott initially refused the license until written consent was provided.
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Indianapolis Journal
New Albany
Ind
Albert T. Whiteman
Little Sears
Floyd County
the Birds
Scott
Maee
Indiana Obituary Roundup From Wabash Marion Paris and More
Obituaries from Wabash Marion Paris and surrounding Indiana towns report John Jones age 89 pioneer resident and church member dying at his daughter's home. Morris Blumenthal 68 longtime Marion merchant dies of pneumonia. James Harvey McCarty 63 native of Green County Ky dies in Paris Indiana. Mrs Nancy Rogers 84 dies from burns after a visit to her son’s home. Raymond B. Carrington dies after short illness. William Wilkie found dead in bed. widow and two daughters survive. Mrs R D Hutchens 51 dies in Portland Indiana.
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Wabash
Ind
John Jones
Friends’ Church
Eva Dawes
Pennsylvania
Wabash County
Marion
Morris Blumenthal
West Third Street
Blumenthal
Paris
James Harvey McCarty
Green County
Nancy Rogers
William Rogers
Richmond
Raymond B. Carrington
William Wilkie
Lynn
Portland
R. D. Hutchens
Hutchens
Smallpox Epidemic Persists in Indiana Towns
Swallpox remains prevalent at Chalmers and Colburn Indiana as county health authorities pursue control efforts. One new case at Chalmers involves Mrs Samuel Sluyter. Public gatherings are banned and the Chalmers high school principal recovers after illness causing a temporary closure. schooling will resume after several weeks. Most Colburn cases lie just outside the town.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lafayette
Ind
Chalmers
Here
Colburn
Samuel Sluyter
Barn and stock destroyed in Indiana fire
Fire on William Axe farm near Portland Indiana yesterday night destroyed two barns a granary and a tool house consuming twelve sheep and one cart. Loss estimated between 3500 and 4000 dollars, fully insured. Cause undetermined at this time.
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Indianapolis Journal
Portland
Ind
William Axe
Appeal over interlocking switches halts trains at Seymour
A long running railroad dispute from the Evansville & Richmond line reaches the appellate court. Pennsylvania officials claim a prior agreement required interlocking switches at Seymour, with rent obligations and state approval to be resolved. Southern Indiana denies the claim, arguing the agreement is too old and unrecorded by the state.
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Indianapolis Journal
Columbus
Ind
Indiana
Seymour
Bartholomew County Circuit Court
Evansville & Richmond
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Company
Hord
Texas Gusher Breaks Beyond All Control
Beaumont Texas December 24 Parfine well No 3 at Batson Prairie began spouting oil 200 feet high and hurling rocks 600 feet during baling The roar shook the earth and the gusher is claimed to be the greatest in Texas today Land values rise in the area as new wells come in
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Tex
Batson Prairie
Texas
Indiana Fans Receive Certificates in Local Listing
Certificates issued to named Indiana fans include Geo. W. Kersey Arthur Hunter Charles E. Rofder Daniel Pickel David Stall John T. Howard Bil J. Salisbury Anthony C. Reelorge W. Toland Thomas J. Simpson Lazarus Hockenbarger Jefferson Ramsey John Templin Thomas M. Browning Jacob M. Mandeville Ridney Cook Martin S. Eaton William B. Milender Susan C. Rank Mary F. Roach Barbara Aener A Harrison Olivar Jacobs Sarah J. Burkhart.
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Indiana
Geo. W. Kersey
Arthur Hunter
Charles E. Rodefer
Daniel Pickel
David Stall
John T. Howard
Bil J. Salisbury
Anthony C. Reel
Orge W. Toland
Thomas J. Simpson
Lazarus Hockenbarger
Jefferson Ramsey
John Templin
Thomas M. Browning
Jacob M. Mandeville
Ridney Cook
Martin S. Eaton
William B. Milender
Susan C. Rank
Mary F. Roach
Barbara Aener
A. Harrison
Olivar Jacobs
Sarah J. Burkhart
Publican Simeon Crockett Wins County License Case
Richmond Ind Dec 24 The county commissioners ruled in favor of Simeon Crockett a Cam bridge City saloon keeper for ten years after a lengthy liquor license hearing aimed at proving he was unfit to run a saloon. The decision resolves the dispute and ends the remonstrance.
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Indianapolis Journal
Richmond
Ind
Simeon Crockett
Cambridge City
New York Bar Seeks Governor Odell at Arbitration Conference
Albany December 4. A committee from the New York State Bar Association invited Governor Odell to a Washington conference on January 12 to press international arbitration. The effort, led by Secretary Walliams, follows a national arbitration committee formed in Washington. Odell cannot attend due to a prior engagement but expressed sympathy with the movement.
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Albany
N. Y
National Arbitration Commission
John W. Foster
New York State Bar Association
Odell
Washington
Walliams
The
Bar Association
Hague
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Terre Haute
David Ryder
Pensions For Veterans
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James Whitcomb Riley, Booth Tarkington
Maurice Thompson
Lew Wallace
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