Nell Cropsey Case Ends with Death Verdict in River
In Elizabeth City North Carolina Nell Cropsey's body was found in the river near her father's home after five weeks of mystery. Autopsy found a head contusion but no foul play. James Wilcox, her alleged lover, is held under guard amid threats and a citywide order closing bars.
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Elizabeth City
N. C
Nell Cropsey
J. D. Stillman
Nell
Fearing
Vic
Miss Cropsey
James Wilcox
Ss Cropsey
Wilcox
Dover
Coroner Reports Cause of Ella Cropsey Death in Elizabeth City
Physicians autopsy finds no violence on body though head and face show discoloration and skin loss. Stomach contents undigested food. lungs normal. Coroner jury says death resulted from a blow to the left temple and drowning in the Pasquotank River, with James Wilcox under custody and further investigation by magistrates requested.
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Elizabeth City
J. Fearing
Ella M. Cropeey
Wilcox
Deranged Youth Missing Near Pittsburgh
Roy S S Hedges son of Col Sidney M Hedges Boston Mass disappeared from his sister s home at Sewickley near here on Christmas day while under a temporary aberration of mind. It is feared he may have harmed himself or intends to do so. Colonel Hedges issued an appeal urging him to return and contact the family at once.
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Pittsburg
Roy S&s Hedges
Sidney M. Hedges
Boston
Mass
Sewickley
Here
Colonel Hedges
Too Old to Wed Seductive Altar Stop Sees Senior Marriage Change
Octogenarian John F. Kellar, eighty, and sixty three year old Mrs Sarah Canfield planned to wed in Holland township but halted at the altar. Kellar handed Mrs Canfield 1080 dollars and both parted amicably, remaining friends.
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Pana
John F. Kellar
Holland Township
Sarah Canfield
Day
Kellar
Canfield
Unnecessary Alarm Concludes From First Page
Fragmentary OCR lists officials across federal and District of Columbia branches including court judges senators representatives and delegates in Congress key military officers and civil service bodies. The text appears to be an index of officials and offices mentioned in a larger notice.
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Tes Court of Claims
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia
Binet
United States
A. m
Congress
District of Cu- 0
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Beicorian Institution
Civil-service Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cof Labor
Secre
National banks may be allowed to loan on real estate
A Minnesota representative proposes amending the national bank act to permit small city banks to lend part of their resources on real estate security. He seeks reader opinions on public interest, eligibility lines, capitalization or town population basis, and specified demographic data for the amendment. Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
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Washington
McCleary
Minnesota
Union
National Bank
Hotel Lobby Gossip From Denison Hotel Ledger
United States Civil-service Commission member W D Foulke visited Denison Hotel to celebrate holidays in Indiana. He described Washington life as strenuous and discussed rural free delivery reforms. He outlined transfer rules for classifier roles and noted carrier qualifications and required proofs of fitness and local residence.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Indiana
Carmel
Hamilton County
Carrier
Ebenezer Applegate
Mattsville
Cray
Ind
Middlebury
Elkhart County
Fred C. Pickrell
Mooresville
Morgan County
James S. Slatt
Osceola
St. Joseph County
Carlier
Andrew Sprague
W. D. Foulke
United States Civil-service Commission
Denison
Richmond
Mr. Foulke
Foulke
Machen
Questions on bank loan amendments and policy implications
A bank official surveys options for amending loan policies. Readers are asked about quotas on capital or loanable funds, scope for farm loans versus town property, whether first mortgages only or broader board approved loans, director approval requirements, additional amendment ideas, and willingness to be quoted in comments.
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Board of Directors
Arbitration Settles Pious Fund Claim With Mexico
Washington reports the State Department has arranged a new arbitration to settle the pious fund dispute with Mexico. The case covers interest on lands once held by Jesuits in California, with the church claiming about $1,000,000 from 1877 and ongoing interest totaling around another $1,000,000. Archdiocesan representatives urged action, but the arbitrator’s name and other details were not announced.
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Washington
State Department
Pious Fund
United States
Mexico
California
Mexican Claims Commission
Catholic Church
Belknap Major Body Returns to Arlington for Burial
G W Steele and family brought Major H R Belknap's body from Marion to Washington. Fort Myer cavalry escorted the funeral party to Arlington beside General Belknap, former secretary of war. Honorary pallbearers from the pay department included Colonel C C Sniffin Lieutenant Colonel George W Baird Major Webster Vinson and Captain Otto Rucker. Many prominent Washingtonians attended.
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Washington
G. W. Steele
Marion
H. R. Belknap
Penneplvania
Fort Myer
Arlington
Belknap
C. C. Sniffin
George W. Baird
Webster Vinson
Otto Rucker
Cabinet Meets Quietly as Rumor on Wilson Success Denied
Washington report states no Cabinet business occurred as members exchanged holiday reminiscences. Repeated denials dismiss the Kansas official F D Coburn as Secretary of Agriculture successor to Wilson. The White House and Governor Shaw confirm Wilson will stay, with the secretary himself expressing willingness to remain.
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Washington
F. D. Coburn
State Board of Agriculture of
Kansas
Wilson
Shaw
Treasury
White House
Census Reports Volume 1 on State Populations Published
The director of the census announces completion and publication of Volume 1 of Census Reports. The volume contains 1.25 pages and comprises statistics on the population of the States.
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Washington, Inc
Taft to Pick U S Fiscal Agent for Chinese Indemnity
The President and Cabinet agreed to defer choosing a fiscal agent to receive America’s share of the Chinese indemnity, delegating the task to Secretaries Hay Gage and Root during Taft’s upcoming Washington visit.
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Taft
Washington
America
Hay, Gage
Root
Continental National Bank appoints reserve agent
The controller of the currency approved Continental National Bank of Chicago as reserve agent for First National Bank of Aurora Indiana. Indiana Republican Club holds annual officer election tomorrow night with N H Baker as president candidate and D M Ransdell among potential presidents. An international exposition is planned at Lille France between May and September 12. Admiral Sehley and ex Secretary Herbert attended a public viewing of Don Caesars Return, receiving an ovation.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Continental National Bank
Chicago
First National Bank
Aurora
Ind
Indiana Republican Club
N. H. Baker
Portland
William Bass
Lafayette
D. M. Ransdell
Indianapolis
United States
Atwell
Roubaix
France
State Department
Lille
Sehley
Herbert
New National Theater
James K. Hackett
Don Caesar
Court of Inquiry
Chappelle Denies Rumor On Philippines Work
Archbishop Chapelle of New Orleans, returned from Rome after six months in the Vatican, denies a Rome correspondent’s claim that he was forced to resign as apostolic delegate to the Philippines. He says the Pope approves his work, explains his voluntary resignation, and notes a forthcoming papal declaration.
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New Orleans
Chappelle
Chapelle
Philippines
Rome
Leo
Philpines
Cuba
Porto Rico
Cardinal Gibbons
McKinley
Manila
Vatican
Wages Increased Ten Per Cent by Railroad Company
GREENVILLE Pa Dec 27 Six hundred employees of the Pittsburgh Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad have been notified of a ten percent wage increase starting January 1 This raise applies to conductors brakemen switchmen engineers and firemen and was voluntary on the part of the company
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Greenville
Pitsburg, Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad
Japanese Steamer Shinano Maru Returns With Cargo Fire
The Shinano Maru arrived in Seattle with its cargo fire damaged and 107 passengers landed. The hold was flooded with water, but Captain Cope believes most cargo can be saved. The ship had previously returned to Port Townsend with the fire still burning.
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Seattle
Wash
Port Townsend
Cope
Reforms Aim at Civil Service Exams and Promotions
A discussion on exam integrity and the push for a registration system. The speaker notes current patron influences in route appointments, outlines how officials rank candidates and forward papers to Washington, and calls for fixed rules to limit discretion in nominations. Proposes classifying consular service and a merit based promotion system.
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Washington
Agricultural
Nay
War Departments
Boston
Consular
Congress
Senate
Army
Navy
Spee
Greensburg Postoffice Race Attracts Local Interest
A. M. Willoughby Greensburg mayor and editor seeks postmaster job amid senatorial endorsement. President will decide if Caskey or Willoughby succeeds. Decatur county politics favor Miles K. Moffett for re election as district committeeman, with Col. E. P. Thayer potentially discussed though unlikely. County joint Senate race looms with Decatur likely to name senator. last year Bartholomew did.
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Greensburg
Denison
A. M. Willoughby
Decatur
Willoughby
Caskey
Miles K. Moffett
Col. E. P. Thayer
Greenfield
Thayer
Moffett
McKinley
Bartholomew
W. W. Lambert
Hoosier Schoolmaster Noted in Milford Village Tale
Decatur County enjoys broad circulation of the story The Hoosier Schoolmaster by Edward Egelester. Many scenes and incidents are tied to Milford, a village about eight miles from Greensburg.
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Decatur County
Representative Landis Discusses Canal Plans and Cabinet Picks
Representative Charles B. Landis from the Ninth district arrived in Delphi and plans to attend the Republican love feast next week. He predicts Congress will push interoceanic canal legislation this year and notes Panama’s proposed route could shift support from Nicaragua. He praises Cabinet selections after resignations, endorses Governor Shaw’s integrity, and cites Leslie D. Shaw as a harsh financier advocate. He also mentions a judiciary bill to curb anarchists and anticipates a Pacific cable project under government ownership.
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Charles B. Landis
Delphi
Landis
Congress
Panama Canal
Nicaragua
Panama
Smith
Gage
Payne
Shaw
Indiana
Leslie D. Shaw
Marion editors attend teachers meeting and log busy trade
Sol Yewell of the Marion Daily Chronicle visits the city for the teachers meeting and Republican gathering. He notes Marion merchants enjoyed holiday trade surpassing any prior period while Grant county oil boom accelerates building. Ed Goldthwait and W H Sanders lecture on mind life as university professors and weather observer C W Alexander, school superintendent, attend the gathering.
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Sol Yewell
Marion Daily Chronicle
Marion
Grant County
Ed Goldthwait
W. H. Sanders
C. W. Boucher
The
Marion University
A. W. Jones
James Hood
United States Weather Observer
C. W. Alexander
Grant’ County
Grant county Republicans charter special car to Love Feast
R. E. Breed, president of Marion Flint Glass Company, and George A H Shideler were in town announcing that Grant county Republicans chartered a special car on the Union Traction Company line to run a flyer to the love feast next week. The party will bring about sixty members.
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R. E. Breed
Marion Flint Glass Company
George A. H. Shideler
Grant County
Union Traction Company
Indiana Hotel Keepers Meet at Denison Banquet
The Indiana Hotel Keepers Association held its annual meeting at the Denison Hotel with about fifty hotel operators. Officers were elected including W. B. Turpin president and Joseph Henning vice president, and a banquet featured talks on hotel issues and membership growth. Next year the event moves to Indianapolis at the new Claypool Hotel.
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Indiana Hotel Keepers’ Association
Denison Hotel
W. B. Turpin
Marion
Joseph Henning
Anderson
J. 8. Hall
Indianapolis
Nicholas Filbeck
Terre Haute
George Fulwell
Love
Richmond
Stocker
Lafayette
Stevenson
Hall
G. C. Locke
Bluffton
Branham
Union City
Samuel E. Morss
John Willy
Hotel Monthly of
Chicago
Thomas Taggart
F. Melville Lewis
D. . Jackson
Denison House
H. J. Bohn
Hotel World
John W. Kern
Indiana
Claypool
United States
Henry W. Lawrence
Bonifaces
State Normal Alumni Banquet at Grand Hotel
About seventy five graduates of Indiana State Normal School gathered at the Grand Hotel banquet hall for a 10:30 dinner and a late evening of reminiscing. Alumni officers and President Parsons spoke on school progress and future education challenges. State Superintendent was noted in attendance.
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Indiana State Normal School
Grand Hotel
the Normal
Parsons
State Normal
State Superin
Public Instruction Leaders Address Evening Program
Tendent of Public Instruction Frank L. Jones followed President Parsons in delivering remarks. Other speakers included Vice President Sandison of the State Normal and former Superintendent of Public Instruction David M. Geeting, contributing to the evening program.
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Public
Frank L. Jones
Parsons
Sandison
The
State Normal
Public Instruction
David M. Geeting
Fire at Bacon block destroys rear rooms on New Jersey street
Fire discovered early morning roared through the Bacon block at the corner of New Jersey street and Fort Wayne avenue. A three story brick building with four ground floor store rooms and upper living quarters burned. occupants of the upper floors likely escaped. The blaze began behind storerooms used by Puritan Bed Springs Company. In a separate note, Oklahoma farmers report high dry winds causing extensive winter wheat damage on upland fields.
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Bacon
New Jersey Street
Fort Wayne Avenue
Puritan Bed Springs Company
Multimillionaire Cochran Dead in New York
William F. Cochran, director of several Southern rail roads and the Western Union Telegraph Company, died in New York today. His wealth is estimated at over $1,000,000 and his charitable gifts to churches and institutions exceed that total.
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New York
William F. Cochran
Southern Raiilroads
Western Union Telegraph Company
Cochran
Burial of Major Benjamin S. Fish in Lithuanian Cemetery
Major Benjamin S. Fish a Civil War veteran was buried in Lithuanian Cemetery today in St Louis. Frank A. Blair Post G. A. R. conducted the funeral with military honors befitting a provost marshal, as the nation’s Civil War era mood stirred in Missouri during turbulent times.
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ST. Louis
Benjamin S. Fish
Frank A. Blair
G. A. Ae
Fish
York
Pater
Miaseurt
New York Theatrical Manager David Hayman Dies
David Hayman brother of Al Hayman and once a prominent theatrical manager died in New York from pneumonia.
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New York
David Hayman
al Hayman
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Yell Cropsey
Columbia Institute For the Deaf and Dumb
Associated Veterans of the War of 1846
Grand Army of the Republic
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States
Union Veterans’ Legion
Union Veterans’ Union
Oldest Inhabitants’ Association of
Banking Act
Goodnow
China
the Tribune
Peking
WM. H. Cropsey
Maj. H. RR. Belknap
Census Bureau
National Capital Notes
Rumohl
Peres
Postoffice
That City
Shaffer
Paine
National Lodge, Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers of the
Bissel Block
Seventh Avenue
Luc uUulics
T. J. Shaffer
Bright
the Journal
Maude Adams
Maxine Elliott
Annie Russell
Julia Marlowe
Mary Mannering
Viola Allen
Oklahoma
W.W. F. Cochran
Public Institutions
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