County Treasurer Appointed Administrator in Wilder Clapp Estate
Elmer Lee, Shelbyville county treasurer, is named administrator of the Wilder Clapp estate with bond set at 150000. The case traces loans totaling about 156004 held in Shelby county from Wilder and later Clapp, with omitted taxes and settlements tied to the estates. Judge Morris also assigns duties over related estates amid tax and debt questions.
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Indianapolis Journal
Shelbyville
Ind
Elmer Lee
Wilder- Clapp
Kizer & Wallace
Indianapolis
Marshall Wilder
Brat- Neboro, VI
Shelby County
Wilder
George
Pater
George Wilder
Arthur B. Clapp
Clapp
Morris
Ztectna
Lee
Indiana
Shelby
Receiver named for Frankfort factory
On complaint by the American National Bank Judge Claybaugh of the Clinton Circuit Court named N. Davis of Frankfort receiver for the Hoke Manufacturing Company. The bank has handled the maker's paper. Hoke owes $10,000. Hoke lists assets at $00,000 and liabilities at $20,00. The Hoke factory makes farm implements and came from South Bend two years ago.
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Indianapolis Journal
Frankfort
Ind
American National Bank
Claybaugh
Clinton
N. ©. Davis
Hoke Manufacturing Company
Hoke
South Bend
Historic Lafayette fire engine to be shown at St Louis fair
Chief George A. Harrison of Lafayette proposes restoring the 1842 fire engine in the city collection for exhibition at the St Louis exposition next year. The historic apparatus, once the state’s finest, has drawn interest from firemen statewide and was saved from scrap by Harrison. Ex-chief George H. Hale of Kansas City alerted St Louis fair officials, and Lafayette authorities plan to let the engine be exhibited as a firefighting relic.
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Lafayette
Indianapolis Journal
Ind
George A. Harrison
Indiana
Harrison
St. Louis
George H. Hale
Kansas City Police
Largest Odd Fellows lodge installed in Shelbyville
In Shelbyville Indiana the largest Odd Fellows lodge ever instituted in Shelby county was installed at Lewis Creek with a charter membership of sixty one and two by cards. Balloting for candidates filled the entire morning session. The four degrees were conferred by the local team. Work began at 2 PM and ended after 11 PM with officers named including Past Grand Dr Perry Noble Grand James M Victor Vice Grand Mary Winterrond Secretary Claude Carolan Treasurer Daniel E Cochran Trust Dennis Eberhart and E W Drake.
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Indianapolis Journal
Shelbyville
Ind
Lodge of
Odd Fellows
Shelby County
Lewis Creek
Dr. Perry
Noble
James M. Victor
Marry Winterrond
Claude Carol
Daniel E. Cochran
Dennis Eberhart
E. W. Drake
Weaver acquitted in self defense claim in Lawrenceburg assault case
Lawrenceburg Indiana defense argues Peter Oberting and Arthur Jackson attacked laborer George Weaver. Weaver used a knife to defend himself as they pursued him after Jackson struck him with a board. Judges presided by Mayor Charles J. Lang and Justice John Probst.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lawrenceburg
Ind
George Weaver
Peter Oberting
Charles J. Lang
John Probst
Oberting
Arthur Jackson
Weaver
Jackson
Police arrest William Smith and Jennie Robinson in Terre Haute
In Terre Haute Indiana on December 9 police took into custody William Smith and Jennie Robinson over a missing cash register believed stolen from the Terre Haute Brewing Company at 2 Kentucky Avenue. The pair allegedly shipped the register to Terre Haute after leaving their posts with the local fire department months earlier.
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Indianapolis Journal
Terre Haute
Ind
William Smith
Jennie Robinson
Kentucky Avenue
Terre Haute Brewing Company
Death of farmer James Aker found on South Forest Ave
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports in Brazil Indiana that James Aker, 50, a Civil War veteran and farmer near Fontenet, was found dead on the South Forest Avenue sidewalk while en route home. He left a widow and several children. intoxication and exhaustion are suspected factors.
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Indianapolis Journal
Brazil
Ind
James Aker
South Forest Avenue
Aker
Fontenet
Tramp Snyder Jailed Amid Deputy Marshal Impersonation Charge
New Albany Indiana December reports Jacob Snyder a common tramp jailed to await charges of impersonating a deputy U S marshal. He was in custody of Merchant Policeman John Albert when Albert collapsed and died of heart disease after the arrest.
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Specini
Indianapolis Journal
New Albany
Ind
Jacob Snyder
United States
Snyder
John Albert
Contested Eighth District Letter Sparks GOP Tension
A Delaware County Republican letter from Theodore Shockney accuses Congressman George W. Cromer of overreach to mobilize county central committee backing. Shockney asks for names and addresses of Republican voters to solicit support for breaking Cromer’s delegation, promising confidential handling.
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Union City
Ind
Sir
Congress
Hospital for Muncie forms group to build city hospital
A Muncie organization formed to secure a city hospital with L A Clark as president and A L Johnson, Edward Ball, and James Bingham in key roles. The group aims to obtain county funds under the new hospital bill, seek donations from lodges and churches, and consider offered sites.
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Indianapolis Journal
Muncie
Ind
L. A. Clark
Crawfordsville
Edward Ball
James Bingham
Five Prisoners Escape From Edgar County Jail
Five prisoners aged eighteen to twenty three escaped from Edgar county jail in Paris Illinois during a fall delivery. They pried open a cell door with an iron bar and overpowered Lassie Land who opened a corridor door. Mrs M E Hillis the cook blocked the front exit and the fugitives fled through the dining room. Car breaking assault and robbery are charged against them.
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Indianapolis Journal
Paris
Edgar County
Sheriff Summers
Blackman
Lassie Land
Terre Haute
Marion union fight figure to lead Cincinnati Employers Council
Charles F. Wiltz, Marion Employers' Council secretary noted for opposing local unions during the National sweeper works strike, will become secretary and attorney of the Cincinnati Employers' Council starting January 1. The move follows his aggressive antiunion stance and leadership of nonunion workers amid large hostile demonstrations. Cincinnati Council boasts about 2,000 members and is a leading such organization.
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Indianapolis Journal
Marion
Ind
Charles F. Wiltz
Marion Employers’ Council
National
Cincinnati Employers’ Council
Waltz
Cincinnati Council
Second Receiver Appointed in Mackie Steel Tube Bankruptcy Case
Hammond Indiana December 30 Peter W Meyn was named receiver by Referee John Bowers in the Northern Indiana District Court in a dispute over federal court jurisdiction between Illinois and Indiana courts. Chicago litigants sought continuation while Hammond creditors urged immediate action. arguments set for Judge Anderson's Indianapolis court tomorrow. State Bank of Ago serves as the company’s receiver appointed by Judge Kohli.
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Indianapolis Journal
Hammond
Ind
Mackie Steel Tube Company
Illinois
Indiana
Peter W. Meyn
John ©. Bowers
Chicago
Anderson
Indianapolis
State Bank of ©Ago
Kohlisaat
Commercial distillery to begin in Terre Haute this week
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports the Commercial distillery in Terre Haute will start with 2,000 bushels of corn daily capacity and, if tests prove satisfactory, raise capacity to 6,000 bushels or 30,000 gallons of spirits. Built at $250,000 by Cincinnati and Louisville interests, output will be largely sold. The start provides regular work for eighteen gangers and storekeepers, totaling sixty internal revenue staff in the district.
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Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Ind
Cincinnati
Louisville
Internal Revenue Force
Notices of Reduction at Elwood Tin Plate Plant
Notices posted at Elwood Indiana plant of American Tin Plate Company announce a 10 percent wage cut for common labor effective January 1. A general wage reduction for all plant employees follows a United States Steel Corporation order. Details of the schedules are not yet announced as they are complex. No hot mills are operating now but will resume next week. Over 2,000 men are affected.
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Indianapolis Journal
Elwood
Ind
American Tin Plate Company
United States Steel Corporation
Farewell Reception for Rev Yocom in Greenwood
The Christian Church in Greenwood Indiana held a farewell reception in the church parlors for retiring pastor the Rev M W Yocom and his family. They will depart for Martinsville to lead the Christian Church there after twenty six months of service during which a new ten thousand dollar church was built and the congregation grew significantly.
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Indianapolis Journal
Greenwood
Ind
Dec
The
Christian Church
M. W. Yocom
Martinsville
Yocom
Italians' Money Burned In Car Fire At Yard
A boxcar in the Pennsylvania Railroad yards at Logansport Indiana burned last night destroying paper money totaling the savings of ten Italian laborers and nearly all their clothing and personal belongings. The overheated stove caused the blaze and left the men practically homeless.
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Indianapolis Journal
Logansport
Ind
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cold Wave Hits Wabash with Subzero Temperatures
Wabash Indiana records 1 degree below zero marking the winter’s coldest so far. Residents rely on coal and wood as natural gas runs short. Rail service suffers delays with Wabash and Big Four trains late due to heavy snow drifts. Logansport and Fort Wayne interurbans also delayed.
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Indianapolis Journal
Wabash
Ind
Logansport
Fort Wa
Logansport Prepares Sleighing Carnival Parade
Logansport horsemen plan an annual sleighing carnival with a city parade and prizes. A mass meeting set January 5 as the event date and committees were appointed to organize the arrangements.
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Indianapolis Journal
Logansport
Ind
New Albany Switchman Hurt in Monon Yard Fall
Ora Cole employed as switchman in the Monon yards fell from a box car and was dragged by a brake beam for about one hundred yards before the train stopped. He suffered a dislocated right hip and shoulder, a badly bruised head, and was treated at St Edward's Hospital.
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Indianapolis Journal
New Albany
Ind
Ora Cole
Monon
St. Edward's Hospital
Indiana Obituaries Echo Deaths Across Towns
Indiana notices report James Riley Patton a long time Plainfield resident dying at about seventy five after years in Indiana since before the Civil War. Richmond mourns Mrs. John P. Thistlethwaite, born 1852, widow of Thistlethwaite, with four children surviving after peri tonitis. M. F. Partridge of Fowlerton dies. body to be returned for burial in Portland. Chas W Clark of Edgar County, fifty four, dies at home near Paris of apoplexy.
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Plainfield
Ind
James Riley Patton
South Center Street
North Carolina
Indiana
Richmond
John P. Thistlethwaite
Thistlethwaite
Portland
M. F. Partridge
Fowlerton
Ill
Chas. W. Clark
Edgar County
Paris
Vollmer Held In Moon Robbery Beatdown Case In Columbus
Special to the Indianavens Journal Columbus Indiana police arrested Tom Vollmer twenty two son of ex City Marshal Christopher Vollmer as one of three men who beat and robbed John Davis Moon last night Vollmer claimed innocence and an alibi though police report he had a large sum of money and Davis identified him as among the attackers and money secured Vollmer has a prior record suggesting guilt
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Indianavens Journal
Columbus
Ind
Tom Vollmer
Christopher Vollmer
John Davis
Vollmer
Davis
Mader Huntington Merchant Dies After Suicide Attempt
Adam Mader a Huntington merchant who shot himself ten days ago died last night at his Wabash home. Cause of death was congestion of the lung from blood in the lung cavity after a prolonged severe illness. He was forty three years old and had been between life and death since the shooting.
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Indianapolis Journal
Wabash, Ind
Adam Mader
Mader
Segtion
Changes of Officers in Various Counties
Columus Indiana reports changes in county offices as Republican successors take over on January first. Edward H Godfrey becomes clerk, William Wiss man treasurer, Simeon Norton recorder, William O Clark commissioner. all new appointees are Republicans. Tipton Indiana notes Luther L Cook will become Republican treasurer Jan 1, youngest ever elected. Rushville Indiana: Ernest Thomas recorder and M T Sisson commissioner retire. Edi Louden and Col H Lyons to replace them. William M Bambridge begins second sheriff term.
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Indianapolis Journal
Columbus
Ind
William F. Barrett
William F. Coats
E. M. Hiner
Jacob A. Hughes
Barrett
Coats
Hiner
Hughes
Edward H Godfrey
William Wissman
Simeon Norton
William O. Clark
Board of County Commissioners
Tipton
Luther L. Cook
Tipton County
John C. Holman
Cook
Hobbs
Rushville
Ernest Thomas
M. T. Sisson
William M. Bambridge
Thomas
Ed i. Louden
Sisson
Cc. H. Lyons
Herman Jones
Thomas A. Jones
Louden
Coaleo Plant Promoters Eye Indianapolis Fuel Venture
Indianapolis promoters D H Jackson and E B Cottingham announce plans to form a stock company capitalized at 100000 to manufacture coaleo a coal refuse fuel in Loganport Indiana. A plant with three machines at 5000 each will be installed locally. They offer royalty and stock in the company and have begun canvassing subscribers among businessmen.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Journal
Logansport
Ind
D. H. Jackson
E. B. Cottingham
Coaleo
Indiana Notes Jeffersonville Scene of hand injury death risk
Indiana notes cover several towns. In Jeffersonville William Lewis of Sellersburg is in critical condition after a pin scratch led to severe blood poisoning and arm swelling. Muncie records a $200,000 cash sale for the McNaughton block by Frank C. Ball. Connersville Republicans set meetings for January 8 to choose county central committee and delegates. Elwood installs the fifth receiver this year for Cross Baking Company, Solomon & Downs named. liabilities around $2,000. Tipton hosts the 11th annual Poultry and Pet Stock show January 12–18, with many entries. Richmond resident Louisa Glasshoff sues David Bullerdick for $10,000 in breach of promise.
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Jeffersonville
William Lewis
Sellersburg
Lewis
Muncie
Recorder
Delaware County
McNaughton
George F. McCullough
McCullough
Frank C. Ball
Connersville
Fayette County
Elwood
Cross Baking Company
Alfred Cross
Ryan
Richmond
Louisa Glasshoff
Dayton
David Bullerdick
Bullerdick
Fire damages Courier office in Connersville hatchway
Fire found at 3 a m in the hatchway of the Courier newspaper office in the basement. Fire department quickly put out the flames but water damage ruined most stock and much delivery ready work. Loss estimated 1200 to 1500 dollars, fully insured.
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Indianapolis Journal
Connersville
Ind
Courier
Closure of entire Pittsburg Plate Glass plant at Elwood
The grinding department closed today for remodeling at the Pittsburg plate glass works in Elwood Indiana. The polishing department will close within two weeks, after which the entire plant will be idle for about a year while repairs proceed. The office force will be maintained during the work.
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Indianapolis Journal
Elwood
Ind
Pittsburg Plate Glass Works
Munice Couples Wed In City Nuptials
Miss Effie Mae Shinkle and Herbert Ralph Bard were married at the Shinkle home in Munice with Rev. C. M. Carter officiating. In Jeffersonville, Miss Emma Read and Mr. George Taylor wed at the bride’s mother’s home with Rev. F. N. Chapman presiding. the bride, a prominent society figure, and groom left for Elwood after the ceremony.
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Indianapolis Journal
Muncie
Ind
Effie Mae Shinkle
Herbert Ralph Bard
Margaret Bard
F. L. Shinkle
South
Madison Street
C. M. Carter
First Baptist Church
Taylor—Read
Jeffersonville
Emma Read
John Read
George Taylor
Elwood
F. N. Chapman
Episcopal Church
Burglary Blast Injures Boy in Cory Store
A safe was blown open at Barbour's general store in Cory last night and a small amount of money taken. A trail of blood led from the scene, suggesting an altercation or an escape. No further details on injuries or suspects were immediately available.
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Indianapolis Journal
Terre Haute
Ind
Barbour
Cory
Theophilus Crumpacker Falls Down Stairs in Parlor Incident
VALPARAISO Ind Dec Theophilus Crumpacker father of Congressman Crumpacker fell down a twenty foot stairway while assisting an assessor of the sewing machine dealer or insurer as doctors say he is in serious condition.
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Indianapolis Journal
Valparaiso
Ind
Theophilus Crumpacker
Congressman Crumpacker
Steel Plant Fire Destroys Part of Hammond Chicago Mill
Fire at the Chicago Steel Company plant in Hammond Indiana caused extensive destruction. Engines dynamo and several departments were burned. mill sections shut down. President Baldwin values loss at over 375000 with insurance coverage of 9000. L H O'Donnell attended amid theater fire aftermath.
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Indianapolis Journal
Hammond
Ind
Chicago Steel Company
Hammond Starch Company
Frank M. Baldwin
Chicago
L. H. O'Donnell
Indianapolis
Springfield
New York
Detroit Fire Marine
German Alliance
Germania
Hamburg- Bremen
Baldwin
Indian education split and church schools debate renews
In a National campaign wrap, a renewal of the long fight over state support for church schools and Indian education unfolds. Indian parents may name schools and place trust funds, while the government halts public funding for church schools pending Senate action. New administrative steps include Fort Marcy land transfer to Santa Fe for schools and Cuban tariff shifts.
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Congress
Browning
Department
Board of Catholic Indian Missions
McKinley
Roosevelt
Indiana Bureau
Hitchcock
Santa Fe, N. M
Fort Marcy Military Reservation
Santa Fe
Iroquois Theater Builder Defends Fireproof Safety Claims
A builder who erected the Iroquois Theater says safety was the priority and all ordinances were followed with extra safeguards. He asserts the exits were numerous and the structure remains intact after the fire, despite reports of 550 lives lost in ten minutes.
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Iroquois Theater
Men Were The Worst They Lost Their Heads At Iroquois Theater Tragedy
J Keith Pickrell of Kenosha describes the Iroquois Theater fire from his box. He recalls a sudden blaze, a paralyzed audience, a frantic rush for exits, and men trampling women and children while attempting to rescue loved ones. An actor intervenes as chaos unfolds.
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Milwaukee
Wis
J. Keith Pickrell
Kenosha
Strikers Refuse to Drive Carriages in Chicago Relief Effort
Frederick W. Job of the Chicago Employers Association asked liveryman W B Moon to supply carriages for relief at the Iroquois Theater. Moon donated the carriages but reported the drivers on strike refused to operate them.
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Chicago
Frederick W. Job
Chicago Employers’ Association
W. BD. Moon
Wabash Avenue
Moon
Job
Baskets Used by Gang of Thieves in Theater
Chicago on December 30 reports chaos as thieves looted a theater after a deadly incident. Dozens searched aisles for valuables while two men with baskets were found taking items from the dead. Ushers and stage hands collected belongings as police arrested over a dozen suspected thieves and pickpockets.
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Chicago
Pity and sympathy from London editors on theater disaster
London editors in the December 31 papers express deep pity for the Iroquois Theater victims. They argue that even modern safety measures fail when panic grips an audience and urge universal adoption of nonflammable scenery and props as already common on the continent.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Worst theater fire in world history in Chicago tragedy
The Iroquois Theater disaster exceeds all prior theater fires in human loss. Earlier fatal fires include Conway’s Brooklyn Theater in 1876 with 2% perishing and a 1911 Richmond Virginia fire that killed Governor George W. Smith. The Columbia Theater blaze four years earlier in Chicago caused no deaths but heavy property damage.
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Iroquois
Brooklyn
Richmond
George W. Smith
Columbia Theater
Monroe Street
Rogers Brothers
Chinen Ina
Wife Saved but Thinks Mother in Law Dead at Claypool
L G Newby of a Chicago publishing house, in town for teachers meetings, learned last night of the Chicago disaster while staying at the Claypool. His wife was saved from the theater matinee of Mr Bluebeard, but he awaited word on his mother-in-law who was in the same audience and feared lost. A fellow guest, fearful for his aunt, paced the Claypool lobby and waited for long distance calls through the night.
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L. G. Newby
Chicago
Teachers’ Association
Claypool
Chicago Fire Echoes Brooklyn Disaster Tale
The report compares Chicago’s theater fire to Brooklyn’s 1860s catastrophe at the Brooklyn Theater during The Two Orphans. It notes deaths, panicked exits, collapsing stairs and galleries, flames from stage scenery, and actors among the victims, highlighting a deadly theater blaze with similar causes and outcomes.
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Chicago
Brooklyn
Indianapolis Friends Tremble Over Chicago Disaster
Indianapolis residents anxiously watched developments as telegraph and long distance lines buzzed after a Chicago disaster. Operators worked overnight to relay word while trains to Chicago ran crowded. Local papers fielded calls from anxious relatives awaiting lists of the missing.
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Indianapolis
Central Union
New Telephone
The
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