Williams Case Seeks Release After Jury Waiver
The State filed a Supreme Court brief in Frank Williams v. State of Indiana. Williams, arrested at Anderson for larceny, was convicted after a trial without a jury despite a later demand for one. Habeas corpus actions and appeals followed, with the state arguing waiver bars a renewed jury request and noting parallels to the Ray case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Frank Willams
Indiana
Williams
Anderson
Circuit Court
Jeffersonville
George W. Ray
Warden Hert
Ray
Attorney General's Office
Local notices recall church events and court filings
Local items report a prayer meeting at First Baptist Church and a holiness meeting at Salvation Army tonight. Drayman Alexander A Quinn filed a bankruptcy petition with liabilities of 441.22 and assets of 27.0. Fourth Presbyterian women serve supper at 6 before a church lecture and concert. Fire department equipment appraisal sought. Walter S Perry to lecture on Spain at Plymouth Church tomorrow, citing Spanish slides. Funeral fund rebate reported 3 percent of 155 raised, 748.35 spent. Measles death of nurse connected to McKee children in Saratoga. Business Men's Driving Club to meet at Grand Hotel to plan season. Grand Army posts show near-perfect dues reports with six posts still owing. Dr Knox rules death of Catharine Thomas peritonitis after fortune-teller claim. Clark Seeth injured in bicycle collision at Pennsylvania and Market. Magnolia rummage sale closing with piano and organ remaining. J W Catterson of Shoals dies. long-time resident. Tenth recital of Students Musical and Dramatic Club at Plymouth Church. Indiana Lawton Monument Commission to decide using 4000 still needed for statue. Customs officers handle Havana cigars for Louis G Desehler. Supervisors report improved health of James Fulgley. Capt Kinsey shows little improvement. Detective Molta ill with possible pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Ruth
Wife
Salvation Army
South Senate Avenue
P. m
Alexander A. Quinn
Drayman
Elkhart
United States
The
Fourth Presbyterian Church
America
Knox
Catharine Thomas
West North Street
Clark Seeth
Grove Street
Pennsylvania
Market Streets
Brown
City
Magnolia Building
Pantacky
Capitol Avenues
Central Avenue Church
Studentsa
Max Leckner
Emil Zumpfe
Charles F. Hansen
Edward Nelli
H. A. Prank
Plymouth Church
Indiana Lawton Monument Commission
Commercial Club
General Lawton
A. A. Young
Havana
Cuba
Messrs. Bock & Co
Louis G. Desehler
Desehler
James Fulgley
J. E Kinsey
Willliam Molta
Interstate Stockyards annual meeting held yesterday
The Interstate Stockyards Company conducted its annual meeting yesterday in a formal session. Directors reviewed operations, financials, and future plans, with attendees representing key stakeholders and officers delivering brief remarks on corporate governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Stockyards Company
Denison Hotel Names New Directors and Officers
Reports by President D. P. Erwin show a favorable twelve month business trend. The meeting elected directors FB Erwin A F Lockard Simon C O Donnell Pittsburg F E Humphries Detroit W L Militx Chicago Crawford Fairbanks Terre Haute Ira Brainard New York. Old directors mostly re-elected except Frank Squire of Boston replaced by Fairbanks. Brainard added as seventh member. D P Erwin chosen president Ira Brainard vice president Charles Bieler secretary treasurer A B Tol in re elected general manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison Hotel
D. P. Erwin
FB. Erwin
A. F. Lockard
Simon C. O'Donnell
Pittsburg
F. E. Humphries
Detroit
W. L. Militx
Chicago
Crawford Fairbanks
Terre Haute
Ira Brainard
New York
Indiana Ath In Door Carnival Entries Listed
The first indoor athletic carnival under the Y M C A will be hosted in Tomlinson Hall Friday night with entries from Chicago Cincinnati Crawfordsville Terre Haute and local chapters and two high schools. The list includes events in sprints relays distance runs jumps and shot put with competitors from Indiana University Butler and other institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomlinson Hall
Chicago
Cincinnati
Crawfordsville
Terre Haute
F. E. Barber
C. E. Critchell
W. J. Heintz
Alfred Place
Fruitz Maxwell
Ray Wills
C. M. Marshall
Tom Cox
Gus Stoeffier
Vilarian
Earl Minor
Joe Minor
Charles Iyer
Wallace W. Stephens
Edward Gauche
A. H. Lang
Alfred Flace
Fruit Maxwell
James Steep
S. A. Matthews
Zora G. Clevenger
Ernest V
J. J. Heintz
C. Lavery
H. M. Dill
George Reeves
Charles Bates
John Hotz
Gus Stoffler
George Denny
J. Kingsbury
Indianapolis
J. E. Cahill
David Goldrick
Ira McIntyre
Ernest V. Shockley
Wayland Masters
Lester Miller
Tony Vonnegut
Tad Shideler
George HM. Strate
Frank K. Herrick
Orval E. Mehring
Will Kaylor
R. Pollum
G. H. Bosler
B. Duckwell
George Posey
Young Germans on a Tour Through the United States
Walter Lohse a Berlin perfume dealer and Herman Schmederer a Munich brewer are touring the United States. They arrived last September and spoke little English but Lohse now speaks it fairly well after staying with an American family in New York. They plan to continue to California then return East for the Pan American exposition. They admire American railroads as a remarkable institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Lohse
Herman Schmederer
Bates
United States
Schmederer
Munich
Lohse
Berlin
New York
California
New Electric Line Proposal Aims for Crawfordsville Link
Local discussion groups kicked off plans for an electric railroad from this city to Crawfordsville with a $1,000,000 capital stock. Backers include Crawford Fairbanks of Terre Haute Floyd A Woods Frederick A Joss Ss A Brubaker of this city and John R Bonnell of Crawfordsville. Estimated cost to build and equip runs about $800,000. franchises secured in Marion Hendricks and Montgomery counties. Route envisioned via Danville North Salem and Ladoga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Crawford Fairbanks
Terre Haute
Floyd A. Woods
Frederick A. Joss
Ss. A. Brubaker
John R. Bonnell
Marion
Hendricks
Ontgomery
Danville
North Salem
Ladoga
Dead Woman Indicted In Chicago Conspiracy Case
Chicago March 2 grand jury indicted Miss Marie Defenbach a dead woman for conspiracy in a life insurance swindle scheme. F Weyland Brown former detective agency head is charged as implicated. New indictments also named Dr A M Unger and Frank A Smiley in the alleged conspiracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Grand
Marie Defenbach
Miss Defenbach
F. Weyland Brown
A. M. Unger
Frank A. Smiley
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup and other cures touted
An advertisement extols Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a fifty year staple for teething babies claiming it calms the child, soothes bowels, and relieves diarrhoea. It promotes universal sale through druggists worldwide and urges asking for the syrup at 2 cents a bottle. The notice also touts Hale's healing products and a so called rapid cure named Dropa cure claimed to act in one minute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drugeux
Sixteen Dead in Birmingham and Vicinity Storm
A revised death list places Birmingham and nearby fatalities at sixteen after yesterday's destructive storm. Names include White Dr. Co. Chapman, Mrs. Robert Lowe, and a drowned infant, with numerous injuries and extensive property damage estimated at $300,000. Relief funds rise past $4,000 as communities rebuild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Iocal
Co. Chapman
Robert Lowe
Robert J. Lowe
Clumpe
John Myre
Carrie Henry
Carrie Hudson
Maggie Blevens
F. Stedmeyer
Lizzie Godlow
Lizzie Glenn
B. B. Hudson
Irondale
John Gardner
Mamie
Clarence Hunter
Sarah Brown
H. H. Thomas
W. P. Dickinson
St. Vincent's Hospital
J. Alexander
J.C. Chiampe
Athens
Rounsville
Buena Vista
J. D. Harrell
Misses Woodall
Cartersville
Georgia
Atlanta
Grand River Flood Reaches 1893 High Water Mark
Grand River in Grand Rapids Michigan hits a peak of 12 feet 6 inches and rises an inch an hour, flooding basements and lowlands as tributaries pour in. Bridges teeter near the Pere Marquette and Grand Rapids & Indiana lines while mills close, and towns like Niles and Midland report associated flood damage and evacuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mich
Grand River
Rouge
Grand
Crokery Hook
Foster-Winchester Company
Slocums
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad
Cedar River
Cedar Springs
Kinney
Grand Rapids & Indiana
Iona
Kiddersville
Niles
St. Joseph
Niles Board and Paper Company
French
Weaver's Island
Lower South Bend
Midland
Blizzard Devastates Julesburg Area Crushing Cattle and Roads
A severe March blizzard in Julesburg Colorado is described as the worst in years. Cattle have perished from drifting snow, while others suffocated in snowdrifts and ditches. Eight to ten foot drifts block roads and stop trains. homes are ringed by massive snowbanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julesburg
Col
Flooding Swamps Baraboo Area Delays Traffic
Baraboo Wisconsin and nearby river levels spill over banks on March 2 flooding lowlands toward Portage. Ablenians village submerged as floodwaters continue, suspending traffic and prompting caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo, Wis
Wisconsin
Baraboo
Here
Portage
Ablenians
Oxford Beats Cambridge In 23rd Golf Match At Sandwich
Oxford defeated Cambridge by nineteen holes in the twenty third annual golf contest at Sandwich England. Also noted are upcoming Western Jockey Club meeting in Chicago on April 11, and the great trotting race planned for Washington Park among Crescens Boralma and Charley Herr. Patsy Sweeney of Ireland and Perry Queenan of Chicago drew in Memphis. Jeffries and Rubin near agreement for a world title bout in San Francisco, with a date offered July 1 by J J Groom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Cambridge
Sandwich
England
Western Jockey Club
Chicago
Memphis
Tenn
Chicago Tribune
Crescens
Boralma
Charley Herr
Washington Park
Patsy Sweeney
Ireland
Perry Queenan
Trio of horse sales at Dexter Park and English license bid
The Chicago Horse Sale Company opened its third sale at Dexter Park pavilion with many roadsters sold and a top price of 1200 dollars for Lewis Wilkes by Hinder Wilkes. Ted Sloan plans to ride for England and seeks a license after the interstate shooting contest. Yale Harvard athletes debate meeting England clubs over July dates. Shamrock II rigging in Glasgow replaces topmast with a single large metal spar to reduce weight and improve bracing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Young
Quaver
Chub
Pilardist
Tanforan
Alury
Bonic
Riochico
Jennie
Wardman
Letger
Chicago Horse Sale Company
Dexter Park Pavillion
Lewis Wilkes
Hinder Wilkes
G. G. Williams
Dunbar, Neb
Ted” Sloan
New York
England
Interstate Park
Jockey Club
Yale
Harvard
Englissh University
Ume
Finch
Harlowell
Glasgow
Interstate League dissolves as Western Association forms in Fort Wayne
In Indianapolis Fort Wayne and other cities vote to dissolve the Interstate League. A new Western Base ball Association forms with William Meyer elected president. Franchises awarded to Louisville Walter Wilmot Indianapolis W H Watkins C F Rauschaustrud Toledo Charles J Stroble Grand Rapids George E Bilis BE W Dickerson Dayton W R Armour Fort Wayne Maurner Marion Frank D Brosier Columbus E S Barnard. Protection under the national agreement sought for Class A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
Indianapolis
Louisville
Marion
Grand Rapids
Toledo
Columbus
Dayton
Western Baseball Association
William Meyer
William Meyer, Jr
Interstate
Walter Wilmot
W. H. Watkins
C. F. Rauschaupt
Charles J. Stroble
George E. Bilis
BE. W. Dickerson
W. R. Armour
Maurner
Frank D. Brosier
E. S. Barnard
Baseball Talent Moves Across Leagues In 1900s Highlights
Lorain’s Tommy Leach signs with Pittsburg National League, Dick Harley joins Cincinnati, Charles Zimmer to resume with Pittsburg. John A. Gammons and William Dineen sign with Boston NL, Jimmy Williams and Mike Donlin join Baltimore AL. Somers rebuts Robison on NL breakups and asserts AL aims for top players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Leach
Lorain
Pittsburg
Outfieler
Dick Harley
Detroit
Cincinnati
Charles Zimmer
John A. Gammons
Brown University
Williams
William Dineen
Dineen
Somers
American League
Robison
St. Louis
Cleveland
National League
Magrates
American Association
Indianapolis Beats Anderson 28 to 6 In City Rivalry
Indianapolis dominated Anderson in a March 26 game, holding the locals to no field goals while scoring 28 points all from the foul line. Standouts were Hester and Hardin for Indianapolis and Cookson for Anderson, as guards shut down Anderson’s forwards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Anderson
Ind
Indianapolis
Cookson
Hester
Hardin
Dorsty Fleming
Cookson Reeves Davis Hestor
Carr Bates
Fleming
Reeves
Hestor
Davis
Reay Blossom
Jones and
Cook
Billiards by Telegraph Between Cleveland and St Louis
Cleveland player Martin Mullen defeated Win McCreary of St. Louis in a telegraphic billiards match. The event lasted two and a half hours with Mullen achieving a high run of eighty and McCreary fifty three. Scores were telegraphed after each inning between the two cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Martin Mullen
Win McCreary
St. Louis
Mullen
McCreary
Public meeting supports race and creed prejudice elimination
In New York Calvary Baptist Church a large audience heard leaders urge ending racial prejudice and religious intolerance. Speeches by Gen James, Wu Tingfang, and clergymen urged unity across creeds, with letters from McKinley and Roosevelt read praising the cause and urging America to lead by example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Baron and Baroness de
Wu Tingfang
McArthur
Rabbi Silverman
James
McKinley
Roosevelt
Wun Tingfang
Association
Temple of God
China
Lincoln
Wilberforce
Gladstone
Alexander, II of
Russia
Baron and
Baro Hirsch
Heber Newton
Joseph Silverman
Samuel Schulman
Charles T. Walker
R. 8. McArthur
H. Eaton
Edwin Markham
Train Collision Leaves Multiple Injuries and Heavy Loss
Injured are Tom Galvin engineer badly scalded and crushed Emil Probst fireman scalded and crushed D A Wood Henry Doll and Thomas La Plant. Both engines and many cars demolished and loss heavy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Galvin
Emil Probst
D. A. Wood
Henry Doll
Thomas la Plant
WANTED AT MANY PLACES IN THE NATION
Boston police report Lewis V. R. Adams, arrested here for swindling, has operated in many cities. He claimed to collect for charitable institutions. He is held on $4 bail for the grand jury. Chief Inspector Watts sent photos and names to officials nationwide. Replies describe similar operations in New York, Buffalo, Chattanooga, Milwaukee, Toledo, Ovid, Fort Wayne and Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Lewis V. R. Adams
Adams
Watts
New York
Buffalo
Chattanooga
Milwaukee
Toledo
Ovid
Michigan
Fort Wayne
Indianapolis
Industrial betterment talks at Madison Square Garden meeting
New York observers attended a dinner at the Concert Hall in Madison Square Garden where 500 people discussed improving conditions for workers. Speakers from major firms outlined wage, vacation, sick leave, pensions, and welfare programs while Miss Helen Gould and notable guests looked on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Madison Square Garden
Helen Gould
Prince
Princess Ennico Ruspoli
Rome
Friends
Cutting
F. J. Porter
George H. Daniels
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Dc. T. Hennig
J. A. Craig
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
J. H. Cornell
J. H. Patterson
National Cash Register
Dayton
Amos Steelsmith files bankruptcy in West Virginia
Labor and industry items report Amos Steelsmith, a noted oil operator, filing for bankruptcy in West Virginia courts with liabilities around 80,000 and assets near 390,000, mostly oil land with prospects valued higher. Other items note wage strikes by St Louis woodworkers, Ohio Supreme Court ruling for Dayton Traction, and Niles Michigan bank opening as Niles City Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Steelsmith
West Virginia
St. Louis
Ohio Supreme Court
Dayton Traction Company
Traction Company
First National Bank
Niles
Mich
James Reynolds
Scoffon
New Carlisle
Ind
Charles F. Pears
Buchanan
Niles City Bank
Pears
American Shipbuilding Company
Cleveland
Morgan Syndicate
Senator Hanna
J. Pierpont Morgan
Hanna
Hocking Valley
Athens
Thackera
Havre
Europe
Telephone, Telegraph and Cable Company of America
Jersey City
Board of Directors
National Congress of Christ in session at Lexington
The National Congress of the Disciples of Christ is in session at Lexington Kentucky with debates on evolution theory. Richmond Virginia finance committee endorses Carnegie gift of 100000 for a public library if the city funds 1000 yearly. The Humboldt arrives Seattle from Skagway. Dawson reports calm. district work progresses toward a promising season. The Commercial Cable Company issued a notice yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Congress of the Disciples of Christ
Lexington
Richmond
Carnegie
Humboldt
Skagway
Seattle
Dawson
Commercial Cable Company
Five Men Injured in Wisconsin Central Freight Hideaway
ST PAUL Minn March A double header freight train of the Wisconsin Central jumped the track near the Mississippi street bridge today injuring over seven men while crews battled the wreckage and workmen ferried injured to nearby hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Minn
Wisconsin Central
Mississi, Street Bridge
Cable outages cut telegraphic links to several Brazilian towns
Numerous items mix political notes and local calamities. A Brazilian cable cut disrupts communications with Para, Cameta, Garapaba, Obidos and Manas, while Attorney Daniel Davenport in Bridgeport reports Helen Hall has attached funds tied to the late George Gilman. Contempt orders surface over a New York bond issue for a new hall of records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Para
Cameta
Brazil
Garapaba
Obidos
Manals
Daniel Davenport
Bridgeport
New York
Minnesota
Orig i Clearette Dill
M.S. Quay
Pittsburg
St. Lucie
Pla
Chicago
G. Hughes
W. T. Hogue
Stephen Kawagzinski
Harmon Lewiskovi
Michigan Supreme Court
Tonia
Democratic Party
Democratic the Union
Silver Party
Jones
Illinois House
M. E. Olmstead
Pennsylvania
W. D. Crumpacker
Indiana
J. G. Cannon
Hitness
South
United States
Canada
Woodlawn
William B. Curtis
Tre
Mount Washington
A. G
New York Athletic Club
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Hibben, Hollweg & CO
Ely
Paris
WM. H. Armstrong & Co
Meridian Street
Indianapulis
Frank Williams
Interstate Stockyards
Indiana Athletic. Meet
Ameriecn
Mrs. Winslow
Hale
General Sporting News
NEW Western Ball Association
Interstate League
Fort
Wayne
Cuit Arranged
Indianapolis Y. M. C. A
Fond du Lac
Kenton
Company I
Telegraph
Calvary Church
Society For Elimination of
Mr. Wa
Mr. Roosevelt
Labor and Industry
Hood
H. T. Condo Implement Co
West
Washington St
Odd Fellows
Penn
Sts
Cuticura
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