Prominent Indianapolis Lawyer Dies of Morphine Overdose
Francis T. Hord a well known lawyer of Indianapolis died at his home from an overdose of morphine taken in error. He was found by his wife about 7 am and Dr. Kahlo said he had been dead about two hours. Hord thirty four, a Democrat former Indiana representative, left a note stating he took part of his dose. Autopsy deemed unnecessary. circumstances point to accidental overdose. He left wife Eleanor Young and two children. father Oscar B. Hord former Indiana attorney general.
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Francis T. Hord
North
Pennsylvania Street
Kahlo
Hord
Henry Jameson
Mr. Hord
Dr. Jameson
Dr. Knox
Boys’ Classical School
Rose Polytechnic
Ann Arbor Law School
Terre Haute
Stephen Young
Eleanor
Stephen
Oscar B. Hord
Indiana
Baker, Hord & Hendricks
Harry E. Hord
Andrew W. Sharpe
New Jersey Street
Rhode Island
Indianapolis
Isét
Knights of Pythias
George J. Miller
Mary A. House
City
W. Sharpe
Colorado
Odd Fellows Committee to Hear Grievances in City Hall
The Indiana Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows appeals committee will meet in Grand Lodge Hall to prepare cases before the Grand Lodge session next week. About fifteen appeals are to be heard as 1,000 delegates are expected. J. Frank Grant announced committee members from multiple states and jurisdictions.
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Indiana
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
Grand Lodge
Grand Organization of the
J. Frank Grant
Baltimore
Sovereign Grand Secretary
Sovereign Grand Lodge
W. L. Kuykendall
Iowa
J. J. Thomas
Utah
F. M. Huffaker
Nevada
A. A. Guthrie
New York
J. W. Brod
Ohio
A. W. Stavely
Quebec
A. G. Ansell
Washington
City
Grant
W. H. Leedy
Indiana Odd Fellows
Leedy
Odd Fellows
United States
Canada
City Hospital Sends Detention Units to Quarantine Smallpox
City Hospital informed the Board of Health there is no room in the detention ward for smallpox patients. Seventeen cases are currently housed, and new cases must be quarantined at home until vacancies appear. The article mentions a patient named William Hoes and a family at 24 Holton Place.
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City Hospital
Board of Health
City Hosital
Homes Ore
William Hoes
Anderson Stone
Holton Place
Machinists Union Threatens Citywide Strike Over Wages
The Machinists Union orders a Monday work stoppage unless firms sign a nine hour day and a 12 percent raise or enter pending negotiations. About 500 to 600 union members statewide, with 90 percent of city machinists in the union, prepare to solidify. Several major shops including Atlas engine works and Dukes and Berry have already signed the scale, while others press for settlements. A mass meeting at Germania Hall will decide action, with railroad shops and L D W lines also under pressure.
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Machinists' Union
Germania Hall
Collins
O'Connell
Atlas Engine Works
E. C. Atkins & Co
Dukes & Berry
M. EB. Howard Machine Company
Pennsylvania Company
Connell
Funeral of Dr Sheldon G Woodward in Indianapolis
The remains of Sheldon G Woodward were placed in Crown Hill receiving vault as Scottish Rite Masons conducted the last rites. Rev C C Lasby led services at the house and cemetery, praising Woodward's life in Indianapolis and noting his government service in the money order department and later work as a travel agent.
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Sheldon G. Woodward
Crown Hill
C. C. Lasby
Central Avenue M. BE
Woodward
Lasby
Lasby Peace
Indianapolis
Peo
Wallace and Thompson
Hendrickson & Leiter
Charles L. Hutchinson
L. E. Morrison
Chalmers Brown
Harry Adams
David Walace
W.S. R. Tarkington
M. D. Butler
Burgess Brown
John G. Blake
Glee Club
Mr. Woodward
Death of Prof William N Grant Principal of Scranton High
Scranton telegram reports the death of William N Grant longtime educator and former Indianapolis public schools leader. Born in New York and Harvard graduate, he served as High School Scranton principal and previously led Leavenworth Kansas High School, later working in Providence Rhode Island before returning to Scranton. He died suddenly from apoplexy while instructing a class and left a large family with members in Harvard and teaching careers.
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William N. Grant
Mr. Grant
New York
Harvard
Leavenworth
Kan
Providence
R. I
R. I. Horace R. Tarbell
Indianapolis
Prof
Grant
Highchool
First Baptist Church
Mine Operator Says Wills Creek Mines Largely Peaceful
N O Gray of Detroit assistant to the president of Wills Creek Coal Company reports from Bates that in six Ohio mines only one mine was idle for one day since April 1 190 and that the company maintains agreements with miners with no trouble anticipated.
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N. O. Gray
Detroit
Wills Creek Coal Company
Ohio
Bates
Mr. Gray
Woman throws rock at saloon window during row over husband
Mrs. John Marley attacked Hagerty's saloon on West Washington with a rock after a bartender refused to eject her husband. The rock hit four year old John Sullivan Jr. on the head, requiring seven stitches. Marley claimed she was mad and did not intend harm but aimed to separate him from the saloon habit.
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John Marley
Hagerty
West Washington Street
John Sullivan
Douglass Street
Saloon Card Game Ends With Shooting in Indianapolis
Orvis B. Ensey was wounded in the left shoulder at Helmers saloon by Robert Lengenfelter after a quarrel over a card game. Lengenfelter, a recent Philippines veteran, surrendered to police and was charged with shooting with intent to kill. Ensey is a galvanized iron cornice maker at Fifteenth and Illinois streets.
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Orvis B. Ensey
Ashland Avenue
Fifteenth
Illnois Streets
Helmer
North
Senate Avenue
Robert Lengenfelter
Missouri Street
Ensey
Jacobs
Lengenfelter
Indiana Avenue
Hanlon
McCarty
Philippines
Pardon movement for Higgins amid health concerns cited
A drive to win pardon for John M. Higgins, Democratic councilman of the Fifteenth ward, jailed two to fourteen years for soliciting a bribe. Witness Charles M. Osgood signed the petition. William Flynn leads the campaign, citing Higgins’s poor health and dependents.
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John M. Higgins
Fifteenth Ward
Michigan City
D. M. Parry
Parry
Charles M. Osgood
Higgins
William Flynn
Mixed Nationalities Spark Arrest at West Wabash Home
Residents complain of disturbances at 48 West Wabash street leading to a raid last night. May Tate, identified as a resident, was charged with immoral conduct. Florence Foaus, a girl listed with an alias, faced related accusations.
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Wabash Street
May Tate
Pitaine
Florence Foaus
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