Dr Parsons in Court Bound Over on Murder Charge
Dr John H Parsons aged physician appeared before Judge Stubbs arraigned on murder for death of Alexander Downie. Bond set at 1000 as grand jury expected to dismiss. prognosis of accident cited by officials. Attorney Martin Hugg urged manslaughter instead.
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John 8. Parsons
Stubbs
Alexander Downie
Parsons
Martin Hugg
Collins
Dr. Parsons
Downie
Stubs
Albert
West Washington Street
Mie
Typhoid on the Increase in City Reports
Typhoid fever is rising in the city with 296 cases reported this year, versus 1901’s Te. Hospitals blame physicians for late reporting while doctors blame hospitals. Only four of twelve hospital cases were officially reported.
Woman Injured in Street Car Fall at Fulton Street Station
Mrs A McConnell sixty living in Kirkland Ind visiting daughter at 225 Fulton street was injured at 4 pm when the East Michigan street car No 74 slowed for the Pennys crossing. She stepped from the running board as the car started and fell to the pavement. Suffered severe injuries to her left leg and was taken to her daughter's home by Schenck of the City Dispensary.
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A. McConnell
Kirkland
Ind
Fulton Street
McConnell
East Michigan
Pennsyl Street
Breen
Schenck
Wuichner’s Sells New Planes From Sixteen Dollars Up
New planes priced from sixteen dollars and up are featured at Wuichner's, highlighting affordable aviation options for buyers seeking entry level or hobby aircraft.
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Wuichner’s
Bodies stolen from cemetery shock Kentucky town
Detectives opened the Doehring grave after a claim of body theft. Mrs Katherine Doehring’s burial box was found intact except for holes in the pine, with only a crucifix and burial pin remaining. Authorities and relatives pursue “white ghouls” blamed for multiple grave robberies in German Catholic and Mount Jackson cemeteries. Detectives Asch and Manning vow to arrest gang members as county funds may cover the search.
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Katherine Doehring
Cantrell
Walter Daniels
Asch and Manning
John
Frank Doehring
Central Medical College
Daniels
Mount Jackson
Joseph C. Alexander
Doehring
Doehrings
Three Notch Road
Asch and
Manning
Nearrly
Cede County
Asch
County Council
Aidine Ee Grand Jury
Community Refuses to Believe Police Story
A sense of relief settles over residents and officials as they refuse to accept the police account, maintaining doubt about the reported events and questioning the narrative.
Detectives to Identify Bodies From Cold Storage Find
Detectives Asch and Manning plan to identify thirty bodies found in a Louisville cold storage plant. They suspect the remains were shipped from medical colleges and will be joined by relatives of missing persons in a search of the area. Mrs Mary Jane Smith is tied to a letter they received anonymously.
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Asch
Manning
Louisville
Cincinnati
Mrs. Smith
Mary Jane Smith
Gunther
Experts Testify Copenhaver Insane. Trial Nears Verdict
Relatives and two brain specialists testified Ora Copenhaver showed signs of insanity before and after the murder. Drs. Lash and Tomlin described slow responses, memory lapses, and melancholia, while admitting the possibility of faked insanity. The defense rested as the state prepared further expert rebuttal and the jury's ruling awaited.
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Ora Copenhaver
Copenhaver
Hugh M. Lash
William 8. Tomlin
Lash
Copenhaven
Tomlin
Kurtz
Dr. Lash
Henry Seyfried
Twene
Dr. Tomlin
David Devine
Copenhavers
Devine
Ora
Ruckelshaus
Tolliver Fisher Located After Train Collision
An 84 year old man Tolliver Fisher was found injured beside Monon tracks at Thirtieth street and brought to City Hospital in unconscious condition. Relatives and Sergeant Corrigan traced him to his son Harry Fisher and learned he was struck by an outgoing train while traveling from his home to Elwood. He was discovered by strangers with $28 on his person and is under care with mystery surrounding the incident.
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Tolliver Fisher
Fisher
Monon Tracks
Thirtieth Street
John Corrigan
Harry Fisher
Harland Street
Elwood
Twentyseventh Street
Corrigan
Bodies Stored in Louisville Cold Plant Linked to Medical Colleges
Thirty bodies were found in a rear shed of a cold storage plant behind an ice cream factory on Eighth street Louisville. Officials said the cadavers were obtained legally from Kentucky penitentiaries insane asylums and other state institutions and kept thirty days for ID. Police learned of possible thefts from Indianapolis but authorities confirmed legitimate transfers. The building housed thermometers and storage boxes with most bodies well preserved.
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Louisville
Eighth Street
Indianapolis
Kentucky
Gunther
Jane Smith
Louisville Medical Colleges
Fairmount Graves Intact Debunks Grave Robbery Claim
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Fairmount Indiana reports Rufus Cantrell leader of Indianapolis grave robbers claimed many bodies were moved from Fairmount cemetery. Sexton Nathan Cox called the tale false after a local probe found graves intact with no bodies removed in two years. Authorities had suspected Cantrell’s motive and remain cautious until further evidence is presented.
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Indianapolis Journal
Fairmount
Ind
Rufus Cantrell
Indianapolis
Journal
Sexton Nathan Cox
Cantrell
Spirited Contests Honor Elected Knights and Ladies
Officers of the Knights and Ladies of Honor were elected in a spirited gathering. H A Rehling of this city was chosen grand protector, J T H Miller of Indianapolis named treasurer, replacing a post he has held eighteen years. James H Haught defeated W B Hassan for grand secretary, 46 to 3 percent, Hassan from Jeffersonville. Other new officers include Alma Patterson Alexandria grand chaplain Rose Johnson Logansport grand guide Lena Thalmuller Evansville grand guardian Ida M Weaver Logansport grand sentinel, trustees William Dunston Brazil and William Newhouse New Albany, and John M Rawly Brazil as grand vice protector.
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H. A. Rehling
J. T. H. Miller
Indianapolis
W. B. Hassan
James H. Haught
Mr. Hassan
Jeffersonville
Almira Patterson
Alexandria
Miss Rose Johnson
Grand Guardian
Lena Thalmueller
Evansville
Grand Sentinel
Ida M. Weaver
Logansport
Grand Trustees
William Dunston
Brazil
William Newhouse
New Albany
John M. Rawly
Pythians and Sisters Elect Officers at Indiana Grand Lodge
The Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias and Rathbone Sisters in Indiana closed sessions at Masonic Hall. It allocated 25,000 to the Rathbone Sisters for the orphans home fund, boosting their total to around 30,200 with existing funds. New officers were installed, laws amended to annual officer elections, eligibility wording updated, and three state officers elected to the Orphans' Board.
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Knights of Pythias and
Rathbone Sisters
Indiana
Masonic Hall
Orphans’ Home Fund
House of Representatives
Statehouse
Supreme Lodge
Nd Protector
Laura Sinclair
Waterloo
Kitty Brown
Campbellsburg
Guard
Cora Hood
Ossian
State Orphans’ Board
Mabel Teague
Nora Essex
Indianapolis
Mollie Fechheimer
Erre Haute
Etta Houk
Carmel
Musikverein Plans Four Concerts and Possible Mascot Opera
The Musikverein will present four concerts this season and may stage the light opera Mascot on New Year's Eve at a cost of 500 dollars. Members will be surveyed on supporting the extra expense. Dates include Oct 2, Dec 3, Feb 13, and Apr 17. The program features Bruch Odysseus, a d Albert piano concert with Allen Spencer, and a potential Russian program to replace Wagner.
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Musikverein
Bruch
Odysseus
Allen Spencer
Chicago
d'Albert
Ernestinoff
Indianapolis Real Estate Tax May Jump Under New Appraisal
Township assessor M. L. Jefferson outlines an April rollout of a radical reassessment raising Indianapolis real estate values. He expects about 7 percent higher valuations, adding roughly 7.5 million dollars to tax duplicates. Washington Street south side land could rise to at least 3000 per foot from 2500, with proportional increases downtown and in science districts.
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M. L. Jefferson
Indianapolis
Jefferson
Washington Street
Technical Institute Subscriptions Rise in Canvass
The canvass for subscriptions to fund the technical institute and army post reports many additional pledges. E I Fisher increases pledges at the Stevenson building from 390 to 500 with 200 or 90 more in sight. Charles H Taylor of the Indianapolis Retail Grocers Association notes the group has voted nothing but members have pledged 550 in total.
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Technical Institute
Army Post
E. I. Fisher
Stevenson
Charles H. Taylor
Indianapolis Retail Grocers’ Association
Suit of Fraser A Stockholders Meeting Today
William A. Van Buren was appointed receiver of the National Bond and Realty Company by Judge Leathers. The company owes Fraser $800 for services and holds plenty of securities to cover debts. Officers include President F. B. Clayton and vice presidents W. F. Churchman, Henry S. Fraser. A stockholders and directors meeting will seek to settle the matter and finance the firm to resume business.
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William A. van Buren
National Bond and Realty Company
van Buren
F. B. Clayton
W. F. Churchman
Henry 8. Fraser
Orlando L. Winks
Mortimer Levering
Fraser
W. D. Hubbard
East Ohio Street
Claypool
J. Clayton
Clayton
Special train fares and routes from Indianapolis area trips
Travel notices advertise $1.25 round trips to Cincinnati and Terre Haute with 7 pm departures from Indianapolis Union Station on October 12. Additional fares to Greencastle and Terre Haute, parlor smoking cars on Pennsylvanian lines, and a Boston return fare of $19. Tickets available through agents, with various return limits.
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Decatur
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Union Station
Cincinnati
Terre Haute
Greencastle
Zoe
Pennsylvania-Vandalia
Sixty Recruits Secure at East Ohio Naval Station
At the East Ohio Street naval recruiting station opened Monday, more than sixty young men volunteered for Uncle Sam's warships. None have been examined yet. Lieut. D. W. Wood awaits Dr. C. A. Crawford returning from New York, likely today. Enlistees go to Newport, R. I., for seaman training before joining ships.
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Ohio Street
Uncle Sam
D. W. Wood
C. A. Crawford
New York
Newport
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