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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1906
Page
3
Gov Hanly Sues Secretary of State Storms in Ouster Bid
Indiana suit filed by Gov Hanly seeks removal of Secretary of State Storms. Charges allege failure to remit a $25 000 railroad fee, misaccounting commissions from judges prosecutors and county officers, improper use of automobile and clerk hire funds, and drawing of $2 000 for clerk hire with excess paid to himself. Complaint says Storms has relied on trustees and bondsmen to settle, and asks for judgment of ouster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Storms
Hanly
Vandalia Railroad Company
Indiana Boy in Vladivostok Suffering through Siberian Riots
Hugh A. Moore of Laporte was one of the few Americans to pass through the burning and sacking of Vladivostok Siberia during the riot. His family had anxious moments until a letter confirmed he was well and safe. This letter is among the first detailed accounts to reach the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Laporte
Vladivostok
Siberia
Hugh A. Moore
Saloon Robberies Spark Panic in Small Towns
Two masked armed men struck Walkerton Stillwell and Lapaz last week, holding up bartenders and patrons at closing time and escaping with about $1000. Hardenbrook saloon in Walkerton was hit twice in a week, spurring local saloonkeepers to arm themselves and prepare to defend against a next robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larorte
Walkerton
Stillwell
Lapaz
Hardenbrook
Auditor withholds salary over wart? warrant
Indianapolis state officials report Auditor Bigler cannot draw his salary for the last quarter. Gov Hanly allegedly ordered withhold of the secretary of state warrant amounting to 1625. Secretary Storms and colleagues completed the quarterly settlement with Storms remitting 28 267 05 to the state treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Bigler
Secretary of State
Storms
Hanly
Death of Ellis E. South Welfare of Big Four Agent
Ellis E. South a general agent of the Big Four railroad in Terre Haute was fatally injured after a fall down cellar stairs at his home. He suffered a fractured skull and doctors said there was no hope of recovery. Born in 1851 he had served the railroad since 1871.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ellis E. South
Bie Four Railroad
Mr. South
Big Four
Sherrick Indictments Cut By Indiana Judge
Special Judge Wilson quashed three of nine indictments against former State Auditor David E. Sherrick. All conspiracy counts were removed, leaving six charges of larceny or embezzlement totaling 68 637 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherrick
Indianapolis
Wilson
David E. Sherrick
Death by Own Action Claims Young Boy in Madison
Willis L. Obanion, 3, committed death by own action by leaping into the city reservoir. The body was recovered after draining thousands of barrels of water from the reservoir. He was found mentally sound with no known cause for the deed. This is the first death of the new year in the city and county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Willis L. Obanion
Railroad Station and Freight House Destroyed by Fire
Fire swept the Grand Trunk Western passenger station and freight house here. A south wind saved the town as flames were halted in the coal docks. A defective chimney caused the blaze. losses pegged at about 8000 dollars, with several hundred residents joining the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwell
Grand Trunk Western Railway
Bandits Steal 15000 From Albaugh General Store
Burglars blasted the Albaugh store vault near Shoals at midnight, blowing the safe with nitro glycerin and fleeing with 2500 in cash and 12500 in government bonds. Charles Taylor was detained briefly, nine thieves suspected, bloodhounds summoned, bonds unregistered, reward offered for return, escape likely on an early train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John .P. Albaugh
Charles Taylor
Albaugh
Samuel Albaugh
Destructive Hammond Fire Ties Up Business District
A major blaze in Hammond caused $40,000 to $50,000 damage to a three story block housing federal offices and the South Shore Gas and Electric company. Ten nearby tenants lost several thousand dollars. South Chicago firemen traveled 16 miles to assist, limiting damage to three buildings. Mayor Beck er appealed for aid and a response from Chief Campion helped protect the city’s core.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
Becker
Campion
Chicago
South Shore Gas & Electric Company
Laporte Lid on Tight New Year
Laporte shuts all saloons for New Year as deputy prosecutor F R Liddell vows to enforce liquor and gambling laws. Slot machines and roulette wheels vanish while saloons briefly close after threats of three cases per keeper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laporte
Darrow
F. R. Liddell
Rich Indiana businesswoman Flora Davis wed in Shelbyville
Flora Davis, famed as Indiana's most successful businesswoman with about 500000 earned by her own work, married Harry Carson of this city. She started a millinery shop at age 12, balanced school and store duties, and built the city’s largest business block and enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
Flora Davis
Indiana
Harry Carson
Mortgage Filed for 2 750 000 By United Box Board
United Box Board and Paper company files a 2 750 000 mortgage with the Trust Company of America to cover its West Side Strawboard box mill and other Indiana plants including Yorktown and Eaton. The issue backs mortgage bonds to be exchanged for existing bonds and to cancel local indebtedness and liens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
United Boxboard & Paper Company
West Side
Indiana
Trust Company of America
Eastern Corporation
Yorktown
Eaton
Army Deserter Captured in Anderson Case
Anderson Bloomer Carver of Alexandria Indiana was arrested here charged with desertion from the United States Army and robbery of a fellow boarder’s clothing at Anderson. He enlisted October 25 1903 and deserted from Fort Worden Washington. He is jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Bloomer Carver
Alexandria
Ind
United States Army
Fort Warden
Wash
Professor Loses Wife in Marion
Marion Mrs. Joseph T. Giles died after ten days of illness with peritonitis. She was 36 years old and the wife of Prof. J. T. Giles the principal of Marion high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Joseph T. Giles
J. T. Giles
Marion High School
Compromise Reached in Richmond Damage Suit
The $10,000 damage suit of Mrs. Clara Hall against the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway company has been compromised with a settlement of $2,200 reached in Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Clara Hall
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway Company
Hold Primaries for Democratic District Chairmanship
Indianapolis primaries were held in five districts to settle contests for the Democratic district chairmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Taken While Digging Grave Alleged Murder Arrested
Crawfordsville man Harry Craig was arrested in Darlington and jailed on murder charges after James Ford died from a head blow. The killing followed a dispute over Craig’s attentions to Mrs. Ford while he boarded at the Ford home. Ford’s death occurred two weeks after the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
James Ford
Harry Craig
Darlington
Ford
Craig
Alleged Forger Returns to Columbus After Flight
Frank McNeal, accused of forging about 25000 dollars, returned to Columbus on a train with Sheriff Dinkins from Louisville. Prosecutor Spaugh tried to obtain creditor affidavits but failed, and McNeal was permitted to go to his home without arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Frank McNeal
Dinkins
Louisville
Jeffersonville
Spaugh
McNeal
Morton Monument panel ends without chosen model
Indianapolis Morton monument commission adjourned after reviewing six models for a statue of Indiana war governor Hanly. None suited the case, and secretary D R Lucas will set another date to select a model for the monument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Morton Monument Commission
Indiana
Gov
Hanly
D. R. Lucas
Saloons Defy Sunday Closing in Terre Haute
Local taverns interpreted the closing order to mean improvised bars and adjoining rooms open on Sunday. Police did not act to curb widespread violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Death of prominent Kosciusko farmer Elias McClure
Warsaw reports the death of Elias McClure a leading Kosciusko county farmer at 93. He owned about 3 000 acres of prime land in the county and deeded a large share to his children shortly before his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elias McClure
Warsaw
Kosciusko County
McClure
Armed men enforce smallpox quarantine at railroad camp
Twenty three Black residents infected with smallpox are quarantined at a railroad camp near Franklin. Eight armed men guard the camp while the sheriff and marshal monitor precautions to prevent spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Pumping Station Destroyed by Fire Near Converse
Irregular gas pressure caused a fire that destroyed the pumping station of the Logansport and Wabash Valley Gas co near Converse. The plant, used to supply gas to Peru, had been built years ago at a cost of $5,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Logansport and Wabash Valley Gas Company
Converse
Defendants Win in Indiana Banking Case at Indianapolis
The fifth trial of Receiver Stevenson’s suit against John C. New and John C. Wright to annul the sale of First National Bank of Indianapolis stock ends with a verdict for the defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Stevenson
Indiana Banking Company
John C. New
John C. Wright
First National Bank of Indianapolis
Evansville to Close Saloons at 11 P M by New Mayor
Evansville shifts with incoming mayor J W Boehne promising reform and orders Chief Brennecke to seal all saloons at 11 o clock in his inaugural address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
J. W. Boehne
Morelly
Brennecke
Judge Freeman Assaulted in Richmond Case
Judge Perry J. Freeman was assaulted by Louis Symons after attempting to reconcile Symons with his wife. Freeman suffered severe facial injuries in the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeman
Richmond
Perry J. Freeman
Louis Symons
Symons
Evansville Fire Destroys Specialty Furniture Plant
The Specialty Furniture plant in Evansville burned, causing an estimated loss of 90000 dollars. Also in Evansville Margaret Evans, aged 64, was found dead in a barn stall where she had gone to milk a cow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Specialty Furniture Company
Margaret Evans
Jimmy Ryan
Chicago
Central League
Laporte
Roscoe G. Scott
W. T. Scott
Franklin College
Drury College
Springfield
Richmond
Simeon Toney
The Tongue of Roland and Ghent Belfry Ghost
A narrator discovers an iron wand from Spain and a Ghent bell tower tale that links Jacques Barra and Jean de Lannoy. In a fever dream the Tongue of Roland is used in a brutal execution as Ghent casts a shadow of its past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacques Barra
Jean de Lannoy
Bellringer
Lannoy
Scheldt
Roland
de Lannoy
Ghent
Flanders
Crief
Charles V
Barra
Charles
Levien Pyll
Levien Pyl
Desert Sign Posts to Mark California Nevada Desert Trails
California and Nevada legislatures fund desert trail signs in the Pacific slope to guide prospectors to trails and water. The effort aims to reduce heat and thirst deaths as warned by tragic incidents in Death Valley and surrounding deserts, where prospectors perished or went mad seeking gold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Nevada
Pacific Slope
James R. McRae
Death Valley
McRae
Thomas Newton
Goldfield
Newton
William Peterson
Scott
Peterson
Earl Weller
E. M. Titus
John Mullin
Titus
Weller
Mullin
King of the Hellenes Title Explained
The article notes George was elected as king by the nation as king of the Greeks but powers use king of the Hellenes officially to respect Turkish rule. It explains the distinction between Athens and Turkish controlled Greek lands and how international recognition differs from local title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Greece
Japanese honor to Mrs Teresa Richardson for book on war time
The emperor of Japan awards the sixth class of the Order of the Crown to Mrs Teresa Richardson for her forthcoming book In Japanese Hospitals During War Time. The work recounts her personal wartime experiences and was written at the request of Japanese authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mikado
Order of the Crown
Teresa Richardson
Con servatory Vignette Sparks Curious Conversation
In Stray Stories a playful scene unfolds as Washaway confronts Stuffer about a woman in the conservatory. The exchange hints at romantic tension while a supper announcement interrupts, leaving questions about acceptance lingering.
German Woman Suffrage Leader Opposes Women Working Outside
Helene Lang, a prominent figure in Germany's suffrage movement, criticizes the push to treat women leaving home for work as a duty or virtue, arguing that while work outside the home can be necessary, it should not be framed as an obligation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Helene Lang
Also Mentioned on This Page
News OF Indiana
Gov. Hanly
Bandits
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Joseph B. Bowles
Spain
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