Brightwood Citizens Fight Sale of Water Plant
About 300 Brightwood residents protested before the board of public works to block selling the Brightwood water plant to Indianapolis Water Company. They favor keeping the local plant, arguing their water is better and would attract 300 new subscribers to keep the plant viable. the board deferred the decision for two weeks.
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Brightwood
Board of Public Works
Water Company
Bord
Indianapolis Water Company
Board of Works
Schrader
Boy Earl Miller Warned After Repeated Offenses
Police Judge Collins told Earl Miller that a boy so bad should be placed in another institution after multiple appearances before the court. Miller, 17, had left a troubled home, loafed near railroad yards, and was arrested for stealing a watch. He faces grand jury action under $1,000 bond.
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Plainfield
Collins
Earl Miller
English Avenue
Ulery and Dugan
Edward Bear
Massachusetts Avenue
Grand
Tries to Die but Neighbors Save Her in North Indianapolis
Mrs. Mattie Nicewonder and husband John Nicewonder were arrested for drunkenness and disorderly conduct after a quarrel that disturbed a neighborhood. She threatened suicide by jumping in front of a street car on Blake street but neighbors and police intervened, with a motorman stopping the car and her being relocated to safety.
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Mattie Nicewonder
Y Pettijohn Street
McGee
Indianapolis
Miller
Police chief bans showing fight slides in Princeton
Princeton Indiana police chief Haley ordered that Jeffries Johnson fight slides shown with a lecture be halted and all advertising removed, calling the films race trouble inciters. A fire, likely incendiary, damaged three shacks behind Van Camp hardware on Chesapeake street, causing about 75 dollars in damage.
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Princeton
Ind
Haley Monday
Jeffries-Johnson
Haley
van Camp Hardware Company
Chesapeake ‘Street
Judge Howe's North New Jersey homes hit by fire
A fire started in a shed behind Daniel Waite Howe's 2018 North New Jersey residence caused 200 dollars in damage. Sparks spread to Howe's 1007 North New Jersey house causing about 106 dollars in damage while a third dwelling at 1016 also suffered 100 dollars in harm as firefighters contained the blaze.
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Daniel Waite Howe
New Jersey
North New Jersey
Judge Howe
Mr. Howe
North
New Jersey Street
TIS
County Clerk Shortage Case At Jackson County
John R. Tinder, county clerk of Jackson County, faced a dispute over office tenure with a court action settling the role on August 10, 1904. Examiners report a misappropriation of 1946.83 dollars in county funds tied to Tinder, including 1841.83 dollars in unlawfully retained fees. Treasurer Adam Heller reimbursed 400 plus to treasury but later findings show no error and a balance of 839.77 owed to him. Auditor Henry Wacker’s books were correct.
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John R. Tinder
Jackson County
Tinder
William N. Aikman
Horatio Harryman
Adam Heller
Treasury
Heller
Henry Wacker
Water Company Taxed At 1 691 019 In Marion County
The state board of tax commissioners upheld the Marion county board of review in taxing the Indianapolis water company at 1 691 019 70. Edwin J Shoobridge had appealed to raise the assessment but the board kept it unchanged after hearings with water company representatives and county auditor Albert Sahm. Shoobridge estimated property value at 5 million. Also noted a large reduction for Ohio Oil Co in Parke county from 103 000 to 44 000. oil valued at 32 000 was deemed unassessable per Attorney General Bingham.
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State Board of Tax Commissioners
Indianapolis Water Company
Marian County Board of Review
Edwin J. Shoobridge
Marion County
The
Water Company
Albert Sahm
Shoobridge
Ohio Oil Company
Parke County
Bingham
Swanson Named Virginia Senator After Daniel Death
Richmond August L Claude A Swanson, former congressman for Virginia Fifth District and former governor, was appointed United States senator by Gov Mann to fill the unexpired term of the late Senator John W Daniel who died June 29.
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Richmond
Claude A. Swanson
Virginia
United States
Mann
John W. Daniel
Battery A Makes Creditable Record
Battery A I N G returned to Indianapolis Saturday from Sparta Wisconsin where it held its annual target practice Captain Robert H. Tyndall praised the artillerymen for long range firing at hidden targets five miles away with very good results Ninety six men and three officers made the trip to Sparta The officers were Capt Tyndall Lieut Harry Whitney and Lieut Harry W Vint There were no accidents and no men on sick list during the camp
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Indianapolis
Sparta
Wis
Robert H. Tyndall
Tyndall
Harry Whitney
Harry W. Vint
CrossTown Car Route Proposed by Indianapolis Taxpayers
About a thousand residents in North Indianapolis and Brightwood urged the board of public works to build a cross-town carriage route from Brightwood to Riverside between nineteenth and thirtieth streets. They requested action immediately and the board took the proposal under advisement.
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Indianapolis
Brightwood
Board of Public Works
Nineteenth
Thirtieth
Riverside
Navy Recruiting Sees Record Enlistments in Indiana District
Navy recruiting stations in the Indiana district led by Indianapolis reported a surge in enlistments last week, totaling forty one. The Indiana district experienced higher numbers than any week since February, with fifteen additional enlistments noted.
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Navy
Indiana
Indianapolis
Teading
Crippen and Crippen Protests as Prisoners Arrive
Crowds gather at the harbor as Crippen and his companion arrive for detention. Miss Le Neve is scrutinized over a package tossed to Father Point, believed to contain key evidence and perhaps a pistol. Jewels seized at arrest may form the strongest prosecution motive, with Mrs Crippen connected to a diamond brooch once owned by Belle Elmore.
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Crippen
Parliament House
Miss le Neve
Father Point
St. Lawrence
Kendall
Montrose
City Hall
Dew
Sergt. Denis
Levis
McCarthy
Belle Elmore
London
Crippen portrait deepens as new evidence links body to wife
London reports that Scotland Yard has secured new evidence tying the mutilated lime eaten body found in Dr H H Crippen's home to his wife. Prosecutors expect a speedy trial and stronger identity proof for a possible conviction. Amateurs quit the hunt as reward fuels the Crippen case. Parents of Ethel Clare Le Neve express relief at her recovery, while her father fears Crippen's plans.
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London
H. H. Crippen
Scotland Yard
Crippen
England
Inspector Dew
Quebec
Ethel Clare le Neve
Crippen Father Denies Son’s Guilt Amid Arrest
Myron A Crippen, father of the London wife killer suspect Hawley Crippen, proclaims faith in his son's innocence from his sickbed in Los Angeles. He notes Hawley may be arrested but insists he has not been convicted and cannot believe his son committed the crime.
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Crippen
Los Angeles
Cal
Myron A. Crippen
London
Munday
Stepfather Speaks Ready for England Witness
Frederick Measinger Crippen murder case stepfather, a Brooklyn dairy farmer, declares willingness to travel to England for Crippen trial if needed and praises arrest as he awaits further developments in the Crippen case.
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England
New York
H. H. Crippen
Frederick Measinger
Crippen
Messinger
Brooklyn
Audacious Man Uses Officer's Cognomen
A man arrested by Patrolman Merz asks his name. Merz says Tob Merz, but the prisoner’s real name is Trumble. Trumble, who abused a man named Beasley over a 25 cent gesture, is fined $1 and costs for drunkenness after court.
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Merz
Thomas Stout
Tob Merz
Sahd the Wersener
Prtroluan Merz
Trumble
Harry Beasley
Ohio
Wlineis
Beasley
Gollins
Bentley
Crippen’s Adversary Seeks Truth In Courtroom Tale
An elderly man tearfully recalls Crippen and his wife Belle Elmore, noting happiness until a rival entered the home. He asserts the doctor’s alleged shift to a younger lover and hopes English law will swiftly condemn the guilty. He questions the cellar body’s identity and says Crippen should be given a chance to speak.
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Crippen
Prisoners Held Underground in Parliament Dungeons
QUEBEC Aug 1 Crippen and Ethel Le Neve await summons before Judge Angers in the parliament building dungeons after being brought ashore from the Montrose. Crippen sits silent in a 74 cell. Le Neve, a wreck, moans and sobs as guards look on. Searches reveal a canvas harness and a belt with jewelry hidden on Crippen. Dew suspects Le Neve had no role in the Belle Elmore killing.
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Parliament
Hawley Harvey Crippen
Ethel Clare le Neve
Judge Angers
London
Quebec
Inspector Dew
Scotland Yard
Crippen
Montrose
Dew
le Neve
Belle Elmore
Crippen and Le Neve Not Returning to London from Canada
Scotland Yard announced Crippen and Ethel Le Neve will not return on the Royal George leaving Quebec August 4 and reaching London in the first week of September. They will be arraigned at Bow Street on arrival. Police progress yields startling new developments in the case.
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London
Scotland Yard
H. H. Crippen
Ethel le Neve
Canada
Royal George
Quebec
Crippen
Bow Street Court
Blind child wins sympathy in court
Expressions of disgust and commiseration filled Judge Stubbs on Monday in juvenile court over Richard Roach a visually impaired child in a failure to provide case. The Roach couple, Mr and Mrs Richard Roach, were charged with failing to provide necessary support for the child.
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Stubbs
Richard Roach
Invalids Offer Free Treatment at Dr Gilmer Institute Offices
The Dr Gilmer Medical Institute advertises new offices at 46 N Pennsylvania St offering free consultation and treatment by X Ray Violet Ray high frequency currents and other methods through Aug 7 extended by popular demand. Physicians list remedies for catarrh deafness rheumatism and various male and female ailments promising cure with confidential exams.
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Hese
N. Pennsyllvania Street
D and E
Judge orders immediate care for gravely ill child
A judge named Stubbs ordered the child to be taken to the City dispensary after doctors advised action. Physicians said the child would not be hopeless within six months if nothing more was done. The order mandates immediate care.
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Stubbs
Monon Railroad Grants Wage Increases for Engineers
Special to The Sun Lafayette Ind Aug 1 The Monon Railway announces wage boosts for locomotive engineers with 3 percent on some branches and 12 percent for through freight and passenger service. Committees in Chicago with General Manager B E Taylor secured the raises after months of talks. The company has raised wages for machinists boilermakers blacksmiths trainmen firemen and engineers, with the new scale effective July 1.
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Lafayette
Ind
The
Monon
Chicago
B. E. Taylor
Taft blocks seal plan denial in Massachusetts dispatch
A terse notice from Beverly Mass states President Taft vetoed Nagel's Alaska seal killing plan. The story lacks foundation. Also reported are Cyrus Northrup's vetoed commission price, Kellogg’s golf chat with Taft, and Minnesota visitors urging attendance at St. Paul congress.
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Beverly
Mass
H. W. Eliot
Cleveland
Taft
National Conservation Congress
St. Paul
Minnesota
Taft Cottage
John Callan O'Laughlin
Beon
Col. Roosevelt
Cases of Sunday Sellers Postponed
Five lid filters were captured by police Sunday and their Monday court dates delayed due to a crowd of prisoners. James and Minnele Benjamin ran a grocery at 1601 Northwestern Ave and were arrested for selling Aquor at the store and a club. Benjamin and others including Patrick Shanahan James O Connell Philip Hoffbauer Clarence Turner and John Louden face charges of conducting a blind tiger.
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James
Minnele Benjamin
Northwestern Avenue
Benjamin
Patrick Shanahan
South Capitol Avenue
James O'Connell
Norwood Street
Philip Hoffbauer
Roosevelt Avenue
Clarence Turner
North Senate Avenue
John Louden
South West Street
Conference May End Tin Workers Strike
In Pittsburg delegates from Newcastle Pennsylvania and Martins Ferry Ohio met Steel trust representatives in a special convention. A decision to end the Amalgamated Association of Sheet and Tin Plate Workers strike begun July 1 1909 was expected. Newcastle has voted to end the contest and the strike affected about 60000 workers across Ohio Indiana and West Virginia with roughly 20000 directly affected.
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Pittsburg
Amalgamated Association of Sheet and Tin Plate Workers
Newcastle
Martins Ferry
Steel Trust
Amalgamated
Ohio
Indiana
West Virginia
Mob Burns Black Man After Razor Attack in Alexis
In Alexis Alabama a mob burned Bill Walker, a Black man, after he allegedly slashed a white man’s sister and objected wife. The incident followed an assault on a white farmer and a sequence of threats and injuries as Walker was forced toward the woods and then injured by the mob.
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Alexis
Ala
Netsté
Adi Negro
Bill
Engineer Killed In Locomotive Collision Near Oriskany
Rome New York August 1 Engineer L West was killed this morning when his disabled locomotive on the New York Central at Oriskany was struck by the Buffalo and Toronto special Weis bound.
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Rome
N. Y
Brtram L
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