Taggart Re-elected Democratic Chair Amid City Politics
The city Democratic Committee re elected Tom Taggart as chairman after pressure from Mayor Sullivan and party leaders. Taggart protested the move saying he would not have time for the role, while Wile McGinnis was chosen secretary. The plan also includes a forthcoming council maniac primary and a People’s party convention tied to the G A R encampment in September with invited leaders to speak.
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Democratic Committee
Business” Administration
City Committee
Tom Taggart
Sullivan
Harry Smith
Republican Committee
Taggart
Universal
Court House
Tom
Tea Son
Wile McGinnis
R. F. Stuart
Republican City Committee
People’s Party
Peffer
Paul Vandervort
Mrs. Todd
Tomlinson Hall
Contempt rulings in world's fair case assign penalties
Judge Stein fined directors Lyman Gage Chas Henrotin C L Hutchinson Andrew McNally W B Kerfoot $1000 each Director General Geo Davis $250 and Director Victor Lawson $100 for voting to close the fair while injunction stayed The council acted in good faith but followed an improper opinion An appeal was granted The drunken sailor fire destroyed the Somers dredging machine and tug Annie Birdsall Lose $30000 The Mail Clerks convention opened in St Paul with welcome addresses and a business session planned
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Curiaco
Stein
Lyman Gage
Chas. Henrotin
C. L. Hutchinson
Andrew McNally
W. B. Kerfoot
Geo, Davis
Victor Lawson
Council of Administration
Eddy
Gen. Davin
Lawson
CampEx
N. J
Somers
Annie Birdsall
Conspiracy to Rescue Defaulter Uncovered in Tipton
Tipton Indiana August 1. A desperate plot to free Calvin Armstrong deputy treasurer from jail was uncovered. The plan aimed to drain the night watchman and seize jail keys. Ex-convict Plai Falkenberry exposed the scheme. one conspirator, Watson Pitzer, son of Dr A B Pitzer, was arrested while three others fled as officers pursue the remaining suspects.
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Armstrong
Tipton, Ind
Calvin Armstrong
Tipton County
Plai” Falkenberry
Banker Pan myth and Buskirk in a harsh critique
A reader denounces a banker for triggering a banking panic as akin to Pan the myth god while defending small depositors. The letter rails at Police Judge Buskirk for fining three bootblacks under an ordinance, condemning the decision as unjust and evidence of corrupt influence by business interests.
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Asito
Enior
Pan
Sats
BR VY. W
Buskirk
Horror Sun
Missouri
Alan
Blind Asylum Blaze Threatens Water Supply at Meridian Corner
A fire on the third floor of the Blind Institute at Meridian and North Streets broke out during vacation hours. Water to fight the blaze was cut off for repairs, delaying suppression until the department arrived. Six water streams controlled the major fire within 30 minutes, with the annex spared and losses estimated around two to twenty five hundred dollars. The cause remains undetermined, with overheated roof timers suspected.
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O’slock
Institute For the Blind
Meridian and
North-sts
Fire Department
Hater
Blind Asylum
Webstar
Hennessey
Tig Sux
Archbishop Corrigan Leaves for Rome Amid Tensions
New Years Aug 8 report states Archbishop Corrigan secretly travels to Rome to answer the pope's summons. He reportedly departs from Quebec rather than by steamer, while Dr Ferranti labors in Rome to ease the summons. The pope reportedly angry at Corrigan for defying the papal delegate and renewing Irish Corrigan faction disputes with Bishop McQuaid and allies.
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Corrigan
Mgr
Satolli
America
Rome
Quebec
Ferranti
Ireland
McQuaid
Rochester
N. Y
New York
Iron Hall Supreme Council Reviews Reorganization Support
The Tuesday session heard mem bers report strong support for reorganization in localities with about 90 percent in favor. The evening saw the appointment of standing committees while Wednesday focused on gauging opinion and drafting bylaws. The convention plans to adjourn Thursday after officers are elected.
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Iron Hall Supreme Council
Order
Iron Hall
The Excitement Over
The flurry among ravings bank depositors is over as of Aug 2 in New York. Only two banks saw large crowds while deposits generally exceeded withdrawals. New sideboards at Wm. L. Elder's.
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New York
Monuments panel backs southward facing crowning figure
Soldiers monument commission met bi monthly with Architect Olin Warner awarded the contract for placement of war and peace groups. A unanimous resolution recommended the crowning figure face south, amid a wrangle over a 82600 balance and a plan to add an elevator. total outlay listed as 175000.
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Soldiers Monument Commissioners
Olin Warner
New York City
Miss Indiana
Langsdale
Soldiers’ Monument Commission
Edison Electric Digit Company
New York
Hextniseiod
Wm. H. Luglist
Mahion D. Manson
English
Bruno Schmitz
Wrest
Langadais
Public Works Board Awards City contracts for streets and sewers
The Board of Public Works met with all members present and awarded contracts for grading and graveling Maecks between Leota and Dillons, Excelsior between Clifford and Monroe, and eighth street between Walbott and the first alley east. Costs cited include 81.85 per foot and 31 cents per lineal foot. The main sewer on Alabama between Washington and Massachusetts was completed at 11,525 dollars, though complaints arose about Hastet’s condition afterward. The city engineer was instructed to restore the roadway. Final action approved paving plans for New Jersey Street and College Avenue, though the College project faced remonstrance and awaits council review.
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Board of Public Works
B.P. W
Maeck-si
Leota
Dil- Jon-sis
B. Porter
Excelsior-ave
Clifford
Monroe-ave
Phillips G Lackey
Eighth-St
Walbott-ave
Porter
Alabaumast
Washington-st
Massachuggetts Ave
Hastet
Feibleman
New Jersey St
Fiary’s
Morrison
Brick
Judge Gillett Meets Officials Over Roby Prize Fights
Judge Gillett of Akes county circuit court visited the city for a short conference with the governor and attorney general about suppressing the Roby prize fights. Details remain unclear but officials may have agreed to halt prosecutions against fighters with existing affidavits.
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Gillett
Ake County
Weather Prophecy and a Hoax Like Tale From Indiana
A folksy forecast tale recalls a local weather predictor, David, who spoke of fair days yet misled neighbors with false hopes. The piece contrasts his boastful claims and a planned hire to boost circulation, ending with a grim wind and Indiana forecast: generally cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday with showers.
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Lisd
David
Ashilar
Yerrene
Indiana
Farmer Henry Kastler Dies After Shotgun Accident
In Wawasa Indiana on a Tuesday Henry Kastler a 40 year old farmer near Somerset attempted to remove a shotgun from a wagon when it discharged mortally wounding him. The blast struck his bowels and he died instantly leaving a large family.
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Wawasa
Ind
Henry Kastler
Somerset
Kestler
Protection Front Malaria Remedy Promoted in Era
A historical notice touts the Teredy simmons Liver Heputater as a preventive against malaria. Described as a purely vegetable tonic and laxative, it claims faster action than calomel or quinine and serves as a preventive measure.
Resolutions Adopted On Bank Of Commerce Pose Optimism
Directors meet at the Bank of Commerce in Indianapolis and adopt resolutions asserting solvency, pledging to resume business within 60 days. The cashier is authorized to collect assets and pay depositors, possibly via face value notes or time certificates. Examiner Young notes incomplete review. rumors of receivership linger. Eckels declines to confirm payment percentage.
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Bank of Commerce
Times
Wall
de Pauw
Endiamapolis National
Examiner Young
Indizzapolis Natronal
Washington
Young
Senator Turpie Recovers as City Bond Sale Progresses
City notes show Senator Turpie is up and about after illness. Encampment bonds sell slowly with only 1000 disposed. Various town issues include a motor fire on College-ave and Washington st causing a brief panic. State insurance blacklists a Toledo firm. Morris Townly missing. police tighten patrols and arrest suspicious characters. Health board enforces sanitary laws as garb age matters spark debate. Expenditures and hospital inpatients logged. a boy sustains injuries from a fall. Community events include a social at Grace M E church and telephones leadership change in Indiana. Panhandle shops burn concerns. Vicksburg veterans plan encampment week meeting. An old woman plays a hand organ, street gaming robs her pennies. Hotel leaders defend Buskirk ruling. librarians seek convention prospects in Indianapolis. Postal obstruction case against a Warren-Scharf employee may go before grand jury.
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Turpie
G.A. R
College-ave. Motor 305
Washington St
Duke
Central Ohio Insurance Company
Toledo
Morris Townly
Broadway
Ferdinand Minter
Ida Wolf
D ‘Ustice Daniels
Health Board
City Hospital
Walter A. Thomas
AL. L. Wells
Grace M. E
John M. Baker
Syracuse
N. Y
C. F. Barnes
Central Telephones Company
Indiana
Barnes
Ohio
Vicksburg Veterans’ Association
E. Washington
Senator Palmer
Fifer
Illnois
Pennsylvania
John Jackson
Warren-Scharf
United States
O’brien
Cantley
Shelby Sr
Jackson
Federal Grand Jury
Pitiful South-Side Tale of Dora Purdy and Betrayal
A motherless infant born last Sunday ends with Dora Purdy dying early Monday after a suspected affair. Her betrothed Samuel DeWitt mourns as rumors point to a kirkland acquaintance as seducer. The story portrays a troubled life marked by liquor, denial, and a family’s grief as the burial proceeds with Dewitt seeking a home for the child.
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Charles Purdy
Bliss Dora Purdy
Samuel DeWitt
Miss Purdy
Dora Purdy
Wera
Dy. Beraner
Cemuel Dewitt
Kirkland
Ind
Nickland
Dewitt
Goroner Beck
Missing baker Henry Kleinschmidt found by river bank
Henry Kleinschmidt, the missing baker, was located Wednesday afternoon sitting on the White River bank near the Country Club house and returned to his wife. He had left home five years ago, after a short trip to New Orleans, and previously suffered two sunstrokes and a past head injury. He muttered, What’s the use to live if a fellow is tired of it?
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Henry Kleinschmidt
White River
Bakera
Vernar’s
Bellevue Road
New Orleans
Silver convention doors locked as rent unpaid
Delegates arrived at Music hall in Chicago to find doors locked after Treasurer Barrington failed to pay $250 rent and could not be found. The hall was opened after the amount was guaranteed. Thurman called for order while Daugherty of Texas sought a committee to urge Congress to protect silver and oppose demonetization. Speechmakers included a dispatch from the University of Illinois and ex-Senator Hill of Colorado. Resolutions committee had not yet reported at 1:80.
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Music Hall
Barrington
Thurman
Daugherty
Texas
Congress
Ailver
U. of DL
Southwest Missouri coal mine strike escalates in Nevada
Nevada Missouri August 2 Sheriff's force arrives with 20 deputies as Central Coal Company issues a discharge notice. Strikers face hardship and fear forced labor of Black workers. Missouri Federation plans arbitration ultimatum to mine owners, seeking action by August 5 or a general sympathy strike to follow.
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Nevapda
Southwest Missouri
Sherif Seraghem
Central Coal Company
Missouri Federation
Loss by Fire Destroys Ex-Vice President Farm Barn
Fire swept the grand barn of ex Vice President Fiurton near Ellerslie in Erieston New York on Wednesday morning. King Horses and 80 head of fine cattle perished in the blaze. Loss estimated at $200000 suspected incendiary act.
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Erieston
N. Y
Fiurton
Ellerslie
Dyeing and Cleaning. Emith's dye works. 67 N. Pennsylvania-st
A brief notice describes Emith's dye works offering dyeing and cleaning services located at 67 North Pennsylvania Street. The item cites the business activity and address in a compact city directory style entry.
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Emith’s Dye Works
Pennsylvania-st
Wanted A dag and the misfit ad chaos in Bixby street
An old man at 735 N Pennsylvania st. fancies a dog and believes a newspaper notice asking for one led to the publication of his own secret wish. The tale follows frantic dog seekers, a frantic pursuit, and a mysterious manhunt for the ad’s author with increasing alarm.
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Tim Y
E. K. Bixby
Pennsylvania-st
Bixby
Pennsyvis
Jin Dossi
Mr. Bixby
PEE Sonon
Bunnts
Whispers and World News From the World’s Fair
Reports from New York market on Wednesday note National Union Day at the World’s Fair. Bourks Cochran shifts party lines, clashing with Bogs Croker. London predicts Behring Sea decision favoring Britain in two weeks. French blockade of Siam raised, Bangkok suffers, France’s demands irk locals. Argentine rebels advance as La Plata braces for battle. Santa Fe to surrender. city police starve as supplies end. Congress refuses intervention.
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New York
National Union
Bourks Cochran
Tammany
Cleveland
Bogs Croker
London
Great Britain
Houre of Commons
Siam
Bangkok
France
Argentina
la Plata
Santa Fe
Congress
Admrial cigarette control debate rumbles on trust limits
A fragment cites that the so called cigarette labeled as admiral cannot be controlled by the trust. The remark frames the debate as ongoing and unresolved with emphasis on the ruling authority and its reach. The passage hints at tension between perceived intelligent classes and governing bodies over product oversight.
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MR. Taggart
St. Paul, Minn
Windsor Hotel
Tipton
Lhophas Prom
Wm. L. Elder
CILY
Judge Gillett
Protection Front
DePauw
Indianapolis
Wasmington
D.C
Eckels
Indianapolis National Bank
LIS
An Wnehn
Denver
Stainus
Col
Denver Sale Deposit and Trust Company
Board of Trade
B. Epcleston
Pork Corner
Cauoe
Chiwago
George OC. Parker
Thomas Grego
Brokera
Board‘of Trade
Curcaco
Wm. Schwabacher
Adam Smith& Co
Chas
Paine
Clevelant
Lorain Brass Works
Rigris
San Francisco
W. Breze & Co
Fors Crry
Idaho
First National Bank
Nampa
Woossockrt
Valley Falls
Birmingham
Ala
T First National Bank
Loxpon
U.S
White Hiver
State Agricultural Board
Horticultural Hall
Monon
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