Ugly fire at Wood's stable on Circle Street injures worker
A blaze roared through Horace Wood's hay mow in his Circle Street livery stable at 9 50 a m Saturday. Firefighters kept damage nominal while Ed Harnett suffered facial and hand burns. Origin unclear though no employee smoking was admitted. Horses were moved out and crowd chaos surrounded the scene as cables hampered rear shutters and alarms.
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Horace Wood
Circle St
Ed Harnett
Engine Company I
Capt. George
Hartnett
Asch
Pomeroy
Monument
Monument Place
Horace Woods
Wisconsin
Taggart
S. R. Seguin
Judge Denies Writ in Neely Case With Appeal Granted
Judge Wallace denied a writ of habeas corpus in C F W Neely's case but permitted an appeal to the supreme court. The appeal will be argued in October.
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New York
Wallace
C.F. W. Neely
Supreme Court
Submarine launch and fire deaths headline troubled era
Glass combine to start factories Sept 1. A submarine boat launched at Samford Conn Friday night. Chicago street and railroad cars Friday killed two and wounded four. Sam Robinson of Marietta Ga charged with assault to be hanged. First cable to Germany begun from New York Friday. William McLelland escaped Leavenworth in 1899 returns to serve sentence. Alex Marx wife and Thomas Kelly of Chicago arrested over passing greenbacks. Mrs Rosenberger and child die in Louisville home Friday. Fire origin unknown. Burglars nab over $5 000 from ex mayor O M Pettit Kenosha. Controller Coler warns NY water jobbers siege risk. Water scare plot tied to Ramapo and Suffolk schemers. Cigar makers strike in New York victorious. 10,000 join unions.
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Samford
Conn
Chicago
Sam Robinson
Asault
Marietta
Mansfield, C
Dowicome
United States
Germany
New York
Wm. McLelland
Leavenworth, Kas
Pen
Alex Marx
Thomas Kelly
Wm. Rosenberger
Louisville
O. M. Pettit
Kenosha
Wis
Coler
Brooklyn
Ramapo
Suffolk
Kerbs
Wertheim & Schiffers
Lake Maxinkuckee Round Trip Rail Service
Special train from Indianapolis departs 7 30 a m to Lake Maxinkuckee for a round trip fare of 1 00. Return from Maxinkuckee at 6 30 p m with a stop at the assembly grounds.
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Indianapolis
Lake Maxinkuckee
Maxinkuckee Assembly Grounds
Train Fare Notice for Niagara Falls Trip
Neckbands Put on Free. Progress laundry. Telephone 1121. 87.00 Nigara Falls. $7.00 Via C., H. and D. and Eric R. R. Thursday, August 16. Tickets good twelve days. Stop-over at Lake Chautauqua on return. Train leaves Indianapolis at 10 45 a.m. R. P. ALGEO, D. P. A.
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Nigara Falls
Eric R. R
Lake Chautauqua
Indianapolis
Terre Haute and Return One Dollar Special Train
A fast special round trip from Indianapolis to Terre Haute and return on Sunday August 19 leaves Indianapolis at 8:00 a m stopping only at Greencastle and Brazil. It arrives Terre Haute at 10:00 a m and departs Terre Haute at 7:36 p m stopping at all intermediate stations.
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Indianapolis
Greencastle
Brazil
Terre Haute
Boy Kicked From Train In Indiana Accident
Herman Emmons aged 2 from Rushville was kicked off a Big Four train near Anderson Indiana as it ran at full speed. Two hours later a farmer found him with a crushed foot and a dislocated hip. Emmons alleges a trainman pushed him off because he had no money.
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Anderson
Ind
Herman Emmons
Rushville
Here
Emmons
Drownings at Pigeon Creek and Brickyard Pond Reported
Evansville Indiana a boy identified as Clarence Foster jumped into Pigeon creek and vanished within minutes his companions heard him say goodbye before he disappeared investigators question if the death was self inflicted or accidental. Another youth Charles Reys drowned in a brickyard pond in the same area prompting inquiries and memorials.
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Evansville
Ind
Clarence Foster
Pigeon Creek
Charles Reys
Soldier Bridegroom Held on Larceny Charge in Richmond
John Hites, who recently enlisted in Cincinnati for cavalry service in China, returned on leave and was held to circuit court under $200 bond on larceny charges. His accomplice, John Penery, was released. Hites had married Eva Leonard the day before. authorities allege he stole property from a Pan Handle sleeping car.
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Richmond
Ind
John Hites
Cincinnati
China
John Penery
Hites
Eva Leonard
Panhandle
New Albany Woman Dies in Heat Wave Tragedy
New Albany Indiana. Mrs William Blunk died from heat after collapsing on her door step. She lived only an hour as the town faces a heat wave with temperatures reaching 100 degrees Friday afternoon.
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New Albany
Ind
William Blunk
Various Indiana notices and incidents across counties
A mixed batch of local items reports deaths by freight train and drowning, a camp meeting at North Salem, polio stroke in Bargersville, opium death in Odon, a Putnam county killing by Vandalia train, and a Hale reunion at Muncie. Also noted are a Lafayette insurance venture, a Peru painter’s fall, poultry venture profits, a Tipton liberation label, a hippodrome accident, political nominations, murder case exonerations, assailant crimes, a Los Angeles suicide connected to extortion, a road attack in Ellsworth, a temperature scheme from Terre Haute, a cow swallowing valuables, tax overcharges in Boone county, a boy’s risky dive, and a Grant county lottery windfall.
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Hedges
Johnson
Boone County
Caldwell
W. A. Lane
John W. Fulwider
J. T. Ashley
George B. Jones
Granville Wells
Osborne
County Board of Review
W. H. Stewart
S. H. Clay
Eddie Hadley
Terre Haute
McComb
Brigae
Wabash
Charles Vandewater
Marion
Grant Country
San Domigno
Iiowa
Evangelist Sam Jones Attacks Dress at National Park
In Philadelphia on August 11 Evangelist Sam Jones criticized women’s attire at a National Park camp meeting. He argued a well behaved wife means wealth, while a society wife reduces a man’s standing. He mocked ballroom decollete outfits and bicycling attire as unsuitable for religious talk.
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Philadelphia
Sam Jones
National Park
Mr. Jones
Insurance agent recalls wrong house mix up on Capitol avenue
An insurance agent says he once rented a room at 2103 and, after returning late, found two women asleep in a bed not his. He realized he was in the wrong house and hurried to leave, fearing discovery if anyone woke. The tale notes several similar houses on the block.
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Capitol-ave
Twenty-first-st
Old Sol’s Deadly Rays Heat Record In Chicago
Chicago reports deadly heat with 47 deaths and 131 prostrations in a week plus six more fatalities by Saturday morning. Storms expected Sunday afternoon to relieve the heat. City records list fatalities in other cities for Friday as well.
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Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Milwaukee
Evansville
Ind
Cleveland
Spectator notes Bryan speech and Philippines remarks
The Spectator comments on Bryan's notification speech and his Philippines remarks. It says Americans resist admitting tasks are hard and notes that if Democrats succeed, protecting and governing a republic are similar challenges.
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London
the Spectator
Bryan
Philippines
Republic
Tax Board Completes Session Then Begins Last Ten Days
The state tax board finishes its second session Monday and starts the final ten days on Tuesday Assessments fixed on corporations at the prior two sessions may be revised if appellants appeal Figures will not be released until the end.
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State Tax Board
Political Liftings and Campaign Speeches
Bryan plans only a few speeches during the campaign. Montana methodists passed resolutions in favor of expansion. Texas Democrats nominating ticket headed by J. D. Sayers for governor. Populists to notify Bryan of nomination August 23 at Topeka. Congressman Cannon to stump for McKinley in Illinois and Iowa. Populists' executive committee to meet in Chicago August percent to name a new vice presidential nominee. McKinley and others to be guests at Chicago Hamilton Club August 29 with toasts expected.
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Montana
Texas
J. D. Sayers
W. J. Bryan
Topeka
Kas
Cannon
Illinois
McKinley
Iowa
Chicago
Cushman K. Davis
Jonathan P. Dolliver
John D. Long
Chicago Hamilton Club
City Markets Veer Through Aug Price List for Meats and Produce
Indianapolis August 11 market report lists smoked meats such as hams and bacon with prices in the 8 to 14 cent range. It also notes dried beef hams, sausage varieties, pickled meats, lard, and tenderloins along with fresh pork loins. Vegetables show new potatoes green beans and tomatoes, while fruits feature blackberries and apples with per bushel and crate pricing. Prices reflect Indiana produce and regional suppliers.
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California
Indiana
Welcome to Cascarets Health Comet in Town
A public notice extols Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a health comets cure, promising liver liveliness, bowel tone, blood purification, and brain bracing. Advertises tablets sold in 10 25 or 50 cent sizes with a booklet and free sample, urging readers to check for the CCC mark to avoid imitators. Includes distributor addresses in Chicago Montreal and New York.
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Aje
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
Montreal
Can
New York
Georgia peaches and groceries stock sheet
A dense listing of fruits vegetables and groceries with prices. Georgia peaches six basket carriers at $1.75 and various apples bananas lemons honey pineapples watermelons and huckleberries plus nuts and confections. Groceries cover sugars coffee teas canned goods and dried fruits with numerous per unit prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Indiana
Broad Ripple Park a Weekender’s Pleasant Escape
A nostalgic note praises Broad Ripple Park as a top city attraction. It highlights frequent Sunday car service every ten minutes, inviting families to spend a carefree day in the park's relaxing environs.
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Broad Ripple Park
Market Prices and Poultry Rates from Local Trade Ledger
Shippers pay prices for various oils including linseed at 68c per gallon boiled, castor oil $1.15 to $1.25, lard oil 50 to 60c, white lead 6c with lower grades at 5.9c. coal oil tests and water white at 22% and higher. Butter ships at 90. Live poultry lists springs 9c, hens 7c, ducks 5c, geese 4.3c, turkeys toms 4c, female hens fat, cocks 4c. Anthracite coal retail across sizes at $7.00 in Pittsburg.
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Timothy
Kentucky
Canada
W. S
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