Indianapolis Council Rejects Mayor Shank's Pet Purchasing Agent
The council defeated Mayor Shank's pet ordinance creating a purchasing agent at 2500 dollars a year. They approved 69600 dollars in appropriations for street, police, and hospital needs while killing Reubens' lunch wagon permit. A resolution commending Raper Commandery Knights Templar of Indianapolis was adopted.
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Raper Commandery
Knights Templar
Council
Caesar
Marcus Antonius Shank
Cassius
Brutus
Caesar P. A. O
D. Cassius James E. Troy
Shank
Frederick W. Eppert
Board of Works
Reubens
Denny
Indianapolis
Stila
Johnson
Health Board
Knights Templar of
Chicago
Stenographers Catch Ends Bass Lake’s Last King
The last bass in Bass Lake, once a favorite, was hooked by Myrtle A. Downey, stenographer to the supreme court clerk, after returning from vacation. A parade celebrated the catch as residents recall the dwindling stock due to carp and other fish.
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Bass Lake
Myrtle A. Downey
Supreme Court
Basy Lake
Sun paints Rubens with ruddy tints on boardwalk stroll
Atlantic City reports Councilman Reubens of Indianapolis weighing 220 pounds in a bathing suit as he paraded along the boardwalk. His sunburned neckband and blisters mark the trek, ending with him returning home after a hot sunlit outing.
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Reubens
Vndianapolis
Atlantic City
Violent Stabbing Incident Ends in City Hospital
A street fight near Missouri and Washington streets left two foreigners severely stabbed and Martin Deveney beaten. Victims were taken to City hospital and warrants will be issued for their arrests.
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Martin Deveney
New York Street
Michael James
Thomas Stochia
Washington Street
Missouri
Washington Streets
Deveney
Death of Ornelius O'Connell at St. Vincent's Hospital
Ornelius O'Connell aged 30 was found unconscious in the yard of Kingan & Co on Saturday. He died at St. Vincent's Hospital on Monday. He claimed he had been struck by a train, but no injuries were found on his body.
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Ornelius O'Connell
Kingan & Co
Saturn
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Child Dies After Falling Into Boiling Tub
Eleanor McCoy aged three, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles McCoy of 1116 Belmont Avenue, died Saturday from scalds after falling into a tub of hot water. The child played in the kitchen and slipped into the tub when no one watched. Dr E C Leak signed the death certificate. Acting Coroner Thomas Blackwell was not informed until Monday afternoon. Dr Leak said the case did not require coroner involvement.
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Eleanor McCoy
Charles McCoy
Belmont Avenue
8. C. Leak
Thomas Blackwell
Cigar Shop Talk Reveals Local Habits and Preferences
A tobacconist recounts regular customers including Dr. Hacker and Dr. Allen, noting Porto Rican cigars’ popularity and a country-town preference for big banded cigars. He describes varied consumer habits across doctors, locals, country visitors, and color groups, and explains cigar market dynamics between independents and trusts.
Average teacher daily pay tops county figures
During the school year ending July 31 Marion county paid out $741,827.84 to public school teachers including Indianapolis instructors. Washington township led with $12,425.20 while the average daily wage was $531.74 and the average teacher salary equaled $417 per day.
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Marion County
Indianapolis
Washington Township
Once High Chef Is Now Jobless
Santiago Cavazos, a former Mexican chef, sits in a state employment office waiting for an interpreter after losing his job washing dishes for $4.50 a week in the United States. Russell B. Harrison notes Cavazos previously worked for Thomas Garcia at 331 Indiana Avenue. Garcia has died, and efforts are under way to find him work.
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Santiago Cavazos
State Free Employment Bureau
Santiago
Mexico
Suado
United States
Susdo
Indianapolis
Russell B. Harrison
Employment Bureau
Thomas Garcia
Indiana Avenue
Garcia
New Job Grift Leaves Man Out Twenty Dollars
Walter Walto, unemployed, gave William Mc Kinney twenty dollars after a promise of a job. Mc Kinney failed to secure a position or return the funds, leaving Walto waiting in vain for a lead or payoff.
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Walter Walto
William McKinney
McKinney
Walto
Record crowd at Interdenominational county fair opens strong
The Interdenominational county fair at Wonderland Park reports Monday's attendance as the largest for a Monday in fair history. Proceeds from the charity drive near $600. Highlights include Hurst's Hippodrome Elks minstrels and stars like the Galloway twins Julia Niebergall and the Imperial quartet. Voting in the piano prize race shows Mrs J L Clough leading with 155 votes, followed by Lillian Miller 150 and Alice Wise 145. Tuesday promises Hecker's side show and a Ft Benjamin Harrison band concert with Emmet Donahue tumbling and Daniel O Donnell and August Franl in acts.
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Hurst
Hippodrome
The
Elks’ Minstrels
Galloway Twins
Julia Niebergall
Imperial Quartet
al Bodine
A. Bodine
Alf Sweetman
Claude C. Lloyd
Elks
Cecil Ramsey
Edwin Booth
John Winters
Gus Ziegler
Lyon Brady
Earl McKee
C. W
Brothers Die in Same Hour in City Hospital
Two Hillman brothers Henry 34 and Frank 48 died within 15 minutes of each other at City hospital late Monday. Henry had long tuberculosis from 1908. Frank was admitted last Saturday with heart trouble. Their wife died a week ago, and sorrow hastened Frank's death. Survived by two brothers and three sisters.
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Henry Hillman
North Alabama Street
Frank Hillman
West Maryland Street
City Hospital
Hypnotized by Snake Fangs Hospitalizes Racehorse Owner
Michael Flanigan, noted Louisville racehorse owner, was bitten after a coiled snake struck his arm at Douglas Park racetrack. He was unable to move, a rope bound around his arm, and rushed to a physician by car. doctors expect recovery.
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Louisville
Michael Flanigan
Douglas Park Racetrack
Flanigan
Carriers to be Redistricted in Indianapolis This Fall
Wallace Buchanan city delivery superintendent orders reallocation of letter carriers in Indianapolis to start at the fall mail rush. The move will determine the need for new carriers and Postmaster Bryson plans to request more personnel in September as current force cannot handle expected fall mail volume.
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Indianapolis
Wallace Buchanan
City Delivery
Post Office Department
Bryson
City Ordinances You Should Know
Regulation for cleanliness in streets prohibits throwing tack nails wire glass tin can or metal hoop in Indianapolis streets. Violators face a fine from 5 to 50 dollars and up to thirty days in jail.
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City
Indianapolis
Thief Stages Basement Lab Theft at Statehouse
A thief entered the statehouse basement food drug and water laboratory and stole a watch from Albert Tucker the water chemist while he wasn’t looking. Captain Hiatt of the capital police investigates the theft.
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Statehouse
Food, Drug and Water Laboratory
Albert Tucker
Tucker
Hiatt
Capital Police
United Front of Democracy Shattered Amid Indiana Split
The Indiana Democratic Party fracturing into Marshall and Taggart camps as Whitley and Huntington counties expose internal divisions. Calvin Purdue and Andrew Adams faced opposition from Lamont and France supporters, highlighting a temperance issue and weakening the party ahead of nominations. Republicans celebrate the rift as the old guard weakens.
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Whitley
Huntington
Calvin Purdue
Warren
Jacob Lamont
Marshall
Taggart
Huntington County
Purdue
Whitley County
Andrew Adams
J. Fred France
Supreme and
Lamont
Marshall Democrats
Riley Rebounds From Illness At Home
Indiana poet James Whitcomb Riley, ill at his home on Lacurbie street, is improving per his physician Dr. Carleton B. McCullough. In the last three days he has sit up in his room on several occasions after a three week illness and prolonged retirement. Callers frequent the residence, restricted to intimate friends.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Indiana
Lacurbie Street
Carleton B. McCullough
Mr. Riley
Indiana Ranks Near Top in Revenues
Indiana contributed to the national internal revenue total of 289,728,015 for the year ending June 30. The state ranked fourth with 28,885,240 collected by revenue officers. The six leading states were Illinois New York Kentucky Indiana Pennsylvania and Ohio.
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Indiana
Mllinois
New York
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Child's body found turned to stone in tenement coal bin
Brooklyn police discovered a petrified child’s body hidden in a tenement house coal bin. Physicians say the corpse had been unseen for seven years. A yellowed newspaper wrapped around the remains bore the date February 21, 1903.
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New York
Brooklyn
Goodyear Raincoat Co Opens Local Store
A Goodyear raincoat company branch opens Wednesday at 12 North Pennsylvania Street Indianapolis. It is one of eighty one stores serving as many cities to market the Goodyear Rubber Co product. Frank Kiser named manager of the Indianapolis office.
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Goodyear Raincoat Company
Pennsylvania Street
Goodyear Rubber Company
Frank Kiser
Indianapolis
Postum Cereal Heralded as Coffee Alternative in Health Letter
A reader recalls heart trouble eased after abandoning coffee for Postum. The letter claims coffee caused heart symptoms such as fast and slow beating and chest pains, and credits Postum with full recovery. Several friends reportedly switched to Postum, notes some find Postum weak unless boiled long enough, and mentions reading a promotional booklet.
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Wellville
Indianapolis Circus Labor Day to Feature Forepaugh and Sells
Indianapolis marks a circus labor day with the Adam Forepaugh and Sells brothers show booked for the date. The season’s equipment worth 3.2 million dollars debuts and 1,000 workers including 350 star performers prepare a parade with 600 horses. The organization has spent over 1 million on parade preparations.
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Indianapolis
Adam Forepaugh
Sells Brothers
Forepaugh and Sells Brothers’ Circus
Lawn fete to be hosted by Oak Hill church group
The Spanish American veterans and Ladies' aid society of the Oak Hill M. B church invite the public to a lawn fete on Tuesday evening August 16 at Spades park.
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