City of Golconda Sinks In Ohio River Cyclone Disaster
A cyclone struck the City of Golconda near Crowells Kentucky as it landed coming from Paducah to Elizabethtown. About 75 passengers were aboard with livestock and grain. Twenty people perished including several women and unnamed crew members. Capt. Jesse Baur and Pilot E. B. Peek swam to shore and helped recover bodies as the wreck settled on a reef. Rescue work began Tuesday morning.
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Peck
Hayden
Havens
Trickery Alleged in City Committee for Democratic Nomination
Local reports allege trickery to push Maguire for the Democratic mayoral nomination as W F Moore supporters accuse a machine of using the city committee to supply election boards for the nominating primaries. Moore handlers monitor the process while Maguire lacks active headquarters and access remains restricted to outsiders.
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Maguire
Dodging pledges in civic alliance probe
Attorney Charles Orbison of the Civic Alliance committee says Democratic mayoral candidates Cheries Maguire and W F Moore failed to answer pledges offered for alliance support. Orbison visited Moore’s office four times and Maguire’s Board of Works twice with no response, vowing the committee will not chase them.
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Maguire
Moore
O. Is
Charles Orbison
Civic Alliance Committee
Cheries Maguire
W. F. Moore
Alliance
Orbison
Board of Works
Ward 12 Meeting to Hear F T McWhirter
F T McWhirter is on the program for a Ward 12 gathering to be held Wednesday night at T A Jennings home 1242 Standard Avenue. A local political event prompts residents to attend and hear the candidate.
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F. T. McWhirter
T. A. Jennings
Standard-ave
Bookwalter in Indianapolis on campaign trip
Republican mayoral nominee Charles A. S Bookwalter arrived in Indianapolis Monday night from Atlantic City by telegram from his partner. He then caught a midnight train to Chicago and plans to return late in the week. His acceptance letter is expected after the Democratic nominating primaries on Monday.
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Charles A. S Bookwalter
Indianapolis
Atlantic City
Chicago
Dem machinist debates Moore support and beer remark
A Terre Haute machinist argued to Romus Stuart that Albert Lieperis gacking Billy Moore, implying Stuart would back Moore under those conditions. Stuart replied that beer brand cuts no figure for him. The machinists acknowledge Terre Haute brewing company is for Ma fuire.
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Albert Lieper
Billy’ Moore
Stuart
Moore
Terre Haute Brewing Company
Mafuire
Politician Maguire Beaten Twice Remarks Spark Debate
Republican chairman Logsdon notes Maguire has faced defeats in two campaigns while a friend counters that Charlie Bookwalter has also lost twice. The exchange highlights campaign experience as a talking point in discussions of current candidates.
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Maguire
Charlie Bookwalter
Worth Wright Named to City Democratic Executive Committee
Worth Wright, a silver Republican, says he has been appointed to the executive committee of the city Democratic Committee. He plans to engage actively in the nomination fight after receiving a letter from the Fanning faction praising his staunch Democratic stance.
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Worth Wright
City Democratic Committee
Fanning
Paralyzed Man Rescued After Golconda Sinking Near Paducah
James Mc Allister a St Louis resident was found in a corn field near the Golconda wreck after swimming ashore on a plank. He had to paddle by hand as waves washed him to shore and survivors struggled to free themselves. Boatmen blame the Golconda for carrying passengers despite being overburdened.
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Paducah
James McAllister
St. Louis
Golconda
Fort Wayne Gas Explosion Destroys Home Injuring Three
A gas leak in the Edward Lowenthal residence in Fort Wayne Indiana caused an overnight buildup of gas. When Mrs Lowenthal struck a kitchen match an explosion occurred flinging her through a closed door into the dining room. Her husband and Eli Strayer were burned. The blast shattered windows in nearby houses and burned the interior.
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Eli Strayer
Fort Wayne
Ind
Edward Lowenthal
Prominent Doctor Obsessive Suicide After Love Tragedy
Dr. Sarah V. Groff, 50, a Cumminsville physician and spiritualist, shot herself after believing a heaven sent summons called her to join a lost love. She died Monday night with two bullets in her head and two in her breast. her beloved Italian greyhound lay beside her with a neck wound. The man she loved had recently died, leaving her heartbroken and intent on self destruction.
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Cincinnati
Sarah V. Groff
Cumminsville
Groff
Will Geckler Bolt In City Clerk Nomination Race
City clerk Geckler remains in Chicago awaiting return by Wednesday. Deputy August Tamms sudden emergence as a rival for the nomination has prompted Geckler supporters to accuse Tamms managers of engineering a deal to defeat Geckler. Some speculate Geckler may decline to seek the nomination and instead influence the ticket against it.
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Chicago
August Tamm
Tammas
Engineering & Deal
Prohibition Committees Plan Ward Meetings and Nominations
The city prohibition committees met on Tuesday to arrange ward meetings nominating councilmanic candidates. State chairman Hall attended to receive date suggestions for a state committee gathering. County evangelists and other prohibitionists will attend, with about a score of meetings to be held that night addressed by visiting brethren. Ward 1 will meet Tuesday night at E W Hammon's residence 1975 Ludlow Ave to nominate a councilmanic candidate.
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Ludlowave
Perrott Proposes Water Rate Ordinance for Next Council Meeting
Perrott announces a private water rate ordinance to be presented to the council. The plan lowers dwelling rates to 53 cents to 1 dollar, barber shops to 2.50, stables to 1 dollar, hose use under 30 feet to 32 cents, and sprinkling hoses by public contract to 60 cents per 100 feet, with proportional cuts for bakeries and blacksmith shops.
Weather forecast for Indianapolis and nearby area
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the 36 hours ending 8 p.m. Aug. 21 calls for generally fair conditions. Temperatures read 71 at 7 a.m., 76 at noon, and 80 at 2 p.m. Indiana Illinois and Michigan expect generally fair weather with possible showers in northern Illinois and Kentucky, and local thunderstorms in Ohio.
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Heath Defends Bank Kept Here Says Resumption Likely
Fletcher S. Heath vice-president of the Seventh National Bank of New York, visiting Cincinnati, says overcertifications caused the trouble suddenly. He denies involvement in internal bank matters and notes no New York officials have been indicted. Heath blames political motives for New York press attacks.
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Seventh National Bank
New York
Auditor Warns 43 Associations to File Reports
The state auditor sent notices to 43 building and loan associations delinquent for the year ending June 30. If they do not report by September 1, no report will be accepted without first examination of the association's books by the auditor's office.
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State Auditor
Knox’s Joys and Sorrows in a Rainy Aug. 20 Dispatch
Heavy rains fell aiding crops and quelling marsh fires. Two more diphtheria cases were confirmed. No church services or public gatherings have occurred for several weeks in Knox, Indiana.
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Knox
Ind
George Spaulding in Central Park Suicide Attempt
George Spaulding of Lexington Kentucky was found in Central Park with a deep throat wound and a razor at his side. He admitted attempting suicide and was taken to Presbyterian hospital where doctors expect his recovery.
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New York
Geo. Spaulding
Lexington
Central Park
Spaulding
Presbyterian Hospital
Woman killed as train strikes buggy near College Corner
Hamilton dispatch reports Mrs Phoebe McWhorter widow aged 60 killed when a A C H D passenger train struck her buggy two miles west of College Corner on Tuesday. Her body was torn to pieces. Councilman Munro and his family have left for the Pan American exposition for a week or ten days.
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College Corner
Phoebe McWhorter
Munro
You Will Miss the Best feature of THE SUN seventh page
A note urges readers to check the seventh page of The Sun for the best advertisements and special features. It highlights value and unique offerings, prompting readers to turn to the page for deals and notices.
Youth assaulted on College Avenue by Peter Newby
Florence Coleman, a young woman employed on College Ave, was assaulted Monday night at Yandes and Twenty second streets by Peter Newby. He faces charges of assault and battery and drunkenness, to be answered Thursday. Her clothes were in shreds, reportedly due to her refusal to attend a dance with him.
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College Ave
Yandes
Peter Newby
Visitors from Indianapolis registered at Buffalo hotels
Visitors to the Pan-American exposition from Indianapolis stayed at Buffalo hotels including Statlers William Reger and wife, Charles H. Buddenbaum and wife, Kenilworth, Statlers annex, and J. J. Byrne and wife.
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Buffalo
Statlers
William Reger
Charles H. Buddenbaum
Kenilworth
Statlers Annex
J. J. Byrne
Central American squabble and local crime stories
Pierre Guichereau of New Orleans is dead after a clash involving Harve Moore of Kentucky and Finn Tolliver. In Joplin a guard killed Benjamin Wilfrey while defending other inmates. Federal and state figures discuss oil taxation in Texas. Pablo Flores, a southern Texas desperado, was killed after a gang capture. another member taken, two wounded. Returning Alaska miners report destitution in Nome next winter. A Chicago paper claims a trust among national confidence men. Nicaragua declines involvement in the Central American dispute.
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New Orleans
Harve Moore
Moorehead
Finn Tolliver
Chicago
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Nome
Texas
Pablo Flores
Desperado
Tesas
For Sale a Ten-Word Liner in The Sun
The Sun offers a for sale column liner at fifteen cents for a ten word ad three days long.
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J Mullally Jeweler Ad Promises Honest First Sale
The notice from J Mullally jeweler at 28 Monument Place pledges to Secul you goods after the first sale and boasts first class diamonds and jewelry with no misrepresentation.
Marriage license irregularities spark Indiana overhaul talk
Indiana officials condemn widespread nonresidents being licensed. Marion county clerk Elliott faces accusations of lax affidavit rules and improper nonresident licenses. Proposals seek standardized forms and timely license returns to improve marriage statistics and prevent elopement abuses.
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Marion County
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Indiana
Washington Letter Bequeathed to Crawfordsville Library
A letter from President George Washington to Gen Armstrong, written before the revolution, was willed to Crawfordsville public library by Mrs. Martha Hargrave who died recently. She acquired it through her husband Judge W. P. Hargrave of Evansville, whose Posey lineage spurs debate on Washington ties.
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Armstrong
Martha Hargrave
Crawfordsville Public
Fort Riley Gun Practice Accident Figures Revised
Message from Brig. Gen Bates reports the Fort Riley incident had one fatality Private Sumes, contrary to initial reports of three deaths. Others wounded include Sergt Mahoney and Privates Watson King Lloyd Duncan Hogsdon and Brady. An investigation has been ordered.
Plot to blow up Chicago stone yards uncovered
Chicago police were told of a plan by labor groups to dynamite machinery and ruin two stone yards. Frank Hardy confessed, naming three alleged dynamiters, Hardy, Michael Fitzgerald, and Joe Hayes. Rivalry between independent unions and worker losses are cited as motives.
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Frank Hardy
Hardy
Michael Fitzgerald
Joe Hayes
Flynn recalls Davitt visit to Chicago crowds
William Flynn says he joined the National Irish Society committee welcoming Michael Davitt in Chicago. He describes Sunnyside park as filled with 35,000 Irish supporters and notes that King Edward had no friend in the crowd.
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National Irish Society
Michael Davitt
Flynn
Sunnyside Park
Davitt
King Edward
Great Tunnel Planned Near the Sierras
If Harriman succeeds, the Southern Pacific will start building a five mile tunnel through the Sierra near its summit, saving 1500 feet in climb. Engineers were sent Tuesday to survey the route. The project includes seven miles of track and a projected cost of 35 million dollars.
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E. H. Harriman
Southern Pacific
United States
Sierras
Journeymen Plasterers Local No 2 Incorporates
The Indianapolis journeymen plasterers local union No 2 incorporated on Tuesday with directors Henry Sigman J H Foster and Charles Taylor. Cerealine mill workers union members are at work but have not answered the company's offer to raise pay by about 60 percent for all but outside men and to recognize the union but not hire non union men.
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Journeymen Plasterers
Indianapolis
Henry Sigman
J. H. Foster
Charles ‘Taylor
Boy Wanted About 18 Read the Male Helpliners
A Sun brief asks for an 18 year old boy to contact male helpliners in today’s edition. It notes a personal inquiry or missing youth appeal and directs readers to the helpline column for details.
Weather Bureau Crop Report Sees Mixed Gains and Drought Strains
The weekly weather bureau report notes better conditions for corn in many states with generally improved outlooks in the middle Atlantic and New England. Dry spells persist in Texas Missouri upper Mississippi valleys and parts of the west while excess rains and winds affect Tennessee and the south. harvests for spring wheat proceed in many regions with drought still pressing the cotton belt and fruit prospects weak in apples and peaches.
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Woman fatally shoots man in Virginia incident
J J Maxelbaum, 406, a commission merchant from Ma con Georgia, was shot by 16 year old Ola Neff the daughter of a hotelkeeper at Rural Retreat Virginia on Monday The girl says he made improper proposals to her on the street She went home secured a 2 caliber rifle and shot him in the left breast near the heart The wound is probably fatal Neff was bound over to court
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Macon
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Rural Retreat
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Maxelbaum
Adams Controversy Sparks Firefighter Testimony
Boston August 20 John H Sullivan a Boston fire department member who served in the navy and was on the Brooklyn during the battle of Santiago contradicts Walter Adams of Gloucester Sullivan says I do not know Adams but Dennis O Connell of Springfield was at the wheel where Adams claims to have been working
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Carpenter jailed on bogus railroad wage claim
Herman Kassing of E Market Street was confined on a charge arising from allegedly posing as a Pennsylvania Railroad employee and obtaining two weeks of board on a false road order against his salary, according to Philip Boeglin, a Fountain Square restaurateur.
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E. Market St
Philip Boeglin
Fountain Square
Herman
Pennsylvania Railroad
Woman Reports Missing Husband in City Mystery
Mrs. Wiliam Miles of 986 S. Missourist reports her husband has been missing since Sunday and fears he fled with another woman. The case notes he was shot July 12 by William Comston.
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Wiliam Miles
S. Missourist
Miles
William Comston
Abbott at Cincinnati to headline Oakley fair meeting
It was announced here that Crescens and The Abbott will appear at the Oakley fair meeting. A match between the trotting kings will be arranged.
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Crescens
Abbott
Oakley
Trunk Held Body After Murder Suspect Sought
In Asheville a murderer tied to a woman’s death fled town after packing the body into a trunk. Police pursue a young man named Miller as officers race to capture the suspect before he disappears again. The case involves a baby’s fate and mounting urgency.
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Percro
Islander disaster death toll expected from Alaska voyage
Victoria B C reports a tentative tally of missing and dead from the ill fated steamer Island five. Authorities search for a complete list of victims as officers and the pilot face questions about the wreck. Willie Peggs, 7, and his family are named among the injured and involved in the aftermath.
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Isla
Harry Whitman Arrested in Theft Case
Harry Whitman was arrested on a charge of stealing from George Williams and appeared in court Tuesday. The record notes he was discharged from prior fire court proceedings two days ago.
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George Williams
Tuesla
Pani American Exposition Promises Education for All
The exposition promises broad educational value for adults and children. The Sun endorses the event as a means to popularize learning and cultural enrichment.
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