Rules at Girls School Shift to Honor System
Indiana Industrial School for Girls near Indianapolis operates on liberty with cottages and no fence. Edward Tullis, a well driver, is charged with contributing to delinquency after Hazel Harmon, 15, testified about flirtations and plans to run away with workers. Evidence includes tracks and witnesses. bond set at 1000 dollars. School officials debate whether the liberty plan is premature or misapplied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Tullis
Hazel Harmon
Tullis
Snes
Harmon
Indianapolis
Sarah Montgomery
Hazel
Miss Montgomery
Chauncey Manning
Two Women Slain in New Jersey Farm Attack
United Press reports Mrs. Anna Horner and Victoria Natalia murdered at a Camden area farm early today. Horner awakened to a barn fire, burglars entered the house and killed Horner with an ax. Natalia died at Cooper hospital. Burglars took cash and two gold watches. a black suspect has been seized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
N. J
Anna Horner
Edwin Horner
Natalia
Horner
Cooper Hospital
Brooklyn Tenement Fire Endangers Dozens In Night Attack
A direct attempt to burn a three story frame tenement in Brooklyn threatened many lives. Oil soaked paper was arranged in the cellar corner and set ablaze. Inmates fled the burning building in their night attire as panic spread through the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New York
Brooklyn
Local Jottings and Civic Notices from Indianapolis
Local brief items report church social events and lawn fetes at Mapleton M. E. church Unity club charity event, and Church of the Assumption summer festivals. Oddities include a Central Union Telephone outage due to a sewer dig, police court pace, municipal reports, road plats by Thomas Palmer, and upcoming speeches by Capt. Adolph Asch and Jim Watson.
Police sprint to catch Ostermeyer in Greenfield chase
Detective Duncan fired twice in the air to stop bicycle thief Walter Ostermeyer during a long pursuit through the North Side streets. Ostermeyer, captured near Meridian Street, denies the thefts while residents and a passing car assisted in the arrest. He is from Greenfield, Indiana, and was taken to the station with several wheels reportedly stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Ostermeyer
Frank Duncan
Ostermeyer de
Thamas Angle
North St
Walnut
Inoissts
Ostermeyer
Pennsylvania-st
Askins
Duncan
North-st
Meridianst
Greenfield
Ind
Indianapolis
Business
Sergt. Leet
Detective Duncan
Answers Phone Watch Departs
Police face uncertainty over whether Harry Johnson's wife aided an alleged theft at 423 W Morris St boarding house. A gold watch and $4 disappeared from Mamie Taylor room while she spoke on the telephone. Johnson charged with entering to commit a felony. arrest by Patrolmen Bermauer and Baker. The watch later reappeared, but the money remained missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamie Taylor
W. Morrisst
Johnson
Soldiers to Hold Reunion of Ninety Ninth Indians
The twentieth annual reunion of the Ninety Ninth Indians Volunteer Infantry will convene in room 11 at the statehouse on Wednesday Sept 11 at 7:30 PM. A reception and social for comrades and wives will follow at Chaplain D R Lucas residence 521 N New Jersey St. On Tuesday Sept 10 is soldiers day at the state fair with free admission and a bronze Hackelman medallion for veterans. The reunion badge features the Morton monument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninety Ninth Indians Volunteer Infantry
Statehouse
D. R. Lucas
New Jersey
Deputy and Money Missing in Elwood Theft Case
Logan Beeler was arrested in Indianapolis Tuesday by Detectives Simon and Slate. He faces charges of stealing 27 dollars from Carl Cheney, a cigar merchant from Elwood Indiana. Cheney traveled to Indianapolis to buy cigars but a distribution dispute caused a sale ban. The bartender allegedly advised Cheney to give Beeler 27 dollars to buy the cigars, after which Beeler vanished until his arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Cheney
Elwood
Ind
Beeler
Hope to Settle the Big Strike Arbitration Considered
New York August 20 The telegraphers strike enters a phase of arbitration discussion as officials insist there is nothing to arbitrate while record delays hint at service disruption. United States labor commissioner Charles P. Neill plans to meet AFL leaders to push for a settlement between strikers and Western Union and Postal officials who deny fault. Strikers also accuse Western Union of handling racing news for illicit gambler use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
Daniel J. Keefe
American Federation of Labor
Western Union
Legal action seeks to bar boycotts by labor unions
James Van Cleave head of the National Association of Manufacturers filed in the supreme court of the District of Columbia a suit to permanently enjoin Samuel Gompers Frank Morrison and other AFL officers and union locals from using boycott lists against firms and individuals. Bucks Stove and Range Co of St Louis is the complainant. Gompers said AFL would stand on free speech and plea rights.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia
James van Cleave
National Association of Manufacturers
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
American Federation of Labor
van Cleave
St. Louis
Manufacturers’ Association
Frank Morrison
John V. Lennon
Bloomington
Ill
James Duncan
Quincy
Mass
Indianapolis
James O'Connell
Max Morris
Denver
Charles A. Hayes
Philadelphia
Daniel J. Keefs
Detroit
William D. Huber
Joseph F. Valentine
Cincinnati
R. L. Thixton
C. O. Buckington
M. C. Poppe
A. J. Cooper
E. L. Hickman
Electrotype Moulders and Finishers’ Union 81
International Stereotypers and Electrotypers’' Union
Bucks Stove and Range Company
Gompers
KNOCKS LAW ONCE MORE
William Bell a saloonkeeper charged with selling liquor without a license was dismissed in police court Tuesday by Police Judge Thomas C Whalton. The judge ruled Bell may apply to county commissioners for a license instead of the city council and cited a precedent where the city council lacked power over liquor licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bell
Thomas C. Whalton
Whallon
Bell
Rodecker
Trainor Freed After Robbery Case
Pete Trainor and John Williams were arrested days ago on a charge related to a hold up of Pete Regis at a saloon near Union Station. Trainor was discharged in police court Tuesday after denying the robbery, claiming Regis followed them and was struck. Williams likely to be dismissed without trial as both men were held on loitering charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Trainor
John Williams
Pete Regis
Trainor
Regis
Williams
Union Station
Railroad hearings set dates for Lexington and Lafayette
The Indiana Railroad Commission schedules August 27 for hearings on a Lexington complaint by J. G. Chambers and 135 citizens against the Baltimore and Ohio and Big Four railroads seeking better passenger service and more trains. September 5 is set for five complaints by Lafayette Gravel and Concrete Co. against the Monon and other railroads over rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Railroad Commission
J. G. Chambers
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Big Four Railroad Company
Lexington
Lafayette Gravel and Concrete Company
Monon
Morocco unrest sparks sultanate shift in Morocco
United Press dispatch from Paris reports a bid to dethrone the Moroccan sultan during the Holy War disturbances. Mouley Hafid is proclaimed sultan in southwestern Morocco, with widespread excitement across the region as advices from Morocco arrive today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noly
Morocco
Mouley Hafid
Baby Found in Weeds Near Market Street
A three hours old baby named Martha was found in a basket in a weed patch on Spring Street near Market Street Monday night. Miss Ella Kinsley, 806 College Ave, heard the infant crying and alerted Bicycle Officers Wilson and Golnisch. The child was taken to the police station and then to the Orphans' Home by Matron Risener. No identity could be established for the infant.
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Martha
Market St
Ella Kinsley
College Ave
Wilson
Golnisch
Risener
Three Rooms Furnished Complete for Sale at $125
The People's Outfitting Co offers a complete set of three rooms furnished for 125 dollars, originally 175. The notice also lists a MAJESTIC THEATER opening on Labor Day and mentions Dr. Grant BH. Clay, M.D. Dentist, with past service at New York Dental Company. current address 108 N. Delaware, opposite Tomlinson Hall, Indianapolis.
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The
People’s Outfitting Co
Grant BH. Clay
New York Dental Company
Delawareat
Tomlinson Hall
Indianapolis
Telegraphers' Strike Sparks City Tense Debate
Opposed by operators the Chicago dispatch outlines near revolt as a national AFL committee considers arbitration. Union officers condemn arbitration as unfriendly while agitation widens with a red bandana symbol and calls for National Civic Federation participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Council of the American Federation of Labor
National Civic Federation
Park View Sanatorium Treatments Advised
Park View Sanatorium offers treatment for cancer and related diseases including skin uterine and rectal conditions. Dr L T Leach operates with Maw York and California affiliations to provide care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park View Sanatorium
L. T. Leach
York
California-ats
Four Rooms Furnished for Sale by People's Outfitting Co
Four rooms furnished for sale at 158.08 dollars, list price 225 dollars, offered by The People s Outfitting Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the People's Outfating Co
Regimental Reunion of Thirty-third Indiana Volunteers
The thirty sixth annual reunion will be held on Tuesday August 27 at Garfield park. Comrades within 40 miles are asked to bring haversacks with rations. those farther will travel in light marching order.
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Thirty-third Indiana Volunteers
Garfield Park
Rendevous
Pittsburg Fireman Arrested After Vacationing in Indianapolis
Jacob Weaver, a Pennsylvania railroad fireman from Pittsburg, visiting his in laws at 1223 W Eighteenth St, was jailed after a late night altercation with his wife. Police say he attempted pugilistic stunts and struck his wife multiple times, prompting his parents to call for help. He remarked that Pittsburg officers were bigger, but Indianapolis officers subdued him.
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Indianapolis
John Weaver
Eighteenth-st
Schlangen
Radamacher
Weaver
Pittsburg
Lodge Prizes Awarded for Attendance and Pages
The committee on prize awards declared Paul Revere Lodge of Terre Haute the winner of officers robes for the lodge with the largest attendance. Corner Stone Lodge of Vincennes took the stereopticon for the best Dedicatory Page Rank in towns under 15,000. Other prizes remain unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Revere Lodge
Terre Haute
Corner Stone Lodge
Vincennes
Visits in Indianapolis Engage Louisville Guest
Mrs. Dora Buller of Louisville Kentucky is spending a few days at the home of William Meyers located at 937 South Meridian Street in Indianapolis during her visit.
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Dora Buller
Lou'sville
William Meyers
S. Meridian St
Perry Visits Shoot At Camp Perry For NRA Meet
Gen Oran Perry attends annual meeting at Camp Perry near Put in Bay as the Indiana rifle team arrives to compete. The roster lists Captain Major General Will J. McKee, coach Major Charles A. Gerrard, and multiple lieutenants, corporals, sergeants, privates from Indianapolis Vincennes Terre Haute and other units forming the Indiana squad.
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Riflemen’s Association of America
Camp Perry
Put-in- Bay
Indiana Rifle
Will J. McKee
Indianapolis
Charles A. Gerrard
Thomas B. Coulter
First Infantry
Vincennes
David I. McCormick
Adolph H. Kruse
1.1St Infantry
Basil Middleton
Connersville
Terre Haute
Lewis B. Jarrett
Humphrey 8. Evans
Second Infantry
Albert Catlin
George W. Bowen
George E. Bailey
Henry J. Mueller
Explosion at Manhattan Dye Works Injures Dozen
An explosion at Manhattan Dye Works in New York today at 1 PM fatally injured three people and seriously injured fifteen others. Ambulance calls were sent. several employees were thrown from a third story window with varying injuries.
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United Press
New York
Manhattan Dye Works
Mine Disaster in China Kills About 125
A Chinese mining disaster at Fang Tee near Tsing-Tanv reports about 125 dead including two German engineers. Exploded coal seam caused the disaster according to dispatched messages received today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Perlin
China
Tsing-Tanv
Civil service examinations announced for federal positions
Civil service notices list examinations on Sept 5 for inspector's assistant in the Bureau of Animal Industry at 840 dollars a year. Sept 11-12 for assistant inspector of hulls of steam vessels in the Steamboat Inspection service Seattle to San Francisco at 1400 dollars a year. Sept 18 for foreman mechanic at the Quartersmaster's Department Large United States Military Prison Leavenworth Kansas at 1200 dollars a year.
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Bureau of Animal Industry
Steamboat Inspection Service
Seatttle
Wash
San Francisco
United States Military Prison
Fr. Leavenworth, Kas
Electa Hafer Seeks Divorce and Custody in Cincinnati
Electa Fraser Hafer once known as Electa Rule filed for divorce from Edward Hafer son of George Hafer in Cincinnati Ohio. She seeks custody of their 10 year old son Edward and alimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati, CO
Electa Fraser Hafer
Electa Rule
Edward Hafer
George Hafer
Edward
Roosevelt speaks at Pilgrim monument dedication in Provincetown
President Roosevelt led remarks at the Pilgrim monument dedication in Provincetown Massachusetts praising Puritan influence on national life and duty. Governor Curtis Guild introduced him as he discussed national sovereignty states rights and regulation of large corporations in modern business.
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Pilgrim Monument
Gov
Curtis Guild
Roosevelt
Control of Corporations and National Incorporation
The text argues for stronger national control over interstate business fortunes and corporate conduct. It advocates a national incorporation law for corporations engaged in interstate commerce, with emphasis on common carriers and the federal role under the interstate commerce clause, noting enforcement challenges for the Department of Justice.
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Department of Justice
Prison for Offenders
Reader reflection on criminal liability noting that many guilty acts merit criminal action and imprisonment, but civil actions can apply when no single crime is proven. The piece criticizes public attitudes toward defendants, civil proofs, and selective justice, referencing predatory capitalists and sinister groups as part of a broader moral argument.
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OF State Institution
Dustrial School
Indiana Industrial School For Girls
Swell
Baen
Ladies’ Auxiliary
B. of L. E
Riverside Park
Twentyfourth St
Delaware St
Central Union Telephone Company
Young Ladies’ Aid Society of
Mapleton M. E. Church
Finois and
Thirty-eighth-sts
Fall Creek Boulevard
Unity Club
Morris and West Sts
Church of the Assumption
State House
Indiana
City Council
Merle N. A. Walker
Mike Jefferson
Thomas Palmer
Mike
Adolph Asch
Henry W. Bennett
Fiie. Pa
Uncle Sam
W. Fairbanks
N. Meridianst
Marion Club
Rushville
Jim Watson
Congress
Old Settlers
White City
Jim
Hanly
Railroad Commission
Jim Goodrich
Republican State Central Committee
Man
North Side
Tuesaday
Thomas Angle
Angle
Harry Johnson
Indiana Volunteer Infantry
Elwood Merchant
Logan Beeler
Simon and
Slate
Mr. Cheney
Neill, Gompers, Mitchell
Keefe
Charles P. Neill
United States
Missioner of Labor
National Manufacturers’ Association
Knocks Law
Council
Sultan
Ty United Press
Paris
Sultan of
Majestic Theater
Wuissel
Page
Smoky City
Jacob Weaver
Pennsylvania Railroad
Perry
Oran Perry
National
Civil Service
Electa
Provincetown, Mass
Dedica
National Incorporation Law
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