Chinese gunboat reaches Taku amid European pressure
A cablegram from Aug 21 reports the gunboat Aceton arriving at Taku Chinese port at the Pei Ho river. U S minister Conger would board the Princeton at Taku for a coast tour and to investigate American interests. The move aligns with the state department aim to protect American trade while monitoring foreign power moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaghingdon
State Department
Aceton
Taku
Pei Ho
U.S
Conger
Peking
Princeton
United States
Police Dress Code: Coats To Be Buttoned From Chin
A police bulletin posted June 16 by Supt. Quigley mandates that captains, sergeants, and patrolmen keep coats buttoned at all times. Violations incur fines up to 30 days pay or dismissal, but the Board of Safety questions authority to levy fines. Patrolmen Hauser and Schroeder have reportedly been fined. Quigley was away in Detroit with his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supt
Quigley
Board of Safety
Chile
Hauser
Schroeder
Detroit
Rowdies Attack Officers At Armtrong Park Picnic
Detective Asch and partner Dugan sought a man at Armstrong Park Sunday when a boy struck Asch and a melee erupted. Asch fired a warning shot to disperse the crowd. no arrests were made as officers arrived with Councilman Higgins to restore order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asch
Armatrong’s Park
Dugan
Higgins
Butchers Organize to Fight Beef Trust in New York
The Greater New York retail butchers association plans to raise funds to build a slaughter and packing house and will send buyers west to procure cattle. They move to counter rising meat prices and business slumps while the beef trust is not formally notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Retail Butchers of
Beef Trust
Greater
Retail Butchers’ Association
Nebraska fusion conventions set to select state ticket
Omaha August 21 the three cor nered convention to be held Tuesday by democrats silver republicans and populists aims to agree on a state ticket headed by a supreme judge candidate. The old fusion rule likely applies with two conventions agreeing on a candidate prompting the third to indorse him. Bryan’s personal reading previously succeeded in uniting factions. similar effort expected Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Supreme Judge
Bryan
Rochford Faction Councilman Declares Police Judge Bid
Monday morning Councilman Edward Little announced his candidacy for police judge on the Democratic ticket. Little is tied to the Rochford faction but may win administration backing to ensure faction representation on the ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward ‘Little
Little
Rochford
General Butterfield Stricken with Aphasia
Word from Cold Springs New York that General Dan Butterfield has been stricken with aphasia and cannot articulate. He is chairman of the plea and scops committee of the Dewey reception committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Ork
Cold Springs
N. Y
Dan Butterfeld
Butterfield
Ahd. Scops Committee
Dewey Reception Committee
Five Men Arrested in Assault on U S Cruiser Olympia
In Horn Aug 1 police report five men were held for assaulting the United States cruiser Olympia during a day incident.
Berlin Diet Rejects Interior Tribunal Reform
In Berlin on Monday the diet rejected a measure by Interior Minister Van de Rocke reorganizing tribunals in Berlin and its suburbs. The move sparked a political clash as Van de Rocke allegedly threatened deputies with dismissal if they backed the canal bill. Conservatives vow not to pass any ministerial bills, signaling a decisive standoff with the Kaiser and unprecedented German political fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Her- In
Haron von de ‘Rocke
van de Hocke
Emperor Accepts Resignation of Prussian Ministry
Berlin dispatch says the emperor has accepted the resignation of the Prussian ministry, reported by the Tageblatt on Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
the Tageblatt
Boer reply to British franchise probe rejected in Cape Town
It is understood Transvaal's reply to the joint commission proposal to study the franchise law has been communicated to Sir Alfred Milner. The Transvaal declines England's plan and offers a fresh proposal. British officials are not expected to entertain further Boer advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Town
Transvaal
Alfred Milner
England
Tax Board Extends Hearings as Indianapolis News Assessment Soars
The Indiana State Board of Tax Commissioners will continue hearings for ten days to hear corporate appeals. On Saturday it raised the Indianapolis News assessment from 47 000 to 400 000 on an appeal by Frank McCray, with the News expected to contest in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Indianapolis News
Frank McCray
Gas Main Extension Demanded
The Indianapolis gas company must appear before the Board of Works on August 28 at 10 a.m. to answer why its artificial gas mains should not be extended on Michigan Street from Holmes Avenue to Warman Street and then to St. Anthony's church. A petition requests the extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Gas Company
Board of Works
Michigan-st
Holmes-ave
Warman-st
St. Anthony’s Church
Italian Politician Holds Key Document Implicating Dreyfus
From Rome a dispatch reports strong evidence that a notable Italian politician possesses an important document in the bordereau. The handwriting is said not to be Dreyfus’s, according to reliable sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dreyfus
New York
Journal
Rome
Local Judge Fines Merchants and Offenders in City Court
Louis Finkelstein a dry goods merchant was fined $1 and costs by Judge Cox for assaulting Joseph Rosson from a rival store after Rosson displayed goods on the sidewalk. Thomas Samuels jailed for intoxication and resisting an officer. one fine suspended. Edward Bray fined $2 and costs for colliding with a bicycle patrolman Bray on the wrong side of the street. Cecil Clay given workhouse sentence for drunken scene after release. John Northan and Ida Ash in court over alleged improper relations, case postponed. Samuel Kephari and John Van Stan jailed after a Sunday quarrel. youth fined 1 dollar. Ella Rounds fined $5 and 30 days for a dress skirt theft incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Finkelstein
S. Hiinoissr
Cox
Joseph Rosson
Finkelstein
Rosson
Thomas Samuels
E. Washington
Haley and
Hagerty
Edward Whittle
Jlehman
Bray
Cecil Clay
John Northan
Belmont Ave
Ida Ash
Blaze Devours Five Businesses and Weekly News Office
Canton Illinois burned Sunday destroying five business houses and the Weekly News office with losses listed at 333,000. The incident dominates this Sun Short Stories page alongside other local tragedies and political notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Ill
Erie Canal
Tish-I-Mingo's sold in 189% Delpry-Vesce cures headache
Hamilton Clark of Chauncey Georgia reports long suffering of itching piles for twenty years ended after using DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, two boxes, fully cured. warning against worthless, deceptive remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Clark
Chauncey;Ga
DeWitt
Ha‘el Bsalve
Worthiess
Runaway Boy Victor Loughnan Reappears in Record Pace
Victor Loughnan aged 13, famed for running away, has vanished again for the forty first time. He began at age five and has traveled solo to Chicago and Washington, continuing his notorious escape pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Victor Loughnan
Chicago
Washington
Church Set on Fire Near Westchester Church Fire Reward Offer
Rev. Frank M. Clendenen rector of St. Peter's church Westchester declares the blaze an incendiary act and announces a $1,000 reward for the arrest of the torch wielder. Vestrymen add another $1,000. He ties the arson to religious controversy over Dr. Briggs ordination. He notes threats call him narrow minded and bigoted but ignores them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank M. Clendenen
St. Peter’s Church
Westchester
Clendenen
Briggs
Squab Bolin Hanged by Mob in Fulton Ky
In Fulton Kentucky on Saturday night Squab Bolin colored was hanged by a mob for highway robbery and murder. Earlier three weeks ago Belin and Henry Stewart robbed a section foreman of 85 dollars and that night also robbed Gail Hamilton of 15 dollars before shooting and killing him. Bolin escaped then but Stewart was later captured and hanged. Bolin was captured in Milan Tennessee and brought back as officers were overpowered by the mob in a woods hangings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulton
Bolin
Belin
Henry Stewart
Short
Tim
Gail Hamilton
Stewart
Milan
Tenn
Births and marriages listed in local notices
Births record numerous families with addresses and child genders from 127 Shelby Street to 945 W. Maryland Street. Notable entries include Lombard Frank, Locklear, Brady, Reedy, Seltzer, and Smith families. Marriage licenses issued to Eaton and Russell, Wray and Woods, Hooker and Bilbey, Thompson and Allen, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. T
Mrs. Betts
Shelby-st
Leonard
Lucy Frank
Henderson
Mary Davis
W. Fifteenth-st
Arthur and
Janie Locklear
N. Missouri-st
Edward
Margaret Brady
Chadwick-st
Wiliam
Rosa Reedy
Fort Wayne-ave
Amos and
Carrie VanOsdal
Wendels-st
Carl and
Carrie Hatton
Jefferson Ave
Jacob and
Sarah Kaufmann
E. St. Clair-st
Louis
Carrie Ferry
High-st
Nick and
Lizzie Seltzer
Sanders-st
Harry and
Nellie Smith
Ogden-st
Olive Childers
Tremont Ave
Michael Sharkey
Jengilish
Ella Hahn
McCarty
St. Marietta Storts
Capitol-ave
Brookside
Lynch
Hillside
Grace Reeves
N. Senate
Etta Millinger
Indianapolis
Margarete Wamsley
S. Alabama St
Ruth Venn
Oak-st. George Jennings
Fletcher-ave
Dallas
Catherine Rasemann
BE. McCarty
Lucy Evans
Yandes
St. Rubena
S. Meridian
Lois Kitzing
Thirtieth
Clarence Skaggs
W. Maryland
Sophie Jacoby
Washington-st
Chas, Eaton
Maggie Russell
George Wray
Ida Woods
Albert Hooker
Emma Bilbey
David Thompson
Martha Allen
George Harris
Florence Hackleman
James Bowen
Veronica Bradinger
Eugene Smith
Alma Cox
James. Tuttle
Ida Williams
Benjamin Patterson
Mollie Mills
Difford Nolte
Alice Tremper
Patrick Marks
Mary
Hopeful Sawmill Destroyed by Incendiary Fire In Indiana
Hoosier Grist reports a Hope sawmill destroyed by an incendiary blaze with losses of 1200 dollars. In Muncie Carl Louthtan, recently ill in San Francisco, returns home and plans reenlistment once recovered. Rev. William Oxtoby of First Presbyterian faces a public retraction demand over a sermon comment about Shedtown. Shelbyville elder William Walker, 70, dies. his family is tied to old county lore and early flour milling.
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Muncie
Carl Louthtan
San Francisco
Denver
William Oxtoby
First Presbyterian Church
Shedtown
Shelbyville
William.Walker
Shelby County
New York State
England
Walkers
Black Creek Coal Company files articles in Linton
The Black Creek coal company of Linton filed articles on Monday showing capital stock of 25000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Semi-Black Coal Company
Linton
Two Bicycle Tales in Chicago Showcase Bold Stunts
Jos. Henley a Kansas City cyclist seeks to ride Union elevated loop ties without tires or handlebars. He proposes traffic stoppage and current shutdown during the exhibition. He rode the Missouri river railroad bridge last summer and completed a century ride this Sunday in the same condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jos. Henley
Kansas City
Union
Broken Leg Didn’t Stop Her Bicycle Ride
Mrs R A Thompson wife of a produce dealer joined a Prospect Park bicycle ride on Sunday Her wheel slipped she fell and injured a leg Yet she insisted on continuing riding more than seven miles before pain forced her to stop A doctor confirmed a broken leg
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R.A. Thompson
Prospect Park
Arthur comes to Indianapolis to press wage restoration
Arthur, head of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, arrived in Indianapolis Monday to counsel the Big Four engineers in their campaign for 93 cent wage restoration. A full Monday of talks yielded no results as officials awaited word from President Ingalls. Arthur sports a white beard and a clean, prosperous appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pp. M. Arthur
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Indianapolis
Ingalls
Mr. Arthur
Man Declared Insane After Hatchet Attack Claim
Robert Yates a 29 year old laborer from north of Brightwood was declared insane on Monday. In lucid intervals he is kind to his family but during periods of temporary insanity he tries to kill them. He tried to kill his father in law with a hatchet Saturday night and imagines people are trying to injure him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Conners
Webster
Mass
Morehead
Elijah Fuller
John R. McLean
Washington
Ohio
George Schmidt
Ernest Barcus
Mason County
West Virginia
Rose Sidemore
Barcus
Schmidt
Frank Crandall
Zoo
Buffalo
N. Y
Pasteur
Crandall
Robert Yates
Brightwood
Regiments Recruited in Indiana Fill Ranks
Two regiments the V Thirty third and Twenty ninth completed recruitment in Indiana. Lieuts McKinney and Wilson returned to duty. Local station lists include Ernest Middleton Rensselaer William Lineham Harry Thatcher Louisville Forrest Gronendyke Dunkirk Howard Cabanee Anderson and Cecil Lockman Bedford among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
McKinney and Wilson
Ernest M. Middleton
Rensselaer
William Lineham
Harry T. Thatcher
Louisville
Forrest S. Gronendyke
Dunkirk
Howard W. Cabanee
Anderson
Cecil Lockman
Bedford
Fill to be Made for Williams Creek Bridge Project
County commissioners contracted with Charles Silvey to place fill at the east end of the Williams creek bridge near the old Bunnell for a price of 22 cents per cubic yard. The project requires 722 cubic yards of fill.
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Charles Silvey
Williams Creek
Bunnell
Broad Ripple
Washington is Muin condemned University square
District attorney Wishard reports no new word from Washington on the condemnation of University square. He says it may be as long as two weeks before the department communicates further.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wishard
Brothers Sentenced For Park Confectionery Theft
George Henry Schulz and Edward Schulz ages 12 and 10 were sent to the reform school by criminal court on Monday after tapping the till of a Garfield park confectionery vendor last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Henry Schulz
Edward Schulz
Reform School
Criminal Court
Garfield Park
Deaths in the Newsroom and Beyond
A string of fatal incidents across multiple states includes Nicholas White of St. Louis who killed Patrick Supples on Sunday, Dennis Mahoney of Leroy New York found hanging in a barn, William Boccard of Cincinnati drowned Sunday night, John Coyle found dead at the Heyup club in New York, Edward Rich of Paulsboro killed by his brother-in-law William J. Hough in a family quarrel, and Mary Meyers alias Mary Miller a 75 year old noted female crook who died Sunday in the Maryland penitentiary in Baltimore.
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Nicholas White
St. Louis
Patrick Supples
Dennis Mahoney
Leroy
N. Y
Wm. Boccard
Cincinnati
John Coyle
Heyup Club
New York
Edward Rich
Paulsboro
N. J
Wm. J. Hough
Louisa
Meyers
Mary Miller
Clark, Butler and White
Crook
Maryland
Baltimore
Marion county teachers institute opens in criminal court room
About 160 teachers from Marion county attend the five day institute in Indianapolis. Lecturers include Prof Rettger of Terre Haute and Prof Carr of Anderson. The program emphasizes literature reading and pedagogy with a shift away from formal mathematics and sciences for this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County Teachers’ Institute
Indianapolis
L. J. Retiger
Terre Haute State Normal
J. W. Carr
Anderson
Rettger
Carr
Major Harrison Santiago Under Yellow Fever Cloud
Maj Russell 3 Harrison, son of former President Harrison, lies critically ill with yellow fever at Christo near the army headquarters. He joined the volunteer army in the Spanish American War, served in Havana with early troops, and was later moved to Santiago, earning a creditable wartime record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Russell
Harrison
Christo
Here
Spain
Havana
New Russian Port Opens Near Catherine Harbor
Consul-general Holloway reports to the State Department that a new port near Catherine harbor on the extreme northern frontier of Russia’s possessions was opened July 5. The city will be named Alexandrovsk in honor of the late emperor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Holloway
St. Petersburg
State Department
Catherine Harbor
Russia
Alexandovsk
Labori Misses Court Martial Appearance
Rennes reports indicate M Labori did not attend the court martial on Monday and hopes to be present Tuesday. The advocate enjoyed a good night and walked in the garden on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rennes
M. Labori
Advocate
Wright Named Sheriff Office Summons Clerk In Staffing Change
Sheriff Clark appoints Granville Wright as summons clerk in the sheriff’s office replacing Frederick G. Campbell who resigns to take a federal post in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff Clark
Granville Wright
Sheriff's Office
Frederick G. Campbell
Chicago
Ex-Judge McCray to Speak at Stilesville Picnic
Mr and Mrs Bernard P Mueller traveled to New York on Saturday. The Bar association schedules a 9 a m meeting Tuesday in room 1 to discuss the death of Mr Hill. Ex Judge Frank McCray will deliver an address at the young settlers picnic in Stilesville on August 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard P. Mueller
New York
Bar Association
Hill
Frank McCray
Young Settlers
Stilesville
Lodge and Society Notice and Local Help Wanted Ads
Lodges advertise special prices on costumes regalia banners and flags. Store Webber-Burton Co 120 N Pennsylvania. Then multiple rental offers unfurnished rooms housekeeping no children 524 E Ohio and furnished rooms 225 W Michigan. Several help wanted ads for reliable white nurse general housework neat girl and office boy with various addresses in city. Also for rent 317 McCauley st garden half money value noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webber-Burton Co
Pennsylvania
Sta Is
Ohio St
Alabama
Fayette-st
Massachusetts Ave
Delaware
W. Walnut
J. Norwood St
City Grain Market Report for Monday August 21
Wheat prices and car counts for No 2 red No 4 red and mixed grades. corn values listed for multiple white yellow and mixed grades. oats steady with white and mixed categories. hay prices for new No 1 and No 2 timothy. Includes scattered figures and abnormal OCR artifacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
Timothy
Anti-trust Live Stock Market Report From Indianapolis
BR R Shiel & Co reports light receipts and a strong market, especially for light bacon hogs. The trust, with about 70 members, lacks management knowledge in many, while few keep control. Ten months after a trust resolution, business faded to country demand, yet Shiel notes steady orders and rising new customers. Hog prices range 6 to 10 cents lower with specific quotes for light, medium, and heavy grades. Cattle market remains strong for top stock but weak for medium and common grades. Sheep market is slow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
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Nebraska
Mr. Little
Gen. Butterfield
Tives
McCray
News
Judge Cox
SUN Short Stories
Joseph Crutches
Blaine Lisle
Desplaines
Lisle
Crutches
Guthrie
O. T
Weweka
Lucy Chism
Katie Robertson
Sallie Yahola
Peggy Barnett
Robertson
Squab Bolin
Hoosier Grist
Riera
Arthur
Maj
Labori
Wright
Lipz
Lodge and Society
N. East
N. East-st
McCauley-st
Garden Worth
BR. R. Shiel & Co
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