Baby Mary Dolle Dies After Parents Desertion
Mary Dolle, three months old, dies in foster care after being abandoned by Mr and Mrs Fred Dolle. Humane Inspector John Shine seeks the parents, a warrant for wife and child desertion issued. Foster parents Oscar Minor and Mary Minor provide a funeral and burial in a potter's field when county funds cover costs.
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Mary
Fred Dolle
John Shine
C. C. Lancaster
Massachusetts Ave
Dolle
Oscar Minor
Swiftst
Birmingham
Ala
Local Jottings from Our City by the Busy Man
Numerous city notes report courthouse cleanings and office routines. Mentions of John Zimmerman considering accident insurance, David P. Elliott's vacation, and wary outlooks on the Belt railroad whistles. Reunions, street work, and civic events span Green and Bennett families, Grand Army ladies, and Manlove family gatherings. An electric sign at Washington and Kentucky Ave draws attention. carnival season and streetcar repairs are noted. Edward MeDivitt travels to Atlantic City for ten days.
Mistake Found in Medal Inscription for G A R
Secretary Charles Downing of the State Board of Agriculture detected an error in a bronze medal sample from a New Jersey firm to be given to each veteran on soldiers day at the state fair. The reverse inscription omitted the word Indiana in Gen. Pleasant A. Hackleman’s description. the error will be corrected.
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Charles Downing
State Board of Agriculture
New Jersey
Gen
Pleasant A. Hackleman
Downing
Indiana
Gen. Hackleman
Operator's Mad Dash Seized Ice Cream Wagon Crash
W H Dinwiddie, a striking telegrapher, was admitted to City hospital after a noon dash in an ice cream wagon he seized while the driver was nearby. He steered to the Eighteenth street viaduct and collided with a street car.
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ST. Louis, Mo
W. H. Dinwiddie
Fis
Eighteenth-st. Viaduct
Check Boys Strike at Western Union Office
Twenty five check boys at the Western Union local office in St Louis struck after Chief Operator Bellman refused to reinstate a discharged worker. The boys are auxiliary members of the Commercial Telegraphers union.
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Louis
Western Union Company
Bellman
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Man Held for Murder After Nora Maybrick Fatal Shot
In Wilson North Carolina on August 23 Nora Maybrick died from a gunshot fired by two men she did not know. Meard John son is held as a murder suspect.
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United Press
Wilson, N. C
Nora Maybrick
Meard Johnson
Showers Tonight Then Fair Weather Predicted
A weather note indicates showers tonight followed by fair conditions. Surface observations show a 4 04 reading and a 1a. m. noon marker.
Health report shows improved milk conditions in Indianapolis
City Sanitarian Eugene Buehler reports a decline in watered milk with 101 successful milk prosecutions in 1906 and eight or nine pending. He cites 2,197 milk samples examined and 23.5 percent below grade, notes creameries and vendors as common faults, and urges a plumbing inspector and schoolchildren eye testing.
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Tarian
Buehler
Indianapolis
Health Department
Charles A. Carter
Collector arrested after tearing screen door at home
Frank Johnson, a Indianapolis Loan Office collector, was arrested Friday morning after Mrs Stella Cravans identified him as the man who tore her screen door and swore at her for missing payments. Johnson, living at 412 East North Street, initially refused to reveal his name. he later provided it. Cravans says she borrowed 75 dollars, has paid 110 toward principal and continues paying interest, and that Johnson abused her when he visited several days earlier. The incident caused neighborhood disturbance.
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Mane Society
Inspector Shine
Dolle
Dollie
Frank Johnson
Indianapolis
Sergt. Leet
Stella Cravans
N. Warrenave
Johnson
Seret
Leet
Turnkey Mather
E. North St
Cravans
Fines Imposed on Four In Opium Den Case
Four African American defendants pleaded guilty in police court to opium den charges at 610 W Vermont. Burrow Bell received 100 dollars and 30 days in jail for keeping the den. Hattie Bell Osborne Goodall and Eleanor Goodall were fined 2 dollars plus costs and 30 days each for visiting. William Elsberry, charged with assault with intent to kill, got 25 dollars and 30 days. his wife was released for lack of a return on the subpoena.
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610 W
Vermont Jr
Row Bell
Hattie Bell
Osborn Goodall
Eleanor Goodall
Willam Elsberry
Pastor Appeals For More Pay
Special to The Sun. Marion Indiana August The Indiana conference of the Methodist Protestant church elected officers President J W Barclay Greenfield secretary C S Heininger Anderson assistant secretary A B Williams Kendallville conference steward J W Albrights Jonesboro The church leader urged higher salaries for ministers noting the high cost of living and advocating division of large circuits to reduce pastoral travel burdens.
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J. W. Barclay. Greenfield
C. S. Heininger
Anderson
A. B. Williams
Kendallville
J. W. Albrighs
Jonesboro
Barclay
Unions Aid Strikers as Indianapolis Telegrapher Fight Grows
Funds from several labor groups flow into Indianapolis striking telegraphers treasury. Union workers pledge cash and wear badges marked stick signaling support. False reports of Vandalia strike spread. Indianapolis union will counter. No confirmation of Fishburn discharge linked action. telegraphers still at work. C H Wison of the Order of Railway Telegraphers seeks reinstatement for Fishburn.
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Indianapolis
Vandalia
F. W. Fishburn
Western Union
Pennsylvania
C. H. Wison
Order of Railway Telegraphers
Fishburn
Explosion On Coal Barge Kills Six In Hoboken Dockyard
Six men died and six were badly injured in a boiler explosion aboard the coal barge Paterson at Hoboken’s T Lane drydocks. The blast occurred when H. C. Gibbons, a negro stoker, filled a superheated boiler, under Capt. Martin H. Hopkins, causing a deadly blast that rattled nearby structures and drew workers to the scene. Names include Claud W. Nies, John Dyer, Edward Hirsch, Lawrence Fitzsimmons. Authorities took the dead to the morgue.
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Hoboken
H. C. Gibbons
Martin H. Hopkins
Claud W. Nies
Stevens Institute, Hoboken
John Dyer
Edward Hirsch
Lawrence Fitzsimmons
Suicide of Mayor Barth Triggers Deputy's Death
In Louisville on August 3 the suicide of former mayor Barth prompted the death today of John Schnieder, formerly Police Captain, who was paralyzed by the Barth incident. Schnieder was Barth by marriage.
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Cide
Barth
John Schnieder
Judge rules on insane patient Hor naday to remain in asylum
Judge Lawson M. Harvey of the superior court ruled Friday that Bate Hornaday, declared insane three months ago in probate court and sent to the Julietta asylum, must stay in an asylum or hospital. He ordered Hornaday returned to Julietta until guardian James Norwood locates another suitable facility.
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Julietta
Hornaday
James Norwood
Whallon Bars Attorney Gooding in Police Court
Witness testifies attorney Marshall B. Gooding tried to intimidate Isaac Colglaizer to prevent testimony against Charles Dunn, charged with highway robbery. Police Judge Thomas C. Whallon disbarred Gooding from police court practice and barred him from the building. Dunn was sent to the grand jury after allegedly robbing Colglaizer of $6.
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Thomas C. Whallon
Charles Dunn
Dunn
Colglaizer
Gooding
Whalton
David Gooding
Greenfield
E. Washington St
Grand
Tammany Promises Telegraphers 35000 Dollar Strike Fund
President Smail of the Commercial Telegraphers received a telegram from New York signed P. Thomas stating Charles Murphy a Tammany reader paid 1000 as a first subscription to the telegraphers strike fund. Murphy pledges to match weekly contributions while the strike lasts. Tammany has promised a total 35000 dollars from all sources.
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P. Thomas
New York
Charles Murphy
Tammany Reader
Murphy
Tammany
Onion Route rail sale to New York Central announced
RENSSELAER Ind Aug 2 Chicago and Wabash Valley railroad known as the Onion route sold to the New York Central. Gifford built the line with his own capital reclaiming swamp lands and owning about 30 19 acres in Jasper county. The road runs from McCoysburg to the Kankakee river and may extend to Lafayette and Gary by the Illinois Central.
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Sun
Rensselaer
Ind
Gifford
Chicago & Wabash Valley Railroad
Onion
New York Central
Chicago & Western Valley Railroad
Jasper County
McCoysburg
Monon
Kankakee River
Lake County
Lafayette
Gary
Illinois Central
Deputy claims capture of Jesse Coe in Rus sell case
Port Jervis deputy A J Wilson reports a man under arrest whom he believes is Jesse Coe, the wanted suspect in the killing of Patrolman Charles Russell, and asks Captain Edward Bray for a photo to confirm the identity.
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Jesse Coe
Charles Russell
A. J. Wilson
Port Jarvis
New York
Edward Bray
Coe
City Council Committee Plans Public Oil Storage Meeting
A public meeting of the committee of safety and comfort of the city council has been called for Tuesday evening to consider an ordinance on the storage of crude oil petroleum gasoline and other explosive oils within the city limits.
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Committee of Safety and Comfort
Funeral of Dr Conkle Buried by Masons at Crown Hill
Dr Jonathan Conkle died at his Oakland home on Wednesday night and was buried Friday afternoon at Crown Hill cemetery the Masons conducting the ceremony. He was eight years old and spent most of his life as a physician in Marton county.
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Jonathan Conkle
Oakland
Crown Hill Cemetery
Masons
Conkle
Marton County
Red Man Tobacco Ad Claims Broad Appeal
A vintage advertisement extols Red Man Tobacco as suitable for all social standings from rich merchants to working men. It promotes the plug and scrap mix as tough lasting and delicious, appealing to a wide audience.
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Red Man
BASEBALL SHOES PROMOTED BY LOCAL DEALER
Gus Habich of 121 West Washington Street advertises baseball shoes with prices listed as 2.03 2.75 and 3.75. The notice also mentions new pianos at section S16 and a theater opening on Labor Day by Majestic Theater.
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Gus Habich
West Washington Street
Hughes Campaign On For Delegates
New York reports the start of a battle for delegates to the Republican convention. Governor Hughes backs Fleming to probe the insurance department led by Otto Kelsey, aiming to expose favoritism and discrimination. Odell supports Hughes while Roosevelt’s old guard backs an indecisive, unpledged delegation.
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Insurance Department
Otto Kesey
New York
Roosevelt
Taft
Ohio
Hughes
Benjamin B. Odell
William Barnes, Jr
State Executive Committee
Timothy L. Woodruff
Herbert Parsons
New York County Committee
John Raines
Francis Hendricks
Lou Payne
George W. Aldridge
Fry
Fleming
State Insurance Department
Kelsey
Albany
English Socialist Leader Quelch Expelled From Conference
In Stuttgart a British delegate Quelch was ordered to leave after referring to The Hague peace conference as a thieves supper. Delegates hailed him as a persecuted comrade and a farewell train departure was followed by an impromptu concert. He refused to apologize, blaming a translator for altering his words. The expulsion risks a split in the international socialist organization as immigration and contract labor proposals spark polemics, with both aimed at the United States.
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Gate
Wuertemsberg
England
Quelch
Hague
Immigration Commission
United States
Meat Strike Paralyzes New York Meat Supply
Five hundred drivers, members of the International Teamsters, began a strike for higher pay and shorter hours. No meat was delivered to New York retailers since midnight and mounted police planned to escort packer wagons. Merchants with their own wagons bought the limited stock, while packers debated moving wagons under guard as the struggle continued.
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International Teamsters’ Association
Hotel Belmont
Court to Decide Lot's Ownership in Indianapolis Estate
Federal judge to hear ejectment dispute over lot 264 in Morton Place, Indianapolis. Wellie J. Monroe and Alice V. Geeting sue for possession and $1,000 damages, alleging David M. Geeting as trustee improperly sold the lot and that the current holders are Mary J. Howe Ada Lehman and Abraham Lehman.
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Federal
Wellie J. Monroe
Alpin F. Monroe
Alice Ve Geeting
Cleveland
Morton Place
Indianapolis
Mary J. Howe
Ada Lehman
Abraham Lehman
Lettie V. Geeting
Marion County
David M. Geeting
Alice V. Geeting
Frank B. Fowler
Morton-place
John W. Walker
Walker
Aaron B. Howe
David M. Geering
Four Men Entombed In Erie Coal Mine Rescue Hope
In Port Bluenhard Pennsylvania four of five men trapped in No 14 mine of the Erie Coal company remain confined after being entombed yesterday afternoon. Rescue workers hold a small hope of lifting them alive.
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United Press
Wilkesbarre
Erie Coal Company
Port Bluenhard
Furnished Three Rooms Offered At Discount by People’s Outfitting
Denison barber shop promotes a complete three room furnishing package valued at 175 dollars now offered for 125 dollars. This bargain highlights a local sale by The People’s Outfitting Company.
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The
People's Outfitting Co
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