Tragic drowning of John Cook and rescue bid by Chester
John H. Cook, 11, and his brother Chester, 9, of West Indianapolis, were at a pond near Eagle Creek when John cramps and sank. Chester bravely tried to save him and was gravely injured while a passerby pulled both from the water. John died. Chester remained unconscious at 3 p.m. doctors hoped for recovery.
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John H. Cook
Abe Cook
Oliver Ave
Indianapolis
Eagle Creek
Chester
John
Vandalia Bridge
City Hospital
City
West Indianapolis
Republican State Convention Adopts Pro Gold Platform
At Harrisburg the Republican state convention elected U S Senator Penrose temporary chairman after a strong reception for Senator Quay. Penrose praised the Dingley tariff and gold reserves, predicted a 16 to 1 gold to silver ratio in 1896, and the 1896 campaign. Barnett named treasurer by acclamation and J Hay Brown nominated for supreme court. McKinley endorsed and gold standard affirmed.
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Harrisburg
Elkin
Quay
U.S
Penrose
Col. Barnett
J. Hay Brown
Supreme Court
McKinley
Pennsylvania
Norton backs McLean for governor amid Ohio political shifts
Congressman Norton testifies before the State tax board for the B and O in Tiffin Ohio. He endorses John R McLean owner of the Cincinnati Enquirer as the Democratic nominee for governor. Norton cites McLean’s party loyalty and presses anti imperialism as key theme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norton
Tiffin
State Tax Board
John R. Mclean
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
McLean
Mr. Norton
Ohio
McKinley
Mamie Hance Faces Charges After Altercation With Officer
Mamie Hance, described as colored, punched and kicked Patrolman Barbee during an afternoon arrest, nearly rendering him unconscious. A riot call was sounded at police HQ as a crowd gathered. Judge Cox fined her $1 and sentenced ten days in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamie Hance
Barbee
Warlike tensions rise after Kentucky killing and feudal clash
Reports from Hyden Kentucky say businessman Bige Napier was killed on Wednesday amid word of a feudal style conflict. In Connecticut a dynamite search targets banker Williams house cellar. In Georgia a 22 year old mother Matilda Hope gives birth then accuses Henry Delegal of assault months ago. a large crowd protected him before police moved him to Savannah jail. The governor dispatched troops to restore order as a husband reportedly left the mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bige
Trope
Savannah
Big Four Engineers Reach Amicable Wage Agreement
The board of adjustment of the Big Four, with P M Arthur, met General manager Schaff and President Ingalls in Cincinnati and returned to Indianapolis. Arthur then went to Scranton to review a Delaware Lackawanna and Western dispute. The board reported an amicable settlement and engineers will be paid about the same as under the old scale, though some debate over mileage gains occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Adjustment
Big Four
P. M. Arthur
BL. E
Schaff
Ingalls
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Arthur
Scranton
Delaware, Lackawana & Fastern
Bird
Two Players for Sale Stir Baseball Trade Talk
President Golt of the Indianapolis ball club received a telegram from Manager Allen saying Third-baseman Atherton and Second-base man Bonner were for sale from Washington owner Wagner. Golt filed a claim with President Young after their release, but Indianapolis letters doubt success. Stewart announces this will be his last season.
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Golt
Indianapolis
Allen
Wagner
Atherton
Bonner
Viaduct removal rests with railroads says city engineer
City engineer Mr. Jeup said the council amendment removing the viaduct removal section shifts responsibility to the railroads. He noted no formal city acceptance of the viaduct exists and the railroads would handle removal if needed to comply with the ordinance, making them liable for any damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeup
Danville Man Arrested in Monrovia Postoffice Robbery
Ray Howell of Danville arrested in Indianapolis after robbing the Monrovia postoffice. About $200 stolen with $160 recovered. Howell’s wife worked at the post office. Also jailed: Fred Statesman and Mabel Kelley on receiving stolen money charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainfield
Ind
Spl
Ray Howell
Danville
Indianapolis
Monrovia
Howell
Battery A
Light Artillery
Elmer Jackson
Hollie Henderson
Splan and Wilson
Court-st. Fred Statesman
Mabel Kelley
Union Carpenters Vote Pushes Schumacher & Co Firm
The walking delegate gave Schumacher & Co until Wednesday night to choose whether to hire union carpenters. The firm, among Indianapolis’ largest contractors, employs seven carpenters, three of whom are nonunion. Two will join the union, one will be discharged for not joining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schumacher & Co
Carpenters’ Union
Indianapolis
Indiana items from South Bend to Decatur
A scattered Indiana roundup reports Clem Studebaker named lay delegate to the M E conference in Chicago for 1900. Flora Lambert bitten by a snake near Jeffersonville and near death. Senator Fairbanks spoke at Uncle Billy Dunn’s school house gathering in Banta. George Green captured in Louisville after escaping jail. Warren Sharf asphalt workers won a 25 cent raise and returned to work in Marion. Capt James W Fortune and Miss Mattie Verhoeff wed in Jeffersonville. sister of John Verhoef lost with Peary expedition. Boiler blast at Yoder and Sons quarry fatally injures Daniel Yoder and Alfred Minger. eight others hurt. Cloudburst south of Hinglish sweeps seed clover and drowns livestock. Catherine Frazee’s house displaced by flood. family trapped three hours.
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South Bend
Clem Studebaker
M. E
Chicago
Jeffersonville
Flora Lambert
Banta
Senator Fairbanks
Billy Dunn
George Green
Louisville
Marion
Wrarren-Scharf Asphalt Paving Company
James W. Fortune
Company EB
Mattie Verhoeff
John McKee Verhoef
EL Decatur
Yoder & Sons
Daniel Yoder
Alfred Minger
Catherine Frazee
Merchants' Lunch Auction Clears 2 328 250 Tish-I-Mingo's Sale
Auction records show 2328250 in bids for Tish I Mingos and related properties including a station restaurant and a merchants lunch venture. Details are incomplete with fragmented OCR text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tish-I-Mingo's
Gtation
Governors Picks From 157th Indina For Commissions
Gov Mount has recommended two men from the 157th Indiana for commissioned ranks with the secretary of war. John S. Johnson of South Bend and William J. Parsons of Angola are praised for leadership, health, and soldierly record. Both are backed by regimental and superior officers for their qualities and potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Mount
Secretary of War
157Th Indiana
Wm. E. Parsons
157Th
John S. Johnson
South Bend
Ind
Indiana National Guard
Indiana Volunteer Infantry
William J H. Parsons
National
Angola
Parsons
Turkish Ambassadors Recalled as Young Turk Funds Rise
Sultan in Moscow expresses alarm as Armenian and Young Turk fundraising for revolution grows in London and Paris. Arrests increase daily amid the upheaval. In Peru, Durand leads a revolt after Qui tos, with Huanuco as his base 200 miles from Lima, halting railway work while troops move toward Amazon. Viscarra strengthens Durand's canal.
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Moscow
Ave
London
Paris
Lima
Peru
Iquitos
Senor Durand
Huanuco
Amazon
Viscarra
Durand
Unknown man fined for helm harness theft and identity dodge
The unnamed man arrested by Capt. Colbert was fined 200 dollars and sentenced to 180 days by Judge Cox for stealing a harness. He claimed to have bought it from two strangers and used aliases William Meyers and Rank Roberts. He refused to reveal his true name or address. The horse and buggy remained with the police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capt. Colbert
Judge Cox
Wiliam Meyers
Rank Roberts
Grace Patton Woos to Danville Buried in Indianapolis
The body of Mrs Grace Wood formerly Miss Grace Patton died at her Danville home and was transported to Indianapolis for burial. Her seduction suit against M H Sprades from six years ago attracted attention while rumors claim possible self harm due to life dissatisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Wood
Danville
Indianapolis
Grace Patton
M. H. Sprades
Cuban Soldiers Attack Paymaster Guards Killing Five
A mob of discontented Cuban soldiers unable to get pay charged 20 gendarmes guarding the paymaster at Cuevitas. A volley killed five and wounded ten, all among the colored Cuban soldiers, as the last payment site in the province was reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago Criba
Cuevitas
Man Injured After Window Break at Barber Shop
Morgan Cranshaw, employed by Dr. Eastman, visited Joe Christiana’s barber shop Thursday morning. He was put out and allegedly smashed a window, cutting himself severely and severing two arteries. Police found him too weak to move and Dr. Eastman pledged to transport him.
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Morgan Cranshaw
Dr. Eastman
Joe Christiana
Macabee county picnic hosts record public marriages
At Joseph Michigan on August 24 twenty thousand strangers gather for the third annual Macabee county picnic. The event includes a free public marriage ceremony with an estimated 50 couples to wed on the hotel veranda. In Fort Scott Kansas the Rev G W McCreary reports 16 marriages in one ceremony for black miners and southern brides. Robert Ellis fined ten dollars for permitting a dice game in his saloon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Scott
Kas
G. W. McCreary
South
Gen. Torres withdraws to Torin after delaying attack
In the Yaqui conflict Gen. Torres pulls back from forest lines to Torin awaiting 2000 fresh troops. Indians rally at Vicam after Aug 10 resistance while killings of stock continue and 300 have been killed or wounded in recent battles. Government forces remain insufficient to quell the rebellion.
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Torin
Mex
Torres
Yaqui
Vicam
Czar in Paris Faces Amnesia and Possible Trepanning
The Courier du Soir reports Emperor Nicholas II suffers amnesia signaling a dangerous mental state. He plans to travel to Darmstadt with the empress and entrusts the regency to Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhaïlovitch. Trepanning abroad could determine whether the sovereign remains an ally in Paris.
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Paris
Courier du Soir
Nicholas
Darmatadt
Nicholas Michaelo~vitch
Czar
Nicholas I
Banner mail routes out of Tipton and Nora on Sept 5
Uncle Sam will distribute mail on free rural routes from Tipton and Nora September 5. Er H Hathaway laid out the routes for this division and reports Lafayette’s two rural routes are among the banner routes in the United States. One follows the old Tecumseh trail, the other runs southwest. Carriers are uniformed with specially built wagons and farm boxes along the way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Tipton
Nora
Er. H. Hathaway
Mr. Hathaway
Lafayette
United States
Tecumseh Trail
Nellie Bogardis Among Girls Arrested at Beer Garden
Nellie Bogardis, arrested with others from beer gardens on Wednesday night, faced court on Thursday where her attorney warned her to keep her right hand hidden. She lifted it during testimony revealing cigarette stains, prompting the judge to remark on smoking. A fine of costs was entered after brief testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beer Gardens
Nellie Bogardis
General Funston Ordered to Reserve Hospital
A letter to the Star dated July 16 reports Gen. Funston has been temporarily removed from duty and will go to the Second reserve hospital for treatment for a wound reopened in the Cuban campaign. It is believed he will not return to active duty and he has permission to return to the United States with the Kansas regiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Funston
United States
Kansas
Girl Lectured by Judge on Bicycle Theft
Mabel Gage, a young colored girl, was lectured by Judge Cox on Thursday after stealing a bicycle belonging to Ruth Goldrick. She has a habit of taking wheels, riding until tired, then abandoning them. She was released on suspended judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Gage
Man Fined Twenty For Assault After Tavern Quarrel
Hugh McBurny was fined $20 in police court on Thursday for assaulting James Curry. Witnesses say both men had been drinking and quarrelled as a revolver discharged during a struggle between Curry and his companion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh McBurny
James Curry
Curry
Three Chicagoans End Lives in City Tragedy
CHICAGO AUG 24 Three Chicagoans ended their lives. On Wednesday Alfred Les ford shot himself through the head Henry F Goosen a druggist drank prussic acid Tirs O Mullen took carbolic acid in separate suicides witnessed in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Alfred Lesford
Henry F. Goosen
Tirs. O
Mullen
Mississippi Democrats Nominate Governor Hopeful
H L Longino was nominated for governor by the Democratic state convention in Jackson Mississippi. The platform endorses Bryan and silver and condemns the trusts.
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Bryan
Silver
Jackson
Miss
H. L. Longino
Mississippi
Teachers Exams for Licenses at Manual Training School
The examination for teachers' licenses at the Manual Training School will be held in the school building from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 1:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. on Saturday.
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Manual Training School
Trials and hearings in Criminal Court noted in brief
In criminal court Dr Charles Brunning faces trial next Wednesday for illegally practicing medicine. C A Wallingford delays trial as alleged Lola Starry assailant until October to gather more evidence. The grand jury meets Monday with cases including alleged charter violation by Board of Public Works in contracting with John W Hill to examine the Indianapolis Water Company plant without prior appropriation.
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Charles Brunning
C. A. Wallingford
Little Lola Starry
Wallingford
Board of Public
Indianapolis Water Company
Bargains Offered In A Varied City Sale
A late afternoon sale lists yard goods and sewing supplies priced from 2 1/2 to 25 cents, plus apparel items and household wares. Items include lining per yard 2 1/2c, shirts for boys 50c, muslin unbleached yard wide, ladies neckwear, brooms, wash shirts, and muslin dresses with trims, with numerous small lots marked down for a limited hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simpson
Cacinero
Hignanad
Gilles
Kieinert
Bailey's
Eeveeeeed
L-Sc
Money Pouring Into Red Cross For Porto Rican Sufferers
Subscriptions for Porto Rican sufferers arrive at the Red Cross through local donors. Contributions listed include amounts from Irvington firms and individuals such as Porter & Lowes 10.00, H. Frosch 10.00, Simker Davis Co 10.00, J C Perry Co 2.00, Murphy Hibben Co 25.00, and others, totaling multiple gifts to aid relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. G. Jordan
Dr. T. IL
Thompson
Irvington
Porter & Lowes
H. Frosch
Two Sisters
Indianapolis Gaddlery Company
Simker, Davis & Co
Indianapolis Chair Company
Lester Barry
Ant
Levey Bros. & Coa
M. Clune
J.C. Perry & Co
Murphy, Hibben & Co
Western Union Tax Hearing Highlights State Assessment Dispute
Chas. W. Moores for Western Union argued before the State board of tax commissioners that the company’s assessment was about twice its cash value and that Indiana real estate is not taxed above 75 percent of cash value. The governor disputed that claim. Congressman Norton of Ohio urged leniency for the B. & O. on the assessment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. W. Moores
Western Union Telegraph Company
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Indiana
Norton
Ohio
Obituary notices and help wanted ads from Indianapolis paper
Notices report funeral arrangements for John E. M Kendry and Grace Wood with burial details, plus multiple classified items listing lodging, help wanted, and room rentals at various Indianapolis addresses and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M’kendry
John E
Klondike Ave
West
Indianapolis
Crownhill
Archer's Grove Amphitheater Collapse Injures 360
During a Wednesday night camp meeting at Archers Grove the amphitheater seating 360 collapsed injuring all aboard some seriously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati. O
Archér’s Grove
Indianapolis Stock Market Cattle Hogs and Sheep Prices Reported
Indianapolis August 24 market wires show cattle receipts 200 with active movement. Good to prime steers 1150 to 1300 lb quoted. veal calves 5 to 7. Hogs receipts 2500 with market active and prices higher. good to choice medium weights around 480 to 490. sheep receipts 300 with market quiet and mixed bids for lambs and sheep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Irdianapolis
Wheat Prices and Grain Totals At the Guy Market
On Thursday August 24 at the Guy Grain Market Wheat and corn levels are listed with numerous No. 2 red and white grades and mixed lots. Wheat prices show 69c for No. 2 red and 66 6Sc for No. 3 red with totals of 22 cars. Corn and oats are quoted with No. 1 white at 32c and No. 2 white at 2344c. hay prices for various timothy lots appear quoted at $8.00 to $9.00 per ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy
Anti-trust Live Stock Market Report R. R. Shiel Co
Indianapolis August 24 light receipts left the live stock market firm and about 20 cents higher. A Chicago report later indicated slow market at yesterday's prices. Quotations quoted corn fed lights at 4.90 to 4.95, 160 to 180 at 4.77 to 4.82, mixed mediums and heavies up to 1.80. Cattle market described as about steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Chicago
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Cupid
Robert Ellis
Yaquis
Banner Mail
Nellie
Hero Funston
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RED Cross
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