City Council Likely To Approve Railroad Franchise
The Indianapolis Union and Logansport Chicago railway franchise to enter the city was signed Monday by road officers and goes to the council Tuesday night for ratification. Mayor Bookwalter, City Attorney Joss, and Board of Works President Megrew signed, with Railroad President Gale and Secretary Meyers present. Opposition is anticipated before final approval. The pact requires street crossing bells, safety gates at all crossings, a flagman 6 am to 8 pm, and an overpass at Thirty-Second Street once feasible. the railroad will elevate tracks if other lines do so, and construction will start after ratification.
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Indianapo Wws
Logansport
Chicago
John Hencocka
Bookwalter
Joss
Megrew
Ot Works
Gale Anl
Quincy Meyers
Touttell
Thirtlerhel
Sea Constructon
Preacher Policemen Involved In Local Carnival
Ministers here join carnival operation. three wear badges as auxiliary staff. Rev. Rey, Emery, Muncie, T N Jones, and Rev. Jewel from the city participate in the event, guiding crowds and ensuring safety amid protests about carnival property.
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Brazil
Rey
Emery
Muncie
Trusted Friend’s Endorsement for Kidney Pain Relief
A Indianapolis reader cites a friend's testimony praising Dean's Kidney Pills for chronic kidney and bladder trouble. The testimonial details persistent pain, damp weather flare ups, and relief after using the pills from a Buffalo, N Y supplier.
Lightning or wind split a house in odd dispute
A dispute unfolds over whether a July 4 storm destroyed a house at 1157 W New York Ave by lightning or wind. Owner B F Nysewander seeks full insurance coverage for lightning damage while wind would bar recovery. Insurance adjuster Frank Sawyer disputes, eight witnesses ready. Contractor P F Weyenberg reports work to raise and restore the house for 736.
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Pussie
B. F. Nysewander Aage
Nysewander
Lemcke
Br. Nysewender
New York
Frank Sawyer
Sawyer
PF. C. ‘Weyenberg
Mysewander
Weather and city notes from Indianapolis crowds and crowds
All over Indianapolis notes describe warm weather, ongoing construction at fair grounds and along Ashland Avenue, new cement walls on Newland Avenue, and gas pipes laid along Ashland. Updates mention the Empire theater opening, streetcar tracks on Fort Wayne Avenue, new Thomas H Spann flats on North Alabama Street, and various local figures like Sheriff Metzger and Constable Gerber. Police judge Whatton attended a raffle night, and a mail carrier sent letters to 12 girls at Hertha Ballard home. little incidents pepper daily life.
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Fair Grounds
Massachusetts-ave
Walnutal
Frank Grubbs
Atlantic City
Newland-ave
Jefferson
Tacoma-aven
Charley Stewart
Hrightwood Ave
Empire Theater
Alaska
Bob Brown
Franklin
Cornellave
Mr. Kettling
Goshen Democrat
Indianapolia
Democrat 13 & Mice Liqule
Fort Warne-ave
Alabama-st
Thomas H. Spann
N. Alabama-st
Whatton
Imiaismond
Hertha Ballard
Pan American railroad company charter filed in Guthrie
Articles of Incorporation for a 10,000 mile railway line were filed in Guthrie. The Pan American railroad company plans a route from Port Nelson via North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma to Galveston and beyond to Central America and South America. A companion American townsite company was chartered with $10,000,000 capital.
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Guthrie
O. T
Pan-American Railroad Company
Port Nelson
Hudson Bay
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklanoma
Indian Territory
Galveston
Mexico
Central America
Colombta
Benidor
Per
Brazil
Chile
American
Railway Corporation
Boy Moonshiner 18 Under Arrest
Frankfort Kentucky August 2 Fred Davidson aged 14 stands trial charged with illegal moonshining. He is reported as the youngest detainee in the state for violating the internal revenue laws.
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Frankfort
Alfred Davidson
Young Bellstedt Wanted Dead or Alive in Cincinnati
Heerman Bellstedt the aging musician and father of Herman Bellstedt Jr lies near death at the German Deaconess Hospital in Cincinnati. For days friends have sought to reach the touring cornet soloist to inform him his father is dying, hoping to wake him to care for the poverty-stricken parent before the end.
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Cincinnati
Q. Aus
Heerman Bellstedt
Herman Bellstedt
Lea
Bellatedt
Mirror Combs Powder Bag In Court Scene
Hazel Cusick and a man were seen with high jewelry on the state house premises Monday night. Cusick was taken to jail after a scuffle, created a disturbance among prisoners, and objected to being locked up. She asked for toilet articles and complained the authorities insulted her.
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Tate House
Hazel Cusick
Hilver
Well Dressed Dead Man Found Near Rochester
Oliver Johnson discovers a well dressed floating body while out hunting in Rochester Indiana. The corpse shows signs of weathering since spring with a watch a small amount of money and a water damaged memorandum book. The coroner rules death a murder by blunt force with a cudgel.
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Rochester
Ind
Oliver Johnson
Engagement of Gen Young's Daughter to Lieut Hanney
Announcement from Omaha Nebraska states the engagement of Miss Young daughter of Lieutenant General and Mrs Young to Lieutenant John Hanney adjutant of the Twenty second Infantry now at West Creek His resignation has been ordered to the Philippines and the wedding is planned for near month.
Open Church Every Day Urges New Church Design
Reverend Geo Lori mer, a noted Baptist preacher, calls for churches to abandon old architectural styles and build large, commanding structures. He advocates daily open church spaces, full-time staff, youth clubs, active charity within the church, and projects to engage young people while keeping the faith relevant to modern life.
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London
Geo
Lorimer
United States
Taft to Name Successor at Sagamore Hill
Secretary of War Roots will relinquish his offer to Gannery and Judge Win. H. Taft governor general of the Philippines as his successor. The announcement was made at Sagamore Hill on Tuesday.
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Oyster Bay
N.Y
Gannery
Win. H. Taft
The
Philippines
Sagamore Hill
Peculiar romance sparks between two women in upstate New York
In Binghamton a five dollar bill bearing Edna C Lindney of Dayton and Clara Colby of Oswego travels through hands. Lindney writes to Colby regarding the note. An exchange of letters and photos follows, leading to a romance as both women arrange to meet and wear red carnation identifiers.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Edna C. Lindney
Dayton
Bley Clara Colby
Oswego
Arlis Colby
Biss
Edna C. Lindy
C. B. Cosby
Clara Colby
Cours
Oppo Pionex
Miss Colby
Miss Lindsey
Lillian Russell's Daughter Elopes in New Jersey
Mira Dorothy Lillian Saiomen daughter of Lillian Russell elopes with Abbott Louis Elneten. They wed in Jersey City, plan to travel to Europe in about a month, and forgiveness comes from Miss Russell and the groom's father.
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New York
Mira Dorothy Lillian Saiomen
Lillien Rusae
Abbott Louis Elneten
Jersey City
Morningside
Europe
Mies Rogsell
Monroe County man tops Powers case day win
Page of Monroe County was the first winner of the day in the Powers case. He attended the agricultural meeting where a plan to mobilize the mountain army crowd on January 2 was discussed. Page could not recall events past his brief twenty minute presence.
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Georgetown
George B. Page
Monroe County
Page
Prisoner Attacks Judge During Fined Sentence in Kentucky
Qweneshoro Ky Aug 2 Prisoner Robert Harmon assaulted Judge Stieman on the bench after a fine was imposed He struck the judge with a chair during sentencing and was sent to the dungeon for hours
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Qweneshoro
Robert Harmon
Stieman
Harmon
Births and Deaths and Marriages in City Notices
A jumble of births deaths and marriages lists numerous names and ages with scattered addresses and conditions. Entries include many children and adults with causes such as cancer leprosy exhaustion and other ailments, alongside several marriages and building permits for homes and repairs across multiple streets and neighborhoods.
Witness Vanishes Ahead of Powers Case Rebuttal
Lexington police mobilize the entire force on August 3 to search for Wesley Whitaker, the Commonwealth witness in the Caleb Powers case at Georgetown, who disappeared from Georgetown Monday evening before scheduled rebuttal testimony Tuesday.
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Lexington
Wesley Whitaker
The
Commonwealth
Caleb Powers
Georgetown
Whitaker
Kirklin Couple Married At Night In Frankfort
In Aug 3 report, a Kirklin couple defied parental ban and eloped to Frankfort Indiana. They obtained permission from a county clerk after evidence showed the bride was just past 28. The pair then went to Squire Warland, who wed them at 1 am, amid hopes for forgiveness.
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Frankport
Ind
Asinnie Writhima
Harves Hendricks
Kirklin
Frankfort
Squire Warland
Pulpit rivalry faced by newspapers and rural carriers noted
In New York Rev. Arthur M. MacArthur warns that modern newspapers magazines and routinized worship threaten the pulpit’s influence. The piece then lists Indiana rural carrier appointments, a new postmaster, a sheriff led response to a lynching threat in Batavia and ends with an ad for Hood's Garsaparilla and a restaurant comment.
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New York
Arthur
MacArthur
Calvary Church
Greece
Rome
Indiana
Samuel A. Glyler
Elois H. Glyler
Thomas F. Dalzell
Wiliam W. Honver
Eigie Martin
John W. Martin
Walton
Arthur Widner
Callie Widner
C.H. Brafford
Philip, Ind
Little Girl Attempts Shootout After Murder Scene
Tyros Robinson killed Frank Davis in Tennessee. Davis’s sister seized a revolver and tried to shoot the fleeing killer. In Cincinnati, five youths robbed a saloon, taking a revolver during a card game, then escaped. In St Louis, the International Press Congress was postponed to mid May.
Fragmentary sports notes amid weathered lines
A fragmentary snippet mentions Four ace IPF and Sivas, plus references to T balance and teas. Names and places are unclear but imply a sports or event context with partial details and missing data.
Bible and Empire State Ex Emphasizes Travel Time
A Troy Daily Times letter compares biblical journeys from Dan to Beersheba with the Empire State Express. It argues the journey would take far less than ancient travelers imagined, likening Ezekiel’s visions to the modern high speed train. The piece lauds the New York Central’s daily passenger service.
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Dan
Heersheba
Empire State Express
Ezeklel
Empire State Expresa
Troy Daily Times
New York Central
Td Marvelous Peasenger
Decatur Return Trip Details for Vic C H D
Train schedule notes a passenger from Indianapolis to Decatur and back on Sunday August 1. Departure is 7:00 a m from Indianapolis and 6:00 p m return to Indianapolis. Pergena boarding without a ticket incurs local rate.
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Decatur
Vic C
Indianapolis
Pergena
Theketa
Mormon plot thwarted kidnapping attempt in Connerville
A four Mormon men allegedly planned to kidnap a 11 year old girl, daughter of Rev. D. T. Hedges, and take her to Salt Lake City. Marshal Tippen stopped the plot after a struggle. one man fled, three others vanished. The article blends the report with unrelated ads and notes on medicine and travel.
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Connenaville
Ind
Aue
Qing D. T. Fedgen
Ealt Lake City
Marshal Tippen
Jim
D. T. Hedges
Utah
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