Saloon Licensing Tour Expands as Ninth Ward Fuss Grows
Ninety Ward residents fear a new saloon while the license committee plans a Tuesday inspection of about 72 saloons after a surge of applications. Councilman Wendell Bangs leads the tour, with 40 visits per day. remonstrances and a dry ward ordinance await council action this week. Brewers discuss a regional agreement with Joseph E. Bell overseeing details.
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Wendell O. Bangs
Bangs
Ninth Ward
Washington St
Wonderland
Indianapolis
Joseph E. Bell
Land Deed Filed For 329 Acres In Washington Township
A deed was filed in the recorder's office Saturday by David A. Williams for 329 acres in Washington township bought from Robert E. Poindexter and wife for 30000 dollars. Townspeople ride inter urban cars to Indianapolis theaters, and several items note residents and local happenings including judge furniture shopping, Riley seen automobiling, and a Riverside park bridge progressing slowly.
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Recorder’s Office
David A. Williams
Washington Township
Robert E. Poindexter
Man Jumped From City Hospital Window in Tremens Case
Peter Lowrey, a delirium tremens patient at City hospital, wrenched a heavy iron screen from a second floor window and plunged to the cement sidewalk below, dying from skull and chest injuries. He had been admitted Friday and placed in the ward for violent patients. Coroner and hospital authorities confirmed the facts. Also notes a series of local social events and notices around August activities and community groups.
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Lowrey
Springfield
Ill
Denver
Col
Indianapolis
Strikers Hold Meeting In Indianapolis Telegraphers’ Row
The Indianapolis telegraphers union held a long Monday session at the Iron Molders’ hall with support from allied groups. Leaders, including J. B. Sullian, urged joining the Labor League fair next Thursday. The group debated reports of deserters and noted two men returned to AP work. About $1,000 was raised at a benefit ball, and the Labor day committee pledged $50 to the strikers.
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Indianapolis
Iron Molders
J. 8
Sullian
Cincinnati
Associated Press
Arthur Hamilton
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Labor Day Committee
Streetcar Traffic to Resume Near Kentucky Ave Crossing
Street car traffic will resume within a few days at the Kentucky avenue railroad crossing after completion of excavation under the track. Work began today on the retaining walls of the street on the south side of the elevation.
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Kentucky Ave
United States Weather Forecast Summary
Showers tonight and Tuesday with little change in conditions across the nation. Sunrise at 6 07, sunset 6 26, moon visible. Forecast notes include varying precipitation and temperatures across regions, with brief details on wind and visibility in several areas.
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Bunset
Tullis Sentenced in Juvenile Delinquency Case
Edgar Tullis was found guilty of contributing to the delinquency of Hazel M. Harmon, an Indiana Industrial School for Girls inmate. Judge Stubbs imposed a $600 fine and six months in the workhouse, but withheld sentence pending a law review and potential further hearings before the grand jury and criminal court.
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Hazel M. Harmon
the In
Stubbs
Grand Jury
Admiral Evans Carried Baggage in Naval Landing Scene
In Norfolk Virginia Rear Admiral Evans returned from a New York conference with Mr Roosevelt on sending the squadron to the Pacific. A woman with a baby and a friend laden with bundles asked for help, and Evans offered to assist with their baggage, displaying notable gallantry.
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New York
Mr. Roosevelt
Pacific
Day for School Children at State Fair
Monday September 9 is children day with free admission for all under 15 and teachers. Exhibits due by 10 with entry cards. dedication of livestock pavilion. Weber’s band concerts. vaudeville acts. races at 1 and pavilion opening at 8. Purdue hosts domestic science course for teachers. Miss Sarah Cotton leads school exhibits from several counties.
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Poland
Pleasant Hackleman
Charles Downing
Purdue University
Sarah Cotton
Franklin
Howard
Henry
Hendricks
Man 15 Lynched by Angry Mob in Nebraska
Loris Higgins, accused of killing farmer W. L. Copple and his wife near Rosalie, Neb., was removed from a sheriff to Omaha for safekeeping and then lynched by about twenty men at Bancroft. The mob ignored a warning before Higgins’s return.
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Bancroft, Neb
Loris Higgins
W. L. Copple
Rosalie
Neb
Omaha
Higgins
Copple
Thurston County
Indiana man kills wife then shoots self in Chicago hotel
A South Bend, Indiana man registered as Charles Andrews at the Saratoga hotel in Chicago shot and killed his wife, then killed himself within an hour. A vaudeville performer heard shots, saw Andrews with the revolver, and the occupants fled as a third shot was fired. An unfinished letter to his son described mail arrangements and hinted at their troubled relationship.
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Saratoga Hotel
Charles Andrews
South Bend
Ind
Chris Richards
Andrews
Son
Prosecutor Urges Large Reward in Provant Murder Case
Ottawa Ohio prosecutor Univerfirth, who reexamined the Provant murder at Dupont, asked county commissioners for a large reward for the arrest and conviction of the killers. He believes the young man was murdered after his body was found in the Auglaize River. Wires affixed to neck wrists and ankles held him underwater, then clipped cleanly with pliers.
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Ottawa
Univerfirth
Provant
Dupont
John Provant
Auglaize
Doing Time for Eating a Meal in Hotel Trap
Charles Adamson of Terre Haute and William Graham of Indianapolis faced 15 days in jail after a dinner at Claypool hotel grillroom with a woman claiming to be Mrs Hart. They paid $5.50, left after she vanished, and were later fined $5 plus costs in police court for violating the hotel law.
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Adamson
Terre Haute
William Graham
Indianapolis
John Hart
Brazil
Ind
Adameon
Claypool
Two Angry Women Alter Man's Plan in Grand Jury Shuffle
Samuel Abramowitz, alias Seymour Ambrose, faces bigamy charges after his two wives arrive in Indianapolis. He waives examination for grand jury as detectives locate him living with the second wife. Earlier, he claimed his first wife was dead, a claim now disputed by her New York visit and a letter. He previously ran a poker game at the Hotel English and was fined in police court.
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Grand
New York
Indianeapolis
Charles
Abramowitz
Kinney
Morgan
Taylor Groninger
Ambrose
Abrahams
Louisa
English
Embezzlement Charged Against Young Tailor Aid
Phillip Ward 15 of Jackson street east of Brightwood is charged with embezzlement from Thomas Fleming tailor on W Chio street. Detectives Gerber and Larsh allege Ward took 2 to 3 dollars daily for two years, using a knocking down scheme. A suit pressed by a customer helped uncover the loss after the man who brought the suit to press recovered it. Ward allegedly kept the money and forged no entry in Fleming’s books.
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Phillip Ward
Thomas Fleming
W Chio St
Gerber
Larsh
Ward
Fleming
Jackson St
Brightwood
County commissioners reappoint two county officials
The county commissioners Monday re appointed James Greer as superintendent of the county poor farm and B F Morgan as superintendent of the Juletta asylum. Greer was appointed January 1 to fill the unexpired term of Al Harcourt who died while serving as poor farm superintendent. Morgan has headed the Ju lietta asylum for four years.
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James Greer
B. F. Morgan
Juletta
Greer
al Harcourt
Mr. Morgan
Julietta
Davis Seeks Over Ten Thousand in County Clerk Fees
William E. Davis former county clerk filed a claim in Marion County commissioners court seeking 10 214.38 for services while county clerk. He lists transcript fees 3 483.28 copied records 1 976.80 insanity cases 4463 and county criminal court clerk’s fees 991.30. Commissioners plan to deny all claims and the matter will go to higher courts. A similar Hamilton County case is pending in appellate court.
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William E. Davis
Commissioners Court
Marion County
Hamilton County
China Experts Change Heralded in Pekin
Pekin August 26 reports a military administration change is expected as Yuan Shih Kai is believed to replace Tieh Liang as minister of war. He would resign as viceroy of China to avoid conflicts with a central government wary of the army’s mal administration and weakening position.
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United Press
Pekin
Vaug
Yuan Shih Kai
Tieh Liang
China
Bicycle gear sale with steel rims and saddle
Gus Habich lists items at 121 West Washington Street including a steel rim equipped bicycle hub system and a Person saddle priced at 35 dollars and a coaster priced at 5 dollars.
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Gus Habich
West Washington Street
Prince William of Sweden to visit western cities
Prince William of Sweden, guest of T. F. I. McDonnell, spent the night at the Hope club in Providence and left for Worcester and Boston. He is expected back Tuesday night and will then travel west to Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and Chicago for an extended tour.
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R. I
Prince William of Sweden
Hope Club
T. F. I. McDonnell
Worcester
Boston
Buffalo
Miagare Falls
Chicago
Estate seeks $1000 damages over moving tools dispute
Karl B. Hudson as administrator of the Charles Girton estate claims Christ Hasselberg has property belonging to the estate in his possession. The suit alleges Hasselberg interferes with the estate by holding horses and house moving tools that rightfully belong to the estate.
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Christ Hasselberg
Charles Girton
Karl B. Hudson
Hasselberg
Funeral of Mrs Wright longtime WCTU treasurer
The funeral services for Mrs. A G Wright national treasurer of the W C T U were held at 1405 Ashland Ave Monday afternoon. Burial followed at Crown Hill Cemetery with Dr William Wirt King officiating. Mrs Wright was widely known for her prominent W C A ties.
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A. G Wright
Ashland Ave
Crown Hill Cemetery
William Wirt King
Three Rooms Furnished for Sale at Reduced Price
The People's Outfitting Co offers a complete three room furnishing set valued at 175 dollars for 125 dollars. Red Man Tobacco has been on the market for six months and is a stronger seller than many old brands. What you tell us. 8 on. forcents, and it's good.
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The
People’s Outfitting Co
RED Man Tobacco
Five Men Drowned As Barnstable Collides In Harbor
Five crew members die after the United Fruit steam ship Barnstable collides with a tug ferry off Sparrows Point while returning midnight with a bananas cargo from Port Antonio Jamaica. Drowned are William Boyd J J Eddart Joseph Cherry J B Johnson and Charles White.
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Port Antonio
Jamaica
Barnstable
United Fruit Company
Ferry
Sparrow'’s Point
William Boyd
J. J. Eddart
Joseph Cherry
J. B. Johnson
Charles White
Four Rooms Furnished by Pliote For Sale
A four room furnished set offered for $155.00, value $225.00, through Peeples Gutting Ce.
The Gem Laundry Advertises Family Washings
The Gem Laundry offers family washings with rough dry for per pound, all flat pieces stone dry lists. Try it by calling Phones 1671.
Tramp Kills 7-Year-Old Girl in Gary Ind Death Sparks Lynching Hunt
An unnamed seven year old girl was assaulted by a tramp in Gary Indiana and died minutes later after being found by men en route to a doctor. Citizens and officers pursue the suspect amid fears of lynching. The brutal act occurred near the town’s outskirts and the assailant fled on foot. Local authorities and residents organize a manhunt with tensions high as they seek justice.
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Steel Trusts
New Town
County Institute Begins Sessions
Marion county Teachers Institute opens with large attendance about 200 teachers. President W. W. Parsons of the State Normal speaks on educational principles and two leading principles of education. Dr Sherman Davis of Indiana University covers children's impulses. Homer Van Wie sings. State Superintendent F. A. Cotton to attend. J. H. Woodruff to speak midweek. City teachers not included.
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W. W. Parsons
The
State Normal
Sherman Davis
Indiana University
Homer van Wie
F. A. Cotton
J. H. Woodruff
Wil
Defined Auto Drivers Plead Guilty In Police Court
Claude E. Cox and Carl Summers pleaded guilty to speeding and were each fined 31 dollars and costs in police court Monday. Charles Bushman appeared for his wife found driving on N Capitol avenue at 25 miles an hour and was fined 1 dollar.
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Claude E. Cox
Northwestern Ave
Carl Summers
Charles Bushman
Meridian Heights
N. Capitol Ave
Teachers to Meet as Indianapolis Schools Open Fall
The Indianapolis public school teachers will hold meetings September 3 to 10 with a general session at 10 40 a m Tuesday September 10 in Caleb Millshell where Sept C N Kendal will address all teachers. Schools begin September 11 with department heads leading departmental talks.
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Indianapolis
Caleb Millshell
C. N. Kendal
Death of King Arbuckle in Julietta asylum
King Arbuckle aged 30 died at the Julietta Asylum for the Insane Sunday after progressive paralysis. His mother Rhoda Arbuckle of 1540 Brightwood Avenue was notified by the sheriff. Arbuckle had been confined in the asylum since July 1. Also an advertisement line about cabinets from Harrod's Studio at Virginia Avenue.
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King Arbuckle
Julietta Asylum
Rhoda Arbuckle
Brightwood-ave
Arbuckle
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