Brewing interests fuel fierce election fight in Indianapolis
The Indianapolis and Terre Haute brewing companies back rival mayoral candidates as Lieber and Bookwalter figures attract attention. Beer gifts to Moore supporters prompt scrutiny while police influence claims and liquor policy loom large ahead of the race.
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Indianapolis Brewing Company
Albert Lieber
Ww. F. Moore
Terre Haute Brewing Company
Indianapolis
Moore
Charles C Roth
Inianapolis
Lieber
Mouvre
At- Sagt
Terre- Haute
Maurice Donnelly
Terre Haute
Quigley
Republican Party
Bookwalter
Terre Haute Company
Maguire to stay on city works board amid election
Mayoral nominee Charles Maguire will not resign from the Board of Works as the election nears. Republican and Democratic figures plan to use his presence to push petitions for lights and extensions. Critics say Maguire should step down to avoid promises. supporters note routine duties remain.
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Charles Maguire
Board of Works
J. W. Smith
Maguire
Sahm
Democratic Committee
Maguiré
Smoke Issue Mirrors Campaign Battle Over Ordinance
Campaign fight centers on enforcing an anti smoke ordinance in Indianapolis. Superintendent Wynne of the light and power company faces opposition as a Republican councilmanic candidate. Building inspector Bedell notes the dispute stems from a too specific emission standard and ongoing agitation among GOP hopefuls.
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Thomas Wynne
Indianapolis Light and “Power Company
Councilmanie
Nght and Power Company
Wynne
Besn
Bedell
Street Car Extensions Bother Maguire Residents
Residents north of Nineteenth street and east of College push for street car service extensions. Petition signed by about 150 property owners seeks Columbia avenue extension from Nineteenth to Twenty-fifth street. Board of Works has filed action on English avenue but Columbia avenue petition remains inactive. Chairman Sahm says the extension will come in time as the board holds power to require necessary extensions.
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Nineteenth-st
College-are
Board of Works
Columbia-ave
Nineteenth
Twenty-fifth-st
Martindale-ave
Sahm
Punishment for Geckler by Democratic Machine
The article states the city clerk Geckler faced punishment from the Democratic machine for renominating and defeating Charles H. Stuckmeyer two years earlier. It notes Geckler broke the machine slate at the convention and that interference by Geckler is remembered. The piece implies ongoing political maneuvering and resentment within the party.
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Geckler
Charles H. Stuckmeyer
Sweeney Independent Again Meeting Hears Freeman and Watkins
The Independent colored voters club met at headquarters on N Senate Ave Tuesday night with William Miller presiding. Jerome A. Freeman of St Paul Minnesota and H A Watkins spoke. An invitation was extended to W Allison and Sweeney to address the next meeting.
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Sweeney
Independent ‘Colored Voters’ Club
N. Senate Ave
William Miller
Jerome A. Freeman
of .St. Paul, Minn
H. A. Watkins
W. Allison
Prohibitionists of Ward 13 Gather at Gates Home
The prohibitionists of ward 13 will meet at the home of H. G. Gates at 302 KE. Morris sr. Wednesday night to nominate a ward councilman.
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H. G. Gates
KE. Morris Sr
Republicans appointing colored preachers to city committee
The public declination of Rev Black Sheare to accept a Republican city executive committee seat sparked reports that the party is appointing colored preachers to the committee. Secretary Muir denied the claim saying precinct committee men recommend executive appointments and Blacksheare’s name came through that process.
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Blacksheare
Muir
Krueger Divorce Sets Local Record in Chicago Ind
Mrs. Fredericka Krueger was legally separated from Henry Krueger ten minutes after filing. She won $1500 alimony after charging cruelty in the divorce action dated Wednesday in Chicago Indiana.
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Chicago
Fredericka Krueger
Henry Krueger
Downing Seeks Divorce From Stage Wife Over Desertion
Robert Downing the tragedian has begun steps to obtain a divorce from his wife on stage as Hugenia Blair, citing desertion as the ground.
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Downing
San Francisco
Robert Downing
Hugenia Blair
Vanderbilt to head autos track syndicate in Long Island
A report from New York on August 28 states that W K Vanderbilt is said to lead a syndicate planning construction of two new automobile tracks on Long Island. The effort aims to provide dedicated venues for racing events and related developments.
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New York
W. K
Vanderbilt
Island
Swindler in farmer’s clothes pockets $2000 loan
In Wabash Indiana a bold forgery scheme targeted Phoenix Mutual Insurance. A swindler posed as a buyer and obtained a $2000 loan on land from Littleton Lefforge, then used a fake notarial seal on a mortgage. North Manchester notary John Isenbarger uncovered the deceit and the draft was stopped. The culprit remains at large.
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Wabash
Ind
Phoenix Mutual Insurance Company
Hartford
Conn
Littleton Lefforge
Lefforge
North Manchester
John Isenbarger
Chief Call sues paper over alleged New York experiences
Washington Indiana August 28 Chief of police Call sues a St Louis paper for libel after it published his alleged New York pursuit of Ike Swimmer accused of diamond robbery from Isaac Berkowitz. The article says Call claimed he was robbed in a Bowery hotel and recounts his remarks about needing money to return.
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Washington, Ind
Call
St. Louis
Lander
New York
Ike” Swimmer
Isaac Berkowitz
Bowery
Yorkk
Messenger Boy Dies After Bike Accident In Muncie
In Muncie Indiana August 28 Harry Mills a district messenger boy was thrown from his wheel while riding down a steep hill. His bike struck a gutter breaking the forks and he was found unconscious in a pool of blood. He later became delirious imagining a two foot pad pursuing him.
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Muncie
Ind
Harry Mills
Young Mills
Clergy Denies Entry for Foresters Escort at Funeral
At St Pauls Catholic Church in Valparaiso Indiana Father Moench refused admission to the church for a delegation of the Independent Order of Foresters escorting the body of Daniel Daily. The party was ordered off church grounds as nearly two thousand people watched the incident.
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Valparaiso
Ind
St. Paul's Catholic Church
Moench
Independent Order Or Foresters of America
Daniel Daily
Train Derails In Goshen Depot Collision
A Baltimore and Ohio train derailed while switching at Nappanee and crashed into the Goshen depot, upsetting four cars and causing damage early Wednesday morning.
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Goshen
Ind
Snl
Baltimore & Onto
Nappanee
Big trolley company formed to build Vera to Indianapolis line
A new $2,000,000 electric railroad company is organized to run from Vera through Kokomo Tipton and Noblesville to Indianapolis. The announcement notes the project aims to connect these communities with a regional trolley route.
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Kokomo
Ind
Vera
Indianapolis
Tipton
Noblesville
Indiana Inklings and Local Incidents in Brief
A fragmentary Indiana newspaper item lists several local events: Albert Kirtley 17 near Connersville is badly burned after being kicked in the face while carrying a colt. Joseph Hernard 40 at Redkey falls into an oil pumping plant flywheel breaking thigh and back. Robert Tibbuts of Union City burns himself while fueling a cigar lighter. Martha Myers of Bluffton regains youth with hair darkening to black. Rev. E G Walk of Kokomo resigns to seek a United brethren church charge. Preachers at Winona confer and vow stronger preaching on future punishment. Henry L Harbin 79 of English dies from injuries inflicted by grandson Lewis Morgan who faces murder trial. William H Harrison of Knox county arrested for criminal assault amid denial of a blackmail scheme. Alva Gardner 35 of Goshen leaves work after taunts and possible intoxication. further arrests expected. A note references the Cynthiana Hampshire case in Logansport against a church society.
Locke Couple Celebrates 64th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. John Aaron Locke marked their sixty fourth anniversary in Hagerstown. Mrs. Locke showed stockings she spun and knitted in North Carolina with cotton she cultivated. Each instep features a two story house design reflecting her dream home.
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Hagerstown
John Aaron Locke
Locke
North Carolina
Corton
Henderson Woman Murdered in Bethel Home Incident
A woman named Henderson was murdered Tuesday night at her brother in law W C Hyatt's home. Ross Rancis, a black man, is identified as the killer. Posses from Columbus and Warrensburg pursue him and expect to lynch him tonight after reports of an assault preceding the murder.
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Henderson
W. C. Hyatt
Ross Rancis
Columbus
Warrensburg
English athletic team arrives in Montreal for meets
Montreal hosts an 18 member English squad touring to race Canadian stars and then Yale and Harvard. Rev Workman captains the group, a prominent Cambridge figure with strong two and three mile records. Knowles, a former Cambridge standout and MP for West Salford, also travels with the party.
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Montreal
Yale
Harvard
Mr. Workman
Cambridge
Knowles
West Salford
Manchester
Sloan barred at Deauville pigeon shoot after protest
Tod Sloan Ko komo Indiana jockey in Trouville automobiling and pigeon shooting. He won 60000 in a Deauville race on Dolores and was later admitted to a high profile pigeon match before being barred after an English protest. Sloan withdrew quietly as critics questioned the committee’s decision.
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Paris
Tod Sloane
Ind
Trouville
Dolores
Deauville
Sloan
Field Uncovers Alleged Fraud in New York Customs
Chicago merchant prince Marshall Field exposed alleged frauds in the New York port customs service. By testing duty assessments on 3 percent silk samples, he found cheaper duty paid imports from a New York dealer than his own imports, suggesting privileges in the appraiser’s office.
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Chicago
Marshall Field
Wakeman
New York
Field
Excursion business hits record pace in Indianapolis rail lines
The August report by Auditor Winnedge of the Union railway shows August as one of the heaviest excursion months in Union station history. The summer total business is expected to break records as additional excursion trains offset electric lines, with Indianapolis travelers moving more than ever before.
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Winnedge
Union Railway Company
Union_tation
Indianapolis
Federal Judge Denies Relief Against Ticket Scalpers
Federal Judge Hazel of Buffalo denies injunction against ticket scalpers for Pan American excursion tickets. The Lackawanna railroad, a member of a trunk-line pool, was found to fix rates in violation of law and thus has no redress in equity court.
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The
Lackawanna Railroad
Trunk-Line Association
Y M I Women Adopt Majority Report on Governing Scheme
The grand council of the Y M I women adopted the majority report backing a centralized government scheme for the ladies auxiliary. The minority opposed any such plan. Aimed to create a head for the four existing councils to form new organizations, it could extend the order significantly. The Rev Joseph Weber of Assumption Church spoke on the auxiliaries. Terre Haute seeks next convention. A banquet at the Grand Hotel is planned with Bishop O Donoghue toasts.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary
Grand Council
Y. M. I. Hall
B.north St
Y. M. Jr. Grand Council
Johnson bars McGinity from season for umpire assault
President Johnson of the American League announced that McGinity of Baltimore will not be allowed to play again this season due to assault on umpire Connoly. Johnson indicated life expulsion remains a possibility.
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American League
McGinnity
Baltimore
Connoly
Johnson
Whitney Quits Politics for Good Says He Is Done
A Saratoga dispatch quotes William C Whitney at 60 saying he is out of politics for good. He states he quit eight years ago and has not heard a good reason to return, noting Cleveland offered him an office but he declined.
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New York
Saratoga
N. Y
William C., Whitney
Whitney
Cleveland
Rough House at Saloon Leads to Fines in Police Court
Edward Polk fined five dollars for malicious trespass and one dollar for throwing stones after a rough house at C. C. Lutz saloon in Ruralst and Boyd. Philip Leppert fined one dollar for drunkenness. Bicycle policemen Streit and Losh chased the pair over the commons near the saloon.
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Edward Polk
Philip Leppert
C. C. Lutz
Boydave
Streit
Losh
Local Market Prices for Dairy and Poultry Items
The listing shows prices for cheese full creams Swiss drum limburger and other cheeses with varied cents figures. Poultry items include chickens hens roosters spring chickens ducks turkeys and geese priced per item or per dozen.
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Young Americas
Limburger
City Works Board Revises Street Projects And Water Mains
Action to repave a brick roadway on Cora street from Capitol to Illinois was rescinded. A brick road planned first alley west of Capitol from Eleventh to Twelfth is canceled. Water mains were ordered on Senate from Twentyfifth to Thirtieth and on Bellefontaine from Twenty third to Twenty fifth.
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Cora-st
Capitol-ave
Illnois-st
Senate-ave
Twenty-fifth
Thirtieth St
Bellefontaine
Twenty
Seventh Presbyterian Church Social Friday at Schmitt Home
City life notes report a social by Section 1 ladies of Seventh Presbyterian Church to be held Friday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Jacob Schmitt 1149 Hoyt Ave Floyd Larraway formerly of Indianapolis visiting in the city in the navy soon to transfer to the Illinois for an extended cruise Ward 13 prohibitionists nominate Charles A Taylor for ward councilman Mr and Mrs Wm K High and family with Miss Lillian Trusler visit New York Buffalo and Niagara Falls Also an ad for Doans Ointment from Bowling Green Ohio includes a testimonial.
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Seventh Presbyterian Church
Jacob Schmitt
Hoytavé
Floyd Larraway
Indianapolis
Navy
Illinois
Wm. K. High
Lillian Trusler
P. C. Trusler
New York
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Bargains in Upright Pianos at Baldwins
Props on page seven advertise small piano bargains at Baldwins. Readers find upright pianos featured with prices and limited stock in a concise, period style notice.
Pastime Bowling Alleys Refit Ready for Sept 2 Opening
The Pastime Bowling Alleys have been refitted and will open for the season on September 2. The public is invited to attend.
City Grain Market Wheat and Corn Prices and Inspections
Wheat held steady with No 2 red at 6814c and August 684c wagon. Corn steady with No 1 white 59¢ and No 2 white 59¢. various white mixed and yellow prices listed. Oats steady No 2 white 37 14c. hay stronger for No 1 timothy 12.25 and No 2 timothy 10.25 to 10.75. Inspections show mixed car counts by grade for wheat corn and hay.
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Timothy
Hay
Cattle and Hog Prices From Union Stock Yards Indianapolis
Receipts total 700 cattle, 3,300 hogs, and 400 sheep with varied weights. Prices show good to prime cattle and hogs at multiple weight classes, plus ranges for cows, calves, bulls, and lambs. quotations reflect mixed and heavy packing hogs and stockers and feeding sheep among others.
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UNION
Indianapolis
Aedasei
Dianapolis
It Cost You Nothing to Advertise That Vacant Room
A brief ad note from THE SUN urges readers to advertise a vacant room for rent at no cost, prompting interest from potential tenants and indicating the newspaper’s free listing policy.
Chicago Marins Market Summary Random Snippet
Partial OCR fragment appears to report grain or commodity prices in Chicago with mixed tokens. Mentions lower September and December contracts, figures near 44 5i and 6M 4c, plus a monetary amount 15 456815.27. The text is garbled and difficult to interpret beyond suggesting price quotes and months.
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Chicago Marisns
Chicago
Oymee
Auction Yields Strong Demand for Local Stock
A regular Tuesday sale drew about 250 head of cattle and stock of high grade. Vendors offered a broad range of animals and buyers showed steady bidding, signaling solid activity at the auction yard.
Diverse Market Prices Include Poultry Dairy and Groceries
Listings show Turkey hens five cents per pound and spring chickens up to one and a half pounds at ten cents. New York cream, Swiss, limburger, and butter prices vary. eggs 10 to 12 cents. Hides and tallow priced by grade. coffee varieties from Java to Santos. sugars from Dominoes to standard granulated with many brands listed. Produce includes cabbage, onions, oranges, lemons, peaches, potatoes, tomatoes and canned goods with regional price ranges. Oil, spices, beans, molasses, and miscellaneous items such as blackberries and strawberries are also recorded with specific per unit costs.
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Limburger
Tle
Perth
New Orleans
California
Indiana
Provisiore Kingan & Co Price List Extract
Provisiore lists various meat and fish prices including hams bacon lard pork sausage fresh pork beef oysters and fish with terms like Indiana California and New York counts. Items include sugar cured hams 13 to 14 percent bacon clear sides bellies backs shoulders lard pickled pork sausage fresh pork tenderloins beef tenderloins oysters white fish herring pike and more with per unit and per barrel prices.
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Kingan & Co
Indiana
Saul Baer
Weiner
Wurst
Fien and Game
New York
Ware i
Bonetess
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Albert Kirtley
Connersville
S. Joseph Hernard
Indiana-Ohio
Redkey
Robert Tibbuts
Union City
Martha Myers
Bluffton
E. G. Walk
Harrison-st. Christian Church
United Brethren Church
Winona
Henry L. Harbin
Lewis Morgan
William H. Harrison
Knox County
Willis Helderman
Alva Gardner
Cynthiana
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Logansport
snleRlousy ‘Society of Cincin
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Renois
Union Station
Nicholas
Shaffer Wen
Liberty
Hazel
Y. M. I.” Women
Catholic Organization
Mginnity Man
Minnesota
Court House Cut Price Grocery Co
Great Stores
E. Wash.st
W. Wash. St
Virginia Ave
Mass. Ave
N. Alabama St
Charles A. Taylor
N. Temple-ave
Dean
C. W. Lenhart
Bowling Green
Union Stock
Warman
Interstate Stock Yards
Taracettes
Java
Bourbon Santos
Golden Santos
Prime Santos
Ariose
Lior
Jersey
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Dillsworth’s
Columbia
Ideal Golden
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