Indianapolis Ministers Press Civic Righteousness and Police Aid
The Indianapolis ministers association met at Meridian Street M. E. Church to pass resolutions denouncing lawlessness, condemning whisky advertising in waste paper boxes, and urging mayoral action. They urged stronger police protection, pledged to inform the public about candidates, and called for civic reform with a message to Mayor Bookwalter.
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Indianapolis Ministers’ Association
Meridian St. M. E. Church
Saunderson
Anti-saloon League
W. W. Criley
M. L. Haines
Joshua Stansfield
Bookwalter
Wilcome
Drs. Ballard
Stansfield, Villers
Philputt
A. J. Brown
Indianapolis
Counterfeiting scheme linked to wife and a paralytic man
Alber Merrill and partner Oscar Sorrenson were sentenced in federal court after confessing to counterfeiting. Merrill said his wife pressured him to buy a home or risk losing her, aided by Nottingham who lured him into the crime. Sorrenson paid for materials, receiving a lighter sentence. Nottingham, the alleged instigator, is unnamed here. Merrill, 32, and Sorrenson, 26, had Chicago connections and a yearslong build of the operation flagged by authorities.
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Alber Merrill
Baker
Federal Court
Merrill
Oscar Sorrenson
Nottingham
Momence, Til
Illinois
Tom Halls
Secret Service
Sorrenson
United States
Chicago
Newton County
Denmark
A&É
Enemies for 2300 Years May Again Become Good Friends
Athens reports Greece and Persia prepare to resume diplomatic relations after a gap dating to the Marathon era. The last Athenian ambassador was sent by King Warius in 4 YL BC, ending all official contact.
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Athens
Greece
Persia
Warius
Marathon
Macedonians and Turks clash near Planina frontier
Fierce battle reported between Macedonian and Turkish troops at Planina near the Bulgarian frontier. Macedonians suffer 302 killed and 143 wounded. Turks 250 killed and 600 wounded. Macedonians flee in disorder.
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Vienna
Planina
Burglaries Reported at Several City Homes
The burglaries listed targets and small losses at multiple residences including Robert Gwin at 1507 Ringgold Street with 34.50 taken, John M. Hebider at 141 N New Jersey Street with 46 loss, Roland T. Carr at East 32nd Street with no loss, R. R. Sheil at 1021 N Meridian Street with no loss, and Michael Klein at 1204 Spannave with 8 cents lost.
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Robert Gwin
Ringgold St
John M. Hebider
New Jersey-st
Roland T. Carr
Second
R. R. Sheil
Meridian-st
Michael Klein
Liner Advertisements On Ninth Page Today
New liner ads include rooms for rent and furnished rentals. Listings show sales offers for cottages, eight room houses, vacant lots, and various properties. Employment notes seek workers, housekeepers, errand boys, and sewing help. Read all liners on ninth page for details.
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Platen Press
Pennsylvania St
Brisk Monday Morning Temperatures Record Cold Spell
Readers debated the cold as 28 degrees at 7 a m marked below freezing. The weatherman noted the chilly morning with varied opinions, while Mr Blythe forecast warmer weather by Monday night and Tuesday but still clear skies.
Ohio board sends Indiana a smallpox quarantine opinion
The Ohio health board informs Indiana officials that Vincennes allows smallpox patients to cross state lines. The letter highlights lax quarantine enforcement in Indiana and cites local cases and court rulings. It notes conflicts between quarantine orders and court rulings and calls for action by the Indiana legislature or supreme court.
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Ohio State Health Board
Indiana Board
Vincennes
Inuidea
Ufthuvx
Uline
Jinus
Supreme Court
Ohio
Indiana
American doctors confirm accidental death in singer Ellen Gore case
Paris December 1 American doctors who performed a second autopsy on Mrs Ellen Gore the American singer shot and killed a week ago reported Monday that the death was accidental Their French colleagues agreed noting the ball passed between the open eyelids which would have closed instinctively from fear if threatened
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Paris
Ellen Gore
Soquet
Roosevelt May Appoint a Colored Man in South Carolina
Washington December 1 President Roosevelt may appoint Dr Crum a colored man to succeed U S marshal Cunningham of South Carolina and thus end the bitter racial fight there A white man would be named for collector and peace is expected to return to the South Carolina Republican camp
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W.ashington
Roosevelt
Dr. Crum
U.s.marshal Cunningham
South Carolina
Collector
Government budget draft for 1904 totals 589 million
Washington on December 1 reports estimated federal expenditures for the year ending June 30, 1904 at 589,189,112.20 dollars, indicating a reduction of 33,050,014,388 dollars from the prior year's congressional appropriations.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Secretary Wilson Odds on Mitchell Return to Indianapolis
Secretary Wilson of the United Mine Workers said on Monday that guesses on when President Mitchell will return to Indianapolis are problematical. He thinks Mitchell may be here by mid December, but Mitchell himself does not know positively.
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Wilson
United Mine Workers
Mitchell
Indianapolis
Conductor Richard Paddock Killed by Train in Perry
Richard Paddock, a passenger conductor for Lake Shore, was instantly killed when struck by a second train near Perry on Monday. He had served with the Lake Shore for 41 years.
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Cleveland, O
Richard Paddock
Lake Shore
Perry
Paddock
Fiveyearold Elsie Fisher Dies After Stove Injury
In Peru Indiana on December 1 Elsie Fisher five daughter of Alvin Fisher whirled around fell and struck her temple on a stove and died within minutes. Her death is reported as an accidental injury from the incident.
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Peru
Ind
Elsie Fisher
Alvin Fisher
Arcola teen killed by shotgun blast in accident
Fort Wayne report states Nicholas Kinder aged 18, son of a local farmer near Arcola, died Sunday when a shotgun exploded during a nant ing incident. Police investigated the accidental death as a rural mishap with no foul play suspected.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Nicholas Kinder
Arcola
Nanting
Local Companies Incorporate in Indiana and Missouri Mine Plan
Dunkirk news agency Dunkirk $2000 People's coal company Lawrenceburg $10000 Civic saving association New Albany $100000 Muncie and Jackson coal company Muncie $20000 The Little Hoosier lead and zinc company $40000 incorporated with the secretary of state Monday Indianapo lis people propose to operate a mine in Missouri Directors listed as Fk M Clark George Young and K H Weer Other incorporations mentioned include advertising for Burdock Blood Bitters Bennett's for photos and buttons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Four Feet of Snow in Mexico Reported
Snow fell steadily Sunday across the region stretching from El Paso to New Mexico and Old Mexico. In the White Mountains of New Mexico snow lies four feet deep. Wolves and other wildlife have moved to the White Oaks valleys seeking food, prey on sheep, and cause heavy losses.
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EL Paso
Tex
New Mexico
Old Mexico
White Mountains
White Oaks
Police Court Prosecutor Collins Is Removed
Prosecutor James A. Collins resigned after receiving a letter from Prosecutor Ruckelshaus to take effect December 15. Ira Holmes named as Collins successor. Collins claimed Huckelhaus offered reappointment as police court deputy if he withdrew from the prosecutor race.
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James A. Collins
Boston
Ruckelshaus
Ira Holmes
Mr. Collins
the Sun
Huckelshaus
Police Court
Floral Show in the Senate in Washington
The senate chamber displayed floral tributes on Monday December 1 as friends and admirers honored figures. Ivory white roses marked the desk of late Senator McMillin of Michigan while Gen Alger's desk bore pink roses and Mr Pratt of New York displayed a large ship of red white and blue immortelles. Senators Fairbanks and Beveridge of Indiana placed pink roses on their desks.
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Washington
Senate Chamber
McMillin
Michigan
Gen. Alger
Mr. Pratt
New York
Fairbanks
Beveridge
Indiana
Greek urge autonomy for Christians in Macedonia
Protection Athens reports the Greek Ministry urges the powers to shield Greek Christians in Macedonia and grant them autonomy like Crete in 1895, noting the condition of the people in Macedonia is reported as fragile and seeking relief.
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Athens
Macedonia
Crete
Independents plan renewed effort against tobacco trust
Local cigar dealers show renewed determination to organize and challenge the United States Tobacco Company, the selling agent of the tobacco trust. Another meeting is scheduled for Tuesday night.
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United States Company
The
Tobacco Trust
Kaiser inherits fortune from German magnate
Billy Frankfort dispatch reports in Monday's gazette that Herr Wilhelm Hilderbrand of Goerlitz left his entire estate to the emperor. The fortune totals £75,000 in securities and £150,000 in cash, including a Tyrolean villa gifted to the Kaiser last year.
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Brand
Goerlitz
Tyrol
Woman Accused of Poisoning Children Hangs Self in Maine
Mrs. Hattie L. Witten, accused of poisoning her two daughters to collect life insurance, committed suicide by hanging at a deputy sheriff's home in Dexter Maine. Jennie age unknown and Fannie died last September. policies of $50 each named the mother as beneficiary. A chemical analysis of the stomach contents will be conducted.
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Dexter, Me
Hattie L. Witten
Leslie Curtis
Jennie
Fannie
Death in Hoboken quagmire while singing Recessional
John Durham perished Sunday in a Hoboken meadow bog while attempting a shortcut home. Immersed up to his armpits, he cried for help as ropes and a board path failed. He kept singing Kipling’s Recessional until the mud claimed him. his body was recovered.
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New York
Rudyard Kipling
John Durham
Hoboken Meadows
Durham
Water Supply In Peru Polluted Prompting Abandonment Call
Indiana health board reports Peru city water is badly polluted. Secretary urges abandoning the source and switching to wells and the Wabash river supply. Typhoid fever prevalence prompted the analysis and action in December.
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Peru
Ind
State Health Board
Wabash
Citizens' League Progress Sees Enthusiasm in Call
George Edwin Hunt praised early progress of a Citizens' league as hundreds of coupons from newspapers poured into the office. The mail overflowed and Hunt said he had no time to sort it, reflecting broad enthusiasm among committee members who signed the call.
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Citizens’ League
George Edwin Hunt
Keggar
Hunt
Citizens
Saloon Closing Time Becomes Chronometer Verdict
In criminal court on Saturday colored defendant Nannie Sedan was found guilty of robbery. Prosecutor Seyfried asked the time of arrest on Washington street and she replied about half past ten. When asked if it was near half past eleven she answered the saloons being open proved otherwise, provoking smiles in court.
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Nannie Sedan
Henry Seyfried
Washington-st
Seyfried
Gas leak causes explosion and house fire in Elwood
Simon Foster disconnected gas pipes to install a stove. Escaping gas entered a ventilator and filled the room where Mrs. Foster worked. A match ignited the leak, blowing off the gable and igniting the house. Mrs. Foster was blown against the wall but suffered no serious injuries.
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Elwood
Ind
Simon Foster
Weather forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for 36 hours ending at 8 pm on December 2 calls for fair weather. Warmer Monday night and Tuesday with temperatures at 7 am 28, noon 43, and 2 pm 46. Winds from the southwest. generally fair and warmer in Indiana and surrounding states.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Lucky customer wins free shoes at Eppert's Shoe Store
Blanche Bourgess of 39 Richland Street Lucky holds ticket 17 157 and wins a $3 pair of free shoes this week at Eppert's Shoe Store 239 Mass Ave. The store promises the best and cheapest shoes in town and repeats the offer to other customers.
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Eppert
Mass.ave
Eppert’s Shoe Store
Mags.ave
City Council To Consider Few Ordinances Monday
Monday night council agenda shows Negley’s draft to curb newsboys hopping on moving streetcars as the sole notable new ordinance. Gas meter and boulevard measures appear unlikely to be reported. The Board of Works may seek an amendment to the pesthouse funding rule removing outside city provisions. A Safety Board auto speed ordinance could be introduced.
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Negley
Board of Works
Safety Board
Hog foot specimen sent to state geologist as prize
McCordsville Indiana resident George List sent State geologist Blatchley a six footed hog foot section from the Union traction line area. The geologist believes it may be a prize specimen and will pickle the foot at once.
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McCordsville
Ind
Union Traction
George List
Blatchley
Mrs Holmes Killed by Street Car at Meridian and South Streets
Mrs. D J Holmes aged 99 of 1034 Virginia avenue was killed when a street car on the Alabama and Garfield park line struck the horse and buggy she drove at Meridian street crossing. Motorman Horton claimed confusion and speed, witnesses say both were uncertain. The horse injured, buggy demolished, head crushed under fender. Holmes identified at city morgue by Detective Splann.
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Splann
Alabama and
Garfield Park
Holmes
Meridian-st
South- St
Horton
Grave Robber Dr Joseph Alexander Faces Court In Trial
The first grave rotting case in criminal court opened Monday before Special Judge John M Bailey after a venue change. Dr Joseph C Alexander is charged on three indictments with robbing the grave and buying and concealing the body of Rose Neidlinger from Pleasant Hill Cemetery. The state filed an affidavit adding a fourth count based on a statute against dissection of unlawfully obtained bodies found in a college, given Alexander was the demonstrator at Central College. Defense sought a continuance to review the affidavit, which was granted.
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Joseph C. Alexander
John M. Bailey
Alford
Dr. Alexander
Rose Neidlinger
Pleasant Hill
Alexander
Ruckelshaus
Charles Benedict
W. T. Brown
Brown
Arm
Henry Spaan
Martin Hugg
John O. Spahr
J. C. Alexander
Chauncey Manning
Asch
Rose Neidhinger
Central College of Physicians and Surgeons
Central College
Shortridge students celebrate football victory with assemblies
For the first time in Shortridge high school history students gathered in the assembly hall at 11 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. Monday to honor a football win over Mannual training school. The victorious team marched in as cheers filled the hall and Earl Pritchard led a yell for each team member. The gatherings were described as the most enthusiastic yet and may become regular events.
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Shortridge High School
Mannual Training School
Earl Pritchard
Shortridge Hall
Shorttridge
Be etra iS THE MILLENIUM HERE at the meeting
A Board of Works meeting on Monday drew no kicks or residents from College Avenue. No action or decisive gesture appeared, leaving observers noting the unusual absence of any official commentary or stance.
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Board of Works
Monany
College-ave
Expensive Hunt in ELAWeoOoD Ends in First Fine for Permit
John G. Myers was fined 43 dollars 60 cents for hunting without a permit on West P. Krom’s farm in ELAWeoOoD Indiana. This marks the first time a man has ever been fined in the country for this offense.
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Elaweoood
Ind
John G. Myers
W. P. Krom
Annual Charities Meeting in Indianapolis Opera House
The annual charities meeting in Indianapolis discussed the work and hopes of organized charity. Supt Kendall of the city schools delivered a forceful address on the needs of manual training in public schools. H H Hanna presided. speakers included Alexander Johnson Rev Worth M Tippy and Rev M L Haines.
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Indianapolis
Opera House
Supt. Kendall
H. H. Hanna
Alexander Johnson
Worth M. Tippy
M. L. Haines
Tucker Not Fined In Stamp Tax Dispute At Federal Court
The case involves Albert Tucker alleged to have refused a revenue stamp on a deed. Judge Baker vacated the forfeiture of the bond on motion by Jesse Lafalette. Tucker is said to be wealthy and a bench warrant was issued. he does not live in Warsaw and will appear before a U S commissioner in Fort Wayne on December 9.
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Federal
Albert Tucker
Jesse Lafallette
Baker
Lucker
Warsaw
Tucker
Fort Wayne
U. S
Plan to stamp out cattle disease in New England
Boston awaits Dr. D. E. Salmon head of the U S bureau of animal industry and Dr. Samuel E Bennett Boston inspector to map a plan for eradicating foot and mouth disease among New England cattle.
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Boston
D. E. Salmon
United States Bureau of Animal Industry
Washington
Samuel E. Bennett
Bureau
New England
Anderson trust company resigns as attorney for Johnson creditors
Anderson Indiana December reports that the Anderson Trust Company has resigned as attorney in fact for Manson A Johnson’s creditors. Attempts to unravel the tangle failed. Of $40,000 claims filed for collection only about $1,000 was realized.
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Anderson, Ind
Anderson Trust Company
Manson A. Johnson
Johnson
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Sammy
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Dunkirk
People's Coal Company
Lawrenceburg
Civic Saving Association
New Albany
Bennett
Mexico
Collins
Senate
Billy
Frankfort
Herr Wilhelm Hilder
Kipling
Gable
Hood
Blanche Bourgess
Richland St
David J. Holmes
Meridian and
South-Sts
D. J. Holmes
Virginia
Joseph Alexander
Central Medical College
Shortridge
Wulschenr
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