Sun's ballot contest crowns Wilson winner of first prize
The Sun announces Wilson won the first prize of $35 in its ballot contest with 32 756 votes. A. Reeder and John Costello place second and third, with totals near official counts. Readers from Indiana towns and many states submitted ballots, showing wide participation and varied estimates of Cleveland Matthews and Harrison.
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A. Reeder
John Costello
Aly Wilson
Central Ave
Schererville, Ltd
Costello
Clevent
Eveland
Department OF Stale
Indianapolis
Ind
Wis
Mattheaw
Fisis
King
Cleveland
Tuk Sun
Ity
Claude Meithews
Tis Reeder
Slatthews
Iiz. Costello
Cave Cleveland
Matthews
Reeder
Mr. Costello
Mr. Reeder
H.T. Hull
Noblesville
Tiughes
Twelfth St
Moltmapoelis
James Alcorn
Key
Needer
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N. Meridian St
Oun
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Blackford
America
Tere
Signa
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Sun
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Iowa
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Columbus
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Chicago
Detroit
Springfield
Masa
Gould Laid At Rest As Family Hides From View
New York reports Gould's funeral held with wealthier pallbearers and family upstairs within the residence. The 10 oclock cortege moved through Fifth Avenue to the cemetery as crowds gathered, police blocking entry to the house. The service included the hymn Nearer My God To Thee and passages by Dr Paxton while relatives observed from a hidden room. The eight carriage procession carried George Gould and children, Edwin Gould with Harrold, Annie Gould, Frank Gould, Abraham Gould, Mrs Northrup, and Chancellor McCracken among mourners.
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New York
Tay Gould
Paxton
Gould
Fifth-ave
McCracken
Main
George Gould
George
Helen
Edwin Gould
Harrold
Annie Gould
Frank Gould
Abraham Gould
St. Louis
Miss Northrup
Taylor
Final rites for A. St. Baker held at First Baptist
The First Baptist Church was crowded with relatives friends and members of fraternal orders including Scottish rite masons and odd fellows as Rev. Taylor delivered a sermon on fellowship with Christ. A large cortege followed to Crown Hill for burial in the Baker lot.
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Taylor
First Baptist Church
A. St. Baker
Rev. Taylor
Fellowship of Man
Crown Hill
Baker Lot
Turbulent Waters Off Mersey Lose Bark and Crew
A heavy gale and large sea off Mersey drown a vessel, a bark thought Norwegian, grounding on Burbo bank. Within minutes her masts were torn away and the ship tipped, with the fate of all aboard believed sealed.
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Liverrook
Mersey
Burbo
Readaste Fire Damages Five-Story Marble Building
Two firemen badly hurt and several narrowly escape death as fire engulfs the five story marble building at 60 Readast. Eight heavy printing presses plunge from the fourth floor to the first. Loss reported at 160000 dollars, insured in full.
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New York
Readest
Cleveland Returns to Lakewood Amid Cabinet Talk
Mrs. Cleveland escorted the president to Lakewood after a New York visit. He planned cottage improvements but aimed to avoid office seekers, staying at Edgmere with 300 residents serenading him and Baby Ruth on the veranda. He will attend a Reform club dinner Saturday before likely cabinet decisions and bills on Arizona and New Mexico are considered.
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Cleveland
New York
Lakewood
Edgmere
Freemans
Baby Ruth
Reform Club
Philadelphia
Mr. Fairchild
A Home for Hustlers The Marion Republican Club
After the 1800 campaign the Marion club formed to organize young Republicans. Led by Al Wishard Harry New and W A Wilkins it grew from 100 members to about 400 housed at 25 EB.Chrost The club favors Republican causes, supports county and municipal matters, and aims to become a self sustaining organization with low admission and dues. Some discuss turning into a stock company to buy a home.
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Harry New
W. A. Wilkins
Chas
Wilstie
A.R. Hovey
Marion Club
EB. Ohrost
Harrison
McKinley
Morton
Fairbanks
Sherman
Alger
Elovey, Chase
Gen. Miller
Marion
Republican Party
Flower Mission Opens Festival Week At Tomlinson Hall
The Flower Mission marks its annual festival opening Tuesday at Tomlinson Hall with perfume, music, and pretty girls. Mia Corinna Moore-Lawson leads a song recital assisted by Richard Schliewen and Ernistinoff. Wednesday features Mae Talbott, Indianapolis dancer, with banjo clubs supporting. Thursday presents Anna B Chelr, an esteemed elocutionist, with KE Arens singing. Friday and Saturday showcase Thomas Arnold’s magical acts in a decorated hall regarded as a fine palace of entertainment.
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Flower Mission
Tomlinson Hall
Mia
Corinna Moore-Lawson
Richard Schliewen
Ernistinoff
Mae Talbott
Indianapolis
Anna B. Chelr
Political Strife and Speakership Hopes in Indiana
Republican leaders plan to move headquarters to a Denison street hotel with Frank Millikan staying as the representative at a Market street office. Rumors place Gowdy and Millikan resigning at the January meeting after aiding a leaner Democratic showing. Sandy-haired Fenton campaigns for the state senate secretariat while Marion county eyes the speakership. Roby race track stirs talk of new laws, and Kopelke blocks Fenton in a Lake county capital-seat feud. Declared candidacy notes include Crawley for clerk, with Kopelke opposing Fenton and Stuart receiving a campaign card amid the county seat dispute.
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Republican State Central Committee
Denison House
Frank Milliken
Insurance and Loan
Market St
Gowdy
Millikan
Fenton
Hammond
Lake County
State Senate
Kopelke
Dave Fenton
Senate
Romeo Stuart
Grand Hotel
South
Jeng
Telegraph Union Talks End Without Final Accord
Conference efforts between the Big Four telegraphers and Supt Peck continue at the Grand hotel with daily sessions this week. Two committee meetings yielded slow progress as each side claims gains in parts of the schedule while awaiting a final determination.
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Peck
Grand Hotel
Knocked Thine Down by Refined Physical Culture Teacher
Mrs La Monde, a healthful refined teacher of physical culture at St. Mary's Hall on Central Ave, defended herself when a boy attempted to grab her purse. She knocked him into the gutter, and he escaped.
Fourth murder in Greencastle feud ends in stabbing
In Greencastle Indiana on December 6 a quarrel between William Rodger, a former insane hospital inmate, and James Wood led to Rodger being fatally wounded. Wood stabbed Rodger with a knife after Rodger struck him. Rodger was wounded in the chest, his left ear severed, and his face severely mutilated, in a long running feud.
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Greencastle
Ind
Wm. Rodger
Insane Hospital
Jas. ‘Wood
Rodger
Weather update for Indianapolis area shows showers then clearing
For Indianapolis and vicinity occasional showers Tuesday afternoon and night. The weather will clear and turn colder Wednesday as the system moves away. Highs in the 50s to near 60, lows dropping into the 40s.
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Indianapolis
Frenzel Reinstates Scorps as Brotherhood Tensions Rise
A Sun report describes John P Frenzel ordering reinstatement of several discharged workers from the street railroad strike era. The move is seen as a bid to appease the brotherhood, protect allies, and secure more favorable terms under new management. Names cited include John Redmond William Coffin Eli Hendricks and leaders Lam Lewis Hazelrigg Jewell and Secretary Anderson.
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John P. Frenzel
Brotherhood of Employes
John P
Brotherhood
Sun
John Redmond
Colleve-ave
Wm. Coffin
Power House
Eli Hendricks
Frenzel
Meno
Lam Lewis
Hazelrigg
Jewell
Anderson
Dry drinking fountains spark local concern in South Side
South-side residents report dry drinking fountains for days as local notices cover a new weekly paper Truth planned for December and editorial leadership by Reardon and Champion. The State horticultural society met after noon while Prof Bally of Cornell spoke on fruit trees. The State board of agriculture approved bills for new state fairgrounds, and lawsuits against Citizens' Street Railway seek damages for injuries to riders.
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Dee
John RN. Reardon
John A. Champion
State Horticultural Society
Bally
Cornell University
State Board of Agriculture
New State Fairgrounds
Benjamin
John Vidal
Citizens’ Street Railway Company
N. Ilinois St
Jennie Denning
Harrison's Message Delivers Economic and Trade Outlook
President Harrison delivers a detailed annual message to Congress, praising rising prosperity and extensive industrial growth. He cites wealth, manufacturing capital, employment, and exports, urges cautious tariff revision, notes strengthened foreign pacts, Canada trade frictions, and calls for an American canal around Niagara Falls. He defends fiscal stewardship, pension costs, and expected year-end cash balance of about $80 million.
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Congress
Issu
Europe
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New York
Massachusetts
Great Lakes
Friends
Gahringsen
Guatemala
Salvador
German Empire
Great Britain
Nicaragua
Honduras
Austria
Vic
Tribunal of Arbitration
Blaine
Canada
Atlantic
Pacific
Canadian Pacific
United States
Niagara
Nicaragua Canal
Monetary Congress
Critica
Governent
Ife
Indiana road congress opens with welcome addresses
About 200 delegates attended the Indiana road congress in Boston where Secretary Fortune of the Commercial Club called the session to order. Gov. Chage and President Lily gave brief welcomes praising good roads, and Claude Matthews was chosen permanent chairman while Lyons Woellen served as secretary. Debate over a committee on legislation began amid recurring adjournment motions, ending with a 2 pm session to resume.
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Ndiana Road
Hortune
Gov
Chage
Deetates
Lily
Commercial Club
Indiana
Avier
Claude Matthews
Congress
Gov. Clase
Lyons Woellen
Fool’ Pope
Advoine
Otis D. Thomson
Squehart
Clairman
Thompson
Hhis
Pope
Martindale
Recge
Warre
Col
Zoluanoreer Slavs and Suit for Damages Dismissed in Court
Quartes E E Rust of Boone county sued Geo K Powell owner of an L B and W railroad line for five thousand dollars after a dog bite in Indianapolis. He failed to appear when the case was called as he was in police court for drunkenness and Judge Harper dismissed the suit. Rust, an old soldier, claims to have shot a rebel general Zolling coffer in the Civil War.
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Quartes EE. Rust
Boone County
Indianapolis
Geo. K. Powel
Rust
Powell
Harper's Court
Rast
Fire Destroys Alexandria Block Worth 120000
Early morning blaze in Alexandria Iowa or Indiana? destroys two story frame and brick buildings including Pearson saloon Eccles saloon Hoover real estate Patterson restaurant Berish harness shop Williams saloon Manlove Whinkey hardware Kelly saloon Cartwright fruit house Graham saloon Warr ing saloon Abbott bakery Alexandria fruit store Pauling clothing Lane Bros boot and shoe Dweggins restaurant and Churchbill tin and hardware. Loss projected at 120000 with half insured. Capitalists in Louisville NewAlbany Chicago and Anderson poised to lose. A syndicate aims to buy the burned district for a four story brick project.
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AxpEnsoxs
Ind
Alexandria
Pearson's
Eccles
Hoover's
Patterson’s
Berish
Williams
Manlove & Whinkey
Kelly’s
Cartwright’s
Graham's
Warring’s
Abbott’s Bakery
Alexandria Fruit Company
Pauling Clothing House
Lane Bros
Dweggins
Churchbill
Louisville
New Albsey
Chicago
Anderson Capitalists
Gas Rates in Question as City Clerk Receives Inquiries
Citizens crowd the city clerk’s office seeking official gas rate figures amid rumors of higher charges by Indianapolis Natural Gas Co. A Stuy reporter found no rate change, while William Fitchins contends a $2 bill for a No 8 cook stove violates the ordinance price of 1 25. He threatens suit if service is shut off.
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Indianapolis Natural Gas Company
Oficn
William Bfutchins
Drake St
Diutchins
Homecoming From Siberia Details Escape And Family Plans
Omawa December 6 Jacob event of this city returns home after escaping a Siberian exile. He was captured in Russia for espionage, endured nine months of torture, and fled with help from friends to Yakutsk before returning to America. His family will join him in the spring. Paris cabinet gains and Panama debate noted. actor Thomas J. McLaughlin dies in Chicago and is interred in Varransiso.
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Omawa
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Havin
Siberia
Gerber
Rulgaia
Omaha
Russia
Yakutsk
America
Paris
M. Lubot
Cévrain
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Council
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BL. Loubet
ML. Sarrien
Commerce
M. Charles Dupuy
M. Freycinet
MM. Bourderau
MM. Revelle
M. Bouvier
Finance
M. Yviette
Chamber of Deputies
Panama
Dabreuil
Chamber
Besa
Varransiso
Ind
Spij
Thomas J. McLaughlin
Chicago
McLaughlin
Maud Atkinson
Silver Spur Company
Dramatic Press
Virtually Pope of America Bartrary Satolli Appointment
Dec 6 report states Monsigneur Satolli is named by the pope as the high authority for settling religious questions between bishops and priests in the United States. The appointment evokes great excitement in Catholic circles.
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America
Bartrary
Monsigneur
Satolli
Pape
United States
Sutoki
Local figures noted in a brisk, oddball society snippet
Manager Kenyon of the Western paving firm sports a winter beard while Judge Bartholomew appears the best dressed on the bench. Joan Hoffman of the sheriff's office plans a wet goods store if Sheriff-elect Emmett does not retain him. Dyeing and Cleaning, Smith’s dye works, 67N Pennsylvaniant. Ayer’s Sarsaparilla and perms of screfula are mentioned.
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Western Paving Company
Judge Bartholomew
Joan Hoffman
Sheriff's Office
Emmett
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