Labor union vows fight after Overstreet on Young
The Tailors' union seeks to block A A Young's appointment as Indianapolis port surveyor and plans a campaign to unseat Congressman Overstreet. President Chase says Overstreet will face a primary battle next fall if Young is appointed and vows further action in January. Organized labor in Indianapolis supports the challenge.
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Tailors’ Union
Overstreet
A. A. Young
Indianapolis
Chase
the Union
Young
Organized Labor
New York Clergymen Split on Prohibition Debate
At the Church club meeting in New York City on Monday night Bishop Potter denounced prohibition as fraud and failure and urged education of the masses. Dr. Rainsford argued the saloon is a democratic institution that serves a positive city need and dismissed enforcing Christian sentiment by law. about 100 clergymen and laymen attended.
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New York
Potter
Rainsford
Tion
Church Club
sJaymen
Bishop Potter
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Administration closes books on city funds
The Board of Safety lists about 10 000 dollars from police and fire appropriations and 45 000 dollars in a Gamewell fire alarm bond fund that does not revert to the treasurer. Other balances include 13 500 for Board of Works, 800 sewer, 400 garbage collection, 3 000 electric lights, 1 000 bridges, and a water fund used to be unpaid.
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Board of Safety
Gamewell
Wood
Board of Works
Barber Asphalt. Company
Brightwood Waterworks
Board of Health
Carter
Park Board
Feibleman
Foraker Pushes to Control Ohio Legislature as Toledo Split Formed
In Columbus on December 31 1904 Senator Foraker takes charge of the Toledo situation in the Hanna Foraker fight for control of the legislature. Foraker aims to win Toledo votes and hold the senate organization. The scale rests on whether he can prevent Hanna from drawing away members.
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Columbus
Foraker-Hanna
Foraker
Dling
Toledo
Price
Hanna
Senate
House
Fraser and Jones Back Price for House Speaker
Representatives Harold W. Fraser and John C. Jones of Lucas announce support for Price for speaker after a conference with Foraker.
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Cincinnati
Harold W. Fraser
John C. Jones
Lucas
Foraker
Price
House of Representatives
Smallpox Found in Shelbyville. Vaccination Urged
In Shelbyville Indiana nine cases of smallpox were found after a Monday investigation by Dr A yton of Indianapolis suspected by the Board of health. The city Council urges all children be vaccinated to curb the outbreak.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Ayton
Indianapolis
Fere
Board of Health
Ambiguous ad fragment mentions Monument place sale
Fragmentary notice cites a location at Monument Place and a deal described as cheapest in the end. The text references a district and a percent discount but lacks clear entities or actions.
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J. P. iv
Monument
Borrowed Rig Arrest Sealed in Police Court
Al Carr of Southport is jailed on charges of stealing a horse and buggy from photographer W H Harrod on Virginia Ave. Harrod lent the rig Christmas day and suspected Carr fled toward Rushville. A train meeting with Carr’s cousin led to a $60 sale claim, and Carr was arrested as he left Rushville.
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al Carr
Southport
W. H. Harrod
Virginia Ave
Carr
Harrold
Harrod
Rushville
Fortune Is Found for Mother by Young Daughter
The 18 year old daughter of Mary Crow, wife of a laborer, traced her mother to Chicago after placing a newspaper personal ad. The mother is heir to land and property in Ohio including much of Broadway town site, once owned by her father J. W. Docum, with a fortune estimated in the hundreds of thousands. The daughter’s search began in Lincoln Illinois and ended when she located Mrs. Crow Monday night with the help of a reporter.
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Chicago
Mary Crow
German House Tax Dispute Ends With Assessor Agreement
Assessor Jefferson and a German House committee reached a tax agreement setting a 20000 dollar assessment on the property based on dividend earnings. About 2000 a year comes from hall rentals. the club-house portion remains untaxed as an educational institution.
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Jefferson
Propylaeum
Board of Review
Mike
Board of Trade and Commercial Club
Echoes From the Feast on Attorney General Race
Recruits arrive across the state for the attorney general contest as chatterstalls and formal decisions waver. Candidates fields include Martin W. Field and G D Dean, both tall and slender, with Brooks, Miller, and Wilson also noted among hopefuls.
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Martin W. Field
Princeton
Abe
Lincoln
G. D. Dean
Marion
Fields
Will Touc
Dean
Grant County
Republican
Thomas J. Brooks
Bedford
Merrill Moores
Indianapolis
Charles Miller
Goshen
John W. Wilson
Petersburg
Oberlin Trustees Raise Endowment Target Near Goal
Oberlin College trustees announced they had raised 285000 dollars for the endowment fund and expect to reach the 300000 dollar goal with a further 15000 dollar push by midnight Tuesday. John D Rockefeller is reported ready to add 300000 dollars if the target is met.
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Cleveland, O
Oberlin College
John Rockefeller
Guarding Roosevelt at White House reception in Chicago
Strong guard plans are in place for President Roosevelt during the December 31 reception. Secret Service Chief Wilkie will deploy more agents than ever, with handshaking likely limited to known callers to preserve democratic traditions and reduce contact with strangers.
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Chicago
Washington
Journal
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Congress
Wilkie
Secret Service
Silence Ends as Lutz Faces Gallows in Wilkesbarre
John Lutz, awaiting execution for murdering his wife with an ax, has maintained two years of silence. His defense argued insanity, a mistrial followed by a second trial, and a pardons board expert deemed him sane. The execution date was announced.
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Wilkesbarre
John Lutz
Autz
Lutz
Niheawa
Board ‘of Pardons
Bankruptcies Filed by Watkinsons in Philadelphia Court
George Watkinson and Irving Watkinson were declared voluntary bankrupts in a U S district court. Their liabilities are about 1 447 635 06 and assets around 1 048 512 44. A 5 000 attachment in New York precipitated their embarrassment. Also report from Chicago that minstrel M H West is dying at the Palmer House from tongue cancer after his nineteenth operation failed.
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Philadelphia
George Watkinson
Irving Watkinson
United States District Court
New York
Cricago
M. H. West
D Ying
Palmer House of Cancer
West
Infant's Body Found in City Alley
Boys discover the body of an infant in a city alley north of Twenty Sixth Street and west of Illinois Street on Tuesday. Police have no clue to who placed the infant there.
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Twenty- Sixth-st
Illinois-st
Telephone Advertisements Note From The Sun
Fragmentary OCR text mentions telephone related advertisements and a number 880. No clear full names, places, or dates are readable to establish a full event or notice.
Roosevelt to invite Miles to White House dinner
Washington state news notes President Roosevelt plans to invite Gen and Mrs Miles to dinner at the White House next week as part of an official gesture. The report says he will repeat his public rebuke and then seek to make amends.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Miles
Gen
White House
Mother Keeps Stricken Parent From Court In Troubled Case
In a police court dispute, Charles Tucker a 14 year old tied to idling and loitering faced reform school after his mother bedridden from grief could not attend. His friend Arthur Allen aged 20 also faced charges with Brown’s barre house cited as a liquor source. The judge admonished Allen and set potential reform school confinement, while Allen received a $10 fine and 30 day term.
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Judge
Barre
Charles Tucker
W. Washington St
Reform School
Young Tucker
Arthur Allen
Allen
Sullivan
Louis Brown
W. Washingtonst. Barre
Whallon
Tucker
Brown
Brown's
Stubbs
Ife
Crown Hill
Demented Jeweler Fires On Family In Falls
Louis Bitzer a jeweler in Falls Massachusetts suffered a dementia fit and seized a revolver firing on his wife his three children and his clerk Miss Ida Cullom The clerk and Bitzer's 6 years old son are dead Mrs Bitzer and her two daughters are seriously wounded
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Turners
Falls
Mass
Louis Bitzer
Ida Cullom
Bitzer
Kept secret 68 years old Chicago lifer confesses in self defense
Alex Beaubien aged eight in January 1834 confessed to killing a Black Hawk warrior in self defense after the Indian threatened to scalp him during a duck hunt. The incident occurred when Chicago was a hamlet and Beaubien lived with his trader uncle who had horsewhipped the Indian.
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Chicago
Alex Beaubien
Beaubien
Weather forecast for Indianapolis and vicin ity
Forecast for the 36 hours ending 8 a m January 1 calls for fair Tuesday night and Wednesday with cooler conditions Wednesday. Temperatures 7 a m 30 noon 42 2 p m 43. Generally fair in Indiana and adjacent states with variable winds.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Sam Murbarger Prepares for Major Wrestling Match
Sam Murbarger trains for a first class bout with Ec Steinmetz in Manhattan tonight. He will wrestle three opponents over 200 pounds, drawing large crowds of his supporters. Murburger weighs 16 Minas.
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Sam
Murbarger
Ec Steinmetz
Inn
Manhattan
Murburger
Indiana Republicans at Denison praise McKinley and Roosevelt
A Denison love feast features Senator Fairbanks and Senator Beveridge delivering fervent tributes to McKinley and Roosevelt. Speakers hail Republican unity and warn against Democratic gerrymanders as Indiana eyes 1902 victories. Durbin misses gathering while several congressmen push for Steele's defeat.
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Denison
Senator Fairbanks
Senator Beveridge
McKinley
Beveridge
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Goodrich
State Committee
Commonwealth
Indiana
Canal Bridge Nears Completion With Approaches Ready
The approaches to the W. Tent canal bridge are nearly finished and traffic is expected within two to three weeks. Ironwork for the E. New York street span is in place, but placement over Pogue's run is delayed by lack of stone for abutments. The contractor expects stone by Jan 2 and says it will take about a week to finish up after delivery. New pianos priced at $16. Wuishne Feed for your horse Jane's.
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Warren G. Sayre
Wabaeh
Landis
Watson
Fred Landis
Logansy Port
Steele
C. H. Good
Huntington
Carey Cowgill
Wabash
Ea Steele
W. Tent Bridge
Canal
E. New York St
Pogue
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