Building of Indianapolis club hailed in civic dedication
A grand opening program celebrated the new clubhouse built for the republican club in Indianapolis. Toastmaster John B. Cockrum opened the event as Dr. Franklin W. Hays presided over the presentation of the building to the club, with remarks by James Whitcomb Riley and others praising civic artistry and patriotic memory. A formal reception followed, with a ball scheduled to complete the opening.
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Indianapolis
John B. Cockrum
Franklin W. Hays
P Building
Lab
John L .Griffitts
Shoulder Shot Wounds Quail Hunter Near Brownsburg
Bert Brown of Miley avenue is seriously injured with half his shoulder shot away after a hunting accident near Brownsburg. Ed Dillon, who fired, failed to see Brown as a covey rose. Dr. Karchner treated him and cannot predict the final outcome of the injuries.
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Bert Brown
Miley Ave
Brownsburg
Ed Dillon
Dillon
Brown
Karchner
Residents Protest Hot Water Plant Proposal in Alabama Street
Neighborhood residents near Alabama and Sixteenth streets prepare protests against the Home Heating and Lighting company plan for a hot water plant at the corner. They contend the facility would hurt property values and alter the street scene.
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Alabama
Sixteenth-sts
Temonstrances
Laxitive Brome Quinthe Tablets Ad Claims Refund
An old advertisement touts Laxitive Brome Quinthe Tablets with a money back guarantee if the remedy fails to cure. It credits EB. W. Grove and mentions a signature on each purchase. The copy includes a horse dustress and a phrase about Weed. Janes.
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EB. W
Grove
Kidnappers Seize Bethlehem Boy in Yard
Bethlehem Pa January 1 12 year old Charles Kerschner abducted from his back yard as his brother fed chickens. Strangers seen in the alley behind the Kerschner home. Motive unknown as police and neighbors search for the boy.
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Bethlehem
Oliver Kerschner
Charles Kerschner
Charles
Ang
Kershner
Houge
Weather Forecast for Indianapolis 36 Hour Outlook
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity through 8 p m January 2 calls for fair but cold conditions. Tuesday night and Wednesday will be very cold with temperatures near zero. Wappenhans notes the cold snap may last a couple of days before gradually relaxing as western cold fronts subside.
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Indianapolis
Wappenhans
County Officials Break Bids On County Printing Contracts
County Commissioners awarded the first two classes of county printing to Sentinel and the Journal for the third class after discarding jugged bids. The contracts run First class 1249.62 dollars, Second class 464.46 dollars, Third class 160.14 dollars. Levey Bros. & Co protested the board’s bid changes amid alleged bid juggle.
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County Printing
Journal Printing Company
Fifa
Levey Bros. &Co
Money order business grows at Indianapolis postoffice
Supt. Byfield of the money order division filed his year report with Postmaster McGinnis. In 1900 the payees received 3,322 money orders, an increase from 1898. The total value of orders in 1900 reached 1,858,716.76 dollars, up from 1,770,642.78 dollars in 1898.
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Indianapolis
Sudden Death Of Shoemaker Frank Burchman
Frank E Burchman 35 a shoemaker of Delaware street died after being locked in a police station to curb whisky access. Relatives brought him home Monday at 1 pm he died before a doctor could reach him leaving a wife and two children.
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Frank .E. _Burchman
Delaware St
Odell Inaugurated New York Governor Amid Parade
On January 1 Benk Odell was inaugurated as governor of New York in a ceremonial event marked by pomp speeches and a public parade. The ceremony drew notable figures and widespread attention across Albany.
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Albany
Odell
New York
Trunks Telescopes Harness Cash or Payments Washington Street
Trunks and telescopes offered with cash or payments terms advertised for a Washington Street location. The terse notice lists items and payment option without additional details.
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Washington St
McCoy in Street Altercation Near Broadway
Norman McCoy confronted by two men on Broadway as he walked, prompting a heated exchange and a physical scuffle. McCoy challenged the duo, and one responded with a crude insult that would disrupt publication, before McCoy intervened and fought back.
Yale treasury inquiry questions misuse of funds
Officials scrutinize Yale treasury practices amid questions over fund allocations and potential misuses. Investigators review records and interview staff as part of a broader audit of university finances.
Sporting Brevities From Readable Fragments
Son of millionaire Senator Clark from Montana enjoys boxing baseball and football. Kid McCoy divorce settlement includes a $200 Christmas gift. Ed Corrigan ships horses east to England and exports hay from California. Kia Blackburn seeks Joe Colbert fight once forfeit is posted. Blackburn open to a 126 pound bout in Indianapolis. Choynski plans stage appearances and dismisses McCoy Cincinnati talks.
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Montana
California
McCoy
Ed Corrigan
England
Kia Blackburn
Joe Colbert
Colbert
Blackburn
Indianapolis
New toboggan slide a popular Indianapolis feature
Military park's new toboggan side drew many children on Tuesday. Flooding Monday night left an icy glare by dawn as the custodian provided real toboggans for kids without sleds, and by nine in the morning the youngsters were lining up to coast down the Teng incline.
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Military Park
Indianapolis
Century
Teng
Organization plan unveiled for Home friends order in New York
At a December meeting in New York the decision was made to organize the Home friends order on January 1 192 one. H H Morse of New York is named supreme chancellor. Dr Henry Jameson of Aridianapolis is supreme recorder and Rev Thomas G Beharrel of New Albany supreme spenseate. David K Partlow of Andianapolis to serve as supreme trustee.
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New York
Friends
H.h.morse
Henry Jameson
Aridianapolis
Thomas G. Beharrel
New
Albany
David K. Partlow
Andianapolis
Bullet grazes ear during Madison Avenue church solo
In Cleveland at Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church a bullet shattered a window as Prof. William Archibata sang a solo on Monday night. The incident drew twelve or more shots, leaving his ear grazed and the scene disrupted.
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Cleveland, O
Madison‘ave. Presbyterian
Gov Pingree Frees 80 Prisoners in December Pardons
Lansing January reports Gov Pingree ends his term with a broad clemency act. Eighty inmates released in December include several life prisoners. The action marks a late official gesture amid his career ending.
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Lansing
Mich
Pingree
Anarchists Try Bomb Attack in Chicago Tunnel
Detective McLaughlin acted on a tip and found a three and a half inch iron bomb in the Lasalle street tunnel near the south entrance. The device, if detonated during peak traffic, could have torn cars apart and caused a tunnel roof collapse with flooding.
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McLaughlin
Road agents haul 2720 dollars in bold stage hold up
In British Columbia on January 1 a mail stage near Agassiz was robbed by three highwaymen. Nine passengers, including a woman, were lined up while robbers emptied pockets. The crowd contributed 2720 dollars in cash plus valuables. a commercial traveler finally revealed a belt holding 2500 dollars in gold.
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Vancouver
B. C
Harrison Hot Springs
Agassiz
Contested Frankfort election flares over county treasurer post
In Frankfort Indiana the 1st term disputed between Democrat J F Fall and Republican A B Given ends with Given declared winner. Democrats challenge the result as Fall with armed guards refuses to surrender. In Franklin Ruth Pherson, daughter of murder defendant, testifies about Knapp affair and fatal confrontation with a club before Knapp was killed.
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Ind
J. F. Fall
A. B. Given
Given
Fall
Franklin
Jan
Pherson
Knapp
Ruth Pherson
Howe's $75,000 Inherited Wealth Rumored In Socialist Row
St Louis reports James Lads Howe, grandson of Capt Eads, facing disputes over a $1,700 annual donation to a Public fund in which he claims his inherited $75,000 remains untouched. He earns $1 a day in Capville NC mill and travels to North Carolina by foot when denied funds.
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ST. Louis
James Lads Howe
Public Fund and Welfare Association
Howe
Capt
Eads
Capville
N. C
Chicago
North Carolina
Local Notes From Anderson and Nearby Towns
A scattered update reports Sanford Keltner of Anderson buying a dog after a disputed sale. Several accidents and incidents occur from Goshen to Marion, including falls, attempted shootings, a mob at New Paris, and a coal bank caving risk at Elkhart. Also noted are a 97 year old obituary, a wrongful sign over of funds claim by a former prisoner, and sensational developments anticipated.
Sits Introduces New 8 Percent Plane for Wulschner’s
A brief item notes a new 8 percent plane being introduced for Wulschner’s by an unidentified source. The fragmentary text limits fuller details on model features or launch context.
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Wulschner
Harmsworth Introduces Portable World Magazine Format
Alfred Harmsworth showcases a pocketable 32 page World with four columns per page and a Time saving library feature. He declares the future of newspapers lies in condensed books, timing gains for readers and advertisers, and easy carriage for busy men.
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New York
Alfred Harmsworth
New York World
Pulitzer
Harmsworth
Uncle Sam Begins the New Century with Large Cash Balance
Washington reports a treasury cash balance of 144.141 million dollars at century start. For the first half of the new fiscal year receipts reached 291.842 million while expenditures totaled 273.361 million, leaving a surplus of 18.481 million. The rise in spending is attributed to the Chinese campaign.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Treasury
Robbers strike Chicago rail line station and saloon
At 3 a m Tuesday masked robbers beat the South-side elevated station agent at Thirty third street and relieved him of 100. John Connell, after attempting to hold up 12 men in a saloon, fled, and Como Sarl. was robbed of valuables nearby.
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Anderson
Chicago
Cadden
John Connell
Como Sarl
City Water Plant Purchase Considered By Directors
The PLANT Directors may debate buying the water plant next Tuesday. A scheme to bypass the 2 per cent debt limit via yearly rental is discussed, with the Commercial club urged to push city ownership. Courts permit annual payment contracts if current receipts cover them, potentially enabling the plan.
Holt pays county ten thousand for misplaced fees
S. R. Holt delivers a $10,000 check to the county treasury as payment for fees collected by former county treasurer Sterling K. Felt during his term. Experts reported improper retention of funds, and Holt agreed to pay once Dove Johnson and Frank Miller review the books. County attorney Brown received the check as guarantee and later handed it to the treasurer as work slowed.
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Sterling K. Felt
Holt
Dove Johnson
Frank Miller
Brown
Johnson
Miller
Christmas tree tragedy ends with swift blaze
In a house at 1519 Cormbrave Street, Dry RE Haag allegedly lit his son’s Christmas tree. As the last candle blew out, a bough caught fire and flames shot upward. A doctor smothered the blaze with a blanket, saving the room but burning a couch curtains blanket and carpet.
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RE. A. Haag
Cormbrave
Interurban Cars Delayed Entering Indianapolis
Announcement from street car offices states interurban cars from Anderson will not enter Indianapolis for several days. The first cars were expected to arrive Tuesday, but delays were reported.
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Anderson
Indianapolis
First Marion County Marriage License Of The Century
The first Marion county marriage license of the new century was issued on Tuesday to James B. Stafford a Pennsylvania street car conductor and Lou B. Collins.
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Marion County
James B. Stafford
Pennsylvania-st
Lou B. Collins
Railroads Break Many Records in 1900 Results
Railroads centered in Indianapolis handled 1 084 983 loaded cars in 1900, down 44 499 from 1899 due to higher capacity cars and improved loading. Passenger business showed a strong first half with a heavy second half. a record year expected. Union station saw 130 50 156 trains and 290 084 cars. Belt region moved 964 442 cars. Miss Addie Reeves sues Daniel Smith for breach of promise after he failed to appear for their wedding.
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Indianapolis
Union Station
Addie Reeves
Terre Haute
Daniel Smith
Smith
Miss Reeves
Try Us for the Good Once Iron Beds and Mattresses
The ad promotes an exclusive store in the city offering iron beds and mattresses. It lists addresses at 249 Massachusetts and 433 Stevenson Building with dentist E Worth moving, and invites customers to lock or buy. Diamonds and jewelry priced from 100 and up, claiming no fancy expenses.
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Mahoney
Massachusetts-are
J.P. Mullally
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