Tragic Romes Tragedy as Lover Dynamites Home
A jealous suitor blew up a cottage in Rome Alabama using dynamite cartridges, killing Mollie Biers aged 18 and injuring four others including her mother and sister. Lake Hoyle surrendered to authorities after the blast. two men Hoise and Hoyle faced pursuit, with Hoyle confessing to the attack amid strong public anger and threats of lynching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemon
Rome
Mollie Biers
Tim Horse
Lake Hoyle
Mollie
M. I. Biers
Charles M. Clay
Biers
H. A. Adams
Mary Rogers
Hoyle
Hoise
Chicago
Miss Biers
Elle
Loise
Lloyle
Stonday
Biers Cottage
Mrs. Biers
Clay
Trouble Flare at May Musical Festival Election
A dispute erupted in a Denison house parlor on Tuesday as factions of prominent citizens vied for May festival directorship. The regular ticket won amid claims that guarantors were padded with Model store staff and Baldwin employees. Directors named include Ford Mayer Major Taylor and O R Johnson with officers Maj Taylor president Sol Slays vice president and O R Johnson secretary. Treasurer reported 359 81 on hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison House
H. L. Rust
Ford Mayer
Major Taylor
8. L. Look
O. R. Johnson
W. T. Barnes
Sol Hays
C. Perry
Albrecht Kipp
A. J. Beveridge
Maj. Taylor
Sol Slays
L. Look
Rust
Lux
D. H. Baldwin
Special Independence Day Train to Bloomingdale Glens
A special train via T D and W railway leaves Enion station at 8 30 a m returning from Mars at 7 p m offering all day at the Glens. Round trip fare is 1.60 including hack fare. For information call ticket office or Union depot.
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Enion Station
Marsshall
Glens
Onty
Union Depot
Life sentence for David Stalcup in fatal Powers barrel house stabbing
David Stalcup received a life sentence after a 16 hour jury deliberation for murdering George Owens in a Powers barrel house on May 13. Owens died from a knife stab wound to the abdomen after a drunken altercation. Stalcup, a Tennessee native, showed no remorse during trial and was spared the death penalty by Prosecutor Wiltsie.
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David Stalcup
George Owens
Powers’ Barrel House
Stakeup
Owens
Stalc
Staleno
Tennessee
Wiltsie
Indianapolis Fourth of July fun across parks and races
Indianapolis offers a busy Fourth with bicycle races at 10 a.m. at the fair grounds and two Ohiost grounds baseball games. Arm strong park opens free, militia processions to Anderson, many family picnics, railroads offering half fare, and speeches by Corporal James Tanner and others. Wildwood park hosts Mikado, Limited gun club shoots all day near the fair grounds, Waverley and Outing ball clubs play morning games, Bread Ripple music, Fairview park retreats, and Centra ave College ave and Illinois street streetcar schedules with frequent service to the fairs.
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Indianapolis
Fair
Armstrong Park
Anderson
Union Soldiers’ Mutual League
Lincoln Park
State Fair Grounds
James Tanner
Charles FL. Griffin
Justus C. Adams
John McGregor
Wildwood Park
Mikako
Fair Grounds
Waverley
Bread Ripple
Fairview Park
Centra-ave
College-ave
Airview Park
Ilinois St
Gas Company Moves Reducing Station In Indianapolis
The Dear Gas Company relocates its reducing station from Talbot and Twelfth streets to Central and Twenty Fourth streets. Last winter residents north of Twelfth street faced excess gas while those south froze. The move will place several families in the freezing zone next winter. Tuesday afternoon gas was shut off and hundreds slept with cold suppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Dear Gas Company
Indianapolis Gas Company
Talbottane
Twelfth- St
Centralare
Twenty-fourth-st
Twelfth-st
Widow of Brice Carter Appears Before Coroner
Mrs. Carter widow of Brice Carter, whose mysterious death last Saturday night sparked speculation, testified before the coroner on Wednesday. Her daughter June also testified describing an open front door and a possible intruder as she pursued the doctor. Dr. Sam Crose has confirmed the white arsenic in the little bottle Mrs. Carter carried for two years.
Physician Testifies Riordan Patient in Frail Health
In Syracuse on July 3 the Fitzsimmons trial heard Dr. Geo A Lyon of New Rochelle describe Riordan as in a very shaky condition while Riordan was sick with brain and heart trouble during Reynolds training. The physician said brain hemorrhage risk was heightened by Riordan's state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Fitzsimmons
Geo. A. Lyon
New Rochelle
Riordan
Reynolds
Census in progress by city letter carriers report in 15 days
Sahm the postmaster prepares the quarterly post office business statement and annual roster for salary determinations. The canceling machine’s removal required six extra workers, three day and three night, to handle the workload. The machine sat idle much of the time, but day and night forces remain fully occupied to meet the output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sahm
Judge Rupe Rules Fortune Must Refund City Funds
Indianapolis suit ends with Acting Judge Rupe sustaining the city attorney’s demurrer. William Fortune’s claim to 5000 dollars as executive director of the G A R encampment is rejected. Fortune, who vows an immediate appeal, says he acted as an agent trustee, with payments improper absent specified authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rupe
Fortune
Indianapolis
Lily
State Mosh and officials on varied duties across Indiana
Deputy clerk F C White and family take a Rockville vacation while the state tax commission schedules a 50 day session starting July 3. Gov Matthews contemplates St Louis encampment and eastward travel, with the governor at sea from Portland to Norfolk. Prisoners' labor contracts loom, and state officials discuss asylum transfers as hospitals run crowded. Hood's Sarsaparilla advertised amid local notices and Broad Ripple bathing beach promotes summer use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.C. White
Supreme Court
Rockville
State Tax Commission
State House
State Board of Agriculture
Matthews
St. Louis
Deep Blue Sea
Portland
Norfolk
Northern Penitentiary
George J. Bingham
Auditor's
James Rice
Bingham
Indiana
L. G. Rothschild
Marion Club
Five Brass Bands to Tune Militia Encampment at Fairview Park
The state militia encampment opens July 21 at Fairview park with about 3000 soldiers, the largest ever. Legislation allows each company 70 men, raising total units from 2100–2800 to likely 3000. 48 companies now max. Five brass bands will attend, one per regiment, as dress parades and official visits mark the week with target practice led by Lieut. D L A McCormick and adjutant-general orders underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairview Park
D. L A McCormick
Frank Butler Killed In Bicycle Accident At Piqua
Frank Butler 17, son of M D Butler and manager of the local Western Union tele graph office, died in Piqua Ohio at 4 am Wednesday from a skull fracture after a bicycle coasting accident Tuesday evening. He left Indianapolis with his mother to visit relatives and is survived by his parents at 806 N Delaware. Burial plans set by father M D Butler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Butler
M. PD
Butler
Western Union Telegraph Office
Piqua
Ife
M.D. Butler
Mr. Butler
Delawarest
Ice
Indianapolis
Corporal Tanner Arrives From Washington for Indy Visit
Corporal James Tanner and his son arrived from Washington on Wednesday and are quartered at the Deni Bon. He wore a brown coat and spoke of Washington as dead and the Democratic party as dead. He plans to give a Fourth of July speech to soldiers in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Tanner
Washington
Indianapolis
Pension offices to be under civil service rules
A compilation of brief items notes reforms and political events including pension offices placed under civil service rules, bishops conference in Cleveland, naval plans for three new battleships, a state senate nomination in Warren, and a Boston convention drawing 5000 Christian endeavorers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
O. Naval
Herbert
J. R. Garfield
Warren
Christian Endeavorers
Boston
Harrington
U.S. Weather Bureau
Colorado
Southern Pacific
Grant's Pass
Ore
J. L. D. Borthwick
Old Point
Comfort
A World of Headlines From July 3 Dispatches
Reports from New York to Wilkesbarre highlight a wave of suicides and violence including a suspended policeman, a hardware merchant, a despondent man, and a rope assisted death. National Guard disbands amid low attendance. Yellow fever rises in Cuba with deaths. A steel shipment to England marks Europe trade. Jewels reportedly to be sold by Mrs Stanford. A murder and robbery on an isolated mountainside. Cuban Spaniard tensions prompt police to ban demonstrations.
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New York
Peter J. Klein
Reform Administration
Wm. C. Marth
Harlem
Henry Gander
Washneton
National Fencibles
Gen. Ordway
National Guard of
Washington
United States
Santiago de Cuba
Youncetown
Seaboard
England
Europe
Scranton
Boies Steel Car Works
San Francisco
Stanford
Lynched for Love in Baminona Texas
A young man named Blackman was found hanging from a tree near Baminona. Police say Doe Harris and his daughter are jailed in connection with the murder, arising after a love affair and a shifting affection to the younger sister. The death occurred by strangulation.
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Baminona
Tex
Blackman
Doe Harris
Sarris
Price lynched after reprieved in Denton Maryland
Marshall F. E. Price who murdered Sallie Dean in Denton Maryland in March was taken from the jail and hanged by a mob. Gov Brown had granted a reprieve for his Friday execution, inciting residents to act. It marks a second lynching in Maryland recently.
Lynching Reported After Hanging of Two Horse Thieves
On July 8 near Pine Hollow two unknown men were found hanging from a tree with the placard So perish all horse thieves. Farmers, enraged by a spate of horse thefts, reportedly caught the men and lynched them as vigilante justice ran high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gotyrty
O. T
Pine Hollow
Indiana 86-Hour Forecast Ahead: Warmer, Fair Weather
Weather forecast for Indiana covers 86 hours ending 8 p.m. July 4. Expect slightly warmer conditions with fair skies. The outlook calls for continued pleasant weather through Wednesday night and into Thursday with no significant rain or storms.
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Indiana
Amusements at Pompeii Park Summer Show Schedule
W T Glover for the Innes band arranged the production of War and Peace to be staged July 9 and 10 at Pompeii park with scenery being prepared. An open air opera in the woods near Fall Creek between Illinois and Meridian will open Wednesday night featuring the Mikado and a Wednesday afternoon showing of A Day at the World's Fair. Patrons will have easy access and full comforts.
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W. T. Glover
Innes Band
Pompeii Park
Cerpenters
Fall Creek
Illinois
Meridianst
Lemon Tonic Laxative Offered at Low Price
A large bottle labeled Lemon Tonic Laxative is advertised for 50 cents. The ad promotes a spring tonic described as a priceless value to ladies and urges readers to try it.
Tax Lists Hidden By Building Associations Draw Court Action
Building and loan association secretaries refuse to reveal paid up stockholders or display books, citing law excludes prepaid stock. Officials plan mandamus proceedings before Judge Brown to compel disclosure, aiming to tax stock and uncover concealed ownership. Commonwealth and Equitable presidents contest lists. case may reach supreme court.
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County Board of Review
Building and Loan Association
The
Commonwealth
Charles Dark
Dark
Equitable
L. G. Dynes
Tom Taggart
Brown
Arthur Brown
Scott
Supreme Court
Sorrowful City Life Notes In A Fourth Edition
A column of tiny local items reports deaths, lawsuits, petty arrests, quarrels, and minor misfortunes across city life. Notable entries include typhoid trouble for Detective Kinney, a $40,000 bond release suit, a burning farm near Maywood, and various arrests for petty larceny and revolver threats, plus social notices and advertisements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Holtzman
J. H.wouser
Harrison
Dan Ransdell
Vermillion County
Jerry Kinney
Elizabeth St
Arthur Brown
Addie Campbell
Maywood
Wm. Ht. McKinney
John Cross
Walter Llosa
West Indianapolis
Hoss
Sanitary Association
Plymouth Church
B. F E. Griffith
Building and Loan Association
J. H. Robbins
Richmond
Indianapolis
John Hensley
John Guen
Caldwell
Marcus Turner
GC. H. & D. Railroad
Turner
Prie St
Bertha F
Kleinburg
Leppert
Klein
Mariah Coldo
Julia
Roanoke St
Joseph
Mary Foppiano
Mary Muller
Fogarty
Sadie Branch
David Davis
Sadie Moore
Dave Mitchell
NOW THEYRE HAPPY By Permission of County Officials
County commissioners back a ruling allowing some in-salon businesses like restaurants and pools with licenses, while Supt. Powell vows to enforce the Nicholson law closing saloons on holidays. The Dinnin trial for violating the Nicholson law by running a music box heads to a police court jury Friday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholson
Powell
Supt
Willis Moore Chosen Chief of Weather Bureau
Willis N. Moore, already heading the forecasting office in Chicago, is reported to be selected as chief of the weather bureau to succeed Professor Harrington, who is removed. The appointment would place Moore in charge of national forecasts and bureau operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washineton
Willis N. Moore
Weather Bureau
Chicago
Prof. Harrington
Fourth Catastrophe On E St Clair As Cat Lets Sell Firecrackers
Residents on E St Clair near Massachusetts Ave witnessed a dramatic Fourth of July prank. A boy and a colored helper tied firecrackers to a cat's tail and lit a match, triggering loud blasts that sent the animal sprinting down the street and into an alley, raising alarm but ending without fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. St. Clair St
Massachusetts Ave
Red Prange
Ned
Old soldiers gain free licenses to peddle in county
The first free license under a new statute was issued in the county by Deputy- auditor Hughes. The recipient was Theophilus M. Shank, a corporal in Co B Fourteenth Indian Volunteer Infantry, discharged at 18 after serving three years. Also mentions Lemon Tonic and Best spring tonic pricing.
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Hughes
Theophilus M. Shank
Fourteenth India Volunteer Infantry
Afl
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Bloomingdale Glens
David ‘Stalcup
Carter
Fitz
Hood
Broad Ripple
the Sun
Frank Boutler
Bermudez Asphalt Company
Vermont
Priests
Board of Health
Asphalt Company
Sanitarian
Sanitarian Wynn
Corporal Tanner
the News
Dr. Price
Wicked
Knownesvinik
Margaret Fanning
Board of Review
City Life
Johnny—jimcracks
Dinnin
Hix
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