Highwaymen Steal Horses In Bold Indianapolis Robberies
Two audacious highwaymen robbed residents near Riverside Park and Twenty second Street, forcing a man and a woman from their buggy and fleeing with a horse and ring. Clintworth and Miss Anna Dugan survived the night as a buggy and a horse were later found abandoned. another victim, Seward Lemon, was held up nearby and his watch taken. Police describe the pair as young.
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Harry Clintworth
Riverside Park
Indianapolis
William Metzger
Bismarck Ave
Anna Dugan
Clintworth
Miss Dugan
B Metzger
Worgan
Woodside
Metzger
Seward Lemon
Woodruff Place
Twenty-second-et
College-ave
A. L. Hoover
Ita E
Twenty-second-st
Lemon
Flowers Brighten Fair Bank Park Weekend Entertainment
City residents flocked to Fair Bank for Sunday and Sunday night amusements as crowds fill streetcars. Mrs. Tron’s floral spree decorates the park with box flowers destined for the hothouse this winter. Spenser Kelly and the Ostendorf orchestra headline a week of concerts and patriotic fireworks, with the Emmet club set for a daytime park celebration.
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Fair Bank
Tron
Spenser Kelly
Kelly
Jie
Ostendorf Orchestra
Eagis
Emmet Club
Japanese Spartan's Rules for His Wife
A wartime letter from Corporal Yarmazaki Unosuke outlines strict rules for his wife, urging restraint, loyalty, and dignified mourning as his comrades face death. He advises against gifts, secrecy of letters, acceptance of a soldier's fate, and visiting fallen comrades’ families. The letter notes his service in Korea and his courage, ending with his death after heroically aiding a wounded fellow soldier.
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Gsory
Bhimbashi
Dlaing
Paradise
Ife
Yarmazaki Unosuke
Shubunsha Lithographic Press
Tokio
Corea
Fenshull- Ing
Tenaka
Maerhshan
Speedy Horses Set for Week at Indianapolis Fairgrounds
The Indianapolis Racing Association promises a week of fine sport at the fair grounds with strong race fields. The Independence Handicap on Tuesday is billed as the best race ever run in Indianapolis, with at least 15 top horses anticipated. A featured Gentlemen's Race on Saturday will have horses ridden by their owners, with entrants including Zeke Arnold of Cincinnati and J. J. Peters of Seymour, and several Indianapolis entries expected.
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Indianapolis Racing Association
Fairgrounds
Indianapolis
Zeke Arnold
Cincinnati
J. J. Peters
Seymour
Boy Falls From Car Injuring Eye and Hip
Frank Smith a 15 year old boy fell from a construction car Monday morning on Pennsylvania street near Fall Creek. He sustained serious injuries including a durable wound to his right eye and hip and was taken to City Hospital. His home is 88 Athens Street.
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Frank Smith
Pennsylvaniast
Fall Creek
Athens At
Patriotic Shower Promises Flags At City Fourth
Youthful patriots join in a campus flag unturning at 930 a m on July 4 as Capt. Wallace Foster launches three hot air balloons and presents 1000 silk flags as souvenirs in the first city Patriotic shower. Public school students urged to attend. No dangerous fireworks will be allowed on the ground.
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United States
Sinole
Wallace Foster
Ray Smith wins bicycle for Sun subscribers in Gwynnville
Ray Smith an 11 year old from Gwynnville Indiana wins a bicycle awarded by the Sun publishers for his subscriber efforts. He was the first boy outside Indianapolis to reach the required number of subscribers. The article notes the high costs spent on resurfacing Indianapolis streets, with totals and per yard prices for E Washington Virginia Ave and Ohio Street, highlighting large profits by asphalt firms amid a price war with Warren's Builthic company.
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Ray Smith
Sun
Gwynnville
Ind
of the Sun
Indianapolis
Ray
C. E. Smith
Jeup
E. Washington St
Virginia-ave
Ohio St
Ohio
Virginia Ave
Ohjo St
Warren
Biulithic
Indianapolla
Bank Fails In Topeka Largest Local Institution Closes
The First National Bank of Topeka shut its doors as of today, the largest local bank. A notice signed by Vice President W H Rossington stated the bank was closed by order and an examiner will be sent after the comptroller of the currency was notified. The closure ties to the downfall of C H Devin, a leading local owner, once reportedly Kansas’s wealthiest man, with May 23 assets showing loans and securities and substantial deposits. Devin, born in St Louis, built a coal empire later serving the Santa Fe’s coal needs and controlling the Banta Fe coal business in Illinois and beyond.
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Scripps-Rae Press Association
Topeka
Kas
First National Bank
W. H. Rossington
C. H. Deviin
Fami
Kansas
Devin
St. Louis
Illinois
Banta Fe
Great Northern
Santa Fe
Devlin
Footrace with death ends in barber shop tragedy
Cedar Falls Iowa July 3 Peter Hevington, a young man, died after a sprint to get service in a barber shop. He and several friends raced to finish first. Hevington collapsed as he entered the shop, with heart failure cited as the cause.
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Cedar Falls
Peter Hevington
Revington
Funeral train bears Hay body to Cleveland for services
The Lake Shore train delivers Secretary of State Hay’s remains to Glenville then Cleveland. A funeral car arrives at Union station where Troop A and soldiers escort the body to the Chamber of Commerce, with private view limited to relatives. Services led by Dr Hadya set for Lakeview cemetery.
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Cleveland
Chamber OF Commerce
Lakeview
Scripps-M'Rre Press Association
Lake Shore
Hay
Glenville
Union Station
Lakeview Cemetery
Hiram © Hadya
Old Stone Baren
Roosevelt
Col. Hay
Troop A
Couter
Roosevelt Presses Federal Insurance Regulation Plan
President endorses federal supervision of interstate and foreign insurance activities while avoiding drastic moves. Aims include federal incorporation of insurers and tighter regulation of stock and bond increases. Tariff and internal revenue reform also loom as priorities amid ongoing deficit volatility and railroad rate pressures.
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Gilson Gardner
Washington, D.C
Congress
Department of Commerce and Labor
United States
White House
Rain damages wheat crop in Kapisa region
Atchison Kansas July 1 excessive rainfall in Kapisa over the last three days is believed to irreparably harm the wheat crop, especially in central and northern areas where it is still standing. Some localities report five to seven inches of rain.
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Atchison, Kas
Kapisa
Strikes Shut 14 Chicago Woodwork Factories In Wage Dispute
Chicago July 2 A clash between woodworkers and employers began when 14 factories shut down in a strike by union workers. Over 7,100 men out as demands for higher wages go unheeded. Employers threaten to hold out a year. Local reports note allied injuries in a trolley crash near Depew, New York, and other scattered notices.
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Scripps-Iy Rae Press Association
Chicago
Popular Wedding Trip to Mackinac Island by Steamers
A popular wedding trip suggested is a D and O Steamer voyage to Mackinac Island. For a private honeymoon avoid acquaintances and reserve 30 days in advance aboard the new D and C Masmera with coal preexes, parlors. send 2 cents for a pamphlet to A. and SCHANTZ, G. T. Mar.
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Mackinac Island
Low Rates to Summer Resorts Via the Northwestern Line
Low daily rates from Uni rago and many points to Lake Geneva Waukesha Green Lake Devils Lake Madigan Alt waukee Fond du Lac Oshkosh Neenah Menasha Eagle River Manitowish De Paul Minneapolis Lake Minnetonka Ashland Superior Duluth Marquette. Return limit Oct 31. Illustrated booklet The Lakes and Summer Resorts of the Northwest with maps and hotel rates sent for 4 cents in stamps. W B Kniskern P T M 22 Fituvave Chicago.
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Northwestern
Unirago
Lake Geneva
Waukesha
Green Lake
Devils Lake
Madigan
Altwaukee
Fond du Lac
Oshkosh
Neenah- Menasha
Eagle River
Manitowish
de Paul
Minneapolis
Lake Minnetonka
Ashland
Superior
Duluth
Marquette
Trina
Northwest
W. B. Kniskern
Chicago
Pacific Northwest booklet highlights growth and resources
A Chicago and North Western Railway promotion describes a vivid illustrated pamphlet on the Pacific Northwest noting scenic beauty rich natural resources and rapid regional growth. It mentions low excursion rates for the Lewis and Clark Exposition with personally conducted tours from Chicago and requests 4 cents to receive the print in print.
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Pacific Northwest
W. B. Kniskern
FP. T. M
Jackson Moule Yard
Chiesgo
Fragmented Rail Schedule Fragments From New York to Indiana
A garbled OCR train timetable lists arrivals and departures at Indianapolis and other stations. It mentions times like 6:45 p.m., 10:50 a.m., and 7:30 a.m., with routes including Indianapolis to Elkhart, Lafayette, and Louisville. The legible details are inconsistent and mixed with errors, offering a partial snapshot of station listings and arrival times.
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Indianapolis
Oton Station
Ciyelend
New York
Reson
Ace
Pam
Pam Toieds
Lee
Dayton
Lre
OS Dam
Ae Senton Harbor
Bie Boe Elkhart
North Vernon & Louisville
Great Central c h d timetable fragment Cincinnati division
Schedule details for Great Central c h d line show departure times from Cincinnati Dayton and Toledo toward Indianapolis with multiple daily options, plus Springfield and Tuscola accommodation services. Readable fragments indicate daily and Sunday-only services and connect to Indianapolis.
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Great Central c. H. & D
Cincinnati
Inaanapoli
Dayton
Toledo
Indianapolis
Springfield
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X. Wenhington St
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Asphalt Combine
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Walter Grout
Lonely Mountain
M Hay
India
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Illinois Street Line
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Depew
Anthony Miller
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Yeas
Frean
Hoosier Fish Co
Virgiia-ave
Earl. Smith
Massachusetts-ave
Denison Barber Shop
Losey & Noland Electric Light Studio
N. Maola
New York Central Lines
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P. T. BL
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Big Four
Resta ‘Traies
Unarapolis
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