Mystery Bullet Strikes Pearl Grady in Indiana Home
Pearl Grady 18, step daughter of Law Fence P. Grady, was shot through an open second floor window at her North Keystone Avenue home Monday night. Neighbors saw no flash, heard no report, and investigators question whether a stray bullet or intentional shot caused the wound. Doctors say recovery may still be possible as she rests under care after the incident.
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Pearl Grady
Fence P. Grady
Big Four
N. Keystone Ave
Miss Grady
Drs. Wagner
Morgan
Capt. Dawson
Schroeder
Hauser
Cage Tange
Woman Shot During Celebration After Grady Shooting
After Miss Grady was shot Monday night police ordered arrests for anyone shooting ball cartridges in celebration. Mrs. Alfred Walters, 49 Hamilton Ave, was struck in the leg by a stray bullet while on her porch Tuesday. Police investigate as boys shot at a distant target.
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Miss Grady
Alfred “Walters
Hamilton-ave
Indiana colored men conference to meet in Indianapolis
The Indiana conference of colored men will meet July 25 and 26 at Second Baptist Church on West Michigan Street in Indianapolis. The hall had been denied at the capitol, so the church will host more than 1,200 attendees to discuss topics including lynching, racial prejudice, and the moral condition of the Negro.
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Conference of
Indiana Colored Men
Indianapolis
Second Baptist Church
W. Michigan-st
State House
Capitol
Hall of Representatives
Indiana
Vandervoort Plans Army of Veterans to Cuba
Omaha leader Paul Vandervoort says he will lead 40 000 veterans into western Cuba within a year. He plans to mobilize veterans from every state as cold weather begins.
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Vandervoort
Omaha
Neb
Paul
Cuba 'A
Cuba
PARDONED. Ellicott Leaves Prison for California
William J. Elliott received the July 4 pardon in Columbus Ohio. The pardon requires him to leave the state never to return. Elliott, with his brother Pat, departed at once for Los Angeles California, accompanied by his wife.
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Columbus, O
William J. Elliott
Los Angeles
Gal
Tailor Kills Wife After Wife’s Provocation
In Springfield Illinois on Monday night Charles Ballington a tailor shot and killed his wife in their home in front of several witnesses. Ballington was intoxicated and his wife challenged him to shoot asserting he would not. She knelt at his feet and urged him to fire. He did so on impulse and showed intense grief afterwards.
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Springfield
Charles Ballington
Ballington
Colored road race near Fall Creek Bridge yields close finish
The 12 mile colored men road race began near Fall Creek Bridge on Meridian with 3, 2 and 1 minute entrants. Carter Temple won second prize and Thomas Hopkins finished third. Bert Ward was injured after a canal collision. All finishers received prizes.
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Fall Creek Bridge
Meridian-s
Jap Clemens
John Woodruff
John Paul
John Rutach
Broad Ripple
Hemie Milligan
Hylie Taylor
Ford Andrew
Ralph Williams
Manuel Childs
Pet Morgan
Manual i Kennedy
Lespy Correll
Chas. Parker
Ed Brewer
Milt Mills
R. Wilkinson
Thes. Hopkins
Geo. Granger
Rufus Echee
Alonzo Haskins
Geo. Wills
Click Brown
Richard Jackson
Henry Brooks
Marvin Bridges
Bob W. Staten
Henry Clay
Taylor
Martin Morgan
Creed Stockton
John B. Aleander
Bert’ Ward
Phil Tyree
Carter Temple
Taylor Styles
Ed Warfield
H. B. Robinson
Jas. Vincent
Thomas Hopkins
Morgan & Wright
Bert Ward
Rufus Schee
Ward
Painter Fred Horan Charged With Burglary After Store Break In
At 1 30 a m William H Grimes grocery on 1125 E Venth St reported a glass crash. Fred Horan 938 Highland Ave was found peering into the shop and arrested on burglary charges. He denied fleeing but confessed curiosity. Judge Cox sent him to the grand jury under a 500 bond.
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Fred Horan
Highland Ave
William H.grimes
E. Venth St
Grimes
Horan
Shine
Haley
Cox
Grand Jury
Bang-Up Game Between Indianapolis and Columbus at Park
A lively ball park crowd of over 2,000 witnessed a back-and-forth game between Indianapolis and Columbus. Columbus scored early, Indianapolis matched in the second, and scoring shifted through the middle innings with both sides tallying runs in the third through sixth. Foreman Kahoe Briggs and McGauley formed the batteries.
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Indianapolis
Columbus
Ball Park
Foreman
Kahoe
Briggs
McGauley
A Kissing Robber Strikes in Chicago
In Chicago on Monday night a new thief targets women, stealing jewelry and demanding a kiss. Mrs. William Macksey reports the robber took her diamond earrings and compelled a kiss before fleeing after a brief exchange.
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Chicago
William Macksey
Senator Fairbanks Hosts City Reception in Skagway
Senator Fairbanks and party were welcomed by city officials in Skagway. More than 4,000 people attended as speeches were delivered by Senator Fairbanks and others after a reception hosted by local ladies in the afternoon.
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Skagway
Victoria
B.C
Fairbanks
Births and Deaths News Brief
Fred and Reita Hergt at 1137 Everson Street welcome a girl. L W and Maud Daugherty at 416 North State Street announce a boy. Dora Apple at 1409 Ailist Street reports a boy. Frankard Della Clark at 418 North New Jersey Street appears in the notice.
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Fred and
Reita _Hergt
Everson-st. A
L. W
Maud Daugherty
City Council Passes One Dollar Gas Ordinance
Monday night records show a $1 gas rate approved and a 75¢ gas repeal. An elevated railroad track ordinance was introduced with enforcement dates and fines. stock yards and bridge bond items were sidelined. The plan to raise tracks faces delay after John Allen declined consent. tracking remains under railroad committee review.
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John Allen
Railroad Committee
State-ave
Ohio-st
West-st
South-st
Seventeenth-st
Morris St
Blazing Fourth of July Sight Over Colorado Blaze Lights Night Sky
On July 4 in Colorado Springs a massive blaze lit Pike's Peak with 1,500 pounds of red fire. The beacon-like display extended across eastern Colorado and parts of Nebraska and New Mexico. Cripple Creek and Mount Pisgah's camp also shone, visible from Denver seventy five miles away. The firework display used pine logs oil and hundreds of pounds of colored fire.
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Colorado
Nebraska
New Mexico
Cripple Creek
Mount Pisgah
Denver
Ice in Tennessee Ice Frigid Feud Between Bryan Jones
In Chattanooga on Monday night Bryan and Rev. Sam Jones arrived by Pullman from Nashville. Trainmen note the two did not speak. Jones mocks free silver Democrats while Bryan counters with a spirited reply, reflecting a chilly dynamic between the figures.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
W. J. Bryan
Rev
Sam Jones
Nashville
Jones
Bryan
A Race With Death Across Lakeside Search
John Thomas of South Chicago searched for eight hours to find his wife who planned suicide after the birth of their child. He followed a wrong lead and last night his wife was found dead near Whiting Indiana.
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Chicago
John Thomas
Thomas
Whiting
Ind
Derailment Near Colfax Hits Train No Injuries Reported
A Big Four engineer misread signals at Colfax Monday afternoon causing an engine and baggage car to derail after an improper switch. The Indianapolis bound train, due at 5, left the track but no injuries were reported.
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Colfax
Indianapolis
Toledo Commercial Receiver Sale Changes Ownership
George W. Hull bought the Toledo Commercial at a receiver sale on Monday and plans to switch the paper from Republican to independent. A wedding in Austinburg reported 26 guests, and one person fell ill from suspected ice cream poisoning.
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George W. Hull
Toledo
Austinburg
Nelson Loses County Superintendent Seat in Indiana Case
Ira P. Nelson, declared elected by Democratic trustees, has been unseated by Judge Vaughn over ballot votes. Geiger expected to be seated pending possible appeal to the supreme court, though Geiger is unlikely to remain in office.
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Hartford City
Ind
Ira P. Nelson
Geiger
Vaughn
Supreme Court
Wright Signs Union Steel Mills First to Recognize New Scale
Anderson Ind July 4 Thomas Wright owner of Union steel mills Alexandria has signed the amalgamated scale boosting wages from 10 to 15 percent for 700 employees who begin work Wednesday Another outbreak at Strawtown Noblesville Ind July 4 smallpox reported in Straw town patient Addie Conway 14 contracted from George Tutlow a Valparaiso normal student
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Union Steel Mills
Anderson, Ind
Thomas Wright
Alexandria
Strawtown
Noblesville
Ind
Addie Conway
George Tutlow
Valparaiso
Fire destroys Western Power stock plant. Mrs Doyle dies
The body of Mrs Josh Doyle was found amid the ruins of the Western payer stock company plant after a fire. She was terribly burned. Fire crews search debris for other victims, now reported as four to nine missing. Officials say a Bo hemian girl's cigarette started the blaze.
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Chicago
Josh Doyle
Western Payer Stock Company
Mayor Signs Gas Ordinance Sets Rate at One Dollar
Mayor Taggart signed the gas ordinance Tuesday morning establishing a rate of $1 per 1,000 cubic feet replacing $1.25. The gas company will tally all meters and issue the next bill under the new rate to provide immediate relief to citizens.
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Taggart
Various Indiana items relocate through mid century notes
Readable items include Shelbyville christening in 1822, a Portland creamery plant fire, a proposed Converse to Maron trolley, a Madison mill erection, and multiple regional incidents. Reports mention fatally hurt driver Readle of Rushville, small pox among railroad workers near Bedford, J A Readle and others, law issues, fires, and civic concerns across Marion, Evansville, Bedford, and surrounding towns.
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Portland
Converse
Maron
John W Hendley Dead Modeler for Agriculture Museum
John W Hendley aged 72 died suddenly Monday night in Washington. A famed modeler for the agriculture department and national museum he won a Crystal Palace prize in 1868 and later created lifelike imitations of fruit flowers fishes and figures including Geronimo. He served in the navy in the Mexican War and later fought for the Confederacy after a fortune in California goldfields.
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Washington
John W. Hendley
Department of Agriculture
National Museum
Crystal Palace
London
Geronimo
Hendley
Navy
Mexico
California
Independence Day Observances Spread Through Denison
Patriotic crowds filled downtown streets as fireworks and blank cartridges stirred the day. Excursionists flocked to lemonade stands and shady spots while hotels emptied and many offices closed for the morning. Denison raised flags and offered a special dinner as residents planned family outings.
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Denison
Syracuse man arrested for wheel theft and forgery
Frank P. Schilly of Syracuse New York was arrested by bicycle patrolmen for larceny and obtaining money under false pretenses. He allegedly sold a wheel stolen from the Indianapolis Wheel and Owning Company to a man on East Washington Street, produced a forged bill of sale, and confessed to stealing a second wheel found on a curb. He claimed service with the 160th Indiana volunteers.
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Frank P. Schilly
Syracuse
N. Y
Streit
Lancaster
Indianapolis
E. Washington St
Schilly
Carl Fisher
Yame Place
160Th Indiana Volunteers
Brookville Man Seeks Medal for Civil War Bravery
Louis C. Fisher of Brookville Indiana visited Maj H L Lincoln at the recruiting office on July 8 to enlist. Fisher is identified as one of three men who carried Maj Lincoln from the San Juan battlefield after he was wounded. Lincoln will try to obtain a medal for Fisher for his prompt bravery.
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Dayton
Louis C. Fisher
Brookville
Ind
H. Lincoln
Fisher
Maj. Lincoln
San Juan
Maj
Lincoln
Medal for Sloane Angers Bristol Admires at Ascot
Tod Sloane received a large leather medal labeled from Bristol admirers in recognition of valor at Ascot. The obverse shows a relief champagne bottle while the reverse indicates the striking of a waiter with a wine bottle. Sloane remains exceedingly angry.
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London
Tod Sloane
Bristol
Ascot
Sloane
Weather forecast for Indianapolis area 36 hours ending July 3
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity covers the 36 hours ending 8 p m July 3 with occasional increasing cloudiness and thunder storms Tuesday night and Wednesday. Temperature at 7 a m was 78 degrees.
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Indianapolis
Butler urges sending negro soldiers to Philippines in Independence Day address
Maj Gen M C Butler at Gaffney South Carolina July 4 speech urged U S to deploy large forces of black soldiers to quell Philippine insurrection and proposed $100 million to move African Americans there after order is restored. He argued races cannot co exist peacefully in the United States and condemned lynching while warning of persistent race hatred.
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M. C. Butler
United States
South Carolina
Philippines
Congress
Butler
Neueroes
Noone
Across the World the Fourth of July Celebrations
July 4 marked a global celebration with markets closed and houses decorated. Reports detail sunrise salutes from Guam to Porto Rico and naval guns in European waters, reflecting a widespread patriotic observance led by ships at sea and communities from Eastport to Sandy Hook.
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New York
Guam
Maziis
Iloilo
Indian Ocean
Dewey
Olympia
San Juan
Porto Rico
Eastport
Sandy Hook
Quiet Fourth Observed in Washington
Flags hung over public buildings but no grand display as departments closed and officials departed, leaving streets nearly empty on July 4 in the capital.
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Washington
Train wreck near Melfort injures many passengers
A July 4 train from South Amboy to New Brunswick derailed near Melfort after being struck. Three cars were derailed and wrecked, with about one passenger per car injured. The engine overturned and suffered severe damage, but no fatalities were reported.
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New. Brunswick
N. J
South Amboy
Melfort
Two Men Killed In Mill Yard Train Fall
In Joliet Illinois an engine fell from a trestle at the Federal steel mill yards killing two men and injuring two others. The dead are David Sanders a switchman and Robert Gomm an engineer. The injured are Albert Dickenson a switchman and John D Harding a fireman.
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Joliet
Ill
Federal Steel
David Sanders
Robert Gomm
Albert Dickenson
John D. Harding
Fisher Brother Stabbed Near Heart by Walter Overton
Rollo Fisher, brother of bicycle dealer Carl Fisher, was stabbed twice near the heart Monday evening by Walter Overton of 227 Middhest. Police have not located Overton. The Fisher family described the incident as not serious while acknowledging the wounds are painful.
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Rollo Fisher
Carl
Walter Overton
Middhest
Fishers
City Life sues Woodruff trustees for damages over alley grading
City Life and E. FP Barr sue Woodruff Place trustees for 300 damages alleging the alley behind their property was graded without proper notice. Wallace crater received from Capit Coghlan a letter about a patriotic emblem sent to Mey.
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W. A.and
E. FP
Barr
Woodruff Place Trustees
Wallace Crater
Coghlan
Mey
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