Johnstown Mine Disaster Claims 200 Lives
At dawn in Johnstown Pennsylvania a massive explosion at the Cambria mine left hundreds of bodies pulled from the shaft as rescue teams faced deadly gas. Slavs and Hungarians, grieving families, and police workers clustered the scene while officials blamed unsafe practices and urged better mine safety and pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
Cambria
Stony Creek
Conemaugh
Cambria Iron Company
Cahnetown City
Opening Meeting Boosts Epworth League at Roberts Park Church
The Epworth League conven tion at Roberts Park Church opened with an enthusiastic meeting led by Bishop Joyce who greeted many delegates at the altar rail and kept singing. Rev Worth M Tippy and Rev J G Campbell spoke as delegates arrived. Bishop Hess of the Methodist South will lecture Friday evening to support the Indiana Methodist hospital funds. Over 200 delegates registered by Friday morning.
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Epworth League
Roberts Park Church
Joyce
South Bend
Bishop Hess
The
Methodist Church
South
Roberts Park
Hospital
Edith Waterman
Chicago
Epworth League Opens With Delegates At Roberts Park Church
About 100 delegates attended the Epworth League opening at Roberts Park Church Friday morning. President Palmer warned that those not turnout would face consequences, though the amount was not specified. Prayers were led by Rev. C. E. Bacon as committees were named for Nominations and Resolutions. Chancellors from DePauw University and Dr. L. W. Munhall spoke on church education and Bible study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Roberts Park Church
Palmer
C. E. Bacon
E. B. Rawls
Indianapolis
J. S. Hoagland
Greencastle
M. E. Netherit
Richmond
Shoemaker
Williamsport
Amber Dungan
Franklin
G. S Heyninger
D. H. Gi
v.Ehtstown
E. H. Chisholm
Dun
J. G. Campbell
South Bend
M. B. Hyde
Rushville
A. Swartz
Jeffersonville
Bargains and Remedies Mentioned in Brief Ad
A brief clipping notes a sore throat cure by KON in twenty four minutes and an advertisement from Baldwin's offering upright slightly used items. Gist of text lists Hawkinsville Kentucky reference and sale-like market terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kon
M. S. Gist
Haweaville
Who Will Get Rhodes Scholarships
Gov Durbin received from Secretary Hay provisions for Indiana’s Cecil Rhodes scholarships. Four criteria guide selection literary scholastic attainments outdoor sports character and interest in collegiate welfare. Selections will be competitive with two scholarships per state and territory, aiming for Oxford in 1903.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Seventeen Men Safe after Klondike Mine Air Pipe Break
In Johnstown Pennsylvania July 11 seventeen miners were found alive after experts fixed a broken air pipe that supplied air to the Klondike mine. The majority of the rescued are Americans and there was no second explosion reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
Mitchell
Miners’ Union
Johnstown
Klondike
Greenfield Line Litigation Ends with Dismissal
Mrs. Ione B. Black, last plaintiff in the suit against the Indian apolis & Greenfield rapid transit company, dismisses the case seeking a receiver damages and accounting. Other plaintiffs had earlier dismissed after selling stock to Frank Maus Fauvre, and Black is believed to have done so as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ione B. Black
Greenfield
Indianapolis & Greenfield Rapid Transit Company
Frank Maus Fauvre
Black
Fauvre
Des Moines Flood Leaves Thousands Destitute
Three thousand people in Des Moines Iowa are left destitute after a levee breach flooded 23 factory district buildings. Many homes floated away and were never recovered while hundreds slept in schoolyards and parks as the water rose. Property losses exceed one million dollars as the river begins to recede.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Dozen Milk Dealers Charged in City Standards Violation
Warrants issued Friday for the arrest of twelve milk dealers accused of selling milk below the city standard. The list includes Joseph F. Flack of Indianapolis, Louis Hammel of Cooper Avenue, and others in Nora, New Augusta, Flackville, and nearby areas, with addresses and surnames detailing the accused dairy operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph F. Flack
Indianapolis Creamery
Massachusetts Ave
Louis Hammel
Cooper-ave
Charlies F. Heéssong
Nora
W. J. Kennedy
New Augusta
William Keseer
Flackville
S. F. Stevens
Northwestern-ave
Augustus Blue
Perry St. Clair
Theodore Wachstetter
Bert Thomas
N. Sheffield Ave
W. T. Johnson
Grant Newby
Public improvements show large losses in city budget
Guy Boyle from the city engineer's office presents a statement to the Board of Trade on work completed by the city in the year ending December 31, 1901, listing amounts for each kind of improvement made in the city and cumulative totals for prior years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Boyle
City Engineer's Office
Board of Trade
Wee
Chicago style child-saving plan eyed for Indianapolis
City officials and charity leaders in Indianapolis plan to adopt a Chicago probation watch system for released boys. Mayor Bookwalter notes the plan mirrors Chicago’s approach reducing truancy. Superintendent Kendall cites high truancy rates before court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bookwalter
Chicago
Butler
Kendall
Stubbs
Halt Commandos Target Gamblers Stopped by Police Chief
City police suspend aggressive drive on gambling for a few days. Supt. Taffe defends the action saying arrests under his nine months exceed those of the previous 18 months under Supt. Quiglea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taffe
Supt
Quiglea
Fatal train crash kills two in East Liberty
In Pittsburgh East Liberty a Pennsylvania train struck a car killing Anetto Tata and Gregorio Zecaralli section men. Two others died and seven were seriously injured in the collision Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Anetto Tata
Gregorio Zecaralli
Pennsylvania
East Liberty
City Lighting Contract Likely Delayed to Next Year
Mayor Bookwalter said the new lighting contract may not be let until next year when a law could clear the city's right to a ten year agreement. He suggested February passage, six months to build, or the current contractor could continue at present rates if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bookwalter
Million-Dollar Packing Plant Planned for Louisville
Plans and capital are in place for a three-acre packing plant in Louisville valued at one million dollars. Interested parties include Ira Brainard and Walter Brainard of Pittsburg Frank Brainard president of the New York Produce Exchange F E Humphrey of Chicago and a representative of John P Squires Co of Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Ira and
Walter Brainard
Pittsburg
Frank Brainard
New York Produce Exchange
F. E. Humphrey
Chicago
John P. Squires & Co
Boston
Factory inspector urges bath rooms for workers at American Car
Inspector McAbee writes to American Car and Foundry Co in Indianapolis urging bath rooms for employees. He cites sweat and dirt making workers objects to be seen in street clothes and says the habit humiliates them. He includes a letter praising baths and noting cooling baths can reduce thirst for liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAbee
American Car and Foundry Company
Indianapolis
New York Store Employees Hold Annual Field Day Picnic
The New York store employees held their annual field day and picnic at Broad Ripple park on Friday afternoon. Cars left Meridian and Washington streets at 12 45. Dinner arrived upon arrival. The event featured 21 field day events with handsome prizes and dancing in the pavilion after 4 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Broad Ripple Park
Meridian
Washington Sts
Sleeping cars for electric lines eyed by rail lines
The Indianapolis and Mastern Railway Company, recently incorporated, may run sleeping cars on electric lines from Indianapolis to Dayton Ohio. The Indianapolis and Eastern company is a consolidation of the Indianapolis and Eastern and Greenfield lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis & Mastern Railway Company
Just Incorporated
Indianapolis
Dayton
Indianapolis & Eastern Company
Indianapolis & Eastern
Greenfield
Queen buys Roosevelt book at coronation bazaar
Queen Alexandria in London during the coronation bazaar bought a copy of President Roosevelt's The Strenuous Life. She made several purchases but the Roosevelt volume was the only one she took away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Alexandria
Roosevelt
Sullivan Attorney John C. Chaney Nominated for Congress
Linton Indiana July 1 second district Republicans nominated John C. Chaney of Sullivan for congress. He is 50 and served as assistant attorney general in President Harrison's administration. Republicans claim a strong election chance amid Democratic rifts while Democrats forecast Chaney’s defeat by about 2500 votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton
Ind
John C. Chaney
Sullivan
Congress
Harrison
Piers
City approves funds for pest house and street name change
Mayor Bookwalter signed an ordinance setting aside 13500 dollars for a new pest house to be located half a mile from city limits. He also approved renaming Meek street to Maryland street following Jim Moriarty's notable speech last Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bookwalter
Meek St
Maryland St
Jim” Moriarty
Daylight Raid on Gambling Room at McCloskey Gallery
Police raided James B. McCloskey's photograph gallery at 25 Virginia Ave on Thursday afternoon and took six gamblers to the station. Capt Kruger Seret Scheigert and bicycle officers Trimpe Streit and a Lowe led the action. The rear room had a running game thought safe from interference. Several well known gamblers and an ex councilman were present but left before police arrived. Most gave fictitious names. McCloskey was named keeper. Case continued to July 17 with bonds posted by ex councilman George Shafer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. McCloskey
Virginia Ave
Kruger
Seret
Scheigert
Trimpe
Streit
A Lowe
McCloskey Gallery
McCloskey
Bonds
George Shafer
Plats Boom With Nearly 2000 City Lots In New Additions
Since April 1 about 26 new additions cover roughly 1000 lots and 13 plats open or vacate streets. Combined with ready-to-file plats, almost 2000 city lots are in play, signaling a surge in home building funded by syndicates offering homes to workers with small down payments and monthly installments.
Colored waiters picnic at Armstrong Park
Friday featured the color waiters picnic at Armstrong Park with boxing style games and races. The committee of R Kuykendall Blanke Robinson J M Clark and J H Hamilton organized wheel barrow running and endurance tests while watermelons and chickens were reported as part of the events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armstrong Park
R. Kuykendall
Blanke~Robinson
Night Clerk Missing at Stubbins Hotel
Landlord Stubbins complains after police refuse telegrams to locate his departed night clerk J. W. Ray. Police say the case is state matter and no county funds are available for telegrams. Stubbins also reports $103 missing from hotel funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stubbins
J. W. Ray
Rescued Alive After 24 Hours Entombment In Well
Leane Chitwood was buried for a full day when a wall caved in and was rescued alive at 8 30 am Friday. Morning papers announced his death before reports corrected the story. Rescuer Joe Prather was paid 125 dollars for the rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsville
Ind
Leane Chitwood
Joe Prather
Chitwood
MUST CLEAN UP Following protest over pollution in West Indianapolis
The mayor ordered Sanitarian Buehler on Friday to force Van Camp packing to remove a large heap of decaying pea pods at Kentucky avenue and White River. Julia Schwanke, living with Charles Latham's family on Pennsylvania Street, was knocked 20 feet by a streetcar at Pennsylvania and St. Clair streets Thursday night and is recovering at City Hospital after riding a bicycle and failing to notice an approaching car now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iron Company
John
Frank Tarek
Indianapolis
Sanitarian Buehler
van Camp Packing Company
Kentucky Ave
White River
Julia Schwanke
Charles Latham
Pennsylvania St
Pennsylvania and
St. Clairsts
Indianapolis Area 36 Hour Weather Forecast
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the 36 hours ending 8 p m July 12 calls for fair skies Friday night and Saturday with warmer temperatures. Temperature readings show 64 at 7 a m, 75 at noon and 75 at 2 p m with variable winds across Indiana and adjacent states.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Notable South Bend Resident Takes Own Life
Charles G. Hodson a well known resident of South Bend Ind drowned himself Thursday amid recent business reverses. Hodson had engaged in various manufacturing ventures since 1885 in this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Charles G. Hodson
Private sale for Lorraine hotel by receiver proceeds
Bids will be received on Thursday for the Lorraine hotel at Capitol avenue and Washington street, now under court supervision and ordered to be sold privately. Advertisement mentions new pianos from 316 au and notes ads for Wuischneras feed and Bennett's for photos at 36 E Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorraine Hotel
Capitol-ave
Washington St
Indianapolis & Eastern railway formed by consolidation
The Indianapolis & Eastern railway company is formed with 1.2 million dollars capital by combining the Indianapolis & Greenfield rapid transit and the Indianapolis & Eastern traction. The Greenfield line is to be secured by a mortgage for 1 million dollars in bonds with 30 thousand reserved for existing first mortgage bonds. The merger dates back to May 1901 and equity is 1 million common and 200 thousand preferred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis & Eastern Railway Company
Indianapolis & Greenfield Rapid Transit Company
Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Company
Greenfield
Knightstown
Greenfield Company
Democrat Nominates A W Hamilton For Joint Senator
Bluffton Indiana July 11 Attorney A W Hamilton was nominated by the democrats for joint senator representing Blackford Grant and Wells counties in a local party action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluffton
Ind
A. W. Hamilton
Blackford
Grant and
Wells Counties
Drop of Ten Cents In Porkers
The best hog prices fell by ten cents at Union stock yards on Friday with top bids easing from 8.10 to 8.00. Buffalo quoted 8.25 and Chicago 8.05.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Buffalo
Chicago
Farmer James Eliig Kicked to Death by Horse
Valparaiso Indiana July 11 James K Eliig a farmer and former trustee was fatally kicked by a horse on his farm. He died at the scene and the incident is investigated by local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
Ind
James K. Eliig
Tracy Outsmarts Officers in Oregon Pursuit
Seattle dated report says Harry Tracy again escaped capture after a firefight near Covington. He fled from a stockade trap to Sluice Creek, eluded deputies 50 feet apart, reached Covington lumber mill, used the alias Anderson, fired on Deputy Crowe, and disappeared into brush. A later attempt to board a freight train failed, with witnesses believing Tracy was wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Harry Tracy
Auburn
Tracy
Anderson
Crowe
Last of Newby Oval Heads to Private Sale
Newton Todd, of the Newton Todd firm, secured a superior court order Friday to sell the Indianapolis cycle track company property appraised at 3135 dollars. The fences track and buildings will be wrecked and sold if possible. The land is owned by the Northern Investment Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Indianapolis Cycle Track Company
The
Northern Investment Company
Hoosieristic Hits and Rural News In July
Old settlers picnic at Cloverdale on July 21. Lawrence Worth of Batesville injured a runaway. Muncie new park near readiness. Fountain County Republican convention at Veedersburg on July 17. Isaac Chitwood of Needmore buried alive as earth caved in. Rumor of S C Miller and Conrad Baker starting a Republican daily at Peru. Prof O W Brackney of Taylor University married Angel Hettelsater in Indianapolis. Granville Ellison of Daleville bequeaths five acres for a town park and 8000 dollars for a public library. Rev John Gendling of Goshen to succeed Father Meissner as pastor at St Charles Peru. Hagerstown fair board denies abandonment rumors due to smallpox and says fair will run July 19 to August 2. Doctor Wood's Norway Pine Syrup advertised as cough cure.
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Isaac Chitwood
Needmore
S. C. Miller
Conrad Baker
Peru
Granville Ellison
Daleville
John Gendling
Goshen
Father Meissner
St. Charles’ Catholic
Hagerstown Fair
Bargains In Upright Planes at Baldwit
Slightly used upright planes advertised at Baldwit store offering discounted tools to builders and carpenters.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cambrian
John Miller
Carnegie
GOI Music
Epworthians
W. H. Hickman
DePauw University
Methodist College
Epworthy League
L. W. Munhall
Aradelphia
Baldwin's
Greenfield Line
Weeencerroorse & Asv Covevens
Boy
State Charities Board
Organization of Forces For the Salvation of Indianapolis Dons
Police
American Car Foundry Company
Queen
Chaney
Chicken Market UP
Stubbins Hotel
Mayor Sics Health Board
Hodson
Aua
Wuischnera
Eastern’ Traction
Hood
Newby Oval
Newton Todd
Cloverdale Old Settlers
Lawrence Worth
Batesville
Muncie's
Fountain County
Veedersburg
O. W. Brackney
Taylor University
Upland
Angel Hettelsater
Dr. Wood
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