Investigation reports shameful conditions at Jefferson county poor farm
From Madison Indiana July 16 1916 a court committee led by Prof John L Lowes Hanover college Rev Fuller Swift and Miss Drusilla Cravens exposed gross neglect at Jefferson county poor farm. Report notes mixed sexes unsanitary conditions and abuse including elderly blind residents and an epileptic attacker. Committee alleges political manipulation of funds.
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Madison
Ind.j
Jefferson
John L.lowes
Hanover College
Gutineck
Fuller Swift
Drusilla L. Cravens
Elizabeth’ Butler
Maniey
Barlow and Fisher Tie Up In Indiana Bass Tale
PlainfieldJuly 16 Jim Barlow former representative and Senate hopeful joined John Cummings deputy fish commissioner and others fishing. When asked how many bass they caught one man said seven. Barlow claimed about 30 or 40 while admitting he did not know the daily limit and stated he did not care what it was.
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Plainfield
Ind
Jim Barlow
Hendricks
Boone
John Cummings
Barlow
Fort Wayne Capitalist Dies Sudden and Miscellany News
A rapid fire Indiana news column reports N B Rowe’s death in Fort Wayne. Syracuse cement works near Auburn touted as world’s largest. Vandalia Penn league field day set for Terre Haute on August 25. New Albany mayor vetoes a 40 year street railway franchise. Also noted are stolen church valuables found, deaths from paralysis stroke, fatal accidents, arson, trials, gas experiments, European trip for a youth pianist, Tippecanoe battle reenactment, and various local incidents across towns like Anderson Muncie Kokomo Huntingburg Union City and more.
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Terre Haute
New Albany
Street Railway Company
Otis Napier
Americus
Jock Smith
Union City
Europe
Tippecanoe
Kokomo
Charles Sanders
Atlanta
Muncie
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Man Arrested After Alleged Brewery Incident
Report notes a disturbance Sunday where Ellis sustained a bruised face and a head wound after a confrontation involving Jim Osborn Howard Jeffrys Pete Wartheven and two others. Osborn was arrested following the altercation in which beer bottles and stones were used.
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D Eds
Corsoner
Ellis
Jim Osborn
Howard Jeffrys
Pete Wartheven
Rhett
Osborn
Beer and Coondogs Sunday Diversions in Irvington Grove
A Senate club beer picnic at Deitz’s grove near Irvington drew crowds by streetcar to a lively event. Minors drank, dances and “coon songs” filled the air as beer flowed and scuffles erupted late evening. Police arrested Tom Kahn and Tom Leffey after a street crowd fight. others reported injuries and confusion. The proceedings continued.
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Senate Club
Deitz’s Grove
Irvington
Chevalier
Sal
Dameel
Irvington Town Hall
James
W. F. Rupe
Tom Kahn
Minerva St
Tom Leffey
Agnes St
Laffey
Kahn
John Lawrence
Frank Graw
N. West St
Gas Meter Adversity Faces City Council
John Pearson of Indianapolis Gas Co and John Frenzel of Consumers' Trust urged the council committee on public property and improvements to back gas meters. After hours of discussion, the committee announced an adverse report, arguing meters are needed though the gas men warned of doubled costs and urged a personal investigation rather than heed public clamor.
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John Pearson
Indianapolis Gas Company
John FP. Frenzel
Bement Lyman
W. H. Shackelton
Consumers’ Trust
Council Committee On
Pierced Heart Fatal Bicycle Crash In Midtown
In New York on a Sunday noon a cyclist Antonio Viscontino was killed in front of the Lotus club at Fifth Avenue and Forty-sixth Street. He rode into the pole of a two-horse wagon carrying Thomas Cavanaud and his wife. He misread the turning and sped into the wagon pole, witnesses say. The tragedy occurred in full view of churchgoers returning home.
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New York
Antonio Viscontino
Lotus Club
Fifth-ave
Forty-sixth-st
Hght
Thomas Cavanaud
Viscontino
Forty-sixth St
Prescott Scorched Burned District Devastates City
Prescott Arizona fire on July 16 destroyed more than a million dollars in business property across five blocks. A high wind aided the blaze, wiping out most of the business district while thirty six homes burned. temporary shanties rise as merchants rush to reopen.
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Prescott
Ariz
Gambling fines and court actions in police court session
Judge Daly finished 114 cases in police court in about three hours. Henry Gannon faced a gambling house charge at Dan Smith's saloon with 11 others fined five dollars and costs. Twenty-one colored men at Lincoln club rooms were continued on shooting craps charges. An anticounterfeit notice touts DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salv and warns against counterfeit suppliers.
Bloodshed in St Louis strike turns deadly
In St Louis on July 16 a streetcar was blown up by dynamite injuring four passengers including Mollie Shez and Edward English. Motor man wounded. Herman Baude died after being shot by transit employee William E. Herman aimed at a striker. Charles Tinner was shot and lightly wounded by a strike sympathizer.
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ST. Louis
Mollie Shez
Edward English
Herman Baude
Herman
Charles Tinner
Suburban Electric Car Crashes Wagon Carrying Picnickers
In St. Louis area on Sunday night a suburban electric car collided with a wagon carrying picnickers. Twelve injured, two seriously. Authorities investigate cause and assess damages.
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ST. Louis
Strike troubles feared at Monon over wages
A three week old dispute at Indiana macadam and construction company led to wage suits with judgments for plaintiffs, while the firm hires Italians to replace strikers and guards the works at night. Commissioner McCormack plans to visit the scene at once.
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Monon
Indiana Macadam and Construction Ccmpany
State
McCormack
THAT COLORED SCORCHER AND DORA LEONARD ATTACKS
Dora Leonard of 728 North Noble Street remains conscious after a pawned colored wheelman struck her. Doctors fear brain concussion though wounds have healed. A neighbor reports the same man has habitually assaulted others on Massachusetts Avenue, including a near-miss during a grocery trip.
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Dora Leonard
N. Noble St
Massachusetts Ave
Attempted derailment near Manhattan sparks probe
A Union Pacific fast mail train was halted five miles west of Manhattan by a red switchlight. The engineer stopped within feet of an open switch as two grain sacks with dynamite, skeleton keys, coal oil, matches, and a rifle were found nearby. Three men, described as masked, fled the scene.
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Union Pacific
Manhattan
Red Lake Indian scare prompts troop readiness
State troops at Brainerd ordered to be ready at a moment's notice to move to Red Lake reservation for potential disturbance caused by Indian war dances. Gov Lind aims to allay fears amid schoolhouse opposition, berry crop failures, prophecies by medicine men, and storm fears.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Drunken Constable Kills Two at Brewers Picnic
In San Jose California on July 16 constable Fred Bergeron, intoxicated, fired on attendees at a brewers picnic killing Joe Cech and August Berger. A pursuing mob chased him before deputy Gruell captured him and he was jailed after a strenuous struggle.
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California
San Jose
Cal
Fred Bergeron
Joe Cech
August Berger
Gruell
City Markets in Indianapolis July 16 Provisions and Groceries
A detailed price listing from City Markets Indianapolis notes smoking meats like hams and shoulders, breakfast bacon, sausage and pickled meats. It also lists fresh produce including peas onions potatoes beans and tomatoes, fruits such as cherries raspberries peaches and bananas, along with nuts, canned vegetables and fruits, dairy products, eggs, butter, live poultry, and various groceries, oils, spices, and coal prices. Strong entities include Indianapolis, July 16, and multiple product names with prices across meat, produce, dairy, canned goods, and coal.
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California
Link
Indiana
Tennessee
Ex-Lieut. Gov. Eskridge Ends Life in Emporia
Ex-Lieut. Gov. C. V. Eskridge, editor of the Emporia Republican, committed suicide at his home in Emporia on Sunday. He shot himself twice and had been suffering from liver cancer.
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Emporia, Kas
C. V. Eskridge
Emporia Republican
O P Morton Club Plans Campaign Opening
The O P Morton club will open its campaign in its rooms on Shelby and Cottage avenue Friday night with Col W T Durbin, the Republican gubernatorial nominee, to attend. Harry C Hubbard, club president, said they opened the campaign four years ago with Gov Mount and expect a similar success this year.
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O. P. Morton Club
Shelby and
Cottage-ave
Col. W. T. Durbin
Harry C. Hubbard
Gov. Mount
Mrs. Caroline Anderson Dies at 62 in Indianapolis
Mrs. Caroline Anderson aged 62 died Sunday evening at her home 611 East Pratt Street. She moved from Cincinnati to Indianapolis in 1860 and was active in religious and benevolent work. Survived by two children: Mrs. Ida Porterfield of Indianapolis and Arthur Anderson of the Cleveland street railway company. Funeral arrangements not yet set.
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Caroline Anderson
E. Pratt St
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Ida Porterfield
Arthur Anderson
Street Railway Company
Cleveland, O
Births and Marriages Notice Listing Many City Names
Births list shows many families with addresses and newborns including James H Parkhurst 1012 Central ave girl and John Oleson 311 Broadway girl among others. Deaths and illnesses for numerous residents noted with ages and conditions. marriages listed include Frank Umphrey and Stella Washington and several other couples.
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James H
Mabel Parkhurst
Central Ave
John and
Helen Oleson
Broadway
Harry B
Nora Jones
Temple Ave
Laura Pyke
Mulberry St
S. B
Letitia Hill
Langley. Ave
Patchwork Repairs and Town Listings Highlight Local Ads
A collage of small entries lists repairs, barns, frame houses, and a frame church with prices from residents including Ebner Nurse Quill and Schiffiing. The ad closes with health copy promoting Hood's Sarsaparilla to clear pimples by purifying blood.
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A. Ebner
Capitol-ave
J. L. Nurse
West-st
Maurice Quill
Second Evangelic Church
Wilkin and
Church-sts
Albert Schiffiing
Senate Ave
A. M. Crone
Concord-st
Free Neckbands and Steamers to Paris Offer
An advertisement promotes neckbands at no cost and fast express steamers to Paris. It invites readers to secure accommodations via the Atlantic steamship agency led by P. Pfisterer, agent, with contact numbers 1121 and 1961 and a Virginia Avenue address.
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Paris
Atlantic Steamship Agency
P. Pfisterer
Virginia-ave
Tel
Merchant's 3c Restaurant Ad Promotes Dutch Lunch
50 N. DL opens day and night offering first class service with a famous cold Dutch lunch. Sandwiches and select delicacies served to order by Monninger's in Ohio and Distrioista area, with extensive headlines in The Sun.
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Merchant's
N. DL
Monninger’s. Ohio and Distrioista
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