Guard House Tales at Camp Weheewee Check Roll Rules
In a Fort Wayne area encampment the guardhouse looms over late nights as Gen McKee tightens curfews. Privates, including a Lafayette corporal, risk punishment for leaving camp to visit town while officers enforce roll calls and duties. Heat yields aid calls and discipline stays stern with 2600 men marching, bands playing, and tents settling for taps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Duck
Fairview
McKee
Indianapolis
Co. C. Fourth Regiment
Lafayette
Rolleal
Co. B
Third Regiment
Fort Wayne
Chinatown
Old Homestead
Gentle Five
Blue Bull
Decatur
Miller
Sergt. Andrews
Will Thomas
Marion
Man claims wife poisons him then feeds dog
James Hayes says his wife tried to poison him with watermelon stored in a cupboard. He gave the portion to their dog, which died 90 minutes later. Police questioned Mrs Hayes who denied the allegation. a dog, rat poison box, and stomach sample were seized for analysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hayes
Prospect St
Belt Road
Hayes
Hyland
Corrigan
German Editor Paul Wolf Dies by Own Action
Waechter and Anzieger managing editor Paul Wolf, once disgraced by a young woman’s death in Washington, killed himself on Tuesday. The event follows revelations that tarnished Wolf and his paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crnvelanpd
Paul Wolf
The
Waechter and Anzieger
Washington
Hoke Smith Opens Gold Campaign in Gainesville
Wireless notes say Hoke Smith begins his campaign in Gainesville Georgia while a major battle unfolds in Cuba. The government plans a vessel deployment to Panama amid threats of Colombian-Ecuadorian conflict. Millionaire B P Cheney president of American Express dies in Boston. Advertising line for Driven Wells at 153 Indiana Ave. and Dr Price’s Cream Baking Powder from World’s Fair medal claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoke Smith
Gainesville
Cuba
Panama
Colombia
Ecuador
B. P. Cheney
American Express Company
Boston
Dr. Price
San Francisets
King Callahan Performs Bridge Jump Arrested After Swim
New York July 23. King Callahan a Brooklyn bartender jumped from the Brooklyn bridge as part of a 1700 bet with his employer. He swam ashore with bladders on his arms, spit blood, and was arrested. Doctors say he will recover soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
King Callahan
Third-aye
Brooklyn Bridge
Jie
Railroad man blunders to cut assessment per mile
T D Raymond of the Elgin Joliet and Eastern before the state tax commission urged lowering the railroad assessment to 16000 a mile, though the line says it has never paid a dividend and may never. A A Purlin described 79 miles of the Findley Fort Wayne and Western as under construction with plans for a straight level road along the forty second parallel. Bedford belt road argued against continuing its high assessment, noting it never earned enough for equipment and repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. D. Raymond
Elgin, Joliet, & Eastern Railroad
Tax Commission
State House
A. A. Purlin
Findley, Fort Wayne & Western
Indiana
Bedford Belt Road
Buffalo Man Murdered and Robbed Found in Canal
John Cotter of Alabama street was found in the canal Tuesday morning with a groin stab wound. He had been missing since Saturday and his torn pocket suggested murder and robbery. Also notes on St Clair street improvements, garbage talks by Mr Flinn, and a New York report of the steamship Terrier sinking five crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burrato
John Cotter
Alabama St
Canal
Flinn
American Reduction Company
Pittsburg
Mr. Holmes
A. Milner
Holmes
Pennsylvania
Miss Yoke
Pranklin
District Attorney’s
Conner
Holmes Secrets at 63rd Street Building Revealed in Cellar Find
In Chicago the Holmes case advances as detectives uncover a stove presumed to hold Minnie Williams cremated remains. They recover a blood stained undershirt, a blood marked vest, a rope with a hangman’s noose, and a hidden dumb waiter shaft suggesting victims were killed atop or below.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Williams
Norton
Fitzpatrick
Holmes
Stargehter
Lurnec
F Holmes
Chicago crime tales link Holmes to Connor murder
Reports describe a Davenport Iowa letter to Julia Connor's father amid a Chicago investigation. Holmes faces arrest for murder allegations tied to Connor and the disappearance of Mrs. Connor, with a diary and untold alibi gaps cited in court questions.
Indian Massacre Sparks Fear of War at Jackson's Hole
Report from Markey Lane Idaho details a July 21 clash in Hoback canyon where 17 Indians were captured after a failed escape. All were killed except a papoose. Bannock warriors gather, settlers fortified, as threat of mass attack grows with Indian outbreak expected. Weather outlook for Indianapolis shows clouds and possible showers through July 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Markey Lane
Idaho
Hoback Canon
Jackson’s Hole
Papoose
John Carner
Icuan
Jackson
Hoback River
Carer
Police Court Notes and Local Incidents in Brief
Assistant secretary W Isaes arrives from Princeton. O Conner arrested after failing to return on a horse and buggy hire. Sam Kaufman jailed for two watches theft. John B Owens druggist arrested for selling beer to a woman. case set for Saturday. Various arrests for larceny and public offenses. list of marriages and infant and death notices with ages and causes follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaaes
State Senate
Princeton
Yym
O’conner
James Shover
Sam Kaufman
Twenty-fifth-st
John B. Owens
Mississippi and
North-sts
Chas, Lewis
Mariah Gordon
St. Louis
Edward
Clara Fordick
Thos
Sarah Moore
Chas Unn Della Thompson
John
Florence Grill
Win
Ida Noll
Kate Linderman
Frank
Maggie Richard
Jacob
Iota Whelstine
B. F
Mary Newhouse
Allen
Louise Cotton
Win, Batchelor
Wal Collins
James Duffy
Jizzie Wolf
Bertha Schmid
Alfred A. Richardson
Joseph F. Johnston
John Howard
John W. Hoyt
Myrtle HE. Currens
Nannies’ Watson
Jane Morton
Joseph EH. Wuench
Lizzie Oddy
Thomas Roberts
Beatrice Thompson
Charles L. Brewer
Mary Craft
Balser Meyel
Bessie McAllister
Rod
Millinery Parlor Opened by Mrs Parkhill Falks
New parlors for millinery opened by Mrs Parkhill Falks at 478 Dinois Street. All suits filed by August 6 receive reductions. Falks awarded a Gold Medal at the Midwinter Fair in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkhill Falks
Dinois St
Hat Found in Ida Gebhard Disappearance Case
In West Indianapolis neighbors search for Ida Gebhard after she vanished last Saturday morning near her home at 12 Woodburn Ave. A blue straw hat found near the I and I S L tracks is identified by mother as Ida’s. A gypsy camp is checked and a river search is planned if she isn’t found within 24 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Woodburn Ave
Ida Gebhard
Tie
Mr. Gebhard
Drowning at Eagle Creek Dam Claims Local Boy Sullivan
An 18 year old boy, Sullivan of Mileyave West Indianapolis, drowned while bathing at Eagle Creek dam Tuesday afternoon after getting beyond his depth. The body was recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Creek
Sullivan
Mileyave
Indianapolis
Hoosiers Likely to Add Phillips Gray Hogriever The Enquirer
The Indianapolis Hoosiers are expected to strengthen with Phillips Gray Hoy and Hogriever from the Cincinnati clubs. John T Brush was asked about transfers and said Gray and Phillips could play here. Local management declined comment Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woy
Hogriever
Phillips
Gray
Hoosiers
Indianapolis
Hoy
Cincinnatis
Enquirer
John T. Brush
Also Mentioned on This Page
Weheee
Dr. Wagner
Birdie
Indiana-ave
State Tax Commission
St. Clair-st
Board of Works
Indianapolis Chair Company
New York-st
Bermudez Asphalt Company
Park-ave
Mississippi-st
Massachusetts
Park Aves
Terrier
Eagle
Demerara
Chicago
Curiaco
Sixty-third-st
H. H. Holmes
Julia Connor
Connor
Iowa
A. Smythe
Davenport
Mrs. Connor
CGAHP
Cley Lepe
West Indianapolis
Wilbur Alley
Denison ’Cycle Livery Company
Shelbyville
Frank Hay
Alley
Southport
L. Elder
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!