On the First Ballot Republican Convention Nominates Denny
The Saturday night gathering failed to defeat ex mayor Denny on the first ballot as delegates debated strategies. Porter urged restraint while anti-Denny factions, led by Chamber, faced disruption and cheers for Denny amid denouncements of Sullivan. Nominations then crowned Denny for mayor, with Wagner Gates and Adams receiving votes for other offices as the convention adjourned for a reception.
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Denny
Smiley N. Chambers
Atlantic
Pacific
Benjamin Harrison
Buzzard’s Bay
Harrison
Cauiet
Chambers
Star Chamber
Democratic Party
AB. Gates
Theodore Wagner
Caleb
Wagner
Gates
J. C. Adama
Democracy
Bookwalter
Lee Nixon
E. EK. Schroer
Maurice Rasch
George W. Stubbs
Fremont Alford
R. M. Smock
Aittle
Marion Club
Insurance Row Sparks Indiana Suit Against State Officials
A $100,009 damage suit filed by the Lloyd accident company of New York against State auditor Henderson and Insurance commissioner Duke draws national attention. Indiana figures are highlighted as the case prompts sharp editorials in Insurance, praising Henderson’s stance and calling the Lloyd action preposterous and unlawful. Henderson counters that the company lacks standing and cannot profit from the suit, asserting parallel public grievances in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson
Duke
Lloyd Accident Company
New York
Insurance
Lloyd Company
Indiana
Indianapolis
Haughville Arguments Over Screen Ordinance Litigation
Monday afternoon before Justice Martin in Haughville the screen ordinance case was argued. Salcony was represented by Everetts, trustees by Mitchell and Ketchum. The ordinance demands screens be removed on Sundays and legal holidays, a point vexing the town trustees. It was noted that sensational bribery charges may be made as the case develops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin
Haughville
Salcony
Everetts
Mitchell and
Ketchum
Entire Family Stricken and Two Are Dead at Tiverton
Tiverton North Carolina lighthouse keeper and his family died of lead poisoning after domestic water supply contamination. The article notes past roof paint deterioration and gasped details of the deaths as the city weighs testing and legal challenges to a garbage ordinance. It also mentions a Baltimore style fray over a cleaning acid incident and a fatal stabbing in St Louis. A fire at a fair transportation building caused panic, and Jones & Laughlin iron plant resumed operations with 5,000 workers returning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallifax
Tiverton
N.C
Cnocaco
Ruston’s Bank Closes. Depositors To Be Paid in Full
In Connersville Indiana the Citizens bank failed to open amid financial strain. Depositors expected to be paid in full. Multiple other firms across states entered receivership or closed, including oil suppliers, an iron works, and several banks resuming or failing operations as financial stringency persisted. Local bankers questioned ex-Treasurer Huston’s role in the crisis.
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Connersville
Ind
Citizens’ Bank
Ex- Unitedates
Ruston
ToLubo
Ohio
Findlay
Hostoria
Marietta
Rising Sun
van Wert
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Lane & Bodley’s Iron Works
Washington
Eckles
First National Bank of
Kendallville
Northern National Bank of
Big Rapids
Citizens’ Bank of
Slanday
Huston
U. S. Treasury Department
C. C.gimora
Columbus
Notorious crook Whit Starr still at large after train leap
Whit Starr, a famed criminal, is missing with no clue to his location. He is believed badly injured from leaping from a Monon train toward the northern penitentiary. Sheriff deputies, jailer Collins, and Detective Thorntown search areas around Nora and White River near Haughville, urging continued efforts to locate him.
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Whit Starr
Monon
Northern Penitentiary
Nora
Starr
Hmmett
Collins
Thorntown
White River
Haughville
Cadi fines Kaufman and others for drunken assault
The cadi fined P. F. Kaufman twenty five dollars and costs for assault and battery on his wife after coming home drunk and threatening her. Chas Colly got twenty dollars for assault. Fred Hyatt’s neighbor Hyatts was slapped. Hyatt struck back and released. Dublin Johnson, a traveler, was fined one hundred dollars for carrying a razor. Andrew Jackson, a fellow colored man, was released on gambling charges after denying others were present. A patrolman criticized the gambler’s word versus police testimony.
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P. F. Kaufman
Cadi
Chas. Colly
Fred Hyatt
Hyatt
Dublin Johnson
Andrew Jackson
Thomas
Tomlinson
Jackson
Six Per sons Drowned In Gale Off Buzzaro's Box Yacht
In Buzzaro's Box Massachusetts a yacht capsized in a terrific gale on Sunday. An unknown party with several men and women is believed to have drowned. the vessel has not been found. At least six persons are reported lost. In Brazil Indiana Edward Trout, 30, was drowned while bathing in the Mel river Sunday. he leaves a widow and two children.
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Buzzaro
Brazil
Ind
Edward Trout
Mel River
Lynched and Burned by Desperate Mob in Mississippi
Lee Walker, a brutal Mississippi colored man, was lynched Saturday night after a string of attempted rapes and attacks on white and Black victims. Citizens pursued, overpowered jailers, dragged him to a telegraph pole, fired bullets into the body, and cremated the corpse in a lumber yard. Reports also note Siam blockade plans, British reaction to Siam dispute, and cholera outbreaks in Africa and Naples.
Mayor Sullivan Attends World Fair and Camps Meet
City leaders depart for state encampment near Terre Haute while Mayor Sullivan heads to Chicago for the world’s fair. Gov Matthews and officials join the journey. Tuesday is governor’s day. Several incidents include a woman’s dispute over a man, a fire at the female reformatory, and a shooting injury at City hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Chicago
Smith
Republican City Committee
Harry Smock
Guv
Matthews
Terre Haute
Pennsylvania
Chtosis
George
John Carthag
van B. Stattwalt
Rena Ball
Sanday
Durham
N. Mississippi
Joseph EH
Bell
Criminal Court
Cox
John Duncan
Henry Spaan
Kankakee
Tom Taggert
City Democratic Committees
Hendricks Club
Herman Kepler
Bundsy
Herman
Oliver T. Cumback
Indiana Phalanx
Mary C. Hunt
Hunt Soap and Chemical Company
Recorder’s Office
Valentine Born
Conney- Waller-Depriz Furniture Company
Shelbyville
Anderson & Barry
Iron Hall
Mansur Hall
Emily Tansil
Louis Tansil
Harper
Indictments in Ford theater collapse case names four officials
The grand jury indicted Col. Fred C. Ainsworth chief of the war department records and pensions division contractor George Dant who excavated at Ford's old theater Wm E Covert superintendent and Francis Sesse engineer for negligent acts leading to the June 9 disaster that cost 23 lives. Bail for appearance at trial will be required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. GC
Grand
Fred. C. Ainsworth
Record and Pension Division
War Department
George Dant
Ford
Wm. E. Covert
Francis Sesse
Miss Indiana Crowning of Soldiers Monument Underway
About 800 feet of lumber shaped as massive square beams was placed at the base of the soldiers' monument Monday. Carpenters toil to erect scaffolding and hoist the dismembered six parts figure, a process expected to take at least a week, with total cost around 1500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soldiers’ Monument
Indiana
Weather Forecast Prompts Hope for Showers
The prediction for Indiana is warmer weather Monday afternoon and night with increasing cloudiness and possible local rains on Tuesday. The piece laments drought and hints that repeal of Mr. Sherman’s bill could affect prosperity, while noting the French bombardment of Slam and a desire for clouds to bring rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
J. Sherman
Slam
Dusyn
Indiana
Traveling man shoots president of Levinson firm in Ark
Dave Leser, a traveling salesman for J Trigar Co Cincinnati and ex Levinson Friedheim worker, shot Ben Levinson president of Levinson firm while he spoke with Mrs Levinson at the Newark company. Leser says Levinson insulted his sister. The murderer is under arrest. Notre Dame appoints new president Laura Beno July 24 Rev Father Morkey chosen to succeed Father Walsh at Notre Dame University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lirrie Rocx
Ark
Dave Leser
J. Trigar & Co
Cincinnati
Levinson-Friedheim
Ben Levinson
Gene
Notre Dame
Laura Beno
Father Morkey
Theatate Father Walsh
Notre Dame University
Sermons and comments on city life and faith at Sunday services
Rev Joseph Milburn assails current national standard and city governance urging law respect and ban on gambling while noting Salmon's comment and a possible administration change. Other religious leaders discuss faith against materialism, future religion, and Christian healing as community issues loom. The Admiral cigarette note ends the column.
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Joseph Milburn
Second Presbyterian Church
Milburn
Denny
Sullivan
Caleb
J. P. D. John
da Pauw University
Meridian St. M. HK
Randthaler
Canadian
Christian Endeavor Convention
Montreal
Tabernacle Church
C. C. Penick
The Places of Strikers Shipped West Amid Warnings
About 590 Black workers were sent from BrBraanenan Alabama to Kansas to replace striking miners. Agents seek 1,000 more, while Knights of Labor and other unions warn against accepting company terms. They allege starvation wages and inhumane treatment, signaling likely unrest.
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Brraainenan
Ala
Kansas
Knigits of Labor
Sullivan's Diary Parodies Politics and Boomerang Metaphor
A satirical diary entry dated July 24 recalls a Y M C A park visit to see Australian performers mocked as Bucktown locals. The narrator jokes about campaign mismanagement, blames critics, mentions a church sermon criticizing primaries in saloons, and envisions a political portrait with Sim Coy as ally.
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Pepy
Y.M.C. A
Australia
Denny
Bucktown
Dogo
Sim Coy
Bertha and Bowlin Both In Morphine Incidents
Christopher Bowlin a restaurateur at 10 Clifford avenue attempted suicide with morphine Saturday night and survived after Drs Tinsley and Ryan administered restoratives. He is 67, recently faced business reverses, and came from Tipton with a family. His son UC Bowlin arrived from Kokomo to say the death attempt had no self inflicted cause. Bertha Bruner, operator of a resort at Court street, took morphine Sunday night but recovered. Dyas Gregg and Tranter treated her and she denies any crisis intent.
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Bertha
Christopher Bowlin
Clifford Ave
Tipton
UC. C. Bowlin
Kokomo
Clifford and
Pendleton Aves
Bertha Bruner
Court St
Dyas
Gregg
Tranter
Indiana Press Association at Jackson Park Event
Indiana editors visited Jackson Park while in Chicago for the World's Fair. They were chauffeured by Christopher Columbus bus and welcomed by Executive Commissioner Havens at the Indiana building. A reception at the state building followed and reporters were hosted in the Texas building with lunch. The exposition orchestra performed a noon concert in Festival Hall.
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Til
Indiana Press Association
Jackson Park
Christopher Columbus
Havens
Indiana
Indiana State Board
State
Texas
Exposition Orchestra
Festival Hall
Professors and Students Clash At DePauw Over Diploma
Greencastly Indiana July 24 Frank O Hair who seeks his DePauw diploma and Miss Nelson blame Prof Longden for cheating allegations and after a dispute O Haire knocked Longden down injuring his nose. The case will be tried in court.
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Londgen
DePauw
Greencastly
Ind
Frank O'Hair
DePauw University
Miss Nelson
Longder
Longden
O’hale
Public Works Hear Complaints on Streets and Sewers
The Board of Public Works met Monday and heard residents complain about curbs, street cleaning, sidewalks, and utilities. The city engineer will investigate, contractors may be docked for neglect, and new street cleaning plans begin on Monument Place.
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Board of Public Works
Shelby St
Delrigid
Flurry
Scherrer
Kenyon
Monument Place
Fayettest
St. Clair
First-sts
Misssachusetts Ave
Bellefontaine
Tecumseh
Wapesh-st. East
Liberty-ste
Summit St
Keller
Ohio-sts
Wyarten-Scharf Company
Pennsylvania-st
Washington
Maryland
Michigan-st
Indave
Blake-sts
Haha Paving Company
DePauw Failure Not Affect Bank of Commerce
The Bank of Commerce reassures the public after C W DePauw’s Saturday failure. Vice president states DePauw had no deposits here, owns stock worth 28000, and the bank’s finances and credit remain sound with no anticipated impact on operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DePauw
Bank of Commerce
C. W. DePauw
Matilda Davenport Dies Sudden Death Described
Matilda Davenport was found unconscious in a chair at 1611 Buchanan St Sunday afternoon and died shortly after. Neighbors report her son Sam deserted her weeks earlier while she had been relying on neighborhood charity. authorities suspect apoplexy hastened by grief. She was mother to two criminals with an eight year sentence in progress.
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Matilda Davenport
Buchananst
Ais. Davenport
Sam
Esual
Jealousy Drives Prairie Bride-To-Be to Self Sacrifice
Omana Neb July 24. Hattie Aldrich alias Edna Fleming a 19 year old from Mapleton Iowa committed suicide at Manderson block in the city. A corsage note said she loved Frank Lonnecken son of a local contractor and jealous of his attentions to other women prompted the act.
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Frank
Omana
Neb
Hattie Aldrich
Edna Fleming
Mapleton
Manderson
Frank Lonnecken
Express Office Robbed at Perrysville
Burglars broke into the U S express company office at Perrysville Ohio Sunday night and secured 2500 dollars. No clue available. Local detectives investigate the unexplained break in and theft at the small town facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CrveLawn
U. S. Express Company
Perrysville
Global Markets and Conflicts Stir Monday News
New York stock market was badly demoralized on Monday while London markets were dull and unsettled. Detroit celebrated its 200th anniversary with pomp. An Antarctic sealing ground was discovered. Franco Siamese tensions affected markets. In Madrid five anarchists were arrested for bomb making. A battle occurred at Mateare, Nicaragua with about 5,000 men involved on each side, outcome unknown.
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New York
Detroit
London
Madrid
Mateare
Nicaragua
Not Deserving of Sympathy Despite Lethal Remedy Claims
A short untitled notice notes a person dies of dyspepsia and liver disease. It references a supposed cure named Simmena Liver Rope as an unfailing remedy, presenting a stark, cautionary line about dangerous health quackery and mistaken remedies.
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Calebs
Porter
Nixon
Stubvds
Royal Hammer
Ward 10
Charley Martindale
Robert
School Board
Beveridge
Sun
Jones
Washieron
Inp
James Fiddler
St. Louis
John Stadtmiller
Pirrspure
Jones & Laughlin
Wm. L. Elder
Ruston's Bank
Ifs
Paris
St. Parle
Siam
Marlylerdi
Carnot
Loxpon
London Pipers
England
Pall Mall Gazette
Africa
Senegal
West Africa
Naples
OEY
Ewith’s Dye Works
Col. Ainsworth
Pension Department
Sasse
Admiral” Cigarette
Alabama
Ahtor
Bowlin
Chamipion Ives
Frank Ives
Schaeffer
Ives
Roberts
India
Columpus
Herman Hershberg
Theodore K. Metisse
Herahberg
Meisse
Washineton
John Holland
Evansville
Lafayette
Milnois St
Morry Dehlwrigid
Dolla
Ghiby
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