Interurban Loop Plan for Indianapolis Franchised
The Indianapolis traction firm presents to the works board a petition for a terminal franchise to handle interurban cars. Proposals include two loops within the loop system on Ohio Street Capitol Avenue Georgia Street and Alabama Street for the inner loop and a larger outer loop bounded by New York New Jersey and South Streets and Senate Avenue. Mayor Bookwalter supports a Kentucky Avenue freight site.
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Mayor B promises east side loop on East Street
Mayor Bookwalter told a delegation of East side merchants Monday that the interurban loop will run on East Street. He said the loop should serve more of the city to ease downtown crowding and spur growth.
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Indianapolis
Violence in Shenandoah and Sanford Strike Districts
Widespread violence erupts in Shenandoah near Shenandoah Kohinoor mine as nonunion workers are attacked by strike sympathizers. Foreman Daniel Landerman is severely wounded by buckshot. Albert Landerman and four others injured. Guards and peace efforts are dispatched as tensions flare in nearby Sanford with sheriff unable to control crowds.
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Kohinoor
Daniel Landerman
Albert Landerman
City Moves on Lighting Contract After Legal Review
The city will proceed immediately with awarding the city lighting contract after guidance from the Commercial club committee. Officials had waited for a legal opinion but will not seek one from the city attorney, avoiding further city commitment on the ten year agreement.
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Commercial Club Committee
Start housekeeping and room rentals advertised now
A flood of liner ads urges housekeeping rooms for rent, furnished front rooms with bath, storerooms, and office spaces. It highlights washing services, nursing or second girl positions, and job wants from cooks to milliners, plus weathered notes about pets and local property trades.
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Washington St
Feud Flares After Deadly Picnic in Kentucky Mountains
In Lewis county two families clashed during a Saturday picnic prompting multiple killings. Jack Dyer and Roe Dyer died, John Dickerson and an unnamed survivor were wounded, and armed men patrol the Dickersons while authorities seek arrests as tensions rise in the remote Kentucky mountains.
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Hugh Dickerson
Jack
Roe Dyer
Jack Dyer
Roe
John Dickerson
Hugh
Dickersons
Dickerson Boys
Dyer
Kentucky Mountains
Girl With The Auburn Hair Faces Legal Trouble
Former Indianapolis vaudeville star Mrs. Grace E. Murdock known as The girl with the auburn hair seeks court protection against using the name in a South Chicago street fair ad. Judge Tuley grants injunction to stop others from exploiting the act’s name and image.
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Alice Akasa
Miss Akass
George Murdock
Grand Opera House
Indianapolis
Chicago
Grace E. Murdock
Murdock
Tuley
Lynch ends in Pembroke after mob slays Avery Wise
John Wise, accused of raping Mrs. John Smith of Pembroke, was captured by a posse at Pooler nine miles from Savannah. Wounded, he was brought to Pembroke and hanged from a telegraph pole as a mob fired bullets into him. He offered no confession.
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John Wise
John Smith
Pembroke
Pooler
Here
Weather Prophet Foresees Deluge With Montana Origin
A weather forecaster at the Majestic building predicts widespread rain this week starting from Montana and extending to Indiana. Reports note Sunday rains at several substations, with 1,500 people caught in a thunderstorm at Fairview park and crowds drenched at Broad Ripple Riverside and Garfield parks.
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Indianapolis
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Garfield Parks
McKain declines bid for audi tor or congress
Arthur A. McKain publicly denies any intention to seek a democratic nomination. He states he will not run for auditor or congress, announcing he will not enter the race.
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Congress
The Mistake of His Life in a Washington Saloon
In Shuttle Washington a man calling himself Outlaw Tracy, William Nixon, was beaten by bystanders after claiming to be the bandit in Joe Williams’s saloon at Bothe. He nearly died and lies unconscious, unable to explain the deception.
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William Nixon
Tracy
Joe Wiliams
Bothe
Weather Forecast for Indianapolis 36 Hours Ahead
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity through 8 p m Tuesday shows partly cloudy skies with occasional showers Monday night and Tuesday. Cooler high temperatures expected with readings 72 at 7 am and 81 at noon 78 at 2 pm. Local showers possible with warmer air in the north. Also notes warm spell Monday night.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
North Portion
Old Swimming Hole on Isabella Street to be Filled
The Board of Works has ordered Isabella Street improved with a gravel roadbed and cement walks after a resident complained of boys swimming in the street. North Indianapolis youths will soon lose the swimming hole and a safer street is promised.
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North Indianapolis
Board of Works
Out-of-Doors Robberies Grip Indianapolis Residents
Police report a string of street robberies Sunday night as residents sleeping outdoors near the capitol Park theater and South Street areas wake to missing money watches rings and trinkets. Several victims including Charles Harris Allen Scott James Beechler William Passwater George Colter and Alfred Burns are identified with losses ranging from $1.65 to a valued ring. Detectives investigate with suspicions one or two perpetrators operating across multiple sites.
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Charles Harris
E. Market Sr
Capitol
Allen S. Scott
Park Theater
James Beechler
Tenth-st
Dr. Harold’s
Riots in Lansford May Trigger Carbon County Troop Call
Wilkes Barre July 23 Sheriff Gombert of Carbon county says a call for troops may come if the Lansford riot continues. Local authorities monitor scene as unrest persists.
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Gombert
Carbon County
Collision on Brooklyn Elevated Road Hurts Dozens at Adams St Station
A Monday morning crash on the Brooklyn elevated road at Adams Street station injures more than twenty people, with several in serious condition. Among the seriously hurt are Mrs. Frederick Frost and Sophia Frost, along with James Wood James Nucci John W Abrams Henry Moore Mrs Celia Levy G H Cook August Grau Gottfried Moore and Daniel Spellman. Two men on the platform were thrown between cars and rescued after fifteen minutes.
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Brooklyn
Adams St
Frederick Frost
Sophia Frost
James Wood
James Nucci
John W. Abrams
Henry Moore
Celia Levy
G. H. Cook
August Grau
Gottfried Moore
Daniel Spellman
Saloon Fight Leads to Capture by Bicycle Police
John Walker was cut by Augustus Smith in a saloon at 17 E Pearl Street. Smith, a colored man, attacked Walker after a remark. Police captured Smith after a chase. Walker’s elbow wound is not serious and the incident caused town wide excitement.
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Walker
Augustus Smith
E. Pearlst
Improvement of Twenty ninth street to Riverside Park
The Board of Works ordered the improvement of Twenty ninth street from Illinois street to the canal on Monday. The project has waited in city hall for years as the street was not fully open. The work will provide an additional entrance to Riverside Park and a bridge will be built across White River at this point.
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City Hall
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White River
Passengers Hurt As Lehigh Valley Train Derailed Near Mahanoy City
A passenger train on the Lehigh Valley derailed at Westmans cut near Mahanoy City Pennsylvania on Monday injuring several passengers. A gasoline explosion at 1714 West Market Street caused a 10 dollar fire loss. Marguerite Davidson named in the report.
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Mahanoy City
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Westmans Cut
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W. Marketer
Marguerite Davidson
Gas Trust Warns of Collapse If High Court Upholds Judge Ryan Ruling
Officials of the Consumers' gas trust company say a supreme court upholding Judge Ryan's Madison county ruling would force the company out of business. Ryan held the Richmond natural gas company had no right to pump gas from Madison county.
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Ryan
Anderson
Supreme Court
Consumers’ Company
Richmond Natural Gas Company
Madison County
State board seeks Dan Patch for fall state fair
Charles Downing of the State board of agriculture aims to secure Dan Patch, the famed pacer from Indiana, at 2.02 percent, hoping for a strong draw at the fall state fair meet. P. P. Byrne, a tobacco cure seller, was arrested by Detective Kinney on a false pretenses charge.
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State Board of Agriculture
Dan Patch
Indiana
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P. P. Byrne
New York St
Kinney
Bryne
City
Residents petition to halt coal train switch near Keyless lock plant
Residents near the Keyless lock company factory petition the board of works on Monday to compel the Big Four railroad to stop using the old P. and E. tracks as a coal switch. They call it illegal and note a nearby square away switch could serve without causing annoyance.
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Keyless Lock Company
Board of Works
Big Four Railroad
Notable Indiana Writer Col. Jacob B. Maynard Dead
Col. Jacob B. Maynard longtime Sentinel editor and state newspaper writer died early Monday at 521 Lockerbiest. Age and illness contributed to his death after a week of illness. he remained at his desk writing until near the end. He was born in New York City and worked across Indiana Missouri and Ohio before settling in Indianapolis. He leaves three children and was active in Odd Fellows and Masons. Funeral plans not yet announced.
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Odd Fellows and Masons
Mooresville Welcomes First Transit Car on New Line
Mooresville and Morgan County celebrate as the Indianapolis & Martinsville rapid transit line tests its first passenger car on a town track. Officials note the powerful Mooresville power plant with two 600 horsepower Atlas Corliss engines. Regular hourly service expected next Friday pending minor track work and ballast. initial stops at Kentucky Ave crossing.
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Stock Yards
Martinsville
Election Laws Codified By State Commission
The state election commission, led by Gov. Durbin as chairman and Thomas J. Carter as secretary, voted to codify the election law. W. Thornton of Jeffersonville and W. W. Spencer will handle the edition, with 55 000 copies printed for boards and committees and public distribution.
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Durbin
Thomas J. Carter
State Printing Board
W. Thornton
Jeffersonville
Republican
W. W. Spencer
Marion County Democratic Committee
Two Girls Die as Sailboat Capsizes in Lake Erie
In Cleveland on Sunday afternoon a sailboat carrying Anton Glaw his wife and two daughters Rose 16 and Annie 6 capsized during a sudden squall. Anton Glaw Jr 13 and Otto Schmidt 13 survived clinging to the boat while Rose and Annie did not. Two other sailboats also capsized but their passengers were rescued.
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Annie Glaw
Anton Glaw
Lake Erie
Otto Schmidt
Frankfort Telephone Firms Seek Tax Assessment Cut
The Central energy telephone company of Frankfort and its representatives Eli Marvin and Col Coulter urged the State tax board to cut their assessment from 21000 to 10000. The Richmond home telephone firm also asked for relief citing high tax rate of 3.10. Their spokesman warned he would not appear again if assessments reached 55000.
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Central Energy Telephone Company
Frankfort
Eli Marvin
Col. Coulter
State Tax Board
Richmond Home Telephone Company
City officials vow crackdown on unpaid licenses
Mayor Bookwalter Supt Taffe and city controller held a council of war Monday. The victims of the strife will be those who have not paid dog and vehicle licenses. The Police superintendent was ordered to scour the city for unpaid licenses. After Aug 1 those who have not paid their dog licenses will be prosecuted.
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Bookwalter
Taffe
Geo. Breunig
Grandmother Loses Custody Of Grandson In Habeas Corpus Fight
Mrs. Al Ash fainted as Super Judge McMaster awarded custody of 1-year-old Roland Fleetwood to his parents Bessie Fleetwood and the child’s mother and father. The case centered on custody after Fleetwood and his wife sought to remove the baby from the maternal grandparents’ care. The court ruled the parents entitled to possession, though Mrs. Ash expressed heartbreak at the outcome.
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al Ash
Fleetwood
City Ground Victory Sparks Local Sports Buzz
Fragmentary report shows Y. M. I. 276 seating K. F. M. at City grounds Sunday with a 12 to 7% score in favor. John Curry, who escaped workhouse hospital, surrendered Monday as police took him back to Mount Jackson cemetery following Crown 14 order against Sand New Pianos 3165.
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Workhouse Hospital
Mount Jackson Cemetery
Crown 14
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