Street Car Assessments Jump in New State Tax Ruling
The State Tax Board sets total assessments at 186 735 992 with big gains due to new classes of property including street railway and pipeline companies. Indianapolis area firms like the street railway and gas companies appear among large increases while appeals on all announced assessments may be heard.
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State
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Union Traction Company
Broad Ripple Traction Company
Marion County Board of Review
Indianapolis Gas Company
Consumers’ Gas Trust
Manufacturers’ Natural Gas Company
Oklahoma Kiowa-Comanche home lottery draws crowds
July 29 in El Reno Oklahoma the Kiowa Comanche reservation home lottery opened with 165 865 applicants. Envelopes were placed in boxes as thousands gathered hoping for luck. One thousand envelopes were drawn Monday with 506 per district. by Thursday afternoon about 13 000 names expected to be announced.
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EL Reno
O. T
Drowned Youth After River Bathing Incident
Earl Fudge 18 of 931 East Seventeenth Street drowned Sunday afternoon in Broad Ripple area river after diving from a pier into 12 to 15 feet of water to warn companions. Rescue efforts failed. body recovered after an hour using barbed wire. funeral set for 4 p.m. Wednesday. He worked at Saks & Co. as a wrapper and was well liked by coworkers who bought a floral tribute.
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Earl Fudge
Seventeenth St
Broad Rippieark
Cians
Lewis J. Fudge
Saks & Co
Rains Save Western Corn Crop After Drought
Chicago dispatch notes drenching rains Sunday and Monday revived parched fields. The corn crop in Iowa and other western states is saved, with late feed prospects improving stock raisers prospects and curbing cattle sales. Kansas stockraisers benefited notably. Nebraska, Dakotas, Minnesota, Illinois left with safe remaining corn.
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Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Dakotas
Minnesota
Illinois
Brigands Moved Down by French and Chinese in Tonkin
An army of brigands invading northern Tonkin was trapped after French reinforcements from Saigon joined with Chinese troops under Marshal Li. In a valley stand 600 were killed, two thousand survivors fled into the mountains where many were killed by sharpshooters or died of starvation.
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Tonkin
Tacoma
Wash
Fife
Saigon
Marshal Li
Steamer Captain Charged With Criminal Seduction to Hearings
Hiram Varnes, captain of the steamer Estella Broad Ripple, faces a police court hearing on a charge of criminal seduction involving Bessie Lindell. Separately, Mrs Antonia Van Oosten, a poor Holland woman, collapsed and died in Grand Rapids, with a belt containing a dollar found nearby.
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Hiram Varnes
Estella
Broad
Ripple
Bessie Lindell
Antonia van Oosten
Grand Rapids
Mich
Appel's Boom Rises After Mayor Taggart Declines Run
The Sun reports Mayor Taggart will not seek renomination, boosting support for Appel. The ballot shows numerous candidates including Johnson, Kern, Hamlin, Stuck, Holliday, Hawkins, McGowan, and others, with a blank ballot noted after the list.
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Taggart
SUN
Appel
Boom
Fred Ham
T. Taggart
Dore Johnson
John W. Kern
John Holliday
Waides
Edward Hawkins
Beatee Seseeee
Hugh McGowan
Sats Aieinis
W. Hi. MesSenBer
W. F. Moore
Charles Maguire
John Holtzman
Admiral Brown
George J. Marott
T. E. Johnson
Albert Sahm
Fred E. Hamlin
Johin Stuck
Will V. Rooker
Hiram Brown
Theo. F. Harrison
Philip E. “Browne
Eugene A. Cooper
Fought with Boers and Won a Bride Ends in Best Man Role
Providence July 29 The wedding between Frank Leontine Hicks and Viola Porter is set for Aug 12 with Thomas D. Windsor to officiate as best man. Hicks served with the Boers in South Africa, was presumed dead, but returned to learn Porter wed Windsor. Windsor steps aside to allow Hicks to wed.
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Mr. Windsor
Hicks
Frank Leontine Hicks
Viola Porter
Thomas D. Windsor
Providence
Pittsburg
Porter
South Africa
Viola
Windsor
St. Helena
Lord Roberts
Kitchener
America
A Woman's Curiosity Snaps Daring Singapore Bank Job
A Singapore bank robbery of 290000 is called the Orient’s boldest. Chinese tellers with duplicate vault keys led the conspiracy. The thief was captured in India with 258000 in notes. A money changer and his wife sparked the investigation by talking. Most notes were recovered.
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Tacoma
Wash
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank
Singapore
Orient
Duke of Fife
Tanjore
India
Two Brave Men Die In A Louisville Fire
In Louisville Kentucky on July 29 Max Belovitch a cigarmaker suffocated while trying to rescue his sweetheart from the Badgiey Graham photographic supply store. Policeman Purden lost his life attempting the rescue. The fire caused about 40000 dollars in losses and injured several others who are expected to recover. It was later learned the sweetheart was not in the building.
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Louisville, Ky
Max Belovitch
Dividends Declared by J. P. Morgan Bank on Old Stock
The directors of J. P. Morgan’s First National Bank declare a large cash dividend to all old stockholders. The distribution is reported between 5 and 5 million dollars, likely 1,000 percent on old capital, alongside a raised surplus from 4,750,527 to 10,006,000. Despite the dividend, total surplus and undivided profits reach 10,102,796.78, exceeding the mid-July figure by 1,952,221. The dividend action is noted as among the largest for any corporation, with Standard Oil properties involved in the payment.
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New York
J. P. Morgan
First National Bank
First National
Standard Oil
Sailor Accuses Captain of Drowning Crewman
Andrew Brown, late chief officer of the Lucy W. Snow, swore that J. B. Scott of Providence allowed a boat crewman named Ramon Casadorall to drown near Jupiter Light eight miles north of Miami. Brown alleges Scott gave no order to launch a boat nor attempted a rescue.
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Miami
Fla
Andrew Brown
Lucy W. Snow
Providence
R. I
J. B. Scott
Ramon Casadorall
Jupiter Light
Scott
Burglary at Mahoning Ave Residence Net Jewelry
A lone burglar entered the Misses Hall home on Mahoning Avenue in Warren Ohio Monday morning and stole a large amount of jewelry from the jewel drawer. Miss Mary Hall fought the intruder with a feather holster before he escaped.
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Warren
Kipling Poem Critiques British War System
London July 23 The Times prints Rudyard Kipling’s poem The Lesson arguing Britain built an army in its own image. It critiques our military ideals and costly lessons with lines about horses over men and a 40 million reason for failure.
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London
the Times
Rudyard Kipling
Great Britain
Gilroy
Uss
Religious services in notorious Haymarket resort
New York July 29. Hymns replace ribald songs as Rev. Joseph Jones leads a gospel service in Haymarket. The rescue mission plans to hold Sunday night services to save fallen women and dissolute men, with about six attendees of the intended group among 600 present. Maj Gen Hilton notes the idea could spur churches to hold Sunday night services.
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New York
Haymarket
Joseph Jones
Tenderloin
Chuck” Conners
Chuck
Hilton
Jennings' Numerous Ills in Whitecap Case Amended
Attorney W. V. Rooker filed an amended declaration in the Jennings whitecap case in federal court complying with the judge's orders. The complaint separates alleged wrongs by Salem citizens into five paragraphs addressing property rights, reputation, domestic relations, personal injury, and civil rights.
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Jennings
Salem
Cougar Jump Scares Cavendish Woman in Buggy
In Cavendish Idaho on July 299 Miss Jennie Bowler drove home from an orchard when a cougar leaped from brush and jumped into her buggy frightening both horse and rider. She struck the animal with her whip as it hopped to the back of the vehicle and then fled into town. Bowler fainted and the beast escaped. Meanwhile city Democratic chairman Fanning prepared for upcoming nominating primaries and planned to announce primary dates after returning from Milwaukee.
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Cavendish
Idaho
Jennie Bowler
Miss Bowler
Births Deaths and Marriages Record
July dates list births with parents and addresses, doctors, and infant and maternal details. Includes deaths from heart disease tuberculosis peritonitis nephritis and causes noted with ages and residences. Names and locations referenced across multiple city streets and hospitals.
Widow of Chicago man burned in lamp accident
Vienna report says Mrs. Steiner widow of John Steiner of Chicago was burned to death Sunday night when an oil lamp upset.
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Vienna
Cigarmakers Union Threatens Long Strike In Tampa
Cigarmakers union officers in Tampa claim a $50,000 treasury and weekly receipts of $2,500. They announce plans to discharge 4,000 cigarmakers on Tuesday and warn the strike will be long and bitter.
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Tampa
Fla
Plague hospital chaplain Grisley dies in Cape Town
Capetown July 29 Rev Mr Grisley chaplain at the plague hospital has died from the disease. The report notes the torment of the plague and states Dean's Ointment as a cure. The ad ends with piano bargains at Baldwin's.
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Cape Town
Mr. Grisley
Dean
Smallpox Scabs Target Ohio Mayor in Mail Incident
Canton Ohio July 29 Mayor Charles Stands of Waynesburg received a mailed scab from a smallpox patient. He burned the scabs and postal authorities were asked to investigate. The note said only one stamp was used. Postmark Magnolia. Quarantines and fines linked Waynesburg and Magnolia. O G Seefried of Forest Park Cleveland shot into a crowd fatally wounding Thomas Murtaugh and injuring Edward Yarnhan.
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Canton
Charles Stands
Waynesburg
Magnolia
O. G. Seefried
Forest Park
Cleveland
Thomas Murtaugh
L Edward Yarnhan
Deaths in Indiananapolis Orphans Home and City
Indianapolli s orphan home records list multiple deaths from July 26 to July 28 including Raymond Sewal 7 months broncho pneumonia Minnie H Lander 40 heat prostration Mable Steward 3 pulmonary tuberculosis Infant Herse 2 weeks meningitis William P Carter shock and hemorrhage Charles Granison old age Carrie Conger tuberculosis Caroline Rudisill senility Julia A Cope heart disease James W Carr pernicious anaemia Emily Copenhaver inflammation of bowels Edward H Beem congestion of stomach and bowels plus a list of accompanying names and couples from the local area with various causes and dates.
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Parkave
H. W. Ridpath
Julia A. Cope
N. Pine St
James W. Carr
Illinois
W. S. Rowley
Emily Copenhaver
W. Morris Sr
John Spaulding
Edward H. Beem
Ashland Ave
J. C. N. Harold
Local repairs and remodels listing with addresses and costs
A catalog of property work including repairs remodels and razing with names and addresses such as Smith Duncan Smith 126 E Washington St Barr Napoleon St Mann Noble and Prie Sts Brooks Vermont near Morris St Rice 810 N Beville Ave Rouls Dearborn Knowland St Sophia Rickes 1403 Pleasant St Hansing 1854 Shelby St Ella Macolm 1012 W Twenty Ninth St William H Rogers Holly Ave near Oliver Ave Gromas 612 Arch St and prices from 9 to 3700. A note touts Burdock Blood Bitters and piano bargains at Baldwin's.
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Sophia Rickes
Pleasant-st
C. Hansing
Shelby-st
Ella Macolm
Twenty-ninth-st
William H. Rogers
Holly-ave
Oliver-ave
John Gromas
Arch-st
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Ora Woods
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G. H. F. House
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George Lasby
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Hiala Igans
City
T. J
Sallie Boone
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Dr. Morgan
A. A. la Mar
Hospital For Insane
Carrie C. Maguire
Central Ave
Russell Butler
S. A. Furniss
Bessie Schmidt
Douglass-st
William Gray
Harry G. Sells
N. Me
Baldwin's
Charles Bailey
Alva Chester
Thomas Hincard
Edith King
Frank Wachstetter
Lulu Kesler
Ollie A. Mitchell
Grace M. Baase
Walter L. Goff
Mary Rush
Orin F. Ball
Minnie Farmer
Raleigh Middleton
Josephin Bracken
Willard A. Rauch
Gertrude S Newby
Orwell Scott
Leona Munday
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