Mayor Shank Denies Moving Red Light District Jest
West Indianapolis residents protested a mayoral joke about moving the red light district from its Civil War era site near Washington Street and White River. Police Superintendent Hyland dismissed the idea as unsafe, and Shank clarified it was only a casual remark not to be acted on.
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West End
Red Light
West Indianapolis
Washington Street
White River
Supt. Hyland
Hylana
Redghrt
Indianapolis
Hyland
Midnight Sons
Red Light District
Fourth Noise Is To Be San e Shank
Mayor Shank announced after a meeting with Grace Julian Clarke and Dr Amelia Keller that he would narrow مصرف Fourth of July celebrations. The plan limits big noises to 4 pm to midnight and bans cannon crackers toy pistols and other dangerous explosives amid opposition to strict ordinances.
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Grace Julian Clarke
Woman's Federation of Clubs
Amelia Keller
Council of Women
Woman Swallows Carbolic Acid in Desperate Act
Mrs. Nettle Dalton, 36, of 144 S East St, ingested carbolic acid in a bedroom confrontation with her stepfather Abe Farner. She failed suicide attempt and was saved by Dr. J L Conley and L P Collins at the City dispensary before being transported to City hospital where her condition was described as recoverable.
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Dalton
Willian Dalton
J. L. Conley
L. P. Collins
City Dispensary
City Hospital
Defeated candidates sue for recount in county race
Hubert Riley and Charles Roesner, both defeated in Democratic bids for sheriff and treasurer, filed circuit court suits Wednesday seeking a recount. The move marks the seventh such suit by defeated Democrats, with hearings set for June 10.
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Hubert
Second Trial to End Man's Life in Jealous Shooting
Ethel Waugh, 52, shot George R. Dickey, 52, on E Washington Street just before midnight. Police say jealousy over Dickey's attention to another woman prompted the attack, marking a second alleged attempt on his life.
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Ethel Waugh
George R. Dickey
Washington Street
Dickey
Pope Pius X Celebrated On His 75th Birthday
Rome June 2 Pope Pius X marked his 75th birthday with notable enthusiasm. Clergy and diplomats called at the Vatican as thousands sent greetings from around the world. The pope, in good health, welcomed many visitors and spoke of the affection of his people and those of different faiths. Giuseppe Sarto was born in Riese June 2 1835 and elected pope August 4 1903.
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Vatican
Pius X
Guiseppe Sarto
Riese
Hotel Worker Arrested in East. Steinfeld Linked to $50,000 Scam
Samuel N. Steinfeld, 35, known as W. H. Sanford, arrested in Pittsburg for cashing a $105 check at the Claypool hotel about two years ago. The case ties him to a broader mail fraud scheme across the United States, with a prior 15 month prison term and alleged operations under multiple aliases. He was recaptured at prison doors by a U S deputy marshal following a similar charge. The Hollenden house in Cleveland was the origin of the check.
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Lieut. Kinney
Indianapolis
United States
Hollenden House
Cleveland
W. H. Sanford
Search asked for Chicago man missing since Friday
Miss May Nelson asks Indianapolis detectives to locate Ben F Durham a 24 year old insurance man of 209 East Fifty seventh Street Chicago Illinois Missing since Friday he left Chicago for Indianapolis and only a letter from Spencer house reached the wife who is seriously ill from worry.
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Ben F. Durham
East Fifty-seventh Street
Chicago
Indianapolis
Miss May Nelson
Durham
Spencer House
August Johnson Dies by Poison at Home
August Johnson of 835 Udell street died after taking 21 grains of morphine on Wednesday night. He had been in ill health and despondent. He told his daughter Mrs. Frank Grelich what he had done before dying.
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August Johnson
Udell Street
Johnson
Frank Grelich
Ohio Valley exposition invited manufacturers to Cincinnati
W B Whitlock of Cincinnati asked Indianapolis manufacturers to bring samples for display at the Ohio Valley exposition in Cincinnati from August 29 to September 24. The event will feature a joint 21 000 square foot railroad exhibit and aims to boost regional industrial and natural resources. Col Roosevelt Edison Taft and other noted figures were expected to attend. The show coincides with the centennial of steam boat navigation on the Ohio River.
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Cincinnati
W. B. Whitlock
Shank
Ohio Valley
Col. Roosevelt
Thomas A. Edison
President Taft
Trade Association
Boosters
Whitlock
Ohio
Brownsburg Couple Reunite as Wife Pays Husband Fine
Mrs Banbenthuysen of Brownsburg posted his 11 dollar court fine after pleading for no workhouse penalty. In Indianapolis the couple visited Banben thuysen Sr at 215 Spring street where the husband, after a clash, slapped his wife instead of using a coffee pot.
Court frees girl on husband plea in habeas action
Judge Charles Remster issued a writ of habeas corpus on petition by John H. Wakeland directing Bertha Wakeland to appear in court. The husband charges the wife was released and paroled to marry him with matron Charlotte Dye's approval, then re-arrested and kept in jail as a fugitive before being sent back to the Indiana Girls' school.
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Charles Remster
Circuit Court
John H. Wakeland
Bertha Wakeland
Wakeland
Charlotte Dye
Indiana Girls’ School
Man's Body Found Near Park Entrance
The unidentified man, about 45, was found 200 feet south of the east entrance to Riverside Park Thursday morning by park custodian Julius Kitzing. Police, including Superintendent Hyland and Detectives Istuncan and Dawson, searched the clothing. two pocketbooks held only paper. A brown pill box with powder and syvhis ky Lotfle lay nearby.
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Julius Kitzing
Hyland
Istuncan and
Dawson
Blerdlemen Burrows
Kitzmiller
Plans for new epileptic village cottages in Carroll county
Plans and specifications for four new cottages to be built at the epileptic village near New Castle have been submitted to the State Board of Charities. The expanded facility will house 19 more patients, on top of about 120 now there, with at least two cottages likely to be finished this summer.
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Carroll County
State Board of Charities
New Castle
Burglars Enter Home of Wm Singler on New Jersey Street
Burglars used a skeleton key to enter Wm. C. Singler residence at 2351 N. New Jersey Street while the family was inside. They ransacked sleeping rooms and stole 34 dollars a small pin a watch and a feather fan.
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Wm. C. Singler
New Jersey Street
Smith Estate Bequeathed to Wife in Probate Filing
The will of Horace B. Smith who died recently leaves his entire $30,000 estate, including property at 1020 N. Pensylvania Street, to his wife Lydia A. Smith. probate court filed the will on Thursday.
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Horace BE. Smith
N. Pensylvania Street
Lydia A. Smith
City Births and Deaths in Local Record
Birth notices list many couples with addresses and newborns including Thatcher at 1142 Villa avenue boy and Roush at 1833 N LaSalle street girl. Deaths include John Grimm, Margaret McCarthy, Ocexrnna King, and Moses Tomlinson among others with ages and locations. Also building permits filed for repairs and additions across several streets.
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Hugh and
Elsie Thatcher
Villa Avenue
Antony and
Elizabeth Wippel
Cottage Avenue
Roy and
Lewella Zimmerman
Bosart
Charles and
Mable Smith
Capitol Avenue
Geo
Bessie Roush
N. la Salle Street
Vernon and
Zola Summers
Holloway Street
Albert and
Jennie Janney
English Avenue
Louise Spillman
Parker Avenue
Julius and
Annie Richele
Haugh Street
Mary McClellan
Chas
Mina Dunn
Prospect Street
Mispah Goodson
Station Street
Harry and
Laura Schellert
Oakland Avenue
Jasper and
Flora Shumate
Holmes Avenue
Joseph and
Fannie Patterson
Wilcox Street
John Grimm
Tipton Street
Margaret McCarthy
Alabama Street
Ocexrnna King
St. Vincent's Hospital
Moses Hale Tomlinson
Union Street
Malinda Lowe
Broadway Street
Valentine Carter
City Hospital
Keep Your Hair Free From Dust
A Woman's National Magazine item recommends a dry shampoo to refresh tired hair after trips or outings. Mix four ounces of the box with four ounces of orris root, spritz lightly on the scalp, then brush through to remove dirt. Therox is claimed to keep hair light and lustrous and may stimulate growth with regular brushing.
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Suimmer
Farmer Files Voluntary Bankruptcy in New Market
Ira Wray, a farmer of New Market, filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in federal court on Wednesday afternoon. He lists debts of 1,772.52 and assets of 355.
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Wray
New Market
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