Fourteen Drowned in Northfield Ferry Disaster
The Northfield disaster near New York claimed fourteen lives with 24 others missing. Victims include residents of Staten Island such as Jerry Wright Gen Bartlett Jose Xiques Grace Sullivan and families aboard Tompkinsville and Newdorp deployments. A body of a boy was recovered near the wreck on Saturday.
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Northfield
Jerry V. Wright
Staten Island
Gen
G. G. Bartlett
Jose F. J. Xiques
Grace Sullivan
F. S. McIver
Imhoff
Governor's Island
David VanName
R. G. Colter
American Insurance Company
Newark
N. J
Juan Benitt
J. J. Bennett
Tompkinsville
A. G. Clarke
Brooklyn
Vida Anderson
Port Richmond
John Anderson
Anderson
George H. Cooper
Newdorp
S. I
Remarkable Staten Island ferry disaster near New York
The Staten Island ferry Northfield and the Mauch Chunk collided as twilight faded. Captains warned others to clear the entrance but the ships struck tearing a hole in the Northfield. Hundreds were rescued from the water as divers searched the sunken ferry.
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Staten Island
New York Bay
Northfield
New York
Mauch Chunk
Staten Island Ferry House
Capt. Johnson
Griffin
Johnson
Retaliation Fears as Terre Haute Dry Sunday Looms
Anti-saloon league headquarters monitor Terre Haute as saloon men plan closures after a dry Sunday. Drug stores and milk, cigar, and streetcar workers face arrest if they operate post Saturday midnight. Deputy constables may be sworn in if police fail to act. Gov Durbin ally J Smith Tally leads new police board, pleasing anti-saloon faction amid Crawford Fairbanks ties.
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Terre Haute
Anti-saloon League
Justices of the Peace
State Liquor League
Non-Union Wheel Workers Threaten Armed Action During Strike
Union workers at Standard wheel works claim some nonunion men carry revolvers and threaten to shoot. They plan a 3 PM to 4 PM march and demonstration Saturday. The scene included closure of Charles Terry’s Howard street saloon after union sympathizers confronted him over hiring a relative. Union membership rose as several sympathizers joined.
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Wheel Workers’ Union
Standard Wheel Works
Charles Terry
Howard
Mary Institute Graduation Speech Attacks Female Athletics
Rev. William Short told Mary Institute graduates that athletics in women’s colleges destroy femininity and warned against masculine sports. He cited an eastern college girl breaking high jump records and urged young ladies to avoid masculinity.
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Wm. Short
Mary Institute
Western paving and supply company files affidavit
The Western paving and supply company of Illinois filed under the foreign corporation act stating total stock at 101000 dollars with 90000 dollars represented in Indiana. John D Thomson of Indianapolis named as agent. The firm lays asphalt pavements and is linked to the local asphalt trust controlled by Hugh McGowan. Thomson is with Ford Winters law and Winter represents the Indianapolis street railway company.
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Western Paving and Supply Company
Illinois
Foreign Corporation Act
Indiana
John D. Thomson
Indianapolis
Asphalt Trust
Hugh McGowan
John Thomson
Ford
Winter
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Weather forecast for Indianapolis area June weekend
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the 36 hours ending 3 p m June 16. Fair weather with increasing clouds and showers Saturday night and Sunday. Temperatures 72 at 7 am 83 at noon and 83 at 2 pm. Generally fair across Indiana Illinois Ohio Michigan and Kentucky with probable showers on Sunday.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Ilinois
Ohio
Michigan
Kentucky
Passenger steamer wreck near pier 10 correspondence
The sinking vessel struck the bottom near pier 10 and rested on the harbor bed. A tug maneuvered between the ship and the pier while soaked passengers were transferred to tugs and brought to the dock. many others were removed by companion tugs along the wreck.
Missing General Bartlett Feared Dead On Ferry
Gen. Chas. E. Bartlett, retired army officer and district attorney librarian, vanishes after leaving office Friday. He lived on Staten Island and is feared to have been aboard the Northfield ferryboat, a Civil War veteran noted for distinction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chas. E. Bartlett
District Attorney
Staten Island
Northfield
Transport Ingalls Wrecked in Dry Dock. One Die
Divers finished a search of the wrecked transport Ingalls in dry dock. No bodies found yet. Rumor said 30 Italian workers drowned. supports failed, killing painter Martin Anderson. Thirty five injured.
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New York
Ingalls
Martin Anderson
Painter
Accident at Brooklyn Bridge terminal injures none
An accident at the Brooklyn bridge terminal Saturday morning caused a cable train to hurdle the tracks and hang over the road ten feet below. Passengers escaped unharmed as thousands of people crowded the area during the rush for New York.
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New York
Brooklyn
Fell From Car After Pocketbook Vanishes
Mrs. Mary Metzler of 622 North West Street suffered a painful fall from a fast moving streetcar between Palmer and Arizona streets on Saturday morning. She had boarded a northbound car after church and dropped her pocketbook without realizing it until the conductor neared. Passengers claim she jumped in haste, though family says she fell. She was taken home after initial care. doctors said injuries were not serious.
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Mary Metzler
N. West St
Palmer
Arizona-sts
Sacred Heart Church
Palmerst
Foltzenlogel
Actress Lulu Chapman Reported Robbery in Alexandria
Actress Lulu Chapman told police on Friday she was robbed of jewelry valued at 209 dollars in Alexandria.
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Lulu Chapman
Alexandria
The Missing Link Discussion At Y M C A
Dr Winfield S Hall of Chicago addressed Y M C A delegates in Boston on June 15 defending Darwinian human origins from an ape like progenitor He described evolution as a working basis accepted by biologists while noting no proof is final or complete The talk stressed the long chain of evidence supporting organic evolution in modern science.
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Boston
Winfield S. Hal
Chicago
Hall
Scientists Locate Likely Link Between Humans and Apes
Biologists suggest humans did not descend directly from modern apes but share a now extinct common progenitor. The ancestral primates likely lived in forests like chimpanzees, with divergence driven by moving from trees to ground and adapting to new habitats.
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Asia
Africa
Brewers plan to quit saloon business shocks Indianapolis
The State Brewers Association announced it will cease maintaining saloons causing talk that many outlets will close. Independent saloon-keepers claim brewers will not abandon all leases citing hidden profits and legal loopholes. County officials admit uncertainty over license ownership amid anti-saloon activism.
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State Brewers’ Association
Indianapolis
Mercer Sentenced to Death in Criminal Assault Case
In Tampa on June 15 Judge Wallfry sentenced J. M. Mercer a middle aged white man found guilty of criminal assault on an all-years-old white girl to death. Lynching threats arose but swift legal action maintained order and the courtroom drama highlighted the case.
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Tampa
Fla
J. M. Mercer
Wallfry
New Police System To Expand Patrol Powers
The new police patrol company plans to obtain police powers from the Board of Safety and expects service to start within 30 days with full system in 90 days. Boxes will resemble regular patrol boxes and may handle fire calls. Merchants' police are to be absorbed, and the old force men are reportedly to join the new company.
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Board of Safety
C. C. Hatfield
Board of Works
JI. D. T
Hatfield
O Hatfield
Mr. Lay
Breach of Promise Verdict for Lena Brayhill in Liberty
Miss Lena Brayhill was awarded 25000 dollars in damages for breach of promise in her suit against H B Norman, a Liberty mail clerk, with the full amount requested. The verdict was delivered on June 15.
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Lena Brayhil
Liberty
Lena Brayhill
H. B. Norman
Norton
Mt. Jackson Sanitarium Mineral Baths Promote Rheumatism Relief
Mineral water baths at the Mt Jackson sanitarium claim relief for rheumatism with superior waters noted. Classified notices advertise horse feed Janes Dustress Oats and an upright piano for sale this week at Carlin & Lennox on E Market. Cabinets offered at Bennett's for 1 dollar a dozen at 35 Be Wash.
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Mt. Jackson’ Sanitarium
Carlin & Lennox
Indiana Republican Conference in Indianapolis Sparks Rumors and Rivalries
State officers flag inconsistencies in a conference gossip sheet claiming Landis would beat Beveridge, while Durbin’s fate and a looming state slate stir factional tensions. Reports place Joe Stealing’s home meeting, Kealing’s alleged promises, and Hanly’s potential revival amid renewed boss influence and anti-boss sentiment.
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E. H. Nebeker
Landis
Nebeker
Congress
C. C. Shirley
Sam Artman
Beveridge
Joe Stealing
Durbin
United States
George MacCulloch
Kealing
Fairbanks
Hanly
Tippecanoe County
Charles L. Henry
Bosses
Indiana
Friends of Candidates
Interurban Franchise Debate Deliberations Continue
City council members weigh rush versus proper review on the interurban ordinance. Chairman Evans backs regular process while Negley opposes haste. Perrott demands four cent fares and strict freight limits. Munro warns against rushing. McCulloch presses for Monday action.
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Evans
Negley
Indianapolis
Munro
G. F. McCulloch
Anderson
Billion-dollar coal combine forming in Kentucky
The Kentucky project aims to create a 310,600,000 coal combine. The Falls City and Cleveland Leader discuss a potential steel trust购买 that could buy competitors. The Alabama constitutional convention defeated a plan to raise the governor’s salary to 5000 dollars. Reverend R A Young of Nashville filed for bankruptcy with liabilities of 21,580 and assets of 2,638. Minnesota Supreme Court holds ex State Treasurer Bobleter and bondsmen liable for 100,000 lost in defunct banks.
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Kentucky
Miles
Falls City
Neb
Cleveland
Alabama
Rev
R. A. Young
Nashville
Tenn
Minnesota Supreme Court
Bobleter
Loss of Appetite Indication and Hood's Sarsaparilla
LOSS OF APPETITE is commonly gradual one dish after another is set aside. It is one of the first indications that the system is running down and there is nothing else so good for it as Hood's Sarsaparilla the best of all tonics. New pianos 165 and up Wulschner's.
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Hood
June Flowers at Fletcher Sanitarium Grounds Reach Bloom
A local feature describes garden displays on N Alabama Street in front of the Fletcher sanitarium. Tall round trees flank red geraniums planted in boxed beds, plus rich earth and two dozen blooms per plant. Albert Gall’s N Illinois Street home shows abundant June roses in red bloom.
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N. Alabama St
Fletcher Sanitarium
Albert Gall
N. Illinois St
Grandstand Collapses at Normal School Field Day
A temporary grandstand on Sixty eight street and Stewart avenue collapsed during the school's field day in Chicago. About 25 people were injured, with B. Ziegler aged 85 sustaining spine injuries and blindness. Others listed include Mrs. Galeman, Mrs. Martins with broken legs and internal injuries, Mrs. Wallace with leg injury, Mrs. Ames with broken ribs, and several more injured persons named in the report.
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Chicago
Sixty-eighth-st
Stewart-ave
Normal School
B. Ziegler
R. Galeman
E. Martins
J. O. Wallace
B. C. Ames
W. H. Worth
Lee
Anna Orerey
W. B. Bawartz
Ars. T. Fisher
C. Aa. Blatch
Democratic patriot sought for county board of review
Circuit judge Allen seeks a willing Democratic member for the county board of review. Thomas Madden failed to qualify and does not want the role, which pays nothing but demands weeks of service. The Republican member is William Pollard. other officers are paid, and the Democratic seat remains vacant as of Saturday afternoon.
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Allen
County Board of Review
Thomas Madden
Madden
William Pollard
Court House
Clerk Calvert
Calvert
Smallpox Hospital Sketches Planned by Architect Moore
Architect Scott Moore expects to finish sketches for a new smallpox hospital and submit them to the Board of Health soon. The four wing design includes staff offices and apartments, a detention wing for suspected cases, and male and female wards. The 50 patient facility could cost about $15,000 and might save quarantines within a year and a half during an epidemic.
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Scott Moore
Board of Health
Sanitarian Clark
Real estate agency inquiry over advertising results
The Sun received a note to the B F Cline real estate agency at 124 E Market St asking for a statement of advertising results from the past two months. The agency responded promptly with a reply detailing observed outcomes.
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B. F. Cline Real Estate Agency
E. Market St
SUN
Real Estate Loans Accelerate via Local Ad
BEN J. F. CLINE AGENCY in Indianapolis reports quick loans and brisk business due to advertising in the Indianapolis Sun. The firm notes profits from a single sale could cover years of ads, praising the newspaper as a strong sales driver and client contact point.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indianapolis Sun
Higgins' Place Candidate List In Ward 15 Aide
John Wolfsiffer a Meridian street saloon keeper leads the Democratic bid for councilman in the special Ward 15 race. Other contenders include William Carson Ed Miller Frank Straub and David H Gause. Democratic City chairman Fanning will set primaries time and place early next week.
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John Wolfsiffer
S. Meridian St
William Carson
Ed Miller
Frank Straub
David H Gause
Fanning
South-side Republican Club Opens New Rooms Next Week
Invitations issued for the opening at the clubrooms on South and Hast streets. The South-side Republican Club grows with a selection of members and a thriving outlook for its activities.
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South
Hast Sts
Woman beaten by brother in Friday assault
Nora Henry remains in serious condition after a Thursday night beating by her brother James Clune. Rev Jud Miller, a mission convert, will preach at the Rescue Mission on Saturday night and Versa Hyman, a girl preacher, will speak Sunday night.
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Nora Henry
James Clune
Jud Miller
Rescue Mission
Versa Hyman
When You Ask for Cascarets Candy Cathartic
Ad urges buyers to request Cascarets brand candy cathartic and warns substitutes are cheats. Retailers are reminded that druggists offer 10c 25c and 50c sizes.
Mullally Diamonds at Monument Place Promises Low Costs
J P Mullally pledges low expenses to buyers at his diamonds and jewelry shop located at Monument Place, highlighting cost savings on precious stones.
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J. P. Mullally
Zi Monument Place
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New Yorker
FEMAL
ST. Louis, Mo
Gen. Bartlett
Transport
G’wan
Lulu
Bennett
Gard
Dur
Bin
Ficer
Interuran
Perrott
Money Talk
Wulschner’s
Judge Allen
Health Board
BEN J. F. Cline Agency
B. F. Cline Agency
Higgins
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