Despondent man vanishes after canal search in Indianapolis
George U. Schubert, 65, a cripple and longtime Indianapolis resident, disappeared near 616 Newest Street shortly before midnight Thursday. The body was feared in the canal after his coat cap and two canes were found on the Walnut Street bank, six blocks from his home. He talked of wishing to die, was influenced by the death of his old friend Lemons Vonnegut, and the search continued Friday morning.
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Ewest St
Schubert
Walnut St
Wanderer
Mr. Schubert
Indianapolis
Lemons Vonnegut
Local Jottings and Upcoming Events in Indianapolis
A column of notices and musings covers court appointments speculation for two new superior court judgeships with Lawson Harvey as a likely appointee. Community groups like White Rose Pleasure Society and Naomi Auxiliary plan Friday gatherings. Easter fairs, markets, and sunrise services announce themselves along with housing rents and cottage searches. A police station death and a ghostly rumor add local intrigue, while seasonal scenes and baseball chatter refresh readers.
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Hanly
Superior Court
Lawson Harvey
Remonstrance Push Delays Saloons in Fourteenth Ward
The Anti saloon league delays before county commissioners over a blanket remonstrance against all Fourteenth ward saloons. New signatures are being gathered to form a stronger protest likely containing 150 to 200 names. The hearing date may move from April 8, with 1 497 names attached originally. If successful, from 37 saloons will close.
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League
Anti-saloon League
Will of late Mrs Louisa McDougall filed in probate
The will of the late Mrs Louisa McDougall dated March 26 is filed in probate court. Executor Frank W McDougall receives real estate and one third of the funds, with various bequests to relatives including niece Tillie Eastman and nephews Harry and William McDougall. Grandchildren Charles P McDougall and Louise Barkley share remaining monies.
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Louisa
McDougall
Frank W. McDougall
M.dougall
Tillie M. D. Eastman
Harry H
William McDougall
Diana G. Hubbell
Katherine Hunter
Frank McDougall
Charles P. McDougall
Louise L. Barkley
Enterprising Jewelry Firm Gains Ground and Fans Interest
A growing jewelry business named in the notice shows enterprising expansion and favorable reception. The item notes a formal Saturday event and mentions souvenirs as part of the promotion. Names and precise details are sparse but the tone signals a developing local enterprise drawing public attention.
Easter soloist and society notices across Indianapolis
Miss Ethel Collins will sing solo at Third Christian church Easter morning services. Wansson's offers Easter jackets. Merrill Moores, Yale Alumni president in Indianapolis, donated a Yale picture to Shortridge High. Bettermann Bros. greenhouse sent carnations to Sun editors. Demarchus C. Brown, state librarian, announces Miss Ethel Cleland of Indianapolis as cataloguer for the state library legislature department.
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Ethel Collins
Merrill Moores
Yale Alumni Association of Indianapolis
Yale University
Shortridge High School
Bettermann Bros
Sun
Demarchus C. Brown
Ethel Cleland
Indiianapolis
Legislative Department of the State Library
Outlook bright for Harry Thaw trial resumption
News dispatch from New York reports the Harry K Thaw murder trial may restart next Monday after a lunacy examination. Prosecutors and defense counsel express optimism about Thaw's sanity, with the lunacy commission expected to report favorable findings despite possible district attorney objections.
PERVERSION OF MIND Clinton Furry Arrested as Insane
Clinton Furry, 33, a morphine addict, was arrested by Bicyclemen Trimpe and Kitzmiller at his mother's home 224 N East St. He was taken to the police station as insane, having become unbalanced and imagining himself to be a woman. He wore bracelets and a large purse, threatened to kill his mother, prompting police intervention.
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Clinton Furry
Trimpe and
Kitzmiller
N. East St
Friday
Furry
Governor Hanly Ill After Thursday’s Strain
Governor Hanly remains gravely ill with little improvement and will stay restricted to rest this week. He is not expected at his office for several days, though he may handle a few minor appointments if his condition allows.
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Hanly
Capitol Avenue Boulevard Plan Replaces Heavy Hauling
Capitol avenue from Indiana avenue to Tenth street will be turned over to the Board of Public Parks next Monday if the City Engineer Blaine Miller approves satisfactory resurfacing. The street will be renamed a boulevard and heavy wagons will be barred from Indiana eve to Fall Creek. A special appropriation funds boulevard maintenance.
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Capitol-ave
Indiana-ave
Tenth-st
Board of Public Parks
Blaine Miller
Indiana
Fall Creek
United States Weather Forecast Summary Fragment
Fragmentary forecast notes indicate fair conditions across the United States with periods of night and day terms. Mentions of sunrise and sunset times appear along with scattered unreadable sequences suggesting schedule or timing references.
Bachelor Girls Send an Appeal to Municipal Traction
Twelve West side maids calling themselves the bachelor girls test the Municipal Traction company three cent fare road. They request single men wear white carnations and married men red carnations on runs to reveal who is single or married and quote to Secretary Colver for action.
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Tunity
Municipal Traction Company
C Company
Scretary Colver
West-side
Demand On Time Of The Senator Beveridge Plans Mountain Camp Visit
United States Senator Albert J. Beveridge remains deeply engaged with policy and public speaking. He will visit Indianapolis for two weeks, address the American Academy of Political Science in Philadelphia on April 19, then speak at Grant Memorial Day in Galena on April 27, and address Yale on May 10 and Minneapolis on June 12. He will then retreat to his mountain camp for rest, though laryngitis slows him. Beveridge helped secure President Roosevelt’s consent for a May 30 address at Winona Technical Institute aiding the Lawton monument event.
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National Congress
Beveridge
Indianapolis
Bryan
Galena
Ill
Yale University
Minneapolis
National Association of Charities
Baveridge
Roosevelt
Winona Technical Institute
Gen. H. W. Lawton
Tr. & C. Dickey
Winona
Beaveridge
Lawton
Ice trust heads fined for trial denial in Columbus
C M Kinnaird, Crystal Tee general manager, and W F Polley of Franklin Ice, both local ice trust members, were refused a new trial by Judge Bigger in Columbus on March 29 and fined 1090 dollars plus costs with no imprisonment.
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Scripp
MecRne Preay Association
Columbus
C. M. Kinnaird
Crystal Tee Company
W. F. Polley
Franklin Ice Company
Ice Trust
Indiana Socialistic Party State Convention in Indianapolis
The Indiana Socialistic Party will hold its state convention in Indianapolis on Sunday March 31. The meeting begins at 9:00 a.m. in Manaur hall at the corner of Washington and Alabama streets.
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Indiana Socialistic Party
Indianapolis
Manaur Hall
Washington and
Alabama-sts
Tomlinson Hall
Southern Indiana ‘Teachers’ Association
Brewers Strike Shuts St. Louis Breweries
In St. Louis Missouri on March 2 workers at all local breweries walked off the job after failing to secure a new wage scale. The strike disrupts beer production as employees demand better pay. A nearby classified line advertises cash for old electric fan motors from Gillott Telegraph and Electric Co.
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Scrippa-Moline Freas Annéciation
ST. Louis
Leopold Tries Escape During Murder Trial in Chicago
Leonard Leopold, charged with the murder of Margaret Leslie, made a wild dash toward the jail elevator in Judge Ball's courtroom. He grabbed the cable, was restrained by a bailiff, beaten unconscious, and carried back to his cell in critical condition. The incident spurred questions about his mental state and his father Henry Leopold's collapse at defense proceedings. Howard Nicholas, an Indianapolis resident and co-defendant, may testify for the defense.
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Chicago
Leonard Leopold
Howard Nicholas
Margaret Leslie
Indianapolis
Leopold
Leomld
Henry Leopold
Riot at glass factory ends in arrests after mob pursuit
Police pursued a lynch party of white workers and captured Williams Brown, a black laborer, after he allegedly attacked Henry Hetz and Ray Rutledge at the Fairmount Glass Factory on Keystone and Prospects. Hetz, Rutledge, and Brown were jailed for inciting riot and assault. additional rioters were being sought as the factory paused operations.
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Fairmount
Rutledge
Hetz
Play in School Ballets Theme President Hughes Advocates Breaks
A large teachers gathering in Tomlinson hall features Dr Thomas M Ballitt and Dr John M Coulter discussing play in education and nature study. Dr Hughes urges democratizing teaching and discarding rigid routines, citing Dickens and Arnold to illustrate spontaneity versus routine in schools.
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Jack
John M. Coulter
Bondsmen surrender Wickard on fraud charge
Willard S. Wickard formerly a lumber dealer was handed over by bondsmen George W. Seibert and W. D. Pratt after failing to post cash. He appeared in police court seeking a further continuance and a bond reduction, with no attorney present, amid charges of a fraudulent check tied to a $1000 loan from William Beck.
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A. J. Murry & Co
William Beck
Willard S. Wickard
Ulent
Wickard
Whallon
Beck
Capital National Bank
Socialist Women organize first Indianapolis meeting at Warren Ave
The wives sisters and sweethearts of Indianapolis Socialist party members have organized a group and will hold their first gathering at Mrs Ed Herry 55 Warren Ave Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
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Indianapolis
Socialist Party
Ed Herry
Warren-ave
Hope 10 Averts Railway Strike Mediation Move
U S officials head to Chicago to mediate a potential railway strike as Garretson and Morrissey back a cautious approach. Talks focus on arbitration setup, with union leaders wary of railroads’ influence and a proposed 10 percent wage increase.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Arbitration Commission
Garretson
Morrissey
Park custodians appointed by city board
The Board of Public Parks named custodians to begin work as needed including Dr J O Reilly and Harry Emery among others. The board also ordered the construction of two double tennis courts at Spade's Park.
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Board of Public Parks
J. O'Reilly
Spades
Charles Schmidt
Morten
Davis O Connor
Indianola
William Harting
St. Clair
Amos Everling
Flower Mission
J. J. Kelly
Highland Place
Frank A. Green
Hast Thirty-second St
E. J. Heaton
Irving Circle
A. R. Angle
Morris-square
Harry Emery
Highland-square
E. C. Hedden
Riverside
Leo W. Nelson
William Speece
Brookside
Spade’s Park
Sportsmen to Meet at Statehouse Monday Night
The Marion County Fish and Game Protective association will meet in Room 1 at the statehouse at 7:3 Monday night, March 81. It is desired that as many members attend as possible. Topics include the fish hatchery nearing completion on the farm of William Bosson near Allisonville.
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Marion County Fish and Game Protective Association
Statehouse
Willliam Bosson
Allisonville
Proctor Killed Himself Over Mourning Wife's Death
Special to The Sun Cincinnati March 29 reported William A. Proctor aged 78 president of Proctor & Gamble Soup company was found dead and had killed himself by strangling. He had suffered melancholy since his wife's death four years ago.
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Cincinnati, O
William A. Proctor
Proctor & Gamble Soup Company
Candy Factory Burned in LaCrosse Fire
A morning blaze destroyed the LaCrosse Candy and Cracker factory and the W. A. Roosevelt Plumbing Supply plant. Loss set at 5,000 dollars. Fire origin listed as mysterious by Scripps-McMae Press Association.
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Scripps-McMae Press Association
Lacrosse
Wis
Mareh
LaCrosse Candy and Cracker
W. A. Roosevelt Plumbing Supply Company
Fire destroys most of Newberry homes in South Carolina
A report from Newberry South Carolina says 159 houses were burned in a morning fire with the blaze continuing into the afternoon endangering the town. The incident is described as a near-total town loss and a major emergency response is implied.
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Atlanta
Newberry
S. C
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White Rose Pleasure Society
E. North St
John Bowlus
Marion County
Naomi Auxiliary
Virginia Ave
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State St
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The
People’s Congregational Church
John Low
Billy Adam
Billy
Amos Rosie
Amos
Shas
Baptist Young People’s Union of
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Woman's Home Missionary Society OF
Hall Place
M. E. Church
M. Newsom
Grant County
Henry Ward Beecher
Newsom
Rush County
Roscoe the Rooster
Denison Barber Shop
Wansson’s
Wonderland Rink
Harry Thaw
Veline Press Association
New York
Harry K
Stanford White
Jerome
Thaw
Fitzgerald
McGuire
Shysician
Warden Flynn
Evelyn
United States
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Cleveland,ch
Albert J. Beveridge
Brewers
Qilliott Tele
Elec. Co
Maaz. Ave
Leslie
Scripps-McRae Press Association
Sister
Nellie Siemon
Stave St
Siemon
Glass
Brown
Wulschner
Patrick H. Morrissey
Brotherhood of Railroad
West
NEW Yorker
Hughes
DePauw
Thomas M. Ballitt
the New
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Science and Evolution
Jessie M. Jay
Percy Parks
Caleb M.lis Hall
Eller String
Arnold
Mark Hopkins
Ichabod Crane
Dickens
Bradley Headstone
Miss Peecher
Headstone
W. S. Wickard Appeared
George W. Seibert
W. D
Pratt. Wickard
Socialist Women
HOPE
Avert Railway
U. S
Garret
Scripps-McRae Press Assortation
B. Garretson
P. H. Mortise
Sey
Martin A Knapp
Terstate Commerce Commission
Avd
Charles P. Neal
Washington
National Civic Federation
Seth Low
Low
Park Custodians
Proctor
Scripps-McRae Presse Association
Heary
Gus Habich
Washington St
Heal Bros
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