Explosion Blows Out Broad Ripple House Injuring Three
A gas explosion followed by ruptures and flames tore through a Broad Ripple house on Friday night injuring three men. Witnesses attribute the blast to natural gas with rumors of dynamite amid widespread local tension over liquor laws and a gas company owner’s ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broad Ripple
J. O. Brenneman
Brenneman
Broad Ripple House
Kauffman
Wm. Morris
John Reardon
Morris
Reardon
Kaufffman
Drs. Bates
Light
Young couple wed after dramatic parental standoff
Rose C Lowe and Major Jackson quietly married in Danville after a day of eluding Miss Lowe's father and a failed license attempt. The pair fled to a neighbor’s home then to the county clerk and secured a license before a quick ceremony with Rev. Stewart. They returned home Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose C. Lowe
Major Jackson
Douglas-st
Tae Sun
Major
Miss Lowe
Jackson
Papa Sergi
Lowe
Papa Lowe
Sergt. Lowe
Danville
Stewart
Drowned Passenger off Seminole Steamer in Bay
Charles Sharlock of Charleston jumped overboard from the Seminole on the Charleston Jacksonville line in the tower bay Saturday morning. The steamer was stopped but his body was not recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles Sharlock
Charleston
Tower Bay
Jacksonville
Indy audience eyed as Park hosts diverse acts this week
Shore acres closes at the Grand Saturday night while Train-wreckers ends its run at the Park. May Smith Robbins appears as Little Trixie in a musical comedy at the Park next week. Barnum and Bailey bring a diverse animal show to Indianapolis on May 31 led by Col. Tody E Hamilton who praises its display. McLeod is favored to defeat Stale in a wrestling match at English's Monday night. Ringling Brothers tour debuts the Landauer troupe in Indianapolis with nine German import models and new arena acts. Sig Liberati and his military band will precede each show as a strong feature.
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Shore Acres
May Smith Robbins
Trixie
Indianapolis
Tody E Hamilion
Mcleod
Germany
Landauer
Chicago
Sig. Liberati
Pioneer Paint and Baking Powder Ad Note
William L Elder presents Pioneer Prepared Paint the best ready mixed paint on the market guaranteed for five years sold by Shell House Co 271 East Washington Street Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder awarded Gold Medal at the Midwinter Fair San Francisco
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. P. P. Pioneer
Shellhouse & Co
E. Washington St
Dr. Price
San Francisco
P. P. Pioneer
P.P. P. Pioneer
Washington St
P.P.P. Pioneer
Shell+ house & Co
Poison Worked His Final Spree With Will For Kampmann
August Rebmann a Casper saloon helper with drinking trouble borrowed money to buy morphine. He drafted a will leaving his estate to Henry Kampmann, but after blaming his impulses he died Saturday in his room, witnessed by Kampmann and a physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Rebmann
Casper Hedrick
Washington St
Rebmann
Jacques Rebmann
Naudorf
Germany
Henry Kampmann
Kampman
John P. Frenzel
Kampmann
Ble
TI. E. Frauer
Indiana Travelers Protective Association Holds Fifth Convention
The Indiana branch held its fifth annual convention with a 1200 strong parade from the Grand hotel to the Propylaeum. Gov. Matthews, Mayor Denny, and National president John A. Lee rode in the procession. Afternoon speeches welcomed by officials. wives given a city ride. A dance at the Propylaeum capped the day.
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Indiana
Travelers’ Protective Association
Grand Hotel
Propylaum
Gov
Matthews
Denny
Association
John A. Lee
Propylaeun
McLean
Propylaeum
Attorney Wall Aims Subpoena in Copeland Trial
Saturday the clerk of criminal court was told by Attorney Wall to issue a subpoena for Alonzo Green Smith who will testify at the trial of William Copeland beginning Monday. Copeland is the man who shot Attorney A. C. Harris over a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pug Smith
Alonzo Green Smith
Wall
Criminal Court
Alonzo Green
Wm. Copeland
Copeland
A. C. Harris
Appellate Ruling Bars Gambling Privileges by Directors
The court ruled that directors or officers of fair associations cannot grant privileges to gambling proprietors. The opinion covers the case State vs Wm. Dorrock, director of the Newton county association, and was delivered Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Dorrock
Newton County Association
May pension payments issued at W. Maryland St office
Over 6000 checks totaling about 50000 dollars were issued to pensioners at the W. Maryland street office on Saturday. The May payment began today. A death from small-pox has been reported and the state health board has been notified. An Indiana epidemic is noted as confined to negroes in Tell City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Maryland St
State Health Board
Tell City
Indiana
Board of Health
Jacob Rattle
Indiana Ave
Catterson
Pest House
Pioneer Prepared Paint at World's Fair Best Paint
Pioneer Prepared Paint claims top honors with best ready mixed paint at the World's Fair, boasting a highest medal and diploma for quality. The company markets its product as premier among ready mix paints.
Durant on trial for Lamont murder in Emanuel church belfry
San Francisco on May 4 reports damning testimony against Theodore Durant in a preliminary examination for the Blanche Lamont murder. A second-hand dealer identified a diamond ring Durant offered between April 4 and 10, tied to the ring found wrapped with Blanche Lamont’s belongings. Evidence notes the belfry shoes and schoolbooks, suggesting Durant enticed Lamont to the church.
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San Francisco
Theodore Durant
Blanche
Emanuel Church Belfry
Lamont
Durant
O.openheimers
Blanche Lamont
Minnie Williams
Openheimer
Emanuel Church
King
Indians Rampage Prompts Troop Deployment in Kalispel Valley
Washington areh dedication in New York on Saturday. Indians run riot in Kalispel valley prompting military dispatch. Claus A. Blixt of Minneapolis pleads guilty to murder of Catherine Ging and faces life term. Free concert planned this afternoon at Tomlinson Hall after the National Flower operetta by ladies of Roberts Park Church.
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Washington
New York
Kalispel Valley
Claus A. Blixt
Minneapolis
Catherine Ging
Tomlinson Hall
National Flower
Roberts Park Church
They Clinched Inbrow Car Incident At Vance Block
I A Dicks meat dealer at 810 N Hast sr and James McCarty clashed after a car ride near the Vance block. McCarty allegedly waved a newspaper in Dicks face and stole a tie pin. Pin recovered from street. McCarty arrested and bound over to grand jury under $1000 bond after waiving examination.
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I. A. Dicks
McCarty
Grand Jury
New Continuous Performances Planned at Park Theater
Dickson and Talbott announce daily daytime shows at the Park theater beginning shortly before noon. A Cincinnati contract is in place to supply performances for two weeks as a trial. if successful, the program may run through much of the summer for Indianapolis theatergoers.
School board meeting picks Frenzel for dedicatory speech
The board chose John P. Frenzel to speak at the June 8 dedicatory exercises of the manual training school. A heated session followed with questions from Blackledge about faulty doors, adjournment by Martindale, and a reading of a letter from 38 colored residents criticizing transfers to white schools. A vaccination rule faced potential abolition next meeting.
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John P. Frenzel
Manual Training School
Charlie Martindale
Blackledge
Manual Training Committee
Martindale
Thaddeus Johnson
Thomas Durham
Parker Warfield
Jno
Goss
Bricklayers’ Union No. 3
Rand, McNally & Co
Chicago
Werner Printing Company
Akron
Peck & Newcomb
W. B. Clarke
Committee On Hygiene
Representative Hitt Worse
Washington dispatch reports Representative Alitt had a bad night and was worse by Saturday morning, detailing a sudden decline in health while in the capital.
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Hitt
Washington
Alitt
Altercation and Aflame Night at Talbott Block Saloon
Friday altercation at Talbott block between Ensign editor Winter and a traveling man led to a near fall down stairs as frightened bystanders intervened. Later at Wade Hill’s saloon on W Christ a fight left Hill badly injured by Higgins who fled with authorities seeking him along with numerous others listed in the notice. Obituaries list deaths from phthisis to tuberculosis and other illnesses. marriages recorded for Charles A Strader and Lizzie Cox, Murray E Rice and Stella M Gibson.
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Henry Earnest
Broad Ripple
Bates
Light
The
Sun
Brenneman
Dr. Light
Kauff
Winter
Ensign
Talbott Block
Wade Hill
W. Christ
Wm Higgins
Hill
Higgins
Hisenbess
Birras
Otto
Nicholl
Albert
Mrs
Axel
J. B
Bonnie Alifree
John
Lillie Albershardt
Emma Burke
Nellie Dean
Hattie Evans
Tillie Monger
Anna McGee
Fred
Pioneer Prepared Paint House and Co. Ad
Leaky cisterns cleaned and cemented for $1.50. Pumps at factory supply, Paken, HE. 1 Batts, 193 Indianwaye, phone.
Devastating Iowa Tornado Kills Dozens and Destroys Towns
A deadly May tornado swept Iowa about 50 miles north of Sioux City. Reports place dead from 30 to 250 with at least 52 confirmed in the devastation near Sioux Center. Widespread destruction and downed telegraph lines hampered word, with towns including Sioux Center Perkins Sibley and Orange City heavily affected.
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Omatia
Neb
Sioux City
Sioux Center
Perkins
Sibley
Sioux Falls
Wesston
Spink County
Ashton
Dos Mores
Orillia
Green Bay
Wis
John Kitchenmeister
Seymour
Innerville
John Anderla
Joseph Sutherland
Beath
Sioux Crry
Sioux Centre
Iowa
Rudolph Schwerdefeger
Peter Summer
John Waterman
John Hatterson
William Rudicks
F. W. Smith
G. F. Balling
Bellkamps
Anna Hoisington
Bertha Doonburg
N. G. Heiderfrank
M. F
Treton
Orange City
Doon
Hull
Sheldon
Alton
Liemiars
Miners Hold Mass Meeting Amid Pocahontas Crisis
Roanoxey Virginia May 4 reports say Flat Top field miners plan a mass meeting at Pocahontas Sunday to urge workers in Pocahontas mines to quit and join the strike. Brigadier general Phillips orders Companies F and G to report readiness to move to Graham Virginia due to artillery blunder by Maj. Simons.
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Roanoxey
Flat Top
Pocahontas
Phillips
Richmond
Graham
Maj. Simons
Carlisle to Stump Washington May 4 Speech Plan
Secretary Carlisle says he will travel to Kentucky to deliver three speeches against free silver. He will finish in Memphis on May 28. Wilde Liberated On Bail in London on May 4, Oscar Wilde released on $25,000 bond with half in cash or personal notes.
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Carlisle
Stump
Washieton
Kentucky
Memphis
Pioneer Prepared Paint Ad for House & Co
An advertisement promotes P.P.P. Pioneer Prepared Paint as the best ready mixed paint on the market offered by House and Co at 271 East Washington Street. The copy emphasizes quality and local availability for home painting needs.
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J. B. Mick
Broad Ripple Gas Company
Amusembenes
Wm. L. Elder
August Reemann
Travelers In Session
John Mackay
John W. Mackay
Paris
Europe
Buchanan
Syracusz
Attorney-General
Warden Sage
Charlie
Clyy Lile
Nebraska
Virginia
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