Another Suit Filed Over Washington Street Bridge Collapse
A civil suit seeks $25,000 against the city and Indianapolis street railway company after the January 16 bridge collapse on W Washington St. William Cauley, a street railway employee on the passing construction train, suffered partial paralysis from the injuries. In a separate incident, a cartridge fired on a street car route near Maryland and finalists narrowly missed a boy, Jacob Foltz, as a lunch wagon bystanders nearby, potentially endangering his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
W. Washington St. Bridge
William Cauley
Street Railway Company
Maryland
Jacob Foltz
Foltz
Statewide labor actions and local incidents sweep Indiana
Reports from across Indiana describe a strike at Pioneer Hat Works in Wabash, city ministers in Noblesville seeking Sunday cigar store closures, and Anderson naming a Democratic congressional convention for June 18. Other items note thefts at Sharpsville canning works, a child’s drowning in North Manchester, a fatal train accident near Hammons, and numerous local mishaps and recognitions including library contracts in Shelbyville and windfall house fire in Windfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Sharpsville
John Mills
Marion
Darrow
Laporte
Albert Kennedy
Manchester
Henry Breisenmeister
Hammons
Hammond, Packing Company
Mun‘cie
Knickerbocker Owas
Hemingway Glass Factory
Lada Ant
Feaster&Davis
Shelbyville
Carnegie Library
Rachel Brankle
John Hanratty
Soldiers
J. O. Pedigo
Lebanon
Erick Neudeck
Jasper
John Wolfschlag
A. V. Knode
Hagerstown
Kokomo
Accurate City Map Effort Faces Survey Gap
Harold C Megrew of the Board of Works and Supt Power of Public Parks oppose existing map accuracy without a city survey. Nelson the city engineer is working on a new map hoped to be precise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Harold C. Megrew
Board of Works
Power
Public Parks
Mr. Power
Nelson
Births and a marriage notice from local records
Birth announcements list Eli B Kaufman and Lottie Kaufman with a girl at 115 N Alabama Street and several other couples having babies including Julian Hanna at Orange Street and a boy, Martin Kehl at Lord Street and a boy, Nellie Galliher at 614 8 West Street and a girl, Theodore Graves at 616 Park Way Avenue and a girl, Samuel Armstrong at 233 W McCarty Street and a boy, Charles Reimer at 10 W Arizona Street and a boy, Elmer Green at 822 Minnesota Street and a boy, Calvin Tucker at 1427 Spann Avenue and a boy. Also listed are deaths and illnesses for Margaret Taylor, Winifred Walker, Daniel Musgrove, Margaretta Berner, Margaret Bennett, Annie Eakert, Jessie Crawford. A marriage note for Irvie Leonard and Lite Lampher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli B
Lottie Kaufman
Alabama-st
Julian and
Pella Hanna
Orange-st
Martin and
Cordelia Kehl
Lord-st
Joseph and
Nellie Galliher
West St
Theodore and
Maud Graves
Park~way-ave
Samuel and
Annie Armstrong
W. McCarty-st
Charles and
Bertha ‘Reimer
Arizona-st
Elmer and
Marie Green
Minnesota-st
Calvin W
Nettle Tucker
Spannave
George W. Gallaway
Congress St
Margaret ‘Taylor
W. Twenty
Annie M. Eakert
Jessie Marie Crawford
N. Westst
Irvie Leonard
Lite M. Lampher
Rival Hotel Lobby Brawl In Washington Over Politics
In Washington on May 10, a heated lobby scuffle occurred between Senator L. McLaurin of South Carolina and A. A. Gates, Greenville D. C. hotel proprietor. Gates struck first, colleagues split them, with no injuries observed. Gates returned home on the night train. McLaurin expressed regret and said he tried to prevent the clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Raleigh
L. McLaurin
South Carolina
A. A. Gates
Greenville
D. C
Palmetto State
Gates
McLaurin
Loomis Blaycock
Critically ill former senator Roach suffers from tumor
New York May 10 Former U S senator William N Roach of North Dakota lies critically ill from malignant tumor Doctors are attending him but have abandoned hope of saving his life His wife whom he married in 1899 stays beside him Roach was born in 1840 in Washington and later moved to Dakota becoming a farmer before entering politics He was elected to the U S Senate in 1893
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.S
Wm. N. Roach
North Dakota
Mr. Roach
Washington
Dakota
United States
Soffel Wife Sentenced In Riddles Jail Escape Case
Mrs Kate Soffel wife of ex Jail warden Peter Soffel pleaded guilty to aiding Ed and John Biddle in the Allegheny county jail escape. She received two years in the penitentiary. Walter Dorman a Biddle gang member confessed to taking part in the murder of Kahney and was sentenced to death by hanging. State evidence may lead to the Riddles conviction and likely a commutation to life imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Kate Soffel
Peter K. Soffel
John Biddle
Allegheny County
Walter Dorman
Biddle
Kahney
Dorman
All Dead Except Two in Libby Prison Corps
Harry N Gates a harness maker of Muncie Indiana is one of the last two surviving members of a 32 man Civil War company from a Pennsylvania regiment captured and held in Libby prison where twenty five of the men died and five survivors have since died Abraham Finke of Pennsylvania is the other survivor
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie, Ind
Harry N.gates
Muncie
Pennsylvania
Libby Prison
Abraham Finke
State Building Burned at Iowa Institution for Deaf Mutes
State Building Burned. Council Bluffs Iowa May 10 Fire Friday afternoon destroyed the main building and the chapel of the Iowa institution for deaf mutes causing a loss of 400000 Three firemen were fatally burned while rescuing the pupils in the school Fifty persons escaped with difficulty being rescued from the smoke and flames by the firemen and employees of the institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Iowa Institution For
Boy killed by electric car in Fort Wayne
Vivian Morgan aged 10 was struck and killed by an electric car while playing with other boys in Fort Wayne Indiana Friday. Ambulance crew Melborn C Osborne 65 died later from injuries, driver identified as Charles Van Camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
Death sentence for Louis Russell in Princeton Ind
Louis Russell a colored man was sentenced to death Friday for the murder of Peter Scott on April 27. A new trial has been requested. Indianapolis bookbinders union No 53 plans to host the International bookbinders of North America June 10 to 14 with 160 to 200 delegates. Headquarters will be the Grand hotel and an elaborate souvenir is being prepared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Ind
Louis Russell
Peter’ ‘Scott
Indianapolis
Hoeyt
Annie Donxnanuxe
Vinton St
Dinner to Cost 100 a Plate for United States Steel Chiefs
Pittsburg May 10 A dinner to cost 100 a plate will be tendered to department chiefs of the United States steel corporation at the Hotel Schenley Saturday evening President Charles M Schwab will preside The visit closes the inspection tour of the big steel plants and a probable New York announcement will outline 30 000 000 planned for plant improvements and extensions Schwab and party arrived Thursday and toured the Carnegie steel plants No new furnaces are planned for Cirqueane New mills and doubling of the armor plate department capacity are under way at Homestead The old Edgar Thomson furnaces are to be enlarged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
United States Steel Corporation
Schwab
Carnegié Steel Plants
Homestead
Edgar Thomson
Democratic Editorial Meet Off at French Lick
The midsummer meeting of the Democratic Editorial Association set for May 22 at French Lick is canceled. Innkeeper Thomas Taggart cites lack of capacity, with 1,000 guests and a hotel addition not yet complete, as the reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Editorial Association
French Lick
Thomas Taggart
Wade Gives Cleveland Charities Record Daily Gifts
J H Wade donated 251000 in a single day to Fresh Air Camp Lakeside Hospital Cleveland Day Nursery and Kindergarten Association and Salvation Army. Gifts by mail preceded a ten day fishing trip to avoid thanks from recipients. Other institutions likely received funds as part of Wade’s generosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Fresh Air Camp
Lakeside Hospital
Cleveland Day Nursery and Kindergarten Association
The
Salvation Army
J. H. Wade
Wade
Marvelously Restored 10 Pest Hedli Deliverer
Pest Hedli is described as Marvelously Restored. The text claims Hedli acted as her deliverer from nervous prostration insomnia mental low mood and weakness of digestive system. The passage reads like a testimonial card.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pest Hedli
Boston Woman Credits Paine's Celery Compound For Recovery
Mrs. F L Bernhardt of 382 Newbury St Boston recounts a perilous health decline after surgery and nervous prostration. She attributes full recovery to Paine's Celery Compound after trying other medical care and a skeptical start, noting improved digestion sleep and appetite within two months. She shares her experience to help others and endorses the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. Bernhardt
Newbury St
Boston
Mass
Edward E. Phelps
Paine
New York
Newport
Man Arrested After Swallowing Diamond in Runaway Incident
Detective Frank Daly arrested a Chicago man named Frank White who tried to pawn watches. He ran down the street tossing watches and rings before being captured, and swallowed a large diamond during a search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Frank. Daly
Frank White
Chicago
Pop-eyed John Turner Killed in Pistola Clash
In a pistol duel at the Narrows near Jerico Tennessee Lee Turner, famed for the Quarter House, killed his cousin Pop-eyed John Turner of Middlesboro. The two had met for the first time since the Quarter House fire in which John Turner was involved. Lee Turner, owner of a Lafollette Tennessee saloon, was to perform in a stage reproduction of his Quarter House when the fatal shooting occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesboro
Jeriico
Tenn
Lee Turner
John Turner
Lafollette
President Morton of Stevens Institute Dies After Operation
New York May 10 President Henry Morton of Stevens Institute of Technology died Friday night following an operation. He had led the institution since 1879 and built it into its present form. Morton's influence helped induce Andrew Carnegie to donate the Stevens laboratory, totaling 165000 dollars, a sum Morton jokingly called a good price for a poem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry Morton
Stevens Institute of Technology
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Stevens Institute
Institute
Morton
The Kind That Kills
London Kentucky May 10. At Pittsburg Jennie Warren eight was accidentally killed by Lettie Luak ten Friday. The children were playing with the barrel of an old shotgun when the Lusk child dropped it. It discharged into the back of Jennie Warren almost severing her body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Pittsburg
Jennie ‘Warren
Lettie Luak
Lusk
Warren
Deutsche club to visit St Louis for Liederkranz program
The Deutsche club and Musikverein will travel to St Louis on June 7 to visit the Liederkranz. An orchestra of sixty and chorus of about one hundred will accompany. A public rendition of the St Louis program will be given at the German house on May a.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deutsche Club
Musikverein
St. Louis
Liederkranz
Orchestra of
Chorus
President Gompers backs miners in strike pledge
Washington May 10 President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor said that as an affiliated body the miners will receive unqualified support from the federation if a strike is called.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
The
Federation of Labor
Fire Threatens Chicago Stock Yard District
A dangerous blaze in the storage house of the German American provision company at the stockyard on Friday evening endangered the district. Loss estimated at $100,000. E W Grove featured in the report. The page also lists various local ads and notices from Indianapolis including merchants, services, and a nurse advert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Robert Mitchell Attempts Suicide in Salem May 10
Salem Indiana reports Robert Mitchell, described as deranged, tried to kill himself by cutting his throat with a razor. He is in critical condition and may die. Disturbing incident underscores ongoing mental health concerns in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
Salem, Ind
Robert Mitchell
Last drive nets 821 prisoners in Boer conflict
PRETORIA May 10 Col Bruce Hamilton, in his final advance against the Boers, captured 821 prisoners. The tally highlights a notable offensive push and strengthens Allied positions in the campaign reported from the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pretoria
Bruce Hamilton
Bishop Zardetti Dead in Rome on May 10
Rome report confirms Bishop Zardetti former bishop of St. Cloud Minnesota has died in Rome on May 10. The obituary notes his service to the church and his prior leadership in Minnesota. He was born in Italy and served in the American diocese before retiring to Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zardett
Rome
Zardetti
St. Cloud, Minn
Building Permits and Home Additions Across City Lines
A list of building permits and home improvement projects across multiple addresses. Projects include additions, repairs, and new houses with costs ranging from $60 to $4,000. Notable items include a Broadway near Twenty-sixth Street residence valued at $4,000 and several Kenwood Avenue additions and repairs totaling substantial sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Diefenbach
W. Tenth-St
Eugene F. Lentz
Hulda-st
Wm.c. Berkmann
Dewey-ave
John R. Miller
Broadway
Twenty-sixth-st
Dr.c
Ki Ewing
Beliefontainest
Jacob Efroymaon
New Jersey
Thirteenth St
Same
Twelfth-st
Ashlandave
Fifteenth-at
C. ‘Wilding
New York
Oriental-sts
Joan To
Coyner
B. Swift
Kenwood-ave
Nerve Pills Promote Nervous Cure Claims in Indianapolis
Swaying bylines claim Dr A W Chase’s Nerve Pills restore nerve force and curb nervous spells. Testimony from Indianapolis residents cites personal relief after using the tonic bought at Huder’s Drug Store, noting improved stability and energy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
A. W. Chase
Beckner
Monument Ba
Ind
A.W. Chase
Huder
Broad Ripple Opens Sunday with Band Concerts
Broad Ripple park will be opened Sunday with a band concert by the Indianapolis military band. Montani brothers will furnish restaurant service for the season. Fairview park concerts begin next Sunday with the Military band returning to Fairview and another band at Broad Ripple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broad Ripple
Broad Ripple Park
Indianapolis
Montani Brothers
Fairview Park
Rheumatism Cure via Pain Balm Credited by N Y Man
G W Wescott of Meadowdale New York suffers rheumatism and reports using Chamberlain's Pain Balm cured him. The ad notes rheumatism as the common ailment and claims the cure costs little. Sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Fenner
Wtake
Harry Waters
Hamlet
Fenner
Faria
G. W. Wescott
Meadowdale
N. Y
Chamberlain
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Kregelo Undertaking Establishment
Doc Lung
Pioneer Hat Works
Wabash
Noblesville
Him
A. A
Politicale
Roach
Riddles
Mr.wade
Paine’s
Pop-Eyed” John
Enda
Will
E. W. Grove
Indianapolis Paint and Color Company
Massachusetta-are
Auto Storage and Repair Company
Ohio St
Capitol Cleaning
Union Station
E. E. Reese
Newton Claypool
George A. Sigler
Newton
Claypool Bld’g
Barber Supply’ Co
WM. B. Burford
W. W. Rodtke
Laurel-St
Cottage Ave
Nellie Cox
Wilson-st
America
Oxfords
L.s.ayres
Rquse & Mayhew
Opticiana
Eye Glasses
Massachusetts
Physicians and Surgeons
Walter N. Sharp
M. D
Newton Claypool Building
Tel
Gary
Hoyt
Syion Oeaesari
Indianapolis J
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