Rapid transit plan tipped for Indianapolis suburb
Irvington residents meet Chicago directors to discuss extending rapid transit and electric service. A key figure, Allerton, announces intent to build lines to Irvington, College or Central avenues, and the South side, with franchise extensions sought for stability. The talks hint at intensified competition with Greenwood and Ripple roads to draw passengers, while Shaffer’s management is not criticized.
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Long
Ritter
Thornton
Layman
House
Hanter
Irvington
Bates House
Chicago
Citi“uns
Street Railroad Company
Hent Bhaffer
Tregion
Spencer
Stariy
Rapid
Staiies
Vucit Iy
Shatter
Spenesr
Shafer
Messrs
Butler
Allerton
Mitchell
Shaler
Alcrion
Sears
Tivington
Cojlere
Cantral Aves
Garfield Park
Shaffer
N. Wingli St
Irvington Road
Indianapolis
Veu
College
Central
Ripple
Greenwood
Sam
Mrr
Mayors Ballot Closes as Sullivan Leads Vote Totals
TAL Sey declares mayoralty ballot closed at 9 am after a month long race with about 240000 votes cast. Final tallies show Sullivan ahead with 4673 votes, followed by Cobarn and Grubbs among many candidates, including Catterson and Wallace.
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Sullivan
Tal Sey
Wallace
Frusler
Grubbs
Catterson
W. H. Messenger
S. Benny
P. C. Teusier
C. Hilgenberg
David Wallace
Thos. Cottrell
Mayor Sullivan
TL. Sullivan
Jno
WS. Cantienl
Condalté Valentine Born
R. Hal v
Daniel Grub
G, Reeves
Lehmalnels
I. CG
Kinag
Smooth Capture of Notorious Counterfeiter Muncer
Deputy U S marshals Conway and Cox captured 24 year old Muncer in Clay county after he attempted a robbery by knife on a bridge. He had been sought for over a year for counterfeiting and had traveled widely selling bad money for a gang. He is jailed in the city.
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YW iWam Branenr
U. S
Conway
Cox
Clay County
Wohi
Muncer
Ysar
el Conway
Mancer
Union
Taxing final estate funds after court report
The state board of taxation asked the attorney general who should be taxed on funds paid into the clerk before final court approval. The reply states that if the administrator still controls the funds he lists them. once he has filed his final report and funds are with the clerk, the clerk is the proper taxable list holder.
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State Board of Taxation
Circuit Court
Fire scorches 100 barrels at Cruse street storehouse
A Sunday morning blaze at the Pan-Handle crossing on Cruse Street set 100 barrels of oil naphtha and gasoline ablaze in an old storehouse owned by the Indiana Oil Bank Company. Locomotive sparks likely caused the hot fire injuring John Brandes of No. 38.
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Cruse St
Indiana Oil Bank Company
Sparke
John Brandes
No. & Hase
Gone Up. Curiaco May 1 The Belding company general assignment
The Belding Motor and Manufacturing Company made a general assignment Monday morning with liabilities of 175000 dollars and assets not disclosed. The notice names Curiaco and May as involved parties in the filing.
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Curiaco
Belding Motor and Manufacturing Company
Features of Sporting Life and Various Events
Harvard has challenged Yale again. Evansville defeated Detroit 10 to 4 Sunday. Soins beat Butler Saturday, 15 oil DePauw won from Wabash 14 to 1. Bay City beat Terre Haute 8 to 1 Sunday. Mike Kelly named keener of Chicago grounds. The M. C. G. A. will try to tease the Seventh st. grounds. Neil may pay 20000 for his pitchers this year. Sunday inter-state: Detroit 1 Bay City 22, Terre Haute 2 Bay City 4. Brighton Beach: Grand Avenues beat Bustiers 20 to 5. Guttenburg races attendance seldom 2000. Nashville winners include Vaucluse Rolley Bolles Cal Cox Brazos Atticus Harden. Washington 1, St. Louis 8. Baltimore 16, Louisville 6. Boston 4, Cincinnati 4. Athletics 4, Columbus 0. Philadelphia 4, Brooklyn nil. Cincinnati 7, Pittsburgh 2. Chicago 6, Cleveland 4. Siddons White fight for 1000 a side in St Warne drew after hard action. fight halted after 82 rounds and declared draw.
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Harvard
Yale
Evansville
Detroit
Soins
Butler
Oil DePauw
Wabash
Bay City
Terre Haute
Chicago
Mike Kelly
M. CG. A
Tis
Neil
Asterns
Journal Club
Bvyanaville
Brighton Beach
Grand Avenues
Nashville
Vaucluse
Rolley
Bolles
Cal
Cox
Brazos
Atticus
Harden
Washington
St. Louis
Miller
McGuire
McGill
Mungan
Baltimore
Louisville
Madden
Robinson
Doran
Ryan
Boston
Cincinnati
O’brien
Farrell
Dwyer
Harley
Athletics
Columbus
Weyhing
McKeough
Easton
Donahue
St Warne
White
Siddons
Political shifts fade into Indianapolis council scene
In Indianapolis a wave of political move- ment rumors swirls as councilmen may quit, Olsen and Hicklin face cross currents, Simeon Coy moves near his road, Trusler questions service, and Labor backs Mayor Sullivan while confronting appointment policy. boiler makers meet for constitution changes as veterans group forms.
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Gauss
Lua
Dill Hicklin
Olsen
Lux
Bin
Bill Hicklin
Simeon Coy
Trusler
Sullivan
Woolley
Building all Stopped by New York Trade Association
The trade association began a lock-out and boycott Monday, its members claim, and expect total cessation of building operations in the city soon.
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New York
the Further Trade Association
Fresh Foreign Facts End Foreign Loops With Global Tensions
About 1,400 Italian immigrants depart for the United States on Friday. The Franco German frontier bristles with spies and rising hostility. Manipur’s commander-in-chief surrenders to British forces ending the uprising. The Boer army of 20,000 plans to form a colony despite British threats. Chilean troops violate Argentine territory and provoke calls for reparation. Brussels reports 40 striker meetings amid Belgian anxiety and British fears about Behring Sea diplomacy. The czar cites Jewish population growth as a reason for expulsion, claiming a rising threat.
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Italy
Manipur
South Africa
Brussels
Blaine
New violin studio opens at 222 E Ohio St Indianapolis
New rockers at Wm. 1. Elder's studio offers violin viola and cello lessons with teacher Carl Vort. Located at 222 East Ohio Street Indianapolis.
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Elder's
Carl &. Vort
Ohio St
Indianapolis
Encampment Prize Drill to Be Held in City
From June 30 to July 6 161 a grand inter state prize drill and encampment will be hosted by Indianapolis light artillery at the state fairgrounds. About 10 000 in prizes across four grills attract notable companies nationwide. A parade and exhibition drills accompany the event expected to draw thousands of visitors. Runoving the Streets feature notes public works improvements including Creersit between Stevens and RieCarty streets with brick or ashphalt, brick sidewalks on Home avenue, and a proposed paving of St Joseph street with brick from Delaware to Alabama with modifications. A J Noiling gains permission to build a water station on Home avenue.
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Suce Ae
Cant
Curtis
Tudianapolis
Light Artillery
Ahaane
Boat of Public Works
Creersit
Stevens and
RieCarty-sts
Alabama-st
Amanda Jacobs
Alberta Sharps
Bt. Joseph-si
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Alabama
A. J. Noiling
Home-ave
I. M. Abbott
Winans
Tur Lux
Sun
Enron
Did
Dirs. Warren
Prospect Sl
Easi
Imi
Walter W. W
Carl Leiber
Vonnegut
Orden
Lioyd
Ben
Panesa
Mmuvion
W. Gersuen
BS Winens
State of India
Meet Harrison and Montezuma Trip For Societies
A committee to marshal the president met at Gov Hoveys office Monday. A special train carrying representatives of all societies and labor organizations will leave for Montezuma Friday at noon and go without stopping. The fragmentary item notes a theater listing and the sale of gears beginning Friday at the Grand.
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Harrison
Gov. Hovey
Montezuma
Chicago police chief receives bear buyer note and odd elderly tales
A Chicago police chief receives a bizarre letter from Ashland seeking to buy a bear, with other anecdotes about a two year old black grizzly and a claimant in New York. The column reports on a nurse's claim that John Laden is being kept prisoner, a bail bond issue with James Russell, and a London author Kipling accused of staring at a neighbor. It also mentions a Japanese rumor of a man divorced 35 times and a neighbor dispute over gazing attitudes.
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Ama
Ashland
Til
Oll Bat
Board of Trade
Thomas Magee
New York
John Laden
Taden
Magee
Laden
Patrick McCue
James Russell
New York City
McCue
District Attorney’s Office
Yokohama
Japun
Japan Mail
Bizern
Tavo Causis
Japan
Mr. Kipling
London
England
Rudyard
Kipling
Youur
Sonie
Spook Expose Contested by Seance Affidavits
I M Abbott and Winans press a denial of a seance expose published in The Sun. The affidavit questions the Sauer of witnesses, notes reporters present, and cites damages to reputations while detailing who entered the room and under what assurances.
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Sun
Winans
Wells
Tue Lux
Abbott
Carl Leiber
Sis
Ogborn
Constable Sorters
Not Guilty Verdict and Court Actions Across Local News
A federal jury in the Griffin Bradley case returned a not guilty verdict Monday morning. Judge Cox denied a venue change for Lemon K. Reinhold, and Charles White of Noblesville faced trial on counterfeit ten dollar notes. Local officials discussed Indiana refund tax with Williams and the governor seeking withheld funds. The note lists several deaths and illnesses, and records marriages and society notices including Jared Oder and Mary Jo ner, Long and Long, and Walter Thompson and Mary Mitnin.
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Judgs Cox
Lemon K. Reinhold
Griffin Bradley
Charles White
Noblesville
White
Williams
U.S. Treasury
Afonday
Indiana
Sam
Sons of Veterans
Walter Payne
Soins
Glasgow
Scotland
United States
Lillian Lane
Helen Davis
Facob
Annie Klein
John
Matilda Burgman
Win
Alice French
James
Georgia Lynne
Lydian A. Keely
Orchard-are
la Grinpe
Samuel Stewart
Douglass-st
Eadema
Derame Silvey
N. Blackford-st
Luli West
James Flora
Bates-alley
Minnie Whittaker
Washington-st. Sunside
Catherine Parker
Wizabeth-st
Henry Raefert
St. Mary-at
Ollage
Margaret Foster
New Jersey
Joseph Bozell
Harry Daniels
W. Varmoot Si
A.P Hurley
Wm. Swilliams
Hubbard St
Jared BR. Oder
Mary Jofiner
Diner Long
Fannie Long
Walter Thompson
Mary Mitniun
Tarleton Johnson
Martha Barker
Harris Hollard
Sarah Carver
Charles Scott
Cora Creous
Itata Fugitive Vessel Seizure Move by U S Navy
The Itata case intensifies as the United States signals intent to recapture the Chilean insurgent steamer. Charleston, Baltimore, San Diego patrols and Commodore Brown’s squadron are positioned to intercept if necessary. Attorney General decision confirms right to seize on the high seas despite past ambiguity.
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Itata
Pacific
Charleston
Navy Department
Stata
Charlestown
Uhnaha
San Diego
Baltimore
San Franecisco
Pensacola Dee
Brown
Ie Steginer
United States
Anca
Treasury
Navy
Flis Frata Ol
Explosion on British Tank Steamer Taucarville in Newport
A major blast hit the British tank steamer Taucarville during repairs in Newport dry dock. Five men were killed and 13 injured, with the hull plates blown out and the forward woodwork aflame before flames were put out. The vessel, carrying oil from American ports, had recent voyages from Philadelphia to Havre.
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Lospex
May
Newport
Philadelphia
Havre
Lond
Baltimore
Cheated the Gallows Hoax Stirs Pennsylvania Farm Tale
A sensational claim from WaASsiiNG Pa on May 11 reports William West hanged February 10 near Bentleysville is alive and working on a nearby farm. The tale recalls his attempted rope and a coffin burial before revival, with a Chicago newspaper man swearing to have seen him recently.
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Waassiing Tox, Pa
William’ West
Bentleysville
West
Knights of Pythias to Lodge In Brightwood Monday
A K of P lodge will be instituted at Brightwood next Monday night. Cleveland Criterion lodge invited Excelsior lodge and Knights of Indianapolis to visit Cleveland on June 22, with many Hoosier knights expected. Rev Charles Lee of Edwin Ray HM Church gave a sermon to a large delegation from Center and other lodges. Dr W J Heiskell praised Lee for the opportunity to hear so able a sermon.
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K. of P
Brightwood
Criterion Lodge
Cleveland
Ohio
Excelsior Lodge
Knights of Indianapolis
Hoosier Knights
Forest City
Charles Lee
Edwin Ray
Train wreck kills forest fighters in Potter county
A train carrying 160 men to battle forest fires in Potter county reportedly wrecked near Evmira New York on May 11. News via Gowdersport Pa. says about 50 to 60 men burned to death and engines cars destroyed. Despatches from Austin Pa confirm serious burns for about 75 men and several missing.
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Evmira
N. Y
Goudersport
Potter County
Austin
Couple Runs From Wedding In Public Ceremony
A Louisville pair Vin Babbitt and Miss Elis Gardner planned a public wedding at Olivet Presbyterian Church on Thursday after canceling Monday. The couple reportedly fled church crowds and later claimed private marriage by another minister. Both are described as wealthy.
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Louisville
Vin
Babbitt
Miss Elis
Gardner
Olivet Presbyterian Church
Grippe and influenza spread across cities and nations
Multiple brief items report influenza cases in Lennoyn and Europe, with Glad stone sick after a Sunday church visit. Other notes include a Lake Michigan land dispute tied to an old soldier’s stock scheme, fires threat in Austis, and Blaine’s improving health at Damrosch home.
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Grippe
Europe
Loxton
Lord Brassey
Kent
Viresua
Tnflienza
Rowe
Marchese Vilamarina
News in Brief from Northwestern States and Nearby Areas
Sunday events include two drownings and a suicide in Pittsburg and Illinois, a central wreck near Diquot, a fatal gas explosion injuring two Chicago firefighters, a lamp-throwing death in Manafield Ohio, a coast guard capture off California, and a Tacoma survivor report from the Lucy Lowe disaster.
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Grand Tapils
Yank Noel
Pittsburg
Diquoin
Chicago
James E. Stewart
Manafield
Ohio
Robert
Minnie
Marshal Anderson
California
John N. Grant
Tacoma
Wash
Lucy Lowe
Straits
San Juan de Fuca
Dalton’s Head and Foot Store Hatter Ad
An old advertisement promotes Dalton’s Head and Foot Store and Dalton Hatter and Sucer at Bates House. It touts Dr Story’s Five Minute Headache Cure promising relief in five minutes at ten cents, with garbled text suggesting other products or prices.
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Dalton’s Head and Foot
Dalton
Hatter and Sucer
Bates House
Dr.Story
Ackrge
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