Tragic Fraterville Thistle mine blast claims 300 workers
A gas explosion at Coal Creek's Fraterville and Thistle mines near Coal Creek Tennessee killed about 300 miners with only one survivor, road man John Morgan. The Fraterville opening was fully blocked while the Thistle mouth remained operable as crews searched for victims.
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Nashville, Tenn
Fraterville
Thistle
Coal Creek Coal Company
John Morgan
Coal Creek District
Fratersville
Knoxville
George N. Camp
Coal Creek
The
EB. C. Camp
George Ford
Mines Mute Hope As Death Toll From Tennessee Blast Grows
Reports from Knoxville indicate two connected mines Thistle and Fraterville were likely sealed after a catastrophic explosion. Entry blocked by extreme heat and fallen slate, with union officials citing 80 to 226 workers in Fraterville and Thistle combined. Deaths and entombment feared across both mines as rescuers await safer access.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Thistle
Fraterville
Thistle Coul
Vatiance
Supt. George
Fratervile
J. S.mccracken
Mine Workers’ Union
Thistle Mine
Amoraing
City Attorney Plans Gas Supply Enjoining Suit
City attorney Joss prepared an injunction suit against CAS COMPANIES to halt gas supply until consumers receive official notice. He cites a recent Supreme Court ruling and warns that failure could lead to canceling the companies charter so they cannot supply artificial gas. A meter ordinance may not be acted on at the Monday council meeting.
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Joss
Supreme Court
Ministers debate child crime and marbles for keeps
Rev. C C Edwards and peers discuss roots of juvenile crime at a weekly meeting. Tevis says homes shape virtue and vice, while Goodwin urges teaching work ethic. Some ministers note a possible decline in child crime and reflect on parental influence and motherhood.
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Virgil W. Tevis
C. C. Edwards
Rev. Edwards
T. A. Goodwin
Adam
Dr. Goodwin
Loue
Weather forecast for Indianapolis area May period
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the 36 hours ending 8 p m May 20 shows showers and thunderstorms Monday night and Tuesday. Temperatures recorded at 7 a m 72 noon 83 2 p m 82 with southerly winds as storms move through Indiana and adjacent states.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Harris Takes Charge as New City Board of Works Clerk
Eugene Harris assumed duties as the Board of Works clerk on Monday. He faced a flood of remonstrances and petitions, struggling with an unfamiliar workload and awaiting the board’s appointment of a successor, as he began his first day.
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Eugene Harris
the Board of Works
Monkeys Draw Better Than Churches At Ripple Park Sermons
Rev Nathan Sheppard and other ministers debated park attractions versus church attendance at the Century club rooms in Denison. Park goers favored monkeys and diving horses over sermons, prompting plans for tent sermons and stronger Sunday evening attractions. Indianapolis day to raise funds for churches is set for the third Sunday in June.
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Nathan Sheppard
Century Club
Denison
Black
Broad Ripple
the Ripple
Sheppard
D. BR. Lucas
Cantrell
Grand Opera House
Indianapolis
Infant murder found in vault at 315 Ez South St
The body of a newborn infant was found Monday afternoon in a vault at 315 East South Street. The infant, about three to four days old, had a bruise above the right eye and traces of fresh blood on the forehead. Albert Abbott moved the body to the police, then to Wiese's morgue. The premises are occupied by Mrs. O E Sebestos, Gaines Alta, and Mrs. Champion. Alta heard crying Thursday night near the rear. Detectives Dugan and Manning are investigating for murder.
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South-st
Albert ‘Abbott
Po Hce
Wiese’s
E. South-st
O. E .Sebestos
Gaines
Alta
Champion
Dugan
Manning
Adams Denies Fishing as Monument Funds Await
H. C. Adams, whose O K must appear on bills for a monument dedication committee, was sought Saturday by men hoping for access to committee coffers. State-house reports place him nearby auditing bills all day, with Adams calling it neglect of duty to fish when funds were due.
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H. C. Adams
Adams
O. K
State House
Adama
Tucker Sued by Hamilton County for Fees Return
Dr A R Tucker of Noblesville ex auditor in Hamilton county faces a circuit court suit by the county commissioners over repayment of about 5000 dollars in fees paid after a Supreme Court decision initially favored him but soon reversed itself. The action shifted from Hamilton to Marion county on change of venue. Tucker is prominent in G A R affairs.
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A. R., Tucker
Noblesville
Hamilton County
Marion County
Tucker
Supreme ‘Court
Supreme Court
Bishop Taylor Dies in San Francisco
San Francisco reports the death of Bishop William Taylor, a prominent figure in the M.B. church. Details are sparse in the fragment, but the obituary notes his passing in May and identifies his affiliation with the bishopric. Further lines indicate church connections and local reverence.
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San
Francisco
William
Taylor
the M
Shurehy
Regular Jail Routine Shapes Hortense Abromet's Health
Hortense Abromet in Marion County jail follows a strict daily schedule. She reads extensively and keeps her cell spotless, asserting health benefits from the routine while growing tired of imprisonment. The grand jury is slated to review her case in early June.
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Hortense Abromet
Marion County
Miss Abromet
Ond
Grand Jury
Gentry's Dog and Pony Show Delights City Parade
Hundreds line Capital Ave parade as Gentry's show returns with dogs in gilded carriages and a troupe of young mounted Mexicans. Fire department units lead a lively procession, with performances planned each afternoon and evening at the old baseball grounds.
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Gentry
Hook and Ladder Company
Baseball Grounds
Capital-ave
Sixteenth-st
Virginia Ave Residents Remonstrate Over Pavement Plan
Residents of Virginia Avenue protest a Board of Public Works plan to resurface the asphalt street. They argue city funds should cover the main thoroughfare since most wear comes from others’ use, noting high personal taxes and rental incomes. The board ordered final papers and gave ten days to file remonstrances, with enough property owners seen as able to block the improvement.
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Virginia-ave
Board of Public Works
Dennis F. Golden
Police Probe Plot To Bomb World's Fair Timber Sewer
In St Louis on May 19 police investigate an alleged plan to blow up the massive wooden sewer built as a channel for the River den through the fair site. Chief Riley confirms active work on the case but offers no additional details.
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ST. Louis
Den
Peres
Riley
Heat Worse Than In Philippines, Maj Mackuin Says
A fragment quotes Major I B Mackuin describing the heat as worse than conditions in the Philippines, detailing his reaction to the climate in unclear wording.
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Philippines
Maj. I. B. Mack- Uin
Iabienipets
Ata
Conscienc e money sent to tailor by priest
A conscience-stricken man paid an Cincinnati tailor eighty dollars via Rev Anthony Scheideler pastor of St Marys church. Scheideler sent the $80 check to tailor J J Moore as restitution but Moore could find no record of a debt. Scheideler declined to identify the donor or discuss further.
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Anthony Scheideler
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Cincinnati
J. J. Moore
St.Mary’s Church
Moore
Father Scheideler
Water main extension delay alarms North Indianapolis board
James Munro told the Board of Works that a water main extension ordered about a year ago has not been carried out. He noted two cottages on Northwestern Ave near Twenty-fifth St burned for lack of water, and that mains were hauled to the Chicago Street and Northwestern Ave corner months ago but not buried.
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Indianapolis
Munro
Works Board
Chicago-st
Northwestern-ave
Hale Begins Construction of New W Washington Bridge
James Hale and fellow workers started the big new W Washington bridge project at 10 am Monday. They cleared rocks and dirt from the west bank while onlookers debated the choice of bridge. Derricks arrive and work to start within four days amid concerns about cost and longevity.
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Indianapolis
James Hale
Ketcham St
W. Washington At. Bridge
Hale
West Bank
Keach asserts freight pact breach by Union Traction
James L. Keach on behalf of the ship per's committee informed the Board of Works that Union Traction is not honoring the city freight agreement. He cited a company letter declining a committee meeting and said the action violates the franchise and discriminates against Indianapolis by serving gas-b belt towns.
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James L. Keach
Union Traction Company
Board of Works
Indianapolis
Mayor Bookwalter Faces Meter Fight and Bluffs
The article reports on Mayor Bookwalter resisting natural gas meter legislation amid council votes to pass or override a veto. Gas companies pause action, fearing the mayor's opposition. A New York consultation between Hastings and Frenzel decided not to press meters until fall, risking future arrangements if gas supply costs justify meters.
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Lockwalter
Counci
John R. Pearson
Indianapolis Gas Company
Bookwalter
Hastings
John P. Frenzel
Consumers’ Company
New York
Frenzel
Europe
Indianapolis
Indianapolias Company
Perfect Diamond Found In Indiana
A state geologist and R L Royse of Morgan county report a small one carat diamond found near Martinsville in Gold Creek with eight facets and a blue color prized for rarity. A larger four and three fourths carat diamond, yellow with a central flaw, was cut in two to try to remove the flaw. Additional small diamonds were found in the same area, believed to originate from the Hudson Bay glacier.
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Baichiey
R. L. Royse
Morgan County
Royse
Blatchley
Adorgan County
Aforgan County
Plum Creek
Peace County
Wis
Captain Benram Newmann Dishonorably Bounced From Navy
CAPT. BEN RAM NEWMANN OF THE MARINE CORPS IS DISMISSED FROM SERVICE AFTER A PENSACOLA GENERAL COURT MARITAL TRIAL ON CHARGES OF SCANDALOUS CONDUCT, DISOBEDIENCE, FALSEHOOD, AND DISORDER. HE WAS FOUND GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS AND THE SENTENCE WAS APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND ENDORSED BY SECRETARY MOODY.
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Roosevelt
Moody
Washington
Benram
Newmann
Marine Corps
Pensacola
Fla
Tran
Pen ‘Sacola
Acquittal in Hillsboro murder trial frees three men
In Hillsboro Missouri on May 19 the jury found Caleb Andrews and the two Greenhill brothers not guilty of killing John Meloy and Sadie Uhren. The defense cited a letter Meloy wrote to his mother stating he planned to kill Mrs. Uhren and then take his own life.
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Meloy
Mrs. Uhren
Hillsboro, Mo
Caleb Andrews
Greenhill Brothers
John Meloy
Sadie Uhren
Greenhills
City fr erscooperative hot water plant stalled likely
City arc described will not reach council Monday night as hoped. Board of Works said minor changes needed. aims for next regular meeting. At Monday night meeting an ordinance to appropriate 13,500 for a pest house outside the city is expected to pass. Mayor urged Republicans to speed hearings so pest house is ready before the trade fair.
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Board of Works
Indiana Daughters of Rebekah Hold Annual Meeting at Odé Hall
The Indiana Daughters of Rebekah convene at Odé fellows hall in Washington and Pennsylvaniests. About 300 delegates attend with badges and ribbons as officers are elected over a two day meeting. New pianos priced from $1 and up from Wulschner's.
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Indiana Daughters of Rebekah
Odé-fellows’ Hall
Washington
Pennsylvaniests
Interurban terminal company to seek board's decision this week
Representatives from various Interurban firms plan to appear before the Board of Works to learn the board's stance on the terminal company. Logsdon says they are ready to respond anytime, while expecting an unfavorable reply. the company seemingly seeks a franchise that theSun notes may not be granted.
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of. Works Board
New Ready
Interurban
Interurban Terminal Company
Board of Works
Logsdon
the Sun
Stacey
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CAS
Rev. C. C Edwards
Rev. Black
Broad Ripple Church
Bishop Taylor
Miss Hortense Abromet
Consgene Stricken
Jd. J. Moore
James Munro
Twenty-fifth-st
W. Washington ST. Bridge
Keach
Traction CO
Indianapolis Gas Co
Capt
NAVY
Council Probabilitied
Rebekahs
Ana
Wulschner
Baldwin's
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