Mayor's plan denounced by angry people
Residents near Holmes avenue and W Michigan street explode over Mayor Bookwalter's proposal to set a 40 mile per hour city speed limit for trains. They fear the busy Holmes crossing with frequent switching and parked cars blocks sightlines, risking injury to pedestrians and schoolchildren. An indignation meeting is planned to demand enforcing the current limit and halt any increase.
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Bookwalter
Holmes Avenue
Michigan Street
Houghville
Big Four
Haughville
Mazor
Tigers to Release First Baseman Rossmann Amid Trade Talk
Detroit May 25 Reliable reports say President Navin plans to drop several players including star first baseman Claude Rossmann after yesterday's game. Navin also asked waivers on southpaws Works and Suggs. if granted, all three will be cut from the Tiger payroll. Clark Griffiths of the Reds admires Rossmann and seeks him for Cincinnati.
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Mich
Navin
iTgers
Claude Rossmann
Tech
Works
Suggs
Tiger
Clark Griffiths
Cincinnati Reds
Rossman
The
Reds
Draw Between Reilly and Adams in Webster Bout
In Worcester Massachusetts on May 25 Tom Reilly of New York fought Frank Adams of Newton to a 12 round draw at Lake side A. C. Webster. The even score to both sides promises a rematch between the two young fighters.
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Worchester
Mass
Tommy Reilly
New York
Frank Adams
Newton
Lakeside
Yardmasters 10 Take Trip Over the Railroads
Members of the Indianapolis Yardmasters association will conduct two inspection trips over Indianapolis railroads including the Big Four Belt P and E Vandalia Indianapolis Southern Pennsylvania Monon and LBE. A special Union Station train will depart at 8 30 a m with businessmen and newspaper men aboard. The association members are C M Dickson Charles Jackson William Ward R J Shaw R E Kennington E W Hoffman Joseph Averill H S Curley and E H Zeigler.
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Indianapolis
Big Four
Belt
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Pennsylvania Lines
Monon
Union Station
C. M. Dickson
Charles Jackson
Wiliam Ward
R. J. Shaw
R. E. Kennington
E. W. Hoffman
Joseph Averill
H- S. Curley
E. H. Zeigler
Aldrich Seeks Senate Inquiry into Government Finances
Senator Aldrich introduced a senate resolution directing the committee of public expenditures to investigate the government annual revenues and expenditures and its business methods. The panel may summon witnesses and obtain necessary papers, with a report due to the senate.
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Washington
Aldrich
Senate
Committee of Public Expenditures
Hound Pup Tied to Divorce Filed in Fairfield Court
In Fairfield Illinois a divorce suit was filed in Wayne County Circuit Court after Rosa Traue alleged her husband left home with a hound pup he had brought home before Christmas. She claims he failed to return, saying he would find a home for the dog, prompting the breakup.
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Evansville
Ind
Wayne County
Fairfield
Ill
Rosa Traue
Auit
Lago
Fort Wayne Actor Charles Wayne Fined for Immoral Conduct
Fort Wayne May 3 Charles Wayne a Fort Wayne vaudeville actor pleaded guilty and was fined for immoral conduct. The charge says he enticed two young girls into his rooms offering stage jobs as a pretext.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Charles Wayne
Wayne
Cross and Erne Ten Round Fight At Fairmont Club
Leach Cross of the East side will meet Young Erne of Philadelphia in a ten round bout at the Fairmont A C Friday evening. Both fighters are known for speed power and aggressive style promising a hard punching action packed match.
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New York
Leach Cross
East Side
Young Erne
Philadelphia
Fairmont A. C
Champs to Open Series With Western Clubs at Washington Park
The Champs will play eight games before returning home June 1 to open the series with western clubs. Peitz’s suspension was lifted but his catching lagged. Dunleavy executed a perfect squeeze to score Puttman in the second. Umpire Sullivan hospitalized after a fight with Stallings. The Champs made miscues and strong plays, including Dunleavy at third and Glaze’s triple, though Chadburne failed to drive him in.
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Champs
Glaze
John Keats
Chadburne
Governor Intervenes in Forged Check Case of Youth
Herbert Landers alias Landis, 17, who forged six small checks, will not serve the sentence after his mother, Mrs. E. M. Commons of Irvington, appealed to Gov. Marshall. The governor prompted Judge Pritchard to suspend the sentence, with Commons offering to reimburse the victims.
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Landis
E. M. Commons
Irvington
Marshall
Pritchard
Criminal Court
Earlham Edges Butler 10 3 After Close College Contest
Earlham college defeated Butler college 10 to 3 in Richmond. Earlham posted 8 hits to Butler nine and committed 4 errors to Butler's 5. Batteries were White and Harrell for Earlham with Browder Adams and Swain for Butler.
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Ind
Earlham College
Butler College
Earlsham
Butler
Earlham
White
Harrell
Browder
Adams
Swain
Draw in 15-round bout between Decker and Schumacher
The Baltimore fighter Dummy Decker and New York’s Al Schumacher fought a 15 round draw before the Eureka Athletic club in Baltimore on May 25. Decker from Baltimore and Schumacher from New York held even on the scorecard after a hard contest.
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Dummy Decker
al Schumacher
New York
Eureka Athletic Club
Breuning Charged With Assault and Intent to Kill
Louis Breuning faces assault and battery with intent to kill after injuring politician Peter Travers on Virginia avenue near Washington street Monday night. Travers risks losing an eye. Breuning posted a $250 bond in police court Tuesday.
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Louis Breuning
Peter Travers
Travers
Breuning
Virginia Avenue
Washington Street
Free Legal Aid To Be Organized Here In Indianapolis
Henry C. Price, attorney, has returned from New York and Washington with complete information on free legal aid societies. He plans to interest prominent residents in Indianapolis to organize a local society to aid the poor, citing benefits seen in larger cities.
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Henry C. Price
Odd Fellow
New York
Washington
Free Legal Aid
Price
Indianapo Lig
Labor Park Affairs To Be Probed By Ministers
Ministers at a Methodist association meeting heardRev J K Ake claim beer is sold on Sundays at Labor park west of Indianapolis and that girls aged 14 to 16 dance there Ake led to form a three pastor committee Wolfe Whitman and himself to probe Sunday amusements and consider petitioning to close saloons on Sunday Grocers closing on Sunday was also urged by some pastors
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J. K. Ake
Blaine Avenue
M. E
Labor Park
Indianapolis
Ake
Ministers’ Association
George D. Wolfe
Fletcher Place Church
C. W. Whitman
Trinity Church
Wolfe
Board of Safety
Knights and Ladies of Honor Attend Home Coming
Washington lodge members of the Knights and Ladies of Honor held their first Shame-coming event at the lodge building on Vermont and Pennsylvania streets. More than 200 members attended with supreme officers including Supreme protector B Watts from Meridian Mississippi supreme secretary George D. Tait of Philadelphia and supreme medical examiner Dr John D Nichols of Indianapolis present. Six charter members also attended namely G Summers C M Chatten J H Haught Fannie M Haught Mary Watson and Mary E Summers.
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Washington Lodge of the Knights and Ladies of Honor
Vermont
Pennsylvania
Supreme Protector
B. Watts
Meridian
Miss
Supreme
George D. Tait
Philadelphia
John D. Nichols
Indianapolis
Association
G. G. Summers
C. M. Chatten
J. H. Haught
Fannie M. Haught
Mary Watson
Mary E. Summers
Thompson and Bronson to Box Tonight in Columbus
Ray Bronson arrived from Indianapolis for a catch weight boxing match with Cyclone Johnny Thompson of Chicago before the Columbus Athletic Club tonight. The bout is billed first class with Lichtenstein, Thompson's manager, allied with Bronson.
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Columbus
Ray Bronson
Indianapolis
Johnny Thompson
Chicago
Columbus Athleticletic Club
Thompson
Lichtenstein
Bron
Champions of Cuba to play Atkins team at Washington Park
The Cuban Stars of Havana will face the Atkins baseball team at Washington Park next Monday in two games, morning and afternoon. The Cuban Stars are described as the strongest team outside the United States, having shut out the Cincinnati Nationals in three games last fall. the Cuban players speak only Spanish and are full blooded Cubans.
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Washington Park
Havana
Cuba
United States
Cincinnati
Indiana University to face DePauw on Jordan Field
Indiana University baseball team meets DePauw this afternoon at Jordan Field in Bloomington. Howard is expected to start on the mound as the in-state matchup unfolds on the campus diamond.
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Indiana University
DePauw
Jordan Field
Howard
Wabash College Faces Rose Poly in Afternoon Match
Wabash College baseball team hosts Rose Poly in Crawfordsville Indiana this afternoon May 3. The game pits Wabash against the visiting squad in a regional matchup at the home field.
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Wabash and Poly
Crawfordsville, Ind
Wabash College
Rose Poly
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