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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1905
Page
2
A head on collision Tuesday morning on the Rome and Ogdenburg railroad left four dead and several injured. The engine and freight cars burst into flames, trapping bodies in wreckage while hospital crews treated injured passengers. Firefighters battled the blaze as names of the deceased and injured were reported by local paper.
Suffolk Grand Jury probes murder of Miss Geary as two New York prisoners William toward and Louis Crayford are linked to the case. Monard reportedly confessed involvement for 3100 in assisting disposal of the dismembered body, while investigators pursue a broader pattern of victims.
Evansville reports Joseph Steele a Republican ward worker was fatally shot by Charles Stone a carriage trimmer on Monday. Police say the shooting followed a disturbance and Stone is in custody as the investigation continues.
Scripps News report from Berlin says three Spanish anarchists were arrested in Magdeburg planning to assassinate King Alfonso and Kaiser Wilhelm with one bomb during their visit to inspect the German regiment. The conspiracy aimed at both monarchs during the royal visit.
Senator Albert J. Beveridge voted early Tuesday in precinct 7 in the Chnrd ward. He arrived at Gates’ stable polling place behind 1859 N Pennsylvania St at 9 o’clock. He stayed in the booth under a minute and greeted election officers in cheerful humor.
President Roosevelt returned home to Oyster Bay to vote, arriving at 8:45 a.m. after a train from Long Island City. He greeted local residents at the station, rode to Fisher's hall to cast his ballot, then resumed his journey to New York.
An advertisement extols nerve force as the driver of bodily functions and claims Dr Miles Nervine strengthens nerves to restore vitality. Testimonial from MRE S L Young cites relief after using the product, with promises of guaranteed benefit and money return. Miles Medical Co. of Elkhart Indiana markets the remedy.
In New York on election day arrests were reported for illegal voting and assaults at several polling sites. Balloting progressed quickly with evident ballot scratching. wagering on outcomes appeared light as Aligus Wnattot led early, Jerome trailed his Tammany opponent James Osborne, with odds quoted.
New election day opened mild and cloudy with rain likely later. Early voting was heavy, especially in the downtown ward, and the records showed prompt checking with little scratching by voters.
Drizzling rain met voters on Tuesday in Chicago as early returns showed a tight race. The election covers four superior court judges to fill terms ending, with about 10,000 registered voters. Also on the ballot are nine members for the Chicago sanitary district board.
SCRIPPS M RAE PRESS ASSOCIATION Lincoln Neb Nov 7 Gov Mickey predicts the election of the head of the Republican ticket by 30 000 to 3 000 plurality Bitter Fight at Frisco SCRIPPER M RAE PRESS ASSOCIATION SAN FRANCISCO Nov 7 With the greatest registration in the history of the city the voters Tuesday turned out with unusual zeal to mark their preference for a complete set of city and county candidates The lines are sharply drawn between the Union Labor party with Eugene Schmitz present mayor and the Democratic Republican fusion ticket led by John S Partridge The fight as has been the campaign is unusually bitter.
Baltimore with November 7 reporting shows factional fight amid elections in Maryland. Voters clash over measures and party lines as efforts focus on unimportant offices, while opposition targets Senator Arthur P. Gorman. The scene underscores a tense political struggle and shifting alignments in the state.
A sharp factional fight in Massachusetts centers on a constitutional amendment aimed at disfranchising Isa Rayner, with supporters and opponents diverging along Democratic lines. The struggle mirrors broader state political tensions as Lt Governor contenders emerge within a party with a long-standing custom of gubernatorial succession.
A domestic dispute escalated to police involvement when a husband allegedly assaulted his wife and a ladder incident occurred at a Summit Street home. Mrs Burns swore a warrant, the husband fled, and later returned seeking tools as officers closed in.
Reports from St. Louis Cleveland and Dubuque describe multiple suicides and deaths. Lucien Hebbardt 21 died by self firearm action in St. Louis. Adam Hoyer charged with wife murder in Brives killed himself in a county jail. Former Speaker David Henderson in Dubuque near death. Paula Reiss 16 in St. Louis reportedly harmed herself after family conflict. Lady Fiepert, a noted novelist and former war correspondent, died in Scotland.
Ham Geist collapses in Pleasant Ridge while awaiting polling in an election room. He is reported dead from heart failure in the immediate moments before voting.
Hustlers fear no pain at Southside Tuesday night. The Woman's auxiliary of St. David's meet Tuesday at 3 pm at 196 N Meridian. Holy Cross Social club plans a card party at the German House Thursday evening with games starting promptly at 30 cents. The annual meeting of state city school superintendents convenes at Claypool hotel Thursday night and ends Saturday. Martin Rebfiss Jr. invites guests to a stag dinner for wholesale saddlery men Thursday at his Illinois Street home. The annual hall of locomotive firemen, delayed by a prior occupancy, will be held Thursday evening this week. A remonstrance against a saloon license for Samuel Tinghes was filed with the Board of County Commissioners. The U S Civil Service Commission postponed nursing exams for Isthmus of Panama service to November 1, to be held at the new federal building. only men eligible. Funeral services for Henry Schill were held at 1305 Central Ave with remarks by Prof. C. E. Emmerich and a quintet from the Musikverein. William L. Shipp, 38, auditor of Indianapolis Traction and Terminal, died Sunday at Fort Garland Colorado of pneumonia contracted recently. burial plans not definite. A child, Ralph Kinstey, 3, was burned when boiling water spilled on him at 1063 S Delaware. Merritt A. Blue, 4, of 7 E North St, missing for about a week after saying he was going downtown. No trace found.
Birth notices record names and addresses for several newborn girls and boys including Frank and Agnes Black at 1011 Keystone avenue and George and Edna Beachman at 1% W. Nineteenth street. Death notices mention Taura Foote at Deaconess hospital and Oliver Puckett killed by cars, among others, with multiple ages and addresses.
A new folder provides concise information on industrial openings along the Chicago and North Western Railway. It highlights factory buildings and desirable sites ready for immediate use, plus other valuable data for manufacturers seeking new locations. The folder outlines several extensions of the North Western Line and includes contact for N. M. Hreese Wen Agt in Cincinnati.
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