Housekeeper's dream leads to accidental fall and injuries
Charles Schifferdeker of 238 N Davidson suffered a badly fractured ankle and cuts after his housekeeper Gertrude Singer and a jealous door dispute triggered a night scene. Singer woke others with cries of murder and robbers claiming a thief in the house. Schifferdeker fell from a window while seeking another exit and was treated by Dr. Theodore Wagner.
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Charles Schifferdeker
N. Davidson Sr
Schifferdeker
Gertrude Singer
Mrs. Singer
Schiffereeker
Theodore Wagner
Police hunt advances in Evansville murders
Evansville police chief Heuke hints of an arrest within 24 hours in the murder of Mrs. Georgia Bailey and Lena Renner. Joseph D. Keith, a St Louis traveling salesman, is in custody for Nora Kifer's murder as investigators say jealousy and prior slayings point to a single culprit.
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Evansville
Ind
Georgia Bailey
Lena Renner
Heuke
Joseph D. Keith
Nora Kifer
St. Louis
Alker
Sed Ddaors
Renner
Mary
Ann Stork
Walker
Nicaragua Canal and Pacific Cable Plans To Be Pushed
President Roosevelt and Congressmen Hepburn and Sherman reached plans to introduce bills for constructing the Nicaragua canal and laying a Pacific cable when Congress convenes. Hepburn chairs the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee. Sherman also serves on it.
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Washington
Nicaragua
Congress
Roosevelt
Hepburn
Iowa
Sherman
New York
House Committee On
City Sanitarian Affirms Safe Drinking Water
City sanitarian Beuhler testifies weekly that the drinking water is safe and not mixed with river water. He asserts well water remains nitrite free and constant in temperature, while river water varies seasonally. any leakage would show temperature changes.
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Sanitarian Beuhler
Prisoner Identified in Jeffersonville Jail Visit
Deputy sheriff Chichester and Emil T. Glorekler of Little Rock arrived in Jeffersonville on Thursday and identified the prisoner in jail as Newell Rathbun. They also noted visitors Reid were present.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Chichester
Emil T. Glorekler
Little, Rock, Ark
Newell Rathbun
Reid
Gypsy moth threat reaches western states
Massachusetts spent 1,000,000 to fight the gypsy moth now spreading toward Buffalo and westward. Supt of parks Power will urge park board action at Friday’s meeting. The moth first appeared near Boston in 1891, devastates elms, and requires strong lead acetate spray to kill eggs. Apple borers surge in the same area as officials plan countermeasures.
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Massachusetts
Of-Parks
Park Board
Buffalo
Boston
Governor Durbin Refuses To Interfere In Keith Case
Gov Durbin telegram to Warden Reid refuses to interfere with the court order. Keith faces hanging in Michigan City before sunrise Friday. The governor’s stance echoes earlier remarks on capital punishment. A box with Nora Kifer’s hair and clothing awaits return to the trial court. John Rinkard faces Jan 17 execution unless higher authority intervenes.
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Reid
Joseph D. Keith
Michigan City
Keith
Nora Kifer
Supreme Court
Atty-gen
Taylor
Evansville
John Rinkard
Rinkard
Four Boys Drive Off With Pony In Tarry Scare
Police hunt for a mystery boy after Ruth Steele’s pony and cart were stolen from the east market Tuesday and recovered Thursday. Four youths aged 9 to 12 named Burns and Sowders admitted driving east on Washington street and wrecking the cart for a ride. They said a boy named Harry in Chicago lent the pony and cart as a gift, prompting the boys to take another ride. Authorities still seek Harry.
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Elmer
Henry
Earl Burns
N. Piie-st
Will Sowders
Earl
Sowders
Harry
Chicago
Coal bag controversy sparks short weight concerns in city
The Sun reports on canvas coal bags alleged to weigh ten pounds when wet, reducing effective coal weight by up to two hundred pounds per ton. Local dealers recount attempts to push the bags, with claims of varying bag weights and widespread use, impacting customers and basement deliveries.
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Indianapolis
Canvas
How Can It Be Done Council Weighs City Debts
Council finance committee meets Friday evening at the city clerk office to review ways to pay debts and run the city. Mayor Bookwalter says issuing 195000 in bonds in December could allow the city to avoid further borrowing beyond a possible temporary loan in April revenues. Bonds would be paid from the sinking fund, freeing current revenue for regular use. Without a bond issue, the city would need to borrow through the term’s last four months. He calls bond-limit worries nonsense and notes temporary loans count the same toward the debt limit as bonds.
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Council
Bookwalter
Epidemic of Boy Thieves Warns Police Judge Stubbs
Police judge Stubbs cites an epidemic of boy thieves and says lack of proper raising is the cause. He urges parents to take more interest, promote home rule, and warns that today’s boys will be tomorrow’s men. He notes 20 to 30 juvenile cases since arriving at the beach court and calls for action.
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Stubbs
Emerson
Carlyle
Arlyle
Knights report secrecy fuels labor union debate
General-master-workman Simon Burns submitted his report to the Knights of a later convention, Thursday. The uncommunicative press committee would not reveal details saying it won’t be ready before night. Hayes urged laws to curb trusts as organized labor braces for a looming battle. Judge Francis E. Baker visited Senator Beveridge’s office as one of his callers.
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Simon Burns
Knights of Later
Burns
Hayes
Order
Sun Office Adverts At Ferger's Drug Store Corner
An office for THE SUN is located at Ferger's identical Drug Store, southeast corner of Washington, where LINE R advertisements may be left at any time during day or night.
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the Sun
Iat
Ferger
Idental Drug
Washington and
Cure a Cold in One Day With Laxatiye Tablets
An old health note promises relief from a cold in a single day using Laxatiye tablets. The fragment mentions quick results and a remedy, but provides no official dosage or sources.
Fireman Injured In Bowen Merrill Blaze Succumbs To Ills
After eleven years Albert Muerer a veteran fireman aged over forty who survived the Bowen Merrill fire of March 17 1890 lies in custody at the police station deemed insane His head injuries were severe when the structure collapsed and he was rescued unconscious from the ruins His comrades recall the brutal blow to his head and his long struggle between life and death on the disaster day.
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Albert Muerer
Bowen-Merrill
Muerer
Ritter Ave
Irvington
Bowen- Merrill
No. 15 Company
Lfe
Death
Accident Kills Man In Terre Haute Hunt Preparations
John Thompson aged 25, colored, was accidentally killed in Terre Haute on Thursday when a firearm discharged while he and Howard Stokes prepared for a hunt. The charge struck Thompson in the head.
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Terre Haute
Ind
John Thompson
Howard Stokes
Thompson
Southern Indiana railroad extension to Louisville assured
SH0ALS Indiana November 14 The Southern Indiana railroad extension to Louisville via Shoals and West Baden is assured with the final survey planned. John Zedgerwood has sued his brother in law W T Inman for five thousand dollars damages for slander. Both men are prominent farmers.
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Shoals
Ind
Southern Indiana
Louisville
West Baden
John Zedgerwood
W. T. Inman
Membranous Croup Claims Another Child in City
The Board of Health reports the death of Mary Silvey, 6, and another child in the same family is ill with membranous croup. Fourteen diphtheria and membranous croup cases have been logged in November. City sanitarian Buhler notes no epidemic, only sporadic cases, while typhoid fever shows no outbreak. Senator Beveridge's staffers, W. B. Roberts and Hays, travelled to Washington for the upcoming session. Senator Beveridge has not fixed his departure date.
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Mary
Silvey
Board of Health
Buhler
Beuhler
W. B. Roberts
Beveridge
Hays
Washington
Congress
Goa
Will Keith Be Executed or Another Man's Crime
Evansville Indiana reports a mystery surrounding the murders of Lena Renner and Georgia Bailey found roadside. Nora Kifer’s ties to several men fuel theories that Keith did not act alone. The case recalls a prior murder of Mrs Stork by choking and body disposal, prompting police scrutiny.
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Keith
Evansville
Ind
Russia's grip on Manchuria warned by Beveridge
Senator Beveridge argues in the Saturday Evening Post that Russia effectively controls Manchuria though nominally Chinese led by Chinese governors. He compares Manchuria to Manila's fate under imperial policy and stresses trade as America's economic foundation while linking foreign policy to national strength.
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Beveridge
Far East
Saturday Evening Post
Manchuria
Russia
Warning on Northwestern Railroad Combine Threat to Weaker Lines
Russell Sage warns that the proposed Northwest railroads combine could cripple weaker routes and provoke legislative challenges across 19 states and territories. He cautions against aggressive consolidation, fearing reduced competition and public uproar unless carefully managed.
Boys Plot to Kill Chicago Truant Officer Foiled
A group of nine boys plotted to kill Pa trolman Francesca S Caparelli to force attendance at public school and enable ongoing thefts. They were allegedly instigated by Jas Kolis a 21 year old Bohemian now jailed. Caparelli owed her safety to a six year old sister of two conspirators who tipped off authorities.
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Chicago
Francesca S. Caparelli
Board of Education
Jas. Kolis
Caparelli
Kolis
Wolis
Socialist candidate declares no campaign spending
Harry C. Thompson of Cincinnati, former governor candidate on the socialist ticket, filed a statement with the secretary of state under the Garfield current practice act saying he has not expended any money to secure election but stood to expose and clarify socialist principles for a more informed electorate.
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Columbus, CO
Harry C. Thompson
Cincinnati
Indianapolis Weather Forecast for 36 Hours
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity through 8 p m November 15 calls for fair conditions. Temperatures 7 am 32, noon 40, 2 pm 38. Expect fair and cooler weather across Indiana Ohio and Illinois with snow in western Michigan and likely rain in Kentucky. Northwest winds accompany the conditions.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Ohio
Illinois
Michigan
Kentucky
Wulschner's offers new planes and jewelry items
J Mullally Jeweler at 28 Monument Place announces sale of new planes priced from 14 dollars and up. The ad promises first sale goods with first class diamonds and jewelry and a claim of not misrepresenting merchandise.
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Wulschner’s
J. P. Mullally
Monument Place
City Board Faces Money Shortage for Repairs and Bridges
The Board of Works must seek a special appropriation as Taggart’s administration left no December funds for the city engineer’s office or street repairs. Ed Logsdon estimates $10,000 insufficient for December, with $1,500 needed to patch several city buildings and bridges including the Washington street bridge over White River. Some funds may come from transfers, but totals will be small.
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Ed Logsdon
Haughville Town Hall
Tomlinson Hall
Logsdon
Canal
Washington St
White River
Delaware St
Aroun
Maryland
Georgia Sts
Peculiar Case of Myears-Old Boy at Elgin Asylum
Chicago Nov 14 A Myears-old patient Isador Golfson at Elgin insane asylum is in a rigid cataleptic state for ten weeks. Doctors split on whether he is shamming and his recovery prospects. His mother blames removal from familiar scenes for his nervous condition. He was sent there five months ago after fever caused mental aberration. Among epileptics, he has shown spasms with little relief, last attack ten weeks ago. He is recognized only by his mother who visits weekly.
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Chicago
Elgin Insane Asylum
Isador Golfson
Isader
State Bank of Dillsboro Incorporates Under Dome
The State bank of Dillsboro incorporates with capital stock of $25,000. President Henry Bulthaup and cashier C. B. Wilson lead. Frank Jones of Indiana McKinley memorial pushes papers for 600 newspaper circulations to boost contributions. Gov Durbin hunts in Greene county and answers handkerchief requests at church fairs with high prices.
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the State Bank of
Frank Jones
McKinley Memorial Association of
Indiana
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