Indianapolis to double autos next year amid brisk dealer talk
Local dealers forecast Indianapolis will have 100 to 150 automobiles by next fall as winter slows sales but spring activity looms. About 60 cars are owned by individuals with a mix of gasoline, electric and steam models, electric cars dominant for city work. Dealers expect a growing automobile club, while bicycle trade wanes as Hearsey and Fisher push Waverly electrics and Olds Winton gasoline machines.
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Indianapolis
Automobile Club
Frank Staley
H. T. Hearsey Company
Fisher & Co
Hearsey Company
Locomobile
National
Fisher
Waverly Electrics
Olds
Winton
Carl Fisher
Speaking of dogs and court tales from Indianapolis
An Indianapolis man recalls a gluttonous bloodhound who ate cream puffs soap and printer ink, plus a tale about a Marion County jury that allegedly paid a wages verdict for 30 hours a day. Will H. Latta quips about juries and justice as a punchline.
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Indianapolis
Ao Dog
Indiana
Marion County
Will H. Latta
Latta
Somber Kemble Guests Stir Sunnyside Farm Gossip
Boarders at Sunnyside farm watch a seemingly cold marriage unfold between Mr and Mrs Kemble. He appears distant, rarely addresses his wife, and both leave the house after breakfast daily. Rumors grow about the couple as guests speculate on their private arrangements and the wife’s timidity.
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Sunnyside Farm
Polly
Mrs. Woods
New York
Boston
Mr. Kemble
Mrs. Kemble
Bride and Groom Hid Comedy Sparks at Train Departure
Polly overhears a playful lie from Walter Hartley as he discovers the Kemble couple have hidden themselves. He reveals the prank, claiming the bride and groom fled, just to amuse the party and avoid spoiling the surprise. The group reacts with amused disbelief and shushed chatter.
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Polly
Was Czolgosz hypnotized claim prompts debate
Evansville Ind November 14 An article in Listen a monthly paper by Edward Miller argues Czolgosz may have been hypnotized using post hypnotic suggestions. He claims the assassin acted under an unseen mind and urges anarchists to study hypnotism to explain his indifference fearlessness and sleep before execution. Miller notes he is a spiritualist.
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Evansville
Ind
Czolgosz
Listen
Edward Miller
Miller
Hoosierisms and odd notes from Indiana's towns
Hoosierisms covers corn theft by Joe Kinder of Tipton county, a horse accident in Martinsville, a religious wave in Warsaw led by Rev. Smith and Maj Marquis, and editorial changes at a Knox county paper. Other items include school fines in Shelbyville, a panther scare near Edwardsville, quail defense by Miami county farmers, a Frankfort graft auction of unclaimed packages, a career thread about John Brownell, a playful note on terms of romance, and Bloomington Telephone predicting a tight turkey crop and higher prices next winter.
Death of Major Belknap prompts tribute from legacy kin
Washington dispatch reports Maj. Hugh Reid Belknap, paymaster, is dead. He was the son of Gen. William Worth Belknap, former secretary of war under Ulysses S Grant, and served as an Illinois congressman for two terms.
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Washington
Manila
Maj
Hugh Reid Belknap
Gen
W. W. Belknap
President Grant
Maj. Belknap
Illinois
Indignation Meeting of Monkeys in Winter Quarters
A Riverside park feature report describes the four African monkeys in Garfield park winter quarters scowling at being confined to a greenhouse. They convene over political resolutions, complain about conditions, and plan sendings to Mortality as Power and Bell draw up actions. Nearby enclosures house eight red foxes, deer, elk, and two Oregon black bears, with notes on behavior, injuries, and breeding outcomes.
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Riverside Park
Garfield Park
Marrel
King
Jack
Ace
Bookwaker
Park Board
Bookwakter
Two Spot
Moriality
Council
Bell
Africa
Riverside
Oregon
Grace
Bates House
Calif New Yorker
Tom and Jerry
Golden West
Union Belt
Dianapolis
Turning White Near Middletown NY Slave Turned Man
Thomas Harris, a former slave living near Mount Pleasant, is undergoing a remarkable whitening transformation. White patches spread across two thirds of his skin, his kinky hair is turning straight, and locals recall his darker appearance years ago. Medical experts cannot explain the change. Harris expects to become as white as any man.
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Middletown
N. Y
Thomas Harris
Mount Pleasant
Harris
Ill- fated Dover flogging for a frail thief
In Dover Delaware Sheriff Frank Reedy flogged horse thief William H. Decker despite his heart trouble. The sentence included an hour in the pillory and 20 lashes, though the sheriff urged remission. Decker weakened in the chill air as the punishment began. Separately, George W. Fowler and Werthie Fowler endured an hour in the pillory for forging a $110 check.
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Dover
Del
Frank Reedy
Willam H. Decker
Decker
Reedy
Reeny
George W. Fowler
Werthie Fowler
Amusements slate at Grand Park and Propylaeum crowd
Truly Shattuck tops Grand bill next week with several noted acts. Clara Morris returns Monday at the Propylaeum for a lecture before a dramatic company. At the Park Thursday a new play An American Tramp debuts. Empire changes bill Thursday with Royal burlesquers and a Friday midnight show for prize fight returns.
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Clara Morris
Propylaeum
Miss Morris
the Empire
Royal Burlesquers
Creamery trust options extend into indefinite future
The owner of a large plant says the proposed creamery trust has moved into an undefined future. Initial options expired earlier and were renewed until Tuesday. Some options may last until January 1, and while many plant owners are willing to sell, they doubt the combination will be formed.
Girl Adverts Free Ten Words For Three Days In The Sun
An advertisement notice offers a girl free ten words for three days in The Sun newspaper. The offer highlights a brief classified service and urges readers to take advantage of the limited free space.
Cincinnati and Return Fare via C H D Ry
A brief transportation notice advertises a round trip fare of three dollars and thirty cents for travel to Cincinnati and back, offered by the C H and D Railway. The listing emphasizes the fixed price and travel route.
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Cincinnati
C.H
D. Ry
Love Letters Save Man From Fatal Shot
Walter Fletcher of Ansonia was shot by John H. James in Derby over Miss Amela Morris. James fired at Fletcher’s heart. the bullet lodged in a packet of love letters, a 27 page missive, halting the attack moments before it could prove deadlier.
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Derby
Conn
Walter Fletcher
Ansonia
John H. James
Amela Morris
James
Fletcher
Morris
Mayor Bookwalter Cocktail Flashback in Indianapolis
A satirical look at the so called Mayor Bookwalter cocktail reflects on modern bartending trends in Indianapolis. The piece riffs on historical figures and cocktails, noting rising fads and the idea that cocktails can influence public perception and success.
Miracle hair restorer promises cure for baldness
An advertisement touts a single night treatment as a miraculous hair growth remedy. Numerous testimonials from residents across Houston to Minnesota claim rapid regrowth, with color and fullness improving after ten days or longer, and the company offers free trial packages from the Altheim Medical Dispensary in Cincinnati for those with bald spots or scalp issues.
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Leona Kennedy
Houston
Texas
A. B. Haling
Rockville
Conn
Thompson
West Haven
Alice Thomas
San Jose
Cal
D. B. Cherniss
Farmersville
Tex
S. O
Manchester
Chatti Minn
G. W. Crat
Cora Lisbon
Beatrice
Neb
Margaret Miels
Buckeye
Kas
Altheim Medical Dispensary
Cincinnati
Ohio
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Daily ! Aan Wes. Kemble
Gold Dust Twins
Zolgosz
Joe Kinder
Tipton County
John Payne
Martinsville
Warsaw
Rev. Smith
Maj. Marquis
Co. O. Mussleman
The
Knox’ Democrat
Okmulgee, I. T., Democrat
Creek Indian Nation
Flint Mill
Clinton
Terre Haute Tribune
James Logan
Shelbyville
Edwardsville
Miami County
Frankfort
Western Express Company
John Brownell
Richmond & Muncie
Muncie
Bloomington
Two
Shattuck
Merrills
Merz & Ribble
Bird
Henry Karstadt
Brill Dyeing and Cleaning Co
Mass.ave
N. Illst
Reamery Trust
Mode's Bazaar
Patte
Barkeeg
Bacchus
Court House
Union Station
Roosevelt
Harvard
West
Carrie Nation
Maime Taylor
Miss Hislop
New Zealand
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