Ax Thrown At Emperor William In Berlin Carriage
Nov 16 report says a woman named Selma Schnapke threw an ax at Emperor William while he rode in a carriage to the Cuirassier barracks with the prince of Saxe-Winingen. The weapon missed. she was arrested. No injuries, crowd agitated, police and soldiers kept order as investigators pursue links to Italian anarchists.
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Breslau
William
Cuirassier Barracks
Saxe-Winingen
Selma Schnapke
Italy
Kaiser Coul
City interurban franchise feud eyed by council panel
The Board of Public Works faces criticism as council committee debates proposed interurban franchise changes. Greenfield Interurban’s W N Harding calls taxes to enter the city an outrage, estimating annual costs at 3200 to 300, while urging lower city fares to attract outside business. Councilman Billingsley supports the changes but hints the council has followed board ideas long enough.
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Sahm
Board of Public Works
W. N. Harding
Washington St
Llarding
Warding
Billingsley
Board of Works
Ritter Deems Present Law Adequate For License Reform
Albert Hitzelberger plans to present a bill at the next legislature to collect licenses and require druggists and grocers selling liquor to comply. Eli F. Ritter argues the Nicholson law already covers these points and urges better enforcement by officials rather than passing a new statute. He contends violators should face heavier penalties and that saloons should not compete with unlicensed sellers.
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Albert Hitzelberger
Believed next congress may reelect Henderson speaker
Report cites Representative Pankhead of Alabama predicting Democrats will reorganize and support reappointment of J W Yerkes as collector of internal revenue for the district. Chairman Combs expected to be reappointed. pension agent position at Louisville noted.
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Pankhead
Alabama
McKinley
J. W. Yerkes
Kentucky
Internal Revenue
Combs
Louisville
Shidelers scare Grand Lodge with elevator claim
The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows abandoned plans for a Washington and Pennsylvania street hall after D. Z. Shideler asserted that ten story access would require two hours to move 80 visitors by elevator. The threat to build faded, leaving only a shadow of the original project.
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Odd Fellows
Washington and
Pennsylvania-sts
Shideler
Wie
Casile Hall
Morton boy denied damages in horse accident case
Joe Anderson of Morton failed to win damages against H. H. Gates in superior court. A horse he rode bolted and ran away, with Judge Leathers directing the jury not to hurry to a verdict. Attorney Sherman Mott used a quirky tactic on Will Latta, Gates' counsel, limiting cross examination to a single question about the horse's familiarity.
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Joe Anderson
Morton Place
H. H. Gates
Eiveryman
Superior
Leathers
Sherman Mott
Anderson
Will Latta
Gates
Latta
Mott
Blunder of 400 Votes Miscounts Nevada County Clerk Row
The Newton county clerk, a Republican, reportedly credited Democratic nominees for auditor, treasurer and superintendent of public instruction with 400 more votes than they received. Other Democrats had 1,100 votes. these three show 1,500, exceeding ballots cast. The secretary of state recorded 1,160 and alerted the clerk.
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Newton
Pretty New Church Opens After Fire At Woodruff Place
The Woodruff Place Baptist church will open on Sunday with a dedication sermon by Rev. E A Hanley of the University of Chicago. The building cost £14,550 after the original structure burned. The church began as a mission about ten years ago by Dr. H. C. Martin Arthur Gillet and W Ki Perkins with meetings each evening next week including a talk by Gov. Mount Monday night.
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Woodruff Place Baptist Church
H. C. Martin
Arthur Gillet
W. Ki. Perkins
E. A. Hanley
University of Chicago
Gov. Mount Speaks
Banks Indicted Rumor Pauses Courtroom Drama
Rumor says John Banks, accused of attempting to bribe an election officer named John Wesley, has been indicted in the county court house. No arrest has been reported.
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County Court House
John Banks
John Wesley
Hack Suit Dismissed Over City Solicitation Ban
Albert Blake fined in police and Marion superior court for alleged violation of the city ordinance prohibiting solicitors within 15 feet of Union station. He appealed to the supreme court to test the law but the appeal was dismissed after a more recent ordinance settled the question. Blake worked for the Frank Bird company and was prosecuted by independent hack men.
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Albert Blake
Police
Marion
Governor Mount Invited to Speak at Union League Club
Gov. Mount has been asked to address the Union League Club in Chicago on December 4. The topic will be non partisan control of state institutions.
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Jacob KX. Cline
Manafield
Daffy
Ramesdell
Nashua
N. H
China
Union Pacific Railway
Denver
Chile
Buffalo Exposition
Washington
Frank Farrington
Falls City
Neb
Chicago
Prospects of Deadlock in Indianapolis City Elections
Debate over which party will control election machinery for the fall city vote. Election inspectors are chosen by the council, with inspectors typically from the ruling party. Republicans hold a council majority but need mayoral signature. without it a two thirds vote is unlikely, suggesting a compromise to share inspector seats.
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Indianapolis
Sheriff GIVES UP THE NEGRO MURDERER HANGED
Denver dispatch reports Sheriff Jones escorting John Porter, accused of murdering Louise Frost, by open wagon to Magnolia 12 miles east. Porter will be met by local officials and led to the crime scene where a mob awaits to hang him before dark.
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Denver
Col
Jones
John Porter
Louise Frost
Magnolia
Here
Simon
Porter
Ataka
Forced to Swallow Knock-Out Drops at Dance
Miss Abbie Whitney, drugged at a dance in Lewiston on Saturday night, regained consciousness and led to the arrest of Edward J. Bewley and John H. Ahearn. She says three men forced her to eat drugged ice cream at knife-point and carried her to a shed. A second woman, Lizzie Martel, testified she was drugged at a dance last March and was unconscious for days. Police tie the case to the murder of Jessie Cobb, suspected of resisting an assault.
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Lewiston
Abbie Whitney
Edward J. Bewley
John H. Ahearn
Lizzie Martel
Jessie Cobb
Frog-Hole Accident Claims Life of Morrissey Laborer
John Morrissey a 50 year old laborer of 427 Chadwick street was fatally injured when a Vandalia car struck a coal wagon along Indianapolis light and power lines. He suffered severe injuries to his leg and head and died. He had lived in Ireland before coming to the city eighteen years ago and is survived by two widows and two children. Funeral is set for Saturday at 9 a.m. from St John’s Church.
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John Morrissey
Chadwick Sr
Indianapolis Light and Power Company
Morrissey
Renihaw & Blackwellss
Ireland
Margaret Middleton
Gordon Sr
Patrick Morrissey
St. John’s Church
Kentucky Population and Northern News Digest
Kentucky census shows 2,147,174 residents while Chicago faces ongoing crime issues. Debates on Cuba protest expenditures and Cuban constitutional convention fraud surface as U S politics and international aid feature in the week’s items.
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Kentucky
Chicago
Deweyard
New York
Hoodoo Story from Indiana Prohibition HQ
State Prohibition Secretary BE Be Clark says a campaign hoodoo struck Indiana as the prohis polled a sizable vote. He recounts their headquarters being turned into a zoo with neighbors represented by an elephant and a jackass, and a large tiger symbolizing Tammany.
Lawsuit Over Sarah Newman Estate Involving John Stuck
James Cruse administrator sues John Stuck to recover estate funds and enjoin payment from the Indiana National Bank. Stuck and Newman lived together for years after a troubled marriage, with proceeds from a resort allegedly backing $2000 in Adna Building and Loan shares. Stuck defends that he aided the woman and claims no intent to keep money, while Lawyer Howe accuses him of causing her downfall.
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Cruse
Stuck
Newman
Indiana Ave
Adtna Building and Loan Association
Cincinnati
George Lowe
Alice
Hovey
Howe
Welk
Weeping Grandmother Sees Arrest of Young Lover and Ring Plot
In a county jail scene Patton actress Grace Patton and Frank Lowry, a young man from College Avenue, face charges tied to a jewelry scam. Detectives found a receipt for rings valued at $20 and letters, with Lowry denying romance claims and asserting the notes were not directed to Patton. Several youths including Peek, Morgan, Lane and Lowry admit to robberies totaling 21 offenses across downtown locations, with bonds set at 2300 dollars and none secured.
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Young Lowry Ta
Grace Patton
American Express Company
Frank Lowry
College Ave
Richard Patton
Richard
Grand Jury
Arthur Peck
Peek
Morgan
Lowry
Lane
Stevenson Building
R. C. Light
Standard Tea Company
Thomas’ Feed Store
Fort Wayne-ave
Walter S. Ponder
Massachusetts Ave
Capitol Lumber Company
Brill
Compulsory Arbitration Proposed by Labor Commissioner
Labor commissioner McCormack returned from testifying before the industrial commission in Washington and spoke on Indiana arbitration law. He suggested forcing both sides to conciliate before strikes or lockouts, and that enforced arbitration is proper when militia must be called and the public suffers.
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McCormack
Industral Commission
Washington
Indiana
Apple Cores and Stomach Aches Mark Township Office Start
Pierson Mendenhall began duties as township trustee on Friday with two deputy clerks and officials taking office. Willis Minor and Callie Lukenbill were named to roles in ward 2, with Eugene VanDyne and others as visitors. Marion Eaton appointed Horace Hadley deputy county assessor, joined by Mike Jefferson as township assessor, both arriving with two barrels of apples as the courthouse reportedly filled with cores and stomach aches.
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Pierson Mendenhall
Willis Minor
Callie Lukenbill
Iuena Goepper
Prout Pash
Eugene VanDyne
Wm. Reed
Marion Eaton
Horace Hadley
Mike Jefferson
Three Black Men Executed by Lynch Mob in Texas
In Jefferson Texas on November 16 a mob of about 59 men lynched Ed Wortham Freeman Turbune and Jim Shaw after overpowering Dr Stallcup in jail. They were taken from custody and died in a related incident to a bridge.
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Jefferson
Tex
Ed Wortham
Freeman Turbune
Jim Shaw
Dr. Stallcup
Bridge
Look for Gold Prospect Near Jefferson County Farm
Joseph KR Williams of Indianapolis purchased a farm near Middlefork station in Jefferson County. The property contains blue limestone with traces of gold and silver. Tests are under way, a shaft will be sunk, and Eastern capitalists plan quarrying for building stone. A local resident and his grandfather long suspected gold and silver, but early digging yielded blue limestone and was abandoned.
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Torney
Tillman Williams
Middlefork Station
Jeferson County
Aed
Time debated for Saturday session at superintendent meeting
City and town superintendents considered start time for the Saturday morning meeting with a vote. The proposal for 8 o'clock won, though several members favored a later start by two hours.
Mayor declares stance on impeachment council resolution
Mayor Taggart admitted uncertainty about the council resolution on impeaching bribery accused members yet said he will sign it. He also signed an ordinance on loitering in public places.
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Taggart
Council
Board of Works rescinds street improvement actions
The Board of Works Friday rescinded all action on Shelby street block pavement from Pleasant Run to Raymond Street and Rural Street gravel roadway and cement sidewalks from Tenth to Nowland Avenue. It sent a letter to the council noting an $800 transfer to the vapor light fund and urging immediate action. It also informs that New York Street from Noble to the Big Four tracks should not be improved since 60 days have expired, voiding council action. Pay rolls show Sewer gang 22.03 and Street repair 571.51.
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Board of Works
Shelby St
Pleasant Run
Raymond St
Rural St
Tenth
Nowland Ave
Vapor Light
New York St
Noble
Capitalists plan to organize on Dale steam heating project
The article notes capitalists aim to organize a company Saturday to pursue Charles A. Dale's steam heating franchise, though the Board of Works has not notified him of a decision. Dale dislikes fighting for a franchise yet offers to guarantee a plant, claiming five to six squares of pipe could be laid this winter and contracts exist to test heat viability.
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Charles A. Dale
Board of Works
Dale
Park Board Seeks Appraisers for Riverside Park Lands
The park board filed a petition in Judge Allen's court to appoint appraisers to value city acquired lots along the White River for Riverside park. The action aims to clear old sheds and buildings deemed excessive by the owners.
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Park Board
Malady murder case pushed back by new prosecutor
The Malady murder case, once set for next week by Prosecutor Pugh, has been postponed by the newly elected prosecutor due to insufficient preparation time.
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Pugh
Ground to death by an elevator at Star Store
George McGarrahan a 4 year old clerk at the Star Store fell from the third floor into the basement while the freight elevator was in use. He was last seen at 8 30 and found dead at 9 30 with skull fracture. The event caused shock among staff and was witnessed by no one. He lived with his brother at the Hazelton hotel 451 E Washington St. Funeral details not listed.
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Charles
Hazelton Hotel
McGarrahan
Nisenbeiss
Charles McGarrahan
Chicago
Compromise Planned for K P Building on Massachusetts Ave
Trustees and finance committee review proposed K of P building at Massachusetts Ave and Pennsylvan ia St Friday. Plans show front two stories for business use and a rear one story with smaller rooms. upstairs for Grand Lodge offices. Land valued about 75400 with improvements around 50000. Expect fair return and tax relief under benevolent order provisions, aiming to reduce assessment from 45000 to 4000 under the law.
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Graud Lodge
K. of P
Massachusetts Ave
Pennsylvania-st
Grand Jodge
Odors From a Junk Pile End in Police Court Fine
Capitol avenue saloonist Harry Simpson was fined for drawing a revolver on junk dealer Herman Grossman next door. The dispute over odors from Grossman’s junk pile led Simpson to seal a storage window with nails and tin, provoking a confrontation.
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Harry Simpson
Capitolava
Maryland Sr
Herman Grossman
Simpson
Grossman
Mrs Watson Dead After Morphine Poisoning
Mrs Mary Watson aged 63 of 119 North Liberty Street died near midnight Thursday from morphine poisoning. She had long suffered rheumatism and used the drug continually. She told relatives she did not care if she died and soon fell ill. it is unclear whether the overdose was accidental or intentional.
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Mary Watson
N. Liberty St
Mrs Gardner Not Identified in New York Hotel Case
Mrs Gardner described as a New York hotel victim and a former Indianapolis girl is not known locally. Her husband is familiar to local sportsmen and was regarded as a Chicago man.
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Gardner
New York
Indianapolis
Chicago
Weather outlook for Indianapolis and vicinity
Forecast for the 36 hours ending 8 p m November 17 calls for warmer, cloudy or partly cloudy conditions. Expect Friday night and Saturday to be unsettled with above freezing temperatures. 7 a m readings around 20, 9 a m around 34, and 2 p m around 36.
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Indianapolis
Viccinity
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