Fire at Noelke Richards iron works scorches plant
Firefighters waded through oil to douse flames at Noelke Richards iron works 180 East Palmer Street Friday evening. Loss estimated at 10000 dollars, with parts of foundry, bolt house, power house and yard office destroyed. fire started by a leaking tank car crude oil incident. switching crew helped move burning car to safety. drawings mostly saved. second alarm canceled as fire under control. insurance covered loss.
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Noelke- Richards Iron Works
East Palmertreet
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Barrett
Auditor Says No Official Notice of Carr Resignation
Auditor Albert Behm states he has received no official notice of John Carr's resignation as county schools superintendent. He expects a vacancy and will call a trustees meeting to appoint a successor once formal notice arrives.
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John Carr
Albert Behm
Board of Trustees
Pardon sought for James Monroe Felts in assault case
An pardon application lists James Monroe Felts of Knox County serving time in Indiana State Prison for assault and battery with intent to kill. An attached affidavit from John Beesh Ed Beesh and Walter Scott claims William Heston incited the trouble by firing first and Felts acted in self defense.
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James Monroe Felts
Knox County
Indiana State Prison
John Beesh
Ed Beesh
Walter Scott
William Heston
Felts
Vaile urged to clear loafers from courthouse basement
City sanitarian Dr Woods calls the courthouse basement insanitary and urges county officials to install new plumbing. He has filed multiple complaints about the condition and the need for action to remove the loafers.
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Pr. Co
Woods
City Sanitarian
Vaile
Fragmented Dictionary Style News Note
A garbled OCR item mentions days and people with random words like diamond ring and ankles. It reads as a jumble of names, dates, and actions lacking clear context or complete sentences. Overall it appears to be a damaged fragment with no coherent event or report to summarize.
Changes Democratic Meet to This State
Indianapolis is to be the focal point for a Democratic meeting as the National Democratic League of Clubs plans its 1912 campaign. A prior Washington, D C gathering scheduled for January 9 was abandoned and shifted to the Midwest to gain broader representation. Governors Harmon of Ohio and Marshall, plus Champ Clark, will be central figures at the April meeting, with Marshall serving on the league’s Indiana executive board.
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Indianapolis
Holy of Holies
National Democratic League of Clubs
William C. Liner
Washington
Middle West
League of Republican Clubs
John Hays Hammond
Taft
Harmon
Ohio
Champ Clark
Gov
Marshall
League For
Indiana
Oklahoma Population Rises for New Congressman
The census bureau on Saturday announced Oklahoma's 1910 population as 1,657,155, up 242,978 since 1907, or 17.2 percent, yielding one additional congressman. Growth from 1900 to 1907 was 624,786 or 78.9 percent.
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Oklahoma
Washington
Census Bureau
Paying road men in Marion county and bills
Deputy Auditor William Patton prepared monthly payments for road men in Marion county on Saturday. About 16000 dollars were to be paid for the month as bills for the work arrived each month.
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William Patton
Marion County
Nesbitt Nearing Death After Stroke in Greensburg
John J. Nesbitt, a member of Wilders brigade and noted horseman, lies mortally struck by paralysis in his Greensburg room. He has suffered a second stroke, reported on Friday, with medical staff fighting to stabilize his condition.
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Greensburg
Ind
John J. Nesbitt
Wilders’ Brigade
Stolen Duck Triggers Indiana Harbor Race Riot
In Indiana Harbor on November 6 a millworker Robert Simmons lost a stolen duck during a celebration. He accused four colored men at a nearby table of stealing the duck and used crude language, sparking a race riot in which five were slashed. Old-fashioned razors were used as weapons. Simmons may die.
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Indiana Harbor
Ind
Robert Simmons
Simmons
Bobby
Refused Drink Provokes Door Puncture at Saloon
Edward Moyer demanded a drink at Mike O Briens saloon on Fears and Delaware streets. After being refused he slashed the door with a punch and fled, later arrested by Patrolman Kleiber after staggering several blocks and clinging to a mailbox.
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H Dward Moyer
Mike O'Brien
Fears
Delaware
Meyer
Two men killed on scaffold at Cincinnati building
Cincinnati, Nov 26. Tony Crider and Elkin Martz, stone cutters on the new Ohio mechanic institute building, were fatally killed Saturday when a scaffold on the fourth floor broke. Their bodies were recovered from the wrecked scaffold and workmen halted as investigators examined the accident.
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Cincinnati
Tony Crider
Elkin Martz
Qohio Mechanic Institute
Survey funds urged for swamp land sales
Capt. David Olive, clerk of the land department, asks the legislature to allocate money for surveys of swamp lands the state can sell. He argues the surveys are needed to prepare the lands for sale and unlock potential revenue for the state treasury.
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David Olive
Land Department
Office
the Auditor of State
Negro Star Woman Wounded in Jealousy Fight
Ella Hicks colored is at City hospital with wounds from Joe Grayson colored in an alley near 1347 Collins street where she lives. Grayson acted in jealousy and stabbed her in the back and side, police say. She is in a dangerous condition. Grayson fled but was later arrested at his home 1116 Carter street by Bicyclemen Barrow and Kitzmiller.
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Ella Hicks
Joe Grayson
Collins Street
Hicks
Grayson
Barrow and
Kitzmiller
Carter Street
Bootlegger Fined Fifty Dollars in Princeton
Lafayette Price, colored, was fined 50 dollars and costs for bootlegging here Friday. Officers who made the arrest claimed the civic league reward for conviction. Price is the first bootlegger convicted in six months, though drunks have been frequent.
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Price
Civic League
Michael Cudahy Dying In Chicago After Illness
Michael Cudahy, president of the Cudahy packing company and a leading Chicago entrepreneur, is dying after paralysis, an appendectomy, and pneumonia set in following the operation. He had been ill for weeks.
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Chicago
Michael Cudahy
The
Cudahy Packing Company
Examination Proposal for Business Graduates Urged
Mrs H BR Isabell addressed the Commercial Teachers' Association of Indiana at the Claypool hotel urging a state supervised exam for all commercial graduates. She argued exams would enforce English proficiency as a graduation necessity, with pride driving students to pass. Other morning speakers included O H White on Simplified Spelling and J T Pickerel on Cure for Inaccuracy with Mrs Addie Hardy and L S Campbell on Teaching English. The afternoon session planned officer elections and a closing address by C B Munson.
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H. BR. Isabell
Commercial Teachers’ Association of Indiana
Claypool Hotel
O. H. White
St. Louis
J. T. Pickerel
J. W. Coon
Printers Minstrels Set to Sing for Hospital Aid
The Indianapolis printers of Local 1 plan two evenings of performances at the German House next week. The annual benefit features coon songs, a sketch Fifteen Minutes on Indiana Avenue by Will Lincoln and Bari McKee, and a cast led by Patsy Bolivar played by Billy Spires. A printer quartet and Hoosier Zouaves drill cap the program under Capt. Fred Hartman.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Typographical Union No. 1
Isediana Avenue
Will Lincoln
Bari McKee
Billy Spires
Patsy Bolivar
Hoosier Zouaves
Fred Hartman
Man Claims Unlawful Detention Over Illinois Larceny Charge
Charles E Warrick seeks a writ of habeas corpus alleging unlawful detention by Sheriff Jacob Woessner in connection with an alleged Illinois larceny. He was arrested November 25, 1910, and insists on his innocence.
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Ilinois
Charles E. Warrick
Jacob Woessner
Robbery Reported by Charles A. Smith on East Washington
Charles A. Smith of 531 East Washington reported to police that he was robbed Thursday night at Liberty street and the railroad. He said two men held him up and took 15 dollars from his pockets and he offered no explanation for the delayed report.
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Charles A. Smith
East Washington Street
Liberty Street
Smith
Wood Will Lecture on Jobs by Socialist Author
Eugene Wood, socialist author, will lecture to a socialist audience at 312 East Washington Street Sunday afternoon. His talk is titled Do You Want a $1,000 Job.
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Eugene Wood
East Washington Street
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Doll Sale
Charles Mayer and Company
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Murat Theatre
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