Railroad officials unaware of Evans ordinance on crossing safety
Inquiry among railroad leaders reveals scant knowledge of a proposed city measure requiring safety gates or automatic alarms at crossings. Managers from Like Hiie & Western to the J. & W. and Indiana, Decatur & Western say they have not seen the ordinance and would need details before commenting. Some prefer flagmen to gates, noting gates can invite risk, while others support selective use of alarms and gates at certain crossings.
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Evans
H. F. Bickell
Hiie & Western
J. Q. van Winkle
Big Four
G. H. Graves
Indiana, Decatur & Western
Tuscola
W. W. Mansfield
Pennsylvania
Washington-st
Shelby St
Barth-ave
Meridian-st
A. A. Zion
Indianapolis Union Railway
Unique items in Hoosierdome and odd local tales
A Kokomo wreck tale recalls engine 79 rescuing engine 83 after a deadly 1889 crash. Ferdinand resident targets a rumored witch, while a Metcalfe cow autopsy reveals oddsities. Greensburg recruit lists army gear. OlNlio Hayslett jokes of prize fighter status. A Kokomo church steeple hosts a bee swarm.
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Kokomo
Murphy Promises Support for Railroad Crossing Safety Measure
Council candidate C. E. Murphy of Ward S, private secretary to William Garstang, superintendent of motive power at the Big Four, says he will vote for the Evans ordinance on safety gates or automatic alarms and for elevated tracks, stating, You can quote me.
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C. EB. Murphy
William Garstang
Ward Candidate Voices Uncertainty Over Ordinance
Democratic candidate C. H. Warneg stated he is for protecting the people but needs review before commenting further on the ordinance. He questioned specifics and plans to study the measure before taking a position.
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C. H. Warneg
Ward
The Boers Still Know How to Shoot
Gen Kitchener reports Delarey attacked Col Kekewich at Modewill on September 30 with about 1000 Boers. After two hours of close fighting the Boers were driven off with heavy losses. Our casualties totaled 31 killed and 134 wounded including Col Kekewich slightly wounded.
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London
Kitchener
Delarey
Kekewich
Modewill
Ksixewich
Indianapolis Tops Cities in Illumination Signs
Indianapolis Light and Tower Co. chief Charles Perry notes gradual growth in electric signage nationwide. Local firms including Wasson’s, The Reliable, Saks, and Kahn Tailoring Corp add signs, with the Kahn building featuring a 2,500-light display and a unique spiral peg mechanism driving 720 lamp lights atop its facade.
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Indianapolis
Charles Perry
Indianapolis Light and Tower Company
Washington Sr
Broadway
New York
Wasson'’s
People’s
the Reliable
Saks
Eagle
Star
Kahn Tailoring Company
Paris
Henry Kahn
Sanborn-Marsh Company
G. M. Sanborn
Kahn
Kahn Company
October magazines preview across major titles
The October issues showcase new serials in The Catholic World from the Paulist fathers and notable features in Ainslee’s, October Cosmopolitan, Review of Reviews, Scribner’s, Ladies’ Home Journal, McClure’s, The Smart Set, and Country Life in America. Highlights include Steffens on political machines, McKinley’s last days, Roosevelt hunting tale, Rudyard Kipling story, Whistler anecdotes, Morgan profile, and a Texas Rangers reading article in Popular Monthly.
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Catholic World
Paulist Fathers
Walter Wellman
McKinley
Roosevelt
October
Ladies’ Home Journal
Rudyard Wipling
Whistler
Texas Rangers
Frank Leslie
Brother and brother meet after 59 years apart
Jacob Amsler, long mourned dead for over three decades, arrives in Rensselaer to visit his brother Henry. The Eureka California cattle raiser had last corresponded from California in 1851 and will travel home via Spokane Washington, stopping to see the youngest brother.
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Ind
Jacob Amsler
Henry
Jacob
California
Eureka
Cal
Spokane
Wash
The Toupee Trend In Indianapolis Society
A lively Indianapolis piece notes widespread wig use among prominent residents from Krauss and Kieth to Moore and Dawson. It details hair sourcing from Europe, methods of attachment, costs from ten dollars up, and a rising culture of regular hairdressing and manicure.
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Charles Krauss
pump C@aler
Mystic Shriner
Franklin Vonnegut
Strauss
Mr. von
William F. Moore
Billy” Moore
Billy
Charles Dawson
Police Department
Dawson
Jesse Hough
Sam Gerber
P. J. Ryan
Indianapolis
Europe
Harbers
Thursday at 20 minutes after 3 love plan revealed
In a kitchen scene from a Topeka Journal excerpt a couple plots a Thursday wedding and a two day New York rail trip. The man announces his betrothal plans and tickets while the woman resists with wit as relatives drift in and out. The tense exchange ends with a doomed agreement to meet Thursday at 3 20.
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New York
St. Paul
Dave
Topeka Journal
Colored vote seen surging as bungaloo gang blamed
Freeman editor W. M. Lewis says the colored Republican turnout will break records this year due to police inaction against a so called bungaloo gang. He credits Mr. Bookwalter’s protection promise as a strong mobilizing factor for voters across classes.
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W. M. Lewis
The
Freeman
Guards Driven Insane Over McKinley Tomb Vigil
Cleveland recall of guard duties for President McKinley remains and the Garfield vigil reveals soldiers driven to madness by long night watches. The piece notes guards doubled at Canton and Lake View cemetery during Garfield’s interment, with fears over sanity prompting changes before final burial. It also references English racing authorities and jockey Lee ter Reiff as context.
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Cleveland, O
Canton
McKinley
Lake View
Cleveland
Garfield
United States
Translation Requests Raise Ben Hur Arabic Version
Gen Lew Wallace and publishers report a request from Alexandria Egypt for permission to translate Ben Hur into Arabic though an Arabic version already exists. Dmitri Merykowski’s Death of the Gods has English translation. Tennessee sketches by A C McClurg are grave and gay southern portraits. J Edgar Pemberton writes Eller ry and her sisters biography. Foma yeff translated by Fisher Unwin to be introduced in London. Daddy Long Legs collects nursery song comics with notable illustrations.
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Lew Wallace
Alexandria
Egypt
Maxi Gorky
St. Petersburg
Foma Yeeff
Fisher Unwin
London
Reiff Denies Pulling De Lacey After License Revocation
Lester Reiff, the American jockey, contests the Manchester race ruling, stating there was no pulling to favor his brother. He calls the steward’s decision a maze and muddle and notes De Lacey went wide on the course. Americans in England defend Reiff, denying any foundation to the charge.
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London
Lester Reiff
English Jockey Club
de Lacey
Manchester
Minnie Dee
England
Reiff
Jockey Club
Johnnie Carroll Reworks Act at Grand for Busy Week
Amusement notes say Johnnie Carroll added a popular song from last season, pleasing audiences at the Grand. At the old cross roads opened the Park Thursday matinee and will run the rest of the week. Hal Reid wrote the play, featuring Thomas J. Myers who formerly managed the Grand and is tied to Indianapolis. The Empire continues its busy week with strong alio numbers drawing crowds.
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Johnnie Carroll
the Grand
Old Cross Roads
Hal Reid
Thomas J. Myers
The
Grand
Indianapolis
Railroads report September passenger and freight gains
The Big Four carried 722,715 passengers in September, up 71.35 from a year earlier. The Belt Railroad moved 81,565 cars that month, with expectations to reach 1,000,000 for the year. Local shops run ten hours daily, with the usual fall reduction not yet implemented.
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Big Four
Belt Railroad
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