Doctor Helps Grave Robber Cantrell From Trouble
Police court records show Rufus Cantrell was arrested for loitering in August and found guilty with a $1 fine. Prosecutor Thomas Whallon alleges Dr. Alexander of Central Medical College paid the docket fee and helped Cantrell out, while authorities dispute a remark about Cantrell’s character attributed to a policeman and the judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DR. Alexander
Ghoul
Rufus Cantrell
Thomas Whallon
Alexander
Central Medical College
Whalton
Cantrell
Stubbs
Injured Promoter Wins 12000 Damages in Carriage Case
James B. Hughes, promoter of Continental Tobacco, awarded $12,000 by a U S court jury against Felix Warburg of Kuhn Loeb & Co for injuries from a runaway carriage in Sea Bright last June. Hughes sought $50,000 alleging permanent injuries caused by Warburg’s speeding automobile. Judge Kirkpatrick said operators must restrain vehicles to prevent horse fright, setting a damages precedent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warburg
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Hughes
Seabright
Kirkpatrick
Fire at Spindle Top Oil Field Confined to Small Area
A Beaumont telegraph report states the Hogg Swayze tract fire is confined to a three to five acre zone. No wells are flowing and damage should stay under $100,000. The blaze began when workman Henry Hurd attempted to extinguish a lantern, causing an explosion that ignited a nearby tank. Reports of many fatalities are false.
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Beaumont
Tex
Beaumont Oil Held
Hogg-Swayze
Henry Hurd
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Warehouse Burns in Chicago Fire
A blaze gutted the Pittsburg plate glass company warehouse and salesrooms at Wabashawe and Peck court in Chicago early Wednesday, causing an estimated loss of 250000 dollars.
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Chicago
Pittsburg Plate Glass Company
Wabashawe
Peckcourt
Fairbanks Opposes Roosevelt on Arbitration and Tariff
Chicago dispatch reports Senator Fairbanks of Indiana distancing from President Roosevelt. He questions arbitration for the coal strike, supports minimal tariff revision, and proposes a general uplifting of mankind to ease miner operator rifts. He declined to discuss a presidential bid.
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Chicago
Fairbanks
Indiana
Roosevelt
Stenderson
Nes
Congress
Big Agricultural Oddities Reported Across Hoosierdom
The Poseyville News notes prize pumpkins and vegetables with extraordinary sizes including an 18 foot circumference apple tree, 21 ounce apples, a 14 1/2 inch ear of corn, a 1 1/2 pound potato, a 140 foot corn stalk, and a 58 inch gourd. A 15 inch circumference red pepper weighs 10 1/2 ounces. A ten pound girl is reported in Sullivan.
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John Shafer
Walnut Lever
Robert E. Swinehart
Albion
Swinehart
The
Poseyville News
Lee Stalling
John Cale
John Walz
New Harmony
Bread Riots Rise As Rye Prices Climb In New York
New York bakers raised rye bread prices from seven to eight cents and from six to twelve cents for smaller loaves. White bread prices stayed the same but loaves were noticeably smaller. Bakers blamed coal costs for the hikes as unrest formed among tenement residents. Police dispersed crowds quickly to prevent larger protests.
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New York
Ready to Open Mines After Guard Protection
New York Oct 8 coal road offices report activity as operators prepare to restart mines now assured of protection. Gov Stone’s move to call out the Pennsylvania national guard is seen by operators as the correct step.
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New York
Coal Roads
Stone
Pennsylvania National Guard
Hanna denies Johnson joint debate after Oct 17
Senator Hanna rejected any plan to debate Tom Johnson on a shared platform arguing he would discuss tariffs from an economic view and not with a pro free trade stance. He warned he would not help Johnson draw a crowd and proceeded to Barnesville after crossing the Ohio River.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Hanna
Tom Johnson
Cleveland
Johnson
Tom
Ohio River
Barnesville
Decorations Up For Indianapolis Festival And Show
Indianapolis prepares for the festival and horse show with decorations going up across Washington street and adjacent avenues. The executive committee awarded decorating contracts at noon Tuesday, with gonfalons in festival colors hung along Capitol to Delaware, Illinois, Meridian and Pennsylvania streets. Washington street merchants plan extensive storefront displays and lighting tests were conducted Monday night on the horse show setup, featuring 30 two thousand candle power lights and nearly ten thousand incandescent bulbs. E R Sims arrived with carloads of horses including Columbia and Limestone Belle, noted high school horses.
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Indianapolis
Washington St
Capitol Ave
Delaware-st
Illinois
Meridian
Pennsylvania-sts
Washington-st
E. R. Sims
Columbia
Limestone Belle
Boston appoints saloonkeeper as acting mayor
In Patrick A. Collins absence Alderman Jim Doyle acts as Boston's mayor for three weeks. Doyle, who runs a saloon, dispenses drinks and cigars to friends while performing mayoral duties, with the city messenger's office likely to stock extra cigars for the occasion.
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Boston
Patrick A. Collins
Virginia Hot Springs
Jim Doyle
Doyle
City Messenger
Amusements note on Miss Mortland’s surprise stage entrance
In a Grand audience scene a balcony couple reacts as Annie Mortland debuts in a sketch with J. K. Emmett. The woman, newly married, claims close ties to Miss Mortland and refuses to leave her post despite her husband’s wishes while Annie’s appearance earns smiles and applause.
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Miss Mortland
Grand
Annie Mortland
J. K. Emmett
Miss Annie
Mary
Indiana central university to be organized in Indianapolis
Articles of incorporation filed with the secretary of state show a capital stock of 100000 and a plan to spend 55000 on buildings and grounds. The institution will be supported by the White River Conference of United Brethren. Incorporators include W. M. Karnstedt A. R. Nicholas Joseph Sneil J. N. Inderborough Frankfort John Roberts Upland O. F. Landis Galveston and J. E. Newell Bourbon.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Central University
White River
Frankfort
John Roberts
Upland
O. F. Landis
Galveston
J. E. Newell
Bourbon
Russell Sage III Suffering Bronchitis in New York
Financier Russell Sage III, 83, is ill with bronchitis and unable to attend office duties. His wife, Mrs. Sage, says he is not seriously ill and expects to be back at his office within a few days. Reports of pneumonia were denied.
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New York
Russell Sage
Sage
Holden Farmer Scurbs Coal Famine With Mine Supply
Victor Lawson of Holden six miles from Bangor owns a coal mine behind his farmhouse. Each year he takes fuel from the mine and the coal famine does not trouble him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
Victor Lawson
Holden
Grape-Nuts Helps Dyspepsia Sufferer Recover
A Lone Tree Oklahoma woman credits Grape-Nuts with ending years of indigestion. After two years of poor health she reports quick relief, restored strength, and restored ability to work and sleep well, urging others with dyspepsia to try the product. Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan is named.
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Lone Tree
Okla
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Doctor Parsons Re-arrested in Murder Case
Dr John S Parsons aged physician who shot Alexander Downie after a crowd shouted quack was rearrested Tuesday afternoon and will be regularly tried on a murder charge Downie died September 19 six months after the bullet entered him.
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John S. Parsons
Alexander Downie
Quack
Downie
Catarrh of the stomach and Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets
Catarrh of the stomach long deemed nearly incurable is linked to poor digestion. A proposed cure involves digesting food thoroughly after meals using Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets containing Diastase, Pepsin, Nux, Golden Seal and fruit acids, promoted as safe and effective by Mr. R S Workman of Chicago and Dr Harlanson’s formulation.
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Harlanson
Stuart
R. S. Workman
Chicago
Princess Chic to Appear at English’s Midweek
Princess Chic will make her third appearance at English's on Wednesday with the lead role now assigned to a male character. A Hidden Crime plays at the Park for the last three days of the week. The current niece Down by the Sea departs Wednesday night. Empire will not change midweek. Henry Bryant's company stays through Saturday night.
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English
Chic
Wednesday
the Empire
Henry Bryant
Re-election Seals Grand Lodge Secretaries Post
Frank Bowers was re elected secretary of the grand lodge K of P after a hot fight Tuesday afternoon. Other officers elected include Grand chancellor Dr C A Tindall Shelbyville Grand vice chancellor Merrill E Wilson Goshen Grand prelate George W Powell Indianapolis Grand master of exchequer William A Morris Frankfort Grand master at arms Frank J Dunton Lagrange Grand inner guard James Monahan Orleans Grand outer guard Frank L Gass Muncie Supreme representative James M Hatfield Huntington Grand trustee C ae Bartol Warsaw
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Frank Bowers
Grand Lodge
K. Cf P
C. A.tindall
Shelbyville
Merrill E. Wilson
Goshen
George W. Powell
Indianapolis
William A. Morris
Frankfort
Frank J. Dunton
Lagrange
James Monahan
Orleans
Woman badly burned carrying stove in Batavia blaze
Mrs Sherman Reed, wife of a wealthy Batavia resident, tried to carry a flaming oil stove from a house. She fell, the stove rolled after her, her clothing caught fire, and she sustained severe burns.
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Batavia
N. Y
Sherman Reed
Bargains in Upright Pianos at Baldwin's
Upright pianos, slightly used, offered at Baldwin's. Listed by c. W. Kriel at Main Cigar Store Monument place within the English Block. Sale includes wholesale and retail options.
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Baldwin's
C. W. Kriel
Monument Place
English Block
Baldwin
Indiana Dental College Opens Early Patient Care
Indiana Dental College on West Delaware and Chiosta avenue offers patient care from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily for all kinds of dental work.
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Indiana Dental College
Lafayette and Fort Wayne Excursions from Indianapolis
The Lake Erie and Western Railroad offers a $1.00 Lafayette excursion on Sunday October 12 leaving Indianapolis Union Station at 6:30 a.m. and a $1.00 Fort Wayne round trip also departing Indianapolis at 6:30 a.m.
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Indianapolis Union Station
Fort Wayne
Indianapolis
Lima
St. Mary’s
Homeseekers Excursions and Westward Travel Deals
Homeseekers plan expeditions to the Great West and Northwest with special fall through rates via Chicago and North Western Railway, plus maps and printed material free from N W Breeze in Cincinnati. Also notes Fast Time to Detroit via Lakerie Western and Wabash, plus a Decatur round trip deal and a Sunday special train from Indianapolis. New smoking cars on Pennsylvania Vandalia lines and a low 10 cent shave at Phoenix Barber Shop.
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Chicago & North-Western Railway
Missouri River
N. W. Breeze
Cincinnati
Detroit
Lakerie & Western
Wabash Roads
Indianapolis
Reduced Chicago to Wisconsin Michigan hunting and fishing trains
Travel deal offers reduced Chicago to hunting and fishing grounds in Wisconsin and Michigan with tickets on sale September 15 to November 15. Descriptive booklet with game laws and full particulars can be obtained from your nearest ticket agent or N. M. Breeze, 435 Vine Street, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Michigan
N. M. Breeze
Cincinnati
Readership grows daily at THE SUN pages seven liners
A concise note mentions daily reader growth for THE SUN with inexpensive small liners on page seven likely to boost results. The snippet hints at affordable ad options and expected audience reach from the seven page liner insert.
Rail timetable fragment lists multiple city pairs and express routes
A fragmented OCR shows connections among Philadelphia New York Baltimore Washington Columbus Indianapolis Louisville and others. It includes train names such as St Louis Limited Vandalia Line Western Express Cincinnati Express and Monon Chicago Indiana Louisville with various stopovers and times, plus city ticket office references.
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Philadelphia
New York
Baltimore
Washington
Columbus
Ind
Louisvile
Louisville
Richmond, Piqua and Co
Vincennes Express
Columpbe
Mad
Sun
Martinsville
North Vernon
Madison
Dayton and Xenia
Pittsburg
Bast
Phila
Logansport
Chicago
Richmond
Bradford
Philadephia
Dayton
Springfield
Vincennes
East
Spencer
the Limited
Ayton and Xenia
Uehmana
Loga
Sport and
Vandalia Line
St. Louis Limited
Ferra Haute
St. Louis
West
Torres Haute
Allway
City Ticket Office
West Een Este Cincinonati Fa«t Mail
Cincinnati & Dayton Express
Toledo & Detroit Express
Cincinnati Limited P. D
Toledo & Detroit Expresa
MONON
Indianapo
Wash. Se
Chicago Night Express
Chicago Past Mail
Chicago Express
P. D
Chicago Vestibule
Moron
Tomer
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Candy Cathartic
Sterling Remedy Co
Felix
Hawley
Hoosierdom
M. L. Cassell
Muncie
Charles Mikesell
Jefferson Townshin
Bloomington
Browning
Dublin
Samuel Dilton
J. V. Poe
Sullivan
San Francisco
Australia
Dean
Brussels
L.S. Ayres
Standard Tea and Grocery CO
New Orleans
New
California
Washington and
New Jersey
Sta
N. Delaware St
Indiana Avenue
Shelby St
Prospect St
Massachusetts Avenue
East St. Clair St
North
Alabama St
L. A. Jackson, Prop
Russell Sage III
Dr. Parsons
Bowers
Lake Erie & Western
R. R
Lafayette
Homeseekers
Great West
Northwest
Decatur
Pennsylvania-Vandalia
Phoenix Barber Shop
E. Market St
Hunters
Chicago & North- Western Railway
Tate Estate Affairs
Louisa M. Tutewiler
Helen J.tate
Mary E. Brooks
Morgain County
Mrs. Tate
Celina
Pennsylvania
and Cor. Lino
BIG Four Ciy Ti
No.le
Cleveland St
Cleveland Express
Taon
Union City
Fort Wayne Express
Low City
Cleveland Ace
Ae & Boston Limited
D.S
Benton Harbor
Benton Harbor Express
Elkhart
Pt. Louis
TRE World
Louis Southwestern
Liz &J. Louis Limited
Terre Haute & Mattoon
Chicago Fast Mail
D. P
Cincinnati Cincinnati Express
Cincinnati Express
Greensburg
Wash
F.L
D.S.P
Vernon & Louisville
D. S
Peoria
Ashington ST
Champal
C' Columbus
Newcastle
Western
Decatur & St. Louis Mail
Decatur &St.Louis
Toledo
Chicago, Ltd
Lake Erie & Western R. R
Lafayette & Mich
Union Tractlor Company of
Tim Tabie
Magnolia Bldg
Col
Kentucky Ave
Marinland St
Anderson
Marion
Alexandria
Andes
Anderson and
Lea
Miutes
Ancie
Elwood
Kentucky
South Capital
Alexandris
Martinsville Rapid Transit
Brooklyn
Mooresville
Mooreavillé
Ooresvillo
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