Park Board Clears Clerk After Falsification Charges
A crowded Saturday session of the park board cleared Clerk Bert Spencer of accusations of falsifying records regarding the Taggart land dispute. The board explained the April 16 entry was to correct a legal filing and not to imply any purchase, and Spencer was acquitted. The meeting dismissed charges and reaffirmed that no land purchase was ever intended.
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Park Board
Col
Oran Perry
Taggart
Col. Perry
Bert Spencer
Mr. Perry
Perry
Spencer
Ell
Taggart Land
Bell
W. R. Holloway
Col. Holloway
Circuit Court
English
Mr. Bell
Mr. Eneglis
Claypool
Spancer
Inglish
Bill Holloway
St. Petersburg
Journal
Juicher
Holloway
Messrs
Downing
Board of Public Works
Funeral time set for Indianapolis grocer Thomas G Alford
Thomas G Alford died suddenly from apoplexy in front of his home at 223 E Morrison St. The veteran Indianapolis wholesale grocer was in business nearly 50 years with firms Mills Alford Co Alford Talbott Co and Alford Patterson Co He was the first traveling man from Indianapolis He leaves his first wife and three daughters Mrs W B Sullivan Mrs C W Tutewiler and Mrs H L Weadon of Boston with other relatives.
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Thomas G. Alford
E. Morrison
Indianapolis
Firs
W. B. Sullivan
C. W. Tutewiler
Irs
FL. P. Weadon
Boston
Divorces Granted Saturday Across Several Couples
The following divorces were granted Saturday including Belle and James Baldwin for cruelty and abandonment, Jennie and Charles Stevenson for abandonment, Silas and Mary Is Hollingsworth for adultery, Martha Jane and Elmer Ellsworth Davis for abandonment and failure to provide, Lillie Vogt and Harry Vogt for failure to provide, Florence M Updegraf and Jacob Updegraf for failure to provide, Peter Carpenter and Mary Carpenter for abandonment, and Mary E Hinton and Charles B Hinton for adultery.
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Belle
James Baldwin
Jennie
Charles Stevenson
Silas
Mary Is. Hollingsworth
Martha Jane
Elmer Ellsworth Davis
Lillie
Harry Vogt
Florence M
Jacob Updegraf
Peter
Mary Carpenter
Mary E
Charles 8. Hinton
Marion county 1897 marriage and divorce ratio report
The Marion county year ending June 30 1897 shows 1860 marriage licenses issued and 470 divorces granted yielding about one divorce per four marriages. State statistics note cases tried in criminal superior and circuit courts. About 600 persons declared intent to become US citizens but 45 filed naturalization papers. mere intentions grant suffrage.
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Marion County
United States
Monument regents weigh war group for soldiers’ monument
The Board of Monument Regents has accepted the war group designed by Bruno Schmitz of Berlin for the soldiers’ monument, matching a previously accepted peace group. Gas engines that powered fountain water are on trial. the board leans against acceptance but has not made a final refusal.
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Board of Monument Regents
Bruno Schmitz
Berlin
Child Taken Away From Parents After Court Order
Little Freda Merz has been placed in the Board of Children's Guardians home by circuit court order with parental consent. The Merz parents Charles and Ernestina face an ongoing case as the father serves a workhouse term for beating and mistreating the child.
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Freda Merz
Charles and
Ernestina Merz
Board of Children’s Guardians
Circuit Court
Gresh's Dancing Academy Opens in Wrights Block
Gresh's Dancing Academy announces daily classes at 120 BE Market Street opposite the post office. Instruction offers elevator access for students beginning immediately.
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Gresh’s Dancing Academy
Wrights -Block
BE. Market St
Local Laundry Ad Promises Low Prices Near Worth Dentist
A fragment shows a Progress Laundry ad promising affordable prices at a corner near Worth, the dentist on old Seventh and Illinois streets, indicating a neighborhood laundry option with pricing details.
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Corner Old Seventh and Illlinoiists
Minister Fisher Ends Life in Barn Fall
Jacob Fisher, a Dunkard minister and farmer near Mexico in Miami county, committed suicide Friday night. He borrowed street car fare and bought a rope, then hanged himself in a barn behind the Algonquin building on N Delaware St. Found by Jack Schaeffer at 6:39 Saturday morning, the body showed a broken neck. Fisher, 51, had recently been admitted to Dr Fletcher's sanitarium for heart trouble and melancholy. He leaves a family in Mexico, about 80 miles northeast of Indianapolis.
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Jacob Fisher
The
Dunkards
Mexico
Miami County
Jack Schaeffer
Fisher
Schaeffer
Whitsett
W. B. Fletcher
Alabamast
Brightwood
Wisher
Indianapolis
Wreck on CG and D Passenger Train Delays Service
A passenger train from Chicago to Cincinnati derailed near Haust street on Friday evening after a switch failed. Engine and tender left tracks, but the fireman and engineer escaped unharmed. Dooley praised for quick actions. Wrecking crew cleared debris overnight. loss around $2,000. Superintendent Galloway investigated but no blame assigned by noon Saturday.
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Haust-st. D
Chicago
Monona
Cincinnati
Union Station
Dida
Union Railway
Wast St
Path
Tengineer Dooley
Supt
Galloway
Important order affects De funct Mutual policyholders
Judge Harvey of Superior Court Room No 2 issued an order affecting about 9,000 policyholders of the De funct Mutual life insurance company of Indiana. The receiver, Indiana Trust Company, is instructed to mail notice to building and loan policyholders to file policies and documents by April 14, 1808 and to file all claims by April 15.
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Harvey
Superior Court Room No. 2
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Indiana
Inica Trust Company
Building and Loan Department
Weather Forecast for Indianapolis and Vicinity
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the 26 hours ending p m Oct 10 calls for fair weather with colder air. Saturday night and Sunday will be cooler with a drop in temperature from noon readings of 63 and 65 at 2 p m.
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Indianapolis
Holman-Black Concert Delights Indianapolis Audience
Miss Sara Layton Walker and Mr. Chas Holman-Black, noted Indianapolis singers, presented a Friday evening recital at the Propylaeum to a full assembly. Holman-Black recently returned from abroad and impressed with a fine baritone tone. Massenet Herodiade and Joan of Arc aria showcased Walker. The duo closed with Les Heures d Or by Goring-Thomas as Cleveland violinist Sol Marcosson debuted in Indianapolis.
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Holman-Black
Sara Layton Walker
Chas, Holman-Black
Indianapolis
Propylaeum
Massenet
Herodiade
Goring- Thomas
Sol Marcosson
Cleveland
Fall of a Speakers Stand Sparks Political Clash
A large crowd at Fountain Square watched a temporary speakers stand collapse during a heated Harding Republican rally. Several injured including Davis Harris and Capt. Garrett, with witnesses claiming props were loosened. An investigation began as blame traded between Republicans and Democrats over the accident.
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Fountain-square
Prospect and
Shelby Sts
Joe Healing
Healing
Stubbs
Rhody Shiel
Charles Bookwalter
John J. Wenner
Capt. Garrett
Charles Stilz
Daily Papers
Marion Glee Club
Noor
Davis Harris
Capt
Garrett
Nathan Gath
4I Elmst
Joe Kealing
Zimmer
John Peele
Samuel Keely
C. Comer
Mr. Comer
Albert J. Beveridge
Harding
Democrats close campaign in Ramsey Ramsey Ramsey hall
About 150 attendees heard closing speeches by Mayor Taggart Judge Cox and Leon Bailey at Witty's hall Ramsey avenue and H Tenni street. Republicans had seized the previous venue in Pritch's garden. Campaign rhetoric touched on the White River interceptor scandal and city company organizing.
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Witty’s Hall
Ramsey-ave
H. Tennist
Pritch's Garden
Taggart
Judge Cox
Leon Bailey
White River
Cox
Bailey
Tageart
Ferriter Sentenced Life for Murder of Patrolman Ware
Martinsville Indiana October 9 a Morgan county jury after seven hours deliberation returned a verdict of life in the penitentiary for John Ferriter the murderer of Patrolman Charles Ware. It was the first life sentence in the county and Ferriters lawyers said they would not appeal. The jurys ninth ballot fixed the sentence and Ferriter showed little emotion. The report notes Ferriters family absence and the jurys punishment tied to his long criminal record. A Martinsville dispatch at Indianapolis police HQ was met with applause and thanks to Prosecutor Wiltsie.
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Mr. Perry
Mr. Spencer
Perry
Spencer
Bell
Perry Col. Perry
BS Spencer
Rr. Perry
Mr. Claypool
English
Messrs. Claypool
Martinsville
Ind
John Ferriter
Charles Ware
Morgan County
Verriter
Griffiths & Potts
Perriter
Tor Life
Potts
Ferriler
John
Indianapolis
Ferriter
Territer
Wiltsie
Smith Explains Whistle Campaign Promise at Brightwood Speech
Independent mayoral candidate Charles F. Smith closed his campaign with a Friday night address to about 100 men on the depot lawn in Brightwood. Earlier he spoke to a roughly equal crowd at Hilside and Ladlewaves, outlining his pledge and views as the whistleblower moment concluded.
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Holt
John R. Wilson
Sterling R. Holt
Thomas Taggart
Indiana
Smith
McKinley
Mr. Smith
BE. Gates
Charles F. Smith
Brightwood
Hilside
Women to Attend National Council Conference in Nashville
The National Council of Women of the United States will hold its annual conference in Nashville Tennessee starting October 2. The four day program aims to spur women into stronger participation in education and municipal matters and to promote the council idea. Indianapolis women Mrs Emil Wulschner president of the local council Mrs May Wright Sewall cabinet member and Mrs T C Day will attend.
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Nashville
National Council of Women of the United States
Tenn
Emil Wulschner
May Wright Sewall
T. C. Day
Indianapolis
Cordes and wife file ante nuptial contract after remarriage
Herman Cordes and his wife filed an ante nuptial agreement noting that after their remarriage he will be a good husband and protect his wife from abuse by their 11 children. She will keep the $13,000 alimony from a prior divorce and not seek more if another divorce occurs. Cordes, a wealthy German brick maker on the Shelbyville pike south of the city, and his spouse have pursued six divorces in recent years.
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Recorder’s Office
Herman Cordes
Plac
Cordes
Shelbyville Pike
Indianapolis Mayoral Race Forecast Amid Holt Scandal Bets
The article reviews betting odds and candidate confidence in Indianapolis mayoral races as Holt Seibert Fulmer scandal fallout shapes voter sentiment. Taggart leads betting with multiple wagers on margins. Democrats claim Holt affair hurt their chances while Republicans tout gains. Readers see polling nerves, candidate hopes, and third-party stances from Smith More White Wilson and others.
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Holt-Seibert-Fulmer
Mr. Hardwe
Berg
Taglari
Breiling
Holt Democratic “Fieelers
Holt
Talgart
Thomas Tasgerart
Trever
Republicars
MR. Smith
Cc. F. Smith
Indianapolis
Citizens
White
John F. White
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Jacobr Fisher
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Jones the Tallor
S. Minois-st
Mary M. Shedd
Joh Kealing
Witty
Mr. Harding
Cgolly
Bronte Atkens
Reilly
Boil
Lawton
Walker
Smith Explains
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Taggert
Denison Hotel
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Harding Meyer
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