Carnegie Aid Proposed for New City Library Plan
The Commercial club debated a Carnegie library project to be built on E Vermont Street facing University Square but the plan was not presented to the Indianapolis School Board on Tuesday night. The board will open night schools the last Monday in October including a negro school at No 26, a foreigners class at Manual Training High, and a Greek boys night program for shoe workers. Librarian Eliza Browning reported George Y Porter donated a set of Indiana books from his father Albert G Porter’s library, the former Indiana governor.
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Eliza G. Browning
George Y. Porter
Indiana
Mr. Porter
Albert G. Porter
Hotel Guest Dies at Claypool Hotel
C F Loucks commercial traveler died Tuesday night at the Claypool hotel. County coroner Dr G A Petersdorf suspects lung congestion. Loucks’ home is Chicago and his body will be sent there. He was employed by S Stein & Co, a New York wholesale woollen house, and had been talking with the hotel clerk moments before collapsing.
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C. F. Loucks
Claypool
G. A. Petersdorf
Deaths in September in Indianapolis
In September, tuberculosis caused three deaths, typhoid claimed eleven, heart failure twenty three, and three deaths were linked to personal safety related poison. One person shot himself, one died by jumping, two died in drownings, burns three, railroads three, machinery one. Infants twenty three died from digestive diseases. total deaths reached two hundred thirty two, up from two hundred twenty five a year earlier.
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Charles A. Carter
City Board of Health
Indianapolis
Frat Captures Men at Indiana Dental College
The spiking season at Indiana Dental College closes with a list of frat candidates. Ki Psi Phi opens club rooms in Unity building. Admitted members include J. Grossnickel of Manchester, H Cawley of Indianapolis, W Hooper of Amboy, R Marshall of Columbus, J Davidson of Paoli, E Seidel of Eureka Springs, E McMullen of Bracton, A Beecher Claypool of Rantoul, C Smith of Calcutta, C D Ross of Wharton, F McAdams of Boswell, C Hawkins of Poseyville, J Rhodes of Indianapolis, W Winters of New Castle, R Gephart of Anderson, W E B O’Brien of New York City, R Day and L Organ.
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Indiana Dental College
Ki Psi Phi’s
Unity Building
J. Grossnickel
Manchester
Ind
Harry Cawley
Indianapolis
Wilbur Hooper
Amboy
Roy Marshall
Columbus
John Davidson
Pauli
Isidor Seidel
Mrs Wilhelmina Scheideler Funeral Planned at St Marys
Miss Wilhelmina Scheideler sister of the late Rev Anthony Scheideler will be buried Thursday morning after a prolonged illness. The funeral will be attended by Rev Bishop O Donaghue and other members of the Catholic clergy with ceremonies at St Marys church.
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Wilhelmina Scheideler
Anthony Scheideler
O’donaghue
St. Mary's Church
Tragedy at Beech Grove Train Platform
Albert Hauger of 718 Noble Street working at Beech Grove attempted to board a Big Four train at New Jersey Street about 6 AM Wednesday. He slipped and fell under the wheels sustaining the loss of a foot and was taken to a local hospital.
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Albert Hauger
Noble St
Beech Grove
New Jersey St
Narrow Escape of Gov Buchtel
Kemp V. Bigelow, 21, a Denver bookstore clerk, confessed to sending explosive devices to Gov. Henry A. Buchtel and to gambling king Edward Chase. Police found a dynamite package at Chase’s home and opened others sent to David H. Moffatt and Charles B. Kountze. Bigelow claimed a wish for notoriety and possible reward, and authorities deem him insane.
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Denver
Col
Kemp V. Bigelow
Henry A. Buchtel
Centralave. M. E. Church
Indianapolis
David H. Moffatt
First National Bank
Charles B. Kountze
Colorado National Bank
Edward Chase
Bigelow
Chase
C. L. Bigelow
Bryan, O
Moffatt
Kountze
Buchtel
Alfred Montgomery
Bell Killed by Fly Wheel in Illinois Oil Field
The body of 45 year old Joseph T. Bell, unmarried, was brought to Indianapolis from Flat Rock Illinois on Tuesday after being struck by a fly wheel while working in oil fields Monday. He will be buried at home of his mother, 311 Dorman Street, with the funeral set for Thursday.
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Joseph T. Bell
Flat Rock
Indianapolis
Dorman St
Bell
Stopwork on Gray-st Street Digging Cleared by Neighbors
A group of telephone linemen attempting to dig in front of Frank Reisenberg and wife property on Gray Street were halted Tuesday afternoon by local residents, mainly women. The mob grew as a spade was wrested from a worker, forcing the gang to retreat after police and the city engineer were notified about lacking a digging permit.
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Gray-st
Frank Reisenberg
Fire Blaze Found At Zink Sanitarium After False Alarm
Firefighters responded to a false alarm at the J L Zink sanitarium at Michigan and Alabama streets. No fire was seen by residents or staff until a lookout atop the courthouse tower reported smoke near a rear chimney. A blaze around a flue was found. miscommunication led to the initial call and laughter about a fire that was in question.
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J. L. Zink
Michigan
Alabama-sts
Zink
Capt. Sloane
Engine Company No
Fire Headquarters
Frank Graham
Episcopal convention weighs church name change proposal
In Richmond on October 9 the two houses debated foreign missions as the main topic. Dr Huntington of New York urged a preamble seen as an effort to rename the Protestant Episcopal Church the American Church. Judge Old of Virginia and Mr McConnell of Louisiana opposed the move along with several others.
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Richmond
Huntington
New York
Judge Old
Virginia
McConnell
Louisiana
Strike at Henderson paralyzes streetcar system
United Press reports Henderson Ky October 9 all employees of the Henderson Traction company are on a second strike in six weeks leaving the street car system tied up. The strike was sparked by the removal of Assistant superintendent Cole. The first strike began August 2 and lasted four days.
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Henderson, Ky
Henderson Traction Company
Assistantsupt. Cole
Treasure Tale of a Wrecked Steamer and Lost Gold
A ship named Clara McClay is wrecked on a reef in the Mozambique channel while sailing from South Africa to the east coast and Antwerp. Over a million dollars in gala stolen from a public treasury sinks with the vessel as a treasure saga unfolds in The Treasure Trail from the Indianapolis Sun.
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Clara McClay
South Africa
Antwerp
Mozambique Channel
Indianapolis Sun
Charity Dye Talks Of Summer European Trip
Miss Charity Dye of Shortridge faculty spoke to students Wednesday morning about her summer European journey. Last year just before she began teaching she received a $200 check from the parents of some of her pupils in appreciation of her work.
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Charity Dye
Shortridge
Powers Trial Date Set in Goebel Murder Case
Georgetown Ky Oct 9 Special Judge Morris scheduled Nov 1 for the fourth trial of Caleb Powers on the charge of complicity in the murder of William Goebel after a conference between attorneys on both sides.
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United Press
Georgetown
Morris
Caleb Powers
Wm. Goebel
Burton banker Ford convicted of embezzlement charges
R N Ford of Burton was found guilty by a jury after about 24 hours deliberation on the fourth count of the indictment charging secreting funds with intent to embezzle. Ford had a prior conviction but was released by the circuit court as Burton bank had failed four years ago for 1,250,000 dollars.
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Chardon, CO
R. N. Ford
Burton
Ford
Burton Bank
Schley Comments on Pacific Cruise and Navy Strength
Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley weighs in on the Pacific voyage of the U S fleet. He calls the Pacific America’s seaboard as much as the Atlantic and urges long cruises, drills, and a bigger navy, noting the need for more battleships and cruisers. He says criticism should stay within the United States.
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New York
Winfield Scott Schley
Japan
Pacific
United States
Santiago
Atlantic
City Record births and deaths and building permits
A city column lists multiple birth announcements with names and addresses, a series of death entries with ages and causes, and a batch of building permit records including owner names, addresses, and project values. Items include residents like Robert Spaulding and Carrie Sedam, along with addresses on Hewes West Broad Way and 5 Temple, plus permits for dwellings at Twenty-ninth Clifton and 4222 Michigan.
New Business Method Revealed in Quigg Merger Hearing
New York October 9. Lemuel Ely Quigg confessed he destroyed checks totaling 43 878 rather than reveal payees in the street railway merger case. The checks were charged to a special construction account and an effort to trace their use has failed due to Quigg’s actions.
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New York
Lemuel Ely Quigg
Quigg
Simple Home Remedy for Kidney and Urinary Ailments
An article from a respected health journal promotes a home prescription to cure many kidney and bladder issues before Bright's disease. The formula uses Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Karyon, and Compound Syrup of Sarsaparilla, shaken and taken after meals and at night. A local druggist says the ingredients are harmless and inexpensive and cites rheumatic use as supportive.
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Bright
Mysterious Lake Murder Found Near Cleveland Foot of Fifty Fifth
Deputy Coroner reports a young man found dead in the lake near E Fifty fifth street with a bullet wound and facial bruises. Police theorize a staged drowning after a killing to hide the crime, with the body snagged on a piling and believed to have died within twelve hours.
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Cleveland, O
E. Fifty-fifth-st
McNeal
Jessup Girl Acquitted in Badger Game Case
Terre Haute Ind Oct 9 Louis Smith 16 and Raymond Young 21 pleaded guilty before Judge Piety to attempting the badger game on Len Harrington a theatrical agent and begged mercy The girl from Jessup accompanied by her mother was brought to court Judge Piety lectured them and discharged the girl after promising the mother to take her home
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Terre Haute
Ind
Louis Smith
Raymond Young
Piety
Len Harrington
Jeasop
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