Merchants Pledge Reform in County and State Government
The Indianapolis Merchants association presses a platform to curb graft and mismanagement in Marion County and State government. It aims to make government run like a business, demanding honesty and efficiency, with support from civic groups and a nonpartisan approach. The Civic League endorses these reforms and pledges support.
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Merchants’ Association
Marion
Merchant ® Association
Indianapolis
Indiana
Bosséa
Indianapolis Civic League
W. ©. Bobbs
J. H. Yornas
H. W. Ridpath
Republicans Admit Marshall Has Lead
A New York Sun correspondent reports Indiana politics show Gov candidate Thomas R. Marshall likely to win the Democratic ticket is favored, with Bryan's chances described as good but uncertain. Indiana Democrats push hard for Bryan while farmers reportedly back Marshall, and Watson is seen as unlikely to win.
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New York
Flitchcock
Taft
Indiana
Bryan
Hoosier
Thomas R. Marshall
Jackson
Marshall
Passenger Drops Dead After Receiving Message Aboard Northland
New York Oct 16 Aboard the liner Northland first cabin passenger William Denzel suddenly collapsed and died after reading a dispatch to inform his wife of her arrival time in New York. Denzel, a Philadelphia resident, had been abroad for several months seeking his health.
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New York
William Enzel
Northland
Mr. Denzel
Auto aide for grand jurors costs county S10
Marion county grand jury used an external auto for its county institution inspections. The panel presented a $10 bill for the vehicle, noting the trip was faster and ground covered more efficiently. Plans to use the Marion county car or Commissioner Robert's vehicle fell through, so they rented an outside auto.
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Marion County Grand Jury
Grand Jury
Marion County
W. H. Robert
Fifteenth Ward Democrats to Meet Friday Night
The Fifteenth Ward Democratic club will hold a meeting Friday night at Wilmont and Ohio streets. James E. Berry will make the address.
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Fifteenth Ward
Democratic Club
Wilmont
Ohio
James E. Berry
King Peter of Servia Abdicates Throne
A Berlin dispatch reports King Peter of Servia abdicated and fled the country. The notice, dated October 16, notes the royal removal and flight from Serb lands.
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London
Berlin
Peter of Servia
Labor foes rally for Jim Watson meeting at Auditorium
Republicans and Taft backers push for a big turnout for Jim Watson at the Auditorium Friday night. Indiana National Association of Manufacturers vice president C C Hanch leads the push, labeling unions as enemies and urging supporters to attend. Col Mulhall, a Republican organizer, is described as a fierce opponent of labor while promoting the event. A split exists among leaders over projected voter lines for the gathering.
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Heaven
Jim Watson
C. C. Hanch
Indiana
National Association of Manufacturers
Col. Mulhall
Republican Organization
Watson
Fire and train disaster devastates Metz area and mills towns
Seventeen people died when relief train bound for Metz was trapped by a burned culvert and engulfed in flames. Crews reported two survivors, Kinville and Foster, with others severely burned. Widespread fires hit Alpena county towns including Bolton, Long Rapids, Metz, Pulaski, Millersburg and Posen, destroying buildings, barns and a tannery. Sault Ste. Marie reports fires around the city, Bromley destroyed, and navigation halted by dense smoke over the St. Marys River.
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Millersburg
Mich
Metz
Alpena
Bolton
Long Rapids
Hall
W. H. Hall
Charles Keating
Long Lake
Adrian
Pulaski
Posen
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich
Bromley
St. Mary's River
Kessler Bound to Grand Jury in Larceny Case
Elijah Kessler, real estate dealer, bound over to the grand jury on a grand larceny charge after a firearm fired at Miss Edna Magley on WNTIH street. Magley and attorney Charles McDermitt faced charges in police court for shooting with intent to kill and conspiring to commit a felony related to a boarding house sale dispute with Kessler.
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Elijah Kessler
Edna Magley
Wn.tih
Nois Street
Grand Jury
Police Court
Magsey
Kessler
Charlies McDermitt
McDermitt
Miss Magley
Tragic Fire Claims Four Year Old in Jasonville
In Jasonville Indiana on October 15 a four year old, daughter of Daniel Butler, burned to death after the mother left the home to visit a neighbor. The child reportedly poured a gallon of coal oil into the kitchen stove and started the fire, with the mother returning to screams and finding the child already fatally burned.
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Jasonville
Ind
Daniel Butler
Bryan Compliments to Cannon 661-7 Quip on Speaker
A quotation from W. J. Bryan praises Joseph G. Cannon as a powerful speaker. The remark likens a burglar avoiding entry without checking the lawyer’s health and asserts congressional raiders must gain Cannon’s recognition. It credits Cannon as backed by predatory corporations in the nation.
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Congress
Cannon
W. J. Bryan
Joseph G. Cannon
National
House of Representatives
Hearst Party Files TICRET For Election
Matt Mayhew of Indianapolis is the Independence party candidate for Congress in the Seventh district replacing Warner A. Ross who withdrew. Mayhew and the county ticket were filed Friday with the county clerk. Independence party officials list Marion county candidates for Joint Senator from Marion Morgan and Putnam James W. Walker. Marion county state senators William Rowley John Coll Lyndon Comstock. representatives Harry South M B Stilwell Harry Spurgeon Lewis Smock Alex Herron Francis Acklin Daniel LeFeber Fred Martin. treasurer Ernest Melau n. sheriff Ralph Schofield. coroner L N Howard. surveyor William P. Smith. county commissioners Allen Hightshoe second district Marcus D Quick third district.
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Matt
Mother Faints Seeing Prisoner in Police Court Scene
Ora Grey and two companions Cecil and Walter Bracket were nabbed by Bicycle Officers Mullin and Stewart after a buggy chase with chickens described as matching poultry stolen from Mrs Hardin six miles west of Indianapolis. They were fined $1 and costs and each sentenced to 30 days in the workhouse. The white haired mother of Ora Grey fainted upon seeing her son behind bars and needed doctors to revive her. The mother urged to see her son once more, while officers noted the punishment fell on the mother as much as the son. Brownsburg ties noted for the trio.
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Ora Grey
Philip Wilkison
Bray
Grey
Cecil
Walter Bracket
Mullin
Stewart
Hardin
Indianapolis
Brownsburg
Girl Tries to Keep Father in the Prison
Des Moines reports Mrs. Charles Link of Steamboat Rock fights pardon or parole to keep her father Frank Rainsbarger in prison for life murder of Erie Johnson. His brother Nathan, other siblings, and a Northern Iowa gang history are noted with hangings by vigilantes and multiple crimes including murder, robbery, counterfeiting, arson, cattle theft. The mother also protests release.
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Des Moines
Charles Link
Steamboat Rock
Frank Rainsbarger
Nathan Rainsbarger
Erie Johnson
Johnson
Link
Rainsbargers
Iowa
Frenk
Nathan
Blaze destroys Indianapolis veneer plant in daylight fire
The Indianapolis Sawed Veneer Co plant at 330 West Fourteenth Street burned shortly after 5 am. An incendiary, linked to many sheds and vacant houses, is suspected. Loss is $10,000. The two story section housed the flames as firefighters fought the blaze and protected a nearby feed-store barn on Indiana Avenue.
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Indianapolis
W. Fourteenth Street
Veneer Company
Loucks
Fifteenth Street
Roland Geyer
Indiana Avenue
Old offender Williams with long record faces heavy punishment
George Washington alias Williams, an old offender, was jailed after a fight with Detective Lan caster during arrest. He had been declared insane and sent to Julietta, but remained only briefly. He then faced 130 days in the workhouse after police court proceedings for stealing a horse and buggy. Detectives Bolin and Henry found him Thursday on Indiana avenue attempting to dispose of a scatchel full of women’s clothing.
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George Washington
Williams
Dave Lancaster
Julietta
Bolin
Henry
Indiana Avenue
Bryan and Taft Campaign Swing Across States
Mr. Bryan wrapped up a three day Nebraska tour then moved to Denver while calling Roosevelt an imitator and blaming predatory interests for backing Speaker Cannon. Mr Kern spoke in New York and urged that Bryan’s election would restore business confidence. Taft spoke in Frankfort where a chair broke under him, and he planned stops in Knoxville, Nashville, Chattanooga, Johnston City and Bristol as he toured Tennessee.
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Bryan
Nebraska
Denver
Roosevelt
Cannon
Sherman
Senate
Kern
New York
Taft
Kentucky
Frankfort
National Democratic Club
Brooklyn
Fairbanks
Gov. Stuart
Pennsylvania
Z .Murphy
Tennessee
Knoxville
Nashville
Chattanooga
Johnston City
Bristol
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Foster
Arthur Lee
Cicero
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Lee
RAND
Hearst Party Files
Ticret
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