Secret Service Warns Banks of Dangerous Ten Dollar Counterfeits
The Treasury circulates warnings to Indianapolis banks about a new ten dollar counterfeit from the 1902 08 series with McKinley. Secret Service chief J E Wilkie details the deceptive notes printed on two thin papers with silk threads and a blue green plate 129 back.
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Indianapolis
Treasury Department
McKinley
Pasadena National Bank
Pasadena
Cal
Tom EB. Halis
Secret Service
Indiana
Pacific Coast
Capt. Halls
J. E. Wilkie
Peculiar Colonial Sentence For Offender Made to Attend Church
Local attorney John E. Hollett recalls an old Virginia court record from shortly after Cornwallis’s surrender. The first colonial court ordered a whiskey offender to attend a local church for three Sundays in a row, under guard, rather than fining or imprisoning him.
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John E. Hollett
Virginia
Cornwallis
Four Men Crouch In Dark As Woman Escapes
John Martin of 1814 North Illinois street was escorting a young woman home on Richland avenue when four men crouched by a railroad track. The pair fled to the woman's home and Martin, afraid to return, was escorted back by Captain Coffin who found no trace of the men.
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John Martin
Illinois Street
Richland Avenue
Wimits
Martin
Injury to hand proves fatal for young man
Harry L Wood 18 of 411 North Liberty street died Sunday in Deaconess Hospital from lockjaw after an injury to his left hand. Two weeks earlier his band caught a Vega at the Na.
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Harry ‘L. Wood
North
Liberty ‘Street
Deaconess Hospital
Lockjaw
Wood
Ap. Vega
Kentucky Youth Fails Navy Enlistment in Indianapolis
Rh. D. Ingelstone of Crailhope Kentucky traveled to Indianapolis seeking Navy enlistment. Vision defect ends his bid but sparks a shipyard tale as sailors raise 1.53 to comfort the downhearted Kentuckian whose girl has left him for another.
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Ingelstone
Relier
R. D
Indianapolis
Navy
Sam
South Pole
Kentucky
Monster Parade Preview Promises Largest Ever Event
The feature announces a monster parade expected to be the biggest spectacle yet in the area with detailed plans and widespread community anticipation.
New Commercial Glue Rooms Open for Indianapolis Club Members
The Indianapolis Commercial Club quarters, rebuilt and rearranged, open to members Monday October 24. Committee rooms and secretary’s office on the sixth floor, cafe on the seventh from 11 30 to 2, ladies reception room on the eighth, new elevators and minor improvements complete the headquarters. Winfield Miller, president, has mailed opening notices to all members.
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Indianapolis Commercial Club
Winfield Miller
Man Fires Revolver on Railroad Tracks in Night Ruckus
Sidney Jackson, a Black man at 1321 Harland Street, fired a .45 revolver into the air near Belt railroad and Prospect Street while under liquor. A responding bicycle squad halted near the scene. the crowd dispersed as authorities arrived but did not need to arrest anyone.
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Belt Railroad
Prospect Street
Norwood
Sidney Jackson
Harland Streeet
Amsden
Hyland
Educator Robert Nix Dies After Illness at 56
Robert Nix head of Indianapolis German department for sixteen years died at his Woodruff Place home after heart trouble and a relapse. He served on the North American Gymnastic Union executive board and led Indiana district. born Cleveland 1854, educated in Minnesota and Germany. survived by widow and three children Armin Irma Else. Funeral set for Wednesday.
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Robert Nix
Indianapolis
Nix
Hast Drive
Woodruff Place
North American Gymnastic Union
Indiana
Normal College
American Philosophical Society
Sozialerturnverein
Maennerchor
Mr. Nix
Cleveland
New Ulm
Minn
University of Minnesota
Berlins
Leipsic
Armin
Irma
Else
Police uncover alcohol stash at St. James Hotel
In an upstairs room at the St. James hotel 25 Virginia avenue police seized over 500 bottles of beer three gallons of whisky and other liquors. A woman and two men drinking in another room were detained as witnesses. Proprietor Charles Sheperkoter and bartender Nick Bender were arrested by Sergi. Cox and Bicyclemen Schlangan and Glenn assisted.
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St. James
Virginia Avenue
Charles Sheperkoter
Nick Bender
Sergi
Cox
Schlangan
Glenn
Roosevelt Opponent Attacked at Indiana Democratic Rally
Large crowd greets Col Theodore Roosevelt’s name as Parker and Kern address Tomlinson Hall. Parker urges cross party cooperation while attacking Roosevelt and tariff policy. Taggart and Brown lead a spirited procession with cannons and banners amid a packed downtown parade.
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Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Allon B. Parker
Tomlinson Hall
Roosevelt
New York
Wall Street
Beveridge
Judge Parker
Col. Roosevelt
John W. Kern
Kern
Tom Taggart
Shively
Senate
Parker
Taggart
Denison
Indiana Democratic Club
Tenth Ward
Fifth Ward
First Ward
Thirteenth Ward
Independent Insurgent Club
North West Street
Prediction of Democratic Victory Cited in Kern Remarks
In remarks attributed to Kern he predicts the coming election will end in a complete Democratic victory. The quote suggests a strong party advantage and partisan expectations ahead of polling.
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Kern
Narrow Escape From Drowning At White River
J. F. McNamara of 1818 Central avenue fell from a boat landing in White river three miles north of Broad Ripple Sunday afternoon. George DeHaven of Dehaven wallpaper company pulled him from the water and revived him after a period of unconsciousness.
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J. F. McNamara
Central Avenue
White River
Broad Ripple
George DeHaven
Dehaven Wall Paper Company
McNamara
Robbed of Shoes and Cash After Attack
John O'Donnell aged 24 of 31 North Jefferson avenue was held up and beaten Sunday night by two men at Keystone avenue and the Belt railroad. He said his shoes and $1.50 in cash were taken after the assault and he showed a badly battered head to Bicyclemen Radamacher and Simon.
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John O'Donnell
North
Jefferson Avenue
Radamacher
Simon
O’donnell
Keystone Avenue
Belt Railroad
Paregoric Tragic Threat To Babies In Indianapolis
State inspector Berthold W. Cohn warns Indianapolis mothers rely on paregoric as a safe cure all for babies and colic. He notes the bottle shows opium as main ingredient, misbranding by druggists is common, and even tiny doses can start a drug habit or kill a weak infant.
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Berthold W. Cohn
Laborers To Be Taught In Night Classes Plan
The St. Paul builders' exchange and the St. Paul institute announce night classes in a building provided by the exchange. Instructors from the institute will teach architectural drawing sheet metal work joinery cabinet making and electricity for laboring men starting October 17 in St. Paul Minnesota.
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Stitute
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Marshal
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Indiana Paper Company
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Albert Seaton
A. A. Wilkinson
Louis G. Buddenbaum
Thomas R. Lewis
Lafayette
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Greer-Wilkinson Lumber Company
Indiana Cooperage Company
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Interior Hardwood Company
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Maas-Niemeyer Lumber Company
Taige Mahogany Company
Johnson-Smith Excelsior Company
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Fred Garstang
Martin L. Gould
Greenfield
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Mr. Taggart
Syracuse
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Africa
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State Health Board
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Indianapolia
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