Adam Passed Over in City Boss Pick Logic
The article notes Charlie Adam waited outside the controller’s office for a deputy post but was passed over in favor of Dave A. Macbeth who is single and well known in Indianapolis. Other items cover removals from the sanitary force, city engineer appointments, and multiple minor court and crime notes.
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Maud
Charlie Adam
Johnson
Persimmon Pole
Tne
Dave A. Macbeth
Indianapolis
Ife
American Surety Company
Adam
Pat O’meara
L.E. & W. Railroad
Society Heiress Sues Father Over Estate Accounting
Marie J. Plumb sues her father Jas. Neal Plumb for an accounting of her estate. The 10 year old heiress, a social figure, accuses him of guardianship misuse, claiming large expenses for theater tickets of 1700 in three years, wines, cocktails, actress pictures, and a one day London Jubilee parade setup.
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Hier
New York
Marie J. Plumb
Jas. Neal Plumb
Plumb
Adonis
London
McClure
Mapleton seeks full free mail service after annexation
Postmaster Sahm reports Mapleton now receives one mail delivery daily and cites subpar service compared with water-tank towns. He says more carriers are needed to improve conditions. Residents previously opposed extending free delivery to North Indianapolis after annexation.
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Mapleton
Sahm
Indianapolis
Washington
Vanderbilt Marlborough wedding invitations issued
Invitations have been issued for the Vanderbilt Marlborough wedding on November 6 at Thomas' church in New York. Fifty police will be on duty to prevent crowd disruption seen at the Martin Cravin wedding as a mob of women seized flowers and decorations. The duke refuses to pay duty on European presents and will have them sent back to Blenheim Castle. One gift is from Queen Victoria.
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New York
Vanderbilt- Marlborough
Thomas’ Church
Martin Cravin
Europe
Blenheim Castle
Qne
Queen Victoria
Panhandle yard engine wreck injures fireman at Bell Road
W. P. Bingham of 17 McNimare suffered a broken collar bone and head bruises when a cut-off of cars struck his stationary Panhandle engine near Bell Road Tuesday at 1 o clock. He was removed to Vincent's hospital and expected to recover.
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W.P. Bingham
McNimare
Vincent’s Hospital
Compromised Claim Settlements In Estate Report
The final report of Guilford A. Deitch executor of Joseph Deitch estate shows the claim of Stickler-Stokes compromised for 6700.92 paid to St. Ju0.92 and Clarence Deitch's claim of 800 compromised for 100. The mausoleum project financed with 20000 set aside cannot be completed before fall.
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Strickler-Stokes
Guilford A. Deitch
Joseph Deitch
Stickler-Stokes
Sheen
Clarence Deitch
Elaine
CRAZY BROWNE DENIES DEATH REPORTS AND THREATENED BONDS
A letter from Carl Browne saying he is alive in Cullen Virginia denies rumors of his death. He threatens action if Cleveland issues more bonds and mentions taking leadership to Washington to confront the Capitol. Local rider updates include a Chicago to Washington motorcar race with international entrants and a 35,000 dollar damage suit against Citizens' street railway involving a boy who lost his leg. Grand Masters assemble for a statewide meeting with Gov hopefuls Nye Shanklin Zollars Shively among attendees. Jack Dempsey lies ill in Portland with consumption nearing death.
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Massinton
Carl Browne
Ile
Cullen
Cleveland
Washington
Capitol
Clarence Udell
Citizens’ Street Railway Company
Armstrong’ S Park
Grand Arch Masons
Mortimer Nye
Laporte
Mason J. Niblack
Nye
Gil. Shanklin
Allen Zollars
Shively
Confessed Murder Details Enos Larkins and Wife In Michigan Case
Torino dispatch reports Mr. and Mrs. Enos Larkins confess to murdering Mrs. Jane Merrill near Monroe Michigan on June 29. They describe digging a grave and cremating the body, with bones hidden in a three gallon crack to hasten disposal, influenced by envy over the victim’s possessions.
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Torino
Enos Tarkins
Jane Merrill
Monroe
Mich
Larkins
J Deworn Jock
Michigan
Asi Calise
Back to the Stage She Will Go at Higher Salary
The actress wife of Lord Sholto Douglass resumes her career after marriage. Once shunned by her husband’s circle, she returns with a higher fee and plans to perform publicly from a private box, continuing her stage work despite family tensions.
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Ban Francisco
Shelto Douglass
Lord Sholto
Shane
Ises
Congo tale of Captain Lothaire and a deadly sword wound
Thos Bradley, recent Congo Tree state worker, returns from West Africa with a letter from Maker the white trader's brother. He claims Captain Lothaire of the Belgian ive hanged Maker after a brief court martial and that the captain, jealous of Stokes, ordered an American overseer bound to a tree and slashed him with a sword, wounding and killing him two days later.
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Lonxpos
Thos, Bradley
Congo Tree
West Africa
Lothaire
Manus
Bishop Vaylor
Stanley Pool
Stokes
Bradley
Cursing Follows Fight Collapse Between Brady Minart and Fitzsimmons
Hot Springs reports ongoing vitriol as prize fight plans collapsed. Brady and Minart denounce Fitzsimmons with harsh terms while Jwing claims the Florida Athletic Club canceled the bout over a refused postponement. He says an isolated private match for $10,000 was offered to Fitzsimmons and Corbett.
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Hot Springs
Brady
Minart
Athletic Club
Fitzsimmons
Yellow Dog
Jwing
Florida Athletic Club
Corbett
Presidential Special Skips Atlanta as Crowd Gathers
Greensboro NC October 22 The presidential special passed through en route to Atlanta before 7 am. A large crowd gathered but the president was not visible.
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Presidentia
Roward
Ex-Governor Oliver Ames Dies at 64 in Massachusetts
Oliver Ames, former governor of Massachusetts, died Tuesday morning after a long illness. He was 64. The obituary notes heart disease as the final cause. Weather forecast for Indianapolis area predicts much colder conditions with fair weather through Tuesday night and Wednesday.
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Ames
Norta Eastox
Mass
Oliver Ames
Indianapolis
Sherman Denies Censuring Garfield in New Book
Gen Sherman rejects Chicago review claims that his new Chicago book criticizes Garfield. He says no such criticism exists and stresses he would not discuss Garfield again. Sherman endorses McKinley for the Republican nomination, cites age and fitness as factors, opposes Morton's candidacy as too old.
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Sherman
Chicago
Garfield
McKinley
Morton
Fire devastates Parner business district in Wis
Parner Wisconsin October 22 The entire business section of the town except one store was burned The loss is fully 200 000 dollars Fire officials and residents fought the blaze through the day with extensive damage to shops and local commerce
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Parner, Wis
Local notices and court cases in Indianapolis area
A mixed batch of briefs reports accidents, civil actions, and public notices from Indianapolis. Items include Noah Wright injured by a tramcar. Jacob Schoenman’s assets toward creditors. Kealing & Hue defending Alonzo Rooker on alleged mental incapacity. upcoming trial next month. gas company officials touring fields. prices discussed by window class manufacturers from Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Julian Schroth sues for support from Henry, a Bryce's baker. state printing contract pending. Indiana Guardsman issued. Gov. Matthews Cuba speech progress. various injuries from quarry rope incident. births and deaths. multiple marriage licenses listed.
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Noah Wright
Dietrich
Indianapolis Gas Company
Indiana
Qlig
Pennsylvania
Julian Schroth
Henry
Bryce’s
Peter Bevee
Auditor Daily
Printing Board
Mary Francis
Mason
Citizens’ Company
Ife
Indiana Guardsman
Indiana National Guard
Thram
Castor
Gov. Matthews
Atlanta
Cuba
Squire Culbertson
Romana Politic Stone Company
Owen County
Birrus
Geo
Julia Williams
Chas
Bits
Engelking
James
Grace McCain
Hisiek
Fannie Wippstein
Casper
Bena Fries
C. Perry
Mrs. Caylor
Robert
Ollie Mackey
Deatus
Mary C. Mower
Martin Lindeman
Christine Cook
Katherine Brinkman
Lily Beermann
Amiela Basser
Joseph Moore Bowles
Janet Payne
Fred P. Verron
Emma Todd
Frank M. Clark
Florence Wert
Allison Skinner
Lottie Temaus
Edward Dryden
Ivate Collins
John F. Lopez
Rosa B. B. Thomas
John McCaffrey
Maggie O’neil
Anthony Brandstetter
Kate Schrotz
Chas. F. Lurber
Addieve Siegmund
Harry T. Graham
Daisy
Arnold
Leaky Cisterns Cleaned and Cemented at Low Price
Humble advert mentions cistern cleaning and cementing services offered at $1.50 with pumps available for sale. The notice cites Jno M Lilly and references hardwood mantels and grates in Indiana.
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Jno
M. Lilly
Henry Is a Black Horse in State Politics
Congressman Henry, visiting on private business, says it is too early to discuss state politics and denies plans for a gubernatorial bid. He predicts Maj. Doxey will win county support early, with Henry gaining backing later from neighboring counties. Henry plans to return to Washington around November 10. He says the main issue in Congress will be providing the government with revenues amid a split legislature and a Democratic president.
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Henry
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Calamity at New Oncrans Ferry injures and drowns feared
Report from New Oncrans on Monday after a new ferry house opened. An iron bridge shift caused a section to part near the middle sending about 20 injured and three presumed drowned with three missing under the shallow river bend.
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Oncrans
Fery Line
Beauty culturist Hema cleared in Thornton suit
Miss S Kate Thornton pursued a case that accused Hema a beauty culturist of improprieties over funds and a Detroit sale. Judge Mc Master dismissed the suit on motion of the plaintiff and she must pay costs. The defendant claimed the beauty treatment harmed Miss Thornton causing sores.
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Kate Thornton
Hema
Judece McMaster
Plaatii
Miss Thornton
Mane
Detroit
Funeral Procession Bespeaks Public Mourning At Arc de Triomphe
The funeral of Mackay resembled a public figure’s ceremony with the entire mansion front draped and traffic halted along avenues near the Arc de Triomphe. A white coffin and hearse, silver mounted, were drawn by six horses, and five four horse cars bore the final tributes as scores of mourning carriages followed.
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Faris
Get
Mackay
Thesdas
Trafic
Arc de Triomphe
Desperate Outlaw Andy Jackson in Pursuit After Murders
A large posse tracked Andy Jackson, the negro desperado who shot Maj. Campbell on Monday night. The article notes Jackson’s sixth murder, including a white miner last winter, and his escape by shooting an officer. authorities say he is now in the mountains.
Driving Wells 40c Per Foot Advertisement
A historical ad notes driven wells priced at 40 cents per foot at 153 Indianu Avenue with telephone contact 179. The snippet provides a business listing density focusing on well-digging services.
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Indianu Ave
Mystery man W. S. Grego found near North Indianapolis
An unidentified well dressed man about 43 was found unconscious at a road near North Indianapolis and died at City hospital after a night in a stupor. Evidence suggested agony from convulsions with no marks of violence. pockets held a card for Mt Jackson bicycle club and a notebook identifying him as Wm 8 Greee of Hunghville. The man, a Germinist resident with wife and daughter, may have fallen from a buggy after a Monday ride. autopsy planned at Whitsett's.
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Indianapolis
W. Krellen
Mt. Jackson
Caster
Hunghville
Ifia
P. Jewel
Germiniast
Ife
Grege
Bright
Whitsett’s
Gregg
Haughville
Appellant Presses Challenge to Apportionment Act
The Sullivan county appeal to the supreme court seeks to strike down the 1891 apportionment act as unconstitutional and to enforce the 1893 act. It argues that after the 1891 ruling the legislature had no power to apportion until a new constitutional period began, making the 1805 act void.
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Supreme Court
Sullivan County
CWO Dead Bodies Identified as the Same Man
New York police investigate a puzzling case after Earnest Robbins disappears during illness. A body found at Kings Bridge is identified as Robbins, while Hoboken police report a suicide at the Atlantic Boat Club house. Both victims share clothing and revolvers, offering no clue to the Kings Bridge body.
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New York
Earnest Robbins
Kings Bridge
Robbins
Hoboken
Atllantic Boat Club
Despondent Mother Slashes Throat Over Starvation
In Buookurn on Tuesday Mary Callahan of five children cut her throat with a razor. Her husband is unemployed for six months and the family had no food. She died from the injuries.
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Buookurn
Mary Callahan
Boy 11Suing Over 15000 Damages From Street Railway
A suit for 15000 dollars was filed against Citizens street railway company. Plaintiff Allen F. E. Hill, 11, alleges his wagon stalled on July 26 at a tracks raised above grade when a motor car struck it. He claims permanent injuries to head abdomen and chest.
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Citizens’ Street Railway Company
Allen FE. Hill
Michigan Ston Davidson
Young Hill
Novelty Grates and Gaslegs at Low Prices
Jno. M. Lilly and Wm. L. Elder advertise folding beds at all prices and stoves connected anywhere in the city for 80 cents. Contact Frank Butts at Tel 1791.
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Jno. M. Lilly
Wm. L. Elder
Frank Butts
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