Tragic Collinsville Wreck Kills Seven on Through Train
Five men from Indiana and two oilers die when Pennsylvania through passenger No 18 traveling 65 mph crashes head on with a freight train left on the siding at Collinsville Illinois. Freight crew blamed for leaving switch open. many injured, fire blocks rescue efforts as relief trains respond from Richmond Indiana and Hamilton Ohio.
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Colinsvile
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Cincinnati
E. G. Webb
Richmond
Ind
Bert E. Hatfield
Greenfork
C. C. Raines
Kokomo
Louis Marshall
Snn
Elmer Brown
Logansport
Co. A. Johnson
Eaton
J. W. Hartgrove
Philip Ramsey
F. A. Robinson
Streight
Fred E. Graf
D. H. Miller
New York
Samuel Friedman
W. E. Henry
Martin Julian
Terre Haute
Mark Twitchell
Cleveland
Charles A. Johnson
Oscar O. Raines
Bert H. Hatfield
J. W. Keaner
Express
G. T. Schreber
Collinaville
Hamilton
O. Logansport
Elmer O. Brown
Collinsville
Brown
Panhandle
Oscar O. Rains
Masonic Lodge
Anderson
Roland C. Webb
Morton Street
L. C. Hood
Wright Makes Five Flights At College Park
Wilbur Wright completed five flights in his aeroplane at College Park Maryland. On four trips he carried an officer as a passenger, demonstrating continued experimental endurance and piloting skill in the early aviation effort.
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Wright
College Park
Wilbur Wright
Four Arrested In Farmington Factory Dispute
C M Krouse of C M Krouse company and D M Parry of Parry Automobile clash over the old Standard Wheel works on Standard Avenue and the Belt railroad. Krouse and three men posted bond after being arrested for malicious trespass. Parry also moved machinery and installed a new floor with night crews.
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C. M. Krouse
C. M. Krouse Company
D. M. Parry
Parry Automobile Company
Standard Wheel Works
Standard Avenue
Belt Railroad
Krouse
Harry M. Holmes
Parry
Squire Holmes
Krause
Campaign Speech Duel Shapes Indianapolis Mayoral Race
The final campaign week features Democratic and Republican speakers, with Fre mont Alford and Samuel Lewis Shank trading attacks. Gauss backs open city books and bonds denial while Taggart aids him. Independent Cook and Prohibitionists surge as betting odds tilt toward Shank. race activity intensifies ahead of the November election.
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John W. Holtaman
Gauss
Thomas Taggart
Holtzman
Gause
Democratic Organization
Fremont Alford
Henry Warrum
Alford
Samuel Lewis Shank
Charles A. Bookwalter
Ite
W. W. Spencer
Indianapolis
Spencer
Ganas
Ganss
United States
Booker T. Washington
Whitehouse
Mr. Gauss
Mr. Shank
Mr. Alford
Carl Fisher Weds Miss Jane Watts
Carl G. Fisher, 3% years old, prominent automobile dealer and manufacturer, secured a marriage license on Saturday morning and planned to depart by train at 11 for a trip east. He heads Indianapolis speedway and is a noted balloonist with several aerial voyages.
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Carl G. Fisher
Jane Watts
Fisher
Indianapolis Speedway
Sewer Case To Take New Turn In Court
Judge Carter sustains the demurrer by the Indianapolis Board of Public Works in the Pleasant Run sewer case and dismisses the suit. Plaintiffs had sought to stop sewer assessments claiming improper construction. Court indicates the action should have been an injunction and will likely be filed next week.
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Indianapolis
Schlatter Not Dead In Battle Creek Pastor Healer Recluse
Francis Schlatter, famed divine healer, has lived quietly in Battle Creek for five months with his wife. He revealed himself only after Dr Charles McClain, who had pretended to be Schlatter, died in Hastings Nebraska.
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Schlatter
Battle Creek
Mich
Francis Schlatter
Taxpayers urged to pay tax installments by deadline
Taxpayers face penalty if the fair installment of taxes is not paid by November 1. The county treasurer's office expects a rush next week as the final deadline approaches and delinquency soon follows for those who fail to pay.
Bennett Convicted in Felony House Entry Case
Elza Bennett was found guilty in criminal court Saturday of entering the house of Thomas Miller to commit a felony. He was sentenced to the Indiana reformatory for a term of from two to 14 years.
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Bennett
Elza Bennett
Thomas Miller
Indiana Reformatory
Police Hunt Husband of Slain New York Woman
New York news reports a murder near Islip of Anna Luther Mueller. Police pursue her husband Otto Mueller worldwide amid claims she carried 1500 marks in gold, believed slain for the money. Coroner Savage notes a witness aiding movements of the slain woman prior to death.
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New York
Anna Luther Mueller
Islip
Savage
Suffolk County
Mueller
Sen
Hamburg
Colorado
Herman Luther
Waldo
Saxony
Trinidad
United States
Germany
Gottlieb Schweikert
Newark
Ikert
Tyre
Earthquake Shocks Reported Across Midwest and Illinois
Earthquake tremors were felt in Pauganshel, Paducah, Cairo and Cape Girardeau between October 23 and 25. Residents reported shaking at 1:05 to 1:08 a.m. in multiple towns, with tables rattling and panic in some areas. No damageward reports yet, though Cape Girardeau noted the strongest tremor in years.
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Paducah
Cairo
Ill
ST. Louis
Cape Girardeau
Shaiken
Cape Girardeau ix
Spain Near Break With Vatican Over Concordat Denunciation
Madrid reports Spain on the verge of an open rupture with the Vatican as a new radical cabinet led by Senor Morez Prendergast pushes anti clerical policies. Foreign Minister Senor J Perez Cabellero plans to denounce the Concordat and is en route from Rome. King Alfonso drives unfettered through Madrid amid guarded cheers, aiming to restore popular support. Statements of duel challenges involving Senor de La Cierva draw attention amid internal ministerial crisis.
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Madrid
Spain
Vatican
Senor Morez Prendergast
Senor
J. Perez Cabellero
Rome
Ferrer Case
Alfonso
Queen Victoria
Ortega
Soriano
Senor de la
Trial of Ball Cse Trial of Ball Cse
Attorney Ferdinand Winter opened the argument before Judge Pritchard in criminal court for Charles Carr manager of the Indianapolis base ball club seeking a new trial. Winter alleged improper jury instructions and misstatements about the Sunday law while noting historic exceptions and class distinctions in Sunday use. C W Smith for the state followed him.
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Ferdinand Winter
Pritchard
Charles Carr
Indianapolis
Carr
Winter
Wr. Winter
C. W. Smith
Daughter Seized From Mother As 16-Year-Old Taken to Relatives
Mrs Bessie Bayne Avant pleads for her daughter Marguerite as the 16-year-old is taken by her uncle A T Bayne a Minneapolis businessman. Mrs Avant faces charges of passing three worthless checks and faces possible trials in Chicago after a local ordinance violation. The girl has lived under care of Reverend Sargeant at St David's Church and at the YWCA.
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Bessie Bayne Avant
Marguerite
A. T. Bayne
Minneapolis
Chicago
Sargeant
St. David's Liniscopal Church
Young Women's Christian Association
Angel Bibland Sentenced After Police Court Plea
Flossie Bell a 15 year old testified that Alex Koss a Greek laborer followed her from Massachusetts Avenue and Vermont streets Thursday night forcing refuge in a drug store at Blos Avenue and Rural streets She telephoned home at 2030 Dearborn Street Paul Aiken visiting the house came to her aid and ran Koss away In the scuffle Koss coat dropped a pay envelope from Kingans revealing his identity He was fined 510 and costs and sent to the workhouse for ten days.
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Flossie Bell
Alex Koss
Massachusetts Avenue
Vermont
Blos Avenue
Dearborn Street
Paul Aiken
Koss
Kingan
Ross
No Merger Rumors Over Bell and Independents In Ohio
Reports from Toledo and Cleveland about a Bell Independent merger are denied by Brailey allies who claim a holding company plan. Courts voided 99 year exclusive contracts and locals seek connections with central exchanges, widening public concern about future franchise losses.
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Bell Telephone Company
Ohio
Indiana
Toledo
Cleveland
Brailey
Bell Company
Brailey Companies
Independents
Bell
Wife Sentenced After Domestic Shooting Incident
In police court on a Saturday, Ollie Hiatt was fined $1 and costs and given a nine day sentence in the Womens' prison for shooting at her husband William Hiatt on Oct 14 and chasing him down the street with a revolver at 3 N Liberty Street. The sentence was suspended and the husband’s assault charge was dismissed.
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William Hiatt
Ollie
Star receivership testimony moved to Chicago hearing
The Star receivership hearing before Master-in-Chancery Daniels will be moved to Chicago on Monday for the convenience of several witnesses. Testimony will be heard late in the afternoon and probably Tuesday, then resume in Indianapolis after proceedings in Chicago.
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Star
Daniels
Chicago
Indianapolis
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