Leap favored as councilman-at-large in power struggle
A heated mayoral office powwow Thursday over Megrew’s successor pitted administration ally John L. Marsee against Albert Leap backed by the Indianapolis gas company. Leap appeared to command enough votes. a Wheel er compromise failed as Leap supporters prepared for a party caucus. The dispute signals fading factional unity among Republicans.
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Megrew
Ed Logsdon
Negley
John L. Marsee
Albert Leap
Indianapolis Gas Company
Leap
Wheeler
Stout’s liquor case ends in not guilty verdict
Police court jury of ten minutes finds Wes Stout not guilty of Sunday liquor selling. Foreman Paul Krauss and eleven jurors clear the bar keeper amid a saloon loyal audience. defense argued it was a technicality, while temperance reformers faced bias in jury selection.
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Wes Stout
Civic Alliance
Paul Krauss
Charles Lefler
Wm. G. Cook
W. H. Walton
Charles Nichols
James J. McCann
A. H. Darling
Louis Meyer
Leonard Quill
Herbert S. Riley
J. F. Matson
James Thornburg
Thomas P. Kaiser
George Chamber
Lain
Benjamin F. Clark
Stout
Henry Spaan
Clifford
Browder
Moffett
Senator Matson
Schwab
Court inquiry closes with Schley vindication in view
Admiral Schley faced 11 hours of cross examination by Captain Lemly in Washington as the inquiry weighed his actions from Hampton Roads to the May 31 reconnaissance. Witnesses, including Capt. Corden, described the battle environment and signals as the court weighs retrograde movement and possible errors against the decisive July 3 victory. The panel is expected to view the outcome as a vindication despite some disputed points.
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Caph Lemly
Admiral Schley
Hebesgen
Hampton Roads
Schley-Hodgson
Schley
Lemly
Brooklyn
Cook
Loop
Cienfuegos
Santiago
Admiral Ramsay
Cienfuegus
E. S. Corden
Rayner
Southern Methodists split on union talks in Norfolk
In Norfolk on October 31 the proposed union of the northern and southern Methodist Church faces mixed reaction. Local southern Methodists oppose a merger at this time, while Cincinnati bishops continue consideration of the plan. The fragment mentions auto storage and repair services as stray text.
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M. E
Cincinnati
Found Her in Muncie
Wm. Littlefield, who came from Richmond to find his bride in Muncie, located her Wednesday evening in front of a hotel. She agreed to go to his Dakota farm but spent only 10 of the 41 dollars given. She left Richmond due to a dispute with her mother over a racket.
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Muncie
Ind
Wm. Littlefield
Richmond
Dakota
A Few Bargains From Mitually Jeweler at Monument Place
A jeweler at Monument Place advertises several diamonds for sale this week. Prospective buyers are invited to call and examine the pieces.
Libel Battle Over War Correspondents Criticizes Alger
Ex Secretary of War Alger faces libel accusations from Richard Harding Davis and Caspar Whitney over claims of cowardice by newspaper men in Cuba. Davis asserts witnesses and photos prove bravery and threatens to sue Harpers for publishing the disputed passage from Alger's The Spanish American War.
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Davis
The
Harpers
War Alger
Gen. Alger
Gen. Young
Col. Wood
Las Guasimas
Young
Caspar Whitney
Lawton
Gen. Wheeler
Col. Roosevelt
Alger
Edward Marshall
New York Journal
Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Col. Woods
Messrs. Davis
Marshall
Mr. Davis
GA R Committees Aimed to Mark Crown Hill Graves
A George H. Thomas post G A R committee found zero unmarked graves at Crown Hill Cemetery. The post will consult relatives of departed soldiers and, if desired, request government supplied headstones. Relatives with unmarked graves are urged to contact GA R headquarters in the state house for gravestones.
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Crown Hill
George H. Thomas Post
Crown Hill Cemetery
State House
Civic Alliance Remonstrance Delays License Hearing
Charles Schafer disputes a plan to call 1749 remonstrators before the commissioners for Blake’s license hearing. Witness fees were rumored at 1.25 each and the losing side may pay. One signer sought removal after learning all remonstrators would be summoned. The Nicholson law grants remonstrance rights with sufficient names. Hearings expected mid November.
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Charles
Schafer
Blake St
Civic Alliance
Federal judge contest heats up with visitors to Beveridge
The Senate office scene grows tense as Judge Alexander J. Monks of the supreme court and contender Ovid B. Jameson visit Senator Beveridge on Thursday. Jameson drops by to introduce Charles B. Judah of Vincennes, followed by J. W. Emison. Rumors of simultaneous visits fade. R. O. Hawkins, another candidate, called on Beveridge Wednesday.
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Charles B. Judah
Vincennes
J. W. Emison
Judah
Judge Monks
Monks
R. O. Hawkins
Senator Beveridge
Big Horse Sale at Union Stock Yards Draws Bidders
The Union Stock Yards hosted a sale where high stepping horses attracted keen bidders led by Geo. Bane and M. L. Hare. Grasslands farm touted Greystone with a 2 10 claim and a $300 value, while buyers eyed horses largely selling from 200 up. The auction continued into Friday with Grasslands boasting a record of top trotting performers.
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Union Stock Yards
M. L. Hare
Grasslands Farm
Greystone
Frank
Hare
Pretty Windows Display Glove and Baby Goods Inspire Purchases
A New York store showcases an elaborate display from H. P. Wasson & Co featuring gloves in all lengths and colors set against Parisian background. The window also highlights baby items including sheep skin rugs embroidered shawls crocheted sacques and sweet baby shoes and nighties designed to tempt shoppers.
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H. P. Wasson & Co
Paris
New York
Sidell shooter Sconce wins Grand Hotel Cup
Sidell Indiana shooter Harvey Sconce won the Limited gun club Grand hotel cup finishing the annual shoot on Thursday. He hit all 25 targets Wednesday and missed one Thursday for a score of 49. The cup had been held by E H Tripp, club president and member of the American trap shooters visiting England last spring, who scored 44 of 50. The shoot closed Thursday.
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Harvey Sconce
Sidell
E. H. Tripp
England
Tripp
Best photos Bennett's 3 E Wash For Rent Rooms
Read The Sun's For Rent Rooms column listing room offerings at Bennett's on 3 East Washington Street. Contact numbers 880 and 128-125 EB Ohio Street.
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Bennett's
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Bank Robbery in Matlock Nets $2000 In Heist
In Matlock Georgia six robbers smashed the safe at the Bank of Matlock and escaped with $2000 in cash. An elderly man in a nearby building was awakened. one robber pressed a rifle to him and ordered him to lie still or face harm.
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Bank of
Weather Outlook for Indianapolis and Vicinity
Forecast for the 36 hours ending 8 p m November 1 calls for increasing cloudiness with likely showers Thursday night and Friday. Warmer daytime highs around 71 to 72 degrees with 56 at 7 am. Showers expected across Indiana and neighboring states with southerly winds turning northwest.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Indianapolis Mayor Denounces Gambling After Pool Hall Bust
The new Indianapolis mayor, Bookwalter, vows there is no gambling. Sun reporters observe a large Thursday craps game at Sam Murburger's Manhattan pool hall on Dekaware near Ohio, with about a dozen players and a heaviest plunger betting seven dollars on a single dice throw.
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Dekaware St
Ohio
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Nesto
Murburger
Jap Clemens
Sem Murburger
Indianapolis
Judge Stubbs Attacks State Reform School
Judge Stubbs denounces reform school for juvenile thieves in a case involving two 11 year olds, Harry Krug and Marvin Montgomery. He questions the policy and suggests flogging as a deterrent. Detective Dugan witnesses the punishment. The stance reflects broader judicial debate on juvenile detention and home life.
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Reform School
Nps
Stubbs
Mvuthers
Harry Krug
Marvin Montgomery
Dugan
Alford
Criminal Court
New City Officials Take Office As Term Ends
Myron S. P. Stoddard becomes chief of the assessment bureau with a Friday morning start. Myron King departs after his term, likely lingering at the courthouse basement out of habit. Dr. A Carter and Louis French begin as clerk and assistant clerk of the Board of Health, posting duties Thursday for Friday handover.
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S. P. Stoddard
Assessment Bureau
Myron King
A. Carter
Board of Health
Louis French
Burke and Traeger Indicted in Malfeasance Case
Chicago on October 31 reports ex oil inspector and Cook County political boss Robert S. Burke and former chief deputy Max Traeger were indicted for malfeasance in office. Burke faced an embezzlement charge of $25,000 in fees earlier, but the indictment was quashed by a habeas corpus decision.
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Chicago
Robert S. Burke
Cook County
Max Traeger
Burke
Interurban Contract Nears Final Approval
The interurban contract should be ready for the Board of Works by Friday or Monday morning at the latest to go to the council Monday night. The city attorney and interurban road counsel were busy Thursday aligning the contract to reflect the conference agreement reached with the roads representatives.
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Board of Works
Council
Assstant
Roads
Grave Robbery Rumor Stirs City but Police Dismisses Claim
Police say a grave robbery report at a Catholic cemetery Monday night lacks corroboration. A Kentucky avenue man boasted of the act and selling the body to a medical college for 25 dollars, but officers doubt any college would purchase a body from a stranger and dispute the tale.
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Hursday
Kentucky Ave
Medical College
Methodist bishops open session in Cincinnati reports heard
The Methodist bishops met in Cincinnati Ohio on October 31 and began hearings from multiple committees. Dr W P Parr presiding elder of Kokomo district Indiana conference is named as a candidate for a secretaryship of the church extension society alongside Drs J M King and Edward Thompson.
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Cincinnati
Methodist Bishops
W. P. Parr
Kokomo District
Indiana
Church Extension Society
J. M. King
Edward.Thompson
Sun Branch at Ferger's Occidental Drugstore
A branch office of The Sun is located at Ferger's Occidental Drug Store on the southeast corner of Washington and Illinois Ito. Liners may be left at any time day or night.
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the Sun
Ferger’s Occidental Drug Store
Washington and
Illinois Ito
New pianoz 16 and up Wulediners Feed your horse Janen
Readers see a fragmentary notice about a piano related item and a horse feed reference. Details are unclear and not fully legible. The text appears as a brief classified style snippet with disconnected words and missing context.
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