Progress Over Complaint: Booker Washington Delivers Address
Doctor Booker T. Washington spoke to about 6,000 at Tomlinson Hall on a Wednesday night. The audience was largely white. Washington urged persistence and self-reliance, stressing education, industry, and community contribution as the path to advancement for Black citizens, while warning against corruption and vote selling.
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Despondent woman attempts suicide at Union Station
Mrs Jobe Prtiz of Wayton Ohio, fearing estrangement in a strange city, tried to kill herself at Union Station Wednesday night after her train stood. A note said she had no money to return home and she had failed to catch a traction car. Poison caused mouth burns. she regained consciousness at City Hospital. Husband Mr Pritz will arrive Thursday to care for her. Also note: John D May to establish bank. Mirror reports Rockefeller to establish new London bank with capacity of a million pounds sterling.
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Sweetheart Confesses In Jail Escape Plot
Josephine Williams confessed on Wednesday to aiding Carl Askex and three others in an escape from Franklin jail. She supplied saws used to remove oars and implicated Frank Oakes and his wife as complicity targets. Frank was arrested for alleged involvement while Mrs. Oakes cared for a sick spouse. A separate note covers Mrs. Louie Schneiderman delaying medical aid for weeks, then improving after treatment.
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North Indianapolis Seeks Fair Share of New Street Lights
Residents of North Indianapolis say 183 new electric lights citywide left the suburb with only two. Two main streets lack lighting, and residents urge more council support as the area remains well built and prosperous. The issue highlights perceived inequities in the lighting distribution and local representation.
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Married couple stage prank ends in wedding chaos
Edward Seamon and Stella Mack wed on the QT after a bungled elopement from Indianapolis to Chicago. The couple returned to a noisy crowd at W Michigan Street, where old shoes and tin pans marked the scene of a bridal spectacle. Neighbors reportedly warned the crowd to disperse as the festivities became a daylight marvel.
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Moolserdom
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Forkner Elected President of the Elks in Anderson
Mayor John L. Forkner was elected state president of the Elks. Prominent members met at Forkner’s home and approved incorporating the state lodge under the B. F. C. E. association to improve the order and reorganize the grand lodge. A three man committee was named to attend the incorporation. The business session adopted a resolution regarding Huffalo clubs. Indianapolis Edge won $3 for best appearance, Munetegul 20 points, and Alexandria 8% for high member turnout in line.
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Eight Cents a Day Demand Sparks Divorce Suit
Mary Elizabeth Crowmell accuses husband Milton Crowmell of abuse and of allowing her only eight cents daily to feed, clothe, and care for their infant child, himself and his brother. She recounts threats with a hatchet and notes his weekly income was $1, deeming it insufficient for a housewife. The missive references a Texas editor and Albany News rhetoric.
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Sister Bitten By Viper In Evansville Convent Yard
Clementia of the Clares convent was bitten by a spreading viper in a city yard. She was rushed to the hospital where a physician cauterised the wound. For a time her condition was serious though doctors hope for recovery.
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Double Header Set For State Colored Championship Series
A double header is scheduled at the city arena next Sunday to decide the colored state championship. The Champagne Velvet and the A B C clash in the third and final game, each having won one. The Indianapolis Grays face the champions in the second contest. First pitch at 2 p.m. Ed Fender, formerly Greerfield’s ace southpaw, will start the Grays first game.
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Poetry for chicago schools embraces verse rich reading
Chicago educators begin term with a poetry centered plan selecting 28 supplementary books for grades seven and eight with 20 works in verse aimed at nurturing culture and appreciation of literature in public school pupils.
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Residents Demand Tank Removal From City Limits
Ward Is residents at a mass meeting in the police courtroom urged Councilmen Crafl and Fishback to remove Standard Oil tanks at Pine and Lordeta beyond city lines. They claimed oil raises insurance costs increases fire danger and lowers nearby property values. The firm’s local manager attended but failed to quell the protest. A proposed ordinance would require removing tanks over 400 barrels and prohibit smaller tanks within two feet of any home.
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DROWNED AFTER EXCURSION BOAT CAPSIZES IN GALE
Excursion boat crowded with people capsized near Vola during a gale. Twenty five persons are reported drowned. Separate items include a Milan Indiana corruption suit involving Robert R White and John Burton over alleged campaign financing and appointments. Harvard Observatory plans a large telescope upgrade. Notices advertise scenic rail excursions and low rates from Chicago to Denver and the Northwest, with tours to the Black Hills and Northern resorts.
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YOUR SUMMER OUTING WATER TRIP ADVERTISEMENT
Your summer outing urged as a duty to restore vigor for brain workers. A water trip offers a low cost, first class accommodations, and a refreshing break from monotonous work. Write to A Schantz, G P T Mer, Detroit, Michigan, for details. A Ddicycle for sale. Put ten words in or BUN'B for sale column. Ten words
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Bryan tells Tom Taggart on campaign support
New York dispatch reports William J. Ryan will rally for Judge Parker as Bryan informs Tom Taggart he cannot attend the September 1 editors meeting due to a mountain rest but plans to join the national campaign by October. He offers to devote as much time as possible and asks where he can help.
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Labor Carnival Promises Big Features and Attractions
Union men plan a weeklong labor carnival starting next Monday. Return, Son amusement company showcases a machine act and manager Fick is promoting the event while dismissing any fake orders. Nichol Oleette's band provides music. Mile. Quurca performs a spiral ladder act inside a large copper sphere. Miss Berkwirth, world champion woman swimmer, offers several acts. A freak show highlight features Willie Barns, billed at two pounds.
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Chicago Population Rise Reported in School Census
Chicago gains in the latest school census with the city’s total population increasing over the prior count. The更新 figures indicate a measurable rise reflecting continued growth, based on the study by Ty Scrippe McRae Hierx Association.
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Louis Beating All His Women Competitors at Fair
At the Minnesota state fair in St Paul Louis Glider won the blue embroidery ribbon beating many female rivals. The report mixes garbled notes on city politics, grain market quotes, Chicago live stock, and New York stock movements, but centers on the win and the surrounding fair pageantry.
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Indianapolis Live Stock Market Report September 1
Receipts at Indianapolis and Pittsburgh cattle markets reported steady trade. Steers ranged from good to prime weights with various feeder and calver categories. hogs and sheep showed steady to mixed demand across the listings. Chicago produce and dairy prices noted with typical regional price points and assorted animal products.
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Indiana Union Traction schedules to Indianapolis area
Trains depart Indianapolis and surrounding towns on the Indiana Union Traction Co system. Service includes Anderson Muncie division and Martinsville routes with limited cars and express service. Timetables show first morning departures, hourly or half hourly intervals, and afternoon arrivals to Martinsville and Tipton via multiple intermediate stations.
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Indianapolis and Eastern Railway Greenfield Line Schedule
General Office Indianapolis announces Greenfield line departures from Meridian and Georgia at 5 58 p m and hourly until 7 66 p m and 9 85 plus 10 15 p m. Cars to Greenfield Knightstown and intermediates run 6 55 p m then every two hours to 6 55 p m weekdays with connections to New Castle Richmond Lima Dayton Cincinnati Columbus and central Ohio. Sunday hourly from 6 58 a m to 6 68 p m. Combination passenger and baggage car service at 8 55 p m and 2 65 p m to Richmond and Ohio points. Express cars to Greenfield arrive 7 1 depart 9 00 a m and 2 16 depart 2 30 p m.
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Timetable details for Indianapolis and Northwestern Traction Company
The timetable dated August 1, 1904 lists limited trains to Lafayette with departure times 5 10 a m 2 10 p m and 1 m plus to Crawfordsville 845 a m 1145 p m 245 p m and 4 0 p m with focal trains to Lafayette Frankfort and Crawfordsville at 6 a m and every hour after, except certain times. Office and waiting room hours and officials Reynolds and Norviel as general manager and agent.
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