Taggart Holds Democratic Convention Fury Over Nominee Plans
Thomas Taggart returns from French Lick to lead a Democratic convention fight. Albert Sahm is named the congressional nominee with Edgar A. Perkins and W. V. Rooker targeted for shelving over past tickets and Bryan ties. Keach Spaan Burke and others push blacks out, while Fanning Bell and allies oppose Bryan friends.
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Thomas Taggart
French Lick
Keach
Spaan
Burke
Democratic Party
Fanning
Bell
Taggart
Sahm
Holt
Bryan
Maines Named as Possible Candidate for Convention
Wallace W. Maines, a Democrat and county commissioner candidate, may be presented to the convention though not an avowed candidate. A bold supporter claimed the bosses would permit the convention to name him, with Maines likely to accept if chosen. He is described as a progressive farmer, college educated, livestock businessman, and a strong campaigner facing Overstreet.
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Wallace W. Maines
Maines
Overstreet
Roof crowd danger at Washington Park grand stand
State Factory Inspector McAbee warned manager Watkins that hundreds could have been crushed on Labor Day at the Louisville Indianapolis game. He estimates the roof crowd weighed about 50 tons and urged banning roof access on big days to prevent a potential collapse and deadly plunge.
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Louisville
Indianapolis
McAbee
Washington Park Grandstand
Watkins
Tim Curran’s Silken Can Stirs Journal Office Stir
Timothy Curran burst into the Journal office early Thursday with a silk hat filled with beer. The stocky visitor warned workers to drink or be soaked, prompting a wary police intervention to escort him to bed after a night of yawns and unrest.
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Engerald Isl
Tim Curran
Mrs Kiefer Recovering From Gasoline Explosion
Mrs. John Kiefer of Lexington Avenue suffers injuries from a gasoline explosion last week and is reported to be recovering.
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Kiefer
John Kiefer
Lexington Ave
Classified Advertisements on Seventh Page
Job and living listings include waitress, maid, cook, housekeeper, and cleaner positions. Rentals offer furnished rooms and house spaces. Properties for sale include cottages, lots, eight and five room houses, and a modern tenement. Several listings request workers for factory and general labor.
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Porter
Chambermaid
Job Press Feeder
Cook
Brightwood
Brookside
Bookwalter vetoes firemen ordinance over pay raise
Mayor Bookwalter Thursday morning vetoed the fire department ordinance that would raise salaries and add an assistant chief. He said the city cannot afford the proposed increase and may consider a more affordable raise later, while noting the men deserve higher pay than nine or ten cents an hour.
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Fire Department
Bookwalter
Forecast for Indianapolis and Vicinity
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the 36 hours ending at 8 p m Sept 5 fair night and Friday continued cool with temperatures 50 at 7 a m 65 at noon and 68 at 2 p m. For Indiana and surrounding states fair Thursday night and Friday slightly warmer frost in Michigan Bennett's for best photos Joseph S Goode Dentist removed to 327 828 Newton Claypool Building
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Michigan
Newton Claypool
Wynegar pardon awaited by Governor Durbin
Gov Durbin expected to grant a pardon to Claude Wynegar prisoner in Michigan City for embezzlement within days. Veterans of Spanish American War cite Wynegar's Porto Rico service and honorably discharged record. The accuser now jailed for burglary, Wynegar has ten months served with six left before furlough eligibility. Mrs Wynegar pleads for release.
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Durbin
Claude Wynegar
Michigan City
Wynegar
Porto Rico
Eleventh United States Infantry
Time-Honored Motto Sparks Sedam Family Disturbance
A domestic quarrel over missing string led Mrs. Sedam to tear down a picture cord bearing the framed prayer GOD BLESS OUR HOME. Husband Frank Sedam allegedly struck his wife, neighbors report, until bicycle officers Streit and Loshk arrested the pair for disturbing the peace.
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Sedam
Knots
Frank
Nannie Sedam
City Life Notes and Local Incidents
Woman loses pocketbook at Delaware and Washington streets. Two men snatch $2.75 and a smile. Free lecture by Mrs. Eliza Schooley on Niagara Falls trip. State Life agents to gather at Denison hotel with 75 in attendance. Married men only as J L Hudson sought for fake C O D order at Wasson’s. Mrs. Burnett swooned after car collision. revived then swooned again. Charles Hedges dies after falling from a train en route to Dayton. Dentist Carl Lucas injured bicycling into a street car. Thirteenth Ward Democratic Club hears Berry and others. HQ to be at 1037 Madison Ave.
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Carrie Gardner
Delaware and
Washington Sts
Eliza Schooley
E. Market-st
Blake-st. Mission Church
Blake St
Niagara Falls
Canada
Denison
J. L. Hudson
Wasson’s
Burnett
Homer Burnett
E. Pratt Sr
Huder
Charles Hedges
Sheldon St
Dayton
HL & D
Indianapolis
Carl Lucas
Willoughby Building
Massachusetts Ave
Thirteenth Ward
Democratic Club
Berry
Madison-ave
Special sale on watches this week at Monument place
A fragmented notice announces a sale on watches this week at a venue described as Monument place. The misspelled text hints at enticing prices and consumer interest. No clear dates or full names are readable.
Mayor Bookwalter Prepares Budget Session for City Levy
The Indianapolis mayor plans a Monday night special council session to review the budget and annual message. He says the tax levy will likely be high to fund light and water, street repairs, culverts, bridges, and new engine houses at Irvington and on S. Hastings, with funding from taxes rather than bonds.
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Bookwalter
Breunig
Indianapolis
Irvington
S. Hast St
A Year Overdue and Still Incomplete Courthouse Elevator
The county has not accepted the courthouse elevator after it operated for weeks by the contractors. It is a year overdue, with extensions granted due to strikes. A severe test caused the automatic stopping machinery bolt to break and be replaced under architect supervision.
Million Dollar Boost to State Life Reserve Fund
The State Life Insurance Company deposited 250000 in securities with Auditor Hart on Thursday, bringing the reserve fund to one million dollars. The move was kept quiet until Thursday night when announced at the company agents banquet at the Columbia club.
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State Life Insurance Company
Hart
Columbia Club
Murphy Charges Prompt Mayor to Refer to Grand Jury
Mayor Bookwalter vows to forward Dennis Murphy accusation of favoritism toward certain contractors on city projects to the grand jury immediately. He says the letter will be sent today or tomorrow and notes it comes from the Board of Work and city engineer inspectors.
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Bookwalter
Dennis Murphy
Board of
Grand Jury
Murphy
Mayor defers lighting contract to secure 10 year term
Mayor Bookwalter announces deferral of the electric lighting contract letting until after legislative action. He aims to ensure a 10 year contract from January 1, 1901, with guaranteed service from the Indianapolis Light and Power Co even if a new bidder wins. He hopes legislation will pass early in the session.
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Bookwalter
Ele
Indianapolis Light and Power Co
Fire at Indianapolis Hominy Mill Causes 433000 Loss
A blaze at the Indianapolis Hominy Mill at 1071 Palmer Street started around Thursday noon in a fourdiver area. The fire caused about 433000 in fire and water damage. origin remains unknown.
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Hominy Mills
Indianapolis
Palmer St
Downtown Wad of Money to Be Forfeited to Finder
Four weeks after a man found a wad of cash on a downtown street he turned it over to the police with a demand to return it to its owner. No claimant appeared and the finder is ready to keep the money, though the police captain invites others to guess the owner.
Album features inmates from Michigan City prison
Governor Durbin receives a new photograph album listing all life prisoners at Michigan City. The book details each crime and personal statements. William Hinshaw’s portrait fronts the volume, showing a range from hardened to restrained expressions.
Nice Bunch of Money Found in Old Pump Cylinder
Workmen repairing a farm pump near Capron found a cylinder filled with gold coins totaling 2360 dollars. The stash is believed to have been hoarded by Mrs. John Stall, who died on the farm a few weeks earlier.
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John Stall
Baer Rejects Arbitration in Coal Strike Fight
Philadelphia report says President Baer will not arbitrate with miners and will pursue the fight. Senator Quay warns of a special Pennsylvania legislature session if the strike lingers. George W. Perkins avoids commenting on end of strike while Morgan interests reportedly discuss Wright's report. Mitchell denies Morgan’s inquiry about settlement terms, calling the story a canard.
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Philadelphia
Baer
Quay
Penrose
Legislature
Pennsylvania
New York
Geo. W. Perkins
J. P. Morgan & Co
Carroll D. Wright
Mayor Bookwalter’s fishtale of a trip and cattle-like vigor
The mayor, returning from a fishing trip, appears buoyant and plans little time for callers. He jokes about his haul, notes Jim Mitchell's season record big fish, and recounts a deer capture by lasso while the animal swam an arm of the lake.
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Jim Mitchell
Jim
Hoosierdom Vote Totals By Hart Figures
The State Printing Board estimates total fall votes at 692672 with 1386590 ballots needed plus a 184000 county reserve. The figure comes from county auditors and will be verified by county clerks.
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Hoosierdom
Hart
State Printing Board
Ruth Cleveland Avoids Injury When Pony Tops Cart
Ruth Cleveland eldest daughter of ex president Cleveland escaped serious harm at Buzzards Bay when the pony she uses to fetch the mail from Gray Gables reared plunged and overturned the dog cart. She and her grandmother Mrs Perrine fell to the ground but were not hurt.
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Buzzards Bay
Mass
Ruth Cleveland
Cleveland
Gray Gables
Mail
Ruth
McGettigan Sues Southern Railroad for 100000 Damages
John E. McGettigan sues the majority stockholders of Indianapolis Southern Railroad Co in Marion County Indiana seeking an accounting and 100000 damages. He says he was a founder but was frozen out as the company restructured and his name vanished from the stock book.
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John E. McGettigan
Indianapolis Southern Railroad Co
Marion
McGettigan
Cently
Mee Gettigan
Indianapolis Tech Institute fund seeks $350000 in two weeks
The canvassing committee for the Technical Institute fund asks Indianapolis residents to contribute as only two weeks remain to raise the needed $350,000 and less than half has been collected so far.
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The
Technical Institute Fund
Indianapolis
Governor Durbin Congratulates Roosevelt on Escape From Car Collision
Governor Durbin telegraphed President Roosevelt on Thursday to offer congratulations for his escape from serious injuries after a collision between his carriage and an electric car on Wednesday.
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Gov. Durbin
Roosevelt
Coroner Rules Death of George Edwards From Hay Mow Fall
Coroner Brayton concluded that George Edwards died from a skull fracture caused by a fall from a hay mow. Edwards’ body was discovered in a barn near the fair grounds on Monday.
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Brayton
George Edwards
Edwards
Fair Grounds
Injured Williams Johnson Recovers After Street Car Injury
William Johnson, hurt by a street car at Washington and Blake on Tuesday, is recovering at City Hospital. His left leg was amputated.
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William Johnson
Washington
Blake
City Hospital
Mine Fire at Wilson Coal Mine Near Washington Ind
The Wilson Company's coal mine south of Washington Indiana is on fire with all firefighters at work. No miners were in the shaft when it started and officials suspect it was started by local boys at play. Police seek Martin Brennan of Indianapolis and Pittsburg relatives asked authorities to locate him if he is in the area.
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Tim
Rappaport
W. Washington Sr
Washington
Ind
Wilson Company
Martin Brennan
Indianapolis
Pittsburg
Brennan
Marion Hoag Injured Motorman Recovers at Home
Marion Hoag a motorman is recovering at his home in Tuxedo after an injury suffered on Alabama Street on Wednesday. The incident left him under medical care as details are limited.
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Marion Hoag
Alabama St.ear
Tuxedo
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Bennett's
Wash
Iindpels
City Life
Sage
State Life
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the Bun’s
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Rockford, Ills
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Perkins
Mitchell
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D. M. Parry
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