Durant Tale Links Motive to Blanche Lamont Case
San Francisco reports Durant's defense to present a new motive in the Emanuel church murders trial. Dr J C Barrett testified on the autopsy showing death by asphyxiation and seven nail marks. Clarence Wolfe, Durant's associate, will testify Durant boasted of robbing Lamont of her virtue, a revelation kept secret by prosecutors.
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San Francisco
Theodore Durant
Emanuel Church
Pretty Blanche Lamont
J. 3. Barrett
Blanche Lamont
Clarence Wolfe
Durant
Wolfe
Blanche
Five Dead From Sudden Gas Rush At Providence Site
Five Providence Gas Company employees died by gas asphyxiation in the cellar of the W Field Street gas holder. Names include Cotton 26, Riley 45 with six children, McManus, Burns 19, McNamee 386. Leaking gas had been detected for days and a repair team was working on a broken valve when a cloth bag burst releasing a large gas volume.
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Providence
R. L
Providence Gas Company
W. Field St
Cotton
Riley
McManus
Burns
McNamee
Abasola Flood Devastates Mexican Town
In Abasola, Mexico a town of about 860 residents, floods washed away the settlement. Baby Pass, Texas reports the evacuation and relocation of eight hundred inhabitants. The state liquor league met to condemn other citizens and argued Nicholson law harms state finances.
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Baby Pass
Tex
Abasola
Mex
State Liquor League
Chauncey Is Coming
Loxton dispatch reports Chauncey Depew and Col and Mrs George B McClellan sail for New York on the Paris from Loxton on Saturday.
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Chauncey
Loxton
Chauncey Depew
Col
Mrs
Geo. B. McClellan
New York
Paris
Florida orange crop to cap at one hundred thousand boxes
Florida crops news notes the orange yield will not exceed 100000 boxes. A thief named Chas Allen who escaped from Ludlow Street New York is captured at Springfield Illinois. A tower collapse at Springfield injures five workers. Tests on battleship Iowa plates show resistance to the strongest guns of modern science.
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Florida
Chas. Allen
Ludlow Strail
New York
Springfield
Iowa
Bitter contests mark South Side Republican primary results
Voters turnout shows strong enthusiasm in the Republican primaries with many wards polled. Nominated council candidates include Murphy Payne Milam Gresh Shafer Magel Bone Cooper McClintock and Ohleyer among others while Democrats crown nominees in most wards. A hard fought tenth ward race between Heier and Colter, both saloon-keepers, drew rival followings and alleged fraud claims. in the fifteenth ward Higgins and Ohleyer battled until Ollever supporters secured Ohleyer’s nomination.
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Oliver M. Murphy
John R. Allen
Gavin L. Payne
Pearl Wendy
Chas. B. Milam
John A. Puryear
Geo. W. Shafer
Henry Magel
Geo
H.l Ducas
Duncan Dewar
Frank 8. Clark
Geo. I. Colter
I. A. McClarnon
James Costello
Slerman Kirkhoff
James Smith
John G. Ohleyer
Fred Heier
Geo. Coiter
John Higgins
Higgins
Ollever
Exciting finish as Fisher struggles in Kansas City game
In Wednesday’s ball game Indiana’s Fisher faltered late as Kansas City edged ahead by two runs. Roat Motz and Newell each committed costly errors for the Floosiers, while Hogrever’s tied score sparked a tense finale. Hastings received solid support behind Indianapolis but the Blues prevailed with stronger timely hitting.
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Kansas City
Hogrever
Floosiers
Roat
Motz
Newell
Nogriever
Fisher
Hastings
Connaughton
Hoghever
Indianapolis
Broad Ripple Franchise Bid and City Rights of Way
City board haggles with Phoenix telephone firm over conduit extension and franchise terms. Broad Ripple transit seeks center city right of way and five cent fares or citywide streets access, offering 500000 cash upon possession. Board notes Citizens’ Street Car pending, promises notice and careful consideration. Brick sidewalk contract to Drake at 8714 cents per foot. Cement walks to Snyder Co at 75 cents. Hall place alley grading to Phillips at 78 cents.
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Board of Works
Phoenix Telephone Company
Broad Bripple Transit Company
Citizens’ Company
Broad Ripple Company
Citizens’ Street Car Company
Broad Sipple Company
Fulton-st
Market
St. Clairsts
Hk. B. Drake
FM. Snyder & Co
Randolph- St
Weather Forecast for Indianapolis Area 86 Hours
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity through 3 p m Friday calls for warmer conditions with fair skies. Expect a clear Thursday night into Friday with continued mild temperatures and no precipitation indicated.
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Indianapolis
The Cup Races Program Announced for Big Event
Commodore Smith said the yacht races will start at 11 o'clock Saturday with a 10 50 preparatory gun. Races one three and five cover 15 miles to windward or leeward and back while four and five will be triangular. Start at Sandy Hook no race to begin after 8 p m and six hour limit.
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New York
Commodore Smith
Windward
Leeward
Sandy Hook
Bicycle theft leads to two youths captured and charged
Chas Knull and Will Rank reported bicycle thefts after their bikes were taken from a curb on McCarty street. Fisher's cycle shop recovered the bikes and Detective Thornton pursued two boys seen on wheels. Will Houser, 14, and Taylor McLaughlin, 17, were captured and bound over to the grand jury.
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Chas. Knull
Will Rank
Maryland St
McCarty St
Fisher
Southport
Thornton
Will Houser
Taylor McLaughlin
Driven Wells 40c Per Foot
An Indiana listing advertises well drilling at 40 cents per foot with the contact number 438 Indiana-age telephone 1791 for inquiries and service appointments.
Amusements Schedule Highlighting Dazzling Acts and Vaudeville
Miss Anna Iva Fay presents Somnolency to Indiana crowds as The Dazzler heads the season at Park with strong company and new acts. Empire features Mlle Troja and The Fast Mail with steam curtain effects. Grand hosts unique minstrel Tichner Palmer Rice act. Cleveland troupe delivers Arabs Japs and a multi act burlesque Trilby with pyramids and firearm stunts.
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Anna Iva Fay
Mahetma
Wittsburg
Dazzler
Indiana
Empire
The
Orpheum
Mlle. Troja
American
Ola Hayden
Grand
Cleveland
Cleveland Company
Marion
Pearl
John B. Blackford
Francis Doyle
Geo. Tichner
All Kinds of Pump Repairing and Household Goods
Repair services offered by Co. F. Gordon at 20a East Washington Street with phone 796. Advertises a wide range of tables by William L. Elder and organs from $10 upwards by Wulschner and Son at 78 and 80 North Pennsylvania Street.
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F. Gordon
E. Washington-st
Wm. L. Elder
Wulschner & Son
Pennsylvania-st
Mysterious Holmes Case Dream Haunts Indiana Coroner
Coroner Castor, nearing a complete Holmes Pietzel investigation, awaits a witness, Mrs Pietzel, to identify evidence from the Irvington house. A vivid dream recounted by the coroner features Holmes, Detective Thornton, and a fatal pistol confrontation, ending with Holmes fleeing and dying. Hatch rumors linked to Holmes revive old school superintendent Clark W Hatch, with past misconduct and insurance payments recalled.
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Castor
Pietzel
Irvington House
Indianapolis
Holmes
Tam
Mudgett
Ben Thornton
England
Ben
Mr. Holmes
Thornton
Hatch
Mippietown
EH. H. Nolmes
Natch
Clark W. Hatch
Kentucky
Prohibitionist nominees eyed for city ticket in court meeting
On Monday night prohibitionists will convene in criminal court to nominate a city ticket. Possible mayoral candidates include Wymond J. Beckett and Dr. McNabb. B. F. Watson may run for police judge, with A. W. Hilliker and QC. T. Cumback discussed for city clerk. Party lines, anti whisky stance, likely vote increase. Harry B. Smith set to become county auditor on November 2 with chief deputy yet unnamed. Smith, a lifelong Republican, has six other appointments planned, including one for a colored man per interofficial agreement.
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Criminal Court Room
Wymond J. Beckett
Dr. McNabb
B. F. Watson
A. W. Hilliker
T. Cumback
Harry B. Smith
Mr. Smith
Smith
Leaky Cisterns Cleaned and Cemented Barter Deal
Local ad offers cisterns repaired and cemented at factory prices. Pumps available at discounted rates. Contact details partially readable with a phone reference and a listing for four bars and Indiana-age items.
The Tumble of a Canine at Grand Opera House
A common looking dog with two pups stood on the Grand opera house fourth story fire escape at 2 am. Witnesses saw the dogs, but no owner or rescue occurred. The mother fell from the height to the asphalt, then walked away without a limp, leaving bystanders puzzled about its origin and motive.
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Grand Opera House
May Miller Wins Sun Bi cycle Victory
May Miller, aged 13, is the twentieth winner in Tae Sen bicycle contest. She lives with her guardian at 32 N. Liberty. her father and mother are deceased. Entering as No. 6, she withdrew for a month and then completed her list after about a month of work, receiving a Crescent bicycle bought from LH Hearsey & Co with a special arrangement.
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May Miller
Tlrs
Schofield
N. Liberty
LH. T. Hearsey & Co
Secretary Carlisle candidate for presidency reported
Nashville Tennessee September 5. It is reported that Mrs. Secretary Carlisle wrote to a friend that the secretary is a candidate for the presidency.
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Nashville
Tenn
Carlisle
Syracuse chosen for next republican state league convention
Binghamton N Y Sept 5 The committee on time and place of the next republican state league convention has selected Syracuse leaving the time to the executive committee.
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Bincnamton
N. Y
Republican State League
Syracuse
Bert Beeler at parents' bedside in Judge McMaster's court
Cary Lipe notes Bert Beeler, clerk in Judge McMaster's court, at his ill parents' bedside near Maywood. Alfred Brown pursues a divorce alleging his wife Dora exchanged photos with Asher Gray. Butler College begins its forty-first annual session with high attendance and strong football prospects. William Schmidt named county treasurer with deputies and clerks appointed. Thousands of state tents prepared for shipment to Chickamauga battlefield for Indiana veterans' ceremony. Chas. Watson alias Riley sought for bicycle theft from Kid Fosdick. under requisition by Gov. Matthews. Central Baptist association gathers at College-ave church with speakers from Chicago and Franklin.
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Bert Beeler
McMasters Court
Maywood
Alfred Brown
Dora
Asher Gray
Butler College
William Schmidt
David Wallace
Willis Minor
Statham Jameson
George Huggins
Chicamauga Battlefield
Indiana
Chas. Watson
Riley
Kid Fosdick
Indiana National Bank
Covington
Matthews
Central Baptist Association
College-ave
Jd. W. Harris
Chicago
C. BE. Godell
Franklin
Emma Buchanan
Woodruff Place
Daily Reporter
J. T. Eliott, Jr
A. F. Hall
W. KR. Williams
Louisa Sultzer
State St
S. 8
Smith
Louisa
Stubbs
State Library
Brerns
James
Johanna Kintz
Bedford
Ada Smith
Matthew
Lottie Paff
Ella Wells
C. M
Endorah Kuhns
Mrs. Coval
Nathan Donihoe
Lorrigan Price
Ben Hughes
John Booth
Marrracr
Michael J. McCarty
Mamie Ryan
Henry L. Wilson
Ellen L. Smith
Frank Mendenhall
Ellen Robinson
Nicholas F. Stout
Anna M. Paetz
Julius A. Blackwell
Rebecca Freeman
William Griffin
Mifred Taylor
Harry ®. Miller
Annie Suhre
Fishing For Twelve Men Mr Wood Tells What He Knows
In Danville Indiana on September 5 the Hinshaw jury pool grows as storms cause washouts and only five regular panelists attend. Of 82 questioned on Wednesday 21 were dismissed, leaving 11 potential jurors. Defense and prosecution probe each juror, with Nelson E Wood making a dramatic bid to stay on the panel after testifying about his connections to the Hinshaw tragedy and his views on capital punishment. The day closed with more juror questioning and rain delaying proceedings.
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DanvinnEz
Ind
Hinshaw
Tom Sun
Spaan
Nelson
Woods
Mr. Hinshaw
Nathan Kendall
Glinshaw
William Hunt
Eli Gambold
Newton Larsen
Yancey Breedlove
Richard Seamoun
Stephen Scearce
Samuel Ensminger
C. C. Higgins
J. J. Duckworth
William Wade
James Daugherty
Thomas Anderson
John L. Gunn
W. HH. Arnold
Everett Robards
Nelson E. Wood
Flo
Kie
IL Arnold
J.J. Duckworth
Wim
Wade
Tam Sun
Embezzler Caught After Skipping With $84,000
New York on September 5 reports George T. Parsons, a bookkeeper and cashier for George B. Gurley, arrested after fleeing with 84000 of the employer’s money. He had earlier absconded with 4000 and had been to Niagara Falls.
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New York
George T. Parsons
George B. Gurley
Niagara Falls
Growing Retail Clerks Union Sees Boost in Members
The retail clerks union held a lively Wednesday night meeting initiating nine new members. With about 125 members, the group plans an active drive to recruit more, secure a regular meeting place, and host an open meeting in two weeks. President Prescott and Secretary McGraith were expected but could not attend due to workload.
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Prescott
International Typographical Union
McGraith
American Federation of Labor
Muhh
Maus Ousted From City Park Board By Mayor Denny
Mayor Denny removes Frank A. Maus from the city park commissioners citing unseemly conduct and ongoing litigation. Maus says the move is surprising and plans to speak after learning more. He defends his actions as protecting the city’s interests in a street railway contract dispute.
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Denny
Frank A. Mans
Board of Park Commissioners
Maus
Board of Works
Department of Public Parks
Tes. Vanuws
Br. Maus
SCX
Br. Gordon
City ‘Street Rairoad Company
Floods expose loose sewer filling and street damage
Wednesday storms flood Mississippi and Worth streets, exposing poorly filled trenches with holes two to five feet deep. Severe damage to roads, fences, and bridges in Pike township. In Carnvirr, Trades Congress meets with low attendance as delegates debate salaries for MPs and oppose landing of pauper aliens.
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Dame Nature
Mississippi
Woorth-sts
Pike Township
Carnvirr
Trades Union Congress
Miners’ Federation
Boot and Shoe
Riots Leaders Convicted in Ku Cheng Massacre Inquiry
In Suanecuar on September 5 the massacre inquiry into Ku Cheng proceeds to the satisfaction of American and British counsels. A number of convictions have been secured, with several ringleaders among the condemned.
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Suanecuar
Ku Cheng
Immense Crops Tax Railroads Began Full Work
The Chicago and Alton railroad resumed full operations after a two year gap, starting Thursday with a full force on full time. Every car and locomotive is in demand to move the immense crops.
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Bucominerox
Ill
Chicago & Alton Railway
Plot to topple the Hawaiian Republic uncovered
Consul Job reports a plot to overturn the Hawaiian Republic and reinstall Liliuokalani or form a new government. Filibusters recruit in Chicago via a detective agency led by Gen. Kutz Bead. Also reported: Gen. A V Kuta dies here Thursday night. Cholera rages in Vienna with about 40 deaths daily at Broussa.
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Curcaco
Job
Republic of Hawaii
Lilioukalani
Chicago
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Carroll
Oi Fisher
Board OF Public Works
Mrs. Pirtzes
TEE Coroner
Charles Fry
Big Four
Journal
Ife
Fontanet
Leyendecker & Reese
Leyendecker
Fry
Pris IS
Republican Clubs
Cary Lipe
Rev. Hinshaw
Mr. Wood
Venice
SUN
Dalton, Hatter
Bates House
MR. Waus
Trades Congress
Kutz Bead
Vienna
Broussa
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