Residents oppose cedar block pavement on N Capitol street
Citizens of a section of North Capitol oppose cedar block paving and appeal to the Marion County Circuit Court to halt the Board of Public Works. Bids opened for the project showed mixed pavement preferences and a temporary restraining order was sought as legal debates over remonstrances and who may withdraw names unfolded before Judge Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Capitol
Wall Creek
Marion County
Board of Public Works
Pierre Gray
Board of Works
Allen
Bell
Supreme Court
Capitol Ave
Fall Creek
Hoosier Construction Company
City Construction Company
Daniel Foley
Capital Paving
and Construction Company
Browder & Shover
Germa- Kentucky Rock Asphalt Company
M. M
Gefrees
Mansfield & Allen
Revival Parade Sets Acton Camp Night of Hymns
A reusing old time Methodist revival draws Acton camp followers into a night parade through dark avenues singing hymns. The event stretches into the next day as countrymen anticipate further activities and gatherings.
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Acton
Secur
Professor Gifford Faces Tax Board Over Exemption Claim
An odd Kokomo physician, Prof. T. I. W. Gifford of Thrall memorial college, pressured Indiana State tax commissioners Friday to classify his institution as educational and exempt from taxation. The meeting featured phrenology notes, a market basket of prospectuses, and questions about accreditation, with six medical students and 12 in phrenology.
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State Board of Tax Commissioners
TI. W. Gifford
Thrall Memorial College and Sanitarium
Kokomo
Howard
Gifford
County Board
Howard County
Esculapius
Lawers
College and Sanitarium
Ella Young
Sartre
State Board of Medical Examination and Registration
State Board
Tax Board
Mokomo
John Glasscock
Greenfield
Hancock County Board of Review
Glasscock
Joel Black
Columbia
Workman Falls From Floor to Basement at Harrison Building
David Jackson, a colored hod carrier aged 50 to 60, fell from the first floor of the Harrison building on Washington street between Illinois and Meridian, landing in a rubbish pile. He suffered multiple severe injuries including a broken right arm, fractured jaws, a broken nose, and a torn lip, and died about ten minutes after reaching City Hospital.
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David Jackson
Harrison
Washington St
Illinois
Jackson
Ife
Thomas
City Ambulance
City
Rhode Island St
Bailey and Browder in District 4 election fight
Editor Vincent accuses Republicans of grubstaking populists to defeat Democrats in district 4. Browder allegedly offered 500 dollars to run. others claim total support nears 3,000 dollars. Bailey's past in Mississippi riots and recent Texas remarks are highlighted. Bailey did not appear at a Columbus event amid exposure of his history.
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District 4
David Powell
Greensburg
Browder
Powell
Indianapolis
Stump
Griffith
Jiditor Vincent
J. W. Bailey
Bailey
Congress
Texas
J. W. Bailes
Copiah County
Miss
United States Senate
Committee On Elections and Privileges
Erastus Wheeler
Eeat 3
J. P. Matthews
Matthews
Hailey
Vincent
Baimwy
Kansas
Columbus
Ind
T. W. Bailey
Amuch
Death of Harrison Hood Pioneer in His Line of Business
Harrison P. Hood died at 225 E Michigan St after four years with progressive paralysis. Born Feb 27 1841 in Salem MA he served in the Twenty sixth Massachusetts in the war and later moved to Indianapolis to build modern machinery and patent work. Survived by widow three sons and a daughter funeral at 9 Saturday from his residence with G A R ritual at burial.
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Harrison P. Hood
Michigan St
Salem
Mass
Lowell
Massachusetts
Department of the Gulf
Ship Island
Indianapolis
Wright & Moore
W. St. Clair Si
George H. Thomas Post
Plymouth Church
Oyni P
Kansas Agricultural College
Arthur M
Ernest
Reeves Pulley Company
Columbus
Mabel
Thomas Past
Ee Hill
Weather Forecast for Indianapolis Area Aug 7
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the 36 hours ending 8 p m on Aug 7 calls for fair conditions. Friday night and Saturday are expected to remain clear with mild temperatures. The noon reading Friday was 73 and at 2 p m reached 79 degrees.
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Indianapolis
Democratic primaries council nomination meeting details
Fragmentary OCR text references a Saturday primary for nominating council candidates including names Spencer and Skin. Mentions diseases and blood, plus a misheard phrase about curing with a product. The readable content is unclear and inconsistent.
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Spencer
Democratic
Il A. m
Tp. R
Council
Poole, Lucas, and a Day in Court in Indiana News
A. J. Poole, long time Panhandle railroad engineer, is near death amid fatty degeneration of the heart and a long residence in Illinois. Fred J. Lucas faces perjury and theft charges after return to Indianapolis. court actions reveal disputed debt and a jailed wife and child in attendance. A Tippecanoe clerk, David Flynn, briefly seizes a public record page, prompting a minor incident and warning about penalties for mutilating records.
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Fred JL. Lucas
Arizona
Indianapolis
W. W. Lowry
Indiana Mutual Building and
Joan Association
Building and Loan Association
Wiltsie
Lucas
Babe
Forris
Huntinssceon
R. Bruce Bagby
Court House
Seasonal and department store bargains advertised
A collection of fragmented advertisements lists numerous sales across shops and stores. It highlights furniture, clothing, hats, shoes, carpets, tools, butter, straw hats, and general bargains at Saks, Chas Mayer Co, Monarch grocery, Arcade, Albert Gall, Danbury, Maguire Granger, New York store, People’s outfitting, Wasson’s, Badger Furniture Co, and others.
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Wm. IL
Elder
Ruben
Saks & ‘C. A
Chas. Mayer & Co
George Kreitlein
Monarch
Albert Gall’s
Earle
Messenger
Coughlin & Wilson
Robert Drake's
Danbury
Maguire
Granger
New York
People’s Outfitting
Wasson
Badger ‘Furniture Co
Fight Continues Over German Ritual in K of P Case
The supreme tribunal of the K of P overruled the demurrer in Wellenboss of Louisville vs. White keeper of seals. The dispute arose from a split over using German in the ritual and Wellenboss’s name was struck from the roster. The case advances to the next session with Wellenboss seeking reinstatement via mandate.
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Supreme Tribunal
K. of P
Wellenboss
Louisville
White
Tis
Indianapolis
Architectural Beauty: copper replacing iron for police station
The Board of public works intends to substitute copper for galvanized iron on the new police station. Architect Scherrer is to estimate the cost. The prison portion contract bids are to be opened Wednesday, August 18.
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Board of Public Works
Scherrer
Indianapolis to land 1898 meet as City hosts cycling dinner
The Indianapolis delegation led by Mayor Taggart captured the next meet for the Hoosier capital after a Friday night smoker in Philadelphia. Mayor Taggart pledged Indianapolis support and toasted as the intended governor. A dinner for 75 newspaper men at the Walton hotel reinforced the push, with cheers and a strong show of city backing.
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Indianapolis
Targart
Indiana
Taggart
Hoosier
Quaker City
Omaha
Walton Hotel
Arthu Gardiner
UL. A. Callahan
R. Oldfield
Man Struck by Street Sweeper as He Fell From Car
John C. Ferrer of 630 N Pennsylvania street stepped from a southbound street car at the Bates House area late Thursday midnight. He collided with a pneumatic street sweeper, was drawn partly under the machine, and pulled free after passengers stopped the horses. Ferrer was attended by Dr. Crose at a drug store, with a bruised arm and a head contusion noted.
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John C. Ferrer
Pennsylvania St
Bates
Ferree
Dr. Crose
Violations of Fish Laws at Hagle Lake
Residents complain of widespread violations at Hagle Lake where spear and dynamite fishing are reportedly used by professional anglers supplying markets nearby. Local authorities face ongoing enforcement challenges.
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Sweeney
Hagle Lake
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Harrison Hood
Name Council
A. J. Poole
Panhandle Railroad
Mlinois
Old Twenty-second
Fred Lucas
Tippecanoe County
Jine
Wm. L. Hider
The
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Thomas Taggart
Philadelphia
Arena Club
Willow Grove
F. J. Loughead
W. E. Becker
Secon
Fred J. Titus
B. Weinig
W. C. Sanger
C. R. Newton
T. M. Cooper
Ff Sims
J. A. Newhouse
Business Office of
the Sun
E. Chiost
Denison House
Weseseey
SUN Building
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