Wreck in Dingess tunnel kills eleven on Norfolk and Western
A freight wreck in the Dingess tunnel near West Virginia splits a through train. Seventy eight cars are damaged and seven confirmed dead including Frank Archer and Charley Booth. four unknown tramps among the mangled. Conductor Frank Merser injured but expected to recover. Superintendent W A Aiton and Trainmaster Walter Hale escaped.
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Dingess
W. Va
Norfolk & Western
Frank Archer
Kenova
Charley Booth
East Lynn
John Chaffins
Frank Merser
W. A. Aiton
Walter Hale
Four Killed in Erie Train Collision at Miller's Station
A vestibuled Erie limited train No. 5 crashed into a standing freight at Miller's Station near Cambridge Springs on September 6 due to an open switch. Conductor Henry Shafer, engineer Rube Arnold, flagman George Scholz, and John Kersch were killed. Foreman Plumb suffered a broken leg and severe burns.
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Cambridge Springs
Erie Railroad
Miller's Station
Here
Henry Shafer
Rube Arnold
George Scholz
John Kersch
Buffalo
Plumb
Lagman
Bevv eridge club secretary claim denied by Wm. W. Holland
Taggart Negro attorney Wm W Holland denied being secretary of the Beveridge club after a Tuesday night meeting, saying he had nothing to do with the gathering and did not approve of toadying to party leaders while claiming he is a free thinker and somewhat pro Taggart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. W. Holland
Beveridge Club
Gurley Brewer
Bevveridge
Mr. Holland
Struck by a Wheelman in Court Ruling
Beverly Howard, colored, faced assault and battery charges in police court for injuring William Ewing, a street railway worker. Ewing crossed the bicycle path along the fair grounds line when Howard, searching the path, struck him with great force dislocating his jaw. Judge Cox ruled pedestrians on the wheel path did so at their peril, finding the wheelman not at fault.
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Beverly Howard
Wiliam Ewing
Ewing
Fair Grounds
Howard
Cox
New Officers Ordered to Recruit for Their Regiments
Lieut McCormick formerly of the 158th Indiana now of the Forty fifth Capt Lee formerly of Company K 160th now of the Forty fifth and Capt Anderson formerly of the 161st now of the Forty fourth have been ordered to report to the local station to recruit for their regiments. McCormick has already gone to South Bend where he will open a station.
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Lieut. McCormick
158Th Indiana
Forty-fifth
Capt
Lee
160Th
Anderson
161St
Monkey to Be Exhibited in Riverside Park
Wednesday Charles Dale presented a small black Mexican monkey to park commissioners. It will be placed in Riverside park once the zoological garden is started.
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Charles Dale
Park Commissioners
Mexico
Riverside Park
Zoological Garden
The Kissel Garden Night Show Lineup
The program features J Murray Smith a celebrated baritone and comedian Beatrice Woods with her comic pickaninny songs plus Charles Minor piano virtuoso andcoon. The nightly garden performances showcase marked talent by these artists drawing crowds each afternoon and night.
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Kissel Garden
J. Murray Smith
Beatrice “Woods
Chas
High Heat Grim in Indianapolis as Thermometer Rises
Tuesday tied the yearly high with 78 at 7 a.m. rising to 98 by 1 p.m. and 96 at noon. Forecaster Wappenhans warned of a slow cooldown as a broad warm belt extends from the tropics, while residents endured sleepless nights and scorching pavements.
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Mercury
Wappenhans
Tropics
Dakotas
New England
Chicago
Lakes
Mountain
Pacific States
Chicago Heat Wave Sets Local Record
Chicago on Tuesday endured a heat wave only matched six times since the weather bureau began. The day reached 95 degrees by 6 pm, with a 161 reading unofficially in the afternoon. Three deaths are attributed to the heat, and eighteen people were prostrated. Wednesday promises cooler, fair weather.
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Chicago
Olaf Danielson
Daniel Hurley
Meyers
Heat exposure at work at Home stove firm reported
Robert Gibson of the Home stove company on 8 Meridian street was overcome by heat Wednesday morning. He was taken home by city ambulance to 4331 Minerva Street. He had a prior sunstroke two years ago and the present illness is a recurrence, but his condition is not serious.
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Robert Gibson
Home Stove Company
Meridian St
Minerva St
City Ambulance
Cernuschi
Cernusesi
Labori
M. Demange
Willam
Ellumbert
M. Trarieux
Savignaud
Picquart
Scheurer-Kestner
Senate
Trarieux
Savignnaud
Weather forecast for Indianapolis area ends Sept 7
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the 36 hours ending at 8 p m on September 7 calls for continued warm, fair weather through Wednesday night and Thursday. Temperature at 7 a m was 79 degrees.
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Indianapolis
Duncan's Conviction Case Amid Insanity Defense
It is believed the state will struggle to prove murder against John Duncan who bludgeoned Mary Cole with a hatchet. The defense argues insanity with no doctor likely to attest Duncan's sanity. Duncan was caught mid attack, appeared trance-like, cried when conviction was announced, and did not attempt escape. His family hired McCullough Reinhard & Spahr. court rejected extra county-funded counsel. Trial date not set.
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John
Duncan
Mary Cole
McCullough
Reinhard & Spahr
Fatout Loses Suit Over Property Transfer
Judge Mc Master ruled Warren Fatout failed to prove his case against wife Lil ly and her mother Mrs. Sarah E. Hauser. He declined to transfer property on E Washington sr back to Fatout, who alleged conspiracy to cheat him out of it.
Two More Contracts Let for Julietta Asylum Work
Tig county commissioners have awarded the final two contracts for the Julietta asylum for the insane poor. Wrought iron work goes to Brown-Ketcham company for 3480 dollars and electrical work to C W Meikel for 2680 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tig County
Julietta Asylum
Brown-Ketcham Company
C. W. Meikel
Special Council Meeting to Consider Next Year's Budget
A planned special council meeting is expected Thursday night to introduce ordinances for next year's appropriations and to set the tax levy. The measures must pass before October 1 to avoid invalidation. Marcy's store advertises watches jewelry diamonds and silverware with low prices. Feed: horse lands dustives oats.
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Marcy
Jubilee Mass Celebrates Rev D O Donaghue at St Patrick's
Enormous crowd attends jubilee mass for Rev D O Donaghue at St Patrick's Church Indianapolis. Procession from parochial residence to sanctuary precedes solemn high mass led by O Donaghue with clergy from Indiana Ohio Illinois and Kentucky. Banquet at Denison follows with 80 clergy, elaborate decor, and toasted by priests. telegrams of congratulation arrive from church leaders and universities. A public meeting in Tomlinson hall features Mayor Taggart and a $1000 purse from the congregation.
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St. Patrick’s Church
D. O’donaghue
O’donaghue
E. J. Spelman
Cambridge City
John W. Doyle
Washington
Ind
M. Lyons
Duffy, Delaney and McCool
Father Logan
Pathers Logan
Spelman and
Doyle
Montreal
Canada
Father O'Donaghue
John Ryves
Terre Haute
Indiana
Ohio
Illinois
Mgr. Bessonies
Denison
Indianapolis
Merc Ssunies
E. McBarron
Piwansville
J. F. Sundermann
Lawrenceburg
J. Vv. B. Murray
Cincinnati
O’connell
Father Guendling
Fort Warne Diocease
Mgr. Gamboa
Louisville
Herman Alerding
Eugene MecBarron
Daviess County
Patrick Rowan
Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
Ryan
Spalding
Peoria
Archbishop Elder
Catholic University of America
University of Notre Dame
Publc
Tomlinson Hall
Father O'Donoghue
Taggart
Joseph Chartrand
F. B. Dowd
Father O’donaghue
William S. Moore
Ather O'Donaghue
Washington township fixes record tax rate drop
Marion county council trimmed coroner and clerk salaries including Miss Edna Castor from 972 to 780 and cut witness fees and autopsy costs. Coroner Nash protested but the board set the rate at 7 cents outside Indianapolis and 1 cent inside city. Washington township earned a record by finishing its levy with taxables up 500000 and funds in surplus as the rate fell to 52 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County Council
Hare
Nash
Edna Castor
Indianapolis
Washington Township
Granville Wright
Jesse Fletcher
Lafayette Liewellen
South-side Market Prices Mixed Amid Busy Wednesday Trade
The South-side market showed activity with rising temperatures and a varied fruit and vegetable spread. Roasting ears slumped to two dozen for a nickel while apples and onions sold for 20 cents per peek, sweet potatoes a peck for two bits, and assorted produce ranged from five to fifteen cents per unit or peck.
Surplus Outlook and Tax Revenue Theme in City Budget
Controller Johnson defends next year’s appropriations as $70,000 surplus covered by this year’s cash balance and higher fall tax payments. He cites a $50,000 rise in fall tax installments due to a 70 cent levy and funds reverting to the treasury to produce a large balance. Critics warn current year overages hint at higher 1900 appropriations for political reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
General Treasury
Carpenters Threaten Job Ban On Jungelaus Contractors
The carpenters union executive committee plans a Wednesday meeting to consider William P. Jungelaus & Co. after a walking delegate said a carpenter was told quitters would never be employed again. If true, architects and other unions may be informed to bar Jungelaus jobs. Jungelaus denied the statements.
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Carpenters’ Union
William P. Jungelaus
Central Labor Union
Clerks’ Union
Jungclans
Smith
Vonspeckelson
Jungclaus
Indianapolis
Hck
Charles Kimble Arrested as Fugitive
Detectives Asch and Dugan arrested Charles Kimble colored 118 Emmettst Wednesday as a fugitive. He was tied to a man cut “all to pieces” near North Vernon. The two men worked as section hands on EB and OC South West. Communication opened with North Vernon authorities.
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Charles Kimble
Asch and Dugan
North Vernon
Alleged Riders Caught in Mass Riot Case
Police gather suspects from white and colored groups in a small riot at Massachusetts and Ma lofraves. Arrested are Fletcher Kimberlin George B Hamilton Frank Bucy Nelson Manuel white, Thomas Stewart Henry Werks and Clarence Mitchell colored. They’ll be tried Friday.
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Massachusetts and
Malofraves
Fletcher Kimberlin
George B. Hamilton
Frank Bucy
Nelson Manuel
Thomas Stewart
Henry Werks
Clarence Mitchell
Poirier Rehearing Before Board of Safety
William Poirer, dismissed from the fire force for failure to pay debts, was allowed to make a statement to the Board of Safety on Wednesday morning in behalf of reinstatement. The board took no action.
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Poirer
William Poirer
Board of Safety
Dreyfus Case Sees Hidden Alliances Emergent
An unusually large crowd watched the Dreyfus court martial as M Labori broadened the trial’s scope. Testimony featured Cernuschi under tough cross examination, Savignaud and Picquart clashed, and key remarks by Zurlinden and Labri underscored tensions. The hearing grew turbulent as six insistences by Labori and the presiding Jouast sparked interruptions, ending with de Clam’s deposition read and the court adjourning.
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Rennues
Sept
Dreyfus
M. Labori
France
Jouast
Labori
Lebar
Laberi
Billot
Esterhazy
Bureau
du Paty de Clam
Court in Paris hears Esterhazy defense amid Dreyfus trial uproar
In the Paris trial, M. Paleologue testifies about Schwartzkoppen sending petit bies to Esterhazy. Picquart and Trarieux receive strong support as defense speeches highlight military justice. General Billot hints Esterhazy may be Dreyfus’s accomplice, triggering protests from Dreyfus and Labori.
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M. Trarieux
Cal. Picquart
Dreyfus
Picquart
Esterhazy
Gen. Billot
Trarieux
Billot
Estehazy
War Office
Weterhazy
Jong
Labori
En. Billot
Kings Reply and Labori Telegrams to Kaiser and King
Rennes September 6 The Kings reply and Labori telegrams to the Kaiser and King Humbert are reported with unknown content Labori says he expects Schwartzkoppen or Panizzardi to arrive in Rennes this week The Dreyfusites see the trial nearing a more favorable phase as events unfold
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Rennes
Labori
Uambert
M. Labori
Schwartzkoppen
Panizzardi
Dreyfusites
Bridge plans adopted for multiple crossings over Fall Creek and Pogues Run
The Board of Works approved plans for new bridges at Illinois Street and Indiana Avenue over Fall Creek, Warbash Street over Canal, Market and Pins Streets over Pogues Run, and the removal of the present Indiana Avenue span to Linden and Minnesota Street over Pleasant Run. A steel Illinois Street bridge is set, with stone options later. Meridian Street bridge plans to be adopted Friday if ready. Supt. of Streets Herpick is building a new bridge over the old state ditch at Martinsdale.
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Board of Works
Illinois-st
Fall Creek
Indiana-ave
Warbash-st
Canal
Market and Pins-sts
Pogues Run
Aso
Linden
Minnesota-sts
Pleasant Run
Ilinois-st. Brridge
Ilinois
Meridian-sts
Meridian-st
Herpick
Bulding
Martindleave
Coal theft alleged in hot weather arrest case
Patrolman Gregory found Ora Young, James Burton, Charles Cook, Matt Smiley and William Tilford, all colored, with wheelbarrows and sacks of coal near L EL and W tracks at Alvordst. Police could not prove ownership in court. Judge Cox warned that theft in such weather would lead to harsher consequences, though no convictions were made.
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Gregory
Ora Young
James Burton
Charles Cook
Matt Smiley
William Tilford
Alvordst
Judge Cox
Disbarment of J Vance Lewis in Marion County
Judge Leathers disbarred J Vance Lewis a colored attorney from practicing in Marion County. The action followed his involvement in a divorce case for a client with a fictitious defendant and a prior criminal court discharge for subornation to perjury. He left Indianapolis but is barred to prevent further trouble after a replevin suit against his former partner W W Holland.
Three Supliants Sue for Divorce and Neckline Threats Mentioned
Jacob J Steinmetz sues Lilly Steinmetz alleging she seeks to convince neighbors he is insane. Elizabeth Blue petitions from Dr Uriah L Blue claiming threats to shoot and to throw acid, then desertion. Sarah J Teeters accuses husband George of irritability nagging and foul finding. Also notes separation and a hotel cafe meal price and a store selling harness and trunks.
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Jacob J. Steinmetz
Lilly
Elizabeth Blue
Uriah L. Blue
Sarah J. Teeters
George
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Louth Picquart
Lauth
Fiis
de Clam
Court of Cassation
M. Pateologue
Eign
Wlahori Ques
Muenster
Paris
Col. Schwartzkoppen
Msterhazy
Paleologue
Count Muen
Ster
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Ister
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Schwartz
Koppen
Petit Bieus
J. Vance Lewis
Marion County
Grand Hotel Cafe
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