Veterans Die In Heat At Philadelphia Parade
In Philadelphia parade heat proves deadly for three veterans. Across the era's factions political foes clash, conventions convene, a clam bake draws crowds, and Col H B Case clears pension bureau commissioner Evans of blame. Col Shaw of New York likely to be chosen commander in chief with little opposition.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
H. B. Case
Evans
Pension Bureau
Case
Grand Army
Col. Shaw
New York
Three Veterans Die During G A R Parade in Philadelphia
Three veterans die during the G A R parade in Philadelphia as they march to patriotic music. Charles Mellick, 68, of Scranton, Pa, dies instantly from heart disease. Other fatalities include Joseph Paul of Philadelphia and Captain George Turner of Wikis post, Chester, Pa.
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Philadelphia
Charles Mellick
Stafford St
Scranton
Jos. Paul
George Turner
Wikis Post
Chester
G A R Encampment Features Naval Events in Philadelphia
Visitors at the thirty third annual G A R encampment enjoyed amusements and a naval program on the Delaware. The parade is finished. Friday will feature the naval demonstration. Union ex prisoners of war marched Wednesday morning while naval veterans held a clam bake at Washington park with Admiral Sampson in attendance. Boat races among North Atlantic squadron crews and a large barbecue followed. A dog watch closed the day at the Academy of Music.
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Philadelphia
Delaware River
Naval Veterans
Washington ties support to Taggart. job loss sparked by politics
Assistant city attorney Joe Bell meets Washington Taggart driver Washington and Jacob Hilkene on Washington Street. Washington, a former slave, speaks of Taggart’s favors and vows loyalty. He recalls past parades, rumors, and his fear of public scrutiny as he faces possible political repercussions.
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Joe Bell
Washington St
Chas
Washington
Taggart
Jacob Hilkene
Councillan
Mr. Bookwalter
Mistah Taggart
Mr. Taggart
Bookwalter
Bryant
Kentucky
Mr. Washington
Landis to stump in Ohio this fall
Delphi Indiana September 6 Congressman Landis will spend ten days or two weeks stumping in Ohio this fall. He plans a series of campaign stops to advocate for his policies and increase visibility before the election.
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Landis
Ohio
Delphi
Ind
City case ends as assault charge against Crawley dismissed
The police court dismissed the assault case against Minnie Crawley who faced charging for striking James Quinn. Crawley had been in City hospital for six weeks recovering injuries from the earlier incident. A medical ad promotes Chily-Welch cures headaches and neuralgia while Minute Gough Cure is claimed to have cured Helen McHenry of consumption.
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Minnie Crawley
James Quinn
Quinn
Gough
Helen
Attorney protests North Indianapolis streetcar delays and safety
Larwis A Coleman, attorney, filed a complaint with the Board of Works over streetcar service on North Indianapolis street. He claims cars were removed during reconstruction, two new cars added, and trip times from Uden to Washington st. cannot meet the 21 minute schedule. He cites a noon wait from 12 06 to 12 52 and reports cars jumping the track between the river bridge and VanCamp plant, causing delays.
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Uden
Washington St
North Indianapolis
Washington and
Pennsylvania-sts
West Indianapolis
River Bridge
VanCamp Packing Company
Board of Works Modifies Bellefontaine Street Improvement
The Board of Works again rewrites the Bellefontaine Street plan from Massachusetts Avenue to Fifteenth Street, this time to require asphalt. City attorney says 11withdrawals from a wooden block petition and signatures on an asphalt petition give them the right to switch. It is believed the block petition will soon file with more names to delay the project until next year.
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Board of Works
Bellefontaine-st
Massachusetts-ave
Fifteenth-st
Unique claim filed over alley repair delays
G A Schnull filed a unique claim with the Board of works on a Wednesday. He says the alley east of Twenty-Second st in the rear of his home was torn up for so long during improvements that he had to board his horses at a livery stable for 25 days, costing 2 dollars. He asks Contractor Ley to pay the bill, alleging unnecessary delay in the work.
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G. A. Schnull
Board of Works
Twinois St
Ley
Hurricane Hits Barton Town Local Death Report
A hurricane struck Barton town five miles west on Wednesday causing trees to fall. Four year old Margaret Bet leir died after a falling tree struck her while escaping the storm. Miner Frank Coss suffered probable serious injuries when soapstone fell on him.
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Bridgeport
Bartontown
Margaret Betleir
Frank Coss
Destructive Wind Storm Rips Wood County
A destructive wind storm in Wood County near Bowling Green passed just before midnight, causing thousands of dollars in damage. The hurricane like blast was about 20 miles wide, uprooting orchards and forest, unroofing barns and houses, even blowing a bed from a window. No lives were lost though many livestock were killed.
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Wood County
Bowling Green
Hundred Hoosier Doctors Inaugurate Free Lecture Course
The Medical College of Indiana began a three weeks' preliminary course of free lectures with sessions starting Tuesday. Invitations went to 3,990 Indiana physicians and over 100 outsiders attended Wednesday. Lecturers included Dr. Potter on general medicine, Dr. Geis on water potability, Dr. Thompson on eye examination, and Dr. Charlton on aseptic preparation.
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Medical College of Indiana
Indiana
Potter
Geis
Thompson
Charlton
Peacemaker Killed After Street Fight Tragedy
In Chicago on a Tuesday night Jerry McMahon stabbed Rehard McGaw in the heart as McMahon’s wife clung to him and pleaded to quit. McGaw died instantly. McMahon was captured. The motive was McGaw’s attempt to stop abuse of a member of the McMahon family.
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Chicago
Jerry McMahon
Rehard McGaw
McGaw
McMahon
Business Leaders Asked to Fund Battery A Trip to New York
The Commercial club asks citizens to subscribe to H. T. Hearsey, treasurer, for funds to take Battery A to New York to meet Dewey. Committee members will visit business men in the coming days as the Battery boys drill three to four nights weekly in preparation.
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Commercial Club Committee
Battery A
New York
Dewey
H. T. Hearsey
Shattery
Building Trades Boycott Targets Chicago Cornerstone
Chicago report says the building trades declared open war on the federal cornerstone ceremonies by sending 5,000 circular letters to organized labor and invited prominent figures urging them to abstain from the events because the cornerstone was cut by non union men.
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Chicago
Hole in His Head Found Dead Near Vandalia Depot
James McGaran aged 19 was found on the Vandalia depot platform in Brazil Indiana with a hole in his head. Authorities believe he sat by the track and fell asleep perhaps struck by a train. The incident occurred Wednesday morning and remains under investigation.
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Brazil
Ind
James McGaran
Vandalia
Col Downing Denies Ties to Local Forge Firm
Wednesday’s paper claimed Col. Downing of the Board of Works was a partner in the Poullain & Downing horse-shoeing firm at 127 W. Wabash St and owned the building. He issued a denial stating he has no interest in the firm or the building.
Crodfelter Declared Insane by Lunacy Commission
Noah J. Crodfelter once promoter of the gas belt interurban and later a poet of note faced a lunacy commission in Indianapolis. Justices Smock and Lockman and Doctors Christian and De Haas heard testimony at the Occidental hotel after he was restrained in Crawfordsville. He feared others would seize money he imagines he will receive, and his condition followed a long fall from a promising career as a financier and writer. The commission ruled him insane at 2 45 PM.
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Noah J. Crodfelter
Smock and Lockman
Christian and
Clodfelter
Crawfordsville
M. E. Clodfelter
Indianapolis
Marion County
Occidental
Crawfordaville
Indianapolis, Anderson & Marion Company
Plan for Alaska boundary peace approved with future details
Washington reports Ambassador Choate informed state department that Britain backs the US plan for a temporary modus vivendi while permanent limits are negotiated next year. The US asserts absolute occupation of the coast including Lynn Canal beyond Shackleman village, with Canada and Britain to accept a lease option on Joyan canal if needed. Formal Canadian consent and Cheate’s signing would fix the rival authorities and avoid friction.
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Washington
Choate
State Department
England
Canada
United States
Lynn Canal
Shlackman
Joyan Canal
Congress
Cheate
More Crookedness Is Charged To Hornaday
Thomas B. Hornaday of 1819 N New Jersey street faces grand jury charges in police court for forgery and obtaining money under false pretenses. He allegedly borrowed 1200 from Meyer and Kiser by posing as Volney J Dawson and mortgaging Dawson farm, forged Dawson’s signature on a check, and secured 400 from Teutonic building and loan by posing as T M Whiting. The true loan originated with Philip Reichwein and was transferred to the association. A second similar case surfaced after Whiting’s mortgage scare. Mueller reported the matter but no action was taken until the Meyer and Wiser case. Hornaday remains jailed.
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Thomas B. Hornaday
N. New Jersey Sr
Meyer & Kiser
Indiana Trust Building
Volney J. Dawson
Dawson
Hornaday
Conrad Mueller
Teutonic Building and Loan Association
No. 4
T. M. Whiting
Mr. Whiting
Philip Reichwein
Association
Whiting
Recorder’s Office
Mueller
Meyer & Wiser
Block System Adopted by Republicans in 55 Precincts
The block system will mobilize two trusted voters per block to report conditions. Republican workers target backsliders by alerting the central committee, wires stretched for monitoring, as Democrats receive little attention amid talk of party unity and potential Taggart opposition. Several prior supporters have sent sizable checks.
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Taggart
Lightning Strikes Charley Clarke’s Brother in Marion
Charley Clarke’s bird dog led the way north of Marion after noon Tuesday where the brothers found Charley’s brother dead beside a fence, killed by a lightning strike. John Davenport Hurt, 28, 812 Indiana Ave, was injured at work on the street car building on West Washington Street when a wheelbarrow full of cement fell on him, causing a back and hip sprain deemed worse than a fracture by the doctor.
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Marion
Charley Clarke
Charley
Tom
Bob
John Davenport
Indiana Ave
W. Washington St
New Ten pin League Officers Chosen in Indianapolis
The Indianapolis ten pin league met Tuesday night and elected officers, W. P. Smith president, John Fahrenbach vice president, M. C. Knox secretary, and C. P. Connor treasurer. The league’s season opens Oct 1 with 184 games planned, three games weekly over six months.
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Indianapolis
W. P. Smith
John Fahrenbach
Igent
M. C. Knox
C. Pb.connor
County Clerk Reports Fees Shortfall for Quarter
County clerk Elliott reports a total of $4,999.75 in fees collected for the quarter ending August 31 and a salary of $34,874. The difference shows $1,047.75 due to the county.
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Elliott
Ten Petitions Filed for School Commissioner Candidates
Ten petitions from candidates for school commissioners were filed with the mayor on Wednesday afternoon. The filings were organized by a joint committee of commercial leaders and the Citizens educational society.
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Commercial Elite
Citizens’ Educational Society
Its Not Roger Identification of Local Death Reveals John Davis
The man found dead on the Michigan road near the Marion county line in Hamilton has been identified as John Davis of Hagerstown.
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Roger
Noblesvilled
Ind
Michigan Road
Marion County
Hamilton
John Davis
Hagerstown
Maryland Republicans renominate Lowndes and back McKinley
Maryland Republicans renominated Gov. Lowndes and endorsed McKinley’s administration. Fifty five postal messengers in Cleveland struck for $16 a month, up $2. An organization of Chicago Democrats will escort Mayor Harrison on his campaign tour into Kentucky and Ohio. S. W. Snyder of Springwater and Comrade Smith of Cleveland rode a private ten mile bicycle race in Philadelphia, Snyder finishing in 30 minutes, eight seconds ahead of Smith.
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Maryland
Lowndes
McKinley
Cleveland
Chicago
S. W. Snyder
Springwater
Smith
Philadelphia
Snyder
Classified notices and ads from Webber-Burton Co and locals
Local classifieds feature bargain lodge costumes regalia banners and flags from Webber-Burton Co at 120 N Pennsylvania St. Also multiple small ads seek a girl for housework furnished room for rent a cook position and book agents with various addresses including 2602 E Washington 129 W Michigan 302 BE New York 301 N Alabama and 536 N Pennsylvania. Also URDO clairvoyant offers advice at 127 N Alabama with guaranteed satisfaction.
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Lodge
Webber-Burton Co
Pennsylvania St
South
New York
Alabama
Stevenson Building
Pennsylvania
We Want Your Family Washing Enterprise Steam Laundry Ad
Railroad special train advertisement announces a $1 Decatur and return fare via LD and W Ry. The service departs Union Station at 7:00 p m Sunday September 10 and returns from Decatur at 6:30 p m. Contact Enterprise Steam Laundry at 801 for washing services.
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Broad Ripple Park
Meridian
Enterprise Steam Laundry
Decatur
Union Station
Ormonde Lunch Offer At 16 W Pear Street
Daily business lunch from 10 a m to 2 p m with a ladies lunch on the second floor at Ormonde 16 W Pearist Do Not Forget the Old Reliable Union Co operative Laundry Phone 1269 Profit able the Sun liners seventh page
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Ormonde
W. Pearist
Old Reliable Union
Co-operative Laundry
Indianapolis Stock Market News Dated Sept 6
Cattle receipts 600 with shipments to ships. market steady with steady prices. Good to prime steers from 18a pounds upwards, up to 1,800 pounds. Butchers cattle include common to good cows and bulls with varied prices. Sheep receipts 500, market active. good to choice sheep and lambs priced up to 5.25. Hogs receipts 6,500, ship heavy with prices 4.60 to 5.23 for various weights.
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Indianapolis
Caeeebapeaned Coven
City Grain Market Prices and Inspections Report
Wednesday reports indicate inspections across wheat corn oats and hay. Prices show firmer bids for No 2 red wheat at 67 cents wagon and mixed white corn near 32 34 cents with various green and color distinctions. Hay bids list No 1 timothy from 8.50 to 9.00 dollars.
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Hay
Timothy
Anti-trust Live Stock Market Report from Indianapolis
BR. R. Shiel & Co reports light hog receipts higher demand cooled by warm weather. Hogs 5 cents lower for lights, steady for heavies and mediums. prices range from 4.40 to 4.55. Cattle market about steady.
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BR. R. Shiel & Co
Indianapolis
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Chilery-Welch
Anapolis
Ohio Hills
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Hood
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Thos. B. Hornaday
Republican Committee
Lodge and Society
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Michigan
Urdo
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the Sun
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China
Batavia
Block Co
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John H. Holliday
Henry Sitel
H. M. Foltz
Heal Estate
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