Charges Against Supt Myers in County Infirmary Case
Portland Indiana reports Clemente Myers superintendent of the county infirmary was arrested on grand jury indictment alleging mistreatment of inmates and deprivation of food. He posted bond after the indictment followed prior county investigations that exonerated him. Emma McNeil, 16, died after her clothing ignited from a kitchen flame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ind
Clemente Myers
Myers
Emma MecNeil
Tragedy in Boat Ends in Fatal Shooting in Indiana
In Crawfordsville Indiana on Tuesday Gilenn Ralston 17 splashed water on John Sidener who held a repeating 22 caliber rifle. After shell extractor was used and Sidener warned not to splash again the gun fired striking Ralston in the bowels. He died at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Ind
Gilenn Ralston
John Sidener
Ralston
Sidener
Ife
Strike Ends at Benital Glass Works in Cicero
The Benital glass works strike ends after five weeks as the plant resumes with a large force from the American Flint Glass Workers Union. Old employees are to be rehired, except for one, and four non union men will join the union. A day and night shift may be implemented through the busy season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cicero
Ind
Benital Glass Works
American Flint Glass Workers’ Union
Weddings in Richmond Shine for Two Noted Couples
In Richmond Indiana on September 6 two celebrated weddings occurred. Professor Hugo Thieme of Ann Arbor University wed Miss Eva Thurston, while Professor John Payne of Dayton Ohio married Miss Margaret Collins. J Holt Livingstone of Washington DC plans to marry Miss Jennie Likins on October 6.
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Cupid
Richmond
Ind
Hugo Thieme
Ann Arbor University
Eva Thurston
John Payne
Dayton
Margaret Collins
J. Holt Livingstone
Washington City
Jennie Likins
Thief Caught In Indiana Robbery Case
Delbert Overman, 20, sought for robbing a young man of $20 Sunday evening, was captured in Rushville on Tuesday. Knightstown dispatch reports the arrest in a local manhunt following the early week robbery incident.
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Knightstown
Ind
Delbert Overman
Rushville
Turmoil of Indiana News: Deaths, Disasters, and Oddities
A chaotic Indiana wire from Terre Haute to Muncie reports numerous brief items: deaths from heart failure and a train accident, a missing boy possibly kidnapped, a man with a third set of teeth, and a spoof of cremation plans. Burglars cut phone lines. a council taxes breweries. a painter falls and may die. Police probe skull fracture as foul play. a blue and gray reunion fund drive lags. an airship trip is not wrecked. A large list of scattered incidents follows, including fires, beatings, and odd wagers.
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Terre Haute
Columbus Shipley
Muncie
Evansville
Farmer
Everett Mack
Indiana Oil ‘and Gas Company
Hartford City
Ambrose Page
Pivansville
Rose Kidd Beere
Red Cross
Philippines
Crawfordsville
Fragmentary Indiana notes mixed with local crime and gossip
A string of brief items covers a violent gardener incident, a damages suit over a deadly gas explosion, mistaken raccoon scare in a hay mower, a young man found fatally beaten, a gambler missing, a face lotion mishap, a budding divorce case, and a Madison editor denying elopement. Also mentions a famed Pharos engine issue and a mystery note promising a $50 funeral check.
McWhirter Answers on Enforcing Sunday Laws in Indianapolis
Prohibitionist mayoral candidate F. T. McWhirter replies to five questions from C. E. Newlin of Indianapolis Christian Citizenship Committee. He pledges to enforce Sunday laws, suppress indecent literature, close venues at 11 pm and Sundays, arrest gamblers, and challenge landlords to curb vice, while noting Bookwalter will respond soon. A Republican city committee member labels the move a Taggart scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. T. McWhirter
C. E. Newlin
Christian Citizenship Committee
Indianapolis
C. E
McWhirter
Bookwalter
Republian
Remey Named To Command North Atlantic Squadron
Rear-admiral George C. Remey has been chosen to command the North Atlantic squadron when Rear-admiral Sampson comes ashore early next month. Sampson’s next duty depends on a conference with Admiral Dewey and his choice between board duty or a long leave. Remey, who led Key West during the Spanish war, now runs the Portsmouth navy yard in New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Remey
Washington
George C. Remey
North Atlantic
Sampson
Admiral Sampson
Admiral Dewey
Dewey
Key West
Navy Yard
Portsmouth
N. H
Distressed Cincinnati mother seeks two missing children
Susie Aiken Winold, of Cincinnati, has searched five months for her two children Harold aged five and Frances three after her divorce from Charles O. Winold. The mother, national secretary of the Woman's Home Missionary Society of the M E church since 1883, says her husband disappeared with the youngsters.
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Cincinnati, O
Susie Aiken Winold
Charles O. Winold
Cincinnati
Harold
Frances
Kearsarge Becomes Fastest In Its Class At Newport
Newport Va September 6 The battleship Kearsarge proved the fastest vessel of her class in the US Navy during a trial trip Tuesday attaining 17.25 knots. The Sept Post expects 18 knots on the official trip around October 1 with speed records in reach.
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Newport
Kearsarge
United States Navy
Post
A Bad Runaway Injures Indianapolis Family at Moore's Hill
George Bruce and wife of Indianapolis, with Emanuel Bruce and his mother, were injured in a runaway near Moore’s Hill Indiana. Mrs Bruce sustained painful cuts to head and face while Mr Bruce was bruised. The mother’s injuries are serious including mashed hips. Also notes diphtheria sore throat croup and a patent medicine pitch for Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce
Indianapolis
George Bruce
Moore's Hill
Ind
Trio of Major Generals May Lead Philippines Campaign
A Washington dispatch reports the president weighing sending Miles Merritt and Brooke to command the American army in the Philippines. Merritt favors going, Red and Miller back high ranking regular officers, and Otis’ removal appears likely. The plan would unite top generals to direct the Luzon campaign against Aguinaldo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington
Journal
Philippines
Nelson A. Miles
Wesley Merritt
John R. Grooke
Merritt
Red
Otis
Miler
Miles
Luzon
Heat
Aguinaldo
John Y McKane Dies in Coney Island Ruler of Borough
New York dispatch reports John Y McKane known as the Czar of Coney Island died at his Sheepshead Bay home after months of illness. Once a dominant local political figure, he shocked observers in 1893 by defying the state Supreme Court and spurring clashes with election watchers. Indicted ten times, he was convicted in a landmark case and served six years in Sing Sing, releasing in 1898 before living quietly thereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Coney Island
John Y. McKane
Sheepsheed Bay
Mcixane
Soa Strong
Supreme Court
Gravesend Courty Court House
Brooklyn
Repubican
McKane
Sing Sing
Gasoline Jug Ignites Fire in Stewart Place Room
A jug of gasoline left uncorked in a closed room on Stewart Place near Illinois and Thiosts generated gas and exploded early Wednesday morning. Mrs. Frank Wilmot was engulfed in flames but escaped unharmed as firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze.
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Frank Wilmot
Stewart Place
Illinois
Thiosts
Wilmot
Yellow Fever Stirs Alarm in Key West Epidemic
Yellow fever cases surge at Key West with reports of ten or more new infections daily. Surgeon General Wyman received a telegram from Dr. Carter listing total cases as 0 and deaths at six, highlighting alarming official notices despite otherwise sparse official counts.
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Washington
Key West
Wyman
Marine Hospital Service
Carter
Heiress Nellie Blood Sought After Large Inheritance
Chicago detectives search for Mrs Nellie Blood an heiress to eighty thousand dollars left by a relative Canada she did not know She is believed to be without funds or friends and was last known earning a living as a nurse in a Chicago hospital.
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Chicago
Nellie Blood
Gas War Bay End Nears With Price Restoration Hints
New York September 6 reports say local gas interests are closer on terms than before but no deal is struck. If war ends, gas price could return to at least 9 cents, possibly a dollar, the maximum allowed by law after December 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
A Fierce Prairie Fire Near Atoka
A fierce prairie fire rages near Atoka I T destroying thousands of dollars in property and causing heavy livestock losses. Local authorities report extensive damage as flames sweep the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Atoka, I. T
Horses In Agony After City Fire Response
Fire department horses endured a grueling run Tuesday afternoon to tackle a blaze at Thirtieth street and Martindale avenue. Chemical 3 and hook and ladder 3 travelled three miles from nearby stations on Fifteenth street amid dusty country roads. One horse bled from the nose upon arrival as crews diverted to a newly installed alarm box near Bellefontaine and Twenty-eighth street. The Brightwood and North Indianapolis units were delayed, the barn and house of George W. Brady on Central Avenue damaged, with the barn destroyed before help arrived. Spark from a Monon train sparked the fire, owner Mrs. Stradling of 1834 Central Ave.
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Fire Department
Thirtieth St
Martindale Ave
Chemical 3
Fifteenth St
Illinois St
Capitolave
Bellefontaine
Twenty-eighth St
LL BE
George W. Brady
Stradling
Central-ave
State fair opens with free entry for children Tuesday
Tuesday marks opening at the state fair with free admission for schoolchildren and veterans. Exhibits must be in place while races begin Tuesday and run six trotting and six pacing events daily. The total purses reach 8250 dollars as the machinery exhibit expands beyond its allotted space. Indianapolis Day scheduled for Wednesday features Sousa and the band with a large children's chorus, avoiding crowd jostle.
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Indianapolis
Sousa
Downing
Buffalo Horsemen Seek Union of Markets in Indianapolis
Buffalo men W. D. Cronk D. Taylor T. O. Hickok and Mr. Stoner visit Indianapolis with aim to unite Buffalo and Indianapolis horse markets Indianapolis as headquarters S. E. Rauh of Belt Line says talks ongoing with no details. Stoner notes desire for one market day weekly at Buffalo yards while denying a full consolidation with Indianapolis.
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W. D. Cronk
D. Taylor
T. O. Hickok
Mr. Stoner
Buffalo
N. Y
Indianapolis
S. E. Rauh
Belt Railroad and Stock Yards Company
Stoner
Rauh
Declared Insane Husband Alleges Police Misstep
Mrs Edith W Hainsworth wife of John W Hainsworth of 3032 Kenwood Ave has been declared insane. The affidavit was sworn by her husband claiming narcotics use and fear of poisoning. Doctors and justices found her insane after two arrests and prior spells tied to family bereavements and narcotic use.
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Edith W. Hainsworth
John W. Hainsworth
Kenwood Ave
Indiana Ave
Hainsworth
Bank Forgery Shock Hits Molson Bank Directors
Montreal Sept 6 Molson bank managers were startled by a forgery totaling about $3,000 found Tuesday. The suspected party is reportedly an employee of the bank, and the directors were in session when the incident came to light.
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Montreal
Que
Molson
Attorney General Rules On Road And Labor Wages
The attorney general clarifies three new road laws. He notes a conflict between turnpike pay and the public labor act. Laborers on turnpikes receive 15 cents per hour for ten hours. road taxes workers get 1.50 for eight hours or 3 for a four man team.
Youth shoots lawyer by accident in family pistol
Middlesboro Ky Sent 6 James Burchell a prominent young lawyer of Harlan was shot and killed Tuesday by the accidental discharge of a pistol in the hands of his 12 year old sister Anna She stole the revolver from a drawer and placing it at her brothers breast pulled the trigger She did not think it would shoot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesboro
James Burchell
Harlan
Anna
The Contractors Censured in Coliseum Disaster Probe
A Chicago inquest into the Coliseum disaster deaths returned a verdict censuring the Pittsburg Bridge Company and Charles Peaskee, construction foreman. The grand jury will take up the matter.
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Chicago
Pittsburg Bridge Company
Charles Peaskee
Thirtieth Volunteer Regiment Sails for Manila
The first detachment of the Thirtieth volunteer regiment departed for San Francisco on Wednesday en route to Manila. The unit is scheduled to sail on Saturday for the voyage abroad.
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Manila
Chicago
San Francisco
Births and deaths and marriages notice list
Births show Am os and Hellice Mack a girl James and Florence Swisher a boy William and Matilda Burns a boy Jesse and Jane Shelly a boy Charles and Liary Ingram a girl others from Loy Lafayette Napoleon Saint and 520 Warren street entries. Deaths list Walter Jackson Bettie Duris Sarah Pomprher Albert Reisner Cornelius Gallagher Margaret Sexton Irene Davidson Genevia Wickes Thomas Carmody J O Jones Anna Wills A L Harrison George Kraning Infant Cochran with ages and causes and hospitals. Marriage licenses include William Lotz to Maggie Sheridan Charles Weston to Emma McGee Oliver Ferrier to Gadie Mack James Healey to Mary Bolin Alexander Bridges to Pearl Eiffel Charles Foster to Florida Roberts Jacob Lipps to Ahna Lindsey Bryan Sullivan to Mary O Leary Thomas Devedney to Maggie Cummings etc.
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Don and
Doe
Park Ave
Loy
Amos and
Hellice Mack
Woodlawn Ave
James and
Florence Swisher
Warren Ave
Charles and
Katie Eschenbach
Chestnuist
William and
Matilda Burns
N. Capitol Ave
Box
Jesse and
Jane Shelly
Lafayette Pike
Charles
Liary Ingram
Napoleon-st
Walter Jackson
Walnut-st
Bettie Duris
Indiana
Ave
Sarah Pomprher
East
Albert Reisner
N. West-st
Cornelius Gallagher
Bates-st. Margaret
W. New York
St. Genevia
Samoa
St. George
Mary O'Leary
Thomas Devedney
Maggie Cummings
Fret
Janitz
Florence Andrews
Michael Murphy
Margaret Kelley
George Shotts
Delila Lcutt
Harry Glasscock
Efe Wall
Walter Hawkins
Lena Smith
Spanish return to Havana and Maine lumber syndicate formed
Off the hot wires report Spaniards returning to Havana while a vast lumber syndicate forms in Machins valley Maine. In Kentucky Logan Randolph killed in a saloon row. An Independent distillers meeting in Louisville to discuss production limits. Mrs. Retherford of Vigo attempted drowning but was stopped by a daughter. Robert Miller, convicted of Ward murder and two Japanese in Yokohama, sentenced to death as the first foreigner under the new treaty.
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Havana
Machins Valley
Maine
Logan Randolph
Mintonville
Louisville
Wm. Retherford
Vigo
Robert Miller
H. Nelson Ward
Yokohama
Races at Business Men's Driving Club Friday
The races at the Business men's driving club Friday are billed as the season's most hotly contested with several prizes on offer. A band will provide music and the lemonade vendor will offer chilled drinks. The program lists a 3:00 class and other events.
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Business Men's Driving Club
Ben Harrison
Vigilance Committees Form in Lapaz Over Peters Residence
Lapaz residents organize vigilance committees to identify those behind the dynamite attack on Reverend M. L. Peters residence. Peters accuses saloon interests of plotting his assassination and denounces them in a broad attack on liquor establishments. The Plymouth report notes the local anger and actions taken.
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Lapaz
Plymouth
Ind
M. L. Peters
Peters
Duel Likely After Court Martials Heated Session
At the close of Wednesday's court martial session M Gast Picquarts brother in law who attended the crowd tried to approach Mai Louth to demand an apology for his vilifying statements about Picquart. Gendarmes blocked the attempted meeting but a duel is expected.
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Rennes
M. Gast
Picquart
Mai
Louth
Gast
Lauth
Train fatality in Walkerton hits Flint man
E. B. Lemon of Flint Michigan was killed by a train near Walkerton Indiana on Tuesday night. The note mentions skin diseases and promotes Dean's Ointment at a drug store.
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Mishawaka
Ind
E. BR. Lemon
Flint
Mich
Walkerton
Dean
Amy Drug Store
Patent wording misleads about infant remedy claims
An 19th century advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as an O14 nurse product for children, claiming it calms teething pain, softens gums, relieves ailment, cures wind colic, and treats diarrhea. Price listed as twenty five cents a bottle.
Mountains Vacation Offer Promotes Colorado Midland Maps
General Passenger Agent of the Colorado Midland Railroad in Denver invites travelers to request maps views and descriptive material to plan mountain trips. The offer aims to guide visitors on routes sights and access points for a scenic mountain vacation.
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Colorado Midland Railroad
Denver
Water Cure at St. Anthony's Sanatorium Ad
Open from 8 a m to 9 p m St Anthony s Sanatorium offers the best mineral water in the state with hot and cold baths anytime expert attendants for ladies and gentlemen and the best cure for rheumatism and diseases of the stomach kidneys or liver end of W Washington st near the line Lauler Bros Proprietors
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Anthony's Sanatorium
W. Washington St
Lauler Bros
Notice to Sell Liquor and Pool Privileges in Indianapolis
The subscriber gives notice to voters of Center township Marion county Indiana that he will apply to the Board of Commissioners at their October term 1599 for license to sell intoxicating malt and spiritous liquors in less than five gallons with on premise drinking. The business place is 1144 Malott Ave in ward 1 a two story brick building fronting south on Maldrave near Alvord subdivision. He also seeks pool table privileges in the same room. W. J. THOMAS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Township
Marion County
Indiana
Board of Commissioners
State of
Maldrave
Alvord
E. T
K. Fletcher
Indianapolis
Malottave
W. J. Thomas
License sought to sell intoxicants in Seventh ward Indianapolis
Voters of Seventh ward Center township Marion county Indiana informed that Edward Creamby will apply to the Board of County Commissioners at the October term 188 to obtain a license to sell spiritous vinous malt and other intoxicating liquors in quantities under five gallons with privilege to drink on premises. The business is located in a room facing north on East Court Street on the first floor of a two story brick building in square 57 lot 8 ward 7 No 13 Court street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventh Ward
Center
Towneship
Marion County
Indiana
Board of County Commissioners
E. Court St
Imilanapolis
Court St
Edward ©. ' Creabky
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H. D. Leeds
Et Hope
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Root
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Buffalo Horsemen
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Taylor
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H. H. Gates
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C. Dunn Anna F
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