Husband shoots wife in Davidson street murder case
Ora Coppenhaver, 26, killed his wife Daisy May Coppenhaver, 20, at the Ferguson home on Davidson Street after months of stalking and threats. He fired three times from a 22 caliber revolver, then surrendered as they rushed the dying woman to Indianapolis hospital where she died. Coppenhaver admitted motive was alleged infidelity and family trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Ferguson
Coppenhaver
Daisy May
Volver
Montpelier
Davidson St
Indianapolis
Iim
Open saloons run riot as Indianapolis basks in election eve gambles
Sunday chaos grips downtown Indianapolis with front doors wide open to gambling rooms and bunco. saloons on Monument Place to Grand Hotel spill crowds, bartenders busy, streets filled with rustic excursionists, and gamblers praising the pre-election haul as the city nears a lax period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
John Matz
Morton
Monument Place
Harry Walker
Washington
Illinoists
Occidental
Grand Hotel
Denison Hotel
Washington St
Primary called to straighten out J P tangle in county
The Republican county committee announces a new primary for justice of the peace and constable nominations to resolve the legal tangle. Four incumbents face new nominations while some may contest, with Justice Shepnyard pivoting to a delegate convention and others planning a primary bid. The report also notes a dangerous city well at 785 Massachusetts Ave linked to nitrite and chlorine contamination and mentions several deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican County Committee
J. P. Tangle
Justice of the Peace
Constable
Elliott
Ilegal
Shepnyard
Smock and Stout
Nickerson
Kattenbach
Massachusetts-ave
Ansil Moffatt
Democratic machine blocks Rooker from Marion County speech
At the congressional convention the Taggart machine barred anti machine candidate W V Rooker from addressing the gathering, fearing his impact on nominating Dunn. Delegates grew restless as talk for Rooker surged and a motion to table was carried, leaving Rooker unheard. Some delegates later said Rooker should have been the nominee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taggart
Stafe
Loft W. V. Rooker
Booker
Dunn
Rooker
Joe Bell
Democratic Committee
Indianapolis
Marion County
Bryan
Indiana
Rumor of Mine Owners Conference Amid Strike Hope
Report from Philadelphia notes that mine owners and operators held a conference Monday afternoon in anticipation of a proclamation by President Mitchell ending the strike. The scene involved Baer and a large group, with about 2006 attendees referenced in the fragment.
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Mitchell
President Mitchell Denies Proclamation Ahead of Strike
Wilkes Barre reports President Mitchell angrily denies drafting any proclamation and asserts the strike is not over, but will be continued to the bitter end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
John. Mitchell
Mob Attacks Miner in Maltby Killing in Pennsylvania
In Wilkes Barre on September 8 a mob of about 500 beat John Kesta to death and severely injured Frank Patrick near Maltby, tied to strikers at the Lehigh Valley Coal Co. maltby colliery. Deputies failed to disperse the crowd as workers planned to protect the mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
John Kesta
Maltby
Frank Patrick
Lehigh Valley Coal Co
Jacobs
Lackawanna
Kesta
Patrick
Forty Fort
Fort Fort
Miss Dissette Fights Burglary at Park Ave Home
Frances Dissette age 22 and her brother woke to a burglar in her room at 1210 Park Ave. She grappled the intruder while her mother and Albion College trained fitness aided. The man fled when the hallway light was switched on. A second entry at 1212 Park Ave. followed, with a woman in the room and the culprit escaping after blowing out a lamp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Dissette
James Dissette
Park Ave
Miss Dissette
Miss Cissette
Albion College
Albion
Mich
James Allerdice
Parkave
Alllerdice
Confessed Arson Sentencing for George Boeldt
George Boeldt aged almost seventeen confessed setting a barn fire at Martin Reiffel’s home to get back at him for alleged mistreatment. Judge Alford sentenced him to the boys’ reform school at Plainfield, saving him from state reform at Jeffersonville.
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Alford
Boeldt
George Boeldt
State Reformatory
Jeffersonville
Martin Reiffel
Russell Ave
Reiffel
Plainfield
Fine new rigs for Mrs McGowan delight Waldorf guests
Hugh J. McGowan president of Indianapolis Street Railway Company, long a Waldorf guest, surprised his wife with a costly outfit of carriages and harness. The set includes every vehicle she could desire and is of the finest workmanship. McGowan, recently ill, is convalescent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hugh J. McGowan
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Waldorf-Astoria
McGowan
Burdock Blood Bitters touted as health remedy
An old advertisement proclaims Burdock Blood Bitters as a cure against bad blood and indigestion, framing it as a deadly enemy to health and presenting the product as a solution.
Keach’s Antinegro Resolution Roils Indiana Convention
At the Democratic convention in Marion County Indiana on Saturday Jacob P Dunn was nominated for Congress with 68 percent of 118 votes. Tom Taggart led proceedings as permanent chairman while Jim Keach’s controversial resolution to declare the party the white man's party was tabled by nine votes. The report notes Morgan county declined a senatorial bid and outlines other minor nominations and procedural clashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob P. Dunn
District 7
SUN
Ramus Stewart
E. A. Perkins
W. V. Rooker
Hon
T. P. Davin
Gavin & Davis
Marion
Morgan Counties
Morgan County
W. A. Morgan
Morgan
Tom Taggart
French Lick
Taggart
Joe Fanning
Committee On Rules
Charlies Polster
Resolutions Committee
Jim Keach
Democratic Party
Keach
Indianapolis
George Kuhns
Jim Ely
Marion County
Smallest Bicycle Rider in World Dies at Age Two
The two year old Carl Lynn son of George Lynn of 103 E. Washington street died Sunday at 6 am from brain fever. He learned to ride a handmade bicycle weighing about 12 pounds from his father and was famed as the world’s smallest bicycle rider. His funeral is set for Monday afternoon. Local firemen and neighbors recall his playful feats near No. 11 engine house.
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Carl Lynn
George Lynn
E. Washington St
No. 11
Engine House
Carl
Washington St
Disappointed Couple Fails to Win Danville Marriage License
Prof. Charles Ellis of St. Albans military academy and Miss Margaret Shepperd of Pekin attempt a secret marriage in Indianapolis. They seek a license in Danville Indiana after being refused at the Marion County clerk's office, with Ellis planning a spring marriage. The scene ends with renewed resolve to marry that day.
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Charles Ellis
St. Albans Military Academy
St. Albans
Margaret Shepperd
Pekin
Ill
Danville
Ind
Young Ellis
DePauw University
Indianapolis
Chicago
Marion County
Louisville
Deaf Man Killed by a Train on Fall Creek Bridge
William G. Stellar, 34, of Columbia Avenue, was killed Sunday on the Monon Fall Creek bridge. Deaf since boyhood, Stellar reacted too late as the locomotive struck the bridge and plunged him into the water. The train was stopped and rescuers recovered his body. death was instantaneous from a fractured skull. He worked at Atlas Engine Works and was unmarried.
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William G. Stellar
Columbia Ave
Monon Fall Creek
Stellar
Atlas Engine Works
Weather forecast for Indianapolis area this week
The forecast covers Indianapolis and vicinity for 36 hours ending 8 p m Sept 9. It calls for fair conditions overnight and Tuesday with highs around 82 to 83 and a low near 60. Showers and cooler air expected Monday night into Tuesday.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Levy Row Hits Mayor Over Taggart Fault
Mayor Bookwalter pins tax hikes on Taggart amid a 59 cent levy plan and a $214000 department increase. Increases cover Public Works streets and cleaning, Safety engine houses and seven patrolmen, Health Hospital wing and Pest House, and Park Board. Local ads pledge piano prices and horse feed nearby.
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Charlie Bookwalter
Taggart
Trockwalter
Board of Public Works
Board of Safety
Health Board
Park Board
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Ora Coppenhaver
Deate
Mrs
Jesse Ferguson
Davidson Sr
the Sun
Apolis
Ferguson
Kattenbach Welt
Philadelphia
Presi
Baer
Delsarte
Hugh M’gowan
J. Taggart
Wulschners
Bennett
E. Wash
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