Attempted dynamite attack on gas plant coal bunker
A dynamite blast at 2 a m targeted the framework of a 100 by 340 coal bunker at Citizens Gas on Prospect Street near Belt Railway. Detectives worked through morning hours, two caps found, no major structural damage, officials suspect an amateur in sympathy with union labor. Two witnesses, superintendents T L B Smith and W H Morrill, reported being awakened by the explosion.
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Citizens’ Gas Company
Prospect Street
Belt Railway
John Green
Indianapolis News
New Gas Company
T. L. B. Smith
American Coke and Gas Company
W. H. Morrill
Citizens Gas Company
Keystone Avenue
Merrill
Peary Ship Arrives at Blane Salbolon and Telegrams Reach Mrs Peary
Peary's steamer the Roosevelt reached Blane Salbolon at Belle Island extremity amid message delays from Chateau Bay. Mrs. Peary, warned by telegrams from her husband, prepares to travel to Sydney to reunite with Peary. Messages claim Cook did not depart land and Esquimaux corroborate, while Whitney and Dr Cook figures move between Etah Copenhagen and Sydney.
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Sydney
C. B
Peary
Roosevelt
Blane Sablon
Belle Island Straits
Fron
Chateau Bay
South Harpswell
Robert E. Peary
Whitney
Etah
Cook
Copenhagen
Jeanie
Saunders Island
North Star Bay
United States
Bartlett
Indian Harbor
Esquimaux
Arctic
Northland
Etsh
Polar dispute sparks world reaction from Peary and Cook
Dispatches from Indian Harbor report Peary denying Cook's North Pole claim and urging scientific proof. Roosevelt crew recalls joyous welcome and readiness to present verifiable data. Separate report from Miass details a protracted post office raid with casualties and a stolen locomotive.
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Peary
Bartlett
Indian Harbor
Cook
New York
Roosevelt
North
Girl Confesses Baby Belonged To Her In Starvation Death
Miss Ethel Miller a young woman employed at the Country Club confessed Wednesday that the infant who died at a city home for babies was hers. The revelation ends days of inquiry by Judge Stubbs and juvenile court officers as they pieced together the puzzling mystery surrounding the death.
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Stubbs
Ethel Miller
Babe
Lewisville
Miss Miller
Mollie Duncan
Beraroke
John Shine
Green
Cook suffers burns when boiling soup spills at Steg emeéler's
Ernest Davis a cook at Steg emeéler's restaurant on 2% N Illinois street spilled a large kettle of boiling soup, burning his feet and legs. He was taken to the city hospital Wednesday morning. Davis lives in Ft. Madison, Iowa.
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Ernest Davis
Stegemeéler
Illinois Street
City Hospital
Blair
Davis
Ft. Madison
Iowa
Copenhaven Sentenced for Assault and Battery
Charles Copenhaven aged 29, an maker, was sentenced to 18 days in the workhouse on two assault and battery charges. He was fined 22 dollars. The defendant assaulted Mrs. Helen Bauer with whom he shared a room at 150 Bright Street.
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Copenhaven
Charles Copenhaven
Eigar
Helen Bauer
Bright Strae
Jefferson Whittis Struck by Street Car at Tracks
Jefferson Whittis of 404 E Washington was struck by a street car at the elevated tracks and Kentucky Avenue Wednesday morning. He was knocked unconscious while crossing the tracks in front of the car.
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Jefferson Whittis
Washington Street
Kentucky Avenue
Whittis
Harriman Better Doctor's Bulletin Issued
Arden New York September 8. The following bulletin on E. H. Harriman's condition was issued at noon by Dr. Lyle. Mr Harriman is better today. Signed WW G Lyle.
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Arden
N. Y
E. H. Harriman
Lyle
Two Killed In Western Wreck Near Blockton
A Great Western freight train wrecked near Blockton Iowa results in two dead and injuries not yet confirmed. Authorities search for cause and identify victims as crews assist at the scene.
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St, Joseph
Great Western
Blockton
Iowa
Burglars Target Ward's Drug Store on Indiana Avenue
Burglars entered Ward's drug store at 901 Indiana Avenue through a transom early Wednesday morning. They tried to pry open the cash register and fled after failing to take about $200 left on a shelf under the register.
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Ward
Indiana Avenue
Postmasters' League Meets at Y M C A
The Indiana League of Postmasters of the third and fourth class met at the Y M C A Wednesday morning. President F W Kritz of Moreland called the meeting to order and reports of the secretary and treasurer were read. J M Waltz was scheduled for an afternoon address with several speeches planned for Thursday. Officers will be elected Thursday afternoon.
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Indiana League of Postmasters
F. W. Kritz
Moreland
J. M. Waltz
Boland and Wife Found Dead in Gas Asphyxiation
In Chicago on September 5, Patffictan Asphyxiated and Harry Boland aged 73 a noted politician under Carter Harrison the first and former state senator and representative and his wife Mary aged 65 were found dead in their home from gas asphyxiation.
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Pattfictan
Chicago
Ill
Harry Boland
Carter Harrison
Mary Boland
County Council Secret Session Sparks Surprise
During a Wednesday recess the county council held a secret conference in a courthouse basement room, shocking officials who note open meetings are required. The session aimed to review the county budget before the regular session in the commissioners’ room. Afterward the council debated extra allowances for the courts.
Mob Drowns Suspect After Mangham Attack
Henry Hill the Black man who attacked Miss Nettia Jones near Mangham was captured by a posse and drowned in a small stream near the scene, according to information received.
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Rayville
Henry Hill
Nettia Jones
Mangham
Want Ad Advice Drives Daily Bargain Finds
A compact call to use want ads for quick satisfaction and bargains. Readers are advised to submit missing needs via a small ad and check Page 5 daily for results and opportunities.
Trolley Car Wreck Wounds Many Near Huntley Ill
A head on crash between two interurban electric cars on the Elgin Belvidere line near Huntley Illinois injures about forty people. Several are seriously hurt and possibly fatally. Motormen jumped clear as trains sped together just south of a switch. Names given include Joseph Shurmer Chicago H W Brerns Elgin John Schramm Elgin manager Charles Schubert and others.
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Chicago
Til
Sept. S
Joseph Shurmer
H. W. Brrens
Elgin
John Schramm
Chicago Telephore Company
Charles Schubert
Guy Conderss
John Newman
Monte George
Insurance Men Say Court Order Wasn't Violated
Attorney General Bingham and Lafayette lawyers W L Taylor and Bates argued before Judge Weir in the supreme court over admissibility of evidence in the insurance trust case. The insurers contend the restraining order issued by Judge Weir has not been violated.
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Bingham
Attorners
W. L. Taylor
Mr. Bates
Lafayette
Wetr
Supreme Court
Insurance Trust
Weir
Footlights lure girl to vaudeville then custody case
Miss Ethel Forbes ran away from home to appear in vaudeville at Shelbyville after selling items to pay her fare. Her father traced her and brought her back to Indianapolis. In juvenile court Judge Stubbs committed her to the Indiana School for Girls after she read an ad seeking performers and signed on for dances on stage.
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Ethel Forbes
Shelbyville
Indianapolis
Stubbs
Indiana School For Girls
German American Trust to Guard Susan Burkhardt
The German American Trust Company was appointed guardian by Probate Judge Ross for Susan Burkhardt after her brother filed the petition. The I ndianapolis property is valued at 10,000 dollars and mortgages were recently placed on it amid concerns over her mental state.
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Wednesday
Ross
Susan Burkhardt
Indianapolis
Fire at Schoen Brothers shop damages home and store
Fire from a bottling firm damaged the Schoen Brothers shop and their living apartments at 934 E Pratt Street Wednesday morning. Firemen said a boiler frame incubated the blaze. The Schoen brothers run a dry cleaning business behind their home. The loss was reported as six dollars.
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Schoen Brothers
Pratt Street
Workmen Hurt in Separate Accidents at City Construction Sites
Two injuries were reported on Wednesday morning at distinct sites. Edward Starck, Ironworker, fell nine feet while working on the Shriners temple at New Jersey and Michigan streets, breaking two ribs. William Allen, a sprinkler installer at Kingan & Co., was struck in the ribs by a swinging pipe end during pipe handling and was taken home by ambulance.
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Edward Starck
Ohio Street
Shriners’ Temple
New Jersey
Michigan Streets
William Allen
Kingan & Co
Alien
Steel workers win the strike at Pittsburg mill
After two months of riot and federal investigation the dispute at the pressed steel car company ends and 6,000 workers will return to work. Strikers gain restoration of the 1907 wage scale, yielding a 1 to 15 percent raise.
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Pittsburg
Pressed Steel Car Company
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Eskimos
Bert
Portland
Tomor
Bert Bridgman
Mrs. Peary
Lieut
Cape Ray, N. F
H. L. Bridgman
Brooklyn
Harry Whitney
New Haven, Conn
Mr. Whitney
Lowing
North Pole
The
Labrador
Cape Ray
N. F
John R. Bradley
Dr. Cook
Commander Peary
ST. Petersburg
Miass
Orenbure
Nho One
Judge
Iusks, Ohio
Harriman
Doctor's
Postmasters' League
Y. MG
Guardian
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