Homeward Bound Soldiers Cheer From Adaema Camp Mount
Soldiers cheer as four special trains depart from Camp Mount Adaema aboard L. E. and Big Four lines carrying Knox, South Bend, Plymouth, Fort Wayne, Angola, Waterloo, Auburn, Goshen, Elkhart, North Manchester and Ligogier companies. Marines guard camp. sick and convalescent men travel with cots and blankets.
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Old Town
Camp Mount
Adaema
Knox
South Bend
Plymouth
Fort Wayne
Twenty-eighth Battery
Ll. E.& WW
Angola
Waterloo
Auburn
Goshen, Elkhart
North Manchester
Ligogier
Disrespect for Officers in War Character Debate
A private at Camp Mount criticizes commissioned officers for poor discipline and character. The Sun reporter records his calm, precise critique noting that war troubles hinge on officer conduct and leadership. The private cites an example from his captain to illustrate his point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Mount
Tried to lynch a fiend by Knoxville soldiers halted
Knoxville Tenn Sept 10 Had it not been for Detective McColland and Chief of Police Reeder soldiers of the 158th Indiana would have lynched Jack Nelson an ex convict who cut Private Wall Clark of Company EK of that regiment Nelson was captured Clark will die Company K is from Martinsville
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Knnoxville
Tenn
McColland
Reeder
158Th Indiana
Jack Nelson
Wall Clark
Nelson
Clark
Marlinsvilie
Insurgents surround Havana as commissioners arrive
Ten thousand insurgents led by Gen. Mayia Rodriguez and Pedro Dias surround Havana and threaten entry during the American commission visit. Hunger-stricken reconcentrados crowd the province as aging Spanish rulers debate surrender and possible resignation. Gomez with thousands and 800 starving families advances toward Havana, while Spaniards seek Cuban rule. The Resolute brings evacuation commissioners into port as tensions rise.
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Havana
Key West
Mayia Rodriguez
Pedro Dias
Fat swine and stock exhibits fill fair grounds next week
The Stock Exhibit will be great with corn and bran aboard. Machinery displays are up to date. Swine arrived by wagon Saturday and cattle and horses are moving into barns. Threshers wind pumps plows and wagons fill exhibits as Col Studebaker prepares his regiment for home. Atlas engine helps power night lights and Jenney Electric wires stretch through grounds. An artistic women’s building stands near headquarters and a new stand with electric bells aids the racing start. Special police sworn in will patrol districts for fair grounds safety, paid by the Board of Agriculture, with 80 to 100 officers. The Farm resort near the grounds will be kept under surveillance and no gambling allowed.
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Josh
Col. Studebaker
Atlas Engine Works
Jenney Electric Company
Kennedy
Indianapolis
Board of Agriculture
Fair Grounds
Quigley
Gordon Is Asked To Join War Dept Inquiry
A presidential inquiry into the war department's conduct in the Spanish American War is being planned. Secretary Alger opposed an investigation, but President McKinley favored one. A five member commission including Gen. Schofield and Gen. Gordon will probe commissary, quartermaster and medical bureaus and army camp conditions. Gordon, at Reynolds, Ga., was invited to join the panel.
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Washington
War Department
McKinley
Alger
West
Schofield
Gordon
United States
Reynolds, Ga
A Shot at the Police
Patrolman M Haley arrested four men early Saturday for leaving horses unhitched on the streets. John A Rietel James M Thompson and Arthur Burnett pleaded guilty and were fined nominally. George Pierson a farmer was brought in on the same charge and claimed ignorance of the ordinance. The court praised Haley for following orders and said farmers trading in the city should not be arrested for trivial charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Haley
John A. Rietel
James M. Thompson
Arthur Burnett
George Pierson
Fierson
Tier Haley
Haley
Dynamite and liquor licenses eyeed in Grant county
J F Callen secretary of the state liquor league returns from Marion reporting three men granted liquor licenses in Fairmount Grant county. Quaker settlement had banned saloons by dynamiting several years ago. No remonstrance filed but the old methods may resurface prompting anticipated citizen trouble.
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J. F. Callen
State Liquor League
Marion
Fairmount
Grant County
Loss of trouble at Denison railroad ticket voids
Echo of IX of P encampment trouble reaches Denison as railroad agent returns transportation to owners after voiding tickets. Many complaints allege agents told buyers it was unnecessary to sign in person, so relatives or friends signed for them, causing disputes over ownership.
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Denison
Navy battle re-enactment at state fair grand stand
Secretary Kennedy arranges sale of seats for the Battle of Manila at the state fair grounds next week. Grand stand opens at 6 pm with 25 cent grounds admission after six, plus stand seating. press passes grant free grand stand access. The show promises a realistic naval bombardment, dramatic wrecks, and a grand fireworks display, in the largest fair premises the state board has known.
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Kennedy
Manila
Admiral Dewey
Philippines
Bet on Death in a Hospital Bed Duel Ends in Death
In Lexington Ixy Sept 11 two soldiers Albert Fish of the Twelfth New York and James Mitchell of the Fifth Illinois shared cots in a hospital. They argued over who would die first, wagering half a dollar. Fish died shortly after noon Friday, and Mitchell followed an hour later.
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Lexington
Ixy
Uncle Sam
Albert Fish
New York
James Mitchell
New Yorker
Fish
Private Charles Starke Case Under Investigation in Jacksonville
A Herald special from Jacksonville reports Private Charles Starke of the Fourth Illinois is under investigation for being placed in the dead tent at the third division hospital while still alive. The physician allegedly said he could not live long and did not want him to die before others. His captain found him conscious among dead bodies and kept him alive over 30 hours. An investigation by Gen Lee and Col Maus will follow.
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Camp Mount
Maj. Feaser
Maj. Fitzgerald
Jre
Leland Buck
Goshen
Fernandina
Indianapolis
New York
Herald
Jacksonville
Fla
Charles Starke
Illinois
Third Division Hospital
Starke
Gen
Lee
Col
Maus
Baby trades with a fox terrier in Newark
In Newark an impoverished mother exchanged her newborn baby for a fox terrier via a doctor. The mother cried as she parted the infant and trusted the doctor to find a home for it. The landlady, who admired the terrier, approved the deal and the trade was completed.
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Mewarke
N. J
Newark
Fulwider Granted Divorce After Cruelty Claim
William H. Fulwider obtained a divorce Saturday from Emma Fulwider amid allegations of cruel treatment. Their son Art testified witnessing the stepmother sit on another man's lap and read letters to him while calling his father "a soft old fool." Fulwider, ex county clerk of Bartholomew County, previously bought new furniture after moving from Columbus, with Judge Allen ordering the return of the old furniture.
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Wm. H. Fulwider
Emma
Art
Fulwider
Bartholomew County
Columbus
Allen
Six Creditors Threaten Trial Over Hay & Willits Case
Six creditors of the Hay & Willits manufacturing company refuse to accept a four cent on the dollar offer and may block a proposed compromise, risking a receiver trial in superior court if no agreement is reached by Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hay & Willits Manufacturing Company
Slander Suit Settled For 1000 Dollars In Church Case
Judge Allen refused a new trial for the Garden Baptist church in a slander verdict won by Mrs. Eliza Smock last spring for 5000 dollars. Smock accepts 1000 dollars as settlement ending the case.
Indianapolis Weather Outlook for 86-Hour Period
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity through 8 p m on September 11 calls for cool, partly to mostly cloudy skies with Saturday night and Sunday conditions. Readings started at 50 degrees Saturday morning, rose to 66 at noon, and reached 69 by 2 p m.
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Indianapolis
Pastors Consider Moves In Indiana and Kentucky
Rev. Hunter Gs Hunter of Holy Innocents church weighs a call to Louisville after resigning his Indianapolis post, with vestry action pending. Rev. F Tomlinson of Irvington accepted Goshen Central Christian church pulpit and will begin soon. Rev. 8S Tomlinson moves to a new charge in a week.
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Hunter May
R. V. Hunter
Holy Innocents’ Church
Louisville, Ky
Indianapolis
F Tomlinson
J. Tomlinson
Irvington
Goshen Central Christian Church
Forty-Eighth Graduation at Indianapolis Business University
The forty-eighth graduating exercises of the Indianapolis business university will be held at the Propylaeum on Friday night. John TH Holliday will preside and music will be furnished by the When band or chestra. Addresses will be delivered by William D Owen John W Kern and Francis M Ingler. The prayer will be delivered by Rev Thomas H Villers and diplomas presented by President Emmett J Heeb. There are 85 graduates.
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Indianapolis Business University
Propylaeum
John TH. Holliday
When Band
William D. Owen
John W. Kern
Francis M. Ingler
Thomas H. Villers
Emmett J. Heeb
University
After the War Major relocations and notable arrivals
Fourth Wisconsin moved from Camp Douglass to Anniston, Gen. Shafter visited Washington, and two New York cavalry troops arrived from Porto Rico at Camp Wikoff. First Illinois reached Chicago with tears and cheers, Canalejas criticized the Spanish government in the cortes, Captain Blaine was discharged, and more volunteers town-bound. Missouri hospital ship arrived with 249 sick. 12 died. Clara Barton claimed mistreatment in Havana. gossip about Blanco’s entertainments for the peace commission and his departure in Havna.
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New York
Porto Rico
Camp Wikoff
Illinois
Chicago
Senor Canalejas
Cortes
James G. Blaine
Eagle
Clara Barton
Havana
Missouri
Santiago
Blanco
Mayflower's New Pastor Preaches First Sermon
Rev. S. A. Hoyt will deliver his initial sermon as pastor of the Mayflower Congregational Church on Sunday morning, marking his debut in the pulpit for the congregation.
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Mayflower
S. A. Hoyt
Mayflower Congregational Church
Who Stole Tt Gov Mount Keeps War Scrap Books
Gov Mount has been preserving three war scrap books and one is missing. Authorities are investigating the disappearance as a peculiar loss amid ongoing war memorabilia. No suspects named in the readable text.
Wagon Smashed as City Streetcar Accident Sued
Edward Getter has sued Citizens' Street Railroad for 500 dollars claiming a Central Avenue car struck his express wagon at Twenty ninth street while he transported goods to the Pythian camp, scattering the cargo over the ground.
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Edward
Getter
Citizens’ Street Railroad
Central-ave
Swiggett and Partners Sail to Porto Rico to Aid Postal System
Carl Swiggett of Indianapolis D H Fenton of Hammond and Charles H Filbeck of Terre Haute will sail for Porto Rico on Wednesday to help establish a United States postal system project.
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Porto Rico
Carl Swiggett
Indianapolis
D. H. Fenton
Hammond
Charles H. Filbeck
Terre” Haute
United States Postal System
Reach Out for a Small Proper Used Stand
A brief plea for small businesses to seek practical, well maintained used stands. The note emphasizes value and readiness to support enterprise growth while highlighting durability and affordability. It frames a proactive approach to securing functional display setups for varying budgets.
Sunday church services listed across multiple congregations
Morning and sometimes evening services noted for First Baptist First Presbyterian Central Christian Christ Episcopal St Pauls Episcopal Meridian Street M E Roberts Park Memorial Presbyterian Seventh Presbyterian and Second Presbyterian with various pastors. Meal offerings include breakfast and dinner at The Kershner 140 E Market Street. Lap Dusters and Fly Nots by Strawmyer and Nillus Monument Place noted.
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First Baptist
T. J. Villers
Union
First Presbyterian
Central Christian
A. B. Philputt
Christ Episcopal
A. J. Graham
St. Paul's Episcopal
Central Ave
M. E
C. C. Lasby
Meridianst
C. N. Sims
Roberts Park
Strawmyer &, Nillus
Murder of Austrian Empress in Geneva Hotel
Report from Geneva says Empress Elizabeth of Austria was murdered during supper at the Beau-Rivage hotel. An Italian anarchist named Lacchini allegedly stabbed her. she died later after reaching her hotel. The Swiss government halted telegrams as details emerged. conflicting reports and confirmations followed.
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London
Geneva
Switzerland
Austria
Frincess Elizabeth
Bavaria
Emperor Francis Joseph
Vienna
Elizabeth
Sientraaux
Mbont
Dh P. Om
Iit
Lacchni
Report on abuses at Camp Thomas second division hospital
Military board led by Maj Gen Breckinridge submits findings from Camp Thomas on soldier patient mistreatment. It censures inexperienced nurses and red tape delaying supplies, calls hospital location unsanitary, and presents testimony from nearly 200 witnesses amid serious neglect and mismanagement charges.
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Chickamauga
Military Board
J. Cc. Breckinridge
Third Army Corns
Camp Thomas
Brooke
Mr. Jenne
J. van Renssclear Hoff
Hubbard
Cers
City Life Recitals and Trials Highlight Weekend
J C Sipe to spend Sunday with brother Sam F Sipe in Pittsburg Pa. Dr Lucas speaks at Sixth Christian Church on Live in peace and The here and the hereafter. Judge Hamrick fines George Pace and Eva Perham for adultery. Pace appeals after 120 days workhouse. Rev T J Johnson evangelist to preach in Shover s hall Market st Sunday evening on broken heart with music directed by Prof Light.
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J. C. Sipe
Sam F. Sipe
Pittsburg
T. J. Johnson
Kentucky
Shover’s Hall
Market St
Alabama
New Jersey-sts
Prof
Light
New Style Hats at Seaton's Hat Store
Dustless display and novelty items headline a brief note from Seaton's hat shop with a tease for new style hats and a quirky phrase about feeding horses, signaling a light local business item.
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Seaton’s
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