BODIES RECOVERED AND DEAD COUNT RISING IN HURRICANE DAMAGE
Report from Sept 10 details 700 bodies recovered along the Texas coast from Galveston to Houston areas. Estimates place total dead at 5,000 with widespread ruin. Losses include cotton and railroad property, Galveston port damage, and many towns reporting multiple fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Texas City
Virginia Point
Houston
Hockley
Cypress
Hempstead
Waller
Richmond
Welster
Clear Creek
Port ‘Arthur
Letitia
Chappell Hill
Brenham
Genoa
Bath
Beasley
Angelton
Morgan's Point
Many Soldiers Dead In Galveston Disaster
Galveston Texas report details a devastating collapse destroying bar racks sheltering soldiers and leaving most of a full company dead. Many vessels ashore, Union Station damaged, walls caved in, windows shattered. Water receded and thousands flee, with water scarcity and numerous injuries reported. At St Marys infirmary only eight escaped, and Rosenberg Schoolhouse fatalities exceed fifty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Infirmary
Rosenberg
Indianapolis Schools Switch From Gas To Coal Heating
Schoolhouses will stop using gas this winter as the public schools director Cleland orders a full switch to coal due to a gas supply cutoff effective Oct 1. Most buildings already used coal part time. No. 43 had gas stoves. Brazil block coal at 2.32 per ton under a 3,500 ton contract. Cleland expects to complete changes before cold weather without delaying the start of school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleland
Indianapolis Public Schools
Consumers’ Gas Trust Company
Brazil
A. B. Meyer & Co
Indianapolis
Johnson
Indiana to Seek Aid for Galveston Sufferers
Governor Mount will call for assistance on Tuesday to help Galveston disaster victims. He has not yet received official requests but, from newspaper reports, expects aid will be needed.
Commission McMillen In Saloon Brawl Spars Judge
In Harry Walker's saloon Isaac Canfield Isaac Clark argued politics on Saturday night Clark offered to bet 25 on Bryan lacking funds McMillen republican member of the Board of Safety lent 15 In the quarrel McMillen was struck on the jaw Clark arrested for drunkenness and profanity crowd freed McMillen implicated by rumor Marion McMillen Democratic county commissioner candidate allegedly offered to bet 50 he would not be fined Patrolman who arrested Clark was later asked to be fired No affidavits filed Prosecutor Grainger said he knew nothing of the affair
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Canfield
Isaac Clark
Harry Walker
Clark
Bryan
W. S. McMillen
Board of Safety
McMillen
Marion
Grainger
Births and deaths noted in local column
A long list records births at multiple addresses including Alva and Viola Herring a boy. James and Wey a girl. E E and Hannah Peny a girl. John and Mary Goscio a boy. Elmer and Hattie Privett a boy. William and Ida Wolf a girl. William and Mary Williams at City hospital a girl. Victor and Rose Godon. James C. and Cora Durbin a boy. William and Emma Gerlach a girl. Several deaths noted by age and cause such as Charles Krusel bone fracture by fall. Louise Magruder senility. Albert L Kerr Brights disease. Margaret Ryan tuberculosis. Reson Burditt cirrhosis. Rosa F Elliott phthisis. Albert Koehler acute nephritis. William H Browley tuberculosis. Francis Ballard convulsions. Qal Werner Bright's disease. Joseph W Schnider cirrhosis hepatic. Irene L Hall meningitis. Edward Hogan tetanus. Additional marriage pairings listed: Harry C Atlass and Jennie Wolf. Elmer N Ketcham and Grace Hudson. William Jackson and Carrie Hawkins. George L Jessie Ad Cera Allen. Edward Stewart and Katherine Streicher. John R Hinshaw and Emma Reed. Marvin L Walters and Sarah Porter. Arthur Wall and Florence Hutchinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva
Viola Herring
W. Twentyninth-st
James and
Wey
Kentucky Ave
E. E
Hannah Peny
College Ave
John and
Mary Goscio
N. Noble St
Elmer and
Hattie Privett
Oliver Ave
William and
Ida Wolf
S East-st
William and Mary Williams
City Hospital
Victor and
Rose Godon
James C. and
Cora Durbin
Martindale Ive
William and Emma Gerlach
Blakest
Charles Krusel
Yowa St
Louise Magruder
Highland-ave
Albert L. Kerr
Barth-ave
Bright
Margaret Ryan
Reson Burditt
N. Senate-ave
Rosa F
Elliott
Bellefontainest
Albert Koehler
Tuxedo St
William H. Browley
E. Tenth
Francis Ballard
Harrison St
Qal Werner
S. Eastst
Joseph W. Schnider
E. McCarty
Irene L. Hall
Edward Hogan
Holbrook
Harry C. Atlass
Jennie Wolf
Elmer N. Ketcham
Grace Hudson
William Jackson
Carrie Hawkins
George L. Jessie
Local Property Repairs and Valuations Listed
Names and addresses appear with listed properties and estimated costs including Johr A Schumacher at 2424 Central ave for house and barn 2500 E and A Sourwine at Twenty sev enth st for frame cottage 800 Charles J Schmidt 2278 S Nobble st shed 10 J C and M Walshy 926 Daugherty st repairs 200 A V Judson heirs 128 E Pratt st repairs 350 William H Hall 1222 Windsor st cottage 900.
Board of Works approves street improvements and contracts
The Board of Works allocates 6323.40 for August street sweeping and lists sprinkling payments to Henry Nolting 1706.61 George W McCray 502 Frank Kennington 1970.58 Frank W Fuehring 2112.80. It finalizes cement walks on Bellefontaine and Baltimore areas, brick roadway on flat alley, and wooden block work on Tenth street. Contracts awarded to S&J Paul on St English to Hoyt for gravel roadway and cement sidewalks, J Harry Roberts 0.98 on Laura et Orange to Cottage cement walks, Henry Maag 0.71 on St Peter east side Prospect south, Henry Mzang 0.50 on Twelfth Illinois to Capitol cement walks, P E Phillips 0.71 on Twenty first Meridian to Tilinots cement walks, W C Allen 1.17 on Twenty first Ave cement walks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Works
Charles H. Stuckmeyer
Henry Nolting
George W. McCray
Frank Kennington
Frank W. Fuehring
Bellefontaine St
Massachusetts-ave
Baltimore-ave
Hillside-ave
Alabama
Tenth-st
Canal
S&j. Paul
English-ave
Hoyt-ave
J. Harry Roberts
West Side
Lauret~ Et
Orange-st
Cottage-ave
Henry Maag
St. Peter St
East Side
Prospect
Henry Mzang
Twelfth
Board of Trade Relief Fund Contemplates Galveston Aid
The board of trade relief fund holds 2000 dollars and may contribute part to Galveston sufferers. No official request for assistance has yet reached the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade Relief Fund
Galveston
Board
Labor Leaders Behind the Bars in Porto Rico
New York dispatch reports central federated union received letters from over 100 Porto Rican labor reps jailed in San Juan. The letter says military authorities suppress labor agitators and many union leaders, presidents, and secretaries of arbitration committees, are imprisoned. It urges U S workers to press the administration for release and for unions to operate without persecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Central Federated Union
San Juan
Porto Rico
United States
George Campbell Injured in Market Street Accident
George Campbell a street railway lineman of 1412 West Market Street was severely injured Monday noon at Pennsylvania and Market streets while repairing a trolley wire from a tower wagon The wagon tipped blocking several cars and turned as it tried to pass Campbell reached for an awning but fell twisting his head shoulders and arm He was taken to St Vincent's hospital by the city dispensary ambulance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Campbell
W. Market-st
Pennsylvania and
Market-sts
Campbell
City Dispensary
St. Vincent‘s Hospital
Holt and Schmidt Report Prompts Further School Fund Inquiry
Experts Lesley and Ayers finished examining the books of Sterling R. Holt and Wm. H. Schmidt on Monday morning. They have not set a filing date for the report. The appropriation covers expert pay until next week, and Commissioner Harding expects continued work and more probing of the school fund records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lesley and
Ayers
Sterling R. Holt
Wm. H. Schmidt
Harding
Choked to Death in Glencoe Widow Found Dead
Mrs Elizabeth Smith aged 24 widow of Glencoe was found dead Sunday in a crime scene marked by strangulation and restraints. Her mouth held sheet fragments, bruises surrounded the throat, hands tied with her wrapper, and the room ransacked with concealed money missing. Brownsburg update notes local dairy business acquisition and factory move by Squire Thompson Son with plans for an electric light plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Elizabeth Smith
Glencoe
Hovsce
Brownsburg
Ind
Spli
Squire Thompson & Son
Edinburg
Hey
Miss Grace Carr Engaged to Irish Poet Lord Newborough
Louisville resident Miss Grace Carr is engaged to Lord Newborough, an Irish poet. They plan to marry in November in London. The Statue of Liberty needs repairs. Rev A B Simpson of the Christian Alliance in New York has raised $118 this summer. Doure seeks to secure a building in London for the Zionites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Carr
Louisville
Lord Newborough
London
Statue of Liberty
New York
A. B. Simpson
Christian Alliance
Doure
Town Tale: Council to finish estimates and draft appropriation ordinance
The county council planned to complete its estimates on Monday afternoon and begin drawing up the appropriation ordinance. The Indianapolis encampment of the Union veteran legion will depart for Fort Wayne Tuesday at 7 am via Lake Erie & Western railroad. Mrs. Catherine Meyer died Sunday at 619 North Delaware Court of apoplexy. funeral set for 3 pm Tuesday. Gov Mount, State Auditor Hart and Architect Adolph Scherer visited Jeffersonville to inspect two new cell houses at the reformatory. The thirteenth Indiana cavalry reunion will be held in Superior Court Room 3 on Wednesday Sept 19. A. W. Blake of Peru is president and F. W. Verburg of North Vernon is secretary. Fanny Strand and Kitty Ward appeared before Judge Daly after an incident at a Washington Street saloon regarding who would "set them up." The City dispensary court case involved Fanny's sliced head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Union Veteran Legion
Fort Wayne
Lake Erie & Western
Catherine Meyer
George F. Meyer
Delaware Ct
Gov. Mount
Hart
Adolph Scherer
Jeffersonville
Thirteenth
Indiana Cavalry
Superior Court Room
A. W. Blake
Peru
F. W. Verburg
North Vernon
Fanny Strand
Bates Sr
Kitty Ward
More Boxes of Gold and Greenbacks in Promises
Note indicating prizes of greenbacks and gold for truthful reporters on coffee drinking experience. References a Soon er Net headed More Boxes of Gold. If missing paper, write to the Postum Co. at Battle Creek Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battle Creek Mich
Big Oil Fire at Standard Plant Near Chattanooga
A large fire engulfed the Standard Oil Company's mammoth plant near Chattanooga Tennessee on Monday afternoon. Several tanks exploded sending oil over a wide area and destroying adjoining residential buildings. The incident involved the WM Hoh Block Co. and caused extensive damage to nearby structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Standard Oil Company
Mammoth
Census bulletins show rising populations in Illinois and Indiana
The bulletin lists Springfield Illinois with 34 159 residents in 1890 24 963 previously an increase of 9 196 or 36 34 percent and South Bend Indiana with 33 999 residents in 1890 21 819 previously an increase of 14 180 or 64 99 percent reflecting notable growth in both cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Springfield
Ill
South Bend
Ind
Seventy five couples wed at St Joseph Church Sunday
Seventy five couples married at St Joseph church in Michigan on Sunday. James Burnside of Chicago shot his wife on Saturday and then attempted to kill himself. New York customs hold 35 cases of Sousa band instruments to determine foreign or home manufacture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Mich
James Burnside
Chicago
New York
Sousa
Stops the Cough and Works of the Cold
A vintage medicine pitch claiming Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure two colds in one day with a no cure no pay offer priced at two cents. The ad emphasizes quick results and low cost typical of early 20th century cold remedies.
Interstate Live Stock Market at Interstate Stock Yards
Interstate Stock Yards reports cattle and hog prices for Monday receipts. Good to prime export steers 1,350 to 1,500 lbs average 540 to 380. fair to medium export steers 1,200 to 1,400 lbs 525 to 550. good to prime butcher steers 1,100 to 1,250 lbs 480 to 525. Hogs good to choice select 550 to 545. fair to good lights 505 to 545. Sheep receipts none. spring lambs around 50 to 52, good to choice yearlings 40 to 41.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate
Interstate Stock Yards
Saas
Pete Dan Sige
Union Stock Yards cattle receipts report
Union Stock Yards for Sept 16 shows cattle receipts around 100 with shipments totaling a fair level. Prices vary by grade and weight, listing good to prime, good to choice, and fair to medium steers from about 1,150 to 1,350 pounds, with feeding steers and stockers noted in lower ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Stock Yards
Groceries lead in quality and price with mill low sales
A local grocery ad touts leading quality and low prices on staples. Sugar at $1.00 for 17 pounds with orders of $1.06. Best Mason jars and tin cans sold in dozens. wax, spices, vinegars, and pure malt vinegar priced per unit. Vendor claims a 500 lb stock of old wheat flour sold below mill prices under Old Reliable Progress brand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Reliable Progress
Biomes
Reliable Progress
Progress
Rumford
Battle Ax Tobacco
Ween Dees Ae
BRS
Eoresvell
Standard Tea and Grocery Co Cut Price Store Prices
The Standard Tea and Grocery Co lists up to date cut price store items with prices for cattle hogs sheep and lambs. Receipts and ship ments for Monday are quoted, with Good to choice heifers cows bulls calves and hogs detailed. Store locations include 445 W. Washington near West, 38 Indiana Ave near Senate, plus other outlets at New Jersey and Washington corners and Delaware near Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Standard Tea and Grocery CO
Nicé
Shetby St
Fountain Square
Washington
West
Indiana Ave
Senate
Wheat and Corn Prices and Station Quotations
Grain and hay quotations show wheat firm at 74 cents for No. 2 red on track and 14 cents on milling. Corn ranges from No. 1 white at 4? to No. 4 white at 39 41 cents, with mixed and yellow varieties noted. Oats dull with No. 2 white at 24 cents and No. 3 white at 23 cents. Hay steady with No. 1 at $12.00-$12.50 and No. 2 timothy at $11.00-$11.50. Inspections list several cars for wheat, corn, oats, and hay, including counts of merchantable and rejected units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy
Hay
Court House at Rata Court House at Rata
An old clerical notice lists addresses including 304 East Washington and 338-340 Virginia avenue with telephone numbers 1641 1645 and 2754 for wholesale and branch services. The fragment mentions aging and a formal court house locale at Rata.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington-st
W. Washington-st
Virginia-ave
Wholesale Dept
Alabama-st
Chicago grain and livestock prices from September report
Chicago markets show wheat, corn, oats and provisions with September and October figures. Butter and cheese quotes mix creamery and dairy products. live poultry and eggs list varied prices, with turkeys and geese noted, reflecting a broad farm-market snapshot.
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Railroad and
Veston
Dickinson, Hitchcock, Seabrook
Alvin
Try
Tex
Union Station
Scores
Indiana
Sm’ Millen
Hood
Pennsylvania
Holt and Schmidt
Missouri
Town Tale
WM. H. Block CO
Renees
Meltons
Seepeeeegens
Melton
Challies
Pce
Ascnectf
Abecahd Siang Onan
Aeopese Cepeaveia
THE
WM. Hoh. Block CO
Standard’s
Chattanoooga
N. W
New Jersey
Delaware
Ohio
Noble St
L. A Jac
Orietor
City Grain Market
Court Houst
Rata
Pride of
Peoria
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