Disaster Hits Pere Marquette Car Ferry Sinking Near Ludington
The Pere Marquette car ferry No. 18 sank off Ludington on September 10, killing 34 aboard and leaving many unaccounted. Captain Peter Kilty and 33 others including engineers and crew members are listed among the dead. the ship carried 29 cars valued with cargo at $100,000. Rescue operations followed as No. 17 attempted lifeboat aid amid chaotic scenes.
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Ludington
Mich
Pere Marquette Lines
Great Lakes
Chicago
Ble
Chicago Navigation Company
Chietaro
Waaukegan
Milwaukee
Peter Silty
Sheboygan
Wisconsin
Soth
Neraex
O Brien Surrenders License. New Permit Granted
Friday afternoon John O Brien surrendered his liquor license to county commissioners and a new license was granted for his Madison avenue saloon. He had been involved in injunction proceedings against Mayor Shank to block revocation, but the case failed and the license was revoked by the mayor on expiration day. O Brien's bond is secured by the Illinois Surety Company for 2000.
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Shank
O'Brien
Illinois Surety Company
Revolver Firing Sparks Quarrel Between Auto Firms
A heated quarrel between D. M. Parry of Parry Auto and Cleon F. E. Krouse of E. L. Krouse leather, West Indianapolis, led to a revolver shot that injured no one as it discharged into the ground. Police arrested three Parry workers for trespassing as tensions rose over a boiler project and a disputed fifty year lease between the firms.
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D. M. Parry
Parry Auto Company
Cleon FE. Krouse
E. Krouse Company
Standard Avenue
Division Street
Indianapolis
Mr. Krouse
Parcy
Krouse
W. E E. Hite
Wrouse
Parry
Darry
Arthur Ladue
South Yarding Street
Krouse Company
Hite
William CL .Teascie
Parry Company
W. KE. Geldart
I. E. Patten
O D Parry
Exeh
Crawford Fairbanks
Fairbanks Standard Wheel Company
William
Teasdale
Standard Wheel Company
Ballinger Is Denounced by Democratic Probe
Minneapolis report on Ballinger-Pinchot inquiry says Richard A. Ballinger failed the public trust and should resign. Democratic and insurgent Republicans accuse him of bad faith over Cunningham Alaskan lands, coal claims, and reclamation service actions. Meeting set for Chicago. Republicans absent.
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Richard A. Ballinger
the Interior
Presi
Hatlinger
Mr. Ballinger
Gifford Pinchot
L. R. Gravis
Ballinger
Land Office
Cunningham
Reclamation Service
Miford Vinghot
Forester
Glagis
General Land Office
Baliinger
Lambert Sues Insurance Company Over Fire Losses
Walter W. Lambert as trustee for the Bradley Furniture Manufacturing Company of Elizabethton files suit against Manufacturers Mutual Fire Insurance Company seeking payment on a $1000 policy after a fire erased the bankrupt plant. Lambert alleges the insurer refuses to pay despite coverage.
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Sues Insurance Company
Walter W. Lambert
Bradley Furniture Manufacturing Rompany Oof
Elizabethton
Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Lambert
Man Hides Gold Piece in Shaving Mug
G Br Cranfill reports a ten dollar gold piece tucked in a shaving mug at 1084 West McCarthy Street. He forgot the coin after placing it there and a roomer borrowed the mug. Police were asked to locate the roomer and recover the missing piece.
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BR. Cranfill
West McCarthy Street
Cranfill
Forsakes Wife for New Religious Faith in Chicago Faith
Samuel E. Todd, brought from Chicago by detectives, is jailed on wife desertion charges after adopting celibacy and a new religious belief. He left his wife three months ago, lived with two followers in a Randolph Street flat, and refused to resume marriage despite her pleas. Todd joined a Mt. Jackson revival and now claims religious duty overrides his prior marriage.
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Samuel E. Todd
Chicago
Derosset
Dugin
Todd
Christian Church
Mt. Jackson
Randolph Street
Charges Ready Against Shank
Special to The Sun. Ind Sept 10. Attorney W K Kittinger says he represents Fred Owen and other Tudtan police officials in an attempt to oust Mayor Lew Shonk. He notes less than six votes could be mustered in council against the mayor and impeachment charges have already been prepared. The council only voted five in favor of an investigation.
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the Sun
FESON
Ind
W. K. Kittinger
Coumse
Fred Owen
Tudtanpolis
Roosevelt Urges Law and Order in Columbus Labor Crisis
In Columbus Ohio Roosevelt denounces labor violence at Goodale Park after a station arrival. He condemns dynamite and mob tactics, urges authorities to end riotous acts, and cites Judge Suters injunction stance while stressing citizen duty to seek justice and curb violence.
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Columbus
Roosevelt
Union Station
Goodale Park
Union Tabor
Marshall
Ohio
Eolmveek
Jetter
Man's fortune gone and wife courts others
New York reports Robert W. Chanler, heir to John Jacob Astor fortune, signed away most of his wealth to Lina Cavalieri amid a dramatic romance. Cavalieri, famed opera star, allegedly corralled his assets before their Paris wedding, while Chanler, despondent, relocates to Dutchess County as family advisers plot to protect remaining funds.
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Cavalieri
Dolgoroki
Chanler
Paris
Cavilieri
Chanier
Cleo de Merode
Lfe
Chanter
Mme. Cavalieri
Prince Tolzorauki
Lina Cavaliri
Sydney Harris
Rustand
Chanler Dutchess County
Bob
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler
Winthrop Chanler
Richard Aldrich
Winthrop
Fragmented Weekend Schedule Note
A partial OCR fragment shows times such as 10 a m noon 1 p m 2 p m and mentions Saturday but lacks clear context or event details for a full summary. No identifiable people organizations places or concrete activities are readable.
Delegates Gather for Charity Conference in Marion
Delegates arrive for the nineteenth annual Indiana state conference of charities and correction in Marion Tad Sept 10. The opening session is Saturday night at o oclock with welcomes by Judge Marshall Williams and Dr Smith. Governor Marshall will speak Sunday afternoon in the Coliseum as the feature address. Several hundred delegates and visitors expected. conference runs until Wednesday.
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Marion
Tad
Governors Visit Blues Camp for First Ten Days of Maneuvers
Indiana and Ohio regiments complete ten days of instruction at Ft. Benjamin Harrison. Governor Marshall tours the camp with Adjutant General McCoy and Quartermaster General Gacard, expresses satisfaction with the shown facilities. Ohio Fifth Regiment to replace units, Kentucky regiments to attend instruction September 11 to 21. Brig. Gen. Hodges reports on conditions. Lt. T. R. Esty named chief ordnance officer.
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Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Indiana National Guard
Ohio
Tce
L. Hodges
Department of the Hikes
Kentucky
Indiana
C. A. Zimmerman
Jd. P. Gregory
J. Emory Allen
Jeannette Henry
School of Instruction
McKee
Signal Corps
Marshall
Gov
Adjt
McCoy
Gacard
Will J. Mc ® Wee
Hedges
Hodges
T. R. Esty
H. RB. Jordan
Rock Island Arsenal
Council votes to proceed in probe for tip
A city morals panel reports it found evidence a tip was given to saloon keepers and that saloons stayed open. The majority backs referring the matter to the investigation and impeachment committee with broad powers, while a minority exonerates officials. The battle pits Copeland Owen and Rubens against Denny and Blumberg over charges and city finances.
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Stilg
Blumberg
Shank
Owen
McCarthy
Charles F. Copeland
Fred ©. Owen
Indianapolis Traction and Terminal Company
Fraonk E. McCarthy
Beach Grove
George B. Rubens
Olgen
Copeland
W. A. Kittinger
Anderson
Indiana Union Traction Company
Kittinger
Gwen
Commercial Club
Fred C. Owen
Rubens
George L. Denny
Jobin Blumberg
Rubens and
Stitz
Denny
Troy
Still
Johnson
Morals Committee
Gas merger springs links two cities
Twenty five gas wells and twenty miles of mains in Brown township Hancock county and Harrison township Henry county were bought by Union Gas Light and Fuel Company of Anderson and will be connected to the Anderson line. The purchase price was 10000 dollars, about half the appraised value, made after Richmond's natural gas supply was shut off on September 1.
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The
Sun
Anderson
Ind
Richmond Natural Gas Company
Union Gas Light and Fuel Company
Brown Township
Hancock County
Harrison Township
Henry County
Richmond
Receiver sought for insolvent Airless company
Linneas J. Boyd alleges the Airless company cannot pay rent and owes for a three story building rented at 900 dollars per year under a two-year lease. In his complaint filed Saturday he seeks a receiver and two thousand dollars judgment.
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Linneas J. Boyd
Boyd
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