Biggest Day at Fair Opens with Fine Prospects
Admissions are strong as the fair opens with George Ade interest. Five boys win Purdue scholarships as prizes in cattle and grains judging, highlighting notable talent among participants.
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1910
Page
1
Friday Program Features Races and Concerts at Coliseum
Friday events include final awards at 9 a m in all departments. horse and cattle shows at the coliseum. Indianapolis military band concerts in the coliseum and grandstand. trotting and pacing races at 1 30 and 8 p m. Weber's band concerts. a infield spectacle Battle in the Clouds. races include 2 12 trot 2 11 pace and a 1:59%4 mile challenge against the world record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coliseum
Indianapolis Military Band
Indianapolis
Grand Stand
Weber
Coin Ator Heir
Indiana State Fair Sees Record Attendance Amid Airship Awe
Thursday's Indiana state fair drew crowds as high as 45 000 by treasurer J W La Grange with paid admissions 36979 and possibly 40000 by downtown ticket sales. George Ade visited to view plows and buggies as aviation plans stalled due to wind. The fine arts building poultry birds and fish exhibits drew crowds while Purdue scholarships were awarded to five boys for cattle swine horses and grains judging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. la Grange
George L. Bumbaugh
Russell Shaw
Bumbaugh
Shaw
Powltry
Indiana
Lloyd Davis
Frankfort
N. E B. Cromer
Middletown
Walter Gartin
Rushville
Coliseum
Morris & Co
Chicago
Lafayette
T. F. Walsh
Helen Warrum
Mr. Hickman
Lawrence Jones
Louisville, Ky
Gallant Lad
Red Rose
Wild Rose Farm
St. Charles
Todd /Barrette
Zambo
Charles E. Bunn
Elizabeth Alden
John Alden
Flashlight
Katy Darling
William F. Brown
Indianapolis
Sir William
Sir Walter
William F Werbe
Marc
Louis F. Smith
Indianapols
Blacksides
T. H. Walsh
A. A. Zion
Victoria
William P. Brown
William F. Werbe
Lorda
Mark Twain
Ellen Rassmussen
Mrs
A.A. Zion
Prince Henry
Salute
Sapphire
Senator
William B. Brown
Moss Rose
Tea Rose
Parole Extended for Allen County Man Martin Howley
Gov. Marshall granted Martin Howley a one year parole extension for 45 year old Allen County resident convicted of his mother’s murder. After 18 years in Indiana state prison he was released for six months, noted as well behaved. The death had appeared accidental to some and the quarrel cited as extenuating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Howley
Allen County
Marshall
Indiana State
Howley
Secretary of State
State Printing Board
Lew Ellingham
Indianapolis
Organized Labor
Beveridge
John Keegan
Marion County
Senator Beveridge
D. M. Parry
James W. van Cleave
Gompers
Mitchell
Samuel Gompers
Congress
John W. Kern
Keegan
Indianapolis Telephone Company
Rankin Is Oldest College Graduate
New York reports William Rankin of Summit New Jersey is celebrating his 100th birthday and is hailed as the oldest living college graduate in the United States He graduated from Williams College seventy nine years ago and receives wide congratulations from college men nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Rankin
Summit
N. J
Rankin Wab
Williams
Lving
United States
Special Train to Indiana Antietam Monument Ceremony
Gov. Marshall will lead a 10 o'clock Friday train to Antietam for the Indiana monument unveiling on Saturday. The party includes Gen. McCoy and Gen. Garrard with several Indiana officers, officials, and veterans, plus Mrs. Marshall and attendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Marshall
Battleground
Antietam
George W. McCoy
Charles A. Garrard
William J. Coleman
Jeffersonville
Robert H. Tyndall
Frank W. Foxworthy
Indianapolis
Robert P. Youngman
Crawfordsville
S. N. Compton
David J. Beem
Spencer
Marshall
William F. McChallen
Columbia City
Mark Thistlethwaite
Maud Thistlethwaite
Richmond
Meredith Nicholson
Antietam Monument
W. W. Daugherty
David FE. Beem
W. N. Pickerill
Third Cavalry
James M. Brown
Franklin
Nelson Pegg
Winchester
Indiana
George B. Davis
Gary
Taft
M. L. Haines
First Presbyterian Church of
Atlantic City
Thieves Run Rampant During Fair Week in Indianapolis
Police report a surge of thefts during fair week in Indianapolis with multiple victims. Markie Richards lost a $50 check after a Massachusetts avenue robbery. George DeHaven had $20 cash and 8 return tickets taken. Carl Temmel lost $20 cash, a gold watch, and a deposit check. Ruth Blessinger reported a home burglary stealing a gold watch. Rexwall Paper Co. was entered with $9.05 taken. The New York store was probed for an est. $16 ostrich plume theft. A store manager described a tall, slender woman around 30 as the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Markie Richards
Tipton
Massachusetts Avenue
George DeHaven
Huntington
Carl Temmel
Windfall
North
Illinois Street
Ruth Blessinger
Shelby Street
Rexwall Paper Company
Alabama
New York
Schlangen
Glenn
Hk. M. Gay
Mysterious thief named Katies robs Atlantic resorts
Residents of wealthy summer retreats along the Atlantic coast report losses exceeding $50,000 over recent weeks to a thief dubbed Katies. Private detectives say they have failed to identify the culprit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. 1
Atlantic Coast
Illinois Voters Face Primary Battles Across State
Illinois voters confront pivotal races led by Cannon’s renomination in Danville and shifting loyalties in Chicago. Lorimerism and jackpot politics fuel contests as Boutell, Mann, Foss, Madden, and McDermott face anti Cannon challenges. Charges of election fraud spark poll monitoring. the primary stakes heighten a tense statewide race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois
United States
Cannon
Congress
Danville
Joseph Gurnsey Cannon
Lorimer
Boutell
Frederick Gansbergen
Gansbergen
Mann
Watson Sees Defeat After Leaving Sherman
Former Representative James E. Watson, ex Republican whip, predicts the next Congress will be Democratic by at least thirty unless Republicans unite. He cites discontent from Maine to California, calls Roosevelt a divider, and doubts party reconciliation can occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James E. Watson
House
Sherman
Missouri
Oklahoma
Mr. Watson
Maine
California
Indiana
Roosevelt
Teddy
Col. Roosevelt
Pennsylvania Ferry House
Powers May Win in Kentucky Primary Fight for Congress
Kentucky voters held primaries statewide on September 15. In the Eleventh district Caleb Powers, pardoned for the Goebel murder, runs for the Republican nomination against incumbent Edwards, with Jim Howard, also pardoned for Goebel's death, as Powers’ key ally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Kentucky
Caleb Powers
William
Goebel
Congress
Powers
Representative Edwards
Jim Howard
Shaffroth Renominated At Colorado Democratic Convention
Denver report says the Colorado Democratic Convention lasted until after midnight with Gov John Shaffroth renominated amid party tensions. Delegates from Denver and state groups engaged in a drawn out session seeking unity ahead of the fall campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Denver
Colo
John
Change in Name Opens Jail Door
Clinton L. Bader secretary treasurer of the Winamac bridge company faces a Supreme Court appeal over a misnomer in his Jasper county false-claim case. Indicted as Charles Bader he testified as Clinton L. Bader and was found guilty. Gov. Marshall released him pending the appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton L. Bader
Winamac Bridge Company
Jasper County
Bingham
Supreme Court
Charles Bader
Circuit Court
C. L. Bader
Attorney-General's Office
Bader
Gov. Marshall
Mystery of Death in Elevator Drop at Newton Claypool
Melvin Cline 17, of 1805 Eugene street, was found in the Newton Claypool building shaft with a broken neck and other injuries. The seventh floor elevator stood closed. police suspect a sixth floor door opened and someone closed it afterward. Cline delivered ice. his brother was not found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton Claypool
Melvin Cline
Eugene Street
Fred Judson
Cline
Consumers’ Ice Company
Newton-Claypool
Ice Company
Ellingham Faces Official Union Charges
Accuser from Frankfort, Lawrence Tester, testifies against Ley Ellingham democratic candidate for secretary of state. The Muncie Typographical Union sends its findings statewide, informing 80,000 union workers of alleged labor discrimination in 1904 Decatur organizing effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ley Ellingham
Muncie
Ellingham
Tester
Decatur
Capitol Avenue Bridge Favored by County Council
Appropriations for the Capitol Avenue bridge likely will be made by the county council. Councilman W. H. Morrison said he wished to confer with the park board before the September session. Morrison noted the park board has a moral obligation to taxpayers in Pike and Washington townships and urged council cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol Avenue
W. H. Morrison
Park Board
Mgr.Morrison
Pike
Washington
Giving Corn a Pedigree At Indiana State Fair
Carl Bernhardt describes Indiana farmers pursuing pedigreed seed corn at the state fair. Farmers select superior local stock to breed refined varieties, emphasizing acclimation to place, pure lineages, and careful cultivation over spectacle. The piece frames corn as a thoroughbred crop rivaling horses and wheat in significance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Lumber freight-rate increases shown in Indiana Tariff Bulletin
Tariff Bulletin No. 5 shows advances in lumber freight rates on almost every Indiana railroad and the increases may take effect in November unless blocked by the Interstate Commerce Commission. Clerks cannot yet determine the total impact due to tariff complexity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad Commission
Indiana
Interstate Commerce Commission
Consecration of Coadjutor Bishop Chartrand in Indianapolis
In St Peter and Pauls cathedral Indianapolis the ceremony consecrating Joseph Chartrand as coadjutor bishop of the Indianapolis diocese drew about 6000 attendees from Catholic and Protestant groups. Papal delegate Diomede Falconio led the mass with Bishops O’Donaghue and Alerding. former Vice President Fairbanks attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Chartrand
Indianapolis
SS. Peter and Paul's
United States
Diomede Falconio
Rome
Denis O'Donaghue
Herman J. Alerding
St. Agnes’ Academy
Charles W. Fairbanks
Aluare
Monsignore Falconio
Chartrand
Falconio
Mitre
Diamede Falconio
Denison
Sisters of
St. Agnes' Academy
Taft Reaches Out to Insurgent Faction in GOP Split
President Taft says he will not discriminate in federal patronage between insurgent and regular Republicans. Secretary Norton releases a letter showing Taft bowing to majority wishes after primary and convention signals. The move aims to heal party rifts and unite the GOP before November elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly
Mass
Taft
White House
Norton
Congress
Republican Congressional Committee
Wisconsin
Charles D. Norton
la Follette
Bristow
Cummins
Coroner Withholds Verdict in Mrs Laurence Death
Coroner Blackwell has not closed his inquiry into the death of Mrs Elizabeth Laurence found in a Linden hotel tub. He plans to gather further evidence before delivering a verdict. Family friends say Mrs Laurence was despondent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackwell
Elizabeth Laurence
Linden Hotel
Laurence Bas
Also Mentioned on This Page
George Ade
Purdue
Rankin
Tee Wee
Re-Nomi
Watson
Shaffroth
Boy
Carl Bernhardt
Fairbanks
Altar Rail
Iowa
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