Remarkable sale of the Shelbyville interurban line completed
The Indianapolis Shelbyville and Southeastern Interurban stock transfers to Townsend, Reed & Co. at 2.60 per dollar after three days of operation. The 28 mile line with $500,000 bonds, once owned by local stockholders, gains value as Chicago Cincinnati trolley links expand through Indianapolis. Local beneficiaries include Newton Harding Alfred Hoovey and Charles M. Cooper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsend, Reed & Co
Indianapolis
Shelbyville
Greensburg
Townsend Reed & Co
Fort Wayne
Huntington
Ind
Lafayette
Frankfort
Lebanon
Indianapolis Street Railway
Union Traction
Chicago
Cincinnati
Newton Harding
Alfred Hoovey
Charles M. Cooper
Alice Still Wears Summer Underwear in Vincennes
A humorous note reports Alice again wore summer underwear in Vincennes to beat heat. The city hit 78 degrees Monday, the warmest Indiana reading other than Washington at 73, with frost seen in Columbus and Delphi Monday night. A German science group is said to study why she avoids wool.
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Alice
Vincennes
Indiana
Washington
Columbus
Delphi
Classified Ads Offer Jobs and Goods Across City Listings
A batch of old line advertisements shows cooks tailspress press feeder garment presser and typewriter buyers sought. Items for sale include a Besson slide trombone and Fairbank scales. Rentals, rooms, and office spaces listed. several labor and office positions noted amid general help wanted.
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Cook
Tailpress
Pianio
Miller
Zare
Ironere
Besson
Trustee
Fulton Market
Bien
Boy Jumped From Freight Train at Fort Bazel
A 15 year old boy jumped from a Monon freight train at Thirty third Street Tuesday afternoon at Fort Bazel. He struck his head on a cattle guard and his foot was crushed, requiring amputation at City Hospital. He says the brakeman threatened him with a revolver and ordered the jump after earlier permission to ride to the fair grounds.
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Fort Bazel
Monon
Fair Grounds
Delayed wedding ends with arrest in Market Street home
Jasper Baker a 23 year old Big Four switchman and Miss Maggie Stewart of 431 East Market Street faced disrupted marriage plans on Tuesday after Lottie Brukbaker of Bradford Ohio filed paternity charges. Baker was arrested at his sweetheart's Market Street home and jailed pending Circuit Court hearing.
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Maggie Stewart
Baker
Lottie Brukbaker
Bradford
Bartley Named City Inspector of Weights and Measures
James Bartley of ward 9 was appointed city inspector of weights and measures. The new office, created by the current administration, pays $1200 and authorizes fee collection for the position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Bartley
Unload Attempt: Jail Inmate Denied by Army Recruiter
Maj. Macklin blasted a jail inmate heading to enlist after an officer brought him in handcuffs. Sgt. Dobbins refused the enlistment, stressing the army rejects criminals. the officer left without names. Macklin demands an apology, noting the army screens applicants and would dishonorably discharge proven jailbirds.
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Maj. Macklin
Sergt. Dobbins
United States Army
Uncle Sam
Clvil
Mexico
Damon's Friend Trades Places After Son's Death
In St Louis on September 16, Charles A Gutke, jailed on bribery and perjury charges, learns his 19 year old son has died. Edmund Bersch, out on bonds totaling 40 000, volunteers to take Gutke's place for a few days so the father can attend the funeral. Judge Douglass approves the swap and transfers Bersch's bonds to Gutke. Gutke leaves for home in tears. Bersch is jailed in his stead.
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Bine
Chas. A. Gutke
House of Delegates
Edmund Bersch
Gutke
Douglass
Bersch
Suit Filed To Halt Corbett Mc Govern Fight
An injunction suit to prevent the Corbett Mc Govern boxing bout was filed in Louisville on Tuesday morning and set for hearing. Depositions will be taken in the interim to gather evidence.
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Louisville
Gray haired veterans reunite at state house program
Tuesday marked old soldiers day at the state house as gray haired veterans reunited with old comrades and shared memories. About 2,000 veterans were expected to attend a special Wednesday program in regiment rooms with campfires at night and attendance at the state fair.
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Indiana Infantry
Indiana Cavalry
Old Firemen Meet Votes for Pension Legislation
The State Veteran Volunteer Firemen's Association held its annual gathering in the police court room in Indianapolis to push for pension bills. About 55 members attended, including venerable veterans like Thomas M. Chill age 91 and Daniel Shearer age 84. Officers listed include President B. F. Gresh and Vice President Charles H. Ruhl, with secretary-treasurer BD. W. Brouse.
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State Veteran Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Police Court Room
Indianapolis
Metinz
Indianapolis Association
Thomas M. Chill
Yandes
T. W. Demmerly
Demmerly
Lafayette,Volunteer Fire Company
Daniel Shearer
The
B. F. Gresh
Charles H. Ruhl
Bd.w. Brouse
Woman Shot While Hanging Out Clothes in Back Yard
Mrs. Emil Eisner, 26, at 1524 8 East St, was shot in the head at 11 am Tuesday while hanging laundry. Police investigate. Doctor says wound unlikely to pierce skull. may have been from a 22 caliber Flobert rifle. Evidence suggests shot fired at about 15 feet. neighborhood boy suspected. Crack in fence and powder burn noted near back yard.
Police detain suspects after trampling incident
Detectives Asch and Manning and bicycle officers Streit and Losh investigated the scene. Mrs. Elsner was injured but not expected to suffer serious harm.
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Asch
Manning
Streit
Losh
Eye Injury at Cummings Planing Mill Sparks Surgery
David Foland suffered a severe eye injury when his face was caught in a gear wheel at Cummings planing mill. Dr. Goodwine treated the wounds at City Dispensary. A dispatch from Oyster Bay reports Postmaster General Payne will join President Roosevelt on the western trip at Milwaukee. The Pullman car Colonial is being polished at Indianapolis Pennsylvania shops for the journey.
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David Foland
David, Foland
Senate-ave
Oyster Bay
L. I
Payne
Roosevelt
Milwaukee
Pullman
Indianapolis
Pennsylvania
Burke son reports father improving after operation
Allen Burke, son of Attorney Frank B. Burke, was in a Jeffersonville hospital for an operation, has returned from his father's bedside and reports his father improving as fast as expected. Attending physicians are confident Mr. Burke will recover.
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Allen Burke
Frank B. Burke
Jeffersonville
Mr. Burke
Weather Outlook for Indianapolis Vicinity
Forecast calls for fair skies Tue night and Wed with warmer temperatures. Values observed include 52 at 7 am 74 at noon and 76 at 2 pm in Indianapolis and surrounding states. Notices mention new pianos sales and local business updates.
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Indianapolis
Fair
Forest fires sweep Oregon Washington with hundreds dead
The dispatch reports hundreds dead from Oregon Washington fires near Kalama and Vancouver. In Oregon and Washington, losses include $3 million in property and vast timber tracts. Hundreds of families are homeless and camping on blackened land as fires rage across multiple districts.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Washington
Kalama
Wash
Vancouver
Cheyene
Wyo
Wyoming-Colorado Line
Pearl, Col
Colorado
Wyoming
Secretary of the Interior
Denver
Col
Ex Mayor Ames Refused Temporary Indiana Medical License
Former Minneapolis mayor Ames fails to secure a temporary medical license in Indiana as the State Board of Medical Examination and Registration rejects his request. The board cites residency rules and unresolved accusations, noting no governor intervention and indicating a six month wait or longer for any license. Ames plans to work as a house physician at West Baden’s new Lee Sinclair hotel.
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Mayor Ames
Minneapolis
State Board of Medical Examination and Registration
Crepancy
Dinnen
the Sun
Indiana
Ames
West Baden
Lee Sinclair
New Y M C A Coach A K Jones Plans Winter Training
A. K. Jones arrives as the new Y M C A gym coach to train boys, young men, and businessmen. The program divides members into three sections with three hours weekly, including discipline for the young men and calisthenics for businessmen. One weekly basketball night is set, with plans to add equipment and expand capacity this winter. Jones promises a big announcement next Thursday.
Free Silver Republicans Balk at Indiana Democratic Ticket
Worth Wright asserts about 20 000 silver Republicans in Indiana will not back the Democratic state ticket this year due to departure from the Chicago and Kansas City platforms. He says Dunn cannot be elected to Congress as his views clash with the Kansas City platform.
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Indiana
Chicago
Kansas City
Worth Wright
Wright
Dunn
Sergeant W C Dobbins Leaves Army for Greene County Farm
Sergt. W. C. Dobbins ends a five year tour at the Indianapolis recruiting station and will leave the service on Saturday to assume management of his father's farm in Greene County.
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W. C. Dobbins
Indianapolis
Uncle Sam
Greene County
Mayor and police vow to curb street gambling during fair week
Mayor Bookwalter and Police Supt Taffe met at the police station to instruct guards against chuck luck and other small street games during fair week. The mayor said that games will not be allowed and ordered full effort to keep fair visitors and their money together. J P Mullally, jeweler at 23 Monument Place, advertises diamond rings.
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Bookwalter
Taffe
You Stand To Win If You Use The Suns Liners
A brief promotional note touts performance and results guaranteed when using The Sun's liners. It emphasizes certainty of winning and urges adoption of the product for success opportunities. The item reads as an advertising teaser with minimal context.
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Indianapolis, Shelbyville & South
Eastern Railroad Co
Shelbyville Line
Apolis Street Railway Co
Confectionary Estate
Young Or
Jasper Baker
Big Four
Bartley
Knarzer’s Grove
Dennis Bryan
S. Meridian St
Home Brewing Company
Bryan
George Knarzer
Bryans
Knarzers
Brewing Company
ST. Louis, Mo
Damon
Pythias
Kentucky
Friendly Army
State House
Movement For Pensions
Flobert
Emil Eisner
East St
Petersdorfer
Burke
Wulschnera
Janes Dustress Osta
Bennett
State Medical Board
Minnesota
Indiana Board
James Dinnen
Jone
Y. M. C. A. Gymnasium
A. K. Jones
Jake
J. P. Mullally
Monument Place
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