Missing Ed Gilmore Turns Up to Claim Fortune Share
Ed Gilmore, a former resident of Indianapolis Orphan Asylum, reappears after years of separation claiming a share of a dead miner John Gilmore's estate. Letters from San Luis Potosi and New York confirm some family ties. Ed describes life in institutions and the army. He is now at the state fair selling toy balloons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ED Gilmore
Charles F. Searle
San Luis Potosi
Met
John Gilmore
Miner
Mary
Frank
John
Indianapolis
Gilmore
White's Institute
Treaty, Ind
Reform School
Plainfield
Tampa
Fla
SUN
Mexico
Kansas
C. A. Hall
New York
Mr. Searle
State Fair Grounds
Wheeling
W. Va
John Jay Jackson
Washington
Parkersburg
Frank Ford identity revealed in Tennessee penitentiary wreck case
William Dockery of St. Paul Minnesota is identified as the man who aided the Tennessee penitentiary explosion. Detec tives Dugan and Lancaster traced him through Blackwell's saloon with help from Spertilion Clerk McGuff and Capt. Gerber. Dockery, who faced multiple city warrants, recalled past St Paul bailiff links and feared return to Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Ford
Tennessee Penitentiary
Dugan
Lancaster
Blackwell's
William Dockery
St. Paul
Minn
Dockery
Spertilion
McGuff
Gerber
Minnesota
Ford
St. Cloud
Sioux Falls
Ed Williams
Dayton
Willie Dockery
John St
Tennessee
Cole Younger Attends Ministers Meeting in St Paul
Cole Yeringer the retired bandit attended a Ministers Association session in St Paul on Sept 17 as guest of Rev C A Cressy. He spoke on manhood and honesty saying a man should act straight from the salvation deck and spot sinners, with a fair field and no favors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cole Younger
Bandit
ST. Paul, Minn
Cole Yeringer
C. A. Cressy
Ministers’ Association
Younger
Mr. Cressy
Death of John Cronin longtime Indianapolis officer
John Cronin, 68, died Tuesday afternoon at his home 183 W McCarty St after a long illness. An early Indianapolis police officer, he later served 29 years as a checkman at the Vendalia freight depot. He leaves a widow and three sons. The funeral will be held Friday morning at St Johns Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. McCarty Sr
Vendalia
Flo
St. John’s Church
Tenants Absent Without Names Take Baby Furniture
Mrs. Mary L. Watkins rented at 912 Beville Ave without asking tenants for names. They paid one month's rent in advance and she stored infant furniture worth about $75. The unknown tenants have left, taking the baby effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beville Ave
Soldier reunion robbery in West Indianapolis
Anderson Griffey of Hartsville Indiana says he was held up and robbed of $15 and an overcoat while returning from a soldiers reunion in West Indianapolis Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson Griffey
Hartsville
Ind
Indianapolis
Race War Dispatch From Mattoon Illinois
Lieut How ard Lytle receives a telegram from Springfield ordering Company E Fourth Infantry I N G to assemble and prepare for departure to El Dorado Illinois where a race war is reported. The unit will leave Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattoon
Howard Lytle
Springfield
Fourth Infantry
el Dorado
Iill
Manhunt Near Stanton Draws 100 Militia to Field
In Nebraska a large force of over 100 armed men with bloodhounds fills a vast corn field near Stanton in pursuit of Welch Lowry the alleged abductor and prisoner of Anna Billawa. Sheriff Kloke reports a suspect matching Gottlieb Neigenfind description held south of Dodge. Pierce county farmers rush to Fierce promising lynching as Niegenfind protests innocence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanton
Welch Lowry
Anna Billawa
Kloke
Cummings County
Dodge
Gottlieb Neigenfind
Pierce County
Niegenfind
Democratic platform clash over Williams draft at Massachusetts convention
In Boston on September 17, a fight in the resolutions committee over George Fred Williams’s platform ended with Josiah Quincy’s draft adopted for the state convention. The platform urges free coal and other tariffs, anti-monopoly protection, Canada reciprocity, Cuban tariff concessions, and Philippine independence under U.S. protection, while opposing imperial subsidies and coal strike arbitration refusals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Committee On Resolutions
Geo. Fred. Williams
Josiah Quincy
Williams
Kansas City
Massachusetts
Canada
Cuba
Philippines
Boy Reads The Mighty Atom Imitative Death Suspected
The elided report states a young boy son of a clergyman named Goose was found hanged in his Wincanton Somersetshire bedroom wearing the minister’s cassock with a wooden cross on his breast. A letter claims this is not self murder and cites the Bible while noting he read Marie Corelli’s Mighty Atom, the second imitative death linked to the book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Goose
Wincanton
Somersetshire
Marie Correlli
Tragic Climax in Family Quarrel Ends in Suicide
In Chicago on September 17 Fred Butzler killed his mother during a quarrel at their home and, after police siege, cut his throat from ear to ear. Officers entered to find him in the room with a razor, but he died before hospital treatment could be given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Fred Butzler
Butzler
Stov e door blast burns James Amsden at Arthur Jordan Co
James Amsden of 414 West Thirteenth Street was badly burned in a gas explosion at the Arthur Jordan Company Wednesday morning. After opening the stove door to investigate a relighting puff burned the skin from his face and hands and scorched his hair eyebrows and mustache. His hands suffered severe burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Amsden
Thirteenth St
Arthur Jordan Co
Amsden
Investi
King Resigns from Marion Grand Jury
Isaac King of the Park Board resigns from the Marion county grand jury after a report by Prosecutor Ruckelshaus alleging interest in city contracts. Judge Alford accepts the resignation and names John Schley as King’s successor, noting Schley is a cousin of Admiral Schley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac King
Park Board
Marion County Grand Jury
Grand Jury
Alford
Ruckelshaus
King
Mr. King
John Schley
Admiral Schley
New Line Projected Connecting Greenwood to Shelbyville
Townsend Reed Co claims partial control of the Shelbyville interurban project but denies full buyout. Edward Hawkins and Harry Smith with eastern partners plan a Greenwood to Shelbyville route of 19 miles via Boggstown and Rocklane, extending to Indianapolis about three miles beyond the current Shelbyville line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsend, Reed & Co
Shelbyville
Greenwood
Indianapolis
Edward Hawkins
Harry Smith
Hartford City
Boggstown
Rocklane
Indianapiles
Local Births and Deaths in City Listings
Birth notices list William and Alma Craig a son Deane and Matilda Stephenson a son Omar and Lavinia Maple a daughter and several other couples with births. Death notices record Harry Hathaway Scott Bellemore Edward Bennett Kittie Maddox and other residents with tuberculosis typhoid and membranous group. Marriage licenses include Allen Hell mann Greenwood Hack Richart New mar Carter Broyles Clark Gray Hilgert Lapham Glass Hatchen Miller Parson Stracey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Alma Craig
California-st
Deane
Matilda Stephenson
Virginia-ave
Omar and
Lavinia Maple
S. Eastst
C. A
Erland-Ave
Heber
Neilie Jones
Blaine-ave
Macaulsy
Harry B. Hathaway
S. Noblest
Scott A. Bellemore
S. West St
Edward Bennett
City Hospital
Kittie Maddox
Centennial St
William H. Carter
Mary L. Broyles
John E. Clark
Estella M. Gray
Andy Herald
Lena Hilgert
Frederick Lapham
Nellis C. Glass
Robert Hatchen
Louise Miller
Samuel B. Parson
Carrie 5. Stracey
Woman Seeks Divorce, Found Dead After Farm Dispute
Mrs Mary Watkins filed for divorce from Henry Watkins on cruelty grounds and was later found dead at the door of his room Tuesday morning with a revolver near her body. The coroner's jury ruled death by self destruction but the state attorney will probe further.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Mary Watkins
Henry Watkins
Watkins
White Collars and White Gloves Escort for Roosevelt
Maj. H. T. Conde of the Indianapolis National Guard orders escort duty for President Roosevelt. Officers meet at the armory Tuesday Sept. 23 at 10 a.m. followed by assembly at 10:30 a.m. on Alabama Street opposite the courthouse. The Twenty-seventh Indiana battery is included.
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H. T. Conde
Indianapolis
Th National Guard
Roosevelt
Ther Armories
Alabama St
Court House
Indiana Batery
Valencia Brings News of Santa Maria Battle
The Atlas steamer Valencia arrived from Santa Maria Colombia with reports of a fierce hand to hand battle outside Santa Maria where government troops were defeated. Dozens killed or wounded. the town fell to insurgents after the line railroad was torn up and business halted. Cardo could not be reached and no foreign war vessels were in the harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Atlas
Valencia
Santa Maria
Colombia
Cardo
Local Homes Report Additions and Repairs list
A compiled notice lists property improvements including Jacob Reeder 206 E Washington addition and repairs 312 dollars Catherine Shake Sterling avenue rear Tenth-st cottage 3000 James Cooney 1426 McLaine-st 114story frame building 1200 Henry W Fechtmann Fletcher ave and Noble-st 2 story double frame dwelling 2400 John W Staub 1011 Park-ave repairs 765 L A Clubline 425 N State-st addition 150 Fritsch 1001 Highst coal shed 49 And other small projects with prices. Also a drug advertisement for Dean's Ointment promising eczema relief at 56 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Reeder
E. Washington-st
Catherine Shake
Sterling Ave
Tenth-st
L. M. and
H. Thompson
Division-st
James Cooney
McLaine-st
Annie Tush
Twenty-third-st
Bellefontaine-st
James E
Henry W. Fechtmann
Fletcher Ave
Noble-st
John W. Staub
Park-ave
L. A
N. State-st
Fritsch
Odd Fellows Parade Dazzles Des Moines Crowd
In Des Moines Iowa on September 17 thousands lined the streets for the Odd Fellows convention parade. The city closed public buildings at noon as up to twenty thousand marchers filled the route with Gov Summing and his staff reviewing the procession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Odd Fellows’ Convention
Colored Baptist Convention Gathers in Birmingham
Representative colored men and women from across the country attend the annual national Baptist convention in Birmingham for a week long session. The association is described as the largest organized body of colored Christians in the nation, surpassing other colored religious bodies combined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Strength and Food The First Comes From the Last
Corry Pa woman describes recovery from nervous prostration and heart trouble after using Grape-Nuts dry. She recounts severe stomach failure with lime water and oil feeding, then rapid improvement and weight gain from eating Grape-Nuts three times daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Gordon
Corry
Bargains in Upright Planes and Pianos at Local Stores
Local ads advertise lightly used upright planes at Baldwin's and uprigh t pianos with discounts from c W Kriel at 108 Monument Place. A barber shop offers a shave for 10 cents at Phoenix Barber Shop. Indiana Dental College lists services and hours for dental work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
Phoenix Barber Shop
E. Market St
Baldwin's
Bridge collapses on suspension span at Piedmont
A old suspension bridge over McKenzie creek in Piedmont collapsed Tuesday under heavy crowd traffic. Miss Alice Malloy and Miss Jennie Graham suffered serious injuries along with several others less hurt. In Washington, the comptroller of the currency issued a call for bank condition statements due by Monday September 15. A dyspepsia cure ad notes two million Americans suffer from the ailment and promotes Sur dock Blood Bitters available at drugstores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont
McKenzie Creek
Alice Malloy
Jennie Graham
Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Advertising lines from The Sun seventh page
An old classified note touts sales opportunities with promises of guaranteed results and profit. It mentions phone contact and an office location at 121-133 E and a phone number 880 for inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Sun
E. Ea
Small Liners Promise Sun readers Quick Results
Readers are advised that cheap sev enth page liners yield inexpensive exposure and sure results for advertisers. Local merchants report steady interest and seek cheap slots to reach a broad audience through THE SUN.
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Eddie Gilmore
John Cronin
The
Indianapolis Police
Danbury Hat CO
Washington ST
Mary L. Watkins
Illinois
Omaha
Neb
Pierce
the Mighty Atom
H. I. and Keller
Marion
Eve
Wash and
Mary Buckhart
Charles St
John and
Kate Donahue
Chadwickat
Westey
Anna Mitchell
Virginia~ Ave
Pat and
Mary O'Connor
Chadwickst
Mary Foren
S. Missouriet
Michael and
Mary O’brien
Church St
George and
Kate Robbins
Henryst
Henry R. Allen
Selma L. Hellmann
John Greenwood
Wilhelmina Hack
Robert Richart
Wilhelmina Newin
Judge Jackson
Dean
Odd Fellows On Parade
Colored Baptist Convention
WM. B. Burford
Iadianzecla
Ing
C. W. Kriel
Monument Place
English Block
Indiana Dental College
G. W. Cor
Delaware and Chleste
Tod
Reynier’s
Dent’s
Reynier
Sue Lelia
Dent
Fownes
Foster
Florence
Monte Carlo
Vassar
Mesdames Phelps
Wright
L.S. Ayres
Indiana
Standard Tea and Grocery CO
Navy
Lenox
Justin
Santos
Big Cut Price Stores
Hoyt
Finkham
Kilmer
Duffy
Cardus
Dr. Pierce
Tion
Are
Luckmeyer's Pharmacies
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