Governor Mount Attacks Insurance Trust in State Suit
Gov Mount denounces the insurance combination as a harmful trust and says he will ask the attorney general to join the Portland suit if appealed to the supreme court. He predicts an eventual win for challengers and cites possible use of common law or new legislation to break the pact. State Auditor Hart also supports challenging the rates and integrity of the insurers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Mount
Portiané
Jay County
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Wm. H. Hart
Portland
Hart
Attorney-General
Lawton Thanks Hoosier Comrades In Indiana G A R
General H W Lawton sends gratitude to Indiana G A R members and R M Smuck for a Terre Haute encampment resolution honoring the Philippines division. He recalls 38 years service including Civil War volunteers and praises Lincoln era defenders of the Union. He pledges to strive to maintain his friends' esteem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Smuck
Indiana, Department
Layton
Terre Haute
Eighth Army Corps
Philippines
Lawton
Fort Wayne
Lincoln
Indiana
H. W. Lawton
U.S. Vols
Indianapolis opens with 23000 pupils in crowded, unfinished schools
An army of 23 000 Indianapolis children begin classes as most new school buildings remain unfinished. Only room assignments and book lists are completed while crowding mounts in northeast districts and half day sessions continue for the first week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No. 14
Yandes St
Fourteenth
Fifrteenth
Columbia-ave
Supt. Wright
Colored School No. 24
Alger Withdraws From Senate Race
Gen Alger announces his withdrawal from the United States senate race in a letter dated Sept 8 in New York. He addresses William Judson, a top Pingree supporter, saying after careful consideration he will not be a candidate. The move follows his stated reasons for not running.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Gen. Alger
New York
Wiliam Judson
Pingree
Jadeon
United’ States ‘Senate
Wife Murder in West Indianapolis Case
John Turner a colored man was moved from jail to police HQ on Monday and charged with murder in the slaying of his wife Laura. She died at City hospital after he cut her throat on August 28 when she refused to reunite. Turner fled after the attack but was captured next morning. he faces an existing indictment for assault and battery with intent to kill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Turner
Laura
City Hospital
Turner
Shepard St
Indianapolis
Three Men Die in Suspected Murders Linked to Missing Girl
John S. Bays, deputy prosecuting attorney of Green County, suspects three men John Vallandingham James Vallandingham and Edward Long of murdering the girl tied to Old Poll Barnett. Bays reports the men met violent deaths Winters struck James with a hatchet, Vallandingham was cut by an I and W train and Long was shot in East St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Ind
John S. Bays
Green County
John Vallandingham
Winters
James
Long
East St. Louis
Negro enlistees scarce for Forty eighth and Forty-ninth colored regiments
Recruitment for the Forty eighth and Forty-ninth colored regiments lags with few volunteers. At the local station no colored sailors have enlisted in a week of open enrollment. At Fort Thomas Kentucky the Forty-ninth barracks hold about 320 Negroes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Fort. Thomas
Forty-ninth
Battery A Fund Grows for New York Trip
The Battery A Fund totals about 2400 dollars as committee members prepare to hear from more supporters. A committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday at 4 p m at the Commercial Club. The full battery drills nightly with four guns and plans complete drills with horses later this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dewey
Commercial Club
World tour planned for D P Baldwin
D P Baldwin of Iganspoh will depart around October 1 for a world tour. He will spend time in Japan and China and also visit the Philippines during the travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. P. Baldwin
T.iganspoh
Glatetrotter
Japan
China
Philippines
Li Hung Chang Says US Should Withdraw From Philippines
Li Hung Chang told reporters in Hong Kong that the American occupation of the Philippines is a mistake and a costly error. He argues Aguinaldo is capable and the United States should buy out the insurgents, withdraw, and leave the islands to others. He suggests Japan could be a buyer for the territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Li Hung Chang
Philippines
Gen. Grant
McKinley
Aguinaldo
United States
Chosen Friends Begin Twentieth Annual Communication
The Order of Chosen Friends marks its 20th annual gathering with about 50 delegates from New York to California. A Plymouth church welcome featured remarks by Gov. Mount and Mayor Taggart, with leaders Morse Steber among the top officers. Women attend as equals to men in the order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Chosen Friends
New York
California
Plymouth Church
Gov. Mount
Taggart
H. H. Morse
L. A. Steber
St. Louis
New Albany
David Sanders
San Antonio
W. Knight
Cleveland
J.C Williams
Supreme Guard
J. K. Wagner
Philadelphia
G. W. Vanderfrift
J. H. Hamrick
Louisville
H. Kiefer
Sacramento
George W. Callahan
Washington, D. C
Joseph Clark, Jr
Purcell Rebuts Mineworkers Confinement Claims in Kentucky Jail
G W Purcell, Indiana UMWA board member, writes Editor Scott from London Kentucky jail alleging filthy conditions and inmates including a murderer and a house breaker. He says he refused to leave town after order under arrest and denies pressuring miners to break contracts, claiming no contract existed with operators. President Mitchell of UMWA is in Pittsburgh reviewing the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Purcell
Indiana
Scott
London
Purcell
Mitchell
Pittsburg
County council mulls White River bridge and others
Deputations seek a $50,000 bridge over White river at Raymond street with council doubtful on benefit. John H. Holliday leads another group urging a western bridge near Broad Ripple. No action taken as petitions propose $210,000 in bridge costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White River
Raymond St
John H. Holliday
Broad Ripple
Alva Byrde Caged in Harness Plot Case
Detective Splan and Bicycle patrolmen Streit and Lancaster arrested Alva Byrde of Danville Indiana as a fugitive Monday morning. He allegedly tried to dispose of a valuable harness set at a ridiculously low price claiming the harness was given by his father with instructions to sell it in Indianapolis. He had been rooming at 130 North New Jersey Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva Byrde
Splan
Streit and
Lancaster
Danville
Ind
Indianapolis
New Jersey
Fortune-teller Hint Sheds Light on Stolen Horse Claim
W. M. Walker of 201 S Keystone Ave told police Sunday night that a fortune-teller named the horse’s location near Cold Springs. He sought police help but was advised to seek another consultation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Walker
S. Keystone Ave
Cold Springs
Fugitive Cincinnati Charge Arrest of Burnett’s Cook
Henry Birge a colored cook at Burnett's cafe was arrested by Detectives Kinney and Thornton Monday as a fugitive wanted in Cincinnati on a charge of grand larceny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Birge
Burnett’s Cafe
Kinney and
Thornton
Cincinnati
Boer Artillery at Border as South Africa Tensions Rise
A dispatch from Pietermaritzburg reports Boerstaats artillery reaching the Natal border amid panic in Finglish residents seeking a raid. Kruger rejects England's proposals, a cabinet decision looms, and Britain prepares an ultimatum while awaiting reinforcements and avoiding the first move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Pietermaritzburg
Natal
Boerstaats
Finglish
Transvaal
Kruger
Great Britain
England
Krugers
Dutch Uprising Reported From Transvaal Preparations
A Johannesburg correspondent to the Standard says a responsible official predicts four Dutch uprisings across South Africa in about two weeks. The conflict is expected to spread widely. Volkstein urges South Africa to inform powers that the Transvaal is an independent republic not under British suzerainty. The omission of suzerainty in the reply to Britain is linked to Orange Free State advice, which also pledged support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Natal
Kruger
London
Johannesburg
the Standard
Transvaal
South Africa
The
Volkstein
South African Republic
First India Contingent Transport Sails for Durban
The first transport carrying the Indian contingency for service in South Africa departed Bombay on Sunday afternoon. The voyage aims to strengthen British forces in the Natal theater with troops sailed from India to reach Durban.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Bombay
South Africa
Durban
Natal
Early Boer coup rumored as forage and horses move
The Times reports from Johannesburg that an early Boers coup is believed possible. Compressed forage is being sent to the Natal border and Boers are buying all available horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
the Times
Johannesburg
Natal
Transports Sail from Calcutta for South Africa Reinforcements
The first transport from Calcutta carrying British troops bound for South Africa sailed on Monday. Additional transports are being prepared and more troops will depart soon as reinforcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
South Africa
Shotly
Street repairs and cement walks debated by Indianapolis Board of Works
The Board of Works reviewed street after track repairs including N Illinois street north of Fall Creek and Columbia Ave at Sixteenth Street. A gravel road and brick gutter contract on Ringgold Ave from Orange to Minnesota was awarded to J WM Mann for 1.27. Cement walks from Washington to the Pennsylvania tracks were approved and Meridian Street property appraisers valued abutting property at 231200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Works
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
N. Illinoisst
Fall Creek
Columbia Ave
Sixteenth-St
Ringgold Ave
Orange
Minnesota
J. WM. Mann
Arsenal Ave
Washington St
Meridian St
McCarty
Weather Forecast for Indianapolis Area
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the 36 hours ending 8 p m on September 19 calls for cooler cloudy weather Monday night followed by cool fair conditions Tuesday. Temperatures recorded at 7 am 67, noon 72, and 2 pm 70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapoolis
Minor Sues Over False Imprisonment in Superior Court
David B. Donahue, a minor, sues Frank A. Biedenmeister for $2,000 in superior court alleging false imprisonment. Donahue says Biedenmeister had him arrested over receipts and a check book he claims to have found and offered a reward for. after two hours in custody, Judge Cox discharged him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David B. Donahue
Frank A. Biedenmeister
Biedenmeister
Donahue
Cox
Kigsel's Evening Shows Highlight Star lineup
Positively every afternoon and night Evalin Erwin the wonderful soprano vocalist J Murray Smith phenomenal baritone socialist and comedian and the ever popular Chas W minor piano virtuoso and coon songist. Garden packed nightly come early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kigsel
Evalin ‘Erwin
The Big Show at the State Fair Hog Exhibit
Hogs steal the scene at the state fair with razor-back and elm peeler sows, 800-pound after-taking breeds, and fence climbing feats. Ayrshire Holstein Jersey cattle, Clydesdales, and poultry displays fill the grounds as workers test engines and rain aids progress toward opening day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Grounds
Ayrshire
Holstein
Jersey
Dewey Week Drives Unprecedented New York Hotel Rush
New York braces for Dewey week as hotels fill rapidly with telegrams from across the country. Prices surge with scarce rooms driving visitors to lodging houses and private homes while Brighton Beach plans keep its hotel open through the celebration. Work on the Brooklyn bridge welcome arch and the Madison Square arch proceeds amid heavy decoration and flag sales, as the city prepares a festive, color filled welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brighton Beach
Brooklyn Bridge
Madison Square
Manila Bay
Court at the fair grounds to host police and court
A complete police force and a magistrate court will operate at the fair grounds from Tuesday to oversee offenders during the week. Squire White of Broad Ripple will preside, with George Winpenny as prosecutor. Sergeant Hyland will head regular patrols, aided by 23 to 40 officers, and special police replace city officers as needed with extra salaries funded by the State Board of Agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Grounds
Squire White
Broad Ripple
George Winpenny
Hyland
State Board of Agriculture
Glanders Reported in Attica Horse Barn
W H Thompson of Attica warned the governor by telegraph that a suspected glanders case has appeared in a horse barn. The state veterinary cannot act due to exhausted appropriation. Governor calls Purdue expert A W Bitting to diagnose but funding unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Thompson
Attica
A. W. Bitting
Purdue
Livestock Sanitary Commission
Commission
Indiana ward case marks first dependency law ruling since 1897
State agent Streeter of the State board of charities notes a Jackson circuit court verdict finding a young man guilty of debauching a dependent girl placed in a home by the agent. He is ordered to support the child and the suit, aided by the state agent, signals strict enforcement for dependent children protection. This Jackson county decision is the first of its kind since the 1897 law enactment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Streeter
State Board of Charities
Jackson Circuit
Jackson County
Child Hurt as Wagon Poles Entangle Horses
Volney Whitesides a three year old of 1176 River Ave West Indianapolis was injured when a wagon hauling telephone poles ran back after the lines tangled in the horses feet. The boy and another child were playing on the wagon. the other child was bruised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volney Whitesides
Clyde Whitesides
River Ave
Indianapolis
James Whitesides
Prohibition Ticket Certifies Council Nominees
Oliver T. Cumback, chairman, certified the prohibition ticket candidates to the election board. J. F. Paine's ward 11 nomination was withdrawn due to relocation and Frenry Pearcy of 631 Russell Ave was substituted. All names must be certified by next Monday. Democrats and Republicans have yet to respond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver T. Cumback
Prohibition City Committee
Prohibition
Election Board
J. F. Paine
Frenry Pearcy
Russell Ave
Council to Vote on 1900 Funds and Tax Levy
The council meets Monday night and is expected to pass ordinances for 1900 appropriations and the tax levy. No further regular meetings this month and the charter requires appropriations before October 1.
Michi Ganders Nosing About Capitol on Unrevealed Business
Henry E. Chase deputy attorney general of Michigan and Williard Bush deputy secretary of state, formerly Gov Fingree's private secretary, were seen at the capitol Monday on business they refused to disclose. They met with State auditor Hart for a lengthy conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry E. Chase
Michigan
Williard Bush
Fingree
Capitol
Hart
McDonald Sues Over Stolen Tools Sale
John McDonald reports stolen carpenter tools found in a second hand store. the proprietor demands payment before surrender. Police say owners may recover only by reimbursing the dealer. Supt Quigley notes a long standing practice that owners pay the cost to prevent thefts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDonald
John McDonald
Shelby Sr
Quigley
Woman sues street car firm for ten thousand
Katherine Borchers sues the Illinois street car company for $10,000 claiming a June 29 incident when exiting at Illinois and Walnut streets the car started too soon and threw her to the pavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Borchers
Illinois and
Walnut Sts
George Dewey Visits Bates With Family
George Dewey son of the admiral stayed at the Bates over Sunday and plans to travel for a New York dry goods house. He expects to be in New York when his father is welcomed but does not intend to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Dewey
Bates
New York
Old soldiers leave for Chickamauga
Gov. Mount left for Chickamauga Monday evening to attend the dedicatory exercises of the Indiana and Wilder brigade monuments in the National park. Many from all parts of the state were on the train which left over the Big Four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Mount
Chickamauga
Indiana and Wilder Brigade
National Park
State
Local firms listed in new incorporation notices
Incorporated entries show Home Industrial Company of Elkhart The Manhattan Club of St Joseph County Carthage Canning Company and Acinao Company of Indianapolis with capital stock amounts noted Directors named E G Herith H W Griffith William Wobher W H Yingling Elnora Griffith R H Mc Clellan and F W Alexander
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Industrial Company
Elkhart
Manhattan Club
St. Joseph County
Carthage Canning Company
Capital
Acina O.] Company
Indianapolis
E. G. Herith
H. W. Griffith
William Wobher
W. H. Yingling
Elnora Griffith
R. H. McClellan
F. W. Alexander
Fall Style Hats At Seaton's Hat Store
Fall fashion feature notes Seaton's hat store offering stylish hats for the season. Grand hotel cafe serves meals at affordable cents, suggesting a local dining option linked to the shopping feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaton's Hat Store
Grand Hotel Cafe
Sunday clash leaves seven Negro miners dead in Carterville
In Carterville Illinois on September 15 seven armed Negro miners were killed after a confrontation with white miners at the depot. The militia was recalled and troops guard the town. By September 18 Carterville lay quiet with guards on duty and fears of further violence abated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carterville
O. T. J. Floyd
Huse Bradley
John Black
Henry Branum
Jime Heyes
Sim Cummins
Ill
Cal. Bennett
Appalling Casualties in Southern Illinois Coal Strikes
The article lists casualties from 1898 to 1899 as negro miners from Alabama faced white strikers across Virden Pana Carterville and other towns. It details white and black deaths and wounds with dates from Oct 1898 through June 1899, noting a rising toll in the coal mining conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carterville
Illinois
Arbitration Board
Alabama
Nuw
Virden
Pana
Segroes
Leopold Hilsner death sentence shocks Vienna
Will execute a Jew Leopold Hilsner in Vienna on September 18 for murdering a Christian girl to obtain blood for sacrifices. The case fuels anti Semite campaign and stirs Austria with excitement akin to the Dreyfus affair in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Leopold Hilsner
Kattenberg
Bohemia
Airways
Austria
Dreyfus
France
Missouri A. M. E. Zion Conference Closes In Tabernacle
Closing day details at Jane Tabernacle show bishops and preachers examined for financial character. Rev. B Lane from Chicago is readmitted after leaving and forming a new church. A third district gains a presiding elder as the conference reshapes leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri A. M. E. Zion
Jane Tabernacle
R Cisters
Bishop Clinton
B Lane
Chicago
Havas
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Gen. Lawton
Alger
Senate
Barnett
Washington
Secretary of War
Gen
Otis
Corporal Damhoffer
Commune
Sixteenth Infantry
Senator Foster
Mount and
Tageart
Marion County
Board OF Works Affairs
Agent Streeter
Council
Cail
Rev. Lane
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