Daniel P. Erwin Dies in Indianapolis After Illness
Daniel P. Erwin prominent Indianapolis business figure dies at 1408 N Meridian St after a long illness from heart disease. He built D. P. Erwin & Co and later invested in real estate including Denison hotel property and the federal building site. Survived by widow Demia Townley Erwin and three daughters. funeral plans unavailable.
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Daniel P. Erwin
Indianapolis
N. Meridian Sr
Mr. Erwin
George D. Kahlo
D. P. Erwin
Columbia
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
Columbia Spy
Cincinnati
Annie Siefert
Erwin
Peoria
Til
Wiley Johnson
Johnson
D. P. Erwin & Co
Havens & Geddes Co
Central Steel Co
Interstate Stockyards Co
Denison
Federal Building
Demia Townley Erwin
William E. Coburn
Morris Townley
Henry P. Coburn
Technical Institute
Country Club
Boys ride engine into city from Shelbyville
Three Cincinnati youths Joseph Vogel Wille Buchanan and Thomas McEligott rode a Big Four passenger engine into Indianapolis about midnight Thursday. Vogel was thrown off injured slightly while the other two jumped aboard under the Virginia Avenue viaduct near Shelbyville. Their parents were being contacted as they were held at the police station.
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Cincinnati
Joseph Vogel
Wille Buchanan
Thomas MecEligott
Indianapolis
Virginia Ave
Vogel
Shelbyville
Hanged Man Three Times at Vienna Citadel
At Widden Citadel the killer Zeco Kame now was hanged for murder. He concealed a knife and stabbed a guard and three wardens during removal to the scaffold. The rope broke on the first drop, twice more the rope was fixed, and a third hanging completed the execution.
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Zeco Kamenow
Widden Citadel
Kamenow
Kamenon
Wanted ads clutter new liner classified notices
A jumble of early 20th century classified lines lists employment requests for Timner, students, office boys, and a general mix of help wanted. It also markets real estate including a twelve room house, a five hundred acre river bottom farm, furnished rooms for rent, and a photo gallery for sale. Scattered items mention a purse found at the fair grounds and a German-speaking waiter position.
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Timner
Gale
River Bottom
Fair Grounds
Indiana
Downie Dying After Parsons Shootout at Acme Mills
Alexander Downie lies dying at his home after Dr. J H Parsons shot at a crowd of workmen in front of the Acme mills on W Washington street. The bullet hit Downie in the spinal cord, leaving him paralyzed and with no use of his body. Parsons shouted insults from the crowd, was arrested for assault, then released on a small bond.
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Acme Mills
Downie
Dr. Parsons
Goctor
Parsons
Stoner Sues Arnett Over Traction Engine Fright
Anderson Indiana farmer J S Stoner sues Jacob Arnett for 200 damages claiming Arnett’s traction engine frightened his horse as he hitched it along the roadside. The horse bolted and has since proven unsafe to drive and unfit for general use.
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Anderson
Ind
J. S. Stoner
Jacob Arnett
Streetcar Collision Injures Local Man on Delaware Street
W S Coyner of 2214 N Delaware street sustained minor injuries after a gravel wagon and an Illinois Street car collided at the Maryland and Illinois street intersection Friday. Coyner tried to pull ahead as the streetcar approached from the north, causing the crash.
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W.S. Coyner
Delaware-st
Maryland
Illinois-sts
Coyner
Illinois-st
Roosevelt to Promising Tariff Revision
Walter Wellman reports Roosevelt intends to declare that the Republican party will readjust the tariff to meet public demand. A conference with leading senators at the president's summer home produced unanimous agreement against shortening sessions and to forestall Democratic pressure by promising action in an early session of Congress.
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Republican Party
Five Die in Pittsburg Railroad Collision near Wittmer Station
A head on crash on the Pittsburg & Western near Wittmer Station kills five aboard the Buffalo Rochester Pittsburg line and Injures two others. Victims include Geo Chugerty Wm Benedict Thomas E Dugan Fay De Moss and Wm Graham. Injured include H E Chambers and Co W Groesman. Mittmer flag station noted on the P W railroad.
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Pittsburg
Pittsburg & Western
Wittmer Station
Geo. Chugerty
Buffalo
Rochester
Fay de Moss
Wm. Graham
H. E. Chambers
Allegheny Hospital
Co. W. Groesman
Mittmer
Sharpsburg
Freight train wreck near Sunbury injures Mount Carmel men
A Philadelphia and Reading freight train split apart near Sunbury Pennsylvania Thursday night and collided. Four cars wrecked. James Farley James Price Michael Duffy and John McCarthy of Mount Carmel were in a wrecked car and badly hurt. Duffy and Price likely to die.
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Sunburry
Philadelphia & Reading
Jas. Farley
Jas. Price
Michael Duffy
John McCarthy
Mount Carmel
Duffy
Price
Pretty girls offer 10 hug the Teamsters
Chicago reports 1600 demonstrators from bakeries factories and box shops as 400 turned away after meetings forming two new unions amid two ongoing strikes. Boxmakers protest pay at four sites from 3 to 12 dollars weekly while Bremner Biscuit Co faces pay cuts. crackers workers target teamsters delivering flour and coal with union hugs.
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Chicago
Bremner
National Biscuit Co
Reporter Seeks Origin of New York Assistant Editor Rumor
Frank T. Baker, Sunday editor of the Sentinel, seeks the source of a rumor that he was to go to New York as assistant editor of the Journal. He cannot see how it leaked since only his wife and mother-in-law knew of the offer. He will stay in Indianapolis.
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Frank T. Baker
the Sentinel
New York
Indianapolis
Hanna in Indiana Speech Plans Shrink to One Day
Anxiety grips Republican HQ as Senator Hanna’s Indiana visit narrows from three days to a possible single day. No date set. bureau waits for a letter for two weeks with no word. If he comes, it’s unlikely before late October.
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Ohio
Indiana
Hanna
Punishment Talk Swirls Around Henderson Speakership
Washington dispatch suggests Speaker Henderson faces mounting pressure to resign as GOP factions back Grosvenor and Daizell. Contenders Littlefield and Cannon seen as likely successors amid party revolt and ongoing probes into past liquor policy clashes.
Henderson withdrawal from race puzzles aides and public
Washington September 19 speaker Hendersons private secretary Julian W Richards expresses confusion over his chiefs sudden withdrawal from the congressional race. He says he has examined the situation from all angles and cannot find a solution, discounting financial embarrassment as a likely cause.
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Washington
Henderson
Julian W. Richards
Riot at Wheeling French Carnival Leaves Man Fatally Stabbed
In Muncie Indiana on September 19 police report a riot during the Wheeling county French carnival. Frenchmen and negroes clashed causing fierce fighting. Samuel Bench was fatally stabbed and several others were injured, with details still coming in.
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Muncie
Ind
Wheeling
Samuel Bench
Good Attendance At The State Fair Despite Races
City visitors filled the state fair Friday with management hoping for more on Saturday as rain Thursday kept hundreds away. Five or six thousand attended Friday and organizers expect higher turnout despite no races reducing crowds. A harness set was stolen from Sam Hume of Pendleton Thursday night while his horses were at the fair. Voices Business College exhibit in the art hall draws attention with blindfolded students typing and taking dictation. A new corn shredder on display boasts safety as the feeder would have to crawl in to be harmed.
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Sam Hume
Pendleton
Voices Business College
School Children 10 See the President in Indianapolis
Public school children will be given a chance to see President Roosevelt during his visit next Tuesday. Col. R. B. Harrison, executive committee chair, promised Supt. Kendall that routing the parade to a downtown location would allow the viewing. Gen. Coryell, commander of the Spanish American War Veterans, arrives in Indianapolis at 3:25 am Sunday on the Pennsylvania line.
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Roosevelt
Col
R. B. Harrison
Executive Committee
Kendall
Col. Harrison
Gen. Coryell
Indianapolis
Pennsylvania
Governor’s U K Empire Bouts Face Off Contests
The attorney general’s office will not be represented at the Empire boxing contest Friday night. The governor previously declined allotting further contests but, after reviewing Deputy Hadley’s report, has decided to allow the events to proceed with a representative oversight.
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The
Empire
Hadley
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity Sept 20
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the 36 hours ending at 8 pm Sept 20 calls for fair weather with cooler turns Friday night and Saturday. Readings: 7 am 56, noon 60, 2 pm 63. Indiana and surrounding states expect generally fair and warmer through Friday night and Saturday. Hood's Sarsaparilla promotes blood-boosting restoration.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Races Called Off At State Fair Track
Supt. Niblack of the State Agricultural Board announced the fair races on Friday and the track would not be ready by Saturday due to its terrible condition. No racer can compete on Saturday.
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Supt. Niblack
State Agricultural Board
Niblack
Convenient Inexpensive Bath Phones Ad
An old newspaper clipping promotes cheap bath phones with a guaranteed result and a seaside or general office listing in Ohio. The fragment mentions a phone price around £80 and an office location 121-128.
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SUN
Bath
Omice
Ohio
Hutchinson Objects to Grand Opera House Seat Price
Deputy prosecutor Almanzor R. Hutchinson says he was forcibly ejected from the Grand Opera House manager’s office after objecting to a $1 seat price during state fair week. He has sworn out an assault and battery affidavit against an unnamed assailant, while Manager Ziegler denies any such incident and confirms box seats are $1, with first floor seats not priced at that level.
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Almanzor R. Hutchinson
Grand Opera House
Grand
Hutchinson
John Doe
Opera
Ziegler
The
Jealous man kills rival and shoots bride-to-be in Battle Creek
In Battle Creek Michigan Arthur E Whitcomb from Chicago killed William H Sampson two hours before a planned wedding to Elizabeth Notter. Whitcomb shot Notter three times before turning the gun on himself. Both men died by midnight. Notter and Sampson were preparing for the ceremony when Whitcomb stormed the house. The event was witnessed by Notter's 9 year old son and Sampson's 15 year old daughter.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Elizabeth Notter
William H. Sampson
Arthur E. Whitcomb
Chicago
Sampson
Whitcomb
Mrs. Notter
Mitchell Stands Firm in Coal Strike Standoff
New York reports a severe anthracite famine with miners on strike. A committee of local bankers urged John Mitchell to call off the strike and seek wage talks by arbitration. Mitchell replied that he cannot resume work with such expectations and would only conference with coal companies if differences can be settled.
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New York
John Mitchell
Mr. Mitchell
Hard to Find Myron Gardner Claim Reaches Indiana Justice
Miss Emma Harland of Mound City Newfoundland asks the chief justice of peace in Indianapolis to locate Myron John Gardner. She seeks confirmation of Gardner's presence in Indianapolis or to contact the justice of the peace at Leavenworth Indiana where she believes his home lies. Her letters to Leavenworth have yielded no reply, and the Indianapolis directory lists no such person.
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Emma Harland
Mound City
Myron John Gardner
Chief of Justice of Peace
Indianapolis
Ind
Justice Smock
Gardner
Justice of the Peace
Leavenworth
Myron
John Gardner
Free coal giveaway Mondays at National Furniture Co.
The Sun advertises a weekly promotion by National Furniture Co offering a ton of coal free each Monday. Readers can obtain a free chance by visiting the store to participate in the drawing or offer.
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Jackson
The
National Furniture Co
the Sun
Death From Lockjaw After Leg Loss
James Johnson, a starch works employee who lost a leg in a streetcar accident, died from tetanus at City Hospital Friday afternoon. Relatives live in Seymour, Indiana. Johnson’s hospital prognosis had been poor for days as his jaws were rigid. He leaves a wife and other relatives in Seymour. Also notes: Julian Mines Co files in Alaska, backed by Evansville investors. New Castle Foundry Co and Julius Wohlfeld Co incorporations.
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Seymour
Ind
James Johnson
Starch
City Hospital
Johnson
Julian Mines Co
Alaska
Evansville
M. M. Haas
A. 3
Butterfield
New Castle Foundry Co
Julius Wohlfeld
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