Broad Ripple Fights for Cheaper Car Fare in Indianapolis
Broad Ripple residents rally against the traction company over rising streetcar fares. They block tracks, raise funds for a town marshal, and threaten armed action if needed. A gas company official touts the safety and sufficiency of “gandle” power, while tensions blur with a poet and a canal grade dispute between city and company.
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Pany
Trac
Traction Company
Broad Ripple
Tratellan Company
Indianapolis Water Company
Tom Metzger
Bret Miele
Lazy Coffee Alternative Sloppy Sort Postum Coffee Tips
A Camden New Jersey grocer explains Postum coffee is not like ordinary coffee and must be brewed for 2 minutes to unlock its value. He notes coffee caused nerves and stomach issues, while Postum improves well being. He warns lazy brewers ruin the taste and guides bolting timing. the ad promotes Postum and the Road to Wellville booklet.
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Postum
Camden
N. J
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Smith's Claim of Robbery After Vest Theft Reported
Smith, of Columbus Indiana, said Tuesday he was robbed of $500 after leaving a private station near Craig hotel. He asserts he forgot his vest in a lavatory and later found it missing. He formerly ran the Belvidere hotel in Columbus. Police are investigating.
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Smith
Craig
S. E. Washington St
Belvidere
Columbus
Smith Sues for Damages in Misconduct Case Names Anderson Jennings and Two Others
Smith files a suit in superior court alleging that Anderson Jennings William Miles and Ella Miles enticed his wife from Nota Washington township to the Miles home in Lawrence township Sam 8. Smith seeks five dollars damages. The complaint states Jennings resides at the Miles home and is in love with Mrs. Smith.
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Anderson Jennings
Wiliam Miles
Ella Miles
Nota Washington Township
Miles
Lawrence Township
Sam
Smith
Veday
Mrs. Smith
Births and deaths and marriages listed in local notices
A jumble of births births and deaths and marriages listed with names and addresses. Leonard and Cenia Smith announce a boy. Frank and Jessie Ball a boy. Charles and Minta Besesis a girl. Ora and Wa Morns a girl among many entries. Charles A. Holland Bright's disease. John Knight paraly sis. Avery Hassler heart disease. infant Sarah Ziegmueller nephetis. others with apoplexy cancer and cancer of Frank Stout. Deaths include Mary J. Smith inter- S. Pennsylvania off age. James A. Brown Bertha M. Mead and more. Building permits follow with numerous addresses and estimated costs. German Minister Dead Rev J M Haug funeral planned Wednesday afternoon.
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Leonard and
Cenia Smith
Frank and
Jessie Ball
Jessie
Cora Hurehingen
Pruitt
Charles
Minta Besesis
Eugene
Birt
Ora
Wa Morns
Sheldon
Gir
John
Hannah Carroll
Talbott
James and
May Vawter
S. Keystone
Bay
Charles A. Holland
Park
Bright
Maryland
Mie Bryant
Frank Stout
Central Hospital
Veterans gather for Gen Blackmar reunion in Indianapolis
Generals Blackmar Tracxmar Boynton and others will speak at a gathering of Civil War veterans at Piergens Ball 15 N Delaware St with a reception to Gen Blackmar national commander of the G A R. A meeting in the auditorium precedes the welcome events as Indiana civic leaders attend the reunion. Also noted are new telephone company incorporations in Lagtrange county and postal clerk and carrier exams in Indianapolis on Nov 5.
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Thesday
Piergens Ball
Delaware St
Shhoal
Blackmar
G Alr
Une Army of the Cumberland
Auditorim
Tracxmar
Boynton
Armers” Telephone Com
Indiana
Peoples Manual Telephone Company
Lagrange County
Lagrange
South Bend
Traction Mina Nies
Awa
Uvian Electric Manufacturing Company
Proberis Death At Central Insane Hospital Sparks Inquiry
Witnesses say Frank Stout was not injured in the institution. Deputy coroner Ira E. Dunlavey orders a full investigation after autopsy notes eleven fractures. Stout, brought Aug. 31 from Monticello, may have been bruised before arrival. hospital staff disagree on the cause of death. Deputy Otto Hinkle defends handling and promises no mistreatment.
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Central Insane Hospital
Stout
Deputy Hinkle
Lafayette
Frank Srout
Ira E. Dunlave
Steut
Stour
Sherif Otto Hinkle
Monticello
J. A. Callahan
Insane Hospital
Callahan
C. & Nell
T. W. Wilds
Hinkle
Indiananon
Hinale
Iroquois Theater Opens After Renovation With Hazy Curtain
Hyde and Behman music hall in Chicago reopened after renovation drawing a large crowd. A rehearsal curtain snag caused a near mishap, but seating of 1427 was nearly full and several officials attended. Separately, two residents donated 16.40 as a memorial to Ohio Werleyvan University for a new building fund.
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Beripps-McRae Press Association
Chicago
Hyde & Behman Music Hall
Jones
Stanhope
Iroquois Memorial
Scripps-Smerve Press Association
Telaware
F. Dodi
D. H. Battenfield
Lroupois Theater
Ohio Werleyvan University
M.C. A
Tibbles Accepts Nomination By People's Party
Lincoln Neb September 2 The letter of acceptance of Thomas Henry Tibbles nominee of the People's party survives. He denounces monopolies and asserts the party aims to serve all mankind by developing the mind and advancing the human race. The document frames a platform to halt wealth concentration and elevate national welfare.
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Scripps McRae Press Association
Lincoln
Neb
Thomas Henry Tibbles
People’s Party
Removal of Canton Consul McWade amid fraud probe
Robert M. McWade, chief consul in Canton, China, was removed by President Roosevelt after investigations into the consular service. Complaints cited fraudulent certificates issued to Chinese nationals and evasion of the Chinese Exclusion Act, with army officers in the Philippines criticizing the service. McWade, born in Ireland in 185?, had earlier been a Philadelphia journalist and editor.
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Robt. M. Mwade
Robert M. McWade
Canton
China
Prajueng Roosevelt
McWade
United States
Hi Tyale
Philippines
Ifstate Pierce
AfrWade
Ireland
America
Philadelebta
Soldier Captain Augustus Paul slain at Hampton home
Capt Augustus Paul of company 0 National Soldiers' Home Hampton was stabbed Monday night by Frederick Jingle a member of his company in the captain's office over a trivial quarrel. Paul son of the late Gen Paul killed at Gettysburg, his mother living in Washington aged %. A son is a soldier with the army in the Philippines. Kingsley once a minstrel star with Dan Emmett Billy Birch and others.
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Scrippa McRae Press Association
Newport News
Augustus Paul
National Soldiers’ Home
Hampton
Frederick Jingle
Pany
Paul
Gettysburg
Washington, D.C
Sandler
Army
Philippins
Kingsley
Dan Emmett
Billy Birch
Rain in Belgrade Slow Crowded Coronation Scene
Crowds flood Belgrade for King Peter's coronation as rain dampens streets and packing hotels struggle to house visitors. Rich locals open their homes to stranded guests while Princess Helena, daughter of the new king, arrives to be greeted by a guard at the station.
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Scrippe-MeRaw Preas Association
Belgrade
Peter
Gratin
Helena
Chiest
Glints on City Life at Atlantic City
Attorney Charles Wiltsie describes Atlantic City as pretty fine but plagued by aggressive mosquitoes. He recalls a Chicago visitor who fled after a sleepless night, noting the nuisance worsens with land breezes and that no netting can fully keep the swarms out.
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Auantle City
Charles Wiltsie
Court House
Alee
Chicago
Atlantic City
Jim
Japanese Study Sparks Race Debate At Chicago Lecture
Prof Frederick Starr of the University of Chicago denounces the Japanese as superior in learning and hints at racial decline for whites claiming Japanese education includes European science. He asserts the Japanese mind is superior and warns of mental strain from their broader training seen in a St Louis address during the world’s fair period.
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Scripps-McRae
Sayi
Son shoots mother in Fort Blackman home
In Pristol September 20 Mrs. Minerva Grear 30 a widow was killed by a son in her Fort Blackman house. Police say one of her two sons Robert or Grover fired the fatal shot both claiming the other did it. Witnesses say the pair were drinking and firing pistols when she confronted them and a ball struck her heart. An investigation is ongoing.
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Pristol
Minerva Grear
Fort Blackman
Robert
Grover
Woda
Courts to Open as Indiana Supreme and Appellate Start Oct 4
The Indiana supreme and appellate courts will open October 4 with judges such as Robertson Plack Comatock Wiley Rebey Adley and Jordan already in their offices preparing for the session. Steerage rates rise as North German Lloyd reduces to 15 dollars to New York, signaling a broader shift in transatlantic travel costs.
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Supreme Coin of
Indiana
Robertson, Plack
Comatock
Wiley
Rebey
Adley
Jordan
Gerippr-McRae Presa
London
North German Lloyd Company
New York
Train Disaster In Italy Near Ferrara Involving Express
A shunting engine ran out of control and sped 34 miles down an incline near Ferrara, colliding with the Bologna Venice express. Initial reports say a number of passengers on the express were killed or injured, with details not yet available.
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Italy
Berippe Mciae
Asociation
Ferrara
Ita
Boy Praying Witness to Sawmill Shooting
In New Orleans Pelican sawmill scene guardian William Mahan, a drunk watchman, is charged with shooting his epileptic son William Mohan as the boy prayed on his knees. Mohan reports the father fired a second shot when the son fled, striking a chair leg and wounding him slightly. The father claims he discharged the revolver in the yard and that the boy appeared in the alley and was struck accidentally.
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New Orleans
William Mahan
Pelican
Mahan
William Utter
Mohan
Ble Sin
Efe
Bl Sen
Talk of Groat Barat and political maneuvering at state convention
Nov. reports from Talk of Groat Barat describe efforts to gauge the gubernatorial race with candidates Edward M. Grout and John B. Stanchfield leading early chatter. McCurren backs Grout. emissaries seek Tammany Hall aid as campaigns press for delegates amid a fluid, uncertain field.
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Scripps McRae Press Association
Barat
Demarrat
Ima
Edward M. Grout
City of New York
John B. Stanchfield
Rimini
McCurren
Grout
Unon
Charles F. Murphy
Srearing
Tammany Hall
Boy Lost in Adirondacks Found Exhausted
George Wilson of Chicago aged 11 was found wandering the Adirondacks after two days. Exhausted and half famished, he had started a deer hunt with a torn outfit and bruised feet. Sanitary searchers and hotel guests located him amid swampy terrain after several sightings by searchers in the mountains.
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Adirondacks
N.Y
Dave
George Wilson
Chicago
Wilson
New York Central Attracts Travelers With Comfort And Safety
Tourists and business travelers seek the most attractive route and reliable service, favoring a first class line for comfort luxury and safety as they reach their destinations. The New York Central remains a preferred option for diverse travelers seeking timely journeys.
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Plassantes
New York Central
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