Effort to Block Jesse Overstreet from Congress Grows
A strong Republican movement seeks to keep former Mayor Jesse Overstreet from returning to Congress in the district. Invitations were quietly sent for a Sunday meeting at Justice of the Peace Harvey’s office to discuss backing Caleb Denny for the nomination. Denny, though not seeking the office, faces urging from supporters. some say Overstreet could be dropped if Denny agrees. Observers note Overstreet lacks broad appeal and has lost some African American votes, with George Knox previously opposing him.
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Jesse Overstreet
Congress
Justice of the Peace
Harvey
Caleb
Denny
R. Denny
J. Stout
Permis
Overstreet
Reblican
Verstreet
Overtreet
Indianapolis
George Knox
Taylor runs again for Republican governor nomination
William L. Taylor announces for the seventh time his bid for the Republican nomination for governor. The report names Mayor Charles Bookwalter District Chairman Oliver Ensley Representative Jesse Over et County Chairman John C Buck Ishaus and others as active supporters and participants in the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Taylor
Seeenth
Rong Touters
Harry 8. New
Charles Bookwalter
Oliver Ensley
Jesse Overet
John C. Buck- Ishaus
Child Bitten by Large White Dog in Street Attack
Audcy Harvey and William Harvey of 598 High Avenue report their three year old child severely bitten by a large white dog while playing on the street. The dog lunged and clawed at the throat. the child was saved by Harvey's quick intervention and is expected to recover with lifelong marks. Two dogs tied to a vacant house were killed by Humane Inspector Al Smith at Harvey’s request. A warrant was issued for William Van Zant, a former resident, who purportedly abandoned the dogs when the family moved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audcy
Harvey
William Harvey
Humane
al Smith
William van Zant
Diphtheria Quarantine At Rensselaer Camp
Jasper county health officer reports diphtheria outbreak at a camp meeting of the Christian Apostles near Rensselaer. After some trouble the camp is placed under quarantine. The sect rejects medical treatment but quarantined individuals are compelled to receive care.
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A. R. Kresler
Jasper County
J. N. Hurty
State Board of Health
The
Christian Apostles
Rensselaer
Tolstoi Disfavors Reach Peasants Amid Assassination Attempts
United Press reports in Moscow that Count Tolstoi has lost favor with peasants. Two nighttime attempts on his life ended with shots fired through windows, and the assailants were later arrested.
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United Press
Moscow
Tolatoi
Kll .Pim
Bsevie
Local Jottings and City Notes in Brief
A collage of city curiosities and curiosities of citizens from courthouse to rink. Mentions Henry Cook the watchman, John McGregor with a straw hat, a mushroom bed mine near the courthouse, fortunes licenses, and the Loyal 18 club under a walnut tree. Skating rink expansion, crime reports, club memberships, and upcoming Germania park Kirmiss with address by Frederick Francke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McGregor
Germania Park
Frederick Francke
Sunday Schools Parade Set for Big Indianapolis Rally
The 14 Sabbath Schools of Indianapolis Christian Churches will march to Tomlinson hall on Sunday with about 1,000 participants. Leaders from each school will direct the parade from the Circle monument to the hall, where signs, music, and speeches will follow. The event aims to boost effort for a new training school for Sunday school teachers beginning Oct. 6. Leaders include W Halpenny and W C Pearce among others.
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Indianapolis
Tomlinson Hall
Reddall
Indianapolis College of Fine Arts
Christian Ministers’ Association
Raily
W Halpenny
Indiana Sunday School Association
O. W. Wisley
Crawfordsville
W. C. Pearce
Chicago
Adult Bible Class Movement
Herbert H. Monnineer
Cincinnati
Christian Standard
Robbery convict Thomas Skinner sentenced to prison
Thomas Skinner was found guilty of robbery and sentenced by Judge Pritchard to two to 14 years in the penitentiary. He robbed D. H. Morton by taking a watch during the incident in criminal court Friday.
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Thomas Skinner
Pritchard
D. H. Morton
Thinks He Is 87 Feet Tall At Julietta Asylum
The county commissioners petitioned Judge Walker on Saturday for an administrator for E Brainward Foot, an inmate at the Julietta insane asylum. Foot has recently received $400 from a New York estate and believes he stands 87 feet tall, is 700 years old, and speaks mainly in Latin.
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Walker
E. Brainward Foot
Julietta Insane Asylum
New York
Foot
Widow Cancels Wedding Over Spirit Visit in Wilmerding
In Wilmerding Pa Mrs Charles Lincoln declares her dead husband’s spirit visited her at night and she called off an intended marriage to Joseph Parker. Parker had furnished a new home and planned a ceremony for yesterday afternoon. now he has a houseful of furniture to sell as the wedding is off.
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Wilmerding
Charles Lincoln
Joseph Parker
Parker
Readi
Mitchell
Taylor
Grand Lodge of Missouri Closed and Dissolved
The Knights and Ladies of Honor convention adjourned after installing new officers as the grand lodge of Missouri was dissolved by the supreme lodge. Missouri reorganization is unlikely within a year, with subordinate lodges remaining under supreme control. Old members over 70 receive policy returns, and a new department will aid suspended members. Bond requirements apply to lodge officers who handle funds.
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Knights and Ladies of Honor
Grand Lodge of
Missouri
Supreme Lodge
Missouri Lodge
John O'Keefe
Steber and Crites
L. B. Lockhard
John ~. O'Keefe
Grand Lodge
Indignation at Chicago over lodge convention snub
Special to The Sun from Chicago reports a mass meeting of the Knights and Ladies of Honor at Sheridan hall 28 Franklin ave to discuss action against the supreme lodge for excluding Missouri delegates from the Indianapolis convention. O Keefe delegates faced a cool reception and express indignation over the treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Knights and Ladies of Honor
Sheridan Hall
Franklin Ave
Supreme Lodge
Missouri
Indianapolis
O'Keefe
Supreme Body
Flags Rain Over Crowd at Humane Society Benefit
A Saturday fundraiser at Tomlinson hall for the Indianapolis Humane Society drew a merry crowd of children. The hall featured patriotic decorations and booths with tasty treats. A flag shower, planned by Capt. Wallace Foster, sent 600 flags fluttering from the ceiling as prizes were grabbed, with Ralph Klare performing a recitation before the spectacle. Evening plans include a Central-avenue M. E. choir concert and solo performances by Homer Van Wile and Miss Messing, plus an auxerophone concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomlinson Hall
Indianapolis Humane Society
Wallace Foster
Ralph Klare
Sam
Central-ave. M. E
Homer van Wile
Messing
Franklin Taylor
Shirley Koster
Louise Grieve
Y M C A Night School Openings And Previews
Preparations for the Y M C A night schools opening October 17 include three pre openings. September 27 will host a meeting for shop and factory supers and foremen to discuss industrial education. Papers will be read to align factory supervision with the schools. A junior night school rally will follow with 21 diplomas awarded to boys passing preparatory exams. A senior rally on October 4 will award 40 diplomas to last year’s exam passers. The program is expected to grow larger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indienor I
Man Guilty Of Robbery Near Eagle Creek
Guy Metgger was found guilty by Judge Pritchard in criminal court Saturday and sentenced to the penitentiary for 2 to 14 years after holding up a young woman near Eagle Creek and Washington in daylight. He obtained $1.25 from the victim.
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Guy Metgger
Eagle Creek
Washington At
Dreamed of riches teen found guilty of forged check
Nolan McGreevey aged 17 faced a forgery case after attempting to cash a counterfeit check for five pounds. The trial concluded with a guilty finding, signaling consequences for the young man’s bid for wealth through timber land speculation.
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Nolan McGreevey
Punesen
Chokes Victims to Expel Demons at Zion City
Harold Mitchell, chief torturer for a Parhamite sect in Zion City, confesses to strangling Mrs Letitia Greenhaulgh and others during rites to expel demons. Coroners voice concerns about hidden deaths, with testimonies detailing throat injuries and repeated torture tied to religious rituals and “raising the dead.”
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Zion City
Harold Mitchell
Letitia Greenhaulgh
Taylor
Conrad
Round Oak furnace ad and merchant notice
An old newspaper snippet advertises a Round Oak furnace by James P. Carroll at the Tenth on Broadway seeking money, alongside a promo promising Red Man Tobacco at 3 ounces for 5 cents and a general forecast of United States weather.
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RED Man Tobacco
James P. Carroll
Broadway
Sloane to Wed Actress Julia Sanderson in New York
Ted Sloane the premier jockey will marry Julia Sanderson at the Little Church Around the Corner tomorrow. Sanderson, a leading musical comedy actress, has long been noted for beauty. Sloane, once Kokomo, Indiana, jockey, earned over $150,000 last year and over $100,000 locally before his bankruptcy.
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Julia Sanderson
Little Church Around Corner
New York
Ted Sloane
Dairy Maids
Five Destroyers Ordered By Navy Department
The navy department awarded contracts for five torpedo boat destroyers. William Cramp Sons gets two at 885000 dollars each, Bath Iron Works two at 624000 dollars each, and New York Ship Building Camden New Jersey one at 654000 dollars. All ships will use Parsons turbine engines and reach 9 knots per hour.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Navy Department
William Cramps’ Sons
Bath Ironworks
Bath
New York Ship Building Company
Camden
N. J
End of War Between Pennsylvania Rail and Western Union
New York surrender ends years of conflict between the Pennsylvania Railroad and Western Union Telegraph. An amicable contract will cover the Pennsylvania system west of Pittsburg and its associated lines. Eastern lines will stay under the existing arrangement with potential reline in 1910.
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New York
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Western Union Telegraph Company
United Press
Pennsylvania
Goulds
Western Union
Gould
Wabash
Pittsburg
James McCrea
The
Joseph Ramsay
Alexander Cassatt
Fort Wayne
Chicago
Pennsylvania Lines
Cincinnati
Eastern Pennsylvania
Jacob H. Schiff
E. H. Harriman
McCrea
Y M C A Campaign Boosts Fall Enrollment
The colored Y M C A intensifies work for fall, announcing the largest project yet. Night school enrollment surpasses last year while a member vs cabinet campaign pits sides to win members. The losing side will serve a supper October 3 in association rooms as progress is posted nightly. Colors red for directors and their faction blue for the cabinet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Directors
Oil King Next To Be Probed In Standard Oil Case
New York reports say John D Rockefeller and five Standard Oil chiefs may be summoned as witnesses in the government’s suit to dissolve Standard Oil of New Jersey. Kellogg seeks dissolution of the trust and to split subsidiaries into independent firms to prevent future control of the oil business.
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Feller
Standard Oil
New York
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
United States Court
St. Louis
Frank B. Kellogg
John D. Rockefeller
Willliam Rockefeller
John D. Archbold
H. H. Rogers
Henry M. Flagler
Oliver H. Payne
Everthing
Wesley H. Tilford
Kellogg
Standard Oil of
Kelloge
Safe blowers fail at Haruff & Sons shoe store
Burglars entered the Haruff & Sons shoe store at 42 Virginia Ave through a rear window and attempted to blow the safe with nitroglycerin. The large burglar-proof safe withstood the blast, and the thieves removed the combination and tampered with a soap cup. Police link the incident to a prior failed safe at 8 Meridian Street and suspect the same men.
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Haruff & Sons
Virginia Ave
Meridian St
Horuff’s
Old Fireman Dead in Indianapolis at City Hospital
Eugene Faulkner a former Indianapolis fire department member died at City hospital Friday morning after months of illness. He was 64. Faulkner joined the fire department in 1880 and was a charter member of engine company No. 1 at Indiana avenue and Michigan street. He later served in nearly every company in the city, left in 1881, rejoined May 1 1891, and remained until August 1894.
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Eugene Faulkner
Indianapolis
City
Faulkner
Fire Department
Indiana-ave
Michigan-st
Fireman Crushed Foot in Hose Wagon Accident
Everett Stringer a substitute fireman at station No 8 was run over by the hose wagon Saturday morning while the company answered an alarm fracturing his foot and sending him to treatment.
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Everett Stringer
The Gem Laundry Ad and Household Appliances
Local advertisement describes family washings by the pound with rough dry and ironing, plus a phone number 1671. It mentions new kitchen ranges priced at 6233.56 and a bid for a well and reservoir system to bake and cook.
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GEM Laundry
Seaple
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Putnam County
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Marion Club
Hickey Shell
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Board of Trade
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W. A. Holt
Harry Levinson
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Memphis
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George L. Snively
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Graveyard Directory
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Zion
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United States
Sloane
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Grant H. Clay
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Toe York Dental Company
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