Luke Gospel Attracts City Lawyers In A Literary Revival
A Sun reporter notes that half the city’s lawyers and many literary men are reading Luke’s gospel in a revised, verse-free edition. Addison Harris and Will V. Rooker praise its unified, compact style, arguing it surpasses Shakespear and converts readers when read with critical spirit.
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Addison Harris
Sun
Luke
Kane
Grant
Sali
iItis
Will V. Rooker
Harris
Booker
Simon
Marsha
Mary
Oliver
Lezarue
Constantinople
Fierce Forest Fires Rampant Across Midwest
Price one cent of trai two cents. The heat and drought drive fires through Minnesota Wisconsin and North Dakota. Red Lake reservation and northern border areas suffer the greatest damage. Losses likely exceed last spring leaving many families destitute.
Moore desk workers seek ten percent wage cut in Brightwood
A Sun reporter asks manager Emerson about possible trouble as cabinet workers at Moore desk company consider reduced pay. Emerson replies he does not know if a strike will happen or if the cut will be implemented, and claims to know nothing of the matter.
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Moore Desk Company
Brightwood
Sun
Emerson
Blue Deans” Company
New York
Lord Fauntleroy
Sheah
Cigar Makers debate constitution amendments at union meeting
Delegates to the Cigar Makers International Union discussed amendments to the constitution on Wednesday with most opposing changes while the session extended through the day and no adjournment was planned for several days. A separate report from West Plains Missouri on September 23 details a fatal train wreck scare where fireman Forrester was killed and engineer Poleman badly scalded by escaped steam after a suspected act of sabotage on a southbound freight train near the Memphis road.
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Cigar Makers’ International Union
Cigarmakers’ International Union
West Plains
Forrester
Poleman
Memphis
Here
Oil firm denies Germany monopoly claim
A Standard Oil statement rejects any plan to establish a monopoly in Germany. The report notes no anti-competitive moves and emphasizes concurrent business activities across Europe. The piece reflects early 20th century corporate diplomacy amid tense continental politics.
Labor Federation Pushes for Popular Vote Senate Election
The state federation of labor debated and adopted a resolution urging that U S senators be elected by popular vote. Delegates argued the current system corrupts the Senate and favors the rich. Weldon Webster and D T Kennedy spoke on labor topics, with officer elections set for Wednesday afternoon.
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Labor Federation
State Federation of Labor
U. S
Senate
House of Lords
Weldon Webster
Logansport
D. TF. Kennedy
Central Bar Union
A Mother's Gribe Ends in Sorrow at Governor's Office
A trembling 70 year old Indiana mother seeks a pardon for her son serving a four year term. Private Secretary Roberts explains the legal limits and urges patience as she leaves in tears, her hopeful look lingering.
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Roberts
Indianapolis
Col. Roberts
Indiana
Council Meeting Produces Tax Debate and Adjournment
The council met in a special session Tuesday evening and passed the appropriation and levy ordinances. A debate ensued when a 10 cent levy was criticized as too high with derisive laughter from Democrats. An insult exchange followed before Mr. Hicklin adjourned after approving Mr. Gasper's bankrupt sale ordinance setting the license at 100 per day.
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Martindale
Courant Alates
Mr. Martindale
Express Offices Robbery Foiled at Vincennes
In daylight Tuesday a stranger tried to force the Second Street express office to open its safe containing about ten thousand dollars. Agent A A Cox refused and drew his revolver. the robber fled after a tense standoff. Police have arrested a suspect. Separately, reports say M M Estee of California is expected to succeed Attorney General Miller in the cabinet should a transfer occur.
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Express
Vincennes
Vincesnes
American Express
A. A. Cox
Cox
Opening of the Cherokee Strip Sparks Wild Rush at Guthrie
About 15,000 gathered near the strip as the proclamation allowed entry. Riders and press into the land in a chaotic stampede. Troops were present but outnumbered. Some squatters bypassed lines, while others faced uncertain futures as 10,000 may be displaced or forced to relocate.
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Guthrim
O. T
Cherokee Strip
Cimarron River
City Life notices arson charge and various local notices
City Life reports trustee CITY LIFE for the creditors of Byram & Sullivan urging insurance companies to present evidence to the grand jury on arson. It notes attempts to force a 60 cent on the dollar compromise to save a son, speculation on a broader insurance fight, and lists deaths and marriage license items alongside a roster of couples for licenses.
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N. S. Byram
Byram & Sullivan
Byram
Board
Nall-Board
Brurus
Joseph
Maria Englehart
James
Bessie Reed
John
Mary Sloan
Mary Coval
Mamie Fatout
Aibert
Caroline Jackson
George
Mary Phillips
J. P
Catharine Tennefeld
Aaron
Hattie Scroggins
Elizabeth Zine
Charles
Lizzie Russell
Annie Thompson
Hosbrucke St
Mat Riley
City Hospital
John Holland
Oriole St
Martin Toole
Sinclair St
Maprince
Edward Sallinin
Martha Boughton
Derewish Brooks
Nellie Wilson
John Lee
Effie Smith
Otis Lombard
J Iie Bristow
Charles Yerger
Edith Hole
Grant Martin
Gertrude Ceburo
Walter Jenkins
Mary Sullivan
Lawrence Culloden
Nellie McPherson
John Houk
Maggie Pratt
Bathers from Coney Island Found Alive in Florida
Brooklyn residents receive word from Jacksonville that Samuel Thornton and Eva Jewell, who vanished from Coney Island in bathing suits, survived a remarkable sea ordeal. A tale details their safe return to Brooklyn after messages from Samuel’s brother explained the escape and a $50 remittance was sent to bring them home.
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Coney Island
Florida
Brooklyn
Jacksonville
William Thornton
Thornton
Samuel
Eva Jewell
Samuel Thornton
Toeany
Thornton Brothers
Electric device stops runaway horses in test
In Cubcanco a new electric system stops runaway horses. Inventor A B Holsen tested a carriage with two horses and no driver. A dry battery under the box connected by wires to metal nostril balls gave a light shock to halt the team. Also reported a death of Jesse Swope in Lebanon Ind from injuries in a horse incident.
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Cubcanco
A. B. Holsen
Albert Gall Store Moving At Indiana State Fair
The Name Albert Gall stands for new stylish home goods and has become a byword in Indiana. A portion of the mammoth store at 17 and 19 W Washington St has been moved to the upper floor of the Ex pedion balding at the state fair.
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Albert Gall
Indiana
Washington St
Ashes Left in Dugdale Can Factory Fire
Fire consumed the Dugdale can plant, destroying a wooden building with 130 workers. One foreman, W. C. Henry, was badly burned while trying to fight the blaze. Estimated loss about 60,000 dollars, fully insured, with stock and machinery heavily damaged and rebuilding planned.
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Kemplore
Dugdale
Dugéals
Belt Railroad
Avyons
Times
W. C. Henry
Wm. Dugdale
SUN
Meridian St
Hacd
Bee
Dugdale Can Company
Geo. Krebs
John Black
Baltimore
United States
Broad Ripple line faces slow progress in city talks
Attorney Cox of the Moorey syndicate and Board of Public Works discussed routes for the Broad Ripple electric line. Progress is slow with ten preliminary points unsettled, as Cox pushes for specific spans like Jameson and Delaware avenues while the board seeks allowances and avoids excluding any company. The talks also touch on electric light and water contracts amid financial limits and market pressure.
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Cox
Broad Ripps Road
Moorey Syndicate
Cincinnati
Board of Public Works
Scherrer
Board
Jamessen
Delaware-ats
Linois
Mississippi
Delaware-st
Park-ava
Braad Ripple
de Morta
Mr. Seherrer
Aga Hoe
Combine
Welt
Metters
Albert Galls display at Exposition building fair corner
At the northeast corner of the upper floor Exposition building at the state fair Albert Galls a erb displays vespers wallpaper and related goods. He maintains his regular location each year. Call at his stand 17 and 19 West Washington Street.
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Albert Galls
W. Washingten St
Tae Sui’s Free News Offers House Work Guide Ten Words
A terse note promotes Tae Sui’s free news for household tasks claiming to help ladies discuss home affairs with a promise of quick service in ten words over three days.
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Tae Sui
Russia Stirs War Rumors Amid Rail Strikes In Europe
London dispatches report Russia preparing for possible conflict with large scale mobilization. Officials offer engines and carriages for transport while domestic fleets gain powerfull davits. Strikes and riots disrupt the Siberian railway as workers demand protections, with foreigners poised for expulsion if their countries refuse repatriation.
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London
Russia
Berlin
Vladimirai
Gourke
St. Petersburg
Siberian
Tobalsk
Siberia
Prominent Capitalists Offer Aid to White & Co
New York Sept 23 Many friends of E. V. White & Co express confidence the firm will resume. Rumor says several prominent capitalists have pledged conditional funds to tide the firm over. Assignee Gould hopes to issue a statement soon after Wednesday consultations with Mr Doping White's partner.
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New York
8. VY. White & Co
Gould
Doping
3. Y. White
White
Minister Withdraws from Episcopal Church in Canton
Rev. Howard MacQueary, suspended Episcopal minister, withdraws from the church. He will send formal notice to Bishop Leonard of Ohio in Cleveland Wednesday. MacQueary accepts call to a wealthy Universalist church at Saginaw Michigan and will assume charge October 1.
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Canton
Howard Macqueary
Leonard
Ohio
Claveland Wednesdley
MacQueary
Saginaw
Mich
Tragic Stock Yard Train Accident Claims Three Boys
In Chicago at the stock yards on Wednesday morning Peter Poster Ernest Garros and a 11 to 15 year old boy named George were killed while playing on a car loaded with lumber. The trailers shifted crushing them. Troster from Valparaiso Indiana and Garles from Denver identified as victims. A separate fire in Brooklyn destroyed Columbia chemical works and Lacompe storehouse causing major losses and lasting fumes.
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Chicago
Peter Poster
Ernest Garros
George
Lumnder
Troster
Valparaiso
Tnd
Garles
Denver
Brooklyn
Columbia Chemical Works
Joseph Lacompe
Change in the President’s Manner Evident in Washington
A Washington dispatch notes a shift in President Morrison’s demeanor after Cape May return. Once cold and reserved, he now shows gracious attention and sympathetic glances, drawing both office seekers and critics into a warmer interaction as nomination time nears, with old insiders calling it the “old game” of public persona.
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Morrison
Chicago
Thso Post
Washington
Mike de Young
Cape May
Astern
Hausbrouch
Renark
Harrison
Odd Fellows drill prizes awarded in St Louis event
In St Louis on Tuesday the Odd Fellows drill prizes were announced. Elwood canton Indiana won first, Germantown Ohio took second, and Indianapolis secured third. Individual drill honors went to T. R. A. Switzer of Chicago, then J. W. Jones of Indianapolis, and J. Coste of Indianapolis. Wednesday's session discussed lodge work and liquor dealer eligibility.
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St, Louis
Oddfellows
Elwood Canton
Elwood
Ind
Germantown
Indianapolis
T. R. A. Switzer
Chicago
J. W. Jones
Coste
Wreck at Smyrna Kills Fireman and Injures Crew
On September 23 near Smyrna Georgia a passenger train collided with a freight train after an open switch on the Western and Atlantic line. Fireman Cox was killed, Engineer Berkney badly hurt, and two mail clerks slightly injured.
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Smyrna
Cox
Berkney
Here
Western & Atlantic Railroad
Steam boat Lady Tellen Lost Off Lone Point
Reports say the steam fuz Lady Tellen with six men aboard was lost off Lone Point in Lake Winnipeg. It is feared none were saved. Weather notes forecast clear, cooler later with fair conditions for Indianapolis area.
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Winnipeg
Lone Point
Lake Winnipeg
Indiana
Indianapolis
State Fair Tempers Crowds and Rivalry Loom Large
Indiana’s state fair draws thousands daily as art and crafts display grand quilts, "roma life" pieces, and vivid needlework. A bull rooster vies for ribbons amid lively poultry shows while side-show rivalries ignite open-air entertainment. Horse races and trot and pace events headline schedules, with crowds swelling to tens of thousands by Thursday.
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Bagley
Joes
Nettie B
Magnolia
Dot L
Lulu L
Joan L
Brightmark
Pilot W
Georgia M
Cap
Singer
Allie C
Cyclone Bill
Tib-o-tib
Sam Hail
Archie White
Landlord
Fair Races Open Without Bets and Bookie Odds
Tuesday afternoon at the state fair featured horse racing with no betting rings or touts. Danville enthusiasts improvised hat pools to guess winners while Georgia Wilkes led the 2:50 pace, and Belle Whar caused a spill in the 2:25 trot, though Driv Patey Wade remained unhurt.
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A. B. Howland
Danville
Indianapolis
Georgia Wilkes
Tascott
Hustler
Driv Patey Wade
Belle
Thalia
Lamer
Bella Wilcon
Colored Methodists Annual Conference in Bethel Church
The colored M. E. church ministers hold their state conference at Bethel church on W Vermont Street with 52 ministers present. They will discuss home missions church work Sunday schools and state church conditions. Women delegates to general conference not debated until March 792. Rev P M Lewis of Richmond comments on Rev Jenckes world ending theory. London report notes a Kilburn choleralike death. health authorities investigating.
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M. E
Bethel Church
Vermont St
P.M. Lewis
Richmond
Rev. Jenckes
Dr. Jenckes
God
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Jesse Swope
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Col Fe
Cal Zen
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Cal
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Texas
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Alec Robinson
Tyler
Tex
Marks
Robinson
Fifty-fourth Regiment
Mansfield
St. Louis
Seventy-ninth
Fred Koneffer
Kneffer
Varius
Ss Organizabiony Iporis
PLA
Howard Medueary
Rhbbrle Boys
Walf
Alion
Guam
Blue Deans
Bir
Potter
Paker
Pete Beker
Voulin
CN Hall
Cincinnati Orchestra
Gunter
Archibald Clavering Garner
Tilly Kennedy
Pete Baker
SBA
Moyer
Wm. L. Elder
Colored Methodists
Kilburn
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