Newsboys Parade to See Prof Wormwood Animal Show
Newsboys with tickets assemble at THE SUN office at 10 o clock tomorrow to view Prof Wormwood's animal show at Illinois and Pratt streets. Reuben Glue leads a parade to the show grounds with crippled boys in a carriage and a long line of participants, police present to keep order as Wormwood's band plays.
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SUN
Prof. Wormwood
Illinois
Prattsts
Indianapolis
SUN” Office
Reuben Glue
Wormwood
A Noted Bigamist With Forty Wives Captured in Buffalo
In Buffalo New York on September 23 detectives arrested Charles I Woodruff who is believed to have been married around 40 times. He was seized after bench warrants for bigamy were served and police review thousands of letters from recent wives and women. The suspect boasted of winning many women across cities and remains in custody for investigation.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Charles I. Woodruff
Woodruff
Lynch and Sullivan
Van Wyck and Stanchfield Nominated for Democratic Ticket
In New York on September 23 Mayor Van Wyck and John B. Stanchfield are named as the Democratic gubernatorial and lieutenant governor candidates. The duo, both Bryan supporters in 1893, are seen as appeasing silver men, with their ticket reportedly toasted at the Hoffman House on Thursday night in the presence of Richard Croker and other Democrats.
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New York
van Wryck
Robert A. van Wyck
John B. Stanchfield
Chemung
van Wyck
Stanchfield
Bryan
Hoffman House
Richard Croker
Augustus van Wyck
Murphy WicKnight Co sued over $20,000 debt and receivers
Michael Holloran and Aaron D Booth sue Murphy McKnight Co and White River Gas and Oil Co claiming mechanics' liens on wells they drilled. The debts total about $20 060 and the defendants have no property outside Broad Ripple oil interests.
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Michael Holloran
Aaron D. Booth
Murphy, McKnight & Co
White River Gas and Oil Company
Broad Ripple
Stoltz Helped by Law in Lawrenceville Forgery Case
The forgery case against Herman Stoltz of Lawrenceville Illinois was continued in police court to Tuesday. He will stay in the county jail meanwhile and maintains his stated identity as Simon Stoltz’s business partner. Simon Stoltz, the Lawrenceville druggist, was summoned to attend the preliminary hearing.
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Herman Stoltz
Lawrenceville
Ill
Jin
Simon Stoltz
Young Stoltz
Insurance agent wins suit over first premium demand
Connie P. Williams of John J Hancock Life Insurance Co. receives $42.97 judgment against Alexander Gangernebe, a terra cotta polisher, after he cancelled his life policy after three months. Gangernebe had agreed not to pay the first premium. The agent sued for the premium for the insured period.
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Connie P. Williams
John Jancock Life Insurance Company
Alexander Gangernebe
Terra Cotta Works
Sangernebe
Wfe
Mystery Deepens In Death Of 13 Year Old Jennie Hickey
Chicago report details the discovery of Jennie Hickey's body near the Pier at Thirty-sixth Street with a possible witness claiming she jumped into the lake. Detectives pursue theories of kidnapping or self harm while examining a torn chenille portiere clue and a contested letter the mother calls a forgery.
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Chicago
Jennie Hickey
Thirty-sixth St
Lillian Russell reportedly agrees to divorce suit
In New York on September 23 reports say Lillian Russell now in Berlin will not oppose the divorce action filed by John Chatterton, known as Signor Perugini. An unnamed actress confirms receiving Russell’s letter stating she seeks no resistance and hopes the suit proceeds toward decree.
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New York
John Chatterton
Signor Perugini
Lillian Russel
Berlin
Willams
Three Arrests Named in Emma Gill Murder Case at Bridgeport
Bridgeport police identify Emma Gill murder suspects Walter C. Foster Charles Plumb and Harry Guilford after Henry Gill confirms likeness of the victim’s head and teeth. Foster admits acquaintance but denies involvement. exhumation and head shipment to Southington planned. Further arrests anticipated as investigators pursue the killer.
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Potter's Field
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Walter C. Foster
Chas. Plumb
Harry Guilford
Nancy Guilford
Guilford House
Guilford
New Haven
Bridgeport
Foster
Emma Gill
Yellow Mill Pond
Indiana Governor Seeks Troop Use to Block Prize Fights
Governor James A. Mount telegraphs the War Department requesting four Indiana National Guard companies to guard against domestic emergencies and prevent prize fighting in Indiana. He warns invading fighters will be treated as criminals if they cross the border, citing reports of the Corbett McCoy match near Cincinnati.
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Frankfort
Indiana Volunteers
Indiana National Guard
United States
James A. Mount
Secretary of War
Cincinnati
Indiana
Surprise in Store for Whitney and Brown in Robbery Case
John Brown and John Whitney, Indianapolis men, are jailed in Shelbyville on robbery charges with a possible murder count. They allegedly beat and robbed Mrs. Mary Nugent of Fairland, Shelby county, leaving her in a precarious condition. Detectives Asch and Dugan will present undisputed evidence at trial and refuse comment until then. Whitney reportedly asked if confession could spare prison time if he implicated a third man, whom officers suspect.
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John Brown
John Whitney
Indianapolis
Shelbyville
Mary Nugent
Fairland
Shelby County
Asch and Dugan
Brown
Mine Explosion Traps Dozens at Snowden Gould Mine
News from Pittsburg reports a catastrophic explosion at the Snowden Gould & Co coal mine near Brownsville. Fifty eight workers were at the site when fire damp and gas blasts collapsed entries, with seven men escaping from distant air shafts and many others feared dead or severely burned.
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Snowden Gould & Co
Brownsville
Jacob Davis
Walker
Davis
John Bennett
Harry Hager
John Hastings
John Cartwright
William Pritchard
Silas Hastings
Robert Davis
Samuel Baker
Jos Baker
Local Clerk Jerry Hollihan Weds Jane O Keefe This Week
Jerry Hollihan a longtime customs warehouseman and former head of gas lighting in the north part of the city married this week to Jane O Keefe. He is known for sleeping at Senator Turpie’s home when the senator was away.
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Jerry Hollihan
Jane O'Keefe
Hollihan
Turpie
Counterfeiter Released After Short Sentence
Ulysses Henry of Seymour was released on Friday after serving two years for counterfeiting. He printed and pasted paper money to pass as genuine. The scheme involved splitting a one dollar bill and a ten dollar bill to create a twenty dollar counterfeit revenue from an eleven dollar investment.
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Ulysses Henry
Seymour
Minor fire at Moore packing sheds alarms stock yards
An insignificant fire broke out in the smoking department of Moore packing company at the stock yards on Friday morning. Rumors swirled that Rhody Shiel might have caused the blaze by being unusually hot.
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Moore Packing Company
Rhody Shiel
Youngsters Held in East St. Louis Fight to Reach Indy Relatives
Sam Joseph and Joe Cohen two Indianapolis urchins are in East St. Louis custody awaiting word from their Indianapolis relatives. The youths rode a freight train to reach the city.
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St. Louis
Sam Joseph
Joe Cohen
Indianapolis
East St. Louis
Amelia Windhorst Declared Insane In Court Records
Mrs Amelia Windhorst is declared insane amid testimony that she believes her children are underfed and that she experiences visions of art in places that tell stories. The fragment suggests a legal or medical finding tied to her mental state and concerns for her children's welfare.
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Amelia Windhorst
Doctor’s post mortem on Grace Harvey case details bullet path
Dr. T B Noble reports in Greensburg that Grace Harvey’s bullet pierced the chest but did not enter the heart. The path went through the lung, severed the pulmonary artery, and exited on the right of the spine. The injured girl’s condition was described as healthy at the time.
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T. B. Noble
Greensburg
Grace Harvey
Indianapolis
Wim
A. Blume
Noble
Sue
Mayor backs city buy water plant over 25 year hydrant rentals
Mayor Taggart endorses purchasing the Indianapolis water plant if price just above hydrant rental cost for 25 years. Poncer and Hill reports cast doubt on Herd proposal value, while Controller Johnson argues buying at hydrant-equivalent price is prudent, Fiord plan deemed unlikely to pass.
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Taggart
Poncer
Indianapolis
Hill
Johnson
Fiord
Posey Enters Indiana Senate Race From Evansville
Frank Posey of Evansville declares his bid for the United States Senate. He claims strong backing from southern Indiana leaders and says several county conventions in the Pocket area pledged legislative nominees to support him. The field appears crowded with many candidates and a possible split across regions.
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Frank Posey
Evansville
United States
Vandalia
Indiana
Posey
Hanly
Taylor
Steele
White
Beveridge
Patients Moved Indoors at Camp Mount Hospital
The Camp Mount hospital moved from tents near the fair grounds race track to the administration building on Friday. With 27 patients, officials believed an indoor location was safer before bad weather. Unneeded tents and cots will be disinfected and stored in the state house basement.
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Camp Mount Hospital
Fair Grounds Race Track
State House
Sickinger Receives Six Months Jail Term for Assault
Hubert Sickinger was found guilty only of assault against Bertha Schoffhauser and was sentenced by Judge McCray to six months in jail. The kidnapping charge was not tried. The incident occurred as they traveled by gardener’s wagon toward Indianapolis and the couple later eloped to St Louis.
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Hubert Sickinger
Bertha Schoffhauser
McCray
Sickinger
Indianapoli
St. Louis
Funeral for Benjamin Badgley Held After Typhoid Death
The body of Benjamin Badgley who died of typhoid at Montauk Point will be buried Sunday from Wm Barsher’s house on Rural Street. The badly decayed body arrived at Collier’s morgue in a leaky zinc box and relatives failed to recognize it. Badgley served in the Fourth Infantry and his parents live in Shelby County.
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Montauk Point
Wm. Barsher
Ruraist
Collier's Morgue
Wes
Badgley
Fourth Infantry
Shelby County
Railroaders Plan Evening Study at Brightwood YMCA
Railroad employees at the Brightwood Y M C A have formed an evening study class starting October 3. Two drafting classes and one in arithmetic spelling and bookkeeping will be offered along with two lecture series by company surgeon Dr. B A Brown on first aid to the injured. The course is free to members.
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Brightwood Y. M. C. A
B. A. Brown
Sommer and Winter Bond Filed for Estate Administrator
A probate filing with clerk Hilligoss notes William H. Sommer acting as administrator for the estate of his wife Louisa Sommer. The bond amount is $1000 and is signed by Henry Winter, Sommer's cousin.
Missing Heiress Frost Found In Chicago Hotel
Chicago police search for Florence Frost a missing heir to a Delaware estate who has a history of claimed robberies in several eastern cities. Frost was located at a cheap hotel where she worked as a chambermaid and then secured a better room after learning of her fortune. She has written to Delaware regarding the inheritance.
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Mrs Shellhouse case at Jefferson County court
William Shellhouse stands trial before Justices Clark and Friday on wife desertion charges. Mrs Shellhouse testifies he left last July with his trunk packed and has offered no support since. She previously sued Conrad Shellhouse of Shellhouse & Co. for damages over alleged alienation of her husband’s affections.
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William Shellhouse
Clark
State fair seeks tax exemption on license fee
State fair managers dispute paying a $10 government license while county fairs have paid. An attorney will draft a brief arguing the fair is a state institution not taxable, to be sent to internal revenue collector A. E. Nowlin. Revenue officers contend the State board of agriculture is a private corporation like county fair associations.
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A. E. Nowlin
Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue Officers
State Board of Agriculture
Mrs Luetgert Case Suspect Held For Sanity Commission
Mrs Belle Loftin of Paris Kentucky is at police headquarters awaiting a sanity commission after being picked up in a saloon Thursday night. Men believed she was the wife of Chicago sausage maker Louis Luetgert and she resembles printed portraits. Relatives said to live in Paris Kentucky.
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Belle Loftin
Paris
Luetgert
Chicago
Weather Forecast for Indianapolis Area Weekend
Fair weather expected for Friday night and Saturday in Indianapolis and vicinity. Temperature readings include 72 at 7 a.m. and 74 at noon. A straightforward forecast notes pleasant conditions with no significant rain or storm activity indicated.
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Indianapolis
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