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Newspaper

Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1902

Page

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Roosevelt Visits Indianapolis Three Hours of Public Applause

President Theodore Roosevelt spent three hours in Indianapolis on Tuesday. He received a 21 gun salute in the court house yard and rode through cheering crowds to Tomlinson Hall where he addressed a large audience. He lunched at the Columbia Club and spoke again from the clubhouse balcony.

Theodore Roosevelt The United States Indianapolis Court House Tomlinson Hall Columbia Club

Roosevelt Addresses Indiana Gathering on Navy Readiness

President Roosevelt visits Indianapolis for a Spanish-American War veterans event on the Panther voyage to Colon. He praises preparedness and the Monroe Doctrine, lauds Dewey’s fleet discipline, and urges a strong navy while urging peace. He meets Gov. Durbin and Mayor Bookwalter, then speaks at Allen county court house dedication before a public sendoff.

Hobson S. S. Prentiss Henry Clay Army Navy Capt Roosevelt Gen Coryell America Durbin Bookwalter Indianapolis Beveridge Indiana Europe Philippines Janissaries Congress Dewey

New Crowd Control Plan Guards President's Parade

Police deploy 112 officers under Captain Kruger with sergeants to shield the presidential train route on Noble Washington Meridan and Markets streets. Officers face away from the street to watch the crowd, keep spectators 30 feet from the carriage, and prevent anyone unknown to police from approaching.

Noble and Washington-sts Kruger Washington, Meridian and Markets-sts Supt. Taffe Hyland Sergt Warren Capt. Kruger Sergt. White Noble Liberty Schwab New Jersey Boylan Meridian-sts Schroeder Meridian-st Scheigert

Make Up of the Parade

The reception committee announced the parade and escort composition. It includes police, National Guard battalion, Battery A platoon on foot, 18 mounted escort, and carriages for the president party and guests. Cortelyou, Durbin, Bookwalter in the president’s carriage. the president’s stenographers in the second. Loeb, Barnes, and physicians in the third. Root, Coryell and two Indiana senators in the fourth.

National Guard Cortelyou Gov Durbin Bookwalter Loeb Barnes Root Coryell Indiana

New Liner Advertisements for Rentals and Trades

Classified items list a mix of real estate for rent including seven and eight room houses on Massachusetts Avenue and Fitzgerald, furnished rooms for rent, and first mortgage loans on improved property. Also in demand are labor positions such as millwright and sheet iron worker, and various items for sale including a go cart, Surrey and buggy, and dishes.

Massachusetts Fitzgerald Surrey

President Roosevelt Tours Logansport in Rain Kissed Stop

President Roosevelt arrived in Logansport with Senator Beveridge and Congressman Landis. He spoke for about half an hour despite heavy rain and a sparse crowd, then boarded for Kokomo and Indianapolis with brief remarks on tariffs.

Beveridge Chas. Landis Logansport Frederick Landis Charlies Congress Sidney A. Vaughn Grand Army

President Roosevelt Arrives in Late Morning Parade

The President reached Noble and Washington streets at 11 45 amid cheers, entering a carriage with Gov Durbin and local officials. A formal procession down Washington and Market streets ended at Tomlinson Hall where he disembarked under heavy guard as crowds cheered Teddy Roosevelt.

Roosevelt Noble Washington Sts Durbin Bookwalter Cortelyou Washington St Capt. Anderson Indianapolis Battalion Indiana National Guard Maj H. T. Conde Battery A Teddy Washington-st Meridian Monument Place Market-st Tomlinson Hall Secret Service

Reception for Spanish American War Veterans at Tomlinson Hall

A large gathering filled Tomlinson hall for a reception of Spanish American War Veterans and Civil War veterans. The stage hosted President Roosevelt with guests including Gen Jacob H. Smith Capt Hobson Gov Durbin and Senators Beveridge Fairbanks and others amid patriotic decor and layered balcony displays.

Tomlinson Hall Board of Trade Commercial Club Loyal Legion Union Veteran Legion Sons of Veterans President Roosevelt Jacob H. Smith Capt Hobson Durbin Beveridge Roosevelt Logansport Senator Fairbanks James Whitcomb Riley Bookwalter

President Roosevelt Tours Columbus Columbia Club Visit

A large crowd greeted President Roosevelt as he arrived at the Columbia Club via Meridian Street. He and officials including Gov. Durbin were treated to a formal lunch with 110 guests, then the president delivered a second address from the club balcony at 2:30, while Secret Service kept crowds back.

Ohio Meridiansts Bookwalter Meridian St Columbia Club Roosevelt Durbin Cortelyou Sousa

President Roosevelt to Visit Indiana Cities

President Roosevelt will tour Indiana with stops in Anderson Muncie and Fort Wayne after leaving Indianapolis at 3 pm. He will address crowds briefly in Anderson and Muncie. Bluffton's planned stop is unlikely due to time constraints while Fort Wayne hosts Tuesday night events.

Indianapolis Indiana Roosevelt Anderson Muncie Fort Wayne Anderson and Bluffton Wells County

Very Thin Decorations for Presidential Visit

Downtown decorations for the presidential party's visit were shabby and incomplete despite some effort by a few stores. The Spanish American War veterans are in session here, and flags were largely absent except at the state house.

State House

Morgan seeks defeat of Roosevelt and push for Cleveland

A New Yorker close to J Pierpont Morgan reports Morgan will try to defeat Roosevelt’s 1904 nomination and, if unsuccessful, back ex President Cleveland for the Democratic ticket. He favors a “safe man” who can beat Roosevelt and has opposed Roosevelt since the Northern Securities case.

Washington J. Pierport Morgan Cleveland Roosevelt Pierpont Morgan Morgan Northern Securities Co New York James J. Hill Wallst New England

Dentist Moves to Newton Claypool Building in Manila

Joseph S. Goode, a dentist, relocated to 327-328 Newton Claypool Building in Manila. Beside a Manila dispatch notes American forces under Cant. John Pershing in Mindanao reporting seven Moros forts captured with 25 killed and 2 wounded, no American casualties. Also mentions jewelry and promotions for Sun liners and horse feed ads.

Manila Cant John Pershing Fifteenth Infantry Mindanao Mecia Joseph S. Goode Newton Claypool

Roosevelt Urges Tariff Revision For Bipartisan Study

President Roosevelt in Logansport Indiana on September 23 argues tariff revision deserves consideration and advocates a bipartisan commission to study the full issue and report to Congress. His presidential train stopped briefly in Peru en route from Detroit.

Roosevelt Logansport Ind Northwestern Congress Detroit Peru

Fatal feud ends in Spokogee Oklahoma district

Four people die and several are injured in a feud at Spokogee near Eufaula Oklahoma. Clifford Brooks Willis Brooks and his son die in one side while an old man named Riddle is killed on the other. John Brooks mortally wounded and James McFarland gravely wounded. McFarland is a longtime foe of Willis Brooks.

Eufala I. T Spokogee Here Son Riddle John Brooks James McFarland Willis Brooks Mcfarland Brooks

Engagement Dispute Fuels $2000 Suit Between Crandall and Symington

Mrs. Mary Symington sues Charles Crandall claiming broken engagement damaged her by 2000 dollars. They had planned marriage in August after meeting in Gas City and working in local eateries and stables. Crandall denies engagement and says Symington suggested a god mother for his children. He states he divorced his wife. she says her husband is in an insane hospital.

Mary Symington Charles Crandall Crandall E. Washington St Symington Gas City

Missing Marion County official Robert Harding

Robert Harding a former Marion county workhouse superintendent and Republican figure, aged over 70 and recently ill, has been missing since Monday from his son’s home at Tibbs avenue and Tenth street Haughville. Authorities fear he wandered off and got lost.

Robert Harding Marion County Tibbs-ave Tenth St Haughville Harding

Weather Forecast for Indianapolis and Vicinity

For the 36 hours ending at 7 p m Tuesday showers are expected Tuesday night and Wednesday. Temperatures reach 69 at 7 a m, 81 at noon, and 80 at 2 p m. In Indiana and surrounding states showers occur Tuesday night and Wednesday with cooler conditions on Wednesday.

Indianapolis Indiana

Wedding Fire kills sixty in Werbz e Russia

A wedding ceremony in Werbze near the Sibcian frontier was interrupted when a house burned. The blaze killed the bridegroom and sixty guests amid panic as flames spread through the venue.

Berlin Werbze

Camp at Fort Riley Named for Secretary Root

Fort Riley Kas September reports detail Army maneuvers with six thousand regulars from infantry cavalry artillery engineers and hospitals corps. Pontoon trucks portable searchlights and road-building measures are in place as Gen Bates surveys topography of the Pawnee flats maneuver grounds. Col Wallace Randolph of artillery is expected this week and a presidential stop is not scheduled.

Fort Riley Kas Artillery Bates Pawnee Flats Root Wallace Randolph

Last Visit of a President to Indianapolis in 181

President McKinley made a March 11 visit from Washington to Indianapolis to attend ex President Benjamin Harrison’s funeral. He stayed at Gov Durbin’s Meridian Street home with Mrs Durbin, attended the Harrison funeral at First Presbyterian Church, and visited Crown Hill Cemetery before returning to Washington.

United States Indianapolis William McKinley Washington Benjamin Harrison McKinley Durbin Meridian Crown Hill Cemetery Gov. Durbin

Subscriptions Pour In For Technical Institute Fund

The committee of ten notes unexpected early donations for the Technical Institute fund. On Tuesday morning, $38 arrived and contributions continue steadily as the committee works hard to collect support.

Technical Institute Fund

Sun Liner Returns Guarantee And Direct Mail Inquiry

The Sun liners offer guaranteed returns and a promise about outlay via email. An investigation is urged with contact through phones 880 and office at 121-123 E. Ohio.

Ohiost

Grave of Moses Gwin Opened by Excited Relatives

The grave of Moses Gwin at Pleasant Hill cemetery was opened by a group of relatives and friends after rumors of grave theft. They uncovered the pine coffin but found no disturbance to the remains. Nearby, crowds from New Augusta and Traders Point gathered as word spread of similar actions on another grave.

Moses Gwin Traders’ Point Rose Neidlinger Mason Neidlinger Pleasant Hill Cemetery Gwin Davenport New Augusta Praders’ Point

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