Blow May Have Killed Kennedy in Saturday Fight
Police believe a quarrel near the Washington Street car barns led to the death of William Kennedy of Beech Grove. Louis Richter, arrested with Kennedy, may face bond set at $2000 pending autopsy by Coroner Petersdorf to determine the cause of death.
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William Kennedy
Beech Grove
City Hospital
U O'Clock
Louis Richter
Kennedy
Petersdorf
Richter
Washington
Hquor
Schlangen
Radamacher
Medina child attacked in barn case unsettles village
United Press reports Edith Mohler is a 13 year old girl found semi conscious in her father's barn near Medina Ohio. Bloodhounds scour the area for a suspected maniac attacker. Posse and hounds misled by an alibi doubt the farmer accused before dawn.
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Medina
Ohio
Edith Mohler
Complaints Over Downtown Street Repairs By Western Construction
Henry W. Marshall, president of Western Construction, faced stern rebuke from the Board of Public Works Monday over alleged poor asphalt street patches. The board cited patches that loosened or disintegrated and said work on 8 Pennsylvania Street and Delaware Street remained unfinished. Marshall promised to review faulty patches with the city engineer and asserted the firm’s effort to provide good service.
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Henry W. Marshall
Western Construction Company
Board of Public Works
Mr. Marshall
Pennsylvania St
Delaware St
Will Weigh The Mails In City Post Office Duty
The local post office will weigh the city mail for seven days starting at midnight October 12. It will record totals for each mail class, ages, weights, and destinations while assigning overtime to substitutes and regular staff. Superintendent W L Dykes says staff is insufficient but the task must be completed without delay.
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Malis
W. L. Dykes
Denny Supported For Seventh District Republican Nomination
A meeting at Harvey Stout’s office in Indianapolis rallies for Caleb S. Denny to run for Congress in the Seventh district. Denny declines to confirm, but backers warn Overstreet’s renomination could damage the ticket. If Denny declines, opponents including William Bosson or Capt. William E. English may run. primaries will decide.
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Caleb S. Denny
Repubican
Justice of the Peace
Harvey
Garret H. Ghover
Charles Gemmer
Louis Kiefer
Geo. Lowry
Joseph Barolles
W. W. Walden
Charlies Lenier
Indianapolis
Overstreet
Congress
Denny
William Bosson
William E. English
Gambling bust crowds court as dice games collapse
A crowd of about 3% well dressed young men appeared in police court Monday morning and pled guilty to gaming. Each was fined sums and costs. Harry Smith fined 25 dollars for keeping a gambling house. Sergt Homer Larsh and patrolmen encountered the poolroom crew at the Hotel English basement. Found on the table was ten dollars and twenty five cents. A professional bondsman had earlier taken the group to the station after a Saturday arrest. The list of those placed under arrest includes Harry Smith along with many others named in the report.
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Harry Smith
Homer Larsh
McCarty
Freeman
Green
Hotel English
Charles Marsh
Harry Wilson
Frank Cummings
David Davis
Claud Brewer
Harry Gleason
John Ford
George Yager
C. L. Kay
Frank Baker
Harry Clark
Charles Tsador
Ed Ri
Unidentified man found dead along Greenwood railroad
In Greenwood Indiana a dead man was found beside the tracks. The victim, about 20 years old, wore blue striped jumpers and waist with good clothes beneath and a stiff hat. A pocket contained an express check issued to "Ed Davis."
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Greenwood
Ind
Ed Davis
Used Saw Man Dies While Working in Shed
J. T. Rennels, 55, collapsed and died while sawing wood in a shed at 1155 River-ave on Monday morning. Heart disease is suspected as the cause. He resided at 653 Arbor-ave.
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J. T. Rennels
River-ave
Arbor-ave
Nineteen Arrests For Liquor Law Violations Prompt Sweep
Chief of Police Robert Metzger ordered strict enforcement of liquor laws Sunday. A large round of raids led to the arrest of nineteen saloon keepers and the closing of rear room drinking establishments. Several suspects fled unseen. Arrested were Harry Perk Neal Lenehan John Scherer Charles Bauer Harry Jameson Perry Miller Robert Campbell Carl Smith Robert Moeflein John Kas Charles Brown William Mohs bartender William Harry bartender William Commons Dan Long Nick DeCrola John Miller John Cometock Willam Gibbons Some pleaded guilty and were fined ten dollars and costs.
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Harry Perk
N. Ilinois-st
Neal Lenehan
Kinois-st
John Scherer
N. Wester
Charles Bauer
Paca-st
Harry Jameson
Frank Obrine
E. Washington-st
Perry Miller
Frank Lux
W. Washington-st
Robert Campbell
S. West-st
Carl Smith
Robert Moeflein
Rural-st
Jonn Kas
Warmen-ave
Charles Brown
William Mohs
Shelby St
William Harry
Tom Malin
Holton-place
William Commons
E. Washington St
Frank O’brien
Dan Long
Eagle Creek
Washington-st
Nick DeCrola
Maryland-st
John Miller
Thirtythird-st
Southerland Ave
John Cometock
Willam Gibbons
Thomas Thomas
Controversial Detectives Tale From Worthington
Ralph Cone a 25 year old self styled detective criticized by police Captain Hyland after a confrontation over saloon law enforcement in Worthington Indiana. Cone claims he and 11 other agents were driven from town and disarmed by riders who later returned him to Indianapolis. He resides at 384 East Washington Street.
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Ralph Cone
Martin Hyland
Home Sweet Home
Worthington
Ind
Cone
Good Citizens’ League
Smith
Indianapolis
Hyland
Crone
Washington St
Prowler Shot At Meridian Resident In Early Morning
Nearby residents reported noises as a prowler entered L G Hagley's yard on S Meridian. Hagley fired three shots at the intruder, who fled. Mrs W A Lapes said a man tried to enter her room through a window that evening. The man climbed to a porch roof before disappearing.
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Meridian
Faysis
L. G. Hagley
S. Meridian Sr
W. A. Lapes
Polce
Parlor Queen Base Burne- Heater Ad
$35 Parlor Queen Base Burne- 522.50 Powerful double flue heater heats three rooms Nala pouring Co 1-18 W Washington st ating Co Kentucky-ave. BER Bbs
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Washington
Ashi
Kentucky-ave. Ber
Shot Guns and Rifles and Ammunition Ad
Local ads list firearm items and ammunition from sellers Gus Habich and Harrod's Studio with price notes and cabinet inquiry. Wulachner's referenced with planes at $166 and up. Listings include addresses 121 West Washington Street and 115 Virginia Avenue SE New.
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Gus Habich
Washington St
Wulachner
Standard Oil Case Probe Pushes Demand For Two Old Contracts
New York Sept 23 Special Attorney General Kellogg probing the Standard Oil case pressed Wesley H Tilford the treasurer to produce two old contracts one with Indianapolis Gas Co and another tied to a sale of Manhattan Oil to a British syndicate Kellogg charged the contract justified the sale and demanded the documents as proof Kellogg pressed Tilford to reveal why Chicago Gas received a lucrative contract and how it connected to the Manhattan deal Tilford claimed ignorance but was ordered to locate and produce both contracts
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United Press
New York
Kelloggs
Standard Oil
Wesley H. Tilford
Kellogg
Commodore Benedict
A. N. Brady
Manhattan Oil Company
Standard
Tilford
Chicago Gas Company
Brady and
Benedict
Manhattan Company
Kellogge
Indianapolis Gas Company
Unable to Forget His Old Disgrace Feager Surrenders
Fred Feager, after five years of living cleanly with a wife and three children, turns himself in to police in Chicago and asks to be sent to Ft. Sheridan to face a deserter charge. He previously escaped from Ft. Logan while under sentence and did not tell his family. Feager’s supporters may urge clearance citing his postescape life and hardships.
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Chicago
Fred Feager
Ft. Logan
Ft. Sheridan
Col Worth Quits Affinity Search In Indianapolis Return
Col Jim Worth, famed for courting attention with wealth and diamonds, arrived at the English hotel in Indianapolis for a brief stay before heading to Joplin Missouri to claim mining prospects. He rejects marriage as his aim this trip, saying he seeks rest and has enjoyed passing encounters with admirers and notable social scenes during his travels.
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Indianapolis
Col. Worth
Joplin
Bond Too Small in Standard Oil Supersedeas Fight
United Press reports Chicago Sept B bond of 34,000,000 is too small District Attorney Sims will show Judge Grosscup Whiting Indiana plant valued at 26,000,000 If bond limited to 4,000,000 the company could sell Whiting property and be liable to rest of bond Evidence drawn from New York hearing on the Standard Oil case
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United Press
Chicago
Sept. B
Standard Oil Company
Sims
Grosscup
Oil Trust
Whiting
Ind
New York
Standard Oil announces new capitalization and reorganization
New York Sept 23 A Standard Oil restructuring plan proposes a capital stock rise to 400 to 500 million and promises public transparency. The official statement counters reports of a name change amid ongoing investigations and notes H H Rogers has not been consulted since illness.
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New York
Standard Oil Company
Broadway
H. H. Rogers
Standard Oil
Girl's body found in trunk at Fauntleroy Park
Police investigate a naked young woman's death found crushed inside a trunk on Fauntleroy Beach Seattle. She had been choked. a letter signed Edith on J B Covington Fuel Feed and Hauling Co stationery from St Paul Minn is the only clue.
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Fauntleroy Park
Edith
J. B. Covington Fuel Feed and Hauling Company
St. Paul, Minn
Bondsman Pays Forfeited Bonds In Court Settlement
Nathan Ward a colored professional bondsman settled Monday with Elliott R. Hooton prosecuting attorney for ill bonds that have been forfeited. The amount was 475 dollars.
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Nathan Ward
Elliott R. Hooton
Ground Crater Swallows Train Near Lodi
A Baltimore & Ohio line near Lodi, Wooster, saw an engine and four gravel cars drop 12 to 15 feet into an earth hollow as ground gave way on September 23. The crust over a submerged river basin fractured, flooding the site within an hour. Two locomotives aided by pulled cars out. A nearby highway vanished days earlier, heightening fears of further collapses.
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Wooster
Baltimore & Ohio
Lodi
Kitchen Queen Ranges Ad at 23 50 and more
An old time classified notice advertises 835 Kitchen Queen ranges priced at 23 50 with six holes and reservoir, warrantied to bake and cook as well as higher priced models, terms include 2.00 cash and 75c weekly, offered by Peoples Outfitting Co at multiple street addresses. Also mentions RED MAN TOBACCO, THE GEM LAUNDRY, and MINSON BARBER SHOP with brief service notes.
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People's Outfitting Co
Washington St
Kentucky Ave
Fast driving costs $1 fine in police court
Bernard Lehman was fined $1 and costs in police court on Monday for driving his auto too fast. The cases of Carl Barton Albert White and Frank Davis, who were also arrested for speeding, were continued. Officers Cronin and Coffin in plain clothes timed autos on a measured course Sunday.
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Bernard Lehman
Carl Barton
Albert White
Frank Davis
Cronin
Coffin
Blackmail Charge Filed in Long-Running Brothers Dispute
Leon Mayon was arrested Monday by Sheriff Clay on an affidavit sworn by his brother Albert Mayon. The 16 year old charges his brother held him as a practical slave in a conflict that has been aired in court in several cases.
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Leon Mayon
Clay
Albert Mayon
Albert
Property owners sue city over paving on Cornell Ave
A suit filed by residents along Cornell Ave between Tenth and Twenty-first streets seeks an injunction to stop Indianapolis from compelling payment for paving the street with bitulithic pavement. The case names city officials George T. Bruenig city controller the Board of Public Works and the West Construction Company as defendants.
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Cornell Ave
Tenth
Twenty-first-sts
City of
Indianapolis
George T. Bruenig
Board of Public Works
The
West Construction Company
Taft and Hughes Lead the Republican Test Vote
The Chicago Tribune summarizes a Republican presidential nomination test vote and policy preferences. Taft leads first-choice ballots with 3,512, Roosevelt accrues 689, and Hughes rises nationwide. Conservatives Fairbanks Cannon and Knox show weak support while LaFollette and Elihu Roosevelt receive scattered regional votes.
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Repubblican
Taft
Hughes
Fairbanks
Knox
Roosevelt
Sa la Folltette Wee Cortelyou
Aeee Axe
Republican Party
Tribune
Cannon
Elihu Roat
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