Hospital budget questioned as city eyes cuts
Memphis finance committee grills City hospital spending and a planned $118,975 next year budget. Members ask where the $100,000 for improvements went while considering a $1,500 auto patrol for the police and possible raises for fire and police departments. The committee will tour the hospital and meet with the Board of Public Health to scrutinize expenditures and next year’s plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Public Health
Department
Board of Public Safety
Metzger
Opening of Marion Club Clubhouse Set for Oct 2–4
The Marion club board announces the formal opening of the new clubhouse with events on October 2 3 and 4. A reception and dancing open to members and friends occurs Wednesday, an athletes’ entertainment on Thursday for members only, and a clubhouse dedication Friday for members and ladies. Events start at o'clock each evening.
Used Auto in Chase Captures Express Driver
An automobile aided Patrolman Al Ray to capture Thomas Sullivan, driver for Adams Express, Tuesday. Sullivan drove on the left, sped when ordered to stop, and was nabbed at Vermont Street and Massachusetts Avenue after a passing car was pressed into service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Ray
Thomas Sullivan
Adams Express Company
Ohio and
Pennsylvania-sts
Sullivan
Sul-ivan
Vermont St
Maasachuestts Ave
Gaumer Expected to Win Indiana Labor Post
Special to The Sun in Euncie Ind Sept 4 The Indiana Federation of Labor session opened with Clarence Gaumer of Indianapolis expected to be re elected as secretary treasurer David Williams of Terre Haute seeks the post but is charged with disloyalty to union interests The federation appears set to join politics under President E E Perkins and his faction The 250 delegates from 18 cities convene to set policy and leadership
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Euncie
Ind
Indiana Federation of Labor
Clarence Gaumer
Indianapolis
David Williams
Terre Haute
E. E. Perkins
Packing Company Sued for 2500 Damages
Gustave R. Luska of New York filed a federal suit against Busic Packing Co. of Fort Wayne seeking $2,500. The complaint states the defendant failed to pay notes for the balance due on goods purchased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustave R. Luska
New York
Busic Packing Company
Fort Wayne
Peeping Tom Reported Disturbing Neighborhood
J. P. Meyer, 34 percent E Michigan Jr., told police a prowler had been bothering residents for several nights. A merchant policeman reportedly fired at the man several nights ago, but the prowler escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Meyer
E. Michigan Jr
Gata
No Place For Ropes At New Cement Corner
Several pedestrians collided with a rope stretched across the corner of Washington Street and Capitol Avenue on Tuesday while trying to reach the new cement. Some individuals sustained facial bruises as a result of the mishap.
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Washington-st and
Capitolave
Milk wagon collision injures elderly man at St Clair and West
Adam Kimble, 83, was knocked down by a milk wagon at St Clair and West streets on Tuesday but sustained no serious injuries. The note also references Oyster Frank and a string of unrelated classified phrases and ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Kimble
St. Clair and
West Sts
Local Jottings from Indianapolis Busy Mas Notes
Col A D Shaw reports 25 prisoners in the workhouse Monday morning, peak 300 ever. Stevenson returns from Chicago. Birthday Social at Tabernacle church Friday. Osborn tripped by a loose plank, skinned knee. Taxes due November first, early payments help. Judge Pritchard to criminal court Tuesday and Wednesday. county commissioners meet. New badges praised. Quill wears brown hat. Bert Perrott discards straw hat. 149 cases in police court Monday. Password to buy Sunday drinks in some saloons. Auto drivers face new police tactics. Real estate demand for flats rises. bondsman to resume business soon. Capt Diller favors country life until a farmer plays melodian. Co W Fairbanks travels south and speaks. delivers M C A talk in Illinois. Senator Hugg to Chi go with Shriners. Five cent sandwiches persist. Capital City Hive hosts cachre and flinch at Maccabee temple. Local grocers apply for Retail Clerks' union charter. Banking institute opens fifth season with smoker at Commercial Club. Moving pictures as army recruitment lure debated. County commissioner life teased with heat and lemons. New boilers raise courthouse temps near 100. Winter skating possible if cold. streets flushed by wagons. Courtroom decorated for County Commissioners convention. Watkins to speak at Grand Hotel banquet. Huggins comments on pennant loss. Captain Curtis welcomed by Delta Tau Delta at lunch. The Last Open Car of Summer sung soon. Rummage sale by Sixth Presbyterian Ladies' Aid at 816 Indiana Ave. Capital City Masonic Lodge to hold paiging and banquet Monday.
Luncheon On New Bridge At County Commissioners Meet
About 175 county officials feasted atop the Emrichsville bridge as a gust blew down a tent over the long table. Cyrus Clark acted as toastmaster while speeches from Huggins and Gates Sexton followed a morning program. Henry Klausmann will replace James O'Brien on bridges discussion and Mayor Bookwalter joined the speakers.
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County Commissioners’ Association
Long Bridge
Market
Delawarests
Emrichsville Bridge
John McGregor
Cyrus Clark
Commissioners’ Association
Emmett Huggins
Marion County
James O'Brien
Greencastle
Ind
O'Brien
Henry W. Klausmann
Mayor Bookwalter
William L. Taylor
Indiana
Praises Association W L Taylor Speaks to State Commissioners
W L Taylor former Indiana attorney general addressed the state association of county commissioners at the courthouse. He urged unity through organization, noted commissioners hold autocratic powers, and stressed building durable roads bridges and public works with prudent use of ten million dollars in annual county taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Association of County Commissioners
W. L. Taylor
Indiana
Taylor
Hanly Names Delegates for Farmers National Congress
Gov J Frank Hanly announced Monday the appointment of Indiana delegates to the Farmers National Congress to meet in Oklahoma City Oct 17 22. The list includes R W Donmoyer South Bend C J Chappelow Edinburg D W Hengey Columbus W H Newsom Elizabethtown F J S Robison Cloverdale and many others across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Frank Hanly
Oklahoma City
Okla
R. W. Donmoyer
South Bend
C. J. Chappelow
Edinburg
D. W. Hengey
Columobus
W. H. Newsom
Elizabethtown
F. J. S. Robison
Cloverdale
George Meader
Fowler
Lawrence McTurnan
Indianapolis
Fassett A. Cotton
Thomas J
Lindley
Westfield
J. P. Davis
Sheridan
J. S. Robbins
McCool
J. J. Gillette
LaGrange
Johu E. Amick
Scipio
E. E. Reynolds
Lafayette
BE. L. Furness
Furnessville
T. J. Baxter
Waterloo
W. ©. Modlin
Matthews
J. G. Garton
Burney
R. RR. Gadberry
Hartford City
C. Otto Sandon
Taylor Harshman
Frankfort
John Anderson
Manson
Burr Buiey
Colfax
John Combs
Mulberry
Carrol K. McCullough
Anderson
Louis Stephens
John Doty
Marion
Harry Carroll
T. W. Togan
Portland
J. E. Silverthorn
Rossville
W. W. Rose
A. W. Tindall
Shelbyville
Huntington
John Crawford
Hedrick
Elias Ray
J. A. Latta
J. F. Sleeper
Oxford
W. W. Stevens
Salem
George W. Smith
Greentown
E. H. Ball
Terre Haute
R. W. Halstead
John O. Prior
John O. Spurgeon
Sweetser
Charles E. Carroll
Standard Agent Buys Manhattan Sensation in Big Case
Anthony N Brady testified in a government action to dissolve Standard Oil of New Jersey. He provided evidence of a London syndicate option for Manhattan stock and of a Standard agent handling the sale. The hearing linked oil price fixing to the Leep agency in Oil City and named connections to Tidewater and Lombard Ayres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Brady
Kellogg
Manhattan O Company
Standard
Manhattan
General Industrial Syndicate (Limited
London
Eng
John H. Cuthbert
Cuthbert
Benedict
People’s Gas Company
Chicago
E. C. Benedict
Manhattan Oil Company
Robert Benson
Tidewater Company
Tidewater Pipe Line Company
Leep
Benson
The
Oil City
Joseph Leep
Moritz Rosenthal
Judge recalls McCaffery surrender for freed year
Chicago report says Federal Judge K M Landis forgot to issue the commitment for John McCaffery a letter carrier sentenced to a year in the house of correction for robbing a letter. He was released on his own recognizance to support his destitute wife after childbirth. The judge then wrote to the jailer to have him surrender himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. M. Landis
John McCaffery
House of Correction
McCaffery
Landis
Blood, Hand and Daggers Note Received by Saloon Keeper
A lead pencil drawing depicting blood splatter a hand bleeding hearts with daggers and the warnings cautioning to live differently was mailed to Fred Metz in Indiana Ave. Police believe the incident is likely a prank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Metzhiser
Indianaave
Judge grants temporary restraining order in divorce case
Probate judge Merle N. A. Walker issued a temporary restraining order Monday evening to stop John B. Folk from interfering with his wife Lavinia Oakes Folk and their child. Lavinia Folk seeks a divorce on grounds of cruel treatment.
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Merle N. A. Walker
Probate Court
John B. Folk
Lavinia Oakes Folk
Methodist Program Signals Start of Indiana Conference Session
Columbus Indiana September 24 The Indiana M E conference opens its first regular session Wednesday morning Officials outline the program with a missionary sermon at 2 pm by Reverend W R Ashby a temperance meeting at 3 pm led by Reverend E S Schumaker of the Indiana Anti Saloon League a Pentecostal service led by Reverend D P Holt and the Board of Education anniversary program scheduled for Wednesday night
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Columbus
Ind
Indiana M. E
W. R. Ashby
E. S. Schumaker
Indiana Anti- Saloon League
D. P. Holt
Board of Education
Safe blowers strike Mindor post office and store
Mindor Wisconsin residents awoke to a pair of safe blows last night as intruders robbed the post office and a general store owned by F. J. Ruland. The suspects then hit a feed mill two blocks away and escaped with several dollars as pursuers close in.
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Mindor
Wis
F. J. Ruland
Man Pleads Guilty to Assault on Politician's Daughter
Evansville Indiana September 24 A white man named Solo mon Mitchell pleaded guilty in police court to attempting an assault on the 16 year old daughter of Otto Durre Jr a Republican politician. He received a four month jail sentence.
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Evansville
Ind
Solomon A. Mitchell
Otto Durre, Jr
Mutilated by hogs in Francisville home tragedy
Special to The Sur reports Christian Gottler aged 76 found dead in his hog lot at his Francisville home. He had been struck by apoplexy while feeding swine and, rendered helpless, was gored and attacked by the animals. The grisly scene unfolded after the man collapsed in the pen.
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Sur. Francisville
Ind
Christian Gottler
Under Heavy Timbers in Covington Runaway Tragedy
Lee Hershbarger was crushed beneath a load of timbers during a runaway in Covington Indiana on September 24. He was nearly killed but survived the incident with injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Ind
Lee Hershbarger
High Priced Apples in Mitchell as Crop Shortage Brings Strong Prices
Mitchell Indiana September 24 The apple crop is short but valuable. Joseph A Burton has sold his fruit at 5 50 a barrel the best price obtained in many years.
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Mitchell, Ind
Joseph A. Burton
Park View Sanatorium Ad Offers Cancer Treatment
Park View Sanatorium promotes treatment of cancer skin uterine and rectal diseases by Dr L T Leach of New York and California. Parlor Queen Bee Burne heater priced 23.50 with heater claims and payment terms 2.00 cash or per week. People's Outfitting Co listing at 183-13 W Washington St and 82-44-20 Kentucky Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park View Sanatorium
L. T. Leach
New York
California- Ats
People's Outfitting Co
Washington St
Kentucky-ave
Honor of Landis Held Sacred
Chicago sept 4 judge Kenesaw M Landis rejected rumors he would accept the democratic presidential nomination praising his judicial honor and integrity and saying he would not discuss political preferment as a reward for his bench rulings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ings
Landis
Receivers Appointed For New York City Railway Company
Prominent creditors Penn Steel and Degnon Contracting filed for a receiver to wind up city street railway affairs. The petition admitted the complaint and sought court relief. Judge Lacombe named Adrian H. Joline and Douglass Robinson as receivers with bonds set at 259000 dollars each.
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New York City Railway Company
Justice Lacombe
Penn Steel Company
Degnon Contracting Company
Lacombe
Adrain H. Joline
Douglass Robinson
Reports Call for Sept. 30 Year End by Law Change
A new law requires the fiscal year end for state business settlements to close on September 30. Consequently, all reports from banks and trust companies will be due September 30 this year. The previous deadline of October 31 has stood since 1869.
Building need repair prompts suit for receiver
Climax Coffee and Baking Powder company filed suit Monday on E Washington street seeking a receiver for owners of the building at 527 BE Washington street. The firm says the structure is in dangerous condition and threatens its occupancy.
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Climax Coffee and Baking Powder Company
E. Washington St
Washington St
Wintermute Divorce Suit Argued. Judge Takes Case Under Advisement
Special Judge Vincent Clifford considered the Wintermute divorce petition after arguments ended Monday. Charles B. Clark, attorney for Wintermute, argued the marriage was illegal and there could be no divorce.
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Wintermute
Vincent Clifford
Charles B. Clark
Dentist Grant H. Clay Promotes Kitchen Range Sale
Grant H. Clay M D dentist announces 14 years with New York Dental Company now at 108 N Delaware St opposite Tomlinson Hall Indianapolis. Kitchen Queen Ranges priced at 833.50 with six holes and reservoir warranted to bake and cook equal to any 50 range. $2 cash, 7 cents per week. People's Outfitting Co 123 1/2 W Washington Ave and 436 Kentucky Ave Indianapolis.
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Grant H. Clay
New York Dental Company
N. Delawarest
Tomlinson Hall
Indianapols
People’s Outfitting Co
W. Washington At
Kentucky Ave
Rabies Suspected After Negri Bodies Found in Dog
Three weeks earlier Dr. C. S. Bond of Richmond sent a dog suspected of rabies to Dr. Rucker at the state house laboratory. Slides showed Negri bodies indicating rabies. A guinea pig inoculated with the brain emulsion died after paralysis, confirming hydrophobia risks and leading to Pasteur treatment advice for bite victims.
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C. S. Bond
Richmond
Rucker
Bond
Danger of strike at Denver Rio Grande telegraph office
Denver telegraph operators may strike after the discharge of R H Skeggs, Grand Junction wire chief. The grievance committee of the O R T demands his reinstatement and threatens a full system walkout, warning a general strike may follow. The O R T is allied with other trainmen groups on the line.
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United Press
Denver
Col
Denver & Rio Grande
R. H. Skeggs
Denver& Rio Grande
Grand Junction
Western Union
OO. R. T
Five Thousand Dollars Sought in Steer Case
Jerome Wissell seeks 5000 dollars in a suit against the Big Four rail line claiming the steer labeled the biggest in the world was killed while en route to fairs. He asserts profits of about 400 dollars weekly from displaying the animal.
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Jerome Wissell
Big Four
Wissell
Not killed by blow in Kennedy death ruling
Louis Richter will not be held responsible for the death of William Kennedy who died Monday at the city hospital after a fight in which Richter struck him. An autopsy by county coroner Dr. Petersdorf found Kennedy's death due to chronic meningitis.
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Louis Richter
William Kennedy
Richter
Kennedy
Petersdorf
Petition seeks sanity ruling for William Kirby
A petition filed in Justice of the Peace A R Hutchinson's court asks that William Kirby colored, who stabbed William Wilson, be adjudged sane. The petition was filed by Kirby's wife.
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Justice of the Peace
A. R. Hutchinson
William Kirby
William Wilson
Kirby
Weather forecast and ads for Red Man Tobacco and Bull and Bear
A fragmented page shows a United States weather forecast with sunrise at 5 33 and sunset at 5 41 plus an advertisement for Red Man Tobacco praising its goodness. It also mentions Bull and Bear Buffet at 11 E Ohio as best in the city and a general promotional tone throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Man Tobacco
Bull and Bear Buffet
Ohio
Immunity Granted to Chicago and Alton in Oil Case
Federal Judge Landis granted immunity to Chicago and Alton for turning state's evidence against Standard Oil of Indiana. President Moffitt must testify before Judge Landis' grand jury about a pamphlet claiming other shippers faced similar actions and questioning why Standard Oil was singled out as a victim. The judge urged a thorough, impartial inquiry and warned of contempt risks for Moffitt.
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Chicago
Landis
Chicago & Alton
Standard Oil
James A. Moffitt
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Moffitt
Judge Landis Rules Immunity for Alton Case
In the Alton immunity bath dispute Judge Landis says the railroad pushed employers to forge entries and keep bogus records creating prison terms for false entries. He notes immunity is often granted to the least culpable to convict greater criminals, outlining the case’s situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sims
Bonaparte
Chicago & Alton
Strikers Seek Aid from AFL Leader for Settlement
The local telegraph strikers report receipt of a request from Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor for financial aid to sustain the walkout. A committee will secure funds and report soon. Local leaders favor Theodore Roosevelt as arbitrator and many would accept his method. One striker defected to the Western Union on Tuesday after five weeks on strike, later offset by another joining.
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Telegraph
Central Labor Union
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Roosevalt
Roosevelt
Western Union
Fred Funk Drowned Off Pacific Coast, Former Hotel Clerk
Fred Funk once a clerk at the Hotel English and manager of the Kirby in Muncie was said to have been drowned off the Pacific coast after serving as purser on a steamship between San Francisco and Seattle. The steamer went down and Funk was reported among the missing days ago.
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English
Kirby
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Seattle
Funk Fs
Movement to drive saloons from factory wards in Marion
In Marion Indiana a coordinated effort is under way to remove saloons from factory wards led by a temperance revival. The Fifth ward is the focal point of this campaign as meetings are held to bolster the remonstrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Ind
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Alabama-st
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Wuléchner
A. D. Shaw
Stevenson
Tabernacle Church
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Washington and
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Mr. Osborn
Leonard Quill
Bert Perrott
Bertillon
Bert
Crane
George Diller
Fire Headquarters
W. Fairbanks
South
Illinois
Martin Hugg
Chigo
Shriners
Capital City
Maccabee Temple
N. Meridian St
Union Building
Retail Clerks’ International Association
American Institute of Banking
Commercial Club
W. H. Watkins
Grand Hotel
Huggins
James B. Curtis
Indianapolis Light Artillery
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
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Convention of the State
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HANLY
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Deal
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Lombard, Ayres & Co
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Tidewater Oil Company
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