Bookwalter Challenges Taggart at Indiana Rally
Bookwalter mounts a sharp challenge to Taggart during a political meeting in Major Megrew’s tent. He accuses the city of hidden debts and poor governance while promising a sweeping reform after his inauguration on October 10 at the courthouse basement. The event features speakers including Attorney-General Taylor and local black leaders, with Mix of Republican persuasion and partisan humor.
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Maj. Megrew
W. E. English
W. E. Fienderson
J. H. Lott
Col‘ored
George L. Knox
Gen. Taylor
Knox
Mr. Taylor
J. Taylor
Indiana
Taylor
Bookwalter
Seth Low to resign as Columbia president if city fusion nominating unions act
Seth Low announces he will resign from Columbia University once notified of Citizens' Union and Republican conventions nominating him for mayor. He believes anti Tammany victory chances are strong and reports a large fusion campaign fund. Louis Nixon remains leading Tammany mayoral candidate. Bird S. Cole may again take controller role.
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New
York
Seth Low
Columbia, University
Citizens’ Union
Louis ‘Nixon
Tammany
Bird S. Cole
Tammanyites
Severe Blizzard Warning Hammers Minnesota Towns
Telegraph reports from Bottineau North Dakota and nearby towns describe a genuine blizzard sweeping the region. Strong winds and heavy snow cut roads and hinder travel across the area around Minneapolis and surrounding counties.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Bottineau
NY D
North Dakota
Blackmail Plot Nipped by Decoy Captures Sandersons
John and James Sanderson two young farmers are jailed at Platte City on charges they tried to blackmail G H Hohl superintendent of the Kansas City St Joseph and Council Bluffs railroad. They admit writing a letter demanding four thousand dollars and threatening to blow up tracks unless money is produced a decoy was used to trap them and they confessed also arrested were John Pierce and Charles Nash.
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ST. Joseph
John
James Sanderson
Platte City
G. H. Hohl
K. C
John Pierce
Charles Nash
Sandersons
Hohl
Big Trolley Company Advances In Shelbyville Transit
The Shelbyville street railway, light and power company, incorporated on a Wednesday for 600000 dollars, lists directors Ed K Adams Thomas E Goodrich Charles M Cooper John R Messick Albert DePrez William N Harding and Sherman P Minéar. The line will run from Prospect Street through Acton to the Big Four railroad to Shelby. Townsend Reed & Co of Chicago carry financing and construction.
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Shelbyville
Thomas E. Goodrich
John R. Messick
Albert DePrez
William N. Harding
Sherman P.minéar
Prospect St
Acton
Shelbywire
Townsend, Reed &Co
Chicago
Mrs Studgbaker and Scott McKeown Plan Southern City Wedding
Dorothy Studgbaker and Scott McKeown announce plans to remarry after a brief separation. The ex-wife says they will wed soon and move to Pittsburg where Scott has a new position.
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San Francisco
Dorothy Studgbaker
Scott McKeown
East
Scott
Pittsburg
Filipino general Torres arrested for murder in Manila
Manila dated Sept 26 Gen Torres was arrested on murder charges connected to Corporal Fieldner’s death last year. It is reported Gen Alejandro will also be arrested for ordering killings of Filipinos who were friendly to the Americans.
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Manila
Torres
Corporal Fieldner
Alejandrino
Father abducts toddler in Frankfort followed by manhunt
Charles Mason, a Chicago machinist, took his 2 year old son from the child's mother in Frankfort after a separation. A posse searches a cornfield as the mother chases the gunmen. In Fort Wayne the same week police note Czolgosh spent a June week there under alias Louis Niemann, lecturing on anarchist doctrines.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Czolgosz
Samuel Errington
Louis Niemann
A Hurry-up Wedding in Muncie
Attorney J. H. Walk of Dayton Ohio proposed to Miss Theodote Moser of Muncie during a casual Fair store chat. She accepted and friends were summoned by telephone for a ceremony held within an hour. The couple will reside in Dayton.
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Muncie
Ind
J. H. Walk
Dayton
Theodote Moser
Two Sets of Marshall Twins Arrested Over Shade Tree
In Anderson Indiana on September 26 two sets of twins of Mr and Mrs FE B Marshall were arrested after neighbor Minerva Fort complained they destroyed a shade tree. Two twins are ill and the others remain in custody.
Democratic politician Warren A. Hosmer dies at 50
LaPorte Indiana report states War ren A. Hosmer a prominent Democratic figure and former county superintendent of schools died of heart disease Thursday morning at age 50.
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Laporte
Ind
Warren A. Hosmer
Indiana News Briefs and Local Notes
Mrs. John May of 101 is dead south of Muncie. Anderson plans more public improvements next year by a two to one margin. George Cline of Evansville attacked his sweetheart Fannie Baker, nearly killing her before police intervened. Oil derricks soon disappear in Indiana as movable rigs replace them. derrick timber is scarce and costly. Father Charles Che of Hartford City, the only priest known to manufacture, plans a 12 pot window glass factory at Wheeling in Delaware County. John Rinkard, Wabash wife murderer, awaits supreme court action and will be returned from Michigan City to the Wabash jail. Attorneys following the case expect the verdict to stand. Seven years ago Frank Adams of Hartford...
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Charles Che
Hartford City
Wheeling
Delaware County
John Rinkard
Wabash
Supreme Court
Michigan City
Oil King Prospects Rise as Trials Loom and Bank Failures Surface
Thomas R. Marshall declares a banker’s location and anticipates a return for trial as the Avilla bankowner J. W. Leach faces creditors. An expert reports William Meyer Jr. in Fort Wayne short $6,400. Clarence Lucas and Miss Etta May wed before 10,000 at a Brazil street fair amid faintings and a hiccup in crowd control.
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Thomas R. Marshall
Columbia City
J. W. Leach
Wayne
Leach
Avilla
William Meyer, Jr
Fort Wayne
Clarence Lucas
Etta May
Federal Judge Rules Stock Issued for Patents Taxable
Judge Baker holds that capital stock issued wholly or partly for patent rights is taxable and sustains the demurrer in the Indiana Manufacturing Co suit. It targets taxes for 1893 and 1901 totaling about $20,000. The company has 30 days to file a $25,000 cost bond to appeal to the U S Supreme Court after a West Virginia firm acquired the Indiana company's property.
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Federal
A. C. Koehne
Mation County
Indiana
Indiana Manufacturing Company
West Virginia
Indiana Company
United States Supreme Court
Ponders Photos and Local Goods Advertised in Mass Market
The notice promotes Ponder’s Photos and “Bring the babies” along with products sold at first class drug stores. It lists W. Kriel as distributor for trunks telescopes harness with cash or payments option and notes Fine California Wines and Brardiea bottled goods from Schuller at 210 Ne Meridian Street.
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Schuller’s
Dian-St
Special trains run Dayton Madison round trips
A schedule lists a special Dayton to Madison service departing at 6 30 a m and returning from Dayton at 6 p m The Madison to Dayton special departs 7 30 a m with return from Madison at 6 a m The fare is 1 25 each way for both routes with Sunday operation on September 29.
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Dayton
Madison
Copper Stock Slump Drives London Market Downward
The London copper stock decline drags the securities market lower as iron and steel demand weakens. J J Hill heads to New York for Northern Pacific Burlington talks. Reports claim Des Moines and Fort Dodge control by Harriman circulate amid heavy American selling.
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Meyer & Kiser
New York
London
J. J. Hill
Burlington
Harriman
Des Moines & Ft. Dodge
Atchison
Standard Oil
Missouri
Pacific
Norfolk & Western
Gould Interest
Pennsylvania’ Railroad
Granger Farwell Co Represented for Indianapolis at NYSE
The Sun notes Granger Farwell Co represented Indianapolis on the New York Stock Exchange. It omits Meyer and Kiser and A. W. Thompson as direct correspondents of NYSE members.
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THE
SUN
Indianapolis
New York Stock Exchange
Granger Farwell Co
Meyer & Kiser
A. W. Thompson
New York ‘Stock Exchange
Cincinnati and Return Special Train Schedule
Cincinnati and return fare listed as $1.25 with a segment costing $1.23 via C. H. & DD. Sunday September 29. Two special fast trains depart early morning with no intermediate stops. First train leaves around 6 30 a m or when loaded, second at 7 16 a m.
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Cincinnati
Friday Bargains in Boys Clothing and Home Textiles
Surplus stock sale highlights two and three piece boys suits in gray, wool, and striped patterns from ages 3 to 15 with prices around 1.98 to 4.00. Also offered are knee pants in wool cassimere, boys caps, and waists. Home items include damask, unbleached linen, Turkish towel, roller crash, and linen towels with various sizes and regular qualities.
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Eakin
Ameter
Skinner's
Ty Daghose
Oxford
Halef
Musling
Nottingham
Saaree
Multiple Birth Notices and Local Property Listings
Birth announcements list Sept dates with names and hospitals or doctors for families including Maier, Bowers, Stephenson, Hill, Kirkhott, Mitchell, Covington, Appel, Fonstine, Schumacher, Flaherty, and others. The section also records residential properties sold or improved with addresses and values, plus a Mapleton football note and contact for the local news office.
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Kate Maier
Davidson St
R. F. Layccok
H. W
Ethelle Bowers
A. C. Kimberlin
Robert
Ella. Stephenson
Harding St
Jonas
Jennie Stephans
S. Hiineis-st
Selwin
Letitia Hill
Brookside-ave
James Egbert
Chris
Matilda ‘Irkhott
New-st
J. T. Alexander
Andrew and
Mary Mitchell
Summit-st
Katharina Schmitt
Isaac and
Mamie Covington
Leon-st
Furniss
Edward
Hattie Appel
N. Senate Ave
Louis Runnels
Albert
Bertha Fonstine
W. Twenty-eighth-st
Irl
Wh. B. Sommes
Max
Anna
Scuhmacher
Central-ave
Dr.f. Tinsley
Charles and
Tie S Papion
Home Improvements and Repairs Listed for Neighborhood
Rachael Haynes of 720 Woodlawn avenue seeks an addition costing 745 dollars. Myrtle D. Alloway of Brightwood avenue near Twenty second street requests a frame dwelling retrofit valued at 1,258 dollars. Munter at 31 N Alabama street lists repairs 208 dollars. F W Spacke on Vermont street near New Jersey street plans an addition totaling 3,500 dollars. Dunlap street near New Jersey street notes remodels priced at 100 dollars.
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Woodlawn-ave
Myrtle D. Alloway
Brightwood-ave
Twenty-second-st
Ik. Munter
Alabama-st
Vermont-st
New Jarney-st
Dunlap-st
New Jersey St
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY WITH LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
An old advertisement promising a one day cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Refund offered if it fails. Box bears E. W. Grove signature. Price listed as 25 cents.
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Cal Wre
E. W. Grove
Indiana Dental College Ad Pitches Morning Patient Care
Indiana Dental College located at 8 W Cor Delaware and Chiosta advertises patient intake from 8 am to 5 pm for all kinds of dental work. Telephone number 880 offered for ads and help.
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Indiana Dental College
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