Church Against Knox and the Antioch Pledge
Reverend James Morton of Antioch Baptist Church in Indianapolis denounces Knox biographical ambitions for Congress. The congregation votes to oppose his candidacy, pledging support for the Republican ticket and reelecting Jesse Overstreet, arguing party loyalty outweighs one man’s ambitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Knoxte
Wip
Tip
Weven
James Morton
Andioch Baptist Church
Indianapolis
Wnox
Morton
Knox
Congress
Bett
Hinch Banner Church
Republican Party
Antioch
Aml
Jesse Overstreet
Knox Taggart Deal Disputed By Manufacturer Wiegel
William Wiegel a show enamel manufacturer claims a deal existed between Taggart and George L Isahox to appoint himself as an independent congressional candidate. Knox denies secret talks with Taggart and vows to run on principle. Wiegel promises a written statement. German Kirmers at Germania Park drew ten thousand attendees. National Bank Supervisors meet in Indianapolis for their third annual convention with sessions at the statehouse and English Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wiesel
Taggart
George L. Isahox
Knox
Germania Park
Germany
National Association of Supervirnra
Indianapolis
State House
Dora Thorne at the Park and London Bellew at Empire
Ann Cuba Niblo arrives Monday to present Dora Thorne for three days at the Park in a dramatization of Bertha M Cley’s novel about a young English girl who loves an Earl’s son. Modern vaudeville also offered at S16 p.m. and Empire shows Rose Bydetts London Bellew at 7 and 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Thorne
Empire
Rose Bydetts
London Bellew
Ann
Cuba
Niblo
Bertha M. Cley
Man swims river to avoid bond in police court
Joseph Cooksey 12km swim from White River to Meridian to dodge an old bond led officers to pursue. He was taught by an officer after reaching the far bank and placed under a $500 bond as police continued the case. Earlier he faced assault charges with a $50 bond, fled the city, and returned, prompting a river chase with officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Cooksey
Meridian
White River
Oficera
Wnil
Conksey
Indianapolis
Heavily armed trio held on disorder charges in Kentucky claim
Grant Goins, John Goins, and Thomas Goins were arrested Sunday after a Belt railroad encounter near Sherman. Witnesses say the men, from Kentucky, carried firearms and threatened to "clean up" the neighborhood. They claimed guns were for protection and not harm, with the incident continuing into October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
John Goins
Harland SS
Thomas Goins
Roanoke
Flint
Grifin
Belt Railroad
Sherman
Mey
Kentucky
Liberty Bell to Stop Here En Route to Philadelphia
The historic Liberty Bell will pause here on its journey from the world’s fair to Philadelphia. Mayor Hottaman has received a letter from the Philadelphia committee granting permission for the stop, though the duty has not yet been set. It is expected to occur sometime in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lberty
Phiadelphia
Hottaman
Philadelphia
Girl Returns After Missing Day Search
Kate Hadley, a 16 year old girl, returned home in Bitsbrauch early Monday morning after police searches in multiple cities. Her father had feared foul play during her disappearance but expressed happiness at her safe return. The girl would not reveal where she had stayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Hadley
Mir
Bitschavu
Hadley
Keuger
Elsie
Shy
Divorce Seen as Protection by Veteran Attorney in Marion County
A. H. Dickey, a 31 year divorce lawyer in Indianapolli, argues divorce is a social protection and criticizes the European plan. He cites 314 divorce suits in Marion County and recounts a needy case of a woman with children under a brutal husband. He says many divorces result from hasty marriages and consumer debts, insisting divorce is sometimes necessary. He dismisses the European plan as ineffective.
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A. Hi
Dickey
Marion County
Indianapollo
Marcy
Dovey
Mic Hae
Teailly
Wages Reduced at Pullman and Harvester Plants
Chicago labor unrest returns as Pullman and International Harvester resume work with wage cuts and longer hours. Pullman will rehire 2,000 workers at half prior wages, in the repair department. Harvester restores ten hour days, planning a 37 1/2 hour week and a wage drop across shop staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iscripps-M'Rae
Chicago
Great
Eat
Pullman Company
International Harvester Company
Repar
Harvester Company
Pullman
Desperadoes Torture Uncle in Cotton Field Plowing
Wit and Julian Sullivan, leaders of Sullivan's Hollow, abducted their uncle Lod Sullivan in Covington County Mississippi. They tied him to a plow and forced him to pull it through cotton fields for two days, then confined him to a stable stall and fed him scant scraps. He was rescued and left near death.
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Raleigh
Miss
Wit
Julian Sullvan
Mississippi
Sullivan
Julius
Lod Sullivan
Will
Jusum
Covington County
Society Gossip Tells Of Possible Roosevelt Longworth Match
Hamilton Ohio Sept 25 society circles on the North Shore are stirred by whispers linking Miss Alice Roosevelt to Congressman Nicholas Longworth of Ohio and expect a possible engagement announcement from the nations capital soon.
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Hamilton
Masa
North Shore
Alice Roosevelt
Dangster
Nicholas Longworth
Ohio
Nations House
Shirk Their Duty Special to the Morganza Reformitory
Pittsburg Pennsylvania September 4. A Morganza State Reformatory official argues that many residents are stepchildren due to step-parents abandoning them. He says the large number of children at Morganza stems from such homes and that humane treatment at home would reduce the resident population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Morganga State Reformatory
Charles Huston
Morganza Board of Managers
Morganzas
Morgansa
Count Ernest Casimer Frederic Dies at 62 in Lippe Regency
Count Ernest Casimer Frederic, 62, regent of Lippe, died in Detmold Germany on September 2. The Austrian-born noble had long served as guardian of the Lippe principality, with ties to regional governance and royal houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Scripps-M'Rae
Detmold
Germany
Ernest Casimer Frederic
Principality of Lippe
Fierce Storm Deluges Chicago Suburbs with High Winds
A violent storm struck Chicago and suburbs Sunday night with 6 mile winds, heavy rain, and near continuous lightning. Telegraph and telephone wires were damaged and rail traffic delayed, causing considerable disruption and property damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bcripps-Mare Telegram
Chicago
Bent
Chicare
Wires Down After Heavy Rain in Indianapolis
Heavy rain and a thunder shower hit Indianapolis early Monday with widespread wires down. The older telephone company logged over 100 trouble calls while the newer one reported about 190. Western Union and Postal Telegraph sustained little damage. Rain statewide was general, with 9 of rain noted. Weather station forecasts will benefit corn and jute crops.
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Indianapolis
Western Union
Postal Telegraph
Silent Chinese man faces grand jury for theft
A Chinese man, Fan Ming, accused of stealing 420 dollars from Gung's lawn, was jailed after a Friday night incident. In court he spoke nothing, blinked at the grand jury, and returned to his cell while prisoners awaited his demeanor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Han Fan Ming
Busi UA
Blind Institute opens term in Indiana with registrations
The fall term at the Institute for the Blind in Indiana begins Wednesday with 150 blind boys and girls registered. A new three story dormitory with electric light has been built, and the former girls dormitory becomes a gymnasium. Efforts aim to raise funds for a dormitory for boys.
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Pennsylvania
Indiana
Institute
Hegins
Corhoys
Woman killed alighting from streetcar on Hilnota street
Mrs Awilda Rees 925 W Twenty eeth st died after fracturing her skull when she stepped from a northbound Illinois streetcar near St Clurent. The car ran at speed. bell may have failed and the conductor did not stop. Ambulance attended. she died at her son's home an hour later. Coroner verdict classified death as accidental. Elmore Green, a brother, claimed proof of foul play, but evidence pointed to a ball bat and rag left by a ball club and a weeded rag by a boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
An. Hilnota-st
Awilda Rees
Theft of Jewels Involving Indiana Couple Arrested in Kansas City
Abraham Braverman and his bride, both of Indianapolis, are charged with stealing a trunk of jewels from a Chicago woman. After marrying, they allegedly used the trunk on a wedding tour, taking the jewelry with them. Police across major cities tracked them, trunk identified in Kansas City, and they face return to Indianapolis early next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Braverman
Indianapelis
Kansas City
Chiccinnath
Frank Bird
Imdianapolia
Train Kills Three in Pa Suffering Victims Named
In Pa on September 2 a freight crew three men Paul Kurek Saxandar and Tony Delwaki were instantly killed and Andy Teckley seriously injured when a fast express train struck them as they began work west of Irwin on the Pennsylvania railroad. Bodies were thrown aside the track in a mangled scene.
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Scripps-M'Rae ‘Telegram
Paul Kurek
Saxandar
Tony Delwaki
Andy Teckley
Menor
Pennsylvania Tail Road
Irwin
At & High
Publisher Seeks Bankruptcy in New York Court
Franklin Bailey of East Orange New Jersey filed for bankruptcy in U S district court listing assets of 2082 dollars with ununtual assets. He is publisher of a newspaper entitled Newanaperdom at 150 Nassau Street New York City and shows 2228 dollars unsecured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scripps.airae Telegram
New York
Franklin Bailey
East Orange
N. J
United States District Court
Newanaperdom
Nassau
Lady Curzon Shows Slight Improvement After Night
Bulletin on Lady Curzon, formerly Miss Mary Leiter of Chicago, reports she passed a quiet night and shows slight signs of improvement by Monday morning, though condition remains grave.
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Gurzon
Lady Curzon
Mary Leiter
Chicago
California travel deals and colored atlas offer
An old rail promotional notice advertises $30.00 Colorage and Return via Chicago with Union Pacific Northwest Line. Chicago to Denver and Springs, Pueblo with daily summer service and low rates from eastern points. Details include a California folder, hotel lists, and reduced one way tickets from Chicago to the coast through October.
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Chicago
Union Pacific & Northwestern
Denver
Coloreds Springs
Pueblo
All Paints
Central States
Cincinnati
California
Chicago & North Western Ry
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Tacoma
Geattie
Bolas City
Spokane
Walla Walla
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Butte
Waloa Pacific
North-Western
Pacific Coast
N. M. Brees
Gen'h
G3 Vine Bt
Peter Sells Dying. Veteran Showman in Fragile Health
Peter Sells, veteran showman, lies dying at home with heart disease. Report indicates his condition is critical and without a change for the better, doctors fear he may not live many days. He has been confined to his home as illness progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iscripps-Mare
Columbus
Peter Sells
Riss
Robbery by Boy Bandits Reported in St Louis
A group of four boys aged 12 to 14 robbed pedestrians on a Saturday night near St Louis. Two were arrested. The report notes the incident amid a flood of varied local items and business notices from Indiana and nearby areas.
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Iscripps
RAE
BT. Louis
Wno
Northwestern Lines Travel Offers From Chicago to West
Travel deals list California Oregon Washington and Chicago to St Paul Minneapolis return options to Superior and Duluth Sault Ste Marie and Marquette routes with low round trip and one way fares through sleeping cars Pullman service and guaranteed through trains Information and tickets via N M Breese Vine Street Cincinnati Ohio and N M Fittest Vine Street Cincinnati Ohio.
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Chicago
St Paul-Minneapolis
Superior
Duluth
Sault Ste Marie
Ackers
Marquette
N. M. Breese
Vine Street
Cincinnati
Saloon keepers invite Bishop Potter to Pennsylvania convention
Philadelphia dispatch reports Bishop Potter has been invited to a Pennsylvania convention of saloon keepers to discuss Sunday openings and license regulations. A portrait of the bishop will headline the souvenir program alongside photographs of prominent saloon keepers. The event is by the Royal Area under the Hoya Arch, claiming broad statewide representation.
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Iscripps-Mare
Philadelphia
Bishop Potter
New York
Xalaga-Keepers of
Pennsylvania
Old Fellows
Lempie
Ahom
Moonlit harvest plan spurs long shifts for cotton
In Georgia and nearby areas planters mobilize to bring in cotton by moonlight due to labor shortages. They intend to run day and night crews starting Monday night to pick the staple. Also reports say Typhoid illness strikes Flake and Harrison Gray Fiske, with doctors noting improvement.
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Scripps-Shae
Augusta
Moonight Vickers
He Was a Preacher and Other Telegraph Snippets
A drowned civil engineer James Martin discovered to be an Episcopal preacher. A sultan’s niece to publish a book exposing Turkic harem infamies. Rear-admiral Fernando P. Gilmore dies in New York. Mrs Newmahn Evbs killed Sunday. A wreck on the New York Central near Lyons, New York reports Laura Fielach dying amid related incidents.
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Iscripps-M'Rae
James Martin
South Chicago
Episcopal Church
Fernando P. Gilmore
New York City
Newmahn Evbs
Parc Marquette Ayatem
New York Central
Lyons
N. T
Laura Fielach
Militionairg Heker
Bundey
N “ 7S
Former Duluth mayor Whitman arrested on forgery charge
Atonen J. Whitman former mayor of Duluth and Minnesota representative was arrested after leaving the Jefferson hotel in St. Louis. He was with a young woman who gave the name Mire Maria DeWitt and is held on a forged draft accusation. Whitman denies knowledge of the draft and says the arrest is a mistake. he claims residence near Buffalo and planned to return home after visiting the world's fair.
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Scripps-Mae
ST. Louis
Atonen J. Whitman
Duluth
Minn
Nousrat
Minnesota
Jefferson Hotel
Butato
Mire Maria DeWitt
Cuatady
Whiteman
Buffalo
Giing
Ile
George D. Ponting
Uanvillet
Swallows Acid Fatality and Fire Damages in Winnipeg
Roderick V. Grace, 18, nephew of late Mayor Willam Grace, near fatal carbolic acid poisoning after failing love affair. He was rushed to police for aid. mother mourns, says son loved a Brooklyn girl. Jewish festival ceremonies continue in Indianapolis with sermons and services. Dawson City fire destroys the Dawson Hotel, loss around $200,000. Hotel Cedil damaged. residents leap to escape.
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Scripps-Strae
New York
Roderick V. Grace
Willam BR. Grace
Fordham Hospital
Grace
Schuyler Road
Ithie Ifa
Richard Btern
Hotel Navarra
Dianne
Brooklyn
Indianapolis
United Hebrew Congregation
Madiscr Ave
Walon
Rabot Hommel
Rah
Hebrew Temple
Dawson
Scripps-M'Hafr
Winnipeg
Ban
Dawson City
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Velt
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Blind Institute
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HIG
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Beare
United States
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Port Wayne
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