Indiana Gas Rates Set After Council Action
Vincennes and Mooresville report council approval for gas rate hikes starting at 23 cents in Oct 1902 rising to 25 and then 27 cents, after earlier rejection of 22-cent rate. The piece lists numerous local items from across Indiana including deaths, marriages, accidents, and notes on oil wells, piggyback events, and civic changes.
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Batesville
Fred Schrader
Bly
Edinburg
Anna Lynch
Milton
Alicin Hoffman
Osgood
Irvin Baker
Reelsville
Link Jones
Farmersburg
Will O'Haver
Zionsville
Arcadia
Purdue Freshmen Routed in Annual Class Scrap
At Purdue University in Lafayette Indiana the annual class scrap began at 10 p m Friday and lasted 80 minutes. Freshmen were routed and 75 captured and padlocked to a log chain. Sophomores started a bonfire and surrounded the captives inside a circle. Dozens were hurt and at least twenty were hauled away in cabs. The most seriously injured named are Edward Kunz Harry Smith and Melvin Roth.
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Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Edward Kunz
Harry, Smith
Melvin Roth
Nashville Citizens Demand Action Over Whitecappings
Indignation runs high in Nashville Indiana as residents consider appealing to the governor after a month of brutal whitecappings. Seven people whipped, others found switches and warning notices at their doors. Edna Colson, whipped at Maple Heights, remains seriously injured with extensive bruises and cuts.
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Nashville
Ind
Edna Colson
Maple Heights
Wrecked work train tumbles from embankment near Elnora
A Southern Indiana railroad work train wrecked after leaving the track near Elnora. The engine, coach and caboose rolled six feet over an embankment. Seven workers were badly injured among 63 aboard: Ed White, Guy Milligan, Harry Milligan, Frank Steinberger of Seymour. Joseph Cummings and James Churchman of Odon. No fatalities reported.
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Washington
Ind
Southern Indiana Railroad
Elnora
Ed White
Guy Millican
Harry Milligan
Frank Steinberger
Seymour
Joseph Cummings
James Churchman
Odon
Chicago attorney survives mob attack in Marion
Frank Stecher a Chicago attorney at Van Buren was seized by a 40 man mob and nearly lynched before Marion’s town marshal swiftly sworn in deputies to protect him. He was hustled onto a train for safety. Accusations include embezzling funds of a half witted boy and defrauding others.
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Marion
Ind
Frank Stecher
Chicago
van Buren
Stecher
Suicide of Mrs Kate Reynolds in Washington Ind
Mrs Kate Reynolds a prominent young married woman in Washington Indiana committed suicide by taking poison and holding her head in water until drowned She had recently been separated from her husband and forced to place her two small children in the orphans home The act is thought to have been provoked by this separation and hardship.
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Washington
Ind
Kate Reynolds
Marital Union Formed by Smallpox Bond in Indiana
In Frankfort Marion Bennett and Ida Richardson, once ill with smallpox and housed in the pesthouse, fell in love during confinement. After dismissal on Friday they obtained a marriage license and wed. The couple, once strangers, are now a settled pair as word spreads from Frankfort. In Muncie a separate note mentions a special event dated September 27.
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Frankfort
Ind
Marion Bennett
Ida Richardson
Rent Rise Triggers Fury in Flat Dweller
A tenant, usually mild, erupts in anger after learning his rent would rise by five dollars monthly, more than a 25 percent increase, amid winter fuel worries. A real estate man with many flats says no broad rent hike is expected, though some claim justification for increases.
Rockport Farmer Dead After Sand Bank Cave In
Marion Hullet, a farmer, was trapped by a sand bank collapse in Rockport on Sept 27. He was rescued after ten minutes but bled heavily from the mouth and could not speak.
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Rockport, Inc
Marion Hullet
Wheel works fall wounds man in Union City
Otto Coats, an employee at the wheel works in Union City IJ, fell onto a revolving saw and suffered a severe chest and shoulder injury. The blade cut through his lung and nearly severed his shoulder, and recovery is doubtful.
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Union City
IJ Ind
Otto Coats
Wheel Works
Lightning strikes near Valparaiso widow while at window
VALPARAISO Ind Sept 27 Mrs Simon S Small wife of a prominent farmer near here was struck and almost instantly killed by lightning while standing at a window.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Simon
Small
Cummins Denies Free Trade Stance on Trusts
Gov. Cummins released a sharp denial of Speaker Henderson’s Atlantic City interview alleging he favors free trade to attack trusts. He accuses Henderson of petulance for misreading his positions and asserts the Iowa platform opposes monopolies regardless of their form and tariff protection.
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Des Moines
Henderson
Atlantic City
Cummins
Iowa
Grand Duke Boris comments on American press and Newport visit
Paris dispatch reports Grand Duke Boris criticizing American newspapers and alleged interviews before he met reporters. He denies leaving a Newport dining room to accommodate a societal woman’s servant, and dismisses tales of champagne from a Chicago entertainer’s slipper. He praises American progress and wealth, noting Cornelius Vanderbilt as an engineer and inventor. Newport impresses him as a place of sumptuous palaces and vast wealth. In Michigan, John Cass of Newaygo learned his 94-year-old grandfather is alive in Mecosta County poor house, and after reunification at Stanwood he took him home amid opposition from two uncles.
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Orleans
Dubois
John Black
Adelia McClure
Elehart
Charles T. Green
First Christian Scientist
Gaston
Rockport
Curley Brewer
Court House
Will Robinson
Elmer Brown
Snow
Martha Coleman
Covington
Tippecanoe Baptist Association
Bedford
Bedford Band
Rockville Street
Fairmount—Hadley Window Glass
Flatrock—Canning
Tom Pugh
Foster Angelton
Greenfield
John Richy
Sam Seward
Walter Bridges
Hope
Martha Osborn
Clara Burns
Dublin
Reid
Richmond
Butler
George Deck
George
Lafayette
Elizabeth Eyler
Dowie
Liberty
Cincinnati
W. H. Stevens
Alexandria
W. H. Ramsey
Hess Carter
Valparaiso
James Carrier
Democrats
Westchester Township
Lebanon
Jimmie Long
S. Harvey
St. Louis
Elwoood
Thomas Carter
Teaad
M. H. Robbins
Huntington-State
Chicago & Erie Railroad
A. P. Penfield
James Penfield
Muncie
Sons of Veterans’ Drum Corps
Washington, D. C
New Harmony
Foote Pond
Frank Cline
Mann Mill
Vincennes
Henry Barnley
William Whittenmeyer
Whittenmeyer
New Castle
Frank Flemming
Flemming
New York
Paris
The
Herald
Grand Duke
Boris
America
Chicago
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Newport
Stanwood
Cass
A Cinch You get what you are after or it costs you nothing
Ad copy for THE BUN liners urging readers to try the product with a promise of value and no risk, framed as a simple, direct sales pitch.
Scorched Justice Burns Hands During Brush Fire Near Cottage
U S Supreme Court Justice David Becker was burned on hands and face while fueling smouldering brush at Thompson's Point near Burlington. He used gasoline to intensify the flames, causing a flash. Injuries are painful but not serious.
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Burlington, Vt
David Becker
Supreme Court of the United States
Thompson's Point
Razors and Barber Supplies Ad from Bodine Co.
An advertisement notes W T Bodine and Co at 37 East Ohio street offering razors and barber supplies for sale. The listing emphasizes grooming tools and accessories available through the Bodine firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Razors and Barber Supplies
Wt. E. Bodine & Co
Ohio
Professional Brethren story begins next Wednesday
The Sun teases a forthcoming feature titled Professional Brethren set to begin next Wednesday, inviting readers to not miss the start. The brief promo hints at a compelling narrative to come in the paper.
Lake Erie & Western Excursion to Michigan City
A Sunday excursion to Michigan City priced at $1.00 departs Indianapolis at 6 30 a m on Sunday October 5 1902 origin and schedule details provided by the Lake Erie and Western Railway for potential riders.
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Lake Erie & Western R. R
Michigan City
Indianapolis
Morgan ties L and N to Atlantic Coast Line
Wall Street reports J P Morgan & Co has transferred the Louisville and Nashville line to Atlantic Coast Line Company. The move ends plans for a southern securities company and signals Morgan’s growing role in the Atlantic Coast Line, with an official announcement expected October 1.
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New York
Oh God Have Pity Suicide and Escape Attempt Reported
In Chicago on September 27 a widow with seven children facing eviction and no funds killed herself after noting Oh God Have Pity. Nearby, Henry Higgins arrested for burglary and said to have recently escaped an asylum in Columbus, attempted suicide at the police station by slashing his throat with tin.
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Chicago
California
Wm. H. Bensing
Henry Higgins
Columbus
Mystery Corset Saleswoman Held Then Freed
In Fremont Miss Louise Schulz arrived last May to sell corsets and drew local interest with her refined manners and hush about her background. Illness forced her hotel stay and mounting debt led to arrest, but probate court freed her after four months. She insists she is from a rich family and seeks to earn money to pay debts while keeping her identity secret. Also reports Capt. I A Wait sails to New York to discuss Union Castle line ties amid Morgan overture rumors.
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Fremont
Louise Schulz
Schultz
Germania
Miss Schultz
Southampton
I. A. Wait
New York
Union Castle Line
J. P. Morgan
Combine
Wait
Morgan
HOUSES AND OFFICES FOR RENT WITH VARIOUS LOCATIONS
Real estate rental notice listing numerous houses and apartments for rent and office spaces in multiple streets including 525 N Senate 214 W North 617 N Alabama 1004 Huron 58 W Twenty sixth. Also ads for offices storerooms Fitzgerald building Circle Market and Central Trust Building with prices and terms. includes modern units on N Illinois N Capitol College E New York St Joseph and other streets. many with heat water gas or city water. Also merchandise and furniture ads.
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Lawrence-st
Stilz & Miller
E. Market
Pennsylvania
Twenty-fifth-sts
W W .Dark & Co
E. Market St
Senate
W. North
Alabama
Alvord
Langsdale-ave
Huron
Twenty-sixth-st
Ohio-st
Pennsylvania-st
Virginia-ave
Senate-ave
Twenty-first-st
Fitzgerald Building
Northeast Corner Circle
Market-sts
W. Wabash-st
Marion Trust CO
E. Market-st
Illinois
Capitol-ave
College-ave
E. New York
E. St. Joseph
North St
N. Iinois
N. Capitol
Eden-place
Fayette
W. Eleventh
Orange
Davidson
Central Trust
Illinois St
Virginia Ave
McCrea
Ohio
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J. O. Reel
Mooresville
Charles Learhater
Straughns
Roy Alton
Harvey Marsh
Bethel
Clarence Hough
Mabel White
Winchester
John Hinshaw
Mount Zion
C. C. Debard
Scottsburg
Mack Hosea
Misa Bertha Everett
Cumberland — Baptist Church
Murray
Lew Gehrett
Aurora
Fannie Lynn
Ohio River
Bluffton
Washington Park
White Creek
Quincy
W. H. Martin
Bernice Orrell
Jasper Powell
Shelbyville
Roy Moulden
Jennie
Portland
Moses Bradenburg
Clinton
First National Bank
Jos. H. Wilson
Jamestown
Ella Johnson
Brownsburg
Avon
H. C. Riley
Princeton
George Gregory
Inwood
Victoria
Lin Gresh
Dillsboro
Daniel Kidd
Terre Haute
Woman’s Relief Corps
Indiana
Anna Mahan
Oakland
Sylvester Beach
Pike County
Barber
New Albany
Harry Smith
Evansville
Evansville Traction Co
Chicago Title and Trust Co
Connersville
William McCombs
Mike Hassett
Martinsville
William T. Griffin
Dean Pump Co
Here
Griffin
Sullivan
Seth Cushman
Traction Co
Pee Lawrence
Pittsboro
Will Noth
Anderson
Anderson Fair Netted Association
Central Indiana Medical Association
Winamac—Presbyterian Church
P. H. Bible
Bloomington
Mob
Big Rapids, Mich
John
Newaygo
Grand Rapide
Mecosta Coun
Mormon Bishey
Becky Weil Deravan
Jane Bath
West Wushiartes
Louise Schultz
L. E. Morrison & CO
Washington-st
Frank H. Carter
Massachusetts
W. Eichrodt
Union Station
Sloan Drug Co
W. Washingbost
NEW Publications
Zoqiad
Madaline
Willan J
Indiana Ave
New Toast
East Front
Rygan & Co
Michigan St
Bargain
Gill & Greenen
E. Washington-st
W .W. Dark & Co
Northwestern-ave
Thirty-first-st
Pennsylvania St
Eleventh Sts
Lillinois St
Earket
J. S. Cruse
Drake St
Spann & Co
Gregory & Appel
Irvington Cottage
HE. W. Washington
Schneider Agency
N. Delawar
Turttle Terrace
Schmid & Smith
Cornell Ave
Thirteenth
Handy & Baker
Lemeke
S. Alabama St
W. South-st
W. Washington-st
S. Delaware-st
Harmon-st
Saunee
Are-St
the Central Trust CO
N.N
N. N
Ashland
Ala
N. Mer
N. N. Jer
Locke
E. Wth
Park
HE. Ith
N. del
N. Det
N. Senate
N. Minos
W. Hth
N. IlMinois
N. N. der
N. Hast
Udell
N. Penn
Belleftne
W. 13Th
E, Mich
Bellef't
Rankin
Cornell
Talbott
Keystone
Hoyt
Shelby
Minelish
W. Morris
Hunt
Murphy
River
E. Ele
N. Ala
Greer
Cook
S. Linden
Uittle Terrace
du Uu
Ema
Nouu
Ohio Town House
de Vore
Oliver-ave
Brussels
Elm-st. A
Veassington-St. Real Estate
N. Meridian-st
James Greene & Co
N. Meridian
Lemceke
Forty-second
Lemcke
New Jersey
Fifteenth
New Jersey St
E. Sixteenth St
Lemcke Blax
the Marion Trust Co
Guardian
College Ave
Riverside Park
E. Shelton
Southeast Cor
Udell and
Clifton
Eeeeees
Deeewene
Julia Marlowe
Cycle Dealers’ Supply CO
Indiana-ave
McCarty-st
Minnesota-st
Senate Ave
S. Heast-St
Maple-st
Maple St
Ringgold St
M'Cauley & King CO
General Electrical Contractors
Mass.ave
C. W. Sridges Investment Co
Lombard Bidg
Washington St. Tf
Prospect St
Linden and
Leington
G. A. Wurgler
Lemcke Building
Greter
Kajestic
Raraararaplppa
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