Plant in Ang Loss Will Be 35000 Gillette Bent Wood Works
Fire started in the basement of the Gillette bent wood works at Division Street and Vandalia tracks engulfing the plant Monday night. A weak water pressure hampered firefighting as the north end burned uncontrollably. only $20 insurance remained on the factory at the time. Gillette survived the loss to his papers and books and vowed to rebuild immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillette’s Bent Wood Works
West Eso
C. Hy
Gillette Bent Wood Works
Division St
Vandalia
Gillette
Indianapolis Day at the St. Louis Fair Business Event
The Commercial club invites wholesalers and leaders from manufacturers and trade associations to join a special train from Indianapolis on October 4 for Indianapolis Day at the St. Louis fair. Secretary Hovner calls the celebration a business enterprise and urges merchant participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
Indianapols
St. Louis
Manufacturers’ Association
Board of Trade
Merchants' Association
Indianapolis
Honver
Commercial Felub
Local man attacked on West Ohle Street reported by police
George Sutton told police he was badly cut by an unknown man on West Ohle Street while SH Smiths lane flirtation and accosting a girl on Ohlest. Sutton was found by police in a restaurant on North Illinois Street and taken to the City dispensary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Sutton
SH Smith’s
W. Ohlest
Button
Ohlest
Sutton
N. Lilinois St
Mayor's plan to pay part of track elevation costs delayed
The city council approved the controller's estimate at the regular meeting but refused to include the mayor's ordinance for a 5000 city share toward grading aging on Euodus Ave and E Tenth Street. Some council members urged more time for the finance committee to review the measure.
Foreign labor agent Weiszer denies involvement in labor imports
Henry Weiszer, a Haughville saloon keeper, denies aiding foreign laborers or acting as a labor broker. Residents allege he traffics in workers and may be connected to a steamship firm. Weiszer insists he has never induced arrivals except his brother and sister in law, and dismisses claims as illegal under U S law. Local residents call him an agent for foreign labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Weiszer
Haughville
Welster
Haughvile
United States
Canada
VAD
Weiszer
Welszer
Sixth anniversary of Shortridge Daily Echo observed
The Shortridge Daily Echo marks its sixth anniversary with a meeting of the Echo association, the school’s literary gallery, and elaborate ceremonies to honor the paper. Midshipman Pritchard of the United States Naval Academy delivered the commemorative address. he founded the Echo association and was a longtime editor and class of 190.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shortridge Daily Echo
Echo
Fletcher RB. Wagner
Pritchard
United States Nasal Academy
Me. Pritchard
Echo Association
Prof Goss Dead in Germany After School Work
A cablegram from Strassburg Germany received by Inage W. B. Davis of Anderson announces the death of David K. Goss formerly Indianapolis schools superintendent and leader in education. He had run a private boys school in Germany for three years and was highly regarded in Indianapolis. He leaves a brother Joseph H. Goss of Martinsville and his immediate family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strassburg
Germany
Inage W. BE. Davis
Anderson
David K. Goss
Indianapvila Schools
Goss
Indianapolis
Joseph H. Goss
Martinsville
Broad Ripple Traction War Quiet Despite Reception
Broad Ripple news notes a quiet period in the traction dispute near the river bridge as Metzer watches the line. A city inspection of canal drains around Broad Ripple pleases the sanitary commission, while new houses and social visits fill the week. The marriage of Lula Bailey and Earl Berry will take place at the bride's home Wednesday night. Rev O H Marr, a DePauw student, begins as Broad Ripple M E church minister with a welcome reception Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. W. Davis
Indianapolis Water Company
City Sanitary Commissio
Broad Ripple
Ielf
Vlorence Curzan
Dayton
Lula Bailey
Earl Berry
Indianapolis
O. H. Mareis
de Pauw University
Broad Ripple M. EB
Marr
Robber is bold works his game on the circle
Two bold robberies hit downtown Monday night. A burglar smashed the plate glass at Brock and Co. at 36 East Washington Street and took three coats and vests. In another hold up on the Circle, Robert Clements of Vevay was robbed of eight ten dollar gold pieces and a bill when a man asked to change a twenty. Clements could not describe the thief as it was dark and he was excited at the police station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brock & Co
E. Washington St
Fletcher's
Robert Clements
Vevay, Inn
Santa Fe
Indianapal
Clements
Indianapolis Day at the Fair Appropriations Made
City council members approved six dollars for decorations and music to celebrate Indianapolis day at the fair. Alb ert E. Uhl, chairman of the special committee, announced the plan at Monday night’s meeting with the event set for October 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Albert E. Uhl
Honeymoon Walk Ends in Divorce in Indiana Case
Mrs. Bertie K. Smith testified that during their honeymoon she and Fred walked from Chicago to Winona with minimal funds and that he pretended to be rich. She married him for $8 she saved, lived well in Chicago until funds ran out, and later learned he had no wealth. Judge Leathers granted a divorce as Smith followed her to Indianapolis causing trouble. Bank reform talk is dismissed as unlikely. bankers favor stricter regulation but not abolition of private banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred
Chicago
Bertie K. Smith
Smith
Winona, Mra
Indianapolis
Leathers
State Law Association
State Bankers’ Association
Pigeon H Roost Monument Dedication Planned Near Scottsburg
Gov Durbin and state dignitaries will attend the dedication of the Pigeon H Roost monument near Scottsburg on Suture day. The monument, funded by the last legislature, marks the 1812 massacre where sixteen people, one man five women and ten children, were killed by Indians. Speakers include Rev Daniel R. Lucas Capt William FE English Charles W Miller Col C L Jewett Capt J W Fortune Joseph H Shea Joseph Balalay and Mise Liszle Coleman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durbin
Scottsburg
Gov. Durbin
Daniel R. Lucas
William FE. English
Charles W. Miller
C. L. Jewett
J. W. Fortune
Joseph H. Shea
Joseph Balalay
Mise Liszle Coleman
City Record For A Day Births In City
A scan of the city record notes numerous births with listed parents and addresses, including Patton, Woolgar, Sparmante, Bevel, Coates, Johnson, Strough, Bloom, Biddle, Porter, Starr, Mose, Scurry, Fred, Ink, Betts, Solman, Phelan, Murphy, Curran, Fellows, Schlagie, Kelly, Allen, Williams, and others. The list also mentions marriages, occupations, and household notes alongside several health and death notes. A separate item announces Rev Father Gavink planning to introduce Gregorian chant at St John’s church with a choir under training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank and
Grace Patton
Haugh
James and
Anna Woolgar
Fremont
Hay
Ernest and
Louise Sparmante
Hoyt
Bay
Harry and
May Bevel
Torbett
Charles
Florence Coates
Coe
Mores
Mamie Johnson
Lexington
Walter
Jennie Strough
la Balle
John and
Nellie Bloom
Center
Christie Biddle
Retaner
Ship
Father Gavink
St. John's Catholic Church
Return of Lungs Money Promised by Chan Fan Ming
Chan Fan Ming, former EB Lang employee, vowed to repay seven dollars to Lung. Ming disappeared with a dollar from Lung's trunk during the week of the robbery and was arrested in Hammond with the money on his person. Since arrest he has complained of illness. EL Lung had just returned from New Orleans and reacted with a silent head shake upon seeing Ming and the missing funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lung
Chan Fan Ming
Lungs
Ming
Lang
Hammond
EL Lung
New Orleans
Sailor Dies From Drinking After Navy Service Record
Columbus Sept 27 A navy enlisted man W H Russell 3 drank himself to death last Sunday with charge papers in his pocket showing a clean sobriety record during his term of enlistment. The report notes his admission of drinking before his death. Police and naval authorities investigate the circumstances surrounding his demise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iscripps-S'Rae
Columbus
United States Navy
W. BH
Russell
Offer to Withdraw From Race Sparks Allegations in Indianapolis
George L. Knox, a Black candidate, says a man claiming to represent Arch Young offered him $100 weekly to drop his independent bid and an expense account if he withdrew. Arch Young’s aide denied the claim, while Overstreet’s camp notes an expected speeches in Indianapolis with J Adam Bede of Minnesota. M. L. Clawson challenges Knox to a joint debate and proposes Knox select the date and venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arch Young
Congress
George L. Knox
Knox
Archibald A. Young
Overstreets
I Knox
Congressman Overstreet
New York
Jock Cannon
Indianapolis
J. Adam Bede
Minnesota
M. L. Clawson
Clawson
Autopsy Reveals Carbolic Acid Death of Wabash Man
The coroner ruled Fred Smith died from carbolic acid poisoning after a canal death near Wabash. Doctors found no mouth burns or bottle, but the stomach showed widespread acid effects. Deputy Dunlavy noted alcohol may have masked mouth injuries, explaining the unusual findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Smith
Wabash
Deputier Dunlavy
Brave Girl Guards Deputy in Moonshine Raid
Deputy V Remarshal W. M. Mays was shot in the arm by moonshiners in Jackson County and brought to Lexington for treatment. Miss Us Ross stood guard, grabbed his gun when his arm failed him, fired at approaching assailants, wounding one as the others fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
V.remarshal
W. M. Mays
Jackson County
Misa Tbie Ross
Marshal Mays
Miss Ross
Miners Central sued over train joke laughter injuries
Agtes Da via and Daisy Anderson sue the Miners Central railroad for 1000 each claiming laughter on a Louisville to Rineyville trip humiliated them. They misread Vesley Station as Rineyville and later were told Orel not Rineyville, causing alleged damage. Lady Curzon in critical condition after a restless night at Walmer Castle. latest bulletin says she remains in danger but not yet out of peril.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SUN
Louisville
Agtes Davia
Daisy Anderson
Mincrs Central Railroad Company
W. T. Burch
Rineyville
California
Vesley Station
Orel
Lippe-Biesterfeld Claims Regency After Father's Death
Detmold Germany Sept 27 Count Leopold of Lippe Biesterfeld has assumed the regency of Lippe following the death of his father Count Era. The move solidifies succession and shapes the regional leadership in the Lippe territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecripps-M’rae
Detmold
Germany
Leopold
Lippe-Biesterfeld
Lippe
Son of Showman Allen Bella Dead at Five
Columbus report says Allen Bella, son of Ephraim Bella and nephew of Peter Belly, on his deathbed, died Monday night. He was five years old and connected with the Sally brothers in their circus business. Ephraim Bella helped start the Bells circus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scripps-M'Rea Telegram
Columbus
Allen Bella
Ephraim Sella
Peter _ Belly
Allen Selis
Tige
Sally Brothers
Ephraim
Bells Circus
Deputy Sheriff Defends Stout Case at Central Insane Hospital
Lafayette deputy Hinkle testifies that Frank Stout was not unruly on the train and shows no injuries upon arrival at the Central insane hospital. He disputes prior rib fractures and says Stout died there with fractures found after death. The coroner plans a full investigation. Frank Camp of Hose Company No. 4 stopped a runaway horse on Morris-avenue Monday, averting a possible accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinkle
Lafayette
Frank Stout
Central Insane Hospital
Stout
Dunlavy
Frank Camp
Hose Company No. 4
Morris-ast
Apple Crop Prospects Dominate New York Trade News
New York wholesalers anticipate a record apple crop in 1943 with large U.S. and international yields. Except in parts of California, fruit quality is described as excellent and overall supply abundant. Early fall prices are expected to be reasonable and likely lower than recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
California
New York State
Union
Riot at Camp of Colored Miners Ends in Death
In a St Clairaville camp Monday a fight over a crap game led to a general riot among about 24 colored women and 24 men. One man died instantly from a heart shot and another was fatally wounded with wrist and chest injuries. several others were beaten. Sheriff cannot learn names as camp members refuse to speak, and the killer fled into the woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iscripps-Vrae
Bridgeport
St. Clairaville
Miners Cleared in Preston County Contempt Case
In United States court Judge Jackson dismissed contempt charges against miners and others arrested during the Pennsylvania Consolidated Coal Company incident in Preston county. Thomas Haggerty Bernard Flaherty and John Moon were released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scripps-M'Rea Telegran
Parkerbburg
W. Va
Judge Jackson
United States Court
Pennsylvania Consolidated Coal Company
Preston County
Thomas Haggerty
Bernard Flaherty
John Moon
Dr. Fisk Stricken At Evanston Home In Stroke Suspect
Dr. Herbert E. Fisk former Northwestern academy principal and pedagogy professor at the university was seized by a sudden illness at his Evanston home on Monday. Doctors fear a stroke of apoplexy due to his advanced age as friends stay hopeful about his condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert ‘Fisk
Scripps-M'Rae
Chicago
Herbert E. Fisk
Northwestern Academy
Evanston
Major Adams Is Dead after Street Car Accident
Major T. R. Adams, an artillery corps officer, died at Emergency hospital after being struck by a street car. He suffered a fractured skull and died following a delicate operation. A native of Kentucky, Adams was aged years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
125 A Day and Travel Deals Featured in Moscow Telegram
Announcement notes E R Thomax, a wealthy racing man, taking a royal fifth avenue hotel suite at $125 daily, with long-term plans. Also advertises Chicago to Denver and West routes with low fares, rail connections, and brochures, including a Black Hills booklet, Pacific coast tickets, and Pullman service via N M Breese Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scripps-M'Rae
New York
E.R. Thomax
Herms
Hotel
Sy Regis
Fifth-ave
Salnon
Rotary
Thomas
Chicago
St. Paul-Minneapolis
Superior
Duluth
Sault Gta
Marie
Marquette
Breese
Vine Street
Cincinnati
Hot Springs
Chicago & Northwestern Ry
West
Black Hills
W. B. Kalskern
California
Oregon
Washington
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
Pacific Coast
Utah
Montana
Wyoming
Idaho
Union Pacific
North-Western
Daffy
Pullman
KN. M. Breese
Vine At
Cipeinnati, O
Boise City
Spokane
Walla Walla
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Butte
Unions Pacific & North-Western
N. M. Breese
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Daily Echo
Prof. Goss
New Methodist
Marshal Metzger
Traction Company
SGI
William Dawson
Kraul Ripple
Fred Watts
Frank Watts
Auts
Jacob Whitsell
Nora
Charles Heaton
John Doe
Washington St
Ucatne
William
Mebley
Delaware
Neparitin
Solman
Michigan
Mayme Phelan
Dawson
Josiah Murphy
Insane Hospital
Nona Curran
Dorman
Anna M. Fellows
Victoria
Kate
Bschlagie
Capitol
James M. Kelly
Asnland
Hannah Allen
Arsenal
Olange
Lucy Wiliams
Frazier
Beecher
Frederick Smith
Eugene
Underwood
Steve Esther E. Spicklemire
Brookville
Fanition
Marciages
John Langer
Mary Becker
Albert Mcavin
Sebina Kelley
George Wilhelm
Mary Johan Iges
Wiliam
Paddock
May Hinchman
Kelly Ford
Mary L. Thoms
Salvator Caruso
Santa Girifano
Willa E. Blacketer
Ida L. Hutton
John F. Kinney
Alice Mas McCaren
Charlies E. Merritt
Martha E. Darling
D. P. Gray
Same
Wey
J. H. Crawford
Stable
Beville
B. Apple
Brookalde
E. M. Smith
N. Capitol
A. A. Barnes
McClain
Barnes
Job
Marshal
Shinners
SUE Ralway Company
Asylum
FT. Wayne Ave
Yin
Elage Tratlatie
L. S. Tes
BEI
Ft. Wayne-ave. Park
Daily Paper
Duesseldorfer
Ohio
ST. Regis
Colorado
Union Pacific & Northwestern Line
Chicgo
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pusl
Central States
Atlantic Seaboard
Daly
N. M . Breeze
GS Vinest
Cincinnat
Chicago & North Western Ry
N. M. Breeze
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