Hanna Hissed by New York Crowd at McKinley Speech
New York on September 28 Senator Hanna spoke to a large crowd at the Wholesale Dry Goods Republican Club. He was met with ovation and jeers as dissenters interjected. He praised McKinley, avoided campaign issues, and deflected questions about trusts by naming William McKinley as the trust he would discuss.
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New York
Hanna
Wholesale Dry Goods Republican Club
Aphis
Colorado
Hanne
McKinley
Bryan
Wm. McKinley
Congressman Overstreet to Visit Indianapolis on Roosevelt Train
Congressman Overstreet announces a stop in Indianapolis with the Roosevelt train on October 11 before spending the rest of the campaign in his district. Mrs Overstreet plans to join him next Monday at the Denison and will remain at home until they return to Washington with her days listed as Tuesdays.
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Overstreet
Indianapolis
Roosevelt
Debs Speaks in Chicago Rival Meeting to Bourke Cochran
The report notes Debs speaks in Chicago on Saturday at a rival gathering to Bourke Cochran. It mentions Senator Clark of Montana in Chicago en route home from Europe and stating his state will back Bryan. Stevenson is slated for Indianapolis on October 4.
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Aanna
Vermont
Debs
Chicago
Bourke Cochran
Clark
Montana
Europe
Bryan
Kortpeter renews threats against Leathers
Judge Leathers reported that Geo F Kortpeter a Southport farmer who believes courts are evil renewed threats to kill him. A mortgage foreclosure suit involving Kortpeter’s farm was filed and landed in Leathers court. The judge considers transferring to Judge Carters court and warns his wife to beware visitors, noting the danger of a potential shooting in court.
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Leathers
Geo. F. Kortpeter
Southport
Kortpeter
Judge Leathers
New York
Emperor William alters mustache style in Berlin
Berlin dispatch reports Emperor William has shifted from the up-end mustache to a straight brushed look. The change marks a notable departure from the long caricaturists favorite and signals a new facial hair fashion for the monarch.
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Berlin
William
Three Snow Sons Charge Father With Neglect and Theft Threat
In Salt Lake City on September 28 three sons of Lorenzo Snow, president of the Mormon church, filed suit alleging their father has refused to support his legal wife and mother to them. They claim the favorite wife living with him is pressuring him to deed his property to her, abandoning his other wives and children to poverty.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Lorenzo Snow
Mormon Church
Warrum Defends Burke At Reichwein Hall Speech
Henry Warrum addressed the Railway men's anti trust club in Reichwein hall on Thursday night defending Congressional nominee Burke from attacks on his state legislature record. He argued Burke voted against several bills claimed to aid laboring men and defended the votes in detail.
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Henry Warrum
Railway Men’s Anti-Trust Club
Reichwein Hall
Burke
Park Board Approves Bills and Phone Updates
The park board on Friday allowed bills including payrolls totaling 3921.99. The New telephone company was notified to remove telephones at Military and Garfield parks while those at the board office and Riverside park continued. The last quarter bill of 127.50 was paid.
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Park Board
New ‘Telephone Company
Military and
Garfield Parks
Riverside Park
Col Black Injured in Electric Car Accident
Col R A Black of Greenfield, brother of Supreme judge James E B Black, was injured Thursday evening when a pole struck him off a Greenfield electric car near the trolley poles. He was taken to Judge Black at 71 N Pennsylvania St. no bones were broken.
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R. A. Black
Greenfield
Supreme
James EB. Black
Judge Black
Pennsylvania-st
Indiana soldiers with Capt Shields captured by Filipinos
Six Indiana men enlisted from Anderson with Captain Shields when captured by Filipino forces. The group includes Webster Cassell Francis L Judd John A Malone Cyrus L Pemberton Simon Schooley and David S Whetstone.
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Indiana
Shields
Webster Cassell
Francis L. Judd
John A. Malone
Cyrus L. Pemberton
Simon Schooley
David S. Whetstone
Southern mob kills a deputy sheriff in Lake Charles
In Lake Charles, Louisiana, Deputy Sheriff Sloan was shot and killed by a mob storming the jail to lynch Horace Scott, accused of criminal assault. After an initial attack at 9 p.m. the mob dispersed when promised a trial, then returned with a battering ram. Sloan and another deputy fired, and a shooter targeted them as the mob demanded the arrest of Sloan’s alleged killer, Will Daniels.
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Lake Charles
Sloan
Horace Scott
Scott
Will Daniels
Praise for Shideler visits Indiana reformatories
Superintendent Scott of the Massachusetts reformatory Concord and president of the National prison association toured Indiana penal and benevolent institutions with Secretary Butler. He praised Michigan City and Jeffersonville reformatory work, lauding indeterminate sentences and reformatories as effective. He planned to visit the Jeffersonville reformatory.
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Supt
Scott
Massachusetts Reformatory
Concord
National Prison ‘Association
Twe
Butler
State Board of Charities
Indiana
Michigan City
Shideler
Central Insane Hospital
Reformatory
Jeffersonville
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Fort Wayne Director Arrested Over City Light Sale Influence
Jeffersonville Indiana September 2 President C S Knight head of a Fort Wayne construction firm was arrested Thursday charged with offering 1000 dollars to Councilman Houser for his influence against selling the Jeffersonville light and water company to the city. Rumors of further arrests swirl as officials probe alleged crooked dealings.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
C. S. Knight
Fort Wayne Construction Company
Houser
Japan's premier quits and Ito urged to form cabinet
Tokyo dispatch reports Marquis Yamagata resigning as premier on Thursday. Marquis Ito, Japan's war premier, is asked to form a new cabinet. Ito, recalled as Japan's ablest statesman, heads a new party, the constitutional political association, pushing a strict constitutional regime and safeguarding the sovereign’s prerogative to select advisers from any party.
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London
Tokio
Marquis Yamagati
Japan
Marquis Ito
Ito
Constitutional Political Association
Quakers Meeting Reports Loss of Members
At the Indiana yearly meeting of friends epistles from North Carolina Ohio and western yearly meetings were read. The membership shows death losses 58 greater than births, loss by letter 22 greater than letters gained, and loss by certificate three greater than certificates gained. Total membership 20 544.
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Richmond
Ind
Indiana
Matthews Somerville wedding at Hazel Bluff farm
Miss Helen Matthews eldest daughter of ex Governor Claude Matthews married James Somerville of Indianapolis at Hazel Bluff farm. The ceremony occurred at 8 p m with only relatives and close friends present before a bridal tour to the east. Somerville is connected with Fletcher National Bank in Indianapolis.
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Clinton
Ind
Helen Matthews
Claude Matthews
James Somerville
Indianapolis
Hazel Bluff Farm
Matthews
Somerville
Fletcher National Bank
Funeral for George Willis to be held at Whitsett & Culver
The funeral service will take place Sunday afternoon from Whitsett and Culver rooms, N Meridian street, with burial at Crown Hill. Willis’ will, dated March 27 1885 and filed for probate Friday, leaves his property to his niece Mary Gwan of Norwalk Ohio. The Marion Trust Company was appointed administrator.
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George Willis
Whitsett & Culver
Meridian St
Crown Hill
Willis
Mary Gwan
Norwalk
Marion Trust Company
Vanderbilt and Miss French to Wed in Newport
Alfred G. Vanderbilt and Miss Elsie French plan a January wedding at Trinity Church Newport with Bishop Potter of New York performing the ceremony.
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Newport, RB. I
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Elsie French
Trinity Church
Bishop Potter
New York
Mrs Annie James Dies After Long Tenure at James House
Annie James, once proprietor of the James house, died Friday at 25 N. Alabama Street. She had for years fed prisoners at the police headquarters under a standing contract.
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Annie James
James House
Alabamast
Judge Stopped Gambling at County Fair
Judge Sittler halted gambling activities at a county fair in New Castle Pennsylvania. A gambler raised an axe and shattered a big wheel of fortune, but the owner escaped and other gamblers fled the scene.
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New
Castle
Poison mystery on a Big Four train
Frank Scott an 18 year old newsboy on the Big Four was taken from Union station to City hospital in a serious condition after falling ill at Bellefontaine Ohio. Doctors found traces of strychnine and treated him at the dispensary before rushing him to hospital where he partially regained consciousness later. Police or hospital staff noted delirium and repeated mentions of a New York store as they investigated possible poisoning.
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Frank Scott
Big Four
Union Station
City Hospital
Bellefontaine
Indianapolis
McGaughey
City
New York
Bryan in Dakota crowds greet candidate in Yankton
In Yankton South Dakota on September 28 five thousand people welcomed William Jennings Bryan. He spoke on trusts and imperialism as main topics. He opposed private monopolies and argued Filipinos should gain citizenship gradually under republican governance.
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Yankton
S. D
Bryan
Indiana Cut a Wide Swath at Prison Congress
Indiana sent 13 delegates to the National prison congress in Cleveland Ohio where state officials and delegates from other states showed strong interest in Indiana's prison reform work. Timothy Nicholson of Richmond and E H Nebeker of Covington were elected honorary vice presidents with Amos W Butler of Indianapolis T E Ellison of Fort Wayne and A A Hert of Jeffersonville named directors. Ellison served on the criminal law reform committee while James F Quigley of Indianapolis chaired the police force committee. George A H Shideler of Michigan City became vice president of the wardens association and chaired the discharged prisoners committee.
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National Prison Congress
Cleveland
James F. Quigley
Indianapolis
George A. H. Shideler
Michigan City
Wardens’ Association
Town Swept Away by Alaska Storm Destroys Solomon City
Seattle dispatch reports Solomon City at the mouth of the Solomon river was devastated by the Alaska storm. All buildings were swept away or wrecked and about 200 persons are destitute. A bottle message dated Port Safety Sept 1 names six men and says We are now sinking fast.
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Alaska
Port Safety
Jack Delaney
G. L. Myers
Sam Mark
John Dolan
George Thomas
A. M. Dean
Murdered the Miser in Woods town house fire
Charles T Gruss a 75 year old miser was murdered early Friday and his Woods town residence burned to conceal the crime. He had told friends on Thursday night that he kept 375 dollars in gold at home. Negro suspects are reported in connection with the case.
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Gruss
Woodstown
Board of Works settles street and sewer upgrades
The Board of Works approved laying gas mains after a dispute with St Paul Street residents. A petition sought moving trolley poles from Indiana Avenue to the sidewalk between Indiana and Twenty first. Improvements included sewer work on White River interceptor to Blake, grading to 60 feet, and vacation of part of Northwestern Avenue Fifteenth to Twenty first. Contracts for cement walks were let on Hillside and Ludlow avenues to J D Hoss at about 70–76 cents. Some proposed improvements were rescinded, including Northwestern Avenue Fall Creek to Twenty seventh and Cora Street to Capitol Avenue cement walks. Final action covered Palmer Street cement from Ringgold to Shelby.
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Board of Works
St. Paul St
Indianapolis Gas Company
Senate-ave
Indiana-ave
Twenty-first-st
New York-st
White River
Blake-at
Northwestern-ave
Fifteenth-st
Hillside-ave
Darwin
Baltimore-ave
J. D. Hoss
Ludlow
Valley
Ludlow-ave
Commerce
Fall Creek
Twenty-seventh-st
Cora-st
Sinois-st
Capitol-ave
Palmerst
Ringgold-ave
Shelby-st
New Communities Told About Postum Health Benefits
Rev W N Ogborne of Hammonton New Jersey asserts coffee causes dizziness and skin pallor and credits Postum Cereal Food Coffee with removing these issues. He notes some switch by halves and that taste similarity helps the transition. Most people improve within a month after starting Postum.
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W. N. Ogborne
Hammonton
N. J
Theauiser
Beveridge Addresses Farmers at Indiana Rally
Senator Beveridge of Indiana spoke to a farmer crowd at a Republican state rally in Bryan's domain. He argued for regulating trusts by Congress and contrasted Bryan's plan to destroy trusts with a call for common sense and justice in handling labor and capital combinations. He defended Labor against destructive proposals and urged measured reforms.
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Beveridge
Bryan
Congress
Births and deaths listed in local notices of families
A column lists births at various addresses including Ward Perry township Hohlt and Sullivan households with boys and girls, plus married couples. It also records illnesses and deaths such as bladder kidney trouble pneumonia consumption diabetes and other health notes tied to households and dates. The item presents a roster of names, addresses, and outcomes without narrative context.
Early 1900s Local Property Listings
A list of property sales with names and addresses in Hill avenue New man and Sheldon streets area. Items include frame houses barns sheds and a factory addition with prices from 15 to 3 000 dollars. Notable buyers include A J Lovelace G W Shelby H C Banes Caroline Holzworth and Mrs A E Griffiths among others.
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A. J. Lovelace
Hill Ave
Newman and
Sheldon-sts
G. W
A. Shelby
Wiliam T. Rhoads
S. Reisner-st
H. C. Banes
Brookside Ave
Drake
New York St
Oriental
Caroline Holzworth
Eye Ave
A. E. Griffiths
Alabama-st
Twelfth
Thirteenth Sts
Hon C A Collier former Atlanta mayor dead
Hon C A Collier former mayor of Atlanta died Friday. Amos Brooks killed his brother over a dog squabble Thursday. Steamer Saginaw sank the Enterprise off Norfolk with no lives lost. Authorities fear trouble at Elkton Ga after shooting of G H McLanahan and wife by black assailants. Body of Mrs Corigan found near Cleveland and the son of H W Baker kidnapped from Peoria found in Thomas WA.
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C. A. Collier
Atlanta
Spokane
Wash
New York
Kaiser
China
McGovern and
Erne
Amos Brooks
David
Saginaw
Enterprise
Norfolk
Elkton
G. H. McLanahan
James Corrigan
Cleveland
H. W. Baker
Peoria
Ill
Thomas
Laxative Bremo Quinine Tablets Claim One-Day Cure
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bremo Quinine Tablets as stopping a cough and curing a cold in one day with a no cure no pay offer. Priced at 25 cents.
Wholesale dept at 11 N. Alabama Street
Wholesale department located at 11 North Alabama Street with telephone number 1641.
City Life Notes Include Court Cases and Local Events
Reports cover insanity findings for Jesse Bound and Joseph Garvin, a $70,000 city loan bid process, a divorce suit by Sadie versus Harry M Carlin, Ora Hunt fined for wheel theft, embezzlement arrest of Columbus B Herrod, funeral for John C Hereth, burglary arrest of Ed Lewis, Ora White’s Manila Bay recollections and a navy curios display, and a physician convention with phone testimony in a merchant lien case.
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Jesse Bound
Thompson
Joseph M. Garvin
Controller Johnson
Sadie
Harry M. Carlin
Ora Hunt
Mount Jackson
John
Columbus B. Herrod
Scott County
John C. Hereth
Robert Clark
Buckle St
New Jersey St
Ed Lewis
St. Louis
Alabama St
Ora White
United States Navy
Howard-place
M. F
Lincoln-ave
Fifteenth
Arsenal-ave
White
Dewey
Manila
Chicago Market Prices Report Sees Mixed Commodity Shifts
Chicago market report shows grains corn oats and wheat with mixed changes in September and October prices. Provisions pork lard ribs and butter display varied reverse movements while cheese and live poultry futures list multiple grade prices. Eggs and other dairy terms appear with unclear figures in this damaged OCR snippet.
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Chicago
Hay
Timothy
Teathy
Union Live Stock Market at Indianapolis Yards Sep 28
Union Live Stock Market report from Indianapolis Union Stock Yards dated September 28 shows cattle receipts of about 1,000 with mixed shipments and prices for steers, heifers, cows, veal calves, and bulls. Hog receipts around 5,000 with quotes for good to choice and mixed weights, and sheep receipts about 500 with small shipments noted.
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Interstate
Aevesesees
Union Live
Indianapolis
Becoth
Pabbeer
Colver
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National Republican Committee
American Farmers’ League
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the Kaiser
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Owen
Indiana Penal and Benevolent Institutions
Charls S. Knight
Quakers
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James
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Woodstown, N. J
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ETO
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Maud Adkins
Fletcher Ave
Herbert and
Doshie Robbin
Washington-st
Willard
Victoria scIatire
Forest-ave
Metzger
New Jersey-st
Mary J. Martindale
Bismarckave
Haugnville
Mary Lichlyter
Yandes-st
Harriet BE. Galbreath
Herman Weinmann
Elidia Wills
Samuel M. Alexander
Anna C. Busche
Ernest L. Joiner
Grace KE. Thomas
Charles C. Bowers
Lucile Vinson
Frederick Wilson
Mary A. Smith
Charles M. Easter
Bessie Shearer
Levi Jameson
Lulu King
Louis Mertz
Louise Meyers
Charles J. Johnson
Lottie M. Avery
Walter Rollings
Hattie Jackson
Ralph Easley
Flora Luedeman
Dempsey H. Mosier
Jessie P. Vincent
William E. Leppard
Gertrude McClard
Ata Toys
Court House
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Aebar
York State
East Washington St
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Virginia-ave
Tel
City Life
Fred L. Pettyjohn
V. Podstata
Kankakee
Irwin Neff
Pontiar
Mich
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Wm. H. Kattan
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Carter
Geor. Mamsone
Alexandria
Johnson
John Duncan
WM. H. Block Co
India
Oxford
Mellon
Camel's Hair Effect
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Kahn
Warner's
Sean Soo
WM. H. Block
Standard Tea and Grocery Co
the Standard Tea and Grocery CO
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Delaware
Ohio
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Shelby St
Fountain Square
W. Washington
West
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Senate
L. A. Jackson
Yaterstate
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