Congress Looks Good 10 Jesse Overstreet Race Prospect
Friends urge Caleb S. Denny to enter the congressional race against Jesse Overstreet as Republicans discuss a renewed effort. Denny’s backers claim he could win if he runs. Overstreet disputes any pledge not to run again and faces party concerns about a strong Dem candidate. Denny plans to decide next week, weighing his legal practice and family opposition.
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Caleb S. Denny
Congress
Jesse Overstreet
Republican Party
Overstreet
Denny
Arch Young
Roscoe Hawkins
Charley Fairbanks
Local Jottings Brighten City News and Notes
Various city items include grand lodge plans for Indiana Knights of Pythias, courthouse repairs, and local antics. Notables: Gus Barthel surrenders on liquor and weapons charges with bond set at 700 dollars. John McGregor at Shriners meeting in Chicago. Albert H. Pierson surveys Indiana forests for the US Department of Agriculture. O. O. F. corner stone, law studies at night, and old news on fire scares, new buildings, and a swindle case ending with a quip from a former roomer.
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Gus Barthel
Joseph Clay
Judge Upholds Suit Over Quash Motion in Typographical Union Case
Judge Carter of the superior court refused to quash the summons and denied demurrers by James A. Lynch W. J. Spires and James W. Bramwood in Levey Brothers and Company v International Typographical Union. The case has lingered in court for several months.
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Carter
Superior Court
James A. Lynch
W. J. Spires
James W. Bramwood
Levey Brothers and Company
International Typographical Union
Milleresque Divorce Suit Filed Over Verbal Abuses
Mary Miller filed for divorce alleging that John M. Miller called her vile names. The suit was filed on Saturday, seeking legal dissolution of marriage.
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John M. Miller
Mary Miller
Trains Collision Near Elmore Kills Motorman
Two trains on the Toledo Port Clinton and Lake Erie line collided two miles east of Elmore early this morning. A motorman was killed and nine other people injured as a passenger and freight train came together. The United Press report notes the crash occurred near Toledo, Ohio.
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United Press
Toledo
Port Clinton
Lake Erie
Elmore
Man wounded in shooting at Northwestern avenue clash
John Hibet, described as a Negro, drew a revolver and fired once at a man at 1742 Northwestern Ave on Saturday. The categories of the victim and full name were not obtained by police. Hibet fled after the shot as Patrolman Admiré responded to the scene.
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John Hibet
Northwestern Ave
Hibet
Admire
Ye Ark New Management in Ohio Street Dining House
The overdue brief notes a venue named Ye Ark at 16 E Ohio St under new management with a waiter named Jurepz Mer. indicating a change in service staff and leadership for the local eatery setting.
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YE Ark
E. Ohiost
Waiter Jurepz
Mer
Mother seeks return of John Hughes from asylum
The mother of John Hughes, age 2 1/2, described as incurably insane, seeks his return from Julietta asylum. He was released about September 1 and came to Indianapolis where he drank and was fined in police court. He forged a $5 check on druggist Lewis C. Wiese. The case was sent to the grand jury.
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John Hughes
Julietta Asylum
Indianapolis
Lewis C. Wiese
Prospect St
Jury May Probe Perjury Charge in Wintermute Case
Marion county grand jury, meeting next month, likely to probe perjury charges tied to Special Judge Vincent Clifford's Wintermute divorce ruling. Hooton plans to confer with the court and push for an investigation, citing numerous witnesses perjuring themselves in county court trials. The decision noted signs of perjury but declined to pursue due to ages of the parties. lawyers faced criticism for an aid affidavits misrepresenting Mrs Wintermute’s finances.
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Marion County Grand Jury
Vincent Clifford
Elliott R. Hooton
Mr. Hooton
Wintermute
Clifford
Warwick Ripley
Schuyler Hass
Josephine Ben Wintermute
Murder Revealed After Long Time in Findlay
Findlay Ohio, Sept 28 A coroner's letter from Colorado confirms a 12 year old murder case. Peter Rouen was found with a crushed skull in a quarry. Sam Criston confessed to removing the body and hiding it after receiving payment, but the killer's name remains unknown.
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Rio Blanco County
Colorado
Peter Rouen
Rouen
Sam Criston
Rouén
Earlham College and Mexican Missions Progress Reported
Richmond Ind September 28 The Indiana yearly meeting of the Society of Friends held Earlham Day with reports from Spice Land and Fairmount academies. Earlham College affairs were reviewed and foreign missions, especially in Mexico, were described as making great progress at the sessions.
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Richmond
Ind
Indiana
White's Institute
Earlham College
Earlham
Spiceland
Fairmount
Oil Trust Records Burned in 1900 Questioned in Suit
New York September reports question whether Standard Oil liquidating trustees records were burned in 1900 after a new organization formed. Former employees recall removal of many records to refineries while others say a safe with books disappeared. Milburn and Kellogg press for missing books to prove a continuous monopoly since 1882.
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New York
Standard Oil Company
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Standard
Broadway
Charles T. White
Standard of New Jersey
John Bensinger
White
Tilford
Pratt
John G. Milburn
Milburn
Kellogg
Henry M. Flagler
Mr. Kellogg
Mr. Flagler
John S. Miller
Farb Pays State Bondmen Endorsement Resolved
Sam Farb, the last of the professional bondsmen, resumes business after settling with County Prosecutor Hooton for 421 dollars. Farb previously paid 375 dollars by certified check, having been delinquent on unpaid fines and forfeited bonds along with two other bondsmen.
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Sam Farb
Hooton
Farb
Naughty but Happy Newark Wedding Telegram Read
A telegram to Mrs. Lawrence Althoff announces the marriage of her brother Frank Reynolds and Margaret Schindil daughter of Rev J C Schindil of Kansas City. Reynolds was organist at St Pauls church when Schindil was pastor there. They reportedly wed in Indianapolis and arrived in Newark today.
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Lawrence Althoff
Frank Reynolds
Margaret Schindil
J. C. Schindil
Kansas City
Reynolds
St. Paul's Church
Mr. Schindil
Got Coin From The Cop Burglary at John Conner Home
Detectives probe a Friday burglary at 532 Goodletave where doors and windows remained intact. A missing gold coin from a cup on the china cabinet top hints at a hidden entry or tip, while a boarder reports losing 3.49. No other items show disturbance.
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John Conner
Goodletave
Conner
Mayor Rejects County Courthouse Wing Rent Demand
Mayor Charles A. Bookwalter writes to County Auditor Cyrus J. Clark refusing the proposed $14,000 yearly rent for the courthouse wing. He suggests a ten year lease at not over $7.5 per year and will consider a reasonable counteroffer. He will depart for New York and return in a week. County council members feel the initial price was overly generous and may not yield a satisfactory reply.
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Charles A. Bookwalter
Cyrus J. Clark
Bookwalter
New York
County Council
Long Term for Dave Long in Grand Larceny Case
Dave Long alias Murphy was convicted of grand larceny and robbery by Judge Pritchard and sentenced to two to 14 years in the penitentiary. He robbed Cecil Day of 60 dollars in gold, drugged him at the Lorraine hotel, and looped the night with Henry Sage, a cab driver who was found not guilty of receiving stolen goods. Police recovered 440 dollars of the stolen amount.
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Dave Long
Murphy
Pritchard
Long
Cecil Day
Lorraine
Henry Sage
Possible Foul Play In Madison Woman’s Death
Mrs. Margaret F. Bake low of Madison Wis was found dead in her bedroom with a bruise under the eye and signs of a struggle after the gas was turned on police suspect foul play. She had claimed kinship to Senator R M La Follette. The case is under investigation.
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Washington
Margaret F. Bakelow
Madison
Wis
R. M. la Follette
Man Sues for 10000 for Fatal Trolley Strike
John L. Settles as administrator of James Smithy’s estate filed a Saturday suit seeking 10000 damages for Smithy’s death after being struck by a Terre Haute Indianapolis and Eastern traction company car. Smithy was walking along the tracks east of Indianapolis where the path was reportedly clear for a mile and he could have been seen easily.
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John L. Settles
James Smithy
Smithy
Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Traction Company
Indianapolis
Kunze sues Indianapolis Traction for damages in auto crash
Christian Kunze filed suit Saturday against the Indianapolis Traction and Terminal company seeking 15000 dollars in damages. His wife was riding in an automobile when a high speed vehicle struck it, throwing her out and injuring her.
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Christian Kunze
Indianapolis Traction and Terminal Company
Fils
The Gem Laundry Offers Family Washings and Ironing
The Gem Laundry advertises family washings and rough dry by the pound with all flat pieces ironed. Visit or contact for service details.
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GEM
Ten Thousand Dollars Paid to County Road Workers
The county treasurer held a Saturday event labeled free gravel road day and paid every person who had worked on the roads. In total, the payout reached ten thousand dollars.
Insane man Vincent held after affinity letter
John Vincent, a middle aged Richmond resident, is believed insane after writing to a prominent young woman calling her his affinity. His wife says he escaped from an asylum before marriage and has another wife.
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Cent
Ter
Richmond
Vincent
Parlor Queen Heater Ad at People's Outfitting Co
Classified offer for a $35 Parlor Queen Rose Burne heater with a powerful double flue designed to heat three rooms and hold fire 48 hours. Price $35 with $2.00 cash or 5 cents per week. Located at 133-135 W Washington St and 32-34-36 Kentucky Ave.
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People’s Outfitting Co
Washington St
Kentucky-ave
Horse Scare Causes Man’s Serious Injuries in City
Oro McNamee was thrown from his buggy when a frightened horse lurched left toward a passing auto and bolted in front of a street car on Massachusetts Avenue and Michigan Street. The buggy was demolished and the horse injured. McNamee was taken home by dispensary ambulance.
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Oro McNamee
Massachusetts-ave
Michigan St
College-ave
McName2
Russell Seeds Fined For Speed Law Violation
Russell Seeds appeared in police court Saturday and pleaded guilty to violating the speed law. Officers Cronin and Cu ffin gathered the evidence with chalk marks and stop watches. Leeds was fined $1 and costs, and John Fedra also drew $1 and costs on similar charges.
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Russell Seeds
Santurday
Cronin
Uffin
Leeds
John Fedra
Prison pardon man seeks name change to Charles Wesley Anderson
John Wesley January, once pardoned by FDR from Leavenworth federal prison, has petitioned Kansas City circuit court to change his name to Charles Wesley Anderson. The filing notes his past sparked a large pardon petition, but gives few new details.
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Kansas City
Circuit Court
Charles Wesley Anderson
Corner Stone Laying for Center Lodge Building
Center Lodge No 18 I O O F invites Indianapolis to a October 5 ceremony to lay the corner stone of its new Washington street and Hamilton Avenue lodge. A grand parade will feature 39 Odd Fellow lodges with John B. Cockrum as principal speaker. The building costing about 24000 will include business rooms on the first floor and a lodge room on the third. Center Lodge, started in 1844, now has 215 members and will own its own home for the first time. The parade forms Meridian Street near University Park and proceeds to Monument Place.
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Grand Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Indiana Pythian
Grand Lodge of Indiana
Center Lodge
Hamilton Ave
Michigan St
University Park
Washington St
Indianapolis
John B. Cockrum
Meridian-st
Monument Place
Circle
Washington-st
Hamiltonave
John W. Whaley
Noble Grand
Earl V. Wallick
Charles E. Rubush
Charles E. Warrington
W. G. Donelson
James Pierce
Lawrence Haugh
Perry Weiler
Frank McCormick
Soldiers and Sailors Home Band to Lead Veterans Meeting
The Knights Town band from the Soldiers and Sailors' Orphans' Home will provide music for a statewide old soldiers gathering at the state fair grounds on Wednesday. Speakers include Rev. George Wolf and Capt. W. A. Ketcham. A basket dinner is planned and veterans and families are urged to attend with baskets. The W. A. C. is invited. The program ends with a dress parade at 4 pm, weather permitting. the livestock pavilion may host in bad weather.
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Knightstown
George Wolf
W. A. Ketcham
Wife Evades Trial in Murderous Assault Case
Evansville report says Shirley Rasure fled to dodge testifying against her husband who was tried and convicted for murderous assault on his wife. He struck her with a conch shell while she slept, leaving her near death as she refused to testify and later vanished to Kentucky from the hospital.
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Shirley Rasure
Michigan City
Rasure
Kentucky
Women Realty board elected at annual meeting
The Women's Realty company stockholders met at 3% N Delaware. Directors for the year include new member Miss Sildena Lauter, secretary treasurer of Lauter Furniture, with Miss Charlotte Dinkelaker as president, Mrs Ella N. Weakley first vice president, Mrs Jocelyn Courtwright second vice president, and Miss Clara P. Wales secretary-treasurer. The firm shows assets more than doubled in the last year. Meet your friends at the Bull and Bear.
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Women's Realty Company
N. Delawarest
Sildena Lauter
Lauter Furniture Company
Charlotte Dinkelaker
Ella N. Weakley
Jocelyn Courtwright
Clara P. Wales
Gary may be wall confesses in Gary case to be looked into
Chicago dispatch reports Richard Walton a Chicago suspect, a negro, who confessed to the murder of Mrs Lillian White Grant a kindergarten teacher. He reenacted the crime for officers after arrival, while Hyde Park residents form a vigilance committee to drive out suspected criminals from the district. Local concerns center on Gary Indiana linked slayings and the search for the killer.
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Chicago
Richard Walton
Lillian White Grant
Lizzie Scharf
Gary
Ind
Walton
Lillian Grant
Shippy
E. H. Sothern
Hyde Park
Grant
Clara Ray
Etire
Foremen Urge Night School for Young Mechanics
Ketcham and Atkins urged Indianapolis foremen to enroll their youths in Y M C A night classes. They cited railroad wrecks caused by untrained workers and argued that technical schooling plus Christian spirit are needed. Foremen from local shops attended the talk at the M C A with Secretary Goddard concluding the meeting.
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Second Presbyterian Church
Vermont
Pennsylvania-sts
Christian Churches
E. W W. Halpenny
Indiana Sunday School Association
Edwin H. Harriman
Stuyvesant Fish
John L. Ketcham
Brown-Ketcham Iron Works
Indianapolis
Association Hall
Harry C. Atkins
Atkins Law Works
Brown-Ketcham Ironworks
Ketcham
Mena
Mr. Ketcham
Atkins
Goddard
Kitchen Queen Range Sale At Student Outfitters
A $35 Kitchen Queen range is now $23.50 with six holes and reservoir and a warranty for baking and cooking equal to pricier models. Cash price $2.00, or weekly payments of Tc. Available at People's Out fitting Co. located at 138 135 W Washington St and 32 44 36 Kentucky Ave.
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People’s Outfitting Co
Washington St
Kentucky Ave
Red Man Tobacco Promises Taste and Temper Aid
A short note touts Red Man chewing tobacco as satisfying taste and temper improvement for women. It claims the product can calm irritable husbands and marketed at 3 ounces for 5 cents.
Oyster Bar Details and Furnishings Mentioned
Oysters in any style offered at 11 N Alabama Street with a note to see James P Carroll at 10 Broadway Cor. Round Oak furnace advertised as the best what fa.
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Alabama-st
James P. Carroll
Cor
Broadway
Round Oak
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