Harvey recounts Travelers' Protective Association convention plans
T. E. Harvey, national historian of the Travelers' Protective Association, visits Indianapolis with his wife after a Fortville train breakdown incident. He describes projected Indiana division growth, the forthcoming state and national meetings, and plans to publish a commercial history of Indiana to fund the convention. The piece notes expected attendance around 5,000 travelers and broader intercity mileage agreements to aid travel.
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T. E. Harvey
Travelers’ Protective Association
Grand Hotel
Mrs. Harvey
Fortville
Indianapolis
Portland
Ore
Old Point Comfort
Hara
Georgia
Alabama
Indiana
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Chiago
IndianaQpolis
Southwestern Passenger Association
Era Association
Southern Railroad
Central of Georgia
New Incorporations Include Indianapolis Capital Mills and Glass
Articles of incorporation filed reveal Indianapolis capital to enter two new enterprises. The American Condensed Milk Company plans a new Effingham Illinois factory, increasing capital from 17.60 to 1t. officers include Frank Van Camp George Griffin and John V. Dittemore. The Western Glass Company will base offices in Indianapolis with Marion county factories, capital $50,000, officers Solomon Kiepfer August Cameron John H. Ross and B F Nycewander. Directors of Logansport Rochester & Northern Traction report changes to serve Winona Park. The Darlington Co operative Telephone Company is formed with capital listed. directors George W Booker George W Conrad John D Coltrane. The Grains Company of St Marys Ohio and National Grocery Company of Chestnut New Jersey report foreign corporation status. Grains operates an elevator at Redkey Indiana and National Grocery has a branch at South Valued at 75 000.
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Indianapolis
American Condensed Milk Company
Hunt
Effingham, DL
Sheridan
Ind
Frank van Camp
George Griffin
John V. Dittemore
Western Glass Company
Marion County
Solomon Kiepfer
August G. Cameron
John H. Ross
B. F. Nycewander
Logansport, Roches& Northern Traction Company
Aeenanes Ia
Pany
Cass
Fulton Counties
Winona Park
Darlington Co-operative Telephone Company Incorporated
George W. Booker
George W. Conrad
John D. Coltrane
Sag Grains Company
St. Mary's
National Grocery Company
cChty
N. J
Com
Redkey
Bie
South
Horse accident injures firefighter at Madison and Morris
Dan Hill of No 17 base company was thrown from a horse while exercising the horses on Madison Avenue and Morris Street yesterday. He suffered internal injuries and was taken home to 12 Minnesota Street after the incident.
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No. 17 Base Company
Dan Hill
Madison Avenue
Morris Street
Minnesota Street
Charities and Prisons Officials to Attend Philadelphia Convention
Indiana State Board of Charities Secretary Amos W. Butler reports plans for the annual State Conference of Charities in November in Indianapolis with discussions on epilepsy humane treatment of the insane education feeble minded juvenile courts and jail conditions. The Indiana delegation will attend the National Prison Association meet in Philadelphia September 13 to 17 led by president G A H Shideler and secretary C B Grout.
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Amos W. Butler
State Board of Charities
State Conference of Charities
G. A. H. Shideler
Marion
C. 8. Grout
Indianapolis
Indiana
Butler
Edward Everett Hale
Hale
Ohio Valley
Thomas C. Day
W. R. N. Silvester
John H. Holiday
Hugh H. Hanna
P. Sheerin
W. C. Vanarsdel
William c. Daly
John R. Elder
National Prison Association
Philadelphia
Charles R. Henderson
University of Chicago
T. E. Ellison
Fort Wayne
J. M. Comfort
Jeffersonville
George A. H. Shidel
Monuments at Shiloh May Not Be Dedicated Next Month
Indiana regiments and batteries monuments at Shiloh Battlefield Park are unlikely to be dedicated next month as completion lags. Twenty one rock monuments are en route, carvers shaping designs, with railroads promoting a grand Indiana excursion train route from Indianapolis to Pittsburg Landing. Nancy Hanks Lincoln monument dedication set for Oct 1 in Lincoln City under Col. Z A Smith and Col. Charles E Wilson, with Col. Charles Denby invited to speak. a special train from the city is planned.
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Indiana
Shiloh
Shiloh Battlefield Park
South
Pennsylvania Lines
Indianapolis
Louisville
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Danville
Tenn
Tennessee River
St. Louis and Tennessee Packet Company
Pittsburg Landing
Nancy Hanks Lincoln
Governor’s Office
Lincoln City
Z. A. Smith
Charles E. Wilson
Charles Denby
China
Examined for provincial supervisor in Philippine service
Ottis G. Stanton applied for the clerk position in the State Department while Miss Blanche Scholl of Argus Florence Fithian of Willow HII IL and Robert O Kennedy of Litton took the Indian school service examination. Papers will be passed on at Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippine Service
Ottis G. Stanton
State Department
Blanche Scholl
Argus
Florence Fithian
Willow Hii
Robert O. Kennedy
Litton
Washington
Teachers Examinations Set for Saturday at Manual Training
Examinations for all grades of teachers licenses will be held at Manual Training High School on Saturday August 30 starting at 9 a.m. A $1 fee applies for first examination. Pens ink and paper will be furnished or sold.
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Manual Training High School
Miers Faces Embarrassment Across Second District Politics
Free Silver Democrats, Populists and reorganizers doubt Mr. Miers as editor Welman and John Bays in Sullivan weigh his loyalty. Welman laughs at peace rumors while praising Bryan, Miers alignment with the Kansas City platform is questioned by Populists. Republicans, led by John C. Chaney, plan an aggressive campaign.
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C. W. Welman
The
Sullivan Times
John 8. Bays
Sullivan
English
Welman
Miers
Congress
the Times
Times
Bryan
Mr. Miers
Kansas City
John C. Chaney
Norwood Anti Incorporation Victory Narrowly Defeats Proponents
Norwood residents voted on incorporation yesterday with about fifty ballots cast. The anti incorporation faction defeated supporters by seven votes, averting the need for extra justice of the peace candidates. Republicans named five candidates for office and debated how to finalize the ticket if a reduction was required.
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Norwood
Lewis Crider
William Washington
Charles Pipes
Edwin D. Logsdon
Board of Public Works
Republican City Committee
Lee Ayres
A. C. Ayres
Law Center
R. O. Hawkins
Group Of Boy Burglars Charged With Robbery On Massachusetts Ave
Detectives Colbert and Hauser arrested Jesse Wallace Floyd Dunlap and Roy Moore in the Ludlow block on charges of burglary and grand larceny. The youths, who admitted singing at Spring Lake Park with Palmer Poor, were linked to several Massachusetts avenue robberies including Goldie Smiths cigar store where $70 cash and jewelry were taken. The Stand ard Tea Company and Buckleshaus grocery thefts plus peanut slot machines were also connected. A week earlier Mrs Smith moved jewelry to the store for safekeeping before heiress pieces disappeared during the late night loot.
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Colbert and Hauser
Jesse Wallace
Lving
Ludlow
Floyd Dunlap
Roy Moore
East
New York Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Goldie Smith
SM Massachusetts Avenue
Palmer Poor
Spring Lake Park
Smith's
Standard Tea Company
Buckleshaus
College
Smith
Council Committee to Meet on Gas Litigation and Annexation
Councilman Negley calls a Friday meeting of the judiciary committee to review Mayor Bookwalter’s request for extra counsel in the Indianapolis Gas Company litigation, Billingsley’s gas meter inspection ordinance, and the Norwood annexation. Wirt C. Smith warns a Friday stockholders meeting at the engine house to discuss a heating plant east of Central Ave and near Ashland Ave. Mayor Bookwalter names Ralph Smith and A. E. Cook to audit the School Board books as annual exams proceed. The School Board met briefly. bills totaling 12000 for repairs labor and incidentals were approved.
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Negley
Council Committee On Judiciary
Bookwalter
Indianapolis Gas Company
Billingsley
Norwood
Wirt C. Smith
Citizens’ Heating and Lighting Company
Twentyfourth Street
Ashland Avenue
Central Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Ralph Smith
A. E. Cook
Diavolo Loops Into Town as Forepaugh Feature
Thousands await the Forepaugh Sells Bros show featuring Diavolo the only loop the loop daredevil. He is said to be the act’s sole performer with no accidents to date. The circus plans a morning parade through West Washington and downtown streets with afternoon and evening performances after arriving from Richmond.
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Diavolo
Mr. Davis
Chariie Kikpatrick
Indianapolis
Lale
Richmond
Washington Street
Washington
Pennsylvania
SONS OF AMERICA STATE CAMP MEETS IN INDIANA
The State Camp of Indiana Sons of America held its meeting at Camp No. 38 Hillside avenue and Seventeenth street with fifty six delegates. Laws were revised and state membership rose by 142 since January 1. Next year’s meeting will be in Greenwood. Officers announced include A M Williams president, H E B Griffith president, M V Spivey vice president, A Wilkinson master of forma, S D Symmes secretary, C E Mitchell treasurer, J F Mapes conductor, Isaac Miller inspector, John McGinnis guard.
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Indiana
Patriotic Order Sons of America
Camp No. 38
Hillside Avenue
Seventeenth Street
Greenwood
A. M. Williams
Indianapolis
H. E B. Griffith
Crawfordsville
M. V. Spivey
Rushville
A. Wilkinson
D. Symmes
C. BE. Mitchell
J. F. Mapes
Glenwood
Isaac Miller
John McGinnis
Examination of midshipmen applicants closed at Federal building
The Navy midshipman exam closed at the Federal building yesterday. Mark Jackson of Salem and Carl B. Fritsche of New Albany took part in the examination overseen by civil service board member H. K. Milhouse. Charles F. Markey of this city tested for electrotypes in the Philippine service, with Lucien Sullivan also noted.
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Federal
Mark Jackson
Salem
Carl B. Fritsche
New Albany
H. K. Milhouse
Civil Service Board
Charles F. Markey
Philippine Service
Lucien Sullivan
Outbreak in Oldenburgs Faces Efforts to Halt Disease
In Oldenburgs the population of Germans largely refused to name the disease as smallpox though it was once widespread. Authorities are intensifying efforts to stop the spread of the illness.
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Oldenburgs
Wife attacked by drunken husband at Bright Street
In a fit of drunken anger William Snyder attempted to stab his wife with a butcher knife yesterday afternoon at 9 Bright Street. Snyder chased her around the yard before she escaped and Bicycle Policemen Simon and Morgan arrested him at a nearby saloon. He is employed at Kingan's. Mayor Bookwalter will take a vacation next week, planning a hunting trip in Wisconsin. For trips, Pennsylvania Lines advertises excursions to northern Michigan resorts with prices listed.
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William Snyder
Bright Street
Snider
Kingan’s
Bookwalter
Wisconsin
Lake Erie and Western R R Excursions and Rates
Train and excursion prices from Indianapolis to Sandusky Cincinnati and Terre Haute plus Lake Erie and Western routes to Celina Lima St Marys and other towns. Special trains depart Indianapolis Union Station at 7 a m and 6:30 a m with return times varying. Booklets available from A H Sellars and R P Algeo. Includes summer tours by rail and lake, and mail subscription option for staying in touch.
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Indianapolis Union Station
Cincinnati
Terre Haute
Greencastle
Florida Alabama Agricultural Society plans colony in Alabama
George W. McDaniel of Bedford describes a colonization scheme by associates to form the Florida Alabama Agricultural Society. They have purchased thousands of acres in southern Alabama near Pensacola, intend to incorporate under New Jersey law, establish a central town with churches and schools, and offer land at ten dollars per acre with long payment terms. Associates include J. E. Boruff and H. J. Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. McDaniel
Bedford
Florida-Alabama Agricultural Society
Alabama
Pensacola
Mr. McDaniel
Clinton To Go Republican in November Balloting
Richard C. Clark of Frankfort, chair of Clinton County Republican committee, predicts Clinton County will vote Republican when ballots are counted in November. The Republican Editorial Association held its regular monthly meeting with George Lockwood, head of the Republican press bureau, and Secretary Wittaker of the Republican State committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard C. Clark
Frankfort
Clinton County
Republican Committee
The
Republican Editorial Association
George Lockwood
Republican Press Bureau
Wittaker
Republican State Committee
City News Notes from Indianapolis Camp and Court
The Indianapolis Zouave Cadets camp at Broad Ripple. Richard Swisher of 624 South Meridian street was jailed as insane. Thomas Settles, ex-1902 College avenue, threw a brick at a passerby and faced insanity charges. James King awaits a sanity commission after armed and drunken offenses and a $40 fine. Sam Murburger, pool room operator on North Illinois street, jailed for permitting minors. detectives sought Glenn Justice and Ray Hedges for petit larceny. The pool room visit led to a court warrant against Murburger. further details to be given in court.
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Indianapolis
King
Sam Murburger
North
Illinois Street
Asch and
Manning
Glenn Justice
Ray Hedges
Murburger
Murbarger
Appraisement Board Values Newton County Buildings at $1000
Merrill Moores and the appraisement board visited Kentland Newton county to value county buildings including the courthouse and jail at $1000. The Newton County seat moves from Kentland to Goodland by Supreme Court ruling. Kentland donated the land. it reverts to the citizens and Goodland must pay the township $1000 for the buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill Moores
Kentland
Newton County
George Williams
Knightstown
Albert M. Brown
South Bend
Anthony A. Anheier
Shelbyville
Supreme Court
Goodland
Tizens
Indiana Looks for Rhodes Scholars Choice Process Debate
Letters arrive daily as Indiana weighs Cecil Rhodes candidates. Governor receives varied proposals including President Parsons of State Normal School Terre Haute urging a two step filter: first college graduate from a state college with moral character certification, then a competent examination to determine scholarship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Rhodes
Indiana
Oxford University
Parsons
State Normal School
Terre Haute
First Smallpox Death Reported in Franklin County
The State Health Board records the first smallpox death in Franklin county in years, involving a four year old child from Oldenburg. The local census area lists seven households in the town region and further demographic notes are incomplete in this fragment.
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State Health Board
Franklin County
Oldenburg
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