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Newspaper

The Indianapolis Journal

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1901

Page

2

Real Estate Transfers and Local Property Sales In Town

Aed was filed transferring property owned by the Protestant Episcopal Church at Pennsylvania and St Joseph streets to Harry M Obr for ?00. The church has owned the site near Grace Cathedral, with rental houses added to fund operations. Obr plans to remodel into residences. The sale funds may aid a new Grace Cathedral site as discussed by trustees. Lydia Maxwell sold Woodside poultry tract on St Paul near the Big ___ to Charles M Carpenter for ___. Chenoweth soldan township farm to Abraham RB for 15000.

Aeed Protestant Episcopal Church Pennsylvania and St. Joseph Streets Harry M. Obr Grace Cathedral Fourteenth Street Central Avenue Pennsylvania Street St. Joseph Street Obr B. S. R. Seguin New Cathedral Grace Canon Lydia Maxwell Woodside Poultry St. Paul Street Charles M. Carpenter Chenoweth Abraham RB

Y M S Grand Council Opens With Delegates Arriving

Delegates from every state council begin arriving for the sixth annual Grand Council of Y M S. The gathering includes two to three delegates from each council and many society members. The first session convenes at the Y M S Hall with mass at St Church and a sermon by Rev Weber. Reports of officers and committee appointments follow in the afternoon.

Grand News of Directors Charles Korbig Indiana Brazil Y. M. S. Hall St. ‘S Church F. B Weber Assumption Church

Old Man Crushed at Livery Stable Accident

Felix Stewart, fifty, was severely injured last evening at Harmon Bros. livery stable on South Illinois Street when caught between a wagon and the building wall. His chest and Shontie were crushed. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition. Stewart resided above a small room restaurant beneath the Union Station on South Illinois Street.

Felix Stewart Harmon Bros Illinois Street Union Statore Ulinots Street

Bridge Contract Awards For Franklin Township Substructure

County Commissioners awarded bids for a Big Run bridge in Franklin township. Substructure awarded to William Fife & Son with Walking bid $1.53, Theodore Frazier $1.47, American Bridge Company $1.14. Superstructure given to Beliefon ime Company with Bid $1,060 and to the Bridge Company $1,008.

Big Run Franklin Township Nel Robbins New Castle Slaw William Fife & Son

Maguire Easy Victory in City Election at Large

Maguire wins mayoral race with Taggart machine aid defeating Moore. Returns from 41 precincts indicate vote near ten thousand. Geckler beaten by Tamm. Edward W. Little nominated for police judge. Full slates listed for council and ward races with limited returns through 1 am. Hot prohibition talk dominates.

Charles Maguire August Tamm Edward W. Little Charles M. Dickson Robert M. Madden George C. Stacey Henry W. Laut David J. Curran Ct. Clu

Prohibition League hears reform talk at Indianapolis hall

M Lemon headlined a Prohibition meeting at the Indianapolis hall corner Alabama and New York streets arguing for merit systems municipal ownership and end of franchise giveaways. F T McWhirter criticized Mayor Taggart and City Clerk Geckler urging publication of remarks and denouncing fines as beer bottle cracking campaign commentary.

Indianapolis Prohibition League Alabama New York M. Lemon F. T. McWhirter Geckler

Hailstorm Traps Diners and Shoppers in Indianapolis

A midday hailstorm swept Indianapolis yesterday from 12:55 p.m. to 12:46 p.m. causing pedestrians to rush for shelter and crowding doors as hail fell thickly. The storm caused little damage on average, though many were caught unprotected on the streets during lunch hour.

Indianapolis

Lightning Strikes Hendricks Monument Injuring Boy

Storms dumped hail and heavy rain on the city as a bolt from the Hendricks Monument struck Ira Beard, eleven, paralyzing his limbs briefly. He received care at the Statehouse custodian’s office and was sent to his uncle’s home. Rainfall measured at forty two hundredths of an inch with continued showers expected.

Central Insane Hospital Hendricks Monument Ira Beard Hall Dorsey Statehouse East Washington Street Weather Bureau

Lockup urged by 11 year old in malicious trespass case

Frank Wrobinsky, age eleven, surrendered to police on a malicious trespass charge at 1019 Windsor Street. He said a warrant existed, police searched his home without finding him, and he preferred staying jailed rather than risk escaping before his court appearance. He and another boy reportedly overturned a derrick owned by John McKinney, prompting the warrant.

Frank Wrobinsky Windsor Street John McKinney McKinney

Four Shots After Camp Quarrel Wounds Cook Near Noblesville

George W. Coon a cook for C. F. Hunt Gravel Company was shot four times by Charles Quackenbush a stationary fireman at a camp five and a half miles southeast of Noblesville. Coon in serious condition at City Hospital. Quackenbush arrested at Noblesville. The incident arose from a dispute over meals at the cook’s tent.

George W. Coon C. F. Hunt Gravel Company Noblesville Coon Charles Quackenbush Quackenbush Indianapolis Lake Erie & Western Union Station Quackenbus Vane

Monroe Doctrine and London Times Endorsement

The London Times recognizes the burden and privileges the United States holds under the Monroe doctrine. The Atlanta Constitution argues that opposing European intervention on the Americas implies a corollary against such interventions. The doctrine is described as Democratic faith and a historic expansion of U.S. responsibility within reasonable limits.

Atlanta

Convention Resolves Strike at Railroads Denunciation

The Demo Populist state convention committee on resolutions drafted a harsh indictment of trusts and railways. The chairman, arriving on a convention pass, questioned why the railroads should be advertised at all and struck out that portion of the resolution.

Chicago Tribune Committee On Convention City

Bryan’s New Platform Focuses on Larger Families

Milwaukee Free Press reports Mr. Bryan promotes a new platform favoring larger families and population growth. He asserts no desire to run for president again and suggests a future party could adopt this family-centric plan, warning against small family trends akin to the French model.

Milwaukee Free Press Bryan

Ingenious theory on pigeon-toed girls by New Jersey man

The Boston Globe reports a New Jersey man’s theory that pigeon-toed behavior among girls stems from vanity. He claims women’s habit of checking dress fit in mirrors causes them to turn and toe in as they look, depending on facing right or left.

Boston Globe New Jersey

Fire Chiefs Arrive as I A Fire Engineers Meet in City

Delegates from the International Association of Fire Engineers, over two hundred already in the city with five hundred expected, gather for the twenty-ninth annual convention. Activities start with registration, a Grand Hotel reception, and a vaudeville and banquet. Sessions begin in Masonic Hall with topics on electric hazards, chemical explosives, water supply, building inspections, and private department organization. The schedule includes exhibits, a run by the local department, and field trips to Broad Ripple Park.

International Association of Fire Engineers Secretary Hills Association Buffalo Grand Hotel Thomas F. Barrett Elks Lodge North Meridian Street al G. Field Minstrels The Elks Masonic Hall Taggart New York Pennsylvania Fair Bank Broad Ripple Park Drum and Bugle Corps Atlanta (Ga Buffalo Exposition Miles 8. Humphreys Pittsburg Henry A. Hills Wyoming D. C. Larkin Dayton D. J. Swenie Chicago Charles EB. Swingley St. Louis J. W. Dickinson Cleveland Morris W. Mead William McDivitt Philadelphia J. Swenile J. D. Paige Joliet B. J. McConnell Charles E. Swingley Isaac Wiesenthal Atlantic City N. J L. M. Jones Macon W. T. Bragg James W. Davis Newark Thomas Bagley Long Branch J._B. Stevens Orristown George W. Horton Baltimore Baltimore, Md.; Chief 8. S. Elfreth Camden John P. Ahrens Cincinnati James C. Ryan New York City Indianapolis L. Briggs Rome N. Y Patrick Byron Troy D. J. O'Neill Ridgewood H. H. Brown Samuel Filmore Henry G. Wilbur Orange P. T. Burke New Orleans M. S. Humphreys J. F. Jaeckel Peking F. C. Powell Canton W. H. Loller Youngstown F. W. Ross James McFall Roanoke P. L. Wilbur F. W. Shepperd Charles Kahir A. J. Norris Tampa Fla Bert Berkowitz Altoona Muel

Women frightened by cartridges fired in street

Yesterday afternoon on Washington street three cartridges discharged in front of H P Wasson's store frightened many women. One cartridge pierced the door and hit a counter inside. No injuries reported. Thomas Egan, serving time for a saloon safe blow, escaped from the work house yesterday with about a month left. Police sought to recapture him.

Washington Street H. P. Wasson Thomas Egan Southeastern Avenue

Big Four Route Excursions From Indianapolis

Big Four Route offers round trips from Indianapolis to Mackinac Island Petoskey Traverse City and Lake Maxinkuckee with various dates in September and August. Through sleepers and coaches no change of cars, return valid thirty days from date. Contact W W Richardson D P A for details.

Michigan W. W. Richardson Indianapolis Maxinkuckee

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