Poison in Town Well Sparks Panic in Mill and Thirteenth
Joe Green, a Black man, is charged after Paris green was found in a common well supplying about fifty families. Neighbors reported a green-tinted pump water and Green’s threats during a quarrel with his wife, with authorities noting long-standing domestic strife and a son’s recent assault conviction.
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Mill
Thirteenth Streets
Paris Green
Joe Green
Stone
Key Mill Street
Green
South Side Turners Celebrate Ladies Section Anniversary
An entertainment and dance at the South Side Turners Hall on Prospect Street marked the eighth anniversary of the ladies’ section. The room overflowed as Henry Victor, president of the Turnverein, welcomed the audience and introduced the ladies. Mrs Lizsie Kiink, the ladies’ president, received a bouquet. The program featured Nora and Gertrude Koern in a piano duet, Harvey Miller on violin with Nellie Miller at piano, Olga Gakstatter singing Mamma Number Two, Julia Nolting with Ruth and Naomi, and Otto Nolting and his sister Julia performing. A later boys’ gymnastics demonstration led to dancing.
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South Side
Turners’ Hall
Prospect Street
Henry Victor
Turnverein
Lizsie Kiink
Vieter
Nora
Gertrude Koern
Harvey Miller
Nellie Miller
Olga Gakstatter
Clara Gutewiller
Otto Nolting
Man Attempts Suicide With Morphine at Bates Street Home
George Cooper a laborer living at 5 Bates street swallowed 19 cents worth of morphine last night and was found unconscious in his room. Dr. Jacobs of the City Dispensary attended two hours and believed he would recover. Cooper recently separated from his wife, endured distress from unemployment, and had a baby in the family. It was thought his melancholy disposition led him to attempt death by his own action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Cooper
Bates Street
Dr. Jacobs
Cooper
Sterling insurance firm profits amid careful risk selection
The Indianapolis Fire Insurance Company reported a profitable year as its selective underwriting strategy balanced risk and growth. Management emphasized disciplined risk selection and steady expansion plans to sustain earnings.
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Indianapolis Fire Insurance Company
Sterlin Company
Nominating primaries draw county rivalries and ads
The Marion county primaries next Friday will nominate county township and legislative officers under the Joss law. Polls run 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voters choose directly, with candidates advertising boldly in city papers and street cars. Key races include joint Marion Morgan seats and a long slate of officials led by Jesse Overstreet and John C. Ruckelshaus.
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Marion County
Joss
Elliott
Republican Committee
Supreme Court
Hancock
Morgan Counties
Morgan County
Hancock County
Marion
J. A. Minturn
William P. Reagan
Linton A. Cox
Larz A. Whitcomb
Jesse Overstreet
John C. Ruckelshaus
Wirt CC. Smith
William Irvin
John O. Spahr
Edwin B. Pugh
Henry Clay Allen
William Sbosson
James A. Pritchard
Superior Court
James M. Leathers
John L. McMaster
Vincent G. Clifford
Vinson Carter
Criminal Court
Fremont Alford
Daniel L. Brown
John Franklin McCray
Joseph R. Morgan
Clifford Arrick
Milton K. Alexander
Cyrus J. Clark
Edward S. R. Seguin
John A. Porter
Martin Meyer
Frederick K. Shepard
Edward J. Robison
Charles Krauss
Oliver P. Ensley
Lewis G. Akin
Samuel Lewis Shank
William H. Wheeler
Robert Metzger
Elmer Stoddard
Charles G. Waller
William H. Nickerson
Joseph Solomon
William King
Harvey Huston
George B. Bowers
Barton W. Cole
James McNulty
Joseph Foppiano
Isidor D. Blair
James H. Moore
John F. Henschen
Frank M. Hay
Harvey B. Stout
Joseph Miller
E. Octavus Mack
Edward V. Sprague
Joseph H. Hayes
Charles C. Heckman
Almanzor R. Hutchinson
John C. Hamilton
Harry Sheets
Frank W. Gasper
Thomas W. Smock
Joseph C. Harder
Harry Guildebrand
John F. Henniger
James Cairns
Edgar E. Young
George B. Davis
David J. Smock
Edward L. Jones
Charles D. Pringle
Frank L. Glass
John W
John C. Perry
George Hitz
Harlen W. Carter
Leonard Brown
James Alexander
George J. Yoke
Enthusiastic meeting backs local judicial and county race candidates
At 142 Adelaide street a large meeting by friends of H C Allen Frank McCray J L Mc Master for judges J H Sheppard and Joseph Jer for justice of the peace and S H Milpas for coroner. John A Porter Republican candidate for county auditor disputes an afternoon paper claim he is not a formidable candidate and asserts his candidacy.
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John Coleman
Adelaide Street
H. C. Allen
Frank McCray
J. L. McMaster
J. H. Sheppard
Joseph Jer
S. H. Milpas
John A. Porter
Local contender vows strongest bid in race
A candidate pledges the best effort to win the position and expects rivals to back his stance as he makes the declaration.
Wild Fight Follows Domestic Dispute and Knife Attack
Frank Durham, a colored man, fought officers and a family during an assault after being barred from his home. He attacked Milton Buckner and others with a large knife, breaking doors and injuring Buckner, while Buckner defended himself with a chair, leaving Durham badly injured.
Joseph E Boswell Dies Prominent Republican Leader in City
Joseph E. Boswell of 2819 Sutherland avenue died of acute pneumonia after a brief illness. Born Feb 2 1841 he served in the Civil War and rose to first lieutenant. He was active in politics and public service including bailiff roles, county assessor, and had a large circle of friends. Funeral set for tomorrow at 2 PM at the family home. Regina Johnson dies at boarding house. burial planned in Warsaw and arrangements overseen by A W Woodford who will accompany the body.
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Joseph E. Boswell
Sutherland Avenue
Franklin College
Seventh Indiana Infantry
Fourth Indiana Cavalry
L. M. Shuler
E. M. McCook
Julia Fleming
John Sutherland
Sutherland
College Avenue
Thomas Shafelton
Marion County
George H. Thomas Post
Union Veteran Legion of Millersville
Center Lodge Knights of Pythias
Regina Johnson
North
Illinois Street
Warsaw
A. W. Woodford
Flanner & Buchanan
Edna Rath Eagle launched for White River bridge work
A crowd gathered at the White River yard yesterday as the Edna Ruth Eagle, a heavy flatboat, slid into the water at 2 PM. Built for piling work for the Washington street temporary bridge, the craft features the engine and piledriver and will operate along the Washington street line with the current fleet.
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White River
Washington Street
Edna Ruth Eagle
Waston Street
Waston Avenue
Bi Bain Lesincary Stes Fesse
Police Court Lessons Open Sunday Series by Rev Tevis
The Rev Virgil W Tevis began a Sunday evening series on Moral Lessons Revealed by the Police Court his first topic Difficulties Encountered in the Administration of Justice He discusses the unseen mechanisms of courts the role of law reform and the balance between enforcement and mercy noting juries verdicts can be uncertain and urging citizens to back officers who enforce the law in the face of mob pressure and flawed statutes.
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Virgil W. Tevis
Fletcherplace Methodist Church
Ruskin
Detroit
Major Cox
Salvation Army
Supreme Court
Stubbs
Martineck
Department of Justice
Denison Hotel Visit Features Mr Ernest Thompson Seton
Noted naturalist Mr Ernest Thompson Seton discussed wild animals at the Denison Hotel during a town stop en route to Muncle. He plans talks, edits the Ladies' Home Journal boys' department, and continues study and field work across Manitoba, the Dakotas, and Montana. He demonstrated fox and raccoon tracks and described the fox’s four toes versus the raccoon’s five, plus his Connecticut park protecting wildlife.
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Denison
Ernest Thompson Seton
Mr. Thompson Seton
Seton
Munele
Chicago
Mr. Seton
Ladies’ Home Journal
the Home
Manitoba
Dakotas
Montana
New York Geological Park
Burdettes on Lecturing Tour Stop in Indianapolis
Robert J. Burdette and wife, Pasadena home, lecturing since October, arrived from Springfield Illinois and head to Columbus Indiana. He speaks on Good Medicine Rainbow Chasers and other works. Mrs Burdette, first president of the California Federation of Woman’s Clubs, accompanies and promotes club usefulness and womanly development. They plan to return to California in May.
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Robert J. Burdette
Denison Hotel
Pasadena
Cal
Indianapolis
Springfield
Columbus
Ind
Western Writers Meet at Denison Hotel Parlor A
Denison Hotel Parlor A hosted the Western Association of Writers yesterday afternoon where the executive committee took charge. The next meeting site was fixed, the sole significant action recorded.
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Denison
The
Western Association of Writers
Celebrities Considered for Meeting Attendance
June week debate on anticipated attendees includes Booth Tarkington potentially abroad and George Ade uncertain. Ben S. Parker, recent poet, may attend after political hiatus. Mrs. E S L Thompson, wife of Judge Thompson, has sold a vaudeville sketch. W W Pfrimmer, poet of the Kankakee, presided.
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Reciaea
Booth Tarkington
Tarkington
George Ade
Ade
Ben S. Parker
Parker
Thompson-Seton
E.S.L. Thomson
Judge Thompson
Muncie
Kankakee
Zinc Find Sparks Marion Zinc Company Expansion
A Kentucky boy Kay Farmer found mineral specimens in a cliff near Crittenden Springs. They proved to be zinc ore of nearly 8 percent purity, prompting a syndicate to mine and form the Marion Zinc Company. The firm plans 300 acres, reports 660000 pounds of ore mined in eighteen days, with ore valued at $15 a ton.
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Grand Hotel
Crittenden County
Kentucky
Kay Farmer
Crittenden Springs
Marion
J. J. Clark
Marion Zinc Company
C. 8. Knight
Fort Wayne
D. C. Griffith
Indianapolis
Dr. Clark
D. C. Roberts
Knight
Mrs Fiske Not Injured in St Louis Trip Opens Tonight
Minnie Maddern Fiske, reported hurt after a bunk gave way in St Louis, is unharmed and at the Denison Hotel with her company. She will perform at the Park Theater tonight in The Unwelcome Mrs Hatch after a brief scare and slight accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Maddern Fiske
St. Louis
Denison Hotel
Mrs. Fiske
Guy C. Smith
Injured in Friendly Wrestle Sends Wrestler to Hospital
James White aged thirty living at the Germania House South and Meridian streets was taken to City Hospital after fracturing his ankle in a friendly wrestle with his roommate yesterday. The incident occurred early in the day as he arose at an early hour.
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James White
Germania House
Meridian Streets
Dustless Oats Feed for Horse Mentioned in Era Ad
An old newspaper fragment advertises JANES S Dustless Oats for feeding horses and lists travel options with L D and W Sleeping and Chair Cars running between Indianapolis and Springfield.
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Janes
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