Fatal Wounding of Wife by Fort Wayne Barber
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports William Rabel a Fort Wayne barber shot and fatally wounded his young wife on the South Side after a jealous quarrel. The woman, 18, was with her brother when the husband turned and fired twice. He fled but was captured. the mother witnessed the act and the motive was jealousy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Fort Wayne
Ind
William Rabel
South Side
Marion
Rabel
Fred McFeely
East Creighton Avenue
Proegler
Marion Township
Republicans Gain In Indiana Local Elections
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports Charles Hudson a Democratic council candidate in Lafayette publicly endorsing Republicanism and planning to back the GOP slate, even against his brother who is the Republican nominee. In Muncie, mayoral race sees C W Sherritt Republican, H R Wysor Democrat, and Frank J Lafferty Working Men’s. GOP expected to win. Cromer declines Muncie trip, predicting a strong GOP mayoral win over Lafferty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Lafayette
Ind
Charles Hudson
Seventh Ward
Mancie
C. W. Sherritt
H. R. Wysor
Frank J. Lafferty
Washington
Cromer
Muncie
Lafferty
Wabash County committee fixes township convention delegates
Wabash Indiana May 3 the Wabash county central committee met to set the time for township conventions to select delegates to the May 21 congressional convention Warren G Sayre and Cary E Cowgill spoke Cowgill denied asking to name delegates and a resolution for delegates to be named in mass convention across townships was adopted unanimously
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Wabash
Ind
Chaney Seen Likely GOP Nominee in Second Indiana Race
Washington May 3 John C Chaney of Sullivan assistant attorney general under President Harrison appears set as the Republican nominee for Congress in the Second Indiana district opposing Representative Miers. Chaney has lacked opposition for the nomination and has spent much of the winter in Washington as counsel in important litigation. He plans to return to Indiana soon to begin his campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Washington
John C. Chaney
Sullivan
Harrison
Congress
Representative Miers
Chaney
Indiana
Kokomo Man Killed by Emery Wheel Fragments
In Kokomo Indiana on May 3 John Ruby age forty five employed at Rockford bit works was fatally injured when an emery wheel exploded sending a piece through his head and another severing an arm. He leaves a widow and five children and held some life insurance. In Russiaville Jacob Branstetter foreman at Unger elevators suffered a serious accident last evening when a piece of cell t cut his tongue nearly severing it and he was bleeding heavily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Kokomo
Ind
John Ruby
Rockford
Woodmen and
Red
Russiaville
Jacob Branstetter
Unger’s
Poe
Victims Treated After Steel Works Accident and Railway Fall
In Muncie Charles Eckert lies near death at Muncie Hospital after an iron wheel fell at Midland steel works injuring him internally. In Converse W Watson, ex employee of C R and M Railway, fell from a Panhandle freight train and died shortly after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Converse
Ind
W. Watson
C., R. & M. Railway
Travelers' Protective Association of Indiana ends in South Bend
The twelfth annual convention held in South Bend selects Indianapolis as next year’s convention city after an 11-ballot president race. Officers named include vice presidents from several posts, L. P. Col lenbaugh as secretary treasurer, and multiple committee chairmen. Edges of the event include reports on Indiana division membership and prize awards for member gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
South Bend
Ind
Travelers’ Protective Association of Indiana
Indianapolis
Abe Minsky
Fort Wayne
Crook
Vincennes
Shuttleworth
Terre Haute
Burke
Kokomo
L. K. Price
W. T. Dublin
A. M. Young
Frank Harris
Thomas Burke
O. M. Wilson
L. P. Collenbaugh
J. P. Lea
Edward Watson
W. M. Wilmer
M. L. Strick
Bert Essex
Travelers’ Protective Association of
Indiana
Harry Gompf
Essex
Committee On Press, Employment and Railroad
Evansville
B. P. Crone
Abe Minskey
Rockport plans line from Mitchell to town
Rockport Indiana May 3 Capt J G Elgenmann leads drive to build a railroad from Mitchell to Rockport. Eastern capitalists have recently inspected the route passing through French Lick Springs and St Meinrad near the Benedictine monastery and college, exciting local interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Rockport
Ind
J. G. Elgenmann
Mitchell
French Lick Springs
St. Meinrad
Liveryman Sues Gas Firm Over Damaged Barn
PORTLAND Pennville liveryman Jacob Waltz sues Pennville Natural Gas and Oil Co for 2.50 damages alleging negligence in gas regulation caused his barn to burn and the cremation of fifteen horses. Muncie reports an elderly man William Kepp suffered sunstroke while fishing by White River near West Jackson Street Bridge. his condition remains serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Portland
Ind
Jacob Waltz
Pennville
Pennville Natural Gas and Oil Company
Muncie
William Kepp
White River
West Jackson Street Bridge
Obituary of William Paul Jr of Fort Wayne Trust and Pulley Works
William Paul Jr aged 37 died after a two month illness from heart failure. He was secretary of the Fort Wayne Trust Company and president and secretary of the pulley works. He was well regarded in business circles. His widow, a Meyer daughter, and two children survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
William Paul, Jr
Fort Wayne Trust Company
Ul Pulley Works
J. F. W. Meyer
Winamac to Hold County Convention Delegates Selection
Voters in Winamac and surrounding precincts will choose delegates on June 6 to attend the county convention. Delegates will represent their precincts at the county gathering to determine party matters and nominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winamac
Nets
Episcopal preacher joins Grace Church in Muncie
The Rev. W. K. Berry D D formerly of Fort Madison Ia accepts a call to Grace Episcopal Church in Muncie and will deliver his initial sermon Sunday morning. He succeeds Rev. H. M. Denslow who left St. John's Lafayette Ind a few weeks ago. Portland Creamery Package Manufacturing Co will rebuild and resume operations after a fire with a substantial local bonus. One hundred seventy five workers will be employed again. Valparaiso freight brakeman George Van Berg was fatally injured at Coburn from a fall from his train. The League of Educators has several hundred members in the region as agents work locally. Goshen Jacob D Rhorer returns from Jamestown to verify the missing Norman Rohter is not his son. Wabash McKinley club formed on south side with two hundred members. officers listed.
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Senate
Muncie
W. K. Berry
D. D
Fort Madison
Grace Episcopal Church
H. M. Denslow
St. John's Episcopal Church
Lafayette
Ind
Portland
Goshen
Jacob D. Rhorer
Jamestown
Norman Roh Ter
Detroit
Wabash
McKinley Club
Fred I. King
Henry Bent
Luther Hutchens
Leroy Dennis
Etet Elegaten Toi Tory Foursh Ale
Severe Iowa Storms Struck Waterloo Oelwein and Beyond
Reports from Waterloo to Oelwein indicate a severe storm with lightning wind and rain at 5 pm. The Dewar area suffered downed telegraph and telephone wires and possible tornado damage. Sioux City records a damaging wind and hailstorm with heavy losses near Sheldon and five inch hail. Oelwein saw strong winds and telegraph wires down at Fairbanks, and a midnight storm killed about one hundred cattle nearby.
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Omaha
Neb
Waterloo
Oelwein
Dewar
Sioux City
Iowa
Sheldon
Stock
Des Moines
Fairbanks
Tornado Hits Centerville Area Killing Baby and Wounding Wife
A tornado five miles east of Centerville South Dakota on May 3 destroyed Victor Anderson’s house and barns. The infant child died, his wife was fatally injured, and his mother was hurt. Two horses were killed. Anderson, away at the time, collapsed upon returning home. Several others lost dwellings barns trees and windmills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
Here
Victor Anderson
Anderson
Drought Breaks as Heavy Rain, Storm Hit Kansas Grain Belt
Wichita reports heavy rain and a fierce electrical storm disrupting wire service over ten miles south. Wheat output within a forty mile radius reached 40 million bushels last year, underscoring rain's importance. In Topeka rain begins in central Kansas with expectant steady downpour aiding wheat and corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
Topeka
Kansas
National Live Stock Head Seeks Roosevelt Veto on Oleo Bill
President J W Springer of the National Live Stock Association telegrams President Roosevelt urging a veto of the oleo margarine bill. He cites livestock interests and also accuses giants trusts of wronging the West, exploiting the opportunity to press the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
J. W. Springer
National Live Stock Association
Roosevelt
False Measure Scandal Leads to Bicycle Cop Chase
Police arrested Harry Lock and Frank Gmeter for selling by false measure after a pursuit through Haughville and along Michigan Street. The pair fled from a wagon near Germania Avenue, with Lock captured after a long chase ending near the river. A wagon was left in the street and later turned over to two youths at the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Streit and
Losh
Harry Lock
Frank Gmeter
Haughville
Michigan Street
Germania Avenue
Ora Lindsey
Lock
Graeter
King Avenue
Streit
Wisconsin battleship mascot chosen badge named Teddy Jr
Capt. George Reiter of the U S Navy accepts an offer of a badger mascot for the battleship Wisconsin. The animal, dubbed Teddy Jr, has been sent to Captain Reiter in San Francisco from Eau Claire Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eau Claire
Wis
George Reiter
United States Navy
Wisconsin
E. D. Rounds
Teddy, Jr
Reiter
San Francisco
Three Boys Killed by a Train at Swanton
TOLEDO May 3. A Lake Shore passenger train struck and killed Holy Hogle eighteen Louis Mohr sixteen and Guerney Gill seventeen near Swanton. The youths had left home to walk to Swanton along the railroad track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Lake Shore
Holy Hogle
Louis Mohr
Guerney Gill
Swanton
Street Brawl Leaves Wagoner Wounded in Norwood Fight
Finis Wagoner, a Grand Hotel worker, is bleeding from a deep cut after a stone strike in West North street. He blames William Cranshaw, a colored man, accusing him of assault during a confrontation with a young woman who Cranshaw and Wagoner say was talking with him. All parties are residents of Norwood.
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Finis Wagoner
Grand Hotel
Wagoner
William Cranshaw
West North Street
Cranshaw
Norwood
Child declared hopelessly blind after hospital visit
Mrs. Frazier reports a child taken from stairs to her apartments and then to Eleanor Hospital on North Illinois street. Dr Still son examined the child and said it was hopelessly blind. Parents had recently come from Baltimore. the man did not work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Hospital
North Illinois Street
Stillson
Technical Institute seeks Arsenal grounds by subscription
A movement began yesterday to raise funds to buy the Arsenal grounds for a National Technical Institute site. In a noon meeting at the Winona Assembly offices Stevenson building, Hugh H. Hanna John H. Holliday Sol C. Dickey and W J Richards outlined a plan to solicit subscriptions. They cited strong support from Indianapolis supporters and expected rapid fundraising. Other interests may back the project and a meeting with the mayor Commercial Club and Board of Trade is planned to detail arrangements. There is a prospect the institute could be located here and some holders of Arsenal claims may waive them in its favor.
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Arsenal
National Technical Institute
Winona Assembly
Stevenson
Hugh H. Hanna
John H. Holliday
Sol C. Dickey
W. J. Richards
Indianapolis
Friends of the Institute
National Tchnical Institute
Commercial Club
Board of Trade
Indiana artists exhibit comes to St Louis May to June
Art lovers raised seven dollars to purchase three works from the Western Association of Artists exhibit for public schools. The second choice honored J Otis Adams and the third T C Steele. The piece on Steele notes his hardships and influence on Hoosier painters. The show arrives in St Louis May 13 and stays through June 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Western Association of Artists
J. Otis Adams
T. C. Steele
Steele
Indianapolis
Indiana
New Incorporations Reported Including Stout Company
The George W. Stout Company was incorporated yesterday with 24000 capital to operate a wholesale grocery business in the city. Incorporators are George W Stout, Laura G C Stout and Benjamin T Stout. The Avenue Bargain Store was incorporated locally with capital and incorporators BE Williamson, Charles E Barrett and E Reppsbvy. The Golden Cure Company of Hammond shows 50000 capital with A H Lindley, E F Johnston and J G Hzte Re ae as incorporators and directors listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Stout Company
George W
Laura G. C
Benjamin T. Stout
Avenue Bargain
BE. V. Williamson
Charles E. Barrett
E. Reppsbvy
Golden Cure Company
Hammond
A. H. Lindley
E. F. Johnston
Directsepoen Paula
Mslarssatt
Union Traction to Haul Freight From Indianapolis
The Union Traction Company will begin tomorrow to haul freight from Indianapolis to cities with large daily wholesale business. The master mechanic will be instructed to prepare cars for the Indianapolis end. A spur in front of the passenger station on West Maryland street will be used for loading and unloading. A central freight station will be established for merchants, and a loop for interurbans is desired. The mayor favors a double track circuit in Ohio Delaware and Georgia streets and in Capitol avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Traction Company
Indianapolis
Bookwalter
West
Maryland Street
James L. Keach
Deserted Blind Child Taken to Guardians Home
William Joyce, officer for the Board of Children's Guardians, removed the two year old daughter of Fred and Ethel Straffner to the Guardians Home in Irvington after the parents deserted the child on Friday. The Straffners, who had rented a furnished room from Mrs. Frazier at 40 East Vermont street, arrived about a month ago with no belongings. The child appeared sickly and nearly blind. Mrs. Frazier left to market, returning to find the parents gone and the child alone on a chair nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Joyce
Board of Children’s Guardians
Fred
Ethel Straffner
Irvington
Vrasier
Frank Hedges Bounded to Grand Jury on Bond
Frank Hedges arrested in Urbana IL for shooting at Patrolmen Samuels and Alberts appeared in Police Court yesterday. Judge Stubbs bound Hedges over to the grand jury on a five thousand eight dollar bond. Efforts will be made to capture Hedges's partner Ison, who shot Hyland and Merchant Policeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hedges
Urbana
Samuels and
Alberts
Stubbs
Hedges
Grand
Ison
Hyland
City News Notes highlights and local changes
Mrs Fannie Hieshue is ill at her East Washington home. Dr William Beck returns from a three week trip in Minnesota and Dakota. Adolph Schmuck will read a paper on William Dean Howells at the Century Club meeting. The degree team of Minnewa True No % I O R M honors their chief of records Wirtz. Friday evening marks thirty second year as a Red Man with a ceremonial ring and speech by master of ceremonies Bry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Hieshue
East Washington Street
Willam
Beck
Minnesota
Daota
Century Club
Adolph Schmuck
William Dean Howells
Minnewa
Mry Wirtz
Bry
Cermers and Pictures Night Musings and Local Events
Compact notes from a city page recount cancellations of Meredith Nicholson poetry duties, a St Cecilia Club concert, a Chicago Bar Association banquet honoring Judge Baker, and varied local notices. Deaths include decorator Fred Walker and Elizabeth Behrent. street railway car barn replacement is planned. Maennercher Ladies Society hosts a cuchte. a baby girl found on a doorstep prompts police leads. multiple local figures and events fill the column with brief updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meredith Nicholson
St. Cecilia Club
Josephine Robinson
Chicago Bar Association
Francis E. Baker
Federal Court of Appeals
William L. Taylor
Indiana
Fred Walker
Prospect Street
Taylor
Richmond
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Broad Ripple
Hugh J. McGowan
Maennercher Ladies’ Society
Julius Burckhardt
Igor Schwartz
Lauraanes
Th Neubacher
Ella Lindemann
Irma Bertermann
Shearer
North
Alabama Street
J. R. Wilson
Waycross
Bertha Roberts
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John McGeath
Mr. McGeath
Shelbyville
John Q. Morgan
London
Shelby County
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Miers
Charles Eckert
Midland Steel Works
Muncie Hospital
St. Elizabeth Hospital
United States
Father Benedict
Rensselaer
Father Lucas
Anna Seidel
Maria Frots
Aloysia Becker
Maria Braeser
Anna Klein
Marie Lewandowsky
Juliana Colombo
Gertrude Kriener
Gertrude Langentrauer
Marie Blader
Katherine Gantermann
Maria Gronenthal
Hermina Kopper
Theresa Miller
Theresa Schmidjill
Uzia Radzefetak
Emma Loesch
Elizabeth Ebbers
Apallonia Reif
Katherine
Allen County
Nora Bachman
Union Grand Hotel
Fairmount
Mississinewa
Bethelford
Jonesboro
Upland
Indiana Notes
South Dakota
ES Rolls “Genuine
Lowell Ingrain Carpets
Axminster
Brussels
Saxony
THE
Taylor Carpet CO
Merchants’ Association
Badger
Technical Instit
UTE
Arsenal Grounds
National Electric Automobiles
H. T. Hearley Vehicle CO
Oy. Ie
Eircke
Indiana Artists
Wit Capital
City News Notes
Indianapolis Photo Supply CO
New York City
IPW Charlies
L. Botkin
H. H. Burrell
A. L. Roberts
H. K. Langdon
W. Pierson
K. B. Roberts
W. C Talbert
Buegene Case
Hugh Branson
van Meter
Elizabeth Behrent
Hacktoan
Harrison Street
Bright
Frederick A
German Lutheran Church
Browngon Council
Y. M
Hall
East North Street
Capital Council
St. Joseph's Church
Y. M. L Hall
A. J. Gerstner
Park Avenue
Brady
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