Plan to fund Indianapolis technical institute via business house subscriptions
W Brown chairing the finance committee proposes a new plan to accelerate funding for the arsenal site for a technical institute. He suggests appointing one representative in each large business house to solicit subscriptions, aiming to involve all firms and bring in more donors beyond wealthy individuals. Brown expects broad city involvement and rapid fund growth through organized shopfront campaigns.
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George W. Brown
Technical Institute
Arsenal
Indianapolis
Brown
Blaze damages Meridian Street building housing Frommeyer Brothers
A fire on the third floor of a building at 2 and 4 South Meridian Street damaged the Frommeyer Brothers shop dealing in queens. Councilman Berry spotted the blaze at 1 9 o'clock and alerted the fire department. Dense smoke and heavy water streams confined the fire to the rear of the building. the loss to the structure is slight and largely insured.
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Frommeyer Brothers
Queens
South Meridian Street
Berry
Labor Day Observance In Indianapolis A Busy City Holiday
Thousands of workers and families marked Labor Day with widespread closures and sparse business activity. The morning parade drew a smaller crowd than usual while the afternoon at Capital City Park featured track events, auto and motorcycle races, a pie eating contest, and a baby show, amid police suppression of gambling and a large baseball game between Star Store and People’s Outfitting Company.
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Indianapolis
Washington Park
Starstore
People’s Outfitting Company
Capital City Park
Fair
Capitol City
Fair Grounds
PLC
Startore
People
Sergeant Schwab
Carl Fisher
Charles Somers
Fisher
Somers
M. Hennigen
Frank Moore
J. A. Newly
New Castle
James Moore
Henry Brandt
Labor Day Parade Sets Striking Pace in City
Labor Day parade drew about 3,50 workers from unions though not the largest. weather ideal. First division iron molders led with sunflowers and canes while many wore uniforms or plain dress. Major groups followed include wood crafts painters carpenters brick masons electrical workers and machinists with floats umbrellas flags and carriages.
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Organized Labor
Garment Workers’ Union
Women's Label League
Painters’ Union
Hod Carriers’ Union
Printing Trades
Typographical Union
Carpenters
Brick Masons’ Union
Electrical Workers’ Union
Machinists’ Union
Journeymen Tailors
At the Fair Grounds Demonstration Draws Crowd
Early afternoon crowds filled cars bound for the fair grounds then dispersed with a brief rush. A slow migration continued all afternoon, with attendance not believed to exceed four thousand people.
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Fair Grounds
Bad ten dollar bill at Riverside Park restaurant
Frank Wilmot confronted a man and woman who entered his Riverside Park restaurant. The man offered a counterfeit ten dollar bill for two ham sandwiches. Wilmot refused, alerted police, and described the couple as well dressed. Maggie and her escort left with the bill in dispute.
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Frank Wilmot
Riverside Park
Maggie
Wilmot
Dunlap's Celebrated Hats Ready at Seaton's Hat Store
Local shoppers can find Dunlap's celebrated hats now on display at Seaton's Hat Store. Firm offers a range of styles and sizes with a focus on quality material and careful tailoring.
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Seaton’s Hat Store
Eureka Lodge Aims To Secure National Headquarters In Indianapolis
Eureka Lodge No. 14 Locomotive Firemen plans to host delegates in Indianapolis after a Chicago to Indianapolis special train, seeking to win the international headquarters for the order. The visit showcases Indianapolis’s mail facilities, business climate, and support from the Commercial Club and Mayor Bookwalter ahead of the Chattanooga convention.
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Eureka Lodge
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Order
Chattanooga
Tenn
Chicago
Indianapolis
Peoria
Joseph Farrell
No. M4
Ed Shelles
Joseph H. Clarke
Beatrice Bloomeyer
Henry Zinks
Henry Bloomeyer
Robert Golder
William Golder
Commercial Club
Bookwalter
Fort Wayne Lodge
Promoters Seek Columbia Clay Plant Amid Trust Combine
Reported East reports say promoters of the Columbia Clay Product Company join a broader building trust network. The building trust aims to furnish materials and control prices with ties to the steel lumber and fire-proofing trusts. Schwab’s European trip is linked to finishing a steel combination, aided by a New York contractor who secured iron for several skyscrapers. A New York building trust valued at 66 million dollars seeks inside pricing to build and lease structures. Columbia Clay’s Rockville plant work will continue, aiming to secure steady orders for years.
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Columbia Clay Product Company
Morgan
Building Trust
Steel Trust
Lumber Trust
East
Charles M. Schwab
Europe
New York
Schwab
Columbia Clay
Rockville
Rail line plans tied to Big Four route discussed
Dayton and Richmond road projects appear as one option to build a new line. Another path would extend the Indianapolis Shelbyville and Southeastern to Greensburg and then to Cincinnati, paralleling the Big Four. J F Wild & Co and C L Taney reportedly organize to build from here to Shelbyville and Connersville along the C H & D route, but progress is not reported.
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Dayton & Richmond Road
Indianapolis
Shelbyville
Southeastern
Greensburg
Cincinnati
J. F. Wild
Dr W A Quayle Returns From Europe Visit
Dr W A Quayle pastor of Grand Avenue M E Church Kansas City returned Saturday from a trip to Europe where he went as one of two delegates from the Methodist Episcopal Church to the Wesleyan Church conference The other delegate was Bishop Vincent of Zurich Switzerland The two delegates visit the mother church to bear greetings and report on the churchs condition He left Kansas City in July sailing from Montreal and arriving in Liverpool on July 20 On the return he stopped at Ludington Michigan His family is summering at Ludington until the heated term ends He expressed pride in the US noting the relative unemployment and conditions abroad and remarked that England had not impressed him with its geography and abundance of employment and that drunkenness seemed to be rising there He contrasted whiskeys with ales and remarked on the distressing trend.
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W. A. Quayle
Grand Avenue M. E
Kansas City
Meridian-street Church
Europe
Methodist Episcopal Church
Wesleyan Church
Vincent
Zurich
Switzerland
Wesleyan Church Conference
Mother Church
England
Journal's Handbook of Indianapolis Now Ready for Distribution
The Journal announces its Handbook of Indianapolis is complete and ready for distribution. The volume covers the city's history growth and commerce with over three hundred half tone illustrations. A paper bound edition costs 50 cents per copy, 8 cents extra by mail, available at booksellers newsdealers and the Journal counting room.
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Journal
Indianapolis
Pennsylvania Lines Excursions from Indianapolis Sept 7
Travel deals from Indianapolis to Louisville Sandusky Terre Haute Michigan City and more with round trips priced from 75 cents to $2.00. Special through trains depart 7:25 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. return times vary. Advertises mail subscription and local transport shops.
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Indianapolis
Louisville
Main Street
Big Four
East Washington St
Union Station
H. M. Bronson
Merchants Ice Company Forms Cooperative in Indianapolis
The Merchants Ice Company, a cooperative of Indianapolis butchers, saloonkeepers, and grocers, began delivering ice to stockholders yesterday. They bought the Benner and Schmidt plant, capacity forty tons daily, breaking from the ice dealers' combination. Led by Victor R. Jose and Councilman John Wolsiffer, the firm sells ice at 15 cents per hundred, aiming for profit and potential expansion if successful.
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Merchants’ Ice Company
Indianapolis
Benner & Schmidt
Merchants’ Company
KF. Schmidt
Victor R. Jose
Germania Hall
John Wolsiffer
Funeral procession crash injures mourners at Sugar Grove cemetery
The funeral of Mrs. Ben White of Indianapolis, buried at Sugar Grove in Plainfield, was marred when the hearse horses bolted on a steep hill. A hack behind overturned injuring several, including Mrs. Ella Payne and Mrs. Hattie Bin. Labor Day halted county courts with sessions resuming later. several judges set Sept 15 start dates. About forty grand jury cases, including two murder actions, await consideration.
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Ben White
Indianapolis
Plainfield
Sugar Grove
Ella Payne
Hattiebin
Carter
Superior Court
Leathers
McMaster
Allen
Circuit Court
Jo Alford
Criminal Court
Grand Jury
Narrow Electric Line Planned From Indianapolis to Cincinnati
A Widerner-Elkins syndicate plans an electric line from Indianapolis to Cincinnati to parallel the C. H. & D. and link southern cities. The group has long considered extending the Indianapolis & Eastern and connecting with other lines to form a broader network.
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Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Widener-Elkins Syndicate
Indianapolis & Eastern
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