Western Union Fire Endangers Operators in Tobacconist’s Storeroom
A smoke filled blaze in Henry Abler’s storeroom at the Western Union building on Meridian Street threatened 20 night shift operators. Fire started behind packed tobacco and crates, spreading through back rooms and forcing evacuations as crowds of 10 000 gathered. Firemen faced access difficulties. one escape was cut off, with substantial smoke and stock losses reported.
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Henry Abler
Western Union
South Meridian Street
Hena
Excelsior
Washington
Meridian
Washington Street
Meridian Streets
Woman hospitalized after knife wound in domestic dispute
Anna Walker colored of 430 Hiawatha street was taken to City Hospital by Dr Schenck last night with a shoulder knife wound. Her husband Henry, employee of a Wash department store, is accused of stabbing during a fight sparked by rumors she visited Indiana avenue with other men. The wound is not serious.
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Anna Walker
Hiawatha Street
Schenck
Henry
Wash
Walker
Indiana Avenue
Mew pianos at $16 and up at Wulchner's
Local piano shop Wulchner's advertises "Mew" pianos starting at sixteen dollars and up. The terse listing highlights affordable instrument options and promotes the store as a destination for buyers seeking budget pianos.
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Wulchner’s
Maj Steele in town for state fair and campaign plans
Maj George W Steele of Marion, chair of the House committee on manufactures, visited Indianapolis for the state fair in private farmer capacity. He predicted a big Grant County Republican campaign meeting at Marion with Grosvenor and Durbin as speakers and Landis as orator, with a Soldiers' Home Band concert. General Grosvenor to stay with Steele. Steele lamented Henderson’s withdrawal from the race.
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George W. Steele
Marion
House Committee On Manufactures
Ways and Means
Grant
Blackford
Grant County
General Grosvenor
Durbin
Frederick Landis
Baseball Park
Soldiers’ Home
Grosvenor
Major Steele
General Henderson
Grant County Republicans Back Kimball for State Ticket
Dr G D Kimball of Marion spoke to Grant county Republicans yesterday predicting the county will deliver the largest Republican majority in the state and backing George A H Shideler for governor in two years. He noted factory workers in Grant are mainly Republicans or Socialists and forecast Socialist opposition to a county ticket.
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Dr. G. D. Kimball
Marion
Grant County
George A. H. Shideler
Dr. Kimball
Memphis
Tenn
Shelby County
Tennessee
H. Clay Evans
Shideler
Fairbanks Campaign Opens in Madison County
Charles H. Neff, publisher of the Anderson Herald, says Anderson will give Senator Fairbanks a rousing reception Saturday night and host the Madison County campaign kickoff. The meeting moves to the courthouse due to unavailable opera house space, with Governor Durbin possibly presiding. Roosevelt’s Anderson visit spurs talk of factory closures and a brief school holiday.
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Charles H. Neff
Anderson Herald
Indianapolis
Anderson
Fairbanks
Madison County
Mr. Neff
Durbin
President Roosevelt
Neff
Beveridge hearing desired by looming Indiana trip
Archer J. Jackley of Madison county Republican for representative visited Indianapolis to secure a pledge that Senator Beveridge will address Elwood. A glass blower and Young Men’s Republican Club president, he notes workers’ wages rising from $103 to as high as $250 monthly. Captain James R. Henry of Owen county, a former auditor candidate, shows outdoor vigor and a Hereford cattle interest, recently paying 2000 for a Hereford.
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Archer J. Jackley
Madison County
Indianapolis
Beveridge
Elwood
Jackley
Orestes
Young Men's Republican Club
William J. Bryan
James R. Henry
Owen County
Mackinac
Beveridge Plans South Bend Speech After Denver Arrival
Senator Beveridge will not return to Indianapolis before his South Bend address tomorrow night. He will arrive in South Bend from Denver possibly tomorrow. The state committee lists other appointments for Beveridge including a Sept. 4 Evansville speech and Sept. 1 Grand Rapids, Michigan engagement.
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Beveridge
South Bend
Indianapolis
Denver
State Committee
Senator Beveridge
Evansville
Grand Raplan
Dici
Prominent Speakers Assigned To Indiana Campaign Tour
The article lists planned addresses by Senator Fairbanks in Terre Haute on Sept 27 and Oct 4 by Senator Akers. Leslie M. Shaw will visit Princeton, Elkhart or Goshen in the 13th district mid-October, with talks in the First and Fifth districts likely. Republican and Democratic leaders meet to discuss campaign organization and certified tickets for the November election.
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Fairbanks i S
Terre Haute
Foraker
State Committee
Leslie M. Shaw
the Treasury
Indioiana
Princeton
Elkhart
Goshen
W. J. Bryan In Wreck Near Viaduct Collision
Two Big Four locomotives collided under a viaduct at 11 40 yesterday morning injuring no one seriously. William J Bryan aboard train No 11 from Cincinnati to Greencastle Ind escaped with a jolt and minor shake up. Engine 203 pulled No 11 while yard engine 386 moved too late. The battleship type engines suffered damaged boilers heads caved in pilots and air pipes out of service. Train 11 left for St Louis about 1 o clock after repairs and Bryan refused political talk while in Indianapolis.
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William J. Bryan
Cincinnati
Greencastle
Ind
Bryan
Nagle
East Street
No. 11
No. Ll
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Committees Work to Raise 20000 for Arsenal Grounds
A committee of ten business men plans an appeal to raise 20000 for Arsenal grounds purchase and support a new technical institute. Dr. B C Dickey returns from Winona Lake and urges small subscriptions. over 2000 was subscribed yesterday with gifts from J H Waren A Birdsall Vonnegut Hardware Peoples Outfitting Saks Co and others.
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Technical Institute
Arsenal
8. C. Dickey
Winona Lake
Dickey
Indianapolis
Winona Agricultural and Technical Institute
Are
Arsenal Grounds
J. H. Waren
A. Birdsall
Vonnegut Hardware Company
A. Stubbins
Peoje
Outfitting Company
Saks & C O
Washington
Mysterious assaults reported near State fair scene
Nathan Lewis of Frankfort was beaten near Pearl street and Capitol avenue. He kept money hidden after the attack, losing his knife and sustaining scalp and nose injuries. Detectives found $20 more than his claimed funds, and $60 was placed in the police station safe as he feared returning to his boarding house. Frank Burke of West Pearl street also said he was assaulted on Washington street near the Statehouse, with minor cash and injuries but no description of attackers.
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Nathan Lewis
Frankfort
Pearl Street
Capitol Avenue
Lewis
South Street
City
Frank Burke
West
Washington Street
Statehouse
Senator Goodwine Visits State Fair and Supports School Separation
Senator Fremont Goodwine of Warren county visits the State Fair in Denison. A farmer, he praises Warren county corn and pursues legislation to separate the Indiana School for Girls and Woman's Prison. He says the industrial school should be graded into classes and favors a cottage plan.
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Fremont Goodwine
Warren County
Denison
Goodwine
Indiana School For Girls
Woman's Prison
Senate
Iinstittions
Budget-cutting Fire Pay Increase Sparks Council Rift
Five members of the council finance committee, three Republicans and two Democrats, sign a report cutting fourteen budget items by 26,960 to offset a 23,350 rise in firemen pay. Wynne and Rhodes oppose deeper cuts and question street cleaning and Riverside Park grants. a mayoral veto or special meeting may follow.
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Council Committee On Finance
Wynne
Rhodes
Crall
Eppert
Wysong
Berry and Moriarity
Riverside Park
Board of Works
Bookwalter
Haldeman
Holliday
Friends of
Ely
Wynne, Crall
Woman Attempts suicide with laudanum after family strife
Mrs. Jennie Miller of 418 South East street took a small quantity of laudanum after telling her 12 year old daughter May she would kill herself if matters did not improve. Dr Kennedy treated her after she ingested the poison and counteracted its effects. She is alive but ill.
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Dr. Kennedy
Jennie Miller
South East Street
James Miller
Journal’s Handbook of Indianapolis Volume Now Ready
The Journal’s Handbook of Indianapolis is complete and available. It offers a rich compilation of Indianapolis history growth and commerce with over three hundred half tone illustrations. A paper edition bound and mailed edition costs 50 cents plus 8 cents. available at booksellers newsdealers and the Journal counting room.
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Journal
Indianapolis
Pennsylvaniau Lines and Madison Return Special Trains
Railroad fares and Sunday specials for routes from Indianapolis to Madison Terre Haute Greencastle Cincinnati and Chicago with limited stops. Listings show $1.25 to Madison and return $1.00 to Terre Haute and back $0.75 to Greencastle, $2.00 Chicago and return, all for Sunday September 21 with specified departure times and stops.
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Terre Haute
Greencastle
Indianapolis
Train Tickets From Indianapolis and Evansville Date
Tickets go on sale for trains departing Indianapolis at 3 30 and 11 20 p m above date good for return on all regular trains to and including E T H No 6 departing Evansville at 1 10 a m Monday Sept 22 arriving Indianapolis by 6 50 a m same date For details contact ticket agents 48 West Washington street Union Station or W W Richardson D P A Indianapolis
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Indianapolis
Evansville
West Washington Street
Union Station
W. W. Richardson
Check traced in Baldwin era funds inquiry in Indiana
The attorney general, state auditor and state treasurer search records to confirm if D. P. Baldwin of Logansport paid 430 into the state treasury during 1880 to 1882. Deputy O. McConahy collected docket and unclaimed witness fees in Dearborn County and was paid by a People's Bank of Lawrenceburg check written by Warren Tebbs, then county clerk.
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Logansport
O. McConahy
Dearborn
People’s Bank of
Lawrenceburg
Warren Tebbs
McConahy
Baldwin Mays
Ms Seneenk
Tebbs
Cently
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