DemocraT marks 25th year in Greene County press
In volume XXV the DemocraT boasts 25 years of publication in Greene County since 1561, noting growth from a weak start to a well equipped southern Indiana newspaper and printing house. It praises reader trust, urges civic pride, and hints at political endorsements and editor self reflection amid national figures and civil service talk.
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The
Democrat
Greene County
Indiana
America
Courier Journal prize winner in presidential vote guess
The Louisville Courier Journal offered 10,090 dollars to the guesser closest to the total presidential vote. J. E. Strong of Gurnee Alabama, near Cahaba Coal Mining Co., guessed within eighteen votes and received 16,000 in gold. The town has about 300 residents and Strong is likely a company employee. The paper promises a full profile this week.
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Louisville Courier Journal
J. E. Strong
Gurnee
Alabama
Cahaba Coal Mining Co
Strong
Courier Journal
Deadly Parallel Editorial Demands Immediate Justice
A historical newspaper piece discusses a murder in Greene county Casstown in July 1890. It reports O Donald Cochran on trial and urges swift punishment, including hanging, to stop further killings while defending the paper’s stance on capital punishment.
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O'Donald
Cochran
Mar
Greene Counchurch
Casstown
O’donald
Cochran Press
Enid
Grand River Floods Ravage Ionia Area and Bridges Down
In Ionia Michigan Grand River rises to unseen heights as ice and snow melt. Bridges on the Detroit Grand Haven and Milwaukee line face collapse while workers flood defenses and brace roads. Trains rerouted. businesses and mills flooded. lives and property at risk in the Ionia flats.
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Tonta, Micch
Ionia
Grand River
Capital Wagon Works
Detroit
Grand Haven
Milwaukee Road
Lansing
Northern
Portland
Milwaukee Railroad
Winter flood swamps Grand Rapids and surrounds
Grand River in Grand Rapids reaches fifteen feet above high water with logs and ice causing damage. Two million feet of logs escape from Michigan Barrel company booms and flood basements, warehouses, and mills. Loss already around 100000 plus expect further damage as ice jams persist. Lyons, Michigan reports dangerous ice and then gradual improvement as river returns to normal.
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Grand Rarvios
Mich
Grand River
Muir
Michigan Barrel Company
Lake Michigan
Valley City Storage Company
Wallin’s Tannery
Quimbly Lumber Company
Goshen Carpet Sweeper Company
Berkey & Gay
Grand Rapids Chair Company
Evening Press
Ice damages two bridges strand Hamilton county farmers
Two wagon bridges over the Platte river at Central City Neb and the Burlington railroad bridge were badly strained by ice. Dozens of Hamilton county farmers are stranded in Central City for an indefinite time as bridges remain unsafe for traffic or train service.
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Central City
Neb
Platte River
Hamilton County
Burlington Railroad
Platte
Much Dampness in the East Floods Across the Region
Reports from eastern towns show freshets abating in some areas but lingering danger as swollen rivers flood Conowingo and Port Deposit and submerge flats. In Michigan a man and his sister-in-law drown after attempting a flooded ravine crossing. In Flint ice breaks, sending a million feet of pine logs downstream and narrowly missing bridges and a railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Conowingo
Port. Deposit
Flint, Mich
F. P. Smith & Co
Irish Exhibit at the Fair Promoting Its Success
A London dispatch notes Lady Aberdeen will visit Tokoxto to promote an Irish exhibit at the fair. The article mentions Earl and Countess involvement and outlines plans for the promotional event.
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Lady Aberdeen
Tokoxto
Can
London
Eari
Count
Aberteen backs Irish exhibit at the World’s Fair
Aberteen promotes the Irish exhibit at the World’s Fair and plans a summer move to a Canadian ranch in British Columbia. Officials give no firm word on Lord Aberdeen’s appointment as governor general of Canada. It is not expected that Lord Stanley will quit his duties before autumn.
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Aberteen
British Columbia
Lord Aberdeen
Canada
Lord Stanley
Anyeus
Elearne
Phn
Albion
Leh
Five Die In Fire Citywide Toll Rises To Five
Boston reports the death of Harry J. Turner whose body was found beneath the Jacqith Rubber building ruins. Lewis Cotton, a Ludlow Manufacturing bookkeeper, is confirmed dead. Odiorne’s body remains missing as the Ames building wall is removed. Fire losses estimated at 500 000 amid a roped off burned district and impassable streets.
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Boston
Harry J. Turnor
Lewis Cotton
Ludlow Manufacturing Company
Beily
Turner
Jacquith Rubber Company
Odiorne
Charles T. Odiorne
Ames
Windy shot triggers fatal mine explosion in Oklahoma
At Anderson No. 1 mine in McAlester on Monday night an explosion caused by a windy shot killed nine miners and left eight more badly burned. The Choctaw Coal company mine, opened in 1889, employed eighteen on shift with only one unhurt. First six bodies recovered include John McFadden and Jules Cori. Eleven more injured or dead bodies awaited recovery as surgeons treated victims with dire burns and critical injuries.
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Fternity
Mcalester
Anderson
John McFadden
John E. Scanlan
W. E. Warren
Ernst Matthews
Warren Love
Jules Triocori
Choctaw Coal Company
John Baleigh
W. Rice
Herman Rhody
Nathan Cavalla
Deeper Patten
Andrew Coleman
Peter
The
Choctaw Coal and Railroad Company
Edwin JD. Chadwick
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Burns
Scanlan
Love
Five Chartier family members believed dead in Chicago fire
A fire at 1244 and North May street buried five Chartier family members in a cottage adjacent to Stephen Chartier’s picture factory. S. J. Chartier Etienne Chartier Rose Chartier 10 Lilian Chartier 12 were reportedly among the dead. Stephen Chartier survived with injuries. rescue teams faced extreme heat.
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Chicago
Stephen Chartier
North May Street
S. J. Chartier
Etienne Chartier
Rose Chartier
Lillian Chartier
Death Record of Notable Figures Across Cities
The death notice lists names including Henny Clayton Nelson medical inspector US Army retired in Concord and Andrew Peabody of Harvard in Boston with other prominent figures from Philadelphia Bay City Falls Palatka Cincinnati Pittsburgh Wheeling Kansas City Springfield New York Detroit Chicago and Chicago among the obituaries.
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Henny Clay Nelson
United
Concord
An. HL
Andrew Peabody
Harvard College
Boston
George SH. Dexer
Philadelphia
Lexustarr
Bay City
Mich
Seattle
Wash
Luke Scchoolcrart
Cincinnati
J. 3. McMillan
Pittsburg
Shanley
Pythias
Wheeling
W. Va
Joan H. Brows
West
Kansas City
O¢tas M. Hatch
Springfield
Harry Krexe
New York
Artucr Raskiy
McKee Ranklei
Detroit
Alfald Payse
Chicaye
Terre Haute Clubhouse Plans for Pugilistic Events
Terre Haute, Indiana, plans a four mile north clubhouse on the Big Four road to host prize fights with purses around 1000 and up to 5000, limited attendance, and 200 to 300 honorary members. Police likely limited to within city limits. spring races may feature one or two bouts and more during the fall meeting. In Brasil Indiana a brutal $500 purse prize fight occurred between Jimmy Watson of Cleveland and Ryan of Chicago, witnessed by twelve. Watson knocked Ryan out in the fifth round after an early close contest.
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Terre Iteaute
Ind
Terre Haute
New Orleans
Brasil
Brazil
Marc
Jimmy Watson
Cleveland
Ryan
Chicago
Indiana
Watson
Evansville
Kyin
History of a Week Highlights Thirteen Forensic Oddities
A weekly roundup notes Frank Newbro’s morphine death in Portland, diamonds stolen by Albert Rogers and recovered at Benton Harbor, and a Brownsville mill fire. It cites Julius Stitch’s suicide, a Michigan cockfight fight injuring Marvin a geelat, Eckert’s Western Union election, and Turney’s ailing governor. Also covers New York Brooklyn quake shock, outlaw Emmet Dalton’s life sentence, Gaffney suit vs Chicago Northwestern, Charlie Ross mystery, Wyandotte saw mill accident, Julia Hall’s train death, Coolidge bank guilt, Lincoln penitentiary deaths, the Mersey ship’s silence, and Milwaukee fire losses. Includes social notes on Catholic excommunication, Hell Telephone dividend, Pa. train crash, Empress Frederick’s regalia myth, and Brindle Duke of Cumberland fortune. Concludes with Kansas City hydrophobia cow, Beiler election, saddle makers’ convention, and La Crosse GAR encampment.
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Frank Newbro
Portland, Or
Grand Rapids
Mich
Albert Rogers
Cal
Wells-Fargo
Benton Harbor
Brownsville
Julius H. Stitch
New York City
Ionia
Marvin A Geelat
Thomas T. Eckert
Western Union
Norvin Green
Peter Turney
Tennessee
New York
Brooklyn
Emmet Dalton
Gang of Outlaws
Independence
Kas
Chicago and Northwestern Road
Michael Gaffney
Elgin
Elburn
Kane County
Samuel C. Cousins
Toronto
Ont
Charlie Ross
Herman Meinke
Amos Coan
Wyandotte
Lincoln
Baronic
Mersey
Frey Jennings
Mascoutah
Jil
Milwaukee
Ramadka Bros
W. S. Bowen
Westchester
Monsignor
Satolli
Bowen
Frederick
Charlotte
Sophia
Victoria
Duke of Cumberland
George Stewart White
Lord Roberts
India
William Herr
John Grosbeck
Julius Lempke
Frank Simonds
Chicago
Simonds
Kansas City
Samuel L. Beiler
D. D
American University At
Washington
St. Louis
la Crosse
Wis
Grand Army of the Republic
E. A. Shores
Ashland
Belle Hanover
Merrill
Indiana county clerk flees with forty thousand dollars
In 188__, John E. Sullivan, county clerk, misappropriated forty thousand dollars of trust funds and deposited them in Meridian National Bank. Silas Shepard, appointed receiver, filed suit to recover the money as trustee. Judge Bartholomew denied pending motions and the case proceeds on its merits.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Bartholomew
John E. Sullivan
Sullivan
Tragedy Follows Threat That Girl Feared Dungeon
A 14 year old girl bought rat poison after being scolded by Mrs. Marks who warned she would be sent to a state prison dungeon. The girl died Saturday and left a letter saying she preferred death to a dungeon cell. Parents are distraught as authorities investigate.
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CuHtenco
Julia M. Tompkins
William E. Tompkins
Multitude of 19th Century Dispatches Span Deaths Scandals and Science
A long catalog of brief items covers a deaf mute awakening in Rondout New York the Fox sisters last words a storm sinking Gloucester schooners fishing headlines in Dakotas a court sale in Missouri and the Comet mine eight hour day. Other notes note naval parades in New York fire losses in Sheridan Gladstone health diplomas and political shifts across states with varied incidents and anniversaries.
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Dr. Livingston
Rondout
N. Y
Margaret Fox-Kane
Fox Sisters
Gloucester
Mass
Dakotacoun Belt
Tegu
George Winnegro
Missouri
Fayette
Ironwood
Mich
Illinois
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Gherardi
New York Harbor
Hrush Meeghan
General Grant
Chicago
Garfield
Philadelphia
Dewar
Live Stock and Produce Markets Reported Prices
March 14 market quotations show wheat and corn futures with mixed closes and various May July positions. Livestock receipts at Union stock yards noted about 5,000 shipments, hogs and cattle with moderate activity and prices across multiple grades, plus produce and dairy items with regional price ranges.
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Board of Trade
BT Ks
Union Stock Yards
Texas
Wisconsin
Cranberri
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the Bloomfield Democrat
Slsoatear
WM. M. Moss
Bloomfield
Tallanega
Claus Matter
Royal Baking Powdpeeer Co
Walter Q. Gresham
Gov. Gray
Mexico
Massachusetts
Michigan
Grand
Toua
Lyons
Lyons, Mich
Hain
Laned
Fred Laisure
Hattie Sullivan
Sanford
Ita
Crusaders
Errincnam
O. Reutlinger
Ada H. Kepley
Lacock
Reutlinger
Bush
Cmcaco
Davis
Minnesota
Pau
Fairmont
Hancock
Atwater
Red Lake Falls
Sioux Falls
Commercial Travelers
Utica
Commercial Travelers’ Mutual Accident Association of America
H. D. Pixley
Edward Trevvett
Arthur C. King
Ohio
William M. Burwell
Sidney Low
W.catlin
George B. Kerr
Lynn
Lysx
Central Avenue
Central Investment Company
Naurance
Cmcano
Exposition Company
Nerton
Curiaco
Battery D
Lyman J. Gage
J. W. Farwell
Samuel W. Allerton
Frank CG. McCuesrues
Minlunky
Falls
Palatka
Fla
Mercy Mark
Chi
Indiana Affairs
Matthews
Eastern Hospital For the Insane
Silas D. Hale
Geneva
James D. Smiley
Greencastle
Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home
B. L. Smith
Rushville
J. H. Bogart
Vermillion County
Central Hospital For the Insane
John Osterman
John Carson
Shelby County
Blind Institute
Isaac Krause
Rockville
John Hennessy
City
Wisamac
Breckenridge
Mine Workers In Convention
Terke Havcte
District Eleven
United Mine Workers of America
Muscle
Will McCormick
Polk
McCormick
White Sand Company
Sheridan
Gladstone
Helena Clearing House
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Warren Rickman
Velvin
Greenville
Tex
Heero
Morgan County
Amos Avery
Charles A. Smith
Ublrichsville
Illinois State Board of Health
National
Cora Bell
Reuben Cousley
Tuscolona
Miss
Northeastern
Exeter
N., IL
Vatican
Africa
Sikki
United States
Roach
North Dakota
Citizens National Bank
UsTy
Duchess of Fife
Ferdinand of
Bulgaria
Duke of Parma
Viareggio
Italy
Christopher Columbus
Simplon
Bieg
Switzerland
Isella
Western
Starley
Denner
Thes
MILAC
Mifflin Co
PENNA
New York World
John Gemmill
ST. Jacobs
Weezy Comes
J. Thompson
Postmasree
PINE
Simon Sterne
Childrens’ Department
L. 5. Ayres & CO
N. KB
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Scott's
John Callihan
Callihan
PlumBaco
A& Pelle
Wigon
BN Ooantes
Ddr
Amerigar
Wabash
Albert Gall
Vick’s
James Vick's Sons
Rochester
N.Y
Garfield Teacr
GaasiRey Tra Co
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