South Side News Highlights Local Folks and Incidents
Mrs H C Crosby visits friends in Ohio and Mrs Dr W M Enslen returns from Elda Ohio. Miss Clara Lapp visits Logansport and returns home. William Klingmann buys lot 39 in Lasalle addition for 1500 on Lafayette near Lasalle. A street melee on Chicago street ends with Lobby Hageman at the police station. Reservoir lake skating draws hundreds on New Year’s Day. A young woman breaks through ice and is ducked but unharmed. Clara Miller, 15, scalded by overturning a pan at 202 West Creighton Avenue. condition not critical.
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W. M. Enslen
Elda
Clara Lapp
West DeWald Street
Logansport
William Klingmann
Katherine Klingmann
Lasalle
Lafayette Street
Lasalle Street
Reservoir Lake
Clara Miller
J. M. Miller
West
Creighton Avenue
Robber runs down pursuers in Indianapolis store raid
Dick Wilson or C A Hardin grabbed a tray of diamonds worth about 400 dollars in C J Hollis shop on Massachusetts Avenue and fled but was captured after an exciting chase. He and Elrod were linked to a Wells Fargo robbery of five thousand dollars. His wife was arrested as a shoplifter. Letters show they traveled through Chicago Cincinnati Kansas City Memphis New Orleans St Louis Nashville. Elrod is said to be wanted in Kansas City.
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Indianapolis
Dick Wilson
C. J. Hollis
Massachusetts Avenue
C. A. Hardin
Elrod
Wells Fargo Express Company
Hardin
Chicago
Cincinnati
Kansas City
Memphis
New Orleans
St. Louis
Nashville
Temperance Hall Standoff Turned Into Territorial Clash
In Indianapolis a quarrel over hall possession pits Murphy Gospel Temperance League against landlord Charles Buser. A guy posing as a grocer removed a glass panel, unlocked the door, and scattered league furniture. Both sides threaten force if court action fails, while a glazier and Buser face charges as the dispute escalates. In Ohio Falls at Nabb Station a schoolgirl injury occurred when a ring on her finger snagged on a nail, tearing the finger from its ring and causing a fall. another daughter had previously broken a leg at the same spot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Murphy Gospel Temperance League
Columbia Avenue
Ninth Street
Charles Buser
Temperance League
Buser
League
Ohio Falls
Nabb Station
Pearl Robbins
New Years at Washington A Old Style Reception
New Years Day in Washington followed the traditional format with official and social circles exchanging calls. The White House was lavishly decorated and the sixty piece Maine Band performed a diverse program for the diplomatic corps while President Cleveland and Mrs. Cleveland hosted the main receiving line.
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Washington
Janus
White House
Maine
Cleveland
Fuller
Cullom
Hitt
Crisp
Letitia Stevenson
W. E. Carlisle
Reed
Street Car Men Dissent in Philadelphia Grave Situation
Philadelphia reports a grave street railway conflict as executives and workers meet to resolve a second strike threat. Employees demand removal of those hired during the strike, while the company proposes demotion to the bottom of the extra list. Chicago notes the Trimig Steal company shutting shops amid rumors of theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Chicago
Trinoig Bteal Company
March on 3,000 Employes Strike Threat Looms
The text notes a planned general strike to begin the new year involving about 3,000 workers. Company actions include closing Joliet and South Chicago mills and Union mills at Thirty first street and Ashland avenue to permit extensive repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wao
Joliet
Chicago
Union
Thirty-first Street
Ashland Avenue
Cubans Again March Westward in Cuba War Updates
Havana reports confirm insurgents moving west toward Los Baleu and toward Matanzas as Spanish officials note a possible return eastward through Sagua. Observers doubt the eastward route and say Gomez and Maceo push westward amid strategic confusion. Nearby, a Bridgeport battle leaves thirty wounded as soldiers clash with police at Sadler's Hall during a beer seizure raid. A Springfield coal miners convention discusses wage scales amid ongoing disputes.
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Havana
Los Baleu
Gaines
Matanzas
Alfonzo XIII
Santa Clara
Sagua
Gomez
Maceo
Bridgeport
Cond
Sadler’s
Sadier'’s
Kosciusko Guards
End of the World Next Thursday and Other Local News
In Rochester Flora Downey, aged 14, is nearly paralyzed with only a faint cry remaining. She requires liquid nourishment and limited exercise in a baby cab as doctors record her condition. In Farmland a revival led by 12 year old Ralph Pixley proclaims January 9 as the end of the world, drawing white and Black listeners. In Sullivan Chicago men C B McKibben and F M Smith plan a broad hunting tour from Chicago to Dallas seeking prime grounds with no hunting laws. Also in Sullivan Christopher C Bowers sues AT&T for 10000 for injuries from a December pole accident at work, with multiple broken bones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Flora Downey
Here
Ralph Pixley
Sullivan
Chicago
C. B. McKibben
F. M. Smith
Dallas
Tex
United States
Local clergyman gravely ill from stomach cancer
Jasper, Jan 2 Rev Fidels Maute O S B pastor of St Joseph's church reports life endangered by stomach cancer. An operation is expected. The church was crowded and mournful as the news spread. He is 65 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper
Fidels Maute
St. Joseph’s
Attic Danger Avert Children As Mother Faces Amputation
Fears rise for children’s safety in a perilous attic situation. Authorities report the mother may lose both feet if rescue is delayed, prompting urgent action to prevent harm and hospitalize those involved.
Cole assigns assets for creditors in Kokomo
Edward N. Cole a druggist and stationer makes an assignment to King Kennedy for benefit of creditors. Preferred creditors include J D Gibbs of St Louis M W Cole of Toledo and W J Carroll of Kokomo with mortgages totaling 6500. Assets and liabilities are listed at 10000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kokomo
Edward N. Cole
King Kennedy
J.D. Gibbs
St. Louis
M. W. Cole
Toledo
W. J. Carroll
Strike Threat Looms at National Tinplate Works
In Anderson on January 2 another strike threat arose among tin house workers paid by the day, while box-rate payers demand changes. A recent work stoppage ended in a compromise. In Madison a rioter Edward Robinson remains unconscious after church incident in Saluda township, battle with Rev. Fletcher Jones.Gov. Morton reportedly consents to run for U.S. president, per Warner Miller in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Edward Aobinson
Saluda Township
Fletcher Jones
Insurgent losses hailed after Calimere clash in December
Official Havana quarters report insurgents acknowledge a loss of over 300 in the December 28 engagement at Calimere. The dispatches also note diverse items from Armenia born Peltekian’s return to Baltimore to a Chicago streetcar crossing reform and a Wichita Globe trotting wager starting point.
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Havana
Calimere
Hovhanness K. Peltekian
Baltimore
Armenia
Chicago
Frank Hawkey
Evanston
Ill
A. A. Shinner
Georgia
William Honey
Misa Mattie Mooney
Illinois Secretary of States’s Office
George J. Mold
Wichita
Kas
Henry Williams
Gadaden
Ala
L. Z. Leiter
New York
England
George Nathaniel Curzon
Leiter
Scarsdale
Linton
Ind
Colorado
Charles Jones
Lon Irwin
Thomas Wolfe
Straight Creek Mines
Ashland
Calea
Crete
Cretan Revolutionary Committee
Bradley
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Embalmer
West Wayne St
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Palmer
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Geo. Cummings
A. Hattersley & Sons
E. Main ST
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Berry Street
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Oat Board
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N.Y
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A. W. Johnston
B. F. Horner
C. M.C. Bakes
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Albert E. Bulson, Jr
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W. A. Hat
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H. G. Sommers
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