Governors Man Matthews Slogan Arouses Silver Men
Indiana Democratic leaders rally behind Governor Claude Matthews at the Chicago convention with Free Silver cries. Republicans in Indianapolis discuss support or neutrality while noting cross party admiration and hopes for a strong Indiana delegation. Headquarters open as campaigns organize.
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Indiana Free Silver League
Chicago
Pranarolis
Indiana
Matthews
St. Louis
Democracy
Tom Taggart
I. N. Walker
Grand Army
Columbia Club
Thomas Taggart
Claude Matthews
German Lutheran Excursion Train to Indianapolis
Excursion train departs Wabash station at 11 30 p m next Saturday June 3 Tickets are 250 seats fill quickly Information from Wabash Ticket Office or phone No 6 Also Merchentheim s Bazaar offers 1000 new straw hats at less than half price in Millinery Department Second Floor
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Indianapolis
Wabash Station
Wabash
Mergentheim
Monopolists Tremble at Silver Spectre Convention Oratory
Delegates flood St Louis as Thurston Fairbanks and others prepare to talk the party to death. Ex Governor Foraker and Chauncey Depew arrive to nominate McKinley Morton and Quay respectively. A Texas delegate was shot by a fellow attendee on the way to a relative's home. Levi Morton refuses the vice presidential nomination. The convention plans long sessions beginning Tuesday with a focus on the money question.
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Thurston, Fairbanks
St. Louis
Foraker
Ohio
McKinley
Bushnell
Chauncey Depew
Morton
Hastings
Pennsylvania
Quay
Charles N. Loze
Texas
Robert W. Thiel
Loze
Thiel
Theil
Levi
Rhinecliff
N. Y
New York
Levi P. Morton
Fairbanks
Indiana
Thurston
Committee On
Baseball at Lakeside Park Washington Faces Fort Wayne
In Jackson Michigan on June 13 Mrs. Frank Dewitt hunted for her husband after he missed his usual hour. She hired a cab and at daybreak tried to confront him, firing a pistol. The driver Homer Wells was wounded and Dewitt fled after the police seized her revolver.
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Jackson, Mich
Frank Dewitt
Homer Wells
Dewitt
More Pavements Jefferson Street Matter Postponed
City public works board postponed the Jefferson street asphalt payment resolution until next Friday night while approving Elm street improvement and adjusting Winch street grading. They rescinded a Maumee avenue to Wabash railway plan, substituted Maumee to Wayne Trace, approved Tecumseh street sidewalks, adopted Brookside opening, paved an alley with vitrified block, and moved bids for Holton avenue sidewalk.
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Board of Public Works
Jefferson Street
Elm Street
Winch Street
Maumee Avenue
Wabash Railway
Wayne Trace
Tecumseh Street
Brookside Street
Taylor Street
Leland Street
Berry and
Wayne Streets
Clinton Street
Holton Avenue
Creighton Avenue
Greene Street
August Hilleke
Democratic County Committee Chooses New Officers
The Allen County Democratic county central committee met in the county commissioners office at 1 30 PM. J M Barrett chaired with B H Parker as secretary. William Kaough was elected chairman by acclamation. H C Rockhill named secretary and Daniel Gordon named treasurer after a vote for secretary between John B Manning and Rockhill.
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Democratic County Central Committee
County Commissioners Office
Court House
J. M. Barrett
B. H. Parker
William Kaough
H. C. Rockhill
Daniel Gordon
Kaough
John B. Manning
Open challenge issued after 30 days sleepless record
Philadelphia report details John Sullivan a Swedes Iron furnace employee who has lived 30 days without sleep promising to wager that no one else can match the feat. At 45 with a wife and six children he began sleeplessness March 1 and says he felt no ill effects ten weeks later while alternating furnace shifts and reading or outdoor activity to stay awake.
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Philadelphia
John Sullivan
Sullivan
GHIGAGO PRODUCE MARKET AND RAIL SCHEDULE REPORT
Chicago market data shows corn oats parx and larp prices for July and September contracts with bids asks and openings. Com mission Merchants at White Bank Block publish daily rates with Pennsylvania Line trains details and June 12 14 15 dates. Grasshoppers devastate crops in Indiana with wheat losses reported and named local farmer Alex Smith.
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Chicago
Corx
Parx
Spanxers
White Bank
Pizzaro Drama by Cathedral School to Open 42nd Year
The Cathedral school boys will present a drama featuring Kemble and Ed win Forrest at their 42nd annual commencement on the 19th inst. The plot promises exciting scenes, vivid pictures, and a strong moral arc with cruelty punished and virtue rewarded. Audiences can expect charm, pathos, and notable talent from past entertainments.
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Kemble
Edwin Forrest
Cathedral School
Colts Shut Down Defiance and Poised to Add Powell
The Colts held Defiance to two hits as Captain George Tebeau starred in the box. Powell, a strong pitcher then with the Maroons, is being courted by Tebeau to join Chicago. Today the Colts host Washington with Swain on the mound and Beadle or Dinsmore for the Millionaires. Umpire Andrews and Wallie Andrews expect a ruling on Youngstown game. Carrick returns Monday. flag staff plan for game signaling at 1:15 daily. Broadway Stars meet Roanoke Stars. Triangle Cycle seeks Fowler sextet for July meet.
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Colts
George Tebeau
Powell
Tebeau
Chicago Maroons
Maroons
Washington
Swain
Millionaires
Beadle Or Dinsmore
Andrews
Wallie Andrews
Power
Youngstown
Youngstown’s
Carrick
Toledo
Billy Meyer
Henry Sommers
United States
Roanoke Stars
Roanoke
Triangle Cycle Company
Fowler Sextet
Chicago
Runaway Multiplies Itself on Broadway and Lafayette
A horse drawn by Mrs. E F Yarnelle ran away on Broadway injuring Mrs Yarnelle and her son Page who were dragged by wheels but not seriously hurt. Another runaway on Lafayette street caused two more horses to flee. Wichman’s wagon shattered with no injuries. Mary Rayner reported against Mike Shea for striking her son. Justice France admonished him.
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E. F. Yarnelle
Broadway
Wichman T
Lafayette Street
Wichman
Mary Rayner
Justice France
Mike Shea
Henry Raymer
Shea
Christian Endeavor Washington Excursions from Lakeside Park
Sunday at Lakeside park Washing 3 30 Christian Endeavor Washington Excursions offer low rate tickets to Washington convention sold via Pennsylvania Short Lines for July 4 5 6 7 with return validity to July 15 and optional extension to July 31 Tickets available through Pennsylvania Line Ticket Agents.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Line
Christian Endeavor
Washington
Christian Endeavor Convention
Fort Wayne
Daily Divorce Turns Up With Accustomed Regularity
George Geisman falls from a train and suffers an ankle fracture in an accident. The incident appears amid ongoing reports of divorce cases. details emphasize routine nature of these separations and the mishap.
Deaths and Funerals Hede kin Albrecht Labbe
The notices list funeral times for Cornelia Hedekin at 1 30 from home and 2 from the Cathedral, Mrs Samuel Albrecht at 2 30, and Edward Labbe at 4 from St Marys Catholic church, all tomorrow afternoon with Monday change for Labbe cancelled.
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Cornelia Hedekin
Albrecht
Samuel Albrecht
Fatal chimney fall claims two men at Grand Ramps
Benjamin McCale and John Wood died after a 212 foot Street Railroad powerhouse chimney under construction collapsed. While removing scaffolding they signaled the elevator to descend, misdirecting it upward and lifting timbers that dropped them 170 feet to the ground. Wood died instantly. McCale died later.
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Grand Ramps
Mich
Benjamin McCale
John Wood
Street Railroad Company
Wood
McCale
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