Social notes and local incidents from Montpelier area
Mrs C H Felske visits Grace Crosby in Montpelier while Miss Gertrude Simpson tours DeWald street. Jostling two young men quarrel in a Calhoun street barber shop. Jesse Belle Cummings returns from Marion to Grand street. Mrs William Johnson and husband plan Georgia home. Johnson attacked by moon shiner in Tennessee. Harry Cook injured by an approaching electric car near the south depot and treated at home on Harrison street.
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C. H. Felske
Montpelier
Grace Crosby
West DeWald Street
Gertrude Simpson
Mansfield
Blynn
Misses Stringer
DeWald Street
South Side Side
Calhoun Street
Jesse Belle Cummings
Grand Street
Marion
Ind
Homer I. Baldwin
William Johnson
William Ward
Tabor Street
Chicago
Georgia
Mr. Johnson
Tennessee
Harry Cook
South Depot
Cook
Harrison Street
Bargain Soon on South Side Property in 19 Arcade
George Meyers offers quick loans and reliable insurance from a trusted real estate and loan office. The ad promises the nicest property on the South Side and prompt loan service with coverage from top companies.
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George Meyers
Homes on Monthly Payments in East Creighton Ave Addition
Advertises first class cottages with all conveniences in East Creighton Ave addition for sale on monthly payments. Aims at shop and railroad workers with house and lot options and other city properties. Also offers loans on personal and real estate securities from Room 1 second floor Arcade.
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East Creighton Ave
Woman's World in Paragraphs and Women's Bread Winning
The Outlook essay by Mrs. Candace Wheeler urges serious preparation for women to enter bread winning work beyond marriage. She links lack of training to gendered expectations, praising perseverance of women who pursue work they love while noting many marry to earn a living and face setbacks. The piece also mentions Lacy Hamilton Warner's new fairy tale for children The Little Elves Seeking the Beautiful World and its message of home and contentment.
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Candace Wheeler
Lacy Hamilton Warner
New York
Matthews refuses to call special session for apportionment
Indianapolis reports Governor Matthews will send a letter to Republican Chairman Gowdy declining to convene the general assembly in special session to pass a new apportionment law. He cites a $25,000 cost and predicts 1897 legislature will act, arguing delayed action preserves political duty and avoids waste.
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Indianapolis
Matthews
Gowdy
Republican State Committee
General Assembly
Police officer shoots mobbed suspect in Alexandria killing
Patrolman John Graham is jailed in Alexandria after fatally shooting Joseph Worthington who, backed by a dozen workers, mobbed the boarding house and attacked Graham when he arrested Worthington for the earlier shooting of John Keating. Authorities see the incident as self defense amid rising mob violence.
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Keating
Graham
Worthington
Painter
Alexandria
Snyder
Orthington
Startling Developments Likely In Death Case At Fortville
The body of Charles Shaffer exhumed for autopsy by Coroner Justice of Greenfield with Drs. Cook Wendle from Pendleton and local physicians. Autopsy reveals base of skull fracture, supporting foul play allegations. Detective reports a strong chain of evidence and says further startling developments are expected.
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Fortville
Charles Shaffer
Justice
Greenfield
Cook and
Wendle
Pendleton
Indiana Republicans Plan to Block McKinley Delegation
Anti McKinley faction in Indianapolis forms alliance to oppose sending a solid McKinley delegation to St Louis. Republicans opposed to McKinley influence hold daily consultations to shape the outcome.
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Indianapolis
St. Louis
Indiana
Flood Devastates Bristol and statewide damage reported
Bristol faces the worst flood in its history as the Pequaback valley watershed breaks the Copper Mine dam. Homes flood in Forestville and Bristol streets, bridges vanish, and the Bristol Brass and Coke factory is inundated. Statewide damage mounts with the Connecticut river rising to alarming levels and bridges at risk. One fatality reported in Brooklyn amid widespread wrecks and washouts.
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Conn
Pequaback Valley
Whiggsville
Forestville
Pequaback
New England
Bristol Brass and Coke Company
Forestville Centre
Hartford
Connecticut
Middletown
Winsted
Litchfield County
Brooklyn
Flooding and damage from New York state rainstorms
A weekend rainstorm across New York state flooded cellars and damaged bridges, halting rail and streetcar service in several cities. New York City saw little damage, but areas from Saratoga to Whitehall faced extensive flooding, with mills, dams, and docks impacted and thousands of workers affected. Separate items report Postmaster General actions against lottery schemes, an appeal by Green Bay line bondholders, and a murder in Connecticut with a German suspect.
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New York State
Hudson
New York Harbor
Whitehall
Amsterdam
Mohawk
Fonda
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