Duel Brewing Between Neville and Iturbide Sparks Met Club Fever
Washington reports a planned duel between Bob Neville famed for slapping S. B. Howland and Prince Iturbide heir to Mexico's throne. Dispute over horsemanship led Iturbide to challenge Neville with a water glass test, insults followed, and Neville issued a challenge. The exact duel location remains undisclosed.
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Washington
Metropolitan Club
Bob Neville
Howland
New York
Prince Iturbide
Mexico
Neville
Iturbide
Sues Spiritualists Over Damages Suit
Anderson Indiana November 6 anti spiritualist lecturer W R Covert, who won a $10000 damage suit last week, retained attorneys to sue the National Association of Spiritualists the Indiana association Mrs Dr Hilligoss and others for damages He claims to hold papers proving the associations were behind the fight and says the suit will be filed in U S court
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Anderson
Ind
W. R. Covert
National Association of Spiritualists
Indiana Association
Hilligoss
Woman Aids Policemen in Capturing Thief at Munroe
In Munroe Indiana on November 6 a woman helped Officers Benedum and Gallig her arrest a thief. Mrs P W Williams spotted a man trying to enter Grocery man Crapper's home and called police. Charles W Lynn 30 son of a retired Indianapolis mill owner was found with diamonds and keys after a pursuit ending with revolvers drawn.
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Munere
Ind
Benedum
Galligher
P. W. Williams
Indianapolis
United States Leather shuts 100 tanneries for 60 days
The leather trust, known as United States Leather, orders closure of 100 tanneries today. No hides will be processed for 60 days, leaving over 15,000 workers unemployed. Rival entities have recently slashed prices, triggering curtailment of the combination's operations.
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New York
United States Leather Company
The
Leather Trust
Finds His Mother and Sisters in Reunion After 33 Years
Columbus, Ind, Nov 6. Joseph Kelly of Whiteland, long separated from his mother and sisters, rekindled family ties after an advertisement in a newspaper led his mother in Kansas to reach out. He had searched for 22 years, having fled his home as a boy. He is now with his family.
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Columbus
Ind
Joseph Kelly
Whiteland
Kansas
Explorer Doctor Smith Receives Aden Cablegram
Philadelphia reports a cablegram from Aden about Dr. Donaldson Smith, easing local fears for his safety after concerns raised by his disappearance or peril abroad.
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Philadelphia
Donaldson Smith
Aden, Bear
Prairie fires threaten Hebron and spread in Indiana
Crowded with danger and urgency the report details a prairie fire on Hebron’s northern edge near Fisher and Eagle Creek stock farms endangering crops timber and residents. Fort Wayne hunters were trapped by flames and forced to swim the river to escape. Other fires threaten Larottes Hamlet Davis Ligonier and surrounding marshes with hundreds of people aiding firefighting efforts and railroads monitoring tracks.
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Crown Point
Ind
Hebron
Fisher
Eagle Creek
Hughes Ridge
E. Russell
M. J. Brown
Kankakee
Wheatfield
George Smith
Lon Brames
Joseph Douglass
J. D. Gumpper
Fort Wayne
Larottes
Michigan City
DeWolfe & Kimball
Hanna
Pittsburg
Chicago
Hamlet
Davis
Vauparaiso
Pennsylvania Road Section
Ligonier
Laporte
Eagle Lake
A Stop to Gambling in Inpranarouns City
Mayor Taggart issues a citywide ban on gambling declaring no gambling will be permitted during his term. He vows strict enforcement to protect wives and children and deter youths from gambling. Chicago gamblers planning to open here will return home.
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Inpranarouis
Taggart
Chicago
State Sunday School Convention
Chattanooga Tenn November details read in OCR fragment about a Sunday school convention with locale reference and scheduling context.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Monroe man reports sea serpent sighting on Raisin River
William Myrtle of Monroe Michigan claims a huge serpentine creature with a 20 inch body diameter, winged fins and 25 foot length surfaced near his fishing boat in the Raisin river. He compares it to a sea serpent seen recently near Pelton creek and by a lake captain near Port Clinton. The animal vanished after Myrtle struck it with his oar and did not attack.
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Torepo
William Myrtle
Monroe
Mich
Myrtle
Raisin River
Tony Dusseau
Pelton Creek
Port Clinton
Kentucky in Doubt The New York Legislature Update
Nov 6 report from Loversville Kentucky indicates Bradley Republican leads governor race by about 4,000 after 80 counties counted including Jefferson. New York legislature results show Senate 85R 14D 1I and Assembly 99R 51D. Maryland, Utah results noted. Hardin race in Kentucky remains unofficial pending count.
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Loversville
Bradley
Jefferson
New York
Senate
Independent Assembly
Gorman
Bauttimore
Lowndes
Brooklyn
Hardin
Washington
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Maryland
Utah
Congress
Like Her Ten Sisters Elopes In Kentucky Bride Marries In Indiana
Jane M Robertson 19 of Henry county Kentucky wed Garrett Sewall in Jeffersonville Indiana today in a ceremony by Magistrate Hanse. Her family of 21 children all ten sisters have eloped to Jeffersonville within three years to marry there.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Jane M. Robertson
Henry County
Kentucky
Hanse
Garrett Sewall
Squire Hanse
Presbyterian Young People’s Society Holds Missionary Congress
Tonepo November 6. A foreign missionary congress of the Presbyterian churches and societies within the Ohio synod is underway here today. Representatives are present from nearly every Presbyterian Young People’s society in the synod.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonepo
Presbyterian Churches and Societies
Ohio Synod
Presbyterian Young People’s Society
Remains in morgue. mystery in Love's barn case
The body, believed to be Mat Ross of Haughville, lies unidentified in the morgue after the Love barn murder and arson. The case remains unsolved with only a vague lead. a local paper notes the ongoing mystery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
Ind
Love
Mat Ross
Haughville, Inn
Detroit Journal Boiler Explosion Kills Dozens
A catastrophic boiler blast at the Evening Journal plant in Detroit on November 6 toppled the building at 9 o'clock. At least 20 to 30 people died and many others, including several girls from Hiler's bookbindery, are missing or injured. The loss includes Journal staffers Ward Lynch and Loss, with extensive damage across 47 Larned Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Evening Journal
Larned Street
John HE. Davis & Co
Charles Wright & Co
Mike Ward
Jim Loss
Hiler
Journal
J. Kohlbrand
Free Press Office
Special Sale of Pictures at Cost and Less
Keiin Kem offers entire line of pictures including etchings at cost for ten days at 116 Calhoun Street. BURNING OF THE NEGRO Tyler Texas Nov 6 Pastors association condemns the illegal punishment of the negro ravasher and murderer killed in Tyler calling for a sober warning against such methods and their danger to society and morals.
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Tye
Tex
Pastors’ Association of
Tyler
Chicago Grain and Live Stock Markets Report
December wheat 58 plus. corn May 29 cents. May oats 204 cents. January pork 9.20. lard 5.67. ribs 4.60. Hog receipts 40 000. market active 5 points higher. Cattle receipts 17 000. market slow weaker. Sheep receipts 20 000. market generally 10 points lower. Closing: wheat 58 40. corn 20 40. oats 20 30. pork 89.27. lard 5.70. ribs 4.65.
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Chicago
Frontier Army Soldiers Meet For Anniversary Celebration
Surviving soldiers of the army of the frontier residing in this city will hold a meeting at the Sherman house tonight to make arrangements for the celebration of the anniversary of the date which took place Sunday December.
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Carcano
Army of the Frontier
Sherman House
Dee
Finger Amputated After Moving Accident
Charles Miller son of G Miller a teamster suffered a finger amputation after his hand was caught while helping move goods in the Eckert block at Wayne and Lafayette. Dr Beardsley said the second joint to tip required removal. Other mishaps include B H Trentman thrown from a carriage at Harrison and Melita streets with painful injuries and Charles Bowser at Bowser Oil Tank works with a badly lacerated hand treated by Dr Van Buskirk.
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Charles Miller
G. Miller
Eckert
Wayne and
Lafayette
Beardsley
B. H. Trentman
Harrison and
Melita
Mr. Trentman
Charles Bowser
Bowser
van Buskirk
Hoosier Shoe Store Showcases Largest Line of Footwear
The Hoosier Shoe Store at 52 Calhoun Street advertises the largest and finest line of footwear for ladies and gentlemen at the lowest prices in the city.
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Hoosier
Calhoun Street
Police Court: Three Prisoners In Dock For Drunkenness And Suspicion
Mayor Oakley presided as John Daily pleaded guilty after being found intoxicated in an alley behind Seavey’s hardware. He was fined five dollars plus costs and warned to leave Fort Wayne within an hour. Charles Clancey, a repeated offender, received a nineteen dollar fine with costs. E Edwards, arrested near Greer’s saloon on Lewis street, evaded then was caught and held for further investigation after claiming to seek his wife. his past with Anna Russell and prior shootings were noted.
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Oakley
John Daily
Foulks
Seavey’s
Daily
Portland
Fort Wayne
Charles Clancey
E. Edwards
Sharp
Greer
Lewis Street
Edwards
Anna Russell
Best Route to the State Capital Via L. E. W. Ry.
With the new time card in effect on Oct 20, Fort Wayne departures at 7:10 am reach Indianapolis at 11:28 am. Return trips depart Indianapolis at 6:25 pm and arrive Fort Wayne at 10:20 pm, enabling a half day of business at the state capital.
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State Capital
Fort Wayne
Indianapolis
State Ganital
Death ruled membranous croup not diphtheria in Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne Indiana November fifth 1895 reports clear up doubt over a child death at 20 West Fourth Street Henry Kochs family. City bacteriologist L Park Drayer certifies no diphtheria found. Dr J E Stults confirms death from membranous croup not diphtheria, defending the sanitary officer's duties.
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Henry Kochs
West Fourth Street
Fort Wayne
Ind
L. Park Drayer
J. E. Stults
Joseph Kochs
Board of Health
Cleaning up on the Lord's Day Goes
Police Superintendent Colbert of Indianapolis issues directive to the force. In the state case against Sim Dinnan and others charged with violating the Nicholson law by keeping their place as a business saloon.
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Colbert
Indianapolis
Sim Dinnan
Cowdy's Scalp Dangles at Belt of E. H. Nebeker
A dramatic clash centers on Cowdy and E. H. Nebeker as external forces threaten a decisive maneuver. The belt line becomes the focal point for divergent aims and potential repercussions.
Factions Move to Oust Gowdy as Indiana GOP Chief
Indiana Republicans plot to remove Chairman John K. Gowdy with Nebeker as a leading challenger. Meeting at Denison outlines plans, with Ambrose Moore and Congressman rivals backing the push. Nebeker may run. others discussed include Ross Hawkins and Warren Sayre. The fight spans districts including the Tenth and Johnson County as operatives wage a bitter contest ahead of next year’s campaign. Fort Wayne double track progress noted with work advancing toward Winslow.
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Indianapolis
Gowdy
Republican State Committee
Rushville
John
Denison
E. H. Nebecker
Covington
Nebecker
Ambrose Moore
Nebeker
Henry and
Watson
Mr. Gowdy
Fesler
Ross Hawkins
Warren Sayre
Wabash
Mr. Harrison
Matthews
George Haywood
Lafayette
Johnson County
Mr. Overstreet
Marion
Congress
Leeds
Kentucky
Indiana
Health Board Sees Diphtheria Abating in Fort Wayne
A Fort Wayne board of health meeting reports diphtheria is abating with few cases remaining. Officials note no significant spread in the southeast district despite last week’s exposure near Zion Lutheran church. Three cards removed, one new card posted as of this morning, with five known cases in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Health
Fort Wayne
Zion Lutheran Church
Public Safety Board Set to Hear On Duty Scandals
The board will meet tonight with several officers facing discipline. James Richardson may lose his badge after drunkenness charges from Sunday morning. Investigations into Officers Sharp and Greer continue, and two firemen are expected to be dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Public Safety
James Richardson
Sharp
Greer
Fort Wayne targets suspects and loiters in public spaces
The Fort Wayne police chief declares aim to rid the city of suspicious characters and those without visible means of support, signaling arrests or exiles for offenders. A youth named Herring on Wall Street is charged with larceny after allegedly stealing a basket of grapes and possibly other property from Mendal Frank. the former reform school inmate is about 14 or 15 years old.
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Alparaiso
Fort Wayne
Herring
Wall Street
Mendal Frank
Young Herring
Reform School
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W.R. Covert
Smith
Joe Douglass
G. Smith
Lou Brames
Ft. Wayne
Michigan
Presbyterian Young People’s So
Ciety
F. G
Frank
America
San Francisco
Art Lynch
Erin Harvier
Kein & Kem
Chicago Market
Veterans’ Reunion
Cowdy
Will
E. H. Nebeker
Jack
John K. Gowdy
Valparaiso
Fort Wayne Read
Loux
Winslow
Cleary
Harrison Near
Washionton 'I
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