STILL HOPING Vendig Aims for Texas Fight Pulloff
Joe Vendig remains hopeful to stage the Corbett Fitzsimmons bout in El Paso Texas with Dan Stuart. He says a large forfeit is offered to secure both principals and managers agreement but warns terms depend on all sides accepting. Vendig also notes Florida Athletic Club forfeit is off and he intends to recover money advanced to Fitzsimmons.
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New York
Joe Vendig
Dan Stuart
el Paso
Tex
Journal Building Disaster Death Toll Rises
Detroit, Nov. 7. The Journal building accident death list grows as debris is removed. Twenty six bodies have been recovered and it is probable the total dead will reach fifty.
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Detroit
Mich
Journal
Bradley and New speculate on Bradley as VP
John C. New, pressed for clarification, says Bradley’s election as Kentucky governor signals the end of sectional lines. He argues the Republican party should back W. O. Bradley for vice president, noting geographic logic centers near Indianapolis and urging Harrison for president.
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Sndrana Pouis
John C. New
Bradley
Kentucky
General Grant
Appomattox
Republican Party
W. O. Bradley
Ohio River
Mississippi
United States
Indianapolis
Harrison
Sbradley
Monroe County Murder Trial Returns Guilty Plea
Monroz Michigan November court hears Enos Larkins plead guilty after Mrs Celia Larkins admits to murder in the first degree in the killing of Mrs Merrill. The couple decoyed and choked, with the body burned and bones used for soap. Forged deeds and mortgages tied to the crime. sentencing due at week’s end.
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Monroz
Mich
Merrill
Enos Larkins
Celia Larkins
Peculiar School Situtation Discounts Attendance in Indiana
In Bourryron Jackson township a mass meeting led patrons to withdraw children from a country school after an 18 year old Ohier from Richmond was kept as teacher. For two weeks the room remained empty yet he opens each day and continues to collect his salary.
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Bourryron
Ind
Jackson Township
Ohier
Richmond
Ohler
Indiana YMCA 26th Annual State Convention Opens
Terre Haute Indiana November 7 The 26th annual Indiana YMCA convention began with a large attendance invited by the Terre Haute association and local institutions Venerable Richard W Thompson greeted delegates President J W Landrum spoke Fort Wayne Indianapolis Crawfordsville South Bend Evansville Marion Terre Haute sent teams for pentathlon events with five man rosters and three active five events include rope skipping shot put hitch kick pole vault and potato race Baptists in New Haven Conn opened a separate session with 2000 to 3000 delegates Young Women's Christian Association met in Brooklyn for its thirteenth international biennial conference to foster unity and purpose across associations
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Terre Havre
Ind
Indiana Young Men’s Christian Association
Indiana
Terre Haute Association
State Normal School
Rose Polytechnic Institute
Richard W. Thompson
Navy
J. W. Landrum
State Association
Fort Wayne
Indianapolis
Crawfordsville
South Bend
Evansville
Marion
Terre Haute
Baptists
New Haven
Conn
International Convention of Christian Workers
Calvary Baptist
Europe
Young Women's Christian Association
Brooklyn
Women’s and Young Woman’s Christian Association
Memorial Hall
Ex Husband Recovers Child From Eight-Year Quest
John Hammond of Sullivan Indiana found his 8 year old daughter Myrtle with his former wife now Mrs Farrell of Wichita. Both remarried and contend custody as court action moves to determine if the child should be returned to Hammond. Bond posted for mother and child to appear in court.
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Roxomo
Ind
John Hammond
Sullivan
Myrtle
Farrell
Wichita
Ferrill
Penal clause in Nicholson law deemed inoperative
Logansport Indiana November 7 Judge M B Lary rules the penal clause in the Nicholson law is inoperative and overturns two affidavits against J P Sebastian and David Loftus The judge held punishment requires conviction on all offenses named in the law Prosecutor C F E Hale appeals to the supreme court
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Logansport
M. B. Lary
J. P. Sebastian
David Loftus
C. F E. Hale
Supreme Court
Adroit shoplifter nabbed in St Louis cloaking mink
Miss Alice Hamilton was arrested at the Transit Coal office where she worked as a stenographer after she allegedly stole a $150 minkskin cloak from Scruggs Vanderpoort Barney's. Police found a room full of goods valued at about $3,500. Hamilton claims kleptomania.
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St. Louis
Alice Hamilton
E. M. Ward
Transit Coal Company
Scruggs, Vandervoort
Miss Hamilton
Fur Department
Hamilton
Fort Wayne Billiard Tourney Hopes Stir Local Circles
Billiard enthusiasts discuss a new Fort Wayne amateurs tournament at Home Billiard hall. The last winter tourney revived interest and improved players, with Fort Wayne’s cups in sight. If arranged, balk line play would be used and many signaled willingness to enter.
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Fort Wayne
May shift in Senate control after Tuesday's ballots
Washington observed that Republicans could gain five Senate seats from Utah Ohio Maryland and Kentucky with Utah seats immediate while others take effect March 4 1897 If Delaware vacancy favors Republicans the party may command a Senate majority and organize without populist support Meanwhile in Jeffersonville Indiana Colonel Bradley allegedly converted Colonel Ingersoll amid Kentucky election buzz and public amusement
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Washmeton
United States Senate
United States
Utah
Ohio
Maryland
Kentucky
Senate
Delaware
Congress
Colonel Ingersoll
Jeffersonville
Ind
Charleston
Bob Ingersoll
Colonel Bradley
Grand Opening Invitation Folds Into Playful Note
The text is a partial fragment inviting readers to a grand opening with playful tone. It mentions an ape character in a cordial context and hints at a ceremonial or promotional event. Further details are unreadable in the fragment.
Fort Wayne Furniture Plant Adopts Electric Lighting
The Fort Wayne Furniture company has equipped its factory with electric lighting, a move mirroring nationwide industrial growth as manufacturing and railway shops expand. The new lighting aims to boost productivity and extend work hours amid a broad boom in local industry.
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Fort Wayne
Public Safety Board Acts on Officer Sharp and Richardson
The Board of Public Safety reprimanded Officer Sharp for calling a vulgar name to Andrew Yates and warned of stiffer punishment if repeated. Officer Richardson resigned after a drunken incident. the board did not fill his vacancy, planning to appoint a substitute. The panel discussed transfers to balance political faith in the fire and police ranks while adjourning after noting personnel tensions. Boston reports also mention a $25,000 libel suit by Helen Gougar against Congressman Elijah Morse being reopened.
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Board of Public Safety
Bash
Sharp
Andrew Yates
Yates
Board of Safety
Fire Department
Richardson
Bergman
Rudy Cummeron
Ligget
Peter Collins
Bush
Rossington
Boston
Helen M. Gougar
Elijah Morse
United States Circuit Court
Putnam
Harvey N
Bhep
Titcomb to marry Hawes heiress in November wedding
Providence reports George D. Titcomb, owner of a mobile lunch cart, to wed Grace Mabel Hawes daughter of millionaire Roland G. Hawes on November 12 after the Hawes fortune was left by Lorenzo Hawes. Titcomb proved steady, building a successful business before gaining consent. In New York Pugilists Maher and O'Donnell arrived for a looming bout at the Empire Athletic Club.
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Providence
R. I
George D. Titcomb
Grace Mabel Hawes
Roland G. Hawes
Hawes
Lorenzo Hawes
Titcomb
Miss Hawes
New York
Peter Maher
Steve O'Donnell
Empire Athletic Club
Maher
Pittsburg
Public Works Row Ends Without Bloodshed at City Office
In a rare morning clash, Chairman T. D. DeVilbiss and Alderman Frank Alderman argued over Suttenfield Street. DeVilbiss called Alderman a liar. a scuffle followed until temper cooled. Comptroller Simonson intervened and police were not necessary.
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Board of Public Works
Frank Alderman
T. D. DeVilbiss
Suttenfield Street
DeVilbiss
Mr. Alderman
Tom
A. J. You
Simonson
Corbett-Fitzsimmons
Tragic Brooklyn Tenement Fire Kills Six
In an early morning blaze at 311 Van Brunt Street Brooklyn a family of six died. The victims are Charles Ryan his wife and four daughters Johanna Sarah Maggie and Lizzie. Cause unknown but a kerosene lamp explosion is suspected. The family slept as flames swept through the dwelling leaving no escape.
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New York
van Brunt Street
Brooklyn
Charles Ryan
Johanna
Sarah
Maggie
Lizzie
Mary Anderson de Navarro Debuts on Stage in 1875
Mary Anderson de Navarro recalls her Louisville debut at age 16 on November 27 1875 in Shakespeare’s Juliet. Debut amid jitters and mishaps amid a two day notice rehearsal and pay offer she describes a wall of yellow light and applause. Despite line flubs a missing dagger and a lamp incident the night is a success and marks the start of her stage career.
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Mary Anderson de Navarro
Ladies’ Home Journal
Louisville
Shakespeare
Juliet
Kentucky
Romeo
Woman Robbed as Pickpocket Steals Mrs DeMoney’s Pocketbook
A woman, Mrs Mary DeMoney, was robbed when a pickpocket lifted her pocketbook. Police are investigating the incident and request any witnesses to come forward. The purse contained personal items and cash.
One Fellow Arrested In Connection With Lightfingered Theft
Mrs. Mary DeMoney reported a pocketbook with $7 to $8 and a bank check stolen while she bartered butter near Columbia City. She accused a stranger, Harry Stone of Cleveland, who claimed to work in Danville and Wabash, of involvement before police found him and sought his supposed accomplice. Police hunted the second man described as tall with a sandy moustache.
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Mary DeMoney
Columbia City
Harrison Street
Eventna Post
Harry Stone
Cleveland
Danville
Wabash
SHERIFFS IN TROUBLE
The auditor of state investigates county sheriff accounts misusing funds in prisoner transfers to the state prison. Audits reveal false hotel bills hack hire guards and other expenses amounting to thousands of dollars. Some sheriffs allegedly forged receipts and air quotes for services never rendered, prompting potential criminal action.
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Inpranapolis
Deaths and Funerals: Zoeller and Hockstetter
The funeral for Mrs. Roman Zoeller will be held at 9 o'clock Friday morning from St Patrick's Church. William Hockstetter died last night at 11 30 at his home 15 Sturgis Street he was 66 and survived by a wife and four children.
New Turkish Ministry Formed in Constantinople
A new Turkish cabinet is announced with Haji Rafat Pasha as grand vizier and Said Pasha as president of the council of state. Tewfik Pasha becomes foreign minister, Hazzan Pasha marine minister, Riza Pasha war minister, Memduh Pasha interior minister, Abdur Rahaman Pasha finance minister, and a minister without portfolio is noted.
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Constantinople
Haji Rafat Pasha
Said Pasha
Council of State
Tewfik Pasha
Hazzan Pasha
Riza Pasha
Memduh Pasha
Interior
Abdur Rahaman Pasha
Pasha
Finance
Train derailment and injuries in Chicago fog
A Chicago and Northwestern passenger train derailed at North Evanston in dense early morning fog. Engineer Joseph Hatch was injured. Earlier a Panhandle train struck a Madison street cable car at Rockwell street, but passengers escaped injury.
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Chicago and Northwestern
North Evanston
Joseph Hatch
Madison Street
Rockwell Street
Poison or poison fear grips Fort Wayne scene
Della Scott was found convulsing in a shed behind her home on East Columbia Street. Dr Dinnen sent her to St. Joe hospital where she died from the illness early this morning. A post mortem was held at Peltier's morgue and the stomach contents sent to Chemist W O Gross for analysis.
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Della Scott
Isaiah Magner
Monroeville
Fort Wayne
Grain and livestock futures close mixed in Chicago notes
Chicago market report lists opening December wheat at 58 cents, May corn 298, May oats 208, January pork 9.32, lard 5.70, ribs 84.70. Hog receipts reach 35,000 with 5,000 left over and market up five points. cattle and sheep receipts around 11,000 each with steady to unchanged prices. Closing: December wheat 58c, May corn 298, May oats 208c, January pork 9.15, lard 5.62, ribs 4.67.
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Chicago
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Fort Wayne Furniture Company
Officer Sharp
Rhode Island
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Cldss
Tom DeVilbiss
Alderman
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Lake Erie & Western
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Washington
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