Money Fragments Drift From Chicago Lakefront Mystery
Chicago July 2 three summer tourists read of greenbacks and silver certificates scattered along the lake front below 22nd street. Thousands search from breakwater to stonewall for torn bills while fishermen and bystanders speculate a train wreck release and possible homicide. Police question nine men named John Chamberses plus a man and woman seen near the tracks as Captain Porter sends fragments to Washington for value.
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Chicago
Columbus Monument
Lake Front
Ilinois
George Gollhardt
Twenty-third Street
Gollhardt
Lieut. Thomas
Cottage Grove Avenue
John Chamberses
Porter
Secret Service
Washington
Strike Growing More Serious In West Virginia Coal Strike
Charneston July 2 The governor's private secretary Captain John Baker White acting as the governor's representative among Norfolk and Western region coal miners telegraphed that the strike has grown more serious. Strikers are restless and threaten workers. Leaders are losing control and an outbreak seems possible. The six week walkout shows no sign of ending. Try the Timms-Post want column.
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Charneston
W. Va
John Baker White
Norfolk & Western Regions
Love at sight as Salt Lake woman elopes with professor
Cincinnati July 2 Dr Leroy B Smith of Millersburg Kentucky and Miss Elizabeth Smedley daughter of William Smedley a Salt Lake City banker wed yesterday morning in the probate court clerk's office. She had recently graduated from Georgetown and visited Millersburg before meeting the professor. The pair traveled to Cyanthia then Cincinnati after a brief family attempt to halt the marriage. Miss Smedley 18 a tall brunette. Dr Smith 25 holds the chair of assistant professor of surgery at Louisville Homeopathic Medical College.
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Cincinnati
Leroy B. Smith
Millersburg
Elizabeth Smedley
William Smedley
Salt Lake City
Dr. Smith
Homeopathic Medical College At
Louisville
Woman poisons two children then dies in Indiana
Mrs Nancy Bennett of Jeffersonville killed her children Lottie May 12 and Omer 6 with morphine over two nights. She then took a fatal dose as investigators found the three bodies with a note. Her husband, once treasurer of the Engineers Mutual Benefit association, died by morphine in Indianapolis in September 1893.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Nancy Bennett
Lottie May
Omer
Occidental
Indianapolis
Engineers’ Mutual Benefit Association
John Ganute
A Double Blessing Jonra Man Freed From Prison
Jonra Michigan July 2 Two years ago August Dahner was sent to Tonia prison for two years for whipping a man who refused to pay him. Dahner served this time and was released yesterday. Attorneys told him a fortune of 225000 dollars awaits if he claims it. His uncle was an original forty Niner who struck pay dirt in San Bernardino county and left six heirs including Dahner. He will return home then go to California to claim the fortune. Dahner is young and unmarried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonra
Mich
Dahner
Tonia
Calico
San Bernardino County
California
Controversy Over Water Rates Sparks Arbitration Debate
Denver citizens split into factions as the board of supervisors votes to submit water rate disputes to arbitration after aldermen pass what is described as a boodler ordinance. Mayor vows veto, renewing delays. Alderman Emery faces a hostile ward meeting and resigns amid police protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
Board of Supervisors
Board of Aldermen
Emery
Ex-President Piexoto laid in state as Congress orders public funeral
Rio Jango reports Piexoto's body lies at his house and Congress orders a public funeral. Services will honor De Gama as well, following word that De Gama's body has been found. Piexoto's last words were quoted as What unhappiness. A mention notes local ice cream at Try Meyer and Son's served at A C Aurentz's.
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Rio Jango
Piexoto
Congress
DeGauma
DeGama
Statist: June shows quiet real estate and few divorces
June was not remarkable for statistics with real estate activity limited to city property in the first half and farmers not selling harvest time. The county clerk logged numerous orders while marriages surged, six divorce filings appeared, five in the superior court and one in the circuit court, plus five insanity cases and two coroner inquests.
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Circuit Court
Superior Court
June Weddings Chronicle Month's Constant Trend
County Clerk Metzger records a June surge of marriage licenses listing numerous couples such as William Powell with Polly Deahl, Jerry Lynch with Josephine Brendel, Elmer Payne with Mary Berner, and many others across June dates from 1 to 29, reflecting a steady wedding rhythm in the month. The long list highlights partnerships across individuals and families within the community.
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William H. Powell
Polly Amanda Deahl
Frank Walker
Della Gray
Jerry C. Lynch
Josephine Brendel
Anthony C. Freiberger
Anna Horstman
George L. DeWald
Kittie Kohler
Elmer KE. Payne
Mary A. Berner
George B. Heiser
Maggie Clark
Charles Gable
Clara Felger
William A. C. Roeger
Gertrude B. Shuler
Christian Schellmann
Louisa Lange
Jesse F
Tanna KE. Foohey
Martin Hoffman
Lizzie Fackler
Elmer Hollopeter
Ermine Hollopeter
William B. Miles
Gertie M. Spitler
Gottlieb Hitzemann
Christiany Strasser
Horatio A. Rauch
Martha Olive Brumfil
Henry W. Dobbins
Bertha Mezger
William Volkending
Lizzie Stahlhut
Henry Hobart
Mamie Louise Holts
William F. Lindenberg
Hattie Itene Hill
William van Fossan
Bessie L. Tope
Frederick Hoffman
Cora Long
John E. Weseloh
Emma Droeste
Fred Klein
Emma Klencke
Wiliam Markle
Mary Siegle
David H. Hauss
Louisa Teghmeyer
Frank Allman
Martha M. Rilffel
William Wiegmann
Amelia Schwier
Charles H. Meyer
Minnie Kloepper
John E. Meyer
Mary I. Brames
Thomas H. Sinclair
Ida C. Basil
Samuel C. Errington
Nora Collins
Ephraim B. Nicholson
Margaret Hamilton
Jesse L. Harlor
Minnie M. Certin
William Viland
Ida Wormceastle
George C. Putman
Oilie May Vananshall
Charles Fishburn
Kittie Disler
David A. Riddle
Carrie I Framel
James Jump
Estella Applegate
George P. Krieg
Lucy Dedolph
August M. Schmetzer
Charlotta Emerson
Lewis E. Brown
Melinda Nobles
William E. Bailey
Anna M. Brunner
Frank 8. Hummel
Margaret Cassaday
Charles 8. Todd
Elizabeth QO. Collins
Carey Sonday
Minnie Castle
Robert C. Houck
Edna M. Alderman
Jefferson Gearis Weissell
Minnie Elizabeth Burkas
Grant Euscher
Hattie Conrad
Charles Wells
Ollie J. Wells
Jesse J. Poage
Lizzie E. Smith
Gottlieb Unger
Mary Lehman
Fires in June Show City Latest Fire Record
In June the city logged few fire calls with no major blazes and total losses likely under 300 dollars. The brief entries note minor incidents including rubbish fires, damaged sheds and frame houses with costs ranging from slight to 150 dollars, and two barns sustaining 150 dollars loss at Brackenridge property.
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Calhoun Street
Wayne
Washington
Nickel Plate
St. Mary’s River Bridge
Lewis
Nelson Street
K. Bauer
Bell Clothing
Fourth Street
Creighton Avenue
Frank Cuassu
Clinton Street
East Main Street
Eliza Brackenridge
Brackenridge and
Harrison Streets
Box St
B. F. Gerard
Lillie Street
May to June permit totals for wood homes rise in summer
City records show May permits for wood substantial homes during summer but total far below June. No business block permits issued. total improvements only 31960. Listed are 28 permits by various builders, including Jacobs, Springer, and Zimmermann, with values from 100 to 5000 and additions across multiple additions.
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Board of Public Works
James Jacobs
Loran Springer
Hamilton
Markey Bros
Ewing
H. F. Bulmahn
Baker
Robertson
Rockhill
Grant
W. Friedman
Tanna & Fisher
Charles Bradtmiller
Hanna
George Motz
North Side
George Hitzeman
Compuaret
J. Leonard
Longaere
Geo. W. Stilson
August Sannenbake
Moran
L. O. Hull
R. B
Wheeler
Old Orchard
Minnie W. Franz
Dickey
William Schiefenstein
Nelson
Sophia DeWald
DeWald Square
Anthony Fisher
Maple's
B. H. Mommer
Isaac Scheafer
Suter
Julius Schwabe
Schulthes
Butler Discharged as Receiver in Two Wheel Company Cases
Indianapolis July 2 N C Butler formerly appointed receiver of the American Wheel company and the Kentucky Wheel and Stock company in August 1891 was formally discharged yesterday by the federal court after about 20 months in charge. He handled two million dollars, paid three dividends, and sold the properties for 1 1/2 million in notes. Butler's compensation for services as receiver and special master totaled 18834.92, fixed by agreement with the purchasers.
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Indianapolis
N. C. Butler
American Wheel Company
Kentucky Wheel and Stock Company
Butler
Saloons Forced to Quit as Nicholson Law Takes Hold
Fort Wayne saloonkeepers report early impact of the Nicholson bill as licenses expire and many establishments close or suspend operations. Mayor Oakley states he will interpret the act cautiously, avoid snap judgments, and instruct police to warn violators before harsher action. Indianapolis style rules aim to curb loitering, minors in pubs, and equipment, with licenses restricted to actual owners and city licensing required for certain sales.
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Nicholson
Oakley
Times- Post
Board of Public Safety
Trwes-Post
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Board
Board of County Commissioners
Brown
Not Mrs Corbett Belief She Is Wife Of A Noted Man
Vera Stanwood, formerly Jessie Taylor, is identified as an Omaha girl who pursued fame and wealth, allegedly involving Jim Corbett. The report details her birth background, early work, marriage to Lou George, and eventual move to Chicago adopting the Vera Stanwood name as she sought higher status and headlines.
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Vera Stanwood
Corbett
OmAma
Neb
Jim Corbett
Omaha
Ninth Street
Jessie Taylor
North Sixteenth Street
Jessie
Lou George
Omeha
Chicago
Ada Buzzard Prepares Ambush At Fateful Denver Wedding
Ada Buzzard attempted to shoot her former lover Charles Godfrey during his wedding in Denver Indiana. She hid behind a tree with a shotgun as the ceremony unfolded and was arrested. Godfrey once faced betrayal charges that were settled for 300 dollars. He is the son of the notable Indian chief and now works as an agent for the Wabash and Lake Erie and Western railroads.
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Denver
Ind
Ada Buzzard
Charles Godfrey
Godfrey
Wabash and
Lake Erie and Western
Fourth of July at Lake Everett Ad for Conveyances
Arrangements made for conveyances to the lake from Calhoun and Berry corner at 7 a.m. Boats available, good dining hall. Fare round trip 50 cents. Limited conveyances. those going should engage seats. Everett & Doud. A bargain in the Times-Post want column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhoun and
Berry
Everett & Doud
Watchdog Inspectors Track Fort Wayne Mail Carriers
A Washington dispatched post office inspector and assistants surveil Fort Wayne mail carriers daily. Spotters across Huntington and Fort Wayne observe routes from dawn to dusk to uncover possible rule violations and prevent favoritism. The inquiry aims to determine if carriers are soldiering and will report findings to Washington headquarters.
State printing funds overdrawn in Kansas rulings
Toreka Kansas July 2 reports show the state printing appropriation for the fiscal year ending last Saturday was overdrawn by more than 3000 dollars. A 1891 law makes state officers liable for embezzlement if they incur indebtedness beyond specific appropriations, punishable by up to five years in prison. A. D. Hubbard seeks mandamus to compel warrant for the due amount. Havana July 2 reports Campos order revocation threatens unrest as Masons are exempted. Main Depot for Blank Cartridges lists 65,000 in stock at C. H. Miller 20 West Main.
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Toreka
Kas
A. D. Hubbard
Hamilton Printing Company
C. H. Miller
West Main
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West Virginia
Timms-Post
Love
Salt Lake
Statistical
Metzger
Wheel Company Trust
Fort Wayne
Supreme Court of
Mrs. Corbett
Mrs. Boate
Gentleman Jim
Lake Everett
Times-Post
Coop
Globe Mills
Any Other
Uncle Sami
Postoffice
Huntington
Uncle Sam
Kansas
Havana
Campos
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