Derby assault on Sir William Harcourt carriage ride
Sir William Vernon Harcourt and his wife were pelted with cabbage stalks and rubbish in Derby while returning from a political meeting. They escaped unharmed though Lady Harcourt was dirtied. the crowd shouted insults and the pair fled the rough suburb after the incident. Up to now 54 conservatives and unionists, four liberals and three Parnellites have been elected to parliament without opposition.
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William Vernon Harcourt
Roseberry
Derby
Lady Harcourt
Cincinnati Banker Burns Cash and Bonds in Sanatorium
In Cincinnati on July 13 a court heard Rev W D Bender, now in a sanitarium, burned 45000 in cash and 13250 in US bonds. Ill and fearing robbery he dumped the fortune in a grate. $58250 burned. duplicate bonds issued by the government. denomination of the cash remains unidentified.
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Coxcinnati
W. D. Bender
United States
Bender
Uncle Sam
French Honor Vindicated by Goodless Duels
Paris deputies Richard and Dehord dueled with pistols yesterday and escaped injury. Today M Bassett and M Archain, state municipality members, dueled with swords and Bassett suffered a wrist wound.
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Paris
Richard
Dehord
M. Bassett
M. Archain
Bassett
Fires Burn In Muck Fields Threaten Lake Township Wheat
Lake township farmers report a big fire burning through muck fields near Ludwig Welsheimer's farm. The blaze started Wednesday night and has destroyed fences and created deep holes. Neighbors battled to save wheat as 40 rods of fencing burned. fires may continue until muck is consumed or rain arrives. Farmers guard fields by night and day, using plows to protect buildings nearby.
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Lake Township
Ludwig Welsheimer
Mgr. Welsheimer
Murderous Sailor Kills Officer After Bar Fight
In Cleveland Ohio at 5 am Fred Barnett a sailor demanded beer at Bucolz saloon. When refused he stabbed Mrs Bucolz in the face. Policeman Ragen arrived and a rough arrest attempt led to Barnett being beaten to death with a club. Authorities deem Barnett possibly insane.
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Cleveland
Fred Barnett
Bucolz
Bankrupt Chicago Firm Members Missing
Four partners from a bankrupt Chicago firm are unlocated. Cucano July 13 reports Mesers Dernberg Glick and Hofner are nowhere to be found, with the firm’s status unresolved and creditors urging discovery.
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Chicago
Cucano
Mesers
Dernberg
Glick
Hofner
Howard Writes In Jail Sparks Rail Safety Debate
M S Decker of the Interstate Commerce Commission sent a telegram to George Howard, secretary of the American Industrial Union, jailed in this city, regarding extensions for railroads to equip cars with safety appliances. Howard objected, citing thousands killed or wounded annually and urging equal enforcement of the law for all citizens.
Brooks Calls 20 Percent Cut in Railroad Assessments
General Manager James T. Brooks of the Pennsylvania road told the Indiana state tax board that railroad assessments should be reduced by 20 percent, arguing that valuation should reflect earnings rather than stock quotes and fixed property costs. He noted the road as the heaviest state tax payer at 22 million dollars, urged taxation on earnings, and cited past dividends, losses, and consolidation contexts to justify a uniform shift away from current valuation practices.
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Indianapolis Sentinel
Pennsylvania
State Tax Board
James T. Brooks
Philadelphia
Brooks
Pennsylvania Company
Indiana Tax Board
Indiana
Mr. Brooks
Seemingly Impossible for GOP Leader in Chicago
A fragmented clipping cites William Finkle on July 13 noting it seems impossible that a Republican in Chicago could go wrong. Carcano’s byline appears with sparse context and no broader story.
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Chicago
Forest fires in Michigan checked but fears remain
Fires across northern Michigan were brought under control by a rain area stretching from Cadillac to Mackinac City, with embers and scorched pines still alight. Villages fortified by ditches and firebreaks, while Wallin and Thompsonville faced heavy danger. some residents sustained burns but all were alive. Rescue efforts near Wallin saved inhabitants, though trains suffered heat delays and telegraph lines burned along the lakeshore.
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Detroit
Mich
Lower Peninsula
Michigan
Cadillac
Wexford County
Grand Rapids and Indiana
Petoskey
Bay View
Weguetonsing
Harbor Point
Mackinac City
Wallin
Thompsonville
Copemish
Interlochen
New pumping station to flood Superior street mains with clean water
The Well System and Water Works Trustees announce that by 6 o clock tonight the new pumping station will have delivered about 1,435,000 gallons into the Superior street main. If no unforeseen accident occurs, the daily output will surpass one million gallons in two hours and rise by 3,000,000. The public is urged to note the achievement and the quality of the water.
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Times-Post
Superior Street
Democrats Plan Suit Against State Apportionment
In Indianapolis on July 13 a Democratic-led effort to challenge the winter legislature’s apportionment act was outlined. The suit, backed by the Democratic state committee, is expected to be filed soon, probably in Vigo County, with Senators Voorhees and Turpie leading the prosecution. The program remains undisclosed as to plaintiffs and specifics.
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Indianapolis
Democratic State Committee
Vigo County
Voorhees and
Turpie
Water Works Pumping Debate and Well System Upgrade
Yesterday the Fort Wayne Tron works caused a stack fitting error delaying pumps until six o clock last night. Three wells operated at 2,000,000 gallons daily, lowering wells by under eight feet, then held steady. A fourth well completed, preliminary test shows half a million gallons daily, two more wells planned to reach about 3,000,000 gallons daily. Local papers continue to debate waterworks trustees’ performance amid strong-season demand.
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Celay
Fort Wayne
Snarlers
Clothes Found Prompt Preliminary Hearing For Snyder
Hays Snyder faces a preliminary hearing this afternoon on a charge of stealing a suit from Chris Weisheit in Marion township. The suit was found in Snyder’s bedroom by farmer Mr Lehrman who had employed him last week and has been identified by Weisheit’s friends as Weisheit’s suit. Snyder’s home is Altoona Pennsylvania and the sheriff has requested his record from that city.
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Hays Snyder
Chris Weisheit
Marion Township
Lehrman
Snyder
Weisheit
Young Snyder
Altoona
Phipps
Tom Daily
Mr. Daily
First Nichol son case to be heard next Monday
A Maples woman swore to an affidavit charging Mapleton saloonkeeper James Fry with keeping his curtains down last Sunday. This is the first case under the new Nichol son law and will be watched with much interest. Fry has not been arrested.
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Maples
Colerick
James Fry
Mapleton
Fry
Balloon Ascension With Parachute by Lady Flor
A brief item notes a balloon ascent featuring parachute descent by a performer identified as Lady Flor. The report gives sparse details but confirms the event and participant.
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Flor
Frank's Choice Smokes Honor Local Banquet Guests
A division banquet featured Hon. J. M. Robinson as toast master and honored guests Past Grand Master T. D. Neal of Evansville and Grand Medical Examiner G. S. Smith of Indianapolis attending. The event praised a victorious group led by J. Bauer. The piece notes the new Perfecto shape Frank's Choice five cent smoke.
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Frank
J. J. Bauer
J. M. Robinson
T. D. Neal
Evansville
G. 5. Smith
Indianapolis
L'Rank
Diphtheria Case Reports Surface In City
The first diphtheria case in a month is reported at 1 McLachlan Street in the city’s hardest hit area. Health officials say a new outbreak is not indicated and the department remains not alarmed as isolated cases were expected. Also notes a convention report from St Louis about the Retail Clerks union establishing permanent headquarters in Cleveland with sickness benefits and a $50 burial allowance.
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McLachlan Street
St. Louis
National Association of Retail Clerks
Cleveland
Archbishop inherits 13 million in gold from England
Archbi shop Guillion of Oaxaca has inherited 13 million dollars in gold from a deceased English relative, worth about 25 million in Mexican currency, sparking a movement to receive the miter in Rome. In Huntington a farmer Burt Davis was shot dead at a church social by Purse Payton who fled to Ohio. In San Francisco actress Marie Wainwright seeks her missing son believed to be alive after two years.
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Mexico
Guillion
Oaxaca
England
Rome
Huntington
W. Va
Big Cabell Creek
Burt Davis
Purse Payton
Ohio
San Francisco
Marie Wainwright
Boston
Public Safety Board OKs Discharges and Suspensions
The board of public safety concluded its inquiry into police and firemen actions. One patrolman, Frank Vachon, is discharged while Officers Knock and Spillner receive two week suspensions for oversight and testimony. Officer Phipps, fireman Tom Daily, and another unnamed fireman receive lectures or reprimands. New assignments follow, with George Passino and Officer Richardson taking Vachon’s former beats.
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Board of Public Safety
Frank Vachon
Star
Club
Belt
Knock
Spillner
Mr. Vachon
Vachon
George Passino
Passino
Seventh and
Tenth Ward
Richardson
Nebraska
Hawaiian Girls At Temple With Clark and Patterson
Managers Stouder and Smith promote a three night engagement featuring Clark and Patterson's high class vaudeville and the Trilbys of the tropics. Act in Honolulu style shows include Howard and Bland, Arnim and Wagner, Miss Jennie Robey, Miss Vida Kean, and more. The public is invited to the Temple next Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
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Stouder and Smith
Clark & Patterson
Tropics
Howard and
Bland
Arnim and Wagner
Edy
Jennie Robey
Seriocomique
Vida Kean
Invisible Wire
Valente
Terpsichore
Herm Carl
William Spencer
Dulack
Ducrow
S. R. Emmett
Clark and Patterson
World's Novelty Company
Terre Haute Saloon Thwarted By Keepers and Police
In Terre Haute a saloon faced disruption as keepers resisted a Nicholson Bin raid while police intervened. The event highlighted tensions between local authorities and liquor operations during the period.
Public Works Board Sifts Various Small Matters
At last night s meeting the board of public works handled a variety of minor items. Mr Bond asked deferral on his Leith street dwelling matter, granted. Lake Shore railroad asked for more time to hear objections to Fifth street opening, extended to July 26. Bids for engine house lumber awarded to Fort Wayne Lumber. West Main street to be Cedar block paved. Rock Hill intersection space to become a mini park. Alley paving between Lewis and Jefferson approved. Several other items disposed of.
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Board of Public Works
8S. B. Bond
Leith Street
South Wayne
Fifth Street
Fort Wayne Lumber Company
Randall
West Main Street
St. Mary’s River Bridge
Rockhill Street
Lewis and
Jefferson Streets
Burglars Take $100 Worth of Clothing From Grimme & Sons
Burglars entered J.H. Grimme & Sons by breaking a rear glass pane at 108 Calhoun street and removed about $100 in clothing. Two suits, two pairs of trousers, and two new vests found outside suggest a hurried escape. Police notified. no solid leads or suspects yet.
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J.H. Grimme & Sons
Calhoun Street
Messrs
Grimme
Not Room Enough Boston Overflowing With the Christian Endeavorers
Boston July 13 The third day of the great Christian Endeavor convention drew huge crowds and overflow meetings. The streets filled with delegates wearing Y P S C E badges while Mechanics Hall and tents strained to admit attendees. Neal Dow spoke to hearty approval and Governor Greenhalge Mayor Curtis and Rev Donald MacLauren addressed a vast assembly on Boston Common. A Syracuse banner was awarded for best work in promoting Christian citizenship. An illustrated souvenir offer followed.
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Boston
Great Christian Endeavor Convention
Mechanics’ Hall
Neal Dow
Greenhalge
Curtis
Donald MacLauren
Detroit
Syracuse
N.Y
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B.S. Mulbert
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Times Post
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