Cleveland visit stirs Democratic headquarters speculation
New York reports reveal President’s brief stay in Cleveland without meeting party leaders. Hopes for a donation or note faded as officials considered whether Cleveland could vote in the city. Rumors spread about Cleveland’s possible citizenship plans and real estate bets with Benedict and other magnates.
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New York
Hinkley
Mason
Carl Hudson
Cleveland
Hill
Campaiign
Massachusetts
Chicago
Benedict
Cincinnati Bears Chicago Affected By Schedule Changes
At Lakeside Park fans learn game times with Cincinnati vs Chicago called at 2 30 today and tomorrow afternoon and 10 o clock Thursday morning. Fifty National Delegates Convene in St Louis for American Protective Association advisory board discussions on forming a national organization to probe candidates religious affiliations for the forthcoming presidential campaign.
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Lakeside Park
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Alo
Oet
The
American Protective Association
Milwaukee
Walbridge
Home Billiard Hall Dominates Indiana Billiard Scene
Do not leave the city without visiting the Home Billiard Hall touted as the finest sample and billiard room in Indiana, promising premier tables and a distinguished atmosphere for players and patrons.
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Indiana
County seeks to buy gravel road in Allen county
Commissioners likely to purchase another gravel road after talks with Randall and a financially interested party in the Maysville road. Directors may agree to sell at appraised value. if not, funds may be raised by subscription. Leo road praised as best toll route in Allen county. Model Steam Bakery on Mau Mee avenue bustling for the week, calls to order bread early.
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Randall
Maysville
P. A. Randall
Allen County
Maumee Avenue
Passenger Train Wreck Near Bluefields and Kenova
A Norfolk and Western passenger train was wrecked between Bluefields and Kenova by a broken frog. The baggage and mail car and the second class coach derailed. Seventy six passengers were aboard and all injured. Mayor P P Dillon of Acahontas was badly hurt along with L Coney of Greenbrier Coal and F L Shaffer baggage master. All wounded passengers were taken to Pocahontas for medical treatment.
Hoover Did Him Another Chapter in Sackville Diary
A Washington story uncovers lord Sackville's panic over purported Fenian threats to the British legation. Boasting Hoover, a man named T Zell Hoover allegedly extorted dollars for protection, staged a fake bomb, and kept Sackville-West in fear to drain funds.
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Washineton
Oet
Lord Sackville
Washington
Lord Granville
Lord Spencer
Ireland
Lord Roseberry
Ninth Street
Che
Mr. Sackville West
British Foreign Office
Downing Street
Legation
Secret Service Fund
Sackville West
T.zell Hoover
Metropolitan
Hoover
Jessup
New York
Sackville
Philadelphia
Jersup
Sackville-West
New Variety Theatre Opens at Saengerbund Hall
The Saengerbund hall opens this evening for the season as a first class variety theatre at popular prices. The Alhambra Vaudeville company Comprialag presents the best variety acts as Lakeside Park hosts baseball teams and a Thursday afternoon game.
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Saengerbund Hall
Alhambra Vaudeville Company
Comprialag
Aged Couple Dies Within Hours in Casperville
In Casperville, Edward Potter, 72, and his wife, longtime residents near Wawaka and Leesburg, died after a buggy overturn while a cow frightened their horse. Potter died at once. his wife collapsed at the church funeral, rallied briefly, then died as the grave was filled. Their bodies lay beside each other in Ligonier area burials.
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Kendallville Sun
Casperville
Springfield
Edward Potter
Wawaka
Leesburg
Ligonier
Toelock
Clarke vows no prize fight in Hot Springs Arkansas
Governor Clarke declares there shall be no prize fight at Hot Springs amid Corbett vs Fitzsimmons talk. He warns he will use militia if needed and says he may resign if the state cannot be prevented from hosting the event. The militia reportedly stands ready within 24 hours.
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Arkansas
Larree Rock
Ark
Clarke
Corbett
Fitzsimmons
Hot Springs
Chicago
Escapes From Prison In Laporte Dining Room Plot
Four convicts were assigned as cooks when they attempted to scale the northern prison wall at 4 am. Leader Daniel Hamilton from St Joseph county and James Carr from Laporte county led the attempt. Carr escaped, Hamilton jumped and broke both bones of his left leg and was later carried back inside. The other two conspirators retreated to the dining room. Meyer & Son advertise Columbia City ice cream and ices with phone orders at 156.
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Laporte
Ind
Daniel Hamilton
St Joseph County
James Carr
Carr
Hamilton
Cincinnati Players Arrive in Fort Wayne for Hotel Stay
The Cincinnati baseball club members Dwyer Parrot McPhee Mitler arrived in Fort Wayne this morning and are registered at two Wayne hotels.
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Cincinnati Baseball Club
Fort ‘Wayne
Wayne
Dwyer, Parrot, McPhee
Mitler
Fort Wayne's Centennial Parade and Decorated City
Fort Wayne marks its centennial with a citywide display of color and lights. Decorations cover streets, buildings, depots, and arches funded by merchants, with crowds gathering as the art loan exhibit opens and a bicycle parade rolls through downtown. Chicago and Cincinnati games draw visitors to Lakeside Park as events kick off.
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Fort Wayne
Calhoun Street
Dagstal
The
Republic
Berry Street
Calhoun
Barre
Harrison Street
Main Street
Columbia Street
Wayne Street
Washington Boulevard
Samuel
Fire Department
Calhoun and
Wayne Streets
Knights of Pythias
Court
Columbia Streets
Clinton
Pennsylvania Company
Wabash
ART Loan
Trentman
Dunfee murder case sees no new developments
No new developments in the Dunfee murder case. Captain Borgman Deputy Prosecutor Ivers Leonard and Sergeant Jewell returned with damaging evidence against Cunningham. The four prisoners remain uncooperating as officers keep them in Fort Wayne while additional testimony is reviewed. Cunningham is in jail and Schnurr Thompson and Vetter are held in the city prison.
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Dunfee
Borgman
Ivers Leonard
Jewell
Cunningham
Columbia City
Fort Wayne
Schnurr Thompson
Vetter
Mrs Cleveland and Babies Take Special Train to Washington
Mrs Cleveland and her children left Gray Gables at 8 05 this morning for Washington. The train runs to Providence to connect with the Boston express. Destination and timing indicate a direct trip with planned arrival around 10 30 this evening.
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Buzzanos’ Bay
Mass
Cleveland
Gray Gables
Washington
Providence
Everett to Build Suburban Railway South on Harrison Street
After 23 hours of debate the Board of Public Works agreed with Mr. Everett to construct a line south on Harrison Street to the railroad with a Baker Street spur from Harrison to Calhoun. Other firms may use the tracks from Main to Harrison if they pay half the construction cost. The city council must approve. the Harrison line will be double tracked.
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Board of Public Safety
Fnally
Everett
Fort Wayne
Lake Everett
Columbia City
Harrison Street
Baker Street
Harrison
Calhoun
Chicago Street
Main Street
Creatric Railway
Board of Public Works
Main
Columbia
Everett Ie
Pennsylvania and
Wabash
Bargains at Mergentheim's Bazaar During Centennial Week
Merkentheim's Bazaar offers discounts on rimmed hats from Parisian and Domestic lines and a large Sailor Hat selection. Feather boas are heavily reduced and Tom O'Shanter hats fill the large assortment on the second floor.
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S. Mergentheim’s
Peru Schedules Special Train for Fort Wayne Centennial
A Peru committee seeks a Wabash special train to Fort Wayne for the centennial celebration with a proposed $1 fare. Superintendent Gould favors the plan and supports the effort, with District Passenger Agent Thompson and the centennial committee coordinating. C S Crane in St Louis has been contacted and is expected to respond positively. The note ends with an advertisement for Timus-Post job printing.
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Peru
Wabash
Fort Wayne
E. A. Gould
Thompson
Crane
St. Louis
A Bowery Girl and Helena At Temple Shows
The Minneapolis Daily Tribune May 6 previews A Bowery Girl at Bijou with Ada Lee Bascom’s melodrama led by Clara Thropp and praised production. Robert Downing’s Helena at Temple Thursday features strong acting by Downing and Eugenie Blair. The Burglar arrives Friday, dramatizing Editha’s Burglar. Also noting Lake Erie & Western ticket sales to Atlanta for the International Exposition.
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the Daily Tribune of
Minneapolis
Temple
Bijou
Ada Lee Bascom
Williams
Mr. Williams
Clara Thropp
Miss Thropp
Robert Downing
the Temple
Vicortean Sardon
Helena
Eugenie Blair
Mr. Downing
Virginia
Neodamia
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Editha
Lord Fauntleroy
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Maysville Road
Clark
Centennial
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Ecannon
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C. B. Oakley
Perry A. Randall
Port Wayne
B. McManus
Anna Philley
Mr. Everett
South Depot
Jefferson Streets
Mergentheim
Timus-Post
Cleary
Bowery
Lake Erie & Western
Atlanta
A.C. Aurents
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