Sherman Nomination Hope Cited In 1880 Chicago Talk
An Indianapolis interview with Colonel W R Holloway recalls Garfield’s remark that he aimed for Sherman’s nomination at the 1880 Republican convention. The piece also notes a Supreme Court appeal over the 1895 apportionment act and a Populist split at Indiana’s Farmers Mutual Benefic association, plus Criticism of Mayor Taggart over civil service reforms and staff replacements.
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Supreme Court
Taggart
Indianapolis
Tinplate
W. R. Holloway
Chicago
Garfield
Robert G. Ingersoll
Holloway
Sherman
Sullivan Circuit Court
Farmers’ Mutual Benefic Association of
Indiana
C. A. Robinson
Thomas Taggart
Denny
Civil Service Board
State Civil Service Commission
Teen Girl Ends Life After Accusations In Indiana Street
In Terre Haute on October 24 a 15 year old girl named Mia Duncan swallowed strychnine on her way to school. Two men saw her collapse and carried her to Albert P. Dann's home before dying. Her parents blame a young man who she said had ruined her, saying the distress drove her to suicide.
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Terre Haute
Woodlawn Cemetery
North Third Street
Albert P. Dann
Mia Duncan
John Duncan
Duncan
Spire Its
Masonic Grand Council Meeting Adjoins Royal Arch Chapter
Indianapolis reports the fortieth annual meeting of Indiana's Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters closed with a strong address from Illustrious Grand Commander Long and officers' reports. Election of officers followed before adjournment and the Royal Arch grand chapter convened. Also, a man named James Smith, a tombstone dealer, lost his left arm after being struck by a train wheel while attempting to jump aboard a Fort Wayne line train at Muskingum.
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Indianapolis
Grand Council of Royal
Masonic Order
Indiana
Royal Arch Grand Chapter
James Smith
Fort Wayne
Cincinnati
Joouisville Road
Arrested Edwin Porter Leads to Web of Aliases
Edwin Porter, held on sensational charges in Peoria Illinois, used multiple names including F. H. Clifford and Harry P. Gros. He claimed to be a millinery drummer. Authorities in Galesburg found letters showing a wife in Peoria and another wife in Erie Pennsylvania, with correspondence to the alias Gray.
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Gray
Erie, Pa
Tinplate Men Seek Tariff Protection
Anderson reports tinplate manufacturers from the district have left for Pittsburg to collect statistics for Congress. They aim to persuade higher protection, arguing the industry’s future depends on tariff action. They contend U.S. makers now compete with Welsh firms despite current low production costs. Prices for steel rose from 18 to 28.
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Anderson
Pittsburg
Congress
Woman Injured After Wagon Jolt in City Crossing
A wagon entering the city struck a street crossing causing Mrs. Kephart to fall to the pavement. She, described as quite large, was rendered unconscious by the impact and diagnosed with a concussion of the spine after a quick examination.
Typhoid Fever Raging in Frankfort City and County
An epidemic of typhoid fever is raging in Frankfort and surrounding county with over 150 reported cases. Schools in several communities are closed as teachers and many pupils fall ill. deaths are reported daily across the area.
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Frankfort
Glass works employee injured in buggy accident
Madison reports Harry Wheeler of the Thomas Evans glass works was thrown from a buggy when his overcoat caught on the single tree. Dragged several blocks before the horse was stopped, Wheeler sustained extensive cuts and bruises. Physicians doubt his recovery.
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Madison
Harry Wheeler
Thomas. Evans Glass Works
20 Per Cent Of Her Claim Awarded In Damages
The jury in the Reinier versus Johnson County board of commissioners case awarded S Josephine Reinier three thousand dollars after ten days of trial. She seeks fifteen thousand for injuries from a bridge fall into Indian creek near Franklin two years ago.
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Shelbyville
S Josephine Reinier
Board of Commissioners of
Johnson County
Indian Creek
Franklin
Train collision at Fritchton injures passengers
In Vincennes on Oct 24 passenger train No 9 struck a freight train at Fritchton on the Baltimore and Ohio. Engineer Quirk leapt clear as his engine wrecked and the cab rooled. No passengers died though several were slightly hurt. The caboose and three box cars burned. In Anderson on Oct 23 J D Yeo of Elwood pleaded guilty to shooting his wife and child. released as judge ruled him not sane.
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Vincennes
Fritchton
Baltimore and Ohio
Quirk
Anderson
J. D. Yeo
Elwood
Ellison
Michigan City Man Drops Dead in Worcester Church
Rev. William Gordon aged 87 from Michigan City Indiana visiting his daughter in Worcester dropped dead last night during a prayer meeting at Grace M E Church. Ephram T Bond an 84 year old Chicago pioneer died while kneeling in prayer in his bedroom صباح.
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Michigan City
Worcester
Mass
William Gordon
Ind
Grace M. E. Church
Ephram T. Bond
Chicago
Dam no International Question
Minneapolis reports that building the Rainy river dam at Rat Portage Ont may raise the lake level by four feet. It could flood 60,000 acres of United States land while Canadian shores remain high and largely unaffected.
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Minneapolis
Rainy River
Rat Portage
Ont
United States
The Actress Breaks Up Hawkins Elopement Plot
Mrs John Hawkins of Niagara Falls pursued by detectives in Cleveland after following her husband and a vaudeville actress. Read as an alleged ruse to blood Hawkins and seize his money, with the actress deserting Hawkins here and detectives gaining an intimation of the scheme.
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Hawkins
Cleveland
John Hawkings
Niagara Falls
Train Wreck Near Max Meadows Kills Three Bristol Men
A fast through freight on the Norfolk and Western road was wrecked three miles west of Max Meadows by a herd of cattle. Engineer George O'Neill Fireman C P Lindawood and Front Brakeman Ed Houston of Bristol Tennessee were instantly killed. Conductor Lewis Moore and two other brakemen were seriously injured.
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East RaAvronp
Norfolk and Western
Max Meadows
George O'Neill
C. P. Lindawood
Ed Houston
Bristol
Tenn
Lewis Moore
Bold Jail Break In Waukesha Delivers Escapes
WAUKESHA Oct 24 A bold jail delivery occurred as Patrick Girarde alias Bailey and John O'Brien alias Red John escaped while awaiting burglary trials. They secured a saw and cut six iron bars of the southwest jail window on the second floor.
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Waukesha
Patrick Girarde
Bailey
John O’brien
Red John
Nine High School Pupils Injured in Delta Fire
A Delta Indiana dispatch to the Omaha Bee reports a high school building burned and nine pupils were injured. Details on injuries and cause were not available in the fragment. The incident occurred in Delta and the report notes a special Bee dispatch.
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Omaha
The
Bee
Delta
Weather outlook for Iowa Illinois Indiana and Michigan
WASHINGTON Oct. 24 Weather indications for twenty four hours from 8 pm yesterday show warmer weather in Iowa with southwest winds. Upper Michigan and Wisconsin expect fair skies and warmer temperatures with westerly winds. Illinois Indiana and Lower Michigan are forecast fair with westerly winds and a slowly rising temperature through this evening.
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Wasilington
Iowa
Upper Michigan
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Lower Michigan
The Markets in New York and Chicago
The New York market report shows money on call at 2 percent, with various officer rates for mercantile paper and bonds, and sterling exchange firm with quoted bankers bills. Chicago Board of Trade quotations cover wheat, corn, oats, abbreviated Park and lard futures, and produce pricing. Live stock at Union Stock Yards lists cattle and hog prices and day’s receipts, with ranges for steers, cows, feeders, and calves.
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New York
Prime Mercantile
Sterling Exchange
United States
Chicago
Board of Trade
Burbanks
Cak
Union
Texas
Contemplations on Talent Pride and Comfort
The passage urges honoring one’s talents and resisting pride, noting how sleep and waking reason diverge. It discusses how social influence shapes thought, the quest for comfort versus duty, and the danger of prioritizing self comfort over honesty and debts. It argues prudence supports benevolent restraint and personal standards.
Goulds Clever Telegraph Trick At Political Convention
A crony recalls Jay Gould outsmarting a telegraph operator during a political convention. An idle operator faked a taunting message from the hall, but Gould detected the ruse, had him fetch the address of Pinner & Co, and then proceeded to demonstrate telegraph mastery. The operator fled, unable to sustain the deception.
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Jay Gould
C Gould
Gould
Blank
Pinner & Co
Msg
Rice replaces potatoes says Syrian cook in New York
Mme Hanna Korany of Syria, in the United States a year, urges Americans to eat rice instead of potatoes. She explains how rice should be washed multiple times, then cooked with butter, added water, and simmered until tender without stirring, to achieve a perfect result.
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Mme
Hanna Korany
Syria
Yok Papers
Youngster's Three Day Ordeal Ends With Safe Return
Mt. Carmel Pa family rejoices as two year old Jacob Wydon is found alive after vanishing three days in a deep mountain forest while picking wildflowers. Search parties combed the woods through day and night until the child, frightened by a thunderstorm, began running and was finally located safe.
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Jacob Wydon
Mt. Carmel
Miner finds dying man and returns him to parents
A man lay unconscious on a miner path and was found by miners who carried him back to his parents. He remains in a dying condition for a time but is believed to recover.
Considine Rejects Kerry Tenant Prospect Over Rich Grass
A landlord Considine boasts of estate care in Ireland as a Kerry man visits to rent a farm. Considine doubts suitability noting the grass grows so fast a heifer could vanish at night. The Kerry man retorts that in parts of Kerry a heifer could vanish even more easily in the dark.
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Ireland
Considine
Kerry
Sercely
Won the Old Man's Heart
A young suitor boldly asks the father for his blessing by proposing to marry his daughter. The father tests him by asking about family support, and the youth bluntly inquires how many children exist. After a tense moment they reach an amicable understanding.
Fog creating powder used by Germans in war
The text describes a chemical fog device called fog create, developed by a German inventor Keihm. It is deployed against troops, creating a dense haze and causing coughing fits among soldiers, making it a deadly psychological and physical weapon.
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Keihm
Government buys priceless manuscript collection records
The government holds a vast manuscript collection valued at about $400,000, including Jefferson, Hamilton, and Monroe papers bought at $20,001 each and Washington and Franklin items. The 74 volumes cover Continental Congress, Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, Hamilton, Madison and Monroe. Stored in Washington, they are guarded and preserved as fragile national treasures.
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Jfferson
Hamilton
Monroe
Continental Congress
Washington
Hints for Housekeepers from Frugal Kitchen Tips
Practical household tips on preserving oranges and lemons, eliminating door creaks with oil and a feather, washing tumblers before use, preventing icing spread on cakes with a dredged ear, countering stove odors with salt, soaking bowls after flour and eggs, chilling hot dishes in salted water, storing tea and coffee in glass jars, and avoiding strong odors near butter or bacon.
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Irens
Curious Facts From Old Time News
A collection of disparate items notes smoking restrictions for football trainees, dynamite power eight times gunpowder, 1562 fish course practice, Japan’s census showing 41 089 940, Franck’s population rise stall, cable messages crossing the Atlantic in about three seconds, a racehorse covering twenty to twenty four feet per bound, and the Bel Telephone Company paying 23106 dollars 06 in dividends over twelve years.
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Japan
Franck
Atlantic Ocean
Bel Telephoe Company
Lord Salisbury Mocked as Crank at Monte Carlo Casino
An article recalls an incident at a Monte Carlo Casino where Lord Salisbury, then prime minister of England, was refused entry after being asked about his occupation. He and Lady Salisbury preferred not to view casino fees, and he faced loud laughter and a ban due to perceptions of cranks and wanderers.
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Lord Salisbury
Lord
Lady Salisbury
Beaulia
Monte Carlo
Marchinay
England
Feet Used as Hands in Hindoo Labor Methods
In Indian towns, butchers, shoemakers, carpenters and wood turners use the feet to handle and manipulate objects. The Hindoo foot differs anatomically, with great toe mobility and wide toe separation, enabling skilled work while seated in a squat posture. This foot design aids hands in tasks, reflecting cultural labor practices and anatomy.
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India
Worsening Sicilian Peasants Faces Taxation and Slavery
A harsh portrait of Sicily underclass life describes heavy taxes, widespread corruption, and land ownership by noble elites. Peasants rent land in fractions, pay exorbitant taxes, lose most crops, and face credit bondage. The piece compares Sicilian labor to Chinese laborers in luxury, claiming agriculture is ruined and peasants are enslaved by capitalists.
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Sicily
Rome
Padrono
A Man of New Ideas in Pension Contention
Representative Mercer of Nebraska cites a Auburn citizen card labeled a good one-hore law yer and lists fresh lawyerly definitions. He quotes critiques from the Washington Post on lawyers honesty, pensions, and the perils of going to law, noting the need to check a pension status the next day.
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Mercer
Nebraska
Auburn
Supreme Court
Mst
Benigno Numine
Merver
Washington Post
Mad Whirl of Speculation Grips Oil Fields
An 1832 1833 era frenzy sweeps Pennsylvania oil regions with rapid trades and large sums changing hands. Prices skyrocket from cents to dollars as companies issue fractional interests and speculation runs day and night across Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
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Pennsylvania
Vilelds
Moencno
Philatethia
Pittsburg
The Telephone in Russia Scares Prisoners into Confession
A Odessa police inspector used a central telephone to threaten a prisoner with the machine’s truth finding to extract a confession. The ruse succeeded when the thief admitted the robbery under pressure, the exhibit of a fearsome device.
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Russia
Odessa
Havinz
Ismno Smolanski
Corn's Financial School and Related Works Ad
W H Harvey texts advertise Con's Financial School in paper and cloth editions with prices from 25 to 160 cents. The Aero Data volume on Corn and the combined Corn's Financial School with Coin Up To Date are offered, with reviews urging readers to study money and economics. Times-Post, Fort Wayne, asks for price reviews.
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Con
Financial School
W.H. Harvey
Vrice
W. H Harvey
Chicago
Corin’s Financial School
United States
Times-Post
Fort Wayne
W. H. Harvey
Harvey-Laughlin
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Col. Holloway
Indiana Select Masons
Nancy Kep
New York Financial
Joisy Gould
Tarrs
Thoss
Island of
Man
Gis
Faultless Chemical Co
Baltimore
Hamilton National Bank
ES McCulloch
John Mohr
Pennsylvania Station
Incs
Central Time
F Wayne
N.Y
Boston
WEST
Cago Express
Neg Coucago Mail
Eastern Express
Ocr’ Preight
da Iy
Baggayne
A ‘. Johnston
B. F. Horner
Ft. Wayne
Louisville
Lake Erie & Western Railroads
Comneraville
New Castile
Rushville
Canada
Port
KANT
New York and Boston Limited
Voledo Express
Atlantic Express
Lafayette Accom'n
Pacific Express
Kansas City Express
Lafayette Accon
St. Louis Limited
Mort Wayne
Andianapotis
Heatasapolis
Lalatela Ge
New York Palace
Arand Rapids and
Grand Rapids
North
Richmond
J.C. Peltier
Undertaker
West Wayne St
Wakinnia
Fort Wayne, Inn
East Berry Street
Times- Post
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