Matthews Declares Candidacy for Indiana Governor
Claude Matthews, Indiana secretary of state, announces he will seek the Democratic nomination for governor. A letter dated April 1 confirms his candidacy and states he runs for the party as a whole, supported by farmers and broad Democratic backing across the state.
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Lexii- Nel
Claude Matthews
Indiana
Mr. Matthews
Matthews
Fort Wayne
United Press
Associated Press
Tie Sextiven
Sextine
Col. Matson
Inpiasaponis
Col
C. C Matson
Greencastle
Ind
Democratic Party
Cracpe Matthews
Farmer's Alliance
Shanklin
Nye
Niblack
Proclamations Expected for Oklahoma County Seat Sites
United States Marshal Grimes and Interior Department agents meet with Governor Seay to coordinate town site openings in the new Oklahoma territory. Boomer settlers rush toward streams near the border as official maps and plats will guide them. Cold winds intensify suffering for families camping along the lines and at the land office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eine Fisner
United States
Grimes
Interior Department
Seay
Harrison
Oklahoma
Texas
United States Land Office
Divorce case reveals two living spouses for each party
Delia Barden of Albany sues Lyman K. Barden for divorce on extreme cruelty and a temporary alimony motion shows she has two living husbands while Barden claims one husband remains alive. She formerly married Lewis Osborne in 1877 and says he disappeared after six months. Osborne is alleged to be alive in New York.
Barden Claims Void Marriage Voidable Claim
Barden argues that his marriage to the plaintiff was void and seeks a ruling to affirm its lack of validity. The filing contends the union should be considered null from inception, seeking formal recognition of the void status.
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Barden
Harrison and Alger Compete for Nomination in Midwest Clash
A Republican conference at the Grand Pacific hotel discussed Harrison's renomination with opposition nearly settled. Senator Allison backed Harrison and yielded Iowa votes for a cabinet post, while Senator Cullom's withdrawal followed a similar bargain. Alger remains the lone Western challenger as Michigan factions rally against him.
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Cheaco
Grand Pacific Hotel
Harrison
Allison
Sawyer
Iowa
Judge Blodgett
Jesse Spaulding
Cullom
Alger
Michigan
Miss Belle Rosseau Dies of Consumption in Warsaw
Telegrams report the death of Miss Belle Rosseau in her Warsaw home from consumption. Daughter of ex-treasurer John Rosseau she lived in the city years ago as cashier for Foster Furniture. Also noted are deaths of Mrs. Ed Lipsett, Mrs. Jane McKenzie, Mrs. Sarah Steffelbien, and scarlet fever cases linked to Mrs. J W Hover family, with Donnie Hover the surviving child.
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Belle Rosseau
Warsaw
John Rosseau
Kosciuseo County
Foster Furniture Company
Ed Lipsett
Jane McKenzie
James Short
West
Jefferson Street
Scotland
Sarah Steffelbien
County Infirmary
Ohio
Ora
J. W. Hover
Denver
Col
Donnie
Quay Harrison Rift Prompts Reelection Doubts
A Philadelphia dispatch reports a widening split between Senator Quay and President Harrison over renomination. Quay opposes party harmony efforts while Harrison questions seeking renomination, implying he may step aside. Wannamaker, Bingham, ONeill, and Reyburn urged peace but were rebuffed.
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New York
Philadelphia
Quay
Harrison
Wannamaker
Bingham, O'Neill
Reyburn
Blaine
Mystery of New York Train Robbery Cleared Up
April 1 report from Lare Pomo Cala says George Holden of New York identified $8000 in securities stolen last November tied to Oliver Curtis Perry, who posed as a cattle dealer on the New York Central train. Pinkerton detectives recovered bonds and jewelry. Perry spent the cash.
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Lare Pomo
Cala
George Holden
New York
Holden
Oliver Curtis Perry
New York Central
Curtis
Tolden
Pinkerton
Perry
Cyclone Rips Brookston Texas Wrecks Town
A cyclone swept through Brookston Texas Sunday night destroying nearly every building. Ten people were killed and three seriously injured, with widespread damage reported in surrounding areas. The storm path was about a mile wide and a hailstorm followed, harming vegetation and fruit crops.
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Cappo
J. T
Brookston
Texas
Tragedy in Wiltshire as Jealousy Sparks Fatal Shootings
A man named Hamilton killed Henry Richards in Wiltshire after a dispute over a love interest. A pursuit ended in Hamilton shooting Police Sergeant Maldin before capture. Lizzie Adams is seriously distressed by the events as authorities guard the jail. Valparaiso features four municipal tickets in the field: Republican, Democratic, Citizen's and People's.
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Lospes
Wiltshire
L Louis Hamilton
Henry Richards
Lizzie Athans
Tramilton
Sargeant Maldin
Hamilton
Lizzie Adams
Valparaiso
Republican
Democratic
Citizen's
People's
Orphans' Home band honored amid G A R reception
Governor Chase addressed a reception at the New Aveline praising Indiana's Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home. The Knightstown band received a mounted banner from the Tacittes auxiliary of the Union Veteran Legion as Mayor Zollinger and Governor Gray attended. Bands played national airs and many G A R members visited Princess rink reception. The encampment planned funds for a monument at the capitol south portico chosen by Governor Hovey.
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TP. Chase
Aveline
Knightstown
Tacittes’ Auxiliary
Union Veteran Legion
A. Zollinger
James J. Graham
Teac
Dell Randall
Chase
Indiana
Grand Army of the Republic
Washington
Indiana Legion
Graham
Knightstown Orphans
Gray
Walker
G. A. R. Posts
Sons of Veterans
the Rifles
Zollinger Battery
Morton Hall
Fort Wayne
Laura Hess
Wabash
Lydia Hackleman
Rushville
Ida §. McBride
Elkhart
Gorsline
Vocal Relief Corps
Capitol
Hovey
Grand Army
Princess Rink
Randall Ball
Campfiire
Gart Shober
Assembly
Ryan
Huntington Quartette
Pos. Bush
LT. Cast
J. H. Brown
TL. Gi. Wiese
Evansville
John Walmer
Warner
Ohbio
Eaton
Michigan
Ife
Mississippi Valley
Irant
Appomattox
Mr. Eaton
Teresa Ryan
Bon. Walker
Suance River
Bald Meaded Glee Club
Col
John Newton
Department of Indiiana
Ao Raneau Hall
Jil Ro Stormont
James T. Johnson
Gal W. Stormont
Cape
Blair
Inttiana
G A R Encampment Highlights Indiana Relief Corps Roles
Fort Wayne hosts unit events with the Women's Relief Corps meeting at Baptist Tabernacle. Sion S. Bass’s birth of the corps in 1884 spurs Indiana department organization. 150+ corps support soldiers and families. Officers elected. Evansville named next meeting site. Public notices cover pensions, home for veterans, and charitable work aligned with G A R goals.
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Women's Relief
Laura B. Hess
Women's Relief Corps
Baptist Tabernacle
Sion S. Bass
Woman's Relief Corps, No
Fort Wayne
Lois 8. Holbrook
Toledo
Ohio
National
Kate B. Sherwood
M. Jennie Graham
Nancy Mason
Lottie Bickford
D. B. Strope
Anna Weldon
Nettie Borden
Lydia A. Brooks
Gorsuch
South Bend
Flora Walsehner
Indianapolis
Agnes Hitt
Jennie Myerhoff
Evansville
Melissa Caylor
Noblesville
Belle S. Bishoy
Brazil
Lucia Kintz
Sallie Mighland
Mary E. McElwain
Terre Wante
Jennie Harraman
Union City
Lucy Coleman
Elhart
Laura Lower
North Manchester
Agusta Pawer
Mary Grant
Attica
Anna Gresham
Fredericksburg
Sallie Dorsey
Princeton
Laura Edman
Peru
Amanda Jones
Mina Alley
Eliza J. Cochran
Nancy A. Trigg
Madison
Anna E. Haymond
Shelbyville
Nettie Duncan
Greenfield
Dora E. Lyman
Girard
Melissa Harvey
Kewanna
Fannie E
Hess
Indiana
Oreand Army
Women’s Relief Corps
Ida McBride
Judge McBride
Elkhart
Tatra Hess
Wabash
Princess Rink
A. Ro
R.S. Robertson
Miles
Comrades In Arms
Adana
Farwell
Win Bush
Leach
Teresa Ryan
Jim
Steadman McCann
Ryan
Newton
Sons of Veterans
James R. Carnahan
Muncie
Department
Council of Administration
Ida §. McBride
Ella D. Zinn
Carrie Harper
Mary Tousley
Elizabeth Miller
Councellor
Jatura Hess
Julia Conklin
Westfield
Mattie K. Grill
Carrie Francis
Waterloo
Minnie Brown
Abash
Sarah Knight
Anderson
Freeluve Elam
Valparaiso
Sallie Hoagland
Weeting
Bloody Scenes Near T A Ranch Battle in Wyoming
Narrative reports from April 12 to 19 describe a large armed clash in Wyoming with Nate Champion and about fifty men surrounded by rustlers led by Fred Hesse and Charles Ford. Gunfire totaled hundreds of shots as deputies and sheriffs pursued fugitives across Johnson Converse and Platte river areas, with multiple wounded and several killed.
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Dovenras
Wyo
Kid Donnelly
Powder River Crossing
Antelope Springs
Douglas
Caspar Road
Powder River
Caspar
Nate Champion
Ray
Donnelly
Doretas
Angus
Johnson County
Converse County
Platte River
Wye
Riverside
Destructive Mississippi Flood Drowns Many in Columpus Area
Reports from Columpus and St Wixcost Milne describe extensive flood damage along the Tombigbee and Butahatchie rivers. More than a hundred African Americans are presumed drowned, cattle losses mount, bridges are swept away, and towns Mt Vincent and Emerson face rising flood waters as the 1876 flood threat persists.
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Columpus
Miss
Here
Tombigbee
J. D. Hutcherson
St. Wixcost
Milne
Mt. Vincent
Emerson
Fire devastates Italian quarter in Chicago near Clark and Taylor
A morning blaze originating in a saloon swept Chicago's Italian quarter near Clark and Taylor streets, leaving fourteen families homeless. Five buildings were destroyed with losses over 4000 dollars as seventy residents evacuated in a panic and several people suffered smoke effects. No fatalities reported.
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Clark and
Taylor Streets
Spanereco
Obie
St Louis Cotton Exchange censures Agriculture dept over reports
At a special meeting the St Louis Cotton Exchange passed resolutions censuring the Agriculture Department for issuing unreliable reports on corn, wheat and cotton distribution and consumption. They urge congressional representatives to shield producers from such government reports.
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St. Louis
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Tragic double death reported in St Latis area and Kentucky
Yesterday evening in Lextoeton Kentucky a man shot himself in the head with a forty four revolver after despondency. In St Latis Missouri Capt Jacob A Dorshener dies of cancer at age fifty two. Funeral for Capt Dorshener to be held at his daughter’s residence 83 Tillie Street at 160. The text notes ill health and a despondent state as possible motive and mentions unrelated local notes about a house built in Lakeside and a violin reference.
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St. Latis
Noc. Cave
Lextoeton
Jacob A. Dorshener
Finneral
Tillie Street
Phe Dleesaed
City Hall bids opened for building material choice
Bids for a new municipal building were opened in the council chamber. Contractors offered options with pressed brick and stone trim or all stone, but the committee awarded the contract to Christian Boseker for $57,489 with Michigan stone planned.
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City Hall
Council Chamber
Michigan
Amherst
Berea
Portage
Bedford
C. Boseker
George Jaap
AIR Stone
J. M. Henry
Fred Miller
William Moellering
Chas. A. Moses
Chicago
Christian Boseker
Michigan Stone
Courts Grind On With Little Interest On Trial
Justice France marries Webster Miller and Ella M Scott. Anna Yager sues for divorce from Jacob Yager. Daniel Ryan attorney. Several couples licensed to wed including Wm Townsend with Anna A. Ryan Henry Stenner and Mary Scar Edward Hugehard and Harriet Pape Webster Miller and Ella M Scott. A man named John Williams arrested on Fairfield avenue with six rings. held on suspicion. April circuit term opens next week with 238 civil cases. jury selection underway. Judge Ryan handles multiple cases including possession, fast driving and assault. Phillip Miller vs Pennsylvania RR for 10000 damages set for April 25.
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Justice France
Webster Miller
Ella M. Scott
Anna Yager
Jacob Yager
Daniel Ryan
Wm. Townsend
Anna A. Ryan
Henry Stenner
Mary Scar
Edward Hugehard
Harriet Pape
John Williams
Fairfield Avenue
Gardner
Justice Ryan
Henrietta Thompson
Julia A. Slagley
Bernhardt Deutschman
Catherine Bogers
Daniel
Mary Bowen
S. Ohnhouse
Jackson Township
August Gerard
J. D. McCormick
Eliza Spelt
Non Ireland
Edgerton
Henry W. Tapp
August Wedler
Guarnishee
Phillip Miller
The
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pestilence and Famine Strain Exposition Mills Slums
Describes two hundred rough frame houses and extreme poverty in Exposition Mills district with deaths from pneumonia fever and measles. Dr Hawthorne compares misery to large cities. Obituary notes Perry township pioneer Adam Rudisill died aged 71 and funeral held at his farm. John Dalman sells feed business at 167 Fairfield Avenue to C Jaeger & Co.
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Atants
Gra
Exposition Mills
New York
Dr. Hawthorne
John Dalman
C. Jaeger & Co
Fairfield Avenue
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Fairmount
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George Koch
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H.W. Makepeace
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Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad
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Manshfield, Wis
Department of Wisconsin
Tombizhee River
Pamglres
Jerry
St. Louis Cotton Exchange
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Lakeside
Georgia
Wallen
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