Growing into a Giant Canada Annexation Move Alarms Loyal Canadians
Reports from Montreal and Toronto December 14 describe widespread debate over Butterworths resolution for U S annexation talks. Conservative leader Taillon warns the plan grows beyond control as editors call it an insulting overture and others see potential political union implications. Erastus Wiman criticizes Butterworth move saying no sign of willingness for union exists in Canada or England.
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Montreal
Can
Butterworth
Senate
House of Representatives
Taillon
Toronto
Ont
Empire
Glote
Congress
United States
New York
Frening Post
Canada
Benjamin Butterworth
Ohio
St. Lawrence
Erastus Wiman
Mr. Butterworth
Hand Car Plunges Down Bank Killing Several Men
A hand car on the Cincinnati Northern Narrow Gauge railroad near Eden Park entrance rolled down an embankment after striking a track stone. Six railroad employees aboard were injured. foreman Tim Sullivan sustained probable fatal injuries. Others had broken bones and scalp wounds. Unclear if the stone was placed to wreck a train or fell from the cut wall.
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Crversnati
Cincinnati Northern
Stanley and Emin Bey Said Captured in Sudan News
Reports from London and Brussels claim Emin Bey and Henry M. Stanley are prisoners of the Mahdi with conflicting telegrams from Osman Digna and Belgian officials. In Commons debate, ministers said relief operations could not pause while fate of explorers remained uncertain. Prince Alexander of Hesse dies in Berury at age unknown.
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London
Henry M. Stanley
Emin Bey
Osman Digna
Loxpox
House of Commons
Lord Randolph Churchill
Emin Pasha
Mr. Stanley
Osman Digua
Khartoum
Mr. Goschen
Suakim
John Morley
Mar. Goschen
Brusseurs
Suakiin
Prince Alexander, Berury
Prince Alexander
Hesse
Grand Duke of
Ludwig
Senator Beck Visits Capitol as He Recovers
Senator Beck, convalescing at Major Goodloe’s Washington home, visited the capitol this morning. He plans to travel south next week seeking climates suited to his health and will not return before the Christmas holidays. His condition appears improved.
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Wasniscros
Beck
Major Goodloe
Washington
Capitol
Lewellen Tipped for Warsaw District Elder Post
In Neath Mancennesten Indiana the Warsaw district of the North Indiana conference M E clauieh met to nominate a presiding elder after the death of James Greer of Warsaw. A. J. Lewellen emerged as the recommended candidate with Bishop Merrill handling the appointment. In Lafayette two brothers hunting misfired a shotgun, wounding Beckner Ward when his fur cap was mistaken for a squirrel.
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Neath
Mancennesten
Ind
Warsaw
North Indiana
M. E Clauieh
James Greer
A. J. Lewellen
Merrill
Lafayette
Beckner Ward
Fire destroys Bach Bros gents outfitting store
Fire at Bach Bros gents furnishing goods store in Wabash caused by a gas jet totally destroyed the business. The rear group escaped only through the front, stock and clothing ruined, losses estimated at 20000 on stock and 1000 on the building. Insurance covered by Home New York 2000, German-American New York 1500, Connecticut Fire Hartford 1500, National Hartford 1500, Royal Liverpool 2000.
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Wanasu
Bach Bros
Home
New York
Connecticut
Hartford
National
Royal
Liverpool
Vote-buying alleged in Indiana election contest
Testimony from Payton versus John in Indiana exposes a plan to buy Black voters. Calvin Raser testifies that a group of about 47 or 48 negroes camped near his home the night before the election and were escorted to polls by John Falla Leslie Hinds Charles Stiles and Willam Brown Republicans. Ed Bullock distributed tickets and instructed them how to vote.
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Carissey
Ind
Payton
John
Calvin Raser
John Falla
Leslie Hinds
Charles Stiles
Willam Brown
Ed Bullock
Monument plan to mark historic sites in Maumee Valley
Gen. O M Poe reports to the national House on marking historic grounds and military works in the Maumee valley with granite monuments. He recommends Fort Meigs grounds purchase and lists monument costs for Put-in-Bay Fort Industry Fort Miami Fort Meigs Fallen Timbers Fort Defiance and Fort Wayne totaling the proposed sums.
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National House of Representatives
Opium Smuggling Ring Targeted Across Northwestern Border
The Pioneer Press reports U S secret service officers are pursuing a large opium smuggling conspiracy. An organized, well equipped gang operated across the northwestern border for years. A member was recently arrested in Denver, Colorado and confessed.
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St. Pawn
Minn
Pioneer Press
United States Secret Service
Denver
Col
Deaths in Week Ending December 15 1888
List of eight deaths with ages and causes including Stephen Schnurr 52 erysipelas and Daniel S Beaver 68 pneumonia. Also James Greer 65 throat disease and Susan B Colerick 30 consumption among others.
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Stephen Schnurr
Lizzie Ward
Daniel S. Beaver
James Greer
Jacob Backus
Isabella Kelly
John Doyle
Samuel W. Kimball
Susan B. Colerick
Prohibition Decision Denies Writ Against County Court
Judges Tuley and Horton rule in Land aur prohibition case that a writ against the county court is likely improper while appellate court holds jurisdiction. The circuit court chancery side takeover by a receiver ensures protection against any power usurpation during the pending case.
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Curcaco
Tuley
Horton
Landaur
Circuit Court
Appelate
Chancery
Horrific butchered birth shocks Gosnen residents
In Gosnen Indiana on Thursday night a bizarre infant was born to a respectable married woman. Officials request anonymity as the child displayed frog like features including webbed feet and fingers, no neck or spine, and a head drawn back. The body rested awkwardly on hands and feet.
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Gosnen
Ind
Annexation Question Raised in Lafayette Indiana
At a joint Lafayette city council and Linwood town board meeting a special election is set for January 22 to decide if Linnwood should remain a suburb or be annexed to the city in the Seventh ward. The petition seeks city protection and the addition would tilt the Seventh ward toward a Republican majority by ten votes.
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Lafayette
Inid
Linmwood
Linnwood
Timnwood
Seventh Ward
AFL elects officers for next year at St Louis
In St Louis on December 15 the American Federation of Labor announced its officers led by President Samuel Gompers of New York and first vice president Daniel McLaughlin. Second vice president William Martin of Pittsburgh and secretary P J McGuire of Philadelphia served with treasurer Henry Simrich of New York. Trustees named were Hugo Miller August Delabar and Josiah P Dyer. Boston won the bid to host the next annual meeting.
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St. Louis
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
New York
Daniel McLaughlin
Baidwood
Til
Wm. Martin
Pittsburg
P. J. McGuire
Philadelphia
Henry Simrich
Hugo Miller
August Delabar
Josiah P. Dyer
Boston
Prominent Minister Dies After Revival at Home
Rev. J. Light pastor of Mount Zion Church in Reavine Pennsylvania collapsed and died at his home after leading an exciting revival service. Age forty nine. He previously served congregations in Philadelphia Reading Harrisburg and other cities. He was presiding elder of the Baltimore district for four years.
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Reavine
J. Light
Mount Zion's
United Brethren
Philadelphia
Reading
Harrisburg
Baltimore
Dills Proposes A New Delegates Plan For Congressional Conventions
Hon W H Dills argues against his own prior criticism and outlines a plan to base delegates on the 1884 state vote rather than the 1886 or later tallies. He contends the scheme would empower loyal Democrats, reduce outside influence, and affect Kendallville and 1890 convention outcomes. The letter includes a county by county vote table showing proposed changes.
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the Sentinel
Judge McClellan
Allen County
Judge Lowry
LaGrange
Kendallville
McClellan
Allen
DeKalb
Noble
Stueben
Whitley
Steuben
Beth
Cates Epelele Cde Walveiaalhy
Judge McClellen
Delalb
W. H. Dias
Suits Filed Over Bank Promissory Notes
Suits begun here yesterday seek a total of 10000 from First National Bank of Escanaba and First National Bank of Marshall, with C W Waldron of Hillsdale named in the action. Other items report hog cholera outbreaks and labor changes after the Burlington strike, noting switchmen payroll shifts and ticketing trends.
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Totevo
Dee
C. W. Waldron
Hillsdale
Mich
First National Bank of Escaniba
First National Bank of Marshall
Paris Letter Describes French Bringings and Homebound Longing
Chas Lang writes from Paris in 1888 detailing a journey from Lourdes to Bordeaux, Pau, and Paris with observations on gas lamps, trains, vineyard country, and urban life. He notes France’s fluctuating public mood, religious revival, and a wish for stable government while affirming affection for America and loyalty to liberty.
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fCorrespondencre
the Sentinel
Paris
France
Lourdes
Bordeaux
Belgium
America
Pau
Europe
Ville de Paris
Americas
Lafayette
Kosciuske
Champs Elysees
Cosmopolitenutr
Atlantic
Liberty
Jvo
VF. Lane
Ditch lien foreclosure suit filed by Ely against Craw et al
Edward Ely, ditch commissioner, sues Frances E. Craw and others to foreclose a ditch lien. Attorney for the plaintiff is T. BE. Ellison.
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Edward Ely
Frances E. Craw
T. BE. Ellison
White Cap Outrage Indictments Hit Harrison County
Indiana. Dec 15 Governor Gray is informed that William B Gregory James L Lynch Lewis Jobe Daniel West Samuel Bolt John I Rawlings Floyd Morgan Charles Morgan Wm Wiseman Rueben Robertson and Charles Miller have been indicted for White Cap outrages. They are prominent Harrison County citizens. Attorney General Michener leads the prosecution. He expects 25 to 30 more indictments across southern counties and anticipates numerous convictions.
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Indianatomis
Gray
Corydon
Ind
William 8. Gregory
James L. Lynch
Lewis Jobe
Daniel West
Samuel Bolt
John I. Rawlings
Floyd Morgan
Charles Morgan
Wmn. Wiseman
Rueben Robertson
Charles Miller
Harrison County
Michener
Democrats seek to block Robertson as Indiana opening presiding officer
The Indianapolis Journal reports a political clash as Democrats may challenge Lieutenant Governor Robertson’s authority at the Senate opening. The debate centers on who calls the session, with Auditor Carr unlikely to serve and the question of asserting party consistency under changing Senate leadership and the Supreme Court’s potential rulings.
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Indianapolis Journal
General Assembly
Robertson
Senate
Jennings County
Carr
Democraticc
Supreme Court
United States
Gray
Board of Equalization
First National Bank of Kokomo planned with 100000 capital
Capitalists in Kokomo and Wabash have begun organizing a new bank to be named the First National Bank of Kokomo with 100000 capital subscribed. Richard Ruddell will be president. J. Bruner among the Wabash subscribers. bank to open between April 1 and May 1.
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Walash
Kokomo
Wabash
First National Bank of
Richard Ruddell
W. GC. Smith
B. I. Harrister
P. F E. Hoss
Milton Bell
A. P. Armstrong
King Kennedy
Myers Trial Moves From Franklin County in Tally Sheet Forgery Case
Allen O. Myers faces a change of venue in Loxpon Ohio as the tally sheet forgery case connected to Columbus elections begins here. Defense petitions dismissal for lack of jurisdiction. venue issue to be reviewed if needed after previous Columbus trial. Judge Thurman aided the prosecution in the prior Columbus proceedings.
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Loxpon
Ohio
Allen O. Myers
Columbus
Franklin County
Columba
Colmbus
Thurman
Harrison and Morton to Meet Public at Capitol Reception
Indianapolis December 13. At Mayor Denny's request the board of trade leaders arrange a public reception for General Harrison and Mr Morton from 8 to 10 PM Friday in the governor's reception rooms at the capitol. The old Harrison Miller Elam firm is dissolved. new firm Miller Elam forms.
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Inpianarous
Denny
Board of Trade
Wm. Scott
Citizens’ Committee
General Harrison
Mr. Morton
Capitol
Harrison, Miller & Elam
Miller & Elam
Boston Fire Destroys Everett Block and War Relics
A two o’clock blaze in Hyde Park's Everett block destroyed the Boston Cash market and upper stories. The third floor housed a town hall with a large war relic and oil painting collection, plus a Grand Army fair. about 2,000 items were lost. The total loss runs high with $50,000 building and $125,000 in relics.
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Boston
Everett
Hyde Park
Town Hall
A. A. Holway
Bernhamer Faces 1000 Dollar Fine In Indictment
In Indiana a laundry foreman Mr. Bernhamer must pay or work off a 1000 dollar fine plus trial costs after his term ends January 3. The federal rule makes paying a million fine as easy as four dollars, and he may be boarded out in thirty days. The joke endures that prison stripes are preferred to cash in this case.
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Ispranaromis
Ind
Michigan City
Bernhamer
New Bishop of Milwaukee Named from Lancaster
Rev. Cyrus F. Knight D D rector of St James Episcopal parish Lancaster announces his election as bishop of the Milwaukee diocese succeeding Bishop Wells. Knight, about fifty five, graduated at the General Episcopal Theological university and has served at St Marks Boston St James Hartford and St James Lancaster.
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Lancaster
Cyrus F. Knight
St. James Episcopal Parish
Milwaukee
Wells
Knight
General Episcopal Theological University
St. Marks
Boston
St. James
Hartford
Indictments Found Against Indiana White Caps
Governor receives letters from prosecutors reporting four indictments against White Caps in southern Indiana eleven defendants. Two indictments accuse attempted murder. Attorneys expect seven or eight convictions.
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Indianarouis
Indiana
Will Appeal to the Supreme Court
Lieutenant Governor Robertson of Fort Wayne said he will appeal his damage suit against Green Smith to the Supreme Court. He voiced no fault with the lower court ruling, noting it followed a Supreme Court precedent, yet remains confident of a higher court victory.
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Inxpianatoms
Ind
Robertson
Fort Wayne
Green Smith
Supreme Court
Loss of Leg Sought in Railway Damages Suit
Richard Moraine of Buoomixcroy seeks 10000 dollars in the Circuit court against the Lake Erie and Western Railway company claiming damages for the loss of a leg due to the companys negligence. The case was filed December 13.
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Buoomixcroy
Richard Moraine
Lake Erie and Western Railway Company
Baptist Chautauqua opens in Lavoure Indiana
The Baptist state assembly committee arrives in Lavoure on December 14 to conduct business for the Chautauqua. The grounds are plotted and construction starts immediately on the auditorium and other buildings.
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Lavoure
Ind
Baptist State Assembly Committee
Wabash Directors Consider Selling Railway
Invoicing at Lafayette Indiana on December 14, General McNulta and J. S. H. Wade, Wabash directors, traveled through town and discussed plans to auction the Wabash railway. They acted on information suggesting a sale may be forthcoming.
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Lafayette
Ind
McNulta
JS. H. Wade
Wabash
National banks asked for December 12 reports
The comptroller of currency has issued a call for the reports of the condition of national banks at the close of business on Wednesday December 12.
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Washington
Comptroller of Currency
A Grave and Serious Procession in Cotumpia
A Cotumpia City dispatch notes a curious scene with a physician leading a street procession toward a funeral group including a grave digger minister undertaker and hearse then a tombstone carrier. The item ends with an endorsement of Dr Sage’s Catarrh Remedy.
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Cotumpia Ciry
Anarchist with seven wives commits suicide after attack
Henry Landseidel a steel worker of Allegheny City attempted to shoot his wife at breakfast then fatally shot himself. He had been linked to anarchist circles and had seven wives, all still living.
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Henry Landseidel
Allegheny City
Collision on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Line
Reports from Wasasna and nearby mention a morning wreck on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad between a westbound passenger train and a freight train. Brooks, head brakeman, was killed. Conductor Mead injured. freight engineer badly bruised.
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Wasasna
Minn
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Brooks
Mead
Colonists
Ohio
E. L. Harper
Fidelity Bank
Cincinnati
Rome
Nice
Witman & Co
New York
Telemaque T. Timagenia
Harvard University
Mr. Jacobs
Minerva Publishing Company
Dickinson
Timayenia
Milwackie
Wis
Dee
Episcopal Convention
Diocese of
Milwaukee
C. F. Knight
E. N. Potter
Knight
St. Paul’s
St. James
Larayertr
George Marks
Thomas Dillon
H. Backmeyer
Fair Grounds
Wasash
Ind
French
Prirrsware
David A. Stewart
Carnegie, Phipps & Co
Pittsburg Locomotive Works
East End
Stevens Point
Charles Myers
Harry Sills
Chicago
al. Albus
Jack Ainsworth
John Smith
Boston
Mass
Augusta
Blaine
Joseph H. Manley
Harrison
Curcase
Frederick Maisch
Sellers
Doctor from Upper Sandusky Finds Wife in Medical Student
Dr J M McCoy arrives in the city to locate his wife who has left him for a Fort Wayne medical college student. In a public confrontation at the mayor office and later at the Gazette office the couple sparred while Mrs McCoy sought to remain free from her husband. Her family hails from Wooster and she intends to seek a divorce.
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J. M. McCoy
Upper Sandusky
The
Med
Jesse Patton
McCaskey
Fort Wayne Medical College
Neal Hardy
Sentinel
Brackenridge Street
Uper Sandusky
Gazette
Dr. McCoys
Dr. McCoy
Bright Fort Wayne Lawyer Praised as Dem Candidate
The Albion Democrat lauds W. P. Denny a young Fort Wayne lawyer now with Judge R. B. Taylor in No 34 East Berry Street. Denny, a popular Noble County instructor and University of Michigan law graduate, is considered well qualified for the assistant clerkship of the Indiana House and is expected to secure Democratic support.
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W. P. Denny
Morris & Barrett
R. 8. Taylor
East Berry Street
Albion
Ind
Tur Sentinen
Fort Wayne
State House of Representatives
Watts P. Denny
Denny
Henry Clay
Minnesota
Northwest
Rome
Noble County Normal
University of Michigan
Cleveland
Thurman
Mr. Denny
Governor Grants Postponement in Jacobs Case
Lancaster Pennsylvania December 15 Governor Beaver has granted a respite until March 13 for James H Jacobs who was slated for hanging January 9. A lunacy commission will examine his mental condition before any further action.
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Lancaster
Beaver
James H. Jacobs
Jacob
Outlook for Machinery Manufacturers in 1889
The Manufacturers' Record reports from northern and western plants a broad 1888 upswing and orders ahead into 1889. Woodworking, cotton mill, iron works, and mining machinery show unusually heavy demand, with rising interest from the south and an optimistic year to come.
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Batimore
Warsaw Water Contaminated By Oil Pollution
Warsaw residents fear Center Lake water is polluted by crude oil leaking from a storage tank. The water supply from the lake to the mains is unusable and hydrants must be abandoned for the winter. The pollution extends toward the Tippecanoe river and may have killed local fish. City council will seek immediate action to abate the nuisance.
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Warsaw
Ind
Center Lake
Tippecanoe River
New York Mahoning and Western Hopes Bridge Move by Christmas
Ottawa Ohio reports progress on the New York Mahoning and Western railroad bridge with crossing expected before Christmas and rapid work toward Fort Wayne follow up. Franklin Grant, charged with assault and battery, posted bail of 300 and remains free. locals doubt guilt and note his good reputation among railroad workers.
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Ottawa, O
New York, Mahoning and Western Railroad
Midland Railroad Company
Fort Wayne
Franklin Grant
Common Pleas Court
Bacon
Grant
Heiress Sues Brother Over Estate In Wabesh Court
Mrs. Julia Knight sues Frank Knight county surveyor and estate administrator seeking 5000 from her father Judge Knight’s estate. She was omitted from the will after living with her father years. Heirs offered a compromise which was rejected. Trial moves to Grant county on change of venue.
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Wasasu
Ind
Wabesh Circuit Court
Julia Knight
Frank Knight
Judge Knight
The
Plain Dealer
Knight
Grant County
Boston Election Sends GOP Slate to School Board
Boston voters backed the Republican slate for the school committee as all eleven seats went to their nominees. Miss Hastings was the sole existing member re-elected, and no Catholics join the new board. About 89 percent of roughly 21,300 registered women cast ballots.
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Boston
Miss Hastings
Doctor Burns in Hospital Lamp Explosion
Dr Hoppe suffered facial and hand burns when a lamp used to heat a platinum point exploded at Cincinnati hospital during an operation. The patient’s clothing also caught fire and he fled the room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
Hoppe
Fatal Fire At Mattres s and Furniture Shop
A morning blaze at Wm. Sweeney's mattress and furniture shop fatally burned Sweeney and Henry Carr and seriously injured sixteen year old Walter Macomber. The fire started when jute ignited from a gas jet and a naphtha renovating machine exploded.
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R. J
Wm. Sweeney
Sweeney
Henry Carr
Walter Macomber
Barn painter dies after 27 foot fall in Lafayette
Blucher Miller, 27, unmarried, fell from a scaffold while painting a barn and died from injuries sustained in the 27 foot fall. The incident occurred during cold weather, with Miller described as young and unwed. Pond's Extract is advertised as a remedy for chilblains, frozen limbs, stiff joints, chapped skin, hoarseness, asthma, and catarrh, noting internal and external use and cautioning against imitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavayette
Cabinet rumor from Fort Wayne questioned by judge Woods
A telegraphed report claimed Judge Woods named cabinet candidates including Mr. Blaine, seen as significant if true. Woods told a News reporter the rumor was not true. An unrelated testimonial touts Ayer s Sarsaparilla for scrofula and other ailments from W F Fowlew M D Greenville Tenn.
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Indianapolis News
Judge Woods
Harrison
Fort Wayne
Blaine
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Senator Beck
REV. Lewellen
Lafay
Eette
W. H. Dills
Jackson
Seymour
CO. C. Tsanes
Burlington
Brotherhood
GAV Paris
Chancellor Lang
Binrerison County
Wabash and
Capital Bee
Forger
Vamaratso
Charley Johnson
Hillstrom
Chesterton
Lewanon
Indiana Midland Railway Company
Ayer
Allen O. Myerhs
Kbernhamer
Lars
the Baptist Chautauqua
Hawk
Ical College
ME. W. P. Denny
Abash
W. F. Fowlew
M. D
Geenville, Tenn
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