France and Russia declared alliance mood on war risk
Paris dispatch reports French editors praising Russian sympathy for Marshal MacMahon death and czarist thanks to Carnot. The piece notes growing French confidence in republic stability and military strength as crowds cheer Vive la Russie while recalling 1870 fervor. Also available is a maritime note: the steamer Miowera wreck rescue details and coal jettison to aid buoyancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Marshal MacMahon
Carnot
Toulon
France
Ehashed
de ‘Tighdagren
Mary
Russia
Baslin
Atlantic
Abele
Joidere
de ¢ Biglaia
Young highwaymen verdicts and estate contest in two reports
A jury convictes four defendants labeled young highwaymen for abducting Emma Street the orphan girl and robbing her of a small sum. Sentences include two years in Michigan City prison and a year for two other defendants with reform school detention for one and a $250 fine. In a separate item, Edger H Buttman of Key West Florida dies leaving large property to Mrs M K Weaver while an Emma Mayrick Stillman from Washington, D C contests the will claiming marriage to the deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Welch
Michigan City
Willis Aéeisner
Elmer Stailey
Reform School
Plainfield
Teddy Sullivan
Welch
Stailey
Emma Street
Iris
Exxasan
Ind
Edger H. Buttman
Key Wear
Fls
M. K. Weaver
Stillman
Emma Mayrick Stillman
Washington, D. C
Weaver
Miowera Wreck at Honolulu Harbor Mouth
San Francisco reports from Honolulu dated Oct 11 describe the Canadian-Australian steamer Miowera as a total loss after striking a reef at the harbor entrance on Oct 2. Despite efforts that night, the vessel could not be pulled off and passengers were moved two days later without incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Honolulu
Fire at Centlivre's brewery narrowly averted
A midweek blaze at the Centlivre brewery northeast of the city started in the furnace area when pitch caught fire. Workers and the boiler room were quickly fought back by hoses and city fire department alarms, with total damage about $100, insured. No serious injuries reported as flames neared the main building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centlivre
Saloon tax sparks dispute between Whiting and East Chicago
In Northwest Indiana a Lake County injunction halts East Chicago prosecutions of Whiting saloonkeepers under a two mile limit tax. Whiting residents fear annexation moves and potential loss of land while opposing the $150 yearly tax on Whiting saloon licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whiting, Ind
Chicago
Waittine
Ind
Gillette
Lake County
East Chicago
Whiting
Indiana
John Brush Aims to Head Western Baseball League
John T Brush is alleged to lead a plan to form a western baseball league with Chicago meetings on October 25. Milwaukee Detroit Toledo Minneapolis Omaha Kansas City and possibly St Paul Columbus and Grand Rapids named as attendees. Salary cap set at 1500 to 1800 dollars yearly. Brush vows a strong club for the opening season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Igpia Napouie
John T. Brush
Chicago
Milwaukee
Detroit
Toledo
Minneapolis
Omaha
Kansas City
St. Paul
Columbus
Grand Rapids
Brush
Trenton Battle Monument Unveiled In Grand Ceremony
Trenton New Jersey October 19 A grand unveiling marks the completed monument honoring the Trenton battle. A 150 foot shaft supports a Washington statue by William O Donovan atop a 13 foot figure. The elaborate bronze monument includes Eakins reliefs and historic scenes with access by electric elevator. Ground broken 1891 with corner stone laid December 26 1891 anniversary of the battle.
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Trenton
N. J
Washington
New York
Pennington Road
Alexander Hamilton
Warren Street
Brunswick Road
Princeton
William Rudolph O' Donovan
O’donovan
Smithsonian Institute
John Russell
Marblehead
Blair McClenacan
Philadelphia
O'Donovan
Delaware
William Washington
James Monroe
Colonel Knox
Captain Hamilton
Thomas Eakins
Karl H. Niehaas
Bradley
Connecticut
Bali
von Losberg
Pennsylvania
Coal Mines Near Bra zil Ind Reopen Under Chicago Buyers
The Weaver Getz coal mines near Bra zil Indiana, closed since spring, will resume within days after a Chicago stock company bought the property. Weaver and Getz remain managers and a company member is in Bra zil paying debts. Opening promises 600 jobs, easing idle time and reviving Center Point’s commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazi
Ind
Weaver- Getz Company
Chicago
Weaver
No Time for Funerals as Paris Fetes Honor Russians
Paris faces a clash between national mourning and celebratory fetes for Russian visitors. Gounod and Marshal MacMahon died in the last two days, yet public funerals are deferred while crowds revel in a Russian fleet visit and a planned name changes campaign. President Carnot plans a Toulon trip, and Paris contemplates renaming the Jaureguiberry ironclad Le Czar of La Russie amid patriotic display.
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Paris
Gounod
France
Marshal MacMahon
Duke of
Magenta
Charles Francis Gounod
Faust
Carnot
Toulon
Baron de Mohrenheim
M. N. Dupey
M. Devell
Talon
le Czar
la Russie
MacMahon
Hyers
Choked to Death During Surgery at St Josephs Hospital
Patrick Kanaley of Jordan died on the operating table at St Josephs hospital Syracuse after a sponge used to clear mucus lodged in his throat. Coroner C S Roberts opened an investigation as doctors attempted to remove the sponge and perform a tracheotomy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sygacust
Patrick Kanaley
Jordan
St. Joseph's Hospital
Khealey
C. S. Roberts
Kanaley
Syracuse
Cemetery Destroyed By Storm In Maryland
Weems fire steamer officers report a cemetery on Solomon's Island near a Methodist Episcopal church was badly washed away in Friday's storm. Graves and tombstones toppled as water neared the edge, surfaces vanished, many coffins exposed, graves buried by rising tides.
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Baltimore
Weems
Solomon's Island
Storm Uncovers Buried Coffins on Beach
As the storm subsided the earth tore open revealing coffins broken and corpses exposed on the shoreline with scattered grave attire among the debris.
No Truth In It On Silver Repeal Petition
Washington October 19 The Post United Press reports a senate finance committee meeting included claims by Voorhees about administration aims. He denies any such discussion, calling the statement a pure figment and noting other senators present would confirm. Teller says he heard of the claim but found no truth in it.
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Washincrox
Pine Ridge Indian Agency
Pine Ridge
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Tulalip
Washington
Interior Department
Wasuixeton
the Post
United Press
The
Post
Senate Finance Committee
Voorhees
Senate
Ohio
Sherman
New Jersey
McPherson
Iowa
Allison
Teller
Burglar Caught After Safe-Blow At Oak Harbor Lumber
Sheriff Clausmeier and Deputy Harrod captured 16 year old William Adams at Edgerton after he blew open the Oak Harbor Coal and Lumber Company safe and stole 189 dollars. He is jailed with attorney J B Harper. Also brought in was Arthur Mead, a turkey thief from Edgerton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Adams
Edgerton
Payne
Sheriff's Office
J. B. Harper
Arthur Mead
Love of a Mother Ends in Child Punishment Complaint
Mrs. Margaret Houtz filed an affidavit against Rev. John Rettig, superintendent of the Reformed Orphans Home, accusing cruel treatment and overwork of her daughter Bessie. A warrant was issued and Rettig will answer the charges. supporters defend his care as proper and home like. Justice France later dismissed the suit upon call.
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Margaret Houtz
Office of
Justice France
John Rettig
Reformed Orphans Home
Bessie
Rev. Rettig
Houtz
Sentinen
Bluffton
Feeble Minded Home to Expand as Student Population Grows
Alexander Johnson, superintendent of the Fort Wayne Home for Feeble Minded Children, visits to settle state funds for maintenance. A 160 acre farm near the home will house about twenty boys and thirty cows, saving about $3,000 yearly on milk while adding capacity for twenty more children. The home now has 454 pupils, the largest in its history, with 50 to 60 more applications pending. County quotas and representation are under discussion as several counties have minimal or no placements.
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San Francisco
Cal
Fair
Charles Fair
Lindianapolis News
Alexander Johnson
Fort Wayne
Johnson
Baptist Ordination Service Endorses Covington
A council ordination at the Baptist church included representation from Warsaw Pleasant Lake Churubusco Columbia City Fort Wayne and Huntington. Rev G W Conley moderated and J W Minnich was clerk. Thos E Covington faced examination and plans to join the gospel ministry under the American Baptist Home Missionary Society. James Madden sold his plumbing business to James B Crow & Co of Chicago.
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Baptist Church
Warsaw
Pleasant Lake
Churubusco
Columbia City
Fort Wayne
Huntington
G.W. Conley
J. W. Minnich
Thos. E Covington
D. W Baader
Stephen A. Northrop
J. H. Dame
Covington
American Baptist Home Missionary Society
West
On the Pleasance and a Marriage Proposal Tale
A fragmented humorous letter from Cucago dated Oct 8 recounts a pickpocket mistaken identity, a flirtation at a crowded event, and a dramatic marriage proposal to Magnolia. The writer recalls Chicago figures, the Ferris wheel, theater critique, and plans to return to a prior overcoat as weather cools.
Mayor and a pale visitor seek audience amid a faded stage farce
A man in a quiet, well dressed appearance asks for an audience with the mayor. The exchange hints at desire to oppose stage theatrics with legit drama and notes the mayor’s limited audience. Tears fall as the narrator reflects on luck and a dab of street crime in a world of faded fortunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Isaacs
Unread Sunday Paper Disappears From Desk
Fragmentary text notes a missing Sunday paper from a desk pocket after ties had been separated and the inside kept area was emptied. The snippet hints at a disrupted routine with no further details.
A Great Sorrow in Chicago Tribune Fragment
A fragmented Chicago Tribune text shows dialogue about dinner plans and a personal sorrow. Mrs Chugwat questions bring, Mr Chugwater responds, noting long-awaited news and a sense of unease. The passage captures domestic tension amid an unspecified event.
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Heed
Germany
Bramce
Australia
YOUNG _ HIGHWAYMEN
Sirs
Centlivre’s
Marvey Coulter
Exweon
J. Harvey
Coulter
Harvey
United States
St. Louis
Wilson
Kokomio
Elwood
Springfield
Harvey Coulter
Indiana Monument Commission
Soldiers’ Monument Commission
Monument Place
War and Peace Group
Army
Harrison, Morton, Mason and Clark
Mexico
Tippecanoe
Vincennes
San Disco
Irrigation Congress
Elwood Meade
Wyoming
John H. Cottrell
Oklahoma
Dr. Merchant
North Dakota
W. A. Clarke
Butte
Montana
Wallace Wilson
Adams Township
Northwest Indiana
Roby
Renegade Indians
Lucky
NEW Western League
Denny
Indianapolis Selecta
Inpravatoris
Board of Public Assets
John B. Connor
N. R. Ruckle
John F. White
Logansport
Kries Brothers
Imple
Ments
Localsport
Kries Bros
DR. Lucky
Crown Pollut
Dae
Crown Point
Frank Knight
First Presbyterian Church
Trenton Monument
Weaver-Getz
Brazil
Pat Kennaley
Costins
Senator Voorhees
Oak Harbor
van Alican
Wasutyeroy
van Allen
Ams
Reformed Orphans’ Home
Thomas Covington
James Madden
James B. Crow & Co
Bill Nye
Pickpocket
Brother In Crime
Nye
Tom O'Shanter
Edgar W. Nye
Carter Harrison
Hoe
Tillspan
Infanta
West Side
Mother
Branscombe
Earth
Magnolia
Quincy
Tis
Henry
P. S
Ian
Oscar
Charley Founginshend
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