Magician Heller Inherits Streetwise Hustle Nightcap
On Friday in the city, magician Heller rode a cab to Parker House amid greetings from Dr. Tompkins Arthur Cheney Jarrett Frank Chanfrau and others. A hackman demanded fare. Heller revealed coins and items from pockets, exposing the driver’s ruse and offering money to placate the crowd.
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Heller
Parker House
Dr. Tompkins
Beaton Theater
Arthur Cheney
Henry C. Jarrett
Frank Chanfrau
Hackman
Mr. Eller
Rascal
Mr. Heller
Jehu
Cabby
Mr. Jarratt
Cheney
New England
Mr. Chanfrau
Dr. Tompkin
Worths Dresses for New York Paris Letter to Washington
An evening dream for Mrs William Florence featured white and old gold satin with jaconne waist drapery and strawberry leaf garlands. A striking gown for Mrs John T Raymond blended blue, rose satin, maroon velvet and damassee. Mrs Hicks dress for Mrs Senator Spencer impressed French and English ladies in London styled rose silk with white lace and cherry garland. Opera wraps included white brocaded satin with pearl fringe and a dolman mantle with Hungarian sleeves and white fox fur trimming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Paris
Washington
William Florence
John T. Raymond
Man in Indiana Smuggled Dynamite in Wine Cask
Jacob Frech of Huntington Indiana shipped a wine cask with a tin box of dynamite hidden inside. He was about to decant and dine when customs officials intercepted the contraband. The incident endangered the ship and passengers, prompting harsh calls for punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Frech
Huntington
Ind
New York Sun
Custom House
Heaven
Earth
Stia
A Horrible Death at Bailey's Harbor Mill
A boy named Jacob Warner died in a mill accident at Bailey's Harbor on a Wednesday afternoon. He entered the grist mill to grind his ax on a belt driven pulley and was struck as James Kilgore attempted to cut the belt. Kilgore was knocked unconscious by the boy's foot as the belt struck him. The mill stopped, and the boy was removed in a severely mangled state with fatal injuries to the head and limbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bailey's Harbor
Jacob Warner
Ark
James Kilgore
Kilgore
Man Under Influence Seeks Beefsteak at Front Street Lunch House
About 7 20 o clock last evening Patrick Reagan a stevedore on a bender and partly intoxicated entered the New York lunch house on Front street between J and K and called for a beefsteak. He was...
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Patrick Reagan
New York
Front Street
Man dies after choking on steak at meal
A man choked while eating a steak cut in half. He attempted to swallow a piece whole, it lodged in his throat and caused rapid death despite immediate efforts by those present and medical help. The surgeon opened the throat and retrieved an eight inch steak fragment about one and a half inches wide.
Railroad Disaster A Tramp Plot Near Fowler
The Chicago to Cincinnati Short Line passenger train derailed at a switch one mile southeast of Fowler at 12:30. Two suspected tramps loosened a bolt and rails while the engine commanded by Mr. Spalding escaped with a narrow grove. Fireman See aera survived, but Mr. Scherer suffered severe injuries including crushed arm and spinal strain. he is in critical condition after transfer to his Oregon Street home.
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Lafayette Courier
Chicago
Cincinnati
Fowler
Spalding
Aera
Mr. Scherer
Chris. Scherer
Oregon Street
Ehas
Disgusting Waterford assault and tar and feather incident
Waterford in uproar after a man named Kimmey and his family faced mob action. Fifteen masked men entered the residence, tarred and feathered a woman linked to Kimmey, placed her astride a fence rail, and paraded her before being left at a neighbor’s door. No arrests have been made.
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Erle
New York Herald
Waterford
Jackson
Henry Estes
Tom Estes
Tom
Estes
Kimmey
Boots and ankles stir debate at Boston shop windows
A reader to the Boston Globe criticizes fashionable boot stores for letting young clerks fit boots on women, arguing it is improper for girls to allow men to assist and that customers should handle fittings themselves, noting the delicate subject and temptation in shops.
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Boston Globe
Ankles
Thoroughly Skinned. Decatur Free Press
Two men posing as Jews bought a small store from John Hartman in Kirkland township for about 250 dollars. They then purchased horses and a wagon to move goods to Fort Wayne for cleaning and sale. They left with goods, but it is unclear if the items were brushed. the horses were reportedly well brushed and the men well skinned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Free Press
John Hartman
Kirkland Township
Fort Wayne
Seth Weldy
Fremonts Face Poverty Amid War Struggles
A historical note laments General Fremont and his wife reduced to selling personal property including family portraits. It calls Missouri sympathy for the couple, noting the wife is the daughter of Senator Thomas H. Benton. The piece argues they should not endure poverty in old age.
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Gen. Fremont
Thomas H. Benton
A Brilliant Wedding in Indiana Society Circles
The marriage of Miss Ada Anthony daughter of Col Anthony of Muncie to Frank Robinson of Providence R I was a brilliant state event. The bride’s dress was made in Paris and presents totaled thousands of dollars. About 600 guests included Rhode Island and Massachusetts society figures. Diamonds dazzled as the bride, sister of Samuel Anthony who wed Fannie Bayless, appeared in the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Anthony
Col. Anthony
Muncie
Frank Robinson
Providence
R. I
Paris
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Daszling
Samuel Anthony
Mies Fannie‘ Bayless
Record of Historic Grain Boom Across Wheat and Corn Crops
The piece details the United States autumn grain surge led by wheat and corn with totals of 325 million and 1.28 billion bushels respectively. It notes export increases from New York Montreal Boston Philadelphia Baltimore New Orleans and Portland, compares this year to last, and cites Walker of the New York Produce Exchange. It discusses port receipts, rail vs water transport, and international demand from England Germany and France, plus incidental commentary on corn fattening, whisky barter, and barley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Walker
New York Produce Exchange
New York
Montreal
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New Orleana
Portland
Lake and
Chicago
Milwaukee
Tooledo
Detroit
St. Louis
Peoria
Duluth
California
Seaboard
England
Europe
Germany
France
United Kingdom
Hungary
Field trial plan for plows and harvesters proposed
The editor proposes public field trials of plows cultivators and harvesting machinery in Monkceville Sheldon Huntertown Arcola and New Haven during June and July. Tests would cover draft efficiency soil variety and work under adverse and favorable conditions, aiming to prove improvements over one horse cultivators and other older equipment. Progress.
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the Sentinel
Monrceville
Sheldon
Huntertown
Arcola
New Haven
Indianapolis
State Board of Agriculture
The Wile Brothers Bank Suspension
The Citizen's Bank of Laporte, run by the Wile Brothers, suspended on Mor day East amid long decline since 1873. Organized 1857, the bank recovered briefly after Simon Wise joined, but depositor pressure and tied real estate holdings led to suspension without outside aid.
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Wile Brothers’ Bank
Laporte Argus
Citizen’s Bank
Wile Brothers Proprietors
Morday East
Simon Wise
Po Bssia
Simon A
Wife of Pere Hyacinthe Remains in Memoir and Converts
The text profiles Mme. Hyacinthe Layson born in Richland Oswego County New York. Raised in Ohio she taught school and married Mr Merriman. Widowed with two children she became a journalist for the New York Times wrote Lincoln inaugural ball, went to Paris, converted to Catholicism, and married Father Hyacinthe. Now a translator and linguist with a jolly baby son who loves porridge.
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Pere’ Hyacinthe
Richland
Oswego County
N. Y
Butterfield
Backwacke
Ohio
Merriman
Abraham Lincon
New York Times
Paria
Hyacinth
Popedium
Mme. Hyacinthe
Layson
Who Are Eligible as School Directors 7
Attorney General Buskirk clarifies who may be elected school director. He says any voter at a school meeting is eligible, including men and women who are taxpayers, except married women and minors listed as parents guardians or heads of families attached to the district. Superintendent Smart sought this to settle Wayne county questions before the upcoming school director election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Smart
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Buskirk
Smart
Wayne County
Prohibition Debate in Maine and Mass Union Critique
The Maine prohibitory law is attacked as failing to curb drinking, instead pushing private to public drinking and encouraging evasion. The Springfield Union argues temperance reforms push surreptitious behavior, likening reformers to an ostrich hiding its head in the sand.
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Prohibition
Maine
Springfield
Mass
Forger Gilman Denies Liquor Smoke Link Claim
The Courier-Journal notes Gilman the forger did not drink and urges a clear moral judgment. The New York Graphic comments on the chance for papers to reveal more, while Indiana’s Michigan City prison shows about 40 percent of inmates teetotalers, 10 to 20 percent moderate drinkers, and 40 percent drinkers, with about one hundred farmers per saloon keeper.
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Courier-Journal
Gilman
New York Graphic
Indiana
Michigan City
Mastodon Jaw Bone Found Near Lagrange Farm
A resident John Boyd on a farm four miles from Lagrange unearthed a mastodon jaw bone while digging a trench. The bone measures 2 feet 7 inches long and 2 feet 2 inches wide, with two molar teeth of 9 inches by 3 inches, each weighing 6 pounds 6 ounces. Remains are said to be well preserved and further discoveries are anticipated.
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A. Dodge
Lagrange
John Boyd
Wars of the century and Napoleonic ledger of costs
The wars of this century proved the bloodiest and costliest since ancient Rome. Ten great periods are listed Napoleonic and other wars with a total expenditure of 38.9676 billion dollars and 11.7086 million men lost from 1800 to 1871. Two thirds of the losses are attributed to Napoleon I up to Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Greece
France
Napoleon I
Waterloo
Barber Dialogue Shaves A Shopper In City Barbershop
A Chicago Times item recounts a brief barber shop colloquy near Clark and Washington streets. The barber asks for a haircut while the customer hesitates, then instructs to move the collar, ending the concise exchange.
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Chicago Times
Clark and
Washington
N. B
The Overflowing Scourge New York Run
A Washington correspondent notes prominent Republican leaders fear their party is doomed, a self-inflicted fate they sealed last winter by ignoring Judge Black's warnings. The piece portrays an inescapable political crisis as the scourge spreads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Run
Washington
Jay Gould
Tribune
Judge Black
Beecher and Tilton Lecture Tour Details
Beecher has resumed his pulpit duties for winter but continues the lecture platform with an average of two lectures weekly at 300 to 500 dollars each for most of the season. Tilton devotes all his time to lecturing with nearly every evening booked except Sundays, earning 100 to 250 dollars per engagement.
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Beecher
Theodore Tilton
Remarkable Coincidence in The Left Across Nations
A brief note from the Lafayette Journal replica remarks that in France the republicans are called The Left, and observes the term appearing in Ohio, illustrating cross national labeling and political terminology.
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Lafayette Journal
Rep
France
Ohio
France faces cabinet clash over budget and dissolution
Paris reports cabinet plans to seek confidence in the senate and push a budget vote amid dissolving threats, with elections and a state siege possible to combat radicalism. Grant arrives in France as Grevy and others plan public dinners and discuss Franco American relations.
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Paris
Moniteur
Chamber
MacMahon
Senate
Doffaire
Orleanian
le Siecle
Timea
France
Europe
Gen- Grant
Baltimore Races Draw Senate Crowd at Pimlico
At Pimlico amid a large turnout including Senators Bayard Don Cameron Davis McCreary McDonald Brace Gordon Armstrong Thurman Howe Johnston Oglesby Ransom, the day opened with a one mile dash won by Idalia over First Chance and Madge in 1 45. A 1 three-quarter mile race followed with Viceroy taking victory, Mary second, Kinney third in 3 11. The main event, a two and a half mile dash with 500 entrance, saw Tenbroeck leading early, Ochiltree second, Parole third, as pools and crowd roared at the results and purses.
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Ochiltree
Tenbroeck
Parole
Tom Ochiltree
Derby
Problem
Risk
Deadhead
Pimlico
Ly Pique
Daniel Chief
Balance
Lady Saylers
Kentucky
Kingbelt
Baltimore
Rappahancock
Kilburn
Bertram
Ore Knob
Zeppho
Vera Cruz
St. James
Wash Booth
Gallaher
Mary
Lady Salyers
Madge
Bourgoo
W. J. Higgina
Burgoo
Breeck
Timo
Bayard
Don Cameron
David Davis
McCreary
McDonald
Brace
Gordon
Armstrong
Thurman
Howe
Johnston
Oglesby
Ransom
House of Representatives
Idalia
Viceroy
Kinney
Harper's Tenbroeck
Geo
Lorillard
Ochill Tree
Lorilard
Parola
Denbroeck
Tom and Parole
Races Conclude at Indianapolis Track Meet With Deception Victory
Yesterday's unfinished events resumed at noon and produced wins for Lucy in pacing and Deception in trotting. Deception also secured multiple heat wins, while Great Eastern outpaced Barns at 2:25 in the two and a half class.
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Indianapolis
Lucy
Bay Sallie
Badger Girl
Cosette
Deception
Adelaide
Esellich
Saunders
Acond
Modoc
Logan
Fairfield
Little Wonder
Firs
Great Eastern
Barns
Great Eastern Woo
Senator Morton Case Seen as More Hopeful Yet Critical
Indianapolis October 24 doctors Thompson Woodburn and Bliss report Senator Morton's condition somewhat more hopeful since his return from the Pacific coast though asthenia and digestive failure due to stomach mucous inflammation and large intestine inflammation from severe constipation threaten life. Physicians expect to restore digestion enabling nourishment and foresee a Washington return if progress continues over the next twenty to thirty days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Richmond
Bliss
Thompson
Washington
Brian
Sitting Bull Refuses Terms in Ongoing Negotiations
A Times dispatch from Fort North reports Sitting Bull declining to yield to terms offered by a commission. The interview details his distrust of Americans and Canadians, his demand that officials stand openly, and the generals reiterating the president's wish to end hostilities for all parties.
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Chicago
Sitting Bull Commission
Fort North
Northwest Territory
Fort Benton
Sitting Bull
Terryacy
Indian offer of pardon rejected by hostile tribes
The speaker said if the Indians returned and avoided hostile acts, a free pardon would cover past deeds and no punishment would be imposed. He noted other hostile Indiana had surrendered without punishment, but the council rejected the peace offer and dispersed.
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United States
Indiana
Arrangements for Sioux removal to temporary locations
Cheyenne Wy October 23 The following is given by General Crook all arrangements for removing the Sioux under Spotted Tail and Red Cloud are completed Captain Wessels with two companies of the third cavalry and all Red Cloud agency Indians will move Thursday to a White River Dakotah site about forty miles from the Missouri River Captain Lawson with two companies and Spotted Tail agents move to the Ponca Reservation at the Niobrara mouth Nebraska until spring The Arrapahoes move near the Shohone reservation The frontier posts being abandoned are Robineon and Sheridan Crook expects no trouble and says most Union Pacific posts forts Laramie Fetterman McKinney and camps Brown and Stambaugh will hold for years
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Cheyenne
Uruok
Spotted Tail
Red Cloud
Wessels
Third Cavalry
Red Cloud Agency
Thoreday
White River
Dakotah
Missouri River
Lawson
Spotted Tail Agency
Ponca Reservation
Nebraska
Niobrara River
Arrapahoes
Shohone Reservation
Crook
Robineon
Sheridan
Union Pacific
Laramie
Fetterman
McKinney
Brown
Stambaugh
Attempted Abduction in Huntington City
A stranger attempted to abduct Lulu Simonton, adopted daughter of Robi Simonton, last Saturday evening as she played near the side alley. The assailant seized her, dragged toward a fence, but fled when neighbors alarmed the scene. He is described as a tramp and remains at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lulu Simonton
Robi, Simonton
Druinio
Mr. Simonton
Wounded Russian Captain Carried From Lovatz Field
Sad news from Lovatz where Capt. Schiszentchisses achevoikiusblessay of the Russian army was badly wounded during the recent assault. He was placed on a stretcher with his name folded beside him and borne to safety. His sister is noted as the one to whom the poet addressed the well known verse about pure beings.
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Paris
Grant
England
Bologne Wharf
France
Noyes
Forbet
Aid-Descamp
Aid-De-Camp
Gen. Grant
Noyen
Torbet
Marshal MacMahon
the Elysee
MM. Grevy
Gambetta
Marie-Dagmar Michaelona Alexandrovos
Note Paper Abolished by New York Correspondence
The upper ten have abolished note paper. Elegant cards replace it. Cards are four inches by four, gilt edges, with the house name engraved on top. They are written on both sides and placed in a matching envelope bearing a colored monogram on the back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Boston Journal
To Pair Off Again in New Albany Ledger-Standard
A jumble of names and claims mentions Senator McInnaid courting one of Jodiaus's widows in the Washington treasury, alongside a dubious medical pitch for Green's August Flower. The ad touts cures for dyspepsia and liver complaints with sample bottles and a 75 cent price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Albany Ledger-Standard
McInnaid
Iba
Jodiaus
Treasury Department
Washinston
Grean
Twocesea
Suffering Youth To Cure Free Of Charge Offer
An advertisement promises a free cure for youth ailments including nervous weakness and early decay sent via self addressed envelope to Rev. Josefa T. Inman in New York City. The piece also highlights a wartime price cut sale with a wide range of fabrics and goods priced cheaply at J. Vierra and J. Prern stores, with various discounts and items listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Josefa T. Inman
Bible Mouse
New York City
Seplacedawly
Centaur Liniments Proclaimed A Universal Pain Cure
A persuasive claim extols Centaur Liniments as a universal remedy for humans and horses, detailing White for people and Yellow for animals. Testimonials from Wm. H. Hickcor and Messie J. McClura & Co. assert relief for chronic back pain, with broad endorsements of frost bites, bites, cuts, and various equine ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. H. Hickcor
St. John’s Church
Wakefield
Comprehensive Woolens Stock Performs Citywide Offer
Bourettes, costumes cloths, and matelasso cashmere in all the shades. Gros grain silks in seal brown, Russian green, navy blue and bronze for 100 dollars best 150. Prints percales muslins white goods linens hosiery skirts shawls and more. The most complete stock of woolens in the city including cassimeres jeans tweeds beavers.
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Nol
Hawkshaw
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Norvall
Clifford
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Frech
Dynamite Fiend
Chicago Tribune
Milwaukee Sentinel
Sacramento Bee
the Fremontis
All United
Sesseen
Jacob
Messrs. Wise
Pere Hynacinthe
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Frevom
Sporting
Morton
Huntington Democrat
Ronopolies
Colra
J. Vierra
J. Prern
Rnys
Medical
Centaur
J.B. Rose & CO
Dry St
Castoria
Dimoch
Dupont
Ries
Regulator
Simmons
J. H. Zeilin & CO
Aomae Louis, Mo
James
LOC Hospital Cor
Frankin & Washington Street
Py the &Tate
Jame
Implesyan
DS Rodins
Coletti
Syedl Diemer
Memimal
Nervana
O. Sea
Lucis Mercury
United Stadies
Matelasso Cashmere
Orff & Company
RV. Pierce
M. D
Prop
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Parva
Vale
Wien
V. Pierce
Prop’s
Jevalvers Ees Wee
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