Body found in ruins after Mantel saloon fire
Fire at E Mantel barrel house 20918 Washington st. burned a man found dead near the kitchen door. Identified as George Stahl a blacksmith of 683 Massachusetts ave after missing days. Mantel and family escaped in night clothes. investigators seek fire origin while Stahl’s relatives cope with tragedy.
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E. Mantel
Washington St
George Stahl
Massachusetts Ave
Stahl
Brightwood
Mantel
Crampton West
West
Charlies Sims
Tom Alexander
Tie
Sims
Alexander
Wrest
Lynching of Black Man By Tupelo Mob
A Memphis Post dispatch reports a mob abducted a jailed young Black man near Tupelo and lynched him in front of the courthouse after overpowering the sheriff with shotguns. The prisoner allegedly attempted to rape a white woman near Plantersville two weeks earlier.
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Tupelo, Fenn
Plantersville
RP Lewis Dead Auditor of the EL D and W Railroad
Albert P. Lewis died at his home at 47 Bellefontaine Street Friday morning after illness from Bright disease. He served as auditor of the T D W railroad and had planned retirement. Born in Connecticut sixty years ago he joined Christchurch choir in Indianapolis and was long associated with the old I D W line. A widow survives him. burial in Litchfield Connecticut.
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SUN
Stahls
Masschusetts Ave
George
Albert
Brightwood
Stahl
Malott Ave
Central Insane Hospital
Tle
Whitsett
Albert P. Lewis
Bellefontainest
Bright
Mr. Lewis
Indianapolis
Christchurch
Old
Ile
Litchfield
Conn
Detroit Alderman Accused of Soliciting a Bribe
DETROIT April 3-7 A warrant issued by the prosecuting attorney charges Christopher Jacob alderman from the Fifth ward with soliciting a bribe. As a Wayne County supervisor he sat on the committee selecting plans for a new county building and allegedly sought 28000 dollars from the architect firm of Myers and Son to secure their plans. Jacob is described as the council’s most prominent member.
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Detroit
Detriqt
PIJ
Christopher Jacob
Jacob
Wayne County Board of Supervisors
15. ER. Myers & Son
Judge appoints Marion Trust as receiver for Capitol Laundry
Judge Brown of the circuit court appoints Marion Trust Company receiver for Capitol Laundry. Claimed liabilities total 1600 dollars with assets listed as laundry machinery valued between 9300 and 4400 dollars. Wuilford M. Williams and Mary C. Hunt requested the receiver appointment.
Shore Acres comes to Grand Opera House in April
Amusements notice previews James A Herne's Shore Acres at Grand Opera House for three nights and a matinee starting Monday April 6. It praises the play's realism and New England farm life setting. Tickets on sale at Pembroke arcade. Also features James Reilly's German Soldier with songs and specialties and Saturday program The broom maker by Reilly's company.
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James A. Herne
Shore Acres
Grand Opera House
Alabama
Mizzoura
Pembroke Arcade
James Reilly
the Park
Reilly
Ben Williams
William Hendricks
F. Myers
Leaky Cisterns Cleaned and Cemented at Low Price
Bril Butts advertises leaky cisterns cleaned and cemented for 1.50 with pumps at factory prices. Lemon Tonic Laxative and Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets offered with druggist refunds if no cure. Contact 133 Indiana-ave, phone 1791.
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Indiana-ave
The Clique Again on Deck to Oust Librarian Browning
Indianapolis school leaders fear Miss Browning will lose her librarian post Friday night amid a factional fight led by Supt Goss and backed by Johnpee Frenzel. Rhode Island man Storrison, a likely successor, arrived but did not visit Browning. Ridenour’s earlier ousting echoes, with leaders offering vague reasons while factions clash over the vote.
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Miss Browning
Supt. Goss
Ringsters
Indianapolis
Thomas Harrison
Providence
R. T
Miss Ridenour
Miss Brownings
Johnpee Frenzel
Johnpee
Goss
Storrison
Rhode Island
Tte
Martindale
Mr. Russe
Wharton Suicide Shocks Philadelphia Times Staff
Thomas Wharton, 46, a Philadelphia Times editorial staff member, died Friday morning after leaping from the fourth story window of his boarding house at 904 Spruce Street. Authorities believe he was temporarily insane at the time of the act.
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Philadelphia
U. P
Thomas Wharton
The
Philadelphia Times
Spruce St
Child's Unidentified Body Found in Canal Near North Street
Bert Ward, resident of 286 North Missouri Street, found an undeveloped child’s body wrapped in a newspaper floating in the canal near North Street on Friday morning. Coroner Castor took charge of the case.
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Bert Ward
N. Missouri St
North St
Castor
NABBED A Prominent Young Man Arrested for Counterfeiting
Columbus, April 3. Thomas Allman of Zanesville, a prominent young man, was arrested Thursday night on counterfeiting charges. A full counterfeiting outfit was found in his home, and he was brought to Columbus for custody.
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Columbus
U. P.j
Thomas Allman
Zanesville
Involuntary Horse Trade at Union Station
David T. Praigg of 915 N Delaware and Mrs. Gilbert of 1057 N Meridian traded mounts Thursday at Union station after each tied his or her horse and phaeton and went indoors. A livery worker delivered the wrong outfit, leading to a mistaken swap until Praigg’s horse was returned home, and both animals were recovered.
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David T. Praigg
Delaware St
Sister saves sister in church fire scare
In Crawfordsville Indiana Miss Mary Dinneen was badly burned when her clothing caught fire from a candle while trimming St. Bernard church for Easter. Her sister Georgia tackled her and smothered the flames with a heavy cloak, saving Mary from death. Both women suffered severe burns.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
St. Bernard Church
Mary Dinneen
Georgia
Mary
Will Wood's Story of Scott Jackson in Pearl Bryan Murder
Will Wood recalls meeting Scott Jackson two years ago in Greencastle and a close friendship with Pearl Bryan. He details Jackson's letters, prescriptions, and alleged plan to involve Pearl in a fatal scheme, asserting he believes both Jackson and Alonzo Walling conspired in Pearl Bryan's murder and is ready to testify.
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Scott Jackson
Pearl Bryan
Johnson
Walling
Jackson
Wallingford
Greencastle
Miss Bryan
Indianapolis
Jack
Billy
Pearl
Cincinnati
Alonzo Walling
G¢I
Harry
Gillespie
Gillespi
Mies
Jetter
Seta Ley
South Bend
Ind
Dr. Eastman
Crawfordsville
Junction House
Plymouth
John Wilfong
Oliver House
Cassady
Gee
Iiave
Lvaine
Train wreck near Silver Run injures two near Parkersburg
Ditching occurred when the Baltimore and Ohio accommodation train struck a rock on the track at Silver Run, 25 miles east of Parkersburg. Engineer Alpert Lucas of Grafton was trapped under the engine and likely fatally hurt while fireman Thomas Dunington of Grafton suffered serious injuries.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Warkerburg and Grafton
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Silver Run
Alpert Lucas
Grafton
Thomas Dunington
Fremin
Local political and social items pack the scene
A mix of political notices, nominations, church disputes, and social news fills the page. Primaries seed delegates to a state convention, while a grand hotel gathering elects a Supreme representative. Births and deaths tone the community, with marriages, licenses, and local anecdotes sprinkled amid notices of churches, fracas at a Presbyterian church, and a runaway embezzlement case.
Langdon Held on Grand Jury Charge in McGrath Case
PhiladelphiaApril 3 The coroner's inquest into Anna McGrath death hears testimony from Henry McGrath Effie Butterfield Anne Griffiths Florence Stewart and others. Langdon suspected of causing death appears composed as witnesses discuss chloroform, threats, and alleged poisoning. Coroner Ashbridge charges jurors who swiftly find Langdon should stand for grand jury.
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Ing
Samuel P. Langdon
Anna J. McGrath
Effie Butterfield
Anna
Lanerdeen
Anne Griffiths
Miss McGrath
Florence Stewart
Langdon
Frank Brockman
Charles B. Bricker
Bertha Stewart
Samuel Langdon
Leffmann
Thomas G. Morton
Ara
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Cook
Jalil
Memphis
Tenn
Tupelo
A. RP. Lewis
Tno
Lilly
Will Wood
WI Wood
Chee Liius
Gen Ilur
Grand Hotel
Thomas J. Mina
Kokomo
Te Supreme Tribe
Modern Spiritu
G. A. R. Hall
St. Delaware
Seventh Presbyterian Church
George Knox
Munter
Weber
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Abram Kk
Deets
Lancaster
Odd Fellows
Richmond
Irvington
Samuel Shank
John Tibbett
Luke Hammonds
James T. Layman
H. A. Brown
14. C. Thompson
Mary Stewart
No. 6
Engine House
Hope
Daniel McDonald
Jackson County
St. L
Supreme Court
Gotlieb
Mayer
Geo
Mille
Harman
Mrs Heninger
Fred C
Kate Freund
John
Mary McDermott
Tobby Sapperstein
William and
Mary Miller
Thomas
Phoebe Donovan
Thomas Co. Barbour
James Edwards
Bert Carter
Albert Clayton
Lizzie Hamilton
Elisha Cox
Nora E. Kemp
Alonzo Chapman
Allie C. Jenkins
Stephen Walters
Lizzie Brown
Floyd Martin
Amelia Diefenbach
Milton O. Bickell
Mary Baldwin
Harry W. Hodson
Jno
M. Lilly
Anna M’grath
McGrath
Annie McGrath
Kettler
Ashbridge
Henry H. Mae- Grath
Girard Ave
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