Gas price rise scheme stirs Indianapolis petition fight
A circulating petition to the Board of Public Works and Common Council urges raising gas rates by up to 30 percent to finance new mains and supply lines. It targets unsupplied districts, cites limited pipe capacity, and names residents and firms backing the move, while warning of strong opposition from current customers.
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Board of Public Works
Board OF Pubic Works
Common Council
City OF
Indianapolis
Consumers’ Gas Trust Company
Indianapolis Gas Company
Orris S. Tyrrell
H. Beviile
John Weber
W. EF. Browder
D. L. Wright & Co
WW. J. Lowry
Caid Tot
Noblesville
Tiosa
Rust Company
Trust Company
Detectives Nab Suspected Burglars Aboard Local Ring
A group of alleged safe blowers led by Wim Miller alias Horton and Doc Bennett were arrested Saturday night with Edward Deringer. Police recovered a cartload of stolen property and linked them to a series of robberies on Mississippi Street including a bold attack on Henry Coons. At 487 North Mississippi Street Detective Doherty questioned a man named Johnson who claimed to be James Johnson and then David McPeak, leading to his arrest Monday morning. The force seeks two more gang members Dutch Budstoffer and Charles Dearinger as the case heads to police court with strong evidence for multiple robberies.
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Wim. Miller
Horton
Doc Bennett
Edward Deringer
Hig
Holbrook St
Henry Coons
N. Mississippi-st
Mississippi-st
Doherty
Johnson
Johinson
David McPeak
Mississippi St
Stevens
Litner
Dearinger
Budstoffer
Chas
Indianapolis
State House Notes And Appellate Court Rules
At the State House Griff in shows kindness and stiffness as Verhies slowly recovers from illness. McNulty guards a gate in corridors as of yore. Law and rules booklets for the appellate court are being distributed by the supreme court clerk. The soldiers' monument commission meets Monday to plan work under the new law and discuss remaining old appropriation. The shaft stone is ready and a 24000 cubic seat for the terrace is arriving. work will proceed as weather allows.
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Verhies
St. Peter
McNulty
Supreme Court
Soldiers’ Monument Commission
Fire destroys Smith tea and coffee shop injuring Italian family
Rochester Pa April 6 Eleven people died in a blaze at John F. Smiths tea and coffee store. An Italian family lived above the shop and were among the victims. Firefighters battled the flames overnight.
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Rocuester
John F. Smith
German pork embargo ends. local deaths and crimes reported
In Evansville style reporting from April 6, the article notes Germany lifting its pork embargo, the death of Elizabeth Miller at 101, and multiple local incidents. It covers injuries from a fall, a heart trouble at a drugstore, ambulance transfers, jail visits by county commissioners, and a broad police beat including a drunkenness arrest. It also quotes Rev Milburn denouncing the Mafia, a dismissed drunkenness case, a missing housekeeper, and a series of marriages and birth notices with names and ages.
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Louis O'Brien
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Flanner &Buchanan’s
Wilson-st
Frank Duncan
Indiana-ave
Vermont-st
Flanner & Buchanan
Marion County
Columbus
Circleville
Newark
Payton
Evansville
St Louis
Bolen
Maggie Mulford
Joseph A. Milburn
Second Presbyterian Church
John Walker
Smith
Richard and
Estella Briggs
Anna Brown
Jamesl. Simpson
Mississippi-st
Wm. K. Sullivan
Malison-ave
Henry A. Doane
St. Vincent Hospital
la Grippe
A. I. Dammeyer
Washington St
Hugo Marschke
Gatling
Dunlop-st. Jagrippe
Margaret Cashinger
Joseph Polland
London Kinnick
Charles Mebele
Lizzie Asperger
James B. Disher
Mary Hardin
Wm. Chngler
Katie Hahle
Alvert Bowman
Susie Shaw
Sherman Franklin
Mary Treitz
Francis Hammond
Anna XK. Stone
Charles Patterson
Minnie Yant
Public Works Board Advances City Improvements and Site Visit Planned
The Board of Public Works will visit the strawboard works at Noblesville to investigate pollution claims affecting White River and report after analysis. Council plans discussed include Broad Ripple franchise, paving petitions, street widening, and road improvements. Virginia Avenue slated as a priority.
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Nobblesville
Virginia-ave
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Noblesville
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Dr. Cook
Mayoral balloting shows Sullivan leading in Sun poll
In a crowded city race the Sun reports Mayor Sullivan still ahead, with Hilgenberg close behind. Others like Taggart, Wallace, Thaler and Conduitt join the field as voters submit ballots, while readers are urged to record preferences for the mayoral contest.
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Holt
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Olympic Social Club
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Dave
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T. Cottrell
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Benny
Ano
Coduin
Eli Ely
Trusier
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C. Hilgenberg
S. Im. Morss
W. B. Fishback
Wm. Hicklin
W. W. Woollen
W.S. Canfiaid
C. Rassmann
James L. Keach
J. Franks
English
Valentine Born
E. B. Switt
C. Renaume
David Wallace
Jerry C. Fotey
Tim Splan
Simeon Cop
R FP. Catterson
A. B. Grover
Uf, Daniell
Local Mischief and Court Actions Highlight Busy State News
Seymour and Jeffersonville face fruit crop concerns as municipal tensions rise. Sherman Johnson recovers 2500 dollars from Martinsville Ramana stone company for injuries in employment. Mary Johnson, 15, arrested in Columbia while fleeing an Uncle Tom's Cabin troupe. Logansport youths stage Chimes of Normandy, proceeds to city reading rains.
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Jeffersonville
Sherman Johnson
Martinsville
Ramana, Stone Company
Mary Johnson
Columbia
Logansport
Normandy
McCarthy Retires as Boxing Draws Big Fights
Godfrey and McAuliffe set for a $1000 side scrap while Jack Johnson faces Corbett with ten to nine odds. Lexington trains 200 horses as Indiana opens prize fights with prayer. Clifton Bell dies in Denver. Grand pool results pit Rein hart 100 and Brown 100. Over 100 American bowlers head to Hanover, Germany. Turf stars include Tirenzi leading with 109,721. Ohio Graeco-Roman champ Wittmer defeats McInerney in Cincinnati. An old-time ad notes Simmons Liver Regulator and a dentist opening in Indianapolis.
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Godfrey
McAuliffe
Jackson
Corbett
Lexington
Indiana
Clifton Bell
Denver
Reinhart
Wyatt
Brown
Rieser
Hanover
Germany
Tirenzi
Wittmer
McInerney
Ohio
Cincinnati
Booth Defends Barrett Origin and Odd Local Finds
Edwin Booth denies a tale that Lawrence Barrett was once named Brannigan and recalls Barrett’s true name. A Madison Ill. swamp report describes a blonde woman living in a hollow tree being found by workers and pursued by authorities. More items note Thomas Garfield’s illness, a breach of promise suit in Syracuse, a San Francisco stock dispute, and plans to explore the legendary valley between Nye and Sierra Nevada with perilous heat and mythical gold, including long-ago queen ruled terrain.
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Madison
Ill
Merchant Terminal Company
Madison County
Merriman
San Francisco
Valley of Death
Nysatch
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Gilbert
Scorching winds drive a ruined realm into myth and ruin
A harsh tale describes a tyrant mother whipping her people and daughter in a doomed domain. The land suffers endless heat and dust wind from towering cliffs and a gray haze. The valley floor lies 175 feet below sea level with no rain, the sun relentless and the people cursed.
Stolen Roll From Train Affects Pacific Coast Trip
Funeral director Mr. Chas. Kregelo and his wife were on a Southern Pacific train when snow blocked it near Las Vegas. A thief stole between $100 and $500 from Mr. Kregelo's inside pocket, though Mrs. Kregelo's purse was left untouched. The couple are touring the Pacific coast with Mr. A. Minter reporting the incident.
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Chas
Pacific Coast
A. Minter
West
Mr. Kregelo
Southern Pacific
Las Vegas
Mvnt
Gernhardt sale sparks largest advance box office rush
The sale of Sara Bernhardt season seats for April 15 and 16 began at Hayliss's Monday at 8 am. It drew the era’s biggest advance sale here, exceeding $3,000 by 1 pm, with many seats still available. A long Friday night line formed, volunteers endured cold snow and late seat-hunting crowds.
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Sara Bernhardt
Hayliss
Booth
Indianapolis
Peonta
Evee
French capital races ahead with railroads in Russia
The article notes French capital building rail lines in Russia and predicts broader European railway expansion. It mentions King Humbert receiving a bravery medal in Rome and orders doubling Canada's militia per the English war office.
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Germany
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Rome
English War Office
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Lieut
Grant
Ireland
Trance
Hangenan
Berlin
Controversy Over Lafayette Statue Veiling and Criticism
The new Lafayette statue in front of the executive mansion draws early discontent over its unveiling schedule and perceived nudity. Critics fault the Liberty figure and the oversized cherubs while debates continue about political reconciliations and a light fine for Young Martin amid other tidbits.
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LaFayette
Executive Mansion
Liberty
Forged Signatures Lead to Jewelry Theft Scheme
A young man claiming to be Stoughton Fletcher's son used forged signatures to obtain goods from city businesses. J. K. Myers of Butler, Pa., targeted jeweler Stephen Crane and Edward Emanuel, taking a $300 diamond pin and a $160 diamond ring. Crane and Eagle Clothing identified the suspect, who may have mistaken associates for Fletcher's kin. The piece also notes WWI era war commentaries and a local forecast for Indianapolis on April 7, 1891.
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J. K. Myers
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E. J. Murphy
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E. Washington St
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Tiiois St
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Eagle Clothing House
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Sun
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William Ras
Eagle Clothing Houses
Pletcher
Slain on Grand Trunk Tracks Near Stillwell
Charles Pearson was killed Monday morning on the Grand Trunk railroad near Stillwell in LaPorte County. He fell between moving cars and was frightfully mangled.
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Ind
Chas. Pearson
Grand Trunk Railroad
Stillwell
This County
At the Union Station A Troublesome Train Day
A rainy Monday at Union Station saw crowds from surrounding towns. A girl misboarded and spent time in Danville depot while loafers stared and spat. She later told the conductor she sought Martinsville and might need a search warrant to find the right train.
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