Unity talk at ministers meeting over church cooperation
Indianapolis ministers discuss unity and the Y M C A. President Shaffer says 850 of 1,600 members belong to no church. Wanamaker may speak here. several pastors promise cooperation amid debates over historic episcopate and denominational fusion.
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John Wanamaker
Union Ministers
Shaffer
Wanamaker
Y.M.C. A
House of Chishops
St. James the Apostle
Knickerbocker
Indiana
Janckes
Baltzley
Christ
Indianapolis
Taylor
Whallon
Presbyterian Church
Day
Haines
Hunter
Hendrickson
Kingdom of Heaven
Charpie
Todd
Cleveland
Competition Favors Open Bids At Paving Expo Message
Representatives from Drake's patent jaspi tite American bituminous rock Hallwood block paving Minnehaha granite and Southern granite addressed the Commercial club after praising its courtesies and exhibit success. They request pending ordinances be set aside and competitive bids opened to all bidders.
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Drake’s
Patent Jaspitite
American Bituminous Rock Company
Hallwood Block Paving Company
Minnehaha Granite Company
Southern Granite Company
Commercial Club
Mutiny Aboard German Steamer Chonfoo Off Delhi
Word arrives of mutiny aboard the German steamer Chonfoo from Amboy to Delhi. After a 22 day clash between 250 coolies and the crew, 13 coolies were killed and 27 wounded before surrender. Several officers were wounded but none fatally.
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Lonpox
Amboy
Delhi
Schweinfurth Prophesies Rockford Doom in Sermon
In Rockford Illinois on April 7 a preacher named Schweinfurth denounced reporters as “damnable blackguards” and warned of divine wrath on the city. He claimed Rockford’s wickedness would bring sudden calamity and compared its fate to Sodom and Gomorrah, promising total destruction unless repentance occurred.
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Schweilnfurth
Rockford
Schweinfurth
Hell
Schweinfarth
Church
Sodom
Gomorrab
Raves of Murder Case Clears With Insanity Defense
Syracuse reports a sensational accusation dating from 1587 with Irving Casher murdered in Moses Latamore’s store. Latamore later suffered a violent insanity fit raving about the crime, with implications that he may have killed his nephew Casher.
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Syracuse
Irving Casher
Moses Latamore
Features of Sporting Life in Cincinnati and Baseball Scores
A sprawling sports page notes Cincinnati mishaps with Pete Jackson, Omaha defeating St. Louis 19 to 13, and various league tidbits. It mentions Philadelphia Athletic series wins, billiards records, labor boycotts, and upcoming races. Players like Jack Crooke, Dempsey, and Orrin Hickok are named amid mixed results, trades, and event previews.
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Cincinnati
Omaha
St. Louis Browns
Jack Crooke
Columbus
Brotherhood
Philadelphia
Dunlap
Pittsburg
Scora
L. LaBlanche
Mitchell
Jack Dempsey
Cleveland Brotherhood
Chicago
St. Louis
Boston
Martin
Booze
Schaefer
Federation of Labor
Hewitt
Washington
Indianapolis
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Slesson
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Tommy Miller
Tommy Morgan
Audubon Club
New Orleans
Mutrle
New York
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Day
Louisville
Via
Stratton
New York Evening Sun
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Orrin Hickok
Hoe
Hickok
Detroit
Adonis
Guy Wilkes-Lucy Galdee
Prince Werwick
Arcano
Dan
Almont Mambrino
Monterey
Electioneer
Don Victor
L. J. Rose
Los Angeles
Brute Gracian Chieborad jailed for suspected Kansas chain murders
Kansas City April 7 Gracian Chieborad taken to the penitentiary from Atwood to serve likely life for murdering his younger brother by poison. His wife was acquitted. Neighbors link his family to a string of mysterious deaths on a Shaw claim, with an abandoned well tied to possible further bodies. A party of detectives found a boy’s body on Gracian’s shoulder near the well, leading to his arrest. A county dig is planned to uncover more evidence.
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Gracian Chieborad
Kansas Penitentiary
Atwood
Chleborad
Joseph Chieborad
Bender
Labette County
Kansas
Chieborads
Mr. Shaw
May
Gracian
Nebraska
Wall
Robert
Pela Yore
Grac
Foreclosure fight erupts as New Jersey farmer vows to defend land
In southern New Jersey the foreclosures on the Colwell mortgage inflame the community. Three farmers face loss of their farms after twenty years of ownership. Fred Wase vows to fight to death rather than yield his land, as tempers rise and legal actions unfold alongside a spate of local incidents.
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Eea Hagger
N. J
Easter flowers and prices from local florists
Local florists report busy Saturday as Bettermann Bros shows an unusual Scotch heath bouquet. Availability tight for violets and purple Easter decor. Roses range $1 to $3 a dozen, lilies from $1 to $3 per plant, calla lilies 50 cents to $1, and lilies of the valley about 10 cents each. Daffodils one dollar per dozen. carnations 5 cents each. Easter lilies praised for beauty and durability.
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Bettermann Bros
Strike at Chicago Carpentry Union Seeks Eight Hour Day
Chicago reports nine tenths of city carpenters struck for eight hour work days. An estimated 7,000 carpenters are on strike with no demonstrations yet. Non-union workers plan to join the union. workers remain quiet until Thursday. Priscilla Pilm?nton wedding tale appears amid brief breach of promise suit news from Kansas City.
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Chicago
Priscilla
Kansas City
Andrew C. Hobson
Priscilla Pilminton
Andrews
Spring millinery and displays in city windows
Bings and challies sell fast at 30 and 55 cents while a civic gift watch is shown in Bingham and Walk’s window. Washington street parasols are plaid with large bows. Odd gloves, new spring attire, and light fabrics fill storefronts as city merchants anticipate lively trade. A tearful window scene titled Take care of you features an old lady and a child.
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Dougherty
Bingham & Walk
Washington St
Bude
Buda
Llinotest
Ohio St
Union Sta
New York
Washington-st
Democrats Gain At Township Election Amid Quiet Vote
The Sun reports a calm township election day with an 80 percent participation stat looming. Democrats claimed early edge with Hughes White possibly defeating George Wolf for the assessor post and Justice Feidleman seen ahead, while Simeon Coy's ward showed energized Democratic effort and uniformly low voting activity elsewhere.
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Sun
Hughes White
George Wolf
White
Justice Feidleman
Simeon Coy
City of Paris Disaster Sparks Moral Debate at Sea
Report from Losnox on the steamer City of Paris wreck. Passengers blame divine judgment for the incident amid claims of on-board poker and sin. Discussion includes calls for better safety measures, divers on crews, and improved ship systems to prevent loss if disaster recurs. The wreck undergoes inspection at Birkenhead and will be moved to the Clyde for overhaul.
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Paris
Terra Firma
Stuart Miller
Queenstowsa
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Aird
Sir George Elliot
Admiral Saga
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
Birkenhead
Clyde
Local officials oversee citizen declarations at county office
Deputy clerks and auditors mulled citizenship pronouncements as August Boaske, a Baltimore arrival from 1849, declared intent and cast a vote amid questions of eligibility. Several others renounced foreign allegiances while officials pressed to settle the dispute at the polls.
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America
Baltimore
Daniel
Baaske
Cincinnati Election Signals Shifts in German Wards
Cincinnati April 7 The busy polling day saw strong turnout with Republicans gaining in German wards. The election is viewed as a barometer for the Democratic legislature. A Democratic judge candidate leads by about 1,000 votes, while the rest of the Republican ticket ranges from 1,000 to 6,000 votes in infirmary director to voice clerk races.
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Cincinnati
Judge By
Yo Ce Clerk
Firemen Recovering After Sunday Incident
Injured firemen are recovering rapidly as Sam Neall and Billy Henesly were at fire headquarters Sunday, and Eb Leach is now able to be up.
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Sam Neall
Billy Henesly
Leach
And the Band Played Church Fight Shocks Norfolk
In Norfolk Virginia on April 7 a church leadership dispute turned into a cultural clash at Granby Street and Cumberland Street M E churches. Pastor Tudor hired a choir master and a 15 piece brass band to boost Cumberland Street attendance, reversing Granby Street losses and sparking wide discussion among religious communities.
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Norfolk
Tudor
Granby-st. M. E
Cumberland-st
Granby-st
G. W. Blarr
Newton Fitz
Granby-st. Church
Czar's Illness Rumors Stir Underground Cables
Reports reach through underground channels that the czar's sudden illness prompted hastily summoned doctors from Saint Petersburg. Theories vary from poison and bombs to apoplexy and heart disease, with caution and fear shaping the unofficial accounts.
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Lennon
St. Petaraburg
Aset
Ramor
Sullivan vows four rounds with Corbett for a thousand
Boston April 6. When asked about J M Corbett's challenge, J L Sullivan said he would fight Corbett four rounds for $1000 and, if he did not whip him in that time, he would not accept a cent. He added he will not fight for gate receipts, which he claimed savor too much of faking.
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Hell
Henry Astman
Shelbyville
H.c.newcomb
Walt
Hasbres
Engine Company 10
Buffalo
N. Y
Dougherty
Henry Otto
Sentinel
Virginia Ave
Fred Fahniley
Meridian St
Laibers’ Union
Delawarest
Mohawk Natural Gas Company
Christian Cook
W. Cook
Johnson-ave
Wm. Merrick
German Orphans Society
D. L. Klaiber
Cincinnati
Crown Bill
Officers Street
Richardson
Martin Mulalia
Wm. McReynolds
Cleveland
Kiegen & Co
John Porter
Col. A. A. Pope
Boston
Indiana
Indianapolia
Wm. Shepard
New York
Blake Sts
James Stewart
Justica ‘Smock
B. M. Hebble
Lewis’ Grocery
Alabama St
Horace Parrott
Spi
J. M. Corbett
J. L. Sullivan
Sullivan
Corbett
Deputies resign as Sheriff Sickles fights legal fees
New York April 5 deput sheriff resigns citing inability to live on office legal fees. Sickles insists arrests must follow law. Mayor Grant hints private interests may impact his mayoral run, Tammany fears loss of ticket for years. Boulangist conference holds banquet in Jersey to back Boulang er. US house panel approves McComas bill to curb gerrymandering in Congress.
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New York
Spl
Sickles
Grant
Tammany
House Committee On
Congress
Dom Pedro Dying In Cannes Italy
SpLJ reports Dom Pedro lies in a comatose state in Cannes with last sacraments given Friday and family members present Saturday. the death is imminent as of April 5.
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Bom Pedro
Cannes
Italy
Splj
Dom Pedro
Laborers favored as strike shows little change
April 6 report notes the strike situation remains mostly the same with a slight tilt toward laborers.
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Chcaco
Park-Eunice Goodmen in Bobolink and Other Theatrical Notes
Park-Eunice Goodmen stars in Bobolink at the Park theater with English Geo and C Staley in A royal pass. Cyclorama features Battle of Atlanta. Eunice Goodrich appears in Dads girl this week. Dramatic Mirror accuses Dad's girl of plagiarism from Caprice, with names Mercy Baxter and Jack Henderson echoed. Nellie Bly’s world tour diary anecdote from Chicago Mail notes her setback in Erie Pa. Emma Judd opera company cast includes Elvin Singer and colorful cognomens like Georgine You Janu achoweby and Giovanni Tarrantetra Norbert Landgraf, a merchant tailor, moves to 1 North Pennsylvania St. EK’s cough remedy ad closes.
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Eunice Goodmen
English
s—Geo
C Staley
Cyclorama
Atlanta
Eunice Goodrich
the Park Theater
Dramatic Mirror
the Mirror
Jack Henderson
Ruby Lafayette Pirate Company
Misa Maddern
Mercy Baxter
E. J. Swartz
Philadelphia
Eight Hours Battle Demands Shake Carpenters Union
The carpenters union plans an April 15 demand for an eight hour day and 35 cent minimum wage, with a general strike possible if bosses refuse. About 1,200 carpenters in the city, 200 pledged to strike, Chicago and St Louis staffing cited as models, with Gompers and Grottkau slated to speak on labor topics.
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Unione
Chicago
St. Louis
Akill
General Assembly
Nicholas Kerr
Galied
At the Sun Office
Carpenters Union
Indianapolis
W. P. Jongclaus
Europe
Jongclaus
Paul Grottkau
Maryland St
Samuel Gompers
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Bricklayers
Washington St
Bartholomew Threatens Rebellion From Prison Cell
In Easton Pennsylvania on April 7 condemned murderer J W H Bartholomew grows more violent. He cursed for half an hour at his cell door and had to be manacled away during services. He insists he plans to organize a rebellion against the devil claiming to be the wickedest man in the world though he denies the stated murder.
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Col. Satan
Easton
Bartholomew
Fen
Strike at Lebanon over wages on Indiana Midland
Indiana Midland railroad workers at Lebanon strike over December unpaid wages. Conductors brakemen engineers firemen and shopmen walked out Sunday at 2 PM. They returned to work Monday morning and gave the company until next Thursday to settle. If unresolved a new strike will follow.
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Indiana Midiana
LeBanon
Ind
Indiana Midland Railroad
Indiana Weather Update for Indianapolis Vicinity
Local forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity over the 24 hours ending 6 am April 8 indicates temperatures nearly stationary on Monday with a trend toward colder conditions Tuesday. Winds light, precipitation not indicated.
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Indianapolis
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