Monkeys and Billy Goats Star in Salvini’s Odd Troupe
A dramatic troupe led by Monsignor Salvini toured from a depot to English's opera house with monkeys and billy goats. The impresario Gonzales described Petroff the Egyptian cook and footman, the regal orangutan, and a camel-like management of beasts. A bald-headed man in the front row was playfully targeted by a monkey, while a labored performance by the goats and dogs showcased the troupe’s unusual animal cast.
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Mongigsnor
Philippe Salvini
Mons. Salvini
Ager
Gregorio H. Gonzalez al Varnaris
Tyne
Petroff
Monts Cristo
Monsignor Salviai
Eecins
Monsignor Salvini
Gonzales
Hedges Coup in Harrison Speech Revision
Charles E. Hedges, AP representative, manipulated Harrison’s speech to curb Democratic attacks. He intercepted the line about “a dollar a day” after a German delegation visit, replacing it with “money” to preserve Republican rhetoric while avoiding a partisan cudgel. The adjusted version went nationwide via AP.
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Harrison
Charles E. Hedges
Soma
Hedges
Associated Press
Window Displays Spark Spring Shopping in City Stores
Shoppers return to downtown windows as spring goods tempt women whose habit of browsing endures through years. Merchants vary in display flair with Lord & Taylor and Sterns noted for rich showrooms while others minimize presentation. New wash silks with stripes sell around $1.00 a yard. raffled crepe ruching appears on ribbons. Easter kid gloves feature Gussets with silk fingers and tall colors.
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New York
Arnold & Constable
Denning & Co
Lord & Taylor’s
Altman & Co
Sterns
McCreary’s
Baptism at Yellow Bridge Sees 68 Converts Immersed in Canal
The Second Baptist Church led a Sunday baptism at the canal near the yellow bridge where 68 converts were immersed. Ministers Carr Williams and Preston preached and led the ceremony amid crowds, with later communion and fellowship rites at the church.
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Yellow Bridge
Second Baptist Church
RE. B. Martin
Corinthian Baptist Church
J. W. Carr
Charles Williames
Calvary Baptist Church
Joh Preston
Olivet Church
Mr. Martin
Mr. Williams
Mr. Carr
Mgr. B. Conright
Aruse
Carr
Preston
Williams
Jno
Catholic Special Services Planned for Washington Centennial
Bishop Chatard of Vincennes confirms April 30 as a holy day with special services across the diocese. He notes oils used in sacraments are blessed and cannot be sold, imported from Italy, and purchased only in blessed form.
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Washington
Chatard
Vincennes
Harrison
Diocese of
St. Louis
Italy
Sina
Maroons and Hoosiers Clash In Damp Indianapolis Showdown
In Indianapolis on April 6 a crowd of about 200 watched the Hoosiers defeat the Chicago Maroons in a low scoring game described as dull by spectators. Seery drove in runs, Bassett and McGeachy contributed, while young Aussie pitcher for Indianapolis held the Maroons in check as errors and muffed plays helped the Hoosiers pile up runs. Final line shows Indianapolis 20 hits to Maroons 2 with one error for the visitors.
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Bassett
McGeachy
Schosnick
Muff
Seery
Hii Scock
Denny
Jack
Mesenchy
Schoeneck
Maroons
Myers
Kaila
Russia
Loosiera
Glayscock
Masrogue
Windy City
Hoosiers
Indianapolis
Matoods Essaaeeree
Must Sue Themselves And The Judge Cravens Tale
A light column critiques a school book law requiring superintendents who miss reports to sue themselves on bonds. It recalls Judge Cravens of Indiana who sued a client to force payment, only to be surprised when the client defended himself. The piece ends with rural anecdote about a bantam hen egg and a Beecher sermon pun.
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Fifty-Sixth General Assembly
Cravens
Indiana
Bloomington
Local Western Union Strike Rumor Denied by Managers
A New York report claimed the Western Union operators planned the largest strike in their history. Manager M D Butler and Superintendent Wallick both denied knowledge of any impending dispute. Operators questioned suspected stock speculators. most believed no strike would occur due to weak organization and many idle workers.
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Western Union
Sus
New York
M. D. Butler
They Made Money. All-Americas Tour Success
Leigh Lynch, business manager of the American baseball trip abroad, says the tour was a financial success. All-Americas finished the tour seven games ahead.
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New York
Leigh Lynch
All-Americas
Derailment injures twelve in South Chicago
The incoming B and O express derailed in South Chicago Monday morning. One person is reported killed and a dozen wounded in the crash.
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QuicaGco
B. & O. Express
Chicago
Gossip With Ginger In It And Depot Characters
A humorous column notes Gov Porter is laid up from vigorous walking. Ripples of city gossip include failing Pigs in Clover puzzles and a relieved shopper trading for a 15 puzzle. Telegraph operators at Union depot are sketched as a short, skilled man who can kick high and a cheerful crippled night operator assisted by a sympathetic crew.
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Porter
Rome
Union Depot
Marshal P. Wilder
Prince of Wales
Tom Ochiltree
New York
Western Union Company
America
Tsem
Spring Styles in Shoes Closeout at Marott Store
A local retailer announces fresh spring shoe styles arriving with remaining stock in a closing out sale at Geo. P. Marott 16 North Penn Street. The shop urges customers to grab the last pairs while priced to clear.
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Geo. P. Marott
Noth Penn-st
Convicted killer Win Benson to hang for murder
Win Benson was convicted of murder in Jeffersonville for shooting Jacob Mottweiler and assaulting his wife with a hatchet. He failed to dodge insanity defenses and faces a hangings sentence.
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Win
Benson
Jacob Mottweiler
Mottweiler
Jeffersonville
Baptist Church
Cambridge City
Indiana
M. E
Charles B. Albertson
Goshen
Albertson
Martin Charnes
Josiah Charnes
Washington
Supreme Court Takes Vacation Without Deciding Fifty Sixth General Assembly Cases
The court did not announce decisions Saturday on cases stemming from the fifty sixth general assembly legislation as judges begin a vacation this week, delaying hearings until a week from next Tuesday.
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Supreme Court
Fifty Sixth General Assembly
Local suits and social items headline from Marion court
Phillip Farley drops damages suit against St Louis and Pacific Railway in Judge Taylor's court. Nancy Bretney sues Wm Coughlan for 5000 dollars after a fall caused by a faulty outhouse floor. Morton fights Rasch after a Saturday melee on S Dillon St. and a police court continuance. Sebastian Knaub seeks separation from Theresa with a cited gift of a $1000 home. W C McKinney receives a gold headed cane from friends after failing to secure a railway mail service post. Dittemore seeks divorce from Mary E over abandonment in 1887. repeated appearances mark their long court history.
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Phillip Farley
Judza Taylor
Nancy A. Bretney
Wm. Coughlan
Alfred Morton
Albert Rasch
S. Dillon St
Morton
Sebastian Knaub
Theresa
Seymour
Ind
W. C. McKinney
Washington
Denison House
Dittemores
Marion
Dittemore
Gams and Drunks Run Afoul on Sabbath Night
Mayor Denny presided at police court as about forty warrants were handled. Fifteen prisoners faced drunkenness charges, with several arrests Sunday. saloonists avoided pleas to illegal intoxicants. Notable cases included Thomas Smith on oath Geo Abrams and Laura Green, with Green fined after lewd association and drunkenness. Others paid fines or fines and costs as twelve young men in gaming rooms pleaded guilty.
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Denny
Thomas Smith
Geo. Abrams
Laura Green
W. Washington St
Cooks Place
Corner South
Pennsylvania Sts
State
Spearing
Webb
Tie
Smith
Massachusetta-ave
Long Range
Plot Aims at Assassinating Prince of Wales
Loxton April 6 report of a plot to assassinate the Prince of Wales at Leicester on Saturday. Details were not given in the despatch centering on the alleged plan.
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Wales
Loxton
Prince of Wales
Leicester
Comstock Jeweler Advertises Silver Gifts and Sets
Horace A. Comstock dealer at 8 Washington Street markets a heavy silver thimble for 35 cents a children’s rins set at 1 dollar, butter dishes at 2 dollars, pickle castors at 1 dollar 60, and five bottle castors at 2 dollars.
Infanticide Found In City Heart In Cigar Box
Otto Emminger and Harry Jarrell discovered a newborn male's body wrapped in a Sun newspaper inside a cigar box at Pogue's Inn near Liberty Street. The infant’s limbs were broken. police took the remains to Girton’s undertaking, with a verdict of death from unknown causes and burial planned at Greenlawn cemetery.
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Otto Emminger
Harry Jarrell
Pogue’s Inn
Liberty Sr
Girioa
Greenlawn
Ridpath
Husband’s double life leads to jail in divorce case
Walter Easthope, jailed on a furious charge, sought a court reduction in the Tombs Monday. He lived with a woman who claimed to be his wife, then married him after getting him drunk. Mrs Fannie Cox attracted him, but once sober he returned to his first wife, prompting the Scott woman to arrest him in a divorce suit and leave him in jail for lack of bail.
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New York
Howe & Hummel
Walter Easthope
Fannie Cox
Scott
Fatal blast at saw mill kills four workers in Junction City
An explosion at a saw mill four miles from town on Monday morning killed Jack Beets Abe Hurtry Sam Morris and Charles Hughes and left several others badly wounded. The mill was wrecked and the building nearly collapsed as rescue work began. The rest of the page describes theater shows at English's Saloon Eden Musee contests and a new minstrels program at the Park.
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JuncTion Crry
Jack Beets
Abe Hurtry
Sam Morris
Charles Hughes
Earth tremors terrify East Hill residents
Residents of East Hill report repeated subterranean rumblings over several nights. The mysterious quakes awaken families and fuel talks of relocating to safer quarters as authorship and cause remain unsolved.
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Oanajoharin
East Hill
Senator Payne denies personal grudge against Halstead
Touring baseball teams reached New York on Saturday and reported all well. Wrecking firms pressuring Secretary Tracy to authorize trips to Samoa to raise sunken war vessels. Cin Southern railroad depot offices and many cars burned at Somerset Kentucky causing about 100000 dollars in losses. Emmest Schilling who eloped with Miss Morosini works in New York at three dollars daily and suspects his wife is held in a European convent. Christian Keifer died at Cincinnati City Hospital after skull fracture was discovered following initial reports of light injuries.
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Payne
Halstead
New York
Tracy
Samoa
Cin
Southern Railroad Company
Somerset
Emmest Schilling
Morosini
Christian Keifer
Cincinnati City Hospital
Knights of Pythias Lodge Plan Trip to Palestine
Knights of Pythias members planning to attend a lodge initiation in Palestine on Tuesday April 9 will have round trip rail fare at 60 cents. Tickets valid 3:50 and 6:25 p.m. outbound and may return by 10:55 p.m. that night or 8:20 a.m. next morning. W A Fisnes, General Agent.
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Knights of Pythias
Palestine
Thec. H
W. A. Fisnes
Agt
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George W. Hedrick
Charles A. Lackey
Charley
Lillie
Lackey
Thomas Fisher
Fisher
Henry Ward Beecher
Beecher
Chas. Mayer
Salviai
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