Woman's Relief Corps holds decisive presidential vote in Indianapolis
At the annual Wooden Woman's Relief Corps meeting in Indianapolis delegates from across the state gather for a canvass of presidential favorites. Leading candidates include Mrs. Kellaher and Mrs. Is. of Wabash as lobbying continues, with elections set for Thursday amid a gala luncheon and musical program.
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Washburne Wins Chicago Mayoral Race and Other News
Upshaw Washburne Republican candidate elected mayor of Chicago by about 1,500. Abbott democratic treasurer and Richardson Republican attorney also win by margins around 400 to 2,500. Minor je the German vote favors Washburne. election calm with little trouble. Also reports include a runaway horse incident at Meridian and Washington streets, a New York election update, and weather notes for Indiana. A $5,600 damage suit is filed in Shelbyville against the Pennsylvania lessee railway. Fire at Brooklyn naval hospital endangers many lives. eight cigar factory workers strike in Chicago area demanding higher wages.
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Wreck Injures Seven Men On Pennsylvania Road
Seven men were seriously injured in a wreck on a Pennsylvania road near Wilmore on Tuesday. Miners and operators convened at Pitts sire to discuss the age question. A vanished books, boodle and cashier in Lead City, Myrtle and Lottie Lumry were burned to death after a kerosene fire.
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Councilman Trisler Plays Fence In Woodruff Boundary Fight
Frederick K. Shepard, book-keeper at Fletcher's bank, watches Councilman Trusler flip his stance daily over Woodruff Place in a boundary vote. Mayor Potts spurs Shepard to press for Trusler's views while Trusler misleads with shifting lines and humorous jests about city access, lawns, and domestic improvements.
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Terrible Explosion Hurts Eleven Men in Brad Dock House
An explosion in Joe Herodes' Brad dock residence Tuesday left eleven men injured and four fatally burned as gas pipes leaked. The incident prompted a fire response and a tragic toll, while reports mention a man attempting to light a tramp before the blast.
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Noted stage manager and actors face illness and ventures
W EF Dickson long associated with Edwin Arden now at Keene, yet threatened by paralysis recurrence. Lige Halford and wife face serious illness while Bill Nye ages and rumors of a play surface. Tom Hibben unveils a new camera for instant development. Dr Cravens returns to Indianapolis and opens a dental office in the Propylium building on Nortist.
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Twenty Five Years Grand Army Anniversary Parade
Ducatur Illinois hosts the twenty fifth anniversary of the Grand Army of the Republic with a grand prize drill by Sons of Veterans at Trotting Park, a 1 pm parade of about 20 000 marchers, and an evening camp fire with stories. Delegates from across the country attend the gala events to settle which regiment ended the rebellion.
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Mother Kills Self on Learning Son’s Prison News
In Louisville Kentucky on April 6, Mrs. Florence Long fatally poisoned herself with morphine after reading a letter that her son, jailed in Texas, was a state prisoner in the penitentiary there. She clutched his letter in her hands as she died.
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Presbytery elects Lytle moderator amid busy civic notes
Reports from the East Street church session show Rev J D Lytle of Hanover chosen moderator. Indiana topics include tax appraisals, criminal cases, health department funding, and a monument commission update. A jail release, a courtroom fine, and a wrestling match on E Washington st cap the day, with deaths and licenses listed among city items.
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P T Barnum Dies at 81 in Bridgeport Connecticut
Phineas Taylor Barnum famed showman dies at 6 22 pm in Bridgeport Connecticut age 81 after four months illness. Funeral to be private with burial in Mountain Grove cemetery. funeral arrangements emphasize no embalming and a show free finale. Barnum heir Clinton H Seeley and the Barnum estate center the coverage amid continued Barnum and Bailey show business in New York.
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Encampment Preparations Stir Indianapolis Rumors
The leaders of the Grand 4nmuy Wen gathering in Tomlinson hall this Thursday spark speculation on who will be elected commander with Indianapolis members naming Col Walker as the strongest candidate. Other items note Baron Favall of New York ill at the Victoria hotel and Pat McGrath the jockey reported dead.
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City Board of Public Works Debates Virginia Avenue Viaduct Grade
The Board of public works meets to set the grade for Virginia Avenue to fit the viaduct plans. City attorney says assess benefits and damages before ground breaks, with Union Railway willing to let foundations abut property lines. Discussions cover extending water mains, brick paving petitions, and disputes over Bruce Place addition.
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German Lutheran synod closes seven day session at St Wayne
The German Lutheran synod ends a week long meeting in St Wayne on Tuesday. They report charges of admission fees at Francis Murphy's Knightstown temperance meetings. Local coverage notes other city affairs and incidents.
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Political Ballots and Belmont Fight headline items
Report notes Sullivan Wallace and Truster in a rapid race with Tom Tageart withdraws. Voters quote supporters and opponents as ballots show Sullivan leading. Belmont gang trial ends with four charged for assault and battery. Hazelrig and Decker injured, Cronin fined for Sabbath desecration.
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Edmunds resignation shocks Washington in April report
The article reports Vermont Senator George Edmunds sent letters to the Vermont governor and Vice President Morton resigning his seat effective November 1, 1891 after 25 years in the Senate. It notes astonishment among leaders and hints at Proctor’s possible resignation and other political shifts. The piece also covers Nye and Riley Burbank premium performances and a local speaker event at the Grand Opera House.
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Papal stance and European unrest headline
The pope denounces Parvell while Chilian revolutionists gain ground and Russians are expelled from Bulgaria. Rome authorities oust 2 anarchists. German emperor buys a yacht. Police clash with socialists in Hamburg. Europe’s war fears rise as Russia and France unsettle the continent. Grand Duke Michaelovitch weds Countess Nerenberg at San Remo amid czar plot arrests in St. Petersburg. German socialists rail at Bebel and preach self denial. Furniture at Wm. L. Elders.
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