Still Close Race As Voters Split Between Parties
The race narrows to a neck and neck battle with David Wallace and Sullivan drawing strong support from Republicans and Democrats respectively. New candidates J Reeves and J J Kelley enter the field. Voters are urged to mail in ballots from The Sun ballot form with candidates named and parties noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Wallace
Sullivan
Emil C. Rassman
J. Reeves
J.J. Kelly
T.S Sullivan
Holt
Cottrell
Jno
Gobarn
C.S. Denny
B.C
Trusler
EM Ly
Brusn
Tanner
Morss
B. Swift
Franks
Valentine Bor
Tim Splan
F.C. Reaume
RF. Catterso
Simeon Coy
A.B. Grover
M. Dugan
Otto, Stechhan
Darnell
Segnim
Win
Keinsteiner
W. P. Fishback
Wm. More
W. Woollen
Canfield
Will
A. W. Conduitt
Fred
Barman
Ione, Caven
J. A.pran
Td. Brenen
Bernhamer
Smw. Riley
Ben Franklin
R W. Lowry
U. Wy Wells
U. i. Taveinal
I’ A. Reeves
Star Baker
Kelley, Co
Death in the canal near Brighton beach tragedy
Broadcut Canal tragedy leaves Geo T Hardy and a woman dead after a boat capsize near Brighton beach. Hardy, 22, married to a 21-year-old wife, lived on Massachusetts avenue. the woman identified as Mrs Fells, not Grant Sells. Coroner to rule accidental drowning with possible snag theory. reports note Hardy's past as an expert swimmer and speculation about motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadcut
Canal
Geo. T. Hardy
E. South. St
Drs
Grant Selish
Brighton Beach
Hardy
Massachusetts Ave
Cirton
Hards
Undertaker's
Girton’s
Wardy'a
Mrs. Fells
Vermont-st
Grant Sells
Girton
Uri
Souttst
Madame Smith
Texas
Galsustox
fSpl
Lago
Maclay
Features of Sporting Life
The Iusilers beat the Fasterns Sun day by a score. Tener quits baseball to become a bank cashier. Princeton claims prowess on bases. Sinois hosts 66 trotting towns, John Kerins named as association umpire. Cleveland has won six of nine as Plain Dealer celebrates. Johnston paces six miles daily in training for REDD. Pattons beat Grand Avenues at Brighton Beach before 1600. Cleveland league drills for Wednesday opener. association games draw crowds. Saturday scores include Washington seven to three over Baltimore and St. Louis two in a doubleheader. Terre Haute seeks funds to join Northwestern league. gusey McKeen starts list with Wess Sunday. St. Louis seven, Louisville five. batteries Ebert and Cook, Griffith and Boyle. Cincinnati five, Columbus four. batteries Kelly and Crane, Knell and Dowse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iusilers
Tener
Princeton College
Sinois
John Kerins
J. F. Maculler
Cleveland
The
Plain Dealer
Johnston
Columbus
Cincinnati
Boston
Athletic
Terre Haute
Gusey McKeen
Wess
St. Louis
Louisville
Ebert
Cook
Griffith
Boyle
Kelly
Crane
Knell
Dowse
Baron Fava Passes Through Paris on Way to Italy
Paris April 24 Baron Fava on route to Italy says Imperiali should be recalled and Italian interests left to Pauncefote until New Orleans minister is settled. He claims poor treatment by the U S government. Fava’s remarks come amid diplomatic tensions and recalls. New York fire and a missing girl headline the day’s other incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Baron Fava
Italy
Imperiali
Pauncefote
New Orleans
Fava
United States
Local notices and incidents span city streets and court cases
A busy Sunday night in English's venue drew a large crowd for a public event while cases and accidents fill the week. Mitchell Finzey, veteran of PHar ronsburg, posts a $10 ante in a federal revenue case. John C. Ochiltree travels from Marion Chronicle to push a political claim about a distances flag. Charles E. Remley fractures a fall at 220 Bellst and is taken home after injury. A buggy collision on Virginia-ava injures Mrs Lebradar. J Wellman sues a street railway for damages tied to a prior Irvington wreck. Nettie Greer recovers after alleged assault, to press charges. Evangelist Leyden denounces Catholic parochial schools in politics. Wm. Clouch, 22, faces mail misuse and arrest amid a crowd of 500. Numerous marriages and births noted along with several deaths and diseases in city residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independenturuverein
English’s
Mitchell Finzey
Pharronsburg
John C. Ochiltree
The
Marion Chronicle
Marion
Tatonnapolly
Charles E. Remley
Planner & Buchanan
Lebradar
Wyoming St
Virginia-ava
J. Wellman
Street
Street Railroad Company
Anacs
Minnie Prederick
Irvington
Mire
Nettie Greer
Nebraska St
Evangelist Leyden
Boston
Tomlinson Hall
Wmn
Clouch
William
M.A
Carrie McCane
J. A
Amelia Botta
Ema Wilhelm
John
Caroline Enhart
Goldie Sibonfsky
Carl
Minnie Meaves
Martin
Mary Sullivan
Katie Oliver
David
Eva Giegerman
Tudor
Annie Meyer
Tina Lenovan
Jacob
Olive Peterson
Marinda Morgan
Margus
Ewenton Snyder
Y. Ieasles
John H. Smith
Meridian-st
Anna Cook
Railroad-st
Nina. Bunch
West
Katherine Guestin
Noble-st
Juliette Robb
E. St. Joo-st
Grippe
Wm. la
New Parlor Goods At Wm L Elders
Local shop introduces new parlor items from Wm L Elders. A curious prompt asks what he will do with them as readers hear of a claim that Dr Storrs’s First Minute Headache Cure can banish a headache in five minutes for a small price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. L. Elders
No Secret Sessions Denied By Board On Franchise
Monday’s Board of Public Works met with two members present. Defrees emphatically denied a Journal report that Citizens' street railway sought a franchise extension. Shaffer’s representatives had not appeared. no secret sessions or franchise talks occurred. The board moved to street repairs and other routine business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defrees
Shaffer
Board of Public Works
Scherrer
Journal of Monday
Citizens’ Street Railway Company
Shearer
Western Paving Company
Shelby-st
Washington-st
Tim* Griffin
State House
Councilonen Cay
Rassman and
Austin
E. Washington Sr
State
Shin
Cane
Hal Olsen
Pat Harrold
Wletchcrave
School
Fearon
Cedar Sts
Henry Pierce
North-st
Propylaeum
Gen. Colurm
Washington Botanical Gardens
Garfield Park
Eerie
Col Rice TLL in California ill with grippe and heart trouble
Col Rice TLL former state auditor lies seriously ill at the Grand hotel after days of fever and delirium. Two physicians nursed him overnight and prognosis remained grave. His illness traced to several days with delirium and refusal of food. A state oil inspector suit outcome and appeal noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cal
Dim Rice
Grand Hotel
H Im
Doctoe Brown
Liliputians Return Engage Grand Cincinnati Attraction
The Liliputians headline this week at Grand theater in Cincinnati. They bring a return engagement as the attraction for the venue, with tickets and show details outlined for local audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India Leartiar
The
Liliputians
Line Grand
Cincinnati
Springtime updates from the town notebook
Supt. Vorhies improves during warm days while Secretary Matthews moves into 273 N Illinois Street. The 8s shade tree, planted by the state horse reporter, thrives as a prominent bush. President Langsdale wavers on resigning from the monument commission amid mounting pressure and a potential vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vorhies
Matthews
N. Lilinois St
State Horse
Blesseil
Langsdale
Monument Commission
Hin
Bugs and Grucheris Cause a Woman a Whole Lot of Trouble
In Indianapolis a swarm of June bugs invaded streets at night disrupting pedestrians and a passing woman she battles the insects with a market basket umbrella losing balance and scattering them while the crowd watches a comic struggle amid post office lights. Indiana Midland trainmen strike continues with crews refusing to move cars until back pay is delivered, trains halted except for U.S. Mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Belva Lockwood
Jimmy
Lucanon
Indiana Midland
Harry Crawford
Heim
New York
United States
Wnt
White Republicans ignite South Carolina convention
A Columbia gathering of white Republicans in South Carolina created a tremendous sensation. It was the first distinctly white Republican convention in the state. The event drew many prominent white leaders who previously aligned with the Democratic Party, marking a significant shift in the political landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Columbia
Tragedy and Trials in Peru and Beyond Mixed Report
An April Peru Indiana note reports Clinton Kiser, 1, accidentally shot himself while handling a loaded gun, dying instantly. The piece blends with a local plea for child education against vandalism, Italian matinee violence in Hoboken, Edmund Gals funeral arrangements, a verdict in a breach of promise case, Indiana weather, and a yellow fever ship alert from New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Ind
Clinton Kiser
Hoboken
Andrew Gaboth
It-Lasy
Conognito Chinchello
Gabeth
Indiana
Indianapolis
New York
Jsplj
Howarth
Rio Santero
A Grand Theatre Tangle Over Missing Cast Members
A change of program at the Grand left Estelle Clayton offstage for Barbara and Mr Polk absent after the first act. Louise Allen appeared for an encore but could not repeat the kangaroo dance. Polk supposedly vanished after swapping costumes, with rumors of a pursuit to Die end and a St Louis move. Agnes Wallace Villa faced an attachment over a $161 printing debt, later settled as she performed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estelle Clayton
Barbara
St Louis
Polk
Bill
Louise Allen
J. B. Polk
Dr BL
Pickles
Messrs. Lichson & Talbet
Hitihey
Capias
Lim
Sheri Rotimen
Denutias
Bas
St. Louis
Agnes Wallace Villa
Park Theater
Hasselman Printing Company
Agnes
Tramps and Clerk Tussle Over Bath Stream Prank
A Lafayette Indiana hotel prank ends with a clerk turning a water hose on two men posing as tramps. After the stream soaks their clothes, the pair scramble to dry by a warm grate while hotel staff nearby react to the chaotic incident. A separate note reports a fatal blast on a Canadian Pacific ranch killing several workers and injuring others, and a New York businessman found dead in his Manhattan club room after morphine use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tito, Stechban
Jaku Bombareer
Laftayette
Ind
Lafayette
Indianapolis
Baggatre
Borel
Stechhan
Lake Maxinkuckee
Jake
Garele
Justin Matherson
Henry Morton
August Jolson
Foreman Smith
McLennan
New York
James Mahon
Manhattan Club
Horses clipped by machinery at Newark auction stable
A fragment reports that horses from Wood's stable including Moral Insure in the Travelers and Dr Cravens the Dentist were returned to leganavolis and opened an olive in the ropuiseum building on Nortlyst after an accident with machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood
Cravens
Leganavolis
Nortlyst
Frightful collision claims six clerks and two engineers
Cleveland April 20 A Lakeshore road crash at Kipton on Saturday killed six postal clerks F. J. Nugent Charles Hamil F F Clemens John J Bowerline James McKinley C G McDowell and engineers Edward Brown and Charles Toplin. Two mail cars and both engines were destroyed. No passengers were seriously injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Spl
Kipton
F. J. Nugent
Charles Hamil
FF. Clemens
John J. Bowerline
James McKinley
McDowell
Edward Brown
Charles Toplin
He Loved Her Not Hiereorr April 24
Abbie Makai ser, daughter of a Cleveland music dealer, pursued J W Shoening to this city and fired four shots at him in the Russell house Sunday evening then took poison. Shoening will live but the girl is expected to die. Canvassing committees for the proposed encampment report strong early support with business leaders showing interest as fundraising success appears likely. Committees resume Monday at the Board of Trade to report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiereorr
Abbie Mkaiser
Cleveland
J. W. Shoening
York
Russell House
Shoenive
Board of Trade
Hand Car Accident Ends in Death at Tapasax
A Big Four railroad hand car jumped the track on Saturday at Tapasax Ind. The fall down the embankment left Charles Beasley fatally injured, dying Sunday, while James Mc Daniel suffered serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tapasax
Ind
Charles Beasley
James McDaniel
Struck for More Pay at World’s Fair Laborers Demand Higher Wages
Three thousand laboring men at the world’s fair area struck on Monday morning, demanding higher wages. Curiaco, April 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curiaco
Fragmented 19th Century News Snippets Spark Rumors Across Lands
A tangled OCR page reports on a range of topics from political ballots in Bismarck district to a French discovery in Central Asia. It mentions Panamanian canal costs, royal tensions, and grim prison hunger deaths in Chili with limited accuracy, names, and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grippe
Lonion
London
Thea Mala Vita Society
Bara
Italy
Bismarck
William Bismarck
Central Asia
Bradford
Panama Canal
Byrnes
New York
Humbert
Tis
Chili
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup Ad for Teething Pain
An early 20th century advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a remedy for teething pain and colic for children and diarrhea relief. The ad notes a 25 cent bottle price and references a horse incident at Wood's stable and machinery accident.
TALK AT THE CAPITAL The Coming National Conventions Debated
Gossip swirls on where the national conventions will be held as President Harrison tours. Republicans prefer Indianapolis Minneapolis or Chicago while Democrats seek New York St Louis or Chicago with Chicago favored for mail and hotels. Nebeker's appointment as treasurer draws strong criticism over fitness and potential impact on the administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasutseton
Presient Harrison
Indianayiolis
Minneapolis
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Harrison
Nebeker
Neheker
Secret Black Benevolent Societies Flourish in Indianapolis
A local Indianapolis report outlines numerous African American benevolent and secret societies active in the city. Groups include Masons lodges, Eastern Star chapters, Knights of Pythias, Patriarchs, Independent Sons of Honor, and women’s auxiliaries. The article notes about 210 members in the American Doves of Protection and highlights social hubs like the Metropolitan Club on Illinois Street led by Benjamin Thornton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Icégis
Order of the Eastern Star
Grand United Order of Our Fellows
England
Household of Rath
Knights of Psthias
Pythian Sisters
Order of Patriarchs
Jadees
United Brothers of Friendship
Sons of Ethionia
Independent
Sons of Honor
the Tabernacle
American Doves of Protection
Daughters of Bethlehem
Sisters of Charity
Metropoiiian Club
Thiinois St
Benjamin Thornton
Earth
2MN
Catlere
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Dadianapolisa
George Hardww
Drs. Grant Sells
Sporting Life
Henryet
Oblast
Barrett
Ohest
Delaware
Pennsylvania St
Wrandot
Webster
Dougherty
Eva Prost
Conkling
Miss Kilburn
Miss Proft
Clly Lak
Secret
Tar Loard
Olr. Shaffer
Board of Public Safety
Timothy Connor
Woollen
Lecouncil
Mr. Pearson
Toni Markey
Martin Murphy
Col. Rice Tll
Bugs and
Grucheris
Midland
Shou
Clarke
Wach
Ediund Gal
Edmund
Tall
FY. P. Rush
N. Tennessesst
Scottish Rite Masons
Hendricks Club
Diarly
Texaes
Gladys Livelye
William Henry Hurlbert
Hurlbert
Estelie
Bim
Fay
Ne Leker
California
Senator Stanford
Stanford
Belover
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