Murder trial centers on John Lawrence and twelve jurors
Oscar Johnson, acting as peacemaker after a riotous dance near the workhouse, was shot twice by John Lawrence during a street scuffle. Lawrence, a fugitive for months, was captured in Louisville and brought to Indianapolis. Defense argues self defense citing Johnson’s brass knuckles attack while prosecutors present strong testimony of Lawrence's intent to kill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Burke
John Jones
John Lawrence
Oscar Johnson
Lawrence
Johnson
Louisville
Thornton
Indianapolis
Irvin
Bailey & Royse
Asain
John
A Blind Thief and Odd Sights in Police Court
In a busy police court over a weekend Mayor Sullivan presided as accused pleaded guilty while two, Anne Bertaccio and John McCarty, claimed intoxication. A blind man, William Morrison, faced theft charges and received a continuance. his family’s fall from grace and his own blindness were noted along with warnings of further pack pilfering in local saloons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Anne Bertaccio
John McCarty
Alvin and
Mel‘vira Stailen
Hhem
Wright
William Morrison
Morrison
Pink
William
John Barry
Philadelphia
Pope and Kinney
S. Illinois-st
Fires devastate Japan with widespread housing losses
Steamers from Yokohama report fires sweeping Japan as of April 1 news. March 25 saw 300 houses burned at Oamari, followed by 500 at Noshin and 300 at Mininova the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dougherty
San Francisco
Yokohama
Japan
Oamari
Noshin
Mininova
Old Village Divorces Spur Urban Flight and Crime
Judge Walker grants divorce to Emma Pitman after marriage to James Pitman ends in street walking and a brothel lifestyle. Anna M Williams dissolves marriage to William Williams on abandonment grounds in West Nauvoo, TL. Meantime, an excavation near Moranonium yields a 1,000 foot trench suggesting possible subterranean passages to be explored. A fire at Beck's barn in LeBano, Ind, destroys oreos grain and farm implements, with 000 insured or uninsured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Walker
James
Emma Pitman
Emma
Anna M. Williams
William Williams
West Nauvoo
Moranonium
I Ia
Cyclone Sweeps Geneva County Destroys Homes and Livestock
A Saturday cyclone two hundred yards wide swept seven miles through Geneva County Alabama. No towns were in its path but people, houses, cattle and everything were swept away. Reports are sparse due to broken telegraph lines. The Democratic Convention details follow with ballots for recordership and coroner resolving in favor of Carson and Manker respectively, while other races including surveyor prosecuting attorney and judges await final results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Als
Geneva County
Sports Notes From A Busy Weekend In Early Baseball
Features report a mix of league results, player bids, and events across cities including Memphis Cincinnati Indianapolis and Brooklyn. Highlights include Lefty Marr’s gold presentation in Cincinnati, Buckiey’s errors against Rusie, and multiple city league scores with attendance tallies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burt Inks
Philadel
Tom Riley
Terra Cotta
Geo. Myers
Minoneapolia
John Martin
Memphis
Lefty Marr
Gold Watch and Chain
Cincinnati
Louisville
Columbus
Toledo
Brookyn
Syracuse
Pittsburg
Chicago
Boston
Brooklyn
Buffalo
Cleveland
New York
Philadelphia
W.H. McCarthy
Geneva
Edgewood Stock Farm
Terre Haute
Ind
Brookdale
McCarthy
United Lines
Western Union
Indianapolis
Buckiey
Ruste
L. J. Rose
California
Leland Stanford
Brown Colt
Flambeau
Kelley
Sherer
Rady
Eberhardt
Arene
Daltone
Rand
Buffalos
Painters Strike Over Unions and Wages Proposal
Unions and non union painters walk out after boss painters offer 2744 cents per hour for first class work with optional grading down to 20 cents and ironclad conditions. Union men refuse, committees circulate, about 200 workers quit. Non union shops affected, no formal strike yet but looming if no settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jours
Master Painters’ Association
Mermaid Sighting Worth Smithsonian Donation
Jacksonvill e fisherman W. W. Stanton hauled a six foot white shameless sea creature off basa lines 300 miles off St. Augustine and described humanlike head shoulders and breasts. The crowd at Market House dock marveled at the strange prize before Stanton plans to donate it to the Smithsonian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
W. W. Stanton
Addie Shhaeffer
Markethouse
Basa
St. Augustine
Stanton
Mr. Stanton
Smithsonian Institute
Democratic convention completes bids for local offices
The 712 delegates concluded Democratic convention work by nominating surveyor Paul Julian on the first ballot and favoring officials for commissioners district 1 and 2 on the second ballot. Superior judge and circuit judge nominees were chosen by acclamation. prosecutors named John W. Holtzman on the first ballot. The grand jury indicted conductor John Houghtaling for manslaughter in the East Hamburg wreck with bail set at 25,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Julian
Mike Farrel
Distriction
Firman Stout
Taylor
Joseph P. Harper
Pliny W. Bartholomew
Edgar Allen Brown
Willard F. Cox
John W. Holtzman
John W. Kealing
Charles M. Cooper
Burffalo, N
John Houghtaling
East Hamburg
Houghtaling
Amusements and stage notes from East Lynne to Gath Moller
Amusements and theatre notes listing East Lynne at Park and Englishs with the Gray company and a discussion of melodrama like The Twelve Temptations. Mentions actors William Muldoon Mike Cleary Bonfanti and Lenore Snyder with career moves including Savoy London and D Oyley Carte. Also notes lower prices on gilt wall papers and ornamental mogerite at Gath Moller 16 K Washington St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park
Andsa Gray
East Lynne
English
Battle of
Atlanta
Lenore Snyder
Firet Presbyterian Church Choir
Paola” Opera Company
Gondoliers
Brooklyn
D’oyley Carte
Savoy Theater
London
Gondoliera
Engand
Gath Moller
Washington-st
Opium Joint Exposé Near Seventh Avenue
The Journal reports a palatial opium joint near Seventh Ave and Forty-third St in New York. It was run by Jim McNally and Sig Hess with two Caesar Graacuates and an authoress present. police Capt. Kallilea was notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jim McNally
Sig. Hess
Vassar
Kallilea
Pitiful Scenes of Bodies Floating in Flooded District
A Vicksburg correspondent reports on the Sunflower river delta flood, noting five bodies seen afloat including a woman, with no burial place apparent and life loss judged heavier than earlier estimates. In Greensboro Alabama, three black women were fined 100 dollars each and jailed four months for pushing a white woman into the gutter during a sidewalk quarrel, prompting threats to destroy the jail and warnings from The Watch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vicksburg
Sunflower River Delta
Greensboro
Ala
Bean
Watchwan
Baby Burglars in Brooklyn Heights Unmasked Band
Brooklyn police uncover an organized gang of young burglars operating on Brooklyn heights. They commit highway robberies disguised as masked men with pistols. Other items: Murat Halstead to become Times-Union managing editor. bank thefts in Louisville. various local notices, arrests, lawsuits, and court actions reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Heights
Murat
Daily Times-Union
Sext
Murat Halstead
Sparrows Star in City Tale of Feasts and Fights
A lighthearted chronicle of the English sparrow in urban life, detailing how the bird adapted to Boston and other cities, its feasting habits, battles with robins and bluebirds, and a mix of human quirks. It notes the bird’s persistence, spread since 1458, and its controversial status among residents and officials.
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Shakespere
Henry Carey
Indianapolis
Chicago
Boston
Gov. Williams
Blind Asylum
Portland
Maine
Thrash
St. Louis
Bird Association
Dr. Gentry
Mnind E. V. Beales
Nicolla
Atore
England
America
Sun
Thera
Rooker Questions Commercial Club Report Concerning Street Car Debate
William V. Rooker criticizes the Commercial club for withholding facts and entangling editors, arguing the Chicago visit and resulting judgment were flawed. He calls for complete records of negotiations and urges the council to act independently of club influence on municipal matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
Rsapect
Atreat Car Company
Chicago
Indianaapolis
Shaffer
Council
Bet Association
Sun
Bar Association
William V. Rooker
Sensational suit charged in estate concealment case
Nathan U Walker surviving partner of John Y Nicolai faces a common pleas court suit alleging concealment and theft of more than 40000 dollars from the Nicolai estate intended for Flora Nicolai, a minor and sole heir under the will. The case centers on misappropriated estate assets and disputed inheritance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Wallker
Nicolai
Cincinnati
Nathan U. Walker
John Y. Nicolai
Common Pleas Court
Nicolas
Flora
Gompers Speaks on Eight Hour Move at Mozart Hall
The audience greeted Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor with enthusiasm at Mozart hall. He argued the eight hour plan, urged unity among workers, and noted contractors must yield. carpenters and house painters discussed strikes and wage demands while ministers voiced issues of labor, wealth, and leisure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Gompere
American Federation of Labor
Mozart Hall
Gompers
Deemantle
John Hoffman
Me Jarryat
J. Hilliard Ranger
Christchurch
M. B. Brie
Stiorn- Jante
America
Maneor Hal
W. H. Scotten
West Indianapolis
Carpenters
Carpenters’ Exchange
Commercial Club
Pts & General Strike
Building Trades’ Council
Socialistic
Sangerbund
Tomlinson Hall
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Williamm Selt
Jerry
Washington
Spl
Rusk
Iaeiese
Hosmenses. de
Recordership
Peter Carson
W.B. Flick
Dallus Reinecke
John L. F. Stegg
Martin O. Anderson A
Samuuel L. Marrow
Carson
Reinecke
Feland Sydgey Ets Orion
Manker
Frank Manker
M H. Fields
Win
F. Collins
Oscar Smith
Bell
Sporting Life
Wash St
Wm. Muldoon
Mike Cleary
Bonfanti
Alice Harrison
Joe Arthur
Blue Jeans
Geo. Gaston
Tippecanos
Tippecanos Club
Sensation
Pines
Miss Bart
Foote
New Haven
Conn
Benny Foote
Boole
W. H. Pope
City National Bank
Mexico
City Life
T. E. Ballard
Crawfordsville
W. C. T. U. Hall
Richard Hazelrigg
Yandener
Bulford Mutual Relief
Mannerohor Hall
H. A. Edaon
C. B
W. EB
Rockwood
New Jersey St
Bear Fort Wayne Ave
Tulinoiast
U. S
Frank Swales
Isaac Stevens
Grady
Big Four Road
Williamson-Darnell
Howland
Williamson
Dacatur Township
Taylor Monday
Everett
Emma Vestal
Hoe
Eorongec
Howe
Emerson
Peach Buda
Galway
Brother Rooker
Paris
Stanley
Brussels
Cariaco
Splj
Gomper
Ottawaa
Ont
Niagara Salls
Canada
Indiana
Iva
Bat Angus
Milwacker
Augus Cameron
Pan-American Congress
Washineton
Tas
Blaine
Gao
Aes
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