Members Arrested in House Call Backfire as Giants Met
Washington April 29 The morning house session centered on a call of the roll and arrests for absent members. Col Ike cleared 11 of 19 listed, with 7 still sought. all promised to appear Friday. Bowers quipped that crimes against law or gospel reduce to one to get caught. Ellis blamed Kentucky hospitality for his excusal. Cabinet members present except Miller and Elkins. Ex-Speaker Grow seeks Republican convention support.
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Washineton
Col
Ike
Messrs
Gowers
Dunphy
Ellis
Harter
Hemphill McDonald
Meredith
Pickler
Randall
Stackhouse
Tracy
Warwick
Owens
Ohio
Bowers
California
Burrows
Kentucky
Mystery Ends as Gibson Claims Coat and Life
William Gibson of Franklin Indiana wrote to Franklin police claiming his Prince Albert coat is his. He had last disappeared after a broken marriage, but a note to a reporter revealed he is alive and angry at authorities for holding the coat.
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Gibson
Prince Albert
Mathey
William Gibson
Franklin
Ind
Colbert
Indianapolis
City Hospital
Frank Hurley
Virginia Ave
Sun
Outragedy Citizens Rally Against Afghan occupiers near Peshawar
Dispatches describe villagers from Heran to Bamian rising against Afghan troops after brutal treatment. The insurgents defeated the soldiers, who now reportedly resist extinction behind barricades. Reinforcements are being rushed from Herat, Candar, and Cabul.
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Loxpon
Peshawar
India
Ameer
Afghanistan
Heran
Baamian
Ece
Herat
Candidar
Cabul
Board Rejects Lawn Tennis in University Park
City board defers sidewalks and street work petitions, paves from curb to curb on N Pennsylvania street, and declines lawn tennis in University Park while weighing petitions between St Clair and Seventh streets and alongside street car tracks. Residents press for full curb to curb paving amid track rails.
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Board of Public Works
N. Pennsylvania-st
Citizens’ Company
Denny
Chas. E. Coffin
St. Clair
Seventh-sts
Mr. Defrees
Mr. Coffin
Conduite
Mr. Denny
Mr. Conduitt
Henry D. Pierce
N. Pennsylvania St
Henry Cloud
Jesse Adama
Bryant St
Jesse
Tom Barrett
Merrill-st
Illinois
Tennessee-st
Wm. Rowe
E. Morris-st
A. M. Ogle
Crooked Run
Temple and
Tacoma Sts
University Park
Brutal assault on Lizzie Farrall shocks town in New Jersey
In Trp Bank New Jersey on April 29 a young servant girl Lizzie Farrall was struck by a iron bar, fracturing her skull and leaving her unconscious for hours. No suspects or clues are named as authorities investigate the brutal attack amid recent similar incidents.
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Trp Bank
N. J
Lizzie Farrall
Cornwell
Rate War and Train Restorations Along The Eastern Division
The Chicago rate war persists with a 3.50 fare. Bee line plans to restore two east end trains Nos. 7 and 12 on May 15 after 35 years off the rails. Excursions to Niagara Falls are planned this summer with fares at 5.00, while eastern routes brace for possible price shifts. The Chi cago scalper crackdown fails to indict brokers. Eastern Big Four towns push for restored morning and evening Sunday trains to St Louis, but these services may not return due to past losses.
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Chicago
Bee Line
East End
Niagara Falls
Grand
St. Louis
Deeming Ends Hope as Trial Proceeds for Murder
April 29 report from Merlnourns details the ongoing trial of wife murderer Deeming. Testimony covers Williams and Mrs Williams identification, proposed marriages, and violent railway-era fits requiring restraint. A separate arrest tale follows invoking Flora Hancock and Caroline Mitchell, with Fowler delivering the girls to Gosport and the Occidental hotel.
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MerLnourns
Deeming
Featherstone
Williams
Windsor
Swanston
Adelaide
West Australia
Perth
Albany
Birmingham fish dealer Pope in extradition case continued
William Henry Pope a Birmingham England fish dealer sought by English authorities for embezzlement was brought before Commissioner Heyne in Cucaco. The case was continued to Monday due to delicate legal points. Pope denies embezzlement and fleeing Birmingham with a woman and presented a marriage certificate to Sarah Tenney.
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Cucaco
William Henry Pope
Birmingham
England
Heyne
Pope
Sarah Tenney
Typhus Patient at Large Recaptured in New York
Leo Rosenblatt, a typhus fever patient who escaped from a hospital on Wednesday, was recaptured Friday morning. Inspectors are tracing his movements to fumigate any houses he may have sheltered in while at large. He was found terribly exhausted.
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New York
Leo Rosenblatt
Westminster Duke Says Orme Was Poisoned Last Week
Loxpon April 29 report that the Duke of Westminster stated he has no doubt Orme, the favorite for the 20,000 guinea race, was poisoned last week.
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Loxpon
Duke of Westminster
Orme
Union Station Shift Rotates Day and Night Duty
Depot staff at Union Station switch from day to night shifts on Sundays, a change that disrupts sleep for several days. New sleepers battle fatigue as they adjust, facing long nights and restless days. Depot-master John Weible explains the swap reduces daytime strain and fatigue and traces its history from two months on and off to one month of each.
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Union
John Weible
Duel at Ostend Leaves Duc de Mor ny Wounded in Secret Skirmish
Brussels reports identify the wounded Frenchman in the Ostend duel with Harry Vane Millbank as Duc de Mor ny though some sources say he may be a guest at the Belgian coast resort. Millbank unhurt, seconds Destrange and Fournier. The duel occurred in the Grand Hotel restaurant after tensions from the Drayton Borrowe affair. Millbank’s opponent was carried to a yacht and the vessel sailed away as authorities sought the principals.
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Brussels
Harry Vane Millbank
Ostend
Duc de Morny
Drayton-Borrowe
Millbank
Loxton
Grand Hotel
de Morny
de Moray
M. Destrange
M. Fournier
South Wales
Rome
Ireland
Rudolph
London
Chesnopol
Kieff
House of Commons
Paris
Lieze
Belgium
Henry Vane Millbank
Paris Prepares for May Day Turmoil Across Anarchist Threats
Paris reports intensified anti anarchist raids on suspected circles. police guard monuments and deploy cavalry as May Day approaches. risks include threats to Grand Opera district shops and a Dijon town hall bombing attempt.
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Paris
Dijon
Grand Opera House
Echo de Paris
Benin
Vorwaerts
The Dread Blue Book and Political Strife In Indiana
A political notice discusses the so called blue book attacking railroad legislation and Governor Chase. Republicans split on blaming Democrats and the president of the senate while Chase backers defend him. Street rumors touch Hendricks county politics and farmer movements, with court and local notices of thefts, youths, and assorted city life happenings amid state convention chatter.
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Senate
Gov. Chase
Claude Matthews
Chase
George Bull
Marion and
Hendricks
Tillers of the Soil
George
Hendricks County
John Rynerson
Indianapolis Poker Trust Threat Exposed at the Levee
A vivid critique alleges a powerful capitalist in Indianapolis plans to form a poker trust to control the local gambling trade. The piece compares the scheme to a legal monopoly, cites losses and closed establishments, names streets Court and Illinois, and warns of a clash with a Circle Street capitalist opposed to trusts.
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Indianapolis
Ife
Aden
Mies Fortune
Poker Trust
Philadelphia
Court-st
Illinois-st
Postmaster and Dr Warner Clash Over Delayed Messenger
A minor incident at the Indianapolis post office involved a special delivery to Dr. Wagner. A messenger boy, after delivering the letter, was briefly kept waiting for the doctor to finish supper before signing the receipt. The postmaster and the doctor exchanged reproaches but peace was restored and service resumed.
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Dr. Warner
U.S
Indianapolis
Wagner
Postal Service
Ethel to be Freed May Seventh
Lonxpon reports Capt. Osborne’s wife, jailed for theft of the Hargreaves jewelry, has been officially granted release on May 7.
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Ethel
Lonxpon
Osborne
Hargreaves
Reig ao Short’s K. K. drug sale notice
An OCR fragment notes a druggist selling a product at discount during a special sale. Mentions Mullally and a price range. Details are unclear due to garbled text, but indicates a medicinal item offered in a lower price promotion.
Wind wrecks factory at fair ground in Chicago
Wind damaged the manufacturers' building at the world's fair grounds in Chicago on Thursday. Dr. Cyrus Teed has abandoned his Koreshan colony in California and will relocate to Chicago.
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Manufacturers
Chicago
Cyrus Teed
Green goods racket spreads in Indiana says Sun report
Federal officers cite influx of circulars from green goods operators as proof the scam spreads across Indiana. Victims continue to fall, with cases reaching U. S. marshals and postal authorities. The racket moves west from the east, drawing in Hoosiers despite warnings.
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Bome
Indiana
Sun
Bunco
Indianapolis
Secret Service
U. S
Bee
Marcel Punter
Iowa
New York
Ferdinand Ward Freed From Sing Sing
Ferdinand Ward was released from Sing Sing prison Friday morning after more than six years for complicity in the Marine Bank defalcation. He plans to visit his eight year old son in Connecticut and says he is penniless, having lost his New York home belongings to satisfy creditors. In Brooklyn, Ward lived on Columbia Heights at the time of his arrest. In Boston, a separate case saw Rev. W W Downs awarded ten thousand dollars in a slander suit against three Bowdoin Square Baptist church members.
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Ferdinand Ward
Seng Sing
Sing Sing
Marine Bank
Connecticut
Ward
Columbia Heights
Brooklyn
Boston
Rev
W. W. Downs
Bowdowin Square Baptist Church
Downs
al Taife
Washington-st
Pat Burke
Chicago
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Department of Justice
James Ocker
Noble County
W. I. Sanders
Dekalb County
Castator
Ex-captains lead Boston club as league opens
Boston fielded six ex captains as the Illinois Iowa league began its season on Thursday while Sunol is seen moving faster this year. Dan Brouthers continues strong at bat and Philadelphia faces Chicago Friday with Anson expected to add to his sorrowful record. The city league meets Friday to settle park-owner disputes and Monmouth July meeting could bring 2 million to New Jersey.
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Boston
Sunol
Iall-Fitzsimmons
Dan Brouthers
Memphis
John Campbell
Perry
Tenny
Philadelphia
Chicago
Anson
Monmouth
New Jersey
Indianapolis
Noblesville
Virginia Ave
Dillon St
Columbus
Omaha
Hayes
Darby
Jantzen
Clausen
Kansas City
Toledo
McMahon
Payne
Dewald
Hurley
Billy Harrington
Hengle
Lawrence
Letcher
McQuaid
King of Diamonds
Limit of the Daw Jury Sentences Davis to 21 Years
After a long all night session the jury convicts William Davis in a case involving assault on his nine year old daughter. The verdict imposes a 21 year sentence, the maximum for the offense. Davis, about 35, faces 13 years actual time. his three children are left to the care of children's guardians.
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Jury
Davis
Ancy Jobs
Ash
Highea
Hi- Attorneys
Gué8
Getcidi
Ihis
Board of Children’s Guardians
Tramp Wakeup and Railroad Court Actions Mix
A morning encounter with a Chicago bound tramp leads to a brief arrest and breakfast after a nap at a Washington street station. Separately, the federal court will hear three B&O Railroad cases involving a brakeman fatality, a crossing accident, and a protective damages suit. Rev G A Carstensen delays permanent service at St Pauls due to Mrs Carstensen's scarlet fever.
Horn and Horse Burned in Washington Fire
Washington Ind April 29 Lon Thompsons stable and a valuable horse burned Friday morning believed incendiary set the blaze as fire crews fought to save neighboring structures and livestock from the fast spreading flames.
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Washington
Ind
Lon Thompson
Labor Mass Meeting At People's Church Friday Night
Local labor notes report a mass meeting at the People's Church corner Blackford and Michigan streets with strong speakers. The Panhandle strike enters its eleventh week with no signs of weakening on either side. strikers drew pay from the national fund on Thursday. John Lamb John Breag and others travel to Chicago on Friday to meet the national executive committee with expectation of decisive action at the meetings.
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People’s Church
Blackford
Michigan-sts
Panhandle
National Fund
John Lamb
John Breag
Chicago
National Executive Committee
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G. Thatcher
Frederick Ampher
Railroad World
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Washington and
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Flora Hancock
Lulu Blackmore
Washington St
Caroline Mitchell
Spencer, Ind
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Spencer
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Occidental Hotel
Hancock
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Drayton
Cal Light
DREAD
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Judge McCabe
Bear
Frank Mitchell
Squires Court
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Lena Snesz
John
Mary Munier
Harry
Clara Wolf
Albert
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Walter
Elinor Hana
Oswald
Lizzie Weber
Silas Edeland
Walter Mass
Robert Hoskins
F. M. Raschig
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Frank Holland
N. West St
Jennie Friendly
Herman Buley
Pauline Stoeffler
Louis G. Essigke
Hattie Alexander
Cyrus C. Personette
Anna M. Hall
Robert Nickum
May Riley
Reig Ao Short
K. K
Irice
Caulian Bottie
Wiere
Sporting Life
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Oblo
WM. Davis
William Davis
Cour
Cox
St. Paul's
G. A. Carstensen
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St. Paul’s Church
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