City Engineer Details Plans for Track Elevation
City engineer Jeup submitted to the board of public works a detailed report on elevating railroad tracks in the grown town district. The plan aims to minimize cost and disruption, keep freight houses operational, and avoid major changes to key freight yards while elevating major lines and providing side tracks for local manufacturers.
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Board of Public Works
Works Board
Chicago
Big Four
Cleveland Division
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Massachusetts-ave
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Massachusetts Ave
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Ohro-st
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Delaware
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Liberty St
Union Tracks
Washington
Eaststs
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Eiast
State Ave
Downeyst
Hast St
West St
Vandalia
Kingans’ Fork House
Kingans
Fogues’ Run
Pickin
Union Station
State House tour notes and gas pipeline tax appeal
A walk through the state house records sudden illness of Chas F Kennedy secretary of the state board of agriculture. Gov Mount and staff depart Oct 8 for Dallas to recover the captured flag of Terry's Texas Rangers. Military officers met with the governor about Chickamauga brigade markers. Attorneys for Consumers Gas Trust and Manufacturers' Association appealed to the state tax board over pipeline assessment by Madison county. Gas company opposes the new assessment method based on income per foot. Terre Haute water works appeals Vigo county assessment.
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Dallas
Tex
Terry
Texas Rangers
Consumers Gas Trust
Indianapolis
Manufacturers’ Companies
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Madison County Board of Review
State Board
County Board of Review
Terre Hate Water Works
Vigo County
Akron Republican Leader Attacks U S Polygamy Hypocrisy
Judge Cheries and J. Grant condemn the administration for feigning outrage at polygamy while paying a $10,000 tribute in debased currency to the sultan of Sulu. They note the U S finances support a polyandrous, slaveholding system in the Philippines and demand consistency in policy.
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Cincinnati
the Enquirer
United States
Sulu
Six Indiana Regiments Active in Local Recruiting
Six regiments of volunteers are recruiting in Indiana alongside many entering the regular army. The Twenty-ninth, Thirtieth, Thirty-first, Thirty-third, Thirty-fourth and Thirty-fifth regiments have officers in Indianapolis. Lieut Wilson of the Twenty-ninth arrived Tuesday, Lieuts Schulz and McKenny of the Thirty-third on Wednesday. They are quartered at Fort McPherson in Georgia and Fort Sam Houston in Texas. Col Petit of the Thirty-first telegraphed for 75 more men Tuesday. Lieut Rowell sent a batch from Fort Wayne Wednesday.
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Indiana
Lieut
Wilson
Indianapolis
Schulz
McKenney
Fort McPherson
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Col. Petit
Rowell
Fort Wayne
Corea faces revolution and possible annexation
A Shanghai Lloyd dispatch forecasts a Corean revolution unless a protectorate is declared by Japan or Russia. The Corean king must choose between granting a constitution or facing the Independent club’s purge. Russia or Japan seem likely to annex Corea as Japanese power grows. The fleet and troops are ready nearby.
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Victoria
B. C
Lloyd
Shanghai
Corea
Japan
Russia
Independent Club
Warrants Issued for Dairymen Violating Pure Food Law
Police have warrants for several dairymen including E. M. Brown Harry West Seuls Woerner Jessup Antrim Samuel Johnson Fred Bellinger C Thompson Janet McDaniel and Kingsley Bros. They will be arrested as found and tried Friday for selling harness and trunks. Vanderpool 22 Meridian Street.
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E. M. Brown
Thirtieth
Baltimore Ave
Harry West
N. Ruralst
Seuls Woerner
Crawfordsville Pike
Jessup & Antrim
N. Iinoisst
Samuel 8. Johnson
Germania-are
Fred Bellinger
Town-st
C.thompson
W. Washington-st
Janet McDaniel
Tenth
Hawkins Dies After Malolos Exposure Battle Heroic Act
The San Francisco port reports Col Alexander Hawkins of the Tenth Pennsylvania Volunteers died en route July 18 from bowels cancer linked to the Malolos campaign where he exposed himself. The transport Senator arrived with 759 officers and men and a dozen stowaways. The hospital steamer Relief brought about 490 wounded and sick soldiers, many in critical condition to be sent to the Presidio.
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Col
Alexander Hawkins
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Malolos
Yokohama
Manila
Presidio
Indianapolis Street Railway Plans Car Factory Expansion
The Indianapolis street railway company will build a large car factory on the present W Washington street barns site and add a new 60 car one story emergency barn on Louisiana street. The project costs about 169000 dollars, adds 50 winter and 25 summer cars, and aims to finish by May 1 1900 with cars made in Indianapolis.
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W. Washington-est
Louisiana-st
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Indianapolis
W. Washington St
Stresit Railway Corporation
McLean Place
I Ig
Broad Ripple
Broad Ripple Traction Company
Randall Morgan
Broad Ripple Hne
Army chiefs denounce interviews on Otis Philippine campaign
Maj Gen Shafter and Judge advocate Groesbeck condemn interviews with returning volunteers as harming the Otis campaign in the Philippines. They say critics attack administration and overlook wartime realities. Senator Thurston admits lingering policy questions but supports continuing the war effort against the Filipinos.
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San Francisco
Shafter
Department of California
Otis
Shaffer
Skulkers
Groesbeck
Flo
Gen
Philippines
Alger
Thurston
Washington
Nebraska
Manila
United States
Mrs Robinson rescued after swimming trouble at Atlantic City
From Water graves at Atlantic City New Jersey Mrs M Robinson of New York was swept by a breaker and carried by the current Guards Parker and Neill answered her calls then five bathers cried for help near at hand The guards rescued all including two women a young man and a young girl who refused to give names
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Atlantic City
N. J
M. Robinson
New York
Parker and Neill
Mrs. Robinson
Quiet in Cleveland as troops are withdrawn
Cleveland reports a quiet city with troops being dismissed and strikes settling into a siege. The streetcar company runs empty cars while strikers are supported by the union and union men. Mass meetings and debates dominate evenings as a boycott proves highly effective.
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Cleveland
Weather forecast for Indianapolis area
Forecast for the 36 hours ending 8 p m August 3 calls for fair weather. Temperature at 7 a m is 76 with July’s record showing a high of 94 and a low of 52. Rainfall totals 3.64 inches, below the 29 year average of 4.42. July marked by extremes with 79 and 81 hottest and driest years listed.
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Indianapolis
The Hottest Day of 1899 Reported
A historical weather note from 1899 records a sequence of temperatures across hours and dates with figures like 773.8 and 965.2 and references to August days and a Weerman declaring it not hot while a vote suggests activity. The fragment preserves the idea of extreme heat and contested assessments.
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Grant
Weerman
Colored rider fined for sidewalk accident in city court
Joe Stringfellow of 127 Emmet Street was fined one dollar and costs by Acting Judge Remster after riding a bicycle on the sidewalk and striking Flora Schinde!, a seven year old girl, on 1901 W Michigan Street. The court deemed the act intentional assault due to sidewalk riding. The child escaped serious harm.
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Joe Stringfarlew
Emmet St
Remster
Flora Schinde
W. Michigan Sr
Stringfellow
Marketmaster pressures gardeners with stand allotments
Gardeners complain marketmaster Goebel cannot satisfy all gardeners in the new market space east of the real market. He may hold public auction if stands remain disputed. Board of Safety ordered a definite assignment before auction. President Mack absent. no decision on Fireman John W Miller charges. Miller relatives push for reinstatement. Commissioner Roth advocates dismissal.
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Goebel
Mack
Roth
Kissel Garden Opens July 17 with Noon and Evening Shows
The Kissel Garden commences July 17 offering daily afternoon and night performances. Acts include Lily May Prima Donna Mamie Livingstone Serio-Comic Charlie W. Baritone Mie and others in a varied vaudeville program.
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Kissel Garden
Lily ‘May
Mamie Livingstone
Charlie W
Mie
Albam Ates
Ten Babies Murdered in Michigan Hotel Cellar
Six infant bodies were found in a National Hotel cellar in St Joseph on Tuesday night and four more were found recently in the back yard. The infants showed signs of strangulation and were believed to have been born alive. An investigation was opened as officers pursued leads.
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National Hotel
Luesday Sight
Allen Has the Whip in Ward Committeeman Fight
An analysis of ward committeemen elections shows John Allen could gain control of the Republican mayoral nomination if he leverages ward results. Reported claims name ring and antis picks across wards 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 with Womack in ward 2 and Langsdale winning ward 10. The piece notes intra party tension and mentions Rothchild and antis as key players.
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Eck
Tolking
John Ailen
Allen
C. G Walters
J. A. Minturn
Daniel O’brien
Charles Stitz
Otto Hoffman
Rucklieshaus
Davis
A. A. Womack
Ahen
Robert Langsdale
Harry Moore
Langsdale
Geo. Eliott
Antis
Chas. Stilg
Anti
Frank McClannahan
Alsop
A. A. McCain
Lee Nixon Shines in Porto Rico Postal Service
Congressman Overstreet reports a former private secretary, Lee Nixon, now money order clerk in the Pence post office, praised as the most efficient man in the Porto Rican service. Nixon notes weather warmer than Indiana and predicts August and September will be sweltering.
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Congressman Overstreet
Lee Nixon
Lee
Pence Post Office
Indiana
Overstreet
Postal Department
Nixon
Four men rob conductor on crowded New York trolley
Four men held up a trolley conductor in New York City on Tuesday night and robbed him of six dollars. In Akron Ohio a woman named Orilla Allhouse was robbed on the street at noon, receiving no stated amount. James Marrow, a railroad agent at Grafton Virginia, was assaulted and robbed by three men in his office on Monday night and died from injuries.
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New York
Orilla Allhouse
Youngstown
Akron
James Marrow
Grafton
Frank Muiry Bound Over on Robbery Charge
Detectives Asch and Dugan sent Frank Muiry to the grand jury from police court on Wednesday on suspicion of robbing the home of Alfred M. Ogle at 1423 N Pennsylvania Street. Ogle identified a necktie sleeve buttons and a silver watch and glasses as items he saw on Muiry in a pawn shop.
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Frank Muiry
Asch and Dugan
Wednemia
Alfred M. Ogle
Pennsylvania-st
Ogle
Muiry
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