Murder at the Poor Farm Ends in Death of Robi Greenway
A midnight quarrel between Robert Greenway and John Smallwood at the poor farm ends with Greenway dead. Smallwood, in epileptic fits and under strain, struck Greenway with a chair during a rooming dispute. Greenway, 35, had been ill for years and died on the floor. An inquest followed.
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Robi. Greenway
Greenway
John Smallwood
Smallwood
Bates St
Manker
King
Yeager
Mr. Boone
Sun
Creenway
Wisconsin
Ohio
Girton’s
Indiana Ave
J. A. Daniels
Hanging Around Carnegies Mills Sparks Labor Tensions
Aug 5 Homestead reports claim 1200 workers in the mills but only about 100 at work. Pinkerton detectives seen near Allegheny station amid unrest. Aug 6 Lovejoy says 15 strikers face riot and assault charges for attacking workers at Duquesne mills. Studebaker in South Bend halts work over Carnegie material boycott threat. Carnegie plans housing for 200 within mill yard.
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Pittsrine
Weiho
Homestead
Pinkerton
Allegheny
Pittspunc
Lovejoy
Carnegie Company
Duquesne Mills
Studebaker Wagon Works
South Bend
Ind
Carnegie Steel Company
Carnegie
Daring Robbery At Missouri Bank Stuns Small Town
Four masked men rode up to the Bexton bank in a swift raid. Two dismounted, others held the horses as Cashier Smith was forced to shell out. They took 1200 dollars and fled on fast mounts. A pursuit formed but the robbers escaped.
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Bexton
Smith
Rickett Hord's Funeral Arrangements
The funeral for Ricketts Elford will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon from the home of his uncle Oscar Hord at 119 EH Sixth Street. The body was moved from St Vincent's hospital Friday afternoon.
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Rickett Hord
Ricketts Elford
Oscar Hord
Sixth-st
St. Vincent's Hospital
Three Girls Sentenced for Reformatory Arson
Annie Bishop Lucinda Hight and Nellie Revan, all between 16 and 18, were found guilty of arson in a female reformatory fire case. Acting Judge Elmsted sentenced Hight and Bishop to ten years in the state women's prison with hard labor and separation, while Revan received five years with identical penalties. The trio showed no emotion as they were led from the courtroom.
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Criminal
Annie Bishop
Lucinda Hight
Nellie Revan
Elmsted
Miss Meelay
Nellie Bevan
Parish song service and several city notices
A Friday song service will be held at the Y MM CG A parlors. The Harrison and Reid club met in Shea's hall. The Lyford store company was incorporated with 10060 capital stock. Various building permits and legal actions were reported, including suits for damages and a police incident involving officers Kelley and Corhan.
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Y. MM. CG. A
Harrison and Reid Club
Shea’s Hall
Beavers Campaign
Lyford Store Company
BL. F. Havens
World’s Fair Commission
Indiana Building Committee
South Bend
Wiiza Guinn
East St
William Hansmann
Torbett St
Colored Orders
Indianapolis
Joseph Krantzell
State Tax Board
Fanning
County Boards of Review
Board of Public Works
Pennsylvania-st
Pratt-st
Hugh O’connor
Warry Beck
O’connor
Brrvits
O.A
Tillie Jordon
J. W
Mia
Cleary
Harnest
Anna Drier
James
Theresa Goddard
Robert Ward
WW. Court-st
John A. Eacock
Michigan-st
Amy Phillips
Middle-st
William McMmath
Tremont-st
Manaries LickysEes
Jordon Smith
Sarah Coleman
Flenry Schmoe
Sadie Koeppen
Wiliam Granham
Frances Reno
Whitesell
Kelley and
Corhan
Gus. Haywood
Haywood
Massachusetts Ave
Iron Hall secretary offers no press briefing
J T Younghusband asserted the executive committee met in private at the Iron Hall office on Friday and said no public details would be released yet. He promised a press statement when ready and urged reporters to be patient for the first details of the order.
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Iron Hall
Osicera
J.T. Younghusband
Deserter John Sargent Arrested After Leaving Army
John Sargent, a U S Army deserter of five years service who re enlisted, was arrested by Constable Sorters on Thursday night near Cumberland Indiana after marrying a girl there. He reportedly went to Sandy Hook and, homesick, failed to return, ending up in the guard house wearing a ball and chain.
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Toits
John Sargent
U.S
Sargent
Cumberland
Ind
Sandy Hook
Arsenal
John White charged with obtaining money under false pretenses
A man named Sle mailed a watch to jeweler Thomas Gardner for cleaning then claimed to be Thomas and took the watch. White later appeared, posed as Thomas, demanded the watch and money, was jailed after Gardner grew suspicious. Case continued in police court. Adlai Stevenson and J. S. Ewing arrived from Louisville, met the legislature, delivered a speech, and were to be hosted by the Watterson club in Louisville.
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John White
Sle
Thomas Gardner
Thomas
Gardner’s
White
Gardner
Adlai
Frankvort
Adlai Stevenson
Ewing
Legislative Committee
Louisville
Proctor Nnott
Stevenson
Watterson Club
Indiana Three Party Hopefuls Prepare Campaign Push
In Indiana the People's Party plans a broad speaking tour with Gresham Weaver and Peffer slated to speak statewide. George C. Stoll says the party expects to win 27 counties, four congressmen, balance of power in the legislature, and 135 electoral votes. East is named as lieutenant governor candidate. Miller refuse political interview.
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George C. Stoll
People's Party State Committee
Indiana
Gresham
Gen. Weaver
van Wyck
Peffer
Tom Watson
Jerry Simpson
Marion Todd
Thomas
East
Dr. Houser
Abstainers Adjourn After Sabbath Opening Debate
At the Catholic total abstinence convention in Springfield the hot issue was closing the world’s fair on the Sabbath. Father Elliot’s arguments helped sway the audience against a Sunday opening. Resolutions were recommitted and then read without that reference, and the measures were adopted. Officers elected include Cotter, Logue, Scanlon, Cramele, McMahon, and Nolan. Next annual meeting set for Springfield Massachusetts. Delegates adjourned at 3:30 and then paraded to Armstrong’s park before departing Friday.
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Father Elliot
Committee On
Athole
Joseph Cotter
D. C
Winona
Minn
J. Washington Logue
Philadelphia
James N. Scanlon
Chicago
Mary Cramele
St. Paul
William McMahon
Cleveland
Philip A. Nolan
Springfield
Mass
Armstrong’s Park
Shot His Wife’s Paramour in West Strenton Wig
West Strenton Wig Aug 5 R Kirkwood a White Birch homesteader was shot and killed by P Mc Cann on Thursday after being inappropriately involved with McCann’s wife He was arrested for the crime in a report noting the motive and outcome.
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West Strenton
Wig
R. Kirkwood
White Birch
P. McCann
McCann
New bookcases at Wm. 1 Elder's Aryer's Sarsaparilia
Physicians begin offering Aryer's Sarsaparilia as the only sure blood purifier alongside new bookcases at William 1 Elder's. The notice highlights medical commerce and product claims in a historical ad.
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Wm. 1
Elder's
Aryer
Late Items by Wim and Local Updates
The report that John L Sullivan broke a leg is false. A million in gold was ordered Friday in New York for European shipment. IL Prick returned to his office Friday morning and resumed duties. Rev Francis T Ingalls superintendent Drury college and brother of ex Senator Ingalls died Friday morning. Eighteen hundred house smiths union workers, who struck in May over non union hires, returned to work as non union in New York.
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John L. Sullivan
New York
IL. C. Prick
Francis T.ingalls
Drury College
Ingalls
Housesmiths Union
City liquor business questioned in legal opinion
Attorney Will Rooker argues a city can engage in liquor sales but warns policy matters matter more than legal right. He cites Salt Lake City’s 1855 tax case and says municipal ventures risk public scrutiny and taxation, urging caution about cities entering the liquor trade.
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Fan Bake
Sweden
Will Rooker
THI Sun
Sioux Falls
Rooker
Salt Lake City
Supreme Court of the United States
Justice Auller
Promiscuous Husband with Four Wives Captured
J A Bradshaw, jailed after shooting Frank Shaft ten days earlier, returned with an officer to Angapurs on bail. Reports say he has a wife and children locally, plus another with him in Jamestown, and additional children in Kansas City Montana and more unknowns.
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Angapurs
F. A. Bradshaw
Jamestown
Bradshaw
Kansas City
Montana
Free Cuba movement sparks new action in Miami area
Information from the Cuban club reports an imminent strike for Cuban freedom. A vessel reportedly sailed from near Key West on July 25 carrying many well equipped men. Details remain unclear while Dr. M. D. Markin, cancer specialist, and Jake Abst. of Indianapolis are noted in the corner.
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CureAco
Cuba
Key West
John Frenzel Preparing for War in Time of Peace
Frustrated by delays, the street railway workers await President Frenzel's return amid Riggs inquiry. Otto Frenzel says John will not return for a week or ten days, fueling fears he is preparing for conflict. Brotherhood meeting yields no major action as new crews are hired then rotated, signaling potential upheaval.
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Attormey-gen
W. J. N. Miller
Denison
Sle
Sun
House of Representative
Miller
Woodstock
Conn
Washington
Supt
Lewis
Street Railway Company
Frenzel
Brotherhood Committee
Riggs
Otto Frenzel
John
Brotherhood
Johnpee
Congress
Bureau of Engraving
Treasury
Foster
Phat
B. Martindalia
Saya
E. B. Martindale
National Board of Control
Compton
Holman
Indiana
Ten Miners Drown In Yorkshire Coal Pit
Ten miners drowned at a Dewsberry coal pit in Yorkshire after a sudden rush of water from an old working flooded the mine Thursday night. The disaster occurred eight miles from the town as rescuers search for any survivors and recover the bodies.
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Linbs
Eos
Dewsberry
Yorkshire
Quarrel in Perry Township Leads to Peace Bond
Allen Shaw and his family quarrelled with neighbor Wim Cartman over a bean patch. Cartman attempted to mediate by donating his dog to Shaw. Shaw allegedly threatened to kill Cartman. William placed Shaw under bonds to keep the peace. Hartman arrested Shaw for assault and battery. The dog remains at large as Justice Smock seeks a settlement.
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Allen Shaw
Perry Township
Wim. Cartman
Shaw
Hartman
William
H Hartman
Justice Smock
Three Law Breakers In Criminal Court
In Friday proceedings Tom Manly was found guilty of stealing $15 from Mrs. Rockway after he retrieved a forgotten pocketbook during a horse held by the woman. He receives 60 days in the work house. Two brothers Chas and Wim Quick were fined $3 and 30 days for taking two jugs of whisky from Traub’s Saloon on Washington Street. William Hickman got 50 days for taking a pair of shoes belonging to Campbell. Americans Catch Cholera reports four American tourists attacked at Nijnii Novgorod fair. The governor resigns amid crisis in Laka. cholera confirmed in Poland from Troppany, Silesia.
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Criminal Court
Tom Manly
Rockway
Tom
Manly
Thomas
Chas
Wim. Quick
Traub
Washington St
William Hickman
Campbell
St. Peversnuna
Nijnii Novgorod
Laka
Troppany
Austrian Silesia
Poland
Terrific Rail Storms Hit Northwest in Grain Damage
Dispatches report disastrous hail storms across a large northwest region on Thursday. Ground is covered with hail and grain will not be worth cutting in affected areas. Peter Steinmetz, a prisoner in Yorkville jail, hanged himself with a handkerchief Friday night. He faced burglary charges and would likely have been discharged if he had lived. The International Railway Congress opens in St Petersburg on August 20 with plans allowing delegates to pass the frontier and stay in Russia until September 15.
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New York
Wall-st
Hauped Biinaalf
Peter Steinmetz
Yorkville
International Railway Congress
St. Perensreene
Mlussia
Nebraska Republican Nominee Nominated On Fourth Ballot
Omar Aug 5 Lincoln reports Judge Lorenzo Crounse was nominated for governor by the Republicans on the fourth ballot with 446 votes, surpassing the 423 needed for nomination. The delegates gathered in Lincoln to settle the nomination.
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Nebrasky
Omar
Lorenzo Crounse
Lincoln
Ile
Lynching of Allen Carter in Wiz Ark
Allen Carter, a Black man arrested in Wiz Ark for assaulting his 14 year old daughter, was taken from the county jail by a mob of Black residents and lynched on August 5.
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Wiz, Ark
Allen Carter
Indiana Weather Outlook for 36 Hours Ends August 6 1992
Forecast calls for fair conditions on Friday with local rains overnight and no thunderstorms. Expect scattered rain Saturday as the system moves through the area. Strong winds and cooler temperatures are unlikely.
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Indiana
Commercial Club Building Delayed by Homestead Strike
The new Indianapolis Commercial club building faces completion delays due to a strike at Homestead. Iron work contractors Brown, Ketcham & Co. lack material from Carnegie mills, delaying shipment. Architects now forecast finish around October 1, with occupancy possibly even later.
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Homestead
Commercial Club
Meridianst
Indianapolis
Brown, Ketcham & Co
Carnegie Mills
Thomestead
Homestead Villa
Fortune
Indiana
Ivan
Capital National Bank
Train Robbers Blow Up Locomotive in California Heist
Fresno August 5 Robbers who held up a train at Collis Wednesday night secured between thirty thousand and fifty thousand dollars. Dynamite touched off by a cigarette fired by the fireman who was forced to ignite it. The engine was disabled and the express car blown to atoms after the messenger forgot the safe combination under duress. Paysenters panicked and offered no resistance.
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Fresno
Cal
Collis
Woman fires five shots in gambling house killing no one
Washington August 3 News of a sensational shooting in a well known gambling house emerged. A woman fired five shots through a window while a prominent lawyer and several businessmen played cards. The lawyer William Dove, husband of the shooter, vanished with four children, leaving no trace.
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Tate
WashineTon
Wm. Dove
Extra session opens to redraw Michigan map
The Michigan Legislature met in an extra session on Sunday to redraw the state’s political map. Democrats have four days to pass the gerrymander by a majority vote, then require two-thirds approval. Republicans plan to filibuster, signaling a heated clash ahead.
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Laxsine
Mich
Mrs Harrison Not Improving Worries President In Washington
Telegraph reports from Loom Jake say Mrs Harrison’s condition worsens beyond expectations causing the president great unease. It is thought he will depart Washington for Loomlake as soon as Congress adjourns.
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Washington, D. C
Loon
Jake
Farrison
Washington
Loonlake
Congress
Town Burned by Incendiaries in Volhynia
A town named Rzecze in Volhynia was set ablaze in four corners during Wednesday night and completely destroyed. Fourteen persons perished, six were injured, and about 2000 residents became homeless. In Brussels on August 5, two large cotton mills burned, leaving 150 families unemployed and causing losses of 1,000,000 francs.
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Petrisucna
Ite
Rzecze
Volhynia
Brussels
Studebaker Plant Says No Trouble Reported
Sovrn Brno reports from Studebaker wagon works on August 5 that there is no trouble of any kind. Workers continue to operate normally. The false report origin remains a mystery.
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Studebakers
Sovrn
Brno
Studebaker
Excursion to Forest Park Sunday August 7
Cheap and large excursion to Forest Park departs Sunday August 7 with trip 3i. Trains leave Union Depot at 9 a.m. Details unclear due to fragmented text.
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Forest Park
Congress debates coinage funding and treasury notes
The report covers congressional moves to fund the treasury and modify coinage. It notes a bill authorizing up to 4 million in coinage, a 131 to 83 House vote, and plans to issue new notes to curb counterfeiting. It also mentions delays in an Indiana state fair appropriation and ongoing political maneuvering to end the first session of the Fifty-First Congress.
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Wasumanoy
Moit
Treasury
Campel
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