Nervous Auction Drives Five Million Chicago & Atlantic Sale
The Chicago and Atlantic railroad was sold for five million dollars to representatives of bondholders in a federal building auction led by W. P. Fishback. Notable attendees included ex Secretary Bristow Judge Green ex Senator McDonald and Erie president John King. The nervous auctioneer required $100 000 cash or $200 000 bonds to bid and the property was purchased by Obas H Coster and Anthony J Thomas for the Erie interest.
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Federal Building
Chicago & Atlantic
Erie
Wm. P. Fishback
Noble C. Butter
U. S. District Court
Bristow
Judge Green
The
McDonald
Woods
John Tod
John King
the Erie
Benjamin Franklin
Eaton
Sentinel
Fishback
Franklin
Indianapolis
Ishtick
Vandue
Postortica
Pennsylvania
Market St
Chisago & Atlantic
Ishiback
SUN
Naturalias
Dennis
Obas
H. Coster
Anthony J. Thomas
Mr. Dennis
Eviteman In
Drexel, Morgen &Co
Erie Road
Ives Hasn’t Got It The C H D Stock Question
General manager Woodford of the C H D road says Ives does not own the stock and that the story was likely a newspaper fabrication. He notes earlier attempts by the Big Four to gain control of the D H D faded as current holders intend to keep control. Clarkson will reportedly resign from office on September 1.
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Younes
Napoleon
Woodford
Erté Road
Ives
Napoleon Doean
New York
Big Four
John Tod Fells Somes Political Stories From Cleveland
Cleveland based John Tod, son of Ohio’s war governor, is described as a capitalist with limited political taste. He supports Foraker in northern Ohio, helped raise funds for the 1900 gubernatorial campaign, and discusses moves tied to Foraker’s defeat, Hoadley’s finances, and party loyalties involving Sherman and Danos.
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John Tod
Cleveland
Ohio
Erie Fn
Chicago & Atlantic
Foraker
Tod Saya
Hoadley
Smeliig
Republicas
Sherman
Mark Danos
Forager
Missing Girls In Indianapolis Abduction Suspected
Clara Phillips aged 15 and Flora Phillips aged 18 vanished after going berry picking on Saturday. Parents fear foul play and a large search found no clue. Report claims sighting near Coney Island with a drunken crowd. police and mother visited resorts Monday night, but no lead emerged.
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Kmemore
Indianapolis
Clara
Flora Phillips
Coney Island
Four Drowned by Colorado Waterspout Damage
Report from Denver dated August 12 states four people drowned after Monday's waterspout near Bowider. Rail damage exceeds initial estimates and will take about a week to repair.
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Colorado
Denver
Col
Bowider
Kygled the Babies in Great Railroad Strike Toll
Health officer reports a surge in infant and elderly deaths due to disrupted milk supply and poor quality during the New York Central strike. Resulting toll quoted at about 200 lives.
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New York
New York Central
Hungary Flood Toll Now Put At Twenty Five Dead
Vienna Aug. 12 The Hungarian floods have claimed twenty five lives and caused damages estimated at three million dollars. The Anntal work of the Hungarian Hiosds reports the loss and ongoing relief efforts.
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Vienna
Hungary
Park theater hosts first Colored Aristocracy performance Monday
The Park theater crowd filled the seats for the opening evening of Colored Aristocracy. Harson and Cook entertain with songs and dances while the Barcliff brothers perform a notable musical act. A live goat appears in The Mysterious Order of Alligators and an onstage goat incident with stage prompter Bill Grant amuses the audience. Additional acts and bookings, including Wilbur Opera Company and The Limited Mail, are announced as the season progresses. Special railroad fare to Cincinnati offered with Moses or Bondage in Egypt admission on Aug 14.
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Park Theater
Harson & Cook
Barcliff Brothers
Ilke
Dickson
Bill Grant
Mr. Grant
Wilbur Opera Company
Ole Olsep
Mail
Farsa Comedy Company
Oliver Doud Byron
Sol Smith Bossall
Philadelphia
Edwin Stevene
Cincinnati
Wife Beaters Day at City Court
Mayor Sullivan jailed Mel McPherson for 30 days after a drunken assault on his wife and child, with the brute laughing as the ruling was handed down. Other cases included Benny Smith, who fled after an assault with intent to kill, and John Peters, accused of wife beating but freed.
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Sullivan
Mel. McTherson
Mel
Wemne
Maud
John W. Peters
Lord St
Paters
Aggitation in U S Sways Colorado Legal Sentiment
Public mood shifts as agitation nationwide influences Colorado politics and law enforcement. A strong effort forms to drive the battery out of the state as authorities respond to the growing pressure.
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Colorado
Denver
United States
Herain
Doertinclus Stornis Hit the Dakotas and Midwest
Aug 12 reports say a terrific storm struck the section traveling near west, with dangerous storms prevailing in the Dakotas and moving toward the southeast toward St. Paul.
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Doertinclus Stornis
Havaxaé
St. Paul
Dakotas
Sangerbund to host summer night festival at Phoenix garden
City notes list a Palestine sounding social event as the Rocialistic sangerbund plans a summer night festival at the Phoenix garden on Wednesday. Also reported are condolence telegraphs to John Boyle OReilly's widow, state treasury allocations to the blind asylum, corporate incorporations, divorce filings, assaults, a fatality in Chillicothe, immigration certificate for Pang Bow, divorce suits, potential Northside Catholic cathedral deal, and donors for a Meridian street cathedral lot valued at about 32 500 dollars.
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Rocialistic Sangerbund
Phoenix Garden
Indianapolis
John Boyle Oreilly
Blind Asylum
State
East Branch Natural Gas Company
Capital
Carrie
Geiger- Wagner Baking Powder Company
Lafayette
Ogle
Susan Ogle
Anna M. Ghargas
Dugan
Joseph Stewart
Angus & Helen
Indiana Ave
Kiilermyer
Pang Bow
China
Wilson
San Francisco
Ida Williams
Alva
Lydia Beasly
William
Meridian
Witthstet
Bishop Chatard
Arthur Jordan
Jordan
Meridian St
Fifth-st
M. O'Conner
P. H. Fitzgerald
R. R. Shisi
Mr. Clune
John Clune
John E. McGettigan
T. J. Collum
Theo Kruge
Volcanic Gas Eruption Rocks Indiana County Scene
In Shelbyville Indiana on August 12 a natural gas explosion near Ogden graveyard produced a 200 foot flame pillar and ground upheaval. Fires and fissures spread over a quarter mile with boiling river water, destroyed crops, sank roads, and lifted sand and limestone from beneath the surface. Experts suspect gas from wells or fractured substrata as the cause, with ongoing activity and visits from curious onlookers.
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Fhelbyville
Ind
Ogden
Thin City
Yenr
Toasday
Franklin
Vestvics
Bijue
Hades
Banner editorial contests cottons crown in the south
NatcHEz August 12 The Banner prints a striking editorial arguing the belief that cotton is king is fatally mistaken The piece urges the South to diversify crops and treat all men alike noting the paper’s prominence likely the state’s most influential publication remains critical of cotton dominance
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Natchez
Banner
South
Bannerie
Cardinal Newman Dies in Birmingham Pneumonia Claim
Cardinal John Henry Newman died of pneumonia in Birmingham on Monday. Born February 21, 1401 in London, he studied at Oxford, joined the Catholic church in 1845, and faced suspicion from many English. He endured the scrutiny and died honored by all.
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Cardinal Newnes
Lonnox
Cardinal John Henry Newman
Birmingham
London
Oxford
Fishermen Fight Hy Pemiter Case in Perry Township
In Justice Walpole's court Tuesday John Peton paid $25 and costs for his low haul in the river near Perry township. Cases against Christian and Trasler for the same offense were taken under advisement.
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John Peton
Nlowhaul
Perry Township
Walpale
Christian
Trasler
Brutes From Italy Exposed in Newark Padroni Case
Newark authorities prepare for the arraignment of Blanco Vettori on cruelty to children charges tied to the padrone system. Investigators report missing Italian girls and possible murder charges as detectives probe brutal confinement, tattooing, and forced begging from a rookeries operation. Maria Le Courte, eight, is among rescued victims showing severe lash wounds and branding.
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Newark
N.J
Blanco Vettori
Branvelt
Anderson
New York
Vettori
Italy
Newman
Fisor
Vetteris
Maria le Courte
Boston's Big Day as 50 000 Parade Veterans Honor Leaders
Crowds packed Boston on August 12 as the city hosted the G A R parade. About 50 000 veterans and sons of veterans joined 15 000 more in a rain drenched procession led to a cheering reception for President Harrison and a line of distinguished guests including Generals Sherman Schofield and staff, with strong display of support for the Old Guard of Washington.
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Roston
Housas
Sons of Veterana
Old Guard
Washington
Harrison
Sherman
Schofield
Sheridan
Logan
Farragut
Fifer
Illinois
Bronkett
Masachusetts
Bulkeley
Connecticut
Corporal Tanner
Gen. Alger
Law State Supreme Court Affirms Prohibition Ruling
Justice Golsen of the supreme court upholds the prohibition law as constitutional and rules county judges hold final jurisdiction without jury intervention.
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Tudge Golsen
Supreme Court
Tariff Amendments Backed by Democrats Widely Praised
Aug. 12 in Torrka Kes Commends Lugalis and Sol. The people generally compliment Ipgatls on voting with the democrats on the tariff amendments.
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Lugalis
Torrka
Kes
Ipgatls
Shipping disasters and political notes in a busy week
Reports include a collision near Vigo Spain with 13 drowning victims on the Halcyon and Rusnoiia, convicts escaping San Quentin amid gunfire, and two schooners going down off Cleveland with all aboard saved except Captain Cummings. Also mentions a royal Boston reception for President Harrison and a lynching near Warren Arkansas after an assault.
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N. Y. Central
Aubap
Halcyon
Rusnoiia
Vigo
Spain
Persens
Rapley, Tarcott
Manning Escared
San Quentin
Cal
Fannie J. Jones
Cleveland
Capt. Cummings
Jones
Michigan
Duluth
Wm. Beaver
Inez Abarmastby
Warren
Ark
Sharif
New York Central strike reports mixed progress and rumors
Aug 12 dispatches show trains running irregularly as the New York Central strike continues with some workers idle. Gov. Hill defends not calling militia while Pinkerton guards are cited, and leaders like Webb and Powderly forecast different outcomes amid mounting tension across Albany and Vincennes.
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Bitagtien
New York
Spi
New York Central
Stitl Dlaman
Webb
Depew
Powderly
Pinkerton
Gov. Hill
Aecscon
Leura
Thatiof
Grant
Albany
Gow
N. Y. Central
Simmons Liver Regulator advertised as digestión aid
The advertisement claims Simmons Liver Regulator prevents indigestion after meals. It is described as mild and pleasant, correcting avidity, dispelling foul gases and irritation, and assisting the stomach without nausea.
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Simmons
General Manager Tallmage and the Brakeman Incident
A long, rambling anecdote recounts General Manager Tallmage of the Wabash rail line observing crews, testing a brakeman by posing as a tramp, and later disciplining a brutal kicker. The tale ends with Tallmage praising efficiency and a brakeman claiming to chase away tramps across the state.
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Wabash Road
Pia
Strataman
Bo Ja
Mapvager Talimags
Boosetrain
Gark
Thames
Actioa
Tallmage
Mr. Tallmage
Electric chair scene at Balefontaine st shocks reader
The Sun reports a brutal electric execution attempt on Charles Abedlom Bookwalter at Balefontaine street. Bookwalter allegedly pressed the switch as a victim struggled, sparks flew, and the chair failed to kill the man, leading to a dramatic, unsettling scene witnessed by a sleeping watchman and ending with Bookwalter vowing never to stay there again.
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Kemmier
Balefontaine St
Andeas
Charles Abedlom Bookwalter
Keaps Ing House
Book
What the Lawyers Found in Gilpin Will Case
Cincinnati Aug 22 The will of Thomas Gilpin was probated amid contest. Attorneys aimed to value the estate at about 500000 but found it worth only around 10000 shocking the expectation of Gilpin as one of the city’s wealthiest men.
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George Dixon
New York
Brotherhood
League
Saturdas
Chicago
Toledo
Athletics
St. Louis
Brooklyn
California
Hepato
Raintow
King Crab
Ma Belle
Foxmead
Pullman
Saratoga
C. J. Hamlin
Horse
W. J. Andrewe
Buffalo
Boston
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Cincinnati Y. Brotherhood
Capital City Gan
J. Snipe
O. P. Caylor
Kel
Jonathan E. Harlow
South Hinghem
Kelly
Julian B. Hart
Hart
Mr. Kelly
Boonce
South Hingham
Beacon Hil
Harlow
Cincinnati
Thomas Gilpin
Prospetts
Gilpin
Long tariff debates and political maneuvering noted
Washington and Indiana figures engage in tariff debate discussions. Democratic senators threaten filibuster against GOP bills while congressmen resist reassignment amid investigations. A rugged political climate colors comments from Texas and other states.
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Sherman
Edmunds
Martin
Indiana
Congress
Democrata
Senate
Benjamin
Hiljak
Levi
Washington
Flanagan
Texas
South
Balause
Reed
Wooper
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Clarkson
Wastington
Splj
Fortker
Pwenzy
Pirrseurg
Dickson & Talbott
Vincennes
Arbitras Lion
Bruce
Stig Seid
New Orleans
Pthang'ion
Faywers
Allience
Cevere
Lebsanos
Neilia King
L. J. Terbune
Loupon
England
Bogus-Cotxas
Wales
Norbert Landgraf
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