Riot at Union Depot Ends in Arrest of Dorsey
Special officer Cronschner and Train caller McGowan detained Samuel Dorsey, a colored man from Ave company Xv, after a confrontation with a large excursion crowd. Dorsey is charged with loitering and inciting a riot. his record shows an alias as Davis. The jail restraint prevented a broader outbreak as the mob pressed the depot.
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Cronschner
McGowan
Union Station
Samuel Dorsey
Dorsey
Louisville
Agram Davis
Whipping Son Incident Reported in Petersville
In Columbus Indiana on Aug 1, Ful ler of Petersville beat his M year old son Harry with a strap after finding him leaving a grocery store not doing house work. Bystanders intervened, taking the strap and warning of a similar punishment if the boy repeated the act.
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Columbus
Ind
Fuller
Petersville
Harry
Byxtanders
New railroad earns city franchise for surface tracks
The Board of Works approved the Indianapolis Logansport Chicago railroad franchise with conditions. Tracks will run on surface routes except at Riverside Park where ramps elevate for safe entry, with crossings elevated at Geisendorft and Mountaigsts. An agreement requires park access rights and nightly signals from 6 am to 5 pm? The text notes elevated tracks and signals as plans amid negotiations with rival roads.
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Board of Works
Indianapolis, Loganesport & Chicago Railroad
She Rililnad
Bankwalter
Hhe Cy
Thisiloth St
Riverside Ark
Geisendorft
Mouglaigsts
Riverside Park
Park Board
Gas Jet and Piano Call Bill Bailey Home
A curious tale from a neighbor recalls a house where a former resident and a piano haunted mornings. After a family moved, a new occupant’s piano and gas light seemed linked to a lingering tune heard at night, sparking questions about a mysterious connection.
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Bill Bailey
Wright as umpire chosen for miners conciliation board
In Scranton Pennsylvania on August 17 Carroll D Wright was appointed by Judge Kay to select an umpire or seventh member of the miners conciliation board.
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Scranton
Carroll D.wright
Kay
Removal task threatens union HQ amid Wilkes-Barre debates
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania John Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers, may move his team by May 10 to make a new home at year start. He plans a visit East and could relocate the national headquarters if pressed, a shift some fear will prize the organization from the Anthracite region. Mitchell and Secretary Michelle are now in Wilkes-Barre and Indianapolis, with miners’ HQ staff denying talks of relocation.
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Wilkesbarre
Onlurre
Strana
Mitchell
Wilkesburys
Michelle
Indianapolis
Minera
Health department debates hay fever cure theories
In Chicago Aug 1 health officials and bacteriologists clash over hay fever cures. Dr Reilly proposes a cheese air filter as a preventive while Dr Jaques cites Berlin inoculation experiments using pollen vaccination. Berlin reports suggest efficacy, but the method is untried in the United States. In Indiana Mother 108 and Son 78 note homestead law gains.
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Chicago
Health Department
Reilly
Jacquer
Berlin
Jaques
Arty Burnett
Ireland
Hammond's Mayor Will Fight Single Working Men
A garbled copy reports Hammond's mayoral effort to address labor troubles and proposes a controversial offer to marry any and all who come forward. The text mentions labor tensions, a male mayoral figure, and hints at a plan involving eligible bachelors and marriage promises, though the details are unclear and largely corrupted.
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Hammond’s
Overloaded Judge Whallon Handles 5000 Affidavits in Three Months
The article notes Judge Whallon processed more than 5,000 affidavits in three months, averaging rapid handling as cases flow nonstop. It describes the court’s high docket, frequent multi affidavit arraignments, and police workload increasing under his continuous hearings.
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Judge Whallon
Blackmail Man Gorden Held Over Attempted Ransom
A young man, out on bond in Columbia City for a failed hijack of a carriage plant owner, is jailed in this city on the same charge. He allegedly tried to extort $3000 from Walker-Lewis carriage plant, attempted suicide after capture, and is hospitalized in Bicknell. Authorities doubt his sanity and plan possible commitment to a mental facility if his family supports it.
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Gorden
Fredless
Columbia City
Hiack- Fiall
Walker-Lewis
Beluz
Wind
Bicknell Hospital
Unclear OCR fragment with scattered names and data
Fragmentary OCR text hints at agricultural topics and names but is unreadable. It mentions crops like corn and wheat and references individuals and places in a garbled, dated style, offering no coherent event or outcome to summarize.
At Cost Gasoline and Oil Stoves for Bow Staves Sale
Fragmented OCR text lists gas products and stoves with vague pricing. Mentions market items like lamps and hardware with unclear details. Readers are left with partial catalog fragment from a 19th or early 20th century sale page.
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Merbirnet
Asleep on Track In Marion Causes Major Disruption
A report from Marion details an accident on the Clover Leaf line involving a passenger train. Tim, a local traveler, and a large family were affected as railway officials investigate the incident and assess damage to the track.
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Marion
Ryde Daley
Levadewavidle
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