Political Lines Blaze as Ward Three Talks Split
The scene shifts to Ward 3 with claims of a rupture in Henry Sweetland's constituency and candidates for mayor including Judge John E. Scott, Gen. R. S. Foster, W. Harry Craft, and Arthur J. Beveridge. Mayor Benny may not serve again. primaries set new Republican leadership, with J. W. Hess or N. S. Byram possible chairs and J. L. Dynes or Murene Saulcy as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Sweetland
Cal Darnell
Sur
John E. Scott
A. P. Stanton
Scott
R. S. Foster
W. Harry Craft
Arthur J. Beveridge
Beveridge
Republican Party
Benny
New Republican Committee
J. W. Hess
N.S. Byram
Murene Sauley
Joe L Dynes
The
Gazette
Dynes
Saulcy
Indiana Hoosiers win in fine style at ballpark
A terse Wiry dispatch from Prrrseur notes the Indianapolis Hoosiers defeated Pittsburg 5 to 1 at the ballpark with Duke Getzein excelling in the duck pond while Pittsburg’s Staley was stymied. The crowd was fair and several Hoosiers scored in early innings.
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Prrrseurg
Ball Park
Pittsburg
Duke Getzein
Staley
Getzein
Indianapolis
Pittehure
Stage holdup ends in gunfight on Michigan route
A highwayman halted a Gogebic to Gogebic lake stage in Ashland Wisconsin area. Passenger A G Fleeschbam was mortally wounded and died. D Mackerchar was wounded, later flown home. the thief escaped with $37 a watch and a charm. Passengers were wealthy bankers on a fishing trip. A posse pursued the suspect, with slim chances of capture.
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Michigan
Ashland
Wis
Gogebic
Gogebic Lake
Mich
D. Mackerchar
Mackerchar
A. G. Fleeschbam
Fleeschbain
Af Bessemer
Minneapolis
Bankera
Jewelry Store Watch Heist Stuns City
A solidly built man entered Oghier's jewelry on West Washington Street and selected five gold watches worth about 250 dollars. As the clerk opened the case, the thief grabbed the watches and fled. The pursuer chased him through an alley, a gun was fired, and the suspect fled toward Chesapeake. Police number 84 were in the city.
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Fie
Oghier
Washington St
Stora
Grant's Remains Move Targeted for National Capitol
Reports from Wasuixatox August 7 describe a coordinated push to relocate General Grant's remains to Washington. Newspapers nationwide join the effort with influential military figures pressuring the Grant family. The argument cites New York's cosmopolitan character and the capital's role as the nation’s symbol and preferred monument site.
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National Capitol
Wasuixatox
Grant
Pear
New York
Washington
Canada Moves Toward Independence Calmer Seizure Debate
Aug 27. MoonTREAL reports a major shift in sentiment over seal seizures in 48 hours. The era now favors independence for Canada as Tuesday morning's Herald, owned by former marine minister Peter Mitchell, failed to anticipate the change.
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Moontreal
Canada
Herald
Peter Mitchell
London Dock Strike Broadening as Printers Likely to Join
London's labor unrest widens with about 130,000 dockmen off work and expectations that printers may join the strike. The report notes no new developments beyond the large scale stoppage and growing solidarity among workers.
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London
Wanamaker Back in Washington and Political Rumors Rise
In Washington a flurry of political chatter emerges as Wanamaker returns and Democrats thin at the public printing office. tales of annexation schemes, remarks about Ben Harrison, and clerks switching loyalties surface amid a Northwestern tour with Mrs Cox.
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Wanamaker
Washington
W. H. Hart
Indiana
The
Treasury
Harrison
Congress
Fred Douglass
Hayti
Black Republic
United States
S. Cox
Northwest
Ben Harrison
Cleveland
Coulter
Piety by the sea at Ocean Grove camp scene
Ocean Grove near Asbury Park hosts the peak camp meeting season. Dr Stokes’s 40 year tradition draws 13 services daily with young peoples gatherings and beach stage events. A the town blends pious order with worldly temptations, liquor laws confront visitors. Brutal details show the quirky governance by 26 doges and the nightly piano of piety as gondolas light Deal Lake. A separate report notes a strong U.S. wheat crop outlook and a fatal accidental shooting among siblings near Vincennes.
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Ocean Grove
Stokes
Asbury Park
Ashbury Park
Gouaro
Tents
Cone
James A. Bradley
Casivas
Deal Iake
Deal
Asbury
Jersey
Atlantic City
New York
Europe
India
Dempsey Confident in Rematch with LeBlanche at Aqcuired Arena
In San Francisco on August 27 the Golden Gate athletic club promotes a high stakes middleweight bout between Jack Dempsey and LeBlanche for 5500 and the championship. Dempsey, in top form, denies poor condition rumors and faces a wary LeBlanche who once defeated him. The crowd bets 100 to 35 on Dempsey as training camps report peak readiness.
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Dempsey
Trut
LeBlarens
San Francisco
Thisaefty
Fiano
Nerva
LeBlanche
Woonpareil
Bim
Bose
Bis
Lim
Divorce petition and alimony sought by Anna Sondera
Anna M Sondera seeks divorce from John with 2000 alimony citing cruelty and infidelity after two years of marriage. The article also notes social gossip about Maggie Davia and a separate counterfeiting arrest in Pike county with five men, plus the Epworth league conference at Roberts Park church and a pension case in U S court involving Mary Barton Tevin.
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Anna M. Sondera
John
Northwestern League
Tno
Alexander
Maggie Davia
Boone
Maggia
Maggie
U. S
John Cox
Pike County
Daniel Davis
Brownlow Davis
William McReynolds
Dunlap
General Conference
Epworth League
Roberts Park Church
General Board of Control
League
Society For Young People of the Methodist Churches
M. D. Carroll
Chicago
W. F. Sheridan
United States Court
Mary M. Barton
Francis A. Barton
Co. B. Fifty-second Indiana Volunteers
Joel T. Tevin
Tevis
Shelbyville
United States
Ruth Gordon Dunn Dies After Illness at Age Fifty
After a two week illness Ruth Gordon Dunn wife of Edward Dunn dies at the fiftieth year of her age Funeral from the family residence near Yors street Thursday morning at o'clock
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Dunn
Ruth Gordon
Edward Dunn
Ray Ind Weapow Yors St
Plow Repair Fund Tackles Obscure City Cisterns
A street scene on Chijost in front of THE Sea office features a three mule plow causing minor injuries while uprooting an old cistern cover. street commissioner Derk DeRuiter leads the repair using cobble and sand pavements, cedar blocks, and rolling to flatten and new sprinkling methods amid bureaucratic delays and hay fever.
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Sea Office
Gibraltar
Derk DeRuiter
Edward
Jacob
Jeremiah
B.C. Adams
Nashville
Big Gabriel
Little Gabriel
Sam Jones
Bob Ingersoll
Washington-st
DeRuiter
Dela-ware-st
St. Clair
Massachusetts
Obio-st
Delaware
Mississippi
Virginia Ave
College-ave
Hia
Meridian-st
Rail fare war shifts traffic and notes
A report details a fare war among Illinois and Indiana railways, with the U I and W cutting round trip prices to Bloomington and Peoria from higher past rates to lure travelers. The piece mentions Chicago routes, a Monon mileage dispute, scalper tickets, and a Patriarchs Militant convention in Columbus September 16 to 22 as context.
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Chicago
Ohio, Indiana & Western Road
Indianapolis
Bloomington
Peoria
Friends’ Yearly Meeting
Oskaloosa
Monon
Sun
Columbus
Chicago & Atlantic
Benard's Improved Eron Fence Ad
Local ad touts Benard's Improved Eron Fence as superior in style and workmanship to all city wooden fences and claims a lower price. Customer urged to visit 574 West Washington to see the product.
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Benard
West
Washington
Porter Letter Targets Brazil Miners Pay and Transport
In Brazil Aug with conferences of operators and miners yielding no agreement Secretary Watchorn of A. 25 5 joined while H H Porter of the C L O published an open letter to miners alleging the Brazil coal company made no dividends in three years and that stock is worth 60 cents on the dollar He proposes to pay miners rail fare to Chicago for a public disproof via a board of arbitration Miners favor a fair showing at Brazil before resuming work and Porter faces questions on transport versus digging costs in the regional dispute A meal thief case in Indianapolis and local streetcar ordinance plans are also noted along with other brief items
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Brazil
Watchorn
H. H. Porter
Brazil Times
Minere
Brazil Black Coal Company
Chicago
Porter
Coxville
Claeses
Indianapolis
Foster's
N. Pennsylvania, Sr
Souped the Allies in Pittsburg Contest Surprises Sphere
A chaotic account from Pittsburg on August 23 reports the Hoosiers facing Sundeg's squad in a 28 to 8 loss amid 1,200 spectators. The narrative names players such as Boyle, Buckley, Morris, Carroll, Glasscock, Denny, Seery, Hanlon, Kuehne, Dunlap, Beckley, and Rowe, detailing hits, errors, and outs across innings with vivid but slurred play-by-play. Additional notes cover John Huegeler’s homecoming from Germany and port city fires and labor strikes in San Francisco and London.
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PittsBurg
Hoosiers
Fields
Denny
Kindy
Hanlon
Jule
Rowe
Kuehne
Glaescock
Nixey
Seery
Dunlap
Andrews
Morris
Glasscock
Hines
Buckley
Beckley
Boyle
McGeacky
Bassett
Henri Boyle
mcGeady
Erop
Field
Wlasscock
Brassett
Nother Pethin
McGeachy
Carroll
Hooks
Mr. Kuehne
Andrew
Beckiey
Indianapolis
Pittsburgh
Germany
John Huegeler
Washington St
Kissingen
Bismarck
Wurtemburg
Hissingen
Huegeler
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