Great Fires Raze Met Opera House and City Blocks
A sweeping New York fire siege reports the Metropolitan Opera House gutted by flames with stage and scenery lost and multiple casualties among painters and firemen. Simultaneous blazes threaten nearby buildings and downtown blocks, with totals estimated around one to two million dollars and continued danger believed around 11 a.m. local time.
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Prince and Greensts
Metropolitan Opera House
Broadway
Thirty-ninth-sts
Seventh-ave
Fortieth-st
Margaret Reid
Cornelius
Bremen
New Yons
Henry Abbey
New Amsterdam Bank
Auditoriuum
Maus
Ile
Ilenry Hoyt
United States Frame and Picture Company
Eighth Precinct
Princest
Wooster St
New Yor
Mary Stanley
Sperry
Augusta
Chronicle
Morton Hanged for Murder in New Jersey
James R. Morton, a black murderer and former policeman, was hanged Friday in Canpun New Jersey. He killed a black woman for her money and showed penitence beforehand. Sheriff West fainted and later wept after the trap sprung and Morton met his death with a steady nerve.
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Canpun
N.J
James R. Morton
Sheriff West
Ile
Fatal Kentucky feud ends as man and two children die
Reports from Louisville and Lebanon detail John Campbell fatally wounding Humphrey Best after a long feud. Campbell likely died from his injuries. In the crossfire two children were killed by stray bullets during the shootout near Lancaster. Other notes include a Boone County teachers’ institute closing with 200 in attendance and several local civic items.
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Louisville
Lancaster
John Campbell
Humphrey Best
Campbell
Lebanon
Lenanos
Ind
Boone County Teachers’ Institute
Howard Landison
State Normal
N. W. Hailman
Laporte
D. H. Hackathorn
Indiana Campaign Opens With Speakers Soon
Ex-Treasurer Boston and Senator Bhuckrey confer with Gowdy as the Republican state central committee plans Indiana campaign talk in most counties. They also prepare a suit to test the Democratic apportionment act while discussing personality dynamics and local loyalties.
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Tressurer
Boston
Eenator Bhuckrey
Republican State Central Committee
Grand Old
Indiana
Gowdy
Hendricks
Henry
U.S
J. N. Huston
Theodore TH. Shockney
Smiley N. Chambers
Chas. M. Travis
Huston
Turkey Lake
Connersville
Harrison
Golden throne designed for Pope to grace St Peter's Cathedral
Aug 27 Rome reports one chapter of St Peter's Cathedral submitted designs for a gothic golden throne to be presented to the pope. The project, in cooperation with Roman Catholic cathedrals worldwide, carries an estimated cost of 500,000 francs.
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Rome
Rown
St. Peter’s Cathedral
President Harrison Visits Mourne Shook Town in New York
The town of Mourne Shook Mande, N Y held a soldiers reunion on Friday with President Harrison addressing thousands in the afternoon. He spoke for 40 minutes to veterans, then spent an hour shaking hands with attendees before a drive back to Loon Lake.
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Mande An Mour
Marouz
N. Y
Harrison
Loon Lake
Cholera Reaches England as Shipboard Cases Rise
Aug 27 in London and Gravesend reports two deaths from cholera linked to the Hamburg steamship Gamma. Passengers travel to the city under fear of exposure. health officials tighten water tests and filter maintenance while monitoring infected districts. Additional cases appear in Antwerp and Altona as authorities scramble to prevent spread. Authorities in Paris and various ports bolster inspections and quarantines amid rising case counts and deaths across Europe.
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Gamma
Gravesend
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Astwenr
Antwerp
Havre
Paris
Wastoncron
State Department
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Austria
Russia
Marine Hospital Bureau
Sweeping contractor explains why streets aren’t cleaned nightly
Fred Fuehrig, the man in charge of Ohost street sweeping, notes the job is done tri weekly and rain delays push it to the next schedule. He explains pay structure favors work, while machine breakdowns and annual pay for sprinkling hinder full coverage, revealing the capital needed for equipment and reliability concerns.
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Fuebiig
Ohost
Chri St
Tfuehrig
Farm family mourns as farmer killed by train near Vincennes
John Murphy of near Vincennes Indiana died Friday evening after being struck at the I and St. L crossing on Kentucky Ave while inspecting melon cars headed to the city. His body was taken to Powers and Murphy morgue and will be shipped to his late home. Vincennes police were notified to inform Murphy’s family.
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Patoka Coonerage Company
Huntington
Isaac Shogolosky
Tennessee
Market Sts
Health Board
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Rucklest
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J. L. Lagan
Carrie Henry
Union Station
August Rehke
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Theo
Iva Griffin
Thomas
Elizabeth Higgins
William
Christina Prange
Harry
Maggie McHenery
Napoleon
Heneritta Parker
James D. Manwell
New Jersey-st
Henry Allison
Linnie
May Wyatt
Thomas Bemis
Lucetta Geminer
John Murphy
Vincennes
Ind
New Series of 10 Dollar Shares Popular in Star Saying Association
The Star Saying and Lean Association reports strong demand for its new series of ten dollar shares. The group is expanding rapidly, planning to build over 20 new houses as part of its growth program.
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Star Saying and Lean Association
Bankwreck appraisement filed on Mutual bank assets
Philadelphia reports the inventory and appraisal of Mutual banking, surety, trust and safe deposit, including 730,000 in wrecked Iron Hall funds. Appraisers Pratt and Dennison list cash totals and securities with values, note many past due notes without names, and omit debtor names to protect credit. Justice Somerby comments on the order funds and bank capital, while local officials challenge certain court assessments.
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Mutual Banking, Surety, Trust and Safe Deposit
Iron Hall
Common Pleas Court
Edward H. Pratt
Benjamin IF. Dennisop
Riddle
Mutual
National Bank
Third National Bank
Merchants’ National Bank
Seaboard National Bank of New York
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Iron Hail Building Company
Building Company
Vietor Paper Mills and Bag Company
Main St
Armden
N. J
Marshall St
Philadelphi Bank
Totel
Supreme Justice
Somerby
Mutual Bank
Wapita Yacht Reported Lost with Eight Drowned
Sacryan Michigan August 27 reports the steam yacht Wapita lost in Georgian bay with eight aboard including H W Sibley New York millionaire and his family two Rochester ladies. A later dispatch says the wrecking of the Wanita is a canard and the party is safe and to join the yacht Monday.
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Sacryan
Mich
Wapita
Georgian Bay
H. W. Sibley
New York
Rochester
Roeitusten
N. Y
Union and Advertiser
Hiram W. Sibley
Foreman Murdered as Ex-Worker Strikes at Rail Shops
In Wasittleton Indiana on August 27 John Miller, a discharged employee, struck Henry Myers the night foreman at the Ohio and Mississippi railroad shops with a gas pipe. Myers suffered a fractured skull and is mortally injured. Miller has been arrested.
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Wasittleton
Ind
Ohio & Mississippi Railroad
John Miller
Henry Myers
Myers
Thirty Families Starving in Ziontown Campany N J
Thirty Hebrew families living in Ziontown report starvation after moving from New York to work in a shirt factory. They bought plots at $75 each from the proprietor and were assigned work that never materialized. They have had little food for days, subsisting mainly on green apples. The note promotes Ayars Sarsaprilia as a cure.
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Campany
N. J
Ziontown
New York
Stevenson Sounds Key Note in Bloomington Political Rally
Vice presidential nominee Stevenson spoke from his home city Bloomington Illinois on a large Saturday demonstration. He argued that the treasury faces a 52.2 million dollar deficit under current revenues and continuing federal spending. He linked the deficit to the McKinley tariff and the Fifty-First Congress and urged repeal of Illinois compulsory school laws.
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Bloomington
Ill
Stevenson
Cleveland
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Fifty-First Congress
Ilinois
Amusements notes on upcoming plays and stock
A regu lar Grand opera season opens next Thursday with Hoyt's A temperance town. The article surveys court records inspiring the piece and lists other attractions at Empire theatre English's and Park next week plus remarks on actors Robert Downing Julia Marlowe and touring vaudeville names and cast details.
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Newton Beers
Lafayette W. Seavey
Mr. Beers
Ife
Beecham’s Kills Only the Very Best Native Cattle
A fragment notes Beecham’s claim to kill only the finest native cattle. A telephone contact 166 appears, indicating a local business or service reference amid incomplete OCR text. The readable portion emphasizes quality and a single cattle reference.
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Beecham
From prison to prosperity in Miami County's outlaw past
In Peru Indiana on August 26 a biographical sketch recalls 1838 when a gang wrought crime in northern Miami County including murder arson and counterfeiting. An elderly ex-convict recently returned to visit his old haunts. now a prosperous Western city businessman he recalls Perry township as fertile and peaceful, while former local officials remember the era.
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Mian County
Peru
Ind
Miami County
Perry Township
Rochester
West
John A. Graham
Coleman Hunter
John KR. Porter
Indiana
Indianapolis Sees Surge in Frame House Building
The Indianapolis market reports an extraordinary year for home construction with rapid frame house output. Northern districts from Seventh Street to Fall Creek see growth as builders and buyers pursue small cottages and large city-area homes. Rents are steady, not driving construction, and demand remains strong from out-of-town buyers.
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Indianapolis
Seventh-st
Fall Creek
Market St
Painter Charles Ellis seeks divorce from Lydia Ann Hillis
Charles Ellis, a painter, petitions for divorce from Lydia Ann Hillis claiming they wed March 28, 1880, and that for two years she has refused to live with him without just cause. He asserts he has been a good husband and given no reason for her desertion.
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Charles Ellis
Lydia Ann Hillis
Lydia Ann
Sunday church services listed across Central Ave and nearby churches
Sunday morning services vary by church including Central Ave M E Rev H A Buchtel Central Christian Rev D R Lucas Mt Jackson Chapel and Hall Place M E B E with twilight service at 6 15 p m The P B C 2H led by Dr Van Anda preaches in the morning Union services planned at First Presbyterian and First Baptist with Rev W Taylor delivering the sermon No evening services noted at several locations
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H. A. Buchtel
Central Christian Church
D. R. Lucas
Roberts Park
M. E. Church
Dr. Duvall
C. A. VanAnda
Epworth League
Tabernacle
Presbyterian Church
New
Ezra B
Newcomb
I4porte
Ind
Mt. Jackson Chapel
Hall Place M
van Anda
First Presbyterian
First Baptist
Desperate Deed Foiled Near Enon Valley Wreckers Captured
Martin Crouse and Phillip Heck attempted to wreck the Pennsylvania Limited near Enon Valley on the Fort Wayne road. Farmer Adams, wounded in the confrontation, cleared the tracks just as the train arrived. Wreckers captured by train personnel. Adams' injuries not fatal.
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Pirrspund
Martin Crouse
Phillip Heck
Allegheny
Pennsylvania Limited
Enon Valley
Fort Wayne Road
Adams
Olsen to resign council seat and move residence
Councilman Olaf R. Olsen will resign within two weeks after buying Mayor Sullivan's old home at Tennessee and St Clair streets and joining Councilman Cooper on the North side. A ward 13 election will be held. city costs range from 1,000 to 12,000 dollars. Olsen criticizes brick pavement on Fletcher Avenue and South-side residence.
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Olaf R. Olsen
Sullivan
Tennessee and
St. Clair-sts
Cooper
Mr. Olsen
Tor Son
Fletcher
Olsen
Indianapolis
Fairbanks
Wild Engine Wreck Halts Hoosier Train at Farmersburg
August 27 reports a passenger train on the Evansville Terre Haute line derailed near Farmersburg after a wild engine sped toward the train. Conductor and engineer were at telegraph office. fireman reversed the locomotive but the wild engine struck, smashing every car. John T. Beasley of Sullivan, a Democratic leader, was crushed in the back and may die. several others lightly injured. The wild engine had broken loose from a prior wreck at Alamance.
Forty four suiners killsd rescued miners escape death
The Aberkenfig colliers explosion reports list 11 men killed. A rescuing party entered the pit on Saturday morning to reach the miners but was overwhelmed by fire and left unconscious. They were rescued in time to save their lives.
Banquets Mark Sigma Chi and Gammas Farewell
Two banquets Friday night at Denison marked the close of the Sigma Chi fraternity meeting and a Gamma Phi Beta style Gamma feast. Officers elected include Emily S. Bright president Mabel Austin secretary Nita Angell treasurer Gertrude Robinson marshal. Next meeting planned for Wooster Ohio.
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Sigma Chi
Kappa Kappa Gammas
Kate Hadley
Emily S. Bright
Boston
Mabel Austin
Minneapolis
Nita Angell
Ithaca
N. Y
Marshal
Gertrude Robinson
Bloomington
Ind
Wooster
State House
Indianapolis
Sizma Chis
Richmond
Quarantine Inspectors Appointed to Study Cholera Threat
At the Friday meeting of the executive committee of the International Conference of State Health Boards held in Bates House Club rooms, Dr. J N McCormick of Bowling Green Sy, Dr HH Baker of Lansing Mich, Dr Irving Watson of Concord AL, Dr J Al Bryce of Toronto, Dr J Ri Laine of Sacramento Cal, Dr Domingo Orvananos City of Mexico, and Dr Joseph Holt of New Orleans were named a committee to inspect the Atlantic and Pacific seaboards quarantine system to combat Asiatic cholera. The committee then adjourned.
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International Conference of State Health Boards
Bates House Club
J. N. McCormick
Bowling Green
Atlantic
Pacific
Burglary Ring Suspected After City Break-ins
Several mysterious burglaries hit the city over the past weeks suggesting an organized band. On Thursday night a Shelby Street residence was entered and thieves took three valuable rings and a child's suit. A Dutler Street home was also broken into recently.
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Shelby St
Dutlerst
The Knights Coming Home from Kansas City
The Knights of Pythias meeting ended and the knights depart for home. Drills finished Friday. Indiana division No. 86 of Indianapolis won the Indiana division prize of $500 with no challenger.
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Kansas City
Indiana
Indianapolis
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