Whipped Boss Quay and the Presidential Tilt in Washington
In Washington on April 8 the Capitol scene grows tense as Congress stalls on major legislation. Republicans remain cautious with absent members, while President Harrison weighs nominees. Attorney General Miller is seen as a possible Supreme Court pick. Quay anticipates retirement from national committee amid management shifts.
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Senate
Harrison
Keystone
Kennedy
Quay
National Committee
Bareison
Marriage prank ends in divorce suit in New York
In New York a division court heard a divorce suit by Mrs. John W. Foreman against J. W. Foreman. Pearl Highbin, who calls herself Mrs. Foreman, says she was deceived by a romantic scheme involving love letters and a staged marriage. Foreman claims they wed last Thursday and Pearl now refuses to live with him, citing a fatal mistake.
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New York
Superior
John W. Foreman
J. W. Foreman
Pearl Highbin
Foreman
Julie Higbie
D.w. Fore
Columbia Ave
Ata
Yaaraze
Eighth Ave
Misa Bixgbie
Poremen
Op Thirty -Ninth St
Peers
Jes Higbie
Ones
Pearl
Panion
Ms Higbie
Higbie
Esid
Ishell
Irish Envoys Call for Indianapolis Meeting Postponement
Irish envoys DILLON and OBRIEN request postponement of the Indianapolis meeting. Telegram reg Drafted by S. B. Sheezio in Curnaco on Dec 3. Chairman ST. Sheerin notes pending Irish parliamentary party decision and asks officials to postpone the gathering. The meeting is likely to be delayed.
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Sheezio
Curnaco
ST. Sheerin
Indianapolis
Dillon
O'Brien
Indians urged to abandon war in plea for peace
A large number of Indians, including many Quaye, arrived ahead of ration day. Officers report little talk from the group. A strong persuasive effort will be made with each Indian to abandon war ideas and return to the reservation.
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Prive Riner
Iudiane
Congressmen Jordan Falls Down Elevator Shaft
Ex congressman and lawyer Isaac M. Jordan was fatally injured after falling down an elevator shaft at 227 Main Street Lincoln's court. He had just left his office to descend when the accident occurred at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
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Jordan Falls
Elerator
Shas
Orcinxtali
Dec
Isaac M. Jordan
Lincoln
Tan Court
Jordan
Walsh
Horrible Tragedy in Williams Town and Town Fire Loss
A drunken saloon keeper named Burgess shot Allen McKinlay, a popular young woman, then killed himself in Williams town Kentucky on Tuesday night. Earlier reports note a destructive fire in Frenkfort twelve blocks burned and aid from nearby Chillicothe.
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Williamstown
Gso
Burgess
Reeper
Allen McKinlay
Chillicothe, O
Frenkfort
Indianapolis News Fragments Point To Local Scandals and Bets
A patchwork of notices and recollections from Indianapolis signals a busy week. Wilbur Browder returns from hunting to practice law passionately while the Schmidt brothers plan a ten story block on Pennsylvanias Street near Ingalls. A court case leaves Ed Huggins jailed for beating his wife as the city grapples with liquor restrictions and a growing visible corn supply debate. Local personalities discuss a Nickel Plate saloon purchase by Mille and a New York visit where Irishman O Brien impresses Col. Will Robarts. A divorce case ends with Mrs Sofie retaining home goods and a verdict in Plenter’s hotel case ties up a bartender’s death. Coroner Manker will hold an examination.
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Sty
Wilbur Browder
Ilinois
Elinois
Schmidt Brothers
Penneylvanis-st
Ingalls Block
Ils
Club
Teescep
Ed Huggins
Readger
Indianapolis
Daniel Keen, Jr
Hagerstown
Sam
Piero Gailty
Albert Pratt
Desrfield
Court House
Board of Trade
Dateb Boe
Dnion At
Bos
Otto
Fhey
Grocer Mille
Knightetown
S. Lilinolist
Milla
Dublin
Ireland
Supreme Court
Brown
Olive Douglass Sode
Sofie
Thair
Illinois St
New York
Wm. Slinkard
West Indienepolis
Elanger &.Buchanan
Plenter
Iinost
Baestley Merching
Leren Conner
Slinkard
Connor
Planters Hotel
EB. Brown
Manker
Mont. Mansier
Bob Emmet
Eis
Mont
Orcs
Asylames
Flora
Thay
Stone
O Ther Lapoda
Natli
Bafara
Heresis
Hbs
Couren
Firsily
Chas, Spitter
Clevalane
Casaiog
Cass
Mabbiutéawoke
Turnkey Emmet
Stott
Political Debate on Election Law Echoes in Indiana Press
A turbulent political column discusses election law and party maneuvering. It cites Illinois legislator E. L. Merritt seeking copies and input, predicts debates over similar laws in Indiana, and laments lobbying, salary fees, and the influence of newspapers on public opinion. It notes candidates and anti-fee critiques shaping the legislature.
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E. L. Merritt
Illinois
Efster
Young
Actor’s Night Out Ends With Early Cold-Shoulder
A Nat Goodwin company performance sparked a scene at the New Demieun and Grad hotels as a man and wife, using fictitious names, attempted to check in. Clerks questioned their legitimacy, directing the pair to the Grand and then to the Spencerhouse after harsh refusals and a night of “distressing” treatment. The actor, shaken, wandered to the hotel where the company stayed.
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Ezorek
Nat Goodwin
Demieun
Grad
Tbe
Chica
Grand
Denison
Vaault
Arrested and fined for lacking license in insurance swindle case
Wednesday morning C A Boyd superintendent of the Metropolitan Life Insurance company at this point was arrested on a warrant by Prosecutor Boltzman in Justice Alford's court for doing business without a license. He pleaded guilty and was fined as exposures of the Springfield based company drew scrutiny from creditors and officials alike. Further developments are expected as authorities monitor the swindling allegations tied to the company.
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Fiusnvaren
Eleerse
C. A
Boyd
Metropolitan
Ife Insurance Company
Boltzman
Justing Alford
Ag Itcanse
Himira
Springfield
Mass
Colep
Caiming
Selexe
Ays
Alford
Two Wears in the Meme Shooter Sentenced for Manslaughter
Vincennes Ind Dec 3 Rasd Murar who shot and killed Rufus Blevins in a family riot at Sandboro left Seaday won over two years in the pen. Wednesday morning for manslaughter. He received his sentence very coolly.
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Vincennes
Ind
Rasd Murar
Rufus Blevins
Sandbora
Leat Seaday
Caine Kicks
Representative Caine of Utah says his territory will not seek admission again and decries mistreatment of his people. The message contrasts with a satirical aside about financier Russell Sage and mentions a tonic product called Tha Son Bon for candies, with a stray 63.8. Penn st reference.
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Caine
Washington
Utah
Tha Son Bon
Penn
Great Fruit On Display in the Seeatiful State Erange
A crowded horticultural display in Indianapolis features 16 plates of fruit including four apples per plate. Speakers from Indiana and California discuss growing small fruit and apple canning while reporters try to avoid overexposure to the event. The meeting runs through Thursday noon with steady attendance.
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North Pole
Indianapolis
Wadnardsy
Indianapolie
Har
Thair Stele
Capital
Delaware
Peescead
Heron
Georstery
Theo
Ween
Ichisnapolis
Proat
W. W. Farnsworth
Welfareville
Mira Mary Parry
Esham Sstravick
Richmond
Aliso Furnas
Indieva
California
Golden State
Jd. A. Bartom Mitchell
Encke
Gas Explodes at Shellville House Horrific Fire Wounds Family
In Shellville on Wednesday a gas explosion razed a home owned by E R Rocker. Mrs Rocker suffered severe burns to the face and throat and the couple’s two children were seriously burned. A low gas pressure stopped the blaze until Mrs Rocker relit the fire, triggering the explosion.
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A Mather Ana
Shellyvillm
de E.R Rocker
aSre
Rocker
Thraat
Army
Barneil
Rucker
Shelbyville Political Power Expands Against Sunday Saloons
Shelbyville council on December 3 empowered the city to hire detectives and police to suppress saloon sales on Sundays after 11 p m. The mayor can draw from the treasury for needed funds. The city marshal claims sufficient force to enforce the new order. Tom Maddganta’s plant acquisition hints at future industrial growth.
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Waeran
Shelbyville
Ang Leo Gava
New Boogie and Deland Novel in Review
SUE NEW BOOGIE by Louis Barkan of Braskya extols health guidance with plain talk on air, clothing, and emergency aid. Margaret Deland’s Sydney story about a widower’s faith, a girl named Sidney, and a skeptic’s journey is praised as witty and moving in a new novel published by Boughton Milland & Co.
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Louis Barkan Im. D
Braskya
American News Co
Margaret Deland
John Ward
Prescher
Thadd
Garden
Hay Weit
Sydney
Syansy
Sidney
Boughton, Milland & Co
Bowen-Berriil Co
Whispers and Warnings in a Turbulent Week
A chaotic collage of events from Idaho to Illinois reports unrest and tragedy. Incidents include miners killed near Sewickley Pennsylvania after a train collision, four Arkansas men with knives, a Wisconsin threshing firm declining to join a growing threshing machine trust, a deadly railroad switchman found in Chicago, a New York fasting spectator examined for mental clarity, a drowning aboard a Union Pacific vessel near Seattle, and a church jail lynching in Drake's Branch Virginia. Also noted are a bank robbery in Chicago and a noted New York gala misadventure with horses.
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Idaho
Pax White
Sewickley
Maldron
Ark
Care
Racine
Wis
Threshing Machine Trust
Newfoundland
Monder
Wm. Sinnot
Chicago
Succi
New York
Docttore Auentey
W. RB. Lehman
Denver
Ucion Pacific
Seattle
Paesays @halite
Minnesota
W. J. Gann
Finnnsapolis Passday
Eile
Thid Fowlekas
Drake
Yancy
Joseph N. Astor
Allanton Packing Company
Tasefsy Afternong
Murder Trial Murkiness Trails Across Flora to Indianapolis
In Flora and Indianapolis, siblings tied to a murder plot face police court scrutiny. Minnie May Mabbitt waives examination and is jailed after a coroner's inquiry links brothers Mont and Orcs to a baby’s death. The case centers on alleged plans to conceal the infant and the suspect's shifting statements. The coroner's inquiry proceeds as the family tensions and local attention mount.
Missing Knoxville girl from home travels toward Oregon
Parker Miss Parker, daughter of James W. Parker of near Gay, Knoxville, vanished two weeks ago after buying a Rosebud Oregon ticket and heading toward Chattanooga. Telegraphs failed to intercept at Kansas City and Memphis, with authorities unable to locate her. The case includes a possible romance with a goods clerk, implying the girl may be in Oregon or married to her lover, though details are unconfirmed.
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Knoxville
Dac
Mise Dada Parker
James W. Parker
Pariet
Gay
Rosebud
Oregon
Chettanooga
Kenseas City
Wes
Tessdas
Gira
Ethlin Challenoor
Williem Sellera
Theis
Pat
Maaiphis
Pardes
Oragon
Lhosabad
Fia
Thin City
Siiss Parker
Soule
Hay Recurn
Olin
Stis
Egvers Simce
Rogehad
Alven
Sas
Bossbhad Ona
Ebs
Miss Parker
Union Railway seeks vote on viaduct ordinance approval
The Union Railway Company has 80 days to accept or reject a viaduct ordinance. Once accepted and signed, work on the viaduct will begin and a contract must be set within 60 days or the company faces a $50,000 forfeiture. The city may proceed with construction if the company does not act. Property acquisitions and appraisals have driven up costs, with negotiations ongoing between owners and the company.
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Union Iaiterny Company
Union Railway Company
Bea
Etlil
Dalay
Tha
Naosasary
Ranivray Gompey-agaios
Egasnite
Lea
Taa
Sion
Cgrers
Fousii
Ambitious Race Track Plans Stir Cincinnati Area
The fragmentary item notes Bratubres of Bposting Hifa and various cities planning indoor baseball in California, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and St. Louis. It mentions a National League committee meeting in Pittsburg this week, a Mexican millionaire owning fast trotters in Paris, Olncia osti in the league next year, and August Belmont athletes to be auctioned in June. It also references a Lexington nursery, royal stallions, and racing plans around Baltimore, Cincinnati, Louisville, with local bankers instructed to back a mile track, else stock holders face fortune.
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Bonner Sesus Sunol
California
Philadelphia
Pitteborg
St. Loui
National League Conflorence Committee
Pittsburg
Paris
Baeeball Magnats
Olnciaosti
Brotherhood
Belmont
Braiding
Lexington
Nureery
Babylon
L. Landeli
Royal Stallions
Diood
raCexee Ie Santos
Gisnapolis
Etocking
W. D. Shepherd
Louiavilla
Wm. Bolsada
Violinist Ovide Musin Delights Grand Opera Crowd
Graxp Nat Goodwin in Tha Gold Mine with HANGLISH-Prof Carpenter and Mesmrisin. Pare Lester and Williams specialty company. Ovide Musin’s violin performance drew enthusiastic ovations, Miss Tanners sang admirably, audience of city’s best praised the concert as the season’s best. Prof Black’s friends fear management may be his last effort. The Grand Opera House packed Tuesday night, critics noted, with oxygen-like excitement.
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Graxp
Nat Goodwin
Hanglish
Carpenter
Lester and Williams Specialty Company
Pha Ovide Musin
Prof. Black
Iie
Ovide Musin
Sesson
Parrell and Irish party clash over leadership in chamber
London reports a heated Irish nationalist meeting debating Mr Parnell’s retirement and the party’s future. J O Kelly and others clash over strategy, with calls for partnership with English groups and concerns about Home Rule progress amid divisions and potential leadership changes.
Diphtheria Panic Sparks City Health Meeting
Diphtheria spreads through the city with no clear cause as a special health meeting is held Wednesday afternoon to address the crisis. A tobacco factory fire in Terr Mich kills two firemen while snow delays response, causing $400,000 in losses and leaving 400 workers unemployed.
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Hielthwee
Terrorr, Mich
Ssottia & Co
Mammoth Tobacco Factory
Robinson
Coughlin
Woman Missing Irene Dearmin Disappears at 4 PM Tuesday
A 37 year old woman Irene Dearmin who rooms at 36 N Enat Street left the house at 4 o clock Tuesday afternoon and has not been seen since. No cause for her disappearance can be assigned and local authorities are seeking information.
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Irene Dearmin
N. Enat St
Borss
Admiral Porter in Critical Condition, Believed Dylog
Washington December 3. Special report states Admiral Porter is believed to be dying as he remains unconscious from injuries suffered Wednesday.
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Admiral Porter
Washington
Dylog
Fresh Forsagn Facts and Global Hearsay
Fragments report Gladstone 18 near retirement while Pope’s reception notes decline in Ireland. Other items mention a Rome priest assaulted at Giordano Bruno statue, a Mexico City earthquake, Cuba sugar estate purchases by an American syndicate, and a Monaco to Toulon robbery of 6520 francs. Also a note on The People’s Building loan plan from Boone & Ga.
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Gladstone
Peter
Ireland
William
Rome
Giordano Bruno
Mexico
Mantsville
Cuba
Marquis Gagget
Monaco
Tulon
Carriege
People's Building
Loar and Savings Association
Boone & Ga
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Peare
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Russel Sage
Billabilder
Tom Madgdanta
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Gisiherg
Sue New Boogie
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Ne Ibestre
Walt
Minnie May Mabbitt
Orton
May
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Don Carlos Roblsen
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Bratubres
Grand Opera House
Mr. Goodin
Srabies
Tare Irish Party
Parnell
Snowicou
Loxnon
Pergoné
Troland
United States
Toa
J. O’ Kelly
Nationalista
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Farnetl
Saver
O’kello Aise
My. Parnell
West Inisister
Liberal Party
Torde
England
Arthur O'Connor
Mr. Parnell
Parnall
Mr. Berry
Saxton
Col. Nolan
Langy
MM. J. Kenny
Allianea
J. F. X. O'Brien
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Alee
Timothy Averrington
Pernell
Trish Members of Parliament Ya Cesem Died Again Wednesday Morning, To Aiecaan
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