Texas Cyclone Ravages County Leaving Homes Destroyed
A Texas cyclone from 100 to 400 yards wide swept the central county at dusk. Homes were wrecked including Agwie Lave and Jones families. Livestock and barns destroyed, several injured, and a man named Wilmer killed by lightning in the Chickasaw nation. No fatalities reported in this county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brexcam
Tex
Agwie Lave
Ijfer
Lane’s
Ayaard
Ling
Gothere
Felix Robouge
King’s 2
Jones
Robertson’s
Jurgan
Ripple
Yarrabie Cowan
Wilmer
Cleveland to train for boxing under Muldoon advice
President elect Cleveland plans training with Muldoon to improve conditioning, following health gains from Flower’s course, under suggestion of Governor Allen. Speculation surrounds Senate figure Hill, potential retirement, and a high salary offer from Equitable Life, amid broader political gossip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muldoon
Cleveland
Govlower
Flower
Bakewood
David 5Ill
Senate
Equitablesurance Association
Beers
N. Y
Cleve
Hill
Two Trains Collide in New Jersey Wreck
The Bolloned Brook and Jersey City cannon ball express trains collided near Greenville station Bayonne. One woman was killed and a dozen injured as the slower train stopped abruptly. Officials report at least one death and multiple injuries with chaotic wreckage.
Populists Hold Holiday Conference in Endi-Burpolis
A holiday gathering of leading Populists is set for December 27 and 28 in Endi-Burpolis to discuss the industrial section, the third party’s southern political machinery, and plans to strengthen the organization. Attendees include Taubensch of the national committee and Paul Vandervoort, commander-elect of the lesson. ThePopulists report returns from several states totaling 887,895 votes with expected total near 1,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Endi- Burpolis
Dar
Taubensch
Third Party
National Committee
Paul Vandervo
Blaine to California as Health Improves
Mr Blaine plans a January move to California near Pasadena, says J J Manley of Maine. Manley reports Blaine's health is not alarming and his wife remains calm, dismissing sensational health fears.
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Mopley
Blaine
All
New York
Joseph K. Manley
Maine
California
Pasadena
A Proposed Negro Colony Near Kansas City
H P White a Kansas City board of trade member bought 1000 acres near Kansas City to colonize all the town's negroes into a self supporting village. About 40000 dollars have been subscribed for the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
H.P. White
Board of Trade
Wilson G. Bunt Dead In New York
Wilson G. Bunt, a well known New York merchant, died early Wednesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson G. Bunt
New York
Notable deaths and crimes in brief from Harrisburg to Mississippi
Renamed former congressman Gargas died Thursday in Harrisburg Pennsylvania. Assistant state geologist Keyes of Iowa found nickel ores near Keokuk. White caps harass Black plantation workers in Amite Lincoln and Franklin counties Mississippi. Daily of New York sentenced to a year for assault on Mrs Hanna. Republicans seek U S Senate control in Montana with Carter to be senator. A horseback duel near McIntyres leaves Lige Allen and Robert Warfield mortally wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ren
Rosecrans
Mhursay
Gargas
Iarrisburg
Keyes
Towa
Keokuk
Amite
Lincoln
Franklin
Mississippi
Toundsman
Matthew Daily
New York
Hanna
Washington
U. S. Senate
Carter
Montana
Mciintyres
Lige Allen
Robert Warfield
Jury awards 150 to Jennia Denny against street railway
A jury in Judge Bartholomew's court awarded Jennia Denny 150 against Citizens' street railway for an out of Columbia-avge incident. In a separate suit James Startman sues Citizens' street railway for 5000 after his son John was run over by a mule and knocked by a street car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartholomew
Jennia Denny
Citizens’ Street Railway Company
Columbia-avge
Mary Fertig
Charles
W. HH. Sparks
Pauly Jail Building Company
St. Louis
John Fartman
John
James Startman
Triad
Harper’s Court
Britis
Lincoln
Mrs. Franklin
George
Lena O’connor
Albert
Minnie Mendenhall
Barnes
Etta Fisher
Thomas
Mary Dean
F. M
Cynthia Strickland
Benjamin
Mary Munden
Robert
Mary Parker
Duarms
Jennie Mitchell
Dyeing and Cleaning. Smith's ass qorte. GUN, Pennsylventast
A cryptic OCR fragment mentions dyeing and cleaning with references to Smith and a gun related to Pennsylvania. The readable text is fragmentary and lacks clear events, dates, or identifiable individuals beyond these terms. The item appears to be a damaged brief from a local page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith’s Ass
Unsettled Hitch in Telegraphers Talks with Company
Telegraphers and company delegates near end of talks over wage and duties with no clear outcome. Main dispute centers on recognition of the telegraphers union O R H T and potential parallels to Rock Island strike action, with no official line of action revealed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peck
Rhodes
Big Four
O. RH. T
Telegraphers’ Union
Ramsey
Rock Island
Mystic rites and forged invitations lure readers into secret orders
A garbled tale exposes a flamboyant invitation from a ritual lodge calling a Friday convocation at the Scottish Rite temple. The notice, signed by Brash and Earth Smith, blends mystic salutes with desert imagery and a banquet, while a parallel item notes cashier Shotwell at L and N facing suspension amid a $115 monthly shortage rumor.
Road Congress Debates County Road Oversight Proposals
Secretary Fortune leads radical bid for a state road commission with county bonded funding, while conservatives clash over new offices and tax costs. Debate heats as reports are revised and adjournment attempts fail until 2 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Matthews
Committee On Legislation
Congress
Circuit Court
Fortune
Commercial Club
Legislation Committee
Dir. Fortune
Hizmey
Martindale
Applegate
New Albany
Indianapoli
Posey
Sellary
Shelby County
Mr. Mahoney
Montgomery
West
Legislative Committee
MacDonald
Whitely
Mason J. Niblack
Knox County
Tie
Committee On
Col. Pope
Legislative Committee of the Road Congress
Blizzard Fells Railways and Brings Wide Snow Drift Woe
A string of late 19th century reports from Yonton Kansas Roux Island Carcaco and Banacamp describe a brutal blizzard sweeping the region. Trains run hours late freight blocked and telegraph lines down as drifts tower over houses. No deaths reported though damage is widespread and stocks are lost.
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Yonton
Kansas
Roux Island
Denver Limited
Fairbury
Oklahoma
Carcaco
Chicago Weather Bureau
Chicago
Missouri River
Lowa
Northwest
Banacamp
Ark
Council to Investigate Gas Rate Violations by Indianapolis Company
The council will study alleged ordinance breaches by the Indianapolis gas firm over stove classifications and pricing. A Northside councilman is already examining claims that open-front stoves, square or oblong stoves, and dual-purpose cooking-heating stoves are charged beyond permitted rates, with a disputed $1.20 versus $1.00 charge for cooking use. A letter from John R. PeaksIon to Walter Hutchins warns of possible court action and gas shutoff if bills are not paid, asserting the ordinance permits certain rates.
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Indianapolis
Gs3
Walter Hitchins
Drake St
Walter Hutchins
Emily
Jonn R. Peaksion
Scottish Rite hiasong at temple banquet honors thirty second degree
Over 125 members gathered in the temple banquet room after conferring the fifteenth and sixteenth Scottish Rite degrees. Gov Chase spoke on Our state and Our nation while William Dudley Foulke saluted pioneers. Preceding honors included a gold Scottish Rite ring to Dr Sheldon G Woodward’s class.
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Temple
Charles
Hutchingon
John L. McMaster
Gov. Chase
Indiana
Union
William Dudley Foulke
Richmond
James ©. Suit
Frankfort
Sheldon G. Woodward
Ilarry C. Adams
L. E. Maier
Perry J. Randahl
Fort Wayne
J. W. French
P. 8. Hunt
John T. ‘Brush
Lynching Threat Follows Mob Killing in Mississippi
In Canuotoros Mississippi on December 8 a large mob of Elam supporters sought to lynch George Money who killed Elam last week. Money and friends armed with rifles pursued by hundreds of Elam backers. Money, staying with his uncle in Woodstock, surrendered and was bailed. Dead man’s supporters swore vengeance and planned a lynching bee.
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Canunotoros
Miss
E.L. Elam
George Money
Money
Young Money
Strope
Woodstock
Blam
Corbett Scandal Touches Champion Boxer Divorce Bid
Mrs Jas J Corbett wife of the famed pugilist exposes alleged misconduct by her husband after a March sparring show in the city. A woman posing as Mrs Corbett lured by a San Francisco acquaintance visited the West hotel and alerted the real Mrs Corbett to the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mvs. Corbet
Jas. J. Corbett
Kurg Clark
Grain importers warn of 1918 Russian famine risk
Fredrick Goph of Alfred Masters grain importers in Antwerp says some Russian districts with seed and horse labor may yield average crops, but others rely on government seed, and no prospect Russia can feed its people this year. Peasants face starvation without government aid as wheat rye and oats fail and cholera halts harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moxweapolts
Fredrick Goph
Alfred & Masters Grain Importers
Antwerpt
Belgium
Russia
Lake County Track Association Not Indicted
The Lake county grand jury adjourned without indicting the Indiana vacing association over track operations at Koby. Testimony showed the track boosted local property values and provided employment for about 200 residents. The management reportedly suppresses gambling except selling pools and maintains strict policing.
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Cresco
Lake County
Grand Jury
Indiana Vacing Association
Koby
Battle Looms As Mob Pursues After Street Fight
In Carnornroux Illinois on a December day a mob forms after Edward Klam is killed by Geo Money. The sheriff with 400 armed men goes to Woodstock to confront young Monay and his supporters. A clash is anticipated as the two factions converge.
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Ewo
Bherift
Carnornroux
Edward Klam
Geo. P. Money
Wodlstock
Young Monay
Winchester
Prison Guard Killed. Convicts Escape in Mississippi
At A. M. McLear's place on the Allehatchee river in Green Wood Mississippi a guard named Alexander Fiern was shot and killed after a convict hid under a bunk and the others freed themselves. The killer locked the cages and fled with the escapees after supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ani
Green Wood
Dee
A. M. McLear
Allahatchee River
Alexander Fiern
Hern
Indianapolis Officials Inspect Garbage Crematory
The mayor, the Board of Public Works and the Board of Health visited the garbage crematory five miles from the city. Waste is dumped into receivers, immersed in naptha for 24 hours to extract grease, then dried and ground for fertilizer. Naptha is redistilled and grease saved for use. All refuse except night soil is destroyed with no odor.
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Board of Public Works
Board of Health
Indianapolis
Daring Navigator Missing Near Newfoundland Coast
More than five months ago Captain J W Lawier left Portiaxp Maine in a 12 foot canvas boat shaped like a big shoe bound for Queenstown. Last tidings reached in July. Mrs Lawier believes her husband was captured and held by natives on the Newfoundland coast.
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Portiaxp
J.W. Lawier
Queenstown
Suspected killer fails to murder wife. son shot in escape
A man named Eger attempted to kill his wife at Wadman’s Dest in Cincinnati on a Wednesday night. The wife escaped with her 15 year old son’s aid, after which Eger shot the boy through the head. Authorities suspect mental instability.
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Wadman
Cincaco
Eger
New York Owner Plans Glass Memorial On Jamestown Island
C G Barney of New York owner of Jamestown Island will enclose the old colonial church in glass as a memorial to his mother in Ricumony Virginia. The article also notes Ayer's barsaparine is advertised as a remedy, claiming germ destruction for scrotula and indicating it is sold by all druggists.
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Ricumony
C. G. Barney
New York
Jamestown Island
Ayer
Coinage Committee Debates Vill Repealing Sherman Act
Washington December 8. The coinage committee discussed the Williams bill which repeals the Sherman act of 1890. No agreement was reached and the committee adjourned until Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washineton
Coinage Committee
Indianapolis Area Weather Outlook
For Indianapolis and vicinity colder with flurries of snow Thursday and during the night. Friday should be fair with clearing skies and stabilizing temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Gould will awards George bulk of estate in vast shares
In a detailed will filed with Judge Dillon, Jay Gould bequeaths to his son George J Gould a vast valuation of 25 million in cash bonds stock and property including five hundred thousand dollars cash and major stakes in Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain Western Union and Sutro? court wording refers to large allocations. The will names executors Edward Howard and Helen Gould and sets trust provisions for Jay Gould Jr. and others with timely future payouts and safeguards for daughters and minor children.
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Anna G. Hough
Elizabeth Dalen
Abraham Gould
Helen M. Goria
Gould
Edwin
Helen
Irvington
Lyndhurst
Anna
Frank J
Howard
Jay Gould
George J. Gould
George
Jay, Jr
George J,sould
Fifth-Ave
New York City
Missouri Pacific
St. Louis
Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Company Consolidated
Missouri Pacific Railway Trust
Manhaatan Railway
Western Union
Sutscouri Pacific
Edward Gould
Howard Gould
Helen M. Gould
Frank J.gould
Anna Gould
New York
Missing pipeline inspector presumed drowned in icy Calumet River
Walparnarso Indiana December 8 Edward J. Urley Wellsville New York a pipeline line inspector between Ainsworth and Hobart has disappeared. The only explanation is that he drowned while crossing the icy Calumet River as crews drag the river bottom for the body. B F Machian,Tissa Fulton county dealer in general merchandise, has made an assignment for creditors liabilities about 5000 assets unknown debts to Chicago Indianapolis and Cincinnati wholesalers.
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Walparnarso
Ind
Edward J. Uurley
Wellsville
N. Y
Ainsworth
Hobart
Calumet
B. F. Machian
Tissa
Fulton County
Chicago
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Contested Plaudits in Theatrical Circles and Smuggling News
In New York a Chicago interview with Lillian Russell offers five thousand dollars for a pose for Montana’s silver statue, dismissed as advertising by Russell who mocks Ada Rehan's presumed payment. In Port Townsend, Charles Johnson says the smuggling schooner Salcyon is being refitted for next season with a projected fifty thousand dollar profit. The British schooner Cornelius sailed from Victoria with a large cargo bound for California. Marietta college elected K J W Simpson as president with General A T Goskant presiding and Governor Fleming of West Virginia attending.
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New York
Dec
Lillian Russell
Chicago
Montana
Port Township
Wash
Charles Johnson
Cornelius
Colisgs
Marretrafo
K. J. W. Simpson
Alameita College
A. T. Goskant
Fleming
West Virginia
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Cianapolis Abattoir Company
Thomas Fish
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Woodward
Fish
Hardingst
Reisner St
Olivetano
Canton Steel
Wedneswichh
Canton
Wanash
Benton Arbor
Mastermechanic Doebler
Yufkin
Friqetfug Railroad
UNOSA
New Jahyey
Jared-Ab
Oitx Life
Uo, BT
Rystic Sarin
Tir Sun
Katib Smith
Oasis
Dinvade
Minaret
Nan
Saad Ud Din
Cairo
T. Brush
Potentte
Ste. C. d
Jos, W. Smith, Kaith
Cinerxxarr
Shotwell
L.& N. General Freight
Furattare
L. Elder
Borzas
Prairie Zephyrs
Nadhly
Adhivaring
Gallen
Geo. J. Mariniet
Massachusetts Ave
Shwe Aster Moan
Famine
Fredericks
Herman Everett
Bartholomew’s Court
P. Weredice
Everett
Herod
Doirg
Jay
Grast Flanccier
Lions Share
Eileven Esars
MAN
Lillian
Rhetasema Helena
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