Fresh Daisy Leads Six Days Cycle Race Standings
New York December reports the six days bike race intensifying with Miller and Hale pushing fast laps. Rivierre, Golden, and Johnson trail as Elkes maintains strong mileage despite a long absence, while riders tumble and trainers push sprinters to tire for laps.
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New York
Necas
Teddy Hare
Dudley Marks
Rivierre
Golden
Johnson
Waller
Hale
Ile
Miller
Walter
Bierce
Madison Ave
Moore
Elkes
Glens Tallis
Rice
Coons
Gray
Stephane
Schinneer
Pierce
Enterman
Tinz
Gannon
Julius
Beacom
Frice
Hikes
Banterman
Kine
Beacon
Denison hotel rotunda nears grand finish in Ionic style
The Denison house scaffolding is removed revealing a 6000 square foot rotunda to rival western hotels. White and gold color scheme, 14 fluted columns, antique copper railings, bronze Mercury and Venus figures, and 600 incandescent lights set a classical mood. Office furniture of quartered oak to be installed by Dec 15. Four men from Indianapolis visited to gamble on a pool hall venture that lacked backing.
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Denison
Chicago
Billy Kriel
Tobacco Bureau
Mercury
Ups and Downs of Life Bring 85-Year-Old to Police Court Dock
Charles Tuttle once valued at fifty thousand dollars, now penniless and dependent on charity, appeared in police court for intoxication. The Indianapolis born veteran recounted a life of wealth from sheep farming to beef packing, ruined by a troubled son-in-law who forged his name on papers. He hopes to reach Baltimore where he once lived, after hospital stay and township aid.
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Charles Tuttle
Indianapolis
New York State
Boston
Texas
Indiana
New Albany
Tuttle
Salem
Ind
Brazil
South America
City Hospital
Grand Handicap Shoot Entries Close Thursday at Limited Club
The Grand Handicap Shoot entries close Thursday for the event to be held December 15 at the Limited Gun Club grounds. The tournament is expected to attract top shooters from across the country.
Priest Delivers Hell Lecture at St Josephs Church
Jesuit Father Magevney spoke Wednesday night to a large audience at St Josephs church about Catholic hell. He said Catholics adhering to church teachings know there is a hell for the enemies of the Lord after death. A sermon on The true church by Father Boarman is set for Thursday night.
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Hell
Father Magevney
St. Joseph’s Church
Father Boarman
Neighbors Contest Lunacy Finding in Pfleging Case
Many neighbors of Mrs. Levina Pfleging, ordered to insanity hospital, insist she is sane despite a lunacy commission ruling. The inquest cost the county about $30 and was one of the hardest fought in its history.
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Levina Pfleging
Irvington Plans for Macadam Pavement on Washington St
Irvington citizens favor paving Washington Street with macadam. A house fire caused by a bad flue damaged H. G. Coldwell residence at 143 Hast Drive Woodruff Place, costing about 25 dollars early Thursday morning. J M Lilly will give a Shakespeare recital on Monday Dec 13 with Mrs Lilly and Mrs H W Blanchard of Boston attending. Mrs Benjamin C Wert died and was buried. note correction that it was not Mrs Edwin A Wert. West Oil Co of Fort Wayne with 10000 stock and Cicero Building and Loan Assn with 100000 stock filed articles. Klondike Expedition Co of Terre Haute filed with 5000 stock. Walter S Sprankle’s pupils to present a recital at Carlin & Lennox rooms Thursday evening featuring Edith Hull Mabel Pasquier Winnie Scotton Edith Ray Gertrude Allbright Ella Phillips Flora Lyons Arnold Spencer Cecil Marian Bell Drusilla Sanders Netta Tucker George Eckert and Dr W B Craig Veterinary Surgeon. Wood’s stable phone 1097 or 198.
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Irvington
Washington St
H. G. Coldwell
Hast Drive
Woodruff Place
John M. Lilly
Lilly
H. W. Blanchard
Boston
Benjamin C. Wert
Edwin A. Wert
Edwin Wert
Klondike Expedition Company
Terre Haute
West Oil Company
Fort Wayne
Cicero Building and Loan Association
Walter S. Sprankle
Carlin & Lennox
Edith M. Hull
Mabel Pasquier
Winnie Scotton
Edith Ray
Gertrude Allpright
Ella Phillips
Flora Lyons
Arnold
Spencer
Cecil Marian -Bell
Drusilla Sanders
Netta ‘Tucker
George Eckert
Fury of a cyclone sweeps Santa Clara and Havana
The dispatches report Gen Gomez active near Santa Clara and Remedios, with rebels blaming Spain for cane fields and several engagements causing Spanish losses. Pando’s fate remains uncertain. Havana volunteers resist autonomy, while Carlist agitation, naval funding efforts, and the sinking of a dock stir regional tensions in Madrid and Havana.
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Brualila
Salanca
Havana
Canad
Antonio Rodriguez
Pando
Guisa
Calixto Gurgia
Embarkado
Guiusa
Santiago de Cuba
la Cilameneria
Guanatanamo
Sagua la Grande
Spain
Madrid
Cuba
McWinley
Titec States
Frliday
Weyler
Lnte Cptain
Barcelona
McKintey
Marquis de Villameyor
Sagasia
Light Divorce Case Seeks Decree in Circuit Court
Mrs. R. C. Light seeks a divorce in circuit court after a Wednesday trial. The defendant did not appear and the evidence showed long strained relations with no clear cruelty acts. a separation is anticipated. Mrs. Light’s fragile health raises concerns that publicity may worsen her condition.
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R. C. Light
Robes and Blankets at Lowest Prices at Shrawmyer & Nilius
Advertises low prices on robes and blankets from Shrawmyer and Nilius at 37 Monument Place. Mentions furniture offers from Wmi L Eider and a Dustless Data tagline.
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Shrawmyer & Nilius
Wmi. L. Eider
Poison to the Core Returns to the Workhouse
Dave Stewart, a infamous local figure linked to grave robbing with Jeff Garrigus, is jailed again for liquor abuse after a Wednesday assault at Mantel's W Washington street barrel-house. He boasts of past robberies and narrowly escaped capture while supplying bodies to medical colleges, including a night burial switch in Greenlawn cemetery and a notorious midnight grave theft.
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Dave Stewart
Dave
Stewart
Jeff Garrigus
Stewart and Garrigus
Indianapolis
Apen
Medical College
Ife
Garrigus
Greenlawn
Washington St
Was It A Scheme To Fire The Big Building
A note dropped by a reform school inmate sparked a probe into a plan to burn the female reformatory and stage a mass escape. Officials withhold names, while the incident prompts scrutiny of match rules and security. Separately, glass workers review the scale accepted from manufacturers as talks continue on permanent terms amid an £24,000 loss from international dissension.
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Pictsburg
A. WJ. Freeze
Asosolation
Masons Feed Nearly 1000 at Scottish Rite Temple
About a thousand Masons and guests were fed at the Scottish Rite Temple on Wednesday evening. Judge J. W. Kent of Frankfort delivered the address. The quarters proved too small for proper handling of the visitors. Degrees were conferred on Thursday by Joseph W. Smith, commander in chief of the Indiana Consistory.
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Scottish Rite
J. W. Kent
Frankfort
Joseph W. Smith
Indiana
Tracks to rise to end deadly grade crossings debate
Indianapolis speed-rail elevation plans resumed with Commercial Club backing. Costs range 2 to 6 million dollars, with engineering feats required to raise tracks at White River and Belt crossing. Obstructions include freight transfers and street repairs for feeders, switches, and yard tracks, while remaining cross streets stay dangerous.
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Woolen
Corporation Counsel of
Chicago
Indianapolis
Brown
John H. Holliday
White River
Panhandle
Union Station
Crossjnes
Liquor License Fight at County Commissioners Meeting
Two remonstrance cases faced the county board. Louis Sussman seeks a license to dispense drinks at 30 Washington, adjoining the Indianapolis Mannenver society building. Remonstrators allied with the society opposed, citing motives and prior promises. The board took the matter under advisement to resolve a legal question. Max Dessauer’s case, 133 S. Mlinosnr., was dismissed due to an imperfect ward notice. Spaan criticized barrel houses during the argument.
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Spaan Reinhard
Louis Sussman
Washington-et
Indianapolis
Reinhard
Kealing
Spaan
Max Dessauer
S. Mlinoissr
Funeral director Whitsett to build brick funeral home
A new brick building for funeral director Charlies T. Whitsett is under contract to be completed by March 1, 1898. It will occupy the Harrison W. Ballard residence at 287 North Meridian Street and be used entirely by the undertaker. The two story structure will feature brick stone and terra cotta, a residence front, a wraparound porch and east driveway, aiming to be a neighborhood ornament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies T. Whitsett
Harrison W. Ballard
Meridian St
Undertaking Establishment
Indianapolis Area 36 Hour Weather Forecast Summary
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity calls for occasional showers Thursday night and Friday, with colder conditions Friday. Temperature readings showed 54 degrees at noon Thursday and 61 degrees at 2 p m. Thursday.
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Indianapolis
Rumor About James Wilder Leads Police to Farm Near Noblesville
A rumor about the fugitive James Wilder, accused of murdering Otto Minger, prompted police to check a farm house near Noblesville on Wednesday. Neighbors spoke of a strangely dressed man, but officers found no one matching the description.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wilder
Otto Minger
Noblesville
Injunction Sought To Stop Gas Waste In Indiana
The state files a perpetual injunction in Madison County Circuit Court at Anderson against the Ohio Oil Company and William M. Page to curb natural gas waste. Judge McClure may again deny the request, prompting an appeal to the supreme court, with state officials and prosecutors urging swift action. A Commercial Club meeting in Indianapolis discussed gas waste and litigation progress, aiming to influence policy while awaiting court rulings.
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Madison
Anderson
State of
Indiana
Ohio Oil Company
William M. Page
Scanlon
Madison County
Merrill Moores
Perdinand Winter
M. Chipman
C. ¢. Shirley
Alexandria
McClure
Lippincott Glass Company
Supreme Court
Commercial Club
Indianapolis
Nervous German Rudolph Schwarz to supervise Indianapolis monument work
Rudolph Schwarz a nervous German sculptor and chief aide to Bruno Schmitz arrives in Indianapolis to oversee the completion of eastern and western war and peace sculptural groups. He will supervise finishing touches, remaining until both sections are finished, with firm Daggett and Lizius to contract the sculptural work.
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Rudolph Schwarz
Bruno Schmitz
Indianapolis
Berlin
Mr. Schwarz
Chicago
Schwarz
Adsonce and Daggett. & Lizius
Board of Monument Regents
Black bills county for 31500 in murder defense
Frank A. Black, Greenfield attorney, who aided Pauper attorney Spahr in defending James Burton, seeks 31500 from county commissioners. Board undecided. Commission offered Black38 amount paid to Griffith. Potts defense of John Ferriter reduced to 1000. matter pending. Prosecutor Wiltsie collects 40 percent for Ferriter and ten cases. Horticultural Society election adjourned with officers named and next meeting in December. Deposition of H English read in Relay with long banking company history noted.
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Frank A. Black
Greenfield
Spahr
James Burton
Frank Redmond
Griffith
Potts
John Ferriter
Thetorney
Wiltsie
L. B. Snead Thomas
Jesse C. Stew
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West
Charles Cg.moran
Frank
Somerville
Georg
Ward
Connegan
Tron
Nora
William du Hadway
Elizabeth Stratman
Henry
Elmos C. Hill
Sarah
W. B. Craig
Wood
Garcia
Santa Clara Province
Gomez
Dee
Remedios
Santa
Havana Lee
England
Navy Department
Friends of America
Ngland
Negland
Dustiess
Defi Garrigus
Mantel
Pete Meyers
Burton
H. English
Diana
Banking Company
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