Body of Murdered Child Supposedly Buried in Hills Trunk
Birmingham Alabama December 12 special news reports Governor Seay has completed an investigation and affirms Sheriff Smith acted properly in the mob incident. A search for the missing baby Rene continues with belief the infant was placed in a trunk and carried to the hills where it was buried. The trunk bears blood stains and lake water is being drained, though recovery is unlikely.
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Stene
Minnes
Bmmingham
Ala
Byers
Seay
Smith
Little
Rene
Five Men Arrested in Arson Blaze at Local Mills
Five men including Frank Baer prominent miller of southwestern Pennsylvania were arrested in Greensburg for arson. Authorities say the group conspired to burn the mills of Rumbaugh & Brinsker in Greensburg and Chambers & Son at Latrobe, causing about 1.0 million dollars in losses.
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Greensburg
Frank Baer
Pennsylvania
Milla
Rumbaugh & Brinsker
Chambers & Son
Latrobe
Nine Die After Oyster Pirates Sinking
Dec 12 Special report from Barrimore states a clash between the state boat and oyster pirates ended with the sloop Mahoney sunk and nine persons drowned in the fight off the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrimore
Mahoney
Republican Senate News Delays Washington Nominations
Gossip from Washington reports that Republican senators plan to withhold confirmation of all nominations sent by the president since October. Army picks may be exempt, but likely not. Unconfirmed appointees will retire at term end, leaving offices vacant until the next administration. Colorado hints Ed Walcott leads as senator, while Teller says ex-Senator Tabor would resign if elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washleton
Congress
Oo Mared
Colorado
Ed Walcott
Teller
Tabor
Ohio
John Sherman
Gen
Alger
Michigan
Barrison
Chicago
Sherman
South
Gen. Alger
Ravgard
Cays
Harrison
Nighting Knights in Powderly Dispute at Nighting
In Miss Laura Powell and I N Ross oppose Powderly and Master-workman Dorle in Knights of Labor District Assembly No 3 at Peptsburg. While Dorle was away at the Indianapolis convention, Powell and Mollie McCaul removed Powderly’s picture from the wall, trampling it before throwing it in the waste. Doyle had the portrait restored and is reportedly seeking punishment for those who caused its removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peptsburg
Knights of Labor District Assembly
Laura Powell
I. N. Ross
Powderly
Dorle
Supreme Court delays Ives Stayner case order
The court on Tuesday granted the Hamilton county prosecuting attorney’s motion to take up the Ives Stayner case out of its original order. This action indicates the initial start of the case against Ives was too hasty.
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CommBus
Supreme Court
Hamilton County
Ives
Tillie Comes Hack to Cincinnati in Elopement Case
Cincinnati dispatch dated December 12 reports Mrs Tillie Tillis nee Tillie Mew who eloped with young Tinkler the bank forger arriving from London. She appears broken and aged and still refuses to discuss her husband.
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Tillie
Cincinnati
Tillis "Tinkler
Tillie Mew
Tinkler
London
Steamer Glengary Collision Off Lands End
Report says the steamer Glengary collided with another vessel off Lands End and several persons were drowned. Dee Lennon and 12 Syl note the incident as a maritime disaster with casualties.
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Collinson
Lennon
Dee
Syl
Glengary
Lands End
Real estate transfers listed for various properties
A long list of real estate transfers shows numerous buyers and sellers, including C Doenzes to G Buehler, J V Martin to S Harling, and N McCarty to Jord, with amounts ranging from 20 to 15 000 dollars. Total conveyances amount to 84 410 dollars.
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C. Doenzes
G. Buehler
Loti Hanson
Sul Yeiser
Guardian
J. V. Martin
S. Harlingete
Crane
D. Root
H. L. Bennett
O. Woodruff
Sule
B. F. Morris
Equitable Trusteo
G. H. Carter
J. P. Drake
W.H. Baker
D. Hazzard
N. McCarty
G.coffin
A. King
Davidson
C. M. van Demse
L. Probst
Moizeet
Henderson
S. BE. H. Perkins
M. E
Blake & Ray
J. C. Small
H. A. Pryor
Lippencott
Ridenour
Bieniand
W. McDoi
P. McDougall
B. Palmer
Owen - Burke
T. Bishop
Johnson& Hogghire
C. S. Glenn
E. Eam
Brooksida
H. Vajen
J. Dilges
Ajen
Brookside
John ‘Ay
Johnne Cox
Clark
J. ‘ Baker
E. Baker
Seca En Holmes Wend Adu., 0003.Ay Witt
T. H. Spann
Spann & Co
Sale of Mother Pearl Pictures Invited Attendees Tonight
Invited attendees may attend the action sale of Mother Pearl Pictures fencing this evening at 725 D. m Sharp Washington St. Potential buyers are urged to come examine the goods. CAIN, auctioneer.
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Judy
Sharp
Washington St
Giea
Cain
Sparp
Washington-st
Fought to the death over Mackenzie quarrel in Germany
In Berlin two medical students quarreled over Dr Morrell Mackenzie. A mortal duel followed with one student named Robin killed. The incident sparked public outrage as details of the fight emerged between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
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Berlin
Morrell Mackenzie
Mackenzie
Robin
The Color Line Drawn in Public Schools Protest
Colored citizens of the northeast end held a Tuesday night indignation meeting at Zion M E church to protest school board action shifting children from two grades at school No 18 to other buildings. They condemn it as turning the school into a white school and dispersing colored scholars to distant houses. The gathering supported unmixed achonts while demanding that where schools mix, teachers do too. A committee of Thad Johnson Allen A Dudley and E W Hawkins was appointed to present a protest to President Connor and report at Friday night’s meeting.
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Northeast End
Zion M. E
Thad Johnson
Allen A. Dudley
E. W. Hawkins
Connor
That Bad Dang Geth Tire Belle Bess In Court Again
A Lyra hall “chippy” dance drew a disreputable crowd, police ordered bad characters out, and Belle Hess refused to leave. Hess, under bond for shooting her husband, was arrested for prostitution while Louis Miller faced evil association charges. Evidence showed Hess socialized with women of ill repute, but statutory proof may hinge on association. Tim Griffin is favored for the state house janitor post amid talks of custodian duties, with Librarian possibly keeping the building. Attorney General Michener questions that interpretation.
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Belle Bess
Lyra Hall
Belle Hess
Louis Miller
Meyers
Tim Gritfin
State House
Koontz
Tim Griffin
State Houes
Tim
Michener
Hallmark of Harrison Grave Moves Revival in Laurens
An old hillock in Laurens county Georgia holds a grave tied to William Henry Harrison's 1840 bid and a 1841 tribute by local women. Bernhamer sues to overturn a real estate conveyance with about 3500 dollars at stake. France fears canal finance panic impacting politics. Edward Young of Boon Grove jailed on criminal intimacy charge, later released on bail.
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Dus
Georgia
William Henry Harrison
Laurens County
Harrison
Gandson
Valparaiso, Ind
Edward Young
Boon Grove
L. Church
Churen
Shoes to fit you through surplus sale
We are citing out our surplus stock of Roots shoes and slippers for want of room regardless of cost and they are going fast. Prices tell the story. If you are in want of anything in our line please call at once. You can save street car fare on a fifty cent pair of infant shoes by calling at George P. Murott's 16 North Pennsylvania Street.
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George P. Murott
North
Pennsylvania-st
Morton Delays Visit To Cleveland For Vice President
Vice President Levi P Morton failed to arrive as scheduled, stopping in Cleveland likely to meet Mark Habns. He was not expected before 6:35 pm and will go to Gen Harrison residence with Mrs Morton. Local officials prepared a public reception in the state house for Friday evening chaired by Mayor Denny and a five man committee.
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Cleveland
Levi P. Morton
Mark Habns
Ohio
Ti ‘Avas
Morton
Mrs. Morton
Gen. Harrison
Matt Quay
Michener
W. D. McPherson
The
New York Tribune
Bunnell
Frank Leslie
Board of Trade
Moron
Denny
Republicans Accused in Cleveland Scandal Gossip
A prominent Republican senator warned on Wednesday that Republicans tire of the charge they started rumors about the president's domestic life. He alleged Democrats arranged the stories and proofs for wide distribution, threatening startling disclosures if talks continued.
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Cleveland
Political tensions and tariff clash spark capital murmurs
Notes from Washington report Senator Chandler presenting a South Carolina denial of voting rights petition. West counters Sherman on the tariff bill, declaring the republic or protectionist congress a historic error. An extra session after March 4 appears likely as returns show a single house majority for Republicans. Hayti affairs prompt cabinet review of Galena’s immediate sail amid naval officer chatter and cautious government outlook.
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Washington
Chandler
South Carolina
West
Sherman
Protection Congress
Hayti
Pile Workers Convention Opens At State House
The Tile workers association met in the agricultural rooms of the state house on Tuesday at 11 AM for reports. About fifty members attended, nearly all Indiana manufacturers, with George 8 Pollock of Sullivan as president and J J W Billingsley of this city as secretary. S G Armstrong from the Brick Tile and Pottery Gazette Ot tawa NL attends, and the meeting will run two days with over 100 more members expected Wednesday.
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Tile Workers’ Association
State House
Indiana
George 8. Pollock
Sullivan
J. J. W. Billingsley
S. G. Armstrong
Brick, Tile and Pottery Gazette
Ottawa
Greencastle
Collage Armory
Zouaves
Mt. Vernon
Chas. Hovey
Edward
Hayes
Posey County
Brazil
Watsons
Dick Johnson
Knightsville
W. B. Burford
Indianapolis
Furmsh
Clay County
Vandalia Road
Adam L. Cramer
Huntington
Gypsy Blythe's Millions Heir Found In California Land Case
American consul Willoughby Wailing in Roxbury hears testimonies from the Srotch gypsies as he traces Adam Blythe and Betty Savage married in 1820. If the evidence holds, the Kentucky Blythes will inherit the 2,000,000 acres of California land.
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Epinpuren
Willoughby Wailing
Gypsy Blythe
Roxbury
Srotch ‘Gypsies
Kentucky Blythes
California
Adam Blythe
Betty Savage
Aged but not a Freak Capt Costello Evasion
In Haverhill Massachusetts on Tuesday 106 year old Captain Nicolas Costello reputedly the oldest man in the United States disappeared from public view to avoid being exhibited in a Boston dime museum. He fled to Groveland to escape display as a curiosity.
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Haverhill
Mass
Nicolas Costello
United States
Groveland
Boston
Wire Whispers and Global Ripples Across Markets
John Bright’s health boosts hopes of recovery amid ongoing rate war among western railroads with cuts. Judge Sage petitions for Ben Hopkins’s pardon. North German Gazette notes Australian press claims Germany misled England over Zanzibar, warning friction may rise. Convention to discuss enforcing Sunday laws in Washington. For sale cheap overcoat lined with mink from Noro Landgrat merchant tailor at 35 North Illinois Street.
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John Bright
Sage
Ben Hopkins
Fidelity Banker
North German Gazette
Germany
England
Zanzibar
Washington
Elliott
Shephard
Mail
West of England
Noro
North Thinoisst
Resignation of U S District Attorney Shocks Indianapolis
Washington dispatch reports U S District Attorney Emory M. Sellers resigns amid pending election fraud cases. Sellers recommends Thomas Sullivan as his successor while Leon Bailey resists comment, and Judge Claypool or Sullivan may oversee prosecutions. The drama centers on how the Republican fraud cases will proceed and who will lead the district attorney’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tur Sun
Washington
the Post
Indianapolis
U. S
Emory M. Sellers
Sellers
Thomas Sullyan
Leon Bailey
Bailey
Claypool
Sullivan
Radley
Circuit Court
Col. Sellers
Jia
Tie Sun
Indiana
Dudley
Leon O. Bailey
Thomas Sullivan
Voorhees
Solomon Claypool
Eight Persons Burned In Texas House Fire Tragedy
Pleasant Texas Dec 12 Special report: at Cookville the home of John R King burned down. In the ashes were found the bodies of King his wife and six children making a devastating family loss and a terrible catastrophe for the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Pleasant
Tex
Cookville
John R. King
King
Boy Charged in Gas Blast Tale Before Mayor
Tommy and Willie Fell or Flening, two boys aged 11 and involved in a natural gas blast at the Indianapolis edge of Iwains on the corner of Tennessee and South streets, told the mayor a sad story. They said a man gave a match and urged lighting escaping gas, causing the earth to tremble and a yawning gulf to open as Tommy fell. The mayor will decide punishment, noting prior mischief.
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Tommy
Willie
Tommy Flening
Indianapolis
Tennessee
South Sts
Galt
Tomy
Mokemiller case hits grand capias for attempted murder
Henry Kokemiller arrested on a grand capias for shooting John Knorr with intent to kill at Knorr's saloon on South Meridian Street. Alleged that Kokemiller and two others demanded drinks, assaulted Knorr, his son intervened with a revolver, and Kokemiller seized the weapon and wounded the elder Knorr. Bond posted for trial.
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Mokemiller
Henry Kokemiller
Ohn Knorr
Kokemiller
Knorr
S. Meridian St
Bond
Bound to DIZ Lida Wilson’s multiple suicide attempts
Lida Wilson, roommate May Reagan at 212 E Washington St, tried to end her life four times Tuesday night after drinking with $8 borrowed money. She drank carbolic acid, faced a razor and butcher knife, and leapt from a third story window before dispensary doctors intervened.
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Lida Wilson
May Reagan
Washingtonst
Ele
Doctor and landlady vanish together to Canada
Dr O K Carr a year in practice and Mrs Frederick Ehlers of the Iowa house disappeared together believed bound for Canada. Carr owns about 200 acres near Mitchellville where coal was found. He leaves a wife and seven children. Ehlers has a 20 year old daughter and a husband in Newton. Carr left a note to his wife claiming he was going to Canada.
Instructions to Admiral Luce on Haiti expedition
Full and specific orders to Admiral Luce of the North Atlantic squadron direct him to go to Port au Prince and press for the release of the Haytian Republic. If refused, seize the steamer and transport her by force to a neutral territory for restoration to owners.
Elephants, militiamen clash as trainer handles danger
Cincinnati reports Chief John Robinson the elephant killed two keepers and faced an enraged end. Militia members assembled with guns but the trainer marked the heart region and the elephant collapsed quietly. Weather prospects show warmer in Indiana with colder trends earlier.
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Cincinnati
John Robinson
Newman
Barnum
New Hampshire
Holiday Pointers See Bryant and Dierdorf's Sale Pointers
Readable fragments indicate a holiday sale message with mentions of Bryant, Dierdorf, and bargains offered next Saturday. Items described include West of England black cloth with mink and a price tag of eight units. Contact details are unclear but urges examination at the seller's location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryant & Dierdorf
Makers of Cabinets War Clouds Hovering Over New York
War Clouds hover over New York as factions around Tom Platt and Morton rise in tension. Miller once pivotal to Harrison’s win seeks cabinet help, while Sherman opposes Gen Alger’s cabinet seat amid money-use accusations and Northern-Southern delegate tensions. State briefs note local fairs, revivals, and indictments.
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New York
Misler
Sherman
Alger
Spl
Warner’ Miter
Morton
Tom Platt
Harrison
Miller
Platt
Bossa
New York State
Garfield
Conkling
Arthur
Empire State
Ares Miller
Jury verdict for defendant in factory eye damage suit
The jury in Frank Richard son versus W H Coleman for 500 damages for an eye lost at the Coleman heading factory returned a verdict for the defendant after thirty six hours deliberation. Jurors were initially deadlocked and reported a disagreement Tuesday morning, but Judge Walker refused to discharge them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Richardson
W. H. Coleman
Walker
From Prison to Platform in New York Apr-Dec
Ann Odelia Dies DeBar, painter of spirit pictures, remains quiet in the penitentiary. Lawyer Marsh's nephew has visited, reporters have not. She gains liberty next Monday and her husband the following day. Reported that Ann will lecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ann Odelia
DeBar
Marsh
Ann
Disinherited Heiress in Father’s Estate Suit
Wanasa Ind Dec 21 A sensational suit over the estate of late Judge Knight ends with Mrs John Knight reportedly disinherited and penniless after she rejected offers and claims of a $5,000 debt owed to the estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanasa
Ind
John Knight
Knight
Parlor Goods Advertise for Xmas Presents
In a fragmentary dialogue a character considers what to do with old shoes and toys, asking where to find a purchaser. The plan arises to advertise in Parlor goods at Wink 1 Eldera, suggesting a local shop or listing to attract buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christras
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Gerc Bibe
Macken_zie
Perribig Exeleen
Bernhamer
T. F. Brennan
Hattie A. Prank
Brennan
Prook
France
Paris
Pile Workers Convention
U. S. District
Guon' Bailey
Pine Tree Trust
Savannah
Southern Pine Company
Southern Pine Cut
Diz
Luce
Terre Hauts Columbia Club
Edward Hill
Bee-line
Ewing
Robertson-Smith
Taylor
Ames Grubbs
J. B. McDonald
Seymour
Theodore F. Marcy
Henry County
County Health Board
Ingram Rainey
William Warner
Rainey
Warner
Crayfordsville
Crawfordsville
Basily
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