Gas Company Crisis Sparks Indianapolis Rate Fight
The Indianapolis gas company faces legal action as customers resisting higher rates threaten injunctions. Attorney Morday and patron Mordnay discuss submitting ordinance rates to delay bills while R. Pearson defends the four ounce standard, noting heating stoves require more gas. Citizens seek funds for legal defense, with Dr. Hinsell and Ms. Hatchings backing efforts to curb perceived extortion and widen gas supply from distant sources.
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Lta
I R. Pearson
Indianapolis Gas Company
Historum
Sen
Esance
Indiana
Indianapolis Oy
Las Qe
United
Br. Hinsell
Ben
Wid
Indianapolis
Will Fight the Trust in Pittsburg Wholesale Dealers
In Pittsburg Pennsylvania on December 13 prominent wholesale liquor dealers formed a plan to oppose the whisky trust after price increases. They expect an independent distilling firm with large capital to be formed in the west. In Washington on December 18 the treasury reports heavy holiday demand for new coins, with pennies now sought alongside dimes and nickels.
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Pittsnune
Pittsburg
Christmare Pennins
Washeton
Treasury Department
Four-story Mass Ave Fire Destroys Building
A four story structure at Massachusetts Avenue and Railroad Street burned Monday around 1 AM. Occupants were Henry L Spiegel & Co table makers on the upper floors and Interior Hardwood Co on the lower floor. Losses include about 4000 for Spiegel, about 8000 for Interior Hardwood, with insurance held by North British and McGilliard & Dark agencies. Building owned by Peter Routier and currently in receiver C. I. Coffin. Fire origin near an elevator shaft. cause undetermined. Also a note on the South American cable service between Brazil and Africa coast, 2105 marine miles.
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Dmassachusetts-Ave
Railroad St
Henry L. Speigel & Co
Interior Hardwood Company
Spiegel & O
Flases
North British Company
Chas. Lantham
Henry Lantham
C. H. Comstock
the Sun
McGilliard & Dark Agency
Peter Routier
C. I. Coffin
Moutier
Farmers Aid Striking Rock Island Operators
Farmers in this county express sympathy with the Rock Island road strike and agree to assist the striking operators. Mrs Maybrick is improving at Loxpox and able to retain food and gaining strength according to advices from Waking prison dated December 13.
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Ars Zhoel
Hoxton
Kas
Rock Island Road
Critic Drubs Amateur Cast At English's On Monday
A mixed review condemns the English's troupe led by Captain Lettarblatt and Sidney Drew as largely incompetent, with only Drew and the curtain-raiser offering solid performances. The piece Phat ins fromu Mexico yields foolish lines, while the Park's dog act Vesper belis and other vaudeville numbers save the evening for some audiences.
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English’s
Sidney Drew
Mexico
Mrs. Drew
Ophelia
Lillian Russell
Grief of a mother over Foley’s mysterious Kentucky death
B W Foley a young Indianapolis union printer went south to work for Mountain Media London Ky. His body was found under a Corbin bridge 250 yards from town with a pistol nearby and seven dollars in his pocket. An inquest was held but cause remains a mystery. His mother Mrs S K Lee and sister await details as neighbors aid.
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B. W. Foley
Indianapolis
Mountain Media
London
8. K. Lee
Massachusetts Ave
A. R. Dyche
The
Echo
Foley
New Jersey Priest on Trial for Disrespectful Conduct
A New Jersey priest Rev Patrick Corrigan faces trial in New York by the diocesan curia over charges of disrespect toward Bishop Wigger and alleged partiality to German Catholics, amid a church factional dispute. Preparations were made Monday as the case awaits further proceedings.
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New York
Diocesan Criminal Curia of
Patrick Corrigan
Obeken
N. J
Wigger
New Jersey
William Watson declared insane and confined in Windsor asylum
In Windsor, William Watson, the poet who won the prize for an ode to Tennyson, has been declared insane by court order and placed in the asylum. A decade earlier a love disappointment began his crisis mania, with recent work and behavior suggesting further decline amid accusations of idolatry and incoherent statements. In Wilkesbarre, Edwards Roberts, a Lehigh Valley shops foreman, suddenly lost sight at his desk while compiling a report, likely due to heat and intense light exposure.
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Liam Watson
Tennyson
Court of Windsor
Alverla
No 4
Sun
Heather
Wilkesbarne
Edwards Roberts
Lehigh Valley
Starved Man Believes He Bears World Sin in Philadelphia
Vane L Richards of 920 Lombari St starved himself to death in a Philadelphia hospital. He believed he was chosen to bear the sins of the world and could atone only by starvation. Doctors attempted artificial feeding, but he died.
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Elimaeli
Puri apdEeirvata
Vane L. Richards
Philadelphia
Fire destroys Hoylny and Son store. tenant dies
In Dunmore, the general store of John D. Hoylny & Son burned early Monday. Joseph Maxwell, occupant of a second floor room, perished in the blaze. A separate dispatch from New York reports George Gould elected president of the Manhattan Railway Company with a vacant directorship yet to be filled.
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John D. Hoylny & Son
Dunmore
Joseph Maxwell
George
New York
George Gould
The
Manhattan Railway Company
Alligator Breaks Free in Portsmouth Music Hall
In Portsmouth England a large alligator on exhibit escaped its cage during a solitary musician's Ta-ra-re boom de ay performance, scattering the audience into the street. A London stock exchange craze saw 1740 guesses on a missing word, which turned out to be gentleman, though none were correct. New sideboards Win 1 Elder's.
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Eng
London Stock Exchange
Floses Abrahams
Indian killing at Fort Belknap sparks call for troops
At Fort Belknap the Indian Big Mouth killed by a fellow Assinaboine. Agent Simmons led a posse to the log cabin residence. shots fired, a horse fell, Simmons wounded. Indians refuse capture, feared spread of unrest. Gov Toule and War Department to be notified. Reports say traders injured as excitement grows.
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Shannons
Gov
Toule
Washington
Powers Charged in Arc of Fires in Northeast City
W N Powers known as Shorty was arrested after multiple incendiary fires struck the northeast city area. Authorities linked the destruction of the Chien storage house, Fatout and Son mill, and other sites to a single suspect. Powers pleaded not guilty as police continued to investigate the string of blazes and await further action.
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Fatout &Son
Indianapolis
J. W. Williamson
Huey
Planing
Michigan Lumber Yard
Planing Mills
Michigan
Juncaug & Schumacher
McGuff and Craven
W. N. Powers
Shorty
Powers
Argon
TeaSen
Fire Panic Strikes District School No 11 injuring pupils
December 13. Life broke out on three floors of district School No 11. About 1,600 pupils panicked as smoke spread, with children fleeing down smoking stairways. A dozen injured, none seriously. Books and clothing ruined in closets and rooms.
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Toa
Witches Arrested in Town for Fortune Selling
Mrs Currie of New York and Mme Merrill of Elmira were seized Monday night under an old witchcraft statute. They face a year in prison and a $100 fine with the pillory optional for women. the pillory not imposed.
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Winstsaton
Del
Currie
New York
Mme. Merrill
Elmira
Mine Foreman Kills Four Workers Near Jacksonboro
Report from Cranksrox North Carolina that the foreman of the Horseshoe mines near Jacksonboro Colleton county killed four phosphate laborers on Sunday. No telegraph service nearby. details unavailable. Murderer said to have escaped and is pursued by an armed posse.
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N.C
Horseshoe Mines
Jacksonboro
Colleton County
Kanebolton Gang Plot Alarms Town Under Buck McGonegal
Reports say a band of outlaws led by Buck McGonegal plans an attack on the city. excitement runs high as residents await official confirmation and defense measures.
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Kanebolton
Purnro
Buck” McGonegal
Why He Kicks: Prof Denounces Tax Theory in Cleveland
W M Curtis of Western Reserve University told city clergymen that despite 1 620 600 serving in the war pension claims total 1 676 068 are being paid or pending. The remarks were made Monday at the general meeting in Cleveland Ohio.
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Cleveland, O
W.M. Curtis
Western Reserve University
Weather Forecast for Indiana Ends Wednesday Night
The forecast covers Indiana for the hours ending Wednesday afternoon. Expect rain Tuesday night into Wednesday with snow and a slight drop in temperatures Wednesday night. A cooler trend follows, with unsettled conditions likely through midweek.
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Indiana
Robbers Strike Flying Virginian Near Guyan River
In West Virginia mountains two men boarded the Flying Virginian. a clash left a passenger wounded, one robber fatally shot, and another passenger Drake shot in the foot. Robbers fled after jumping at the Guyan river, taking few valuables as most passengers escaped at Charleston. A prior Huntington restaurant theft is suspected.
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Tucks
Lucke
Drake
Les
Guyan
Lacks
Charleston
Guyan River
Verce Granted in case of Norris family divorce
Norris was granted a divorce from Willam Norris, 74, by Judge Taylor. He claimed his young wife Elia Craw- 2-FOL sola had influenced the marriage to gain possession of his property. A separation was granted amid a related custody dispute and community tensions.
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Ena di
Norris
Willam Norris
Jack ‘Taylor
Bosidins
Elia Craw
Stashville
Local notices and social items from a historic page
Mrs Robson stars in Cha Henrietta with a new bun hairstyle while the locomotive engineers auxiliary event, postponed from November seventh, is set for Wednesday evening. A V Wilson denies suicide, shares family visits, and several births and names appear among neighbors. Licenses granted include Wenstey to Wilson and Layworth to Bowar, with miscellaneous medical and personal notes listed.
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Cha Henrietta
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
A.V. Wilson
Lux
Crossen
Brratus
John
Barbara Reinart
Ada Manny
Lizzie Trench
Joseph
Mrs. Swobesta
Frank
Tena Neller
Herman
Anna Thieman
Fred
Augusta Thomas
Jud
Josie Smith
Eich
Carrie Taylor
Dinaris
C.C. Hall
Douglas-st
S.A. "Maxey
MISS MILLER TO WED IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY CIRCLE
Florence Miller daughter of the attorney general and Clifford Arrick private secretary to the secretary of war are reported engaged. The couple seen together multiple times, surprise to capital society, Miss Miller popular in official circles with musical talents. Arrick also well regarded in society and former geological survey worker. A Washington correspondent notes Millers will leave social season next year while White House events are scarce due to recent deaths.
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Indianapolis
Florence Miller
Clifford Arrick
Arrick
Quoite
Geological Survey
Erys
White House
Harrison
Scott
Phin
Eays
Belie
Gran
Wrestler dispute ends in police court and mock trial
A chaotic incident near the drive ends with Alc Laughlin facing police court after a dispute with Charles Thompson. Thompson is fined and McLaughlin released. Separate cases include William Wilson charged with attempted murder of Albert Pierce and Harry Purcell fined for bootlegging. A salt mine hunt in Indiana promises regional industry impact and rising real estate values.
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Altin Uadi
Gilin Dook
Charles Thompson
Alc Laughlin
Thompson
McLaughlin
W William Wilson
Albert Pierce
Young Pierce
Wilson
Pierce
Yousy Pierce
Harry Purcell
Purcell
Tts
Barka” Orton
Aday UE
John Arcount
Death follows ruin the fad taken medicine to hide her shame end it
A dead woman lies behind the Michaels oyster house in Indianapolis at 354 Indiana avenue. Wannie Michaels, recently from Ohio, sought shelter, then became mother under uncertain paternity. She died after attempting abortion with medicine found later with Dr Perry. Coroner and locals probe possible foul play and poisoning.
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Female Reformatory
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St. Mtary’s Convent
Girton
Monster Organization Forms To Aid Grand Army Camp
A large turnout at the Grand opera house heard Col Lilly outline the creation of a permanent group to organize events for the Grand Army during next summers encampment. He named committees on courtesies finance reception entertainment parade and more with about 100 people involved.
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Col. Lilly
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aTair
Supreme court rules on railroad board case at Shelby County
The supreme court reversed the lower court in the railroad origin case about missing time boards at stations. Railroads must install time boards at every station and face fines per train. As a test ruling, several large bills will be settled, with boards provided at each station. Dark Day for Pittsburg follows with a coal smoke eclipse plunging the city into near darkness all morning.
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Supreme Court
Fower
Pittsburg
Prvirsecue
City Hall
Fragmented Business Directories With Misspelled Entries
A damaged OCR item lists multiple business names and addresses with errors such as Ont Flowers and Floral Ambiemy, Pertermana Bros, 1048 Maas ave, and Dyeing and Oleanthe, plus Smith's Dye Works at 78 Pennsylvania. The readable fragments suggest a conspectus of local trades and contact points without coherent structure.
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Tel
Smith's Dye Works
Pennsylvanle At
Bandits Threaten Mexican Border Fight Near San Ignacio
Long report from Lanena Texas details Garza's bandits organizing to raid across the Mexican line opposite San Ignacio. Capt. Sequero and Mexican troops suffer casualties in clashes while U S troops remain poised but未 deployed awaiting clearer details.
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Garza
San Ignacio
Sequero
New
United States
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Winamsia
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