Warships Sent to Havana to Protect Americans
Washington acts amid Cuban tensions to dispatch the armored cruiser Brooklyn the battleship Texas and the gunboat Castine to Havana. Openly aiding evacuation, the move adds to forces already at Havana as Gen Brooke becomes Cuba's military governor and Gen Lee Havana province. The Texas under Capt Sigsbee sails from Norfolk toward Havana.
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Washington
Havana
Cuba
Navy Department
Brooklyn
Cook
Texas
Sigsbee
Castine
Berry
New York
Chadwick
Topeka
Cowles
Brooke
Lee
Gen. Lee
Gen. Ludlow
Havana City
Sigshee
Der
Norfolk
Odd Tales From The Telegraph Headlines
A Brooklyn burglar tale features a woman disguising herself as Mrs Paulin Bergmann who admits theft and claims desertion by her husband. Other items include a clock-stopping claim in Cleveland, jokes penned while a man died in Chicago, a man listening to his own funeral sermon in Georgia, a court clerk injured by a famed sesamoid in Chicago, and a Massachusettsswoman with hair eight feet long.
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New York
Emil Marx
Brooklyn
Marx
Pauline Bergmann
Chicago
W. F. Knoch
Criminal Court
Tuuletgert
Knoch
Bliss resigns. West favorite to supply Secretary of the Interior
Washington dispatch notes Secretary Bliss will resign effective January first. Talks center on who will win the portfolio with the west favored to furnish the new secretary. Among candidates mentioned are Richard Kerins of St. Louis, Binger Hermann of Oregon commissioner of the general land office, Thomas F. Ryan of Kansas, and William Davis of Missouri. The latter two are assistant secretaries of the interior.
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Washington
Bliss
West
Richard Kerins
St. Louis
Binger Hermann
Oregon
General Land Office
Thos. F. Ryan
Kansas
Wm. Davis
Missouri
the Interior
That Wonderful Skater in Cold Weather Spectator Scene
The Cyclorama roller rink offered heat from stoves and hosted Prof. A. C. Waltz’s trick skating. Cold weather reduced attendance, but a fair audience observed his exhibitions held every afternoon and evening.
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Stoves
Cyclorama Roller
A. C. ‘Waltz
Ening
Ex Gov Altgeld alleges graft in Chicago newspaper sales
Ex Governor Altgeld, in a speech on street railway municipal ownership, charged six Chicago newspapers with venality over their opposition to a 50 year extension. He claimed papers can be bought for amounts from 50 to 160 thousand dollars. City committees draft an ordinance with a possible 25 year term and graded commission, plus options for street pavement, a 25 ride for $1 fare, a five cent cash fare, and municipal ownership later.
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Chicago
Altgeld
Council
Public notices and scattered calamities across towns
Bedford public schools closed for smallpox. Arcade New York burned Wednesday morning. Tyler Texas bank closed Tuesday. McKeesport fire damages National Hotel Wednesday. Chinese witnesses in Columbus threatened by highbinders. Mercury in Northfield Vermont 24 below zero Wednesday. Armenia suffers great distress. widows and orphans starve. Princess Anne Maryland town partly destroyed by fire Tuesday. Chicago chatter says Chicago and Alton to Missouri Pacific sale. U S government not seeking Havana dry dock. Four deaths in Butte from smelter fumes. hospitals crowded. German ambassador Von Holleben sails to America Tuesday. Boston missing financier Geo A. Lee. Wauseon Ohio explosion kills two, injures three. Salvation Army rally in New York: $20,000 donated. Auxiliary cruisers Yankee Yosemite Prairie to be removed from League Island. Fincastle Tennessee knife fight over fence.两 dead. John Flynn drunk on NY Central train. one woman shot. A M Palmer, Mansfield manager, stricken with heart failure. improving. Louisiana surveyor general Charles H Dickinson killed while hunting. leaves 12 children. Baron de Longueuil dies of heart disease in New York. Nora Izer of Clinton steals from minister’s home. defense probes kleptomania. Interstate Guard meeting in Chicago debates army size. McKinley relatives indicted in Kentucky bank matter. George W Lake murdered in Chemulpo by clerk. Recommend every home keep a medicine chest Dr Wood’s Norway Pine Syrup. Feed your horse Janes Dustless Oats. Pro Bono cigar ad.
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Arcade
N. Y
Tyler Banking Company
Tyler
Tex
National Hotel
McKeesport
Columbus
Mercury
Northfield
Armenia
Princess Ann
Maryland
Chicago
Chicago & Alton
Missouri Pacific
Havana Harbor
Butte
Mont
von Holleben
United States
America
Geo. A. Lee
Napoleon
Finance
Boston
Wauseon
Salvation Army
New York
Yankee
Yosemite
Prairie
League Island
John Morgan
James Savage
Fincastle
Tenn
John
Clinton
Defense
Interstate National Guard Association
Will
Wm. H
Ernest H. McKinley
Covington
Kentucky
Geo. W. Lake
Chemulpo
Corea
Texas Tom Fetmond Life Story Of A Noted Ruffian
Chicago dispatch profiles Texas Tom Fetmond born in Indianapolis thirty six years ago. He is described as actor jockey gambler and murderer who killed a man during a saloon fight and was jailed for life but released due to consumption. The piece notes his fragile health his wandering career and a wife in Covington Kentucky with a baby unseen by him.
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Chicago
Texas
Tom" Fetmond
California
Tom
Indianapolis
Townsend
Redmond
Mrs. Townsend
Covington
THE
SUN
Hair-Breadth Escape From Missouri Street House Fire
At 2 a m Sergeant Corrigan found a fire at 936 and 988 Fayette Street. Ten residents were trapped on the upper floors while the lower floor burned. He rescued four women by improvised ladder and saved a baby by grabbing it feet first. The families affected were Sline and Stevens. Damage totaled about 1000 dollars. An overheated stove caused the blaze.
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Corrigan
Missouri St
Fayette St
Harry Sline
James Stevens
Sergeant Corrigan
Weather forecast for Indianapolis area midweek
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the 36 hours ending 8 p.m. December 15 calls for slightly warmer, fair weather. Temperatures rose from 1 to 2 degrees below zero at 7 a.m. Wednesday to 13 at noon and 19 by 2 p.m., with Wednesday night and Thursday expected fair conditions.
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Indianapolis
Sousa Opera The Bride Elect Delights English Theatre Crowd
Sousa's sparkling comic opera The Bride Elect drew a large audience at English's on Tuesday night. Albert Hart imitates DeWolf Hopper with wit, Hildah Clark and Christie McDonald share soprano honors, and the company impresses with tunefulness and humor. The district attorney at the Grand and The Electrician at the Park also attract interest.
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Hildah Clark
Christie McDonald
Francis Wilson
Eccentric Will Contests Family Fortunes in Marion County
A probate fight over Jonathan Frankem’s will, dated Oct. 26, 1894, leaves sons Augustus and Isaac with five dollars each while the bulk of about $10,000 city property goes to wife Anna and joint executors Anna M Hildebrand and Philip M. Hildebrand. Isaac lodges objections alleging unsound mind and improper execution. grandchildren Harry E Kate and Anna O Rowe are heirs after Mrs Frankem’s death. Friends suggest envy skewed minds.
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Marion County
Walker
Jonathan Frankem
Indianapolis
Anna
Philip M. Hildebrand
Augustus H. Franken
Harrisburg
Isaac L. Franken
Augustus
Mather
Isaac L. Frankem
Ind
Isaac Frankem
Frankem
Harry E
Kate
Anna O. Rowe
Frankein
Contract Refused Gas Bid For City Hospital
The Board of health weighs fuel options for next year as only Manufacturers' Natural Gas Company bid on the 1899 contract. They quoted seven cents per thousand feet by meter with a test meter installed at the hospital to determine costs versus coal and whether other gas firms will bid.
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Board of Health
Natural
Mayor Pushes Park Land Inquiry Amid Insinuations
Mayor Taggart said the council should investigate insinuations about administration members tied to recent park land purchases. He normally dismisses such claims but favors clearing the city of all doubt. No official steps have been taken, though the council reportedly planned to review the matter.
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Taggart
Suit over baking powder firm collapse proceeds in court
Henry E. Wickers sues Frank M. Page and James A. Dodd for 400 dollars in superior court alleging he paid 330 dollars for a third interest in their baking powder business but the defendants had no plant materials or valuable recipes as claimed. The trial continued Wednesday.
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Henry HE. Wickers
Frank M. Page
James A. Dodd
Superior Court
Murderer Love's Trial Opens in Noblesville
Fix States attorney Charles S. Wiltsle and William N. Harding will prosecute Robert Love, the Negro accused of murdering George Anderson. The case starts Monday in Noblesville. Love is defended by John S. Duncan. The quarrel over a crap game led to the murder.
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Charles S. Wiltsle
William N. Harding
Robert Love
George Anderson
Noblesville
Love
John S. Duncan
Anderson
Infantile Missile Sparks Separation Plea in Acton Case
Dr John Y Kennedy of Acton seeks a divorce from Annie Kennedy alleging cruel treatment and threats. He claims she hurled objects at him and once threw their four year old child toward him while exclaiming derisively. He says she took a horse and buggy to her Shelby county home and offered him the rig for $100.
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John Y. Kennedy
Acton
Nannie
Shelby County
Supreme Court endorses 1897 term adjustment in Benton case
The Supreme Court held the 1897 act constitutional, delaying the start of the next county treasurer's term rather than lengthening Scott's term. Judge McCabe wrote the opinion, with Judge Howard dissenting strongly. The case arose from Hamilton county with Gibbs and Scott involved. In a Benton county contempt ruling, the court reversed Judge Thompson, holding contempt requires presence in court.
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Howard
Benton County
Supreme Court
McCabe
Hackney
Hamilton County
George M. Scott
Albert J. Gibbs
Scott
Secott
Donvire
Porson
Gibbs
Joleer
Benton Couny
Chas. M. Snyder
State
Thompson
Snyder
Police Promotions and Appointments Stir City Board
The Board of public safety plans to appoint 16 policemen and one fireman within a week amid partisan influence concerns. Mayor Taggart is said to make selections, with Supt. Quigley pushing for capable nominees. The process hinges on Republican and Democrat balance, while two patrolmen become sergeants and two current sergeants shift to desk duties at police HQ.
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Board of Public Safety
Safety Board
Taggart
Quigley
Wallace
Giblin
Slate
Bolen
Stevenson
Crane
Bowlen
Police
City weighs revival of sinking fund bill and Barrett law changes
City authorities consider reviving the sinking fund bill that failed in the last general assembly and amendments to the Barrett law removing full lien payoff after year one. Controller Johnson argues the change blocks long term investment in improvement bonds by denying guaranteed interest beyond one year.
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General Assembly
Johnson
River postmaster loses eyes in shell explosion
Hoosier tips John Winton, river postmaster, loses both eyes when a shell he tried to force into a shotgun exploded. Frederick Raher’s farm near Delphi burns Tuesday night. Mr. and Mrs. Raher flee in night clothes, their lower limbs frozen. C. G. Green’s Manila grocery also burned Wednesday morning. caused by overheating natural gas.
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John Winton
River
Frederick Raher
Delphi
Gas Tank Collapse Triggers Flood and Death Toll
In New York a massive gas holder failed during a pressure test causing a flood of water estimated at millions of gallons. Dozens were injured and many feared dead as the debris trapped workers testing the tank. Contractors William J. Logan and W. J. Bradley were arrested on related charges.
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John
Andrew Wendt
Putin
George Brewer
Peter Conklin
Gus Winke
Consolidated Gas Company
Tuly
Grandst
William J. Logan
W. J. Bradley
Ebuddensick
McKinley Arrives in Atlanta for Early Welcome Tour
President McKinley and Mrs. McKinley arrived in Atlanta at 8 oclock to a crowded depot. Gen Wheeler and daughter hosted a reception at a hotel as the day’s schedule included a capitol reception and a floral parade review with celebrations across the city.
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A&r
Kimball House
Gen. Wheeler
Jubilee Committee
General Assembly
Capitol
Kimball
Capital City Club
DIMLY LIT PRELIMINARY HEARING FOR WIFE MURDER CASE
A preliminary hearing is underway for a man charged with his wife’s murder. A grand jury has been investigating the case and may release new findings. Local authorities and court officials declined further comment as proceedings continue.
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Hideman
Murd Grand Jury
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