Indignant creditors seek bid for Indianapolis war works
Thirty-one creditors met at the Barnett house in Cincinnati to challenge Col Millard’s role as bidder. An expert report valued the works’ liability at 6600 000 with claims of unpaid material and large commissions, risking sale for far less than value. Receiver Henning defended integrity, urged a fair price around 175 060, and noted 890 to 1,090 jobs lost as contracts ended.
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Indianapolis
Barnett House
Cincinnati
Col. Millard
Marion County Court House
Sunman
Grand
Taylor
Supreme Court
Millard
Henning
Elopement and railroad trouble mix in Indiana and New York
An elopement in Ebano s Indiana ties up a license and ceremony for Dr. Mace of Lafayette and Miss Widlie W Nicholas of Champaign at 2 PM with a 2 15 PM departure to Indianapolis. In Leelanon a city board approves Madisprave stone contract and adjourns after a brief special session. A steamship disaster near a West India port leaves six dead and twenty two injured when a bridge over the Malina river gives way.
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Ebanos
Ind
Mace
Lafayette
Widlie W Nicholas
Champaign
Ti. J. B. Vannuys
Indianapolis
Robert ‘Kennington
Madisprave
New York
West India
Malina
Fragmentary report from a distant year with scattered names
A garbled year old记er recounts a Brazil public dispute and a guilty verdict in an assault case involving John J. yan. references to Siberian exiles circulating a petition and a Rev. Reuben Jeffery of the First church in Brooklyn, amid warm weather and cloudy skies.
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Brazil
John J. Yan
Reuben Jeffery
Pirst Ehrch
Brooklyn
Francis Murphy to Visit Indianapolis for Lectures
Francis Murphy, noted temperance lecturer, plans to arrive in Indianapolis Wednesday morning and will open a series of meetings next Sunday though his son says permanent residence in the city is not settled. He aims to make new converts and renew old acquaintances.
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Francis Murphy
the Sun
Murphy
Plague of smallpox devastates Central America and threatens U.S.
Commercial traveler Mason reports Guatemala and El Salvador ravaged by smallpox with unburied corpses in villages and towns. He cites 15,000 deaths in Guatemala and 3,500 in adjoining states, noting no doctors left and quarantine urged to prevent spread to Mexico and the United States. Several hundred foreigners exposed remain unable to flee.
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D. R. Mason
Birmingham
England
Mexico
Guatemala
Salvador
Mohelaes
Mason
United States
Mr. Mason
Central America
Shot A Playmate in Marble Quarrel Ends in Wounding
A quarrel over a game of marbles left George Halm and Jacob Sortnell, both 10, at Meridian and McCarists streets. Halm was shot in the neck with a two caliber ball after Sortnell allegedly grabbed a Flobert rifle from his brother. Dr. Fletcher treated Halm. prognosis uncertain.
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George Halm
Jacob Sortnell
Meridian and
McCariysts
Halm
Sortnell
Hahn
Fletcher
Soldiers Head to Bad Lands in 1200-Strong Cavalry Move
About 1,200 cavalry from here Fort Meade and Rapid City headed toward the Badlands Monday morning amid concerns of an Indian clash. The three commands include Severth, Sixth, and Wiedth cavalry, signaling a tense start to a potentially large engagement.
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Severth
Fort Meade
Rapid City
Badlands
Wille
Dan Cressen
Board of Trade
Indiana Ave
Vermontest
Crossen
Meirton Large Estate Heir Named at Chester Yard
Chester Pa Dec 15 A laborer Moses Ha Devy of Roache's ship yard is said to be one of the heirs to a Fr England estate valued at five million dollars.
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Meirton
Chester
Moses HA. Devy
Roache
England
McLean Wins Parawatta River Boat Race Stakes
Ten thousand spectators watched the Parawatta river boat race where McLean defeated Kemp to claim the stakes of £5010, reinforcing a dramatic finish in Melbourne.
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McLean
Melbourne
Aus
Parawatta River
Kemp
Amusements Notes on La Mascotte Opera Show
Disparate reviews mix about Panx Bennett Moulton company presenting La Mascotte in After Dark. One paper calls it sensational and bloody though no gun, no funeral note, and no corpse appear. Another mis announces Park venue, yet ticket fears suggest low attendance at 10 to 30 cent pricing.
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Panx—Bennett & Moulton Opera Company
la Mascotte
Davitt's Revenge Against Parnell Stirs Dublin Opinion
Dass Dec 15 report notes Michael Davitt openly opposing Parnell after long rivalry in the Irish party. Davitt, once rival for leadership, publicly quarrels with Parnell while the party unity remains nominal. Catholic priests align against Parnell, citing moral grounds amid Protestant purity debates.
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Parnell
Dass
Michael Davitt
Davitt
Seerath
Pavred
Tdeir
Purenefs
Three Men Hurt In Sixth Avenue Elevated Crash
New York December 15 The Sixth Avenue elevated tram broke down near Grauntst station causing a blockade. Four men were aboard the engine when it swerved and heavy rails blocked the line. Three employees were injured in the collision. A second item reports the Sultan of Vita ordering killings in Zanzibar with a murder of an English colony on the Taya river.
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New York Street
New York
Mondor
Grauntst
Zanzibar
Pakari
Vitu
Euglish
Taya
Explorer Wells Vanished in Alaska Expedition Split
San Francisco reports fear Explorer Wells and his party perished in Alaska after splitting into three columns. Separate items note trials for rent evasion in Ireland and remarks by Clarkson on the election bill. Also mention a new railroad association forming in New York and Indiana weather forecasts.
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Explorer Wells
San Francisco
Alaska
Italian forces near Kassata hold key position
Reports indicate Italian troops are close to Kassata and will secure the town. Meanwhile Scottish railway workers plan a strike seeking shorter working hours.
Christ was Presents at Baatoi's Hat Store
A terse note notes Christ was presented with a nice bat or seal erp at Baatoi's hat shop located at 27 North Penn Street.
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Christ
Baatoi
N, Penn-st
Proclamation Delay Talks And Wall Street Watch
Wasumotos Dec 15 Spl Att Gen Miller reports Chicago bonds not issued and cannot be repealed, possibly delaying the president's proclamation. Secretary Windom's Wall Street presence boosts confidence while bankers fear a panic ends. Treasury official Duston maybe to remain after arranging private business. Senate acts on silver coinage and land preemption. Dolph suffrage and Indian depredations noted.
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Wasumotos
Miller
City Council of
Chicago
State Department
Wasuvictos
Senate
Saunders
Morris
Colquitt
Morgan
Pie House
Old Man Warns Young Feller On Drink Peril At Delawarest
An aged, disheveled man on the Delawarest sidewalk recounts a cautionary tale to a youth about wild oats and drinking. He recalls his first drink, a stumble into trouble, a teary-eyed memory of his young brother Willie and a deathbed confession that reveals the harm of excess. A related report notes a Call for a National Union Party convention in Cincinnati on Feb 23, inviting labor and political groups outside the two major parties. Additional items cover likely ship damage, Koch lymph inoculations, and local notices.
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Delawarest
Jans
Willie
Joh
John
Cincinnati
Tora
Kas
Ocala
Gen. Rice
Sermon Attacks Gas Trust and Railways in Ward 21
At Seventh Presbyterian Church Sunday night Rev Dr Hunter denounced the Gas Trust Company and the slow Union Railway, urging Ward 21 residents to demand gas and fuel rights. He lamented high coal prices, lack of pavements and viaducts, and proposed praying for a Virginia Ave viaduct as a remedy.
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Hunter
Gas Trust and Union Railway Company
Seventh Presbyterian Church
Gas Trust Company
Union Railway Company
Council
Virginia-are
Ward 21
Gas’ Trust Company
Hancock County
Irvington
Virginia Ave
Parnell Struggles With Diminishing Influence in Ireland
News from Dec 15 reports Parnell's grip waning as priests influence grows. Anti-Parnell meetings in Tipperary draw rough crowd disruption, while supporters claim speeches tire on the public. Reports from Tullyrone and Freshford note 500 listeners and mixed reactions. Nominations in North Kilkenny list Vincent Scully for Parnellites and Sir John Pope Hennessy for McCarthy Nationalists.
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Losnos
Parnell
Tipperary
Dranm
Tullyrone
Ndt
Splj
Vincent Scully
Parnellites
North Kilkinny
John Pope Hennessy
McCarthy
Nationalist Party
Woman shoots self over stolen locket in family tragedy
Miss Kama Wolf, 21, school principal in Horenane Pennsylvania, killed herself with a pistol after her drunken father seized a locket from her neck and set it on the stove. She was to marry at Christmas. the incident follows a heated family dispute. The doorway tragedy echoes the day’s violence and domestic turmoil in the region.
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Horenane
Kama Wolf
Ech
Nancy Jane Promoted At Tile Union Station Grand Hotel Duty
A fragment notes Nancy Jane, the station's official honou r, dining at the Grand hotel after a promotion and taking street cars to the hotel. A large party left for Goshen to attend Jude Mitchell's funeral with Gov Hovey among the attendees. Two special coaches accommodated them.
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Nancy Jane
Grand Hotel
Goshen
Jude Mitchell
Gov. Hovey
Soe
Waitila ‘Copper
Ateman
Drift of 2G and political maneuverings in Indiana
The piece surveys legislative fee debates and a pending appointment to the Indiana supreme bench following a judge's death. It notes calls for a Democrat to fill the vacancy, Governor Hovey’s possible approach to a term-uncertified seat, and mentions Judge McBride and Justice Waite as benchmarks. The article critiques press and partisan positions in a shifting state judiciary landscape.
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McBride
Supreme Bench
Supreme Court
Cleveland
Waite
Indiana
Bull Movement Seen Growing Through Week
New York stock outlook described as strongly bullish with several millions of gold arriving from London. Christmas trade expected to inject currency, and a possible presidential message to Congress urging relief measures. Washington dispatches hint at an extension of the bonded period. A farmers' alliance in trans Mississippi states aims to hold wheat until $1 per bushel, potentially impacting railroad stocks.
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New York
London
Congress
Washington
Trans- Mississippi
Exaggerated Mining Troubles Reported in West Virginia
In Monae near Varreerst West Virginia on December 15 authorities say the mining situation is overstated. About 150 men and 9 women are in the area. violence occurred with some fights but most workers were drinking rather than fighting. Officials promise to clear ovens on Wednesday. Superintendent Pillum declares no compromise. B&O Railroad owns many unprofitable mines from Tinnell ton to Mannington.
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Varreerst
W. Va
Monae
Besa Airi
Opposition forms against the revised vaduact ordinance
The Lux reports a new duct ordinance with amendments from Union company. It will be considered at the regular and the council session Monday night. The opposition is expected to be stronger in the board than in the council, and the board session may run late.
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Miss
Lux
Union Company
Features of Sporting and Chess Results Across Cities
C H Nelson refuses a 100 009 dollar offer. RH Fry loses 230 000 on the Cambridgeshire. Syracuse and Rochester clubs cede space to Boston with Chicago in the association. Washington baseball club organized and set for the American. Steinitz beats Gunsberg in one chess game with two draws in New York. Tom Warren visits New Orleans quarrel aftermath. he seeks a rematch with Tom Miller when fit. Miller claims illness hindered the loss. Warren is willing. Green, Holly, Christmas and New Year decorations noted. Cut flowers, Betterman Bros. Horisty, 37-42 Mags ave. Tel 40.
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C. H. Nelson
Nelson
RH. Fry
Bnolishiman
YACOS
Syracuse
Rochester Dail Ciubs
Ayuay
Boston
Chicago
Washington Baseball Club
New York
Betterman Bros
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Bleek Tobacco Company
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Criserswart
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Bell, Miller & Co
Tile Union Station
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Clay Cownig
Borin
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