Ship Jamaica Sinks Off Dos Rosas Tabasco
The Jamaica wrecked December 12 near Dos Rosas Tabasco while en route from Campeche to Vera Cruz. Ice storms and gales swamped sails and rigging as passengers and crew fled to life preservers. the captain strapped 100 dollars to his body before sinking with the ship, leaving only three men and a boy as survivors.
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San Diego
Cal
U. P
Jamaica
Dos Rosas Tabasco
Campeche
Vera Cruz
Fle
WARTS AB Low And Then Some-Overcrowded Deaf Institute
The annual report of the Institution for education of the deaf and dumb was filed with the governor. Superintendent Richard O Johnson proposes a new dwelling for his family to house more pupils and recommends selling pasture north of Washington street for income. Merion County leads with 25 pupils. A call for compulsory education and a needed oculist and aurist are noted, with a long standing deficit since 1493. Moving the site north of Indianapolis is suggested along with a farm connection. current buildings date to 1850 and nearby railroads are objected to.
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Institution For Education of the Deaf and Dumb
Board of Control
Washington St
Merion County
Indianapolis
Three Drownings Near Paducah in River Crossing Tragedy
Three people died when a skiff overturned on Clark's river six miles from Paducah. Allen Greer, 35, and Mrs. Bud Owens, 30, plus her daughter Mary, attempted the crossing Tuesday night. Greer perished saving the women. their bodies were not recovered.
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Paducah
U. P
Allen Greer
Bud Owens
Mary
Clark's River
Greer
Divorcee Remarries Soon After Judge Denies Recollection
Louis Matlock was divorced last Saturday by Judge McMasters and immediately married another woman after learning he could not wed for two years. He was summoned to appear before the same judge on Wednesday but failed to appear, triggering an attachment but hoping to avoid similar proceedings in court.
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Louis Matlock
McMasters
Coffee price fight may not lower local costs
Local coffee men say the clash between the sugar trust which has absorbed the Woolson spice company and the Arbuckle Bros will have only a slight temporary effect on package coffee prices here and likely not benefit the consumer. The trust’s one cent reduction on the pound for Lion coffee has been met by no corresponding action.
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Sugar Trust
Woolson Spice Company
Arbuckle Bros
Blaze from hot stove drives out occupants on Washington St
A red hot stove started a fire that drove residents from the rear of 227, 299 and 231 Washington Street on Wednesday noon. The structures housed junk dealers J. Davis Henry Astele and Joseph Aghtloushy.
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Washington-st
J. Davis
Henry Astele
Joseph
Pennsylvan ia Railways Win Permission for Six Delaware Street Tracks
The Board of Works signed a contract allowing the Pennsylvania Railroad to add six tracks across Delaware Street, despite South Side protests and Commercial Club objections. Two new tracks will be 132 feet north of Georgia Street, raising safety concerns as crossings multiply, with track additions tied to a planned freight depot after occupancy. The agreement awaits council ratification amid anticipated opposition.
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Board of Works
Pennsylvania Road
S. Delaware St
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Delawarest
Union Railway Company
Georgia St
Pennsylvania Company
Union Railway
Delaware St
Delaware, Pennsylvania and
Georgia Sts
State Board Eyes Change in State Librarian Post
whispers in the state house claim opposition to Emma David son as state librarian. board meets next April to pick a successor. The $1200 yearly post attracts literary minds and time for study. The superintendent of public instruction denies board discussion but notes 15 applicants already seek the job.
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State House
State Board of Education
Emma. Davidson
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Westend street railway men vote on 1897 tie-up warning
Boston December 23 The conductors and motormen of the Westend street railway company voted from midnight until 9 am Wednesday by Australian ballot on giving President Little six hours notice that if an agreement for 1897 is not signed there will be a general tie-up of the road. No conclusion reached.
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Boston
U. P
Westend Street Railway Company
Little
Westend Road
City Life Items From Lawrenceburg and Indianapolis
The Friendship mutual aid society of Lawrenceburg was incorporated to aid sick or disabled members. Marcus Goldsmith aged 1 of 279 W Michigan St died at City Hospital with cause of death not yet determined. Mary Gompf granted a divorce from Charles on failure to provide. Judge Harvey heard evidence two weeks earlier. First United Presbyterian Church of Indianapolis incorporated with trustees named. Articles filed for Century Club Indianapolis for social and literary entertainment. Constable William Tolin fined $10 and costs after quarrel with grocer Charles Tester over rabbits, resolved by Tolin striking Tester with a mace. Christmas entertainment at Girls Industrial School in Tomlinson Hall features Punch and Judy show by E S R Seguin and Arthur Glover. girls to sing and recite. Judge McCray discharged Patrolman J Bayard for alleged assault on Isabella Wallace after she showed signs of intoxication and misbehavior in court. she was jailed two days for contempt and released next morning.
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Friendship Mutual Aid Society
Lawrenceburg
Marcus Goldsmith
Michigan St
City Hospital
Mary Gompf
Charles
Harvey
First United Presbyterian Church
Indianapolis
Geo. W. Cochrane
Eugene IX. Marquis
David W. Weir
Edwin C. Weir
Wallace M. Gray
Wm. HE. McKee
Century Club
Ernest Bicknell
Wm. A. Pickens
Wm. W. Bobbs
Chas. F. Coffin
Herbert W. Foltz
Edgar H. Evans
William Tolin
Charles Tester
Tolin
Tiester
Cox
Girls’ Industrial School
Tomlinson Hall
E. S. R. Seguin
Arthur Glover
McCray
Isabella Wallace
Interchangeable Tune Music Boxes Price Compare
Music box sellers advertise interchangeable tunes with several makes including Carlin Lennox 31 EB Markatnsrs. Consumers urged to compare competitor prices before buying.
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Carlin & Lennox
May Festival Row Ripples Through Indianapolis Music Circles
Protests mount over changes in festival leadership. Prof. Arens disputes, while Prof. Van der Stucken is favored by supporters. Secretary Romeo Johnson defends actions as board disputes focus on control and fairness.
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Johnson
Prof. van der Stucken
Arens
van der Stucken
Cincinnati
Matinee Musicale
The
Philharmonic Society
Choral Union
Indianapolis
Music Festival Board
Prof. Arens
Romeo Johnson
Mr. Arens
Air Arens
Gavin Jayne
Payne
Festival Association
the Sun
Avens
Prof
Weather Forecast for Indianapolis and Vicinity
Forecast for Indianapolis and surrounding area covers the 36 hours ending 8 pm on December 24. Expect fair conditions through Wednesday night and Thursday. Noon temperature Wednesday was 30 degrees, 2 pm reading 32 degrees.
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Indianapolis
Local Birth Notices And Marriages Chronicle
A column lists births including P and Mrs Spangenberger 357 Spring St boy. Willette 175 W.W. Michigan St girl. Chresen McLean St girl. Brown twins boy and girl. plus Dickerson 1695 Dicker son St boy. Hang 483 Madison Ave girl. Wilkins 22 W Thirtieth St girl. Taggart 23 peritonitis. Gerdts 4 weeks 442 S New Jersey St. Gunther 36 pneumonia 193 Bates St. MARRIAGE LICENSES: Willis to Rothrock. Blaisdell to Keese. Williams to Woods. Wicoff to Wells. Calvin to Reid. Patterson to Wilson. Taylor to Meurer. Roby to Felumiee. Beach to Murphy. Birdsall to Browne. Ludwig to Rohda. Smith to Shew. Xmas presents Rennie A Miller 78 Illinois St.
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Spangenberger
Lyman
Malinda Willette
Michigan-st
Fred
Hannah Chresen
McLean-st
Hilton
Jennie Brown
Charles
Mrs
Dickerson
Dickerson-st
Rudolph and
Wallie Hang
Madison Ave
Frank and
Mollie Wilkins
W. Thirtieth-st
Sylva A. Taggart
Raymond J. Gerdts
S. New Jersey
St. Charles
Fred Willis
Mattie B. Rothrock
William F. Blaisdell
Julette E. Keese
William H. Williams
Maggie Woods
Charles Wicoff
Blien Wells
Francis Calvin
May Reid
Walter G. Patterson
Sadie E. Wilson
William L. Taylor
Annie L. Meurer
William F. Roby
Mary J. Felumiee
George EH. Beach
Mary A. Murphy
William EH. Birdsall
Esther Browne
Louis Ludwig
Alma Rohda
Oscar L. Smith
Jennie Viola Shewmain
Mayfield race war fears grip Kentucky town
A special dispatch from Mayfield Kentucky describes a tense prelude to race clashes as white residents mobilize, barricade homes, arm citizens, and await potential attacks after the lynching of Jim Stone. Reports from Water Valley and Wingo say armed black groups are forming, with trains and guards sent from Fulton and Paducah to reinforce Mayfield. A shooting death of a black man, Will Suet, sparks further unrest as the town holds a mass meeting to organize defense.
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Mazfield
Fulton
Mayfield
Paducah
Nashville
Tenn
ST. Louis
U. P
Will Suet
Henry Finley
Jim Stone
Constable Killed in Mansfield Shooting Spree
Mansfield Missouri December 28 a constable Owen Booth is dead Tom Applin is dying and several others wounded after a shooting affray near the Douglas county line when Booths posse tried to search the house of a German named Coonsey accused of burglary Coonsey fired a double barreled shotgun ending in the fatal and wounding spree
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Mansfield
U. P
Owen Booth
Tom Applin
Douglasounty Line
Here
Booth
Coonsey
Has the physician ever the right to terminate life
At a Medico legal Society of Indiana meeting J B Kepperly read Clark Bell on whether doctors may end life in certain incurable conditions. The discussion rejected killing, favoring life preservation and limited legal bounds. The paper cites humane parallels with humane animal euthanasia and argues law may need change.
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Medico-legal Society of Indiana
Denison
Clark Bell
New York
Medico-Legal Journal
J. B. Kepperly
Heavy judgment in Sturm v Baker suit over 1807 arms covert
Special master in chancery Charles A. Skhorbly reports that in the 1807 joint venture to ship arms from New York to Mexico Sturm and the defendants shared profits from insured goods lost at sea. The master orders $67,385.38 to Sturm plus costs and for life policies to be assigned to Anmia Sturm. Indiana court may decree if no exceptions are filed.
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Hiermann Sturm
F. A. Baker
Charles A. Skhorbly
New York
Mexico
Keese
Wilmington
Sturm
Anmia Sturm
Indiana District Circuit Court
Weyler in the field with his staff in Cuba
Havana reports Weyler and son Don Fernando Weyler have left Havana aboard Legazpi for Mariel to join military operations. Gen Solano notes a recent battle near Placetas where rebels suffered heavy losses while Spanish forces had only minor casualties.
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Havana
Vec
U. P
Weyler
Don Fernando Weyler
Cuba
Spain
Legazpi
Mariel
Arolas
Solano
Col. Lara
Mayia Rodriguez
Hong Kong
Cavite
Vija
Noveleta
Gas Pressure Boosts Broad Ripple Fuel Supply
Dr. R. C. Light asserts Broad Ripple wells far exceed prior estimates and the town is among the best supplied in the state. He notes gas pressure has repeatedly burst a pipe tested at four hundred pounds, underscoring robust underground fuel capacity.
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R. C. Light
Broad Ripple
Dustless Oats Featured in Local Horse Feed Sale
A fragment from a local ad highlights Janes' Dustless Oats and a wide selection of Tables-wm L Elder products, indicating a community market listing for feed and related goods.
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Wm. L, Elder
Train Jumped Track After Rails Moved On Trestle
A Birmingham to Birmingham bound Southern Railroad train carrying over 100 passengers derailed after saboteurs shifted a rail 12 inches. Engineer Jim Hawes applied brakes too late. ten feet of the locomotive and cars rested on trestle timbers. Sheriff O'Brien led a posse with six bloodhounds in pursuit, passengers praised Hawes for his conduct.
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Southern Railroad
Midnight liquor sale trial in police court
Prosecutor taunts Capt. Dawson for a bottle in court as Nelson Wells, a restaurant keeper on Indiana Ave, faces charges of selling intoxicating liquor without a license. Officers found two women and two men drinking in his restaurant. tests declare the liquid beer but Wells had no licenses. Two women, Eva Monzalente and Kate Plummer, were discharged. Wells fined $2 for county license violation and $1 plus costs for city license violation.
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Walker
Capt. Dawson
Kurtz
Sargt. Kruger
Nelson Wells
Wells
Eva Monzalente
Kate Plummer
Greenwood
Sergi
Kruger
Cox
Nelson
Runaway Cart Causes Slaughter of Horses
A runaway team from Tomlinson hall caused chaos as workers tossed debris from a second story window onto wagons. Falkenstein and another worker were injured when horses were struck or dashed into wagons near commission house row. Falkenstein was arrested on a charge of leaving a standing unhitched on a public street.
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K*iey
Tomlinson Hall
A. Falkenstein
Falkenstein
Delaware
Commission House Row
Henry Syerup
George Hitz
Pail Leppert
Demand for Pure Water Sets Terms in New Contract
The Indianapolis public works board met Wednesday afternoon with W. Davis of the water company to discuss next year’s contract as the current one expires in December. The city will demand pure water and, if the company keeps drawing from deep wells, will require no changes to the contract.
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Board of Public Works
W. Davis
Indianapolis
Iit
Careful Wives and Good Hou. Keepers Find Advantage
The notice urges careful wives and good housekeepers in Houston to choose patent flour from Ville Milling Company for all kitchen needs. It promises advantages in kin and pastry baking and highlights the Diadem brand as a reliable duces option for every sack.
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Dem
Diadem
Duces
Eevery Sack
Guarante Ville Milling Company
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Rennie A. Miller
Tilinois St
Mayfield, Ky
U. P.J
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Wingo
Philippine
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Ala
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