Fire destroys Masonic Temple and Forepaughs theater in Baltimore
A Christmas Day blaze gutted the Masonic temple and Forepaughs theater in Baltimore, destroying all pre-grant lodge records and most property valued around 3000 dollars. Saint Bernard dogs and their handlers rescued performers wardrobes and scenery as the building burned, with the entire stock and sets for Vesper Bells lost.
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Baltimore
Gray & Stephens
Vick
Bruno
Minnia Oscar Gray
Mr. Dobson
Prince
Mr. Dodson
Miss Gray
Koch's Lymph Raises Fears Of Powerful Poison
Special from New York reports Dr. Loomis condemns Koch lymph as a dangerous potent poison to be used with extreme caution. Cases at Mount Sinai and Bellevue show strong local reactions after inoculation, with uncertainty over long term benefit. The Chicago Post cites disappointment in President’s failure to name Judge Gresham to the Supreme Court, and Indiana politicians voice views on the decision.
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Cin¢Man
Bellevue
Pope
Flugreen
Indianapolis
Chicago Post
United States Supreme Court
Gresham
Heny Price
Palinex Louse Rotunda
Price
Pei
Supreme Bench
Indiana
Guilty of Murder in Hovity Case Records
In Hovity on December 26 Isaac B day for the order of his brother Hiram Sautelle was found guilty. He was sentenced to be hanged in early 1892, with the court noting the brutal details of the crime and pledges of appeals.
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Hovity
Christmas Blazes Hit Multiple Lumber and Mill Properties
Pera Sentinel reports a new Babcock press stand at Pera Sentinel. Killen's saw mill at Silver Lake burned Wednesday, destroying machinery and causing about 83000 in losses. Fire origin undetermined. A plane and organ storage building owned by Peck and Curtis burned Thursday, about 13000 in damages. Samuel Malone's house burned Thursday. roof collapse killed Malone and his brother in law John Hicks. Cincinnati fire damaged American faucet and lume manufacturing building and Warwid manufacturing facility, with insured losses noted.
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Pera Sentinel
Killen
Silver Lake
Agd Bank
N. d
Peck AX Curtis
Oui
Herpes
Samuel Malone
Malone
John Hicks
Anthem
Cincinnati
Nant
Warwid Manufacturing
HY Lopany
Finith
Sullivan Attacks Parnell in Tirades with Healy and Davitt
T D Sullivan joins Healy and Davitt in railing at Parnell and claims a doomed mission to America was ruined by one man. McCarthy warns against compromise with Parnell as OBrien Parnell meeting at Paris looms. Parnell denounces Kilkenny priests for pressuring the Hennessy election.
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T. D. Sullivan
Parnell
America
Sullivan
Healy
Davitt
McCarthy
O’brien- Parnell
Paris
Kilkenny
Hennessy
Italian groom jailed for maiming fiancée. to return to Naples
Augustine Carminette of Naples, after arriving in New York from Naples on Christmas day, admitted he cut two deep gashes in his betrothed’s cheek two years earlier to break an engagement. He was sentenced to seven months in prison. Released with money to travel to America, he plans to marry her in Italy. authorities consider returning him.
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New York
Augustine Carminette
Naples
Pir
America
Iirhart
Aucistine
Fatlures Feared in Chicago Trade Circles
In Chicago on December 26 a marked downturn in business follows the failure of Prettyman and S. A. Kean & Co due to the tight money market. Prosecution seeks grand jury investigation. A separate street incident in Virginia Avenue reports a fight between Squire Bell and John Cline ending with Cline struck in the head by a beer glass, and both men jailed. Cline is linked to a gang that attacked Curran in his saloon.
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Prettyman
S. A. Kean & Co
Kean Bank
Grand
Squire Bell
John Cline
Gene Gurran
Virginia-ave
Cline
Curran
Barrel race thrills at ITV LIFE Virginia-ave rink
ITV LIFE patrons will be amused Friday night by a barrel race. Local items note: the Indianapolis chair and stamping company with capital $5,000. a three-year-old son of Sgt Joyce of the police dies on Christmas Day from membranous croup. Noblesville strawboard works quits filing White River. Laura Harris seeks $200 from Clarence Marpin for alleged assault in Justice Alford's court.
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Indianapolis
Capital
Sergt
Joyce
White River
Noblesville
Laura Harris
Clarence Marpin
Laura
Marpin
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Ea. Stephens
Ohio St
Flanner & Buchanan
Murphy
Tomlinson Hall
W. Washington St
Turkey
Kregelo
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Panhandle
Priest
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Park Theater
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Robbed in Her Sleep By Midnight Callers
In Hoboken lumber merchant Rees P. Francis reports a Sunday night robbery at his Park Avenue home. His wife awoke after a supposed chloroform induced sleep to find a watch chain pocket book and several checks stolen. Her rings vanished without stirring her. Francis and his wife corroborate the tale, while police investigate the peculiar entry.
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New York
Rees P. Francis
Hoboken
Park Ave
Chief Donovan
Mr. Francis
Car Works Purchase Denied as Speculation by Olsen
Olaf R Olsen, custodian of the car works, disputes Receiver Henning's claim that the purchase was speculative. He says no contracts exist, 25 men are employed, lumber stored outside risks spoilage, and selling the Tiami at 40 cents on the dollar would be foolish. He advocates waiting until finances are clarified and Middledness is worked off at full value.
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Olaf R. Olsen
Henning
Another Blizzard Buries New Fork and City
A heavy snowstorm raged through New Fork and New York, halting traffic as drifts and downed wires overwhelmed streets. By Friday noon the storm showed no abatement and streetcars stopped. fears of casualties rose amid worsening conditions. Indiana forecast calls for snow or rain with steady temperatures.
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New Fork
New York
Epli
City Aldermen Prepare Special Session and Transfers
The aldermen plan a Friday night special session to approve an interest payment on a city loan due Saturday. The old health board resigns January 1, and new officers meet at 11 to organize. Disputes over Fred Gall’s sanitary appointment persist as the council debates personnel. Plans for the Virginia Viaduct bids may be delayed until Mansfield takes office, with clerk Wil Phipps awaiting orders.
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Hedden
Fred Gall
Gall
Len Crime
Virginia
Wil Phipps
Hal Mansfield
Mansfield
Diphtheria Deaths in Croatia and World News
Prof Keech says his lymph is not dangerous to life. Cesaide Palpe, the Belgian socialist, was buried in Brussels. Hundreds of children died from diphtheria in Croatia. William Emperor attended Christmas services at a garrison church in Berlin. Commissioner Smith of the Salvation Army is said to have resigned in London. William John Lane, Cork merchant and MP, sailed for America. About 11,000 foreign women to quit work in Russia as czar approves government policy. Formosans rebel against Chinese authorities. a Chinese captain and several soldiers were impaled and beheaded. Spain's finance minister issued a decree to follow protection movements abroad. duties to rise.
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Cesaide Palpe
Brussels
Croatia
Fanperor
William
Garrison Church
Berlin
London
Commissioner Smith
Salvation Army
John Lane
Cork
America
Womlanen
Russia
Christmas Decor and Wreaths from Betterman Bros Florists
Betterman Bros florists at 37 43 Magsage offer cut flowers and a splendid metal wreath for Christmas and New Year decoration. Green and Holly theme highlighted in seasonal display.
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Betterman Bros
Florists
Magsage
Reporter's perilous climb above the soldiers' monument scaffold
A reporter scales the scaffolding of the soldiers' monument, weighing heights and dangers as ladders creak and planks narrow. He imagines risks, toys with a beer can, then decides descent is safer, recalling grim headlines from Washington and recalling a year ago's tragedies as the capital sits deserted.
Irvington Line Receives New Steam Powered Cars
Irvington streetcar line adds two new cars stored at the Thirteenth Street station. They run by steam with a small engine at the front and an engineer in control, aiming to improve service over box motors. Start date for service to Irvington not yet decided but expected soon.
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Irvington
Thirteenth-st
Box Motors
Tivington
Buckeye Bonanza At Union Station Sparks Train Demand
At the Union Station the Sux Christmas Buckeye souvenir hype drives W H Fisher to advertise for 1 030 000 buckeyes. Kids along the line haul nuts by train carloads to Kish. Supt Decker of the Big Four telegraph system bears immense duties over wires offices and signals while a young man tightens time for three meals daily. New parlor goods at WM U Elder appear.
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W. H. Fisher
Kish
Atlas
Supt
Decker
Ethers
Triple Tragedy At Christmas Separates A Family
Several sensational items from December 26 include a triple tragedy in Minnesota where Emma ArchLeod was killed and Mrs. Mickel fatally wounded, while Emma’s husband Michael killed himself. The report also covers a Native American reaction, a theft case in Crawfordsville, lower rail rates debate, Mrs. Leslie Carter’s Chicago visit and debut, alleged footpad arrests, and Monmouth park bookmakers’ bond forfeiture amid racing association support.
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Sr. Pavur
Minn
Spl
Emma ArchLeod
The Daniel Boone troupe at the Park and city stage chatter
One of the Indians with the Daniel Boone company at the Park next week is Moeh Eat, a name that amuses parents. Charley Hoss Reed departs the City directory troupe for Rus sells from the McGinty troupe. Paul Dresser, though sentimental in song, wrote about a gravesite visited by Thatcher’s minstrels. Theaters were crowded Thursday with Reed and Collier amusing Grand audiences, while Christmas humor runs through the night show.
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Moeh Eat
Youngman
Charley Hoss Reed
City Directory
Russells
Yelopt
McGinty
Paul Dresser
Down South
Georgia
Dresser
Thatcher
Char. Gardner
English’s
Reed
Collier
the Grand
Deadly wreck on Duck Creek road kills fifteen in Caldwell
The December 26 report from Zanusville Ohio describes a massive crash on the Duck Creek road near Caldwell. Fifteen people are said killed with details sparse. Police and local officials began to compile casualty lists as information trickled in.
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Zanusville
Caldwell
Duck Creek Road
Livery Stable Owner Shot in Self Defense
Michael Gallivin proprietor of a New York livery stable was shot in self defense after an attack by James Cununitios and Ed Hurley on Thursday. Baron Parrisse Pehochkopiler, an Austrian nobleman in National City California, died Thursday and his wife killed herself with chloroform and carbolic acid out of grief.
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New York
James Cununitios
Ed Hurley
Gallivin
Baron Parrisse Pehochkopiler
National City
Cal
Lyn to fight Corbett in Frisco after a ll
The London Referee faces a lawsuit from Frank Slavin over declaring the match with Joe McAuliffe a fake. Tom Warren trained for a week for his bout with Miller at Tomlinson Hall next Tuesday night. Joe Donoghue wins in Cambridge. Other Minneapolis club fights include Van Hearst over Hogan for $1,000 and Johnson over Griffin for $20.
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Frank Slavin
Joe McAuliffe
Tom Warren
Miller
Tomlinson Hall
Joe Donoghue
America
Cambridge
England
Twin City
Minneapolis
John van Hearst
Buffalo
Tom Hogan
J. Paul
Chas
Johnson
Bt. Paul
James Griffin
James Ost
Drift of Politics Sees Alexander Pacified and Speaker Hope
A Northern District of New York attorney named Alexander figures in a political shift. Rumors suggest D. L. eyed a post before Harrison's election, with salary changes for district attorneys and a claim that Democrats are the most consistent faction. An adjutant-general list project in Connecticut draws debate on cost. An attorney predicts Niblack will be speaker, noting fit and possible modified salaries for the next legislature.
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Alexander
New York
Harrison
D. L
Prince Russell
Givne B
Niblack
McCullough
Indians and Gen Miles expect Indian return to agency
In a dispatch from Rapid City dated December 25 Gen Miles notes uncertainty over Col Carr’s status as he moves to intercept the leaders Big Poot and others. Brooke reports a messenger from Little Wound Big Road and Fast Thunder says about half the Badlands Indians have returned and more may follow if not opposed.
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Miles
Jen. Schofield
Rapid City
Col. Carr
Big Poot
Cheyenne
Brooke
Badlands
Outraged by Fiends, Lynchers Pursue Perpetrators in deaths
In Kinustos New York December 26 a nine year old girl named Vaineraer died after being assaulted by unknown men in a rural hamlet. Her mother sent her to a shed for wood and found her unconscious before she died. Authorities fear foul play and a large citizen hunt is underway for the assailants.
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Kinustos
Richfield County
Vaineraer
Ahlar
Sof
Republican Senators Push for Cloture Amid Standstill
Renewed determination by Republican senators to pass a cloture rule prompts long sessions as Idaho senators are sworn in. The Times notes Commander Smith resigns amid a period seen as crucial for social regeneration. A centre furnace quarrel in Ironton leaves two dead and one wounded. The Russian government orders expulsion of 11,600 Germans and Gallacian Poles in Poland.
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Wasittschos
Dee
Idaho
Poland
Gov Hovey A Foot Charles Young Shirts and More
Fragmentary text references Gov Hovey and Charles Young Shirts with Nov Roberts two feet and Dr Metcalf in it. Mentions a red balloon, see art photographs of the dear ones. Context unclear but notes names, objects and a visual exhibit fragment.
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Gov. Hovey
Charles Young
Roberts
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