Populists convene as Taubeneck leads party in Indiana rally
A holiday Populist gathering in Indiana attracts leaders from across the country. Taubeneck foresees heading the national committee again, while Vandervoort urges a broadened regional organization and simplified ranks. The group reports no fusion talks and notes lingering internal disputes over Mary Ellen Lease. Debts from the recent campaign are being addressed by the state committee.
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Paul Vandervoort
Taubeneck
Indiana
Kansas
Wyoming
Gen. Weaver
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Omaha
Vandervoort
Legion
Tuesaday
Joshua Strange
Indiana college association meets for annual session
Educators from fourteen Indiana colleges gather at Denison house for talks on physical geography in prep work, uniform standards, and energy dissipation in higher education. The meeting elects officers J M Coulter, J L Campbell, J W Moncrief, and M C Stevens as the new year’s leadership.
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Indiana College Association
Denison House
Johnson
Franklin College
Chilrren
Stone
Purdue
Martin
Underwood
DePauw
Indiana College
Denison Hotel
Alex. Smith
Wabash College
M. Seiler
State Normal School
Seiler
Julia A. M. Carson
Coates College
Association
J. M. Coulter
The
State University
J. L. Campbell
Wabash
J. W. Moncrief
Franklin
M.C. Stevens
Lou Oliver Faces Gambling House Charge In Police Court
Lou Oliver charged with keeping a gambling house appeared in police court Tuesday morning. He pleaded not guilty but the court found him guilty and fined him 110 and costs by Acting-judge Cropse. Four other defendants pleaded guilty and received the same punishment.
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Garbiers
Lou Oliver
Oliver
Cad
Cropse
Jailed for Forgery in MiprLetown
W A Brown, son of a prominent Oak Park NL figure, was jailed in MiprLetown on Tuesday for allegedly forging a check for 400. The case stems from a local banking dispute and adds to recent charges of financial crime in the territory.
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MiprLetown
W. A.brown
Oak Park, NL
Work of a fiend Children mistreated in inhuman manner
City of Mexico December 27 A fiendish case of child abuse surfaces after the examination of three children left with an uncle A five year old boy bears 257 burns and bites and the uncle confesses to burning them on a stove Two children are missing and feared dead Weather report notes fair to increasing cloudiness for Indianapolis and vicinity with no temperature change
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City of
Mexico
Indianapolis
Vicinity
Bob Emmett
Mada
Oine
Langiaighes
Durance
Esti Sher
Cyver
Walter
Multiple Small Items On Local Commerce And Notices
The east market was a small one Tuesday with few buyers and sellers. Criminal court begins its January term Monday with a new grand jury to be drawn. Articles of association filed by Globe embossing company with $45,000 capital. Gifts to G H McCaslin and Oliver Reveal noted. Suits dismissed against old Broad Ripple rapid transit line. State hospital bids and tax apportionment details for Posey and Pike counties. Philological association meets, aiming to study Greek and Latin labyrinths, though attendance is small. A long list of births marriages and fatalities appears, with varied ages and causes. Public notices include marriage licenses and coal yard advertisement.
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Criminal Court
Globe Embossing Company
G. H. McCaslin
Oliver Reveal
Solomon Claypool
Simon Sturgis
Broad Ripple
State House
Are
Pike
Posey
State Philological Association
Brntus
Chas
Rachael Humble
Chris
Tillie Kirkhoff
Albert
Belle Smith
Morib
Dora Horowitz
Ella West
Nellie Stocker
Will
Ida Marine
Ernest
Laura Eberhleat
John
Kittie Hedges
Milton
Lillie Campbell
Lewis
Julia Nedman
Cobb
Jay
Irwin Jeffries
Lilly Thompson
Helena N. Stone
John Fin
Frank Braizoskey
Margaret Glaab
Ethel Engle
Fred. Keno
Cartie Ballard
Benjamin Roberts
Maggie Zeanor
John Jackson
Mary Williams
Oscar Mills
Annie EH. Jackson
Henry C. Coppock
Maggie Maiden
Hardy Ham
Pinney Whitfeld
Baron's Death Suspect Poison Over Death by Self
Autopsy on Baron De Rinach in Paris shows poisoning eight hours before death, not apoplexy. Family calls for judicial inquiry to prove death not self-inflicted amid bribery scandal and related fatal cases. Panama committee to withhold government documents, citing no light on deputy bribery.
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Paris
Baron de Rinach
Bronarde
Hig
de Rinach
Panama
Cabinet Gossip From National Capital on Possible Appointments
Washington reports circulating on December 27 point to Liane P Gray of Indiana as next secretary of agriculture with rivals from Wisconsin and possible cabinet reassignments. Carlisle, Morrison, and others are named for treasury and reform roles while Nerbert, Lamont, and Culberson contend for navy and attorney general posts. Patterson Collins and Tucker are floated for war, with Virginia links and Boston advocates noted.
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Washington
Liane P. Gray
Indiana
Agriculture
Cabbitt
Wisconsin
Drage
Miukers
Tsasc
Pusey Gray
Interior Department
Carlisle
the Treasury
Cleveland
Houe
Senate
Morrison
Nerbert
Alabama
Navy
South
Dan Lamont
the Woods
Joan Randolph Tucker
Ole Virginny
Culberson
Texas
Hammond
Georgia
Pat Collins
Boston
Joy in the Old Jail and the Iron Hailers Saga
A chaotic report from the Indiana jail recounts Col Roberts and Judge Howe sparring over requisitions to bring back the iron hailers. The scene mixes court politics, courtroom banter, and a Christmas visit to inmates. A boy prisoner seen with pitying eyes receives turkey and candy from visitors, while the jail’s rough life and blunt humor of the guards and inmates color a bleak holiday portrait.
Burglar Hides in Abandoned Dean Home and Is Captured
John C. Deans house at 571 N Pennsylvania street was entered by a burglar while the family was away. Anna and Louisa Crouse found a masked man behind a second floor door and began to threaten him with knives before he fled. The man, Charles Jaycock, was captured by a car conductor and later arrested. He claimed the incident was a joke and told police a note on the doorstep misled the situation. He pleaded not guilty and was bound over to the grand jury. Police suspect another intruder remained in the house after the others left.
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John C. Dean
Pennsylvania St
Anna
Wm. Donahue
Vawter
Charles Jaycock
Tre Sun
Hatie
Jaycock
Dean
Grand
Nolice
Georgia Black press forms state association
Black person editors in Atlanta organized a state press association with 12 papers, urging advancement of the race and friendly whites, opposing political bossism, and backing the party favoring Black public office. They denounce lynching and segregation era cars and call for abolishing convict labor, proposing to spell Black person with a capital N and prefer the term Black person over colored.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Outrage Mob Energetic Over Anderson Case in Kentucky
In Bownine Green Kentucky on December 27 excitement runs high as Bob Harper, identified by Miss Anderson, faces immediate trial for the Anderson assault. A large mob waits the court's action Tuesday amid fear of lynching before midnight. Prominent citizens warn patience, hoping the trial will prove Harper's innocence.
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Anegea Negro Assulter
Bownine Green
Anderson
Bob Harper
Miss Anderson
Harper
Dedication unity urged by ex soldiers leader
Albert Thayer head of the National Brotherhood of Soldiers argues for a monument in Indianapolis honoring northern army valor while inviting Confederate veterans to join in dedicating the shaft to soldierly virtue. He calls for no separate flags or dates and urges reconciliation across former lines. The piece also notes a cold morning in Indianapolis with rising temperatures and gas service updates.
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Albert Thayer
National Brotherhood of Soldiers
Union
Indiana
Indianapolis
Grand Army
Contest for Law Librarian Spots in Supreme Court
Judges elect Howard Hackney and McCabe take seats January 2 and face appointing a law librarian. Marion county candidates Fitzpatrick and Cox lead, with McNutt and Shields also active. Political influence and party backing swirl as the three-judge panel weighs the choice.
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Hhee
Cox
Leo Mitzpatrick
Howard
Hackney
McCabe
Supreme Bench
Thornton
J.C. McNutt
Johnson County
Wim, Shields
Rush County
Marion County
Indianapolis
Leo Fitzpatrick
John W. Kern
Criminal Court
Supreme Court
Lillie Powers Die In Bed Fire After Smoking
In Bramingham Alabama on December 27 Lillie Powers smoked cigarettes in bed. The bed clothes ignited causing fatal burns to Powers.
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Bramingham
Ala
Lillie Powers
Extreme cold grips central plains and west railroads
Bias the Ice Come reports record low temperatures from December with a thermometer showing 810 to 13 degrees below zero and severe cold delaying railroad traffic in Kansas and Iowa. In Arpwort I T the body of postmaster Robert Cutts found in a railroad culvert, suspected suicide. Skates Sharpened provides local service.
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Carcado
Kansas
Iowa
Arpwort
I. T
Robert Cutts
Miners Won Not Guilty in Cour de Alene Riot Case
Ratuprom Idaho December 27 A jury acquitted D W Leasure of murder and conspiracy in relation to the Cour de Alene riots last July finding no conspiracy and that the miners acted in defense.
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Ratuprom
Idaho
D. W. Leasure
Cour de Alene
Missing Ex-Senator Wife Makes Assignment
Mrs Kuehnert, wife of the missing ex-senator, filed an assignment on Tuesday with assets of 10 000 dollars and liabilities 90 000 dollars.
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DixnerynatTi, O
Blaine Gains Strength After Overnight Rest
Washington December 27 reports Mr Blaine passed a comfortable night and is gaining strength steadily. Arer's Barsaparilin braces up the system and purifies the blood. Invalids need it.
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Blaine
Washinaton
Arer
Childish Gorges Candy During Distribution of Cigars
A fragment describes someone gorging on candy while perched on a corridor landing observes the distribution of cigars, seemingly convinced he bore responsibility for the entire event.
Sullivan Accuses Corbett of Drugging After Defeat
New York December 27 The sensational charges by John L Sullivan against Corbett over their recent New Orleans defeat spark a fierce reply from Corbett who vows to confront Sullivan next October for 5000. He offers to fight soon if Sullivan is serious and asks him to retire if not.
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Corbett
New York
John L. Sullivan
New Orleans
Sullivan
Fanwood Ferry Crashes Into Bridge At Noon
New York dispatch reports the Fanwood ferry struck a bridge at noon on Monday, causing a panic. A passenger, the daughter of Mrs. Leamis, fell into the icy Hudson and was rescued along with her mother and two brothers after crew and passengers pulled them from the water. All four suffered cold but were saved.
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New York
Fanwood
Leamis
Hudson
Holiday Prices and Domestic News from the City
Holiday prices list turkeys at ten cents a pound and chickens at fourteen cents, cranberries scarce and higher, eggs at twenty seven cents a dozen, butter twenty five cents, oranges twenty cents, jeans twenty cents per dozen, bananas ten to twenty five cents per dozen, and holly wreaths selling for fifteen to twenty five cents each. A separate case notes a $500 lawsuit in Judge Bartholomew’s court, involving commission from a deal that made Jenney electric light plant owner of St Louis plant valued at $190,000. Branham seeks $9,500 commission saying he was not paid.
Miami school building destroyed by fire at 3 am
Waxnasa Inc reports a Miami school building burned at 3 o clock Tuesday morning. The fire origin is unknown but thought to be an overheated stove on the second floor. Immediate discovery allowed quick extinguishment but weak water pressure caused 18000 dollars in damage, partly insured.
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Waxnasa, Inc
Miami
Corner stone laid for Grasmont cathedral in New York
The corner stone of the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral was laid on Tuesday in Gothan's Grasmont New York. The church will be the finest edifice in the country and is projected to cost about 13 million dollars upon completion.
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Grasmont
New York
Dyeing and loaning. Smith's dye works
Smith's dye works located at 97 Ni Penasylvagia street offers dyeing services and loans related equipment or items as described in the brief OCR fragment.
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Smith's Dye Works
Penasylvagia St
Murder Atop Tenement: Varnum Family Slain In Worcester
Dec 27 in Worcester a grim double murder scene unfolds as Rev E W Phillips finds Henry Varnum, his wife dead and their daughter fatally wounded, a bloodied home with a door hanger as the weapon. Mrs Wright wounded, mother of Mrs Varnum, survives. Police inquiry begins amid mystery.
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Woncester
Masa
E. W. Phillips
Henry Varnum
Tuinter St
Ionday
Phillips
Varnum
Wright
IF. F. Hall
Mauna Loa Speaks Loose The Big Volcano Of Hawaii
New York reports Mauna Loa, Hawaii’s grand volcano, pouring lava over its southwestern flank. The article notes its 14,000 foot rise, long ascents, and lava flow that can reach far distances, amid Hawaiian reverence and fear of eruption.
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New York
Mauna Loa
Hawaii
Fire at Baker Lumber tannery injures one, another missing
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 27. The large tannery of the Wm. Baker lumber company on Sherman street caught fire Tuesday morning and burned to the ground. Firemen fought flames but the building was totally destroyed. One fireman was injured and another is missing, with belief the latter’s body lies in the ruins.
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Qine
Aunusther
Milwaukee
Wm. Baker Lumber Company
Sherman St
Duel for Ribot and Andrieur on Paris program
Paris dispatch reports a planned duel between Prime Minister Ribot and Andrieur within days. The Panama Canal scandal nears De Freycinet, the war minister, with his resignation threatened as fallout intensifies.
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Paris
Ribot
Andrieur
Panama Canal
de Freycinet
Fire sweeps six blazes. man dies in barn fire
In Chaco on a December morning the fire department responded to six fires. Patrick Bordener perished in a barn fire on State Street after being found asleep inside. The incident underscores a deadly morning for the town.
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Chaco
Patrick Bordener
State St
Washington Briefs on Cabinet, Crews and Cholera
Speaker Crisp did not visit New York as rumored. Secretary Foster may accept a presidency if he loses his job. President Harrison’s granddaughter Martena, sick with scarlet fever, shows improvement. Cleveland cabinet picks likely to include southern men. Dr Rosse says strict immigration laws won’t stop cholera. local sanitary rules suffice. Navy plans a January 15 trial of the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius at Port Royal, firing 84 projectiles to assess performance.
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Crisp
New York
Foster
Harrison
Martena Harrison
Cleveland
J. C. Rosse
Navy Department
Vesuvius
Port Royal
S.C
Doctor Pafkin Promises Goiter Care Guarantee
Dr. Pafkin, a cancer specialist, claims unique care for goiter and guarantees results after others fail, according to a brief local report. The notice mentions 92 SN and Inolrah with limited context.
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Pafkin
Naga
Inolrah
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