Influenza Grips Indianapolis Amid Wide Range Of Symptoms
A late December notice from Indianapolis describes influenza sweeping the city with varied symptoms. Reports by doctors note bronchial and nasal trouble, fever, and occasional severe illness, while some doubt the outbreak beyond common colds. Notable cases include Dr Hearty and others at city institutions. several hotel workers and mail carriers fall ill as newspapers report the spread.
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Hendricks Club
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Philadelphia
John McLaughlin
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Probate attempt reveals will tampering by heirs
Corcspus, Dec 28. An attempt to probate Luther Donaldson's will, after his death last week, exposes claims that his son George, a major beneficiary, hid the document and guided his father's hand. The will's contents remain unknown, with reports that Thomas Donaldson of Philadelphia and James Donaldson of Indianapolis were cut off with little.
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George
Thomas Donaldson
Philadelphia
James Mr. Donidson
Indianapolis
Dwelling Loss Reported in Monday Morning Fire
A fire damaged a dwelling on Monday morning resulting in an estimated loss of 4,200 with insurance coverage noted. Authorities report the property belonged to rice Johnson and mention a five-family youth incident linked to the event.
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For the Holidays Tailoring Ad in Chicago Market Streets
An advertisement urges every man in the city to buy a new suit and overcoat for the holidays. It promotes the Chicago Tailoring Company at the corner of Delaware and Market streets offering a stylish selection and reasonable prices.
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Delaware and Marketsts
Calamitous Wichita Town Fire Claims Eleven All Aged 2 To 24
A frightful fire in Wichita Town, Faxcock, Mich. kills eleven living in a dwelling. Theo Gross and family returned home from a dance, a later cry from a room led Theo Jr and Nicholas to jump out windows as the house burned. Ages ranged 2 to 24 years. Suspected parental intoxication. Local forecast notes colder Monday with rising Tuesday.
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The Burglars On Stage Delve Into Safe Cracking
A Chicago Herald report reviews a stage burglary piece featuring Kid McCoy and a burglar group. It details realistic methods from drilling safes to blowing doors with powder and sealed crevices, plus stethoscope tumblers and bank watchman collusion. The piece, praising Duncan Alarkson’s The Paymaster and Kinglish’s New Year show, notes May Yohe’s rumored affair and Lipman from Indianapolis in The Burglar.
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Kinglish’s
Tragic murders and suicide shock Mount Vernon area
Friday night near Mount Vernon Wm. Mayer killed his daughter and granddaughter then his wife and killed himself. He first shot them and then chopped them with an axe. He told his young son he would not harm him. The report also notes various local incidents and items from crime to business, including prosecutions and property transactions, with names and places across the region.
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Mayer
Mount Vernon
Death Found Him Out From Waites With 620000
A tangled tale centers on Thomas Mitchell an alias used by a Welshman once assistant port collector in Swansea. He fled with $30,000 in 1875, reappeared in Cleveland and Portland, abandoning a wife and six children, and a missing girl. A trunk book bore Mitchell’s name revealing the elusive fraud after a death revealed his past.
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Swansea
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Cleveland, CO
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New York
Madjy Margrave tale and theater notes in a night report
The sketch covers JT and Povraat era actors with Povraat recalling Chester Forrest and Charlotte in a tense theater setting. It records rustic education anecdotes from A D Amos and Guthrie arithmetic notes, plus Geo Floyd reporting Wales theater booking habits and a clothing house tease.
Bad Bowes Divorce Case Prompts Bigamy Allegations
Monday afternoon Maggia Bowers filed for divorce from John Bowers alleging bigamy and alias use. She claims he married her four years ago, then falsely wed another Cincinnati girl in Louisville and served time in Kentucky state prison for bigamy. She seeks divorce and restoration of her maiden name Hawkine. Mrs. Bowers resides in West Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Moris Williams Shot in Family Dispute at Alvord Street
Robert Philpott faced a severe confrontation with his brother in law Morris Williams at Williams’s Alvord Street home before Christmas. Williams was wounded and later died in hospital. Philpott was arrested and faces possible murder charges as authorities believe Williams will not survive.
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Mecoer
Robert Philpott
Morris Wiliams
Kolorad
Alvord St
Philpott
Williams
Darth
Damages suit filed over alleged false representations
Charlotte Bates sues for 25000 against J Win Claypool alleging false representations. Paper custody issue noted after filing at court. Oregon dispatch reports a Portland notice. Twenty-four hour wire mentions a Corbett Campbell draw and a Brookline fire. Rail news covers Wabash chief Stevens arrival and Big Four mortgage ratification expanding lines to 1528 miles.
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Claypool
Cleveland Finds Young Walsworth in Pitching Circle
Berry Lions sign Rochester players while Kansas City withdraws its league offers. Cleveland uncovers young Walsworth as a pitching find in the city. Indianapolis secures Bassett. Whitaker faces league scrutiny amid talks of an association club and league turf wars.
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Best Young Man Likes to Smoke Good Cigars
A reader suggests gifting a Vox at Ryders, 77 A Massachusetts Avenue, to please the recipient and make a holiday present acceptable.
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Ryders
Hoosier City Politics Buzz Ahead of Election
In politics the Hoosier capital seethes with chatter on municipal and county races. Sam N. Gold holds the township trustee nomination. contest for assessorship looms. clerk nominations spark charges of graft amid denials about a county official trust. Judge Sullivan may preside as mayor. Democratic council caucus yields little, plans for a full city ticket remain uncertain pending list.
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Deserted husband reunites with wife and child at Christmas
In Bridgeport Connecticut, Sph- Scbn Linck deserted his wife five years ago, leading to divorce for desertion. His former wife later wed Herbert M. Smith. Upon Linck's Christmas visit, he learned of the marriage and met his daughter, sharing a restrained but emotional reunion before returning West.
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Jail for wearing his cousin’s shirt in Christmas prank
Joseph Dormer, a Wisconsin farmer, was jailed for 60 days after he wore a clean shirt from his uncle’s drawer on Christmas morning to woo his sweetheart. He admitted taking the shirt and money, exchanging the money for use of a bicycle, and sending the shirt to a laundry at his uncle’s expense.
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Fall of Thirteenth Street Academy Buries Workmen
Reading from Washington dispatches reports the collapse of the Academy of Music under construction at Thirteenth Street and Washington Avenue. Fifty workers were present when it fell, several are missing, and fire crews are searching the ruins. The cause is not yet known. Perry S. Heath of the Indianapolis Journal is said to succeed Gen. Tom Browne in Congress from the Richmond district.
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Indianapolia Journal
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Congress
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Marquis Wife of Democratic Candidate Dies in December
Spb Mra Marquis, wife of the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, is dead in December.
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Snubbed by Mrs Harrison in White House tale shocks society
Chicago dispatch recounts whispered accusations from Washington about Mrs Scott, ex-wife of Mrs Harrison's brother, and the heated reaction of Mrs Harrison. Mrs Scott sought an interior department post through Secretary Noble but was blocked by Mrs Harrison. The incident unfolds amid a crowded public parlor at the executive mansion with mixed rumors and tension among attendees.
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