Gossip and Strategy Mark Hills Reconciliation in 1891 NY
In New York on February 2 1891 Gov Hill and ex President Cleveland fuel talk of reconciliation and Hill stepping aside. Albany editor Geo B Southwick says Hill plays a deep game while Cleveland could be nominated without New York. Local notes include weather forecasts and a hospital incubator baby update and an odd wedding postponement tale from Colon Michigan.
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New Yorks
Hill
Cleveland
New York
Empire State
Geo. B. Southwick
The
Albany Journal
Albany
Press Club Opens New Rooms in Bank of Commerce Building
A house warming for the Press Club celebrated its new quarters in the Bank of commerce building on a Saturday evening. The gala event featured attractive room fittings, donated artwork including a Dan Pavia portrait, and welcomes from President Fortune and guests such as Niblack and Nolan.
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Press Club
Bank of Commerce
Steele
Dan Pavia
Fortune
Niblack
Nolan
House of Representatives
Memu
Jones
Journal
City life notes and police blurbs from an era
Thos Stokes aged 14 missing after Tuesday shift. Requisition on governor from Arkansas for Ben Linch, wanted for first degree murder. Various local crimes include purse snatching on West Washington, footpad robberies near Central Avenue, and a man’s body sent for burial after suicide. Other items cover street paving debates, watch thefts, and a large roll of births and deaths with marriages listed.
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Thos. Stokes
Bealy-st
C. G. Conn Electric Manufacturing Company
Capital
Elihart
LaPorte Carriage Company
McConnell & Parrish Furniture
Shelbyville
Arkansas
Ben Linch
Pike County
United States Desk and Cabinet
Maryland St
Buzz
John Bowlby
S. E. Grost
Indianapolis
East and
Wabash Sts
Logan McAfee
Columbus
Emma
Pierce Home
Mississippi-st
McCabe
Seventh St
Parkave
Morrow
Deaf and Dumb Institute
Davidson
A. Gymnaseum
Myers
Brutus
Daniel
Nora Suchrus
Geo
Mary Au3den
Chas
Emma Mason
Martin and
Pauline Buchsenmean
Dearis
Sharp
Karweik
Dorothy Maesman
Buchanan-st
Ludwig Brandenburger
Linden-st
Amsden
Robert Morris
Fourth-st
Mississippi St
Cassie D. Marten
Lizzie A. Cruse
Aaron C. Smith
Jane Plummer
Rebecca Jones
Alice York
Timothy Warren
Barbara Serath
Elizabeth Farley
Wr. D.pierce
Mary E. Beaver
Harry Amer
Alice Southard
Ernest J. Sickel
Emma Jenkins
Gran’g. Lee
Minnie “L. Roberts
Shanks and the Brewery Bill Shape Indiana Senate
Report from the Indiana Senate detailing a light morning session with parsons prayers and clerks. Senator Shanks struggles to find a beer order amid a German exchange. Discussions include Hays reporportionment bill, Loveland limits on legislators, and a charity correspondence restriction for insane patients. The house begins passing bills under suspension.
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Senate
Stuart
Shanks
Dot Peer
Hays
Marion
Hamilton
Lewis
Scnater Hagen
Indianapolis
Loveland
Marion County
Sheihby
State Charities
House
KILLING His Wife Trial Opens in St Louis
Charles S. Vail stands trial for murder in St Louis over a wife killing at Old Orchard last summer. Vail, a billiards housekeeper, married a young woman, insured her heavily, and took out a fresh policy before visiting Old Orchard. A revolver discharged while helping her into a carriage, killing her, as top local lawyers clash in a high profile case with mass attendance.
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Charles F. Vail
St. Louis
Maxwell
Criminal Court
Chas. S. Vail
Old Orchard
Vail
Finicky actor Mansfield approves rapid art work in urban paper
Amusements note how Richard Mansfield, famed for exacting standards, praised Otto Hasselman's quick paper sketch after 27 engravers worked 12 hours. A promenade concert at Tomlinson hall drew 1,500 with Standard orchestra led by Reissenherz, Ida Syncente singing, and A Becker on violin. The Bey of Tunis has created an officer title.
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Richard Mansfield
Otto Hasselman
Mansfield
Hasselman
Be Cynic
Dianapolis
Tomlinson Hall
Mr. Reissenherz
Ida ‘Syncente
A. Becker
Orid Musin
Bey of
Tunis
Tragic Self Inflicted Shooting Shocks Meridian Street
William Mitchell aged 14 visited Miss Jennie Myron at 150 Nordyke Avenue West Indianapolis Sunday evening and again early Monday. After knocking and being admitted he shot himself in the left breast, dying soon after. a note asked his father and mother not to weep and claimed weariness of life. Miss Myron denies a quarrel or love affair motive. He had changed clothes, retrieved a revolver, and was taken home by ambulance in a precarious condition.
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Wiliam Mitchell
William Mitchell
Jennie Myton
Nordykeave
Indianapolis
Michell
Meridian St
Hregele
Jennie Myron
W. Tudianapelis
Gles
Meridian-st
Miss Myron
Mitchell
Willie
Peiffer for President The Alliance Momentum Grows
Topeka Kansas February 2 The alliance men are elated by Peffer winning the senate and consider him a presidential candidate. The party’s record of one senator and five House members in its first year is billed as the best for a new party and Kansas leads the movement. A plan to unite western free silver Republicans to press for a western Windom successor is set to be proposed in the legislature.
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Alliance
Topeka
Peffer
Senate
Kansas
Free Silver Republicans
West
Windom
Funeral services for Secretary Windom held in Washington
The late Secretary Windom lay in state at the family mansion at noon with President Harrison and cabinet members in attendance. Public services followed at the Covenant Church, with Rev Hamlin delivering the sermon. Interment occurred at Rock Creek Cemetery.
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Windom
Harrison
Church of the Covenant
Mr. Hamlin
Rock Creek Cemetery
Two Bon Ton Teens Run Away to Join Opera Company
In Cincinnatti Miss Tda Delaney, a public school teacher, and Miss Tily Bird, daughter of an iron merchant, vanished Sunday night and are believed to have gone to join an opera company in Cincinnati. The sensational disappearance is the hour’s talk.
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Bon Ton
Trontos
Sps
Tda Delaney
Tily Bird
Cincinnati
Brisk Battle The Government Troop Defeat Chilean Rebels
Feb 4 Lospbon reports a major clash in Chili where government troops defeated insurgents with heavy losses. Reinforcements and field reports indicate strategic gains for government forces amid ongoing unrest.
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Lospbon
Chili
Beauty in Dress Goods at New York Store Opening
The New York store opened Monday on the second floor with chalices ginghams and lightweight henriettas in an artistic display. Buyer D R Tatman praised selections while Harrington draped the fabrics to maximize garment impact. The exhibit features 125 chalice pieces, many flower designs on dark grounds and delicate grounds with tiny polka dots. Colors include camel ia rose de Noel arbouse velasquez mugnet etudard nacre cythere. Over 75 henrietta pieces and 65 ginghams plus Manchester Arnolds prints, plaid gingham, Scotch broken plaids, wool crepes bengalines and silks to follow.
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New York
D. R. Tatman
Harrington
Ateast
Eteudard
Nacre
Manchester
Arnolds
City Street Car Charter Fight Heads to Council
Judges Howe Howland and Niblack will deliver their opinion on the street car charter matter to the council Monday. The ruling holds the Citizens' street railway charter runs to 1901 but lets the legislature force the company to share street improvement costs, a lever to secure timely payments and possible reforms. Councilman Woollen touts the point as a win and aims to press legislators to require cost sharing, while Gauss complains of lighting delays and contemplates contract changes with Brush and other suppliers. Minnie Mabbitt trial scheduled for Feb 24 with defense handling still unsettled as Kealing resists collaboration with Pollard. A county board vote backs Kealing’s ability despite Pollard’s criticism. A Southbound trip note reports wealth tied to railroad investments, including Brice Thomas system and Jay Gould interests.
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Howe, Howland and Niblack
Bailey
Citizens’ Street Railway Company
Woollen
Marion County
Supreme Court of Indiana
Brush
Wealing
Minnie Mabbitt
R. Pollard
Delphi
Cox
Kern & Bailey
Kealing
Pollard
Farrell
John Kealing
John Kern
Kern &. Bailey
Kealing and
Kern
Fire Hits Coxville. Four Stores Destroyed in Brazil Area
A serious blaze swept through Coxville, a coal town on the C and S. C. line ten miles north of Brazil, Saturday night. Four stores and a dwelling were destroyed. Loss set at about 15000 dollars. cause unknown.
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Brazil
Ind
Coxville
S. C
Borse Training Contest At Tomlinson Hall This Week
The Borse Training Contest at Tomlinson Hall this week offers amusement for sporting people with a sawdust covered floor laid out for the events.
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Tomlinson Hall
Dr Hunter and the Indians reform talk at ministers meeting
Indianapolis ministers association gathered at the Y M C A to discuss alleged obscene theater posters and Sunday plays. Rev R V Hunter urged humane Indian policy, criticizing government land seizures and urging better agents, farming aid, and religious equality while condemning exploitation and alcohol. He cited education progress and urged reforms to civilize and protect Indians.
Tragedy Near Horton As Mother Sets Fire After Killing Children
In Horton Kansas a distressed mother, Mrs Henry Waysong, attempted to kill her three children after fearing starvation. The eldest son, 12, escaped with a throat wound and alerted a neighbor who found the home burning. The other two children and the mother died. The surviving boy will live.
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Horton
Kas
Here
Henry Waysong
Mark This Prediction About Indianapolis in Western League
The newspapers push for Indianapolis to join the Western baseball league while the eld directors stay silent. They refuse to assist, believing the plan will fail, and foresee only amateur games in the coming summer with no professional play in 1891.
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Indianapolis
Ice houses fire hits Pine Lake firm in LaPorte
Fire destroyed ice houses of John Hill & Co on Pine Lake in LaPorte Sunday night. Insurance shortfall estimated at 3,600 dollars. Y T Malott of Indianapolis is a heavy stockholder in the company.
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Matlott
LaPorte
Ind
John Hill & Co
Pine’ Lake
T. Malott
Indianapolis
Features of Sporting Life Highlights and Headlines
John T Brush aims to clear up the Cincinnati muddle while John Ward remains unfound and rumored in Brooklyn. Baltimore selects uniforms for a pending fray as a wave of skaters enters the New York championship. Indianapolis may join the Western league per The Sporting Times. Conners seeks any challenger in catch-as-catch-can wrestling. Indianapolis’ Horace Wood buys Starbino for 2500. Suna Kilrain and Godfrey sign for a 4000 bout in San Francisco in March. FB Sears buys Sir Bedivere, famed St Bernard, for 12500. A recent Madison, Indiana prize fight ended in 27 rounds with Tansy defeating Warley. Indiana race-entry fraud bill nearly dies in the legislature, hopes for passage remain. John Bell arrives from Cleveland and plans fast roller races against Wise across multiple nights next week.
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John T. Brush
Cincinnati
John Ward
Brooklyn
Baltimore
New York
Sporting Times
Indianapolis
Tom Conners
Horace Wood
N. Y
Madison
Joseph Tansy
Memphis
John Warley
Mt. Pleasant
Ing Tansy
Indiana
John d. Bell
Cleveland
Wise
Boom for Col John C New as Windom's successor
Washington February 2 Friends of John C New press a campaign for him as the Windom vacancy. In London he has spoken with President Harrison and Windom on finances and his fitness is clear. Indiana already in cabinet unlikely to deter a Harrison choice. A mint director suggested using Harrison profile on new coins, which the president favors.
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Harrison
Washindon
John C. New
Windom
London
Indiana
Treasury
Mint
Fire at Kopia Hospital kills fourteen patients
Od essa February two a large hospital at Kopia burned Monday morning trapping fourteen patients who died. In Chicago a separate riot at a building on Pacific avenue involved fifty families from Greece Arabia Italy and Africa. police needed to quell violence with several inmates injured and a strong guard kept all night.
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jSpi
Kkopia
Micago
Harrison St
Pacific Ave
Greece
Arabia
Italy
Africa
Seventh Presbyterian Sermon On Adultery Subterfuge Exposed
In a Sunday evening sermon to men and boys, Dr. Hunter warned against adultery. He categorized offenders as shameless lusts indulgers, refined hypocrites, and clandestine lovers. He urged that earthly excuses vanish before God's eternal tribunal and all deeds be revealed.
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Seventh Presbyterian Church
Dr. Hunter
Earth
Coleman Murder Verdict Delivers Life Sentence
The Coleman murder case went to the jury on late Saturday afternoon after closing arguments by Prosecutor Holtzman. The judge read the verdict at 8:30, sentencing the defendant to life in prison as he remained unmoved and composed throughout the proceedings. Also, bids for the Fair Grounds will be received Tuesday as the state board of agriculture considers buyers including a Kansas City Chicago syndicate and various real estate bidders who have surveyed the site for possible development.
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Coleman
Holtzman
State Board of Agriculture
Kansas City
Chicago
What Chauncey Said
Chauncey Depew after meeting the president in Washington Sunday told reporters Bliss would be an ideal secretary of the treasury upon his return Monday.
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Chauncey
New York
Chauncey Depew
Washington
Cornelius Bliss
Treasury
WIRE WHISPERS A Mix of Crimes Politics and Deaths
A jumble of brief items notes a likely crippling injury to Lieut Sechwatka while a preacher collapses dead in Minneapolis. A New Jersey debutante dies from morphine, a drug error named. Aldrich pledges no more cloture action, while anger flares at Wolcott and Teller. A Kansas mother fatally harms children amid hunger fears. World’s fair needs five million more, Chicago planners discuss funding. A New York dinner both Cleveland and Gov. Hill exchange smiles. A Walker County mob shoots striking workers. troops are sent. Brown’s Dental advert ends the column with free exams for children.
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Sechwatka
Neville D. Fanning
Minneapolis
Helen Potts
Asbury Park
N. J
Aldrich
Wolcott
Teller
Henry Wysong
Hortor
Kan
Chicago
Senator Brown
Manhattan Club
New York
Cleveland
Hdl
Walker County
Ala
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