A Good Old Priest at Cathedral Jubilee
At St John's Cathedral a high mass marked Father Bassonies golden jubilee with Archbishop Elder and Bishop Chatard among the clergy. A sermon praised fifty years of priestly service, detailing hardships, temperance work, and the growth of Vincennes diocese, followed by a banquet and notices of visiting priests.
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St. John’s Cathedral
Father Bassonies
Hilder
Rays
Dno
Mackey
Benny Moeller
Francis Silas Chatard
Vincennes
A. Scheider
St. Mary’s
Indianapolis
D. O' Donaghue
St. Patrick’s
Mar. Windhorst
Chillicothe
Geo. Steigerwald
Greensburg
Father Bessonies
John Gueguen
Aafietant
F. B. Dowd
St. John’s
Orphan Asylum
Chatard
Archbishop Elder
Go's
Fislda
Ballandiere
Father Shaw
Father S Bessonies
Father Bas- Bonies
Ireland
Knights of
Father Matthew
Taggert
Union Depot
City
Reva
J. F. Vielhaus
Evansville
Avelina Szabo
Jeffersonville
Louis Gueguen
Madison
F. J. Rudolf
Connersville
St. Vincent's
Kankakee
P. Benedict
Oldenburg
Joseph Frowin
Terre Haute
A. A. Kaalea
Shelbyville
F. Farbeck
New Alsace
C. Conrad
Seymour
F. Luebbermann
Mt. Vernon
A. Riehle
Vigo Counts
A. Asler
Columbus
R. Fitz Patrick
Evaneville
Nx Geroult
Morris
Cardinal Gibbons
Archbishop Ireland
Father Besconies
Temperance
Sisters of Charity
Sisters of the Good Shepherd
Hitler
Cincinnati
Father Mackey
Moeller
New York and Chicago Reaction to Senate Vote
New York reports Tammany may ally to sway the U S senate against Chicago amid joy over Chicago’s world’s fair victory. Times mocks the defeat while other papers react with restrained humor and optimism, noting ongoing excitement in the city.
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New York
Chicago
Tammany
United States Senate
Insane German musician inherits fortune in PA asylum
Dafton Music Philadelphia reports Louis Goldterman, an insane German musician in the Pennsylvania asylum, has fallen heir to $40,000 after his sister's death. He believes he is a great musician and produces vast amounts of senseless music. Fire destroyed the Mortimas glove factory in Warren New Hampshire on Tuesday with losses around $40,000.
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Dafton Music
Philadelphia
Louis Goldterman
Pennsylvania
Warren
N. H
Mortimas
Temperance society anniversary noted with notable abstainers
The congressional temperance society marked its anniversary on Sunday February 23 with President Nelson Dingley Jr presiding. The group traces to February 26 1483 and counts Daniel Webster Lewis Cass Edward Everett and Horatio Seymour among early members. It notes many lawmakers are total abstainers including in the Senate Blair Colquitt Hawley McMillan Mitchell Teller Washburn Wilson Frye Dawes and in the House Allen Anderson Brewer Browne Burrows Cheadle Cutcheon Dingley Funston Grout T Bendersop Harlan Kerr Lynch McMillan Morse O Donnell Owen Pickler Rowell Price Sawyer Stewart Struble J D Taylor Wickham Weather.
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Washington
Congressional Temperance Society
Nelson Dingley, Jr
Daniel Webster
Lewis Cass
Edward Everett
Horatio Seymour
Henry Wilson
Senate
Blair
Colquitt
Hawley
McMillan
Mitchell
Teller
Washburn
Wilson
Frye
Dawes
House
Allen
Funny Man
Mississippi
Anderson
Brewer
Browne
Burrows
Cheadle
Cutcheon
Dingley
Funeton
Grout
Bendersop
Harlan
Kerr
Lynch
Morse
O’ Donnell
Owen
Pickler
Rowell
Price
Sawyer
Stewart
Struble
J. D. Taylor
Wickham
Surprises of Divorce and Park Stage Cast Changes
The article reviews the touring company’s Monday night showing of The Surprises of Divorce at the Grand, noting new cast members Burr McIntosh and Clarence Heritage in place of I H Ryley and changes across roles. It highlights musical interludes, Ada Bothner’s top numbers, and a mixed reception while predicting next week’s Park and Grand attractions.
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the Grand
Philadelphia
I. H. Ryley
Ryley
Atlanta
Burr McIntosh
Adolphous Doubledst
Tom Dangerous
McIntosh
Adele Waters
Ghoul Robs Graves Desperate Night at New Albany
Louisville dispatch details a graveyard raid by leading surgeons from Louisville over the river to New Albany. The doctors planned a theft of corpses for medical use, were confronted by officers, an assistant was shot dead, and Doctors Blackburn and Grant were captured amid a citywide uproar. The report also covers local trials, weather notes, and minor league baseball chatter with various named towns and figures.
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Louisville
New Albany
Jeffersonville
Blackburn
Grant
New Albuny
Rail wreck near Vincennes claims lives as flood rises
A Evansville & Terre Haute northbound train plunges through a weakened trestle into Snapps Creek at 4 10 am. Nine killed, engine and cars destroyed, several injured, crews missing, and a single sleeper intact amid rising floodwaters near Vincennes Indiana.
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Vincennes
Ind
Evansville & Terre Haute
Snapps Creek
Engioeger A. Lyons
Louis Bowhoin
Bagnnze
Cole
A. T. Pedge
Glasgow
D. Wissman
Danville
Ill
Cara
Mountain Water Drowns 123 Men at Hassayupa Dam
Special report from Feb 25 describes a massive flood from a lower Hassayupa river dam washing out the structure and drowning 123 men. The water reportedly swept through the valley last Saturday. all victims are white except three Chinese workers. Wickenburg is reported safe, with one local man missing near the dam site. The total fatality count from the upstream wrecking is not yet confirmed.
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Fhoentx
A. T
Hassayupa
Wickenburg
Lfe
Alderman Reilly joins council amid expulsions and trials
At Monday's meeting Alderman Reilly from district four attended in person as clerk Perrott noted the previous alderman’s death and omitted Clark's Home. Market-masters Igrigg and Wells were released and expelled respectively. Aldermen reluctantly expelled Wella as he had not been tried. An Illinoigst road ordinance was referred to Barrett law. Mrs Adkinson sues for alimony from William P Adkinson, citing desertion and cruelty. she is a suffragist and he a medical jurisprudence lecturer.
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Hoyt
Keye
the Park
Chas
Burke
J. B. Mackie
Grimesey
Eugene Canfield
Bill Smith
Sam Foss
Plug Muldoon
Ada Bothner
Teddy
Combination
Brush
Shaffer
Rapp
Minnie Whitaker
Reilly
District Four
Perrott
Clark
Igrigg
Wells
Alderman Brothers
Wella
Illinoigst
Wachington
Good Man Gone Wrong in Del City Robberies
Del Melton Feb 25 A 50 year old lifelong resident and church member John Barker was arrested for a string of robberies and has confessed to the crimes. Authorities describe him as a respected local figure who shocked the community.
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Cincinnnati
John Murphy
Mike Bolen
Steve Ackerwiski
Chris Corcoran
Melton
Del
John Barker
Divorces and property deals dominate county notices
Dr. Frank A. Morrison named county physician by the commissioners. Fire causes 150 damage at A. Glick’s store. C. L. Turner sold the Smithera homestead to Louisa A. Toney. County property holders to meet at Sixth-set engine house Friday 7:30. Judge Taylor grants Harrie Johnson a divorce from Jennie Johnson. Trials: J. W. Harper rape and Martin Van Buren incest denied. Albert Van Camp’s divorce suit dismissed. Incorporations listed for Madison real estate, O. P. Benjamin manufacturing, Vigo county loan and savings, Waterworks manufacturing.
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Frank A. Morrison
A. Glick
Taylor
Harrie H. Johnson
Jennie &. Duhasco
J. W. Harper
Martin van Buren
Irvie
Albert van Camp
Frances G. van Camp
Madison Real Estate Company
O. P. Benjamin Manufacturing Company
Lafayette
Vigo County Loan and Savings Asso
Waterworks Manufacturing Company
Huntington
Fiend with an ax kills wife and family in Canada
Monee, Feb 25. The quadruple murder near St Alban shows Rudolph Dubois fatally slaying his wife Mary Zephyr Dubois, her mother Olympie Thebault, and two children in a brutal attack. The crime shocked parishioners and sparked a large manhunt culminating in Dubois's capture two miles from the village.
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Monee
Canada
St. Alban
Ste. Anne de la Parada
Canadian Pacific
Quebec
White Chapel
Rudolph Dubois
Mary Zephyr Dubois
Olympie Thebault
Louise Thebault
Washington
Silcott
Dubois
Joseph
Georgia
Baba
St. Aiban
London town notes and city life items advance
London dispatch reports electricity and gas carriages cutting horse use by about a quarter in two years. Miss Gougd leads a charity push to shorten hours lift wages and provide boarding for barmaids. Carnival dress in Nice features black silk with jet snakes. In Scranton mail theft rises as packages vanish after night delivery. In Portsmouth two men drown during a wrestle on the Chancellor. In Flemingburg hoodlams injure a newlywed man. In AxRox a caloonist shot by a burglar escaping with cash.
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London
Nice
Blaine Jr. Alleged Kidnap Plots Alarm New York
James G. Blaine Jr is alleged to have attempted to abduct his infant child in New York. Mrs Blaine attended a Broadway benefit where the plan would have seen the child on stage with Mrs Kendal. The infant was moved to a country retreat for safety as Blaine Sr returned to Washington.
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Jimmie Blaine
New York
James G. Blaine, Jr
James G. Blaine
Broadway
Peole
Blaine
Washington
Chicago Wins World’s Fair Bid In Lower House Ballots
Washington dispatch notes Chicago leads on eighth ballot with 157 votes to New York 107 St Louis 25 and Washington 15 as the World’s Fair bid battle spins from old world to new west. Debates over open doors to nominations and charges against civil service commissioners color the scene amid lightning struck oaks and temperance praise for Father Besconies.
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Washington
Chicago
R. W
Chauncey Depew
Demosthenes
Letter Heads Reduced in Price at Krank A Spalths
Special paper letter heads have been discounted at Krank A spalth's Ponmat. Reduced pricing applies to on demand orders and bulk purchases, with customers urged to act quickly to secure savings before stock runs out.
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Krank A
Spalth’s
Mud Flood Shapes Pogue Run Dams Bridges in Danger
Turbulent streams around Indianaphillis flood the area as Pogue's Run State Ditch and Pleasant Run threaten banks. Bridges, including one at Willow Street, are undermined or wrecked. a local artist drew rough cuts of the damage for The Sun and The Follower. A councilman’s bridge project stands disputed over pay, with Treasurer Loftin pursuing reimbursement.
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Indianaphillis
State Ditch
Pleasant Run
Pennsylvania St
Willowst
Trusier
Cummings & Co
Loftin
Damaged Bridge Abutment Threatens Railway Amid Floods
In a heavy flood scene the Belt railroad bridge settled at least eighteen inches and tracks were unused. Street commissioner DeRuiter vowed to repair the abutment despite board orders. Garfield park waters flooded tow land into a lake as a charred poplar dammed the stream and backed water for miles.
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Lamb
DeRuiter
Board of Public Improvements
Garfield Park
Full House Fight Ends With Gun In Jay County Poker
In Dunkirk Indiana last Thursday James Thomas known as Racer and another sat to play poker. A quarrel over a hand led to Thomas drawing a revolver and beating Racer with a joker in the pot. Racer’s brother fled as Thomas fled town. Thomas was arrested Monday night and held on assault charges. Local insurance firms listed with John Wocher as the largest local representative.
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Dunkirk
Jay County
Indiana
James Thomas
Racer
Thomas
Joker
Kinney
Pope
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South Yard
Frank Biku
Tive
Vincennnes
Charm
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Me Strikern
London Town
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Frank Ross
Cook
Geo. Mason
Chancellor
Flemingsburg
Chearivan Station
Soldier
Carter County
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AxRox
Chas. Schondecker
Caloonist
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House of Lords
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Hite
Bhetcheda
John Wocher
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Franklin
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