Striking Street Car War Persists Amid Quiet Friday
The labor dispute stalls with no new directives from Frenzel or the mayor as unions rally in support. City streets show the familiar scene of idle tracks and weary workers while relief efforts aid the needy and a curious crowd watches No. 47’s tense attempt to depart the Louisiana stables.
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Chief Colbert
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Weather and riots note brisk February events
Indiana forecast calls for clear skies and colder air with fair conditions through Saturday and Sunday. Local Indianapolis outlook shows 36 hours ending 8 pm Saturday with slightly colder, near stationary temperatures and fair weather. In Iowa a crowd after Bill Nye lecture denounces the lecture as not worth the money, while at New Orleans levee longshoremen clash with police, two killed and two wounded.
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Indianapolis
New Patent
New Orreans
Taunton Man Fatally Shot in Blackmail Incident
In Dighton on Thursday, Robert Brown was shot to death by Oscar Lockwood after reporting that Lockwood had attempted blackmail. The shooting occurred near Taunton, Massachusetts, on February 26.
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Spaniards Arrested Over Bombs Linked to Archists
Three Spaniards were arrested in Loxpon on February 26 charged with complicity with the Xeres archists. Bombs were found in their lodgings.
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Gladstone to Stay in Paris With Strong Health
The Grand Old Man at Paris February 26 will remain a few days longer before returning to England. His health is excellent and he plans to travel soon.
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Soldiers Meet Death in Silesia Railroad Collision
Berlin reports three soldiers killed and ten wounded in a railroad collision in Silesia on Friday. The incident occurred as trains collided, details pending official verification.
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Silesia
Oil Cloth Fire at Elizabeth Port
Bvrzaneri New Jersey Feb 26 Union oil cloth works Elizabeth port burned Friday.
Woman About Town and Lunch Club Highlights
Mrs Ferry the artist imports her own china and exclusive designs while the Noont Rest lunch crowd averages 67 women daily. The Woman’s Exchange moves to 66 N Delaware, offering cakes pies and bread for 25 cents. A luncheon club anecdote recalls a reader's foreign city talk ending with a joke about aged impressions.
Question of Charter Violation Spurs City Council Call
A special city council meeting was issued Friday morning by six Republican members to discuss alleged charter violations by Citizens' Street Railway. City attorney Bailey said the company forfeited its charter for failing to run a car every 24 hours during a strike period. A Democrat warned a quorum may be unlikely and threatened confrontation with the mayor and superintendent.
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Sullivan
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Colbert
Transcontinental Rail Union Talks Surface in Journal Report
The Journal of Finance, Boston, notes that Atchison management in New York and Boston discuss uniting with the Pennsylvania and Atchison lines. The plan envisions absorbing one or two Northwestern lines, creating a vast system under single control with capital stock around 225 million and funded securities about 302 million, totaling over 528 million.
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Monetary reform lecture at Propyleum Friday night
Dr Edward A Ross spoke on monetary reform at the Propyleum Friday night. The event drew local attendees and framed the topic within contemporary economic debates.
Missing girl Pearl Tangemon returns home after mysterious disappearance
Pearl Tangemon, 14, vanished from Kentucky Avenue after reportedly staying with companions and men at Brighton Beach. Constable Marer traced her movements with alleged lover Osten, a note from Pearl arrived claiming she would return, and her mother confirmed the girl is safe though ill. Harry Lawrence was named as a man who drugged her.
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Steamer Advance Detained at Quarantine After Rio Voyage
Reports from Yellow Jack New York dated February 26 say the steamer Advance arrived from Rio Janeiro and is detained at quarantine. Yellow fever is still raving at several Brazilian ports with several passenger and crew deaths during the voyage.
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President heads to Virginia Beach for coastal trip
Bound for the Beach Washaton February 26 The president departed Friday morning heading to Virginia Beach accompanied by Mrs Harrison Mrs Dimmick Secretary Salford and the two grandchildren for a seaside visit.
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Harrison
Dimmick
Salford
Famed Dacoit Boh Minlaung Captured at Kudaung
International items report Boh Minlaung, the renowned Dacoit leader, captured at Kudaung amid a string of brief foreign updates. Cincinnati notes Spiegler & Co. failed for 85000, while other blurbs cover political shifts in France, a deadly explosion in Portugal, and tense monarchist exchanges involving Britain and Ireland.
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India
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Riots in Berlin Ramp Up As Rioters Clash With Police
Bearrty February 26 authorities warn of a serious unrest among unemployed workers and socialists. Police guard streets as crowds swell with agitators and the emperor's castle readies for possible attack. Seven ringleaders are arrested and soldiers replace guards amid clashes and trampling by mounted units.
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Funeral with Cremation and Feast in Moet Will
The funeral of Frederick Moet, a wealthy German and radical free-thinker, was held in Burraro. His will required cremation and a post-cremation feast at a cafe. The band played and a double quartet sang as the body burned, with no minister present and expenses funded by Moet’s bequest.
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Moet
Features Of Sporting Life And Sports Rumors
Pools are selling in Needham's favor. The bill to prevent bookmaking in Virginia has been signed by the governor. Thursday 56 brood mares were sold at auction on the Palo Alto farm for 16260 dollars. Pete Jackson sailed for England. Fred Pfeffer is confined to bed by an injured knee from an indoor game. Hugh Duffy is the only Boston player yet unsigned and is coaching Brown University. Slossen challenged the Schafer Ives winner for the cup and 500 dollars. Dougherty says he will not back Slavin while with Mitchell. Pitchers oppose reducing balls from four to three. John Day to fight the Richardson case. New York has 1266 entries in its dog show, fewer than last year.
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Broad Ripple Transit Fight Sparks City Rail War
Citizens' street railway secretly laid tracks on Central Ave toward Fall Creek. Broad Ripple rapid transit leaders vow action to challenge the move. Court action and franchise talks unfold as both firms press for favorable terms and timed operations through the city.
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Sullivan Quits Drinking To Focus On Boxing Comeback
Chicago February reports that John L Sullivan, amid claims by partner Duncan B Harrison, has finally given up alcohol after repeated relapses. He has stayed sober for three months, appears healthier, and remains in training. Harrison says Sullivan intends to fight anyone daring enough after the season ends.
Arguing for Lillie Johnson in Ward murder case
In Menellis Tenn Feb 26 Col George Gantt and M R Patterson urged bail for Lillie Johnson. They argued the only link to the Ward killing is proximity to Alice Mitchell. Johnson stayed in the bogey and could not see the crime. Attorney general Peters pledged strong evidence of guilt at trial.
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Criminal Court
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M. R. Patterson
Freda Ward
Ward
Alice Mitchell
Alice
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National politics field looms with Gary Russell in Chicago
Gary Russell of Massachusetts may enter Chicago politics as a strong presidential candidate. Cleveland supporters vow to combat Tammany to the bitter end. Omaha, Nebraska, will host the nominating convention of the reform party on July 4.
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Grogglats Sell Piece-Cents Bottled Liquor
Grogglats sell one piece cents a bottle as a short note on a local shop price.
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