Streets Run With Floods After Recent Rains In Indianapolis
Severe rains flooded Indianapolis streets and rivers with canals forming in lanes. Life preservers were prepared on street cars for rescue. many routes challenged by high water and washed-out tracks. Trains delayed but resumed on Chicago division routes as authorities monitored washouts.
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Illinois
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Maj Carter's Work and Early Career Reflections
Maj Carter chief of the U S secret service reviews last term's federal court indictments for counterfeiting, noting 20 by the grand jury with 12 closed and several cases unresolved. He recalls early work locating gold pieces in Tennessee and convicting twelve suspects, while highlighting the district's heavy activity.
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U. S. Secret Service
Underwood
Iva
New York
Louisville
Tennessee
Wet New Years Day Drenches Denison Celebrants
Rainwater flooded the city as nearly four inches fell, soaking crowds at Marshy temperance rooms and the Vajen block. Francis Murphy led about 1,000 disciples and 52 new signers, including a notable Dogberry row lawyer and a veteran physician. Bogum the tailor drew laughs as he returned to wit after sobriety. City figures including ex-Gov Gray, Tom Taggart, and Mayor Sullivan spoke at Gray club and Y M C A events while revelers enjoyed coffee and cake amid the damp celebration.
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Vajen
Francis Murphy
Dogberry Row
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Bogum
Blue
Gray Club
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Tom Taggart
Sullivan
Kiks
Albert
Roosevelt
A. S. Civil-Service
Harmon
S. Taylor
J. W. Campbell
Y. M. Hesse
Fannie Taylor
Luella Miller
Emma Spencer
Effie Albert
The Paymaster and The Stowaway at Park Theater
Review of a damp performance featuring The Paymaster and The Stowaway with tank effects and rain, noted for weak acting though occasional bright lines. Cast includes Duncan B. Harrison as paymaster, Capt Hammersleign, Moyna Sullivan played by Florente Germaine, Mrs Harding, and Neil O’Brien providing comedy. Audience urged managers to favor good plays over extravagant effects. Thursday night to see final performance as sale of tickets continues.
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Hammersleign
Washington gossip splits Morton Harrisons over first lady role
In Chicago news reports the social rift at the national capital centers on Mrs McKee being named first lady at the New Year reception, while Mrs Morton and the Mortons face social exclusion. The piece details tensions between Mrs Harrison and Mrs Morton, their circles, and cabinet wives amid Washington tea gossip.
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Walter Williame
Washington
Herald
National Capital
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Benjamin
Levi
Benny
Mortons
Mrs. Morton
Whitneys
Harrisons
Harrison
Godallaster
Clevelands
Whitneya
Mre. Harrison
Morton
Indianapolis
Executive
Clarkson
Holiday Appeal Promotes New Suits and Coats in City
For the holidays the city should have new suits and overcoats. The notice urges shoppers to seek the best fits and widest assortment at reasonable prices, inviting all to call on passing merchants for selection and value.
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Delaware
Aug Mathers
Treeter
Scheller
Pete Treeter
Bert Scheller
Scletler
Grover Cleveland Questioned as 1892 President Pick
Senator Vest returned from the east with an interview that has stirred politicians. He says Cleveland discussed a Democratic presidential candidacy for 1892 with a fair ballot and tariff reform as the rallying cry. Cleveland favored Gray of Indiana as a potential second on the ticket.
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Cleveland
Washieaton
George Vest
East
Grover Cleveland
Vast
Ax-Ioy
Gray
Indiana
Mayor Sullivan Faces Peace Trial and City Politics
In police court Mayor Sullivan reflects on his tenure and a peace disturbance case involving Mollie McIntyre, Kitty Maloney, and Emma Balls. The trial reveals a clash of witnesses as both sides offer counterparts, with further depositions planned in Clinton county. Also noted are side reports of Brighton Beach resort owner Sias Eagien’s liquor accusation and Harry New’s reelection as Indianapolis police commissioner.
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S. Californiast
Smith
Kirklin
Clinton Courty
Clinton County
Perrine
Sias Eagien
Brighton Beech Resort
Henry Harley
John TJ. Burne
Soraca F. Wooace
Grand Jury
Attempted murder and assault on Father Kelly puzzle officials
In Oxnips, N. ., unnamed assailant poisoned altar wine last October to kill Father Kelly. On a Wednesday night he was summoned to Kindoor and assaulted by an unknown man. He survived. investigators treat the case as a mystery with unclear motives.
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Oxnips
Father Kelly
Kindoor
City notes and incidents from a busy Wednesday night
Doc Alexander challenges Sim Cay over name use in a book while a gas and cigar mishap caused a border fire at Mississippi and Seventh. George Wise wins the mile skate at Virginia Ave rink in New Year’s action, and Louis Hinckley threatens Tom Blauvelt with a brick which Tom then uses. Hospital attendance averages 1,527 with per capita expense 56.22 and estate value at 1,625,147.55. A Rev J H Ford marries Kate A Corey, a former China missionary. Six aldermanic committees form with Laut chairing finance and Reinecke railroads and hospital. Barnard indicates a superintendent appointment and A G Wells as assistant manager for the Ohio & Mississippi. Yalegree concert at Plymouth Church is well received amid bad weather with 100 guests at a postconcert reception. Philoxenian lodge installs officers. $45,000 in benefits have been disbursed in 48 years with $45,000 still in the treasury.
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George Wise
Virginia Ave
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Louis Hinckley
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Laut
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Blackwell
Farrell
Barnard
Sun
A. G. Wells
Ohio & Mississippi
Atlantic & Pacific
Yalegree Club
Plymouth Church
Levi S. Ayres
Philoxenian Lodge
I. Q
J. Henry Lee
Noble Grand
Benjamin Franklin
J. 8. Watson
John W. McQuiddy
Wadonsday
Frescury
Inmates Clash With Illness at Indiana Reformatory
Sixty five inmates and most beds are occupied by girls in the Indiana reformatory for women and girls. Dr. Smith treats about 400 residents with Russian sneeze and chills. Several bedfast patients recover after days in illness, none deemed serious.
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Indiana
Warm December and curious science notes from 1817
The piece notes December's record warmth with excess of 13.4 degrees and a 1.7 average—unusually mild for 1817. It then relays a science anecdote about a gas jet unaffected by sound, and explains locomotive maintenance and “big jimmy” leverage used to free wheels. It also mentions Bishop Roberts’s neglected grave at DePauw and the donation that helped found the college, with Roberts Park Church named in his memory.
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Andy White
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Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
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DePauw University
de Pauw
Roberts Park
Emigration Debate Marks Charleston Address by a Negro Leader
Charleston audience hears Rev. I. S. See insist on emigration as the negro solution while amalgamation is rejected. He argues rights by force fail and warns that Anglo-Saxon enfranchisement was self serving. Raleigh reports 10,000 negroes leaving the state with more planning to move.
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Toldabero
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Congressand society notes mix in 19th century capital scene
Justice Brewer to the supreme bench and civil committees clash over glassware duties while Congress debates clerks. A grand New Year reception at the White House features Mrs McKee, Mrs Morton, and cabinet members, with looser attendance from Indianans and other dignitaries. Baseball talk spans league futures, contracts, and old figures, noting rivalries and salaries from 1880s precedents.
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Hfense
Randall
Supreme Court
Palmer
Lattex
Embessemt figures dominate year’s toll in 1889
New York Jan 2 Special The year 1889 saw a staggering total of eight million six hundred four thousand seven hundred fifty three dollars stolen from corporations private and government streams. Names of notable defectors include Joe Moore of Indianapolis and John E Sullivan among others across cities and banks. A monthly breakdown follows with January at over one million six thousand and December at grand totals, illustrating a nationwide embezzlement surge alongside a warning on influenza and public health.
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Servia
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Marion County
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Henry Deickmann
St. Louis Board of Trade
James M. Lane
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Charles W. Palmer
Assiata
Merchants’ National Bank
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