Cuban-Denial Fight Looms Over Senator Money Clash
Washington dispatch details Sen. Money of Mississippi demanding explanation from Consul-General Lee in Havana after a Cuban denial. notes Money’s vow to defend personal honor and a possible duel, linked to earlier friction with Gen. Lee over a Cuba policy statement. Also reports on Gomez letter criticizing Spain’s reinforcements and Weyler's tactics amid the Cuban war.
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Congressman Money
Mississippi
Lee
Ha Vana
Money
Cuba
Gen
Mr. Hall
Missouri
Mr. Money
Weyler Leaves Cuba Front for Matanzas and Gomez
Report from Havana recalls Captain-General Weyler advancing toward Matanzas and Villas while Maximo Gomez is said to be in position. The piece also notes Cuban forces claim strong defense, Spain’s prospects in Cuba fading, and US figures weighing nonintervention. Senator Sherman forecasts a peaceable solution and autonomy as Spain’s reform plan.
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New York
U. P
Jacksonville
Wia
Herald
Weyler
Havana
Matanzas
As Villas
Maximo Gomez
Sherman
Pittsburg
U.S
John Sherman
Ohio
Canton
Spain
Cuba
Indianapolis and Minneapolis Baseball Trade Talks
Wilmot and Watkins discussed a potential deal between the Minneapolis and Indianapolis clubs during Wilmot's city visit. Rumors say Anson of Chicago holds one Indiana target and a Chicago star is sought by Indianapolis. If all trades fail, no deal may occur.
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Anson
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Walter Wilmot
Tomlinson Hall
Watkins
Wilmot
Chicago
A Four-Cent Drunk Could Do Little Harm
Judge Cox questioned Luther Gillispie Shelby county constable about money to drink before leaving town after both he and prisoner Irvin Boring pleaded guilty to drunkenness. Gillispie arrested Boring at Hobbs Station for alleged relations with the officer’s daughter Rose Gillispie and was returning him to Fountaintown. they stopped in Indianapolis to drink.
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Boring
Gillispie
Hobbs Station
Rose Gillispie
Fountaintown
Indianapolis
Deputy U S marshal Bird killed in Breathitt county shootout
Deputy U S Marshal W A Bird was killed in Breathitt county after apprehending moonshiner Sam Neace. Neace and relatives Jacob Neace and Dan Farley overtook the marshal on the road to Jackson, demanded Neace's release, and opened fire. Bird shot Neace in the leg, the mare swam a river crossing, and Bird fell dead after the boatman-like escape. This marked the third attempt on the marshal’s life by the moonshiners.
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Louisville
U. P
Lexington
U.S
W. A. Bird
Breathitt County
Bird
Sam Neace
Jackson
Neace
Jacob Neace
Dan Farley
Snow Fort Battle of Havana Enlivened With Brick Attack
Young Americans reenact Cuban insurgent action as a snow fort near school No 3 is defended against a Spanish force. A pneumatic gun and a brick hurled by a Spanish captain topple the fort wall, injuring participants including A. Hays. Local officials, including Adjutant General Gere, shift roles amid early February reforms.
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Tlavana
Meriddanest
Tiesx
Wester
Wrank Viavs
Tien
Maceo
Chon
Suns
Hays
Senator Humphreys Draws Laughs and Long Legislative Career
Saturday session opens with 28 senators present and a lively mood as taxation and railroad bills are read a second time. Humphreys, Greene County veteran, recalls a perilous Civil War past and a near hanging, later spared by Lincoln through Morton’s intervention.
Men Walk Out Over Cuts at Indiana Bicycle Works
About forty workers left the Indiana Bicycle Works Saturday morning after rejecting a wage cut. A five member committee led by O Bingham and W Frohliger presented grievances to the superintendent who insisted wage reductions were necessary due to collection problems. The new scale allegedly caps earnings at two dollars per day but workers say average pay would be about one dollar twenty five and claim they cannot reach two dollars. The strike followed a prior notice of a further cut to twenty three and a quarter per hundred pieces.
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Senate
Andrew Humphreys
Greene County
Indiana
Congress
Finglish’s
William KE. English
Ar. English
Humphreys
Col. Bowles
Dr. Horsey
Dick’’ Dodd
Morton
Dodd
Indianapolis
Lincoln
Indiana, Bicycle Works
Steele
Ste
Ife
Forecast for Indianapolis Region and Weekend Weather
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity over the next 86 hours ending 8 pm January 47 calls for warmer and cloudy conditions with occasional rains. Saturday night remains cloudy with rain chances, Sunday also cloudy with possible showers, then colder weather Monday. Noon temperature Saturday was 87, 2 pm reading 32.
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Indianapolis
Noblesville Millin Co advert promotes Diadem flour
A vintage advertisement from Noblesville features the Noblesville Millin Co promoting Diadem patent flour described as pure clean wholesome bread and pastry ingredient. It mentions winter wheat and guarantees quality, sold by all grocers with various flour selling details.
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Noblesville
Millin Co
Professor Smart to Lecture on Steam Engine Advancement
Purdue professor will lecture on the advancement of the steam engine in the Indianapolis Industrial Training School auditorium next Wednesday evening. Free admission tickets available at the school. Also notes on local incorporations and several divorces granted on Saturday.
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Prof. Smart
Purdue University
Indianapolis
Madison Glass Company
Alexandria
New Castle Oil Company
Life Assurance Company of America
Rebecca Middleton
James
Mary Sheldon
Frank
Lavina Kennedy
Michael
Lottie Roses
George
Otto Moore
Kittie
Jennie Ulery
Joan
Emma McKay
William
Laura Holeman
Rent Question Faces City County Over Court House Yard
Friday discussions on trimming the court house yard continued with no final decision. The city pays 32 000 yearly for basement rent and heating costs. A six year lease at 6 000 annual rent could pave the way to yard reduction, with Willoughby’s Vincennes post office bid amid a crowded race.
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Court House
McGregor
Justices of the Peace to Seek Commissions Ruling Impacts Elections
The justices of the peace elected last fall move to obtain commissions from the governor. Attorney general Ketcham rules that all officers chosen in 1896 were not legally elected, so they will not be commissioned. The law required elections in 1894 and every four years afterward, a ruling that may affect many individuals.
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Justices of the Peace
Ketcham
Perssons
Amusements at the Grand Park and Empire Saturday Night
Fanny Rice closes at the Grand with a flower girl of Paris while sidewalks of New York and a bullfighters burlesque close at the Park and Empire Saturday night. The annual benefit for the Order of Hiks at English’s opera house on Feb 4 features well known citizens, with entertainment by Frank S Clark and others. Cake walk favorites Kirkhoff Colter Maj Healy and Tambo Harry Porter, with John McCarthy and Dr. J L Williams, headline a varied minstrel program and a volunteers chorus from local theaters. Invitations are sent to lodges statewide. ticket sales begin Feb 1 at 10 o clock. See the China Closets at Wry Lu Bideys.
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Hiks
English
Opera House
Frank S. Clark
Kirkhoff
Colter
Maj
Jas. M. Healy
Bert Feibleman
Val Farbach
Harry Porter
Tambo
John McCarthy
J. L. Williams
K. H. Hoenig
Clyde C. Ryan
Edward Platt
Sam Adams
Hi. Unsworth
Big Fight Looms Over Citizens Street Railway Bill
Indianapolis confrontation unfolds as Citizens Street Railway and City Street Railway clash with legislators. William Jay Turner, major Citizens stockholder, travels from Philadelphia to oppose Senator New’s bill. City lawyers for the municipal system also prepare their case as political maneuvering and promises shape the legislative scene.
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City Street Railway Company
Citizens’ Company
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