Funeral tensions as Orleans attends Queen's funeral plans unfold
At Cowes crowds fill the harbor as warships gather for the queen's funeral events. King Edward resents the Duke of Orleans for a Paris cartoon gesture while the duke visits England uninvited amid royal unease. The Duke of Cornwall and York’s illness stirs concern though officially no pneumonia is reported. he suffers German measles and sleeplessness.
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Solent
Osborne
Grenadier Guards
Duke of Orleans
Orleans
England
Paris
Edward
Duke of Cornwall
York
Great Funeral Draws Massive London Crowds and Prep
London gossip on the Queen's funeral describes a pageant likely the nation's grandest ceremony. Jubilee prices rise for seats and standing room while hotels fill with foreign dignitaries. Lord Roberts oversees preparations as 32,000 troops guard the procession route.
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London
England
Lord Roberts
Floral tributes arrive at Osborne house from many
Jan 31 report notes abundant tributes at Osborne house from foreign rulers embassies relatives and individuals across the kingdom. violets lilies and orchids form the main offerings including a harp made of shamrocks and violets with broken strings sent by four poor irish wives and a bouquet from the American society in London.
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Cowles
Osborne House
London
Wreaths for Queen's Funeral From U S Officials
London January 21 President McKinley Ambassador Choate and Mrs Garfield will send official tributes to Windsor for the queen's funeral. McKinley's wreath eight feet diameter features white lilacs roses and lilies of the valley with orchids. Choate's cross seven feet high blends camelias lilacs tulips and lilies of the valley. Garfield's wreath uses Jersey lilies with Neapolitan violets. Robert Green, the London florist, says McKinley's wreath is the finest he has seen.
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London
McKinley
Choate
James A. Garfield
Windsor
United States
January Insanity Prisoners Listed in Police Court Records
January police court records name eight insanity prisoners including Priscilla Tompkins a religious enthusiast Roxy Jones also known as Mabel Clay who attempted suicide Ed Cline the victim of an empty wheel accident six years ago William B Clayburn a cigarette smoker who tried to kill his mother with a fork Webb Thayer Fred G Russ Geo Marcy and Henry Heede Several individuals attempted the insanity dodge but officers dismissed the cases.
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Priscilla Tompkins
Roxy Jones
Mabel Clay
Ed Cline
William B. Clayburn
Webb Thayer
Fred G. Russ
Geo. Marcy
Henry Heede
Boys Prepare Kinder Symphony at Shortridge High
The Boys' special school presents a public rehearsal of a German production titled Kinder symphonie at 4 15 Thursday in Shortridge high school. The piano is joined by toy instruments including cymbals drums triangles bells quail pipe and more. Pupils have worked on the piece for two months. Admission is five cents.
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Shortridge High School
Ingalls Promoted to Cleveland and Indianapolis Division Chief
A. S. Ingalls has been promoted to superintendent of the Cleveland and Indianapolis division of the Big Four. He is the son of the railroad's president and began railroading as a clerk, advancing through hard work.
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Cleveland, O
A. S. Ingalls
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Big Four
Mrs Mary Green Stages Saloon Incident in Cambridge
Mrs Mary Green smashed a Cambridge street saloon on Wednesday and hit the bartender with a plate. She was arrested in Boston and sent to the House of Correction.
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Mass
Mary Green
Cambridge-st
Mary
House of Correction
Dustless oats and up-to-date goods advertised in old plan
An old newspaper snippet advertises Wulschner's and Janes Dustless Oats with lines about Wise People choosing the best stock. It mentions iron, mattresses, spring goods, and Maher-Prey with a Massachusetts reference, all in a fragmented ad layout.
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Maher- Prey
Masachusetts
Missing Bill From Barrow's Desk Sparks Senate Scrutiny
A missing bill from Hendricks County legislator Barlow's desk unsettled the Indiana senate. Debates covered salary hikes for governor and judges, proposals on city courts and jail terms, and bills on taxation, epidemics villages, and prison aid. президент Gilbert appointed two Democrats to probe a women’s prison amid partisan votes.
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Hendricks
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Agnew
Binkiey
Goodwine
Carr
Purcell
Judiciary Committee
Wampler
Landis Seeks Utah College Funding Clash in House
In Washington on January 21, Indiana's Landis offered an amendment to an agricultural appropriation bill requiring the secretary of agriculture be satisfied no Utah college trustee or teacher practiced polygamy before funds could be released. King opposed. amendment failed when later stricken. The debate included a retaliatory measure against colleges with lynching links.
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Indiana
College of Utah
Secretary of Agriculture
King
Congressman Roberts
Utah College
House
Agricultural College of
Ritter Condemns Mrs Carrie Nation Here
Captain Eli F. Ritter Indiana temperance leader condemns Mrs Carrie Nation calling her actions lawless while praising the idea behind her crusade. Reverend W C Helt, state superintendent, sees possible positive outcomes though not endorsing methods. Ritter predicts a test case on prosecuting her destructiveness and notes legal limits on stopping a "lawless" business.
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Eli F. Ritter
Indiana
Carrie Nation
Kansas
W. C. Helt
The
League
Perry and Claypool Lobby For Morgan
The article notes Perry and Claypool lobbying for Morgan as Chairman Sahm opens an argument on the bill in the House. A tense session unfolds with lawmakers debating key provisions and potential outcomes. The piece highlights the roles of Perry and Claypool and the procedural context of the floor debate.
Reformatory Debt Sparks Bills on City Improvements
In Jeffersonville a state reformatory faces a reported 20000 debt as Representative James accuses Warden Hert of monthly allowances and unpaid bills. He proposes a bill barring early payments to heads of state institutions until audits confirm no debts. The house amends a public improvements bill to let property owners appeal to the council and courts within 60 days, potentially delaying projects for two years.
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Board of Works
Morgan
Sahm
D. M. Parry
Jefferson Claypool
Claypool
James
Joint Commission
Reformatory
Jeffersonville
Hert
Hart
Escape Attempt Tells Of Frank Vanslyke’s Jail Break
A coat sleeve in Officer McCarty’s hands hints at Frank Vanslyke’s escape during transport for burglary and grand larceny. The suspect broke away on Maryland Street after three prior attempt attempts and a jump from a second story window. He was turned over to jail by Sergeant Schwab and Edward Martin, while Officer Hite lagged behind with another prisoner.
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McCarty
Frank Vanslyke
Vanslyke
New House Bill Allows Hiring by Resolution
The house passed the bill as amended by the senate enabling each house to hire employees by resolution. The debate on extras returns to the prior clash echoed from the start of the legislature, with Speaker Artman previously opposing resolutions for extras.
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House
Senate
Burkhart bill targets paper trusts in Indianapolis scene
Burkhart introduces an anti-trust measure aiming to stop news associations from refusing sales to papers in a town. The proposal echoes a prior effort to permit another Democratic paper in Indianapolis and to secure Associated Press dispatches. Burkhart insists motive is not to aid a rival paper.
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Burkhart
Indianapolis
Associated Press
Burknart
Fire destroys Bostock Zoo in Cyclorama building
A sulphurated wire fire in Baltimore’s Cyclorama building gutted Frank C. Bostock’s Zoo after a Wednesday night performance. Seventy five or more animals perished including Madame Morelli’s trained leopards. Estimated loss is $400,000 with the structure worth about $15,000. only elephants, a camel, two donkeys and three hounds survived.
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Bostock
Madame Morelli
Kissed Lioness Goodbye at Baltimore Zoo Fire
At the Bostock Zoo fire in Baltimore on January 31 keepers tried to herd lions into exchange cages but were overpowered by the flames and beasts. Madame Gertrude Pianka embraced her lioness Spitfire and kissed her goodbye before being pulled away. ----------------------------------------------------------------- The fire destroyed many animals and exhibits while Bostock’s show network axes to replace the losses.
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Bostock “Zoo
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Bostock
Pianaka
Spitfire
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Baltimore Zoo
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Lillian Russell
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Carnegie urges marrying an older woman in play on games
New York Jan 31 Andrew Carnegie urged Rockefellers’ bible class to favor amusements for youth noting games of chance can relax and stimulate the mind. He praised golf over violent sports and said the greatest friend for a young man is a much older woman, claiming many young men seek a model partner.
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New York
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Fifth-ave. Baptist Church
Carnegie
Man Believed Linked to Cudahy Robbery in Joplin
In Joplin Missouri on January 31 two men serving vagrant sentences were suspected of involvement in the Cudahy robbery. A large gold haul, reported at about 14000 dollars, prompted attention after three men were arrested. one released, Johnson and McNeu remain jailed. Johnson reportedly resembles Pat Crowe.
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Ats
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Pat Crowe
Man marries daughter after orphanage ruse in Kentucky
In Princeton Kentucky Lee Wilkerson a widower married his own daughter after two months of courtship with Fannie Lloyd a milliner. She revealed she was not Lloyd and had been raised in an orphan asylum in Missouri. Wilkerson learned she was his daughter.
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Lee Wilkerson
Hear
Fannie Lloyd
Lloyd
Missouri
Wilkerson
February hearings broaden view of transportation costs
The industrial commission outlines a February program with witnesses from educational and commercial centers in the south and west. Hearings will cover transportation facility issues affecting small producers, highlighting repairs and construction costs from listed homeowners and firms. George Stocker, H Falkert, and H J Milligan are named in the record.
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The
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The World's Oldest ManMichigander
After six months of searching the Hundred-year club reports Isaiah Rodofsty of Moscow aged 136 as the world’s oldest man. The oldest woman is Nancy Hollifield aged 117 of Battle Creek Michigan. Rodofsty’s father died at 120. he remains healthy with good sight and poor hearing. He has never used tobacco and drinks liquor.
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Committee On Vital Statistics
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Moscow
Russia
Nancy Hollifield
Battle Reek
Mich
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Jernossky
Lawyer files habeas corpus over child custody dispute
Lawyer Ira M Holmes filed habeas corpus against Daniel Aiken for the possession of his granddaughter Lenora Sedig, a child from a former marriage. Sedig’s parents oppose surrender after her remarriage and divorce. William Johnson, en route to work, fell at a Kentucky avenue store. doctors report temporary paralysis on his left side.
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Daniel Aiken
Aiken
Lenora Sedig
William Johnson
W. W. Wahbash Sr
Indianapolis
Kentucky Ave
Dayton City Council Approves 40000 Temporary Loan
Dayton Ohio January 31 The city council met briefly to authorize a temporary loan of 10600 for January bills becoming a 40000 loan the next day at a low rate. The last loan paid 3 percent with a premium. The Rolla Heikes mid winter shoot resumed in zero weather with Neal of Bloomington leading before fading.
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Bloomington
Néal
Bloom
Church Burns in Princeton Fire
Princeton Indiana church fire destroys missionary Baptist church Thursday morning. Property loss estimated at around $5,000 with initial reports noting the building and contents damaged in the blaze amid efforts by local volunteers to contain the flames.
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Ind
Missionary Baptist Church
Nelson Gets Salary Bill Heads to State House
A bill in the state legislature would grant ex county surveyor Nelson a salary of 2800 dollars plus 3000 for deputies and expenses and require the county to provide an office and tools. The measure targets Nelson specifically and applies only to counties of 150000 population. It follows a dispute with county commissioners over work and payments. Meanwhile other measures include a temperance bill forbidding liquor licenses when a ward remonstrates and suspending licenses for two years. Additional bills address insane convicts and railroad signal bells.
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Coyner
Scott
Temperance
Burkhart
Culley
Prosecuting Attorneys Lobby For Higher Fees Bill
Several prosecuting attorneys including John Ruckelshaus lobby for a bill that would raise fees by three dollars per penal case with a conviction. It is understood even house lawyers, where the bill was introduced, oppose the measure.
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Eaich
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Capt W E English Holds Seat In House Floor Session
Capt W E English occupied a chair on the floor of the house for a time on Thursday morning. He said he was not interested in any particular legislation but added that once a member of a law-making body he can't stay away.
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W. E. English
Graveyard bill gains unlikely coalition in Wayne county
Mr. Davis an undertaker and Mr. Airhart preacher joined in support of a public cemeteries bill. A representative joked that if Dr Passage joined, the bill would surely fail. With an undertaker a doctor and a preacher in favor the graveyard bill appeared strong as it passed to engrossment.
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Wayne County
Airhart
United Forces
Gas inspector Leach seeks bill to seal abandoned wells
State gas inspector Leach and allies prepare a bill for the state assembly to require all abandoned wells be properly plugged. The measure is expected to pass with little opposition.
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Leach
State Assembly
Sheet Steel Trust Tightening Its Grip
Youngstown Ohio January 31 The American sheet steel company is tightening its grip on the nation’s sheet steel industry. The organization, not a trust, unites about nine percent of roofing manufacturers under central locations. Each firm keeps its customers and identity but agrees not to manufacture and to ship roofing in carload lots at lower costs. Prices are to be maintained for five years.
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Youngstown, CO
American Sheet Steel Company
Columbus
Roofers’ Trust
West Virginia
Death of Lady Rachel Fitz arate daughter of Lord Dunraven
Lady Rachel Fitz arate daughter of Lord Dunraven died Thursday January 31. She gave birth to a son.
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Limerick
Rachel Fitzarate
Dunraven
Hursday
Carrie Nation Terrified by Resolutions Endorsing Her Crusade
A Kansas community displays resolutions praising Carrie Nation and her temperance efforts. Citizens voice strong support for her anti alcohol campaign as local leaders back the nationwide wool province crusade.
Nation Crusade Divides New York WCTU Leaders
In New York Carrie Nation visits spark divisions as Ellen Miles and Phoebe Hanaford push resolutions denouncing her methods while Mary Tears advocates martyr status. Unions adopt cautious, educative approaches with plans to revisit resolutions next month.
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San Francisco
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Nation visits saloons in Topeka with warning of "hatchet" raids
Carrie Nation led a seven saloon tour with five followers and two policemen guarding her. She warned proprietors she would return next week to demolish their places, and pledged to bring a larger force. She spoke at Washburn college afterward. Police chief Stahl supports her crusade but would arrest her if she damages a saloon to test legal limits.
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Kas
Carrie Na=tion
Washburn College
Stahl
Settlement Reached in Alaska Mines Suit for 10 Million
In San Francisco on January 81 the Chronicle reports a out of court settlement between Alex McKenzie and defendants in the Alaska mines suit. The deal, described as worth 10 million dollars, follows McKenzie’s appointment as receiver by U S District Judge Noyes of Alaska.
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the Chronicle
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Weather Forecast for Indianapolis 36 Hours
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the 36 hours ending at p m February 1. Warmer and fair tonight and Thursday night with continued fair Friday. Temperature at 7 am reported as 4.
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Indianapolis
Barrett lawsuit clarifies remonstrance rights in city improvements
Amos Heltzel argued in the superior court that a property owner living in the city but off the assessed street could remonstrate against proposed improvements. Judge McMaster rejected the claim, ruling remonstrance does not apply to the assessed street.
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Superior Court
Barrett
McMaster
CITY LIFE Bouts of Illness and Local Crimes Reported
Mrs Nancy Hulsizer 87 ill with grip living with son in law Marion Eaton 2822 N Caps itelave. Hartman store fire at 317 319 E Washington St top hot no damage. Mary Bybee 5t W Thirteenth St ill on streetcar Washington and Pennsylvania removed home. Detectives Asch and Wallace seize C E Beck for entering Engel s saloon 201 S Illinois St and stealing beer checks. He allegedly hit William Weis saloon 1j S Meridian St weeks earlier. Led to grand jury. Ledter Shiveley 1417 S Shephard St in police court petit larceny stealing $10 from Solomon Trosy 1731 Howard St by unlocking office safe. Judge Daly to advise. Hauser and Trimpe arrest Greenberry Walker for leaving team hitched, fined $1 and costs. Mary A Holcroft sues Potomac Life for $500 claiming 1888 life insured by Oda Fellows Mutual Aid and Accident Association in Piana Ohio later sold to Potomac Life.
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Marion Eaton
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Charles So Hartman
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Mary Bybee
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William Weis
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Potomac Life Insurance Company
Laxative Brome Quinine bears Grove signature on boxes
The article notes that the signature of E. W. Grove appears on every box of the genuine Laxative Brome Quinine, highlighting a distinctive mark of authenticity for the product.
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Rail schedule fragment for Indianapolis to Florida trip
Fragmentary notice shows a train run by Via C H and DL Ry with weekly days Monday and Thursday. It lists departure from Indianapolis at 6 15 p m and arrival at Jacksonvill and St Augustine the next evening. Details are incomplete and unclear.
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