Multiple Fatalities Reported In A Single Day In Evansville And Nearby
Evansville Ind July 2 Louis Hazel a cabinet maker hanged himself after alleged career related distress. William Hedrick leaped from a second story window suffering internal injuries. Vernon Ind July 2 two young sons of John on shot accidentally during play. Huron July 2 boiler explode fatally injuring John Wren. Manton Ind July 2 Lafayette Hendrick 20 drowned while swimming with friends. Lyrrie Rock Ark July 2 tree fall in windstorm killed two children of Jacob town.
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Evansville
Ind
Louis Hazel
William Hedrick
Whey
Mr. Vernon
John On
Manton
Lafayette Hendrick
Jonesboro
Misessinewa
Lyrrie Rock
Ark
Columbia County
Jacob Town
Grand Trunk wreck near Valparaiso claims brakeman
A Grand Trunk freight ran into a herd of horses near Valparaiso Indiana, derailing the engine and 18 cars. One brakeman named Bruce was killed, the fireman slightly injured, and several horses perished in the collision.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Grand Trunk
Bruce
Paying the Officers In State Payroll Mix
The state treasurer began on Monday paying salaries of judges prosecutors and state officers. The Purdue institute quarterly interest will be paid and the regular monthly allowances to benevolent and penal institutions. In all it amounts to a little over 100000 dollars.
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Purdue Institute
Tax Exemption Debate Continues at People's Congress
Sunday's session of the people's congress featured a lively discussion on Crosley's tax-exemption bill. The debate was not concluded and will be continued next Sunday. Also noted: dispatches report Cincinnati authorities seeking Mrs. Cleveland to open the exposition, while military movements involve Gen Sheridan aboard the Swartara departing Fort Monroe. A great revival begins in New York with 1,800 converts since June 24 at James Street Methodist Church.
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People’s Congress
Crosley
New York
James St
Ten Men Drowned in Long Island Sound Gale
Ten young men from Port Chester drowned when their 20 foot schooner rigged boat sank in Long Island Sound after a calm start gave way to a gale. Names include Bart Flint Frank Heyworth William Hubbard Patrick Shea Michael Rogers Albert Memfield Max Smith Alex Deshene y John and Edward Robold. Discovery near Oyster Bay confirmed the loss.
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Port Chester
N. Y
Long Island Sound
Bart Flint
Frank Heyworth
Wm. Hubbard
Patrick Shea
Michael Rogers
Albert Memfield
Max Smith
Alex Desheney
John
Edward Robold
Captains Island
Oyster Bay
Flint
Hubbard
Drunks and petty cases on Monday police docket
Twenty cases were heard in the police court Monday morning. Half involved first offense drunks with various excuses. George Dually claimed being accidentally drunk and was fined. James Wood admitted to visiting east side saloons and failing to get drunk, fined after a quip from the judge. Roger Shea and James Haley faced lamp breaking charges, with Shea fined. Ed Wilson, caught burglarizing Florence Reasner’s Virginia Avenue house, was held for grand jury after officers found no felonious intent. Conrad Schwab pleaded guilty to selling liquor on Sunday and was fined ten dollars plus costs. Martin Fuchs, Spencer House bartender, obtained a continuance.
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James Wood
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Roger Shea
James Haley
Shea
Florence Reasner
Virginia Av
Ronacker
Hagerman
Ed Wilson
Denny
Sous Oenyetes
Conrad Schwab
Miller and Page
Martin Fuchs
Spencer House
Blue and Gray Reunion at Gettysburg with Gen Longstreet speech
Gettysburg Pa July 2 reports general society meetings among corps units. A grand Blue and Gray reunion is planned for Monday evening with Gen Sickles presiding. Governor Beaver will welcome attendees and Gen Longstreet is expected to speak.
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Gettysburg
Sps
Society of the Army of the Potomac
Sickles
Beaver
Pennsylvania
Longstreet
Nomination of Fuller Reported Back to Senate
Washington July 2. Judiciary committee reports Fuller nomination back to the Senate without recommendation. Other items include a bill to remove obstructions in the Wabash opposite Mt Carmel and uniformed Indiana militia clothing ordered by the War Department. Prisoners Henry Good and Isaac Rollings escaped Noblesville jail. Immigration restriction urged by 20 workingmen petitions. International Express absorbed by U S Express. Fatally injured in a riot at Brown Point Valparaiso pipeline men vs citizens.
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Noblesville
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Isaac Rollings
Cicero
Ind
ValParaiso
Spi
Brown Point
Million Dollar Wagering Surges Over Cleveland Victory
Washington reports more than a million dollars available to bet on Cleveland's re election with odds favorable to him. Congressman Tim Campbell alone plans $25,000 in bets at 100 to 50. Other lawmakers pledge $5,000 to $10,000 each. Bets also noted in New York with $10,000 against $6,000 on Cleveland by an Irish American banker. Separate reports mention a large stake sought by a prominent sportsman. Elsewhere, New York and city matters include a railroad committee agreeing on a modified street car ordinance and scheduling an adjourned meeting.
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House of Representatives
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Tim Campbell
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Delmonico
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Blaine
Lusk
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R. H. Thomas
Thurman
Coombs
Divorce Suits Involving Jared and Cox Cases Filed
Frank S. Jared sought a superior court divorce from Rena Jared alleging improprieties after a November 1887 marriage. Ella Cox, married to George Cox since 1870 at Toledo, Ohio, also seeks divorce on abandonment and failure to provide grounds.
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Rena Jared
Superior Court
Ella Cox
George Cox
Toledo
Welch arrested in Indiana tied to Cleveland store robbery
Lon Welch was arrested in Caugit Kniecuts Town Ind on July 2 for alleged complicity in the Emma Bedgood store robbery in Cleveland last week. A clue points to a gang of housebreakers that has infested the area for some time.
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Caugit
Kniecuts Town
Ind
Lon Welch
Emma Bedgood
Cleveland
Town Topics and Labor News From Indianapolis Briefs
Indianapolis items report the typographical union installing officers for the year, city and county offices closing on the Fourth with firework displays, a speech by Prof Hanlan Garland, huckster license renewals, and Gov Gray attending Cincinnati’s centennial. Also noted are streetcar line work, a forthcoming banquet for Plank and McCievey, and labor officers for German union No 14.
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Pietro Putereri
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Omer Tausay Rey
Frost Craft
Richard Craft
The
Sunday Press
Will Fortune
Fortune
John A. Hafnell
E. New York St
Christchurch
Hafnell
Gray
Frank Steward
0.C. McGannon
Citizens’ Street Car Company
Twelfth St
Shaffer
Committee On
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Plank
McCievey
International Union
German Typographical Union No. 14
Chas. Reber
Adolph Baur
John Raff
Const. Schaefer
Guardian
Joseph Hopp
August Tamm
Albert Henning
Julius Go
Harrison Named Republican Presidential Nominee of 1888
Long report from Indianapolis outlines Gen. Harrison's formal notification as the GOP standard bearer, committee meetings at Bates house, and Estee delivering the news. It notes independence day decorations debated, assurances of nonpartisan displays, and reactions from Sen. Sherman and other figures. The piece includes coverage of Harrison's church visit, Elkins and wife’s stay, Myers' remarks on Indiana sentiment, and related political chatter.
First Army Corps Day Observed with Oration and Tributes
In Gettysburg on First Army Corps day Gen John Robinson delivered the main oration praising the First Army Corps for six hours of stiff resistance on the field. Other speakers included Gen Fred Smith Gov Ormsbee Gen Longstreet and additional addresses. A separate item notes Cornelius B Shea suing Joseph C Stevenson for 2000 damages after a brick pile accident that bedfast him for six weeks. In Goshen Indiana a sheriff served five bench warrants for Sunday ball playing by Elkheart club members with two more warrants issued. Three Rivers Michigan club escaped across the line.
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Reynolds Grove
John Robinson
Fred Smaith
Gov. Ormsbee
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Cornelius B. Shea
Joseph C. Stevenson
Mr. Stevenson
Goshen
Ind
Elkhart
Carpenter
Supreme Court
Three Rivers
Mich
Boycott Ends Over Rail Ticket Commission Fees
A boycott against several rail lines including B. and F., C. and A., C., R., J. and P., C. and EL, M. and St. L., I. and P., and St. L. and C. over paying commissions to ticket agents has been broken. The sale of tickets on those roads will be removed by the others. The Bee-line agent received notice Monday.
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Bee-line
A Reporter Interrogates Prominent Republican At Grand Hotel
A morning paper reporter, seeking a prominent Republican for comment, was steered away from Brouthers, Detroit’s big first baseman, with no published outcome of the interview. Separately, Hugh O'Donnell's libel suit against the Times began, seeking 5000 pounds in damages over articles titled Parnellism and Crime. In Washington, a party-line vote ruled in Sullivan over Felton, unseating Felton in the California election case.
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Detroit
O’donnell
Lonpox
Hugh ‘O'Donnell
The
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O'Donnell
Washington
California
Sullivan
Felton
Pelton
Inter Ocean Prints Republican Platform First Time
Curicaco July 2 Spl The Inter Ocean Monday printed the republican platform for the first time ignoring temperance and purity of home rule.
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Curicaco
Inter- Ocean Monday
Glasscock shines in season's best game Saturday
Glasscock delivered his finest showing of the season as fans recalled earlier times with his fierce play and quick reactions. Saturday results across leagues included St. Louis 2 Cleveland 1 and Athletics 14 Kansas City 2, with Sunday Cleveland 6 Kansas City 5 and more scores. The home team prevailed on a tighter play, with Indianapolis beating Detroit 8 to 5 after a rough day of errors and misplays by both sides.
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Jack
St. Louis
Cleveland
Athletics
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Brooklyn
Louisville
Detroits
Robbers Blitz Armour Co. Cashier and Fire Safe Heist
Early Sunday in Birmingham two burglars attacked cashier P. E. Avery at the Armour cold storage office. They knocked him unconscious with a sandbag, unlocked the safe, and stole about $100,000. They set papers on fire. bystanders extinguished the blaze and Avery survived. Suspects described as masked men, possibly new or disguised whites.
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Birmingham
Armour Cold-Storage Company
P. E Averys
Avery
A Big Scheme How New Workers Propose to Evade Rents
New York July 2 Spl The anti poverty society discusses a plan to unite thousands of renters to refuse payment of rent for the house and take the dispute to court. Only one court can issue evictions in the city, and it is believed the backlog will force landlords to cut rents as cases pile up.
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New York
Antipoverty Society
Independence Day Celebration Preparations Progress Report
Committees on the fourth of July celebration announce progress and plans. Funds for fireworks are secured by the finance committee and railroads will cover a gas show and half fare rates. Decorations urged with hunting for decor, arches to be placed in prominent locations, and baseball games highlighted. The Republican ratification committee will inform Gen. Harrison of his nomination at Chicago, though not part of the program. All committees meet at Denison House Monday evening to finalize arrangements.
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Ren. Harrison
Bates House
Estee
Harrison
Cleveland
Thurman
National League
Praserenger
Finance Committee
Sun
Repubican
Gen
Chicago
Denison House
Witness corrects timing of tragedy sighting
Mrs Alesander had claimed seeing Mr A W Wishard with Johnson shortly before a tragedy. Wishard says they met her on Illinois street with the little girl about eight o'clock and he left Johnson at 8:30. He notes Johnson showed no violent disposition. Weather forecast for Indiana and Illinois calls for fair Warner weather, followed by local rains.
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A. W. Wishard
Indiana
Illinois
Warner
City Grain Market Report and Coastal Prices
Inspectors report shows wheat 2 cars, corn 6 cars, oats 1 car, hay 3 cars with oat hay 10 and total grain totals. ship flour 750 bbis and various grain cargos. Futures and spot bids mix. July wheat at 86c call, No 2 wheat around 63-66c, corn No 2 around 50-58c, oats weak with No 2 white around 37-38c arriving. visible U.S. grain supply declines. hogs receipts rise in Indianapolis. Polesrapa and Chicago markets show July contracts around 79-86c for wheat and 48-55c for corn. New York and Chicago futures quoted with slight shifts. furniture ad ending.
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United States
U. Yarns
Indianapolis
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