Design for New School Building at Michigan Street corner
The picture shows a south front view of the proposed eight room school at Michigan Street and Keystone Avenue. Architects Vonnegut and Bohn plan a hot air heated basement plant, north light in eight rooms, a spacious corridor, end pavilions with stairs, tinted upper corridor walls, and dark stained woodwork. The appropriation is 24000 dollars.
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Michigan-st
Keystone-are
Vonnegut ‘& Bohn
To the Blue Ranks That Marched Into Deaths Jaws
A martial toast extols the blue ranks who pressed forward on land and sea and manned the guns to win the victory. It honors those who fought and died, beyond Dewey, Sampson, Lawton, and Schley, praising collective courage over individual praise.
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Dewey
Sampson
Lawton
Schley
Rere
Lost Copper Mine Sought by Miss Garcia in New York
Miss Evangelina Garcia, staying at a Broadway hotel, tells of a legendary copper mine found by her grandfather Henri Garcia and Juan Lopez in Mexico. She seeks a Lopez descendant who holds a cipher to the mine’s location, claiming the code and key were split, with Lopez’s line believed to possess the cipher.
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New York
Evangelina Garcia
Capt. Kidd
Juan Lopez
Mexico
Lopez
Miss Garcia
Henri Garcia
Spain
Garciaz
Anita
Gargia
Madrid
Miss .Garcia
New ‘York
Convict John Howard Gets Organs for Sing Sing Chapels
A long serving Sing Sing inmate, once given ten years, has his sentence reduced to four years. He is credited with building two organs for the prison chapels, one Protestant and one Roman Catholic, as a notable act of usefulness.
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John’ Howard
Model of Prison Grounds For Paris Exhibition
The article notes Howard carved a plaster of Paris model of the entire prison complex including walls and buildings with doors and windows in exact places. The work saved the state at least $5,000 and the model will be sent to the Paris exposition as a feature of American exhibits. Former convicts are barred from visiting the institution and chapel services have not yet started.
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Howard
Paris
N. Y
Pensions for Hoosiers Accounted with Multiple Increases
A pension list shows names and towns across Indiana with original and increased pension amounts. Entries include James C. Ross Lafontaine eight dollars, Elzy L. Davidson Carlos City rising from twelve to seventeen, Titus C. Jones Burns City from twelve to twenty four, Jefferson Fencannon Clinton from seventeen to twenty four, and several others with originals, increases, and widows listed.
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Benjamin S. Fisher
Dana
James C. Ross
Lafontaine
Oscar W. Hendricks
Rosewood
John J. Kenley
Terre Haute
Randall B. Sprague
Hoagland
William Mitchell
Knightstown
Andrew J. Bennett
Montezuma
John McKnight
Cornelius Obanion
Lebanon
Charles H. Newell
Huntington
Augustus Ralston
New Corydon
Carlos City
Wiliam A. Gray
John Webb
Muncie
Titus C. Jones
Burns City
Jefferson
Fencannon
Clinton
Monroe
Marsh
Greensburg
James K. Shadday
Moorfield
Benjamin F. Thomas
Danville
Henry Cain
Kirkitn
Henry Kirkpatrick
Albion
Marion W. McNeely
Boonville
Louise Chitwood
Mt. Carmel
Elizabeth Ferrow
Chili
Ann E. Martin
Winchester
Rebecca Hoffman
Rochester
Emily I. Shaw
Farm Doctoring Ends in Cure with Remedy
Mr A N Noell of Aescherville Kansas spent years treating chronic diarrhoea with little relief and feared death. He finally tried Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and was permanently cured. For sale by all druggists.
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A. N. Noell
Aesherville
Kansas
Dollar Sells for a Thousand in Racine
In Racine Wisconsin A Altmann a clerk at a leading goods house received a 1804 silver dollar in payment for goods and it sold in Chicago for 1000. The purchaser remains unknown and experts deemed the coin genuine.
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Racine
Wis
A. Altmann
Altman
Chicago
Union Pacific Offers Reduced Fare for NEA Meeting
The Union Pacific will sell a greatly reduced round trip fare of one fare plus $2 for National Educational Association attendees traveling to Los Angeles for the July 11 to 14, 1899 meeting. Service via Omaha or Kansas City includes palace sleeping cars dining cars free reclining chairs and more, with tickets and information available from A. G. Sherman in Cincinnati or J. H. June in Indianapolis.
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National Educational Association
Los Angeles
Cal
Union Pacific
Washington
Points
Omaha
Kansas City
Pacific Coast
A. G. Sherman
Pass. Dep
Carew Bldg
Cincinnati
J. H. June
Trav. Pass
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Jackson Place
Indianapolis
Ind
Half Rates to California and Return
Leaving June 29 and July 6 with tourist sleeping cars. Conducted personally by A D Perry passenger agent room 6 Jackson Place Indianapolis.
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Jackson Place
Indianapolis
General Passenger Agent of the Colorado Midland Railroad Denver
The request seeks maps, views, and descriptive chatter to guide travel plans. It notes the Colorado Midland Railroad in Denver and asks for directions on where to go for such materials.
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Colorado Midland
Denver
Cover. Your Old Brick Bus with imitation 'of rock-faced stort'
A fragmented caption notes an aging brick bus with a faux rock-faced facade. The readable text hints at a nostalgic vehicle feature or display. No dates or places are clearly legible.
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Stort
Morrow Coaster and Brake calmer riding in renewed test
The Wheel reports a conservational HEP ride covering 10 miles with 15 840 leg thrusts. By stopping pedaling on every downhill grade riders gain comfort and safety using the Morrow Coaster and Brake, omitting one third of thrusts on average roads.
Railroad Time Cards Show Diverse Route Schedules
The page lists train times and connections for multiple lines including Union Railway Station Vandalia Line T Haute St L West and Lake Erie & Western R R. It notes arrival and departure times for various services such as the St Louis and West routes and local accommo and ex services. Additional entries cover Cincinnati Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton and Chicago routes with ticket offices and specific express and mail schedules.
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Union Railway
Vandalia
Haute
St.l & West
T. Haute
St. L. & West
St L & West
Haute & Casey
Haute & St.l
All Points
West
Lake Erie & Western R. R. Mail and Express
Toledo
Midi City
Peru
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railway
City
Washington St. Cin
Detroit
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway
Ner St
Chicago Night Express
Chicato
Cincinnati Express
Cincinnati Fast
Dayton
Dayton Lim
Shales
Train Schedules and Arrivals From New York Ex
A dense OCR of depart and arrive times for multiple express and mail trains between New York and western points. Highlights include the New York Express departures at 4.25 am and 6.35 am, arrivals such as the Fast Express at 7.00 am, and connections to Richmond, St. Louis, and Indianapolis with several daily, bi daily, and Sunday services.
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New York
Fast Express
Diam Atlantic
Fast Line
St. &N
Lidy
Anderson & B. H
Cleveland Mail
Cceesees
Union City & W. Acc
Knickerbocker Sp
Mat
Terre Haute
St. Louis
Pay Mawy
Limited Mail
Richmond Accom
Mail Express
Western Express
Richmond
Sun
Cns
Cairo
Vincennes
Dapres
Cabra
Gally
N.Y
St. L. Li
Effingham
Fe Salve A
Fast Mail
Aeee Western Express
St. Louis Acc
Union City & Wace
Southweat
Lim
B. H. & Anderson
Cleveland Express
Southwestern Limited
S Terr
Terre Haute & Mat
S&s. L. Ex
Cin. & Lou
F. L
St. L. & Cin
Cincinnati & Lou
Cincinnati
Cin
Lou
Greensburg
Cin. & Wash. F. L
Lafayette
P. d
Lafayette Accom
Ctl & Wash
Dy P
Chicago F. L
Benton Harbor
Wabash Accom
Eeeae
Harbor
Michigan Express
Eeesaeee
Peoria Exp
Mail
Columbus & Cin
Champaign Accom
Snes Ceeneese
New York Ex. and Mail
Champaign Accomeeeree
Peoria Express
Columbus Accom
Atlantic
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Uni
Ae Channel
Armona
J. Brown
Mich
F. A. MacDonald
Sam
Br. Carter
Hinole St., Indisaapelia, In
Hood
Zoe
National Educational Association Meeting
California
Colorado
Manitou
Colorado Springs
Peoria
Pueblo
Glenwood Springs
Salt Lake City
Ogden
John Sebastian
Chicago, IL
WM. Buschmann & CO
Wayne Ave
Evans
Cimcineati
USA
Dragrida
the Perfect CO
Dearborn &J
H. J. Huder, Wash, & Penn
Sloan Drug Co
W. Wash
Tadiaus
Decatur
Western My
Saks’ Corner
Washington and
Pennsylvania Streets
Nox
Portsmouth
Sal._s
Indianapolis Union Station
Andalia
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & ST. Louis Railway
Cleveland Division
St. Louis Division
Mad
St. L
Chi
Ing
Pitts
P.-L
Chire
Pan
Indianapolis & Vincennes Railway
L. Mail
D. S
Inds
St. L. Ex
Chicago & Louw. F. L
Michigan Division
Peoria Division
Columbus
Springfield Express
Csweees
Springfield & Columbus
Pittsburgh
Chicago & ST. Louis
Lot
Fast
Louisville
Ata F.L
Fe Enetesans W
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