Greenburg elopement drama ends at station with police escort
Chief Tim Splan and officers intervene Friday night when Miss Jewett of Greensburg runs away with Elmer Adkins a clerk. The girl stage struck resists but is escorted to the station with her mother and Adkins. At the depot the mother tries to force a departure as the train leaves at 3 10 PM and the party heads back to Greensburg with the couple still unwed.
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Tim Splan
Miss Jewatt
Greensburg
Elmer Adkine
Bates House
Ehoe
Boone County
Jewett
Adkine
Tilinolaat
Splan
Page
Altll
STARTLING How Willians Reduced Cincinnati's Water Supply
Tremendous sensation in Cincinnati as residents discover that valves at Eden park water works reservoir were opened nightly for ten days letting 3 to 5 million gallons escape into the river. Suspicions fall on leading ex officials. Mrs Clearwater reports her son Lawrence 9 visiting Danville but absent in Cincinnati. he likely returns with a baseball bat found with his luggage.
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Cincinnati
Eden Park Water
Wileetara
Clearwater
New York St
Dapat
Lawrence
Danville
Another Hig strike spreads to more trades in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on July 5 a major strike by freight handlers is likely to be followed by a wider walkout including clerks inspectors watchmen machinists bridge carpenters stonemasons and foremen, signaling broad labor action across multiple trades.
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Cincinnati
Pangs
Fourth of July Festivities Light Up Indianapolis Scene
The Lapday school picnic at President Shaffer's Fairview park drew thousands as Mayor Sullivan spoke a clear pro American message. Fireworks and a pyrotechnic display closed the day, with accidents mostly minor. A fire at Klogan's partition caused $150 damage, and injuries included Gilbert Hill Jebrand’s neck burn. The Loyal Legion celebrated at Tabernacle Presbyterian with Capt. George R. Peck delivering an eloquent oration before a banquet.
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Indianapolis
Whic
John Worrell
Farmers’ Alliance
Minnemyer’s Grove
Ban Davis
Military Park
H. W. Ballock
Brazil
Wilson
Rameey
J. B. Jacques
Hobart Denny
Ezekiel
N. Delaware
Gilbert Hill Jebrand
Harp
Fairview Park
Klogan’s
Nfnnebaha Harvey
Wood
Loyal Legion
Tabernacle Presbyterian Church
George. R Peck
Kansas
Legion
Fietiherhaut
K P Biennial Conclave Special Train to Milwaukee
A special train will depart Indianapolis at 11 A M on Sunday July 6 and travel to Milwaukee via the Big Four route without change. Round trip fare is 6.20 with return allowed until July 3. The event is the K of P Biennial Conclave in Milwaukee.
Do You Want a Situation Giri
A garbled OCR fragment hints at a job ad or column urging readers to seek better employment. It references a cheap method and mentions liner column and best places, but the text is incomplete and unclear. No concrete names or dates are recoverable.
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Giri
Eo Sun
Andar Fe
Bnee
Fourth of July storms bring few disasters in New York and beyond
A sanitized Fourth of July across cities from New York to Chicago reported unusually few fatal events. Drownings occurred in Burkville Wisconsin, and a riot near Pineville Kentucky left two dead and a wound. Idaho celebrated as signs of federal action spread across the state amid revelry. Other notes include sporting results, transfers, injuries, and civic anecdotes from Indianapolis to Brighton Beach.
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New York
Chicago
Burkville
Wis
Urphs
Paul
Idaho
Stig
Pineville
Hickory Springs
Willie Walls Tale of Quitting Practice in Boone County
Attorney William B. Walls resumed the witness stand in circuit court on Saturday, detailing self-examination and quarreling with several men. He testified he quit practice in 1882 after being suspended for forging Jacob L. Greene’s name on an affidavit and later acquitted in ten minutes, then left Lebanon as counsel advised.
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William B. Walls
Circuit Court
Walls
Steey
Bernhamer
Spaan
Stubbs
van Voorhis
Maj. Mitchell
Sheriff King
van Aredel
Ketcham
Boone County
Fishback
Jacob L. Greene
W. 3. Sutton
Br. Walls
Court House
Lebanon
Walle
Greensburg
Outrageous Excausters Bers Trante in Aransas July 5
A sensational report from Aransas recounts Henry Althouse, an intelligent Black man from Arkansas, confirming harsh conditions for Black workers imported to Arkansas and the West. Workers were auctioned to Morgan & Co., forced to brutal long days, housed in squalid camps, paid 60 cents daily, and watched by armed guards. Many died from overwork and hunger, with families left in tents or shanties as outsiders intervened to free them.
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Aransas
Althouse
Arkansas
Paing
Morgan & Co
Drunken John Lutz and various wartime scene notes
A garbled wire digest reports Drunken John Lutz of New York shooting thrice and dying by suicide, a steamer disaster in Ashland Wisconsin with multiple firemen killed, a balloon act mishap by F Black in Beardstown, and other scattered incidents including arson, fights, shootings, and Civil War veterans parading led by Gen. John B. Gordon with patriotic displays at Chattanooga.
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John Lutz
New York
Iron King
Coal Desk
Ashland
Wis
Black
Beardstown
Artemus
New Jersey
Pike’s Peak
Tammany Hall
W. D. Bynum
Crisp
Georgia
Cleveland
Hill
Ed Brennan
Barnard
Texarkana
A.k
Brennan
Canucks Prepare Secret Sealing Defense Vessels
Victoria July 5. Canadian authorities plan to defend sealers in Behring Sea with force and have equipped two schooners for the ocean. Reports claim Mabre bay is fitting out clipper vessels carrying heavy swivel guns disguised as sealers to provoke seizure and fight back against American crews. Captain Scott says the tale is likely true but kept secret to avoid British interference.
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Victoria
B.C
Behring
Splj
Mabre Bay
Scott
A Fool Attempts to Swim Niagara Rapids
John L. Soules of Muskegon Michigan tried to swim Niagara Rapids near the Cantilever bridge on Friday and escaped with his life. He battled breakers, was swept under and over rocks, and finally reached the whirlpool rail line where he was pulled ashore nearly exhausted with a deep wound on his left leg. The spectators watched in shock as he survived a miraculous escape.
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Niagara
John L. Soules
Muskegon
Mich
Soules
Osedthem
Otier
Vant
Almattaas
Dees
Sarapas
Died From Hydrophobia After Dog Bite Near Broomeron
Malcom Lambkins aged 19 from ten miles east of Broomeron Indiana died after hydrophobia developed following a dog attack thirty days earlier. He sought mad-stone treatment at Terre Haute, returned home as wounds healed, then grew suddenly ill three days before death. He foamed at the mouth and suffered severe convulsions in the final hours.
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Broomeron
Ind
Malcom Lambkins
Here
Lambkins
Terre Haute
Whitney Seeks Democratic Nomination for 1892
Whitney plans a bid for the 1892 Democratic presidential nomination with Tammany Hall reportedly backing him solidly. A separate dispatch from Miltoro, New Jersey, notes a Friday night storm causing 100000 dollars in damage and one death.
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New York
Whitney
Tammany
Hiilea
Miltoro
N. J
Divorce Petition Filed by Mollie Mack Against Edward Mack
Mollie Mack seeks a divorce due to habitual drunkenness and cruelty. The case cites residence in Market and Wabash streets and notes no settlement reached. The article also mentions Wesley Brown a 12 year old, reform school commitment, and a separate civil suit over wages.
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Mollie Mack
Edward Mack
Wesley Brown
Reform School
Irvin
Silurian Construction Company
Wabash
Guerin Jacket
Alfred Pateet
Mollie
Kemp
Nora
Market
Wabash-sts
U. S. Marshal’s Office
Anna Smith
Prospect St
Fastst
Union Tracks
Flanner & Buchanan
Eugenes Martino
Old Clara the Curio Stand and a Capitol Romance
A SUN Washington correspondent portrays Clara Mortis, curator of a curio stand near the Capitol statuary hall, and her faded ties to Henry Clay. The piece recalls the lobbyist’s poverty, the removal order by Speaker Reed, and Clara’s endurance amid a network of small-time venues and political pressures.
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Congress
Clara Mortis
Reed
Capitol
Dean
Blaine
Keapara
Clara
Horse Restaurant
Loth
Senate Cafe
Page
Rand
Bor
John Chambarlsin
Morton
Chamberlain’s
Clara Morris
Henry Clay
Clay
Ray
Thera
Daye
Beauty
Virtue
Har
Statuary Hall
Market Scene At Indianapolis Great Market House
The Indianapolis market house hums with activity as buyers and sellers from all walks converge. Women preside over stalls offering butter, bread, produce, and meats while customers sample country goods. A lively scene includes chatter of prices, genuine domestically produced items, and busy aisles crowded with thousands of patrons each market day.
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Indianapolis
John Wanamaker
John Chinaman
Etoog
Woulad
Trobaby
Indiana
Morciig
Statehood bill hung up as election law eyed next session
Federal election law likely to move to the next session as lawmakers debate the widening scope and risk. Speaker Reed leads a faction wary the original package is too broad. An effort to pass remains, amid threats of a strike at the government printing office over pressmen discharged for union actions. Try Wanes ALounitas and others in a damaged address.
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Reed
Typographical Union and
Organizng Pressmen’s Union
Cottage gossip paints Mrs Harrison center of Cape May scheme
In a Washington dispatch the Chicago Post reports Mrs Harrison is unhappy with her Cape May cottage gift. Critics say it is poorly located four miles from social centers, mosquito plagued, and starkly barren. The First Family plans a Creston Springs summer retreat, leaving Cape May to locals as tensions rise. The note adds that Mrs Parke will host a Queen Anne cottage at Cresco Springs with the Harrison party visiting Sundays.
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Chicago
Washington
Cape May
Caps May
New Jersey
Mia
Harriran
Baby McKee
White House
The
Cincinnati Requirer
Careen Springs
David A. Parke
Harrison
Pittsburg
Parke
Paris
Marcias
Southern Boycott Threat Over Federal Election Bill
A Charleston merchant warns of strong southern reaction if the federal election bill passes. He says a northern boycott of northern goods will begin, followed by a mass displacement of white labor across the South to push workers north and west. Attorneys fear unconstitutionality and expect more officers than allotted to enforce the law.
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Cincinnati
Charleston
North
South
Europe
Ovary
Aouth
Political pastry and convention clash over treasurer candidate
In Franklin township a candidate fight unfolds as George J. Thormeyer, a wealthy German farmer and veteran, vies for treasurer before the Republican convention. John Browning denies withdrawing, noting he lacks funds while D remains a candidate. Weaver leads in public sentiment as preparations heat up for next Saturday’s convention.
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Franklin Township
George J. Thormeyer
Thormeyer
John Browning
Dr. Wagner
Weaver
Go to Chicago VIA PENNSYLVANIA LIN D Route
A day train with parlor car departs Indianapolis at 11 05 a m and reaches Chicago at 4 10 p m. An evening train with Pullman sleeping and reclining chair car leaves Indianapolis at 12 20 a m and arrives in Chicago at 6 40 a m.
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Chicago
Pennsylvania
Indianaplis
Indianapolis
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