Kilrain Mystery Spreads Across Indianapolis Search
A Sun reporter hunted every possible spot in the city seeking John L. Sullivan’s foe Kilrain and his party. Telegrams from Cincinnati suggested Kilrain and Pony Moore split towards Seymour Greensburg and possibly Indianapolis. Hotels depots and basements yielded no trace, leaving the conclusion that Kilrain may be in town disguised and hidden.
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Jake Kilrain
Indianapolis
Sun
John L. Sullivan
Cincinnati
Kilrain
Seymour
Shelbyville
Greensburg
Indianapola
Game
Pony’ Moore
Kent
Dake
Jake
Sullivan flight updates and police encounter cross states
The Flying Singuerrs report Sullivan aboard a train passing Newport Kentucky at 1 o clock and later Sullivan arriving in Chicago by 11 am. In Cincinnati Frank Stevenson, stakeholder in the Sullivan Kilrain fight, spent hours there under an assumed name and was not recognized by Chief Dietsch before heading east. the chief remains upset.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Sullivan
Cincinnati
Frank Stevenson
Dietsch
Ladies oppose street paving protest on Michigan Street
Council committee hears remonstrants led by Mrs H H Howland against pressed brick paving from Meridian Street to Indiana Avenue. Costs cited at 3.43 per linear foot. one protestor cites wholesale robbery. Wives and widows with no property on Michigan Street taxed. remarks escalate into heated exchange. Total project cost set at 10,410.05 dollars. Also notes W H Fisher named general passenger agent, shifting from Ft Wayne lines to C H D. posits Ft Wayne, Cincinnati and Louisville and Whitewater lines. Fisher to begin duties in early August with Ft Wayne headquarters.
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Michigan-st
Meridian-st
Indiana-Ave
L. EK. Delaas
H. H. Howland
R. O. Clarke
Committee For Investigation
W.H. Fisher
Fisher
Ft. Wayne
Movement to nominate Sullivan for Boston mayor
A serious push within a wing of the Democratic party aims to nominate Sullivan for mayor. The Globe editorializes that the public may not be ready for such a move. Democratic boss M. M. Cuneff says stranger things have happened and would draw largely from the Algonquin and Somerset clubs.
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Saily
Boston
Sullivan
the Globe
M. M. Cuneff
Algonquin
Somerset
Mullidgna in Trusts. Lead and sugar refiners’ trusts rise
New York July 12 special report حص The value of the lead trust cotton seed oil trust sugar refiners trust cattle trust and distillers trust trade certificates as issued by them according to their statement to the New York stock exchange stands at 211 83 200 dollars.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Weather Forecast for Indiana Fair and Showers
Observer's Local Forecasts for Indianapolis and vicinity note fair weather with light local showers on Saturday and warmer temperatures. For the 24 Hours ending 8 a.m. July 13, 1884, forecast remains fair in the region with minor shower potential.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Vicinity
Dorsey Fined for Contempt in New York Court
New York on July 13 Judge O'Brien fined Stephen W. Dorsey four dollars and thirty two dollars seventy two cents for contempt of court. If unpaid he faces arrest as a consequence of the ruling and the penalty.
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Dorsey
New York
O’brien
Stephen W. Dorsey
Moonlight Picnic and Dance at Blue River Park
Moonlight picnic and dance planned at Blue River Park on Saturday evening July 18. Train departs at 7 30 p m and returns after the festivities. Round trip fare set at 50 cents with refreshments available.
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Blue River Park
Shelby county shovers face sentencing in counterfeit case
Judge Woods' court heard final arguments for Howry and Howell tied to $16 counterfeit bills. Howry, a Shelby county farmer, and his nephew Howry? s, plus Howwell, were given multi year terms after pleas of character. Howell wept as he said goodbye to his wife and child.
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Shelby County
Howry
Judge Horde
Michigan
Horde
Woods
Morton Howwell
Howall
Mmarshal
Made Millions The Life and Death of a Shrewd Irishman
The funeral of Maurice B Flynn occurred Friday. He died Tuesday night at his father in law Theodore Moses residence of cancer of the stomach. He rose from a poor farming background to wealth and political prominence in Kings County New York. He faced conspiracy charges, was acquitted, and later appeared before a senate committee on alleged frauds in his firm, still maintaining his sharp mind. The piece also notes legal debate over bicycle sidewalk restrictions and cites Judge Elliott on vehicles and sidewalks.
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Lrishiman
New York
Maurice B. Flynn
Theodore Moses
Allegany County
N. Y
Maurice
Brooklyn
Cooper Union
Kings County
O’brien & Clark
Aqueduct
Hubert 0. Thompson
Thompson
Flynn
Department of Public Works
Rollin M. Squire
Lquire
Squire
County Democraty
Senate Committee
Trishman
Travis
W. W. Spencer
County Commissioners
Elliott
Spencer
Microbes and Misery Malaria Tale Warns of Quinine Fear
An old column explains malaria's spread and symptoms with a vivid street portrait of a patient, tracing the role of microbes from Rome to India. It discusses the discovery of the parasite by Laveran and Astor, the dangers of quinine, and how damp soil hosts the microbe. It notes birds and animals flee malaria seasonally, and how quinine became a pivotal remedy despite prejudice.
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Indianapolis
Canada
United States
St. Petersburg
Rome
Astia
Washington
Laveran
Algiera
Astor
Philadelphia
India
Boulderson
Peru
America
Great Council of Results
Operators Displeased Over Relief Fund Appropriation
From Brazil dated July 12 a county clerk and mine inspector return from Terre Haute to report Terre Haute districting and canvassing for relief fund contributions. Operators condemn Evanville city council support as unlawful and vow the $250 aid will not be disbursed amid dozens of families subsisting on under a dollar weekly. The Brazil coal company plans a future machine installation and workers may later earn under a quarter. Also notes Geo Laws encounter with a Tigxer and a Long Branch gambling house loss.
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Brazil
Carpenter
McQuade
Terre Haute
Filbeck
Reagan
Evanaville
Brazil Black Coal Company
Suit over insurance after railway portal clerks death
Mrs. Mary Payne widow of John G. Payne who died last month in Steubenville Ohio sues Exsuitable Accident Insurance Company of Cincinnati for 5000 claiming a policy and 3000 policy were unfairly denied for alleged premium payment lapses The company allegedly extended notes time and allowed a policy to stay active while papers were delayed at Richmond The complaint cites Kant Hirsha S Kane and Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York after the death of his son Albert an I S freight conductor at Hast Louis demanding 1250 judgment
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Mary Payne
John G. Payne
Steubenville
Accident Insurance Company
Cincinnati
Payne
Richmond
Hirsha S. Kane
Fidelity and Casualty Company of
New York
Albert
Hunters fail to capture Kilrain after train stop
Supt Travis and officers hoped to seize Jake Kilrain for a $3,000 reward after letters indicated he left the train at Columbus and headed overland to Edinburg. They believed he might be captured near Indianapolis, but Kilrain retreated instead of surrendering to metropolitan officers when the J M I train arrived Thursday night.
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Kilirain
Travis
Jake Kilrain
Columbus
Edinburg
Indianapolis
Raging River Flood Rails River Up, Damage Reported
The Colorado river is at its highest level in years and continues to rise near Austin Texas on July 12. Widespread damage has been reported as authorities monitor the situation and residents brace for further impacts.
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Austin
Tex
Colorado
Cayuga Milling Company Incorporation Filed in City
City Life reports the Cayuga Milling Company filed articles of incorporation with $20 000 capital stock on Friday. Other items note a youth charged with theft in police court and Mary Levin recommitted to the insane hospital for violent symptoms. Probate declares Tred Bucksot’s German will leaving all to his wife. A patent suit, a case of insanity at the Union depot, and a central insane hospital death are touchpoints. Indianapolis plans a $25 000 education facility expansion with several new school buildings approved or funded for costs ranging from $1 700 to $10 000.
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Cayuga Milling Company
Chas, Haines
Chas, Mayer & Co
Mary Levin
Valley Villa
Bucksot
United States
William E. Marburger
van Camp Hardware Company
Thill
Bradfield
Noblesville
Union Depot
Wheatley
Board of Trustees of the
Blind Asylum
Trestees
Michener
Otto Rozelle
Central Insane Hospital
Muncie
Ridpath
Indianapolis
College Ave
Eleventh-st
Cedar-ave
Washington-st
Corner West
McCarty-ste
Spruce-st
Prospect
Pants to Order for $4.00 from Kahn & Co.
Pants to measure from any cassimere or cheviot in stock for only $4.00. These goods, formerly sold for $7 to $10, are unmatched for the money in the city. Kahn & Co. 14E. Washington-st.
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Kahn & Co
Washington-st
Ayer Custody Case and Ayer Family Turmoil in New York
In New York on July 12, Herbert C. Ayer petitions to remove his estranged wife Mrs. Harriet Hubbard Ayer as guardian of their daughter Margaret. The case intertwines with her famous social role, previous suits over Recamier stock, and allegations from ex husband Seymour. Letters from family and confidants depict a downfall from Chicago society leadership to financial hardship, with claims of drug use and heavy drinking.
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New York
Harriet Hubbard Ayer
Seymour
Recamier Company
Europe
Herbert C. Ayer
Margaret
Stuttgart
Blanca Willis Howard
Nan
Mra. Ayer
Ayer
Youngstown
Department of Industry
Hattie
Wawie
Miss Howard
Mrs. Ayer
Herbert
Hare
Wade
Brad
Sullivan Released After Arrest In Tennessee
Sullivan was released after arrest on Thursday when Judge McAllister ruled due process was not followed and a misdemeanor is not extraditable in Tennessee. Sullivan and his friends received an ovation and departed for the east at 8 PM. A Cincinnati detective failed to capture Kilrain and his party, who left the Ohio line on the O. and M. train.
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Sullivan
Nashville
Tenn
McAllister
Pugilist
Tennessee
East
Cincinnati
Sph
Kilrain
Ohio State Line
Select Philadelphia Trip Mixes Business With Pleasure
Philadelphia officials travel by train from St Louis to Chicago and beyond on a study tour of underground electric wiring. The party, called the Select, enjoys luxury onboard with strict rules on noise and smoking while visiting Chicago Fort Wayne Alliance Buffalo and Niagara Falls for site inspections.
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Common Council of
Union Depot
St. Louis
Chicago
SUN
Pittsburg
Columbus
Fort Wayne
Alliance
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Thousand Islands
Au Sable Chasm
Montrealand
Jusbec
Sergt-at-arma Johnson
Monroe
Grant
New York
Bewhiskered masher harasses lone park visitors at University park
The piece reports a crude man in University park who targets solitary ladies on benches, sits beside them to ogle, and persists through the day. One afternoon a woman in pink repelled him with a sharp tongue, sending him elsewhere to cool off.
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Masher
University Park
Oklahoma wild west show tents by river noted for realism
Harry Hil's Oklahoma historical wild west show pitched west of the river for Friday and Saturday exhibitions. The parade featured Capt. Bogardus, famed marksman, with Bears Jackson signing. A deed from 1834 bearing Andrew Jackson's signature was recorded, conveying 79 acres in township 14, section 18, range 4 east. Promotional line about 1847 Rogers Bros. forks offered by Comstock in Washington Street.
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Harry. Hil
Bogardus
Jackson
County Recorder’s Office
Government Land Office
Andrew Jackson
John Tracy
In Favor of Weins A Very Rocky Game at Washington
Hoosiers edge Senators in a rough opener as Getzein, Daily, O Day and Clark handle the pitching duties. Crowd of about 1 000 watches a fracture filled contest with Seery driving in runs and Glasscock producing a late heroics at the plate. Washington tallies two runs in the ninth while Indianapolis takes five base hits and commit five errors by the home club.
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Washington
Hoosiers
Senators
Getzein
Daily
O’day
Clark
Lynch
Hoy
Wilmot
Seery
Wisa
Glasscock
Little Seery
Irwin
Carney
Denny
Swreeney
McGeachy
Mack
Sweeney
Bevnett
Hines
Paul
Myers
Bassett
Trivler O'Day
Aiay
Gerza
Wise
Bascott
Jack Smote
Soupy
Hoosier Myers
MecGeachy
O'Day
Seer
Daisy
Hoosier
Baseball scores and rain postponement noted
In Other Games Philadelphia wins 9 runs on 19 hits with 12 errors while Chicago has 2 runs on 11 hits with 2 errors. Battery details Buffinton and Clements for Philadelphia Chicago Dwyer and Farrell. New York loses 4 runs on 10 hits with 5 errors while Cleveland posts 1 run on 6 hits with 2 errors. Welch and Ewing bat for New York Bakely and Zimmer for Cleveland. Boston and Pittsburgh game postponed due to rain.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Buffinton
Clements
Dwyer
Farrell
New York
Cleveland
Welch
Ewing
Bakely
Zimmer
Boston-Pittsburg
Contested Stewart Millions May Reach Settlement
New York July 11 The dispute over Mrs Stewart millions could end quickly and amicably out of court. A proposal would pay $6,000,000 to settle the contest and secure her silence going forward.
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New York
Stewart
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