Notable morgue keeper Joe Fogarty dies in New York
A chilling NY obituary recalls Joe Fogarty, the morgue keeper at Bella Vue Hospital, his rough but kindly manner, and the gruesome scenes he endured among the East River dead. It notes his death from exposure after handling a foul case and contrasts his life with two other prominent mourners, Maurice B Flyon and Samuel Latham Mitchell Barlow, who died this week.
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New York
Maurice B. Flyon
Samuel Latham Mitchell Barlow
Joe Fogarty
Bellavue Hospital
Paris
Randall’s Island
Potter's Field
East River
Joe
Svere Axean Tian
Bluff Morgue
Potter’s Field
S. L. Barlow
America
Commodore Garrison
Gambetta
France
Thiers
Barlow
Ohio & Mississippi Railroad
Commodore Vanderbilt
Aspinwall
Pacific Mail
Mr. Barlow
Jay Gould
Buchanan
Court of St. James
Gen. McClellan
Bayard
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Iron Hall Troubles Cause Fire Branch Dissolution
Supreme Justice Somerby discusses Cincinnati affair as the Firemen’s branch of the Iron Hall dissolves in Cincinnati. Accusations target the Indianapolis supreme lodge over overdue sick and death benefits and alleged defalcations. Claims totaling hundreds of dollars were filed during suspension, with audits and warrants issued while Somerby defends regular business and receipts.
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Order of the Iron Hall of
Cincinnati
Order
Indianapolis
Halley
Firemen’s Lodge
Supreme Lodge
Supreme Justice
Somerby
I. B
Luella
Jehn Boosa
John Fef
Laing G. W. Geiger
Geo. Meyer
George Burnts
Supreme Medical Examiner
Henry Helfrich Drowned in White River Accident
Henry Helfrich foreman with the Indianapolis water company drowned in White River near the old covered bridge while workmen tried to remove drift. Despite hours of diving by divers from Harry Hill's show and others, the body was recovered about 3 pm and taken to his home at 889 Indiana Avenue. He leaves a wife and four children.
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Henry Helfrich
Indianapolis Water Company
White River
New Street
Fallcrank
Water Company
Helfrich
Harry Hill
Indiana Ave
Ice cream poisoning hits church picnic near Montreal
At a Lesley’s Bay church picnic 200 picnickers were poisoned by ice cream. Victims writhed in agony before relief was given. all are expected to recover. Police report no fatalities.
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Mome
Montreal
Lesley’s Bay
Rumor Ties Jake Kilrain to Irvington Hack Attack
A town rumor spread to the police on Saturday alleging a hack driven toward Lawrence from Irvington carried four men with one man’s head bandaged, reportedly Jake Kilrain and companions. The tale remains unverified.
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Irvington
Lawrence
Jake Kilrain
Great Invention Defines Telegraph Telephone Combo
Eng Pennsylvania July 13 reports farmer William Burnley has created a combined telephone and telegraph device. J P McKinstry Cleveland Telephone Co calls it the greatest invention in years. Also updates from Homestead and Saginaw with hopes for settlement and a note on Senator Powell’s disagreement over Horr’s Valparaiso consul appointment.
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Eng, Pa
Wm. Burnley
J. P. McKinstry
Cleveland Telephone Company
East Saginaw
Powell
Horr
Valparaiso
Tragic Somerville shooting kills family and self
In Somerville a man Augustus Rosenberg shot his partner Mrs Catherine Smith and three of her children, aged 14, 7, and 5, wounding another infant of 18 months. Rosenberg then shot himself, later found nearby. the town reels as investigators probe motive amid family horror.
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Boston
Somerville
Catherine Smith
Thomas
Augustus Rosenberg
Smith
Willie
Augustus
Clarler
Rosenberg
Bear Gone Wild Tramples Crowd at Circus Collapse
Cincinnati dispatch reports a terrifying storm at Stowe's circus causing a panic as Running Deer, an Indian performer, was injured when a trained bear escaped. The bear charged through the crowd while the stunt rider pursued it, the tent roof blew, and several spectators fainted amid the downpour. Running Deer was knocked from his horse and carried away unconscious.
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Cincinnati
Running Teer
Stowe’s Circus
Runing Deer
Absalom
Running Deer
County board fixes insurance company assessments
The county board of equalization set insurance company assessments with figures for Franklin, German Mutual, Home Benefit, Indianapolis fire, Mutual Life and Endowment, National Accident, Odd Fellows Mutual Aid, Royal Mutual Livestock and various banks. Personal railroad property in Marion County totals are listed with multiple railroad companies and amounts. Indianapolis News, an unincorporated business, was excluded from the city’s assesses, and John H. Holliday Co. reports the plant at just under $12,000.
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County Board of Equalization
Franklin
German Mutual
Home Benefit
Howard Aid
Indiana
Indianapolis Fire
Indianapolis
German Mutual Fire
Industrial Life
Mutual Life and Endowment
National Accident
Odd Fellows Mutual Aid
Royal Mutual Livestock
Indiana National
Meridian National
Fletcher's
Bank of Commerce
First National
Marion County
Sear of Coaltion
St. L
Weg
Cy H
Bie
Tay
Union Railway Company
Indianapolis News
John HW. Holliday & Co
Kielys Suit Over Furnishings and Debts
Parmelia J Kiely of 35 Short street sues John Wright Kizzie Wright Willis Wright Ossie Wright and Frank Glass for 1500 damages filed Saturday. She bought 200 dollars of furniture on installment and paid over half before illness. Her husband could not pay medical bills or debt, and the defendants allegedly removed the furniture from her home while she was ill leaving her bedless and in poor health. Billy Lewis Dead Lonpo x Ohio July 14. Lewis, once a notorious gambler, reformed and helped run the Gib son house in Cincinnati before his death. In life he was among America s most popular hotel figures.
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Bro. Kiely
Parmelia J. Kiely
Short St
John
Kizzie
Willis
Ossie Wright
Frank Glass
Tt Ia
Billy
Lewis
Lonpox
Ohio
Gibson House
Cincinnati
America
Arena Gibson
Insane Hospital
Denny
Gilbert
Frank Young
George Howry
Shelby County
Woods
Bartholomew
Ee County
Brady
Harry Robertson
Frank McCloud
Squire Judkines
Alex. Williams
Williams
Squire
Slaine
McCloud
Tariff Reform League
Grand Hotel
Lee
P. Porter
State League
Edgar A. Brown
Wiliam C. Faley
Deadwood
Oklahoma
W. Washington St. Circus
A. H. Bogardus and Sons
Bloodshed Fears Rise at Homestead as Pinkerton Guards Arrive
McKean and Lawrence spar with rail and coal mine operators as Pinkerton guards arrive to protect Carnegie Phipps works in Homestead. Deputies and 1,600 strikers face off amid warnings of potential bloodshed with a tense quiet prevailing at noon. Suspicions of arbitration talks and rate cuts fuel volunteers’ relief fund concerns.
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Spl
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Springfield Rifles
Philadelphia
Homestead
Bensamor Steel
Carnegie, Phipps & Co
Housestead
Gray
Westitation
Brazil
Lawrences
Brazil Black Coal Company
McKean
Vandalia
Uiese
Indianapolis Sun
Indiana Tribune
Indianapolis Nave
Albert G. Percer
Harry 0. Connors
Coshocton
Robert Watchorn
Albert Payne
Cincinnati Post
Terre Haute
Harmony
Indictment and Union Railway Meeting News
The Hudson county grand jury indicts Mary Brady for being a common scould amid neighborly quarrels, with arraignment and bail set. Union railway officials meet at Union depot with Ingalls, McKeen, and McCrea present, discuss officer merges, staff plans, and potential consolidations affecting Fort Wayne routes and future management.
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Yous
Jim
Mary Brady
Hudson County Grand Jury
Weather forecast for Indiana Fair cool start with showers
For Indianapolis and vicinity the 24 hours ending 1 a m July 14 188 shows cloudy weather with showers followed by clearing and fair skies. Sullivan has gone east reportedly on the Baltimore and Ohio line.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Vicinity
Sullivan
ChicaGo
Electric road ordinance sparks council clash in city
A city council debate centers on Shaffer's electric road franchise for Brightwood. Ambiguities in the ordinance prompt Aldermen to consider storage versus overhead systems, with amendments aiming to force a storage solution or forfeit the grant. Darnall shifts stance amid electoral concerns as streetcar staff realign.
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Shaffer
Brightwood
Taylor
Alderman Rail
Luxman
Aldermaen Railand Tousey
Alderman Tousey
Iwiga
Darnall
Cal
Miss Behymer Defended After Dismissal From Brightwood School
Brightwood town faces tension as Miss Lillian Behymer is dismissed by Trustee Many over alleged unpatriotic remarks about Lincoln and Jeff Davis. A Friday meeting urged reinstatement. Behymer denies the charges, claims political infighting and bias from Principal Ellis and others influenced the decision. Dr. J. T. Boyd’s office is listed at 24 Ohio Street for contact.
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Lillian Behymer
Brightwood
Lincoln
Jeff Davis
Behymer
Bellefontaine St
Sun
Many
Ellis
Sentinel
Gundelfinger
Mescall
Mr. Ellis
Capt. Many
Rabel
Embezzlement charge against attorney Walls
Deputy Lan genberg arrested Attorney William B. Walls on a Saturday morning on an embezzlement indictment. The guardian case involves Katharina Frankenstein claiming Walls collected $1,200.275 for a grandson’s property and has not paid over. Bonds posted, Walls long associated with guardians and administrators, with a past partnership dissolved after a trust conspiracy case.
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Willian B. Walls
Langenberg
Katharina Frankenstein
Walls
Frankenstein
Watts
John Stegg
Ir. Walls
William J . Bernhaimer
Bernhamer
Sant North
Reorze
Senators Battle Indians In Second Washington Indy Game
In Washington Indianapolis clash, Haddock and Daly led the Senators batting while Hoy and Wilmot delivered infield and outfield plays. Denny, Seery, and Carney contributed with hits as Indianapolis built a 2 to 0 lead before Washington rallied, final score 7 to 2 with Wise, Hines, and Irwin among the standout fielders.
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Watsixeton
Indianapolis
Royle
Daily
Haddock Ed Daly
Lynch
Mate Hoy
Dalls
Hia Ihanks
Firet
Wilmet
Fly
McGeachy
Hoy
Watly
Sanater
Irwin
Carniey
Bassett
Seery
Swesney
Carney
Glasscock
Haddock
Orane
Daly
Hoosier
Gutoo
Myers
Diamond
Crepe
Toles
Soster
Wilmot
Hassett
Hines
Mr. Daly
Blank
Bescett
Ioyle
Nixey
Senator Irwin
Elow
Ebort
Mack
Sweeney
Jimes
Blankely
Wice
Capisip
Denny
Sweecey
Boy
Boyle
Sphere
Wise
Myera
Con
MecGeechy
Goosay
MccGeachy
Little One
Senators
Visitor Boyle
Washington
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