Desperate Telegraphs From Pekin Amid Boxer Rebellion
Reports from Consul-general Goodnow and diplomatic circles in London and Washington describe a brutal siege of Pekin legations by Boxers and soldiers. Foreign casualties believed heavy. Prince Ching and Gen. Wang Wen Shao killed. U.S. Col. Liscum advances with Ninth Infantry toward Taku amid Allied operations near Tianjin.
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Daily Mail
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Prince Ching
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Prince Tuan
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Conger
United States
Legation
Tien-Tsin
Liscum
Ninth United States Infantry
Taku
One Month Passed Since Word From Minister Conger
Washington reports that a full month has elapsed since the State Department received a message from Minister Conger regarding the ongoing situation. Officials emphasize continued monitoring and await further dispatches to clarify the status and any potential next steps.
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Washington
State Department
Nieh’s forces reach Pekin defend legations in peril
Shanghai dispatch reports Gen. Nieh with 9,000 troops reached Pekin after defeating Prince Tuan’s army and rescuing Prince Ching. He suffered 2,500 casualties and now works to rescue Gen. Yung Lu to safeguard the legations. Nieh reportedly favors foreigners.
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Prince Ching
Yung Lu
Reports discredited. Officials fear all Pekin deaths
Washington officials believe all Pekin messages since June 27 are doubtful. A Consul General Goodan message fits the government suspicions that telegrams from Pekin and Shanghai are fabrications. The government now fears the worst has happened in Pekin.
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Judge strikes down soap factory ban in city limits
Judge Daly invalidates an ordinance prohibiting soap factories without a special permit. The Willam Williamze soap company was arrested for violating it. He notes the rule invites arbitrary discrimination by the council. Officials cited hotel porticoes as other obstructions controlled by special ordinances, and lawyers warn Daly’s ruling could undermine such ordinances.
Court House Tunnel Budget Set Without Extras
Commissioner McGregor stated there will be no extras on the court house tunnel. He noted the plumbing remains to be let on the job and that the project will stay within the $22,000 still unused.
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Court House
A Pure Vegetable Compound in Cascarets Candy
A Pure Vegetable Compound promises no mercurial or mineral poisons in Cascarets Candy Cathartic. It uses only vegetable substances based on late medical discoveries. Sold by druggists for 10c per package. Wy
Indians Fear Bias After Riot At Washington Park
Rumors swirl that jealousy among baseball clubs aims to rob the Indians of the pennant by unfair calls and losses to Milwaukee, following Thursday’s riotous scene in which Umpire Frank Dwyer narrowly escaped mob violence. Dwyer denies any weapon possession and says no league instruction has been received.
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Frank Dwyer
Crane
Omcer Kurtz
Dwyer
Indianapolis
Baker and caterer dies of morphine overdose at home
John G. Ward 75 of 917 N California Street Indianapolis died Thursday evening from morphine overdose. He had used the drug for years and suicide is not suspected. He lived in Indianapolis 40 years, was a baker and caterer. His wife is near death from the shock. Two daughters survive, both in Indianapolis. Funeral plans incomplete.
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John G. Ward
California St
Indianapolis
Billingsley Munro and Dickson oppose gas meter ordinance
After a thirty minute session Thursday night the council committee on public property recommended that the gas meter ordinance do not pass. The committee will meet Friday night at the Consumers' Gas Trust to hear the gas field condition. Anti meter citizens will also have a hearing. The citizens' committee has secured several hundred feet of remonstrances against the ordinance and will not hold more mass meetings unless conditions change.
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Billingsley, Munro and Dickson
Consumers’ Gas Trust
Citizens’ Committee
John W Murphy in Critical Condition Hopes for Recovery
J W Murphy founder of Murphy Hibben wholesale dry goods merchant and longtime Indianapolis figure remains seriously ill Friday with doctors expressing faint hope for recovery after days of illness. Itching piles yield to Dean's Ointment at 60 cents a bottle.
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Murphy & Hibben
Indianapols
Dean
Woman typewriter user seeks job in liners
A lady who uses a typewriter announces her desire for employment in The Sun’s popular Liners page. The column notes a wide range of wants conveyed by readers and urges readers to respond, promising payment for opportunities.
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Lawyers Condemn Spahr After In Courthouse Exchange
Judge James M. Leathers reprimanded attorney George W. Spahr after Spahr allegedly muttered in the courtroom that the Sammie B. Gray versus Richard E. Hardin decision was a sorry one. Leathers warned that no gentlemanly attorney would utter such words in court and told Spahr not to bring more cases in his court.
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James M. Leathers
George W. Spahr
Leathers
Sammie B. Gray
Richard E. Hardin
Spahr
Ubero Farm Secretary Plans Independent Boston Venture
Secretary Bergés of Ubero plantation company will travel to Boston to organize a new independent farm modeled after the Indianapolis operation. The 500 acre plantation sits beside the Ubero tract. The Whero No 2 will be eastern capital controlled. Directors discuss selling stock in the east and expanding to over 5,000 acres with $500,000 in capital.
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Bergés
Ubero Plantation Company
Boston
Indianapolis
Enumerators Finish Most Work in Madison County
The district reports all but one enumerator completed their duties. The remaining worker, in the north Madison County, was slowed by illness. Supervisor Clifford aims to file all returns in Washington by Aug. 1 and notes few people in Indianapolis were missed despite reviewing sheets at least 1,000 times for potential omissions.
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Madison County
Clifford
Washington
Indianapolis
Is Taylor Back In Kentucky Again
Ex Gov William S Taylor of Kentucky is missing from Indianapolis. He was last believed to have left for Martinsville and to return Friday night. Charles Finley says he suspects Taylor is in Indianapolis, while Mrs Taylor and family may be in Louisville. The report suggests Taylor may have ventured into Kentucky and is concealing his whereabouts.
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Wm. S. Taylor
Kentucky
Indianapolis
Martinsville
Charles Finley
Louisville
Gov. Taylor
Just a Romantic Notion Seized Two Victims of Cupid Dart
Samuel Bourne an employee of Malleable Ironworks secured a license to marry Edith M Brown on a Wednesday He asked newspapers to suppress the news for two weeks Investigation found no reason beyond a romantic notion The couple wed and lodged at 50 N Belmont Ave Their mothers knew nothing until after the ceremony The bride fled on seeing a reporter The groom and his mother offered no objection to the match
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Malleable Ironworks
Edith M. Brown
Belmont-ave
Weather Forecast For Indianapolis 36 Hours Ending Friday
The forecast covers Indianapolis and vicinity with showers and possible thunderstorms expected Friday night and Saturday. Temperatures read 65 degrees at 7 am, 79 at noon, and 80 at 2 pm. Governor Mount notes no vacancy on the State Board of Tax Commissioners until Judge Buskirk is elected to the Forty-second judicial district judgeship. he need not resign until after the November election. His successor will fill the remainder of the term ending March 10, 1901.
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Indianapolis
Gov. Mount
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Buskirk
Forty-second Judicial District
Mount Criticizes Auditor Over Street Car Tax Cut
Gov. Mount attacks Auditor Smith over the move to reduce the Indianapolis street railway company assessment after the state board had raised it amid claims of local prejudice. The dispute centers on real estate values, mortgage exemptions, and the effect on Marion county tax collections.
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Kicked to Death by Scared Mules on Garbage Wagon
Frank Alhand aged 10 died Friday morning after tumbling from a garbage wagon on Fast street near Morris and being kicked by startled mules and run over by the wagon wheels. Driver David Henry was cleared of criminal liability. Arthur Bittner witnessed the incident. The body was taken to Renihan & Blackwell’s undertakers.
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Renihaw & Blackwell
Gas firm denies Marion plant buy by Standard Oil
John R. Pearson of the Indianapolis gas company says rumors of a $400,000 Marion natural gas plant and 20,000 acres of undeveloped gas and oil territory being sold to Standard Oil are false. He notes a deal exists for the property sale to Pittsburgh interests, but neither Standard nor the Indianapolis company is involved. The purchase price is about $40,000.
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Indianapolis Gas Company
Marion
Mississinewa
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Indianapolis Company
Marion gas company incorporated in Pittsburg men
Friday afternoon the Marion gas company incorporated with 400000 capital stock. It is believed this indicates the consummation of the deal. The incorporators are Pittsburg men.
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Marion Gas Company Incorporated
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Pittsburg
Hay Fever Season Arrives With Imagined Ailments
Dr. H J Jones notes hay fever spikes yearly due to imagination and pollen. He says many cases arise from mental suggestion, while real pollen from ragweed causes nervous nasal trouble for ages 20 to 40. Men are more affected than women, with roughly three men per woman.
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H. J. Jones
Pyatt Habeas Case Dismissed In Circuit Court
Attorney I P Harlan aimed to free William J Pyatt from an insane hospital by a habeas corpus petition. In circuit court on Thursday the guardian action was converted to a defense by Harlan and prosecution by John F Carson, leading to a quiet dismissal by Carson and an abrupt end to the suit.
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Wm. J. Pyatt
Harlan
Circuit Court
John F. Carson
Stuckmeyer Fat Contract To Be Heard Friday Night
City committee on sewers streets and alleys will meet in the city clerk's office Friday night to consider the Stuckmeyer litter box contract. Advertisements on the boxes are said not to aid street cleanliness due to an existing ordinance banning litter on streets. Downtown businessmen oppose the plan, arguing boxes would litter streets rather than keep them clean.
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Stuckmeyer
Corn Crop Estimates Clash From Indiana to Kansas
The National agricultural bureau estimated Indiana corn acreage at 92 percent of last year. James W. Egnew's county returns suggest 110 percent. Dr W Holmes from the bureau visits Indianapolis and predicts a massive Kansas wheat crop this year.
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National Agricultural Bureau
Indiana
James W. Egnew
W. Holmes
National Bureau
Indianapolis
Kansas
Morss to Start New Afternoon Paper in Indianapolis
Bart McCarthy of the Sentinel says Samuel Morss will soon publish an afternoon paper in Indianapolis. Timing and price unknown. A new building will be erected and a quadruple Hoe press ordered, promising an up to date plant. McCarthy and Gates toured leading offices seeking ideas.
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Samuel Morss
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Frank L. Gates
Chicago man opens modern barber shop in Paris
A Chicago man launches an up to date barber shop in Paris. A mysterious report notes a human head found in a car at Mackinac Island Michigan on a Thursday. The Hoboken dock horror claims say 175 bodies have been removed. The Michigan and Ohio plaster company dissolved its plaster trust with Detroit HQ. Clark E Howell editor of the Atlanta Constitution wed Mise Annie Comer Thursday night.
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Woman Wins 300 Dollar Judgment In Express Loss Case
Mrs Susan Carnahan wife of James R Carnahan secured a 300 judgment in superior court against Adams Express Company. She had visited Chicago and misplaced a pair of diamond earrings sent by express which were lost in transit valued at 155 dollars at Walshmer s. The garbled text references further names but the core fact is the court judgment and the lost jewels.
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James R. Carnahan
Superior
Adams Express Company
Chicago
Express
New Indiana Death Fund Organization Formed for Travellers
The benevolent league of Indiana travelers will organize Saturday at the Commercial Travelers' Club on W. Maryland St. Only IT. P. A. members may join. The fund provides death benefits and has operated successfully in Texas for two years, paying two claims in the past year.
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Attorney seeks to close Marion county highways
Attorney John J. Rochford representing the Morristown and Rushville traction company requests permission to close highways in Marion county. The action is expected to be granted. Company president John Mahoney and secretary John Navin are involved as part of the Indianapolis to Cincinnati interurban line project.
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John J. Rochford
Morristown
Rushville Traction Company
Marion County
John Mahoney
John Navin
Indianapolis
Clocinonati
Debs Social Democracy Draws Republican Alarm In Indiana
Republicans warn of a new split in the Democratic Party as Eugene Debs leads the social democracy movement. Indiana reports show the party gaining labor support and German Democratic backing, with coalitions forming among railroad workers and others. Analysts fear a significant vote in November rivaling prior divisions and warn the movement could influence free silver Democrats nationwide.
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Eugene Debs
Social Democratic Party
Indiana
Fort Wayne Republicans See Strong Local Support for McKinley
A Fort Wayne Republican cites 100 small storekeepers turned McKinley Roosevelt, a leading German Democrat opposes imperialism, militarism. Precinct committee men report no discouraging signs as farmers favor markets and trusts talk is rare. Allen County aims to elect 15 of 2 township trustees, up from seven, signaling hopeful GOP momentum.
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Allen County
Sindlinger Seeks County Treasurer Nomination Again
Peter Sindlinger declared to a SUN reporter on Friday his candidacy for county treasurer. He noted his past defeat and argued he has stronger backing than rivals, saying he waited for the right moment to announce.
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Peter Sindlinger
SUN
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Republican Leader Attacks Henry A. Johnson in Indiana
A Republican leader dismisses Henry A. Johnson as unreliable and claims his influence will vanish. The critique cites past defeats such as Grant for Greeley in 1872 and notes Johnson’s possible support for Bryan due to not winning his congressional seat, while labeling him the worst Indian in Indiana.
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Henry A. Johnson
Grant
Greeley
Bryan
Congress
Indiana
Political Points and Local Campaign Moves
George J. Marott will accept the democratic nomination for county treasurer but will not actively canvass. Henry Warrum urges Frank B. Burke for congress to restore harmony. Col W T Durbin in Indianapolis predicts Indiana will go Republican. Overstreet and Akin discuss precinct council matters. Willard Robertson, Democrat for prosecuting attorney, resumes canvass after fever. Local note at Seaton's Hat Signals unsettled political chatter.
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Henry Warrum
Frank B. Burke
Congress
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Anderson
Indianapolis
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