Indiana Summer Resort Travel Rush Attracts Wealthy Visitors
The annual migration of Indianapolis residents to northern and Indiana resorts grows. French Lick and West Baden in Orange County attract many, while Maxinkuckee, Lake Manitou, and Lake Bloomingdale draw crowds. Europeans trips rise as Americans seek abroad escapes, with Alex Metzgar noting $45,000 in summer European passages sold and rising inquiries.
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White Mountains
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Indianapolis
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French Lick Springs
West Baden
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Maxinkuckes
Military Park
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Lake Manitou
Bloomingdale Glens
Spencer
Parke County
Alex Metzgrar
SUN Man
Europe
Fiure
Emperor William Feuds with Court in London Visit
New York July 14 Edmund Yates reports the emperor William proved the most troublesome state guest at the court. Queens sons scrambled to entertain him while he altered plans daily and attended engagements at will. He urged talks at Guildhall and wished to discuss the triple alliance freely at Windsor. Queen pressed him to keep remarks formal at the banquet. The emperor arrived in Windsor ecstatically eager to speak his mind on delicate topics. In Detroit Boston posts prepare for the grand army encampment with about 2000 attendees in August. Massachusetts and the state will send strong representation.
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New Yor
Edmund Yates
London
the Tribune
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Detroit
Boston
Grand Army
Massachusetts
Grandmothers Hug For King of Prussia At Windsor visit
The King of Prussia met his imperial grandmother at Windsor Castle and shared a tender embrace before traveling to Leith. His wife accompanies him after a London farewell as he plans a yachting cruise to Sweden and Norway incognito as the countess Ravenbure. The royal visit sparked lively scenes, including crowds, parlor intrigues, and extravagant Windsor displays.
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Sporting Lines and League Scandals Across 1900s Baseball Circuits
Feature notes on salaries average around 2800 per man in Philadelphia. Anson’s anger unsettles Chicago. Omaha disbands for losses. Hall-Fitzsimmons tickets priced 10 15 20. Louisville rumored to sell franchise. Gibbons challenges McAulitie for 2000. Riley and Longstreet race for 1000 to 5000. Chicago shut out six times. league and city standings listed with multiple teams across the circuit. Records set by P C Tewentyman on safety cycle. Horse racing purses 1250 July 29 30. Chicago races mark Van Buren record. Baseball scores and batteries listed for many matchups including Boston Cincinnati New York Chicago Brooklyn Philadelphia Pittsburg and St Louis Washington.
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Man fires at wife then shoots self in street car district
Matheny fired a revolver at his head three times in front of two friends and then killed his wife with a bullet lodged in her brain. Mrs. Matheny remained alive but rapidly sinking as doctors warned she might die at any moment. A streetcar stable worker said Matheny had shown signs of mania for months and had threatened suicide, while Dr. Williams noted the victim's condition could improve or worsen, with little chance of speech or memory recovery.
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Bastille Day Festivities Dazzle Paris in 14th July
Paris marks the Bastille anniversary with lavish decorations flags and draperies in every window. Crowds fill the streets as American tourists observe ceremonies unveiling a Canton statue on Boulevards St Germain and Bas de l Ecole de Medicine. A grand 100000 strong review at Longchamp by President Carnot plus free theater and Hippodrome entertainments highlight a day of illumination with Champs Elysees and the Eiffel Tower lit throughout the night.
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Down with Campbell as Ohio campaign stirs binds votes
In Cleveland on July 14 the Hamilton County group pressed for Campbell’s defeat, chanting Down with Campbell. Northern Ohio delegates favor Kline after his entry, though Campbell still claims two thrids on the first ballot as crowds gathered.
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Explosion on tramp ship wounds, sinks R. Cooch at Brooklyn
A box of dynamite cartridges exploded during unloading on Tuesday morning in Brooklyn. The tramp steamship R. Cooch was seriously damaged and sinking after the blast. Two men were killed, two were wounded, and one was blown to pieces with body fragments found away from the scene.
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N. Y
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Wanamaker Will Stay Rumor of Resignation False
Rumor that postmaster general Wanamaker will resign is dismissed as nonsense by leading post office officials. A prejudiced correspondent sparked the story, but authorities say it will not force Wanamaker from the cabinet. The note also includes local gossip about Granville Wright and a brief weather section for Indiana.
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Wanamaker
Where Is Solomon The Strange Case Of A Missing Man
Benjamin Solomon was jailed April 12 1890 for one year on a receiving stolen goods charge. His friend Himan Barrett kept money for him and after Solomon’s discharge Barrett could not locate him. Barrett fears Solomon may be wandering mentally deranged after his penitentiary term.
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Washington St
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Time West du Anal
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Parrett
Anti lottery speech calls for revolution in Louisiana
Dr B L Palmer urged overthrow of the Louisiana lottery at an anti lottery meeting in New Orleans and received applause statewide. Lincoln parish mass resolutions contemplate taking government into hands by revolution or dissolution or ending tyranny as in Cromwell and the Mafia era.
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B. L. Palmer
Lincoln Parish
Cromwell
Dr. Palmer
City Life Notes and Court Actions Across the Week
Retail clerks press for Sunday enforcement while Judge Cox sentences Wi Young to one year for petit larceny. Attorney-general rules corporations taxables in and out of state. Taxpayers flood the Board of Review amid rising assessments. State agriculture board bids for fair grounds at $300,000. Street car labor strife cools. Central labor union elects new officers. Walter Hinesley, mentally unbalanced, kept at police station then returned home. Federal jury probes post office theft. Cameron claims drunken accident. Local obituaries list Jones and Allen, ages 80 and 84, with cerebral effusion and general debility. Marriage licenses issued to Shobe Alexander and Wendling Schowing.
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Kate Diggs
Sethe
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Walter Hinesley
Monongahela City
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Cameron
Lodi
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Grace Woodburn
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S. J
Emma Rooker
Thomas
Annie Bergett
Mrs. Yore
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Mary Curran
A. R
W. Atkins
S. Ellerkanep
E. B. Brooks
Charles
Hannah Schilling
Edith Harris
Mrs. Pierce
Aquilla Jones
Henry Allen
W. Second-st
Price Shobe
Maggie Alexander
Theobald Wendling
Rosa Schowing
Broad Ripple and Haughyville Line Franchises Approved
County commissioners grant 50 year franchise for Broad Ripple rapid transit. A new Cincinnati led line will study and transfer routes from the Edison interests, with two city rights of way under review and deadlines set for completion by 1892 and Nov 1 for lower segments. Attorney Cox declares satisfaction with responsible projectors, while Farrell asserts the board’s intent to see men with money follow through.
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Conductor Vawter Dies Shielding Drunk Man On Tracks
Jesse S. Vawter, a Belt railroad conductor, leaped to rescue a man asleep on the track Monday night as the train backed down. His foot slipped, he was thrown across the rails and killed almost instantly while the intoxicated man narrowly escaped being crushed. Vawter leaves a wife and two children. his body was removed to his rooms at the corner of Morris Avenue and Hadley Avenue by Kregelo and Whitsett's ambulance.
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Council Finance Committee to Meet Woollen Thursday Night
Will Meet the Controller, Councilman Rossman said Tuesday that the council finance committee would investigate the controller's office about fee collections and meet with Woollen at his court house basement office Thursday night. Woollen declares readiness and denies mismanagement, while Bassman laments the implicating of Woollen’s name.
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Retail Clerks Association Meets Two Yards Cash
The Retail Clerk's Association continues sessions at the When block with Miss Burke presiding by bell and Cush ing's manual. Delegates G W Wettengel and R G Mitchell gain seats. notable members include Chas Etel of Lafayette and L H Palmer of Chicago. The gathering closes Wednesday with a banquet at the Union.
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Blaine Illness Revealed by Bar Harbor Doctor
A Bar Harbor correspondent prints an interview with Blaine’s physician stating Blaine has been very ill and in occasional torpor. The doctor says his condition is nervous, not Brights disease or heart weakness, and suggests rest and diet as the cure. A Washington cabinet officer notes no communications from Blaine and hints discord rather than illness keeps him away.
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Harrison
Langtry Assault Case Ends Amid 25000 Pounds Settlement
New York dispatch reports Abingdon Baird, a London backer of Mrs Langtry, assaulted her guest and kicked her when an unexpected return home led to a confrontation. Langtry sued for assault, but a pesiment of 25000 pounds halted further action.
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Union Seminary Brings Endowment Threat Amid Briggs Controversy
The Briggs controversy endangers Union Theological Seminary's roughly 800000 endowment, nearly all its assets, risking financial ruin. Founded 1435 by conservatives, it faced donor assurances tied to Presbyterian control. fallout may trigger withdrawals, including Russell Sage's 5000 gift. Nearby, Peruvian mummy finds and a New Haven feat highlight a day of curious discoveries.
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Edwin D. Morgan
General Assembly
Briggs
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Great July Reduction Sale Supports Dry Goods Buyers
The Great July Reduction Sale at New York stores benefits thousands of shoppers with marked-down items including bricks pipes hair plas and fire brick. Moyer & Co at 450 Ne Misgat advertise the sale as a boon and blessing to dry goods buyers despite garbled wording.
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Moyer & Co
Gen Nettleton Found Unconscious With Gas In Bath Room
Gen George H. Nettleton president and general manager of the Kansas City Fort Scott and Gulf railroad was found unconscious in his bath at his Kansas City residence. The gas was on and windows shut. doctors say he suffered a slight paralysis and overwork may be the cause. Rescuers retrieved him from the tub, no foul play evident, rumors of medical concealment circulate.
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Orry
George. H. Nettleton
Kansas City, Fort Scott & Gulf Railroad
Railroader Runs Away With Comrade's Wife
A Pittsburgh report details John McGovern deserting his wife and three children after eloping with Mrs. Cutter, wife of a fellow railroad worker. Neither man nor wife’s family will pursue. the couple vanished to an unknown location.
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