Charity wedding romance sparks noisy neighborhood harassment
A wedding near Blake and New York streets triggered a relentless village charivari. Annie Gardner and John McCready, eloping to Fletcher Place church, faced loud horns, boilers, and improvised percussion as neighbors mocked the ceremony. The mob blocked entry, wired gates, and the couple fled to a hotel before returning to a tense stand-off. The scene ended with promises of a later confrontation as Mrs. Gardner sought relief from the uproar.
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Blake and
New Work Sts
Annie Gardner
Mis
Emeline Gardner
New York St
Brosnan’s
Romantica
Military Park
Annie
John McCready
van Camp & Co
Fletcher Place Church
Virginia Ave
Gencon
Harrison Campaign &Azook
Baughville
Washington Walls. Senate pay for irrigation talk noted.
Senatorial pay for discussing irrigation noted while house activity paused for lack of quorum. A B Nettleton named assistant secretary of the treasury. Republicans may delay tariff debate six weeks before gag rule. Cannon predicts surplus not deficit. Interior secretary blocks land grab near Spokane Falls. John L Camp named chief special agent in Indiana to collect manufacturing stats. National Silver League execs meet in Washington in September as Warner prepares to push the silver bill. Frye questions reciprocity with Cuba and Porto Rico and Spain on free sugar trade. Skeleton Sack Suits by Orbert Landgrat to be genuine.
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House
A. B. Nettleton
John L. Camp
Indianapolias
Indiana
Porter
National Silver League
Washington
Pres. Warner
Frye
Blaine
Cuba
Porto Rico
Thesa Fzlande
Spain
Pastor resigns after church row over dancing affair
In Green Lawn Presbyterian Church New York July 17 pastor Samuel L Griess quit after sermons on worldly pleasures sparked clashes. A Sunday service ended when elders removed the communion plate and wine. Some members backed the pastor while many opposed his stance threatening defections.
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New York
Ray
Samuel L. Griess
Green Lawn
L. I
Presbyterian Church
Guess
Hackmen Labor Rates Shake City Carriage Trade
A Morning Journal misreported that Henry Been and others formed a hack men combine to cut rates due to undertakers. May 4 marked the actual schedule when Frank Bird adopted the same rate demands, with hacks’ forfeit for maintaining $3.50 to South yards and $4 to Crown Hill. Several carriers left the agreement and warned no work for cut-rate undertakers, while others like Eagan promised more departures as contracts with undertakers persisted.
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Wednesday’ Journal
Henry Been
James Simpsex
Louis Minnich
Lake Morrison
Peter Exgan
Charles Morrison
Frank Bird
South Yards
Crown Hill
Horace Wood
Peter Hagan
Lars
Grinsteiner
Les Holtzman
Pater Kagan
Eagan
Asl
Geo. Herman
Jno
Booth
Leo Holtzman
Planner & Buchanan
Lee Holtzman
Bird
Kregelo
Still We Sizzle Temperatures Rise Across Rural Kansas
The thermometer rose from a cool Wednesday to a 73 degree morning on Thursday, then spiked to 87 by 9 am and 86 later, with humid 78 percent air. Dodge City and Concordia hit 100 as the day warmed under sun and gusty winds of about six miles per hour.
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Dodge City
Concordia
Kansas
Engineers Seek Higher Pay For Big Four Heavy Engines
The engineers committee met Superintendent Tarratt to discuss uniform adjustments and a gain of 3 cents per mile for heavy locomotives that pull more cars and earn more for the line. The prior 4 37 cent rate on the Peoria division is cited as precedent while reports of a Cincinnati car fire surface with contested details. Local picnics from Bethany park and Simpson chapel follow the union event.
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Tarratt
Peoria
Big Four
Cincinnati
Grady
Patriots and politics a new hoom is born for auditor
A fevered Republican political scene unfolds Friday night through Saturday night as Henry G. Stiles announces candidacy for clerk, challenging Thad Rollins. Wagner and Browning vie for auditor, with Wagner seen as most available. Sheriff hopefuls Hig, Horn, and Charcy Maay race evenly. Recorder contention heats up among Groff, Conway, Franklin and Darnell as office value tempts candidates. Legislative ticket to be led by D. P. Erwin and William T. Brown, with Bravk I. Grobbs likely nominee. County slate predicts Clerk James B. Black, Auditor Wagner, Sheriff Dunn, Recorder Conway, Treasurer Wetzel, Commissioner Smither. Wetzel’s possible replacement by John Johnson.
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Henry. G. Stilea
Bia
Thad $. Rollins
Stiles
Wagner
Browning
Asecs Les EE
Groff
Conway
Franklin
Darnell
D. P. Erwin
William T. Brown
Thejex-State
Hravk I. Grobbs
Qo. H. F. Ritter
Marion County
Charch
James B. Black
Theo, Wagner
Dunn
Henry Wetzel
Theo
Battered Women Seek Warrants Against Knife-Wielding Man
Two women with head injuries asked Prosecutor Wright for warrants Thursday against Chris Baker a knife wielding assailant. Viola Stevens of Willard Street says Baker slashed her head after she refused to accompany him on an errand. Lizzie Oliver wife of Ed Oliver of South West Street alleges her sister in law Mia Lottie Leyden assaulted her for 75 cents and cut her with a knife.
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S. Weat St
McCarty
Mia
Lottie Leyden
Lizzie
Lottie
Reports of Newfoundland war rumors alarm officials
The dispatches describe rising tension in Newfoundland with expected official confirmation of an outbreak. News was anticipated on Thursday as authorities assess the situation amid growing hostilities.
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New Foundland
Fireworks Likely as Blaine Faces Crises With Harrison
The World Washington correspondent reports growing tension between Blaine and President Harrison. Blaine’s resignation is said to be imminent over diplomatic appointments and Behring Sea negotiations with Great Britain. The dispute over the McKinley tariff could sever Blaine’s official ties with the administration. A heavy fireworks display is foretold when Blaine’s party leaves.
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New York
Washington
Blaine
Harrison
World-disputch
Great Britain
European Deaths and Sailings Reported Abroad
Berlin dispatches note Count Conrad Stolberg, heir to a merchant landowner, was accidentally killed while hunting. A separate item from New York reports Richard Croker, Tammany figure, sailing with his wife and four children for Europe.
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Willie Muntt
Berlin
Conrad Stolberg
McHant
Europa
Europe
New York
Richard Croker
Tammany
Boy's Bold Crime Shocks Goreville Family Tragedy
A 16 year old Goreville youth killed farmer Morris Sullivan and wounded his wife during a night intrusion. The assailant, described as the farmer's son, had earlier poisoned water for relatives but failed. He cited boredom with waiting for the parents' property as motive and is in jail. Local hustle ad promotes bicycle contest and a weather note outlines Indiana forecast and Indianapolis conditions.
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Anna, NL
Goreville
Johnson County
Morris Sullivan
Sullivan
Indianapolis
Brakeman Jumps From Train In Sudden Break With Insanity
A Monon line brakeman named Hitbet escaped from a conductor and jumped from a moving train Thursday morning near Horseshoe. He appeared to become insane suddenly, resulting in a dramatic incident on the rail.
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BiLcomter
Inpd
Borseshoe
Hitbet
Monon
Ton and Tea Twist in Indianapolis Newsboy Tale
A sorrowful ragged newsboy in downtown Indianapolis sobs over missing extra copies that would reveal a crucial terror explosion story. A Georgia visitor, shocked by northern life, witnesses festive scenes at the state house as a misfired quest for a marriage license unfolds with comic misadventure.
Out at the Mission Ten Children Basked Under Care of 7 Mothers
At the mission on Thursday ten children were cared for by seven mothers, with one six year old girl dying of consumption. Fresh tea for mothers and milk for babies, beef broth, and tea chest donations sustain the group. Bathing facilities and three new hospital tents are being set up as water is brought from a distant spring. An 18 year old with phthisis remains away. the family moved, possibly ending his outings.
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Fresh Air Mission
W. A. Ketcham
Fica
Doctored Census Claim Prompts Democratic Inquiry
Democratic congressmen weigh investigating census totals amid daily new evidence of doctored returns to favor Republicans in the next election. In Dorjealing district, rains and floods cause widespread property loss and some deaths across the country.
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Washinarton
Daly
Wlovas
Carcurra
Dorjealing
Sporting life notes on trades and standings
A crowded column tracks player moves and club fortunes across leagues. Seery McGeachy and Pitteburg gossip, Dodges of Minneapolis rosters, Des Moines exit, Peruvian matchups, and shifting Cleveland and Detroit links draw a lively, if rumor-filled, panorama of early baseball life.
Terrible hotel fire in Quebec town ruins building
A large blaze in Quittets hotel early Thursday trapped many inmates. Fire spread rapidly as occupants shouted for help while firefighters battled the flames. Several dead were recovered by 10 o clock and many injured are expected.
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Quebec
Quittets
Jacques Miranda
South Carolina race war reports and misc crime notes
Meagre reports from the South Carolina race war. corrected tallies list ten dead and twenty six wounded from Kings Mills powder explosion. a spotted adder killed Gao Stephene’s artificial leg at Lakewood New Jersey. governor commuted murderer Chapleau. Kemmier leads electrocution list. John Bebret accuses theft of ten thousand dollars in gold from U S express in Chicago. Indian convict Larney seizes an ax, kills one, wounds three. four New York women aboard the Majestic arrested at Gueenstown land ing. Gate City Alabama quarrel ends in a gun duel. Perry dies. Haag home listed in North Penn.8h.
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South Carolina
Kings Mil
Stephene
Lakewood
N.J
Gov. Hill
Chapleau
Kemmier
John Bebret
U. S. Express Company
Chicago
Jim Larney
Ohio
Watnerday
New York
Majestic
Gueenstowan Landing
Geo
Perry
Jeff. Smith
Resi
Dents
Gate City
Ala
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Percy Hesbrook
Washington St
Kokomo Saddiery and Harness Company
Capital
Clark County Record Publishing Company
James Howard
New Albany
Catharine Hoppeld
Henry Hoppeld
Oddmanfelden
Germany
Huron-at
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Delia Manley
Pat Manley
Ciizens’ Street Railway Company
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Madison
Americano Association For the Advancement of
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Woodruff Flaca
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U. S
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Pittsburg
Sanford Fork and Tool Company
Terre Haute
Sanford Company
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Frank Lloyd
Memphis
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Order
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Theodore Sander
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Frank Wright
Wright
Joe Sherer
Lion Brewing Company
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Jack Christian
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