Giants vs Hoosiers at Polo Grounds in soggy play
New York beats Indianapolis 8 to 0 after a wild contest at the Polo Grounds. Rusie and Myers pitched for the visitors while Welch and Ewing played for the Giants. A lake formed in left field and several runs came on errors as the Giants secured the win with strong late scoring.
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Giants
New Yorkers
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Myers
Battery
Welch
Ewing
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Richardson
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Whitney
Connor
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Webb
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Glasecock
Hines
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Mickey
Sullivan
Byers
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O'Rourke
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Fly
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Walt
Danny
Richard
O’rourke
Rusie
Big Connor
Hoostein
Baseon Balla
Rosie
McGeachy
Hoosiers
Indianapolis
British Brewery Buyers Near Indianapolis Deal
British beer syndicate agents arrived in Indianapolis on Friday and met with two large local brewers at the Grand hotel. Signatures on their registration are illegible. The Sun disclosed talks to secure control of the city beer trade and negotiations appear close to a final transaction.
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Indianapolis
Great British Beer Trust
Grand Hotel
Tne Sun
Relocated church sermons and summer schedule change
Sunargy Services lists morning and evening sermons by Rev. Dr. Lucas and Dr. Keen with titles The sounding of the trumpet and A popular religion. Youth Presbyterian song service planned. Central Ave M E short summer change to no evening services and altered Sunday school. Ray Hunter and Sixth church join for midsummer sermon. Prof H L Reals to preach at Blackford St M E. TF W Douglass to lead Military Park temperance meeting at 3 30.
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Dr. Lucas
Roberts Park
Acton Park
Keen
Central-ave. M. E
A. m. Ray. Hunter
Seventh Presbyterian
H. L. Reals
DePauw University
Blackford St. M
TF. W. Douglass
Military Park
Correction clarifies Equitable names in insurance probe
The Sun reports that a dispatch about reserve fund exposures led to wholesale examinations of a life insurance company. The error linked the Equitable reserve fund life association to the Equitable Life Assurance Society, but the two are not connected. The Sun asserts the latter is in solid financial condition under local manager J. B. Schideler.
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New York
Shannon
ASH Consequence Insurance
Equitable Reserve Fund Life Association
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Reserve Land Concern
Wkquitable Life Assurance Society
Treadway
N. Y
J. B. Schideler
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Newport man declares self as John the Baptist in Cincinnati
Daniel L. Stinchfield of Newport, employed in a local bookstore, proclaims himself John the Baptist ZT. He predicts prophecies end in 1841 when a wartime answer will trigger a great reform and Christ’s kingdom will rule the world. He claims Norb aided the kingdom’s ancient phase and seeks a new code of laws for a coming dynasty, starting in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnats
Daniel L. Stinchfield
Newport
John the Baptist
Hos
Norb
Ward 21 Protests Gas Trust Over Mains Delay
Citizens in ward 21 vented anger at the Gas Trust Company for not extending mains, at Mohs hall Friday evening. Councilman Truster presided as a committee of C R Hasely L G Dynes Leon Kimmiel IL L Curtis 8 8 Bragg J H Rouse ex Councilman Brundage John Woodyke Joseph Allerdice and J E Shelton was appointed to prosecute the company. Delinquent subscribers organized to oppose the trust and collect stock balances. J P Frenzel was not there.
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Gas Trust Company
Mohs’ Hall
S’riday
Truster
C. R. Hasely
L. G. Dynes
Leon Kimmiel
IL. L. Curtis
Lead ore discovery near Vincennes prompts mystery
In Vincennes Indiana on July 20 a rich vein of lead ore was found on Jackson Hill across the river. A farmer named Anderson who located the vein sent samples for testing. chemists reported five percent pure ore. Anderson refuses to disclose the site.
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Vincennes
Ind
Jackson Hill
Anderson
Amalgamated scales signed by Pittsburg district unions
National saddle and harness makers join the American Federation of Trades. Electrical mining machines added to Streater Illinois mines. Operator Sweet aims to weaken strikers. Illinois coal miners arbitration proceeds with Col Read guiding. A fair umpire is sought. Lochwood's Blackberries advertised as fresh twice daily and Lockwood's cider vinegar agent at 47 and 49 N. Divine street.
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National Association of Saddle and Harness Makers
American Federation of Trades
Ill
Sweet
Illinois Coal
Col Read
Lochwood
Sole Agant Op Lockwood
J. Kube
N. Diineis St
The Teed of the Handacht-Story Fold ty 2 Railroader-Tie bBepot Removals
An old railroader at Union depot recalls dangers of headlight failures on fast trains. He notes costs of electrics, past bell-ringers, and how a missing headlight nearly caused a smash with an express. Depot changes, wage cuts, and retrenchment follow at Indianapolis union station amid a major accident discussion.
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Hig Metake
The Queer Pushers and a Dayton Counterfeit Ring
Detective Carter Tella reports on a Wetaterhead $10 counterfeit gang in Dayton Ohio. Jim Guyon, long sought, hid outside United States hotel before detectives raided the house. The group operated near Cairo with plates buried in beeswax. About 825,300 in bogus money was seized. Guyon remains at large.
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Maj
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Secret Service Department
Indiana
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Rascal
United States Hotel
Driggs
Guyon
Tlinois
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Cairo
Eerre Woenlan
Old Nelson Driggs
Guyot
Curtis Driggs
Goyon
Quiet Kelgnes and Denison House Meeting Wanes
The Denison house hosts for the republican state central committee meeting on Sunday have completely died out by Saturday morning. United States Treasurer Huston travels home to Coanersville with limited duties and plans to stay until Tuesday. Marshal Daniel Ransdell heads to Cedar Beach for a week with family, then returns to Indianapolis before a Washington trip expected by August 1. Chairman-elect Michener declined to comment.
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United States
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Coanersville
Washington
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Cedar Beach
Indianapolis
Michener
Sunday Baseball Sparks City Clergy Action
City ministers form a committee to curb Sunday baseball citing widespread allurements drawing men and boys from home and church. They claim the game and its vices undermine law and divine commands, urging Christians and citizens to oppose the pastime and for officials to act.
Kann & Co Pants Made to Measure at Four Sixty
Kann and Co at 14 E Washington Street offer pants tailored to measure from any cassimere or cheviot in stock for $4.60, a substantial reduction from previous prices of $7 to $10. This reflects a limited-time sale on ready-to-fit or tailored garments.
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Washington St
War of the Leaders in 1885 Republican Drift
A long standing rift in the state central committee ends with Huston and Dille stepping down, replaced by Michener and Millikan. The piece charts Huston’s control of campaigns, Michener’s rising role, cross arguments over newspaper support, and internal dissent through the 1886 campaign including a controversial Blaine visit and Michener’s brief takeover.
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Huston
J. J. Dille
L.t.michensr
F. M. Millikan
Sun
Huston Ile
Michener
Slighener
Dile Laying
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Dobor
Naw
New
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Chicago Tribune
Collieretter
Gen. Harrison
Cincinnati
Michener Aefecut
Turpie
Judge Woods
Jewett
Democratic Committee
Une
Thea Republicans
Harrison
Gresham
Hutton
Michener Leads Committee Amid Internal Power Shift
Huston and Michener shaped actions and ended the matter. Michener chairs the committee while Millikan, aligned with Michener, holds a secretary role. Dibienor Smith is not secretary, signaling a Michener dominated power structure.
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Huston
Michener
Dibienor Smith
Millikan
Shrieks Bring Police to Whitechapel Horror
At 3 39 Saturday morning near the London bridge officers and citizens found a man fleeing after a woman cried out. A woman lay dead with her throat cut and abdomen mutilated in the rear St George building. The incident caused great excitement in Lornen.
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London Bridge
St. George
Angry Floods Ravage Kanawha Valley and Morristown
Floods along the Little Kanawha River rose six feet in three hours washing away mills houses bridges and boats. Morristown was wiped out with loss of life and livestock. Early Saturday morning the storms subsided and the tally of damage included a steamer wrecked logs destroyed and many homes. Politically the piece notes shifts in the Republican state central committee leadership and resignations amid the disruption.
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Irnday
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Notable Visitors See Big Names From Across the World
Mrs. John A Logan and Miss Pullman are listed among arrived travelers from Europe on Friday. Mrs. Logan travels to Washington for a summer at home and is hosted by eminent figures including Gladstone, Queen Victoria, the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Shah of Persia, and Prince Bismarck, amid broad courtesy and attention.
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Irs
John A. Logan
Mise Pullman Svare
Europe
Nashville residents contest Kickspoo shooting details
Communications from reputable Nashville citizens dispute the account of the shooting of Little Bird the Kickspoo brave in Brown County. They state Little Bird fired a revolver at Tur Sin on the Hampton lounge second floor in Nashville while intoxicated. Price boys blamed for the incident were not in the county the entire time.
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Tur Sin
Little Bird
Brown County
Hampton Lounge
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Topeka nominee a colored candidate for county clerk
The piece notes Jd. M. Brown of Topeka nominated for county clerk, cites editorials from the Freeman calling a rival editor a mudslinger, mentions Geo. L. Kuos buying a barber shop and speaks on movement momentum around Sunday shop closures. It also highlights colored workers in Philadelphia learning shorthand and a Montgomery Dispatch tribute to a formerly enslaved woman who founded a hospital for colored people.
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Topeka
Delawarest
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Harrison
Montgomery Dispatch
Colored People’s Hospital
Niagara Falls Excursion by Q and Lo Railways
Niagara Falls excursion set for August 6 offered by the B and W route with round trip priced at six dollars. For details contact George Butler general agent at 42 Jackson Place by mail or phone.
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Niagara Fells
Q., Lo & W. Railway
Nighttime Stranger In Denison House Corridor
A small man with a reddish muestada is seen dozing in a Denison house corridor with Morpheus nearby. A young man watches as the sleeper struggles to wake, eyes barely open, then glances at a gold watch, and asks about a train. After a questionable awakening, the man exits with help, insisting he is not drunk.
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Denison House
Simeon
Scott
Johnstown Faith Defended by Visiting Preacher
Rev. T Dewitt Talmage visited Johnstown Pa denouncing reports that locals lost faith after the disaster. He says there is more prayer and devotion, with even infidels praying during the crisis. He calls widespread claims of hymn burning a hemispheric falsehood. Arrests: Marcus L Brown a prominent politician was arrested after a warrant requested by Attorney Billy Herod. Brown posted a $300 bond for Monday’s trial. Brown stands six feet two inches. Herod five feet. Brown previously served as councilman and alderman and is not in the lumber business.
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Johnstown
T. Dewitt Talmage
Johns
Billy Herod
C. B. Feibleman
Marcus L. Brown
Shepard
Brown
Herod
Tie Boys Drowned In White River At Anderson
Anderson Indiana July 20 two boys named William Todd and George Hosier drowned in White river while bathing Friday evening Brudies not recovered at this time authorities reported today two youths missing presumed drowned in the river at the city’s outskirts
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Ind
Wm. Todd
Geo. Hosier
White River
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