Self Torture Story From Cincinnati Convent Revealed
Miss Nellie Thomas, a convent worker in Cincinnati, disclosed that she pierced her body with pins as penance for a sin two years earlier. She admitted an infatuation with another nun and described ongoing self inflicted pain, with doctors removing pins during examination at City Hospital.
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Cincinnati
Nellie Thomas
Convent of the Good Shepherd
Thomas
City Hospital
Nellie
Miss Thomas
Was He Insane When He Threw Himself Into the Cistern
Joseph E Wuensch an 80 year old harness maker in ill health and occasional mental imbalance killed himself Sunday by plunging through a cistern platform at his home 473 South Hast Street after telling his wife he would fetch medicine He went to his mother 83 Water Street and his body was recovered after about ninety minutes by undertaker Whitsets men following the discovery by his mother and a later statement that she believed he was temporarily insane
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Joseph E Wuensch
S. Hast St
Waterst
Whitsett
Theyll Worship God With New Christ Church Cathedral Plan
Vestrymen of Christ church and Grace cathedral favor consolidating their congregations after five years of consideration. If approved both edifices will be sold and a magnificent $100,000 cathedral erected using proceeds from both sales and Grace cathedral funds. Plan follows Bishop Knickerbocker’s outline and will take time to complete.
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Grace Cathedral
Christchurch
N. Meridian St
Monument Place
Knickerbocker
Where Is Ida A West Indianapolis Child Disappears
Three year old Ida Gebhard, living with Mr and Mrs Geo Gebhard at 12 Woodburn Ave West Indianapolis, vanished Saturday morning while playing near River and Woodburn. Searches failed to locate her. Parents report two fortune tellers predicted a dark woman stole her and she would be returned on Tuesday. The family recently moved from Michigan.
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Ida Gebhard
Geo. Gebhard
Woodburn Ave
River
Woodburnaves
Michigan
Senator Arrest Report From Palace Club Raid
Lonon July 22 A lively sensation follows the raid on the Palace club a top social venue in the city opening at midnight and closing at 1 am. About a hundred men and women were taken into custody including a U S senator a U S congressman a prominent lawyer and an American police official all were released on bail amid much gossip.
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ATL
Holmes Faces Murder Charge in Minnie Williams Case
Chicago reports strong evidence linking Dr. H. H. Holmes to Minnie Williams death in Chicago and possible extradition to Toronto for trial. Immense search at Holmes’s sixty third street building uncovers bones, hair, and chain fragments. Mrs Pietzel and Detective Geyer arrive in Detroit to aid in locating Howard, presumed implicated by Holmes.
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Minnie Williams
Chicago
Ur. HH. Holmes
Williams
Toronto
Sixty-third-st
LI Tolmes
Wholesale Blurder and Then Escapes
New Orleans July 22. Rosario Giordano and his family were eating supper when Joe Noska shot them with a double barreled gun. Mrs Giordano died at once and the four children were shot in the groin leg abdomen and head. The father was wounded in the thigh. Noska reloaded and killed a nephew and a companion who returned home, then fled and is at large. Motive unknown. Father and baby the only survivors.
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New Orleans
Rosario Giordano
St. John’s Parish
Joe Noska
Noska
Giordano
Durant's Trial Opens Over Alibi In Two Murders
The trial of Theodore Durant, a medical student, began in San Francisco on July 22. He is accused of murdering Blanche Lamont and Slinnie Williams in Emanuel church last April. Durant's lawyers focus on proving an alibi in both killings.
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San Francisco
Theodore Durant
Blanche Lamont
Slinnie Williams
Emanuel Church
Durant
More Troops And Still Spain Says There Is No Revolution
Maparip July 22 Preparations are under way to dispatch large reinforcements to Cuba. About twenty thousand infantry and three thousand cavalry will depart around mid August.
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Maparip
Cuba
Bethel A. M. E. Church Reopened After Remodeling
Bethel A. M. E. church in Bethel reopened Sunday after remodeling at a cost of 14,000 dollars. Bishop Wayman of Baltimore led the service and preached at night with several ministers assisting. The church’s finish is handsome and white congregations are invited to visit. Rev Tenderson raised most of the funds.
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Wayman
Baltimore
Tenderson
Gladstone Reflects After Defeat In Liberal Stand
London reports Gladstone says it is too early to speculate on defeat causes and learn lessons. He urges the Liberal Party to stand on its record while noting disasters elsewhere, praising successes where courage and patriotism counter the tide.
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London
Gladstone
Liberal Party
Rain Damaged Crops and Far-Reaching Unrest Hit Regions
Weather and civil instability ripple across states and islands. North Dakota reports crop damage from rains while a fresh Hawaiian uprising is alleged to be forming. France considers halting ocean liner racing amid economic pressures, and Boston awaits a customs chief appointment as F. C. Richardson is named collector. Four killed in a Williamstown grade crossing crash after a Sunday mishap. A Joliet bricklayers convention votes wage bumps from five to forty five cents for August fifth. Ex-Congressman Bland reiterates free coinage as the cure for the Democratic party. An electric car is stopped in broad daylight at Wichita with a robber escaping after a big haul.
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France
F. C. Richardson
Boston
Williamstown
Mass
Bricklayers
Joliet
Ill
Bland
Dem
Wichita
Kas
Dr Price Cream Baking Powder Wins Gold Medal
Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder is awarded a gold medal at the Midwinter Fair in San Francisco, highlighting the product's recognized quality. The event marks a notable accolade for the company amid regional display of food goods and prizes.
Soldiers Fill Fairview Park Camp With Colorful Gaiety
Indiana guard units camp at Fairview park under deep sun and rain, with 15000 spectators, many young women admiring the handsome officers. Generals and colonels commanded, guards patrolled grounds, and brass bands played as troops prepared for another day of drills and marches.
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S. Meridian-st
Robbins
McKee
Coupton
Fairview
Massachusetts Ave
Indiana Guard
Gen. McKee
Lieut
Defrees
Indiana National Guard
Adjt
Cannelton
Roby and
Hammond
Gooros
Twenty Two Winks And They Were All Bought In Drug Stores
Plans for a legal battle against the Nicholson law unfold as Indiana brewers prepare to fight. Prominent lawyers from Baker Daniels and others are said to be on the case while ex judges Elliott Zollarg and others weigh constitutional angles. Henry Victor resigns from the saloonkeepers union amid disputes over law obedience and patronage from German societies. Sunday raids target liquor in Indianapolis drug stores as unions push enforcement and threats of court actions rise. Breweries post $100 checks as forfeit for Sunday beer sales.
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Elliott
Baker & Daniels
Zollarg
Fort Wayne
Stuart, Stuart & Hammond
Lafayette
Lamb & Beasley
Terre Haute
Eliott
Cel
Ritter
Eli F. Ritter
Tve
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Henry Victor
Mozart Hall
Hall
Liquor Men’s Union
Victor
Sen
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Powell
Hammond
Peru
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Saloon Men’s Union
J. G. Rice
Ensley In. Oliver P Ill With Typhoid at Meridian St Home
QO. P. Ensley In has typhoid fever and is very ill at his father’s North Meridian street home. He has been confined for two weeks.
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QO. P. Ensley
Oliver P. Ensley
Pension Office
N. Meridian St
Douglas colored republican club grows in Indianapolis
The Douglas colored republican club in North Indianapolis sees a boom with 150 members at the latest meeting. President Richardson and Secretary Gibson aim to build the largest club of its kind in the state while Democrats prepare to elect precinct committeemen next Thursday.
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Douglas Colored Republican Club
Indianapolis
Richardson
Gibson
Sce
Tom Taggart
Romeo Stuart
Stars for the Coming Races at Driving Club Meeting
The Driving Club plans a major meeting Aug 12 to 16 with 12 stakes and six purses closing Aug 1. Starter H J Lopez will oversee the 2:10 class for trotters, amid hopeful entries and possible star races featuring top pacers and trotters such as Joe Patchen and Hal Pointer.
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H. J. Lopez
Indianapolis
Driving Club
Joe Patchen
Robert J
Hal Pointer
John R. Gentry
Hal Dillard
Rubenstein
Fidel
Wife Sues For Divorce And Alimony In $150000 Claim
Minnie Lorena Brown has filed suit against Horace G. Brown seeking $150,000 alimony after alleging lavish spending and improper attentions to Agnes Lanham. The couple, long known on the South Side, married in 1888 in Aberdeen, with Brown claiming a fortune valued at $300,000 and denying improper conduct with Lanham as friendship.
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Minnie Lorena Brown
Horace G. Brown
Agnes Lanham
Ollie Lanham
Mr. Brown
Brown
Miss Stackhouse
Indian Outbreak Fears Stir Jackson's Hole Settlers
Panic grips the Jackson's Hole country as settlers fear a coming Indian outbreak. Rancher J. C. Woutz was halted by Indian police while crossing Salt River to his ranch. Indians killed a white man, his wife, and child, sparking a settler counterattack that killed six Indians.
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Idaho
Jackson’s Hole
J. C. Woutz
Salt River
Very Close Was Monday Race Between Defender and Vigilant
Sanpy Hoox reports the Defender and Vigilant began their second 30 mile triangular race at 11:25 on Monday. The Defender led at the first turn by 45 seconds after crossing the line, with a 12:56 time. A ten knot breeze kept the contest close and exciting.
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Vigilant
Sanpy Hoox
Earth Sinking Destroys Eighteen Homes in Bronx
A remarkable sinking of earth in Bronx Bohemia reported Saturday continues. Eighteen houses have collapsed and the damage is estimated at 1,500,000 dollars.
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Bronx
Bohemia
General Moore Testifies On Midland Railroad Tax Burden
General Cupt. Moore of the Chicago and Southeastern road told the State tax commission that the Midland line now stretches from the Brazil extension and includes leased segments that could end the system in two or three pieces. He argued taxes are too high at $5800 per mile and noted years of tardy payments totaling $80,000 while earnings were modest and service has improved only the rolling stock.
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Cupt. Moore
Chicago & Southeastern
Midland
State Tax Commission
Brazil
Parke
Montgomery
Mascot Opera to Open at Wildwood Park Monday
Amusements note the revival of Mascot at Wildwood park Monday night and through the early week with melody solos and strong chorus. An athletic program at English's opera house features Kid McCoy in a four round bout with Monk Wilson plus bag punching and wrestling events. McCoy offers 50 to any middleweight who lasts four rounds, with Jack Conley among interested challengers. See the China Closets at Wm. L. Elder's.
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Kid” McCoy
English
Opera House
Monk Wilson
McCoy
Jack Conley
Disastrous Genoa Gulf Collision Sinks Maria P
In the Gulf of Genoa on July 22 the Italian steamers Ortigia and Maria P collided. The Maria P sank with 173 passengers aboard, only 28 heard from. 14 crew saved, three missing. The Ortigia struck a 12 foot hole, then backed away as Maria P went down. Officials open an inquiry with both sides blaming the other’s officers.
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Ortigia
Maria P
Sprazia
Italy
Martha
Gulf of Genoa
Body of slain robber may lie in Indianapolis college
Relatives believe the body of T. B. Jackson killed during a Poland Indiana store robbery is at an Indianapolis medical college. Jackson’s father, living in Gallatin Missouri, heads there to aid the search. He is said to reside with his actress wife now. San Francisco gossip notes heir split for Willam Mooney after daughter’s marriage to Lord Sholto Douglass.
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T. B. Jackson
Indianapolis Medical College
Jackson
Gallatin
San Francisco
Willam Mooney
Sholto Douglass
Mayor Denny vows veto of new fire limits ordinance
A late edition item reports Mayor Denny plans to veto the recently proposed fire limits ordinance, contending it is not properly drawn and may misstate regulatory boundaries. The note appears among a string of city notices and local incidents captured from Monday’s brief reports.
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