Angry husband knocks down Dr Williams at depot
A West Indianapolis doctor is knocked to the floor at the Union Depot by S Barnett of the stockyards after Barnett confronted a wife he suspects of infidelity. Barnett, who left the scene with his wife, later spoke of his confidence in his wife and the doctor while officers placed the suspect under guard. Reports indicate Barnett visited the wife at the depot with a plan amid accusations and fragile marriage tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Depot
Dr. Williams
West Indianapolis
Barnett
Barlow
Williams
Lodge
Wasn Barnett
Mra. Barnett
Mire
N. Ilinois St
Bess
Eara
Frieo
Dr. Willams
State Fair Hopes Rise Amid Crop Drought Fears
Hoosierdam buzzes over fair plans as 5 000 hangers go out and applicants seek exhibit space. Dry weather threatens corn yields, with forecasts around 60 percent of expected production and potential losses nearing 1 000 dollars per day. Indiana board seeks merit attractions while swine breeders hold a two day meeting to boost registrations and train judges.
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Board of Agriculture
Hoosierdam
Atste
Heron
State Board of Agriculture
Infana
Indiana
Southern Boycott Looms as Election Bill Debated
A New York paper reports Southern merchants pushing a boycott if the election bill passes. The Atlanta Constitution urges northern orders with cancellation if law enacted. Charleston merchants warn of new boycott forms and penalties for petition signers. New Orleans backs nullification but no plan agreed. The tone shows serious reform pressure.
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New York
Sun
Atlanta Constitution
Charleston
S. C
New Orleans
Ent ft Rita's Last Song
The report from Maysville Colorado notes a boxing bout at night featuring Sam Johnson trading blows with Jackson in four rounds. Johnson kept the action lively, delivering a contest marked by weight class intensity and steady pace.
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Rita
Maysville
Col
Pater Jeckson
Sam Johnson
Johnson
Jackson
Troops to Escort Lilly in Perry County Court
Fraxxroft Kentucky July 24 three companies of state troops leave here Monday for Hazard Perry county to proceed Lilly who will hold court here.
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Fraxxroft, Ky
Hazard
Perry County
Dodge Lilly
Fighting strikes and threats of troops in Lexington
Lexington dispatch reports the railroad strike escalating with fights and rumors of troop callouts. The political scene veers toward a breathing spell until late August and early September state conventions, while local elections and rival campaigns stir tension amid amusing anecdotes from the Republican gathering.
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Lexington
jSpl
Young Editors At It A Spicy Session At Convention
Amateur journalists gathered Thursday for a lively congress with Walter Mallinger of Chicago and Wm. Dunlop of Milwaukee contending for president. Proxies and ballots sparked debate as candidates set banners and plans, with headquarters at Bates House and a host of notable attendees from Chicago, Milwaukee, Cincinnati, and beyond.
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Sun
Walter Maliinger
Chicago
Mellingar
Wm. Dunlop
Milwaukee
Hotsls
Ciiefs
Miss Case
Holliday
Indianapolis News
Mallinger
Swift
Cincinnati
Gold Fall
Hyperion
H. M. Carter
Exchange-Journal
J. L. Tomlinson
Commentation
P. A. Burke
Western World
St. Louis
Wilt Kennedy
Rusher
Bowling Green
Thompson
Waostern Amateur
San Antonio
Texas
Fred Bowergock
Zephyr
Lawrence
Kansas
Mr. Dunlop
Bates House
Gov
Bill
Dunlop
Santing
Gore
Meltlinger
Dodger
Mellinger
Chas. KR. Burger
Jeraay Citr
The
Progress
Kampner
H. G. Bockstadter
Philadelphia
Idsal
Conven CD
Kempner
Chas. A. Dana
J. D. Miller
Wylis
Messinger
H.C. Helligass
H. Calhoun, Jr
Baltimore
Cincinnet Eequirer
Bicycles for Boys and Girls Offer Boldly Announced
The advertisement invites both boys and girls to join a bicycle race by securing 145 subscribers under specified terms in another column. Winners will receive a $265 safety bicycle from Hay & Willits. The offer runs through October 1.
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Hay & Willits
Methodist preacher Jones confesses scandal in Iowa
The Rev J W Jones admits a past affair with Mrs Frank Southworth after serving at Lafayette and Mason City. He fled to Philadelphia then held pulpits in Omaha and Salt Lake City before resigning and seeking forgiveness from church leaders.
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Charles City
J. W. Jones
Joel
DePauw
Ind
Lefayatte
Frank B. Southworth
Philadelphia
Methodist Episcopal
Mason City
Toss
Jones
Lafayette
West Union
Hasoch
First Prsbyterian Church
Omaha
Nab
Firstmasonist Episcopal Church
Salt Lake City
Usah
Nings
Young
Lim
Gihia
Twenty Lives Lost in Ottawa River Raft Disaster
A Pembroke dispatch reports a raft accident on the Upper Ottawa river near Montreal leaving twenty dead and two survivors. The raft, with twenty two aboard, drifted into rapids while sleeping and was forced against rocks. no trace of the remaining victims has been found.
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Montreal
Pembroke
Ottawa
Ottawa River
Women Duel Ends With Werde And Lea Shot
CuicaGo July 24 reports a street fight at Glen st where Lizzia W4 Warde and Birdie Lea exchanged shots. Birdie Lea lost part of her jaw. The row stems from a jealous lover described as worthless and living off both women amid fear and police protection.
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CuicaGo
Labor Day Picnic At Feiz Grounds And Local Notices
K of L plans a labor day picnic with horse betting at the Feiz grounds while Queen Esther Chapter No 1 picnics at Pairving Park Thursday. A drove of notices covers union badges on streetcars, pamphlet distribution by the Commercial club, aiding a homeless 16 year old girl, and rising business incorporations. Local court sentences include hog theft and burglaries. council resignations spark legal questions, Prof Vogt’s death follows his son’s, and Primrose & West begin a Grand Opera stand with a 50‑artist troupe, signaling a lively season ahead.
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Feiz Grounds
Queen Esther
Order of the Eastern Cisr
Pairving Park
Cenductore
Drivera and
Motor Msa
Union
Orcay C. McCulloch
Commercial Club
Mir
Mary A. Jowett
St. Louie
Incorporating
cnbretary-of-State
Wadnes- Gay
Jonesboro Mining Company
Evansville Brewing Company
Capital
Aurora Coffin Company
Capita
Tudge Irvin
Moses Allen
Noah Russell
William Hanley
J. P. Brennan
St. Joan’s Heya
Marty Baer
J. M. Kennedy
Rebecca McGupp
Woollen
Transurar Osterman
Sullivan
B. G. Vogt
Louis
Vogt
Pike’s
Cincinnati
Academy of Music
Hoe
Primrose & West
Grand Opera Horss
Lew Dookstader
Mealville Janson
John Quest
Geo. Powers
John West
Cape May Point in transition from grand balls to informal evenings
The Philadelphia Star surveys Cape May Point noting a shift from years of grand social balls at a leading hotel to casual nightly hops in hotels. It highlights sea bathing prowess, return of horse and carriage rides, and Mrs. Harrison’s quiet seaside visit with her grandson, ending with a social tea invitation for Mrs. Harrison and daughter.
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Philadelphia Star
Cape May Point
Harrison Cottage
Wasningtones
Cape Ilar City
Weat
Cape May
Ocean Boulevard
Harrison
Strand
Charles Tanner
Cape
Ocean
Thaland
Berjsmin
Paopia
Fred Storm
Washington wisps of political strife in 1890s notes
The article records repeated denials of Governor Huson resigning and notes that railroads escape penalties under the interstate commerce law, with talk of possible amendments. It reports Blaine sending Behring Sea correspondence to Congress and a Dockery inquiry into 6 million trade dollars awaiting recoinage. It also mentions Philadelphia Ledger urging Republicans to drop the dangerous election bill and adjourn.
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Huston
Philadelphia Ledgerta
Adicarn
The Witch of Twin Creek Hoax in Ohio Township
A Cincinnati paper reports Lower Twin Creek residents in Nile township abuzz over a self described witch. She roams homes by day weaving tales of distant lands and supernatural acts while a planned midnight burning of feather balls linked to a supposed spell stirs fear and mockery as a local man described by the witch moves about.
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Cincinnati
the Enquirer
Portsmouth
Lower Twin Creek
Avery
Abe Bee
Sam Coopar
Genecioua
Laborers Demand Pay Raise in Indianapolis and Cincinnati
The Indianapolis car inspectors and helpers organized for mutual protection seek higher wages. Cleaners want 15 cents, repairers 20 cents hourly increases. figures rising from 12 to 17 cents for cleaners and 15 to 18 for patters. In Cincinnati, Big Four officials met with a committee over the demand for immediate raises, backed by the federation, while the broader case for trainmen wage shifts remains under advisement.
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Indianapolis
Ollers and
Rapatrere
Izepectora
Pau
Cariis Pictore
Cincinnati
Baxfard
Turceft
Federation
Cleanara
Fragmented 19th century notes from a wide array of events
A garbled column lists diverse items including Illinois politics, Wilmington population, Russian naval moves, Spaniards and cabinet concerns, Siberian cattle plague, a schooner fire with 16 dead, Kemmler in Auburn jail, a $200000 Spokane fire, Sugar trust restructuring, Queen Victoria’s grief, Chisago lakefront grant, a Kentucky dispensary, drownings in Adama North Carolina, a Chisholm incident in Texas, a meteorological cloud over Marshall Minnesota, Central American battles, a fatal axing in Missouri, a Florida wedding tragedy, a Liverpool diamond theft, hydrophobia case in Columbine Ohio, a Gypsy child eye injury, Uncle Dave’s death near Sheffield Alabama, and Norbert Landgraf’s skeleton sack suits.
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Tllinois
Wilmington
Del
Biezan
Kemmler
Jall
Auburn
Spokens Falls
Wash
Sugar Trust
York
Queen Vic
Chisago
Lake Front
Truesellville
Cah
Aca Merrill
Adama
N. C
Chisholm
Sam Stone
Lewisville
Tex
Sem
Marshall
Minn
Mexico
John O'Meara
St. Joseph
G. Tate Cary
Rabin Weston
Romeo
Fla
Catharine Wood
Liverpool
Columbine
Vance Laflay
Pesth
Dave
Andrew Jackson
Sheffield
Ala
Hadafis
Deal Denied in Gresham Fairbanks Senate Plot
A disputed report claims a Gresham and Barrisonite fusion aimed to elevate W F Fairbanks to the U S Senate if Republicans win the region. The tale, traced to Louisville and Chicago telegraphs, lacks foundation and appears tied to county convention tactics and factional rivalries.
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Gresham
Berricau
Chee
U.S
Louisville
Chicago
Fairbanks
Uzed
Greshamites
Toursday
Barrisonites
War in Harops Seen Distant Without Miracle Intervention
The Times notes the Russian press pushes for a Franco alliance and suggests war in Harops remains unlikely unless a miraculous event occurs. July 24 report cites continued attempts to mask the prospect of immediate conflict.
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Loxnon
the Times
France
Harops
Storm Damages Sheboygan Area. One Killed
A violent storm struck Sheboygan Wisconsin on Wednesday night causing extensive structural damage. William Strasbarg was killed instantly while Samuel Litech was paralyzed and relief efforts began. Local officials investigated the storm’s path and impact as emergency crews responded to numerous calls.
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Han
Anchier
Sheboygan
Plass
Strasbarg Wee
Samuel Litech
Sports and court notes from a varied 19th century issue
A chaotic sports and court roundup reports a police court sentence for assault, several baseball matches and player movements, tennis doubles champions at Wimbledon, and league results with mixed outcomes. Mentions include Buffalo, Syracuse, St Louis, Chicago, Boston, New York, Detroit, Denver, and St Paul, plus figures like Pete Browning and Jack Glasscock.
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Brotherhood
Luby Ia
Jay Fastz
Buffalo
Wallace Tessendoin
Syracuse
St. Louis
Sunal
Detroit
Chicago
Glenalvie
Anson
Billy Wooda
Jack Bran
Denver
Prince Fouro
St. Paul
Joe Blackburn
New York
Cleveland
Brooklyn
Boston
Meagsie
Pim
Stokes
Wimbleton
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Stanford
Hamlin
Sundl
Belie Hamlin
Pete Browning
Util
Cother
Smith
Bostons
Brookiman
Athletics
Louisville
Columbus
Rochester
Toledo
J. B. Bart
Boston Brotherhood Club
Tia Damerots Wheld
Fontz
Orr
Journal
Indianapolis
Brooklyn Boys
Buckeyes
Jack Glasscock
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Hale
Senate
Thomas M. Snowdon
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J.O. Woodrud
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Max Stadler & Co
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the &State Fair
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Feibleman
Mike
Pat
Squire Fatbleman
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Dasthow
Lea
Soandso
Billy McGillandy
Waller
Julius A. Haze
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Kaden Park
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Filman
Farmers’ Alliance Cincidata
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Tha Sama Purposeaard
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Peopia
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Washington
the Witch OF Twin Cheek
Hava
Norbert Landgraf
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Chilaren
Meyer Sullivan
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Frank Hiff
Charlie Stenzal
Charita Reltzheimer
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