Ransdell Plans Square Talk As Campaign Builds
The article reports Ransdell leaning toward a square talk as factions prepare for a convention battle. Dan Gasten is described as the anti candidate rallying allies, while Chas Bookwalter is named as a potential anti candidate. Mayor Taggart is in town and reportedly will not seek the mayoral campaign this fall.
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Ransdell
Doc Out Square
Dangasten
Andidate
Southside
Billy” Schmidt
South
Denison Hotel
Ingalls Brock
Kentucky high blood feud sparks call for district split
BARBOURVILLE Ky July 26 State inspector Lester who has been in Clay county for several days investigating the feud situation for Gov Bradley arrived Wednesday night He regards the feud scattered over too much territory for troops to control and believes the district is too large for one judge He will probably recommend a division of the district
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Barbourville
Lester
Clay
Bradley
Sit
Han
Bottom Falls Out Of Hennepin Canal Work
The bottom of the Hennepin canal in Henry and Bureau counties has sunk ten feet around the large excavator. A Cincinnati contracting firm reports puzzlement and dismay over the unexpected subsidence, with quicksilver in the soil suspected as the cause.
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Kewanee
Hennepin Canal
Henry
Bureau Counties
Cincinnati
Puzzlen ‘J
Mrs Ellis Dies at Home in Indianapolis Area
Mrs. Wm. T. Ellis died Tuesday evening at her home 2161 Highland Place. She was a Hall Place church member. Her children include Mrs. Jas. O. George, Mrs. Alpheus Knight, Wm. T. Ellis, Miss Maggie Ellis of Indianapolis, and Mrs. C. W. Barnhardt of Tacoma.
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Ellis
Wm. T. Ellis
Highland Place
Hall Place
Jas. O. George
Alpheus Knight
Maggie Ellis
Indianapolis
C. W Barnhardt
Tacoma
Poisoned meal claims two lives among American party
A London cicerone Mr Bartlett died after consuming food that had felled twenty five people a week earlier. An Englishman named Prosser also died from the same cause, marking the second victim in the incident.
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London
Mr. Bartlett
Prosser
Message of condolence from Senator Fairbanks
The Ingersoll home received condolence messages and a dispatch from Senator Co W Fairbanks in Washington expressing sincere sympathy and noting that many have lost a good friend.
Recruitment Surges as 617 Join to Fight for Uncle Sam
Washington reports 617 enlistments on Tuesday, boosting total to 5,459. The Thirty-first leads with 1,049 men as recruitment continues nationwide. In San Francisco a Chinese laundryman Lem Sang is suspected after his wife is found murdered in their Chinatown room, body hacked to pieces.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
San Francisco
Lem Sang
Chinatown
Kidnapped Garfield Mine Engineer in Cripple Creek
John Doyle, engineer of the Garfield grouse mine in Cripple Creek Colorado, was kidnapped by masked men early Wednesday morning. The motive and details remain unknown as the investigation continues.
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Cripple Creek
Col
John Doyle
Garfield Grouse
Clothing payments to Indiana 169th enlistees listed
Three companies of the 169th Indiana received state clothing payments on Wednesday. Company B received 541.84 dollars, Company D 814-65 dollars, and Company M 497.89 dollars, reflecting enlistment in federal service.
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Indiana
Alaska Steamship Heir Inherits Four Million From England
A. Finley, third officer of the Alaska steamship Gal cromne, has learned from England that the death of his father makes him heir to four million dollars.
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Beattle
Wash
Gacromne
England
Glover denial of interview on Cunningham death
Clayton Indiana July 25 1899 Mr A B Glover denies giving a reporter facts about Milly Cunningham's death at his home. He says the correspondent did not visit him and he would have supplied correct details. He asks for publication of his statement. The page also advertises Burdock Blood Bit and celery-vesce remedies.
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Clayton, Ind
the Sun
Milly Cunningham
Clayton
aes A. B. _ GLOVER
Widow with three children jailed for debt over government sewing work
Mrs Matilda Huddleston employed Mrs Minnie Hall to help sew for the government. Huddleston paid 50 dollars of which 14 went to Hall. Hall later sued to recover. Huddleston was sent to jail for debt by Local Justice Smelser after the judge asked what to do, as Huddleston had no funds for bond or counsel. She served four days. indignation rose and potential damage suits against the justices’ bondsmen.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Sps
Matilda Huddleston
Minnié. Hall
Huddleston
Hall
Bath
Ana
Justice Smelser
Justice Hall
Smelser
One Woman Survivor Returns From Alaska Steamer Disaster
Bertha of the Bens expedition arrived in San Francisco aboard the steam er Bertha with 97 passengers and about 1 million dollars in gold. Mrs H W Bens, sole survivor of 17 aboard, recounted brutal hardships as the crew and many passengers perished from scurvy. She tended her husband for 12 weeks before he died and walked nine miles to a fisher's hut before succumbing to illness. She reached St Michaels then San Francisco en route to Clay City Kentucky. The dead include Capt Smith and several others. hundreds of men at St Michaels reportedly starved or without money while 20 passengers had no funds.
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San Francisco
Bertha
Alaska
H. W. Bens
St. Michaels
Clay City
Capt. Smith
Frank Johnson
Earl Plummer
John Morrison
Peter Johnson
James Fratton
E. Crowder
Daniel McCall
Hibbard
Bckert
Landis declares Indiana supports Philippine policy
In Washington July 26 Congressman Landis of Indiana says Indiana backs the president on the Philippines, wants to retain the islands and Aguinaldo suppressed, asserting western farmers and workers, Democrats and Republicans, are united beyond imperialism talk. He notes few oppose this view except a few old free silver adherents.
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Washington
West
Philippines
Landis
Indiana
Aguinaldo
Philadelphia to send Franklin statue to Paris expo
A citizen committee, appointed by the mayor, will arrange for a replica of the Benjamin Franklin statue presented by Justice Strawbridge. The plan is to raise funds and start work quickly so the statue may be shipped to Paris for unveiling during the exposition.
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Philadelphia
Benj. Franklin
Justice Strawbridge
Paris
Willy Didn't Come
A committee of about 59 locals awaited Brother Bryan as the Vandalia and Big Four trains arrived from St. Louis at 2:25 and 2:35 p m on Wednesday. He did not appear and was later expected about 6 o'clock. The committee planned to feed him on ice at the Grand overnight and depart for Greenfield at 9:15 a m Thursday.
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Big Four
St. Louis
Brother Bryan
Greenfield
Belated War Reports Outline March to May Action in Philippines
The War Department released Gen Otis reports via Gen Wheaton detailing March to May operations. Wheaton’s force cleared enemy positions with 2500+ losses, burning towns and capturing 500 at Taguig. Other notes cover Rio Grande crossings, Funston earning a star, and Hale's involvement with a May 10 attack near St Thomas where Funston was wounded.
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Washington
War Department
Otis
Lloyd Wheaton
Twentieth
Twenty-second Infantry
Oregon
Sixth Artillery
Eorth Cavalry
Pasig
Laguna de Bay
Taguig
San Fernando
Wheaton
Rio Grande
Funston
St. Thomas
Hale
Col. Funston
Feathers and hides stolen then sold back by brothers
In Lexington Bud Small and Joe Scott, both colored, broke into Speyer's warehouse and took 248 pounds of feathers, hides, and wool. They later sold the goods back to Speyer and used some proceeds for clothing before being arrested. In New York Petros Bedneyeft arrives seeking two sets of teeth with 1678 dollars for American dentists. He claims faith only in American dentists and has only two natural teeth.
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Lexington
Bud Small
Joe Scott
Speyer
New York
Petros Bedneyeft
Red Star
Jail Guarded as Mob Threatens Lynching in Georgia
Albert Wright, identified as a gunman in the Ogle-Ogletree case, is held in Bainbridge jail and may be moved to Atlanta after a governor ordered transfer. Militia from Thomasville and Valdosta arrived to guard the jail amid fears of a lynching attempt.
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Montgomery
Ala
Albert Wright
Atlanta
Thomasville
Valdosta
Bainbridge
John Wiliams
Mrs Hitt Shares Memories Of England At Winona
Mrs George C Hitt of Indianapolis lectured on Memories of England and the English at Winona Lake Indiana. She spent years in London while her husband served as vice consul audience at the Auditorium was pleased. Cincinnati College of Music furnished another fine concert with baritone Oscar J Ehigott and Signor Romeo Garno in the program.
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Winona Lake
Ind
George C. Hitt
Indianapolis
England
British Charge dAffaires Pays Farewell Call Before Vacation
Hopeful note as Mr Tower meets Secretary Hay in Washington to bid farewell before summer leave with the Alaskan boundary dispute unresolved. American proposal for a free port on Lynn Canal reaches London and shows favorable indications. Hay has not fixed his summer outing yet, but departure may come soon.
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Washington
Tower
Hay
Great Britain
Lynn Canal
London
Wealthy Indiana man dies leaving scattered bequests
W J Davis formerly of Crawfordsville and Indianapolis died recently after making a $125000 fortune in Florida. He left $10000 to his daughter Mrs Chas Oglesby of Browns Valley and $29 a month to his mother. Several minor bequests are noted.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
W. J. Davis
Indianapolis
Florida
Chas. Oglesby
Browns Valley
Indiana Man in Freedmen's Hospital After Exhaustion
Hiram Heaton, 25, of Indianapolis, is in Freedmen's hospital in Washington with exhaustion. He lost both legs in a railroad accident near Indianapolis years ago, and he came to Washington seeking work.
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Washington, D. C
Hiram Heaton
Freedmen’s Hospital
Indianapolis
Washington
Local Clothing Saleette Promises Deep Discounts
Readable fragment shows a sale offering waists up to $2 in tomorrow's WAISTS section with colored madras cloth and fine percales up to $1.50. It lists shirts and drawers in balbriggan and jersey ribbed with silk trimming, a 40c quality, all sizes, plus night shirts in Masonville muslin with embroidery trimming at $1.50.
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Masonville
Arbitration board presses for reconsideration in street rail strike
The Ohio state board of arbitration asked President Everett to reconsider his claim that striking workers are not employees and that there is nothing to arbitrate. He reiterated there is nothing to negotiate. The board will not hold a compulsory investigation given the riotous situation.
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Cleveland
State Board of Arbitration
Everett
Street Railway Company
Palmer Burglary Sentence Ends With Death In Jail
Fred Palmer, sentenced to three years for burglary and sent from Huntington, died on Tuesday just before his release. He stated he had no living relatives or friends. His body was buried in the reformatory cemetery in Jeffersonville Indiana.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Fred Palmer
Huntington
Reformatory Cemetery
City Grain Market Report for Wednesday July 26
Grain prices and car counts for Kansas City market show No 2 red seven cars No 3 red ten cars No 4 red two cars totaling 21. Corn No 3 white fifteen cars No 4 white one car No 3 yellow five cars No 4 yellow one car No 3 mixed four cars no grade one car total 27. Wheat No red seven cents No 3 red sixty four and a half cents July sixty seven cents wagon OKe. Corn dull No 1 white thirty three and a quarter cents No 3 white one color thirty three and a quarter cents No 4 white 30 34 82? No 2 white mixed thirty three cents No 3 white mixed thirty three cents No 4 white mixed thirty 32 cents No 2 yellow thirty three and a quarter cents No 3 yellow thirty three and a half cents No 4 yellow thirty one and a quarter to forty two and a half cents No 2 mixed thirty three cents No 8 mixed two and a quarter cents No 4 mixed thirty 3 cents ear thirty three cents Oats weak No 2 white twenty seven and a half cents No 2 white thirty? four cents No 2 mixed twenty five cents No 3 mixed two and blue Hay No 1 timothy nine to nine fifty No 2 timothy eight to ten dollars
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City
Timothy
Anti-trust Live Stock Market Report at Indianapolis
R. R. Shiel & Co. reports July 26 1899 market activity with strong cattle demand and overall lower prices across markets. Receipts were good and mixed rights and medium cattle priced around 1404.60 dollars for average quality and 4 SOG per hundredweight for certain classes.
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R. R. Shiel & Co
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana Stock Market Report from Indianapolis
Indianapolis stock market notes from July 26 show cattle receipts and shipments fair with active trading. Prices for steers, cows, bulls, and calves quoted across weight classes, with hogs and sheep receipts and prices also listed as market activity remains fairly active and values trend lower for some categories.
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Indianapolis
Barrera
Nice
Births Deaths and Marriages in Local Notices
Births list multiple couples with addresses and newborns including boys and girls. Deaths list several individuals with ages and causes such as typhoid lockjaw pistol shot cancer tuberculosis and other conditions. Marriage licenses show numerous couples with names and partners. A stray travel notice mentions baggage delivery advice at Indianapolis Union Station.
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Indianapolis
Frank Bird
Transker Co
the Union
Czar to Have Trepanning Operative Regent Named
Advices from St Petersburg report the czar will undergo a trepanning operation and appoint his brother Grand Duke Michael as regent. The czar’s recent illness and the birth of three daughters to the czarina raise fears of permanent brain impairment unless the procedure is performed promptly.
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Vienna
St. Petersburg
Michael
Sewing women seek help as jobs dry up in Jeffersonville
Out of work in Jeffersonville Indiana as rumors say Philadelphia arsenal will supply all soldiers clothing. No orders have been issued for 20 days forcing appeal to Senator Fairbanks to intervene and restart work. The workers rely on the senator who aided them twice.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Philadelphia Arsenal
Fairbanks
Dreyfus Ill Report Denied From Rennes
Wire flash from Rennes France denies reports that Dreyfus is seriously ill. The U S state department in Washington is investigating the Tallulah Louisiana lynching of Italians. The transport Sherman sailed Wednesday from Manila with California troops aboard.
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Rennes
France
Dreyfus
State Department
Washington
Tallulah
Sherman
Manila
California
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