Finance Board to Attend Bid Opening for Reformatory Cell House
The State Board of Finance will travel to Jeffersonville on Tuesday to attend the bid opening for the construction and equipment of the new reformator y cell house. Govorner, state auditor, and state treasurer, with Attorney Gen. Taylor, will review bids amid questions of engine specifications possibly excluding Indiana makers.
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State Board of Finance
Jeffersonville
Gen. Taylor
Finance Board
Board of Control of
Reformatory
Indiana
Hugh H. Alanna
Atlas Engine Works
Taylor
Chandler & Taylor
Hert
Crazy engineer throttled by fireman averting wreck
John Hamilton, a 46 year old engineer on the St Louis to Sedalia line, attempted to wreck a train while insane. The fireman wrestled him from the throttle near Chamois Missouri and the train was stopped safely. Hamilton collapsed with brain hemorrhage.
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T. Louis
John Hamilton
St Louis
Sedalia
Chamois
Hamilton
Alaska Miners Defend Flag in Skaguay Clash
Virgil Doyle reports strained relations at the Alaska boundary dispute. In Skaguay Canadian police moved the flag south but American miners resisted and defeated them, leaving four Canadian dead and one American casualty.
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Alaska
ST. ‘Louis
Virgil Doyle
Klondike
Skaguay
Miss Campbell Sent Poisoned Cherries In Divorce Case
Florence Campbell daughter of Judge Campbell of Wheeling West Virginia claimed Mrs George Kravhorn tried to kill her by sending poisoned cherries She later confessed detailing the plan to exonerate Rathorn by submitting a letter and alleging she acted to prevent disgrace The case centers on threats and a contested divorce Filings and letters form the core of the sensational testimony
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San Francisco
Florence Campbell
Rathorn
Still More Counterfeiting Unearthed
Local report notes ongoing counterfeiting activity with fresh findings by Kid Service and authorities. Financial irregularities are under scrutiny as investigators trace new evidence and potential networks.
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Kid Service
Klondike In The Office: Prized Packages From Adams Express
The Adams Express company office sold 802 packages in the past year ranging from cigar box size to a drum mer’s trunk. Prices ranged from five cents to $1.80 as steaming humanity crowded the room. An old German man and his wife watched a pine box go for 75 cents containing miner gear with a Klondike odor. A sewing machine from ancient times sold for five cents. Attorney R Frank Davidson bid heavily, amassing portraits for a studio in Zululand, while a tin doll chair turned up in a mistaken gold brick parcel. Ice hooks also found buyers due to cold weather.
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R. Frank Davidson
Zululand
Despondent Russian Aftermath of Double Death and Bomb Trunk
The New York report details Eugene Noroff, a Russian ex judge and self styled count, who killed himself after a spree of despondency linked to a bridge jump and a daughter’s suicide. Police found five dynamite bombs and plans for a Madison Avenue hotel in his trunk.
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New York
Eugene Noroff
Central Park
Noroft
Brooklyn Bridg
Noroff
East
Russia
Czar
Democratic council fight fuels primaries across wards
In this city race heat rises as Democratic primaries near with incumbents facing challenges. John Higgins fights to survive in ward fifteen while Anthony Lauck withdraws amid intrigue. New contenders emerge including James Elward, James Moriarty, James Reilly, James Berry, and others challenging established council members.
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John Higgins
Anthony J. Lauck
S. Meridian Sr
Higgins
Lauck
John F. Barrett
James Elward
Maple St
William Carson
James Moriarty
George Colter
Colter
Frank Clark
James Reilly
Reilly
John Pressly
Auction rack shows curious mix of goods and bids
A chaotic auction scene features a mosaic bicycle sold for ten cents a man misbought a box of tonic named May pop a young man buys shoes with mixed toe styles and resells the box for fifty cents Sam Philipps buys a calico outfit a broken mirror and powder for forty cents Ben Maze pays sixty cents for a C O D box fad inventory notes a large emigrant valise and a mystery package 99 sells early amid rumors of a fortune and a capper
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Sam Philipps
Ben Maze
President McKinley Praises Otis on Manila Work
July 29 report notes exchange between President McKinley and Gen. Otis. McKinley expresses full satisfaction with the Manila campaign and Otis replies with appreciation. Otis says he can suppress the rebellion in a reasonably short time with honor to the United States.
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Washington
McKinley
Gen
Otis
Prsident
Manila
Gen. Otis
United States
Aguinaldo to Pay Ransom for Prisoner Release
Washington reports the government expects Spain to arrange for releasing prisoners via a ransom possibly totaling 3 million dollars. The United States offers no objection and pledges to aid Spain in securing the release. It notes the payment would not help Aguinaldo due to trade stoppages with the Philippines.
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Aggie
Washington
United States
Spain
Aguinaldo
Philippines
Conference Ends at Hague Peace Talks with Signatures
The peace conference at The Hague ended Saturday afternoon. Delegates signed the arbitration convention and several other accords, with 16 signing the arbitration agreement and 33 to 11 signing the other conventions. President M. De Staal praised the arbitration agreement as the key result of the sessions.
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Tre Hague
M. de Staal
A Colored Brother Seeks Ward 1 Council Nomination
Henry Baptist, a colored contractor and ward 1 resident, is urged by friends to pursue the republican councilmanic nomination. He currently shakes his head, while expectations say his presence would calm colored voters and win back strikers who shifted to Taggart. Harry Negley, a young lawyer, also seeks the ward nomination.
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Henry Baptist
Rural free delivery to gain registration facilities
The rural delivery service will add registration options on trial routes. Post officials Madden and chief Maden plan to equip carriers with registration books and stamps, allowing receipts to be issued to senders. If successful, the system may expand to all rural routes.
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Washington
Madden
Maden
Post Office Department
Gen
Nicaragua Canal Route Chosen to Pacific Ocean
The Nicaragua canal commission completed its report and selected a Greytown to the Pacific route. The detailed construction cost is put at 92,356,758 dollars, with 6 percent for engineering and administration and 20 percent for contingencies, totaling 118,113,790 dollars.
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Birmingham
Ala
Nicaraguan Canal Commission
Morgan
Greytown
Pacific Ocean
Ancient bonds found by state board from Crawford in Europe
The State finance board received weather worn coupons for old bonds. Harry Crawford turned them in on Saturday afternoon. Some may be old Wabash Erie canal bonds. The board plans examination and suspects the coupons are not valid.
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State Finance Board
Harry Crawford
Europe
Washington Stirred By Remark Attributed To Admiral Dewey
Secretary Long doubts Admiral Dewey claimed the next war would be with Germany. The department will not comment on the report. Dewey’s friends call the phrasing an insult to his intelligence and deny he made the remark.
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Washington
Long
Dewey
Germany
Department
State Department
Henri Speaks Out in Chicago on Goebel Support
Henry Watterson editor of the Louisville Courier Journal in Chicago says his paper is independent and may support or condemn as it pleases. He chooses the lesser of two evils, backing Goebel for Kentucky state reasons as he supports McKinley for national reasons.
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Chicago
Henry Watterson
Louisville Courier-Journal
Goebel
Kentucky
McKinley
Mrs Rosaria Paolo Faces Family Tragedy and Theft
Mrs Rosaria Paolo a candy shop owner at 447 St Washington St relates her sister Rosaria Frechico being killed with four cousins in Callalah Louisiana. She awaits a letter from an Italian priest and notes a Friday theft of her watch and her husband's revolver from a show case while in a back room.
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Rosaria Paolo
Washington St
Rosario Frechico
Callalah
Paolo
Marion Bowlers Keep Winning Over Stars
The Marion bowling team defeated the Stars in two games with scores 671 781 and 640 892, winning 671 to 671? The line shows 78 to 671 and 781 to 640 in favor of the Marions with total scores given. players listed include Marions Brown Leap Carter Williams and Cooper against Stars Hurrie Stich Hartmeyer Zimmer Deschler. Last week the Martons beat the Oneidas.
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Marions
Marion
Stars
Brown
Leap
Carter
Williams
Cooper
Hurrie
Stich
Hartmeyer
Zimmer
Deschler
Martons
Oneidas
Woman in spring wagon smokes cigar near courthouse
A woman seated in a spring wagon on N. Delaware street near the courthouse Friday afternoon smoked a cigar and spat over the dash board. She had two children with her who appeared unfazed by her behavior.
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N. Delaware St
Court House
Yaquis drive off American prospectors in Mexico
WIRE TAPPINGS report Yaquis in Mexico are driving American prospectors from their claims. Cruiser New Orleans will depart Newport Saturday night for San Domingo while Gunboat Machias sails Sunday. Detroit street railway unions threaten a strike if wage talks fail. Steamer St Paul arrives from St Michaels with 250 Kiøndikers and a million dollars in gold dust. Canada opposes England’s boundary settlement and supports Milner on Transvaal grievances with possible troop mobilization. Celery-Vesce cures headaches and neuralgia advertised.
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Mexico
New Orleans
Newport
San Domingo
Machias
Detroit Street Railway
St. Paul
Frisco
St. Michaels
Canada
England
Capt
Blood
Perot
Baltimore
London
Ingland
Death on health crisis delays Indianapolis pioneer
At Death's Door J H B Nowland a noted Indianapolis pioneer lies critically ill at his home 1110 Dearborn Street after a sinking spell at 10 am Saturday. He rallied briefly but remains comatose and death is momentarily expected.
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J. H. B. Nowland
Indianapolis
Dearborn St
Cac
Smith Reports County Asylum Inmate Status
Supt. John H. Smith of the county poor asylum filed his report on Friday night noting 247 inmates with 100 classified as insane. Health and general conditions are described as good.
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Smith
John H. Smith
County Poor Asylum
New Street Cars Arrive For Next Week’s Service
A batch of new street cars with capacity for 60 passengers and four wheels per side has arrived and will be placed in service next week.
City Life Highlights Fire, Fire License Deadline, and Theft
D O Doolittle of N State Ave suffered a $10 fire at his home caused by a defective flue on Saturday morning. July 31, 1999 is the last day to obtain government licenses. Persons failing to do so face a 0 percent penalty. Harry Hays, listed as Detroit, was caught attempting to steal from a market basket on Saturday. Officers Riley Richards and Miller arrested him. a loaded revolver was found.
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D. O. Doolittle
N. State Ave
Harry Hays
Detroit
Riley, Richards
Miller
Robbery Reported Near Bucktown Bar Rel House
Detectives Kinney and Thornton investigated a major robbery on Indiana Ave after a Louisville traveling man was relieved of 1400 dollars by women in a room above a Bucktown saloon. The victim, John Beasley a Louisville church minister, identified the assailants and police pursue Della Good, linked to prior similar robberies.
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Thornton
Christian Church
Louisville
Della Good
Lonely Parents Trek 20 Years to Reunite in Chicago
After an involuntary separation of two decades, Stanislaus Botzenski and his wife meet by chance near Bowmanville, travel to Chicago to find their son, aided by a patient reunion with an elderly woman who turns out to be his wife. They seek shelter from nightfall.
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Chicago
Stanislaus Botzenski
Bowmanville
Porzewski
Miles Center
Odd Tales of Wires and Startling Beach Mystery
New York dispatch reports William E. Carr Bayonne insurance agent found alive after believed suicide. He claims to have bathed and returned to find all clothes missing except trousers, challenging death tale. Charleston West Virginia notes marriage of likely oldest couple, J R Shoemaker 102 and Irene Foling 95, wed at bride’s home. groom used a cane, bride set her pipe aside during ceremony. romance dating back 75 years.
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New York
William E. Carr
Bayonne
Newark Bay
Charleston
W- Va
West Virginia
Barbour
J. R. Shoemaker
Irene Foling
New A. O. U. W. Lodge Chartered in Indianapolis
In Mohs hall on Fountain Square Indianapolis lodge No. 145 A. O. U. W. was instituted by J. A. Dynes deputy grand master with T. D. Neal assisting. The lodge has 25 charter members nine from other Indianapolis lodges and two percent new. All members are from the South side. Elected officers include Charles E. Etter P. M. W. George E. Etter M. W. William F. Stilz foreman C. S. Clifton overseer Louis F. Klein guide Charles L. Wilkinson recorder G. I. Reese financier Wm Howell receiver Charles Marshall inside watch and Harry Bowen outside watch.
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A. O. U. W. Lodge
Mohs’ Hall
Fountain Square
Indianapolis
J. A. Dynes
T. D. Neal
South Side
Charles E. Etter
George E. Etter
M. W
William F. Stilz
C. S. Clifton
Louis F. Klein
Charles L. Wilkinson
G. I. Reese
Wm. ¥. Howell
Charles Marshall
Harry Bowen
City Grain Market Report for Saturday July 22
Wheat prices show No 2 red at 65 to 68 cents with July bids near 68. Corn values range widely with No 2 white about 33 to 44 cents and No 4 white near 30 to 32 cents. Hay prices list No 1 timothy around 9 dollars with No 2 mixed and new timothy near 8.50 to 9.50 dollars.
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City
Lear
Hay- So
Timothy
Franie
Hay
Blacksmith Slashed by Woman Leads to Workhouse Ten Days
William Wilson, a blacksmith, jailed ten days after accusing Minnie Potts, a colored woman, of slashing him with a knife. Police found Wilson had rummaged through the girl's clothes while she slept, and she chased him with a knife.
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William Wilson
Minnie Potts
Wilson
Indianapolis Stock Market cattle and hog prices July report
Weekly report from Indianapolis on cattle and hog receipts for Saturday. Market active with steady to mixed prices for steers cows and calves, veal, bulls, and hogs. Notable ranges include good to prime steers 18% and up around 520 to 550, hogs 4.25 to 4.60, and sheep 3.75 to 4.50 per cwt.
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Indianapolis
Market Report Indianapolis July 29 1899 Prices Steady
Indianapolis Ind July 29 1899 We had good receipts Market was strong on lightweights and about steady on mix and heavies We quote 190 to lid at S157 4 6214 mixed and heavies 4 50 4 57 a Trust is assorting very close Cattle market about steady
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Indianapolis
Ind
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