Downed Again by the Giants in Miserable Errors
The New York Giants defeated Indianapolis 8 to 2 after the Hoosiers committed a flood of errors. Healy and Daily led the Hoosier battery while Weidman and Ewing starred for New York. The game featured seven innings with two runs by New York in the second and late miscues by Indianapolis sealing the result. Other games listed include Pittsburg 8, Boston 2. Phillies 2, Chicago 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Indianapolis
Hoosiers
Giants
Healy
Daily
Hoosier Battery
Weidman
Ewing
Valentine
Pittsburg
Boston
Phillies
Chicagoes
Indignant Laborers Rally Against Gibney Office Protest
A dozen laborers gathered Monday morning near J. C. Gibney’s office to demand notice of an indignation meeting in front of the contractor for gas mains work. They claim only fifty men, all Italians, are on the job in city ditches, with no Indianapolis residents employed. Gibney says sixty men work, mostly pipe-layers, and plans to quit tonight for testing. he blames city delays for slow progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibney
Tae Sun
J. C. Gibney
Trust Company
D. C
Sun
Cranky minister seeks to overturn his will
In Athens Georgia on June 4 Rev Dr Pridgeon who preached his own funeral now plans to contest his will. He says he is dead since the sermon and will seek a legal action to set aside the will alleging undue influence while his wife objects to keeping his coffin at home.
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Athens
Pridgeon
The Man From Texas Involved In Bloomington Robbery
Fremont Murphy a Texas stock dealer reported carrying 965 in his pocket when he slept at Hugh Russell’s Bloomington boarding house. He swore out a warrant Sunday accusing Russell of taking the money. Russell claimed he passed it to his wife who denies receiving it. James Coffee was arrested and the cases for Russell and Coffee were continued until Tuesday.
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Texas
Fremont Murphy
Hugh Russell
Bloomington-st
Murphy
City
Russell
James Coffee
Coffee
Patent Medicine Vender's Troubles In Justice Court
Dr Maginn a patent medicine man whose tent on Washington street drew crowds faces trouble after hiring Higgins and Stallberger to assist at his entertainments and dismissing them without pay. They sued him for wages, attached his property, and now threaten broader legal action in Johnston's court.
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Maginn
W.washington St
W. C. Higgins
Stallberger
County Board of Tax Equalizers Organized
The county board of equalization was organized Monday morning and will proceed with its work at once. It consists of A. Keifer Wharton, B. R. Clinton, B. T. Catterson and A. W. McCunt. Furniture at Wm. L. Elder's.
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Board of Tax Equalizers
County Board
A. Keifer
Wharton BR. Clinton
B. T. Catterson
A. W. McCunt
Poisoning at Clinton as servant girl dies in agony
Sensational report from Clinton Missouri describes a 14 year old negro servant girl punished for theft who poisoned the household with coffee. She dies soon after and three family members are dying from the tainted liquid. Doctors labour with slim hopes of saving them.
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Clinton
RK. N. Ousley
Ousley
Independent Boar of Trade Ticket Leads Nominations
An independent ticket has been nominated by board of trade members for the upcoming June 11 election. The slate lists Isaac Thalman for president Geo G Tanner for vice president Stoughton J Fletcher for treasurer and 14 governors including A B Gates Jno A Holman Wm H Schmidt Jno P Frenzel Chas F Meyer A A McKain Ber Applegate Jno R Leonard H P Wasson A F Potts and R K Syfers Jno T Brush. The ticket may change before voting.
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Boar of Trade
Board of Trade
Isaac Thalman
Geo. G. Tanner
Stoughton
Brewers Picnic Sparks Fights at Heines Grove
Fourteen wagon loads of Schmidt's brewery employees and families gathered in Heine's grove five miles south of the city. An unlimited beer supply led to quarrels and multiple fights, frightening the women present with threats of shooting.
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Schmidt’s Brewery
Heine’s Grove
District Methodist conference convenes in BRightstown
BRightstown Ind June 4 District Methodist conference meets at BRightstown. Gaswell No 6 has been shot and is a boomer. An excellent brass band from the soldiers orphans home forms, with a printing office and plans a bi monthly paper. The town is now lit by 100 natural gas jets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brnightstown News
Brightstwon
Ind
Woman Missing In Styrmour After Babe Found On Doorstep
Mrs Lydia Fall aged 30 has vanished for days. A three month old babe named Flossia was found on a doorstep Monday morning with a note to take care of her. Police fear the mother may have drowned herself in the White river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Styrmour
Ind
Larry McKeon Signs with Cleveland Association Team
Larry McKeon, former Hoosier twirler in the Western association, signs with a Cleveland association team and will pitch for it. He touts a strong right arm and good condition as friends here hope for successful return to former form. He is described as a good ball player and hard worker.
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Larry McKeon
Hoosier
Western Association
Cleveland Association
Larry
Rapidly Disappearing Depot Dims in Weeklong Tear Down
The old union depot is being rapidly torn away and will soon be gone. Limited space and inconveniences hamper handling baggage and express roois, and large crowds cannot be accommodated as demolition progresses this week.
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Union
School Revenues Apportionment Figures Released
The state apportionment sheet shows Marion county with 55,835 students pays $81,974.05 and receives $73,148,385, while Union county with 2,345 pupils pays in $5,458.35 and gets $3,071.98.
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Marion County
Union County
Police Record May Arrests and Patrol Mileage
In May police arrested 256 whites and 41 colored persons, totaling 297 offenders. Among them 262 were male and 35 female, with 61 under twenty. The patrol wagon logged 533 miles on official business.
Emperor Frederick to move to Becolirge after Charlottenburg
From Porspam dated June 4 the emperor has fully recovered from fatigue caused by the change from Charlottenburg but will not stay long. He plans to go to Becolirge at the end of June and remain there through July and August. In Chicago on June 4 an insane man attacked Superior Court Judge Anthony Monday morning. the judge sustained no serious injuries.
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Frederick
Porspam
Charlottenburg
Coliirge
Chicaco
Anthony
Superior Court
Henry Day
I. A. Goodwin
WORE THE LORDS GARB A FARMER ARRESTED
Ridgeville Moore county Tenn June 4 Michael Milsap a respected farmer fled after confessing to poisoning cattle burning out buildings damaging equipment and harming neighbors He also allegedly poisoned his wife and step child with rough on rats and fled to parts unknown Exhumation planned as crowd danger grows reward of 500 offered for capture.
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Tarranoma
Tenn
Ridgeville
Moore County
Michael Milsap
Milsap
Frank Frey
Tis
Ames McNorton
Mary Jackson
Eaton
Lynchburg
Saddlers Fail in Cincinnati Sale
Cincinnati Ohio June 4 Saddiers fail as P Drouillard and Co saddlers assign Monday with assets estimated at 2 903 and liabilities 14 000 and 4 000.
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Cincinnati
I. P. Drouillard & Co
State Encampment of Sons of Veterans Opens Tuesday
The State Encampment of the Sons of Veterans will convene Tuesday at 10 am in Chapman post hall with about 400 delegates. Col. E. Walker arrives from West Lebanon Monday night and Walter S. Payne, former national commander, is already here. Gen. A. A. Abbott expected Tuesday. 145,000 members nationwide, 12,000 Native Americans. A full program includes a calm fire at Masonic hall Tuesday evening and a ball at Towlinson hall Wednesday as officers are elected. Col. E. Walker likely to be re elected by acclamation. two delegates to national encampment in Wheeling. 11,999 of 12,000 have their lightning rods up.
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Sons of Veterans
Chapman Post- Hall
Col. E. §. Walker
West Lebanon
Walter S. Payne
United States
Order
Masonic Hall
Towlinson Hell
BE. S. Walker
Wheeling
Chicken Thief Re-arrested After Escape
William Ryan, convicted of stealing a chicken last February, escaped custody en route to prison and was recaptured Sunday by Captain Colbert and others. He offered little resistance and was found hiding in a stable on Bird Street.
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William Ryan
Captain Colbert
Bird St
Measles Epidemic Reported With Rising Cases
Measles is spreading and called an epidemic. Nine teen cases were reported up to Sunday, and on Monday twelve new cases developed.
Town Topics: State boards meet. court adjourns. local incidents
The state agriculture executive committee meets Tuesday and health officers from counties and cities gather June 7 in the state house. Eddie Graves, a New Jersey youth, shot himself in the hand playing with a revolver. The circuit court adjourned to the fourth Monday in August. In Danville Judge Allives will hold court until 60. Clyde Milroy, a bootblack, mangled three fingers with a derrick used at the Fletcher bank building. The Y M C A ladies auxiliary plans a strawberry festival with a renewed musical program. Sergeant Al Taffe completed seventeen years as turnkey at the police station. Indianapolis lounge factory output averages 600 daily, but freight rates cut production to 850. The State Medical Society meets Tuesday and Wednesday at Plymouth church, banquet tonight at New Denison House by Marion County Medical Society. Nicholas McCarty and partners sold 42 lots west of the river near Vandalia railroad. building boom noted. Monon ticket agent disputes the Journal’s note on low sale of round trip tickets Louisville to Indianapolis, claiming more have been released since Friday.
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State Board of Agriculture
State House
Eddie Graves
N. New Jersey-st
Circuit Court
Allives
Danville
Clyde Milroy
Fletcher Bank
Washington St
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Taffe
Indianapolis
State Medical Society
Plymouth Church
New Denison House
Marion County Medical Society
Nicholas McCarty
Vandalia
Straddle fights and tariff fury at St Louis convention
At St Louis on June 4 delegates arrive buzzing over the vice presidency. Gray backers press hard for their candidate while opposing Thurman, with Ohio split and the tariff plank heating the fight. Rumors of Dickinson and Black gains ripple as Tammany Hall arrivals add to the drama of a heated political convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Thurman
Ohio
New York
Pennsylvania
Randall
Sun
Gray
Chioce
Michigan
Don M. Dickinson
Gen. Black
Hendricks Club
Indianapolis
Duckworths
Cincinnati
Disney
Seymour
Ind
Tammany Hall
New York County Democracy
Dickinson
Hewitt
Cleveland
Morrison
Carlisle
New Street Car Line Begins Work in City
Ground was broken Monday on the DPudiey Electric Railway with tracks to run from the Union depot along Meridian to the Circle and branch toward the fair grounds. The plan includes northern, eastern, western, and southern routes linking Union depot, the Circle, Market, Alabama, Seventh, Central, and various neighborhoods, with priority for home labor and veterans. Steel arrives for initial days, and construction aims for completion ahead of the state fair.
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Dpudiey Electric Railway
New
Electric Street Railway Company
Meridian St
Circle
Washington
Union Depot
Fair Grounds
Market
Alabama
Michigan St
East Michigan
Woodruff Place
Seventh St
Seventh
Central Av
Ninth
Atlas Works
Brightwood
Mississippi St
Michigan
Indiana Ave
Haughville
Insane Asylum
Mississippi
Baseball Grounds
Tennesee
Twelfth
Crown Hill Cemetery
Indianapolis
Madison
Coburn
Prospect
Shelby
Garfield Park
Col. Holloway
Light Docket In Mayor's Court Delivers Mercy and Fines
A small police court docket Monday saw Caspar Spiegleworth fined and sent to the workhouse for illness and intoxication. Thomas Carrell was forgiven after an arm injury delayed justice. Richard Ash faced an attachment for wife beating as his case continued, with details of the couple's two months marriage on Blake street. John Jackson and English Wilson were freed on a commitment for better conduct after loitering on the market. Jeb Saul was sent to grand jury action for pool ball theft from Mike O’Brien’s plate on Illinois street.
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Caspar Spiegleworth
Thomas Carrell
Richard Ash
Bin
Ash
Colbert
Kerins
Blake St
Newark
John Jackson
English Wilson
Jeb Saul
Mike O’ Brien
Illinois St
Sail Boat Capsizes Drowning Three at Pleasure Party
Martinsville dispatch reports a sail boat capsized on White River during a pleasure party, killing Misses Effie and Hattie Elliott and Prof. Anderson. The Elliott nieces of prominent grocer Elliott faced the tragedy, causing great excitement in the city.
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Martinsville
White River
Anderson
Effie
Hattie Elliott
Us Elliott
City Grain Market Report from Indianapolis Monday June 4
Inspectors report lists wheat three cars corn five cars oats two cars. Totals show flour 75 bbis and multiple bushels of wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, hay received. shipments include significant wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, and hay. Calls feature various bids across wheat corn oats rye and futures with light Chicago market activity noted. Hog receipts estimated at fifty head with slow selling, cattle and sheep markets sparse.
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City
Chicago
U. S
Felexsraph Markets Update
Market note from July to September shows corn and soy futures details with July and September contracts. prices and dates are partially readable, indicating a trading update from Felexsraph Markets.
Sheridan Weakens Near End Amid Pneumonia Fears
Washington June 4 The case of Gen Sheridan shows pneumonia and liver trouble, weakening his condition and renewing fears of heart failure. Despite a brief improvement, he grows weaker with kidney distress. Dr Pepper flies in, doctors report no new complications, and the next day’s progress remains critical.
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Waashinetton
Sheridan
Pepper
Philadelphia
Washington
Dr. Pepper
Gen. Sheridan
Express Companies conflict halts rail freight dispute
The clash between American and United States express firms drew in railroads as L, N. A. & C. officials were barred from using L. I. & W. tracks for American shipments. A temporary restraining order from Judge Taylor followed, with a hearing set for Thursday. Meanwhile city ministers met at the Y M C A, Dr. Henry Day presiding, discussing eschatology and claims about the world’s end.
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American
United States Express
Howlands
American Express
Hill
Massachusetts Ave
Woodard
Taylor
Florist Alleges Police Overstep After Market Incident
W G Betterman a florist accuses Sergeant Lowe of rough treatment during a market disturbance on Saturday night. About 300 people were moved from the east market area as officers acted, while Betterman filed charges with the police board after being shoved from his stand. Also reported is a New York incident at Holy Cross Church where a woman in a priest’s stole abruptly appeared at mass and read aloud before vanishing.
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W. G. Betterman
Lowe
East Market
Berterman
Supt. Travis
Herterman
New ‘York
Church of the Holy Cross
Noone
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Hoadley
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