Stories of the Town and Mexican Romance at Park
Park manager Dixon notes cheap venues favor cowboy and Indian themes over Mexican plays, citing audience taste for heroic American figures. He shares a rambling anecdote about Mexicans, vermin in an adobe hut, a mountain trip toward Pitkin, and a spring bath to remove pests. Also mentions Co. Bill Shaw promoting travel to St Paul and a dentist’s patent royalties tale ending with a fatal shooting.
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Dixon
Pitkin
Thasntes
Brown Into Prison in Berlin Prisoner Arrested for Yibelling Emperor
A Berlin cable reports Joseph Jonasson of a New York importing house was arrested on a charge of yibelling Emperor William after an incident with two drunken students. He endured three days in a filthy solitary cell amid calls for redress by Jonasson and other Americans. Meanwhile a Davenport hospital fire led to heroic efforts saving 30 patients, with one nun dying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Berlin
Joseph Jonasson
Davenport
Catholic Mercy Hospital
Devastating Chanahan cyclone hits Joliet area
A Joliet cyclone Tuesday night leveled trees and outhouses, wrecked John and David Drew properties, killed horses, and injured residents including Daniel Murnane and his daughters. Lightning caused paralyzing shocks and a lamp reportedly spared by a near miss. The storm's path devastated several homes and terrified the town.
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Joliet
John Drew
David Drew
Daniel Murnane
Wallace St
Deaplaines Street
Liven
Ann Biggins
Ila
Murnane House
Ella
Murnane Heure
Mystery of Mrs Beagap Death Near Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls June 13 A mystery surrounds the case of Mrs John Beagap thought to have died by her own action at the American Falls last Thursday. Her husband received her bank book in a mailed envelope with $2 missing the night before her disappearance, and postmarks indicate it was sent by someone in town. A carrier located the mail drop near Mrs Bangan's house, raising questions about her fate and possible witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
Mra
John Beagap
American Falls
Prospect Park
Earthquake Destroys Homes in Jura District France
Violent shocks in the Jura district of France flatten hundreds of houses and drive residents to camp in open fields. Seismic disturbances persist as authorities plan troop deployment to maintain order and aid recovery efforts.
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France
Paris
Jura
Weavers Terrorize City in Austria Strike
June 12 report says striking weavers terrorize Bennison and nearby areas, destroy property and insult women, with several murders cited. Police are described as powerless as residents fear leaving home, especially women. Also notes Pat Harrity remains in precarious condition after last week’s stabbing by Martin Heyden. medical examination postponed pending recovery or death.
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Bennison
Austria
Harrity
Pat Harrity
Martin Heyden
Hayden
Czar in Danger Again Reported Plot in St Petersburg
Police report a fresh plot to assassinate the czar as guards tighten security around the imperial palace and approaches in St Petersburg. Details remain scarce while authorities pursue leads and protect key sites.
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St. Petersburg
Jung
Spi
Imperial Palace
Miners Return to Work After Compromise Reached
In Proria Ohio on June 12 two thousand striking miners resumed work following a compromise agreement. The reopening ends a week of industrial unrest as miners return to duties under terms negotiated between labor and management.
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Proria, O
Richmond Baking Powder Extends Cert to Build Factories
The U S baking powder firm Richmond filed a certificate of extension with the secretary of the state on Wednesday proposing multiple manufactories and to cut eastern firms out of western trade. Elizabeth Coward and Kate Young escaped the reformatory Wednesday morning but were captured on the Millersville road by Charles Johnson after hiding in a cornfield. they were returned to the institution. In apportioning new election precincts under the Australian system county commissioners created 190 precincts in the county, 148 in the city, without following the new or old ward lines. Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore’s band will play at Tomlinson Hall next Thursday afternoon and evening, featuring Edward O Mahony as a plain, distinctive presence. A Maes meeting of colored men Wednesday night failed due to weather. only a handful reached the colored Baptist church, with one speaker paid £50 to attend.
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U.S. Baking Powder Company
Richmond
Elizabeth Coward
Kate Young
Charles Johnson
Millersville Road
Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore
Tomlinson Hall
Edward O'Mahony
Maes
Harrison
W. Michigan
Sentinel Eays
Republicans Plot County Ticket Shifts for Fall Election
Republican managers maneuver to reshape the county slate with Judge Howe favored for clerk and Robert Groff for recorder. The plan balances labor and Irish support, aiming to draw votes from Taggart Carson and Langenburg while positioning Wagner for auditor and Ostermeyer and Many for treasurer and sheriff.
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Osterman
Schmallholz
Taggart
Carson
Langenburg
Sheriff
Io Wilson
Daniel Waita Howe
Howe
Robert E. Groff
Recorder
Central Labor Union
Groff
Labor Party
Thaodore A. Wagner
Fred Ostermeyer
Charles J
Wade
Coroner Wagner
Features of Sporting Life slide and league notes
Detroit toboggan slide mentions Rileyi sidelined with a bad 6g. League Park games feature Burlington vs Indianapolis and Louisville 4 Columbus 2. Evansville beat Quincy 10 to 5. Joe McAuliffe heads to fight Stavin amid intercity action. Kokomo beat Fort Wayne 4 to 1 in the state league. Grand circuit bans Akryon and Nelson. Philadelphia beats New York 8 to 7 in 13 innings. Catcher Halligan of the Buffalos injured by storm shock. AAU championship in Detroit draws big entries as records may fall. Pettit loses to Kerr in tennis. Anson’s kids in third place. Ovuttskey pirates fifth in their league. Pittsburg joins grand circuit. Indianapolis excluded from trotting circuit. Stivette strikes out 10 and homers to win for Toledo. Gun Wa Chinese remedies cure catarrh at 157 West McCarty Street.
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Detroit
Rileyi
Burlington
Indianapolis
Thorsdey
Louisville
Columbus
Evansville
Quincy
Joe McAuliffe
Stavin
Kokomo
Fort Wayne
Akryon
Nelson
Washington
Philadelphia
New York
Halligan
Buffalos
al. Jobreon
Athletics
Pettit
Sanders
England
America
Kerr
Anson
Ovuttskey
Pirates
Gantesta
Pittsburg
Oliver Wiseman
Comiskey
St. Louis
Comiskey’s
Chicago
Stivette
Toledo
Free gas plan debated by Indianapolis Commercial Club
A large Commercial club meeting discussed a free gas for factories plan. Charles M Cooper proposed organizing a free gas movement with an estimated 500000 to 1000000 funding, via bonds and independent company routes. Committees were appointed to draft a plan and legislative bill to push the project forward.
Fortes Fires Bark Ural Mining Districts Deaths Homeless
Reports from St Peters burg describe disastrous conflagrations in the Ural mining districts destroying Ufa leisk and Novjansk iron works. One thousand dwellings, four schools, several churches, hospitals, and magazines were wiped out. Forty people died and 14000 were left homeless. Also noted are political items including a pension scandal involving Green Baum and Finance Committee actions. Ice Cream Sodage: Julius A. Hagg advertises fruit syrups.
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St. Petersburg
Ural Mountains
Ufaleisk
Novjansk
Mesmerism at Lasell Seminary Sparks Fatal Inquiry
Two Newton girls in critical condition after alleged hypnotism by Lasell Seminary teacher Miss Annie Call. The school promotes mind concentration training aimed at relaxing nerves, with one pupil reportedly unable to move unless guided by the instructor. Authorities probe whether the method caused the illness and consider making the branch elective.
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Boston
Newton
Lasell Seminary
Auburndale
Esveral
Seminary Ware
Laseki
Annie Call
Miliss Call
Mise Call
Cat
Bragdon Bss
Miss Call
Stormy Weather Hits Town After Greely Forecast
The local observer nearly matched Gen Greely's Wednesday forecast of fair skies turning wet. Sudden westward clouds brought a 40 mph wind and dust, dropping temperatures from 61 to 63. Over an inch of rain drenched streets, with minor damage and no major city harm reported. A Monon line wreck near Indianapolis injured nothing major. tree fall and damaged engine observed.
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Phri
Monon
Indianapolis
Trea
Mueller vs Vandalia line for $10000 damages in Howe court
In Judge Howe's court Special judge Charles Dryer hears Albart Mueller's suit against the Vandalia line for $10000 damages for injuries. Mueller and brother in law Herman Hugo were riding when a defendant train struck their bogey, killing Hugo and severely injuring Mueller two years ago.
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Howe
Charles Dryer
Albart Mueller
Vandalia Line
Iojarica
Mueller
Herman Hugo
Hugo
Musglier
Base Ball Scores From League and Brotherhood
Baseball results list league games with Pittsburg Cincinnati Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cleveland and Philadelphia New York. Batteries and umpires named. rain halted one game after six innings. multiple line scores show hits errors and outcomes.
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Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Cincionati
Batteries
Gray
Wilson
Vian
Keenan
McDermott
Boston
Brooklyn
Getzein
Ban
Hana
Bushong
Monaid
Chicago
Cleveland
Coughlin
Kittridge
Wadsworth
Zimmer
Lynch
Hutchinson
Lincolon
Brotherhood
Philadelphia
New York
Reagan Stewart Senate clash ends in near fight
In a marble hall altercation Senators Reagan and Stewart clashed after a debate over Maj Powell and the geological survey. Reagan drew a quick punch at Stewart but bystanders separated them. Stewart apologized later. Reagan refused to speak, then briefly conceded peace.
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Reagan
Stewart
Wassington
Senate
Nevada
Maj
Powell
Geological Survey
Texas
Bhimsell
Mr. Stewart
Mr. Reagan
Raene
Ande
Abduction charge against Fanny Wiley in Muncie case
Capt Bruce and Marshal Miller arrested Fannie Wiley of 215 West North Street on a warrant from Muncie for abducting Meda Waters. Wiley allegedly acted as a procuress in luring Waters to an assignation house. Waters’ death by arsenic followed her return home after the incident. Two other Muncie women were arrested and blamed Wiley.
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Fanny Wiley
Hpyrace
Bruce
Marshal Miller
Muncie
Fannie Wiley
W. North St
Wiley
Meda Waters
Street dust nuisance prompts sprinkler plan
Street commissioner Derk Da Ruiter says harping on street narrowing tires him. He argues only careful light sprinkling will abate the dust, not flooding or further narrowing, since traffic levels drive dust creation.
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Derk da Ruiter
Kentucky quarrel over plants ends in double tragedy
Shelbyville Kentucky June 12. Tobacco farmers John Crabb and Willis Rankin argued over some plants and drew pistols. Rankin's brother-in-law Younger Crabb intervened and was shot dead. Clubb surrendered claiming Rankin fired the fatal shot. Rankin remains at large.
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Shelbyville
Crabb
Willis Rankin
Chestnut Grove
Kentucky
Mr. Younger
Rankin
Hoth
Younger
Clubb
Robbers Loot Portstoxo, Set Fires in Display of Ruthless Raid
A band of thieves ransacked 13 business houses in Portstoxo Texas and fled with thousands in goods before setting fires destroying many buildings and homes. The raid caused heavy losses as firefighters battled the blazes through the night. Separately in Boston a reputed thief known across New England and Canada was captured with his accomplices. the stolen sum reportedly reached thousands.
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Portstoxo
Tex
Cyclone Tears Elmwood Area Kills? House Destroyed
A Cincinnati report states an amateur cyclone struck Elmwood twelve miles out, wrecking homes and a church. Damage estimated at 25000 dollars, with Joseph Cook missing and presumed dead in his ruined house. Winton Place sheds crushed, Piketon Presbyterian church demolished, railroad track washed out. A buggy crash injured several.
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Cincinnati
fSpi
Elmwood
Joseph Cook
Winton Place
Tany
Piketon
Pike County
A. Besch and Daughter
Mics Bagoh
Lightning Splits Tree at Lancaster Coal Works
A thunderstorm struck the Lancaster coal works four miles east of town, splitting a large hickory. Lightning sent the current 70 feet through the earth, prostrating miners Elmer Brown and Charles Bick, who were unconscious. one had not recovered as yet. The report notes the remarkable event in coal mining history.
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Amd
Martin
Ebrrazil
Ind
Lancaster Coal Works
Elmer Brown
Charles Bick
Storm Devastates Alabama. Doctor Killed in Damage
A destructive storm swept central Alabama Wednesday night ruining hundreds of acres of cotton. Dr Julius Graen, a leading state physician, was killed. In Birmingham a liquor license hearing for John A Stehlin drew about 100 residents who questioned his fitness to sell intoxicating liquors. Stehlin testified he never violated liquor laws and has run his 410 Northwest street business for two years amid neighbor support. The remonstrants’ challenge will continue, with hearings likely to span two days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Aladuns
Alabama
Julius Graen
Stehlin
Commissioners Court
John A. Stehlin
College-ave
Louis Newberger
Stethin
N. Waat St
Indians in the Northwest War Path Across Montana
In Buines Montana on June 12 a report warns of a rising Indian threat across the Northwest. Sioux and Cheyenne bands raid cattle and kill isolated settlers as U S agents in Rosebud are killed. Troops and a cavalry posse pursue the outbreak amid fears of another war.
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Buines
Mont
Northwest
U. S
Rosebud
Old Man Seeks Marriage License With 12 Year Old Girl
In New York a weathered man of two and a sunburned country girl of twelve went to city hall seeking a license to marry. The mother consented but the clerk realized the girl would be the bride. The pair were detained at the Oak police station and the girl placed with the Children's Society. The man is Benjamin Moyer, a mason with a bank account from Orange.
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Boney
New York
City Hall
Ryan
Orange
Benjamin Moyer
The
Oak
Children’s Society
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Pew Company
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B. I. Claypool
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C. 0. Foster
Edward Rankine
Wales
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