Fatal craps game ends in murder at Indiana Ave saloon
A shooting at a colored saloon on Indiana avenue left Harry Williams fatally wounded. Frank Mitchell colored, suspected of planning and executing the fatal shot, fled the scene and remains at large. Williams died after surgery at City hospital. The killer’s whereabouts and motive remain under investigation amid a citywide search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Mitchell
Archie Greathouse
Indiana-ave
Harry Williams
Mitchell
New Orleans
Williams
Barkeeper Bauman
Bauman
Wright
Leaky Cisterns Cleaned and Cemented at Factory
A brief item notes the factory installing cemented cisterns, describing repairs and new pumping capabilities valued at about $1.5. It mentions a contact at Byers, 193 A Indian age, and a phone reference.
The vanishing fiancé Al Vance to wed Clara Von Burg
Clara Von Burg of 468 Arsenal Ave after a planned June 19 wedding to Al Vance, 24, learns he fled two weeks earlier. She shows a letter with cryptic marks and declares she will marry him if he returns, keeps calm, and warns of a revolver, while relatives fear his whereabouts in St. Louis or Denver.
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al Vance
Indiana Rubber Works
Clara von Burg
Arsenal Ave
Clara
Vance
Father Alerding
St. Joseph’s Church
Diver
Wilsback
Meek and Priests
St. Louis
Denver
Miss von Burg
Tae Sun
Tf al
McAfees in Court Again Over Sanity and Divorce
The McAfee family, long entangled in county courts and lunacy commissions, faces renewed battles as Owen seeks a divorce from Catharine before Judge McMaster. Grounds heavily contested, with counter charges in a case that has spanned multiple dockets. Their home is at 289 English Ave, where they operate a saloon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAfees
Owen
Catharine
McMaster
S Bartholomew
German Wife Pleads Pardon for Husband in Fire Case
Mrs Krueger, left to raise four children after her husband Fred Krueger was convicted for setting a 1892 Perry township factory blaze, appeals to Governor for clemency. She labors daily plowing 15 acres as mortgage debts mount, neighbors file petition while Secretary King says the governor has not yet acted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernd
W. Morris Sr
Fred Krueger
Perry Township
King
Falling Brick Injures Workman at Old Stout Building
John Phillips, colored, of 428 Clinton Street, was struck on the head by a falling brick while clearing rubble at Stout’s old grocery building on 8 Meridians Tuesday morning. He suffered a brain concussion and profuse bleeding from mouth and nose. Dr Boaz of the City Dispensary treated him and he was sent home to recover.
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Stout
John Phillips
Clinton St
Boaz
City Dispensary
President Cleveland Arrives at Benedicts Oneida Visit
Buzzard's Bay on June 18 reports President Cleveland arriving early Tuesday aboard Benedict's yacht the Oneida. Mrs Cleveland Ruth and Hather greeted him on the veranda at Gray Gables cottage, noting the president appeared pale and fatigued yet warmly welcomed.
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Buzzard's Bay
Cleveland
Benedict
Oneida
Ruth
Hather
Gray Gables
Lord Campbell Dead in Bombay
Lord Colin Campbell son of the Duke of Argyle and captain of the Bombay Rifle Volunteer Corps is dead in Bombay on June 18.
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Lord Campbell
Bombay
Lord Colin Campbell
Duke of Argyle
Bombay Rifle Volunteer Corps
Illinois steel firm to raise wages on July first
Journey reports the Illinois steel company will increase wages by 10 percent starting July 1. Also notes latest items in rockers by Wm. L. Elder and mentions Dr Price s Cream Baking Powder winning a gold medal at the Midwinter Fair in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Steel Company
Dr. Price
San. Francisco
Boy Drowns In Canal Near Blackford Street Bridge
Willie O'Donnell an 11 year old lad fell from the Blackford street bridge into six feet of water Tuesday morning and was drowned before his companions could assist. His younger brother watched as the tragedy occurred. Undertaker Foutz recovered the body and took it to the parents at 170 Bright street. The boy's father Daniel O'Donnell worked for Kinga's.
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Whitsett
Undertaker Whitsett
Harry
Willie O'Donnell
Blackford St
Foutz
Brightst
Daniel O’donnell
Kinga's
Civil Service Supplemental Report to Congress
The civil service commission sent the president a supplemental eleven annual report detailing that by January 200,000 persons were employed in government departments, with about a quarter under civil service rules. It notes nonclassified positions include higher officials, cabinet officers, congressmen, bureau heads, messengers, and laborers. It records investigations into rule violations by officeholders over political assessments, but omits findings on Taylor the recorder of deeds. The report also contains foreign civil service excerpts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service Commission
Taylor
Colored Recorder of Deeds
The Thornton Case No Decision in Sight
The man damus suit by Ben Thornton against Supt. Goss entered final testimony under Judge Mc Master on Tuesday morning. No decision is in sight as attorneys plan briefs and an oral argument next Monday. The case began last September over forcing attendance at a white school for Thornton’s child.
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Rice
Ben Thornton
Goss
McMaster
Thornton
Supt
Two Lunatics Declared Insane After Train Incident
About six weeks ago Jemima Jefferson, 60, walked from an L. B. & W. train while it sped toward Indianapolis. She was taken to City hospital and declared insane Tuesday, believing she is married to Mr. Christ and communes with spirits. Joseph Day was also adjudged insane Tuesday, imagining he is dead from the waist up and that his hat was stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jemima Jefferson
Indianapolis
City Hospital
Grand Theatre to Open With Steady Show
Beginning Monday afternoon a continuous show opens at the Grand featuring a splendid stock company and a rattling specialty list. Two performances daily from 2 to 5 and 8 to 11. The company arrives from St. Louis after a successful six weeks run. Prices will be within the reach of all.
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St. Louis
Falks Millinery Sale Slashes Hats to 20 Cents Upward
Falks Entire Stock of Millinery Reduced below cost. 1,000 trimmed hats from 20 cents to $4.75. 193 Indianange. Telephone 191. 47 S, Laois st., near Maryland.
Shaping for Denny and Trusler in mayoral race
Local observers discuss a tight Republican contest for mayor with Denny seen as hard to nominate but potentially easy to elect. Trusler, Wagner, and Bookwalter contend, while Ward 10 remains highly divided and the field grows murky.
Governor's Proclamation Sparks Capitol Custodian Fight
Last copies of the printed acts were sent from Burford's on Tuesday. County clerks receipts arrive midweek and a gubernatorial proclamation will follow. If the capitol custodian bill is excluded, State officers Scholz Daily and Owen may name a successor to Griffin, triggering court battles.
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Burford
Capitol
Scholz
Daily
Owen
Griffin
Mother-in-law shoots drunken son in law in Lancaster
In Lancaster Pennsylvania on Tuesday Joseph Westgate was shot dead by his mother in law who had sheltered his wife from him during a drunken brawl.
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Lancaster
Joseph Westgate
Murderers hanged for insurance murder in Ontario
In St. Thomas Ontario on June 18 John Hendershott and W B Welter were hanged for the murder of their relative William Hendershott to secure insurance money. The execution occurred Tuesday morning.
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St. Tomas
Ont
John Hendersshott
W. B. Welter
William Hendersshott
And It Cost the Young Girl Her Life
Trenton New Jersey June 18 Monday night Fred C Floyd 40 a Roxbury farmer fatally shot Hattie Combs 18 a domestic She refused his hand in marriage due to age disparity.
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Trenton
N. J
Fred C. Floyd
Roxbury
Hattie Combs
Local Briefs From Court Records and Civil notices
Mrs Sarah Lucal returns home after Missouri visit Purse found with T W Millikan name reported in superior court No 3. Firebugs Frank Pierce and George Schopp sent to reform school for three and four years. A list of marriages licenses and minor notices follows among other court items.
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Sarah Lucal
Missouri
T. W. Millikan
Superior Court
Frank Pierce
George Schopp
Reform School
McCray
Brirras
John
Julietta Berry
W.H
Ellen Johnson
James
Mrs. Stone
Frank
Nora Beyer
Joe
Grace Lawson
Win
Grace Devine
Oscar Davidson
Bright
Henry 3. Ogden
Frank Waltz
Harry Williams
William F. Wiley
Emma J. Skinner
Harry Rosengarten
Lottie Lee Lund
Frederick
Hood’s Pills touted as cure for liver ills in ad
A testimonial from H. F. Landis of Indianapolis claims Hood’s Pills cured tiredness and improved health for his family. The ad promotes the remedy as a universal liver ailment cure and notes a World’s Fair highest medal and diploma.
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H. F. Landis
Olive St
Indianapolis
Ind
Prospective candidates buzz in Indiana’s gubernatorial race
A flurry of names circulates among Democats and Republicans in hotels and the statehouse. Mortimer Nye and John Gilbert Shanklin are prominent, with Zollars, Shiveley, Taylor, Cooper, Myers and Green Smith also mentioned. Republicans Jerry Beveridge Griffiths Chambers and Cumback are active, suggesting an Indianapolis versus state dynamic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand
Denison
State House
Mortimer Nye
Foghorn Kelly
Nye
Judge Zollars
Fort Wayne
John Gilbert Shanklin
Cleveland
Evanguillian
Frank Shiveley
South Bend
Taylor
Sivansville
Shanklin
Cooper
Columbus
Myers
Green Smith
Joe Fanning
Smith
Jerry Beveridge
John G. Griffiths
Smiley Chambers
Will Cumback
Demosthenes School
Chambers
Columbia Club
Cumback
Indianapolis
Four children escape fire as kerosene lamp explodes in tenement
A kerosene lamp explosion at 19 Allen Street, New York, on Tuesday burned to death one of four children locked in a room while parents worked. The others were rescued badly burned, several occupants injured in the scramble to reach the street. Building damage was slight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Allen St
Indianapolis Politicians and Prominent Supporters Rally
Mr Taggart reports a lively trip with fishing and heavy political talk near Rock Island. Voters back Morrison for president and Altgeld for senator as Democrats seek the legislature. Indiana leaguers head to Cleveland on Tuesday night aboard the Big Four train, with Warwick Ripley, Frank Millikan, Geo Elliott, Geo Knox, John Cockrum among delegates.
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Mr. Taggart
Tae Sun
Rock Island
Morrison
Stevenson
Altgeld
Indiana
Matthews
Big Four
Lincoln
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Indiana~ave
Andy Brown
Andy
Crown Hill
Kissell
Cassius Turpie
Brutus Voorhees
Casca Smith
Buzzard’s Bay
Rockers
Wm. L. Elder
Willie O’donnell
Clvil Service
Mr. Christ
Indianange
Denny
Republican Party
Mr. Ripley
Trusler
Warwick H. Ripley
Tax Sun
Turpie
Royal Hammer
Doc
Wagner
Cuty Lipe
Hood
Gov. Matthews
Gil Shanklin
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