Taggart Poised For Nomination And Strong Campaign
A mayoral ally reports Taggart will be the nominee again with no opposition. He is expected to gain 1,000 more votes and attract more colored support. Bookwalter is the rival targeted for defeat, while Albert Lieber and the Indianapolis brewing company may align with Taggart. Taggart is reportedly in good health and optimistic about a vigorous race.
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Taggart
Bookwalter
Albert Lieber
Indianapolis Brewing Company
Chicago
Tornado Hits Southwest Virginia Destructive Tour
A Bristol Tenn report says a tornado swept over southwestern Virginia damaging Gate City and Big Stone Gap in Smyth county. Wires down, trains eastbound report extensive property destruction along the Norfolk and Western line. No lives reported lost. Nearby Delaware, Ohio, and Knoxville area crops sustained about 100000 dollars in damage.
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Bristol, Tenn
Virginia
Smythe County
Gate City
Big Stone Gap
Norfolk & Western
Delaware
Knoxville
Tent
Dunkirk Man Fined for Aggressive Debt Collecting
David H. Fouts of Dunkirk faced a $100 fine plus costs and six months in jail after pleading guilty to aggressive debt collection by postal cards. He pursued $7.95 from Mrs. C. A. Hardin of Gas City with increasingly forceful demands from February 11 to 20, including personal insinuations. Post office inspector involvement followed.
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Baker
Fouts
C. A. Hardin
Gas City
Hardin
Postoffice
Foster
Hoe Company Yields Striking Machinists Victory
New York June 18 The Hoe printing presses manufacturing division agreed to a nine hour day with full pay after machinists, totaling 85, struck for improved conditions. Work will resume under the new schedule.
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York
R. Hoe Spany
Comy
McCullough Silent on City Light Contract Bid
A movement to form a firm to bid for lighting the city with electricity is reported. Attorney J. E. McCullough is linked to the interested parties but declines to comment. He is noted as being close to Mayor Taggart.
Russia Hits Back Over Tariff Showdown
Washington reports Russia will impose maximum duties on American bicycles and naval stores in retaliation for U S tariff actions on Russian petroleum crops and weather. Indiana weather bureau notes widespread rain warm spells and varied harvest conditions with crops advancing though hail wind and disease injuring some areas.
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Washington
Russia
United States
Indiana Weaureau
Switzerland
Ex Senator Hill Argues for Death in Adams Murder
Ex Senator Hill appearing as counsel for the district attorney urged the court of appeals to uphold the death sentence for Holand and Molineux in the murder of Mrs Adams. Gen Molineux sat through the session with clear resentment as the reasons for a capital verdict were outlined.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Hill
Court of Appeals
Holand &. Molineux
Mrrs. Adams
Molineux
Crall Faces Opposition Over Ward 3 renomination
Ward 3 Republicans express doubt about John Crall, city council president, amid rumors of agents assessing workers views on renomination. Crall denies threats and undecided on candidacy. Wm. Brister urged for ward 3 council seat. party factions push for probity and integrity in nominees.
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John Crall
Crall
Wm. Brister
John L. Ketcham
Brown-I Ketcham Iron Works
John Althur Seeks St Joseph Postmastership
Washington reports John Althur is a candidate for St Joseph Missouri postmaster. Endorsements filed with Assistant Postmaster General Bristow fill a morocco bound volume larger than a dictionary, covering one percent of local Republicans, every city newspaper, sixty state papers, and major political groups in the city and state.
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Voters of
St. Joseph
Supreme court upholds excise tax on utilities and firms
Columbus Ohio June 18 The supreme court sustained the constitutionality of the excise tax law. The law requires street railways gas electric lines pipelines fast freight lines and other corporations to pay a tax equal to 1 percent of their annual gross earnings. Under this law the state collects about $800 000 yearly from corporations.
Local tragedies claim several lives in St Louis area
On June 18 in St. Louis Annie Siebert 18 died by carbolic acid. Albert Ruppenthil 53 hanged himself. Henry Oellien 65 a farmer swallowed strychnine, with his mother and sister having died by their own hands years earlier. Ida Fletcher 15 took laudanum but was saved by timely discovery.
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ST. Louis
Annie Siebert
Albert Ruppenthil
Henry Oellien
Ida Fletcher
County Board of Review Presses On With Assessments
The County board of review began work Tuesday assessing corporations with generally reasonable results. Notable changes included Atlas Engine Works rising from 515000 to 450000 due to new buildings. Alfree Engine Company is a new concern using former J B Alfree Manufacturing facilities. Real estate belonging to Alfree Manufacturing passed to 4 H Nordyke. Tuesday morning lists were approved.
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County Board of Review
Atlas Engine Works
Alfree Engine Company
J. B. Alfree Manu
Tron's Poolroom Case Goes Before Police Court Jury
The Tron's poolroom case was tried in police court on Tuesday with a jury. Special judge Charles Remster presided while John W. Holtzman and Henry Marshall defended the defendants Mike Toomey and Frank J. Douglas. Jurors summoned included William Weigel Isaac Kantrowitz J M Sanders R N Cash Bernard Mc Closky F C Sipe W E Kleinsmith Horace Comstock W H Messenger Jack Rogers W C Kalb W A Lorenz William F. Dodd Sam D Pierson Henry Kahn Albert Gallid Santo James McCauley E W Stuckey Henry Fro mier John C Dinnin O 4 H Hull Fred Bernard.
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Tron
Charles Remster
John W. Holtzman
Henry Marshall
Mike Toomey
Frank J. Douglas
William Weigel
Isaac Kantrowitz
J. M. Sanders
R. N. Cash
Bernard McClosky
F. C. Sipe
W. E. Kleinsmith
Horace Comstock
W. H. Messenger
Jack Rogers
W. C. Kalb
W. A. Lorenz
William F. Dodd
Sam D. Pierson
Henry Kahn
Albert Gallid Santo
James McCauley
E. W. Stuckey
Henry Fromier
John C. Dinnin
H. Hull
Fred Bernard
Harrison monument fund canvass falls short of goal
About $10,000 was subscribed to the Harrison monument fund, far short of the hoped 315,000. Senator Fairbanks, in charge, says the organization is perfected in every state and territory, with momentum hinging on Indianapolis where subscriptions must begin.
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Harrison Monument Fund
Fairbanks
Indianapolis
Peregrinations of the Festive Tater Bug in Indiana
A historical note on the Colorado potato beetle, its migration to Indiana, and its life cycle. It describes the pest’s three stages, rapid growth, and common control methods including boy with a tin can and paris green. It also humorously contrasts the beetles with a farmer’s guinea hens that eat them.
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Indiana
Colorado
Texas
Fotato
Paris
Reverend Charles Adams shoots friend in drunken crisis
Berkeley, California report of Reverend Charles Adams a 50 year old former Episcopal minister who fatally shot Dr J G Jessup a dentist after Adams daughter asked Jessup to stop her father from whipping her Jessup traveled to the Adams home and was shot through the heart Adams says he was drunk and he is in custody long time friends with Jessup former Ohio and New York resident
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Preacher
Berkeley
Cal
Charles Adams
J. G. Jessup
Adams
Jessup
Rev. Adams
Ohio
New York
Notes From a Secretary of State’s 89 Pages of Poetry
Secretary of state Union B. Hunt visited Muncie to speak at the Knights of Pythias memorial day exercises. A reporter, given Hunt’s notes rather than a manuscript, discovered 89 sheets of handwritten poetry that flowed into his Sunday night address. The event left listeners impressed by the poetic cadence and breadth of quotations in the speech.
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Muncie
Knights of Pythias
Hunt
Secretary of State
Train Collision in Kansas City Speeds 30 MPH
A passenger and a freight train on the Kansas City Southern railway collided head on after mistaken orders. Injured were engineer J. M. Foster, Pullman conductor A. T. Sanders, express messenger Edward Shireman, fireman Harry Mahan, mail clerk J. M. Gentry, with further casualties not listed.
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Senger
Kansas City Southern Railway
J. M. Foster
A. T. Sanders
Pullman
Edward Shireman
Harry Mahan
J. M. Gentry
Machinists strike sparks new fund drive call
New York reports Secretary Dev ens of the National metal trades association said a machinists strike will prompt action within days as contributions to a $500,000 fund rapidly arrive to decide if members can place workers. The piece notes a $25,000 capital for Tinton Electric Light Co and mentions new pianos and horse feed offerings.
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New York
Devens
National Metal Trades’ Association
Broker Campbell Arrested in Cincinnati on Fraud Charges
W Greer Campbell a Los Angeles broker is under arrest in Cincinnati on a fugitive from justice charge. Indictments for forgery and obtaining money under false pretenses are sought in Chicago. Raymond R Carew alleges Campbell swindled him of 150000 and others of 100000 and 200000 with a patent based ore smelting scheme, then fled to Mexico and the West.
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Cincinnati, O
W. Greer Campbell
Los Angeles
Cal
Ing
Chicago
Raymond R. Carew
Campbell
Carew
Llike Philip Armour
George Pullman
Mexico
West
FOUR YOUNG HIGHWAYMEN HOLDUP ON MARKET STREET BELT
A Tuesday noon hold up on Market Street and the Belt involved Vern Gard nine Les ter Dreisbach fifteen and two other youths. Victim Roy Hawkins sixteen was relieved of 88 cents. The boys divided the money Gard admitted receiving six cents Dreisbach forty two cents and two others four cents. Inside Gard pocket a bundle was found but he claimed it was an undershirt. Gard has one eye lost to a hen's peck years ago.
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Vern Gard
Lester Dreisbach
Roy Hawkins
Himh
Hawking
Gard
Dreisbach
John Long
Young Gard
Viennese Chamber Protests American Shoe Shops
A Vienna chamber of commerce deputation asked Premier Dr. Von Koerber to ban opening American shoe stores in Vienna. They argued American shops hurt Austrian makers. The premier took the matter under consideration.
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von Koerber
Vienna
Chicago Pool Selling Ban Stays After Injunction Refusal
In Chicago on June 18 Judge Stein refused to dissolve the injunction against pool selling and book-making, marking a second setback for racing interests in the city. The ruling maintains current restrictions and signals ongoing legal action shaping local wagering activities.
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Chicago
Stein
Death of J D Barbour Head of Barbour & Sons
J D Barbour head of Barbour and Sons thread manufacturers of Paterson New Jersey and Ireland is dead. The death was reported from London in June 1988.
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London
J. D. Barbour
Barbour & Sons
Paterson, N. J
Ireland
Our Guarantee Is Gilt Edge in Jewelry Sales
Advertisement for J. P. Mullally diamonds and jewelry at 3 Monument Place promises low expenses for buyers. The guarantee emphasizes value and cost efficiency in every article sold.
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J. P. Mullally
Monument Place
Organ prices listed from fifteen to fifty dollars
Carlin and Lennox at 5 9 EB Market Street list organ prices range from 15 to 50 dollars indicating available models and pricing for customers browsing the shop.
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Carlin & Lennox
Market St
Sahm favors 28 year term for electric contract
President Sahm criticizes the current ten year limit in the city electric lighting contract specifications. He argues the Board of Works should be empowered to grant a longer franchise if it yields a better deal. He states 28 years is the ideal maximum term.
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Board of Works
Vroom Files $25,000 Suit Against Russell Sage
R D Vroom sues Russell Sage in New York on June 18 for 25000 blaming the Wall Street panic of May 9. He says he advised Sage to buy 500 Rock Island shares at market near 140 and was compelled to pay .155. Sage counters the tape lag showed no profit to Vroom and declines blame. answer due June 30.
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New York
R. D. Vroom
Russell Sage
Wall St
Vroom
Sage
Rock Island
Indianapolis 36 Hour Outlook Till 8 P M June 19
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity calls for fair weather over the next 36 hours ending at 8 p m on June 19. Tuesday night and Wednesday stay fair with temperatures rising from 69 at 7 a m to 81 at noon and 83 by 2 p m. Fair weather continues across Indiana and bordering states.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Czar’s daughter named Anatasia and other items
Czar appoints newborn Anatasia. Mrs McKinley out of danger says Dr Johnson. Illinois crops described as humping. Troops to force sooner exit Kiowa Comanche reservation. Marriage of J W Hunter and Sarah Jones in Pana Illinois. Presbyterian assembly creed debate in Philadelphia. Swindler W G Campbell to be tried in Chicago. Chinese troops to Pekin denied by foreign ministers. President Schwab linked with Catholic club in New York. Knights of St John to meet in Cincinnati June 24 77. Hazleton PA boy choir suspended over alleged offense. Alex Patterson bond set at 1000 for attempted murder. Labor disputes at Dayton cash register works settled. Three Italians linked to murder of Humpert in Germany. Texas residents claim part of John Tyson estate. California Indians removal questioned by Supreme Court. Adelina Patti’s Wales estate auction failed. William Anderson burns home and flees with funds. Harvard will not have McKinley at commencement. David Richards kills himself in Mount Carmel over furniture debts. Cardinal Gibbons says no permanent US embassy at Vatican.
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Sarah Jones
Pana
Presbyterian General Assembly
Philadelphia
W. G. Campbell
Cincinnati
Chicago
Pekin
Supreme Court
Warner Ranch
California
Adelina Patti
Wales
Crag-y- Nos Castle
London
Wm. Anderson
Parkersburg
W. Va
McKinley
Harvard College
David Richards
Lizzie Waters
Mount Carmel
Constipation Cure Ad Promotes Moral Judgment
An old advertisement mocks vice and sin with a tagline about a constipated sinner as a stench to God. It promotes Cascarets laxative as a cleansing remedy sold by druggists in 10 25 and 50 cent sizes.
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Cascarets
Supreme Court affirms Currier larceny conviction in Elkhart case
The Indiana Supreme Court, in an opinion by Judge Dowling, affirmed William Currier's grand larceny conviction for taking and concealing pipe belonging to Maloney and Collins. Currier faced other rulings on fornication for hire, a Greensburg case, county health board actions, and a Rushville telephone company petition, with rehearing denied after two divisions were formed.
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William Currier
Elkhart
Sureme Court
Dowling
Currier
Maloney & Collins
Lewman
Supreme Court
Rushville Cooperative Telephone Company
Arthur B. Irwin
Irwin
Bates Closes July 1 to Demolish for New Hotel
Official notice posted at the Bates house announces the Bates hotel will close forever on July 1 and be torn down to make room for the Claypool hotel. Mr. Lawrence and his crew will operate at the English hotel after July 1. Similar notices were sent to hotels nationwide.
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Bates House
Claypool
Lawrence
Brandes shooting ruled accidental deputy-coroner says
Deputy-coroner Knox says the Brandes shooting at Norwood was accidental. The report lists injuries to Jessie Linton and a bullet removed from her leg after a street fair incident in Alexandria. Also noted are a sewer collapse, a miners strike message to Labor Commissioner McCormack, GE filing in New York, and a sidewalk excavation dispute at the Big Four building.
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Knox
Brandes
Norwood
A. D. Streight
New York
Alabama-sts
John Booker
Oak St
Wabash and
Liberty-sts
McCormack
Petersburg
General Electric Company of
Indiana
I. B. Hunting
Fort Wayne
Stem
Doliman
Board of Worka
Big Four
Meridian St
Jessie B. Linton
North St
Lovan
Alexandria
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