Contested Alabama Street Vacation stirs public works clash
Indianapolis board of public works faces legal challenge over vacating a section of South Alabama Street for the Virginia avenue viaduct. Attorney A L Mason argues the board overstepped charter limits, demanding proper notice, a property list, and damages assessment while reporters seek petition details. The dispute delays damages ruling and threatens an appeal scenario.
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Department of Public Works
Indianapolis
Alabama-st
Virginia-ave
Li Ae
A. L. Mason
Board
Board of Public Works
Board’ of Public Works
Alabama St
Daniels
Big Four Road
Virginia
Alabamast
Mason
Tat Sun
Conduitt
Indianapols, Ltd
South Alabama Street
S. Alabama Sr
Scherrer
Defreés
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Defrées
Parker
Ees
R. Parker
Bailey
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company
John S.spann
Union Railway Company
Re Ae
Parnell Wins Special License to Wed Mrs O Shea
London report says Charles Stewart Parnell secured a special license to marry Mrs. O’Shea after delays by a Brighton clergyman. The ceremony will be private and could take place soon. The Manchester Guardian note was confirmed in London.
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London
Charles Stewart Parnell
English bankers to invest 28 million in U S grain
A London syndicate with Paris allies has sent representatives to the United States to invest 28 million dollars in grain. Principal Rothschilds and the duke of Marlborough are connected. The duke plans to return to America with substantial capital for southern state investments.
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New York
Journal of Finance
London
Paris
United States
Duke of Marlborough
America
Rainfall Experiments Planned by Agriculture Dept
Washington June 24 extensive experiments are to be conducted Wednesday by the agricultural department to produce rainfall using explosives. Several large balloons will be sent aloft and exploded among the clouds. The last session of Congress appropriated 7,000 dollars for this program.
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Agricultural Department
Congress
M’carthy
Leeds
the Mercury Wednesday
Justin McCarthy
Irish Party
Dillon
Tis
Parnell
Swasey’s Ideas On Ohio Politics Stir Debate
Ambrose Swasey of Cleveland a manufacturer helping build the Lake Observatory said McKinley will win Ohio’s governorship despite Democrats and the alliance. He cites tariff gains from tin plate and a Brooklyn tin-plate plant as proof the tariff benefits the country. Other brief items note a Bordeaux streetcar strike settled, McCarthy possibly resigning Irish leadership, a Paris trial of a killer named Frenchy, and a list of deaths and marriages with local names.
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Ohio
Wasnixeton
Ambrose Swasey
Cleveland
New Lavel Observatory
Maj. McKinley
Providence
Corliss
Brooklyn
Silent Texas tomb mourns Senator McDonald at Meridian home
Hundreds view the remains at the residence as floral tributes stack in the south room connected to the parlor. Police stand watch on the curb while mourners fill the yard and streets on a cool Wednesday afternoon. The cedar casket rests under roses with a Germania Democratic Club wreath and a silver plate bearing the senator’s name.
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Joseph Ewing McDonald
Meridian St
Germania Democratic Club
Constitution
Funeral for McDonald Draws City Leaders and Dignitaries
The funeral for Joseph E. McDonald drew Hendricks and Gray club members, state and city officials to Crown Hill cemetery. Attendees included Justice Voorhees and Senator from Indiana, with pallbearers named from local cities and prominent figures.
Chilean war vessel Esmeralda returns for coal supplies
Mail advices from Panama report the Chilean war vessel Esmeralda in port seeking coal for her homeward voyage. Neutrality is observed. she is allowed coal and provisions for her own consumption only. Other items note political fundraising in Dublin and a large Atlantic regatta in Baltimore.
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New York
Panama
Jane
Esmeralda
Mexico
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
Iquique
Valparaiso
Taltal
Antofagasta
Pisagua
Youth elope after gypsy dream and river camp
John Evang and Julia Fuller aged 17 leave Guttenberg area to live as gypsies camping along a river after purchasing a wall tent oil stove and camp gear. They board an Erie train to Ramapo and are later found by the boy's father. The couple separates after the camp is broken up.
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Joe
Moerichan St
Lux
Joe McDonald
Lafayette
Thasn
Pennsylvania St
John Evang
Julia Fuller
Guttenberg Rage Track
N.Y
John
Ramape
Bergen County
Julia
Tributes at Bar Meeting Honor Senator McDonald
Crowded federal courtroom hears speeches by Attorney General Miller and others praising Senator McDonald. Attendees recall his fairness, courage, humor, and devotion to family, with testimonials from Judge Woods Judge Niblack and Congressman Brown. A memorial history was adopted bearing signatures of leading legal figures.
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Federal
McDonald
Wm. Ketcham
Kniow
Harlan
Gresham
Miller
United States Attorney General
Abraham Lincoln
Joseph McDonald
Jason D. Brown
Seymour
Indiana
Smith
Joseph
TE. McDonald
Lincoln
Grant
Cliverend
Harrison
John M. Butler
Aga Fether
Mr. Butler
Ness
John
Addison L. Roach
Wim
E. Niblack
W. A. Woods
Nobles. Butler
Solomon Claypoo
Judge Howland
W. A. Ketebam
Joseph Remington to plead hypnotism in murder trial
FarGo North Dakota June 24. Joseph Remington faces trial for the murder of J. G. Flett and will argue he was hypnotized at the time, rendering him legally irresponsible.
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Shakesperé
New York
Frenchy
Albany
Rufus King Townsend
Ida Gerome Willey
Rufus
Ida
Central
Cbs
Joseph
FarGo
N. D
Joseph Remington
J. G. Flett
Catherine N. Sinclair
Edwin Forrest
Chicago presses close to Newark in sporting week
Features from Sporting Life Chicago note near catch up to New ark with winners Verge D Or Hagan Miss Knott My Fellow and Madelie Hall The fighter trains at Beloit for a Fitzsimmons bout Northwestern scores Fort Wayne 2 Evansville 0 Grand Rapids 0 Terre Haute 1 Albert Hamm dies at Sambra Nova Scotia The Eccles beat the Deppens 6 2 in Louisville Rushville races Trix ter 3 0 2:25 best. Immigration chief weighs Slavin Mitchell imports. Sullivan Shavin fight bid set at 50000. Post says prize fighters more literary than laborers. Scores Yankees and more.
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Newark
Verge D’or
Hagan
Miss Knott
My Fellow
Madelie
Hall
Beloit
Wis
Fitzsimmons
Northwestern
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Evansville
Grand Rapids
Terre Haute
Albert Hamm
Sambra
Nova Scotia
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Deppens
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Franklin
Rushville
Trixter
Hielo
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Slavin
Mitchell
Commercial Club
Sullivan-Shavin
Sullivan
Weyhing
Millican
Foreman
McGuire
Columbus
Knell
Dowse
Mealin
Cahill
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Brooklyn
Rusie
Buckley
Terry
Hemaning
Kinalow
Cincinnati
Luby
Bowman
Rhines
Harrington
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Young and Zimmer
Galvin Baldwin
Mack
Philadelphia
Boston
Esper and Clements
Getzein and
Bennett
Inspection of American pork targets trichina at Chicago plants
The United States begins its pork inspection under Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson's era with non professional microscopes in Chicago pork houses. Fifteen to twenty inspectors, paid 50 to 75 dollars monthly, examine diaphragm slices for trichina spiralis to decide if meat can pass for home or German markets.
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Sam
United States
Jerry Rusk
Chicago
Kingan
Germany
Patt
Paris Guests and Global Tangles Sharpen Headlines
The clippings note Mesdames McKee and Harrison in Paris while a laborer in Madagascar earns eight cents daily. Reports warn of maritime disasters with over 50 Japanese drowned aboard Choslu dapan, and an election riot in Bologna leaves two dead. Other items mention bombings in Bordeaux, a Persian bandit raid holding a 14 year old English girl, Chilean insurgents offering Peru land, and a Frankfurt servant leaping into a bear pit.
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Harrison
Paris
Madagascar
Choslu
Dapan
Bologna
Bordeaux
Katie Greanfield
Peru
Michener Sees Harrison Victory Based on Indiana Pulse
Indiana politics loom large as Michener travels from Indianapolis to Chicago to gauge public sentiment for President Harrison. He predicts Indiana’s delegation will back Harrison unless the president signals otherwise and notes Gresham’s waning strength amid GOP discontent.
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Indiana Prise
Chitaro
Gresham
Blaine
Gresham-Blaine
Indianapolis
Louis Tareen Michener
Harrison
Chicago
Chisago Post
Post
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Icdiaha Républican State Central
Indiana
Michenner
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