Train Robbers Try to Hold Up San Antonio Passenger Train
Three bandits boarded the San Antonio & Arkansas Pass train near Breckenridge. J. D. May ordered engineer Tierney and fireman Martin to surrender. Martin died after being shot. May fled after a chase, Steele disarmed him and seized him. May admits the plan. Sheriff’s posse pursues. lynching talks surface.
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San Antonio
Tex
San Antonio & Arkansas Pass
Breckenridge
J. D. May
Tierney
Martin
May
Indian River
Corductor Steele
Steele
Is Altgeld An Alien
Curcaco June 29. Rumors persist that Gov. Altgeld is not a citizen of the United States. He says his father naturalized before he was a minor. no proof exists. Critics compare his case to Gov. Boyd of Nebraska. Some note Altgeld served in the Civil War but no naturalization record is found. Anarchists press for Hroneck’s release amid July 1 socialist gathering praising Altgeld.
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Curcaco
Gov. Altgeld
United States
Prussia
Mansfield
Gov
Boyd
Nebraska
Altgeld
Hroneck
Haymarket
Waiting for Her Husband In Personal Crisis Mania
Two insanity inquests were held Thursday morning. Caroline Kerman, 48, a widow, waits for her husband and imagines neighbors disturbing her and a yard crowded with people. She foresees a large sum of money coming to her soon. She lives at 134 Carloga Street. Mrs Charles Jones, treated for nervous troubles at Fletcher's sanitarium, is declared insane and begs for morphine to end her life. She has run into the street in night clothes and acted demonstratively.
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Caroline Kerman
Carloga St
Charles Jones
First St
Fletcher
Indiana Man Made Deputy Fourth Auditor of the Treasury
Washington June 29. Among Thursday’s presidently appointments Elliot M Bowman Indiana was named deputy fourth auditor of the treasury. Also named were George B Anderson secretary of legation at Rio Janeiro Brazil Leopold Moore consul at Hull England James C Fox consul at Antigua West Indies Greenville James consul at Woodstock New Brunswick James H Madden consul at Smyrna Turkey Fred W Mickbusch consul at Stittin Germany Louis S Delaplaine consul at Delerara Guiana Edward P Crane consul at Hanover Germany.
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The
Treasury
Washinenton
Elliot M. Bowman
Indiana
George B. Anderson
Washington, D. C
Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Leopold Moore
New York
Hull
England
James C. Fox
Antigua
West Indies
Greenville James
Woodstock
New Brunswick
James H. Madden
Lulinoia
Smyrna
Turkey
I Red. W. Mkickbusch
Wisconsin
Stittin
Germany
Louis S
Delaplaine
West Virginia
Delerara
Guiana
Edward P. Crane
Pennsylvania
Hanover
Burglary at Moore's Hardware Totals Big Haul
Thieves broke into Moore's hardware at 109 St Washington St by the cellar Wednesday night and stole seventeen revolvers knives and other goods valued around 200. The crime was discovered Thursday morning and detectives speculated on the Witt Starr gang connection. In a separate item in Scranton Pennsylvania John J Lamb former treasurer of the International Machinists Association pled guilty to embezzlement and was sentenced to one year in prison.
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Moore’s Hardware
St. Washington St
Wednaaday
Witt Starr
Lamb
Scranton
John J. Lamb
International Machinists’ Association
Indianapolis
Unclear fragmentary note on dmv and worker pay
Fragmentary text references the dmv and a leading cigarette and highest paid workman ship. Details are unreadable, with no clear event, person, or date to anchor a full summary.
Wage Differences Spark Street Strike On West Street Brick Work
Shovelers and teamsters on the 8 West street brick project walked out Thursday over wage issues. Nonunion workers joined the strike, with about 50 out and 12 teams idle. Acme company disputes pay figures, while police kept order as union pressure grows and the company plans to resume Friday.
Vandalian brakeman dies after being dragged under train
Barrett, 24, of Harmony Indiana, was injured near the transfer station two miles west of the river at 3 am Thursday while uncoupling air brakes. He stepped between cars, his foot caught, and he was dragged under the moving train. He died two hours later at St. Vincent's hospital. His widow survives. His body was taken by D Kregelo & Son for shipment to Harmony for burial.
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Barrett
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Barnett
Harmony
Ind
D. Kregelo & Son
The Prophet Is Still Cheerful Despite Weather Shortfall
A June dispatch notes fair weather in Indiana with wheat farmers hoping for rain soon. It forecasts a rainless day ahead with possible showers the next day affecting harvest plans. Also dated New York June 29 reports The Falcon vessel at the bar awaiting Lieut. Peary to begin Arctic voyage Friday.
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Indiana
Arctic
New Yorks
Falcon
Lieut
Peary
A Girl With a Grudge Seized After Poison Attempt
Lizzie Stephens a colored domestic for Albert Chamberlin near Hianrstows New Jersey is under arrest for attempting to poison the household with Paris green. Poison found in the tea kettle and well aroused farm hands who would have lynched her without Mr Chamberlin’s intervention. No family members drank the water. She held a grudge against a family member.
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Paris Green
Hianrstows
N.J
Lizzie Stephens
Albert Chamberlin
Paria Green
Death penalty for Italian shoemaker in Reading murder
Peltro Buccieri, an Italian shoemaker, was hanged for the murder of Sister Hildaberta at St Joseph's hospital Reading. He attacked her in the kitchen on June 3 after being handed a bowl of milk, stabbing her in the abdomen. No motive was revealed.
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Peltro Buccieri
Hildaberta
Buccieri
Reading
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Motion for a New Trial in Parker and McAffee Case
Attorney Kealing filed a motion for a new trial in the Parker and McAffee murder case. The grounds cite false testimony by William Stanley who has just been sentenced for attempted criminal assault. New evidence asserts McAfee was not at the drug store when Eyater was shot and identifies witnesses Dora Simpson and Josie Anderson near Illinois street.
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Kealing
Parker
McAffee
William Stanley
Joshua Munden
John Parker
John Redenour
Munden
Redenour
McAfee
Eyater
Dora Simpson
Josie Anderson
Illinois St
Market
Lafayette St
Brookers Alley
Admiral's Sixth Class Cigarette Control Confusion
A cryptic fragment notes a slogan about a cigarette labeled Admiral and mentions AGIITAI not under control by a trusty authority, reflecting a partial, unclear OCR snippet from a historical page.
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Agiitai
Candidates vie for mayor as Downing leads in race
The piece reports Col. W. A. Downing gaining momentum for the Democratic mayoral nomination, backed by a large study of precincts and club support, while Sullivan supporters falter. Other notes include Denny opposition seeking late convention and primaries, Otto Stechhan named as a potential labor-backed candidate, school board election plans, and missing persons reports.
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Judge Howe
Denny
L Lilly
Blill
Otto Stechhan
Stechhan
Hat sale at Dalton's Bales House for boys
Attention mothers. A straw hat for boys is offered at Dalton's Bales House for 25 cents.
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Dalton
Ripper murders Mrs Griffes in San Francisco
Mrs Kate Griffes, a journalist's wife, was slain in a harbor saloon by Martin O Neill. Autopsy found a wooden handle attached to a bouquet used as a weapon. O Neill, an alleged drunk with a troubled reputation, was arrested after claims of an assault and a struggle. The victim had lived in Oakland with her husband and their 6 year old daughter.
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San Francisco
Kate Griffes
Martin O’ Neill
Union Iron Works
Harbor Front
O'Neill
I.re. Griffes
Philadelphte
Be Loved Dearly and Other City Court Notices
Francis Pell a painter is bound over to the grand jury on grand larceny charges for allegedly stealing ninety dollars and two notes from Emma Griffin owner of a Washington street restaurant. Griffin could not recall the alleged lover’s name when reporting the purse theft. A purse and five dollars were later found on Pell upon his arrest. Cora Burns colored faces charges for shooting Minnie Taylor at a colored picnic last fall with a preliminary hearing set for July 4. James Thompson and Pat Barrett waived examination on grand larceny and burglary charges amid a surge of recent robberies linked to a well organized gang. Other gang members Witt Starr and Col Weaver are in custody in St Louis awaiting Indianapolis officers. William Richman fined one dollar for drawing a hatchet on a colored man after an altercation over a Dutch insult. Mercer quits Brightwood to assume control of Albany electric plant and continue work on a self built airship. he claims leaving to seek appreciation and better opportunity, not debt, and plans to finish the airship for the G A R encampment in September.
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Francis Pell
Grand
Bell
Emma Griffin
Washington St
Mire
Griffin
Cora Burns
Minnie Taylor
James Thompson
Pat Barrett
Witt Starr
Col” Weaver
St. Louis
Indianapolis
William Richman
Divine
Richman
Ile
Mercer
Brightwood
Race Track Investigation Ordered by Grand Jury
Curiaco June 29. The grand jury will probe Washington park track and gambling attachments after widespread newspaper attacks. Club members are upset by the announcement. Cholera Victims London June 29 reports 650 deaths in Meces Wednesday.
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Curiaco
The
Grand Jury
Washington Park
London
Horrific discovery of infant remains in canal fails to reveal clues
A baby girl, about one month old, was found in a canal behind Geisendorf Woolen Mill. The body bore blunt force injuries and signs of mutilation to prevent identification. A passerby spotted the object floating by West Street and Washington Street, but investigators have no leads.
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Geisend
Harry Pettis
Water Company
Ta West-st
Washington St
Ucek
Kline’s Parents Arrive in Brightwood Murder Case
William Kline, the Brightwood hatchet victim, weakens hourly with head injuries and loss of speech. Doctors doubt recovery, while parents arrive at his bedside. Residents suspect gypsies near the home as a possible lead. Superintendent Colbert defends police conduct and denies premature arrest.
Reunion of Vicksburg Survivors Meet in Courtroom
Vicksburg Grand Army survivors who were before the city when it surrendered on July 4 1863 are urged to gather in the criminal court room at 1 p.m. next Tuesday the thirtieth anniversary of the victory. Local survivors in the city are invited to join and reminisce about the event.
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Vicksburg
Criminal Court
City of Indianapolis Court Notes Highlights
Judge Cox orders renewals by Saturday for all bosses not renewed. Edward Collins, 13, pleads guilty to stealing part of a set and is sent to reform school. John Miller, colored man, jailed two years for firing on the street injuring John Mackey. sanity questioned amid his wife and daughter present. A money suit by Messia Mason and Shaffer awaits facts in an interpleader bill.
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Cox
Criminal Court
Edward Collins
Guilety
Reform School
Commission Money
Messia
Mason
Shaffer
Interpleader
John Miller
Indianapolis
John Mackey
Miller
Stiller
Fell Dead in His Grass Henry Lovett at Big Four Depot
Henry Lovett a 28 year old unmarried check clerk at the Big Four freight depot died shortly after noon Thursday. A brief friendly scuffle with John Kennedy occurred when Lovett returned to the office after a bill of lading request. Coroner Beck and Dr. Jones suspect a burst blood vessel caused the death. Kennedy is not at fault.
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Henry Lovett
Big Four
John Kennedy
Lovett
Kennedy
Keanedy
EH. S. Jones
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Birch St
Indianapolis
Flanne & Buchanan
Beck
Jones
Lovell
Marriages and a Word of Woe at June End
A series of wedding notices from Indianapolis and surrounding areas report multiple couples uniting at private residences and churches. Details include Estelle Rogers and Gustav Becker at 952 North Meridian Street with Rev J A Milburn officiating, and other pairs like Mrs Aldag and Harry Saul, plus Gaetano and Grazia Gioscio, among others, with quick housekeeping plans following. A separate incident at the World’s Fair in Chicago notes a balcony collapse injuring several, including Wm Nolan, and a fire at Bowman in Waltz township destroying 1000 bushels of wheat and corn with substantial losses.
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Mise Estelle Rogers
James Rogers
Gustav Becker
Meridian St
J. A. Milburn
Becker
Jedianapolis
Chas. Aldag
Washington-st
Aldag
Harry Saul
Shaef
Miller
Ada
James
Ave
Gaetano
Grazia Gioscio
Etiaioech
Hirs. Miller
Lula Leeds
L. B. Leeds
Harrie
N. Noble St
Rev. Irwin
Bedford
Unclear historical market notes and notices
Fragmentary report notes silver prices in Las and New York stock market panic. Mentions Sir Michael Culme Seymour and Admiral Tryon, Victoria disaster, July celebrations with Chicago, and millers from Indiana Ohio Minnesota. references price of silver and silver dollar. No clear single event.
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Las
Michael Culme- Seymour
Tryon
Victoria
New York
Chicago
Indiana
Ohio
Minnesota
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Moore
Altgheld
Ike
Teamsters
Shovelers
West-st
Adams
Acme Company
Sharp
West Sis
Huraday
Acme
Sun
Harry Adams
Warren-Scharf Company
Mattera
Brick Improvement
Dawson
Thuto
Schwanbelt
San Francisco Call
Rudolph Schnaubelt
California
Harry KK
Smith
Wose
Martindale
Schoesl
Col. W. A. Downing
Sullivan
Downing
Jim Keach
Charley Polster
John Rail
Lon McClellan
Johnny Reardon
Bud Swit
Sterling Holt
Cleveland Club
Hendricks Club
M. A. Downing
Frenzel
Chas. Martindsi
Tae Sen
E. O. Tompkins
Congressman Bynum
Collectorship of Customs
Possum Club
People’s Party
India
Harry B. Smith
Herod
Tun Stn
Mr. Smith
Supreme Bench
Walter Olds
Lowry
Fort Wayne
Marshall
Columbia City
Judge Daily
Billffton
Dennis Armstrong
W. Washington Sr
Harry Moore
Indiana Ave
Ripper
Albany
W. A. Mercer
Brightwood Aerial Navigation
Albany Electric Light
M. M. Reynolds
Reynolds
Aerial Navigation Company
Aginst Mercer
Tak Canal
Kline
William Kline
Colbert
Lapre
Vochn Kennedy
Colo Department
Tuys
Wm. Nolan
H. D. Miller
E. D. Allen
Wanash
Hears Bowman
Waltz Township
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