Our Willie Must Go in Democratic County Politics
A Chicago style political wire reports that city attorney William L. Taylor faces removal by the council and aldermen amid Republican dominance and Democratic maneuvers. The piece cites viaduct and street repair disputes, alleged missteps, and an upcoming county convention predicting clerk, treasurer, auditor, recorder, and sheriff nominations, with Bridges likely winning the clerk post and Henry Langenberg favored for sheriff.
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SUN Man
Bridges
Wilson
Backus
John Osterman
Bonnie Tommy Taggart
Peter Carter
Jacob W. Hanch
Henry Langenberg
Famine and Death in Southern Russia Worsen Hardship
March 10 special report from Qnissa notes failing winter crops in southern Russia trigger paralyzed trade and widespread suffering among the poor. Unless the czar acts, famine and death threaten the land as conditions deteriorate. A Golden Jubilee is announced for ex-Postmaster Aquilla Jones and wife with celebrations planned Monday night. Jones came from North Carolina in 1831 and served Columbus and Indianapolis posts, later holding state treasurer and other offices. He and Harriet Cox married in 1840 and have nine living of thirteen children. he remains active in business and public roles. Property transfers: Connecticut mutual reinsurance sold Wallace property at Delaware and Wabash to Byam & Cornelius for $930,000. W. W. Winslow sold a residence on N Meridian St for $7,500 to James Cua....
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Russia
Qnissa
Aquilla Jones
Jones
North Carolina
Columbus
Ider Harrison
Indianapolis
Benjamin Harrison
Harriet Cox
Indianapolis Rolling Mill Company
Elisha P
Frank R
Hale and Hearty
Connecticut Mutual Reinsurance Company
Wallace
Delaware and
Wabash Ats
Byyam & Cornelius
W.W. Winslow
N. Meridianet
Eleventhet
James Cuaalaog
Talk of the Torn Elopement of Capt Blake at New Albany
Capt Blake 83 and Widow Thompson 25 wed secretly after planning to avoid publicity. He, a fortune holder with real estate in New Albany, formerly steamboated on inland rivers and has five grown children. The plan involved a Central hotel ceremony and a license under the names James Blake and Artie Lemon.
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Blake
New Albany
Ind
James Blake
Thompson
Jase
Mire
Central Hotel
Artie Lemon
Ward McAllister’s Son to Wed Miss Garmon in Savannah News
The item reports social hopes in Savannah that Ward McAllister Jr. may marry Miss Jarmon of the city, with details on courtship, family status, and society expectations, alongside community notes and local crime and sports tidbits. It mentions preparations and social curiosity about admission to the 400.
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Ward ScAuster
Sea Bay
Miss Jarmon
Mr. MacAllister, Sr
Diary of a March Day Brutal Workhouse Scandal
March 10 dispatch from Fort Kansas City reports Alderman Ford charging brutal workhouse conditions. Prisoners endure iron shackles and naked washing, while women suffer exposing robes. Other items cover strikes in New York and Scranton relief efforts, plus a fatal mine explosion in Morgan Waites and Taulbee’s health update.
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Kansas City
Alderman Ford
Ford
Czarts Deploy Spies to Influence American Public Opinion
Report from Loxpon dated March 3 describes czarist agents in the United States to sway American feelings about George Kennan's Century articles and Kara outings. Sixty spies or agents, including 95 women and 5 men, are tasked with shaping opinions and pursuing an extradition treaty. Ten are to operate in Washington to influence congressional circles while others lecture in western and southern states.
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Loxpon
Ragsia
George Kennan
America
United States
St. Petersburg
Russia
Statia
Wiila Iba
Washington
Union Leagues Form Across North America
Ottawa reports a league uniting the United States and Canada forming 48 subordinate leagues in one week, with 1,755 members and total voters over 50. In Indiana, printers dispute union involvement and a retracting press notes no union labor was used. Local courts, business expansions, and social notices fill the rest of the items.
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Ottawa
United States
Canadas
Grand Army event honors General Alger in city visit
A large Monday welcome at Union Depot and Tomlinson Hall marks General Alger's arrival by private car for a Michigan veterans gathering. Attendees include state officials, G A R leaders, and notable figures. A crowded program features speeches, a campfire, and a parade style procession through the city.
Chicago cigarmakers plan wage strike threat
Chicago marching orders report that all union cigarmakers may walk out on Tuesday over wage cuts. The Herald notes a long bitter struggle could follow with thousands of workers quitting. In Indiana, LaPorte citizen F W Betterworth has turned violently insane amid fear of a grand jury probe into his affairs.
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Merning
LaPorte
Ind
SpLj
F. W. Betterworth
Ard
A Rambler's Patchwork Car Ride and Street Tales
A fragment rich with wandering anecdotes describes a crowded streetcar scene and a passenger’s altercation with a driver over fares and mules. Othervignettes note public transit discomfort, a woman defending animals, and humorous asides about watchmakers and local advertisements.
Traffic in Wives In Alaska Stirs Government Debate
A Dr Shalden Jackson report warns of child brides and wives bought for white men among Alaska natives. It details native practices, forced marriages, and the impact of missionary work, describing courts upholding parental control and the troubling system of wives sold to settlers for income. The letter cites instances of women saved for sale and accusations of murder and witchcraft amid widespread wretchedness.
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Indianapolis
Alaska
Shalden Jackson
U. S
Education
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New England
Elief
Vermont
Peerle Sra
Ney
Congress
Itisa Willard
Senate
Svhita Wan
Hetler
Amusement notes on New York stage quarrels and lineups
Quasi theatrical gossip details star disputes with Clara Morris and Beatrice Moreland plus changes in casts for La Belle Russe and Camille. Ida Von Cortland to perform La Bellis Russe Monday. sale of Clara Morris seats began. Mentions of Het: Arthur, Article 47, and a horse request with veterinary carbolic salve referenced.
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Frederick de Belleville
Beatrice Moreland
Clara Morris
Harriett
Clara Morrie
da Balleville
Zierriott
Miss Moreland
Helene
Harriott
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