Omaha Cyclone Ruins Buildings and Wrecks City
A cyclone struck Omaha at 1 a m causing unroofed houses shattered windows and debris across Cummins to Twenty-fourth streets. The Coliseum and Monmouth church were badly damaged with several injuries reported though no deaths. Lightning rain and telegraph damage followed as rail lines suffered minor harm.
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Omaha
Neb
Cummins St
Cummins
Coliseum
Monmouth, Park M. E
Amanda Gearing
Union Pacific
Plan for pesthouse and detention hospital in Indianapolis
City controller Breunig and Sanitarian Buehler outline a brick two story pesthouse and a frame detention hospital for smallpox exposure. cost estimates reach about 15000 including site. brick building 8000 to 9000, detention area for quarantines. they expect annual savings of at least half the current smallpox costs and place the facility outside city limits.
Royse Challenges Ring Over Campaign Assessments
In an open letter to Charles N. Elliott, Royse accuses the ring of funding favoritism and refuses to pay its assessments. He proposes a pro rata contribution by winners after primaries to cover legitimate expenses and denounces the ring as backing his opponents Hare and Davis for county clerk.
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Harry E. Royse
Elliott
Charles N. Elliott
The
Ring Organization
Hare
Davis
O. P. Morton Club Plans South-Side Republican Entertainment
The Washington-st. feed wires remain up as postmen distribute political communications. Nelson the city engineer has a stiff neck while Thomas Whallon improves after beard trimming. The O. P. Morton club will host an entertainment on Wednesday with Hight and Harry Hubbard promising no voting or leg-pulling amid a stereopticon explanation by Frank 5 Shell-CW.
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Nelson
Thomas Whallon
O. P. Morton Club
Hight
Harry Hubbard
Frank
Shell- C
Court House Elevator Stalls as Detectives Fail to Move It
The court house elevator, out of operation and likely unfinished for days, balked despite three detectives trying to ride to criminal court. Operator Charles Bro wny pulled the lever to no avail, while officials promise the new $10,000 elevator will be completed soon.
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Court House
Kinney
Hauser
Holtz
Criminal Court
Charles Brown
Sheppard Pulls Down Ads Then Replaces With Union Cards
Joseph H. Sheppard, candidate for justice of the peace, had street car advertisements removed on Tuesday and replaced with union printed cards. He says the contract required union work, but the original cards lacked the label. The ads were printed in Detroit. Sheppard worked in the old rolling mill for two years and remained a union member throughout.
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Joseph H. Sheppard
Justice of the Peace
Detroit
J. H. Sheppard
City Officials Attend Funeral of Joseph Boswell
City officials including the mayor attended Joseph Boswell’s funeral Tuesday afternoon. The city did no business for about two hours and met at the courthouse before a special car proceeded to the residence on Sutherland Avenue.
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Joseph Boswell
Sutherland-ave
Board delays street opening and bridge plan noted
The Board of Works will not open Twenty-ninth Street from North Indianapolis to Riverside Park this year. Member Charles Maguire says it would not require opening more than a block, but a new canal bridge must be built when it opens. He notes no review on extending the North Indianapolis streetcar line to the park, though he presumes it will happen later.
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Twenty-ninth St
North
Indianapolis
Riverside Park
Charles Maguire
Street Car
Candidates’ Campaign Mail Surges as Election Nears
Uncle Sam is not the only pull on voters as Indianapolis candidates for county office flood the rounds of mail. Postal cards go to thousands urging friends to vote Friday and assist in turnout. Assistant postmaster Shideler notes a sharp rise in mail volume and clerks kept busy.
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Sam
Indianapolis
Shideler
Bridge safety concerns rise over Northwestern avenue span
Ex city councilman James Munro warns the Fall Creek bridge on Northwestern avenue is dangerous as the street car company adds three heavy new cars to the North Indianapolis line. Residents fear collapse from extra weight while officials downplay risks noting the bridge shivers but may still be safe.
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James Munro
Fall Creek
Indianapolis
McGowan
Ed Logsdon
Board of Works
Weather forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity
Forecast for the 36 hours ending 8 p m March 12 shows showers Tuesday night and likely Wednesday, with cooler temperatures. 7 am temperature 60, noon 57, 2 pm 60. Showers and thunderstorms across Indiana, Illinois and Michigan with rain in Ohio and Kentucky and fresh southerly winds.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Heltore
Michigan
Ohio
Kentucky
Local jeweler offers 10 percent off on jewelry
J P Mullally of Alamanda at 2 Monument Place advertises first class jewelry with a 10 percent savings for small expenses. The notice emphasizes guaranteed gilt edge quality and a special discount opportunity.
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Alamanda
Monument Place
Goode Dentist Joseph 8 Removed From Newton Claypool Building
Report notes conflicting names and locations as a dentist Joseph Goode is removed from a Newton Claypool building. Details are unclear due to fragmented OCR text.
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Joseph
Goode
Newton ‘Claypool
Robbery at Poseyville Bozeman & Waters Bank
The Poseyville bank safe was blown open by burglars at 2 30 a m Tuesday. The robbers gained 3366 dollars and the building was badly wrecked. Poseyville is being thoroughly searched for the criminals after the theft following a shipment of 18000 dollars the previous Monday.
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Bozeman & Waters’ Bank
Poseyville
Officer Suspected of Arson After Divorce Suit
Cincinnati March 11. Frustrated by the divorce suit ruling and fearing his home would shelter another man policemen Frank Miner set fire to his Badgelyave residence Monday midnight. He warned local crews he was burning rubbish and later claimed legal advice. Miner, a veteran officer since 1892, was suspended, stripped of badge and revolver, and jailed to await arson charges.
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Cincinnati
Frank Miner
Badgelyave
Miner
Supreme court upholds meter rate in local ordinance
The Supreme Court ruled that a city with both flat and meter gas rates can require meter service. Joseph A. Ball sought a flat rate from Indiana Gas Co. but was offered meter service at 20 cents per thousand. Boone County order reversed. Ball must show a disadvantageal difference between the two rates.
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Supreme Court
Joseph A. Ball
Thorntown
Indiana Natural and Illuminating Gas Company
Boone County Court
Ball
Ex-Councilman Higgins to Return to Hibben Hollweg Post
In two weeks former councilman John Higgins will resume his old role at Hibben Hollweg, handling drawing duties in a trusted position. He met with Mayor Bookwalter on Tuesday but offered no details. Higgins said he is regaining strength and credits fresh air and diet for his recovery, noting prison treatment was not to blame.
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New York
Prince Henry
Deutschland
United States
Emperor William
Berlin
John Higgins
Hibben-Hollweg Company
Higgins
Bookwalter
SUN Man
Park Board Demands Tree Trim Permits
Park officials order cops to compel compliance with a permit requirement for trimming planting or removing trees. Trimming has begun. An inspector will verify proper work in a few days.
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Park Board
Mrs Carnahan S Diamonds Lost Case In Supreme Court
The suit of Mrs. James R. Carnahan against Adams Express Co. for damages over lost diamonds was decided against Mrs. Carnahan. Sent from Chicago the gems valued at 100, with loss blamed on company employees. The court upheld the sender’s valuation of 100 as the diamonds' value.
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James R. Carnahan
Adams Express Company
Supreme Court
Carnahan
Acton Wins Slander Suit Against Short in Danville
Aaron Acton of Clayton won a slander suit against George Short in Danville Indiana with a jury verdict of 600 dollars on Tuesday.
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Danville, Ind
Aaron Acton
Clayton
George Short
Terrific Fight With Wolves at Riverside Park
Henry Fleming, a park board employee, fought two wolves in their cage at Riverside Park on Tuesday morning. He was bitten multiple times, including a severe hip wound, but escaped the cage and was saved by coworkers.
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Henry Fleming
Riverside Park
Employe
Park Board
Fleming
Burt
Shelbyville Interurban Wins City Entrance Contract
The Shelbyville interurban company wins a favorable contract with the Indianapolis street railway company to enter Indianapolis over local tracks. It pays the local company three cents of every five cent fare and one and one half cents per freight package, versus Union traction. Center poles will be removed along the Shelbyville route.
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Shelbyville Interurban
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Indianapolis, Shelbyville and Southeastern Traction Company
Shelbyville Interurban Company
Indianapolis
Union Traction Company
Shelbyville Company
Pany
Shelbyville Line
Family support could seal Pillett justice of the peace nomination
Francis H. Pillett, father of 13 children and grandfather of 10, seeks unanimous family backing for the next Friday nomination as justice of the peace. Frank Henninger, another candidate, touts 11 children all living and Republican with two voters. Pillett is 56 and Henninger 1?
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Frank Henninger
Sone Stable
Pillet
Henninger
Defeat of Methuen Shocks Britain and Irish MPs Cry Shame
London reports the capture of Lord Methuen by Gen. Delarey elevates his prominence beside Lord Kitchener. Lady Methuen sails home March 18. Irish MPs in the House of Commons shout Shame as newspapers rush extra editions. Berlin notes German sympathy and England’s South Africa policy amid criticism.
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South Africa
Iirish
House of Commons
Thuen
Delarey
Methuen
Lord Kitchener
Lady Methuen
Cape Town
Madeira
Gen. Methuen
England
North American
Berlin
House of Representatives
Richthofen
Germany
Lord Methuen
False Economy At Marion County Power House
Marion county faces risk to its valuable machinery as budget cuts leave the county power house short of staff. Charged with operation, Chas Craig warns that under staffing leads to unattended machinery and potential costly damage, arguing for an extra man.
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Marion County
Chas. Craig
Providence
Minstrel Billy Rice Buried by Actors Fund Without Mourner
In Hot Springs Arkansas on March 11 the body of Billy Rice the minstrel lay in an undertaking shop eleven days before burial at Greenwood cemetery. A drizzle accompanied the funeral, and no mourners joined the train. Mrs Rice obtained fifty dollars from the actors fund after appeals to others failed.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Billy” Rice
Greenwood Cemetery
Rice
Actors’ Fund
Dead Man Found Drunk After Early Morning At Fence
A frightened caller told police of a dead man leaning against a fence on Tuesday morning. Bicycle officers found only a dead drunk man, his body moved to his home by a friend, leaving neighbors fearing foul play.
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Columbia Ave
Streight
Losh
Indianapolis Southern contract latest on council agenda
Board of works has not definitively settled the Indianapolis Southern contract but expects it to be ready for the council on Monday night. Meetings will gauge public sentiment on the new railroad and last minute minor terms remain to be resolved.
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Board of Works
Mai. Merrew
Lberty
Republican precinct committeemen urged to heed election laws
Chairman Elliott sends a letter to all Republican precinct committeemen urging strict adherence to election laws to avoid trouble and disgrace for the party. Mentions new Planos priced at $16 and up and references Wulschaere in the text.
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Elliott
Planos
Wulschaere
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