Attempted bombing of the Ryan block shocked Indiana Ave
A diabolical plan to explode the Ryan block on Indiana avenue failed when a hanging lamp ignited gas in the Iron Clad Age office. Kr. H Power and police were alerted as gas was turned off and doors opened. The motive remains uncertain with several near misses and no clear suspect. The block houses 190 residents and reports describe earlier fires and hoaxes.
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Ags
Vime
Ryan
Indiana Ave
Achime
Kr. H. Power
Lolie M. Power
Power
America
Monrose
Ryan Black
Sirs
Lindon Shelly
Elis
Campbell
Powell Won’t Quit as Superintendent Returns
Supt Powell came back from the south and resumed duties at his desk Monday morning. He dismissed rumors of resignation saying he has closed his real estate business and will devote all his time to the department. Mayor Denny called Powell to confirm the rumors were false.
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Powell
Tux Sun
Denny
Deserted His Family Arrest of a Local Deserter
Patrolman Carter found Elias Roberts away from home at 10 Lafayette Street Monday morning. Roberts, a colored man, had not been seen since Saturday as his wife lay ill with a four day old infant. Four children occupied two disorderly rooms with little food. Carter arrested Roberts for wife desertion after locating him.
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Carter
Lafayette
Gsad
Elias Roberts
Roberts
Change in Men Not Measures for Ireland’s Home Rule
Parliament gathers amid retirement of Liberal leader Gladstone and looming party changes. Queen’s speech omits home rule and Lords reform while Liberal leaders Morley Rosebery and Harcourt pledge to preserve Gladstone policy. Debate centers on Irish questions, suffrage, and the delicate Lords revision.
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Lords and Commons
Gladstone
England
House of Lords
Ireland
John Morley
Rosebery
Harcourt
Had a Great Scheme If the City Ice Is Believed
The City Ice Company filed a $10,000 damage suit, Blonday against Ches Donson and Nallie Hollingsworth. Donson acted as soliciting agent and Hollingsworth as confidential bookkeeper. The company alleges they conspired to ruin its business by informing dairymen, hotel keepers, and cream dealers that prices would rise for the ice season and that they planned to start their own ice plant.
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City Ice Company
Blonday
Ches. Donson
Nallie Hollingsworth
Geason
Walpole Rules Against Gas Company in Kitchen Case
Walpole delivered Monday afternoon a decision in the kitchen gas case ruling against the Indianapolis gas company. Howard Kitchen of LE Washington street may recover charges paid beyond the ordinance rate. The suit challenges the city ordinance allowing price fixing and will be appealed to the circuit court to test the ordinance validity.
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Dusties
Walpole
Kitchen
Indianapolis
Howard Kitchen
Washington St
Circuit Court
Freddie Meant Two Silver Bath Tub For Fiancée
Freddie Gebhard sent his fiancée Miss Louise Morris a silver bath tub valued at 5156 dollars containing 3200 ounces of silver as a marriage gift. Elizabeth Rosa was exhumed for a post mortem to determine cause of death after she willed her property to a man, raising suspicions among relatives. John Alexander, a sewer worker, was buried by a cave-in at 8 New Jersey Street and was rescued, with doctors fearing internal injuries though recovery expected.
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Freddie
Baltrimore
Freddie Gebhard
Louise Morris
Mlizabeth Rosa
Beck
Indiana Ave
Crows Hill
Four
One Person Milled. Montpelier Track Accident Kills Passenger
Report from Boston dated March 12 describes an accident on the Vermont Central road near Montpelier caused by builders on track. One passenger killed. A change of venue will be sought for Louis Snyder accused in the death of Mrs Olive Cloud.
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Boston
Vermont Central Road
Montpelier
Louis Snyder
Olive Cloud
Blanchard Sworn In As Louisiana Senator
Washington dispatch reports Blanchard is sworn in as Louisiana’s new senator on Monday. The Senate finance committee will not hold hearings on the tariff bill. Gresham and Pauncefote plan frequent meetings to arrange Behring Sea arbitration matters. State department notes British marines withdrawn from Mosquito territory. Peffer’s motion to probe alleged senator dealings in sugar was tabled in the Senate on Monday on Gorman’s motion.
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Blanchard
Louisiana
Senate Finance Committee
Gresham
Pauncefote
State Department
Mosquito Territory
Peffer
Senate
Gorman
Man Shoots Himself After Gambling Spree and Troubled Life
Fred Amthor a 40 Dillon Street butcher committed suicide at home Monday about 10:30 am by a gunshot to the breast. Lizzie Ott a German girl living in the house witnessed nothing. neighbors found Amthor dead in his bed with powder on his shirt. Initial murder theory fell apart after Ott testified Amthor entered the bedroom alone. Wife says business troubles not motive, cites a prior dispute with a neighborhood girl resolved in court. Amthor reportedly drank and gambled heavily, leaving a widow a child and an elderly mother. He was born in Germany and belonged to the Lutheran church.
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Fred Amthor
Dillon St
Lizzie Ott
Amber
Keglish-Pve
Shoe
Amtor
Sire
Aimthor
Garman
Lutheran Church
New Lersay-St
Irvington Cit- Zol
Tpintsch Gas Company
New York
Comamon Council
Tennessee-st
Capital Ave
Chas. Tyler
Tex Dodgers
EF. B. Harzvan
Befors the
Theosophical Society
M. Henri Marteau
Bliss Bella Sharpe
N. Pennsylvenia
Anntal
Women’s Home and Foreign Mission Union
College Ave
Baptist Church
Chas. Roberts
Itis
Dante Iierta
Coms
Luther Alvis
Esr
Slississippi St
Margaret Finsley
Purdue
Union Station
Sulit
Lillie Henges
Oigan Har Lier
J. Black
Grece
Zelya Stevens
Johnson Teursell
Reary Wavean
Henryrash
Henry Pearce
Platt Whitehead
Clay Whiteley
Kentucky-ave
Stonewall Jackson
Elijah Alford
Washington
Democratic State Committee
Wendricks
McDonald
Little
Coates College
Terre Sinute
Second Presbyterian Church
Uail
Crawfordaville
Politica
Labor Movement
Philip Rappeport
Progress Club
HH. Bl. Lindley
Ledford Stone Company
Indians National Bank
Denny
Tomlinson Hall
OG Donaghaue
Burke
Gil Shanklin
Evansville
John Bears
Geo. Brown
Irvington
Clincinnsall
England
Anarchists in Gothas Anti Harlem Plot Arrest
New York police at 125th Street station made a major arrest Monday morning that could reveal an anarchist plot to blow up a Harlem block. Officials keep the case highly secret as detectives probe the bundle of nine loaded dynamite cartridges found on the arrestees.
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New York
125Th
Bioway
Harlem
Witness recounts sighting at Pollard residence in Washington
March 12 report from Washington covers Cisude de la Roche Francis testifying as first witness in the Pollard case. He describes Breckenridge's paternal, affectionate conduct toward Miss Pollard and Arina Pollard's respectful, affectionate stance, noting Bias Pollard’s assertion of an engagement to Breckenridge.
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Washinggton
Lake navigation opened and Stevens dead
The notice notes that lake navigation opened on Monday and marks the death of Sir James Fitzjames Stevens, a renowned English jurist. The report includes various scattered items from London, Johnstown, Cleveland, and political commentary about U S Supreme Court, Indian appropriations, and proposed industrial moves. The fragmentary text mentions strikes in Lowell and a large steel plant relocation plan with a 5 million plant, plus political critique of officials and Utah session status.
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Lake Navigation
James Fitzjames Stevens
Ladatine
London
Brighton
Germany
Russia
Lowell
Maga
Abozia
Johnstown
Cleveland
James McNamara
Edward Douglass White
Louisiana
U.S. Supreme Court
Holman
Utah
Mammoth .Johnson Steel Works
Tom Johnson
Home Brewing Company Promotes Family Friendly Brews
The Home Brewing Company markets Home Brew Columbia and Pale Select as ideal for every household, urging families to choose these popular bottled varieties for home use.
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Columbia
The
Home Brewing Company
Turbulent Strike Sends Foremen to Youngstown Aid
Road masters Lowe and Collins of Citizens Street railway company left the city to assist A. A. Anderson in his strike. About 15 men from this city are working in Youngstown as tensions rise over management denials. Local officials warn of the dispute's broader impact while other city notes mention gas plant plans, civil service debates, and a missing watch among numerous community items.
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Bonday
Lowe and Collins
Citizens Street Railway Company
Youngototva
A. A. Anderson
Youngstown
Ricanabil
Iliatt
RcLean
Wniter
Tam
Saii
Uiatt
Sieban
Bmollean
Thia
Indianapolis Team May Open Season At Home
The schedule committee of the Western league will meet in Milwaukee to set the season plan for Indianapolis Toledo Kansas City and Detroit with Milwaukee possibly opening away. April 25 is a likely opening date. Sharsig reports pitching disputes with Toledo and Indianapolis over Foreman and other pitchers. Key players like Billy Soder and Witcher Philipps Ke Sharsig are discussed as potential additions while grounds near readiness improve daily.
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Sharsig
Indianapolis Hall
Jeft
Milwaukee
Leswits
Cushman
Alanning
Kansas
Sharaig
Tun Lux
Indianapolis
Toledo
Kansas City
Detroi
Foreman
Johnson
Lone
Air Scrémen
Bayehe
Indianapols
Philipps Kie Shersig
Wuek
Sharsi
Billy Soxders
Shar- Big
Dore
Epidemic Typhoid Sweeps Proximity to Sewers
March reports in the city describe a sudden typhoid outbreak linked to water drawn from an inlet near sewer mouths. Bruce has introduced filtration, yet cases rise. Police announce a homicide investigation and arrests in nearby cases of embezzlement. A grand jury bound Mary Stewart for arson. Local officials award sidewalk and alley contracts as public works proceed.
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Berrauo
Hi ' Aluogeg Rags
Dees
Bruce
Join Venker
Louisville
Walcome
Otto Stechhan
Mary Stewart
Grand Jury
N. Weet-eet
D. H. Lloyd
Thet. S. Army
Sanford Forter
Maryland
Indiana
West Point
Arthur
Weclock
D. I. Kennedy
Dreythalar
L Board of Works
New Jersey St
Louisiana
South Sts
Keller Bros
John Greene
English Ave
Harrison and
Iillousta
Talbott Ave
Tenth
Fourteenth-sts
H.C. Roney
Shelbyville School Board Challenges State Fund Decree
The Shelbyville school board led by T B Adama and Judge Blanchard visited Attorney General Smith to challenge the Supreme Court decree on the school fund. Smith defended the ruling while Adama argued the trustees must not have funds redistributed. the plan to intervene in the case remains under consideration. The dispute centers on whether state funds must be reserved or redistributed.
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Shelbyville
T. B. Adama
Blanchard
Columbus
Actout
Bartholomew County
Attornay-ven
Mr. Adama
Mr. Smith
Adams
Supreme Court
Embezzlement charge against Bucher arraigned in court
Henry H. Bucher, assistant cashier, indicted for embezzling about $100 from the company. W. T. Soucher, a key witness, failed to appear. John W. Kern moved to quash the indictment but was overruled. The case was continued for six weeks with expected presence of all witnesses. Prosecutor Holtzman notes Spyder may return to testify after exile.
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Henry H. Bucher
EL & D
John W. Kern
W. T. Soucher
Bvcher
Caubtier
Bucher
Diamond match firm eyed for European factory in race for markets
A Diamond match company official says surplus funds may fund factories in Sweden and England to compete with European rivals. The firm stays calm over a 5 percent tariff cut. A separate report details a brutal assault on Thomas Hoberts near Howland station and arrests of John Hedmond Nimrod Jones George Jones, with Jones said to have escaped jail.
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Crabaco
Diamong Match Company
Sweden
England
Euurope
Diamond Match Company
Europe
Thomas Hoberts
Howland Station
John Hedmond
Nimrod Jones
George Jones
Edinburg
Thornton
Jones
Roberts
Railroad Conductor Reports Illness During Trip
A railroad worker recounts a bout of bilious illness and chills aboard a train protest incident. The message, signed by an apparent conductor and other names, notes treatment with Simmons Liver Regulator and asserts recovery.
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Simmons
A. B. Hlen Toweks
Ten Cordes Children Parade Through Court in Divorce Case
In a superior court, ten Cordes children sat along the south wall of the courtroom during the divorce trial. The case centers on Mrs Cordes accused of fortune teller guidance influencing the marriage while the husband allegedly deserted her, leaving her in a rainstorm with no money. About 25 witnesses testified as tensions rose over the touch of the baby during proceedings.
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Thera
Superior Court
Cordes
Lsdwo
Virginia-ave
Shelby Road
Neiubors
Sahm Becomes Postmaster As Transfer Nears
Alhart Sahm will not follow the old rule as his commission arrives and he is named postmaster. The transfer is not expected before April 1, with Thompson leaving for Cincinnati to bring in experts. Pension agent K Spencer will announce appointees, with Hannah L Creedy named chief stenographer.
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Alhart Sahm
Fiule
Sahm
Vestmaster-gon
Bissell
Thompson
Cincinnati
Mr. Sahm
Tn Son
K. Spencer
Hannah L. Creedy
Carpenter Kills Employer Then Shoots Self in St. Louis
Chris. Brudt, a carpenter, was discharged by his employer Chas. Wuensch on Saturday. He returned Monday and shot Wuensch dead before killing himself. Local authorities report the double tragedy occurred in St. Louis on March 12.
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St. Louis
Chris. Brudt
Chas. Wuensch
DeWolf Hopper to Star Panjandrum at English's and Park week shows
DeWolf Hopper and company debut Panjandrum at English's Sunday night with a new opera. The large troupe, touted as Hopper’s best yet, features A Y Pearson's Police Patrol with real horses and a patrol wagon. Park theater hosts the sensational drama all week. Gillett specialty company at the Grand closes the week with vaudeville talent.
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DeWolf Hopper
Hopper
Indianapolia
A. Y. Pearson
Park Theater
Gillett Specialty Company
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