Mayor vows tough stance on gas firms and taxes
Mayor Denny demands council power to compel natural gas companies to produce books amid tax disputes. He accuses Consumers’ Gas Trust of refusing access, while noting contracts, municipal regulation, and public supply failures during cold snaps. Companies have expanded gas land holdings in Madison county.
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Denny
Consumers’ Gas Trust
Jum
Tris Sun
Indianapolis
Consumers’ Company
Madison County
Barrim More Conference Debates Communion Caps
At the Metho dist conference on Tuesday afternoon a resolution condemned individual caps in communion as un elvistian. Rev Harcourt challenged ministers to define conflicts with scripture while Bishop Andrews cited Christ saying cup. Harcourt claimed cups once included slops and drew strong audience reactions before the question was tabled.
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Dr. Harcourt
Duel Looms Between Crosby and South in Arkansas
In Lirrs Rock on March 13, Dr. Crosby a populist from Cleborn county and J. C. South a Democrat from Baxter county are headed for a confrontation after a heated exchange. Crosby issued a challenge to choose weapons. South tore up the note and Crosby sent another that was refused. Crosby was seen on the streets seeking satisfaction and a meeting was anticipated though not yet occurred.
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Lirrs Rock
Ark
Dr. Crosby
Crosby
South
Fatally harmed wife then killed himself in San Francisco
Harry Brown known as Forseshoer Brown fatally harmed his wife in San Francisco on Wednesday and died in a personal crisis. Before the act he killed two pet canaries, claiming he wanted to take them with him. He was wealthy from running sailor boarding houses and had prior arrests for robbery and burglary. Weather forecasts for Indiana predict colder, cloudy conditions with light snow flurries over the next two days.
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San Francisco
Harry Brown
Forseshoer” Brown
THEY BREW LOTS FOR PARK COMMITTEE OFFICES
Lot drawing at the mayor’s office determined term lengths for park committee members. Frank Mays gets one year, W. H. Leedy two, Ke. Claypool three, H. C. Allen four, and Col. Oran Perry five. The committee and chairman are not yet formed, with Ke. Claypool expected to be chairman once he returns from California.
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Frank Mays
W. H. Leedy
Ke. Claypool
H.C. Allen
Col. Oran Perry
Claspool
California
Elopement Rumor Involving Agnes Tay In Chicago
Word reaches from Chicago that Agnes Tay claiming Indianapolis origins ran away Tuesday night with diamond cutter Charles Ellert. J C Hay a cattle dealer in Chicago seeks the couple. the mysterious F C Pay cannot be identified in city records.
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Chicago
Agnes Tay
Indianapolis
Charles Ellert
J.C. Hay
F.C. Pay
Stork Yards
South Dakota Treasurer Arrested in Mexico Trip
W L H Taylor former South Dakota treasurer, using the alias Mason, was arrested by Pinkerton agents last Sunday in Alexico. He and a companion named Phelps traveled through here weeks earlier, went to Tiavana where a local chief was paid 2000 to locate Taylor, who was found on a steamer to Vera Cruz Mexico.
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South Dakota
Perhuling Tre Ilis Bil
Tampa
Pla
W. LH. Taylor
Alexico
Pinkerton
Taylor
Mason
Phelps
Lere
Tiavana
Vera Crthy
Mexico
Deserter Ed Schott Arrested by Local Officers
Officers Milam and Coleman arrested Ed Schott on a desertion charge Tuesday evening. His wife, now under Police-matron Buchanan, says he sent for her from Cincinnati and she came to live with him, only to be placed in Mattie Bell's resort on West Market Street and deserted for another woman. The case is set for trial Saturday. Schott formerly worked at the Denison hotel.
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Milam and
Coleman
Ed Schott
Buchanan
Cincinnati
Mattie Bell
W. Market St
Schott
Denison Hotel
Parkhurst agents arrested in conspiracy to prose cute detectives
Parkhurst agents EB A Whitney and Arthur Bennett arrested in New York on March 18 for conspiracy to persecute Detectives Jacobs and McManus. A warrant is out for Samuel Cohen. The action stems from the arrest of burglar Liss, an agent of the Parkhurst society, who tried to corrupt officers before the grand jury.
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New York
EB. A. Whitney
Arthur Bennett
Parkhurst Society
Jacobs and McManus
Samuel Cohen
Liss
Grand Jury
New York Fire Destroys Factory. Tesla Prostrated
A six story factory at 33.8 FPilthave occupied by Geoghegan, Gillis, and Nicola Tesla burned on Wednesday morning, with losses estimated at $100,000. Tesla, rival of Edison, was about to unveil a world shifting invention when he collapsed. A man named J W Wright of Indianapolis swindled timber workers near Lawrence, leaving town after collecting payments. A steamship Seneca sinking near Cuba killed Capt Brandon. Starbuck tug involved.
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New York
Fpilthave
Geoghegan & Gillis
Nicola Tesla
Edison
Seneca
Cuba
Starbuck
Brandon
Health chief probes city garb age waste haulage
The board of health reports multiple complaints about the garbage company subletting routes and nonemployees hauling refuse. An inspection of the city dump crematory and St Raith and Bon factory reveals foul conditions and starving children gathering edible scraps. Frank Abbott is arrested for hauling garbage independently and fined $1.
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Board of Health
St. Raith & Bon
Oklahoma
Sheppard
Frank Abbott
Abbott
G A R Encampment Preparations Sparkling in Muncie
March 26 11 50 am a special Indianapolis G A R post train departs Union station for Muncie where the state encampment will be held Tuesday through Thursday National commander Lawler and other officers will attend Citizens plan a hearty welcome with parades and private housing arrangements for visitors The Knightstown orphans home children will join the parade and the Woman's relief corps will meet with the G A R as inquiries suggest a large turnout in Muncie
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Indianapolis G. A. R
Union Station
Muncie
Lawler
Knightstown Orphans’ Home
Woman’s Relief Corps
State Department
Queen Victoris sentenced to five years in Honolulu
Reports from Honolulu via the steamer Mionera confirm the queen has been sentenced to five years and fined 15000 dollars. She is guarded in the executive building royal rooms as the military commission discharges the unconvicted. Royalists, once strong advocates of annexation, now expect better treatment from the United States than under the republic.
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Victoris
Honolulu
Mionera
United States
Republic
Claims He Swindled Indiana Dental Students
C C Carr of New Jersey street came to the city about three years ago and induced several Indiana dental college students to form a Psi Phi fraternity chapter. They paid him $50 for a charter from Ann Arbor Michigan, which never materialized. Carr allegedly has no connection with the Ann Arbor chapter, leading to his arrest. He was held on $1,000 bond and the case is set for trial Thursday.
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C. C. Carr
New Jersey St
Indiana Dental College
Psi Phi Fraternity
Ann Arbor
Mich
Carr
Antwerp diamond cutters sail to New York
One hundred twenty diamond cutters from Antwerp will sail for New York on Tuesday. An ad page promotes Lemon Tonic Laxative for 50 cents at all druggists, with a reference to P. Lieber brewing company's ad on page 3.
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London
Antwerp
New York
P. Lieber Brewing Company
Bloody riot stirs New Orleans levee after killings
All police patrolled the levee as eight white workers were jailed for inciting riot after Tuesday’s bloodshed that left twelve black workers dead. Governors vow order, consuls meet, ships limit labor movement, and all sides seek calm amid tense turmoil.
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New Ontlans
Cromswell
Southern Pacific
The Langsdale Plot and Regents Appointment Tale
The defunct monument commission ex-president Geo Langsdale moves toward a seat on the new Board of Regents. He allegedly schemed to dump rival Winthrop English by legislative abolition of his commission, then gained a promised regard from party bosses. Audited letters surge, while Langsdale eyes a position to overlook English with a final ta ta.
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Geo. J. Langsdale
Soldiers’ Monuument Commission
Board of Regents
Mr. Langsdale
Win
English
Win. J
Ife
Empire State
Langsdale
Board of State
Wm. H
Misuse of G A R Badge Leads to Court Action
Warrants were issued in Justice Lockman s court for G W Yocum and James Whittaker after an affidavit signed by Peter J Sunderland alleged they used a G A R badge to gain notoriety. Cards show Yocum as a locksmith and Whittaker as a dealer in lawn mowers and other goods. Constable Huston served the warrants. state law since 1891 makes such use illegal.
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Justice Lockman
G.W. Yocum
James Whittaker
Peter J. Sunderland
Yocum
Whittaker
Huston
Suit for Damages in Judge Bartholomew Court
Sophia Crawford filed a damages suit alleging she was thrown to the ground and injured while alighting from a Haughville car. The conductor failed to report the accident, as he was at the front of the car, and she says she and her husband were the only passengers aboard. The case opens in Bartholomew's court with claims of novel circumstances surrounding the incident.
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Sophia Crawford
Judge Bartholomew’s Court
Haughville
Crawford
Desperate plot tied to King’s injuries and Capitol riot
A riot at the legislature leaves Secretary Myron King gravely injured. Griffin claims self defense in confrontations with Adams, Parke and others. A separate conspiracy to force the fee and salary bill through with Nye’s signature is alleged, involving Clerk Bob Brown and Van Arsdel.
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van Arsdel
Griffin
Tim Griffin
Adams
Parke
George Ditma
Dunn
Shad
County Officers’ Association
Bob Brown
South Capitol
Grand Hotel
Nye
Capitol
Brown
Tim
Mike Cain
Governor’s Office
Secretary King
Controversy Over Bill Status Winds Through Capitol
Gossip swirls as to whether the bill is law with debates over the governor's inaction. The supreme court record suggests it became law by three days of no action, while officials dispute reception and hint future steps. Witnesses cite torn pages and sealed doors fueling conspiracy theories about a premeditated muddle. Governor Matthews reports Republicans urged defeat of the custodian bill amid district pressure.
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Journal Record
House
Supreme Court
State Secretary
Wright
Leyewitnesses
Adams
Parke
Capitol
Tim Griffin
Matthews
Tans Sen
Battle to close Broad Ripple saloons under Nicholson banner
Dr Light praises the Nicholson law as a tool to drive saloons from Broad Ripple. He notes five low character resorts on the line and says the Broad Ripple rapid transit will expand with 12 open cars by April and up to 20 in summer. Lots laid on Stevenson farm near Central avenue and Forty fourth and Fifty second streets to support the project.
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Nichelson
Broad Ripple
Lodianapolis
Broad Ripple Rapid Transit Company
White River
Stevenson Farm
Centralave
L. N. A. LL GC
Forty-fourth
Fity-seconists
Citizens’ Company
Twenty Sixth-St
Fight at St Pauls Church in Omama Injures Three Poles
During morning mass at St Pauls Roman Catholic Church in Omama Nebraska Poles barred from the church attempted to seize it. Father Karminski fired on the crowd after a revolver was drawn. Three Poles injured, others arrested as police intervene. Tension stems from priest removal dispute with Bishop Scannell. More bloodshed feared.
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Omama
Neb
St. Paul's
Father Karminski
Karminski
Karmninski
Scannell
Ohio operators meet in Columbus amid labor activity
Ohio coal operators organized in Columbus on Wednesday as part of broader labor and industry developments. The report notes concurrent international and regional events, including a three day overdue Spanish cruiser Reina in Cadiz, and a wreck in Hazleton injuring several passengers.
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Ohio
Columbus
Reina
Cadiz
Victor Tito
Pantheon
Paris
Japan
China
Manchusia
Great Wall
Sarah
Riggsway
Victoria
B.C
Lehigh Valley
Hazleton
New
National Party
Pittsburg
Dr Price Cream Baking Powder Awarded Gold Medal
Lieber brewing company ad page notes Dr Price Cream Baking Powder receiving a gold medal at the Midwinter Fair in San Praticiscos with reference to the San Praticiscos event and award accolade.
Spain Faces Pressure Over Alliance Incident At Sea
Reported from New York Brooklyn and Washington on March 8 to 15 details a Spanish warship firing on the American ship Alliance off Cuba after hoisting the US colors. Naval officers condemn the act and call for a prompt apology from Spain.
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Wasmeron
State Department
Alliance
Cuba
Cant
Crossman
Washington
New York
Gresham
Western Union
Spain
Brooklyn
Navy Yard
Four Murdered Near Taian Prisoners In Colorado
In Watson Bree Col on March 13 details emerged of an attack on Taian prisoners charged with the murder of A J Mixon. Armed mounted men forced the deputy sheriff to surrender, the driver was shot, and three prisoners remain missing while one victim was found with a bullet in his breast. In Wasserburg Col the Italian legation secretary urged U S officials to intervene to stop further killings of Italians.
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Wasserburg
Col
State Department
Local officials discuss premiums at state fair and jail plans
State agricultural board examined premium matters during a Wednesday visit to the fair Bounds. Cook county commissioners, planning a new jail, inspected local facilities on Wednesday. Failey sues to quiet title to the iron hall building per Judge Melaster’s order.
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State Agricultural Board
Cook County
Failey
Iron Hall
Melaster
Anderson Woman’s Relief Corps
Wolf
Virginia-age
P. F. Merritt
Haughville
Sentinel
Meridian St
Circle
Board of Works
J. B. Martindale
N. Meridianst
G. 8. Burroughs
Wabash College
Congregational Club
Mayflower Church
Joseph M. Bowles
Prang Company
Boston
Bowles
Mason J. Osgood
Wim. C. Smock
Ritter & Ritter
Smock
Frank G. Carpenter
Plymouth Church
Japan
China
W. C. van Aysdel
Emma Parr
Franklin
Henry
Amy’ Bornman
Drstus
Blanche Bartlet
Eula Carter
Mary Jarman
Trindlé
Lillian Carroll
Ferdini Rehs
Maria Bladicke
George Sné
Eliza Garvine
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Hons Sarsaparille
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Hie
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Collereave
Lawrence
Forest Monarchs
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Powell
Lieber Brewing Company
Lieper’ ‘Brewing Company
Trey
Tate
Health Board
Buancie
G. A. R. Meeting
England
Lanegesdale
Monument Commission
G. A. BR
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Dr. Cary
Myron King
EK. E. Cary
King E
Elis
King
Tim Grriffin
Adam
Fred Amsen
Capt
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