Is Osgood Alive Rumor Ties Cuban Patriots
A rumor swirled that famed football coach Wina Osgood joined Cuban insurgents and may have been shot by Spanish troops. Harold Joss of 872 N Capitol Ave received a letter from Osgood in Philadelphia claiming imminent departure for Cuba, with a photograph accompanying the note. Joss relayed that a reliable source suggested Osgood was killed in Cuba, a claim later traced to a Philadelphia source. friends in Philadelphia disputed his whereabouts, noting he had coached in Indianapolis and had ties to an artillery unit.
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Parade Horse Tramples Rider In Pittsburgh St Patrick Day Event
A horse pulling a carriage in a St Patrick's Day parade in Pennsylvania became unmanageable. It threw its rider and fell, injuring him seriously. He was taken to St Vincent's for treatment. The Undertakers Collier Murphs employed individual connected to the event.
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Murphs
Lawmakers Debate Navy Expansion and Cuban Resolutions
A congressional session discussed increasing naval forces with 36 torpedo ships despite mixed views. Senate leaders pushed justice and silver coin debates linked to wartime policy, while Cuba resolutions remained under consideration.
Coasts Patrolled by Spanish Cruisers Off Florida
Reports say three Spanish cruisers patrol the Florida coast from Sand Key to Cape Florida after the Commodore’s departure from Char Bermuda and the arrival of arms for Cuban insurgents. They patrol by day offshore and come in at night with searchlights making passage nearly impossible.
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Hoosier Lawyer Disbarred Over Pension Irregularities
Washington reports secretary of interior barred Thomas G. Pike of Laurel Indiana from practice for irregular pension voucher handling and illegal fees. Also noted: Joseph A. Perry, druggist of 200 TE Washington, assigned stock and fled a chattel mortgage to Howard Cale as trustee. Perry’s assets and liabilities not stated. Des Moines reports Des Moines high school seniors suspended for wearing green ties as class colors green and white. Indianapolis forecast: 36 hours ending 8 p m Wednesday warmer with occasional rain.
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Joseph A. Perry
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Cyrus C. Hines
Perry
Des Moines
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St. Patrick
Assaulted by a Fiend Near Akron Iowa
Mis Alice Douglass an 18 year old music teacher living near Akron was seized on a Sioux river bridge by an unknown masked man and dragged into timber where she was raped and assaulted until dark. She was found unconscious at 9 pm and later described the attacker as masked with a buffalo coat worn and a big slouch hat as officers scour the area for the suspect.
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Alice Douglass
Akron
Roden
Union County
Sioux River
St Patrick Day Parade Brightens City With Green Festivities
An Indianapolis era report describes St Patrick’s Day celebrations with green attire and festive displays. The piece notes parade preparations, local civic figures, and a request to place electric lighting on Hamilton Avenue amid ongoing political and railroad-linked community activity.
Great Northern strike threat resurges on wage cuts
In Seattle on March 17, reports say wage reductions trigger renewed labor unrest on the Great Northern road. Car repairers in Butte walkouts, agents resign, and veteran workers foresee renewed clashes with the railway union within two months.
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Mother and Son Declared Insane by Commission
Mrs Maggie Pierce aged 56 and her son Charles W Pierce aged 18 were declared insane by the same commission on Tuesday. Mrs Pierce attempted suicide by burning and drowning and shows melancholy tendencies. Charles Pierce, previously arrested but found innocent, became unsettled by arrest and mind shows disturbance. The item lists local addresses and a few business ads for wells and cisterns in Virginia Avenue and Hoyt Avenue with contact numbers.
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Maggie Pierce
Gnas. W. Pierce
Desperate Push to Influence Vote in New Capital Race
In Lisningston Sky on March 17 1 a hurried bid to rally support for Pocat in a pivotal vote. Snyder and Anderson reportedly maneuvered in Lexington while Woodford Dunlap took a seat for Sautinedy as the night crowds surged and the capital debate intensified. The scene included calls for votes and heated exchanges as political maneuvering continued into the early hours.
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Lisningston
Sky
Trains Collide In Hazy Wreck Kills Two At Harrisburg
A collision near Harrisburg left two engineers Samuel Welsh and Bhouse Kreuman dead and several passengers injured as cars splintered and a freight train derailed. In another wreck near Hancock New York the Star Hancock line saw 35 cars pile up and conductor remains missing after the crash towed into the night.
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James Cleton
Real Rice Openings and Court Proceedings Tangle
The piece notes the criminal court conduct and a workhouse incident where Guard Graham fired at prisoner Charles Adams who refused to be saved. Democrats plan political capital from the affair while both parties seek interviews amid a heated campaign climate and county officials face scrutiny over alleged overreach.
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Western league tale and costume notes mixed in March dispatch
The report blends discussion of a Western league title chase with a fashion note on uniforms and headgear for a Salvation Army group. It notes a championship pursuit, a staged event at Vision Tabernacle, and details on dress colors for women volunteers and the blue uniform for officers and cavalry hats for soldiers.
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Republican Convention Chooses AleKinsey Delegates
Beloit Wisconsin March 17 The first congressional district Republican convention elected AleKinsey delegates to the St Louis convention.
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St. Louis
Trial of Jameson and Followers Held in London
The Transvaal trial, featuring Dr. Jameson and fellow officers, opened in the House of Lords chamber with aristocratic spectators. Sir Robert Redi and Sir George Lew attended on behalf of the Transvaal government, alongside Lady Cranborne and Mrs. Ascuth, wife of the late home secretary, among others.
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State militia encampment may not be held in Indianapolis this year
Disjointed local notes report militia encampment may be moved from Indianapolis to other cities this year. Obituaries list Alvin M. Brown dies at home from dropsy at about 43. A Marion installation of officers Friday night promises a general good time with speeches cigars and music. Police court hearing for Dr. Wmawhon and Metzler related case noted. Births deaths marriages and licenses tallied with several names and dates.
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Alvin M. Brown
Marion Ub
Paine's Celery Compound Advertising Milestone
The Paine's Celery Compound is hailed as a top propriety remedy with enduring market strength. The National Advertising Company, managing its campaigns, kept the medicine visible and now launches heavy March ads surpassing any prior effort for this medicine.
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Ice Plant Plan By Swift and Nelson Morris Meat Dealers
Packers investigated and learned ice can be manufactured locally to meet both private needs and city demand. The proposed plan would erect an ice plant to supply Swift and Nelson Morris and the wider community, potentially easing the current harsh outlook for the ice industry.
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Swift Res
Nelson Morris
Unclear ad text with medicinal claims and products
Fragmentary historical ad mentions Luxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and a refund claim. Names like Jno Lilly and references to horse maintenance and hardwood mantels appear in a garbled OCR passage.
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Lilly
Florida Man Arrested in Georgia Wife Murder Exhumation Case
In Gainesville Georgia March 17 Henry Patterson was arrested after authorities concluded his wife Kara Patterson was brutally murdered and not killed by accident. The coroner's inquest found a crushed skull and front forehead wound from a wad loaded gun. Indignation rose in the rural counties as Patterson was kept in custody.
Fire Crashes Collapse at Bowen Merrill Store Tragedy
In Indianapolis a basement fire at the Bowen Merrill store on Washington Street on Tuesday led to a roof collapse hours later. Eighteen men died, including Andrew Cherry and George Glenn, while many others were injured. The wreckage brought down walls on Wednesday, causing further injuries among workers. The list of injured includes Lir Leach Sam Neal Louis Raffert Willan Hinesly and others.
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Daugherty
Indianapolis
Andrew Cherry
George Glenn
George Faulkner
Albert Hoffman
David Lewry
Tom Black
A. S. Glazier
Drunken assault near Potts & Co. injures Perkins
Three intoxicated men confronted Perkins a 402 Washington Street doorway. One fired a shot that missed. Perkins, a 20 year old dramatist for C. A. Potts & Co., pursued the assailant, who fled after firing a second shell. Police pursue identified suspect.
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Vanderbilts' Railroad Invasion Story Declared False
Chauncey M. Depew dismissed as bosh a rumor that a Vanderbilt representative is inspecting the Tinian Pacific and Central Pacific railroads for incorporation into the Vanderbilt system. He stated there is no truth to the claims.
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