Ministers Clash Over Sunday Baseball in Indianapolis
A ministerial committee pressed Mayor Taggart and Sheriff Womack for action on Sunday baseball within Indianapolis. The mayor said no games would be played in the city and uncertain rights outside city limits. Womack refused a firm position, noting many officers are employed to enforce the law and signaling no immediate decision. The committee reported minimal progress and planned to brief the ministers next Monday.
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Taggart
Sheriff Womack
Indianapolis
Rev. Roberts
Haughville
West Indianapolis
Board of Safety
Caes
Womack
Patton Arraigned After Knife Attack in Evansville
Patton a colored man from Tennessee, arrested by Patrolman Curran Friday morning. He is charged with assault and battery with intent to kill Huston Lillard, also colored, of 42 Superior Street. Patton claims self defense after dispute on a river coal boat and a later quarrel at Willard’s house, where he was staying.
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Cgeorge Patton
Curran
Huston Lillard
Patton
Tennessee
Willard
Paducah
Tenn
Evansville
Lillard
Cuban forces seize supplies at Varadero near Cardenas
Minister Dupuy De Lome received Weyler telegram from Havana stating Varadero detachment captured 150 boxes of ammunition for Remington and Winchester rifles, nine boxes of cavalry rifles, 14 medicine tin boxes, 20 oilcloth knapsacks, two explosives boxes and three boats.
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Washington
U. P
Dupuy de Lome
Weyler
Cuba
Havana
Varadero
Cardenas
Arctic Blizzard Strikes New York Metropolis
Malone New York March 20 The arctic blast swept the state with the season s largest blizzard. A fierce gale roared and drifting snow filled the air as rescuers reported crews battling to reach stranded travelers and clear roads.
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Doc. Nansen
Malone
N. Y
U. P
Arctic
New York
Heroes
Kinchlow Shooting Plays Out at City Hospital
Albert Kinchlow the young man who shot himself and his mother at 95 Ww. North st. remained alive Friday afternoon at City hospital though too weak for probing the three bullets. Doctors noted one may have pierced the heart but lungs were not penetrated. Mrs Kinchlow, the mother, showed slight improvement with hopes of recovery. Police judge Cox had previously sent Kinchlow to the workhouse for assault and battery on his mother.
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Albert Kinchlow
North St
City Hospital
Cox
Kinchlow
McDonald
Fort Wayne
Indianapolis
East
Holy War Declared Near Cairo In Sudan Campaign
Cairo dispatch reports the Khalif calling for a holy war against Egypt and dervishes to join under a green banner. Osman Digman reportedly plans to quit Nasala and join forces around Dongola as British and Meyotian troops drill. Weather is described as perfect and machine guns are stored for the front. Paris despatch cites Sir Charles Dilke criticizing Nile expedition aims and noting Salis bury’s shift amid House of Commons opposition.
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Khalif
Egypt
Selves
Osman Digman
Nassala
Paris
the Figaro
London
Charles Dilke
Nile Valley
Paralysis Strikes Indiana Football Figure Ray Muts
Word from Edinburg says Ray mond Muts a known Indiana football enthusiast suffers paralysis from a brain blood vessel burst. He first felt numb tingling in his hands, then legs, arms and limbs lost control. A 28 year old former Wabash student and Butler guard, he weighed 19 pounds and worked at a cigar stand in Indianapolis. Doctors see a peculiar case but hopeful for possible recovery.
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Edinburg
Raymond Muts
Indiana
Lems
Mutz
Wabash College
Grand Hotel
Indianapolis
Butler
Marion merchant Eckhart dies by self-inflicted gunshot
William H. Eckhart, a well known Marion clothing merchant and Democratic candidate for probate judge, killed himself Friday morning. Despondent over financial troubles, he prepared for suicide, borrowed a revolver and learned how to use it and where a fatal shot would land.
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Marion
Cleveland
U. P
William H. Eckhart
Two Sailors Killed In Shipwreck Off Washington Coast
News from Astoria reports the British ship Glenmoray went ashore in fog 18 miles north of the Columbia River on Thursday. Two crew members were killed while leaving the vessel, others were saved. The ship, en route from Callao to Portland in ballast, will be a total loss.
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Astoria
Ore
U. P.jj
Glenmoray
Washington Coast
Columbia River
Callao
Portland
Indiana Republicans Back McKinley in State Convention
Indiana delegates align to support McKinley with districts 1 through 13 endorsing him or instructing for his nomination. Havens, former world’s fair commissioner, resigns from Democrats at Greene Castle amid cheers as McKinley’s strength and party divisions loom.
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Greene Castle
Gb. F. Havens
Indiana
Aly
Havens
Indianapolis
Jie
Terre Haute
Ile
Riley McQween
United States Senate
McWeen
Police circulate lookout for I J Williams alias Wel Ball
The police warn the public about I J Williams alias Wel Ball who forged checks on the Sherwood-Fayfield company of Buffalo where he worked. He cashed bogus checks with Henry Lawrence and J K Sharp before leaving town. He is also wanted in Cincinnati on a similar charge.
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E. J
I. J. Williams
Wel Ball
Sherwood-Fayfield Company
Buffalo
Henry Lawrence
J. K. Sharp
Williams
Cincinnati
Fort Sheridan boxing duel ends in fatal shooting
At Fort Sheridan near Chicago Private Allen of Company A Fifteenth Infantry fatally wounded Private Call after a boxing match that started friendly but grew brutal. Allen, believed insane, shot Call at the post quarters then fired again amid a melee. Call’s groin wound proved fatal. An official inquiry began.
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Chicagyu
Allen
Fifteenth Infantry
Call
Candidates for County Offices Earn Gaily Plessonine
Readers see a crowded field for county posts with multiple candidates in districts 2 and 3 as May nominations loom. Prosecutor Wiltsie may retire amid friction with ex judge Stubbs. Sheriff Womack, Treasurer Schmidt, and Surveyor Coyner seek another term. Coroner Castor contemplates options. judge race features Abe tie Dailey John Berryhill and others in a lively contest.
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Womack
Schmidt
Coyner
Allos
Castor
Wraska
Abe
Dailey
John Berryhill
Allen
Helwig Objects to New York Street Sewer Plan
Frank Id. Helwig of Walnut appears before the Board of Works to protest a sewer on New York Street from Senate Avenue to 270 feet west. He calls the need for the sewer as unlikely as wings on a pig and questions the city engineer’s findings. He warns of possible court action after the contract is let to Indiana Construction Company and work slated to finish by May.
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Frank Id. Helwig
Board of Works
New York-st
Senate-ave
Austin
Indiana Construction Company
Mayle
Helwig
Missouri Republicans split on one or two conventions
The Missouri Republican state central committee met in St. Louis to decide if one or two conventions would be held. A McKinley first-choice preference emerged among 35 of 37 members. The plan called for two conventions, May 26 and July 22, to choose delegates and campaign on the financial plank. Springfield Sedalia and Jefferson City were considered for the first venue. A phrenology centennial meeting was postponed due to the absence of Dr. T W Sifford of Kokomo.
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Ohio
ST. Louis
U. P
Republican State Central Committee
Missouri
McKinley
Filley
Springfield
Sedalia
Jefferson City
Citizens Street Railway Co Plays Power Card in Indianapolis
Rumors swirl that Citizens' street railway company may offer bonds totaling 500000 to gain city rights or a franchise, with plans to funnel 2 percent of gross receipts to the city and operate 25 cent tickets. Stockholders and lawyers dispute the scheme while officials deny imminent deals as talks surface amid Broad Ripple tensions.
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City Street Railway Company
Seeres
Citizens’ Street Railway Company
City Company
Citizens’ Company
Cin
Tyrade
Florontetown
Fio
Broad Ripple Thougit Company
Dalton gang member killed in Goschen train robbery attempt
Frightful ambush near Goshen calamitous for lawmen Daggett and Reed as McCole of the Dalton gang opens fire aboard a Southern Pacific train. Daggett dies, Reed injured, McCole killed, body torn and found near Tulare after the Northbound train proceeds.
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Southern Pacific
Dalton Gang
Daggett and
Reed
Goschen
Daggett
C Goschen
Tuhtre
Tulare
Iresio
McCole
Mel'ole
Gosehen
Treple Murderer Barricades in Tiffin Home
John Moes of New Diesel fatally wounded his ex wife and sister in law and possibly his mother. Police, aided by the town marshal, describe an intense pursuit as Moes barricades himself inside a house. Both injured women are in grave condition with uncertain outcomes.
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Tiffin
John Moes
New Diesel
Stll
Jury deliberates in case against Wilken over Phillips entry
The jury in the case against AMli Wilken, clerk to the theater commission chaired by Senator Harris, debated felonious entry into ex Solicitor Phillips's house with wrongful intent toward Judge Phillips’s daughter. By 3:36 p.m. they remained unable to agree.
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Washington, Miereh
Amli Wilken
Tpord
Theater Commission
Harris
Teimessre
Phillips
Arrest of William Curry for assault and battery with intent to kill
William Curry, a young colored man employed by Dr Pfaff, was arrested Friday on a charge of assault and battery with intent to kill Anna Reynolds. Reynolds, a young colored woman of 217 Jn Wabash st, says Curry came to her home intoxicated Thursday, quarreled, drew a knife and slashed her breast. Wounds were treated at the City dispensary.
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William Curry
Anna Reynolds
Jn. Wabash St
Curry
Pfaff
Assessor Saukey to Deploy 60 Deputy Assessors in April
Assessor Eugene Saukey plans to start a campaign of deploying about 60 deputy assessors in the first week of April. The move aims to streamline property assessments and expand local administrative capacity.
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Eugene Saukey
Diverse Indianapolis Notices Include Divorces Births Deaths and Wills
The column reports a range of local legal and social items. It notes separations and custody disputes including CLPY LEE H. Wiliam Filson of Ohio st departing for Europe and South Africa, and Lula Askin seeking divorce and child custody for Walter. It covers probate wills for Edward W. Richards and Warren Tate, with Tate’s estate at about 150000 and bond details. Also mentioned are accusations of marital strife by Margaret R. Darrow, a court suit involving W. H. McLaughlin and Martin Connarroe, and a teenager Nora Harris facing reform school remand. Births list several new arrivals, deaths from various causes, and multiple marriage licenses including Ful ten–Wonnell and Kopp–Steiert.
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Wiliam Filson
Ohio St
Indianapolis
Priday
Europe
South Africa
Lula Askin
Robert
Walter
R. M. Smock
Indiana
Creensby
G. A. R. Post
Chicago
Margaret R. Darrow
Benj
Han
W. H. McLaughlin
Martin Connarroe
McLaughlin
Orphans’ Asylum
Nora Harris
Susie Harris
Thompson Minor
Policeman Minor
Dayton
Harris
Circuit
Reform School
Jefferson
Tula Hanes
Joseph
Airs. Fisher
Harry
Efroyimsen
Chas
Over
Patterson
H. D
Mrs. Lane
Bosson
Alice Glaser
Richard
Emma Timmons
Annie Tillbert
John
Clara Fagin
Carrie Stone
A. M. Brown
Herbert Dunn
Amos Morris
Horace Melven
Paul W Heinrich
Chas. H. Fulten
Cassie Wonnell
William H. Kopp
Bertha P. Steiert
Harvey E. Keppel
Amanda FE. Conner
Sidney Evans
Maggie Crooms
eGorge Peery
Daisy Kindley
Jesse M. Kearby
Lela G. Robinson
Cure a Cold in One Day Tone Remains Promoted
An advertisement touts Laxative Eromo Quinine Tablets and Zou Lemon Tonic Laxative as quick cures and energy boosters. It claims large bottle relief and improved appetite and clarity, with price mentions of 50c for large bottles.
Mystery intoxicated woman found in New York street
New York police investigated a refined woman found intoxicated in the street on a March night. She could not walk, wore soiled clothing, and had two front teeth damaged. She was taken for observation as detectives sought to learn her identity and the reason for her intoxication.
Ottawa House Accepts Manitoba Schools Remedy Plan
In Ottawa on March 20 the house of commons voted second reading of the Manitoba schools remedial list at 6 am, carrying 116 to 1. Laurier's six months’ hoist amendment was defeated 115 to 1 and the house adjourned after 38 hours of continuous sessions, a record-length term.
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Ottawa
Ont
U. P
Manitoba
House of Commons
Laurier
President approves dismissal in Kershner case
The president has approved the sentence of dismissal in the case of Medical director Edward Kershner U S N convicted of giving false testimony The dismissal dates from March 17 Secretary Herbert declines to release the president endorsement or case details A new shop The Globe opens at 95 to 99 I Washington St Indianapolis Dreyfuss Fox Solomon opens March 28 with all firm members moving to the city
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Washington
Edward Kershner
Herbert
Indianapolis
Dreyfuss, Fox & Solomon
Washington St
The
Globe
Shenangs No 1 Lays North of Ice in Fierce Storm
A Hiie, Pa. dispatch notes Shenangs No 1 lies about 14 miles due north of ice, having moved up in Thursday’s storm. The vessel’s position appears unchanged through a distant view, per the report.
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Cleveland
Hiie
Shenangs No. 1
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MR. Womack
Roberts
SVN
FPO
Comittee
Minskiers
Vando
Pennessee
Gen. Wergler
Ever
Avon
Mrs. Kinchlow
Cairo
Dongola
Sotdan
Kassala
Soudan
Lord Salisbury
Strick Bers
William McKinley
Gore
J. H. McNeely
J. B. Gamble
Princeton
Nat U. Hill
Bloomington
GB. F. Deck
Preelandville
C. Hobbs
Salem
John C. Stout
Paoli
MeKinley
O. H. Montgomery
Seymour
A. EB. Nowlin
Lawrenceburg
Taylor Reagan
Plainfield
Jesse Weik
Greecastle
I. J. Stoner
Greenfield
J. W. Ross
Connersville
Harry S. New
Joe Kealing
New
Whhile Skealing
Durbin
Anderson
T. H. Johnson
Dunkirk
Goth
David Coulter
Frankfort
Charles N. Williams
Crawfordsville
Are-Kinley
Vandusen
Michigan City
Claude Laughry
Monticello
McKkinley
A. L. Lawshe
Converse
Lewis
North
Manchester
Frank
Roby
Angela
HALY
BRAT
John Holtzman
McKnley
Allison
M. Lilly
HT Tan
Port Sheridan
Fort Sheridan
Len
Alien
Befors
TL Fl. Becille
Wii Hamilton
John McCregor
Mr. Pritenard
A. Goatle
William Follard
Henry Tarding
Wiltsie
George Stubbs
Judge Stubbs
MR. Helwig
Bates
T. W. Sifford
Kokomo
Citizens’ Street Railroad Company
Dr. Light
Broad Ripple Company
Doc
Pss
Plas
City Railweey Company
Nodde
Ste
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Fartheomi i
Broad Ripple
Solicitors’ Trust Company
Philadelphia
Clay
Trust Company
Citizens’ Companies
Mason
Eastern Street Railroad
Frissno
Cal
Moes
Joes
Milliken Jury
Clpy Lee H
King's Daughters Society
Hoboken
Moureh
Bet
U. PiPhia
Tlohokeat
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Tekken
Fiao Fagteheb
Onaime of
Mily
Tral Legion
Rm~plience
Jumus
King’s Daughters
Sey
Hohoukes
Betty
Qiarrel
Donovan Amkapi
Ee Oso
Siatld
Wiliam
Reval Nettie
Plug
Acnitt
Mewnutt
Dno
Lilly
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