Winter Blizzard Paralyzes Donera and Minnesota Rail Lines
A severe Midwest blizzard struck Donera Minnesota March 23 halting streetcars and crippling telegraph and rail service. Snow drifts reached four to seven feet along rail corridors while widespread reports from Milwaukee Wisconsin and Chicago region warn of heavy disruption. A separate storm roared across St Paul with hail rain and high winds damaging structures and threatening floods. Also included is a poem by Catherine Callen and notes on a tariff reform discussion in New York with widespread policy shifts proposed to Carlisle.
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Donera
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Orreaco
Chicago
Minnesota
Dakota
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Portland
Oregon
South Daakota
The Demon Drink Sparks Mina Murder and Lynching
In Das Morus Iowa on March 23 a drunken miner William Frazier killed his wife and her sister at a refuge house and then maimed his child. An angry mob lynched Frazier after the killings in Mouree county mining town Hileman.
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Das Morus
Hileman
Sing Sing inmate Carlyle Har ing to be executed after murder
Carlyle Haring, condemned for the murder of his wife, was brought to Sing Sing prison on Thursday handcuffed to two deputies. He was placed in murderers' row with a guard nearby until the scheduled execution day. He appeared pale and ill during the transfer.
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Sing Sing
Carlyle Har‘ing
Murderers’ Row
RaigHD The Ante Did the Cadi When a Lawyer Said We'll Appeal
A 17 year old, Jack Williams, fined 100 dollars for carrying a slung shot. William Haffield paid 3 dollars for driving a lame horse after the attorney threatened to appeal. Nellie Welch got 5 dollars and 80 days in the workhouse. A woman named Sue was arrested on a street offense and told police to stop street walking at night. Annie Smith received 5 dollars and 10 days. James Sleet fined 10 dollars for flourishing a revolver. was found to have good character worth about 90 dollars. Hmil Rachwitz bound over to grand jury for stealing a watch and money from roommate Chas. Smitty.
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Cadi
Jack Williams
Mornolng
William Haffield
Haffield
Nellie Welch
Sue
Annie Smith
James Sleet
Indiana-ave
Sleet
Hmil Rachwitz
Chas. Smitty
Imported Workmen in Sympathy With Local Unionists
Local contractors watch the dispute between Michigan contractors and the shovelers and teamsters union. About 50 imported workers refuse to work after learning the situation. A local union member says foreigners aim to break the union and that the laborers here will quit Thursday night to test the Michigan contractors’ loyalty to organized labor.
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Michigan
Teamsters
Tru Sun
Alabama St
Labor Protest in Indianapolis Against Burke Nomination
Labor masses in Indianapolis protested the nomination of Frank Burke for district attorney. About 250 men met at Masonic Hall as JT M. Gruelle led the meeting with speeches denouncing Burke Voorhees and Brown. Resolutions blamed Cleveland and called for action. Reports also noted Loveland wary of leading the Republican state central committee and a meeting set for April. In New York a mass home rule meeting was announced for Sunday with Jusatha O'Brien presiding and W Bourke Cochran as orator.
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Frank Burke
Indianapolis
JT. M. Gruelle
Messrs
Gruelle
Loebenberg
Kennedy
Gurke
Voorhees
Brown
Burke
Cleveland
New York
Academy of Music
Thurday
Jusatha O’brien
Supreme Court
W. Bourke Cochran
Chauncey M. Depew
Noah Davis
America
Beck Investigates Sudden Death of Mrs Mary Howard
Coroner Beck to investigate the sudden death of Mrs Mary Howard of 191 W Third Street. She reportedly did not see a physician and a drug clerk prescribed for her. Secretary Farmer notes 515 entries to the beach show held next week by the Illinois kernel club Dogs Galore.
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Farmer
Iilinoia Kernel Club
Ayer's Sargaparifia Promoted as Spring Medicine
Ayer's Sargaparifia touted as the spring remedy, praised as superior to 71 and Atlas Life Insurance Company of Indianapolis. The ad-like line markets the product alongside competing brands and insurers in a concise claim of quality.
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Ayer
Atlas Life Insurance Go. of
Crushed by Cars Fatal Switch Accident at Freight House
A night watchman discovered Geo Heath or Hays, 56, under a freight car at the I B and W freight house switch near West Street after being carried 200 feet during a late Tuesday night mishap. He suffered crushed and fractured limbs, lapsed into unconsciousness, recovered briefly, and died at City Hospital around 9 o'clock. Background papers link him to Alfred Haywood and a Marion home discharge, with a conflicting name card found on his person.
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City Hospital
Geo. Hays
New York-st
Alfred Haywood
Illinois-st
Geo. Heath
Hays
Marion Soldiers
Neisner
Silence on Model Franchise Plagues Public Works Board
The Board of Public Works struggles with a street railway model franchise. Members meet in secret, differ on franchise details, and delay presenting terms to companies. Broad Ripple faces pressure as rumors and board shifts unsettle their plans while the board promises a later proposal.
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Board of Public Works
Broad Ripple Company
Senate Confirms Additional Nominations in Open Session
In open session the Senate, after ten minutes, confirmed Theodore Runyon as U.S. minister to Germany Walter Dabney of Virginia solicitor for the state department Edward B Whit ney of New York assistant attorney general James G Jenkins of Wisconsin judge for the Sevanta judicial circuit Ernest P Baldwin of Maryland first assistant of the treasury Secretary Carlisle asked for the resignation of J N Patterson who has declined to leave his post and W J D Owen's resignation as superintendent of immigration was accepted.
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Wasuixeroy
Daniel
Theodore Runyon
U. S
Germany
Walter Dabney
Virginia
Department of State
Edward B. Whitney
New York
James G. Jenkins
Wisconsin
Sevanta Judicial Circuit
Ernest P. Baldwin
Maryland
The
Treasury
Carlisle
J. N. Patterson
W. JD. Owen
Disastrous Fire in Cleveland Apartment House
Cleveland March 23 A blaze at the Morgan apartment house on Prospect Street reportedly killed four women and a baby. An ambulance call went out as firefighters battled flames. Snook, jailed on a capias from Justice Daniels, faces a $5,000 false imprisonment and slander suit in circuit court, while Mrs Snook sues Hays and Allen for $1,000 over threats to jail her husband and mortgage recovery.
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Morgan
Prospect St
Snook
Hays
James M. Allen
Allen
Newgarden
Contempt Proceedings On Ann Arbor Strike Hear Above All
Lake Shore engineers testifying in the Ann Arbor dispute claim they were not Lake Shore employees after quitting and knew nothing of the court order. Witnesses sparred with lawyers over meanings of be up while claiming resignation and lack of intent to return. The crowd reacted with laughter as the case proceeds and public opinion divides on labor and government control.
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Lake Shore
Ann Arbor
Askeri
Pau
Croca
Lindineer
James Lennon
Game One
John Conley
Ife
FoLepo
Leonard Clark
Attorne Fotter
Lake Shore Roa
Brotherhood
New York
Ricks
Chauncey Depew
Guntos
School of Social Economics
Gunton
Edward III
England
Fire Gutts O Neill block in New York tragedy
Fire gutted the four story O Neill block at 178 Washington Ave New York. Residents on upper floors were trapped and rescued from the roof by firefighters. A bystander pulled Mrs Htta Fancher from her collapsed position and she was lowered to ground by rope. She suffered severe burns and is expected to die. Property loss estimated between 39000 and 50000 dollars.
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N. Y
O'Neill
Washington At
Htta Fancher
Igna
Joseph Welch Cleared in Charge of Ring Theft
Joseph Welch was acquitted in criminal court Thursday morning of stealing finger rings from a W Washington Street jeweler. Welch, grandson of Gen Phil Kearney, nicknamed Fighting Pail, has a Chicago-based mother and a life steeped in horses and racing. He plans to return to Chicago.
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Joseph Welch
Criminal Court
W. Washington St
Welch
Phil Kearney
Chicago
Butt
Est
Newgarden's Oscidntal Minary Leads Prompt
Fragmentary ad copy proclaims Newgarden's standings and low prices with misspellings. It mentions stock superiority, a forward transfer, and a location at 45 W Wass, suggesting a local business promo. The readable text centers on promotional claims and a street address.
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Newgarden
Fire destroys Saddletree shop at Jeffersonville prison
A fire at the Jeffersonville Indiana state prison damaged the Saddletree and Tailor Shops along with the chapel new cell house and dining hall. Dennis and Clagett’s firm losses are estimated around 30000 with partial insurance. Fire began from a defective flue and the incident narrowly avoided a total prison loss. The blaze is now out and investigators proceed.
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St. Louis
Jeffersonville
Ind
Dennis & Clagett
Tramps Migrate to Workhouse as Station House Welcomes Change
The piece details a shift in tramp behavior with work at the workhouse offering a new lodging option. Tramps form a tight network, keeping a wall directory of fellow wanderers and signaling movements by leaving notes and eyeing their union ties. Station cadis grow wary as patterns shift with winter, signaling fewer lodgers and a more cautious approach to judging claims of work.
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Urbanus
Terry Hut
Ilong
Giilera
Jousas
Toll
Pittsburg
Shicego
New Jersey
New Orleans Slim
Hag
Isirk
Mother of Carlyle Harris says son will face death calmly
New Years, March 23. A morning paper prints an interview with Carlyle Harris's mother claiming her son will go to his death in the electric chair with perfect calmness as his innocence is declared. She would have aided him in escaping detection if not found not guilty. Weather notes for Indiana forecast rain late night, cooler, clearing Friday through March 24, 1893.
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Jay
State House
Dilly
Shepherd
Carlyle Harris
Calmnegg
Dr Frank Morrison Emerges as Wright’s Heir at Central Insane Hospital
A Marion County physician, Dr Frank Morrison, 35, Indiana Medical College graduate and member of the Marion County Medical Society, is viewed as a strong candidate to fill the late Supt Wright’s vacancy. Known for precise anatomy study and skilled autopsy work, Morrison is praised for efficiency over politics and support from medical peers.
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Frank A. Morrison
Wright
Central Insane Hospital
Marion County
Indiana Medical College
Marion County Medical Society
Dreas
Frank -Morrison
Morrison
Dr. Wright
Max
State House Lawn Troubles Stir Tim Griffin
Tim Griffin defends the state house lawn amid winter damage and roaming youths. He vows stricter patrols and even to arrest trespassers as he complains of walkers on the grass. Gov Hovey previously protected the grounds with sharp warnings and a warns of lethal measures if trespassers return.
Board seeks plumber inspector amid tricky selection
The Board will not find a universal candidate for the plumbing inspectorship, aiming to please all, especially the plumbers. A satisfactory salary is also debated, with $1,500 seen as pleasing to citizens but perhaps too low for a plumber. Henry Hudson and John C. Dunn are named as likely candidates.
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Board of Wealth
Henry Hudson
John C. Dunn
Coal Miner Crushed. Lives in Agony Pleas for End
WisHineon Indiana March 23. James Buddle a coal miner was trapped under falling slate near here Thursday morning and suffered a broken back. He begged attendants to kill him to end his misery as they worked to rescue him.
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Bregeed
WisHineon
Ind
James Buddle
Cowardly Captain Refuses Aid To Disabled Vessel
A distressed Pomeranian, left Adrift after a fierce gale, signaled for tow from the Bergenland but was ignored by the Red Star steamer. The disabled ship, with 75 aboard, showed three red lights and a smashed piston as authorities questioned Captain Ed for failing to assist, amid harsh criticism and public ridicule.
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Shea
Ehsff
Tag Red Star
Bergenland
Genland
Sandy Hook
Elall P
Halifax
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