Fiend with a Torch Destroyed Century Bicycle Plant
A massive fire gutted the Century Bicycle Company factory at 244 Virginia Ave early Tuesday, with losses estimated between 40 000 and 50 000 dollars. The blaze also damaged nearby homes while workers and residents assisted as fire crews fought the flames. The plant, owned by L. C. Smithers, employed about 38 men, and insurance fully covered the loss. A German watchman, Billy Zoler, was accused of sleeping during the alarm, a claim denied by silent partner Strace Brown.
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Century Cycle Manufacturing Company
Virginia Ave
Herman Noland
Barrett
Wabster
Spectatora
Wales
Uinhing
Tose
Sayles
Waitehnman Goler
Billy Zoler
Sirace Brown
James
Crown
Puggy Rivalry Letter Challenges Ring Match
A noisy Indianapolis letter from A D Ge Sturt heckles the paper creator over a dog named Green Pug. He mocks the pug’s fighting boasts and taunts the editor to stage a match, promising his own “lame streaked” dog would beat the big mouthed pug and offering a cider bribe for victory.
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Baates Housy
Indianapolis
Maren
Eddylur
Fittin
A. D. Ge Sturt
Medical college commencements and police exam rules
The piece notes 52 medical college graduates and a judge's model speech praising learned restraint. It also mentions Indiana University Doctors J M Kitchen and guidance on city hospital examinations with strict supervision and no external aids during tests. Ads reference Lemon Tonic Laxative and a misdirected coupon offer.
Moy Leps Close Call and Chinaman Queue Scandal
A chaotic city tale describes Moy Leps, jailed for opium, facing loss of his queue. Reports spark Chinese residents to rally funds, while officials hint at a possible pardon on payment. Meanwhile baseball manager Sharsig and players discuss signings as cold weather shifts. Senator Colquitt’s funeral and transport news fill the rest of the page with varied items.
Uncertain Identity of Body Found by Canal
Coroner and relatives weighed clues after a man’s body was found along a canal bank on Saturday. Mrs Lizviatrick and her daughter aided in identification while Mr Blinch sought proof. Comparison of clothing rings and teeth created doubt that the remains are Willard Blanch’s, despite a cousin’s assertion and a ring resemblance. The widow, Mrs Blanch, offered a photo and spoke of a divorce being filed, but the coroner pressed for stronger evidence before burial.
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Lizviatrick
Jil S. Delawarest
Canal Tsat
Blench
Willard Clanch
Willard
Kick
Blasen
Aratrick
Piper
Bisab
Blanch
Willard Dbisney
Ulanchesys
Tlle Insiata
Shorty
Funeral Procession Accident Sparks Three Damage Suits
Three damage suits for 5000 dollars each were filed against Citizens street railway after a funeral train on Michigan road to Crownhill cemetery was struck by a speeding motor car last February. Mourners Julia Todd Ida Jones and G W Jackson were injured as the carriage toppled over an embankment, creating a disruptive scene amid the funeral.
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Citizens’ Street Railway Company
Michigan Road
Crownhill Cemetery
Julia Todd
Ida Jones
G. W. Jackson
Portugal Refuses Surrender of Insurgent Refugees
Portugal declines to surrender insurgent refugees who sought asylum aboard a vessel. The government says complying with the request would violate humanitarian principles and set unsafe international precedents.
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Rito Jaxero
Biarch
Portugal
Peixoto
City factions unite for nonpartisan ticket plan
Republican Rule Ricum Monp notes Democrats Populists Prohibitionists and Labor in this city joined Tuesday morning to announce resolutions favoring a nonpartisan city ticket. They oppose Republican management, alleging corruption and excessive spending, as March 27 proceedings are recorded.
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Ricum Monp
Lumber man fatally shot after supervisor killed in Fleming
In Fleming on Monday Hoke Napier a well known lumber man was shot and killed by Henry Collins a former employee who had mortally wounded Collins. The event occurred in West Virginia.
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West Virginia
Hountington
W. Va
Fleming
Hoke Napier
Henry Collins
Colling
Stabbing Incident Near Trommstreap Seventeen Fines
Joseph Arably went to the house of St Frankel where his wife was at work and stabbed her. Arrested. Wife will die. Lemon Tonle Laxative advertised. Available at all druggists.
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Trommstreap
Joseph Arably
St. Frankel
Russell Barlison Wins Receiver for Marion Street Mailway
Russell Barlison wins a court appointment as receiver for the Marion City electric railway system. Judge Woods names Howard Cass to operate the plant with Higbon fixed at 5000 dollars and Hines as surety. The complaint traces pre 1821 agreements transferring Queen City street railway assets to Queen City railway and the General Electric Companys role, with the court setting hearing dates and enjoining defendants from claiming mortgaged property.
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Marion
Russell
E Harrison
Harrison
U.S
Hines
Queen Cow Electric Street Railway Company
Flarion
Queen City Street Railway
Queen City Railway Company
Street Railway Company
Queen City Company
General Electric Company
General Company
Patrona
City Railway Company
Compraipans
Caleag
Mrr
Fusion Question Looms Over State Convention
A state convention set for May 24 in this city will spotlight a fusion issue, while leaders debate platform planks and a radical public policy stance. Notable figures like Taubenech and Vandervort will address delegates as Republican organizer activity grows and minor party dynamics emerge.
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Strange
State Committee
Paopile
Blall
Usuel
Ediver Matthaws
Fr. Kk. Taubenech
Postmaster foils burglars wounding two at work
March 27 Tuesday morning the Postmaster Wittenber heard noises in the post office and fired his shotgun wounding both burglars. Officers with a posse search for the fugitives, while citizens aid in the manhunt as the city grapples with the incident.
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Ted
Wittenber
Norses
Tie
Cltizans
Primrose and West Minstrels at the Grand
The show features Robart Griffin Morrin and Merrin Cronin with Rica and Elmer on the horizontal bar, Lew Randalls buck dancing, and music by Wail and McLecca. Promotions include Mary Howe’s concert company, Isidore Juuckstone, and Modjeska’s Grand Opera House engagement with Shylock and Cam ponsri. A noted revival of The Merchant of Venice closes the run.
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Robart Griffin Morrin
New York Herald
Stad
Manaeemant
Merrin Cronin
Rica and
Elmer
Lew Randalls
Wail
icLecca
Primrose & Weet
Lueeday
Park Theater
Bude Joss
Dudda ‘Tracy
Charles Hagee
Eddie Shayne Zecame
Jingan
Miss Tracy
Parls
Pontiingon
Mary Howe
M Wm. Lavin
Leonora von Stosch
Sig. Campansri
Boritons
New York
Philadelphia
Isidore Juuckstone
Shylock
Modjeska
Grand Opera House
Otias Skinner
Damsa
Camille
Suderman
Pisy
Magda
Europe
Court Scorn for Juror Stirring County Jail Sendoff
In a dramatic Tuesday session Judge Cox dismissed juror James Madden from Alonzo Stewart grand larceny case after Madden arrived drunk. Madden claimed no intoxication but the judge ordered contempt, fined 25 dollars and jailed him 18 hours.
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Criminal Court
Alonzo Stewart
Madden
Mledden
Aim
Supreme Court Affirms Vigo Ruling in Fletcher Warring Case
The Supreme Court upheld the Vigo County decision in the Fletcher Warring case involving over half a million dollars. Illinois Midland and its branches, placed in receivership with L. Geulis as receiver, issued certificates to fund road improvements. Fletcher & Co. of Indianapolis held much of the proceeds. after sale, creditors were paid, but Pletcher & Co. sued for additional pro rata shares. The long Vigo Superior Court dispute ended with the high court decree, wiping out the claim of the Fletcher heirs in the large sum. The case's transcript spanned nearly 1,000 pages, a record for a first printed Supreme Court filing.
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Tuesaday
Supreme Court
Vigo County
Llinois
Iijmenge
Receiver Appointed For Bryan Merchandise Company
The Bryan merchandise company went into receivership on Tuesday after a Union salees company complaint alleging over $4,000 in notes, insolvency, and near shutdown. Judge Winter's room ordered George Hawkins to seize assets per court orders.
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Bryan Merchandise Company
Union Salees Company
Coxey Army Deserts Camps and Plans Moves
Coxey’s army camps at Canton report 122 members after arriving with 52. Deserters seek warmth, saloons host drunken brawls, a spectator robbed, and arrests avoided. Coxey faces $600 debt via attachment, possible temporary leave for a horse sale in Chicago, wife of the great unknown arriving at Alliance. Deserters pass through Ricumoxa and Louisville camps as the march to Alliance proceeds amid moderating weather and promises of reception.
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Lovuisviles
Commonweal Coxey
Canton
Coplala
Melea
Marshal Brown
Fie
Army of Peace
Corey
Brown
Lved High
Coxey
Pittsburgh
B. F. Everson
Chicago
Alliance
Smith
Washington
Louisville
Marshal Browne
Browne
Ricumoxa
Ind
Omaha
Neb
Louisvinia
Louis Smith
Vaxey
Coxey’s Army
Hyde Park
More Saloonists in Court
Harvey Wilson owner of a Third street saloon near the Big Four tracks was fined 25 dollars in police court for selling liquor last Sunday. The cane was appealed. Patrolmen Ward and Temple testified to the day’s events and observed customers carrying beer as witnesses against Wilson. Peter Wagner of 855 South Meridian street faced a similar charge with case continued. Officer Hunter also charged him with Interfering with an officer alleging Wegner slammed the door in his face and refused admittance.
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Harvey Wilson
Third St
Big Four Tracks
Ward
Temple
Wilson
Peter Wagner
S. Meridian St
Hunter
Wegner
Escaped prisoner rearrested on Big Four train
Jasper Hall, an escaped prisoner from Clinton county jail, was rearrested on a Big Four train in Lebanon Indiana on Tuesday morning. Hill, who served three years of a 12 year sentence and was recently paroled, was charged with stealing a lawn mower. He escaped by swapping clothes with a tramp who was given lodging for the night. He resisted arrest but was handcuffed and taken to Frankfort.
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Lebanon
Ind
Jasper Hall
Clinton County
Hill
Frankfort
Weather Forecast for Indians March 28 1894
Forecasts for the 36 hours ending p m March 28 1894 indicate warmer fair weather. Tuesday will be light and much warmer with fair weather continuing into Wednesday.
African traveler Commander Cameron dies after horse accident
London dispatch reports Commander Cameron, the African traveler, was thrown from his horse near Bedfordshire on Monday and died later. The incident occurred amid travel through the region, with officials confirming the fatal outcome.
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London
Cameron
Bedfordshire
Man Threatens Suicide After Desertion
Curcaco March 27. F. E. Mooney, a well known local, cut his throat Tuesday morning after his wife deserted him. Local physicians attended him, conditions not disclosed.
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Curcaco
F. E. Mooney
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Board of Health
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Anderaen
Stubbs
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Eure
Jolot
Hua Vone
Andersen
Dilly Sharsig
Lndisnapolis
Alonday
Lun
Sharely
Pereaman
Tilauck
Loreman
Yoledo
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Mauck
Foreman
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Senate
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Milburn
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Macon
Snow-Beaumt
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Eikaorn
Erga
Provinexer
Rhodse Island Mills
Ceinar
Washington, LU. A
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Biss
Judys Winters
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Star Lodges
St. Louis
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Rufus
Syfers
Moses FT. Ively
Finknce Company
I’ennsylvania
W. i. Wasson
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Bishop Knickerbocker
BTL
Goss
Piscopalist
Levey Broa
Sentinel
Saul
John Weber
Ovid D. Butler
Pennsylvanisat
People’s Outfitting Company
Panden
Hinvis
Jerry
Lucy Williams
Augustus
Gertrude Krebs
William
Milza Crapper
Elin McCainiey
Mary Jll
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Huth Willintue
Julia Young
Irene Duckles
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Heyman Mecdelkorn
Mary Cohn
Milton Cooper
Ida May Lowery
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Transpeed
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Clayton
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Republican State Committee
Ana
Pharaphe
Asmusthimhnts
Guasa— Primroge & West
Faun
Cox
James Madden
Cours
Ohio
Cheveeland
Woolf
Baker
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Bicknell
State Charities Board
Joseph Collins
Cornelius O'Brien
Lagro
Wabash County
Fuestley
John Fitzmaurice
Lagroag Burely
Federal Court
Indiana Iron Company
Runcia
May Wright Sawall
Stadame Modjeska
N. Pennsylvania
K.P. Wasson
Grace
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Weather Bureau
Wappenhans
Burchard Hawkins
Hawkins
Pittsburg
Caughton & Train
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