Sunday baseball clash stirs Meridian ministers meet
Ministers at Meridian Street MCC church debated Sunday baseball amid Mayor Taggart’s stance and a seven-member committee report. They warned officials to enforce laws, urged a weekly half or quarter holiday, and planned petitions via Good Citizens League to curb Sunday games and preserve rest.
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Meridian St. MM. Ja
van Buskirk
Taggart
Board of Safety
Committee of Seven
Dr. Sims
Sims
Carstensen
Dobbs
France
Germany
Prussia
Lorh
Three Haute
Terre Haute
Board of Public Safety
Oy Vicinita
Tinlianapolis
Levis
Tucas
Ministers’ Association
Mr. Lucas
Buchter
Cuens
Womack
Capt. Ritter
Good Citizens’ League
Buchtel
Tue
Will Wood may testify in Pearl Bryan murder case
Cincinnati March 30. Reports say Will Wood could take the stand as the lead witness against Jackson and Walling in the Pearl Bryan murder. Jackson remains nervous and believes Walling has spoken too much. An ad for Lemon Tonic Laxative and leaky cistern repair appears alongside.
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Walling
Cincinnati
U. P
Will Wood
Jackson
Pearl Bryan
Mehinley Leads First Ballot Forecast At GOP Convention
New York dispatch reports a Yale-like canvass showing Mehinley leading on the first ballot with about 39 votes and nearly doubling rival Real who holds 42, Morton third with 64, and Allison fourth with 35 as delegates prepare for the St. Louis nominating convention June 1.
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New York
U. P
Gerald
Union
St. Louis
Meihinley
Son
Meinley
Real
Western New York Floods Hit Buffalo and Nearby Towns
Portions of Buffalo and towns including Palmyra Seneca Falls and Niagara Falls were flooded as heavy rain and swollen rivers caused water to rise rapidly. Streets and cellars flooded, bridges swept away, and boats used to access some homes while the scene gradually improved with receding waters.
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Palmyra
N.Y
Seneca Falls
Seneca Talis
N. Y
Chinatown Fan Tan Players Cleared by Judge McCray
In a Monday morning criminal court session six Chinese defendants were charged with gambling and visiting a gambling house. They admitted playing fan tan but claimed the game funded a New Year supper. Judge McCray acquitted them after defense arguments.
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McCray Acawuts
Massachusetts Ave
Herod
McCray
Debate Over Removing Abandoned Tracks Sparks City Rail Clash
Indianapolis Board of Works weighs forcing the Citizens' street railroad to remove unused tracks on Kentucky Avenue and other streets to improve road surface. Rumors say City Company watches closely as a potential entry from outside capital looms amid May stockholder tensions and internal feuds among directors over control of the company.
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Board of Works
Citizens’ Street Railroad Company
Citizens’ Company
Indianapolis
Isa
Citizens' Company
Niy
Tragedy at 374 Hudson Street Tenement Fire
A fire at the tenement 374 Hudson Street early Sunday morning killed Margaret Ryan after she leapt from a third-floor window. Inmates Thos Muller Archibald Grogan and Mary McMahon suffocated. Fireman Walsh was badly burned after a ladder fall.
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New York
Hudson St
Margaret Ryan
Thos, Muller
Archibald Grogan
Mary McMahon
Walsh
Desperate attempt to murder entire Stone family at Akron farm
A masked intruder climbed to an Akron area farmhouse early Sunday, bludgeoned Alvin M. Stone and his wife, stabbed him, cut off an ear, and attacked Emma and Hattie Stone and hired help Ira Stillson. Emma may die, others recover. neighbors search for the assailant. A garbled ad for Lemon Tonic Laxative ends the item.
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Akron
Alvin M. Stone
Hattie
Ira Stillson
Hattie Stone
Emma Stone
Campaign in the Sixth District Ends in Tense Primary
New Castle Ind March 30 The campaign for Indiana Sixth District nomina tion builds to a close as primary voting in Henry County decides the contest between H W Johnson and James M Watson. Friends warned of trouble but both sides claim near parity as voters gather amid heated exchanges and strained neighbors.
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Johnson and Watson
New Castle
Nisw Castle
Ind
Maren
Indiana
HH. VV. Johnson
James Ti. Watson
Henry
Johnson
Watson
Republic
Congress
Camn- TV
Prime Mae
Missionaries Ordered to Constantinople Amid Turmoil
American missionaries in Constantinople have been ordered to answer charges of persecution and murder by Turkish officials. They report blockades and blocked markets, with roads in bad condition and no access to transport. Officials had previously urged Knapp’s arrest and trial in Constantinople, but illness and travel conditions hindered movement. Known figures include Mr Knapp and Mina Knapp. The U S Legation awaits a reply from Minister Teryverk.
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Herve
Constavr Inopela
Goeerse i Enappami
Constantinople
United States Legation
Aridar
AVC
Oroto
Teryverk
Biths
Wnapa
Luister Errell
Porte
Knapp
Bats
Cuban resolutions to be discussed in house
Washington March 7 The conference report on the Cuban resolutions will not be called up before Wednesday. Sir Pitt of Illinois, chair of foreign affairs, says the report will be adopted though it may provoke a day long discussion by members who were not allowed to speak on the original resolutions.
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McKee
Dr. Jameson
Messrs
Je- Kee
Verner
Jie
Broad Ripple
Mr. McKee
McDonald
Hawk
Washington
Barch
GT. P
Sir. Pitt
Illinois
Antlers Death In Funeral Shootout In Cedar County
A Choctaw man Isaac Rouben shot and killed Campion Bat Fiesta at a Cedar church funeral ten miles east of Antlers Oklahoma. Rouben says Bat Fiesta fired twice then he used a Winchester and shot, killing him, then shot the horse 27 times. Rouben was in town Monday but not arrested.
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Louis
L. Pjj
Scripps-McRae League
Antlers
Cedar Ehurch
Isaac Rouben
Campion Batfiesta
Cedar County
Reuben
Battiest
State tax board meets to pursue Carroll county taxes
The state board of tax commissioners met in the state house Monday morning to consider taxes due the state from Carroll county. Carroll county authorities compromised with the Owen estate, receiving about half the taxes due the county and paying no heed to taxes due the state. The board authorized Attorney General Ketcham to enforce collection and he will bring action at once.
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State Board of Tax Commissioners
State House
Carroll County
Owen
Board of Tax Commissioners
Ketcham
Fle
Murderer John Rech arraigned in Philadelphia case
John Rech, accused of murdering his wife Bes sie at Eastville New Jersey, was captured near Philadelphia and arraigned before Magistrate Jermon at City Hall. He was held to await requisition papers as prosecutors prepare the confession turned over by Philadelphia authorities for the commonwealth case.
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Philadelprea
John Rech
Bessie
Eastville
N. J
Jermon
Rech
Philadelphia
Perry
Commonwealth
Old Indianapolis resident Mrs Lynch dies in home visit
Mrs Sarah A Lynch aged S1 is seriously ill at 269 N New Jersey St with weakness blamed on old age. Her two children William H Lynch and Mrs Mason of Denver are at her home. An early Indianapolis resident since 1850, she is widowed after Dr Thomas Lynch a Methodist preacher died about four years ago. In other news the yacht Ailsa Wins the Grand Prix de Nice race on Monday with Britannia second and Satanita third.
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Sarah A. Lynch
New Jersey
Wm. H. Lynch
Mason
Denver
Lynch
Indianapolis
Thomas Lynch
Ailsa
NICH
U. P
Nice
Britannia
Satanita
Alabama
Pdelawarests
Monument
Horace Wood
Kinney
Trey H. Beckner
Frank Helwig
Upton Hammond
Beckner
Merrell Moores
Inurope
New York
Ireland
Dublin
Hingland
France
Say Paree
Jennie Newton
William
Mery Watts
Flora King
John
Sarah HB. Powell
Charles
Mary Owens
Chadwick
Wm. Reichter
Ida
Feiias Coleman
Unicn
von Behren
Marion
H. G. Hamaker
Grant County Republican Central Committee
Louisville
S. H
Nellie Creager
A. T. Shortridge
Carl Schrader
Daisy Wright
Ellsworth Lingenfelter
Martha Freitag
Maggie Shotts
Nelson Skinner
A. A. Zion
Henry Ostermeyer
Mary H. Vail
Henry Russell
Margaret Telfer
William D. Johnston
Rosie T. Miller
Frank W. McCready
Yearl M. Siger
Gilbert Turner
Alice Milligan
St. John’s Church
Henry Moeller
Hugh M. Finnegan
Thos. E. Sherman
Roy Larimore
Malott Ave
Burrows
Delaware St
Massachusetts Ave
Larimore
Weather forecast for Indianapolis area ends March 31
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the 36 hours ending 8 p m March 31 calls for clear and fair conditions. Monday night will be fair and Tuesday also. An advertisement promotes Gemon Tonic Laxative in large bottles at 50c, claiming energy appetite and clear brain, plus a shout for Special Bath Room Tiles from Juco M Laity.
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Indianapolis
Gemon
Juco. M. Laity
String of murders tied to Chicago body of Oliver Pike
A well dressed man, likely a detective, arrived in Columbus to seek information on Oliver Pike's body found in Chicago. Pike's mother, living in Fayette, Ohio, will travel to identify the body. If confirmed, sensational developments are promised, as the fifth murder in a scheme to seize a large fortune, with arrests expected soon.
Traveling men tout bargains at Dayton haberdasher's window
A traveling man reports a Dayton haberdasher signaling long tailed shirts at curtailed prices as summer sales heat up. The piece also notes a busy weekend with ballpark visits and a crowd at the fair grounds, plus various local happenings from court to weather.
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Dayton
Prescott
International Topographical Union
C. J. Clark
Omaha
Neb
Colorado Springs
Wim
Shearer
Nettie
To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
An old advert promises a quick cure for colds with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Druggists offer money back if it fails to cure, price listed as 25e.
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