Gossip of the Town Sparks Electric Shock and Beer King
A gossip column recounts shocking incidents at the electric power house with Superintendent Dillon nearly overwhelmed by a high voltage jolt. It notes court-like debate on capital punishment by electricity and humor about Shakespeare, plus a tale of Munich beer history where bock beer is crowned king under government control. The piece references Dr Cleveland, Clark, and Kemmler as named figures.
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Brueh
Line 42
Dillon
Hagle
Hugene Mettler
Clark
Kemmler
Gentlamen
Dr. Wurty
BSS
Little Fuck Baer Diasunk
Adam Baubrich
Monka
Bavaria
Munich
Wheat Whoop Carcaco Morning Market Fluctuations
Paris dispatch reports a busy trading day on May 3 with wheat prices fluctuating. The market opened slightly higher than Friday and by noon June wheat showed mixed gains and losses amid general activity. A separate Paris note announces the death of former war minister Geo. Henri Isle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carcaco
Bena
Paris
Geo
Henri ‘Isle
Beall and Brotherhood Show Fallout In Week Baseball Results
Baseball contests Friday revealed mixed results with league and brotherhood play. New York beat Philadelphia 7 to 5 with Rusie and Buckley as battery, while Brooklyn topped Boston 8 to 6 and Cleveland defeated Cincinnati 4 to 1. Umpires included Lynch Gunning and Matthews, with several fielding errors noted across games.
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Hoosiers
Ase
Grace
League and Brotherhood
New York
Philadelphia
Rusie
Buckley
Vickery and Decker
Lynch
Boston
Brooklyn
Nichols and Bennett
Hughes and Daily
Errors
Umpiras
Powers and McDermott
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Lincoln and Zimmer
Rhines
Hartington
Cincinnatis
Owpire McQuaid
Brotherhood
Pittsburg
Buffalo
Morris and
Carrol
Keefe
Mack
Gunning
Matthews
Husted and
Milligan
Redbourne
Kelly
Herbert
Gaffney
Barnes
Will Free Isurdhrers if New York's Electrocution Law is Teconstitutional
May 2 in New York petition in the Kemmiler case could free Kemmiler and eight other murderers awaiting execution at Sing Sing if federal courts declare the electrical execution law unconstitutional. Judges and legal authorities debate whether nullifying the law erases capital punishment or replaces it with the old hanging method, affecting future convictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roger M. Shermen
Kemmiler
Sing Sing
Martin
Showman John Robinson Secretly Marries Ex-Mayor's Daughter
In Maysville Kentucky on May 2 a report claims showman John Robinson wed Leonora, the 17 year old daughter of ex Mayor Smith and current customs collector, in Aberdeen Ohio last Wednesday. Smith denies the marriage and warns of potential trouble amid the scandal.
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Maysville
John Robinson
Leonora
Smith
Aberdeen
Ohio
Tense race tensions flare after concert disrupted
In Johnson City Tennessee on May 3 a white mob disrupted a colored school concert at the opera house. Lights were blown out eggs thrown and the event ended in disruption. A dozen warrants issued and threats against Black attendees. violence anticipated between white and Black residents.
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Johnson City
Tenn
Opera House
Robbery of Express Messenger Reported at Eagleville
Duraven May 2 reports the Welle Fargo express messenger was robbed of forty five thousand dollars at Eagleville Thursday night. The crime details remain sparse but law enforcement is investigating and seeking leads. Local officials urge witnesses to come forward.
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Hig
Duraven
Col
Welle-Fargo Express
Eagleville
Features of Sporting Life results and notices
Lafayette defeats Indianapolis Daltons 12 to 11 while Terre Haute beats Euansville 5 to 4. DePauw defeats Purdue 7 to 6 at Greencastle. Brotherhood clubs push admission cuts amid 8,305 Friday attendance and 5,649 league. Larry Twitchell presented a watch in Cleveland as a playful cue to watch the play. Chicago beat Cleveland 11 to 4. Pittsburg over Chicago 12 to 11 with 5,649 league attendance. Syracuse nips Brooklyn 9 to 3. Rochester tops Athletics 8 to 6. Toledo 18 over Columbus 3. St Louis 11 over Louisville 3. Indianapolis growth in transfer rumors denied by Charley Mayer. Secretaries’ meeting sets Indiana dates in Lima with Terre Haute in June and Fort Wayne meetings. Frank Noble sues the National Trotting Association and Johnson for 25000 over Alcryon versus Nelson race, claiming unfair suspension harmed reputation.
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Lafayette
Indianapolis
Daltons
Terre Haute
Euansville
Greencastle
DePauw University
Purdue
Brotherhood Cluhs
Pittsburg
Brotherhood
League
Brotherhood Organs
Larry Twitchell
Cleveland
Larry
Chicago Brotherhood
Chicago
Syracuse
Brooklyn
Rochester
Athletics
Toledo
Columbus
St. Louis
Louisville
Charley Msyer
Claes
Ohio
Indiana
Lima
Cambridge City
Fort Wayne
Michigan
Frank ©. Noble
Alcryon
National Trotting Association
Philip P. Johnson
Stendard Stock Farm
Boston
Nelson
Noble
Robins
Buffalo
Grandson charged in brutal double murder in Baltimore
Baltimore, May 3. Mrs. Sarah Blaney aged 70 and her daughter Caroline Blaney aged 45 were found dead in bed with skulls crushed and bodies mutilated. A grandson, Wm. Blaney, with a bad reputation, has been arrested on suspicion. The coroner found $900 concealed in the old lady’s bed. The Blaneys recently sold property for 1800 in cash. The report includes later litigation about a separate conveyance and a suit against W. T. Brown over misrepresentation in a railroad land deal. The Brown case centers on a Harris Street property offered for 500 that was bought for 585 after repairs. Judge Howland has agreed to hear the case next week.
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Baltimore
Sarah Blaney
Caroline Blaney
Greenmont
Blaney
Caach
Hears
Wm. Blaney
Brown
SUN
Harris St
Middleton
James P. Baker
Howland
Judge fines and jails man for concealed weapons carry
Judge Sullivan fines William Laster alias Jones ten dollars in costs and sends him to the workhouse for thirty days after arrest Friday with a bag of dead chickens on his back. He identified as Jones and flashed a revolver at Officer McCain. Edward Bryant and Charles Mullar face charges of stealing items from the Wise residence and Gao house respectively. Lie want waived examination and awaits grand jury action Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Willian Laster
Jones
Laster
McCain
Edward Bryant
D. A. Wise
Hostave
Charles Mullar
Liewant
Perust
Cronin’s Friends Buried Body Near Calvary Cemetery
Dr Cronin's friends buried his body at Calvary cemetery on Wednesday night about 300 feet from fake shots, amid calls for investigation as local watchers note the law sets 40 feet as the standard unit. In Kentucky, two young sons of Cecil Fannier burned to death after accidentally setting a barn on fire while playing in Martinsville Elliott County.
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Catlurtsrurg
Sunday church services listed across Chicago churches
Several churches schedule morning and evening sermons with topics ranging from truth and the nature of God to labor questions and moral lessons. Pastors include Rev Bala, Rev Hunter, Rev Ford, Rev Whailon, Dr Tavis, Rev Cleveland, Rev Panter and Rev Leas with Central, Meridian and Seventh Street locations.
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First Presbyterian
John P. Bala
Chicago
R. V. Hunter
Murphy Temperance League
First Baptist Church
Central-ave
M. H
Ford
Fourth Presbyterian
Whailon
God
Christ
Seventh St. M. E
Tavis
Jacob
St. M. E
Cleveland
Sévanth Preabsterian
Panter
Our
D. RB
Leas
Jesus
J. G. Black
Plymouth
McCulloch
Rnformation
Washington Waits Yet as States Consider Timetable
Wyoming and Idaho may come in within two months. The tariff bill’s fate delays effect for six to twelve months. Congress grapples with financial drafts returned by Sayers and Bland after Silcott’s defalcation. John B. Moore slated for Walker Blaine’s post. Bayard previously appointed him third assistant. The Bates House Pharmacy on 64 W. Washington St. plans after-hours service by Pantzer.
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Wyoming
Idaho
Senate
Winéom
Harrison
Cosmic Club
Sayers
Bland
Silcott
Jobhn B. Moore
Walker Blaine
Moore
Bayard
Blaine
Kindar
Love and marriage in Clattersville leads to runaway wedding
In Clattersville Ohio on May 3 a romance ends in elopement as baker William Kunkle marries Lydia Davis, daughter of Jayweler Davis, after her family objects to the match. The couple fled to Washington Pennsylvania to wed. Davis complains he will not reconcile. Separately, a May music festival auction yields 1857 dollars, first bid won by W H Trasman at sixty dollars. second and third places go to Dickson & Talbott and Joda H Holliday, auctioneer Harry Adams. A cyclone near Xyle Texas kills about a hundred cattle northwest of the town on Friday.
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Ohio
Clatrsville
Wm. Kunkle
Kunkle
Lydia
Jayweler Davie
Washington
Hays
Mr. Davis
W. H. Trasman
Dickson & Talbott
Joda H. Holliday
Harry Adams
Hagland
Egypt
Gladatons
Church of Scotland
Ben Butler
Farmers’ Alliance
Jank Williams
California
Gey
Hill
New York
Oklahoma
Leavenworth
Jobn Callahan
Biss Cochrane
Dyersville
Balfour
Carl Siefort
Bridgeport
Conn
Durance
Jared Sater
Jeffersonville
Ind
Thos. Hooper
D. M. Clayton
Plummeraville
Ark
Engisch
Stanley
London
Emmettsburg
Iowa
J.C. Rykert
Bookling
Col
A. H. B. Dawson
Dawson
Marshal Goode
Goode
Local notes reveal varied events across cities and courts
A patchwork of items records rifle practice, social receptions, new corporations in Indianapolis, tariffs on bulbs, court fines for violating revenue and postal laws, political discussions on pensions, and river outlet debates. Also noted are a fire scare, a divorce suit, a horse accident, and remarks from Gen. Greely and Dr. Purmagz amid city happenings and a new meat market opening.
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Brennere
Tomlingon Ball
Ideal Loan Aesociation
Indianapolis
Warion Ceputy Florists
Planta
Dossph Oker
Mt. Carmel
Guad
U. S
U.S
G. Damon
South Bend
Shafer
McChasst
Union Railway Company
Icketh
G. Ludwig
Connine
Grant County
Green
Stedwell and
Simmons
Housce
Salter
W. South St
Georea
Ben Karsting
Schofield
Denny
Mike DeBow
Gen. Greely
Signal Service
San Francisco
Fredericks
Pradericht
Greely
C. B. Platcher
Elizabeth B. Fletcher
Creditore
Wetcher & Sharpe
A. Lewis & Co
al Drake
Aishamastead
Drakabsecams
New Jersey-st
Mt. Wayne-are
Purmagz. Drake
W. B. Clarke
Louisiana
Senate
Washington
Gulf of Mexus
Mississippi River
Waters Gais
Lake Ponchartrain
New Orleans
Vicksburg
Baton Rouge
Niagara Faille
Lake Eris
Crescent City
Abolition of German Classes Debated at School Board
At a Friday meeting Commissioner Haughey led a push to end German instruction in all grades except building No 6 and two high schools, citing cost and low completion rates. Opponents warned of legal and cultural conflict as proposals to redraw districts and expand English instruction surfaced.
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Haughey
Williams
Supf. Jones
Kr. Haughey
Losper
Conner
Vonnegut
Galvin
Edonot Cea
America
Baker
Garver
Greenetreal
Loeper
Williama
Messrs
Frenzel
Buddenbaum
Loepex
Sun
Distress from Oklahoma Black District Reaches Kansas City
May 2 dispatch from Kansas City reports Nagroas arriving from Oklahoma's black district describe severe hunger and widespread sickness. People are discouraged but could improve conditions if they tried, and relief measures will be sent to aid.
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Kansas City
Theatre notes on booths reception and New York drama
Edwin Booth receives warm reception here and keeps a satin souvenir program. Haworth plans two new plays including The substitute. New York press hopes to unify theater orchestras to perform The Star Spangled Banner nightly after shows. Critics roast Potter and Curly Ballew in Melbourne style fashion.
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Edwin Booth
San Francisco
New York Dramatic Mirror
New York
Poison in Hamburg Meat Slaw Case At Pennvilla
A detailed analysis by Dr Hurty found enough arsenic in the stomach and liver of John Oldacre to poison a family. The slit wide stomach showed no irritation typical of arsenic poisoning. The victim and family ate meat and vegetable slaw. only the father died. Coroner Zimmerman notified. suspect rough on rats may be linked. arrest expected. A second blotter notes oratorical contest miscues. Indiana delegation protested ex Gov Orsittenden's judging due to war era Confederate ties. apology offered. governor declined to sit as judge. Weather outlook and various brief notices follow, including reports from New York, Camden, and other locales.
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Welle
Prof
Horty
John Oldacre
Pennvilla
Wayne County
Zimmerman
BePauw University
Indiana
W. H. Wise
Depauw University
Diacusa
Seventh
Missouri Union Cavalry
Carhart
Spain in turmoil as riots shut city and royal power trembles
May 3 dispatch from Maprio reports anarchist calls for Sunday meetings and street protests in Barcelona. Mobs threaten looting, tramways and newspapers halted, and fear of cathedral and university damage prompts emergency measures. Police and troops regain control at noon, signaling escalating social revolution amid industrial unrest. Separately, New York dispatch outlines nationwide labor strikes with carpenters and other trades walking off in Chicago Philadelphia Louisville Milwaukee Boston Detroit Duluth St Louis Minneapolis and others, signaling widespread agitation and expected victories for workers. Jewel theft at Balmoral hotel targets duchess jewels. police suspect Billy Porter gang. Dr Ryland T. Brown funeral arrangements announced with viewing times.
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Maprio
Barcelona
Spain
Regimenta
Troope Thera
New York
Spi
Chicago
Matesblo Iron Works
McCormack
Reaper Works
Wells & French Car Works
Denman & Dorksea Furniture Works
Conches
Philadelphia
Louisville
Milwaukee
Boston
Detroit
Duluth Carpenters
St. Louis
Ecole
Minneapolis Street Railroad
Succeeding Syndicate Grows Garden Farm in Florida
Succeeding. Eustis Florida May 3 Spl J The syndicate of Indianapolis workingmen which recently bought a lot of land at Bonifary and began an experimental garden farm are succeeding.
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Eustis
Fla
Indianapolis
Bonifary
Sensational Indiana News Tidbits From Various Towns
A fragmented Indiana column reports a 17 year old named Claude Smith shooting a 7 year old Garnet Barry and other civic notes including road work halted near Richmond, a bribery trial in Corydon, a self inflicted gun incident in York, a 400 year old coin found near Tarewall, a Logansport deathbed remarriage, church decoration in Dubois county, Bedford's claimed large trial from Orange County, a $10000 damages claim in May Wilton Gemandés case, a Crawfordsville bastardy arrest of P V King, and a jail death of a mother at her son's home.
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Claude Smith
Fort Wayne
Garnet Barry
Richmond
Cyrus McPherson
Logansport
Dasper
Dubois County
Bedford
Orange County
Wilton Gemandés
H. E. Weller
Hanley-Ferguson
Lucy Wilks
P. V. King
Crawfordsville
Wes
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Shover & Dickson
Fifelake
Wisconsin
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Beall
Isurdhrers
Sporting Life
Bun Wvlice Court
Washington Waits
Pen AL Kight Drug Store
Bates Bonse
W. Washst
F. Will Pantzer
Xyle
Tex
Diane
New Meat Market
Washington St
Pouder's
Mr. Laughey
Galvin Takka
Hara
Holy Terror
Cincinnati Hallclud
Harry Weil
Arkansas
Bas Holy
City of Mexico
Diaz
Amusehenz
Enorssy
Pernelifi
Bowarth
Hare
Beaun
Demctifp
Haworth
Potter
Mrs. Potter
Hurty
Wrie
York
Hersid
Ottawa
United States
Great Britain
Bebringg Sea
Louisvil
John Slater
Little Rock
Clayton
Thomas Rooner
Angeles
Camden
N. J
Fidelity Security Trust and Safe Deposit Bank
the News
Carl Moller
Epinouacu
Duke
Dr. Stavnes
Ryland T. Brown
Central Ave
Tippecanoa Club
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