Municipal race heats up as Sullivan Norton loom
City political scene buzzes with talk of Sullivan, Norton and other contenders for mayor.Rumors swirl around party picks for clerk and alderman seats as labor and liquor interests shape possible ticket coalitions. Citizens expect lively maneuvers ahead of fall campaigns with names such as McGinnis Foley and Sullivan floated for key posts.
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Choen
Sullivan
Pierce Norton
Criminal Court
Faigny
Tut
Tin
Norton
J. W. McGinnis
Revere
Bagnuss
Budd Swift
Jerry Foley
Tim Sullivan
Democra
McGinnis
Foley
Trish
Three Bald Knobbers Executed After Bungled Hanging
Ovzank Missouri reports the execution of Dave Walker William Walker and John Matthews leaders of the Bald Knobbers. A large crowd observed as the rope broke causing a delay before the trio died within fifteen minutes. Walker was carried to the scaffold and reportedly baptized earlier that week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker
Will Not Arbitrate In Brazil Coal Dispute
May 10 report from Brazil Indiana notes miners’ meeting yielded no resolution. Operators unlikely to arbitrate, with superintendent absent and unity fractured among miners. Critics say new Progressive Union weakens miners, division aids operators, risking widespread hardship if mines stop. Local families face charity or starvation without work.
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Brazil
Ind
Brazil Black Coal Company
Cardonia
Sux
Wwe
Progressive Union
Easg
Coperatore
Ais
Ths
Rman
Young Bourglars Unearthed In Indiana Mayhem
A sensational report from Laporte Indiana May 10 describes a gang of burglars aged 15 to 20, with one arrest and a confession implicating sons of prominent citizens. The tale includes a Governor’s office dispatch about Frank Bolton a Posey county lawyer and a joke on Blackstone.
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Sixvons
Neb
Hattia Clark
Fannie Pennington
Eyasias
DahSorten
Lapor
Ind
Tre Stan
Capt. Terry
Frank D. Bolton
Posey County
Blackstone
M. Blackstone
Mr. Balton
Terry
Balton
Bolton
Foday
Perry
Tlhat
Supreme Court
Local Signs Proclaim Baseball Day Amid Street Confusion
Residents report red street signs near Mr Shaffar's home announcing baseball to day. Enthusiasts promise plenty of baseball but warn there is no game nearby and travel to Cleveland may be required.
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Cronin
Curcaco
Dr Cronin
Sunstroke case in Sunstrooke ends with recovery
Friday forenoon John Johns of 117 Weet McCarty St. collapsed from heat at Delaware and Washington streets. Restoratives and Kregele's ambulance carried him home where he will recover. It was the season's first sunstroke.
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John Johns
McCarty St
Delaware
Washington St
Kregele
Bayard Bayard Engagement Rumor Circulates
Washington May 10 engagement talk buzzes about exsecretary Bayard and Miss Mary Willing Mymes. The rumor spans high society circles with no official confirmation yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayard-Clymer
Washington
Secietsty Bayard
Mary Willing Mymes
Clements Freed After Not Guilty Verdict in Murder Case
The jury acquitted John Clements of murder in a case tied to the death of Paul Nowland. Clements, who had faced a charge of inflicting harm after a night with Nowland’s companion, walked out of the county jail to applause from his lawyer and supporters. The trial, details of adultery claims, and subsequent legal moves were noted as part of a larger sequence of personal upheaval.
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John Clements
Toney
Ann Se Reese
Clements
John Duncan
Fran
Paul Nowland
U G. Clements
Jaih
Superior Court
Tannie G. Clements
Turing
Sha
Aga
Bold Robbery Watches Stolen From Campbell Jewelers
A Boston jeweler, T Campbell at 124 Massachusetts Ave, reported a raid on his shop late Friday. About 11 am the rear room was found open and watches worth 209 disappeared including two fine void watches and an H. H. Taylor case. Police had not yet arrived for investigation by 1 pm.
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T. Campbell
Massachusetts Ave
Travis
Campbell
Ciidken
Terrapates Woro Kent
Campbellibatna
H. H. Taylor
Tragic Shaft Accident Kills Several Miners Near Middleport
A cage of miners near Middleport toppled as a car rolled onto it. An accident caused by workers injured and killed multiple youths. May have involved Hungarian laborers. Families left in grief as details unfold.
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Porrsva_k
Thea Willam Erliers
Middleport
Fright Drives Youth to Suicide Amid Family Turmoil
In New York on May 1 a youth rows with his stepfather in the bay. The stepfather becomes insane, terrifies the boy, and the youth ends by attempting suicide. The incident reflects a violent crisis within the household and the youth’s precarious condition after the fright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marko Idem
New York
iMerman Caryell
Bos
Death in marble quarry survey case shocks police court
An inquiry into a marble quarry survey led to four deaths among Baens workers. Police court records show several cases around night raids on residences including Ward and Prowning. Raids uncovered five maids and five men, with property seizures ranging from five to ninety dollars against the keeper and others.
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Marty SA
Laa
Quarriganeau
Os Baens
Bayer Deany
Wr. Denke
Walter
Lim
Fionna Ward
Banecat
Blinche
Val E
Marat St
Bruce
Sergiaweon
Four Shelbyville visitors at Union depot mystery
Four Shelbyville visitors arrived Thursday at the Union depot. A light dress, a gray suited lady, a wine colored dress, a wreath hat, and two young men accompanied them. A pocketbook with $50 vanished then $17 recovered. no arrests. Couple left Shelbyville at 8:00.
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Shelbsville
Shelbyville
Union Depot
Gilmore
Depot
Grey
Curse
Mata
Is Society At Fault In Divorce Crisis In Indiana
Statistics from 40 counties show marriages outpace divorces but the rate indicates social faults. Judges and experts discuss tightening laws, moral education, and the role of religion in preserving marriage, blaming societal looseness and infidelity for marital breakdown. FRANKFORT Ky May 9 democratic state convention in session. S. G. Sharp nominated for state treasurer. tariff reform and Cleveland endorsed.
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Everry Ten
Indiana
Peele
Marion County
Allen
Ait
Vanderburg
Ceillar
Howes
Gnurt
New England
South Carolina
France
John R. Wilson
Robert Dala Owen
New Harmony
Trase
Europe
Ein F. Ritter
Wilson
Frankfort
S. G. Sharp
Fayette County
Cleveland
OROVMEO TRIP REPORTS SEA VOYAGE WITH SEASICKNESS
London advices announce journalists Romeo Johnson and John C New have arrived. Johnson’s diary recounts a long water trip on the Hoosier, seasickness, dining aboard, a smoking room flutter, and later recovery. He notes theater imagery and a final landfall at Mogland after crossing the Atlantic.
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London
Romeo Johnson
John C. New
Johnson
White River
Hoosier
New York
Romeo
Mr. Johnson
Lores Lanor
State Room
Mogland
Actress Carris Van Euskirk Seeks Divorce From Actor Albert Abiner
May 10 report states Carris Van Euskirk files for divorce from Albert Abiner who claims to be her husband though she denies it. Carris, a young actress from a respectable family, toured small towns with a stage company. Abiner acted as Groom in a staged wedding and later asserted paternity, continuing to press the claim while she refuses.
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Thomas Tusner
Ecunry
Minnie
Catherines Gwynn
Haughville
Joseph Gwynn
Anna L
Richard A. Chriss
Lusa
Charles H. Preston
Michael S&s. Bright
Georgia Land Company
Parla C. Gunning
Carris van Euskirk
Albert Abiner
Ale
Carris
Fred
Itrer
Carrie
Altner
Squire
Attempted suicide by morphine in Washington home
Mrs. Kate Treat of 157 Washington Street attempted to end her life Thursday night by taking a large dose of morphine. Found unconscious around 10, she recovered after Dr. Hollingsworth’s treatment. Husband, a printer, was intoxicated and unaware until alerted.
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Kate Treat
Hollingsworth
Bates House
Corner in Wheat and Hot Weather News Briefs
The item reports heat records in the United States with Indianapolis noted as a target area and Jacksonville at 70 degrees in a contrasting note. It mentions a May wheat corner tied to Fairchild & Co and export intent. Indiana weather is forecast to be cooler with possible showers. An advertisement promises shoe savings from Brooklyn Shoe Store.
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Indianapolis
United States
Jacksonville
Texas
New York
Fairchild & Co
Cleveland Indians Triumph In Fast Hoosier Victory Tale
The May 9 report details a Cleveland vs. Indianapolis baseball game with Darby O'Brien pitching for Cleveland and Long Jim Whitney on the Hoosier mound. Key plays include McKear and Twitchell drives, Zimmer two-bagger, and a late five-run Cleveland burst in the sixth. Final: Cleveland 8, Indianapolis 2. Base hits favored Cleveland 15 to 7.
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Cleveland
Radford
Seery
Glasscock
Twitchell
Glasccock
Denny
Jack Glasscock
Tebeau
Zimmer
Stricker
McAleer
Bu Rces
Meherdy
Bassett
Switchell
Faatz
Hadford
Mr. Schoeneck
Whitney
Schoeneck
Viank
Tebsau
Messrs
Darby Brion
Cab Stricker
McAlear
McKean
Immer
O’brien
Sullivan
Plank
Fantz
O'then
Leary
Crone
Blank
Ruste
Bass
Denny Fowling
Brien
McGeachy
Daily
Schoenecky Kiusie
Hacsiere
Hoosiera
Indianapolis
Eirore
Early Baseball Scores and Mixed News Briefs
Baseball scores show Boston and Chicago pairs with varied hits and errors, batteries listed for several games. Also included are scattered notices on the great exposition, Latimer murder case, Dr Cronin search, and a mortgage foreclosure action plus local advertising for Marott's Shoes.
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Boston
New York
Malden and Kelley
Ewing
Brown
Philadelphia
Washington
Bufinton and
Clements
Healy
Ack
Chicago
Pittsburg
Tener
Farrel
Conway
Carroll
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Legion of
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Wat. Middleswerth
Asion
Hlope
Sikin
Mr. Bolton
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Henry C. Just
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Mr. Turner
Grand Opera House
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New Bethel Church
Tomlinson Hal
Fies Ida Hobbs
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Portsmouth
Vank
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Miss Cross
Mr. Cooper
Jeffersonville
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Lovely Lane
A. M. I. Church
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Australia
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