Story of sorrow in a Kentucky court case of Henry Lawrence
In Madison Indiana a long and public tale unfolds as Henry Lawrence vanished after eloping with Agnes Nelson, age 15, in Dearborn County. The McKeesport wife seeks support and property rights for herself and six children, while Agnes, later wed again, bears the sting of a second marriage questioned as potentially legal. Authorities hunt Lawrence, believed to be in Canada, as the case heads to court for division of his assets.
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Manison
Ind
Henry Lawrence
McKeesport
Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Col. Nelson
Nelson
Agnes Nelson
Twain
Aberdeen
Learborn County
Indiana
Col
Dearborn County
Jefferson County
Madison
Shelby County
Kentucky
Toore
Canada
Lawrence No. 1
Bedford
Weather forecast for Indiana May 12 1892
Forecasts for Indiana cover the 36 hours ending 8 p m on May 12 1892. The report notes cloudy conditions and unsettled weather through Thursday with changes in temperature and wind likely at several stations. Forecast issued by local meteorological observers.
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Indiana
Tle
Sun Subscribers Targeted By Strike Dispute
During a street railway strike News subscribers pressured carriers to switch from The Sun to The News. Carriers who also delivered The Sun pretended to deliver News to keep customers, while some confessed to dirty methods. The Sun urges readers to notify its office for proper delivery and notes past attacked carriers. The piece asserts workers and sympathizers want The Sun and will obtain it.
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Sun
Sony
Tae Sun
Tue Sun
Indianapolis
Prohibitionists Eye Cincinnati and Marion County Races
Reports from the Pure Water Men convention plans in Cincinnati and Covington area. Indiana's May 25 26 state convention at Tomlinson Hall and Col Eli F Ritter discusses possible presidential nominee Gen Bidwell of California. Dobbins and North viewed as leading Marion county candidates. Cecil wins $4000 judgment in Marion County suit against Elias Post over streetside theft accusation.
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Cincinnati
Ritter
Ohio River
Covington
Indiana
Tomlinson Hall
Eli F. Ritter
United States
Gen. Bidwell
California
Pacific
Prohibition
Dobbins
Shoals
Ind
Col. North
Milford
Sylvester Johnson
Irvington
Marion
Killed In A Mine The Bodies Terribly Burned
Rostyy Wash May 11 Forty two lives believed snuffed out by a mysterious explosion in No 2 shaft of the Northern Pacific coal company. Rescue efforts began as bodies were taken to the city hall for viewing while families mourned and officials probed the cause. The disaster, the Northwest’s worst, left 700 miners in the rescuing party scrambling through wrecked tunnels amid smoke and damp.
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Rostyy
Wash
Northern Pacific Coal Company
Rosyun
Pacific Coal Company
Northwest
Behanzin Defeated At Porto Novo In Dahomey Attack
A May 11 dispatch from Marseilles reports King Behanzin led 4000 Dahomean troops against Porto Novo on April 15. Defenders numbering about 660, mostly Senegalese sharpshooters, held firm as French officers directed Toffa’s troops who fled. Reinforcements of 300 arrived next day, forcing Behanzin to retreat with 400 dead. French losses were 15 wounded. Governor Balley was wounded by a lance thrust. Remington rifles littered the battlefield.
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Marseilles
Dahomey
Porto Novo
Behanzin
Beharzin
Toffa
M. Balley
French Guinea
Salisbury and Balfour Meet London Workers on Eight Hours
A London deputation from 11 labor classes pressed for an eight hours day at the foreign office. Lord Salisbury gave evasive replies, saying hours must balance with wages and more discussion is needed before any law. The outcome is feared to hurt the Tories in the next general election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Salisbury
Balfour
Foreign Office
Geo. Shipton
London Trades Council
Salisbury
Bombs Found Near Charlevoix Breweries in Belgium
dynamite parcels with fuses were found in the doorway of a Chatelineau brewery proprietor’s residence near Charlevoix on Wednesday morning. Two large cartridges were discovered at another brewery entrance in the same district. No clue identified.
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Brussels
Chatelineau Brewery
Charlevoix
Startling Statement On Theaters Fire Risk London
London May 11 Lionel Brough comedian appeared for actors and public performers before the House of Commons theater committee. He said a majority of London theaters lacked fire protections and urged immediate safety measures to prevent disaster.
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London
Committee On Theaters
House of Commons
Lionel Brough
Cape
Indiana Pharmacists Gather for Annual Meeting in Plymouth
Dr Edwin Walker leads Indiana state medical society delegates as Plymouth hosts the forty third annual meeting. Pharmacists discuss asthma treatment malarial intoxication and prescription writing with Remington Lloyd and Bert among notable attendees. The Indiana state pharmaceutical association convenes with about 300 delegates in the statehouse agricultural rooms amid calls for stricter licensing and liquor license fees to curb druggists who rely on spirits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Walker
Evansville
Indiana State Medical Society
Plymouth Church
Norman
Y. Pantzer
Indianapolis
Walker
Sun
Joseph P. Remington
Philadelphia
Remington
Canad
Indiana State Pharmaceutical Association
Statehouse
Indiana
Ilinois
State Pharmaceutical Society
State Board of Health
U. S
J. A. Lloyd
A. Ebbert
Chicago
Wealthy Shelbyville Man Ends Own Life in Indiana
Ernest Mueller a 50 year old prominent bank leader and liquor dealer in Shelbyville Indiana committed suicide Tuesday night and was found Wednesday morning along the riverbank seated against a stump with a bullet wound to the temple. He had recently purchased a revolver and left his home after an argument with his daughter who had just married against his wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
Ind
Ernest Mueller
Mueller
A Quiet Will Reading Hidden in Fishback & Kappes Office
Reporters from Sun and Journal attended a hush hush session Wednesday afternoon as attorneys compared the McDonald will with the copy held by Mrs. McDonald’s counsel in Fishback & Kappes. The scene unfolded in a business office setting with little fanfare and no verdict. The piece blends the will viewing with a science note about lunar eclipses later discussed in the same column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDonald
Fishback & Kappes
Sun
Journal
Court House
The Cows Cause Trouble In Haughville Assault Case
Chas Smith the Haughville marshal was fined one dollar and costs for an assault on Mrs. Julia Wood on April 16. The dispute started when Wood’s cattle blocked streets, leading to a confrontation in which Smith allegedly struck Mrs. Wood and knocked down her husband. Witnesses reported intoxication on both sides, and Wood admitted a mild liquor problem. Smith plans an appeal.
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Chas. Smith
Haughville
Justice Daniels
Julia Wood
Haughsville
Death recalls Whitaker case and Dickerson's fall
PhiLADELPHIA May 11 death of Wm R Dickerson 78 recalls one of the nations famed will cases The Whitaker case ended with Dickerson sentenced to ten years for forging a will He later failed to secure a new trial and quit the bar The day’s other matter involved Adams company replevin over a clock and a disputed name on a mortgage as Judge Walker rebuked a man over a petty quibble.
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Philadelphia
Wm. R. Dickerson
Whitaker
Dickerson
Junius
Robert Whitaker
Heire
Walker
Adams House
Kittie
Bennett
Samuel Marrow
Marrow
Adams
Amanda
Tam
Christendom
Rioting Lodz Strikers Fire on Troops and Jews
Rioters from the Lodz mills clash with military, killing several citizens and injuring about 100, with a naked Jewish woman found murdered. Fires threaten to destroy the town as cossacks provide no protection. Gen. Gourko orders troops to use cartridges freely.
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Warsaw
Lodz
Gourko
Buskirk’s Beance and Courtroom Fracas
A chaotic morning in court as Buskirk, fumes rise, borders on violence with officers and a man tagged as a colored comedian in the bleachers. William Scot pleads guilty to beating his wife and receives 100 days in the workhouse. Bridget Reing defends herself against assault, a judge excuses her, noting a rare woman who can whip a man. Peter Conway and Jeff Davidson face assault with intent to kill after Frank Jones’s injuries. Jones remains hospital bound with multiple injuries from a late fight at Conway’s saloon on West Washington Street. The piece closes with a note about the sad fate of a witness.
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Dudge Buskirk
William Scot
Ihe
Roanokest
Bridget Reing
Bridget
Peter Conway
Jeff Davidson
Frank Jones
Jones
Conway
W. Washington St
Simmons
Slander Trial Ends as Key Witness Dies
In a German testified case Sophie Spannuth sued Caroline Pohler for slander but the jury ruled for Pohler. The principal witness Mrs Engleking faced tragedy as her husband fell ill and died delaying testimony and then her two children died shortly before a scheduled trial. In New York George Alexander Rae, arrested on Chicago dispatches for theft from Redline Express, appeared in police court and was remanded awaiting Chicago requisition.
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Sophia Spannuth
Caroline Pohler
Spannuth
Pohler
Engleking
Norw York
George Alexander Rae
Chicago
Redline Express Company
Dr. J. L. Smith Marries in Indiana at 82
Dr. J L Smith a venerable Methodist clergyman and oldest Indiana pastor married a wealthy prominent Omaha lady in Varbrasro Ind on May 11. Friends are surprised by the union as he approaches his eighty second birthday and has long served in ministry.
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Dr. Smith
Vabraratso
Ind
J. L. Smith
Indiana
Emigrant Numbers Drop as Brazil Rush Ends
Came to America. May 11. The marked reduction of emigrants leaving here is due to the total cessation of the rush to Brazil, with the majority this year going to the United States. Total for April is 19,124, compared with 25,772 in 1991.
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Mr. J. Breude
Quintius Curtius
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
South America
North America
Luna
New York
America
Bremein
Brazil
United States
Italians Control Market- House Fruit Stands Threatened
Local worry grows as Italians allegedly tighten hold on East Market fruit stalls. Three stalls were auctioned. Vincent Bruno paid $100 for stall 39 owned by an appraised value of $40, and American Eliker paid to secure another stall. council ordinance lets holders renew by paying appraised value, but fights over stalls persist. Clerk Steeg notes Americans cannot match Italian prices, fearing market dominance.
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Vincent Bruno
Wm. Eliker
Elixer
Steeg
Board of Public Safety
Brutal assault attempt on girl prompts police probe
J W Jackson, who moved to 121 Park Ave, says a colored man broke into his home and tried to assault his 1 year old daughter Carrie at midnight. The girl fled downstairs and reported the intruder warned he would kill her if she screamed as police investigate the incident.
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J. W. Jackson
Park-ave
Carrie
Jackson
Democratic State Convention Opens in Concord New Hampshire
The Democratic state convention met in Concord New Hampshire on May 11 with Oliver Branch named permanent chairman. John P Bartlett led the session as chairman while a fiery speech attacked Cleveland and loyalty to the party triggered boos and disorder as a motion to strike Cleveland from the platform failed.
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Fiaya G
Concono
N. H
John P. Bartlett
Oliver Branch
Cleveand
Tec
Cleveland
Hill’s
State board to meet for three day session on education topics
The State board of education will meet Monday for a three day session covering life license, high school matters and other school topics. Rain delays hold back work on the state fair ground affecting track and foundation labor until sun returns. Water mains ordered on Central avenue Wednesday and Illinois street upgrades promised along Sixteenth to Twenty sixth. Health officials report no danger from smallpox cases with Russian Jews in Indianapolis.
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State Board of Education
Board of Public Works
Central Ave
Young
Njlinois-St
Burns
May Seamon
E. Market Sr
Criminal Court
McPeak
Cox
Grand
Im. Birnrus
Charles
Coverhill
Alexander
Eliza Ann Johnson
Frank
CIGARMAKERS STRIKE MOVE TOWARD ARBITRATION TALKS
The cigarmakers union and manufacturers move toward arbitration. A union committee will meet the bosses to discuss a proposed arbitration board with representatives from both sides. The union demands disinterested members or clear terms. The manufacturers say they offered a $1 per thousand advance on all five cent goods but cannot meet a full raise.
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Tur Sun
Arbeiter Hall
Wm. Kiemeyer
Cigarmakers
Ig Union
Walters Case Prolongs Coroner Inquiry and Custody
Coroner continues Walters case examination with several witnesses Wednesday but no clear developments. Anderson remains jailed awaiting possible assault charges. post mortem timing debated. Detective Page remarks misinterpreted by friends regarding supposed drunkenness. Mrs Walters asserts husband was not intoxicated. Tax officials foresee limited impact from Supreme Court bank ruling and plan extra efforts in corporate tax dispute following a conference with the attorney-general.
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Walters
Teeona Wit Wa
Tue Sun
Daniels
Anderson
Page
Sun
Walter
Supreme Court
John Kern
Juleo Ayre
Henderson
Matthews
Electric Medics Gather for State Association Meeting
The annual meeting of the State Electric Association began at Lorraine ball on Wednesday morning with President B A Converse delivering an address. A program featuring about 75 papers started and the meeting will continue Thursday.
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State Eclectic Association
Lorraine Ball
B. A. Converse
Willontinue
Local Youth Arrested In Barn Durning Case In Indiana
Washiton Indiana May 11 Jake Harvergon son of a wealthy Glendale farmer was arrested on a charge of barn burning. Alleged to belong to an organized band though friends deny it. Also Shelbyville May 11 W A White prominent businessman declared insane and ordered to Indian apolis hospital for treatment. Flowers, Floral & Em Betterman Bros. advertised local offices.
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Washieton
Ind
Jake Harvergon
Glendale
Shelbyville
W.A. White
Central Hospital
Indianapolis
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Beveral Childrer
Letcher
Pure Water Men
Cecil
Lebanon
Cecil Vs. Post
Marion County
Elias Post
Thos. W. Cecil
T. W. Lock
Pahemtfy
MR. Salisbury
M’donald
Janesses
Bavagen
Presa
Buskirk’s
Fox Highers
the Walters Cay
Win
Elders
Floral & Em
Betterman Bros
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