County Commissioners Grant Rail Right of Way Controversy
The Sun reports county commissioners Stout and Farrell signed a grant allowing Citizens' street railway to access the new fair grounds, omitting Hunter. Broad Ripple officials threaten action, while Attorney Mason weighs legal options. Groundbreaking on Central Ave proceeds for a July railway, with Mayor Sullivan and Mason discussing city franchise plans amid growing competition. Wanatah and Lacrosse area land fever follows.
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Stout
Farrell
Citizens’ Street Railway Company
Fair Grounds
Broad Ripple Company
Hunter
Hiram Miller
George W. Stout
Citizens’ Company
Mason
Shaffer
Belknap
Michael Farrell
Broad Ripple
Messrs. Miller
Central Ave
Providence
Sullivan
J. C. Shaffer
New York
Broad Ripple Project
Council
Fletcher Avenue Brick Improvement Passes After Debate
The city council met Monday night and approved an order for Fletcher-ave brick paving despite a two-thirds remonstrance. The vote was 12 to 7 as officials argued over inspector salaries and licensing rules for merry-go-rounds.
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Finn
Whiskera
Ryan
Bailey
Board of Public Works
Fletcher-ave
Ole Olsen
Mr. Ryan
Olsen
White
Board of Public Safety
Young
Lynn
Costello
Mr. Linn
Fifteenth-st
Olaf
Mr. Olsen
Ragssman
Railroad Committee
Busted by Indigo and Gisborne Co collapses in Calcutta
The firm Gisborne and Company fails due to indigo and exchange pressures. Liabilities total £250,000, with the May 17 note marking the official announcement in Calcutta.
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Indigo
Calcutta
Gisborne & Co
Indigo and Exchange
Another Death From Big Four Rock Attack
Cincinnati May 16 Holton Terrill, one of the wounded in Sundays rock on the Big Four at Cleves, died Monday morning.
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Cincinnati
Holton Terrill
Cleves
See her Tee Blow hated it Wm. L. Elders
See her Tee Blow faced strong opposition from William L. Elders in a local dispute. details are unclear due to fragmented OCR. The brief hints at a naming or event involving Elders and a person or item titled See her Tee Blow.
Ohio Delegation Near Solid Backing for Sherman
Washington May 17 Congressmen Taylor of Cleveland says Ohio’s delegation will be solid for Sherman or Foraker with no third option. He notes Sherman 28 delegates and Foraker 18, with Sherman men united behind Senator Sherman and Foraker supporters aligning with them to form a solid Sherman bloc at Minneapolis.
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Ohio
John. Washinevon
D. C
Taylor
Cleveland
Sherman
Foraker
Minneapolis
Senator Sherman
Ravachol Denies Murder Charge Amid Trial Hype
The approaching Ravachol murder trial stirs large crowds as magistrates report an anarchist companion’s confession accusing Ravachol of killing the Mariocon sisters. Ravachol firmly denies the charge in his cell.
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Errenne
Ravachol
Mariocon Sisters
Indiana Weather Forecast for May 18 1892
Weather digest reports warmer and fair conditions with increasing clouds and showers over the next 36 hours ending 8 p.m. May 18, 1892, with Tuesday bringing occasional showers followed by clearing. Weather forecast emphasizes warmer temps and periodic showers across Indiana.
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Indiana
Labor strike spreads through granite trades in the East
Reports from New York and Brooklyn show at least 8,000 strikers on Tuesday and Wednesday, with expectations of 12,000 to 14,000. Within days 100,000 may join if New England contractors do not relent, as N G White & Co yard workers are sent off and entire stone industries face shutdowns. Parallel cholera outbreaks in Hurrur and Shoa cause mass fatalities and fuel fears at Massowah over blocked imports.
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New Yor
Brooklyn
New Suingland Contractors’ Association
N. G. White & Co
Fourteenth St
Nudson River
New England
Rommre
Hurrur
East Africa
Shoa
Abyssinia
Massowah
Stee Sea
Mayor’s Fire Engine Triumph And Threat To Power
A town official uses sole mayoral control to bypass bids saving ten percent yet faces public scrutiny after a costly steam engine purchase. A Chicago trip leads to a later generous self payment to restore popularity. Nihilist-like espionage dismisses party secrecy as Holt recalls a paid operative aiding the campaign.
Watchmaker shoots sweetheart then kills self in Berkshire road
London reports a watchmaker named Wynn from Newbury Berkshire shot his sweetheart Miss Steves while walking, then shot himself. Both died on the road. Police say no further details were released.
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London
Wynn
Newbury
Berks County
Steves
Mayor Surveyed Vir ginia ave viaduct progress Tuesday
A Tuesday report notes Mayor Sullivan inspecting the Virginia Avenue viaduct with progress described as finely advancing. The article also covers a broad slate of Tuesday legal, crime, and social items across Indianapolis, including court actions, police cases, and local events.
Suave Silesian Barus Chorus Director Portrait
A portrait of Papa Barus, 67, Silesian-born chorus director of the May festival, famed for geniality and temperance. The article notes his German bearing, nightly beer routine, gentle humbleness with singers, long service as organist, and devout, non theatrical stance in church music. He is a naturalized US citizen with broad charitable regard.
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Papa” Barus
May
Mr. Barus
Silesia
America
New York
Cincinnati
Thurman
John P. Frenzel
First Presbyterian Church
United States
English minister arraigned for railway assault in Wiltshire
Rev Kennedy Bell of the established church was arraigned at Hungerford town on May 17 charged with criminal assaults on two young women in a railway carriage compartment on the same trip. Bell denies the acts though evidence is strong and he is remanded for examination without bail.
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Kennedy Bell
Hungerford
Wiltshire
Gell
Homeopathic Physicians Hold 26th Annual Two Day Meeting
The State society of Homeopathic physicians convenes a public two day meeting at the state house with sessions led by Dr. Boyd Dr. Cole Dr. Martin and Dr. Clarke. Notable papers include eye diseases tic douloureux nervous diseases and gall stones among others with readings by experts from Cincinnati Cleveland and Hahnemann College. Also reports on Indiana in 1891 and personal crisis notes.
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Homeopathic Physicians
State Society of Homeopathic Physicians
State House
Boyd
Cole
Michigan City
Martin
Muncie
Clarke
T. M. Stewart
Cincinnati
F. Kraft
Cleveland
H.B. Fellows
Hahnemann College
Chicago
Gott
Crawfordsville
Runnels
Indiana
Leather Tanneries to Close for 60 Days Amid Idle Workers
Burrago May 17 report that 120 principal sole leather tanneries in the state will shut for 60 days. The move will cut output by about 9 million hides and leave around 6,000 workmen idle.
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Burrago
Blue book drives play in governor chase campaign
A Sun reporter reports Gov. Chase is circulating a blue book campaign document marked by his pen and sent to friends across the state. He defends the effort as self-answering and aims to widen distribution while rail issues are debated by Democrats and Republicans. Charles Fairbanks is discussed as a possible U S senator candidate with plans to back a Republican legislature to favor his policy goals.
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Gov. Chase
Barto
Senate
Tur Sun
Gov
Chase
Senator Hayden
Fort Wayne
Charles Fairbanks
U. S
Fairbanks
Marion County
Assembly
Body found in Niagara Falls eddy on Canadian side
The drowned woman, about 30, five feet one inch, 130 pounds, black hair and round face, was recovered from the Canadian falls eddy. She wore a plain gold ring inscribed Tout a vous toujours. No identification or clues to her identity were found.
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Niagaras Falls
Eddy
Speculating in Market Stalls Draws Foreign Criticism
A Italian vendor Nicholas Detrani bought a street market stand for 35 dollars a year paying 17.50 for six months and offered it for sale to Templeton a South side grocer for 125 dollars with assumption of the last 17.50. Templeton backed out after learning Detrani’s low rent prompting renewed criticism that foreigners are speculating in market stalls and causing others to quit the East Market. In a separate item a highly convincing counterfeit $50 greenback of the 1880 series was detected at the sub-treasury, traced to a pen and ink artist whose work slipped through a city bank. A note claims a cancer cure is offered by Dr Buikin at 964 N Hilt.
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Denison
Chicago
Nicholas Detrani
Templeton
Detrani
New York
Sub-Treasury
Denison Denison Dudes Case Highlights Minors at Pool Hall
Ed McGinnis faced two indictments in criminal court on charges of allowing minors to play pool in the Denison house billiard room. Witnesses include Robert Randthaler, Rollo Anderson, Elijah Martindale, and Rush Pickens. Manager Cullen testified about efforts to keep minors out while adults sometimes misrepresent their age.
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Ed McGinnis
McGinnis
Denison House
Robert Randthaler
Rollo Anderson
Elijah Martindale
Rush Pickens
Cullen
Sam
Congress actions and circus wreck injuries on Tuesday
In Washington on Tuesday the house debated the sundry civil bill and discussed naval appropriations as the senate took up the naval bill. Director-general Davis urged a large federal fair appropriation and cited expected visitor spending surpassing 25 million dollars. The senate also heard a ship canal study bill proposing 10 thousand dollars. In Archison Kansas a Ringling brothers circus train derailed after a culvert collapse, killing four and seriously injuring five, with twenty head of stock drowned.
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Congress
Wastmneton
J. 8
Barbour
Poplar Grove
Gen
Davis
House Committee On
Department of Justice
House
Senate
Higgins
Lake Erie
Ohio River
Chandler
Austin Corbin
City of New York
City of
Paris
Archison
Kas
Ringling Brothers
Central Branch
Concordia
Man Arrested for Assault on Daughter and Wife
Michael Goskopf, 45, was arrested at his Wright street home by Constables Sorters and Cook after a warrant from Justice Daniels. Accused by Adam Steenman, his son in law, of repeatedly assaulting Steenman’s wife Louisa and his 14 year old daughter in outhouses. Bond set at $2000. prelim hearing scheduled for Wednesday at 9 am. Goskopf claims past guilt only in Germany. Steenman alleges confessions from wife and sister in law.
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Michael Goskopf
Wright St
Cook
Wn. Davis
W. Indianapolis
Adam Steenman
Justice Daniels
Goskopf
Steenman
Sorters
Germany
Judge Howland remembered by Indy club peers
The Indianapolis literary club mourns Judge Howland, a charter member, who died the day of a sad session. Attendees recall his integrity in refusing a Harrison bank case for fear of bias, his wit, and his support for reporters amid a streetcar strike. A memorial meeting is set for Wednesday in the circuit court room.
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Indianapolis
United States
Plymouth Church
Harrison Bank
Howland
President Harrison
Gen. Harrison
Geo. Spahr
Spahr
Demarcus Brown
Butler University
Judge Howland
Newell
Harry
Times
W. P. Fishback
Brookville
Marion County Bar Association
Circuit Court Room
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Leota
Michigan Sts
Flanner & Buchanan
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Williamst
Sterling R. Holt
J. A. Layman
Mr. Holt
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Federal Court
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William Bryant
Bates House
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Rudolphus Herring
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Fountain County
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Indianapolis Ball Club
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George Billhart
Michigan Ave
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Oriental St
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Hendricks County
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