Floods and Death Sweep Sioux City Michigan River Floods
Sioux City and surrounding areas faced a sudden flood when the Floyd river broke its banks, driving out a third of the city, drowning scores, and wrecking stockyards and rail lines. Rescue boats saved people from trees and rooftops as fires added to damage. dozens of names were reported missing or dead.
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Sioux City
Floyd
Missouri
Union
Johnstown
Hinton
Leeds
Springdale
F. E. West
A Shameful Slan der Rev Talmage Distorted Tale
A critique notes Rev T De Witt Talmage's boastful stories on temperance and a misquoted tale about a recovered drunkard. It claims he wrongly tied Gov Hendricks to the incident, then offers his corrected version of the Acton Ind speech and suggests the misattribution was intentional.
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T. de Witt Talmage
Ladies’ Home Journal
Talmage
Acton
Ind
Indianapolis
Gov. Hendricks
United States
Faltoast
Iendricks
Brother Talmage
Hendricks
Woman Killer in Denison Strikes Four Victims in One Night
A violent spree in Denison Texas ends with four women shot between 11 p m and 3 30 a m on Tuesday night. Victims include Mrs Henry Haynes and Miss Teena Hawley plus two women of questionable repute. A 1 000 strong vigilante group hunts the killer as arrests are made and business halts. Judge Blodgett to resign and join Behring Sea arbitration counsel for the U S. Then Boston ships 1169 Nebraska steers to Liverpool freight rates compared to New York remain high.
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Miss Hawley
Blodgett
Curiaco
United States District Court
United States
Behring Sea
Harrison
Yarns of Politicians and a Campaign Prank
A long несstory on a parade of political wagers and election tales recounts how a statewide contest stirred fortunes and bravado among young Republicans. It notes Danville and Greencastle as key locales, describes a $200 windfall spent on a banquet with a band, prayers, speeches, and a grand march led by Lieut. Gov. Chase, and hints at repeat actions if the coming campaign succeeds. The piece also mentions a street sprinkling inspector request and a call for an inspector over the major and boards.
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Charles Andrews Bookwalter
Market St
Allen County Statesman
Harrison
Illinois-st
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Parson Chase
Delawarest
Danville
Greencastle
Danvillians
Gov
Chase
Gov. Chase
Court Bribes and Divorces in West Indianapolis
William Smith, colored, fined 100 and jailed six months for whipping his wife by Judge Buskirk. John Monroe sues Sallie for divorce before Judge Walker, alleging she painted stripes around town during a rainy spell. Eugene Carter sues Richard Craig for 5000 damages, claiming a last October assault deranged him. John Rosentein fined for drunkenness. his motion for a new trial, filed by attorney William Bernhammer before Judge Cox, was overruled.
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William Smith
Buskirk
John Monroe
Sallie
Walker
Eugene Carter
Richard Craig
Craig
Indianapolis
John Rosentein
William Bernhammer
Cox
Fragmentary ad text mentions druggists sale and special sale
An unreadable OCR fragment references a drugstore sale by special offer. It mentions Bufkin and a street address 964 NUL-st along with vendor names Alligon’s and spinel value.
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Bufkin
Fequavivania
Poisoning charge clouds Virginia Henshaw case
Virginia Henshaw, 16, was arrested on a poisoning with intent to kill charge tied to Mary Miller in Potomac alley near Missouri Street. Doctors doubted illness, calling it shamming while authorities seek Mary Ridgely. The case remained open in police court.
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Virginia Henshaw
Mary Miller
Potomac Alley
Missourist
Miller
Charley Lawrence
Bates House
Rudy
Sun
Aguestricken
Lawrence
Weather predicts fair days as storms retreat east
Weather officer Wappenhans tells Sun readers that storms from the Rockies toward the Atlantic have lost their grip on Indiana. Dry weather lies west, with possible temperature shifts. no rain for a few days and likely better farming prospects though corn planting delays persist. April saw sixteen rainy days. this month so far has thirteen. Street sprinkling contractors benefit from steady rain, while others face delays as work slows.
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Wappenhans
Sun
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic Ocean
Indiana
Michigan
Western Paving Company
Massachusetts Ave
Washington
Deeming Appeal Denied in Australia Murder Case
Frederic Deeming brother of the condemned Australian murderer had his appeal heard by the judicial committee of the Privy Council. Lord Halsbury presided as lord high chancellor. Counsel stated documents from Australia and insanity evidence, but no irregularity found so the appeal was denied and the Melbourne sentence to hang Monday will stand.
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Deeming
Loxvex
Frederic Deeming
Australia
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Lord Tlalsbury
Court of Melbourne
Deering
Odd Fellows hold session and name officers
The Odd-fellows met Thursday and discussed measures. They decided not to reduce the order fees and amended the constitution. Nominations named Grand Master George Ford of South Bend, Deputy Grand Master W. H. Talbott of Orleans, Grand Warden E. G. Hogate of Danville, and W. A. Chipman of Anderson, with other officers remaining as they are. A steamer ashore at Brigantine shoals near Atlantic City on May 19, stuck for hours before a tug pulled her off. The vessel's name and damage could not be confirmed. the ship is thought to be an English tramp steamer.
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Nellie West
Louise Horner
A. Anderson
William Stone
William Rose
Frank Luther
A. Menard
George Cox
George C. Miller
Aaron Johnson
Andrew Anderson
Robert Harney
Frank Henderson
H. Ficker
Peter Rasmussen
St. Louis
Madison
Ill
Alton
East St. Louis
Alton Road
Lincoln
Neb
Rock Island
So. Louis
C. & M. Dike
Mississippi
Kansas City
Missouri
Franklin
Gas
Conade
Cincinnati
Ohio
Board of Trade
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Odd-Fellows
George Ford
South Bend
W.H. Talbott
Orleans
E. G. Hogate
Danville
W. A. Chipman
Anderson
Atlantic City
N. J
Samuel Doughs
Bill Tron
Buskirk
Cropsey
Douglass
St. Paul
Western Union
May Day committee adds cemetery and Mont Parnasse rallies
Paris organizers extend festivities with new demonstrations on May 29 at Pere La Chaise cemetery and on June 4 at Montparnasse. The May Day events aim to boost morale and visibility for the movement amid evolving public interest.
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Paris
Pere la Chaise
Mont Parnesse
Weather forecast for Indiana May 20 1892
The 36 hour outlook ending 8 p m May 20 1892 calls for rain followed by fair weather Thursday and slightly warmer conditions Friday.
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Indiana
A Quiet Lynching in Manchester Tennessee
Nasaville May 19. Fifty citizens quietly broke into the Manchester jail at 3 am and hanged Charles Everett from the railroad bridge. The incident occurred without broad knowledge until daylight. A separate section notes Justice Milton Daniels altering court procedure by delaying verdicts until records are written, drawing attorney unrest and questions about legal propriety. A man named Wells was arrested on a surety of peace warrant but Daniels denied reporters bond details.
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Charles Everett
Nasaville
Manchester
Tenn
Tullahoma
Liverett
Guess Be
Milton Daniels
E Squire
Wells
Daniels
Rumors on Holland and the triple alliance in Berlin
Paris reports that William plans to force Holland into a triple alliance during the queen and regent’s Berlin visit aided by Italy’s royals. Berlin health rumors about Emperor William threaten his travel plans. Also, Samuel Doughs pool seller case in police court ends without consensus after jurors request discharge.
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Holland
Paris
Petite Republique
Timperor William
Berlin
Italy
Figaro
William
Will Keep Up the Fight
London May 19 Delegates from the striking Durham coal miners met to discuss resuming work but a majority voted to continue the strike. The dispute has lasted over two months, causing widespread hardship as fuel shortages halt other industries and affect workers and communities dependent on coal.
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London
Durham
Cleveland Strengthens in Virginia Conventions
Washington May 19 Cleveland's friends here are buoyed by the latest conventions result and feel his Chicago prospects improve while Hill partisans report declining confidence. A Virginia Georgia compromise affected delegates yet a Richmond dispatch notes Hill favored limits and Cleveland gains. Senate aides discuss abolishing the executive clerk post and placing staff under the secretary while the house debates the sundry civil bill.
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Washington
D. C
Cleveland
Chicago
Hill
Georgia
Virginia
Richmond
Clevelad
Expensive commissioners threaten county on street railway deal
The Sun reports officials may let Citizens' street railway reach the fair grounds while warning of heavy costs if legal action forces the Broad Ripple contract breach. The county could lose a $10,000 deposit and face backdated penalties. Attorney Mason said no comment pending news from New York.
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Fheir
Frenzel
Citizens’ Street Railway
Fair Grounds
Sun
Broad Ripple Company
Mason
New York
Still 8 Striking The Eastern Unions Are Grieving Out More Well
The National granite cutters union strike against the New England contractors continues to widen with 11 000 workers on strike in New York City and Brooklyn. Additional walkouts affect Comb’s dam bridge aqueduct sections and several large Brooklyn buildings. About 250 workers at multiple sites were ordered out as strikes spread to smaller buildings. Ossip Kostromskey, once a czar’s savior granted nobility and army commission, has died from delirium tremens after retirement from temperate habits.
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New York
National Granite Cutters’ Union
New England Contractors’ Association
Brooklyn
iComb’s Dam
New Aqueduct
St. Prrensnurs
Ossip Tranovitch Kostromskey
Afghanistan
Kokcha
Moorghaub
Herat
Russia
Concluding sessions of state medical meeting held
At the state house on Thursday the second day of the homoeopathic doctors session featured several paper presentations. Dr Grosvenor of Richmond spoke on congenial knee malformation while Dr Gott of Crawfordsville discussed sponge grafts. Dr Fellows of Chicago delivered a classic lecture on the physiology of heart and lung action. In the afternoon the election was held.
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State House
Grosvenor
Richmond
Gott
Crawfordsville
Fellows
Chicago
Editors Elected Omana May 19 Conference Proceedings
Bishop Merrill opened the Methodist conference Thursday morning. The first business elected Dr. C. W. Smith editor of the Pittsburg Advocate. Young was re elected editor of St. Louis Advocate and Lawyer of Northern Advocate.
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Omana
Merrill
Methodist Conference
C. W. Smith
Pittsburg
Philadelphia's New Sugar Refinery Groundbreaking
Puirap EL Pain reports ground has been broken for a sugar refinery at the Morris street wharf between Morris and Tasker streets. The $300,000 building will handle about 2000 barrels daily and should be ready to produce sugar within a year.
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Philadelphia
Puirap EL Pain
Morris-st. Wharf
Morris and
Taskersts
Bicycle Relay Riders Stall Amid Rough Weather
The bicycle relay riders carrying a message for Gen. Miles to Gen. Howard in New York faced major delays as a storm hindered travel. They reached Kendallville, Ohio, at 6 07 a.m. after four hours and 27 minutes of lateness on Thursday.
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Calisco
Gen
Miles
Gen. Howard
New York
Rniz
Tiev
Kendallville
Trades and trials fill Caly Lith briefs of local life
Advisory unions meeting, fines for wire desertion, and a federal suit on L. E. W. rail line headline a busy period. Weather disrupts street work while the barber sunday closings collapse. Police court cases include a wife desertion fine, a knife wound incident, a guilty plea for beating, and a concussion case after a curb fall. Local officials report heavy rains straining street and conduit work as officials, merchants, and residents navigate daily upheavals.
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John W. Hamilton
Squire Habich
J. H. Crisman
L. E. & W. Railroad
Dietrich
New York
Indianapolis Gas Company
Thursay
Indiana Mutual Building and Loan Association
Society
New Albany
New Orleans
Brush
Comany
Thomas Gurchall
Union Sr
John Shaber
Alabama St
Justice Smock’s Court
Geo. W. Marley
Shaber
Marley
Chas. Ivy
John Andrews
Andrews
Justice Smock
Ivy
Union Station
Paris
Henry
Lizzie Fox
R. and
Tillen Christenson
W. N
Mrs. Gates
John
Carrie Lingle
Kenry
Callie Ridpath
Win
Christine Roessner
Albert
Lollie Woolf
Augusty Tabert
John Sullivan
Howland
Emma Stehile
Chas. A. George
Marion Farrar
Geo. Keckman
Mollie Stark
Winnie Smith
Quietus
Smith
Sun
James Milligan
Rebecca Draven
Anti Harrison Faction Sparks Indiana Political Turmoil
Reports say anti Harrison elements gain momentum in Indiana with Blaine and Chase factions vying for influence. Observers note ministry scuffles, a looming state convention, and talk of Chase nomination by acclamation as Porter counters with slower plans amid crop and weather woes. Claude Matthews visits Vermillion county as political chatter centers on Cleveland supporters shifting toward Chief Justice Fuller.
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Indiana
Ty Sty
Blaine
Harrison
Minneapolis
Antis
Fort Wayn
National
Glan
Allés County
Chase Stock
A. G. Porter
Chase
Chas
U.S
Rome
Federal court awards $5000 in railroad damage case
John E. Myers of Wheatland wins $5,000 in the case against the B & O railroad after a federal court trial. He was injured Oct. 16 when the train did not stop at Alida, nearby junction with Ly & C. The conductor failed to stop and Myers was thrown from the platform, resulting in a deformed right hand and partial blindness. The verdict split the award in two.
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John BE. Mye
Wheatland
B. Railroad
Myers
Webster-hi
Herman Smith
Deaths from Choleraine Linked to Impure Water
Three people reportedly died in May from choleraine caused by impure local water. An office desk listing appears at Wm. L. Eiders. Other notes reference a sanitarium on 124 North Alabama and a nervous epidemic context.
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Parris
Wm. L. Eiders
Fletch
Alabama
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