Beantown vs Hoosiers Classic Pitching Duel at Athletic Park
May 21 Indianapolis venue drew 2,500 to see Boyle shut out Boston while Clarkson held firm for Boston. Denny doubled for two bases, scoring Hines for the game’s first run. Final line showed Indianapolis five hits to Boston six with errors favoring Boston. Other games included Pittsburg over Washington 5–0.
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Clarkson
Boyle
Cutchaw
Hines
Jerry Denny
Indianapolis
Boston
Clark‘ors
Merrill
Hornung
Attempted assassination ends in disguise revelation
In Chicago on May 21 a man confronted real estate agent P J Bolander as he passed Carroll Street. The shooter fired twice, miss ed both times, and grappled with Bolander before police intervened. The assailant, wearing a false mustache, was revealed to be Bolander's former mistress Cariaco in disguise.
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Chicago
Cariaco
P. J. Bolander
Carrolst
Bolander
Will contest of Simon Cameron kin to Cameron heirs
In circuit court Judge Sullivan heard an effort to set aside Catherine Bobbs will filed by John J. Cameron nephew of Simon Cameron of Pennsylvania. Hearing postponed as parties seek amicable settlement. Bobbs left Cameron $10,000 in will, later reduced to $1,000 by a late codicil, Cameron alleging undue influence during Mrs. Bobbs illness.
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John J. Cameron
Simon Cameron
Pennsylvania
Catherine Bobbs
Sullivan
Cameron
South End Bank Set to Open Doors and Pay Claims
Officials of the South End Bank have decided to reopen and settle all claims. The move, announced in LuMEUs CO on May 21, outlines resumption of operations and fulfillment of outstanding obligations to creditors.
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South End Bank
Settle
Lumeus
Night suicide in Amo ends life of William T Kennedy
In Amo Indiana on May 21 William T Kennedy aged about 24, single and respected, shot himself with a revolver to his temple. He died about 38 minutes later. Unrequited love is reported as the possible motive, though no definite reason was found.
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Amo
Ind
William T. Kennedy
Kennedy
Public notice misleads about runaway girls and reform
A Sentinel item claimed Alice Cunningham and Lena Schultz fled with circus man Barnes, but city officials say no truth to the tale. Dr. Cunningham disavows the report naming Alice Archer, vowing to reclaim his stepdaughter. He cites the dangers of wine rooms, street harassment, and procurers, urging women’s ballot rights to curb vice.
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Sentinel
Alice Cunningham
Lena Schultz
Barnes
Cunningham
Alice Archer
Hell
West Indianapolis Marshal Sues Over Salary Amount
James Sylvester, elected marshal of the West Indianapolis corporation in May 1857, sues for 800 dollars, claiming 600 dollars salaries and 200 dollars in damages after trustees delayed his salary decision for six months. He cites costs of transferring prisoners to Indianapolis for safe keeping due to lack of a local prison.
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West Indianapolis
James Sylvester
Wen
Sylvester
Tndianapolis
Grover and Wipe Invited to Opening of Cincinnati Expo
A meeting at 4 PM Monday in Cincinnati gathers Covington Newport and Cincinnati organizations to form a committee. The panel will invite President Cleveland and his wife to attend the opening of the Cincinnati exposition in Washington.
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Cincinnati
Covington
Newport
Washington
Cleveland
Methodist Defines Pull Wires for Bishop Election
In New York on May 19, after the Methodist conference adjourned, electioneering began in the lobby ahead of Tuesday’s bishop vote. Printed ballots circulated, an unprecedented scene. Dr. Vincent is deemed assured of election.
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New York
Police Court Picking Amid Juvenile Liquor Case and Fines
August Brunel was found guilty of selling liquor to a 10 year old, fined 25 dollars with appeal. James Reddington faced drunkenness and association charges. Minnie White pleaded not guilty and was held for fornication appeal. Condon pleaded guilty to assault and drunkenness. Badewin testified beating him, with racial slur alleged by father. Wirts was discharged after wife witness and admission of damaging furniture.
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John Lowe
James Reddington
Minnie White
Reddington
Pete Conway
W. Washington St
August Brunel
Albert Orme
James Condon
Astaultee
Breve Hadewin
Condon
Badewin
Puzzling St Paul stock action amid holiday trading
Puzzling moves in St Paul stock last week left traders unsure why holders sold for a rally on Friday and dumped Saturday. Despite a prior decline, some recovery is expected this week unless insiders reveal facts justifying lower prices. The market outlook remains unsettled with unfamiliar properties likely to emerge. London quotes unavailable due to the legal holiday.
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New York
London
St. Paul
Exchange
Mayor to Revoke Sunday Concert Saloon Licenses
Cincinnati May 21 It is understood the mayor will revoke licenses of concert saloons open on Sunday using his statutory power. Judge Robertson’s Munzebrock decision upholds the Sunday law and released the defendant on a technicality. Lively times expected next Sunday.
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Cincinnati
Robertson
Nother Tarify Bill Referred By Springer
In Wastneton on May 21 Springer introduced a bill to place on the free list certain articles whose manufacture in this country is controlled by trusts. The move aims to reduce tariffs on selected goods to counter trust influence.
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Springer
Wastneton
Royal wedding planned for Prince Henry and Princess Irene
Berlin May 21 Spl preparations for the marriage of Prince Henry and Princess Irene proceed well. The ceremony will be elaborate due to the emperor's improved health. The event is set for Charlottenburg with a grand reception Wednesday night.
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Berlin
Prince Henry
Princess Irene
Charlottenburg
Escaped Through a Technicality in Pension Fraud Trial
Francis M. Musfrier faced U S court charges for defrauding an old soldier of his pension money. He escaped Monday on the statute of limitations plea, claim being the crime occurred more than two years before indictment. Verdict returned in court with jurors remaining in the box amid strong evidence and noted regret that merits could not decide the case. The Harlan counterfeiting case followed for trial.
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Francis M. Musfrier
U. S
Musfrier
Harlan
Tragic double suicide after love refusal in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on May 21 a man George Thomas shot Maggie Wise after she refused marriage, then killed himself. Later reports reveal he was a 37-year-old fruit peddler, recently divorced, who beat the woman before the fatal shot. The couple left illegitimate children. Mrs Wise’s daughter was in Indianapolis with her father, and another daughter in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
George Thomas
Maggie Wise
Whitney Court
Thomas
Miss Wise
Wise
Indianapolis
Divorce Granted on Cruel Treatment to Widow of Ex Councilman
Judge Sullivan grants Mary Connell a divorce from Morris Connell on proof of cruel treatment. The plaintiff, widow of ex Councilman J Redding, had previously received from her late husband the saloon and, by compromise Monday, it was reassigned to her after the divorce settlement.
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Sheerta Hesband
Sullivan
Mary ¥. Connell
Morris Connell
J. Redding
Connell
Bond Offerings Show Liberal Demand In Mixed Rates
Washington May 21 bond offerings were liberal with prices near prior levels. The standout issues included 50,000 dollars of 414 per cent bonds registered at 1.189 and 50,000 dollars of 4s offered at 2h.
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Washington
Lord Stanley Sails to Canada With Troop Disposal Orders
Loxton May 21 The new governor general of Canada Lord Stanley sails next week with special instructions for the disposal of troops at Halifax. In the commons the opposition will demand specific information on the fisheries treaty.
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Stanley
Loxton
Lord Stanley
Canada
Halifiax
Hancock Monument Erected at Gettysburg Field
The friends of Hancock have erected a granite monument on the Gettysburg field where he was wounded during the charge of Pickett's brigade, the New York monument honoring his sacrifice and battlefield memory.
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New York
the Friends of Hancock
Gettysburg
Pickett
Suit to set aside 1862 real estate transfers
Mary Isabelle Rivers, an heir of Mary Reutsch, filed suit Monday seeking to invalidate conveyances made by Mrs. Reutsch to her children Frederick, Matilda and Edward in December 1862 on grounds that the mother was of unsound mind at the time.
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Mary Isabelle Rivers
Mary Reutsch
Legal dispute over arrest during trial as Kuhlmann moves to discharge
A. KE. Fisher publisher of Die Glocke reported a suit tried by Squire Martin of Haughville with William Kuhlmann as defendant. After leaving the court a constable arrested him on a capial, he posted special bail, and his lawyers moved to discharge claiming illegal arrest since statute exempts persons on trial or going to or from trial. The case to be argued Tuesday morning. Also in Bloomington Henry Carr and Vance Carr, both locally connected, clashed in the street Sunday in Hindoostan, firing revolvers and wounding each other, causing village upheaval.
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A. KE. Fisher
Die Glocke
Squire Martin
Haughville
William Kuhlmann
Justice Smock
Kuhlmann
Saloon Opens After Owens Closing Law Ruling
Cincinnati May 21 Judge Robertson of the common pleas court discharged Munzebrock the first saloonist convicted under the Owens closing law. The saloons will reopen next Sunday.
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Cincinnati
Robertson
Common Pleas Court
Munzebrock
Owens
Guerrilla leader joins Baptist church in Kentucky
MorgeanoD Kentucky May 21 reports Bridgewater, once a wartime guerrilla leader famed for bold actions, has joined the Baptist church on a recent Sunday, marking a notable personal shift after years as a desperado.
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Morgeanod
Augburn Bridgewater
Baptist
The Boodler Appeals in New York Case
Arthur J. McQuade known as the boodler alderman filed a notice of appeal from the supreme court judgment affirming his conviction in the court of general sessions.
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Boodler Appeals
New York
Arthur J. McQuade
Boodler
Supreme Court
Court of General Sessions
Train Turns Back Toward New York from St John
In St John New Brunswick on May 21 George Francis Train has repented and begun his return voyage to New York. The report notes a sudden shift in his plans as he heads back, marking a notable development in his travel narrative.
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St. John, N. B
George Francis Train
New York
Remains of infant found in vault on Ohio Street
The remains of an infant were found in the vault at the rear of 124 East Ohio Street on Monday forenoon. The coroner will investigate the case.
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Ohio St
John Miller
John Shafer
Henry Newman
W. Washington Sr
Rosalind Zollers
Bernard Archibald
Snyder fleeced for 75 dollars on Panhandle route
James Snyder, a Kansas man, arrived after claiming he was bunkoed out of 75 dollars near Indianapolis. A sharper allegedly cashed his $800 check on C. H. Umph & Co. in return for the money.
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Ricum Monn
James Snyder
Panhandle Road
Indianapolis
Snyder
C.H. Umph & Co
Kansas
Meridian Street Blockaded Ire Mounts Over Factory Delays
Manufacturing firms south of the depot complain to the Union railway for keeping Meridian street in near impassable condition for months and last week halting passage. Indianapolis belt and machine works blames the railway for forcing wagons to travel four to five blocks out of the way to cross tracks. Union president Malot says the block is temporary due to track relaying and will reopen soon.
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Meridian-st
Union Railway Company
Meridian
Malot
Union Company
Questionable Methods in Police Attempt to Shaft Prostitution Case
Sunday evening Sergeant Bruce and Officer La Forte arrested Jennie Carlton and Minnie Braidfield after spying on June's restaurant. Prosecution sought continuance, but Sergeant McKinney exposed a scheme to dismiss the cases if affidavits of liquor sales were produced. Both women were discharged for lack of evidence. prosecutor unaware of the scheme.
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Bruce
la Forte
June
Jennie Carlton
Minnie Braidfield
McKinney
Denny
First Elevator Experience Causes Wide Eyed Fear
A country woman visiting L. S. Ayers' dry goods store mistook the elevator for the second floor. After several hesitations she was pushed inside and shrieked loudly as the doors closed. She clung to the shawl about her head on arrival and fled downstairs in fear, leaving staff stunned.
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L. S. Ayers
Was She Red hair On A White Horse Sighted In Storms
A series of midnight sightings report a woman on a white horse racing down Washington Street and Kentucky Avenue during recent storms. Witnesses are confident in their accounts though details like hair color remain unconfirmed.
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Washington St
Kentucky
Shoplifting arrests in Terre Haute two women held
In Terre Haute on May 21 Mrs M. J. Mankins and Mrs. Jesse Finneran of Rockville were arrested for alleged shoplifting. They are confined in jail and cases will be heard this week.
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Terre Haute
M. J. Mankins
Jesse Finneran
Rockville
Senator Sawyer's Wife Dead in Wisconsin
Washington May 23 Mrs Sawyer wife of Senator Sawyer of Wisconsin died Monday morning after years confined to her room by paralysis.
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Senator Sawyer
Washineton
Sawyer
Wisconsin
Arrest Fugitives in Indian Territory Senate Action
In HiInetox on May 21 the Senate amended the house bill authorizing U S mar to arrest fugitives in Indian Territory.
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HiInetox
House
Senate
U. S. Mar
Indian Territory
Col A Wilson Auditor General Dies After Illness
Beac Philadelphia March 21 Special Col A Wilson auditor general of this state died Monday morning after an illness of several weeks.
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Beac
Philadelphia
Col
A. Wilson
Giddy Goshen girls masquerade in men’s clothes report
A fragment notes a mischievous masquerade by Goshen girls dressed as men. It also mentions Charles Sharp of Rolling Freie missing, relatives seeking him. Valentine Strodes convicted in Evansville for rape of a 9 year old Eliza Nashe, facing fifteen years. A Lafayette church contemplates a savings and loan plan with church leadership.
For Lovers or Flowers Horticultural Novelty Feature
An oval basket of snowballs fringed with white lilacs makes a pretty table decoration. A horticultural novelty, a peony, has gained Lu shaped form and fragrance from a rose that overshadows it.
Base Ball Edition Promised Monday Afternoon
Tax Sun announces a forthcoming base ball edition with a full account of the game to be issued Monday afternoon. The note invites readers to await complete coverage and game details in the upcoming issue.
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Tax Sun
Drunkard’s Crime in Norrox Dakota Ends in Tragedy
In Norrox Dakota May 21 Gustav Born a Swede got drunk and attacked his wife driving her from their home. He felled three sleeping children with an ax then killed himself with a pistol. The brutal act followed drink and domestic discord.
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Norrox
Dakota
Gustav Born
Boon
Gorsuch Returns Home Demented After Disappearance
Charles Gorsuch, the safe expert once feared missing, is back home on Saturday night amid confusion and dementia. Friends to oversee his business affairs while creditors await details of assets. In a separate note, Harry J. Milligan, assignee of Fletcher & Sharpe bank, paid 110000 to the county clerk for creditor dividends with payment possible around May 31 after proper entries.
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Charles Gorsuch
Harry J. Milligan
S. A. Pletcher
Fletcher & Sharpe Bank
Railroads Benefit From Indianapolis Mill Output
The Indianapolis rolling mill will produce 1,100 tons of steel for the C B L D railroad to upgrade the line. The Bee line plans a new rules book release on August 1. West Cincinnati Turners society hosted a picnic at Blue River Park on the C H D line Sunday.
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Indianapolis
C. BL &D. Railroad Company
Bee Line
West Cincinnati Turners’ Society
Blue River Park
M E Conference Meets in New York May 21
Bishop Walden presided at the Monday session of the M E conference. A vote approved printing the 1884 committee report on dividing the conference into lay and clerical houses and referred it to a committee for further action.
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M. E. Conference
York
Walden
Nashville Military Show Delights City Crowds
In Nashville on May 21 the interstate drill was a magnificent success with gorgeous decorations and a parade hailed as the finest in the south since the war. Drilling begins Tuesday with the First U S Va and an Indianapolis artillery company the only regiments present.
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Nashville
South
U. S. Va
Indianapolis Artillery Company
Four Boys Injured in Hatchet Explosion Incident
In Cincinnati on May 1 at 160 Bremen Street four boys named Eddie Ross Willie Ross Arthur Ross and a Felasch found a curious package and tried to open it with a hatchet. The device exploded injuring them badly and possibly fatally. The scene drew medical and police attention as investigators began to determine the origin and nature of the package.
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Cincinnati
Bremenst
Eddie
Willie
Arthur Ross
Wagon accident claims life of court house official
Cincinnati May 21 George Defrider, assistant superintendent of the court house, was thrown from a wagon Monday while attempting to avoid an O and M train and was killed.
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Cincinnait
George Defiries
Court House
Grain Market Reports Mixed Demand and Weak Prices
Inspectors report mixed arrivals with wheat and corn showing modest stocks while demand remains light. Local markets report meager offerings and generally weak prices, with No. 2 red wheat around 96 cents to arrive and corn bids near 59 cents. US grain supplies show wheat down 249,543 bushels week over week, gains in corn and oats, and strong hog and cattle activity in Indianapolis May 21.
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U. S
New York Produce Exchange
Indianapolis
Chicago and New York Wheat Markets Show Decline
Telegraph Markets New York May 21 1040 Wheat futures for June, July and August traded lower at open and close. Corn and oats quotes moved inconsistently with May and June contracts. Lard pork and short ribs prices appeared erratic, with Chicago noting a steady decline in wheat amid overall market softness.
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New York
Curiaco
Bate
Park
Chicago
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