Bad Day for Birds Marksmen at English Pigeon Shoot
A wild day at a shooting tournament features sparrows and pigeons, with rules joked as quaint by English gun clubs. Scoring highlights include a 50 purse singles and multiple shooters named Allen Elliott Merdechal Dennis Kreuss Voris Faris England Schick Hritten Palmer Sands Comstock and Vovis. The event notes fresh crowd-pleasers like live birds, fast birds and lucky birds, plus a dog retrieving feature and a 2 pm start for the afternoon rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
England
Capital City
Sun Club
Kyvent
Allen
Elliott
Merdechal
Zvent
Dennis
Kreuss
Voris
Faris
Schick
Hritten
Tavent
Palmer
Sands
Comstock
Hiei
Tigent
Spencer
Mendenhall
Vovis
Erb, Jr
Polster
Scott
Dr. Britton
Addison's Disease Mystery Turns White Men Black
An old report notes Addison's disease causing white men to darken to mulatto and finally black. It cites Vem Sex of Noblesville as a recent case and quotes Dr A W Brayton on causes and progression, including temporary remedies and rare outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addison
Noblesville
A Susman
A. W. Brayton
Big Fight Set in San Francisco May 21
Sporting circles hype the prize ring clash at the California Athletic Club between Peter Jackson and Jim Corbett on Thursday night. Corbett weighs 187 pounds while Jackson weighs 190 and a half. Bets favor Jackson at 109 to 65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Jackson
Jim Corbett
San Irancisco
California Athletic Club
Peter Jackson
Corbett
Jackson
Weather Forecast and Firemen Relief Fund Elections
Indiana forecasts show rain and warmer cloudy conditions for Indianapolis and vicinity with afternoon and night showers. cooler mornings and Friday. Wyoming and Colorado report snow and very heavy 2 inch rains across several states. Firemen’s Relief Fund vote elects Barrett Leach Conis Tobin to the board. A Board of Public Safety meeting will set salary percentages for this month and plan the police relief fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Firemen’s Relief Fund
Fire Department
Thomas Barrett
el. Leach
Edward Conis
Vic. Tobin
Board of Public Safety
Police Relief Fund
Futara
Auction of Market Stalls Under Public Safety Board
The annual auction sale of market stalls was held Thursday under the ordinance 141 direction of the Board of Public Safety and Deputy Controller Sam Perrott. Auctioneer Geo Draper oversaw lively bidding in the meat market with stall No 62 selling for 125 dollars to Seidlinger Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Public Safety
Sam Perrott
Geo. Draper
Seidlinger Bros
Pope appeals to William for aid on social encyclical
Paris May 21 A Vigaro Rome correspondent reports the pope has sent a copy of his encyclical on the social question to Emperor William with an autograph letter asking the emperor to assist in carrying out the encyclical’s recommendations and suggestions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Paris
Vigaro
Rome
Pope
William
Local notices and society items from Fairland to Indianapolis
Gray club address by Hon Patrick Keefe. Retail clerks entertain at Tomlinson hall. Incorporations include Evansville cooperative mining and flatrock butter and cheese. Parole for Chas McMillen. Black Jim to serve year in prison. Miss Leonore Snyder with Dail opera in Louisville. Stock certificates taxed at fair cash value. Indianapolis press club meets at 4 pm Thursday. Board of state charities trip underway. Board of Trade election June 8. Larsen Bros. assigned for creditors. Democratic editors plan June meeting at Maxinkuckee. William Langsdale discharged in assault case. Police day and night force exams scheduled. Building condemnations list submitted. Thousands of dead fish along White River. dynamiter suspicions. Fish commissioner to investigate. Births record multiple infants. Marriages listed for several couples. New bookcases at Wm L Hider's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Keefe
Fairland
Tul
Gray Club
Tomlinson Hall
Evansville Co - Operative Mining Company
Capital
Flatrock Butter and Cheese Company
Chas
McMillen
Parke County
Wesley Muncie
Black Jim
Clay County
Leonore Snyder
Dail Opera Company
Louisville
Indianapolis Press Club
Alex Johnson
Board of State Charities
Board of Trade
Larsen Bros
Washington St
Hendricks Club
Maxinkuckee
William Langsdale
Joseph Sewark
Squire Feibleman
Michael Fitchay
Ricketts Heirs
Davis At
W. Market St
Jacob Schaff
Pearlat
Jacob Metzgar
State Board of Health
Noblesville
White River
Strawboard Works
Siony
Louis
Berenia Trangutt
Alexis
Mary Chablot
Edward
Maggie Brady
Frank
Rudolph
Pauline Neuman
Abert
Mary Quiser
Alonzo
Ellis Chapman
Mrs. Smith
James
Mrs. Brady
Lilly Owens
George
Anna Wright
Webster
Mrs. Pearson
Virgin
Emma Smith
Henry
Martha Smith
Mrs. Carroll
H. C
Orville Wells
Mamie Smith
Arthur Laret
Jeanette Kaylor
Sewall Webb
Amanda Shaffer
William Lichtenberg
Bertha Weidenhauft
Emils Fesler
May Hubbert
Albert Moldthau
Mary Fark
More Candidacy Bids in City Clerk Race Sparks Jabs
City Clerk hopefuls press for renomination amid gerrymander worry and budget strife. Council critics accuse opposition of unfair districting while Cooper and Martindale hedge on party gains. Bud Swift vows to hustle for renomination, denying salary risk, with Randall J. Abrams and William Miller named as rivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Swift
Randall J. Abrams
State House
Wm. Miler
Quarree About Stone Rejected Then Accepted by Firm
Twelve car loads of stone from Greenburg quarries were rejected by Inspector Allen for the Consolidated stone and lime company during curb work. The manager, Mr. Kessing, claimed Allen previously ran on other lines and favored a Mansfield influenced balance. City officials later accepted the stone, with questions about Berea stratified or colloidal specs and whether any other stone was used for curbing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finny
Consolidated Stone and Lime Company
Greenburg
Allen
Mansefield
Offics
Virginia Ave
Kessing
Ll & W
Mansfield
State House
Novinesr Mansfield
Supt
Consolidated Company
Will Phipps
Board of Public Works
Jennings Lynched After Fishermen Capture Suspect
An excited Providence report states James Jennings a Black man abducted and outraged the 13 year old daughter of George Bowler. A mob overtook officers near the town, hanged Jennings from a tree, and shot his body. Jennings allegedly confessed before death. In New York Romany N Y a May 21 a fire destroyed the West Albany Central railroad shops. Two hundred workers unemployed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
James Jennings
George Bowler
Jennings
Romany
N. Y
New York Central Railroad
West Albany
Russian Prisoners Headed to Siberia 5000 Strong
A telegram notes 5000 prisoners awaiting transport to Siberia amid other world items. Chilean insurgents deposit 261000 dollars in a San Francisco bank. A powder explosion near Mexico City Wednesday kills eight and wounds many. Cardinal Lavigerie plans a 400 person caravan to Tanganyika to suppress slave trade. Ex-Queen Natalie receives widespread sympathy and flowers from followers. Over 700 destitute Italians return home from South America in search of work. The influx of czar driven Jews into England sparks talk of new restrictions. Emperor William repeats peace outlook in Elbing. A daughter born to the Duke and Duchess of Fife is said to be the only English-blood royal offspring in over a century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Sibéria
San Francisco
City of Mexico
Cardinal Lavigerie
Tanganyika
Natalie
South America
England
Wiliam
Elbing
Shakespeare’s Spunk Sparks Fires In Recall War
In an interview, Mayer Shakespeare of New Orleans calls Consul Corte a coward and accuses Thalian factions of pressuring him. He vows to stand against them, promising a monument if killed. The piece also notes Ottawa talks on purse nets and a health citation for Lucy Johnson over plumbing repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corte
Dexren
Nesus
Mayer Shakespeare
New Orleans
New Brewing Firm Plans Incorporation
A brewing company will file articles of incorporation within days with capital stock of 250000 dollars, 175000 dollars already subscribed. The names of the projectors are withheld but described as experienced gentlemen in the business.
Way of the World letter mocks church factions and colonial zeal
The piece criticizes Rev. Foster editor of Garden Rule as a Cincinnati pauper and questions the paper’s church ties. It cites his defense of advertising breweries, compares to Cotton Mather era heresy, and mentions a lurid plan to seize Penn and his followers aboard the Porpoise for transport to Barbadoes to profit from rum and slave trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. P. Foster
Cincinnati
Beastly Murder of Daisy Reynolds Rocks Indiana Town
Miss Daisy Reynolds, 23, a respected school mistress, was found murdered near New Corydon after being abducted from a train. Two colored men, Lige Holland and Andy Pickem, were arrested in Decatur, Ind., amid a state of intense local excitement and suspicions of assault before death.
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WilLsHire
Leverish
Daisy Reynolds
Daisy
Clover Leaf Road
Here
Patsy
Lige
Holland
Andy Pickem
Decatur
Ind
Mise Reynolds
Pickem
That Durred Ship Again Loxnon May 21
Paria dispatches confirm Chilean agents of the congressional party arranged with the United States to avoid forced seizure of the state by a Charleston navy vessel. The Tiara may be handed to the United States while neutrality law violations are assessed. Credibility of reports remains unestablished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loxnon
Paria
Congressional Party
United States
Charleston
United States Navy
France Getting Even in Indian Ocean Action
The Amazone report from Marseilles dated May 21 notes French warships Bugon and D Estang bombarding Anjouan in the Comoro Islands as punishment for a revolt against French authority. A blockade has also been established around the islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Marseilles
East Africa
Make
Seychelles
Indian Ocean
Bugon
D’estang
Anjouan
Comoro
Bold Murderer Hung at Rannerville
Kane, who murdered his wife last March by stabbing her with a carving knife, was hanged Thursday morning at 3:1. His neck did not break and he died hard. The crime was unprovoked, and he expressed regret he had not killed his son. He walked to the scaffold without fear. In Annhung, Virginia, Joseph Mattrass was shot Wednesday by Charles Buffalo, who was attempting to arrest him. Buffalo was arrested and a military jail guard protects against lynching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ranneville
Gat
Kane
Anuhbung
Joseph Mattrass
Pocahontas
Chas
Buffalo
Mattrass
Mayor forbids Sunday baseball games in Cincinnati
Cincinnati Mayor Moshy issues orders banning next Sundays baseball games and orders arrest of players, signaling strict enforcement and potential legal action for violators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Moshy
Car Stables Burned in Logansport Fire
Fire destroyed the stables of the Logansport street car company on Wednesday. Loss estimated at 25000 dollars. Local fire crews battled the blaze into the night, with no immediate report of injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucarspor
Ind
Spi
Logansport Street Car Company
Features Of Sporting Lif Fight News And Races
Seery is sick at Washington threatening Bowen Myer bout. Northwestern results include Myansville Wayne 10 Terre Hauten Detroit 1. James Fogarty dies in Philadelphia. Frisco bout set for Thursday. Chicago races opening winners include Brookwood derby in 2 17. Baseball scores show multiple batteries and lineups.
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Seery
Washington
Northwestern
Myansville
Wayne
Terre Hauten
Detroit
James Fogarty
Philadelphia
Jackson
Corbett
Frisco
Louisville
Grandson
Miss Hawkins
Morrissey
Walters
Chicago
Brookwood
Gutlock
Jim Murphy
Justice
Hockey
Cincinnati
New York
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Baldwin
Mack
Hemming
Caruthers
Cleveland
Boston
Vian
Gruber
Zimmer
Nichols
Bennett
Luby
Kittridge
Gleason
Clemente
Association
Columbus
Baltimore
Knell
Dowse
Cunningham
Townsend
Athletics
Weyhing
Cross
Crane
Hurley
Miller and
Me Iuire
Whret
Cook
St. Louis
Haddock and
Murphy
Stivetts
Boyle
Bargain sale on men’s dress shoes at 66 E Wash St
A local ad advertises men’s dress shoes priced at 1.27 dollars for Thursday to Saturday. Styles include button and lace and equetress, with a note that similar shoes sell elsewhere for 2.50 dollars. The dealer promotes this as a special bargain scale at 66 East Washington Street.
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E. Wash.st
Deadly tornado leaves Doerger, Fletcher and others dead near Marxico
A violent tornado struck three miles northeast of Marxico, Missouri on Wednesday afternoon, tearing through several miles and destroying 15 homes. Dozens are killed or wounded, including James and Lizzie Doerger, Mr and Mrs Doerger, Wm Yost ranger, and others. livestock and machinery were scattered, with numbers uncertain as bodies are scattered across the wreckage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marxico
James
Lizzie Doerger
Doerger
Duffy
Wm. Yostranger
Stranberg
Gertrude
Kate
Willie Fletcher
Norris
Boston
Kunkel
Eailly Seal
Defeated Queen Natalie in Belgrade Student Disturbances
May 21 Belgrade reports twelve students among Mondsy wearied by the expulsion of six queen Nstaiie have died. Belgrade garrison reinforced to curb disorders. Ex queen travels to Jassy. Deputations greet her with flowers and a silver wreath. She asks the students to guard her son and king, kisses the women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natalie
Belcuane
Mondsy
Nstaiie
Belgrade
Jassy
Bogus Circus Agent? Local Man Arrested Over Mail Fraud
Wednesday Charles Hays was brought to the jail by federal authorities on a charge of opening other people's mail. He was arrested at Sullivan, allegedly posing as the advertising agent for John Robinson's circus and signing contracts for feed and hotel accommodations with a bonus, a smooth talking 2 year old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hays
Sullivan
Ofohn Robinson
Circus
A Lifetime Quarrel Between Lawrence Farmers
John G Londen, imprisoned on a surety affidavit filed by W A Scofield, both elderly Lawrence township farmers, have long fought over a farm in Seafield. Scofield alleges Londen poisoned his cattle and swore out affidavits before Squire Peibleman. Trial set for Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Londen
W. A. Scofield
Lawrence Township
Seafield
London
Scofieid
Peibleman
Vidavils
Hai
Loudeu
Thaman
Presbyterian General Assembly in Session at Detroit
The 103d general assembly of the Presbyterian Church sits in Detroit. Four presbyteries failed to send a memorial on the alleged heretic Prof. Briggs. The assembly will decide his continued fitness as a professor at Union Seminary and consider funding his expenses. The revision of the confession of faith will be discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian General Assemblys
General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
Detroit
Briggs
Union Seminary
Fireman Turner Falls 30 Feet in Steamer Eddy Incident
Robert Turner a fireman aboard the steamer Eddy at this port attempted to climb the engine scaffold while intoxicated ignoring warnings. He stumbled and fell thirty feet into the hold striking his head and dying instantly. Turner from Ashitabol a Ohio was on his first trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burrato
Robert Turner
Eddy
Turner
Ashitabola
Ohio
Gdil Fellows Nominates Officers for Fall Election
The Gdil Fellows or Odd-fellows nominated officers on Thursday for the fall election. The nominees were Grand Master A. J. Wiley of Oxford, Grand Secretary B. F P. Foster of Indianapolis, and Grand Treasurer T. P. Haughey of Indianapolis. Memorials for J. W. Moulddy, 3 E Harvey, and William Walites were read. The unwritten work was presented by WH Leeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Wiley
Oxford
B. F P. Foster
Indianapolis
T. P. Haughey
J. W. Moulddy
3. E
Harvey
William Walites
WH. Leeds
Postmasters Appointed Across Several States May 21
The following postmasters were appointed Thursday E B Janous Hampton Massachusetts W A Wright Sr Cloquet Minnesota J W Grissier Port Clinton Ohio Edward Spencer Waverly Ohio A P McDonald Altoona Pennsylvania Herbert E Kelley Bly Minnesota Names reflect new postings in local postal offices across multiple states.
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Washmncrox
Janous
Hampton
Mass
W. A. Wright
Cloquet
Minn
J. W. Grissier
Port Clinton
Ohio
Edward Spencer
Waverly
A. P. McDonald
Altoona
Herbert E. Kelley
Bly
Lord Salisbury to seek grant for Chicago world fair
The Lord Will Ask. Lennon May 21. Before Parliament prorogation Lord Salisbury will request a grant to enable England to participate in the world's fair at Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lennon
Lord Salisbury
England
Chicago
Amusements: Murphy Company at Bijou and Grand program
Mark Murphy and a good company direct from the Bijou theater perform this week at English's. Hattie Prunk and her pupils present a high class dramatic and elocutionary entertainment at the Grand Friday evening. The town has a reputation for producing fine actors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Murphy
Bijou
Hattie Prunk
Lhoss
Dalton Hats and Shoes Offer at Bates House Store
Dalton offers hats and shoes at Bates House with a focus on quality and style. BPalten's Ksad and Pout Store promotes its selection, inviting customers to visit for affordable headwear and footwear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bpalten
Dalton
Hatte
Shoer
Bates House
New People’s party born at national union conference
Cincinnati May 21 The new Peoples party arose amid wild scenes at a national union conference. Delegates backed abolition of national banks, government money issue, 2 percent loans, free coinage of silver, land ownership limits, proportional taxes, government rail and telegraph control, direct election of leaders, and an eight hour workday. Prohibition plank defeated. Ignatius Donnelly may seek the presidential nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
New Paoples
National Union Conference
United States
Musis Hall
Senator Peffer
Ignatius Donnelly
Pavia
Wadsworth
Indiana
Davis
R. W. Humphrey
Texas Colored Alliance
Dirs. Relen M. Gouger
Ratter Dog Battles Vermin at Delaware Street Stables
Two boys miss school as the old Schofield sales stables on Delaware Street are torn up. A dog named Banny hunts rats in the rotting floor, rousing a crowd. By noon 28 vermin are killed, a 13th rat fights the dog before it is subdued. Charity conference closes with speeches and song as delegates depart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schofield Sales
Delaware Street
Banny
Kanny
Fire at Riks in Louisville costs job for John L Sullivan
Wire notes report John L Sullivan was dismissed from the order of Riks at Louisville. Gen Lew Wallace named chief of the foreign department of the world’s air. Bunnell Co bankers of New Haven assigned Thursday with liabilities about 250000 and assets 125000. J M Helms of Indianapolis elected president of the national Bnai Brith association at St Louis on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Sullivan
Order of Riks
Louisville
Lew Wallace
Foreign Department
World’s Air, Bunnell & Co
New Haven
Conn
J. M. Helms
Indianapolis
National
B’nai B'rith Association
St. Louis
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