Death of a Demon Deeming is executed for murder
McEnnourn, May 23. Deeming, thief and master murderer, was hanged at 10:01 am after crowds watched from 6 am. He showed fear and awaiting the chaplain’s words as the noose was placed, murmuring a prayer. He claimed only Miss Mather as his victim, and his brutal past included multiple murders and swindles across England, South Africa, and Australia. The crowd rioted briefly after the execution, and the post-mortem and confession details were contested by officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McEnnourin
Jesus
Deeming
Fred
Miss Mather
Melbourne
Mary Deeming
Decreing
Witton
Mur‘ders
Mather
Alice
Dinsham Villa
Mary
Flagland
Africa
England
Australia
Windsor
Killer Deeming Swanson Trial Recalls Australian Murders
Deeming, who changed his name to Swanston after a brutal spree, is linked to the murder of his wife and a series of crimes in Australia. Detectives tracked him to Southern Cross, where a trowel, cement barrel, and a bird cage tied to the cases were found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Deeming
Swanston
Kate Rounswell
Melbourne
Sydney
Southern Cross Gold Fields
Southern Cross
Miss Mather
Sunday Barbers Strive to Close Shops in Clash
Sunday closing push by the barbers union threatens a large labor dispute with employers. Bosses concede only if forced, warn of wage cuts and longer week hours. Propriety owners deny the tactic as unjust, citing lost profits and uneven enforcement. Union plans a meeting to finalize actions. bosses to decide next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbers
Barbers’ Union
Vance
Sen
Denison House
First Night Sellout Expected At Gay Music Festival
Musicians including Walter Damrosch Margaret Reid and Fursch Madi arrived for the May music festival. Rehearsals finish Monday at Tomlinson hall with only chorus and singers admitted. Campanini arrived. Mayer reports box office likely to sell out. Hasselman notes sales match prior years and opening night sales surpass all previous first nights. Tickets sent to Crawfordsville Journal were lost or stolen making enforcement impossible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Damrosch
Margaret Reid
Fursch-Madi
Denison
Tomlinson Hall
Campanini
Ferd. L. Mayer
Otto Hasselman
Crawfordsville Journal
Pasteur Reports Microbe of Epilepsy Found
Paris May 23 reports that M Pasteur has isolated a microbe linked to epilepsy and is testing it on humans after successful animal trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
M. Pasteur
Weather forecast for Indiana in May 1893
Forecasts for Indiana predict warmer and fair weather over the 86 hours ending at 8 p.m. May 24, 1893, with warmer conditions continuing Monday and Tuesday, indicating improving temperatures and stable skies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Short's K. K Sole Druggists Price Bottle
Short's K K Sole grip and druggists sell bottle at price. Local ad style notes the product and price for customers.
Rain Maker Dryenforth Seeks Appropriation For Weather Experiments
In Washington on May 23 the senate and house discussed finance and free list bills while approving a $50,000 appropriation for a Gen. Francis Marion statue in Columbia and examining pneumatic mail tubes. Gen. Dryenforth testified on rainmaking experiments and the Ways and Means sub treasury bill, with quorum issues and district day. A memorial for Judge Howland was read in Marion county court, praising his judicial and literary contributions and noting his fairness and logical reasoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WasHington
Senate
West
Committee On Finance
House
Francis Marion
Columbia
D. C
R. F. Dryenforth
House Committee On Agriculture
Watson
Ways and Means
Bailey
Texas
District of Columbia
House Committee On Military Affairs
Colorado
New Mexico
Georgia
Livingstone
Cleveland
Chicago
Col. Raymond
Detroit
Syracuse
Blaine
Frederick SK. Bancroft
Brunswick
Germany
Ex-Editor Holliday Discussions in Chicago
John H. Holliday of Indianapolis, former owner of the Indianapolis News, visited the Auditorium yesterday. The paper supported Harrison in 1888 but has opposed the administration for two years and now leans toward democracy. Holliday says he opposed the McKinley tariff and withdrew support, noting Harrison disappointed many Republican politicians in the state. Furniture at Wm. L. Elder's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holliday
Chicago
John H. Holliday
Indianapolis
Indianapolis News
News
Harrison
Chicago Herald
Street Car Brotherhood Scales Back Strike Threat
The Street Car Brotherhood protests non renewal of two union men by John P Frenzel after his re election. They warn a strike may begin Sunday if the workers are not reinstated by Saturday noon, with a union meeting planned next Thursday to press the demand. Non union workers have formed an associate group amid a scramble for membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Frenzel
Brotherhood
Frenzel
Ministers rally for moral reform and Sunday closing
Methodist and union ministers held meetings at Meridian Street church to condemn Sunday opening of the world’s fair and advocate law and order. They pressed for policing immoral venues, proposed a city mission drive, and backed forming a law and order league as officials were blamed for tolerating vice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meridian St
Voorhees
Turpie
Barber's Union
Armour Mission
Chicago
Law and Order League
Rail club factions fix routes to Chicago convention
In Chicago last week, representatives from the Hendricks Panhandle Gray Monon Cleveland clubs reassigned lines to take Indianapolis democratic clubs to the national convention. Hendricks rejects Panhandle service due to strike and railroad interference. Gray and Cleveland refuse Big Four or Monon routes, while L E H W may offer cheaper Michigan City travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Four
Monon
Panhandle
Chicago
Indianapolis
Hendricks Club
Gray Club
Cleveland Club
Gray
Cleveland
Michigan City
Notorious American Bunco Man O'Brien Captured in France
Captured in France, William O'Brien the well known bunco mobster who escaped custody en route to New York prison has been recaptured. He traveled to Paris aboard a French steamer from Montreal and is said to have been arrested at Havre on the steamer Marseilles from New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Panis
Wm. O’brien
New York State
Montreal
Paris
O'Brien
Havre
Marseilles
New Orleans
Indianapolis Light and Power Firm Accepts Ordinance
In the board of public works Monday morning the Indianapolis light and power company through its attorney W L Taylor filed an acceptance of general ordinance 44 relating to the electric lighting of the city. Marmon Caven and Perry filed a $25,000 bond pledging the new company to carry out the terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guarantesa
Board of Public Work
Indianapolis Light and Power Company
W. L. Taylor
Messrs
Paris society shocked by murder over jealous love affair
In Paris on May 23 officials figure in a dramatic case of criminal love. A minister of the interior, his wife, a deputy member’s wife, and a lawyer’s daughter are tied to a lover’s entanglement. The wife fatally shot and stabbed the lover’s wife after confronting the affair in Rue de Rocher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Jiason
Rue de Rocher
Parade Schedule Sparks G A R Clash On Decoration Day
The G A R objects to a streetcar parade on Washington and Pennsylvania streets in the afternoon, planning a Crown Hill march with Big Four transport. Crown Hill parade starts 1 20 PM Monday. Shovelers resume N Penn pavement work, workers report wages satisfactory but a strike threat lingers over pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.A. R
John Frenzel
Grand Army Committee
Street Railway
Crown Hill
Decoration Day
Frenzel
G.A.R
Banker Samuel Hamilton Dies at 80 in Shelbyville
Shelbyville Ind May 23 Samuel Hamilton banker died Monday of creeping paralysis aged 80 years Funeral arrangements not listed The obituary notes his long service in banking and his role in the local business community
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daan
Shelbyvilee
Ind
Samuel Hamilton
Amusements notes on East Lynne and theater stars
A column reviews Ada Gray in East Lynne noting its pathos and moral tone, mentions Col Ingersoll’s Myths and Miracles lecture, Signor Blitz and the hypnotist duo at English’s venue, and early careers of star ladies. Listings include Floral Emblems and local addresses and clinics for nervous and mental diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Gray
East Lynne
Miss Gray
Camille
Robert G. Ingersoll
Singlish
Opera House
Railroad Tax Case Sparks Final Arguments Before Judge Brown
The Big Four railroad challenge to Indiana tax board authority to appoint assessors faced Judge Brown as the demurrer and motions to amend were argued. Lead by Alonzo E Smith, with John T Dye for the railroad, the case centers on unconstitutionality claims and the right of appeal, drawing a large legal crowd and sharp exchanges.
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Orst
Big Four Railroad
Backus
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Brown
Smith
Victor Backus
Alonzo Emerald Smith
Atack
Judge Claypool
John Kern
Howe
F. J. van Vorhis
A. J. Beveridge
John T. Dye
Railroad
Indiana
Illinois
Supreme Court of the United States
Arkansas
Dye
Street Railway Strike Ties Up Youngstown Transit
Street railway system in Youngstown Ohio tied up as conductors and motor men demanding 25 cents an hour wage rise from 150 cents per day. Attempted morning run failed as company refuses hike citing unprofitable earnings. End is not yet, with broader union momentum reported in New York news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Yorkestown
Ohio
Tecra
New York
Irvington Notables and Local Court News Daily Ledger
Monday actions grant petition to improve E Washington sr from state to Jefferson ave. Wim. Wilson, 50, dies at his Irvington home. son in law of Sylvester Johnson. Edward Stanley found guilty of being Lou Reveal's father. bound over to circuit court. Fourth anniversary of Indianapolis manual training school observed at First Lutheran church with brief addresses by John H. Holliday and Tov A RK Steck. Marriage licenses issued for George Bell Maud Gant and George Semper Jane Michner. Kittler rearrested on embezzlement indictment. new bond set after technical date error. Northern city residents fish the state ditch. carp weighed nine pounds. Judge Walker rules against John Rhodes and wife in life insurance suit. co-defendants include America Ott and Elizabeth Smith. matter continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Washington Sr
State
Jefferson Ave
P. W
Wim. Wilson
Irvington
Sylvester Johnson
Edward Stanley
First Lutheran Church
John H. Holliday
Tov
Jane H. Michner
William Kittler
Kahn Tailoring Company
Peter McGowen
Walker
John Hancock Life Insurance Company
John Rhodes
Sophia
Rhodes
America Ott
Elizabeth Smith
Charls Ott
Ott
America
Charles
Clarkson Hints on Blaine Nomination Decision
Washington May 23. General Clarkson says Alger seeks first place or nothing, Blaine will decide on the nomination and may call on Blair while Blaine plans to visit his daughter in New York at 4 p m Monday.
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J Ae
Secrets Blaine
Blair
Washington
Blaine
Clarksim
Alger
Clarkson
New York
Sunday police court turmoil and town crime spree
Judge Buskirk opened the police court with a full house as Sunday offenders crowded the docket. Detective Doherty nabbed Ida Cummings in Covington after a firehouse escape tale and a risky flight, while Lawrence McInerney faced a bound-over to the grand jury for a beer trick and a shooting wound at the jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Buskirk
Pat Doherty
Covington
Ind
Ida Cummings
Minnie Johnson
Liberty
Myrtle Smith
Horton Gang
Lawrence McInerney
Minois-st
Secretary Fortune Aims to Land Conference in Indianapolis
A commercial club secretary departed for Omaha Monday to press for moving the conference to Indianapolis. The Methodist conference adjourns Thursday, and Fortune plans to arrive to urge holding the annual session in Indianapolis, working to secure the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fortune
Commercial Club
Omaha
Neb
Indianapolis
Methodist
Sheridan man pursues own business after clerk days
E Ri Dinwiddie of Sheridan Wyoming, once a shipping clerk for Syfers Bride & Co, now runs a own enterprise. He visits Harrison with Rhody Shiel. N E Fowler of Langslow Fowler & Co Rochester New York stays at the Grand. The note mentions furniture dealers can sell to the coast trade with better timber designs favorable rates and potential wage boosts for crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Ri. Dinwiddie
Sheridan
Wyo
Syfers, Bride & Co
Niow
Rhody Shiel
Harrison
N. E. Fowler
Langslow, Fowler & Co
Rochester N. Y
Grandhay
Pacific Cos
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Frederick Bayley
Tie
White Chapel
Ati7le
Liverpool
Mary James
South Africa
Birkenhead
Edinburgh
Williame
Leavey
Hull
Eng
West Hartlepool
Nellie Matheson
Harry Lawson
Montevideo
Dryenforth
May
Judge Howland
Circuit Court
Iie
Harlan
Wm. L. Elder's
President Frenzel
Street Car Brotherhood
John Pee
N. Pennsylvania St
Warren-Schart Company
Sun
J.B. Stubbs
Lucy
Park
Signor Blitz
Signor Bliss
Blitz
Signor Cavello
Geo. June
Gus Williams
Helen Barry
Cora Tanner
Rose Coghlan
Lydia Thompson
Pauline Hall Grove
Agnes Boothway
Minnie Maddern
Patti Roan
Mattie Vickers
Jennie Yeamens
Bettermann Bros
Mass Ave
W.B. F. Fistcher
Sanitarium Bay Bests
Alabama
Thira Borth
Ony Lier
MR. Clarkson
T Alger
Thos. Hart
Thos
Morley
Hart
McInerney
Henry Hishstreet
Mary Kellys
Capt. Splan
Chas. Burr
Eastman, Schleicher & Lee
Buxer
Dilts
Wamm
James Alexander
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