Undertakers to Reform Funeral Customs in Indiana
Indiana undertakers meet in Crawfordsville and agree on sweeping funerary reforms. They call for simpler services, abolishing skull caps and badges, limiting carriages to family, shortening sermons, using flowers instead of dirt, and discouraging church funerals in favor of home services to curb costs and public health concerns.
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Indiana State Association of Undertakers
Crawfordsville
Tous
Wis
Tun Sun
Crown Hill
Important Change on the Vandalia line
Vandalia line schedules change taking effect May 21. Indianapolis departures will be 7:30 a.m. 11:50 a.m. 1:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. The 7:50 a.m. service now offers a close Terre Haute connection for Vincennes Princeton Evansville. Inquiries to nearest agent or W. & Brunner. D. P. A. Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Vincennes
Princeton
Hvansville
W. &. Brunner
Indianapelis
Storms sweep through Louisville area causing heavy damage
In Lovisyist a Ky on May 23 heavy rain and wind struck the city at 4 am. Winds reached 40 to 50 mph blowing down 20 to 25 eastern houses, fences, barns, outhouses, and poles. Telegraph and telephone lines were cut, isolating the north. No deaths reported. Damage estimated between 26,000 and 30,000 dollars. The storm, from the northwest, caused extensive damage in Ohio as well.
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Lovisyist
Ohio
Grand Concert Delights Large Indianapolis Audience
A polished Monday night performance at Tomlinson Hall drew a full house with seats in the aisles. Miss Heid and Mme Nordica led a skilled program of Handel Mendelssohn Wagner and Verdi with a capable chorus, violinist Sehlienen and a strong supporting cast earning widespread praise.
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Keidl
Indianapolis
Tomlinson Hall
Handel
Mendelssohn
Wagner
Verus
Arens
Miss Heid
Indiana
Mme
Nordica
Boa
Hler
Ds. Sehlienen
Sadie Walker
Andrew Smith
Dliss Heid
Turning Point Battle in Nicaragua Revolution
A Granada dispatch reports insurgents repelling Sacaxa soldiers near Masaya as government forces advanced their lines. Firepower surged, the legions regrouped, and the insurgents won a fierce battle, signaling a likely early overthrow of the government.
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Sacaza
Granada
Nicaragua
Sacaxa
Masaya
Union Dock Laborers Return to Work After Strike
Hull May 23 union dock laborers resumed work with both union and free laborers united and police on standby. Several strikers struggled to find jobs while Chesterfield, the dock workers secretary, cut his throat and lay in critical condition, writing that the misery of the men would be crushed by the federation’s actions.
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Hull
Union Dock Laborers
Chesterfield
Dock Laborers’ Union
Shipping Federation
Labor's Criticism of City Rail Franchising Tactics
The Central Labor Union met Monday night and a drafting committee reported pointed resolutions denouncing city officials for railroading the City railway franchise without heeding organized labor. Mayor Sullivan and the Board of Public Works are singled out for supposedly facilitating the tactic. The resolutions were discussed and laid over for the next meeting. Also, McKee Verner and Clay, directors of the Citizens' Street Railway Company, arrived Tuesday morning and held a city meeting in the afternoon.
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Central Labor Union
Sullivan
Board of Public Works
Messrs. McKee, Verner and Clay
Citizens’ Street Railway Company
Fire destroys large portion of Carbondale town
Pune May 23. A large portion of the town of Carbondale in the southern part of the state was destroyed by fire Tuesday morning. The lots will reach 80 000 dollars.
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Pune
Col
Carbondale
Fifteen Cent Shaves Spark Public Debate in Indianapolis
City barbers consider a 15 cent shave rate as unions push higher wages and fewer tips. Nine top barbers meeting on Monday set June 1 to test the plan amid public uproar. Complainants mock the move while some buyers vow to shave themselves. the Board of Trade backs self-razor use.
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Indianapolis
Barbers
Denison
Bates
Grand
Circle Park
Vance Block
Circle House
Union Station
Shang
DD. A.williams
Chas. Syerup
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Lk. G. Potta
Hyself
Board of Trade
Prayerful Drunkards Face Indy Court in Quirky Session
In a police court Tuesday morning two men appeared. John O Callihan with one eye faced drunkenness charges and a witty exchange with the cadi ended with a 25 fine and 30 days in the workhouse. Samuel Shockey, ex preacher and ex-soldier, charged likewise, received a final warning to leave town.
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John O’callihan
John
Cadi
Joan
Caci
Samuel Shockey
Shockey
Indianapolis Semple
Witte Tightens Grip as Czar Faces Fewer Interferences
London reports say Minister Witte has shifted from his predecessor’s stance to a blunt, decisive leadership. He allies with the czar, concentrating power, and plans to reduce imperial involvement by encouraging visits away from the capital. He also contemplates building a palace at Belitskaya in Grodno to advance his policies.
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London
St. Petersburg
Witte
M. Witte
Belitskaya
Grodno
Indiana Weather Forecast and Quip Dispute
A brief Indiana forecast says cooler, clearing Tuesday night and fair Wednesday. The piece features a humorous exchange with Mr. Wappen hans defending himself against Harrington, noting Monday storms did not occur and predicting cool, clear today and fair midweek.
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Indiana
Mr. Wappenhans
Harrington
Iboss
Prophet Harrington
Suits Rise Over New Sewer Assessment Plan
Mayor Sullivan’s plan to levy sewer assessments by area drawn faces court tests and widespread resistance. Contractors fear delays and suits as the board’s new method upsets established payments, with A Bruner withdrawing from large bids and Attorney Winter advising caution. A separate tax question looms on paid-up building and loan stock, with business leaders split over taxability and potential legal action.
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Sullivan
New Jersey-st
Alabama-st
Conduitt
Board of Public Works
Tin Sus
A. Bruner
Gen. Smith
Mournful death ties to city figures and local affairs
Mrs Cr Moenday died at home after illness near Indianapolis. Coroner’s autopsy cited pleuro-pneumonia. Husband, a saloon keeper, denies domestic trouble. City talks include inspector appointment for electricians, town board budgets, and contracts for sewers and street work. A list of burials and illnesses appears, with various civic notes and oddities.
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Ida Orahi
Elis Linvoh
Shesrat
W. Washington St
Dlekest
Argus
Lud
Haugh
Pruck
Attention Mothers Buy Straw Hats for Boys at Dalton’s Bates House
A local notice urges mothers to purchase straw hats for boys at Dalton’s Bates House bat store, priced at 25 cents each. The ad highlights affordability and the store’s focus on sporting goods and headwear.
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Dalton’s
Bates House
Will of a lunatic contest over second wife and guardians
A lengthy courtroom drama in Judge Brown's court centers on Thomas Harrison of Indianapolis. Declared insane in multiple prior guardianship hearings, he executed a 1838 will leaving most estate to his second wife and her children, with minimal shares for his natural children. Maria Bishop and others sue to invalidate the will on grounds of unsound mind and undue influence, with no witnesses and a multi-day trial anticipated amid broader rental and Druids notes.
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Brown
Duncan
Thomas Harrison
Indianapolis
Central Hospital
West St
Ette St
Harrison
Uneick
Circuit Court
Morrison
Wiliam Harrison
William Harrison
German Building Opens at Ghee Fair in Chicago
At the Chicago Ghee Fair the German Building was opened informally with 300 to 400 invitations issued by Verr Wermuth. Prominent German citizens and officials attended as the duke of Veragua and guests were welcomed. Women delegates to a press congress spoke on journalism topics including a paper by Mrs. Tim Keates Tadeka of Japan.
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Curcaco
Fair Grounds
Themerry Teutons
Verr Wermuth
Chicago
Duke of
Liberal Arts
Mary Krout
Inter-Ocecan
Tim Keates Tadeka
Japan
Women Writers of
Winnell Moss Settlement Grants Board Action
Board of public works met with Citizens' street railway representatives and agreed to lower the fins tunnel floor, provide drainage, and keep the tunnel clean. The city will pave with brick and the company gains tunnel access to begin improvements in the southwest. Peeaderick Dachiman is president, Richard Lieber secretary, Chas Dillinger inventor. contract drawn Monday, signing due Wednesday.
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West Indianapolis
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Fort Wayne
Fort Wiayne
Joseph Welch
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Ibis
Gausberg G Roney
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Ella Snider
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Anna McDowell
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Ama Klingstein
John
Margaret Benson
Harry
Anna Newman
Thomas
Mrs. Hodgins
George
Laura Dietz
Darius
Nellie O’brien
Henry McLaughlin
Mary K. Johnson
Lena Holmes
Patrick Reidy
Mary Allison
Barney Fosnaught
Lou Hinig
Edward A. Stuckmeyer
Katie S. Judge
James A. Boswell
Nellie Prather
Board of Public Works
Citizens’ Street Railway Company
Myr
Mason
Iinvis St
Citizens’ Company
Peeaderick Dachiman
Richard Lieber
Chas Dillinger
Indiana Postmasters Appointment Noted Across State
Detroit resident Bethnard Goode was named superintendent of the dead letter office on Tuesday. The day saw three fourth class postmasters appointed, with 67 vacancies from resignations and deaths. Presidential appointees included Wim Cunningham Alexandria Francis Bi Harbit Edwood John J Nolan Lvanaville John M Turner Monticello James S Parnell New Carlisle John C Wilson Plymouth Charles Lieb Mock port Gil Shank.
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Noansville
Wastiscox
Great Britain Sends a Vessel to the Seal Grounds
Victoura May 23. Collector Milne instructed by Ottawa to pay sealing schooner owners and masters 814,034 as compensation for the 1891 Beliring sea prohibition. Capt Hughes Mallett of Garnet received orders from Admiral Stephenson at Coquimbo to patrol Behring sea with H M S Nympne. Progress of the project could indicate a constitutional step.
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Great Britain
Victoura
Milne
Ottawa
Beliring Sea
Hughes Mallett
Garnet
Admiral Stephenson
Coquimbo
Behring Sea
H. M
Shocking Accident In Front Of Lee's Tea Store
Monday night Nora Walters was shocked by a faulty insulated electric wire outside Lee's Tea Store on Virginia Ave. Her body touched iron grating, burning a shoe sole and burning flesh on an arm. The fall caused eye crossing, a common reaction. Dr. Bigger treated her. prognosis says she will recover.
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Nora Walters
Lee
Virginia Ave
Ora
New Bookcases At Wm L Elders On Washington St
Plantments 243 KE Washington street notes new bookcases at Wm L Elders. Aug Diener referenced in listing.
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Washington St
Wm. L. Elders
Wreck at Union Building Buries Men in Falling Walls
At the old Union building in Chaco near Washington and LaSalle streets a floor collapsed during demolition, burying four workers and a team of horses. Injured were Alexander Polyankay, Louis Frank, Frank McDonald, and Adam Funk as rescue crews responded with ambulances and fire units. A separate report notes telegraphers on strike near North Joleston, causing a freight wreck of 18 cars. miscommunication and a bogus order are cited as contributing factors.
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Fire Department
Alexander Polyankay
J Hospital
Louis Frank
Frank McDonald
Adam Funk
W Creek
Curcaco
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
North Jivanston
Milwaukee
Sivanston
Petresc
Chicago
Evanston
Trac
Guicacu
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Ramsey
Curence
Thayer
Northwestern
Exquirer coupon counterfeiting lands notable figure
In Cincinnati on May 23 a man named Miller was arrested for counterfeiting coupons from the Exquirer contest offering a World’s Fair trip. He turned out to be Thomas Hendricks Litzenbergs, nephew of the late Vice President Hendricks, who confessed to the scheme.
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Cincinnati
Exquirer
Miller
Thos
Hendricks Litzenbergs
Hendricks
Litzenberg
Indianapolis
Court notes on trials and divorces in North Indianapolis
Ritter and Pitter for Mrs Smith seek a new trial after an $800 judgment over a minister’s alleged action. A whisky possession suit and a divorce case end with costs paid. George Reed and Sarah separate, Lillie Hurd and William Desertion split. Jacob Williams gets $10 fine and 60 days at the workhouse for assault. Ads for Ayer’s Sarsaparilla and Smith’s Dye Works appear amid court notices.
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Carrie M. Ayers
Frank
Winter
George W. Reed
Sarah
George
Harper
Lillie Hurd
William
Jacob Williams
Henry Kerr
Kerr
Williams
Cox
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