City contractors press for better service amid talks on water and gas
City officials prepare Tuesday discussions on water and gas contracts. Contractors vent frustration over delays and street cleaning, seeking improved management and lower prices. R. Pearson proposes counteroffers while debate over hydrant and fountain maintenance, and cheaper rates, continues. The Indian Territory company may face terms changes to benefit city flushing needs.
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Furnas
R. Pearson
Indianter
Wena
Amalgamated Association Adheres to New Wage Scale
Detroit May 2 Monday morning session of the Amalgamated Association focused on standing committee reports on constitutional questions. It was unanimously agreed to stick to the new wage scale regardless of manufacturers decisions. A further conference with manufacturers is unlikely.
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Detroit
Mich
Erning
Amalgamated Association
Indina Glass Plants Plan Summer Shift Preparations
Muncie Indiana reports glass plants preparing for summer work as window glass stocks remain uneven from the prior year. The S A 300 aims to reopen plants by September if markets allow and independent firms resist consolidation.
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Muncie
Ind
Tragedy at trestle injures three workers
In Steubenville Ohio on May 29 Jes Renoute Louis Renoute and John Lawrence, all Slav laborers, were crushed under a coke car when an engine backed onto a 25 foot high trestle. The men suffered severe leg injuries and are believed to be fatally hurt.
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Steubenville, .O
Jes
Louis Renoute
John Lawrence
Smallpox Hits Portsmouth and Norfolk Schools
In Norfolk and Portsmouth on May 2, about half of the public schools closed due to smallpox. Alice Smith, a 16 year old high school pupil and daughter of Sheriff William Smith, contracted the disease and developed symptoms while at school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Noarfell
Alice Smith
Willian Smith
Miss Winchell Arranges Funeral Provisions
In Indiana on May 29 Miss Phebs Winchell, reportedly on her deathbed, has arranged her funeral details from burial gown to grave monument, ensuring preparations are complete.
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Phebs Winchell
Births Deaths and Marriages Notice Recap
Births list multiple couples with addresses and genders. Deaths names ages and causes including senility consumption diphtheria and diabetes. Marriage licenses show several couples pending unions and names. Some text is garbled but key names and addresses reflect a local life events column.
Capt Ritter Sees Indy Liquor Issue at Methodist Meeting
Capt Eli F Ritter told the Methodist Preachers Association Monday morning that Indianapolis remains open while other towns tighten up. He urged thundering from pulpits and laymen to unite for reform, noting the league’s awareness of the issue. The group pledged support with plans for June 21 discussions and a June 12 association picnic at Fairfield Park.
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Methodist Preachers’ Association
Eli F. Ritter
Indianapolis
League
DePauw
Grose
Western Publishing Company
Epworth League
Vairview Park
Death's Chair Sing Sing Brings Wife-Murderer to End
Adrian Braun, known as a wife-beater, was electrocuted at Sing Sing on a Monday. He murdered his wife in 1898 with a potato knife during a prison visit after years of abuse. she had supported five children and her eldest daughter later faced hardship. Authorities noted the case as one of the most brutal in crime annals.
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Braun
Sing Sing
Defense Witness Shapes Acid Case for Mrs. Goodin
Dr. William F. Molt testified in Mrs. Goodin’s defense denying that Mrs. Goodin and Mrs. Klein visited his office on May 18 to scout rooms to decoy Dr. Haskinson. The judge ruled against admitting testimony about Mrs. Klein’s threats, a ruling the defense calls damaging.
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William F. Molt
Maud Goodin
Pr. Molt
Dr. Kealing
Alice White
Inventor to patent new illuminating gas process
Portland Ind May 29 George Hur claims to have invented a process making a new illuminating gas from water and air He will patent his device and some expect a public exhibition He plans to light one of the largest business blocks.
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St. Portland
Ind
George Hur
Wheat futures rise on Monday trading in Chicago
Wheat futures advanced sharply on Monday in Chicago with May at 7642 cents, July at 17714 cents, and September at 76% cents, closing 1.1% higher.
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Chicago
Ex Gov Holliday Dies in Winchester Home
Ex Gov F W Holliday of Virginia dies at his Winchester residence after a Monday illness. Monarch over pain. Burns cuts sprains and stings find instant relief with Dr Thomas Electric Oil at any drug store.
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Holliday
Winchester
W. Va
F. W. Holliday
Virginia
Monarch
Thomas
Seven Cuban soldiers paid at La Punta amid growing discontent
Havana notes seven more soldiers received pay at La Punta on Monday and thirty on Sunday while troops press for money. Leaders struggle to restrain restless ranks and interior payments begin Wednesday. Decoration Day will be a holiday with ceremonies for Maine victims.
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Havana
la Punta
Brooke
Bryan in town to rest while en route to Evansville
William Jennings Bryan arrived in Indianapolis at 3 12 PM on the Big Four, en route from Muncie to Evansville. He greeted by Tom Taggart and others at the train, escorted to the Grand hotel for a brief rest before continuing to Myansville, showing no interest in the bustle.
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Wiliam Jennings Bryan
The
Platte
William Medkinley
Indianapolis
Muncie
Evansville
Tom Taggart
Milwaukee
Mudspeck
Mr. Taggart
Mr. Bryan
Grand Hotel
Bryin
Wicked Myansvillé
President to Attend Grated Review of Volunteers in Minneapolis
Washington May 2 A formal plan now places the president at a grand review of volunteer troops who served in the Philippines. The event will occur in Minneapolis and St Paul with regiments from Kansas Nebraska Colorado California Oregon Washington Montana Utah Iowa South Dakota North Dakota Minnesota and Tennessee expected to attend. Some regiments will depart by June 15 with others soon to follow. The review is tentatively set for August 1 or 13.
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Philippines
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Carter
Kansias
Nebraska
Colorado
California
Oregon
Montana
Utah
Iowa
South Dakota
North Dakota
Minnesota
Tennessee
Alania
Miller Challenged Judge in Gassman Jarvis Case Ruling
W I H Miller pressed Judge Baker after a trial in Geo Gassman vs Geo T Jarvis receiver. The judge ruled the case had begun and plaintiff had no absolute right to dismissal, leaving the decision to the court's discretion. The defendant railroad sought a binding verdict for defense and the judge refused the dismissal.
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W. I. H. Miller
Baker
Geo. Gassman
Geo. T. Jarvis
Miller
Gassman
W. H. HH. Miller
Steamer Paris Runs Aground With Serious Hull Damage
GOING TO PIECES. FALMOUTH May 2 An examination of the steamer Paris which was made Monday shows the vessel is badly strained. The water is gaining in the engine room. More holes have been discovered forward. The wrecking tugs have returned to Southampton after attempts to tow the Paris off.
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Falmouth
Paris
Southampton
Milner to Confer With Kruger Over Anglo Boer Difficulty
Senator Alfred Milner governor of Cape Colony and British high commissioner travels from Cape Town to Bloemfontein to meet President Kruger on Wednesday to discuss an adjustment of Anglo Boer difficulties.
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Rom Paul
Milner
Cape Town
Alfred Milner
Cape Colony
South Africa
Bloemfontein
Orange Free State
Kruger
Emperors Show Courteous Welcome to French Delegates
At Potsdam reception honoring tuberculosis congress delegates, both the empress and the emperor paid marked attention to the French government representatives. The encounter fuels talk that William II plans a Franco Prussian entente as a surprise for his people.
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Berlin
Potsdam
Erperor
William
Running Fight Ends With Suspects Captured Near Salem
A sheriff and posse chased two unknown robbers from the residence of Harry Wy men into Dubois county. Several shots were exchanged before the suspects were captured. The incident occurred near Salem, Indiana, on May 29.
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Salem
Ind
Harry Wymen
Dubois County
Fatally Hurt Engineer Dies After Steam Pipe Burst
Princeton Indiana May 29 Geo Hebider chief engineer of the Moore Milling Company was fatally injured Monday by a bursting steam pipe. He formerly lived in Indianapolis.
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Princeton
Ind
Sps
Geo. Hebider
Moore Milling Company
Indianapolis
White River navigability debated by inspectors and surveyor
Evansville May 2 Local steamboat Inspectors J H Moor and J H Throop with Surveyor of port VW Veile pursue a proposal to make White River navigable.
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White River Navigation
Evansville
Ind
J. H. Moor
J. H. Throop
Veile
White River
Fisher Expels Toothpick in Coughing Fit
Greencastle Indiana May 29 farmer John T Fisher swallowed a toothpick and after a failed extraction he coughed it up from his lungs in a violent fit.
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Greencastle
Ind
John T. Fisher
Lactare Medal Awarded Notre Dame Ind May 2
Mary Ida Caldwell receives the Lactare Medal at Notre Dame Ind on May 2. Details remain unclear due to OCR errors but the event centers on an award presentation recognizing Caldwell.
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Notre .Dame
Ind
Maryida Caldwell
Merin
Local Soldier Politician Talks Frontline War and 9th District
Capt D F Allen of Frankfort voices no firm candidacy for congress in district 9 yet hints at running. He discusses shelving Joe Cheadle, praises Landis but notes delays to support frontline service. Allen recalls Fairbanks influence at Chickamauga and mustering out before elections. He backs his party platform on expansion and reflects on wartime service in both wars.
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D. F. Allen
Frankfort
Grand
Allen
Joe
Cheadle
Landis
Fairbanks
Chickamauga
Col. Smith
Marion County
Mystery of Missing Baby Deepens with New Clues
New York reports say Marion Clark remains unfound as police chase three new leads. A potential hospital location in Three Rivers Quebec, a baby like Marion in Buffalo New York, and a nurse in Mount Vernon New York tied to Carrie Jones are investigated. Authorities believe the child may be hidden in the city, while Mrs. Clark’s hope fades and her health declines as doctors stay at her bedside.
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New York
Marion Clark
Three Rivers
Que
Buffalo
N. Y
Mone Vernon
Mary Carbon
Carrie Jones
Stan
Mount Vernon
State Beaten in Injunction Suit Against Poolrooms
In Valparaiso Indiana May 22 special judge Robert Lowery refused to grant the state’s injunction against poolrooms at Reby. He held no pecuniary or civil rights of the state or citizens were shown to be interfered with. The state gave notice of appeal to the supreme court.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Splii
Mandy Noon
State of Indiana
James O'Leary
Reby
Robert Lowery
Fort Wayne
Supreme Court
Dickson Sues for Partial Share of Old Judgment
Carlos Dickson sues H. T. Conde and Wallace E. Dickson for 10.04 over a 25 year old business transfer. He says C. Dickson & Co. owed 5,780.33 to Indianapo lis Cotton Co. and that, after a 1874 sale to Conde, the Supreme Court ruling in favor of the firm entitled him one half of the judgment, now totaling 6,181.38 with interest.
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Carlos Dickson
H. T. Conde
Wallace E. Dickson
Carlos
C. Dickson & Co
Indianapolis Cotton Company
Supreme Court
Tower Court
Recruiting Station Closes For Decoration Day
Capt. Black's recruiting office shuts for Decoration Day. On Monday two groups of recruits departed for Presidio, California to await shipment to the Philippines. Enlistees include Lawrence Allbright Lafontaine Claude Crosley Mt. Comfort Guy J. Robertson Ramsey MI Albert Bubb Buckcreek William Holmes Colburne Lloyd W. Fuller Sharpsville William R. Delph Ovid.
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Presidio
Cal
Philippines
Lawrence Allbright
Lafontaine
Claude Crosley
Mt. Comfort
Guy J. Robertson
Ramsey
Albert Bubb
Buckcreek
William Holmes
Colburne
Lloyd W. Fuller
Sharpsville
William R. Delph
Ovid
First Republican Wells County Treasurer Visits Capitol
E. C. Bierke treasurer for Wells County called at the capitol to settle with the state on Monday. He is noted as the first Republican treasurer ever elected in democratic Wells County.
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E. C. Bierke
Wells County
Capitol
Pearl Williams shot by hunter in South Bend
Pearl Williams six year old girl was shot at her doorway by a hunter in South Bend Indiana. She may die. A second item notes the post office will close at 10 am Tuesday with one delivery.
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South Bend
Ind
Pearl Williams
Mai Beer Seeks Saloons for Purest Malt Brew
American Brewing Company's Mai Beer to be sold in principal saloons tomorrow. The strictly pure malt and hop beer is bottled by J Metager.
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American Brewing Company
J. Metager
Bhi Zelephons Ae
Teas, clothes, and supplies on sale in local listings
A shopping notice lists perfumes and remedies such as Bailey’s talcum powder and witch hazel, plus leather belts, pins, and buttons. It catalogs shirts, undergarments, hosiery, corset covers, and fabrics with varied prices and Tuesday specials from a local retailer.
City group forms plan for University of Indianapolis music school
Members meeting in University club rooms on Monday launched a drive to create a school of music linked to the University of Indianapolis. They will seek subscriptions for a centrally located building and affiliate local musicians, with teachers contributing a share of earnings. Subscriptions are not expected to be large.
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University of Indianapolis
University Club
Wisconsin Central Freight Depot Burns in Chicago Fire
A fire at the Wisconsin Central freight depot in Chicago caused about 40000 dollars in losses. Stella Armstrong of St Louis, 20, died after taking carbolic acid in grief over a missing sister. The steamer Alesia arrived at Algiers burning with its sulphur cargo. Capt Marks remains at Valley Field Ontario and is advised to depart. Louis Wret killed by Ashbning Bloomingville Ohio. Peter Hoffman seeks divorce accusing Ida of threats to poison him on three occasions.
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Wisconsin Central
Chicago
Stella Armstrong
St. Louis
Alesia
Algiers
Marks
Valley Field
Ont
Louis
Bloomingville
City Grain Market report for Monday May 29
Market notes show corn prices with various white yellow and mixed grades across 68 cars. Wheat oats and hay prices listed with multiple gradings and price ranges, reflecting dull to steady activity and multiple lots brokered.
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City
Timothy
New stock yards to convert shed under James Shover leadership
Work to convert the shed on the Lind into a stock receiving building starts Wednesday under James I. Shover, who will supervise the project. Four sheds will follow once the present remodeling is finished, with plans due in a week or ten days and stock handling in the new Ona building by July 4.
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New Stock Yards Company
James i. Shover
Ona
Anti-Trust Live Stock Market Boosts Prices Despite Trust Moves
R R Shiel & Co reports heavier receipts and increasing weights in Indianapolis. Eastern buyers showed demand while the Trust cuts prices and routes business away from commission houses. They forecast heavier week butcher receipts and advise feeders to hold pigs until July or August for better returns. Cattle trend up slightly while sheep and lambs ease.
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Indianapolis
Chicago
Httle
Trust Commission
Edward Tuttle dies at 29 in Indianapolis
Edward Tuttle died May 28 at 2 25 a m aged 29 Funeral held at his residence 1522 N Senate Ave Indianapolis Monday May 29 at 2 p m Friends invited Classified notices follow including jobs and lost items listing good girl house work nurse cook dishwasher lost jacket and shoes with locations and contact hints
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Tuttle
Edward
Senate Ave
Court House
Delaware
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