Family quarrel sparks town riot in Versailles
In Versailles Indiana on May 30 Henry Grutte and Henry Berner from Friendship quarrel over a lawsuit involving Stutte's daughter. Their sons joined the melee in a rough fight. Berner's son William Berner is linked to a 1874 Cincinnati killing with Joe Palmer that helped trigger the riot.
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Versailles
Ind
Henry Grutte
Henry Berner
Friendship
Here
Stutte
Berner
William Berner
Joe Palmer
William Kirk
Cincinnati
Richmond Sunday baseball stirs debate over admission policy
In Richmond Indiana on May 20 Sunday baseball dominates talk as crowds must buy a score card to enter the grounds while no admission is charged. Supporters say the practice does not violate the law and if games are halted the club would open gates and proceed with Sunday contests anyway.
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Richmond
Ind
Supreme Court
Sweeney
Lake Paw Paw
South Bend
Marion Contractors Defy Labor Union in Marion
In Marion Indiana Phil Patton contractor hires eight to ten non union carpenters and plans to begin work on the Matter building Wednesday. Fellow contractor Frank Gordon will ignore the union with rumors that others will follow. In Peru Indiana Lieut Hiram Bearss marine corps has passed exams and will be made a first lieutenant. The Morning News becomes an evening paper this week. Rev H T Gregg Kokomo pastor is critically ill. Ellis Stiles & Co carriage factory burglarized with $200 in cloth stolen.
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Marion
Ind
Phil” Patton
Frank Gordon
Peru
Hiram Bearss
Marine Corps
Washington
Festmaster
A. C. Hearss
If. T. Gregg
Grace Methodist Church
Kokamo
Indiana
Ellis, Stiles & Co
Deputy Welty Sues Local Residents Over New Fish Law
Deputy fish commissioner Welty of Kokomo files affidavits against nearly 100 residents in Cass Fulton and Kosciusko counties for violation of the new fish law. State commissioner Sweeney authorizes prosecutions as the law is enforced north of the area.
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Kokomo
Ind
Welty
Cass
Fulton
Ixosciusco
Sweeney
Here
Self-inflicted gunshot ends in Marion man’s threat of death
William Troyer of Marion Indiana accidentally shot himself with a revolver kept under his head for sleep. He was found bleeding and may die from the wound.
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Marion. Ind
William Troyer
Elkhart
South Bend
Mansfield Named Consul to Zanzibar
MARION Ind May 30 editor Robert FE Mansfield of the Morning News is appointed consul to Zanzibar with a yearly salary of 2100 dollars.
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Bob
Marion
Ind
Robert FE. Mansfield
The
Morning News
Zanzibar
Stranger in Franklin Tries to Hang Self in Jail
J H Smith, held on a horse theft charge from Brownstown, attempted suicide with a heavy cord in Franklin Indiana. A fellow prisoner cut him down, ending the peril.
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Franklin
Ind
J. H. Smith
Brownstown
Indiana Inklings and Local Happenings Across Counties
A broad Indiana roundup reports Miss Phoebe Bowman of Noblesville dead at 78, hail damaged Sullivan and Knox counties, and multiple town updates. Notes include Vincennes wheelmen planning a Sailor Springs trip, Mayor Jones of Toledo speaking in Anderson, and Madison connecting about 50 towns. Also listed are church bids, a horse theft arrest, a 76 year old Evansville musician's death, and various local incidents from Bedford to Terre Haute.
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J. M. Phipps
Bedford
Wabash K. of
Franklin College
Nebraska Wise
Terre Haute
Scottsburg
English
Christian Mathias
Evansville
Herman Smith
Curtis Williams
Kokomo Boys
Shelbyville
Stella Metzgar
Spiritualist
Hanna Scores a Hit in Speakership Fight
The Chronicle reports Hopkins and his managers fear administration meddling in the speakership fight favoring Sherman or another eastern man. They accuse Hanna of trying to split western votes to block Ohio’s Hopkins and hinder his candidacy. Hopkins’s friends acknowledge a setback in Illinois but refuse to declare retirement.
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Chicago
the Chronicle
Hopkins
Sherman
New York
Tianna
Ohio
Wisconsin
Gen
Henderson
Towa
Hanna
Babcock
Illinois
Death From Lodge Initiation Injuries At Morton's Mills
Frank Focht of Hepburn Indiana died after injuries from a Modern Woodmen initiation on May 11. A spanking board with blink cartridges misfired and a paper wad entered his thigh, causing blood poisoning and lockjaw, leading to burial at Morton's Mills.
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Hepburn
Frank Focht
Morton's Mills
Woodmen
Focht
Insane From a Fall Declared for Oscar Schnabel
Oscar Schnabel, 50, who earlier fell and fractured his skull was declared insane on Tuesday. His incoherent talk and strange actions have been noted for several days.
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Oscar Schnabel
The Clark Mystery Still Puzzles New York Police
The search for Carrie Jones and Marion Clark continues with new clues emerging daily. Reports describe mysterious women with children from several places including Danbury Connecticut and Canadian towns Montreal and Three Rivers. Authorities consider a newspaper plant theory and Chief Devery dispatches 50000 circulars describing the nurse and child.
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New York
Carrie Jones
Marion Clark
Danbury
Conn
Montreal
Three Rivers
Que
Devery
Children Not Blamed in Father Murder Case
In Rapid City South Dakota May 30 interest grows as Lent and Nicolas Bauts two children who killed their father are not blamed by the mother or the children. General sentiment favors leniency toward the youths who confess to aiding their sister in steadying the rifle used in the killing.
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Rapid City
S. D
Lent
Nicolas Bauts
Tad Sloane Wins Craven Stakes at Epsom
London May 30 Tad Sloane broke the spell Tuesday winning the Craven stakes at Epsom aboard Wright of the Thistle for 200 sovereigns. It marked a clear victory for Sloane over his rivals in the purse rich day of racing.
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Tod
London
Tad Sloane
Epsom
Lord Beresford
Wright of the
Big Four Route First of the Season Excursion
The Big Four announces a first of the season Sunday excursion on June 4 to Pendleton Anderson Muncie Winchester Union City Alexandria Marion Wabash and intermediate points. Round trip fare 40 cents to 1 dollar. Special train departs Indianapolis 7 45 a m reaches Union City 10 55 a m and Wabash 11 10 a m. Return leaves Wabash 5 50 p m Union City 6 p m arriving Indianapolis 9 15 p m. Contact Big Four offices at 1 East Washington St Massachusetts Ave or Union Station. H M Bronson as G P.
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Pendleton
Anderson
Muncie
Winchester
Union City
Alexandria
Marion
Wabash
Indianapolis
Big
East Washington Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Union Station
H. M. Bronson
G. P
Power of Wind Aims at Central Freight Transit Trust
Joseph H Headley of the International Power Company says a coalition of air power firms plans to raise 200000 dollars to form a central body. It will include Richard Broker’s New York auto truck company and the General Carriage Company among others. The venture targets freight transit and excludes electrical vehicle firms.
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New York
Joseph H. T Headley
International Power Company
Richard Broker
New York Auto-Truck Company
The
General Carriage Company
Drowned Man Reported From Eagle Creek Bridge Incident
Charles Bailey of Bridgeport observed what he believed to be a man drowning at Eagle creek bridge on West Washington Street around 10 am Tuesday. Police and bike patrols rushed to the scene to investigate.
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Charles Bailey
Bridgeport
Eagle Creek Bridge
W. Washington St
Noisy Welcome For Maj. Marchand In France Return
The French cruiser D Assas arrived at Toulon on Tuesday afternoon with Maj. Marchand aboard. Cannon salutes and cheers filled the quay while crowds lined the streets and the city celebrated in fete. The ovation for Marehand was unmatched in recent years.
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Toulon
D'Assas
Marchand
Marehand
Giren
Brooklyn Milkman's Daughter Abduction Attempt Arrest
A crowd pursued Dominico Tetruzzilli on Tuesday morning as he tried to abduct the 11 year old daughter of Gerard Dicoldia, a Brooklyn milkman. A policeman rescued him and Tetruzzilli was held on $1,500 bail for attempted abduction.
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New York
Dominico Tetruzzilli
Gerard Dicoldia
Brooklyn
Tetruzzilli
Pressed Steel Company Wins Egyptian Rail Car Order
Pittsburg May 30 The Pressed Steel company has received another order for 100 cars for the Egyptian states' railroad. The first order for 100 cars is now on the way. The cars travel by transport vessels from Jersey City.
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Egypt
Pittsburg
Pressed Steel Company
Jersey City
Great Strike of Gold Near Cerro Pinto
San Francisco May 30 reports from passengers on the steamer Curacoa arriving from Guayamas confirm a large gold strike near Cerro Pinto in Lower California. The placers measure about three miles long and one mile wide.
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San Francisco
Curacoa
Guayamas
Cerro Pinto
California
Fourth Cavalry Captain Guilty by Court Martial
Capt. J. M. Neal of the Fourth Cavalry is found guilty by a court martial for failing to account for 5100 dollars. The panel recommends dismissal from the service. The proceedings occurred in San Francisco in May 90.
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Neal
San ‘Francisco
J. M. Neal
Fourth Cavalry
Judge Cox Reigns in Continued Police Court Case
William Worrell charged with breaking into Mrs. Anna Gillette's house had his case continued in police court until June 1. Police say they are building a strong case against Worrell, considered one of the town's slickest men. Tsane Lane testified that John Caldwell, a saloon keeper on Sixteenth Street, sold him liquor and claimed birth in 1840. Judge Cox discharged Caldwell after doubting Lane's age claim.
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William Worrell
Anna Gillette
N. Tsincisst
Worrell
Tsane Lane
John Caldwell
W. Sixteenth St
Cox
Caldwell
Whooping cough cure claim from Norwood House proprietor
John E. Clifford of Norwood New York touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as effective for whooping cough after his children suffered severe coughing spells during a winter epidemic. He notes prior success for croup and says the remedy provides relief and a complete cure and that it is sold by all druggists.
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John E. Clifford
Norwood House
Norwood
N. Y
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Michigan City
William H. Culbertson
New Albany
Nail Trust
Adams Township
Indiana Law School
Valparaiso
Frohlicher Zeitvertrieb
Verganga Verein
Franklin Glee Club
Anderson Herald
W. B. Campbell
Albert E. Phillips
Columbia City
Armour Institute
Mark Wilkinson
New Castle
Sam Warrell
Charles Jarrell
Conner Ville
McFadden
Peffer
Kansas
Mishawaka
Greencastle
Lon Hudson
Henry County
William Gall
Logansport
Marion Opalescent Glass Company
Adolph Riddlesheimer
Fort Wayne
Savannah
Adolph Rand
Studebaker Brothers
J. T. Edwards
Danville
Ill
George Minnigsfield
George Grover
Rarymone Wright
Huntington
Wright
Laporte
John S. Beach
Charles Vaughn
Jefferson County
Ohio River
Joseph Hancock
Welcome Garrett
Neys
Morrow
John Morrow & Co
Springfield
MR. Hopkins
Clark
Power OF Wind
ANS Rioney
Eagle Creek
Maj
France
Saks’ Corner
Washington and Pennsylvania Sts
Selig Dry Goods Company
South Illinois Street
Tally & Stalnaker
E. Washington Street
Judge Cox
Shalf Price
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