Number 320 Casting in the Rain Fly Fishermen Contest
Fly fishing contest on a drizzly Friday at Brighton Beach, with Gen. McGinnis and three judges including Chief-Justice Elliot casting lines from a flat boat. Eleven entries competed for distance and accuracy as rain and wind challenged the anglers and the judges watched from a wooden bench amid improvised gear and beer at noon.
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Fly Fishermen’s Club
Gen. McGinnis
Elliot
Supreme Court
DeWitt Wallace
J. J. Waterman
Brighton Beach House
A. ©. Jamison
Lils
GA. Millard
A. B. Prather
Jd. Brown
B. B. Dudine
M. D. Butler
George McGinnis
Ed. Neumeyer
C. L. Hanford
Hoosiers Fall To Phillies In Muddy Rain Delay
Philadelphia defeats Indianapolis in a rain delayed doubleheader attempt. Despite poor field conditions and a small crowd, Philadelphia wins with a final score showing 12 base hits to 7 errors for both teams, while Indianapolis posts 12 hits. Buckley relieves Daily. Currie umpired.
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Philadelphia
Hoosiers
Phillies
Whitney
Daily
Sanders
Schriver
Buckley
Curry
Indianapolis
Indianpolis
Jimmies Dads Sold at New York Sale
The sale of young Jimmie Blaine's furniture concluded with items including an antique oak bedroom suite two pieces and a washstand selling for 140 dollars. A round pine table bearing the couple's names sold for 2 dollars, a chiffoniere and a Devel-plate mirror brought 13 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie
New York
Jimmie Blaine
Missing Steamer Ontario Rumor Quelled By Update
Reporters in Jonas New Brunswick and Montreal say the steamer Lake Ontario may have sunk in the gulf with 40 souls aboard, but later updates state the Ontario is all right. No further details available as of now.
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Jonas
N. B
Lake Ontario
Gulf
Monrreal
Ontario
Steamer Pease Founders in Saginaw Bay Fatality
The steamer F. & Pease foundered in Saginaw bay near Port Huron. Captain Jameson and eleven crew members drowned on May 31.
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Pease Founders
Saginaw Bay
Port Huron
Mich
F. &. Pease
Jameson
The Sun's roster of council aspirants sparks ward debate
A businessman criticizes The Sun for publishing a roster of twenty five GOP hopefuls and predicts the same old faction will win the primaries. He urges nonpoliticians to mobilize for better municipal material and warns Democrats may remain controlled by familiar cliques, risking two crowded choices.
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Sun
Fang
Tit Sun
Walf Holiday Debate Aims for Midweek Half Day
Clerks in retail and allied trades push for a Wednesday half holiday to ease shop work, with the Commercial Union of the federation of trades uniting efforts. Robert E. Graff favors Wednesday as practical, arguing a midweek break avoids long returns and potential job losses, but requires employer consent to be feasible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Assembly
Commercial Union
the Federation of Trades
Robert E. Graff
Alsa
Miller Coming Home to Seek Supreme Bench Post
Attorney general Miller plans a trip to Indianapolis to offer the vacancy created by Justice Matthews’ death to Judge Woods of the Indianapolis federal court. Reports say attacks on the president over nepotism influence may shift selection from Miller to Woods for the high court.
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Supreme Betch
Woods
Wasu Hir Gron
Miller
Indianapolis
Indiana
Matthews
High Court
Maybrick arsenic case shocks Liverpool murder trial
Mrs Maybrick stands accused of murdering her husband in Liverpool as public disbelief grows. N M Bateson, former roommate, travels there to testify that Maybrick regularly consumed arsenic despite warnings it could kill him.
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NoxFolk
Maybrick
Liverpool
N. M. Bateson
Remembrance at Crown Hill Amid Hard Weather
A civic observance honoring Indiana’s fallen soldiers proceeded despite severe weather. The article notes mounds decorated and patriotic remembrance continuing, though the weather challenged speeches planned at Crown Hill. A reader letter from J W Wharton corrects a misstatement about his candidacy for assessor rather than council.
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Indiana
Crown Hill
No Fee For A Breath Yet Costs For Everything Else
A dramatic, winding tale in which a man pleads for peace justice on Dogberry Row over a blank theft accusation and over debts while the justice outlines fees for peace justices and constables. The narrative condemns the costed system, laments heavy civil costs, and notes a reform push for salaries and integrity. The piece also reports that Alex and Ammon Klepfer lose a license bid as Oak idea saloon efforts fail, with village women cheered by a verdict reversing county commissioners.
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Dogberry Row
Bac
Justice Court
Alex
Ammon Klepfer
OakIz
Howland
Ramonstrants
The Reformer Presents In Court In Sobriety Scene
Cincinnati May 31 special prosecutors Corcoran, elected to curb saloonists, caused a scene by appearing drunk in police court Friday morning. The spectacle highlighted ongoing reform hostility to vice and tested street-level enforcement in the Citizens' Reform era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Cuicano
McGarigle
Shephans
Cincinnati
Corcoran
Citizens’ Reform
Knights of Pythias to Convene in Indiana City Next Tuesday
The grand lodge of the Knights of Pythias of Indiana will meet in this city next Tuesday. A resolution to shorten subordinate lodge terms to six months from a year will likely pass. Supreme chancellor William Ward of Newark New Jersey will attend. Weather notes forecast slight showers and a rise in temperature with frost Saturday morning.
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Knights of Pythias
Indiana
Wm. Ward
Newark
N. J
SIMS RETURN EXPECTED WITHIN WEEKEND WARD 15 WELCOME
Sim Coy may arrive in town Saturday night on a Monon train from Michigan City and stop at the Union depot. City democracy ex-chief Simeon is anticipated to appear Monday night as ward 15 representative, with a reception and possible flower-decorated desk. Some say his release may come June 2, guiding a quiet return avoiding crowds.
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Sim Coy
Simeon
Michigan City
Union
City Democracy
Gal Bharnal
Cates
Woman sought blackmail with gun in Fort Dover
Fort Dover Iowa May 31 police investigate an alleged blackmail attempt by Mrs Herman Brunscher wife of a carpenter deserted by husband She produced a revolver and demanded 2000 from W H H Colby horse dealer and livery stable proprietor Colby ejected her She then visited J C O Laughlin a ice dealer and others before appealing to families of intended victims causing great trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dover
Herman Brunscher
W. H. H. Colby
Grand Jury to Hear Wounds Case and Incest Charge
John Taylor, whose wife died Thursday from pistol wounds, waived examination and awaits indictment by the grand jury after a coroner statement. Robert Snapp, charged with incest with Mora May Graham, agreed to grand jury submission without preliminary hearing. Two drunks pleaded guilty.
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Will
John Taylor
Reobertsnapp
Taursday
Tur &U
Robert Snapp
Mora May Graham
Steap
Bhangars
Aso
Detectives Rumored to Be In City on Cronin Case
Rumors spread Friday that several detectives sent to seek Cronin murder clues may have visited the city while concealing their identities. Supt Travis notes he has sought help and recalls Detective Coughlin, jailed for Cronin’s murder, who assisted in cracking cases last fall during the campaign. The piece hints at a puzzle and mentions a clan group denied rewards to a Sun reporter.
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Cronin
Tr. Cronin
Supt
Travis
Nows
Coughlin
Browne Cronin
Muarden
Spiri—tt
Hubbard
CUNNING SWINDLE AND LOCAL SCANDALS ROUNDUP
Cincinnati creditors attached goods of J Rosenbaum & Cuy druggists suppliers after discovering they bought on time and for cash at less than cost. Daytime disappearance of the firm followed with many people reportedly caught. Armilda Fancher 38 attempted suicide at Greenfield after a rejected marriage proposal. A Lennox May 31 report notes a new low-cost restau rant for educated ladies of limited means. Cincinnati May 31 reports no foundation to Cal Brice buying the Enquirer, and John Rosenbaum failed for 10000 with assets about 5000. An optician was noted in Comstock’s jewelry stock.
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Cincineaty
J. Rosenbaum & Cuy
Pearl St
Greenfield
Ind
Armilda Fancher
Chas
Doblins
Enoch Adams
Wilkinson
John Hoffman
Cincinnati
New York
Cal. Brice
Cincinnati Enquirer
Pretty Princess Victoria Kawekin Kalani Lunalio
A New York report describes Victoria Kawekin Kalani Lunalio as the niece of King Kalakua of the Sandwich Islands. It notes her European tour funds and lavish preparations for a two year stay, while detailing royal finances, customs, and mythical tales surrounding island rulers and native culture.
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New York
King Kalakua
Sandwich Islands
Victoria Kawekin Kalani Lunalio
Kaianitul
Abdaralapa
Cleghorn
Lelia Kama Kacha
San Francisco
Islands
Gsta
United States
Claus Spreckels
Kalakua
Europe
Hurope
Kawehameha I
Old Country
Kapiolani
Deve
Capt
Cook
Kamehameha II
Honolulu
Broadway
Tom Edison
Newfoundland
Shipboard romance tale ends in alleged elopement
Wm Mortimer Harrison, 25, said to be a president’s third cousin and aboard the United States steamer Albatross, planned to wed Jennie David, a widow of Shanghaied, San Francisco. The wedding was set for May 13 but he sailed May 14 on the Amatros. David claims Harrison was shanghaied aboard the vessel by enemies.
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Shanghaiied
San Francisco
Mortimer Harrison
United States
Jennie David
Moeavy Storm Raging in Pennsylvania
A very heavy storm rages east of Pittsburg with telegraph wires in bad shape. It rained most of the night across Pennsylvania and strong winds were reported in places, hindering communications with points east of Pittsburg.
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Pittenure
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Prohibition of death follows Newark man in Ohio
Additional State notes W H Shaw of Newark Ohio found dead in bed at Cambridge City after a prolonged drunken spell. Chas Bresese charged with raping the 10 year old child of Frank Brown near Richmond and captured near Westville at 4 o clock Wednesday morning.
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W. H. Shaw
Newark
Ohio
Cambridge City
Chas. Bresese
Frank Brown
Richmond
Westville
Cronin Case Mystery Deepens With Ice Man Tools Found
Chicago police report a quiet Decoration Day as the Cronin case unfolds with the Carleton cottage search turning up an ice pick and tools linked to P. Sullivan the ice man. Rumors persist of Cronin’s clothing and a possible female suspect, while Clan na Gael members are urged to explain connections. Detective Starkey denies dealings with Reporter Long as authorities seek decisive evidence.
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Chicago
Cronin
Sullivan
Mac
Luke Dillon
Clan-na- Gael
Order
Alexander Sullivan
O Bia Dame
Cronin Cher
Sulivan
Dr. Cronin
Ice Man
Hubbard Doesaot
Toronto
Attomer Starkey
Reporter Long
Bridges swept Away in Charleston flood at Elk River
Charleston West Virginia May 31 massive flood raises Elk and Kanawha rivers by a foot hourly. Lower city flooded. Cabin Creek C and C bridge washed out. Logs and timber lost. Sightseers crowd the derot as passengers alight from trains. A well dressed woman is noted for diverting attention with a lorgnette while strolling the avenue.
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Charleston
W. Va
Elk
Kanewaha
Cabin Creek
Brom Horations
Siiber
Joint meeting of three carpenters unions Saturday
A joint meeting of the three carpenters unions is set for Saturday at 201 S Delaware street at a.m. or p.m. The report also notes various local items including a decoy of incidents and minor notices from Indianapolis.
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Carpenters
S. Delaware-st
Johnson Street Railway Company
Dudley Cable Line Syndicate
Soyvomor
Howland
Alex
Ammon Klepfer
Oaklandon
Indianapolis
K. of P
Damon
Pythias
Kokomo Kids
Harry Smith
Central Lodge
Virginia Ave
Grand Lodge
Hanway St
Clements
Giants Beat Hoosiers In Muddy Decoration Day Tilt
In Staten Island on Decoration Day, the Giants and Hoosiers played a messy morning game. New York wins 5 to 6 after a string of errors and timely hitting by Sullivan McGeachy and Hines with contributions from Buckley Ewing and Ward.
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Staten Island
Giants
Seery
George
Glasscock
Gore
Hines
Ward
Blank
Ewing
O'Rourke
Mighty Giants
Denny
Bassett
Blink
Dermiah Denny
Sullivan
Buckiss
Tmen
NeGeady
Whitney
Glasecock
Capt
Jack
Hatfield
Ainy
Hassett
Richardson
Conner
O' Rourke
Henry
Buckley
McGeachy
Gervain
Ratfield
Gere
Tolden
McCreathy
Paulus
Jerry
Tye
Giant Gore
Connor
McGee
Goitzein
O’rourke
Hacsiera
Rizes
Rourke
Denay
Hoosiers
New Yorks
Hoosies
New York
Indianapolis
E_sa
Were
Sensational Maybrick Coroner Inquiry Reveals Pregnancy
The coroner's inquest into the Maybrick case uncovers that Mrs. Maybrick is near motherhood and that her condition stems from Brierly, with whom she traveled to London as his wife. The World reports from Liverpool via Berlin on the Samoan treaty details, outlining native governance, an advisory council with US and German members, and a cooperative coaling station framework.
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Waybrick
New Yor
Liverpool
Maybrick
Brierly
London
New York
Berlin
Mattetoa
Germany
United States
Samoa
Indianapolis and Anderson chess teams open at English's hotel
A chess tournament between Indianapolis and Anderson began at English's hotel at 10 o clock Thursday. Notable Anderson players include H C Brown and J M Tomlinson, while Indianapolis features Dr Z C Bedford Avery Ewald Over Dr F E Lewis Jez Warrington and W H Wilhelm. Harrison was the attraction in New York on Decoration Day with Brooklyn celebrating.
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Indianapolis
Anderson
English’s
H.C. Brown
J. M. Tomlinson
Z. C. Bedford
Avery
Ewald Over
Ewald Over, Dr. FE. R. Lewis
Jezse Warrington
W. H. Wilhelm
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Jange Elliott
Wes Wad Shively
Emma
G. A. Jenks
Brookville
Shively
South Bend
Ute Cleveland
Walt Whitman
Philadelphis
Morgan Hall
Iris
Council
Lima
J. W. Wharton
Justice OF the Peach Court
Lodge
Sims
Hiseckminn Easimesu Aion
Lennox
John Rosenbaum
Amoudsen
Comstock
Coy
Little Princess
Witith
Haliant
Patrick Bean
Clan-na-rael
Wag
Land League
Teavers Piy
Ottawa
Allan
Bridgewater
Shelourne
N.S
Gan
Topp
Lister
Law Bulletin
Sclifa
Geo. P. Marott’s
N. Benn.st
Sullivan, McGeachy
Tate
Harrison
Brooklyn
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