Wiks the Decoration Day Road Race Results
Louis Gordon won the race with a 37 28 time two lengths ahead of Herman Baase seven minute handicap. Randell Watson finished third as Baase crowded Watson near the tape causing a disputed foul claim. Paxton and Heim were injured but not seriously. Gordon trained for victory and a time prize remained undecided at noon.
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Gor
N. Meridianst
Thomas Taggart
D. M. Grimes
Feraid
Jiraail
Ind
Gordon
Louis Gordon
Kerman Baase
Randell Watson
Fina
Fnish
Taggart
Ben Hur
Baase
Watson
Fair Grounds
Elmer Pierce
Brazil
van Sicklen
Carl Fisher
Stearns Racing
B. F. Chapman
Louis Quinn
Columbus Cyele Works
Slaybach
Race rider insists on ride or money back bargain
The rider tells Referee Van Sicklen in brogue he can win if allowed to ride and demands a refund if not. Van Sicklen retorts and takes the rider's number. Slaybach then confronts Erdel Meyer and retrieves a dollar.
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van Sicklen
Wicke
Slaybach
Erdelmeyer
Henry Carter Death Under Suspicion After Stairway Fall
Henry Garter, 22, of 12914 W. McCarty St., died after a fall or push down a steep stairway at 435 W. Washington St. He was found unconscious on the sidewalk and died an hour later. Coroner to conduct postmortem as friends allege foul play amid witness detentions and conflicting accounts of a heart attack or blunt impact.
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Henry Garter
Iuet
Carter
Cartehem
Thomas
Tate
Isley Trad
Fire destroys half of Market Street house. conflict in tale emerges
A two story brick house at 298 East Market Street burned Sunday night in an apparent arson. Mrs. Gardner leaves for Union City and a German roomer Nicolai disputes her timing. Detectives begin a full investigation as the owner Wells remains.
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Market-st
E. Market-st
M. FM. Gardner
Nicolai
Gardner
Union City
W. H A. Soewell
Memorial Day Parade and Gov Mounts Address at Crown Hill
Memorial day ceremonies featured a parade along Monument place and crowds at Crown Hill cemetery. Gov. Mount delivered the memorial address after the Second regiment band played, praising national unity and recalling Civil War era ideals.
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Crown Hill Cemetery
Parium
Miss Gather
Gail
Yara
Mareh Beeer
Iingten Arn Aiaeroa
Peai Jama
Penneylvania
Vermont
Meridian
Georgia
Crown Hill
Soldi Plot
Tincoin
Gettyshure
Jos. Drummiend
Gov. Mounts
Gov. Mount
Washington
Jackson
Jefferson
Gsovervoer
Spanish protest over Palma reception at State Department
Washington reports De Lome decries Palma's invitation as an insult to Spain and calls it tacit recognition of the Cuban cause. Calhoun’s Cuba mission aims to gauge American reaction and press for adherence to Spain’s policy amid reports of arms shipments and further expeditions.
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Calhoun
Nity
Spain
Palma
State Department
Skilled Workmen in Dispute Over Linotype Care
Linotype operators and machinists clash over who should maintain machines. Operators learned some maintenance, machinists oppose, threatening a wider printing trades war. President Prescott seeks a conference to settle. Separately, Mrs. Gardner met Chicago police chief to discuss suspected arson by tenants.
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Machinists’ Association
Typographical Union
Prescott
International Typographical Union
DeSoto Building
Ife
The
Chicago
Airship visit eyed for Indianapolis by Barnard and Brush
John T. Brush and John S. Thurman, a mechanical engineer, negotiate with Prof. Arthur Barnard the air ship inventor. Barnard has been earning rights at the Nashville centennial and may bring his ship to Indianapolis next week to fly from the top of the When building. Thurman owns a Hindoo engineer friend B Framji of Bombay who claims an ajiv ship. the inventor hopes to enter a contest in America with Barnard's craft.
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John T. Brush
John S. Thurman
Arthur Barnard
Nashville
Indianapolis
Mr. Thurman
Prof. Barnard
Y Thurman
B. Framji
Bombay
India
Fire damages Stevenson barn near Alabama Street
Fire at Stevenson's barn 708 North Alabama Street destroys two horses two buggies harness and feed with an approximate loss of 1400 dollars. Stevenson suspects an incendiary caused the blaze.
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Stevenson
Alabama St
Tribute to the Flag at First Baptist Church
Immense crowd attends memorial service as the congregation presents a large American flag to trustees. Gov. Mount delivers the evening address commending the flag and liberty while recalling the nation’s struggle and the pledge to honor those who defended freedom.
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First Baptist Church
Arthur P. Preston
Ida Gray Scott
Allstin H. Brown
Robert Zener
Wallace Foster
Republic
M. LD. Traines
First Presbyterian
Husband Stabs Wife Over Drink Price
Mrs Abe Goodall of 227 Teledo Street was stabbed near the heart with a pen knife by her husband Sunday evening after she refused to give five cents for a drink. The wound was dressed by Dr Furniss. the husband fled.
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Abe Goodall
Teledo St
Furniss
Memorial Day Services Across Indianapolis Churches
Memorial Day observances honored Union veterans with eloquent addresses at Fellowship Church and Plymouth Church amid widespread church services. Special music accompanied celebrations citywide. In a separate incident on West Maryland Street Hoagland struck Smock with a brick during a fight over a team of horses. Smock was treated by Dr. Weisenbeiss and faces uncertain recovery.
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H. C. Allen
Fellowship Congregational Church
Union Veteran
FY EB. Dewhurst
Plymouth Church
Indianapolis
Albert Smock
George Hoagland
Frank Irwin
Marvnland St
Hoagland
Smock
Irwin
Weisenbeiss
War memories from Fisher's Hill told by Capt. Musgrove Davis
An Indianapolis reader finds McClure's June tale of Civil War reconnoitering by Gen. Sheridan retold. The scene at Fisher's Hill details Union caution and bold action, including a late 1864 recon party and tumultuous court room reunion of Gen. Macauley and Jim Bailey amid war’s end.
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Indianapolis
McClure
Musgrove Davis
Sheridan
Marty
Shenandoah Valley
Winchester
Cedar Creek
Fisher's Hill
Shenandoah River
North Mountains
Cautery
Bailey
Bailer
Rainey
Avpo- Meitox
Washington
Iocons
Alacanley
Gordon
Macauley
Jim Bailey
Clerk
Gailey
Libby
Massachusetts
Indipolis
Woman bicyclist dies after Atlanta collision
In Atlanta, Annie Hunt er, age 15, a young society woman, died after a bicycle collision with Charles Tate, a colored man, who also died. Both were riding fast. Tate failed to turn right. Hunter's father is a general cashier for the Southern railway.
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Atlanta, Ga
Annie Hunter
Charles Tate
Tate
Fiunter
The
Southern Railway
Tillman probe to be sent to Senate Tuesday
Senator Jones says the Tillman sugar investigation will be referred to the Senate on Tuesday. Opposition stemmed from fears of delaying tariffs and wasting time, but Tillman gains support as pressure builds. He also met President McKinley at the White House in a social call to better acquaint himself with the president.
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Tilimson
Tillman
Mkinley
Senator TiLman
President McKinley
White House
Senate
McKinley
Committed death by own action in Omaha office
Fleury Thomas, night watchman for the Pacific Express Co, killed himself in his office on a Sunday. A note found in his left hand mentioned a hidden barn parcel. President Morsman believes the note hints at valuable company papers and possibly a missing bundle of around $6,000 in banknotes.
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Omaha
Neh
Fleury Thomas
Pacific Express Company
Morsman
Thomas
Bryan to Speak at Tomlinson Hall Tuesday Evening
Camp Gray under Capt. Bradwell serves as reception for WW Bryan arriving at 3 30 Tuesday afternoon. Bryan stays in room 39 at Grand hotel as last fall and will deliver his speech at Tomlinson hall Tuesday evening.
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Camp Gray
Bradwell
WW. J. Bryan
Bryan
Grand Hotel
Tomlinson Hall
Weather forecast for Indianapolis area noted for June 1
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity 31 hours ending 8 p m June 1 calls for fair and warmer conditions Monday night and Tuesday. Temperature noon Monday was 59 and 2 p m was 64.
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Indianapolis
Mayfield jail delivery and town mourning across era events
A chaotic news snapshot reports a wholesale jail delivery at Mayfield Kentucky, the eighth anniversary of the Johnstown flood, and a town in mourning. It also notes Nettie Reeves of Chicago in custody after claiming four years as a keeper, a Pittsburg anarchist picnic arrest of 47, a falling Yerkes telescope, a 40000 fire at Point Marion West Virginia looting, a fatal duel at a picnic in Steetmore Texas, and a Denver carriage ride incident injuring six children.
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Mayfield
Johnstown
Nettie Reeves
Chicago
Pittsburg
Williams Bay
Wwis
Phoebe Cousins
St. Louis
Manhattan Savings Bank
New York
Tint Racks of all kinds at WimstL Elder's
Feed your horse Janes Bustless Qats.
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Wimstl
Elder’s
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Matt Paxton
Wm. A. Heim
TiHnois St
Wiliam J. Heim
Paxton
Theim
Heim
Henry Carter
Opencil
Monument Place
Indiananalis
Quo Prafflin
Joel Harder
Prafflin
Bugle Corps
Pia Fiuadiy Sesunds
Merton
Cither
DE Lowe
Sherman
de Lome
Senor
Tomas Estrada Palma
Teurone
Tues
Ruiz Yo Calhoun
Ceniace
Seminole Kev
Seminole Key
Indiana Pharmaceutical Association
Commercial Club
City Hospital
Honemeer Thomas WN. Shiner
Indiana
Mr. Haines
Woeris Hafen
Bavaria
Mamaroneck
Whitelaw Reid
Ophir
Tillmans Sugar Investigation Resolution
Aztred
Ace Tion
Tillman Sugar
Senator Tillman
William Jennings Bryan
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