Presidential election betting furor swirls as campaigns heat up
The Republican National Committee asserts confidence in Harrison and Reid’s likely victory while admitting wagers against New York and Indiana show high stakes. Reports recount large bets offered in Philadelphia and New York, with figures up to 50 000, and claims of manipulation amid campaign tensions. Miller plans to resign and return to law in Indianapolis as weather hints at cooler days for Indianapolis.
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Depew
Reid
New York State
Kauncey
Wedune
Cleveland
Presient
Carnegie
Frick
Indianapolis
Faro
Tie Lever
Tie
Indiana
Maniac on a steamer caused panic and damage
New York November 3 reports a Troy traveler named Thompson aboard the Deanchmond became insane before docking. He smashed a wash basin glass door, wrecked furniture, fought the nurse, and fractured a deck window. Passengers fled to cabins as crew and nurse restrained him and sent him to Bellevue Hospital.
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New York
Chagii
Thompenn
Troy
Dean
Thompson
Eidhth
Two Editors Jailed for Criminal Libel in Arizona
In Tuscan Arizona on November 3 a grand jury indicted C and Geo W Brown publishers of a weekly paper. They were charged with criminal libel against Brewster Cameron after attacking the court and jury. Cy Brown received 50 days in prison and George Brown 60 days. Cy is the world's fair commissioner and George the adjutant-general of Arizona.
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Whey
Tuscan
Arizona
Geo. W. Brown
Hero
Brewster Cameron
Cy Brown
George
Bones Found in Milwaukee Fire Ruins
Nov. 3 report from Minowavukan notes bones discovered among the ruins of a large fire and uncertainty whether they are animal or human. Relief fund has reached $120,000 with $40,000 distributed. Barracks for hundreds of homeless victims to be built in the park along the lake shore.
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Milwaukee
Lake Shore
The Cadi's Court in a Bustling Morning Session
In the cadi courtThursday morning John Bates was fined and ordered to leave town after several days in custody. W B Adington pleaded guilty to stealing an overcoat from Enoch Warman and was bound over to the grand jury. Chris Jones and Frank Boyer were slated for loitering. A small dark lad named Stoyer disrupted the room and was dismissed to improve visibility for the next case. Jones, wearing jewelry and a sporty suit, offered no explanation for his presence or the property, and received a $100 fine and 80 days in the workhouse after previously being warned to leave town for vagary.
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Cadi
Mills of Justice
John Bates
Honge
W. B. Adington
Enoch Warman
Chris Jones
Frank Boyer
Stoyer
Nxt
Jones
Indians Repel General in Tamsico Clash
President Diaz states the unrest at Tamsico centers on authority over a girl saint. General Rancel led 600 troops against villagers of under 100 fighters. In the decisive battle the villagers killed or wounded 470 of their 100, a dramatic defeat for the government force.
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Orry
Mix.co
Spll
Diaz
Tamscio
Rancel
Scere
Inhuman mother tied child for an hour in Trenton
Kate Lorenzo was arrested in Trenton New Jersey after tying her 3 year old child by the thumbs and leaving it suspended for an hour while occasionally beating it with a stick. Neighbors alerted police to the cruelty. Also in Portland Oregon a Northern Pacific steamer Zambesi must return to China with 30 Chinese travelers denied passports due to missing photographs.
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Trenton
Kate Lorenzo
Portland
Ore
Northern Pacific
Zambesi
China
Port Townsend
Secretary Foster Appeals to Bellaire Crowd on Money Issue
Secretary of the Treasury Foster spoke to a large audience in Bellaire Ohio on Wednesday night about wild cat money. He claimed every northern state backed Harrison except Nevada and included West Virginia in the list.
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Foster
Bellaire, O
Spi
New hat racks at Wm. L. Elders store
Smith's dye works advertises dyebog and cleaning services beside new hat racks at William L. Elders, located on North Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Wm. L. Elders
Smith's Dye Works
Pennsylvania
Big iron steamer W. H. Gilcher lost off North Manitou
Cleveland reports confirm the W. H. Gilcher with a crew of 18 aboard is sunk near the North Manitou islands after a heavy lake voyage. The vessel, valued at $200,000, was a steel egg-shell steamer tied to the Western Reserve wreck. Wreckage found at North Manitou islands bears its mark, and more crew details follow.
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W. H. Gilcher
North
Manitou Islands
Lake Michigan
Gilder
Western Reserve
Lake Superior
Gilcher
J. C. Gilchrist
Lloyd H. ‘Weeks
Vermillion
Edward SI. Porter
Lorraine
Finley
Buffalo
N.Y
Sydney B. Jones
Marine City
Mich
King
Wheelmap
Chicago
Thompson
Charles Hontoon
William Faulhaber
Milwaukee
Amadeus
Smith Tug Company
Point Au Peelee
Feland, Mich
Mauitou Islands
H. Gilcher
Tug Boat and Scow Sink in Dense Fog
A fogbound New York harbor tale reports the tug boat Jos. Dumont collision with a large garbage scow at Atlantic docks Brooklyn. The vessel sank quickly. the engineer deck hand and fireman swam ashore unconscious but saved.
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New York
Jos. Dumont
Atlantic Docks
Brooklyn
Clarence Beck Injured In Wagon Accident Near Meridian Street
Clarence Beck, 63, sustained serious injuries Thursday when a wagon loaded with lumber overturned near 260 N Meridian street. He was taken home by Kregelo Whitsett’s ambulance located at 95 Danlan Street. The incident details are based on reader notices.
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N. Meridian-st
Danlan St
Kregelo & Whitsett
Barbara Berdel
Louis Berdel
Lonia
Charles
Lena
Nellis
Mollie
Brrtus
Lottie Day
Frank
Emma Miller
William
Mary Lee
Maria Eilert
Lewis
Lottie Pearson
Destus
Louise O. French
Garfield Place
Henry Minshall
College Ave
Osear Eilert
John Basket
Anna Alexander
Eddie Clark
Fannie Taylor
Thomas P. Sweeney
Eatie H. Roach
Iron Hall Receivership Suit Hit Supreme Court
The Iron Hall receivership case moves from the general term to the Supreme Court for a final hearing on making the receivership permanent. Attorneys for both sides agreed the general term would affirm Judge Taylor and expedite the appeal, aiming to finish faster in higher court.
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Iron Hall
Superior Court
Supreme Court
Taylor
Horace Smith
Mutual Bank
Howe
Submarine Boat Survives Gale by Deep Dives
In Cuiiaco on November 3, Prof. Baker's submarine boat arrived from Detroit after weathering a gale last Friday. The craft, 40 feet long and 9 wide by 14 deep, was lowered ten feet below the surface and raised every two hours for air. The C. W. Gilcher is believed to have foundered in the storm.
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Cuiiaco
Prof. Baker
Detroit
C. W. Gilcher
Fire in Charlestown prison shoes shop sparks alarm
A fire discovered late Wednesday night at Charlestown state prison originated in a box of shoe shanks soaked in oil. A clockwork chemical ignition device aimed to start the blaze as convicts returned to their cells, causing confusion and possible escapes.
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Goston
Charlestown State Prison
Postmaster Tackles Record Mail Volume as Election Sends Surge
Postmaster Thompson plans to handle more mail in the next three working days than ever before as the pension agency mails 60 000 letters within 24 hours. The era of mass communication in the post office includes personal missives from candidates and vast committee correspondence, totaling at least 200 000 extra letters. Monday's delivery is expected to be enormous. Seven Indians die in a drunken orgy after a cabin fire near Alma following the spree, with no other medicines approved.
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Thompson
Pension Agency
They Like His Nerve Dead broke Vagrant Aims for Chicago
A Berlin era article reports Wylie a dead broke bicyclist traveling from New York to Chicago on a $3,000 wager. He arrived in the city late Wednesday, aided by bicycle clubs and strangers, earning meals and beds through sheer nerve. The journey began Oct 24 with frugal expenditures and charity along the route.
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New York
Chicago
City
H. T.tearsey
Boson
Washington
Boston Glove and Herald Ag3u
Sun
Morristown
Ohio
Lone Lane
Gshic
Weresling
W. Va
Hagerstown
Cemenne
Lafayette
Tom Hay
Wyliz
Drifting wreckage found from schooner Ostrich
Fraxxrort Michigan reports wreckage from the schooner Ostrich washed ashore. Six men and one woman are believed lost after the vessel sailed from Milwaukee to Torch Lake on October 19, possibly colliding with the steamer Gilcher and sinking. In Chicago, Warner F. Leland offers a $1,000 reward for the return of $29,000 in bonds missing from a $230,000 package deposited at the National Safety Deposit Company vault.
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Mich
Milwaukee
Torch Lake
Ifjis
Gilcher
Leland Vyras
Caicaco
Warner F. Leland
National Safety Deposit Company
Dixie flour mill fire destroys 80,000 bushels wheat
Early Thursday morning a Dixie flour mill in Salem Oregon burned, with a warehouse containing 80,000 bushels of wheat. The mill machinery was valued at 30,000 dollars.
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SaLem
Ore
Dixie
Vanea Black Shoe Store Promotes Gancer Specials
Siufkin Wisconsin listing offers BD Gancer Specialist 96ig N Alst cor Ohio Indianapolis with Ladies Dongola Patent Leather Tip at 81.95 and various gnoes at low prices. Local ad notes shoe styles and promotions and mentions general offerings.
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Siufkin, WI
Gancer Specialist
Ohio
Indianapols
Ind
Vanea Black
Gambling odds and political bets sweep Indiana
In Indianapolis and across Indiana bets pile up on the presidential race. Gamblers raise large sums with many forecasts, including Indiana's outcome and county results. Police crackdowns barely curb the gambling stretch as workers and bosses tap political funds and plan pairwise vote strategies amid a tight national contest.
Scattered locals resist change. cat bite case stirs fear
Tuesday shoppers avoided a new posting fee while John Lochner, bitten by a cat at Nick Oesters Histiyery in Lawrence, Ind, Nov 3, drank whisky seeking hydrophobia relief. He grew pale and trembled, then walked home across the street to his house opposite the distillery. Physicists debate death cause between rat bite or alcohol poisoning as the incident unfolds.
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Lawrenceners
Ind
John Lochner
Nick. Oester
Lochner
Ara
The Sixysterious Wars of John Gunn
In Saratooa New York on November 3 John Gunn died Wednesday after sustaining 18 wounds from an attack by unknown assailants. Detectives found no witnesses to the hours between 6 pm Monday and 7 am Tuesday when Gunn, bloodied and exhausted, sought admission at Col Lawton's barn. Delirious at the hospital he died midweek. A broad row of unrelated local items follows, including musical performances and notices from Washington regarding President Harrison, with various church, recital, and concert details and the movements of local figures in Indiana and Ohio.
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Saratooa
N.Y
Gunn
Col. Lawton
Danforth Brown
Dudley Biels
First Baptist Church
Annie Abramer
St. Paris
Memorial Church
John Geiger
Mia. DeWitt Ney
Wiss Abernethey
Paul Bahr
Plymouth Church
Donnelly
C. W. Conger
Conger
Richard Schiewen
Viola Burton
Bahr
Bryant
N. Pennsylvaniast
Liszt
Beethoven
New Castle
Ind
Stella Weaver Stretch
Indianapolis
Lucilla Henderson
Campaign literature swells with mass reading drive
A flood of campaign literature circulates across the state as parties push pamphlets and lithographs to educate voters. Republicans and Peoples Party extend vast distribution, including hundreds of thousands of posters and catalogs, while newspapers publish more widely to cover issues like taxation and state debt amid a nationwide push for reader engagement.
Big Wolley on Harrison election bets in Cason
Cason O Nov 5 The election betting in this city grows brisk Judge J W Underhill offered 30000 in three bets of 10600 each on Harrison New York Indiana and the general result One judge could secure no takers A McCune proprietor of the Miners Point hotel offers to stake the hotel valued at 4000 against 1000 in money on Harrison
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Big Wolley
Harrison
Cason
J. W. Underhill
New York
Indiana
A. McCune
Miners Point Hotel
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