Maryland and Ohio election shock Gorman and Campbell
Washington reports President Cleveland distancing from election results while Maryland boss Gorman faced a looming storm. Ohio and Kentucky outcomes spark talk of a Western presidential candidate and Foraker supports McKinley as the likely banner.
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Foraker
Campbell
Gorman
Cleveland
Lowndes
Senator Gorman
Maryland
Baltimore
Ohio
Kentucky
Carlisle
Hardin
Blackburn
Curiaco
Whitney
Meléimley
Cincinnati
Gov. Foraker
Bradley
Republican Party
New York
Brice
Hill
Anothe
Washington
McKinley
Sailor Adolph Frietsch Survives Nina Wreckoff Firth of Clyde
News from Milwaukee reports Capt Adolph Frietsch survived a wreck off a small island near the Firth of Clyde after his 40 foot schooner Nina was dashed to pieces. He swam ashore penniless in Scotland after crossing the Atlantic alone in the Nina built in Milwaukee. He had sailed lakes to New York then across the ocean, visited European ports, and planned to transfer the Nina to San Francisco for a Pacific voyage to Australia before the storm hit.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Adolph Frietsch
Atlantic Ocean
Nina
Firth of Clyde
Scotland
New York City
Atlantic
America
San Francisco
Pacific Ocean
Australia
Bayard Praised by Edinburgh Philosophic Society
London reports Friday morning papers commend Bayard's address before the Philosophic Society in Edinburgh. Also an ad notes Andirons and iron linings and John M. Lilly Lemon Tonic Laxative offered in large bottles for 50 cents, promising energy appetite and a clear brain.
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Bayard
London
Philosphic Society
Edinburg
Husband Cuts Wives Hair in Divorce Case
In Curcaco New Jersey details, Abigail Hart wins a divorce from Charles F. Hart on grounds of infidelity and cruelty. The abuse included locking her in a room and Hart threatening self harm before allegedly cutting all her hair with scissors. The case notes Hart’s pursuit of another woman, Laura Lee, and Hart's insistence on keeping her in the house against her wife's wishes.
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Curcaco
Charles F. Hart
Abigail Hart
Flora T. Williams
Hart
Gougar Libel Suit Reveals Witness Testimony in Fosrox Case
In a damage suit filed by Mrs. Helen M. Gougar against Congressman Elijah A. Morse, witness Mary A. Livermore testified that Gougar used severe speech and personal attacks. Livermore said she secured Gougar’s invitation to a national suffrage banquet and reception while ensuring she would refrain from objectionable remarks. Additional testimony from Mrs. Cook, Mrs. Gleason, and Mrs. Tobey supported Livermore’s statements.
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Gonglar
Cook
Gloucester
Mass
Woman’s Relief Corps
Eia A. Gleason
Atvs
Edizateth S. Tobey
Aassachusetts Woc. PT. U
Livermore
Revolt Spreads Amid Armenian Unrest in Constantinople
Nov 8 dispatches report Armenian revolutionaries in Asia openly revolting with English backing, while the sultan’s ministers face discontent and resignations. Foreign diplomats view the Turkish policy as counterproductive. The Times notes rising tensions without a Christian outbreak. Raoul Pasha plans to massacre Christians in various districts per reports from Tarpool. Baron Von der Goltz Pasha seeks relief from command.
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Constantinople
England
Asia
Times
Worcestter
Mass
Cuban minister rejects autonomy in Spain offer
Senor Dalma, Cuban minister plenipotentiary, said Cuba will not accept autonomy under any circumstances. He dismissed Spain's terms as a ruse and urged complete independence, even if it means fighting to the last ditch. He criticized Spain for reserving tariff regulation, appointing Cuban officials, and funding occupation by Cuba, with warships off Cuban coasts.
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New York
Senor Dalma
Spain
Cuba
Uhans
Canada
Wedding Ends in Tragedy as Bride Dies During Ceremony
In New York at St George's church Rutherford Place Mary Jane Pomeroy a relative of the groom died in the vestry just as Henry Dwight Sedgwick and Miss Sarah May Minturn were to be married. She died before the ceremony began and guests were unaware of the tragedy until afterward. The groom is a Massachusetts man and the bride a New York woman. The death occurred moments before vows were spoken and startled the family.
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New York
St. George’s Church
Rutherford Place
Mary Jane Pomeroy
Stockbridge
Mass
Ienry Dwight Sedgewick
Massachusetts
Sarah May Minturn
B. Pwentyfirst-st
Theodore Sedgwick
Waystown
Rainsford
Pomeroy
Governor Matthews Recieves Post election Letters from Ohio
A Hamilton Ohio correspondent James E Campbell writes thanks for campaign efforts and offers future help while saying defeat leaves hope for next year The Ohio Democrat note withholds sender identity says Ohio Democrats favor Governor Matthews as their first choice for 1896 and predicts a challenging but prepared campaign.
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Ohio
Politician Skeptically Commends Election Vindication
Washmeter reports Secretary Morton on Friday called the election results a remarkable vindication of administration allies and Wilson bill opponents. He named Senators Hill Murphy Brice and Smith of New Jersey as part of the debate.
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Washmeter
Morton
Hill, Murphy, Brice and Smith
New Jersey
War Office Plans Ashanti Expedition After King’s Ultimatum
London reports that the War Office has arranged an Ashanti expedition to enforce the ultimatum rejected by the king. The move signals a decisive response by British authorities.
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London
the Chronicle
War Office
Ashanti
German youth takes 15 Webster's dictionaries by fraud
Frank Sanders, a 27 year old German, used an order bearing P F Collier signature to obtain 15 Webster's dictionaries at Bowen Merrill, then shipped them to Cincinnati via Adams Express. He attempted the same at Burris Herzsch, was arrested, confessed, and bound over to the grand jury after describing financial hardship since arriving from Germany four months ago. Dr Donaldson Smith, Philadelphia explorer, arrived in Aden from Mombassa.
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Bowen-Merrill
Frank Sanders
P.F. Collier Publishing Company
Sanders
Adams Express Company
Cincinnati
Ife
Burris-Herzsch
Meridian St
Germany
Grand Jury
Thurman In Danger After Fall In Columbus
Ex Senator Allen G Thurman suffered a hip injury after a fall in Columbus on Friday night. Initial recovery looked hopeful with improvement Tuesday and Wednesday but a severe relapse Friday dimmed prospects of recovery. Family sources report he was alone when the fall occurred and attempted to walk to the library.
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ColumoBus
Allen G. Thurman
Thurman
Hustling applicants for county posts intensify during holiday season
County commissioners will announce openings for several offices at Christmas time as many young drivers seek the pauper attorneyship. Notable names include John Spahr Fied Ritter John Walls Isadore Blair Chas Benedict Fred G Wellman John W Bollus Harry E Negley and W D Reagan. Albert R Hovey is favored for county attorney with Dr A L Wilson seeking jail physician. Long appears set for workhouse physician and Dr Morrow of West Indianapolis is pushed for poor farm physician.
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John Spahr
Fied Ritter
John Walls
Isadore Blair
Chas. P. Benedict
Fred G. Wellman
John W. Bollus
Harry EF. Negley
Wao. DP. Reagan
Albert R. Hovey
SPTRLICKEN DOWN by a Passing Train No One Saw the Accident
Frank Reeves a well known Big Four engineer fatally hurt at Guilford on the Cincinnati division Thursday evening. His train was bound for Indianapolis and had taken the siding at Guilford Reeves stood beside his engine when the east bound train passed and was struck by the pilot of the engine. He was unconscious when found but lived until Friday. He lived at 175 Lexington avenue and leaves a widow and four children.
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Frank Reeves
Guilford
Cincinnati
Indianaapolis
Reeves
Lexingtonave
Bullet Glance Injures Boy in Ricumont Settlement
A man named Moses Tatfield fired a revolver into the air to scare away boys placing a tick tack on his window. A bullet glanced off a tree and lodged in the abdomen of Louis Stackhouse, a Greenfork resident. He may die.
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Louis Stackhouse
Ricumont
Ind
Moses Tatfield
Stackhouse
Greenfork
A Sad Case of Religious Excitement Hester Becomes Insane
Sarah Nester is declared insane amid claims her mental break stems from religious fervor. Friends report strong interest in spiritualism and say she shouts, resists restraint, and believes she wields world saving power. She imagines the Lord dwells in her eye and sees angels around her.
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Sarah Hester
Sarah Nester
Astragal Hoisted At Soldiers' Monument For Shaft Assembly
A section of the astragal is hoisted at the soldiers' monument and fastened to the shaft amid a heavy framework. Steam power assists the lift as a crowd watches on Thursday afternoon. A worker climbs the casting risking a fall while onlookers fear for his safety. The project will take several days to complete.
New Weekly Indianapolis Woman On Sale At 5 Cents
A new weekly paper of 12 pages devoted to society art literature and theater will be sold for five cents at all news stands Saturday afternoon. It is printed on extra enamel book paper and aims to please readers while seeking a profitable future for its publishers in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
End of Rochester Clothing Strike After Three Months
The three month long clothing strike in Rochester New York ends as remaining strikers in the city begin to surrender. The atmosphere shifts as workers yield and normal industry resumes, signaling a closure to the dispute.
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Rochester
N. Y
Drunken Stranger Describes Hotel Bed Ambition at Board of Trade
A intoxicated man climbed stairs to the Board of Trade after hours and began undressing in Eli Brown's office. A janitor restrained him as he exposed clothes and sought rest. The man then stood outside shouting that the building was a hotel.
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Board of Trade
Eli Brown
Ife
Thash
Robbery and murder at New Year saloon on 145th street
At a saloon on 145th street three masked men robbed the cash drawer and shot Richard Pope who died at the door. Police tracked the incident to a Wild West show from Atlanta New York and seven arrests were made but suspects could not be identified.
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Thomas
Richard Walter
Richard Manley
145Th St
William Gillon
Robert Kentry
Richard Pope
Pope
Tie
Kentry
Atlanta
New York
Richard VL
Southern Boulevard
City Hears Call to Cut Courthouse Yard for Sunshine
City authorities press for cutting away surrounding earth to expose the courthouse yard to sunlight and create a park around the building. County Commissioner Ifarding said the new board’s stance is unclear but supports leveling to sidewalk height and using excavated earth for county approaches. It seems the basement offices may continue to toil by gas light.
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Wat Phat
Court House
Ifarding
Tak Ses
McPeak Denies Matilda Rust Abduction Tale
Restaurant proprietor Jie from McPeak's in Terre Haute travels to Indianapolis to deny claims he holds Matilda Rust captive at his establishment. He says she sometimes dines there but does not roam the premises and suggests the rumor was meant to harm his business. Weather outlook for Indianapolis: colder and cloudy with a cold Friday night and fair Saturday.
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McPeak
Matilda Rust
Brightwood
Terre Haute
Indianapolis
Jie
Town Pal Harry Kendall pleads guilty to bicycle theft
Harry Kendall Town pal pleaded guilty before Judge McCray on Friday to stealing a bicycle and was released on promise of good behavior. Incendiary fire damaged stables of M A Thomas and John Aldrich at 189 and 192 College Ave. $200 loss. Edward Milburn, accused in a blacksmith shop robbery, fined $1 and six months in the workhouse. John Lawless arrested for drunkenness and claimed Walter Reeves stole $50 from him. Reeves bound over to grand jury. Six lectures on money to be held at Plymouth Church by Dr Edward W Bemis starting Friday.
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Harry Kendall
McCray
Iie
M. A. Thomas
John Aldrich
College Ave
Edward Milburn
Plymouth Church
Edward W. Bemis
Chicago University
Bemis
John Lawless
Walter Reeves
Lawless
Reeves
Grand Jury
Lemon and Tonic Laxative Ad Sparks Citywide Contact
An old advertisement promises energy appetite and clear brain from Lemon and Tonic Laxative in large bottles priced at 50 cents. It notes stoves connected to any part of the city and provides a telephone contact 1791 with a cryptic line about rank butts.
Railroad managers unite to crush American Railway Union
Cirana Nov 8 railroad managers pledge full aid to President Hill of the Great Northern to defeat the American Railway Union strike. They will use injunctions and armed guards via a detective agency as in prior actions. Judge Sanford in Watta Washington issued an injunction barring strikers from interfering with the Great Northern line.
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Circana
President Hill
Great Northern
American Railway Union
Jill
Ion
Watta
Watua
Wash
Sanford
Great Northern Railway
City board orders cleaner streets. contractors face hearing
The Indianapolis Board of Works demands stricter street cleaning under contract terms. Fuhring Bros and the local street cleaning firm must explain delays as the old scraper method conflicts with the new wheelbarrow system. The board rejects reverting to old methods and asks police to curb debris on sidewalks. A petition to annex West Indianapolis is referred to the council.
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Board of Works
Indianapolis Street Cleaning Company
Fuhring Bros
Mitter
D. A. Meyers
West
Indianapolis
Tle
Board of Safety
Henry Jones Is Sentenced After Murder Trial
The jury found Henry Jones guilty of manslaughter for the July incident at Great house’s saloon on Indiana Ave. He received a 21 year term. Jones fired at Harry Williams, who died. Jones was captured in New Albany. He had prior trouble.
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Henry Jones
Jones
Greathouse
Indiana Ave
Harry Williams
Williams
New Albany
Diphtheria Epidemic Strikes Mt Zion Ohio River Town
An outbreak of malignant diphtheria sweeps Mt Zion Ohio, with a child dying after membranous croup and three young women falling ill while watching the body. Physicians warn the Ohio River water is contaminated and must be boiled before use as cases spread along the river.
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Ohio
Portsmouth
Mt. Zion
Montefiore Lecture Course Opens With Max Bendix Quartet
The Montefiore lecture series begins Tuesday in Tomlingen hall featuring the Max Bendix quartet. Proceeds go to Indianapolis free kindergartens. Eight numbers are planned and season tickets are priced low. Hall Caine replaces the late Eugene Field in the program.
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Montefiore
Tomlingen Hall
Max Bendix
Indianapolis
Hall Caine
Eugene Field
Lord Rose apologizes and withdraws America's Cup challenge
Lord Rose sent a letter to Commodore Smith apologizing for withdrawing his challenge for the America's cup. He cites unable to stand the criticism and hopes the New York Yacht Club will exonerate him.
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Lord Rose
New York
Commodore Smith
New York Yacht Club
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