Shamrock Leads Off Again In New York Regatta
The second contest between the Columbia and Shamrock drew yachtsmen and crowds. Excursion boats lined the narrows, flags flying as Capt. Bob Livingston’s fleet patrolled the bay. Both yachts altered rigs with a new main sail on the Columbia and spreaders on the Shamrock. Capt. Ben Parker steered the Shamrock. notable guests aboard Erin included Lord Beresford, Richard Croker, Olga Nethersole, and Thomas Edison party members.
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New York
Columbia
Shamrock
Bob Livans
Colmbia
Ben Parker
Kaiser Wilheim
Tueaday
Thomas Lipton
Erin
Lord Charles Beresford
Lady Beresford
Richard Croker
Olga Nethersole
Pirrie
Belfast
Start of Race On Board Steamer Mackey Bennett
On board the Mackey Bennett starting from Oct 5 the Shamrock led at 11:01:37 with Columbia a fraction later at 11:02:07. By 11:26 a.m. Columbia had overtaken the Shamrock and held a slim advantage as hazy conditions and fading wind emerged by 1:45 p.m.
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Mackey Bennett
Shamrock
Columbia
Columbia Leads In Wind Aged Yachting Race
On October 5 at 11:50 the breeze was light as Columbia held the lead in a foggy race. By 2:05 p m the Columbia appeared a mile and a half ahead with wind shifting to south west, though officials warned the result may be a fluke due to light wind.
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Columbia
Mackey-Bennett
Mackey- Bennett
Day testifies on road funds paid to Vandalia president
Expert George Day remains on the stand as the Vandalia investigation proceeds before Special Master Noble C. Butler. Day notes three items paid to Riley W. McKeen, then president of the road, for road repairs, machine shop, and foreign agents totaling 39,000, with no explanations in the treasurer’s books.
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Noble C. Butler
George Day
Day
Riley W. McKeen
McKeen
Ketcham
O. Pickens
John G. Willdiams
Mr. Ketcham
Terre Haute
Mr. Day
Rhody Attacks Prohis At Outdoor Forum
Rhody Shiel assaulted a Prohibition speaker at an outdoor meeting in Terre Haute while Newlin appealed for converts. The incident disrupted the event as the crowd heard a clash over party loyalties and votes for McWhirter.
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Ee Newlin
Bushell
Terre Haute
Bousih
Vincennes
Newlin
Rhody Shiel
McWhirter
Rhody
Rangers Return Battle Flag to Texas Rangers
Gov. Mount of Indiana returns to Texas the Civil War era battle flag taken from the Terry’s Texas Rangers. The ceremony at the fairgrounds drew thousands as he urged unity and charity to bind the nation, noting Indiana’s gifts to veterans and the completed memorial.
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Dallas
Tex
Gov. Mount
Indiana
Miller
Terry's Texas Rangers Association
Rangers
General Assembly
Lone Star
National Union
Union
Texas Rangers
United States
Texas
New Federal Site Appraisers Named for Square 36 Condemnation
Judge Baker fixed October 18 as the day for appointing appraisers to value property in square 36 for the new federal building. Notices are served on owners leaseholders and tenants. Past condemnations nearby brought sizable sums, including 60 000 for 37 feet and 57 000 for 37 feet six inches on Pennsylvania street. John W Murphy Volney T Matlett and William Wallace appraised the property.
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Pennsylvania St
Talbotts
Louisa M
Adam Hereth
Court St
John W. Murphy
Volney T.matlett
William Wallace
Beer and Politics at a Local Saloon Social
A Bookwalter club social at Paul Bonner's saloon on Ab bott and West streets drew a large crowd with Bookwalter said to buy beer. Beer was also reportedly present at a private residence near Missouri and Henry streets. Dr George W Combe campaigns for school board.
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Bookwalter
Paul Bonner
Abbott and West Sts
Missouri
Henry Sts
Ward 7 headquarters sparks voter fraud rumors
A basement office at 128 E Ohio St used by W F Kissel is under scrutiny amid claims of a repeater system to influence elections. Ward 7 chairman Korbly denies wrongdoing while Republicans monitor activity and detectives probe the site as noisy campaign tensions flare.
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Ohio St
W. F. Kissel
Korbly
City Committee
Kissel
Albert Sahm
Democratic City Committee
Ward 7
Democratic ward meeting stirs city crowds with gas meter talk
An open air Democratic meeting in ward 9 drew a diverse crowd at Shelby and W Delosssts. Speakers including Geckler Seyfried Leyendecker and Tageart attacked gas meters and administration critics while promising gas this winter. The lively event featured multilingual remarks, a beer tax, and brisk crowd interaction with cheers and jokes about kissing.
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Shelby and
Wdelosssts
Geckler
Henry Seyfried
Henry
John Leyendecker
Tageart
Hobson
Tom
Dave Sherman
Pittsburg
Denny
Military Park
Circle Hotel
Harry S. Brown
Jim Moriarity
Dewey
Manila Bay
Bookwalter Attacked By Audience At Mozart Hall Meeting
At a Mozart Hall gathering Candidates Bookwalter and Wall faced heckling from a man who urged “let the man die easy.” Bookwalter defended the franchise terms and taxation record, contrasting past pledges with current rates while criticizing opponents and urging Ward 10 voters to back Joseph B. Cameron.
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Bookwalter
Taggart
Mozart Hall
Street
Bockwalter
Tageart
Bookwatter
Wall
Virginis Ave
Joseph B. Cameron
Offer to buy ballots sparks talk of ballot mutilation
Gabriel Jones, a colored Republican legislator in 1897, alleges Democrats are organizing a scheme to pay Black voters to mutilate ballots for detection by election inspectors and judges. He warns that the plan risks imprisonment and notes Democrats offer $3 per mutilated ballot.
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Gabriel Jones
Jones
Circular attacks Taegart over saloon issue circulates
A signed circular, likely from Republican headquarters and circulated in Newlin area, accuses Mayor Taegart of Pro-saloon bias and cites his Oct 22 1897 speech to the national liquor league. It lists council candidates with saloon ties and ex-saloons in office, urging reform and a change to Bookwalter.
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Good Citizens’ League
Republican
Taegart
National Liquor League
Taggart
Bookwalter
Taggart Whisky Ring
Anti-saloon League
W. C. Helr
League
Co. BE. Newlin
John W. Hobtzman
Republican City Committee
Levey Bres
Custody Battle Over 9-Year-Old Alice Seeks Court Reconsideration
Lettie C. Clune sues ex husband Sineon Henderson for custody of daughter Alice, 9, arguing the divorce decree gave him custody but the child has suffered since his remarriage. She asks the court to revise the order. Also classified ad places low prices on Laprobea blankets and coachman’s caps from Strawmyer & Nilius at 37 Monument Place.
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Lettie C. Clune
Sineon Henderson
Alice
Strawmyer & Nilius
France May Help the Boers in War Writeup
Paris reports M Aubert named consul general for the Transvaal, signaling French readiness to aid the republic if war erupts. French fleet on war footing and army mobilized. Transvaal gratitude telegrams reach the foreign office as Kruger views the advancement as recognition. Ladysmith panic grows with refugees fleeing toward the Orange Free State coast.
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Paris
M. Aubert
Transvaal
France
England
Foreign Office
Aubert
Kruger
Ladysmith
Orange Free State
Surrender Urged as Boers Approach New Castle Natal
Premier Sir Henry Binns advises city authorities to evacuate women and children and surrender New Castle as Boer forces close in. Reports of Boer advance trigger intense local excitement.
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New Castle
Natal
Henry Binns
Gray Veterans Recall Civil War Service at Reunion
Two score scarred veterans of the Third Indiana Cavalry held a reunion in a circuit court room. The unit served from early 1861 to late 1864 and fought at Antietam Fredericksburg Chancellorsville Gettysburg and the Wilderness. A humorous tale of bivouac coffee pots punctuated the day.
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Third Indiana Cavalry
Circuit Court Room
Antietam
Fredericksburg
Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
Jim Monroe
Joe Jones Captured by Franklin County Detectives
Members of the horsethief detective association in Franklin township brought a marauder to police headquarters early Thursday. Police court sent him to the grand jury on burglary charges. He identifies as Joe Jones and claims no home, denies recent penal release. Farmers report spring-house and barn losses with a few schoolhouses broken into. A butter jar was emptied at one spring house, trail found from footprints in dust.
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Horsethief Detective Association
Franklin Township
Grand Jury
Joe Jones
Jones
Weather forecast for Indianapolis area
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the 36 hours ending 8 p m Oct 5. Fair weather Thursday night unsettled weather Friday. Temperature at 7 am 52 degrees noon 62 degrees and 2 pm 62 degrees.
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Indianapolis
Drunken Man Robbery Leads to Arrests
Thomas Heizer and George Taylor were arrested early Thursday on robbery charges. They allegedly lured Carl Hoppus to a secluded spot while intoxicated and stole $22 from him.
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Thomas Heizer
George Taylor
Carl Hoppus
Heating and Electric Plant Contract Awarded
County commissioners award the heating and electric plant contract for the new Julietrey insane hospital to Chautler & Taylor for 3300 dollars on Thursday morning.
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Julietrey Insane Hospital
Chautler & Taylor
Alvordton Lumber Firm Files Articles of Incorporation
The Alvordton hardwood lumber company of Auburn filed articles of incorporation with capital stock of 15000 dollars. The Home Mutual Benefit Association of South Bend, an accident and life insurance concern, also filed articles after state approvals for a reorganization under 1897 law to allow life insurance.
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Alvordton Hardwood Lumber Company
Auburn
The
Home Mutual Benefit Association
South Bend
Mante
Egypta Reserved Seats On Sale At English's Opera House
Reserved seats for Egypta are now on sale at English's Opera House. Patrons may reserve by visiting the box office or calling the theater, as performances are scheduled to begin next month.
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Egypta
Opera: “House
Cape Leaders Arrive in Pretoria for Peace Mission
Premier W. P. Schreiner of Cape Colony and Afrikander leader Hoffmeyer arrive in Pretoria on an unofficial mission aimed at pursuing peace.
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Pretoria
W. P. Schreiner
Cape Colony
Hoffmeyer
Bank Raises Rates in England on Thursday
London reports the Bank of England raised the rate of discount to a percent. The move follows recent financial tightening and signals higher borrowing costs in the British market.
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Bank
London
Bank of England
Marching on Natal British Forces Abandon Towns
Telegraph dispatch from New Castle Natal reports Boer advance beginning and Majuba hill likely to be occupied by Friday. British abandon Charlestown and prepare to evacuate New Castle and all Natal south to Glencoe to avoid being cut off. Commander Jowbert commands 15,000 at Volksrat with Kaffir support.
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London
The
Telegraph
New Castle
Natal
Majuba Hill
Laing
Wek Pass
Charlestown
Glencoe
Free State
Transvaal
Jowbert
Volksrat
Irish Corps Leader Appeals to Fight for Transvaal
John McBride, who formed an Irish corps to clash with the Boers, issues a fiery appeal to Irishmen from Pretoria via Delagoa Bay on October 5 urging them to join the Transvaal against England, declaring retaliation is due.
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Pretoria
Delagoa Bay
John McBride
Transvaal
England
Judge Issues Restraining Order Over Condemned School Building
Circuit Judge Taylor of Tippecanoe County issues a Wednesday restraining order against Clark's Hill township trustees to prevent use of a condemned building for school purposes. The county health authorities condemned it as a nuisance, marking a first victory for the State board of health in its push for sanitary school buildings.
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Taylor
Tippecanoe County
Clark's Hill
State Board of Health
Doctors Read Papers Mississippi Valley Medical Meet
The Mississippi valley medical association met in Chicago on Thursday with Dr H N Mercer proposing repeal of the internal revenue tax on drugs and surgical appliances. Dr Lewis S McMurtry urged greater surgical knowledge development while several doctors presented papers from across the region.
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Chicago
Mississippi Valley Medical Association
H. N. Mercer
Lewis S. McMurtry
Louisville
F. B. Norbury
Jacksonville
John Panton
Kansas City
Philip Zenner
Cincinnati
C. H. Hughes
St. Louis
A. E. Sterne
Indianapolis
John J. Kyle
Richmond McKinney
Memphis
Tenn
James M. Ball
Emmery Lamphear
Dentist Declared Insane In Local Court Case
Rufus M. Deitrien a 37 year old dentist was declared insane on Thursday after years of morphine and cocaine use. He claimed the air was populated with imaginary beings and showed concern over his father’s insanity as his mother saved him from harsher judgment.
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Rufus M. Deitrien
Emma Folk Wins $5000 Damages in Huntington Street Collapse
The supreme court on Thursday affirmed a Wabash circuit court ruling awarding Emma Folk five thousand dollars against the city of Huntington for injuries suffered on a defective street.
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Supreme Court
Wabash Circuit Court
Emma Folk
Huntinngton
Sheriff Clark Returns From Health Outing
Sheriff Clark comes home from a health outing at Waukesha Wisconsin after spending several months away and is notably refreshed.
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Sheriff Clark
Waukesha
Wis
Multiple Hazards Reported Across Regions and Odd Deaths
A flood of brief items notes suicides in Cincinnati and a hydrophobia death in Chicago, boiler explosion near Trevilians Virginia with two deaths, and a haystack blaze near Toledo. Yellow fever cases rise in Havana and a storm hits Cairo with one boat capsizing and nine drowned.
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Nother
Salvador
Wm. Yungbruth
Cincinnati
Christian Endeavorers of
Canada
Montreal
Adam Lukanitsch
Chicago
Trevilians
Andrew Carnegie
Emporia
Kaw
Louisiana
Rochester
N. Y
Havana
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Prohis
George W. Combe
Sea Orse
Ohio
Korbiy
Ward
Sahm
Grand Hotel
Aden
Berbera
Natali
Gray Veterans
Third Cavalry
Judge Taylor
Cairo
Egypt
Racine
Louis Westerman
Mear To
Ledo
Ning K. Hayes
Hempsted
Jimmy Logue
Philadelphia
Ammra
Wermealay
Prof
Marcon
Columbia and Shamrock
Marcy
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