City Attorne y Joss to Rule on Alley Closure Clash
Deputy attorney general Merrill Moore s attacked the Board of Works for closing the alley between Meridian and Pennsylvania streets near Twenty first Street. He warned of an injunction if the action stands, saying lack of notice endangers fire routes and cuts off access. City Attorney Joss to decide.
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Merrill
Mooris
Board of Works
Sahm
Twenty-first
Meridian St
Moores
Mr. Moores
Pennsylvania-st
Eighteenth
Twenty-firsts-sts
Meridian-st
Pennsylvania
Joss
New Board of Works Takes Charge Under Maj Megrew
Maj Harold Megrew heads the new Board of Works with Edwin Logsdon and Charles Maguire taking up public improvements. Ex President Sahm aids the transition as the board faces a major street paving assessment dispute on Ohio street from Arsenal to Noble. Corner lots face higher charges than adjacent blocks sparking calls to base assessments on frontage.
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Harold Megrew
Edwin Logsdon
Charles Maguire
Board of Works
Maj
Megrew
United States Senate
Sahm
Arsenal
Noble
Ohio-st
Logsdon
Treason to the Flag Theme in Indiana Grand Army Order
The Grand Army of the Republic Indiana department issued a general order mourning President McKinley and urging strict enforcement of laws to curb treason and protect free speech. It extols the flag as symbol of ideas and patriotism and calls for unity and a ceremonial reunion.
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Indiana Department of the Grand Army
Seafares McKinley
Grand Army of the Republic
Gas Turns On During Fatal Apoplexy Tragedy
In Chicago on October 14 Matthias Thorssen aged 65 and his 19 year old son Thomas died of suffocation after the father turned on the kitchen gas and suffered apoplexy before lighting it. Mrs Thorssen found both dead. The report notes thirty days of mourning for President McKinley ending on Monday.
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Chicago
Matthias Thorssen
Thomas
Indianapolis Skeptics Convinced by Dean's Kidney Pills
A Indianapolis citizen reports dramatic relief from kidney secretion pain and groin discomfort after using Dean's Kidney Pills. He bought a box at Henry J. Huder's drug-store for 50 cents and notes the pain and nighttime disturbances vanished.
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Dean
Indianapolis
F.C. Cook
Daugherty St
Henry J. Huder
Union miners clash with guards at Providence Kentucky
In Hopkins County near Providence Union miners who had moved from Madisonville attacked Providence miners as troops arrived. Several hundred shots were fired in an early morning battle with guards. no guards were wounded. The sheriff pursued warrants at the camp while manager Nesbit was fired on. Union men warned workers to quit, firing into a worker’s house and wounding two slightly.
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Earlington
Providence
Madisonville
Hopkins County
Nesbit
Providence Company
Attack at Empire mine in Hopkinsville siege
In Hopkinsville Kentucky on Saturday midnight unknown assailants attacked 30 Empire mine guards. A battle ensued with over 400 shots fired. Two shots hit the boiler room and the guards fled outside as bullets rained around them. Three attackers were seen near the powder magazine and fled. A full police or mine force is at work.
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Hopkinsville
Empire
SAME OLD SLATE FOR SCHOOL BOARD RE-ELECTION
The new or continuing school board will take office January 1. Likely reelects include George W. Sloan as president Andrew M. Sweeney as vice president and Frank Reisner as secretary. Sloan Emmerich two years more. Moores Sweeney Sickels four years.
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George W. Sloan
Andrew M. Sweeney
Frank Reisner
Sloan and
Emmerich
Moores, Sweeney
Sickels
Prison staff oppose new methods at state house
Report from the state house notes that some employees of the Woman's prison oppose introduced methods and expect removal soon. The Board of Control troubles commonly reach the governor or State Board of Charities secretary.
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State House
Woman's Prison
Board of Control
State Board of Charities
Bankers in session Milwaukee and telegraphers in St Louis
Rail workers and bankers hold meetings as disruptions loom. Reports note two trainmen killed on the Missouri Kansas Texas line near Fighy in a developing incident. Authorities in Tampa monitor potential cigarmaker unrest.
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Milwaukee
St. Louis
Fire protection plan for midway booths
Chief Barrett will station a hose company of picked men with 600 feet of hose in the blacksmith shop at 109 Capitol Ave. Pressure from fire plugs will handle any fire breaking out among the booths.
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Chief Barrett
Barrett
Capitolave
Carnival Parade Viewing Stand At Courthouse Fee Set
A grand stand has been erected in front of the courthouse for carnival parades with an entry price of 50 cents. The K of P grand lodge of Illinois is in session in Springfield.
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K. of P. Grand Lodge of Illinois
Springfield
A Typical South African Store
R Larsen of Bay Villa Sundays River Cape Colony runs a store selling nearly every item from needle to anchor. The shop is in a valley nine miles from the rail head and about twenty five miles from the town, serving farmers within a thirty mile radius who rely on Chamberlains remedies. locals attest to their value where a doctors advice is scarce. Chamberlains Cough Remedy for sale.
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R. Larsen
Bay Villa
Sundays River
Cape Colony
South Africa
Larnon
Chamberlain
Houshold
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Grand Army Department OF Indiana
Werg
McKinley
Kentucky
Union
Tampa
Fla
Pierce
Arlington, Washington Co
Neb
C. L. Harrison
Elk City
Douglas Co
Harrison
Dr. Pierce
Gkeoples
de. Pierce
Common Sense
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
United States
Fi- Americannancial
Omega
Indianapolis Gas Company
Ideal Gas
C. W. Merkel
Pennsylvania St
Lilly & Stalnaker
Cincinnati
Lafayette
the Reinhart Physicians
NEW Treatment
Reinhart
DR. Reinhart
Council of Physicians
Capitol Medical Institute
Stevenson
Ind
Telephone
Indiana Sanitarium
West 16Th Street
North Meridian Street
Mormon Church
Biahopamedy Co
San Francisco
Cals Sloan Drug CO
W. Washington Street
Deutsche Tailoring CO
Emerson
Ptical Co
Mayiew
Practical Opticians
Akene Creaest
York
Perris Pinkham
Kilmer
Warner
Bell
Green
Scott
Stuckmeyer
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