Rush for Minor Offices Opens in Indianapolis Court House
The crowd of office seekers filled the courtroom and nearby offices Thursday, aiming for janitor, street commissioner, inspector, and other posts under the new park board and safety board. Several appointments were announced including police surgeon Dr Courtney and changes to building inspector, fire chief, and clerical staff. The Phoenix telephone franchise requires a new council vote, city officials said.
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Court House
Park Board
New Park Board
Indianapolis
Dickins
Board of Safety
Thos
Courtney
Chas. Durham
Sergt. Kurtz
Durham
Pennsylvania-st
Virginia-ave
Geo. Kahlo
Taggart
Colbert
the. Barrett
Geo W. Bunting
Pendergast
Market House
Edward Kavanaugh
Israel Pollock
Michael Scherer
John 2 H. Engle
Sapt. Colbert
Sam Neal
Webster
Denny’s Safety Board
Hughes
Curtis
Phoenix Telephone Company
Robbers Fail In Safe Blow Open On Texas Train
Two masked men boarded the Missouri Kansas and Texas southbound train near Temple Texas. They attempted to blast the express safe with dynamite but left after wrecking the car. The engine and mail car were moved to a river bridge. no loot was taken. Officers with bloodhounds pursued but could not track the culprits.
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Tempe
Tex
Little River
Temple
Fire Destroys Livery Stable and Threatens Nearby Homes
A two story brick stable on Bird Street adjacent to St. Pauls Cathedral burned early Thursday, gutting the second floor where 87 horses and many vehicles were kept. Firemen saved the Meridian Street parsonage and a boarding house at 120 N Illinois Street. losses total about 2,900 for the stable and 500 for the boarding house.
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American Livery Company
Bird St
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Moore
Meridian-st. Church
Sims
Illinois St
Mary Dolan
Josephine Miller
At Pauls Cathedral
Coar
W. H. Messenger
E. Washington St
Storm brewing to overthrow the Turkish dynasty in Constantinople
Alarming conditions in Constantinople as Moham medans vow to liberate Islam from the Hamidian regime. 10,000 more troops ordered to Dardanelles, new batteries at Dardanelles Xanazieh and Madjidieh. Arrests of Muslims for seditious talk. Armenian attacks in Akhissar leave 46 dead. Ambassadors draft reform scheme awaiting sultan’s response. Russian warship arrives.
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Constantinople
Dardanelles
Dardenes
Xanazieh
Madjidieh
Stamboul
Akhissar
Eorty
Pasha
Ismid
Belt railroad outroars no new stock yards under deal
An agreement ends the dispute over the proposed Farmers and Drovers stock yards with Belt railroad and stock yards company backing the project. Kingan & Co. faced discrimination accusations. Details are private as R. S. McKee resigns as Belt director and secretary and sells most stock to John H. Holliday, who becomes secretary.
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Belt Railroad and Stock Yards Company
Farmers’ and Drovers
Stock Yards Company
Kingan & Co
Belt and Stock Yards Company
R. 8. McKee
Belt Railroad
New Stock Yards Company
McKee
John H. Holliday
Jno M Lilly offers driven wells and cisterns in city
Frank Butts advertises hardwood mantels grates and plumbing services. Jno M Lilly guarantees wells and cistern work with citywide service from Washington Street and connected stores. Phone numbers 796 205 and 1791 are listed for contact.
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Washington St
Frank Butts
Trial of Haughey case reveals banker trust and forged paper
Louis Robinson testifies in the Schuyler O Haughey case as defense argues against worthless papers. Witnesses describe checks and notes tied to the curled hair and elite companies and show deposits and overdrafts. Directors note trust in T P Haughey for bank management while scrutiny of stock and signatures continues.
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Louis Robinson
Schuyler O. Haughey
T. PR. Tlaighey
Hai
Ittorney Cory
S.C. Haughey
WP Havehey Tmat
Shis Son
AO. Haughey
Johnny Duncan
T. J. Haughey
Walter Galt
T. P. Plaughes
Stexford
G. C. Vananda
TBS
Indianapolis National Bank
Charles FP. Meyer
T. I. Dlaushes
Bank Denks
Ete
Vtbl Travehey
Mrn Meyer
Sleyer
Mer
Tiaughes
Thos. Catterwhite
Martinsville
Satterwhite
Taughey
John White
Ife
Hchumer
Five Thousand Hidden in Sallie Lewman's House
Jeffersonville Ind Oct 17 Five thousand dollars was found in the cracks of the house of Sallie Lewman a wealthy eccentric spinster who died Tuesday leaving a fifty thousand dollar estate and no will.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Sallie Lewman
Charlton & Stocker Private Bankers Fail in Chicago Deals
In Siourney on October 17 Charlton and Stocker private bankers have failed. The firm was reputedly in bad condition and Charlton has disappeared. The bank had engaged in unsuccessful deals on the Chicago Board of Trade.
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Siourney
Charlton & Stocker
Charlton
Frm
Chicago Board of Trade
Transport explosion wrecks Kungpai village near Kinchow
Shanghai report says a transport exploded at Kungpai near Kinchow on Wednesday killing or drowning six hundred Chinese troops. In New York the second day of registration shows a drop of 16 500 compared with last year and over 30 000 less overall, though 1893 figures rise by around 26 000.
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Shanghai
Kungpai
Kinchow
New York
Death of Maurice Perkins
The Press Club calls a special meeting after Maurice Perkins died following a plunge from a city hospital window on Wednesday night. The funeral is set for Saturday at 3 PM from 427 Bellefontaine Street with pallbearers named and Rev Milburn officiating.
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Maurice Perkins
City Hospital
Tie
Fred J. Purdy
Bellefontainest
Denison
Paveral
BF. L. Purdy
Fae
Crown Hill
Rev. Milburn
HH. A. Brown
Joseph Long
IT. S. New
BP Tlurty
James Whitcomb Riley
Barelay Walker
Test Case on Arrests to Set Prize Fight Authority
Prospects for the big fight brighten after a Thursday conference. Gov and local officials defer to local authorities. A test case will be made by arresting Maher and O Donnell on conspiracy to break the peace. Bond set at 5000 and habeas corpus sought before Chancellor Leatherman. The case tests prohibitive laws on prize fighting.
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Maher
O'Donnell
Leatherman
Sion
Motion for new trial in Inshaw case heard in Daninng
Affidavits and testimony used for the new trial motion were presented to Judge Hadley Thursday morning. The testimony contradicts juror Lurber and sworn statements by W. N. Crabb and Mr. Johnson regarding Hunshaw’s guilt. Court adjourned the proceeding until Friday.
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Daninng
Inshaw
Judee Hadley
Mgr. Lurber
W. N. Crabb
Johnson
Hunshaw
One-Armed Tramp Incident and Local Notices Compiled
A one-armed tramp attempted theft at Sols New Jersey near Myre Pratt residence, scared off by a boarder who raised alarm, suspect fled and not yet captured. Other items note Otto and Gladys Weber married Oct 11 and Otto’s subsequent disappearance, Kansas population decline per board of agriculture, and various local notices including burn damage, pardons, and marriage licenses.
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Sols
New Jerseyst
Myre Pratt
Dle
Ife
Topeka
Board of Agriculture
Kansas
Matrimonial Plot Ends In Fraud And Flight
Mrs De Vine replies to a suitor who urged her to name a date and live in luxury. The pair marry in Chicago, move to 1466 Michigan Ave, and soon plan to visit Providence. De Vine extorts funds and disappears. detectives pursue amid charges of fakery and deceit.
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Cricacoe
Pam
Matthew Ja
Eneleworl Sheene
Danville
Matthews
Tie Das
de Vine
Chicago
Michiganave
DeVine
Providence
Englewood
Prospectors reportedly killed by 100 Indians in Yaqui country
George Harrison and J. Baker, Colorado miners, left for Yaqui country on a prospecting tour. A Mexican guide, returned Thursday claiming the Americans were murdered by a band of 100 Indians. the guide says he was captive two days and may be held until the case is investigated. In Memphis, a coroner jury finds death at unknown hands in the Jefferson Ellis lynching. relatives notified, body sent to Mississippi after a negro confessed to attempted assault.
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Sam Green
Vinton Black
Kentuck
R. Jennings
Eastman, Behickner & Lee
Cha YO
Isaac Morris
Lafayette
Young Women’s Christian Association
Flbl Re- Crea
Sentinel Printing Company
Indiana Law School
Chas. F. Tanna
Elizabeth Myers
Alvert Smith
Alice M
Richards
Philadelphia
Holmes
Irvington
Tle
Indiana Conference
Fletcher-place
Louise Linebarger
Chicago
Ann Fallender
Contable Iiouston
Peter and
Hannah Sullivan
Anna Dugan
Katie Butsch
Croup
Willie Trenary
Robert Boyd
W. B. Hardy
Sarah Toland
Edwin Carter
Johanne Pleschnigg
Henry Lepper
Martha Moveris
Louis C. Stoelting
Anna Dammeyer
Victor M. Barnes
Rosa B. Dolby
Chas. W. Howard
Marcie T. Glenn
Harry V. Old
Alice Shields Conaughton
John W.asones
Mattie Wilkens
Vincent G. Clifford
Augusta G. Austin
Otis Webster Green
Gertrude Johnson
George Youngman
Nellie A. Stout
Ellis Gibbs
Maud Singleton
Leonard M. Elder
Stella B. Shugert
Harry Bishop
Anna Jennings
Chas. E. Dynes
Clara M. Grady
Harry IE. Swift
Katie Webb
Bayne Riley
Kate E. van Arsdall
George Burckle
Margaret
Free
Aurelian M. Withrow
Orisa J. Hiatt
Joshua Cravens
Decia Ann King
Frederick H. Klepper
Jennie Hoop
ienmostiLo
Afex
George Flarrison
Jefferson Ellis
Mississippi
Coroner rules death of Paul Trenary due to neglect
Coroner Castor returns verdict on Paul Trenary death from diphtheria at his parents home in Haughville. Finds neglect for not calling a physician and names Mrs. Grassow as accomplice in faith healing case. Lon Rooker indicted for murder after slashing his wife’s throat in a jealous rage.
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Castor
Little Paul Trenary
Haughville
A. C. Grassow
Rooker
Lon Rooker
Bankers seek gold standard amid silver dispute
Canadian bankers threaten to refuse silver while American bankers push for the gold standard. The Loyal Legion of the U.S. met in Washington Wednesday and elected Gen. Gribbon commander in chief. Mrs. Waller arrived in New York after not seeing her imprisoned husband in France.
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Asso. Ig
Atlanta
Waller
New York
France
Loyal Legion of the
U.S
Washington
Gen. Gribbon
Leaky Cisterns and Special Bathroom Tiles Offered
Local ad lists leaky cisterns priced at $1.50 and cemented pumps as factory prices. Includes a cryptic note on 4 bytes and a phone contact for Levi. Mentions special bathroom tiles and a vendor named M. Lilly.
Indiana Republicans Gather for Governor Race at Denison Hotel
About 25 to 80 leading Hoosier Republicans meet at the Denison hotel to discuss the governor race. Candidates include Jim Johnson, Dan Haas CANDIDATE TOCKNEY, John L. Griffiths, Smiley Chambers, and Maj. Doxey. The group debates campaign plans, possible party reforms, and the timing of electing the new central committee.
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Denison
Republican State Central Committee
Jim Johnson
Rockville
iTe
Charles Griffin
Hammond
Indianapolis
Indiana
Dan Haas
Dell
John L. Griffiths
Smiley Chambers
Wnetcham
Frank Posey
Evansville
Schultz
Theodore Shockney
Maj. Steele
Marion
Charles Ifenry
Congress
Maj. Doxey
Anderson
Newby
Isttinnn
Ile
Gen. Harrison
Cleveland
John Kern
Central Committee
Jack” Gowdy
Jack
Russell Leeds
Temporary injunction bars seizure in Sleater suit outcome
Acting judge Dailey of the superior court grants the Citizens street railroad company a temporary injunction preventing May Sleater and Sheriff Womack from levying on the company property to secure a $2,500 judgment in Sleater's personal injuries suit, pending a new trial motion. Briven Wells 40c For foot. 425 Indiana-ave, Telephone Lid.
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Dailey
Superior Court
Citizens’ Street Railroad Company
May Sleater
Sheriff Womack
Michener Arrives in New York For Meeting Ex-President
Gen. Michener of Indiana arrived in the city to meet ex-president Harrison. He did not discuss politics and declined to comment. The ex-president was held at Saratoga by Benny Mckee’s scarlet fever illness and has legal business here Monday.
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New Yeak
Michener
Indiana
City
Harrison
Saratoga
Benny Mckee
Tie
Morrison
Wife and daughter of ex Consul arrive from South Africa
The wife and daughter of ex Consul Wailer landed in New York from South Africa. They will travel to Washington to press for their husband’s liberation from a French prison. She credits Minister Eustis with all possible efforts on the case.
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New York
Wailer
South Africa
Washington
Eustis
Rebels Warn Against Rail Travel in Cuba War Tone
Havana insurgents in Santa Clara urge inhabitants to avoid railroads as they threaten to dynamite lines. Manrpir reports 12,000 additional troops will depart for Cuba, with details dated October 17.
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Havana
Santa Clara
Manprip
Cuba
Captain John McIntosh Dies After Saving Alabama Papers
Griffin Georgia October of 1880s report notes Captain John McIntosh former adjutant general of Alabama and officer on the steamer Alabama. He fell ill and collapsed during an apoplectic episode and died after leaping into the sea with the ship’s papers, which were later rescued by an English boat.
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Alabama
Griffin
John McIntosh
Daring Lake Shore Robber Suspect Nabbed in Nebraska
Alvin Rose, linked to Lake Shore train robberies at Nesshey siding two years ago, was arrested in Nebraska on Thursday and to be returned to Elkhart for further action. The report notes Rose as a suspected participant in the Lake Shore incident and mentions the planned transfer to Indiana authorities.
Murder case suspect commits suicide in jail
James Dixon, one of the men accused in the Tonawanda boatmens riot murder inquiry, hanged himself in Burrania jail Thursday morning. The incident follows days of legal action tied to the same case.
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Mfurderer
Burrania
James Dixon
Tonawanda
Nightly shows thrill at Empire and English’s this week
Land of the midnight sun melodrama opens at Fark Thursday matinee for last half week. Prof Albini with specialists begins half‑week at Empire. Billy Barry returns Thursday night with The Rising Generation, billed as leading Irish American comedy. Tavary grand opera company arrives next week with Caveille Etusticana Faust Carmen Lohengrin. advance sale starts Monday.
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Fark
Albini
the Empire
Billy Barry
America
Tavary Grand Opera Company
T Tavary Opera Company
Tavary
Mme
Lichter
Bella Tomlinso Romani
Suzanne Ryane
Chevalier Albert Quille
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