Eight Die in New York Tenement Fire
A three story frame tenement at 45 and 4514 Nester Street burned early Wednesday, killing eight occupants and injuring others. Charles Fass and his daughter Pauline survived after he hurled her to a policeman. Fass later perished. Victims include Mrs. Anna Horowitz and Mrs. Rose Lewis among others. several Fass family members and Mendel Strauss perished. Fire suspected incendiary. residents rescued from flames and roof escapes.
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Nester St
Charles Fass
Pauline
Fass
Pete Hunt
Anna Horowitz
Fitzgerald
Sarah Fass
Lena Fass
Ffass
Hunt
Mrs. Horowitz
Samuel Berholz
Abrahard
Greenberg
Frank Clariss
Rosa Lewis
Mendel Strauss
Samuel
Harrison Returns to Indianapolis Avert Campaign Talk
Gen. Benjamin Harrison and his wife Elizabeth arrive in Indianapolis from Old Forge New York. The family remains well and homebound since July 10. When asked about campaign speeches he declines to comment noting he never shoots until he sees the horns. Admiral Brown and Gen Schofield visited him briefly before noon.
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Harrison
SUN
Gen. Harrison
Indianapolis
Adirondacks
Admiral Brown
Gen. Schofield
Mrs O Donnell Acquitted After She Shot Intruder
The jury in Mary O Donnell s trial found her not guilty after she killed Frank Whitsell who tried to force entry into her Portland Indiana home. The verdict cleared her of murder charges and declared the shooting justified.
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Frank Whitsell
Portland
Ind
Mary O’donnell
Whitsell
Miller Lenhart wedding and two more nuptials in Peru and Crawfordsville
Peru reports the marriage of Harry L. Miller son of Senator G C Miller to Miss Margaret B Lenhart on Wednesday. Crawfordsville notes Irvin Dwiggins wed Miss Sarah Newton on Tuesday night. Invitations issued for Miss Mary Smith and Frank P McNatt to wed on October 30 in New York.
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Peru
Harry L. Miller
G. C. Miller
Margaret B. Lenhart
Crawfordsville
Irvin Dwiggins
Sarah Newton
Mary Smith
Frank P. McNatt
New York
Hill Draws Raucous Crowd With 16 to 1 Demo Stand
D B Hill of New York spoke to a packed Tomlinsor hall, endorsing the Kansas City platform while declaring “I am a democrat.” His main line drew cheers as he said “Sixteen votes for Bryan, to one for McKinley,” before leaving for Evansville.
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D. B. Hill
New York
Tomlinsor Hall
Hill
Greene Smith
Bryan
Shelbyville
Tim Griffin
Tom Johnson
Myron King
Griffin
Johnson
Kansas City
McKinley
Senator Hill
Evansville
Marion clubs dominate parades and stage seats
The text notes the Marion club is consistently placed at the front with stage seats at all meetings and in every parade. The Marion gree club also appears at all meetings, while Columbia and other organizations are placed behind the youngsters.
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Marion Gree Club
Columbia
German American club notes Boer war impact on voters
Report from the German American Democratic Club links U S noninvolvement in the Boer War to shifted German voter sentiment. A German church reports few men willing to back McKinley, with pastor backing Bryan and fears that Bryan would force England to terms with the Boers.
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United States
Bryan
McKinley
England
Non-Union Workers Laid Off by Sanborn at Columbia Club
Sanborn electrical company temporarily laid off non union workers on the Columbia club project Tuesday evening. Mr. Sanborn does not know when the work will resume. Workers were idle Wednesday. the company has not abandoned the job. The club faced a Wednesday 10 a.m. deadline to remove non union labor or be listed as unfair.
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Sanborn Electrical Company
Columbia Club
Sanborn
Fred Heier Trials Set After Jury Request
Fred Heier charged in three grand jury indictments with operating a gambling house will be tried next Tuesday. The trial was moved from Wednesday at the request of a jury.
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Fred Heier
Cy Clarks Rough Riders Aims to Become National Cavalry
The LN. G press notes Col Cy Clarks rough riders seek to preserve the cavalry feature and expand into a permanent national organization. Local observers see the unit as a hopeful emblem for Cy Clarks leadership and future military admiration.
Dowie in London row with heckling audience
John Alexander Dowie clashed with listeners in a London meeting on October 17, telling hecklers he would expose them and calling critics liars and ruffians. He criticized reporters and mocked financial aims, claiming Zion City could not be built with pennies and urging the crowd to rise to dignity.
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London
John Alexander Dowie
Dowie
Chicago
Nighttime blaze destroys Baldwin home in double house
An overheated stove and a defective flue caused a $300 fire at 910 Merkelst Tuesday at 10:30 p m. The fire forced Lon Baldwin and his wife to stand in night clothes as flames consumed Baldwin's belongings while the Miller family saved most of their furniture.
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Merkelst
Lon Baldwin
David Miller
Baldwin
Balddwin
Millers
Gold Brick Swindle Hits Iowa Farmer for Seven Thousand
Ottumwa Iowa October 17 Thomas E Dougherty a wealthy Albia area farmer loses 7000 to a cunning impersonator posing as a long search nephew He convinces Dougherty the bars are gold and heirloom mining land awaits a $20000 legacy Then the impostor vanishes leaving Dougherty with 40 pounds of brass and a missing fortune.
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Dougherty
Albia
C. L. Moore
Girl prisoner in cave sparks fatal feud and killings
El Paso reports the tale of a San Francisco mine owner who recalls a lover abducting a young girl and holding her for three months. Ten men die during the feud that follows, culminating in two Mexicans cutting out the victim's heart. The item also lists wholesale prices for fruits, vegetables, and groceries with extensive unit costs for apples, cranberries, and canned goods.
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EL Paso
Tex
George C. Beveridge
San Francisco
Dolores
Mexico
Prices of forage seeds and farm supplies listed
The advertisement lists Clover red common English bluegrass timothy alfalfa and other seeds with prices per unit, plus Hides tallow salt flour oil cheese butter poultry and various coal and drug items with per unit or per ton rates. It reads like a rural market page detailing shippers paying prices for commodities and farm inputs.
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Timothy
Kentucky
Canada
Benham Succeeds Spencer as City Dispensary Chief
Dr John F Benham will succeed Dr M J Spencer as superintendent of the City dispensary. Benham resigned from the health board where he served since last November. Mayor Taggart selected Dr Ernest C Reyer for the post. Reyer studied in Europe, is a graduate of Indiana Medical College and Bellevue Hospital New York, and a professor at Indiana Medical College. Hood 39s Sarsaparilla推荐.
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John F. Benham
City Board of Health
M. J. Spencer
Benham
Health Board
Taggart
Ernest C. Reyer
Reyer
Europe
Indiana Medical College
Bellevue Hospital
New York
City Markets in Indianapolis Provisions Report
October 11 market notes list dried beef hams sausages lard and pork cuts with prices for smoked meats bellies shoulders and bacon. Vegetables show new potatoes green beans onions cabbage and celery with per unit prices. Fruits feature peaches and Michigan melons with unit costs.
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California
Indiana
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