Knight of Pythias corruption charges stir Indiana politics
A prominent Indiana Knights of Pythias member denounces graft and political manipulation within the order. He cites appointments and schemes involving James E. Watson, McCardie, Neal, and others, alleging aims to use the organization for Democratic and Republican gain and to place allies in key posts.
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Knights of Pythias
Indiana
Eme
James E. Watson
Watson
John W. Gersmoerathis
Captain Ricard E. Birch Dies After Long Illness
Capt. Ricard E. Birch, born 1828 in Louisville, died after six months of illness at 1113 Broad Way. A Mississippi River pilot and later captain, he commanded vessels in the Civil War including the first boat to enter Vicksburg. Since 1856 his family lived in Indianapolis, funeral at Memorial Presbyterian Church at 2 p.m. Thursday. Survived by widow, son Fletcher H., daughters Adelaide and Mrs. Charles E. Coffin, with ties to Walter Waldeman and Capt. W. D. Wilds.
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Ricard E. Birch
Broad Wey
Birch
Louisville
Mary Filson
Lochland
Indianapolis
Mississippi
Vicksburg
Lyon
United States
H. G. Wright
St. Louis
Memorial Presbyterian Church
Frank Ballard
Fletcher H
Adelaide
Charles E. Coffin
Capt. Birch
Walter Waldeman
Louisville Courier-Journal
W. D. Wilds
Riley Given a Loving Cup in Cincinnati
Hoosier poet James Whitcomb Riley appeared at Music hall with a large audience. As the program neared end, Howard Saxby presented Riley with a beautiful loving cup. Gov. Bushnell was listed among the donors.
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Riley
Cincinnati
James Whitcomb Riley
Music Hall
Howard Saxby
Gov. Bushnell
Boy 12 is sent to Plainfield after court outburst
Ralph Patterson, 12, labeled incorrigible by the court for petty offenses, was sent to Plainfield Tuesday morning. In the courthouse he cursed and struck his brother in law R F Myers whom he blamed for his troubles.
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Ralph Patterson
Plainfield
R. F. Myers
Marton Family Awarded 7250 Verdict in Railroad Collision
Mrs. Wm. A. Marton wins a $7,250 verdict against the Pennsylvania railroad company after her Monon engineer husband died in a collision with a Pennsylvania passenger train.
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Wm. A. Marton
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Monon
Pennsylvania
Fatherhood at 92 as Mexican Civil War veteran becomes dad
Louisville report says Capt. Henry O'Neil aged 92, a Mexican and Civil War veteran, became a father for the first time. His wife, 30, joined him after their marriage two years ago, and the newborn arrived Monday at their home.
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Louisvilleh
Henry O'Neil
Billy in Constantinople
Constantinople October 18 The German Emperor William and Empress Augusta Victoria with their suites landed here from the imperial yacht Hohenzollern on Tuesday Two Sent Up ra Tories and John Henn have been tied to three ant one to 14
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Billy
Constantinople
Emperor William
Germany
Empress Augusta
Victoria
Hohenzoillern
Upra
Tories
John’Henn
Ant
Soldiers in Court Over Fort Wayne Ave Disruption
P McClanahan, William Netz, and 18th Indiana soldiers were arrested on Fort Wayne Ave on their way to Camp Mount after an intoxicated upheaval on a Central Ave car. A Verdant Lieutenant spared further action after Judge Cox intervened. Each fined 15 dollars plus costs. Adjutant Powell sought HQ detention, but Cox kept them in the works pending muster out.
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P. McClanahan
William Netz
18Th Indiana
Fort Wayne Ave
Camp Mount
Central-ave
Judge Cox
Powell
McKinley to Address Indianapolis From Window Platform
President McKinley will speak in Indianapolis from a platform set outside Gov Mounts private office window. He will step through the window to the platform. The last large gathering at the state house campus was Bryan speaking from a platform east of the capitol north section.
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McKinley
Indianapolis
Gov. Mount
State House
Bryan
Capitol
Mamie Partee Convicted of Pocketbook Theft
Mamie Partee, a young colored girl, was sent from police court to the workhouse for 45 days with $15 to pay after a Tuesday conviction for stealing a pocketbook containing $10 from Bertha Parties. She has prior theft accusations and once sued a prominent woman who claimed her purse was stolen.
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Mamie
Mamie Partee
English suits dismissed in Illinois circuit court
William Eastin John Eastin and Philip Eastin of Illinois have had their civil suits against the estate of Wm H English settled and dismissed. The claims totaled 11850 and rested on notes alleged to be signed by English years before his death.
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William, John
Philip Eastin
Illinois
Wm. H. English
Circuit Court
English
Religious groups file combined articles of incorporation
The Christian congregation of Kokomo filed articles of incorporation at the state house on Tuesday. J Fenimore Cooper notarized the documents. The Rescue Mission and Door of Hope of Indianapolis also filed articles of incorporation on Tuesday. The two institutions are combined.
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Christian Congregation of
Manacles That Hurt Divorce Pleas Face Court
Helen Rice seeks to compel her husband William to provide for her in court, alleging neglect despite ability. Alice R. Long likewise pleads her husband Edgar’s neglect of her comfort as grounds for divorce.
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Helen*Rice
Superior Court
William
Alice R. Long
Edgar
Occupation of Puerto Rico Declared Complete
The War Department received a cable from San Juan reporting that flags have been raised on public buildings and saluted with national salutes as the occupation of the island is now complete. The message is signed by Brooke, Chairman.
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Washington
Secretary of War
San Juan
Brooke
Spain braces for Cuban debt as Paris cables loom
Madrid reports a cabinet decision to wire Paris and cites Africa and Santo Domingo wars as precedents for Spain's stance on the Cuban Debt. The potential payment of Cuban and Philippine debts alarms officials and fuels talk of a protest if the United States presses its demands.
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Madrid
Paris
Africa
Santo Domingo
Spain
United States
Worrall’s shifting pawns stir statehouse rumors
Captain John Worrall, former deputy state statistician, surfaces in political chatter as he gains a string of posts from deputy revenue collector to assistant in the State printing board. Observers say his moves are aimed at pressuring the governor, with threats of charges looming as election day nears.
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Highton Bissing
John Worrall
State House
Fairbanks
Worrall
Iie
Thos. Carter
State Printing Board
Count's Daughter Wins Land Auction Amid Upset Bid
In Preston county the estate of Count Trelix Nemegyei with 1200 acres and Irondale furnace machinery, valued around 206000, sold at executor's sale to Conrad and Co. of Philadelphia. Mrs Adelie de Billier, daughter of the count, bid 10 percent above top bids, and after appearing in court paid 5280 cash to secure the title.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Trelix Nemegyeis
Preston County
Irondale
Conrad & Co
Philadelphia
Adelie de Billier
New York
Paris
Conrad
Clark Gets a Berth in National Democratic Campaign Bureau
Allen W. Clark of Greensburg has been named head of the newspaper bureau for the national democratic committee in Chicago. The post was created by Coin Harvey under Senator Jones and emphasizes that common people fund the fight over free silver rather than corporations.
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Allen W. Clark
Greensburg
Free Silverite
Chicago
National Democratic Committee
Harvey
Senator Jones
Clark
Fifth trial ends in disagreement in Greenfield
The fifth trial of Mrs. Macy Beaupre against Citizens' street railroad company resulted in a hung verdict after 39 hours of deliberation with a 7 to 4 ballot. Previous trials included a Hendricks county disagreement, a $3,500 award later set aside, a $15,000 verdict that was set aside, and a $2,500 verdict at Greenfield.
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Macy Beaupre
Citizens’ Street Railroad Company
Greenfield
Hendricks County
Beaupre
General Shafter targets of hero kiss in Sycamore
In Sycamore Illinois on October 18 Gen Shafter visiting brother Gen James Shafter receives a large bouquet from Sycamore lodge Daughters of the Globe. Elia Sell a young woman who made the presentation kisses the general after presenting the roses.
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Eis Conrare
Sycamore
Ill
Gen. Shafter
James Shafter
Sycamore Lodge
Daughters of the Globe
Elia Sell
Somnambulist Wanders In One Sock On Washington Street
A somnambulist, Simon Bundy, wandered Monday night along E Washington Street in undershirt and one sock, frightening a party of ladies and gentlemen. He was found unconscious and awakened at the police headquarters. He rooms on Washington Street.
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Simon Bundy
E. Washington St
Washington-st
Coffin Files $48 Pew Rent Claim Against Webster Estate
Charles B. Coffin treasurer of Meridian Street Methodist Church files a claim of 48 pew rent against the estate of Mrs. Anne Webster in the local probate docket.
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Charles B. Coffin
Meridian St. M. E. Church
Anne Webster
Duchess of Sutherland Jewels Stolen Between Paris and Amiens
The Duchess of Sutherland reported the loss of jewelry valued at 150000 on a train between Paris and Amiens. She kept the satchel under watch but briefly left her compartment. detectives from London and Paris were assigned within hours. The duchess had prior notoriety over a contested will and a jail term for contempt.
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Paris
Duchess of Sutherland
London
Amiens
France
England
America
Spanish military commission cites sovereignty in Cuba evacuation standoff
Havana dispatch reports Spain insists troop evacuation cannot occur quickly. The note says evacuation means military withdrawal only, not surrender of sovereignty, a matter for Paris peace commissioners. It declares sovereignty remains with Spain and that troops cannot depart for several months.
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Havana
Spanish Military Commission
Spain
Cuba
Paris
Dewey Candidate Prospective for President Judge Proctor Report
U S consul in Canton Bedloe reports from Hong Kong that Senator Proctor of Vermont plans to back Dewey for the presidency. The consul cites Proctor saying Dewey has not had his due but will win the White House, presenting him as a prize winner rather than a dark horse in the next election.
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San Francisco
Hong Kong
U.S
Bedloe
Canton
Proctor
Vermont
Dewey
White House
Manila
Ireland
San Juan
America
Spain
United States
McKinley Welcomed in Chicago Jubilee Events
President McKinley and officials attended a mass meeting at the Auditorium with soldiers in attendance. Archbishop Ireland and Judge Emory Speer gave speeches praising peace, justice, and disarmament. Multiple rallies followed at five venues with notable speakers including Duffield, Northrup, Miles, Washington, Shafter, Gompers, and Ireland. The Jubilee Ball at the Auditorium will raise proceeds for veterans and widows, with the president to attend and a color filled program.
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Frank W. Gunsaulus
George R. Peck
Harrison
Archbishop Ireland
St. Paul
Emory Speer
Southland
Macon
Army
Navy
Spain
Maine
Orient
Cavite
Caribbean
Vizcaya
Oquendo
Studebaker Hall
Columbia Theater
Flrst Regiment Armory
Second Regiment Armory
Turner Hall
Henry M. Duffield
Cyrus Northrup
University of Minnesota
Columbia
Miles
Booker T. Washington
W. R. Shafter
Jas. Wilson
Mayor Rose
Milwaukee
First Regiment
Second Regiment
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Willis P. Moore
Charles Emeory Smith
McKinley
Soldiers Shiver in Camp Mount as 158th Indiana Suffer
The 158th Indiana faced a cold Camp Mount night with no gas fires and late arrivals. Surgeons began examinations Tuesday as the camp awaited hospital funding and broader government support while noting the lifesaving value of the camp hospital for returning soldiers.
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158Th Indiana
Camp Mount
Lftch
158Th
Washington
Mount Hosepital
Adirondack Lumberman Undergoes Nose Surgery in City
Richard Smith the Adirondack lumberman known as Cy Rano de Bergerac due to his eight inch nose was operated on at St Vincent's hospital by Dr Joseph D Bryant. Officials expect the proboscis to emerge from dressings in about three weeks and Smith awaits the outcome to see how his whittled nose appears.
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New York
Richard Smith
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Joseph D. Bryant
Smith
Railroad section boss shot by son at Bel Fast
Nashville report says Capt. Joe Dye a railroad section boss was shot and killed by his son John in Bel fast after Dye returned home drunk and threatened the boy. The son fired twice, hitting Dye in the head.
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Nashville
Tenn
Joe Dye
John
Belfast
Forecast for Indianapolis 36 Hours Ending Oct 19
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity calls for generally cloudy skies with occasional showers or flurries of snow Tuesday night and Wednesday. Temperature readings show 38 at 7 am Tuesday, 46 at noon, and 44 at 2 pm.
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Indianapolis
A HUNDRED CONVERTS Is the Result of a Year's Salvation Army Work
At the Salvation army hall 122 W Market st Adjutant and Mrs Battelly Capt Henry and Lieut Connell will bid farewell after a year of work in Indianapolis. Their eight months of effort produced 100 conversions and they thank friends for courtesies shown.
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Salvation Army
Salvation Army Hall
W. Marcket St
Battelly
Henry
Lieut
Connell
Indianapolis
Attempted Horse and Buggy Theft Leads to Grand Jury
Charles Davenport and John Burns were sent to the grand jury from police court on Monday for attempting to steal a horse and buggy owned by O. H. Root. The rig stood in front of the Chalfant on No Pennsylvania street when the duo cut the strap and fled. A bicyclist pursued until Merchant policeman Bailey captured them. Davenport had been released from the penitentiary a few weeks earlier.
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Charles Davenport
John Burns
Grand Jury
Bugsy
O. H. Root
Chalfant
Pennsylvania St
Bailey
Davenport
Farewell to Rev Charles N Sims at M E church
A farewell reception was held Monday night at Me Tridian Street church for Rev Charles N Sims and his wife. The pastor has served the church for five years.
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Dr. Sims
St. M. E
Charles N. Sims
City Life and Local Incidents Reported
The International Association of Machinists to hold a reception Tuesday evening in the DeSoto block. A robery attempt on Alice Parker near Georgia and Capitol Ave was foiled. Six of 21 councilmen attended Monday night’s council meeting, no session held. Merchants urged to decorate for the McKinley reception on Friday. Flags to be hung across Washington St. Roches and Blankets advertised by Strawmyer & Nillus at 37 Monument Place. Feed for horses advertised Janes Dustiess Oats.
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International Association of Machinists
DeSoto Block
Alice Parker
Georgia
Capitol Ave
Council Chamber
Washington-st
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