Philippine press censorship and Otis gains questioned
The letter argues that the Manila censorship system was partly too tight and that General Otis has not properly treated the press. It notes improved access under censor Green and occasional direct contact with correspondents, with promises of limited use of military telegraph for future campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Manila
Corain
Otis
Pinge
Cap Green
Ida
Philippines
Tl. Keen
Supreme Court Reverses Turley Indictment Quashal
The Indiana Supreme Court on Friday reversed the circuit court and instructed to overrule the motion to quash in the state of Indiana versus Henry Turley case. It also heard arguments in Indiana horse shoe company v Pennsylvania railroad and affirmed Marion superior court damages to Vinnie Turner for injuries on a defective sidewalk at Highland Place and Twelfth Street on November 28 1895.
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Supreme Court
State of
Indiana
Henry ‘Turley
Turley
Lawrence County
Gravee Roads
Circuit Court
The
Indiana Horseshoe Company
Marion
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
City of In
Anapolis
Vinnie Turner
Marioun
City engineers uncover gas odor caused by oil refuse in sewer
Friday morning City engineer Jeup and Assistant Moore traced a strong odor on Senate avenue from Washington to Pratt Street to oil refuse dumped in the sewer by the Indianapolis Gas Company. The substance spread over a large area near the station and released vapors through manholes and catch-basins. City works ordered the gas company to stop pouring the refuse and health officials were alerted for further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeup
Moore
Senate Ave
Washington
Pratt St
Indianapolis Gas Company
Senate-age
Pratlst
Aid “of Works
Aid of Health
Park Committee Proposes Citywide Lawn Maintenance
The Commercial club urges park committee to seek park commissioners approval for the city to take charge of all lawns between sidewalks and roadways. Commissioners oppose the plan citing lack of funds. The park commissioner and committee chair will present the proposal to the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
Park Sioners
Vssioners
Iis
Commercial Park Committee
Does He Want in Again Jackson Alias John Jackson Smypany
Fragmentary note mentions Jackson alias John Jackson and a question about reentry after weeks away. readable text unclear on event, location, or organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
John Jackson
Town Floods Prompt Weather Change Warning
Downtown streets flood as water rises on side streets. Officials warn conditions may shift before freezing as cold weather approaches. Public safety advisories urge caution for pedestrians and drivers amid deteriorating street conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ae H Robinson
Major Taylor’s Ten Mile Triumph On Patchwork Wheel
The report recounts Major Taylor a youth who overcame neglect and rough starts to win a ten mile race in a patched ordinary wheel with 15 minute handicap. Tom Hay aided his effort and Taylor’s pace surged as his famed black legs powered the finish. He now trains at Newby oval hoping to lower the world record in a forthcoming race during the Indianapolis Louisville game interval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Major Taylor
Murphy
Hay & “Willets
Taylor
Maywood
Art Taylor
Tom Hay
Haylor
Newby Oval
Stearns
Sager
Mr. Sager
Rule by Winchesters in Kentucky Election Plot
A Lexington report says Republicans and Brown Democrats will petition the county judge on Monday to purge registration books over 400 allegedly fraudulent registrations. Investigators note 39 people registered from a single house. Reports claim Winchester rifles have been imported from Chicago for use on election day, arriving in Louisville Wednesday night in a postal car.
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Cincinnati
Lexington
Chicago
Louisville
Chicago University
Mobile
Ala
Paris
Capt
Watkins
Root
Key West
Dewey
Harrison
Tonedon
Emil Lepinski
Brownytown
Minn
Justice Hiscock
Syracuse
N. Y
John Boyd Thatcher
Detroit
Tony Schneider
Senator Mason
Isfue
Philippines
Jeffries
Sharkey
John Thompson
New Jersey
Reform
Gape Town
Mafeking
Potter
Stetson
Samoa
China
Gen. Joubert
Natal
Lady Symons
William N. Symons
Prison Sunday Observed with 250 Sermons Statewide
Prison Sunday will be broadly observed with at least 250 sermons across the state. In Indianapolis crowds will hear Rev. Joseph Milburn of Second Presbyterian and Rev. William A. Quayle of Meridian Street. Other speakers include Rev. C E Bacon Roberts Park Memorial Presbyterian and Rev. J Cumming Smith Tabernacle with Rev. C C Rowlison Third Christian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Joseph Milburn
Second Presbyterian
William A. Quayle
Meridian St
C. E. Bacon
Roberts Park
Frank C. Ballard
Memorial Presbyterian
J. Cumming Smith
Tabernacle
C. C. Rowlison
Third Christian
Delia Boone Sentenced to Death for Child Murder
Delia Boone, an 18 year old woman from Upper Marlboro Maryland, was sentenced to death for the murder of her nine month old daughter on July 3. She choked the infant as she cried and left the body in a field where it was later found mutilated by bystanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Marlegro
Delia Boone
Coloret
Buzgards
Local Births Deaths and Marriages Record
Births list several new babies with parents at various Indianapolis streets. Deaths include Helen Schaub scarlet fever Fido Higginbotham and others with illnesses and senility. Marriage licenses show Frank J. Gavin Emma Barnhart and James Tanner Alma Amick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert and
Lecker
Lewis-st
Solomon
Nora Green
Lambert
Helen Schaub
Indiana Ave
Fido Higginbotham
East-st
Martha J. Purdue
N. Noble St
Bhigale Wharton
Indianapolis
James H. Gray
Olive Ave
William T. Covert
Agnes St
Blanche Kline
W. North St
Frank J. Gavin
Emma Barnhart
James Tanner
Alma
Amick
Carpenters Strike Continues at Union Interstate Yard
Delegate Decker reports carpenters at the Union and Interstate stockyards remain on strike with only some offered 30 cents an hour. Contractor Shover says work halted Friday afternoon due to rain, though a few men worked briefly before noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decker
Union
Interstate Stock Yards
Interstate
Shover
McPeak and Harvey Fined for Loitering in Police Court
Otis Harvey and John McPeak were tried in police court Friday and each fined one dollar for loitering. McPeak testified his poor health required fresh air from being out on the street, responding to a question about obtaining wholesome air in saloons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McPeak
Otis Harvey
John McPeak
Reverend Morrison Hanged in Texas for Wife Poisoning
Vernon Texas October 27 Reverend George Fidgar Morrison former Panhandle City Methodist pastor was hanged for the oct 14 1897 murder of his wife Minnie Brady after he learned she planned to marry Minnie Whittlesey. He used concealed strychnine in an apple and was arrested in California while preparing to sail for Honolulu after attempting to break jail recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrison
California
Honolulu
Insane French Wine Merchant Transferred after Train Ruckus
Dr W C Cores, assistant Panhandle surgeon in Hartford City Indiana, was alerted Thursday night to board a train and treat an insane French wine merchant traveling from San Francisco to New York. The man became violently agitated, endangering the crew and passengers, and had to be restrained with narcotics before being turned over to a Columbus physician. He carried heavy baggage and five dogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford City
Ind
W. C. Cores
San Francisco
New York
Columbus
White River Dams Proposal Reaches War Department
Interests pushing rocks in White River dams between Indianapolis and Broad Ripple to aid navigation have sent the plan to the War Department in Washington. Action could come at any time and would force changes to Riverside park dam construction with an estimated $20,000 cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White River
Indianapolis
Broad Ripple
War Department
Washington
Riverside Park
Park Engineer Power
Typhoid fears rise in St Louis and other news roundups
A rapid-fire digest notes typhoid concerns in St Louis, fires damaging Pabst brewery in Milwaukee, railway and political upheavals, train wrecks in Cambridge and Detroit, and various missing persons, resignations, and public notices with names such as Admiral Schley, General Rivera, and Captain Watkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Washington
Wadmiral Schley
Grant Allen
London
Pabst
Milwaukee
Gen. Rivera
Havana
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Carney
Cambridge
Lee
Cuba
Complimentary Headings on The Sun’s Seventh Page
A fragment notes complimentary headings present on The Sun’s seventh page. It references the page layout and mentions several headlines but provides no clear story details or names for further context.
Arbor Day Trees Planted by Little Folks in City Schools
Harry Wright distributed ten trees among city schools for Arbor Day while pupils in some buildings bought trees of their own. Beville avenue Beville school, the largest with 20 rooms serving 700+ children, held a special program led by Miss Lydia Braich. Maple trees replaced a landmark elm as students recited poetry and sang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Wright
Moses
Wright
Tom Taggart
Beville Ave
J. Michigan St
Lydia Braich
Francis Brinkman
Dottie Menees
Avery Charpie
Regina Helm
Edith Claffey
Willie Langdon
Ells Bogert
Ruth Boyer
Englewood Church Tree Planting Amid Rain Delay
Rain slowed Englewood Christian church tree planting on Friday afternoon but 41 volunteers completed the event. Each of 41 members dug a hole and planted a tree, with individuals to care for their saplings. Rev. Orcutt presided and Prof. J. D. Forest of Butler College gave the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Englewood
Englewood Christian Church
Hardiheead
Orcutt
J. D. Forest
Butler College
Man Fails to Pay Hotel Bill Finds Missing Collector
Tad Oct 27. Canvasser Coleman of the Indianapolis Press registered at Hotel Bay and stayed two weeks. He allegedly left without paying $1.85 to Fettig. Sheriff McDougal tried to collect, learned Coleman lived at 596 N Illinois St, and met a woman claiming her husband left her Sunday night. Press business manager Maj Richards says Coleman was discharged over a week ago and had a $4 loan from the clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
Tad
Maj. Richards
The
Press
Coleman
Pardon Move for Henry Warner Alias Robert Williams
Effort to obtain a presidential pardon for Henry Warner alias Robert A Williams who was jailed in Columbus Ohio in June 1898 for post office looting at Lebanon He is said to be very ill with dementia and faces a prison charge Warner escaped last June and was beaten by guards before surrendering to authorities
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Henry Warner
Robert A. Williams
Columbus
Lebanon
Warrer
Miners Riot in Decatur Leaves Two Shot
In a Friday mine clash between strikers and nonunion workers, two miners were shot, one fatally likely. Fred Donggowski was wounded in the chest, Charles Mauritz in the arm. Marvin Mays, suspected shooter, was arrested amid fears of further trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Ill
Fred Donggowski
Charles Mauritz
Marvin Mays
Kidnapping Charge Stuns Brooklyn Woman
Brooklyn detectives arrest 19 year old John Rice on kidnapping charge for taking 2 year old child of Mrs Kate Simpson. Rice, alleged by Simpson to steal in revenge for being jilted, allegedly fled with revolver while child was with nurse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
John Rice
Kate Simpson
Rice
Indianapolis Divorce and court actions headline
Cash Blackburn seeks divorce from Anna Blackburn on abandonment. Florence Walkenwetz petitions for divorce from John alleging cruelty and drunkenness. Judge Alford ordered 14 year old Clarence Bybee to reform school. William Pierson sues Citizens' Street Railway after a September 9 1997 accident injuring his back and thigh. Judge Allen ruled for the defendant in Patrick Egan versus Capital National Bank and National Bank of Washington Indiana over a cashed check to Joseph Hayes of Barkers Life Insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cash Blackburn
Anna Blackburn
Florence Walkenwetz
John
Alford
Clarence Bybee
Reform School
William Pierson
Citizens’ Street Railway Company
Pierson
Virginia Ave
Allen
Patrick W. Egan
Capital National Bank
National Bank of Washington
Ind
Egan
Joseph Hayes
Barkers’ Life: Insurance: Company of New York
Indiana Senate Destiny Plays Into Fairbanks Beveridge Clash
Two Indianapolis Republicans discuss Indiana politics with focus on Fairbanks and Beveridge. They weigh how a Republican majority in 1993 could affect the senatorship contest, patronage influence, and the strength of each man in a possible direct fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Fairbanks
Indiana
Beveridge
Albert J. Beveridge
Fairhbanks
Steam Pipe Burst Hurts Two Men at Daniel Stewart Co
A steam pipe exploded in the basement of Daniel Stewart drug company’s wholesale house on S Meridian street injuring William K. Mount of North Indianapolis and Charles Happer of 424 Kentucky Avenue. Both men were sent home after treatment. The accident was blamed on excess boiler water. An alarm was turned in during the commotion. Also B John Conden, saloon keeper of Fawtler, sought bankruptcy relief Friday with debts of 32696 and assets about 33h.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Stewart Drug Company
S. Meridian St
Lp. m
William K. Mount
Indianapolis
Charles Happer
Kentucky Ave
John Conden
Woman Reporter Disguised In Uniform Held In Honolulu
Charles Coe reports from Asheville that aboard a transport en route to Honolulu harbor a waiter fainted and refused aid, exposing a woman dressed as a man. The journalist, identified as a reporter for an American news paper, was left at a Honolulu hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
N. C
Charles Coe
Honolulu Harbor
Honolulu
Prominent Farmer A Winings Dies Sudden in Plainfield
Plainfield Indiana reports 41 year old A Winings a well known farmer collapsed Thursday evening and died from heart neuralgia. Local Knights of Pythias plan to build a modern brick castle hall next year on the site of the post office in Plainfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainfield
Ind
A. A. Winings
Pythias
Cabinet Meeting to Conclude Terms of City Officials
The mayor's cabinet holds its monthly meeting at 10 a m on Saturday. The session is expected to be the last for several members of the official family.
Woman compares life to mimosa plant in praise of Favorite Prescription
A medical advertisement narrates a woman’s analogy to the sensitive mimosa plant to describe female illness and recovery. It cites Mrs Betsey M White of Stony Creek Warren County New York and claims Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription aided her daughter in law’s health and childbirth. The notice invites women to write to Dr Pierce for confidential advice in a plain sealed envelope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betsey M. White
Stonycreek
Warren Co
N.Y
R. V. Pierce
M. D
Buffalo
Union Shop Offers Ladies and Children Clothing Bargains
A diverse sale listing coats, wraps, dresses, shoes, and undergarments for ladies and children. Prices range from 15c to 2.25, with items described as slightly soiled or limited stock. Includes pantry goods and household wares like crackers, sardines, and baking powder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UNION
Block Co Must Be Stamped in Revenue Case
Tudge Wilson of the United States district court ruled Thursday in a case involving Gillett, a major cattle operator now in Mexico. The defense argued transfers require written and stamped revenue stamps, a view Wilson upheld in his decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keoruk
Tudge Wilson
United States District Court
Deals Mae
Gillett
Mexico
Interstate Live Stock Market Report from Interstate Stock Yards
Friday receipts and shipments across cattle and sheep categories with ranges for steers heifers veals and bulls. Notable figures show good to choice and prime quality consignments. heavy and light weight lots listed with price ranges and shipment counts.
Grain Market Prices and Inspections Report
Friday October 27 grain market notes show inspections and bids for wheat corn and oats. Wheat No 2 red and No 3 red values listed with car totals. corn varying white and yellow grades with multiple color and mixed categories. hay and oats priced with No 1 timothy bids and ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy
Classified Price List for Help Wanted and Rooms
An old newspaper notice lists column headings for wanted male help wanted female help wanted situation fee wanted rooms for rent rooms with additional words charged at half a cent per word all other headings billed at one half cent per word business notices five
Indictment Against Noblesville Ex Mayor Ed Wilson May Not Be Pressed
Edgar C. Wilson former Noblesville mayor faces possible non pressing of charges for fraudulent use of the mails. The case alleges he used the mails to pursue a romance with a Cadillac widow and to obtain a large loan he did not repay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar C. Wilson
Noblesville
Wilson
Cadillac
Miah
Union Stock Yards Cattle and Hogs Prices Friday Trade Report
Indianapolis Ont Friday cattle receipts reach 1000 with featured Good to prime steers 4 00 to 4 75 and heavy feeding steer values around 4 25. Hog receipts 4500 with mixed and heavy packing weights from 4 20 to 4 42 and lightweights 4 30 to 4 25. Sheep receipts 200 with Good to choice lambs 4 30 to 5 00 and common to medium at 3 00 to 3 60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Stock Yards
Indianapolis
LIM
Seeresteer
Nesas Dai Docesesdinty
Sd Beeeaeeres Foneek
Aeeneas
Aeeneas Consseccseses
Classified Openings and Rentals Notice on Seventh Page
An excerpt lists multiple classified ads including two room rentals at 340 BE St Joe with unfurnished rooms and bath, a request for four canvassers at Iroquois Hotel Room 6, a dishwasher needed at 426 Massachusetts Ave, furnished rooms at 422 N Delaware for $5 per month, and a woman seeking a private family position at 23 E Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
St. Joe
Iroquois Hotel
Massachusetts-ave
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Winchesters
Delia
Texas
Ilinois
Kansas City
Kate Crosse
Senor Lopez
Nicaragua
New Orleans
Hamilton Blunt
Warner
Stewart
India
Brussels
Quaker ‘Prand
WM. H. Block CO
Interstate Live Stock Market
MCRAE
Massachusetts Ave
Alabama
Toonsom
Delaware
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