Fire Devastates New York Drug House and Surrounding Block
A major blaze in downtown Manhattan began at Terrant's drug house at Greenwich and Murray streets, exploding multiple times and leveling surrounding buildings. Many workers are missing or dead, with 28 in Hudson Street Hospital and officials fearing casualties may reach into the dozens or higher.
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Tergant's
Greenwich
Murraygts
Schwartz
Terrant’s
Engine Company 27
Terrant
Warren St
Hudson St. Hospital
Smith
Connolly
Jordan
Kennan
Donnelly
Wallace
Kelly
McCall
Mulligan
Stranahan
Irving Bank
Central Office
Jten
Ministers Debate Sermons and Prohibition Polls
A Christian ministers meeting heard a poll on prohibition support with Woolley 12 Bryan 1 McKinley 0 and three non committal. Rev C C Rowlison spoke on A preacher for the times and Rev Norton urged sermons avoid broad political topics. Sympathy resolutions for Rev Henry R Pritchard’s family were adopted. Gov Mount received a request from R Siegfried of Koenigsberg for the Indiana election laws.
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Christian Ministers
Sonday
Woolley
Bryan
McKinley
C. C. Rowlison
Third Church
the Times
Norton
Irvington
Henry R. Pritchard
Gov. Mount
R. Siegfried
Koenigsberg
Germany
Indiana
Siegfried
Iron League Guards Against Democratic Fraud in Local Politics
Republicans accuse a colored group the Iron League of shadowing Democratic operatives to influence Black voters. The league, rising in local power with 60 members, operates from Indiana Avenue headquarters under Robert R. Bennett, aiming to become a Negro Tammany photo in politics and extend influence statewide.
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Iron League
Taggart
Indiana Ave
Robert R. Bennett
State Republican Committee
Dawson
Colored Tammany Society
Burk e the Raven honored in rites and man y floral tributes
The body lay in state at 2007 Central Ave with a long procession of military units and fraternal orders in a funeral held Monday. Generals Lew Wallace and George F. McGinnis attended as honorary pallbearers while the K P and G A R rites were read at the cemetery. Col Ross’s staff rode in carriages and a riderless horse named Nut accompanied the cortege.
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Central Ave
Gen. Ross
K. of P
Loyal Legion
Columbia Club
Col. Ross
Wholesale House
Commercial Travelers’ Club
Company C
Second Regiment
Indiana National Guard
Indianapolis Company No. 2
U. R
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Grace Cathedral
Ross
O. R
Peters
Daniel Waite Howe
Judge McBride
D. M. Parry
S. D. Pierson
Indianapolis
Maj
Conde
Adjt. Oakes
Harry Sheets
Union Veterans’ League
Nut
FE. L. Siver
Fort Wayne
Ulysses G. Lipes
C. S. Denny
John M. Runyon
Warsaw
Will JT. Walker
Isaac Lyons
Vincennes
Wm. H. Davis
Michigan City
Rollo B. Oglesbee
Plymouth
Isaac D. Worman
van Wert
Samuel B. Earp
Chas. H. Daniel
Anderson
Samuel L. Lange
Shelbyville
L. Wilkinson
Butler
Wm. H. W. Peltier
Merril Wilson
Elkhart
Company Db
Ght Infantry
Col James Ross laid to rest with military honors
Col James R. Ross was buried Monday at Crown Hill with full military honors. The funeral drew numerous organizations and featured his favorite horse following the hearse. Ross, a brigadier general in the Indiana Knights of Pythias, served as a major in the Civil War and a captain in the Indiana National Guard.
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Col
James Ross
James R. Ross
Crown Hill
Col. Ross
Indiana Knights of Pythias
Indiana National Guard
Frank Bany Ends His Life with Acid
Frank A. Bany, 21, son of saloonist Peter Bany, committed suicide by carbolic acid Sunday night. He was found in bed Monday morning by his brother Ed. He had been mentally unbalanced since his father’s disappearance weeks earlier.
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Frank Bany
Saloonist
Peter Bany
Frank A. Bany
E. Market St
Mallady Hedges and Mrs Wilhelm Mallady Hedges and Mrs Wilhelm
Supt Quigley questions William Mallady and Frank Hedges charged with murdering Mrs. before learning new facts. Three witnesses testify to a key occurrence as the investigation continues.
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Quigley
Dugan
Wallace
Mary Finley
Emma Russell
Blackford St
Mary Durand
S. West St
W. Washington St
Mallady, Hedges and
Mrs. Wilhelm
William Mallady
Frank Hedges
Higgins Grand Jury Delayed by Ill Juror
Ill grand juryman Hanch, among six investigating the Higgins case, fell ill Monday forcing a delay as witnesses expected indictments and another finding loomed. The report notes Higgins anticipated to be indicted with a second finding possible.
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Higgins
Quaker letters oppose Roosevelt raise Indiana tension
Anonymous imitation letters, undated but with Philadelphia line, urge Indiana Friends to back prohibition and attack Roosevelt. The missives warn of militarism and loss of personal liberty, while Indiana prohibitionists exploit the quarrel as speakers and literature circulate, including W. S. Dean's Plainfield talk on Wednesday.
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Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Indiana
Prohibition Party
Dean
Plainfield
Capitol avenue and Meridian street repair order issued
The Board of Works orders immediate repairs by Indiana Bermudcer asphalt company on Capitol avenue from Indiana to Tenth street and Meridian street from Vermont to St Clair. Browder & Shover continue work from Tenth to Twenty first and Meridian from St Clair to Sixteenth. Repairs must raise grade where depressed and gutter blocks, to be completed within five days.
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Board of Works
Morday
Indiana Bermudcer Asphalt Company
Capitol-ave
Indiana-ave
Tenth-st
Browder & Shover
Meridian
Brewery tax paid prompts court test against Bieler
The Home brewing company and the American brewing company each paid the $1,000 brewery tax and others are expected to follow. Controller Johnson will sue Capt Bieler of the Anheuser Busch company in police court for refusal to pay. The matter will be tested in the courts.
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Home Brewing Company
American Brewing Company
Johnson
Capt. Bieler
Anheuser-Busch ‘Company
Betting odds on 1896 race fill reading board
Harry Walker’s betting board lists numerous 3 to 1 plus wagers on McKinley Bryan and Durbin with varied stakes including $100 to $0 on Armin Koehne and $150 to $0 on McKinley. Several bets focus on McKinley winning Indiana Kansas Kentucky and Missouri while Bryan's vote gains in Indiana Colorado and beyond are also offered.
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Armin Koehne
McKinley
Marion County
Harry Walker
Missouri
Bryan
Indiana
Beckham
Kentucky
Colorado
1896
Kansas
McKinely
Denison
Koehner
Durbin
Liveryman John Poland Killed In Streetcar Accident
John Poland a liveryman of 428 West Pearl Street was instantly killed Saturday evening when he fell from a crowded North Indianapolis streetcar at Twenty first Street and Northwestern Avenue. He was paying his fare on the running board as the car hit a sharp curve and fractured his skull. Conductor John Faulkner and motorman Frank Wader were on board.
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John Poland
W. Pearlst
Indianapolis
Twenty-first-st
Northwestern-ave
John Faulkner
Frank Wader
Man Escapes Workhouse. Pelit Larceny Sentence Noted
William Hannans a colored man escaped from the workhouse on Monday morning while hanging out clothes. He was sent to the works on Sept 13 to serve 2 days for petit larceny. He formerly lived at 72 Indiana Ave.
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William Hannans
Indiana Ave
Impromptu Democratic Bar Meeting At Kurz Barn
About 40 Democrats gathered in the back yard of Committeeman F C Kurz to hear speakers including Jacob Hinckley and Jacob Woessner. The event featured German language presentations, pro McKinley slips, and a lighthearted aim to keep Democrats in good humor.
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F. C. Kurz
E. Morris Jr
Precinct
Ward
Mr. Kurz
Baby mauled by sharp spurred rooster near home
Rosina Schover an 18 month old girl in front of 231 North West Street yard was attacked by a rooster. A park policeman killed the fowl and she suffered facial cuts a tooth knocked out and minor hand lacerations. Doctor says not serious.
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Rosina Schover
N. West St
Military Park
Dr. Teague
Rosina
Man Sues Railroad After Being Struck Near Indiana Ave
Wm. McDougal a colored man seeks 5000 damages from the Big Four railroad claiming a wide train car struck him on Missouri Street near Indiana Avenue. He says engine and two cars passed but a wider third car hit him. Attorney Royall filed the suit, alongside a claim for Eddie Heyden injured at the same location the day prior.
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Wm. McDougal
Big Four Railroad
Misacuri St
Indiana-ave
Attorney Royall
Eddie Heyden
McDougal
Indianapolis Weather Outlook For 36 Hours
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity through 8 p m on October 30 calls for generally cloudy skies with possible rain Monday night and Tuesday. Temperatures read 62 degrees at 7 am, 75 at noon, and 76 by 2 pm.
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Indianapolis
Seventy Harangues by Taylor in Indiana Campaign
Attorney general Taylor completed his sixtieth speech Saturday night in Monticello as part of a Republican campaign tour. He reports visiting 50 counties and claims a stronger voice than at the start, threatening to quit political prophecy if Indiana fails to carry. He estimates a gain of ten votes per county over 1806.
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Taylor
Monticello
Indiana
Ready to Salt Mr. Bryan Down
The New York Journal asserts a GOP landslide of 303 electoral votes for Bryan in an election poll. It challenges other tallies that project 197 votes for the Democratic nominee, framing Bryan as dominant.
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MR. Bryan
Bryan
The
New York Journal
Newspaper Polls Forecast Electoral College Split
The Tribune and The Journal publish opposing polls on McKinley and Bryan with figures across states. Polls suggest McKinley 308 to Bryan 112 in one, Bryan 187 to McKinley 13 in another, with Colorado Missouri Nebraska Nevada in doubt and Bryan favored in some doubtful states. Poughkeepsie coverage notes a republican mass meeting featuring speeches by Hanna Roosevelt and Depew, plus girls in outfits delivering music.
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McKinley
Bryan
Colorado
Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
The
Journal
Democratic
Poughkeepsie
Vassar
Hanna
Electoral vote forecasts shift in national rally
Vice-chairman Payne of the national committee predicts McKinley will gain two electoral votes and Bryan two, with 38 in the doubtful column. Walter Wellman of New York wires the Times-Herald that McKinley could reach 273 votes, two more than in 1896, perhaps rising to 900.
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Chicago
Payne
National Republican Committee
McKinley
Bryan
Walter Wellman
New York
Times-Herald
McKinsey
Wellman
Indiana Republican predicts McKinley win for 1896
Maj. John M. Carson of the Philadelphia Ledger, in Indianapolis en route to Kentucky, says Indiana will vote McKinley with a similar plurality to 186, about 18000. He notes his belief shifted after investigations revealing few Indiana Republicans will vote for Bryan, except those who did so four years ago on the free silver issue.
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John M. Carson
Philadelphia Ledger
Indianapolis
Kentucky
McKinley
Indiana
Harrison
Bryan
City In Danger Of Flood And Fire
The Board of Works faces a major leaf cleanup as rain could clog sewers and sparks danger from fire. Sweeping inspector Bauer reports heavy leaf piles despite efforts. contractors delay hauling leaves from the north side. A cited encounter with a worker shows enforcement challenges in clearing streets.
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Board of Works
Ham
Bauer
Comemissioner Maguire
Gene
Pacific
Failing to Send Boy to School Sparks Justice Stout Comment
A distorted OCR fragment references Justice Stout and a case about a boy not sent to school. The text hints at a defense and notes about aid and a complaint but remains unclear on specifics or outcome.
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Justice Stout
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