Corbett Beats Sullivan in Storied American Title Fight
New Caveins reports Sullivan knocked down and defeated by James J Corbett after a dramatic twenty one round bout at the Olympic club in New York with Corbett winning the world championship. Fans packed the arena while Corbett praised and Sullivan admitted defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Caveins
John Lawrence Sullivan
Rome
City of Beans
Golden Gate
Olympic Club
Sullivan
Corbett
Mach
Robbery At Five Points Farm House By Two Strangers
Archie Maruchelli reported he and his wife were robbed of about 600 dollars kept in a sack at their Five Points farm and general store home. Two men lodged there claiming money, later stole the sack, and fled. detectives are investigating.
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Ile
Archie Maruchelli
Five Points
Michigan Road
Maruchelli
Martchelli
No. 1
Marachelli
Rumor Sullivan Suicide Rumor Reaches Board of Trade
A rumor reached the Board of Trade that John J. Sullivan killed himself in New Orleans. Reports spread via Postal Telegraph lines from Chicago to Chicago and Indianapolis, but the origin is unknown and Western Union is unaware. By Sept 8 the rumor is considered unconfirmed and doubt remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Corbett
Joe
Sullivan
Jackson
Weport Whith
Board of Trade
Chicago
John J. Sullivan
Chicago Board of Trade
Indianapolis Board
Western Union
Secretary Foster Denies US-British Monetary Conference Stoppage
Washington Sept 8 Secretary of State Foster was shown a London press dispatch denying any halt in US British talks on the international monetary conference. He stated that since the Gladstone ministry took power several communications have been exchanged and negotiations are progressing satisfactorily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denios St
Washington
Foster
London
United States
Gladstone
Turkish indemnity paid for burned Amerman missionaries’ house
The state department reports from Constantinople that the Turkish government has tendered indemnity equal to the full value of the unfinished house at Gourdoun, owned by American missionaries, which was burned. Personal protection is promised and the settlement is accepted as satisfactory.
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Sultan Ante
Wastineton
D.C
State Department
Constantinople
Gourdoun
Vermont returns show Ful ler majority under 20,000
In Remano Vermont on September 8, returns from over 200 towns indicate Ful ler’s overall majority remains below 20,000. Democrats win 30 seats in the general assembly, with 63 in the last assembly. the senate expected to stay Republican with all nominees elected. Cincinnati investors Carlisle fail on Thursday morning with liabilities near 1,000,000.
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Remano
Fuller
General Assembly
Senate
Fire destroys Budd's shoe factory and nine adjoining houses
Lonxpox reports a major fireThursday morning leveled F. I Budd's large shoe factory and nine adjacent dwellings. Losses exceed £100,000 as flames gutted the site, with extensive property damage and questions about the blaze's cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brad
Lonxpox
I. F. Budd
Brotherhood Faces Conductor Dismissals Over Fare Handling
The Brotherhood of Motormen and Street Railway Conductors will meet Thursday night to review dismissals including conductor John Riggs for alleged fare knocking. Thomas Stringer explains his firing stemmed from paying a fare for a rider who later repaid, with Officer Griffin’s report prompting questions. Widespread indignation grows over take actions seen as punishing key strike figures rather than ensuring justice.
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Brotherhood of
John Riggs
Frenzel
Thomas Stringer
HE. Washingon
Griffin
Brotherhood
Elevator Shaft Tragedy At Philadelphia Confectionery
Carence Alice, 19, an employee at F. L. Wilmott & Co. on Pennsylvania Street, fell into an elevator shaft on the third floor Thursday noon. Found wedged between the floor and wall, she suffered multiple injuries and was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital in critical condition. Alice resides at 406 Clifford Avenue.
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Xeols
F. L. Wilmott & Co
Pennsylvania-st
Carence Alice
Powers& Murrhy
St. Vincent's Hospital
Marsee
Alice
Clifford-ave
Women in disguise attend Tuesday night fight at arena
Two women from Louisville entered the arena posed as men to witness the boxing event. Capt Barrett questioned a party at the door and allowed a trio of disguises into the arena after President Noel intervened. After the match the women praised the show, while another woman was exposed at the gate and escorted away amid jeers.
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Wight
New
Onvrans
Barrett
Louisville
Thomas II
Harris
Annie Harris
Mattie Clarris
Noel
Capt. Barrett
Fatal Tyrol Accidents Claim German Tourist and Guide
A string of fatal Tyrol accidents reports a German tourist from Stuttgart and a mountain guide named Innerkofler falling over a precipice during a climb. The guide’s father, also a famous Tyrol guide, died four years earlier in a similar incident.
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Tyrol
Geneva
Schuckler
Stuttgart
Nnerkoller
Innerkofler
Freights Collision Kills Two on West Shore Road
Two brake men died in a head to head collision of fast freight trains near Noaci New York on September 8. The cause of the wreck remains unknown and investigation continues.
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Noaci
N. Y
West Shore Road
Yellow Flag Signals Cholera Panic in City
In New York on Sept. 8 debris of cholera fears spread as yellow flags appeared on ships like Normania and Hoffmanns island. Reports of new cases and deaths circulated from Sandy Hook to quarantine zones while health officials prepared tents and transfer plans for cabin passengers.
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New Yor
Charles McElroy
Saratoga
Havana
Trinidad Saradaces
Ravensdale
Progresso
New York
Sept. S
Hoffmann’s Island
Sandy Hook
Foster
War Department
Treasury Department
Burraro
N.Y
India
Wendee
Jenkins
Cty
Waesland
Wyoming
la Bourgogne
Elbe
Hamilton
Normania
Trial in Lutten and Kimsey Murder Case Draws Wide Attention
In Supan Kas Kansas the defense rests as the Lutten and Kimsey murder trial concludes its case. Prosecutors press a strong circumstantial chain linking prisoners to the crime. The defense claims alibi and notes witnesses from over 100 miles away. The state aims to expose a plotted murder by a sub alliance within cattlemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supan
Kas
Lutten
Kimsey
Razier
Gibson
Ean
State Alliance
Sub-Alliance
Divorce Suit Filed by Wealthy Covington Man
James G W Hardy sues for divorce from Julia A Hardy in superior court claiming they wed 30 years ago in Covington Ind and that she abandoned him in spring 1890 without cause. He is described as well-dressed and financially well-fixed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James G. W. Hardy
Superior Court
Julia A. Hardy
Covington
Ind
Julia
Furniture at Wm. L. Elder's Dysing and Cleaning
Dysing and cleaning services advertised by William L. Elder. The fragment mentions Soaith's dyo works and 7N Panesylvania, likely an OCR-damaged item for a classifieds listing or local trades notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. L. Elder's
Soaith
Bound and Gagged A Dering Train Robbery on the Missouri Pacific
A Missouri Pacific express train bound for Wichita Kansas was robbed of five thousand dollars at Sheffield. Messenger George McLaughlin was found bound and gagged as the safe was rifled. Detectives and deputy marshals failed to locate the thieves or trace the gang. The case links to a prior attempted hold up and the effort to chase the culprits continues.
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Missouri Pacific
Kansas City
Sept
Wichita
Kas
Sheffield
Dodson
George McLaughlin
Coffeyville
Express Company
Franke Suit Over Farm Agreement Heads to Trial
Christina Franke sues Charles and Louise Franke in Judge Walker's court alleging a verbal farm partnership with her husband Henry before his death. She claims she was to receive farm product and annual cash, seeks $2,000 damages for breach of the agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christina Franke
Charles C
Louise Franke
Blaze Ravages Factory Block In Pinta Apenvinita
A morning fire in Pinta Apenvinita Pennsylvania destroyed a large city block housing several manufacturing firms between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets and Catherine and Temple. Estimated loss stands at about $400,900. Fire crews battled the blaze through dawn, with officials investigating the cause and the extent of damage across multiple buildings.
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Pinta Apenvinita
Twelfth
Thirteenth
Catherine and Temple Sts
Gov Clase makes walk in Huntington amid town buzz
Huntington residents report Gov. Clase in the walk in ring on Thursday. Police station undergoes a long overdue paint job after 88 years as the community watches. A busy Friday includes Y M C A services and a Coane men's meeting conducted by P Brown of the Tan's Horn at the Y M C A. Gernard Husband fights with Startin Loran in a corner saloon at Missouri and McCarty streets. arrest followed.
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Gov. Clase
Huntington
P. Brown
Tan's Horn
Y. M. GC
W. I. Messenger
Chicago
Indianapolis
E. Morrell
Charles Grown
S. Washington St
FE. Morrell
Duke
Jerusalem
Boston
Reed & Gross, Scenic Manufacturers
J. P. Sutton
Glens Valley
Whursday
Meridian St
Merrill
Sutton
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Flanner & Duchanan
Nellie Russell
J. D
Mrs. Moore
J.ff
Rose Wright
Jacob
Mary Becker
Joseph
Lizzie Vornehues
Duarius
Ida Smith
Anna Shafer
Bev Reed
St. Vincents
Jos. Davee
Manetaem Licensus
Joseph Rodgers
Jessie Robbins
Wm. Curtis
Julia A. Shea
Leonard Noth
Laura Chadwick
Henry Poulter
Jeannette M
Monroe
Randolph Wilson
Jessie Laing
Wim. EK. Jones
Beatrica E. Frauley
Torna Latiin
Anna L. Larvey
Edwin J. Applegate
Pearley Carr
Chas. A. Colson
Clara J. Shelley
Monument to soldiers progress outlined in fall completion
President Langsdale announces the monument's mechanical work will finish this fall with artistic designs likely three to four years more. The crowning figure from American Bronze Co. of Chicago should ship soon and be placed by November if fall delays. The 14,000 pound statue will be the tallest at that height. Plans for army and navy astragals, drainage work, and inner railing proceed with October railing install. Competition for eastern and western war and peace groups closed Wednesday with a panel including Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Daniel French reviewing models before a September contract award. Protests over Mexican and early Indian war tablets may not alter figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langsdale
Soldiers Monument Commission
American Bronze Company
Chicago
Army
Navy
War and Peace
Augustus St. Gaudens
New York
Daniel C. French
Concord
Mass
C. 2B. Atwood
Police court actions mix cigars fines and jail
In Marion county police court several small cases unfold. Corbett wins a betting dispute as the cad is fined for a cigar prize exchange. Martin Burk wanders in from Brazil seeking confinement after drunkenness. Bernard Husbands and Logan conflict leads to a drunken fine. Charles Mote, a fugitive from Kokomo, is sent back to the county. Jeff Washington Oscar Williams and John Dillon are fined for playing contest games off Fletcher’s barn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Burk
Brazil
Indianapolis
Cadi
Marion County
Bernard Husbands
Martin Logan
Logan
Charles Mote
Troward County
Mote
Ife
Jeff Washington
Oscar Williams
John Dillon
Contz
Columbus Carnival in Genoa Celebrates Discoverer
Crowds from across Italy flooded Genoa streets on Thursday to honor Columbus with magnificently decorated streets and displayed banners from houses and public buildings. A light morning rain threatened to dampen the illumination planned for Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genoa
Bozo
Italy
Columbus
Gundelfinger Ostrolt Wedding At Gundelfinger Home
Miss Fanny Gundelfinger and Dr. Henry Ostrolt wed Wednesday evening at the Gundelfinger home in Montgomery County. Rabbi Messing officiated with Miller's Orchestra playing. The couple will reside at 44 Central Ave. A large fringe of friends attended from out of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fanny Gundelfinger
Henry Ostrolt
B. Gundelfinger
Alabama-st
Rabbi Messing
Hebrew Temple
Miller
Ex-President Cleveland Arrives in New York Among Politicians
Cleveland arrived from Gray Gables Thursday morning and was met by ex-Secretary Whitney. He was driven to the Victoria hotel and engaged with numerous prominent politicians throughout the day.
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Clevelandia
New York
Cleveland
Gray Gables
Trail River Line
Whitney
Victoria Hotel
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