Mighty Seas Devastate Coastal Towns in Historic Storm
New York dispatches describe a massive hurricane causing hundreds of deaths and widespread wreckage along the Atlantic coast. Lewes Ocean City Seabright Sea Isle City and Long Branch report beached vessels ruined hotels lifeboats wrecked rail lines and many bodies washing ashore.
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Delaware
Cape Henlopen
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Rehobeth
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Ocean City
Atlantic’ City
Philadelphia
Pojnts
Sea Isle City
Townsend Dunlet
Ministers Meet for Chicago World Fair Hair Project
Resolutions by colored Baptists urged federal action to protect southern Black people. Statement notes no reply from President Harrison by Thursday afternoon. Union meeting at Second Baptist church featured Rev Thomas L. Johnson and Rev Baldwin. officers elected for West and Foreign missions. A call to observe the third Sunday in October as a day of prayer for protection. Voting favored Chicago as World’s Fair site over St. Louis for central location and advantages.
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Colored Baptists
Harrison
Miller
Georgia
South
Western States and Territories Association
G. M. da Baptiste
J. L. Cohran
Nebraska
C. H. Richardson
Kansas
West
Second Baptist Church
Union
Thomas L. Johnson
Congo
Br. Baldwin
Mississippi
Dr. Baldwin
Taylor Fryerson
Simmons
Love
Boxley
Revs
J. E
Jones
W. Va
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B. H. Lyons
G. B. Howard
M. W. Gilbert
Tenn
Harvey Johnson
Miss
Jos. Smothers
Ala
H. J. Europe
J. L Cohran
Neb
H. C. Bailey
W. A. Anderson
Fla
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St. Louis
Wm. Gray
Illinois
B. Hillman
Ohio
J. M. Meek
Washington
W. B. John
Louisiana
J. A. Stewart
Michigan
E. H. McDonald
Texas
T. T. Denison
Virginia
KE. L. Scruggs
White
London Crime: Two Rippers Target Whitechapel Women
London reports the latest Whitechapel atrocity as a brutal double killer case. Police swarm the area near the arch and nearby stations while detectives hunt two separate murderers. The pattern mirrors earlier Thames drownings and abdominoeviscerations, with twelve similar killings dating from 1855 and an imitator noted.
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Barnera Stroet
Jack
Leman
Rainham
Charing Cross
Battersea Park
Thames
Apa
Exposition Grounds pacing heats thrill Indiana breeders
Three foal pace starters at the Exposition Grounds on Wednesday drew spectators. Hemy's Hambrino, Fastowell, and Ida Wilson contended. Ida Wilson won two heats, Hambrino aided by courtesy in a later one, and Bovest George set a trotting record in a separate heat before finishing 2:46. Thursday promises more strong races including a Grand Hotel stakes trot and yearling events.
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Bovest George
Dawson
Crawfordsville
Alice
Jennie Hall
George Hall
Tipton Parties
Seaside Hotel Believed Undermined and Sunk
SOMERPOINT New York Sept 11 It is believed the Seaside city hotel has been undermined and gone out to sea. No word has come from the Seaside resort for 48 hours. Authorities and residents are greatly anxious about the fate of the hotel and its guests.
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Somerpoint
N. Y
Notable Paris Banker Dies in Poverty in Ottawa
Ottawa report says Charles Joseph Savory former head of Banque de Lyons who failed in Paris in 1883 due to crime died in poverty in Ottawa. Once a leading figure in France, he reportedly fled with Mme Lerney, wife of a Paris stock broker, before ending his life in poverty.
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Chas
Joseph Savory
la Banque de Lyons
Paris
Mme. Lerney
France
Republican Mayoral उम्मीदवारों पर डस्टर्ड संकल्प
Edward S. Dean के पक्ष में मजबूत उम्मीद के बावजूद दक्षिण-सीमांत उम्मीदवार Teife और Al Taifa के साथ टिकट बनाना चर्चा का विषय रहा. डेमोक्रेटिक समर्थकों ने Dean और Taifa के साथ टिकट पर संभावित बहिष्कार की बातें कही हैं और विधायक मंडल के बीच Dean का नाम स्पष्ट संकेत बन गया.
Place Offered to Gen Warner of Missouri
Washncrox reports that ex commander Burdette with a veterans’ delegation met the president to intercede for Tanner. The president accepted Tanner resignation and offered the post to Gen. Warner who telegraphed he will be here Friday. In Brooklyn Tanner’s downfall divides opinion as Gen Woodruff calls it a party killer.
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G. A. BR
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Warner
Briay
Brooklyn
Woodruff
Repulican General Committee
Tiean
Tanner Is Bast Bay Rumors Of Hall Removal
A Washington cabinet member reports Tanner faces removal as pension commissioner. He was away from office and supporters note shifts in aides, with a suspension announced pending investigation after consultations with the president and Noble Tracy.
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Tanner
Noble
Tracy
Howe
William T. Whiteside
Whiteside
Lydia L
Thompson
Enterprising Cloak Dealer Upsets John R Wilson Clerk
Harry Springsteen, the cheerful file clerk in John R. Wilson's office, laments an aggressive cloak dealer sending circulars and a New York drummer to tout expensive cape sales after his wedding trip. The disruption threatens his peace and nursing of urbanity as he contemplates drastic actions.
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Harry Springsteen
John R. Wilson
Harry
New York
Theaters to Open Season With Ober in Old Homespun
Theaters English opera house opens Thursday with George Ober in Old Homespun a new play and performer for Indianapolis. Little Coquette continues at Park, Eden Musee acts and other attractions draw crowds. A murder venue change request in the John Taylor case moves to Morgan county with trial expected in about three weeks. Weather forecasts note fair weather for Indiana and vicinity. Local items include Joseph Cox revealed as Mrs Josephine Cox in Kansas City. Orson Stow convicted in Beaver. Hanlan comments on Searle in Toronto. Mrs Geo Stephens death in Pickens Georgia.
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English
Opera House
George Ober
Indianapolis
New England
Ober
Eden Musee
Professor Brown Buys Briggs Piano At Bryant and Dierdorf
Personal notice states Prof T Q Brown, a prominent music teacher, purchased one of the Briggs pianos from Bryant and Dierdorf yesterday. The instrument is noted for its sweet tone and attracting much attention. Comstock shows the Roger tableware in stock.
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T. Q. Brown
Bryant & Dierdorf
Eloped Once and Wedded Thick in Strong Star Stage
Grand Rapids reports Ura Charles H Annin has joined the O Neill Monte Cristo company in New York under her maiden name Nettie H Nixon. A pretty blonde, she left home to pursue theater after amateur stages inspired professional hopes. Her husband, once a prominent society figure, married her less than a year ago in this city. Earlier she eloped with Horace Phillips, the Pittsburg baseball manager who later went insane and sought a divorce.
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Ura
Charles H. Annin
New York
O’ Neill
Monte Cristo
Sha Haa
Monte Christo” Company
Nettie H. Nixon
Anpin
Horace Phillips
Pittsburg
No Games Postponed by Rain in Washington League
The ball game between Washington and Taci anapolis was postponed due to rain. Dispatches from other league cities confirm widespread postponements. Immense crowd gathers at Decatur for an old adlier reunion as typhoid fever declines in Connersville. Affidavits filed against calcou ist in Shelbyville and three for alleged gelling without a license plus cubess for non payment of $150 license.
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Tacianapolis
Decatur
Connersville
Shelbyville
Local court and city notes stir readers this Thursday
Reports from Indianapolis recount a string of local incidents. William Matlady was committed for months by Judge Irvin for insanity after threats against his children. Oliver B. Price sues E. E. and W. railroad for $150. Clarence Williams faces a police court case for wife beating with a 10 day remit. Saloonist William Kaderer pays $78 license fines and is sent to Boone’s hospital. Amos Loy’s farm receivership is announced in Hendricks County. Frank H. Jones dies suddenly in Michigan Street. Dr. Hays, Dr. Jameson, Dr. Wishard and others attend meetings. yellow fever papers to be presented.
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Stephen Miller
Stevene
Ives
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Llonry B. Hyde
BE. W. Scott
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Legro
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Boone’s
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Hendricks County
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Caspar Budnitsky
Virginia Ave
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S. T. Bowen
D. A. Richardson
B.C. Atkins
A. H. Nordyke
W. F. Piel, Jr
Hugh Hanna
E. Miller
Franklin Lancers
Board of Trade
Ben Thornton
Metropolitan Force
Fannie Buckner
Alex. Kerkman
Franklin B. Hays
St. George
Edgar Wilson Nye
Europe
H. C. Jameson
Minneapolis
Order of Chosen Friends
Wm. N. Wishard
Evaneville
Mississippi Valley Medical Association
Collins
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Pickling Classic Highlighted By Local Shop Ad
An early 20th century classifieds note promotes pickling with pure elder vinegar and spices. Rothe but the best at Chas Kuhn's, 4 WN TU st.
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Rothe
Chas
Kuhn
Housekeeper Wanted for Shelby Street Bar Building
In Indianapolis near the Balt railroad on Shelby street stands a two story brick building with a front bar room owned by Jacob Schicketanz. He seeks a middle aged woman as housekeeper or potential wife, preferring a German speaker, to manage a large home and keep the place. Several applicants have appeared, but none fit. the ad notes past housekeepers and a preference for a woman settled in home life. The article adds a quirky portrait of Schicketanz and mentions a German background.
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Shelby
Jacob Schicketanz
Jacob
Tur Sun
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L. E. Reinhold
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Schickeranz
Indianapolis
Maepar Ae Downe
Schicketanz
Deputy Secretary Young Sees Opera Glass Slot Work
Deputy Secretary of State Charles A. Young and his wife attended the Park theater. He was curious about a new chair feature that reveals an opera glass when a dime is dropped. His wife persuaded him to wait, but during the third act he finally saw how it worked.
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Dougherty
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Cummings
Davis
Trusler
Indianapolis
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Charles A. Young
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Eighteen Killed in Tennessee Mine Disaster
Meager details reach Lynxgunure Virginia and report 18 dead at a Jerrico Tennessee mine. Separately in Providence Rhode Island creditors of Nottingham and Warnegan mills see stock mature four times with net liabilities around 1.1 million dollars, sparking a major shock.
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Lynxcugnure
Jerrico
Tenn
Providence
R. I
Nottingham
Warnegan Mills
Camp Celebration Weather Dampens Labor Day Parade
A Baltimore celebration on Labor Day suffers heavy rain with only about 4000 in line instead of 15000 as the event continues. The big Sham battle proceeds, post office services run at night, and notable figures John R. McLean and D H Grosvenor discuss Ohio political prospects.
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