Cholera Fears Persist Amid New York Outbreak
New York officials announce cholera in the city since September 6 with five deaths and suspect cases. Reports detail delayed reporting, quarantines, and recent cases aboard ships like the Scandia and Normania as authorities, including Mayor Grant and health board presidents, seek to reassure the public while expanding precautions.
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Washington, D. C
New York City
Treasury Department
Foster
Hamilton
Marine Hospital
New York
Moravia
Hamburg
Upper Bay
Tallmadge
Wieland
State of Nevada
Heligoland
Wyoming
Rugia
Scandia
Swinburne Island
Grant
Trive
Ilamburg
Bohemia
Liverpool
Montreal
Father Point
Grosse Isle
Berlin
Rhine
Moselle
Antwerp
Dremen
Enuran
Hammena
Profs. Koch
Pottenhoefer
Warsaw
Lublin
Poland
Havne
Rotterpam
Moabite
Dover
Apollo
Canterbury
London
Spain
Mayor Sullivan comments on tax levy for improvements
Sullivan says he did not attend the Commercial club meeting and that a tax levy must cover all improvements not a single one. He notes decisions depend on the total tax duplicate amount and reports this week. The club reportedly aims to divert funds to street pavement projects.
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Sullivan
Commercial Club
Strike Settled Over Nine Hour Day at Marmon Perry Plant
On Kentucky Avenue a Friday strike by 95 shovelers and 43 teamsters employed by contractor James Shover halted work at Marmon & Perry electric plant. They demanded nine hours per day and removal of non union workers. Shover conceded Thursday morning, agreeing to a nine hour day, ending the walkout. The company aims to finish the city lighting project promptly.
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James Shover
Marmon & Perry Electric
Kentucky Ave
Shever
Shover
Damages Sought Over Libel Case In Circuit Court
Edward E. Cooper petitions the circuit court to set aside a judgment against Grace Lucas and Peter Ferguson for $1,000 damages over a libelous Freeman article. Cooper alleges he did not receive notice to appear, that he has a strong defense, and that he knows the published article to be true. All parties in the suit are Black.
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Edward E. Cooper
Circuit Court
Grace Lucas
Cooper
Peter Ferguson
Miss Lucas
Ferguson
the Freeman
Murderer Lynchings Reported in Tennessee and Kentucky
In Tennessee near Dodson a man named Thos Allison, convicted of three murders in Sullivan County, was seized from the Dodson jail by a masked mob and lynched from a tree. In Kentucky a mob of about 100 men departed from Lixincros to Frenchburg aiming to lynch Alonzo Brookstine who was taken from jail. he is believed dead or dying.
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Nasnoville
Tenn
Thos. Allison
Sullivan County
Dodson
Lixincros
Frenchburg
Alonzo Brookstine
Indianapolis Chosen as National Brotherhood HQ
The National Brotherhood of Street Car Employees elected Jno. Illuston of Toledo as president I. H. Terry of Washington as first vice president and J. G. Riges of Indianapolis as secretary and treasurer Indianapolis was selected as the national headquarters with remaining officers chosen later Thursday.
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National Brotherhood of Street Car
Jno
Ward 10 Republican talk set for Thursday night
Civic notes report CITX Lik Parton Chage to address ward 10 Republicans Thursday. Elkhart Indiana Home Electric Light and Power Co incorporated Thursday. Auditor Henderson collected 51.61 in taxes from Wagner Palace Car Co Thursday. John Ross, fruit wagon driver for Henry Shea, injured when his right foot crushed by wheels at Louisiana and Tennessee streets. Henry Hendrickson disputes a war of words with Otto Frenzel. Columbus celebration planning meeting set for Board of Trade and Commercial Club Thursday night. Obituary items list Jennie Tudson James McClellan May MecWorkman. Various marriages and licenses recorded including Theodore Walker to Rebecca Myers.
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Parton Chage
Repubicans
Ward
Home Electric Light and Power Company
Elkhart
Ind
Henderson
Wagner Palace Car Company
John Ross
Henry Shea
Louisiana and
Tennessee-sts
Henry Hendrickson
Hendrickson
Otto Frenzel
Board of Trade and Commercial Club
Board of Trade
Boisus
Dan
Eddie Jones
Kev
Jacob
Josephine Metzler
Henry
Florence Seibert
Bertha Lichtenberg
Dan and
Mary McCauley
Dora Pattison
Howard
Minnie Sandburn
Jennie Tudson
Railroad St
James McClellan
Railrord
Vermont-sts
May MecWorkman
Noble St
Theodore Walker
Rebecca Myers
Real estate bargains in Tax Son column second page
New hat racks at Wim L Elmers Cat Flowers Floral Subleme Bettermann Bros list items priced to seven dollars. In the Massachusetts real estate column second page, bargains are advertised under Tax Son with several properties and prices.
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Wim. L. Elmers
Bettermann Bros
Suprem e Hall Convention Elects New Officers
The iron hall convention elected Lemuel P. Towne supreme justice and names for other top posts including I. L. Jones supreme vice justice W F Lander supreme accountant Albert Kopp supreme cashier Dr I E A Glidden supreme medical director and several others. The group debated embezzlement ties to Indiana funds with calls to prosecute guilty parties and adjourned after approving bills and appointing a committee to investigate.
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Iron Hallers
Phenix
Young
C. B. Feibleman
Lemuel P. Towne
I. L. Jones
Boston
W. F. Lander
Indianapolis
Albert Kopp
Meridian National Bank
I E. A. Glidden
Little Falls
N. Y
QO. Buchanan
Gallatin
Tenn
James T. Young
Bertha Glaeser
Cincinnati
T. J. Jewett
New Orleans
Supreme Herald
Annie Allen
J.A. Vera
Custer City
Iron Hall
E. A. Stump
Richmond
Wim. Fletcher
Kansas
Kas
Jenry W. Overbeck
St. Louis
D. B. Ackley
J. &. Bolles
Detroit
John W. Foote
Barton Ross
Buffalo
Ja. A. Skipworth
Nashville
Frank H. Walls
Vinland
N.J
John P. Elkins
Indiana
Albert F. Kopp
Supreme
Fred. Wyland
J. M. Skipworth
J. E. Bolles
Mr. Kopp
Sam
Missouri
Kopp
Freeman 49
Somerby
Lamia
Man shoots self at wife's grave after her death
In Varra vaI so Indiana on September 15 Heduse Griel of Evra Brownell Low ell Lake county shot himself at the cemetery after mourning his wife who had died a few months earlier. He refused medical aid and lay by the grave, uttering a wish to join her in burial.
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Varravaiso
Ind
Griel
Heduse
Evra Brownell
Lowell
Lake County
German man punished for wife whipping in court
Charles Newes a German appeared before Jadie Ruskirk Thursday morning charged with whipping his wife. He admitted striking her but claimed it stemmed from anger over her removing a beer from the table. Mrs Newps testified he knocked her down with a fist, leaving her bedbound for over a week while pregnant. The court fined him 500 dollars and sent him to the workhouse for six months.
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Charles Newes
Jadie Ruskirk
Newes
Althorp Murder Case Deepens With Found Finger Bones
In Loxonox on September 15, the Althorp case grows more shocking as police uncover numerous calcined finger bones in the ashes of a Dychurch Lane warehouse fire. The bones, deemed human by experts, bolster the theory that McCrae killed and mutilated a woman in the warehouse where the prisoner acted as manager.
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Loxonox
Althorp
McCrae
Dychurch Lane
Thief Denies Charge After Union Station Arrest
Fox was arrested Wednesday at Union station by Detectives Kaehn and Doherty after mistaking them for criminals and talking freely. He agreed to join a craps game and was taken to the station. Thursday he appeared before Judge Buskirk charged as a known thief. case continued to next Tuesday.
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Gare
Isid" Fox
Kaehn
Doherty
Union Station
Than
Judge Buskirk
Colbert
New Jersey Democrat Faces Nomination Rejection
In Trenton on September 15 a report states Judge Werts will decline the governor nomination made Wednesday and his refusal letter will be final. If so, another convention will be held and J. F. C. Young of Hudson county will receive the unanimous Democratic nomination.
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New Jersey
Smallpox Case Reported in New Castle Area
In New Castle Pennsylvania on September 13 a third smallpox case was confirmed. The Wilder house where previous cases occurred has been closed as health officials continue to track the outbreak.
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New Castle
Wilder House
Olsen Declines Immediate Resignation to Postpone Special Election
Councilman Olsen will not resign before the November election. He agrees to retain his seat and delay removal to the North side until after the national election to save city costs and avoid a special election. The move allows the election of his successor to occur with the national vote.
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Olsen
North Side
Wianssi Man Sentenced for Forgery in Court
In Wianssi Indiana on Thursday Frank Tramgerd received a two year sentence for forging the signatures of Philip Alber and Frank Rettig on a 900 note and obtaining funds at the Wabash National Bank. He confessed to the crime.
France and Russia Near Offensive Defensive Pact
The Gaulois reports an imminent offensive and defensive treaty between France and Russia. It details recent discussions and forthcoming sessions that shape the agreement between the two nations.
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Russia
Paris
France
Blaze destroys factory in Gotham on Sept 15
A five alarm fire Thursday morning destroyed Seorge Meyers' carriage factory at FE Phir ty-sixth street in New York and damaged furniture works of Charles Till and J Vozel & Co. The loss estimated at $100,000.
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Gotham
New York
Seorge Meyers’ Carriage
FE. Phirty-sixth
Charles Till and
J. Vozel & Co
Cholera Fears Push Indianapolis Rail Inspections
City health officials order all eastbound trains stopped at Belt Crossing for thorough passenger inspections as cholera reaches Indianapolis. Officials and railroad superintendents cooperate. inspectors added, free ride privileges granted, and new arrivals screened at Union Station while awaiting further state board guidance.
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Chicago
Sullivan
Indianapolis
Belt Crossing
Health Board
Sec
Hill
Galloway
Big Four
Pennsylvania
New York Bay
Bell Crossing
Union Station
Christeline Miller
Floyd
Godfreid Falienberg
Marie Larms
Ifollanders
Christeine
Pont
New Yor
Christeine Miller
Keiser Wilheln
W. A. Wheeler
A. S
MHS
St. Lewis
Hiellander
Morrison
Strorn
New York
Maxwell
The
Belt Road
Darlington
Panhandle
Board of Health
Vinden
Tndianapolis
Sanborn
Dr. Martin
Cregor
Cincinnati
Altoka
Indian Territory
Anesia Baldesare
Tyrole
St. Louis
J. J. Cameron
W.H. Tuttle
J. &. Fisk
Burns
State Board
Metcalf
State Health Board
Politician’s Clerk Apology After Fracas at Health Board
Billy Ripley, clerk of the Board of health, bristles at a reporter asking to name new sanitary officers. He uses profane language, but apologizes after being urged by the victim to calm down. He says he was hasty and regrets the insult toward The Sun.
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Billy Ripley
Board of Health
Billy
Ripley
End to Choctaw Nation Troubles Soon Expected
Washington Sept 15 acting secretary Grant authorized Gen Miles to deploy troops in the Choctaw Nation Indian Territory if needed to quell lawlessness. Miles to coordinate with Agent Bennett at McAllister as efforts proceed toward disbanding armed factions and ending hostilities. Temporary post office opens at Camp Low Sandy Hook New Jersey for quarantined passengers. Julia A Hardy granted divorce from James G W Hardy citing neglect and long separations near Lebanon precluding mutual trust.
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Washington, D. C
Grant
Miles
Department of Missouri
Bennett
McAllister
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
South McAllister
Rathbone
Camp Low
Sandy Hook
N. J
J. Sheridan
Mrs Harrison in critical condition with tuberculosis
From Loox Lake New York to Cape May the Harrison family endures an anxious public update on Mrs. Harrison's health. Doctors report her condition remains grave with bilateral lung issues and nervous exhaustion. Two operations have attempted to relieve fluid in the right lung as relatives await any sign of improvement.
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Loon Laxg
N. Y
Harrison
Cape May
Soonlake
Loox Lake
M. Y
Gardener
Bank Office Blown Up In Gas Explosion Injures Two Clerks
In Guascow on Thursday morning a gas explosion destroyed the Brown Fleming and Murray banking office injuring two clerks. Fire and rescue crews rushed to the scene as investigators began determining the cause and extent of the damage.
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Guascow
Brown, Fleming & Murray
Monsignor Satolli Named Pope Representative for Chicago Inauguration
Rome reports Monsignor Satolli has been chosen to represent the pope at the Chicago world’s fair inauguration. He will travel to the United States to take part in the ceremonies, reflecting the Vatican’s greeting to the exposition.
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Chicago
Rome
Monsignor
Satolli
Cyclorama and public chatter mix in city pages
A bustling column notes a young man’s humorous electric car mishap and recounts memories of Mrs. Harrison during the Harrison campaign. It reviews cyclorama offerings titled Jerusalem on the day of the crucifixion, praising its churchgoing appeal and staging, and mentions other panoramas like Waterloo and Gettysburg as popular abroad. It ends with a stray ad fragment for a cancer specialist in Indianapolis.
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Antitlea
Jerusalem
Australia
Paris
Boston
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Newport
Presbyterian Hospital
Max Witkart
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Wigman
Charlotte Beck
Wilson
Boakd of Health
Porter
Department of Charities and Correction
Fire Island
Bay
Curcaco
W. Jackson Sr
Canada
Common Council
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Bremen
Europe
Tbo Normania
Jenkins
Nermania
Tviday
Max Witkaft
Barton
L. L
Cochran
Thirteenth Regiment
Yonx
Roberts
Teamsters
Shovelers
National Brotherhood
Hallers
Supreme Trustees
Taylor
Wilt Brater
Judgs Buskirk
Billy Wan Suunre
Julia A. Hardy
James G. W. Hardy
Lebanon
Smili' Dyeworks
N. Pannsylvania-st
ReYievea
Butire
Be Phrysictens
Reporturiaus Etchrings
Lester
Kershner
E. Butxin
N. N.st
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