Real estate in Irvington shows quiet activity near Crown Hill
A quiet real estate market in North Indianapolis centers on a new addition between Illinois and Missouri streets east and west, Twenty fifth street and Crown Hill driveway. Dealers report dull trade with limited activity outside the suburb, awaiting an open duct for an electric line and hoping values rise after development. Austin Prather and Albert Metzgar describe sluggish demand but optimism for a pickup next year. tax deliberations and school funding are also noted. Local weather forecasts indicate continued warm, fair conditions. separate notices report land purchases in Indian Territory at 25 cents per acre and a Louisville clergy funds misappropriation case of $25,000 involving Charles Miller.
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Illinois
Llinois St
SUN
Metzgar
Albert Metzgar
Crown Hill
Beatty
Irvington
Austin Prather
Gridiron and track summaries from Rushville to Peoria
Racing notes from Rushville Latonia and Peru include Climatige pace times and records, with Lillian La Tosca Senorita and others. Peoria reports Murphy lowering a world safety record in 4 5936. Nelson clocks 2 10, owner presented silver. Association and League results list Milwaukee Baltimore Louisville St Louis Athletics and others with battery pairings and standings. Peace commissioners have finished in New York, no peace yet, conference sorrow over withdrawal.
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Rushville
Pace
Kissell
Dallan
Gravesend
Lillian
la Tosca
Senorita
Coxswain
Lecnowell
Palestina
Latonia
Jobes
Ed Asheley
Carus
Royal Garter
Strothmaid
John G
Peoria
Ill
Murphy
New York
van der Abe
van der Horst
Baltimore
Peru
Rolly Wilkes
Zyco
Jennie Star
Dr. Haile
Grand Rapids
Nelson
Milwaukee
Mains
Vaughn
McMahon
Athletics
Stivelis
Boyle
Weybing
Ross
League
Boston
Pittsburgh
Clarkson
Ganzel
Baldwin
Miller
Chicago
Ewing
Buckley
Gumbert
Kittridge
Cleveland
Brooklyn
Vina and Collins
Caruthers
Kinslow
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Kling
Esper
Graulich
Crane
Harrington
Councilman Olsen Scratches Mayor's Name on Ballot Sample
The Sun reports Olsen circulated a ballot sample in his ward scratching the mayor's name. A later clash at Olsen's Kentucky avenue bolt works involved the mayor, who was refused entry. Background ties Olsen to former attorney Sullivan over a contested iron contract and lasting political feud.
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Olsen
Sun
Yetera
Sullivan
Bolt
Kentucky-ave
Pennsylvania
Thos, Sullivan
Pete Baker Knockout in Hotel Rampage at Cooper House
Dayton reports Pete Baker the popular German comedian forced a confrontation at the Cooper house. He challenged H T Jenkins from Henderson North Carolina after a late room 69 call led to a fight. Baker struck Jenkins breaking a plate glass window and Jenkins was later arrested for destruction of property.
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Pete Baker
Dayton
Cooper House
Mr. Baker
Vivia
Carlton Nellie
Miss Baker
Pete
H. T. Jenkins
Henderson
N. C
Jenkins
Mrs. Baker
Peta
Invasion reports trigger Post fear on filibusters
A Brownsville dispatch notes a dwindling force of American filibusters from 500 to 1,000 down to 100 amid no official Washington news. The Post urges vigorous diplomacy as England eyes Pacific footholds and Hawaii, with tensions rising in the Sandwich Islands over Queen Liliuokalani. Separate Geneva item reports a mail coach plunge killing two women passengers and injuring three others in a Bugadine mountain pass.
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Texas
Brownsville
Tex
Mexico
Rio Grande
Washington
England
Pacific Ocean
Hawwii
Sandwich Islands
Lillinokolani
Geneva
Bugadine
Shadow social at Mrs. Mina Alley home Saturday
Ladies of dames R Gordon W GC plan a shadow social at 12 Twelfth and Meridian, with citywide notices of incorporators for Indiana School of Art in Indianapolis. Obituaries note several deaths, marriages licenses listed, and a condemned frame house at Michigan and West streets where Martha Kinsey, labeled Crazy Martha, is slated for insanity commission review.
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Max Gundelfinger
Indiana School of Art
Indianapolis
Hey. N. A. Hyde
Rev. W. A. Taylor
C. H. Lieber
Ladies of Dames
R. Gordon W. R. GC
Mina Alley
Emus
Elias
Ada Caylor
Ben- Jamin
Goldie Slaughter
Frank
Phoebe Miller
August
Katie Bruner
Annie Moss
Salary Grab Case Settled Against City Officials
The superior court ruled the council did illegal by raising salaries of city officers. Judges Taylor Harper and Walker stated the charter fixes current salaries and cannot be changed to benefit incumbents. Officials faced refunds to the city treasury as the increase is reversed.
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Tun Sun
Common Council
Bia
TurSon
Taylor, Harper and Walker
Caleb Danny
Gus Mason
Bailey
John Kern
Denny
Mason
Kern
Benny
Walker
Taylor
Court House
Bart Parker
Board of Public Works
Run too Fast on Rails Penalized by City Law
Citizens near railroads protest as trains run 15 to 20 miles per hour inside city limits, far exceeding a six mph speed limit. They cite multiple accidents and fatalities, urge strict enforcement, but fear railroad corporations will fight costly court battles to avoid compliance.
Will of German explorer Dr Henry Schlieman filed
The will of Dr Henry Schlieman, famed as a German explorer with Troy Athens and Egypt digs, was filed in the county clerk's office Saturday. He claimed U S citizenship, divorced a Russian wife, and died in Athens in 1840 after residence in Europe. His estate, valued at several millions, was left to C E Coffin & Co who handle the property in this city.
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Schlierean
Henry Schlieman
Schlieman
Troy
Athen
Eeppt
Europe
Athens
Greece
United States
C. E. Coffin & Co
Man Found Dead After Morphine Poisoning Sparks Murder Rumor
Arthur Pritchett was found in a woodshed at 435 Blackford St. Coroner ruled morphine poisoning self administered, but sensational claims of murder circulated after post mortem revealed a broken neck from a fall. Witnesses argued over cause as officials dismissed murder theories and defended the poisoning finding.
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Arthur Pritchett
Benjamin Miller
Blackford St
Manker
Mt. Giair
Johnson and White
deLauch
Pritchett
Dann
Flanner & Buchanan
Quigley
Splann
Doherty
Crane
TAGGARTS CHALLENGE FINANCIAL DISPUTE IN INDIANAPOLIS
Thomas Taggart chairman of the Democratic City Committee issues a public challenge to examine records of Republican rule from 1884 to 1889. He proposes joint expert examination under oath with equal or split costs, offering to pay expenses if wrong and forfeiting to charity. Party officials are named D W Groses and city clerks, with figures cited from city clerk Bowlus reports.
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Indianapolis
D. W. Groses
Republican City Committee
Loftin
Swift
Lagain
Bowlus
Truy, Tues, Taggart
Democratic City Committee
Water Analysis Study Initiated by Local Doctors
Drs Potter Latz and Hurty will begin next week a study of the public water supply. Potter handles bacteriological tests while Latz and Hurty perform chemical analyses. They will simultaneously sample from the same source to produce a comprehensive survey of the supply region.
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Potter
Latz and
Hurty
Dra, Latz
Fire alarms sweep two city properties Saturday
An alarm on Saturday afternoon sent firefighters to the house of a local company at Michigan street and Panhandle road where the blaze caused light losses. A second alarm followed to a stable at the rear of Fifth Presbyterian Church on Blackfield street with trifling damage.
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Michigan St
Panhandle Road
Fifth Presbyterian Church
Blackfield St
Indiana Divorce Row Fades From State’s Reputation
A historical overview recalls Indiana 1852 divorce laws granting relief for any cause deemed proper by courts. The 18 words spurred nationwide travel for divorce before 1873 repeal ended the rush, leaving Indiana with a tarnished, then fading, notoriety and no special pull for dissolving marriages.
New Lands Open in Oklahoma for Settlement
Sept 19 The president issued a proclamation declaring lands in Oklahoma open for settlement on Sept 22. News from Lord Pauncefort says the North American commercial company exceeded the agreed seal catch. The incident could trigger a move to make the sealing modus imperative after Sept 22.
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Wasameton
Oklahoma
Lord Pauncefort
Busy Day at State Fair Grounds Ahead of Opening Week
Saturday buzzed at the state fair grounds with heavy machinery being moved and displays readied for Monday opening. Bands, lemonade vendors, and bustling halls set the tone as the board prepares a week of livestock shows, horse races, and daily exhibitions under improving weather.
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Bagley
Board of Agriculture
Exposition Grounds
Weyback
Indianapolis
Middletown
Women’s Department
Yager
Kennedy Brothers
Goble
Plainfield
Heron
University Park
Incendiary Fire Ruins Worcester Warehouse
A Thursday night blaze at a Baker and Co. lumber warehouse in Worcester caused an estimated $100,000 in damage. Patrick McShearon, who recently completed a one year sentence for incendiarism, was found nearby and arrested on suspicion.
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Worcester
Baker & Co
Patrick McShearon
Pullman Conductor Brown Fails to Appear in Court
William A. Brown a Pullman car conductor due to face 15 indictments for smuggling in Portsmouth MN failed to appear under a $6 000 bond. He and his bondsmen are believed to have fled to Canada leaving the United States court action in suspension.
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Pullman Gar
Skijig
Boston
William A. Brown
Pullman
United States
Portsmouth
MN. H
Canada
Blue Jeans and Mr Potter of Texas to Open at Englishs
Amusements note that Mr Gunter author of Mr Potter of Texas is not Dickens but crafts engaging romance. Jeffreys Lewis shines, blue jeans style realism shown in Blue Jeans at the Grand next week. Pete Baker to appear at the Park and Englishs with a schedule of matinees and performances. Dr Hietcher opens a 30 day treatment department for alcohol and opium habits at 297 North Pennsylvania Street.
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Gunter
Mr. Potter
Texas
England
Jeffreys Lewis
Hell
Nicitor Knox
New York City
WB. Hietcher
North
Pennsylvania-st
Family All Killed In Chicago Fire at Sedgwick Street
A four story tenement at 549 551 Sedgwick Street burned at 1 a m on a Saturday. Firefighters found six bodies in a second floor front room including Mrs Schack and three of her children. The victims likely suffocated or drowned, two feet of water near the doorway. Injured include Cynthia Schack and William Burna. several residents were rescued. Financial loss small.
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Chicago
Sedgwickst
Otto Wemming
John Schack
Schack
Fao
Trains Collide on New York Central at Port Brion
Sept 19. A rear end collision on the New York Central near Port Brion involved two freight trains after a water stop. Two vagrant riders were injured. total wreckage included eight freight cars, a caboose and a locomotive. Three cows and eight sheep were killed. Engineer and fireman jumped and survived.
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New York Central
Syracuse
Port Brron
Chicago police identify Vera Ava as Diss De Barr
Chicago officers remain confident the woman known as Vera Ava is the famed spook priestess Diss De Barr. Portraits mailed from Boston reinforce the claim while a Cincinnati dispatch says she arrived there last Friday in male disguise and her stated background is likely invented.
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Chicago
Vera Ava
Boston
Kate Armstrong
Sapger
Dillon
St. Louis
Inny
Mary Ann Dowd
Mondego wrecked off Newfoundland with cattle and rye
The Glasgow steamer Mondego, Captain John Rowell, sailing from Montreal to Dundee, struck a rock near the southeast point of Newfoundland and was a total loss. Fifteen dozen aboard were saved, while 554 cattle and 4000 bushels of rye for Hamburg disappeared with the vessel.
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Montreal
John Rowell
Dundee
Newfoundland
Hamburg
Tis
Old Time Town Reporters and Local Notes
Among the newspapers the oldest reporter Charley Dennis of the Journal has longtime service. Jim Jay of the News touts his longevity, while a rivalry between Meridetticholson of the News and Tom Smiley of the Sentinel blazes over who is the homelier. Bob McMurray of the Sentinel hunts typos on proof sheets. Bolv’s tax commission report cited the governor as the record body. At the Press club, Arthur White explains he became a reporter to avoid hunger. Ruesel Seeds of the Journal rises to city editor. H A Brown of the News helps found the Indiana Art Association while studying under New Clothes Hubbard. Galvin Payne of the Sentinel amused Hanover college visitors with a spotted adder scare, quickly deemed a false hero. The reporters doubt the threatened Republicans, signaling doubtful prospects. Al Mueller repairs watches at 48 S. Deinois Palace. Mothers can buy high cut boys' shoes in all sizes at Holl’s Shoe Palace, 70 Indiana Ave.
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Union
Marion
Supreme Court
Oepane
Hoosier
SUN
Kansas
Indianapolis
Kentucky
South Carolina
Carolina
Dimoi
Michigan
Charley Dennis
The
Journal
Washington St
Dennis
Jim Jay
News
Jays
Meridetticholson
Tom Smiley
Tle Sentinel
Wwere
Galvin Payne
the Sentinel
Hanover College
Adder
Galvin
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Tom Bates Oly
Washington News
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Taggart
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Liu
Dispatch
the Park
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Bad Wrech
Caldwell
N. Y
Cal Woods
Pasco
Clinton Prison
Wood
Bob McMurray
Sentinel
Bolv
Tax Commission
Governor
Arthur White
Anaca
Deuce
Ruesel Seeds
East Side
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the News
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