Republicans and Democrats spar over Ward votes and polls
The piece reports expected turnout by ward with Republicans backing Taggart and Bookwalter, German votes aligning, and Democrats hopeful Taggart may win North side. Estimates cite 700 extra GOP votes in ward 3 and 500 in ward 2 versus two years ago as campaigns intensify. The Marion club discusses precinct helpers and a Republican bet on Bookwalter’s victory.
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Bookwalter
Nike Bookwalter
Taggart
Democratic ‘Assurance
South Side
Billy” Schmidt
Ward 3
Ward 2
Marion Club
Indiana Methodist conference marred by wire pulling
Greencastle September report notes intense lobbying for favorable posts at the Indiana Methodist conference. Bishop Goodsell’s cabinet was nearly split by outsiders influence, delaying adjournment by twelve hours amid layman driven politicking across eight districts. Over 500 delegates participated, with wide human variety among attendees.
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Greencastle
Indiana
Goodsell
A Christian trust forms co op in Wisconsin
A new social association titled the Christian Social Association has organized at Shell Lake Wisconsin. Articles of association set aims to prevent wealth disparity, engage in agriculture manufacturing and mercantile business on a cooperative plan, promote Christian education, and care for sick members. The group plans to pay each member and family member an annual salary.
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New Social Association
Wisconsin
Shell Lake
Wis
Christian Social Association
Births and deaths and marriages in city records
Birth announcements list Charles and Aurzella Schmalholz a boy at Vermont street Otis and Gertie Rhoades a girl at North Capitol Avenue and others include McKenzie Goetz Henschel Plummer Ward and Dollman with addresses. Death notices cover Laura Turner Florence Knapp Patrick McKenna Kate Martin Bridget Shields Josephine Marze Horace Dillon E Deffaux Irene Metzle and others with ages causes and hospitals. Marriage licenses include Stader Riddele Tarpey Kelley Mueller Sullivan Burch Webber Kueffar and Domaschko Mason. A pitiable case Mary Leopold 1230 Blaine Avenue diagnosed typhoid fever and deserted by husband with six children. a faith curist discouraged dispensary treatment.
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Charles
Aurzella Schmalholz
Vermont-st
Otis
Gertie Rhoades
Capitolave
Henry
Emma McKenzie
Highland-place
John
Emma Goetz
Paca-st
August
Berthe Henschel
Frank and
Belle Plummer
Massachusetts Ave
Burt
Edna Ward
Capitol Ave
Henry and
Hattie Dollman
Delaware-st
Edward and
Elizabeth Dedert
Burton-st
T. O
Genedeide Callis
Michigan-st
Laura Turner
City Hospital
Florence Knapp
St. Vincent Hospital
Patrick McIX
Enna
Gale
S. Canpitol-ave
E. Deffaux
Polk-st
Irene Metzle
W. Pearist
Edward Stader
Mary Riddele
William Tarpey
Delia Kelley
George Mueller
Nellie Sullivan
Theodore Burch
Lulu Webber
Hottfreit Kueffar
Cora
Sueing
William Foley
Mary Brennemann
Joseph Domaschko
Mary Grat
Robert Wells
Mary Mason
Mary Leopold
Blaine Ave
City
Accidental Shotgun Death Hits Hazleton Family
Princeton Indiana report says Rhoda Catt, son of a prominent Hazleton citizen, accidentally killed his brother John with a shotgun Tuesday.
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Princeton
Ind
Rhoda Catt
Counterfeiting Ring Busted by Secret Service
The Secret Service has nabbed another counterfeit ring and seized a large quantity of bills. The fakes are so well made that most people would not detect them as bad. High value items are imitated, especially Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, with imitators but no equal for indigestion and related ailments. Always buy from reputable druggists. 2,928,350 Wish-I-Mingo's sold in 1998.
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Secret Service
Indiana and Illinois Veterans Attend Wilder Brigade Reunion
More than 1,500 veterans from Indiana and Illinois arrive in Chattanooga for the Wilder brigade reunion and monument dedication. Addresses are planned by Gov. James A. Mount and Gen. J. F. Wilder, with further remarks by Gen. H. V. Boynton and Maj. James Connolly. An estimated 4,000 soldiers are expected to attend, and Indiana plans a second monument for Brage hill.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Wilder Brigade
Mayor Watkins
Smith D. Atkins
D. M. Steward
James A. Mount
Indiana
T. F. Fort
N. B. Forrest Camp
J. F. Wilder
James A. Connolly
Springfield
Wilder
H. V. Boynton
William Rule
Knoxville
Col. Tomlinson
Fort Chattanooga
Freeport
Ill
Benjamin
Terre Haute
George A. Fontenny
Rushville
Ind
Chickamauga
Mount
Change in Indianapolis Baseball Management Hinted
A Chicago dispatch claims W H Watkins may return to manage the Indianapolis team next season, replacing W F C Galt who would step down. The report notes Watkins could leave the Pittsburg post, while Ewing’s Cincinnati future remains unsettled. Galt denies plans or contracts until after the Western league meeting in October.
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AY Dispatch
Chicago
THE
SUN
Indianapolis
W. H. Watkins
Pittsburg
W. F. C. Golt
Watkins
Buck” Ewing
Cincinnati
Ewing
Galt
Allen
Engines Collide Near Massachusetts Ave Station Injuring Several
Two Big Four switch engines collided near the Massachusetts Ave station at 12 10 p m Tuesday. A small engine loaded with Brightwood shop bosses collided with a northbound switch engine on the same track. No derailment occurred but riders were thrown to the ground. Injured were Charles Fe Mansfield driver of the pony engine. John Silver with two broken ribs. William High cut on the head. Glen Miles with a broken nose. Francis M Lawler with a sprained leg.
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Massachusetts Ave
Brightwood
Charles FE
Mansfield
Glen Drive
Veterans of Seventh Indiana Hold Twenty Second Reunion
Veterans of the Seventh Indiana Infantry held a reunion at Memorial Presbyterian Church with flags and display muskets. Col. Du mont led early three months service, Gavin became colonel after a three year stint, and 14 field soldiers with wives attended. Judge James Gavin delivered an afternoon address comparing the Spanish American War and the Civil War.
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Seventh Indiana Infantry
Memorial Presbyterian Church
Dumont
James Gavin
Frank E. Gavin
Gavin
Ira G. Grove
Grensburg
Post Republic
W. C. Banta
Martinsville
M. C
Treated Like Slaves on Edmonton Trail Spoke Out
James Holm a Philadelphia spokesman for 75 men who arrived from the Edmonton trail says they lived on government aid for five months and were stranded at Mud Bay. They protest against Hudson Bay Company officials using Americans as charity objects and report tainted food, forced wood piling, and about 100 deaths from hunger frost and scurvy.
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Vancouver
B. C
James Holm
Philadelphia
Edmonton Trail
Mud Bay
Hudson Bay Company
Strathcona
Thirty-Eight Veterans at Indiana 127th Reunion
The 127th Indiana reunion opened in room 12 at the state house Tuesday morning with 38 veterans present. Charles A. Woodward of Indianapolis serves as president and W. S. Kaler of Andersonville as secretary. Irvin Robbins is a member. A formal morning session led to a dinner with ladies serving rations described as hearty cake and cream to cheer and refresh the group.
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Indiana
State House
Charles A. Woodward
Indianapolis
W.S. Kaler
Andersonville
Irvin Robbins
Indianapolis considers another afternoon paper
8 IX Morss editor of the Sentinel says he has considered publishing an evening one cent democratic paper but has not reached a decision. It would be democratic and not start before the election, with a joke about there not being enough afternoon papers.
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Indianapolis
SUN and News
Morss
The
Sentinel
Whole Regiment Captured
The Sixteenth Indiana regiment held its annual reunion in the circuit court room on Tuesday with about 30 present. It notes the unit was captured at Richmond Washington at one time, later reorganized and fought at Champion Hills and Arkansas Post. The Thirteenth Indiana and Twenty sixth will meet in the same room on subsequent days.
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Sixteenth
Indiana
Circuit Court Room
Richmond
Champion Hills
Arkansas
Arkansas Post
Dr John F Curry Faces Revocation After Convictions
Merrill Moores assistant attorney general filed charges with the State dental board and the State medical board against Dr John F Curry of Grant county. Curry sentenced to prison from one to 21 years for child beating and related felonies including chicken stealing and harming a young girl. Both dental and medical licenses to be revoked.
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Merrill Moores
State Dental Board
State Board of Medical Examination and Registration
John F. Curry
Grant County
Boiled to the bone and war news from the era
Transports Ohio and Morgan City arrived at Manila while 13 ships prepare for a Dewey parade in New York. Colombian War era items include killings, emigrations, mine accidents, and a variety of local incidents from across the United States.
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Ohio
Morgan City
Manila
Gage
Washington
Arizona
New York
Bob Roberts
Tenth Cavalry
Caute
Santiago
Roswell P. Flower
Oscar
Harry Lewis
Cleveland
No Disorder in Paris Amid Dreyfus Pardon Rumors
Paris crowds fill boulevards in talk of a Dreyfus pardon. Reports claim President Loubet signed the pardon on Monday and Dreyfus may have left the country, but officials deny it. No disorder has occurred as the rumor mill churns.
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Paris
Dreyfus
Loubet
Moncay
Firemen's Ball Planned for Tomlinson Hall October 1
The annual firemen's ball will be held in Tomlinson hall on October 1. Violinist Miss Jeannette Orlepp will perform and Prof. Ernestinoff is named music director. Additional prominent musicians are being sought.
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Tomlinson Hall
Jeannette Orlepp
Ernestinoff
Dreyfus Destination in Doubt in Paris
In Paris on September 19 it is claimed and denied that Capt. Dreyfus will go to Folkestone England with friends speculating he may depart even further from France.
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Dreyfus
Paris
Folkestone
Eng
France
Trust closes ATIRORA factory halting work for 20 workers
The American Match Company, a major independent plant in ATIRORA Indiana, has been purchased by a trust and shut down. About 20 employees lose their jobs as production ends.
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Atirora
Ind
American Match Company
Hoosier Stories From Lawrenceburg and Rochester
Lawrenceburg reports Mrs Anna Theis escaped from Chris hospital Cincinnati Monday night by disrobing and crawling through a window. She was found in a ravine with bruises and internal injuries. A physician allegedly watched the escape but did not intervene due to unsuitable attire. Rochester notes Fulton county crippled men hold a Lake Maniton picnic with a wooden leg marshal and a committee of four former county recorders. Events include races and wrestling by amputees and a platform talk on how each became crippled.
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Lawrenceburg
Anna Theis
Chris
Cincinnati
Rochester
Fulton County
Lake Maniton
December and May romance ends in police court assault
James Hedges, 72, was fined for assaulting his wife, 4% years younger, after a December and May marriage led to a domestic dispute. He choked her, locked doors, and burned clothing as the letters appeared. he appealed the $10 fine plus costs.
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James Hedges
Alabamia St
Hedges
Cusis
White River Navigation Aide Sought Through Dredging Effort
Senator Beveridge and Congressman Overstreet write city clerk Stuckmeyer after council approves a resolution urging federal action to dredge the White River to make it navigable. Beveridge acknowledges receipt. Overstreet offers to undertake the work.
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Overstreet
Senator Beveridge
Congressman Overstreet
Stuckmeyer
Council
Indiana
White River
Beveidge
Hackman Arrest Reopens Union Station Controversy
Patrolman Shafer arrests Harry Atkinson, driver for Frank Bird company, on charges of soliciting business within 15 feet of Union station. Circuit court ruled Bird agents have no greater right inside the limit than other hackmen.
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Union Station
Shafer
Harry Atkinson
Frank Bird Company
City Life Notes on Local Events and Crimes
Rev Francis Gavish of St John’s church has left St Vincent’s for health treatment in the east. Gurley Brewer will speak on emancipation day at Shelbyville Friday. Oliver Templin pleaded guilty to stealing a horse and buggy from Alexander Adams of Claremont and was sentenced by Judge Alford to one year in jail. George Vanderburgh a fireman with I E W was wounded at the round-house Monday night and lives at 128 Fulton St.
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Francis Gavish
St. John’s Church
St. Vincent's
Gurley Brewer
Indianapolis
Shelbyville
Oliver Templin
Alexander Adams
Claremont
Alford
George Vanderburgh
Fulton St
Three States Headlines From The Week
A small-pox case is reported in Heyworth Illinois. In Harmony Kentucky a duel ends with the deaths of Marshal Duke and Tom Southworth. In Painesville Ohio William Wilcox of the Salvation Army is under arrest for bigamy. Chicago area servant girls seek western positions. Columbus Ohio prisoner William Randall showed hydrophobia after days in jail. Addie Jump of Chicago Junction Ohio, 17, shot herself twice but survives as family interference influenced her affair.
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Heyworth
Ill
Harmony
Marshal Duke
Tom Southworth
Wm. Wilcox
Salvation Army
Painesville
Chicago
Wm. Randall
Columbus
Addie Jump
Chicago Junction
To Cure a Cold in One Day Sale Ad
An old advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claiming cure in one day with a money back guarantee by druggists if it fails. E. W. Grove’s signature appears on each box and the price noted is 25 cents.
Dewey celebration seats rise for parade in New York
Stand construction along Riverside Park to Washington Square will host more than 23 000 viewers for the Dewey day parade with free admission for eligible officials. Tickets sell from five to twenty dollars, with prime spots near the Dewey arch commanding high prices. Contractor Eugene Lentilhon profits from covered stands atop the reservoir and along Fifth Avenue, expected to net tens of thousands.
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New York
Grant
Riverside Park
Washington Square
Dewey Arch
Eugene Lentilhon
Forty Second-St
Fifth-ave
Police Court Docket Reports Thefts
Warren Williams fined and given 30 days for stealing trousers from Louis Jaufman. Edward Douglas appeared before the grand jury on a charge of stealing a bicycle belonging to Anna Reike of 1009 S Capitoline, claiming he bought it from a stranger.
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Warren Williams
Louis Jaufman
Edwad Douglas
Grand Jury
Anna Reike
S. Capitoline
Hotel and business notices from city listings
A dense ledger of lodging, employment, and rental ads mixes with lodge and society notices. Listings include for rent rooms and suites on N Capitol N Illinois Senate and other streets, help wanted posts for housework dishwashers and waiters, plus a lodge costume maker and local bakery trade references.
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Illinois
Ada Willey
Senate
Fair opens with strong Tuesday attendance at races
The fair drew solid crowds with 5000 people on the grounds in the afternoon marking excellent turnout for Tuesday. Races were announced for 2 59 but delayed due to a heavy track and did not run on schedule.
Hayman Testifies to Grand Jury on Forgery Charge
Robert L. Hayman of Terre Haute clerk in the 1897 General assembly was sent to the grand jury from a police court on Tuesday charged with forgery. He allegedly attached his father in law N Filbeck s name to a check for 88 dollars given to L L Ergenbright for a beard bill.
Indianapolis Stock Market Report for Cattle and Hogs
Indianap olis stock market notes for September 19 show cattle receipts of 356 with a fair market and mixed prices across grades. Good to prime steers range 1156 to 1306 pounds. several weight classes cited. hog receipts 5000 with market active and prices around 43 per hundred for pigs. sheep receipts 300 with market quiet and varied lamb and sheep prices.
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Indianapolis
Market Report: Wheat Corn Hay Prices and Inspectors
Tuesday inspection notes show Wheat No 3 red eight cars No 4 red two cars total eight. Corn No 1 white twelve cars No 8 white three No 2 yellow three No 2 mixed two No 3 mixed eight total thirty one. Oats firm with No 2 white twenty four and No 8 white two. Timothy hay prices range from 8.50 to 9.00 for timothy. prairie hay 3 to 8.50.
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Hay
Itimothy
Timothy
Anti-trust Live Stock Market Report from Shiel firm
In Indianapolis on a light receipts day the market rose about two and a half cents. Mixed mediums and heavies sold 4.0 to 4.75 per unit with choice pigs 160 to 180 pounds averaging 4.67 to 4.75. Night Yorkers sold 4.24 to 4.70. Cattle market remained steady as buyers and sellers eyed prices.
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Indianapolis
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