Virginia Ave Viaduct Story of Its Rise and Completion
The article narrates the long battle to build a viaduct across the railroad between Meridian and Pennsylvania streets on Virginia Avenue. It details legal battles, city council actions, and the eventual completion and opening of the structure in 1892, with financial hurdles and a vivid pen portrait of the surrounding shops and social scene.
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Tanner
Board of Trade
Meridianst
Meridian
Pennsylvanianis
Virginia-ave
Railroad
Caleb &. Denny
Board of Aldermen
Southside Viaduct Association
Unicon Railway Company
Meridian and
Pennsylvania Sts
Alley
Circuit Court
Union Railway Company
Common Council
Railway Corporation
Virginia Ave
Trusler
Virginiaave. Viaduct Fund
Denny
Union Railway
George
Co-operative Laundry
Cholera Outbreak Suppresses Passenger Travel in Port City
Amid reports of cholera with six local deaths, authorities rushed Henry Frick to hospital while quarantine at the port remains tight. Ships report no new cases and Camp Low lists only one patient. International updates note deaths, recoveries, and policy actions including barring noncitizens on the Cepheus voyage and Harrison’s anti-passenger order.
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Presigent Harrison
Henry Frick
Hamburg
Jenkins
Camp Low
New York
Termaine
Byron
Swinburne Islands
Cepheus
Fire Island
Louis Weinhagen
First-st
Queenstowl
Liverpool
Harrison
United States
Ayens Havre
Hameere
Loxton
The
Chronicle
Persia
Miss Bradford
Teheran
Virsya
Priday
Bernix
Berlin
Pants
M. Dumay
Chamber of Deputies
Veddel
Grand Army council meets in Washington in routine session
In Washington on Sept 28 the newly elected Grand Army council of administration held a routine session. They adopted resolutions on salaries and quartermaster-general details. The adjournment came on a call by the commander in chief. Weather was rainy and crowds thinned as visitors toured the state apartments and decorations. The Women’s Relief Corps met. officers will be elected Friday. About 75 veterans remain in hospitals with no major new illnesses or deaths reported.
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Wasuinatou
D.C
Council of Administration of the
Grand Army
Women’s Relief Corps
Infant injured as carriage rolls down embankment
A three month old baby of Mrs. J. Wooruff of Woodruff Place was riding in a carriage that rolled down an embankment on State Street into Pogue's Run Friday morning. The child was thrown from the carriage, struck its head, and may die from the injuries.
War at DePauw sparks student faculty clash at Mirage
At DePauw University a midnight to morning meeting of Mirage editors and the faculty ended with the editor in chief fired and students threatening mass actions. The Mirage, famed for satire, accuses trustees of hindering progress as hundreds may depart for other colleges.
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Greencastle
Ind
DePauly University
The
Mirage
Mirave
Man Struck Near Big Four Tracks Near Depot
HiS BAND CUE OFF. Thus, Nfarding visiting sister at 184 Bates st was found beside the Big Four tracks near the Massachusetts ave depot Friday morning. His left hand and head were severely injured, knocked unconscious. Ambulance took him to City hospital. He recalled little of the incident and is believed to have been struck by a passing train during the night. He lives in Thorntown, Indiana.
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Nfarding
Bates St
Massachusetts Ave
Lis
Kregelo &Vuisett
Thorntown
Ind
Slashed Bal Throat Report From South Benn Ind
Alonzo Keppler, a German resident of 509 S. Scott St., attempted suicide Thursday at noon using a three inch blade. He slashed his throat twice, puncturing the windpipe, amid ongoing severe suffering from an action described as constant.
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South Benn
Ind
Alonzo Keppler
S. Scott St
Runners and Races Highlight Thursday Sporting Notes
Features of Sporting Live report races and results from multiple tracks. Names include Laura Doxey Protection Gouilstone Julie Cardwell Anna Pointer and others pacing and trotting times like 2:11 5 for a free for all pace. Also notes Pittsburg game delayed by rain and track incidents at Gravesend with Ha'penny Warpath and Jockey injuries.
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Laura Doxey
Protection
Gouilstone
Julie Cardwell
Anna
al Pointer
Providence
Gravesend
Lovelace
Candelabra
Nomad
Yorkville Belle
Moyne
Oscar
Plymouth
Lod
Dauntress
Giften
Little Dullie
Wabash
Blue Bell
Miss May
Onie K
Columbus
Ind
Little Albert
Nellie McCarry
Kentucky Union
Pittsburg
Colts
Johnson
Independence
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Louisville
Young
Zimmer
Clausen
Merritt
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Hawsey
Buckley
Dwyer
Vatlin
Chicago
Ehret
Miller
Mack
Gumbert
Schriver
Covington
Latonia
Ferguson
Ha'penny
Midgley Wahjim
Penn
Warpath
Jockay Stone
John Cavanaugh
Winslow Wilkes
Chisnerita
SealGirl
Venture
Wellin
Deasie C
Denounced Harrison By National Colored Men’s Protective Assn
A secret session followed by an open convention in Indianapolis details a resolution denouncing Benjamin Harrison and his administration for failing to protect Black Americans. The group opposes the Republican party’s policies including the force bill and calls for Grover Cleveland’s reelection. The morning session named the Indianapolis World state dean and scheduled a Friday night meeting with speeches by Edward Cooper and others.
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National Colored Men’s Protective Association Hell
S. L. Mash
Des Moines
National Colored Man’s Protective Association of America
Indianapolis
Ind
Benjamin Harrison
United States
Harrison
Werth
Republican Party
Grover
Aland
Colored
Nen’s Protective Association
Indianapolis World
L. FE. Christy
Colored Oddistion
Hait
Indiana-ave
Edward KE. Cooper
FM. T. Glazier
L. M. Perry
Hospital authorities discuss duties at Indiana insane hospital meet
Trustees and superintendents of the Indiana hospital for the insane and the State board of charities met at the Bates house on Friday morning to review commitments and re commitments of patients. They deem the current law places too much responsibility on superintendents and considered county funding for chronic cases. With expected growth, many patients may soon be returned to counties. The employer's responsibilities were reviewed. All topics were referred to special committees to report in two months.
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Indiana Hospital For the Insane
State Board of Charities
Bates House
Mantell's Sabital Suit Says Wife Says He Strayed
New York filed divorce suit alleging Robert Mantell had an affair with leading lady Charlotte Behrens. The suit claims Mantell loaned Behrens money and held half her salary under an agreement until repayment. The case centers on alleged intimacy and improprieties involving the city court setting.
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New York
Robert Mantell
Proctor Theater
Charlotte Behrens
City Court
Mantell
Miss Featens
St. Louis
Alantell
Rail disaster at Furness line in Laxney
A subsidence on the Furness railway between Lindal and Ulverstone caused a freight engine to plunge 30 feet, injuring the engineer who leaped free. A second collapse later that day deepened to 40 feet, with the engine disappearing into a former Parkside mine beneath the track.
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Laxney
Furness
Lindal
Ulverstone
Parkside
Post Adopts Resolutions and Missing Wife Case
At a Jorn Buckle Post No 165 meeting the post adopted resolutions honoring veteran James Luron whose funeral was held in Philadelphia and praising Artacs Turpin for military service. Barber Fred Partridge reported his wife Willa vanished, leaving a note implying suicide. police searched Friday for her whereabouts.
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Igs
Inekie Post
Neaws
Indianapolis
Fanztin
Artacs Turpin
Kine
Jpn H. Kline
Fred Partridge
Bates Base
Willa
Partrides
Four Women Killed in New York Synagogue Fire
Fire swept a six story building at 2 Hester street used as a synagogue during the Jewish New Year services. Four women died and about a dozen were injured as panicked worshipers flooded stairways, with Roundsman Colton rescuing a woman wedged at the foot of the stairs. Ambulances were summoned and the fire fought by responders. escape was halted by a crowded, narrow staircase.
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New York
Flester
Ludlow
New Yous
Hester-st
New You
Bahine
Colton
Annie Smillwitz
Anna Smillwitz
Frogs flood roads as train crushes mass in Minnesota event
A plague of frogs covers roads for weeks in Lirie Falis Minnesota. A Lithle Falis and Dakota train crushed a bed of frogs and was relayed two cars. Frogs move northwest. U S Senator Daniel Voorhees, Secretary of State Matthews and Auditor Henderson visited Trafalear Johnson county for a Democratic meeting Friday afternoon.
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Lirie Falis
Minn
Lithle Falis
Dakota
U. S
Daniel Voorhees
Matthews
Henderson
Trafalear
Johnson County
Weather Forecast for Indiana in 1802
Warmer and fair conditions expected for Friday followed by continued fair weather through Saturday. Forecast covers the 36 hours ending 8 p m on September 4 1802, noting rising temperatures and stable conditions across the region.
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Indiana
Hat Racks Patent Readout at Wm Elders Store
Fragmented OCR notes describe new hat racks at William Elders store and reference various garbled names and phrases. The readable elements point to a local shop update, with unclear surrounding context and no coherent event or date string intact.
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Elders
Morristown Tragedy: Man Kills Baby in Front of Family
Morristown Pa September 22 Wm Leck a Harmonville huckster delirious from typhoid fever beat his mother, then went mad and climbed to a porch roof. He slain his one day old baby with a knife, cutting from ear to ear, while his wife screamed. Neighbors overpowered him and jailed him.
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Morristown
Leck
Harmonville
Jesus
Tragedy on the Big Be Our Tracks Claims Walters Couple
Early Thursday morning Corumpes C reported that Walters and his wife were killed by a train while on the Big Be Our tracks. The incident occurred at dawn, with authorities responding to the scene. investigations are ongoing to determine fault and confirm identities.
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Corumpes
Rank Walters
Local Society Notes and Incidents Recorded
Community events include Chanel club afternoon at Mrs Jobo R Welch's home and a wedding for Miss Ifsie C Jenkins and Mr William E Mendenhall. Fire calls, a near fatal morphine case, a street fight, a grand jury summons, and public works paving plans are reported along with a list of illnesses, arrests, and upcoming fairs. Names, addresses, dates, and local officials anchor the items.
Exposition Draws Crowds as Bristleridge Fair Concludes
Friday closed strong with a large crowd at the State Exposition amid brisk car traffic and bustling prize events. Patrons flocked to see blue ribbons, prize livestock, and several horse races including a 2:14 trot and 2:04 pace, while vendors reported steady business and a notable fundraising moment at the Lilly inquiry window.
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Bristleridge
Pat Gorman
Taskate Dow
Lilly
Johnson
Dye
Daisy
Ata Port Galt
Fair Grounds
Centennial celebrations mark French Republic and Valmy cannons
Paris marks the republic centennial with Pantheon ceremonies led by Premier Loubet and Floquet attended by President Carnot. Marseillaise played as crowds cheered. Washington and Lafayette appear on a historical float amid floral Pantheon decor and eighteenth century processions. In Washington, Mrs Harrison shows stable progress as condition remains serious but unchanged.
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Paris
Pantheon
Loubet
M. Floquet
Grand Opera House
Carnot
Denna
Floquet
Washington
Lafayette
Emperor William to Visit Austria in Vienna on Oct 10
The Stremdenblatt reports a Berlin telegram saying Emperor William will travel to Vienna to meet Emperor Franz Joseph on October 10 after attending the grand wedding in Weimar on October 8. Also noted are local ads for floral emblems and a cancer remedy claim from Guiti's Dye Works and related cleaners.
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Emperor Billa
Viai Vns
Vireona
Stremdenblatt
Berlin
Willam
Vienna
Weimar
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Acme Paving and Supply Company
SUN
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American Jixchange National Bank of Kansas City
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National Colored Men’s Protective Association
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City Lith
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N. Nets
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Casper Hedderick
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Woodruff
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Wm. E. Mendenhall
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St. Vincent’s Hospital
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Prohibition State Central Committee
J. P. St John
Helen M. Gousar
Sam Small
Dr. Canfield
James Pinkham
Columbus Phillips
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Board of Public Works
College Ave
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Mike Cain
Grand Jury
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Joseph Machati
A. Marcishelli
Enrico
Frank Beckman
John Glasglow
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Tennessee-st
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Jody W. Washington
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de Marcus
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Henry Behrews
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Reuben H. Fulmer
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