Indiana Day Dominates State Fair Attendance at Bristleridge
Indiana day drew record crowds to the state fair with 40,000 passers, a bustling scene as Bristleridge visitors thronged exhibit halls. A fakir sold figs at the gate, vendors sold out, and bands played as the Red River valley Minnesota exhibit drew interest. Police noted a purse snatching incident but the fair’s business remained strong.
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Indiana
Pat Gorman
Littl
Pat
Bastleridge
Indianapolis
Red River
Minnesota
Dakota
Montana
Bagley
Board of Agriculture
Jack the Ripper
Freeland
Young R
Dr. C
Lady Vivian
Topsy D
Katie Didd
Mecham
Tip-o- Tip
Joo
Nettie B
Magnolia
Dot L
Lula B
John L
Bright Mark
Not Fast Enough at the State Fair Mile Races
The crowd of over 6,000 watched the 2 to 5:30 pm events as Indianapolis fans pressed for a mile track and better machinery. Energy led Energy and Ben Wallace in the 2:49 trot, with Ben Wallace finishing strong after breaks. Time shows 2:32 to 2:38s in heats. Archie White won the 2:30 pace amid sharp competition from Georgia M and Time with the Kennedy brothers presenting two exhibitions.
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Indianapolis
Board of Agriculture
Gravesend
Latolia
Chicago
Energy
Ben Wallace
Archie White
Kennedy Brothers
Funny Lights and Fairgoers Thrill the Town
The streets filled with visitors on a hot fair day as townsfolk teased a cosmopolitan youth from the country. Witnesses noted cooler forecasts hoped for by a local official, while crowds observed a fakir, emigrant wagons, and a sunburned farmer pausing for a beer after a westward trip.
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Illnois St
Fair Ground
Supt Steele
Street Railway Company
Exposition
Freazel
Meridian
Washington-sts
Ilinois St
Lilinois St
SUN
Comrades Sung at Gettysburg Monument Dedication
Gettysburg Pennsylvania September 24 Tammany Thursday dedicated a monument on the battlefield marking the Forty second New York infantry position. Rev W H Keith offered prayer and the Commonwealth Band played a dirge. James E Mallen unveiled the monument as Maj Gen Daniel Sickles delivered the oration.
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Gettysburg
Tammany Thureday
Forty-second New York Infantry
Wigwamsion
W.H. Keith
Methodist Church
Commonwealth Band
Harrisburg
James E. Mallen
James HE. Mallen
Daniel EF. Sickles
United States Army
New York
Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial
Trains Collide in Pittsburg with Multiple Fatalities
A collision on the Pittsburg and Western railroad between a freight and a work train killed three instantly and left five or six seriously injured. Engineer John Houghton perished at his post, with two more killed immediate and another dying en route to the city. Houghton, considered a capable engineer, leaves a wife and three children.
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Pittspore
Kinood
Pittsburg & Western
Pittsburg
Houghton
Bennett
Blair succession denial and perjury arrest reports
Washington denies reports that ex Senator Blair will succeed Patrick Egan as minister to Chili and denies recalls. In Lebanon Indiana W R Rawiford, general solicitor for Indiana Midland and son of the president, is arrested on perjury charges and released on $1000 bond.
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Blair
Washington
Patrick Egan
Chili
State Department
Egan
Lebanon
Ind
W. R.rawiford
Indiana Midland Road
H. Crawford
Gold Price Quoted At 806 Per Cent Premium
It comes high. Ayres reports on September 4 that gold was quoted Wednesday at 806 per cent premium in the market. The note emphasizes the sharp premium and market conditions affecting precious metal pricing.
Federal case over patent repairing press in Indiana noted
In Bartholomew county removal, the federal suit A B Reaves versus Thomas J Corning seeks possession of a patent crushing or dal ing press valued at 30600. The case originates after incorporation notices list U S cement Clarke county Logan head ing company Logansport Indiana box company Anderson and capital amounts 50000 20000 and 25000. Also listed are local burials with ages and causes including Brights disease heart disease paralysis and consumption.
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U.S. Cement Company
Clarke County
Logan Heading Company
Logansport
Indiana Box Company
Anderson
A. B. Reaves
Thos. J. Corning
Bartholomew County
Brrras
C. W
Jennie Parrish
Barney
Maggie Alarding
William and
Louisa Hermanni
Mary Biglow
Andrew Clark
Bismarck St
Veronica Egan
Market St
Porter Attacks Indiana Stone Industry Census Errors
Mr Porter questions Indiana census methods critiquing Bulletin 78 for lumping stone grades. He cites oolitic limestone, sandstone and granite figures, noting mismatches between investment, production, and value. The critique argues Indiana’s stone industry totals about 6.44 million invested producing nearly 2 million yearly in stone value, with strong implications for how state reports portray local quarry activity.
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Porter
Indiana
Holland House
Synagogue
Colonial Club
Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company
Lind¢oln
Smith Building
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Times Building
Emigrant Savings Bank
Cornpetius Vanderbilt
Wm. H
New York City
James J. Vanideur
Newport
R. T
North Carolina
Algonquin Club
Boston
Indiana State House
Soldiers’ Monument
Indianapolis
Georgia State House
Louisiana State House
St. Louis
City Hall
Auditorium
Chicago
The
Bulletin
Hall
Whits
Denison
Berea
Bedford
Ind
Theas Bulletins
Proctors Praniies
Vermont
Indiana Aa
Willie's Sacred Whiskers and Risqué Berlin Gossip
In a Berlin dispatch from Sept 24, crowds mock Kaiser Wilhelm II’s beard, prompting police warnings for offenders. The piece blends satirical jests about royalty with stray urban tales, including a Bavarian king, and a playful, scarcely coherent Indianapolis weather note and a ribald street scene involving a folding bed and a teasing office boy.
American Discovery Claims Cancer Remedy Cures
Dr. Jordan of Indianapolis announces a remedy claimed to target cancer and says he is curing patients by the score at his office on 36 West Washington Street. The report notes his assertion of success and requests further verification.
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Jordan
Indianapolis
Ind
W. Washington Sr
Gas Flicker Triggers Panic at Harmony Church
In Jacksonville Florida on September 24 a gas flicker at Harmony Baptist Church caused a crowd to surge toward exits. One woman died and about 25 were seriously injured as worshippers panicked, some trampling others while gas jets sputtered and lights flickered briefly.
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Jacksonville
Fila
Harmony Baptist Church
Indiana Republicans Debate 1892 Nomination Plans
Col R S Robertson of Fort Wayne discusses Indiana GOP hopes and rumors about anti Harrison delegations, Gresham influence, and possible Blaine or Harrison bids. He notes mixed support among Indiana Republicans, questions a Gresham boom, and cautions on published compact rumors for 1892.
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Fioberitzon
Fodtiana
Chicago Post
R. S. Robertson
Ft. Wayne
Indiana
Gov. Robertson
Huston
Chicago
Durce Gresharm
Gresham
Blaine
Harrison
Steva Eikios
Meda
State Federation of Labor Concludes Session
The State Federation of Labor closed its convention with an afternoon of speeches and officer elections. Noted speakers included Prescott of the International Typographical Union and Mrs McDonald-Valash of St Paul. T M Gruelle was elected president and John Bannagan secretary treasurer. Logansport to host next year.
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State Federation of Labor
Prescott
International Typographical Union
McDonald-Valash
St. Paul
Webster
Logansport
T. M. Gruelle
D. F. Kennedy
Ats
McDonald- Valesh
Martingie hurricane wreck toll and veterans reunions
Reports from Martingie and Pipgmoville recount about 300 killed and 1,000 injured after the Jenny Lind wreck during the hurricane. Old Soldiers Day drew thousands of veterans for nine regimental reunions across city hotels and courthouses, with many leaving for home after gatherings at the state capitol and Gen Streight’s home.
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Martingie
Loxpox
Jenny Lind
Martingue
Pipgmoville
Persens
Twenty-sixth
Seventy - Ninth
Fifty - Fourth
Thirteenth Infantry
Court House
Fifty-Seventh Infantry
State House
Twenty Eighth Colored Infantry
Judge Franklin's
H. Thomas Poet Ball
Fifty-first Infantry
Albert Gall carpet store moves portion to state fair ex position
The name Albert Gall stands for new and stylish carpets wallpapers window shades curtains draperies and linoleum in Indiana. A portion of the large 17 and 19 W Washington st store has been moved to the upper floor of the exposition building at the state fair. Do not miss it.
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Albert Gall
Indiana
Washington St
Great North Woods fire claims two lives and destroys towns
A vast Minnesota fire area continues with intense heat and rain scarce. A. J. Lammer’s Hinckley lumber yard burned. Louis Mott and wife hid in a river to survive. Daniel Sullivan and Thomas Johnson died in the flames. Finlay, Perry, Comstock suffered heavy losses as fires sweep Duluth to Ashland. Fires cause hundreds of thousands in damage.
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St. Paul
Minnesota
Wisconsin
A. J. Lammer
Finlay
Duluth
Ashland
Pine City
Perry
Comstock
Col Rice's Story About Tammany Intrigue in Indiana
Col Kim Ried of Indiana visits Cincinnati with a railroad sale. He recalls a Hendricks Kelly exchange about Cleveland and Hendricks carrying New York with a margin near 5,000 and later under 2,000. The tale illustrates political maneuvering and predictions from John Kelly.
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Cincinnati
W. C. McBriie
Cincinnati Haquirer
Kim Ried
Indiana
Hendricks
Col. Rica
Tammany Hall
Cleveland
Tammany
Hendricka
New York
John Kelly
Kelly
Rally
Cumberland Woman's Death Attributed To Criminal Operation
Coroner IManker investigated the death of Elizabeth Felder in Cumberland after a post mortem showed she did not die of heart disease. The operation suspected to have caused her death raised questions whether she acted alone or was harmed by another, as authorities pursue the responsible party in this quiet eastern county village.
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Cumberland
Elizabeth Felder
Imanker
Dantes
Collision Between Electric and Mule Cars at Center City
A Wednesday evening crash at the corner of Pennsylvania and Washington streets left an electric car colliding with a mule chariot. Passengers, including four women and a baby, were rattled as chaos followed with items and injuries reported. Separate items note Missouri Pacific dividend actions and the death of Grand Duchess Paul of Greece.
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Pennsylvania
Washington Sts
Street Car Fare Cut Proposal Delights Councilmen
Citizens street railway chief Frenzel shows surprise at council plan to urge selling six tickets for 25 cents. He cites high transfer costs and current improvements, while councilman Myers argues the move would boost traffic and help the company repay investments. The push ties to possible franchise extension and city earnings sharing.
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Frenzel
Citizens’ Street Railway Company
Sun
Philadelphia
Indianapolis
N. Alinois At
Myers
Gauss
Olsen
Freuzel
Recnlusion
Shipping Policy Debated by Capt Bates Reports
Capt Bates, navigation commissioner, will submit his annual report to the secretary of the treasury advocating American shipping grants and protective laws. He cites statistics on vessel durability, notes English bias and underwriter discrimination, and plans to present ideas to Congress, possibly in a forthcoming book.
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Great Britain
Washington
Batas
Secretary of the Treasury
The
Treasury
Bates
Congress
German Catholic Congress Backs Papal Temporal Power
The German American Catholic Congress at Burrato on September 24 adopted resolutions pledging loyalty to the church and pope and urging restoration of the pope's temporal powers, asserting Rome belongs to the popes. The labor encyclical is praised and German language rights in schools are supported. Thursday’s priests only session is planned.
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Burrato
Illness Probable for Zerelda G Wallace at Shannon
A dispatch to postmaster David Wallace reports Zerelda G Wallace, age 75, struck by a dangerous illness. She collapsed during a lecture at Shannon and was carried from the pulpit unconscious. By Wednesday morning she remained sinking as Gen Lew Wallace of Crawfordsville and the assistant postmaster headed to her bedside.
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Irs
Zerelda Wallace
David Wallace
Zerelda G. Wallace
Shannon
Famine Prospects Reported Across Russian Empire
Reports from St. Petersburg on September 24 indicate very poor crop prospects across the empire. Six precincts foresee crop failure and others will fall well below average. Moscow notes a destructive worm in that province. If not exaggerated, famine likely next year.
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Russia
ST. Petensburg
Moscow
Amusements listing from Cincinnati theaters and concert
The Cincinnati orchestra conducted by Michael Brand drew crowds for afternoon and evening performances. Miss Hetlich sang The angels serenade with praise while von Schiller's piano and Peters tenor numbers received strong marks. Also noted were Granp Blue Jeans and Mr Potter of Texas at Park Theatre with Pete Baker and a crowded Wednesday night.
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Cincinnati Orchestra
Michael Brand
Miss. Hetlich
Angels
Splendidy
von Schiller
Peters
Mark of
Voi
Woollen Defends City Ledger Error On September Overdraft
Controller Woollen explains a misallocated appropriation tied to the sewer and street repair payroll funds under the new charter. He reveals how funds were shifted from the sewer payroll to street repair, details a corrected resolution adopted August 14 1891, and shows the August balances and payrolls that preserved the fund.
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Woollen
Son
Journal
Board of Public Works
Sewer Gang
Conduitt
Department OF Public Works
City of
Indianapolis
Indiana
A. W. Connorrr
A. Scherrer
Dafrees
Mr. Woollen
Jeaves
Emperor William Warns Against Early War in Austria Meeting
London dispatch reports Archduke Albert and Austrian officers weighing whether to let Russia finish preparations or trigger conflict. Emperor William argues modern warfare’s brutal cost justifies postponing war for peace, shaping a somber mood among German and Austrian leaders.
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William
London
Standard
Vienna
Archduke Albrecht
Russia
Saxony
Willian
Riots and unrest across nations dominate headlines
Reports from China describe ongoing riots and unrest. Justin McCarthy campaigns for Irish funds while Emperor Wilhelm II withdraws from conflict. Chili’s soldiers consider quitting to pursue farming. Prof. Winechied renounces Catholicism for Protestantism. Italy’s cabinet clashes strain Prime Minister Rudini. America reports large Gala losses to England, sparking financial fears.
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China
Justin McCarthy
Willy
Chili
Winechied
Berlin
England
New side orders at Wm. L. Elder's
Lime and cement sewer pipe hair plaster and fire brick handled by B Moyer & Co at 450 N. Missat. New side orders placed for Wm. L. Elder's establishment.
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Moyer & Co
N. Missat
Wm. L. Elder
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Roem
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Atreet
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