Matrimonial Mecca Sparks Wave of Elopements in Jeffersonville
Jeffersonville leads the nation in elopements with eighty five marriages last year. Runners escort couples to magistrates like Squire John House at the ferry landing who advertise matrimonial services. Fees from the officiating justice and substantial “purses” accompany each union. A second item reports Joe Bock and George Israel’s arson convictions in Greensburg, with Bock four years and Israel two years, noting prior fires and Israel’s temperance lecture career.
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America
Jeffersonville
Ohio River
John House
Tiguthin
Israel
Bock
Hock
Joe Bock
George Israel
Greensburg
State Prison
South
W. W. Dixon
Tackett
Bastile
New South Bend Commercial Athletic Lab Opens
The new house of the South Bend Commercial Athletic Lab was formally opened Friday morning October 4. Descriptions emphasize red brick, gray stone trim, two and a half stories, steep archway, stone steps, and a marble entrance leading to a main hall and gymnasium fitted with complete apparatus. The foyer connects to the gym and west base, with tiled walls and a walnut plate entrance.
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South Bend Commercial Athletic Lab
Kia
Gytingsinm
Indian Skeleton Found Beneath Road Near Monticcilo
Workmen uncover a two foot deep human skeleton likely an Indian remains. Silver bands circle the wrists and a buckskin with a silver plate lies across the chest. Teeth fell as the skull was removed. Local passersby moved the bones to town amid reports the site was an old Indian camping ground. Joseph Moore of Buffalo notes local relic finds and arrowhead collections nearby.
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Monticcilo
Joseph Moore
Buffalo
Pumpkin seeds blamed for hog deaths in county
A Peru special reports hogs have died, likely from cholera, after pumpkins fed as hog food. Farmers opened recent, found pumpkin seeds clumped by a sticky coating inside hog stomachs. The discovery led others to try the same method, causing a drop in pumpkin prices for hog feed.
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Peru
Horrific Tragedy Near Noblesville Ends in Murder Suicide
Albert Bray a prosperous Hamilton county farmer driven by religious fervor killed his wife and two children then wounded himself with a razor. The family had suffered illness and financial strain. Bray survived his throat wound but died later. his wife Edna and son Carl were aged nine and two. The Burgess family connection tied to New Castle is noted.
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Hamilton County
Noblesville
Albert Bray
Carl
Edna
Bray
Daniel Burgess
New Castle
Ind
Robbers raid Sherburne bank in two minutes killing two
Two masked bicycle robbers burst into the Sherburne Bank killed the cashier and a bystander, and escaped with about 1000 dollars in under two minutes. The town of 300 was thrown into frenzy as residents formed patrols and searched nearby towns for the killers. WitnessSaw the pair fire, seize cash, and flee, alarm quickly spread. The incident draws parallels to Northfield raid.
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Fairmount
Minn
Sherburne
J.A. Oestern
Walter A. Wood Harvesting Company
Thorburn
Bank of Sherburn
Jesse James
Northfield
Fatal spider bite ends farm life near Azalia
Mr. Frank Hazazard, prominent farmer near Azalia, died October 4 from convulsions attributed to a bite by a small black spider. He and his wife retired the night before. about 9 o'clock he awoke and found a bite on his left ankle. He rose to examine it.
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Frank Hazazard
Azalia
Bartholomew County
The Honduras colony and local theft shock South Bend
A long report details South Bend club activities and membership growth amid a bilingual tone. It notes Indiana residents joining a Honduras mission, plus a theft at Bass & Jennings where Charles Rinker confessed stealing over 20 dollars after being caught with marked money.
Georgia Florida election returns show Democratic lead in state race
Jacksonville reports up to 7 p.m. results from five of 45 counties with Bloxham Democrat leading for Governor, Gundy Republican and Weeks Populist. Atlanta dispatch says Atkinson Democrat ahead by 35,000 to 40,000 as returns favor Democrats across state offices and legislature.
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Fla
Bloxham
Gundy
Weeks
Senate
Atlanta
Atkinson
Bloody sequel of Sherburne bank robbery ends with two deaths
The Sherburne Minnesota bank raid on Wednesday ended in tragedy as J D Sair killed Sheriff Gallion and then killed himself after a pursuit. A second suspect believed arrested in Jackson Minnesota, and most of the stolen money recovered from Sair's body.
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Sherburne
Minnesota
J. D. Sair
Marshal Gatlion
Jackson
Minn
Brayton
Marshal Gallion
Des Moines
Sair
Gallion
Knox College Lincoln-Douglas Anniversary Celebrated
Knox College in Galesburg Illinois marked the thirty eighth anniversary of the Lincoln Douglas debate on October 7 drawing thousands. Chauncey M Depew delivered the main oration introduced by President John H Finley.
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Knox College
Galesburg
Chauncey M. Depew
John H. Finley
Robert T. Lincoln
Mr. Depew
S. S. McClure
New York
Lincoln Science Hall
Lincoln
Frank Hamlin
Chicago
Hamlin
John M. Palmer
Douglas
Palmer
Czar and Czarina Sightseeing in Paris with Faure Guide
The Czar and Czarina, guided by President Faure, tour Paris landmarks including Notre Dame the Pantheon and the Hotel des Invalides. Crowds greet them with enthusiasm while the imperial party pauses at Carnot and Napoleon tombs. the Czar appears fatigued but the Czarina maintains a gracious demeanor.
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Paris
Faure
Czar
Czarina
Cathedral of
Notre Dame
Pantheon
Presidet Carnot
Hotel Des Invalides
Napoleon the Great
Multiple Losses and Crimes Reported Across States
The dispatch notes Treasury gold losses totaling 125 195 052 in reserve, a Marysville Missouri murder suspect Ezra Rosco captured, and William J. Reemer jailed for Rosa A. Redgate murder. Texas lumber firm placed in receivership with liabilities around 250 100, assets 200. A Louisiana lynching follows arson, and the steamer Columbia sinks on the Ohio near Gallipolis. Fraud orders target Gordy firms in Allegheny.
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New York
Treasury
Nan
Baumle
Marysville
Ezra Rosco
William J. Reemer
Louisiana
Hamilton
Erie
Columbia
Ohio River
Gallipolis
Yachs
Post Office Department
Gordy & Co
Gordon &J. Gordy
Anderson Street
Allegheny
Czar and Czarina Arrive in Paris Amid Reception
The Czar and Czarina arrived in Paris on October 6 and were hosted by France for several days. Oct 8 events saw carriage horses of Finance Minister Cochery plunge into the crowd injuring eight, three seriously, during a Versailles ceremony. France Russia and Britain reportedly reach an entente on Turkey with a demand for Armenian reforms.
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Czarina
Paris
France
Lord Rosebery
M. Cochery
Versailles
Russia
Great Britain
Turkey
Porte
Connecticut Town Elections Show Republican Gains
Connecticut town elections held October 5 produced Republican gains across counties Hartford. Litchfield and Tolland report strong GOP results with Windham towns split on local issues yet party lines upheld. Other items note a major Guayaquil fire damage and ship exports, New Haven tram murder suspicions, and a Leadville mine skirmish with unknown casualties.
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Connecticut
Hartford County
Litelield
Tolland
Windham
Sensational Charges Shocks Newport Case Amid Confession
At Newport Kentucky October six detective John Seward faced postponement on subornation and perjury charges in the Jackson and Walling trials. William Trusty Jr father of a witness testified Seward paid for testimony about Pearl Bryan and Cincinnati murder claims, taking the money himself.
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Newport
John Seward
Jackson
Walling
William Trusty, Jr
William Trusty
Seward
Pearl Bryan
Cincinnati
Kentucky
Wiliam Trusty, Ir
Shrewd Chicago Thieves Nabbed After Freight Train Heists
Detectives arrest a Chicago gang of skilled thieves who repeatedly robbed C. N. W. freight trains. Members hid in large boxes marked household goods, used augur holes for air and supplies, then escaped after 59 to 73 miles. They telegraphed ahead to ship stolen goods back to Chicago for sale.
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Chicago
Sewall Accepts Nomination Letter in Bath Me
The Hon. Arthur Sewall Democratic vice presidential nominee read his formal acceptance in Bath Maine on October 7 endorsing the Chicago platform. He pledges support for free silver, majority rule, equal justice, party unity, and safeguarding public debts and faith.
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Arthur Sewall
Bath
Chicago
Jefferson and
Jackson
Remarkable claim in U S circuit suit over nozzle patent
A case at Trenton New Jersey in the United States Circuit Court pits American Ball Nozzle Company against National Ball Nozzle Company over alleged patent infringement. National Ball Nozzle Company argues the nozzle was known in commerce before Christ, citing Hero of Alexandria and historical works from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The matter proceeds to argument.
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Trenton
N.J
United States
American Ball Nozzle Company
National Ball Nozzle Company
Alexandria
Egypt
Gen George H Sheridan Dies. Noted Ohio Republican Leader
Gen George H Sheridan, longtime Ohio political figure and prominent Republican orator, died October 8 at the Hampton Soldiers Home in Virginia. He was well known in Ohio campaigns and public life.
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Geo. H. Sheridan
George H. Sheridan
Ohio
Hampton
Soldier and ex Recorder of Deeds dies at National Soldiers Home
A retired judge and former Recorder of Deeds in the District of Columbia, who later attacked Ingersoll's religious views, died after a long illness at the National Soldiers' Home in Hampton from brain softening.
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District of Columbia
Ingersoll
National Soldiers
Hampton
Cleveland Abandons World Tour for New York Summer
A New York dispatch reports President Cleveland will not voyage abroad next summer as rumored. He plans a New York area summer, purchasing about sixty acres at Hempstead Long Island with a cottage planned next spring. He also bought 1000 acres in the Berkshire Hills to support a costly residence for his family.
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New York
Cincinnati Enquirer
Cleveland
Hempstead
L. T
Whitney
Ed. D. Morgan
Berkshire Hills
Harry Whitney
McKinley Registers on First Day of Canton Vote
Major William McKinley and Mrs. McKinley registered early on the first day of registration in Precinct B, First Ward Canton. He joined the line with workingmen and clerks, declined special treatment, and wrote his full name for registration.
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Canton
Major McKinley
McKinley
Precinct B
First Ward
MacRoberts and
Plunkett
William McKinley
Commerce rising says Agricultural Department
The department reports total U S commerce for ten years ending June 20 reached 16 013 205 388 with a yearly average above 1 6 billion dollars. The 1896 figures show an upward tendency, less than 1895 but enough to hope the low mood of 1894–1895 is past and prosperity will resume.
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Agricultural Department
United States
Harrison at Indianapolis to speak on October 17
Ex President Harrison plans multiple state speeches after return from the east. He will discuss key issues at Tomlinson's Hall in Indianapolis on Saturday evening, Oct. 17, and has been consulting with supporters about a campaign tour.
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Gen. Harrison
Tomlinson Hall
Indianapolis
Harrison
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