March 22 in History and Notable Events
Historical notes mark March 22 with figures like Johann Sebastian Bach and Benito Juárez, plus the 1441 birth and several 19th century deaths. Astronomical events announce minor planetary alignments and a Leo Moon rise. Legal notices include a U.S. district court decision on immunity pleas for five officers in Chicago. Also listed are marriage licenses and real estate transfers, with a Prussian banker condemned for fraud.
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Bach
Normaf el ‘Senach
Benita Tubid Dua- Tez
Pire
Thidlain ‘Hingd
Juarez
Paca
Otto J. Lomphrey
Iung
Harter Indletaedt
Chicago
Mayor Terhune Sees Benefit in Court Probe of Brick Trusts
The city mayor urged a court investigation into alleged brick trust activity among manufacturers and jobbers involved in street paving. A public works review, led by City Engineer Downey, will compare prices with Indiana and Ohio towns. The aim is to curb high brick costs as the city plans paving five streets this summer.
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Mornivald
Siz
Gar
Terhune
Terluns Sud
It Public Works
Indiana
Olio
Terhune Isoas
Ehrickrust
Neer MH. Downey
Otter
Glia
Personal notices mix of names and places in unclear text
A garbled notice item lists many names and places including Evans Hebkider Wunay Htulis and Miss Wunay, with fragmented phrases about trips, returns, and visits. References to cities like Indianapolis and Carmel, plus college ties, appear in a disordered stream of personal notices.
Blaze at Grand Pacific Hotel in Chicago injures none
Fire caused by crossed electrical wires damages the Grand Pacific Hotel in Chicago. Flames reach the roof, smoke fills nearby offices, and guests evacuate via fire escapes while elevators carry firemen. No loss of life reported. Wind later saves White City amusement park from greater damage in Indianapolis.
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Chicago
Federal
Post Ofice
Grand Pacific
Bailt
Leyla Leiter
Fraudulent stock schemes and oddities across several towns
The clipping reports multiple brief items: alleged stock frauds by fake firms Monroe & Monroe targeting investors in Elkhart with shares claimed at $10 to $16. frog harvesting in Kankakee marshes with a man reportedly catching up to 124,000 dozen in a season. two boys aged 10 and 11 confessing to burglaries after reading dime novels. a Gary publicist Stanley Bulentich accused of embezzling $4,000. a Goshen case where a trustee George Cobb facedem in embezzlement charges but was acquitted. a Princeton man charged with bigamy. a farm barn fire near Charlottesville. executor Joseph D. Oliver seeking a $1.5 million bond. St Petersburg report of Lt Gen Stoesgel’s earlier death sentence commutation. San Francisco architect Delbert Coulter praising Electric Bits as a tonic medicine.
Organ concert at First M. E. Church delights crowd
The First M. E. Church presented organist Mrs. Mary Leverett with assistance from Mary McKernan and the choir. The program included solos by McKernan, an overture, and hymns, with Mozart and Mendelssohn pieces. A mild mishap in Ralph Kind’s piece arose, but the concert concluded with The March of the Magi and a final anthem by the choir.
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M. E
Mareie Lever
Mary Peek
Smiley
Baker
Phen Cane Mozart
Wat Lonthom
Shy
Jayrulae Little
Mes
Mary Peek McKernan
Mendelssohn
Uy Turner
Tekken
Ralph Kindeamy
Adyls
Porter
The
Swallows
Peoples Hall
Local option plank proposal from Indiana Democrat leader
Indiana Democrat Heary Warrui proposes a local option plank for the state convention. The measure would allow county residents to vote on saloons while preserving personal rights and not mandating liquor use in churches or domestic service.
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Heary Warrui
Indianapolis
Democratic Party
Wberry
Silver Bill Convention at Vincennes Chooses Delegates
Read like a 19th century column, the report notes Democrats at Vincennes holding a mobs convention to select national delegates. It names William Robinson and other local figures as candidates, hints Sam Robinson for governor, and cites Republican figures and a vigilante committee forming to block Chicago nominations.
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Vincennes
Democrats
Wiiliai Ot
Robinson
Bill
Ori Iind Bryan
Sam Ralison
R. Ti
Purwell
William
B. Robinson
Dy. G. R. Jobe Ouphent
R. N
Robert I. Hamilton
Jana Ispie Lyons
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