Domestic tragedy at Liberty shows blow and escape
Frank Wilson 48 is jailed for attempted wife killing after an episode tied to a traveling show. He was shot in the back by his wife during a confrontation over the couple’s children and the show’s management. The family history includes a prior kidnapping case in Indianapolis and later arrests in Evansville.
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Liberty
Ind
Frank Wilson
Wilson
Taylorsville
St. Louis Crossing
Frank Broooks
Combination
Brooks
Delegates Arrive for Bimetallic League Convention in Indianapolis
The Convention of the Bimetallic League Clubs opens in Indianapolis with large delegations from Ohio Indiana Illinois and Kentucky. Chicago and Cincinnati send strong silver party representation. William J. Bryan arrives and other leaders A N Towne Marion Butler Jones and A J Warner are expected.
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Indianapolis
League of Bimetallic Clubs
Ohio Valley
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Kentucky
Chicago
Cincinnati
William J. Bryan
A. N. Towne
National Silver Republican Committee
Marion Butler
National Populist Committee
Jones
Democratic National Committee
A. J. Warner
National Bimetallice Association
Color Line In The Military Sparks Indignation
Indianapolis April 6 Orders from the adjutant general require each company to recruit to eighty four men. Negroes oppose plans to expand two colored companies to four and form a separate battalion. They demanded attachment to a white regiment so their officers could rise to command white troops. Governor and guard officers refused. The negroes vow to muster out, claiming political clout in the city and state. Also reported laundrymen forming an Indiana Ohio Kentucky union and weather outlook for Indiana Illinois Michigan Wisconsin Iowa.
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Michigan
Lansing
Mich
Irish
Gardiner
United States
Michigan National Guard
Indianapolis
Adjutant General's Office
Guard
Chicago Market Prices Narrowed On Election Day
Chicago April 5 market notes show the Board of Trade closed with no quotations as election day paused trading. Butter extra creamery 0c per lb. eggs fresh 9c per dozen. live poultry including turkeys 7 to 10c per lb. potatoes and Illinois sweet potatoes priced at 2.50 to 3.00 per bushel. Milwaukee grain reports firmer wheat with No 1 northern near 93c for May delivery.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Stevenson Sees Spain Cuba War Chance Favoring Peace
Ex President Adlai Stevenson, in Lincoln on April 6, praised President McKinley’s cautious approach to the Spanish Cuban issue. While supporting Cuban independence, he opposes war and prefers peaceful solutions.
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Lincoln
Ills
Adlai Stevenson
McKinley
Troops to Concentrate at Atlanta in War Prep
Atlanta reports confirm U S troops to concentrate there despite Washington hints of Chickamauga. In New York, marine insurers warned against war risk on an American vessel sailing from the south side of Cuba next week.
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Broadway
New York City
Atlanta
United States
Washington
Chickamauga
New York
Marine Insurance Companies
Cuba
House
McCleary
Minnhesota
Prince
Illinois
Mitchell
Andree alive claim shocks Nanaimo telegram
A telegram from Nanaimo reports mail carrier Jack Carr saying Andree is alive and on land, with a pigeons message as proof. Several observers say the message looks authentic, but credibility remains uncertain. Carr refused to publish the message, and ex mayor W D Wood says he heard vague references but finds them unfounded. The story traces back to St Michaels Alaska and Dawson City.
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Seattle
Wash
Associated Press
Nanaimo
B. C
Jack Carr
United States
St. Michaels
Alaska
Dawson City
Carr
Andree
W. D. Wood
Dawson
Wood
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National Laundrymen’s Association
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Main St
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LA Porte Directory
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East Main St
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Public Square
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M. Albe
W. F. Lederer
W. Main Street
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Fred Shoemaker
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