Ohio Farmers Inc. reports record 1895 business and rising surplus
The Ohio Farmers Inc. Co. states 1895 was its largest year yet, with losses totaling 626,056 dollars and assets rising to 1,016,282 dollars. The firm notes continued prompt service and signals an active insurance renewal notice. Local land agents advertise South Dakota settlement lands along the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line with fertile prospects and favorable terms.
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Ohio Farmers Inc. Co
A. J. Stahl
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
H. F. Hunter
South Dakota
Dearborn Street
Chicago
Mrs Lamson Praises Camberlain Pain Balm
Mrs S L Lamson of Fairmount Illinois endorses Camberlain Pain Balm for muscular rheumatism and general aches. She says it provides a quick cure and keeps it on hand at all times for relief and benefit.
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S. L. Lamson
Fairmount
Illinois
Camberlain
Seventh District Fight Over Monetary Policy Dominates
Indianapolis dispatch outlines a Democratic split in the Seventh district between sound money and free silver factions. Primary delegates to the state convention set for June 16, with Holt facing pressure to retire as state committee chair if free silver gains control. Matthews’ allies fear delegation shifts, while free silver proponents push for unit rule and a free coinage platform.
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Indianapolis
Holtzman
Matthews
Sound Money
Sterling R. Holt
Holt
Chorus ticket transfer dispute delays Indianapolis festival
At the Indianapolis May festival a chorus strike delayed the show by about an hour over whether chorus tickets were transferable. The dispute followed a prior performance when chorus members believed they could transfer their tickets freely. A young man named Charles Hecker was involved in the incident.
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Indianapolis
Charles Hecker
Chorus Board Expels Member Over Ticket Controversy
An incident at a chorus event ends with Hecker being expelled after clashing with Romero Johnson and others over transferrable tickets. Directors called him Mars and scoundrel before the board reinstated him with a half apology and allowed transferrable tickets going forward.
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Hecker
Romero Johnson
Mars
Good Rains Help Indiana Crops Yet Wheat Falls Short
Indianapolis May 27 The weather bureau notes general crop improvement from rains but wheat prospects are weak due to fly and rust damage. Burley, rye, oats in good shape. corn planting lagging as soils stay wet. potatoes bloom. pasturage and grasses improved. apples scarce but other fruit and berries look fair. some tobacco planted in Ohio and Switzerland counties.
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Indianapolis
Weather Bureau
Ohio
Switzerland
Ax Company Assets Valued At 250000 In Alex May 27
Alexandria report notes Kelly Ax Manufacturing assets appraised at 250000 after seizure by Union Trust Indianapolis. Total liabilities near 140000 with about 50000 capable of long term repayment. Petersburg account describes a baseball dispute where 18 year old Bowers suffered a fractured skull after an attack by William Thursman.
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Ax Company
Alexandria
Kelly Ax Manufacturing Company
Union Trust Company
Indianapolis
Petersburg
Winslow William Thursman
Bowers
Thursman
Town Marshal Shocked by Gunfire as Suspect Escapes
A revolver was fired twice at the town marshal before arrest. Thurs man was jailed here. Winslow residents threatened to hang the boy if he dies, but cooler citizens restrained a lynching.
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Thursman
Winslow
Scaffolding Collapse Injures Three Men at Grover Hill Mill
In Grover Hill Corydon county Ohio while raising a mill framework Daniel Stolz Lawrence Welsh and Philip Welsh all of Corydon were injured when scaffolding collapsed. Stolz suffered a broken leg and dislocated shoulder Philip Welsh broke an arm and sustained internal injuries Lawrence Welsh had a mashed leg and broken arm and collarbone.
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Portland
Grover Hill
Daniel Stolz
Lawrence Welsh
Philip Welsh
Corydon
Stolz
Jury convicts Holzherr of manslaughter in wife murder
In New Albany a circuit court jury finds John Holzherr guilty of manslaughter for the 1895 murder of his wife. He faces a nineteen year sentence in the Jeffersonville Southern Prison. The verdict rests on circumstantial testimony.
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New Albany
John Holzherr
Jeffersonville
Sullivan County Sheriff Prepares for Mine Strike Turmoil
A Sullivan County sheriff plans to visit the principal mines as striking miners threaten trouble. Reports describe rising violence and a strike path similar to the 1893 episode when the military was deployed.
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Indianapolis
Sullivan
Ind
Sullivan County
Lightning destroys Aultman & Taylor warehouse in Mansfield
A Mansfield Ohio warehouse housing threshers and separators was struck by lightning and burned. Loss estimated at 100000 dollars. Nearby items include obituaries for several individuals in Illinois Indiana and Ontario. Local strikes and heat records mentioned along with multiple weather and crime notes.
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Aultman & Taylor
Mansfield
Pittsfield
Joseph H. Ledlie
Olney
E. W. Ridgway
Sycamore
Tills
Jesse Raplee
Hastings
Minn
Stephen Wimner
Mossville
Ills
William Brooks
Cerro Gordo
Mary Koehler
Shingletown
Ont
St. Louis
Hillsboro
Joseph C Wilson
M. C. Denton
Henry D. Baker
Chicago
Yale
Frank Hupman
Lake Shore
Huron
Frank Tierney
Johns. Mosby
Hong Kong
San Francisco
Valley Falls
Kas
Weather indications across Midwestern states May 27
The brief weather bulletin reports for Indiana Gen: westerly winds shifting to variable and fair conditions. Illinois: fair weather with southern local showers and variable winds. Lower Michigan: fair with possible northern showers and light to fresh westerly winds, cooler southeast. Upper Michigan: local rains, warmer, light to fresh easterly winds. Wisconsin: generally fair with possible northern showers. Iowa: fair with northerly winds becoming variable.
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Washington
Indiana
Lower
Michigan
Upper
Wisconsin
Porton
Trowa
Market Report Mixed as Bonds and Grains Move in New York and Chicago
The May market round up shows money on call at 2 percent, mercantile paper around 45-46 percent, and varied bond quotes. Chicago Board of Trade quotes wheat and corn swings with oats and livestock prices following. live stock in Chicago yards sees hogs and cattle ranges, with hogs at 2.70 to 3.40 and cattle from 1.05 to 4.35, reflecting broad activity in commodities and agricultural goods.
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New York
Sterling Exchange
United States
Chicago
Board of Trade Today
Michigan
Union Stock Yards
Texas
Deluge from Bloody Run Iowa Flood Tells of Tragedy
Milwaukee conductor W J Durbin recalls the rising Bloody Run flood near North McGregor Iowa. He describes cries for help from residents on low ground as trains and box cars drifted by. Seven residents and six circus canvasmen drowned. the circus outfit narrowly escaped with fifteen minutes to spare.
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Milwaukee
W. J. Durbin
McGregor
Durbin
Mississippi
North McGregor
Kirkhart & Ryan's Circus
South McGregor
Winona
North McGrenor
North Mecresct
Kirkhard & Ryan
Terrible Victoria streetcar disaster leaves many dead
A collapse of the Point Ellice bridge in Victoria British Columbia caused two streetcars to plunge into the water killing many passengers. Rescue efforts continue as officials fear the death toll may exceed sixty with numerous injuries across the city and surrounding areas.
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North McGreggor
Cairo
Ill
Point Ellice
Victoria Arm
Wilson
Macaulay
Victoria
List of Casualties in Michigan Storm Areas
Revised casualty list from the Michigan storm includes numerous deaths and injuries across Ortonville Oakwood North Oxford Thomas Thornville Metamora Fair Grove Mungora Station and surrounding spots. Names include Mrs William Mitch ell Abraham Quick P F Wil kins Mrs Josiah Johnson John Porrитt and many others with multiple injuries reported.
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Detroit
Ortonville
William Mitchell
Abraham Quick
Henry Quick
P. F. Wilkins
Josiah Johnson
John C. Porritt
Joseph Porritt
Louis Porritt
John Milkey
Abraham Kitchen
William Kitchen
T. C. Eaton
Oscar Slate
Crane
Thomas Bishop
Frank Laidlaw
Thomas
Charles Hicks
Elroy Hicks
Thornville
Mack Smiley
Joseph Smiley
Thomas Bennett
Metamora
Fair Grove
Joseph Malburg
Mungor
Ian Edwards
F. ©. Eaton
Arthur Woodruff
R. Kent
Mra
Horace Crossley
Archie Woodruff
Oskwood
George Fificki
Katherine capsizes on Ohio River. thirteen dead
In Caino Illinois a storm capsized the steam ferry boat Katherine near the mouth of the Ohio River. Drowned are Captain Rittenhouse superintendent of the ferry company, Dr. Orr and his daughter Miss Orr, another Miss Orr, Richard Thurman, Charles Gilhoffer, and seven crew members.
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Caino
Ill
Katherine
Rittenhouse
Dr. Orr
Wickliffe
Miss Orr
Orr
Richard Thurman
Charles Gilhoffer
Ciro
Ohio River
Methodist conference installs three bishops and backs temperance
In Cleveland the Methodist Episcopal convention held three sessions. Bishops elect McCabe Cranston and Hartzell were installed. Afternoon debate focused on temperance with a committee report urging Congress to restrict liquor laws in line with prohibition states. Evening session approved a pro tem presiding officer provision for central conference when no bishop is present.
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Cleveland
Methodist Episcopal Conference
McCabe
Cranston
Hartzell
Methodist Church
Board of Bishops
Congress
Internal Revenue
Committee On
House votes to repeal alcohol rebate under tariff law
The House approved by 165 to 60 a bill repealing section 61 of the tariff law that allowed a rebate for alcohol used in arts and medicines. An attached amendment creates a joint commission of three members from each house to study free alcohol issues and report next session. Debate highlighted regional opposition and various related measures.
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Washington
New England
Prista
Spencer
Alabama
Stewart
Carlisle
House
Commission of Representatives
Senate
Dolliver
Boles
Baseball Scores Reported by League Clubs
May 27 reports from New York and other cities show standings with New York 11?5 and Cleveland 4, Philadelphia 8, Baltimore 3, Washington 5, Brooklyn 4, Louisville 1, Chicago 1, Cincinnati 8. Wet grounds noted for Boston games.
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Chicaco
New York
Cleveland
Brooklyn
Louisville
Baltimore
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Chicago
Washington
Cincinnati
Boston
Representatives oppose Sherman bill on penalty clause
Washington May 27 prominent representatives of commercial and transportation interests testified before the house committee on commerce to oppose the Sherman bill to repeal the penalty clause of the interstate commerce act.
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Washington
House Committee On Commerce
Sherman
New York
Diplomats Dinner Sparks Political Significance In Havana
The German consul invited the secretary of the government Marquis Palmarola Dubose and the French and English consuls to dinner, an event viewed as politically significant. Rhode Island inaugurates a new governor as Charles Warren Lippitt takes office in Newport, with F W K Allen elected speaker of the house.
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Havana
Marquis Palmarola Dubose
Rhode Island
Newport
Charles Warren Lippitt
F. W. K. Allen
East Greenwich
Court of Appeals decision announced in Albany
The court of appeals has decided a case, announced in Albany on May 27, outlining the latest ruling by the state appellate court.
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Raines
Albany
Court of Appeals
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