Fortune of about twenty five thousand bequeathed to Ama B Alexander
An Indiana lawyer informs Ama B Alexander of Philadelphia that she inherits a large estate from the late Mr Dayton. The letter says the sum ranges between twenty thousand and twenty five thousand dollars plus property in Plymouth. Indiana marks its ninety third birthday with hints of a centennial celebration in 1916. The Indiana Legislature began its 1916 session at Corydon on November 4.
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Indiana
Ama B. Alexander
North Sixteenth Street
Philadelphia
Ife
Reading
William F. Bates
Plymouth
Ind
Dayton
Territory
Marshall
Corydon
Congress
Acetylene Plant Blast Kills Indiana Farmer
I M Kurtz a wealthy farmer living south of North Salem Indiana was instantly killed by an acetylene plant explosion. Freezing pipes caused him to enter the plant with a lantern and the blast occurred as he began to thaw them. His body was hurled seventy feet and his skull crushed. The explosion shattered the family home windows and demolished the plant. Kurtz aged 55 left a widow and nine children.
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I. M. Kurtz
North Salem
Ind
Famous Sioux Chief Red Cloud Dead at Pine Ridge
Red Cloud the renowned Sioux chief has died at Pine Ridge agency after years living there. He was a figure of the old Indian type, aged 11, and had resided at Pine Ridge for the last twenty five years while engaging with education efforts for his people. Wabash Train Wreck in Detroit injures several. Train No 52 collided with an open switch near Belle Vue yards southeast of Detroit, leaving Engineer EF M Richardson seriously hurt and passenger E G Bastedo badly hurt.
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Red Cloud
Washington, D. C
Frennan
Pine Ridge Indian Agency
Washington
Ping Ridge Agency
Detroit
Bellevue Yards
Mich
EF. M. Richardson
E.G. Bastedo
Sugar Steamer Johanna Sinks En Route to Philadelphia
A British vessel the Johanna carrying sugar from Tlolio, Philippine Islands to Philadelphia sank at sea near Santo Domingo. Captain Nickerson reports all twenty five crew members unaccounted for.
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Johanna
Tlolio
Philippine Islands
Philadelphia
Santo Domingo
Nickerson
Student Killed by Falling Tree Near Bedford
Willis Iields of Mitchell Indiana a Northwestern University student in Bedford was crushed to death by a falling tree while working on his father's farm during vacation.
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Willis Iields
Mitchell, Ind
Northwestern University
Bedford
Ind
Willis
Fire at Vincennes University Causes Major Damage
A fire at Vincennes University in Indiana, which has just marked its 108th anniversary, destroyed a three story annex to the old building and caused damage totaling about 900 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Vincennes University
Vincennes
Ind.) University
Northwest Territory
Farm Hand Frozen to Death Near Prospect Ohio
Harvey Trash, 50, a farm hand, was found frozen to death in a hut near Prospect a village near Marion Ohio authorities said the death is under investigation and the circumstances are not yet clear.
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Harvey
Prospect
Marion
Ohio
Cook's Arctic Fraud Allegations Surface in Affidavits
New York Times reports af fidavits alleging Dr Frederick A Cook hired Captain August W Toose and George H Dunkle to fake data and charts for a Copenhagen submission. They claim Cook promised four thousand dollars, paid two sixty, and vanished, with details of coaching Cook to back his explorers tale.
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The
New York Times
August W. Toose
George H. Dunkle
Frederick A. Cook
Arctic
University of Copenhagen
Cook
New York
Dunkle
Copenhagen
Captain Loose
Toose
Mr. Dunkle
Dr. Cook
John B. Bradley
John Bliss & Co
Front Street
Explorer
Waldorf-Astoria
Evidence of Book Purchases Tied to Dr Cook Polar Work
Robert Flight reports purchases of nautical and astronomical works and three carts of Smith Sound by Captain Loose and Dr. Cook during a hotel stay from November 16 to 19. Captain Loose provided final polar observations to Dr. Cook, who hoped Copenhagen would accept the records. The Times notes uncertainty over adoption of the observations.
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Cook
Smith Sound
Polar
Robert Flight
the Times
Captain Looze
Gramatan
Mr. Dunkle
Captain Loose
George H. Dundle
Andrew H. Lewis
Dr. Cook
Copenhagen
Times
Insane man shoots Holmes County Sheriff in Shreve
Roy Lee, held his family in terror at Shreve Ohio all night and killed Sheriff Jacob Bell when the officer attempted to arrest him. Authorities describe Lee as believed insane and he remains at large in Holmes County.
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Shreve
Ohio
Roy Lee
Jacob Bell
Holmes County
Postal savings banks growth worldwide highlighted
The Comptroller of the Currency report notes 34 countries with postal savings banks and a near doubling of depositors from 20,152,887 to 40,?20,505 in the last decade. Deposits rose about 5 percent while average deposits per depositor fell from 456.41 to 49.83. The United Kingdom leads, Japan and Italy show large totals, Canada has many accounts but small deposits, and overall holdings exceed 14 billion in individual deposits across nations.
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Lawrence O. Murray
Postal Savings Banks
United Kingdom
Japan
Ita Ivy
France
Belgium
Austria
Netherlands
British India
Body of Auto Victim Found in Chicago River
The body of Max Cohen was recovered from the Chicago River near Loomis street bridge, with his coat over his head suggesting a failed rescue attempt for his fiancée Beatrice Shapiro, who is missing. The two were believed to have died November 7 when chauffeur Ernest Camp drove the car into the river near Jackson boulevard bridge.
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Max Cohen
Chicago
Loomis Street
Ernest Camp
Jackson Boulevard
Cohen
Beatrice Shapiro
Miss Shapiro
Cairo Lynchers to Escape Trial in Illinois Town
State's Attorney Alexander Wilson says Arthur Alexander will not be brought from Urbana for trial in the present Circuit Court term due to local feeling. Indictments against those who took part in the recent Cairo double lynching are not expected.
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Alexander Wilson
Arthur Alexander
Anita Pelley
Cairo
Urbana
Mass gasometer explosion kills workers in Hamburg
A massive blast at the Kleine s Grasbrook gasometer on the Icbe front in Hamburg results from a leak in a new gasometer, triggering a large fire. Twenty five workers vanish in flames, nineteen are confirmed dead, fourteen others missing, as the city contends with the blaze that endangers the 200000 cubic meter gasometer. The old gasometer holds 50000 cubic meters and the city had spent 14 million marks on the new facility.
35 Hurt In Indiana Street Car Crash At Crossing
Thirty five passengers on a street car were injured when the car was struck by an inbound Pennsylvania train at the South street crossing in Indianapolis. The impact hurled the car about fifty feet, it fell on a cement sidewalk and lay across the track. The engineer stopped the train before a second collision. Most injuries were not fatal and many resulted from the ensuing panic.
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Pennsylvania
Enedianapolis
South Street
Indianapolis
Chicago bankers back plan for 250000 dollar speedway
Local Chicago capitalists are reported to back a company to build a 250000 dollar motor speedway in Chicago. Kentucky tobacco crop of 1909 to reach nearly 400 million pounds as announced by Louisville banks. Snowdrifts bury corn around Huron South Dakota hindering harvest and risking loss. James Wilson says US corn output this year at 2767316000 bushels with 79,799000 bushels in farmers hands. last year 2668651000 with 71,1240000 in farmers’ hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Kentucky
Louisville
James Wilson
United States
Calhoun Named Minister to China by State Department
Announcement in Washington confirms William J. Calhoun of Chicago as minister to China. Born in Pittsburgh in 1848, Calhoun has long influenced Illinois and national politics, aiding McKinley in 1896 and helping steer Illinois toward the McKinley ticket in the National Convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Washington, D. C
William J. Calhoun
Chicago
China
Atr. Calhoun
Pittsburg
Calhoun
Iinois
Nation
McKinley
Illinois
Calhoun as Republican Governor Candidate Prospect
The text outlines James Calhoun, urged for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, noting his legal start in Danville Illinois in 1875, his Interstate Commerce Commission service 1898 to 1900, move to Chicago in 1900, and his 1905 appointment as special commissioner to Venezuela. His report shaped U S policy supporting the Monroe doctrine.
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Danville
Ill
Chicago
Calhoun
Interstate Commerce Commission
Venezuela
America
Deputy Sheriff Shot After Flag Incident at Steel Plant
Deputy Sheriff Conway Crowley was shot and likely fatally wounded while attempting to remove a black flag raised by striking workers near the Colonial Steel Company plant in Monaca near Pittsburgh. The mob, infuriated by the flag display, had already torn down the American flag and demanded action from police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Womited
Colonial Steel Company
Monaca
Pittsburg
Conway Crowley
Congress Opens Sixty-First Session Amid Remembrance
Galleries fill as the Sixty-first Congress begins with both chambers in session. Bills are introduced by members, while senators wait to present measures. Deaths of Senator Johnson and Representatives Lassiter and DeArmond prompt adjournments in respect. Priest, officials sworn in, and initial conferences set the agenda. Snizer proposes a resolution to restore order in Nicaragua.
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Washington
Sixty-first Congress
Sherman
Senate
Cannon
Congress
Johnson
North Dakota
Lassiter
Virginia
DeArmond
Missouri
Fountain L. Thompson
W. W. McCredie
W. J. Moxley
Ilinois
Capitol
Snizer
New York
House
Nicaragua
United States
Zelaya
Ohio Troops Deployed to Quell Bridgeport Mill Riot
Governor Harmon ordered twenty one Ohio State troops to Bridgeport to quell a riot at the Aetna mill of the American Sheet and Tin Plate Company. A mob of 700 plus fired on guards. 4 guards were wounded and a boy nearby shot. Sheriff Amrine declared martial law in Bridgeport and Martin's Ferry as unrest followed an open shop order by the mill.
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Harmon
Ohio
Bridgeport
Aetna
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Amrine
Martin's Ferry
American Sheet and Tinplate Company
Amalgamated Association of Tron, Steel, and Tin Workers
Million Dollar Loss Charged to Phenix Fire Chief
Phenix State Superintendent Hotchkiss reports George P. Sheldon, president of the Phenix Fire Insurance Company of Brooklyn since 1887, faces charges of misapplied funds forgery wash sales and reports to the Insurance Department. Loss to the company totals 1 million dollars. Sheldon is said to be dying at his home from dropsy and general breakdown.
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Hotchkiss
George P. Sheldon
Phenix Fire Insurance Company
Brooklyn
Insurance Department
New York County
Sheldon
Death sentence inmate hangs self in jail
A condemned prisoner, Frank Grimes, who killed Blanche McKnight, hanged himself in his Columbus Ohio county jail cell. He had been sentenced to die in the electric chair on March 27.
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Nuls Self
Frank Grimes
Blanche McKnight
Columbus
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Sribune
Batesville, Ind
D. McCallum
Sun
NLM
F.Q
Landsman
Doctor
Ots Reaogyon
Mingeapolis
Data ON Postal Banks
Hamburg
Trade and Industry
Huron
S. D
Roi Calhoun
Phenix
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