Vanderbilt interests buy seven Sullivan County coal mines
John S Bays for a New York syndicate is buying seven top Sullivan County mines for about 2.5 million dollars. The takeover occurs June 4 and covers 10,000 acres. Mines include Hismera North Jackson Hill Sullivan County Coal Company Union Coal Company Weller mines and Gldari mine. Indiana operators say Vanderbilt interests back the deal.
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Vanderbilts Bay
Lladiana
John S. Bays
New York
Sullivan ¢ County
Hismera
North Jackson Hill
Sullivan County Coal Company
Union Coal Company
Weller Coal Mmines
Harder & Hafer
Chicazo
Glendari
WS. Boxzle Coal Company
Sullivan County
Indiana
Vanderbilt
Notable Noble County tycoon William Clapp dies in Albion
William Frank Clapp, a wealthy Albion resident and son of Judge William Clapp, died at his home from kidney trouble. At his death he left a fortune in real estate and finance. He held prominent roles in Scottish Rite at Fort Wayne and Knight Templars in Rendallville. Survived by a wife and seven children.
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William Frank Clapp
Noble County
Albion
Ind
William Clapp
Indiana
Clanpanims
Tle
Fort Warne
Rendallville
Railsback & Tradley
Bedford
Harriette SK. Crawford
Schuyler Colfax
Michigan City
Lake Michigan
Boonville
Patrick County
John M. Welker
Port Wayne
Minnie Melching
Special Train Wrecks in South Injures Ogden Party
A special train carrying the Ogden educational party on its southern itinerary collided with a switch engine at the Southern railway yards in Greenville South Carolina. The engine and several cars derailed, dining cars telescoped and destroyed. Two dining cars destroyed. Two flagmen and three dining car workers were killed and several members of the Ogden party were injured.
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Southern Railway
Green= Ville
S.C
Wreck on Clover Leaf Train East of Decatur Ind
Westbound Clover Leaf passenger train No 5 was derailed twelve miles east of Decatur Indiana. Four cars left the track but no one was injured due to the calm action of engineer Frank M Holland. The train consisted of a baggage car a combination chair car a sleeper and a private car.
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Clover Leaf Railroad
Decatur
Ind
Frank M. Holland
Young Indiana Couple Die In Ohio Car Collision
William Daugherty and Miss Bessie Thompson died from injuries after a collision between their horse drawn carriage and a Dayton and Manek trolley on the line near Greenville Ohio. Fred Uuehes and Miss Mary Yeaney were badly hurt in the same crash. All injured are from Union City Indiana and under twenty years old.
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William Daugherty
Bessie Thompson
Dayton & Manek
Greenville
Ohio
Fred Uuehes
Mary Yeaney
Union City
Ind
Death row inmate in Louisville gets new legal aid
Caleb Powers awaiting execution for involvement in Governor Wing Goebel’s murder receives a legal visit from former Illinois Governor Yates who volunteers as counsel with former New York Governor Black to defend Powers. Powers has spent nearly six years in confinement. Awful Slaughter of Congo Natives reported with 8,000 rebels attacking Captain Avert's mission. only the captain and six soldiers survive a heroism filled defense. 4,000 of the attacking 8,000 are said to be killed.
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Caleb Powers
Wing Goebel
Louisville
Yates
Illinois
Black
New York
Powers
Marseilles
Congo
Avert
Bandits Fail Bank Break at Jasper Mich Crack Vault
Safe crackers tried to break into a Jasper Michigan bank but fled after opening the vault door. They stole a horse and buggy belonging to Nelson DeNano and rode toward Adrian before abandoning the horse and attempting to return home. Bloodhounds could not follow the trail.
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Jasper
Mich
Nelson Dedano
Adrian
Prohibitionist Aaron Vail Severely Hurt by Saw
Aaron Vail a noted prohibitionist from northern Indiana owner of a large sawmill near Laporte was badly injured by a buzz saw. The blade severed six ribs pierced his right shoulder blade and opened his right lung making his survival unlikely.
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Aaron Vail
Indiana
Laporte
Ind
Burglars Blow Safe At Waymansville Post Office
Burglars entered the Waymansville post office near Columbus and dynamited the safe, stealing about $600 in cash and checks.
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Waymansville
Columbus, Ltd
Fire destroys British steamer Yuen-Wo at Tung Chou
Shanghai dispatch reports the British steamer Yuen-Wo total loss by fire at Tung Chou with about 150 Chinese fatalities feared. The disaster raises concerns for crew and passengers presumed dead.
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Shanghai
Tung Chou
Thirteen Miners Trapped By Explosion Near Wilburton
Thirteen miners were entombed and probably killed by an explosion in the Missouri Kansas Texas Coal Company mine No. 19, four miles west of Wilburton Oklahoma. Rescue teams expect recovery to be delayed for several days.
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Missouri, Kansas & Texas Coal Company
Wilburton
Oklo
Frightful Deed by Muncie Man Ends in Bleeding Wounding
John Jackson of Muncie Indiana attacked his wife in a drunken rage and bit her like a savage beast leaving her insensible and bleeding to death. Detectives captured him later as jealousy prompted the deed.
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John Jackson
Muncie
Ind
Jackson
Cool Weather Delays Planting Across Crop Regions
The Weather Bureau reports a week of unusually cool conditions through April 24, hindering germination and growth in most eastern districts. Frost damage affected the South Atlantic and East Gulf, while rains and drought impacted Indiana, Missouri, Montana, and the Dakotas. Cotton planting advanced slowly but suffered frost in Alabama, Georgia, and the Carolinas, with fruit prospects declining in the Ohio Valley and the Atlantic coast south of New England.
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Weather Bureau
Rocky Mountains
East Gulf States
Indiana
Missouri
Montana
Dakotas
Ixkansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Linovis
Ilinois
Ohio River
Ohio
South Atlantic
South Dakota
Colorado
Uta
Paci
Middle Atlantic States
New England
Oklahoma
Indian Territories
Arkan
Texas
Alabama
Georgia
Carolinas
Ohio Valley
Gulf States
Atlantic
Missouri Valley
Lake Region
New Engin
Grover Cleveland Attacks Women Clubs and Suffrage
The former president criticizes women’s clubs and the suffrage movement, arguing it undermines home life and mothering. He warns of dangerous influences on wives and mothers and defends traditional domestic roles amid quotes from a Ladies Home Journal interview.
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Grover Cleveland
Lome
Cleveland
Notable World Figures and Their Varied Anecdotes
The Emperor of China awards Diaz the first grade Order of the Double Dragon. Portugal’s king earns medals as an amateur painter. German traveler Robert Friesen notes Iceland's highly educated people. The Sultan of Turkey is a late riser who smokes heavily and may die soon. Prince Charles of Denmark is multitalented. Winston Churchill, aged 30, already attracts a biographer. Other brief notes cover ministers, poets, and military figures from various nations.
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Diaz
Robert Friesen
Iceland
Turkey
Reschad Bey
Frederick Bridge
London
Prince Charles
Denmark
Tong Shin Ye
England
United States
Lynedoch
Graham Murray
Thomas Graham
Winston Churchill
Lord Randolph Churchill
Major Resmurets
Strikes Threaten Chicago Business as Federal Judge Intervenes
Nationwide labor unrest grips Chicago as thousands of teamsters strike paralyzing major wholesale and retail firms. A sweeping injunction blocks union drivers and supporters from interfering with Employers' Teaming Co. property and workers. The federal government mobilizes troops and army wagons from Fort Sheridan to safeguard logistics and city operations.
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Chicago
United States
Teampisters
Washington
Taft
Fort Sheridan
Fiplogvers
Chicago strike threatens general halt to city industries
Labor leaders in Chicago threaten a citywide general strike after 2000+ teamsters join the walkout. The Chicago Employers' Association wins a sweeping injunction against strikers and disruptions rail and department stores. federal troops could be recalled if violence grows. Chief Neill oversees police as idle workers surge.
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Chicago Teamsters
Chicago
State Street
Railway Express
Chicatgo
Neill
Schuettner
Shimilh
Express wagon drivers arm for defense with sawed off shotguns
Union workers recount how drivers of express wagons faced a rise in attacks as they attempted to deliver goods with only moral support from police. By Friday some riders carried rifles and all had revolvers, but Saturday’s sawed off shotguns stood as their sole visible defense in the western roadways.
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Far West
Fitzhugh Lee Dies in Washington After Train Illness
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee of Virginia aged 65 died in Washington Friday night from apoaplexy after a train journey from Boston. His brother Daniel Lee and two physicians were present. Mrs. Lee and rest of family were away. Lee served in three wars, including the Civil War as a Confederate major general and the Spanish American War. He had recently been in Boston to advocate Massachusetts representation at the 1907 Jamestown exposition.
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Washington
Pughugh Lee
Virginia
Boston
Lee
Daniel Lee
Hidie and
Kean
Massachusetts
Exposition Company
Legislative Committee
Massachusetts Clouse
Gen. Lee
Spain
Katie Bodkins
Mairou
Tream
Robert I. Denny
Plainville
First Congregational District
John A. Poster
Evansville
Congress
James A. Hemenway
United States Senate
CG. D. Billman
William McKinley
Logansport
Sparks from the Wires and Obits from Two Continents
Washington Dessau a Macon Georgia lawyer collapsed and died in Atlanta while arguing a case in the Supreme Court. Belgium invites US delegates to a September international educational and commercial congress in Mons. Thomas Butler born in Queenstown Ireland in 1800 died at his New York home after eighty years in wharves and shipping.
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Washington Dessau
Macon
Atlanta
Supreme Court
United States
Belgium
International Educational and Commercial Congress
Mons
Thomas Butler
Queenstown
Ireland
New York
America
Chicago and New York Weekly Trade Review Summary
Chicago weekly review notes seasonable progress with diversified activity and higher raw material demand. Grain marketing up significantly year over year with shipments rising. livestock and hides markets vigorous. improvements in jobbing and retail. New York reports irregular trade but active industries, brisk building, firmer money, and rising bank clearings with overall satisfactory results.
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Weekly Review of
Chicago Trade
Br, G. Dun & Co
Toeard
Bradstreet
United States
Canada
R. G. Dun
Multiple Midwestern Markets and Local Tragedies Reported
The bulletin lists prices for cattle hogs and grains across Chicago Detroit Wilwanukee Toledo Buffalo and New York with mixed ranges. It also notes fatalities and accidents including William Witselman crushed, Geraldine child, Easter egg poisoning, a farm lightning strike, a jewelry burglary, a politician nomination, and several drownings and suicides amid a string of local misfortunes.
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Chicago
Detroit
Ste. Wilwanukee
Doe
Harley
Toledo
Ste
Elover
New York
Child's Letter Reunites Separated Parents Amid Family Turmoil
Indiana news reports a Marion police officer Jerry Davis who faced intoxication charges and was suspended, reunites with his family after his young son’s letter to a trade journal reached him. Davis sent money for his wife and two boys to join him in Port Allegheny where he works as a glassworker.
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Jerry Davis
Marion
Davis
Jerry, Jr
Commoner and Glassworker
Lawrence
Jerry
Port Anegheny
Port Allegheny
Jury Convicts Sprong in Wabash Murder Case
After five hours and forty minutes the jury returns a verdict of murder in the first degree and life sentence for Sprong. The defendant smiled briefly as the verdict was announced. the crime was the shooting of Wilson Addington a former Grant county clerk and Marion councilman on January 17 in cold light.
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Wabash
Wilson Addington
Grant County
Marion
Firebug interrupts in fort Wayne barn incident
Walter Deturk was awakened by a noise in his barn and found his horse with a throat wound and a fire starting in a hay bale. He extinguished the blaze with water and chased the suspect two blocks away, but the arsonist escaped.
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Frort
Wayne
Walter Deturk
Ble
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Chicago Employers’ Association
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Col. Crofton
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