Washington D C A City Planned by Washington Itself
Washington D C August 18 1900 Ex United States Senator John J Ingalls who died suddenly in New Mexico August 16 urged district development and a broad grid of streets praising Washingtons foresight The piece notes the cities design wide streets capital area layout and cites the July to September heat and Cuban teachers visit to Harvard and Washington including a White House reception with McKinley and Cisneros.
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Washington D. C
John J. Ingalls
United States
Kansas
New Mexico
Senate
District of Columbia
Ingalls
Senator Ingalls
Washington
Principe
Capitol Building
Capitol Hill
Joe Smith
B Street
N. B
North East
John Jones
N. W
Census Department
Indiana
Census Bureau
Fayette
Ashington
Harvard University
Boston
New York
White House
McKinley
Cisneros
donation of geological specimens to city schools by Mr Reynolds
Allen Jesse Reynolds of the city donated a geology collection to the City School Board. The cabinet holds 400 specimens from around the world including star fish alabaster onyx fossil fern and kaolin with local finds from Indiana and nearby counties. Reynolds will study primitive man alongside geology to further nature study in students and pursue continued research.
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City School Board
Allen Jesse Reynolds
Reynolds
Italy
Mexico
England
Mazon Creek
Til
Laurence County
Indiana
LaPort County
New department store planned for Connersville by Hackman and partners
Joseph Hackman of Lewell Ind has leased the D. T. Roots building previously occupied by a Philatook store in Connersville. Heeb Brothers are expected to join, forming a furniture and stove shop enterprise, and a warm welcome awaits the new venture and its likely success.
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Connersville
Joseph Hackman
Leuvel
Ind
D. T. Roots
Phila Atook
Heeb Brothers
Mr. Hackman
Enterprise
Joseph
Pleasant Surprise Honors T. F. Hamilton at 70th Birthday
About 45 neighbors gathered Saturday evening to celebrate T. F. Hamilton's 70th birthday at his new Virginie Avenue home. Supt. vie Ochiltree delivered a brief presentation speech as Mr. Hamilton, surprised yet gracious, offered a thankful reply. The event included literary and social games and light refreshments before departure at about ten.
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T. F. Hamilton
Vie Ochiltree
Hamilton
Virginie Avenue
Transfers of Property Across Maplewood and City Lots
Transfers list multiple deeds including Bessie Langston and husband to John Carlos for a Maplewood lot at 1250 dollars. James I. Dehaven to Myrtle Cole for Desores in Connersville township at 1 dollar. Dehaven to Myrtle Cole for a city lot at 1 cent. Charles Mount and wife to Ada C ink for a city lot at 400 dollars. Manford E. Dale to Henry B. Pobitase for a city lot at 860 dollars. Charles Mount to Charles H. Hamilton for a city lot at 9800 dollars.
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Bessie Langston
Fragmentary Letter Snippets From City Archives
A set of incomplete letters and names appears in a city archive fragment. Readable items include scattered names such as Lyons and Quincy with partial phrases suggesting dates and correspondence. The text is fragmentary with no clear narrative or outcomes.
Peking Taken as Allied Forces Enter City
August 11 near Ho-si-wu the allied army faced a large Chinese force under Gen Tung-fuh-king. By August 15 they entered Peking through the East gate, surrounding the legations. Debate continues on leadership, reinforcements, and postwar settlement amid calls for ceasefire and negotiations.
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Ho-si-wu
Peking
Tung-fuh-king
Ma-thou
Tung-chan
Legations
Count von Waldersee
Germany
Council of Generala
Conger
China
Li-Hung- Chang
Terrife
United States
Russia
Li-Hung-Chang
Shanghai
Yang-tse
Pekin
W. F. L. Sanpgas
Jolly Surprise Birthday Party For Miss Nellie Murray
About thirty young friends secretly gathered near the Murray place three miles south of the city to surprise Miss Nellie Murray on her birthday. At 8 45 they stormed the hall and parlor while an organ played Hold the Fort. Miss Murray and family welcomed the invaders with a flag of truce and a hearty reception followed with games and refreshments on the lawn.
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Nellie Murray
Murray Place
Murray
Burglars Reach West Hill In Series Of Midweek Thefts
A string of burglaries targets local residences and small businesses with Sunday style boldness. Thieves hit P F Feigert cigar store for 1.25 dollars via a back window. Mrs Tate home on West Hill loses 13 dollars during a brief absence. Police arrest three suspects. mayor later releases them. Monday night entry nets 10.40 at Chas Laverty’s, front window access. Matt Meyer's store shows signs of a break in and Davison's West Hill residence is ransacked with four dollars taken.
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P. F. Feigert
Chas. Laverty
Beegge
Matt Meyer
J. N. Davison
West Hill
Robbery in Hardware Store Ends Before It Starts
A bold hold up surfaced at J. W. Ross & Co hardware where a gleaming revolver was leveled at Carl Hanson Woaneaday around two. The robber demanded money but stated he only wanted cartridges for the weapon and moved to exit after the exchange.
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Carl Hanson Woaneaday
Manson
J. W. Ross & Co
Tug of War at Holberg's store in Conneraville event
A tug of war will be held in front of Holberg's clothing store between 3 and 4 p m on Saturday August 35 1900. Any two steady pullers who can slip a Sweet Orr Co yellow ticket pants worth 150 shall win a free pair. M Holberg The Big Clothier Fifth and Central Avenue Conneraville Ind. w th
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Holberg
Sweet, Orr & Co
M. Holberg
Big Clothier
Fifth and Central Avenue
Conneraville
Ind
Electrifying night storm hits Connersville causing damage
A Friday night thunderstorm with high wind and heavy rain struck Connersville and surrounding areas at 11 pm. Telegraph and fire alarm lines were damaged, fuses burned out, and a smoke stack toppled at the ice plant while trees fell and fences and corn suffered damage. The event sparked widespread alarm but limited physical devastation.
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Connersville
Syndicate Aims to Buy Local Papers in Rushville and Shelbyville
The Shelbyville Republican reports a syndicate led by A. E. Smiley and George Ray plans to purchase the Rushville Jacksonian and Shelbyville Jeffersonian. The move would place Smiley in control of Rush County and Ray as leader in Shelby County, with Smiley chairman of the Democratic Central Committee and Ray dictating the Shelby Democratic wing.
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Shelbyville Republican
Rushville Jacksonian
Shelbyville
Jeffersonian
A. E. Smiley
George Ray
Smiley
Rush County
Ray
Shelby
Race riots prompt questions on crime and responsibility
A fragmented report discusses race tensions and violence, questioning whether crimes by white individuals are judged more harshly than those by Black people. The piece also mentions a shift in civic focus toward reconstruction and a local newspaper editor moving into a new office space. An electrical storm is noted as a remarkable countywide event with a tree struck by lightning and neighbors affected.
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Sion
Chtisen
Steven Ryan
Ave
Unclear fragmentary local notice from Fair Ludlana
Fragmentary text mentions Arence Finney of Fair Ludlana and references relatives and home town commerce. Content is garbled with unclear dates and events, yielding a partial local notice without a clear action or outcome.
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Arence Finney
Fair Ludlana
Jeunes Marcantile
Ville
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