Indiana Wealth Surpasses Three Billion Dollars in 1904
Indiana’s total wealth crosses the three billion dollar mark for the first time, ranking twelfth among states. The 1904 figure reaches 3,105,781,739 with per capita wealth of 1,173.73. Data show real property and improvements, live stock, farm implements, manufacturing, and rail systems among key components.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
United States
New Jersey
Hoosier
Census Bureau
Farr
Football casualties decline in 1906 season reports
The Tribune compares 1906 football casualties with 1905 to show a reduction in deaths and injuries. It notes lower figures across the board, especially among high school players where deaths fell from eleven to seven and injuries from forty seven to twenty five.
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Chicago
Mar. McMloven Ead
The
Tribune
Cand
Coroner blames B&O in Woodville wreck death toll
Coroner Carson blames the Baltimore and Ohio railroad for the Woodville wreck of November 12 in which sixty four people died. He pins blame on Engineer Frank Galhaner Conductor Samuel J Most and Head Brakeman Daniel E B Woodward and recommends they be charged with manslaughter. He also censures the railroad for lax safety and calls for stricter regulations and accountability.
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Censtres Railway Company
Valparaiso
Tud
Carson
Woodville
Balktimore & Ohio Railroad
Frank Galhaner
Samuel J. Most
Daniel EB. Woodward
Tie
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
College Boys and a Gun Tragedy in Geneseo Incident
John Ross Frazer of Geneseo New York died at University Hospital after a revolver fired accidentally by a fellow student while a group of college boys on Geddes avenue bridge shot at a tin can in the river. Several students witnessed the moment and Frazer succumbed last night to a gunshot wound to the abdomen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Artor
Mich
John Ross Frazer
Geneseo
N. Y
University Hospital
Geddes Avenue
Train Robber Taken In Glasgow, Missouri
A masked armed bandit robs fifteen passengers on east bound Chicago and Alton train No 24 near Glasgow Missouri, after midnight. The thief was arrested on the train and jailed in Glasgow.
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Kansas City
Chicago & Alton
Glasgow
Destructive Blizzard Hits New Mexico Herds
Alamogordo New Mexico November 26 The goat and sheep rangers of the Sacramento mountains report the recent blizzard caused losses of sixty to eighty percent of their herds the heaviest toll for the western industry.
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Alamgordo
M. M
Sacramento Mountains
New Mexico
Actress Helen Lambert Dies After Central Park Crash
New York November 22 Helen Lambert the actress injured in the Central Park automobile collision that killed Tom Cooper died at Roosevelt Hospital The death makes the third fatality from the crash.
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New York
Helen Lambert
Central Park
Tom Cooper
Roosevelt Hospital
Cossacks Proclaimed Martial Rule in Caucasus Province
In St. Petersburg on November 21 an imperial ukase declared martial law in Kehan province of the Caucasus amid rising Cossack agitation. The measure follows local unrest and the move aims to quell protests and restore order.
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St. Petersburg
Kehan
Caucasus
Roosevelt vows citizenship for Porto Rico in Ponce
President Roosevelt arrived in Ponce Puerto Rico aboard the Louisiana and was greeted by Governor Winthrop Mayor Oppenheimer and officials. He spoke from the city hall balcony promising continued efforts to secure Porto Rican citizenship and self government based on order liberty justice and honor as crowds cheered Viva el Presidente.
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Ponce
P. R
Roosevelt
Colon
Louisiana
Winthrop
Oppenheimer
Porto Rico
Intervention Needed Over Moroccco Outrages Warned
London dispatch notes a Tangier Times correspondent warning no imminent native uprising but urging end to European insults. If Tamazuli’s hostility or weak governance forces armed intervention, powers must be prepared to act or face greater, more dangerous consequences.
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London
Moroccco
Tangier
The
Times
Ttaisuli
Suits Filed to Oust Two Kansas Mayors
Topeka Nov 22 Suits to oust A B Wirkwood mayor of Pittsburg and F W O Donnell mayor of Junction City for failure to enforce prohibition law and to bar their cities from collecting licenses from illicit saloons were filed in the Kansas supreme court by Attorney General C C Coleman. Similar action against Mayor Rose of Kansas City Kan led to his removal.
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Topeka
Kan
A. B. Wirkwood
Pittsburg
F. W. O'Donnell
Junction City
Kansas Supreme Court
C. C. Coleman
Rose
Kansas City
Ken
Collision Cost Thirteen Lives
Cherbourg reports a collision in the English Channel between the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse and the Orinoco on Wednesday night. Thirteen steerage passengers and six officers were killed. both liners were seriously damaged and have returned to port for repairs.
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Cherbourg
English Channel
Rev Crapsey Declared Heretic by Episcopal Court
Bishop Walker announces ecclesiastical court ruling upholding a lower court verdict that Rev Alger S Crapsey of Rochester is removed from the Episcopal church on heresy charges. No retrial is allowed.
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Crapsey
Buffalo
N. Y
Walker
Episcopal Diocese of
Western New York
Algernon S. Crapsey
Rochester
Episcopal Church
Degenerate Motive Suspected in Dana Gilman Murder
Police in Dayton report no tangible clues in the Dana Gilman murder case but believe the killer is a degenerate after postmortem findings show death by strangulation. Investigators note the murderer committed a double crime by destroying the victim and leaving a hidden scene near her home.
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Dayton
Dana Gilman
Miss Gilman
Anarchist Arrested in Naples Stabbing Case
Saverio Lagana, accused of stabbing and killing Prof. Giovanni Rossi of the University of Naples, was arrested after the attack last Saturday night. Lagana claimed no guilt insisting it was his arm that committed the crime.
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Naples
Saverio Lagana
Giovanni Rossi
University of
Lagana
Fire destroys torpedo schoolship Algeciras at Toulon harbor
In Toulon France the torpedo schoolship Algeciras burned and was totally destroyed last night. About 500 men were aboard when the blaze started but most were saved with only three missing after roll call.
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Toulon
France
Algeciras
Wreck of the Dix Claims Many Lives in Seattle Harbor
Seattle report says the Dix steamer sank after a collision with the Alaskan Jeannie off Duwamish head. Forty two lost in the disaster, fifty dead total. Thirty seven of seventy nine aboard were rescued, including all on the open deck. A fifteen year old girl survived by clinging to wreckage. Recovery efforts doubtfully successful.
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Seattle
Seattle Harbor
Duwamish Head
Jeannie
Dix
Desperation in Kazan Famine District Drives Child Slavery
Reports from the famine district of Kazan describe rising distress with peasant families selling daughters aged 12 to 17 into slavery to Caucasus Muslims. Prices range from 59 to 75 dollars. Hunger typhus, linked to starvation, is epidemic in Kazan.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Kazan
Caucasus
Head of Mormon Church Fined in Utah Court
Joseph S. Smith, president of the Mormon church, pleaded guilty to unlawful cohabitation in district court before Judge Ritchie. He was fined 300 dollars after offering his plea, with the case centered on the birth of his forty third child to his fifth wife.
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Salt Lake City
Joseph S. Smith
Mormon Church
Ritchie
Smith
Nlea
The Thaw Case Set for Trial
District Attorney Jerome asked for a special jury before Judge Goff on December 3 to try Harry K Thaw for the murder of Stanford White. A panel of 150 names will be requested. The case is murder in the first degree and requires attention and dispatch.
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Thaw
New York
Jerome
Goff
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Wages to Rise at United States Steel Plants
E. H. Gary, chairman of United States Steel, announces a 10 cent daily wage increase for common labor in subsidiary plants, effective May 1. Day and turn labor wages will be adjusted accordingly.
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New York
E. H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Market Report From Indianapolis Cincinnati Chicago and More
The Indianapolis Grain and Livestock market lists Wheat at 73c for No 2 red and Corn at 44c to 48c across regions. Cattle and hog prices vary by city with Chicago and New York showing higher hogs and cattle values. Toledo futures show May wheat at 80c with December at 76 84c and cash 76. Prices span multiple states including East Buffalo and other centers.
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Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Chicago
Brief Dispatches From A Turbulent Week In 1900s
Mrs Franklin R Stockton dies at her Washington home. A tornado wipes out Henneger Alabama. Cyclist Tom Cooper dies in New York accident. Windsor Hotel Regina Manitoba destroyed by fire killing five. Gulf shipping damaged by gales per Quebec patch. Fayette Mississippi business district burned, loss about 75000 dollars. Cuba unsettled over US policy future.
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Frank R. Stockton
Washington
Henneger
Ala
Tom” Cooper
New York City
Windsor
Regina
Manitoba
Gulf
Quebec
Fayette, Miss
Cuba
United States
National Grange Convention
J. S. Johnson
Lanette
J. W. Jones
Ola Kelly
Holloway
Mich
Joseph Ehlichs
Nooksack
Nooksack City
Wash
Supreme Court of the United States
European Officials Warn Over Moroccan Crisis
In European circles the Moroccan situation is deemed immediately perilous. Count Witte, back in Russia, faces widespread abuse. Norway may propose guaranteeing neutrality of its territory with Russia among the powers. A scandal over federal relief funds for famine provinces surfaces in Russia. The Episcopal church aims to raise 2 million dollars in a 1907 bank offering marking Jamestown's 300th anniversary. Missouri Supreme Court orders W. M. Church hanged January 10 for killing his foster parents near Warrensburg three years prior.
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Russia
Witte
Norway
Episcopal Church
Jamestown
Supreme Court of Missouri
W. M. Church
Warrensburg
Fairbanks Aides Attend Florida State Fair in Tampa
Vice President and Mrs. Fairbanks visit Tampa for the Florida state fair. S. G. Cavagna of Cincinnati faces arrest after a $31,600 shortfall in his First National bank accounts. A severe storm lashes Chicago causing damage citywide. Railroads plan strict economy. Rumors say James Bryce may be Washington ambassador. A Cincinnati maltster dies after a barley hopper accident.
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Charles W. Fairbanks
Tampa
S. G. Cavagna
First National Bank
Cincinnati
Short
Chicago
James Bryce
Washington
Christ Klaise
Major Aberdeen Main Street Fire Hits $200000 Loss
Fire devastates an entire block on Main street in Aberdeen South Carolina causing an estimated $200000 in damages. The blaze leaves surrounding businesses destroyed and authorities investigate the cause.
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Aberdeen
S. C
Tariff reform urged by National Grange and early holiday trade
The National Grange passes a resolution supporting tariff revision. Dun's reports November commercial failures totaling 4 111 944 dollars and weekly failures 212 versus 222 last week. H D Loveland of San Francisco elected president of the Trans Mississippi Commercial Congress. Holiday goods move early with strong volume. A prairie fire expands from western Texas into eastern New Mexico, burning over a million acres.
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Dun’s
H. D. Loveland
San Francisco
Trans- Mississippi Commercial Congress
Dun
Texas
New Mexico
Yale Beats Tarvard 6 to 0 in Football Game
Yale won the football game 6 to 0 over Tarvard. Samuel Gompers has been elected president of the American Federation of Labor for the twenty-fifth time. An Army vs Navy game is planned in Philadelphia on Saturday. A pistol duel in Boyle Miss left two men dead. The Thaw trial is expected in December or January. H C Burch of Washington, longtime Ebbet House proprietor, died at age 64.
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Yale
Tarvard
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Army
Navy
Philadelphia
Joseph Hammond
Boyle
Miss
J. M. O’bryant
Harry Kendall Thaw
Stanford White
H. C. Burch
Ebbett House
Washington
Indiana Shooter Paroled in Quarrel at Midland Mine Town
Terre Haute Indiana November 26 W A Watson Midland merchant lies dying in a hospital after being shot by Louis Shuley an aged miner guarded at the Tower Hill mine in Midland The shooting followed a trivial quarrel Shuley escaped then extorted $10 from by force before fleeing to his son in law’s home.
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Terre Haute
Ind
W. A. Watson
Midland
Louis Shuley
Tower Hill
Shuley
Watson
Shirley
Crown Point jury imposes death in first degree murder
In Crown Point the Lake circuit court convicted Constantine Stathacapulos of Gibson of first degree murder and sentenced him to death. He stabbed Demitrius Kakleman after an incident over toe contact with a whee l
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Crown Point
Ind
Lake
Constantine Stathacapulos
Gibson
Demitrius Kakleman
Kakleman
Moss
Evansville Moves to Enforce Sunday Alcohol Law
Evansville mayor Boehne urges strict enforcement of the Sunday closing law, aiming to curb liquor sales. He cites numerous drunkenness arrests last Sunday and says action will be taken to clean up the city by January 1.
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Boehne
Evansville
Ind
Judge Alford Retains Seat Until 1907 in Quo Warranto Case
Indianapolis November 23 Judge Allen of the circuit court ruled Fremont Alford shall keep his criminal court seat until January 1 1907. The decision ends James A Pritchard’s bid to seize the office via quo warranto after challenging the 1903 act Miller deemed unconstitutional. Pritchard said he will not appeal.
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Alford
Indianapolis
Allen
Circuit Court
Fremont Alford
Criminal Court
James A. Pritchard
Miller
Pritchard
Trainmen Held Responsible in Valparaiso Wreck Case
Coroner Carson orders three men remanded for manslaughter to the Porter county grand jury regarding the Woodville wreck. They are Frank Detnaur in charge of the immigrant train section Samuel J Moste freight train engineer and Daniel Woodward head brakeman on the freight.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Carson
Woodville
Porter County
Grand Jury
Frank Detnaur
Samuel J. Moste
Daniel Woodward
Kean Elected Grand Junior Warden in Indiana Odd Fellows Vote
Horace M. Kean of Jasper won the grand junior warden post of the Indiana Odd Fellows with a majority of about 200 in a field that started with sixteen candidates. The contest extended over many ballots before narrowing to two contenders.
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Indianapolis
Horace M. Kean
Jasper
Grand Lodge of Indiana
Odd Fellows
Ex City Clerk Audit Targets Keenan in East Chicago
Expert accountants auditing East Chicago finances report to the city council and name J. J. Keenan former city clerk as subject, though his present address is unknown.
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Clesing
East Chicago
Ind
J. J. Keenan
Allen shoots wife at supper near Terre Haute
Ed Allen, 25, of Seelyville ten miles east of Terre Haute, shot his wife in the neck as she sat at the supper table. The victim sustained a serious wound. Allen escaped from the town after the incident reported on November 20.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Ed Allen
Seelyville
Allen
Child Fatally Burned In Indiana Incident
Wabash Indiana November 24 a little daughter of Mrs Will Greenfield accidentally caught her clothing on fire and was fatally burned.
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Wabash
Ind
Will Greenfield
Deadly Live Wire Claims Columbus Man
In Columbus Indiana on November 22 Alonzo Harden aged twenty was electrocuted after contacting a live electric wire. The incident underscores dangers from exposed electrical lines in urban areas.
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Columbus
Ind
Alonzo Harden
Annual Republican Editorial Banquet Planned in Indianapolis
The Republican Editorial association of Indiana schedules its midwinter meeting in Indianapolis for two days in January with a banquet featuring a nationally known speaker. Executive members from Greencastle, Martin County, Winamac, Martinsville, Marion, and Loogootee attended the planning session at the Dennison hotel.
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Indianapolis
Republican Editorial Association of
Denison Hotel
Harry Smith
The
Greencastle Banner
W. K. Penrod
Martin County Tribune
Carl W. Riddick
Winamac Republican
Frank T. Singleton
Martinsville
Geo. B. Lockwood
Marion Chronicle
Leo K. Fesler
Marion County Mail
Will K. Penrod
Loogootee
Ind
Decide on New Building for Indiana Odd Fellows
The grand lodge of Indiana Odd Fellows decided to build a fourteen story office building and grand lodge hall at Pennsylvania and Washington streets in Indianapolis. The project requires at least 400000 dollars and should begin soon to replace the present lodge building. The decision follows a pattern of similar fraternal development in the state as the Pythians recently erected a 400000 dollar building. The Masons are also weighing a new grand lodge building. The Odd Fellows closed their convention this afternoon.
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Indianapolis
Grand Lodge of
Odd Fellows of Indiana
Grand Lodge
Pennsylvania
Washington Streets
Odd Fellows
Night assault at St. George hotel in Evansville
A Negro intruder entered the third floor room of Katie Powers, a waitress, at the St. George hotel in Evansville early Sunday. He grabbed her throat and threatened to kill her if she screamed, but multiple waitresses rushed to her aid, forcing him to flee. Powers suffered bruises to neck and shoulders. police searched without results. Hotel owner Fred Vanorman was on Governor Durbin’s staff.
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Evansville
Ind
St. George Hotel
Katie Powers
Miss Powers
Fred Vanorman
W. T. Durbin
City Hall Crowd Stirred Up Over Graft Accusations
South Bend on November 22. Councilman Frank Rogers charged city officials with graft at a city council committee meeting. The remarks caused a ruckus among the city hall crowd and are expected to be investigated thoroughly as the claims alarm local observers.
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City Hall
South Bend
Ind
Frank Rogers
Rogers
The Ohio Booming floods hit Kentucky and Indiana towns
Evansville Indiana reports rivers including the Ohio Green and Barren out of banks. Spottsville Kentucky and nearby points report great crop damage and thousands of logs lost. The Ohio River rises rapidly threatening corn and other crops. White Pa toka and Wabash rivers also out of banks and rising fast.
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Ohio
Evansville
Ind
Spottsville
Ohio River
Patoka
Wabash
Arrested on Arson Charge in Lafayette Railroad Fires
Lafayette Indiana November 24 August Booher a stationary engineer at the Monon railroad shops was arrested on the charge of arson. Authorities believe the capture will solve the mystery of more than a dozen incendiary fires that have caused damage and intense excitement at the shops in recent months.
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Lafayette
Ind
Booher
Monon
Man Found Dead by Hanging in Indiana Stable
Matthias Heller aged seventy nine committed death by own action by hanging. He was father in law of Charles L. Rapp of Shelbyville and resided at the Rapp home, having come from Henryville. Ill health and prior threats to end his life were noted, his body found hanging in the stable.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Matthias Heller
Charles L. Rapp
Rapp
Henryville
Election of officers in grand encampment 1. O. O. F.
Indianapolis news reports W. B. Taber of Terre Haute elected grand junior warden in the grand encampment. Sixteen candidates competed for this first step toward higher offices.
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Indianapolis
W. BK. Taber
Terre Haute
Miners Fearful Fall Ends in Fatal Shaft Accident
Henry Gillham fell more than 300 feet down the shaft at the Superior coal mine in Linton Indiana dying instantly as every bone in his body was broken. The accident occurred on November 21. Local authorities reported the death to the press.
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Linton, Ind
Henry Gillham
Superior
Widow Confesses Arson. Sentenced in Kokomo
In Kokomo Indiana on November 23 Mrs Abbie Ross a widow with six children confessed to setting fire to her house to claim insurance and received a two year prison sentence.
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Kokomo
Ind
Abbie Ross
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