Indiana News Tersely Told Doings In Our Proud State
Fort Wayne reports Rex Weaver sixteen, near Roanoke, killed instantly while hunting when a fallen tree moved a shot into his intestines. Roy Weaver and Ora Fisher present. Goshen notes Charles Keck twenty, fatally shot by his eighteen year old brother Irvin while handling a shotgun during a hunt preparation. charge struck abdomen.
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Indiana
Fort Wayne
Ind
Rex Weaver
Roanoke
Roy
Ora Fisher
Goshen
Charles
Jesse Keck
Nappanee
Irvin
Sardine poisoning kills four in Winamac
Four family members including Frank Miller die after eating sardines a week earlier in Winamac Indiana. The family suffered severe illness after the meal with a small hole in the can blamed for the poisoning.
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Winamac
Ind
Frank Miller
Conductor Fatally Burned In Acid Accident Near Monon
Hammond Ind Nov 30 John Mc Arthur conductor of the Monon freight fell into a broken nitric acid vat while climbing a way car his face burned and sight destroyed with recovery doubtful companions restrained him from further injury Fred Yarskell was killed at Monona when his engine ran him down while holding a door open for a locomotive's exit his head severed from his helmet in the accident.
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Hammond
Ind
John McArthur
Monon
Fred Yarskell
Monona
Explosion Injures Five In Indiana Cabin Blast
In Lawrence County Indiana on November 29 a blast inside a cabin seriously injured several workers. The explosion shattered the structure and knocked men to the floor as flying debris caused injuries. Authorities have not identified the person or persons responsible for loading the alleged explosive device.
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Lawrencoture
Ind
Robert Green
Anones Thaves
Cote Te Coetin
Williams
Geas
Town to Be Without Saloons May First North Manchester
Judge Acair rules in the appeal of a saloon license denial reducing licensed saloons to one. The sole licensee must quit when his license expires on May 1. North Manchester has previously hosted as many as eight saloons.
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North Manchester
Acair
Death of Edward Bathwick Found Near Big Four Tracks
The man believed to be Edward Bathwick of Anderson, about thirty five, was found dead near the Big Four railroad tracks two miles east of Union City Indiana. Bathwick had come from Greenville where his parents live and it is thought he was riding a freight train and fell beneath the wheels.
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Union City
Ind
Edward Bathwick
Anderson
Child Dies From Fireplace Burns At Salem Home
In Salem Indiana a two year old child died from burns suffered after falling into a fire at the family home four miles northwest. The mother was away, and two nine and younger brothers cared for the child at the time.
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Salem
Ind
Robert Steward
Here
Child’s Life Threatened After Sharp Penholder Accident
Portilland Indiana November 30. The two year old son of Ernest Wiggs living south of the city fell from a sofa while halting a penholder in his mouth. The holder was driven deep into the throat and removed with difficulty. The child is in a serious condition and may not recover.
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Portilann
Ind
Ernest Wiggs
Insecure Jail Prisoner James Doyle Escapes Jail
James Doyle alias James Parnell escaped from Lafayette Indiana jail after arrest as a suspicious character. Police statewide alerted to watch for him following the breakout and manhunt efforts.
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Lafayette
Ind
James Doyle
James Parnell
Log tragedy claims life of Thorntown teamster
James Walters, a teamster for Emmons & Riley Lumber, died from injuries after a log fell on him in Thorntown Indiana on November 30. The accident occurred while Walters worked at a lumber yard and he succumbed to his serious injuries.
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Thorntown
Ind
James Walters
Emmons & Riley Lumber Company
Jury acquits Benjamin Davee in Dunbar murder trial
Martinsville Indiana November 28 court terminates with acquittal of Benjamin Davee in the murder of John Dunbar as jurors deliver verdict after trial in the circuit court.
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Martinsville
Ind
Benjamin Davee
John Dunbar
McClure is given life term for murder in Tipton
The Tipton jury found McClure guilty of first degree murder for killing his two young sons on October 25. Nine jurors favored death, two life, one insanity. McClure expressed disappointment at not receiving the death penalty amid local outcry over the brutal crime.
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Tipton
Ind
McClure
Breaks Through Ice. Indiana Quarry Foreman Drowns
James Todd Kelly, an engineer and foreman at the Diffenbach stone quarries in Kokomo Indiana, broke through ice in a water filled quarry and drowned after going under. He had fallen through a hole he had cut earlier in the fall.
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Kokomo
Ind
James Todd Kelly
Diffenbach
Five Cent Briefing Ends in Chicago Guard Death
Marcus Sheehan a South Side Elevated guard was shot and killed by James Bereanus a State street restaurant proprietor after a dispute over five cents. Sheehan 15 cents in pocket offered to pay the 20 cent bill later but was ordered to pay now or never leave. Bereanus fired a bullet to the head and fled leaving the body on the sidewalk. He remains at large.
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Chicago
Marcus Sheehan
James Bereanus
State Street
Sheehan
Rereanus
Berganus
Tle
Prisoner Taken After Freight Train Stop in Tiffin
Harry alias Red Hooper, wanted for burglary and linked to a police shooting, was captured in Tiffin Ohio on Sunday after arriving by Big Hour freight from Springfield. He offered little resistance, suffering rheumatic pain from exposure, and had lived in Tiffin six years ago.
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Tiffin
Harry
Red Hoorer
James Parmershall
Fairaamunt
Ind
White
Wid
Springfield
Ohio
Hooper
TiSin
Unconfirmed Lynching Report in Shreveport
Unconfirmed reports from Heleher Massachusetts state Robert Adager a prominent planter and businessman was shot by negroes Saturday night three of the accused have been caught and identified and likely lynched. Five negros were implicated in the shooting which may prove fatal.
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Shreveport
Heleher
Robert Adager
Four children die in cabin fire near Jackson
Jackson Mississippi November 30 Four Negro children burned to death eight miles west of town. The children were of William Elkis. The parents left for a festival several miles away and locked the cabin. Two hours later the cabin caught fire and the children perished.
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Jackson, Miss
Here
William Elkis
Robbery suspect held for extradition in jewelry theft
New York dispatch reports Adolf Waltz, ex servant of Mrs. Wm. Welch Harrison of Glenside, Philadelphia suburb, held on robbery charges for stealing about $20,000 in jewelry. most pieces found on him. Ellentown obituary notes Rev Lorenzo Selp, D. D., longtime Mussenburg College president since 1896, dies.
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New York
Wm. Welch Harrison
Glenside
Philadelphia
Adolf Waltz
Ellentown
Thedore Lorenzo Selp
Mussenburg College
Bryan Enjoys Dublin Luncheon with Harrington
Dublin hosts a luncheon at Mansion House where Lord Mayor Harrington honors William Jennings Bryan. The visitor is scheduled to travel to Belfast on the following day for additional engagements.
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Bryan
Ireland
Dublin
Harrington
Mernsion House
William Jennings Bryan
Belfast
Safe Blowers Raid Savannah Store and Steal Cash
Safe blowers raided the department store of Foye and Fickstein in Savannah dynamited the safe and secured between 1700 and 1800 dollars. London reports King Howard plans to send the Prince of Wales to the St Louis exposition opening next year.
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Savannah
Safe Llowers
Foye & Fickstein
London
Howard
Prince of Wales
Youthful bandits confess to eight murders in Indiana raid
Three beardless boys Peter Neidermeier Harvey Van Dine and Emil Roskie aged under 21 confessed to a three month crime spree including eight murders wounding five others and numerous robberies. They were captured near Liverpool Indiana after a night battle with police railroad detectives and locals. One man died and another was fatally wounded. The trio were wounded but not seriously.
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Chicago
Peter Neidermeier
Harvey van- Dine
Emil Roskie
Liverpool
Ind
Indictments in Chicago bank murders tied to gang
Grand jury hoards indictments against Harvey Van Dein Peter Neidermeier Emil Roeski and Gustave Marx for multiple murders linked to a six month crime spree around Chicago and Indiana. Neidermeier confesses to a string of crimes seeking rewards for his mother while offering to reveal more if paid.
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Chicago
Harvey van Dein
Peter Neiermeier
Emil Roeski
Indiana
Gustav Marx
Quinn
van Dern
Neidermeier
Marx
Roeski
Peter Neidermeier
van Dein
O'Neil
Vethine
Neidoermeier
Market Quotations Indianapolis Grain and Livestock
Wheat strong No 2 red. Corn strong No 2 mixed. Oats strong No 2 mixed. Cattle steady at 450 65.25. Hogs strong at 4.0 4.8. Sheep steady at 2.75 3.25. Lambs steady at 5.0 5.26.
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Indianapolis
Ste
Chicago Livestock Market Mixed As Quotes Slide
Prices show mixed moves across cattle hogs and sheep with steers at about 5.50 to 5.75, stockers and feeders near 2.50 to 4.10, hogs steady around 4.90 to 4.45, and sheep and lambs lower or steady in thin trading. The report notes firm demand for hogs while cattle activity softens and lambs hold or gain slight ground.
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Chicago
Market quotes on cattle hogs and sheep from East Buffalo
Livestock reports show cattle at 4.25/96.20, hogs 6.10/4.65, sheep 3.50/8.75, and lambs steady at 5.00/5.99. East Buffalo listings include cat tle 2.75/5.25, hogs active at 4.85, and sheep around 1.50 to 4.50, with garbled remaining text.
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New York
Cattie
nSw
Ae Sheewendy
Seog Lem Teady
Ogcorm
Brief Dispatches From The Nation
New England cotton mills cut wages by ten percent. Senate postpones vote on the Cuban bill until December sixteen. Emperor William orders recognition of the Panama republic. George J Siegie of Port Huron Michigan dies as world Maccabees record keeper. John L Jerome of Denver dies from overdose in sleep attempt. Italian warship reaches Santo Domingo. German warship sails from St Thomas to same port. In Edmonton Kentucky R E McCandless and George E Price duel. Price dies, McCandless dying. Samuel Gompers reelected AFL president. Socialist opposition candidate fails. Skeleton found near West Plains Missouri believed to be John Gilbert missing two years with money. suspected murder.
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New England
Senate
Emperor William
Republic of Panama
George J. Siegie
Port Huron
Mich
John L. Jerome
Denver
Dot
San Domingo
St. Thomas
Edmonton
R. E. McCandless
George E. Price
Prices
McCandless
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
West Plains
John Gilbert
Murered
Bonanza Ark Mine Explosion Kills Thirteen Men
Thirteen men died in a Bonanza Arkansas mine explosion. Reports described the tragedy as a fatal blast with no further details given on survivors or rescue efforts.
Port Arthur Opened as a Trading Port
Numerous brief items note Port Arthur opening for trade, Harriet Hubbard Ayer's death, little change in the Colorado coal strike, Count Woeksteein to resign as Austrian ambassador to France, Russian forces re occupying Hai Cherng, a 1 foot cube to be shown at the World's Fair by Pike county Indiana, an imperial decree assembling the German Reichstag on December 5, Dr C W Winchester named president of Vassor University, Italy France arbitration talks near completion, St Louis transit inquiries, Richey Brown and Donald iron works fire with $79000 loss, Inland Press Association to hold its convention at the World's Fair in May.
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Port Arthur
Harriet Hubbard Ayer
Colorado
France
Count Woeksteein
Hai Cherng
New Chwang
Pike County
Ind
C. W. Winchester
Suffato
Vassor University
Italy
St. Louis
Architectural Iron Works
Richey, Brown & Donald
Long Island City
Inland Press Association
North Central States
Frinday Western mine fire and Panamanian election talk
A string of varied items mentions a Que fireman killed and seven wounded at a factory fire in Cincemath, coal prices rising amid strikes, a Thanksgiving banquet in Berlin with Gr Amador tipped to become Panama’s first president, and a large fire in Omaha causing heavy losses. Other notes include marriages of notable figures Israel Zangwill and Edith Ayrton, a brisk snow game between Chicago and Michigan, and the sailing ship Columbia II reaching Gibraltar. The far East crisis persists with Japanese proposals and Russian Allied stance.
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Cincemath
Berlin
Ratserhif
Gr. Amador
Panama Republic
Whitesale
Omaha
Sharon Tin Mills
United States Steel Corporation
Israel Zangwill
Edith Ayrton
W. FE. Ayrton
London Institute of Electricalngineers
Chicago
Michigan
Ludwig Eisenbraun
Boston
Marseilles
Gibraltar
Allence
Earthquake Shocks Felt in Cairo and Global Trade Notes
A severe earthquake shock was felt in Cairo lasting several seconds. Worldwide news items include Bradstreet reports on weekly exports of wheat and flour, Germany's Christmas tree imports, Spain-Venezuela tensions, a Philippines slavery bill attempt, Russo-Japanese talks over Korea, Manchuria terms, and the steamer Rush ordered to sea to search for survivors from the Discovery in the Bering Sea.
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Cairo
United States
Bradstreet
Germany
Berlin
Spain
Venezuela
Patterson
Tennessee
Philippines
Sultan of Sulu
Tokio
Korea
Manchuria
Sitka
Discovery
Bering Sea
Levy dies in Chicago apoplexy shocks world famous cornetist
World famous cornetist Jules Levy dies at his Chicago home from apoplexy. In Indiana fiscal year taxes totaled 328 183 610. A new Fosterurban League forms in central Indiana. Local lynching reported near St Georges DC. Fire devastates National Biscuit plant in New Orleans causing about 200 000 loss. Emperor William cancels 1904 cup, awards 1906 cup. Wabash railroad orders 10 percent wage cuts. 150 workers to be laid off. Clash with Tachichao robbers leaves five Russians dead nine wounded.
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Indiana
Jules Levy
Chicago
Fosterurban
John Fogle
St Georges
D. C
Miss Rose
National Biscuit Company
New Orleans
Emperor William
Car Department
Wabash Systen
Decatur
Til
Chuochtusca
Mancharis
Tachichao
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Ark
Porto Picola
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Supreme Court
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