Record of the Week: Two Brothers Stabbed and Local Turmoil
Two Titus brothers, Wred and Stephen, hotel and restaurant owners at the Atlity station in Peru, were stabbed in a 3 am assault by two strangers amid a broader anti saloon war. Fred Titus likely died. Stephen's injuries were serious but possibly survivable. A mob attacked Justice Reynolds' home in New Waverly after a writ of ejectment against saloonkeeper Samuel McCoy. Millard F Weiddel, a farmer, stopped a train wreck by using his wife's apron as a flag. A Shelbyville farmer found Jobi Coleman’s body after a Seine entanglement, and Elmer Myers, age 18, took his own life with carbolic acid near Crawfordsville.
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Wred
Stephen Titus
Atlity
Peru
Fred
Stephen
New Waverly
Justice Reynolds
Samuel McCoy
McCoy
Reynolds
Jobi Coleman
Shelbyville
George Ross
Coleman
Goleman
Elmer Myers
Crawfordsville
Alice Hendricks
Myers
Within Our Borders. Indiana news snippets from the era
A collection of terse regional items: Eden may get a new church. Whitely holds a revival. Samuel Turner dies at Cloverdale. Maucie’s anti-saloon lagging. local firms facing closure. a sanitarium in Spencer badly singed. dogs attack sheep near Daleville. farming notes from Buggstown. Crosby paper mill sold in Marion for 165500. Crawfordsville may build a new hospital. Marion resident attempts arsenic self-harm. Muncie druggists form a trade pact. Crawfordsville Council to widen sidewalks. Wempton may get a bank. Thomas Avery 86 dies in New Albany. Hamilton County oil-field development starts. Anna Dudley from Marion goes blind after eye removal in Chicago. Purdue baseball coach vetting candidates. Albany reports five smallpox cases. Otter Creek Coal adds electric mining carbine. Mary Hardin jury in Brazil deadlocked. pig murder case in Brazil. lamp explosion maims Rushville mail clerk Havens. George Floecken and Richard Cooley found dead in Terre Haute hotel from gas. Elias McClure of Silver Lake parcels land among kin. 2200 acres divided. Mrs. Benjamin May of Columbus killed by live wire.
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Eden
Whitely
Samuel Turner
Cloverdale
Maucie
Gas City Land Company
Spencer
Daleville
Buggstown
Crosby Paper Mill
Marion
Crawfordsville
Grant Lee
Muncie
Wempton
Thomas Avery
Floyd County
New Albany
Hamilton County
Anna Dudley
Chicago
Purdue
Albany
Otter Creek Coal Company
Mecca
Mary Hardin Jury
Brazil
Henry Wellman
Indiana
Thomas O. Havens
Rushville
George Floecken
Richard Cooley
Smith’s Hotel
Terre Haute
Elias McClure
Silver Lake
Benjamin May
Columbus
Indiana governor proclaims Fourth of July as history preservation day
Gov James A Mount designates July 4 1900 to promote collecting and preserving Indiana history. He urges county addresses, local collections, and newspaper cooperation to compile records of pioneers, schools, courts, churches, roads, and early industry for future generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount
Indiana
James A. Mount
Commonwealth
Capitol
Indianapolis
United States
State Items of Interest Across Indiana
The State G A R encampment is set for Indianapolis May 16 and 17. New Albany woolen mills, the largest in the West, run night and day to fill orders. The Nash family of Paxton was poisoned by chicken dressing kept overnight. August Schindler, missing since Jan 16 from Lafayette, is found in the Wabash river south of town. Fire destroys David Barnett’s large frame residence near Rich Valley. the Josson building and contents total 2500. Pearl Untbank of Richmond appointed teacher at Pawhuska Indian school Osage Nation Oklahoma. John Holbrook of Shelbyville collapses dead saying I see mother. his wife died two weeks earlier. In Indianapolis, Frederick Kettledake shot and wounded Louis Kraus and Frederick Simon. he also attempted to shoot George Herman. Finley Meyers of Jay County reports to police he was duped in a green goods scheme by a man named Williams, taken to the Westcott Hotel, shown $3000 in greenbacks, then invested $300 and sent a $3,000 box by express to Portland. the box later proves empty.
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Indianapolis
New Albany Woolen Mills
West
Robert Nash
Paxton
August Schindler
Lafayette
Wabash River
Louis Kraus
Frederick Simon
George Hermann
Finley Meyers
Jay County
Richmond
Williams
Westcott Hotel
Meyers
Express
Portland
Hope of Peace Gone in Boer War Outlook
A correspondent argues Cronje’s surrender strengthens Boer resolve and prolongs conflict. Boers form defenses with larger forces, aided by captured British guns and scarce arms. England’s chances rest on vast resources, but six months may be minimum. panic faded after Ladysmith relief, yet Bloemfontein delays recovery. The war’s progress shows tougher, more capable Boer commandos and renewed determination.
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St. Helena
Cronje
Hnngland
Pretoria
Ladysmith
Kimberley
Bloemfontein
Lord Roberts
Congress Likely to Repeal War Taxes on Staples
A McKinley plan may seek to cut or repeal the special war taxes in Congress. Hearings and petitions push for reductions on stamps for medicines, food, and financial documents tied to the Spanish American war. Officials note a large treasury surplus and doubt the need for a war chest, favoring early repeal of low-yield taxes.
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Congress
McKinley
Treasury
United States
Russia
Germany
Ways and Means Committee
Strength of Otis Command in the Philippines
The War Department provides a statement dated April 1 showing 63,585 troops in the Philippines. It lists 23,307 regulars and 30,847 volunteers with 956 regular officers and 1,850 volunteer-rank officers. The distribution spans the various units and postings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Office
Philippines
War Department
MacArthur Named To Lead Philippines Forces
The report notes promotion of Maj. Gen. Arthur MacArthur to succeed Lt. Gen. Otis in the Philippines. It details his Civil War service, Spanish American War, and leadership in the Philippine insurrection, plus the Army staff breakdown and units under command.
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Otia
Philippines
Elwell
Otis
Arthur MacArthur
MacArthur
Wisconsin
Spain
Tampa
Chickamauga
Boer and Briton Remounts Rapidly Arrive at Bloemfontein
The British forces near Bloemfontein repower after losses, Lord Roberts reports 11 000 horses lost since Kimberley. Pretoria arms factories churn bayonets as Basutoland fears Boer invasion grows. New Zealand governor backs Salisbury on non intervention stance. Many Cape Boer non combatants rejoin old commands.
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Bloemfontein
Lord Roberts
Kimberley
Pretoria
Basué Toland
Roberts
New Zealand
Salisbury
Cape Colony
Law in the Philippines on married women's property
The law favors wives in marital property. A bride’s property remains hers. a poor husband can only act as administrator if the wife is rich. On death, property goes to her children or kin unless a deed favors the husband notarized. Women keep maiden names with de and children bear both surnames.
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Philippines
Secrets of Planets Revealed Telescope Toward the Moon
A telescope now under construction is expected to bring the moon within a mile of sight and reveal planetary secrets. The instrument could spark a major shift in world thought similar to the impact of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters on digestive and liver ailments.
Government Mines in Prussia State ownership and output
The Prussian Government owns and operates seventeen coal mines eight lignite mines fourteen iron mines five other metal mines three rock salt mines and related works totaling over 30 million dollars in yearly value. It also controls minority stakes in Ibbenbuhren Deister Osterwald and Obernkirchen collieries in Westphalia and Clausthal districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pruseala
Ibbenbuhren
Osnabruck
Westphalia
Deister
Osterwald
Clausthal
Obernkirchen
A Hint for Spring Use of Alabastine Wall Coating
The piece argues for Alabastine as a superior wall coating to paper paint and kalsemines. It notes the interior dullness after the writer’s decline and promotes alabastine as clean safe long lasting and easy to apply with many tint choices.
Most agonizing hour in letters before marriage
A grizzled veteran recalls the hardest moment of his life, the hour he spent reading a bundle of letters written to his wife before they were married, in a playful exchange with a romantic maiden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Times-Herald
Ely's Cream Balm Claims Cure for Catarrh
An advertisement asserts chronic nasal catarrh can be cured with Ely's Cream Balm. It warns against drying inhalants and promotes the balm as relieving inflammation, cleansing and healing, with a 50 cent price or mailing from Ely Brothers of New York.
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Ely
Conte
Ely Brothers
Warren St
N.Y
A Cheerful Soul Farmer Exchange Quip
The excerpt shows a brisk chat where a cheerful soul challenges a farmer and a tramp. The tone captures a roadside exchange with sharp wit and practical humor from a 19th century style.
Stomach Troubles in Spring Signals for Digestive Help
The passage describes a spring stomach distress with souring digestion and discomfort. It calls the stomach overworked and praises a tonic with digestive strength as the remedy, urging readers to recognize these signals as a cry for help from the stomach.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Stomach Cure Confidence
An advertisement claims Hood's Sarsaparilla is the great stomach and blood remedy, citing thousands of grateful letters as proof of cures. It offers a life changing investment chance with guaranteed returns and directs readers to Nelson and Nelson brokers at 100 102 Wall Street New York Cay.
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Seni Stain
Nelson, & Nelson
Wall ‘Street
New York Cay
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Seymour
Millard F. Weiddel
Helena
Enlinbury
Britain
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Infantry
Adjutant General’s Department
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Judge Advocate General's Office
Quartermaster's Department
Subsistence Department
Medical Department
Pay Department
Ordnance Department
Engineers
Signal Corps
St. Paul
Puck
Hood
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