Shooting of Indiana Mason Grand Secretary in Indianapolis
The Grand Secretary of the Masonic order of Indiana, Wm. U. Smythe, was shot at the Masonia Temple in Indianapolis. A blonde woman allegedly entered, asked to use the telephone, then fired. Smythe was wounded and the assailant escaped. The report hints at a broader week of accidents, disasters, and unrest across the nation.
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UW. Smythe
Masonic Order of
Indiana
Ofire
Masonia Temple
Indianapolis
Theo
Mrosivythe
Otter
Bud
Wool Market Upbeat as Demand Stays Strong Across Regions
G Dun and Company notes that unlike typical holiday slowdowns, iron and steel markets show steady activity with contracts extending for months and sales holding at former levels. Fuel costs slipped recently, while wool sales in the Eastern markets rose to 7,238,000 pounds last week, a significant gain from prior weeks and well above the prior year.
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Eastern Wool Markets
Iron and Steel
R, G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
IGT
United States
Canada
Dissecting table death of Mrs Mary H Byerly in Cleveland
The body of Mary H Byerly of Ash tabula Ohio was rescued from the Cleveland Homeopathic Medical College dissecting table and interred at Woodlawn cemetery. The coroner ruled death by her own action and her age was about 60. Her son identified her only from a morgue photograph, amid a mystery surrounding her last days in Cleveland.
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Mra
B. Byerly
Ashtabula
Mary H. Byerly
Ohio
Cleveland Homeopathic Medical College
Woodlawn
Ashabula
Cleveland
Mysterious wake chime linked to South Dakota assault case
At a wake near Veblen John Pyar was found unconscious with fatal head wounds. A man Mosex Lakronbots fled. a dagger was found hung from a tree near the barn and Pylar lies recovering while Lakromboia awaits charges for injuring Pylar.
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South Dakota
Whoac Son
Orreat
Trica Snichie
John Pyar
Veblen
Pyplar
Lie
Piplar
Lakromboia
Mark of Cain Affects Ohio Family and Other Tragedies
Herbert Romine in Middleport Ohio shoots Lester Romine after a cap snatch. Lester dies from a bullet wound, Herbert arrested after a fall in a elevator accident. A Paterson New Jersey department store accident leaves two dead and three injured when a cable breaks and a counterweight drops. Local murder mystery in Savannah Missouri. Frank Richardson killed in his home. Canal traffic totals for the year show American and Canadian shares. Fire at Summit Will burning mine in Summit Will Pa under control after 42 years. Four children die in a San Jose California residence fire. Charles Miller dies after being struck by a Great Northern electric car in St Paul Minnesota. Albany naval mishap reports cruiser Albany grounded briefly in Subig Bay but refloated. Baltimore bank placed into temporary receivership by Comptroller Aldrich.
Fake Hold-Up Claim Sparks Toledo Policing Wave
Mrs. H H O Young confessed to inventing a robbery to stop her husband from joining a lodge amid Toledo's reported hold-up surge. She claimed a colored man in a light coat robbed her for $10 en route to a coal dealer. The alleged suspect was released. officials say four bogus hold-ups emerged in a two week span.
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Toledo
Ohio
HH. O. Young
Kidnaping at Kalamazoo and Other Detroit News
Hobart Clayberg, 17, was abducted in Kalamazoo by two men and released after eleven miles to Mattawan. he was robbed but unharmed. Frank Morris, War Dept auditor, was shot dead in Washington by Samuel Mardonald who then killed himself. Railroads to consolidate lines rumored. Boxer indemnity debate noted. A Philadelphia bout left Frank Barr dead from a heart wound after a match. Grace Howard, daughter of a New York journalist, marries ranch manager Joseph Mesnard near Chamberlain South Dakota. A streetcar hold-up in Chicago nets $317 for a robber team.
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Nobart Clayhberg
Hobart Clayberg
John B. Clayberg
Helena
Mont
Kalamazoo
Micha
Mattawan
Young Clayberg
Mattawan After Robbing Him of the Small Sum of Money Hoe
Frank H. Morris
Frank I. Morris
Ohio
War Department
Winder Building
Litch Street
Washington
Samuel Mardonald
O Morris
Mardonald
Frank Barr
Boxer
Kelly
Athletic Club of
Philadelphia
Grace Howard
New York
Joseph Mesnard
Chamberlain
Market Quotations From Major Grain and Livestock Centers
Regional price ranges for cattle hogs sheep and grains across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo and New York. Includes cattle $2.50 to $8.25, hogs $3.00 to $5.30, wheat No 2 red 60c to 75c, corn No 2 30c to 44c, oats No 2 22c to 32c, rye No 2 49c to 60c, butter 24c to 27c, eggs 20c to 26c, with varied station values and seasonal adjustments.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Bae
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Cleveland's Call for Democrats to Return to Old Faith
Grover Cleveland writes in the Saturday Evening Post arguing the Democratic Party must abandon free silver populism and return to its traditional principles. He warns that alliances with undemocratic forces led to defeats and urges reform through authentic Democratic methods and opening ranks to the rank and file.
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Grover Cleveland
Saturday Evening Post
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Ita
Sim
Jane Democracy
Boer War Shifts as Dutch Reach Cape Colony
The article details Boer leaders De Wet and Delarey drawing British forces north while a larger Boer force invades Cape Colony, seizing Colesburg. It notes rising Dutch sentiment in English colonies, the need for more troops, and debates over treaties and America’s canal plans amid China’s crisis with concessions to power.
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South Africa
Dewet
Delarey
Lord Kitchener
Transvaal
Orange Free State
Vaa
Dewet and Delarey
England
Alow
Big Century Plans Move for $100 Million in Denomination Drives
United States and England religious bodies push new century campaigns totaling about $100 million. Methodists lead with debts, education, and aged-minister funds. Presbyterians, Baptists, and Catholics announce similar nationwide drives, aiming to expand missions, endow colleges, and boost church services as the century begins.
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United States
Ingland
England
Atlantic
Ohio Wesleyan
Washington
The
Missionary Society
Methodists South
Methodists North
Chicago
Thoburn
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