Congregation Seeks Rev Light to Remain at Trinity Church
The Sunday school at Trinity M E church ranks second among US Methodist schools, with Troy, Ohio first and Elkhart set to challenge next year. The fourth quarterly conference noted strong church health, praised Rev Light and his wife, and the congregation approved a resolution urging the conference to allow him to continue leading the church.
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Trinity M. E
United States
Troy
Elkhart School
Light
Hitler Kemp
Goshen
S. Light
F. A. and
Southern Education
Children’s Day Fund
American Bible Society
Sunday School Union
Tract Cause
Conference
Episcopal
W. H. M. Socety
W. F. M. Society
Oegebaeas
EU Nrmawes
Sig & Tesa
Wessedoies Gaceeven
Rev
Congress to Probe Danes West Indies Bribery Claims
In a March 27 House session Richardson pushed a resolution creating a committee to investigate Captain Von Christmas who alleges a Danish report granting him ten percent of the purchase price for the Danish West Indies. He claims funds bribed congressmen and press. documents allege meetings with Abner McKinley and business partners and access to the White House.
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Congress
Washington
Richardson
von Christmas
Danish West Indies
United States Congress
Payne
Daizel
Pennsylvania
Hitt
Illinois
Cousins
Iowa
McCall
Masachusetts
Tennessee
Dinsmore
Arkansas
Missouri
Chrismas
Christmas
Denmark
United States
C. W. Knott
Hana
Yeale ‘Press
Governor Vetoes Merger Bill Limiting Railway Debt
The governor vetoed the Molesbury bill removing the debt limit on railways, known as the merger bill. It aimed to allow Northern Securities to indirectly absorb Burlington stock, contrary to the state charter.
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Molesbury
Northern Securities Company
Burlington Railroad
President Roosevelt Hurt While Learning Self-Defense
A Washington special states President Roosevelt was hurt recently while studying the Japanese art of self-defense. His physician ordered him to stop exercise, and he has been unable to take his usual horseback rides due to a back injury.
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St. Louis
Washington
Roosevelt
Twelve year old on trial for murder in Washington
Hezekiah Coates, twelve, a Black boy, stands trial for the December killing of eight year old Carrie Corbin. He says he believed she was a ghost. If convicted, he could face the gallows as an adult.
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Washington
Hezekiah Coates
Carrie Corbin
Holy Thursday Mass Draws 35000 at St Peters Rome
Thirty five thousand persons attended the holy Thursday mass at St Peters in Rome today. Cardinal Rampola celebrated the Mass.
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Rome
St. Peters
Cardinal Rampola
Cape Town Flags Lowered for Rhodes Funeral
Cape Town reports all flags at half mast as preparations for Cecil Rhodes funeral remain incomplete on March 27.
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Cape Town
Cecil Rhodes
Market Unaffected by Rhodes' Death
London reports on March 27 noting Cecil Rhodes death did not impact the market in any meaningful way today.
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Rhodes
London
Cecil Rhodes
Miners and Employers Meet Under Federation Mediation Push
National Civic Federation shows strength as railroad presidents and anthracite magnates agree to meet United Mine Workers on equal terms to avert a coal strike. Conciliation committee to decide on arbitration or mediation as both sides outline their positions following yesterday's miner perspective.
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New York
National Civic Federation
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers
Hanna
Federation
Real Estate Transfers in Jackson Goshen Union and Elkhart
Wm. Neff by heirs transfers 80 to Mary M. Neff 80 acres Jackson for 6800. Nine more Neff heirs transfers: 120 acres to Orvil Neff for 5800. 120 to Clara Silver for 5000. 120 to Josiah Neff for 5800. 80 to Savilla Stuckman for 3800. John A. Hoffman to Hille Rigney lot Goshen for 500. Walter Franklin to Tobias Hart man lot Nappanee for 680. Abraham Luke to Jacob E H Luke lot in Elkhart for 700. Elizabeth Wambaugh to Jesse Lehman land in Union township for 4400.
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Wm. Neff
Mary M. Neff
Jackson
Orvil Neff
Clara Silver
Josiah Neff
Savilla Stuckman
John A
Practical Test of Wireless Telephony Demonstrated on Potomac River
A practical test of wireless telephony over about one third of a mile on the Potomac River near Washington yesterday had partial success. A wire was grounded on the shore and wires from a small boat were used, showing early results of remote signaling.
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Potomac River
Washington
Boy Kills His Companion Near Toledo
The body of seven year old Arthur Shanteau was found near a tree half a mile from home. Anthony Rosebecker, eighteen, confessed that after an argument over a crabbing outing he fatally wounded the boy with a knife and hid the body in brush. he is jailed at the county jail.
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Toledo
Arthur Shanteau
Anthony Rosebecker
Investment Companies Barred in Illinois Banking Probe
Illinois Attorney General Hamlin rules investment firms cannot operate under the foreign corporation act. The firms are deemed banking or loaning concerns and thus barred from doing business in the state after months of pursuing incorporation.
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Springfield
Ill
Hamlin
Illinois
Oklahoma Cattle Conditions Favor Winter Pastures
Guthrie Oklahoma March 31 cattle conditions are first class despite a cold winter and losses are not expected to exceed three per cent. Pastures are luxuriant after heavy rains and shipments of stock cattle from Texas and elsewhere into the two territories continue to take advantage of the rich grazing.
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Oklahoma
Guthrie
Okla
Texas
Filipino Rebel Surrenders After Costly Rebelation
Rufino, who spent $30,000 attempting to incite rebellion in Misamis province Mindanao, announces fatigue with rebellion and offers surrender with seventy five rifles to the native constabulary in Manila on March 31.
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Manila
Rufino
Misamis
Mindanao
Rice Heir Seeks Part of Millionaire Uncle Estate
Danville Illinois March 31 C F Rice nephew of the late New York millionaire is at the Danville Soldiers Home and pursuing a claim to a portion of his uncle s estate through legal action and probate steps.
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Rice
Danville, Ill
C. F. Rice
Millionaire Rice
New York
Danville
Indiana Oddities Sparked by Fishing Line Guarantee
A Rochester girl refused to buy a fishing line from a dealer because he would not insure her for 25 bites a day. She recalled that in Kokomo lines were guaranteed to provide this many bites daily, a promise she emphasized firmly.
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Rochester
Kokomo
Evansville Couple Plans nuptials amid lively note
Jennie DeHaven a cornetist and Lewis Thorn a boiler worker will be united in marriage. The hint of racket suggests a lively household ahead.
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Jennie DeHaven
Evansville
Lewis Thorn
Deaf mutes John Milton and Charles Fox Charged
John Milton and Charles Fox, both Ko komo deaf mutes, faced intoxication charges and were brought before the bar of justice. Fox's son acted as interpreter and described events to the mayor. the men were discharged.
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John Milton
Charles Fox
Kokomo
Bar of Justice
Fox
Three Monroe County Men Ferry Lumber to Build Homes
Three men from Monroe County moved a large raft of lumber from Brown County to Hast Politic and plan to use it to construct three new houses.
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Monroe County
Brown County
Frog Pond School Closure Reported in Miami County
A fragmentary item notes that Frog Pond school in Miami County was closed. The text mentions two fox terriers owned by a Columbia City woman who died in Michigan City while visiting there, with references to sending someone back home.
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Miami “County
Bas
Collumbia
City
Michigan City
Democrats Name Council Nominees and City Convention Delegates
Democratic ward caucuses selected council nominees across six wards led by mayoral candidate Charles T. Greene and treasurer hopeful BE A Campbell. Delegates to the city convention include numerous ward picks, with lists for each precinct, and a finance committee chosen by ward.
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Burns
Organized
Kuhn
Central Labor Union
Chester
Charles T. Greene
BE. A. Campbell
Otto Priem
B. S. Monger
Anthony Fitz
F. Dickerhoof
James Weikel
George Mott
George T. Barney
William Reich
William Skeer
S. W. Reed
David Willis
William Seidell
A. Warner
James Leicester
Charles Burlingame
F. W. Wickwire
E L. Ball
J. F
Interurban Line to Michigan City Planned by Chicago & South Bend Air Line
A financier announces work on a new interurban from South Bend through La Porte to Michigan City. Rights of way are being secured with franchises not sought until preliminary work finishes. The project is attributed to the Chicago and South Bend Air Line Railway Co. led by President W Osgood Orton, though Indiana Railway Co. officials do not confirm.
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South Bend
la Porte
Michigan City
Indiana Railway Co
Indiana Railway Company
Chicago & South Bend Air Line Railway Co
W. Osgood Orton
Democrats in First Ward Adopt Informal Ballot Nomination
Democrats in the first ward used an innovative method for selecting council candidates. An informal ballot preceded a formal ballot, with the two highest vote-getters to be declared the nominees. No names were suggested beforehand, and all voters understood they could name any man. The process went smoothly and was met with universal satisfaction.
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Council
Indiana’s hens lay vast egg harvest and a famed physician
The report notes Indiana hens produced 70 782 205 dozen eggs worth 7 441 944 dollars in 1899. It adds Dr William H Wishard of Indianapolis drew national notice for officiating at a birth, marking his fifth generation of family births served, a record he began practicing on April 22 1839.
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Johnny
Indiana
William H. Wishard
Indianapolis
America
Dr. Wishard
Oregon Miner Weds Goshen Bride In Evening Home Ceremony
Mr. Amos Weaver of Sumpter Oregon and Miss Edna Schrock of this county married at eight o clock last evening at the bride’s parents home four miles east of Goshen. Weaver works in Oregon mining and Schrock has been a county clerk's stenographer. They plan to move to Oregon in a week to reside after a short East trip for the ceremony.
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Amos Weaver
Sumpter
Oregon
Edna Schrock
Goshen
Weaver
Harvey We Kantz Coministrator Suit Of
Readable fragments describe a legal action involving Harvey We Kantz as administrator. The notice outlines party roles and a court or official venue. Details on the suit type and deadlines are partial but indicate a formal probate or estate matter proceeding.
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Harvey We -Kantz
Coministrator
Lower Court Decision Upheld
Charles Woodward the Natrona county sheriff killer was lynched by twenty four masked men in Casper after a failed supreme court intervention. armed men stormed the jail dragged Woodward to a scaffold and hanged him before he could be executed by due process.
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Caseper
Wyo
Charles Woodward
Sicker
Natrona County
Woodward
Supreme Court
Roosevelt approves Miles plan on Philippines before Congress
President Roosevelt today supplied House requested correspondence on General Miles Philippines peace proposal. Miles would take Cubans and Porto Ricans to the Philippines or bring a Filipino to Washington to study governance. Secretary Root and General Chaffee oppose the plan. Roosevelt concurs with Root.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Gen. Miles
Philippines
Miles
United States
Root
Chaffee
Citizens Oil Co plans to challenge Standard Oil in Goshen
A Chicago representative arrives to organize a price fight offering kerosene at 8 cents and gasoline at 10 cents. Subscriptions totaling 200 dollars would fund a local tank, enabling the independent to supply Goshen when Standard Oil cuts prices. Similar battles reportedly knocked Standard Oil out of 100000 dollars in nearby towns.
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Citizens’ Oil Co
Chicago
Goshen
Standard Oil Co
Citizens Co
Kendallville
LaGrange
Standard Co
Woman Dies at Home in Benton Township
Mrs Ernest Juday, 26, died at her Solomon's Creek home under peculiar circumstances. Husband found her dead after early morning fire. An 18 month old child survived. Coroner Weisenheiss ruled death from natural causes.
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Ernest Juday
Solomon’s Creek
Benton Township
Weisenheiss
Judge Ferrall Declares Wakarusa School Board Illegal
Judge Ferrall ruled the Wakarusa school board illegal and said the finding will be entered only at term end. Mummert and Jay sued the board, a major victory for them and Trustee Noah Eby, though the finding’s enforcement is delayed until May and may not affect the current term. It is unclear if the board will resign or contest further.
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Ferrall
Wakarusa School Board
Mummert & Jay
Noah Eby
Mortgage exemptions filing period extended to May first
The filing of mortgage exemptions starts Tuesday and runs through May 1. Following the state supreme court ruling on this issue, authorities expect an unusually heavy number of exemptions to be filed this year.
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State Supreme Court
Reed Suit Over Carriage Factory Sale Ends in Defendant Win
Charles Reed sued Frank Bryson for an accounting and the jury found for the defendant. Reed claimed Bryson obtained a bill of sale for a carriage factory by fraud.
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Charles Reed
Frank Bryson
Bryson
Township assessor to start evying assessments at once
The township assessor and auditor will begin the work of evying assessments immediately. Deputy Puterbaugh is noted in the instructions and supplies will be received for the process.
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Puterbaugh
StEreL Case Notes From Morning Session
Vague OCR fragment shows a morning session note referencing Tho. Na, with unclear context and missing details. Unable to extract concrete event, date, or location from the fragment.
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Tho
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