Gruesome Pearl Bryan Case Returns in Schafer Mystery
Letters and anonymous tips reemerge in the Schafer murder case eight years after Pearl Bryan’s sensational death. Mrs. Bryan’s sorrowful note to the Schafer family describes enduring grief, faith, and hope of reunion with their late daughters as detectives chase unsigned communications and reports of a body found in the Ohio River prove unverified.
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Sotrow
John C. Schafer
Pearl Bryan
Bryan
Jackson
Pearl
Topeka
Kansas
Detective O'Brien Leaves Town in Schafer Case
Detective C. P. O'Brien of Binkerton who had been in town pursuing the Schafer murder crew departed this morning for Chicago. He refused to reveal any information obtained during his visit.
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O’brien
C. P. O’brien
Binkerton
Schafer
Chicago
Pinkerton detectives fail to find Miss Schafer killer clues
The Bedford dispatch reports no evidence against any suspect as Pinkertons chase leads in the Sarah Schafer murder. Investigators cling to the Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde theory while a Lafayette girl Katherine Griffin yields a new unnamed tip from Racine Wisconsin. The missing suspect remains at large though his whereabouts are known.
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Bedford
Indianapolis
Pinkertons
Sarah Schafer
Katherine Griffin
Lafayette
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
S. B. Lowe
England Encourages Japan Against Russia
London reports the British government is actively encouraging Japan as war with Russia seems inevitable. Public opinion favors preventing any major defeat of Britain’s ally and states that no code messages will be accepted for Japan. The Japanese embassy has heard nothing of a rumor from the Hcho.
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London
Russia
Japan
Britain
Hcho
Japan may break diplomatic ties with Russia soon
United States Minister Griscom reports from Tokyo that Japan feels a reasonably long time has passed since sending a note to Russia and diplomats sense an imminent break in relations.
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Washington
United States
Griscom
Tokio
State Department
Japan
Russia
Rumor of Naval Battle Rumor in London England
The Echo reports a circulating rumor in London that a major merchant received a cablegram from his agent in Japan claiming a battle between Russian and Japanese ships. It allegedly states three Russian and two Japanese vessels were sunk, but the report is unconfirmed.
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London
the Echo
Japan
War Looms Between Russia and Japan Said Near
Washington reports growing belief in government circles that a war between Russia and Japan is imminent or already started. In Tokio only officials show reluctance while the Japanese public pushes toward hostilities from the outset.
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Washington
State Department
Russia
Japan
Tokio
Russian reply to Japanese demands reaches Tokyo
Tokyo reports that the Russian response to Japan’s demands has been received by the Japanese government.
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Tokio
Japanese cruisers Nisshin Kasuga sail from Singapore port
Singapore reports that the Japanese cruisers Nisshin and Kasuga departed from the port today, marking movement of naval units in the region.
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Singapore
Nisshin
Kasuga
Pope's Blindness Reported By Vatican Source
Rome correspondent reports the Pope is practically blind due to damp Vatican air since his accession. Two eminent oculists urge that His Holiness abstain from reading.
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London
Rome
Dalziel
Vatican
Explosion at Stars' No. 2 claims life in Dickson City
Scranton Pa Feb 6 A morning explosion in Stars' No 2 at Dickson City left one man dead eight injured three fatally The deceased is Evans Gambriel a fire boss whose body was recovered to the surface.
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Scranton
Dickson City
Evans Gambriel
Senator Hanna Rested Well After Illness
Washington bulletin reports Senator Hanna rested well last evening. Dr. Rixey stated the temperature was 101 and pulse 82 this morning.
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Washington
Senator Hanna
Rixey
Butler Bribery Trial Jury Deliberates in Mo Case
A jury in Missouri hears the case of Col Edward Butler accused of bribery amid a web of defense and prosecution arguments. The proceedings focus on alleged improper influence and payment schemes connected to military or civic affairs.
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Fulton
Edward.Butler
Imperial Ball Cancelled After Attacks On Russian Fleet
A news note reports that torpedo boat attacks on the Russian squadron near Port Arthur damaged the battleships Retvizan and Czarevitch and the cruiser Pallada. As a result the imperial ball for the evening is cancelled and a te deum will be held instead.
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St. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Retvizan
Czarevitch
Pallada
Port Arthur Attacked. Japanese Losses Reported
A St Petersburg dispatch timed 2:30 p m reports Port Arthur attacked by Japan with fires noted. Japanese casualties said heavy eleven ships lost. one Russian battleship sunk. eleven Russians killed and many wounded.
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St. Petersburg
London
Port Arthur
Russian Battle Ships Sunk Near Port Arthur
Paris report from the Agence Internationale confirms two Russian battleships were sunk in a battle off Port Arthur with Japanese vessels. The dispatch repeats the claim from the St. Petersburg correspondent about naval losses in the clash.
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Paris
St. Petersburg
Agencie Nationale
Port Arthur
Paris Dispatch Confirms Russian Loss at Port Arthur
An official dispatch to the foreign minister reports the Russian cruiser Pallada sunk and battleships Rotvizen and Czarevitch badly damaged outside Port Arthur at midnight.
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Paris
Pallada
Rotvizen
Czarevitch
Port Arthur
Japanese Troops Land in Masampho Korea
A St. Petersburg dispatch reports Japanese troops have landed at Masampho in Korea. The notice notes the landing occurred as part of ongoing military operations in the region and mentions the broader imperial movement in the theater.
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Korea
London
St. Petersburg
Masampho
Japanese Fleet Bombards Port Arthur Reported
Paris dispatches report the Japanese fleet bombarding Port Arthur as of February 9 with no additional details on duration or casualties.
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Port Arthur
Paris
Japanese Steamer Inaba Maru Captured Near Hong Kong
London reports a Japanese export house states Russian warships captured the steamer Inaba Maru near Hong Kong. The vessel was en route from London to Yokohama with mails.
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London
Hong Kong
Yokohama
Cables Temporarily Closed in Windystock Nagaski Link
The Great Northern Telegraph reports the Windystock Nagaski cable segment is temporarily closed affecting transatlantic communications and prompting service interruption until further notice.
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London
Great Northern Telegraph Company
Windystock-Nagaski
Czar Attends Opera in St Petersburg
The Czar attended the opera in St Petersburg and received a rousing ovation. The national anthem was played three times. In Paris the French minister at Tokyo is protecting Russian interests in Japan.
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Opera
St. Petersburg
Paris
Tokyo
Japan
Reported Port Arthur Attack Doubted in London
London reports skepticism over St. Petersburg dispatch claiming an attack on Port Arthur. The British press gives the report little credence and awaits official confirmation from Russian sources.
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London
St. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Munitions Move Under Blockade on Lake Baikal
Moscow reports a serious traffic blockade on Lake Baikal with munitions hurried across by sledges.
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Moscow
Lake Baikal
Japanese Success Causes Panic in St. Petersburg
Officially denied claim that eleven Russian warships were sunk near Port Arthur. News of Japanese success sparked a market panic on the bourse in St. Petersburg on February 9.
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St. Petersburg
Port Arthur
State Department seeks international effort to keep China neutral
Washington February 9 The State Department sent a circular to major powers urging joint action with the states to persuade Japan and Russia to preserve China's neutrality and limit hostilities. The United States agrees to take charge of Japanese affairs.
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Washington
State Department
Japan
Russia
China
Baltimore Fire Fallout Hits Economy and Rebuild Prospects
Fire Chief Erick said the great blaze is over and the city now faces mass unemployment with as many as 50 000 idle workers. Losses range from 150 million to possibly double that, largely uninsured, threatening Baltimore’s status as a commercial hub and delaying rebuild while other cities gain.
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Baltimore
Hmerick
Canadian Pacific Soo Flyer Wreck Leaves Nine Dead
A collision near Ottawa Ontario involving the Canadian Pacific Soo Flyer No 4 from Montreal today killed nine and injured several, with the wreck reported near the nearest station.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canadian Pacific
Osceola Grange notes and local happenings
Last Friday the Osceola Grange from South Bend visited and did the work then shared lunch served by the ladies. Officers include Worthy Master Schuyler Leonard Overseer H F Curtis Chaplain A Richardson Lecturer Mrs H F Curtis Steward Frank Watkins Assistant Steward Ray Leonard Lady Assistant Steward Emma Henderson Gate Keeper Clinton Eller Secretary Jennie Boles Treasurer Louis Boles Pomona Florence Henderson Ceres Goldie Curtis Flora Blanch Griffiths. Roads are drifted shut and the ground hog saw his shadow. Mrs Charles Curtis suffers with an ear gathering. Master Jay Curtis is well and rides out when weather allows. A jolly crowd from Elkhart visited Mr and Mrs A G Snyder with cider and apples. Sixty friends of Mr and Mrs Frank Cook attended a Saturday supper. Mrs and Mrs George Moran hosted a surprise party and installed officers. The faithful horse of R R 1, in service one year, died last week from a sprained leg. Mason Stair is ill. Osceola Grange.
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Grange
Osceola
Emma Henderson
Clinton Eller
Jennie Boles
Louis Boles
Pomona
Florence Henderson
Ceres
Goldie Curtis
Flora
Blanch Griffiths
Charles Curtis
Jay Curtis
Mason Stair
Reverend Edward Barr Called to His Reward
Obituary for Rev Edward Barr aged pastor born 1827 in Wooster Ohio who served in Indiana Wisconsin and Lafayette and who died at 208 Jefferson Street He left seven children and was married May 15 1852 to Miss Millia Webb The funeral will be held tomorrow at his home with Rev Charles D Little directing and burial in Lafayette.
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Jefferson Street
Wooster
Ohio
Barr
Marion County Seminary
Indianapolis
Hanover College
Madison
Ind
Bristol
Millia Webb
Hayes
Lafayette
William Dils longtime Dikhart farmer dies at 91
William Dils, well known farmer of Osceola area, died at 7 p.m. Saturday at the family home three miles south of Osceola. He was 91 and born in Ohio on November 21, 1812. He married Elizabeth Fox in 1839 and moved to Yellow Creek, Elkhart County, then settled on a Randolph farm east of Osceola. The family later occupied a farm one and a quarter miles south of Osceola, where they resided. Mrs. Dils died about three years ago. They had six children, three sons and three daughters, all surviving except one son. The surviving children include Frank and Elizabeth.
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Dikhart
Osceola
Mr. Dils
William Dill
Ohio
Elizabeth Fox
Yellow Creek
Elkhart County
Randolph Farm
Are
Frank
Elizabeth
Biz
O'Brien Detec t ive Still In City As Meade Case Probed
Pinkerton detective C P O'Brien remains in the Bucklen hotel area in Elkhart awaiting clues. He says he came to investigate the Elkhart end of the case and gather facts that may unravel the mystery. Local inquiries focus on a William Henry Meade of the Iroquois Boating Club tied to Miss Schafer, information on which remains unavailable.
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C.P. O’brien
Pinkerton Detective Agency
Bucklentrotel
Bedford
Elkhart
William Henry Meade
Iroquois Boating Club
Indianapolis
Bedford nurse to testify in Bedford murder case
Miss Kath erine Griffin of Lafayette arrives in Bedford to identify a suspect in the shooting death of Miss Sarah C. Schafer and to aid detectives in pursuing the man they consider the assassin. James Mac Donald corroborates sightings near the crime scene as authorities seek a Warsaw youth tied to the case.
Uncle of Girl Talks in Bedford Murder Case
Edward A. Schafer says Bedford murder investigation has moved to a systematic hunt. He reports Elkhart conference with John C. Schafer Pinkerton detectives and Sheriff Manning. The Bedford mayor is pressing efforts while four confessors send letters. Schafer calls some critics cranks and emphasizes no solid leads yet.
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South Bend
Schafer
Bedford
Bedford Special Receives Many Suggestions
A Bedford item reports mayoral mail heavy and notes a Springfield clairvoyant sending a third letter with a pencil drawing of a murdered girl's umbrella and a man in a hat. A Louisville Times Office contact receives tips signed C G and G C. Portland Indiana resident Burkett describes his wife’s recurring visions of a middle aged tall slender man with auburn hair wearing a cape.
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Bedford
Ti. S. Burkett
Portland
Ind
Bedford Mystery Deepens With Chicago Lawyer Ties
Bedford officials and Pinkerton agents pursue a city mystery tied to a Chicago lawyer. Detectives decline to name the man under suspicion while Halpin from Chicago follows leads. Miss Katherine Griffin of Lafayette aids the probe, whose testimony Bedford hopes will crack the case.
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Bedford
A. Crew
Chicago
Pinkerton
Halpin
Chicago Force
Katherine Griffin
Lafayette
Bedf ord rumor on arrest in Miss Schafer murder
Reported arrest of a wealthy admirer in the Miss Sarah Schafer schoolteacher killing stirs Lawrence county rumors. Detectives deny plans for a secret, immediate arrest and say more information is needed before seeking a warrant.
Grand Jury to Probe Miss Schafer Murder in Bedford
Bloomington Ind Feb 5 Judge J B Wilson said the grand jury would convene at Bedford on the first day of the term the 15th to specially investigate the Miss Schafer murder case.
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Bloomington
Ind
J. B. Wilson
Bedford
Miss Schafer
Mystery of Bedford Murder Time Remains Unclear
Bedford correspondent reports difficulty pinpointing murder time with 6 20 p m as a tentative window. Deputy Prosecutor Stephenson searches for witnesses in the locality while doctors note digestion signs lack within an hour after meals. Authorities also seek details on a tall man with a long coat seen walking nearby.
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Stephenson
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