Indiana House Passes Wide Range of Public Bills
A lengthy roll of passed measures includes S B 63 Vandalia judgment, S B 25 automobile regulations, S B 178 Versailles incorporation, S B 38 juvenile court, H B 345 policing salary, H B 392 Marion County salaries, and many others with votes ranging from 58 to 81 in favor.
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Johnston
Singer
Versailles
Ripley County
S. B
Thompson
Indianapolis
Starr
Alrey
Office of
Justice of the Peace
Allen County
Matson
Vandalia
Newhouse
State Library
Strider
Swayzee
Grant County
Goodwine
Industrial School
Gray
Gard
Indiana Reform School For
Indiana School For
Ogborn
Barcus
George Rogers Clark
Wolcott
Carmichael
Morgan
Wright
H. B
Marion County
Bamberger
Justices of the Peace
Center Township
Chicago
Welsh Anthracite Trust Forms, Controls Welsh Mines
Cardiff feb 28 The organization of a Welsh anthracite trust has been completed It now controls nearly all the mines of the country The price paid for the various fields is placed at 3 000 000 pounds
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Coal Trust
Wales
Cardiff
Shelley Dies in Hotel as Suit Against Dr Spohn Ends
James M. Shelley died at 6 45 PM in the Oliver hotel LaGrange following the cancer lawsuit against Dr G W Spohn seeking 10000 damages for alleged improper treatment. The second trial halted midweek as Shelley's weakness prevented cross examination and judge Van Fleet adjourned court.
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Oliver
LaGrange
James M. Shelley
G. W. Spohn
LaGrange Circuit
Shelley
Oliver Hotel
C. M. Eisenheiss
Mr. Shelley
Disastrous Fire Destroys Pike Opera House in Cincinnati
A fierce early morning blaze in the Pike opera house basement rapidly consumed the Pike building and the Seasongood annex in Cincinnati. Loss could top 1 million dollars, with the Pike containing nearly 100 offices. Firemen found a cuff inscription pleading to save W. J. Jones before rescuing him from near suffocation. Origin remains a mystery.
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Cincinnati
Pike Opera House
Pike
Seasongood
W. J. Jones
Jones
Roosevelt heads to New York for Bicentennial events
President Roosevelt leaves Washington for New York to address the Wesley Bicentennial celebration then hosts a reception at the University Club. Two Secret Service agents accompany him as precaution after anarchist revelations in New York raised security concerns. In New York, a fire at Hackett Carhart & Co. damages an eight story textile building for about 250000 dollars.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
New York
Samuel Browne
University Club
Secret Service
Hackett, Carhart & Co
Clothiers
Court. BREVITIES Coppes Zock Mutschler v Lemon Bacher damages case
The Coppes Zock Mutschler Company sues Lemon Bacher & Company over a plate glass delivery contract. The firm alleges a New York City defendant failed to deliver between July 1, 1902 and January 1, 1903 causing $1,500 in damages as glass prices rose. They seek $2,000 judgment.
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Coppes, Zock & Mutschler Company
Lemon Bacher & Company
Guardian sought for Benjamin F Mitchell described as unsound minded
Valentine Berkey and attorneys filed in the circuit court to appoint a guardian for Benjamin F Mitchell aged sixty who lives west of Goshen. The petition alleges he is of unsound mind and owns an estate valued at several thousand dollars.
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Valentine Berkey
Berkey & Zigler
Benjamin F. ‘Mitchell
Goshen
Mitchell
Attorney George Re Harper Teams for Divorce Suit
Attorney George R. Harper filed suit for divorce yesterday against Ian and Anne, detailing legal action in a contested domestic case.
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George
Harper
Ian
Yester
Funeral Services for Local Resident Held at Home and Shaum's Church
The deceased leaves four brothers John Philip Henry Valentine and four sisters Mesdames Mary Riggs Nancy Essig Katherine Teeter and Rachel Foltz, all in the area. The funeral will be Sunday at the house at 1 o'clock and then proceed to Shaum's church.
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John
Philip
Henry
Valentine
Mesdames
Mary Riggs
Nancy Essig
Katherine ‘Teeter
Rachel Foltz
Shaum
Property transfers and deeds in Elkhart Goshen area noted
A sequence of land and lot transfers is recorded. Percy C Bailey and wife convey to Daniel Spohn in Elkhart for 1350 dollars. various parcels in Elkhart township change hands among George E Compton August P Kent Nelson Bressman Everett Goldthwait and others. Purl estate transfers and Goshen unplatted parcels appear. Newell to Cathcart includes Washington township land.
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Percy C. Bailey
Daniel Spohn
Ellkhart
Briggsdale Improvement
Elkhart Township
George E. Compton
Elkhart
John W. Fieldhouse
Elk
August P. Kent
Valentine Mishler
Warren Mishler
Union Township
Nelson Bressman
John CW. Fieldhouse
Everett Goldthwait
J. W. Fieldhouse
Elias Purl
William W. Purl
Anna E. Hope
William Overholt
Bugent
Magdalene Heverstick
Jefferson Town
John Ummel
Seth c. Rees
John
George C. Kistner
Mathias Kistner
Geo. Cc. Kistner
East Elkcthart
Charles Wehmeyer
Anna BE
Hope
Goshen
Gapeeseneesetree
Perry C. Purl
Anna HE
Prohibitionists Plan Goshen Convention March 5
Elkhart county Prohibitionists prepare a Goshen convention for March 5 at the G A R hall. Indianapolis chairman C E Newlin will speak on The Twentieth Century Problems and a W C T U member will discuss making votes for prohibition. An Elkhart Prohibition glee club will perform. The meeting aims to elect county officers and organize township committees.
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Elkhart County
Goshen
G. A. R. Wall
C. E. Newlin
Indianapolis
Ownership Dispute Over Farm Property in Foster Court
A Washington township dog fight led to a damage case where Hazel Second was bitten. Gilbert and Secor owners disputed ownership of farming implements and stock seized to satisfy a $25 judgment. Judge Foster took the matter under advisement with a decision to be announced later.
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EH. D. Foster
Gilbert
Constable Cooley
Cooley
Robert Artley
Emma Gilbert
Plymouth Chronicle collapses after 78 days
The Plymouth Daily Chronicle, launched December 1 1902 by Walter Brown and A L Bick, and edited by W G Hendricks, suspends publication. It failed to gain subscribers despite a seed offer and political antagonism from the rival Republican organ.
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Plymouth
Abraham Lincoln Brick and Brown
Chronicle
Brick
Marshall County
Goshen Agent Pays County Taxes and Horn Ditch Charge
E. H. Leimbach, Goshen agent of the Lake Shore, paid the county treasurer E. E. Drake $16,503.89 in county taxes and $69.03 for the Horn ditch yesterday.
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E. H. Leimbach
Goshen
Lake Shore
E. E. Drake
Horn Ditch
Judge Ferrall to Open March Term at Goshen
Judge J. D. Ferrall will arrive in Goshen from LaGrange Saturday night to convene the circuit court for the March term on Monday morning.
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J. D. Ferrall
Goshen
LaGrange
Circuit Court
Change of venue cases filed against Grand Trunk Western Railroad
Two lawsuits moved from St. Joseph county to Elkhart county were filed yesterday alleging claims against the Grand Trunk Western Railroad company.
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Elkhart County
St. Joseph County
Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company
Lake Shore passenger station rises in Chicago
The Lake Shore passenger station now under construction covers a full block on Van Buren in Chicago bounded by Pacific avenue Sherman and Harrison streets. The thirteen story building dedicates the first two floors to passenger waiting rooms with the rest for offices. It will connect with elevated lines and surface cars. Harper's Weekly noted a fine full page cut of the new building in its February 14 issue.
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Lake Shore
Chicago
van Buren Street
Pacific Avenue
Sherman Street
Harrison Streets
Harper’s
Brick Receives Roosevelt Trophies for Polish Societies
A Washington telegram reports Representative Brick received two Roosevelt gifts, to be shown to Polish societies in South Bend. One trophy is a bronze Pulaski statue pen, signed by the president, and the other a framed picture inscribed with his name.
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Washington
Roosevelt
South’ Bend
Count Pulaski
Train dispatcher inquiry over long absence cited
A Lake Shore engineer recalls being asked by the train dispatcher to make a statement about why he was out for several hours. Details remain sparse and context unclear from the fragment.
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eTun
Lake “Shore
Placeholder fragment hints at Lafayette Square location
The text suggests a probable placement in Lafayette Square opposite the White House, indicating a planned location near the president’s residence. Details are fragmentary and no formal announcement is confirmed.
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Lafayette Square
The
White House
Blizzard to Hit Chicago and Midwest Rail Lines
A fierce Rockies blizzard bears down on Chicago and the Mississippi Valley with projections it may reach the Alleghenies. Zero readings reported in North Dakota and western Minnesota where heavy snow and high winds occur. The storm has already raged in Colorado Wyoming and Montana since Friday, snarling rail traffic and filling cuts with snow.
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Chicago
Ill
Rockies
Mississippi Valley
Alleghenies
Lake
North Dakota
Minnesota
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
Roosevelt visit sparks 1904 renomination chatter
In New York on February 28, President Roosevelt’s visit fuels political gossip. Reports say he will seek renomination in 1904 with Beveridge of Indiana as running mate, with Beveridge campaigning while the president stays in the White House, similar to McKinley’s earlier strategy.
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New York
Roosevelt
Beveridge
Indiana
White House
McKinley
Knapp Faces Trial Over Missing Wife Case
In Hamilton Ohio on February 28 Alfred Knapp Samuelson in high spirits as prosecutors bar further statements. Search efforts on the Miami and Ohio rivers toward Lawrenceburg Indiana failed to locate the box with Knapp’s third wife. If the body remains missing Knapp could be tried in Cincinnati for Mary Eckert's murder.
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Hamilton
Ohio
Alfred Knapp
Miami
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Knapp
Cincinnati
Mary Eckert
Collision Between Ferries Triggers Panic on North River
A morning collision between the Pennsylvania ferryboat New Jersey and the Erie ferry Ridgewood on the North River injured two men and caused a passenger panic before the crew restored order. The Ridgewood sustained heavy damage while the New Jersey escaped major harm.
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New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Erie
Fire destroys church aid shelter in London
A building erected by the Church of England Army for the shelter of the poor burned in the morning. Three hundred people were inside at the time, with several missing and one body recovered.
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London
Church of England Army
Salvation Army
Grensburg Mine Explosion Claims Seven More Distant Casualties
Greensburg Pa February 28 The Hostetter mine scene of last nights explosion slowly frees its prisoners Ten men emerged safely this morning Seven is now believed to be the total dead count with search continuing for other victims
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Greensburg
Hostetter
High Water Damages Across Ohio Valley States
Reports from Ohio Indiana and West Virginia describe widespread high water and river damage. Ice gorges breaking contribute to flooding and harm across multiple locations.
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Cincinnati, O
Ohio
Indiana
West Virginia
Pope Leo III Health Report Alarms Munich Nunciature
Munich Bavaria February 28 a papal nuncio here received an alarming report concerning the pope's health.
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Leo Very III
Munich
Bavaria
Clergyman Rev J M Caldwell Seriously Injured in Train Attempt
Chicago Feb 28 Rev J M Caldwell ex president of the Elder Rock River conference of the Methodist church was seriously injured when he threw himself before a train. Officials say the act stemmed from fear of exposure of a serious offense he was arrested for.
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Chicago
J. M. Caldwell
Elder Rock River
The
Methodist Church
Illinois
Six Drowned When Skiff Capsizes in Hickman River
Four men and two women drowned after the skiff overturned in Hickman Kentucky this morning on the Mississippi River. Rescue efforts were hampered by rough water and low visibility. Authorities have not released the victims' names pending identifications.
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Hickman
Hungry for Cash and a Hungarian Visitor Exchange
A fragment describes a foreign visitor and a church member discussing a Hungarian minister amid chatter about money. The dialogue hints at cultural or political tensions reflected in a brief, clipped exchange.
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Hungary
the Church
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Western Paving Company
Lewis
Clay
Gibson
Tell City
Harrison
Fleming
U. S
Ayer
J. H. Burge
Macon, Col
P. L. Turner
Turner
Plaintiff’s Witnesses
J. C. Ross
Hattie Shelley
Beardsley
Florence Hughes
Henry Fischer
Ekhart
Hascall
Spohn
Louise Patterson
May
Frazer
Presbyterian Church
Blue Lodge of “Masons
Sturgis
Ferrall
van Fleet
Mary Kidder
Hudson
Mich
Main and
Jackson Streets
Shelley & Fobes
Clarence Knickerbocker
Rushton
A.O. Rowe
van Fleet & van Fleet
Ann Arpor
Cleveland
Knights Templars
Locklin
Shen
Judge Foster's Court
Walter Brown
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