Treasury deficit near 48 million with pensions at 141 million
Washington reports the fiscal year deficit at about 48,250,000, bringing total excess over receipts since 1893 to 113,250,000. Receipts total about 31,000,080,000, expenditures 356,250,000, pensions 141,391,623. Notes rise in customs, internal revenue, and debt positions, plus banks’ reserve and lighthouse bureau activity details.
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Washington
Treasury
Internal Revenue Department
London
Treasury Department
Lighthouse Board
Cedar Point
Smith’s Point
Scotland
Died in the Box in Marion Ball Game
Alfred George, a 25 year old unmarried pitcher for Marion, collapsed on the diamond from a brain hemorrhage during yesterday's game and died within minutes. His home was in Gas City, Indiana.
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Decatur
Alfred George
Marion
George
Gas City
Ind
Minnesota trotting meet opened amid record turnout
Minneapolis on July 1 reports what may be the state’s largest trotting meeting. A large crowd gathered this afternoon as the event began, promising a major show for Minnesota racing fans.
Judge Finds and Returns $85 to Boy’s Bank
Judge Dawson picked up a stray $85 in Berry Street gutter including a $20 bill two tens and a five then returned the cash to D. J. Shaw after the boy arrived at the Hamilton National Bank with a bank book and cash slip. The judge envisioned a pleasant moment but chose honesty and handed the money to its rightful owner.
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Dawson
Bass Island
Court House
Berry Street
Democrats Prepare Suit Over Legislative Apportionment
InprIa Na Pouis July 1. Democrats plan to sue to strike down the legislative apportionment law as unconstitutional. They cite the constitution requiring periodic censuses and six-year cycles, with Voorhees Yurpie and top legal talent to argue the case. Republicans doubt the law’s merit, while the federal apportionment issue centers on district creation timing and state discretion.
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InprIa Na Pouis
Voorhees and Yurpie
United States
Boy 11 Gives News of Child Killings in Harris County
Information from Harris county reports an 11 year old, Henry Thomas, who was hired to care for a one year old on Jasper Thomas’s property, killed the infant with his uncle’s pistol. He then disposed of the body in the woods and vanished. Authorities say this is his second such murder.
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Columpus
Harris County
Henry Thomas
Jasper Thomas
Buck Whitaker
Henry
Georgia peach carnival opens in Macon this month
The great Georgia peach carnival opened in Macon on July 1 and will run until July 20. It aims to showcase that finer peaches are raised in Georgia than elsewhere in the country and is attracting northern visitors despite hot weather.
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Macon
Georgia
Uni
State Teachers Association marks semi centennial meeting in Syracuse
Syracuse July 1 The State Teachers association organized here 50 years ago opened its semi centennial session with a large turnout. Educators from across the country attend and are set to participate in a program aimed at making the meeting one of the most interesting in its history.
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Synacuse
N. Y
State Teachers Association
Buchanan Dead The Wife Murderer Executed at Sing Sing
A man identified as the wife murderer was put to death at Sing Sing prison after his appeals failed. The execution marked the end of a high profile case surrounding a Buchanan resident.
Wife Pleads, Governor Denies Stay in Sing Sing Murder
Dr Buchanan, convicted wife murderer, was executed in the Sing Sing electric chair after four previous postponements. His wife, Sine Sina, appealed to Governor Morton, who refused to grant a stay. The death came swiftly with 1740 volts, marking the "most successful" execution at the prison.
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Sine Sina
Buchanan
Rhinecliff
Morton
Texas to Permit Corbett Fitzsimmons Fight in Dallas
The Texas idea report confirms a Dallas prize fight between Corbett and Fitzsimmons. State Comptroller Finley issued a license after the Dallas athletic club paid a $500 occupation tax. The license authorizes the bout under state seal despite secretive issuance.
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Austin
Tex
Corbett
Fitzsimmons
Dallas
Finley
Athletic Club
Quakers Quarrel Over Dr Clark Baptism Deposition Split
In Ricumonp Indiana Dr Dungan Clark has caused a church split by being baptized. He was deposed by ministers and elders, but a monthly meeting shows division on whether he remains a minister. He recently married a prominent couple, complicating matters. In Sioux City Iowa 500 teachers from several states gather for an Indian school teachers convention. They will discuss best teaching methods with input from Indian bureau specialists. In Bristol Rhode Island work begins to place pontoons under the bow of the yacht Defender, aiming for high tide clearance.
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Ricumonp
Ind
Dungan Clark
Sioux City
Nebraska
North
South Dakota
Wyoming
Montana
Indian Bureau
Washington
Bristol
R.L
Defender
Zollinger Battery to Parade in Anderson Fourth Celebration
The Zollinger battery ships two heavy guns to Anderson for the Fourth of July display. A grand military carnival, competitive infantry drill, and a sham battle are planned with 16 companies from across Indiana. Cap tain Ranke leads 25 men in the artillery unit, prizes for infantry teams, judged by Adjutant General Robbins and others.
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Zollinger
Anderson
Ranke
Greencastle
J. FL. Free
Bloomington
T. J. Dowden
Indianapolis
Hl. C. Caster
K. Burr
Franklin
Sam Eeles
Elwood
W. T. VanArsdel
Shelbyville
J. R. Clayton
Kokomo
Albert Martin
Colored
J. J. Buckner
Marion
Fred B. Sure
Wabash
I. M. Forlan
Warsaw
I E. Harter
Light Artillery
Thompson
Fort Wayne
Kahlo
Robbins
Indiana Militia
Rich
Frank
Keiser
Professor Huxley Death Recalls His Career and Agnosticism
Lonpox July 1 reports the death of Thomas Henry Huxley, famed scientist and agnostic. Born 1825 in Ealing, he rose to prominence through medical training, naval service, and leadership roles including London School Board and Royal Society presidency. He helped shape public debate on evolution and religion, and twice sought chairs in America but were filled by others.
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Lonpox
Professor Huxley
Thomas Henry Huxley
Huxley
Ealing
Middlesex
Navy
H. M. S. Rattlesnake
Royal Society
London School Board
Aberdeen University
Tyndall
Baltimore and Ohio wreck at Laughlin station kills two
An accommodation train on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad collided with a switch engine at Laughlin station this morning. Brakeman Harvey Souther was killed instantly and Fireman McBeth fatally injured. The fragment mentions Timms-Post job office advertising letter heads bill heads and envelopes.
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Timms-Post Job Office
Newsboys Banquet at Randall Honors Fort Wayne Urchins
Seventy five members of the Newsboys Union were lavishly entertained at the Randall hotel in Fort Wayne. A surprise banquet featured a long table, graceful music by Professors Reineke and Jacobs, and a toast list led by Dick Townsend. Resolutions thanked local newspaper men, B W Applegate, the state home band, and Dick Townsend for organizing the event and hospitality.
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Newsboys
Fort Wayne
Dick Townsend
Randall Hotel
Newsboys’ Union
State Asylum
Randall
Johnson
Reineke and
Jacobs
C. I. Drummond
EB. Lo Schuyler
Williamsport
P. A. Randall
S.C
Union
B. W. Applegate
State Home
Reineke and Jacobs
Walters 50th Birthday Honored by Soldiers' Sons Club
Saturday evening the Soldiers' Sons and Citizens' club celebrated Amos R Walters's 50th birthday. Several hundred gathered as the Fort Wayne corner band led members from the Arcade to Walters's West Creighton home where Col. R B Robertson presided as toastmaster. Numerous toasts honored host, hostess, party leaders, and local institutions.
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Soldiers’ Sons’ and Citizens’ Club
Amos R. Walters
West Creighton Avenue
Walters
Fort Wayne Corner
Col. R. 8. Robertson
B. W. Skelton
J. B. Harper
C. S. Bush
C. B. Szemems
HW. C. Hanna
Allen County
William Geake
Oakley
the Press
N. R R. Leonard
the Gazette
Soldiers’, Sons
Citizens’ Club
FC. Twartman
J. W. Baker
Columbia City
Cuban War Surprises Spanish at Alta Garcia
A Havana-bound contact reports Gomez advancing on Havana with 8,000 troops. He surprised 1,500 Spanish at Alta Garcia, routing them and burning the town. The engagement caused heavy Cuban losses and accidentally killed a Cuban leader, Borero.
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Alta Garcia
Key West
Havana
Mascotte
Cuba
Gomez
Rio del Almendares
Capitol
Tntonel Borero
Who Is Russell Discoveries in Zanesville
A young traveler calling himself LT G Russell arrived from Fort Wayne Ind claiming to be the son of the late R B T Russell who died under peculiar circumstances at Mount Perry on Dec 29 1804 His stepmother had no knowledge of the death until last Monday and lawyers are retained to pursue the case The body in Greenwood cemetery may be exhumed for examination to determine the cause of death
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Zanesville
G. Russell
Fort Wayne
Ind
T. Russell
Mount Perry
Russell
Columbus
Stussell
Greenwood Cemetery
The Finger Crop at Local Mills
Two apprentices suffered hand injuries in separate Saturday accidents. Noble Graham, at Henry and Green, lost two fingers when his hand slipped into a woodworking machine. Dr. Proegler treated him. Harry Hay, at the Pennsylvania machine shops, lost one finger in a slotting machine. Dr. Stemen attended.
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Noble Graham
Henry & Green
Dr. Proegler
Harry Hay
Pennsylvania
George C. Stemen
Chinese loan negotiations denied and expected to succeed
The Chinese Legation in St Peters pur e denies rumor of a breakdown in loan talks guaranteed by Russia and states negotiations will culminate in a satisfactory agreement. It denies England or the United States will participate. Plus notices of a K P funeral meeting and a Pine Sherbets promotion at A C Aurentz's Ice Cream Parlors.
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St. Peterspure
Russia
England
United States
A. C. Aurentz
West Berry Street
Silver men vow bold campaign to win Kentucky seat
In Lexington, July 1, silver supporters plan a statewide campaign over the next two months. Notables Bland Bryan Sibley and others will tour Louisville and Covington and argue for free silver. The push centers on electing a free silver senator and sustaining the issue through the next national convention. Senator Blackburn leads the effort with delegates planned in each district. Bryan is slated to speak at the Kentucky Chautauqua next week as part of the strategy.
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Lexineton
Bland
Louisville
Covington
Bryan
Sibley
Mississippi
Harris
Daniel
Memphis
Blackburn
Ellis
Rhea
Clardy
Stewart
Nevada
Kentucky
Insane Ossian Man Found Roaming in Bloomingdale
John Bell, an insane man missing from his Ossian home for days, was found wandering in Bloomingdale yesterday afternoon by friends searching for him. He is about 20, recently released from an insane asylum, and had taken strange orders for clothing at exorbitant prices. He was escorted home last evening.
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John Bell
Ossian
Bloomingdale
Bell
Chatham Street
Runaway Horse Wrecks Buggy on Calhoun Street
A horse hired from Pearse livery tame Murray dragged wrecked buggy after bolting on Calhoun Street Saturday evening. It struck a second carriage with three children aboard near Hinton’s restaurant but caused no injuries. The horse returned to Pearse barn dragging debris. Calhoun Street was crowded with traffic.
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Pearse
Murray
Calhoun Street
Hinton
Holiness Camp Meeting Opens in Russell Io
A seven days' Holiness camp meeting began at Russell Iowa. The Cambria Iron Company of Philadelphia increased wages by ten percent, adding $25,000 to the monthly payroll. The Tyson cup yacht race draws Indian Harbor Club participants in Brooklyn. A monument to Sir John A. Macdonald was unveiled in Ottawa with ceremonies.
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Russell
Cambria Iron Company
Philadelphia
Indian Harbor
Brooklyn
Sir John McDonald
Ottawa
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