Prison Doctor Accuses Deputy Warden of Brutality
Dr Brose S S Horne at Michigan City prison board meeting resigns and files 15 charges of cruelty against Deputy Warden H H Barnard. He cites brutalities, including work to death, ear grabs, and hangings, and references Keith and Rinkard cases amid political tension. Barnard denies the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan City
Board of
Michigan City Penitentiary
Brose S.S. Horne
H. H. Barnard
Horne
E. H. Nebeker
D. A. Coulter
Durbin
Prison Board of Control
Keith
Rinkard
Board of Prison Control
Reid
Barnard
Dr. Horne
Indiana
Shideler
Wells County
Marion
R. H. Horne
M. M. Barnard
Burlington
Carroll County
Charles Harley
Acquittal in Pittser Murder Case Returns
In Frankfort Indiana the jury acquitted William Pittser of murder after a brief deliberation. The panel rendered the verdict at five o clock yesterday evening following a short vote period and multiple ballots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Ind
William Pittser
Negro assailant slain in self defense reported
Evansville Indiana April 2 Proctor Wright a prominent Rockport citizen shot and instantly killed Jesse Miles a negro stevedore aboard the steamer Thomas bound between this city and Rockport Miles drunk all night assaulted Wright and Miles had boasted he would kill Wright Wright to be exonerated on a plea of self defense
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Proctor Wright
Rockport
Jesse Miles
Thomas
Miles
Mr. Wright
Anthracite Association Orders Seasonal Price Reductions
The first days of June July August and September will see price cuts with the old schedule resuming afterward. Retail dealers will announce the reductions in a few days. The measure is ordered by the anthracite association, a similar action having been taken on April 1, 1901.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthracite Association
Wedded in Wisconsin
Announcement of the marriage of Bernard G. Mathy and Miss Mary T. Schweger last week at Seymour Wisconsin. Mathy, a maltster with Centlivre Brewing, recently in Chicago and a Brewer's academy graduate. They will reside on Elizabeth Street in this city.
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Bernard G. Mathy
Mary T. Schweger
Seymour
Wis
Mathy
Centlivre Brewing Company
Chicago
Brewer’s Academy
Elizabeth Street
Mob Raid at Nashville Brown County Man Seized Parolee
A mob of masked men attacked the home of Mrs. Mary Price in Nashville Brown County at 1 30 am. They forced doors searched for Charles Price demanded his whereabouts and left after threatening violence. They returned later and nailed a note stating their daughters must be protected. Price, a parolee with prior penitentiary terms, was the target with unclear grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Mary Price
Nashville
Brown County
Charles Price
Price
Reunion plans set for Sultana survivors
Fort Wayne hosts a reunion on the 29th with funds nearly raised to cover about 250 cost. The general committee reports around 200 collected, 50 deficit, and invites go to Grand Army posts, Spanish War veterans and other military groups. Events include a 10 am business meeting, dinner, carriage ride, banquet, parade, and camp fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sultena
Schirmeyer
Sons of Veterans
Gart Shober
Court House
Saengerbund Hall
Defiance
Ohio
Ohio Association
Fort Wayne
Father Morrissey Better
Rev. Andrew Morrissey president of Notre Dame University is recovering from pneumonia and can walk about the infirmary after weeks of illness in South Bend Indiana on April 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Andrew Morrisey
Notre Dame University
Fort Wayne Welcomes Col. Winans as HQ Moves
The Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton ticket office moves from the Miami Valley building on High Street to Fort Wayne Indiana. Col. J G C Winans will headquarter there with the Fort Wayne road acquisition making the change necessary. Fans commend his courteous handling and railroad expertise while noting he will keep control of his territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Piqua Call
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Colonel Winans
Dayton
Kitchener Reports Rear Guard Action in South Africa
Lord Kitchener's dispatch from Pretoria says the second dragoon guards fought a sharp rear-guard action near Boschman's Kop on March 31. Four officers wounded. Boer losses heavy. Colonel Lawley led a disruptive raid against a ranger position ten miles east of Bischman's Kop, then redirected to support the main column. The dragoons drove the Boers back after strong resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Dragoon Guards
Boschman’s Kop
Lawley
Bischman
Ihis
Boers Implicated After Barberton Train Wreck
London reports a railway disaster near Barberton in the Transvaal colony on March 30 resulted in the deaths of 39 soldiers and injuries to 45, mostly Hampshire regiment men. Some suggested Boer involvement, but Lord Kitchener declares the accident accidental as the engine and five cars left the track on a steep descent.
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London
Barberton
Transvaal Colony
Hampshire Regiment
Lord Kitchener
Final Vanderbilt Assessments and Tax Changes
The final assessments show Reginald Vanderbilt reduced from 1,000,000 to 250,000 while others face revised tax figures. J Pierpont Morgan pays on 400,000, Russell Sage 660,000, John Jacob Astor 300,000, William C Whitney 500,000, and the group contests the 3,000,000 assessment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sessed
J. Pierpont Morgan
Russell Sage
John Jacob Astor
William C. Whitney
Reginald Vanderbilt
Vanderbilts
Johnson Under Arrest for Forged Paper Near Hot Springs
John A Johnson of Anderson Indiana is arrested in Hot Springs Arkansas on charges of uttering forged paper reportedly totaling 100000. He lies ill in the Great Northern hotel under guard as Indiana authorities are notified. His wife nurses him while J J Netterville of Anderson stands as a heavy indorser. Settlement talks are possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
Ark
Manson A. Johnson
Anderson
Ind
Great Northern
Indiana
J. J. Netterville
Johnson
General Fuissbots Attacks Filipinos For Guerrilla Rule
At a San Francisco banquet General Frederick Fuissbots declares the Filipinos abandoned civilized warfare, torturing and burying natives, killing American captives, and notes Aguinaldo’s role in Luna’s death. He says Filipinos are incapable of self-government today and doubts future generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Frederick Fuissbots
Ohio Society
Aguinaldo
Luna
Train wreck near Barberton kills engineers and soldiers
Details from Pretoria report state the engineer lost control on a down grade after leaving Barberton. The train traveled eighty miles an hour for three miles, then jumped rails at a sharp curve. Five trucks carried soldiers, the boiler exploded, and both crew members died. Six injured soldiers later died.
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Pretoria
Barberton
Robinson confirms plans for Kendallville and Indianapolis conventions
Washington correspondent reports Congressman Robinson will attend the Twelfth district convention in Kendallville on April 30 and the Democratic state convention in Indianapolis on June 4. He dismisses talk of opposition, stating he does not know of any opponent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Indianapolis Sentinel
Robinson
Kendallville
Indianapolis
Coal Prices Cut by Philadelphia and Reading for April
Officials announced a 50 cent a ton cut in anthracite coal prices for April by the Philadelphia and Reading Railway. The reduction applies only through April. on May 1 another 10 cent increase per ton will take effect, returning prices toward prior levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Philadelphia and Reading Railway
Appointed a Carrier in Fort Wayne Post Office
Oliver J. Hebert Jr of this city has been named a substitute mail carrier on the Fort Wayne post office force. His appointment begins April 1 and he is the son of Engineer Hebert of the Pennsylvania railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver J. Hebert, Jr
Fort Wayne
Mr. Hebert
Engineer Hebert
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children
Mother Gray a former nurse at the Children's Home in New York offers Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children now sold in drug stores. A gentle safe remedy for feverishness constipation teething stomach issues and worms. 25 cents. Sample free. Address Allen S Olmsted Le Roy NY.
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Mother Gray
New York
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Mothers Trust Mrs Winslow's Tooth Soothing Syrup
A period advertising claim urges mothers to use Mrs Winslow's Tooth Smoothing Syrup for teething children. The promotion touts it as the best remedy.
Author of Ben Bolt Dies in Newark
Dr. Thomas Dunn English, born 1819 in Philadelphia and noted for Ben Bolt, died early today in Newark. A Penn graduate physician, he also studied law, practiced medicine in Newark, and held public office including New Jersey legislature in 1863-64 and two terms in Congress.
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Newark
WN. J
Thomas Dunn English
English
Ben Bolt
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Homes in the West Offered by Nickel Plate Special
People seeking homes in the West Southwest Northwest California Colorado Indian Territory or Texas can learn about special advantages secured by travelling via the Nickel Plate road and connections on April 1 and 15 1902 by inquiring at the nearest Nickel Plate ticket agent or contacting C A Asterlin T P A Fort Wayne Indiana R J Hamilton Agent Fort Wayne Indiana.
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California
Colorado
Indian Territory
Texas
C. A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
R. J. Hamilton
Bridge Builder Seibert Files Voluntary Bankruptcy
Francis M. Seibert a bridge carpenter filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition. Liabilities are listed at 410 with assets of 82.30. He resides in Fort Wayne and is represented by attorney F. H. Kleekamy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis M. Seibert
Mr. Seibert
Fort Wayne
F. H. Kleekamy
Catarrh Disease Now Seen as Constitutional
The article asserts catarrh is not local but constitutional, once thought incurable and centered in the country’s waters. It promotes Halls Catarrh Cure from J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio as a remedy to take internally for systemic relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baence
J. Cheney &Co
Toledo
Ohio
Few Magnates Dodge Taxes
New York officials report low tentative figures in the final tax lists, showing fewer billionaires resisting assessments. Historically large gaps between assessor figures and final rolls have persisted, with names like Carnegie, Vanderbilt, and Rockefeller listed at $1,000,000 each and Frederick Vanderbilt as high as $2,000,000 on the Huntington estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tax Department
Andrew Carnegie
William E. Vanderbilt
Alice G. Vanderbilt
Florence A. Twombly
John D. Rockefeller
Frederick W. Vandertilt
Huntington - Estate
Brief Freedom Ends as Vardeman Case Leads to Raid
Marion Indiana April 3 The home of Mrs Rose Vardeman acquitted of shoplifting was searched last night and goods worth 300 dollars said to be stolen were recovered. Officers say she sent items to neighboring towns and planned to elope with her husband and five children.
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Marion
Ind
Rose Vardeman
Vardeman
Women Band To Rob In Marion Shoplifting Case
In Marion Indiana on April 4 Mrs Viola Woods, a state witness, implicated Mrs Rosa Varderman in a joint shoplifting incident at a department store. The women were linked to a scheme described by authorities as part of a larger criminal activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Ind
Viola ‘Woods
Rosa
Five Women Accused in City Robbery Ring
The arrest of Mrs. Vardeman leads to the discovery of a patrol wagon loaded with goods. Officials say five women formed a band to rob merchants for over two years with some shoplifting traced to five years. Carrie Barnes was arrested and goods tied to theft found at her home. Pearl Gray, living with Barnes, taken to the station with a fur collar later identified as stolen. Mrs. John Brewer, Vardeman’s sister, had her home searched and additional stolen goods recovered.
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John Brewer
Vardeman
Tolling Bell a Mystery in Bluffton
The Bluffton Christian church bell tolled near 9 30 PM for two to three minutes in irregular intervals. Residents recall a similar tolling a year ago sparking death superstition. Some attribute it to wind, others fear ghosts, as the eerie sounds unsettled the neighborhood despite stronger winds on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluffton News
Christian Church
St Mary's to Host Bazaar in New Hall April 14 to 19
The congregation of St Marys Catholic church plans a bazaar in the new hall at Lafayette and Jefferson streets from April 14 to 19. Committees work hard to ensure a large attendance and a strong lineup of attractions for the citys notable event.
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St. Mary's Catholic Church
New Hall
Lafayette and
Jefferson Streets
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Clem Pruitt
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Sultana
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Piqua
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General Funston Tales
Cory
Nash
Ted
Loffer
H. Pfeiffer & Son
Allith Manufacturing Company
Chicago, Ilinois
A.s.core
Dexter Bld
Allen County
Oliver Plow
A. Forbes
W. Eisberg
Jas. Gillie
Gillie
Alten
Oliver
C. C. Schlatter & Co
Columbia Street
Enk
DR. Joseph Ene
Sarah Shellenbarger
ENK Medicine CO
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Dreier & Gro
L. &. Soast
Ondek
Klachn & Melching
Fey
West Main
Ort Wayke
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