Rome City excursion wreck injures 28 passengers
A Rome City excursion train collided with freight train No 23 near Wallen six miles from Fort Wayne at 8 PM Sunday. Thirty two people were injured including four seriously with many sustaining cuts and broken bones while engineers escaped fatal harm.
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Rome City
Wallen
J. W. Hunter
W. H. Logan
Jd. Gallagher
A. J. Nickell
Wallen Siding
Fort Wayne
A. J. Nichols
W. Gallagher
Nichols
Emrick
Dan
Helena
Indiana Interurban Merger Unites Logansport Rochester Firms
Prominent Indiana electrical line magnates in Fort Wayne merged Logansport Rochester and Northern Traction with the Indiana Northern Traction, forming a single company. The deal swaps stock for value, signaling a near completion of a Kendallville line project and protection against the Boyd syndicate.
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Indiana Electrical Line
Fort Wayne
Logansport
Rochester and Worthern
Indiana Northern Companies
Wayne Hotel
George FE
McCulloch and Co
W. McGuire
Muncie
Indiana Northern Company
Indianapolis
Joseph T. McNary
Walter A. Osmer
Seth M. Velsey
John E. Beyer
George W. Holman
Rochester
Northern
Logansport and
Logansport, Rochester and Northern Traction
Indiana Northern Traction Company
Kendallville
Ex Captain Putnam Bradlee Strong and May Yohe Return on Kaiserin Maria Theresa
Ex Captain Putnam Bradlee Strong and May Yohe, once married to Lord Francis Hope, appear on the Kaiserin Maria Theresa arriving from Mediterranean ports. They are listed as Herr Strong and Frau Strong aboard the ship.
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New York
Putnam Bradlee Strong
May Yohe
Lord Francis Hope
Mediterranean
Herr Strong
Frau Strong
Samar Pacified Insurrection Ended on Samar Island
Manila April 28 The surrender of the Samar insurrection led by General Quevarra has been officially effected though some southern ports remain unreported. The campaign ends with about 3000 bolo men quitting fighting and the island shown as pacified. Major Waller testifies in the Smith Court Martial regarding a supposed butchery order.
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Manila
Island of
Samar
Quevarra
Lukban
Trial of Gen. Smith opens again in Manila court martial
The court martial of Gen. Jacob H. Smith resumed in Manila with Major Waller testifying that Smith ordered to kill and burn and render Samar a howling wilderness. Witnesses described fierce fighting, child combatants, butchered natives, and Balangiga massacre survivors as constabulary search for a thirty-strong Filipino band near San Juan Del Monte.
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Manila
Jacob H. Smith
Littleton W.T. Waller
Marine Corps
Smith
Samar
Waller
Pritchard
Ninth Infantry
Gandara
Bonicastle
P. K. Schoeffel
Dapdap
Dios Dios
Nickle
Nanjot
Tenth Cavalry
Brumley
Balangiga
San Juan del Monte
Samar rebels surrender en masse. Guevarra taken as POW
Manila reports over 3 500 rebels on Samar surrendered in two days. Guevarra, new insurgent commander, with 40 officers and 189 men, plus 161 rifles, is in custody of General Frederick Dent Grant on an American gunboat. Additional surrenders followed as US officials deem the revolt crushed.
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Manila
Samar
Guevarra
Lukban
Frederick Dent Grant
Gandara
Catbalogan
Grant
Sulat
United States
Guevarro
Americans pursue dangerous river mission in Philippine campaign
General Grant leads two gunboats and troops up the Gandara to meet Guevarro the Filipino commander who surrenders with thirty eight officers and men. The Negros coast sees Ladrone chief Rufo surrender with 158 fighters and arms, signaling a southern coast opening. Papa Isio, once a colonel, faces continued pressure.
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Luzon
Samar
Grant
Florida
Gandara
Guevarro
Trystig
Guevarra
Rafael Sebastian
Abaki
General Grant
U. S. Grant
Lee
United States
Gaundara
Negros
L. W. V. Kennon
Sixth Infantry
Island of
Rufo
Kennon
Papa Isio Rufo
Papa Osio
Papa Isio
Malvar
Louis Fox Considers Retirement From Hanover Baking Firm
Louis Fox, founder of the Calhoun and Jefferson streets baking concern later bought by National Biscuit, seeks to retire from active management. His resignation sits with National Biscuit’s Chicago office, with reports suggesting it has not been accepted. Fox plans to retain his stock and may be succeeded by a prominent stock holder named by Chicago executives.
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Louis Fox
Calhoun and
Jefferson Streets
National Biscuit Company
Chicago
Fox
New York
Cuba to Pay for Freedom
Secretary of War Root and family arrived from Cuba aboard the government yacht. He says no claim has been presented for sums expended freeing Cuba and the matter will be discussed after the Cuban government is perfected. He mentions plans to transfer the island to Cuba on May 20 and the 800 man artillery force to remain at Havana, Santiago, and Cienfuegos guarding weapons for U S naval stations.
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Miami
Fla
Root
Cuba
United States
Havana
Santiago
Cienfuegos
Inventor Announces New Auto-Carriage Driven by Magnetism
Elisha J. Hunt of New York claims a motor that converts atmospheric electricity into a continuous driving force. He predicts an auto-carriage able to travel from New York to San Francisco without fuel, starting and stopping by a lever and running for a year without refueling.
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New York
Elisha J. Hunt
San Francisco
Archbishop Corrigan Passes Quiet Night in Crisis
New York reports Archbishop Corrigan passed a comfortable night after a period of crisis. Doctors say he remains under careful observation as he recovers. The church community prays for his continued stabilization and strength.
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New York
Corrigan
Archbishop Shows Encouraging Recovery After Crisis
Family and clergy reported a favorable night as Archbishop Corrigan rested and ate. Doctors from St. Leo Florida and Rev. Father Corrigan Newark arrived and described his condition as improving, with Father Curley noting weakness but evident improvement.
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Joseph Corrigan
St. Leo
Fla
George Corrigan
Newark
N. J
Father Corrigan
J Sterling Morton Dies After Health Battle at 69
J Sterling Morton former secretary of agriculture under Cleveland and founder of Arbor Day died at 4 30 pm yesterday in Lake Forest Illinois aged nearly 70. He left a legacy of Arbor Day planting and forestry leadership dating to 1872 Nebraska. He survived by sons Paul Joy and Mark and faced a long illness following his youngest son Carl’s death in January. Morton’s career included Nebraska territorial secretary acting governor and multiple runs for governor. Born April 22 1832 in Adams New York he studied at the University of Michigan Union College and founded Nebraska City News.
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Chicago
D. Sterling Morton
Nebraska
Cleveland
Arbor Day
Mark Morton
Lake Forest
Ill
Paul Morton
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company
Joy and
Joy Morton & Co
Morton
Carl Morton
Waukegan
Wilbur F. Storey
Old Chicago Times
Nebraska City News
Buchanan
Territory
W. A. Richardson
Philadelphia
New England
My. Morton
Adams
Jefferson County
M. D
Pilgrims
Michigan
Monroe
Methodist
Albion
University of Michigan
Chi Psi Fraternity
Melville J. Fuller
Don M. Dickinson
Union College
Schenectady
N. Y
Caroline Joy French
Detroit
Mich
Bellevue
Neb
Nebraska City
Banks
Congress
American Forestry Association
The
International Forestry Also
Notable Nebraska Pioneer Led Agricultural Groups
He was an original member of the Nebraska territorial board of agriculture and of the territorial horticultural society and served as president of both. A charter member of the Nebraska State Historical Society, he had been its president for twenty years.
Affidavits Against Mullin Involving False Pretenses
Mautner filed an affidavit against baseball player George Mullin accusing him of obtaining 25 dollars under false pretenses. Warrants issued. police chiefs told to arrest Mullin and hold until Fort Wayne officers arrive. Requisition possible. Mautner says he will press perjury charges and presents Mullin’s sworn affidavit dated November 27, 1901.
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I. Mautner
George Mullin
Mullin
Fort Wayne
Mautner
President Roosevelt Declines Spanish-American War Meeting
Washington April 28 President Roosevelt cannot attend the New York meeting of the military and naval order of the Spanish-American war of which he is commander He has commis sioned Gen George H Harries a member of the organization to convey best wishes for a successful meeting and regrets at his absence
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Washington
Roosevelt
New York
George H. Harries
Logansport Visitors Visit Mrs De Wald
Mrs. F. J. Bott and her son Frank travel from Logansport to visit Mrs. De Wald, staying for a time as they enjoy a social visit.
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F. J. Bott
Frank
Logansport
de Wald
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Durnell
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Spy Run Avenue
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