Odd Fellows Prepare for 100000 Attend Sovereign Grand Lodge Meet
Indianapolis gears up for the seventy seventh annual Sovereign Grand Lodge convention expected to draw about 100000 visitors and delegates from all states and foreign regions. The Patriarch's Militant will camp at the state fair grounds with daily drills and parades.
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Indianapolis
The
Odd Fellows’ Sovereign Grand Lodge
Unon
Canada
Nova Scotia
Mexico
Europe
Order
State Fair Grounds
Riot in Fairview Park Spurs Injuries in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis at Fairview park a riot erupted among 5,000 people as 150 white youths, the Bungaloos, clashed with Black attendees. Four Black individuals were badly injured and one man's arm was broken. Police arrested four white rioters and dispersed the crowd after officers arrived.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Fairview Park
Morris
West Side
Bungaloos
Harris
Train Strikes Indianapolis Interurban Car Near Belt Crossing
Four teens and several others were injured when a Greenfield avenue interurban car collided with a freight train at the Belt crossing in Indianapolis. The powerful electric car withstood the impact, rescuing riders mostly from Greenfield bound for a Cincinnati excursion. motorman and conductor suffered serious injuries and were treated at home.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Greenfield Avenue
Belt Railroad
Belt Crossing
Greenfield
Cincinnati
Wrong Body Buried Mix-Up Shocks Evansville Family
In Evansville Indiana on August 26 the remains sent from St. Louis were of a crippled patient who died there. Mrs. George William Schmitt refuses to cover shipping costs and St. Louis shows no plan to pay. The undertaker will not release the body without payment while city officials say the other city must take responsibility or Evansville will sue in federal court.
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Evansville
Ind
George William Schmitt
St. Louis
Chicago Woman Held After Fatal Shooting In LaPorte
Frances B. Frye, a Chicago woman, shot and probably fatally wounded Thomas J. Frye of LaPorte, Ind. She was taken into custody at the Holy Family hospital by Sheriff Small after staying beside the victim’s body since the shooting Thursday night.
Not clear who fired shot in local incident
The woman involved is held in custody awaiting results of Frye’s wound. Frye’s condition remains critical though improved. He will not make statements to incriminate the woman, who is believed to have fired the shot while in temporary aberration.
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Lief
Frye
Ossified Man Kai Green Enigma of North Judson
The case of Kai Green from North Judson is diagnosed as incurable ossification. His upper body and limbs harden to stone and temperatures fail to induce relief. Doctors note the process began a year ago with only one parallel in Austrian medical annals.
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LaPorte
Ind
Kai Green
North Judson
Green
Austria
Seven car Lake Shore freight wreck near Burdick Indiana
At Burdick station seventeen miles west of LaPorte, seven westbound Lake Shore freight cars piled up after air brakes failed. J. C. Teeter of Garrett suffered serious injuries while riding a cattle car. total loss estimated at $20,000 as tracks remained blocked for hours and trains detoured.
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LaPorte
Ind
Lake Shore
Burdick
J. C. Teeter
Garrett
Chicago
Remarkable deed filed in Bartholomew County
In Columbus Indiana on August 26 the county recorder recorded a warranty deed from Daisy Edwards and her husband Solomon Edwards both deceased for several months to Ralph Spaugh of Columbus. Justice Pancake of Clifford acknowledges the deed stating the parties appeared and acknowledged the annexed deed on August 8.
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Columbus
Ind
Hiner
Daisy Edwards
Solomon Edwards
Ralph Spaugh
Justice Pancake
Clifford
Indiana
Bartholomew County
William E. Pancake
Parole Granted for William E. Hinshaw of Belleville Case
Governor Durbin issued a parole for William E. Hinshaw, a Michigan City penitentiary inmate serving life for the Belleville murder of his wife. The concession requires a guard and ten day return to prison, with mistrustful claims of innocence and past public attention to the trial in Danville.
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William E. Hinshaw
Michigan City
Durbin
Hinshaw
Belleville
Hendricks County
Danville
Supreme Court
Church assignments announced for Fort Wayne district
Marion Indiana August 27 The annual state conference of the Methodist Protestant church closed with assignments for the coming year. Fort Wayne District leaders include C W Evans as chairman and pastors at Altona Harlan Kendallville Maples Monticello New Haven Rensselaer Salamania St Joe Tippecanoe Wabash Elkhart and Chicago under president A L Wilson and financial agent S Heminger.
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Marion
Ind
Methodist Protestant Church
Hanfield
Fort Wayne
C. W. Evans
Altona
Harlan
A. Leffingwell
Kendallville
J. R. Moody
Keystone
Ella V. Selbert
Maples
H. V. Sharp
Maxi
A. L. Wilson
W. L. Heitz
Thomas Lancaster
Kansas City University
S. Heminger
Ill Treatment At Home In Bluffton Case Of Two Sisters
Rev John Berry a Norwood Methodist minister traced his half sisters Ella and Bessie ages eighteen and sixteen to Bluffton Indiana where they worked as domestics. The brothers demand their return. the younger complies while the elder remains in Decatur after a chase and temporary escape. Both girls from well to do farming families are well educated and musically gifted. They complain of ill treatment at home.
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Bluffton
Ind
John Berry
Norwood
Cincinnati
Ella
Bessie
Decatur
Train Brings In Charge of Girl and Parents At Station
Officers who had received instructions for the girl's parents took them in charge just as the train neared the station, ensuring arrangements were in place for handling the situation.
Blind Phrenologist Tom Flemming Makes 929 Mile Trek
The 71 year old Bluffton blind phrenologist Uncle Tom Flemming arrived at the county infirmary after a 929 mile journey to Buffalo Exposition. He traveled on foot from June 3 to August 26, staying at the fair briefly and returning with $1.85. Despite poverty, he offered vivid descriptions of exhibits and lectured on his head reading lore. He is described as an intelligent philosopher whose age enhances his mental gifts.
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Tom Flemming
Bluffton
Buffalo
Ditzler
North Main
Uncle Tom
Flemming
Afrikander Leader Merriman Arrested on Farm Near Stellenbosch
Cape Town Aug 27 J X Merriman parliamentary leader of the Afrikanders Bond has been arrested on a farm near Stellenbosch. He has given parole not to leave the farm. British forces report nine killed in a fight.
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Cape Town
J. X. Merriman
Afrikanders Bond
Stellenbosch
Battle Report: Seventy-fourth Imperial Yeomanry Losses and Rescue
Escort of the Seventy-fourth Imperial yeomanry loses nine men killed and twenty three wounded but the convoy is brought in safely. Rawlinson captures eighteen Transvaal men after a forty minute gallop in the open east of Edenburg.
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Imperial Yeomanry
Interurban Line May Connect Fort Wayne and Danville
Danville Illinois reports McKinley syndicate plans an interurban line linking Fort Wayne to Danville via the old canal tow path through Peru Logansport Lafayette and Attica with rights of way secured from Huntington to Wabash. Construction west of Huntington to begin early September and the Fort Wayne and Southwestern Traction company expands its Danville operations.
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Danville
McKinley Syndicate
Fort Wayne
Quincy
Illinois
Fort Wayne and Southwestern Traction Company
W. B. McKinley
East
Peru
Logansport
Lafayette
Attica
R. D. Smith
Huntington
Wabash Plain Dealer
Wabash
Merriman Urges Conciliation Policy in Cape Boer Crisis
From Cape Town to London Mr Merriman advocates conciliation toward the Boers after visiting England. In a Stellenbosch dated Aug 6 letter published here he denounces martial law at the Cape and criticizes suspended parliament and military tribunals for dissenters.
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London
Merriman
Cape Town
England
Cape
Stellenbosch
How She Earned Her Dollar
A letter from a reader proposes a novel way to earn a dollar for a sociable next month. The writer offers verses written with a pen for publication or disposal if rejected, awaiting the editor’s decision.
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Sentinel
British Loss Battle Report From Pretoria Dispatch
Lord Kitchener reports a convoy moving from Kimberley to Griquatown was attacked near Rovoikopje. The assault was repelled by Captain Pumby’s force.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Kimberley
Griquatown
Rovoikopje
Pumby
Resolutions of Respect Respectfully Paid by the Community
Resolutions of respect are presented, honoring a deceased community member. The document records expressions of sympathy, acknowledgments of the deceased’s character, and appreciation from local organizations and friends.
Auburn Man Dies After Carbolic Acid Ingestion
Philip Canada a respected Auburn resident and old soldier died after he mistook carbolic acid for peppermint. The sixty year old man ingested the poison at home near Spencerville Saturday night, collapsed before reaching the house and died shortly after. His wife survives along with two Waterloo brothers.
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Auburn
Ind
Spencerville
Philip Canada
Canada
Waterloo
Deadly Soda Fountain Blast Hits Ashley Store
In Ashley Indiana on August 26 a soda fountain exploded inside the George Ott drug store. Clerk Fred Nicoli was killed instantly by a metal fragment while Ott was seriously injured. Debris wrecked the storefront and damaged stock. Authorities suspect a gas charge error by Nicoli caused the blast.
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Nicoli
Autumn's Prophet Locust Chorus Marks the Fall Season
The poem speaks of a locust preparing to sing of autumn as harvests fill barns. The speaker imagines frost, ripe apples, corn husks, cows returning home, and crickets singing at sunset. Katy-did adds a note, yet the speaker prefers the wheezy tune that suits the fall mood.
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Katy
Hinshaw at home on ten day prison leave
Winchester Indiana August 27 William E Hinshaw serving life for wife murder is at Snow Hill home with his ill parents. Accompanied by Walter Daily a prison guard who monitors him. Family heads a large respected clan while pledges say they believe in his innocence and friends visit with hope.
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Winchester
Ind
William E. Hinshaw
Snow Hill
Here
Walter Daily
Hinshaw
Murderess Elesa Sage Paroled After Life Sentence
Hartford City Indiana August twenty seventh Mrs Elesa Sage freed by Governor Durbin after twenty years in Indianapolis reformatory for murdering her child. She stays with attorney S W Cantwell while seeking to marry John W Sage brick layer who aided her and also served seven years of a life term.
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Hartford City
Ind
Elesa Sage
Indianapolis
Durbin
S. W. Cantwell
Sage
John W. Sage
Eloping couple halted in Delphi at station stop
Local officials in Delphi Indiana on August 27 stopped Emma Scott and Witt Brown from Monticello as they fled by train. They had rented two tickets to an Arkansas destination and were prevented from continuing their elopement.
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Delphi
Ind
Monticello
Emma Scott
Witt Brown
Arkansas
For Sale Special bargains on rural and urban properties
Four farms ranging from 7 to 100 acres near the court house in Allen County offer black sandy land and good buildings. Also a seven acre tract near the court house and a drug store with strong business. Inquiries directed to R. C. Niswonger & Co. 18 Harrison Street Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Court House
Allen County
R. C. Niswonger & Co
Harrison Street
Fort Wayne
Ind
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