Tale of Butchery From Africa Details Massacre of Missionaries
Minister Lyon reports to the state department from Monrovia Liberia the massacre of John G Tate and nineteen others at a jungle mission March 15 1901. Doos tribal killers killed nine in the house and sent their severed hands as trophies. They said they feared white men would bring war. Lyon seeks fuller information and punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lyon
State Department
Monrovia
Liberia
John G. Tate
Mary L. Allen
Nouna Kroo
Tate
May purchase chimes for rebuilt St Pauls church
Members of St Pauls Lutheran church largely back buying chimes for a rebuilt structure. A prominent local businessman has offered 50 to kickstart the project and more donations are expected if approved. The three burned bells were melted into one mass and recovered for recasting into two large bells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
St. Paul’s Church
Cabinet to Meet During Holiday Recess
Washington date reports a cabinet meeting at 4 o’clock this afternoon, the first during the holiday recess. President Kennedy indicated he wished to consult with his advisors on departmental matters, with no serious issues noted. The Kishineff situation may be discussed though no White House confirmation exists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Tragedy in Sarnia: husband kills wife then himself
In Sarnia Ontario Joseph Boyd a track walker in the St Clair tunnel shot and killed his wife in their home in the presence of their three children and then killed himself with the same revolver Jealousy is cited as the motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarnia, Ont
Joseph Boyd
St. Clair Tunnel
Grillo Elected President Of American Association
Chicago reports J E Grillo sporting editor of the Commercial Tribune Cincinnati elected president of the American Baseball Association to succeed Thomas J Hickey who resigned. A 154 game schedule is planned to boost revenue with extra Mondays and open days added to the schedule. A constitutional amendment to curb factional fights may place more power in five member teams. Officers named include Vice President Charles J Strobel Toledo and board members Len non St Paul Havener Milwaukee Tebeau Louisville Bryce and Watkins Minneapolis.
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Chicago
American Base Ball Association
J. E. Grillo
The
Commercial Tribune
Cincinnati
Thomas J. Hickey
St. Paul
Grillo
J. E. Gritlo
Charles J. Strobel
Toledo
Dowie Plea Seeks Court Appearance In Bankruptcy
In Chicago a Marshall Field & Co. attorney moved to add the firm as a party to the demurrer in John Alexander Dowie’s bankruptcy case and asked to have Dowie brought to court for examination. Judge Kohlsaar declined the examination demand until Dowie returns from Australia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States District Court
Marshall Field & Co
John Alexander Dowie
Dowie
Kohlsaar
Australia
Forecast of Egg Price Rise and Shortages
The piece predicts another rise in egg prices and says within a week to ten days, if cold weather persists, farmers may charge forty cents or more. Few eggs reach the city and those offered sell at thirty five cents. The famine prices result from six weeks of cold, the highest in years.
Kaiser to abandon planned southern vacation
Berlin reports Emperor William will likely cancel his South European trip citing no need for rest from public duties. Preparations continue for the standard winter court events on January 18 and 27 as arrangements proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
William
Europe
Churches to Elect Officers at Fort Wayne Churches
The annual meetings of all German Lutheran churches in Fort Wayne are set for New Year’s afternoon at 2 o’clock. Reports of the year will be read and officers elected. Services will be held Thursday at 7 30 pm and Friday at 10 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Locomotive Explosion Kills Fireman in New York Incident
Port Jervis December 29. Fireman Frank Loven is dead and engineer Ira Wallace badly injured with three other railroad workers hurt when a locomotive exploded on a westbound Erie train near Hawkins.
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Port Jarvis
N. Y
Frank Loven
Ira Wallace
Erie
Hawkins
Counterfeit Ring Nabs Seven in New York Case
Seven men accused of printing counterfeit money sat in federal court as Joseph Baumenblatt testified detailing a conspiracy to flood the market with one million dollars in spurious currency. He identified prisoners and described a full counterfeiting plant found in a Revere Massachusetts house.
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New York
United States
Joseph Batrmenblatt
Baumenblatt
Revere
Mass
Revere House
Train derailment disrupts westbound service at yard
A spike was driven into a switch at the yard south end causing a derailment of a five day coach and two Pullmans. nearly all cars left the track but no serious injuries reported. Another train was assembled to carry westbound passengers to Youngstown.
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Youngstown
Robbers Hold Up West Point Post Office
Richmond Virginia December 29 1900 three men armed with revolvers robbed the West Point post office. They bound gagged watchman J L Garrett and forced him to watch as they cracked the safe and made off with a large sum of money and a package containing 2300 dollars in bonds. The men escaped.
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Richmond
J. L. Garrett
West Point
Garrett
Pioneer Fort Wayne Resident William Baade Seriously Ill
William Baade of 733 East Jefferson Street, a pioneer Fort Wayne resident since 1843, is gravely ill with accelerated decline due to old age. His condition has worsened over several weeks and doctors fear limited chances of recovery.
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William Baade
East
Jefferson Street
Fort Wayne
Mr. Baade
Mary Irwin, Noted Catholic Writer, Dies in Washington
Miss Mary Irwin longtime newspaper writer in this city and St Louis and author of religious poems and fiction dies in Washington at age 52. She belonged to a prominent North Carolina family.
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Washington
Mary Irwin
St. Louis
North Carolina
Westinghouse Buys Control Of Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley Transit
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing buys a controlling stake in the Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley Rapid Transit, paying about 6 million dollars. Four million comes from the treasury, two million borrowed at six percent via Kuhn Loeb & Co. The firm plans to electrify the line to demonstrate electricity as motive power and may sell its stake to a railroad company after a short period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Lackawanna
Holiday notices and local happenings in a small town
Festive events fill the week with a watch meeting and oyster supper at the M E church basement hosted by the young people’s class. Skating outings, illnesses, travels between Fort Wayne and Saybrooke Mississippi, and medical emergencies mark a busy Christmas period across the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Church
Gurt Somers
Dr. Mercer
Eva Mullen
Chance
Ira Somers
Fort Wayne
Myr
W. H. Somers
Mildred Brown
Twenty-One Victim Dies From Pere Marquette Wreck
Gerrit Motman died today at United Benevolent Association hospital from injuries received in the Pere Marquette wreck near East Paris Saturday night. He is the twenty first victim and leaves a widow and five children in Grand Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids, Mich
Gerrit Motman
United Benevolent Association Hospital
Pere Marquette
East Paris
Motman
Grand Rapids
Czarina Expected to Give Birth Next Summer
London report from the Daily Telegraph's St. Petersburg correspondent states the imperial family anticipates the czarina's accouchement next summer.
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London
Daily Telegraph
St. Petersburg
Man Plunges Over Niagara Falls In Riverincident
A boat with a man was sighted passing down the river and over the Horseshoe falls at Niagara Falls New York on December 29. The boatman's identity remained unknown.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Horseshoe Falls
Cotton Market Shows Small Downturn In New Orleans
In New Orleans on December 29, a slight market reaction followed disappointing Liverpool cables. Bears anticipated a drop, shorts tried to stampede by dumping contracts, but offerings were absorbed. Prices swung 9 to 11 points lower then recovered to yesterday’s close as liquidation persisted with see-saw moves.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
Bears
Shorts
Bass Company Interests Watched by Br. J. Fisher in St. Louis
Br. J. Fisher is in St. Louis attending to Bass Company interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BR. J. Fisher
St. Louis
The
Bass Company
Local notes on residents and moves from Ossian area
Leo Snider of Ossian seen in the village Sunday afternoon. Theodore Steinbacher and family moved to a farm near Robison park, which he purchased. Henry Johnson of Fort Wayne works nearby. Miss Aremeda, formerly employed in Fort Wayne, is home for vacation. Judson Emerick resigns as road supervisor.
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Leo Snider
Ossian
Theodore Steinbacher
Robison Park
Henry Johnson
Fort Wayne
Miss Aremeda
Judson Emerick
Deaths of Mrs Sophia Luehr in Gar Creek
Mrs Sophia Luehr a longtime Allen county resident died Monday night at the home of her son in law Henry Kruse Gar Creek at age seventy nine She was widow of Henry Luehr born in Germany who came to the county forty years ago Surviving are three children Mrs Mary Lewis Mrs Caroline Kruse and Charles Luehr Funeral services will be Thursday at 11 from the residence and 12 from the Lutheran church Gar Creek Rev Beyer officiating
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Sophia Luehr
Allen County
Henry Kruse
Gar Creek
Rev. Beyer
Mrs Annie Harrod 72 Dies At Home In Madison Township
Mrs Annie Harrod wife of Joseph Harrod died Monday at her Madison township home aged 72. Born December 12 1831 in Muskingum County Ohio she married Joseph Harrod September 14 1848 and the family has long resided in Allen County. Eleven children were born to her seven survive with the husband. A Baptist church member she is described as estimable. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 PM at Antioch.
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Annie Harrod
Joseph Harrod
Madison Township
Antioch
Demand for Alfalfa Drives Nebraska Prices Up
Lincoln Nebraska reports growing demand for alfalfa hay as its quality for cows boosts feeding value and city residents with animals pay top prices for well cut and cured hay. Dealers say supply cannot meet the rising demand.
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Lincoln
Meb
Nebraska
J F Snow Named Candidate for Joint State Senator
Adams County candidate J F Snow is announced for Joint State Senator representing Adams and Allen Counties Indiana subject to the Democratic nominating convention in 1904. Endorsed by Adams County Democratic Central Committee.
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J. F. Snow
Adams County
Adams
Allen Counties
Indiana
Snow
Democratic Central Committee
D&w
Carnegie Steel to Restart Key Furnaces This Week
Pittsburg December 29. Orders were issued to immediately start blast furnace No 3 at Duquesne and furnace H at Edgar Thomson in Braddock. Both are Carnegie Steel Company properties and had been idle for three months. Also ordered to resume the four Braddock furnaces and two Rankin furnaces as repairs finish.
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Pittsburg
Duquesne
Edgar Thomson Steel Works
Braddock
Carnegie Steel Company
Rankin
New Cathedral Is Consecrated in Westminster
London reports the consecration of Westminster's new Roman Catholic cathedral with Cardinal Bourne enthroned. The Byzantine brick-and-stone building rises 300 feet, spans 360 by 156 feet, and will feature marble lower walls and mosaic upper vaults. Total cost exceeds one million dollars with substantial private gifts. the cathedral opens debt free.
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London
Francis Bourne
Westminster
Cathedral of
England
Cardinal Wiseman
Cardinal Manning
Westminster Abbey
Cotton Breaks Heavily as New Orleans Market Falls
The New Orleans cotton market plunged nearly three dollars a bale, sliding about 60 points in ten minutes. March fell to 13.70 and May to 13.91, with Brown the bull leader bidding heavily for 10 thousand bale lots. A broad rally later brought a 20 point recovery.
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New Orleans
Des
Brown
Lumber Firms Merge to Form Hackley Phelps Bonnell Company
Grand Rapids announces the merger of three large lumber firms the Wisconsin Lumber and Bark company Grand Rapids Bark and Lumber company and Hackley Ronnell Lumber company forming Hackley Phelps Bonnell with capital of 1 000 000. The new company holds extensive interests in Wisconsin and the south and aims to avoid conflicts of interest.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Hackley- Phelps-Bonnell Company
Wisconsin Lumber and Bark Company
Grand Rapids Bark and Lumber Company
Hackley-Ronnell Lumber Company
Wisconsin
South
Leeds Re-elected at Rock Island Board Meeting
The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific board re-elected President Leeds and officers. B L Winchell takes over as third vice president replacing J M Johnson. J F Loree may be named president at the next directors meeting of the Rock Island company.
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New York
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Leeds
B. L. Winchell
J. M. Johnson
J. F. Loree
Rock Island Company
Rock Island
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company
Ottawa ministers tariff revision eyed to curb U S iron price
Ottawa December 29 prominent iron manufacturers met the finance minister seeking a tariff revision to help Canadian industry compete with U S steel billets rails and other products. They argue Americans are selling steel goods in Canada 20 to 25 percent cheaper than domestic market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
United States
Canada
Supreme court confirms death sentence for four natives
Manila reports the supreme court has confirmed the death sentence on four natives who killed three Marines in September 1902. Major Noble, noted for Philippines governance work, will stay as aide to Acting Governor Wright.
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Manila
Supreme Court
Major Noble
Government of the
Philippines
Wright
Leprosy in Lincoln Report Sparks Health Inquiry
A Lincoln World Herald special reports residents near Ninth and H streets alerted Health Officer Rhode rik after a group of about twenty five Russians living in the vicinity drew concern about leprosy. The note outlines fears and official steps to investigate health conditions amid ongoing city efforts.
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Lincoln
Omaha
Neb
World Herald
Ninth and H Streets
Rhoderik
Vicin
Auburn Prison Executes Frank White for 1901 Farm Murder
Frank White, a 25 year old negro, was put to death in the electric chair at the state prison for the September 1901 murder of George Clare on Clare's Semiba Oswego county farm. Robbery motive and brutal firing preceded the crime. White raged in his cell before execution, attempting insanity and attracting witnesses who noted intense circuit shocks and a near-fatal event for state electrician Davis.
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Auburn
Frank White
George Clare
Semiba
Oswego County
White
A. B. Stein
Buffalo
State Electrician
Davis
Clara
Clare
Murray Elected President of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
New York dec 29 directors of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad company have elected Oscar G Murray president to succeed L F Loree who has resigned The board deferred electing a first vice president to a later date after Murray promotion
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New York
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Oscar G. Murray
L. F. Loree
Murray
City Brevities From Tuesday's Daily Highlights Local Visits
George Hitz returns from Indianapolis. Leonard Hearn and wife visit Fort Wayne relatives. Mrs Jennie B Ormsby returns from Fort Wayne with her son Homer. Miss Mary McDonald hosts informal tea for Mrs James Leonard of East Orange New Jersey. Anderson Sunday school to host oyster and ice cream supper at Charles Goheen home in Eel River township on New Year’s Eve. Miss Anna Martin hosts dinner for sister Rose Martin and Miss Lower of Fort Wayne. John Craig and wife attend golden wedding in Fort Wayne. Cray family visits Fort Wayne before returning home. R. F. Rabe learns Esme Raber is critically ill in Fort Wayne. he and Miss Raber travel to Fort Wayne and move him to Hope hospital.
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George Hitz
Indianapolis
Warsaw
Leonard Hearn
Fort Wayne
Charles Gerard
Bluffton
Jennie B. Ormsby
Homer
Mary McDonald
James Leonard
East Orange
N. J
J. K. McCracken
Anderson Sunday School
Charles Goheen
Eel River Township
Decatur Journal
Anna Martin
Rose Martin
Lower
Hartford City
John Craig
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Africa
John Tate
Fear Collier
Paris
Vienne
Leff Rochefort
Toulon
Minister of Marine
Spain
Anderson
Chas. Goheen
Bel ‘River Township
Wit
Pee Ees Oo
Hickey
Base Ball Association
George B. Lennon
C. 8. Havener
Milwaukee
George Tebeau
Louisville
T. J. Bryce
Columbus
W. H. Watkins
Minneapolis
Kaiser
Trip
Lbscrerevaalar
Pioneer Alsnew III
Westinghouse Company
Ethel Luis Vaughan
Carl Garton
Glor Wools
Glady Hadley
Christian Church
Mercer
Sheldon
John Harrod
Hoagland
Irma Yocum
Praedmother
Maysville
Nathan Snider
Saybrooke
Mollie
Emma Deel
Luehr
Harrod
Columbia City
R. F. Rabe
Esme
Pla
Miss Raber
Drayer
Hope Hospital
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