Huston May Not Retire From Treasury Post Soon
An Indianapolis friend of James N. Huston says he will not retire from the treasuryship until next fall. Huston declines to be named in the congress race as General Brown's successor, but may accept the nomination. The note about Brazil envisions Dom Pedro as a people-first president for their republic. Josere R. Gray resigns from the board of commissioners for insane hospitals to join the U.S. treasury. Governor Hovey names Jacob J. Todd to the vacancy. Indiana Supreme Court rules on foreclosure timing where the wife did not sign the mortgage for purchase money.
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Jenney Electric Light Company
Heller
Decatur
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Miller Et al
Ind
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M. W. Simons
Fort Wayne
Jenney Company
Supreme Court
Taylor
Morris
Telephone wedding binds two Indiana lovers in jest
Two telephones operators in Indiana wed without meeting, the ceremony intended as a joke but binding. Other items note a high court ruling on an affidavit, a missing $80,000 in county bonds, pugilist Jaze Kitna’s retirement thoughts, and war department manpower estimates.
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Indiana
Lent Beginnings and Practices Across Faiths
A contemplative look at Lent tracing its origins from a forty hour fast to forty days and its impact on society. It notes how observance shapes behavior, such as abstinence from marriage in Catholics and Episcopalians, dress, theater, and dancing, with references to historical figures and varied fasting practices.
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Pilkington
Durham
St. Biian’s
Indiana Tariff Reform League sets March 4 5 meeting
The Indiana Tariff Reform League executive committee completes arrangements for its annual meeting in Indianapolis March 4 and 5. A mass meeting at Masonic Hall on March 4 will feature speakers from Louisville New York and Chicago with Kentucky and Chicago attendees likely. The March 5 business session aims for broad county participation and notes reduced rates for travelers to the convention with certificates required at the starting point. Correspondence and tickets via Txos J. Hopson 363 E Washington St Indianapolis IN.
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Masonic Hall
Indianapolis
Boyd Winchester
Louisville
Thos. G. Shearman
New York
C.S. Darrow
Chicago
J. Proctor Knott
Kentucky
Franklin McVeagh
League
Indiana
Txos
J. Hopson
E. Washington Street
Ind
Death of the Jail Cat and Hatfield Plot in Kentucky
Ellison Mount was hanged in Preevinne Kentucky for the murder of Miss Allafar McCoy and her brother. A jail cook confessed to aiding a planned poisoning by the Hatfield gang, intended to kill guards and rescue prisoners. The plot failed when the cat died from strychnine, exposing the plan. Outlaws fled to West Virginia as authorities seek extradition. In a separate item, Mrs. Smith was found dead from head injuries after domestic troubles with her husband, who is jailed for assault on his son.
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Robert Fisher
Rockport
Ind
West Virginia
Dempsey Defeats McCarthy In Brutal Title Fight
In San Francisco the Dempsey McCarthy bout ended after savage rounds with Dempsey driving McCarthy to the corner and delivering multiple knockout blows. McCarthy, bloodied and beaten, refused to surrender until Paddy Gorman removed him. Dempsey was declared winner.
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San Francisco
Dempsey
McCarthy
Jack
Paddy Gorman
Vitriol Attack Douses Miss Emma Fischer in Pennsylvania
In Erm Penn on Monday evening Miss Emma Fischer was struck with oil of vitriol at her door by an unknown assailant. Her suitor Dennis McCarthy pursued the suspect, was wounded by gunfire from inside a building, and the occupants fled through the rear. Miss Fischer faces severe disfigurement.
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Erm, Pa
Emma Fischer
Dennis McCarthy
McCarthy
Miss Fischer
Pennsylvania Mayors Elected in Nearby Towns
Raventown elects Colonel Leper Democrat as mayor by 300. Lebanon chooses John W. Harrison Democrat by 600. Nonnistown names Thomas B. Evans Democrat burgess by 1300. Porrstown reelects Burgess Todd Republican by 703. Johnstown selects W Horace Rose lawyer as mayor after city consolidation.
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Raventown
Colonel Leper
Lebanon
John W. Harrison
Nonnistown
Thos. B. Evans
Burgess
Porrstown
Burgess Todd
Todd
Johnstown
W. Horace Rose
Mormon Councilmen Win Certificates of Election in Salt Lake City
Judge Zane ruled six councilmen with the highest ward votes are entitled to election certificates. The incoming council would be nine gentiles and six Mormons, with the gentiles appealing the decision.
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Saint Lakne City
Utah
Zane
Killed His Uncle in Peculiar Indiana Accident
In Pike county near Winslow Indiana Charles Robbing taught his young nephew revolver handling. The unloaded pistol was later loaded and left where the boy found it. While the uncle slept the boy fired the weapon striking his heart. Robbing, a known farmer, learned of the tragedy after.
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Lovuisvinme
Winslow
Pike County
Ind
Charles Robbing
Robbing
English sexton dies after fall from church steeple
In Wicksville Nebraska a young English sexton John Hicks Dawson who had recovered from grippe and shown despondent behavior climbed the church steeple during service. He played the chimes then fell to the ground and died shortly after. He had been in the country only a short time.
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Kearney
Neb
Wicksville
Here
John Hicks Dawson
Jagrippe
Dawson
Crusaders on Trial After Spikardsville Whisky Raid
Thirteen women and three men from Spikardsville faced arraignment before Justice Shanklin in Trenton Missouri after a whisky crusade raid. A 500‑person escort and 1,000 sympathizers greeted them. a large crowd packed the opera house for a temperance meeting. The 16 defendants were arraigned at 1:30 pm with Bradley Hamilton as the sole witness. the case was continued to the next morning amid heated remarks. The trial is expected to last two to three days.
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Trenton
Spikardsville
Two Newspaper Men Die in Separate States
W H D Bliss proprietor of the Sioux Falls Daily Press dies at his residence in Sioux Falls while Berry R Sulgrove long time Indianapolis journalist dies of pneumonia after a career dating to 1850. Sulgrove died at seven this morning.
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Sioux Falls
W. H. D. Bliss
News
Sulgrove
Mob Captures Suspect After Assault Near Wheatland
Washington Ind Feb 24 A tramp violently assaulted Mrs George Weaver near Wheatland and fled Local marshal and posse captured a man naming George Hoover claiming Cincinnati as home He denies guilt but the victim’s husband identifies him A crowd gathered near the jail and threats of lynching arose before quiet returned last night.
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Washington
Ind
George Weaver
Wheatland
George Hoover
Cincinnati
Executions of Schoop Cole and Hopkins At Three Prisons
In Privatetria and Bechtert, Jacob Schoop Thomas Cole and Wm S Hopkins faced the gallows after mornings of prayer and last rites. Cole and Schoop died at 10:04 after drops of about six feet. Hopkins died after two attempts at the gallows with rope failures, final death at 10:33.
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Privatetria
Jacob
Schoop
Thomas J. Cole
Krumbhaar
Mr. Richardson
Cole
Father Matterson
Mr. Schroeder
Frank
James
Otto Schroeder
Man Convicted in Michigan for Triple Murder
John McDonald was convicted of murdering Mollie Beveridge and was sentenced to life. The case stemmed from an attempted attack that left Mrs. Beveridge dead, Mrs. Redpatch wounded, and Donk Beveridge injured near Matchwood in Ontonagon county last December.
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Maggie
Wigaman
Maniquetrz, Mich
John McDonald
Mollie Beveridge
Matchwood
Ontonagon County
Beveridge
Redpatch
Donk Beveridge
Epoch Of Health The Great Electric Bitters Boon
Epoch marks a turn to health praising Electric Bitters as a tonic and remedy for kidney liver and stomach troubles. Advertisement notes 50c and 1 bottle at Dreier Brothers Montreat Que. Also reports a brass founder M Chanteleu leaving fortune to employer and charities valued at 500000. Includes death notice for Alice C Alexander aged about forty and a wood products ad from Winch's Hub and Spoke Works with price offer.
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Dreier & Bro
Montreat Que
M. Chanteloup
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