Salton Desolate Desert Lake Rapidly Rising Reports
Reports from Salton and surrounding areas describe the Colorado Desert lake increasing toward the Southern Pacific tracks. Indian observers warn of a great flood by July 4 while locals recall similar events. Dispatches note rising water, desert heat deterring exploration, and earthquakes causing mountain gaps as waves of speculation spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Anczies
Salton
Southern Pacific
New River
Erio
Banning Reservation
Colorado River
Pilot Knob
Freshco
Bud Lands
Salton Station
Scathira Pacific
San Jose
Cal
Colorado Desert
Pacific
Premature Death Tied to Deceptions in New Jersey Past
In Exxuart Indiana July 1 Elijah Colburn uncovers the death of Mrs Staats who was Miss Nora Lewis once of South New Berlin New Jersey. Lewis eloped with Joseph Sage who used the name Staats and never married her. Sage is a wreck and the tale hints at a fortune from Miss Lewis's father’s estate fueling their life of vice. Also reports diseased cattle from the Indian Nation with splenetic fever led to slaughter and inspection in Caroaco with officials confident meat will not enter markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staats
Sage
Miss Lewis
Caroaco
Texas
Mosers
Hess
Goodman
Britton
Guth
Halely Bros
Weir
Operators Agitated By Premium On Gold In New York
The July 1 report shows Wall Street nerves strained by talk of gold premiums. A leading bank refused a one year call on 1,000,000 gold at 1 percent, withdrawing the offer after weeks. Money lenders press for principal payments in gold, creating two price regimes and a clear tilt toward gold premium. Senator Pfeffer departed June 2 for Indiana to deliver a series of speeches before visiting others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
Appointment Delay Shows Political Strings in Weather Bureau
At Loris Missouri on July 2, Prof Francis E Nipher of Washington University rejected a weather bureau chief post after a cabinet telegram asked his politics He said he would not enter politics to avoid being seen as a bad Republican or renegade Democrat The telegrams move remains undisclosed and preserved in a safe deposit vault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loris
Mark N. Harrington
Weather Bureau
Francis E. Nipher
Washington University
Nipher
Washington
Professor Nipher
Safa Deposit Company
Kidnapped Witness Taken To Detroit In Secret Plot
Martha Simmons an eighteen year old German girl from Chicago alleges she was abducted after filing charges against boot dealer Thomas M Kew. Detroit police and Chicago authorities pursue leads while her parents seek her return and details of the alleged attack and transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omcaco
Thomas M. Kew
Harison Street
State Street
Martha Simmons
Blue Island Avenue
Robey Street
Ryan
Detroit
Miah
Chicago
Four Parnellite Delegates Split Over Personal Grounds
Four Parnellite delegates James J. O Kelly William Redmond John O Conner and Perry Harrison quarrelled last week leading to Harrisons departure for Ireland He carried a sealed packet of opinions about Parnell to the Irish leader The row traces to O Kellys alliance with the John Davey party and echoes across the Baltimore convention where Parnell is expected to be declared leader and actions here may influence events in Ireland
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Recorder
James J. O’kelly
Wm. Redmond
John O’conner
Perry Harrison
Harrison
Redmond
O’conner
O'Kelly
Parnell
O’kelly
John Davey
Fast Mail Trains Planned for Chicago Route Additions
Carcaco July 2 Fast mail train upgrades are planned for Chicago with one or two new fast trains before year end. Captain James I White railway mail service superintendent says routes not yet public but expects a fast service to St. Louis and Kansas City. Possible extension to Crestline Ohio to connect with Pittsburgh service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carcaco
Chicago
James I. White
Railway Mail Service
White
St. Louis
Kansas City
Crestline
Ohio
Pittsburg
Robbed and murdered after showing money near Buffalo W Va
Jas Hawkins of Old Akers Mills displayed a large sum of cash while riding home from Buffalo Putnam county. Two masked men stopped him, robbed him, and shot him dead. Luther Glenn and Jos Lockett Jr were arrested and jailed in Winfield amid fears of lynching. Two lost boys near Averyville Peoria were found in a swamp nearly dead after hunger and exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Ill
Averyville
Ravenna Disaster Raises Toll In Rail Wreck
A Ravenna Ohio wreck on the Erie line at 3 AM left at least nineteen killed and many injured as a rear end collision between a passenger train and a freight train sparked fires and charred bodies. Officials blamed employee negligence and a failed flag signal amid a scene of widespread shock and rescue efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onkvenano
Ohio
Erie Road
Ravenna
Findlay
Younastown
New York
Chicago
Pittsburg
Prrissurs
Derr
Oxnavexam
E. B. Thomas
Ravenna Station
A. M. Tucker
Onevenano
Tucker
Erie Railroad
Kent
Hulligan
Blinkey Morgan
New York, Pennsylvania and
Pennsylvania
Cleveland
Pennsylvania and
Cosches
New York State
Akron
Rioting in China Sparks Missionary Flight and Attacks
The China Mail reports riots across northern China including Nakin and Tan Yang. A Methodist girls school was burned and looted, missionaries fled to Shanghai, and several missions faced attacks. Rioters desecrated cemeteries as officials warn of a broader insurrection amid secret societies and foreign threats.
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San Francisco
China
Hong Kong
Yokohama
China Mail
Nakin
Shanghai
Ki Kang
China News
Wu Bu
Tan Yeng Junel
Tan Yang
King Kiang
Annam
Sichu
Pekin
Nankin
Leonard
Admiral Belknap
Yong Sho
Kia Yang
Woo Sieh
Soo Chow
Sie Wis
Murdered for His Money on a Farmer's Farm
Remains found near Palatina identified as Jacob Popp a 35 year old bachelor. He left Palatina for the city on May 20 after being paid 880 dollars and saving nearly 300. Coroner’s inquest shows two skull fractures confirming murder though the culprit remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlingame
Palatina
Jacob Popp
Popp
Stave Factory Burned at Hartford City
Hartford Orry Ind July 3 Shewelter and Croninger stave factory in the city burned yesterday. Losses total 8,000 on buildings and machinery 7,000 on stock Insurance 3,200 Two large sheds saved Train disruptions on Fort Wayne Cincinnati Louisville line. transfer operations and a damaged freight engine followed as trainmen risked to save cars on the side track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford Orry
Ind
Shewelter & Croninger
Fort Wayne
Cincinnati
Louisville
Change in Treasurer of Wabash College
On July 3 Alexander Thomson retired as treasurer of Wabash College and handed duties to Theodore H. Ristine who filed a $50 000 bond with the executive committee. Thomson had served since June 1864 and was the fourth treasurer and brother of the late Mrs Edwin Peck of Indianapolis. Ex City Treasurer John Bardsley was sentenced to fifteen years in the eastern penitentiary for embezzlement and ordered to repay the embezzled amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Thomson
Wabash College
Theodore H. Ristine
Ristine
Thomson
Edwin Peck
Indianapolis
PaHna
Seseasora
James O. Dungan
Morristown
Chicago, Hextington
Franklin
James Bachs
Walter Cox Underneai
Brohs
Cox
William H. Krause
Seymour
Germany
Brutal murder by mother aided by sons near agency
Christina Tensche, 18, died after a dance defied her family. Her mother, two brothers Jo and Antoine beat her with a club and a chair then chewed arms until blood flowed. The girl fled into brush and is presumed dead as neighbors search. Police plan arrest of the trio amid murder fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warre Hanin
Mirn
Christina
Peter Tensche
Antoine
Feura
Lyuichinog
Balloonist Jennie Crocker Fatally Injured in Descent
Boston July 6 Mrs Jennie O Crocker 34 of Boston a professional balloonist Nellie Wheeler ascended from Waverly Land grounds for a lard sale. At 1200 feet she released her parachute near landing, dropped to ground and broke her spine. She cannot survive. She leaves a twelve year old son. Her husband resides in Providence.
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Boston
Jennie O. Crocker
Nellie Wheeler
Waverly Land Company
Preparations Underway for Monster Home Seekers Meeting
Preparations are complete in Arkansas City for a gigantic convention of home seekers next Saturday. Over 40,000 Oberokes striytas cards stirred residents who feel immediate action is needed to obtain lands. Speakers include Hon. b, Glover, Hon. Jerry Simpson, Senator Peffer, Hon. Charles Mansur, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ankansas City
Kay
Qlover
Jerry Simpson
Senator Peffer
Charles Mansur
Prominent local figures pledge attendance at event
H. Elder, Hon. W. N. Springer, Chief Mayes, and other notable men have promised to attend. The gathering underscores the community's interest in the forthcoming proceedings and civic matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Elder
W. N. Springer
Chief Mayes
Frightful cyclone devastates Baton Rouge area
A July 6 Baton Rouge cyclone destroyed several houses and the penitentiary walls. Eight dead and twenty four wounded were taken from ruins, with up to forty fatalities estimated. The steamer Smoky City was wrecked, crew injured, and widespread property damage reported across Baton Rouge and nearby areas. The storm continued with rain, leaving hundreds homeless and a devastated landscape.
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New Ontrans
Baton Rouge
Penitentiary
Baton Rogue
Baron Rovag
John Fahey
St. Landry
Mellie O’neil
West Baton Ronga Parish
Alex Terrill
Dewitt
Woman’s Department
Pittsburg
McClure
New Orleans
U Eworth
Judge McNutt Reverses Decision On Indiana Police Law
Terre Haute Ind July 7 Judge McNutt reversed his prior ruling and found the state metropolitan police law unconstitutional after discovering a Supreme Court decision on the key point. The city appealed to the Supreme Court and the injunction blocking the state police board was dissolved, shifting control to the state board and signaling a full reorganization amid a four month police dispute. The city council vows to continue the legal fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Police Board
Supreme Court
Bank President Resigns After Borrowing Debacle
Haverman Mass July 7 The Essex National Bank was examined by Bank Examiner Getzell and directors accepted the resignation of Chas H Goodwin as president and director. Oliver Taylor was named his successor. The bank will continue operations and the examiner noted no current weakness from yesterday's transactions. Goodwin had gained control of the bank stock and borrowed more than the examiner could approve. A March examination was unsatisfactory and a June 22 check revealed irregularities.
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Haverman
Mass
Essex National Bank
Getzell
Chas
H. Goodwin
Oliver Taylor
Goodwin
Mangan Daughter Weds in Private Kentucky Ceremony
Miss Kate Mangan daughter of Frankfort mayor wed W A Willard a traveling salesman at Broadway Baptist church in Louisville July 7. Parents opposed the match and the bride left home to visit a friend then secretly joined her lover, now at Fifth Avenue hotel awaiting forgiveness. Levi Ellis of Edwardsport drowned while swimming.
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Louisvirne
Mise
Kate Mangan
Mayor Mangan
Frankfort
W. A. Wilard
Broadway Baptist Church
Miss Mangan
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Board of Review Opens First Assessment Session
The county board of review convened for its first session under the new law to review and equalize real and personal property assessments. Heath as president and A. Glutting as secretary lead a panel including the county assessor and auditor to hear complaints, adjust valuations, and align taxes with true value. The board cannot lower segregate value or change the levy, which is set by the legislature and county commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Review
Board of Equalization
Heath
A. ¥. Glutting
Board of Review
Legislatura
Sentinel
County Commissioners
Grntting
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Office of
the Auditor of State
Justice Hays
H. Goldstein
Bishway
Grutling
Mowrer
Heath Sro
Johanna Koehlinger
Schlaudroff
Frank Offenloch
Rosakk
Kalor
Mary E. Kaylor
New Haven
Dull in the Courts and Local Court Actions
A broad note of court activity fills the page with executors, judgments, and filers. James M. Robinson becomes executor of David A. Robinson. Beamer v Beamer settles. juries award amounts to Kell and Uriah Johnson. transcripts bind real estate. several couples receive licenses to wed. notaries and guardians are named. various foreclosures and notices appear amid a county board of equalization. George Kramer of Richmond mourns his son, a deaf mute, in a funeral marked by family strain and debts from years of care for him. His son’s death follows a life shadowed by illness and a drunken birth injury, with the father’s religious views startling neighbors.
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Court House
James M. Robinson
David A. Robinson
Beamer
Justice Wilkinson
Jacob Kell
Wilkinson
Frank
Henry Trease
Uriah Johnson
Justice Tancey
James Velvich
Anna Frederickson
James
Anna
Frank Polliod
Christina Botog
Walter H. McCracken
Harriet J. Christie
Ursalla Gronauer
Mary Aufrecht
Samantha B. Hall
O. A. Hays
Minnie Trone
Frank M. Merica
O. W. Kuhne
John M. Jacobs
Mary M. Fry
Swayne & Doughman
Gottlisb Schneider
Big Four
Joseph F. Bennett
Manne
T Richmond Palladium
George Kramer
Kramer
Tragedy at Nontpelier Ends in Murder Near Mont
A drunken brawl near Montpelier ends with the death of John Lanning. Police report a bloody clash between local men, leaving one dead and authorities investigating the circumstances surrounding the fatal fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muder
John Lanning
Mont
Stabbing at Pelier Station Leaves John Lanning Dead
Cash Herron and John Lanning quarrel at a small Muncie road stop Saturday night. Herron, intoxicated, stabbed Lanning in the neck, killing him instantly. Herron fled but officers pursue him, with capture expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pelier
Muncie Road
Cash Herron
John Lanning
Herron
Death of an Old Man from Poisoned Wound
William Kruse aged 83 died of gangrene from an old poisoned wound at 9 10 this morning after a toe injury. Blood poisoning spread, daily medical care failed, and he endured pain until death. He was a respected longtime resident, father of Mrs Henry Walterath and Kruse the dairyman. Funeral Wednesday at 2 pm from 43 West Lewis Street, Rev Eldridge officiating.
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William Kruse
Kruse
Henry Walterath
West Lewis Street
Eldridge
Free mail delivery to come. Seymour expands transit
A revival of postal routes brings free mail delivery soon. Seymour reports two miles of street railway in operation. An enormous onion crop gathers in Floyd county. A new Presbyterian church contract is let at Rockville. Notable local incidents include deaths from lightning and brain disease, a court sentence for Edward Kennedy, a marriage in Danville, and a cave-in injuring workers at a waterworks project.
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Seymour
Floyd County
Rockville
Benj. Garrison
Wm. Sadie
Vincennes
Trustworthy Texan Praises Cholera Remedy Cure
J E Hare of Trenton Texas reports his two month old boy suffered severe diarrhea but Chamberlains Colera and Diarrhoea Remedy gave immediate relief and cured him He endorses the medicine to all in need and notes it is sold by druggists.
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J. E. Hare
Trenton
Texas
Chamberlain
Uncertain Future for Taylor University Board Meeting
Town talk centered on Taylor University prospects as a board of trustees planned a meeting next week to decide on a possible reorganization. If $25,000 can be raised, the institution may continue under its charter, but failure could yield a new board and halted expansion. The Tabor tract price hike to $75,000 thwarted earlier plans and blocked outside funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor University
Tabor
Fourth of July mishaps haunt town with blasts and injuries
A celebration Sunday left residents injured across the city. Fireworks shattered windows at 392 East Wayne street risking Mrs Schwabe. Emanuel picnic participants reported injuries including Charles Grose severely injured after being thrown against a tree. Firework blasts burned faces and hands, with several others sustaining burns, a bullet wound and crushed fingers. Drs Barnett and Dills treated multiple cases as deputies and local residents endured a rash of accidents.
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John Schwabe
East Wayne Street
Charles Grose
O. Grose
Emanuel
Charlie Greenick
Dr. Barnett
John Porter
Martin Cleary
Joe Fox
Superior Street
John Helling
Charles Aker
Goodfellow
Ashoon
Charles Stein
Weat Main Street
House Burglary on West Lewis Street Reported
The Batchelder residence at 20 West Lewis Street was entered Sunday while the family was away. Thieves took a small amount of cash, damaged money boxes, disturbed drawers, and left a large cake and knife in the alley. Mr Batchelder plans swift action against the burglars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessa
Batchelder
West
Lewis Street
Week’s Deaths Filed With Undertakers
The record lists multiple newborn and adult deaths for the week ending July 4. Names include Simon Ganz 25 drowned Nancy J Carpenter 47 cancer Forest Hays 1 month spasms Edward McCreary 21 lung fever Rosine Kamps 64 cancer of stomach Harvey L Barney 24 consumption Wilhelmina Fessel 71 dropsy Mary M Rameau 53 cancer of womb Mary Spyder 36 puerperal fever Flossy Corbin 8 months cholera infantum among others.
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Undertakers
Simon Ganz
Nancy J. Carpenter
Forest Hays
W. Dexter
Leonora H. Drake
J. Kimmel
Edward McCreary
Walter H. Theime
Rosine Kamps
Charles P. Liebenguth
Harvey L. Barney
Wilhelmina Fessel
Mary M. Rameau
Mary Spyder
Flossy Corbin
Della Bird Leaves Tiffin After Kuhnas Trial
Della Bird, prominent in the Kuhnas murder case at Tiffin, withdrew around $176 in cash and departed for Defiance. At sixteen, guardianship questions were raised, possibly prompting her departure. If Kuhns gets a new trial he may be subpoenaed again.
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Della Bird
Kuhnas
Tiffin
Sage
Kuhns
Marvin
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William Kane
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Henry Gilday
Fred Huff
Fred Burne
James Griffin
A. Hardeman
Lewis Kimball
Wm. Newcomb
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Joseph Madigan
Thomas Hanley
James Dwykkin
George Smith
Dennis Ryan
H. W. Johns Manufacturing Company
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Arkansas City
McNutt Everses
Terre Haute
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Mangen
Mer Lever
Levi Ellis
Edwardsport
George Hramer
Richmond
Nontpelier
Penu
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Wingate
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Bellamy Fark
Bellamy
Sutton
Bhelbyville
John D. Miller
Judge Miller
Greensburg
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Warrick County
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Edward Kennedy
New Albany
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Crawfordeville
Danville
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