Death in a Mine near Gloucester Coliery
Four miners are dead and about two hundred trapped after a gas explosion at mine No. 3 near Gloucester Ohio. Rescue efforts saved one hundred seventy five workers while eight were rescued from a connected shaft. The incident likely stemmed from an electric spark igniting pocket gas, with officials reporting many more deaths feared as after damp filled the workings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
Ohio
Joseph
John McLelland
Aaron Swanson
John Evans
Lewis Jones, Jr
Wm. Harris
Morgan Lewis
Wm. Nash
Wm. Crombie
John Walsh
George Rodgers
Evan Hamilton
No. 6
No. 2
Adjourning of Congress Ends Bitter Session in Harmony
Washington June 8 Speaker Henderson laid down his gavel at 5 o clock yesterday ending a dramatic close to the session. In the final half hour partisan rancor yielded to fellowship as a patriotic burst of enthusiasm moved the galleries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzgerald
Massachusetts
Henderson
Congress
Senate
Washington
Hall of Representatives
President Cannot Promise Attendance at Union Veteran Legion Encampment
President McKinley cannot commit to attending the Union Veteran Legion encampment in Fort Wayne this September. Secretary Cortelyou notes the date is too far in advance for a definite answer, but will consider if possible and inform the committee. Congressman Robinson delivered the invitation and May 30 letter from Mr. Allen H. Dougall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robinson
McKinley
Union Veteran Legion
Fort Wayne
J. M. Robinson
House of Representatives
Allen H. Dougall
National
National Encampment Union Veteran Legion
Ind
Geo. B. Cortelyou
Reunion invitation for Roosevelt's Rough Riders noted
Attorney H. I. Smith received an invitation to attend the Rough Riders reunion to be held in Oklahoma City in July. A. H. Classen leads the Rough Riders Association, a former classmate of Smith at Ann Arbor in 1887. Also in the class were Webster Davis and ex Congressman W. H. King of Utah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. I. Smith
Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Oklahoma City
The
Rough Riders’ Association
A. H. Classen
Summer Outings booklet from Nickel Plate Road
The Nickel Plate Road offers a brochure titled Summer Outings highlighting picturesque spots along the south shore of Lake Erie and Lake Chautauqua. Send requests to B Horner, General Passenger Agent, Cleveland, for delivery to any address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nickel Plate Road
Lake Erie
Lake Chattauqua
B. ¥. Horner
Cleveland
Wallpaper to qnase 700 at Hulls
Wallpaper to qnase 700 at L C Hulls 90 Galhoun at
Dewey May Come to Fort Wayne Encampment Invite
Local delegation led by Mayor Scherer and committee members met Admiral George Dewey in Columbus Ohio at the Chittenden hotel to invite him to the Union Veteran Legion encampment next September. Dewey indicated pleasure at possibly attending and promised a final decision from Washington soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Dewey
Fort Wayne
Union Veteran Legion
Scherer
H. C. Zollinger
B. J. Ellert
Columbus
Ohio
Admiral Dewey
Chittenden
Mayor Scherer
Washington
Dewey
Outhwaite
Detzer Declines Cuban Government Post
Gustave G. Detzer of the White National Bank, recently appointed to a Cuban governmental post, declines the position for business reasons and has notified Senator Beveridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustave G. Detzer
White National Bank
Cuba
Beveridge
Detzer
Culver Will Be Enlarged and Military School Aims High
Culver Indiana marks commencement closed at noon. Sham battle drawn 5,000 spectators with cadets under Major Gignilliet and Captain Adams. Cadets Voris Bigwood Taylor Anderson Younge Noel Baxter Smith Cunningham Morris Proctor Faulkner Brooks Richardson receive commissions. Canfield wins Model Cadet Medal. Noel wins Bishop Huret elocution medal. Culver plans to expand to be world class outside a national school with new chapel and auditorium to be erected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culver
Ind
Culver Military Academy
Gignilliet
Adams
United States Army
Voris
Bigwood
Taylor
Anderson
Younge
Noel
Baxter
Smith
Cunningham
Morris
Proctor
Faulkner
Brooks
Richardson
J. W. Younge
Fort Wayne
Canfield
Tennessee
Bishop Huret
Myr. Noel
Georgia
Barends, & Memorial
Tnd
Colerick backs Shanklin for national committeeman
In an Indianapolis Grand hotel interview Henry Colerick of this city endorses John G. Shanklin for national committeeman. He also supports Bryan’s campaign and predicts Allen county will deliver a 4000 vote Democratic majority in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Hotel
Indianapolis
Henry Colerick
Allen County
Colerick
John G. Shanklin
Nusbaum
Shanklin
William Jennings Bryan
Daughter Denies Guilty Knowledge In Woolford Death
Mrs. Jessie Bixler of Findlay Ohio declares she had no part in her father John Woolford death at Churubusco. She asserts the coroner’s claim of possible guilty knowledge is unfounded and says she followed her doctor’s instructions with medicines given. She also notes she paid $175 for the care and sought to honor him after his passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Bixler
Findlay
Ohio
John Woolford
Churubusco
Williams
Whitley County
Agnes Smith and Herman J Meyer Wed at Home Ceremony
Miss Agnes Smith and Herman J Meyer were married on Wednesday at the bride’s mother’s home 120 West Third street. The ceremony occurred at 4 o’clock in a small gathering, followed by a wedding supper at 6 and an evening of games and music. Meyer is assistant foreman in the Sentinel composing room. The couple will reside on Taylor street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Smith
Herman J. Meyer
M. Smith
West Third Street
Mary Meneweiler
Fred Wellman
Meyer
Sentine
Mrs. Meyer
Taylor Street
One Hundred Dollar Reward for Catarrh Cure
A U S business notice offers one hundred dollars reward for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The endorsement cites FJ Cheney & Co of Toledo and wholesalers Wes Tee Truax Alding Kinoan Marvin as trusted to fulfill obligations. The cure is claimed to act internally on the blood and mucous membranes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
FJ. Cheney
Wes ‘Eet & Truax
Igie C
Alding
Kinoan & Marvin
Ohio
Fort Wayne and New Haven Rail Line Granted
Allen county commissioners approved a petition by H F Schnelker L C Hunter L S Null W Orr and W S O Rourke for an electric railway linking Fort Wayne and New Haven with a thirty five year franchise. Bond to indemnify county. construction and operation deadlines set. speed limit twenty mph. roadbed grading rules. company to repair highway occupied by tracks and share costs of pavement improvements within and outside rails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen County
H. F. Schnelker
L. C. Hunter
L. S. Null
W. Orr
W. S. O’rourke
Fort Wayne
New Haven
Boundary Change Annuls Land Split Between Townships
County commissioners adopt a petition by Milo Beard Warren Robinson and Nelson Bart to alter boundary lines by annexing about one section of land from Pleasant to Wayne township. Originally shown in Aboite township, the area was later placed in Pleasant before this action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo Beard
Warren Robinson
Nelson Bart
Pleasant
Wayne Townships
Pleasant Township
Wayne Township
Aboite Township
Carey seeks bail reduction in forged check case
Charlies J. Carey, jailed on $500 bond after being charged with passing a forged check of a Decatur businessman, asks the court to lower bail. Through attorneys Colerick and Thomas he claims a recent visit to Decatur during the democratic joint senatorial convention left him with a tag and he could identify his accuser if free. He offers $250 cash as bond. prosecutor Emrick objects and Carey remains imprisoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabel D. Bowen
L. Remy
L. J. Bobilya
Edward Burke
Indiana Reformatory
Frank Oberly
Justice Bullerman
Vesey Friday
Jane Dickey
L. M. Ninde
S. F. Swayne
Ninde
Dueter
Sophia Krall
Roy Etrasbourgh Et al
Joseph Miller
A. F. Witler
E. Leonard
Adelaide Klein
Richard Klein
P. A. Randall
Charlies J. Carey
Decatur
Carey
Colerick & Thomas
Emrick
Ditch Viewers Appointed and Minor Court Notes
Ditch viewers named for six ditches in Cedar Creek Washington and Jackson include Beightle Urbine Roose Garman Solomon Disler. In Superior Court Tri-State seeks to restrain timber cutting in Eel River township until June 16. Isabel Reinhard sues rank 3B and Ettie F Kuntz on note for $1000 alleging fraud. Willard vs Rudisill postponed to June 28. August Brandt seeks discharge as administrator. James Nonep qualified as estate official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beightle
Cedar Creek
Thomas Vandolan
Florentine Roy
Solomon Kell
Urbine
Washington
George Googlein
Frederick Geiseling
Edward Ely
Jackson
Barney Kemp
Michael Sheridan
Henry Hoevel
Garman
Perry
Martin Dezel
Alphonse Corbat
Chris. Solomon
Disler
Chas. M. Parker
Frank Pulver
Geo. Warcup
Tri-State Building and Loan Association
John Lysher
Julian Grosjean
Eel River Township
R. Alden
Isabel Reinhard
Rank 3B
Ettie F. Kuntz
B. B. Dreibelbiss
Willard
Rudisill
C. Brandt
Frederick Brandt
James C. Nonep
Rise of Free Soil and the Republican Party in 1840s 1850s
The piece traces the evolution from the Free Soil and barnburner movements through the 1848 election, noting Van Buren’s role and the split at Buffalo. It covers the 1854 birth of the Republican Party, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and the Charleston and Baltimore conventions leading to Lincoln's 1860 campaign and the ensuing Civil War. It highlights key figures such as Cass, Van Buren, Adams, Greeley, Douglas, Breckinridge, Lincoln, and Hamlin, and marks the party realignments around slavery and its expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Clay
Free Soil Party
Republican Party
New York Democracy
van Buren
Free Soil Convention
Buffalo
Charles Francis Adams
Massachusetts
Barnburners
Cass
Polk
Free Soilers
Birney
Liberty Party
Congress
Zachary Taylor
Douglas
Pierce
Horace Greeley
Garrison
Phillips
Know Nothings
Democrats
New
Philadelphia
Bunker Hil
House of Representatives
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Kansas
Iis
Charleston
United States
Baltimore
Herschel V. Johnson
Georgia
Breckinridge
Joseph Lane
Oregon
Chicago
Lincoln
Hamlin
St. Louis
Democratic Assimilaire
Teller
Thos
Chicne
Not Just a Girl I Am
Poem voice of a girl frustrated with gender roles and chores. It contrasts girls duties with brothers Eb and Earl enjoying outdoor life. The speaker dreams of freedom to act like a boy and resist being confined by expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl
Eb and
H. C. Wiss
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Messrs. Mercer
Nebraska
Ball
Texas
Tawney
Minnesota
Cortelyou
Tnnvitation of the Union
Veteran Legion
Indiana Military Academy
Cadet Canfield
Fort Wayne and
of the Courts
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