Dowie Dies After Long Zion City Leadership Era
John Alexander Dowie died at 7 40 am at Shiloh house Zion City after a period of decline. Attending were Judge D N Barnes and two attendants. Dowie built Zion City and led the Christian Catholic church with his apostolic robes and Sunday parlor services. His death prompts questions on succession as Wilbur G Voliva leads the opposing faction.
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John Alexander. Dowie
Christian Catholic Church
Shiloh House
Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
Zion City
D. N. Barnes
Dowie
Judge Barnes
Scotland
Edinburgh
Adelaide
Australia
Melbourne
Nowie
England
Pacific
Great Britain
International Divine Healing Association
Auditorium Theater
Elijah
Malachi
Zion
Mexico
Jamaica
Wilbur Glen Wolivea
Voliva
Granger
Mae
Tabernacle
Ndowie
Wilbur G. Voliva
Mayor Proposes Immediate Track Elevation at Calhoun Street
Mayor W. J. Hosey announced that the city will begin work on track elevation at Calhoun Street immediately using available funds. He expects Governor Hanly to sign the enabling act and foresees a union depot after railways concede needed terms. The administration sees the victory as overcoming railroad opposition and paving the way for service improvements.
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W. J. Hosey
Calhoun Street
Board of Public Works
Hanly
Senate
Ifr
Hosey
Lafayette Street
Fairfield Avenue
Pennsylvania and
Wabash
Hipsey
Rich Frisco Japanese Arrested on Grave Charge
San Francisco March 9 F Kuranaga known as a wealthy Japanese in California was arrested on a charge of obtaining more than 21009 by false pretenses. Five banks claim victimization including American National bank Japanese Bank of America Japanese Bank of San Francisco Yokohama Specie bank and Kimmon Ginka with sums ranging from 800 to 10000.
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San Francisco
F. Kuranaga
California
Japan
Kuranaga
American National Bank
Japanese Bank of America
Japanese Bank of
Predicted Oil Prices To Rise With Spring Demand
Lima March 9 reports link the Standard Oil price rise to spring demand. Prominent men predict higher crude costs as well output from wells declines by about fifty thousand barrels daily. Quotations for standard grades fluctuate amid mixed field results and regional shifts in supply.
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Lima
Standard Oil Company
West Virginia
Uni
Desperate River Fight Kills Three in Kentucky
In Kentucky near Sergent, Elijah Bailey and his brother were killed in a boat battle on the Kentucky River after a dispute with Join Ellsmore. Thacker Rice and Speed were also killed. Ellsmore was wounded but reached shore with companions who died shortly after. The clash followed a neighborly celebration.
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Sergent
Thacker Rice
Speed
Elijah
Bailey
Middle Fork
Kentucky River
Ellsmore
Rice
Bailey Brothers
Officers Serve in Eddy Equity Proceeding in Concord
In Concord New Hampshire March 9 service was made on four defendants in the equity suit over the Mary Baker Eddy estate. Frye Strang and Hering were served in person at Pleasant View while Tomlinson’s papers were left at his residence. Hering said no counsel had been sought and no defendant had conferred on the case.
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Concord
N. H
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Christian Science Faith
Calvin A. Frye
Irving C. Tomlinson
Guthrie Wins 25000 Prize for World’s Fair Guess
After two years of litigation Judge McElhinney in Clayton court awarded M Logan Guthrie of Fulton Missouri the 25000 prize for guessing the exact paid admissions at the world’s fair Guthrie’s 12804616 was declared correct Several other claimants were settled and Guthrie received the award ending a long contest begun in 1905
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St. Louis
McElhinney
Clayton
M. Logan Guthrie
Fulton
Guthrie
Indictments for Sending Lottery Matter by Express
A New Orleans grand jury indicted several residents from Louisiana and other states for sending lottery matter by express. Named defendants include Harry Duponte James A. Pierce Albert Fourcade and Abe Frielander with others from Meridian Mississippi Monroe Louisiana and more. The indictments allege use of fictitious names in transmission and receipt of lottery matter associated with Loteria De Blue fields Y San Juan Del Norte and Diligencia Publica Pueblo. incorporation of a telephone company in Marshall County is mentioned as expected.
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New Orleans
United States Grand Jury
Citi‘gega
Louisiana
Express
Harry Duponte
James A. Pierce
Albert Fourcade
Abe Frielander
L. M. Wilson
Meridian
Miss
C. L. Bradley
Monroe
F. W. Thompson
Marshall
Tex
James Chambers
James Robinson
Indianapolis
Ind
O. BE. Keyes
Oxford
Henry C. Harrison
Salt Lake City
Utah
W. A
Steagalls
Cairo
Charles Jacobs
Palestine
Luther Bailey
Bridgeton
N. J
Louis Meyer
Brunswick
Loteria de Bluefields. Y
Honduras president and cabinet join war in Nicaragua
Washington March 9 The Honduran president and most cabinet members are at the front in the war with Nicaragua. The minister of public works remains in Tegucigalpa directing government affairs. A dispatch from Philip M. Brown secretary to the American legation at Honduras and Guatemala was read by the state department. Brown said he was en route to Tegucigalpa to safeguard American interests.
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Washington
Honduras
Nicaragua
Tegucigalpa
State Department
Philip M. Brown
Guatemala
Brown
Amapala
Mr. Brown
Northern Indiana News and Gossip Highlights Local Moves
Mrs J M Kinney dies in Kendallville. G H Yesbern plans move to Toledo from Auburn. Modern Woodmen in Columbia City set minstrel show for April 1 and 2. E Gregg Davis opens a Churubusco office. Gen L J Blair in critical condition from locomotor ataxia. Frank P Alwein returns to Columbia City. Elmira’s illegal bar shut down by sheriff. George M Ralston to audit DeKalb books at Albion. A Geiger barn burns with horse and pony. Altona church to be rebuilt with cement blocks. Daniel Hayden, 72, dies in Richland township. Henry Fortney dies in Mariow after clothes ignite. Ligonier area to vote $40 000 interurban subsidy April 7. Ira Milton robs a Goshen music store, escapes. Baldwin farm sold for summer home use near Elkhart. Albion to become dry after remonstrance blocks licenses for two years. Interurban subsidy requests planned for multiple townships in Whitley and Kosciusko counties.
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J. M. Kinney
Kendallville
G. H. Yesbern
Auburn
Toledo
Columbia City
Churubusco
E. Gregg Davis
Fort Wayne
L. J. Blair
Waterloo
Frank P. Alwein
Whitley County
Indianapolis
Elmira
LaGrange
George M. Ralston
DeKalb County
Albion
A. Geiger
Altona
Garrett
Daniel Hayden
Richland Township
Larwill
Indiana
Henry Fortney
Mariow
Perry Township
Noble County
Ligonier
Wawnasee
Topeka
Ira Milton
Goshen
Baldwin
St. Joe River
Elkhart
Taylor F. Shoemaker
Wells County
Williamsport
Albion Township
Winona
Columbia City and
Columbia Township
Union Township
Lake Township
Alien County
Washington Township
Kosciusko County
Ohio leads in child labor reform say state inspector
State Shop and Building Inspector J H Morgan filed his 1906 report with Governor Harris noting Ohio leads in child labor legislation. He cites 311 prosecutions and $4557 in fines, opposes employer discretion for poor families, and proposes a school pension plan to fund a child’s wage via public treasury and send the child to school.
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Columbus
J. H. Morgan
Harris
Ohio
Death Claims Mrs. Johanna Whitty Near Plymouth
Mrs. Johanna Whitty died at her home north of Plymouth on Friday afternoon after an bronchitis attack. She had been slowly declining since the death of her husband two weeks earlier. She was a sister of John Bresnahan Sr. and had lived in Fort Wayne before her marriage thirty years ago.
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Johanna Whitty
Plymouth
Niece of Club President Aids Capture of Burglar
Miss Katherine O'Brien, niece of John Fox, president of the Democratic Club, helped police trap a burglar at the Fox residence in East Fiftieth Street. The intruder, John Bowden, 65, a motorman, leaped from a parlor window but was stopped and jailed for a hearing.
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New York
March
Katherine O'Brien
John Fox
Democratic Clib
Fox
East Fiftieth Street
Mr. Fox
Europe
Miss O'Brien
Mrs. Hogan
John Bowden
Emperor William Delivers Gifts at American Embassy
The German emperor visited the American embassy and presented roses to Mrs. Tower and toys to the Tower children. He also honored Prof Ernst Haeckel with the title of excellence for his golden jubilee as a doctor. The Reichstag approved the supplementary appropriation for southwestern Africa and the Kuhob to Keetitan railroad, with opposition from center party Poles and socialists.
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Terlin, Mareh &—H
Emperor William
Reichstag
German Southwest Africa
Kuhub
Keetitanshoop
Center Party
Seven Hurt In Street Car Wreck In St Louis
A Bellefontaine line northbound street car left the track on Cherokee street colliding with a southbound car and ran onto the sidewalk. Seven people suffered severe injuries including Fred Chessler and Policeman Henry Pelzer, with several others sustaining minor injuries.
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St. Louis
Bellefontaine
Cherokee Street
Fred Chessler
Henry Pelzer
Piano gifts for G A R posts bring music to veterans
Lieutenant Henry M. Williams has supplied each G A R post with a piano. The instruments were bought from the Packard Piano company. Although posts had pianos for some time, few veterans could play them, so automatic pianos will let the veterans enjoy music without needing a skilled player.
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Henry M. Williams
Packard Piano Company
Ross Passes Check at Wayne Hotel and Is Wanted
M. Tyler of the Wayne hotel sought police help to find D. M. Ross who sold a forged promissory note claiming Elliot Manufacturing signature. Ross stayed February 28, waited for funds, obtained $30, later deemed forged after Chicago bank refused. Earlier he tried similar scam at Oliver House in South Bend for $25.
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Ross
Wayne Hotel
M. Tyler
D. M. Ross
Seli
Hosteley
Elliot Manufacturing Company
Ora Tonkel
Rass
Chicago
Oliver House
South Bend
Decide on Saratoga for Grand Army encampment
Saratoga New York selected as the site for this year’s Grand Army of the Republic encampment, with Saratoga hotel rates guaranteed to remain stable or fall. The executive committee reported the vote favored Saratoga over Minneapolis and Atlantic City, noting railroad rate promises and business association guarantees influenced the decision.
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Zanesville
Ohio
Saratoga
N. Y
Grand Army of the Republic
Minneapols
Atlantic City
Joseph W. O'Neal
G. A. RR
Rural Mail Delivery Report Shows Large Petitions
Washington March 8 report on rural delivery operations to March 1 1907 shows 59 920 petitions received 15 701 adverse reports made 37 828 routes in operation with 87 174 regular rural letter carriers. Last year March 1 pending 9 130 petitions. During year 2 492 petitions filed total 4 824 petitions handled now 1 705 pending 284 favorably acted upon and established leaving 1 411 pending.
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Washington
Barbers Win Ruling Against Public Accommodation Claim
Hartford March 8 The Connecticut supreme court upholds a Bridgeport ruling that barbers may refuse service to colored customers. Henry H. Foulkner sued Thomas Solazzi after being refused a shave. court found barber shops are not public accommodations.
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Hartford
Conn
Supreme Court of
Bridgeport
Henry H. Foulkner
Thomas Solazzi
Solazzi
Foullkner
Supreme Court
Allen County Treasurer Salary Set at $9,000
Final agreement fixes Allen County treasurer salary at $9,000 per year. The bill, prepared for the governor, sets the pay in Indianapolis on March 8.
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Allen County
Indianapolis
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Mass
U.S.A
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Mrs. Tower
Connecticut Supreme Court
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