Frenzy to Kill Near Howard City Michigan
A shocking spree ends in murder and self-inflicted wounds. Joseph Harvey killed his wife his uncle Robert Pierson and his grandmother then wounded his three month old baby and father-in-law before shooting himself. He later died of his injuries. Harvey also wounded a teacher in the same house. Police report strong lynching threats as details unfold. The case follows a prior tale of violence in the same era.
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Howard City
Mich
Joseph Harvey
Robert Pierson
John Logenslayer
Harvey
Pierson
Marvey
Miss Labor
Otis reports Manila operations March in Philippine campaign
Adjutant General Corbin released Gen Harrison Otis's report detailing the First brigade of the Second division Eighth army corps in March fighting against Malolos. The campaign lasted seven days with heavy enemy losses and the fall of Malolos. Officers and men praised for obedience discipline endurance courage and patriotism. Regimental commanders Kessler Funston and Kobbe cited for proven leadership in field service.
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Washington
Corbin
Harrison Gray Otis
Eighth Army Corps
Philippines
Malolos
Otis
Harry C. Kessler
Montana Infantry
Frederick Funston
Twentieth
Kansas Infantry
W. A. Kobbe
Third
United States Artillery
Scottish Rite Masons Meet with 27 Receivers at Fort Wayne Session
Semi annual convocation of Scottish Rite Masons opened at the Masonic Temple with sessions starting at 3 30 pm. The Fort Wayne Lodge of Perfection conferred degrees from the fourth to the tenth on a class of twenty six. Visitors include Gen N R Ruckle J B Peabody J Merriman and others from several states. Memorial records list multiple Fort Wayne deaths dating 1896 to 1899.
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Masonic Temple
Indiana
Fort Wayne
Decatur
Martin Burns
Charles S. Logan
Theodore Gerke
Augustus C. Gregory
George E. Keinzie
Avid E. Smith
Dell A. Koons
Keystone
Henry G. Stouder
Frank H. Pope
Huntington
Lafayette F. Truman
Albert J. Nickey
Churubusco
Charles Brown
Columbia City
Robert J. Stansbury
Ligonier
Anthoy W. Helt
John W. Tyndall
William C. Campbell
Geneva
William B. Hale
Charles C. Myers
Warren
Frank Sowers
James B. Broas
Penville
Wiliam Glendening
Thomas S. Wickwire
Ashley
Louis B. Stuart
F. F. Boltz
Bluffton
J. M. Wright
Detroit
E. E. McCrary
H. A. Moyer
H. Macomber
Kendallville
A. G. Gatchell
Upper Sandusky
Ohio
W. N. Matthews
Bedford
J. Merriman
Dick Townsend
J. S. Peterson
W. F. Gates
J. C. Klingensmith
Montpelier
F. M. Beatty
M. E. Spinney
Ossian
Memorial Record
Brilliant closing banquet crowns Scottish Rite convocation
A Wrasonic Temple banquet capped a successful Scottish Rite convocation with Darius Council conferring degrees. Attorney Hugh G. Keegan received the degree among about two hundred guests. Toastmaster Hon. Thomas R. Marshall presided, with toasts by James M. Robinson, Hugh Keegan, Will Fowler, and J. W. Study.
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Daly
Wrasonic Temple
Darius Council
Princes of
Thomas R. Marshall
Columbia City
James M. Robinson
Fort Wayne
Hugh Keegan
Will Fowler
Wabash
J. W. Study
Our Country Response and Masonic Ethics Banquet Recap
C. W. Miller of Goshen and G. B. M. Bower of Fort Wayne delivered responses that drew strong applause at a banquet closing a session. Miller’s speech prompted an encore, and the gathering left with memories to cherish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Miller
Goshen
G. B. M. Bower
Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne council accepts Henry M Williams banner
Henry M Williams presented Fort Wayne with a blue silk banner showing an image of Old Fort Wayne and inscriptions. The banner urges hold the fort against schemes for private gain, linking civic patriotism to national pride and urging city leaders to resist corrupt pressure. The council accepted the gift with thanks and instructed notification to the donor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Henry M. Williams
Old Fort Wayne
Mr. Williams
City of
Anthony Wayne
General Wayne
Brimmer
Wayne
Europe
United States
New York
Chicago
Henry M. Wiliams
Williams
Mayor Taggart's Quest to Venice For Island Body Clue
In New Orleans on May 11 Mayor Taggart and Mrs. Taggart from Indianapolis sailed toward Venice to verify rumors of a body found on Chandeleur Island. The finder suspects it could be Miss Taggart, a possible survivor from the yacht Paul Jones. Taggart plans to identify the remains if feasible. Also, Lydia Butler of New Haven concluded a successful term in Jefferson township and may join Fort Wayne schools next year.
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New Orleans
Taggart
Indianapolis
Venice
Chandeleur Island
Paul Jones
Lydia Butler
New Haven
Jefferson Township
Butler
Fort Wayne
Confederate Veterans Hear Wheeler Speech At Charleston Reunion
In Charleston on May 11 the Confederate Veterans union held a session appointing credentials and resolutions committees. Gen Fitzhugh Lee wrote he could not attend due to duties and quarantine, while Gen Joe Wheeler drew wild applause for recalling the Santiago moment. The reunion is planned for June 24 with canvassed entertainment funds and a canvas encampment for Rough Riders and New Mexico National Guard. A grand reception for Governor Roosevelt and staff is planned at the Montezuma hotel Hot Springs, and the city council granted the freedom of the city.
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Charleston
S. C
Confederate Veterans’ Union
Fitzhugh Lee
Pitzhugh Lee
Joe Wheeler
General Wheeler
Rough Riders
National Guard of
New Mexico
Roosevelt
Montezuma
Hot Springs
Pro expansion creed echoed in Wheeler speech
General Wheeler defended expansion as a national destiny and duty. He argued the United States must extend influence and admit Cuba as part of the United States, citing Jefferson and Monroe era precedents and projecting American prestige tied to territorial growth.
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Wheeler
England
Holland
France
Jefferson
Louisiana
Cuba
United States
Thomas Jefferson
Buchanan
Pearl of the
Antilles
Bryan's Old Regiment Mustered Out at Augusta
The Third Nebraska under Col. William J. Bryan was mustered out in Augusta Georgia on May 11. The regiment began its journey home in special trains as the ceremony concluded.
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Augusta
Nebraska
William J. Bryan
Accused of Stealing Cow Hide in Police Court Notes
Newt Murray faced police court on larceny charges for skimming a dead cow’s hide after a pasture accident near the race track. He sold the skin for 4.65 dollars to a junk dealer Miller. bail set at 100 dollars by Mayor Lederer. John Pilson faced vagrancy charges, fined five dollars plus costs, and jailed sixteen days for nonpayment.
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Newt. Murray
Muray
Miller
Gorsline
Murray
Lederer
John Pilson
Carbolic acid linked to suicides in 1898 Chicago
Dr Clifford Mitchell reports 21 percent of Chicago self deaths in 1898 involved carbolic acid and 364 total suicides by this drug across New York Chicago and Brooklyn. Illinois Homeopathic Medical association votes to push druggists to restrict indiscriminate sales.
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Chicago
Clifford Mitchell
Chicago Homeopathy Medical College
New York
Brooklyn
Mitchell
Illinois Homeopathic Medical Association
Palmer House
E. M. Deacon
Congregation Rejects Pastor Zartman Resignation
Grace Reformed church members nearly voted to keep Rev. A K Zartman, with two abstentions, disputing reports that Goshen congregation pushed disciplinary action. Zartman felt duty to Fort Wayne and told his members they could appeal to higher church authorities. Goshen eventually acquiesced without an appeal.
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Grace Reformed Church
A. K. Zartman
Zaartman
Goshen
Zartman
Fort Wayne
Invite the Rough Riders to Hold Meeting in Las Vegas
Las Vegas New Mexico May 11 at a Magi meeting of citizens extended cordial invitations to the Rough Riders to hold the event in the city. The notice reflects local enthusiasm for hosting the military unit and outlines forthcoming arrangements.
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Las Vegas
N. M
Rough Riders
Schools Reopen After Diphtheria Dip Decline
Diptheria cases south of the city diminish and Secretary of Health Proegler permits Philley and Trier schools to reopen after two week closures. A. J. Stephens welcomes a newborn daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Stephens.
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Proegler
Philley
Trier
A. J. Stephens
Horrific Nickel Plate accident kills Eugene Obenchain
A brakeman, Eugene Obenchain, is crushed by a moving freight car in the Nickel Plate yards near the yardmaster's office. He falls, is fatally injured by a guard rail, and dies at the scene. Remains shipped to South Whitley for burial. he was about 24, unmarried, living at 114 West Main Street.
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Fort Wayne
Eugene Obenchain
Obenchain
Cy Allen
Bittner and
Stoner
W. D. Calvin
Deltier’s Morgue
Barnett
South Whitley
Nickel Plate
A. Obenchain
Edward Obenchain
Pittsburg
Ed Sterling
Aldine
West Main Street
Trust Inquiry Postponed By United States Commission
Washington May 11 The industry commission delays calling witnesses in its trusts inquiry due to not yet finishing its outline. Witnesses Henry O Havemeyer J G Arbuckle J H Post and Charles Desher were to testify about sugar and other trusts, now set for June. Standard Oil inquiry pushed to September to allow President Rockefeller attend, with an Alaska visit planned.
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Washington
The
Industry Commission
Henry O. Havemeyer
Sugar Trust
Messrs
J. G. Arbuckle
J. H. Post
Charles Desher
Standard Oil Company
President Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Alaska
Three Men Burned In Freight Car Fire Fatal in Baltimore
In Baltimore on May 11 three men playing cards in a freight car started a fire that killed Clarence Kepner of the city. William Alders, a fugitive, was badly burned. The blaze spread to the Mount Vernon Cotton Duck mills cotton warehouse, causing about 50 000 dollars in damage.
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Baltimore
Clarence Kepner
William Alders
House of Correction
Mount Vernon
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Joe Harvey
Howard City, Mich
War Department
H. Grey Otis
Manila
John Harvey Lesh
Ind
James Thomas Hanna
William Whedon Kerr
Ranald Trevor McDonald
Lyman Miles Binkestey
Fort Scott
Kas
Thomas Franklin Drake
Sidney Corliss Lumbard
Robert Patterson Penman
Council
Sf 28 & Wd
Mayor Taggart
the Confederate Veterans
GEN
J. B
Gordon
Santiago
Spain
Apfrovil
Bryan’s Old Regiment
Newt
Mayor Scherer
ROUGH
Packard
Packard Music House
St. Fort Wasne
Fiat
Heishell
Standard “Oil Ca
D. J. Richard
Calhoun Gt
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