Indiana veterans in grand reunion opens with pageant
In Lafayette Indiana the twenty seventh annual encampment of the Indiana department G A R begins alongside the twenty second annual Indiana Women's Relief Corps convention and the thirteenth annual Ladies of the G A R meeting. Colorful decorations transform Main street and public square as banners flags and streamers light up the city. Officials report large attendance and preparations for tomorrow’s sessions. A silk flag was presented at Lafayette high school by the W R C of Indiana.
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Lafayette
Ind
Indiana Department
Indiana Women’s Relief Corps
G. A.R
Main Street
Lafayette High School
Indiana
Indiana Farmers Own Two Thirds of Their Farms
Indianapolis May 22 More than two thirds of Indiana farmers own farms and live on them. Figures by state statistician Joseph H Stubbs show 221897 farms in Indiana with 156229 owner operated, 2220 managed, and 62448 rented. White farmers operate 220885 farms and colored farmers 1062. Farm families number 221451, with 156949 owning their farms and 64506 renting. Farm products valued at 308944696 in 1905, with 98663860 spent on labor and 1549350 on fertilizer.
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Milter Oe
Indianapolis
Indiana
Joseph H. Stubbs
Pathfinders Convention Opens in Muncie Indiana
Muncie Indiana May 22 opening day of the state lodge of Pathfinders convened with routine business and about 200 delegates expected by tomorrow. President M W Kemp of Fort Wayne and Secretary Otto Allen of Marion led the meeting as the state board of trustees outlined the convention work. Officers likely to be elected tomorrow.
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M. W. Kemp
Fort Wayne
W. A. Church
Terre Haute
J. W. Lees
Huntington
Edgar L. Cox
Kokomo
Otto G. Allen
Marion
Eclectic Physicians Meet in Marion for Annual Conference
The forty second annual meeting of the Indiana Association of Eclectic Physicians is in Marion with about 150 physicians from across the state in attendance. Pneumonia is a major topic, claimed to have caused more deaths in the last year than tuberculosis, which had led previously.
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Marion
Ind
Indiana Association of Eclectic Physicians
Physicians Take Indiana Medical Licensure Exam in State House
About 200 physicians gathered in the state house today to take the Indiana medical registration examination for licensure. Most entrants are graduates from Indiana medical schools, with others from out-of-state colleges and practicing physicians seeking entry into Indiana.
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Indianapolis
Ind
State Board of Medical Registration
Indiana
Medical Schools
Next Year Convention Here At State Transition Meeting
At the annual state convention, officials announce plans for next year. The fragmented notice references the ORO Staats Ver and outlines a forthcoming gathering to discuss transition topics and organizational aims.
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ORO ‘Staats. Ver
Doctor McCaskey Reports Near Destruction At Vesuvius
Dr G W McCaskey, Indiana Medical Society delegate, returned from Lisbon and told of Naples after the eruption. He saw ash four feet deep in spots, lava still hot, and villages partially buried. He rode near Terra Del Nunciata, viewed Vesuvius’s crater, and visited Pompeii as lava narrowly missed.
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G. W. McCaskey
Indiana Medical Society
International Convention of Medical Societies
Lisbon
Naples
Vesuvius
McCaskey
Dr. McCackey
Terra del Nunciata
Pompeii
Mantle eyed for judge Skelton in Garrett race
Gossip in Garrett politics centers on Judge B W Skelton as possible Republican county chairman to replace Amos R Walter when he resigns next Saturday. In Congress race, Peter G Keely of Garrett was chosen as Socialist nominee after district convention at the courthouse with C M Maxwell presiding. Keely, a veteran soldier active in labor for two decades, spoke on socialist issues. Frank Morrissee named district organizer for the party.
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B. W. Skelton
Amos R. Walter
Republican County
Republcan
Walter
Congress
Peter G. Keely
Garrett
Court House
C. M. Maxwell
Keely
Labor Movement
Frank Morrissee
Garfield to submit oil industry inquiry results to president
Washington May 22 Commission er of Corporation James R Garfield said he would provide the president with further information on the oil industry investigation. The report to Congress already covered transportation and freight rates and he is finishing reports on production refining pipe lines organization foreign trade and conditions and competitive methods.
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Washington
James R. Garfield
Congress
Garfield
Senate orders probe into Burton supreme court decision
Washington May 22 The senate directs the committee on privileges and elections to investigate the effect of yesterday's supreme court ruling in the Burton case.
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Washington
Senate Today
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Supreme Court of the United States
Burton
Battery B to conduct Sand Creek cannon practice near Rockport Ind
Battery B leaves Fort Wayne at 4 20 AM Thursday for Sand Creek range near Rockport Indiana for the rest of the week. They travel via Plymouth and reach the range about 10 AM. Battery A from Indianapolis is practicing with Major McKee and staff inspecting marksmanship. General Charles Shaler will attend the shooting, having prior ties to the Waterford arsenal. Report at 1 30 AM Thursday to prepare. Uniforms and camp outfits were distributed last night. others may collect tomorrow evening. They expect to be out practicing until late Saturday night or early Sunday morning.
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Fort Wayne
Pennsylvania
Sand Creek
Rockport
Ind
Plymouth
Indianapolis
McKee
Charles Shaler
Shaler
Waterford
William Keefer Dies at 74 in Kansas
Fort Wayne native William Keefer aged 74 died May 13 at Clark Center Kansas after moving from Oklahoma. A Civil War veteran of Company C Forty-fourth Indiana, he later worked as a cabinetmaker. Surviving are brother John Keefer and sisters Mrs. Margaret Engle and Mrs. Sarah Trye.
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William Keefer
Fort Wayne
Clark Center
Kan
Oklahoma
Mr. Keefer
Forty-fourth
Indiana Regiment
William Engle
Shiloh
Keefer
John Keefer
Margaret Engle
Sarah Trye
Burglar Drains Refrigerator At Columbia Avenue Homes
A burglar emptied a rear porch refrigerator of food at the Haines Kiinkel residences on Columbia avenue Saturday night. The same ice chest had been broken into four times last year, but this season's first visit exploited hidden hinges after removing about twenty screws. The thieves took about thirty minutes to finish the job.
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Columbia Avenue
H. H. Haines
W. M. Kiinkel
Rural mail alerts required on boxes for mail pickups
Postmaster Hanna received from Washington instructions directing notice to residents on rural free delivery routes. After July 1 signals must be attached to mail boxes to show when there is mail for collection. The rural carrier will not stop to verify deposits at boxes after that date.
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Hanna
Washington
Bryson Appointed Trumpeter By Battery B in Fort Wayne
Fred L. Bryson, after two years with the state artillery, is named trumpeter of Battery B by Captain H. L. Clark. He served on Major F. M. Studebaker’s staff in the second field battery and on Col. F. E. Stevenson’s staff in the engineer battalion. Bryson is a departmental clerk for Foreman Strube at the Fort Wayne Electric Works.
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H. L. Clark
Fred L. Bryson
Bryson
State Artillery
F. M. Studebaker
F. EB. Stevenson
Strube
Fort Wayne Electric Works
Bradford woman to preach at Rescue Home event
Mrs. T H Robertson of Bradford Pennsylvania will preach at a Rescue Home gathering this Saturday. Details from the notice indicate a local religious event with planned attendance and community involvement.
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T.H. Robertson
Bradford
Morrr Sees Democratic Victory In Twelfth District
Dr John W Morr of Albion a Democratic congressional candidate spoke in the Twelfth district Tuesday forecasting a November victory. He argued the GOP leaders protect special interests, urging reforms like tariff relief and strict anti trust enforcement and endorsing labor organizations as a rightful voice in policymaking.
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John W. Morr
Albion
Marr
Twelfth
Republican Party
Labor
Steam Explosion Wrecks New Jersey Plant Killing Rumors
A big steam pipe blast at the New York Glucose Company plant in Shadyside New Jersey injures many workers and tears the roof from the engine and dynamo rooms. Fire consumes the ruin as crews search for five missing men while reports of deaths spread among families. No bodies recovered yet.
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New York
New York Glucose Company
Shadyside
N. J
Hudson River
Ninetieth Street
Non-Union Miners Desertions Hamstring Smithfield Mine
Desertions from non‑union imported miners cripple Smithfield Coal Co as eight of thirty initial workers remain. One hundred men arrived from Chicago with fourteen reaching Plum Run. Union delegates persuaded others to desert, leaving about sixty workers at the mine and insufficient to man the machines. The union claims victory amidst continued firing on the hills with no reported injuries.
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Smithfield
United States
Coal Company
Chicago
Plum Run
Union
Hilla
Calf Death Stuns Columbia City Editor Virgil Geiger
Virgil A Geiger editor and proprietor of the Churubusco Truth in Columbia City reportedly ended the life of a calf. The fragment references Geiger and the local paper, implying a disturbing event connected to animal harm.
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Geiger
Kiels Calf
Columbia
City
Virgil” A. Geiger
Churubusco Truth
Sun
Threatened Run on Banks Fails in San Francisco
San Francisco on May 22 reports a calm bank opening with no rush, while Wells Fargo Nevada National bank held over 20 million in vaults. The coroner lists 395 earthquake victims with four new cases, including Burnip found by his son, as reconstruction and library losses are reviewed and a summer school opens in Golden Gate Park for hundreds of children with tents provided by the militia.
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San Francisco
Wells Fargo Nevada National Bank
Kingsbury House
Seventh Street
Washington and Battery Streets
Montgomery Avenue
Francisco Street
William Burnip
Burnip
England
R. B. Hale
Public Library
United States
McCreery
Fillmore
Agnew
Agnew State Hospital
Leonard Stocking
E. A. Kelly
BE. A. Braden
A. Leete
John Lynch
E. M. Holmes
L. Burnett
L. A. Doll
A. Thaine
R. Walker
E. N. Cruson
M. Fennell
Golden Gate Park
Albert M. Armstrong
Auburn Contracts Awarded for Infirmary Work
Fort Wayne firms win bids from DeKalb County commissioners for infirmary construction. A Hattersley Sons receives 1774 dollars for plumbing while Robert Spice gets 366 dollars for electrical wiring. General construction goes to Perry Long of Auburn for 25967 point 62 dollars.
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Fort Wayne
Auburn
A. Hattersley& Sons
DeKalb ‘County ‘Infirmary
Robert Spice
Perry Long
Parliament Set For Fete Day May 22 Meeting Next
The upcoming debate on the agrarian question dominates expectations as Parliament, to meet May 25 after St Nicholas and Ascension holidays, prepares credentials checks. Radicals push full land nationalization while conservatives seek gradual reform with peasant allies. The upper house delays its stance awaiting the lower house initiative.
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St. Petersburg
St. Nicholas
Constitutional Democrats
Council of the Empire
Emperor Opens Hungarian Parliament In Royal Castle
Budapest May 22 The emperor king Francis Joseph opened the Hungarian parliament at the royal castle delivering a throne speech. He welcomed deputies and expressed gratitude that recent misunderstandings had passed away. He urged constitutional cooperation, noted alliances, and announced measures including an extraordinary military contingent and future electoral reform before a new parliament would be summoned.
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Budapest
Hungary
Royal
Francis Joseph
Government Goes To Trial In Three Rebates Cases
In Kansas City Missouri the government announced trial readiness in three rebate cases. George L L Thomas freight broker New York City and his chief clerk L B Taggart face conspiracy charges over rebates to shippers. George H Crosby former Burlington railway official also charged with conspiracy in rebates. Forty witnesses, including I C C oxid expert J A Roberts, will testify.
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Kansas City
United States District Court
George Ll. Thomas
New York City
L. B. Taggart
George H. Crosby
Burlington Railway
H. B. Duncan
Department of Justice
A. S. van Valkenburg
United States
Leslie Lyons
J. A. Roberts
Interstate Commerce Commission
Local men honored in Indiana Staate Verband meeting
Indianapolis May 22 officers elected at the closing session of the Indiana Staata Verband convention in this city yesterday Peter Hammerstein Evansville president Arthur J Lauck Indianapolis vice president John Eckert Logansport second vice president Peter Nussbaum Fort Wayne treasurer William Aleiter Indianapolis secretary The Be Rev pee Je i Deckiter-
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana Staata Verband
Peter. Hammerstein
Evansville
Arthur J. Lauck
John Eckert
Logansport
Peter Nussbaum
Fort Wayne
William Aleiter
Rev. Pee
I. Deckiter
Convention Begins With Large Prohibition Delegation
Indianapolis May 22 Practically all of the 1 300 delegates to the prohibition state convention had arrived for the opening session as meetings were held to organize districts and nominate candidates The keynote by Temporary Chairman Harry Granison Hill declared the prohibition party the only party with a real issue. The state secretary reported 14 852 voters enrolled and $623 50 in the treasury.
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Indianapolis
City
First Baptist Church
Hall
J. T. Roberts
Indiana Central University
Harry Granison Hill
Indiana
Charles R. Jones
M. RB. Shiel
Tomlinson Hall
Taylor
Depauw
State University
Moores Hill
Butler
Clinton N. Howard
Rochester
N. Y
Irvington
Prohibition Party
Treasury
Police Arrest Rogers for Grand Larceny in Fort Wayne
William Rogers, who stole a horse and wagon from Lucien P. Stapleford on March 1, 1901, was arrested on Columbia Street by Lieutenant Henry Lapp. He admitted the theft, saying he sold the outfit for $10 and spent the money. He had been out of state since the crime and returned yesterday, aided by a rag peddler who identified him. An affidavit was filed and he was locked up on the grand larceny charge.
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William Rogers
Lucien P. Stapleford
Columbia Street
Henry Lapp
Stapleford
Rogers
Ohio
Michigan Indiana Retail Coal convention to meet in Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne will host one of the year's largest gatherings the Michigan and Indiana Retail Coal association with a three day session starting June 5. Nearly 1000 members are expected and hotels may be unable to accommodate all visitors, so arrangements for private housing are being made. Hosts request local residents with spare rooms to call 135 for details.
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Fort Wayne
Michigan and Indiana Retail Coal Association
Court House
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Nobie County
Morr
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