Yukon Plot Said to Mirror Jameson Raid In Bud
Vancouver dispatches report a hair brained Americans led plan to seize the Yukon government resembling the Jameson raid. Major Woods of the Northwest Mounted Police uncovered the scheme and, with Skagway officials, acted quickly to suppress it. About 250 Yukon police armed with Enfields guarded White Horse where Maxim and Colt guns were mounted. The plot reportedly originated in Seattle with about 250 000 available to fund the venture.
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Toronto
Vancouver
Yukon
Transvaal
Major Woods
N. W
White Horse
Snyder
Seattle
Yukon Force
Mrs J W Townley Dies in Elizabeth New Jersey
Mrs Orwella Townley widow of Jonas Townley a Fort Wayne dry goods pioneer dies in Elizabeth New Jersey after long illness. Survived by son Morton Townley of Homans & Co New York. Funeral in Elizabeth with interment beside husband at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Orwella Townley
Fort Wayne
Elizabeth
N. O
Lindemann Corneille Wedding at Episcopal Residence
Miss Rosella Corneille and Gustave Lindemann were married Wednesday at 2:30 PM at the episcopal residence. The couple planned to reside at 38 Alliger Street with guests including out of town visitors Mr and Mrs W F Behling of Hartford City.
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Rosella Corneille
John Corneille
East Superior Street
Gustave Lindemann
H. ©. Lindemann
East Washington Street
Emma Corneille
Alliger Street
W. F. Behling
Hartford City
Doran Visits City as Republican Auditor Hopeful
Francis H. Doran of Laporte interviews leading Republicans in the city. He currently serves as Laporte county auditor and aims to run for state auditor on the Republican ticket next year. Introduced by District Chairman Elmer Leonard.
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Francis H. Doran
Laporte
Mr. Doran
Laporte County
Dstrict
Elmer Leonard
Circus Man Ground To Pulp
Peru Ind November 20 A Wallace's circus employee just paid off and about to leave for winter was struck by a Wabash train at the passenger station and ground to a mass of flesh, making identification difficult. He had sent some clothing to Alexandria and used another man’s name.
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Peru
Ind
Wallace
Alexandria
Unexplained Departure From Home Sparks Travel By Train
A man left his field job abruptly, returned home to change, packed a trunk, and told his wife and two sons they would not see him again. He then went to Decatur and boarded a train for the east amid reports that his finances were solid and his home life was stable.
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Decatur
East
Light
Fenton Retained in Office Over the Findlay
Cincinnati dispatch notes George Chapman of the Findlay Fort Wayne and Western issues a circular naming appointments across the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton system. Key posts include OC G Waldo general manager A H McLeod freight traffic manager D G Edwards passenger traffic manager F H Short assistant treasurer G W Lishawa auditor and Lawrence Maxwell Jr general counsel. General Superintendent Turner extends H and D authority listing B R Turner chief engineer R D Marshall general solicitor G K Balch purchasing agent and B R Rifenbevick tax and claim agent.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
George Chapman
Findlay, Fort Wayne and Western
OC. G. Waldo
A. H. McLeod
D. G. Edwards
F. H. Short
G. W. Lishawa
Lawrence Maxwell, Jr
Waldo
Findlay
Co. N. Cary
Lima
G. Ti. Waldo
J. L. Orbison
Hamilton
Dayton
Mr. Fenton
Fort Wayne
Western
Galway Election Sparks Irish Contingent Contrast
London Times correspondent notes Arthur Lynch narrowly defeated Mr. Plunkett in Galway parliamentary race. Lynch, elected for Galway, led the Irish contingent against the British flag in South Africa and may be unable to travel to England to take his seat. The piece highlights press attitudes toward his South African venture and portrays Lynch as a handsome, impulsive Irish figure.
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New York
Arthur Lynch
Plunkett
Galway
Ireland
London
the Times
South Africa
England
Terrible Mine Disaster at Telluride Smuggler Union
Nearly a hundred miners were affected by a fatal fire at the Smuggler Union mine near Marshall Basin Telluride Colorado with twenty two men confirmed dead and many more trapped by dense sulfur fumes as rescue efforts continue.
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Telluride
Colo
Union
Marshall Basin
Bullion Tunnel
Denver
Horgelson
Barkley
Crawford Griswold Injured in Fall at Upper Sandusky
A telegram to Pennsylvania railway officials reports Crawford Griswold veteran foreman of bridge carpenters was injured by a fall. A cab will take him home at 4 10 PM from the depot. Condition described as not stated. Dr Stemen will meet him at the depot.
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Upper Sandusky
Pennsylvania Railway
Crawford Griswold
Griswold
Stemen
Boy Bitten in Ear by Family Dog at Home
Seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Marin Nagel 99 West Jefferson street was badly bitten on the left ear Friday morning as he played with a dog. The ear was torn and Dr M F Chick was called to dress the injury.
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Marin Nagel
West Jefferson Street
M. F.chick
Adams A Forger Confesses In Indianapolis To Wide Crime Spree
Louis Adams a suave Englishman from Tunbridge Wells, Kent, surrendered at the Indianapolis police station and confessed to a string of forgeries haunting Fort Wayne two years earlier. He claimed a criminal life, cried for punishment, and warned of an early death. Adams said he had assumed the name Warrell and plotted entertainments for charity before his capture in Boston. He eluded Fort Wayne officers for months while roaming other cities.
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Indianapolis
Louis Adams
Fort Wayne
Adams
Boston
Gorsline
Warrell
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
England
Self confessed forger Verrall to stand trial in Indianapolis
John Verrall surrendered to police in Indianapolis and will be held for trial on fraud charges connected to charity organizations from years past. He admitted visiting the city in December 1899 under the alias Louis R. Adams and was wanted for obtaining money by false pretenses.
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Indianapolis
John Verrall
Verrall
Louis R. Adams
English forger known as Vincent West surrenders in Indiana
John Verrell of Tunbridge Wells England surrendered to police in Indianapolis admitting numerous forgeries across the country. Five years earlier he married Miss Matson of Cleves near Cincinnati, a wife who later left him as he used many names and vanished then reappeared with money. Mothers urged to use Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children.
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Cincinnati
John Verrell
Tunbridge Wells
England
Indianapolis
Ind
William Vincent West
Miss Matson
Cleves
Ohio
Avilla Town Funds Lost After Bank Collapse
Avilla town funds totaling 200 were deposited in the Leach bank which failed last summer. The town board passed a resolution freeing the treasurer from liability, shifting the loss to the corporation. Teach was noted as one of the treasurer’s associates.
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Avilla
Leach Bank
Teach
Allen county orphans' home to lease adjoining tract
The Allen County orphans' home board, after a Thursday meeting, arranged to secure use of a two acre tract owned by Samuel M. Foster east of the home. Foster purchased the land and will lease it to the home at a nominal rent until it can be added to the institution. The property includes a dwelling and barn and the dwelling will likely become a school for the inmates. About forty children from the home already attend local township schools, forming a larger school than some district schools in the county.
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Allen County Orphans’ Home
Cominecavish
Tme
Samuel M. Foster
Night Express Train Schedule on Nickel Plate Road
Nickel Plate Road announces a new nightly departure from Chicago at 11 20 p m starting Sunday Nov 17 providing a direct express to Fort Wayne Findlay Fostoria Cleveland Erie Dunkirk Buffalo New York City Boston and points east. Arrival times listed for each stop and agents in Fort Wayne provide further information.
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Chicago
Nickel Plate Road
Fort Wayne
Findlay
Fostoria
Cleveland
Erie
Dunkirk
Buffalo
New York City
Boston
Bellevue
Wilkinson Vordermark case decision favors both sides
The Allen county Wilkinson Vordermark case was decided Tuesday with a verdict for both sides. The court indicated the matter will likely return for a new hearing.
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Columbia City Post
Wilkenson-Vordermark
Allen County
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