Monument to General Sherman Unveiled in Washington
An equestrian statue of William Tecumseh Sherman was unveiled in Washington in a ceremony led by President Theodore Roosevelt with the attendance of the diplomatic corps cabinet and thousands of veterans. Speeches praised Sherman’s leadership and urged public virtue and patriotism for a strong nation.
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Washington
William Tecumseh Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman Thorndyke
Diplomatic Corps
Cabinet
Armies of the
Cumberland
Tennessee
Ohio
Potomac
District
Notable Civil War Leaders Honored in Washington Ceremony
The article notes Nalabib as a prominent hero alongside Sheridan and Thomas as top Grant lieutenants. The gathering concluded with a benediction from Right Rev. Henry Yates Satterlee, bishop of Washington.
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Nalabib
Sheridan
Thomas
Grant
Henry Yates Satterlee
Washington
Grand jury finds shooting justified in Indiana case
Samuel Tillotson, who killed Nathan Colbert near Corunna in DeKalb county, is freed after a grand jury finds he acted in self defense. Sheriff Bleeks released him after the deliberations, with witnesses supporting Tillotson’s claim that Colbert attacked him.
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Tillotson
Colbert
DeKalb County
Sentinel
Auburn
Ind
Samuel Tillotson
Nathan Colbert
Coruins
Grand Jury
Bleeks
Corunna
John Stiles
Next Synod Set With Winona Meeting
The Presbytery sessions concluded with addresses by George Knox on Our Works in Indians and John Wissner on Our Work in the United States. A unanimous vote fixed the next annual meeting at Winona. Rev Arthur J Brown of New York spoke on Impressions of a Journey Round the World, praising missions in Oriental lands and the light they bring to heathen peoples. Trustees elected include T H Spaan Indianapolis J H Holliday Indianapolis C D Van Nuys Franklin Charles Little Wabash David Vandyke Lewisville. Little of Wabash and Coffin of Indianapolis named as stated clerk and treasurer. G H Rice Monticello elected permanent clerk. John Fox Brooklyn urged Bible Society support for Spanish Bible revision and funding.
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Indianapolis
Ind
George Knox
Inalans
John
New York
Rev. Brown
Board of Foreign Missions
Brown
T. H. Spaan
J.H. Holliday
C. D. van Nuys
Franklin
Charles Little
Wabash
David Vandyke
Lewisville
Slayton's Jubilee Singers Open Hartford Lecture Series
Slayton's Jubilee Singers opened the Hartford lecture course, performing to start the series. The event featured a vocal performance by the renowned choir as part of the city's cultural offerings this season.
Cleveland urges a crusade for American Good Citizenship
Chicago, Oct 15. Grover Cleveland warned at the Commercial club to restore integrity in government and fight the infidel of corrupt methods. He urged disinterested citizenship, warned of suffrage corruption, and called for economy, law respect, and support for labor within a sound national framework.
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Chicago
Grover Cleveland
Commercial Club
Auditorium Hotel
Cleveland
Fort Wayne Wins Central League Pennant After Directors Meeting
Directors at the Wayne hotel award the Central baseball league pennant to Fort Wayne after reviewing disputed games. Grand Rapids gains a decision on July 29. Terre Haute case goes to Fort Wayne. Franchise bids surface from Zanesville, Springfield, Paducah, and Danville as the league plans future officers and committee work.
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Fort Wayne
Central Baseball League
Wayne Hotel
W. W. Irwin
Wheeling
E. B. Deran
South Bend
Grand Rapids
Terre Haute
Bement
Rochester to pave fifteen blocks in Fulton county
In northern Indiana Rochester Fulton county plans to pave fifteen blocks of its streets. A two year old daughter of William Schlobohm near Valparaiso drowned after falling into a cistern. Nathan Rankin colored convicted of complicity in the murder of Grocer Koonsman at South Bend last December faces life. Miss Lizzie Kollar sixteen disappeared from South Bend Monday with no trace found. Mrs Stella Espiche Marion woman who swallowed poison died from the drug. Clarence White a young farm hand near Plymouth who withdrew $300 from a bank and vanished with a stranger is missing. Mayor John Mock and Miss Margret Dempsey Bluffton married in Tiffin Ohio September 25. The steamer Anna Jones on Lake Wawasee dismantled for kindling wood. hull decayed and unsafe. Patrolman Vermess Logansport forced Mayor Vaughn to move on. Vaughn filed incivility charges against the officer. William A Little seventy five died at home south of Huntington. longtime Huntington county resident and landowner. Grange hall near Elkhart burned. likely arson. Judge Ferrall Goshen held city ordinance on streetcar fenders illegal as council cannot dictate fender type. Edward Douglass Jefferson township Huntington arrested on criminal assault charges involving his thirteen year old sister-in-law. Daniel Overmeyer Fulton county farmer who advertised for a wife remains disconsolate. Mildred Smith Noblesville who wed him has returned to her home disliking farm life.
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Nathan Rankin
Koonsman
South Bend
Lizzie Kollar
Stella Espiche
Marion
Clarence White
Plymouth
John Mock
Margret Dempsey
Bluffton
Tiffin
Ohio
Anna Jones
Lake Wawasee
Vermess
Logansport
Vaughn
William A. Little
Huntington
Huntington County
Grange Hall
Elkhart
Grange
Ferrall
Goshen
Edward Douglass
Jefferson Township
Daniel Overmeyer
Fulton County
Mildred Smith
Noblesville
Unclear fragment hints at Toledo potential in Central berth
Fragment discusses Segotistlins and Tosi opening, noting Toledo may join if eligible. It mentions owners earning no money last year and suggests a berth in the Central arena could be considered.
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Tosi
Toledo
Man testifies his father killed wife and mother
In Chicago Judge Clifford's court Frank Pavlik accuses his father of murder both of his wife and his own mother in Bohemia. He claims his grandmother died after a vicious blow and says his father was never punished for that crime. Defense says they will not deny the wife killing but will argue innocence.
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Chicago
Frank Pavlik
Clifford
Bohemia
Senator Platt Marries Lillian T Janeway
New York news confirms United States Senator Thomas C. Platt wed Mrs. Lillian T. Janeway at the Holland House last Sunday. Rev Dr Burrell officiated in a ceremony attended by immediate family and the Janeway relatives. The announcement noted the union underlined by the presence of close kin.
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New York
United States
Thomas C. Platt
Lillian T. Janeway
Holland House
Burrell
Am Mire
Janeway
Tor
James Tillman Acquitted in South Carolina Trial
In Lexington, South Carolina, James H. Tillman was found not guilty after a 20 hour jury deliberation. The verdict followed a lengthy trial tied to the Gonzales death and included a venue change request. Tillman commented gratitude and defended his actions, praising impartial juries in Lexington County.
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Lexington
S. C
J. H. Tillman
James H. Tillman
Associated Press
Gonzales
Richland County
Lexington County
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