Bryan Draws Fort Wayne Ovation At Twin Hearings
William Jennings Bryan spoke to large crowds at the Princess Theater and a court-house rotunda in Fort Wayne. He praised democracy, attacked trust power, and urged support for Dr. Marr for Congress, while predicting a broad, nationwide Democratic momentum. He toured Ohio afterward.
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Princess Theater
Court House
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Fort Wayne
Mr. Bryan
Hering
Frank E. Hering
South Bend
Fulton Street
Allen Zollars
Judge Zollars
United States
Democratic Party
Ipies
Jefferson
Ipie
Ralston Delivers Nebraska Speech Amid Cold Rotunda Turnout
Governor Samuel M. Ralston spoke on national issues for about an hour inside the Nebraska state capitol rotunda after an overflow crowd gathered at the courthouse square. Hon. J. M. Robinson introduced him, and the address opened with praise for William Jennings Bryan and reflections on kings seeking the hem of his garment.
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Bryan
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United States
Icted
Pickpockets Target Bryan Train Crowds at Princess Dink
A group of pickpockets followed the Bryan train to Princess Dink, with Fred Fry of Jefferson township robbed of 49 dollars and Harry Boseker losing a diamond. A man chased the thief who grabbed Fry’s pocketbook but the culprit escaped on Pearl Street. Boseker’s diamond remained missing after the incident. Fry reported the theft to police. no official reports were released.
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Fred Fry
Jefferson Township
Princess Dink
Harry Boseker
Boseker
Mr. Boseker
Fry
Pearl Street
Operators Demand Half a Million Pay
Chicago reporters describe collapsed holiday clashes between Illinois coal operators and miners. They discuss a $550000 claim for alleged breach of holiday rules tied to the Verden riot anniversary and a $10 per man penalty for missing work, amid broader talks on mine closings and wages.
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Chicago
Illinois Coal Operators’ Association
Coal Miners’ Union
Verden
Ill
Virden
Missing Appendix Surgeons Operate On Boy in Huntington
Surgeons at Hope hospital performed an appendicitis operation on Howard Gooley a 14 year old boy from Huntington. The case had deteriorated since Friday but no physician was summoned until Monday when doctors diagnosed a ruptured appendix after delayed care.
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Hope Hospital
Howard Gooley
Huntington
Voyage of the British Bark Don Ends in Turbulent Strait
The British bark Don from Glasgow carrying liquors, explosives, rifles, and cement endured collision near the Irish Channel, refitted at Plymouth, landed Captain Jeffreys at Montevideo, then faced heavy seas near Cape Horn. The crew drank cargo liquor, refused labor, fought, and the captain retook control with threats of firearms, making port safely.
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Horn Island
Laborer Dies at Work Near Fort Wayne Mills
Edward Langan a 58 year old Fort Wayne laborer collapsed at the rolling mills shortly after 6 am as he began his shift. Coroner Stults ruled death from valvular heart disease. He resided at a boarding house by the mills and is survived by two sisters Mrs George Bear and Mrs Lon Weaver.
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Edward Langan
Stults
Langan
Fort Wayne
George Bear
Lon Weaver
Zanesville
Indiana and Ohio towns seek hospitals and offices
Decatur businessmen push to secure a new hospital for their city while Kosciusko county mourns Joseph Nicholson 82, a pioneer, and Albert DeArmond dies in Wabash. The Toledo and Chicago interurban extends into Kendallville. post office builds eyed for Wabash Huntington and Peru. A corn shredder accident in Wells county kills Emmet Sink. bankruptcy for Milo Haak. Wayne Knitting mill adds ten workers at Garrett. Ruby Denny dies from clothing fire. VanCamp infant born with an extra toe.
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Decatur
Joseph Nicholson
Kosciusko County
Warsaw
Albert DeArmond
Wabash
Toledo
Chicago
Kendallville
Jacob Mishler
Huntington
Mishler
Peru
Congress
Emmet Sink
Union Township
Wells County
Milo R. Haak
Walkerton
Wayne Knitting Mills
Garrett
Harry Rodefer
Logansport
Alabama
Fred Smith
Wakarusa
Elkhart
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Ruby Denny
Bluffton
Harlem Jail Break Attempt Ends With Severe Keeper Beating
A daring attempt to liberate fifteen prisoners at the Harlem jail failed today. One jailer was severely beaten and may die from injuries sustained during the assault.
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Harlem
New York
Veteran Fort Wayne blacksmith and preacher dies at 81
Joseph Harter a longtime Fort Wayne blacksmith and early religious worker died at his home 628 West Main Street aged 81. Native of Ohio he moved to Fort Wayne in 1849 and built the West Main shop where he worked until illness ended his career. Survived by widow and son George M Harter with several siblings in Ohio and Indiana.
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Fort Wayne
West Main Street
Harter
Starke County
Ohio
Canton
Navarre
Harrison Street
Main
Fulton Streets
Wayne Street
George M. Harter
Elizabeth Kessler
Robinson, St. William
Hicksville
Sarah Weaver
Bluffton Road
L. R. Hartman
Alfred G. Harter
Mary C. Winch
Winona Lake
Silk Coloring By Worm Diet Explains Silk Hue Variations
European researchers report that silk color originates from leaf coloring matter. Experiments with M. Levrah show coloring matter in worm intestines can reach silk via blood, with osmosis varying by silkworm race, suggesting color transfer depends on worm tissue permeability.
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M. Levrah
Weather Bureau Proved By Paris Balloon Race Win
The Pittsburg Dispatch notes the weather bureau’s accuracy as the American balloon team led by Captain F P Lahm of Canton Ohio triumphed in Paris. Major Hersey, a former weather bureau employee, aided by forecasting currents, helped predict squalls and steer the ascent against rivals.
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Pittsburg Dispatch
Willis Moore
Weather Bureau
Paris
Ohio
F. P. Lahm
Sixth Cavalry
Canton
Hersey
Bryan Urges Indiana Democrats to Win in 1900
An open letter from William Jennings Bryan to Indiana Democrats calls for vigorous organizing and recruiting from Republicans, arguing for reform against predatory wealth and urging turnout at polls to influence Congress and the 1900 elections. Bryan emphasizes converting Republicans and spreading literature through neighborly conversations.
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Indianapolis
William Jennings Bryan
Democrats of
Indiana
Democratic State Committee
Democratic Party of
Senate
W. J. Bryan
Bryan Begins Ohio Tour with Kinkade Endorsement
William Jennings Bryan opened his Ohio campaign in Montpelier endorsing Judge R R Kinkade for Toledo common pleas bench. Bryan praised a free judiciary and favored enforcing laws after Kinkade ruled against the ice trust. He traveled from Fort Wayne with Ohio Democratic officials and planned stops in Maumee.
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Bryan
Montpelier
Fort Wayne
Ind
Harvey C. Garber
W. L. Finley
Ohio Democratic Executive Committee
Garber
Maumee
Supreme Court rejects juror wink as grounds to overturn murder verdict
In Indianapolis on October 25 the Indiana Supreme Court ruled that a juror winking at the prosecutor witness during Frank Trombley’s murder trial did not justify setting aside the verdict. Trombley, who killed Sherman Hilbert in Sullivan county, was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment and his appeal was denied.
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Bryan
Ohio
Maumee
Cecil
Defiance
Haviland
Findlay
Carey
Upper Sandusky
Forest
Canton
Mansfield
Wooster
Millersburg
Ortville
Letonia
Valley Junction
New Philadelphia
Zanesville
Malta
Marietta
Belpre
Athens
Lancaster
Middletown Junction
Middletown
Dayton
Sidney
Ansonia
van Wert
Indianapolis
Supreme Court
Frank Trombley
Sherman Hilbert
Sullivan County
Lfe
Missionary Women Elect Officers for Olive Branch Lutheran Synod
Missionary women of the Olive Branch Lutheran Synod elect officers today. Local committee members and church leaders oversee the process and report on the election results for the branch.
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Missionary Women
Pye Missionary
of the ‘Olive
Branch’ Lutheran: Synod
Eson
Ese
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