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Galveston
Ind
Sam E. Thurston
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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1901
Page
2
Fiendishly Burned Woman Fights For Life In Muncie
Mrs. May Tory, 40, of Muncie Indiana, was blinded and burned after a rejected suitor Peter Tillbury 42 threw carbolic acid at her. The attack left her insane and in critical condition. Tillbury fled and is sought amid violent public anger.
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May Torry
Muncie
Ind
Peter Tillbury
Willbury
Tory
Indemnity Details From Pekin Drafts Revealed
Dispatches from Mr. Rockhill the United States special commissioner at Pekin outline the indemnity terms. Interest on the indemnity began July 1 this year with semi annual payments due, the first on January 1 next. China has three years before the principal payment starts.
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Rockhill
United States
Pekin
China
Salt Lake City area rocked by Nevada desert quake
A 75 mile wide Salt Lake City special region through the Nevada desert felt strong earthquakes from Death Valley to Carlin with north to south vibrations lasting up to five seconds. Elko reported unusually severe shaking as brick high school buildings suffered heavy damage and other structures were damaged amid ensuing heavy rain.
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Salt Lake City
Nevada Desert
Carlin
Sauca
Elko
Nev
Masked Robbers Torture Farmer in Ohio Home Raid
Twelve masked men visited Peter Drum, a wealthy farmer eleven miles east of Bucyrus, bound family members, and tortured him to reveal hidden money. They looted $50 before fleeing as screams drew neighbors. The robbers escaped without further incident.
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Peter Drum
Bucyrus
Ohio
Drum
Quarantine Standoff Over Smallpox Letter Incident
A Waynesburg Ohio mayor reports receiving a scab from a small pox patient. The letter, postmarked Magnolia, was burned after inspection. Quarantine was enforced against Magnolia residents. authorities investigate the case and quarantine breaches are fined.
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Stands
Waynesburg
Starke County
Ohio
Magnolia
Woman Dies From Heat On Street In Holland Michigan
Mrs Antonia Van Qosten of Holland Michigan collapsed and died in the street while returning from church. A cloth pouch found tied at her waist under clothing contained 1045 dollars in gold and bills, suggesting she may have been destitute.
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Antonia van Qosten
Naval order bars public statements on Schley court inquiry
Secretary Long issues a general order prohibiting all persons in naval service from making any public statement about the subject of the court of inquiry requested by Rear Admiral W. S. Schley. The directive imposes a strict silencing obligation on Navy personnel regarding the investigation’s topic.
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Long
Naval Service
W. 8. Schley
Sagamore Sinks After Collision Near Point Iroquois
The whaleback barge Sagamore loaded with iron ore sank after a collision with the Northern Queen near Point Iroquois Michigan. Of eight crewmen, two drowned and one is missing.
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Sagamore
Northern Line
Northern Queen
Point Iroquois
Mich
Fire destroys several buildings in Richmond business district
A fire in Richmond Indiana wiped out multiple structures in the business section causing total losses estimated at 35000 dollars with partial insurance coverage.
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Richmond
Ind
Admiral Irwin Dead at Washington Residence
Rear Admiral John Irwin, retired, died at his Washington home after several months of illness. The notable naval officer was long associated with postwar service and held in high esteem by colleagues and the public.
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Irwin
John Irwin
Washington
Russian Tibetans Attack Kussoff Expedition
A Daily Mail dispatch from St. Petersburg states that 2,000 Tibetans attacked Major Kussoff's 20‑man expedition on July 16. Half were shot down and the rest wounded as the government vows to demand satisfaction.
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London Daily Mail
St. Petersburg
Kussoff
Cattle Scarce at Kansas City Trading Market
Fat cattle supplies are small at Kansas City as a packing house ships export cattle from Chicago to be slaughtered there.
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Kansas City
Chicago
General Gomez Defends Palma In Open Letter
General Maximo Denies altering course of his open letter and asserts his New York trip aimed at convincing T Estrada Palma to become Cuba's first president. He praises Palma's war leadership and vows Cuba owes him for official purity, noting his ties with the American people and influential figures.
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Banana
Maximo Denie
United States
New York
T. Estrada Palma
Cuba
Senor Palma
Gomez
Peopile
Massive Davenport Fire Destroys Twenty Blocks of Property
A major blaze in Davenport Iowa swept about twenty city blocks from the saw mill and residence district to the lumber yard of Weyerhaeuser Denkman. The fire began in piles of kindling on the levee and raced across the yard as workers fled with only the clothes on their backs. Over fifty homes and several tenements burned leaving about a hundred families homeless. firefighters from Davenport Rock Island and Moline fought the flames.
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Davesport
Ashe
Davenport
Iowa
Rock Island Fuel Company
Weyerhauser & Denkman
Rock Ialand
Moline
Lil
Crescens Sets World Trotting Record in Cleveland Mile
Amid near ten thousand spectators Crescens, the world champion trotting stallion, trots a mile at Glenville track in Cleveland in 2023 to establish a new world record for both sexes. The effort came despite a track softened by heavy rains the night before and testing weather conditions at about 6:20 p m.
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Crescens
Glenville
Cleveland
Abbott
Kennan Expelled From Russia on Arrival in St Petersburg
American author George Kennan arrived in St Petersburg only to be ordered to leave Russia. The police issued the expulsion, and Kennan requested no revocation of the order. Ohio native Kennan has lectured widely on Russia and Siberian prisons.
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George Kennan
Siberia
Russia
St. Petersburg
Kennan
Tower
Mr. Kennan
Ohio
Siberian
United States
Senator Clark Responds To Suit Over Montanan Lumber Land
Senator W A Clark files in Butte Montana an answer to a government suit to invalidate his title to about 15000 acres of lumber land valued at 500000 dollars. He claims innocence and seeks protection as a rightful purchaser amid a federal grand jury return of 102 indictments in a related swindle case.
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W. A. Clark
United States
Butte
Mont
Montana
Federal Grand Jury
Clark
Vienna Shoemakers Protest American Shoe Houses
At a large Vienna meeting the local shoemakers condemned the planned establishment of American shoe houses and adopted a resolution to send a deputation to the minister of commerce and the provincial governor begging them to stop American firms from entering the local shoe trade.
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Vienna
Fire wipes out houses and convent in La Prairie Quebec
A midnight blaze in La Prairie Quebec destroyed twenty nine houses and a convent of the Notre Dame congregation. The frame cottages burned rapidly with the convent deemed the most important structure. losses are estimated around $100000.
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la Prairie
Quebec
Congregation of Notrehame
Heat Seen Halving Michigan Fruit Crop, Pekes Decline
President Graham of the Graham and Morton steamer line says the hot season damaged fruit along the Michigan belt. He expects the overall crop to be about one half of prior years with the peach harvest the smallest in twenty five years.
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Graham
Graham and Morton
Chicago
Michigan
Michigan Belt
Bubonic Plague Case Aboard German Steamer Honenfels
A stoker named Rabviane on the German steamer Honenfels has bubonic plague in New York port. He is isolated and the ship will be fumigated before quarantine ends. Honenfels arrived from Calcutta.
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New York
Stoker Rabviane
Honenfels
Calcutta
Earthquakes Felt in Huntington Indiana Shocks Reported
Two distinct earthquake shocks were felt in Huntington Indiana with shaking and a rumbling sound heard by many people. Police initially suspected an explosion and searched for dangerous blowers. No damage was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Ind
Boers Launch General Invasion of Cape Colony
The Boer legation at Amsterdam announces a new general invasion of Cape Colony has begun with plans long in place. A large body of burghers is already marching south to overrun the territory.
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Amsterdam
Cape Colony
Nashua Blaze Destroys Plant and Sheds
Fire in Nashua destroys the Proctor Bros cooperage plant the White Mountain Freezer Company slave drying shed and seven tenement houses. The loss is estimated at 200000 dollars. Firefighters fought the flames through the night with extensive structural damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Proctor Bros
White Mountain Freezer Company
Nashua
N. 11
Market Report of Livestock and Grains Across Cities
Chicago to New York markets show cattle shipping prices from 2.50 to 6.25 with varied hog and sheep ranges. Wheat and corn quotes span No 2 red to mixed grades, butter and eggs range modestly, with regional differences noted in Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo and Toronto markets.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Ste
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Steel Strike Ends as Morgan Helps Forge Pact
The Amalgamated Association of Steel, Iron and Pyro Workers ends a lengthy walkout after J Pierpont Morgan brokers a mutual concession. Mills remain largely open with a standardized wage scale for union and nonunion workers under American Sheet Steel Company. The strike, costly yet orderly, saw no major violence and left mills in better operating condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Pierpont Morgan
Amalgamated Association of Steel, Iron and ‘Win
Amalgamateds Association
American Sheet Steel Company
Bais
Morgan
Shaffer
Amalgamated Association
New York City
Combine Sur SZ
Tre
Abeleniyphoye
Peace Society
Battleship Maine Launched In Havana Harbor Reference
The new Maine battleship was launched at Cramp's Philadelphia yard amid a large crowd. Sponsor Mary Preble Anderson broke a bottle as Admiral Melville and Captain Sigstee watched, while officials praised the vessel's size and power. The event honors the original Maine sunk in Havana harbor and signals a stronger U S Navy.
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Havana
Maine
Kurnap
Philadelphia
Mags Mary Preble Anderson
Porthind
Cramp
Gauvernor
Gerdartive
Eha
Admiral Melville
Sigstee
Havana Harbor
Sigshes
Oregon
Massachusetts
Spain
United States
Havana Bay
Permanent pastor named for Puritan Congregational Church
Puritan Congregational Church in Brooklyn has secured Rev. Livingston L. Taylor of Newark as permanent pastor. Rev. William A. Frye of First Methodist Episcopal Church in Kalamazoo may transfer to Lincoln Avenue Church in Pittsburgh. Rev. FLW Crowder, ex Methodist Episcopal minister, chosen as assistant rector of Christ Episcopal Church in New Brighton, Iowa.
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Puritan Congregational Church
Brooklyn
Livingston L. Taylor
Newark
N. J
William A. Frye
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Kalamazoo
Mich
Lincoln Avenue Church
Pittsburg
FL W. Crowder
Methodist Episcopal Church
Christ Episcopal Church
New Brighton
Great Baptist Young People Convention Ends in Chicago
The Baptist Young People's Union wrapped up its tenth anniversary gathering in Chicago with record attendance, despite rain and gusty weather dampening some activities. Missionary Rev. Fred D. Claggard spoke on the growth of Christianity in Japan noting 6805 converts last year, while sermons urged spiritual reforms over social improvement.
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Chicago
Baptist Young People’s Union
Celiseum
Miers
Lillian Preneh Gireen
Knewlewood Baptist Church
Fred D. Claggard
Japan
Far East
Rangship
RL EL Chiveers
Brooklyn
Ledua Owich
Weather and crop damage overshadow stock market activity
Weather heat and crop losses weighed on prices across the market week. Analysts warn that farm damage could push grain higher while other sectors show mixed earnings and steel strike tensions linger, dampening overall trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Nebraskia
Pocosus
Missouri
Oblihemia
Texas
West Wall
Qaevinge
Uae
Grimtiger
Brokins
Cheon Bates
Notable Promoters and Pacing Stars Highlight Weekend Racing
Young Joe Delehanty of Wheeling shows strong form in baiting for the club while talk swirls of a four round bout pairing John Sullivan with Charley Mitchell. Demont of Boston Nationals has a 23 game hitting streak this season as Willie Keeler predicts a strong finish for Brooklyn. Jack Moffat may retire after an arm injury in San Francisco. Harry Elkes dominates pacing, beating the Welsh raree at Manhattan Beach by over a mile. Bo Bradley tops owners at Washington Park Chicago with 27,250 in winnings. W T Shafer of Terminus ranks second with 10,825 in key races.
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John D. Sullivan
Charley Mitchell
Demont
Willie Keeler
Brooklyn
Jack Moffat
Chicago
San Pranecisco
George Crardiner
Harry Elkes
Michael
Nelson
Manhattan Beach
Robert Waddell
Bo” Bradley
W. T. Shafer
Midland Steel- Works
Gas and Oil Company
Elwool
Frank Workman
Yorktown
William Watt
Renton County
Jesse Nevins
Fontanet
Merchants
Sullivan Base
State
Agseei
Sullivan County
Lasquel Ro Engle
J. A. Madden
Franchée
Oaklamdt
Kokomo
Lloyd
Ste Sens
George W. Childs
Vorton
Miles Glidden
Spearsville
Franz Burger
H. M Williams
Fort Wayne
Charles T. Coleman
Ewood
Walter H. Larmore
Anderson
Francis M. Myers
Millersburg
John TE. Osborne
Alderson
Bill Coupling
Mahlon Giuse
Friends’ Church
Stillwell
San Francisco
Honolulu
Wright
Fawlettes
Matthews
Wriffit
Putnam County
John Calvert
Terre Haute
Indianapolis
C. A. Jones
Muncie
Jones
Hamilton County
A. L. Fox
Mier
Harvest boom spurs recruitment for Northwest rail transport
Western Canada faces an unprecedented grain harvest with railways planned to move the crop. Ottawa arranges harvest tours to Winnipeg and the Northwest, expecting up to 2,000,000 acres planted and yields likely reaching millions of bushels, creating strong demand for harvest labor at rates from 20 to 400 dollars per month.
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Canada
Ohtawa
Northwest
Odges
Manitoba
West
Drought Broken as Drenching Rain Revives Corn Belt
The corn belt in Iowa Missouri Nebraska Kansas received heavy rains Sunday into Monday, reviving parched crops. Some western areas report stalks fired and hopeless harvests, while Kansas stock raisers gain from rain and fodder prospects improve. Overall, rain boosts feed outlook and may lift cattle markets in affected regions.
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Maine
Mbanday
Tuelasna
Ohie
Towa
Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Amd Hess
Amd
Althoaih
Trier
Miusseur
Watts
Beatrice
Groun
Tiiis
Suosdas
Few-Line Interviews Highlight Global Views on Work and Trade
A collage of 1900s interviews features engineers and business figures discussing work ethics, port commerce, Cuban ice production, Alaska mining, and Amherst College ministers. Notables include Sam Thompson, B E Hambleton, A J Lasher, and President Harris, with observations on American efficiency, Hong Kong trade, Cuban ice habit, and ministerial duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jobo Hiays Heammound
South Africa
Ilish
Hoosier Happenings of Marriages Deaths and Wrecks
Indiana notes list a series of local tragedies and events. Fatal bull attack near Evansville. drownings at Brook and Tell City. wheat yield and farm news. multiple road and rail accidents with injuries or deaths. gas field sales and supply notes. a peaching grove death near Salem. labor shortages in Wabash. a Pendleton apoplexy death from fright. patent grants to Indiana inventors. and various local curiosities from across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Boudy
Evansville
Cyril Hinchman
Brook
Charles Haering
Tell City
W. O H. Hawkins
Elwood
Harry Quinnel
Porter County
Frank Marshall
Indiana Southern Railway
Benjamin Ramsey
George Franklin
Little York
Walter
James Mattingly
Vincennes
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New Jersey
Arizona
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Pexas
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Canadian Northwest
JS. Thompson
Pacific Mill
Hongkong
Hoeiigkonung
B. E. Hambleton
Santhaso
A. J. Lasher
Harrix
Amherst College
Ono
Hoosier
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