Depew presses Puerto Rico bill and trust claims
In Washington on April 2, Depew argues the Puerto Rican bill should not be tied to the constitutional issue and cites Puerto Rico's conditions, poverty, and literacy. He claims sugar and tobacco trusts would profit under tariff changes, warns against misusing duties, and supports free list items like food, implements, and rough lumber to aid island recovery.
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Puerto Rico
Sugar Trust and Tobacco Trust
Puerto ‘Rico
Funeral Runaway Near Capitol Ave Causes Muddy Escape
During a burial procession at Crown Hill on Monday a horse attached to Horace Wood’s hack ran away near Fall Creek on Capitol Ave. A man leaned from a window and jumped out, rolling in mud. The cab carried two women and another man who rode on after the incident. The buggy was struck south of the bridge, but no one reported serious injuries. The horse bolted toward the stable before being stopped.
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John
Carriger
Crown
Hill
Horace
Wood
Fall Creek
Capitol Ave
N. Capitol Ave
Knights Templar Meeting in Indiana in April
The Grand commandery Knights of Templar of Indiana meets in Indianapolis on April 18 with headquarters at the Grand Hotel and sessions in the grand lodge hall. A railroad rate of one and one third is secured. Grand recorder William H. Smythe. An audit committee of Jacob M. Chillas South Bend Edward R. Prather Anderson and George E. Farrington Terre Haute will convene at 7 p m on April 17.
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Knights ‘of ‘Templar
Indiana
Indianapolis
Grand Hotel
Grand Lodge
Wiliam H. Smythe
Jacob M. Chillas
South Bend
Edward R. Prather
Anderson
George E. Farrington
Terre Haute
The Wrong Dose Fatal Arsenic Mix Up
Princeton Indiana April 2 Daniel Dougan of Francisco died Sunday after being given arsenic instead of quinine by his cousin William White. White says he bought the arsenic for quinine and blames the druggist.
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Princeton
Ind
Daniel Dougan
Francisco
William White
White
Funeral of Clinton Lowe Held by Police
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon for Clinton Lowe son of Sergeant Lowa with many police in attendance. Dr J L Davis the pest house physician during the smallpox scare appeared on the street Sunday for the first time in weeks. Beverly Morton colored was fined five dollars and sentenced to twenty days for stealing seven streetcar tickets and a quarter from a guest of the English hotel where he was check boy. A defective ruling room fire started a blaze at 235 West Maryland Street at 10 45 am Monday causing no serious damage though occupant Nathan OHaver estimates household goods damage at two hundred dollars. State officials passed resolutions of sympathy for L G Rothschild chief clerk in the banking department of State auditor Hart s office after his mother died in Connersville Saturday. They sent a floral offering. At University of Indianapolis vesper service Sunday in St Paul s church Rev A S Graham of Christchurch urged young men to avoid unbecoming conceit and cited the junior senator from Indiana as an example. William Smith colored is under arrest in Columbus Ohio for robbery previously arrested in Indianapolis for robbing Mayor Taggart s home and sent to the penitentiary. He was a porch member and operated for weeks before capture.
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Clinton Lowe
Lowa
J. L. Davis
Beverly Morton
Engish
Maryland St
Nathan O’haver
L. G. Rothschild
Banking Department of State
Hart
Connersville
University of Indianapolis
St. Paul’s Church
Graham
Christchurch
Indiana
Wiliam Smith
Columbus
Indianapolis
Taggart
Bromo-Quinirie Tablets Claim Quick Cough Cure
An old advertisement touts Bromo Quinirie Tablets that allegedly stop coughs and cold symptoms in one day. It promises no cure, no pay and highlights a fixed price. The wording reflects period marketing language with superlatives and a bold claim of rapid relief.
Badly Injured Borchert in Abattoir Race Accident
Badly injured John Borchert and his son Robert A. raced to the abattoir on Monday morning. Borchert’s wagon struck a telephone pole, he was thrown to the rock pavement with a two inch head gash and possible internal injuries. The son escaped unharmed and kept to the abattoir route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Borchert
Robert A
Shelby-st
Madison-ave
Borchert
Infernal machine targets Cox in Cincinnati election day
Shortly after polls opened in Cincinnati on Monday a small wooden box containing dynamite was found on George B. Cox's Clifton porch. The matches failed to ignite due to rain, and a string of dynamite and fulminate caps were arranged, believed to be the work of political enemies.
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Cincinnati
George B. Cox
Clifton
Cox
Gas asphyxiation deaths at hotel in Terre Haute
Richard Coley and Henry Floecken were asphyxiated by escaping gas in a room of Councilman Sam H. Smith's hotel in Terre Haute Indiana. They were found at 5 am with gas still flowing from the fixture. The coroner removed the bodies to the morgue. Coley was unmarried Floecken was divorced. Floecken's brother Charles lives in Indianapolis.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Richard Coley
Henry Floecken
Sam H. Smith
Coley
Floecken
Charles
Indianapolis
Eighty Plumbers Strike Over Proposed Wages and Hours
The master plumbers association refused to concede to journeymen demands. Journeymen refuse to work Monday after a six week compromise failed to take effect. They seek 3.50 per day for eight hours, seven hours on Saturday. Foreign agitators blamed. Firms affected include Aneshaenss & Co Freaney Bros James McGauley Kirkhoff Bros Mealy & O'Brien Clark & Son J. 8. Farrell & Co George W Keyser J. C. Dunn Joseph Hastinger H. A. Goth and Wilcox & Judd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Master Plumbers’ Association
Aneshaenss & Co
Freaney Bros
James Mc
Divine Healer Schrader Draws Crowds Downtown
A man known as the Divine Healer Schrader drew attention on downtown streets on Monday wearing a long black and purple robe with hair and beard. He plans to begin healing on Tuesday at the First Spiritualist church using laying on of hands and blessing of handkerchiefs.
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Schrader
First Spiritualist Church
Plague scare ends as Honolulu quiets down
A scattered bulletin of scattered items notes Honolulu easing plague fears while municipal elections occur in Ohio and Utah. Other items mention Chicago politics, New York police shakeup, frost damage to Mississippi crops, a drifting steamer near Hawaii, a Chicago man’s mental break, post office robbery arrests in Washington, a Swedish ex premier’s death in Stockholm, Italy US treaty approval, and various labor strikes in Cleveland and Boston area.
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Honolulu
Ohio
Chicago
New York
Mississippi
Revolution Fears Roil Rome As Humbert Vanishes
In Rome on April 2 King Humbert disappeared from the palace amid rising unrest. Socialists have defeated monarchist bills, colleges closed, and streets crowded with students. The government hesitates to deploy troops, fearing it would spark open revolt over a public safety measure seen as curbing free speech and assembly.
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Romep
Humbert
Births and Deaths and Marriages Notice Panel
Births list many entries with names and addresses for boys and girls born to couples such as Charles F. Hitchcock and Amelia, Ashford and Mollie Williams, and others. Deaths record multiple individuals with ages and causes like tuberculosis and Bright's disease. Marriages list several pairings, followed by a section detailing recent home renovations and associated costs for various residents and structures.
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Charles F
Amelia Hitchcock
New York-st
Ashford
Mollie Williams
Olive St
Lo David
Rosie Zeph
Chestnut-st
Nay
Etta
Dickey
Buchananba Sam
Sarah Cohn
Eddy-st
John
Long
W. Market-st
John and
Lena ‘Downs
English-ave
Laura May
Singleton-st
J. W
Emma Shilich
Minnesota St
Otto H
Lulu Roemler
E. Washington-st
John P
Anna Schneider
W. Summit-st
Joseph and
Campbell
N. Rural&j
M. V
Adelaide Collins
Smallpox cases reported in Allen county township
Two cases of small pox reported to the State board of health from Eel river township Allen county were quarantined. The Sacred heart academy quarantine has been raised. Dr Hurty will read a paper on Passenger coach sanitation at the Detroit meeting of railway surgeons in May. John Kelly of 616 Eddy street faced assault and battery charges in police court after an incident in which his father claimed he beat his mother and knocked over the stove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Health
Eel River Township
Allen County
Sacred Heart Academy
John Kelly
Eddy Sr
Bray
John
Kelly
Mrs Flora V Nelson Funeral Notice in Indianapolis
The funeral for Flora V Nelson 46 who died of cancer will be from 280 N Meridian St Tuesday at 2 p.m. She was a piano teacher with 25 years of experience and had lived in Indianapolis 3 years.
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Flora V. Nelson
Meridian St
Indianapolis
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted as Spring Medicine
Advert promising Hood's Sarsaparilla as the wisest aid to saving lives and improving health. It touts medical tests, broad use, and many cures for scrofula and catarrh, urging readers to buy today this best medicine money can buy.
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Hood
Davis to resign as assistant secretary of the interior
Washington reports Webster Davis will resign from the interior department on Monday citing pressure from his South Africa trip. He plans a public address on the war to rally American sympathy for the Boers. Secretary Hitchcock avoided comment as Davis and Evans clashed over policy and Davis took a vacation.
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Washington
Webster Davis
South Africa
Hitchcock
Davis
Erans
Evans
Huge factory rebuilding at Cones Industry site
The C. B. Cones & Son company moved all machinery to Shober's hall on East Market Street and began operation Monday morning for the first time since a fire on Senate Avenue. About 200 machines run and 150 workers returned. 400 employees total to return this week. Plans outline a large power building 120 by 202 feet on the same block with several manufactories using different floors. Erection details could not be learned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Senate Ave
Senate Ave
Cones Company
Tithe Scheme Prompts College Ave Baptist Church Fund
A subscription paper at College Avenue Baptist Church asks signers to contribute ten percent of earnings to the church. Initiated by Miss Myra Springer, with Justice-of-the-Peace Smock leading the choir director and many others joining, citing biblical tithe practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College-ave. Baptist Church
Myra Springer
Justice-of-the-peace
A Charge of Shrapnel at Second Presbyterian Church
Reverend Milburn denounces the U S Senate in a Sunday sermon condemning what he calls humiliating exhibitions of foolishness and puerility. He cites Depew and Pettus exchanging greetings as a buffoonish display rather than a civil statesman interaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Milburn
Second Presbyterian Church
Sunday Saloon Row Ends With Saloonist Damages
Mamie Humphreys of 337 West Fifteenth street, colored, faced a malicious trespass charge in police court after pursuing her husband to Johnson's saloon on North West street. She claims she was beaten back twice, broke a window in a fit, and was jailed before the judge released her and fined the saloon keeper ten dollars for Sunday operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamie Humphreys
Fifteenth St
Johnson’s
N. Westst
Mamie
Railroad Sale Report Shirts Toledo St Louis Kansas City Line
Specialmasters Merrill Moores and Frank H Shaffer filed in federal court a report detailing the sale of the Toledo St Louis and Kansas City railroad to first mortgage bondholders for 82,200,000. The railroad will be reorganized and removed from receiver control.
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Merrill Moores
Frank H Shaffer
Toledo, St. Louis & Kansas City Railroad
Stitched 81 Times Case of Henry Shelton Continued
Henry Shelton, a colored man, charged with assault and battery, had the case continued to Tuesday. He attended court Saturday night with his suitor to see a woman, and their late visit prompted a neighbor named Smith to grow weary. A city dispensary doctor stitched Shelton’s back for one dollar after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Shelton
Smith
Shelton
Bloodhound hunt leads to ex-convict after seven house robberies
Ladoga Indiana reports bloodhounds tracing a burglass who robbed seven houses Saturday night to a roost where an ex convict is staying. He will be arrested.
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Ladoga
Ind
Arbitration Talks In Kansas City Strike Fight
The International Typographical Union executive committee stays in session in the De Soto block as arbitration efforts unfold in the Kansas City strike between the National Typothetae and the Typographical Union. Vice-president Derlinger of New York says more than 50 thousand dollars is not the full extent of funds set aside for the fight, with a larger sum believed allocated. The council will address Kansas City first, then Chicago, as the union remains determined to persevere.
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International Typographical Union
de Soto Block
National Typothetae
Typographical Union
Kansas City
Derlinger
New York
Chicago
Anti-Spitting Ordinance Expected To Pass Monday Night
City council is poised to approve the anti-spitting ordinance while reconsidering the annexation of Tuxedo. A report on taxing fas mains at three cents a foot may be issued. Republicans show some opposition as Controller Johnson endorses a $1,000 appropriation for the contagious disease fund.
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Johnson
Pittsburg Miners Reject New Wage Scale Strike Report
A dispatch notes widespread miner discontent in Pittsburg over the new wage scale. About 20,000 miners reportedly refused work Monday, with another 10,600 planned to join Tuesday, threatening to shut almost all district mines. President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers says he has heard nothing about a strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Old Man Daniels commits suicide after pension suit
Sullivan Ind April 2 Oliver Daniels 72 shot himself in the head Monday morning causing instant death. He was separated from his wife and had just learned that she had sued for half of his pension.
Saloonist Anthony Matz and Jesse Morgan Arrested on Liquor Charge
Saloonist Anthony Matz of 255 Indiand Ave and Jesse Morgan of 632 W Washington St were arrested Monday and charged with violating the liquor law. They posted bond.
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Anthony Matz
Jesse Morgan
W. Washington Sr
Wants His Marriage Annulled In Civil Suit
Edward Fultz sues Monday to annul his marriage to Georgia claiming he left Connersville in 1897, learned she obtained a divorce and wed another man on November 27, 1899, and now asserts there was no divorce. Clark Chauncey Ga says DeWitt's Wwmen Hazel Salve cured him of piles for 20 years and treats skin diseases. warns of counterfeits. sold by all druggists.
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Edward Fultz
Georgia
Connersville
Marrie
Clark
Chauncey, Ga
DeWitt
Chicago Markets Report Wheat Split by Cold Abroad
Chicago markets show wheat closing strong with May at 67.41 cents and July at 68.5 cents, sparked by cold weather abroad and reduced world shipments. Corn and oats futures mixed with May hogs and pork values noted, while the board of trade schedules no session Tuesday due to municipal elections. Butter and cheese prices varied by grade, with eggs and poultry values listed across fresh and processed items.
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Chicago
Paris
Russia
Board of Trade
Young America
City Grain Market Report for Monday April 2
Wheat and corn prices listed by grade, with numbers of cars for No 2 red No 2 white and No 3 white, plus timothy hay figures and oats. Milling freight notes appear for No 2 red. Prices shown in dollars and cents per bushel with mixed lots and track details.
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City
Timothy
Tomorrow at Block's Wrapper Sale Masthead Bargains
A preceding sale notice promises deep discounts on all wrappers in stock, with calico wraps trimmed in braid and wide skirts priced from 73 cents to 2.50, plus a wide array of canned goods and dry groceries offered at various cut rates. The list includes corn, beans, peas, pears, plums, oranges, lemons, soap, starch, prunes, meal, graham flour, salt, vinegar, and rice, highlighting "A GREAT GROCERY SALE" and substantial savings across numerous items.
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New York
Santa Clara
Maccoun Ae
Gwen
MLO
Shot wounds schoolsrv? Target practice incident near Goshen
George R. Mes Masters was struck by a stray bullet in the right wing while viewing targets practice with John Winters and Cyphas Messick in Goshen Indiana on April 2.
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Goshen
Ind
George R. Mes Masters
John Winters
Cyphas Messick
Targes
Interstate Live Stock Market April cattle and hog receipts
Interstate Stock Yards reports cattle and hog receipts for Monday and Saturday ship ments with price ranges. Good to prime steers 1,550 lbs and up to 4 4 5a, cows and calves listed with various weights, hogs mixed and heavy packing 5 15 to 5 30, lambs and sheep priced from 4 75 to 6 25, receipts indicate light to heavy categories and average figures where given.
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Interstate
Interstate Stock Yards
IndianapOLIS Union Stock Yards Apr 2 cattle and hogs prices
Cattle prices at Indianapolis Union Stock Yards for Monday show light receipts with ranges for prime steers around 47 to 50 per 100 pounds and good to choice grades near 44 to 45. heifers and cows listed from 30 to 44. Hogs receipts about 2,000 with mixed and heavy packing at 5.15 to 5.25 per 100 pounds. veal and bull prices also noted. Sheep and yearlings included with customary price brackets.
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Union Stock Yards
Indianapolis
Cecnee Seeeseee Esneess
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Swashington
Addivial
Bate
Knights Templar Meeting
Jour
Boss Cox
Cleveland
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N. C. Moore
Utah
Roberts
Jesse Campbell
James Scott
Washington, D
Gustav Akerhjelm, GI
Stockholm
Italy
United States
John Boyd
The
Confederate Veterans
Lexington
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Dole
Hawai
McClintock
Anheuser-Busch
St. Louis
Iosa
Cashman Bros
Newburyport
Mass
China
Brooks
A. Tpicsicnayy
Canterbury Cathedral
England
King Humbert
Hell
Clinton V. Lowe
Douglass-st
Ralph C. J. Pendleton
Bright
Julia J. Cleary
Blackford St
John J. Carriger
Central Ave
Martin Wilson
Little Sisters of the Poor
John W. Wilson
Central Hospital For Insane
Honora. O'Brien
Harmon
Pearl Hedges
Maxwell St
Katie L. Emrich
New Jersey St
Elizabeth Alexander
Central-ave
Francis H. Smith
Dorman-st
Caroline Ferguson
W. Pratt
Roemler
GC. I. Bruner
Park-ave
B. Meyer
W. Concord St
Frank J. Wemke
Iowa St
Richard Jones
Iida Augustine
John Garber
Fannie Girton
Edward Allison
Amy Duncan
Wm. E. Ross
Julia Bowman
Charles Mellincamp
Esta A. Collins
Alonzo Rommel
Margaret Carrey
H. H W. Daugherty
Walnut-st
J. R. Callahan
Lambert-st
George Snider
N. Keystone-ave
Ellen Galloway
Bates-st
C. S& Grout
Columbia-ave
Perch
Robert R. Walden
Olive-st
N. Tiinois-st
Health Matters
the Kits
WE. Court-st
Nico E
C. B. Cones &Son
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United States Senate
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Wm. H. Block Co
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