Mail carrier kills wife in Arion spree
Arion Indiana April 4 W Shultz a mail carrier shot and killed his wife after entering a room where she and another woman sat He then shot W A Eikenberry who attempted to intervene and cut his own throat in a suicide attempt Eikenberry struck in the right lung and chest Shultz from Huntington county had been a carrier six years and faced money troubles following a drunken spree Eikenberry and Shultz were connected to Greenville Ohio and the Shultz home was in Arion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arion
Ind
Methodist
Eikenberry
Greenville
Rogers Planned the Murder in Weekend Purchase Evidence
In Terre Haute Indiana Charles Rogers faces trial for the murder of Milburn Baty. The state shows he bought cartridges the Saturday before the tragedy and planned to kill the family during roll call to aid escape. Baty’s dying statement is admitted. Rogers allegedly shot Mrs Rogers in the back and then Baty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milburn Baty
Rogers
Baty
City Ring Wins Fight in Fort Wayne Nomination
In Fort Wayne Indiana April 4 Democratic primaries nominated H C Berg for mayor August M Schmidt for city clerk and Geo W Louttit for city judge. The platform backs municipal lighting plant ownership and interurban roads while promising compensation on any franchise. Berghoff related to Mayor. W H Shambaugh would keep the attorney post if elected. Scherer named city controller. Church influence noted as Catholic mayor and Lutheran clerk.
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Ort Wayne
Ind
Sting
H. C. Berg
August M. Schmidt
Geo. W. Louttit
Platform
Vic
Berghoff
Ever
W. H. Shambaugh
Scherer
Darnell on trial for murder in Indiana slaying near Dana
Hancock nel Indiana on April 4 19 00 is on trial for murder in the slaying of Melvin Ingram. The defense asked for change of venue and continuance, both refused. Darnell and Ingram were rivals to Miss Ora bel Sims 18 Dana with Ingram the favorite. Darnell overtook the couple as they rode, stabbed Ingram, and drove away leaving the wounded man to die 15 minutes later after Miss Darnell helped him into a carriage.
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Ewport
Ind
Hancocknel
Melvin Ingram
Fense
Darnell
Ingram
Orabel Sims
Dana
Child rescued from capsuds jar in kitchen mishap
In Muncie Indiana Burt Whitehead found a 3 year old head down in an eight gallon jar of capsuds in the kitchen after hanging up clothes in the rear yard. He pulled the child out by the feet and a physician revived him after an hour of treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
Burt Whitehead
Heir Claims Estate of New York Millionaire in Muncie
C. J. Carrolson of Muncie, a tailor, asserts he is the sole heir to W. R. Rice of New York. He plans to travel there to press his claim backed by old photographs found behind a picture showing his link to the family. Copies were made and the originals kept in a Muncie safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie, Ind
C. J. Carrolson
W. R. Rice
New York
Muncie
Gas Company to Cut Rates After Court Ruling
Muncie Indiana April 4 heat and power company announced it will cut its rates to match the Muncie company. The decision follows Judge Marsh Winchester ruling that the Muncie natural gas company charged above franchise rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie, Ind
Heat, Fight ,and Power Company
Muncie Company
Marsh
Winchester
Muncie Natural Gas Company
Death by own action shocks Kokomo youth
Smiley Pauley, 19, died by taking carbolic acid Wednesday in Kokomo Indiana after an enlarged neck prompted medical advice. Doctors reportedly refused further treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kokomo
Ind
Smiley Pauley
Indiana News Roundup Sifts Through Regional Incidents
A wide array of Indiana items spans quarries and post office receipts, smallpox cases, a new American Woodmen camp talk, rail and road mishaps, suicides, legal fines, and public notices. Notable named persons include Christopher Mills, Elizabeth Burson, Frank Fleetwood, Frank Klepplinger, James Phillips, Felix Atherton, Andrew Carnegie, and Bertha Zilke, with towns like Anderson, Muncie, Terre Haute, Indianapolis-area counties, and cities such as Newport, Gary, and Bedford.
Man Struck by Train Bridge Timbers Near Benton Street Crossin
Rufus J. Hopkins a 52 year old switchman of 810 Fletcher avenue was killed instantly at Benton street crossing when a footbridge struck him as he watched boys on the moving train. He leaves a widow and one child and was a member of the Masons Knights of Pythias and Red Men. Funeral is set for Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton St. Bridge
Rufus J. Hopkins
Fletcher-ave
Benton. St. Crossing
Tutewller & Son
Hopkins
Masons
Knights of Pythias
Red Men
York elected superintendent of Indiana reform school
The Indiana reform school for boys board of control at the Denison hotel meeting elected E. E. York of Plainfield as superintendent to succeed Charlton who resigned. York has seven years with the institution and four years as financial manager. Gov Durbin is understood to be satisfied with the appointment.
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Board of Control
Indiana Reform School For Boys
Denison Hotel
E. E. York
Plainfield
Charlton
Isola Norton Douglas Hamilton Found in New York
Isola M Norton Douglas Hamilton a 19 year old English cousin of the duke of Hamilton disappeared from England more than a year ago and has been found posing nude for life class in New York. She will return to England Saturday and has a history of multiple elopements and travels including London Brighton Cairo and other locales.
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Douglas Hamilton
Duke of Hamilton
Fife
Art Schools of
New York
England
Jones Holds Fast to Story in Patrick Murder Case
Defense presses to break Jones confession in the Rice murder case. Valet Jones swears he killed Rice at the behest of Lawyer Al Patrick and says other statements were lies. He hopes truth saves him from the electric chair as a guard stays at his jail door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Patrick
Jerome
Osborne
Edward's Expensive Court To Include Indian Cavalry Guard
London reports say King Edward plans a 300 strong Indian cavalry bodyguard to dazzle the nation. Parliamentary estimates set the king's yearly expenses at 2.35 million dollars, with 20,000 pounds for royal hunting struck from the appropriation amid humane protests against sport killings.
Supreme Court Rules Doctor Not Required to Treat
The Supreme Court ruled that a doctor may choose whether to provide medical care. In the case of George D. Hurley as administrator for Charlotte M. Burk against Dr. George W. Eddingfield, the doctor allegedly refused to attend her, and both she and her infant died. The court held medical practice is optional, not compulsory.
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The
Supreme Court
George D. Hurley
Charlotte M. Burk
George W. Eddingfield
Mall
Montgomery County
Pet trick dog buried in silk coffin at Hartsdale
New York April 4. Baby the trick dog of Mrs. George H Primrose was buried Wednesday in a pet cemetery at Hartsdale. The dog was interred in a silk lined coffin reportedly costing 200 dollars.
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New York
George H. Primrose
Hartsdale
Farmers' Trust Forms in Saline County Kansas
In Salina on April 4 farmers in Saline County form a wheat growers combine. They will run their own elevators and market wheat via a stock company to shield against the grain pool. Any excess above market rates would go to the treasurer to sustain idle elevators. Similar groups are forming across Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salina, Kas
Saline County
Kansas
Judge orders mother to thrash her boy in police cell
Lexington April 4 Police judge John Riley denounced reformatories as refuges for undisciplined children and ordered John Henry Young, a colored boy, whipped by his mother after the father could not control him. The boy was taken to the cell-room for the punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
John Riley
Houses of Reform of
Ken
John Tienry Young
A Hankering for Trouble Involving Martha Carter
Martha Carter, 17, faces grand larceny charges after allegedly stealing 330 from her grandmother, who runs a confectionery store at 107 N. Illinois St. Carter has a history of trouble and prior court appearances. Her grandmother allegedly reform efforts and work in the store followed by another disappearance and money missing. Detectives Asch and Wallace alerted Andersen authorities to arrest her, and she was returned to Indianapolis Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Carter
N. Illinois-st
Martha
Anderson
Asch and
Wallace
Andersen
Indianapolis
Joaquin Miller Plans Texan Hermit Life
The poet Joaquin Miller says he will move from California to Texas to live as a hermit. He has bought 700 acres in Texas to raise cattle and plans to settle there in a secluded lifestyle.
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Honolulu
San Francisco
Joaquin Miller
The
Sierras
California
Texas
Captain Battle's Long Sleepless Sea Voyage
Captain John Battle, a seven footer, arrived from San Juan aboard the Philadelphia. He complains every berth was too short, forcing him to sleep with legs over the foot of his berth for five nights. Captain Chambers calls him the tallest man he ever sailed with. Battle is en route to Manila.
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New York
John Battle
Philadelphia
San Juan
Chambers
Battle
Capt. Battle
Manila
Watching for Her Boy in New York
Mrs. McCormick, mother of missing Willie McCormick, waits with a light in the window and hopes for his return. Police say they will find him before tonight as investigators press the case. A new letter from alleged kidnappers says the boy will be at sea by the time it arrived, likely aimed at misdirecting searchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Napers
McCormick
Gift of $500000 to create a public park in Watertown
Reports from Watertown New York say the heirs of Roswell H Flower and Mrs Keep Schley will donate 500000 to establish a seven acre public park. Mrs Keep Schley sister of Mrs Flower lived in Watertown. Flower and her sisters were daughters of Mrs Woodruff a prominent Watertown citizen.
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New York
Watertown
N. Y
Roswell H. Flower
Man shoots at Kitty Essel in dive killing two bystanders
In San Francisco on April 4 Joseph Th Cordes of Eukala fired at Kitty Essel in a dive. He killed John Carlson and Peter Sgorgren and seriously wounded A J Shanley among standing sailors. Carlson and Sgorgren died shortly after. the women escaped injury.
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San Francisco
Joseph TH Cordes
Eukala
John Carlson
Peter Sgorgren
A. J. Shanley
Kitty Essel
Carlson
Sgorgren
Doctor stabbed by patient at Danville asylum
Dr. R. E. Johnson aged 35 a physician at the state insane asylum in Danville Pa was stabbed three times by an Italian patient while tending him. One thrust pierced the heart the doctor staggered into the corridor and died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
R. E. Johnson
State Insane Asylum
Delicate Cocaine Spinal Anesthesia Used in Indianapolis Operation
In Indianapolis Drs Eisenbeiss and Karchner used a new spinal cocaine anesthesia on Julia Willard of 305 W Court St Wednesday afternoon. The procedure blocked sensation without causing loss of consciousness. The operation was highly delicate, the patient conversed with the doctors, and she is recovering satisfactorily.
Judge Archibald Glenn City Treasurer Struggles With Nervous Collapse
Wichita Kansas April 4 Judge Archibald Glenn 82 city treasurer suffers nervous collapse and shows no improvement. He was a friend of Abraham Lincoln and served as Illinois lieutenant governor in 1878. Glenn spent his fortune backing Henry Clay for president and profited in the Wichita boom before remaining in public office.
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Wichita
Kas
Archibald Glenn
Abraham Lincoln
Illinois
Glenn
Henry Clay
Anarchist speaker praises Bresci in New York meeting
Voltairine LeClaire, a Philadelphia anarchist, addressed a Windsor theater agitation meeting of the red brotherhood praising Bresci the man who killed King Humbert. She told of his heroic strength and the worldwide impact of his act amid loud applause.
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New York
Voltairine le Claire
Philadelphia
Red” Brotherhood
Windsor Theater
Bresci
Humbert
Tri state medical society urges bans on degenerate marriages
Keokuk Iowa April 4 The tri state medical society at its convention closed Wednesday night passing resolutions urging Missouri Iowa and Illinois legislatures to enact laws preventing marriages of individuals deemed mentally and physically degenerate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Tri-State Medical Society
Missouri
Iowa
Illinois
GEO P OFF DIES. GARDENER LEADER BURIED AT CROWN HILL
George P. Off aged 86 of 2644 West Tenth Street was buried at Crown Hill Wednesday. An early member of the Gardeners and Pioneers societies, he was born in Germany in 1815 and came to America as a child to become a longtime gardener.
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George P. Off
W. Tenth St
Gardeners’ and Pioneers’ Societies
Crown Hill
Germany
America
President Signs Army Promotions For Wheaton Funston Smith
The president signed commissions making Lloyd Wheaton major general in the regular army and Fred Funston and Jacob H. Smith brigadier generals in the regular army on Thursday. Gov. Durbin spoke to a school teachers’ meeting at Anderson Thursday afternoon and will return Friday morning.
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Washington
Lloyd Wheaton
Fred Funston
Jacob H. Smith
Gov. Durbin
Anderson
China declines to sign Manchurian agreement
Pekin reports that China will not sign the Manchurian agreement and that Russia has been formally notified of the decision. Li Hung Chang says the matter is settled, and Prince Ching notes that all Chinamen except Li Hung Chang opposed the convention.
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Pekin
Russia
China
Li Hung Chang
Prince Ching
Steel firm opens stock transfer office in Empire Building
The steel corporation opens a stock transfer office in the Empire Building at 71 Broadway New York with 20 clerks. Officials expect rapid growth and foresee the transfer office becoming the largest in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
The
Steel Corporation
Empire Building
Broadway
Monument Fund Launch At Zoo Receipts To Aid Harrison Memorial
Newspaper men will take charge of the zoo on Friday evening, April 12, with all receipts to be turned over as a foundation for a Harrison monument fund. The move aims to marshal funds for a lasting memorial.
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B. G. Hudnut
Terre Haute
Knox County
Monroe City
Wheatland
Decker
Bicknell
Edwardsport
Westphalia
Sandborn
Freelandville
Emison
Gedner
Oaktown
Fort Wayne
Wabash
Lafayette
A. N. Dukes
Peru
R. A. Edwards
Harrison Monument Fund
Galveston Oil Boom Draws Wide Interest
Galveston faces a rapid oil craze as companies proliferate and rush to sell shares. Investors from various walks of life purchase stock, signaling a bustling but unsettled market scene in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Tex
Trusts And Railroads Probed By Industrial Commission
The Industrial Commission will continue its inquiry into railway transportation through April. Merchants claim rate changes are frequent and arbitrary, and a recommendation to Congress may seek expanded powers for the Interstate Commerce Commission. Industrial combinations, rubber, cordage and paper rivals, and their financing will be examined with Wall Street experts and railway officials detailing the railway side.
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Wallst
Triple Launching Planned at Sparrows Point Yard
A nautical picture never seen before in the United States will be presented by the Maryland steel company at Sparrows Point early in May. A triple launching will unveil torpedo destroyers Bruxton Whipple and Worden the largest and swiftest in their class. The vessels will sail at 30 knots, each 748 feet long and registering 433 tons.
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Baltimore
Maryland Steel Company
Sparrows Point
Bruxton
Whipple
Worden
United States Navy
Tom L. Johnson Becomes Cleveland Mayor
Cleveland Ohio on April 4 1900 Tom L Johnson was sworn in as mayor of Cleveland on Thursday.
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Cleveland, O
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Births and Marriages Notice Listing Local Names
Thaddeus Harper and Eunice Harper announce a son. Samuel Koor and Mary Koor announce a daughter. John Kelleher and Mary Kelleher announce a daughter. Morton Sample and Ella Sample announce a child. Frank McIntire and Ella McIntire announce a son. Carl Koehne listed with typhoid fever. David Wimmer listed with chronic nephritis. Mary Pearce listed with exhaustion. Maggie Schraeder listed with nephritis. Marriages include Worthuss Shrewsbury and Catherine Robinson. William Dodd and Pearl Smith. Clinton Lowes and Carrie Loos. Joseph Enright and Ida Welch. James Bailey and Lillian Doane. Daniel OMar and Olivia Brugier. Henry Cockerell and Johanna Bock. Joseph Johnson and Eva Page. Putnam Dye and Myrtle Kinnan.
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Thaddeus
Eunice Harper
Lowellave
Samuel and
Mary Koor
Maple St
John and
Mary Kelleher
English Ave
Morton and
Ella Sample
Wheeler-st
Frank and
Ella McIntire
Greeley-St
Carl F. Koehne
Pennsylvania St
David Wimmer
Sixteenth St
Mary Pearce
Minerva St
Maggie Schraeder
E. Market At
Worthuss Shrewsbury
Catherine Robinson
William L. Dodd
Pearl Smith
Clinton L. Lowes
Carrie M. Loos
Joseph J. Enright
Ida Welch
James Bailey
Lillian M. Doane
Daniel O’mar
Olivia Brugier
Henry M. Cockerell
Johanna E. Bock
Joseph Johnson
Eva Page
Putnam Dye
Myrtle Kinnan
Local Repairs and Creations Valued Across City Listings
A compiled list of property repair, construction, and demolition values across Indianapolis and surrounding streets. Names include Albert D. Lynch, William Schnolucke, William Brokaw, Charles Schneider, Lizzie Reisert, George Wolf, G W Brown, J S Coffman, E A Kottlowski, John F Geis, C A Webb, Jesse Foltz, W Brinkman, Emma J Ruth, Indianapolis wrecking company, Miss Anna Reinken, R L Sutherland, E C Wright, John S Spann company, Mrs J C Lambert, G Kessler. Values range from 30 to 3000 dollars for frame houses, barns, porches, additions, and demolitions.
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Albert D. Lynch
Neal-ave
Elder-ave
William Schnolucke
Madison Ave
William Brokaw
Chicago-st
Fenneman-st
Iowa
Minnesota
J. S. Coffman
S. New Jersey-st
E. A. Kottlowski
W. Twenty-fifth-st
John F. Geis
Iowa-st
Emma J. Ruth
Hamilton-ave
Indianapolis Wrecking Company
Maryland
Pennsylvania-sts
Anna Reinken
New York and
Oriental-sts
R. L. Sutherland
Alabama-st
E. ¢. Wright
Wheeler-st
John S. Spann Company
N. Illnois St
J. C. Lambert
Central-ayre
G. Kessler
Twenty-seventh-st
Ethel-ave
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State
Terre-Haute, Ind
Charles Rogers
Ted
Indiana Inklings
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Greenfield
Christopher “Mills
Liberty
Michigan City
Frank Fleetwood
Tipton
Frank Klepplinger
Wells County
Elizabeth Burson
Newport
Bardy Franklin
Daniel Haley
Hamlet
Starke County
Bertha Zilke
Republic Iron and Steel Company
James Phillips
Grant
Bond
Felix Atherton
Greensburg
Gabriel Warren
Co. B. Alshire
John Barnett
Rockport
H. P. New
T. P. Kenworthy
Boone County
Marion
Andrew Carnegie
Burges Bay
Howard County
Ellen Baker
William Baker
North Indiana Methodist Episcopal Conference
Elwood
Stephen M. Merrill
S. C Abbott
Fairmount
Laporte
Walter Randolph
Richmond
Ezra Moore
Norwalk
Alonzo Glenton
Columbus
Elmer Evans
Bedford
Louisa Leusch, Laporte
Central Cafe
Portland
O. D. Koplin
Indiana
Sarah J. Clark
Salem
James Warring
Monroe County
Smithville
Kaufman Levi
Madison
George Fultz
Washington County
Salem Democrat
Odd Fellows
Chas. Fleming
Oakville
Shively
John Rinkard
Sarah Clifford
Evansville
John Conness
Shepherd
Mexico
District of Columbia
Wheatfield
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New Albany
Chas. N. Peak
Princeton
H. C. Montgomery
Martin
Bloomington
Mollie Fisher
Switchman
Rufus Hopkins IN
Stantly
Timbers
Benton St. Footbridge
T. J. Charlton
Reform School
W. H. Freeman
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass
St. Louis
U.S. A
Michelob
Black & Tan
Faust
Anheuser-Standard
the Union Consolidated Oil Company
Oran Perry
Law Building
End
Isola’s
Isola M. Norton
Royal Court Theater
London
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Cairo
Egypt
al Patrick
Rice
Wilhl
Con
Edward
King
Ing Medical Case
Dog
Farmers’ Trust
Tuccky
Tion
Kan
Dr. Johnson
Glenn Stricken
Italy
Geo. P. Off
Cision
DR. Tomson
Tomson
Institute
the Industrial Commission
Commission’s
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tom L
C. A. Webb
W. Washington-st
Jesse Foltz
Harris-ave
W. Brinkman
Laurel-st
HOT Springs
DR. Tomson Medical Institute
Stevenson Building
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