Both Armies Claim Victory in Natal Engagement
British and Boer forces each claim success after heavy artillery near Elandslaagte. reports note Boer movements toward Dewdorp and Weenen aiming to sever Elandslaagte from Ladysmith while British commander Buller is said to command about 35,000 troops. Roberts offers no new updates.
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Natal
Dewdorp
Weenen
Ladysmith
Helpmakaar
Elandsvaagte
Elandslaagte
Buller
Roberts
Continental war situation esteems Boer commission arrival
London reports revived interest in the continental war scene as the Boer commission reaches Europe. Art pressure for intervention in Italy has failed. the Boers' petition will go to England, as previously sent to the United States.
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London
Europe
Italy
Rome
England
United States
Portugal Neutrality in Europe Spurs Boer Envoy Talks
London reports strong talk in Europe about Portugal's stance on allowing British troops through Portuguese East Africa. Boers protest rumored to consider any action as casus belli. The Boer envoy mission to Europe may gain significance beyond old intervention grounds.
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London
Europe
Portugal
Americans Form Ambulance Corps In Pretoria
American residents in Pretoria form an ambulance corps and commence service for the war front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Ambulance Corps
Pretoria
E Front
Buller letter lauds British troops near Ladysmith relief
London April 13 The Morning Post quotes Gen Buller from March 3 praising the troops under his command. He recalls daily and nightly fighting from Feb 14 to 27 and commends their endurance under sun and rain while lying about 300 yards from the enemy. He notes little sleep and meals but continued cheer.
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London
Morning Post
Buller
Ladysmith
Opera Star Zembrich to Leave With 95000 in Six Months
New York dispatch reports operatic prima donna Marcella Zembrich will depart for Dresden next month carrying 95000 earned in America over six months. She plans to return in December.
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New York
Marcella Zembrich
Dresden
America
Good Friday Delays Hanging of Burglar Williams
Toronto April 13 Good Friday sentiment delays Williams the burglar execution to Saturday. Canada has no record of a hanging on Good Friday.
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Toronto
Ont
Williams
Canada
Lightning Strike Destroys Currituck School Inlet
A Virginia coastal storm with heavy rain hail and lightning killed one student and fatally burned another at Currituck Inlet school as teacher and remaining pupils were shocked. The city of Norfolk reports record April rainfall and crop damage across eastern Virginia and North Carolina.
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Norfolk
Virginia
North Carolina
Watsr
Currituck Inlet
Thomas O’neal
Platform fight over Indiana GOP convention signals moves
Indiana Republicans debate a draft platform to unite the party over Puerto Rican tariff policy. Rumors swirl about J. Frank Hanly for governor and Senator Fairbanks’s strategy while Durbin and Gilbert are linked in a district 12 power play. W W C Wetmore of St Louis hints at Ohio or Indiana vice presidential material.
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Fairbanks
Lafayette
Hanly
Fairbank
Indianapolis Journal
W. T. Durbin
Gilbert
Angola
Allen County
Tax Relief for Home Mortgages in County Law
A columnist argues for a law to exempt the full mortgage amount from taxes when a man borrows money in his own county and places mortgage security locally. The proposal aims to keep money at home, shift tax burden to mortgage holders, and strengthen community ties.
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F. T. McWhirter
Van Winkle Talks Elevation as Board Addresses Embankment Risk
Big Four official Supt. Van Winkle tells the Board of Works that track elevation may be needed after a crumbling embankment endangers sheds and barns along New Jersey Street. The board asks for quicker relief and examines an earlier stone wall agreement with nearby property owners. A private sewer request and paving issues are also addressed.
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Davidson Sts
Councilman
Moriarity
Cincinnati
Sahm
Jeup
Indiana
Bermudez As- Phalr Paving Company
New Jersey St
Massachusetts-ave
Fort Wayne-ave
Twentyninth-st
Northwestern-ave
Canal
Chickens in Court Case Thief Sentenced
Henry Hook was jailed 40 days and fined 5 dollars for stealing 11 chickens from Mrs. Milan of Mickleyville about three weeks prior. Mrs. Milan identified the birds, one with a broken leg. Officers struggled to control the squealing fowls in court while detectives note Hook’s prior chicken theft arrests.
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Henry Hook
Milan
Mickleyville
Hook
Fractured Muscle Sends Bellmont Man to City Dispensary
Charles Covert of Belmont Avenue went to the City dispensary Thursday evening with a fractured muscle in his right forearm. He says he broke it while attempting to lift a telegraph pole.
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Charles. Covert
Belmont-ave
Bargain Flood At Local Stores In Easter Sales
Local shops advertise a wide range of bargains from $1.25 shirts to 20 cent apricots and 19 cent knee pants. Notable offers include original hats at 49, 2 hats at 2, and marble safety axes at 2.50. Stores such as Con rads and Saks & Co promote credit plans and clearance prices.
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Block
The
Progress
Stout
Danbury
Conrad’s
Vestea
Eldredge & McRae
H. H. Lee
Wasson
Saks & Co
Washington St
Chas. Mayer & Co
Eagle
Jardiniere
People’s Outfitting
People's Credit Clothing Company
Star Store
Presbyterians in New York Push Westminster Revision
A movement to revise the Westminster confession gains momentum as conservatives join progressives for a possible new creed ahead of the St. Louis General Assembly. Clergy call for a short, simple creed, while others urge a full, contemporary theology to replace outdated doctrine.
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New York
Newell Dwight Hillis
Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
St. Louis
Briggs
McGiffert
David Gregg
Lafayette-ave. Presbyterian Church
Brooklyn
Presbytery of
Nassau
Presbytery
Utica
Parkhurst
Gregg
Theodore
Rev
J. A. Milburn
Presbyterian Church In
America
Republicans plan cash bond for city hospital and fire department
Local Republicans outline a plan to issue 150000 in bonds for hospital and fire department improvements. They advocate strict safeguards ensuring the city treasurer pays only on contractor warrants and oppose using bridge funds for current expenses. The aim is to protect finances and prevent misused bond proceeds.
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Mrr
Koehne
Lockman denies anti Griffiths slate in ward 2
Squire William S. Lockman rejects claims of an anti Griffiths faction in ward 2 and affirms his support for John L. Griffiths for governor. He says he would back Griffiths at the convention and opposes any slate aiming to oppose him, citing past defeats of their slate.
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William S. Lockman
Second Ward
John L. Griffiths
Griffiths
Riverside dogs kill eight deer in park yard
In Riverside park Thursday night dogs dug under a fence and killed four bucks and four does. City had paid $100 for the deer last fall. A dog remained in the lot and was killed by attendants. Officials consider the dogs tramps and plan steps to secure a new herd, with one deer skin to be mounted in Mayor Taggart's office.
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Riverside Park
Fire alarm over oil soaked mop at cycle shop
Firemen were awakened early Friday when a man reported Snider cycle store at 606 E Walnut St on fire. The blaze was traced to an oil soaked mop in the workroom after a boy hired the mop to oil the floor and left it on the wall. The mop ignited, was extinguished by water.
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Noble St
Massachusetts
Snider Cycle Store
Walnut St
Receiver Named for Avedon and Miller Firm
Leon Kahn was appointed receiver of Avedon and Miller dry goods and general merchandise at 804 Virginia Ave in Superior Court Room 8 on Friday. The firm has been losing money and seeks to close and dissolve the partnership. Stock valued at 2500 dollars.
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Leon Kahn
Avedon & Miller
Virginia Ave
Superior Court
Subway Crossing at Rural Street Wins Mayor Approval
Mayor Taggart approves contract between the railroads and the Board of Works for a Rural Street crossing at the Panhandle tracks. The plan raises tracks slightly and lowers the roadway with two 15 foot driveways and two 4 and a half foot sidewalks beneath the tracks. No completion date is set.
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Rural-st
Panhandle
Taggart
Board of Works
Weather Forecast for Indianapolis Area April 14
Forecast for Indianapolis and nearby through 8 p m April 14 calls for fair conditions with possible frost tonight then warmer and fair Saturday. Early temperature at 7 a m 34 with readings at noon 41 and 2 p m 44.
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Cinity
Hood's Sargaperilia Health Claim Spotlight
Ambiguous ad style text touts Hood's Sargaperilia as a path to health claiming pure rich bioo and good health. Mentions feed Horae Janes' Dustress Cats in a vague promotional tone.
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Hood
Mike Slavin's Fire Loss and Bucket Brigade
Michael Slavin of 547 Drake street suffered a $100 fire loss at 11 p m caused by an overheated stove. A former 18 year fireman, he organized a bucket brigade of three women and two men returning from church, delaying the blaze until help arrived.
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Michael Slavin
Drake St
Slavin
Nancy E. Clem
Clem
Rummage Sale Hat Swapped for 75 Cents in Odd Theft
Mrs. W H Johnson wore a $12.50 velvet hat at a rummage sale and returned home with a cheaper replacement after her hat was taken. An $8 emerald hat pin was also removed, and managers report several small item theft attempts. The sale opened with a dress skirting concealment stopped and two men caught attempting a change scam. Bank balance reported as $500 on Thursday night.
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W. H. Johnson
Mrs. Johnson
Truancy Law Aids Indiana Schools, Butler Reports
Amos W. Butler secretary of the Board of state charities says the truancy law shows satisfaction in several counties. Dubois county reports school attendance up 400 to 400 over two years. Orange county has placed over 400 children in schools with 125 previously out of school. Butler will lecture at Wabash College Crawfordsville Friday night on Reformatory work in Indiana.
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Amos W. Butler
Board of State Charities
Dubois County
Orange County
Butler
Wabash College
Crawfordsville
Indiana
Miller Sues for Partnership Dissolution and Receiver
Morris Miller brings suit for dissolution of partnership with Jacob Averdon over the store at 54 Virginia Ave. He seeks to withdraw his share but Averdon would not allow it and Miller requests the appointment of a receiver.
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Morris Miller
Jacob Averdon
Virginia-ave
Averdon
McKinley Signs Puerto Rican Bill Into Law
President McKinley signed the Puerto Rican bill at 7 p.m. Thursday, and it becomes law. The action was announced from Washington on April 13.
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McKinley
Washington
Strange story in the Weiss case shocks coroner
Coroner Nash heard of Paul Weiss’s death after police learned of the case late Thursday. A salesman and a servant girl gave conflicting tales of an assault or a fall, while detectives race to identify a likely murderer amid saloon crowd rumors and delayed notices.
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Nash
Paul Weiss
Hermann
Weiss
Kinney
Asch
Mary Mull
Wilson's After a Place
Charles E. Wilson, Gov. Mount's private secretary, seeks a government post with a good salary. insiders say he has pursued this for over a year and would accept any suitable berth, possibly in Puerto Rico, with a side trip to Washington during eastern travel. He went to New York.
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Charles E. Wilson
Gov. Mount
Puerto Rico
Washington
New York
Paris Exposition Opens Amid Feverish Prep and Forecast Visitor Surge
Paris girds for the exposition opening this Saturday with grounds ready and workers finishing up. An estimated 5 million visitors from suburbs and provinces plus hundreds of thousands from Germany America England Austria Russia Spain and other lands are expected to attend alongside 2 million business visitors.
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Paris
M. Picard
Germany
America
England
Austria
Russia
Spain
Dayton man Simms may duel after Paris clash
Charles Harries Simms of Dayton assistant director of the liberal arts section at the United exhibit in Paris may duel a newspaper man after a clash over remarks about slow preparations for the fair. Simms refuses to talk, the matter understood.
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Paris
Charles Harries Simms
Dayton
Elvent of Liberal Arts
Simms
Marion Club to Renovate Rooms This Spring
The Marion club plans an annual spring renovation with new carpet and repainted walls. They will let the center rooms once designs and colors are decided, and convert existing office into a smoking room while adding a small alcove between the bowling and main building.
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Marion Club
Bers
Clark J. Hawks Sudden Death Shocks City
Clark J. Hawk, a carpenter at the street car factory, died at 207 Bellefontaine Street of typhoid fever on Friday. Physicians puzzled by his case as he was not confined until Saturday evening after working normally the preceding Sunday. He leaves two widows and two children, Georga and Herbert.
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Clark J. Hawk
Bellefontaine St
Sanday
Broadway
Georga
Herbert
Dewey Shunned for Democratic Ticket Says Senator Jones
Washington April 13 Admiral Dewey will not be on the regular Democratic ticket, not even as vice president, says Senator Jones chairman of the Democratic committee. He argues the party aims to beat Germany this year and Dewey’s presence would hinder that.
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Jones
Democratic Committee
Dewey
United States
Germany
Washington
Perry Belmont
New York Democratic State Committee
Campbell
Ohio
Isidore Strauss
New York
Cleveland Democracy
John R. McLean
Admiral Dewey
Strauss
McLean Position on Dewey and Bryan Clarified
Columbus report says McLean backs Bryan and denies supporting Dewey or any presidential candidate. In Helena, Gov comments on committee reports, election concerns, and a possible senate seat, noting no fraud findings to date and no senate confirmation yet.
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Helena
Mont
Georgether
Senate
Sustal
Clark confident Sean will not oust him
Clark expresses confidence that Sean will not force him out, amid political maneuvering in Washington. The claim centers on power dynamics and potential leadership changes within the administration.
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J. Frank Hanly
Col. Durkin
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Marion
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Shively
Shanklin
MR. van Winkle
Solemnly
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Supt. van Winkle
Big Four
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Presbyterians
Brimstone
John F. Carson
Central Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn
Joseph D. Burrell
MR. Milburn Tales
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Lockman
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Indianapolis
Mike Slavin
Hoyt
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Wilson’s
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Belmont
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Dew
Connecticut
New Jersey
Maryland
Indiame
Columbus, CO
Clark
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