Rough Riders and Wild West Show Attracts Big Crowds
The exhibition features the Rough Riders from Roosevelt's command with reenactments of the San Juan Hill fight and Cuban campaign, Johnny Baker and Annie Oakley, U S artillery demonstrations, and horsemanship acts. A street cavalcade will march through main streets each morning.
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Roosevelt
San Juan Ibe
Johnny Baker
Annie Oakley
United States Artillery
Congress of Rough Riders
American Warry
England
Germany
Russia
Col
Cody
Man given life term for brass theft in Wheeling
Frankson, in Wheeling West Virginia, was sentenced to life in prison Saturday after a third conviction for stealing 163 dollars worth brass from the B and O railroad. He claimed he never had a mother's love or proper training, saying he was raised in a poorhouse and idleness.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Frankson
Ife
Ason
The Pastoral Call and Gossip in Church Life
In rural and urban communities the pastoral call triggers gossip among women. A Methodist preacher faces reluctance and embarrassment, with women hiding or locking doors to avoid social interaction and scolding. The piece highlights social tension around clergy visits and neighborly expectations.
Story of the Town Fragment Reflects Deaf Mute Inquiry
A fragment describes a scene where a woman asks a deaf mute about his destination and family ties. The tale notes a sympathetic view of the deaf man, a teacher at an institute, and hints at a tense, questioning encounter.
Adams poisoning case letter linked to Moodus note
District attorney Gardner received a Moodus Conn letter signed H C Barnet addressed to G B Wright in Marshall Michigan. The note matches handwriting of the Roland Molineux letter found recently. Prof Fowler reports an anonymous postal card threatening the police if the Molineux letter was sent.
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New York
Gardner
Adams
Moodus
Conn
H. CG. Barnet
G B. Wright
Marshall, Mich
H. C. Barnet
W. Forty-second St
New York City
Wright
F. C. Fowler
Roland Molineux
Fowler
Molineux
Fresh Air Mission Prepares Park Gardens for Opening
In Fairview park the Fresh Air Mission workers plant sweet peas and nasturtiums to greet cooped up city children. The project opens May 31 and likely runs three months with no major changes to grounds. Charles Grout of the Charity Organization Society notes free transport by the streetcar company remains.
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Fairview Park
Charles 8. Grout
Charity Organization Society
Grout
Shest Car Company
Fine Racing Club Plans Summer Campaign and Matinee Races
The Driving Club's annual meeting is set for April 24 at the Grand hotel to elect officers and announce the matinee race program. Dick Berry, a top driver with about 45 horses, aims for record performances as more and better horses enter upcoming Friday matinee races. Berry’s stable includes Argetta, Air Ship, The Bishop, Art Alcove, Gus Barrett, and L. L. D., with marks from 2:08% to 2:14.
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Business Men's Driving Club
Grand Hotel
Dick Berry
Fair Grounds
Berry
Geers
Starr
Green Horses
Argetta
M. DL. Hare
Air Ship
Dr. Neal
the Bishop
Mr.Bishop
Art Alcove
T. L. Armstrong
Gus ‘Barrett
Jesse Fletcher
Drs. Neal and
Armstrong
J. ©. Sipe
Gerry
Notable Deaths and Disasters Across States Reported
Brief items include Eli Thayer dead in Worcester and Theodore Danasky and wife dying from poison in Rochester. A cable accident injures six in Enchester, Mass. Floods in Wyoming claim Indian lives. other entries note clergy expulsion, a Kentucky ruling with $5,000, oil bribery remarks, a Texan homicide, a hunter pursuit of Sam Hose, marshals sent to Wheeling for a mail strike.
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Eli Thayer
Worcester
Mass
Theodore Danasky
Rochester
N. Y
Enchester
Wyoming
G.T. Price
Wyoming Conference
M. E. Church
RE. W. Singleton
Lexington
Thos. J. Carson
Monnett
Ohio
Standard Oil
W. C. Coleman
Marshall
Tex
H. V. Lagan
Coleman
Sam Hose
Palmetto
United States
Wheeling
W. Va
Pensions for Hoosiers Readjusted in State List
A compiled state notice details pension adjustments for Indiana residents. Names and places include Muncie Indianapolis Terre Haute Boonville Sullivan Franklin Bowling Green and others with increases from amounts like 5 to 12 dollars and special April actions. Restoration and reissue actions list John A Trusty Indianapolis and William W Warden Danville among others.
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Zigler C. Davis
Hagerstown
Charles Kennedy
Muncie
Charles Runion
National Military Home
Grant
Jacob H. Shilt
Nentland
Charles L. Fulmer
Benjamin I. Cooper
Ormas
James A. McKeehan
Indianapolis
John A. Reynolds
Boonville
John A. Trusty
Gerrard P. Riley
Marion
Joseph P. Case
Terre Haute
William P. Sanford
Francis M. Behymer
Verve Haute
Alpha Matthews
Louis J. Whitson
Jeffersonville
John Dersch
Huffman
Nathan Spelman
Scottsburg
Thomas Twiford
Goshen
Alfred V. Hardin
Salem
Cornelius Gooden
Freedom
James E. Martin
Sullivan
Allen West
Franklin
Martin Boyer
Bowling Green
William Fusuay
Stephenston
Samuel South
William W. Warden
Danville
Eliza A. Trusty
Eva Morgan
Rensselaer
Ellen Jones
Madison
Detachments and Executions Dominate Macabre Headlines
The Newark fleet detaches for the Pacific under Admiral Sampson. Manuel Chavez is hanged at San Quentin for murdering his mistress. A Pittsburg glass factory closes due to a strike by demanding boys. A negro, Sam Washington, hanged at Yazoo City for killing a planter. Angeline Tucker found murdered near Trenton Georgia, body under a feather bed. Judge Brentano rules the Minnesota anti scalping law unconstitutional. Bay City Michigan rail workers return to work awaiting state arbitration. Lawrence Townsend succeeds Bellamy Storer as Brussels minister, ex Portugal envoy. Witnesses testify Michael Ryan claimed William Kenefick set the Hogan fire. Choctaw Indian Solomon Jatema kills wife and child, then is killed by a brother. Hatema serves as prosecuting attorney. A famous gun from the Maria Teresa wreck goes to Lincoln Park for display with war honors. A Catholic church row in an ecuniseh parish. Father Berlin involved.
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Newark
William van Horne
Highteenth Infantry
Manila
Bay City
Mich
State Board of Arbitration
Lawrence Townsend
Philadelphia
Bellamy Storer
Brussels
Belgium
Portugal
Qolga Gross
Estella Kimble
St. Louis
Michael Ryan
William Kenefick
James Hogan
Solomon Jatema
Grant
I. T
Hatema
Lincoln Park
Chicago
Ecuniseh
Berlin
Hood's Sarsaparilla advertised remedy claim
An advertisement-style line invites readers to try Hood's Sarsaparilla to cure tiredness and fatigue, presenting the product as a cure based on the seller's claim.
A Full Meal for 15 Cents At Wonn's Cafe
An old classified note lists a meal for fifteen cents at Wonn's Cafe located at 28 and 40 Monument Place. It includes a brief laundry line with collar and cuff cleaning priced at one cent.
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Wonn's Cafe
Monument Place
Old Nurse for Children Ad Promises Soothing Syrup
An old advertisement extols Mrs Winslow s Soothing Syrup for teething children claiming it soothes the child softens the gums stops pain relieves wind colic and cures diarrhoea. The ad notes twenty five cents per bottle and mentions laundry progress and opportunities in the Sun s sitter on seventh page with scattered promotional lines.
Edna Morrow Injured After Classmate’s Whipping
In Elizabeth New Jersey Edna Morrow aged 11 lies in critical condition from infection after a classmate whipped and pounded her arm 22 times. The injury led to swelling and blood poisoning as authorities note the boy is deeply remorseful.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Edna Morrow
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