Lunatic blocks railroad with shotgun guard in Indiana
In Crawfordsville Indiana Edward Bartholomew a discharged engineer blocked a Chicago and Southeastern line by unlocking a switch and guarding it with a shotgun. His wife aided by holding train crews at bay until authorities arrested them delaying the line and prompting officials to abandon the regular run.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Edward Bartholomew
Chicago & Southeastern Railroad
Bartholomew
Conklin
Jie
Koldly
Murderer Fatally Hurt in Jail Assault
Paoli Indiana April 20 John Flora the murderer of Jesse Burton lay near death after a jail attack by Sherman Wall an insane inmate with a wooden poker Flora was beaten severely and Sheriff Jones with help from a crowd rescued him but he died Wall was chained and shackled after the incident
Human face stone found near murder site on river frontier
Lawrenceburg Indiana April 20 Joe Frazier city clerk reports a flat stone found on the Kentucky side of the Ohio river showing a human face outline. Magnified view reveals a horror expression on the beardless figure. The find occurs near the Billy Fee shanty boat murder prayer site.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
Joe Frazier
Kentucky
Ohio River
Billy Fee
Bloomington Student Insane After Quick Marriage
Albert A. Knowles, a state university student in Bloomington, is confined in jail for safety due to violent insanity. He married a week ago. his wife first noticed his strange actions and alarms were raised when he brandished two knives. A Posey County resident, he recently entered college to study law and has prior asylum history though reportedly cured.
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Bloomington
Ind
Albert A. Knowles
State University
Posey County
Stolen Diamonds Spark California Plan and Arrest
Evansville April 20 Samuel H Gilbert planned a California wedding to Miss Jessie Swope Staines when $1000 in diamonds vanished from his aunt. Staines pursued to St Louis and was arrested. He confessed mailing the gems to California. family declined prosecution.
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Evansville
Ind
Samuel H. Gilbert
California
Jessie Swope Staines
Staines
St. Louis
Books Contained Laws Try to Aid Jail Escape
In South Bend Indiana on April 20 a Kalamazoo jail escape plot involving Harry Slater Jack Allison and Harry Russell jailed for the Richland Union Bank robbery was foiled when Indiana friends sent two heavy bound novels to the prisoners as part of the scheme. Sheriff Snow ordered the books opened revealing four fine laws and exposing the attorney Knappen as an unwitting tool in the plan.
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South Bend
Ind
Kalamazoo
Mich
Harry Slater
Jack” Allison
Harry’’ Russell
Union Bank
Richland
Indiana
Knappen
Snow
Relics Sent From Santiago Include Poisoned Cartridges
SEYMOUR Ind April 20 Harry Beckman in Cuba sends relics to his father including a Spanish cartridge box with three poisoned cartridges found near El Caney and a bark fragment from the tree where Hobson was exchanged.
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Santiago
Seymour
Ind
Harry Beckman
Cuba
el Caney
Hobson
Burglary Ruins Man Prompting Clue From Ravings
Simon Poth of Aurora Indiana was knocked senseless by masked burglars and has since gone insane. In his ravings he describes the men and a potential clue emerges. The assailants also set lighted matches to the feet of his wife during the break in.
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Aurora
Ind
Simon Poth
Boiler explodes at Swayzee basket factory
Marion Ind April 20 Spl 1 The boiler at the Swayzee basket factory blew up at 5 30 a m Thursday destroying the plant. No one was in the building.
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Marion
Ind
Swayzee Basket Factory
Barber Clint Heywood Tries Suicide with Morphine
In Knightstown Indiana on Wednesday night barber Clint Heywood attempted suicide with morphine. He is brother to Albn Heywood a comedian and politician.
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Knightstown
Ind
Indiana Inklings and Local Happenings Briefs
Bloomer social at Jonesboro Portland plans brick street work worth 38734 dollars. Highwaymen rob farmer near Marion for 23 dollars. Fresh smallpox outbreak hits New Albany. Kendallville to host a June music festival. Todd Root dies in Bedford. Hydrophobia and gate-cracking alleged at Milltown post office.
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Jonesboro
Portland
Marion
Electric Belt Promises 30 Day Free Trial Cure Claim
A Professor Chrystal advertises an electric belt and suspensory claiming to restore lost vitality by stimulating nerves. The offer includes a 30 day free trial and a 50 day option, with testimonies from several men across multiple states and a request for stamps to reply.
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Earth
Lady Margaret Primrose Weds Earl of Crewe in Westminster Abbey
Lady Margaret Primrose youngest Rosebery daughter wed the Earl of Crewe in a grand Westminster Abbey ceremony. The abbey bloom heavy with pink roses, ten bridesmaids including Muriel White, US secretary White’s daughter, and the Prince of Wales among guests. Gifts largely gold and silver plate and diamonds. Bride’s trousseau valued highly. twelve dozen of key apparel items. linen worked by forty seamstresses. Bride's mother a Rothschild, famed as England's wealthiest woman.
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London
Margaret Primrose
Lord Rosebery
Earl of Crewe
Westminster Abbey
England
Muriel White
Secretary White
United States
Prince of Wales
Margaret
Out of Work Soldier Ends His Life at Mother's Grave
William B. Gaylord, 40, once prosperous and a Spanish War volunteer, went to Greenwood cemetery on a despondent evening and shot himself after visiting his mother and sister's graves. Ill health and unemployment followed months in camps ruined his health. he lay dying.
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New York
William B. Gaylord
Greenwood Cemetery
Gaylord
Spain
Davis to Relieve Henry as Porto Rico Governor
April 20 report from Washington states Gen George B Davis will relieve Gen Guy V Henry as military governor of Porto Rico around May 1 Gen Wade president of the beef court of inquiry will return to St Paul after its report and has been chosen to relieve Gen Shafter in the department of California when he retires next October
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Washington
Corbin
George B. Davis
Beef Court of Inquiry
Guy V. Henry
Porto Rico
Wade
St. Paul
A Thrilling Nights Ride Illustrated Story Free by Mail
An illustrated story titled A Thrilling Night s Ride will be mailed free upon receipt of two cents postage from A H Wag generator G Jackson s place Indianapolis Ind
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A.h.waggener
G. Jackson
Indianapolis
Upright Piano 4 io Down L 3 130
A brief notation lists an upright piano with four inches input output, a downstroke setting labeled L 3 130. The fragment lacks context to identify a person, place, or event.
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New
Trusts Seen More Dangerous Than War Warns Col Wetmore
Col M C Wetmore former president of Liggett Myers tobacco company warns trusts threaten independence and liberty. He says major industrial combines could merge under one management creating a huge trust controlling prices and commodities and eroding individual rights. He urges the trust question to be the leading national political issue for the people to decide rightly.
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Chicago
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company
St. Louis
The
Tribune
Young couple elopes from Sewanee to wed in Chattanooga
Chas Boyd, a stone cutter, and Della Johnson, daughter of a nearby farmer, ran from Sewanee where she studied. After outrunning her irate father and brother across several towns, they reached Chattanooga, secured a license, and married minutes before a telegram arrived from the girl's father. The bride remains in short skirts.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Chas, Boyd
Della Johnson
Sewanee
Dreyfus Depositions Challenge Confession Claim
The Figaro in Paris publishes 11 more witness depositions before the court of cassation. Capt. Le Brun Renault says Dreyfus did not confess guilt to him, while Col. Risbourg says Renault reported a confession to him and two other officers corroborate. Mme Pays, Esterhazy’s mistress, denies statements attributed to him.
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Dreyfus
Renault
Paris
the Figaro
Court of Cassation
le Brun Renault
Aleged
Col. Risbourg
LeBrun Renault
Mme. Pays
Esterhazy
Big Four Schedule From Indianapolis to Denver and West
The Peoria division offers the fastest path to Denver and the Pacific coast departing Indianapolis at 7 23 a m daily except Sundays and arriving at Denver at 6 20 the next morning Only one car change at Union depot Peoria HM BRONSON A G P AL
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Pianos at Lowest Prices in Pennsylvania Ad
An old advertisement fragment promotes low piano prices in Pennsylvania with terse terms and garbled branding, listing sales language and unclear vendor hints. The readable bits suggest a music goods sale emphasizing affordability and quick offers.
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Ulschner
Pennsylvania
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