Tragedy at Portland Telephone Building Rocks City
George H. Brainerd, foreman electrician for New England Telephone, killed I. H. Farnham and fatally wounded Elmer Z Lane and James Wadsworth on April 25 on the fourth floor. Earle Buxton died later, and Brainerd was restrained after a confrontation with Officer Frith. Farnham was the company’s electrical engineer.
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Brainerd
Farnham
Yarnham
Wadsworth
Lane
Buxton
Sen
J. D. Stanford
Frith
Harniam
New England Telephone Company
Carrie Nation urges riots during Wichita jail protest
In a letter from jail in Wichita, Carrie Nation urges Kansas City Union Mission to gather Thursday night and "smash and thrash" murder shops and police. She advocates hatchets and cowhides to confront courts and officers, while warning against police interference. The Union mission plans to hear temperance talks instead.
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Kansas City
Union Mission
Wichita
Carrie Nation
Jesus
Gates nets $275000 in New York stock deal and speculates on Keene fight
New York reports that John W. Gates, Chicago speculator, earned $275000 on a Union Pacific transaction since Monday. It is believed he added about $250000 in the early break, a move his operatives reportedly carried out, with the total gain tied to his ongoing clash with James R. Keene.
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New York
John W. Gates
Chicago
New York Stock Exchange
Union Pacific
James R. Keene
Private bank in Ovid closes doors amid community turmoil
A special dispatch reports Leroy C. Partridge banking house in Ovid, New York, shutting its doors on Thursday. Officials say no cause or liabilities will be released, and the town is swept by excitement over the failure.
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Rochester
N. Y
Ovid
Leroy C. Partridge
Teddy a Master Mason in Oyster Bay
Vice president Roosevelt has attained the third degree as a master mason, joining Matinnecock lodge in Oyster Bay on Wednesday night.
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Oyster Bay
L. L
Roosevelt
Matinnecock Lodge
Mandalay Flood After Sirocco Claims Twelve Lives
A sirocco in Mandalay Burma brought a windstorm and ensuing flood. Twelve people were reported dead as rescue efforts began.
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Calcutta
Mandalay
Burmah
Pair's Morphine Death Shocks Indiana Town
In Muncie Indiana on April 25 Essie May Nelson 17 took morphine and died. Her fiancé Ora Applegate 21 is jailed to explain his knowledge of the case. The two had been engaged since her fifteenth birthday and he promised to marry her when he turned 21. The affair ends with a fatal overdose and a man held in connection with the incident.
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Ora Applegate
Case
Applegate
Nelson
Miss Nelson
David Fouts
Dunkirk
Wm. Cox
Upland
Cox
Foults
James Spurgeon
Frankfort
Spurgeon
Gen A O Miller Dies in Lebanon Indiana at 73
Gen A O Miller commander of the Wilder brigade famed at Chickamauga and in the Atlanta campaign died Thursday morning at age 73 in Lebanon Indiana. He sought Lebanon postmaster and twice engaged in state offices, once before joining the Republicans soldiering from Democratic ranks with Gov O P Morton influence.
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Lebanon
Ind
A. O. Miller
Wilder
Distin
Chickamauga
Atlanta
Harrison
Miller
Ingfiana
Eivi
Gen. Miller
O. P. Morton
Durbin Silent as Friends Accuse Campbell in Post Office Tug
Reporters quote Durbin as declining comment on the Anderson post office appointment. Friends of Durbin allege editor Campbell attacked the governor for personal motives after failing to win the nomination. They claim Cromer and Durbin worked together, denying any rift with the congressman.
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Congressman Cromer
Wallace Campbell
Gov. Durbin
Durbin
Cromer
New Witnesses in Ball Leech Murder Trial
In Muncie Indiana the state presented two new witnesses in the trial of Dr Leech for the death of Mary Farwig by criminal operation. Dr L L Ball testified that the girl came to him in Muncie to perform the operation. Mrs Susan Mitchener said John Diehl sought a place for Miss Farwig to stay while treated and she refused to shelter her. Diehl did not testify.
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Muncie
Ind
Leech
Mary Farwig
L. L. Ball
Susan Mitchener
John Diehl
Miss Farwig
Diehl
Man Arrested in Bucharest for Plot to Kill King Charles
Sava Petroff was detained after attempting to force entry into Roumania's royal palace. He admitted plans to slay King Charles and linked to anarchist group. Police probe suggests ties to a wider European royal assassination plot. Carol the First, about 62, leads a cautious, developing state.
England ready to abandon South Africa struggle
Amsterdam April 25. The Algemaines Handelsblad claims Lord Wolseley told the sultan England is ready to end the South African war if acceptable proposals come from Botha or Kitchener and that some form of independence could be conceded.
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England
South Africa
Er Botha
Kitchener
Case Against Mrs Adams Dismissed for Lack of Prosecution
U S commissioner Reeves dismissed the case against Mrs L R Adams national secretary of the House heirs association for lack of prosecution The group sought a Maryland estate and was charged with fraudulent use of the mails due to vague claims This incident was reported from Richmond Indiana on April 25
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Richmond
Ind
L. R. Adams
The
House Heirs Association
U.S
Reeves
Maryland
Brick gets government armaments loan for Culver Academy
Congressman A. L. Brick reports the government has granted a request for military armaments for Culver Military Academy in South Bend. The loan includes two ten inch siege mortars, two 200 pound Parrott rifles, and 80 eight inch shells awaiting shipment.
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South Bend
Ind
A. L. Brick
Culver Military Academy
Births Deaths Marriages Listed in City Notices
William and Anna Dempsey welcome a boy at 2215 Walnut. Patrick and Mary Cassity report a boy in the city. Several couples wed or listed include Clarence Berninger at 1439 Chestnut with a girl, A Gordon Field at 418 East Thirtieth with a boy, and others. Death notices include Lucy L Nicholson at 75 305 Cable and Walter Slusher age 11 months with bronchitis. heart disease, rheumatism, and pneumonia listed among various ages and addresses.
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William and
Anna Dempsey
W. Walnut-st
Patrick and
Mary Cassity
Clarence and
Berninger
Chestnut-st
A. Gordon
Ruby Field
E. Thirtieth-st
W. D
Ava Alexander
Broadway
Emma Huggins
E. Pratt St
George and
Maud Walton
S. Lindenst
Hal and
Minnie Hopwood
Chadwick St
Lucy L. Nicholson
Cable-st
Walter Slusher
Child Rescued From Deep Vault by Jeffersonville Fire
In Jeffersonville Indiana on a Wednesday a two year old girl fell into a deep yard vault. Fire department members reached the bottom but ladders failed. Jack Glynn descended by rope and lifted the child out by the hair.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Oliver Shelton
Jack Glynn
Obituary notices list Indiana deaths with causes and ages
A collection of death notices from Indiana region figures listing names ages and causes including Joseph Peay 74 New Albany heart disease Joshua Johnson 68 near Winchester pneumonia Patrick McDermott 81 near St. Croix seven children Jacob C. Kauffman Elkhart former representative 1893 Mrs Ella Shipman 65 Seymour wife of Dr N N Shipman Levi Parrish 48 Shelbyville found dead heart disease Stephen Storey Seymour broke his hip veteran of Mexican and civil wars James H Mitchell 48 near Charlestown consumption mining interests in Arizona Walter L Horn Hartford City pneumonia Fort Leavenworth Kans Fourteenth cavalry Geo E Swartz 46 Jeffersonville consumption cousin of president Swartz First National Bank Samuel Shideler 77 Dublin injured thigh horse kick both legs broken ten years ago.
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Ella Shipman
Seymour
N. N. Shipman
Levi Parrish
Shelbyville
Stephen Storey
James H. Mitchell
Charlestown
Arizona
Walter L. Horn
Hartford City
Fort Leavenworth
Kas
Fourteenth Cavalry
Geo. E. Swartz
Jeffersonville
President Swartz
First National Bank
Samuel Shideler
Dublin
Salem to Build $10,000 Spiritualist Hutel at Chesterfield
Indiana spiritualists plan a $10,000 facility at the Chesterfield camp. Frank Corrie, a businessman, and Miss ector of Wabash are noted in connection with the project. The Salem effort aims to establish a new engine house for gatherings and services.
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Indiana
Chesterfield
Real estate additions and repairs listed in city notices
Local notices detail multiple property additions and improvements. Entries include residents such as Ellen McCool at 214 Germania avenue and J A Rubush at 1809 Union street with framed houses, porches, and repairs ranging from 15 to 2000 dollars. Other properties sit at Illinois street and College avenue with various structures and values.
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M. M. Amos
Illinois-st
Twentyseventh
Twenty-eighth-sts
Viola Mauk
Reisner-st
M. BR
Moore
College-ave
Red W. Pritzke
New York-st
Oriental-st
Arsenal-ave
George E. Dunn
Tremont-st
Calvelage-st
J. A. Rubush
Union-st
Minnie R. Smith
Northwestern-ave
L. Hollingsworth
Twentieth-st
Buckle-st
Park-ave
Indiana boys to be mustered out May 10 in San Francisco
Gen Shafter announces Twenty-ninth volunteer infantry will be discharged in San Francisco on May 10 bringing home many Indiana servicemen who served in the Philippines. The list names numerous Indiana towns and soldiers including Anderson Alexandria and Muncie men. other regiments head home May 6 May 8 and May 13 with no Indiana names found in the Thirty-ninth Thirty-second or Twenty-sixth.
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Joseph P. Cosgrove
Alexandria
John J. Cushman
Geo. L. James
Anderson
Wm. A. Riggs
Wm. W. Lewis
Albert R. Baker
Charles J. Barbour
Chamberlain M. Armstrong
Albert E. McLaughlin
William F. McCusker
Carl G. Bailey
Amos L. McCarty
Sanford C. Johns
Arthur C. Retz
Muncie
Carl L. Holloway
Middleton
Edson Warner
Petroleum
Pearl Wilson
Nottingham
Charles E. Steele
Clyde C. White
Edward Rowe
James ©. Crabill
Wm. Finney
Thos. J. Talmage
Wm. B. Sharmahan
Wabash
Robert H. Rhea
James Steele
Emmett C. Adams
Ernest Price
Cyrus L. Pemberton
Fairmount
Simon Schooley
Montpelier
David S. Whetstone
James B. Leffen
Crawfordsville
David O. Cook
Chester R. Faulkner
John W. Wilson
William F. Bradley
Harry Smith
Bernard Fortwengler
Henry Fortwengler
Lambert Miller
Oscar Miller
Indiana
Northwestern First Chicago Built Ship Heads to Liverpool
The steamship Northwestern sailed from Chicago for Europe becoming the first Chicago built and crewed vessel to depart for a European port. The Northwestern Steamship Company is the first American line to send ships with the American flag to Liverpool and Hamburg. Three sister ships will follow once crewed and equipped.
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Chicago
Northwestern
Lake Michigan
Liverpool
Northwestern Steamship Company
Hamburg
Europe
How to Tell the Géeanine and Laxative Bromo Warning
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a text titled How to Tell the Géeanine and reference the signature 5 W Grove on an averg ee of the gehuind laxative Bromo. No clear event or date is given.
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W. Grove
Postoffice feud ends with Smith appointed in North Vernon
The long running North Vernon postoffice dispute over bank influence is settled. Scott Smith, editor of the Plain Dealer, becomes postmaster as Fred Nauer resigns amid reports of stamp sales irregularities. The appointment aims to unify Jennings county Republicans and heal factional rifts between the fodder hunters and purifiers.
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North Venon Postoffice
Scott Smith
the Plain Dealer
Fred
North Vernon
Jennings County
Tripp
William G. Norris
Norris
Smith
Nauer
Post Office Department
United Republican Party
A Fire in the Soup at 1741 Meridienst Avenue
Rev. T. J. Villers of First Baptist Church faced a kitchen blaze when soup boiled over at his home on Meridienst Avenue. Firefighters arrived quickly as flames shot toward the ceiling, but the danger ended before they watered it. No insurance.
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T. J. Villers
First Baptist
N. Meridienst
Villers
Indiana man jailed after blackmail attempt on farmer
Warren Wayne of Indiana claimed to threaten to blow up the home of wealthy farmer S. D. Holderman unless paid $600. Deputies hid a dummy money package on a bridge. Wayne took it and was wounded escaping.
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Morris
Warren Wayne
Indiana
D. Holderman
Holderman
Will Provides 50 Cents Weekly For Life For Famed Cat
Poughkeepsie April 25 Mrs Culius A Jillson leaves her decrepit yellow tom cat named Our yellow cat a life long annuity of 50 cents weekly The will shows her wealth and kindness toward animals and her plan for the cat’s future.
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Poughkeepsie, N. Y
Culius A. Jillson
Jillson
Holloway Denies Russian Student Uprising Reports
Col. W. R. Holloway, consul general in St. Petersburg, rejects sensational charges about student unrest. He says American papers misstate events, cites Berlin Vienna and London as sources, and asserts most students are grievances-minded yet nonviolent. He describes crowds as friendly and notes Cossacks did not draw swords during disturbances.
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Holloway
Locati
Saw
Col. Holloway
St. Petersburg
Wasington Ondianapolis
Chicago
Ad. Holloway
Murtle
Indianapolis
Women of New York to gain voting rights under bill
Albany April 3 a bill to make more than 250 000 women taxpayers eligible to vote on money expenditures would let taxpaying women in 900 communities vote on public proposals. Opponents warned it could enable head of household to shift property to wives and daughters to create extra voters, risking manipulation in close communities.
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Albany
N. Y
Stock Exchange Seat Prices Climb in New York
New York April 2. The stock exchange seat price rose on Thursday with a reported offer of 70 000 dollars for a single seat. The report notes a prior 65 000 dollar seat purchase on Wednesday and mentions the offer coming from the son of a prominent clan.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Wall St
Filipina Leader Targeted in Bulacan Incident
In Bulacan Manila on April 25 a prominent Filipina figure faced a violent attack as several followers were allegedly beaten amid a broader case involving Amer. The report notes serf followers and ongoing investigation into the assault.
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Manila
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Claude Lecherel
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Selma
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Fountain City
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Henry Hunsicker
Bluffton
Harry Nelsch
Emery Church
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H. C. Bornwasser
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Charles Gordon
Maude Monfort
Howard N. Kingsbury
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George Meyer, Jr
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Arthur Mueller
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Joseph Peay
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Winchester
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St. Croix
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