Mishawaka Rail and Road Plans Put Underway
Indiana firm Western Paving and Supply of Indianapolis to asphalt Mishawaka streets under a contract exceeding 100000 dollars with work starting August 20. Illinois Iowa railroad company awarded franchise to lay tracks through Mishawaka, signaling expansion toward Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mishawaka
Ind
Western Paving and Supply Company
Indianapolis
Indiana, Illinois & Iowa Railroad Company
Detroit
Pennsylvan ia railroad engine fatally crashes into caboose
In LaPorte Indiana on Friday evening a Pennsylva nia railroad engine collided with a caboose near Hanna killing flagman McClelland. He leaves a wife and two children in Fort Wayne. His body was horribly mangled.
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Laporte
Ind
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hanna
Flagman McClelland
Fort Wayne
Benson Green Dies After Oil Fire At Madison Car Shops
In Madison Illinois car shops Friday night a fire drenched Benson Green seventeen with burning oil and he died. His parents reside in Oakland City Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Lowis
Madison, IL
Benson Green
Oakland City
Ind
Avon baseball club wins again in local league
Readable scraps report Avon baseball club has secured another victory in the local league. Mentions Carth age Harry Mount Montpelier and a horse that does the cake walk. Notes C R M railway work near Muncie and a New Albany street railway franchise sale. It references E C Crawford Plainfield golden wedding and a 15 year old Ward Cherry appointed L E W agent at Castleton. An old South Bend flour mill toppled into the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward Cherry
Castleton
South Bend
Multiple Local Incidents Highlight Busy Bluffton to Michigan City Era
A string of scattered events across Indiana includes Mrs. Philip Householder near Bluffton burned by scalding water, Russell Abshire killed by a Montpelier train, Addie Banton a three foot tall 33 year old Indiana midget dying in South Bend, and Joel Newlin and wife near Sugar Grove nearing their 54th anniversary. Palmer Iron Co settles with workers in Muncie as electric line land prices drop south of Carmel. youngsters raid James Burns patch near Grandview. a Shelbyville man frightens a rat by dragging a safe. a child of S H Caldwell in Muncie under investigation. John Ridpath funeral in Greencastle. Fortville lightning kills a horse in a barn. Alf Perdue regrets gubernatorial nomination. Robert Reed of Shelbyville charged with clocking a cash register theft. Robert Mason, Chicago charity waif, drowns at Michigan City.
Daily Chronicle Item Summary of Miscellaneous Incidents
A report from Somerset notes stones in oat sheaves at the Scott Davis farm were thrown by a threshing machine causing two feed cattle to escape. Fred Wedel, near New Buffalo, alleges robbery and assault by tramps after being placed on a railroad track. Oscar G. Olsen of the Ninth Regiment, killed at Tiensin on July 13, is linked to Huntington via Christ Engleman. Dr Evans removed a marble sized growth from a Tel City boy’s nose containing a shoe button placed years earlier. William Sears, Danville, injured when a wagon wheel pinned his foot after a stump blocked the wagon and he struggled to free it.
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Scott Davis
Somerset
Fred Wedel
New Buffalo
Tien-Tsin
China
Oscar G. Olsen
Ninth Regiment
Indianapolis
Christ Engleman
Huntington
Stolen Mail Bag Claims $30,000 in Cash and Drafts
New York dispatch reports a mail bag en route from the general post office to station O at Fifth Avenue and Thirteenth Street was robbed last Thursday, with $30,000 in cash and drafts missing. Postal inspectors are attempting to keep the theft discreet amid ongoing investigations. In Chicago, robbers under electric light burglarized F B Watson's residence, taking securities valued at $6,000 and a box of jewelry, while Emil Feldman was robbed of diamonds and cash. numerous other burglaries are noted.
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New York
Fifth-ave
Thirteenth St
Chicago
F. B. Watson
Emil Feldman
Chicago man robbed of 3000 dollars in Berne
Philip Chapin of Chicago reports arriving in Lucerne that he was robbed at Berne, Switzerland, of three thousand dollars, in a sudden incident that disrupted his travel plans.
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Lucerne
Philip Chapin
Chicago
Berne
Switzerland
Plot to Kill Members of the Royal Family
London authorities report anarchistic plots against English royalty after a warning received by Scotland Yard. An officer notes close monitoring of all European and unknown anarchists, with focus on potential U S involvement. Chicago police also order tight watch on anarchist meetings and dispersal if Humbert assassination cheers arise.
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London
Scotland Yard
Gadger
United States
Chicago
Ripley
Humbert
Plotting in Paris Raises Alarm Over Shah Assassination
Aug 4 Paris reports Salson, signer of a Persian shah plot, growing loquacious and claiming he would have killed President Pierier in 1890s had the route not changed. Insanity experts to examine him as tribunal warns of a bomb plot against the tribunal of commerce. police probe underway.
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Paris
Salson
Persia
Casimir Perier
Tribunal of Commerce
Metal Workers' Union Forms International Body
The preliminary work to form the International union of united metal workers is completed. The trades to be included cover wire and metal workers bridge and rail builders surgical instrument makers metal pattern makers coppersmiths and architectural and structural workers. Chicago defeats Indianapolis for the headquarters and a charter from the American Federation of Labor is sought. Officers elected: President Charles McCarthy Cincinnati first vice-president Otto Nowack Chicago second vice-president Fredrick Marker Detroit third vice-president Charles Smolar Chicago secretary-treasurer C. Qo Sherman Chicago.
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International Union of United Metal Workers
Chicago
Indianapolis
American Federation of Labor
Charles McCarthy
Cincinnati
Otto Nowack
Chicag
Fredrick
Shirtless prisoner in lockup complains to police chief
Saturday in police court, Satur day soiled with confusion, Ameal Shawmnck from 520 East Wabash street remained in the cell room. He asked the desk sergeant at 1 a.m. to see the chief of police, insisting no inferior officer would do. He was drunk and locked up, his trial postponed until his wife brought him another shirt. He said the man he gave all his money to got him drunk and a policeman who collected his dot tax jailed him, calling the group a bad lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Wabash Sr
Fire alarm failure blamed for threehouse blaze and losses
A 6 am blaze from Elmer Smiths summer kitchen spread to three homes on Cornell Avenue as firefighters failed to respond to a mixed alarm. Delayed arrival left Smiths house, Bradburys property, and Mary Marin’s home damaged with furniture losses totaling about 1,000 dollars. Residents consider suing the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Smith
Cornellave
Smith
North End
Fred Herman
Bradbury
Mary E. Marin
Cornell-ave
Sarah Dickson
Martin
Boers Wreck Train Near Kroonstad a Whole Ship
London Aug 4 Lord Roberts reports a derailed passenger train 20 miles south of Kroonstadt carrying Mr Stowe American consul general at Cape Town en route to Pretoria Four killed three injured Stowe escaped Lennox and 40 men aboard captured by Boers They were liberated on consul's request but Lennox remained prisoner Hunter counts 3348 Boer surrenders to date
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London
Lord Roberts
Mr. Stowe
Cape Town
Pretoria
Kroonstadt
Lord Algernon Lennox
Lennox
Roberts
Hunter
Sharp attack at Bellefontaine venue mocks Mount
At a prohibitionist meeting in Terre Haute a temperance candidate urged a joint debate with Burke and Overstreet. Rev. Allen charged Gov. Mount with pandering to liquor interests while preaching to churches. Auburn candidate Eckhart urged police boards to enforce law. Worth tied to underground railroad background and condemned the two old parties as controlled by whisky. A cold water party meeting was planned for Saturday with possible gospel event Sunday.
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Bellefontaine
Twenty-second-sts
B. L. Allen
Congress
District 7
Burke
Overstreet
Rev. Allen
Allen
Mount
Christian Endeavor
Charles Eckhart
Auburn
Terre Haute
Evansville
Aaron Worth
Perdition
McKinley
De Wet Rumored Dead After Shell Wound
Pretoria August 4 an unconfirmed rumor says Boer general Christian De Wet who escaped British pursuit in the Orange Free State may have died from a shell wound.
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Pretoria
Christian de Wet
Orange Colony
Fatal Cotton Mill Accident Claims Charles Heston
Charles Heston of 313 East South Street was instantly killed Thursday afternoon at Brower and Love Bros cotton mills while loading bales. A 585 pound bale fell from a car, struck his neck, and fractured it. The body went to the city morgue then to C. E. Kregelon. The funeral is set under G. A. R. auspices. He leaves a wife and two daughters. He had joked moments earlier about his short stature and could push bales with his feet.
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Charles Heston
E. South St
Brower & Love Bros
C. E. Kregelon
Hestan
Deathe
City Markets. Provisions and groceries price list
Indianapolis August 4 market report lists smoked meats such as hams bacon and dry salted joints with varied dollar and cent prices. It covers lard nuts coffee teas canned vegetables fruit and produce including onions apples berries peaches and melons with detailed per unit and case prices alongside seeds spices and dry goods.
Astor Declares Self Stateless Amid Continent Move
W. Astor, who has gone to the continent, may never return to England to live. After an alleged insult to Sir Birkeley Milne at an Astor concert, society and the Marlborough club consider expelling him. Cloverden estate on the Thames may close and Pall Mall Gazette, Astor's paper, could be for sale.
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London
W. W. Astor
England
Birkeley Milne
Astor
Prince of Wales
Marlborough Club
Cloverden
Thames
Pall Mall Gazette
Admiralty
Duke of Coburg
Italian King Victor Emmanuel Replies to U S Condolence
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy responds to President McKinley's condolence message, expressing gratitude for the shared grief and for the strengthened bonds of friendship between Italy and the United States. The note confirms the ongoing goodwill and historic ties between the two nations.
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Washington
Victor Emanuel
Italy
McKinley
Great Northern Steamship Company Formed in Minnesota
Articles of incorporation filed in St. Paul establish the Great Northern steamship company with a 6 million dollar capital. J. J. Hill and rail officials are named as incorporators. The president says ships will hold 28 000 tons, enabling cheaper freight from the Atlantic to the orient than via the Suez route once in operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul, Minn
Great Northern Steamship Company
Capital
St. Paul
J. J. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Hill
Atlantic Seaboard
Orient
Suez Canal
Has the new ice company quit
Charles Naughton, manager of the National ice company, left Cincinnati days ago after returning here to find no one attending the business. He took away business papers and personal belongings. Hotel staff believe the company has pulled out. The ten cent rate, large ice plant, storage building and forty three horse wagons are gone. A spokesman claimed the company surrendered after selling remaining stock to the Polar ice company. The National company had sought to drive Indianapolis firms from Cincinnati.
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Charles Naughton
National Ice Company
Cincinnati
Grand Hotel
Bee Line
Polar Ice Company
National Company
Indianapolis Companies
Indianapolis Trust
Laughing at Gov Mount Officers mock liquor ban in guard camp
National guard officers scoff at Gov Mount s threat to purge drinkers in camp saying a 2000 man assembly would include drinkers and that drinking has long been common. Some officers fault the governor for actions not directly his.
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National Guard
Gov. Mount
Mrs Ustick quits as arrestee vanishes from Chicago scene
Mrs Sue Ustick, a St Louis society woman linked with Arthur Patterson a local Board of Trade man in a statutory charge arrest, has disappeared, stirring upper social circles in two cities.
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Chicago
Sue Ustick
St. Louis
Arthur Patterson
Board of Trade
Sailors Wanted Delay Five Grain Ships
San Francisco reports a sailor shortage delaying five grain ships as captains search for crews. The situation pins departure dates while sailors remain scarce, impacting cargo timelines and port operations.
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San Francisco
Indiana coal shipments seen steady says Epperson
James W. Epperson, state mine inspector, reports large coal shipments from Indiana with Chicago as the main market. He asserts Indiana holds vast coal reserves and factories need not relocate due to fuel supply concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Epperson
Indiana
Chicago
All Clerks Dismissed by Republic Iron and Steel
Youngstown Ohio August 4 The Republic iron and steel company dismissed its entire force of clerks in the main office for an indefinite period Friday night The move signals a firm stance against the wage scale demanded by the amalgamated association and sets a tense bargaining tone for the dispute
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown, O
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Amalgamated Association
Whale kill on the Mendocino coast reported by steamer
The sound steamer Walla Walla reports it collided with and killed a whale off the Mendocino coast. To free the bow from the carcass the vessel reversed its engines and disentangled itself.
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San Francisco
Walla Walla
Mendicino
Eat Them Like Candy Dainty Tablets of Cascarets Candy
A brief ad style notice touts Cascarets Candy as dainty fragrant tablets described as confections and cathartic medicine. The line emphasizes ease of use and pleasant scent, framing the product as a candy like digestive aid for readers.
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Georgie
Barrere
Indianapolis Company
Ney
Ilinois
Carthage
Harry Mount
Montpelier
Muncie
New Albany Street Railway
E. C. Crawford
Plainfield
Avon Baseball Club
Philip Householder
Bluffton
Russell Abshire
Keystone
Addie Banton
Joel Newlin
Sugar Grove
Palmer Iron Company
Carmel
James Burns
Grandview
Morrison
Shelbyville
S. H. Caldwell
John Clark Ridpath
Greencastle
Fortville
Tomi Enoch
Alf Perdue
King Humbert
Robert Reed
Orville Bishop's Drug Store
Robert Mason
Chicago Board of Charities
Michigan City
Wm. Sears
Danville
Sears
New York City
General Post Office
Metal Workers’ Union
Ameal
Overstreet and
Conrad
Massachusetts Ave
North Post Office
Charles Hestan
City Markets
California
Rees
Sige
Georgia
Brazil
Ridgewood
Phoenix A
Empire
Ideal
Windsor
Ariosa
Lion
Jersey
Singapore
Young Hyson
Néas
Johnson
Johnson's
Best Selects
New York Counts
Timothy
Kentucky
Canada Field
G. S
Bel
W. S
New York State
Wisconsin
Michigan
Ohio
Limburger
Kanawha
Winifrede
Raymond City
Jackson
Bressil
Island
Slack
Blessburg
Island City
Enon
W. Astor
King Emanuel
NEW Steamship Company
I. M. G. Omx
Mrs. Ustick
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