Grizzled Vets to Parade in Chicago Encampment
The vanguard of G A R veterans heads to Chicago for the encampment with over 40 000 expected in the parade Tuesday Commander in chief Shaw arrives early and will push Memorial Day to last Sunday in May and urge a pension court of appeals finalizing pension law interpretations. The admission of Spanish American War veterans and Sons of Veterans to join is discussed Col Armstrong of Indianapolis to report on the issue. School quarters house about 18 000 visitors with 40 000 more in hotels and boarding houses listed.
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Chicago
Shaw
Pension Court of Appeals
Sons of Veterans
Col. Armstrong
Indianapolis
License chat reveals Elopement ages and confusion
Clarence Edens obtained a marriage license for Mystic Barnes and questioned Geo Fate about an affidavit in the Henry Edens Lola Cox case. Fate confirms an affidavit stating 21 and 18, but notes the brother’s elopement. he is actually 18 and she 45.
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Clarence Edens
Mystic Barnes
Geo. Fate
Henry Edens
Lola Cox
G. Haskett
Fate
Lebanon
Old Soldier to Be Appointed Superintendent
Applications pour into the county commissioners office for the Supt. Essman post. John McGregor will decide the appointment, which will be filled by an old soldier only until January 1 when a new commissioner takes office and the board is reorganized.
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Supt. Essman
County Commissioners
John McGregor
Philadelphia Population Surges Since 1880 Census
Census figures show Philadelphia's population reaching 1,293,697 in 1900, up from 1,046,964 in 1890, a gain of 246,733 or 23.57 percent. The 1880 count stood at 847,170, with a 1890 increase of 159,794 or 23.58 percent.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Rebels Burn Homes as Korea Officials Flee to Coast
The vice-consul at Son-Ching reports about 1000 rebels wrecking and burning numerous houses in the area, including official buildings. Officials have withdrawn to Gensan on the east coast as the unrest spreads.
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Yokohama
Son-Ching
Korea
Gensan
Labor unions threaten strike before Labor Day
G uHKAGO reports unions plan a broad strike from now until Labor Day as plumbers lead an action. Bosses are warned work will stop at sites seen as victory for owners to prove unions still have fight left. In Berlin, Queen Wilhelmina's engagement to Prince Adolph Friedrich of Mecklenburg Schwerin sparks note of multiple royal youths linked to her.
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Uhkago
Building Trades Council
Berlin
Wanelmina
Holland
Adolph Friedrich
Meckenburg
Schwerin
Adolph
Electric Car Wreck Injures Passengers at Chagrin Falls
A car on the Chagrin Falls electric railway was wrecked Wednesday morning. A dozen people were hurt, several seriously, when the brake rod broke. The car was demolished in the accident.
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Chagrin Falls
Chagrin
Falls Electric Railway
Drowned Man Ed Cassidy Lost in Vermilion River
In Danville Illinois Ed Cassidy drowned while bathing in the Vermilion River on Monday. His remains were seen the next day by Robert Leverenz who attempted a rescue but was drowned himself. A crowd watched from the riverbank as the tragedy unfolded.
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Danville
Ill
Ed Cassidy
Robert ° .Leverenz
Leatherman Named Chief Inspector of Porto Rico Posts
Laurence L. Leatherman of Valparaiso has been appointed chief inspector of post offices in Porto Rico with seven assistants under his command.
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Laurence L. Leatherman
Valparaiso
Porto Rico
Six Men Die In Well Collapse In Guthrie Aug 22
Six men lost their lives Monday when a well caved in at Guthrie. Names listed include Howard Ellis, Shafroth, H. R. Wales, Jerome Hin, R. Stude, and John Meade. Report notes three disease threats to babies: ulcer infantum, dysentery, and diarrhoea. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry mentioned.
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Fowler
Mrs Robinson Shot In Back In Lafayatte
In Lafayatte Indiana on Tuesday night Mrs. John Robinson was shot in the back of the neck as she and sister Miss Moore walked to the opera house. The pall lodged in facial muscles and doctors fear she may die. Her husband, employed by the United States Express Company, was arrested after allegedly threatening her.
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Lafayette
Ind
John Robinson
Miss Moore
Opera House
Dynamite wrecks tollhouse as guards removed
In Logansport Indiana on the Burlington pike a tollhouse was blown up with dynamite after guards were removed for the week. About 20 to 30 farmers were sighted nearby shortly before the explosion which rattled windows six miles away. The vacant house had followed whitecap notices demanding the guards leave.
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Logansport
Ind
North Tollhouse
Burlington Pike
Indiana News Snippets From Across Counties
A patchwork of short items reports feats and incidents across Indiana. A boy walked 25 miles in six hours in Wabash. lightning killed sheep near Laporte. $6,000 in pickles harvested near Plymouth. a golden wedding at Huntington. local preachers and ministers noted for long service. A Pip of sensational notes includes accidental injuries, poisonings, a theft scare in Madison, a clock repair plan for Logansport, a deaf-mute birthday party, and storm damage in Pulaski.
Indiana oil field strong prospects with new operators
A new oil field near Indiana shows a potential yield of 100 barrels daily at $5 per barrel. The lubricating field was found a year ago but is not yet developed. A well costs $300. An association meeting in Anderson chose officers led by W. L. Duntavy of Indianapolis as president, J. G. Bruce secretary, Frank McCalip vice president, and O. T. Clampett treasurer, with directors R. Lee, Charles Manahan, and Charles Lyons. The group plans to meet in Indianapolis next year.
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Indiana
Cmeeting
Anderson
W. L. Duntavy
Indianapo S
J. G. Bruce
Indianapons
Frank McCalip
Grawfordsville
O. T. ‘Clampett
Noblesville
R- Lee
Tipton
Charles Manahan
Muncie
Charles Lyons
Alexandria
Indianapolis
Boers Massed Near Pretoria in War Dispatch
Aug 22 report says eight thousand Boers led by Louis Botha and generals Meyer Schalks Buereer Fourie and Smuts are at Machadodorp about 140 miles east of Pretoria with artillery. They may evacuate with little resistance and reelocate to Bushveldt as DeWet also moves. Gen Paget engaged DeWet’s rear guard Tuesday.
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Pretoria
Louis Botha
Meyer
Schalk-Bureer
Fourie
Smuts
Machadodorp
Bushveldt
DeWet
Paget
Cardua Found Guilty in Pretoria Kidnap Conspiracy
In Pretoria on Aug 22 Captain Cardua was found guilty on all counts in the indictment for leading a plot to kidnap Lord Roberts and recapture Pretoria. Sentence awaits Lord Roberts's confirmation of the conviction.
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Pretoria
Cardua
Lord Roberts
Labouchere Publishes Letters on Boer War Policy Roast
London reports Henry Labouchere published letters to Montagu White once consul general for the Boers in London. Found at Bloemfontein the letters are said to be innocuous though Chamberlain called them treasonable. Labouchere uses the material to roast Chamberlain on Boer war policy in a two column piece.
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London
Henry Labouchere
Ruth
Montagu White
Bloemfontein
Joseph Chamberlain
House of Commons
Merchants and Manufacturers Club Aims for Mutual Fire Insurance
The Merchants and Manufacturers club meets daily at 933 Stevenson Building from 4 to 6 to organize a Greater Mutual Fire Insurance Company. Incorporators include W. R. Roll J. H. Youtz Sloan Drug Co and many others. They expect to write insurance at one-fifth current board rates. Indiana millers form a state group saving members over 100000 yearly. lumbermen adopt the plan cutting rates from 2.89 per 3100 to 75 cents per 100. The German Mutual of Indianapolis offers a five year policy for one annual premium.
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Merchants and Manufacturers Club
Stevenson Building
Mutual Fire Insurance Company
W. R. Roll
J. H. Youtz
Sloan Drug Company
W. E. Rockwood Manufacturing Company
Wm. Vangsenkamp
August M. Kuhn
Hollweg & Reese
the Vail Seed Company
Capital Machine Company
Merrill Moores
M. Ss. Huey Company
Louis Siersdorfer
Barry Saw Works
Wm. L. Higgins
Millers of
Indiana
Lumbermen
German Mutual
Indianapolis
Heat Kills Several From Heat and Sunstroke
L. M. Malaney of Bunker Hill died after being sunstruck on Illinois Street. His temperature reached 111 upon hospital arrival. letters name William Allen as his brother in law. Other victims include E D Wilkinson and Reddick Hood who were overcome indoors and on the street. Purtell Baugh from Columbus is recovering at City hospital.
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L. M. Malaney
Bunker Hill
Illnois St
City Hospital
Wm. Allen
Inlaw
Malaney
Illinois-st
W. Twelfth-st
Reddick Hood
Carrier
W. Twenty-second-st
Puryear-st
Purtell Baugh
Columbus
Union Station
Council clash over reports as Daller and Johnson trade barbs
Councilmember Daller laughs at Controller Johnson as they compare council and city attorney reports. Johnson smiles when he contrasts the documents, while Daller claims his work is superior and criticizes the opinions backing the other side.
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Daller
Johnson
Four Thousand Men to Attend Terre Haute Contests
Panhandle shop employees will take a special train to Terre Haute on Saturday to witness the athletic association contests. About 4000 workers from the road’s several shops are expected to attend.
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Terre Haute
Cockrell Loses 400 Dollars to Lobby Pickpocket
Senator F. M. Cockrell was robbed of 400 dollars by a pickpocket Tuesday evening while in a Sedalia hotel lobby.
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Sedalia
F. M. Cockrell
Plague Riot Suspects Sentenced to Death in Cawnpore
In Cawnpore twenty natives have been sentenced to death for participation in recent plague riots. The decision underscores harsh penalties tied to criminal unrest during the outbreak.
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Ccawnpore
Forest fires in Colorado Wyoming cause ten million loss
A Union Pacific land report estimates total damage from recent Colorado and Wyoming wildfires at 10 million dollars. In Atlantic City, Mrs. Abram Grant, 49, wife of Bishop Grant of the AME church, dies suddenly of brain paralysis. funeral set in Philadelphia after he travels east.
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Denver
Colo
Union Pacific Railroad
Colorado
Wyoming
Atlantic City
N. J
Grant
Abram Grant
A. M. E. Church
Indiana
Towa
Philadelphia
Butler to Miss Bryan Notification Meeting Absent
Marion Butler, Populist national committee chairman, will not attend the Bryan notification meeting in Topeka on Thursday. J.H. Edminston of Nebraska is named to preside in place of Butler at the Topeka events.
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Topeka
Kas
Marion Butler
National Committee
Butler
J.H. Edminston
Nebraska
Fire incident leads to bonfire arrest at Blake Street
Police report says fire department responded to 08 Blake Street Tuesday night after an alarm from the tower. William Franklin was arrested for burning rubbish after dark in violation of the ordinance. the sentence was withheld in police court on Wednesday.
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Blake St
William Franklin
Cholera Rages in Bombay Says U S Consul
U S consul Fee at Bombay cabled to the state department that cholera is raging there with no further details provided.
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Washington
U.S
Bombay
State Department
Railway Picnic Proceeds Shared by Six Organizations
The railway men's picnic on July 4 generated $5142.90 in net proceeds and was divided among six in charge groups. The Indianapolis local lodge of Railway Conductors received $857.16 to furnish its new hall at Delaware and Wabash streets, praised as the finest hall in the city.
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Delaware and Wabashsts
Indianapolis
City Life News Roundup From Indiana Local Notices
Various short items list events and people across Indiana. Mentions automatic railcar couplers, fall carnival ads, Helen Gougar death and speech plans, Dr Harry on school hygiene, vandalism at Hight artillery armory, a Muncie plasterer seeking bankruptcy, Pullman car berth disputes, Bloomington chivalric band campaign ride, Indiana politicians avoiding Illinois speeches, a marriage license for Charles Gallagher and Catherine Mescall, West Indianapolis Republican club officers, architecture firms vying for Indianapolis post offices, noted judges, and Hood’s Sarsaparilla ad.
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Helen Gougar
Bryan
Harry
Ionox County
Vincennes
Hight Artillery
Robert Dunn
Muncie
Pullman Car Company
Bloomington
Monroe County Rough Riders
W. L. Taylor
Illinois
Indiana
Charles G. Gallagher
Catherine A. Mescall
Fairbanks Colored Republican Club
Indianapolis
Benjamin Page
Albert Hughes
William Page
Andrews & Martindale
Vonnegut & Bohn
Louis H. Gibson
Oscar Bohlen
Adolph Scherrer
Wing & Mahurin
Fort Wayne
Ames & Young
St. Louis
Perry & Glass
Milwaukee
J. L. Silsbee
Chicago
Rankin & Kellogg
Philadelphia
L. G. Thomas
Canton, CO
Andrews& Jacques
Boston
D. H. Burnham
Henry Vanbrant
Kansas City
Edward Green
Buffalo
N. Y
H. Langford Warren
Chicago and Return Ticket Sale by Monon Route
Tickets on sale August 25 to 29 with final return limit September 30. Round trip fares include $3.75 to Chicago and back, and $1.50 to Michigan City and back. Service via Lake Erie and Western R R. leaves Indianapolis at 6 00 a.m. and Michigan City at 6 00 p.m. on Thursday August 23, 1900.
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Chicago
Monon
Lake Erie & Western R. R
Indianapolis
Michigan City
Michigan
Removal Notice Shifts Doctor Bye Office Address
Dr B F Bye formerly at 227 N Illinois St moves his downtown office to 403 N Illinois St northeast corner Vermont The two telephone numbers remain 192 and 192 prior listed offices show updated location details
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B. F. Bye
N. Ilinoisst
Ulinoisst
Northeast Corner
Vermont
City Markets: Indianapolis Provisions Prices Aug 22
Market report lists smoked meats dried beef and bacon prices in Indianapolis with ranges for hams bellies sides and clear backs. Notable: sugar cured hams 11/4 to 12 3 4 cents per pound and breakfast bacon around 9 to 14 cents per pound.
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Indianapolis
California
Walt
Wholesale Groceries and Meats Price List Snapshot
A dense catalog of bulk meats and groceries with prices for sausages pork lard lard lard dry goods and fresh produce. Includes bulk sausage items pickled meats lard tallow and tenderloins plus vegetables fruits nuts canned goods fish oysters seeds spices canned fruits and dairy plus groceries oils salts and drugs price points from various vendors.
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Indiana
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Knightstown
Henry County Democrats
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