Tribbey described whitecapping ordeal in Rushville trial
Tribbey testified at length about accusations of whitecapping seven people including his wife. He grew angry under cross examination, contradicted earlier statements, and admitted some matters while denying others such as threats to kill the McFatridges. His wife Pepa Tribbey remains off home with authorities present nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribbey
James EB. Watson
James McFatridge
Burt Kennedy
Harry
Lafayette Goldman
Perry Col
Blanche Williams
Carthage
Pepa
Walden
Tribtey
Desperate acts and deaths across Indiana towns
Reports from INDIANA cite Eli Hoover near White Branch in Richmond who hanged himself at home. 22 year old James Hassceuster killed by a Pan Handle train, with his team. Henry Furgerson shot in the eye while hunting in Evansville. Emmett Short, 31, died by carbolic acid in Bedford hotel room. James P. Lenn, 72, fell to death in Evansville. Kil-Lo-Quah, 99, last of the Miami, gravely ill near Roanoke. South Bend police order all public dance halls closed on Saturdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Emmett Short
Fort Wayne
Kil-Lo- Quah
Roanoke
Little Turtle
Old locomotive Marmosa No. 29 comes to city on Purdue trip
The Eddy type locomotive Marmosa No. 29, built in 1876 and lent by the New York Central to Purdue University, arrived from Schenectady N Y and sits at the Big Four yards on Alabama street for most of Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Central Railroad Company
Purdue University
Schenectady
N. Y
Big Four
Alabama Street
Bank Robbers Escape After Port Byron Break In
Port Byron Illinois December 2 When J W S Monson president of the State Bank of Port Byron opened the doors this morning he found the bank robbed of 5000 dollars. The robbers escaped on a handcar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. S. Monson
State Bank of
Port Byron
Emperor Franz Joseph Grieves As Jubilee Panic Kills Four
Vienna reports that four people were killed and many injured in a panic during celebrations of the emperor's golden jubilee. Crowds converging from two sides in front of the Hofburg caused trampling. forty others were bruised. The emperor expressed regret and ordered condolence conveyed by his secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Hofburg
Realistic Grand Stage Boxing Bout Ends in Stage Victory
Soldier Wilson wins a $6000 theater purse after a dramatic three round bout with Big Bill Russell at the Grand. The heavyweight match is staged twice daily as a toe to toe spectacle arranged by two newspaper men with real scrappers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bill” Russell
Wilson
George Ade
Fitzsimmons
Bill Russell
Fairmount
New York
Deaths Tied to Ghostly Fear in New York
Mrs Margaret Smith of Seaford New Jersey died after friends attributed her death to fright from seeing the ghost of her grandson Frank Kane who died at his residence on West Sixteenth Street New York physicians report heart failure as the cause of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Margaret Smith
Frank Kane
W. Sixteenth Street
Seaford
N. J
Choir Strike Shakes Grace Episcopal Choir in Colorado Springs
Choir members and boys of Grace Episcopal Church have gone on strike after alleged slurs by Rector Rev Henry R Remsen in a recent sermon. Tension rises as congregants find fault with the clergy over accusations of immorality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Col
Grace Episcopal Church
Henry R. Remsen
Remsen
Choth
Hemmenway Seeks 100000 for Fort Benjamin Harrison land
Senator Hemmenway of Indiana plans to push a 100000 dollar appropriation in Congress to buy more land for Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indianapolis. The proposal aims to expand the post and secure additional facilities for the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hemenway
Indiana
Congress
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indianapolis
Yale Freshman Jumped From Cliff in New Haven Tragedy
New Haven December 2 Yale University freshman John Allen White died by his own action leaping from a cliff. Police and campus officials described the incident as a suicide with his body found beneath the precipice after a fall that crushed every bone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
John Allen White
Yale
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Advertisement
A vintage ad promises painless digestion with Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. It claims meals will be digested without stomach effort and offers a free trial by mail. Readers are urged to ask a druggist and, if desired, buy for 50 cents. Address F A Stuart Co Marshall Mich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
F. A. Stuart Co
Stuart Bldg
Marshall, Mich
Death mystery surrounds Chief Biggy in San Francisco
Police Chief W. J. Biggy vanished after returning from Belvidere in a patrol launch. The body has not been found and theories range from suicide under mental strain due to recent newspaper charges to possible accident. Acting Chief A. D. Cutter named by police commissioners pending permanent appointment.
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San Francisco
Cal
W. J. Biggy
Belvidere
Biggy
Morris Haas
Francis J. Heney
A. D. Cutter
Roosevelt expands civil service to fourth class postmasters
President Roosevelt issued an executive order placing all fourth class postmasters east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio under the classified service with civil service exams. A supplemental order allows nonexamined appointments when eligible lists are unavailable, affecting about 6,000 post offices. The change is not retroactive for current nonclassified postmasters.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Mississippi River
Ohio River
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Civil Service Commission
Post Office Department
140 Dead in Mariana Mine Disaster in Pa
Marianna Pennsylvania December 2 1900 state mine inspector W A Cunningham reported all bodies located after caving at Pittsburg Buffalo mine. Recovery now 140 with 132 already found. under falls of state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marianna
W. A. Cunningham
Pittsburg
Buffalo
Falls of State
Railroad adopts Phillips code for telegraph messages
Philadelphia report notes Pennsylvania Railroad begins using the Phillips code to shorten telegraph transmissions. The code, long used on leased wire networks by press associations, speeds up filing of dispatches and newsroom communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Father preaches funeral sermon for his own son
In Lacrosse Wisconsin William Dietz, famed Cameron dam defender, conducted his eight year old son Stanley's funeral after being ostracized. Unable to seek help for three sick children, Dietz buried Stanley with a crude pine coffin as hunters who befriended the family aided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Dietz
Cameron Dam
Thorn
Apple River
Stanley
Willam Smith
Sawyer County
Dietz
Empress style women’s suits in special sale
Tailor made women’s suits in broadcloth and chiffon broadcloth with satin sleeves and nar row braids, offered at discounted prices from $39 to $85. The sale highlights Empress style three piece sets, directoire inspired embroidery, gored skirts, and coats in stripes and plain cloths. Second Floor location noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Directoire
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall to Be Seen Here
A theater page notes Forepaugh Stock Company’s continued hit The Christian at the Majestic with strong crowd approval. It announces next week features Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall adapted by Paul Kester from Charles Major’s novel, highlighting romance, chivalry and heroism in medieval England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Vernon
Haddon Hall
Forepaugh Stock Company
Hall Caine
Majestic
Forepaugh
Paul Kester
Charles Major
Shelbyville
Ind
Bertha Galland
England
Women's felt Juli ettes and fur trimmed boots sale
Catalog of ladies felt Juli ettes in colors with ribbon trimming and hand welting soles priced from 2.50. Misses and children's felt Juli ettes with fur trim Greene's brand 0.98. Infants' fur trimmed bootees in white red or blue and leather trims offered in assorted sizes at 2.50 1.98 or 1.40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene's
Champ Osteen Wins Gr ab Against the White Sox
The national commission ruled Champ Osteen, former Indianapolis shortstop, entitled to salary from Chicago for ten days after release to Fort Wayne. Osteen contended he was under contract with Chicago for 1908 at 390 dollars monthly and released April 14, while Fort Wayne season began April 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Commission
Champ” Osteen
Indianapolis
Fort Wayne
White Sox
Chicago
Clauée
Lengue
Tad Jones Austeng Wedding to Heiress
Denver dates the wedding of Betty Shearn daughter of John Shearn a Texas landowner and cattleman to Tad Jones Yala captain famed in football and baseball. Telegraphs from New York confirm Betty became Mrs Tad Jones ten days before the planned date as the Shearns have long summered in Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
Betty Shearn
John Shearn
Texas
New York
Betty
Tad” Jones
Yala
Shearns
Colorado
Sewanee Captain Declines Re-election in Team Meeting
Sewanee Tennessee December 2 Lawrence Markley the Chicago boy who starred at left end for Sewanee declined re election as captain at a team meeting Williams South Carolina left end was chosen to succeed him Markley has been named Southern Fullback of the year for three seasons
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewanee
Sewanee, Tenn
Lawrence Markley
Chicago
Brillant
University of South
Williams
South Carolina
Markley
Temperance Petition Plans Local Option Election
Wabash residents allied with temperance groups will petition the county commissioners on Monday seeking a local option election. The move aims to allow voters to decide on restricting alcohol in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash
Mulkeytown Doctor Indicted in Double Deaths Case
In Mulkeytown Illinois Dr B F Brayfield faces murder and forgery indictments after the deaths of Reuben Parrish, a Illinois Central agent, and the physician’s wife. Brayfield allegedly issued death certificates naming natural causes and sought life insurance payouts totalling $3,000. Additional indictments may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Brayfield
Reuben F. Parrish
Ilinois
Justice of the Peace
Harrigan
Parrish
Hats at Reduced Prices Admission
Regular $1.25 to $4.50 values offered at sale prices of 29c to 98c. Customers urged to choose early before better selections are gone.
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Perrin
Fownes
Dent’s
Lefi
Argersinger
Danbury Hat Co
Wash
Rushville, Ind
John
Richmond
Eli Hoover
White Branch
Elwood
James Hassceuster
Evansville
Henry Furgerson
Evawnsville
James P. Lenn
South Bend
McWreeny
City
Port Byron, Hil
Emperor Josef
Vienna
Franz Joseph
Tom
Soldier) Wilson
Queer News
Dutch Guiana
R. H. Wymans
Royal Dutch West India Line
POST
Mariana
Blackburn
Lacrosse
Wis
Pettis Dry Goods CO
Postas Tees
D. Greene
Everett
Senator
Romeo
Faust
Ohletapa Sale
Sohaecas
Ieee
Champ Osteen
Tad Jones Austeng
Mulkeytown
Ill
Eo Eo
Mars
the Park Theater
Bereseford Lovett
Margaret Dunne
Ming
Slidon's Cats
Jans Kingsley & Co
Bowers, Walters & Crocker
Clifford & Burke
Kinodrome
Melanis
Paugr Stock CO
Viola al
the Christian
Haddon Ball
Devi Bie
the Warrens OF
Virginia
Frank Keenan
Charlotte Walker
Empire
Dreamland Burlesquers
Dave Marion
Cherry Blossoms
Prof. Downey
Manhattan Theater
W. Washington St
M'Closkey
Milwaukee
John J. Mc Closkey
St. Louis
Barry McCormick
Charles S. Havenor
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