Women Demand Abolition of Army Canteen
Washington dispatch reports the W C T U pressuring Congress to abolish the army canteen amid opposition to farm bill amendments. National officers contemplate re election as protests roll in from delegates. Members inspect capitol eateries searching for wine and beer, prompting questions about drink availability.
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House
Executive Committee
Ellis
New
Jersey
Capitol
Senate Foreign Affairs Committee
A. B. Leck
Indianapolis
McKinley Opposes Fortified Isthmian Canal Bill
President Mc Kinley says he will not sign the canal bill if it provides fortifications and that the Hay-Pauncefote treaty must be ratified before canal legislation. Republicans need eight Democratic votes in the Senate for two thirds to ratify the treaty. George W. L. Meyer of Massachusetts named for ambassador to Italy, noted as a wealthy GOP committeeman.
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Washington
McKinley
Senate
George W. L. Meyer
Massachusetts
Italy
Meyer
Republican National
Jeffersonville Bribery Case Prompts Council Inquiry
The Jeffersonville city council voted to form a committee to investigate bribery charges leveled by Councilman Houser against J. S. Knight of the Jeffersonville Light and Power Co. Knight allegedly offered Houser $1000 to resign to secure a city purchase majority. Knight has been indicted by the grand jury.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Houser
J. S. Knight
Fort Wayne
Jeffersonville Light and Power Company
Knight
Heuser
Bartender Survives After Laudanum Dose In Crisis
Andrew Wilcoxon of Muncie Indiana swallowed an ounce of laudanum during a personal crisis but survived. He was kept alive by being walked through the streets all night and doctors called his escape miraculous.
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Muncie
Ind
Andrew Wilcoxon
Shelbyville Court Deals with State versus Editor Ray
Shelbyville Indiana December 5. The Shelby circuit court special session opened with Judge Kirkpatrick presiding to hear the case of the state against Editor George M Ray charged with conspiring to filch Shelby county. Defense contends session illegal due to regular term in Rushville district. Judge sustains motion to dismiss and orders case called at the regular term in three weeks.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Shelby Circuit Court
Kirkpatrick
Kokomo
George M. Ray
Shelby County
District of
Rushville
Good
Arrest of John Gibson Suspect in Catlettsburg Torture Death
In Maysville Kentucky on December 5 a man believed to be John Gibson, accused of torturing his step-daughter to death at Catlettsburg, was arrested. Thomas Triplett of Catlettsburg identified him as Gibson, and local citizens warned they wouldlynch him if he returns to Catlettsburg.
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John Gibson
Catlettsburg
Thomas Triplett
Firebug Johnson Freed on Pardon
Gov. Stephens pardoned John J. Johnson known as Firebug Johnson from prison citing sickness and a condition that he leave the state. Authorities described him as extremely dangerous and responsible for setting a 18% fire at the penitentiary causing about 250000 dollars in damage.
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Jefferson City
Stephens
John J. Johnson
Johnson
Steps the Couch and Works of the Cold Earn One Day
Advertisement style note claims no cure and no pay for a laxative product Bromo Quinine Tablets. It asserts quick relief for cold symptoms with a price in cents and emphasizes payment only if cured.
Lyon admits infatuation in Sells divorce case
Harry Lyon told a Columbus court he was overwhelmed by love for Mrs. Sells and could not be responsible for his actions during the Australia affair. He said his present view is to regard her as a sister and recalled kissing her at the Oakland Mole and in Logan Ohio with varying memories of the timing.
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Columbus, O
Harry Lyon
Sells
Huling
Lyon
Australia
Mrs. Sells
Oakland Mole
Love
Péter Sells
Logan
Had His Sweetheart Arrested For Theft In Lima
William Bigelow had his sweetheart Zella Manahan arrested on a pocket picking charge after she won a gold watch in a bet on presidential outcomes. The charge was withdrawn, costs paid, and the case dismissed. Bigelow had wagered on Bryan and she on McKinley.
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Lima, O
iWm
Bigelow
Zella Manahan
Bryan
McKinley
Covington Gas Fight Ends in Threats at City Hall
Spectators at a Covington council meeting shouted threats against Councilman Towers who led the bid fight for a gas franchise at $1 per 1000 feet amid protests over lower bids. President McLean adjourned the meeting as crowd hostility grew. Towers later said he would vote to reject all bids.
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Covington
Cincinnati
Covington Gas Company
Towers
McLean
Evans
Crosley
Absence of Harrison at McKinley’s Paris expo dinner sparks notes
Official circles express surprise over ex President Harrison not being on the guest list for President McKinley’s Paris exposition commissioners dinner. Some call it a social affront amid rumored coolness since the late campaign, despite denials at the White House and claims of good feeling between the two leaders.
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Harrison
McKinley
Gen
Gen. Harrison
White House
Foster
Bicycle cops foil shed break-in with gunfire arrest
Bicycle policemen Streit and Trimpe arrested Frank Van Slyke of 371% East Washington Street and Rey Willetts of 1212 South East Street after they fired several shots while attempting to break into a shed in the rear of a Hoytave house. Van Slyke had recently escaped from Patrolman Mathey at his home in his night shirt.
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Streit and
Trimpe
Frank van Slyke
E. Washington St
Rey Willetts
S. East
van Slyke
Mathey
Five Men Killed in Ontario Section Car Collision
Five men died when a Grand Trunk engine struck a section hand car near Wingham Ontario. The victims were foreman John Allen, section men Neil MacArthur and Oliver Ellis, and farm laborers Arthur Frame and John Tetzel. All were married and died instantly.
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Winglewood
Ont
Grand Trunk
John Allen
Neil MacArthur
Oliver Ellis
Arthur Frame
John Tetzel
Wisconsin seeks Boers to locate in state and other brief notes
Earl of Donoughmore dies in London amid wealth reports. A wreck near Leavenworth Washington kills engineer Sickafee. Alaska Gov Brady pushes Sitka insane asylum. Philadelphia man Harry Mahood commits suicide after puzzles. Three hundred New York servant girls plan strike for better pay. Morristown jeweler A F Zimmerman and Dr Carr’s building damaged by natural gas. Wayne health board issues rail line quarantine notices over semisl yon to several towns.
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Wisconsin
Earl of Donoughmore
London
Leavenworth
Wash
Sickafee
Gov. Brady
Alaska
Sitka
Harry Mahood
Philadelphia
New York
A. F. Zimmerman
Carr
Morristown
Fort
Wayne Health Board
Monroeville
Maples
Dawkins
Edgerton
Ind
Payne and
Letty
Highwaymen Foiled In Bold Cash Heist Ambush
Two officers stopped a robbery against stockman Fred T. Gilmore of Baxter Ta as the assailants Wm. Cummings and George Hayes fled after firing twenty shots. Gilmore was rescued, barely conscious, with checks notes and drafts totaling 11229 found on the criminals.
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Chicago
Fred T. Gilmore
Baxter
Wm. Cummings
George Hayes
Epworth Leaguers Rally In Hyde Park Church
Epworth league members from the Indianapolis district gathered in Hyde Park Church Illinois and Thirtieth streets on Wednesday. Dr E B Rawls gave the morning speech on The Epworth league as an evangelistic organization urging youths to be the more so kind of Christians. Rev G M Smith Dr C E Bacor and Geo Howser Y M C A secretary spoke in the afternoon. A bountiful lunch was served at noon and visitors received a free supper with Bibles note books and pencils distributed.
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Epworth
Chicken thief confession in urban alley chase
Detectives Asch and Morgan investigated chicken theft complaints near Blake and Pratt streets. A portly woman in a cottage named Jim Reagan as the only neighbor likely to steal poultry. They found Jim at his home then at a Pratt and West saloon, where he confessed to stealing four chickens from John Cox at 634 West Eleventh Street Tuesday night.
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Asch
Morgan
Blake and Pratt Sts
Jim Reagan
Jim
Pratt and Weststs
John Cox
Eleventh St
City Life notes and society updates
Jas Dillon recovering in City Hospital after taking 120 grains of chloral. Mannerchor ladies group plans an evening euchre on Monday December 10 and a Christmas stocking sewing circle for Friday December 14. Maine smoking and benefit society officers elected. Barcus seeks to block garnishment by New York Life in a $3,500 suit. Officers listed: Hagedon, Helm, Coulon, Cox, Schifferdeker, West, Bronson, Marer, Burgess, Ewald.
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Jas. Dillon
Mannerchor Ladies’ Society
Chas. H. Adams
James Q. Barcus
New York Life Insurance Company
Barcus
Hmuitable Life Insurance Company
Maine Smoking and Benefit Society
Charles Hagedon
Henry Helm
D. H. Coulon
Wm. Cox
Charles Schifferdeker
Charles West
C. W. Bronson
Philip Marer
Elliott Burgess
W. F. Ewald
Doctor laughs at coffee use as heart disease cause
In Columbus Georgia Mrs C V Irvin describes years of fatigue breathlessness headaches and nervous indigestion blamed on coffee. After four months on Postum Food Coffee her heart stomach and nerves improved, bowels regular, and she feels like another person.
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Columbus
C. V. Irvin
B Street
East Highland
Postum
Local Births Deaths and Marriages Listed in Almanac
Births show several newborns including a girl for Adam and Anna Weber and boys for James Akers and John Roser among others. Deaths note Goldie Rice and many others with causes such as tuberculosis pneumonia and paralysis. Marriages list numerous couples including Charles Carroom with Clara Arbuckle and Edward Elrich with Fannie Schroder amid multiple unions.
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Adam and
Anna Weber
Columbiaave
James and
Belle Akers
Wayne Township
John and
Louise Roser
Illinois
Fkenson
Rose Wiliams
Kenwood St
Ernest and
Ora Andrew
Columbia St
Goldie Rice
S. West St
Jas. F. Smith
Huron St
Andrew Ellis
Alabama St
James Garberson
W. Rayst
Anthony Moore
S. Maple St
Nicholas Selzer
Nebraska St
Ann McNulty
Little Sisters of the Poor
Minnie E. Dick
S. State St
Lloyd E. Huse
Isaac McCarter
Charles F. Carroom
Clara B. Arbuckle
Edward E. Elrich
Fannie M. Schroder
Willard B. Passmore
Seba
A. Aldridge
Schuyler €. Young
Nellie F. Taylor
Joseph F. Sackett
Harriet M. Abbott
Moses Johnson
Mamie Schrodecker
James W. Wolford
Lulu Johnson
George Bainaka
Orpha Rockwell
Frederick H. Niemann
Lucy G. Warriner
James H. Rockhold
Lena N. Beard
Building Permits and Public Health Note
Building permits issued for Buegman Schmidt at 12 E Ohio Street for a barn valued at 100 dollars and Bessie Pontius on Gent Street near Nineteenth for a frame house valued at 200 dollars. Also listed twenty one cases of typhoid fever at Galveston Texas.
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Buegman & Schmidt
Ohiost
Bessie
Pontius
Gent
Galveston
Tex
Grand Sale of Men's Furnishings Promises Bargains
Local merchants advertise Our Last Grand Sale of Men s Furnishings with discounted prices on cotton undergarments shirts drawers camel s hair woolen wear and heavy denim overalls among other items. Sales emphasize quality and low prices across multiple goods and sizes.
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Lamb Skin Stork
Ieee
Sven Ceen
Good & Eutin
Rural schools urged to combine for 11 month teaching
State-supt. Jones recommends township consolidation of rural schools with one seasoned teacher for 11 months. In Scranton, Pa a cave-in at the Nayang mine entombed fifty-one workers Wednesday. all were rescued within two hours with no serious injuries reported. Chicago markets show varied commodity prices including wheat corn oats pork and dairy and livestock quotes.
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Jones
Scranton
Nayang
Interstate Stock Yards Cattle Receipts and Prices
Interstate Stock Yards report for December 5 shows light cattle receipts and shipments. Good to prime export steers weigh 1,358 to 1,500 pounds with an average price around 58.10 to 50. fair to medium export steers average 101,400 pounds.
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Interstate
Interstate Stock Yards
Wheat and Corn Prices Across Grades and Inspections
The report lists mixed wheat, corn, oats, and hay prices with steady and varied quotes for No. 1 to No. 4 grades. Milling freight and specific decem ber month figures appear, along with inspection details showing Wheat-Rejected for 2 cars and several corn lots in mixed and white grades.
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Oats
Hay
Stimothy
Clover
Prairie
Timothy
Cattle and Hog Prices at Indianapolis Stock Yards
Indian apolis Stock Yards reports Wednesday receipts of 150 cattle and 7,000 hogs with shipments. Good to prime steers 1,360 lbs and up. fair to medium steers 1,150 to 1,300 lbs. veal calves and heavy calves noted. Hogs mix and heavy shipments price ranges listed. sheep receipts 300 with good to choice lambs and common to medium offerings.
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Indianapolis
St.ops Ceives Uecee Seateneteds
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