Treasury cash decline alarms Secretary Foster in four month bleed
The Commercial Bulletin reports a steady treasury cash shrinkage causing alarm in Washington. The Sept 1 debt balance shows no prior increases, August cash rose to 60.27 million before falling. bond redemptions and demand pushed totals down further. Fed efforts have nearly exhausted available resources and bank deposits, silver handling, and trade dollar bullion implementation have strained funds.
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New York
Commercial Bulletin
Washington
Treasury
Poster
Foster
Canada to Union with United States, Noted by Truth
Lexnox reports Wednesday's Truth argues Canada must join the United States or become independent, shaping Anglo Dom relations. It claims independence would ease transatlantic issues for England and spur Dominion progress, while condemning Indian transfers to Washington as corrupt. It also forecasts Australia breaking from Britain, challenging loyalty talk.
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Lexnox
Truth
Canada
United States
England
Dominion
Indian Department
Washington
Labouchera
Australia
Buncombe
Chicago Arrest Over Grand Larceny Sparks Train Chase
Arthur Merfren was arrested in Chicago on a requisition from Columbus Ohio police for grand larceny. He broke away on Washington Street toward the Panhandle train but was recaptured after a long chase as officers fired shots to subdue him. two thousand dollars in stolen jewelry was found on his person.
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Chicago
Arthur Merfren
Murphy
Columbus
Panhandle
Washington St
Hotel Recollections of Danville and Terry Cullen Tales
The piece recalls Danville figures tied to hotel registers including a moneyed traveler who sought a city dining room and died after city dining from Hendricks County and a veteran clerk Terry Cullen known for long service at the Grand hotel. A dramatic guest with ink splashed on the register and a fashion conscious patron shape the stories.
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Danville
Tndianapolis
Tucker
Hoosier
Denison Register
Hendricks County
Denison
Terry Cullen
Terry
Jim Rice
Grand Hotel
Grand Register
Multiple local incidents and weddings reported in city records
Police raided gambling rooms on M. Ahneissr capturing six men and the proprietor while a deputy paid 159 into city funds. A 15 year old boy injured by an air gun near 478 N Ulmois st. is not in danger. A man run over near Moore's desk factory sustains head and chest injuries. Deaf couple from the asylum marry at Rev Wadnesday’s home. Several legal cases including assault and a churchgoing incident are summarized along with penny collection discussions for the world’s fair and a wedding at the state house. A German citizen is fined for domestic violence and a crossing accident noted at Washington St. A retirement serenade marks J Q Van Winkle’s move to new post and recruitment for Mexican border duty rises.
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James Taylor
Arcade Villa
W. Marpland St
David Braden
Har! White
N. Ulmois St
William Brady
Elizabeth St
Moore
Flanner & Buchanan
James Zehner
Michigan City
Mamia Leppert
Sholdier
Quigley
Serzeanta Metford
Lows
Patroleau Giblin
Gmer Young
M. Ahneissr
Peter Rush
George Lewis
Sheri Langenberg
Thomas Jefferson
State House
David Harker
Street Railway Company
Cropsey
Elizabeth Fawcett
Brightwood
J. H. Odell
Nancy D. Warrick
Park County
Indianapolis
D. Brown
Butler
A. A. Hoffman
Bloomington
Edwin Post
DePauw
Charles Vance
Charles Forrell
Joseph Whipple
Seventh St
Whipple
Vance
Ferrell
Marion County
Vigo
Montgomery
George Norer
Sandcrest
Norer
Charles Macintyre
Board of Trade
Washingtonst
Aony
J. Q. van Winkle
St. Louis
Big Four
St. Louis Terminal Company
Bates House
Mr. van Winkle
John L. Hicks
Mrs. van Winkle
Chili
Mexico
Uncle Sam
Columbus
Brown
Texas
Abrams appoints deputy city clerk amid political tension
Deputy city clerk position sparks speculation as Clerk-elect Abrams withholds confirmation on Martin Murphy or others. Abrams plans to announce Thursday morning amid power dynamics with the Kuhns faction and council vice president Murphy awaiting word. Murphy publicly denies prior talks, saying he has not been approached.
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Martin J. Murphy
Randall Abrams
Bud Swift
Abrams
Geo. Kuhns
Mr. Abremy
Tas Sin
Bev
George Kates
Teaid
Martin Murphy
Murphy
Martin
Martino
Strange Quiet in Lowell as Body Vanishes from Morgue
A dispute between two local undertakers over Mrs. Moulton's corpse escalates as the body disappears from the morgue after Christmas death by husband. Officials report no one entered the building Tuesday night, heightening the town's alarm.
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Lowell
Lowes
Mass
Murgue
Indians in Cheyanne Arapahosa region chant for savior
Moseial craze among about 6000 Indians in the hills near Austin spreads as they chant for days and vow not to stop until the Saviour arrives, raising fears of trouble after a Guthris courier report from the Cheyanne and Arapahosa reservation.
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Austin
Tex
Guthris
Cheyanne
Arapahosa
Death on Minsk and Smolinsk line near St Petersburg
Dispatches report a serious Minsk and Smolinsk railway accident in Russia on Tuesday. An express train collided with a troop train, killing several and injuring many. Funeral for Mrs Helen Parker, wife of T W Parker, will be Thursday at 1 30 PM from 517 Broadway. She died of influenza after caring for her husband and daughter. Remains placed in Crown Hill vault until Mr Parker recovers to attend burial.
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St. Petersburg
Paris
Minsk and
Smolinsk
Rusia
T. W. Parker
Helen Parker
Broadway
Parker
la Crippe
Phipps Appeals City Board Over Engineer Resignation
Will Phipps sent a letter to the Board of Public Works Tuesday appealing Civil Engineer Mansfield’s resignation effective January 1. The letter asks the board to rule on the engineer’s action and cites charter section 45 granting department heads removal power. The board planned a special session Thursday to decide the matter.
Mayor Expected to Veto North Indianapolis Annexation
Report asserts the mayor will veto the North Indianapolis annexation ordinance and the Pan handle measure. Council members were urged to stay away from Thursday’s session to prevent passage over the veto, though a quorum will exist and a two thirds vote is considered unlikely.
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North Indianapolis
Panhandle
River Men Arrested in Washington for Immorality
Washington Indiana December 30 two river men named Bert and John Hyatt were arrested after they allegedly enticed two girls aged 10 and 13 to their fishing boats for immoral purposes. The children reside in the city.
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Washington
Ind
Daives Bert
John Hyatt
Washington View of Chile Affair and Dignitaries Arrival
Five Montpelier prisoners escaped from the jail in France. Miss Rachel Sherman daughter of Gen Sherman married Paul Thorndyke in Washington. Secretary Elkins wife and daughter arrived in Washington. Four dynamite bombs exploded at Schoonmaker quarry near Milwaukee killing Albert Pattis and Wm Walker.
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Elkins
Washington
Montpelier
France
Rachel Sherman
W. T. Sherman
Paul Thorndyke
Boston
Schoonmaker’s Stone Quarry
Milwaukee
Albert Pattits
Wm. Walker
Singular death by hysteria near Nashville
A 16 year old daughter of Hiram Wathen near Nashville died after a prolonged hysterical attack following her brother’s drunken fall from a carriage. Witnesses describe laughing fits, rising distress, then collapse and convulsions lasting nearly half an hour before death. The physician attributed death to a rare hysteric seizure.
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Nashville
Tourn
Tin City
Hiram Wathen
Rieen
Shea
Mrs. We
Conyneiana
Bystsra
Wet bran flood on Washington Street causes stir
A farmer on Washington Street Tuesday afternoon dragged a new wagon loaded with wet bran. Patrolman Corrigan tried to stop the leaking end gate as bran spilled in a Johnstown torrent across the street. The crowd watched while the farmer repaired the gate and Corrigan recovered his dignity. A Sun reporter arrived to witness the scene and a union remark was made.
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Washington St
Meridian-st
Yatrolman Corrigan
Corrigan
Aton
Johnstown
Sun
Wily Individual Refuses to be Found
Gen. Stanley’s forces search along the border for Garza and his men after Maj Gen Schofield reports Garza set a Texas ranch as headquarters and holds a prominent Mexican citizen. U S troops face scouting difficulties. a pack mule train aids movement as 4 000 Mexican troops reportedly revolt at Mier.
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San Antonio
Tex
Jac
Stanley
Garza
Majgen
Schofield
Washington
Texas
Mexico
United States
F. S. Hardie
Department
Mier
Chicago Exposition Threats Foretold by German Papers
Berlin papers claim a German engineer predicts Chicago will sink due to a shallow soil layer of just 16 feet under the city. The theory warns the lake waves have undermined the ground so the weight of the world's fair structures would cause a rapid subsidence to a lower stratum.
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Hell
Curicaco
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Moonshiner Clash in Alabama Mountains Reported
United States deputies and moonshiners clashed in Alabama mountains with two moonshiners killed and U S Marshal Jackson badly wounded. In Birmingham conductor Frank Phillips was attacked by a black passenger, wounded in the abdomen. Near Bunskie Louisiana sheriff deputies were shot at. two Negroes were killed as whites returned fire.
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United States
Alabama
Jackson
Frank Phillips
Birmingham
Ala
Phillips
Bunskie
Are You Out of Work Find Help Wanted Ads
Read the Wanted Hulp column on the second page of The BUN for many good positions offered. The notice highlights employment opportunities and directs readers to check classifications and contact details for apply.
Indiana teachers meet at state house in lively session
The Indiana state teachers association gathered at the state house in Indianapolis with crowds in the house chamber. Education topics dominated the program from morning papers to afternoon papers including discussions on educational value and the high school preparation for life.
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P. Y. Vories
Hagerstown
Hually Peahes
Terre Haute
Prof
Eddy
Rose Polytechnic
Tim Griffin
State House
Institute of Learning
Indiana Academy of Science
Superior Court Room
Alex Smith
H. A. Houston
W. A. Noyes
W. H. Stone
Association
Hay
Pretty Prisoner in Short Skirt Faces Court Charge
Lizzie Ryan a 16 year old arrested in Williamsburg for alleged theft of gold mounted spectacles. In court she wore a ballet dancer costume aimed for Teutonia hall masquerade with stockings and black skirt. Judge Goetting sent her to the House of the Good Shepherd for six months after finding her guilty.
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New York
Dec. C
Lizzie Ryan
Williamsburg
A. C. Carpenter
Justice Goettinag
Teutonia Hall
Meyer
House of the Good Shepherd
House of the Good Shepard
Novel Christmas death by own action in Alabama
Dec. 30 reports a novel Christmas suicide at Apes Station Alabama. A negro farmer, ruined by bad crops, tied a jug of whiskey around his neck and deliberately drove his team of horses off a 100 foot bluff into the Tombigbee River, killing himself and the animals.
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Hiere
Merroran
Miss
Apes Station
Ala
Tombighlise
Corner in Oonastable Sparks Git of Local Constables
A local controversy centers on the reappointment of Deputies Whitsel and Marer by Constable Hutton. Republicans Whitsel and Marer clash with Democrats Cook, Sorters, and Justice Daniels as offices are said to be controlled by Hutton. Other officials, including Justice Babich and Justice Smock, brace for shifts as tensions rise among city lawmen.
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Whitsel
Marer
Hutton
Cook
Sorters
Justice Daniels
Justha Alford
Apri
Babich
Sutton
Justise Smock’sa
Constable Sarley
Indianapolis
New Democratic 'Nquires
Justine Weibleman
Cbncer
Phil Marer
Justica Alford
Conk
Esq
Alford
Attempted overdose at 77 S Mississippi street
A woman at 77 S Mississippi st feigned a morphine suicide claim. A Sun reporter learned Lizzie Browning was identified by a nurse as Anna Conover claiming she sought death for meanness and wished to become an angel with glittering wings. The Browning patient, Lou Foster's niece, recovered at the city hospital and was out of danger.
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S. Mississippi St
Joses Lizzie Browning
Sun
Lizzie Browning
Browning
Anna Conover
Conover
Lou Foster
Keaper
City Hospital
More Reciprocity Talks With Central American States
Diplomatic representatives in Washington from several Central American states have held meetings with the state department. A broad reciprocity agreement under the tariff law’s third section is expected to be announced this week, with possible Mexico terms also near release. Venezuela and other South American nations are unlikely to be included. Venezuela leads coffee exports to the United States except for Brazil, with 1909 figures, and Mexico shipped notable coffee amounts.
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Washington
State Department
Mexico
United States
Venezuela
Brazil
New French Minister Arrives in Washington and Is Introduced
M Patenotre the new French minister arrived in Washington Monday evening and visited the state department on Tuesday morning where he met Secretary Blaine and assistant secretaries Wharton and Ades. A reception is set for Wednesday. Julia Marlowe performs at the Grand and an identical review notes her strong acting skill and a favorable reception. Jefferson in The Heir at Law seats go on sale. a theater lineup changes Thursday with Agnes Huntington to perform opera at English's and Hight belts at the Grand.
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Washington
M. Patenotre
France
State Department
Blaine
Wharton
Ades
Julia Marlowe
Miss Marlowe
Abe
Lawrence Barrett
Indianapolis
Sarah Bernhardt
Agnes Huntington
Jarga
English’s
the Grand
Van Vorhis Charges on Water Gallery Construction
Attorney Van Vorhis accuses the water company of letting unfiltered river water flow into galleries and mains. He details a hidden covered gallery near the northwest pumping station and describes a fire alarm reveal and river contamination from strawboard works at Noblesville. He urges open gate filtration or reliance on better wells to ensure purity amid a broader water supply dispute.
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Board of Public Works
van Vorhis
Indianapolis
Iaw
Uss
Mathers
Ikot
Davis
Ohter
Straw Board
Noblesvilla
Strawboard
Broad Ripple
Ge Baird
Comine Wisn
Backers clash over May plans and boxing results
Slavin and Sullivan backers argued Tuesday over financing while Joan fi res up tension with Slavin facing Jackson in May. A new independent baseball group aims to include cities left out of consolidations, with Indianapolis cited as a potential site but no local push yet. In boxing, McAuliffe outpointed Cardiff after 15 hard rounds in Frisco, Bowen and Gibbons fought 42 rounds in New Orleans with Gibbons winning, and new parlor goods advertised by Wm L Elder's with New Year candy promotion.
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Slavin
Sullivan
Citos
Joan Fi
Jackson
Baseball Association
Indianapolis
Speare
Kansas City
Joe McAuliffe
San Francisco
Patey Cardiff
Minneapolis
Frisco
McAuliffe
Cardiff
Andy Bowen
Austin Gibbons Fough
New Orleans
Bowen
Gibbons
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Vincennes
Prince Albert
Mason Niblach
Forhorna Kelly
Mr. Speaker
Sun Man
Kealey Institute
H. Sandison
State Normal School
W. A. Hester
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Edward Boyle
W. W.grant
Mary A. Blood
Columbia School of Oratory
Gov. Chase
Jtown
World’s Fair Fund
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Hastings
Wmn. L. Elder’s
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