Impressive testimony in the McDonald will case in NesLesville
In NesLesville Indiana on February 1 crowds gathered as Senator McDonald's partner John M Butler testified. The defense challenged signatures on the will while Butler described conversations with Mrs McDonald about the will and debts. The session featured dramatic moments, including Butler's cautious answers and a pocket tobacco chew, with further sessions scheduled for Wednesday.
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NesLesville
Ind
John M. Butler
Senator McDonald
Butler
McDonald
Alpheus Snow
Parke Daniela
Mr. Butler
Fishback
Harris
Pink
John
Law
Washinston-st
Neihart Charged With Slapping Wife in Domestic Dispute
John Neihart a cabinetmaker and resident of 26 W New York st was charged after Mrs Neihart told the cadi he struck her on the nose during a Tuesday night quarrel over money and the couple later settled with a five dollar fine paid by Mrs Neihart.
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John Neihart
New York St
Neihart
Cadi
Fire wipes out Woodside brewing plant in Woopsire
The entire Woodside brewing company plant at Woopsire was destroyed by fire on February 1. Estimated loss about 25000 dollars, with some insurance coverage. Firefighters fought the blaze but could not save the facility.
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Woopsire
Woodside Brewing Company
Policemen’s Ball at Tomlinson Hall Ends Quietly
A depraved Paris fantasy unfolds at Tomlinson Hall's annual police ball. Dancers vanish, police arrive in force, and odd masks fail to hide waning enthusiasm as attendance lags and finances sour for the event and Mozart Hall's French ball.
Coroner Probes Sudden Death Of Four Day Old Infant
Coroner Beck investigated the death of a 4 days old baby at 297 Fletcher Ave Bigelow family home. The infant died Wednesday morning with bruises reported on head and body. Undertaker Tutewilar prepared the body for burial as coroner rushed to escort remains to the funeral in time. Attorney Carter sought to quash indictments against Martha Foster the alleged spirit photographer in criminal court as Judge Cox reviewed the motion.
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Beck
Bigelow
Fletcher Ave
Tutewilar
Burizi
Carter
Mra
Martha Foster
Cox
Earthquake Devastates Zante Island in Memorable Blast
Athens February 1 reports say M Tricoupis told the chamber the Tuesday quake on Zante was the worst in living memory. Details were anxiously awaited as villages and the capital were believed to have suffered, though initial estimates varied.
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Island
Zante
Athens
M. Tricoupis
Chamber of Deputies
Swelling floods Pogue’s Run amid riverbank panic
Pogue’s Run rose dramatically on Tuesday night as residents along New York, Ohio and Market streets battened down valuables. By noon Wednesday the water neared three feet over banks while a Washington Street bridge derrick and stone banks held back debris and trash wedging against abutments, risking another flood.
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Pogue
New York
Ohio
Marketsts
Washington St
Mighty mad teachers suspended in political row
New York Feb 1 Much excitement in Long Island City public schools as Supt Pardee suspends 28 teachers under a Sanford board of education resolution. All teachers lacking legal diplomas must face examination. Twenty of the suspended hold high school diplomas. Parents of dismissed teachers back ex Mayor Gleason and see suspensions as the start of a broader purge of Gleason allied staff.
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New Yenu
Long Island City
Schicsis
Sheldon J. Pardee
Sanford Board of Education
Gleason
Suffering at Sia Sailors Lost in Cold Seas Toll
Report from Loxnos and Ponrtaxp recounts ships rescuing survivors after disasters at sea. A German ship Felix Mendelssohn was found dismantled and waterlogged with one drowned and one frozen to death. a Russian Finn was rescued after nine days adrift.
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Loxnos
Gladstone
Pensacola
Felix Mendelssohn
Osten
Mendelssohn
Ponrtaxp
Bertha Warner
Holmes
Burned at the Stake Threat Looms Over Black Murderer
New York reports Henry Smith, accused of murdering four year old daughter of Henry Vance, faced being burned at the stake near Clow after mob members urged the execution by fire. He was captured by a guard amid swelling cries for the punishment as officials prepared to tie him to a large stake and roast him.
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New York
the Herald
Paris
Texas
Henry Smith
Henry Vance
Smith
Radical coal monopoly bill aims to curb Reading control
Albany Feb 1 a special legislative committee agreed on a radical bill to curb the Reading coal combine granting the state power to set prices. Coal carriers vessels and railways must obtain licenses with maximum price per mile and coal dealers require licenses as well. The state railroad board can revoke licenses for overcharges and impose 850 fines per offense.
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New York
Albany
Reading Coal Combine
Mmnust
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Wheelmen Galen and Sachtleben Tour Ends Near Desert Crossing
Thomas Gal len and W L Sachtleben of St Louis, famed round the world wheelmen, left Yuma for New York via New Orleans after crossing the Colorado desert at an average of 56 miles daily. They paused at Salton Sea, in good health and spirits, and look for Jackson, Paso Feb 11, with New York arrival in about 90 days.
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Yuncs
Ariz
Thomas Gallen
W. L. Sachtleben
St. Louis
Yuma
New York
New Orleans
Colorado Desert
Salton Sea
California
Paso
Twenty Ninth Wann catastrophe victim named Bernard Niehaus
Avro Illinois February 1 The twenty ninth victim of the Wann catastrophe died Wednesday Bernard Niehaus of Alton Junction also mourned Louis McIntosh of Wann and John Burke of Fosterburg funeral services held James located and recovering three more victims at death’s door Big Fire Squeezed in Hibben Co wholesale dry goods building on Meridian street Fire department saved structure but smoke and flames caused heavy damage Nearly 500000 worth of goods stored and damage estimated at 7000
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Avro
Ill
Wann
Bernard Niehaus
Alton Junction
Louis McIntosh
John Burke
Fosterburg
Rank James
Murphy, Hibben & Co
Meridian-at
Smoire
Blown Into the Air in Lexington Explosion
A laborer and a nearby grocer were hurled into the air by a cistern repair blast after a laborer tossed a lighted match. Both men were in critical condition and not expected to survive.
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Lexineton
Dudes and drug laws stir Indiana senate and house
A joint committee discussed an appropriation of 185000 for world fair matters with Judge Martindale and Commissioner Havens leading talks. Other items include Hord’s labor bill issue, Sulzer’s food and drug adulteration bill, and Magee's tobacco to minors measure amid a lively session with pranks and partisan tensions. A bold burglary at a Darfield residence saw a thief steal a gold watch and diamond studs from two rooms while occupants slept.
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Joint Committee On
Commission
Martindale
Havens
Hord
House Journal
House Ngain
Illinois Sr
John IT. Reardon
Harry Hord
Reardon
Majority Committee
Sulzer
Senate
Holcomb
Wouse
Fippen
Behymer
Merritt
Ader
Duncan
Clauser
Sveral
Densier
Richter
Laporte
Congress
Hawaiian Islands
Committee On
Committee On Mining
Thornton
Williams
House
Hageard
Baugher
Barnes
Circle Park
Monument Place
Benate
Magee
McKelvey
Mazgee
Cranor
William W. Moss
Clay County
G. A. Rt
Lafayette
Indiana
Matthews
Darlight
Mrs. Lockwood
Asi
Double Tragedy in Bluefield Police Shootout
Bristow report details a Bluefield Va incident where Policeman Chandler attempted to arrest a Negro. The Negro shot Chandler in the forehead as the officer fired, and both men died within minutes. The event is described as a double tragedy with tragic fatalities.
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Bristow
Tenn
Bluefield
W. Va
Chandler
Shooting Affray in Justice Court Ends with Arrest
Price Pimnie, living on Justice Daniels Court, faced a Wednesday trial for whipping his wife. After verdict, he fled Constable Williams, fleeing along Pennsylvania Street toward Massachusetts Avenue near the fire headquarters. Williams fired into the air to stop him. Price was captured by a fireman and jailed.
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Napoleon Pilea
President to Nominate Lamar's Successor From the South
A Washington dispatch says the president will send to the senate before the end of the week the nomination of a successor to Chief Justice Lamar. It is the general impression the chosen man will be from the southern states.
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New Years
Washington
Senate
Lamar
South
Baker Stricken In Wanasa Lodge. Death Imminent
Wanasa Indiana February 1 deputy grand chancellor A M Baker of the Order of Equity was stricken with apoplexy in the lodge room Tuesday night and lies at the point of death. His wife and son arrived from Indianapolis at noon Wednesday. A large frame dwelling owned by the Hyman estate and occupied by Ward and Frank Bullard burned early Wednesday morning. loss about 2000 dollars with partial insurance.
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Wanasa
Ind
A. M. Baker
Order of Equity
Indianapolis
Hyman
Ward
Frank Bullard
Bold burglar invades home. no loss found after search
A bold burglar forced a live-in helper at 846 N Illinois St to show him through the Failsback home Tuesday evening while the family was away. He knocked the maid down after being told there was no money. jewelry and silverware were marked, so nothing was taken. Weather and local notices follow.
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Failsback
Ilinois St
Typhus outbreak widens in New York City
Typhus spreads beyond filthy lodging houses with reports from Harlem and the east side. Authorities deploy a 4 alarm response with a corps of physicians. Thirty lodging houses closed or restricted and Bellevue Hospital tents guarded by police. Supt Byrnes authorized. Board of estimate allocates 3000 dollars for 30 days of physician inspections.
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New Yonk
Harlem
Polic
Conming Ooners
Bellevue Hospital
Byrnes
Board of Estimate
THE PRISON INQUIRY SHARES TESTIMONY INDIANA
Jeffersonville reports show witnesses and prison records reviewed by the state inquiry. Prosecutor James A. Van Ostrand and ex-prison doctor N S Wolfe testified about wardens orders to return unfit workers and a contested brick contract bid. Convicts Starr and Bingham supported or contested conduct, while Starr said the warden was not cruel.
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Patten
Jeffersonville
Ind
South Assia
Indianapolis
James A. van Oadai
Thomas Haglin
Wolfe
New Albany
Jerrensonvinin
Senator Loveland
Starr
Bingham
Loveland
Whipped, an Orphan and A Mountain of Gold
An 11 year old colored girl was whipped by Lizzie Venable at 14 Mall at, after chores left undone. Venable was fined $1 by the cadi and the girl returned to the colored orphans home. Dent of the Choctaw nation arrived with gold bearing quartz, seeking assay and mining arrangements in eastern Choctaw country.
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Katie Irwin
Birs
Lizzie Venable
Venable
Mall At
Mira
Cadi
Colored Orphans’ Home
Dennison
Tex
Dent
St. Louis
Houston
Odd street scene and comic bootblack gala afoot
A richly dressed woman paused on a muddy Indian Avenue crossing on Tuesday and struck a verbal bargain with a bootblack to balance on his box for ten minutes while onlookers watched. She tipped ten cents as she moved on, leaving curious pedestrians amused. Earlier, a man fell violently ill at English's opera house and was carried home by ambulance after doctors advised immediate removal.
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Stephenson
Washington-st
Malcolm McDonald
Arthur Hutchings
Parke Daniels
McDonald & Butler
Mr. Snow
Daniels
Jae
Fhus
Ayar
Pet
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la Belle France
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Isa
Alien
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Lis
SIA
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Pontal
Michael Rogers
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Lape
Clark
Brus
Joseph
Leni Schaefer
Clarence
Mary Butterworth
Gus
Rosa Paetz
H. M
Ida Smith
Fred
Lucy Broeckel
Hauser
Schmedel
Harry
Wannah Efroymsen
McGovern
N. Franklin
Marrrank
Hupené Williams
Anna Smith
Charles
Davia
Mary A. Reppey
Pacific
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Peking
Pacific Mail
China
Wheling the Desmarr
Labor
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Knights of Labor
Canada
Affai
Lamaivs
Firat Noor
Vlessing
Saith’s Dye Works
Pannsylvania-st
Gethany Police
Persia
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