Woman’s Farm Battle Over Mother’s Share in 1883 Will
The case from 1883 records Elizabeth Lankford suing to reclaim a one third estate after tending farm labor and paying debts. Judge Carter ruled the mother held a life estate in the whole farm, granting Elizabeth her $1,536 plus one-tenth of the remaining farm value, with the rest on Brightwood near the Anderson interurban line.
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Carter
Alen
Thomas Lankford
Washingtonship
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Lankford
Ine
Anderson Interurban
Orth
Suit for Fifty Million in Chicago Telephony Case
Chicago on February 9 saw a court action between rival telephone firms led by Atlantic and Western Telegraph filing for an accounting and claiming fifty million dollars in profits alleged from illegal use of an invention Henry C. Strong secured in 1855. Defendants include American Bell Telephone Company American Telephone and Telegraph Company Chicago Telephone Company Central Union Telegraph Company and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic and Estern Telephone Company
American “Bell Telephone Company
Jamerican Telephone and Telegraph Comany
Chicago Telephone Company
Theentral Union and Telegraph Company
Henry C. Strong
Woman Fends Off Marshal After Alleged Assault in Brazil
In Brazil Indiana on Thursday Marshal William Gullifier of Knightsville suffers three broken ribs after a fight with Charles Jones of this city. Mrs Mary Murphy of Knightsville files a complaint claiming Gullifier tried to assault her at her home and she fought him off, preventing the attack.
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Brazil
Ind
William Gullifier
Knightsville
Charles Jones
Mary Murphy
Gullifier
Northern Pacific and Burlington to Amalgamate
News from St Paul reports the Northern Pacific will merge with the Burlington. The move explains recent heavy Burlington stock purchases in Wall Street. Hill and his Great Northern are not part of the deal.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Northern Pacific
Burlington
Wall St
Hill
Great Northern
Police confiscate Bladderadatsch over satirical poem
BERBIN Feb 9 police seize the final issue of the comic paper Bladderadatsch after a poem compares King Edward of England to a highwayman and a sharper, praising him ironically for not giving his son the dishonored title of prince of Wales.
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Berbin
Bladderadatsch
Edward
England
Prince of Wales
Carnegie munificence tops early steel deal ripple
CHICAGO February 9 Andrew Carnegie’s munificence after the great steel combine closing drives funds. Jacksonville is offered 40000 dollars for a public library contingent on an income of 4069 dollars. Decatur’s mayor proclaims a donation of 60000 dollars.
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Chicago
Andrew Carnegie
Great Steel Combine
Rabe Accepts Challenge for Return Bowling Match
Albert Rabe accepts a rematch with Tom Renn of North Indianapolis next week for any stake Renn proposes. The match must be held at the City Club or Germania alleys.
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Albert Rabe
Tom
Duke of Connaught as commander in chief in India
Allabad February 9 The Duke of Connaught is expected to be appointed commander in chief of the forces in India.
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Allahabad
Duke of Conaught
India
Heavy snow halts Texas activities this Saturday
WIRE TIPS report heavy snow in Texas on Saturday. W K Vanderbilt Jr and wife sailed for Europe Saturday. Ada Gray, actress, seriously ill in New York. President Kruger reportedly in failing health. Doctors warn of weak heart action. Two Boer agents tour Mexico and Arizona seeking a Transvaal colony site if location proves suitable.
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Texas
W. . K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Europe
Ada Gray
New York
Kruger
Mexico
Arizona
Transvaalers
Roosevelt Bravest Man on Earth Says Brady Boxing Suit
In Cincinnati on February 9, manager W M A Brady defended boxing amid an injunction suit. He praised Col Theodore Roosevelt as fearless, denying rumors of brutality in a New York championship match and claiming Roosevelt would attend if newspapers did not sensationalize.
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Cincinnati
A. Brady
Sam
Gen. Hannon
Saengerfest
Wvhis
Col. Roosevelt
Brady
Frick Emerges as Likely Carnegie Heir in Steel Merger Talks
The New York sheet notes growing sentiment that H. C. Frick may lead the Carnegie company or any steel amalgamation. It recalls Frick's rise from coke producer to head of the Homestead works, his clash with Carnegie, the 1892 strike, the Atlantic City settlement, and his lasting influence backed by Morgan in the steel trade.
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New York
Walist
H. C. Frick
Carnegie Company
Frick
Carnegie
Atantic City
Morgan
West Overton
Christian S. Overholt
Bradford
H. C. Frick Coke Company
Carnegie Industrial Army
Wrick
National Guard of
Pennsylvania
Pinkertons
Alexander Bergmann
Carregie
Carnegie Works
Atlantic City
Blood stained clothing in court in Hamilton murder trial
In Minneapolis on a Friday session of the Hamilton murder case, Leonard Day is alleged to have been attacked by Hamilton after Day accused him of insulting a young woman. State witnesses describe the fatally injured Day and blood-stained garments shown in court, eliciting a drawn reaction from Hamilton.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Hamilton
Caroline Slagle
Boardman
Leonard Day
Day
Bank Skinned to 150000 Embezzlement Case
Boston dispatch reports cashier Geo M Foster of South Danvers National Bank held on embezzlement charges. Sayles alleges $690 missing from bank funds while claims grow that the entire bank capital of $150,900 has vanished and a receiver now controls the bank.
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Boston
Geo. M. Foster
South Danvers National Bank
Sayles
Chicago thieves crack coal company safe in daylight
In Chicago on a Saturday morning the Chicago and Wellston coal company office was broken into and the safe blown. About $300 in gold was secured by the robbers, but $10,000 in bills and negotiable paper was left untouched in the safe.
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Chicago
Chicago & Wellston Coal Company
Cuba Keeps US Military Oversight with Wood Demands
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Root confirming that Gen. Wood, authorized by the War Department, has made three demands on the Cuban constitutional convention. The terms require recognition of US authority to military control, a native government satisfactory to the United States, and the right of the United States to intervene at any time after a specified date.
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Washington
Root
Gen. Wood
War Department
United States
Uni
Buch
Daly Rules Prisoners Must Stay In Jail
Judge Daly maintains that prisoners sent to the jail during the workhouse quarantine on commitments marked jail must serve out their terms with Sheriff Sauley. The jail held 105 inmates on Thursday. 38 were recaptured during quarantine, with one man Thomas Davis to be moved to the workhouse. Davis received a workhouse sentence after Daly finalized it. Past recommitments and the 1885 order are debated, while Sheriff Sauley defends custody and notes jail food quality compared with other facilities. Judge Alford says the county commissioners decide jail versus workhouse.
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Daly
Thos. Davis
Davis
Geo. Carter
Criminal Court
McMaster
Board of Commissioners
Sauley
Alford
Richmond heiress weighs suit to set aside will
Mrs. Hannah Leeds of New York sister of James N. Starr contemplates a suit to challenge the Richmond will on grounds of mental infirmity. She received only a small bequest while much of the estate is slated for philanthropic uses with bonds and stock in the Light, Heat and Power Company. Some Richmond relatives sympathize with her.
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Richmond
Ind
Hannah Leeds
New York
James N. Starr
Leeds
Light, Heat and Power Company
Veterans clash misreported remarks in Poland camp meeting
Commander Geo W Powell of Poland camp Spanish American war veterans disputes The Sun after claims that Gen Carnahan criticized old soldiers attitudes toward younger troops He states the gathering focused on boosting harmony between veterans of the two wars and correcting the record
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Geo. W. Powell
Poland
SUN
Carnahan
Powell
Town Talk Dispensary Paintings and Local Divorces
Mary claims Bert E. Cody deserted her and seeks a divorce. Alice was granted a divorce from Mayne C P Parker on Saturday. Desertion case notes Sam Simley misaccounted for 18 dollars in produce sold for Louis C Miller. Albert Adkins, a gas well driller, slipped at a street corner, spraining his ankle and receiving a plaster cast. Filiza Payne, colored, arrested on grand larceny charges for stealing ladies apparel from Mrs Hattie.
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Mary
Bert E. Cody
Alice
Mayne C. P. Parker
Sam Simley
Louis C. Miller
Buchanan Sr
Albert Adkins
Anderson
Washington and
New Jersey Sts
Filiza
Payne
Splann and
Haley
Hattie
Carrie Nation terrorizes Des Moines crowd in gray shawl
Carrie Nation arrived by train to Des Moines to crowds of about 3000, shouting and cheering as she rode in a carriage to a hotel. Local temperance groups distance themselves, while saloon keepers and police discuss possible arrest, and Nation continues her provocative tour with loud, dramatic lectures planned.
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Mrs. Nation
Hanna
Spelling of a Name Determines $15000 in Will Case
In New York City a coroner's inquest into the death of Dr William Langdon Simpson hinges on whether the beneficiary’s name is spelled MayBelle or Maybelle. The will would leave $15000 to May Belle Duryea if spelled MayBelle, while Maybelle Simpson would receive the amount if the spelling is Maybelle. The verdict was death by own action.
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New York
Wm. L. Simpson
MayBelle
Belle Duryea
Maybelle Simpson
Zucca
Wm. Langdon Simpson
Mrs. Simpson
May Duryea
Miss Duryea
Dr. Simpson
Robt. J. Fitzgerald
Grossman
May Belle
Nation’s Trial Set Amid Fines for Carrie Nation
Mrs Carrie Nation faces three counts of malicious destruction of property in a Wichita district court March term. Each offense carries a 500 dollar fine and six months in jail. County attorney Amidon says the state will prosecute. Her lawyers fear conviction due to new prosecutorial stance against saloon interests.
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Wichita. Kas
Carrie Nation
Amidon
Nation
Will She Climb a Chair A Saloonist Hires Rats for Carrie
Des Moines Feb 9 Saloonist Romann near the depot owns 50 rats and mice to release if Mrs Nation enters his saloon He receives a Milwaukee brewery offer of 500 a month for temperance lectures She vows to smash that brewery and acts on the threat as she steps from the train
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Romann
Mrs Nation lectures in Kansas City without smashing saloons
Mrs Carrie Nation spoke to a fair sized audience at the Academy of Music in Kansas City on Friday night. She did not attempt to smash any saloons and announced lectures in Des Moines on Saturday night. She plans stops in Chicago next Tuesday and Wednesday before returning to Topeka for further housecleaning.
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Kansas City
Carrie Nation
Academy of Music
Des Moines
Chicago
Topeka
Wiles Banks Suffers Toe Loss at Iron Works Accident
Wiles Banks, a colored worker, lost three toes when iron fell on him at Brown Ketcham iron works Saturday. He received medical aid and his condition was reported as stable.
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Wiles Banks
Brown-Ketcham Iron Works
Grape-Nuts Turns W Lebanon Man From Ill to Hearty
Jno Blakely of West Lebanon Pennsylvania says he spent $600 on hospitals for stomach trouble and found no cure. After a year on Grape-Nuts he gained from 120 to 163 pounds, sleeps well, works hard, and credits the food as life saving. He calls it the greatest blessing to suffering humanity.
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Jno. Blakely
W. Lebanon
Senator Ball and the habit of moving to adjourn
The article notes Senator Ball frequently moves to adjourn, delays answering at first roll calls, and follows colleagues’ votes. It contrasts Ball with Senator Agnew who votes quickly and independently. Ball, tied to the president, tends to push for adjournment when sessions grow unwieldy.
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Agnew
Ball
Veteran Indiana Journalist J. B. Maynard Birthday
Col J B Maynard, a veteran Indiana newspaper man, will celebrate his eighty second birthday Sunday. He was invited to the Press club dinner at the Grand Saturday night and sent regrets noting he must avoid the grippe and forego the occasion to reach the eighty second milestone with reflections on life.
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Indiana
Press Club
Ife
Mons. le Grippe & Co
Training Men Lieut General Gilbert Prepares Senators
Lieutenant general Gilbert trains many senators for his role in government. All selected are Republicans, as he would not place a Democrat as chair. Senator Will Wood becomes president pro tem after briefly occupying the chair. Gilbert relinquishes his seat to Brooks Gochenour Ball Lambert Parks and Goodwine. Parks, nearly near sighted, identified rising senators by pointing with his finger.
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Gilbert
Will Wood
Senate
Brooks, Gochenour
Ball, Lambert
Parks
Goodwine
Lively caucus fight over reapportionment reshapes districts
In a Friday republicans clash over the reapportionment bill ending in another defeat for Statesman. Warren county was proposed to move to district 9 while Howard county would stay in district 11 to join district 9. District 10 backed Senator Wood against the change. Bonham resisted moving Blackford to district HN but the shift stood. Rogers of Decatur county threatened bolting as his county joined district 6. Johnson county now in district 7 with Marion was shifted to district 4 leaving Marion isolated and Johnson pressed the party.
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Warren County
Howard County
Wood
Bonham
Blackford
Rogers
Decatur
Johnson County
Marion
Johnson
For Rent Rooms How Use The Suns For Rent Column
An instructional note inviting readers to use The Sun s For Rent rooms column. Free access provided.
Liners on the Seventh Page of The Sun
The seventh page of The Sun features a collection of liners or notices. The items appear as brief entries, listing names, events, and small notices with typical late era newspaper concise wording. The content emphasizes human-interest snippets and small community updates.
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THE
SUN
Chicago Markets Face Mixed Wheat and Live Poultry Prices
Chicago markets report mixed movement on February 9 with May wheat at 4 3/4 down slightly, May corn around 57 1/2, oats near 25 3/4. Provisions show May pork at 13.97, lard 7.47 to 7.52, ribs 7.00 to 7.05. Eggs and dairy items include creams at 20 to 21 cents, butter around 12 cents, cheese mid single digits to low teens. live poultry prices list chickens 7 to 8 cents, turkeys 6 3/4 to 7 1/2 cents per pound, ducks 8 to 9 cents, geese 6 to 8 1/2 cents.
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Chicago
Young Americas
Grain Market Prices and Inspectors Report
Wheat prices steady to quiet with No 2 red around 5 cents and varying milling freight. Corn prices hold around 39 cents for white and yellow grades with multiple No 2 to No 4 white and mixed lots, oats steady at 25 to 28 cents, and hay at 11 to 13 dollars for timothy. Inspections show several car counts by grade for wheat corn and mixed lots with several cars rejected or ungraded.
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Timothy
Prof Mason Palmist Readings Draw Big Crowds
America's famed palmist and clairvoyant Professor Mason offers life readings from cradle to grave. He arranges reunions and claims to influence fated matches and marriages with the right partner, drawing attention from interested locals seeking guidance.
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Mason
America
Cade Receipts and light shipments at Interstate Stockyards
Interstate Stockyards in Indianapolis reports light Cade receipts. Quotations show good to choice steer weights 1,350 to 1,450 pounds with varied prices, plus fair to medium steer ranges and good to prime butchers’ steer weights around 1,100 to 1,250 pounds. Feeder figures listed in the low thousands.
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Interstate Stockyards
Indianapolis
Cade
IBM
Hayloft 1% Haymakers Called to Meeting
Members of the Hayloft No 1% Haymakers association are requested to be present at Hayloft Monday evening, not 7. The notice urges attendance for the forthcoming gathering and details appear in the local notice.
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Notige
Evenin
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