Russia Imposes 30 Percent Tariff On American Goods
Washington reports Russia's finance minister DeWitte set a 30 percent net tariff on American hardware tools and binder goods effective March 1 in retaliation for Secretary Gage's sugar tariff. The move aims to shield sugar producers and may provoke a tariff war with the United States and Germany. Importers vow to test the measure in court.
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Russia
M. DeWitte
United States
St. Petersburg
DeWitte
Supreme Court
MISS HUSSEY ARRIVES FOR MARRIAGE PLANS
Miss Mary E. Hussey daughter of William P Hussey of Indianapolis arrives in New York aboard the Prestoria to prepare for her marriage to Alfred Stead son of W T Stead of London. Stead and Hussey family plan a London visit before a March wedding in Indianapolis. Stead travels to Washington Chicago and Georgia before joining his bride.
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Mary E. Hussey
William P. Hussey
Indianapolis
Alfred Stead
W. T. Stead
London
New York
Prestoria
Miss Hussey
Mr. Stead
Washington
Lord Pauncefote
Chicago
Georgia
China
Japan
Paris
Stead
Gamewell Bid To Be Held For City Hearings
The Board of Safety will likely announce appointments to seven police vacancies after hearing from other cities. The Gamewell bid is not being acted on yet as officials await price details and completed systems from the company before a contract is awarded.
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Board of Safety
Gamewell
Milk sellers face license deadline on March 1
City health authorities will prosecute all milk suppliers who fail to obtain licenses by March 1. Many are slow to apply this year, mistakenly believing licenses last a year from issue, though licenses expire January 1.
False Morgan Rockefeller Mine Buyout Report Denied
A Wheeling telegram reports officials deny a claim that J P Morgan and John D Rockefeller bought all mines in the Fairmount district West Virginia for 14 million dollars. The note stresses annual output reaches 12 million, deeming the price absurd.
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Pittsburg
Wheeling
W. Va
J. P. Morgan
John PD. Rockefeller
Fairmount
Funeral of Alice Thompson at Sherwood Place
The funeral of Alice Thompson at Sherwood Place was largely attended. Rev. Kane of Wabash College officiated. Vincennes sent a floral piece with the inscription Alice of old Vincennes. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery beside Gov. Mount, with G A R veterans present and a silk flag placed in the coffin.
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Crawfordsville
Ina
Yorce Thompson
Sherwood Place
Kane
Wabash College
Vincennes
Old Fort Sackville
Alice
Old Vincennes
Oak Hill Cemetery
Gov. Mount
G. A. R. Veterans
Philpott Brown
Jesse Tarkington
Indianapolis
Girl Terribly Burned In Benzine Cleaning Accident
Hedith Allen eighteen was nearly burned to death when benzine used to clean gloves exploded as she stood near a stove in Muncie Indiana Her father and brother smothered the flames with carpets and saved her. Patrolman William Vickery has a letter from his son Carl fighting in the Philippines describing skirmishing. Carl A Spilker resigns as president of Union National Bank to become vice president of Ninth National Bank New York Nadine Willson renowned pianist and C M Waed railroad official to marry Wednesday evening.
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Len
Muncie
Ind
Patrolmoan
William Vickery
Carl
Philippines
Carl A. Spilker
Union National Bank
Ninth National Bank
New York
Nadine Willson
C. M. Waed
Chicago & Southeastern Railroad
Will
Petersburg ministers clash with council over church closures
In Petersburg Indiana on February 18 a clash erupted between city council members and ministers at a meeting over smallpox church closures. Violence was narrowly averted as tensions flared with threats to close saloons on Monday.
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Petersburg
Ind
Indiana Inklings and Local News Highlights
Indiana letter carriers meet in Muncie while a Sharpsville church is dedicated on Sunday. Counterfeit five dollar gold pieces surface in Elwood. Wabash to Peru gains electric work. Crawfordsville postmaster nominee M M Nye named. Tragic deaths and legal notices thread through ongoing local events and incidents.
The Clock and Gavel Hold Court in the House
The clock and gavel recount office life in the House of Representatives with humor about letters, desk order, books, and a nod to Mummert’s library advocacy and Carnegie support for Elkhart. The scene highlights Erdlitz’s neat desk, Roberts’s tangled piles, and Whitcomb Johnson book mystery amid chatter about libraries and a playful quarrel.
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Erdlitz
Larz Whitcomb
Johnson
Whitcomb
Mummert
Andrew Carnegie
Elkhart
Double Wedding Ties Voorhees Family Across Kin
In Kingston a double wedding linked the Voorhees family as John Voorhees and his son John married two sisters during the ceremony. Mrs Voorhees Sr becomes aunt and grandmother to any children born, while Mr Voorhees Sr gains a son-in-law who is also his nephew by marriage.
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Trenton
N. J
Kingston
John Voorhees
John
Voorhees
Voorhees, Jr
Seventy-First Wedding Anniversary Celebrated
The couple will celebrate their seventy-first anniversary on Wednesday. Mr. Brown, 9%, attends to his business while his wife, 91, manages the home and enjoys reading romance and adventure tales in her leisure hours.
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Brown
Burkhart Proposes Locomotive Boiler Inspection Bill
A measure by Representative Burkhart would require boiler inspections at railroad expense. Inspectors could order locomotives into shops, risking many engines going out of service and sparking railroad opposition.
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Burkhart
Indianapolis
Urges Blacks to War Against Whites
Carrie E. Busby a young colored woman urges the race to take up arms to end lynching and oppression. She cites colored regiments at Santiago and plans a northern tour to mobilize southern blacks for self defense.
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South
Santiago
Cuba
Miss Busby
Reser Opposes Muncie Bill as Caucus Moves Loom
In a heated session Speaker Artman urged order as three major measures including the Muncie normal school bill faced action. Reser, chair of the education committee, opposes the Muncie bill though the public pressures may force a hearing. President Parsons plans to attend to press for the state normal school issue.
Gas Committee Refers to Trust Findings on Indianapolis Supply
The special council committee debuts Monday night with a report on Consumers' gas trust company. It cites total receipts since 1887 of 26 973 734.46 and disbursements 6 627 928.99, dividends 4 403.60, and stock payoff 670 358.54, noting the directors provided full records. It warns of gas supply decline and says the company drilled new wells and secured favorable leases but supplied no gas outside Indianapolis. It states the company refuses new service connections, citing being unable to pay full stockholders. It adds stock value of directors at 3 273.95 and 2.0 percent stockholders, with 137 wells to station No 1, 103 to No 2, and six field crews.
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Leach
Indianapolis
No. 1
Colonel Hanna Receives Special Aide Commission
In Washington on Sunday Gen Elias Monfort awarded Col Hanna a commission as special aide on his staff the document decorated with gold seals and blue ribbon. Hanna, a Civil War lieutenant, joined the G A R two weeks ago and now ponders wearing a colonel’s uniform for inauguration day with the president.
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Washington
Hanna
Elias S. Monfort
Ohio G. A. R
150Th Ohio Infantry
National Capitol
Seven Kyiv Students Sentenced to Public Hanging
Naprzod reports seven students at Kiev University have been condemned to public hanging after disturbances. No trial was held, the sentence confirmed by an imperial order from the czar as Cheered in Cracow Galicia on February 18.
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Paper
Naprzod
Kieff University
Ezar
Editor admits hoax about kidnaping Cudahy boy
Waterloo Illinois February 18 editor Van metrie of the Weekly Tribune confessed he wrote a scare head claiming Pat Crowe had confessed to kidnapping the Cudahy boy to fill space. Crowe was said to have saved the editor's life. The editor admitted the story was a hoax.
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Waterloo
Vanmetrie
Weekly Tribune
Pat Crowe
Crowe
Senator Ball to Speak on Gilbert Ruling and House Origin
Senator Ball, author of the Muncie normal bill, plans a Monday afternoon speech about Lieut. governor Gilbert's ruling that the bill never passed. He contends the president overstepped by taking the matter from the senate, and that the speaker had no authority to return it. He says origin in the house would not fear him if the bill clears both chambers.
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Erdlitz
Roberts
Senator Ball
Muncie
Gilbert
Senate
Ball
House
Dowieites Hold Services in Indianapolis Magnolia Building
A Dowieite branch in Indianapolis conducted Sunday services at the Magnolia building led by Rev. Amos James of Irvington. He touted cures including C. H. Lee of West Indianapolis who had been partly paralyzed, noting the group grew from 500 to 60,000 members over six years.
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John Alexander Dowie
Indianapolis
Magnolia Building
Amos James
Irvington
C. H. Lee
Division St
Kruger Writes to the King Over Boer Case
The Post reports that resident Kruger has written to King Edward in Birmingham dated February 18 to present the Boer case and appeal for support.
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Kruger
Birmingham
Eng
the Post
Kng Edward
Second week of the Moser murder trial proceeds few jurors
Pekin I states only seven jurors secured as the second week of the Moser murder trial continues. Independence Kansas reports citizens warned jointists to shut up shops. Notable deaths include composer Ethelbert Nevin in New Haven and gambler Henry T Paisley in New York.
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Pekin, I
Ethelbert Nevin
New Haven
Conn
Henry T. Paisley
New York
Nathaniel
Gustavus Swift
Packer
Chicago
James Stewart
Minneapolis
Minn
United States
West. Indies
Reformers Pursue Pugs in Chicago Sparring Row
Frank Hall, once a dive keeper turned reformer, swore complaints before a justice charging pugilists Gus Ruhlin and Denver Ed Martin and their manager Wm Madden with sparring exhibitions violating the prize law. The two fighters are appearing at Music Hall.
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Chicago
Frank Hall
Justice of the Peace
Gus Ruhlin
Denver
Martin
Wm. Madden
Ruhlin
Music Hall
City Life Highlights From Local Events And Ventures
The city hosts mandolin orchestra rehearsal at Fletcher Place Church Monday night. Sindlinger partners form Sindlinger Fresh Meat and Provision Co with $5000 capital. Dr. Quayle chairs a February free lecture at Meridian Street M E Church on The Ring and the Book. Cliff Collins death inquiry follows a Lighthouse mission incident. his father in Sebree Ky seeks information. St Patrick’s Church issues annual directory and yearbook with church statistics. Turnverein guests attend Zoo Monday. Security Day Wednesday and Maccabee Day Thursday noted. Blake’s dog and monkey circus arrives from Chicago Elks circuit. Mrs Murphy the monkey balloonist to uplift Tuesday at 1 pm.
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Mandolin Orchestra
Siegal
Fletcherplace
Peter Sindlinger
Charles W. Richards
Lawrence B. Davis
Sindlinger Fresh Meat
William Quayle
Meridian St. M. E. Church
Browning
Cliff Collins
Lighthouse Mission
Sebree
St.Patrick
Turnverein
Security
Blake's Dog and Monkey Circus
Elks’ Circus
Chicago
Bostock
Murphy
Joss Bill Likely To Be Reported In Senate Action
In Richmond corridors the primary election law faces debate at the senate elections committee Monday night with a joint caucus to decide which measure to report. The prevailing view is the toss bill will pass through. In Norfolk a $50 million lumber trust forming across Virginia North Carolina and Maryland is led by Gov Smith of Maryland and former Gov Jackson.
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Senate Elections Committee
Lieutenant-Govnor
Joss
Norfolk
Virginia
North Carolina
Maryland
Smith
Jackson
Missing Witness Taken Back to New York
Capt. Frice and Detective Carr arrived in Jacksonville with Manuel S. Melville the missing witness in the Dr Kennedy murder trial. Melville was taken into custody as they headed to New York for further proceedings.
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Jacksonville
Fld
Frice
Carr
New York
Manuel S. Melville
Dr. Kennedy
Contested Washington Move Delays Keating Succeeding Taylor
Washington reports say J B Keating to succeed R S Taylor on the Mississippi river commission was premature as Taylor’s friends resist. Senator Beveridge and State chairman Hernly are said to oppose Kealing while Hernly courts support from the Kealing faction.
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Ceed R. S. Taylor
Fort Wayne
Mississippi River Commission
Taylor
Mak
Ing
Beveridge
Kealing
Hernly
Thirty seven murderers in Muskogee jail charges listed
Fort Worth Texas reports 28 prisoners in the United States jail at Muskogee Indian Territory. Thirty seven are charged with murder and 48 are Snake Indians.
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Fort Worth
Tex
United States
Muskogee
I. T
Dean's Ointment Advertises Skin Remedy
An advertisement urges relief from eczema and other skin conditions with Dean's Ointment claiming it cures without harming delicate skin and is sold at drug stores for 50 cents.
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Dean
Trouble at high school basketball game escalates
At a Saturday night basketball game S. H. S. fans threw lemon peelings at Butler players. A flag rush ensued with a Butler man grabbing a flag from a Shortridge lass. The janitor and numerous spectators halted the disturbance.
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Butler
Shortridge
Complimentary invite to use The Sun's For Rent rooms
A terse fragment invites readers to take advantage of complimentary access to The Sun's rental rooms. No clear date or location provided.
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Scolumn
Hypnotist Woodbury Workinger Found Dead in Freeport
Police report in Freeport TI lists Woodbury Workinger a professional hypnotist slain with two gunshot wounds to the head. Roy Powell, 11, described as his assist ant, has been taken into custody.
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Freeport
Woodbury Workinger
Roy Powell
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