Bridge Span Sinks Train. One Killed One Fatally Hurt
TERRE HAUTE Ind Feb 24 A Big Four freight train No 96 carrying 49 cars and two cabooses crashed through the Wabash river bridge at 30 mph. Engineer Harry Adams survived but was badly hurt. Fireman Dennis Ruddie died after being rescued. Brakeman John Whiteman fractured. two other crew members escaped. Loss estimated 150600 to 200000. Bridge about 27 years old. river depth forced a deep search for solid piers.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Big Four
Lmited
Wabash River Bridge
Harry Adams
Dennis Ruddie
Brightwood
John ‘Whiteman
Worthington
Tottering
Ruddie
Harry
Adams
Ruddle
St. Albany’s Hospital
Sp. m
Ybrakeman Whiteman
Lewis Short
Matton
Newton
Ried
Peese
J. M. Larsh
F. J. Bowers
John Whortley
Grarp
Jose
Ction
Sone
Unearths the Body of a Som Buried for Ten Years
A case in which authorities exhumed a body believed to be Som lying in a grave for a decade. Investigators are working to identify the deceased and determine the cause of death as part of ongoing inquiries.
Youth confesses to murder of old crippled soldier
Princeton Indiana February 24 Jos Schmidt alias Joe Bender 18 confessed sobbing to killing 85 year old soldier Cworthern at Centrawa Indiana last Monday night. He said he would have killed himself if he had known of his arrest Saturday morning. He has lived in the county since fall 1898 and has well to do parents in Muncie. Peru Indiana February 24 Earl Trousdale and Miss Bernice Painter Eldons comedians married at the Peru opera house. Landis of Chicago brother of Congressman Charles Landis to be decoration day orator in Peru. Willie Sells circus man preparing a new show at Wallace headquarters independent of Wallace. Poet James F Statesman canvassing for state representative and speaker of the house.
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Princeton
Ind
Jos, Schmidt
Joe Bender
R. Cowthern
Centrawa
Arces
Muncie
Peru
Earl Trousdale
Bernice Painter
Eldon
Peru Opera House
Kenesaw Landis
Chicago
Charles Landis
Willie Sells
Jis
B. E. Wallace
Wallace
James F. Statesman
Supreme Court of Montana
EH Fisher
Howard County
John Decker
Evansville
Jacob Renck
Damazus. Me
Renek
Marion W. C. T. U
Indiana
Mary Steepey
Rebekah I. O. O. F
New Albany
Peter ¥. Poirson
Ort
Wayne
Phoebe Lockwood
Thomas R. Hite
Kokomo
Suit on bribe vote loses in Greenfield court
Greenfield Indiana February 24 1898 Nelson R Lace sued FE E Stoner for taking a $2 bribe to vote for him for state senator. The jury found for Stoner after 20 minutes and held a bribe taker cannot recover damages. A similar suit by Joseph Hamilton was dismissed.
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Greenfield
Ind
Nelson R. Lace
FE. E. Stoner
Stoner
Joseph Hamilton
District conference program set for March dates
Middletown Indiana February 24 special report notes the district conference of Methodist ministers scheduled for March 5 6 and 7. Prominent speakers include Dr W H Hickman chancellor DePauw University and Dr David H Moore editor Western Christian Advocate Cincinnati.
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Middletown
Ind
District Conference of Methodist Ministers
W. H. Hickman
DePauw University
David H. Moore
Western Christian Advocate
Cincinnati
Harry Clelen Victim in Collision at Hartford City
In Hartford City Indiana on February 21 Harry Clelen, worker at Harris lage yerks, ran between rooms and struck a truck carrying glass rolls. Flo was decapitated and unable to be rescued.
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Harry Clelen
Hartford City
Ind
Harris Lage Yerks
Flo
Prosperity Reduces Repairs in Lake Shore Shops
ELKHART Ind Feb 24 The force in the Lake Shore repair shops has been reduced. Orders direct that no more repairs than are absolutely necessary be made until the present rush of business ends and rolling stock is more available.
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Elkhart
Ind
Lake Shore
Railroad Fight in Sight in Indiana Corridor
TERRE HAUTE Ind Feb 24 The E and T W railroad is laying extra track across the new Indiana Southern raising costs for the interlocking switch and a railroad fight may follow.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana Southern
Kidnapped Boy Rescued in Indiana Tale
In LaPorte Indiana on February 24 Fred Brad a boy kidnapped two years earlier from his grandmother Mrs Arthur Zahrt by his ex convict father was located in Custer City 5. D. He had been deserted by his father and was nearly starved and will be returned home.
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Laporte
Ind
Fred Brad
Arthur Zahrt
Custer City
Tony Gardener Captured in Fort Wayne Case
Tony Gardener of Albany was arrested in Fort Wayne on a charge of assaulting his wife. After the warrant was issued, the wife died, and it is alleged the assault caused the death.
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Tony Gardener
Fort Wayne
Ind
Albany
Grand jury dismissed in Pulaski county history
Winamac Ind Feb 24 The grand jury was dismissed by Judge Beeman Friday as there was nothing for it to do marking the first time in Pulaski county history.
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Winnamac
Ind
Beeman
Pulaski County
Nellie Ledford Found After Brief Elopement in Indiana
Nellie Ledford, 16, white, who fled with a colored couple posing as Richards, was located in Alexandria and returned to her Richmond home in the latest local-day report.
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Richmond
Ind
Nellie Ledford
Richards
Alexandria
School Mates Fatal Quarrel in Auburn Ind
Charles Benninghoff stabbed Levi Smith during a quarrel at recess in Auburn Indiana. Smith, wounded Friday afternoon, will face Benninghoff as he is detained in Fort Wayne related raid proceedings.
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Auburn
Ind
Charles Benninghoff
Levi Smith
Smith
Benninghoff
Fort Wayne
Delegationbacks Posey and Faris for State Actions
Clinton Indiana February 24 The Republican delegation chosen Friday to state and congressional conventions will back Posey for governor and Faris for Congress, signaling coordinated support in upcoming party events.
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Posey
Faris
Clinton
Ind
Congress
Girls Helped Out In School Fight At Richmond High
Two girls participated in a juniors versus seniors clash at Richmond High School on Friday and performed effectively in hair pulling during the incident.
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Richmond
Ind
Cerfor Clays
Nair
Revenue Collector Appointed for Three-State District
Dalesville February 24 special report announces Dr. O. W. Braden has been appointed revenue collector for the district consisting of Georgia Tennessee and Kentucky.
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Dalesville
O. W. Braden
Georgia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Celebration of Golden Wedding in Indiana
GREENFIELD Feb 24 Special William R Williams and wife observed their golden wedding anniversary. K. & I. of HE Lodge at Connersville conferred honors. CONNERSVILLE Feb 24 Special A Knights and Ladies of Honor lodge celebration marked by local honors and ceremony.
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Greenfield
Ind
William R
Williame
Connersville
Indiana Inklings and Local Happenings Across the State
Indiana towns report famine fund efforts for India and anti club agitation in Sullivan. Bloomington to get a uniformed fire department. Tipton farmers invest in Angora goats. Muncie labor library projects. Tod Sloane sails to England. measles in Marion. Terre Haute plans St Patrick celebrations. Jay county fair to raise 6000 for premiums. Anderson forms a women's union label league. Pendleton farmers organize a telephone company. Muncie may field a workingman ticket. Union depot parlors in Vincennes host a piano. Muncie post office may advance to first class on July 3.
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Muncie
Clark County
Fountain County
Wi Ani
Columbiaity
Logoottee Prospecting
Evansville
Peter Alwine
Goshen
Pepper Country
White County
British steamer Bath City sinks off Lun dy Island
The Bath City, a British steamer from New York to Bristol, struck the north shore of Lundy Island at the Bristol Channel mouth on Friday night and sank. Half the crew reached land in a lifeboat. the fate of the other lifeboat’s occupants remains believed to be safe.
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London
Bath City
New York
Bristol
Lundy Island
Bristol Channel
Bath
Losses Reported in Orange Free State and Modder River Action
London war office casualty list details losses at Koodooesburg drift on Feb 7 with four officers wounded and 5 men killed plus 42 wounded. Klip Kraail drift on Feb 16 records three officers and 76 men wounded. Kerom on Feb 12 notes one man killed and two wounded.
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London
War Office
Orange Free State
Modder River
Koodooesburg Drift
Car coupling accident injures Kirk Givens at McLean place
Kirk Givens was crushed on his left hip while attempting to couple two sand cars at the McLean place street car barns Friday afternoon. City doctors sent him home to 2328 8S Meridian st. He reported bent coupling bars. A ladder had fallen on his head about a month earlier causing a severe wound.
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Kirk Givens
McLean Place
Another Steamer Lost in Storm Delivers Death Toll
LIVERPOOL report states the British steamer Ethiopian is lost with 13 persons drowned after a severest storm. Authorities and ship owners search for survivors and salvage rights as seas remain treacherous.
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Liverpool
Birth of quadruplets ends in tragedy in New York
Mrs. Tanbe Wirt of New York gave birth to quadruplets on Friday. Three died. Hartmann, rured of plague in Honolulu by serum injection, Frisco Beard of health destroyed. 27,050 pounds of meat sold by the government to a meal dealer in Tacoma. Tacoma residents refused to allow a pesthouse in the city center. No punishment for Sudanese troops who rebelled against British officers. Mrs. H Hofercamp, likely last surviving witness of Lincoln marriage. 15 dead at Quesnell, B. C. from paralysis. Deputy sheriff Samuel Payne shot and killed at Perryville.
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Tanbe Wirt
New York
Mar
Hartmann
Honolulu
Tacoma
Wash
H. Hofercamp
Eye Bam “Inecoln
Quesnell
B. C
Samuel Payne
Perryville
Bowmann Blasts Ministers for Church’s Fashionable Foes
In Reading Pa Bishop Bowmann at the East Pennsylvania evangelical conference denounces fashionable society as the church’s greatest foe. He cites ministers too intimate with women, couples carrying private goods, and a licentious public spirit. He condemns the theater as rotten and pandering to vice.
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Reading
Bowmann
East Pennsylvania Evangelical Conference
Church of Christ
Sidener Denied Enlistment Over Unpaid Alimony
Crawfordsville man Warner Sidener failed to enlist after a divorce transcript showed no record of $2 alimony payment. A clerk confirmed the costs remained unpaid, and Sidener admitted paying alimony but was deemed misrepresenting himself. He was told he cannot enlist at that station and planned to try St. Louis.
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Warner Sidener
Crawfordsville
Sidener
Stewart
Major Noble
St. Louis
Burging Shanty Fire Damages Ringgold Street Home
At 1 10 a m Saturday a fire destroyed a two room shanty at 2002 Ringgold street occupied by Harry Burging colored. Burging lived alone and it is unknown if he was home. Two stoves and three old hats remained. no furniture burned. Loss estimated at 100 dollars. Nearby, Mrs G M Gulley residence at 415 Massachusetts avenue damaged by overturned stove and another stove caused a loss at Dr Hodges office at 6 30 Saturday morning.
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Ringgold St
Harry Burging
Burging
G. M. Gulley
Massachusetts Ave
Will of Zeeander J. McCormick Filed for Probate
Chicago on February 24 reports the probate filing for Zeeander J. McCormick. The estate is valued at 4,155,000 dollars and placed in trust to R Hall McCormick for twenty years, then divided equally among three surviving heirs or their children. During the trust each heir receives 26,000 dollars annually.
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Ciicago
Zeeander J. McCormick
R- Hall McCormick
Nellie Will Recover From Delicate Operation
NEW YORK Feb 24 Mrs Nellie Grant Sartoris who underwent a delicate operation at Dr Wrytes private sanitarium here a week ago is now said to be out of danger.
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New York
Nellie Grant Sartoris
Washington Whiffs and Fort Lawton Named in Seattle Area
The treasury moves to boost votes in sinal denominations while a new Fort Lawton is established near Seattle in honor of the late Gen H W Lawton. Mrs Daniel Manning to attend Lafayette statue unveiling in Paris. Geographer Henry Gennett confirms Puerto Rico spelling as Porto Rico with Cabinet backing.
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Treasury Department
Magnolia Bliff
Seattle
Wash
Fort Lawton
H. W. Lawton
Daniel Manning
Paris
Henry Gennett
Board of Geographic Names
Puerto Ricco
Foraker
Keep Your Engine Clean With Cascarets Laxative
A persuasive ad compares human health to a machine needing tight screws. It extols Cascarets Candy Cathartic as the sole antiseptic laxative that cleanses the bowels, boosts liver activity, and fights disease. Available in 10 25 and 50 cent tabs with mail order options from Sterling Remedy Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
Montreal
New York
City Markets in Indianapolis Fresh Produce and Provisions
City Markets Indianapolis Feb 24 lists smoked meats and hams, dried beef, lard, pickled and fresh pork products, onions potatoes and cabbages with varied prices. Fruits such as apples bananas oranges cranberries and lemons, nuts and candies, canned fruits and vegetables, fish and game, seeds, hides leather oats flour and feed, coal and drugs with extensive unit prices.
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California
Indiana
Tierces
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Methodist Conference
Indiana Inklings
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England
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Marion
St. Patrick's Ag
Jay County Fair Association
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Vincennes
Central Manufacturing Machine Works
John A. Lucan
Greenwood
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McKenzie Clark
Fortville
Ormie Chamberlain
Wabash
Michael Snyder
George Carruthers
Columbus
George Washington
McDowell
University of Colorado
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Dt Martin
Government Revenue Department
Bill Bledsoe
Walter Wagoner
Knox County
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Longcliff Insane Hospital
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Chillicothe
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