Cave sights and bridge fire mark Indiana briefs
A party exploring Indian bluffs near Beech Creek in Green county reports caves and grottoes similar to Mammoth Cave. In Terre Haute, rockets threaten a broken Big Four bridge over the Wabash. the wreckage is fired but the bridge may be raised at high cost and freight loss is likely. Miss Mary H. Krout plans to return from China, noting safe travel for a dignified woman. Sulphur water was struck at 650 feet in Plainfield reform school wells, possibly to be used there. Isaac Powell wins county auditor nomination after 23 years of candidacy.
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Lebanon
Ind
County
Indian Bluffs
Beech ‘Creek
Township
Green County
Mammoth
Kentucky
Terre Haute
Wabash River
China
Crawfordsville
Mary H. Krout
Plainfield
Reform School
Martinsville
Hurry
Goodwin's Name Gone Abroad
Jeffersonville Ind February 26 William Goodwin who was succeeded as county clerk by Frank Carr Monday has issued on average 100 marriage certificates a month during his four years in office Many of these have gone into post and there are now more babies named after him in that state than McKinley Bryan Taylor and Goebel combined
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Goodwin
Jeffersonville
Ind
William Goodwin
Frank Carr
McKinley
Bryan
Taylor
Goebel
Baby Carried on a Pilot in Train Wreck at Decatur
A Chicago and Western Indiana train struck a buggy carrying W Gilbert his wife and infant near Decatur Indiana on Saturday afternoon. The baby was thrown onto the pilot and not hurt the parents were injured with possible life threatening injuries to Gilbert.
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Decatur
Ind
Chicago & Ie
W. Gilbert
Gilbert
Wary of Life Mrs Williams Tries Morphine Suicide
MUNCIE Ind Feb 26 Sunday Mrs Sarah Williams wrote a note saying she killed herself tired of life Her husband seized the note but as he read it she swallowed morphine She was revived Divorce petition had been withdrawn and she was weary of life Three Violent Deaths in 24 Hours South Bend Ind Feb 26 Within 24 hours three people died violently Michael Bukowski 37 killed by a Lake Shore train James But ter former councilman and street commissioner died from gas Leona Lonzo burned to death in a gasoline explosion
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Muncie
Ind
Sarah Williams
South Bend
Michael Bukowski
Lake Shore
James Butter
Gewer
Leona ‘Lonzo
Fire destroys Lawless and Johns grocery in Brazil Ind
A Sunday night blaze gutted the Lawless and Johns grocery in Brazil Indiana, with losses near 3000 dollars. The Fashion shoe store operated by S Goldberg Terré Haute suffered about 1000 dollars in damage. Origin of both fires is not known. Both businesses were insured.
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Brazil
Ind
Lawless & Johns
S. Goldberg
Terré. Haute
Judge Awards $4000 in Coal Company Negligence Case
In Covington circuit court Samuel Buffey received a $4000 judgment against the Bituminous Coal Company. The verdict stemmed from the companys negligence defective machinery allowing a tub of sand and gravel to fall down a shaft injuring Buffey.
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Lebanon
Ind
Covington
Samuel Buffey
Bituminous Coal Company
Missing Justice of the Peace McCarty Sought as Probe Expands
Earlier suit by ex Prosecutor Scanlon claims fees of 400 to 500 dollars not turned in. Bondsmen Dr M V Hunt and John Bolan say their names are forgeries. McCarty, former justice of the peace, is missing as search continues in February.
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Squire
Anderson
iInd
Scanlon
B. F. McCarty
Hog Boiler Accident Claims Greenown Worker
Greentown Indiana February 26 a hog scalding accident left Lafe Covalt son of the postmaster immersed in a vat of boiling water up to his waist. A helper pulled him free by the legs after he had been scalded but survived with injuries.
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Greentown
Ind
Lafe Covalt
Covalt
Mistook Nitro-Glycerine for Oil In Gas Work
Hagerstown Indiana February 26 W H Medeker a gas well shooter mistook nitro glycerine on a hook for oil and knocked it off causing an explosion. He lost two fingers from one hand and three from the other in the incident.
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Hagerstown
Ind
W. H. Medeker
High School Students in Court Riot Outcome
In Richmond Indiana on February 26 in police court the high school students who took part in the riot last week were brought before the judge and dismissed with a reprimand.
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Richmond
Ind
Body found wrapped in newspaper in rail pile
Elwood Indiana February 26 unseen baby found wrapped in newspaper in a pile of rails. The dated paper is February 17. Police say they have a clue and are investigating the case.
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Elwood
Ind
Republicans Select State Party Leaders Amid District Tensions
In Kokomo Indiana on February 24, Republican delegates and district leaders faced internal friction as they selected state party officials. Amid debates over district alignment and strategy, the gathering aimed to consolidate leadership and set the party’s path for upcoming elections.
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Kokomo
Ind
Tions
Fourth Ward School Building Fire in Marion
A Marion Indiana newspaper notes a Sunday blaze in the fourth ward school building converted for other use. Loss estimated at 18000 with 9000 recoverable by insurance. Fire said to have started from a basement heater.
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Marion
Ind
Fourth Ward
Unusual Mastodon Clock Found on Farmer Hewn Farm
HAGERSTOWN Ind Feb 26 Henry Gwinn a farmer displays a clock encased in the vertebrae of a mastodon found on his farm.
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Hagerstown
Ind
Henry Gwinn
Republic Company to Begin Weekly Payments March First
Republic iron and steel company of Muncie Indiana announces it will pay workers weekly starting March first, with payments to continue thereafter.
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Republic Company Knuckles
Muncie
Ind
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Inspector Probes Power to Bar Foreign Workers
McAbee seeks authority to forbid foreigners from dangerous jobs where workers cannot be warned in time. John Grebs sky, a Romanian in the United States two months, spoke no English. Employed by Republic Iron and Metal Co. at Muncie, he handled molten metal and a cold rod caused an explosion that blinded him. He has been left in a Bilabis condition and a fund to send him home to Roumenia is opened.
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McAbee
John Grebssky
Engusa
Republic Iron and Meel Company
Muncie
Roumenia
Shah to Visit the Queen in England
Shah of Persia will visit England as the queen's guest, possibly in July or August. The visit is described as probable and will be hosted by the queen, marking a cordial high level exchange between Persia and Britain.
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Shah
London
Shah of Persia
England
Barrett Improvement Law Held Invalid by Judge
SOUTH BEND Ind Feb 26 Judge Hubbard ruled that the Barrett improvement law was invalid on Saturday.
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South Bend
Ind
Hubbard
Waves of Suffering as Winter Grips Muncie and Beyond
A collage of Indiana notes reports cold weather misery in Muncie with fires, ash from William Ellinger’s bakery and grocery, new postmasters in Leesville and others, factory pursuits in Valparaiso and Green's Fork, deaths of Nemehiam Grapevine and August Busch, and varied local incidents from Evansville to Andersonville.
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William Ellinger
Muncie
Ashes
Plot to butcher China's Christians uncovered in China
Advices from China report a plot to kill the Christian population. Leaders spread the claim that Christians poison all wells in the kingdom to incite anger and mob action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
China
Odd weapon used to attack prison director in Vienna
Lucheni, the assassin of the empress, attempted to murder the prison director after being denied two books. He wielded a sharpened sardine box key as a makeshift stabbing weapon during the assault on February 26 in Vienna.
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Vienna
Lucheni
Austria
One Minute Cough Cure Praised by Local Parent
Mrs Calvin Zimmerman of Milesburg Pa endorses One Minute Cough Cure as a speedy, harmless remedy for coughs colds croup and sore throat claiming immediate results. She says it suits children and recommends it to mothers noting it cures bronchitis pneumonia grippe throat and lung diseases and can prevent consumption with all druggists carrying it. For steamship tickets to Paris consult the Atlantic Steamship Agency on Virginia Avenue.
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Calvin Zimmerman
Milesburg
Mere ol hant s Sc Restaurant at 50 N Til
A brief notice notes a restaurant at 50 North Til avenue or street with probable owner or operator identified as Mere ol hant s Sc Restaurant. The readable fragments suggest location and business type but details are incomplete.
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Mere Ol Hant’s Sc Restaurant
N. Til
Five Year Old Pickaninny Found On Street
A small black boy named Willie Douglas was picked up Monday morning and taken to the police station. He claimed to live in an alley and had no hat or meals, offering only a grocery store name and a father named Fred Douglas. Police located the father, who said the child has a home but refuses to stay there.
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Gregoire
Willie Douglas
Grover
Fred Douglas
Mae Iron
Hetheringtons& Berner’s
Who's The Strongest Indiana Republican
A lawyer and a newspaperman discuss Indiana political strength. The lawyer names Charles W. Fairbanks and Frank Hanly as the top Republicans, excluding Gen. Harrison. For Democrats, Parks Martin and Charles Shiveley are cited as the strongest. The pair reflect on public reaction to these views and a timely Parks Martin letter.
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Indiana
Caleb S. Denny
Benjamin Harrison
Gen. Harrison
Charles W. Fairbanks
Frank Hanly
Parks Martin
Charles Shiveley
Shiveley
Fifty Religious Theaters Discuss The Boy Problem
Ministers at the English hotel meeting debated ways to reach boys who frequent saloons. Rev. M. L. Pierce, Rev. A. W. Conner, and Rev. A. Le Orcutt spoke, with Le Orcutt arguing against counter attractions and urging influence beyond appetites.
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M.L. Pierce
Hillside-ave
Church
A. W. Conner
Irvington
A. le Orcutt
Englewood
Wwe
Dowie Claims Plot to Murder Him in Chicago Sermon
Dr John Alexander Dowie, delivering a Sunday sermon in Chicago, alleged a plot to kill him and accused masons and Methodists as instigators. His talk included claims of extensive medical cures and a warning to Dwight Moody, asserting divine justice would meet those who oppose him.
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Chicago
Dowie
John Alexander Dowie
Passengers Taken Off From Grounded California Ship
The Alien line steamship California grounded Sunday on Ram Island ledge near Portland Maine. At noon Monday she rested easily with no immediate danger. Passengers were removed Monday morning by the Forest Queen and taken by rail to Boston to board an Allan liner for Liverpool. Crew stay aboard to aid lightering underway.
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Portland
Alien Line
California
Ram Island
Forest Queen
Raiy
Boston
Liverpool
Attorney General Bans Penalty Increase on Withdrawals
The attorney general, Monday, issued an opinion to Auditor W. H. Hart that building associations cannot raise withdrawal penalties on stock subscribed before the increase. All stock is governed by laws in force at the time it was issued. The auditor notes the practice has been quite common.
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W. H. Hart
Insurance rebates ban to curb life policy fraud
Insurance agents face a bill by State Auditor W H Hart to revoke licenses for rebates to insured men and to void such policies. The measure targets low first year premiums on large policies, with annual premiums normally between 800 and 1200 dollars.
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W. H. Hart
McKnight Applies for Writ of Habeas Corpus in Evansville
Harry McKnight arrested on a charge of impersonating a government officer. He has petitioned Judge Baker for a writ of habeas corpus and the court has ordered the marshal to bring him to court Wednesday morning to show cause for release. The affidavit against McKnight is challenged as faulty and allegedly altered to read correctly.
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Harry McKnight
Evansville
Baker
A Messenger Killed in Texas Train Wreck
Julius Sprague an express messenger was killed in a passenger train wreck near Deepwater on the Galveston Houston Northern. Six passengers were badly injured and receive treatment at the scene or nearby facilities. The accident occurred Sunday causing injuries to multiple riders and disrupting service in the Fort Worth area.
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Fort. Worth
Tex
Julius Sprague
Deepwater
Galveston, Houston & Northern
Opera Singer Poisoned by Oysters in New York
New York report says M Salignac of the Grau opera company has been seriously ill since Friday after reportedly being poisoned by oysters. Details are unclear but authorities investigate the incident as a possible food poisoning case affecting a noted performer.
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New York
Grau Opera Company
Heza
Murder in Fre donia hides killer on the loose
A laborer Salvador Latona was killed early Monday morning in Fre donia near Dunkirk by his son in law using a club. The assailant remains at large as a posse searches for him.
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Dunkirk
N. Y
Salvador Latona
Fredonia
Here
Plague Horror In Bombay Death Toll Reported
In Bombay on January, 10,239 deaths occurred due to bubonic plague, highlighting a dire public health crisis in the city during that month.
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Bombay
American Beauties and Health Claims Made for Dr. Pierce’s Medicines
An unsigned testimonial extols American womanhood and links beauty to health regained by Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription. Mary E. Lewis of Tanner, West Virginia, recites long use of the remedies, claiming improved weight, energy, and overall health after years of illness and prior failure to improve.
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Dr. Pierce
Mary E. Lewis
Tanner, Gilmer Co. W. Va
Evading German marriage laws in a sea ceremony
News from Chicago reports the wedding of Annie McLaughlin of Chicago to Dr W Lehman of Lolodorf West Africa. They sailed to Great Barnazo to marry aboard a ship to avoid German laws, then returned to land to Loledorf. Lehman, an Ann Arbor man, and his bride now live in a thatched cottage far from civilization.
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Chicago
Annie McLaughlin
W. Lehman
Lolodorf
West Africa
Great Batarnzo
Loledorf
Dr. Lehman
Ann Arbor
Eddie Griffin to face petit larceny charge in March
Eddie Griffin aged 13 colored will answer the charge of petit larceny before Judge Daly on March 1. He is charged with robbing the home of John Goodright at 110 Geisendorff of 7.50 dollars and a revolver. He has been arrested several times on similar charges but released on suspended sentences. He lives with an aunt at 221 Deauglass street. his parents reside in Kentucky.
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Eddie Griffin
Daly
John Goodright
Geisendorff
Deauglass-st
Kentucky
Miners in Pennsylvania set 2 percent wage rise and holiday
In Altoona on February 26, fifteen hundred miners at Jefferson Elmfields Brockwayville Crenshaw and Dagus will get a 2 percent wage increase effective March 1. Pick mining climbs to 63 cents per net ton with similar raises across labor. March 1 is marked as a general miners holiday in the region. A mass meeting on potential strike is planned at Barnesboro, and a large Pennsylvania and Maryland miners convention is scheduled in Altoona on March 15.
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Altoona
Fpa
Jefferson and Elmfields
Brockwayville
Crenshaw
Dagus
Barnesboro
Pennsylvania
Maryland
City Markets Smoked Meats and Produce Prices in Indianapolis
Indiana city markets list smoked meats with prices for hams bacon and sausage, plus pickled and fresh meats. Wholesale lard and pork loins priced by tierces and pounds, vegetables and fruits including onions potatoes cabbage lettuce tomatoes celery bananas apples and crate prices from Baltimore and Florida.
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California
Indiana
Bushel, Inc
Baltimore
Kentucky
Florida
Wholesale Grocery Price List Excerpt from Orange to Iodide
A dense price sheet lists wholesale rates for nuts and confections, sugars, teas and spices, canned fruits and vegetables, fish and game, oysters, leathers and hides, grains and flours, fats and oils, dairy, coal and chemicals. Names of fruits like Florida lemons, Messina oranges, California items, and multiple brands appear alongside unit prices per box, pound, or per ton, reflecting a comprehensive late 19th or early 20th century wholesale market.
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California
Floridas
Brazil
Ridgewood
Phoenix A
Empire A
Ideal Gold
Windsor
Lion
Jersey
Marion Club
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Ohn
H. Johnson
Johnson
Ballard
Griffiths
Maj Breeler
Noblesville, Ind
Isaac ‘Powell
Brasil
Indiana Inklings
Leesville
Jane Gonsalus
Mier
Vesta West
Valparaiso Council
Nehemiah
Scott County
American Tin-Plate Company
Henry County
Standard Oil Compfamy
Noblesville
Hiram Boyd
John G. Timmons
Carroll County
Democratic Committee
Green’s Fork
Wayne County
Rush County
Zenor
Hubbard Hunt
Valparaiso
Safe Glass Works
Upland
Lodge of Daughters of Pocahontas
Andersonville
van Camp Hardware Company
Mattheavs
Howe
Eaton
Terre Haute Trotting Association
Milton Garrigus
August Busch
Charles W. Lamb
John E. Lamb
Eastern Indiana Fair Association
Howard, Clinton
Miami
Carroll Counties
Dakota
Jasper County
Nathan 8. Bates
Charles D. Noles
Frank Welsh
Billy’’ Mason
William Shaw
Elkhart
Lake Shore Railroad
Thomas Lipsett
Hong Kong
George Thomas
New Richmond
Walbash
Carlisle
Ehrmandale
Constable Meyers
Evem Meyers
Uncle Sam
James Hanley
Fortieth Infantry
Philippines
Paris
Atlantic Steamship Agency
Virginia Ave
Yndaras Sterling Remedy Company
Cilcage
Neatreal
Sita
Pickaninny
Oak
Reed Rocker
W. Washington-st
Hart
Indianapolis
Imperial
Young Hyson
Split
Oysterb
Timothy
Canada
Ea Sterndard
New York State
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Michigan
Pittsburg
Kanawha
Winifrede
Raymond City
Jackson
Jeland
Isard City
Ou Bergamont
Mare
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