Improvements in Marion county treasurer office praised
Henry Smith recounts reforms under Armin Koehne including pneumatic tube delivery of receipts and new adding machine. George Miller credits two years of strong tax collection growth, with 148000 dollars in delinquent taxes for 1901. New system logs each collection in a book, reducing errors and bulk stubs.
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George F. Miller
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Marion County
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Old Soldier’s Legs Rotting Away From Restlessness
Isaac Williams a 62 year old Civil War veteran from Danville Illinois was discharged to Ohio but returned to Danville and then shipped to Indianapolis. He developed gangrene and had both legs amputated below the knees but is recovering at City hospital and hopes to return to the Danville soldiers home.
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Danville
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Washington County
Clinton
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Week in Union Labor Circles
The article discusses rebuilding the Building trades council led by carpenters and iron workers while bricklayers resist unity. It notes potential leadership shifts at Central labor union, fund drives for miners’ convention entertainment, and growth of the Stove Counters' union. Indianapolis hosts expect large delegate presence and economic benefits.
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Central Labor Union
Carpenters
Structural Iron Workers
Senator Beveridge and the Missing Valet
The Cleveland Press reports Senator Beveridge, famed for his attire, hired a valet to manage his wardrobe. The valet distributed orders for hats, shoes, ties and other wear, then disappeared with the goods. The senator cannot prosecute him if found, and critics joke about the conflict between voters and a man with a valet.
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Washington
Beveridge
Indiana
Inquest Held Over Baron Boileau Suicide in London
The coroner returned a verdict of temporary insanity in the death of Baron Boileau a Frenchman who shot himself in a car. He was married to the daughter of an American senator and his father served as Canada’s consul general.
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London
Baron Boileau
Canada
Pastor resigns at First Baptist Cape May amid salary dispute
Rev Charles D Parker announced his resignation after seven years as pastor of First Baptist Church in Cape May New Jersey. The move follows earlier salary talks with the church which could not raise pay. Parker has accepted a call from North Baptist Church in Wilmington Delaware and will leave by late January.
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Wilmington
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Dutch Unemployment Deepens Across Major Cities
Industrial gloom grips The Hague Amsterdam and Utrecht with over 5 000 Rotterdam workers unemployed as factories halt output. The Salvation Army distributes food to 1500 in Amsterdam 7000 in The Hague 1000 in Rotterdam and 600 in Utrecht amid the hardest holiday season yet.
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Salvation Army
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Fur buyers forecast strong Owen county season
Hoosierisms notes Owen county fur sales expected to reach at least twelve thousand dollars as Spencer’s top buyer predicts solid demand. The item also mentions local people including living in Louisville and Covington, a stumping accident near Vernon, and social tidbits from Cayuga to Crown Point.
Wesley Norvel Leads Longtime Barber Shop Foreman Role
Wesley T. Norvel, popular foreman at the Illinois and Washington barber shop, has built a 16 year career in barbering.
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Wesley T. Norvel
Illinois and
Washingtonsts
Cat Alert Saves Lebanon Family From Smoke
In Lebanon Pennsylvania on January 4 a loud mewing cat woke Samuel B Lewberger and his family allowing them to escape when smoke from a fire threatened their home. They were ill but expected to recover.
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Lebanon
Samuel B. Lewberger
Real Estate Prices Rise in Indianapolis in 1901
Real estate in Indianapolis showed a strong year with higher prices and steady growth in 1901. Agencies including A Metzger W E Stevenson and H Plummer report healthy demand, with late reports noting sales and inquiries from out of town buyers and predictions of further price increases.
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Indianapolis
The
The Hero of Marion on the Harbor
A barefoot bootblack saves a little girl overboard on a harbor ferry. He drags her to safety as a crowd cheers, and a wealthy spectator pledges to make him his fortune after insisting the boy is a hero. The incident ends with the boy recovering on deck amid concern and gratitude.
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Mrs Shaw at White House Could Shift Wine Traditions
Washington January 3. Society speculates if Mrs Shaw wife of the new secretary of the treasury will push abstinence from wines at state dinners. As Roosevelts aide she may host foreign guests who oppose her views while at the White House the five wine standard may be altered.
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Youth Struck by Train Engine In Mahanoy City
Stephen Birdusky aged 17 was struck by a Reading railway engine and tossed about 20 feet. He suffered only slight scalp lacerations and quickly recovered, later walking home after the incident.
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Stephen Birdusky
Where is the boy
Chicago police hunt for Frank Ely Rogers, missing with his aunt Florence Ely since July 1. Investigators suspect he is disguised as a girl, leading detectives to scrutinize female passengers for hidden legs or signs of the boy in skirts while offering a 500 pound reward.
Burglars Loot St Rose’s Church in Meriden
In Meriden on January 4, burglars broke into St Rose’s Roman Catholic Church. They forced the tabernacle, stole silver articles and three gold-lined chalices, rifled the church safe, and dumped the communion on the floor. A large monstrance was unscrewed and left behind. Father Cooney fainted upon learning the loss. No suspects or traces were found.
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Prohibition Not Reducing Drunkenness in Army Troops
Military surgeon Arbos reports that local prohibition in Norway has raised drunkenness among conscripts. He notes reformers favor small beer under 2 percent alcohol and that alcohol is smuggled into prohibited districts, increasing overindulgence in stationed regiments.
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Disguised boy among missing Rogers pair puzzles police
Detectives recovered clothing tied to Frank Ely Rogers and his aunt Miss Ely on a Cago and Milwaukee streetcar line in Evanston. The bundle found under a station platform was wrapped in a newspaper dated Oct 17, 1900. A $500 reward is offered. police renew efforts as clues suggest the boy may be posing as a girl and alive, complicating the case.
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Boy loses arm in dare torpedo blast in Cumberland
William McCauley, living on the Cumberland mountains west of town, refused a dare and exploded a railroad torpedo in his hand. One arm was blown off and remained lodged in a tree nearby.
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William McCauley
Here
Fee grabbing denounced by Pennsylvania judges
York Pa January 4 Judges Bittenger and Stewart denounced aldermen and constables who multiply indictments to boost fees. In one case two indictments were quashed. Judge Stewart urged voters to defeat at the polls the men robbing the county and Judge Bittenger said Court detective Gallitin would be instructed to prosecute fee grabbing aldermen justices of the peace and constables.
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Wagner blamed for decline in music taste at London talk
Miss Margaret O Hea of the Rov Irish academy of music charged Wagner with producing abstruse music that displaced Mozart and Rossini in public favor. She warned that high complexity in harmony chilled mass interest and harmed musical culture as music halls gained popularity.
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Margaret O’hea
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Irish Academy of Music
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Opera Sui Shrd Mfn Hrdl
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