Kentucky detective leaves for Indianapolis to fetch ex Governor
Detective Jenkins departed Lexington on Tuesday with requisition papers to Indiana for ex Gov William S Taylor and Charles Finley, accused in the Goebel assassination. Kentucky officials expect Indiana's new governor to honor Beckham's request for their return for trial. Gov Durbin declines public stance until he can act lawfully.
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Kentucky
Indiana
Lexington
Jenkins
Indianapolis
Taylor
Charles Finley
Goebel
Beckham
Caleb Powers
John Davis
Durbin
Drugs blamed for insanity in five cases by lunacy panel
A lunacy commission declared four of five examined individuals unsound minded, attributing three cases to drugs and one to whisky. The proceedings noted excess drinking, cocaine use, tobacco, and morphine effects with calls for stricter drug sales laws and medical certificates for certain users.
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Fred Russ
May Parker
Neilie Bradie
Commis
Didheys
Gian’ Waid
Squire Stout
George Fate
Wright
City Dispensary
County Outlays Two Thousand From Gas Leak
County commissioners halted illuminating gas in the courthouse after a new heating plant, used only for two health board burners, ran up a $200 gas bill. They blame rusty pipes in place for years, not the meter, noting a $200 monthly leak cost for about a year, totaling roughly $2,000 to the county.
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Health Board
Board of Health
Court House
Young book thief tied to library scam
A 13 year old colored boy Urban Harper of 2344 E Washington St was arrested as part of a gang accused of regularly robbing the public library. The scheme involved reading a book by a window then discarding it, later retrieving it, removing the library label and selling it for five or ten cents.
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Urban Harper
E. Washington Sr
Historic gavel presented in senate from San Juan dungeon wood
In a Tuesday morning senate ceremony Senator Agnew gave Lieut gen Gilbert a historic gavel. The mallet's head came from a wood bar across a dungeon window in El Morro, San Juan harbor. The handle was cut from timber Col. Russell Harrison took from Ponce military barracks. Walter H. Evans of Valparaiso provided the gavel via Porto Rico.
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Senate
Agnew
Gilbert
Porto Rico
Walter H. Evans
Valparaiso
el Morrg
San Juan Harbor
Col
Russell Harrison
Ponce
Kitchener’s Peace Proposal Under Threat In De Wet Clash
In The Hague on January 15 a Kruger party member described a British subject who carried surrender talks to De Wet as facing death by own hand. He quoted De Wet swearing to kill the British general after earlier burning of his farm and cattle seizures by Kitchener’s men.
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Kruger
DeWet
Kitchener
Little Girl Bitten by Dog on Eckhart Street
Sadie Butler eight year old colored girl living on Eckhart street was bitten badly above the knee by a dog Wednesday. Dr Kluge attended her. The dog owned by Green May of Prospect street. A policeman was sent to shoot it. Mrs May would not give consent until her husband was seen. It is not known whether the dog is mad.
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Hart St
Green May
Prospect-st
Carnegie Denies TT Morgan Rockefellers Buy Mills
New York January fifteenth report that Morgans and Rockefellers plan to buy Carnegie iron mills is denied by Carnegie. A Morgan man hints the deal could close in three days. In Girard Ohio January thirteenth an attempted jail arson endangers Potts, an assault suspect, raising fear of lynching.
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New York
Morgans
Rockefellers
Carnegie
Morgan
Mrs Nation Well Make Things GM Now Watch
A brief, bold note highlighting Mrs Nation urging swift action and attention to general management concerns with a proactive stance and emphasis on immediate change.
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Mrs. Nation
Carrie Nation Released On Bond After Wichita Saloon Riot
Carrie Nation leaves county jail after Judge Kirk sets trial for next Monday. She vows to rally 50 women to smash Wichita saloons, with supporters and spotters at each joint. Nation plans to sue the county for false imprisonment amidst temperance fervor.
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Wichita
Kan
Carrie Nation
Carey Hotel
Glassave
Judge Kirk
Hazing Probe at West Point Seeks Cadet Removals
West Point cadets face sharp questioning as Congressman Driggs pushes for swift dismissals. Cadet Burns testifies on the Booz Keller episode and spats in camp reveal heavy drinking. Driggs advocates expelling 25 to 30 cadets to curb hazing culture.
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West Point
N. Y
Congresaténnal Committee
Burns
Booz
Driggs
Military Academy
Military Board of Inquiry
Artman Rewarded Personal Friends In Appointments
In his committee appointments Speaker Artman favors personal friends and grants them good offices. The minority notes similar bias with the Davis faction receiving more consideration than Louttit's followers in state affairs.
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Artman
Statesman
Davis
Louttit
A Fortune For Pupin Inventor Of Choke Coils
Prof. Michael Idverskey Pupin of Columbia university says his actual earnings from the choke coil discovery total about 400000 dollars in cash and 15000 dollars annually in royalties, far above prior figures. The American Telephone and Telegraph Company bought his patents and Pupin will stay at Columbia to continue electrical research. The coil wraps wire around the cable every eighth of a mile to renew energy and push current forward, akin to a telegraph repeater.
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Idverskey Pupin
Columbia University
Ocean Telephone
Prof. Pupin
Columbia
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
McKinley Civil Service Controversy Sparks Meeting
A Cleveland chamber of commerce gathering heard Harry Garfield reveal a National civil service reform report alleging President McKinley shifted thousands of posts from competitive to exempted or unclassified classifications. The findings claim May 1899 orders violated rules, expanding abuses and weakening the system. The period 1897 to 1898 saw 2,365 temporary positions, with few officially authorized, and women clerks placed in lower roles before higher duties.
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Cleveland, C
Chamber F of Commerce
Harry Garfield
National Civil Service Reform Association
New York
McKinley
Wom
Civil Service Commission
Imp to race again in the east next season
New York January 15 Imp will race again in the east next season her owners have reversed their retirement decision. The famous black mare will be trained by Peter Winmer instead of Bross.
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New York
East
Peter “Winmer
Bross
Senate adopts Monday calendar scheme after adjournment
The senate adjourned Tuesday afternoon after adopting a Monday calendar scheme that cost the state 1250 dollars last session, driven through by Senator Joss.
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Senate
Joss
Funeral service private with no flowers requested
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday and will be private in accordance with Mr. Fishback's wish. No flowers will be sent.
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Fishback
Day at His Wife He Wished One More Look
Harry Day visited the morgue on a Tuesday afternoon to see his dead wife. Kneeling beside her, he stroked her hair and kissed her, saying he had lost all hope and begged for one more look at his dear girl.
Expensive dogs bite: Columbus farmer pays big judgments
Daniel Thomas, a wealthy Columbus area farmer owning 1000 acres, has paid about $15,000 in judgments for injuries from his three vicious bull dogs. The supreme court on Tuesday affirmed the fifth such case, with Chedrick Taggart, a boy bitten, awarded $1,500.
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Columbus
Supreme Court
Chedrick Taggart
Thomas
Wolves threaten travelers across Marmaros district
Reports from many points describe packs of wolves killing and devouring travelers in Bucharest area. Two newlyweds resting in Marmaros were slain, while their driver fled up a tree and nearly froze as wolves closed in.
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Bucharest
Marmaros
Jumped From Second Story Window By Inmate
Oak Davis, confined in the work house for petit larceny, leapt from a second story window at 7 30 a m Tuesday after twenty days on work house rations. He fled toward downtown and was at large. officials reported no injuries.
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Oak Davis
Police report urges splits, more men and four sub stations
In 1900 Police Superintendent Quigley advocates smaller districts, at least 100追加 officers, and four sub stations. He notes defective ward sanitation, recommends a padded cell for insane prisoners, and cites 259,366 Gamewell calls and 352,126 telephone calls. Total arrests reach 6,376 with $32,596.07 in property recovered. expenses total $149,723.21 with a balance of $8,810.29. Detec tive department arrests 1,028 and recovers $18,310.06 in property. bicycle patrols account for 1,241 arrests.
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Quigley
Richmond Man Held on Bigamy Charge Released
B F Sackett traveling representative of the Illinois Rubber Co Chicago will be released in Richmond Indiana after authorities find no evidence to justify a bigamy charge.
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Richmond
Ind
B. F. Sackett
Ilinois Rubber Company
Chicago
Negro Lynched for Assault in South Carolina
Charleston South Carolina January 15 Charles Lang a negro was lynched Monday night at Elker for criminal assault upon a white woman.
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South Carolina
Charleston
S. C
Charles Lang
Elker
Bank Robbers Get $300 Heist at South Lyons Bank
DETROIT Mich Jan 15 Six burglars broke into the bank at South Lyons Monday night and blew open the safe They secured 300 dollars and departed on a hand car leaving little trace of their crime through the town authorities began a search for the robbers which yielded no immediate results
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Detroit
Mich
South Lyons
Mayor Johnson blocks Jeffries Ruhlin fight in Covington
Cincinnati dispatch reports Mayor John son of Covington Kentucky declared on Tuesday that the Jeffries Ruhlin bout cannot be held in the city. The statement aims to prevent the boxing match from taking place within Covington limits.
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Cincinnaty, O
Bank Robbery Strikes Livingston Bank for $5000
Burglars broke into The People's Bank of Livingston Tennessee on Monday night and stole five thousand dollars. The incident occurred in Knoxville, Tennessee, on January 15. Police investigated the burglary and reviewed security footage for clues.
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Knoxville
Tenn
People's Bank of
Livingston
Fragrant Grain Fields and Grape Nuts Testimonial
Emma Kauffman of Bismarck Missouri credits Grape Nuts with relieving long standing constipation from coffee use. She says the pref digesting food boosted her energy and nerve strength, transforming her home life into a brighter, sweeter life. The aroma of hot milk over Grape Nuts evokes childhood harvest fields and appetite.
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Emma Kauffman
Bismarck
Miners meet in Columbus and sessions in Chicago
In Ohio miners convene in Columbus while Hebrews from the nation attend sessions in Chicago. Arkansas moves to reelect Senator Berry to Washington and Tennessee debates a kidnapping crime bill in the state house. Delaware senators clash over whipping posts and pillory abolition amid party nominations. Casual notes on Illinois and Gambier students conclude with curious campus mischief.
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Ohlio
Columbus
Chicago
Arkansas
Berry
Washington
Tennessee
Blaisdell, Early Lincoln Nominee, Dies at Rockfort
Elijah W. Blaisdell, a founder of the Republican party and the first man to name Lincoln for president, died in Rockfort on January 15. He helped organize early party efforts and shared in national political circles.
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Rockfort
Elijah W. Blaisdell
Republican Party
Lincoln
Mrs Mounts Reception for Legislators Wives
Mrs Jas A Mount will welcome wives of legislators to her reception from 3 to 5 p m Wednesday January 16 in the Denison hotel parlors.
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Jas. A. Mount
Denison Hotel
Hoar Renominated by Republicans in Boston
Boston voters watched on January 15 as the Republican convention renominated Senator Hoar to seek another term. The party affirmed his leadership and policy stance ahead of upcoming elections, highlighting his record and commitment to national issues.
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Boston
Mass
Senator Hoar
How to Tell the Genuine Laxative Bromo Quinine Box
The signature of E. W. Grove appears on every box of the genuine Laxative Bromo Quinine. The ad urges buyers to verify the maker’s mark to ensure authentic product quality and prevent counterfeits.
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E. W. Grove
Shoes on Sale at Stout's Factory Store
A sale notice from Stout's Factory Shoe Store at 318 330 Massachusetts Avenue offers ladies shoes priced at 2.50 and 1.49 each. The ad highlights discounted footwear and directs shoppers to the store location.
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Stout’s Factory
Masaschusetts Ave
Stout's Factory
Masaschusetts‘ave
Hanna Sees the Writing on the Wall
Washington January 15 Members of the house committee on merchant marine and fisheries expect within a day or two an announcement from Senator Hanna giving up his fight for the ship subsidy bill at this session so that the army bill may be traced to the subsidy measure. Adjutant and Mrs Miller from Troy N Y arrived to succeed Adjutant and Mrs Simonson in command of the Salvation Army corps at 43 Virginia Ave The welcome meeting will be given Tuesday night and the Simonsons will handle social and shelter work.
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Troy
Simonson
Salvation Army Corps
Virginia
Divorces Granted and Advent in Court Dockets
Eliza Borman’s divorce case was taken under advisement in superior court Tuesday. Tuesday Mattie was granted a divorce from Ed Bird with custody of a child and $60 alimony. Sarah seeks a divorce from Austin Kaufman alleging neglect abuse and financial loss in business. E O Thompson of Hallwood cash register will relocate to Des Moines Thursday to take charge of the agency. The Glove Pattern Works Inc begins building at Stratford Street and the elt rail road with wood and metal patterns to be produced. Charles Johnson of 515 Lord Street injured his foot at work when hot iron burned a hole through it Monday night. Judge Leathers heard Marion Trust Company’s petition to appoint a receiver for Sheridan Brick Company, noting disputed notes tied to plant earnings and construction loans. The defense challenges the notes’ payable source and maturity terms under the agreement. insolvency charge denied.
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Eliza Borman
Superior Court
Mattie
Ed Bird
Sarah
Austin Kaufman
E. O. Thompson
Indianapolis
Hallwood Cash Register Company
Des Moines
Tak
Stratford-st
Elt
Charles Johnson
Lord-st
Indiana Bicycle Company
Judge Leathers
Marion Trust Company
Mason J. Osgood
Sheridan Brick Company
Union Live Stock Market Report From Union Stock Yards
Union Stock Yards reports cattle receipts of about 600 on Tuesday with varied prices for different weights and grades including good to prime steers and mixed stockers. Hogs and sheep show market ranges, while a separate note records Joseph Kelly of St Louis arrested for using a counterfeit $5 bill at Mendell's grocery after paying full price.
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Joseph Kelly
St. Louis
Mendell
Wichigan
Chicago grain and livestock prices and poultry rates
Wheat May 7 467Tic, Corn May 38% 38tge, Oats May 2 Be. Pork May 14,2743, lard 7.621, ribs 7.2907.2, dressed poultry prices for turkeys chickens capons ducks geese. Live poultry prices for chickens turkeys ducks geese. Butter creamery and dairy prices by grade. Cheese full cream and varieties with per pound quotes. Eggs 11c. Actor Faversham of New York underwent appendicitis surgery and is out of danger.
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Chicago
Young Americas
L&e
Interstate Live Stock Market Report at Interstate Stock Yards
Interstate Stock Yards on January 15 reports Tuesday receipts of cattle hogs and sheep with shipments. Cattle include good to prime export steers heavy heifers and cows with varied weights and prices. hogs show ranges from 4 90 to 5 23 per cwt. lambs and sheep quoted from 2 23 to 5 50 per cwt. Continuous market activity for stockers, feeders, and calves appears alongside prices for bulls and cows.
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Union Live
Union Stock Yards
Reese En Tones
Togo
Cbaivos
Interstate
Caives Co Peaeesces Canneraee
Wheat and corn prices and grain inspections report
Grain prices for wheat corn and oats steady with multiple grade quotes and freight costs. Hay prices listed for timothy, plus inspection totals by grade for wheat corn oats and hay across cars and shipments.
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Hay
Prairie
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