Valley Forge to become a public historic park
The Valley Forge encampment site near Philadelphia is targeted for public park status with state purchase of remaining land. Philadelphia Daughters of the Revolution back the move, highlighting Washingtons headquarters, Fort Washington remains, and nearby Knox and Lafayette sites.
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Histone
Old Valley Forge
Pennsylvania
Washington
Philadelphia
Daughters of the Revolution
Continental Army
Schuylkill
Gen. Washington
Indiana Couple Stand Trial in Husband's Death Suspected Arsenic Poisoning
In Peru Indiana Edith Quick 18 and her brother in law Henry Quick 17 face circuit court for murder of Ediths husband William Quick 19 who died after severe stomach pain last August arsenic found in his stomach The jury was impaneled with 20 witnesses including Dr J N Hurty of Indianapolis The prosecution will show a romance between Edith and Henry and Ediths plan to become a widow.
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Peru
Ind
Edith Quick
Henry Quick
Horse Thief Captured In Hollow Log Near Rising Sun
An alleged horse thief was captured in a hollow log near Rising Sun Indiana on Tuesday. He had a fine team and a survey but abandoned them when pursued by officers. The rig was stolen from Cincinnati.
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Rising Sun
Ind
Here
Cincinnati
Nor man Cary Arrested for $115 Theft at Anderson Tel Co
Norman Cary, cashier and head bookkeeper at Anderson Telephone Co, was arrested in Anderson on Wednesday charged with stealing $115 from the company. Cary, former confidential clerk to Fort Wayne telephone manager George Beers, came to Anderson for the job. Wine and women cited as his downfall.
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Anderson, Ind
Norman Cary
Anderson Telephone Company
Cary
Fort Wayne
George Beers
Local Soldier Promoted to First Lieutenant in U S Volunteers
Word arrived from Angeles Luzon FP IL that George E Goodrich has been promoted from second lieutenant to first lieutenant in Company C Twenty third U S volunteers. The promotion dates from October and carries a salary of 1400 per year. Goodrich previously served as first lieutenant of Company C 151st regiment and was stationed in Havana during the winter of 98 99.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Angeles
Luzon
George E. Goodrich
C. Twentythird U. S
Goodrich
Havana
Elks Plan Big Building in Logansport
Logansport lodge the largest in the state with about 300 members considers erecting a large temple to house club rooms lodge hall and a ground floor opera house. A decisive meeting is set for Thursday night in Logansport.
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Elks
Logansport
Ind
Three Sons in the Klondike
Lebanon Indiana reports an unclear Klondike tale involving John Troutman and three sons with fragmented details. The brief item lacks complete names, dates, and outcomes but signals a family adventure or misadventure in harsh conditions.
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Klondike
Lebanon
Ind
Jan
John Troutman
Missing Son Reunited with Goldfield Family
A man reports his youngest son who vanished from home has joined his brothers and all are doing well now. The note confirms family reunion after a period of concern.
Woman Seeks Court Protection From Ex Husband Threats
Mrs. Mamie Breedlove of Zionsville asks the court for protection from her former husband David who allegedly threatens to kill her if she does not remarry him.
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Lebanon
Ind
Mamie Breedlove
Zionsville
David
Tragic Suicide of 20-Year-Old Nona Young
Greenfield Indiana January twenty five Miss Nona Young aged twenty a domestic in the home of Squire Griffey died from a self inflicted gunshot wound Tuesday night She was found in bed propped with pillows with no sign of struggle and no cause is known
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Greenfield
Ind
Nona Young
Squire Griffey
Franz Meyer Dies by Own Action in South Bend
South Bend report states Franz Meyer, 45, an Oliver hotel employee, died Tuesday after consuming carbolic acid. Cause unknown.
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South Bend
Ind
Franz Meyer
Oliver Hotel
Hoosier Soldier Dead at Manila
Word received from Kokomo Indiana states Frank Hayworth formerly of the city died in a Manila hospital of fever. He served with the Third Infantry.
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Manila
Kokomo
Ind
Frank Hayworth
Indiana Items Include Tragedies And Town News
Reports from Tipton to Terre Haute detail local woes and events. A Flora man dies after a cow attack. Moore’s Hill sees meningitis concern. schools reopen after diphtheria. a banker opens with 100000 capital. a railroad doubles Seymour track.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Seymour
Moore’s Hill
People’s Deposit Bank
Matthews
David Farlow
Flora
Windmill trademarks and a voting machine boasts across Indiana
A string of odd notes from Indiana include a windmill trademark claim, a rival Star mills project, W. W. Keener’s claim of a perpetual motion voting machine, paving delays tied to Berrett law, a party switch by Joseph Nowbereer, a bone fire alarm in Muncie, avalanches of local misfortune and several deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Keener
Chesterfield
Silk swindler sells to Elwood tailors at cut rate
A dealer sold silk to Elwood tailors at a reduced price on Tuesday. When several yards were measured from the bolts, the material proved to be cotton instead of silk.
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Elwood
Trustee Appointed for Mrs. Thornton Granger's Funds
A trustee has been appointed to manage Mrs. Thornton Granger’s money after a marriage to the elder Mrs. Granger prompted her son to seek guardianship alleging the union was for money. The son’s suit alleges misuse of funds since the marriage. The American Wire and Steel plant at Anderson will close as workers strike over a 7 percent raise, halting operations and costing about 800 jobs as nearby wages are deemed unsatisfactory.
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Thornton Granger
Granger
Thornton
American Wire and Steel Company
Anderson
Terre Haute Loses League Meeting To Anderson For Year
Terre Haute failed to secure the League of Republican Clubs meeting this year, losing to Anderson. With this year an off year Terre Haute will not host next year but will seek the vice presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
League of Republican Clubs
Anderson
Girl's leg lengthening claim linked to faith process
Miss Grace Smelter of Flora age eighteen went to Chicago seeking the Dowie faith method to lengthen her shorter leg. She returned asserting success, though her father objects to another trip to the city.
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Grace Smelter
Flora
Chicago
Mrs J B Cobb 77 Dies After Paralytic Stroke
Mrs J B Cobb of Columbus aged 77 died Tuesday from a paralytic stroke. She was the wife of Elder J B Cobb a pioneer Christian Church preacher and a member of Ferdinand Winter an Indianapolis attorney. Winter and his brother Edward Winter of Decatur were at her bedside as only surviving siblings, she had come to Indiana from Kentucky in 1851. Her first husband Charles H Winter died in 1869.
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J. B. Cobb
Columbus
Christian Church
Ferdinand Winter
Indianapolis
Winter
Edward Winter
Decatur
Indiana
Kentucky
Charles H. Winter
Choate and Salisbury Discuss Clayton Bulwer Treaty
U S ambassador Choate met Lord Salisbury in London to review the Clayton Bulwer treaty. He urged consideration of a proposed modification drafted last spring by England and the United States, which was abandoned after the United States objected to Alaskan concession terms in exchange for abrogating the treaty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.S
Choate
Lord Salisbury
England
United States
Dahlen Free After Grand Larceny Arrest in Shelbyville
Bernard H. Dahlen of Indianapolis was released after a month in jail on a grand larceny charge. He had told locals he belonged to the Elks and borrowed money. later it was found he was expelled. He professes religion and plans to enter the ministry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
Ind
Bernard H. Dahlen
Indianapolis
The
Elks
War Waged Against the Empress Dowager in China
A large rebellion erupts in Hunan and Kiangsi provinces with insurgents entering Pinghsiang on the Hunan border. Over 10,000 troops were dispatched against rebels as ex soldiers protest Pekin government treatment.
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Tacoma
Wash
Pekin
Hunan
Kiangsi
China
Pinghsiang
Empress Dowager Continues War on Reformers
Hong Kong reports state the Chinese empress dowager intensified crackdown on reformers. An edict issued in December urged viceroys to offer rewards for capture dead or alive, signaling a broad wartime effort against dissent across provinces.
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Tacoma
Wagh
Hong Kong
China
Filipinos Seek Hearing Through Senator Mabini
Manila January 24 Sener Mabini once Aguinaldo's cabinet head and a leading Filipino strategist released a statement to the American press. He says Filipinos fight not from hatred but to secure a government protecting liberties and rooted in the people's needs. He urges US Congress to hear Filipinos and allow a civil commission or travel to America to express Their views. He hopes improved understanding will end the present war and avert future conflicts.
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Manila
Sener Mabini
Aguinaldo
Mabini
MacArthur
Congress of the
United States
Congress
America
Frightened Albert Maubrey Sends War Tales From Philippines
Albert R Maubrey of Little Rock reports from Tarlac that insurgents torture and kill captured Americans. He cites four men taken from his regiment last week with gruesome deaths including decapitation and body parts found on a fire. He notes eight from the Twenty third killed near Agapan and warns of danger near the camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
aArk
Albert R. Maubrey
Philippines
Tarlac
Agapan
Missing Lieutenant Stockly Reported Captured
Dispatch from Gen. Otis says Lieut. Stockly of the Twenty first infantry is missing since January 12 on recon duty at Talisay near San Tomas Batangas and appears to have been captured. Search efforts continue.
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Washington
Otis
Stockly
Talisay
San Tomas
Batangas
Two Fragile Women Cause Chicago Mystery and Cumberland Prank
A well dressed young woman in Chicago seeks help to prove her identity after forgetting her name and home. In Cumberland Miss Lizzie Shoebridge, 18, from Harpers Ferry, visits an Academy of Music where she tickled a bald pate in view of Charles Ridgely. The incident ends with laughter and the girl apologizing.
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Chicago
Cumberland
Lizzie Shoebridge
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Academy of Music
Miss Lizzie
Charles Ridgely
Ridgely
Miss Shoebridge
Pullman Estate Reveals $10000 Meeting Fee
The second inventory of George M. Pullman estate shows executors Robert T. Lincoln and Norman B. Ream filed on January 24. It lists a single item: Pullman earned $10,000 for attending one rail union committee meeting, with a $20,000 total fee allocated by Ream, half to the estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
George M. Pullman
Robert T. Lincoln
Norman B. Ream
Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway Organization
Juilliard Engagement Reported From Paris Paris
A letter from Paris announces the engagement of Miss Laura Corneille Juilliard and Viscount Montamar. Miss Juilliard, a Starke county girl living in Louisville, is a niece of A. D. Juilliard of New York who provides a sizable dowry. The couple plan a Paris ceremony.
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Canton
Paris
Laura Corneille
Juilliard
J. Tible Machado
Montamar
Guatemala
London
Starke
Louisville
Here
A. D. Juilliard
New York
Bryan to Speak in Conn and N Y City Tour
William J. Bryan visited New England on Wednesday and planned remarks at Stamford and New Haven Connecticut. He would return to New York City that evening and was scheduled to address Jersey City audiences on the same day.
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Bryan
New England
New York
William J. Bryan
Stamford
New Haven
Conn
Jersey City
Dissension Marks Panama Canal Reorganization
A Paris dispatch reports friction within the Panama Canal Company as the United States pushes the Nicaraguan route. The old directors have resigned and a new Panama company plans a Feb 20 meeting. French stockholders hope American railroads spend to defeat the Nicaraguan project while diplomacy may rally Nicaragua and Costa Rica against U S canal treaties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal Company
Panama
Panama Syndicate
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
United States
Lack of Money Delays Pure Food Rules Promulgation
County boards face funding gaps in publishing the pure food rules as required by state law. Howard county has reported promulgation, while Marion county has taken no action. The rules were sent by the state board early last week.
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State Board of Health
Howard County
Marion County
Hoosier Treasury Annual Report to October 31 1859
The Indiana state treasurer reports balance November 1 1898 at 550 775 75 with receipts totaling 7 121 149 31 and disbursements 6 976 589 41 leaving Oct 31 balance 695 335 65. Total state debt 5 188 015 12 and interest paid 170 865, of which 4 698 000 is foreign.
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Treasury
Births and Deaths and Marriages Listed
Births include James M Robinson and Gertrude. several other couples welcome boys and girls at various addresses. Deaths note Michael Moran and Thelma Mitchell among others with causes like tuberculosis and whooping cough. Marriages list multiple couples including Thomas Cox and Henrietta Morrison and John A Wise and Maud M Dickerson.
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James M
Gertrude Robinson
S. Meridian St
Charles and
Mary Clegg
Warrenave
Gilbert and
Gertrude Warrenburg
Nordykeave
Bey
Steve and
Sue Szakowiski
Frank and
Emma Blitz
E. Eighteenth St
Mary Rohm
Union-st
Thomas W
Clara Rodenbaugh
Highland Place
William and
Mary Ramsey
Michael Moran
Minerva St
Thelma Mitchell
Tremont-ave
Jabez Ozment
William E. Hedges
Warren-ave
Szatkowiski
Nineteenth St
Morris Springer
Washington St
Tagrippe
Narcissa A. Haas
Pennsylvania St
Glenn von Conant
Dorothy Hoblit
New York St
Thomas Cox
Henrietta Morrison
John A. Wise
Maud M. Dickerson
George W. Jones
Nancy E. Smith
James O. Wright
Catherine E. Vinnege
William F. Hardy
Emma Newhouse
John M. Wyatt
Helen H. Avery
Alva Green
Lulu Wainscott
Isaac J. Doty
Sarah Burke
John J. Reilly
Estella’ A. Fieber
Marcus Black
Lucille Wilkinson
William Jackson
Stella Kinder
Louis Bemburg
Ela. Dunn
George Buck
Winona McClellan
Frank Grandjean
Tite Heidenrich
Building Permits Report From Local Applicants
Building permits listed include c. Riebe at 1041 E Vermont for a kitchen project, Donahue at 1517 Howard for repairs, J. A. Shirley at 2913 Moore for a frame house valued at 1000 dollars, H. F. Egan at 70 Holmes for repairs at 150 dollars, and H. Cohen at the corner of Maryland and Missouri for an iron shed costing 300 dollars.
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C. Riebe
Vermont-st
Co. Donahue
Howard-st
J. A. Shirley
Moore-ave
H. F. Egan
Holmes-ave
H. Cohen
Maryland
Missouri-sts
Labor strife at Winslow Iron Works ends in murder
In Chicago on Tuesday night Edward O Connor a leading labor official and strike participant was killed during labor troubles at Winslow brothers ornamental iron works. Julius Menzel a non union man is named as the assailant with O Connor having allegedly attacked him.
Roberts Defies Ouster Threat in Utah Polygamy Case
In Washington, January 24, Representative Littlefield’s maiden speech drew applause as he urged full constitutional rights for Roberts. Roberts argued he cannot abandon the constitution, defended his stance on polygamy context, and warned that removing him would threaten liberty and the republic. Applause rose, then mixed with hisses as Roberts spoke of faith and duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Tattlefield
Majority
Roberts
Littlefield
Utah
Israel
Martin Luther
Ufa
United States
Mormon Church
Pillars of Liberty
influenza on the decline in English cities report
London dispatch reports influenza deaths fell to 208 in the latest week from 316 the prior week, while Nottingham still shows a death rate of two per thousand as officials mark the worst part of the epidemic passed.
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London
Nottingham
Election to Columbus bishopric postponed again
Rome reports the election to the Columbus Ohio bishopric has been delayed as the congregation seeks more information from the papal delegate in Washington. Also noted are 20,000 cases of influenza in Rome.
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Rome
Columbus, O
Washington
Dr. Griffith on Trial in Cory Over Feud Murder Charge
In Cory, Clay County, Dr. E Griffith faced trial on a charge of attempting to murder William Staggs six weeks earlier. The incident occurred on a southbound train when Staggs leaped from a moving car amid a feuding history that included prior violence.
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Griffith
Brazil
Ind
Cory
Clay County
William Staggs
Staggs
Ah “Tismercus
The Hardins Indicted for Murder in Prazil
The grand jury in Prazil Ind.I. has indicted Mrs Mary Hardin and her son Ames on murder charges for the December 23, 1899, killing of Henry Wellman over a dispute involving a pig. Both suspects were arrested and held on $5,000 bonds.
Rockefeller Gift to Chicago University of Gurley Fossil Collection
John D Rockefeller has donated the Gurley paleontological collection to the University of Chicago. The gift includes 700,000 fossil specimens valued at $125,000. The transfer follows the Gurley acquisition and expands the university’s paleontology holdings.
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Rockefeller
Chicago
Gurley Paleontés
John D.rockefell
University of Chicago
Gurley
Sipple Valley
Fosaila
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Germantown
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Wayne
Scott
Poor
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Muhlenberg
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Mt. Vernon
Independence Hall
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ORG
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Hoosier
Indiana Inklings
Tipton
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Laporte County
Clerks’ Union and Ministerial Association, Merion
Anderson Commercial Club
Andrew Carnegie
Clifford Newhall
Parker
Nellie Courant
Crawfordsville
Muncie
Montgomery County
Coburn Pratt
Bessie Sering
Madigan
Macy Manufacturing Company
Bluffton
Joseph Nowbereer
Grant County
McKinley
Avondale
William Newhouse
John T. Hammons
Martinsville
John Zimmerman
Richmond
Daniel M. Blue
Sullivan
Patrick Stock
Edward W. Blish
Leah Moore
Andrew J. Carmichael
Blackford County
Pleasantdale
New Albany
Michael Huth
Laporte
Central Union Company
Independent Company
Central Union
Independent
Choate and
Salisbury
Dahlen
Em‘press
Machado-Juilliard
Ashboro
Ird
Cascarets
Sterling Remedy Company
Journal
Hardins
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