Turner promotes gold locating in Morgan County Indiana
In Lebanon Indiana, John Turner a magnetic healer claims power to locate gold. He returns with a deed to 200 acres of broken land and displays nuggets. A Chicago company has bought 1000 surrounding acres and says assay shows 20 to the ton. They plan collusion to pool profits. The item also notes various local incidents and deaths.
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Lebanon
Ind
John Turner
Morgan County
Turner
Chicago
Judge Seeks Prisoner After Mob-Fueled Shuffle
Judge Ply of Pike county circuit court cannot locate Frank Purcell who is to be tried for the murder of Rufus Ross at Augusta. Purcell was moved between counties to evade a mob and confined in four jails in two days. The judge has ordered sheriffs to rotate the prisoner among counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ind
Pike County
Frank Purcell
Rufus Ross
Augusta
Purcell
Nitroglycerin Explosion Shakes Marion Area
A large nitroglycerin magazine exploded near Warren, Indiana, about 25 miles east of Marion on Thursday night. The blast shook Marion causing alarm but no lives were lost. damage is expected to be extensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Ind
Warren
Here
Polo Championship to Decide West Title in Indiana
In Richmond Indiana and Muncie two polo clubs the Richmond Henleys and Muncie Royals vie for the West championship. A seven game series determines the title with the team accumulating the most tallies taking honors. Chauncey Fisher the Western league pitcher has joined Richmond for several weeks to play with the Henleys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ind
Richmond Henleys
Muncie Royals
Acals
Chauncey Fisher
Henleys
Mrs. Malinda Skinner Dies in Greenfield Long Illness
Mrs Malinda Skinner 77 died Thursday in Greenfield Ind after a long illness. A devoted Christian Science follower she had no physician in attendance Her twin sister Mrs Ogle died recently in faith of prayer She was sister of Iowa Senator Mrs Jarlan and aunt of Mrs Robert T Lincoln
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Greenfield
Ind
Malinda Skinner
Ogle
Skinner
Senator
Iarlan
Iowa
Robert T. Lincoln
Brace of pistols linked to Hessian leader at Trenton
Dublin Indiana reports Shipley Wilson owns two brass pistols once belonging to Col Ball the Hessian commander who fell at Trenton. His aide Charles Smith seized them and fled to Philadelphia where a great uncle aided Wilson. Smith later passed the pistols on, and Wilson has kept them for sixty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Ind
Shipley Wilson
Ball
Trenton
Charles Smith
Philadelphia
Wilson
Smith
Big Four Railroad Earnings Rise in Lebanon
Lebanon Ind January 26 increased earnings show Big Four railroad ticket sales up seven thousand dollars to thirty two thousand freight receipts higher to total 130572.07 dollars for the year American Express operating over the Big Four at the Lebanon station earned 5943.96 dollars, a gain over 1898.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Ind
Big Four
American Express
Wilke Refrigerator Firm Expands To Anderson Area
The Wilke refrigerator company now operating in Anderson has relocated and employs around 40 families. The district ministerial association of the Christian Church plans a Dublin meeting on April 2. Cambridge City shows potential for a coffin factory. Fountain City Knights of Pythias to construct a new lodge building.
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Richmond
Ind
Wilke Refrigerator Company
Anderson
District Ministerial Association of the Christian Church
Dublin
Siewes
Cambridge City
Fountain City
Knights of Pythias
Indiana Inklings and Local Notes Spark Regional History
Southern Indiana fair circuit forms. Greenfield aims to revive old board of trade. Salem reports Cuban itch smallpox. Montgomery county opens sugar water camps. Postmasters district 4 unite. Mitchell brakeman Charles Blevings, 25, killed near Huron Thursday. New Albany Tribune touts Senator Fairbanks as Mark Hanna of Indiana. Dunlapville cemetery fright by pedestrian. Marion student Dante Comstock, 17, innovates wireless telegraphy. Oil outpost across Indiana line in Ohio to open eastern Indiana field. Ream plant rebuilt in Wabash after fire. subsidy $4,500. Ashley gains electric lights after four months’ outage. A Mooresville birth of a human freak with no eyes ears or nose, lived minutes. Union City grocer John C. Schweitzer bound and robbed Thursday evening. Beisin at Munch and Aypoid fever noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ream
Wabash
Ashley
Mooresville
John C. Schweéiizer
Union City
Beisin
Munch
Julia Morrison James Lectures on The Other Side of Stage Life
In Shelbyville Tennessee Julia Morrison James gave her first lecture on The other side of stage life to a modest audience of women. The talk focused on backstage realities and personal experiences in performance careers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
Tenn
Julia Morrison James
Lucille Chapman Swindled by New York Drummer in Chicago
Miss Lucille Chapman of Springfield Illinois accused Charles Dreadeau a New York drummer of luring her to Chicago promising marriage. She says she was robbed of 115 dollars and deserted after a week in the city. she was sheltered at the police station after meeting Dreadeau Sunday night. The couple planned to marry in Decatur before heading to Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille
Chicago
Lucille Chapman
Springfield
Ill
Charles Dreadeau
New York
Plague in Japan prompts rat bounty plan
Late Japanese papers received in Chicago report bubonic plague in Japan for the first time. The government allocates 100000 dollars to combat the outbreak in affected localities and a five cent bounty is set on rat heads, as scientists link rats to the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Japan
Midwife Arrested After Four Deaths Linked to Care
In St Louis Missouri on January 26 a midwife, Mrs Mary Brinkman, was arrested amid a series of four deaths within ten days. The deceased women include Mrs Gustave Krah Mrs Mary Klein Mrs Sophia Liedermann and Mrs Mary Duba, all said to have been attended by Brinkman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis, Mc
Mary Brinkman
Gustave Krah
Mary Klein
Sophia Liedermann
Mary Duba
Brinkman
Anna Held statue plan rejected by Peck
Chicago January 24 actress Anna Held will not receive a $130 000 golden statue of herself for the American art section at the French fair. Commissioner Peck sent a courteous telegram refusing the request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Anna Held
Peck
Noted Indian Dead in Denison Texas
Ex Gov Jones Wolf of the Chickasaw nation dies of pneumonia. A noted Indian statesman, he ruled his people for years as their absolute leader. He served as a Washington delegate and received a medal from President Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Tex
Jones Wolf
Washington
Lincoln
Labor Troubles Probe Possible by Chicago Grand Jury
In Chicago, January 26, officials hint the grand jury may investigate the two to three months of labor strikes. The police are said to wait for a riot before acting, raising questions about enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Missing youths Harold F and William McGuigan sought
Police report two missing youths, Harold F from Eastman and William McGuigan of Piedmont Virginia, left home on January 5 and January 6 respectively at the request of their fathers Dr Charles A brighton Mass and a guardian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold. F
Eastman
Chas. A
Brightom
Mass
Wiliam McGuigan
Piedmont
Congress urged to shape Philippines policy after war ends
Manila report says the war in the Philippines is over and warns of a possible bloody feud between American forces and Filipinos. Congress is urged to adopt a conciliatory policy allowing Filipino input on their government to prevent clashes. Ed L Keen reports from San Francisco that heavy fighting in Luzon has ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Manila
The
Herald
Philippines
Congress
San Francisco
Cal
Ed L. Keen
Scripps-McRae and Publishers’ Press Associations
Luzon
Resort keeper seriously burned in Market Street fire
Jessie Schneider keeper of a resort at 333 West Market Street was severely burned Thursday evening after an enraged reaction with a lamp started a fire. The lamp spilled burning fuel igniting her skirts and a colored servant helped smother flames with a rug before she was carried downstairs to safety. The house fire was extinguished without fire department involvement.
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Jessie Schneider
W. Market St
Train Collision Sparks Dynamite Blast Killing Three
A runaway train crashed into a stationary Jersey Central train at Ashley Pennsylvania. The blast exploded 30 dynamite boxes, wrecking 18 cars and ten engines. Brakemen Frank McLaughlin Michael Bird and William Buckley were killed. Engineers Behring and Roughby and two unknown men were seriously injured.
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Jersey Central
Ashley
Frank McLaughlin
Michael Bird
Wlliam Buckley
Behring and
Roughby
Smith Meets McConnell In Welterweight Title Fight
Smith and McConnell, both noted fighters, will clash in a 25 round welterweight bout at the Broadway Athletic Club on Friday night. McConnell recently defeated Jimmy Handler and is the betting favorite at 10 to 8 as Smith trains hard and claims good form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Billy Smith
Frank McConnell
California
Broadway Athletic Club
McConnell
Jimmy Handler
Smith
Opium Habit Among Philadelphia Women Reported
Mayor Ashbridge cited rumors of widespread opium addiction among respectable Philadelphia women. He described cases including a mother and daughter smoking opium tipped cigarettes and a wealthy family where a daughter is seen at her window in a night robe with opium cigarettes.
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Philadelfahia
Philadelphia
Ashpridge
Tolstoi’s Health Failing Amid Hopeful Reports
In Vienna on January 26 authorities say Tolstoi’s death is near despite hopeful health news. Deterioration from old age prior illness and influenza makes full recovery unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Tolstoi
Kaiser's Naval Bill Would Boost German Fleet
Berlin January 26 The Kaiser's naval bill if enacted by the Reichstag would raise Germanys naval strength to 38 battleships 64 cruisers and numerous smaller vessels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Had Her by the Hair in Canal Street Assault
James Smith, colored, fined five dollars and 30 days by Judge Daly for assaulting John Miller, an old white man. Miller valued as absent from court. Smith says Miller had Mrs Smith by the hair, then Smith beat him. Police mention Mrs Mary Smith has no negro blood and note second colored husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Smith
Daly
John Miller
Smith
Wiliam Wilbite
Miller
Canal St. Patrelmas
Ward
Mary Smith
Man with Musical Heart Exhibits Luck and Limped Wound
Edward Lewis, dubbed the man with the musical heart, gives exhibitions to medical students in Indianapolis. Doctors say a heart leak and a scar from a Sabre wound mark his organ, likely from a Siberia escape while jailed after a bridge incident linked to Alexander III. Lewis profits from his condition through world travels and public demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Lewis
Medical School of
Indianapolis
Siberia
Hadley
Medical College of Indiana
Lewis
Alexander III
Boni threatens to blow head off Paris Figaro editor
Count Boni de Castellane in New York on Thursday said he will not scold the Paris Figaro editor any longer and will likely kill him when he returns to France. He noted about 250 telegrams applauding his planned action.
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New York
Boni de Castellane
Paris Figaro
France
Standard of Trust Stock Tops 14 Pounds in New York Trade
New York January 26 News records the new stock of the Standard of trust selling at 14 pounds the highest price to date. Directors plan a February meeting and Wall Street anticipates a generous distribution from last year earnings reported at about 100 million dollars. Forecasts suggest total dividends for this year may reach 45 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Standard of Trust
Wallst Incks
Harsh Magistrate Calls For Severe Punishment Of Wife Beaters
New York City police courts hear harsh remarks from Magistrate Pool who says any man who beats his wife should have hot oil poured over him then whipped and hanged. He made the statement while sentencing a wife beater to jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pool
DePauw Student Suffered Carbolic Acid Burn
Miss McWhirter daughter of Mr and Mrs F T McWhirter swallowed carbolic acid thinking it was a gargle for the throat. She sustained burns and is attending DePauw University in Greencastle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss McWhirter
F. T. McWhirter
DePauw University
Greencastle
Hoosiers Lose First To Fon Du Lac In Wisconsin
The Indianapolis YMCA team fell to Fon Du Lac Wisconsin in Fon Du Lac Thursday night. An immense crowd attended with excursions to the game. Pearson led Indianapolis, while Brunkhorst and Rogers starred for Fon Du Lac as the teams prepare to meet again in Oshkosh Friday night.
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Indianapolis
Fon du Lac
Wis
Fon du Lacs
Oshkosh
Pierson
Brunkhorst and
Rogers
Badgers
Indianapolis man awarded $5,000 verdict in case
Charles Clark sought twenty thousand dollars from an Indianapolis drop forging company after being caught in a shaft and whirled. A Friday morning jury returned a five thousand dollar verdict for Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Clark
Indianapolis
South Bend and area corporate listings article
Incorporated notes list several entities with capital stock figures including Wabash commercial club at 25000, Lanz-Fry Lumber in Bedford at 4000, South Bend Malleable Iron at 75600, South Bend Red Cross Medical Association at 5000, Detroit Photographic Company in Michigan City at 20000, Broad Ripple Canning at 2900, Schooley Real Estate Company in Indianapolis at 10000. Directors named Henry C Poindexter Oliver J Pursel James A L King. Stockholders Nathan R Schooley Edgar Schooley John Johnson.
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Oliver J. Pursel
James A. L. King
Schooley Real Estate Company
Indianapolis
Capital
Nathan R. Schooley
Edgar ‘Schooley
John J. John‘son
Two Boys Die in Shootout in Mayfield
Mayfield Kentucky reports Henry Trout a 13 year old son of Dr Trout was shot and killed by his 11 year old brother who fired a pistol learning it was loaded. The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon leaving a fatal head wound.
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Mayfield
Henry Trout
Dr.Trout
Fire Damages Sara Smith Home and Fumes at Two Other Incidents
A Thursday 8:05 p m blaze at 27 E North St caused 325 damage traced to a defective grate. A separate 15 blaze at 303 N Priest originated by a defective flue. Firefighters battled grass fires with brooms at Southeastern Ave and State St Thursday night. Sparks blamed on neglect in cold season. Advertisements promote Dr Wood's Norway Pine syrup for vitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Smith
E. Northst
N. Priest
Southeastern Ave
State St
Geant H. Oley Detist Years of Experience Noted
Geant H. Oley is described as a dentist with forty four years of experience. The fragment notes the lengthy career and professional standing in the field.
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Geant H
Oley, Detist
Griffiths to address University of Indianapolis students
John L. Griffiths accepted the invitation to speak to 900 University of Indianapolis students in Tomlinson Hall on February 22. A parade led by the When band will accompany the event and badges will be worn by each college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Griffiths
University of Indianapolis
Tomlinson Hall
Butler College
Births Deaths Marriages and Building Permits
Births list includes Munson Limpus Keeler Hargrove Brown De Corsey with addresses in Sheffield Madison Bright Bright-st New Jersey Concord and 743 Concord. Deaths report Premature Infant Patrick Clements Kirkhoff Hussey Bowne Farr Barbour with ages and causes. Marriages listed McInerney Haltgan Potter Williams Helbling Fry. Building permits note B A Brown for Washington street cottage.
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John and
Mary A. Munson
Sheffield Ave
Harry and
Lettie Limpus
Madison Ave
Bay
Charles and
Marie Keeler
Bright-st
W. H. and
Minnie Hargrove
Mary Brown
New Jersey-st
Arthur and
Kate de Corsey
Concord St
Martindaleave
Anna H. Patrick
St. Vincent Hospital
Clements
Richland St
Charles Kirkhoff
New St
Mary M. Hussey
Beville Ave
Chester E. Bowne
Hamilton-ave
Winnifred G. Farr
Beville-ave
Alice F. Barbour
Ilinois St
Thomas McInerney
Mary E. Haltgan
Mathalia L. Williams
Louis F. Helbling
Lilie Fry
Plague in Honolulu Ties to White Resident
Mrs George E Boardman the only white person who died of the plague in Honolulu to Jan 15 was prominent and lived in style A dead rat found in her apartment led to its removal which she supervised but did not touch It is believed she contracted the infection this way
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San Francisco
George E. Boardman
Honolulu
Excel
Breezes From the Wires Sweep Across Diverse Notices
The itemized wire summary reports a string of incidents and events: flour trust reorganizing and Usher Central’s purchase hints. Marco flats in Chicago burned with $20000 loss. Pennsylvania transport to Manila with $1.5 million. a submarine line possibly linking Havana to Florida. Excelsior cargo mail run to Cape Nome. Missouri tent and owning company in St Louis burned with $210,000 loss. coal steamer Miami wreck near Vancouver valued at $80,000. Karl Rusch held on $10,000 bail for assault. burns from a gas explosion at McKee's Rocks, Pa. Chicago art institute receives $50,000 in art from Mr and Mrs Samuel M Nickerson. Virginia senate approves separate rail cars for blacks. 10,000 union laborers expected at Edward A O'Connor funeral. and a Salem, Indiana dyspepsia product claim amid miscellaneous misreads.
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Marco Flats
Chicago
Uspers Central
Pennsylvania
Manila
Havana
Florida
Excelsior
Frisco
Cape Nome
Missouri Tent and Owning Company
St. Louis
Miami
Vancouver
Karl Rusch
New York
Phil Ziegler
James O'Donnell
Peter O’toole
McKee’s Rock
Samuel M. Nickerson
The
Art Institute
Virginia Senate
House
Edward A. O'Connor
Marcus C. Smith Dead Former Muncie Leader and Philanthropist
Hon Marcus C Smith former Muncie mayor served in state legislature one term and state senate two terms. An active Republican and philanthropist he helped build the local home for homeless children and died Friday morning after five weeks illness in Muncie Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
Marcus C. Smith
State Senate
Quick murder trial reveals vow against marriage
In Peru Idaho the quick murder trial features Mrs Quick declaring she would never marry again as testimony centers on the dead man’s uncle and aunt and on Mrs Quick kissing her brother in law. Coroner Yarling and Dr Hurty testify as judge Cox calls a recess and praises scientific evidence amid sharp courtroom exchanges.
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Peru
Ind
Hurty
Hurety
Cox
Elien Devlin
Quick
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