Taft inauguration in Manila marked by pomp and parade
Washington July 3. In Manila Judge Taft will take oath as civil governor with 17 gun salute from Luna battery. Gen MacArthur plans grand ceremonies including a public reception, transfer of command to Gen Chaffee, parades and a banquet with former insurgent leaders, aiming to win native favor for American rule.
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Wm. H. Taft
The
Philippines
Manila
Gen. MacArthur
United States
Taft
Cayetano Arellano
Supreme Court
A faint hope of cooler air amid a sultry Wednesday
A weather report notes persistent heat with a faint chance of relief from nearby storms. Temperatures peaked at 94 on Tuesday with gradual cooling through the night and into Wednesday morning, while cities such as Boston New York Philadelphia Washington Louisville Cincinnati Chicago show lower readings.
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Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Louisville
Cincinnati
Chicago
Mercury
Indianapolis
Rattlesnake Dinner Celebrates Denver Guest in Rochester
In Rochester a banquet for Harry Davies of Denver honored a year-old rattlesnake dinner Gruber hosted. Twenty guests, including snake handlers from New York and Pittsburgh, shared live snakes and a water-snake stew. Davies performed a snake-handling demonstration before guests departed.
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Rochester
N. Y
Pete Gruber
Harry Davies
Denver
Col
Gruber
West
C. L. Angellin
Elmira Telegram
New York
Pitts
Mr. Davies
Mr. Gruber
Ruber
Trouble in Golden Cross Lodge Sparks Police Called
In Jeffersonville Indiana on July 3 a disorderly scene disrupted the Perpetual Encampment of the United Order of the Golden Cross. Miss Adah Hughes the recording secretary elect was knocked down by a male member amid factional strife. Police may revoke the lodge charter.
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Order of the Golden Cross
Jeffersonville
Ind
United Order of the Golden Cross
Adah Hughes
Lodge
Seifert Denied Access to Ante-Mortem Statement
Richmond Inn July 3 Judge Fox refused to allow Seifert's attorneys access to the ante-mortem statement of Letta Dwiggins who died after a criminal operation implicating Seifert. Attorneys Binkley Lindemuth and Kirkman named to probe county prosecutor Bond malfeasance. David A. Glass identified as a New Brighton Pa. resident. Glass buried locally per family wishes. Notre Dame priests to hold annual meeting in Indiana.
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Richmond, Inn
Letta Dwiggins
Seifert
Bond
Circuit Court
C. C. Binkley
A. C. Lindemuth
R. E. Kirkman
Wm.a. Bond
David A. Glass
New Brighton
Glass
Catholic organization opens in town with broad representation
The greatest catholic organization in America opened here on Wednesday and will run for one week. Nearly every state in the union is represented. Rev Father Elliott of New York is presiding.
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America
Father Elliott
New York
Miss Puckett's Attempt Follows Assault By Gang
Miss Lethia Puckett of Logansport, assaulted by seven men a week earlier, tried to kill herself with morphine in Muncie. She says her fiancé refuses to marry her after the attack and she would be jailed if she recovers. The incident follows a similar act by 14 year old Miss Georgia Davis, now held at the jail, who says she was assaulted by the same gang.
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Miss Puckett
Georgia Davis
Miss Davis
Chivalrous Burglar Disturbs Sleep In Muncie Home
Miss Lottie Snyder daughter of contractor William Snyder awoke to a burglar on the stair where he doffed his hat and begged her not wake the family as they needed rest in the heat. She fainted after he departed.
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Muncie, Ind
Lottie Snyder
William Snyder
Miss Snyder
Kreitenstein to be elected Indiana Sons of Veterans commander
George W. Kreitenstein of Terre Haute will be elected commander of Indiana Sons of Veterans. W C Glendenning of Geneva is the sole opposing candidate. The announcement comes from Muncie, Indiana, July 3.
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Muncie
Ind
George W. Kreitenstein
Terre Haute
State House
Indianapolis
Indiana Sons of Veterans
W. C. Glendenning
Geneva
Eislein Case Update With Testimony On Whipping
Evansville Indiana July 3 Fourth day in the Bislein habeas corpus case shows no end yet Barrie Eislein testifies that Mrs Eislein whipped her son Philip after he grew sick from a poison and complained. Prosecutor Durre may call a grand jury session if she is released.
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Evansville
Ind
Bislein
Barrie Eislein
Eislein
Home grown sweet corn begins to come in near Stroble farm
Local reports indicate fresh sweet corn is just starting to emerge from Nick Stroble’s farm near the area. The crop onset marks the start of the season for nearby gardeners and markets.
Multiple Local Deaths and Community News Draft
An article fragment lists incidents including a woman killed by a Panhandle freight train, another died en route to Loganport insane hospital, and a hospital inmate suicide. It notes Goshen Times News consolidation, a local organization of Franklin grocers, wage cuts for Bedford quarrymen, a storm in Elkhart county, a barn fire, and a crash injury to Father Walsh. It also mentions a child stealing 950 from a coat, a Martinsville ad about bad stove wood, a judge appointing city commissioners, and State fish commissioner Z T Sweeney, plus a church anecdote about needles and a quip about feeling “stuck up.”
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Z. T. Sweeney
Tabernacle Christian Church
Columbus
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Sewing Society
Brother Sweeney
Bro. Sweeney
Iron Workers Strike Ends in Company Grant Rejected
After five weeks of talks the Hetherington & Berner company refused the union demands from Bridge and structural iron workers. On Wednesday morning 25 union men walked out leaving about nine jobs affected. The workers say they had a minimum scale of 5 cents an hour, far below other cities where wages range from 40 to 68 cents.
Fire Rages Through The Homestead Hotel
A blaze at the Homestead hotel in Hot Springs Virginia on July 3 destroyed the landmark building. Everyone escaped unharmed as flames raged, with estimated losses pegged at 500000 dollars.
Adelphi Hotel Fire Causes $200,000 Loss
The Adelphi hotel fire in Huntington on Tuesday caused about $200,000 in damage. C. M. Yost was struck by a falling wall and may die. Nearly every city is shut down due to a water famine.
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Adelphi
Huntington
W. Va
C. M. Yost
Inquiry into alleged crookedness at Knights of Pythias Endowment Rank
A special meeting of the supreme lodge in Chicago will probe claims of improper dealings. Allegations accuse a former Illinois insurance commissioner of pocketing 3560 from an Endowment rank official for a certificate enabling continued insurance business. J R Carnahan, a leading K of P, doubts the tale. C F S Neal, Lebanon, president of the Endowment rank, denies knowing Van Cleave and any deal with the current commissioner Mr Yates.
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Supreme Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Chicago
Illinois
J. R. Carnahan
K. of P
C. F. S. Neal
Lebanon
Endowment Rank
van Cleave
Yates
Huge June Business at Indianapolis Post Office
W O Patterson reports to Postmaster McGinnis that Indianapolis handled 6 93 90 pieces in June, up from 6 281 146 last June, with 99 99 percent accuracy. The office received 4 827 pouches and 11 512 sacks of mail. The money order dept issued 256 6x0 orders totaling 2 052 619 82 and paid 49 086 totaling 373 279 59.
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W. O. Patterson
McGinnis
The Boy Lied Ends in Tragic Dog's Death
In Chicago a ten year old boy ran from home and drowned after being pulled from the lake by Scot the collie who saved others earlier. The boy claimed the dog attacked him and a policeman fatally shot the retriever to prevent punishment at home.
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Chicago
Tom Peterson
Tramps Save Train by Signalling Engineer Near Thorntown
Two hobos riding a Big Four baggage car signalled the engineer after spotting a wheel roll from the engine tender to the ditch. The train ran a mile a minute when they alerted stopping, and the tender’s tracks left rails for about 100 feet before the crash was averted.
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Thorntown
Ind
Cuban Leader Gomez Meets President McKinley in Red Room
General Maximo Gomez, accompanied by Secretary Root, called on President McKinley in the White House Red Room. The brief interview conveyed mutual regards and Gomez expressed deep gratitude for American support to the Cuban cause.
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Washington
Maximo Gomez
Root
McKinley
Red
Gomez
America
Feudists at it again in Scott's Ridge killings
Reports from Scott's Ridge in Lebanon Kentucky detail a new murder related to the Horton Shipp feud. Richard Horde died when ambushed on the way to his fields while John Allen was severely wounded. Clarence Shipp, 15, is suspected and has vanished.
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Lebanon
Scott's Ridge
Richard Horde
John Alien
Horde
Allen
Clarence Shipp
Money in Her Corset Found Death Mystery
In Manchester on July 3 Mary Clark a 750 year old spinster was found dead in her room. Most of her life was spent in a cotton mill. In her corset investigators found 887 dollars in gold weighing 3% pounds. She wore the corset to mill daily because she feared banks.
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Manchester
N. H
Mary Clark
Illinois Building Dedicated at Expo in Buffalo
Illinois is richly remembered by the exposition. The new state building erected at a cost of $20,000 was dedicated. The official date for Illinois is Sept. 16, with a second dedication on Oct. 3 and Chicago will have a special day.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Illinois
State Building
Robbers Torture and Rob Vermillion Farmer at Home
Three masked men burst into Herman Winkler's farm house two miles east, bound him and beat him as they robbed valuables. Mrs Winkler handed over a pocketbook containing money after a struggle, but the thieves fled before a larger haul. Winkler, 60, is badly bruised and unlikely to recover soon. The robbers also took a shotgun and left $20 unrecovered.
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Vermillion, D
Herman Winkler
Winkler
French religious orders plan emigration to United States
Paris July 3 French religious orders outraged by the associations bill decide to quit France. Monks from Grande Chartreuse Grenoble plan to emigrate to Kentucky. Jesuits and Dominicans will go to England and the United States. Several convents send nuns to Chicago St Louis New Orleans and other American cities.
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Paris
France
United States
Grenoble
Kentucky
England
Chicago
St. Louis
New Orleans
American
Fire destroys Metropolitan coal company's wharf in Dorchester
Boston July 3 fire consumes the Metropolitan coal company wharf at Dorchester avenue and First street causing about 500000 dollars in loss. Twenty horses perish and firemen expect a week to extinguish lingering coal fires. The buildings held about 10000 tons of anthracite and the coal barge Buena Vides with 1600 tons of coal was burned.
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Boston
Metropolitan Coal Company
Dorchester Ave
First St
Buena Vides
City Grain Market Wheat and Corn Prices Report
Wheat shows weakness with No 2 red bids around 63 14c and 63 44c for milling freight. Corn remains firm with No 1 white at 43 44c and No 2 white at 45 44c, while oats stay firm at No 2 white 30 4c. Hay prices list No 1 timothy from 11.25 to 11.75, No 2 timothy 10 to 10.50. Inspections note one rejected wheat car and seven corn cars total.
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Java
Golden Rio
Bourbon Santos
Golden Santos
Prime Santos
Ariesa
Lion
Jersey
Caracas
Lillsworth’s
Windsor
New Orleans
Louisiana
Carolina
Teamsters Strike East St Louis Over Wages
In East St Louis two thousand teamsters stopped work in a show of support for 400 freight handlers striking for higher wages. The Federation of Labor members refused to haul freight in or out of yards where nonstriking workers were involved.
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ST. Louis
East St. Louis
The
Federation of Labor
Village Dogs at Large Face $10 Fine Under New Ordinance
Tarrytown officials unveil a dog control measure imposing a $10 fine on any dog owner whose dog is found wandering unmuzzled. The ordinance targets roaming animals and assigns enforcement to village authorities.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
Stock Exchange Suspension Ends Week in New York
The New York Stock Exchange will close for the remainder of the week after a petition signed by all brokers prompted the board to halt trading. The move was hailed by brokers with loud approval as it follows the option on the Moline plant being allowed to go by default. Chicago constables plan to visit Dowie’s church on Sunday to serve a summons over charges that a hospital is being operated without a license.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
American Plow Trust
Moline
Chicago
Dowie
A. W. Chase
Dr. A. W. Chase Med. Co
Ellicott Street
Buffalo
N.Y
Henry J. Huder
Washington and
Pennsylvania Sts
Epileptic Fits End After Using Wheeler's Nerve Vitalizer
The subject suffered three years of epileptic fits and nervous chills after spasms and tongue biting. She reports no attacks since starting Wheeler's Nerve Vitalizer after treatment from several top city physicians failed to cure her.
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Wheeler
Wheeler's Nerve Vitalizer Endorsed By Mrs Atwood
A testimonial from Mrs. M. J. Atwood of Sigourney Iowa credits Wheeler's Nerve Vitalizer with curing her nervous afflictions including severe attacks after trying three physicians. The ad asserts the remedy treats sleeplessness debility and various nervous disorders without strong drugs and lists price and supplier details.
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Leach
Wheeler
M. J
Atwood
Sigourney
J. W. Brant Co., Ltd
Albion, Mich
Chicago Markets Wheat and corn prices rise and fall
Chicago July 5 Wheat gains 14 cents over prior close with July at 14 65 cents and September at 664 cents. Corn falls with July 4458 cents and September 464 cents. Provisions show September pork at 14.4 dollars, lard at 8.55 dollars, ribs at 8.02 to 7.85. Eggs 16 1/2 cents. Butter prices range from creamery extras at 19 cents to 11 3/4 cents for firsts. Cheese quotes vary by type. Live poultry prices listed for chickens, ducks, turkeys, and geese.
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Chicago
Indianapolis stockyard cattle and hog prices reach reported ranges
At Union Stockyards Indianapolis on July 3 and Interstate Stock Yards Indianapolis on July 5, receipts included cattle hogs and sheep with quoted ranges. Good to prime export steers and heifers, various weights and ages, commanded prices from 1 350 to 6 25 for different classes. Hogs showed good to choice premiums across weights with most quotes between 5 85 and 6 15. Sheep and lambs also listed with multiple grade ranges and per hundred weight pricing.
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Avetag
S .Eccvescesseesevsee
Oneeies Eet
Interstate Stock Yards
Indianapolis
Jobbing Trade Prices for Poultry and Produce
Prices paid by shippers for poultry and cheese and related goods. Turkey hens 4 cents per lb, young toms 4, fowls 7, cocks 4, ducks 6, geese 4, spring chickens 3 to 4? per lb. Cheese New York full creams 9? ic, domestic Swiss 17c, brick 12%4c, hamburger 13c.
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New York
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Emma Wanke
Southern Insane Hospital
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Elkhart County
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Shipsewanna
Father Walsh
Cass
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Charles
Martinsville
Main and
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Ferrall
Elkhart
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Ton & Berner Company
Hot Springs
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Union Stock Yards
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