Unusual Fourth of July Boss Hosts Farewell at Blackwell
Wichita Kas July 8 The town of Blackwell Oklahoma staged a peculiar Fourth of July event as Col Blackwell, owner of most of the town, paid railroad fares to bring friends from across the territory to gather near his planned grave. He unveiled his monument and read his will, bequeathing much of his estate to charities while sending $200 to miners’ families in Pennsylvania. His coal interests clash with the coal trust, and he promotes low coal prices. Blackwell, of Indian blood, is popular and said to own many coal fields in Indian Territory with a wealth around 2 000 600.
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Blackwell
Oklahoma
Col. Blackwell
Chariies
Pennsylvania
Coal Trust
Indian Territory
Walsh gives 1.25 million for Catholic priesthood education
Mrs. Ann Eliza Walsh of New York donated 1.25 million to fund the Henry McCaddin Jr. Memorial for educating priesthood candidates in poorer dioceses. The fund, placed in a New York corporation, will support seminaries nationwide, supporting aspirants chosen by bishops and expanding scholarships across theological colleges.
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New York
Ann Eliza Walsh
Jeremiah Walsh
Henry McCaddin, Jr
United States
McCaddin
Brooklyn
Walsh
Sts. Peter and Paul
Williame
Baby Buried in Sand on Ocean Beach
James Herbert, 3, of Harrisburg, Pa., was left with two older children on Atlantic City beach while his mother bathed. The two watchers wandered off, and the infant was found buried under sand. He recovered after treatment.
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Atlantic City
N. J
James Herbert
Harrisburg
Alma-Bromo Salt claims remarkable stomach aid and cure
Suffering readers are offered Alma-Bromo Salt from Alma Michigan as a home remedy for constipation and digestive troubles. The mineral waters are evaporated to crystallization, touted as gentle on kidneys and nerves, with a pleasant taste and claimed to benefit brain and nerves. Trial bottles mailed free upon request to The Michigan Drug Co. Michigan.
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Alma
Mich
Michigan Drug Co
Trait
Boy leaps 80 feet from bridge into river at Guyandotte
In Huntington on July 8 Rey Powers aged 15 of Guyandotte leaped from the top of the Guyandotte suspension bridge after taunts calling him a coward. He surfaced unhurt and swam ashore to cheers from hundreds as witnesses watched the daring act.
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Huntington
W. Va
Rey Powers
Guyandotte
Guyandotte Suspension Bridge
Man Wears Winter Attire in July at Upper Sandusky
Frank B. Bemis, traveling from a furniture company, arrived Sunday while temperatures hovered in the nineties. He wore three winter underwear suits, a heavy winter suit, an overcoat a quarter inch thick, and two fur caps to stay comfortable in July, a curious personal affliction noted by locals.
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Upper Sandusky, CO
Frank B. Bemis
Bemis
Wealthy farmer's son drowns in steamer plunge at Sandusky
Herman Going Jr., a deck hand on the steamer Hayes, drowned after a plunge from the boat on Sunday. Otto Kelsey, who tried to pull him ashore, nearly saved him but had to save his own life. Going was 21, son of a wealthy Ottawa county farmer, and enjoyed working on boats.
Revelatory Witness Case Delayed By Mysterious Disguise
Kalamazoo police sought May Reynolds, a witness in a saloon case against Butine. She vanished as a blond and reappeared as a brunette after stopping peroxide use, causing a postponement until officers located her in the city.
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Kalamazoo, Mich
Reynolds
Butine
Miss Reynolds
Filipino War Groom Weds Delayed Love in Wilkesbarre
Johan Tudor, fresh from four years in the Philippines, marries Miss Mary Callish here after eloping and honoring his pledge to serve his enlistment term. The bride’s father had opposed the marriage, but she remained loyal. Tudor had enlisted impulsively to win her, and learned of her father’s death within a year. He promised to marry after completing his term.
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Wilkesbarre
Philippines
Johan Tudor
Mary Callish
Tudor
Havana a delightful summer resort quoted Havana official
M W Hayes formerly of Havana weather office, now in Indianapolis, says Havana remains cooler and breezier than U S cities. He notes Havana’s July heat, the harbor’s condition under Spanish rule, and a reduction in yellow fever due to quarantine rather than cleanup. He praises Cuban weather staff and U S observers still stationed there.
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M. W. Hayes
Hayes
Indianapolis
United States
Philadelphia
Philadephia
C. F. W. Neely
Hayen
United States Service
Balloon life preserver shown by Austrian officer
Lieut Ivsey De Isra, an Austrian army officer, demonstrated a compact life saving device at the New York Athletic Club. A leather case hidden gas generates a balloon in eight seconds, lifting the wearer from the pool. The apparatus weighs six ounces and is claimed to be adopted by Austrian Russian and German forces.
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New York
New York Athletic Club
Ivsey de Isra
Austria
Russia
Germany
Building Inspector Bartel Fixes Consumer Limits
Building inspector Bartel stands at Washington and Meridan streets observing smokestacks. A friend points to a tall stack west on Washington belching smoke that drifts toward the north. Bartel notes the river as the fire line and says stopping inside the fire limits is required before pursuing beyond.
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Inspector Bartel
Washington and Meridan-sts
Washington-st
Cortland porter finds his mother after nine years apart
Victor Wells, a Cortland house porter, tracked down his mother after nine years believed dead. Reunited through a traveling man, he learned of her marriage and plan to move to Lawrence, Massachusetts for a family reunion with his sister, an actress.
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Cortland, N. Y
Victor Wells
Cortland House
Syracuse
New England
Victor
New York
South Carolna
Lawrence
Mass
Thoroughbred dog and horse of Winfield standouts
In Winfield Tennessee a registered English bull named Bob, three and two years old at different times, showed fierce actions. He barked and grabbed a child’s dress to drag it away, then shook a rattlesnake to kill it. Later, a horse named Bob bolted in a buggy, but the animal lunged through a gateway and tackled a rattler with dramatic force.
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Winfield, Tenn
Philadelphia
Jones
Bob
Cullen to wed Percival Jones in Boston church ceremony
Announcement from Toledo states Miss Marion G Cullen former reading lady of Shore Acres will marry Percival Jones oldest son of Toledo Mayor Jones. The wedding is scheduled for St Peter's Church in Boston.
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Toledo
Marion G. Cullen
Reading
Shore Acres
Percival Jones
Dean's Kidney Pills Advertised Cure Endorsed by Local Music Professor
Indianapolis readers see a testimonial from Fred McIntosh, a South Street music professor, claiming Dean's Kidney Pills relieved his back pain and irregular kidney secretions after trying the advertised remedy. He reports complete cure after one box, sold at Henry J. Huder's drug store, with a price of 50 cents, marketed by Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo and New York.
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Pride
Foster-Milburn’ Co
Buffalo
United
Btatea
Roark seeks license for liquor sale and pool tables in Indianapolis
The subscriber announces to Fifth ward voters of Center township that at the August term 1901 Marion county Board of Commissioners he will apply for a license to sell intoxicating malt and spirituous liquors in quantities under five gallons with on premises consumption. The business is located at No. 802 Washington Street in a first floor room facing south in a two story brick building on steam mill lot 36 feet east of lot 32 outlot 148, Center township, Marion county, Indiana. He also applies for pool table privileges in the same room.
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Board of Commissioners
Marion County
State of
Indiana
Washington St
Indianapolis
T. P. Roark
Eleventh Ward
Board of County Commissioners
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Harry Nolan
Massachusetts Ave
Cale
Joseph Schoen
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Board of
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Isidor Davidson
Tenth Ward
Bard of Commissioners
Virginia Ave
New Jersey St
Steven’s
Ignatz Berkowitz
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