Aged Jesse Way at Death's Door
Richmond Indiana July 14 spl The noted counterfeiter Jesse Way nearing death after 48 years spent in prisons across multiple states He is about 30 and long known to officers for counterfeiting his last work involved tin foil and mixed metals passable to many He was born in Randolph County the son of Anthony Way a Quaker His mother a prominent religious worker Way has served terms in Indiana Ohio Michigan Wisconsin and Missouri and faces more years if he lives toward freedom return
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Jesse Way
Columbus
Way
Randolph County
Anthony Way
Infilana
Ohio
Michigan
Wisconsin
Missouri
Commissioners Criticize Jail Conditions as Sheriff Seeks Reform
The county commissioners and state board sharply criticize conditions at the poor farm and county jail. Sheriff Unthank will urge the commissioners to appoint a five member commission to inspect the jail, claiming the board has not justly handled the matter. Judge Fox will issue a decision Tuesday in the case of the assessors against the county over funds said to exceed approved county council allowances for assessing work. The opinion is being carefully prepared due to broad public interest.
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State Board
Elarm
Unthank
Fox
Parsimonious Sheriff Blocks Tot Darnall Arrest
Tot Darnall who killed John Ingram in Dana last Thursday night was sighted in Plainfield. Mrs Elam Russell alerted Constable Cummings who contacted Vermilion County sheriff. The sheriff refused telephoning or messenger costs, delaying action and causing Darnall to flee toward Indianapolis before reinforcements arrived.
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Ind
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Tot Darnall
John Ingram
Dana
Ethel Sims
Elam Russell
Vermilion County
Cummings
Darnall
Indianapolis
Express engine boiler explosion injures engineer in Indiana
In Muncie Beesons Station on the Fort Wayne division the boiler of an Lake Erie and Western express train exploded as it left the station. Engineer Bob Kelley was cut about the head and his leg broken while the fireman was hurled into a field. The locomotive was destroyed.
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Muncie
Ind
Fort Wayne
Lake Erie & Western Railway
Beeson
Bob Kelley
County commissioners bar liquor license for two years
At the June meeting of the county commissioners a remonstrance blocked William T. Newman of Zionsville from obtaining a liquor license for two years, though he had not filed an application. Newman applied in July and was refused. He filed suit to have the order set aside claiming it void since application had not been filed when the order was entered.
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Lebanon
Ind
Willam T. Newman
Zionsville
Newman
Marion woman says marriage ceremony was false
Marie Wise alleges an alleged marriage was staged by Edward Smith who brought a man thought to be Justice Holman. Smith produced a forged license and the ceremony occurred without a valid license. Wise learned Friday that no license had been issued and Holman did not perform the ceremony. Smith is at large. A Switchman's Nerve. Muncie recounts Charles
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Marion
Ind
Marie Wises
Edward Smith
Justice Holman
Smith
Miss Wise
Holman
Train Disaster Leaves Man’s Foot Crushed
A Friday incident describes a man named Pagan nearly stopping a train when his foot became caught in a frog. Unable to free himself, he leaned back as the cars passed, crushing his foot.
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Pagan
Two men rob Fort Wayne saloon cash drawer
In Fort Wayne Indiana on Friday two men drove to William Heersche's saloon and ordered beer. While the bartender served they entered the saloon and robbed the money drawer of seven hundred dollars.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
William Heersche
Saloon Fight Ends With Stabbing in Seymour
In Seymour Indiana Charles Glosson a saloon keeper was stabbed Friday night by Alexander Brooks a farm laborer over a dispute during a card game Glosson was attempting to eject Brooks and is reported to be in dangerous condition as the incident is investigated by local authorities
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Seymour
Ind
Charles Glosson
Alexander Brooks
Glosson
Brooks
Third Drowning At Fern Grove Claims Teenager
Jeffersonville Ina July 14 Thomas Whitson aged 13 drowned in the Ohio River at Fern Grove Friday evening marking the third drowning at that location this summer.
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Jeffersonville
Ina
Thomas Whitson
Ohio
Fern Grove
Indiana Inelings and Fires Round Indiana News
A roundup of Indiana items notes Liberty promoting a Commercial club and English Lake burning. Evansville seeks a park system and sinking fund while Knightstown reports only one drunken arrest in June. District 5 Democrats meet July 26. Notables include L D Davis killed by a Montana train and W McCoy, 76, Allen County pioneer, dying in Fort Wayne.
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Knightstown
Drift and Strife Beset Nome City Gold Fields
In Nome City area reports note many men discouraged by harsh times and daily deaths from actions. Gold seekers abandon hope while arrivals struggle to reach wealth. Samuel Justice of Anderson sues for divorce after 39 years of marriage. wife remarried in another state and plans to wed Newton Shipley in Muncie. Justice disputes a prior divorce.
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Liberty Review
Bert
Murdacn
Kokomo
Cape
Nome
Samuel Justice
Anderson
Newton Shipley
Muncie
Justice
Shipley
Thorn Town Enterprise accuses council of sewer contract theft
The Thorn Town Enterprise from LebanonInd on July 14 accuses town council members of pocketing money on a $2,000 sewer contract. It notes the council plans a $5,000 electric light plant and suggests members will live in brownstone fronts when the plant is completed.
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Town Enterprise
Enterprise
Heath Will Retire Early. Possible Replacement Named
Washington July 4 The presiding decision on Perry S Heath's replacement as First Assistant Postmaster General is believed settled by McKinley and Smith. Heath may retire in ten days to take a role with the Republican executive committee. A successor is expected to begin shortly, with Curtis Guild Bristow and George Beacers among those named or discussed.
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Washington
Perry S.heath
Canton
Heath
Republican Executive Committee
Curtis Guild
Massachusetts
Bristow
George Beacers
Absconding clerk found with Crone at St Helena
Oscar H. Schneider, a railway mail service clerk who fled in May 1898 after embezzling 2200 dollars, is located among Gen. Cronje's prisoners at St Helena. A separate report from Cape Town notes Boer prisoners at Simonstown nearly escaped by tunneling out, mirroring Libby prison efforts.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Oscar H. Schneider
Railway Mail Service
Cronje
St. Helena
Schneider
Cape Town
Simonstown
Libby Prison
Alcatraz Prison Plot Foiled and Inmate Punishments
San Francisco reports a plot to escape by six military prisoners on Alcatraz Island discovered with shovels and crowbars found in cells. Six leaders confined in the dungeon for two weeks. No uprising. In Minnesota, authorities deny plans of a Blanket Indian uprising at Red Lake, saying reports are unfounded and no general trouble expected.
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San Francisco
Alcatraz Island
ST. Paul, Minn
United States
Red Lake Reservation
A Searcher’s Fate On Virginia Avenue Accident
Harry Lewis of 316 Virginia avenue was struck by an Adams Express wagon while searching on Virginia avenue Saturday morning. He suffered a leg injury and bruises and was taken to the City dispensary for treatment.
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Harry Lewis
Virginia-ave
Adams
A Day on the Globe Dispatches
Three prisoners escape from Cres ton Iowa jail on Friday night. Edward McKenzie of Chicago wounds an unknown holdup man. A man and a woman drown at New York Friday night. Frank Murray and Tobe McCoy, burglars, captured at State Center Iowa after exchange of shots with merchants. Virden Matthews of Chicago murders Georgia Coleman then escapes. Both victims are colored. Vaudeville managers seek salary cuts while actors may go abroad. Catholics deny a proposed federation will be political.
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Creston
Edward McKenzie
Chicago
Frank Murray
Tobe McCoy
State Center
United States
Federation of Catholic Societies
Bromide and Potass Bromide Tablets Mentioned in Santee Label
A fragmented note references old Santee tablets labeled siccane esd pot Brecaide and dragains Tic. The readable fragments suggest a discussion of bromide tablets and chemical naming.
Special train schedule from Union Station to Madison
A special train via Pennsylvania lines will depart Union Station at 7 20 a m on Sunday July 15 returning from Madison at 1 m The fragmentary notice lists times and stations for a round trip though some words are unclear in the OCR version.
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Sundey
Pennsylvania
Union Station
TTY MARKETS PROVISIONS AND GROCERIES LISTING
Indianapolis July 14 price sheet for provisions and groceries. Smoked meats and cured hams, dried beef, shoulders, bacon, lard, pork and sausage with varied pack weights and per pound prices. Vegetables fruits nuts can goods and seeds with Raw materials, tea and spices, canned fruits and vegetables, fish, game, and dairy items priced by case, barrel, or pound. Also notes on oats, oils, cheese, eggs, butter and livestock prices across multiple departments.
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