Witness claims 1500-strong mob planned to intimidate legislature
Georgetown Ky July 18 The Powers case witness John A Black a Republican testified at Barbourville that plans to intimidate the legislature were discussed at an Anderson hotel meeting with Caleb Powers Charles Finley and others. He said a check for 1200 was drawn and a threatened armed mob of 1500 was discussed to influence Frankfort.
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Georgetown
Powers
John A. Black
Black
Ers
Frankfort
Gov. Taylor
Chas
Finley
Anderson Hotel
Barbourville
Caleb Powers
John ‘Powers
Charles Finley
John L. Golden
W. W. Sawyer
W. B. Anderson
Evhich
Louisville
Louisvile
G. P. Atmore
L. & N. Railroad
Interurban Lines To Battle City Over Franchise
The Board of Works and city attorney met Wednesday to study the proposed interurban railway franchise. Officials doubt concessions will be made while objections focus on a $100 yearly cost per car and the right to load freight along the route. Greenwood company cars may be halted if no agreement is reached.
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Board of Works
Cenfer
Sahm
Works Board
Greenwood Company
Indianapolis
Corporation
Train robber locates buried loot in Illinois caper
Cairo Illinois advices report Charles W Barnes confesses locating the buried booty from an Illinois Central train at Wickliffe. A tug was chartered to head of island No 8 where Barnes found a spot 100 feet from water with bonds stocks and a $60,000 check buried in a hat. Barnes was jailed at Wickliffe.
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St! Louis
Cairo
Chas. W.barnes
Illinois Central
Wickliffey
Barnes
Island No. 8
Ajit
Wickliffe
Baseball Games Postponed Due to Wet Grounds
Heavy rain postpones all baseball games on Wednesday as grounds remain too wet. If rainfall ends in time, the Kansas City series opener may be played Thursday afternoon.
Board notes progress at insane hospitals. seeks more funds
The State board of charities reports improvements at three insane hospitals after recent additions from the last legislature. With most projects finished, Secretary Butler says another extra appropriation may be needed from the legislature for new buildings and additions at charitable institutions.
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State Board of Charities
Butler
Sol Smith Russell cancels engagements for illness
Sol Smith Russell the noted actor in Minneapolis has again canceled his engagements for next season due to illness. Physicians advised it.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Sol Smith Russell
Harris Expected Home Next Week From Austria
The U. S. minister to Austria Harris is anticipated to return home next week. Hb left Vienna on July 14.
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Harris
U. S
Austria
Jeup Promises Streetcar Repairs After Complaints
City board, after numerous complaints about College avenue pavement left unrepaired since rail welding, referred issue to city engineer. Engineer Jeup reports a firm promise from streetcar president McGowan that repairs will begin immediately. Also, grant given to string power feed wires along Blake street to extend line to Riverside Park, and four way hydrant to Beecher and Abigail streets. Extension granted for Meridian street bridge work, and remonstrance by Amos Hollowell against sewer assessments rejected.
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College-ave
Board of of Works
Jeup
McGowan
Grant
Blake-st
Washington
New York-st
Riverside Park
Blake
New York
Power House
Beecher and
Abigail-sts
Shovers& Austin
Meridian-st
Fall Creek
Amos K. Hollowell
Twenty-fifth-st
College-are
Arsenal-ave
Pennsylvania
Bellefontaine St
Massachusetts-ave
Fifteenth
Ninteenth
West Lawn
Capitol-ave
Twenty-third-st
Weekly bicycle races planned at Newby Oval
Manager Orman of Newby Oval says Wednesday races will proceed if it does not rain and not too late. A Tuesday night rain may force postponement to Friday. If successful, weekly meets could attract riders training at the track who would enter each meet.
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Orman
Newby Oval
Oval
Disaster at Johnstown wrecks picnic crowd
A fast freight crashed into picnickers boarding a special train at the Johnstown Pennsylvania depot. Charles Urbaugh, 13, and Luther Begley, 8 months, were killed. Frank Urbaugh had a leg broken and J C Begley, editor of the Winder Journal, lost a leg. Mrs Begley was badly cut and bruised. several others were trampled or injured.
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Johnstown
Pennsylvania Railroad
Altoona
Charles Urbaugh
Luther Begley
Frank Urbaugh
Charles
J. C. Begley
Winder Journal
Remarkable Bargains Sweep Through Store Fixtures
As lines close another opens the door to fresh cut prices on shoes and fabrics. CHALLENGE SALE PRICES drop from regulars 3.50 to 1.98 and 2.50 to 0.98 while ladies and children footwear and colored wash goods fill tables. Fresh produce and pantry items like potatoes lemons nutmegs salmon sardines and sauces follow at marked low rates.
Jester trial witness recalls 1871 body sighting
W D Riley, a teen at the time, testified he saw a man’s body in Reis Creek during a 1871 flood while the Jester case stirred neighbors. He recalled Gates wagon covers drawn, the buffalo calf, and a front wagon position as witnesses described the scene. A Gates letter from Mrs Leff claimed a Gates sighting in Kansas City after the alleged murder.
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New London
W. D. Riley
Hulen Lane
Reiss Creek
A. A. Gates
Gilbert W. Gates
R. V. Leff
Iventon
Kansas City
Heat Wave Hits New York Front Page Toll
New York reports a deadly heat wave with five deaths and about 50 prostrations on Tuesday. By Tuesday night and Wednesday morning seven more deaths and numerous prostrations were recorded. Early Wednesday the thermometer reached 92 degrees and 94 by Tuesday afternoon.
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New York
A Love for Millinery Judge Frees 13 Year Old on Promise
Judge Daly orders Lillie Ford, colored, released from a theft charge after she agrees to live with another aunt and behave. The girl admitted taking a hat bought with money she kept from a washing aunt to fund a picnic that never happened. She said I neva stole it I taken it.
Frances Mayer Declares Independent Governor Bid
West Pullman Indiana July 18 Mrs Frances A Mayer announces her candidacy for governor or governess under an independent banner She aims to gather signatures to qualify for the ticket and promotes a platform centered on the honor and glory of God and the true benefit and prosperity of all the people The report notes her hustling campaign style.
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West Pullman
Town Tale Health Board Says Counties Free of Smallpox
In police court, Wednesday, judgment was withheld in the case of Charles Bennett the lad who stole a watermelon in Vandasia yards. Dora Leonard, the Noblest child run down on Massachusetts Ave, has not shown concussion and is out of danger. Peter Kealing, father of Attorney Joseph Kealing, is reported somewhat better and may recover. A badly mashed finger was dressed at St Vincent's for C J Hillman of E C Atkins saw works. a man named Lee was injured Monday on the same machine and had his finger dressed at St Vincent's.
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State Board of Health
Clinton
Grant
Charles Bennett
Vandasia
Dora Leonard
Massachusetts Ave
Field
Peter Kealing
Joseph Kealing
E. Washington St
St. Vincent's
C. J. Hillman
E. C
Atkins
Lee
St. Vincent’s
Local Births and Deaths in City Notices
Births listed include a boy for John and Sallie Albershardt at 15644 E Market St and several other families with address details. Deaths note Mrs. M. G. Boeckling and Benjamin A. Butler among others with causes like peritonitis tuberculosis and heart disease. Multiple marriages recorded for several couples without further details.
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John and
Sallie Albershardt
E. Market St
Riley E
Ella Smith
Woodruff Place
Washington
Josie Cross
New York St
James
Bessie Morris
Senate Ave
Charles and
Sallie Godberry
Lee St
Gray B
Victoria
Oxford St
George and
Alice Grubb
Beville-ave
Chester and
Mary Alexander
Martindale-ave
M. G. Boeckling
N. Delaware-st
Benjamin A. Butler
Shepard-st
Jeannette R. Matthews
S. Arsenal Ave
Bright
America McNeal
Virginia Ave
Stevens St
Elesia Moore
E. Twenty-second St
Eliza Gibson
Maxwell St
Cordy Rasdell
Building Permits and Counterfeit Witch Hazel Ad
Building permits list several local properties with costs from $20 to $1,650 including a frame building, cottage, and repairs. An accompanying warning declares the law punishes counterfeiters equally and urges buying DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve from reputable dealers to avoid dangerous fakes.
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The
National Glue Company
Fourteenth St
West and
Race
George Kalebeck
DeWitt
Stock-reducing sale at Stersdorfer's store
The advertisement promotes ladies and children's dress shoes at reduced prices with shoes listed as three-dollar low cut styles. Stersdorfer's new store at 37 East Washington Avenue near Pennsylvania Avenue advertises the sale.
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Stersdorfer
Washington-at
Pennsylvania
News from Pekin and Tien-Tsin amid siege reports
July dispatches from Yokohama and Shanghai describe Bar on Nishi reporting daily bombardment of legations in Pekin and Gen Nieh killed while rallying troops at Tien Tsin. Saint Petersburg notes Prince Tuan plans a 240,000 man Pekin defense within a 950,060 force.
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Yokohama
Baron Nishi
Pekin
Legations
Nieh
Tien-Tsin
Sheng
ST. Petersburg
Tuan
Chinese fleets concentrate in China sea ahead of hostilities
Shanghai reports on July 18 that Chinese fleets are concentrating in the China sea and that hostilities are expected in those waters, signaling a potential naval battle.
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Shanghai
China Sea
Crack Shot Competition at The Limited Gun Club
The Limited gun club held a midsummer sweepstakes at its park on Wednesday with continuation on Thursday. E H Tripp of Indianapolis challenged E E Neal of Bloomfield for a 5 cent target match as all events used clay pigeons and featured multi squad scores across ten events led by Neal and Tripp with high totals in several events.
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E. H. Tripp
Indianapolis
E. E. Neal
Bloomfield
Neal
Graham
Sherwood
Stipp
Tripp
Carryll
Cooper
Brillon
Birds
Cad
Parry
Cooper LR
Partington
Cooper l
Jack Snipe
Apperson
Beck
Schwartz
Wildhack
Craig
Short
Scwartz
Owster
Barrel
Bussel
Beckel
Mystery Cleared Up in Anoka Parental Murder Case
Eliza Wise confessed that James Hardy and Elmer Miller killed her parents with her sister’s knowledge. The bank held $1500 for the girls and the father opposed visits by the two young men. Eliza saw the two youths with guns outside the house before the shooting.
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James Hardy
Elmer Miller
Eliza
Three women mourned in Shelbyville funeral crowd
More than 1000 people attended the funeral of Mary Wheeler, Josie Zchle, and Katie Schaf in Shelbyville Indiana after they were killed by a train on Wednesday. Pallbearers included 18 young men.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Mary, Wheeler
Josie Zchle
Katie Schaf
Roosevelt crowds greet Teddy in Milwaukee and Wisconsin tour
Gov. Roosevelt arrived in Milwaukee after addressing 6,000 in St. Paul and drew 24,000 at the depot crowd. He urged addressing citizens beyond party lines, thanked supporters, and planned limited campaign stops while teasing a Chicago visit. At Columbus youths heckled him and he laughed, shaking hands. He noted may not visit every state but will try.
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Commonwealth
Chicago
Columbus
Wis
Gov
Roosevelt
Teddy
Scripps-Mcrae Press Association
Union
Watertown
St. Paul
Roosevelt arrives quietly in Chicago for Republican talks
Gov. Roosevelt reached Chicago from St Paul and met with Mark Hanna at the Auditorium annex hotel. Attendees included R. C. Kerens, Graeme Stewart, and Henry C. Payne of the Republican National Committee. No public welcome occurred as Roosevelt and his secretary traveled by cab. He planned to depart that evening for New York and then Oyster Bay.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
St. Paul
Auditorium Annex Hotel
Mark Hanna
Hanna
R. C. Kerens
Graeme Stewart
Henry C. Payne
Republican National Committee
New York
Oyster Bay
Bond sale ruling alters bid as bank wins
After the Indianapolis school bond case, Kleybolte and Co of Cincinnati, the top bidder, agreed to take the bonds despite no April 1 ruling. When delivery came, they demanded interest from March 1 instead of July. The school board refused and sold to the next bidder, Western German Bank of Cincinnati, with payment made Monday.
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Dianapoulis
Kleybolte & Co
Cincinnati
Councilman Daller cites rising artificial gas bills after rate cut
Councilman Daller notes his gas charges increased despite lowering the rate from 1.25 to 1 per 1000 cubic feet. He reports June bills of 25 cents in 1898 and 1899, 60 cents in 1900, with quarterly totals for March through June of $1.76 in 1898, $1.63 in 1899, and $2.90 in 1900.
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Daller
Ott Commissioned Battalion Adjutant in Third Infantry
Richard H. Ott of Rockville has been commissioned battalion adjutant of the Third Infantry on Maj. Strouse's recommendation.
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Richard H. Ott
Rockville
Third Infantry
Maj. Strouse
Postum Coffee Fans Sleep Better After Switching
Mrs W Eckels of Sisson California reports giving up coffee after years of headaches and stomach upset. She switched to Postum Food Coffee two years ago, refined preparation, and now sleeps well, gains weight, and prefers Postum’s taste over coffee. Her husband initially found it tasteless but accepted it after boiling improvements.
Overdose of chloral claims Lincoln man Alfred Scott
Robert E. Scott of Martinsville learned of his brother Alfred Scott's death in Lincoln Nebraska from an overdose of chloral. Alfred moved from Martinsville to Lincoln a decade ago after graduating from Indiana University and serving in the Indiana legislature for Morgan County. His wife died in Lincoln and he spent months in a sanitarium grieving. Siblings Wm W Scott and J M Scott are also named.
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Robert E. Scott
Superior Court Room No. 3
Alfred
Lincoln
Neb
Martinsville
Indiana University
Indiana
Morgan County
Wm. W. Scott
Colege Ave
J. M. Scott
Illinois
Sixteenth
Dick Says There's Fighting Ahead in Midwest States
Columbus July 1 The Ohio State Journal reports an interview with State chairman Dick. He predicts a fight on McKinley's chances, announcing a campaign of education and placing Ohio among battlegrounds in a broad Midwest contest. He cites Ohio Indiana Illinois Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan as focus states.
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Columbus
Ohio State Journal
Hanna
McKinley
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Middle Western States
Missing 13 year old son of John Baldwin near Lebanon
The 13 years old son of John Baldwin of near Lebanon is reported missing. Henry C. Davis of Chicago, brother of a captain killed in China, seeks a commission in the marine corps to serve in China. Printers in the census office protest Merriam over no 30 day leave and paid holidays, criticizing the union for omitting vacation and holiday benefits in the bill passed by Congress.
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John Baldwin
Lebanon
Henry C. Davis
Chicago
Capt. Davis
China
Marine Corps
Merriam
Typographic Ia Union
Congress
Chicago grain and livestock prices slip in midweek market
Wheat, corn, oats and provisions edged lower with fractional losses across several contracts. Wheat July to September fluctuated around steady to down a cent, corn eased about a penny, oats fell a touch, and pork and lard posted modest declines. Butter and cheese quotes mixed, eggs steady to higher, while live poultry prices showed small declines on hens and ducks and a low bid for geese.
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Chicago
New
Grain and hay prices and inspections report
Wheat and corn prices show steady to firm with multiple No. grade listings including red, white and mixed varieties and oats steady. Hay No. 1 and No. 2 timothy priced at $12.50 to $13.00 and $11.50 to $12.00 respectively. Inspections list car counts by grade for wheat corn oats and mixed lots, with totals and rejections.
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Timothy
Four Indianapolis Recruits Headed for China Service
Four men enlisted at the Indianapolis recruiting station may see service in China. They have been sent to the Eighth Infantry at Fort Snelling Indiana, ordered to the Philippines and could be sent to China. Recruits are Frederick W. Kiann of 302 Minnesota Street, Harry Rose and Virgil Faultz from near Indianapolis, and Elmer H. Simons of Cincinnati.
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Indianapolis
China
Eighth Infantry
Fort Snelling
Philippines
Frederick W. Kiann
Minnesota St
Harry Rose
Virgil Faultz
Elmer H. Simons
Cincinnati
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