Abduction claim tied to New York inheritance case in Indiana
Mrs. John C. Tapscott travels to Marion Indiana to pursue evidence for a possible claim to half of a $6,000,000 New York estate left by a grandfather. The case centers on her alleged kidnapping as a baby and placement with a gambler, with a Marion physician said to hold key facts supporting her right to the fortune.
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Denver
Col
John C. Tapscott
Marion
Ind
New York
Indiana
Snake birth and horse speed mark headline slip
Garr reports a slate colored snake 30 inches long containing 65 young ones after being cut open. Prince Aiert and Barney Demarest noted as prominent horse figures with a 27.5 second last quarter work in Hartford. Fayette county resident Charles Beeson reports a brood sow giving birth to a litter of 15 pigs all thriving.
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Richmond
Garr
Prince Aiert
John
Lackey
Barney Demarest
Baltimore
Hartford
Conn
Charles Beeson
Fayette County
Bryan lectures on taxation and empire at Greenfield meeting
At Greenfield Indiana July 28 the afternoon program shifted with Bryan speaking first and summarizing the Chicago platform. He defended party planks on gold standard and taxation, then touched on business failures, army growth, imperialism and the waiting policy. Shively and Foley followed in the evening, echoing or refining his points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Shively
Mike Foley
Pryan
Boy 13 Confesses to Fires After Harsh Treatment
In Winchester Indiana on July 28 a dairy barn owned by Will Cook burned. The next day his house was set ablaze. Detective Fletcher arrested Jesse Barker a 13 year old who confessed to starting both fires saying the cooks were mean to him.
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Winchester
Ind
Will Cook
Fletcher
Jesse Barker
Barker
Thief Surrenders. Knightstown to Get Daily Journal Paper
Miles Barnes who escaped from Marshal Hiatt in New Castle surrenders and faces burglary charges in Knightstown. A daily paper, the Journal, will publish about Aug 6 edited by Roy Steele. The mill and cannery have resumed, employing 300 men.
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Knightstown
Ind
Miles Barnes
Marshal Hiatt
New Castle
Reformatory
Journal
Roy Steele
Wemaid
Tragic Wreck In Muncie: Horses From Montana Feasts End Fatally
A large crowd in Muncie watched a gruesome scene at the L B E and W yards. A carload of Montana horses, starved, fought and fed on manes and tails during unloading. Arthur Sweat was kicked in the chest and fatally injured.
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Muncie
Ind
Montana
Arthur Sweat
Peru Doings: Day Struck by Log Wagon as Times Struggle
Peru Indiana July 28 Charley Day a Denver boy was run over by a log wagon and may die. The Evening News printers strike for the second time over slow pay. The proprietor canvassed town and secured funds for a few more editions.
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Peru
Ind
Charley Day
Denver
Evening News
Quarrymen Strike Over Quarrel at Hoosier Quarry
Bedford Indiana July 28 workers at the Hoosier stone quarry company the world’s largest quarry walked out after two men were discharged for opposing an Italian being placed in charge of a travelers’ mill.
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Bedford
Ind
Hoosier Stone Quarry Company
Found Dead on the Vandalia Track in Brazil Indiana
Robert Currie VI of Knightsville was found dead on the Vandalia railroad in Brazil Indiana Friday morning. The body was badly mutilated and the case prompted a police investigation.
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Brazil
Ind
Robert Currie, VI
Knightsville
Hagerstown fair and local notices span week
Small-pox scare in Lagro prompts citizen concerns. Obituaries note Dr I C Schnell of Madison and Mrs Elizabeth Thomas of Greensburg. Phelps station in Terre Haute gains Bartholomew Woods as new postmaster. Whitecap notices resume in Crawford county. Militia bonds funded in Anderson Elks ceremony. Wheat crop largely sold directly from the machine. George Fox of Elkhart shoots leg during burglary hunt. Mul Lane militia formed by forty men. Vincennes district dent rumored about. High water features in feeble reports.
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Lagro
Crawford County
Anderson ,Elks
George Fox
Elkhart
Mul Lone
Vincennes
Japanese Coast Struck by Four Day Hurricane
The Kinshu Maru brings word of a four day hurricane along the Japanese coast starting July 8. Ushijima Maru reports 7 houses washed away, 50 dead, 30 missing. Inisajo Maru notes 40 houses demolished and many people missing.
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Victoria
B. C
China
Ushijima-Maru
Inisajo-Maru
Luetgert Confessed Says Pratt January 1898 Murder Claim
Chicago July 28 Frank Fay Pratt a Chicago lawyer testified that Adolph Luetgert confessed in February 1898 to killing his wife saying he was possessed by the devil and in love with another woman The body of Luetgert to be interred Sunday at Waldheim.
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Chicago
Frank Fay Pratt
Adolph Luetgert
Juetgert
Waldheim
Mob in Georgia abducts Mormon elders near Jasper County
A Covington special reports about 50 masked men who seized three Mormon missionaries in Jasper County and rode off with them. No trace has been found of the elders since.
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Atlanta
Covington
Jasper County
Four Persons Poisoned in Carmi Case
Walter S. Warthen his wife, son, and neighbor Berry Carter were poisoned on Tuesday in Carmi Illinois Arsenic was placed in their food Mrs Ivy Crabtree a daughter of Warthen confessed She disliked her mother in law The boy died on Wednesday
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Carmi
Walter
Discontented Toilers Hit By Shutdowns And Strikes
Pulp mill in Gardiner Maine closes due to log shortage, putting 1300 workers idle. Springfield Ohio job cuts occur as women replace male workers. Chattanooga Tennessee streetcar workers threaten strike over wage rises. Pennsylvania freight handlers on Lehigh Valley roads out. Baltimore and Ohio workers may be called out.
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New York
Pennsylvania Lines
Lehigh
Beggar With Rotting Legs Seeks Free Treatment At Dispensary
John Garner, 74, from Missouri to Columbus, arrives in a dilapidated wagon begging relief. Dr. Loop treats his rotting legs wrapped in newspapers, flies swarming, and Garner explains a year-long run of misfortune after his wife and mules were killed. He refuses hospital care, insisting on reaching Columbus to confront fate.
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Dr. Soap
John Garner
Poplar Bluff
Butler County
Missouri
Columbus
Stont
Police
Crane
Schiegert
Loop
Garner
Washington St
Indianapolis
Frank Brown
Ozark Mountains
Six National League Magnates In Chicago Amid League Restructuring
Six National League magnates Hart Robison Pulliam Ebbetts Vanderhorst and Rogers are in Chicago with Brush expected. Speculation says they plan to split the league and form a body like the old American Association under the National Agreement to forestall rivals seeking the same territory. The Cleveland club’s disposition is also a subject of guesswork.
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Chicago
Hart
Robison
Pulliam
Ebbetts
Vanderhorst
Rogers
Brush
American Association
Cleveland
Collision Sinks Steamer on Volga Killing 155
A Nijini Novgorod dispatch reports a cargo ship collision with a passenger steamer on the Volga. The steamer sank, drowning 155 people.
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Berlin
Nijini-Novgorod
Volga
Notable Deaths and Honors Reported Abroad
W R Harrington of the American fish commission died of typhoid fever at Alabara while en route to the Blue Nile. Paris reports Admiral Dewey to be received with honors by Marseille authorities during his stopover homeward.
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Gairo
W. R. Harrington
American, Fish. Commission
Alabara
Blue Nile
Paris
Dewey
Marseilles
Yaqui Rebellion Sparks War with Diaz Regime
Yaqui Indians in open rebellion threaten Diaz forces in Sonora. Hermosillo braces as men join army and a large expedition plans departure. Miners desert claims along the Yaqui river seeking refuge in cities. Saint Teresa is blamed for incitement amid rising tension. In San Francisco reports describe pillaging killings of nuns and planter's daughters. Beltram and an unknown priest are killed with mutilated bodies.
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EL Paso
Tex
Diaz
Hermosillo
Teresa Vela
Saint Teresa
San Francisco
Mexico
Beltram
Tammany Club Formed by 60 Democrats
A Tammany democratic club organized by 60 Democrats met Thursday night at 444 B Washington St. Officers chosen include President Lawrence Leppert, Vice-President CG Robinson, Secretary Louis Richter, Treasurer BE W Goodyear, Marshal George R Dickey, Assistant Marshal Fred Smith. The club plans to absorb all ward 7 Democrats.
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Tammany Club
Tammany Democratic Club
Washington
Lawrence Leppert
CG. Robinson
Louis Richter
BE. W. Goodyear
George R. Dickey
Fred Smith
Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry Ad
A compact travel remedy promotes Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry as a cure for dysentery diarrhoea seasickness and nausea. Described as pleasant to take and perfectly harmless for travelers.
Senator Beveridge Writes a Letter From the Orient
Lawson M Harvey’s five year old daughter Jeannette receives a June 18 letter from Senator Beveridge written on the Yellow Sea between Japan and China. He describes Peking and Canton and notes China’s treatment of girls, contrasting with American girls. He praises Jeannette’s luck and her father’s pride.
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Lawson M. Harvey
Jeannette
Beveridge
Dam toCreate Power Lake at Waverley on White River
Surveyors complete the Waverley line from Martinsville to Indianapolis for the Indianapolis Martinsville and Southern electric railroad. A dam will be built across White river at Waverley to form a lake three miles long and house the power station. It required $1125 in revenue stamps to record Marion county right of way grants for 136 property owners yielding space across farms for the road. The Geed of the Marion Anderson and Indianapolis railroad was recorded for $125,000 as consideration.
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Marion, Anderson & Indianapolis Railroad
Marion County
White River
Waverley
One of Dewey's Men Dies
The Olympia cruiser under Admiral Dewey will depart Trieste on August 1. Sailor Isaac Rack died in the hospital there and was buried with honors Friday.
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Dewey
Trieste
Olympia
Admiral Dewey
Isaac Rack
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