Will of Harriet Young Distributes $116000 Across Presbyterians
The Charlestown heiress Miss Harriet Young leaves $95 000 to the Board of Foreign Missions and $95 000 to the Board of Home Missions of the Presbyterian Church. She also bequeaths $3 000 to the Mission for Freedmen, $2 000 to relief for disabled ministers widows and orphans, and $1 000 to Charlestown Ladies Home and Foreign Missionary Society.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Harriet Young
Charlestown
Board of Foreign Missions
The
Presbyterian Church
Board of Home Missions
Board of Missions
Freemen
Presbyterian Church of the United States
Board of Relief For
Ladies’ Home and Foreign Missionary Society
Presbyterian Church of
Gen Grose Dies at 88 a Soldier Lawyer and Politician
Gen William Grose 88 died after a second stroke in New Castle Indiana. He taught school practiced law helped form the republican party and served as judge and colonel of the Thirty sixth Indiana infantry in the army of the Cumberland from Shiloh to Nashville. His son Madison Grose of Indianapolis survives him.
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New Castle
Ind
Wm. Grose
Henry County
Jacob Grose
W. H. Harrison
Thirty-sixth
Indiana, Infantry
Nelson
Army of the Cumberland
Shiloh
Nashville
Madison Grose
Indianapolis
Gates Bound Over for Murder Waives Exam
In Richmond Indiana William Gates charged with the murder of James R Meek waived examination and proceeded to the grand jury He retained an able lawyer George Jenkins and wife and Mrs Gates were released The coroner ruled the death resulted from a ruptured blood vessel at the base of the brain Gates said he was provoked by Meeks remarks and struck with an open hand Also in Richmond Adams express agent R B Reeves transferred to Dayton and obituary note of Dr Bayard Hales father Wm Hale died Monday night
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Gates
James R. Meek
George Jenkins
Meek
Richmond
Ind
R. B. Reeves
Adams Express
Dayton, D
Wm. H. Hale
Wm. Bayard Hale
Cosmopolitan
Canton Viceroy Orders Death for Pirates
The interior campaign against Chinese troops presses toward the coast as foreign nerves grow. Tak-Hsu, acting viceroy of Canton, ordered 40 recently captured Chinese pirates executed.
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Tak-Hsu
Canton
Induced News Bits and Local Tragedies Across Indiana
A collage of short items reports a Fort Wayne youth’s death, a missing animal, floods, and local political shifts. It notes hospital funding in Muncie, a wave of suicides, fatal accidents, and political campaigning plans in various counties and towns.
Daly Dies Suddenly in Far Rockaway at 49
Democratic Congressman William D. Daly of New Jersey died here Tuesday from apoplexy. A lawyer by profession, Daly was nominated without opposition and elected to the fifty sixth Congress by the largest majority ever given in his district.
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Far Rockaway, L
Wm. D. Daly
New Jersey
Hand Sewed Dress Shoes at Siersdorfer’s Store
Limited stock sale at Siersdorfer's new store 37 E Washington St offering men's hand sewn dress shoes in sizes 5 to 6 3 4 for 1 50. Prices originally 5 5 50 and 6 reduced to 1 50 with only 150 pairs remaining.
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Siersdorfer
E. Washington St
Pants Go on Sale at Great Discount Prices
Shopper notes a local sale offering pants marked down from $2.50 to $1.95. Advertising copy emphasizes value and savings on wardrobe essentials.
Clark Coppens Genuine Studio Offer
Agents will call and show samples and take orders for Clark Photo Studio and Art Store located at 16 N. Ulinoisst.
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Clark Photo Studio
N. Ulinoisst
City Council approves temporary loan amid upheaval
Republican council members authorized a $37,400 short term loan after disputes led by Mortarity. The measure, rushed to the mayor, limits use to bills due with no surplus for a municipal campaign fund. Interest capped at 6 percent, due Dec 1, with funds to come from current receipts.
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Megrew
Higgins
Moriarity
Bernauer
Johnson
Oan
Sub stations planned for 1901 police setup
Tuesday Mayor Taggart and safety board chairman Roth with Supt Quigley discussed 1901 police appropriations to be made this month so the ordinance can be presented in September. It is planned to locate four sub stations.
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Taggart
Roth
The
Safety Board
Quigley
City to Expand Police Force With More Sergeants and Wagons
The plan adds eight sergeants and 16 bicycle men with rent costs for next year. Two patrol wagons will be deployed as workload exceeds capacity, extending patrol coverage across the city’s extremities.
Two Dowieites Mobbed and Painted Blue
Elders A. W. McChicken and E. P. Fisher of Chicago Dowieites were mobbed by about 4 000 Mansfield residents. The Zion flock held services at a member’s home before the mob battered the house and dragged the elders away. They were stripped and painted blue then taken to police HQ and later dispersed by the mayor.
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Fisher
McChicken
Murder Confession Ties Man to Double Family Slayings in Waco
Duncan McLennan Sr. is jailed after confessing to killing his son-in-law Myron C. Kingsbury and son Duncan McLennan Jr. in Waco Texas. Kingsbury reportedly incurred losses through forgeries prompting the elder McLennan to demand restitution. Kingsbury’s throat was cut ear to ear. the elder claimed his son’s death happened accidentally during a heated dispute in a dark bedroom.
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Waco
Tex
Duncan McLennan, Sr
Myron C. Kingsbury
Duncan McLennan, Jr
Man Charged With Barn Fire Amid Rent Dispute
Louis Kaminsky of 8 South Illinois Street awaits a Saturday hearing on charges of firing his barn at 629 Russell Avenue last Friday. The blaze said to be caused by spontaneous combustion from new hay on old. A witness saw him depart before the fire and return with a bundle of paper. Adam Sattinger, occupant, says Kaminsky threatened to burn the stable after rent trouble.
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Louis Kaminsky
S. Ilinois Sr
Russell Ave
Adam Sattinger
Kaminsky
Candy Cathartic Advertisement Measures Gentle Relief
An old time ad promotes Cas careta Candy Cathartic with gentle wording. It lists prices 10c 35c and 50c and emphasizes toning and strengthening the intestinal walls. The phrasing hints at a laxative product framed as mild and reassuring.
Poisoned milk kills three babies at Orphans’ Home
Three infants die and one survives after suspected formaldehyde in milk at the Orphans’ Home. Dr. Frank C. Stewart reports samples confirmed contamination, though no prosecution possible. An investigation follows despite the dairyman’s denial and longstanding service.
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Frank C. Stewart
The
Health Board
Sam
Huge Escort Planned for Bryan Stevenson Notification
Arrangements for the Bryan Stevenson notification on August 8 proceed slowly. The party will depart the Grand Hotel around 1 p.m. with a multi block escort likely. About 50 carriages will carry the party, Bryan in the first. National chairman Jones and State chairman Martin may ride with him. Indiana committee member W. H. O'Brien and Steven son notifier Mont M. Hathaway are named. Over 1,000 railroad tickets have been sold in Bloomington. The Marion county democracy will meet Tuesday night at Morrison's hall to prep for the notification soiree.
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Bryan-Stevenson
Grand Hotel
Bryan
Jones
Martin
W. H. O'Brien
Lawrenceburg
Indiana
Mont M. Hathaway
Winamac
Stevenson
Bloomington
Marion County Democracy
Morrison's Hall
Monument Place
Duke of Edinburgh Dies in Coburg at 56
London dispatch reports the death of the Duke of Saxe Coburg 56 the second son of Queen Victoria from heart failure in Coburg He was popularly known as the Duke of Edinburgh and nicknamed the sailor prince for his roaming temperament He married a sister of the late czar of Russia.
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London
Duke of Saxe
Coburg
Queen Victoria
Duke of Edinburgh
Prince
Czar of
Russia
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