Wreck on the Wabash Mine Train Kills Three in Fog
A freight train struck a miners' train near Brazil Indiana on March 6 killing three men and injuring about 40 others. Engineers jumped to safety and rescuers cleared wreckage, with many miners from nearby homes among the wounded. The badly damaged freight and passenger cars and a later hospital setup at Brwa l depot followed the disaster.
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Laster
Crompey
Brawal
Thomas Barrowman
Charles Kramp
Brown
John Dixon
Frank Kane
Ralph Lumsden
William Lumsden
John Gazcia
Richard Watkins
William McIntosh
Fred Sheehan
Charles Alberta
Landis Lunch Narrative Recast After Miss Gould Meeting
Report says Congressman Landis did not receive luncheon or refreshments during his several hours at Miss Helen Gould's New York home. The earlier account of a warm invitation and food was exaggerated and later corrected.
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Peru
Ind
Congressman Landis
Helen Gould
Mr. Landis
Miss Gould
Roberts
Landis
New York
Miss Go
A Pious Fraud Linked to Northwestern Library Plan
W H Weaver a singing evangelist revival leader and choir director is under arrest for using the mails to defraud. He organized from Independence Indiana a so called Northwestern library association and sent letters offering well paying agent posts with a $15 deposit to bind the contract. Post office reports say he collected thousands while conducting a revival teaching a Sunday school class and leading a choir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan City
Ind
W. H. Weaver
Independence
Northwestern Library Association
Post Office Department
Weaver
Post Office
Shortages Alleged in Wells County Officials Records
Many shortages are alleged in Wells County records over the past 13 years. Experts Wallace and Boltz report figures for ex officials including ex-County Clerk Ormsby 33.25 dollars, ex-County Clerk Oppenheim 136.49, ex-County Clerk Carnins 1,549.53, ex-Sheriff Huffman 960.60, ex-County Auditor Daker 318.50, ex-County Treasurer Beam 250.16, and ex-County Treasurer Beam 250.16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluffton
Ind
Wallace and Boltz
Wells
Hav
Ormsby
A. Oppenheim
R. F. Camarins
G. W. Huffman
George Studa‘Daker
J. i ‘Beam
Found Guilty Mary Ann Anderson Receives Life Sentence
Bloomfield Indiana March 6 Mary Ann Anderson seventy near death from consumption was found guilty of complicity in the murder of her daughter Clara Waggoner on October 5 1891 and given a life sentence William Waggoner husband of the girl is serving a life term for the crime.
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Bloomfield
Ind
Mary Ann Anderson
Clara Waggoner
William Waggoner
Orator Howard to Speak at Richmond Meetings
Richmond plans mass meetings led by famed temperance speaker Howard from Rochester. Central Union cuts circuit telephone price to 50 cents monthly after Home Telephone Company loss of over 1000 subscribers. Prof Earl Haynes from Richmond teaching at Far Rockaway transferred to Richmond Hill New York for a better posting.
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Richmond
Ind
Howard
Rochester
N. Y
Central Union Telephone Company
Home Telephone Company
Earl Haynes
Far Rockaway
N. i
Richmond Hill
Report on Home for Superannuated Ministers Tentative
A.B. Harrison and William D. Parr, appointed by the North Indiana conference, will present a favorable report at the Elk Hart meeting on creating a home for superannuated ministers of the district. The rolls list 43 superannuated preachers and 16 supernumeraries.
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Kokomo
Ind
A. B. Harrison
Wiliam D. Parr
North Indiana
M. E. Conference
Elkhart
Richmond Move Afoot To Submit City Plant Issue
Richmond Indiana March 6 There is a movement by municipal electric light plant owners prompting the city council to put the question to a spring election. It is believed the proposition will be unanimously carried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ind
Spi
Death and arrest in Decatur midwifery case
In Decatur Indiana on March 1 Mrs Peter Neuenswander is dead and neighbor Mrs John Amstutz is jailed for illegal practice of midwifery. The deceased woman's husband is a Mennonite church leader whose faith holds medical aid is forbidden before God.
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Decatur
Ind
Peter Neuenswander
John Amstutz
Mennonite Church
Missouri man pitches clutch and pulley factory plan
Richmond Indiana report states A. Q. Splseng of Carthage Missouri will propose to the city council a site for a factory to manufacture a new type of clutch and pulley, currently made only in England, with American patents pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ind
Spi
Splseng
Carthage
England
Wayne county school fund unloaned in Dublin report
Dublin Indiana March 6 there remains 22339 27 dollars of the Wayne county school fund unloaned. Officials note money is plentiful and private loans can be secured at lower rates than public borrowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Ind
Wayne County School Fund
Barrett Law Upheld In Lebanon Paving Dispute
In Lebanon Indiana on March 6 Judge Kent upheld the Barrett law in a case where property owners sought to avoid paying for a brick pavement. The ruling confirms the legality of the paving charge amid disputes over assessment and local assessments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Ind
Kent
Poultry Fancier Sid Conger Named Indiana Sons of Veterans Candidate
Sid Conger, noted poultry enthusiast from Hope Indiana, is announced as a candidate for division commander of the Indiana Sons of Veterans. The move positions Conger for a leadership role within the veterans organization, aligning with regional veteran affairs and public service goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope, Ind
Sid Conger
Indiana Sons of Veterans
Milton resident Louis Kimmel found dead in Richmond
Richmond Indiana March 6 Louis Kimmel a Milton resident was found dead Monday night Coroner's office and sheriff are investigating the death to determine cause and manner of death and whether foul play is involved
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ind
Louis Kimmel
Milton
Taft defends Philippine policy at Cincinnati dinner
Judge Taft, new president of the Philippine commission, spoke on expansionism and the duties of the United States in the islands. Judge Harmon criticized policy, while M. E. Ingalls presided and the event honored Taft, underscoring aims for stable civil government and measured self government for Filipinos.
Russia to throttle a trust with petroleum monopoly plan
A dispatch from Odessa reports Russia plans to convert the Caucasus petroleum industry into a government monopoly led by Finance Minister Witte. Protests exist but the scheme moves forward, aiming to curb foreign speculation and lower prices for consumers while compensating seized foreign firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Russia
Odessa
Caucasus
Witte
Express wagon thieves gang trial begins in Indianapolis
A large pile of plunder including fly nets blankets and bicycle bells appeared as evidence in the Indianapolis court Tuesday as James Fallon and others faced trial for grand larceny. Detectives Gerber Getker and Fort linked the gang to items from Adams American and United States express companies and traced goods to Lennon at 20 West Maryland Street. Lennon and Laura Hines face receiving stolen goods charges while Fallon Haney and the others await verdicts after Lennon fled to Cincinnati and was later captured. Lennon and Hines likely to plead guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Fallon
Mike Weicn
Sam Gerber
Harry Haney
Carroll
Bluett
Peter Lennon
Laura Hines
Lennon
Indianapolis
Web. 1
Adams
American
United States Express
Getker
Fort
Lewis Baseman
Maryland St
Hines
Haney
Fallon
Gerber
Cincinnati
Ohio
St. Louis
Louisville
Lawyer Herod Sues Block and Rinehart Over Note
Wm P Herod sues Buffalo residents Solomon Block and Wm A Rinehart for 275 dollars on a 200 dollar note tied to Block's 1896 Indianapolis cattle case. The dispute stems from Block’s arrest, cattle purchases, and a bank payment scheme, with Rinehart settling after learning of the dispute and his wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. P. Herod
Solomon Block
Wm. A. Rinehart
Buffalo
Block
Rinehart
Indianapolis
Herod & Herod
Bleck
Rinekart
Soit
Chinn Denies Killings Linking to Goebel Death
Col Jas Chinn arrived in Lexington from Harrodsburg and dismissed rumors that he killed Senator Goebel. He said Republicans would pay $1,000,000 to end the Goebel assassination talk, called Goebel’s death a planned act by others, and denied drawing his pistol at any alleged assassins. He cited two top detectives who suggested a siginitic plot and asserted he would have fired if he found the gunmen.
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Lexington
Jas@s Chinn
Harrodsburg
Goebel
Col Chinn
Lincoln
Garfield
New factories draw families to New Castle ind residents crowded
New Castle Indiana reports a surge of new residents as recently opened factories attract workers. Housing is scarce with demand outstripping supply. Local officials note construction lag and district schools anticipate enrollment growth as families settle in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Ind
Verdict in Mary A. Anderson order sentences life imprisonment
Lebanon Indiana March 6 The verdict in the Mary A. Anderson order was life imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Ind
Mary A. Anderson
Rich mond Pedro club and local civic notes flourish
Richmond's Pedro club flourishes as farmers arrange prized plots while a broad revival gathers momentum in Tipton's Christian church. Muncie banks report 2,500,000 dollars on deposit. Terre Haute men plan oil drilling near Sullivan. Franklin factory eyes large business this year. John Moulder of Kokomo, 93, just celebrated his birthday. Young America maintains anti saloon stance. Evansville restricts jail visits over smallpox fears. Gas belt factories seek sites elsewhere. Cleeverleaf railroad and Frankfort water company clash. Joan S Lackey's sale of speed horses starts in Cambridge City on March 17. Two Heyman children near Valparaiso suffer trichinosis. Bloomington seeks all night electric lights. Dublin hosts district ministerial convention April 2 to 4. Sept Horace Ellis to lead Franklin schools. Porter County grants electric line franchise Valparaiso to Michigan City. Policeman George Benadum of Muncie recovering from blood poisoning after a rocket injury on July 4. County candidates’ names appear in country papers. editors earn about 33 a head. Clinton miner David Burton killed by a shot at mine No. 8. it failed to explode, then claimed his life. Miss Clara Davis, Bluffton student at Indiana University and relative of Senator Eichhorn, has smallpox. quarantined after roommate contract. Roommate caught disease from a young man she walked with at night who was under quarantine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Gas Belt
Cleeverleaf Railroad
Frankfort Water Company
Joan S. Lackey
Cambridge City
Heyman
Valparaiso
Bloomington
Horace Ellis
West l Lafayette
Frankin Public
Porter County
Michigan City
George Benadum
Muncie
David Burton
Clinton
Clara Davis
Bluffton
Indiana University
Senator Eichhorn
Miss Davis
Willing to Marry the Captain in Jail News
New Orleans March 6 Julius Leon Moyse, jailed for posing as Cant Clark of the navy and marrying an Ohio girl, receives a letter from Miss Etta Sands of St. Louis. She says she learned of Moyse’s arrest too late, has come into property and seeks his advice, asking if his family still objects to the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Julius Leon Moayse
Clark
Navy
Etta Sands
St. Louis
Jackson
Miss
Moyse
Severe Sleet and Rain Storm Hits Chicago
Chicago reports sleet and rain from Monday night storm causing telegraph lines down in Illinois and Michigan and late mail trains. Pavement ice leads to accidents and one death is believed linked to the storm, Louis Francesco, a section hand struck by a train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois
Michigan
Louis Francesco
A Negro Lynched Near Clyde After Assault
In Murphy North Carolina on March 6 a young Black man named George Ratcliffe assaulted the eight year old granddaughter of Nethias Holland near Clyde. He was pursued and taken to Waynesville where a mob shot him to death in the jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy
WN. C
George Ratcliffe
Nethias Holland
Clyde
Waynesville
Kingston business district scourched for $50,000
Kingston business district of Kingston, N Y, was scarched for fifty thousand dollars Tuesday. Virginia legislature appropriated two hundred twenty thousand dollars in pensions for two years. Gen Joe Wheeler and daughter arrived in Frisco from Manila Monday. Independent window glass manufacturers association has proven a failure. More than ten thousand people expected to attend pree over meeting in Chicago Thursday night. John Westervelt and wife and a child cremated in Dewey's Bluff Virginia Monday. Transport Grant arrived Frisco from Manila Monday with twenty one sick soldiers sixty seven discharged men and twenty seven cabin passengers.
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Kingston
N. Y
Virginia
Joe Wheeler
Frisco
Manila
Grant
Sleet storm devastates fruit crops across three states
Vast region in Iowa Illinois and Missouri suffers major damage to fruit trees from a severe sleet storm. Reports from Dubuque Sioux City Council Bluffs Muscatine and other towns indicate widespread impact and losses totaling thousands of dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Iowa
Illinois
Missouri
Dubuque
Sioux City
Cornell Bluffs
Muscatine
Warships Sent to Costa Rica to Influence Treaty
Washington dispatch reports Detroit and Mar Llehead sent to Costa Rica and Nicaragua to exert moral influence for the Hay-Pauncefote canal treaty. It notes protests by Nicaragua and Costa Rica and asks if the naval move aims to head off formal protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Costa Rica
New York
Washington
Journal
Detroit
Mar Llehead
Nicaragua
Journal Dispatch
A Gigantic Swindle Transferred to Federal Bankruptcy
Chicago March 6 The Combination investment company once touted as a get rich quick scheme has moved from state to federal court on bankruptcy proceedings. At least two hundred thousand dollars invested is missing through non speculative channels. Receivership has recovered twenty six thousand dollars. liabilities are estimated between three hundred thousand and five hundred thousand dollars with three thousand to five thousand creditors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Combination Investment Company
Fireman John Austin to Face Police Court Hearing
John Austin, a Big Four fireman, arrested after Mrs. Matilda Moore was shot Saturday night at New York and East streets. The information came from Mrs. Moore's grown daughter who fainted on seeing a man resembling Austin during testimony. Hearing set for March 9 in police court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Austin
Big Four
Matilda Moore
New York Sr
New York and
East-sts
Winter Ministry Resigns as Bond May Form New Cabinet
Fire Ministry resigns to Gov. McCallum. Governor delays acceptance to test Bond’s ability to form a ministry. If Bond fails, Governor may invite Winter to form a cabinet and call a dissolution and general election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St, Johns
N. F
Gov. McCallum
Bond
New York Hall of Fame to Honor Great Americans
A New York donor has given 100000 to the University of the City of New York for a Hall of Fame building. The hall will be erected in upper New York between the Hudson and Harlem rivers opposite the Palisades, to display the names and histories of great Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
University of the City of
Robbery and murder claim $2000 carrying funds
City of Mexico March 6. Robert Sanchez started with $2,000 from Puerto Angel Oaxaca to pay workmen on a coffee and rubber plantation. At night he was held up robbed and murdered. A force of soldiers has been sent in pursuit of the bandits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City OF Mexico
Robert Sanchez
Puerto Angel
Oaxaca
Four Drowned In Norfolk Creek Capsize
Norfolk Va March 6 By the cap sizing of a small yawl in Ragan creek three miles from here Monday night John Finneg an Calvin Nettles Thomas Gibbons and William Brown were all drowned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Ragan Creek
John Finnegan
Calvin Nettles
Thomas Gibbons
William Brown
Finest prepared Mealim City dinner at St Charles hotel
Regular dinner served at the St Charles hotel offering a full meal for two cen ts, with a business men's lunch priced at 15 cents. The advertisement notes Charles Mueller as proprietor and McCreasi opposite Union station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Charles Hotel
Chas
Muel
The Degenerates in Chicago Receives Mixed Reviews
Chicago critics express mixed views after the Monday night premiere of The Degenerates. The Tribune opines the attempted lesson is not serious enough to cause harm, calling the play labor lost and its greatest crime the failure to strike any real impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
the Tribune
City Markets Indicated Prices For Meats And Groceries
Indianapolis March 6 price list for smoked meats bacon hams and shoulders fresh pork lards pickled meats and sausages. vegetables fruits and nuts with many per bushel per crate and per pound figures. canned fruits canned vegetables teas spices coffee and groceries. fish game oysters seeds butter and live poultry prices and freight notions.
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Indianapolis
California
Hamlets
Indiana
Baltimore
Florida
Floridas
Brazil
Windsor
Ariosa
Lion
Jersey
Marion Club
Young Hyson
Johnson
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Chas. Crompey
Wm. . McIntosh
Wells County
Home For Ministers
Barrett
Sid’s
Queen City Club
Taft
Philippine Commission
M. E. Ingalls
Big Four Railroad
Judson Harmon
Cleveland
Philippines
McKinley
Philippine Islands
Morrow
3. J. Prathro
Indiana Avenue
Sloan Drug Co
Jack Chinn
Goetel
Indiana Inklings
Pedro
Tipton
Christian Church
Terre Haute
Sullivan
Franklin Canning Factory
John Moulder
District Christian Ministerial Association
Austin
S “Hall of Fame
Sesall
Nolls
Carter & CO
Washington and
Pennsylvania
Ste
Hanan
Men’s and Boys’ Outfitters
City Markets
Best
Timothy
Kentucky
Canada
York State
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Limburger
Pittsburg
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Winifrede
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