Cuban Uprising Rumors Spark War Talk at Havana Convention
Federal agents report plans for a Cuban uprising and substantial funds in Havana banks. Officials say a organizer who left Havana with $50,000 may be forming an insurgent movement while leaders try to keep order and prevent a fatal blow to Cuban liberty. President Capote says officials will respond to the Platt amendment with prudence. The constitutional convention weighs the original clause on military bases and will act on the Senate amendment Wednesday afternoon.
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Capote
Wood
Cuba
United States
Cuba Must Accept That America Says to Convention
Officials in Washington expect Cuban delegates to accept Congress conditions as final and unlikely to be amended even if reconvened, unless a radical and unforeseen change in the situation occurs.
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Washington
American Congress
Congress
Fitzsimmons Dunkhorst Turn Themselves In On Boxing Charge
In Chicago on March 6 Bob Fitzsimmons and sparring partner Ed Dunkhorst known as the woman freight car surrendered to a constable after a warrant attempt began Monday. They face charges from reformer Frank Hall alleging violation of the boxing exhibition statute. A large crowd followed to the justice court where each posted a $500 bond. trial set for Thursday.
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Chicago
Bob Fitzsimmons
Ed Dunkhorst
T.e “Wuman
Frank Hall
Gus Ruhlin
Ed Martin
Fire at Kaufman Bros fertilizer plant causes smoke and loss
A fire at the Kaufman Bros fertilizer packing house on Meridian Street caused about 500 dollars in damage, with 300 dollars in smoke loss. The blaze started in the basement around 12 10 a m Wednesday and was believed to have ignited from gas. Mrs. William H Weakley’s rooms upstairs were badly smoked. Salvage corps ventilated the building, rented by Dyer and Rassman, with a small total loss.
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Kaufman Bros. Fertilizer Packing
Meridian St
William H. Weakley
Salvage Corps
Dyer & Rassman
Purse Found With $24.40 Held for Owner Julia Lane
A purse containing $24.40 is at the police station awaiting owner claim. Julia Lane was brought to City Dispensary still in a dazed state after leaving the purse in an office basket of old clothes earlier Tuesday afternoon.
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Julia Lane
Woman Sues Street Car Company for 5000 Damages
Margaret King, about 50, sues the street car company in superior court for 5000 damages claiming a street car started too soon and left her permanently injured. She asserts a fall down stairs after the incident did not worsen her injuries.
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Margaret King
Grindle expelled after chapel disturbance at Wittenberg
Springfield Ohio March 6 Rev Arthur E Grindle leader against fraternal orders at Wittenberg college expelled Tuesday. He sparked a general disturbance and was knocked out in one round in a sensational chapel scene by Captain Harvey Miller of the football team.
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Springfield
Arthur E. Grindle
Wittenberg College
Grindle
Harvey Miller
Not the Man Named in Fontanet Case
Elmer Johnmans, a Black man arrested at Fontanet on suspicion of being Miss Car tér's assailant, failed to fit the description and was released. He had prior burglary conviction in Indianapolis in 1891.
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Elmer Johnmans
Fontanet
Miss Cartér
Indianapolis
Peekskill Debates Control as Democrats Sweep Local Election
NOW DEMOCRATIC NEW YORK March 6 Peekskill birthplace of Senator Depew once Republican ruled now Democratic majorities range from 200 to 400 indicating a party shift in local government.
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New York
Peekskill
Senator Depew
Werit
Pine Syrup Remedy Highlighted in Medical Note
Fragmentary notes cite Dr Wood praising Pine Syrup as a nature based remedy for pulmonary diseases. The message suggests the medicine could save lives by supporting respiratory health.
Edmunds Flees After Bond in Indiana Assault Case
R H Edmunds charged with assaulting Marguerite Ross 12 gave bond late Tuesday night. He hid with the state militia called out by Gov Durbin and was spirited away by friends before daylight. He plans to hide until the grand jury meets Friday to indict him. He faces lynching threats if seen in public.
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Tipton
Ind
R. H. Edmunds
Marguerite Ross
Wakarusa Schools Chief W. Sims Dies After Refusing Aid
Wakarusa and Goshen figures mourn Supt. W. Sims who died Tuesday night from a complication of diseases after declining medical help in line with Christian science beliefs. Christian science healers from Indianapolis and Fort Wayne had been at his bedside and threats of tar and feather were reported on the streets.
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Indianapolis
Fort Wayne
Terrible Roads Halt Grief Trip In Indiana Mud
Greencastle Ind March 6 Mrs Quinton Broadstreet lies fatigued after traveling to the funeral of her father Thomas Portorff 68 who died suddenly in Eminence The mud was so deep she and her brother wore out four horses during a nine mile trip and finally walked over a mile to relieve one animal of its load
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Quinton Broadstreet
Thomas Portorff
Lover's trouble over engagement ring in Indiana
F N Wills of Frankton says he sent a $200 diamond ring to a Logansport woman who returned a paste stone. He has hired a lawyer and detective to recover the ring. The woman's lawyer calls the ring an engagement gift.
Selma Again Fends Off Saloons Near Muncie
In Selma six miles east of Muncie ind farmers pack the commissioners room to back proper action in the Deavitt Sherwood case as townsfolk thwart booze sellers. John Lew injures lip risking blood poisoning while local residents note the upcoming golden wedding of Mr and Mrs J R Antrim. A mass meeting of Colored citizens denounces lynching with Indianapolis lawyer Curley Brewer speaking. Associated charities face funding cuts while J A Heinsohn plans a $20000 Kirby House remodel.
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Muncie
Ind
Selma
Here
Deavitt Sherwood
John Lewis
J. R. Antrim
Curley Brewer
Indianapolis
Associated Charities
J. A. Heinsohn
Kirby
Embezzlement Charge Against Traveling Rep Townley
In Fairmont West Virginia on March 6 William Townley a traveling representative for Polar Creamery Company was arrested on embezzlement charges involving several hundred dollars from the Wrought Iron Range Company of St Louis where he used to work He was taken to St Louis and agreed to go without a requisition.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Wm. Townley
Terre Haute
The
Polar Creamery Company
Wrought Iron Range Company
St. Louis
Man Fears Imagined Mob Moves Toward Springfield
Thomas Graham a pattern maker once earning 30 dollars weekly sought to return home to Springfield Ohio but told Sheriff Starr he faced a mob at Parker City. The sheriff escorted him there where no mob appeared and Graham is believed to be deranged.
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Muncia
Ind
Thomas Graham
Springfield
Starr
Parker City
Female Gang of Thieves Nabbed in Kokomo
In Kokomo Indiana on March 6 police arrested Jessie Fear and Slazie Rayle, ending a months long female gang led by Ida Clevenger. The group specialized in poultry thefts and were caught disposing of feathered plunder.
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Kokomo
Ind
Ida Clevenger
Jessie Fear
Slazie Rayle
Fear
Rayle
Indiana Inklings and Local Events Report
Scarlet fever epidemic hits Fort Wayne while Kokomo jail escape narrowly spares fire. Thorntown starts electric plant. Richmond’s Mrs. Sarah White dies of heart failure at 70. Republicans win municipal ticket. Hartford City woman Elizabeth Clark dies of apoplexy. Columbus saloon gutted by fire. Thorntown resident Nancy Cones turns 93. Anderson plans water extension to Hazelwood Shadeland. Laporte St Joseph counties native Moses Butterworth dies at 70. Noblesville woman N D Levinson dies of heart disease. Lafayette Commercial Club aims to reorganize. John Baltimore of Shirley dies from accidental gun wound. Columbus water main burst halts business.
Indiana Local News From Muncie and Surrounding Towns
A roundup of incidents across Indiana includes the Standard Oil firm in Muncie accused of starving delivery horses, a Tipton arrest for assault on a girl, Plainfield postmastership during Cleveland’s first term, and creditors taking control of Hodupp & Sons in Portland. Other items report a fatal coal mine accident near Sullivan, a teacher’s heart failure near Dunville, and a South Bend mill worker killed in a pulley accident.
Police Ball Preparations Under Way at Tomlinson Hall
Committees were named Tuesday afternoon to organize the annual police ball to be held Easter Monday night in Tomlinson hall. Tickets will benefit the police pension fund. Hall and decorations Capt. Dawson Sergt. Warren W. W. Lash J. Holahan C. Barmfuhrer P. Hurn. music Capt. Kruger Henry Monninger John Morgan. arrangements Sergt. Giblin T. W. Griffin A. F. Smith M. McGuff Adolph Asch. printing Sergt. Corrigan James Cronin A. bf. Mathey.
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Police Pension Fund
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W. W. Lash
J. Holahan
C. Barmfuhrer
P. Hurn
Capt. Kruger
Henry Monninger
John Morgan
Sergt. Giblin
T. W.W. Griffin
A. F. Smith
M. McGuff
Adolph Asch
Sergt
Corrigan
James Cronin
A. Bf. Mathey
Lord Foss Trapped in Yale Bank Fraud Case
In New Haven on March 6 a traveler calling himself Lord Foss was jailed for attempting to swindle Yale President Hadley and Columbia President Seth Lew. He presented a letter of introduction, claimed to be from Andrew D. White, and tried to cash a forged $100 check. The man admitted the name Alfred Farsons.
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New Haven, Conn
Lord Foss
Hadley
Yale
Seth Lew
Columbia
Andrew D. White
Germany
Lord
Alfred Farsons
Carnegie 12 Million Tube Mill Project Abandoned
Conneaut Ohio town residents react with tears as the Carnegie tube mill plans collapse. Real estate dealers and landowners face sharp losses with farmers holding land for high asks. Capt. S E Wood refused 200 acre farm offers of 45000 while seeking 200000.
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Conneaut
S E. Wood
Short Horn sale report from Kansas City
J G Robbins and Son of Horace Indiana offer a large consign ment at the Kansas City short horn sale. On Tuesday F H Gilchrist of Hope Indiana bid in two heifers at 1740 dollars and J D Douglas and Son of Sulphur Hill Indiana bought one for 500 dollars. About 100 head are sold and attendance is good.
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Kansas City
J. G. Robbins & Son
Horace
Ind
F.H. Gilchrist
Hope
J. D. Douglas & Son
Sulphus Hill
Louise Sinks In Ohio River At Vevay
The steamboat Louise, running from Carrollton Kentucky to Warsaw Indiana, sank early Wednesday at the Vevay bar on the Ohio River. It is believed several lives were lost and crew members are missing.
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Indiana
Vevay, Ind
Louise
Carrollton
Warsaw
Former Sugar King Searles Crashes After High Rise
New York March 6 Finally the assignment of John E Searles once a sugar king and holder of vast assets is reported The man once worth about 15000000 and tied to 48 corporations including American Cotton Company is said to have liabilities near 2000000 The collapse traces to a failed note and years of risky ventures with Havemeyer and the sugar trust and amid political intrigue.
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New York
John E. Searles
Searles
Havemeyers
Sugar Trust
American Cotton Com
Novel suit filed over railroad wreck by discharged brakeman
Frankfort Ind March 6 A Clover Leaf brakeman Charles Long who was fired for not flagging an approaching train sues to recover 6 for wages kept. The railroad countersues Long for 5005 damages from the wreck claiming he caused it in a pioneer action drawing wide railroad interest.
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Frankfort
Ind
Charles Long
Clover Leaf
Long
Young man arrested after running gun battle in Indiana
William White, 20, of near Kokomo, was arrested at Mulberry after a running fight with the Farmers' horse-thief detective society in which several shots were fired. He possessed a stolen horse from J. B. Oiler of Russiaville and was jailed overnight in Frankfort before being taken to Kokomo. White, from a prominent family, had previously been jailed for forging his uncle's name to a note.
Senator Jones Affirms Cotton Bale Trust Fortunes
Washington March 6 Senator Jones a large stockholder in the cotton bale trust says the failure of Searles will have no effect upon the corporation s affairs.
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Cotton Bale Trust
Jones
Arkansas
Democratic National Committee
Washington
Cottonbale Trust
Searles
Lynching Fears Spread in Terre Haute as Ward Murder Case Sparks Fury
In Terre Haute Indiana doctors say Miss Finkelstein was assaulted by George Ward before his murder. A lynching fever reaches schoolchildren who burn effigies and attack homes while shouting lynch him and burn him. Jail damage totaled 41 dollars, correcting earlier inflated claims.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Clairvoyant Madam Zozo Flees After Bond Jump
A clairvoyant in Muncie Indiana calling herself Madam Zozo is arrested for a provoke and has escaped custody by jumping her bond. Reports say she earned up to $50 daily and may have joined "Prof" H. Ross, who defrauded Albert Ketchum of $300.
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Muncie
Ind
Madam Zozo
H. Ross
Albert Ketchum
Silver Coin Found Lodged in Lion Shoulder
An 18 month old South African lion at the zoo had an abscess under the shoulder. Veterinarian Dr. J E Pritchard Jr opened the wound and removed a corroded silver coin about the size of a dime. The coin’s origin remains a mystery as swallowing could not explain its placement.
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J. E. Pritchard, Jr
Walter Ford Dies in New York At Victim of Consumption
Walter Ford a noted songwriter and vaudeville performer died Tuesday night in New York from consumption. He wrote songs such as Sunshine of Paradise Alley Darling Sue and Isabelle and presented a vaudeville sketch with his wife on stage.
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New York
Walter Ford
Morton's Death Linked to Cigarette Use in Knightstown
Morton A. Newby a Knightstown businessman died of heart failure on Tuesday with yellowed face noted after death. Sister Mrs Don K Hal of Indianapolis is named as a sibling in the report.
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Knightstown
Ind
Morton A. Newby
Don K. Hal
Indianapolis
Infant dies in accidental strangling at home
In Feru Indiana on March 6 an eight month old child of Mr and Mrs George T Lippold strangled to death after sliding from a high chair and the chin catching on the tray.
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Feru
Ind
George T. Lippold
Gas mains freeze leaves 700 without heat in Hartford City
Hartford City utility reports gas mains froze Monday night. About 700 residents endured extreme cold with thermometers lower than any point this winter, forcing many to bed early to stay warm.
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Hartford City
Ind
Crescent City Gas Company
Marion Club Election Promises Pomp and Goats in Campaign Cards
At lunch hour the Marion club held an election with candidates and members amid tickets and ads for votes. Alf Grossbrenner issued a dramatic sale cry poster while independent candidates released a four stanza war cry. Wynne hints at treasurer on a card showing him in an auto, while Grossbrenner touts a strong race with a Billy goat.
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Independent
Alf. Grossbrenner
Alf. Glossbrenner
Tom Wynne
Glassbrenner
Presbyterian Church Buys Site for New Church
The trustees of Thrat Presbyterian Church purchased a property at Sixteenth and Delaware for 24000 dollars from Cynthia Butsen and Omer H Porter.
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Sixteenth
Delawarests
Cynthia Butsen
Omer H. Porter
Insurgent Attack Kills Americans and Scouts Near Silang
Insurgents attacked a wagon train near Silang in Canté province killing three Americans and two Macabebe scouts. The raid underscores ongoing violence in the area as authorities assess casualties and secure routes for travelers.
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Manila
Silang
Canté Province
Coal trimmers strike on C. and O. line at Newport
Wire items report multiple short notes: coal trimmers on the Chesapeake and Ohio at Newport Virginia are on strike. Carrie Nation’s case set for trial in Wichita on Friday. Steinborn and Adler Chicago brokers arrested for forged passes. a child dies in Ashtabula from fire. Alabama House Speaker Frank Pettus dies. Nicholas Rashart of Cincinnati secures divorce from Mary over her letter writing to soldiers. a fragment notes Spain will visit the cap.
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Wichita
W. A. Steinborn
James Adler
Chicago
Herman Richards
Ashtabula
Frank Pettus
Alabama House of Representatives
Nicholas Rashart
Cincinnati
Mary
Spain
Cap
Detroit Wires Ambassador Uhl Near Death in Michigan
Eain F. Uhl ambassador to Germany is reported dying while hospitalized in Grand Rapids Michigan after a March illness. The update notes Uhl's severe condition and grave prognosis.
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Detroit, Mich
Eain F. Uhl
Germany
Grand Rapids
St Vitus Dance Cure Claim From Wheeler Nerve Vitalizer
Mrs Lena Cooper of Cleveland Ohio testifies that Wheeler's Nerve Vitalizer cured her advanced St Vitus Dance after years of worsening symptoms. She details monthly convulsions and loss of control, notes prior doctors could not help, and calls the cure miraculous. The affidavit dated April 28 before Mayor E N Thompson affirms the tale and asks readers to seek proofs and information on the nerves.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Wheeler
Lima
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Rena Cooper
Elkes Michael and Miller Endorse Paine's Celery Compound
A collection of testimonials from famed cyclists H D Elkes Jimmy Michael and C W Miller praising Paine's Celery Compound as a nerve strengthener and endurance aid. They describe improved condition before and during major races at Madison Square Garden and recommend the remedy to others.
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Miller
New York World
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Europe
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New York City
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Boston
Mass
C. W. Miller
Irish Nationalists Force Riot in House of Commons
Twelve Irish nationalists defied the speaker and were suspended for a week after a violent removal from the House of Commons. Crowds gathered as police restored order while the Dublin Freeman's Journal praised the outbreak, and John Redmond questioned privilege amid continued unrest.
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Balfour
Mr. Crean
Mr. McHugh
John Cullinan
Patrick White
Patrick McHugh
William Lundon
William Abraham
Patrick Dugan
Anthony Donelan
James Gilhool
John Redmond
Mr. Redmond
New Grocery Ad Highlights Fish and Mackerel Specials
In a period ad a store promotes Sweet Sugar Corn at 60c per dozen and No. 1 Shore Mackerel extra fat, plus New Family White Fish at 8 extra fat per can. Listings include multiple branch phone numbers and addresses at 304 E. Washington Street and 338 340 Virginia Avenue with wholesale department contact details.
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Eneeneae
Lawmakers Debate Report Accuracy Amid Cheers in Irish Row
In a session marked by cheers from Irish members the chair man sought corrections to a report. The speaker said he would share any member letters correcting erroneous reporting and deliver them to the house.
Bartholdt Winks at Francis Over Sunday Closing Bill
Washington report on the St. Louis world’s fair bill shows an amendment for Sunday closing drawn by Grout and Littlefield. Bartholdt and Joy accepted it reluctantly, then Bartholdt winked at ex-Gov. Francis as the measure proceeded.
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Vermont
Littlefield
Maine
Coldwater Apostles
Bartholdt and Joy
St. Louis
Bartholdt
Francis
Missouri
St. Louis Fair
Great-Littlefield
Vaudeville Managers Discuss 5 Percent Booking Rati
New York vaudeville managers held a conference on March 6 about the so-called white rats and the anticipated 5 percent booking rule. The talks focused on firming up the system and potential impact on acts and venues in the coming period.
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