Foraker Sparks Capitol Bomb In Alaska Fur Seal Record
Washington records reveal Senator Foraker of Ohio printed a seemingly harmless paper that exploded into a senate scandal. The document titled The Official Record of the Loot and Ruin of the Fur Seal Herd of Alaska caused damage to Vice-President Fairbanks and other officials. Henry W. Elliott of Lakewood authored the piece, which circulated in copies and painted officials with falsehoods about sealing policy and the high joint commission.
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Washington
Senate
Foraker
Ohio
Ohioan
Fairbanks
Alaska
Henry W. Elliott
Lakewood
Filliott
House
Elliott
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
High Joint Commission
Robbers Enjoy a Good Time in Pool Room Heist
March 31 report from Madison Avenue opposite the No 2 fire station details a barber shop and poolroom robbery at Samuel Graves. Missing items include a razor clippers three ivory billiard balls candy tobacco cigars and some money. The room shows signs of a lively intrusion.
Wife by His Side in Political Fight
Mrs. Charles W. Miller from Goshen is a strong supporter of her husband in the gubernatorial race. She chats about his clean record, northern Indiana roots, and belief he will win Thursday. If defeated, she will still support him, looking ahead to home and rest.
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Addie Stout
Charles W. Miller
Goshen
Charlie
Charles Jryer
Central-ave
Indiana
Miller Home
Mrs. Miller
Miller
Indianapolis
James Watson
Rushville
Hugh ‘Th. Miller
Columbus
William Tu. Taylor
Taylor
Mr. Taylor
Muncie Young Women Like To Ride Horses
In Muncie Indiana March 31 considerable horseback riding is being done by young women and the sport is set to grow in prominence. Fall riders are particular about their horses as well as their riding costumes.
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Muncie
Ind
Ogto genarian Sues for Onorge Divorce in Anderson
Amos Headley of Pipecreek township files for divorce in Anderson circuit court from his wife Sarah aged seventy six. He cites inability to cope with her temper and marital strains as the petition's basis in the March 31 filing.
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Anderson, Ind
Amos Headley
Pipecreek Township
Circuit Court
Sarah
Believe Frankfort Man Perished Aboard Hartfield
Be on alert for news of Yared Jones of Frankfort believed missing after the British steamer Hartfield was lost at sea near Tacoma Washington. Word reached Frankfort on March 31.
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Frankfort
Ind
Tacoma
Wash
Hartfield
Yared Jones
Woman Traces Husband Across Country To Chicago
Mrs. Martha Clark scoured the nation for Frank Clark, covering 5990 miles and nine cities over three months before locating him on Halsted Street. She arranged his arrest on abandonment but he was taken to talk, then consented to reunite and settle. judge dismissed the charge. Clark, 35, a shipbuilder, plans to return to his trade.
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Chicago
Mareh
Martha Clark
Halsted St
Twelfth
Frank
Kansas City
Kas
Scovel
Clark
Denver
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Maine
New York
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Louisville
Halsted-st
Sixty-fifth-st
Twelfth-st
Halsted
Sixty-fifth
Halsted-sts
Englewood
Alaska Leg Of New York Paris Auto Race Abandoned
The Alaska segment of the New York to Paris automobile race is abandoned due to winter trail conditions between Valdez and Nome. The American car arrived in Seattle aboard the City of Pueblo and the team will ship out to continue via Siberia on the Southern route.
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Seattle
Wash
Valdez
Nome
Pueblo
Siberia
Hood's Sarsaparilla Builds Strength Through Digestion
The advertisement claims Hood's Sarsaparilla strengthens the digestive organs and thus builds overall strength. It asserts benefits for those feeling run down by boosting nerve, mental, and digestive vitality.
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Hood
Harvard Club Hosts President Eliot Visit
The Harvard club will welcome President Charles W. Eliot and Mrs. Eliot Wednesday with tours of the club. Hosts Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Belding Cummings will entertain from Thursday to Sunday, tea for Mrs. Eliot Friday, and engagements flood the social notices as Grace Cummings and Charles Williams announce theirs, while Edna Myrtle Cloud and Newton Milton Laxton plan a June wedding.
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Harvard Club
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard
Eliot
Lawrence Belding Cummings
Julia R. Cummings
Grace
Charles Williams
Williams
Indianapolis Conservatory of Music
Edna Myrtle Cloud
Dudley T. Cloud
Newton Milton Laxton
Volcano 15 Said To Be In Eruption Near San Felipe
Report from the steamer City of Panama passengers arriving in San Francisco on March 31 describe an eruption of an unknown volcano near the large town of San Felipe and not far from the Santa Maria volcano which four to five years ago caused serious damage to coffee plantations and roads in northern Guatemala.
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San Francisco
Panama
San Felipe
Santa Maria
Guatemala
City Record for a Bay Births and Deaths
City notices list dozens of births with parents and addresses including Hastings Mitchell Boyce Creekhaun Williams Walton Gibson Huebner Mantel Jordan Connell, plus deaths from accidents pneumonia typhoid bronchopneumonia tuberculosis heart disease and other causes at city hospitals with ages from infancy to 65. Marriages include Anderson Bodine Millikan Hoover Johnson Robinson Dietz Finney Flanagan Fisher.
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S. A
Ida Hastings
Beauty-ave
Hoy
John and
Lida Mitchell
Evison-st
Williiam A
Edith Boyce
Fletcher-ave
Arthur and
Sylvia Creekhaun
Indianapolis-ave
Charles and Marie Williams
State-st
George and Maud Walton
Lindenst
Amos and
Della Gibson
S. Minoisst
William and Anna Huebner
N. Temple-ave
Thomas and
Margaret Jordan
Edison-ave
Ethel Connell
Bucklest
W. M
A. E. Mantel
Sheldon St
John C. Hibler
Massachusetts Ave
Gladys Goodhue
Holmes Ave
Gertrude E. Morgan
Twenty Fifth-St
Mary Jane Brummett
Foundry St
Ethel Lindley Connell
Georgia Frances Reichardt
Eleanor Hospital
Rebecca J. Herrington
New Jersey St
Joseph Cole
City Hospital
Thurman E. Anderson
Mary I. Bodine
James A. Millikan
Ida M. Hoover
John Johnson
Anna C. Robinson
Robert H. Dietz
Gladys Finney
Roy M. Flanagan
Clara Fisher
Signature Clue in Narrowed Laxative Ad Mystery
An old ad hints at preventing grip with Laxative Bromo Quinine linked to a K W Grove signature. The fragment mentions a unique product and a 3c mark, guiding readers to chase the signature among the sparse OCR text.
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K W. Grove
Lizzie Kills Wobbly in Atlanta Zoo Bear Pit
In Atlanta on March 31 a duel to the death between two bears Lizzie and Wobbly at the city zoo ended with Wobbly dead and Lizzie badly hurt. Wobbly had long submitted to Lizzie, but she attacked after he took her dinner and slapped him. Lizzie then leaped, sinking her fangs into his loins and nearly severing his spinal column before both collapsed. Lizzie is also injured and may die.
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Atlanta, Ga
Lizzie
Wobbly
Atlanta Zoo
Former scout Jesse Morrison dies by own hand
In Reno Oklahoma on March 3 Jesse Morrison known as Jimmy Morrison former scout and Indian fighter during the Miles Apache campaign faced poverty in old age and shot himself.
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Self
Reno
Okla
Jesse Morrison
Jimmy" Morrison
Bryan speaks to Missouri Democrats on reform push
In Kansas City Missouri March 31 a banquet drew about 15000 delegates and guests led by W J Bryan and Judson Harmon with former governors and the current governor in attendance. Bryan argued for reform and an honest Democratic platform to appeal to progressive Republicans and mass voters alike.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Judson Harmon
Ohio
T. T. Crittenden
Davis R. Francis
William J. Stone
Alexander Bf. Dockery
Joseph W. Folk
Bryan
West
Democratic Party
Bronson Wins Ten Round Bout Over Bezenah in Detroit
Ray Bronson of Indianapolis won the decision over Andy Bezenah of Cincinnati in a ten round match at the Detroit Athletic Club. Bronson earned a future date with Jimmy Dunn of Newcastle on April 1, while Bezenah protested the decision, claiming a draw might have been fair.
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Springfield
Ray Bronson
Indianapolis
Andy Bezenah
Cincinnati
Detroit Athletic Club
Jimmy Dunn
Newcastle
Bezenah
Bronson
Hezenah
New Fire Wagon Arrives for Irvington Station
The Board of Public Safety purchased a combination chemical and hook and ladder truck to be stationed at the Irvington engine house. The apparatus will go into service about April 1.
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Board of Public Safety
Irvington
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