Coroner to Probe Death Linked to Prayer Healing
In New York, Coroner Banning will question Mrs. Fowler regarding the death of Barguet after Mrs. Christian scientist tried prayer and medical care. The case involves Mueller, a German healer, who influenced parents of Lizzie Krantz to dismiss guardians. Amputation was performed on gangrenous leg of an infant. little hope remains for the child. Mueller claims she would have saved the child if not interfered, having collected 51 for services.
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New York
Crnon
Banning
Barguet
Clarristian
Murphy
Board of Health
Mueller
Tazzie
Krantz
Steller
Hello Girls: New Phone Company Gains Central Operators
Sixteen operators of the Central union telephones joined their fortunes with the new Mon age telephone company. The New company manager says the concern took away all the operators and that the girls left the old company for higher wages. He claims the best operators are paid not less than a month and no operator earns less than 20 dollars a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Union Tephone Company
Nrew Telephone Company
Monage
Ee Hill
Central
Ute
Receiver Demanded for Life Assurance Company
Anna W. Greeves sues for appointment of a receiver for the Life Assurance Company of America claiming mismanagement. She says she held a policy on her husband for 2500 with promise of one quarter if he died within a year and he did. Officers listed include Chas Bonkley president J W Powers secretary and J W Monnitt vice president with offices in the Advenson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna W. Greeves
Life Assurance Company of America
Chas. Bonkley
J. W. Powers
J. W. Mbnnitt
Advenson
Mystery murder tale haunts Vanville police
In Vanville Indiana on May 8 authorities say they nearly gave up hope of solving the case of Mrs. Rek’s murder. They now believe she was killed in her cellar and the body left for two or three days before being moved to the countryside and dumped in a ditch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vansville
Ind
Beefs Court Report Quiet in Official Circles
Washington May 8 The beef court report drew no fierce contention in official circles. The president advised Miles to take his medicine with dignity and no further steps are expected. The beef business is described as a joke or strained effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iwashington
Miles
Fragmentary 19th Century News Nonsense From Havana to Chicago
Reports from Havana Leonard Wood and Santiago describe the city as healthful. Injunctions and military notices appear with scattered names such as Anderson in Chicago and Kerr in Chicago. A fire destroys a company in Cincinnati with losses around 10000 dollars. Police chiefs convention opens in Chattanooga. A Kentucky depart on a three week trip and a bail bond case shows liabilities of 149237 dollars. Confused notes mention a train accident in Berea Ohio and various political and legal items without clear context.
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Gina
Havana
Leonard Wood
Santiago
Kentucky
Savannah
Cooks White Letter Company
Cincin
Anderson
Department of the Lakes
Dolph
Weise
Chicago
Berea
Chattanooga
Tenn
Miles to attend Hartranft statue unveiling in Harrisburg
Gen Miles will attend the unveiling of the Hartranft statue in Harrisburg on May 12, a move to placate Keystone state citizens disappointed that President McKinley will not attend due to medical advice. Secretary Long and Postmaster General Smith are promised presence, with speculation of a political reconciliation between Miles and Alger.
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Washington
Miles
Hartranft
Harrisburg
Keystone State
McKinley
Long
Smith
Alger
Troubled Talk Over Double Duty Payment in Bluefields
State Department advices report a temporary accord between Minister Merry and Nicaragua on dual duty payments. Funds will be held by the British consul general and left to diplomatic representatives for disposition. The development may avoid sending either Vixen or Viking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Merry
Nicaragua
Deaf, Dumb And Insane In Huntington Baby Threat
Mrs. Sarah J. Smith who is deaf and dumb became deranged near Huntington Ind May 8 and tried to throw her six month old child from a 30 foot embankment into the river until two men restrained her. Her husband left after the birth, driving her to madness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Ind
Sarah J. Smith
Indiana legal ruling on school board election timing
Secretary Rinne asked if the Indianapolis school board could avoid a special election. Attorney general Taylor said the new law allows current members to stay in office until January, so the refund of the school board debt can proceed without another election until the October regular city election.
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Rinne
Indianapolis
Taylor
Robbery trio jailed after junk shop break in
Thomas Tinghes Martin O Day and John Burns were arrested Monday for breaking into Harry Cohn s junk shop on West Washington Street Friday and again Saturday. They hired a horse and wagon Sunday to dispose of loot and sold the rig for 1 dollar to Joseph Haas. Patrolmen Ivish Pope Asch and Dur an captured the suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Tinghes
Martin O'Day
John Burns
Harry Cohn
W. Washington Sr
Mr. Kennedy
W. Pearlst
Joseph Haas
Ivish
Pope
O'Day
Asch
Duran
Burns
Martin
Wages Raised in Five Tennessee and Alabama Factories
Better Grow the Wages in Five Manufacturers announces a wage increase of WW percent for employees across Chattanooga Tennessee Fort Payne Alabama Bridgeport Alabama and related plants including Snow & Co stove works Chattanooga stove company Fort Payne stove works Bridgeport pipe works and American pipe and foundry company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga, Tenn
S—T. A. Snow & Coc
Chattanooga Stove Company
Fort Payne Stove Works
Fort Payne, Ala
Bridgeport Pipe Works
Bridgeport, Ala
American Pipe and Foundry Company
Man Surrenders After Runaway Confession at Station
A 42 year old man named Gerald turns himself in at the police station on Monday afternoon telling Capt Kruger he ran away from home to seek slack to stay until he could send money to Lor. He said his father knew of the plan and his mother did not. He asked for leniency.
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Win
Gerald
Capt. Kruger
Jameson to Return to Cape Amid Anglo Boer Tensions
A British envoy reports Dr Jameson who aided the raid on the Transvaal in 1835 is due back at the cape next Saturday. Authorities promise full series on the critical Anglo Boer relations as per urgent orders.
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England
Transvaal
London
May
Jameson
Cape
Shakespere at High School Opens With Famous Dialogues
At the Monday opening, Harvey Crossland as Cassius and Major Downing as Brutus performed the famous dialogue. Tom Sims recited Antony over Caesar, while James Randall and Warren Manchester presented other Shakespeare selections. The showing was repeated the next afternoon due to popular demand.
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Vauxregsters
Shakespere
Harvey Crossland
Cassius
Major Downing
Brutus
Tomas Sims
Antony
Caesar
James Randall
Warren Manchester
Treasury finds Gompers charges against Johnson unfounded
Washington May 8 The secretary of the treasury reported to the president on charges by Samuel Gompers AF of L against the Bureau of Engraving and Printing under Director Johnson. The secretary fails to find the charges sustained.
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Johnson
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Saloonist McClellan Seeks Adjudication Over Policy Fight
Leonidas H. McClellan of 201 S Nobless asks Justice Clark to decide a dispute with Gus Rahke Emil Rahke Councilman Albert Harston and John Barminhbrer over a policy game he says he won $30 from but was not paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonidas H. McClellan
S. Nobless
Justice Clark
Gus Rahke
Emil Rahke
Albert Harston
John Barminhbrer
Mount Back From Montgomery Farm With Bright Crop News
Gov Mount returns from Montgomery county farm on Monday reporting wheat in excellent condition and prospects for other crops that year are favorable. The statement underscores strong agricultural outlook and governor’s public optimism amid farm season.
Special train to Riverside park for Ladies' memorial tree event
The Big Four will run a dedicated train to Thirlieth Street and the White River Bridge on Tuesday afternoon to help attendees reach Riverside park for the Ladies' Memorial Tree Association exercises. More than 300 trees have been planted as workers dig and grub in the park area. A band will accompany the event amid city park work in progress.
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Big
Thirlieth St
White River Bridge
Ladies’ Memorial Tree Association
Riverside Park
Wage Scale Committees Named For 80000 Tin Plate Workers
President Amble named committees to compile the wage scale for 80,000 skilled mill workers in the tin plate and related trades. The Indiana members include W. H. Evans Elwood John Edwards Middletown Jas Callman East Chicago Ed Herron and P J McCartic from Muncie. The panels meet here Thursday and depart for Detroit next Monday.
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Liat
Pittsburg
E Amzle
Kree
Detroit
Indiana
W. H. Evans
Elwood
John Edwards
Middletown
Jas. Callman
East Chicago
Ed Herron
P. J. McCartic
Muncie
Premature Baby Body Found at Canal Gate
A boy discovered a prematurely born female infant in the water gate behind Acme Milling Company on West Washington Street Monday afternoon. The infant was wrapped in cloth, with no signs of violence and no crew present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acme Milling Company
W. Washington St
Three Shots for Attentive Fortune Teller
In South Bend Indiana on May 8 William Browney a Black man from Boston who claimed to be a fortune teller was shot three times by Edward Boone Boone says Browney gave his wife too much attention constituting the motive.
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South Bend
Ind
William Browney
Boston
Edward Boone
Boone
Browney
No Work Too Many People Klon Dike Message
John Nolan writes to his mother Mrs. Nolan at 223 W McCarty sr that the Klon dike is too full of people and work is scarce while food grows scarcer He advises argo nauts to stay away.
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John Nolan
Nolan
W. McCarty Sr
Klondike
Argonauts
On Glory's Trail with 11 Enlistments Recorded
The week opened at the recruiting station with 11 enlistments. Three recruits from Indianapolis requested their names be withheld. Also named are George F. Daugherty James M. Fitch Emery Jordin Amo Ben Hawk Tori Wayne Evert Knotts Elwood Jesse R. Dillman Charles Pruitt and Thomas Moore. Two detachments were sent west on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
George F. Daugherty
James M. Fitch
Emery Jordin
Amo
Ben Hawk
Tori Wayne
Evert BE. Knotts
Elwood
Jesse R. Dillman
Franklin
Charles C. Pruitt
Thomas Moore
Casey
Death by Cocaine Initiation in Wichita
Blanche Porter, 25, died in Wichita on Sunday after an injection of cocaine intended to initiate her into drug use. The dose proved fatal for a beginner. In West Virginia a timber accident in Middleport injured Charles Manley when a rope snapped and struck him under the chin. Columbus police found a mutilated horn buoy missing its legs in a troubling neighborhood.
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Wichita
Blanche Porter
Wistler
Clifton
W. V
Middleport
Charles Manley
Columbus
The
Columbus Police
Four drowned as pleasure boat capsizes in harbor
In Polreston four people died when a pleasure boat overturned in the harbor on Monday. London reports work beginning on Shamrock's keel rates and extra detectives stationed at Twornycroft's works. Brussels notes coal miners strike growing harsher with threats to dynamite collieries if non union workers are hired.
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Polreston
London
Twornycroft
Brussiels
Births and deaths list from Missouri street area
Births record several couples including Geo and Maud Cather and William and Elia Smith with addresses in Missouri and NX avenues. Deaths list many individuals with ages and causes such as heart disease, gangrene, convulsions, apoplexy, and pneumonia, plus multiple inter-town marriage notices and pairings.
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Geo
Maud Cather
Patrick
Nora Barton
Missouri St
William
Elia Smith
Henry
Minnie Kraus
State Ave
Bay
Moses
Jennie Bernstine
St- Nest
John Jennings
Minnesota
Otto
Carolina Fringel
Tilai-ave
Caroline Waffenbach
St. Andrew Heinty
Gil N. Davidson
St. Infant
Huh
St. S. KE
Flackville
Daniel Nickum
Maptle-st
Anna Kelly
S. Missouri-st
John McLaughlin
Jones-st
Leah Baugher
Sixteenth-st
Indianapolis Stock Market May 8 cattle and hogs prices
Indianapolis reports a small market with no ship ments on cattle receipts. Prime steers start 1,350 pounds and up, good to fair quality 1,150 to 1,300 pounds. Heifers and cows priced, hogs receipts 1,500 with 500 shipped, market active and prices higher for medium and heavy hogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
C.se
BERET
Local Bargain Page Promises Savings On Stoves And Goods
A sale ad lists cast iron stoves and gasoline models with prices from 2.49 to 4.00, plus a wide range of garden and household items. Featured are oil stoves, wicks, lawn mowers, kitchenware, paints, and a large array of closings out on china, glassware, and silverware with emphasis on low Tuesday only prices and special bundles.
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TILIS
Russia
Spain
Cence Ieee Eee
Peerless
China
Semedemaa Ste Etek
WyTa
Xian
York
Rogers
Reece
Market Report of Sheep and Lamb Prices
Market steady for sheep and lambs with good to choice offerings. Receipts include lightweights and roughs, with ships reported. prices range around 80 to 90 for light weights and 4 25 to 4 50 per hundred for lambs. Demand appears steady in a noisy OCR summary.
Grain and hay price report from Monday markets
Wheat and corn prices shown for No 2 red No 3 white and other grades with several car counts. Oats dull with No 2 white at 31c No 3 white at 30 1 2c. Hay prices listed for No 1 timothy 9 50 No 2 timothy 8 50 to 9 50 various bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy
Cern
Anti trust hog market clash from R R Shiel Co
R R Shiel Co asserts it faced pressure from packers and a trust to join centralized control, claiming they refused to weigh hogs on biased scales and were forced out of business. They defend honest operation and note higher commission by the trust and losses to bucket shops, with quoted hog and cattle prices in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Yards
Trust
May 9 Announcement At Shover's Hall
Public notices announce a meeting at Shover's Hall 334 E Market Road Tuesday night May 9 with admission 15 pennies. Classifieds seek a 15 or 16 year old boy at 14 N Meridian St third floor, a good girl for general housework at 709 Park Ave, a dining-room girl at 195 West St, furnished rooms for light housekeeping at 232 W Maryland St, a neat white girl for light housework at 2151 Indiana Ave, and a jeweler’s lawyer address at 2, 3UN.
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Meridian St
Park-ave
West- St. Ib
Maryland-st. Is
Indiana-ave
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