Brutal Cruelty Reported at Michigan School
Detroit May 27 legislative committee probes cruel treatment at Adrian State Industrial School. Edith Oaks testified Annabel Rhetman forced into scalding bath for 20 minutes, dying half an hour later. Other witnesses described rubber tubing blows, pinned tongues, plastered mouths, and repeated beatings of restrained girls.
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Detroit
Mich
State
Adrian
Edith Oaks
Annabel Rhetman
Miss Oaks
Lucy Sickles
Romulus the Bull Wrestler Arrested After Weehawken Debut
Romulus, a strongman who wrestles bulls, debuted in Weehawken on Friday with two wild steers. Over 1,000 spectators and a brass band watched as he tried to trip the Kansas bull and escape, but the animal overwhelmed him. The exhibition ended with Romulus being arrested by an SPCA agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Romulus
Weehawken
Kansas
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Union Labor Clause Declared No Force in City Case
Judge Allen rules on a demurrer in the Indianapolis case brought by John D. Ross and the city seeking damages. The contract mandating union labor for painting the east market house is deemed unenforceable. responsibility falls on the contractor. Ross, a non union worker, was discharged under the contract and sued for damages.
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Allen
John D. Ross
Indianapolis
Ross
Muecke
The
Safety Board
East Market House
Money in the Philippines Guarded by Ants
Report from Washington on a strange problem where ants destroy paper currency sent to troops in the Philippines. A shipment of 3,000,000 dollars in paper money was saved from ants by careful packing and the plan to send more was halted. Only gold and silver coins were deemed safe for transport.
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Washington
Philippines
Wheelman Killed in Bicycle Collision in Fostoria
A bicyclist Dycurgus FE Smith died Friday afternoon in Fostoria after his wheel was struck by a hose wagon at Main and Center streets. He was following the hook and ladder truck and going fast when the wagon turned at right angles, sending him airborne and under the wheels. His skull was crushed and an arm and leg broken.
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Fostoria
Dycurgus FE
Smith
Main and
Center Sts
Train wreck near Wayne injures multiple passengers
Between Doane and Wilsondale in Wayne West Virginia on Friday afternoon passenger train No 11 derailed after an open switch at 40 mph. The rear coach rolled 25 feet with many passengers aboard. three women were seriously injured and over twenty sustained minor injuries. Names of the injured were not learned.
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Y Wayne
W. Va
Doane
Wilsondale
Indianapolis Area Weather Forecast May 28 Summary
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity covering 36 hours ending 5 p.m. May 28 calls for generally fair weather with increasing clouds and thunderstorms Saturday night and Sunday. Temperatures rise from 68 degrees at 7 a.m. to 78 degrees by noon and remain near 78 by 2 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
de ST
May Find the Baby The Missing Child Case in New York
New York police pursue a clue in the Marion Clark case after Carrie Jones mothered child born July 16 1897 at the Mothers and Babies Hospital and later took the Clark girl amid allegations of melancholia. Dr. Alvarez household nurse links traced. two letters signed Three sent to Arthur Clark fuel hopes of regaining the child as Cant. McClusky leads a planned search move amid Mrs Chirk’s critical condition.
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New York
Carrie Jones
Marion Clark
Mothers' and Babies’ Hospital
Carrie Wilkinson
Vanderbilt Clinic
Clark
Chirk
Middle western congressmen weigh battle for speaker
In hard contest talk at a Canion Taylor gathering in THiais on Friday night, congressmen from districts 12 and 18 and others mused that the Mississippi valley will fight for Henderson or Hopkins to oppose Sherman. Eastern Republicans hold the Clerk and doorkeeper, shaping next year’s national race by Midwest votes.
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Nework
Joseph G. Canion
Thiais
Robert W. Taylor
Ohio
Reed
Mississippi Valley
David B. Henderson
Towa
Albert J. Hopkins
Minais
James S. Sherman
New York
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Plans for south side police substation emerge
City officials toured the Shelby street car barns to assess converting the site into a police substation with a lieutenant in charge and about 30 officers for the southern district. If feasible, drainage and flooring would be added and the project could begin soon. Additional stations are desired in the northwest and at Haughville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby-st
Boards of Works and Safety
Goebel
Robinson
Willett
Afayar Tasgart
Hiliott
Haughville
Philippine mail chief Vaille takes director post
GOOD PLACE W. L. Taylor, attorney-general, reports a cablegram appointing Frank W. Vaille of Manila as director of the mails for the Philippine islands. Vaille, formerly chief clerk of the railway mail service in Indianapolis and later superintendent in the northwest, helped organize Alaska's mail service. He has long lived in Indianapolis.
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W. L. Taylor
Frank W. Vaille
Manila
Philippine Islands
Vaille
Vuille
Railway Mail Service
Indianapolis
Alaska
Sever
Pears
Strike threatens Alexandria plate glass workers’ wages
A bystander predicts a broad walkout as wage cuts loom at the Alexandria plate glass works. The observer recalls President Kahn’s pledge to match top wages and warns against drastic reductions similar to Pennsylvanian factories. He adds hostility toward the plant’s French workers, hoping violence will not occur.
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Alexandria
Riverside park eyed as future zoological garden plan
A newspaper note outlines a plan to transform Riverside park into a zoological garden. Bear pits for two black bears will be built in ground pits, a large eagle will be housed in a cage, and three foxes are expected to inhabit the park. Supt Power seeks jack rabbits pheasants and deer. elephants rhinoceri and walruses may come later if donated. A dam across White river near Emerich's bridge will create a fish-rich area, with protection extending two miles of river in park lands.
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Riverside Park
Yill
White River
Emerich’s
Galena empire zinc company to file in New Jersey
Nine screw manufacturers plan to incorporate under one head with a capital of 10 million dollars. William L. Trenholm is named president and Sam M. Jarvis along with Roland R. Conklin are vice presidents. Both vice presidents from American Trust Company New York have resigned amid director dissatisfaction.
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Galena Empire Zinc Company
New Jersey
William L. Trenholm
Sam M. Jarvis
Roland R. Conklin
American Trust Company
iNew. York
Whitney T
Enone
Decoration day parade and ceremonies proposed
The G A R committee plans a Friday Decoration Day program with units marching from Washington and Delaware streets to Crownhill. A hollow square will surround the soldiers plot for exercises and a speech by Hon. James Dodge of Elkhart. Ritual services are scheduled Tuesday at Woodlawn cemetery and Holy Cross cemetery at 3:30 PM by a volunteer detail aided by the Father Matthew brigade.
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Washington
Delaware Sts
Meridian
Monument
Market
Capitol Ave
Georgia
Crownhill
James
Dodge
Elkhart
Woodlawn
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
Father Matthew
Mayor Colfax Urged on Street Improvements Courts Limit City Powers
Attorney-general writes to Mayor Colfax of South Bend on how a federal supreme court opinion affects street improvements. It says the ruling brakes reckless use of power by city and town authorities, prevents excessive and unreasonable assessments, and sustains fair and reasonable charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colfax
South Bend
Supreme Court
Attorney-General
Pure Food Law Enforcement Delayed to November
State printing board will not print the pure food literature for the State health board until Nov 1 when its appropriation becomes available. This postpones general enforcement of the pure food law beyond that date.
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State Printing Board
State Health Board
Kinsey & Co Appeal in Supreme Court over Wheat Investment
Indianapolis firm Kinsey & Co. appeals a $4,500 judgment won by James Boyce after a court found the firm mismanaged wheat investments. Judge Allen ruled in Boyce's favor, and Kinsey & Co. seeks review by the state supreme court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinsey & Co
L. A. Kinsey & Co
Indianapolis
Allen
James Boyce
Supreme Court
Boyce
Small-pox in Tipton linked to Cuban return
State health board secretary visited Tipton on Friday to inspect an eruptive disease on the faces of Mr and Mrs Law. He confirmed small-pox and could not trace the source beyond a son recently back from Cuba with an Indian regiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
State Health Board
Law
Cuba
Crimes and Punishments at Cox's Bar Oddities
Bert Williams pleaded guilty to holding out fares from Irwin transfer company and was fined one dollar and given sixty days. Frank Thiene was fined five dollars and sent to the workhouse for days for stealing brass and lead from Moses Saphié. John Johnson colored was fined five dollars and ordered to beat rock for ten days after a scrap with his best girl. Mary Johnson was found not guilty of petit larceny for a watch she allegedly did not procure unlawfully, and Gertie Grant colored twill was ordered to be at-home at the workhouse for forty five days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Williams
Irwin Transfer Company
Moses Saphié
Frank Thiene
John Johnson
Rock
Mary Johnson
William Segemeier
Gertie Grant
Stick to Otis and No More Monkey Business Tolerated
May 27 dispatch notes the president and the war department backing Gen. Otis on the Philippine situation. No more talks with Aguinaldo’s envoys unless surrender is unconditional. Administration dismisses Schurman’s optimism as unfounded and aims to whip Filipinos into submission. Conquered areas are being reoccupied and more troops, including the Twenty fourth Infantry, colored, will be sent to Manila.
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Asavinaido
Schurman
Manila
Otis
Night Attacks Near San Fernando Harass Manila Lines
Skirmishes are frequent around San Fernando as bands of immigrants conduct night raids on American lines. Troops shift north and south of Manila to garrison key ports during the rainy season.
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Manila
San Fernando
Dewey quits Manila over Otis Sehur dispute
A Hong Kong dispatch carried by the Mafin on May 27 reports Admiral Dewey left Manila due to clashes between Gen Otis and Prof Sehur man from the Philippines commission. It states disease is ravaging American troops and Aguinaldo’s Filipinos are encamped near Manila.
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Paris
Mafin
Hong K Kong
Dewey
Manila
Otis
Sehurman
Philippines Commission
Aguinalda
Filipino reception for Americans at Senor Abreu residence
In Manila on May 27 Filipinos friendly to Americans hosted a reception and dinner at Senor Abreu's residence. Attendees included Commissioners Seburman and Worcester General MeArthur Consul Williams and Mrs Russell and Mrs Beveridge along with several prominent Filipinos.
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Manila
Senor Abreu
Seburman and
Worcester
Gen
MeaArthur
Williams
Russell
Beveridge
Lively Racing and Music at Business Men's Marines Races
A Sunday meet featured lively racing, odd colorfully labeled programs, and music by a brisk band. George Carter paid a 12 bit fine for missing the prior week while D B Snideler conducted an audience vote on the sanction. Track conditions were good after showers and several heats highlighted by Major versus Black Wilson and Zoo Zoo versus Charley Boy, with detailed times and placements listed for the 2:40 and 2:20 classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business Men's Marines
George Carter
D. B. Snideler
Stead
Sipe
H. H. Gates
Genevi
Charles Shover
Charley Boy
George Marott
Zoo Zoo
John i Knight
Black Wilson
Bunch
J. S. Mann
Geneva
Sleeping Beauty
Ora Shover
Ham
W. W. Baker
K. K
J. C. Pierson
Hattie L
H. Dolman
Ar Montgomery
Charles Douson
Majer
D. B. Shideler
Sccesseeensl
Black Wisan
John Knight
Billy Briggs
W. N. Short
Frank J
Fred Dickson
Jack
J. C. Sipe
Gladwell
Dr. Sellers
Daisy R
Harry Pauley
Lady Constant
N. Short
Minuet
Notorious Divorces Stir Church War Over Remarriage
New York May 27. A brewing fight grips Protestant Episcopal ministers over divorce rules prompted by the Sloane Belmont affair and other scandals. Canon 13 limits remarriage after divorce unless the innocent party, or post adultery cases, are involved. Debate centers on tightening or eliminating remarriage rights. October session may set new amendments and require court transcripts for divorces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Protestant Episcopal Church
Sloane-Belmont
Morgan Mix
Gorman Seen as Presidential Candidate by Maryland Democrats
Washington May 27 Democratic leaders in Maryland expect Mr Gorman to attend the next convention as a presidential candidate. They report growing organization to secure the Maryland delegation for the ex senator and believe Gorman will win key eastern states with anti silver sentiment. Temmany is said to back Gorman, with Croker signaling support before leaving for England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Maryland
Gorman
Temmany
Croker
England
A RAP AT DEMOCRATS CHICAGO DEMOCRATIC CRITIQUE
The Chicago Chronicle quotes Mayor Harrison at a St Louis conference warning that the national committee can align with figures like Altgeld and Devlin or overlook discipline and insubordination. He says Illinois regular Democrats have stood firm and will withhold support if the committee ignores them in 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
the Chronicle
Harrison
St. Louis
National Committee
Altgeld
Devlin
Hlinnis
Lineis Democrats
President’s Hot Springs Vigilers Handful of Detectives
Dr J N Hurty recounts at Hot Springs that President McKinley is relentlessly guarded by detectives who precede and surround him. Cranks travel far to speak to the president about cures for Mrs McKinley and opposition to the war in the Philippines. Guards ride ahead in a buggy and sit nearby during drives.
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J. N. Hurty
Hot Springs
Murty
Artman Seen as Likely Speaker by State House Officials
A Lebanon representative Samuel B. Artman from the shoe string district is viewed as the best seasoned choice for speaker among incumbent members. Observers note his enviable legislative record and expectation he will be re elected, aligning with tradition of choosing a former member for the role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State House
Samuel B. Artman
Lebanon
Artman
First Union Mission Church Incorporation in Indianapolis
The First Union Mission Church of Indianapolis filed articles of incorporation at the state house on Saturday. Trustees named are Jas. Rogers Samuel Elliott Alb er ry Neal Wm. White and Jas. Hook.
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First Union Mission Church
Indianapolis
State House
Jas. Rogers
Samuel Elliott
Alberry Neal
Wm. White
Jas. Hook
Divorces Granted in Saturday Session
The court granted divorces to several couples including John from Ollie Stucky for abandonment and Gorton D. from Margaret Foist for cruelty. Also listed are Thomas FP from Georgiana Owens, Kate from Theodore Stenzel, Adele from Theodore Krichels, Wm. from Carrie Page, Mary from John Wall, Ida M. from Marcus A. Grimes, Mary from Leland Cassell, Monroe from Emma M. Bailey for cruelty or abandonment.
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John
Ollie Stucky
Gorton D
Margaret Foist
Thomas FP
Georgiana Owens
Kate
Theodore Stenzel
Adele
Theodore Krichels
Carrie Page
Mary
John Wall
Ida M
Marcus A. Grimes
Leland Cassell
Monroe
Emma M. Bailey
For Good 10c Smoke Try Pro Bono Cigar
A brief item notes a promotional 10 cent cigar offering described as pro bono. It highlights a sales pitch or local business promotion without detailing further context or participants.
New Court Martial Likely in Dreyfus Case
Paris May 27 M Ballot Beaupre head of the civil chamber reports in favor of a revision of the Dreyfus case by a new court martial The report now rests with M Manau procurator general read at the public hearing Monday and likely concluded by Thursday The government’s influence on the Figaro testimony is noted as part of the public perception of the case
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
M. Ballot-Beaupre
M. Manau
A M. Mornard
Mme. Dreyfus
Trew
Dreyfus
Figaro
Court of Cassation
Byt
Col. Henry
Dreyefus
Criminal Chamber
AL Quesney de Beaurepaire
Civil Chamber
M. Loew
M. Bard
M. Beaurepaire
M. Lehrer
Justice
Chamber of Deputies
Crimim
United Session
United Chambers of Court of Cassation
Dreyty
Outbreak in Paris Stirs Preparations for Court Ruling
Paris reporters say no large disturbances are expected but several demonstrations have been organized for next Saturday when the court's decision will be rendered. The government mobilizes the city under military police in advance of the ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Corresent
Dreyfus Case Revision Clearance Reported
Paris May 27 official sources say M Manau general of the court of cassation and M Mornard counsel agree with Judge Ballot-Beau on revision of the Dreyfus case. They publicly pledge a favorable decision, signaling progress in the long dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
M. Manau
Court of Cassa
M. Mornard
Ballot-Beau
Glad to Correct Hyland's Name Misprint in The Sun
A corrected note states The Sun misprinted Hyland’s name as Sergeant. When spoken to, the sergeant replied that only his wife can call him by that moniker.
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Hyland
Twelve Apps Committee of the State Sessional Licenses
A brief note lists twelve applicants for the state's sessional licenses under the Twelve Apps Committee. Names and affiliations are partially legible, reflecting a formal screening process and pending official approval.
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Michigan
Helen M. Babcock
Union Labor
History 15
Cant. McClusky
Middle West
Shelby-St. Barns
Quigley
Board of Safety
Taggart
Chairman Schurman
War Department
Mrs. Beveridge
Seaton’s Hat Store
Beaupre
the Figaro
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