War Cloud Looms Over Pacific Steamers In Vancouver
Vancouver reports Canadian Pacific ships Empress of India Empress of China and Empress of Japan ready as naval reserve boats. Dispatch to Lord Salisbury vows 1000 Scots to Britain. Hiqueumault preparations continue as Leander overhauls. Sparrow Hawk to sea. Virago to commission.
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Vancouver
B. C
Canadian Pacific Steamship Company
Empress of India
Empress of China
Empress of Japan
Hallowe’en
St. Andrews and Caledonian Societies
Lord Salisbury
Hiquimault
H. M. S. Leander
Sparrow Hawk
Virago
Unusual Halifax War Preparations Revealed
Halifax residents discover extensive British war office measures to ready garrison and reserve for emergencies. Arsenals stocked with smokeless powder and over 100 field guns plus 50 quick firing tubes, rifles, ammunition, gun carriages, and ambulances stored for use by regular forces and citizens under Canada’s compulsory service law for males 16 to 60.
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Halifax
Malifax
British War Office
Canada
Dominion
British ships Ready to sail on short notice at Wei Hai Wei
A Wei Hai Wei dispatch reports all British war vessels cleared for action and ready to sail at an hour's notice. Authorities maintain utmost secrecy about movements. A large Russian fleet has assembled at Port Arthur.
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London
Wei Hai Wei
Port Arthur
Britain preparing for war with Russia hidden by Fashoda incident
A London report says Britain’s naval buildup, though framed as against France, appears aimed at Russia. A Wei Hai Wei dispatch claims British ships are ready for action and a large Russian fleet gathered at Port Arthur. Stock markets weakened as new Eastern crisis details emerged.
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Great Britain
France
Russia
Wei-Hai- Wei
Asiatic
Port Arthur
East
Wanamaker Reveals Loss From Keystone Bank Scheme
Ex Postmaster General John Wanamaker told a mass meeting in Philadelphia that he was defrauded for about 128000 by Lucas of the Keystone bank. He said he acted as a stockholder but had no direct bank connection, noting loans were collateral based. He then attacked Quayism.
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Philadelphia
John Wanamaker
Lucas
Keystone Bank
Pierce Beiter R B F Pierce Ill With Uremic Poisoning
R B F Pierce a well known railroad man fell ill with uremic poisoning while traveling from Dayton to Indianapolis and was taken to a Cincinnati hospital. He showed improvement Wednesday morning and remained rational. Dr Shields remains hopeful for a full recovery.
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R. B. F. Pierce
Indianapolis
Dayton
Cincinnati
Shields
Pierce
Spain’s Protest Falls Short Over Manila Bound Battleships
In Washington on November 2, Secretary Hay informed Spain that the Oregon and Iowa are in Brazilian waters en route to the Sandwich Islands after leaving Rio de Janeiro. Officially the ships are to cruise to Honolulu, but it is admitted they will proceed to Manila with orders awaiting them at Honolulu. Secretary Hay stated the orders require the vessels to go to the Sandwich Islands.
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Spain
Manila
Hay
Oregon
Iowa
Rio Janeiro
Sandwich Islands
Barker
Honolulu
Hey
Bay
Medical Library Opens in City Evening
Fragmentary notice reports a new medical library opening in the city. The event occurred Tuesday night with public interest noted and mentions of library services and hours.
Yukon miners honor Bryan with gold nugget watch chain
Col. William Jennings Bryan received a gold nugget watch chain from Yukon miners in Dawson City. The inscription read Presented by the miners of the Yukon river to our great silver champion, Col Wm. J. Bryan, Sept. 1, 1898. Mrs. Bryan also received a breast pin.
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Savannah
Wm. Jennings Bryan
Yukon
Dawson City
Col. Bryan
Labor reports dispute over Sentinel use and Gruelle dealings
Charles Oliver Clarence Ripley and John Ray allege they were hired by Thomas Gruelle to gather employment data for a labor bureau. They claim the Sentinel distorted their notes to disparage Indianapolis laborers. They refused to swear to the accuracy of the published reports and say Gruelle pressed them to take oaths.
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Charles Oliver
Clarence Ripley
Painters’ Union
John Ray
Thomas Gruelle
The
Sentinel
Gruelle
Labor Bureau
Indianapolis
Col Durbin in Lawsuit Over Savannah Demolitions
Col. Durbin of the 161st Indiana faces a $13 000 suit by resort keepers whose properties he demolished to maintain order in his regiment at Savannah. Durbin claims to have presented the facts to the war department. A dive keeper accuses him of calling him a miserable scoundrel. Also a brief ad from the period touts Dean's Ointment and horse feed products.
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Col
W. T. Durbin
Indiana
Savannah
War Department
Col. Durbin
Overstreet Favored as Vote Panic Sweeps Indiana Politics
Rumors of a broken democratic republican compact swirl through Marion County as Overstreet leadership and Johnson County support grow. Analysts predict large majorities and possible shifts in county and congressional tickets amid finance committee ties and national guard salary scrutiny.
State Officials Claimed to Earn 438.33 Monthly in Spain War Service
Adjutant general and quartermaster hold brigadier ranks with pay of 438.33 dollars per month while paymaster and military secretary share the same pay. Wartime duties for state officials increased tenfold or more, with some working half the night to manage affairs. Government reimbursement to the state is certain, though the governor offers no apologies. The governor notes the submitted account to the government is very low compared with many other states.
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Indiana
Journal
Sentinel
Chas. E. Wilson
Russell Harrison
Washington
United States Army
Spain
Baroness de Roquere Seeks Maybrick Release
London reports Baroness de Roquere, mother of Florence Maybrick, pressing for her daughter's release from life imprisonment for murder. She met U.S. chargé d’affaires Henry White and plans to visit Maybrick in prison the following day.
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London
Baroness de Roquere
Florence Maybrick
Henry White
United States
Maybrick
Hanged in effigy marks protest at regiment controversy
In Birmingham at the commercial club building, Rev. P. Fitzsimmons chaplain of the First Alabama Regiment was hanged in effigy. Phrases pinned to the figure criticized him as not visiting the sick and adverse to the men. The protest followed a dispute over the regiment’s mustering out.
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Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham Commercial Club
P. Fitzsimmons
First
Alabama Regiment
Engy
Fitzsimmons
Col. Higdon
Mass hearing in Indianapolis News partnership dispute
Judge McMaster weighs arguments in the ownership fight between Maj Richards and Charles R Williams. Delevan Smith, a non resident holder, challenges settlement without proper notice while Williams as editor and Richards as manager preside over a prosperous paper. The case raises questions over retirement of Richards and the firm’s control.
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McMaster
Indianapolis News
Winter
Charles R. Williams
Delevan Smith
Smith
Maj. Richards
Cousin of a Prince Commits Suicide in Detroit
Emilia Sonnabend, cousin of German chancellor Prince Hohenlohe, killed herself in Detroit by morphine nearly ten days earlier. Her body was found Tuesday by her daughter's husband Paul Cooper with a detective's help after breaking down the door. Patrolman John Loughlan resigns, offered no excuse, with a secretary’s note thanking the board superintendent and officers for courteous treatment.
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Detroit
Mich
Emilia Sonnabend
Prince Hohenlohe
Paul Cooper
Loughlan
John Loughlan
Capital paving estimate approved for Meridian Street repair
The Board of Works approved Capital Paving and Construction Company a first partial estimate of 1860 dollars to repair the pavement on Meridian Street. The Wednesday vote sets the groundwork for the project and outlines the initial payment.
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S. Meridian-st
Board of Works
Capital Paving and Construction Company
Orrin Hikok in critical condition in Frisco
Veteran turfman Orrin Hikok is critically ill in Frisco. Austrian steamer Lacroma quarantined at Newport News with fever cases aboard. Four privates burned at Fort Wayne near Detroit while hauling powder. Theo Bacon campaigns in Buffalo as a New York governor candidate.
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Lacroma
Newport News
Fort Wayne
Detroit
Theo. Bacon
New York
Buffalo
North Carolina
Col. Roosevelt
Queens
Anna Lee
Gen. Lee
Fredericksburg
Wood’s Norway Pine Syrups Cure Coughs
An old advertisement touts Dr Wood’s Norway Pine Syrups as a cure for lingering coughs and consumption. The copy promises relief and tests the product with bold claims.
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Wood
Sanger testifies on supply failures at Chickamauga Camp
General James P. Sanger, commander of the Third division, testifies before a war investigation panel in Lexington. He cites unwise economy and water shortages at Chickamauga and Camp Thomas, criticizing the complex supply system and blaming Congress for lack of reorganizing laws. He notes tainted water sources and physician losses, and says proper staff briefing could have mitigated conditions.
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Jas. P. Sanger
Chickamauga
Chickamauga Creek
Quartermaster’s Department
Sanger
Congress
Compton
Huidekoper
Camp Thomas
Romeyn Testimony Details War Relief Shortages and Suffering
Capt Henry Romeyn testifies before the war investigating committee in Washington detailing shortages aboard Concho deprivations of troops in Cuba. He cites poor tents water and food, lack of doctors and nurses, and dire sanitation on returning transport, with several deaths en route.
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Denby
Beaver
Wilson
McCook
Howell
Henry Romeyn
Romeyn
O'Brien
Fort McPherson
War Department
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Tampa
Basquiri
Siboney Hospital
Concho
Siboney
Catholic Woman Sets Self On Fire In Personal Crisis
New York on November 2 Mrs Kate Munday a Catholic who married a Hebrew set fire to herself Tuesday in a desperate act of expiation after family disapproval. She obtained kerosene and anointed herself with oil before her child, praying as she lit the match and died Tuesday night from her injuries.
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New York
Kate Munday
Munday
Bashful husband blamed in gas attempt tragedy
Mrs Christina Scally attempted suicide by inhaling gas Wednesday morning in Cincinnati Ohio. The woman had married Scally, a bookkeeper, a few weeks earlier and the couple have not lived together reportedly because her husband is too bashful.
Dispositions By Judge McCray Court Dismissals
Cases long under advisement were discharged by Judge McCray on Wednesday. Defendants included Lottie Scott for keeping an immoral house Harvey McCaslin for assault and battery Nellie Thomas for grand larceny William Lee for entering a house to commit a felony Mary C Evans for selling liquor on Sunday Hardee Copple for assault and battery William Kratz for assault and battery John Kratz for assault and battery Edward Anderson for entering a house to commit a felony George Waters for profanity Tillie Hass for assault and battery and profanity Emma and William Craig for petit larceny.
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Judge McCray
Lottie Scott
Harvey McCaslin
Nellie Thomas
William Lee
Mary C. Evans
Hardee Copple
William Kratz
John Kratz
Edward Anderson
George Waters
Tillie Hass
Emma and
William Craig
Painters Confab With Labor Officials Reports Held
Representatives of the painters union met with the labor commissioners in a Wednesday conference attended by members of the Central Labor Union. The session aimed to discuss grievances and working conditions affecting painters in the city.
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Painters’ Union
Labor
Central Labor Union
Tne Ik
Tragic Poison Death After Parental Dispute in Wilmington
Alice Pee, 16, died after taking rat poison during a family quarrel over her attendance at a masquerade party. Her father struck her after she sided with her mother, and she swallowed poison, then attended the party masked. The father has been arrested.
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Wilmington
Del
Alice Pee
Alice
Ior
Indianapolis 36-Hour Forecast Fair Warm Start
Forecast for Indianapolis and the 36 hours ending 8 p m shows fair weather. Wednesday night should stay fair with warmer conditions Thursday. Wednesday temperatures ranged from 43 at night to 63 at noon and 55 at 2 p m.
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Indianapolis
City Life Report and Court Judgment Notes
Main reception room in the office gains a new carpet while the seventh state conference of charities is corrected at Plymouth church on the 16th and 17th. A judgment for 190 dollars and 29 cents appears in Justice Sears's court against Salim Kfourt ental goods in the English block.
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Correction
Plymouth Church
Sears
Furia
Salim Kfourtental
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