County Officials Salaries and Alleged Illegal Fees Revealed
Reports from Indiana counties show salaries and fees paid to county officers from March 1, 1897, to March 1, 1899 totaling 1,001,319.00 for salaries and 702,713.73 for fees. Secretary William Wilkins estimates illegal fees at about 298,605.87, with treasurers retaining roughly 125,000. Clerks and sheriffs reportedly pocket per diem allowances instead of placing them in the fee fund. Responses from 162 county councilmen across most counties indicate an average of five deputies per county, with suggested compensation for 47 counties slightly higher than current pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
Allen
Bartholo
Brown
Clark
Crawford
Defelaware
Fullen
Green
Harrison
Keks
Henry
Jay
Knnox
Kosciusko
sLake
Anl
Hendricks
Willian Wilkins
Commission
Halloween vandals fined in Clark court case
Ada Hubbard andarry Clay were fined five dollars plus costs after a Halloween vandalism incident in Justice Clark's court. A gang of youths allegedly threw stones at the house of Augustie Pake on Martin Street and attached a ticking device with a long fish line. The remainder of the gang was released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Clark
Ada Hubbard
Arry Clay
Conspiracy charge hits nine pills against constables and others
In Chicago a grand jury indicted nine pills against two constables and five others in a conspiracy tied to flag law prosecutions. Witnesses said arrests were settled by payments from $2 to $15 without court, including Malvirian Glatter paying $8 to avoid arrest over red white and blue pencils, and others paying bribes to dodge charges for flag related displays and images.
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Chicago
Malvirian Glatter
G. L. Bennett
Kate Aulbecht
Admiral Dewey
Mrs Lodge’s Burglar Bound Over On Charge In Break In
William Walters, colored, captured by Mrs James I Lodge, during a home burglary at 829 Pennsylvania Street, was bound over to the grand jury from police court Saturday under a $5,000 bond. Walters was found ransacking the house and seized by Mrs Lodge, who held him until police arrived.
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William Walters
James I. Lodge
Pennsylvania-st
Brand Jury
North Mail Delayed by Severe Weather
The report notes fearful weather in the eastern part of the state Friday night causing mail delays from the north. Carriers were out on routes later than normal with collections made before delivery.
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Ing
Robert Flemmiere and counterfeit dollar incident
ITESBURG Ky November 4 A man named Robert was given a counterfeit dollar and threatened with prosecution after Flemmiere drew a gun. Police reported the incident as a confrontation over the fake currency.
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Ben. Dollar
Itesburg
Robert
Flemiere
Lather and Babe Killed in Suburban Crash
A suburban Chicago crash Friday left two people dead including a four month old baby and a passenger, with the impact occurring in the afternoon. Police reported the victims at the scene and are investigating the collision details.
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Babe
Chicago
Battle in Colombia Shatters Government Claim
Advices from Kingston report the October 25 battle as a massacre of government troops by insurgents. About 300 regulars were slain, their arms and camp equipment captured, enabling insurgent control of the northern half of Colombia.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Colombia
Bogota
Night fire in Twelfth Street home shocks family
Thomas Alexander and family, plus a boarder, woke at 11 30 p m Friday when a window was kicked in and a back door pounded. Mary McAfee from a neighboring house forced the door. the house caught fire but no matches or light were used. Fire origin unknown. losses about 400 dollars with 300 dollars insured. Miss Alexander recalls prior squalor from smallpox quarantine and nearby prowlers. several weeks of unseen visitors.
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Thomas Alexander
Twelfth St
Mary McAfee
Fourteenth
Lafayette Sts
Illinois Hag Law Declared Unconstitutional By Judge
Chicago November 4 Judge Gibbons of the circuit court ruled the Illinois Hag law unconstitutional The act penalized using the stars and stripes for advertising and the informer clause was found against the spirit of American law and likely to provoke strife between people
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Gibbons
Chicago
Circuit Court
Tired of Living Woman, 70, Tries Suicide in Richmond
Mrs Eliza Higgs, aged 70, attempted to end her life by cutting her throat with a razor on Saturday morning in Richmond Indiana. She cites being tired of living and is expected to recover.
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Richmond
Ind
Eliza Higgs
Crime Den Uncovered in Berlin House At 17 Wilhelm Strasse
Police report a Berlin house at 17 Wilhelm Strasse housing a crime den where girls aged 15 to 17 were lured as models and seduced, then disappeared. It is believed some victims were murdered and several renowned artists are implicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Wilelmstrasse
Pennington Kin Arrives for Burial in McComb
Henry Pennington of McComb D arrives to fetch Dr J W Pennington’s body from City hospital for burial in McComb Monday. He claims no known secret son had and asserts he was of sound mind. Eldest son to be kept by father. youngest to stay at Mrs. John son’s home 2005 N Senate Ave.
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Pennington
Henry Pennington
McComb
J. W. Pennington
City Hospital
Toj MeComb
John
Johnson
N. Senate Ave
Banans Tax Hits Banana Trade In Nicaragua
BLUEFIELDS Nicaragua November 4 A government tax on bananas sparks a brewing revolution and will cost about two cents per lunch on bananas. The burden falls mainly on American exporters while native laborers and tradesmen feel the indirect impact from the new levy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banans
Bluefields
Nicaragua
Ill Designer Will Fife Stricken In Scotland
Glasgow Nov 4 Will Fife the designer of Sir Thomas Lipton’s Shamrock yacht arrived at Fairlie Saturday morning seriously ill. He was carried from the train to his bed and it will be impossible for Fife to design a challenger for next season.
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Fife
Glasgow
Will Fife
Sir
Thomas Lipton
Shamrock
Fairlie
Harvey Goes Broke In Bankruptcy Filing
Turlington W. Harvey of Marietta filed a Friday petition in Columbus for bankruptcy. Liabilities total 208,302 with assets nearly none. He formerly ran the Harvey steel car and repair company at Harvey, Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey
Columbus
Turlington W. Harvey
Marietta
Harvey Steel Car ‘and Repair Company
Harvey, Ill
Rea Chris Strook Guilty In City Bond Robbery Case
Chicago November 4. Red Chris Strook found guilty of robbing Christopher Schrage of city county and state bonds worth fifty thousand dollars. Schrage, a miser, lived in a squalid West Side tenement room. The case stems from losses tied to Highwealth.
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Chris
Chicago
Chris” Strook
Christopher Schrage
Schrage
Natal siege deepens as Ladysmith drums up relief
London reports the Natal situation as serious after the Ladysmith siege. White is confined with no casualty list delivered from Nicholson Nek. Boers cut wires to the coast and ripped up rail links, raising doubts on a short siege and signaling potential Boer attempts to seize stores and threaten Buller’s forces. The navy hails its role as savior.
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London
Natal
White
Ladysmith
Gem
Nicholson Nek
Mae Strong
Buller
Navy
Miss Channel Olney to Join Stock Company Monday Night
New York Journal reports actress Miss Channel Olney arrives to join the company and will appear in Around New York in 60 minutes at Koster and Bial s Monday night. Grand Theatre manager Cannon doubts the engagement and notes her season contracts with Grand and Fike stocks. Olney laughs at the rumor, calling newspaper talk free advertising and teasing that press agents may shape stories.
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New York Journal of
Channel Olney
New York
Koster & Bial's
Cannon
The
Grand
Miss Olney
Koster & Bial’s
Bates
Sharkey
Jeffries
Farne Moore
Badger
Highway woman in custody after bold robbery
Jennie Bennett a colored woman over 30, arrested Saturday noon for holding up and robbing Lemon Brewer of $6 last Tuesday on Senate Ave. Detectives Ash and Dugan traced her to Madisonville Ohio and an Indiana Ave rooming house. She carried mysterious seeds a hole punched dime and coffee spice bundles as claimed medicine to ward fever. She denied hoodoo and described a sister as fixer of the goods.
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Jennie Bennett
Senate-ave
Georgia
Maryland-srs
Ash
Dugan
Madisonville, O
Indiana-ave
Reisner
Brewer
Illinois St
Washington St
Rumored 1900 Veep Choices Circulate in McKinley Plot
Washington reports Republicans debating McKinley’s running mate for 1900. If Hobart recovers he may bow out. Gov. Roosevelt of New York is a leading possibility, with Depew backing Woodruff per a New York dispatch. Senators Hanna and Platt’s views could decide the outcome.
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Washington
McKinley
Hobart
Roosevelt
New York
Hanna
Platt
Depew
Woodruff
Little Hoosier Lieutenant Marries Jayhawker Midget
Trent Slavens, born Fortland Mills in Putnam County, earned Gen MacArthur’s praise for bravery in leading a small force against Filipinos. Son of the late Reuben Slavens, he moved to Kansas 11 years ago, edited a Neosho Falls newspaper, then practiced law at Yates Corner. He married a Kansas woman smaller than him, and weighed about 175 pounds combined. He was a small, energetic man suited for military life.
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Greencastle
Trent
Slavens
Gen
MacArthur
Fortland Mills
Putnam County
Ite
Reuben Slavens
Kansas
Neosho Falls
Yates Corner
Five Men Perish in Manhattan Beddings Fire
Five men are believed dead in a large fire at the Manhattan Beddings Co factory on Friday. Three more workers are listed as missing as of Saturday, while one of those previously missing has been found safe. The missing include Michael Condon Charles Smith John AR Weir Max Albin and Albert Busch. The financial loss is about $200 000.
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New York
Manhattan Beddings Company
Michael Condon
Charles Smith
John AR. Weir
Max Albin
Albert Busch
Suit for 35000 Filed Over Railway Crossing Death
Harrison McVery of Logansport Indiana filed a suit Saturday against the Panhandle railroad seeking thirty five thousand dollars in damages after his wife and three children were killed at a railway crossing in September.
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Logansport
Ind
Harrison McVery
The
Panhandle*railroad
Odd Tales of the Wires Highlights Nov 4 A murder sentence and robberies noted
Robert M. Reuss sentenced to 25 years for murder after a quarrel with John James in Sla. Birmingham. In Minneapolis a gambling-house hold up nets $65 with $40 recovered. Paris reports a conspiracy case where Dubuc’s uniform is stolen, provoking a political row similar to Jeanne d Arc’s historic costume swap.
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Birmingham
Sla
Robert M. Reuss
Cuss
John James
Minneapolis
Minn
George Stark
Wahpeten
N. D
Jenske
Arc
Paris
Dubuc
President Fallieres
Senate
Dubue
M. Fallieres
Jeanne d’Arc
Jeanne
Cure a Cold in One Day Prompt
Fragmentary advertisement instructs taking Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets to cure a cold with a warning to seek medical help if it fails, reflecting early 20th century patent medicine language and terse dosing cues.
Phillips Will Die After Shooting at Teledo Street House
Henry Phillips, a colored man shot Oct. 4 by James Mitchel, at Mitchel's home on Teledo Street, is reported growing worse at City hospital. Doctors say recovery is unlikely as Phillips sometimes regurgitates the ball and the entire charge remains in his stomach.
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Henry Phillips
James Mitchel
Mitchel
Teledo St
Hobart Makes Steady Sleep During Night
Vice President Hobart passed a fairly good night in Paterson New Jersey on November 4. He slept a considerable portion of the night and required little medical attention. His family and physician were cautiously encouraged by the condition Saturday morning.
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Paterson
N. J
Hobart
Who Is Guilty? Mystery Surrounds Diehl Family Death
Anderson Indiana November 4. Mary Irwing a domestic in the Diehl household died suddenly in Muncie Saturday morning. She had left a week earlier saying she would visit relatives in Indianapolis. Investigation indicates death resulted from criminal operation and further developments are anticipated.
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Anderson
Ind
Mary Irwing
Diehl
Muncie
Indianapolis
Harvard Wins Over Penn In 16 to 0 Victory
Harvard defeated Pennsylvania on Saturday afternoon in Philadelphia with a 16 to 0 score.
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Harvard
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Warnings and wrecks stain the hurried world news
A rapid-fire collection notes Dreyfus sending a 75000 draft to Pittsburg lacking debt assurances. Fatal wrecks claim Engineer Stedman in Austin and Conductor Thomas Henry in Radner. A Cincinnati man dies after being shot by Mamie Reting amid alleged wrongs. Political tallies show Nash near a 60400 plurality as miners threaten strikes. Other items record a Davidson fire, pensions by Spain veterans, a missing cash and diamonds theft, and a church expulsion over headwear. Also noted: Ha vana death of Hugh J Jones and Gen Miles in Seattle with educational debates and a fragmented Friday night report.
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Hobart
Dreyfus
Pittsburg
Austin
Tex
Stedman
Radner
W. Va
Thomas Henry
Edward Grafe
Cincinnati
Mamie Reting
Ohio Republican State Central Committee
Nash
Docktown
Tenn
E. P. Fox
Chicago
Albuquerque
N. M
Thomasville
Ala
Spain
Gen
Brooke
Havana
Hugh J. Jones
Mary Oller
Waynesboro
Dunkard
National Educational Association
Washington
Gen. Miles
Seattle
Wash
John T. Sullivan
Local Notices and Births Deaths and Marriages
Death notices list infants and adults including Saugernebo one month Brightwood meningitis Florence E Day 18 Dearborn meningitis Thomas O Conner dropsy Sarah Newman brain condition. Births show several families with infant girls and boys at various addresses. Marriage licenses issued to Birney A Wolf and Violet McCoy and others.
Robbery Suspect Bettson Held in New York Case
Caroline Bettson of New York faces pre rest for a string of robberies totaling about $6,000. A separate item notes a large rally in Atlanta on Saturday. John Michi, 17, of Chicago, tried to commit suicide after the death of his friend Alex Tobin.
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Caroline Bettson
New York
Schley
Atelanta
John Michi
Chicago
Alex Tobin
City Grain Market Prices Reported For Saturday
Inspections list varying carloads across corn wheat oats and hay at the City Grain Market on Saturday November 4. No. 2 red wheat markets weak while corn shows steady gains for several white and mixed grades. Hay pricing appears steady with No. 1 timothy cut at around 10.00 to 10.50 and No. 3 timothy at 9.00 to 9.00.
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City
Wihocat
Hay
Atic
Timothy
Interstate Live Stock Market Report at Interstate Stock Yards
Cattle receipts total 100 on Saturday with 523 50 66 3 ship ments. Good to prime steers 1,350 lbs and up. Heifers and veals range from good to common with various weights. Hogs receipts 1,400 with good to heavy and lightweights. Sheep receipts none. lambs and sheep pricing shown for common to good quality.
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Union Stock Yards
Indianapolis
Interstate
Interstate Stock Yards
Clairvoyant Madam McNairdee Promises Fast Mistress Aid
Card touts a renowned clairvoyant offering marriages reunions, past present and future readings, lost property and wills discovery. Claims decades of public testimonials, private consultations in a three-room office at 41721 Indiana Avenue upstairs, promising confidentiality and lasting presence.
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McNairdee
ATI
Indiana
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