Porter Accused of Stealing Secrets
Paris reports claim Lieut. W S Sims former naval attache and Ambassador Porter are implicated in divulging French field gun secrets to the United States. The Presse notes Sims’s departure for Gibraltar and Porter’s quick embassy handover and trip to Spain, with Gen Porter’s departure said final and John Leishman poised to replace him.
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Lieut. W. 8S. Sims
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Porter
United States
Gibraltar
Spain
John Leishman
Berne
Switzerland
Capt Lewis Identified As Source Of French Field Sun
Washington reports Capt I N Lewis of the Sixth Cavalry supplied the information on the new French field sun during summer abroad. War Department confirms no French or other official aid. The finder of the source could face court martial. Lewis gathered data from multiple countries. no basis for claims that Ambassador Porter or Lieut Sims assisted.
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Washington
I. N. Lewis
Sixth Cavalry
War Department
France
Capt. Lewis
Germany
Great Britain
Italy
Ambassador Porter
Lieut. Sims
Tragic Cane Rush Fatality at MIT
Boston reports Harry C. Moore a 13 year old freshman from Rochester killed during a mass cane rush at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Four hundred students pulled and shouted for 15 minutes before Moore fell and died, trodden and crushed as the fight paused at the pistol crack. Moore played center for the freshmen football team and had won a prize before he was fatally trampled.
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Boston
Harry C. Moore
Rochester
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Moore
Mission College Night at The Flower Event Title
Mission Friday night at The Flower hosts college dance night with attendees from nearby schools. Mrs Hodges and Miss Moore host as Hart's Orchestra provides music and High School Cadets start the dancing. Saturday noon luncheon from 11:36 to 2 served by Catholic church ladies features turkey.
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Flower Mission
Edward F. Hodges
Julia Moore
Hart
Turkey
William Scott
John T. Brush
Little Red Riding Hood
Brenmeke
Edison
Storming Weather Strands Buffalo Trains In Snow
A heavy snowstorm hits Buffalo with winds raising drifts over three feet. A merged passenger train from Lake Shore and Michigan Central Nickle Plate and Pennsylvania rails travels via Dunkirk to Buffalo after midnight, as railway service faces disruption.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Lake Shore
Michigan Central
Nickleplate
Pennsylvania
Brocton
WN. Y
Dunkirk
Armor Plate Price Set at 420 a Ton in Major Krupp Order
Secretary Yeng announced an agreement with Carnegie and Bethlehem for Krupp armor plate at 420 dollars a ton with possible royalty fees raising to 455.52 dollars a ton. The order is the largest ever placed. A special committee will inspect the Consumers' gas trust company books Friday to judge if an expert is needed.
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Yeng
Carnegie
Bethlehem
Consumers’ Gas Trust Company
Nizst
Chronic Constipation Cure Promoted Candy Cathartic
An 19th century ad-like notice promotes Casearets Candy Cathartic as a guaranteed remedy for chronic constipation. It touts cure claims and lists druggists selling the product at 10 cents and 2 cents per unit.
New Phone 2230 Old Phone 1616 One Ring
A brief item notes a new phone model 2230 and an old model 1616 with a single ring. The sparse segment implies a transition or comparison between devices and a minimal ringing feature.
Croker Bids to Clean Up New York Vice
On the eve of his Europe departure Richard Croker declares reform aims and pledges no money from lawbreakers. He backs Bishop Potter and Dr Parkhurst, orders a closed city and supports vice suppression at a Tammany meeting. Coroner Fitzpatrick denies disreputable houses in his district.
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New York
Europe
Richard Croker
Bishop Potter
Parkhurst
Croker
Tammany Hall
Isidore Strauss
Educational Society
Tammany
Strauss
Fitzpatrick
Bet Won by Just One Vote in Contested Landis Race
County clerk Carey denounces a charge of tampering as a malicious lie and says records will prove the tally legitimate. Democrats claimed returns showed Landis ahead by 1701 after a bet by editor Isherwood who argued the margin would not reach that figure. Carey cites clerical errors in one township where figures for Allen and Landis were miscounted.
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Carey
Landis
Isherwood
Noblesville Democrat
SUN
Capt. Allen
Aflen
Vatican Receives Cipher Telegram On Czar Illness
A Rome dispatch says the Vatican received a cipher telegram from St. Petersburg claiming the czar’s illness is not natural and that the czarina is seriously ill with similar symptoms and near confinement.
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London
Rome
Vatican
St. Petersburg
Various Indiana Local Items From Albion Era and Surrounding Towns
A compilation of brief notes: gas shortage in Greenfield, potential Muncie union station, Thanksgiving turkey on market, Rushville to start free mail delivery Dec 1, Staunton dedicates a new hall, Brazil hotel excavation soon, Greenfield electric line to Richmond discussed, Ingalls Republicans roast poultry and calf, potatoes sold on subscription, Bernard Masmann injured in a 40 foot fall, new prosecutor affidavits against saloonists in Crawfordsville, Carl Forsythe dies from lockjaw after train incident, Hoosier telephone installs a 200 drop switchboard at Salem, Congress urged to fund dams on the Ohio River, coins stolen in Evansville, Perry Tully home robbed, Edinburg brothers win prize money in an election, Gertrude Haynes to wed Count von Leigochoff of Moscow, Democrats contest assessor and recorder seats in Tipton, Mrs. Hannah Edgerton dies, Ira McClanahan injured in mining accident, Mrs. Drusilla Leonard dies after fall, Indiana University abolishes annual student fee, Patricksburg scribbler notes coal hauling, law enforcement push against profanity in northern towns, potential staff cuts in tin plate mill timing department, excitement over a reported development.
Wreck Toll Includes Count Canera and Duchesse Canevaro
Paris reports 15 bodies recovered from the Paris Madrid express wreck near Dux. Among the dead is Count Canera the Italian envoy to Madrid and the duchess of Canevaro wife of the Peruvian minister to France. The massacre occurred in the dining car. an unidentified victim is believed American.
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Paris
Dux
Canera
Madrid
Humbert
Duchess of
Canevaro
France
Ancient Chinese Temples Rumored in Mexican Ruins
Report claims Chinese discovery of America 1500 years ago with temples in Sonora near Ures and a tablet bearing Chinese characters. The sensational finding has stirred scientific interest and prompted examination of excavations and artifacts.
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Monterey
Mex
Pelin
America
Mexico
Sonora
Ures
Elegant Cabinets, $1.00 per dozen at The Modern
An early 20th century classified item lists elegant cabinets priced at one dollar per dozen. The offer appears under 10 E Washington Street listings, indicating a local merchant deal.
Indiana News Briefs Touch Politics and Oddities
A mixed bag of local notes reports farm markers center of population near Edinburg and a monument plan. Salem wigwam sold to school contractors for 15.50. tomato prices rise 30 percent after Cincinnati meeting. A Muncie club studies streams and industry. A dissenting recount filing in Franklin seeks ballots review. A Churubusco street incident features a tobacco chewing pair on election day.
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Hartford City Window Glass Company
Salem
Doctor Patterson reports Boer prisoners well treated at St Helena
Dr H G Patterson veterinary surgeon returning from a British government mission visited Cronje at St Helena. He notes Cronje is in excellent health and says all Boer prisoners there are well treated.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
H.G. Patterson
Cronje
St. Helena
St. Helend
Rescue of High Flyer Crew After Five Days Adrift
Captain Anderson and 13 crewmen were saved after drifting on wreckage of the bark High Flyer for five days. They were picked up at sea and landed in Philadelphia on Thursday following the wreck in a heavy gale.
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Philadelphia
Anderson
High Flyer
Dead woman Maud Miller linked to doctor in death case
New York authorities announce that Maud Gardner formerly Maude Miller and Dr. Christian Ahlstrom died by asphyxiation with no poison found. Gardner alleges robbery by the physician after he gave his wife fifty dollars. hotel staff and a waiter corroborate payments.
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Cians O’hanlon
Schultz
Christian Ahlstrom
Maude Gardner
Henry Gardner
Indianapolis
Shh
Gardner
Chicago
Boulevard Hotel
Remedy Promises Free Trial for Hair Cure
The passage touts a remedy that cures itching dandruff and baldness, restores gray hair to its natural color, and thickens eyebrows and eyelashes. Readers are asked to mail name and address with a 2 cent stamp to the Altenheim Medical Dispensary in Cincinnati for a prepaid free trial.
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Altenheim Medical Dispensary
Butterfield Building
Cincinnati
Ohio
Lottery Hoarding Reported in Indianapolis Man
A $30,000 haul is said to have been made by an Indianapolis man. It was reported that No 49 457 in a lottery won $36,000 and it is held in Indianapolis. The story could not be run down. A telegraph operator recently won $7,500 and last month Julius Waik raked in $1,200.
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Indianapolis
Julius Waik
Interstate Stock Yards Cattle and Hogs Prices and Receipts
Cattle receipts 150 for the period with Friday shipments 56. Quotes cover good to prime export steers 1,366 to 1,200 lbs, fair to medium export steers 1,200 to 1,400 lbs, good to prime butcher steers 1,100 to 1,950 lbs, and other categories including cows calves and bulls with prices. Hogs receipts 450 Friday shipments 1,410 with ranges from good to choice heavy to common to fair light. sheep receipts 120 with listed lamb and sheep categories and stockers per 100 lbs.
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Indianapolis
Ei Cerace Eeeee
Sloets Coreccesssesssens
Seeeseseree
Stoots
Cuceckdeeseueree
Colvor
Indianapolis Stock Yards Cattle and Hogs Receipts and Prices
Indianapolis stock yards report cattle and hog receipts for Friday with price ranges. Cattle good to prime steers 1,450 lbs plus quoted. heifers cows and calves priced from about 1.25 to 4. five per hundredweight. hogs receipts around 6,000 with good to heavy weights and mixed quotes. sheep lambs and stockers listed with varying bids.
Local Addresses Listed for Branches and Wholesale Dept
The notice provides contact points and telephone numbers for multiple branches including 904 East Washington street, 444 West Washington street, 338 to 340 Virginia avenue, and 5 7 9 11 North Alabama street with respective telephones 164, 1645, 274, and 1641 for wholesale department.
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Washington-st
W. Washington-st
Virginia-ave
Wholesale Dept
Alabama-st
Railroad Time Cards Show Passenger Schedules Across Lines
A fragmented list of railroad time entries details connections among lines including the Philadelphia and New York, Baltimore and Washington, Columbus Indiana and Louisville, Richmond and Columbus, and Pittsburgh East services. Timings cover morning and evening departures and arrivals with notes on express and fast trains.
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Hoosier Telephone Company
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Perry R. Tully
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Gertrude Haynes
Huntington County
Count Ignatz von Leigochoff
Moscow
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Hannah M. Edgerton
Fort Wayne
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Ira McClanahan
Sullivan
Drusilla Leonard
Shice
Indiana University
Patricksburg
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Spencer Democrat
Tin Plate Mill
Count Canera
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Alfred Benjamin
Hornthal
Benjamin & Riem
Oxford
J. B. Wilde
Lynnville
Warrick County
Flore
Frank T. Weight
Huntington
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Col. Wright Jordan
Ti. S. Humphreys
G. Stingel
J. C. Tolliver
London, Eng
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Posey County
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Tim Plate Mills
Muncie Commercial Club
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Interstate Live Stock Market
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Indiana, Decatur & Western Ry
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