Prince Tuan Arrested by Troops in Shensi Province
Dispatches report the arrest of Prince Tuan by troops in Shensi province. He is confined at Ning Hsien, as Governor Yu Hsien is held at Pina. The two were fleeing when captured, and foreign envoys express elation over the seizure. Tuan is expected to be taken to Pekin for possible execution.
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Ndon
Ning- Heian
Shensi
Yu Hsien
Pina
Tuan
Cus
Pekin
Tzig
Johnson outlines cheap primary reform and voting machines
M. Johnson proposes cost cutting for primaries by pay reform and shared polling places. He favors voting machines and says Ward 3 with 4,000 voters could be handled by eight machines, cutting expenses in half and speeding results while reducing corruption. He cautions against letting stronger parties influence weak opposition tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Ward 3
Convicts Escape. One Slain as Manhunt Expands
A Kansas state penitentiary warden reports two escapees captured near a barn three miles west of Lansing. A guard fired during the breakout, mortally wounding convict Samuel Smith. A posse surrounds the barn as authorities weigh burning it to force surrender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Landis
Kansas ‘State Penitentiary
Lansing
Samuel Smith
No Medals For Hurry Across Paris Award
Dr Hurry argues against purchasing medals using department funds. He notes the health department received a silver medal diploma at the Paris exposition and was offered the medal for $12, but he dismisses medal purchases as vanity and wasteful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurry
Department of Health
Robbers Blow Safe For $2000 In Meredoria Bank
Burglars blew the Meredoria bank safe on Friday and escaped with $2000 in cash by a handcar, according to reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meredoria Bank
Meredoria, Ill
Meredoria
Fragmentary 19th Century Crime and Local Notices
Fragments report bankruptcy claim of 19,105 dollars. a land dispute with no valid title. Vigo coal mine injuries from a 50 foot fall injuring four. a man in Evansville dies after being whipped by bulldogs. a Kansas offer to Boneless Fish King. overdue federal settlement of 10 627.27 with Lafollette coal and iron. injuries and animal deaths from dog fights and barn intrusion. a minister to Austria likely resigns to resume law practice. and an advertisement for Bromo and related medicines.
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Vigo Ice Company
Erre Haute
Taylor
Evansville
Sutton
Sville
Kansas
Ferdinand F. Rempel
Ohio
Lafollette Coal and Iron Company
Plymouth
Gfohn - Roberts
Anderson
M. Jones
Jones
Roberts
Burke Loses Temper on Negro Voting in Indiana
Jeffersonville reporter recounts Hon. Frank B. Burke of Indianapolis predicting Indiana faces a negro vote surge within ten years. He claims 50 000 black voters statewide and 6 500 in Indianapolis, accusing Republicans of importing Blacks since 1876 to swing elections. He warns of rising crime and a white race problem if trends continue.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Frank B. Burke
Indianapolis
Indiana
National Republican Committee
Burke
Louisville
Clark’ County
Ohio
Illinois
Robbers Fail to Loot Grain Elevator in Indiana Raid
Robbers exploded four nitro glycerine charges Saturday morning at a grain elevator in Burrows near Logansport Indiana in an attempted robbery. Leander McKinnsey, living nearby, investigated but found his doors opened from the outside. He was warned to keep quiet and the robbers resumed but failed to take anything as armed men appeared and the raiders boarded a passing freight train.
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Logansport
Ind
Burrows
Leander McKinnsey
Woman Who Aimed Axe at Kaiser Reputed Weak Minded
Nov 17 report says Schuapka a 45 year old married woman from Breslau threw an axe at Emperor William. She is described as weak minded and poverty stricken. The act, seen as momentary madness, followed a landlord lawsuit over rent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breslau
Schuapka
William
Ostrich at Zoo Drops Dead This Weekend
A large African ostrich weighing about 350 pounds died Saturday afternoon at the zoo. The bird was part of a harness training team and valued at $500. An autopsy is planned for Sunday by Dr. Craig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zoo
Craig
Kellogg Warns of Rapid Human Degeneration
Dr. J. K. Kellogg, surgeon in chief at Battle Creek sanitarium, told a Stanford University lecture Friday night that the human race is degenerating rapidly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
J. K. Kellogg
Battle Creek Sanitarium
Stanford University
Births Deaths and Marriages in Local Notices
Births listed for a boy to Wm F and M L Miller 177 Woodruff Place a girl to Thomas and Gertrude Downey 111 Marlowe Ave a girl to John 2nd Anna Kennington 1504 Deloss St a boy to Herman and Fanny Riebling 44 Bates St a boy to Arthur C and Ella Zanke Bradshaw St a girl to Mary Jane Watson 63 19 N Liberty St rheumatism of heart noted for Mary Jane Watson. Pistol shot wound for J J Cory 46 2459 Station St. Mrs Julia Slinger 49 13810 Laurel St phthisis and pulmonary issues. Infant Helms Beville Ave and E Tenth St stillborn. Thomas Morrissey 40 527 Chadwick St railway injury. Marriages: Charles Bangham and Jessie Cox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. F
M. L. Miller
Woodruff Place
Thomas
Gertrude Downey
Marlowe Ave
John
Anna Kennington
Delossst
Herman
Fanny Riebeling
Bates-st
Arthur C
Ella Zanke
Bradshaw-st
Trea
Mary Jane Watson
N. Liberty St
J. J. Cory
Station-st
J . Noose
Julia Slinger
Laurel-st
Helms
Beville-ave
E. Tenth-st
Thomas Morrissey
Chadwick St
Building Permits and Divorce Case from Ohio notices
Building permits listed for M. C. Preston, Lottie Stoltz, Sayles, Sarah M. Carpenter, A Jenkins, Sadie D. Rice with various structures and costs. Frank seeks divorce from Virginia Walker alleging cursing and abandonment. Annie C. Ritchie sues guardian James B. Cruse over property sale by Mary Saunders’ husband without consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James 8. Cruse
Mary J. Saunders
Hamilton
County
Ohio
John, Saunders
Free-for-all in Croatian legislature shocks Vienna
Wild scenes erupted in the Croatian assembly as Magyars and Croats clashed. Magyar deputy Tomasties fired a revolver during a heated debate, sparking a melee where deputies were beaten, stripped, and hit with chairs rulers and inkstands. At least 18 deputies required medical attention, and Croatian deputy Frankitch was seriously hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Tomasties
Frankitch
Town Talk: Indiana electors, durbin, events and notices
Town affairs and notices from Indiana include electors meeting the second Monday in January, Gov. Durbin taking office the same day, a St Joseph's parish card party, and a state mine inspector seeking two assistants. Other items report a stove fire, vermin in bakeries, a transfer of officials, gas leak damages, upcoming nuptials, political maneuvers, a U.S. commission, a sketching class, church train plans, a typhoid death near Flackville, and a student recital at Flymouth church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Durbin
St. Joseph's Parish
St Joseph's Hall
Nigi State
Epperson
George R. Parsons
Huron St
McAbee
Maj
B. W. Halford
Harrison
Atlanta
Philippines
Manufacturers’ Gas Company
Samuel Reid
George Merritt
Hugh McK. Landon
F. A. W. Davis
W. J. Holliday
Meridianst
Mary Hogan
Henry Fendler
Hogan Transfer and Storage Company
Artman
Lebanon
Washington
Bynum
United States
R. E. Selleck
Shortridge ‘High School
Miss Selleck
C. Sommer
Fort Wayne
Bishop Alerdingy
Father Alerdingy
Father Dowd
St. Joseph's
Grape-Nuts Said To Lift Mind And Help Paralysis
Alice L Grant of Altoona Pennsylvania credits Grape-Nuts with improving her health after two years of paralysis and nervous symptoms. She reports headaches insomnia and cough disappeared after adopting the food and asserts the product aids nerve nourishment through proper digestion and assimilation.
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Alice L. Grant
Broad St
Altoona
Indiana University Rally Trains Students to Indianapolis
Hundreds of Indiana University students rode a special train to Indianapolis on Saturday. Clad in red and white, they marched along Illinois and Washington streets to the Denison at noon, buzzing with megaphones as they cheered the team. They carried a large red flag won in the 1999 championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana University
Indianapolis
Thinois-St
Washington
Pennsylvania-sts
Denison
Chicago Thugs Roaming with a Crime Wave Report
Nov 17 Chicago crime roundup details multiple robberies and assaults. Dr B H Kershaw’s home robbed of clothing and cloth by burglars. Frank Dorney, $6 and a gold watch stolen. Arthur H Irons held up near a police station. three men robbed on a street corner. Joe Carpenter 12 knocked down. Aspinwall home burglary with $300 stolen. meat market theft $60. Police made few arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
B. H. Kershaw
Frank Dorney
Dorney
Place
Arthur H. Irons
Moody Institute
New York City
David McCormick
Board of
Gilbert Aspinwall
School superintendents discuss spelling book plan and transfer law
The town and city school superintendents met Saturday morning to review W. F. U. Sanders of Connersville and to discuss the transfer law led by State Superintendent Jones. Officers elected include President J B Fagan and others. A banquet at the Denison welcomed the new officers and Judge Robinson of the appellate court spoke on The merchant of Venice noting a differing view of Shylock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. U. Sanders
Connersville
Robinson
Appellate Court
Shylock
Dickinson Caught In Embezzlement Case In Chicago
Police report Robert N. Dickinson an Indianapolis insurance agent is under arrest in Chicago charged with embezzling sixty dollars from John Hancock. He allegedly altered receipts to defraud. Dickinson was indicted by the grand jury and Detective Splan heads to Chicago to pursue him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert N. Dickinson
Chicago
John Hancock Insurance Company
Indianapolis
Dickinson
Splan
Deserter Returns Home After Year in Army
Charles L. Anderson, who enlisted a year ago, is home on French leave from Hartford Indiana and Atlanta. He says over 1000 boys deserted from the ship carrying supplies to Admiral Schley. Deserters pay 8 percent monthly for salt pepper and quinine and $9 for board. He mentions a harsh negro officer and notes the government owes him $70 to secure release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Ind
Charles L. Anderson
United States Army
Hartford
Indiana
Atlanta
Admiral Schley
Anderson
French doubts on gun incident impact and ambassador
Paris reports that Foreign Minister Delcasse says no American obtained plans for the new French field gun. He hopes General Porter remains the U S ambassador to France and states the gun incident did not harm France U S relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
M. Delcasse
Porter
United States
France
Yale Hands Princeton Early Lead In Narrow Rally
In Princeton New Jersey Yale led 6 to 0 after two minutes, then Princeton answered with five points as Mattis kicked a field goal, bringing the score to 6 to 5 in Yale's favor during the afternoon game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
N. J
Yale
Mattis
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Market Brief
Chicago markets report grain and livestock movements with wheat corn oats and futures quotes. Prices for lard ribs and live poultry show varied levels including turkeys ducks and young chickens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Butter Creameries Prices and Stock Listings
Butter creamery products with varied lots and prices including 24s 21c firsts and 20 2c seconds, 19 dairies daisies choice, 22428¢ firsts, 21c seconds, 16c ladies stock, 144 1414c packing stock. Cheese full cream twins choice 944 10c flat single choice 9 10c, daisies colored choice 10 10c, cheddar 0c, drum No 1 124% 18c limburger 10 10c brick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Americas
Ewies
Wheat and hay market notes from milling freight reports
A terse survey of grain and hay pricing and inspections, listing wheat varieties with price ranges and milling freight terms, oat prices by grade, hay timothy and prairie quotes, and vehicle or car counts for corn and hay inspections. Data include No 2 red 69 71c, No 1 yellow 34c, No 2 white oats 25%4c, and timothy hay around 12.50 to 13 per unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy
Lear
Cees Pene
Hay
Dear
Prairie
Monday Block's wood heaters and accessories sale
Advertises three sizes of block heaters with sheet iron and Russia iron models, priced from 27 to 7.75, plus stove accessories, coal hods, shovels, lifters, and boards, and domestic comfort fabrics and prints for winter. Names products like Our Special, The Columbia, and The Columbia Special with nickel plated parts and long burn times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Russia
Simo Gurleey
Cattle and hog market quotes from Indianapolis stock yards
The William H Block Co reports Nov 17 cattle receipts at 250 and hog receipts at 3,300 with Saturday shipments noted. Prices are listed for good to choice heifers and cows, veal calves, bulls, and stockers, plus hogs in multiple weight classes and sheep by market type and size.
Interstate Live Stock Market Report from November 17
Interstate Stock Yards reported cattle receipts light with no Saturday shipments. Prices ranged for good to prime export steers 1,360 to 1,500 lbs at about 5. Good to prime butcher steers 1,100 to 1,250 lbs around 4.7 to 5.5. Hogs receipts 2,400 with heavy weights 4.95 to 5.00, light others between 4.25 and 4.90. Sheep receipts nominal with lambs and ewes priced, and no Saturday shipments listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Interstate
Avoctare
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NET
Mrohnson
M. Johnson
Hurty
Bacilti
Pitional State News
Diilsboro
E. Moore
Muncie
No Man's Land
Addigon c. Harris
Austria
Indianapolia
Prof. Kellogg
Charles Bangham
Jessie Cox
M. C. Preston
Chestnut and
Iowa-sts
Lottie Stoltz
Draper-st
Frank
Virginia Walker
Wallace Heckensmith
Thomas Heckensmith
Flackville
Musical and Dramatic Club
Flymouth Church
F Mra. Jlarriet
Augusta Prunk
Edward Nell
Old Virginia
Stom
Custom “House
City Grain Market
THE
WM. H. Block CO
Union Live Stock Market
Interstate Live Stock Market
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