Eleven Die As Train Slaughters Workmen In Jersey City
Eleven Italian and Polish laborers working on Pennsylvania railroad tracks are killed by the Millstone train near Hackensack meadows west of Jersey City. Engineer John Van Nostrand and section foreman William Cork lead the responding crew as doctors and ambulances rush victims to Jersey City. The fog and smoke hindered sight moments before the fatal crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
N. J
Hackensack Meadows
Millstone
Pennsylvania Railroad
John van Nostrand
Wm. Cork
Fer Vanstrand
John Wanya
Lawrence Hoffman
Frank Schwatkoski
van Nostrand
Felivania
Rushville Race Riot Sparks Street Clash
In Rushville Indiana on Thursday afternoon twelve white and twelve black high school students clashed on Main Street. Frank Brown a colored youth struck Russell Cassady a local graduate who had supported white students with a club causing a serious head wound. Brown was arrested awaiting trial Saturday. The town notes a growing colored population and tension over downtown gatherings on weekend nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rushville
Ind
Frank Brown
Russell Cassady
Brown
Election vote errors and odd results in Pulaski county
A misrecorded precinct returns 93 votes vs 83 altered the tally for John F. Borders and W. P. Williams, creating a six vote Borders majority while most precincts failed to report appellate judge votes and Johnson county clerks initials may shift totals. Adding machine totals will finalize statewide nominee tallies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pulaski County
John F. Borders
W. P. Williams
Williams
Borders
Black and Notorious Woody Simmons Fined and Sentenced
Woody Simmons was fined 180 dollars and sentenced to 180 days in the workhouse by Judge Cox on Friday for stealing a bicycle from the Capital sweeping company. He requested to serve six months in the penitentiary and six in the reformatory instead of the works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woody Simmons
Cox
Capital Sweeping Company
Lafayette Monument Fund Receives $738.50 From 216 Communities
Supt. Gecting reports $738.50 raised for the Lafayette monument fund from 216 towns and districts. Indianapolis and Evansville have not yet reported. Among those listed, South Bend leads with $67.77, Bedford $28.23, Anderson $35, Goshen $24.64, Peru $30.80, Madison $27.51, Martinsville $30, Laporte $20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Lafayette Monument Fund
Indianapolis
Evansville
South Bend
Bedford
Anderson
Goshen
Peru
Madison
Martinsville
Laporte
Youngster Round Over Sentences Lock for Theft
Judge Cox sent Warry Lock to the grand jury on Friday for stealing gloves from W. R. Higbee's store at 468 WY Washington Street. Michael Giuliano, who was with Lock, was discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warry Lock
Cox
W. R. Higbee
Washington St
Michael Giuliano
Lock
Philadelphia brick contractor faces assault charge in Spencer
Andrew J. Fiscus a brick contractor from 1422 Lewis Street was taken to Spencer by Sheriff Shafelton on a warrant accusing him of criminally assaulting a 10 year old girl. He denies the allegation and claims two masked men pressured him to sign a $1000 note under threat. Proprietor Drake-Walter filed the affidavit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew J. Fiscus
Lewis Sr
Spencer
Shafelton
Fiscus
Drake- Walter
Purvis
Gov. Stone
Prison Break Attempt Ends in Guard Death at Ohio Prison
Frank O Neil and George Atkinson two Cleveland convicts serving 25 years each for highway robbery, tried to shoot their way out Friday morning. Guard C B Lauterbach from Knox county was shot instantly while Gump fired 15 shots at the escapees. Atkinson was wounded in the arm and O Neil fatally crushed by a club after Gump defended the wall with his firearm. The warden suspects unknown guns were used. Lauterbach died despite repeated shots to his chest and forehead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Frank O'Neil
George Atkinson
Cleveland
State Prison
C. B. Lauterbach
Knox County
Gump
Atkinson
O’neil
O'Neil
Lauterbach
Reform Commission to Meet for County and Township Bills
A 51 member reform commission will meet in the Commercial club assembly room on Tuesday at 10 a m to plan bills for county and township government reform. Members include two from each congressional district, seven from the State federation of labor, seven from the State bar association, and seven from the State board of commerce. William Fortune and Chairman Hernly will attend. The board has urged reforms. the bar association is already studying them. A united effort aims to prevent confusion of bills in the legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
Hernly
Republican State Central
State Federation of Labor
State Bar Association
State Board of Commerce
William Fortune
Pennsylvanian to Start Fast New York Train
Indianapolis gains a new fast flyer to Metropolis with an 8:23 a.m. departure and a 7:45 a.m. arrival at the twenty third street station the next day. The service, faster than the New York limited by about 15 minutes, includes coaches through sleeping cars and Pullmans. Connections from Chicago and Cincinnati will link at Columbus Ohio, and the venture is seen as a strong financial move though some expect time gains to be unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
New York
Pennsylvania Road
Metrapolis
Twenty-Third-St
Andzenapolis
New York Limited
Chicago
Cincinnati
Columbus
Pennsula
Wrecks on Rock Island Near Wilton Kill One Injure Several
Two freight trains collided four miles west of Wilton Iowa in thick fog early Friday, killing one man and injuring another. A wrecking train en route to the scene was struck by the fast mail from the east. its caboose carried 17 laborers, many hurt. The fog obscured signals in both crashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton
Here
Rock Island
Fast Mail
Have a Smoke George W Nash Coroner Takes Office Fridary Morning
Coroner George W Nash began his term Friday morning with cigars and apples as Dr Dunlavy the new deputy assisted. Nash announced a new constable for the office and both parties praised the retiring coroner Dr A W Brayton for making the office valuable to the medical profession and satisfactory to the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Nash
Nash
Dunlavy
A. W. Brayton
Brayton
Cake Walk Featured at Flower Mission Fair
The children's cake walk was the feature of Thursday night’s Flower mission fair. Prizes went to Cortland Van Camp Jr and Miss Glenn Clark as well as Charles Latham and Miss Helen Bennett. A minstrel show followed the cake walk and a short program, then a dance Friday night. The cake walk and minstrel will be repeated Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cortland van Camp, Jr
Glenn Clark
Charles Latham
Helen Bennett
Dentist Injured During Fraternal Initiation
Dr William P Sennisaugh of Port Byron is in serious condition after a prank during initiation at a fraternal insurance lodge in Moline Illinois. A shove caused him to fall onto an electric battery, receiving a shock that left him unconscious and experts warn paralysis of nerves could follow, risking death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline
Wm. P. Sensibaugh
Port Byron
Pardon for Mississippi man once doomed to hang
Will Purvis of Marion county Mississippi received a pardon after a 1895 murder conviction. The executed man broke the rope, mobs tried to resume the hanging, Governor Stone resisted assassination threats, and Purvis later yielded a life sentence amid family pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Miss
Will Purvis
Marion County
Mississippi
Purvis
Will Buckley
Government buys Cedar Grove property for navy yard
The United States government purchased the Cedar Grove real estate in Norfolk for naval use. The $146,000 sale, authorized by Congress, enables construction of a new dry dock valued at about $2,000,000 opposite the navy yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
United States Government
Cedar Grove
Navy Yard
Congress
Rise and Fall of Elevated Tracks Effort in City History
The history traces the elevated railroad commission from 1894 meeting inviting railroads to a conference that discouraged elevated tracks due to business depression and costs. The effort faded after opposition from railroads, fortune of the Commercial Club, and political moves. A renewed push arose with Eli Lilly and Mayor Taggart, with railroads awaiting a city proposition that could avoid higher freight rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elevated Railroad Commission
Commercial Club
Key
Fortune
Eli Lily
Col. Lilly
Taggart
Peace talks loom large over Philippines dispute
Reports from Paris Washington and Madrid on November 18 say the Spanish American peace commission meeting on Saturday may decide sovereignty in the Philippines. Spain resists a break in talks while the United States plans an emphatic rejection of Spain’s terms. In Madrid disappointment grows over the Kaiser’s changed plans and fears of Carlist conspiracies. Berlin notes the trip’s curtailment pleases political circles.
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Paris
Philippines
Spain
United States
Washington
Hay
Wednay
Peace Commission
Joint Commission
Manana
Madrid
Germany
Berlin
Cologne
Volks Zeitung
Veteran officer McMullen loses leg after injury and illness
Valentine S. McMullen a veteran police officer of Lexington Avenue underwent amputation of his right leg below the knee after a blood poisoning complication from a toe incision. Aged over 60 he had years of service including patrol and Night telephone work and is described as financially secure with property holdings. His wife and son died within the past year. The piece notes his prior service in the 158th Indiana volunteers and his age makes learning the Gamewell system difficult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valentine S. BfeMullen
Lexingtonave
McBilllen
Cesaaury
McMullen
Puttrolman
Gamewell
Chickamauga Camp
158Th Indiana Volunteers
Clash of miners in Pana sparks citywide street fighting
Non union colored miners and white strikers clashed in Pana Illinois on Thursday with several hundred shots fired from behind cover. Wesley Pope was fired on and then reinforced. Troops were dispatched as fears of a new clash grew with reports of whites killed and dozens of families fleeing the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pana
Wesley Pope
Pope
Springside
Butler
Cr. H. Heath
Flatham
Smith and Lee
Springside Addition
Ed Jones
Hogs mutilate cargo in Big Four wreck near Eagle Creek
A carload of cotton hogs and furniture wrecked on the Big Four near Eagle Creek on Thursday when runaway cars cut off and ran into the train. Hogs suffered broken legs and were killed as morning fog hindered trainmen visibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Creek
MetLife Assumes $450,000 in Western Life Risks
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company has assumed $450,000 of the late Western Life Insurance Company of Indiana. No change will be made in policies and policyholders will not be affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Late Western Life Insurance Company of
Indiana
Weather Forecast for Indianapolis and Vicinity
Forecast for Indianapolis and nearby for the 36 hours ending 8 p m November 18 calls for cooler but fair weather. Friday night should stay fair and Saturday also clear. Temperatures recorded include 48 at 7 am Friday 58 at noon Saturday and 53 at 2 pm Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana charity conference pushes reforms for wards
The state conference of charities in Taffied Indiana adopted resolutions praising reduced politics in wards and urging the next legislature to finish beneficent acts of 1897. It calls for more cells at Jeffersonville reformatory, separation of the women’s prison and girls reform school, and better care for the insane. Dr. Rogers urged larger spaces at Logansport insane hospital noting crowding and proposing one hospitable place per 630 inhabitants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Conference of Charities
Assembly
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Woman’s Prison
Girls’ Reform School
Rogers
Logansport
Nuisance ruling targets Elster infirmary on N Pennsylvania
Judge Allen ruled the Elster canine and feline infirmary on North Pennsylvania Street a nuisance and ordered abatement this Thursday evening. The case will be appealed to the appellate court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Elster Canine and Feline Infirmary
N. Pennsylvania St
Francis Power Cobb
City News Briefs From Indianapolis Area
Friday reports wires down on North side streetcar lines with city traffic disrupted. Local deaths include Nellie Spaan in Keokuk and George Patterson aged 25 at the poor farm. Ex Recorder Shilling paid $3013.40 in office fees since Sept. 1. Bert Carroll arrested for loitering and sought on burglary charges in Alexandria. Horse injured after collision with a hose wagon. Stereopticon lecture on the Twenty-seventh battery service at First Baptist Church. Thomas Shayne jailed for alleged false pretenses and passing checks. Lt Col J J Keppel to speak at 398 Illinois St with sessions Saturday and Sunday. Senator New and Representative Whitcomb join reform commission for county, township and city government. Neckbands advertised free. Progress laundry and a 10c smoke offer appear in boosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Spaan
Nellie Spaan
Keokuk
George Patterson
Shilling
Bert Carroll
Alexandria
William H. Collier
N. West St
Twenty-seventh Battery
First Baptist Church
Thomas Shayne
Marceau & Power
H. Lieber Company
J. J. Keppel
Embezzlement Charge Linked to Rex Faulkner Case
Rex Faulkner must answer to the grand jury on an embezzlement charge, alleged to involve funds collected for Dr. Greiner, a veterinarian. He admits failing to turn over about $40 collected for the doctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Faulkner
Grand Jury
Greiner
Town Notes On Commerce Clubs And Elections
Commercial club to form retailers and wholesalers committees. Marion county gold democratic group congratulates defeat of free silver candidates and urges continued cooperation. Solon C. Bramwell 83 former first agent of the Madison and Indianapolis railroad to be buried in North Madison Saturday. Died in Kansas City. Lieut colonel Harry Sheets elected colonel of First regiment U R K of P Thursday night. Capt James Darnell Lebanon promoted lieutenant colonel. Field and staff officers banqueted at Oneida by Col Sheets after the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County Gold Democratic Organization
Solon C. Bramwell
Madison & Indianapolis Railroad
North Madison
Kansas City
Harry Sheets
U. R
K. of P
James Darnell
Lebanon
Oneida
Bheets
Etter
Board of Works Approves City Assessment Rolls
The Board of Works approved several assessment rolls listing construction costs. Wooden blocks on Pratt street from Pennsylvania to Senate Avenue total 12592.58 with average per foot 37914.0. Morris street blocks from Dakota to White River cost 5675.57 average 2.57. Morris street blocks from West to Dakota cost 4196.50 average 2.99. Cement walks on west side of Oriental street Michigan to Tenth cost 3165.35 average 14444.0. Asphalt on Pratt street from Pennsylvania to Delaware street cost 2969.07 average 34044.0.
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Board of Works
Pratt St
Pennsylvania
Senate Ave
Morris St
Dakota
White River
Morris-st
Oriental-st
Michigan
Tenth-st
Pratt-st
Delaware-st
Two Plums Fall In Local Appointments
Recorder Akin will retain Ben Franklin as deputy under Mr. Shilling. Other appointments are pending. County clerk Elliott names Charles Reagan as successor to Sullivan M. Hilligoss, probate clerk, effective December 1. Hilligoss resumes law practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akin
Ben Franklin
Mr. Shilling
Elliott
Charles Reagan
Sullivan M. Hilligoss
Reagan
Hilligoss
Women Seek Divorce and Alimony in Local Petitions
Sarah F Thornburgh accuses John of neglect after her fall from an elevator and seeks relief. Wesley Edwards reports his wife Malinda left. Margaret Bolander cites impracticable living with her husband and requests $600 alimony. Edith Taylor Roberts alleges assault and infidelity by her husband in later filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah F. Thornburgh
John
Wesley Edwards
Malinda
Margaret Bolander
Edith Taylor Roberts
Hoosier Pointers and Local Notices Across Towns
Perrysburg reports measles surging while Elwood notes Elmer Wright gravely ill from paralysis. Frankfort records Ellen Thatcher dead from blood poisoning after nursing her husband, who recently died. West Baden mentions Dick Croker visiting bathers, possibly touring. Laporte notes a $500 check received for collection on Friday. Morrison calls Henry D. Harrison’s name forged. Chicago endorsement cited. Delphi reports Capt. John G. Troxell, 68, dead after Civil War service and as a noted fraternity member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perrysburg
Elwood
Elmer Wright
Frankfort
Ellen Thatcher
West Baden
Dick Croker
Tammany Brave
Indianapolis
Laporte
Henry D. Harrison
Wm. Alexander
Chicago
Morrison
Delphi
John G. Troxell
Colonel Carpenter Guards State War Goods With Dignity
Miss Jessie Carpenter, a clerk under Quartermaster Richardson, earned the nickname colonel during the Spanish war for her mastery of national guard equipment. Her knowledge of trousers tents and guns in the capitol basement astonished veterans and drawn military leaders like Gore Richardson and Wilson to her for information. The title is said to be deserved and respected by all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State House
Adjutant-General
Maj. Miller
Jessie Carpenter
Richardson
National Guard
Capitol
Gore
Wilson
Miss Carpenter
Noted Polk County Feud Ends in Murdered Twin
News from Polk County reports a conflict between Johnson and Simpson on one side against Garret and twin William Heddin on the other. Garret killed his brother William and several others were badly wounded. the clash left multiple injuries and a fatal outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Polk County
Johnson
Simpson
Garret
Heddin
William
City parks mapped by monument center distances
An outline map by park engineer Power shows city parks arranged by distance from Monument Place. The Vrohne river park sits about one fourth mile farther than Garfid park, roughly midway between the two and three mile circles. Pogue's run park lies just outside the three mile circle, White river park covers over 200 acres within three miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Power
Monument-place
Vrohne River
Garfhid Park
Pogue's Run
Wall Creek
Central Ave
White River Park
Monument Place
Missionaries attacked in Peking riots while touring streets
Letters from Peking report September rioting as the emperor's reforms were rescinded. Bishop Earl Cranston and Rev. Dr. Lowry, with their families, were mobbed by a crowd. Lowry suffered multiple rib fractures protecting the women as donkey drivers fled. English and German marines landed to guard foreigners. Both men were known in Methodist circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
China
Earl Cranston
Methodist Book Concern
Cincinnati
Dr. Lowry
Lowry
Millionaire C W Chapin's bull moose savages intruder
In Forestburg, C W Chapin, owner of a large game preserve, uses a big bull moose to guard his property. On Tuesday Martin Willy tried to enter the preserve and was tossed over a 15 foot fence. He suffers several broken ribs and is under doctor care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
C. W. Chapin
Forestburg
Martin Willy
Rosenberger Poison Case Dr. Ellis Examined
In Princeton Indiana on November 18 the Rosenberger poison case saw Dr. Ellis examined with a general denial of being in his room at the alleged time. The mother is expected to be bound over to court under a heavy bond as a crowded courtroom heard the prosecution try to compel Dr. Ellis. The case involves Mrs. Rosenberger accused of attempting to kill her son Alva for his life insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Ind
Rosenberger
Dr. Ellis
Alva Rosenberger
Big gold strike, pope healthy, and other early 20th century headlines
A collage of brief wire items reports a big gold strike at Florence Idaho, the pope in good health, Russians negotiating Manchuria, England fortifying Wei Hai Wei, and no change in the Dallas street railway strike. It notes Dreyfus case reopenings, literary plans, fires, accidents, political shifts, and sensational crime across multiple cities with terse summaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Idaho
Manchuria
England
Wei Hai Wei Harbor
Dallas
Dreyfus
John Morley
Gledstone
Trade Boost From Style Robes and Blankets Shop
Local retailer Strawmyer and Nilius at 37 Monument Place promotes trade with slogans urging customers to advertise their needs. The quirky notice emphasizes small stores inviting public engagement to expand business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strawmyer & Nilius
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Huntington, Sullivan and
Laporte Counties
Supreme Court
Johnson County
Secretary of State
R. A. Brown
State Statistician
Wroody Simmons
Lafayette
Gecting
Janes
Andrew J. Yescus
Iowa
el Lilly
Wm. Fortune
Sam
Sagasta
Western Company
City Lif
Boa
Carpenter
Pecturs
Alva
Ellis
Lorain
Kaiser
Samsah Bay
J. W. Keeley
Brooklyn
New York Central Road
J. G. Caldwell
Louisville
John Keane
New Jersey
South Africa
Johanna
Paul Philips
la Champagne
Metropolitan Club
Admiral Schley
K. C
Janssen
Ark
Ed Green
Hetty
M. T. Todd
Stockton
Jas. Brown Potter
London
Adelina Patt
Baron Cederstrom
San Francisco
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