German dragon balloon eyed for warfare use by Greely
Gen. A W Greely chief signal officer of the US navy orders a German dragon pattern balloon for study and testing. The long balloon uses a rear steering sack to maintain course. Nations like Austria Italy and Russia pursue balloon development for signals ports weather and invasion plans. A German Berlin Vienna flight set a record as the fastest balloon trip, 4 hours for 423 miles.
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A. W. Greely
United States Navy
Austria
Italy
Russia
Germany
Far West
Colorado
Kansas
Sergt
Ivy Baldwin
United States Army
Berlin
Vienna
Oder
Earth
Breslau
Baguska
Galicia
Murder verdict dubbed as good by Clay township citizens
Greensburg Ind citizens accepted a verdict declaring Alonzo Pumphrey a thief and desperate man whose death occurred during a hog theft, shot by an unknown assailant. The case reflects local sentiment and closure amid the ongoing homicide inquiry. Richmond Ind reports note gas wells being drilled with mixed results, while Hartham College preserves a beaver fossil skeleton. a Connersville to Cincinnati railroad line is described as incorporated under a new name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
Ind
Burney
Alonzo Pumphrey
Pumphrey
Clay Township
Richmond
Inu
Richmond. Natural Gas" Company
Hartham College
Jones Is Expensive County Care Guard Payment
PERU Ind Nov 48 The county has paid 1000 to guard the jail on account of Roy Jones the abductor Nellie Berger. The expense is still maintained though not considered necessary by many.
Scarcity and layoffs mark Indiana notes across counties
Reports show gas scarcity pushing moves to Louisville, coal mines in Delaware county hiring all workers, and steel billets shortage closing Trust rod mills in Anderson. Purdue enrollment rises to 686, while several local accidents and deaths prompt warnings. Rural towns report hunts for scrap iron, curfew debates gain traction, and industrial growth expands Madison County paper capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware County
Ohio River
Farmers’ League
Tipton County
Trust Rod Mills
Anderson
Purdue
Ephraim Goss Dying in Gosport Indiana
Ephraim Goss, longtime resident of Gosport Indiana, is rapidly dying after a month of gradual decline. He has been sinking since Friday and is not expected to recover today. He is the father of Superintendent Goes of Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gosport
Ind
Ephraim Goss
Togo
Goes
Indianapolis
City nears end of night curfew for mending streets
Describes Des Moines Nov 1 item reporting a city curfew after 11 p m to curb loitering with penalties up to 50 dollars and 20 days in jail. Also mentions canal Dover and two boys involved in a shooting incident with a fatal wound to Knotter at Bolivar, plus Hamburg 1896 hanging confession story and Charleston Ill marriage license scene involving George James and Flora Booze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ES Moines
Canal
Dover
Theodore App
Dan Knotter
Bolivar
Young App
Knotter
App
Money and Booze
Charleston
Ill
George Nathaniel James
Mattoon
Flora BE. Booze
Vaudeville at Flower Mission Fair Delights with Coons
The Flower Mission Fair showcased a lively vaudeville program arranged by Mrs. Charles T. Layman. Performers included acts described as coons, with Charlie Layman as the hair styled character, and the Zancigs' thought transmission closing the show. The children's party was led by Prof. Brenneke, and the fair concludes Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles T. Layman
Flower Mission Fair
Charlie Layman
Bertha Gallatin Swain
Honey
Hannah Lady
Gertrude Spann
Corinne Robinson
Helen McMurray
Elizabeth Caldwell
Russell Wilkinson
Dillon Hacker
Joseph Han
Neil Campbell
Hayden Springsteen
Master Shepherd
Alice Lyndon Doll
Dr. E. Hunt
Ju Seguin
Emmet Rose
Frank Fowler
Marl Hart
Stewart Dean
George Warmuth
Frank Ketcham
Hayden Shepherd
Zancigs
Prof. Brenneke
Papers Ordered Returned in Heath Versus Citizens Case
Latta, attorney for Citizens' street railway, faces contempt for withholding original case papers in Samuel Heath v. Citizens. Hendricks circuit court ordered return to Hendricks County or appearance on November 20 to show cause. Papers include the original complaint allegedly tampered with after trial. Latta had withheld them awaiting a Supreme Court order to deposit with the clerk, but the court denied that order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will H. Latta
Citizens’ Street Railway Company
Samuel Heath
Hendricks Circuit
Clark
Brendricks County
Latta
Supreme Court
Hendricks County
Famine in India Deepens as Relief Struggles With Shortfall
Famine spreads across a large Bombay district with 921,523 men employed on relief works. Despite this relief effort, millions remain destitute and face starvation unless immediate outside aid is provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
Woman leads burglar gang in Woodlawn district
Chicago reports show a female burglar running a gang in the Woodlawn area. Four burglaries logged Saturday morning average about $200 each. The gang is alleged as her leadership, with two sightings confirming her presence in three cases and a woman carrying two dark layiters and another two gunny-sacks in separate incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Woodlawn
Carpenters Claim Wage Cut Prompted Dismissal at Columbia Club
Jap Despenters M J Manahan and N B Black carpenters from West Indianapolis say they were fired for asking 25 cents an hour. Foreman Oscar Layman admits 20 cents an hour and cites work scarcity. Union dispute over 25 cent contract and 1900 rate eyed with mass meeting set to settle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Manahan
Blake St
N. B. Black
Eugene Ave
Indianapolis
Columbia
Manahan
Oscar Layman
Layman
Carpenters’ Union
Columbia Club
Central Labor Union
Decker
Senate Impeachment Trial Opens For Lodge and Allies
The high school senate set aside business Friday to hear impeachment proceedings against Lodge Edwin Friend Perkins Ernest Cohn and Herbert Wagner. About 20 witnesses were expected with only two testifying as senators Tillman Ash ley Davenport and Hoar Don Gilman. Beveridge presided as defense attorney while Allison Crosser spoke for the defense and McComus Crossland and Posey for the prosecution. Witnesses admitted pressure from a political machine but no improper influence was proven. The trial prompted heated exchanges and applause from the chamber as it moves toward multiple sessions.
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Senate
Lodge
Edwin Friend
Perkins
Ernest Cohn
Proctor
Herbert Wagner
Tillman
Ashley Davenport
Hoar
Don Gilman
Beveridge
Wellington
Alice Benton Scott
Allison
Myla Crosser
McComus
Harvey Crossland
Platt
George Posey
Taggart on the Stand in Fairbank Case at Lebanon
Mayor Taggart testified for the defense in the Fairbank case at Lebanon on Friday afternoon. He said Fairbank has a good reputation among Indianapolis residents and that he has visited about 15 times. He noted no intoxicated patrons or improper conduct and stated he would have closed the resort if it were disorderly. Arguments postponed to December 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbank
Tagsgart
Lebanon
Indianapolis
King Cotton Seams to Be in One Firm's Clutches
New York on November 18 reports a rising price trend in several cotton goods grades. Mills work overtime as demand likely outpaces supply. Observers note H. B. Claflin & Co. effectively controls most cotton goods in the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
H. B. Claflin & Co
Commercial Club Grows with New Members
The Commercial club reports a record year for new members with many applications received without solicitation. New enrollees include D I Osborne W F Churchman D H McAbee Wm T Marcy Charles E Miller Bert Alexander and a long list of others. Increased clubrooms and activity are cited as factors boosting membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
D. I. Osborne
W. F. Churchman
D. H. McAbee
Wm. T. Marcy
Charles E. Miller
Bert Alexander
Jos. W. Selvage
Frederick
HH. Wiley
Jos. N. Shockney
Robert C. Browning
F. A. Cotton
Wm. T. Miller
C. BE. Helvie
Eli A. Hirschfield
E. M. Churchman
James F. Guigley
J. L Bieler
A E. Masters
C. A. Wilhelm
J. O. Wehrman
Charles A. Ludlow
D. Pierson
Samuel Reid
Robert L. McCunt
Joseph Good
H.R. Culbertson
G. A. Pfieffer
Fletcher
E. Marsh
Shortage in Georgia Strains Rome Cotton Market
Rome sees cotton receipts totaling 29,508 bales to date, 1,000 bales below the five year low. Frosts and freezes slash yields, while mills in the region are expected to absorb the full northern Georgia crop of about 225,000 bales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Rome
Paine's Celery Compound Endorsed by St Louis Manager
Edward L. Preetorious of St. Louis writes in Westliche Post that Paine's Celery Compound is the only remedy to restore nerves shattered by overwork and worry. He claims it reconstructs the nervous system and helps the stomach liver and kidneys by improving blood and tissue nourishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward L. Preetorious
St. Louis
Westliche Post
Paine
Desperate Prison Break Ends With Fatal Shootout
At Fort Crook Nebraska on Friday two armed prisoners Morgan and Jamison overpowered the prison sergeant then tried to flee. At about five yards the sergeant recovered and shot Morgan fatally. Jamison escaped.
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Fort Crook
Neb
Morgan
Jamison
Goebel Organ Claims Democratic Plurality In Uncounted Votes
The Courier Journal in Louisville reports that a Democratic plurality of 1390 exists in uncounted votes, not including 4047 contested pluralities across Nelson Johnson Knox Mercer and Pulaski counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Louisville
Courier-Journal
Goebel
Nelson
Remarkable Alaska Gold Strike Yields High Value Mine
In Seattle on November 15 a sack of gold from the Golden Tree mine on Thorn Arm in southeastern Alaska has been brought in. Workers uncovered rich gold bearing quartz with gold protruding in all directions. The estimated value per ton is about $200,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Golden Tree
Thorn Arm
Alaska
Steamer Patria Abandoned Off Dutch Coast
The Hamburg American steamer Athesian al phas or gape reports the Patria burned and abandoned near the Dutch coast after a clash with its crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patria
Cuxhaven
Germany
Athesian Alphas
Gape
Judge Denies Augusta Brown Divorce Over Rumor Roomer
In Augusta, judge Carter Friday granted Augusta Brown a divorce from Pius after Brown admitted using the word roomer to describe a supposed cause of their troubles, clarifying it referred to a woman rather than a rumor.
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Roomer
Carter
Augusta Brown
Pius
Brown
A Fall Meal for 106 at Ormonds 16 Wa.m to 2p m
From Wa.m to 2 p m daily the Buainegs Bunch is served as a fall meal. A ladies lunch is available on the second floor at Ormonds 16 W. Pearket, offering a mid day option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ormonds
W. Pearket
Apples Decay Losses Soar In Chicago Market
Commission merchants here mourn 200000 dollars lost in apples after three weeks of unusually hot weather in October. The peak stock was shipped by Michigan New York and Indiana growers and cooked beyond saving even with cold storage. The national loss could exceed 1 million dollars due to summer heat from Oct 10 to Nov 1 and may extend past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Commission
Michigan
New York
Indiana
S. ‘Water St
Lantz Manufacturing and McClellan Sors Co Join in Ventures
Incorporated. Lantz manufacturing company Marion capital ten thousand dollars for the manufacture and sale of sephamteat vice. McClellan Sors Co. Tomine and Shipping of coal capital twenty thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lantz Manufacturing Company
Marion
Sephamteat
McClellan - Sors & Co
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A. Pumphrey
Florence Barnhart
Darlington
George Borders
Washington
Philip S. Daubenspeck
Glenwood
T. A. Aspy
Windfall
Wabash River
Huntington
Henry‘ ‘County
Evansville
Edwin F. Wilkinson
Cuba
Philippines
South Bend
Mishawaka
Elkhart
Goshen
Benjamin Hobson
Pleasant
Sunshine
Delight
John DeLong
Monticello
Allen
Hartford
J. P. Johnson
Portland
Cleveland
Madison County
John Davis
General Baptist Association
Howell
Dillsboro
W. H. Evans
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
District 6
National Tin Plate Company
Alexandria
Fort Wayne
Hamburg
Breitruch
Spain
Society
India
Jap Despenters Gyrnaiaky
Taggart
King Cotton
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