German Dragon Balloon News In Early Warfare Study
Gen A W Greely chief signal officer of the United States navy studies the German dragon balloon for military use. He ordered a German pattern and will conduct experiments to assess steering and endurance. The article notes advances in steerage via a rear sack and mentions international interest, including Austria Italy Russia and Germany, with demonstrations in Colorado and Kansas and a record balloon run from Berlin to Galicia in four hours covered 423 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Italy
Russia
Germany
Far West
Colorado
Kansas
Sergt Ioy Baldwin
United States Army
Tampa
Berlin
Vienna
Oder
Earth
Breslau
Baguska
Galicia
Coroner Rules Pumphrey Death Approved by Citizens
Greensburg Indiana November 18 coroner after Burney residents asked to end inquiry finds Alonzo Pumphrey a noted thief and desperate man. He says Pumphrey was stealing hogs to liquidate a debt and was shot by an unknown person during the act. death meets approval of Clay township’s best citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
Ind
Burney
Alonzo Pumphrey
Pumphrey
Clay Township
Fragmentary note on Richmond railroad project and incorporation
Fragmented text mentions Richmond and a water project linked to a railroad from Connsville to something incorporated under the Northwestern name. No clear dates or outcomes present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Connsville
Pati &. Northwestern
Fragmentary note about Nellie Berger found
A damaged OCR fragment mentions Nellie Berger and a note about a count or tally. The readable content is fragmented and provides no clear event or outcome to establish a full news item.
Rise of Scarcity Impacts Indiana Towns and Schools
Move to Louisville due to scarce resources. coal mines in Delaware county hire all workers while Ohio River water levels fade into memory. Purdue enrollment hits 686, up 12 percent. Fatalities include Florence Barnhart, 11, killed by a moving train, and Mrs. Borders crushed by a falling door. Reports of debt, resignations, injunctions, and labor actions across multiple counties paint a vivid, era-rich economic and social landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware County
Ohio River
Farmers’ League
Tipton County
Trust Rod Mills
Anderson
Purdue
Florence Barnhart
Darlington
Des Moines Passes Ordinance on Night Street Conduct
DES MOINES I A Nov 18 The city passed an ordinance making it a misdemeanor to be on the streets after 1 p m with penalties a fine not over 50 and jail up to 20 days. The measure targets public quiet and order at night and affects habitual loiterers and disturbances. The report notes enforcement and possible penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Vaudeville at Flower Mission Fair Delights Local Audience
A Flower Mission fair program featured a lively vaudeville arranged by Mrs. Charles T. Layman. Acts included comic singers and impressions, with impersonator Arthur Grover as Sousa, and the Zancigs providing thought transmission. The show closed with a children’s party led by Prof. Grenneke and runs through Saturday night.
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Charles T. Layman
Flower Mission Fair
Hannah Lady
Gertrude Spann
Corinne Robinson
Helen McMurray
Tizabeth Coldwell
Hussell Wilkinson
Dillon Hacker
Joseph Hat
Neil Campbell
Hayden Springsteen
Master Shepherd
Alice Lyndon Dol
Charles Bieler
Fred Shepherd
Charles Layman
KE. Hunt
Ke Secuin
Emmet Rose
Frank Wowler
Hart Hart
Stewart Dean
George Warmuth
Frank Ketcham
Hayden Shepherd
Coon
Zancigs
Prof
Grenneke
Carpenters Face Wage Dispute Over Columbia Club Building
M J Manahan and N B Black two local carpenters say they were discharged after requesting 25 cent an hour wages for work on the Columbia club building. Foreman Oscar Layman admits paying 20 cents but cites work scarcity. A central labor union proposal seeks 23 cents an hour for eight hours a day with union-only labor, with a mass meeting to settle the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Manahan
Blake St
N. B Black
Eugene Ave
Indianapolis
Columbia
Manahan
Oscar Layman
Lay
Carpenters’ Union
Columbia Club
Central Labor Union
Decker
Papers Ordered Returned In Hampered Heath Case
Latta, attorney for Citizens' street railway, received a Hendricks circuit court order to return original case papers to Hendricks county or appear Nov. 20 to show why he should not be punished for contempt. The dispute centers on alleged tampering with the original complaint. Latta has held papers pending a potential supreme court order to deposit with the supreme court clerk, but the court declined. He says he will return the papers to Hendricks county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will H. Latta
Citizens’ Street Railway Company
Samuel Heath
Hendricks Circuit Court
Clark
Hendricks ‘County
Comany
Latta
Supreme Court
Hendricks County
Famine in India Hits Bombay District as Relief Struggles
Report from Bombay on November 18 notes famine spreading across the district with 951,523 men employed on relief works yet millions remain destitute. The text warns that without immediate outside aid, many will starve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
Varius
Female robber leads Chicago burglary gang in Woodlawn
A woman burglar is operating successfully in the Woodlawn district with four Saturday morning burglaries averaging $200 each. She is the gang leader and was seen in three cases. In one incident she carried a dark lantern and in another two gunny sacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Woodlawn
Senate in Plunge of Impeachment Hearings For Three Senators
The high school senate split into a court Friday to hear impeachment charges against Lodge Edwin Friend Perkins Ernest Cohn and Proctor Herbert Wagner. About 20 witnesses were to be examined with Tillman Ashley Davenport and Hear Don Gilman testifying Friday. The case featured sharp exchanges between opposing lawyers and a lively trial that could span several sessions.
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Senate
Lodge
Edwin Friend
Perkins
Ernest Cohn
Proctor
Herbert Wagner
Tillman
Ashley Davenport
Don Gilman
Beveridge
Wellington
Alice Benton Scott
Allison— Myla Crosser
McComus
Harvey Crossland
Platt
George Posey
Hoar
Allison
Taggart On The Stand In Fairbank Case
Mayor Taggart testified at Lebanon in the Fairbank case, called by the defense to attest to the resort’s good reputation. He said he had visited about 15 times, found no intoxicated persons or improper conduct, and that he would have closed Fairbank if it were disorderly. Arguments deferred to December a3.
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Fairbank
Taggart
Lebanon
Indianapolis
King Cotton in New York Mills Control
New York markets show sharp cotton goods price rises as mills work overtime. Demand exceeds supply while H B Claflin & Co. is said to control virtually all cotton goods in the market, signaling tight conditions for buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
H. B. Claflin & Co
Commercial Club Adds Many Members in Strong Year
The Commercial club welcomed numerous new members including D. L. Osborne W. F. Churchman D. H. McAbee Wyn T Marcy and Charles E. Miller among others. Officials note the year has been the best for accretions with all elections completed without personal conflicts and with expectations rising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
D. L. Osborne
W. F. Churchman
D. H. McAbee
Wyn. T.marcy
Charles E. Miller
Bert Alexander
Jos. W. Selvage
Frederick H. Wiley
Jas. N. Shockney
Robert C.browning
F. A. Cotton
Wm. T Miller
C. EB. Helvie
Eli A. Hirschfield
Rome Cotton Receipts Fall Short of Recent Years
Rome Georgia reports cotton receipts reaching 20 500 bales as of November 18, a deficit of 1 000 bales from the lowest level in five years. Frosts blamed for slow gain, with mills in the area expected to absorb about 225 000 bales from the north Georgia region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Rome
North Georgia
Paine's Celery Compound Promises Nervous System Cure
Edward L Preetorious of St Louis writes that Paine's Celery Compound restores nerves shattered by overwork worry or business cares. He claims it reconstructs the nervous system and notes that without vigorous nerves the stomach liver and kidneys suffer, causing pain from acid blood and wasting tissues.
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Edward L. Preetorious
St. Lowis
Westliche Post
Paine
Prisoners Attempt Escape at Fort Crook Killing
Two deserters Morgan and Jamison overpowered the prison sergeant at Fort Crook Nebraska on Friday night. The sergeant, regaining control, fired at five yards and killed Morgan while Jamison escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Crook
Neb
Morgan
Jamison
The Kentucky Squabble at Louisville noted contested votes
The Counter-Journal claims a democratic plurality of 1390 uncontested votes, excluding 4047 contested pluralities in Nelson Johnson Knox Mercer Pulaski and surrounding counties, raising questions on the election tally and party organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Louisville
Counter-Journal
Goebel Organ
Nelson
Johnson
Knox
Pulaski
Gold strike yields $260000 a ton in Alaska mine
Seattle November 18. A sack of gold from the Golden Tree mine on Thorn Arm, southeastern Alaska, is reported. Workmen struck rich gold bearing quartz with gold protruding in all directions. The estimated value per ton is $200,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Golden ‘Tree
Thorn Arm
Alaska
Steamer Patria Abandoned Near Cuxhaven
The Hamburg American steamer Athesian arrived Friday in Cuxhaven with reports that the steamer Patria was abandoned after a fire. Details describe the Patria as burned and left at sea, with no immediate indication of casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patria
Cuxhaven
Germany
Athesian
Judge Rules for Augusta Brown in Divorce Case
Judge Carter on Friday granted Augusta Brown a divorce from Pius after Brown admitted mispronouncing a word. The court learned the trouble began from a rumor that became a roomer involving a woman, leading to the divorce decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roomer
Carter
Augusta Brown
Pius
Brown
Ormonds Offers Daily Ladies Lunch on Second Floor
A business notice announces a full meal service for 106 patrons daily from 10 a m to 3 p m with ladies lunch available on the second floor at Ormonds 16 W Paarbatr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ormonds
W. Paarbatr
Cooked Apples Cause Million Dollar Losses
Chicago officials report that three weeks of extreme October heat ruined late harvest apples from Michigan New York and Indiana. The national loss on apples alone could exceed 2000000 as cold storage failed to prevent decay and merchant suffers stretch toward a million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Michigan
New York
Indiana
Lantz Manufacturing Company Incorporation Details
Incorporation notice for Lantz Manufacturing Company at Marion with capital of 910000. The filing lists aims for manufacturing and sales of novel mechanics related products. Names Banta and Meler appear among officials or associates in the document.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lantz Manufacturing Company
Marion
Amd
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Gays
A. Pumphrey
Nellie Berger
George Borders
Washington
Philip S. Daubenspeck
Glenwood
T. A. Aspy
Wabash River
Huntington
Henry “County
Evansville
Bawin F. Wilkinson
Cuba
Philippines
South Bend
Mishawaka
Elkhart
Goshen
Benjamin Hobson
Hartford Maer
J.P. Johnson
Portland
Iss
Cleveland
Madison County
John Davis
General Baptist Association
Howell
Dillsboro
W. 4H.evans
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
District 6
National Tin Plate Company
Alexandria
Fort Wayne
Ephraim Goss
Roa
Canal Dover
Theodore App
Dan Knotter
Bolivar
App
Knotter
Hamburg
Breitruch
Spain
Money
Society
India
King Cotton
Banta
Luo
SP Rank
Meler
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