Cromer predicts Roberts to keep seat in Congress
Anderson Indiana Nov 53 Congress man George W Cromer heading to Washington says Alabama Utah senator Roberts will likely retain his seat with Democratic support. house majority seen as slim and two thirds needed for expulsion. Cullum disagrees, predicting the house will bar Roberts as law violator.
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Roberts
Congress
House
Cullum
Cromer
Chattanooga
Tenn
Tiliais
Brigham Roberts
Representatives
Two Die After Train Incident at McCool Station
At McCool station near Valparaiso Indiana two railroad workers died early Thursday as Baltimore and Ohio officials cleared the track. The dead are Harvey Braford a locomotive engineer and John Stine a fireman. Injured include engineer Wd Larber fireman Elmer Orr and several others with varying injuries.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Baltimore & Ohio
McCool Station
Harvey Braford
John Stine
Wd Larber
Elmer Orr
Fred Hudson
Columbus
James Gannon
Allegheny
R. J. Bloomer
Newark
Headless Baby Found Near Anderson In Brutal Mystery
The nude six month old’s body was found on the outskirts of Anderson Thursday morning with the head severed and one foot missing. Police report no identification and are investigating the brutal murder.
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Bady
Anderson
Fever at Mafeking Tightens Water Shortage
A Mafeking dispatch dated November 20 reports the garrison suffering from lack of pure water as fever breaks out and many soldiers and residents fall ill.
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Mafeking
London
Pall Mall Gazette
Bedford Plans Board of Trade as News Flows In
A batch of local notes reports Bedford forming a board of trade while Logansport lists a missing Steve Whitmore. Bloomington begins free night school and Logansport Kendallville rail project advances. New papers Illinois: Tribune in Sanborn edited by Frank Gorman. Anderson Herald denies sale rumors. Gas belt outlook darkens for window glass trust. Hartford City to get new tank factory with 30 blowers and another with 12 pots.
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the Tribune
Frank P. Gorman
Anderson Herald
Window Glass Trust
Hartford City
A. J., Hostetler
Bedford
Hope and Mineral Springs
Evansville Board of Education
Lieut Santiago Accused of Plotting with Insurgents
Manila October 21 The Itold-you-sos claim treachery within the native police force. Lieut Santiago Nom recruited with strong court testimonials, advised subordinates to join natives against Americans, and held a surgeon’s commission in the insurgent army. Two more privates are under arrest for sedition. ED L KEEN
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Santiago
Supreme Court of the Philippine Islands
Tiernan
Supreme Court
ED L. Keen
Tennesseeans Quit: First Tennessee Regiment Mustered Out
The First Tennessee regiment ceased to exist with only 21 officers and 44 enlisted men discharging. Of 1,360 original, 195 remained in Manila after reenlistments, 22 died or injured, and three were killed in action. Mrs Townsend offered 540000 for transport home, which the unit declined. The Tennessee regiment is the last state volunteer unit to be mustered out.
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San Francisco
Tennessee
Manila
Tennessee Regiment
Husky Drunk Admitted Signing Under Duress Says Deposition
San Francisco dispatch reports Harold V. Chambers of the Twentieth Kansas contends that Col Met calf shot a Pilipio prisoner while begging mercy. Chambers states Husky was intoxicated that day and confessed he did not understand what he was signing.
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San Francisco
Harold V. Chambers
Twentieth Kansas Regiment
Harris
Metcalf
Pilipio
Dewey Letters Sought by London Museum Officials
Dr Jurado, a Filipino lawyer in London, works to have the British Museum accept letters and documents of Admiral Dewey General Merritt General Anderson and others. The papers are en route from Aguinaldo and discuss withdrawal of US troops and Philippine independence. If rejected they may go to the Dresden museum which has shown interest.
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London
Jurado
British Museum
Admiral Dewey
Merritt
Gen. Anderson
Philippines
Aguinaldo
Dresden
Reiff Triumphs in Lancashire Nursery Handicap at Manchester
In Manchester on Thursday the last regular meeting of the season opened with J. Reiff winning the Lancashire Nursery Handicap Stakes of 500 sovereigns aboard Fabulist. Reiff also took the Flying Welter Handicap of 150 sovereigns on Orontes.
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Rieff
St. Manchester
Eng
J. Reiff
Orontes
Riot in Calcutta Mills Ends With Police Fire
Native workers in Calcutta cotton mills rioted on Thursday. Police opened fire to disperse the mob, leaving many wounded as order was restored. The incident underscores rising labor unrest in the industrial sector.
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Calcutta
Capt Denison Praises Chamberlains Remedy in Africa
In a Bechuanaland dispatch dated Nov 4 1897 Captain C G Dennison renowned for defeating the rebel Galishe recounts buying Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy before a campaign. He says he used it himself and gave it to his men with universally beneficial results. Sold by all egists. ea at LINERS. Seventh page.
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C. G. Dennison
Galishe
Vryburg
Bechuanaland
Chamberlain
Swell menu at University Club stumps Indianapolis diners
An Indianapolis University Club reception for Gen Harrison features a French menu that confounds attendees. Journal readers debate translations as staff struggle to explain dishes like ham ice cream and veal breadlets while English translations fail to clarify the fare.
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Harrison
University Club
Indianapolis
Deimonico
George A. Keeler
Delmonics
Tennessee
Keeler
Morning Journal
Will ham prohibition bill clears house in Georgia
The Willingham prohibition measure passed the Georgia House on Wednesday after a spirited debate. If it also clears the Senate the move could lead to the closing of saloons breweries and distilleries across the state.
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Atlanta
House
Senate
Burglary Husband Paralyzed by Fall as Wife Cries Help
In Cleveland Ohio Mrs Thomas Campbell awoke to a burglar entering through a window. She jumped from a second story window and broke her ankle. Police found the burglar to be her husband Thomas Campbell, allegedly intoxicated, and he is held at the station while she is hospitalized.
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Henry Wiggins
Sullivan
Wiggins
Ghee Adda George Osborn
United States Express Company
Elwood
William Ward
Liberty
Cleveland, O
Thomas Campbell
Wales St
Campbell
Executive board meeting of Boys and Girls National Home in city club
Reports from 40 cities outline progress since last year and next year plans. President Alexander Tiogeland will present a broad report on association work including youth crime suppression initiatives. Vice-president James Summerville presided at the session.
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Boys’ and Girls’ National Home and Employment Association
Alexander Tiogeland
James Summerville
Three Confederate veterans found dead in Savannah hotel bed
David Perdue and Daniel Pope both Confederate veterans from Adrian Georgia were visiting Savannah for a reunion when they were found dead in their beds after apparently blowing out flames from a gas heater. In Dayton Ohio Miles Reichert aged 35 and Mrs Anna Costello were rescued after gas fumes leaked from a gasoline stove left burning on Thursday morning.
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Savannah
David Perdue
Daniel Pope
Adrian
Dayton
Miles Reichert
Wis
Anna Costello
Pollak Virag Telegraph Tests Hit 122000 W ords Hour
Chicago reports the Pollak Virag rapid automatic telegraph set a new high by sending 122000 words per hour from Chicago to Milwaukee and back in a preliminary test. The system then linked to Buffalo and back at 90000 words per hour over a 1062 mile distance.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Buffalo
N. Y
Budapest
Berlin
Natal Farmers Flee Colony Amid Boer Advance
Durban reports Natal farmers abandon the colony in large numbers as they fear Boer incursions. British authorities say remaining farmers will not be molested, but confidence is low and departures continue.
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Durban
Natal
Assisting the Anti-Polygamists in Peru plea drive
A petition by 500 voters and others seeks support against seating Congressman Roberts. The document will be presented to the anti polygamy league in New York.
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Peru
Ind
Roberts
New York
A Street Car Tale of a Crowded Transit Scene
A crowded street car witnesses a young woman of considerable girth entering to general stir. Passengers scramble for space as a large man yields a seat and a mischievous remark triggers a stifled titter. She remains standing with nowhere to pass down town.
Indiana Guards Expand Amid War Time Mustering
Adjutant general Gore traveled to Lebanon on Thursday to muster a new Indiana National Guard company led by Capt. Loughran. The militia now lists 11 infantry companies and two batteries with Indianapolis and Attica as battery sites. a Fort Wayne battery is nearly ready. Average infantry strength is 55, with a goal of 60. batteries average 614 men across all. The law allows 48 infantry companies, four regiments, but funding limits trim totals. two full regiments are sought before year end. No battalion or regimental structure exists due to volunteer enlistments. one Frankfort company was mustered out as leaders joined volunteers.
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Gore
Lebanon
National Guards
Loughran
Indianapolis
Attica
Fort Wayne
Indiana
National Guard
Frankfort
Church Remodel Rededication Set for Sunday
Plainfield Indiana reports the Christian Church has been completely remodeled with a new organ and new seats and a raised floor. It will be rededicated Sunday November 26. Prof E S Ames of Butler College will preach for the occasion.
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Plainfield
Ind
Christian Church
E. 8. Ames
Butler College
Aged Woman Hurt In Vehicle Train Incident
Nancy Jackson a 75 year old of Friendswood was crossing an overhead bridge over the Vandalian track when a train approached. Her horse became frightened the buggy toppled down a 20 foot embankment she sustained bruises and a scalp wound requiring 15 stitches.
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Nancy Jackson
Friendswood
Woman Sues for 5000 Dollars Over Humiliating Transfer Incident
Plaintiff Alice Miller sues The Street Car Company seeking 5000 dollars claiming humiliation after a W Washington street conductor issued a punched transfer that the N Illinois street line conductor refused to honor and ejected her from the car.
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Alice Miller
The
Street. Car Company
W. Washington-st
N. Ilinois St
Coal War Threatened Over Anthracite Market Fight
In New York on November 23, leaders of the Anthracite Coal Operators’ Association pledged to oppose J. P. Morgan and allied financiers to gain control of the anthracite coal market. The group, representing about 30 percent of independent operators in Wyoming Lehigh and Schuylkill valleys, backed the Delaware Valley Kingston railway to compete with Morgan lines, with predictions that coal prices to consumers could drop by at least one dollar per ton and possibly more. Sixty eight independent operators attended the meeting as prominent coal figures stated the fight against established transportation lines would be pursued vigorously.
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New York
J. P. Morgan
Wyoming, Lehigh
Schuyl
Ciy
Indians Reach War Mood on Tama Reservation
The Sac and Fox Indians numbering 450 in Tama county Iowa are said to be ready to take to the wars path over the imprisonment of an 18 year old girl at the Toledo Indian school. Authorities report additional complaints behind the flare up.
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Des Moines
Tama County
Toledo
Democratic Committee Sets Dec 12 Meeting in Indianapolis
The Democratic state central committee will meet in Indianapolis on December 12 to select and schedule district meetings and elect new committeemen. Bartley Campbell an Anderson attorney said the candidate for state chairman supports Bryan and the Chicago platform.
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Bartley Campbell
Anderson
Bryan
Chicago
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