Political Game in Indiana Amends Court History
The article argues Democrats pushed constitutional amendments in Indiana while disputing a 1880 Supreme Court ruling. It links the 1880 decision to Hendricks’ national bid, notes an October versus November election shift, and mentions a Kelso voting challenge and a South Bend case that favored advertising elections. It suggests Governors Mount and Taylor may rely on the 1894 precedent to deem amendments carried.
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Mount
Taylor
Supreme Court
Democratic Supreme Court
Cincinnati
Thomas A Hendricks
Hendricks
Indiana
James V. Kelso
New Albany
Porter
Garfield
South Bend
K K K Band Leaders Executed for Fiendish Murders
Manila reports the execution of Eduardo Mamungan and Pablo de la Cruz for leading the Katipunan Kabayan Kalaigan gang. The group tortured victims with mutilations and killings for valuables, while Panay insurgent clashes see Company A of the Nineteenth Infantry repelling dawn attacks at Sibalem with 8 killed and 2 wounded. Private T. C. Brown recaptured.
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Manila
Eduardo Mamungan
Romano Santiago
Pablo de la Cruz
Mungan
Basiliopnlu
Katipunan
Kabayan
Kalaigan
T. C. Brown
Panay
Frank Gellist
Sibalem
Ben Prager
Heir to Million Weds Bridgeport Factory Worker
Mare Katherine O'Donnell, formerly a Bridgeport factory employee, marries Joseph Buckingham Canfield heir to a million and son of rubber manufacturer H O Canfield. The engagement surprised society, but Canfield's parents approved and welcomed the match, with the couple presenting at Elmwood Place.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Mare Katherine O’donnell
Joseph Buckingham Canfield
H. O. Canfield
Milion
Canfield
Miss O'Donnell
Vermont
Canfield Rubber Works
Innkeeper Blames Rockefeller Over Liquor License Fight
John Melin owner of a Pocantico Hills inn on Sleepy Hollow Road faces a bid to revoke his liquor license by the Greater New York Anti Saloon League for alleged Raines law violations. He accuses John D. Rockefeller of pressuring him with property purchases near his residence to curb liquor traffic. Villagers say Rockefeller has spent about $500,000 buying land around his country seat.
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New York
John Melin
Sleepy Hollow Road
John D. Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
Anti-Saloon League of
Greater New York
Melin
Rockefeller
Bertha Cook Sentenced for Postoffice Robbery at Brownwood
In Fort Worth on November 24, Bertha Cook received a two year penitentiary term for robbing the Brownwood post office. She used her young daughter to reach into a bank box adjacent to the post office lockbox, extracting checks and other mail.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Bertha Cook
Brownwood
Banana growers seek direct steamship line from New York to Bluefields
A committee of independent banana growers led by S. W. Setton and Frank Turner of Rama Bluefields Nicaragua arrives in New York to study establishing a three steamer service to Bluefields. They pledge support against the banana trust and aim to unite with Western jobbers to form a direct line.
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S. W. Setton
Frank Turner
Rama
Bluefields
Nicaragua
Banana Trust
Western Banana Jobbers’ Association
Growers’ Committee
Fifth Avenue churches struggle to fill pulpit after pastors depart
In New York the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, long tied to John D. Rockefeller, cannot lure a new pastor after Dr. Faunce left for Brown University. Attempts to hire Dr. O P Gifford of Buffalo at 7500 dollars then 10000 dollars were rejected, echoing a similar effort at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian a year earlier.
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New York
Fifth-ave. Baptist Church
John D. Rockefeller
Faunce
Brown University
O. P. Gifford
Buffalo
Gifford
Fifth-ave
Ghosts Haunt Mrs Williams in Des Plaines Street Case
Chicago authorities seize on a strange haunting as Mrs Gertrude Williams accuses her unseen nightly intruders of tormenting her for four weeks and seeks arrest of her husband George Williams who is blamed for the specter activity. A hoodoo charm is recommended by the sergeant to combat the ghosts.
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Chicago
Gertrude Williams
George Willams
Syndicate of Ghosts
Desplaines St
Jange Williams
Sergt
Marsh
Williams
Edith Booth Death Ties New York Heir to Family Reconciliation
New York reports Edith Booth, later identified as Mrs Edith Van Beil, died after a carriage fall in Central Park. Newton B Stachelberg, heir to 500000, reconciled with his mother and brother following the event. The couple had met in Manhattan months earlier. Van Beil and her husband denied stage life and marriage claims while her relatives arrived from Altoona.
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Edith Booth
Newton B. Stachelberg
Altoona
Fifth-ave
Central Park
Stachelberg
van Beil
Bellevue Hospital
Benjamin Buycott
Griggs to resign as attorney general amid liquor dealer pressure
Washington reports that Attorney General Griggs intends to resign on March 4 after receiving a telegraph from New Jersey liquor dealers linking his position to their support. The liquor association funds its chief attorney at 25000 dollars yearly, and Griggs has long served as their counsel despite his personal abstinence from alcohol.
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Washington
Griggs
New Jersey
Liquor Dealery Association
Gov. Griggs
Can a man be compelled to own land in Fort Scott
In Fort Scott Kansas on November 26 the issue arose whether a man can be forced to own property. The city sought to compel J A White to fill a washed away lot near the Marmaton river and install guard rails. White abandoned the residence site claiming he no longer owns it as his land washed away. The city asserts ownership down to China further.
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Fort Scott
Kas
J. A. White
White
China
Serpent interrupts revival services in Shippensburg church
In Shippensburg Pennsylvania on November 26 a large snake crawled over the floor of a United Brethren church during revival services. A woman felt it on her feet, causing panic as attendees fled and workers attempted to capture the reptile. The snake was killed and services resumed amid speculation about how it entered the building.
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Shippensburg
United Brethren Church
Man drinks, eats his way through house in Richmond
Queeny Watkins left New Kent in charge of her brother-in-law Henry Watkins. Four days later she found he had consumed four gallons of wine, three gallons of sweet pickles, meat, flour, coffee, walnuts, peas and tenement-length sweet potatoes while she was away. He was arrested and later released on costs of 1.20.
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Richmond
Henry
Plucky 11-Year-Old Foils Burglars in Plainfield
Lettie Fletcher, 11, awoke to find two burglars in a trunk. She grabbed a shotgun, forced them to flee from a window, and alerted her family. Father, mother, and brother were poisoned in the attempt. the father may die. Police hunt the assailants as the community praises the girl’s courage.
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Plainfield
Conn
Lettie Fletcher
John Fletcher
Postum Co. Tavern Boosts Battle Creek Boom City
An article highlights Battle Creek Michigan as a hospitable stop between Chicago and Detroit with the Postum Cereal Co. complex and a uniquely themed Tavern. It notes Postumville famed for its white buildings and rapid growth driven by Postum Food Coffee and Grape Nuts ads.
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Michigan
Battle Creek
Chicago
Detroit
Michigan Central
Grand Trunk
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Italy
Austria
Germany
Switzerland
France
England
C. W. Post
The
Postum Co
Lake
Postum Cereal Co
Postumville
Postum Food
Trenn
Wdvertiser
Hanna’s Pet Bill Faces House Opposition
Senator Hanna’s ship subsidy measure likely will be opposed in the House by Rep. Burton of Cleveland. Burton says the bill changed materially since introduction and doubts the principle, noting he cannot support it without thorough reading of the modified form.
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Burton
Seid
Washington
Hanna
T. E. Burton
Cleveland
Railroad Time-Lard Peoria to Bloomington Services
Schedule fragment shows train times for Peoria Bloomington and Champaign routes. Entries list morning and evening departures with notes on connections and approximate service windows.
City Ticket Office Schedule Fragments
Readable fragments show city ticket office times and train routes including Cincinnati ex Cin and Det ex, Cin and Dayton ex, Cin and Dayton lim, and Cin Toledo Detroit schedules with various arrival and departure times. The text preserves station listings and times but is incomplete.
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City Ticket Oiles
Washington
Cincinnati
Det
Dayton
Dayton Lim
Toledo
Detroit
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