Jealous Colored Man Fatally Shoots Wife After Quarrel
Arles Smith, 39, a Commercial Travelers Club employee, shot his wife twice in the side and once under the eye at their Indianapolis home. He claimed jealousy over another man visiting his wife at a restaurant and later admitted buying the revolver to kill the rival. Smith said he would die or kill himself if given a chance and that he still loved his wife. The wounded woman was treated by Dr. Furnas and taken to City Hospital. the couple had no children and had been married ten years.
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Arles Smith
Smith
Commercial Travelers Club
Indianapolis
Atlanta
Marion
Tie
Willets
Furnas
City Hospital
Mitchell Attacks Goulds Over Indian Territory Strike
President John Mitchell of the United mine workers returns from a St. Louis conference with Illinois operators. He says the Gould Interests are to blame for the strike in the southwest and that miners in Indian Territory suffer greatly. He notes other railroads show concessions while Gould lines refuse to sell coal and suspend car service.
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Indian Territory
Gould
John Mitchell
United Mineworkers
Illinois
St. Louis
Gould Roads
Mitchell
Susquehanna
Brazil
Wee
Mitchell Severel
Goulds
Est
Helen Gould
Calvert Sign Legend Sparks Local Curiosity
Plainfield Indiana November 27 J Palvert reports an old tin sign painted over 25 years ago by James Whitcomb Rines Cumberworth. The sign attracted attention amid a discussion on wholesale slaughter and reckless shooting incidents. Several cattle have been killed in the area.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Plainfield
Ind
J. Palvert
James Whitcomb
Cumberworth
Headless Ghost Haunts Indiana Countryside
A wild headless figure west of Hillsboro is reported to roam the countryside, wielding a large club and frightening locals. It allegedly attacked William Pithound and Ham, leaving them in boots in the commotion. The area is described as greatly excited by the sighting.
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Hillsboro
Fordsville
Ind
William
Aged Negro Dies in Morning Death
An 86 year old Black man named Ithrell died early in the morning at the nearby location.
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Ithrell
Neey
Boers Withdraw South of Estcourt as British Move North
From Durban Mov 27 dispatches report Boer forces pulling back from south of Estcourt while Gen. Hildyard with about 10 000 men advances from Estcourt toward Frere station where an armored train disaster occurred British regiments and mounted cavalry push from Mooi river to Estcourt Boer flanking moves toward Greytown Ladysmith and Weenen threaten Clery relief efforts and Tu gela river awaits.
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Durban
Natal
Estcourt
Hildyard
Frere Station
Mooi River
Pietermaritzburg
Greytown
Belman
Ladysmith
Weenen
Clery
Tugela
Joubert
Rero
Garrson
Blood at Gras Pan
London reports Lord Methuen’s relief march toward Kimberley faced a tough Boer response. The Gras Pan action left 31 Boers killed and 48 wounded with 50 horses dead. earlier Thursday’s clash saw 81 Boers killed, 64 wagons burned, and 59,000 rounds of ammunition blown up while the Ninth Lancers’ fate remained unconfirmed.
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London
Lord Methuen
Kimberley
Gras Panis
Eighteenth Hussars
Dundee
Nicholson's Nek
Gras Pan
Belmont
Methuen
We Will Triumph Says Boer Leader Joubert
General Joubert, commander of the Boer forces, writes to a Magdenburg friend declaring confidence in eventual victory. He predicts the war may last a year but vows the bloodshed will not be borne by their children.
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Gen. Joubert
Berlin
Joubert
Magdenburg
Joubert an American the Brave Boer Commander Born in Pennsylvania
Washington dispatch notes Gem T Joubert born Uniontown Pennsylvania in 1841. He served in the U S Navy under Admiral Dupont then led a colored company in the Army. He later fought at Majuba Hill aiding Boer liberty and became vice president of the South African republic. He visited the United States in 1890 to arrange a South African exhibit for the world fair.
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Jouvert
Uniontown
Holland
United States
Navy
Dupont
Holand
South Africa
Hoers
Yoke
Joubert
Majuba ‘Hill
Opar
South African Republic
Washington
Are Officers Incompetent
A London Standard editorial cited by the Freie Presse argues that young English officers in South Africa are not incompetent. It warns that defeats or setbacks in Africa, the Sudan, or India could produce unpleasant consequences, reflecting broad Briton concern about military leadership.
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London Standard
Frele Presse
South Africa
Africa
Soudan
India
Cape Colony Fighters Suffer Casualties in British Garrison
British garrison reports 30 killed and 23 wounded in Cape Colony clashes. Regiment details unclear as source notes indicate heavy losses during the engagement. Units involved are not specified in the readable fragment.
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Cape Colony
Jameson Returns to London in Disguise
The Exchange telegraph reports Dr. Jameson arrived at Southampton Sunday incognito and traveled to London after sailing from Cape Town on November 10. Also, a Cape Town dispatch says President Kruger’s health is a concern, suffering from Bright's disease.
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Kruger
London
Cape Town
The
Daily News
Pretoria
Bright
General Methuens Captures Boer Position and Ammunition
Cape Town reports General Methuens has taken another Boer position near the Modder river capturing Honey Nest Kloop and seizing 2,000,000 rounds of ammunition in the operation.
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Honey Nest Kloop
Modder River
Italy to Seek Army Funds to Match European Armaments
In Rome the war budget discussed in the chamber of deputies revealed government plans to request additional funds for the army. The war minister cited Europe wide armament changes requiring increases for several years to bring artillery up to par with other powers. The budget was approved. Plague in Michigan spreads from Manchuria to foreign settlements, with hundreds dying weekly.
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Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Europe
Michigan
Tacoma
Wash
Yokohama
New Chiang
Manchuria
Riches of Nome Alaska Spark Hope in Cape Nome Gold
Washington reports G. N. Wright, postmaster at Nome, says no one need earn less than 25 dollars daily in the Cape Nome gold region. Some make 500 dollars in a few hours and he expects 100000 men there by May first.
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Nome
Alaska
Washington
G. N. Wright
Cape Nome
American prisoners report insurgent deserters in Philippines
Manila dispatch says Gen. MacArthur's forces occupy Mangatarem west of Bayambang in the Rio Agno valley. Nine Americans escaped from insurgents at Mangatarem and report four deserters serving with the insurgents including Howard Ford Martin and Watts.
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Manila
MacArthur
Mangatarem
Bayambang
Rio Agno
C. L. Powers
Urdaneta
B. J. Greene
Edwards and Bird
Private Jones
Twelfth Infantry
John Desmong
Signal Corps
F. E. Huber
Transmission of depravity at Meridian Methodist meeting
At Meridian street church on Monday morning Rev. S. D. Grimes of West Indianapolis preached on the Transmission of depravity. He argued depravity is hereditary and from a disordered soul, with the antidote in a rearrangement of the holy spirit. Dr. Quayle disagreed, asserting Christ shared the depravity but remained sinless through spiritual power.
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Methodist Preachers
Meridian St. M
D. Grimes
First Methodist Church
West Indianapolis
Quayle
Grimes
Christ
Alleged Murder Suspect Sought Across State Lines
Gov Mount issues requisition to Missouri governor to return George Watson held in Waynesville prison. Watson is sought in Gresne county for alleged complicity in the murder of Clara Wagoner on Oct 9 1891. William H Wagoner is serving life for the crime and Mary Ann Anderson is jailed in Bloomfield for aiding the killing.
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Gov. Mount
Missouri
George Watson
Waynesville
Watson
Gresne County
Clara Wagoner
Wiliam H. Wagoner
Mary Ann Anderson
Bloomfield
Weekly Wage Payment Conference Sets Future Line
Labor commissioners McCormack and Schmid met with Gry 3rount Attorney General Taylor and others including McAbee and Edgar A Perkins to discuss weekly wage payments. State laws were reviewed and a future line of action determined at the 3 p m meeting.
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McCormack
Schmid
Gry
3Rount
Atttorney Gen
Taylor
McAbee
Edgar A. Perkins
State Federation of Labor
Two Prominent Men Dead in Shelbyville
Shelbyville Indiana November 27 Prof Willard Fields 38 an educator and county council member died at Fairland Monday morning Sylvester Skillman a leading businessman in Shelbyville also dropped dead in the same area last night The deaths remove two well known local figures and members of the community.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Three-year-old Lucille Linville Mauled by Shepherd Dog
In Rushville Indiana on Sunday night the child Lucille Linville aged three suffered severe injuries when a shepherd dog bit her face and nose. She required ninety six stitches and doctors fear she may lose her eyesight. The dog was killed.
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Rushville
Ind
Lucille Linville
Rev McDhorvey Called to Dayton
Rev J McDhorvey pastor of the United Presbyterian Church has received a unanimous call to Dayton, action not yet taken. Mrs R Churchill of Berlin VT reports her baby cured by DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve for running sores, a remedy for piles and skin diseases, beware of counterfeit products advertised by some druggists.
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McDhorvey
Dayton
Richmond
Ind
J.mcdhorvey
United Presbyterian Church
Tish-I-Mingo's Sold to Bargains at Bargains
A fragmentary note shows Tish-I-Mingo's sold to 189 percent Bicycles at Bargains, with a reference to 32 H Washington Street and partial names like Jos and Ce Pheger.
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Tish-I-Mingo
H. Washington-st
Jos
Ce ‘Pheger
Will Roberts Face Expulsion Question Split By Parties
Brigham H. Roberts says he will attend the Democratic caucus amid a contest over his seat. Republicans may push financial legislation as Kentuckians await the election board decision. History recalls Delegate Cannon’s 1878 swearing in and expulsion fight, with experts split on expelling Roberts.
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Roberts
Ife
Congress
Nis
House
Cannon
Utah
Merriam
New York
Camnon
House caucus readies currency bill plan
Seven members of the House caucus committee met informally at Gen. Henderson's rooms to arrange a joint conference with Republican senators. Aimed to act in December before the holiday recess, the group drafted provisions for currency reform including a single gold standard, impounded greenbacks, revised national bank circulation, and smaller bank capital.
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Washington
House Caucus Committee
D. B. Jenderson
House
Body blow as election board awaited in Kentucky
Politicians in Frankfort wait for the state election board meeting set for Saturday. Anti Goebel factions call the Court of Appeals ruling in Nelson county a body blow and argue the Democratic candidate must rely on Jefferson county possibly being excluded.
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Frankfort
State Election Board
Court of Appeals
Nelson County
Jefferson County
Republicans discuss McKinley running mate in New York
Prominent Republicans gather in New York on Sunday to discuss 1900 vice presidential favor. Attendees include Senators Hanna Chandler Penrose and leaders. Root Roosevelt and Woodruff are named as possible picks.
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New York
McKinley
Secretary Root
Roosevelt
Lioux
Woodruff
Hanna
Chandler
Penrose
Ministers Gather for English Church Regular Meeting
About 15 clergymen attended the Monday morning session at the English church. Dr. A L Orcutt urged church union and said universal union meetings could do great good. The next gathering on December 11 will discuss making the Sunday school more useful to the church.
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A. L. Orcutt
Englewood
Free Silverites of Colorado Organize to Battle for Hobby
The Free Silverites of Colorado form a group in Denver filing articles of incorporation. The society claims to promote social welfare for members but aims to unite supporters of free and unlimited coinage of gold and silver at 16 to 1 without international consent.
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Colorado
Denver
Col
American Knights of Silver
Thanksgiving Round Trip Rates on Big Four Route
One and one third fare saves for round trip with tickets valid for travel November 29 and 30. Return until December 1 inclusive.
The Sun's Liners Shine On Seventh Page
A brief note highlights the seventh page of The Sun, listing prominent liners and features. It signals an array of columns, captions, and commentary readers can skim for quick headlines and cultural notes.
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the Sun
Suspected Purse Probe Tangles Grand Jury Session
The grand jury questioned bank cashiers Chas Latham Fletcher Oscar Frenzel Merchants Ed Porter Indiana and Wm F Churchman Capital about accounts of men suspected of receiving money for voting on the street car franchise. Bank cooperation to compel details is questioned. Monday morning Daniel Wiles, a loan agent, testified as a rumor witness.
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Chas, Latham
Fletcher's
Oscar Frenzel
Merchant’s
Ed Porter
Indiana
Wm. F. Churchman
Capital
Daniel Wiles
Men Read Down White River to Test Navigability
Tuesday morning Frank Norville John Streibeck and Fred Knedle will start down White river on a raft to ascertain whether the river is navigable. Norville is captain of the steamer Sun shine at Broad Ripple. They will report to the government through the Commercial club. The trip will be made to the mouth of the river.
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Frank Norville
John Streibeck
Fred
Knedle
White River
Norville
Sunshine
Broad Ripple
Commercial Club
Death by own action ends Shelbyville saloon man
Sylvester Skillman, a saloon operator in Shelbyville, Ind, died after shooting himself in the mouth. The death, reported as Monday morning at Fairfield, follows a remonstrance filed against granting him a new license, cited as the cause.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Sylvester Skillman
Fairland
Daybreak Gelding Dies After Accident at Bennings Racecourse
Daybreak the gelding owned by W C Hayes fell at Bennings race course in Washington on Saturday and broke her neck. The report notes Proclamation won at London by a 2 to 1 shot in a Saturday race and mentions the Paris exposition prize list totaling 35000 dollars. Also states cycling championship decisions will take three days and John T Wisher of Chicago set a new in door bicycle record in Convention hall Kansas City with a mile pace of 1 52 2 5.
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Daybreak
W. C. Hayes
Bennings
Washington
Ted Sloane
Proclamation
London
Manchester
John T. Wisher
Chicago
Convention Hall
Kansas City
Drownings and suicides linked to scattered events across states
An unknown man drowned after stepping from a train onto a high trestle over the Catawba River in South Carolina. In Mount Belmont, Louisiana three Black suspects killed Deputy Sheriff Marquette Sunday night. Emmett Peterson, a prisoner in Suf folk Virginia, attempted escape Sunday night, firing at the jailer’s wife before killing himself. Thomas O'Weese in St. Louis lost his job and killed himself. People of Hilliards Ohio lost 385000 in a Franklin bucket shop scheme in New York. The Russian warship Admiral Apraxine is ashore on Hogiland island in the Gulf of Finland.
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Catawba River
South Carolina
Emmett Peterson
Suffolk
Hilliards
Franklin Bucket-Shop
New York
Apraxine
Hogiland
Gulf of Finland
Marriage Licenses Published in Local Register
Albert B. Wiley and Laura R. Whetstone Clem B. Abrams and Mary E. Brown William Rogers and Wilma Mefford Moses Saulter and Fannie Smith John F. E. Long and Mary M. Harms George Hasker and Bessie Webber Christopher C. Robinson and Amy Campbell Clarence E. Griffy and Eula E. Humphreys Edward Fultz and Georgia Walden Charles W. Freeman and Olfe Evans
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Albert B. Wiley
Laura R. Whetstone
Clem B. Abrams
Mary E. Brown
William Rogers
Wdlna Mefford
Moses Saulter
Fannie Smith
John FE. Long
Mary M. Harms
George Hasker
Bessie Webber
Christopher C. Robinson
Amy Campbell
Clarence E. Griffy
Eula E. Humphreys
Edward Fultz
Georgia Walden
Charles W. Freeman
Olfe Evans
Interstate Live Stock Market Report at Indianapolis
The Interstate Stock Yards in Indianapolis on Monday November 27 reported receipts of 900 cattle and 700 shipments. Prices ranged with good to prime steers 5 25 to 5 50 per hundredweight and assorted heifers, cows, and veals priced per quality tier. Bulls and stockers showed varying bids from 2 00 to 3 90 depending on grade and weight.
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Interstate Stock Yards
Indianapolis
Cece Peerceeens
Bargain Fall Textiles and Outerwear Sale Prices
A catalog-style list offers jackets, coats, and blankets with bold prices for kersey cloth jackets from $4.75 to $7.50, silk lined options up to $12.50, and coats for children to $5. Comfort cottons, cretonne, calicoes, and French satineens are priced per yard or per item. Includes horse blankets and carriage robes advertised as one-third off.
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Breck
Market report on live cattle sheep and hog prices
Receipts and price quotes for steers heifers cows and calves with ranges from good to fair or common categories. Includes butcher and stocker values and sheep and lamb quotes with small regional supply notes and shipment terms.
City Grain Market Report for Monday Trading Prices
Inspection and price listings across grain categories show No. 3 red and white, No. 1 white, mixed and yellow varieties with car counts totaling 49 for grains. Wheat and corn show mixed prices with No. 2 red at 6c to No. 3 red at 64c, oats steady with No. 2 white at 2c, No. 3 white at 25c, and hay steady with timothy bids from $10.50 to $11.50 per ton.
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City
Hay
Timothy
Wheat declines mark liquidity sway on Chicago Board of Trade
On the Chicago Board of Trade Monday December wheat sold at low points with December May spread widening as December remains under pressure. Liverpool traded about a penny lower while visible supply rose by 1 935 000 bushels and world shipments stayed light. Oats and January pork products showed mixed moves with futures easing.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Bears
Liverpool
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Interstate Live Stock Market
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Union Stock Yards
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Indiana Dental College Department of Dentistry
University of Indianapolis
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