Burial methods at Camp Wikoff draw clergymen’s fire
Rev Henry B Bryan of Montauk Point disputes Major Browns claim that soldiers were properly buried. He says many were in plain pine coffins without uniforms and some without proper burial rites. Indignation meetings at Camp Wikoff push back on charges of mistreatment and praise careful interment practices.
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New York
Henry B. Bryan
Episcopal Church
Brotherhood of St. Andrew
Montauk Point
Camp Wikoff
Maj. Brown
Bryan
Hempstead
Betsy Colgate Suicide Shocks Manchester Family
Betsy Colgate, 22, daughter of a prominent Manchester family, shot herself Friday afternoon after returning from lunch to her room. The death was reported by the family as accidental. No one was with her. a physician was once called about stomach poisoning. A childhood head injury is noted as contributing to mental trouble.
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Manchester
N. H
Betsy Colgate
The Full Ticket for Marion County Ballot
The complete democratic ticket printed in Fridays Sun includes Ebenezer Henderson and Uviah Jackson as joint representatives for Marion and Morgan and Marion and Hancock respectively, plus Marion county candidates Albert Sahm Alexander Ayres Charles B Clark Frank B Walcott W W Robbins Timothy Harrington August Tamm Luke Walpole C G W McComb D D Jennings Jeremiah Joseph Casey James O Day Samuel White Charlie Black Nichard Kennedy George Surrells and a slate for constables with Samuel White Charles Black James O Day Richard Kennedy George Surrells Nicholas Oley George R Hutton E F Ehlers W C Cunningham Andrew Sayers Harry Barrett Charles Sorters. Three ballots were required to nominate.
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Ebenezer Henderson
Martinsville
Ecratcor
Marion and
Morgan
Uviah
Jackson
Greenfield
Hancock
Albert Sahm
Alexander C. Ayres
Charles B. Clark
Frank B. Walcott
W. W. Robbins
Timothy Harrington
August Tamm
Marion County
Luke Walpole
C. G. W. McComb
D. D. Jennings
Jeremiah Joseph Casey
James
Justices of the Peace
Center
Samuel White
Charlies Black
James O'Day
Nichard Kennedy
George Surrells
Corstzhies
Constabulary
Charles Black
Richard Kennedy
Nicholas Oley
George R. Hutton
E. F. Ehlers
W. C. Cunningham
Andrew Sayers
Harry Barrett
Charles Sorters
Rev Marion Crosley Accepts Pastorship at Central Universalist Church
Rev Marion Crosley arrived from Norwich Connecticut to take the pastorate at Central Universalist Church. He begins Sunday at 10 30 am with the sermon The Pentecostal season. Crosley is a prominent Universalist pastor and former missionary in Glasgow Scotland. He resigned his Norwich church to relocate to Indiana and will occupy the new parsonage at New Jersey and Fifteenth streets.
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Marion Crosley
Norwich
Conn
Central Universalist Church
Crossey
Universalist Church
Glasgow
Scotland
Indiana
Central Church
New Jersey
Suspense at Pana as strikers guard captured train
From Friday night to dawn Saturday a tense standoff unfolded as striking miners seized a train at Pana Illinois and freed enslaved workers en route to Tower Hill. Deputies reinforced by guards roamed the countryside while a girl warned of a counterattack and the attackers kept watch at crossroads. Martial law had not been declared and Capt. Craig led state guards with no orders to act.
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Pana
Washington
Indiana
Tower Hill
Winchesters
Craig
Galesburg
A Mother's Suffering and a Divorce Plea in Court
In Judge McMaster's court a mother named Iila F. Phillips sought separation from Charles E. Phillips. She testified he abandoned her to raise two children while he lived elsewhere. Her sickly daughter died during his absence, and the mother used the child's seven dollar savings to buy a burial plot.
A Prosperous Graft Ends With Workhouse Sentence
George Jackier a well dressed Hebrew con man who claimed hardship to swindle citizens was sent to the work house from police court on a loitering charge. Papers in his possession suggest he operated the same scheme in other cities. He was fined 25 dollars and imprisoned 380 days.
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George Jackier
Sick Boy Seeks Mother's Care From Indiana City
Harry Reckard, a young Indianapolis lad, ran off to Anderson where he fell ill. He wrote to Supt. Quigley asking that his mother be notified. His mother, located at 430 North Capitol Avenue, will look after him.
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Harry Reckard
Indianapolis
Anderson
Supt
Quigley
N. Capitol Ave
Dr Bull's Cough Syrup Saves Child Life in Ad
A historical advertisement touts Dr Bull's Cough Syrup claiming it saves children from croup whooping cough and measles cough. It promises universal cure with a price of 2c.
Indianapolis Water Works Purchase Denounced by Board Committee
A Board of Trade committee reviewing the Hord plan for the Indianapolis water works rejects the proposed 3.5 million price as excessive. It notes the plant’s tangible value is about 1.6 million and fears the city would own a white elephant, urging against paying so much even with installments. It warns substantial public funds would yield poor long term value.
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Board of Trade
Hord
Indianapolis
M Abbee Recommends Expanded Factory Law Proposals
Indiana factory inspector McAbee urged the Indiana Federation of Labor at Terre Haute to widen the factory inspection act. He proposed extending coverage to mercantile businesses to protect underage education, provide seating for workers, require fire escapes on public buildings over two stories, empower enforcement of Sunday labor laws, bar sub letting on public works, let city engineers hire directly, and reduce the cost of a child’s affidavit to ten cents.
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McAbee
Indiana Federation of Labor
Terre Haute
Federation
Colonel Quigley Joins Kentucky Hospitality at Louisville Race Track
Indianapolis official Quigley, titled Colonel by virtue of his position, visits Louisville for private business and finds time for pleasure. He is escorted by Chief Hunger as spectators joke about the cake walk judges, including Mayor Weaver and Maj. Hughes. Quigley watches the race as colored cake-walk contestants entertain the crowd.
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Quigley
Kentucky
Louisville
Col’ Quigley
Mayor Weaver
Maj. Hughes
Col. Quigley
Indianapolis
Mr. Weaver
Sorrow Follows Death Announcement at Indiana Company Banquet
A planned reception and banquet for Company A, 158th Indiana volunteers, turned into sorrow when word arrived that Corporal Victor Rosberg had died. Rosberg, a popular officer, was ill in Knoxville and had earlier been hospitalized. Death attributed to level trouble.
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Company A
158Th
Indiana Volunteers
Victor Rosberg
Rosberg
Capt. Little
Mr. Hassler
Washington St
Corporal Rosberg
Gus Rosberg
N. Pennsylvania St
Knoxville
In Charge of the Town Craig Orders Guard in Pana
Capt Craig says he would have stopped a plan by negroes and deputies to intercept union miners. Lieut Henry to establish a provost guard in Pana Saturday night. Fifty men assigned. Salons opened Saturday morning then closed two hours later for an indefinite period.
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Craig
Pana
Lieut
Henry
Indiana Flag to Represent State at Macon Jubilee
Indiana will participate in the Macon diamond jubilee in October with a living flag picture created by school children. Governor Mount will send a flag to represent Indiana in the tribute.
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Indiana
Macon
Dog freed after three days in cornfield rope tied to stalk
A dog wandered into a cornfield along Central avenue near Fall Creek Bridge for three days, barking and moaning as if lost or ill. Residents searched Friday night and found the dog bound by a rope to a corn stalk. After rescue, the dog drank water, ate ham and bread, and was eventually released to follow a scent toward his home.
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Fall Creek Bridge
Central Ave
Newby Oval
Flo
Obesity Pills Warned After Death In West Indianapolis
The coroner was not notified about John Quincy Adams who died at his West Indianapolis home on Thursday night, reportedly from taking obesity pills. A physician notes most patent obesity products rely on phytoline from poke plant and can cause gastritis or poisoning. Gastritis risks and indirect weight loss prompt emphasis on exercise and diet. Hood's Sarsaparilla promotes itself as a health aid.
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John Quincy Adams
Indianapolis
Island conquest theme stirs Marion club reception
Robert Taylor of Fort Wayne addressed Marion club after a reception Friday night. He spoke on campaign issues and argued the Spanish-American War expanded beyond Cuba. He claimed the United States grew hungry for islands and would claim those useful to it as spoils of war.
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Marion Club
Robert §. Taylor
Fort Wayne
Cuba
Spain
First Session Of The Peach Commissioners In Paris
The first official meeting of peace commissioners occurred Saturday afternoon in the ambassadors hall, a room noted for white and gold decor. Montero Rios addressed the assembly as credentials were exchanged. The Spanish government has informed Rios that American support for the insurgents is a factor since the protocol signing.
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Paris
Hall of Ambassadors
Montero Rios
Rios
Shafter Letter Defends Evans Amid National Press Attacks
Postmaster Willis reveals General Shafter's Sept. 26 Camp Wikoff letter rebutting sensational yellow journalism. Shafter calls reports outrageous and insists his Cuba campaign was a success. He praises pension official Evans and notes Grand Army members seek treasury favors.
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Nashville
Tenn
Willis
Gen. Shafter
Camp Wikoff
Yellow
Cuba
Becketts Office Not Linked to Witness Offer Claim
In Greenfield court, Harry Littlejohn testified that an offer of 25 to 30 dollars for his testimony was discussed with a man in attorney Wymond J. Beckett's office. Beckett denies any such offer and says Littlejohn’s statements were not made in his office and he knew nothing about the offer.
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Beckett
Beaupre
Greenfield
Harry Littlejohn
Wymond J. Beckett
Littlejohn
Littlejohn Stated Clearly That the Offer Was Not Made In Mr. Beckett
Rabbit's Foot Fares Through Santiago Campaign Unscathed
A recruiting station in Chicago’s N Illinois street has screened 1512 applicants since May 1, with 1011 accepted and 501 rejected. One in three fail to meet standards as two to six men are examined daily under Surgeon Dr Earp. Otto A Hasenfuss of Fort Wayne’s Company I served at Camp Wikoff and returned unharmed, earning the nickname Rabbit’s Foot from the tale of a tattooed willow and tombstone on an applicant’s arm.
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Santiago
Illinois St
Earp
Wm. Ellsworth
Buffalo Bill
Otto A. Hasenfuss
Fort Wayne
U. S. Infantry
Veiled Woman Refused Testimony in Police Court
In police court Saturday a heavily veiled woman arrested in a beer garden Friday night was identified as Harriet Houten of Peoria Illinois. Capt. Kruger had her veil removed and she was recognized as a bad woman. The court would not allow testimony unless she unveiled. she stayed hidden and was fined.
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Beer Gardens
Harriet Houten
Peoria
Capt
Kruger
Indianapolis Weather Outlook For 36 Hours Ends Sunday
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity calls for cloudy weather with occasional rains Saturday night and Sunday. Early Saturday temperatures ranged from 64 at 7 am to 66 at noon and 70 at 2 pm, with the 8 pm Sunday end point unspecified.
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Indianapolis
Deaf mute woman screams for help as rider tries kiss
Miss Victoria Michowski, visiting Detroit, gained the use of her voice Friday to scream for aid when a tandem rider began making advances. Her alarm drew neighbors who confronted the man as he fled, ending a brief assault attempt on the deaf mute.
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Detroit
Mich
Victoria Michowski
Ian
Miss Michowski
County Officials Debate Fee Delay Tempest in a Teapot
Shilling paid the county treasurer 9070.11 on Friday as a quarterly salary balance. The delay cited stems from an auditor voucher lag, with Deputy Auditor Shepard defending Auditor Smith and noting the law allows end-of-term lump sums. Democrats criticize the delay as a political ploy.
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Shilling
Shepard
Smith
Must Let Her Alone Warns of Harassment by Greegor
James B. Greegor and Nellie Woo worth eloped then returned claiming they were not married. Greegor, already married, was accused of taking the girl to Chicago and Milwaukee where he was arrested at their hotel. The family chose not to press charges and Greegor and his mother visited Supt. Quigley to promise no further contact.
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James B. Greegor
Nellie Wooworth
Greegor
Alabama St
Chicago
Milwauke
Quigley
Volunteers refit rooms to house friendless men
The Volunteers of America will provide a home for friendless men at 29 S. Lincoln Street after refitting the second floor with repapering and incandescent lighting and preparing the third floor with beds and baths. An army midnight rescue corps will care for drunkards and saloon frequenters.
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Volnteers
Volunteers of America
S. Iincis St
Army
Shortage Reaches Eight Thousand Dollars Blamed on Weather
The executive committee of the board of agriculture met Saturday to discuss the shortage from the cent state fair. Figures are not complete yet but Secre Kenently states the shortage will reach eight thousand dollars. The board says a wetter week would have increased the treasury instead of a drought.
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8 Board of Agriculture
Alleged Dynamiter Edward Sailor Arrested in Martinsville
Police report Edward Sailor was arrested on a dynamiting charge in Martinsville near Capitol Avenue. Details from the fish commissioner Newhouse include a fifteenth street address and a nearby location. Further investigation pending.
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Edward Sailor
Martinsville
Capitol-ave
Newhouse
Sige
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