Prapk Ge Carpenter Praises Porto Rico After Return
Ge. Carpenter the well known newspaper correspondent and recent Porto Rico traveler spoke at Bates Tuesday praising the island as a valuable U S acquisition. He predicted future American homes and investment, noted labor conditions, and commended Perry Heath and Capt W H Ellott for building a strong postal system and educational progress.
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Porto Rico
Carpenter
Perry Heath
W. H. El-lott
Attorney General Taylor Returns from Washington in Tax Patents Case
Taylor has filed a brief in the supreme court on the state’s right to tax patents. He also visited New York and witnessed a ship in the Dewey naval parade. The tax case awaits argument until the chief justice returns from Europe after involvement in the Venezuelan boundary matter.
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Washington
Taylor
Supreme Court
New York
Redain
Europe
Augustus Kruger Seeks Mayor’s Help for Boer Regiment
Augustus Kruger traveled from Nelizh Neb to seek Mayor Harrison’s aid in raising an Irish and German regiment in Chicago to join the Boer forces in the Transvaal. The mayor was away. Kruger mentions sons and grandsons in Kearney Neb who may follow him, and Kruger believes Dom Paul will win.
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Augustus Kruger
Nelizh
Neb
Harrison
Chicago
Transvaal
Kearney
South Africa
Dom Paul
Palmer murder case figure seeks divorce in Rushville
Anna Leonard filed for divorce from Abner Leonard in Rushville Indiana on October 4. The case links to the Palmer murder trial where Leonard was acquitted of killing Anna’s father George Palmer after she supported him. Leonard later married and deserted Leonarcod.
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Rushville
Ind
Anna Leonard
Abner Leonard
Palmer
George Palmer
Leonard
W Leonard
New Birth and Death Reporting Law Takes Effect
A new law returning birth and death reporting to the Board of Health requires doctors to report immediately. The previous five day limit is replaced, and city hospital birth returns have often arrived in batches. recently a batch dated Sept 15 was filed.
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Board of Health
Presentation of Diamond-Studded Sword to Admiral Sampson
Gov Voorhees received a letter from Capt Chadwick of the flagship New York stating that naval officers of Sampson s fleet plan to present the diamond studded sword to the admiral in Trenton on October 55 a gala affair
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Sampson
Trenton
N. J
Purdue Professor Seeks State Aid over Attica Glanders
Prof. Bitting of Purdue asked the attorney general on Tuesday how to handle glanders near Attica as the live stock sanitary commission has no funds left. Some horse owners deny his authority to order animal killings.
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Prof. Bitting
Purdue
Attica
Live Stock Sanitary Commission
Miners complain over unhealthful drinking water in Sullivan county
Sullivan county miners protest to county health authorities about unsafe drinking water. Mine owners sought a remedy for better water without success. The case was referred to the State board of health for guidance.
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Sullivan County
Case
State Board of Health
Oberlin student Roy Bennett abducted in mysterious carriage incident
Roy Bennett a 17 year old Oberlin telegraph college student was seized while Hickory nutting with a companion. A buggy stopped them two men bound his hands and feet carried him away while the other boy escaped gagged. The abductors are unidentified and authorities pursue leads while the companion reports the hint of a family connection in the motive.
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Oberlin
Roy Bennett
Oberlin Telegraph College
Bennett
Fasher
Fisher
Young Bennett
Klondike
St. Louis
Joy and sorrow mix as Leen father dies during home injury
In Cincinnati on Oct 4 Patrick Leen died after a fall while painting his house. His wife, en route to the dying man, went into labor on a street car and gave birth with only a police lieutenant present before the patrol wagon took her to the hospital.
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Cincinnati
Leen
Patrick Leen
Casey
Indianapolis group attends Lafayette state conference
A large party of Indianapolitans traveled to Lafayette on Tuesday to participate in the state conference of charities and corrections which began that day.
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Lafayette
Indianapolitans
State Conference of Charities and Corrections
Grape Harvest and Wine Making in South France
The article surveys a ten week grape season in southern France. It details field labor by women and men, grape pressing in wooden tubs, and the fermentation process in large vats. Experts judge quality by aroma and set prices, with best wines branded yearly while poorer batches are stored or reused.
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France
Calfornia
California
Vorten Immek
Digestive Aid Promises Quick Dyspepsia Cure
Dyspepsia cure digests food and aids nature to revive exhausted organs. It is the latest discovered digestant and tonic. It relieves and claims to permanently cure Indigestion and related symptoms. Prepared by E. C. DeWitt & Co Chicago. All Druggists.
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E. C. DeWitt &Co
Chicago
Brazilian duck farm gains fame near Dyberstown
A three acre Brazilian duck farm near Dyberstown Pennsylvani a on the old eastern pike hatches over 4 000 ducks this season using 200 laying ducks and 40 drakes. Ducks are hatched without incubators in nine pens and shipped weekly to waiting chefs. The French feeding process and chop meat based feed create a tender flavorful meat sought by Atlantic City hotels and city diners alike.
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Dyberstown
Peking
Pen No. 9
Atlantic City
City-by-the-Sea
Pensions for Hoosiers list by names and amounts
Pensions for Hoosiers show specific recipients with payment ranges. Entries include Frank O Neill Wabash $10 Geo E Geisendorff National Military Home Grant County $8 and additional figures for Jones Vienna $6 to $8 Stouder Selma $6 to $8 Gaines Connersville $8 to $12 Frakes Branchville $36 to $38 Connell Remington $6 to $8 Restoration and increase George W Johnston Pine Village $4 to $6 Increase John W Neely Michigan Town $6 to $10 Grissom Cicero $10 to $12 Snow Harum $17 to $24 King Eckerly $6 to $8 McIntyre Monroe City $17 to $24 Steller Frankfort $14 to $17 Cokee Kilmore $3 to $12 Park Indianapolis $12 to $24 Goggeshall Fountain City $6 to $8 Brill Riley $14 to $17 Quigley Kingsbury $6 to $10 Larowe Pileona $14 to $17 Edwards Indianapolis $8 to $12 Snodgrass West Lebanon $10 to $14 Elmer National Military Home $8 to $10 Havens Selvin $6 to $38 Mahonee Decatur $8 Joyce Vevay $10 Bitner Goshen $2 to $12
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Frank O'Neil
Wabash
Geo. E. Geisendorff
National Military Home
Grant County
William H. A. Jones
Vienna
Harrison Stouder
Selma
Henry Gaines
Connersville
Thos. S. Frakes
Branchville
Moses Connell
Remington
George W. Johnston
Pine Village
John W. Neely
Michigantown
Henry Grissom
Cicero
Thomas Snow
Harum
John W. King
Eckerly
John McIntyre
Monroe City
Jacob B. Steller
Frankfort
Lemuel Cohee
Kilmore
James Park
Indianapolis
Alien Goggeshall
Fountain City
Hartley Brill
Riley
Thomas L. Quigley
Kingsbury
Joh Larowe
Pileona
William Edwards
Joseph W. Snodgrass
West Lebanon
William Elmer
George B. Havens
Selvin
William P. Mahonee
Decatur
Peter Joyce
Vevay
Willam S. Bitner
Goshen
The Deadly Gas Tragedy in Baltimore
Louise Willett five Nancy Massey six Ea Award Massey were killed by gas inhalation Monday night in Baltimore. The cook disobeyed gas instructions and trifled with gas jets.
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Baltimore
Mda
Louise Willett
John W. Willett
Nancy Massey
EaAward Massey
Crowds Cheer Rear Admiral Schley in Washington
Big crowds greeted Rear Admiral Schley in Washington on Tuesday. In Virginia a two year old brakeman Samuel Baird was killed by a train at Fairmount on Tuesday. A British officer in St Louis bought 5000 mules for shipment to South Africa. Willis Balew of Morrow Bone Kentucky killed his cousin John Balew over a trivial affair. Four Scotsman crew members were sentenced to one month of hard labor in Liverpool.
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Washington
Schley
Samuel Baird
Fairmount
St. Louis
South Africa
Willis Balew
Morrow Bone
John Balew
Liverpool
President King Praises DeWitt’s Little Early Risers
Brook lyn Mich business leader says DeWitt's Little Early Risers are the best for his family and cure constipation biliousness and all over. The endorsement highlights the pills as a trusted remedy in daily use.
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King
Farmer's Bank
Brooklyn
Mich
DeWitt
Tribunal of arbitration between Britain and Venezuela established
Paris reports the Washington treaty of 1897 sets a five member tribunal. Venezuela is represented by Fuller and Brewer of the US Supreme Court with Grose as lead, Harrison and Tracey among counsel. Britain is represented by Herschel replacement Russell and Webster. Proceedings began June 13 at the French foreign office with technical speeches and cordial conduct.
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Paris
Great Britain
Venezuela
Washington
Baron Herschel
Richard St. Collins
Supreme Court of Judicature
Fuller
United States Supreme Court
David J. Brewer
M. de Mertens
Forelem
Russell
England
Jose Maria de Grose
Benjamin Harrison
Navy
Benj. I. Tracey
S. Mallett Provost
Venezuelan Commission
Richard Webster
Foreign Office
Peace Commission
Roe Completes 4000 Mile Bicycle Journey to Frisco
Albert V. Roe the one armed postal telestanch messenger arrives in Frisco at noon after a 4000 mile cross country ride from New York. He left New York July 23 and reached Chicago with one puncture, has worn out six tires and carried dispatches for J Wy Storer the postal superintendent.
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Roe
Frisco
San Francisco
Albert V. Roe
New York
Fee
Chicago
Tte
J. Wy. Storer
Menefee and Harvey Drafted by Chicago Club
The Chicago baseball team drafted two pitchers Jack Menefee a star from Minneapolis and Harvey the noted California league sensation on October 4 in Chicago.
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Menefee
Harvey
Chicago
Chicago Baseball Club
Jack Menefee
Minneapolis
Indiana Ettes News Bits From Towns
Jeffersonville plans parole for thirty two inmates soon. Rochester reports a farm hand Shuitz died after barn fire last week. Elwood note: a stranger dropped dead. identity linked to Co F Alger Aurora AI. North Vernon says a white teacher for colored school faces black community protest. Darlington mentions Joel W Mikels sole survivor of Company I Fifth Mexican War unit. Richmond council alleges false payrolls by Street Commissioner Hunt. Seymour reports baby cradle 70 years old featured at street fair. three generations rocked 66 babies.
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Jeffersonville
Rochester
Shuitz
Elwood
Co. F. Alger
Aurora
North Vernon
Darlington
Joel W. Mikels
Richmond
Thomas R. Jessup
Frank J. Hunt
Seymour
Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry Cures Ailments
A traveler aid touts Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry as a remedy for dysentery diarrhoea seasickness and nausea. The preparation is described as pleasant to take and acting promptly for quick relief.
Pennsylvania Lines To Chicago Fall Festival Trip
Rails offer five dollar round trip tickets from October 2 through October 10 with return by October 14 to attend a fall festival and the dedication of a government building in Chicago.
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Chicago
Government Building
We Want Your Family Washing Enterprise Steam Laundry
A compact ad for Enterprise Steam Laundry invites local families to entrust their washing. The notice includes the phrase Phone 91, signaling contact information for service.
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Enterprise Steam Laundry
Railroad Timetable Card at Union Station
Railroad timetable lists P M times in Black Free Figures with symbols for Daily Sleeper Parlor Chair Dining cars. Notes indicate Sunday exceptions and a separate Sunday only 9 Express.
Railway Freight Rates and Schedules in Midwest Region
A listing of railway offices and train services including the Cleveland line, Decatur and Western, St Louis, and Monon Route. It notes night express and fast mail rates, vestibule services, and connections through Chicago and Indianapolis with figures such as 5.12.55 and 7,700.
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Washington Sts
Logansport
Chicago
Columbus
Ind
la Ville
Philadelphia
New York
Baltimore
Washington
Mad
Richmond
Piqua
Rich
Town
Vernon
Madison
Martinsville
Vincennes
Dayton
Nema Tseence
Pittsburg
East Os Wil
Cagan AH
Knightstown
Rhmond
Lee
Ealtimore
Wash
Spring
Springthiad
Beens
Colmbus, Ind
Columbus Ind
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Vinera
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T Heute
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Qear
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L& West
Haute & Casey Ace
Haute
St I. & West
Haute & St L Fast m
Indiana, Decatur & Western Ry
Decatur& St. Loail & Ex
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway
Washington St
Chicago Night Express
Chicago Fast Mail
ID & W
Chicago Vestibule
Lafayette
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Express
Greensburg
Cin
Flex
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Dyerstown
Kentucky Ave
W. Washington St
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Tribunal
Indianaettes
Pennsylvania Lines
SD Yeriess
Railroad Tims
Union Railway Station
P. C. Co
St. L. A. R., Pennsylvania Lines
Hamilton & Dayton
Railway
St. L.ry
Big Four Noute
T’k’t
E. Wash
Cleveland Line
Peoria Line
Muncie
Enron City Accom
Cleve
N . & Bos Ex.s
Creve
Bus Mail
Bus
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Benton Harbor Express
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Terre Saute & Mat Accom
St. Louis Express
Peoria
Bloom
Champaign Accomme
Springfield
Colum
Decatur & St . Ex
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