Admiral Dewey's influence shapes Philippine plan and fleet moves
Washington reports an unseen secretary Long orders quick action after a secret meeting with Admiral Dewey. Dewey backs a swift campaign to crush rebellion, suggests recalling Otis, and favors strengthening naval forces. Ships Brooklyn Machias and Marietta prepare for Dewey demonstration.
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Philippines
Otis
Admiral Dewey
White House
Secretary Long
Watson
Navy mobilizes ships under Admiral Dewey for Manila blockade
Acting Secretary Allen dispatches orders to Nashville San Domingo and Brooklyn and New Orleans to sail for the Philippines via Suez and for San Francisco to prepare Badger. Bancroft Machias Marietta Annapolis to follow. Dewey urges rapid reinforcement to crush rebellion with sea land cooperation.
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Washington
Allen
Nashville
San Domingo
San Juan
P. R
Gibraltar
Admiral Watson
Manila
Brooklyn
New Orleans
Philippines
Suez Canal
Hampton Roads
San Francisco
Boston
Machias
Marietta
Annapolis
Dewey
Watson
American admin brings Filipino tips to foil insurgents
Manila dispatch says the American authorities report that establishing municipal governments yields a positive result. Forces receive advance information from Filipino officials about insurgent movements south of Manila and can anticipate them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Funston Kansas Volunteers Arrive Expected In San Francisco
San Francisco awaits Gen Funston and the Kansas regiment aboard the transport Tartar twenty one days out of Manila. Whistles along the bay signal Cal ifornians love them as the Pennsylvania arrives with Washington volunteers.
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Funston
San Francisco
Kansas Regiment of Volunteers
Tartar
Manila
Pennsylvania
Washington
Nebraska Election Mood Divides Thurston and Meiklejohn
Washington reports a split view on Nebraska politics with Senator Thurston asserting Bryan holds his base and Republicans may fail to carry the state next month while Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn forecasts a sweeping Republican victory.
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Nebraska
Washington
Thurston
Meikle
John
Bryan
Meiklejohn
Dentist’s Alloy In Teeth Said To Kill Cedarville Doctor
Dr. J E Low Tet died at his Cedarville home Wednesday night. Officials say death may have resulted from an alloy of copper or brass used in dental fillings by a dentist. The incident is being investigated as a possible medical mishap.
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Defiance
Cedarville
Preacher Guilty of Moonshining in Chattanooga Case
In Chattanooga Tennessee on October 5 Rev Thomas Payne an aged Baptist preacher pleaded guilty to moonshining. He was fined 100 dollars and given two months confinement by the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Payne
Thanks to Manufacturers for Chamberlain's Colic Remedy
A brief note expressing gratitude to the manufacturers of Chamberlain's Colic, Diarrhea and Vomiting Remedy for their product. The message emphasizes appreciation for the relief it provides.
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Chamberlain
Parachute Failure Delivers Fatal Waller Fall in Flora
Flora Indiana October 5 reports Mme Le Roy a balloonist who dropped about 300 feet at Deer Creek when her parachute failed to open. She sustained multiple fractures including a broken leg arm and two ribs and spine injury. not expected to recover. Home in Redkey Indiana.
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Mme. le Roy
Flora
Ind
Deer ‘Creek
Redkey
Couple from St. Paul Wed in Evansville After Delay
Moses Smith of St. Paul Minnesota and Miss Dora Thuman of Evansville were married after a postponement caused by the groom's delay in Terre Haute. The bride fainted but regained consciousness when he finally touched her hand on Wednesday.
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Evansville
Ind
Moses Smith
St. Paul
Minn
Dora Thuman
Shelbyville Couple Sells Yukon Claims for 357000
James P. Light and his wife, longtime Yukon prospectors, sold several claims near the Yukon district to Chicago buyers for 357000. Light, a local music dealer, displayed a pint of gold nuggets in his Shelbyville shop as proof of their finds.
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Shelbyville
Ind
James P. Light
Yukon District
Alaska
Chicago
Light
Yukon River
Inveterate Gum Chewer Faces Mouth Paralysis
Lettie Stutsman of Goshen noted the left side of her mouth drawing toward the ear after years of constant chewing. A physician diagnosed paralysis of facial muscles due to continual mastication. Peru Gas Men Compromising with Dieterich Syndicate to avert factory shutoffs, agree to fund court costs and install a pumping station for reliable supply if rate cuts are dropped.
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Wabash
Ind
Lettie Stutsman
Goshen
Peru
Dieterich Syndicate
United States Supreme Court
Grand jury seeks trusts in Elkhart county cases
A passage of short, scattered notes covers court matters, local societies, crime confessions, accidents, and business issues across Indiana towns. Items include a Kokomo carnival incident, a 14 year old’s aviation interest, church and farmer group activities, a Martinsville singer touring New York, bank irregularities in Hartford City, worker strikes, and a parade of obituaries and legal notices.
Hal Pin Cabinet No 9 Pocket Mirror Comb Set
No. 93 Hal presents a compact pocket mirror and comb set with a neat leather finish. The item is described as an organized grooming accessory in a small cabinet style package.
Hanna Sees Tough Ohio Campaign Ahead
Washington October 3 Senator Hanna admits Republicans in Ohio face a hard fight. He notes McLean is earnest and will be hard to defeat. Hanna praises Senator Foraker and predicts he will deliver many speeches. Hanna also plans to speak extensively.
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Washington
Hanna
Ohio
McLean
Foraker
Postmasters Targeted For Ohio Campaign Fund Push
The Chicago Chronicle reports that W F Burdett, Ohio Republican finance chair, sent circulars urging cash contributions to the Ohio campaign fund to postmasters and federal offices in multiple states including Illinois. The letters claim defeating the president's party in his home state would be seen as a rebuke to his administration.
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Chicago
Chronicle
Democratic
Illinois
W. F. Burdett
Ohio Republican State Central Committee
Ohio Republican Campaign Fund
Iansas
Missouri
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Wisconsin
Minnesota
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
New York
Tennessee
New Jersey
Delaware
Oklahoma
Panama company to sell canal work for price
Alfred Noble of the Panama canal commission reports from Paris that a former Panama company, which has spent about $12,000,000 on the canal, is willing to surrender completed work for a price. The company claims about 40 percent of the excavation is done and estimates a further $100,000,000 will be needed.
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Chicago
Alfred Noble
Panama Canal Commission
Paris
Panama Company
United States
Nobie
Will Not Sell Flat-Iron and Per CapitaVote
The K of P grand lodge adjourned after agreeing to keep the flat-iron location at Pennsylvania avenue and Massachusetts avenue despite a reported offer of 75000 dollars. A per capita assessment to build a Pythian sanitarium at Hot Springs was voted down.
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K. of P. Grand Lodge
Pennsylvania-st
Massachusetts-ave
Hot Springs
Helen Gould Urges Women to Oppose Polygamy Meeting
Helen Gould calls New York women to a mass meeting of the Female Guardian Society on Sunday to denounce polygamy and oppose Utah Congressman Roberts seating. She says polygamy strikes at the root of the sacred home and she is glad to lend her influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Helen Gould
Female Guardian Society
Congressman Roberts
Utah
Miss Gould
State vs Mack Mfg Company Rule On Wages Money
Judge Henry C. Hervey ruled the indictment in the West Virginia case unlawful. The act targeted company stores and barred paying wages with anything but lawful money, which the judge found unconstitutional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
State of
West Virginia
Mack Manufacturing Company
Henry C. Hervey
Cleveland Resigns From Peabody Trustees Board
At the 38th annual Peabody Education Fund meeting, Grover Cleveland submitted a resignation letter which was accepted. President William McKinley was elected to fill the vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Ceveland
New York
Trustees of the
Peabody Education Fund
Grover Cleveland
William McKinley
Big Four contracts for division house as Anderson work starts
In Anderson Big Four companies have awarded contracts to build a division round-house and repair shops. A fire damaged a shed at the American Oil Company on Vermont Street near the Belt, destroying about 3300 in oil. Judge Baker will name appraisers October 18 for square 36 condemned for a federal building site. Pauline Wigger of Marion, 22, heiress to a large estate, died in Indianapolis after surgery. Superior Court ruled the State Tax Board overstepped taxing the Pennsylvania Railroad in a discrimination case. Brewers Pabst Schlitz Miller and Anheuser Busch seek a temporary federal injunction against a 1000 license fee.
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Big Four
Anderson
American Oil Company
I. Vermont St
Baker
Square 36
Pauline Wigger
Marion
Indianapolis
State Tax Board
Pennsylvania Railroad
McMaster
Carter
Pabst Brewing Company
Schlitz Brewing Company
Miller. Brewing Company
Anheuzer-Busch Brewing
Terre
Haute
Brick Scarcity Rumor Stirs Indiana Builders
Builders fear a brick makers combine could curb supply for spring homes in Indiana. Dealers deny any conspiracy while noting strong demand and tight stock. Prices have risen 10 to 20 percent as costs climb, yet manufacturers say profits are squeezed to avoid discouraging buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Henry Eitel named president of Union Trust Company
Henry Eitel was chosen to succeed John H. Holliday as president of the Union Trust Company on Wednesday afternoon. Holliday resigns to edit the Press but remains vice president. Eitel has been with the company since its organization and the firm has paid 5 percent annual dividends for four years, with a $150,000 surplus and stock trading at 1.46 yesterday. Over six and a half years the total losses amount to just over one tenth of one percent of capital.
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Webster S. Gilbert Muncie
Rutherford
National Horse Thief Detective Association
Crawfordsville
8. S. Angtins
Warsaw
Thomas Sutton
J. W. McCorkle
John C. Kratzer
Frederick Kratzer
J. O. Cole
John Kratzer
Henry Eitel
John H. Holliday
Union Trust Company
Holliday
Trust Company
Eitel
Democratic Candidates Oppose Gas Meters and Higher Rates
Democratic candidates from mayor to council pledge to oppose natural gas meters and any contract changes that raise gas costs. They vow to pressure companies to supply gas paid for and to extend service to new houses and additions. Most Republican candidates similarly oppose.
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Down
Sretei
Mselves
Struck It Rich In Black Hills Ore Find
Otto Grantz of Deadwood South Dakota will receive eighty five thousand eight dollars from a carload of ore claimed to be the richest ever drawn from the Black Hills. The report notes a fabulously rich gold and silver quartz find at Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territory with ore assays ranging from two dollars per day to five thousand eight hundred dollars a ton.
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Otto Grantz
Deadwood
S. D
Black Hills
Great Slave Lake
Northwest Territory
Indianapolis Citizen Praises Doan's Kidney Pills
W A Roberts of 1133 Fletcher Ave, local Globe Life and Accident Insurance supervisor, testifies Doan's Kidney Pills relieved year long kidney pain and distressing secretions after trying many remedies. He bought them at Henry J Huder's drug store and says one box restored normal kidney function. Pills cost 50 cents, Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo NY distributes nationwide.
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Indianapolis
W. A. Roberts
Fletcher Ave
Globe Life and Accident Insurance Company
Dean
Henry J. Huder
Doan
Foster. Milburn Co
Fuffalo, N
United States
Deana
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Anderson Council of Junior Order of United American Mechanics
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Muncie
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