Mystery at Cedar Lake Deepens With Bone Fragments Found
Divers recover bone fragments and a rock weight at Cedar Lake as police link a mysterious couple seen in a boat ride in April 1899. The boat was rented to a young man and woman, bloodstained on return, and a woman did not accompany the man to Crown Point. A boat driver and a driver of the rig recall the incident and payments made. Experts examine the bone pieces while a drag-line search continues along the shore near the railway station.
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Kt Ie
Crown Point
Chicago
Cedar Lake
Jos. Rountree
Indiana Oil Price Drops and Local Crime in Misc News
Price of Indiana oil fell one cent on Thursday. Quail numbers rise, and several robberies occur, including Montgomery post office and Panhandle depot safe in Winamac. A string of local incidents spans sickness from scarlet fever to a headless chicken and a murder in Sullivan. Parish leaders Gougar divorce. Anderson mill opens hoped to revive local industry. a new oil well at Delaware county infirmary yields up to 190 barrels daily.
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Delaware County Infirmary
Miss Daggett and Shirley Steele Wed in Private Home
Miss Myra Daggett and Shirley Steele married on Thursday at the bride’s home on W Vermont St. They will reside in Redlands California. Other society notices include weddings in New Castle Richmond Union City and Jeffersonville and a tea hosted by Mrs Lew Wallace Jr. A Denison women’s meeting is planned for Wednesday night October 10 to discuss a women’s building at the state fair.
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Shirley Steele
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Cora Bower
Charles Bunyan
Chicago
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Edwin O. Sage
Louisville
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Ethel Coffin
Horace W. Boyd
Richmond
Emma Moore
John Moore
Union City
Mayme Casey
William Helmeoth
Lew Wallace, Jr
Joseph A. Milburn
Wisconsin
Denison
Carnival managers seek early dismissal for schools midweek
Carnival officials push for Wednesday and Friday afternoon school closures while another note proposes more consideration. Indianapolia children assist in Galveston school restoration efforts as part of relief and rebuilding initiatives.
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Indianapolia
Cchildren
Galveston
Webster Davis Accused of Defrauding Boers of 125000
Douglas Story for the Daily Mail claims Webster Davis posed as US secretary of state to win Boer support for intervention in the South African War. The piece asserts Davis received 125000 and alleges Kruger endorsed the mission to sway American public opinion ahead of the November 6 polls.
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Kruger
Webster Davis
United States
Davis
Transvaal
South Africa
Bryan
Macrum
Pretoria
Subsidy Grabbing in Rail Project Sparks Court Action
Loss & Co. of Chicago has asked a federal court to appoint a receiver for the Cincinnati Richmond & Muncie railroad. They accuse W A Bradford Jr of Boston and Henry A Christy of Chicago of refusing to pay for completed work and of pushing the project to gain subsidies from cities and towns.
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Chicago
Cincinnati, Richmond & Muncie
W. A. Bradford, Jr
Boston
Henry A. Christy
Massacre of Almond crew reported at Los Negros island
The steamer Miawra arrives with word that Captain Robert Lyne, two officers, three white sailors, and 15 natives were killed after the bark Almond stranded on a coral reef at Los Negros island. Natives in war canoes attacked the crew.
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Robert Lyne
Los Negros
Filipinos Claim Casualty Figures In Philippine Battles
Agent Agoncillo reports American losses at San Juan of 18 men while Filipino forces say 26 were killed including Lieut. Col. Fidel. Santa Cruz defense on Martinduque reportedly ended with a garrison of 52 surrendering. fighting also cited at Pasig and Paranaque.
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Agoncillo
Aguinaldo
San Juan
Fidel
Santa Crus
Martinduque
Pasig
Paranaque
Ice attack targets Senator Hanna in Chicago
Senator Hanna spoke at a campaign event on Sixty first and Halisted streets when a ten pound ice chunk was hurled into the tent. It narrowly missed his head and could have fractured his skull. Police found no ice thrower. bystanders cried insults as Hanna departed.
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Chicago
Hanna
Mark
Black deaths and attack reported in separate incidents
In New Orleans two Black people were found dead at Ken ner. One victim was struck and another’s head was battered. In Union City Tennessee a Black person named Williams struck a Jewish peddler and robbed him. the assailant was jailed at Tiptonville, and a mob died in a related incident that night.
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Union City
Tenn
Williams
Tiptonville
New York Man Bets on Paris Car Route to Minneapolis
William K. Vanderbilt seeks a $10,000 wager to drive a new French automobile from the Waldorf Astoria to the West Hotel in Minneapolis within 15 days. The attempt is planned for this month, with the goal of proving the car’s reliability on the long trip.
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New York
Wm. K. Vanderbilt
Secenth
Waldorf-Astoria
West Hotel
Minnepplis
Amusements notes bold touring acts and weeklong runs
The piece cites Chas. E. Blaney’s farce A female drummer returning to popular-priced theaters with Helen Byron and George Richards in new and familiar roles. Vogel & Deming’s minstrels visit Monday for three days, while English’s previews Richard Golden in Old Jed Prouty next Tuesday. Empire’s W B Watson show draws big crowds but is only fair, and Les Vougeres offer a Parisian turn with varied acts. the week promises two daily performances.
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the Park
Helen Byron
Johnstone Bennett
George Richards
Hoyt Forces
Wood B. Smooth
Chubby Nellie O'Neil
Oscar Figman
Willis P. Sweatnam
Harry Ladell
Vogel & Deming
Minstrels
Richard Golden
Jed Prouty
Herbert Kelcey
Effie Shannon
W. B. Watson
the Empire
Jeanette Dupre
Alio
Lassard
Les Vougeres
Ex-Mayor Davidson Talks Big Baltimore Deal T: Stock and bond issue tied to Bryan election outcome
Ex-Mayor Robert Davidson, head of the Baltimore Trust and Guarantee Co, announced a planned $11 million plus sale of stock and bonds that would be void if Bryan is elected. The statement was made on Thursday in Baltimore.
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Baltimore, Md
Robert €. Davidson
Baltimore Trust and Guarantee Company
Bryan
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