Bacon's Command Annihilated Near Walker
A telegraph report from Walker says Gen. Bacon's eight man force was wiped out with no signal responses from the defenders. The expedition under Dr Camp ran low on supplies and suffered frost and exposure as reinforcements were repeatedly requested. An Indian informant estimated ten Regulars killed with several wounded and improved Indian resistance on the island.
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Minneapolis
Minn
The
Journal
Walker
Bacon
Tinker
War Department
Corporal Nettlehoven
Santiago
Dr. Camp
Brainerd
Indian uprising rumors loom as troops stationed in Minnesota
Washington reports no dispatches from Gen Bacon as of 10 am though Gen Miles seeks word. A Leech Lake clash after a deputy marshal arrest led to hostage rescues and a battle between troops and Indians. Chippewa totals: Pillager 1133, Bad Lake 1233, White Earth 1372, with 1469 across reservations. Officials warn a large force would be needed for a general revolt.
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Washington
War Department
Bacon
Minnesota
Adjt
Corbin
Miles
Jones
United States
Tomore
James H. Sutaiteland
United States Indian
Interior Department
Chippewas
Leech Lake
Bad Lake Reservation
White Earth
Reports from Walker on Bear Island Engage Bear Island action
Minneapolis Journal reports from Walker indicate Krag Jorgensen rifles heard on Bear Island with soldiers pushing inland. Firing resumes on the mainland after 9 o clock and troops may be entrenched. Reinforcements expected as reports confirm or deny a massacre of Bacon's force amid disputed casualty figures.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Walker
Bear Island
The
Journal
Brill
Beaton
Knappen
Bacon
Minneapolis Journal
Bank Looted in New York Wool Scandal
Bank examiner Kimball reveals Tradesmen's National Bank failure linked to related McNaughton family members. James McNaughton led the bank and wool operations while Allen McNaughton directed the wool exchange and warehouse company. A cashier warns the collapse could prove one of New York's worst, with depositors to be paid but stockholders to be fully assessed.
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New Yor
Kimball
Alen McNaughton
Wool Exchange
New York
Baby Left on Steps Found by Henson Couple
A baby girl was found in a basket on the door step of H. C. Henson at 1155 Spruce Street Thursday morning. The infant was warmly wrapped and provided with clothing, and a note asked the Hensons to keep the child. They instead sent the tiny girl to the Orphans' Home due to having a daughter already.
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H. C. Henson
Spruce St
Mrs. Henson
Lincoln Daughter Leaves Mount Pleasant for Chicago in Secret Marriage Case
Mrs Warren Beck daughter of Robert T Lincoln and her husband Warren Beckwith the football and baseball player have gone from Mount Pleasant Ia to Chicago The Capitalist's Daughter rumored to seek a divorce on grounds of desertion while Lincoln refuses to comment Chicago and Mount Pleasant are cited in the report
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Chicago
Warren Beckwith
Robert T. Lincoln
Mount Pleasant
Beckwith
Lincoln
Bir
Weather Forecast for Indianapolis Area Quiet and Cool
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the 36 hours ending 8 p m Oct 7 calls for cool cloudy or slightly cloudy conditions Thursday night and Friday. Early Thursday morning temperature was 58 and by noon Thursday it rose to 70 with a 2 p m reading of 68.
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Indianapolis
Wits
McNeil Sues Railroad and Doctor Over Amputation
John G. McNeil father of George E. McNeil sues the railroad for 1000 dollars and Dr Samuel D Witham for 1000 dollars alleging neglect after his son was crushed under a Panhandle train, the injury leading to amputation after three days without proper care.
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Sues Railroad and
Roctor
John G. McNeil
George E. McNeil
Samuel D. Witham
Mother Granted Temporary Custody of Mildred McCoy
Judge Carter orders temporary custody to Mildred McCoy's mother while the Board of Children's Guardians assumes permanent guardianship. The child had traveled the country in a wagon with William and Mary McCarty.
Republicans skip nominations for appellate judgeships
The Republican state committee has decided not to nominate candidates for appellate judgeships. Melchert Z. Stannard of Jeffersonville has been chosen to succeed Judge Hackney as the Democratic candidate for supreme judge. He is 4% years old and has never held public office.
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Republican State Committee
Melchert Z. Stannard
Jeffersonville
Judge Hackney
Mrs Goodin Testifies in Haskinson Acid Case Trial
Mrs Maud Goodin took the stand in criminal court defending herself against alleged complicity in throwing acid at Dr Aimee Haskinson. She described a long history with James Van Natta and denied planning disguises or aiding in the crime, noting she never married him and questioned past threats. Her testimony covered past engagements, alibis, and interactions with companions and Klein.
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Maud Goodin
Tris
Aimee Hastinson
James van Natta
Paper Hangers’ Union
Mrs. Klein
Mr. Duncan
Mrs. Goodin
Dr. Haskinson
Empire Block
Kappes
van Natta
Wiltsie
Lexington
Prof. Wood
Academy For
Gallatin
Tenn
Nashville
Kansas City
Covington
Ind
Veedersburg
Goodin
Loneliness Drives Woman to Die in Chicago Shed
Ardell Howard aged 35 was found dead in a rear shed at 321 W Wabash Chicago after taking morphine. Her last year-old son Aus tralia Howard had died in Chicago after a gun accident involving a playmate. She left a note to Jessie and a gold ring belonged to Jennie Pinkston. Coroner declined autopsy. body sent to city morgue.
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Ardell Howard
W. Wabash St
Mollie Cato
Australia Howard
Chicago
Newsboys
Catos
W. Wabash-st
W. North-st
Jennie Pinkston
Cato
Howard
W. Washington St
Mills
Dawson
Mrs. Howard
Jessie
Financial Statement Publication Costs Stoked by Parties
Report details the cost of publishing the county financial statement across papers from 1880s to 1990s. Republicans and Democrats debated which papers bore costs, with figures showing varied charges from The Sentinel Independent Gazette and others. Deputy Auditor records note total expenditures and inconsistent publication in certain years, prompting county commission scrutiny.
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Board of County Commissioners
Sentinel
Marion County Gazette
Shepard
the Sentinel
Independent
Labor Signal
The
People
Gazette
Harding
Pythias Lodge Cuts Salaries After Economy Push
In a grand lodge session the In Knights of Pythias trimmed the three salaried officers by 10 percent. The grand chancellor now gets 115 dollars monthly, the records officer 190, and the grand master of exchequer 75 a year. A proposed rule forfeiting officers seeking political nominations was rejected amid evident sentiment against such moves. Edgear E. Hendee was named grand tribunal. several committees were appointed. The Rathbone Sisters adjourned and a grand tribunal of past grand chiefs was decided. Per capita tax set at 21 cents semiannually. New officers include Eva B. Rohbach as grand chief and others in the line.
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Pythias
Edgear E. Hendee
Anderson
Hunt
Finance
Herniey
D. W. Sims
C. F. S. Neal
I. B. Posey
W. A. Bond
C. F. Remy
C. B. Ellis
Joseph Blaze
J.S. Alward
O. W. Christy
Edward Chadwick
George W. Powell
Rathbone
Eva B. Rohbach
Wabash
Lizzie Collins
Warsaw
Etta Hank
Westfield
Fannie Ireland
Fendleton
Mabel Teague
Indianapolis
Carrie Arnout
Kentland
Ricy Cartwright
Mr. Vernon
Agnes Carr
Crawfordsville
Grand Guard
Corda Anthony
Cicero
Pockets Full of Pipes and Knives Tied to Richmond Robbery
Patrolman McGuff and bicycle cops stopped a group Thursday morning linked to a Richmond hardware store heist. Two suspects Jed Craig and George Harris were jailed as fugitives after pipes and knives were found. Four more men George Frazer Richard Hart Fred Avery Charles McClintock were detained nearby with more stolen items. Avery and McClintock face loitering charges. Police had a circular describing Smaker's store robbery and the seized goods match the description.
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McGuff
Schroeder and Hauser
Richmond
Jed Craig
George Harris
Park Theater
George Frazer
Richard Hart
Fred Avery
Charles McClintock
Avery
McClintock
E. Smaker
Gov Mount Seeks Agricultural Reading in State Schools
Gov Mount visited the state house after surgery to discuss adding elementary agriculture to common school reading and to see a book on agriculture adopted for simple rural instruction. The state board of education met to revise the high school course and will hear Geeting’s recommendations in a future legislature report. Neckbands put on free. Progress laundry your horse Janes Dustless Oats.
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Mount
Geeting
Pro Bono Cigar Pique From a Fragmented Ad Copy
A garbled newspaper snippet mentions a pro bono cigar offer and references patterns in lap robes and blankets from Strawmyer & Nilius. The text is incomplete but signals a miscellany of products and adverts with stray phrases and vendor names.
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Strawmyer & Nilius
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