Explosion at Aetna powder works near Millers Ind has Chicago nerves running
Two powder mills at the Aetna company near Millers Indiana exploded at 7 30 pm Tuesday sending 6000 pounds of powder blazing. The blast shook southern Chicago and Valparaiso Indiana about 20 miles distant. Two men in the tank and mix houses are missing. 175 workers were in the plants but only the night watchman and a few others were on duty.
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Chicago
Aetna Company
Millers
Ind
Valparaiso
Tank House
Frazier Case Ends in Peculiar Divorce Letter
In Fairmount Indiana on October 11 Ioy D Frazier filed suit against Robert Frazier claiming abandonment He later sent a letter from the Marion morgue to attorney Charles T Parker stating Icy D Frazier died at noon October 8 and asking for light divorce costs promising a decent burial for the children The note adds the name A R Frazier and the final line I am giving her a decent burial for the sake of our children
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Fairmount
Ind
D. Frazier
Robert
Charles T. Parker
Frazier
Indiana items mix typhoid drought and daring deeds
A collage of Indiana notes reports typhoid in Summitville, cherry blossoms in Washington, a missing farmer near Brazil, legal saloon piano playing in Muncie, pumpkin canning in Tipton, and various accidents and incidents across cities including Elkhart, Terre Haute, Kokomo, Anderson, Fort Wayne, and Lafayette.
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John Goodin
Brazil
Muncie
Tipton County
Edward Casey
South End
Elkhart
Charles Altwater
Terre Haute
Montgomery
Si? Sheerin
Indianapolis
Kokomo
Ben
Anderson
Pendleton
City’s Growth Surges as Mill Boom Attracts Thousands
The article notes a major local mill expansion drawing populations from 11 000 to over 30 000 and mentions a plan for a receiver to wind up the company. It also reports on a spiritualist incident near Chesterfield and a state temperance convention addressing anti gambling and other laws.
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Chesterfield
Steinman
Marion
Congressman Roberts
McKinley
Uncle Sam
Murder Case Deepens in Pearl Bryan-Like Mystery
New York October 11 report says important developments are expected in a baffling murder. Five arrests have been made but police offer no information. Investigators trace manila paper and twine to a storekeeper who supplied wrapping for body parts and search continues for the missing head. Coroner Weston has fitted the three body fragments together and morgue staff photographed them in several positions.
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New York
Weston
Staten Island
Chicago Mystery Body Found in Lincoln Park Lagoon
In Chicago on Tuesday afternoon police recovered a mutilated body of an unidentified man about 35 in Lincoln Park lagoon. The left temple is crushed likely by a blunt instrument the right eye is missing and two deep gashes run along the cheek. The third finger on the left hand is severely lacerated, suggesting an attempt to remove a ring.
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Chicago
Lincoln Park
McKinley Welcomed by Evansville Crowds
Ten thousand veterans and visitors packed the railway station in rain to greet President McKinley. A presidential salute rang out as he arrived and the bells tolled. He was escorted to Tri-state fair grounds where Mayor Atkinson, Governor Mount, and city official C. A. De Bruler welcomed him before McKinley spoke.
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Evansville
Ind
The
Blue
Gar
Tri-state Fair Grounds
Cleveland Grays
Atkinson
Gov. Mouni
Aged woman sues street car firm over ditch fall
Fannie Schloss, an elderly plaintiff, sues the Irvington street car company for $10,000 claiming the car started too soon as she tried to alight a quarter mile east of city limits. She somersaulted into a ditch ten feet deep and suffered a broken arm and other injuries she says will be permanent.
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Fannie Schloss
Irvington
Election Night Fight Leads to Fines and Imprisonment
Sam Dorsey colored was fined ten dollars and sent to the works for ten days in police court on Wednesday morning for assault and battery on Joseph Pflumm of Monument Place the preceding Tuesday night. The Bungaloo gang was in evidence when whites and blacks clashed and Dorsey struck Pflumm on the head causing a severe gash.
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Sam Dorsey
Joseph Pflumm
Monument Place
Pflumm
Dorsey
Vandalia Tax Case Advances with Sparse Proceedings
The Vandalia tax case dragged through Wednesday morning with little interest. The examination focused on the road's expenditures and no new items such as the legislature account were discovered.
Ben Jordan Falls to Eddie Sautry in Sixteenth Round
English featherweight champion Ben Jordan loses to Eddie Sautry of Chicago by knockout in the sixteenth round in New York. The report notes Sautry's victory and cites the bout details as published from the city arena.
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Rockabye
Jordan
New York
Ben Jordan
Eddie Sautry
Chicago
CURES Nervousness Debility Strengthens the System
An old remedy claims to cure nervousness and debility while strengthening and toning the entire system. It presents as a tonic offering restorative benefits for vitality. Contains generic assurances without specific ingredients or endorsements.
Paine's Celery Compound Praised by Baltimore Woman
Mrs Mary M Myers of Baltimore Ohio describes eight years of nervous prostration and back pain then credits Paine's Celery Compound with restoring her health. She urges mothers to use the medicine for their children as well, noting nerves power the body's organs and that weak nerves cause debility.
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Mary M. Myers
Baltimore
Ohio
Paine
Supreme Court Upholds Anti Shark Law in Mortgage Case
The Supreme Tribunal affirms the 1897 mortgage shield law, striking down a self help clause that allowed immediate possession. Judge Dowling writes the opinion, noting the law protects households and is uniformly applied. Separate Fountain county case sees man named Parker fight variances in his name. appellate court rejects the challenge.
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Supreme Court
Zumpfe
Gentry
Chas. T. Ratcliff
William T. Parker
Fountain County
Parker
Wiliam P. Parker
Newly Married Editor Leads Southern Indiana Press Tour
Jeffersonville Indiana hosts the Southern Indiana Press Association meeting for two days. Editor W C OBrien of Lagootee Enterprise wed Tuesday night and will tour Knoxville with his wife after the session.
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Southern Indiana Press Association
Jeffersonville
Ind
Knoxville
W. C. O’brien
Lagootee Enterprise
Grover Cleveland Opposes Forceful American Expansion
Letters to Botton Hall, the temporary secretary of the American league, include Grover Cleveland’s view opposing the use of force in extending American institutions. He supports the statements if changes are advised before recording him as adviser.
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New York
Botton Hall
American League
United States
Grover Cleveland
Tam
Mr. Cleveland
Amusing Poll Inconsistencies Reported At Precinct Vote
The article notes several voting slips with errors across precinct 1 ward 4. A voter chose McWhirter for mayor and Monroe for councilman, another cast six school board ballots instead of five, and a street railway foreman always dots his ticket rather than crosses. An Irish remark followed his mistake. In a South-side precinct a newspaper worker voted for ten school board candidates.
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McWhirter
Monroe
Continental Automobile Company Incorporation in New York
Continental automobile company of New York was incorporated in Trenton New Jersey on October 11 with capital stock of 38 million dollars including 3.5 million in six percent preferred stock. Incorporators are Julius M Ferguson Michael P Caffer and Charles E Pennoyer all of New York. The firm will manufacture and deal in automobiles and establish cab and other transportation lines.
Notable Shootings and Fatalities in Various Incidents
John Bevan of West St. Paul shot his wife then died by suicide on Tuesday. she may recover. Guard Robert Gatlin at the Corsicana Texas depot killed a man he mistook for a robber. An unknown man fatally shot Alex Lindberger in New York and escaped. Archie Carroll of Chicago killed Stewart McKenzie on Tuesday. Woman involved in the incident.
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John Bevan
West St. Paul
Minn
Robert Gatlin
Corsicana
Tex
Engineer Lipscomb
Alex. Lindberger
New York
Archie Carroll
Chicago
Stewart McKenzie
Chicago Faces Severe Freight Car Shortage
Chicago October 11. A serious car famine grips the big railroads terminal in Chicago with several roads reporting blockades. Railroad officers cannot obtain enough men due to unprecedented traffic.
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Chicago
Carnnot
Harrison Hosts William at Queen Wilhelmina Fete
President Benjamin Harrison and wife attended a court fete for Queen Wilhelmina with Emperor William. They dined with William and Wilhelmina and hosted a reception for over 200 guests of the American colony. Senator Shoup of Idaho opposes conceding any Alaska port in boundary talks.
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Berlin
Benjamin Harrison
Emperor William
Honer
Wilhelmina
Gen. Harrison
Harrison
U.S
White
Seattle
Wash
Shoup
Idaho
Alaska
Canada
Lynn Canal
Russia
England
Crackling News Briefs From The Times
Broom-corn sells for 106 a tom cruiser New Orleans seeks a thorough overhaul. In a week 400 Chinese leave Seattle for China. Baltimore plans a grand reception for President McKinley. Harry Hough sentenced to five years for embezzling 5500 from a Dover bank. Two floats in Chicago parade caught fire, sparking panic. Harry Lovell burned. Hood's Sarsaparilla advertised with quip about curing catarrh.
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New Orleans
Seattle
China
Baltimore
McKinley
Harry Hough
Dover
N. H
Chicago
Harry Lovell
Duel in New Orleans and Alabama Ends in Wounding
Co Harrison Parker state tax collector New Orleans and Dominick C O Malley editor of the New Orleans Evening Item fought a street duel over a cartoon Parker depicted as a dog led by Gov Foster both drew revolvers and were seriously wounded a newsboy was hit but to recover. In Alexander City Alabama Dr H J Cameron and Dr P D Mahoney fought a pistol duel leaving Mahoney dying and Cameron unlikely to live.
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Harrison Parker
New Orleans
Dominick C. O'Malley
New Orleans Evening Item
Parker
Gov. Foster
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Union Traction Company
Beard & Jones
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J. L. Burr
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William E. Miller
Rushville Insurance
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John ‘Whitsell
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Echo
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Hood
Dental College
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University OF Indianapolis
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P. D. Mahoney
Covington
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Cameron
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