Major Seaman's Porto Rico Report On Army Medical Failings
Maj. Louis L. Seaman returns from Porto Rico and Santiago with scathing charges of mismanagement. He blames quartermaster failures for lacking food and medicine, notes high disease deaths due to incompetence, and coins the term Algerian fever signaling inadequate care for sick soldiers.
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New York
Louis L. Seaman
Porto Rico
Santiago
Maj
Seaman
College of Medicine
Alger
Sternberg
Quartermaster's Department
Ponce
National Relief Association
Red Ctoess
Rockefeller Examiners Hear Rogers and Rice Exchange
The Rockefeller examination in Ohio yielded dull formal sessions with a climax as Rockefeller, at the close, joked with George Rice about aging and fading influence. Earlier he testified on converting trust certificates and said exchanges followed holder wishes and that overall returns from his investments remained similar.
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Mr. Rockefeller
End of American and Spanish military rule in Puerto Rico
The American and Spanish military commissioners adjourned with farewells. All volunteer regiments on the island except the First Kentucky were ordered home. The Sixteenth Pennsylvania left Ponce, and Admiral Schley’s ankle injury improved. The American flag was raised at Rio Piedras and Bayamon.
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San Juan
P. E
Pennsylvania
Ponce
Admiral Schley
Rio Piedras
Bayamon
Drunken Officer Faces Court Charges at Camp
Lieut Col C L Withrow of the Tenth immune is accused of conduct unbecoming an officer with specifications including habitual drunkenness and cohabitation with Negro women. He allegedly fired a pistol at night and was confined to a guard house before being released within camp lines. The officer recently married a prominent Brooklyn lady.
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Lexington, Iy
C. L. Withrow
Col
Withrow
Brooklyn
Missing Millionaire Suspect Held on Robbery Charge
Chicago police lock up Florence Griggs a colored woman on robbery charges connected to the July 13 disappearance of George P. Halberstadt Philadelphia millionaire who came to the city last June. Halberstadt vanished after the robbery and all attempts to locate him failed. Police believe Griggs may know something about the disappearance. Halberstadt relatives have spent heavily to find him.
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Chicago
Florence Griggs
George P. Halberstadt
Philadelphia
Halberstadt
Head X-rayed Before Trephining to Restore Lawyer
In Chicago on October 13 Frank Collier’s head was photographed by X ray as prep for a trephine operation aimed at restoring his intellect. The operation was postponed so he could witness the peace jubilee.
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Chicago
Frank Collier
Collier
Anderson Lockout Report Filed with Commissioners
A labor report on an Anderson lockout was filed with the commissioners detailing the dispute. The document outlines actions taken, parties involved, and potential remedies under local labor mediation procedures.
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Anderson
Ite
Lawton Sails for Home from Santiago de Cuba
Gen. Lawton departed for New York aboard the transport Michigan at 4 PM with Gen. Wood bidding him farewell amid a storm. Cuban delegates praised his conduct in Santiago and noted his tact in managing relations with Americans and Cubans. He will go to Washington for war department business and is not expected to return to Santiago, seeking a western assignment.
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Santiago DE Cuba
Lawton
New York
Michigan
Wood
Punta Gorda
Ingram
Carlos Garcia
Gen. Garcia
Santiago
King
Eighth Cavalry
Mendoza
Washington
War Department
Walls Must Fall at Laycock Factory After Blaze
Building inspector Robinson examines the four story Laycock manufacturing plant gutted by fire on Wednesday. He says the walls will likely have to come down due to extensive cracks and settlement in the east and northeast corners. Laycock plans rapid reconstruction to reopen.
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Robinson
Laycock Manufacturing Company
Laycock
Wife Beater Punished by Judge Cox
William Lyons scolded for assault on wife who visited a neighbor. Wednesday night incident led to a court hearing. on Thursday Judge Cox imposed a sentence of ten days in jail and a nominal $1 fine.
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William Lyons
Marcy's Window Promotes Daily Bargains and Watches
A local shop advertises daily bargains at Marcy's Window with notes on latest style items such as roses and blankets. It highlights Strawmyer and Nilius at 37 Monument Place and mentions various goods including cigars and oats.
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Marcy
Loie Fuller Performs Skirt Dance at Paris Peace Reception
At the Figaro office in Paris on Wednesday afternoon Loie Fuller presented one of her famous skirt dances The performance featured electric lights flashing the American and Spanish flags on the draperies Following the dance she read an original poem ending with May arbitration win the day The Spaniards warmly applauded while the American commissioners listened in dignified silence
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Paris
Figaro
Loie Fuller
Death by gas suicide of George Sprague in New York
George Sprague, 11, committed suicide Wednesday afternoon at his grandmother's home in New York by inhaling illuminating gas. Son of George and Fanny Sprague, a theatrical performer in Chicago, he was a bright student who had graduated from public schools and won a first scholarship but was weak and isolated, which likely led to the act.
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New York
George Sprague
George
Fanny Sprague
Academy of Music
Chicago
Sprague
Miss Wilbur
First Illinois Cavalry
Virden
Springfield
Bloomington
Acrobat Whiting Declared Insane After Vaudeville Tragedy
Hiram B. Whiting, 32, living with his mother and stepfather on Innglish avenue, is found of unsound mind. He believes he is a millionaire and endures shoes that seem to injure him. A former vaudeville acrobat, he and his brothers toured major theaters until an accident in a New York variety house left him mentally frail. His inquest recalls the Whiting family’s prior troubles including Frank Whiting’s nine year prison term and a fatal chase where guards shot him during an attempted escape with John Lawhorn.
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Hiram B. Whiting
Ed Brundage
Innglish Ave
Whiting
New York
Hiram
Central Insane Hospital
Frank Whiting
Michigan City Penitentiary
John Lawhorn
Lawhorn
Chaplain McIntyre of Oregon Found Guilty
Washington reports Chaplain McIntyre of the battleship Oregon found guilty on all charges by a Denver court martial. Secretary Long approves the findings but they await presidential approval to become operative. He criticised Admiral Sampson and Captain Evans in a public speech.
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Washington
McIntrye
Oregon
Long
Chaplain McIntyre
Denver
Col
McIntyre
Admiral Sampson
Capt
Evans
Unnamed Captain Orders Guards to Dismiss Soldiers
Captain B E V Walsh of Company F First Missouri volunteers marches his men past the guard at Jefferson barracks and dismisses them for lack of rations. He tells the men to go home until called for as the Army weighs a disciplinary response to the flagrant violation.
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ST. Louis
BE. V. Walsh
Missouri Volunteers
Jefferson Barracks
Battery F
Elgin Company
Pana
Reece
McKnight
Gov. Tanner
Forecast for Indianapolis Area with Frost Threat
The 86 hour forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity calls for fair conditions, with a cool spell starting Thursday night and continuing into Friday. Frost is expected Thursday night as temperatures dipped to 52 F at 7 am and 30 F by 2 pm. a low moving east from the Rocky Mountains and Northwest influences the cooler air. The Weather Bureau predicts a significant frost and a lingering cold snap for several days.
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Indianapolis
Rocky Mountains
Weather Bureau
A Mother's Mistake Ends in Son's Death
In Chicago on October 13 a mother Mrs William Morrison gave whisky and carbolic acid to her son James to relieve stomach trouble. The dose caused his death. Mrs Morrison had taken carbolic acid to obtain castor oil.
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Chicago
James
Wm. Morrison
Penalties Must Be Enforced as Nowlin Orders
The internal revenue office reports an order from A. E. Nowlin, collector for this district, on Thursday stating penalties must be collected or reported for assessment and only remitted in sickness or absence cases per section 3176 revised statutes.
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Nowlin
Internal Revenue Office
A. E. Nowlin
Spaniards Cornered in Iloilo as Rebels Surround City
Manila dispatch reports Iloilo surrounded by rebels with Spaniards confined within their defenses, signaling a tense siege as the conflict tightens grip on the city.
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New York
Manila
The
Herald
Iloilo
City Life Note on Theft and Corporate Filing
Frank Redmond stole 16 dollars from Philip Barnhart and received five dollars and zero days as a Treward. The Electro-therapeutic Manufacturing Company of Indianapolis has filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state. Capital stock stands at 5002 dollars.
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Frank Redmond
Philip ‘Barnhart
Gillette Responds to Zangwill on Drama Criticism
Actor William Gillette defends the drama against Israel Zangwill's charges. In a signed statement printed Thursday morning he says uninformed critics who limit themselves to churches will accept Zangwill as a liar while more enlightened people will see his ignorance of drama and art.
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Chicago
Wm. Gillette
Israel Zangwill
Zangwili
Two Women Reformatories to Attend National Prison Congress
The national prison congress opens in Plymouth church with the two U S reformatories led by Mrs Ella Johnson of Massachusetts and Mrs Sarah Keely of Indiana. Indianapolis will be represented by Mayor Taggart's nominees Wm Wheeler W H Roll Mrs Aimee Cooper and Mrs Sarah Falconbury as Indiana college presidents join in.
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United States
National Prison Congress
Plymouth Church
Indiana
Massachusetts
Ellon Johnson
Sarah Keely
Indiana Woman’s Reformatory
Taggart
Wm. B. Wheeler
W. H. Roll
Aimee Cooper
Airs
Sarah Falconbury
Indianapolis
Swain
The
State University
Burroughs
Wabash
Man sues for ten thousand in suit over wagon collision
James O Williams represents his five year old daughter June in superior court against miller Valentine Bachman claiming the wagon collision at McCarty and Isaststs caused permanent injuries and seeks $10,000 in damages.
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James O. Williams
June
Valentine Bachman
Bachman
McCarty and
Isaststs
Conspiracy Charge Tailed by Patrolman in Broadway Robbery
Henry Smith, 220 E Wabash sr colored, is jailed on conspiracy to commit a felony. Patrolman Wynn says several negroes attempted to rob a Broadway house Thursday and Smith is named among them. pursuit for the others continues.
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Henry Smith
E. Wabash Sr
Wynn
Broadway
Smith
Dalby and Carpenter Lead Eagle Creek Hunting Expedition
Arthur Dalby and Addison Carpenter, druggists, started on a hunting expedition on Thursday up Eagle Creek. Gov. Mount is able to do office work again. Judge Howard will write the opinion for the supreme court on the appellate court case orally argued on Wednesday.
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Arthur Dalby
Addison Carpenter
Jackson
Eagle Creek
Mount
Howard
Supreme Court
Appellate Court
Salem lawyer John A Zaring near death door
Salem attorney John A Zaring is reported gravely ill. A 14 year old in Wabash, Louis McCarty, is said to have smoked too many cigarettes and has liver enlargement. Funeral announced for Friday for an unidentified local figure. A dramatic claim describes Jefferson Davis allegedly shooting an American eagle in Alamo, with a dog attack destroying the bird. An ancient iron safe was found hidden under a stairway in an old Dillsboro building, brick-walled and untouched for years.
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John A. Zaring
Salem
Louis McCarty
Wabash
Jefferson Davis
Alamo
Davis
Dillsboro
Battle and funeral list spill from Virden clash
The Virden mine battle yields a death toll and wounded from the Wednesday clash between miners, guards and detectives. Names include Thomas Prescott and Els Smith among the dead with others wounded. troops arrive as state authority seeks to quell violence and protect lives and property.
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Virden
Tom Prescott
Lukens
Tanner
Ryan
State Miners’ Union
Chicago-Virden Coal Company
Landis Feels Good On Campaign Swing in Indiana
Congressman Charley Landis of district nine travels from Jolietville to Indianapolis and Hamilton county then plans to speak in Columbus Ohio with Charles Emory Smith. He reports strong audience enthusiasm and notes voters prefer war hero discussion over tariff and silver, with large crowds in small towns. He says farmers favor keeping the Philippines and most others share that view.
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Charley Landis
Indianapolis
Jolietville
Hamilton County
Columbus
Charles Emory Smith
Smith
Landis
Muncie
Dewey
Sampson
Schley
Shafter
Philippines
Cuba
Porto Rico
Lawyer Newberger Case Investigated by Prosecutor Bradwell
Captain Bradwell deputy city prosecutor in police court investigated the dismissal of an affidavit against Attorney Newberger for violating the keep to the right ordinance. Patrolman Hagerman arrested him after a disputed turn at Pennsylvania and Washington streets. Bradwell halted the case to give Newberger instructions, noting his offended remarks to the officer were not serious enough for prosecution.
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Capt
Bradwell
Newberger
Coz
Collier
Hagerman
Pennsylvania
Washington Sts
Judge Cox rules against city in Wellman liquor case
Judge Cox decided the city’s suit against Frederick Wellman manager of Metzger bottling works. The issue was whether the establishment functioned as a depot or agency for a brewery and owed a license. The court found it was a wholesale liquor house, not a depot, and the city will appeal.
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Cox
Frederick Wellman
Metzger
Street candy vendors cited as public nuisance by judge
Judge Cox fined four street candy vendors on Thursday for not moving. He noted the growing number of fines and urged the council to pass an ordinance prohibiting the trade. He said street dust and dirt on candy harms public health.
Mayor Taggart III Stricken After Wednesday Night Event
Mayor Taggart III collapsed during a Wednesday night event at English's house and was confined with stomach trouble. He had attended the performance, was taken home by carriage, and showed some improvement on Thursday despite a years long ailment.
Hotel Men's Blowout Indiana Event Ends in Draw
A hotel men’s blowout event in Indiana ends without a winner as participants clash in a hastily organized bout. Officials cite unresolved disputes and safety concerns prompting cancellation of remaining rounds.
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Indiana
Ee ‘Associa
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Mouthy
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Hoosier
Thomas Prescott
Els Smith
Mount Olive
W. W. Carroll
Frank Billyeu
Joseph Kitterly
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D. H. Kiley
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Ed Green
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George Rouk
Ernest Kemmer
J. Franklin Eyster
Minnager
Chicago & Virden Coal Company
Joe Rouk
O. J. Snyder
Kansas City
Gutgeselle
James Sickles
Frank Wilder
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Ed Upman
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