Little White Slab Marks Poor Boy Grave in Indiana Reform School
A corner graveyard at the Plainfield Reform School for Boys holds about 33 years of burials with 75 white head slabs. The piece details lonely burials, the lack of mourners, and the daily routines surrounding the pauper graves as the institution continues its work.
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Reform School For Boys
Plainfield
Indiana
Potter's Field
Soamil
Pital
York
Andro
Lyons
Brownsburg
Tax Returns of John Sherman Questioned by County Officials
Mansfield officials claim the late John Sherman underreported five years of taxes and concealed nearly 1 million dollars in personal property. Executors W S Kerr and M M Parker admitted part but withheld amounts, with 80 percent added to total to 978 600 on the tax duplicate. Executors warned to supply a true return by Tuesday.
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Mansfield
John Sherman
W. 5. Kerr
M. M. Parker
Washington
Sherman
Return of Personal Property Values in Sherman Estate
The executors admit deception in the Sherman will as personal property value is listed at 1 584 20. Returns show 1896 10 100, 1897 zero, 1898 1 700, 1899 2 000, 1900 zero, and 1901 1 600. If back taxes not paid, the estate may be compelled to pay.
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Sherman
Kerr
Probation for Mary Hamilton Ends With Misstep
Mary Hamilton, about 45, appeared before Judge Stubbs on a drunkenness charge and was placed on probation. Three hours later bicycle officers found her on an I and W railroad bridge wandering toward the country. Officer Losh recognized her and took her toward Washington Street, but she remained uncertain and needed a patrol wagon.
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Mary Hamilton
Stubbs
Losh
Streit
Lesh
Mary
Washington-st
Ex-Supt Quigley praised for solving Mrs Wilhelm murder case
Sentinel recounts Quigley career noting notable cases where criminals were brought to justice. It highlights the murder of Mrs Wilhelm on White River bank near the old bridge and the rapid work by detectives leading to William Mallady's conviction for life. Police humor and early actions by Hauser and Schroeder are mentioned.
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Quigley
Wilhelm
White River
White River Bridge
William Mallady
Marion County
Mallady
Monster Reptile Reported in Clinton County
Sugar Creek township farmers claim sighting a giant snake near the Ricketts farm south of Circleville. The monster, said to be ten to twelve feet long and about the size of a man's leg, has eluded capture after several attempts. Farm losses of turkeys and chickens prompt talk of a hunter party to pursue the creature.
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Sugar Creek Township
Sugar Creek
Ricketts Farm
Circleville
William Cambridge
Frankfort Crescent
Salvation Army detail in Danville prompts heaven and hell exchange
Hendricks county clerk Mell C. Masten reports a Salvation Army outreach in Danville where an exhorter asked the audience who wished to go to heaven. All raised hands except one man who bluntly confessed he preferred to stay alive and in Danville, resisting the afterlife question.
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Mell C. Masten
Hendricks County
Salvation Army
Danville
Heaven
Passengers and Treasure Reach Vancouver After Steamer Stranding
One hundred seventy five passengers and $200000 treasure from the stranded Canadian Pacific steamer Hating arrived in Vancouver by the Wilpa. One hundred fifty passengers signed a testimonial exonerating Capt. Gosse. Senator Lynch and German consul Mr. Carle did not sign, with Lynch asserting he saw rocks from his cabin window before impact.
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Dred
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Wilipane
Gosse
Senator Lynch
Carle
Dawson
The Lena Martin Case A Nebraska Prison Mystery
A Nebraska convict story centers on Burt Martin a man jailed for horse stealing who proved to be Lena Martin a woman in male attire. Lena lived as a cowboy and endured a military styled wedding before being sentenced by Judge Harrington and slated for release June 18 1902.
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Burt” Martin
Nebraska Penitentiary
Lincoln
Lena Martin
Keya Paha
M. F. Harrington
Burt
Hght
Nodaway County
Missouri
Samuel Martin
Springview
Neb
Lena
Lenin
Ashland
Wahoo
Harrington
Heiress Hunt Ends as Ettie Forces Payment in Henrietta Tale
Ettie Hall visits Florine Fernley to collect $10 for a dress Justine Maynard made. She confronts Markham Fernley, extracts payment, reveals herself as Henrietta Hall, and warns him off heiress hunting. The encounter ends with Ettie walking away, her identity and task complete.
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Ettie Hall
Justine
Justine Maynard
Madame Paulini
Uncle Crotch
Axminster
Ettie
Fernleys
Middleton-square
Iittie
Markham
Miss Ettie Hall
Florine Fernley
Mark
Wall-st
Henrietta
Florine
Miss Fernley
Mary
Markham Fernley
Fernley
Miss Hall
Miss Maynard
Henrietta Hall
New York News
Army post committee eyes 1000 acre tract plan
The Commercial club's army post committee discussed securing a 1 000 acre tract Monday afternoon. They plan to visit several tracts before the next meeting. Public flags remain at half mast following President Roosevelt's orders for two and a half days after President McKinley’s funeral in Canton on September 19.
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Army Post Committee
The
Commercial Club
Froosevelt
McKinley
Canton
Buck and Mack Fire Horses Impress Kansas City Crew
The fire brigade from Kansas City features two horses Buck and Mack weighing about 1300 pounds with almost human minds. They perform precise drill at the bugle call galloping to the hose wagon and leaping through fire frames. The pompier drill includes scaling a 70 foot tower with ladders and the team led by Captain J. C. Eyner, with L. E. Hale and W. West among the officers.
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Chief Hale
Kansas City
Buck
Mack
Barrett
Pompier
Senate-ave
Throst
J. C. Eyner
Hale
L. E. Hale
W. West
John Mahar
Thomas Conners
M. Conners
J. T. Evans
Evans Phillips
James Gilpatrick
John Lynch
George Roberts
H. Williamson
John Canada
Go away back and sit down at the Grand
The Grand staged Go away back and sit down on Monday a vaudeville program with a song that drew laughter. The bill featured two sketches about women in bachelors rooms, acts by Billy Link and Miss Blanche King, and performances by the Damm brothers, Ameta, O'Brien and Buckley, Fred Hallen and Mollie Fuller, Lizzie Evans and Harry Mills, Warren and Blanchard, Lew Palmer the imitator, LaGlede and Raymond, and Bryant and Saville. The show pleased the galleries and kept a steady pace through the evening.
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the Grand
Dolly Gray
Dolly
Billy Link
Bill
Blanche King
Brothers Damm
Ameta
O’brien
Buckley
Miss Buckley
Fred Hallen
Mollie Fuller
Lizzie Evans
Harry Mills
Warren
Blanchard
Swirl of Society Highlights Local Events
Miss Harriet Noble presided at Mrs. Charles Clark’s regular at home on Tuesday. The Veronica club plans a dance at Bronneke's next Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Evans will winter in California. Mrs. Charles P. Green and Miss Green hosted a Monday reception on N Canitelave. The Matinee musicale formed a chorus to join the Philharmonie club on performance days. Mrs. J. L. Masters entertained the literary club on Monday with a parliamentary drill.
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Harriet Noble
Charles Clark
Veronica Club
Bronneke
Joseph R. Evans Wvill
California
Charles P. Green
Miss Green
N. Canitelave
Matinee Musicale
Philharmonie Club
J. L. Masters
Broadway
Masters
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Royal Baking Powder CO
William ST
New York
James Hoadley
Edward M. Shepard
Greater
Brooklyn
Seth Low
ex-Congress
Posey
Jim Quigley
Clinton County
Vancouver
Vancouver, B. C
Tae
City Life
Gold Dust Twins
Ladies' Union
Sea Island
Pennsylvania St
the Empire
Bryantine
Lew Palmer
LaGlede
Raymond
Bryant and Saville
Afr Bryant
Fenner
Mall
Indianapolis
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