Indiana 158th Regiment Arrives at Camp Mount in Rain
The 158th Indiana regiment arrived at Camp Mount with Company C Frankfort first and Company I Sheridan second. Col. Smith, ill and weight loss noted, issues orders allowing some soldiers to sleep at home and report to camp in mornings or evenings. The regiment will be quartered in horse barns with headquarters in horse offices. Surgeon Barcus is ill and others await examinations by 457th surgeons starting Tuesday.
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158Th Indiana Regiment
Camp Mount
Frankfort
Sheridan
Col. Smith
Adit
Powell
Indianapolis
158Th
Barcus
457Th
May
168Th
McKinley
Maj. Varney
Signal Corps
Fine Arts
Sur
Washington
Mays
Cleland
Dalton
Chicago
157Th
159Th
W. C. MacCurdy
158Th Indiana
Spain’s Commissioners Still Quibbling Over Troop Pay
Madrid reports a cabinet council discussed funding for troops and read a letter from Senor Montero Rios about the Paris peace commission meeting. Negotiations appear unchanged. officials say the Philippines question has not been touched. Gen Weyler and Senor Robledo plan a Andalusia tour, drawing speculation and close scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senor Montero Rios
Paris
Joint Commission
Philippines
Gen. Weyler
Senor Robledo
Andalusia
Spain
Hungarian murderer among five moved to state hospitals
Trenton N J Oct 17 five convicts were sent from the state prison to state hospitals for the insane last week. Among them was George Zuprack a Hungarian murderer who said he was haunted at night by his victim. He was found crazed and speechless several times and nothing could reassure him.
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Trenton
N. J
George Zuprack
Zuprack
Frank C. Doran Dead Designer of Indianapolis Union Station
Frank C. Doran, the design engineer of the Indianapolis Union Station, has died at his Chicago home. A native of eastern Indiana, he will be buried in Greenfield Tuesday after death from paralysis of the brain.
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Indianapolis Union Station
Frank C. Doran
Chicago
Indiana
Greenfield
Forecast for Indianapolis Area: Cold and Rain With Possible Snow
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the 86 hours ending 8 p m Oct 18 calls for much colder conditions with occasional rain through Monday night and Tuesday, possible snow on Tuesday, then clearing. Early readings show 7 a m Monday at 56, noon 54, 2 p m 52.
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Indianapolis
Congressman William F. Love Dies in Mississippi
Gloster Mississippi reports the death of Representative William F. Love from typhoid fever. A Democrat, he won a large majority in the fifty fifth congress and had been renominated for the fifty sixth congress.
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Love
Gloster, Miss
William F. Love
Local Pawnbroker Knifing Suspect Sentenced
A man named Steadmayer received 50 dollars and 120 days in police court after attacking pawnbroker Drosdowitz and Traugott with a knife during a ring theft attempt. Drosdowitz was only lightly injured while Traugott suffered a deep facial gash.
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John Steadmayer
Drosdowitz
Lewis Traugott
Traugott
Droscowitz
Saloon Keeper in Police Court Over Nicholson Law Violations
Jake Crone a saloon-keeper on N Delaware Street faces police court Monday for alleged Nicholson law breaches. Accused of allowing cards, admitting Jacob Steinmetz after hours, and failing to draw the saloon curtains. Trial set for Thursday.
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Jake Crone
N. Delaware St
Nicholson
Jacob Steinmetz
Frank Williams Resigns as Source Clerk
Frank W. Williams resigns from his position as source clerk. He leaves duties effective immediately and will be replaced by the interim staff. Williams cited personal reasons and thanked colleagues for their support.
Nickums Light Leads Indiana Grand Jury Session
The Indianapolis grand jury sits in the federal building on November 10. Nickums Light, a Logansport man, is accused of using the mails to defraud and must present his case or face trial. W. G. Williams is charged with stealing $500 or more from the Marion Soldiers' Home. Belle Hauser and John M. Craig, both of Indianapolis, are bonded on a swindle scheme using fake love letters.
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United States Grand Jury
Federal
Indianapolis
Nickum
Logansport
W. G. Williams
Marion Soldiers’ Home
Belle Hauser
John M. Craig
Wife's awful crime shocks Gallican settlement near Dominion City
A Gallican man and his four children were found dead in their home within the last day. The wife is missing and suspected of the ax murder. A coroner and two constables head to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Man
Dominion City
Simpson Raises 113000 for Foreign Missions at Carnegie Hall
The Rev A B Simpson head of the Christian alliance drew a large New York audience at Carnegie Hall on Sunday to fund foreign missions. An unknown donor gave 10000 and a washwoman added 20. Morning gifts totaled 98000 while the afternoon added the rest. The preacher sang and prayed as funds poured in.
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New York
A. B. Simpson
Christian Alliance
Carnegie Hall
Simpson
Spain
Explosion Destroys British Bark Blengfell off Margate
A 6:30 PM blast aboard the British bark Blengfell from New York loaded with naphtha destroyed the vessel near Margate. Nine people including the captain his wife and daughter and the pilot were lost. Ships reported the stern blown away and a line of wreckage reached the water’s edge. Eleven crew members were later reported safe as twelve landed at Dover.
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London
Blengfell
New York
Margate
Dover
Mohegan Wreck Kills Ninety Four Off Falmouth
Ninety four people perish when the Mohegan wrecks off Falmouth England on Friday. The ship carried 53 passengers and 91 crew. 12 passengers and 38 crew survive. Survivors blame a navigation error from the bridge as the cause.
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Falmouth
Eng
Mohegan
Saloonists Press War Tax Abatement and Convention Actions
Indiana delegates to the national convention of retail liquor dealers returned from Asheville North Carolina praising the work there They supported Louisville in efforts to host the 1899 event A resolution was adopted making it a penal offense to issue duplicate warehouse receipts for saloonkeepers A sign in windows of saloons selling union made goods was approved Cooperative breweries and distilleries gained approval The Washington committee was tasked to demand abatement of the war tax on beer as the war winds down
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Indiana
National Convention of
Asheville
N. C
Louisville
National Association
Congressional Committee
Washington
Books Given Up New York Contempt Proceedings End
The Standard Oil contempt hearings in New York wrap up as Commissioner Brinsmade and lawyer Kline move to seize books at the company office. Brinsmade selects the materials needed for the investigation and adjourns hearings until the commission returns to Ohio.
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New York
Standard Oil
Kline
New Amsterdam
Brinsmade
Flagler
Mr. Kline
Ohio
Betting Heats Up for New York Governor Race
Betting on the New York gubernatorial election grows livelier with a $10,000 bet and a $7,000 wager both at even money recorded in uptown hotels. A deluge of smaller bets follows, with even money the prevailing quote. The current mood favors Van Wyck over Roosevelt.
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New York
van Wyck
Roosevelt
Runaway Horse Killed After Escaping Lively Chase
A runaway horse on S State Street attracted onlookers as it dashed toward Washington Street while an eastbound Panhandle train crossed. The rear of the train passed within a foot of the horse, which did not slow. The buggy overturned after the rig, rented from the Grand Hotel livery stable by two inebriated men, collided with a wagon near Hoyt Avenue. The horse was recovered.
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S. State-st
Washington St
Panhandle
State-st
Grand Hotel
Hoytave
Shot Down by a Hoosier
Provost guard John Kane of the 160th Indiana fatally wounded Private Shedwic Floyd a colored soldier from Company I Tenth immunes after Floyd tried to run the guard line and disobeyed two orders to stop Floyd died at midnight and Negro soldiers threaten Kane's life.
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Lexington
John Kane
160Th
Indiana
Shedwic Floyd
Tenth
Immunes
Floyd
Kane
City Life Update Promises Public Events and Excursions
City report notes last week’s car movement at 28 619, over 1 000 above last year. The New Independent turners hall at Ohio and Illinois streets will open with a smoker Saturday night. Pennsylvania lines will run excursions to Indianapolis from Richmond Worthington North Vernon and Seymour on account of President McKinley’s visit Friday.
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Turners’ Hall
Ohio
Illinoissts
Pennsylvania Lines
Indianapolis
Richmond
Worthington
North Vernon
Seymour
McKinley
Marcy's Window Daily Bargains Sale
Daily bargain note from Marcy's Window promoting ongoing watch sales with emphasis on value and regular discounts.
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Marcy
rDaily
Jubilee opens amid crowds for Chicago peace celebration
Thousands gather as Chicago marks the peace jubilee with a downtown illumination and a Monday program. President McKinley attends university ceremonies and a first regiment armory reception while Governors, mayors, and visitors arrive. weather dampens evening plans but tens of thousands join the jubilee crowds.
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Chicago
Gens
Miles
Shafter
McKinley
Harper Institute
Harper
Kent Theater
Mel<inley
Miners Survive Mine Explosion Amid Negro Fears in Pana
An explosion at Pana coal company mine No 1 injures no one seriously but triggers panic among 40 black workers who escape the shaft. A missing miner is feared dead while authorities uncover an arsenal in the company office, fueling a suspected plot by nearby strikers to blow stockades.
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Pana, II
Pana Coal Company
Benjamin Franklin
Springside
Penwell
Pana
Romance Reunites Lovers After Bedside Mixup
In Binghamton New York Miss Marie Hannan and William Hoyle once childhood sweethearts reunite after Hoyle, penniless and wandering, mistakenly occupies Hannan’s bed at a dairy building thinking it a police station. Police are called but the pair deny trouble and plan marriage.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Marie Hannan
Wiliam Hoyle
Cleveland
Dairy Association
Hoyle
Miss Hannan
Attempted death by own action in Lafayette Walker case
Lafayette Walker 38 made a third attempt at death by taking morphine Saturday afternoon in his room at 707 E St Clair. Doctors Marlatt and Nichols treated him for hours amid heavy drinking. He is separated from his wife with three children and works as an upholsterer at 3 Massachusetts Ave. Hood's Sarsaparilla ad lines accompany the report.
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Lafayette Walker
E. St. Clairst
Marlatt and
Nichols
Massachusetts Are
For a Good 10¢ Smoke Dry Pro Bono Cigar at Bo
A brief item notes a promotional 10 cent smoke dry cigar offered pro bono at a bar or shop, highlighting a special deal or free sample event.
Noted Prison Managers Gather at Plymouth for National Prison Association
About 150 delegates attended the third day of the National Prison Association session in Plymouth church. Leading criminologists and reformers like Z. R. Brockway, Charles Dudley Warner, and Michael J Cassidy spoke on the Bertillon system, parole reforms, and prisoner classification, while discussions on convict labor and tuberculosis mortality framed the morning program.
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Plymouth Church
National Prison Association
Z. R. Brockway
Charles Dudley -Warner
Fred H. Wines
E.S. Wright
M. J. Cassidy
C. S&s. Collins
Joseph Nicholson
R. Brinkerhoff
Nelson Viall
William Chamberlain
Otis Fuller
H. H. Hart
Henry Wolfer
Ellen Johnson
J. L. Milligan
P. F. Fossett
Cincinnati
Wardens Association
FIGHTING OVER TWO VEHICLES IN CIRCUIT COURT
The case of Vina M Perrott and George W Karrer returns to circuit court over a $150 bill for a survey and delivery wagon. Karrer reclaimed the wagon in replevin after a year of use. Mrs Perrott's later suit to recover ownership failed, with appeals and high costs. The property value is under $100 with costs around $73.
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Vina M. Perrott
George W. Karrer
Wm. L. Perrott
Karrer
Sears
Malpractice Suit Filed Over 1890 Confinement Cases
Carl L. Rhoades sues Dr. Clarinda E. Jeter for 10000 dollars alleging maltreatment of his wife Nellie Rhoades during her confinement in 1890 and claiming a prolonged illness resulted. The couple reside in Haughville.
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Carl L. Rhoades
Clarinda E. Jeter
Nellie Rhoades
Haughville
Engilman Sues Secttor and Nier for 10000 in Malicious Prosecution
Samuel Engilman files a civil suit against Lester Secttor and Isaac Nier for 10000 alleging malicious prosecution. The action arises from his arrest on a 60 cent embezzlement charge while employed at Secttor’s saloon on East Washington Street, where he was held in the police station for hours before acquittal.
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Samuel Engilman
Lester Secttor
Isaac Nier
Priot Court
Engilman
Secttor
Washington St
Troops Sail from San Francisco for Manila
The Third battalion of the Twenty third infantry recruits of the Second Oregon and Battery D of the California artillery have embarked on the transport Senator and will sail for Manila immediately. The article notes illness terms and promotes Dr Wood's Norway Syrup, along with a brief wartime promotional line.
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San Francisco
Twenty-third Infantry
Oregon
California Artillery
Senator
Manila
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Rev. Simpson
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City Life
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Isaiah Ross
John Hawkins
Hood
BR. W. McClaughry
Joliet, IL
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Philadelphia
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McClaughry
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Thayer
Helen Gougar
Wolfer Stillwater
Minnesota
Warden’s Association
New York State
H. S. Earl
Detroit
G. F. Keene
Rhode Island
F. E. Dewhurst
B. M. Spurr
West Virginia
Sidney P. Davis
Terre Haute
Alexander Johnson
Fort Wayne
Hart
Chicago Children’s Aid Society
Michael Heymann
New Orleans
M. L. Haines
First Presbyterian Church
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Ohio State Board of Charities
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