Matthews says he fired not James Howard in Goebel murder
J B Matthews assistant secretary of state under Caleb Powers identified by Daly Lillard and others as James Howard who stood near the executive building after the shooting. He says he testified but was turned away to shield Howard and plans to file an affidavit explaining why. The Goebel case trial continues with rebuttal testimony and depositions from Taylor and Miller not presented.
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James Daly
Eph Lillard, Jr
Frankfort
James Howard
Daly
Lillard
Matthews
Howard
Commonwealth
Youtsey
Henry G. Wallace
Dick’? Combs
Adjutant General's Office
Goebel
Col. Campbell
Taylor
Reuben Miller
Indianapolis
Woman awarded 37000 in street railway suit
NW York Oct 18 The supreme court awarded Mrs Elizabeth Roads 37000 in a suit against the Metropolitan street railway for the death of her husband struck by a car on July 10 1899. She had sought 50000 in damages.
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York
Supreme Court
Elizabeth Roads
Metropolitan Street Railway
Great Pocahontas council presents tomahawk emblems
The Great Council of the Degree of Pocahontas met in the Masonic Temple with about 200 delegates. During the morning the past grand Pocahontases received jeweled gold and silver tomahawk emblems of authority. Recipients included Mrs. Mary E. Snyder Muncie Mrs. Martha Mack Muncie Mrs. Alvire Weer Commack Mrs. Sue Billicome Warsaw Mrs. Lou Hicks Lebanon Mrs. Festus Terre Haute Mrs. Huppe Bourbon.
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Great Council of the Degree of Pocahontas
Masonic Temple
Grand Pocahontases
Mary E. Snyder
Muncie
Martha Mack
Alvire Weer
Com‘mack
Sue Billicome
Warsaw
Lou Hicks
Lebanon
Festus
Terre Haute
Huppe
Bourbon
Flag display at national committee HQ defies removal order
The large American flags spanning EB Washington St remained in place despite a removal order from Building Inspector Bedell. National Gold Democratic Committee chair Martin denied any plan to take them down and accused critics of being flag furters, saying the group does not belong to that camp.
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Washington-st
National Gold Democratic Committee
Bedell
Martin
Campaign Committee
Union Labor On New Columbia Club Building
Dr Hays chairman of the building committee says electrical work on the new Columbia club building will be done by union men The Sanborn electrical company refuses to recognize the union and no start date is known for resuming work.
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Hays
Columbia Club
Sanborn Electrical Company
Sanborn
Nome storm deposits ruby sand and wealth at beach
A severe storm damaged Nome by $750,000 but washed ashore a rich ruby sand deposit. When the waves subsided a rocker yielded excellent gold, bringing wealth to the beach and excitement to residents.
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Beattle
Wash
Nome
Snake in cradle alarm near Meramec high lands
Mrs Adam Leschen found a four foot rattlesnake near Meramec high lands on Wednesday inside a baby's cradle. She lifted the baby to safety and her husband shot off the snake's head after the reptile rattled three times.
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ST. Youib
Adam Leschen
Meramec Highlands
Fragmented OCR Note Contains Messy Names and Phrases
The readable items include disjointed fragments with odd capitalization and stray quotes. No clear event or identifiable people emerge to form a coherent news item or outcome.
Roosevelt Assembly Echoes In Akron Visit
Gov. Roosevelt’s Akron stop during a Cleveland trip drew a large crowd and a packed Central armory. Senator Foraker delivered a strong speech as Roosevelt faced some interruptions. A stone struck his hat on the way back from the South-end meeting, preventing injury.
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Cleveland
Roosevelt
Valley Railroad
Akron
Col
Bryan
South End
Central Armory
Senator Foraker
Roosevelt Attacked by Blowing Engines in Akron Speech
Gov. Roosevelt faced interruptions as three locomotives passed by during a Akron stump speech. He urged an appeal to material prosperity and complained of the noisy trains while noting the encounter as entertaining yet instructive.
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Akron
Roosevelt
Col. Dick
Begorra
Curtis Guild, Jr
Committee On Platform
Colorado
Roosevelt Delivers Speech to 3000 at Canton Tabernacle
Roosevelt is greeted by a large Canton crowd of about 3,000 at the tabernacle. Rough Riders escort him as he denounces self seeking. He criticizes class envy and warns of dangers to American liberty from Europe and political insiders. He argues no U.S. leader since Washington and Lincoln faced such problems.
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Canton
Roosevelt
the Tabernacle
Rough
Europe
McKinley
Washington
Lincoln
Pettigrews
Altgelds
Richard Crokers
Roosevelt Speech Draws Small Ohio Audience at Navarre
At Navarre Ohio Roosevelt addressed a modest crowd and received a telegram from a local postmaster promising a magnificent audience. He noted it would be impractical to speak there and waved to locals including women, boys, men, girls, dons and a hen as the farm slowed at Zoar station. Wheeling crowds exceeded expectations en route to the event.
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Wheeling
Navarre
Roosevelt
Ohio
Zear
Zoar Station
Fugitive Preacher Injures Self in Police Station
S Sandy, a colored Baptist preacher wanted for shooting Jennie Hooker in Arkansas City Kas, cut his throat in the Chicago police station Thursday morning. He had practically confessed and his recovery is hopeless. Bandy feared lynching if returned to Kansas.
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Chicago
Trusts Fear Public Opinion After Coal Strike Settlement
Chairman Jones of the Democratic National Committee says the coal strike settlement shows trusts fear the people and heed public opinion, a hopeful sign for democracy. The statement was issued Thursday in Chicago on Oct 18.
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Chicago
Jones
Democratic National Committee
Pope Leo Indisposed and Other Early 20th Century News
Pope Leo is indisposed and bedridden. Clinton Missouri zinc mill burns with about $10000 loss. French cavalry arrives at Cheng-Tache-Foo in China. Schooner Lulu wrecked near Port Tampa Florida but crew saved. Two St Louis street cars collide injuring five. Michael Davitt in Dublin mobilizes for Kruger. American Street Railway Association convention will be held in New York.
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Monarch Zinc
Clinton
Cheng- Tache-Foo
China
Lulu
Port Tampa
Fla
St. Louis
Michael Davitt
Dublin
Ireland
Kruger
American Street Railway Association
New York
Forty Thousand Stolen From Mail Sack at Grand Central
New York post office inspectors pursue a daring robbery at Grand Central depot where a sack of registered mail containing about forty thousand dollars was stolen. Investigators believe an insider aided the theft. two men likely loaded the heavy pouch into a wagon and fled.
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Post Office
Ferrell Sanity Questioned as Court Hearings Continue
In Marysville Ohio Ross Ferrell’s mental state is challenged after Dr Frank D Baine a Kenton alienist testifies Ferrell is sane and responsible. Miss Costlow’s visits and Eliza Lanes emotional testimony mark a mounting courtroom drama as witnesses recount the last days of the dead messenger.
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Ferrell
Dr. Baine
Marysville
Frank D. Baine
Kenton
Big Four
Ross Ferrell
Baine
Eliza Lane
Messenger
Robinson
Tyler
Columbus
Pekin relief letter from Minister Conger to family
The first personal letter from Minister Conger since Pekin’s relief is dated August 24 1900 and sent via Hov Everet Conger. He describes a serious siege and providential deliverance while reporting Laura’s improvement and thanks for congratulations from President McKinley and Gov. Shaw.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Conger
Pekin
Chas. H. Schaefer
Hov. Everet Conger
Passadena
Cal
Laura
Hergé
Secretary of State
McKinley
Gov. Shaw
Coal Miners Now Rejoice as Strike Eases
Hazleton Pa October 18 There is no new development in the strike situation. President Mitchell expresses gratification over Reading Company action in Philadelphia while miners wait for large companies to post notices. Shamokin and other places report P R company postings yielding to demands and preparations for work resumption expected Monday.
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Hazleton
Mitchell
Reading Company
Philadelphia
Miners’ Union
Shamokin
P. & R. Company
Heath and Hanna urged settlement of mine strike
Ferry S Heath quoted Senator Hanna as saying miners had legitimate demands and urged both sides to reach a settlement. He argued Hanna sought a fair outcome rather than political gain, while contrasting it with Senator Jones who he said had not shown labor support.
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Hanna
New York
Chicago
Senator Jones
Rioting in Sharpsville Ends Firing Injuries Reported
In Sharpsville, rioting between strikers and imported laborers broke out Wednesday night in Shamokin. Four people were shot and slight injuries reported. Strikers fired through the night causing a temporary plant shutdown as workers and laborers clashed amid rumors of further trouble.
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Shamokin
Sharpsville
Dowie Flees London as Medical Students Riot
About 300 medical students rioted at a Dowie meeting in St Martin's town hall on Thursday afternoon. The healer fled the scene as fights erupted between students and Dowie followers with many injuries. Police intervened and made numerous arrests.
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St. Martin's Town Hall
Thurs
Dowie
Li Hung Chang Demoted Amid Allied Advance
Shanghai October report says Li Hung Chang is degraded for failing to stop the allied advance on Pao Ting Fu. The viceroy Chang Chi Tung is ordered to Hupeh to face the court, amid fears it may precede his execution.
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Shanghai
Pettigrew and Hanna Mix It Up in South Dakota
The Pettigrew Hanna confrontation heats up across Huron Sioux Falls and Egan as Hanna defends labor and politics. Hanna claims 6500 employees and asserts loyalty to McKinley while predicting Bryanism’s fate. The tour opens with an Indian demonstration in Flandeau before 1000 spectators and includes Eastman, a former Sioux chief, greeting Hanna.
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Madison
Hanna- Pettigrew
Pettigrew
Huron
Hanna
Sioux
Falls
Flandeau
John Eastman
Egan
McKinley
Her
Miners and Operators Clash as Strikes Spread
In Hazleton and Coleraine tensions rise as about half of operators post union demands while President Mitchell vows no work until all yield. A midnight clash left four men stabbed and one possibly dying, with all fighters intoxicated.
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Hazleton
Mitchell
Coleraine
Payne Bets Two to One on Bryan Electoral Votes
Vice chairman Payne explains GOP aims in western states as a future strategy. He says the mountain states matter for balance if New York shifts Democrat, then he bets two to one Bryan will win fewer electoral votes than four years ago.
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Chicago
Payne
New York State
New York
Nebraska
Bryan
No Breweries Pay License Fee Under New Ordinance
None of the breweries or agencies have yet paid the $1,000 license required by the recently passed ordinance. Controller Johnson again asked Thursday when he will take steps to collect or prosecute. "Pretty soon," he replied.
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Johnson
Hursday
Councilman Keller Receives Letter on Gas Trust Probe
Councilman Keller, head of the special committee probing the Consumers gas trust, received a letter from Bement Lyman of the company. It states directors will meet Thursday night and will consider delivering the books to the committee.
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Keller
Consumers’ Gas Trust Company
Bement Lyman
Ex-Secretary Sherman in critical condition
Sherman very low with condition unchanged at 7 15 p m doctors fear the worst before many hours in Washington on October 18 as ex secretary of state Joan Sherman lies gravely ill with his fate uncertain.
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Washington
Joan Sherman
Bryan wires Jones on speaking tour in Midwest
Bryan wires Chairman Jones from Chicago on Wednesday to announce a talk in Indiana next Thursday. He is scheduled to speak in Cincinnati that same night.
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Bryan
Jones
Chicago
Indiana
Cincinnati
New C and D bridge at New Palestine completed
City notes report completion of the New C and D bridge at New Palestine. Local items include lodge events, theater bookings, a Royal Arch masons adjournment, a stove fire causing $150 damage, and upcoming fairs and political speeches.
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New C
New Palestine
Tomlinson Hall
Brightwood
Royal Arch Masons
Fire destroys drug store and grocery in Bloomfield
In Bloomfield Missouri on Thursday morning a fire swept Major's drug store and Murray's grocery, killing Dr C M Wright who slept above the shop. Loss estimated at 3000 dollars. Maggie B Farrell of Prescott Arizona killed herself after her parents objected to a marriage to a Mexican man.
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Bloomfield
C. M. Wright
Major
Murray
Maggie B. Farrell
Prescott, A. T
A Determined Woman Says Grape-Nuts Restored Health
Mrs. C W Aldridge of Salisbury Missouri recounts severe cramps nausea and vomiting before using Grape-Nuts. After starting the food the cramps disappeared and never returned with continued use her sick stomach vanished. Her husband also praised the product and built a large trade by recommending it to customers.
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C. W. Aldridge
Salisbury
Chicago
Births and Deaths in Local Notices
Birth announcements list Carl H and Taylor. Sherman and Pearl Hase. Charles and Emma Mathey. Barth and Mary Dugan. Henry B and Rose Braden. Elmer and Pearl Adams. Fred and Jennie Boulden. William C and Emma Morris. Death notices for William D. Lane Edward Many Sarah Grube plus multiple listed couples.
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Carl H
Taylor
Pennsylvania
Sherman
Pearl Hase
Maryland-st
Charles and
Emma Mathey
Senate-ave
Barth
Mary Dugan
Minerva-st
Henry B
Rose Braden
Capitol-ave
Elmer and
Pearl Adams
S. Missouri- St
Fred and
Jennie Boulden
Tacoma-ave
William C
Emma Morris
Hovey-st
Building Permits Listing For Various Properties
A list of building permits shows builders and owners with structures including sheds cottages and dwellings. Values range from 10 to 5000 dollars with locations on Woodlawn Avenue North and Fultoa streets Virginia avenue and more. The record mentions institutions and individuals such as Sisters of Providence and George T Evans.
Union Live Stock Market Report at Indianapolis Union Stock Yards
Stock receipts: Cattle 500, Hogs 5,000, Sheep 250 for Thursday. Quotes reflect weights and grades from prime steers to common cows, with prices ranging for good to choice, fair to medium, and heavy categories. Bulls and veal calves listed. shipments noted as small.
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Union Live Stock Market
Indianapolis
Union Stock Yards
Mary Pangah
Cscseveree
Interstate Live Stock Market Report October at Interstate Yards
Interstate Stock Yards notes cattle receipts on Thursday with mixed offerings from good to prime export steers to common cows and calves. Hogs receipts at 1,500 with shipments and price ranges across heavy to light categories. Sheep receipts listed but details truncated in the record.
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Quaney
Variety of Ladies Garments and Household Goods On Sale
The Wm. H. Block Co lists many items including ladies union suits fleece lined and silk trimmed, ladies hose in black, 26 inch umbrellas with steel rods and German trims, gloves, writing paper, India linen, Russia crash linen, linings, rainy-day skirts finished with stitching, wrapper dresses, hats for girls, fire screens, curtain scrim, cushion cords, battenburg patterns, odd coffsets, crackers, sweet potatoes, peaches, and livestock market prices for lambs and sheep.
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Zac Union
Jersey
India
Aecesas Tisa Russia
Aeenee Radeo
Adarec
Battenburg
Wacner's
Kabo
City Grain Market Wheat and Corn Prices and Inspections
Wheat prices show weakness with No 2 red at 7312c and No 3 red at 694 71l4c on milling freight. Corn remains steady with multiple White and Yellow grades listed. oats and hay also steady with various No 2 and No 3 grades and prices. Inspections report mixed grades across wheat corn oats and hay, detailing several cars and grades with totals.
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Timothy
Chicago grain and dairy prices slip in brisk early market
Wheat futures ease with November at 7 35 fob notes and December at 7 15 8 c. Corn futures show small declines with October around 4 07 9 and November 3 74 4 4. Oats fall for December to 2 21 Provisions continue mixed with January beef at 11.10 and lard near 6 50, butter varied from creamery to dairy grades, and cheese showing multiple aged and fresh lots. Live poultry and eggs listed with modest shifts.
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Chicago
Uitac
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Avie Kennedy
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John Baker
Alice Reed
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Sarah F. Atkins
Frank H. Hoffner
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Charles A. Wulf
Lilian Faussett
Herbert M. Adkinson
Elizabeth M. Brown
Ursa Pigmar
Anna F. Morris
George A. Groff
Vernie E H. Weaver
J. F. Topking
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H. Furnas
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J. A. von Sladen
Wright St
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Virginia-ave
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Graceland-ave
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Cornell-ave
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Bluff-ave
Raymond-st
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Anthony Schrader
Liberty-st
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State-ave
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Mount St
Lorese Reasner
Lexington-ave
Sisters of Providence
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Remsidel
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Trumble-st
Glenn-ave
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Marloweave
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