Filipinos Expect US Recognition in December Says Prisoners
In Manila prisoners claim Filipino leaders temper their men with the idea the United States will recognize Aguinaldo’s government in December after Bryan defeats McKinley. They cite American casualties since February at 2300 and note discord in the Filipino civil government as ammunition runs low.
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Manila
San Isidro
United States
Aguinaldo
Bryan
McKinley
Mantain
Insurgent Actions Reported in Negros Campaign
Cablegram from Gen. Otis dated Manila October 24 notes Hughes reports insurgents driven from Negros. Byrne injured a hand, killed ten, captured 13. Native troops struck another band, killed six. No further casualties.
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Washington
Otis
Manila
Hughes
Fanny
Negros
Byrne
Funston Accepts Brigadier Generalship Offer
Washington October 24 General Funston telegraphed Adjutant General Corbin that he accepts the brigadier generalship offered him He will return to the Philippines after the Kansas regiment is received by his home people
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Funston
Washington
Corbin
Philippines
Kansas
Twenty Metalf Officers Refuse San Francisco Mission
In San Francisco on October 24 the Twenty Metalf will not file an official report to the adjutant general. Officers washed on the Tartar faced strong disapproval and many may flatly refuse to pay the pills. Colonel Metalf was notified that officers would not be permitted to leave San.
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San Francisco
Metealf
Col. Métealf
San
Commission to Meet Over Philippine Report
New York October 24 Hon Charles Denby of the Philippines commission arrived Monday night. Messrs Schurmann and Worcester are expected by Wednesday. On their arrival there will be a meeting of the commission to revise its report to the president.
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New York
Charles Denby
The
Philippines
Messrs
Schurmann
Worcester
Cabinet Debates Spain Bought Vessels and Treasury Funds
The cabinet discussed granting protection to American shipowners of Spanish bought vessels in coastwise trade. Treasury reports over 290 million dollars in the fund and evidence of congestion. Decision: delay troop moves and monitor. possible bond issue if congestion worsens. Col Denby of the Philippine commission met. initial report will guide the president and cabinet.
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Washington
Muesday
Col. Denby
Philippine Commission
Family of fighters in act of service demand
Capt. C O Howard offers to Secretary Root to replace his brother Maj Guy Howard killed last week in the Philippines. He is one of three sons of Gen C O Howard. the third brother serves as a captain in the regular army in the Philippines.
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Philadelphia
C. O. Fioward
Root
Maj
Guy Howard
Philippines
C.O. Howard
Indiana Bankers Meet in University Club on Wednesday
The executive committee of the Indiana Bankers Association will hold a meeting at the University Club on Wednesday evening, as announced by the association.
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Indiana Bankers
Indianankers’ Association
University Club
We Association
Woman Expert Promotes Humane Animal Care In Indianapolis
Miss Virginia Pope toured Indianapolis to share bird and dog care tips with humane society groups. She described red mites in canaries and cited a dog’s self harmed death as a warning against careless ownership.
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Miss Pope
Indianapolis
Rest Easy Says Tom on City Appointments
The article reports Mayor Taggart delaying changes with aides unable to provide names and rumors of potential two termers and rewards for campaign workers. He states things are moving along serenely and no one will be disturbed for the present.
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Taggart
Breckinridge Criticizes Philippine Purchase Policy
Former minister to Russia Clifton R. Breckinridge says the United States erred in buying the Philippines. He urges turning the islands over to the Filipinos with a U S protectorate until stable self rule is possible and predicts major gains in Chinese trade.
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Washington
Clifton R. Breckinridge
Russia
Cleveland
Philippine Islands
United States
Breckenridge
Refusal to Place Blind Girl in Guardian Home
Probate commissioner Walker weighs Mary Zwissler case as guardian Bertha Smith remains blind. Superintendent Wilson of the Blind Institute has refused placement in the guardian family citing unsuitable surroundings and negative influence on inmates. Grand Hotel Gaver Meaia 5 Genta eat at Seaton.
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Walker
Mary“Zwissler
Bertha
C.smith
Wilson
Blind Institute
Canada proposes Alaskan boundary settlement plan
London reports Canada seeks a permanent arbitration of the Alaskan boundary with terms similar to Venezuela. Skeguay and Dyea would go to the United States while Canada would get Pyramid Harbor if accepted. Russia agrees to arbitrate Behring Sea sealers' claims with the United States.
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London
Canada
Skeguay
Dyea
United States
Pyramid Harbor
Mr. Choate
Sir Louis Davies
Washington
Russia
Behring Sea
Prison Sunday Observed In Indiana Statewide
Next Sunday will be observed across Indiana as prison Sunday marking a new statewide effort to educate the public on criminal reform and the role of citizens. Amos W. Butler notes Indiana leads in reform efforts among states and urges church sermons and addresses to inform attendees.
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Indiana
Amos W. Butler
State Board of Charities
Union
Parry Postpones Carriage Plant Construction
D. M. Parry delays starting the steel and glass carriage plant southeast of the city due to rising prices. The plan is paused but not abandoned and construction is expected to resume later.
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Parry
D. M. Parry
Big Four Wage Demand In Conference With Trainmen
General manager Schaff of the Big Four met Tuesday with trainmen from 12 divisions in Supt Van Winkles office. Other Big Four employees joined the conference. The talks target restoring wages to an earlier period as telegraphers and conductors press their demands. The company faces multiple grievances.
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Schaff
Big Four
Supt. van Winkle
Hardware firms near merger eyed as one of nation’s biggest
Hildebrand company at 8 Meridian Street and C. L. Wayne & Co. of West Washington Street contemplate a consolidation. EB. F. Claypool is said to gain an interest. Philip Hildebrand notes talks ongoing and cautions the deal may or may not proceed.
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Hildebrand Company
Meridian St
C. L. Wayne & Co
W. Washington St
EB. F. Claypool
Philip Hildebrand
Central Ave Bridge Pier Construction Advances
Workmen have dug about eight feet in Fall creek for a bridge pier. An engine and rotary pump operate day and night to keep water out. A four inch yellow fluid stream has been visible for three days. Much stone is placed on the creek’s north bank as two large derricks and three engines stand by.
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Fall Creek
Central Ave
Cobalt and Manganese Found Near Greencastle
An Indianapolis chemist scouting coal veins along the Louisville division of the Monon railroad reports valuable deposits of cobalt and manganese near Greencastle. Cobalt yields a light blue fin ish in tile making and manganese provides a rich brown. The imported German and Austrian products are noted as expensive.
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Indianapolis
Louieville
Monon
Greencastle
Germany
Aus
Vandalia Tax Case Paused Amid Interstate Stockyards Work
The Vandalia school tax case is temporarily dropped as many attorneys shift to the Interstate stockyards case. Judge Baker continues to preside over the matter.
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Baker
Father Stops Wedding Then Relents in Shelbyville
Miss Edna Harrell of Indianapolis faced an abrupt wedding interruption when her father John B. Harrell of the firm Tolin Totten Tibbs & Co appeared at the Bronson home and halted the ceremony. He later relented and arranged a wedding at the Harrell home in Indianapolis next Sunday with the groom William Coers.
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Shelbyville
Ind
John B. Harrell
Tolin, Totten, Tibbs & Co
Indianapolis
Edna
William Coers
Gilbert Bronson
Coer
Harrell
Peers
Revenue stamp fraud case ties two men to Johnson county
Bennett Jacobs and Harry Lamping, before Commissioner Moores, are held on 2500 bail each to face a federal grand jury after alleged schemes to defraud revenue stamps and an insurance company. Jacobs, ex-treasurer of Johnson county, heads a cigar operation in Irvington where a fire last August destroyed the plant. About 20,000 cigars were later found in Jacobs’ basement at 1707 N Capitel Ave as investigators probe missing cancel dates on stamps.
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Bennett Jacobs
Harry Lamping
Moores
Jacobs
Johnson County
Lamping
Irvington
N. Capitel Ave
County Councilmen Favor Lower County Salaries
Replies to the fee and salary commission show councilmen deem county officers overpaid and favor a straight salary with no fees. Few responses are in, but most agree the current pay is too high and some deputies may be unnecessary. The typical deputy’s pay centers around 600 dollars.
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Wilkins
Brennan divorce suit cites drunken homecomings and harmful company
Gertrude M Brennan sues Vincent G Brennan for divorce alleging habitual drunkenness and association with bad company. She says he returned beastly drunk when she dressed for a party and later went drunk to her father’s house. Lydia Wikto seeks separation from John Wikto for lack of support. Arminta Rupp sues for divorce from John W Rupp for abandonment.
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Gertrude M. Brennan
Vincent G. Brennan
Lydia Wikto
John
Arminta
Rupp
John W. Rupp
Silent Sphinx Quiet Over Federated Board Meeting
The Big Four telegraphers maintain silence about a contemplated Federated board meeting. No details are available, and if a meeting occurs it will likely be in Indianapolis, with Chairman Swain indicating any information would come from him.
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Federated Board
Indianapolis
Swain
Judge Gives Chesterfield Letters to Rural Free Delivery Head
Judge Howard of the rural free delivery service at St Paul presents Francis M. Dice with four volumes of the letters of Philip Dormer Stanhope to his son Philip Stanhope. The edition was published in Ww.
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Judge Howard
Rural Free Delivery
St. Paul
Francis M. Dice
Philip Dormer Stanhope
Earl of Chesterfield
Philip Stanhopé
Sheet Iron Workers Strike Over Overtime Pay
Seven sheet iron workers employed by Hadley and Haller at 146 Kentucky Ave went on strike after the firm asked them to work ten hours a day. By union direction the men demanded a 50 percent wage increase for the extra two hours.
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Hadley & Haller
Kentucky-are
Fragmentary lines from a New York store art department speech
A fragmented excerpt shows a speaker in the New York store art department asked about pictures and a prophecy while another character notes a recent assignment to a de- region. The text is incomplete and mix of punctuation.
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Art Department
New York
Carriage Builders Exhibit Delights Washington Visitors
Gov Mount welcomed delegates as the Carriage Builders’ association showcased wheels and running gears, including oilless bearings and ball-bearing innovations. Exhibits featured cushions, tires, and a two wheeled cart, with Can neraville and Michigan delegations arriving and a 700-member, five-employee average show.
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Carriage-builders’ National Association
Tomlinson
Woman Shot by Man in Mitchell Residence Case
John Mitchell, 62, was charged with assault and battery with intent to kill after firing a shotgun at Henry Phillips at Mitchell's home on Toledo Street. Phillips was wounded above the abdomen and treated by an ambulance. Mitchell, who surrendered, cited guarding his sweetheart Mattie Martley as motive. Martley and Ola Brooks were arrested for fornication.
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John Mitchell
Toledo St
Henry Phillips
Missouri St
Mitchell
Mattie Martley
Phillips
Illinois
Martley
Ola Brooks
SUN
Rock-out at Cleaveland fence plant leads to court charges
Police court revived allegations of a union clash at the Cleaveland fence company foundry on Biddie street. Charles Gibson faced a gun charge after a confrontation with James Marshall over work. Gibson claimed the revolver was unloaded and was discharged. Other cases include Henry Plaizgraf accused of assault at the Virginia hotel bar, James McCool fined for drunkenness and threatening his wife, Tony La Rosa charged with drawing a deadly weapon, and Frank Evans referred to the grand jury after a clothing theft.
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Union
Cleaveland Fence Company
Biddie St
Charles Gibson
James Marshall
Marshall
Gibson
Pittsburg
Virginia
James McCool
S. Tilnoisst
Daly
Tony la Rosa
Francis Tomlinson
Frank Evans
Robert James
Real estate partner McMorrow vanishes. accountant hired
Patrick Flanedy's associate J H McMorrow disappears from Markcre Street leaving Mrs McMorrow in Ohio. The four children are cared for by a servant as creditors press for answers. An expert accountant estimates the inquiry may take about two weeks and fears no business damage to the firm McMorrow & Flanady.
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Patrick Flanedy
J. H. MecMorrow
Flanedy
McMorrow & Flancdy
Markcrest
McMorrow
Flancdy
Albert Sahm
Board of Appraisers
Rain Not Enough to Explain Tracks in Theft Case
In Decatur township the case of Jesse and Francis Sheeley against Reuben Bailey is heard in superior court. The night of Oct 30 Bailey’s mill was looted for about $30 in tools. A prior justice of the peace had convicted the Shelley brothers, now suing for damages. evidence showed only a slight rain that night, disputing horse track marks after the theft.
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Waeppenhaus
Enogh
Jesse
Francis Sheeley
Reuben Bailey
Decatur Township
Bailey
Batley
Shelley
Shelley Brothers
Wappenhans
Local Weather Forecast for Indianapolis Area
Forecast for the Indianapolis region through 8 p.m. Tuesday shows confined warm fair weather. Nighttime temperatures are expected to be mild with no significant changes in conditions.
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Indianapolis
Sha Sweanesaay
Fears For The Queen's Troops In South Africa Action Near Glencoe
London reports anxiety over the force at Glencoe and Yule's 3000 men threatened by Joubert's 9000. Glencoe dispatches have not arrived since Sunday with expected engagements near Dundee and Washbank. Despite Elandslaagte successes, Dundee and Glencoe remain isolated and uncertain.
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London
Glencoe
Washbank Station
Dundee
White
Yule
Joupert
Orange Free State
Joubert
Elandslaagte
Forces Reinforce Yule Returns to Join White at Dundee
In the Commons Parliament war secretary Wyndam states Gen. Yule retreated from Glencoe to link with Gen. White. Yule encamped 16 miles south of Dundee Monday night and is reported safe at Wash Bank river. White aims to join Yale by Tuesday evening as Boer and English wounded receive care.
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London
House of Commons
Wyndam
Lord Wolseley
Natal
Yule
Glencoe
White
Dundee
Washbank River
Yale
Intervention talk in Transvaal war discredited
Paris reports dismiss intervention rumors as Boers erred by declaring war and Russia Germany and France are busy. The Globe urges prosecution of Irish MPs for treason over Boer sympathy as Britain presses war policy.
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Paris
Transvaal
the Figaro
England
Russia
Germany
France
London
Globe
Mafeking Action Report Details British Casualties
London October 24 The official Baden-Powell report on Mafeking dated October 15 records British losses of two killed and 15 wounded while Boer fatalities are estimated.
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Mafeking
London
Baden-Powell
Battle at Ladysmith Defeats Free State Troops
Gen White fights his way from Ladysmith and defeats an Orange Free State force on the road to New Castle. He seeks to join Gen Youle as the battle continues in the vicinity.
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White
Free State
London
Ladysmith
Orange Free State
New Castle
Youle
Wounded Left With Boers in Natal Action
British wounded left at Dundee Natal as Gen Yule relies on Boer mercy. Report suggests Yule faced pressure at Dundee and Glencoe through the fighting, with the status of the troops unknown.
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Dadysmith
Natal
Dundee
Yule
Glencece
Famine Threatens Bechuanaland Food Supplies
Dispatch riders from Kimberley report food stocks in Bechuanaland dwindling and urge urgent relief to avert predicted famine. Local authorities await aid to avert crisis.
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Hope Town
Cape Colony
Kimberley
Bechuanaland
Blacks Join the Boers in Reported Mass Enlistment
London reports a sensational claim that 15,000 black fighters have joined the Boers in the ongoing conflict. The item notes the report as sensational and unverified.
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London
German Red Cross To Aid Wounded Boers In Transvaal
Berlin October 24 a detachment of the German Red Cross will depart next month for the Transvaal to aid wounded Boers in the ongoing conflict with South Africa.
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German Red Cross
Berlin
Transvaal
Equipped With Rapid Fire Guns For Sardinian Voyage
Ottawa reports the steamer Sardinian carrying Canadian troops to the Transvaal will receive two or three rapid-fire guns. The minister of militia orders arms aboard though French privateer attacks are not expected. Sardinian sails from Quebec on the scheduled date October 31.
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Ottawa
Ont
Transvaal
Kruger
Quebec
German Protestant convention delegates named at church event
On the left side of the German evangelical Zion's church at 322 Ww. Ohio St. a number of men gathered as delegates for the sixth annual convention of the German Protestant Generapa hospital in Cincinnati.
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