Rockefeller Critics Roil Chicago Professors War
Chicago October 31 Rockefeller University has received millions in donations from John D Rockefeller The letter to President Harper reveals Rockefeller criticizes professors for their actions A faculty meeting was called to address the dispute led by concerns over the multi millionaire compare to Shakespeare The uproar included criticism of Professor Richardson and Professor Thatcher with threats to resign by renowned scholars and scientists worldwide
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Chicago
Cnigdgoo University
aeMech
John D. Rockefeller
Fas
Rockefeller
Harper
Lemuel Trigs
Shakspeare
Richardson
Boston
Thatcher
State funds outlook shows more return to general fund
The governor reports a $4,000 contingent fund with only $100 spent and expects larger repayments from state asylums and reformatories. Readouts list detailed six month and yearly expenses for northern and eastern insane hospitals, central hospital, blind and deaf institutes, women’s reformatory, and Indiana prison, totaling about $1.9 million across institutions.
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Southern Insane Hospital
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Womens Reformatory
Blind Institute
Deaf and Duml Institute
Boys’ Reformatory
Eastern Hospital For Insane
Central Ingame Hospital
Northern Insane Hospital
Eastern
Central
Southern
Qeaf and Dumb Institute
Indiana
President A. M. McGregor Dies at 60 in Mamroneck
New York Oct 31 President A. M. McGregor 60 head of the Standard Company died at his summer home in Mamroneck after an ulcerated tooth led to a facial tumor and several serious operations.
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Standard Qin Company
New York
A. M. McGregor
Standard of
Mameroneck
Lynching Sparks Outrage Over Abduction Case In Alabama
In Montgomery on October 31 a young Black man named Abernathy was lynched by a mob after being accused of assaulting a 14 year old girl, the daughter of a local man named Thompson. The community’s best citizens were among those participating in the mob action.
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Montgomery
Ala
Abernathy
S ™Me
Thompson
Transport Meade Arrives From Manila
The transport Meade arrived in San Francisco on October 31 bringing 49 discharged soldiers, nine dishonorably discharged, 22 disabled, five insane and 254 sick. It carried bodies of 18 dead, with eight deaths at sea including Hoff, Stoner, Kelly, Tomlinson, Jilly, Treager, Henderson, and Thompson.
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San Francisco
Meade
Manila
Louis A. Hoff
Willard Stoner
Dennis Kelly
Idas H. Tomlinson
Joseph Jilly
Fred Treager
Farley Henderson
James, Thompson
Six New York Men Indicted for Conspiracy and Fraud
New York on October 31 reports six men well known in business and professional circles were indicted on charges of conspiring and defrauding merchants. The government alleges illicit proceeds totaling about 125000. Three men Edward S. Sterne a lawyer William A. Van dercook a merchant and Ignatz Koenfeld an agent were in custody.
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New York
Eadward S. Sterne
Wm. A. Vandercook
Ignatz Koenfeld
Big Four Directors Re-elected at Cincinnati Meeting
At the annual stockholders meeting in Cincinnati on Wednesday W K Vanderbilt Chauncey M Depew J Pierpont Morgan and M E Ingalls were re elected as directors serving until October 1903 The board will convene in New York next week to organize and discuss extending the lines.
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Cincinnati
Big Four
W. KK. Vanderbilt
Chauncey M. Depew
J. Pierpont Morgan
M. E. Ingalls
New York
Ex-Gov W.8 Taylor to speak at Senate Ave and Thirteenth St
Political notice states ex-Governor William J. Taylor of Kentucky will address a campaign meeting Wednesday night at Senate Avenue and Thirteenth Street, with a large crowd expected. Walter K. Landis, postmaster at San Porto Rico, travels home to vote for his brother, Congressman C.B. Lands.
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W. 8. Taylor
Kentucky
Senate-ave
Walter. K. Landis
Sant'Porto Rico
Li Hung Chang and foreign forces loom in China crisis
An Oct. 31 dispatch reports German troops dominating north China with forty thousand soldiers present and a railway system shipped from Germany. A tripartite alliance of German, French, and Russian forces faces English, American, and Japanese units. Li Hung Chang is described as a master schemer. old residents warn of further trouble as Consuls Goodkind and Fowler share the same view. Aguinaldo reportedly near Manila, with arms in Cavite and guerrilla lines active.
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San Francisco
China
Germany
Li Hung Chang
Gen
New
Shanghai
Fowler
Che‘oo
Nagasaki
Ggionel Down
Philippines
Aguinaldo
Cavite
Manila
L. Keen
Heartless Sultan Report on Armenian Suffering
London reports Bishop Mush states the sultan of Turkey continues to oppress Armenians. Crops, sheep, cattle, and furniture are carried off by Kurds and many Armenians die of starvation. Despair rises as Armenians in the districts wish for a general massacre to end their sufferings.
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London
Mush
Turkey
Meeting in Tomlinson Hall Reserved for Soldiers Families
Corporal Tanner will address the meeting in Tomlinson hall on Thursday night. The front ten rows are reserved for all soldiers and their families. The stage will be reserved for vice presidents. William H. Lester will preside.
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Corporal Tanner
Tomlinson Hall
William H. Lester
Boy Murders a Boy in Chicago Quarrel
In Chicago on Tuesday night two youths, George Waterman aged 16 and Ernest Didier, fought and Waterman struck Didier on the head with a shovel. Didier returned home but died a few hours later from his injuries.
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Chicago
George Waterman
Ernest ‘Didier
Didier
Midland trains to Brazil expected by November
A Midland plan projects trains running into Brazil by Nov 17. Other local items note Marthan Richardson suing James A. King for 5000 over promised marriage, and various civic notes including court delays, bond filings, and a union dispute over painting contracts. The German club opened with a packed concert at the German house under Prof Ernestinen.
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Brazil
Marthan Richardson
James A. King
Marion
Fred T. Ross
James R. Ross
Shideler
C. Lewis
Lewis
Union Depot
Decatur
John Edwards
Supreme Court
Indiana State
Musikverein
Ernestinen
St Louis Street Sweeping Halted Over Funds
Five months pass without street sweeping in St. Louis due to funding gaps. Other notes report musician George Walker of Sycamore Illinois dying by suicide amid financial woes and August Mason's arrest in New Orleans for smuggling European goods. Carnegie Institute in Pittsburg to host a lecture by Wu on Thursday night.
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George Walker
Sycamore, IL
August Mason
United States
New Orleans
Carnegie Istitute
Pittsburg
Waller
Henderson
Harvard University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston
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Buchanart
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Aron
Bridgeport
Ues
Eight Boys Arrested At A Bryan Meeting
At a Bryan mass meeting in Toledo Ohio Mayor Jones spoke for liberty for all peoples amid crowd noise. Eight high school boys were arrested and marched through the audience while three girls hissed. The event drew about 6 000 attendees as Bryan defended the dinner pail argument and credited labor groups.
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Bryan
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Liberty For All Peoples
Bidjecky
North Carolina
G. O. PB
Croker Threatens to Throw Out the Rascal Faction
Chicago report cites Senator Hanna commenting on Richard Croker’s warning to Democratic voters. He calls the Croker Bryan coalition a doomed effort and urges voters to count noses at polling places and reject returns that do not tally with their counts.
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Hanna
Richard Croker
Indiana
Croker
Bryan
Count de Castellane’s finances and trusteeship in Paris
A Paris dispatch reports George J. Gould has been named trustee for his sister, the Countess of Castellane. The count allegedly spent 23,000,000 francs about $5,000,000 in four years, while his wife’s fortune yields 3,000,000 francs. Creditor pressure and recent furniture auctions signal mounting financial strain in the Castellane family.
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New York
Paris
George J. Gould
Countess of Castellane
Castellano
Suits Against the Bike Trust Filed by Plymouth Former Owners
Two suits were filed in federal court on Wednesday by George W. Marble and George H. Thayer Jr. former Plymouth plant managers who sold to the trust and were discharged after several months. Each seeks 25000 dollars in damages.
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United States
American Bicycle Company
George W. Marble
George H. Thayer, Jr
Indiana Novelty Manufacturing Company
Plymouth
Trust
Ferrell Attempts Suicide in Ohio Jail
In Cincinnati on October 31 a Marysville dispatch reports Ferrell, convicted killer of Express messenger Lane, attempted to kill himself by smothering with bed clothes. Guards found him. he put up a desperate struggle during the night in custody in Ohio.
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Cincinnati
Marysville
Ferrell
Express Messenger Lane
Clash on the Frontier Sparks Balkans Tension
Montenegrin troops attacked an Austrian frontier patrol at Kazanci on Tuesday. Two Montenegrins were killed and ten wounded, while two Austrians were wounded. Tageblatt calls for reprisals and warns the Balkans may ignite.
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Vienna
Kazanci
Tageblatt
Balkans
Monster Bovalapus At Bostock Zoo Slated For Exhibition
The Bostock Zoo plans an exhibition of a rare monster called a Bovalapus landed in New York with US customs approval. Director-general Bostock will feature the creature with a sensational display. A cockatoo escaped and bit Miss Fay Warner. poisoning feared. A fatal fight in the wolf den led to Captain Bonavita’s death. The strange animal arrived late Tuesday night and will be shown to newspaper staff at 10 am tomorrow in a specially built elevated pit.
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Bostock
United States Custom House
New York
Fay Warner
Bonavita
Om? Steel
Zoo
South Africa
Bostock Zoo
Scotland
Scotland Zoo
Indianapolis
Harris son killed in action in the Philippines
Mr and Mrs J N Harris of 557 West Thirteenth Street have been notified their son Eldridge 26 a soldier with the Thirty fourth Infantry was killed in action September 1 in the Philippines.
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J. N. Harris
Thirteenth St
Eldridge
Thirty-fourth Infantry
Philippines
McKinley Victory Prospects Loom In Election Race
Amid a flood of campaign chatter in Washington and across states, McKinley gains bold support notes. Roosevelt’s voice resurfaces, laborers respond, and fears of pro Bryan influence loom. Chicago and New York mobilize large contingents as party leaders prepare for election returns.
Our new cane sorghum released at Greenfield
A local grocer promotes cane sorghum made at 38 Greenfield per Mallon Wacosine Seven, claiming quality and value for shoppers seeking a better product.
Demostrates tour of Indiana and political note in Indianapolis
Adlair B Stevenson traveled from midnight to 7 am in Indianapolis then spoke in Plymouth Wednesday afternoon. He tours Indiana this week declaring Democrats more active than ever. Births list numerous local couples with newborns including McDermott, Mayer, Tuttle, and others across city streets. Deaths reported include Stella Schmidt and Mary Carey among many, with causes ranging from acute enteritis to fatty heart and tuberculous conditions. Building permits issued for cottages shops and homes in multiple locations.
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Stevenson
Indianapolis
Plymouth
Indiana
Stella Schmidt
Thirteenth-st
Mary Carey
North-st
New York St
Petey Heldt
Drucilla Hughes
Pring-St
Maude Sutphen
Malottave
Chicago Markets Summary for Wheat Corn and Butter Prices
Chicago Oct 31 Wheat closed higher with November at 73 73 3 4 cents and December at 74 4 cents. Corn for October 37 1 2 cents, December 37 1 2 cents. Oats for December 21 1 2 to 22 cents. Provisions show January pork at 11 17 4 to 11 25, lard 6 65 to 6 67 1 4, ribs 5 92 4 to 5 95. Butter varied by grade with extras 21 4 to 22 cents, firsts 18 20, seconds 16 16 3 4, and dairy products listing several values. Cheese prices include full cream twins 10 1 2 cents, young Americas 11 1 4 cents, Swiss and other varieties with multiple quoted rates.
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Chicago
Local listings note multiple Standard Tea and Grocery outlets
The Standard Tea and Grocery chain lists locations at N W corner New Jersey and Washington, 151 N Delaware near Ohio, 39 Massachusetts Ave near Noble Street, 1116 Shelby Street near Fountain Square, 445 W Washington near West, and 338 Indiana Ave near Senate.
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Shelby-st
Fountain-square
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West
Indiana-ave
Senate
Eighteen Men Bagged in Loitering Round Washington St
Police arrest 18 men Tuesday night on loitering charges amid reports of plans to arrest Republicans wholesale until after the election. Patrolman Shine says the suspects lounged in Sector’s and Wolff’s barrel houses on Washington Street for days and grew boisterous. Some claim to be Democrats. the group includes white and Black men. Also, engineer Andrew Benson died in a wreck on the C. A. railroad at Marshall, Missouri.
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Washington
New York
Schneider
Nebraska
McKinley
Yerkes
Kentucky
Peffer
Kansas
Shine
Wolff
Washington St
City Grain Market Wheat and Corn Prices Report
Wheat strong No 2 red 4c track No 3 red 70 12c milling freight October 74c wagon 7c New corn steady No 1 white 37c No 2 white 37c No 3 white 31c No 4 white 33 35c No 2 white mixed 3640 No 3 white mixed 3644c No 4 white mixed 324 3414c No 2 yellow 36%c No 3 yellow 36%c No 4 yellow 32% 34%4C No 2 mixed 36%c No 3 mixed 3644c No 4 mixed 32% 34%c ear 34c Oats steady No 2 white 2%c No 3 white 23%4c No 2 mixed 22%c No 3 mixed 2ic Fray steady No 1 timothy 12.50 15 No 2 timothy 11 12 inspections Corn No white 21 cars No 4 white 2 cars No 3 white mixed 2 cars No 2 mixed 2 cars No 3 mixed M cars No 4 mixed cars no grade total 58 cars Hay No 1 timothy 1 car No 2 timothy 1 car total 2 cars
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Hay
Interstate Stock Yards Market Report October 31
Stock receipts and quotes for cattle hogs and sheep at Interstate Stock Yards and Indianapolis Union Stock Yards dated Oct 31. Cattle receipts around 700 to 1,600 head with weights mostly 1,000 to 1,500 lbs and quotes ranging from fair to prime for steers heifers and cows. Hog receipts about 1,600 with prices from 4.50 to 4.75 for various weights. Sheep receipts 8 or fewer with typical lamb and ewe quotes and market levels.
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Avetabe
Union Live
Indianapolis
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OERCO
Dangendale
Cceccnee
Election Return Request From Local Party Chairs
The chairmen of the county Republican and Democratic committees request election officers to send returns to the joint headquarters of the local newspapers at 32 Monument Place as rapidly as the count is completed. Counts on each ticket should be reported immediately as they finish rather than waiting for full results.
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Salisbury to quit foreign office and keep premiership
London report says Lord Salisbury will resign the foreign ministry handing it to Lord Landsdowne while remaining premier. The move is attributed to health issues. Landsdowne faces unpopularity over the war office, and the report notes all troops have left the Pennsylvania coal fields.
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Lord Salisbury
Foreign Ministry
Lord Landsdowne
Landsdowne
War Office
Pennsylvania
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