Bryan Opens Conference on Trusts Monopolies in Chicago
Wm Jennings Bryan addressed a national conference on trusts denouncing monopolies. He urged federal action to destroy trusts and urged licensing for interstate business after proving no monopoly. The speech drew applause and a large audience, while Cochran argued tariff favors trusts and blamed government grants to corporations.
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Chicago
Wm. Jennings Bryan
National Conference On
Bryan
Gov. Stanley
Kangas
Resolutions Committee
Cochran
Congress
Cockran
Democratic Party
Baker George Selling Declares Insanity Over Theft Rumors
George Selling, a baker, declared insane on Saturday amid rumors that neighbors plan to lynch him for stealing broom corn. Police investigated the claim and secured the area as residents discussed the incident.
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George Selling
Discovery of Life Plant Report Stirs Scientific Curiosity
A fragmentary science note describes a plant claimed to be full of life that grows vigorously when near a warm wall. The unreadable text hints at vitalizing properties and possible medical or therapeutic claims, though details and sources are unclear.
Tish-I-Mingo's Sold In Tay Merchante Lunch
A fragment notes a sale or listing involving Tish-I-Mingo's and a Tay Merchante Lunch at Willien station restaurant, with limited readable details on parties or dates.
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Tish-I-Mingo
Tay
Leaders Say They Plan to Pension Ex Slaves in Indiana Campaign
A Memphis era report notes a Tennessee and Indiana movement by the National ex slave mutual relief bounty and pension association. In Ant ioch Baptist Church the group pushes for the Mason bill to pension ex slaves, fund travel expenses, and bar opponents from social and political support. The Indiana delegation is to back a home for aged negroes, while candidates are to be queried on political needs. The six month old group claims 900 voters in Indianapolis and aims to influence politics before the next election.
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National Ex-Slave Mutual Relief Bounty and Pension Association
Indiana
Antioch
Baptist Church
Thirteenth
Nashville
Committee On Political Necessity
Indianapolis
South
Gibson
Tennessee
Cocktrel
Missouri
Commack
Patterson
Kentuck
Taylor
Williams Returns From Europe Critiques Philippine War Policy
Dedham Massachusetts September 16 Hon George Fred Williams arrived home from Europe and shared views on the Philippines war. He noted abroad opposition to U S policy and questioned the administration’s conduct without popular consent. He cited observers in Germany and judges asking for explanations of the war.
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Dedham
Mass
Hon
George
Fred Williams
Europe
Philippines
America
England
Williams
Germany
Sentences Reported in Manila Court Martial
The war department said no official confirmation existed of a Manila dispatch claiming Corporal Damhoffer and Private Conine of Company B Sixteenth Infantry were sentenced to death by court martial for outraging Filipino women. Officials indicated they doubt the report but expect President McKinley may approve to set an example.
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McKinley
Washington
War Department
Otis
Manila
Damhoffer
Conine
Company B
Sixteenth Infantry
General Miles Expected to Command in Philippines
Gen Nelson A. Miles may be ordered to the Philippine islands to direct American forces against Aguinaldo. Miles hinted at the move in a letter received by Dr. S. M. Gonzalez in Pensacola Virginia on September 16.
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Pensacola
Nelson A. Miles
Philippine Islands
Aguinaldo
Miles
S. M. Gonzalez
Pulpit Assignments Named at Missouri A M Church Conference
The Missouri conference of the A M church at Jones tabernacle appointed ministers to Indianapolis church pulpits for Sunday with R Seymour and W H A Goler among speakers. Elders Y Carr and W F Jones elected presiding. P H Wright and others passed elder examinations.
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Missouri
Jones Tabernacle
C. CG. Petty
Newburn
N. C
A. G. Smith
Indianapolis
Averitt Mission
I. K. Brown
J. J. Kennedy
Allen
W. W. Moore
A. MecCoNum
Bethel Church
BP. A. Hubert
R. HE. Wilson
Simpson
D. J. Donohoe
P. W. Dunavant
Second Baptist Church
W. F. Hayes
W. K. Jackson
Corinthian Church
J. K. Moreland
R. P
Grant Injured In Fall From Horse At Bacoor
The Manila Daily American reports Brig. Gen. Fred Grant, idol of his men, possesses strong leadership qualities like his father. He was seriously injured recently in a fall from his horse at Bacoor, as the latest edition notes.
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Grant
New York
Manila Daily American
Fred Grant
Bacour
Gilmore Sufferers Reported From Yorktown Capture
Official letters detail the hardships of Lieut. Gilmore and his men aboard the Yorktown who were captured by Filipino forces six months ago. Prisoners are said to receive only small portions of rice and endure near starvation.
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Lieut. Gilmore
Yorktown
State board of education panel discusses Eaton copy-books
The Committee of the State board of education met at the state house Saturday to discuss changes to Eaton & Co. copy-books in the second edition Ira J Eaton and author Mr. Ricketts attended to address criticisms Eaton defended the firm saying it spent far above contract terms to satisfy the state and that most feedback has been favorable aside from one officer. A Republican strategist suspects influence from party figures and rival companies AS evidence of friction on the board.
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State Board of Education
Jones, Brott, Stone
Hester
State House
Eaton & Co
Ira J. Eaton
Ricketts
Eaton
Eaton& Co
Indianapolis
Mer
Indiana
Study
Fort Wayne
Robert Bell
Stone
Lafayette
Jim Murdoch
Evansville
Indiana Schoolbook Company
State Board
Dreyfus to Receive Pardon Next Tuesday in Paris
A Paris dispatch reports that Dreyfus will be pardoned next Tuesday. Premier Waldeck-Rousseau asks the prisoner’s family to withdraw the appeal for revision due to the health of the prisoner and the risk of death from continued confinement.
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Dreyfus
London
Paris
Waldeck-Rousseau
Rumors Favor Ten Men for School Commissioner Posts
Rumors circulate that the ten men named by the joint Commercial club and Citizens educational society as fit for school commissioners are all Goss men. Eight of the ten told The Sun they had not considered the superintendency. A list favoring Goss’s re-election appeared in the superintendent’s office, including nearly all named by the committee, while David M. Geetingz is said to oppose Goss.
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Commercial Club
Citizens’ Educational Society
Goss
the Sun
David M. Geetingz
Mrs Turner Dying After Throat Injury in Hospital
Mrs Laura Turner, colored, dying at City hospital after two days unconsciousness following a throat wound inflicted by her husband John Turner who is jailed. Henry Talbott, colored, battered by a spade by Silas Gowdy, also colored, remains in uncertain condition with slight improvement noted Saturday.
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Laura Turner
City
John Turner
Henry Talbott
Silas Gowdy
Fire Tears Through Lincoln Businesses In Saturday Blaze
A Saturday morning fire in Lincoln Nebraska caused about 3500 000 in damage. The blaze gutted Jacob North printing and several neighbors including Western Newspaper and Nebraska Independent, Masonic temple, City Public Library with 10000 volumes, Woodruff Printing and the Evening Post.
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Lincoln
Neb
Jacob North
Juss
Western Newspaper
Nebraska Independent Printing Company
Masonic Temple
City Publicbrary
Woodruff Printing Company
The
Evening Post
Plan for three cowboy regiments to invade Luzon
Col Grigsby, former Rough Riders commander, says in an interview that had the war department followed his plan Aguinaldo would be prisoner. He proposed raising three regiments of cowboys famed for horsemanship and endurance to sweep Luzon, a move backed by McKinley but opposed by Gen Corbin and not adopted.
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Chicago
Col. Grigsby
War Department
Aguinaldo
Luzon
McKinley
Corbin
President to Welcome Admiral with White House Escort
A conference between the president and the Dewey reception committee set the plan for the admiral’s arrival on Monday October 2. He will be escorted first to the White House where the president and cabinet await. The president will declare Tuesday a government holiday.
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Washington
Deway
White House
GOP State Committee Set to Meet in Indianapolis
The Republican state central committee will meet in Indianapolis next week to plan campaign literature and improve use of country papers. It denies involvement in the city campaign while Charley Lane attends a Chicago trust conference and may report impressions.
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Republian State Central Committee
Indianapolis
Charley Lane
Trust
Chicago
Various 1900s World Gossip and Crime Snippets
Bryan denies ending his Kentucky engagement while Paris police await Guerin and party. Robert Caney and wife die from gas in Bluffton New York. Robbers steal 2000 dollars at Leechburg railroad station. German Catholic societies meet in Minneapolis. Alexander Welser murders Mrs Laura Aster in New York and kills himself. Chicago mass meeting protests Dreyfus verdict. Cissy Loftus signs to play Roxane in Cyrano. Vanderbilt will read Friday night and public release delayed. Chicago union masons refuse post office work until cornerstone cut by union men. Government seeks 12000 dollars from Daniel Statten estate. 200000 in Canadian banks. Carnegie yacht catches gale near Glasgow. rescue after three hours. Pete Hunddox Henry Yenick John Allen charged with murder in Bowling Green.
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Bryan
Kentucky
Paris
Guerin
Robert Caney
Bluffton
N. Y
Leechburg
German Catholic Societies of America
Minneapots
Alexander Welser
New York
Laura Aster
Chicago
Dreyfus
Cissy Loftus
Richard Mansfield
Roxane
Corneille Vanderbilt
Daniel Statten
Detroit
Mich
Andrew Carnegie
Glasgow
Pete Hnnddox
Henry Yenick
John Allen
Bowling Green
Sam Gordon
Bruce widow moves to Tuskegee to supervise women teachers
Mrs. Josephine B. Bruce widow of Blanche IX Bruce travels to Tuskegee Alabama to assume supervision of the women teachers at Booker T. Washington's industrial institute.
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Josephine B. Bruce
Blanche IX. Bruce
Tuskegee, Ala
Booker T. Washington's
Industrial Institute
Births Deaths and Marriages Notice Summary
Births list several families adding boys and girls with street addresses. Deaths notice includes Warren Moore Perry Anderson Joseph McKenzie Amanda Neuer with ages and causes. Marriage licenses show Chas Smith to Katie Pierson Joseph Richardson to Htte-Furgeson and Gimeon Inetraembaki with Rosa Druat.
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Warren Moore
E. Rayst
Perry Anderson
Irvington
Joseph McKenzie
Wighland Place
Amanda Neuer
N. Senate-ave
Chas, Smith
Katie Pierson
Joseph Richardson
Htte-Furgeson
Gimeon Inetraembaki
Rosa Druat
Pigeons Will Carry the News of Olympia Arrival
New York dispatch notes a carrier pigeon will relay the first news of the Olympia’s approach with Admiral Dewey. Birds will be released from the New York to watch for Dewey and his flagship arrival.
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New York
Olympia
Admiral Dewey
Dewey
Mrs Marshall Leaves for Antioch College Principal Post
Mrs. Margaret V. Marshall, after 21 years as an Indianapolis public school teacher, left Saturday to become principal at Antioch College. She will maintain her Indianapolis residence.
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Antioch College
Margaret V. Marshall
Indianapolis
Boston Harbor Fortifications Vowed Impregnable by General Merritt
Gen Merritt asserted in Boston on September 14 that the harbor would be the most superbly defended in the United States if attacked by a hostile fleet. He claimed Boston harbor defenses would be impregnable and as near perfect as fortifications can be.
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Boston
Mags
Merritt
Boston Harbor
United States
Weekly Bank Statement Summary
New York on September 16 reports a weekly bank statement with decreases in reserve 2 183 475 dollars loans 7 854 400 specie 5 060 600 legal tenders 836 800 and deposits 15 055 700. A slight increase 158 700 in seen totals brings total loans to 739 731 80 with banks holding excess 8275 450.
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New York
School Opens Monday Faces Indiana Leaders Remarks
Four hundred Indianapolis teachers gathered in the high school assembly room Saturday morning to hear Superintendent Goss and Dr. W. L. Bryan of Indiana University discuss the district’s opening plans as the schools prepare to open Monday.
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Indianapolis
Supt. Goss
W. L. Bryan
Indiana University
Brakeman Mauled Says Police Knocked Him Down
John Madden a P. and FE brakeman of 1250 Fulton Street went to a city dispensary with a fractured jaw and a cut under an eye. He claimed a policeman knocked him down on Spring Street Friday night and left him unconscious until Saturday morning. Madden reported missing $50 and planned to identify the officer.
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John Madden
Fulton-st
Spring-st
Madden
Rel
State Charity Board Reports Nine Month Expenditures Rise
The State board of charities and correction has issued a bulletin for nine months ending July 11. It states the grand net total expenditures for maintenance and construction of charitable and correctional institutions reached 914 230.47 dollars, up 60 803.47 dollars from the prior year.
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State Board of Charities and Correction
To Cure a Cold in One Day
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets marketed by Fe W Grove offer a one day cure for a cold with a refund if it fails. Each box bears Grove's signature and is priced at 25 cents.
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Fe. W. Grove
City Grain Market Report for Saturday September 16
Inspections list Wheat No 2 red two cars and total two. Corn No 1 white eleven cars and No 3 white twelve cars. No 2 yellow two cars No 3 yellow one car No 2 mixed two cars with no grade. total thirty seven cars. Hay No 2 timothy one car No 2 prairie one car total two. Wheat dull No 2 red Cirac No red price 0644c September 6714c wagon. Corn dull No 1 white 52c No 3 white 32%4c No 4 white 29 3144c No 2 white mixed 32c No 3 white mixed 32c No 4 white mixed 23 1c No 2 yellow 32c No 5 yellow 32c No 4 yellow 29 3la No 2 mixed 1c No 3 mixed 32c No 4 mixed 23 51c ear 81%4c. Oats firm No 2 white 24%4c No 3 white 24c No 2 mixed 22% No 3 mixed 28 4c. Hay No 1 timothy 8.59 49.00 No 2 timothy 6 0 60 5.50.
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City
Hay
Timothy
Cirac
Boers Cut Off From East Africa Via Delagoa Bay Lease
London dispatch reports Portugal leased East African possessions to Germany and Britain, with Delagoa Bay cited as key, effectively severing Boer access to the sea. Transvaal war rumors rattled New York street railway stocks on Saturday, closing down 10 1/2 points.
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London
Portugal
Gorniwing
England
Delagoa Sas
Sas
Transvaal
New York Street Railway
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Meridian St
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Pleasant~ St
Elia Means
Lexington Ave
Otto
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Elmst
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Talbott-ave
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Madison-ave
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Rocente
Mat Tanner
Hamilton St
Albany
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Neile F. Towner
Notary Public
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
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