Rumors Denied Over Republican Nomination Certificates
The city election board investigates alleged forgeries on nominating certificates for Griffiths and Iles as party officials stress legality. Stuckmeyer and Spencer deny rumors while Bowles notes affidavits sworn Sept. 25. Griffiths says he signed Monday, Iles reportedly left town, and secretary Bowlus claims signatures arrived late Monday.
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Stuckmeyer
W. W. Spencer
John Ul. Griffiths
Orlando B. Yes
Thomas J. Carter
Griffiths
Nes
Election Board
Iles
John Bowles
Arthur Jordan Company
Bowlus
Republican Committee
Battle for Puerto Cabello in Venezuelan revolt
Caracas dispatch reports Gen Cipriano Castro forces attacking Puerto Cabello to seize munitions and gain recognition of belligerency. Gen Guerard brings 3,000 infantry to reinforce Gen Mendoza. Guzman Alvarez, president of Barcalona state, has revolted.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Cipriano Castro
Puerto Cabello
Guerard
Mendoza
Guzman Alvarez
Barceleona
Fire Destroys Witla Home. Three Sons Die
A dwelling south of Oakland Indiana burned late Tuesday night. Mike Witla and his wife escaped in night clothes. Three of Witla's sons were found dead amid the charred debris, recovered on Wednesday. The cause of the fire was not determined.
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Oakland
City
Ind
Mike Witla
Here
Iby
Wild
Indiana yearly meeting opens with mixed sessions
RICHMOND Ind Sept 27 Business sessions of the Indiana yearly meeting of Friends opened with an attendance between 808 and 400. Rev E Ellis presides over the men's meeting and Hannah I smith over the women's. Rev John Henry Douglass of Oregon praised Dewey calling him our greatest hero and wondered how long he will remain so, likely if he keeps his mouth shut.
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Richmond
Ind
Indiana
Suits Begun Over Livestock Shipments At Interstate Yards
The Interstate Stock Yards Co. filed suit through Ferdinand Winter against the Indianapolis Union Railway Co. and other railroads with Les in Indianapolis and W. T. Malott as receiver for the T. H. & I. for a mandatory injunction to force receipt and delivery of shipments. Judge Baker granted a temporary restraining order. A further hearing is set for Oct. 16.
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Interstate Stock Yards Company
Ferdinand Winter
Indianapolis Union Railway Company
Les
Indianapolis
W. T. Malott
Baker
Man Dies After Fall From Window in Monroe City
Vincennes dispatch reports William Leot, 66, fell from a second story window in Monroe City on Wednesday. He was intoxicated. A dead infant was found in an opera house vault, also Wednesday, dead for several days. Coroner Held conducts the investigation.
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Vincennes
Ind
William Léot
Monroe City
Opera House
Ex governor Pattison predicts Bryan nomination amid bank losses
Ex governor Pattison declares that Bryan will be nominated, with Neked Frank and Arillo of New York failing to win support. The report notes Chinese and Italian depositors lost $100,600 as a warehouse company burned and destroyed records, affecting trust in local finance.
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Pattison
Lily
Pennsylvania
Aggat
Bryan
Frank
Arillo
New York
Capital Hs ii
War clouds loom as Boer talks press toward alliance
Dispatches reveal England seeks peaceful resolution with the Boers but war warned within weeks. In New Orleans mules and teams are ordered for South Africa amid London cables. Chicago reports rush orders for cavalry suitable horses. In Cape Charles a young woman, Salide Dixon, 18, commits suicide naming a neighbor, who then drowns himself.
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Cape Charles
Salide Dixon
Thomas Dixon
Strichnine
W. H. Goffigan
Goffigan
Volcano Erupts on James Island in Galapagos
The captain of the British cruiser Leander reports an active volcano on James island in the Galapagos group, Ecuador, erupting three months ago with lava and rocks reaching several hundred feet. It remained active as the cruiser departed.
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Victoria
B. C
Leander
James Island
Galapagos Group
Ecuador
Dutch Pietersburg leader vows to shoot Englishmen
A Cape Town letter reports a Pietersburg Dutch leader loudly threatening to shoot every Englishman once war begins. The note notes Dutch townsfolk misidentify English and American speakers and depicts hostile street scenes with children present.
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ST. Louis
the Chronicle
Cape Town
Pietersburg
Transvaal
Bank Robbery in Durand Nets $3000
Robbers forced entry at a Rockford Durand bank at 2 99 a m on Wednesday. They blew out the vault door and broke into the safe securing $3000. The robbers escaped unseen.
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Rockford
Ill
Durand
Reiff Wins Great Eastern Handicap on Leisure Tour
NEWMARLET Eng Sept 27 Yod Sloane won the Nursery handicap on Marielva and placed second on Grodno in the October handicap. J Reiff, the American jockey, won the Great Eastern handicap on Leisure tour amid heavy betting against Leisure Efour. Sloane won the Hopeful stakes on Lord Beresford s Yumboe.
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Reiff
Newmarlet
Eng
Truax Resigns as Festival Chairman Under Union Pressure
Chicago dispatch reports union labor forced Charles Truax to resign as festival committee chairman. The dispute centers on his claim that M J Sullivan, head of the union committee, offered to settle the affair for 5000 dollars.
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Truax
Chicago
Charles Truax
M. J. Sullivan
Fatal injury after boy strikes sister in Leesburg incident
In Danville Kentucky on September 21 a 12 year old boy named Thomas Johnson struck and fatally hurt his 10 year old sister in Leesburg. The children were attending a public safety event when the boy delivered a direct blow to the face at close range. Police have not yet captured the boy.
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Danville
Leesburg
Thomas Johnson
Lambert Succeeds Bates as Referee in Bankruptcy
Judge Baker accepted the resignation of Bemas D. Bates of South Bend as referee in bankruptcy for district 13 on Wednesday and immediately appointed Francis E. Lambert of South Bend as his successor.
Destructive fires strike Philadelphia and Madrid
The Reliance storage Warehouse at 1705 Wilbert St in Philadelphia burned, with losses estimated at 250000 dollars. In Madrid Maine the town suffered its most destructive fire, burning 22 buildings and causing over 100000 dollars in damage, with an incendiary suspected and a man at large.
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Philadelphia
Reliance
Wilbertst
Madrid
Wage World Strike Hits New York Sun Office
Thirty eight non union navigators in the New York Sun office struck, nine per cent of wages had been deducted to pay the cor.
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New York Sun
Cor
Safe Cure Promised to Ward Off Pneumonia and Bright's Disease
An advertisement extols Warner's Safe Cure as a simple, infallible remedy to cleanse and strengthen kidneys and liver, preventing pneumonia and Bright's disease. It argues disease secretions overwhelm the lungs unless the kidneys work, and urges physicians notes on immunity while urging readers to take the product faithfully.
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Bright
Warner
Dewey Says He Is The Whole Thing
The text quotes Admiral Dewey declaring he is the whole thing and that Democrats chose him for president with General Wheeler as vice president. He criticizes Wheeler for trying to run government like a regiment, says he is not a politician but a sailor, and refuses to mix in political affairs. He laughs at his son’s remark about his politics.
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Gen. Wheeler
Wheeler
Ora White of Hillside Avenue in Dewey crew
Ora White of Hillside Avenue is a member of the Olympia crew serving under Admiral Dewey. He previously fought aboard the Baltimore at Manila Bay as captain of the forward eight inch guns and later transferred to the flagship. Shipmate Will Orner shared service and furlough timing with White.
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Ora White
Indianapolis
Hillside-ave
Olympia
Dewey
Baltimore
Manila Bay
Admiral Dewer
Will Orner
Ash St
White
Dewey Home Fund Grows to Thirty-Eight Thousand Six Hundred
Helen Gould donates one thousand two hundred fifty dollars to the Dewey home fund. North Atlantic squadron will visit Norfolk on October 11. Olympia crew injuries include a mild typhoid. New York firms close for a period from Thursday night to Monday. Gen Roe notes Sampson and Schley recently dined. friends speak too much. Fire alarms and parade windows feature fast prices. John B Joy and Ixador Vermeer bid one thousand for two windows. Local militia rush to arms as Dewey arrival bells ring.
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Dewey
Helen Gould
Atlanta
Births and Deaths and Marriages
Almanac style list of births and deaths with names ages and addresses, followed by marriage licenses and a testimonial for One Minute Cough Cure. Notable names include Wolsiffer Merrill Robinson Selvage Resner Schmidt Monroe and many local addresses.
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Wiliam
Iaile Wolsiffer
Freya
Mary Schmidt
Elm-st
James
Neilson
Lexingtinave
Bay
Jexge
M. J. Monroe
Center Township
Ratavate Millinery Opening And Rug Sale Event
Opening advertises ratavate millinery with rugs and matting and art squares in granite ingrain fringe patterns. Includes deep sale prices on 9x2 axminster and 56x72 Smyrna wool rugs, with limited stock and guaranteed wear. Stresses quality and value with specific discounts and quantities remaining.
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Axminster
Orient
Ingrain
Brussels
Beens
Killed in India and Local Court Fines
News notes include a Calcutta earthquake report stating Rev. Mr. Lee and his five children killed in Darjeeling disaster. Local items report fines by Special Police Judge Reinhart for Calvin Bailey and Clarence Butler after confrontations. Newton McBride hospitalized with a fractured skull following an attack by Clarence Whann. Also listed are classified notices, rental ads, and Indianapolis stock market figures with cattle hogs and grain prices.
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Calvin Bailey
Clarence Butler
Reinhart
Butler
Bailey
Newton McBride
Clarence Whann
India
Calcutta
Mr. Lee
Darjeeling
Bhic & Cos Anti-trust Live Stock Market Report
Indianapolis market report notes light receipts and a slight decline. Medium and heavy cattle quoted around 4.67 to 4.80, hogs at 4.72 to 4.16, with mentions of red labels and pigs, though the text is garbled and portions are unclear.
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Indianapolis
BR. R. Bhic & Cos
Ind
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