Capt Shield s and 51 men reportedly captured in Philippines
Gen MacArthur cables from Manila that Capt Mevereaux Shields and 51 men of Company F, Twenty-ninth U S V, plus a hospital corpsman, left Santa Cruz on Sept 1 for Pori floes and have not been heard from. Yorktown and two gunboats sent to Marinduque. Anderson confirms capture but cannot detail casualties. Military operations to rescue Shields expected soon. Marinduque lies between Mindoro and Luzon, southwest of Tayabas.
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Manila
Mevereaux Shields
Twenty-ninth Regiment
U.S. V
Santa Cruz
Marinduque
Vildalodos
Porifloes
Shields
Boac
Yorktown
Geo
Anderson
Logan
Mindoro
Luzon
Tayabas
Mississippi Volunteers
Spain
MacArthur
War Department
Robbery at Centerville Bank Nets $10000 Shakeout
Kendalville Indiana dispatch reports Wolf Bros banking house in Centerville Michigan robbed early Friday with dynamite wrecking vaults and building. Ten thousand dollars in currency stolen, no gang found, big mystery. A large reward will be offered.
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Kendalville
Ind
Wolf Bros.’ Banking House
Centerville
Mich
Clifford Day Arrested On Theft Charge
Clifford Day, time-keeper for McWilliams & Co. contractors on steam fittings for the courthouse, was arrested at his father’s home on 1019 BE Eleventh St. He is confined to bed after a spree. Detectives Lancaster and Gerber report hundred-dollar money in Lafayette and bundles wrapped in an advertisement. Only $2.45 found on Day. he claims not to know what became of 3303.
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Clifford Day
McWilliams & Co
Court House
Lancaster
Gerber
Greer
Day
Lafayette
Indianapolis
Robbins Chosen Chief Marshal for Democratic Parade
Maj Irvin Robbins selected as chief marshal for the big democratic clubs parade to be held Wednesday. Marion county clubs planning to participate must send names to County chairman Sullivan at once. Committees meet at 10 a m Sunday at the Grand hotel. Myron King reports the finance committee is doing better now.
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Marion County
Sullivan
Grand Hotel
Myron King
Downtown men charged over smoke ordinance noncompliance
After consulting with Mayor Taggart and Deputy city attorney Bell, Building inspector Bedell filed charges Friday morning against two prominent downtown businessmen for failure to comply with the smoke consumer ordinance.
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Taggart
Bell
Bedell
Vincent Mosier couple wed in quiet Thursday ceremony
Miss Cora Vincent and Dempsey Mosier married Thursday at 8 in the home of John R. Vincent 325 Trowbridge street. Rev T J Wilson officiated. Bride wore India linen and lace with roses, house adorned with carnations and palms. Courtyard reception of fruit cake ice cream. Couple to reside at 620 Keystone after visiting Hillsboro mother, home after October 10.
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Cora Vincent
Dempsey Mosier
John R. Vincent
Trowbridge St
T. J. Wilson
Woodside M. E. Church
Cora Stephens
Hillsboro
Keystone Ave
Consumers Trust Investigation Set By City Council
Mayor Taggart signed a resolution to probe the Consumers gas trust company. Councilman Keller will chair the inquiry and convene the committee as soon as possible, with some members expected Friday night. The mayor vetoed a relief appropriation for Galveston sufferers, fearing bad precedent and potential city treasury strain.
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Consumers’ Gas Trust Company
Counscil
Keller
Negley
Galveston
City explores preventing gas cutoffs to nine houses
At a mayoral cabinet meeting on Friday, Deputy City Attorney Bell was tasked to review the law to block Consumers' Gas Trust from cutting off supply to nine engine houses on October 1. The contract allows a 30 day notice period.
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Bell
Consumers’ Gas Trust Company
Indianapolis 36 Hour Weather Forecast For Sept 28–29
Generally cloudy with possible light showers Friday night and Saturday. Temperatures ranged from 59 at 7 am to 69 at noon and 71 by 2 pm in Indianapolis and surrounding areas.
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Indianapolis
Leopold to Abdicate in Favor of Prince Albert
Paris reports the Belgian king Leopold may abdicate once Prince Albert of Flanders marries Princess Marie Gabrielle of Bavaria next Monday. Albert, 25, is popular while Leopold, 65, weary of kingship and not well liked.
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Paris
Leopold
Albert
Flanders
Marie Gabrielle
Bavaria
Prince Albert
Freight wreck at Durang kills two engineers in Michigan
A D G H M freight train failed to clear an open switch at Durang Michigan colliding with a yard engine. Engineer Thomas Hamlin and fireman John Linden were killed. The yard crew escaped by jumping. Both engines wrecked, a sulphur car caught fire, and twenty five merchandise cars burned.
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Detroit
Mich
Durang
Thomas Hamlin
John Linden
Doan Flops From G O P Casts Vote For Woolley
Lawyer Doan abandons the Republican ticket citing McKinley militarism and Bryans money policy. He expresses peace minded Quaker leanings and explains his vote for John G Woolley, noting Hanna's quip about McKinley losing one vote. The shift pleases the water cooled camp amid political shifts and party fault lines.
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Friends’ Church
Dean
Harrison
Mr. Doan
America
McKinley
Bryan
Lincoln
John G. Woolley
Mark Hanna
Jones
Great Theory Factory Delivers Clear Message at English’s Opera House
John P. Irish spoke for two hours to a packed English’s Opera House audience praising gold Democrats and urging Republicans to back them against Bryan. He called Bryan “an inexperienced, verbose young man” and denounced his anti expansion and anti imperialism as mere theories.
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John P. Irish
California
English
Opera House
Louis Howland
Trish
Bryan
McKinley
Republicans Tickle Indiana Irish Meeting Leaders Revealed
Republicans and officials praised the Irish meeting in Indianapolis as the greatest yet. Secretary Bigler and Manager Martin planned further speaking in Indiana, while Mr Irish traveled to Logansport for another week’s stay. Ex-Controller Eckels slated to appear in Indiana late in October under gold democrat auspices.
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Irish
Logansport
Indiana
Eckels
Gold Democratis
Bigler
Indianapolis
German American Democratic Club Mass Meeting in Mozart Hall
The German American Democratic Club plans a big mass meeting Monday night at Mozart Hall to hear Johannes Kopelke of Crown Point and Carl Neumeyer, Louis ville auditor. George Seidensticker will preside as a parade accompanies the event from the Grand Hotel to the hall escorted by the Liberty drum corps.
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Democratic Club
Old Mozart Hall
Johannes Kopelke
Crown Point
Carl Neumeyer
Louisville
George Seidensticker
Grand Hotel
Delawarest
Liberty Drum Corps
Indiana Republican Commercial Travelers Club Meets
The Indiana Republican Commercial Travelers' Club, organized in 1880 and claiming to be the oldest political organization in the state, will meet in its hall.
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Indiana Republican Commercial Travelers’club
Woman Attack Scares Shoppers On State Street
Chicago dispatch reports a shabby woman attacked women on State Street, tearing hats to pieces in an incident blamed on antipathy toward bird decorations. Authorities offer no motive beyond the unidentified assailant’s disruptive behavior.
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Chicago
State St
Boy Held for 40 Dollar Debt in Habeas Action
John Artis seeks habeas corpus to recover his son Everett, 13, held by Warren Pinkston of Danville Illinois as security for a debt of 49 dollars. The case filed in Paris, Illinois, outlines the custody dispute over the minor.
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Paris
John Artis
Everett
Warrison Pinkston
Danville
Alerding Named Fort Wayne Bishop in Catholic Plenum
Rev Herman Alerding of St Josephs Indianapolis was chosen by Rome to succeed the late Bishop Rademacher as bishop of Fort Wayne. The Kentucky born priest, 32 years ordained and 25 years at St Josephs, may be consecrated in November or December. Notre Dame and Rensselaer colleges anchor the diocese. He authored a respected history of the Indianapolis see.
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Herman Alerding
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Indianapolis
Fort Wayne
Rademacher
Father Alerding
Rome
Cincinnati
United States
Notre Dame University
Rensselaer
Kentucky
St. Joseph’s Church
Tomlinson Hall Meeting Schedule With Dolliver Speech
Friday night plans set at 135 N Delaware for arranging the Tomlinson hall meeting. Saturday night Congressman Dolliver of Iowa is to speak. Grand-marshal Womack calls all aides and escorts to attend. a parade forms on Delaware Street proceeding north to Vermont then west to Pennsylvania, south by the Dension, to Market, west to Capitol, south to Washington, east to Delaware, and north to the hall.
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Delaware St
Tomlinson Hall
Dolliver
Iowa
Womack
Marion Club
Vermont
Pennsylvania
Market
Capitol
Washington
Delaware
Hall
East End Republican Club to Open Clubhouse Friday
The East-end republican club will formally open its clubhouse at 522 Hamilton Ave Friday night with several candidates in attendance. Club officers are William H. Pierce president George Wallace secretary and David G. Bell treasurer. Charles N Thompson and Dan L Brown address a McKinley club at Arsenal and Seventeenth St Friday night. Willam C Thompson and William Reagan speak at Lawrence and Frank L Littleton speaks at the O. P. Morton clubhouse Shelby and Cottage-are. N M Taylor plans to discuss economic features of the campaign in the Bryan stalwart tent in Haughville Friday night. Democrats of precinct 2 ward 4 held a good meeting Thursday night and elected Henry Cox chairman.
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East-end
Republican Club
Hamilton Ave
William H. Pierce
George Wallace
David G. Bell
Charles N. Thompson
Dan L. Brown
McKinley
Arsenal
Seventeenth St
Willam C. Thompson
William Reagan
Lawrence
Frank L. Littleton
O. P. Morton
Shelby and
Cottage-are
N. M. Taylor
Bryan
Haughville
Henry Cox
Hot Water Franchise Discussed By City Committee
The council committee on contracts and franchises will meet Friday night to discuss the hot water heating franchise granted by the Board of Works to the Home Heating and Lighting Company.
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Council
Board of Works
Home Heating and Lighting Company
Indianapolis Hebrew congregation elects officers at annual meeting
At the annual meeting of the Indianapolis Hebrew congregation at the temple, officers were elected: President Joseph Wineman, Vice-president Gus A Mfroymson, Treasurer Julius Adler, Secretary Morris Soloman, Warden M Emden, trustees Leon Kahn 5S Kiser R Kirshbaum, school board Isidore tieble man David Kahn E I Fisher, janitor Jacob Sonnenberger. Herman Bamberger, who has served in every office for 44 years, retired. Edmund C Johnson known as Ruby Johnson was killed Sept 14 in the Philippines. He enlisted in the Thirty-fourth volunteer Infantry in Chicago. He was a brother of Miss Florence Johnson, a teacher at public school No. 20.
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Indianapolis
Edmund C . Johnson
Ruby” Johnson
Philippines
Thirty-fourth Volunteer Infantry
Chicago
Florence Johnson
Sudden Death of Mrs Hale at Home
Mrs Matilda Hale aged 47 wife of James Hale of Hale Lumber died suddenly at her home 3429 N Illinois St early Friday morning after a several day illness. Her husband sent for Dr Howard Amos but she died before arrival. She leaves seven children. Coroner Nash to investigate. apoplexy suspected.
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Hale
Hale Lumber Company
Ilinois St
Howard Amos
Illinoisst
Nash
Free and Glad of It Viola Berry Granted Divorce
Viola M. Berry obtained a divorce from George E. Friday after alleging desertion for days and a heated moment when she tossed a coffee pot at him. The judge granted the decree and barred remarriage for two years, to which Berry quipped about extending it to 22 years.
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Viola M. Berry
George E
Morphine Overdose Report Near East Street Woman Found By Husband
Mrs. Kirtley of 648 South East Street was found in a dangerous condition in the back yard after an overdose of morphine given, she says, by a physician for nervousness. A neighbor notes she contemplated ending her life. Dr. Bretz of the City dispensary believes recovery is possible.
Building inspector orders sign removal after fire at store
Building inspector Bedell notified When Clothing Co that its electric sign over Pennsylvania Street must come down. The letter was sent Thursday and the sign burned Thursday night. No reply has been received.
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Bedell
When Clothing Company
Pennsylvania St
Wreck Kills Mrs Lowell and Injures Fifteen
Mrs. Lowell of Trenton Missouri was killed and fifteen people were injured in a wreck near Terrace Utah on Thursday. J P Bossing, a druggist from Woutsville, killed Grace Preston and himself amid jealousy. A Chicago fire engine collided with an electric car in Trent. McTonough is fatally injured. Second Lieutenant James D Danner of the Twenty-eighth Volunteers from Manila died Thursday from an accidental pistol discharge. Andrade, a former Venezuelan leader, is in New York amid rumors he will start another revolt against President Castro.
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J.P. Sbossing
Woutsville
Grace Preston
Chicago
Trent
McTonough
James D. Danner
Manila
Andrade
Venezuela
New York
Castro
Prince Tuan Loses His Job Deposed by Empress
A Shanghai dispatch states the dowager empress replaces Prince Tuan with Wang Wen Chao, signaling waning Boxer influence. Kang Yu, the Boxer leader, is said to have taken his life as Li Hung Chang asks the Emperor and Empress to return to Pekin while thousands of natives face famine.
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Kang YU
Li Hung Chang
Pekin
Shanghai
Prince Tuan
Wang Wen Chao
Chang
Russia Threatens Blockade of Chinese Ports
ST. PETERSBURG September 28 reports the Russian naval staff proposes to block all Chinese naval ports in response to the Chinese fleet's hostile action at Shanghai. The plan signals a looming confrontation and escalates tensions between Russia and China.
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ST. Petersburg
Shanghai
Kang Yu Kills Himself in Peking
Sept 28 report from Shanghai cites Chinese sources that Kang Yu the Boxer leader committed suicide in Peking. Missionaries from Kansu alliance arrive at Ching King. inland missionaries flee down the Hau river. Li Hung Chang seeks return of emperor and empress. dowager empress demands guarantees. Reports say looting and killings persist in Kwan Tung. 3000 native Christians homeless and famine hits.
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MacBeth
Shantz
Snyder
Buhl
Ching King
Hau
Li Hung Chang
Kwan-Tung
Canton
Peace Talks Start Promptly as Conger Notified
Washington dispatch reports the state department has told Minister Conger to begin peace negotiations immediately. It is hoped Conger’s first move will prompt other powers to join. The government has not set a mandated course for the talks.
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Washington
State Department
Conger
Congers Narrow Escapes in Pekin Siege
Mrs Conger writes from Pekin that the siege of the legations ended with troops arriving to relieve foreigners under fire since June 20. She notes bullets pierced the independence declaration, grazed a bystander, and damaged a fan. Mrs Conger used empress gifts to fashion sandbags for fortifications.
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Chicago
Conger
Pekin
Miss Pierce
Petchick
Suspicions of Yankees in European Fleet Moves
Washington reports rumors that all European powers will bolster fleets in Chinese waters, signaling suspicion of the United States as it plans to send six more warships to protect the open door. Some say European naval buildup may aim to freeze out the United States in China, with possible implications if Prince Tuan is deposed.
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Washington
United States
China
Prince Tuan
Assassin of Baron Von Ketteler Tried by Court Martial
Shanghai dispatches report the assassin of Baron Von Ketteler was tried by court martial on September 21. No evidence was found and no sentence was issued. The prisoner remains in custody awaiting further developments.
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Shanghai
Pekin
Baron von Ketteler
War Hits U S Trade As China War Slows Exports
Washington reports the Chinese conflict delivered a sharp setback to American commerce in August with U S export trade dropping by nearly two million dollars.
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Washington
China
United States
My Kingdom for a Cure Try Hoyts Poisoned Blood Cure
An enigmatic claim centers on a magical blood cure offered by Hoyt that supposedly reverses disease. The piece frames the longing for a universal remedy amid speculative promises and public desire for a definitive treatment.
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Hoyt
Bitter Pill for the Coal Trust Indicated Settlement Near
Negotiations to settle the coal strike continue at J Pierpont Morgan's offices. Big coal men have agreed to a 10 percent wage increase and arbitration of other disputed points. Independent operators, summoned by Morgan, are in conference with Markle and others. A statement may follow after Friday talks. Wall Street dealers credit political influence for the forthcoming settlement.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
Morgan
Markle
Coal Trust
Gall
Wormwood
Coal prices rise after Pennsylvania strike advances
The local anthracite coal price climbs from 6.50 to 7 a ton as the Pennsylvania strike persists. A. BR. Meyer & Co. who led the first advance says prices will likely rise further if the strike lasts two or three weeks longer.
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Pennsylvania
A. BR. Meyer & Co
Strike Leaders Reject 10 Percent Wage Offer
Hazleton Pa Sept 28 Strike leaders refuse the coal trust 10 percent wage peace terms arguing the sliding scale allows the trust to raise or cut wages with coal prices. They insist settlements not at mines and demand a convention of delegates from all anthracite workers to approve any peace terms.
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Mitchell
Coal Trust
Striking Freeland Miners Halt Wentz Colliery Work
Strikers marched from Freeland to Hazlebrook causing the Wentz colliery to shut down. Though crowds gathered fears of unrest arose, the miners showed no aggressive behavior and eventually stayed out, with Freeland men returning home.
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Hazleton
Freeland
Hazlebrook
Wentz Collery
Conference in WilkesBarre Hints Coal Wage Deal
General superintendents of leading coal companies met in WilkesBarre to discuss a potential strike settlement. They reportedly plan higher wages linked to a slower work pace, aiming for a 10 to 20 percent earnings increase for miners, with the proposal to be reviewed by company heads in New York before being offered to the strikers.
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New York
Certificate Lost Delays Exemption Tax Record by County
Felix Keenan of Fifteenth Street and Broadway went to the courthouse Friday to pay taxes. His mortgage preemption certificate from last spring is missing. He was told to bring his receipt to the treasurer to prove the exemption of about $6, though county officials fear misplaced records due to legislated exemptions after the county books were printed. This has caused great inconvenience.
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Felix Keenan
Fifteenth-st
Broadgway
Court House
Ali Im
Formaldehyde Case Appeals Move to Criminal Court
The appealed cases of Forrest G and Harry Hoover convicted in police court for placing formaldehyde in a talk will be called in criminal court next. L J Isenhauer was fined in criminal court for selling adulterated milke notice at appeal site.
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Forrest G
Harry Hoover
Sweek
L. J. Isenhauer
Mili
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