Heat death from ice packing and other 20th century tales
Paul Sorrente collapsed from heat in Florence New Jersey and froze to death after friends packed him in ice. Mrs Fannie Blumstein of New York and her five children slept under a Coney Island boardwalk for five days due to poverty. Oscar T Tamms Illinois native, long in St Louis, crosses Arctic circle north of Patea Sweden July 2 with American flag on his steering gear and informs friends. Mrs Evelyn Romadka a Milwaukee trunk maker's ex wife pardoned by Minnesota authorities following Joliet days. Porto Rican Bar Association holds memorial for Chief Justice Fuller. Miss Lucy Page Gaston asserts widespread cigarette use among New York women and hawks anti smoking program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Sorrente
Florence
N. J
Fannie Blumstein
New York
Coney Island
Oscar T. Tamm
St. Louis
Tamms
Ill
Arctic Circle
Patea
Sweden
Evelyn Romadka
Charles P. Romadka
Romadka
Joliet
Chicago
Porto Rican Bar Association
San Juan
Fuller
United States Supreme Court
Lucy Page Gaston
Anticigarette League of
Diamonds Lost and Scandals Plague 1901 News
D. R. Spahr of Tarentum drops baby while a $575 diamond haul slips from his pocket. Moonshine stills dismantled at Charles Pesnell’s home as a sheriff candidate faces crackdown. Fire in New York destroys a factory and displaces twenty families in a six story tenement blaze. A lengthy labor dispute with iron, tin, and steel workers drags toward a reference as a potential halt. Attorney General Wickersham orders dissolution of the bathtub trust backed by $100 million. Iowa’s Cummins backs calls for a Kansas City party meeting to form a new party. Ira G. Rawn of Monon railroad is shot in Winnetka. murder or suicide mystery bogs detectives. Deputy Sid Cauley kills five, wounds two in Carroll county when attacked at Henry Beck’s farm. Pillsbury-Washburn assets questioned as $40 million vanish amid wheat gambling and questionable notes. Chicago police drop probes into Ira Rawn’s death and relate it to self-inflicted action. Judge Kersten to preside Browne’s second trial amid anticipated defense shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. R. Spahr
Tarentum
United States Revenue
Charles Pesnell
Anniston County
Alabama
New York City
Association of Iron, Tin and Steel Workers
Bheenend Tin Plate Company
Wickersham
Bathtub Trust
United States
A. B. Cummins
Iowa
Kansas City
Ira G. Rawn
Monon Railroad
Winnetka
Chicago
Rawn
Sid Cauley
Carroll County
Miss
Henry Beck
Cauley
Pillsbury-Washburn Flour Company
London
R.H. Glyn
Glyn
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railroad
Monon
Herman Schuettler
Kersten
Lee O'Neil ‘Browne
General Estrada
Sussman
New Orleans
State Department
Washington
Jose Madriz
Roberto Gonzalez
Madrid
San Ubaldo
Cincinnati
Bucks Stove & Range Company
St. Louis
Theodore Roosevelt
Outlook
Hutchinson
Kan
Hiliness
T. L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
United States Supreme Court
Fuller
Permanent Court of Arbitration
The
Hague
B. F. Carroll
Polk County
Grand
John Cownle
State Board of Control
Girls’ Reform School
Mitchellville
H. J. Alress
Doctor Crippen
Montreal
Sacramento
Cal
Southern Pacific Fast Mail
Goodyear
Carl Etherington
Artonio Mangano
Cleveland
Joseph Mackiey
Toledo
Aged woman linked to Crippen case and other upsetting events
A jumble of notes details a young woman possibly linked to the Crippen case, a deadly rifle incident at Fort Monroe with a board of inquiry to determine fault, threats to a consul in Nicaragua, a lightning strike injury to Aviator Ehrmann, and wide-ranging reports from rail strikes to legal actions and hospitalities across North America. The digest includes labor settlements, a fatal automobile collision near Aurora, and political indictments, with mentions of Rockefeller property valuations, German diplomatic protests, and various court and union proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bourges
Brasice
Ethel Clara Leneve
Edwin W. Trimmer
United States
Cape Gracias
Dios
Nicaragua
Tacoma
Barcelona
Spath
Ehrmann
Grand Trunk
Ontario
Toronto
Belle Fourche
South Dakota
Washington
East Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller
Forest Hill
Foreign Office
Berlin
Germany
Constantinople
Haifa
Syria
Grand Trunk Railroad System
Rates Should Not Be Advanced Without Revenue Basis
Indianapolis railroad commission adopts Wood opinion lowering Pullman parlor car rate Indianapolis to Terre Haute from 40 to 25 cents. It outlines a general standard that public carriers must show a revenue reason for rate increases, arguing higher volumes reduce per unit costs and that permanent property improvements should be paid by owners. The case stems from George Snyder of Indianapolis who complained after paying 40 cents for a two hour Pullman seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Railroad Commission
William J. Wood
Pullman Company
Terre Haute
Wood
George N. Snyder
Evansville
Snyder
Railroads Charged With Violating Indiana Law
Five suits filed in the Delaware circuit court by the Indiana railroad commission allege violations of railroad safety laws. Cases target James P. Goodrich's CCCL receiver, Lake Erie & Western, and Central Indiana Railroads over defective grab irons, couplers, and box cars. Fines may total $100 per offense. A second item notes Capt. Olive selling three government land tracts near Salem, with floods and harvest disruption along the Muscatatuck River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thendiana
Delaware Circuit
Indiana Railroad Commission
James Bingham
James P. Goodrich
Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville Railroad Company
Lake Erie & Western Railroad Company
Central Indiana Railroad Company
C. I
Selie
W. H. Olive
Indiana Land Department
Washington County
John C. Schafer
Abraham Fleener
Muscatucuck River
Salem
Bloomington
Captain Olive
Postpone Rate Hearing On Intrastate Rail Rates
The Indiana Railroad Commission postponed the hearing on suspension of intrastate rates due to unknown interstate commission actions. M R Maxwell of L E and W railroad testified the carriers lack details to align Indiana rates with federal orders. Judge Wood asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for information. the next hearing will determine demands if railroads refuse voluntary suspensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Interstate Commerce Commission
M. R. Maxwell
Maxwell
W. J. Wood
Indiana Commission
Post Office Promotions and Appointments Noted
The Post Office Department announces promotions at Indianapolis including William C. Armand Jeremiah Bates and others with raises to 1100, 1000, or 1200 dollars. Evansville clerks promoted from 600 to 500, 1000 to 1100, and 1100 to 1200. Rural carriers appointed in Evansville and Shirley routes with named carriers and substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Indianapolis
William C. Armand
Jeremiah §. Bates
Charles Gross
Oscar Henn
John C. Harvey
J. Frank Miller
Edgar L. Minnich
Thomas J. Murphy
Eugene F. Pfaffin
Earl P. Rush
George F. Schuttler
John R. Thomas
Fred W. Yeaman
Evansville
Carl Kitzinger
Joseph H. Fentner
Shirley
Claudius A. Hiatt
Edgar Bennett
Indiana Inventors Patent Awards and Incorporation Notices
Patents issued to Indiana inventors include Samuel Beauchamp of Terre Haute for an eyeglass clamp James A. Bieber of Frankfort for a vehicle body Joseph Callahan of Odon for a roll screen holder Erastus L. Coddington of Van Buren for lifting jack Horace B. Collins of Bloomington for magazine binder Alexander Hurberth of Hammond for a nut cracker Alfred W. Jenkins of Richmond for tube winding machinery Melvin H. Kane and J N. Crabb of Indianapolis for a game apparatus Charles N. Leonard of Indianapolis for a physician s table Wycliff B. Mitchell of Bedford for accounts filing James P. Reneker of Logansport for a self clearing segment for lathe Joseph Van Matre of Newcastle for a road scraper and grader William C. Vannenama of Anderson for tin plate polishing and cleaning machine Frank G. Wright of Indiana Harbor for introducing modifying elements into castings Menno Snyder of Shipshewana for deleting mechanism Incorporations The Farmers State Bank of Sheldon Sheldon capital stock $25000 Incorporators Lucius Somers Charles N King Oscar V Schoonover Fred J Springer and 42 others Norther Indiana Moristewe
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Samuel Beauchamp
Tere Haute
James A. Bieber
Frankfort
Joseph Callahan
Odon
Erastus L. Coddington
van Buren
Horace B. Collins
Bloomington
Alexander Hurberth
Hammond
Alfred W. Jenkins
Richmond
Melvin H. Kane
J. N. Crabb
Indianapolis
Charles N. Leonard
Wycliff B. Mitchell
Bedford
James P. Reneker
Logansport
Joseph van Matre
Newcastle
William C. Vannenama
Anderson
Frank G. Wright
Indiana Harbor
Menno Snyder
Shipshewana
Camp Draws Many Spiritualists to Indiana Event
In Chesterfield near Indianapolis, the twentieth annual camp meeting of the Indiana Spiritualists association opens on the grounds with utilities ready and cottage owners arriving. T W Smith leads the exercises. Wallace D Wattle of Chicago will speak on Salvation by Evolution after a morning lyceum. Bloomington reports a city status as police system begins, with a census showing 10,000 plus residents and three metropolitan police commissioners appointed by Mayor John G Harris. The commissioners are Henry H Underwood Anthony C Coyle and Gilbert I Ridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyceum
Wallace D. Wattles
Chicago
Bloomington
John G. Harris
General Assembly
Henry H. Underwood
Anthony C. Coyle
Gilbert I. Ridge
Evansville Man Files Mail Interception Charges in Jail Plot
Evansville resident Evansville William Cameron, just freed from the county jail, charges Sheriff Barnes with opening his mail. Barnes ties the incident to a Detroit plot led by John Cowles to smuggle stolen diamonds into the state. Post office inspectors are rumored to be in the city on a secret mission. Unclear if Cameron’s complaint is under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
William Cameron
Postole Department
Washington, D. C
Barnes
John Cowles
Detroit
Mich
Cowles
Post Office
Cameron
Names Own Pallbearers for Elkhart Youth Funeral
Willis Senseny a seventeen year old of Elkhart arranged his funeral in the last half hour of life naming pallbearers and giving his father directions for services over his body A heavy casting fell on him at Lake Shore shops in Elkhart causing fatal internal injuries as he stayed calm throughout the ordeal
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Willis Senseny
Elkhart
Lake Shore
Back Tax List Prepared on Westcott Estate
Richmond reports delinquent and sequestered taxes totaling 27,105.68 charged against the estate of the late John M. Westcott. The tax covers stocks owned by Westcott not listed for taxation from 1898 to 1907 inclusive, discovered by the county tax ferret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
John M. Westcott
Mr. Westcott
Wabash Wiring $500 From St Louis Delays Sheriff Sale
Standard Automobile company halted a sheriff's sale by promising to pay all judgments after offering $500 from St Louis. Prospective bidders from Chicago Goshen Elkhart Fort Wayne Attica Rockford and other cities attended. The firm had planned a local factory when its property was attached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash
St. Louis
Standard Automobile Company
Chicago
Goshen
Elkhart
Fort Wayne
Attica
Rockford
Inl
Thieves Loot Country Store Near Nashville
Thieves entered the James Lucas country store seven miles northeast of Nashville and stole the money drawer containing 60 dollars in silver. Lucas found the drawer in a cornfield and tracked the bandits until they disappeared into the woods after breaking in by removing window panes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
James Lucas
Here
Lucas
Replica of Statue Traced to Wallace Home Site
A replica of the Gen. Lew Wallace statue planned for the Wallace homestead in Crawfordsville was traced to the United States after being shipped from New York City on June 10. It had been due May 20 but was lost in transit from Paris, France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Gen
Lew Wallace
Statuary Hall
Washington, D. C
Wallace
New York City
Paria
France
Court Phone Fight Reaches South Bend Courts
The dispute between South Bend Telephone and Dunlays Telephone of Osceola over free service into South Bend and Mishawaka moved to court. Dunlays seeks restoration of service and $5,000 in damages amid the suit for damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Veterans reunion to be held at Indiana Soldiers Home
About five thousand veterans will attend the second annual reunion of the Indiana Veterans at the Indiana State Soldiers Home on August 25. The event will resemble a picnic and visitors will eat lunches on the Nemec Lane grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Indiana
Pinkham's Compound Promises Relief for Female Ailments
A vintage testimonial from Mrs. Saige of St. Louis and others describes relief from months of bearing down, weakness, and nerve troubles attributed to "females ills." The ad cites Laura Pinkham's Sanative Compound as a cure for inflammation ulceration and other conditions, claiming inexpensive cost and life changing results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan
Mra Saige
Oronoge
T. Louis
Taraila
Finkham
Prescott Ave
St. Louis
Continon
Census Taker Probes Neighbor's Age Claim
In a humorous exchange, a census man reassures a householder that her answers are satisfactory then asks if she would mind revealing how old the woman next door claims to be. The light moment underscores census duties and neighborly curiosity.
His Claim to Prominence in Mudville Baseball Tale
At a social gathering a man meets Senator Julius C. Burrows of Michigan. Burrows recalls the famous line about dying at first before Casey in the Mudville ball game, noting he is the man who died at first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius C. Burrows
Michigan
Burrows
Senator Burrows
Casey
Mudville
Success Magazine
Cuticura Soap and Ointment for Hand Care
The advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment to preserve hands and prevent redness roughness and chapping while giving velvety softness and whiteness. It advises a nightly treatment of hot creamy lather with soap followed by liberal application of ointment and optional use of old linen or cotton for severe cases. Remedies are sold worldwide by Potter Drug and Chem Corp, Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Adie Proprietors
Boston
Mean Man Outwits Fortune in Mumbled Riddle
A fragmentary exchange hints at a plotting man warning a wife about a mysterious woman approaching. The text includes garbled quotes and broken phrases suggesting intrigue and manipulation. Potential names, dates, or places are unreadable.
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LMARS
Ousosste
J C
Dna
New Jersey
Todiane
Marshall
Ross
Billheimer
Biltheimer
Bingham
Aska
Robert J. Aley
Atate Superintendent of Public Instruction
Atate
Elmer “G. Bunwell
Tate
Secretary of State
Farmers’ State
Bank of Sheldon
Pheldon
Lucius Somers
Charles N. King
Oscar V. Schoonover
Fred J. Springer
Norther
Chesterfield Grounds
F.E. Bucklin & Company
Robey St
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