Indiana’s new laws seal a busy 65th Assembly session
A sweeping set of statutes covers probate for absentees, adulterated foods, rail interurban stations, lamb docking and dehorning, insurer liability, cousin marriages, Carnegie fund ARB reforms, and punitive measures. It also extends criminal penalties, regulates mining and banking, updates railroad safety and parcel laws, and authorizes electric power and water power mergers. New rules touch child desertion, vehicle equipment, police pensions, and judicial appeals, with broad provisions across state governance.
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Police Pension Fund of
Indianapolis
Farmers i Institute
Treasurg
Wnshop
Mario
Wenan’s
Marion
Tormay Os Stalr
Gary
Bass
Pleasant Weather Jokes In Aboard Gossip
A compact clipping recalls humorous exchanges from newspapers. A man proposes at Daphne's house while a neighbor’s stormy interruption and a weather-obsessed prophet provoke laughter. Mrs Newliwed notes a shift in opinion about Jenkins since marriage. The Philadelphia Press quips about married life after a honeymoon.
Poor Man's Path to Fortune Lies in Wide World
A speaker recounts his journey to wealth, saying his parents urged him to seek fortune in the world. He explains he attempted to make money, but failed and ended up imprisoned. The exchange shows a sympathetic ear parsing his misadventure and its consequences.
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Eafler
Railway Officials Debate Savings From Wreckage Handling
A Washington Star report quotes a railway official asking why an employee was dismissed and others replying they pursued annexation as a means to save money by economizing on wreckage handling rather than signal operator payroll.
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Washington Star
Vins Got to Move and Winter Wardrobe Woes
A Toledo Blade excerpt humorously notes a character named Moth who has to move while lamenting a stale wardrobe. The first speaker complains of finding only a buffalo robe after living in sable furs all summer, highlighting fashion shortages and seasonal prep.
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Toledo Blade
New York Hotels Boast Over 300 Telephones Each
A survey finds twelve New York City hotels each host more than three hundred telephones, highlighting extensive communications infrastructure in the hospitality sector. The count reflects hotel size and operational needs across major districts, signaling broad telephony capacity within the city’s lodging industry.
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New York City
East Chicago Fire Destroys Todd Opera House
The Todd Opera House in East Chicago was partially destroyed by fire at 7 Sunday morning, with damage near $100,000. The five story building burned fiercely for hours, drawing Hammond and Indiana Harbor fire teams. Ella Thompson, a Chicago Telephone night operator, stayed at her post to summon help before the rear wall fell. Lower floors housed East Chicago Land Company and First National Bank, while many professionals faced losses.
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East Chicago
Todd Opera House
Hammond
Indiana Harbor
Amalgamated Association of F*uddlers, Tron and Steel Workers
Ella Thompson
Chicago Telephone Company
East Chicago Land Company
First National Bank
Jena Blown Up At Toulon In Naval Disaster
A powder magazine exploded on the French battleship Jena in Toulon Harbor during a gun drill, likely from a compressed air torpedo defect. Casualties ranged from 200 to 306 with about 630 aboard. The ship sank within minutes, many crew asleep or attempting to escape. Jena, built at Brest and completed in 1901, was a modern three-propeller battleship with high endurance and heavy armor.
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Toulon
Maine
Jena
Missiessy
Iere
Sher
Brest
Tsus
Death of Elijah Dowie Ends Zion City Era
Elijah Dowie founder of the Christian Catholic Apostolic Church in Zion died Saturday in Shiloh House Zion City. The aging prophet fought illness as followers prayed and strangers debated his legacy. his death sparked chaos and mourning among devotees and rivals alike. Dowie rose from a Woodlawn mission to a vast Zion City empire before dying poor and isolated.
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John Alexander Dowie
Christian Catholic Apostolic Church of Zion
Elijah Tit
Shiloh House
Zion City
Gladstone
Tie
Dr. Dowie
Ion City
Eirjah
Daoarcie
Ihis
Dowie
Christian Catholic Apostolic Church
Zion
14Th Street
Michigan Avenue
Negro normal school opens at Princeton March first
A Negro normal school began operations in Princeton on March 1, serving as the sole institution of its kind for Negroes north of the Mason and Dixon line. Fire damaged the Old Vincennes Textile Plant in Vincennes, with losses and multiple fatalities and injuries reported in separate incidents.
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Princeton
Mason and Pixem
Vincennes Tissiling Company
Vincennes
Sin, Co
George Bird
Francisco
Olin Skelton
Harry Lance
Oscar Drumfield
John Wart
Hagerstown
Pythian Fraternity
Fred Selowomexyer
William Gill
Ben Davis
Gill
Fort Wayne
Jack Stopher
Aurora
Taylor
Tie
Stanton T. Dillingham
Pleasant Township
Corboy
Clarence
Valparaiso
Clarence Corboy
Young Dillingham
Indianapolis
Young Men's Christian Association
Young Women's Christian Association
Stinesville
Milliard-Easton
Geo. Shoemaker
Destruction of the Maine and the Spanish War
A historical recap notes the sinking of the American battleship Maine in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898. It cites expert testimony blaming a mine and Spanish authorities for the act, leading to widespread outrage and a demand for war against Spain.
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Maine
Havana
United States
Spain
Here Sy-Corn! The News Sy Here Sy-Corn!
A fragmented column of witty notes references a dog that ate a glass diamond, Mrs. Thaw with photographers, a large loan to a Jamestown exposition, and broad social nudges. It mentions weather, hats, Panama Canal glimpses, Delaware cracking down on wife beaters, and Indiana debating a bachelor tax.
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N. J
Uarry K. Thaw
Virginia
Weather Bureau
Delaware
Indiana
Fire at Joslin Schmitt works causes large losses
A blaze at the glue and fertilizer ranch of Joslin Schmitt & Co. in St. Bernard Ohio caused $75,000 in damage. About 1000 bales of cotton and a major section of the New Orleans cotton press shed were destroyed, with losses around $50,000. Separately, Secretary Metcalf and the full navy general board visited the White House to discuss national defense questions with the President.
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Joslin Schmitt & Co
St. Bernard
Ohio
New Orleans
Metcalf
General Board of the Navy
Leading weekly business uptick boosts market activity
In a boost to the economy, weekly business activity shows expansion as March settlements approach and bank exchanges rise. Demand for spring goods grows due to favorable weather, with wholesale buyers and interior regions increasing orders in textiles apparel footwear and hardware. Grain movement at the port climbs, while factory output holds steady across iron, tires, cars, and electric supplies, signaling a prosperous season ahead.
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Mexico
Canal Zone
Chicago
Lan
Trade conditions improve amid brisk spring demand in New York
Bradstreet's Report notes stronger general trade in New York with robust house business and rising dry goods and apparel activity. Manufacturing orders remain filled, deliveries lagging, and collections are weak overall due to money tightness. South demand favors second half delivery while steel billets remain scarce and prices slip in Pittsburg.
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South
No. 2
Birmingham
Pittsburg
Bradstreet
Market Prices by City and Commodity Records
A lengthy listing of farm and grain prices across multiple U S cities including Chicazo Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee New York and Toledo. Entries cover cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and seeds with price ranges and quality descriptors.
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Indianapolis
St Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
Ste
Toledo
T&e
Bsc
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