Railroad Delegation Arrivals Swell Tension Ahead of Sale
The page lists many clerks and messengers tied to delegates from states like Indiana Kentucky Illinois and Kansas. Officials expect a Sunday start avoided with crowds arriving Saturday and Monday as railroad managers anticipate many more trains bringing delegates to the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby
Lafoon
Madihonville
V. Allert
Bangdon
N. Q LE. Murphy
Leavensworth
Kas
Farses ‘H Lovelace
St.Louis
Thos
Collier
Memphis
Techn
Co. Ernst
Decatur
Ind
Messenger
W. V. ‘Chnson
Danville
Mesenger
Ernest Asley
Mana‘gs
Greenland Boy Seeks Return to Snow Land
Meenie Kesho, survivor of five Esquimes who came to America with Peary in 1895, asks to return to Greenland. At 16, he was denied passage and sent to Carlisle School after contacting Washington. He hopes influential advocates will aid his journey home as his father and companions died of tuberculosis.
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Kew
York
Meenie Kesho
America
Robert E. Perry
Meenie
J.oeb
Carlisle ‘School
Liam Wallace
Fusgum ‘of Natural History
Greenland
Betsy Ross Flag Story Denied by Adams
John Quincy Adams denies Betsy Ross did not make the first American flag. He cites a thorough search of records and traditions from Philadelphia that confirms the flag was made at Betsy Ross's home at 739 Arch Street.
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New York
John Quincy Adams
American -Aghouse
Betsy Ross
Betsy
Ross
Adams
Philadelphia
Arch Stret
Local Politician Prefers Informal Talks Over Big Meetings
The obituary notes a politician from East Chicago Gary Indiana who avoided large gatherings and spent most time in private conferences with party members. He did give several informal talks to small groups but held a firm stand on local option.
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Chicago
Indiana
Harbor
Gary
Path Anders social draws large crowd and prizes
A large crowd attended the Path Anders dance and social in their hall last night. Will Thornton from Chicago, a dancing master, demonstrated several new dances. Elsie Pritchett won the first ladies prize and Mary Smith the second. Im er Woodling won the first gentleman’s prize and Reese Marshal the second. Mrs Shahingert received the consolation prize.
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Path‘anders
Will Thornton
Chicago
Elsie Pritchett
Mary Smith
Fifty Men Strike Over Excavation Demands in Brazil Ind
Fifty men employed by Michaels and Minnick contractors of Marion on the Pogues Run sewer project walked off the job at Brazil Indiana June 30. They allege daily excavation demands are excessive and claim a city pay scale of two dollars a day was agreed, but contractors say no such agreement exists.
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Brazil
Ind
Michaels & Minnick
Marion
Cue
P Tos
Man Scalped At Mitchell Cement Plant
Louis ana Alvansa employed in the grinding department at Lehigh Portland Cement Company in Mitchell was scalped alive when he crawled under a machine to remove an oil pan. He was caught in the machinery, scalp torn from his head and skull cracked in two places. He is not expected to live.
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Alvansa
Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Mitchell
Cartwrights Arrested for $1500 Saloon Fleecing
Evansville Indiana June 30 Robert and Charles Cartwright owners of a Main street saloon were arrested today charged with fleecing Jesse Mussen of Uniontown Kentucky out of 1500. Mussen had been dissipating for several days and the Cartwrights who came from Bowling Green Kentucky admit cashing a $1500 check for Mussen at a local bank.
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Evansville
Ind
Robert
Charles ‘Cartwright
Jesse Mussen
Uniontown
Mussen
Cartwrights
Bowling Green
Rurales Reported to Shoot Revoltists on Sight
A Del Rio Texas dispatch says rurales cornered eight revolutionists near Last Vacas in the mountains southwest of San Antonio. After ammo ran low the rurales allegedly killed the surrendering men and left bodies in the mountains. Mexican soldiers reportedly order no prisoners to be taken, signaling a shoot on sight policy.
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Last Vacas
Nebraska Delegation Backing New York Man for VP
Lincoln June 30 A sixteen member Nebraska delegation supports a New York candidate for vice president if Nebraska factions unite. If not, the group favors Judge Gray of Delaware, a move seen as close to an expression from William Jennings Bryan.
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Associated Press
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
New York
Gray
Delaware
Bryan
Powers to Talk August Chautauqua Address in Marion Ind
Caleb Powers, recently pardoned by Gov. Willson after multiple trials for complicity in the Goebel assassination, has accepted an invitation to speak at the Chautauqua in Marion Indiana on August 8.
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Marion
Ind
Caleb Powers
Willson
William Goebel
Bank partners to surrender assets to cover depositor losses
Wabash Indiana June 30 Associated Press reports J Harter and J D Harter, partners in the North Manchester bank that failed three years ago, will surrender all remaining property valued at about 20000 dollars to nearly compensate the depositors losses.
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Associated Preas
Wabash
Ind
J. D. Harter
North Manchester Bank
Farm Hands Scarce in Wabash County Harvest
Wabash Indiana June 30 Associated Press reports farmers offer two dollars a day and board but struggle to hire workers during a sudden harvest. Despite expectations of low wages, recruitment is difficult and pay remains high for farm help compared with past years.
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Associated
Press
Wabash,’ Ind
Wabash County
Galveston Names on the Move in Richmond Visit Week
Galveston items describe Tom Fawcett and John Oliver working in Richmond this week. Several social visits are noted with Mrs Libbie Horan from Peru guesting her mother, Mrs John Campbell reportedly involved, and Mrs Emma Haworth visiting Logansport. Other mentions include Miss Mary Campbell in Indianapolis and a group of ladies including Ollie King Ollie Thomas Maggie Thomas Rebecca Richards Maggie Young Mollie Miller at Long Cliff today.
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Tom Fawcett
John Oliver
Richmond
Libbie Horan
Peru
John Campbell
Emma Haworth
Logansport
Sarah Makir
Mis
Flossie Earl
Noblesville
Mary
Campbell
Indianapolis
Mesdames
Ollie
King
Ollie Thomas
Maggie Thomas
Rebecca ‘Richards
Maggie Young
Mollse Miller
Long Cliff
Panama President Returns Home After Talks
Panama's president returns home from talks abroad as reports from the Associated Press indicate ongoing diplomacy and government activity in the capital.
Kraft claims survival of the fittest governs birth sex
Cleveland reports Dr Kraft at the American Institute of Homeopathy declares no new principle but practical application of a theory based on survival of the fittest. He argues nature favors female births in plenty and male births in hard times, citing race conditions and life pressures.
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Cleveland Co
Américain Institute of Homeopathy
Kraft
Tea and hospitality define the Coast in London Standard
The piece depicts coastal hospitality and social customs where guests share bunks or beds based on status, often sleeping on a settle with roosters crowing nearby. The author notes tea as the national drink and a prohibitionist atmosphere with few drunken scenes.
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London Standard
Apportionment Today for Township Boards and City Treasurer
Township trustees and the city treasurer will receive their regular apportionments from the county auditor. Several thousand dollars will be transferred.
Jewelers report loss of sack containing diamonds
S C Powell of Stern Bros Co wholesale jewelers reported to police that he lost or was robbed of a sack containing 35000 dollars worth of unset diamonds. Powell works for Stern Bros Co in Chicago and made the claim after the Columbus Memorial building at 18 State street.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Signaled with Mirror in Kiev Prison Fatal Shooting
In Kiev on June 30 Mlle Sheratnova, confined in the political prison, was shot and killed by a prison sentinel who saw her signaling with a mirror to fellow prisoners. She stood at a window when the sentinel fired the fatal shot.
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Kiev
Mlle. Sheratnova
The Too Frank Person
A Paris-era reflection on the social troublemakers who loudly claim truth while pushing personal prejudice. It argues such individuals confuse pride with martyrdom and neglect the duty to restrain unpopular thoughts for society’s comfort.
Astonished child of slums and uptown carriage clash
A vivid scene shows a pristine white baby carriage moving up a street toward a group of Italian children returning from school. The juxtaposition of luxury and poverty evokes a meet of extremes as described by the Times in bright detail.
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New York Times
Never on the Thirty-First Joke Tests a Minister's Prudence
Rev. Dr. William H. Fisburn of First Presbyterian town errands a couple seeking a marriage blessing. The ironmaster from Pittsburg pays with a roll of bills and jokes about dates. The pastor warns if they need him again to come on the thirty first, but the groom leaves with plans for the first.
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William H. Fisburn
First Presbyterian Church
St. Patrick’s
Pittsburg
Jersey
Moorish Beauty Ideals Impress Visitors
A National Review writer recalls Moorish women admiring his hair and attire and joking about cosmetic brightening. An elderly woman suggests makeup patterns including red cheeks, coal black lips, vertical forehead lines, a chin mark, walnut stained teeth, and henna stained hands.
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The
National Review
Milk Peddler Tricks Cited By Philadelphia Inspector
A Philadelphia milk inspector recalls impure milk dodges in other towns. Milkmen would pretend to trip when he approached, upsetting cans and spilling milk on the pavement to distract him, a trick that worked initially.
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Peddier
Philadelphia
Hotel Counter Sarcasm at Imperial
A San Francisco Call item recalls a scruffy man invalidating the clerk’s demand for advance settlement at the Imperial. The guest retorts that lack of recognition matters little, citing recent swindlers. The exchange ends as the man leaves in indignation.
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Imperial
San Francisco
Fragmentary OCR Note Reflects Disjointed Speech
An incoherent OCR fragment records a character dialogue with broken quotes and stray names. It shows garbled lines about someone named Natur and a Bilivitle brother, plus references to cuts and capers, lacking clear context or complete facts.
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Hing
William McKenny
Island
Weenie Kesho
Sha
Pathfinders
Bedford
Bedford, Ind
Louisiana
BY. Rurales
San Antonio
Texas
the Express
del. Rio
Tribune Employment
Bureau
the Tribune
Tribune
Galveston
Obaldians
Panama
Todd & Simons
Market St
Cann
Sentinel
Sheratnova
Catacombs
Little Girl
Bilivitle
E. B. McGonnell
BroaDwAy
Prichett’s
J. F, Dinnen
Val Streble
Wall Street
Wilkomeni
G. W. Gogley
Foley’s Grocery
Jno. W. Markley
Court House
John Coon
ELKS
12Th St
Phillip Voorhees
Sycamore Street
Hoyts Pile
Sepsiease
Tritt's Drug Store
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