Sisters share fate in murders linked by tragedy
Logansport Indiana reports India Ethel Blaine, murdered in Chicago, had a sister Mrs Perry Barnard who died in Flora in a similar mysterious manner. Barnard’s husband killed her and later his body was found in the woods. Blaine recently visited her brother FLO Davis here and will be buried in Flora.
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Logansport
Ind
India Ethel @laine
Chicago
Charis EF. Andrews
Flora
Perry Barnard
Blaine
Flo. Davis
Fire Rips Through Reynolds Lafayette’s Main Street
A Lafayette Indiana fire swept nine Main street stores including two hardware shops a grocery postoffice and several businesses in Reynolds. The blaze started in the postoffice and two men were slightly injured. Firefighters saved the rest of the town with an estimated loss of 100000.
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Lafayette
Ind
Aus
Isestags
Tweedy Indies
Here
Menan
Main Street
Miner Lamp Ignites Powder in McNabb Mine Explosion
In Terre Haute, on August 28, a miner's lamp failed to show clearly causing an explosion at the McNabb mine near Black Hawk. Four miners were severely burned while three others had loaded shots ready for fuses. The inspector descended to inspect the work, removed his cap to clean his lamp, and sparks ignited loose powder, triggering the blast.
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Terre Haute
Ind
McNabb
Black Hawk
Dynamited Church Rebuilt in Sandford Indiana
The Methodist church torn by dynamite last February has been rebuilt on the same site in Sandford. Dedicatory services are set for Sunday September 1. The project cost about 2500 dollars with cash and pledges covering nearly all of it.
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Sandford
Ind
Deadly Fall of Slate in Asherville Mine
John Sharpless, a coal miner, was instantly killed at Vandalia Coal Company's No. 6 mine in Asherville when a large section of roof collapsed while he drew pillars in an area that had been worked out. Several tons of slate and rock fell on him in the incident.
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Brazil
Ind
John Sharpless
Vandalia Coal Compone
No. Se
Asherville
Sharpless
Man Kills Self With Revolver at Lafayette Inn
Frank Quigley aged twenty one a Pacific Express driver shot himself while playing with a loaded revolver at a social function in Lafayette Aug 28 He died from the wound and his Logansport home is listed as his residence
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Lafayette
Inn
Frank Quigley
Pacific Express Company
Quigley
Logansport
Free-for-All in Saloon Fights Ro russian Rivalry in Terre Haute
In Terre Haute Indiana on August 28 a free-for-all fight broke out among Roumanians over saloon rivalries. Moses Nichols twenty was beaten about the head and is in serious condition. Patrolman Fortune was knocked down and slashed with a knife while trying to quell the riot.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Moses Nichols
Fortune
Seine tragedy ends in drowning near Hammond
Joseph Sobeja tied a 100 foot seine to his neck and tried to swim the Calumet River in Hammond on August 28. The weight dragged him down and he drowned.
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Hammond, Ind
Joseph Sobeja
Calumet River
Court-martial acquits soldier in Fort Brady shooting
Sault Ste. Marie Mich Aug 28 The court martial at Fort Brady acquitted Private Cyrus Gillette who accidentally killed Miss Elizabeth Cadenhead of Fergus Ont last July. Gillette fired at a car attempting to flee Fort Brady.
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Guilness
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Cyrus Gillette
Fort Rady
Elizabeth Cadenhead
Fergus
Ont
Gillette
Cadenhead
Fort Brady
Long Expected Decision Upholds Jurisdiction in Rate Case
Judge Pritchard in the United States circuit court upholds the court's jurisdiction in the Southern Railway rate case against the North Carolina Corporation Commission and the attorney general. He rules a suit against a state is barred by the Eleventh Amendment and calls for definitive resolution of the questions to benefit all parties.
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Pritchard
Asheville
N. C
United States Circuit Court
Southern Railway
Attorney General of
North Carolina
United States
Irish evicted tenants bill passed in embattled form
The Irish evicted tenants bill cleared both houses in an emasculated version. Chief Secretary Birrell noted the concessions and the government chose to accept the measure rather than drop the bill. Lords amendments strip commissioners of power to reinstate evicted tenants and grant five landlords appeal rights to challenge land values set by estate commissioners.
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London
Aus
Ireland
Birrell
House of Lords
Guards Patrol Lines At Camp Perry Telegraph Route
Striking telegraphers are charged with interfering with federal government business and soldiers patrol the three mile telegraph line between Camp Perry and LaCarne to maintain security.
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Camp Perry
LaCarne
Kansas Board Orders Railroads to Answer Fare Complaint
Topeka Kansas state board of railroad commissioners orders twelve Kansas railroads to respond to the two cent fare complaint recently filed by Attorney Grattan on or before Tuesday September 3.
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Topeka
Kan
State Board of Ridbrent Commissioners
Kansas
Grattan
Prominent Legislator John T. Lyman Killed by Lightning
John T. Lyman a former state legislator and notable statewide figure was struck and killed by lightning while working on a hay stack at his Farmingdale home during a storm in Springfield New Jersey on August 28.
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Springfield
John T. Lyman
Farmingdale
Kukjutro Ishii Arrives in Los Angeles as Trade Delegate
Terse telegrams report Kukjutro Ishii, director of Japan's commerce department, arriving in Los Angeles. The dispatch notes a broader trend of rail travel and cites multiple national topics including advertising clubs meeting in Cincinnati, a beef market close, a Cuba quarantine at Costa Rican ports, and the Worcester Post editor drowned in Lake Quinsland.
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Kukjutro Ishii
Department of Commerce of Japan
Los Angeles
Associated Advertising Clubs of America
Cincinnati
Chicago
Cuba
Eugene Moriarity
Worcester
Massa
Governor Beckham vows immunity for Taylor to testify in Goebel case
Governor Beckham writes Commonwealth's Attorney that he will cooperate to assure William S. Taylor immunity from arrest and safe return to Indiana if he testifies in the Commonwealth vs Caleb Powers trial. The governor and attorney general pledge full aid to protect Taylor in Kentucky and allow his return to Indiana.
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Indiana
Taylor Tf
Goebel
Frankfort
Commonwealth
Robert Fracedian
Goebel Grurder
Beskhom
bin Im
Willa S. Tassor
Scoul
Georgetown
Cilco Powers
Iorges
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Robert B. Franklin
William S. Taylor
Kentucky
Caleb Powers
Taylor
Commonwatth
C. W. Beckham
Not on the Bills Airship Incident in Greenville
An airship explodes above the fair grounds in Greenville Ohio at 6 p.m. over 2000 feet high. Pilot Knaben shues airship and R Knartns ite and Ris Arrow burst in flight though the aeronaut escapes unharmed.
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Greenville
Ohio
Knabenshues
R. Knartnsite
Ris
May Call Out More Ops in Telegraph Strike
New York August 28 The proposal to call out all telegraph operators at brokerage firms regardless of union scale status was raised in the telegraph strike. President Small urged workers to stay at work until union instructions arrive and called a meeting of brokerage house employees in New York to decide on joining the strike.
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New York
Small
Washington weighs next move after Venezuela rejects arbitra tion
Washington considers options after Venezuela once more rejects the American plan for arbitration of five claims. The State Department reviews Castro's formal reply and weighs how to pursue a peaceful settlement without sparking wider creditor nations' backlash. President Roosevelt may opt for controlled decision to avoid warlike measures.
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Washington
Venezuela
State Department
Department
Castro
Roosevelt
Friendship and trust in Russo Japanese ties urged
A published piece calls for less suspicion between Russians and Japanese, urging readers to apply the spirit of the recent agreement and to foster friendlier relations between the two nations.
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Drussia
Japan
Railroad files mortgage in Kentucky
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway files a 10000 dollar mortgage with New York Trust Company and William H White of Richmond Virginia in LeSiptgon Kentucky covering all franchises rights lands and terminals of the railway line. The filing will extend to counties in Kentucky West Virginia and Virginia along the line.
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Lesiptgon
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company
New York Trust Company
William H. White
Richmond
Rkentuer
West Virginia
Virginia
Chicago Peoria St Louis rail line trims trains
Springfield news reports the Chicago Peoria and St Louis railroad will cut two passenger trains between Springfield and St Louis due to a two cent fare. Three trains between St Louis and Grafton run as mixed trains rather than pure passenger service now. Change takes effect in September.
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Springfield
Chicago, Peoria
Fire damages five masted ship off Boston harbor
The five masted felon of Jane Palmer of Boston caught fire from a blaze on the deck near the Massachusetts Wharf and Coal Company jetty. The after deck was severely damaged and coal in the hold ignited. Loss estimated at $200.
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Jane Palmer
Boston
Cap' Wen
Massiemnartts Wharf & Coal Company
Boiler Explosion Injures Four in Scranton Mills Fire
A boiler blast at Robbins and Spencer’s flour mill in Scranton Pennsylvania on August 28 caused serious injuries to four workers and started a blaze that destroyed the plant and the adjacent Armour Company facility. Charles Robbins, co owner of the mill, was likely fatally hurt.
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Scanton
Robbins & Spencer
Flour and Fees
Armour & Co
Charles Robbins
Joint Franco Spanish Note on Moroccan Port Police Force
A joint Franco Spanish note was given to Mohammed Gabbas Moroccan minister of war requesting measures to establish the international police force at Moroccan ports in line with Algectras conference decisions.
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San Sebastian
Aux
Mohammed Gabbas
Morocco
Railroads’ 1906 Gross Earnings Jump Dramatically
Poor s Manual records U S railroad gross earnings for 1906 rising by 284 242 516 over 1905. Total railroad assets reached 17 534 381 623, more than six times the nation s money in circulation. General Drude s defense drives Arab withdrawal and Casablanca returns to normal conditions.
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United States
Drude
Casablanca
Lion Attacks Woman at Pittsburg Park Resort
Mrs. Anna A. Huekke, 55, was set upon by a blood‑mad lion at Lana Park in Pittsburg. Fire from park police and crowd rifles riddled the beast after it dragged her, Downing firing the fatal shot among the first. She survived in fragile condition.
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Pittsburg
Anna A. Hueke
Oa Dion
Lana Park
Huekke
Hearst
Womin
Flobert
Chief Downing
Explosion at Philadelphia Post Office Targets Secretary Cortelyou
A large percussion cap package exploded at the Nicetown sub-station after Clerk Roberts cancelled a stamp. The package addressed to Secretary Cortelyou, Washington, D C, was four by two by three-fourths inches and burst, tearing the pieces apart. Roberts was unhurt.
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Philadelphia
Roberts
Cortelyou
Washington, D. C
Taft's Train Wreck Near Spring Hill Kansas
Passenger train Neter carrying Secretary of War Taft wrecked near Spring Hill depot Kansas. No injuries among passengers or crew though a switch opened after the engine and baggage car passed. The mail car derailed and dragged 560 feet. Taft helped reassure frightened passengers.
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Mr. Taft
Kansas City
Neter
Secretary of War
Taft
Spring Hill
Kan
Suspected foul play in South Bend death
Mrs. T Lagecka of South Bend Indiana died after prolonged vomiting and on her deathbed claimed a severe beating caused her death. Authorities are investigating the case as a possible foul play incident.
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South Bend
Ind
T. Lagecka
New Coal Vein Found Near Middlebury Indiana
Clay City Indiana reports a new coal vein nine to fifteen feet thick near Middlebury on the old Coopsider farm. The vein is estimated to contain about 19 360 tons of coal.
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Clay City
Ind
Middlebury
Nelson Morris Dead Millionaire Packer Dies in Chicago Home
Nelson Morris a Chicago millionaire packer dies at his Indiana avenue frame house after a lingering heart disease illness. Born in the Black Forest Germany in 1859 he emigrated to America at age 12 and built a fortune rumored to be substantial with his will likely favoring a widow and four children. Funeral and mourning proceed as livestock exchanges pass resolutions of sorrow.
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Chicago
Nelson Moreta
Packer
Indiana Avenue
Mr. Morris
Nelson Morris
Black Forest
Germany
America
Morris
Remeinita
Chori
Fatal Clover Leaf Wreck Near Charleston
Aug 28 in Bowman twelve miles north of Charleston Texas traveler P B Conkling of Taxarkana was killed and six passengers were badly injured when a Clover Leaf passenger train wrecked after two cars jammed a switch. The wreck occurred three miles south of a suspected attempted derailment on Sunday.
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Charleston
P. B. Conkling
Taxarkana
Tex
Bowman
Here
Son of John Ozler Dies of Lockjaw in Illinois
Eleven year old boy of John Ozler dies from lockjaw in Greenup Illinois Aug 28 after injury from running splinter into his foot days earlier. The Markets section follows.
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Greenup
John Ozler
Current Quotations on Grain and Live stock at Leading Points
Indianapolis Grain and Livestock market reports mixed prices for Wheat No 2 red Corn No 2 and Oats No 2 with varied cattle Hogs Sheep and Lamb values across Cincinnati Chicago Memphis and New York. Receipts include 7500 hogs 1600 cattle 600 sheep with limited horse sales and sluggish trading noted.
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Indianapolis
Walton
Ade
Ste. Corn
Timothy
Cincinnati
Chicago
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Ron
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Boston Harbor
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Anna A. Hucke
Mle
Johnnnie
Willie
Johnnaie
Johnnie
Harper’s Weekly
San Francisco
Schmitz
Dunne
United Railways
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