Durbin Praises Guardsmen At Indianapolis Camp Review
Governor Durbin addressed Indiana National Guard troops before a crowd of more than ten thousand civilians in Indianapolis. He inspected three regiments and an artillery battalion, commending their conduct and deferring to future maneuvers at West Point Kentucky in October.
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Indianapolis
Indiana National Guard
Durbin
Feouis
Abd Abe
Shortiy Seorch
Saretoeoh
Reece Toarri
Durlyn
West Point
McKee
Richest Colorado gold strike announced at Bob Tail mine
Ouray Colorado reports the Bob Tail mine in Red Mountain, owned by John D Rockefeller and Standard Oil associates, as the site of the richest ore discovery in the San Juan mining district. An inch streak in the vein yields $47,060.
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Ouray
Colo
Great San Juan
Colorado
Bob Tail
Red Mountain
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Associates
Seattle Gold Production Through Five Years Reaches 73 Million
Five years after the Klondike discovery and the Seattle government assay office setup, total gold dust receipts and bullion amount to 73 364 790 dollars, averaging over 14 million dollars annually.
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Seattle
Wash
Five-Year-Old Romance Ends In Shanghai Marriage
Louis Proulix and Miss Mec Kee met in China while he served in the navy. They were secretly married five years ago. Proulix now plans to return to the United States and bring his wife back to Shanghai to reside after his enlistment ends. Their families, led by Adjutant General McKee of Indianapolis, disclose the union in Hammond.
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Hammond
Ind
Pacific
America
Shanghai
China
False Official Report on Pekin Journalist Executions
Shen Chien, Pekin journalist, was executed amid claims of severe mistreatment. A later report said to be false describes two hours of torture and a rope death, with officials restricting information as foreign observers react to the incident.
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Pekin
Shen Chien
Chien
Fife
Han Kew
Lit
Shanghai
Great Clock in St Louis Aims for Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Milwaukee special reports a monumental clock being built for the 1904 exposition. The dial will be flower bed framing a 60 foot minute hand and 8 foot ring, with 15 foot numerals and twenty thousand incandescent lights for nighttime illumination.
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Milwaukee
Python and Bull Clash in Circus Exhibit Fatal to Reptile
In Far Rockaway New York a large python and a Burman bull fought before hundreds of spectators. A circus worker was bitten while attempting to intervene. The python, freed during cage moves, wrapped around the bull and was fatally gored. the reptile died within minutes.
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New York
Far Rockaway
Oyster Bay Man Shout at Roosevelt Near Church
An Oyster Bay resident named McCann hurled profane abuse at President Roosevelt and his family as they drove to Christ Church for morning services. Secret Service agents quickly removed him from the scene.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Christ Church
McCann
Secret Service
Plan to force Langley to terms through thirst
The news reporters barred from Professor Langley's barge and party quarters in Widewater Virginia devise a scheme to compel concessions by making him exceedingly thirsty. They aim to pressure Professor Langley over his new flying machine.
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Widewater
S. P. Langley
Professor Langley
Suicide Ends One Sided Love Grimly in Sheridan
Charles Roberts 27 shot himself in the temple at eight miles southwest of Sheridan after pressuring Miss Sample to marry him. The woman, who fled to Sheridan, raised the alarm with her father and brother who aided her escape. Roberts, despondent over the failed marriage, killed himself Tuesday morning after the escape.
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Sheridan
Ind
Charles Roberts
William Sample
Roberts
Sample
Sample House
Mr. Sample
Miss Sample
Kirklin
Owen County
Miles Roberts
Noblesville
Mr. Baird
Torhune
Im morality charged in Huntington school case
Grange Indiana reports R J Hamilton superintendent of city schools is on trial by the city board of education on immorality charges. Citizens’ committee filed charges while a petition signed by many patrons asks for dismissal and over fifty businessmen urge retention. A reporter testified seeing Hamilton late in his office with librarian Mrs E F Griffith at Elkhart. Three witnesses corroborate. Case open to the public with a crowded courtroom.
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Grange
Ind
R. J. Hamilton
Huntington
City Board of Education
Board of Education
Hamilton
E. F. Griffith
Elkhart
An Unusual Wedding in Aurora Ind
Charles Sheldon and Miss Luck Kirkpatrick, both prominent in Aurora, were married by Rev. S E Davis after the pair, thwarted by their families, intercepted him en route to a funeral. The couple then departed for the West on a B and O train.
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Aurora
Ind
Charles Sheldon
Miss Luck Kirkpatrick
S. E. Davis
First Baptist Church
Davis
West
A Rich Oil Strike In Parker City Indiana
The Peninsular Oil Company, based in Detroit, operates on the Vaught lease in Liberty township Delaware county. Initial assessments suggest the field could yield well over 500 barrels in the first twenty four hours, a result considered conservative given the apparent strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker City
Ind
Peninsular Oil Company
Detroit
Mich
Section 14
Liberty Township
Delaware County
Four of Greene county's heaviest men dine together
In Worthington Indiana a local hotel hosted four men noted as Greene county's heaviest. The group totaled 125 pounds more than a thousand with WN Hedden 332 pounds P Sheridan 270 Schafer 275 and I R Queen 248 weighing in during the gathering.
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Worthington
Ind
Greene County
WN. Hedden
Washington
Z. Schafer
Danville
Ill
I. R. Queen
Evansville
Berlin Professor Tests Arsenic Based Cancer Remedy
Professor Von Ley den of the University of Berlin experiments with a new cancer treatment built on arsenic. The revolutionary remedy is developed by Dr Julius Gnezda, a young Croatian scientist.
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Berlin
von Leyden
University of Berlin
Julius Gnezda
Chicago Girl Rescued After Weeks Hidden Under Home
Emma Neisler a 14 year old girl was found under her home after three weeks of hidden life. She had survived by water and food brought by her 8 year old sister Gretchen. A lead water pipe hole she bored with a hairpin caused the kitchen supply to fail and led to her discovery by a plumber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Emma Neisler
Eack
Ergeant
Daughn
Gretchen
Emma
Painted tomatoes sold as ripe produce in Philadelphia
State Dairy and Food Commissioner Warren reports grocers in Philadelphia received canned tomato orders that contained a mix of vegetables including green tomatoes and red paint used to color unripe fruit. The item appeared as ripe tomatoes but was adulterated with paint to mislead buyers.
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Philadelphia
Warren
Sultan of Sulu Won't Return to Philippines
The Sultan of Sulu, on a months long visit to Singapore, is said to be considering a permanent stay there. He enjoys income from pearl fisheries and has disposed of his minor interests in Jolo before leaving.
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Manila
Sulu
Singapore
Jolo
Modest Cuban Patriots Claims Totaled in Havana
The Havana cable reports the total claims of revolutionary soldiers and civilians for services during the recent Cuban revolution amount to 51 589 000 dollars. The auditing commission will greatly reduce many claims and some will likely be disallowed.
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Havana
Cuba
Auditing Commission
Election of Cardinal Sarto as Pope Pius X
The Rome report notes Cardinal Joseph Sarto of Venice was elected Pope Pius X after Leo XIII. Born June 2, 1835, Sarto became patriarch of Venice in 1893. The ceremony featured the papal return to the Vatican, bishops kissing the new Pope, and an enormous St Peter's crowd of about 15,000 amid heightened security.
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Rome
Joseph Sarto
Venice
Leo XIII
Riese
Pius X
Sistine Chapel
Merry de Val
Doydon College
St. Peter’s Square
St. Peter’s
Cardinal Herrero
Spain
Cardinal Macchi
Vatican
Cardinal Sarto
Castel France
Tombolo
Treviso
Sarto
Mantova
Gave Farm to God Deed Filed in Georgia
In Cartersville Georgia a unique deed transfers farmland to the Trinity for an orphans home named Kerr Orphans Home. Rev W H Kerr and his family would serve as trustees and debts remain against the land. A suit by elderly congregation members alleges fraud and intent to shield assets.
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Atlanta
Cartersville
W. H. Kerr
God the Father
Christ the Son
Holy Ghost
Kerr
Waterloo Man Dies After Runaway Injuries
Henry Motz of Waterloo Illinois died after a jaw wound from a runaway opened repeatedly when he spoke. A physician ordered silence for days but Motz spoke daily, developed lockjaw and died.
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Waterloo
Ill
Henry Motz
Mott
Veteran Indiana Editor Frank J. Zimmerman Dies in Warsaw
Frank J. Zimmerman, a historic editor in northern Indiana and founder of the Warsaw National Union, died Friday in Warsaw of paresis. He led the paper for over thirty years as Kosciusko county’s Democratic organ before selling under threats of a rival paper and possible political pressure. The events surrounding the sale are seen as contributing to his mental decline.
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Warsaw
Ind
Frank J. Zimmerman
Indiana
Warsaw National Union
Kosciusko County
No Confirmed Revolt Despite Cuban Uprising Rumors
Havana reports say rumors of a eastern Cuba uprising near Bayamo and Cauto persisted Thursday. Officials said three men were killed and a fourth leader captured, but searches by 300 mounted rural guards and volunteers found no evidence.Authorities doubt the band’s existence and warn rumors may stem from minor demonstrations.
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Havana
Senor Yero
Bayamo
Santiago
Cuba
Cauto
Revolutionary Army
Revolutionary Party
Pupo
Rodriguez
Lora
Canto del Paso
Victoria
de Las Tunas
Senor Vero
Senor Rodriguez
Rural Guard
Puerto Principe
Mrs Griebel Survives Fall From Third Floor Window
In New York a woman named Mrs Griebel, weighing 367 pounds, fell from a third floor window at Thirty fifth and Central Avenue in Brook Inn. Neighbors rushed to help and found her alive after the spectacular cascade of minor bounces. She smiled and said she was not hurt.
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New York
Mary Griebel
Thirty-fifth
Central Avenue
Brook Inn
Durand Editor Plans 3900 Mile Arctic Coast Walk
Robert M. Wilson editor of the Durand Clipper announces a 3900 mile trek to Cape Lisburne on the Arctic Ocean. He will travel through Minnesota and Canada, follow the coast from Vancouver to Cape Nome, then inland to his destination beyond the Arctic Circle. He expects a fifteen month absence.
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Chicago
Robert M. Wilson
Ill
Samuel Anoints David as Israel's Next King
A Bible study summary recounts Samuel's anointing of David at Bethlehem after God rejects Eliab and Jesse's other sons. It explains divine judgment beyond outward appearance, the guiding Spirit from that day, and provides a five question review on Saul's replacement.
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Samuel
Bethlehem
Jesse
Eliab
Abinadab
Shammah
David
Ramak
God
Sam
Great Turfman's Taciturnity
J B Haggin, famed horseman, is renowned for extreme taciturnity. He rarely speaks, often going a day without more than six words. When a friend commented, Haggin quipped that Joyner his trainer does all the hollering for both of them.
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J. B. Haggin
Joyner
Neighbors nickname unseen baby in Yonkers flat
In Yonkers a baby in a flat upstairs remains unnamed as neighbors joke about possible monikers. The situation draws local chatter but no official name has been chosen yet.
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Yonkers Statesman
The Modern Way: A Suitor Seeks Daughters Hand
A young man asks to marry the old man’s daughter and the father replies by asking how he will support her in the lifestyle she knows. The exchange, reported in a witty tone by Puck, highlights social expectations and marital finance.
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Puck
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