Jump for Your Life Bert Specter Sends Engineer to Death
J E Sible an experienced Wabash engineer died after ordering engineer Bert Frick to jump from the locomotive at Attica as he claimed a specter alarmed him. The Limited train halted with no real danger and Frick was uninjured. Sible had been nervous since a Lafayette wreck months earlier.
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Specter
Peru
J. E. Sibre
Wabash Railroad
Sible
Limited
Attica
Burt Frick
Lfe
Burt
Stble
Frick
Ireman Frick
Lafayette
Explosion rocks Marion nitroglycerin magazines near city
Fifteen hundred quarts of nitroglycerin stored by St Mary Torpedo and Empire Nitroglycerin Company exploded Tuesday night in a ravine southeast of Marion. The blast shattered glass miles away, damaging Gas City and nearby homes, likely sparked by a burning gas jet at the magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
St. Mary
Empire
Anderson
Muncie
Fr. Wayne
Frankfort
Gas City
Pitzer Charged With First Degree Murder After Desertion
Charles Pitzer, once married six months, shot his wife Tuesday afternoon during a reconciliation attempt. He allegedly kissed her before firing three close range shots, then took strychnine as officers arrived. He was described as feigning illness or under the influence of the drug. Earlier, at a Yorktown dance, he drew a revolver but was stopped by Marshal Leonard. Pitzer, 21, faces murder charges. his wife was 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Pitzer
Pitzer
Fitzer
Yorktown
Marshal Leonard
Residents complain of dental students displaying dead bodies
In Indianapolis the Kallard flats residents report a letter to the safety board from building agents detailing that dental college students across the street expose dead human bodies in windows to gain light. A severed arm sighting is noted among the disturbances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Kallard Flats
Board of Safety
Dental College
Isaac Loeb Author of The Jewess of Apochrypha
Isaac Loeb of Chicago, formerly of this city, has written The Jewess of Apochrypha, praised as a work of exceptional literary merit. A young attorney who studied at Indiana University, Loeb is the son of Mr and Mrs Louis Loeb, and pride in his Jewish heritage inspires the tale. Readers expect him to be a champion of Israel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Isaac Loeb
Chicara
Loeb
Chicago
Indiana University
Louis Loeb
Isaac
Jacob
Israel
McCoy brothers in Greensburg wheat dispute resolved
Judge Hord renders decision in McCoy versus McCoy over bundles of wheat washed by a freshet last summer. Curt and Will McCoy, neighboring farmers, disputed small amounts near their gates, with a judge and circuit court appeal resulting from the quarrel.
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Greensburg
Hord
Curt
Will McCoy
Chearing
Gaye Dudge
Dispute Over Sheaves Leads to Settlement of Costs
The court ordered Will McCoy to pay his brother cents and both men to cover about $30 in expenses from a dispute over a price for a few sheaves last summer. The defeated brother paid 40 cents in court, and each will settle their share of the costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will McCoy
Vincennes waitress in serious condition after fall during display
Miss Elsie Conden aged 20 a Grand Hotel waitress is seriously injured after attempting a high kick while a companion held a tray during dinner hours several days ago. She slipped sustaining a sprain but doctors fear she cannot recover from the injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincennes
Elsie Conden
Grand Hotel
Miss Conden
Civil War Veteran Pleads Guilty to Horse Stealing
William Rodgers age 61 a Civil War veteran pleaded guilty before Judge Neal to stealing a horse and buggy in Noblesville last spring. He received an indeterminate sentence at Michigan City penitentiary. Arrested at Danville Illinois Soldiers Home weeks ago Rodgers claims it is his first crime and blames whisky for his downfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noblesville
William Rodgers
Neal
Michigan City
Danville
Ill
Rodgers
Violinist’s Theft Leads to Hadleys as Suspects
Kokomo violinist Arthur McBeth left his wagon to load a piano at a nearby farm. His 18 year old valued at 150 dollars violin and two horse blankets were later found in the Hadley home. The Hadley brothers aged 22 and 17 escaped arrest. the instrument bears a Cremona label.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur McBeth
William
Roy Hadley
Hadley
Friedr
Antionius
Straduarius
Cremona
Town Tragedy As Potatoes Overwhelm Bowman
In city streets on a Wednesday morning Bowman known as Barney Bow men was buried under two wagonloads of potatoes after a wagon upset while Brian, employed by Frank Alexandria, attempted to maneuver around a moving van. Coroner Conrad reports the death as smothering from gravel and enshrouded by locals as Barney Bowman.
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City
Brian
Frank Alexandria
Shirley
Bowman
Conrad
Barney
Miss Evaline Stein Completes Embossed Poem Book
Lafayette reports Miss Evaline Stein has produced a single copy book titled St Francis Sermon to the Birds. The piece features fourteen illuminated pages with hand lettering embossing vivid bird illustrations and gold relief on Japanese paper bound in vellum under A Bruce Rogers Boston direction. It will go to New York for expert inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette Special
Evaline Stein
A. Bruce Rogers
Boston
New York
Oil report shows big drop in Indiana oil prices
State Geologist Blatchley outlines the 1901 oil report due May 1. He notes Indiana average oil price per barrel in 1991 at 72.5 cents and 1901 at 5 cents, attributing the drop to Texas oil strikes and Standard Oil influence. The forthcoming map will display boundaries by sections and include extensive mineral water data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Blatchley
Indiana
Texas
Standard Oil Company
Treasure found on Mrs Wright farm uncovered by caretaker
In Jeffersonville a buried cache yields $34,000 in gold coins on Mrs Rozella Wright’s farm after her January 4 death. The treasure, in $20 pieces, was hidden since unknown years by Miss Sal Williams who cared for Wright as a child. Administrator John Potter had settled the estate including $6,000 in a bank.
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Jeffersonville
Rozella Wright
Sal Ne Willams
Telegraph Firms Face Possible Sale to Government
Washington reports suggest the two major telegraph companies may sell their systems to the United States. Leasing wires and corporate rivals like Standard Oil and U S Steel cut into telegraph business as the post office monopoly looms. Rapid change pressures a sale or full reorganization amid growing competition from railroads and telephone service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Post Office Department
Standard Oil Company
United States Steel Corporation
New York
Plants Could Duplicate at One-Fifth Government Cost
The article notes that duplicate plants might be installed for roughly one-fifth of the government price tag for the full working system. It discusses cost savings and feasibility without naming specific agencies or dates.
Must Marry or Lose Job Deseret News Edict
Salt Lake City reports consternation among Deseret News employees over a church edict after a conference between President Joseph F. Smith and the paper's manager. It orders all unmarried male staff to resign by June 8, affecting about twenty five men as part of a broader plan urging early marriage among church youth.
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Salt Lake
Deseret News
Mormon Church
Joseph F. Smith
the News
General Alban Killed in Panama Harbor Clash
Three revolutionary gunboats attacked Panama harbor before dawn, seizing government ships. The Lautaro, a government steamer, was sunk and General Carlos Alban, governor and leader of government forces, was killed aboard. The insurgents withdrew after a government warship arrived. one gunboat was damaged and another reportedly sunk.
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Panama
Carlos Alban
Mexico City Shaken by Four Sharp Earthquakes
Four distinct shocks hit Mexico City at 5:20 Thursday afternoon causing buildings to sway and telegraph poles to bend. Thousands evacuated offices and homes into streets while many prayed, marking one of the most severe quakes in recent years.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Sehley Arrives in Washington After Savannah Visit
Washington special Rear Admiral and Mrs Sehley arrived in Washington Tuesday after a ten days visit to Savannah. The date for filing the admiral's appeal from the court of inquiry decision is not yet determined. Counsel Rayner and Teague have drafted the appeal for Admiral Schley and will seek his approval.
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Sehley
Washington
Savannah
Court of Inquiry
Messrs. Rayner and Teague
Schley
Statue Gift to Senator Hanna in Cleveland Ceremony
Senator Hanna was presented Monday in Cleveland with a marble statue titled Peace as thanks for his work to ease capital and labor relations. The statue, crafted by an Italian gem cutter, depicts a beautiful girl named Wiesize holding a horn.
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Hanna
Cleveland
O.C
Peace
Wiesize
Shipping combine rumors refuted by AP statement
The Associated Press reports an authoritative denial of a general alliance among lines. Negotiations on a new freight deviation scale for all England to America routes are under way, with some lines threatening to withdraw if the combine progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Associated Press
England
America
Tiog
United States
German Foreign Office Denies Involvement in Spanish American War Mediation
Berlin denies that Germany sought or aided European intervention in the war between the United States and Spain. The foreign office rejects reports that Germany France and Russia supported an Austrian attempt to urge Britain to push for a European warned action. The statement stresses Germany did not propose mediation and did not assist any power in the run to or during the conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Foreign Office
Germany
Associated Press
France
Russia
London
Great Britain
United States
Spain
Associated
British move stirs German-US sentiment during Prince Henry visit
Officials in Berlin view remarks by Lord Cranborne and the British Foreign Office as an attempt to dampen improving Germany United States ties. A Commons interpellation sparked Cranborne's reply, distributed by news agencies to German papers, though most Berlin dailies omitted it. The North German Gazette alone carried no comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foreign Anairs
Lord Cranborne
Foreign Office
Germany
United States
Prince Henry
Prussia
House of Commons
Henry Norman
M. P
Berlin
North German Gazette
Roosevelt Declines Indiana Monument Dedication
Washington reports President Roosevelt will not attend the Soldiers' Monument dedication in Indianapolis. He regards it as a national and patriotic matter but cites his duty to avoid long trips from the capital while Congress is in session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Indianapoli
Indians Besiege Bank As Pottawattamie Claimants Demand Pay
In Dowaginc Michigan a crowd of about 300 Pottawattamie Indians surrounds a bank threatening to break in unless promised payments for signing over land claims in Chicago. Armed Indians, a town marshal deputizes deputies, and residents stay indoors amid fears of violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dowaginc
Mich
Pottawattamie
Ie Eros
Chicago
Twenty Six Millions Rumor Rings Through Chicago Circles
The Record-Herald reports a Chicago rumor among university faculty that John D. Rockefeller may be involved in a vast plan over the coming years. The note sketches no concrete action or official statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Record-Herald
University of Chicago
John, D. Rockefeller
Plains Steree
Americans Toast United States France Trade Bonds in Paris
The American Chamber of Commerce in Paris held its annual banquet with Francis Kimbel praising civic Americans and Roosevelt. Consul Gowdy hailed progress in Franco American trade and predicted closer ties as Paris and New York shipping increases. Guest M. D Estournelles de Constant urged stronger bonds and looked forward to his Chicago visit.
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Paris
France
American Chamber of Commerce
Francis Kimbel
Chamber
Roosevelt
Loubet
Kimbel
United States
United States Congress
John K. Gowdy
McKinley
Mr. Gowdy
London
Gowdy
New York
M. D'Estournelles de Constant
Chicago
Bomb for Methodists in Chicago Record-Herald report
The Chicago Record-Herald reports Professor Charles W. Pearson of Evanston accuses Methodist leadership of evasive and silent policy on evolving views. He calls biblical infallibility a superstition and asserts church teaching is inadequate and evasive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Record-Herald of Monday
Charles W. Pearson
Evanston
Pearson
Methodist Church
Tall Prussian party to the United States
Prince Henry of Prussia plans a U S trip accompanied by tall officials Admiral Evans and General Von Plessen. Emperor William hosts a banquet with Count Von Buelow and ambassadors as the Order of the Black Eagle is noted.
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Berlin
Prince Henry of
Prussia
United States
White
Baron von Richthofen
Prince
Princess Henry
John B. Jackson
Roosevelt
Robley D. Evans
Prince Henry
Mr. White
America
Emperor William
Navy
General von Plessen
von Seckendorff
William
Order of the Black Eagle
Frederick I
Schloss
Count von Buelow
United States praised for republican fidelity by French observers
The speaker lauded America's adherence to the republican constitution and contrasted it with France's crises. He endorsed a French industrial school in the U S and urged study exchanges. M D Estournelles de Constant credited France with leading Europe in arts and tech. He cited minister Millerand supporting French youth gaining American perspective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SYS
United States
France
America
Europe
M. D’estournelles de Constant
M. Millerand
BAD WOMAN AT A DANCE IN MONTGOMERY WEST VIRGINIA
At a mining region dance six miles south of Montgomery on a Saturday midnight, four people were injured or killed when Lilian Williams fired a revolver at the musicians. William Slaughter Ralph Johnson died. Powell Calloway was mortally wounded. Williams was jailed to prevent lynching.
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Montgomery
W. Va
William Slaughter
Ralph Johnson
Powell Calloway
Morris Creek
Lilian Williams
Here
Wiliams
Mqnor
Slaughter
Johnson
Kred
Calloway
Morgan Drives Huge Electrical Combine Across Firms
London dispatch reports J Pierpont Morgan pushing a vast $59 million electrical combine. Westinghouse, Pittsburg and Manchester, and General Electric, with Morgan as controlling figure, to merge under a unified plan. France and Germany branches may join the central organization.
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New York
Liverpool
J. Pierpont Morgan
London
The
Tribune
Westinghouse Electric Manufacturing Company
Pittsburg
Manchester
General Electric Company
Mr. Morgan
France
Germany
Anarchistic Soldier Sentenced to Ten Years at Alcatraz
Frank Rakowski, a U S Army soldier from Captain Cloke’s company at Fort Stevens, was degraded at Fort Canby and sentenced by a general court martial to ten years in the military prison on Alcatraz Island California for threatening to assassinate the President. He was on detached duty at Fort Columbia when he voiced anarchistic sentiments and was turned over to military officials after civil arrest.
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Actoria
Ore
Frank Rakowski
United States Army
Fort Canby
Alcatraz Island
California
Rakowski
United States
Captain Cloke
Fort Stevens
Fort Columbia
Wyo
Won Bride With A Pistol In Rochester Church
Rochester special reports Robert Mason of Woodhill returning from the Philippines after his three year service. He discovers Agnes Shepard marrying a rival and, in his uniform, rushes the aisle and uses a pistol to stop the wedding, marrying his former sweetheart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Robert Mason
Woodhill
Agnes Shepard
Philippines
Bayonet Tip Pulled From Lungs Recovered Veteran
Los Angeles special report: James W. Plunkett a 20 year regular army veteran who was thought dying of consumption coughed up the tip of a bayonet from his lungs. He cannot explain how it got there but suspects he swallowed it while using his bayonet as a can opener. He now shows signs of recovery.
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Los Angeles
Cal
James W. Plunkett
Plunkett
Paris Cable Confirms French Minister Refuses Credentials
The Foreign Office has received Pekin dispatch stating French minister M Beau will not present credentials until China takes steps to ensure safety. The report references the murder of Father Ni and notes tense diplomacy as Paris awaits Beijing action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wl Coceree
China
Paris
Foreign Office
Pekin
M. Beau
Army Orders Move 5233 Troops to Philippines in 1900s Style
Washington dispatch reports General Miles issues Saturday orders for about 5233 U S troops to join the Division of the Philippines. Units include Second Squadron First Cavalry Second Squadron Fifth Cavalry multiple infantry battalions and headquarters bands with transports set to depart February 16 and March 1 from San Francisco. Units to recruit to maximum and baggage to be minimized as movements proceed.
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Washington
Miles
United States
Philippines
First Cavalry
Fifth Cavalry
Seventh Infantry
Eighth Infantry
Tenth Infantry
Eleventh Infantry
Fifteenth Infantry
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Twenty-ninth Infantry
San Francisco
Fight in a Gold Mine In Colorado
In Victor Colorado an underground battle erupted Thursday morning in the Independence mine on Battle Mountain. 50 to 75 shots were exchanged as orc thieves fought miners and officers, forcing a retreat toward the main shaft. Stratton's Independent Company suspects long running sylvanite theft amounting to thousands monthly. detectives were on the case as thieves fled via adjoining workings.
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Orc
Independence Mine
Battle Mountain
Stratton
London
England
May Sue For An Island Loss Of Cumberland Island Title
New York reports Andrew Carnegie may be joined as a party to a suit seeking title to Cumberland Island Georgia. The action targets Carnegie and his sister in law over a 2 million dollar property once linked to cotton magnate Robert Stafford. Stafford heirs allegedly discovered a prior claim by accident.
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New York
Andrew Carnegie
Aydakela
Robert Stafford
Sea Island
Cumberland Island
Georgia
Carnegie
Stafford
New Consumption Cure Bacilline Reported in London
London Academy of Medicine reports a new remedy bacilline for consumption. The liquid medicine uses active principles from Chilean and Colombian plants. At Ronbaix a hotbed of consumption eighty four of one hundred treated by bacilline hypodermic injections are on the high road to recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
London Academy of Medicine
Chile
Colombia
Ronbaix
Denver swindler Wilber possibly Crowe linked to kidnap case
Creede Colorado special: District Attorney Pilcher telegraphs Omaha Chief Donahue that Edwin V Wilber held here on swindling and forgery charges may be Pat Crowe the kidnapper of the Cudahy boy. Age, complexion and height match Crowe per Donahue description.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creede, Col
Pilcher
Donahue
Omaha
Edwin V. Wilber
Pat Crowe
Wilber
Crowe
Large life insurance payment for Peavey estate reported
A $1,900,000 check received in St. Paul payable to George W. Peavey and Frank T. Heffelfinger as special administrators of the Peavey estate. The sum is said to be the largest single check ever drawn for a life insurance risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul, Minn
Frank H. Peavey
Minneapolis
George W. Peavey
Frank T. Heffelfinger
Peavey
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