Indianapolis Teacher Killed by Big Four Train Near Bell Crossing
Miss Kate Kiefer a Center township school teacher living at 315 Daly Street was struck and killed by a east bound Big Four train No 4 near the Bell crossing of Cincinnati division tracks shortly before 6 AM Monday. Despite bell and whistle warnings, she walked along the tracks toward her school about a mile from Prospect Street. The engineer James Boy and conductor Thomas McCratch reported seeing her on the track. She suffered multiple fractures and probable internal injuries. Windy conditions were blamed for muffling the warning signals.
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Indianapolis
Kate FE
Kiefer
Center Township
Norwood
Daly Street
Bell Crossing
Cincinnati
Prospect Street
James Boy
Thomas McCratch
Miss Kiefer
Vip reformer aids orphans in Midwest outreach
A noted philanthropist left the Indiana reformatory to run the Cincinnati Children's Home, dedicating twenty four years to finding homes for thousands of orphans in the middle West, earning lasting praise before his death.
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Tlepreen
Indiana Reformantory
Isd
Cincinnati
Middle West
Unclear OCR fragment on named individuals and events
Fragmentary text mentions individuals and schedules with scattered names and places. Content is garbled. no clear event, action, or outcome can be determined from readable portions.
Railroad Campas Experts Block Wabash Tracks
Local reports say Brieranond and Munete Railroad Campas experts remain at the Wabash crossing two miles west of the city, with a restraining order secured by ash company. The dispute delays construction of the Love- Ms line toward Loveland and may push completion to next fall.
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Iacamowes
Brieranond & Munete Railroad
Campas
Ash Company
Capron
Futran
Death of Dr. R Q Wilson Prominent Kokomy Physician
Rokome special reports the death of Dr. R Q Wilson in Kokomy. A wealthy longtime physician from Ohio, he was active in the Presbyterian Church and gave thousands to charity anonymously in recent years.
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R. Q. Wilson
Kokomy
Wilson
Ohi
Tie
Presbyterian Church
Shooting at Marion Normal College students shocks town
A shooting affray occurred Saturday night near the Wilson McCulloch plant injuring Roscoe R Moss and Daisy Fenner students at Marion Normal College. Paul Whitlock, accused shooter, says he fired three times into the ground from a factory doorway denying intent to hit anyone. He is jailed.
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Marion
Roscoe R. Moss
Daisy Fenner
Marion Normal College
Wilson-McCulloch
Moss
Paul Whitlock
Whitlock
Triumph of Surgeon's Art in Kokomo Hospital Report
Nearly one year after a Clover Leaf railway wreck left Rufus Janman with severe facial injuries and extensive burns he was finally released from the hospital. Surgeons performed repeated grafts using skin from his legs to reconstruct his chin nose and facial areas.
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Rufus Janman
Wreck of a Special on Big Four Ends in Two Deaths
The Indianapolis special from Indianapolis to Cleveland on the Big Four was wrecked at 10 15 Tuesday night near Walworth run Cleveland Ohio. Engineer McGeath and Fireman Mc Nally of Cleveland were crushed to death. Two other crew members were injured but not seriously. The wreck likely resulted from a washed out track due to twelve hours of heavy rain.
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Cleveland, O
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Walworth Run
Central Station
Winchester Special: Mrs Oscar G Puckett Found Dead
Mrs Oscar G Puckett aged 37 was found dead Monday by her husband after he returned from church. She suffered an epileptic fit and fell on a scrap basket, suffocating by shutting off the windpipe. Her son Mert Haberman serves in the United States Navy.
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Winchester
Oscar G. Puckett
Mert Haberman
United States Navy
Medicine Scheme in Scottsburg Targets Mrs Baldwin
Two men named G M Ober and Earl C Smith visited Scottsburg claiming to form the Mary A Baldwin Medicine Company in Indianapolis. Ober posed as a physician and sought funds while Baldwin was persuaded she could gain a fortune. She paid 60 dollars and signed a note for 20 dollars. the note was traded to John H Cramer who filed suit. Ober is made a defendant.
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Scottsburg
G. M. Ober
Earl C. Smith
Ober
Indianapolis
Mary A. Baldwin
Fort Wayne Mayor Greets Smallpox Patients
Mayor Berghoff toured the smallpox inspection with Health Officer Lec MacBeth and learned about the disease’s stages. He avoided patting patients but looked in from outside the windows and aided in securing comfortable surroundings for the ill.
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Fort Wayne
Herghoff
Lec
MacBeth
Berghoff
Prince of Wales Possible Visit to New York Chamber Dedi cation
New York dispatch reports split views on a visit by the Prince of Wales to dedicate the New York Chamber of Commerce home. Courtiers weigh etiquette, imperial tours, and the king’s possible consent to a high profile transatlantic appearance.
What the Books Show in Andersons Special
Anderson Indiana report notes Manson A Johnson rose Tuesday morning and then rested. Creditors estimate Johnsons notes total near zero to six dollars with debts unclear. J J Netterville claims he reviewed accounts at Hot Springs and believes payment is possible if all entries are correct. Netterville transported Johnsons funds by express to a creditor.
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Netterville
Hot Springs
Express
Chinese Exclusion Bill Strengthened by House Action
Washington special reports the Chinese exclusion bill passed by the House with amendments expanding its reach. It now excludes Chinese by birth and mixed blood and includes a provision to bar Chinese sailors on American ships. The measure re enacts existing laws and extends them to the Philippines and other U S possessions.
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Washington
House
Philippines
United States
Negroes Not Run Out of Lawton, Oklahoma
The story of colored people being driven from Lawton is a false rumor. Small typed slips ordering departure were found around town but no one quit or took the threat seriously. No one knows who posted the notices.
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Lawton
O. T
Seining Cedar Lake for Restocking as Fishing Resort
Cedar Lake is being thoroughly seined for two weeks under Monon Railroad direction. A 500 foot seine targets removing buffalo dogfish and turtles while edible species are returned. State fish commission and Field Columbian Museum observers supervise restocking with black bass and other game fish to create a premier fishing resort.
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Monon Railroad Company
State Fish Commission
Field Columbian Museum
Roosevelt Welcomed by Charleston Officials and Citizens
President Roosevelt arrived in Charleston and received a hearty local welcome. He toured the harbor in the afternoon and attended a banquet at the Charleston Hotel in his honor with over three hundred guests. Mayor Smyth greeted him as roses and violets adorned the banquet, and the president spoke to an audience amid continuous applause.
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Charleston
S. C
Roosevelt
Smyth
War policy and Filipino trust in U S leadership urged
The text cites Dr Schurman and the President’s policy as a path to ending war and troubles. It argues Filipinos desire involvement and transparency from the American government on matters that affect them.
Chesterton Fire Ravages Chesterton with Incendiary Suspects
Valparaiso special reports a Mon day morning blaze in Chesterton causing an estimated seventy thousand dollars in damage with insurance far short of the loss. Officials claim to know the arsonist and motive and say most residents will rebuild. Telegraph wires were cut, leaving the town without external communication for about a day.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Chesterton
Patrick Sentenced to Death by Electric Chair
Albert T. Patrick, convicted of the Rice murder, was sentenced by Recorder Goff to die in the electric chair at Sing Sing on May 3. Rice died in New York City on September 23. Patrick plans an appeal to the Court of Appeals which will stay execution pending a higher court decision. The recorder said nothing about the jury verdict.
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New York
Albert T. Patrick
William Marsh Rice
Goff
Sing Sing
Rice
Court of Appeals
Patrick
Surgeons Remove Tumor from Woman's Backbone
A remarkable operation performed on Mrs. Frank C. Mehan of New York involved removing eight inches of her backbone to relieve a spinal cord pressing tumor. Surgeons report the procedure was successful and expect her to recover.
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New York
Frank C. Mehan
Italian Anarchist Sentenced for McKinley Murder Praise
Enrico Malatesta was sentenced by a Rome court to five months in prison for contumacy over articles praising the murder of President McKinley. The writings appeared in an anarchist newspaper.
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McKinley
Rome
Enrico Malatesta
Postal Telegraph wins right of way along Union Pacific line
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that the Postal Telegraph Company may construct lines along the Union Pacific Railway right of way. Union Pacific and Western Union had resisted the Postal Company's application for access, but the court granted the right of way.
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Denver
Colo
Supreme Court of Colorado
Postal Telegraph Company
Union Pacific Railway
Union Pacific
Western Union Telegraph Company
Postal Company
Rhodes Will Aims to Unite US and Britain Through Scholarships
London telegram reports Cecil Rhodes planned a global educational alliance led by American and English scholarships. The will funds about 10 million for American, colonial English, and German scholarships, with Oxford as a shared shrine. Five German birth scholarships were set by Emperor William.
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Cecil Rhodes
Rhodes
William
South Africa
England
Germany
United States
William T. Stead
Stead
Rhodes scholarship plan centers on Oxford for world unity
William T Stead described Mr Rhodes will as aiming to offer 1500 dollar yearly scholarships for three years to English speaking colonies and US states at Oxford to create a scholarly center of race unity. The will bequeaths 500000 to Oriel College and totals about 5 million pounds with executors Rosebery Grey Milner Bell Jameson and Hawksley.
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Oriel College
Oxford
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Alfred Bell
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L. L. Micell
B. A. Hawksley
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
Canada
George Rhodes Made Happy About Cecil Rhodes Legacy
George Rhodes a Lakewood New Jersey janitor received a dispatch from his son in Philadelphia saying Cecil Rhodes left him a fortune of 0 000. He plans to sail for Europe to claim the fortune and believes he is Cecil Rhodes’s first cousin. He recalls past education moves and gaps with the Rhodes family over religious matters.
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New York
Lakewood
N. J
Philadelphia
Cecil Rhodes
Europe
Rhodes
South Africa
Cecil
Eton
America
Canada
Buffalo
Veteran Editor James Henderson McNéely Dies in Evansville
Evansville Journsl News editor James Henderson McNeely died at 6 15 o clock Sunday in Evansville. The veteran editor led the paper through decades of local reporting and editorial comments. He previously served as a key figure in Evansville journalism and public life. He is survived by family and colleagues who recall his long service and dedication.
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Pardon Restores Coghlan to Full Captain Rank
The President signed a pardon for Captain Joseph E. Coghlan restoring eleven numbers of his captain grade lost years ago after a sharp letter he sent to the navy department. Coghlan, an active participant at Manila Bay, will head the list of captains with Sands, and both will advance to rear admiral on Admiral Farquhar’s retirement. The restoration follows urging from Admiral Henry C. Taylor, chief of the bureau of navigation.
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Washington
Joseph EB. Coghlan
Navy Department
Manila Bay
Cogistan
Sands
Farquhar
Coghlan
Roosevelt
Henry C. Taylor
Bureau of Navigation
Durbin Defends Inquiry Into Prison Charges
Indianapolis report says Governor Durbin issued a statement denying any intention to hide the matter. He outlined that a full, board of control led investigation would begin once a missing member returns, with hearings to follow and witnesses to be heard. Durbin emphasized no party holds their position due to his actions and noted Dr. Horne’s charges against the deputy warden are to be thoroughly examined.
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Indianapolis
Durbin
Chicago
North
Board of Control
Horne
Pamiuthould
Shideler
Chesterton Fire Ravages Town. Loss Feared at Fifty Thousand
Chesterton Indiana near La Porte was devastated by a Sunday night blaze that destroyed eight business houses. A shift in wind helped contain the fire and Michigan City and La Porte aid arrived with a water steamer. Officials estimate losses may reach 50000 with no water system in the town.
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Laporte
Ind
Chesterton
Lake Shore
Michigan City
Coffee Creek
Wireless Telegraph Company of America Forming in New Jersey
New York report says a company to be named the Wireless Telegraph Company of America is forming to take over the American rights of the Marconi company. Backers plan to incorporate in New Jersey with capital of 6 150 000. E H Moeran, Marconi’s attorney, said negotiations have been long and the deal is likely to close soon.
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New York
Wireless Telegraph Company of America
Marconi Company
New Jersey
E. H. Moeran
Marconi
Exclusion Bill Debated in Senate and House
Washington special reports two Indianan lawmakers and leaders in Congress debated the Chinese exclusion bill on Saturday. Senator Charles W. Fairbanks argued the bill does not violate China treaty rights and defends Congress power to exclude low priced Chinese labor. Representative A K Brick urged passage, warning failure would be a paralyzing blow to American labor and citizenship.
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Congress
Senate
Charles W. Fairbanks
China
United States
House
A. K. Brick
South Bend
Woman Dies of Morphine Poisoning in Peru Hotel
A woman died from morphine poisoning at the Tre mont Hotel in Peru Indiana on Tuesday morning. She and two men registered as J Young and M Young of Oswego New York the night before. The coroner reports the woman, a 21 year old blonde, carried a pawn ticket for two rings in her pocketbook which is missing.
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Richmond
Clinton L. Taylor
Lake County
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Wiliam Day
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Lawrence County
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Jasper
Peru
Ind
Tremont
J. ¥. Young
M. Young
Oswego
N. Y
Young
Yarlings
May Rockbaugh
Negroes Warned to Leave Lawton Oklahoma
Comanche county officials wired Governor Ferguson warning Lawton to expel all Negroes after city election tensions. Governor said Oklahoma militiamen would be deployed to protect colored citizens if needed as unrest follows attempts to restrict Black voters on April 1.
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O. T
Comanche County
Ferguson
Lawton
Territorial National Guard
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Soldiers' Monument design chosen for Logan Square
Philadelphia special reports the accepted plan for a $500,000 Soldiers' Monument to rise in Logan Square. A 150 foot tapering granite shaft echoes the Washington Monument with bronze reliefs on four sides and cannon mouths at the base. Lord & Hewlett of New York won the first prize of 1,000 after 52 designs were submitted.
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Philadelphia
Logan Square
Academy of Fine Arts
Washington Monument
New York
Lord & Hewlett
Bank of Pennville Bombed in Jay County Robbery
The Bank of Pennville in Pennville Jay County was burglarized early Saturday. Professionals blew the Hall safe and forced three doors, wrecking the inner door as fragments flew into the bank. The robbers escaped with about 33200 in currency.
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Portland
Ind
Bank of
Pennville
Jay County
President’s Charleston visit departs Washington by rail
Washington special reports at 3 50 P M the President and a party leave the capital by the Southern Railway for a Charleston exposition trip. The group includes Mrs Roosevelt Attorney General and Mrs Knox Secretary Wilson Secretary Cortelyou Assistant Secretary Loeb and Mrs Loeb Commander W S Cowles and Mrs Cowles Dr John F Urie J K Graefe Murat Halstead and M C Latta.
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Washington
Charleston
Roosevelt
Knox
Wilson
Cortelyou
Loeb
Well Known Editor Bitters Dies After Brief Illness
Thomas Major Bitters longtime editor of the Rochester Daily and Weekly Republican died at 3 AM aged 66. He was a veteran Indiana Republican editor. Death came from liver congestion after a brief illness. Funeral held at 2 PM Monday with Spiritualist services in Rochester, Indiana.
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Rochester
Ind
Weekly
Republican
Indiana
Spiritualists
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