Doctor tells tale of a wife from the grave in Indiana
In an Indiana town two men discuss a beauty with a neck scar as the elderly Dr Hawk recalls a 1869 case. Surgeon Thurston pursues memory and the truth behind a vanished identity while Mary Hawk struggles to recall her past. The tale unfolds from a medical past to a haunting revelation.
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Indiana
Dr. Hawk
Mr. Thurston
Cincinnati
Teom
Wd Dunn
Phurston
John Thurston
Ethel
Mary
Doctor Reveals Wife Is Missing Sister in Dark Tale
In Cincinnati a doctor recounts reviving a woman from near death and hiding the truth to protect his career. A locket proves her identity as Mrs. Hawk, Mary Thurston, Ethel Thurston, and the reunion with her brother John ends the haunting mystery.
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Mary
John Thurston
John
Old Dunn
Cincinnati
Mary Thurston
Ethel Thurston
Liverpool
England
Ethel
Celariy
Indiana War Claim To Be Paid From Federal Funds
Secretary Shaw will soon recommend Congress provide an appropriation to pay Indiana war claims decided by Controller Tracewell. Congress has a reopening bill, with efforts to delay Indiana until Ohio Michigan Kentucky and Illinois claims are settled, then a joint appropriation for all.
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Washington
Treasury
Shaw
Congress
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Kentucky
Illinois
Three Men Charged With Murder Arrested In Sullivan
Burrell Drake John Woodruff and Francis Wiley arrested Saturday night by L and N Detectives Harlan and Baker with Sheriff Dudley on murder charges of Deputy Sheriff Robert Coffey near Mannington Christian County Kentucky last November during a coal strike. Warrants issued for five men now captured. The trio worked at Green Hill mine east of Sullivan. They deny the charge and will be returned to Hopkinsville Kentucky.
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Bamhill
Woodruff
Wiley
Green Hill
Hopkinsville
Y M C A. Celebrates Semi Centenary In New York Banquet
The Y M C A marked its 50th anniversary with a Grand Central Palace banquet attended by over a thousand members and guests. Speakers included M Wolsely Stryker of Hamilton College and C F Cox of the Michigan Central. A Roosevelt letter was read and a mortgage debt of 300000 was announced as paid off by major donors including John D. Rockefeller J P Morgan H O Dodge and Cleveland H Dodge.
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New York
Young Men's Christian Association
Grand Central Palace
M. Wolsely Stryker
Hamilton College
They. I. Cuyler
William E. Kuedge
C. F. Cox
Michigan Central Railroad
Roosevelt
Association
John D. Rockefeller
J. P. Morgan H
William F. Dodge
Cleveland H. Dodge
Frank R Stockton Dies In Washington At 68
Washington special reports novelist Frank R Stockton died suddenly Sunday morning from paralysis due to a brain hemorrhage. He collapsed after attending a National Academy of Sciences banquet Wednesday night. His wife Miss Tuttle of Virginia and her sister were at his bedside as he died at 11 oclock. the body will be taken to Philadelphia for interment.
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Washington
Frank R. Stockton
National Academy of Sciences
Miss Tuttle
Virginia
Philadelphia
Miner Trapped in Granite Mine Near Philipsburg
Helena mont special report says Thomas Mooney a miner was buried by a cave in a granite mine near Philipsburg last Thursday amid several tons of rock. Rescue efforts continued with hundreds of men. Mooney was seen face down and reported the earth pressing down as rescuers urged him to stay hopeful. A second collapse toppled more material, narrowly burying rescuers as well.
Twins Burned In Fire At Bear Grove Farm
In Dallas County a barn fire in Bear Grove killed three year old twin children of M Shields. The blaze started from rubbish in a pile and spread to the barn. The children were inside when the fire began and were not discovered until after efforts to rescue them failed.
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Des Moines
M. Shields
Bear Grove
Dalas County
Body found in horse skeleton on Hooper's Island
In Elkhorn Maryland a boy's body was discovered hidden inside a horse skeleton on Hooper's Island in Chesapeake Bay. He had vanished weeks earlier while working on a nearby farm and authorities conduct a search for the killer.
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Elkhorn
Hooper's Island
Chesapeake Bay
Rushville Official Samuel Aber Crombie Ends Life in Suicide
Samuel Aber Crombie of Winship and Aber Crombie and former Rushville schools superintendent shot himself Saturday. His body was found by his wife at home in Rushville Indiana. Police investigated but released no immediate motive.
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Rushville, Ind
Samuel Abercrombie
of Winship & Abercrombie
Rushville
Close Call as Train Car Breaks Loose on Mountain Track
Victor Colorado witnesses a four second thrill as a freight car on the Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad breaks loose at Eclipse. Beekelman Lund on top applies brakes but the chain fails. pursuit by engine and crew led by Conductor Blondy ends with a successful coupling and stop near Anaconda.
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Victor
Colo
Eclipse
Florence and Cripple Creek
Blondy
Eclipse Station
Anaconi
Anacomia
Morgan Plans Global Steamship Consolidation Under American Steel Model
J P Morgan spearheads a proposed transatlantic ship line merger resembling the United States Steel setup. Major lines including American Red Star White Star Dominion Atlantic Transport and Leyland are cited with possible additions like Cunard Wilson and Holland Amerika. Subside questions loom as flags and subsidies may affect control.
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New York
J. P. Morgan
London
Morgan Banking House
American
Red Star Lines
White Star Line
Dominion Line
Atlantic Transport Line
Leyland Line
Morgan
Cunard
Wilson
Northan Lloyd
Hamburg-American
General Transatlantic
tf@ Allen
Anchor Line
White Star
Muncie man sentenced to life for wife murder
Charles Pittser, of Muncie Indiana, was found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison after jurors debated for over a day. The case centered on his February shooting of his young wife Dana Cox Pittser in Daleville and at the Cavanaugh home in Muncie. Pittser smiled as the verdict was read and was jailed awaiting appeal.
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Muncie
Ind
Charles Pittser
Lfe
Pittser
Miss Dana
George Cox
Middletown
Philippines
Daleville
William Cavanaugh
Cavanaugh
City of Pittsburg Burned. Sixty Missing After Steamship Fire
The side wheel steamer City of Pittsburg from Cincinnati to Memphis burned at Ogden's Landing near Olmstead Illinois. Ninety five survived. eighty accounted for. sixty dead or missing. rescue efforts continued as lifeboats ferried passengers ashore and crews fought the blaze. The Maud Kilgore transported survivors to Cairo with local aid organized for clothing and relief.
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Cairo
Ill
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Memphis
Ogden’s Landing
Olmstead
Mound City
New South
Paducah
Oliver Phillips
Maud Kilgore
Cote
Three Firms Control US Poultry Market Say Packers
Cripped by trust Armeer Swift and other packers are alleged to hold two thirds of the nations chickens. Chicago report claims Armour Co Swift Co and Freibe Semiter own cold storage across the West and in Omaha Kansas City St Joseph and Chicago. Estimated 500000 cases of poultry in storage with prices up from 8 to 11% cents.
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Armeer
Swift
Chicago
Armour &Co
Swift & Co
Freibe & Semiter
Bushnell, Jr
Robbery at Decker Hotel in Brazil Indiana
Mrs James Baxter operator of the Decker Hotel was robbed by three men who seized her in the rear of the building and demanded money hidden in her skirt. They cut her skirts and warned against alarm. She crawled to her mother?s home to raise the alarm. A nightlong search followed with several arrests but the robbers remained at large. This is her third robbery in recent years.
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Brazil
Ind
James Baxter
Decker Hotel
Dynamite Strike Damages Terre Haute Streetcar
Strike sympathizers dynamited a South Seventh street car in Terre Haute Indiana at 8 o clock Monday night causing extensive damage. The blast shattered windows bent one truck springs blew flangs off two wheels and left a large crater in the street. Motorman conductor and two passengers were aboard. two witnesses report suspicious bicycle and alley fleeing views.
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Terre Haute
Ind
South Seventh Street
Health Authorities Target Alum Baking Powders in Midwest and New York
Missouri grocers face conviction and fines for selling alum containing baking powders. In New York the Health Department seized a substitute made from alum and rock, dumping it into the river. Authorities warn the public to avoid cheaper alum blends and demand established brands.
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Clark
St. Louis
Health Department of
New York
Counterfeit Postal Cards Exposed Across the United States
New York postal authorities report discovery of counterfeit postal cards in mail from many regions. Postmaster Vancott says only a few cards reached New York, but inspectors are at work. The forgeries show misaligned name lines, coarse portrait lines, lighter text, and coated paper mimicking an old plate.
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New York
United States
Vancott
Jefferson
Engineer Henry Stump Fatally Shot Capturing Willow Grove Burglars
Pittsburg special reports Henry Stump, an engineer on the West Pennsylvania road, was probably fatally shot Tuesday while attempting to capture a gang of burglars at Willow Grove who had stolen a tollhouse safe. The train crew halted the freight, the robbers opened fire, Stump took three bullets, the thieves escaped and left the safe behind.
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Pittsburg
Henry Stump
West Pennsylvania Road
Willow Grove
Stump
Robbery at Dance Party Leaves One Dead in Greensburg
In Greensburg Pennsylvania two masked highwaymen stopped a couple returning from a dance. Charles Mé Quillie surrendered money and watch while Annie Hil alerted friends. The robbers opened fire wounding Frank McQuillis and killing Alexander McNaught before fleeing.
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Greensburg
Charles MéQuillie
Annie Hil
Alexander McNaught
Frank McQuillis
Ther
Had Money to Burn Claims by a Chicago Gambler
John C Hanover, a Chicago gambler known as a sport, demonstrated tricks of his trade in a social setting for local sportsmen in Winamac Indiana. He flashed five one hundred dollar bills, rolled them, and lit a cigar with the money, an act which went unnoticed by Hanover. The scene reflected his open promotion of gambling wealth and bravado.
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Winamac
Ind
John C. Hanover
Chicago
Hanover
Fire devastates barn near Einander saloon in Indianapolis
A large fire started in a barn behind Charles Einander's saloon at Seventeenth Street and the Lake Erie & Western tracks threatening the northeast section of Indianapolis. The blaze caused extensive damage estimated in the thousands of dollars and spread rapidly Tuesday night.
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Indianapolis
Charles Einander
Seventeenth Street
Lake Erie &Western
Ind
the. Josses
Restraining Order Halts Logansport Street Car Plan
In Logansport Indiana Judge Chase grants a restraining order blocking Albertha J. Pilling led actions against Logansport Rochester Northern Co Joseph T. McNary and others from High street work and track laying until April 30. Federal Court will hear Marott order dismissal. Local sentiment mixed as Italian labor crews are housed at Driving Park stables and a vacant downtown room.
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Logansport
Ind
Albertha J. Pilling
Chase
Logansport, Rochester & Northern Company
Joseph T. McNary
Wabash River Traction Company
Indiana Northern Traction Company
George F. McCulloch
High Street
Twenty-fifth
Baker
Red Tape Abolished Government to Pay Checks on Bank Endorsement
Washington announces a Treasury decision that treasuries will pay government checks and warrants when endorsed and the endorsement is guaranteed by banks. The change ends required certificates of authority and remove delays, treating the process like standard business payments.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Fire destroys Portland creamery plant in heavy blaze
A large Creamery Package Manufacturing Company facility in Portland Indiana burned in a early Saturday fire. Loss estimated at 25000 dollars with about one third insured. The main buildings were ruined within two hours amid flames that also consumed nearby railroad cars. One hundred fifty workers were employed at the Chicago owned plant, the Portland site the largest in its network.
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Portland
Ind
Creamery Package Manufacturing Company
Lake Erie
United States
Chicago
Logansport Storm Kills Veteran Watchman
A forty hour gale in Logansport Indiana culminated in a cyclonic night, blowing down the Panhandle watch-house and crushing watchman Frederick Meisner who died in hospital. The storm also ripped roofs from Isaac Hoffman's hardware store and several houses, uprooted trees, and broke wires.
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Logansport
Ind
Panhandle
Frederick Meisner
Isaac Hoffman
Old Woman Found Dead in Cleveland Home
Mrs. Sarah Lynch aged seventy five was found shot in the rear of her Todd Street house. Her husband Martin Lynch sixty was arrested charged with murder. He was found covered in blood and intoxicated. a freshly loaded revolver lay in the dwelling. He says he came home to find his wife dead.
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Cleveland, O
Sarah Lynch
Todd Street
Martin Lynch
Lynch
Pine Lumber Fire Destroys Five Acre Yard In Anderson
An early Tuesday blaze in the Anderson Box Company yards North Anderson destroyed five acres of pine lumber. Firemen fought the flames from 11:30 that morning, but the department was helpless to stop the spread. The yard area was filled with stacked lumber, three acres of it pine, and the blaze caused extensive damage before it could be controlled.
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Anderson, Ind
Anderson Box ‘Company
North “Anderson
Oye Oy
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Rockefeller
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Academy of Science
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Mr. Morgan
Clement A. Griscom
Jean Hine
Charles Steele
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United States Steel Corporation
Ea Holdhe Steamship
Charles Pittseer
Missouri
Cleveland
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