Sampson Dies After Stroke In Washington Home
Rear Admiral William T. Sampson retired died at his Washington home on Tuesday afternoon from a severe cerebral hemorrhage. He had been semi conscious for days and was attended by Mrs. Sampson, Mrs. Chaverius, his two sons Ralph and Harold, plus Dr. Dixon and nurses at his bedside.
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Washington
William T. Sampson
Sampson
Chaverius
Admiral Sampson
Ralph
Harold Sampson
Dixon
Career of a Naval Hero From Palmyra to Retirement
Born at Palmyra New York the subject rose from public school scholar to naval academy appointee by representative Boehm. He graduated top of his Annapolis class, served on the Potomac and John Adams, commanded Patapsco and Swatara, and held posts at Annapolis and the European squadron before becoming rear admiral and eventual retirement.
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Naval Academy
Apnapolis
BO Oh. Afargan
New York
Annapolis
Potomac
PMS
Proametenta
Jobin Adams
SRI
Naval Acad
Emmy
Patapees
South Atlantic
Thameston Harbor
Coumminstonedieutenan
Annapolis Naval Academy
Congress
Swatara
Askific
Berghed
Naval Obserrvatory
Issé
Potter Palmer Dies Quietly at Lake Shore Drive Home
Chicago magnate Potter Palmer founder of the Palmer House and partner of Marshall Field and Levi Z. Leiter died Sunday afternoon after a three week illness. His fortune, largely in Chicago real estate, was about 14 million dollars. He was born in New York and rose from clerk to a leading retail pioneer before retiring in 1867 to invest in property. He married Bertha Honore, daughter of Henry M. Honore of Louisville.
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Potter Palmer
Lake Shore Drive
I Ilness
Rensselaerville
N.Y
Dunham
Marshall Field
Levi Z. Leiter
Bertha Honore
Henry M. Honore
Louisville
Brutal murder shocks Chinese laundryman in city block
Police say Leung, a Chinese laundryman at 27 Jadlana Avenue, was found murdered in his Indiana Avenue laundry with his throat slashed. Robbery appears motive as $156 bank funds and $70 in cash were taken. Investigators note no clear suspect and report open lines of inquiry pending.
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Tie Tang
Othe Shieh
Jadlana Avenue
Gertrens
Musgrove
Saumdira
Musgrave
Indiana Avenue
Leung
Loung
Doc Loung
Indiana Naional Bank
Bret Harte Dies Sudden in London Cable Report
F Bret Harte American author born August 3 1839 Albany New York died Monday night at the Red House Camberley near Aldershot from hemorrhage due to throat affection. He spent years in England living quietly with few visitors and limited close friends.
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London
F. Bret Harte
Albany
N. Y
Red House
Camberley
Aldershot
Gas explosion injures twenty six in Marion Indiana
Twenty six people were injured when a natural gas blast wrecked a two story brick building on South Branson Street in Marion. Among the injured are Joseph Pierson Charles Dogerty O C Vandewater Dr Fletcher and Bessie Evans. Fred Lambert age five is believed to die. Patrolman L J Miller was nearby and reported smelling gas and noting notices to the gas company about escaping gas.
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Marion
Ind
South Branson Street
Joseph Pierson
Fort Wayne
Charles Dogerty
O. C. Vandewater
Dr. Fletcher
Bessie Evans
Fred Lambert
Steven Golding
L. J. J. Miller
Dilda
Poilda
Government to Sell Arsenal Grounds Within City Limits
Washington report notes Senate military affairs committee favoring an amendment to the army appropriation bill to dispose of all arsenal grounds within city units including the Indianapolis arsenal. Congress and the War Department are expected to proceed with plans favorable to the Indianapolis delegation regarding current grounds and disposal prices.
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Washington
Senate Military Affairs
Army
Indianarpelis Arsenal
Congress
War Department
Indianapelis
Wttw
Missing Taylor Child Found in Italy as Family Sentences Issued
Margaret V Taylor once missing since August 3 1888 is located in Italy with the help of the State Department. Her aunts Clara Taylor and Frances L Taylor along with grandmother Frances Langworthy Taylor are sentenced to one year in the Ohio penitentiary for stealing the child.
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Abbenharr
Lara Taylor
Italy
Margaret Taylor
Albert Vinton Taylor
State Department
Washington
Bittle Margaret V. Taylor
Mary
Clara Taylor
Frances L. Taylor
Frances Langworthy Taylor
Oho
Five Years for Davis in Embezzlement Case
Richard C. Davis former cashier of the People's National Bank Washington Indiana pleaded guilty in February to embezzlement. Judge John H. Baker sentenced him to five years in the Ohio State Prison Columbus and to pay all costs of the prosecution. The defense request to delay sentence pending damages actions was refused. Davis had several indictment counts but received a minimum sentence for one count and payment for all.
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Indianapolis
Richard C. Davis
The
People’s National Bank
Washington
Ind
John H. Baker
Ohio State
Columbus
Smiley N. Chambers
C. K. Tharp
Davis
U.S. Forces Fire On Moros In Mindanao Standoff
Washington reports from General Davis in Mindanao say his ultimatum went unanswered and a messenger did not return. American outpost fired on. troops shelled strong forts Panda Pado and another redoubt. Wounded include 1st Lt Henry S Wagner and Lt Josman, with about twenty enlisted men hurt.
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Davis
Mindanao
Moro Fort
Fourteenth Infantry
Washington
War Department
Chaffee
Datto Bavan
George W. Davis
Henry S. Wagner
Josman
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Indiana Travelers Protective Association Elects Burke President
The twelfth annual Indiana Travelers Protective Association convention ended in South Bend with Thomas Burke of Kokomo elected president on the eleventh ballot, defeating A J Shuttleworth. Officers, directors, and committees were named, and reports highlighted a strong Indiana division and prosperous condition.
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South Bend
Ind
Travelers’ Protective Association of
Indiana
Abe Minsky
Fort Wayne
Creek
Vincennes
Shuttleworth
Terre Haute
Burke
Kokomo
Minsk
Kl. K. Price
W. T. Dublin
A. M. Yours
Frank Harris
R. Thomas Burke
S. O. M. Wilson
L. P. Collenbaugh
J. P. Lea
Edward Watson
W. M. Wilmer
M. L. Strickler
W. A. Ryan
P. H. Sheehan
Lafayette
Thomas E. Potter
Indianapolis
Walter Murphy
J. T. Gregory
Post Rd
P. J. Rice
Schuyler Colfax
Bert Essex
Travelers’ Protective Association of Indians
Harry Gompf
Essex
Committee On Press, Employment and Railroad
Monon Road Sold to Gates Triggers Chicago & New Orleans Railway Plan
John W. Gates, owner of the Louisville & Nashville, gains control of the Monon by purchasing majority stock and 9 million in extra shares. A new Chicago & New Orleans Railway will operate the L&N and Monon, with J P Morgan & Co financing the deal and routes including Chicago Indianapolis Louisville Nashville and New Orleans. The venture aims to create a major north south corridor with Chicago as entry.
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Indiana
John W. Gates
Louisville & Nashville
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville
Monon
Louisville
Cincinnati
Hamilton & Dayton
Northwest
Chicago Daily News
Joan W. Gates
Sam Thomas
Gates Syndicate
Dedication of State Soldiers Monu ment in Indianapolis on May 15
Indianapolis prepares for the dedication of the State Soldiers and Sailors Monument with services at 10 30 a m parade at 2 p m vesper services at 5 p m and a grand night parade at 8 p m The north side will host services seating is limited reserved plot at Christ Church opposite the monument Tickets are 125 for all events sent to W D Pratt 22 West Georgia Street Indianapolis to reserve seats
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Christ Church
W. D. Pratt
West Georgia Street
Present for Schley: Silver service from Cristobal Colon coins
Baltimore presents Admiral Winfield Scott Schley with a silver service crafted from Spanish coins taken from the Cristobal Colon. The set includes a centerpiece, multiple platters, dishes, and nineteen dessert plates engraved with Schley’s monogram and the inscription of origin. The coins weighed about 1,500 ounces with a market value around 600 dollars, but far more was spent to obtain them. The presentation occurred at Theodore Marburg’s home, with James A. Garry and Ives Cobb overseeing the project.
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Cristobal Colon
Winfield Scott Schley
Washington
Admiral Schley
Santiago de Cuba
Theodore Marburg
James A. Garry
Ives Cobb
Missing Grinnell Student Found After Six Weeks Missing
Roy McNamara eighteen year old Grinnell College student was found by his father Rev J McNamara of Onawa Ia He recalls little of his departure and says he left due to nervous prostration from overstudy He now works as a common laborer at the Big Four shops Brightwood plans to stay on with a dollar a day job while his father seeks to persuade him home and the railways may be kept informed.
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Indianapolis
Roy McNamara
Grinnell
Rev. J. McNamara
Onawa
Brightwood
Young McNamara
Grinnell College
Llowa
Iowa
Pastor McNamara
Retail Meat Dealers Plan Independent Chicago Packing Firm
Hundreds of national retail meat dealers organize a new packing company with $5 million capital aimed at building a Chicago plant to supply beef. Subscriptions are capped at $5,000 per firm or individual to avoid packer control. Experienced beef trade personnel are to run the venture. promoters began two weeks ago and seek 15 000 to 25 000 retailers.
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Chicago
ForgerY Trial of Dr M F Kelter in Huntington Ind
On a forgery charge in Huntington Indiana the eight year agent for United Brethren publishing house Dr M F Kelter faces trial. The case involves a $1000 Bequest note raised to $3400 by Kelter and tied to a Mary A Bond gift at Fairmont. The note was canceled last November with no payment. Defense alleges a plot to send Kelter to prison as church witnesses attend. trial to last a day or two.
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Huntington
Ind
M. F. Kelter
United Brethren Publishing House
Kelter
Mary A. Bond
Fairmont
Cincinnati Man Takes His Life in Indianapolis Hotel
A 26 year old Cincinnati man identified as W. C. Jones registered at the Occidental hotel in Indianapolis last Thursday. He consumed four ounces of carbolic acid and was found dead in his room Saturday afternoon after departing the lobby Friday morning and reappearing in the evening.
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Ashman
W. C. Jones
Cincinnati
Brown County Grand Jury Fails to Indict Whitecap Suspects
Nashville Indiana special report says the Brown County Grand Jury did not return indictments against white cap bands thought to have whipped two men near Nashville. The panel had been examining recent cases but did not press charges despite believed evidence.
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Brown County
Nashville
Ind
Century of Civil Engineering Highlights Modern Office Next Century
J James R Croes argues modern office buildings epitomize early twentieth century civil engineering progress. He contrasts a fifty mile journey to a city century ago with today’s rapid travel by petrol driven cars, electric streetcars and elevated trains, ending in a city office.
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J. James R. Croes
American Society of Civil Engineers
Croes
Mr. Croes
New England
Amd
White cappers escape punishment after multiple incidents
In this county six white cappings occurred over thirteen months with no one punished. Gasee IP and William Caldwell are named, but the crimes remain half forgotten as the men who carried out the whipping stay free.
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Gasee IP
William Caldwell
Peeresses in a Plight at Westminster Coronation Prep
London notes that King Edward visited Westminster Abbey to inspect scaffolding around the coronation preparations. A lunchroom is planned to refresh attendees, with peeresses facing an early start and long ceremony. The Abbey timing calls for arrivals around 5 a m with 6 am seating.
Death by own action at Wrightwood station
Thomas Gregor a real estate dealer at a Chicago crowd at Wrightwood avenue station of the Northwestern elevated road jumped from the platform as the train neared. The motorman stopped the train but Gregor stabbed himself in the neck and died minutes later. no motive is known.
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Chicago
Thomas Gregor
Wrightwood Avenue
Northwestern
Gregor
Archbishop Corrigan Dies After Illness in New York
Archbishop Corrigan head of the Roman Catholic diocese in New York dies at 62 after several weeks illness. Pneumonia listed as indirect cause, though recovery seemed possible after a Pope cablegram offered congratulations.
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New York
Corrigan
Coronation Preparations for Alfonso in Madrid
Elaborate plans unfold for King Alfonso's May 17 coronation in Madrid. About thirty state carriages, painted by noted Spanish artists and refurbished, will lead a grand procession. The flowers event includes tens of thousands of bouquets and thousands of red carnations ordered by Madrid clubs and Valencia gardeners.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Valencia
Sleepy Hollow Woman Ends Life in Cemetery
In Sleepy Hollow New York Miss Maria Hoffman aged 76 ended her life with morphine in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery near the graves of her parents and close to the tomb of Washington Irving whom she knew in youth. Her mother belonged to an old Southern family and her family lines had dwindled, leaving her to end her life rather than seek aid from friends.
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New York
Sleepy Hollow
Washington Irving
Miss Maria Hoffman
Miss Hoffman
Eeek Ald
Test of Father’s Will Leads to Heirship Suit in New York
Deputy sheriffs served papers at White Plains in a case brought by Mrs. Fannie Rayne McComb Hertzog against all heirs of billionaire James Jennings McComb to secure her full share of the estate. She seeks to test a codicil reducing her income if she marries artist Hertzog. McComb’s estate is valued at $12,000,000.
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New York
White Plains
Fannie Rayne McComb Hertzog
James Jennings McComb
Emery wheel blast kills worker in Jolomo Indiana
John Ruby 35 employed at Rockford bit works was fatally injured when an emery wheel burst Saturday. A wheel segment ripped his head open and another tore off an arm. He died within minutes. He left a widow and five children and carried $3,000 life insurance with Woodmen and Red Men.
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Okomo
Ind
John Ruby
Rockford
Fie
Woodmen
Red Men
Pardon Clears Chicago Crew After Shore Riots
The King pardoned Captain Wynne and three other sailors from the United States cruiser Chicago who had been imprisoned in Venice. They were handed to the U S consul and then transferred to the Chi caxzo, which is ready to sail. The men paid damages to claimants and were prosecuted for rioting and assault on shore with sentences of three to four months, having served four days.
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Venice
Wynne
United States
Chicago
Plumber Fires Lawyer in Fatal Quarrel in Chicago
Chicago woke to a fatal quarrel when Robert Bremmer a 60 year old plumber shot Lewis Mitchell a 60 year old lawyer four times over a lawsuit. Mitchell fired twice at Bremmer before falling, wounding him in the hand.
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Chicago
Robert Bremmer
Lewis Mitchell
Mitchell
Bremmer
Fire Destroys County Pest House In Deadwood
Saturday night patients at the Deadwood pest house seized whisky overturned beds and furniture fought among themselves and finally set the building ablaze. The structure burned and many inmates in advanced smallpox were rescued with difficulty and later sheltered on the hillside by the sheriff and deputies early Sunday.
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Deadwood
S. D
Pest House
Fire Devastates Adit Gamti Cairo Town
Adit Gamti on the Damietta branch of the Nile reports a major blaze that killed fifty people and destroyed thousands of houses and two hundred stores. The inferno is attributed to intensely hot weather and arson is not confirmed.
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Cairo
Egypt
Cable
Adit Gamti
Damietta
Nte
Coat of the War Estimate in London War Costs
London officials publish an official estimate of the total cost of the South African War up to Blazeh and the amount stands at nearly £223,000. The report details the financial burden across expenditures and military needs as the conflict continues.
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London
Cable
The Futuristic Building Cage Seen in Visionary Draft
A grand twenty story structure rises from primeval rock. Caissons of shoe metal sunk by air create a steel cage filled with earth products and interconnected pipes and wires. Water, steam, climate control, and safety systems flood the interior while a resident cannot leave his seat to perform tasks or track distant events through screens and photographs.
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Bulding
New York Mail and Express
Thought Was Millinery Bill Sparks Church Treasury Debate
The treasurer questioned a bill labeled flowers for church for 6897 dollars. The chairman explained it covered Easter flowers, prompting a discussion among officials about the building’s millinery expenses.
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Flowers
Church
Easte Flowers
Buil Ag
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