Impressive Indiana monument dedication ceremony observed
A vast Indiana ceremony dedicated a monument honoring veterans and heroes. Governor Durbin, Governor Nash, General Torrance, Major Menzies and James Whitcomb Riley attended as dignitaries and speakers praised servicemen, with Chaplain Lucas delivering the invocation and the procession including military guards and notable figures from the Grand Army.
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Joan Sal Mbee
Joan Wooo
Travernor Nash
Indiana
Alexan
James Whitcom
Tien
Ei Tortance
George Brown
Gustavus V. Menzies
Cel Ton. Walker
Col
Beamin Starr
Board of Scontrol
Monument
Ramp
Battlefeld
Nash
Wallace
Torrance
Menzies
James Whitcomb Riley
Aleander McCowhkiex
Andrana
Mt. Vernon
Moengte
Mager Menzies
Grenersi
John
Addison
Oil firm transfers Parker City wells to Logansport company
The Smith Neely Company sells seventeen producing oil wells and 200 acres near Parker City to the Ohio and Todiana Oil Company of Logansport for 8 1/2 million dollars in cash and a block of stock. The field shows strong production with several wells yielding high barrels daily and seven gas wells. Development is set to begin immediately. funds designated to Parker City secretary M F Wood.
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Smith
Smith-Neels Company
Parker City
Smith-Neely
Logansport Company
M. F. Wood
Erich-Neely Company
Mr. Neely
Cuba Becomes Free Republic as U S Transfers Power
Havana recalls the transfer of authority from U S forces to Cuban leaders marking independence. General Wood and officials witnessed the ceremony at the palace as Havana and harbor decks were adorned with flags and arches. The transfer documented by the War Department pledged immediate constitutional and Platt Amendment obligations and U S commitments.
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Havana
Cuba
United States
Paris
Kmilmut
Wood
Hus
Suces
Omar Tens
Pediten
Brooklyn
Tetera
Weed
Castle
Ward
Atresdom
Central Park
Psabella
War Department
Ceremeany
Duiris
Congress
Capbes
Dheimber
Maxime Gomez
Saul Iteune
Cabanas
pioaWans
Morrea
Santicside
Meom, Nee
Man Humbled by Elephant Attack in Alexandria
In Alexandria Imi a town character known as Skinny Cavanaugh attempted to handle a circus elephant from a visiting show on Monday. The elephant overpowered him leaving a battered head and two broken ribs. a keeper prevented a worse outcome. Cavanaugh is expected to recover.
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Alexandria
Imi
Cavanavugh
Cavanaugh
Lincoln letter fetches $1050 at Civil War sale
New York special reports a sale of historic Civil War letters. A Lincoln letter to General Grant dated April 1864 sold for $1,050. Proceeds noted as part of a broader auction of wartime correspondence.
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General Grant
New York
Lincoln
Grant
Mardi Gras Parade Illuminates Marion Crowds
Marion Indiana hosted a Mardi Gras celebration with a mid afternoon parade drawing residents from Marion and nearby towns. Knights of Pythias units from Andersoff Elwood Peru Kokomo Alexandria and Muncie joined the march passing Governor Chapman at the Soldiers’ Home review. King Rex Vulcan and his princess rode, and the city keys were presented to the ruler by Mayor Jones at the Clover Leaf Station and midway.
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Marion
Ind
Knights of Pythias
Andersoff
Sers
Rex Vulcan
Clover Leaf
Jones
Violent eruption at Mont Pelee shocks Fort de France
Thick plume rises from Mont Pelee at half past six as ash and rocks rain onto Fort de France. Ships evacuate harbor as residents flee. American and British consuls’ bodies are recovered from St Pierre amid perilous operations aboard Potomac and Indefatigable.
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Fort de France
Cable
Mont Pelee
Fort.de Rahe
St. Pierre
Potomac
Benjamin R. McCormick
Lie
Mont Petee
Smooke
Sas
Prentis
Tansted Stars
Cincinnati
Drowned Boy Found After Bread Sacrament Incident
A coastal New York scene recounts the mysterious drowning of a boy. An improvised bread floating ritual is described as a sailor’s account of the events leading to the water’s edge where the body was recovered beneath the loaf’s sinking point.
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New York
Julius Cohen
Coneydy
Man Fatally Falls to Knife Clash After Home Interruption
Thomas Hilty returned to Monroe street home to announce employment. He found three Italians gambling inside and kicked the dice out. An ensuing knife and revolver attack left Kitty dead on the stairway. one assailant was arrested.
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New York
Monroe Street
Thomas Hilty
Kitty
Skeleton Found Amid Trash At McKinley Park
Logansport Indiana special report says Robert Griffin of the city street department scattered rubbish into a depression at McKinley Park. On Saturday portions of a human skeleton were found among the debris, with many residents hauling trash to the grounds for several days. Griffin could not determine who the skeleton belonged to.
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Logansport
Ind
Robert Griffin
McKinley
Griffin
On the Park
Alfonso Crowned King of Spain Amid Oath and Upheaval
Madrid reports King Alfonso XIII taking the oath to uphold the constitution at the Chamber of Deputies with a madman briefly interrupting the ceremony. The new king then proceeded to San Francisco Church for a coronation rite as crowds watched.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Spain
Infanta Maria ‘Teresa
Chamber of Deputies
Jose Puiz
Infanta Maria Teresa
J. Ja M. Curry
United States
Senor Vaga A Armijo
Senor
Cortes
Senor Armijo
Ixinez Alfonso
Moajesty
Chures
Deadly clash in Pittsburg village near Atlanta ends in multiple deaths
Five assailants attack former policeman S A Werlin on McPherson road. Police and a mob encircle a house on McDaniel street, shots kill County Officer Battle and Officer Grant. Subsequent gunfire kills Crabtree and Osborne. The siege ends with several buildings burned and a skull found in Rich ar d ham's woodshed. Neighborhood tensions flare as authorities arrest suspects and restore order.
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Atlanta
McPherson Road
S.A. Swerlin
Werlin
Fort McPherson
Kerlin
Golden
McDaniel Street
Justice Orr
Dunbar and
Cheshire
George Heard
Geo Heard
Richardson
King
Grant
Ball
Eiger
Crabtree
Osborne
Milton Rishy
Richardham
Pile
Tammany's New Sachem
Justice James A. O'Gorman of the Supreme Court was elected grand sachem of Tammany Hall on Monday night after a brief meeting. He won on the first ballot with eight of twelve votes, while former Mayor Robert A. Van Wyck received four. The vote followed a deadlocked adjourned session that led to Lewis Nixon's resignation. all sachems attended except George C. Clausen, who was in Europe.
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New York
James A. O'Gorman
Supreme Court
Grand Sachem
Tammany Hall
Robert A. van Wyck
Justice O'Gorman
Major van Wyck
O’gorman
Sammany
Lewis Nixon
George C. Clausen
Europe
Young Woman Takes Poison in Brazil Indiana
Katie Allen aged 18 daughter of Daniel Allen a Knightsville leader in Clay county took strychnine Saturday evening and died within an hour without leaving an explanation.
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Brazil
Ind
Katie Allen
Daniel Allen
Knightsville
Clay County
Duchess of Manchester Crowned American Beauty in Royal Procession
The Duchess of Manchester, formerly Miss Zimmerman of the West, becomes the ninth duke's American duchess and walks in King Edward’s coronation procession. She will carry the crown on a cushion, ride in a royal parade, and attend coronation feasts while maintaining plain everyday dress in London.
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Duchess of Manchester
Miss Zimmerman
West
William Angus Drogo Montague
Duke of Manchester
Montague of
Westminster
Edward
London
England
Lomdlon
Newport
Lifting the King at Westminster Coronation History
A brief look at the old royal ritual of lifting the king at Westminster before coronations. The regalia stayed with Westminster, carried to the abbey, with nobles bearing crown scepter and spurs. The marble chair survived only until Parliament fire ruins.
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Palace of Westminster
Dean and Chapter of
Westminster
Westminster Hadi
George IV
Lonion Tattler
Insurance against singing ox risk gains attention
The London Financial Times reports a new insurance idea to cover damage from a singing ox breaking out near a house. The policy protects the assured against temporary removal expenses with a minimum rate of 16 shillings per cent for the year and risks extending to many people. A broker active since the start notes rising market interest after initial skepticism.
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Lloyds
London Financial Times
Author's Temptations in Autobiographical Novels
The Court Journal discusses a writer facing the lure to reveal real people as characters. It notes the risk and appeal of autobiographical society novels and the allure for readers who seek recognisable figures in fiction.
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