Remarkable Escape on New Jondon Pike Involving Four Women
A rain soaked incident near Russiaville saw Mrs. Trout and Mrs. Waddel lose consciousness from a surcharged electrical atmosphere, while Miss Bertha Wright drove to safety. All recovered within a day, with Miss Wright sheltering in a barn during the storm. South Bend note: Dr. Mo Woe urged cautious temperance policy, warning of economic impacts if traffic is suppressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russiaville
Trout
W. D. Trout
W. A. Waddel
Bertha Wright
New Jondon Pike
South Bend
Enos Mo
Rrorg
Woodschurch
Wreck Near Milford Claims Davies Life on Train Track
A freight train collision near Gravelton fatally injured engineer Davies and injured a railroad handman. Davies and a redman diverted a handcar to safety but were struck as the train slowed. The accident occurred on a Milford line with the crew attempting to avert a derailment.
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Milford
Chicago
Mer
Dravies
Ty Davies
Gravelton
Davies
Edman
Crain
Miller Traced in Chloroform Attack on Wife
Omar Miller, a painter and athlete, allegedly entered his wife Lizzie Miller’s home Tuesday and attempted to strangle her with his hands while chloroform saturated pillows and towels were used. Mrs. Miller escaped with assistance. a warrant is out for Miller, but he has not been located.
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Wokcomo
Omar Miller
Lizgie Miller
Miller
Vincennes Probate Filings for Thomas Johnson Estate
The will of the late Thomas Johnson, known as the land king, is filed for probate. It allocates acres to his wife and 300 acres to each child totaling about 2 000 acres with the remainder held by executor W Dullop until the eldest grandchildren’ s birth years. The heirs plan to contest and seek division of the entire 3 099 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincennes
Thomas Johnson
Uainder
W. Dullop
Johnson
Gas Meters Shut Out of Wabash City Council Action
The Wabash city council on Tuesday ended talks with Logansport and Wabash Valley Gas Co over meter installation and gas price increases. It declared it would not consent to meters or recognize higher gas costs. The company had planned to meter all gas starting February with 2,000 meters at 20,000 cost, but the council opposed the plan and the decision now rests with the courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash Speciale
Logansport and
Wabash
Suit Over Dental Crown Damages Transfers Courts
Hattie E Byfield sues Dr Raymond E Culver for 300 dollars alleging the dentist set a gold crown without full payment and removed it after an agreed payment plan. Culver counters that the crown was installed with the patient’s intent to pay and she requested a final exam before leaving. The case moved from Justice Lockman to Justice White on the Ripple street docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie E. Byfield
Raymond E. Culver
Culver
Tie
Indianapolis Journal
Fortville Grain Elevator Narrow Escape At Work
Paul Hagan son of Andrew Hagan and secretary of the Home Brewing Company of Indianapolis narrowly escaped being crushed in a Fortville grain elevator accident Tuesday morning. His clothing caught on a pulley shaft causing him to be wound around the shafting until the engineer shut off steam allowing his release with minor injuries and severe strains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fortville
Paul Hagan
Andrew Hagan
Home Brewing Company of
Indianapolis
Methodist church adds new ropeentdeted building
The new Methodist facility costing 46000 was dedicated by Dr. Ames of All-MN. OY. It seats 149 and was funded through morning and evening services raising 7.40 of 12 dollars of indebtedness by subscription. The brick structure includes a rotary and reading room, dining hall, kitchen, gymnasium, and training rooms with twenty class rooms, a pastor's study, and a pipe organ costing nearly 5000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auditoriomo Ard
Uvapadeurs
Wenty
Poatier
Hoop
Pdpe
Postmaster Smaft Defies Orders Over Office Move
Postmaster Smaft resists government orders to relocate the post office to new quarters on Sunday. Congress member Cromer previously opposed the move, favoring Robert B. J Grimes whose commission has not arrived, and Smalls refusal may hasten Grimes's arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sondersen
Smaft
Vie
Small
Congres Nan Cromer
Robert B. J Grimes
Elopement Ends in Collapse During Kentucky Marriage
George Clark and Minnie Miers eloped from Kentucky to be married in Jeffersonville on Tuesday. At the altar Minnie Miers collapsed from excitement and heat. A physician revived her and the ceremony continued before a long, difficult ride to Louisville as heat prostrations afflicted many attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffersonville Snewial
George Clark
Minnie Miers
Kentucky
Louisville
Ligonier Woman Delivers Triplets Weighing 27 Pounds
Mrs William Gard living three miles east of Ligonier delivered two girls and a boy on Tuesday night. The combined weight of the three infants is twenty seven pounds, attracting visitors from distant areas to view the remarkable birth, said to be the largest trio in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ligonier
Wiliam Gard
Anderson’s Anti-Saloon League Organizes Local Effort
The Rev. Sidney Bennett, state organizer of the Anti-Saloon League, forms a league in Anderson to push rigid liquor law enforcement and curb vice. The town has long been viewed as liberal and decent, and the movement may not be a spontaneous local effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Sidney Bennett
Anti-Saloon League
Anti-Crime League
Richmond youth released on bond in death case
Joseph Seifert of Richmond posted a 2.39 bond furnished by his father and was ordered to appear Friday morning to answer a charge of complicity in the death of Letta Dwiggins who died at St. Stephen's Hospital following a criminal operation. The dying statement implicated Seifert, a well known young man and member of a Vocal Impression club and sometime actor.
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Richmond
Joseph Seifert
Letta Dwiggins
St. Stephen's Hospital
Seifert
Ideals in Politics Speech by Wayne MacVeagh
Boston report on Wayne MacVeagh’s Phi Beta Kappa address at Cambridge urging reforms to reduce wealth inequality. He warns of racial hatred and political division and predicts a future party clash over wealth distribution with the labor party aligned with the discontented and calls for securing private property through wiser policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Wayne MacVeagh
Phi Beta Kappa
Cambridge
MacVeagh
Mr. Webster
Party of Labor
Eleven Killed by Lightning in Chicago Shanty
In Chicago a lightning strike killed eleven men and boys who sought shelter under a pine-lined shanty near a north shore pier. Twelve searched for refuge. one escaped. Twelve year old William Anderson survived but was trapped briefly. The victims were from poor families, fishing and seeking relief from the heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
North Shore
Fen
William Anderson
Change of rules at Washington cabinet meeting
Secretaries Hay and Long were absent at the Tuesday cabinet meeting. Little business was transacted. The main action noon was a change in civil service rules for postal clerks and carriers. The proposal set a uniform minimum of 18 years and a maximum of 45 years for both classes, overriding previous limits.
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Washington
Hay
Long
Civile Service
Postal Service
Civil Service Commission
China Agrees to Pay Indemnity Excess of 35 Million Taels
Washington reports a discrepancy shows China will pay about 24.5 million dollars more than the combined demands of the powers. Officials note an earlier miscalculation at Pekin and in the Chinese acceptance, leaving a 35,000,000 tael excess to be resolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Washington
Pekin
Harrison Monument Association Raises Funds Across States
The Benjamin Harrison Monument Association reports success soliciting funds outside Indiana. A vice-president is chosen for each state and tasked with listing 100 likely supporters. Type-written letters were sent, with Massachusetts responses already totaling WS. T. Jefferson Coolidge serves as the Massachusetts vice-president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Harrison Monument Association
Indiana
Massachusetts
WS. T. Jefferson Coolidge
Bryan Speech Reflects Uphill Fight For Right
Roanoke Virginia special dispatch reports William Jennings Bryan speaking on the train to Virginia after noon. He urged Democrats to uphold principles, not seek quick wins, and warned against backward steps while insisting he would continue fighting for what is right regardless of the consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
J. Bryan
Asas
Kansas City
Democratic Party
Bryan
Italian Consul General Receives Leave Amid Anarchist Threats
The Italian consul general in New York, Giovanni Branchi, was granted indefinite leave and reportedly returned to Italy due to threats from anarchists. He had used a bodyguard and kept his residence secret while mail was routed through the Lotus Club. The Italian consulate is now run by a vice consul with strict security and questioning of visitors. The star event cited is Branchi's exposure of a plot to kill King Humbert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Giovanno Branchi
Italy
Paterson ‘Reds
Lotus Club
Braneni
Humbert
Earl Russell Appears at Bar in Private Bigamy Case
Earl Russell and Mrs Somerville attended the bar at the House of Lords on Wednesday. He was formally charged with bigamy by General Sir Michael Bidueph and allowed bail. Russell requested postponement until July 18 to prepare his defense as proceedings remained private.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Earl Russell
Somerville
House of Lords
Michael Biduelph
Lord Russell
Lord Halsbury
Earl Russel
Fiscal Year Shows Record U S Revenue and Surplus
Washington officials say the year ending June 20 marks the strongest financial period in U S history with internal revenue surpassing 207 million dollars and customs at 240 million. Expenditures will be only about 12 million higher than last year and the surplus exceeds 73 million. Export trade reaches 1 500 000 40 and a favorable balance of trade grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury Department
Bureau of Statistics
United States
Largest British Columbia gold brick on way to Glasgow exhibit
A 1000 pound gold brick valued over 200000, weighing a year's clean up from the Cariboo Hydraulic Company, is to be shipped from Vancouver to Glasgow for summer exhibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
BE. C
British Columbia
Glasgow
Caribbo Hydraulic Company
Seventh National Bank of New York Closed by Controller Dawes
The Seventh National Bank of New York was closed Thursday by order of Controller Dawes who named Forrest Raynor as temporary receiver. Bank attorney Cromwell issued a statement saying the bank should suspend payment to protect depositors and stockholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Seventh National Bank
Dawes
Forrest Raynor
National Bank Examiner
William Nelson Cromwell
New York Bankers Fail Amid Heavy Stock Exchange Losses
Hetty Marquand and Co bankers and brokers failed on the stock exchange day after making an assignment without preferences. The Seventh National Bank, owed $1,500,000, suspended Thursday, and its inability to pay contributed to the bank's collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hetty, Marquand & Co
Seventh National Bank
Shafter Retired as Four Volunteer Regiments Muster Out
Major General W. R. Shafter is placed on the retired list at noon and transfers command to Major General Young at the Presidio California. That afternoon the Forty-fourth Forty-ninth Forty-eighth and Thirty-eighth volunteer regiments are mustered out with eight paymasters disbursing over 1,000,000 dollars taken from the subst treasury by eight wagons guarded by artillery and cavalry. One hundred troopers guard the grounds to deter grafters while discharged volunteers rush to buy rail tickets, nearly 4,000 tickets sold as Santa Fe and Southern Pacific run extra clerks. In other tea and coffee trade notes imports into the United States and United Kingdom are given with 1901 forecasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Presidio
W. R. Shafter
Shafter
Department of California
Young
Fifteenth
Forty-eighth
Forty-ninth
Railroad Ticket Office
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific General Ticket Offices
Philippine Commerce Sees Record Imports in 1900
Washington report shows Philippine islands logged a record 1900 import value of 27,760,100 for merchandise gold and silver, surpassing 1899's 20,440,074. The split includes direct US shipments rising and Hong Kong re-exports, with total exports from the Philippines at 26,741,162 in 1900, down from 1899's 19,273,288.
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Washington
Philippine Islands
Division of Insular Affairs
War Department
Manila
United States
China
Hong Kong
Phillippines
Philippines
United Kingdom
Germany
France
Spain
Tea Trade Trends Show UK Dominates World Imports
Washington reports nearly half a billion pounds of tea consumed in the year with Europe increasing its share while the United States holds steady. The United Kingdom remains the top importer, with Russia, the Netherlands, Germany, and France also among major buyers. Tea popularity grows in Europe while coffee remains favored in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Kingdom
Russia
United States
Netherlands
Germany
France
Red Fork Oil Field Draws Beaumont Prospects
David R. Beatty and W. B. Sharpe of Beaumont Texas arrived to inspect Red Fork I T oil indications. They purchased eighty acres adjoining the townsite and thirty five more from Creek citizens. The oil quality is high and gushed to about seventy feet, with depth needed to reach at least 1100 feet for potential big results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Fork
I.T
David R. Beatty
W. B. Sharpe
Beaumont
Tex
Beatty
Sharpe
Texas
Corsicana
Monument Dedication Date Set Between October 10 and 30
The Soldiers and Sailors Monument dedication will occur between October 10 and 30 even if President McKinley is absent. The executive committee fixed the date after a hour long meeting in the Governor’s office. Members voting included Governor Durbin and H A Root with H C Adams and others. several invitees signaled October suitability by letter. Subcommittees will seek to raise $10,000 for ceremonies and discuss National Guard participation.
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McKinley
Executive Committee
H. C. Adams
Durbin
H. A. Root
Michigan City
H. (. Adams
Indianapolis
W. P. Herron
Crawfordsville
A. O. Marsh
Winchester
English
S. P. Gillette
Evansville
John P. Frenzel
National Guard
Indianapolis Journal
Famous dog Scot collie dies after mistaken bite claim
In Chicago a famous rescue dog Scot collie, celebrated for saving a boy and many others, was killed after a boy falsely claimed the dog attacked him. The 10 year old Tommy Peterson was saved by Scot but later blamed the dog leading authorities to order the dog’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Tommy Peterson
Scot
Peterson
Seven Workmen Burned In Cupola Room Disaster
An explosion of a dynamite shell in the cupola room of the soft foundry at the American Car and Foundry Company caused molten metal to spill. Seven workers were burned with three fatally as molten metal poured in all directions and no one escaped the flare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Car and Foundry Company
Flood Hits West Virginia Coal Fields Again
West Virginia reports a second flood this week in Bluefield and surrounding coal regions with water three feet deep in Poca Hontas railway yards. Large crews repair damage as water days destroy food and disrupt transport and power.
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West Virginia
Bluefield
W. Va
Pocahontas
Excursion Steamer Mohawk Sinks Off New Rochelle
The Mohawk, a Glen Island excursion steamer owned by John H. Stalin with 900 passengers aboard, struck a rock off New Rochelle Long Island Sound and sank in under twenty minutes. Most escaped though a few remained unaccounted for as lifeboats and life preservers were deployed amid panic on board. The wreck lies about 40 feet deep between Fort Slocum and Davenport's Neck with only upper structures visible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John H. Stalin
Glen Island
New Rochelle
Long Island Sound
Fort Slocum
Davenport
Forest Fire Threatens Breckenridge Concentrating Mill
A spreading western slope blaze near Mount Baldy threatens Breckenridge Colorado mills and cabins. Miners’ housing and tunnels have burned while workers rush to deploy steam pumps and fire hoses to save the Mountain Pride mill shaft house and Golden Edge stamp mill as timber is cleared around the works.
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Breckenridge
Colo
Mount Baldy
Mountain Pride
Golden Edge Stamp Mill
Jessie Morrison Convicted of Manslaughter in Second Degree
Jessie Morrison was found guilty of manslaughter in the second degree for the death of Mrs. Olin Castle in Eldorado Kansas. The jury deliberated about thirty hours with at least one juror holding out. Morrison’s lawyers filed notice of appeal and she was jailed in her old cell as her father departed.
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Eldorado, Kas
Jessie Morrison
Olin Castle
Miss Morrison
Eldorado
Hayward Morrison
Jessie
Filipino Warfare Claims Casualties Across Samar and Tayabas
Lieutenant Edward Downs of the First Infantry and one private were killed in southern Samar. Captain Woodbury of the Nineteenth Infantry captured Sameon’s camp in Bohol. Private Kraus was killed and four wounded. Lieutenant Mina McNair captured fifty four insurgents in the northwestern Tayabas province, Lu Zou island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila Cable
Edward Downs
First Infantry
Samar
Woodbury
Nineteenth Infantry
Sameon
Bohol
Kraus
Mina McNair
Tayabas
Lu- Zou
Senator James H. Kyle Dies After Illness in Aberdeen
James H. Kyle died at his Aberdeen home after ten days of malaria related heart disease. Born February 24, 184, in Kenia Ohio, he studied law but pursued ministry in the Presbyterian and later Congregational churches. He served in Aberdeen and Ipswich before his 1891 election as an independent U S senator and was re-elected in 1897.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
S. D
Has. Hi. Kyle
James H. Kyle
Kenia
Presbyterian Church
Ipswich
United States Senate
Bates House Sold for Wrecking to Clear Site
The Bates House in Indianapolis was sold to a Chicago wrecking company for $700. The firm will demolish the building and remove all materials within sixty days to clear the site for the upcoming Claypool Hotel, with completion aimed as soon as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bates
Indianapolis
Chicago
Claypool
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