Fireworks and gun accidents mar Fourth of July across Indiana
Across Indiana on July 4 accidents from fireworks cannons and firearms wounded dozens. In Marion a dynamite box killed ten year old John Ratliff and seriously injured his brother Hix and cousin Russell. In Milton a five year old boy and a man were shot accidentally. in Evansville a hospital patient suffered serious injuries from a spear wound and canister explosion. Casualties also reported in Logansport and Woodburn as sham battles and explosive devices caused injuries.
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Marion
Ind
Ratliff
Here
John Ratliff
Hix Ratliff
Russel Ratliff
Milton
Omer
Omer McDowell
Grant Clark
McDowell
Clark
Othe Vite
Bettet
Logansport
Kokotee
National Guard
FokKeet
Lagkanspert
Ivansville
Speers
Domme Thompson
Tesard
Hibert Fereis
Gs Tees
Presoton’ Mckinsey
Thompson
Acm
Hilho
Fergis
Indio Speciato
Jason Bowman
Wan Almons
Phe
Wonchester
Dial
Double Tragedy at Birdseye in India Special
English India report of a drunken dispute at Birds Eye near here on Tuesday afternoon. Suliman Cummmiings died and Robert Oxley was fatally wounded after resisting arrest by town marshal Thomas Nelson. The assailants fled after the confrontation and the details remained unclear.
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India
Suliman Cummmiings
Robert Oxley
Birdseye
Here
Thomas Nelson
Germans See Mediation Near in East Berlin Talks
German government circles believe mediation is near in the far East as Russia and Japan vow to fight on. Mikaito admits no territorial gain in Manchuria, signaling possible settlement if Manchuria opens the way.
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Berlin
Mikaito
Manchuria
Chair Boys at Fair Strike
Roller chair boys at the world's fair grounds went on strike Tuesday over pay and conditions. They demanded a guaranteed minimum wage but received no satisfactory reply. News vendors are paid cents an hour for work at the fair.
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St. Louis
Penmi
Irving to Perform in America Before Retirement
Sir Henry Irving plans a farewell tour of England then a twenty week engagement in San Francisco and other American cities beginning in September as his final stage appearances before retirement.
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London
England
Henry Irving
America
San Francisco
Dare Leads to Tragic Fall from Eads Bridge
George Lawrence, aged, jumped from the Eads bridge on a dare Monday. A strong wind shifted him near the water and he struck stomach first. He was knocked unconscious and drowned before aid could reach him.
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St. Louis
George Lawrence
Eads Bridge
Dowie Plans England Invasion With Restoration Host
John Alexander Powie and his Dowie movement announce a gospel ship crossing to invade England. The plan follows an attack on the government and the Church of England as stated on Tuesday.
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Chicago
John Alexander Powie
England
Dowie
Church of England
Ministers Guilty of Stock Speculation Suspended
In Wilmington Delaware a special committee of the M E Conference tried Rev W F Cochran and Rev C Baker on stock speculation charges. They were found guilty and suspended from duties.
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Wilmington
Del
Ministeriag Committee
W. F. Cochran
C. §. Baker
Wilmington M. E
July Fourth Toll in Chicago Injury and Death Tally
A Chicago report tallies 1 167 injured and eleven dead from the Fourth of July celebration. Fireworks and explosive mishaps caused most injuries including gunpowder burns and cannon blasts. Property losses run to about 140 000 with several deaths from lockjaw.
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Chicago
United States
Japanese Army in Manchuria Faces Crushing Reverses
Reports from St. Petersburg claim the Japanese have suffered heavy losses and stand stalled near Liao Yang as Russian forces under Admiral Skrydloff and General Weropathin reinforce. Japanese advances are halted by weather and Russian countermeasures, with Mikado troops briefly holding heights ten miles from Port Arthur and harassing Russian trenches.
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St. Petersburg
Manchuria
Gionanti Sistechenko
Dars
Palin Pass
Ats
Cagr
Sirvdlogy
Gensan
Aranchuria
Weropathin
Liao Yang
Ques Cay
Port Arthur
Washington Special Not Prepared For Peace
Washington notes say King Edward’s Kiel visit did not signal steps toward peace between Russia and Japan. Officials say neither belligerent will sue for peace, but inquiries about possible mediation have arisen in Washington and diplomacy remains possible if belligerents show willingness.
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Washington
Edward
William
Kiel
Russia
Japan
Chicago to tear up Union Traction tracks after franchise lapse
The city ends months long talks with the Union Traction Company over streetcar franchise renewals on the north and west sides. The city will order the company to remove tracks as franchises expire, ending the surface line renewal dispute.
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Chicago
Union Traction Company
British Cabinet May Resign
London report says the British Cabinet considered resigning at a hurried meeting to hear Lord Curzon's India report. Although officials claimed the session was just to hear Curzon, many politicians foresee the government’s fall.
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London
Lord Curzon
India
Prohibitionists Elect Swallow and Carroll in Chicago Convention
A telegram from General Miles declining the Prohibition ticket headed off factional fights and led to a united convention. The party adopted a medium gauge platform and nominated Swallow for president and Carroll for vice president amid high enthusiasm. The platform calls for strict law enforcement, civil service reform, interstate arbitration, and broader suffrage based on moral qualifications.
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IndiaNapolis
Nelson A. Miles
Prohibition
John G. Woolley
Swallow
Carroll
Miles
Isaiah Hi. Amos
Oregon
Meres
Vance
United States
Prohibition Party
Picnic excursion sets ward record at Coney Island
Councilman Michael Mullen of the Wiehth ward hosted a ward outing at Coney Island on Wednesday. It was his fourth such event, but the latest drew a record crowd with 25,900 tickets issued and 19,000 paid aboard boats reaching the round.
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Cincinnati
Michael Mullen
Wiehth
Coney Island
Portrait of a city man’s prolonged fast shocks readers
A Washington D. C. man named Jerome Penn, described as a prominent businessman and secret society member, completed a 53 day fast and remains alive though severely emaciated. He has survived solely on water and claims to retain nothing but endurance.
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Washington
Jerome Penn
Hue
Coal. Jos. H. Brigham Dead
Woe khington Special News has vem received here for the death at Palin Oo Wednesday of Col. Joseph hi. Brighaney assistant secretary of ag rigu turms Puro many years he has beg proseqnent Ohio politics and was accutied his present position since the first administration of President SWGnL .
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Khington
Palin
Joseph Hi. Brighaney
Agriguturms
Puro
Ohio
Swgnl
Crice Inquiry Renewed With a New Doodle Of Alleged Delegates
An unclear report notes renewed inquiry following a jumbled confession. It mentions a new doodle in distinction and claims four members of a delegation not part of the organization must corroborate Gutke's state.
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Tls Sociat
al- Peontine
Fleussif
Sumce
Gutke
Premier Sir Lauterini stirs crowd on Ontario tour
In Giana Ontario Premier Sir Laurie creates a political stir by touring the Ot mate district and promising to prepare the ushered visit. The Dominion and United States are cited in a wider influence context during the charge.
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Giana
Ont
Sir Filftid Laurie
Taneter
Otmate
Dominion
United States
Hypnotic Cure a Success for Alcoholism Says Doctor Bakoff
Dr. Z. Bakoff reports a chemotic treatment for alcoholism achieves seventy percent cures in an exhaustive study at St. Petersburg Cable. He contrasts other methods at about thirty percent success.
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St. Petersburg
He. Z. Bakoff
Signs of the Times New York Special
In the curb market Paul Stamm of Halle and Stieglitz wagers one thousand dollars that President Roosevelt will defeat Grover Cleveland if the latter is nominated.
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New York
Paul Stamm
Stock Exchange House of
Halle & Stieglitz
Roosevelt
Grover Cleveland
Subway Set to Open September 1 in New York
The rapid transit subway will be formally opened September 1 after a conference between Mayor McClellan and August Belmont. The section costs more than 37,750,000 dollars.
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New York
McClellan
August Belmont
Jones Says Bryan Won't Bolt If Parker Nominated
Ex-Senator J. K. Jones, Democratic chairman, arrived in Pittsburg stating he is confident William J. Bryan will not bolt his party ticket if Judge Parker is nominated for president en route to the St. Louis convention.
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Pittsburg
William J. Bryan
Judge Parker
J. K. Jones
Natiy
St. Louis
Dowie Returns to Zion City Amid Festive Welcome
Dr. John Alexander Dowie returns to Zion City from a world preaching tour amid a public reception. Flowers greet him instead of eggs as crowds cheer from archways and streets while Dowie and family attend tabernacle services, with unrest over bankruptcy papers noted.
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Chisago
John Alexander Dowie
Zion City
Prophet Dowie
Chicago & North- Western
Little Station
Tabernacle
Elijah
Dowie
Elijah WI
San Francisco
Sidney
Melbourne
Adelaide
London
Victoria
Dr. Dowie
Dowies
Fourteen Year Old Pleads Guilty in Mother's Death
Nathan Sibbetts of Trenton pleaded guilty to killing his mother by pushing her down stairs. In a fit of rage he hid the body in the attic and was sentenced to the Jamesburg reformatory. The pair lived alone. the crime was concealed for some time.
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Trenton
N. J
Nathan Sibbetts
Jamesburg Reformatory
Jack London Divorce Suit Filed by Wife in San Francisco
Mrs. Jack London, wife of the novelist and current press correspondent in the Far East, has filed for divorce on the grounds of fidelity in a petition naming Miss Ina Strunsky as alleged to have alienated the novelist’s affections.
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San Francisco
Jack London
Far East
Explosion Kills Two Aboard Kiel Vessel Guarding King
Two men died and a ship was set ablaze after a rocket explosion aboard a Kiel cruiser serving King Edward’s yacht Victoria and Albert during the monarchy’s Kiel visit. The fire was put out with limited damage.
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Kiel
King Edward
Populists' Presidential Choice Discussed in Springfield Report
The Nation quotes Thomas E. Watson of Georgia and Samuel Williams of Indiana as likely presidential and vice presidential candidates for the Populists. Chairman J. A. Parker arrives to verify convention plans are properly laid.
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Springfield
Ill
Thomas E. Watson
Georgia
Samuel Williams
Indiana
Presid
Nation
J. A. Parker
Torpedo Plant Burned at Cronstadt Arsenal
A fire in Cronstadt Russia damaged the torpedo shed and chemical laboratory at the arsenal. Twenty Whitehead torpedoes exploded but no one was killed after an alarm was raised.
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Cronstadt
Russia
Filipinos Honor McKinley at Tomb in Canton Ohio
Six members of the Filipino commission laid a wreath on President McKinley’s tomb in Canton Ohio. The group also visited Mrs. McKinley’s home during their stay.
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McKinley
Canton
President McKinley
Mrs. McKinley
Russian General Puts Bold Hope For Victory In Far East
Kuropatkin reports Russian forces outnumbered in many skirmishes yet confident of success in the wider war. Port Arthur fleet seen as less damaged than Tokyo claims while Vladivostok squadron hits Gensan and sinks two merchants. Japanese push near Liao Yang and Ta pass, with Russian losses cited. Civilian refugees dispute Russian fleet losses.
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St. P
Sburg
Kuropatkin
Far East
Port Arthur
Togo
June Oveo
Vladivostok
Gensan
Korea
Mo Tien Pass
Liao Yang
Fen Shuin
Senn Chen
Ta Pass
Sai Kho Toung
Sevastopol
Amur
Rebels Rout Uruguayan Forces After Battle in Tupambac
Dispatches report 700 killed in battle at Tupambac Buenos Ayres. Uruguayan government losses amount to 600 killed and 800 wounded with 100 rebels dead and 600 wounded. Rebels led by General Saragvia pursue government forces under General Benavaente.
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Buenos Ayres
Argentina
Tupambac
Saragvia
Benavaente
Storm Kills Nearly Two Thousand In Moscow Area
A deadly storm swept Moscow and nearby areas on Wednesday. In the city 45 people perished, with 150-plus elsewhere, while 13 injured in the city and 85 injured outside. Two neighboring villages were destroyed and rescue work continues.
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Moscow
Revolt Near in Colombia Over Panama Loss
In Bogota Colombia growing discontent with the government over Panama loss has reached dangerous proportions. Citizens express sharp dissatisfaction as unrest increases.
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Colombia
Bogota
Cabre
Panama
Minister Killed in Duel in Athens
Public instruction Minister M. Stais was killed in a duel with Hadji-Petros, a chamber of deputies member, in Athens. The fatal encounter ends the political confrontation between the two figures and authorities investigate the circumstances.
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Athens
Cabie
M. Stais
Hadji-Petros
Chamber of Deputies
Fragmentary debate lines on Solomon statue gift
The readable text shows a quarrel over gifting a statue of Solomon. It labels a despot, a man of blood, and a polygamist. The Chicago Tribune cites objections to the statue in this oblique fragment.
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Olomen
Solomen
Chicago Tribune
Olomon
A Straight Tip Dialogue On Society Manners
A brief overheard exchange shows Newrich admitting uncertainty in society life while Cobwigger counters with blunt advice about acting and public perception. The old man dismisses airs and urges adopting footman poise.
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Newrich
Alarming Furnace Silence Sparks Family War of Fire
A dramatic scene unfolds as an impetuous lover urges action while a beauty fears parental opposition to excess burning power. The dialogue hints at a heated domestic dispute over furnace ownership and control within a wealthy household.
Murderer Hanged at Michigan City Indiana
Ben Springs, described as a colored slayer of Jesse Case, was executed at Indiana State Prison in Michigan City at 12 09 a m Thursday. Springs killed his companion Case in Terre Haute three months earlier over jealousy. His wife had warned him that killing Case would also murder an innocent man. The crime occurred while she was ill with smallpox.
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Michigan City
Ind
Ben Springs
Jesse Case
Indiana
Springs
Case
Terre Haute
Kaiser Will Cross Some Day
Berlin Cable reports the Kaiser predicts a future ship passage across the Atlantic in two or three days. He says he will visit America when travel time shortens, though it is not yet available. He foresees a much faster journey in the near future.
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Kaiser
Berlin
Atlantic
America
United States
Sinking of Norge Knocks Out Danish Emigrant Voyage
The Norge, a 3318 ton iron steamer with 700 emigrants mainly Norwegians Swedes Finns, struck Rockall Reef off St Kilda in fog at 7 30 am. Only two lifeboats remained usable as crowds fought for space. A survivor said 75 likely lost while the ship sank after passengers and crew were unable to escape.
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Grimsby
England
Norge
Rockall Reef
St. Kilda
Copenhagen
New York
Reeckall Reef
Peter Neillson
Perry Heath Deposed As Kerns Aide And Press Manager
Perry S. Heath has been deposed as political manager for Senator Tomas B. Kerns and as manager of the Telegram and Tribune newspapers. He has left for Nova Scotia with an unclear return date.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Perry S. Heath
Tomas B. Kerns
the Telegram and Tribune
Nova Scotia
Anwhera Chiefs Threaten Hostage Kidnap Over Release
Tangier Cable reports the Anwhera tribe chiefs have written to the Sottan threatening to kidnap an American or Englishman unless certain tribal members are released in person. The note mirrors Raissli style as tensions rise.
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Tangier
Raissli
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Coal
Jos. H
Wilfrid
Signs of the Times
Ciet
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Elagakus
J. A. Dowie
Zion
Australia
Gen. Kuropatkin
North Sea
Perry Heath
Ra‘sull
Constantinia Cable
Turkey
Diisprovo
Ars Chicago
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