Indiana oil gas and coal resources report released
The twenty fourth annual Indiana geology and natural resources report by State Geologist Blatchley highlights Indiana’s natural resources with coal petroleum natural gas and stone valued at billions. It notes state production ranks and regional fields across Adams Grant Miami and Marion counties with extensive mentions of wells fields and mineral resources.
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Indiana Department of Geology and Natural Resources
W. Gs. Blatchley
Indiana
Union
Adams
Jaw
Barkfort Wells
Grant
Hne
Marion
Avorages
Trenton
Peru
Miami County
Ked Jers Station
Wathast
Afexen Orit
Madison
Petersburg
Boxers Kill In Clash Amid Turmoil In Teeden June Sixty Two
A battered report describes a violent encounter in Teeden June 62 where boxers attacked, killing several, including foreigners. The piece notes British forces and local fighters clashing, with casualties and dispersed survivors amid ongoing unrest and reprisals.
British Victories and Boer War Dispatches Chronicle June Actions
Reports detail Boer losses at Roodeval with 260 killed, 7 taken prisoner, and stores captured. General De Wet claims 3 90 suits and 1,000 British casualties, while Louis Botha and Delary are rumored offered arms deals. Buller unable to proceed due to cavalry and water shortages amid renewed fighting.
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Baer Pieters
Diedyerse Pett
Braphis
Tm Brosh Poe
Bitloara
Gmeray
Seb
Tach
Kroorstad
Borr
Nruger
Machaehatorp
Steenkamp
Franeman
Dupley
Fourle
Nel
Roodeval
de Wet
Rooleval
Transvaal War Office
General de Wet
Lord Methuen
General de Wett
Daily Express
Machadodorp
Lourenzo Marques
Kruger
Louis Botha
Delary
Steyn
Middlesburg
Buller
The St Louis Strike Report
A chaotic account of the St Louis strike era detailing street clashes and worker demonstrations. Women and workers confront police and business guards amid disrupted city life.
Boer retreat partly successful in open frontier clash
Report notes that the Boers likely withdrew before the advance, with few dead or wounded found. The text suggests most Boer forces pulled back prior to the main confrontation, leaving limited casualties.
Confidence in Neely and Estes in Havana Cable Scandals
The auditor's department disallowed 15.00 in vouchers with four double paid bills mainly at Munele Indiana. Fidelity Company faces bond liability linked to Mr Rathbone as Miller and Rathbone hold talks amid a growing public dispute. Authorities blame the Fidelity Company while Rathbone's supporters claim he was misled by Nee Ty.
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Havana
Estes
Rathbone
Munele
Ind
Fidelity Company
Miller
Hrathtorne
Neety
Nee Ty
Destroyed $43,000 in Government Bonds by Bender
Cincinnati special reports W D Bender a miner and speculator who died in College Hill Sanitarium destroyed $43 000 in government bonds before relatives intervened His sister Ella Giffen and guardian William Goodall Jr were involved A search found unregistered bonds and a remaining $13 0 in bonds untouched but the bulk was consumed by fire
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Cincinnati
W. D. Bender
College Hill
Bender
Ella Giffen
California
Case
William Goodall, Jr
New Indian Tension in Walker Minnesota Sparked by Liquor
A Walker resident recounts renewed trouble on the Leech Lake Reservation linked to liquor thefts and armed Indians. He describes a plan for violence against whites and notes Seventh Cavalry officers mobilizing, with warnings that only a generalized soldiers’ force can secure safe passage and prevent further attacks.
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St. Paul Minn
Leech Lake
Walker
Atwer House
Day Pear Jonnes
Saginaw
Sauaw Peint
Vindavo
Merperf
Indico
Four Die in West Newiteddale House Fire Murders
In West Newiteddale a house fire ended in four deaths including Chore Wo Goodwin his mother Mrs. Bisie RR Plerne Scott Godwin and a hired man Feed Bertsch. The bodies showed signs of foul play and a farm hand Chamypien is suspected after Goodwin sold a piece of wool worth $2.30 recently.
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West Newiteddale
Mion
Dros Bene
Goodwin
Bisie RR
Plerne
Scott Godwin
Bertsch
Evangelist killed in Carmel Indiana
Traveling evangelist Cy tlone Johnson was shot and killed Friday evening in Carmel Indiana by an unknown man amid rising local hostility toward his tent meetings. The episode followed earlier confrontations and a prior confrontation with a local youth. Carey was shot at a stable and died instantly as the town reeled from the fatal shooting.
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Carmel Ind
Cytlone Johnson
Johnson
Carmel
Jobrmeon
Johnnson
Tedinson
John
Frank Carey
Jeffries
Jetson
Carey
Kiv Grengel
Jobmeon
Senators Fight Over Vice Presidential Nomination Clash
Lawmakers from Nebraska North Carolina and South Dakota clashed in the Senate cloak room over an alleged breach of an agreement not to nominate at the Stroux Paris Populist convention for vice president. Pettigrew and Butler were accused of breaking the pact and aiding Charles A. Towne’s nomination, prompting Pettigrew to denounce a traitor and a near-fight to erupt before friends intervened.
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Congress
Aten
Nebeeeka
Bute
North Carolna
Stroux
Pettgrew
South Dakota
Butler
Allen
Pettigrew
Towne
Disaster at Roodeval cripples Derbyshire regiment line
London reports that on June 7 at Roodeval the Boers cut Lord Roberts line of communication. The Fourth battalion Derbyshire regiment suffered heavy losses with all but six enlisted men killed or captured. Two officers and fifteen men were killed. five officers and seventy two men wounded. The wounded include Colonel Wilkinson and Lieutenant Blanchard. Officers killed were Lieutenant Colonel Baird Douglas and Lieutenant Hawley. The Boers returned the wounded to the British.
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London
Frederick Forestler-Walker
South Africa
Roodeval
Lord Roberts
Derbyshire Regiment
Baird Douglas
Hawley
Wilkinson
Blanchard
Canadian Infantry
European Demands Spark Global Steel Contracts
The Federal Steel Company in New York is shipping rails for the trans Siberian line and pursuing about 15 million dollars in Russia related contracts. Engineer Kajfevnikoff visits to buy rails and equipment for the trans Albenian railroad while Britain may issue large steel bids for the Cairo to Cape railway. John W Gates faces Europe trip seeking American Steel and Wire Company contracts.
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New York
Federal Steel Company
Russia
Inief
Kajfevnikoff
Trans- Albenian
Cecil Rhodes
John W. Gates
Europe
American Steel and Wire Company
London
Wall Street Steel
Frightful Wreck at Oakland Beach Electric Road
A noon Sunday head on collision on the Oakland Beach electric road in Providence results in four deaths and twenty six injuries. Two cars meet on a sharp curve with one telescoping into the other, causing severe damage and multiple critical casualties.
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Providence
R. I
Special
Oakland Beach
Ofth
Belle Boyd Confederate Spy Dies in Kilbourne
Belle Boyd, famed Confederate spy, dies suddenly of heart disease in Kilbourne Wisconsin. The obituary notes she had been slated to lecture here Monday.
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Belle Boyd
Kilbourne
Wis
A Haunted Church Near Corydon Draws Local Speculation
A Harrison County church near Corydon lies abandoned as nightly door tampering and open locks puzzle residents. The elusive mystery deters attendance. locals suspect unseen intruders and refuse to attend when services occur. Governor Morton’s carriage, gifted by Mrs. O P Morton, now rests at the State Soldiers Home along with two brass guns and carriages once used in service.
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New Albany
Harrison County
Corydon
Indianapols Journal
Jeffersonville Jury Rules for Defendant in Dog Bite Suit
In Floyd county court Saturday the jury returned a verdict for the defendant in the suit of R H Timmonds vs Walter Twoomey. Timmonds sought 1000 damages for a dog bite last August. The case moved from Clark Circuit Court after a deadlock and venue change. Court costs exceed 800, to be paid by the plaintiff alongside his lawyer bills. Attorneys for Twoomey are noted as highly capable.
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Jeffersonville
Floy County
R. H. Timmonds
Walter Twoomey
Timmon
Havig
Twoomey
Timmonds
Clark
Floyd County
Obituary: Dr J D Ketchem of Bedford Dies at 35
Dr J D Ketchem longtime Lawrence county physician dies of smallpox at his home east of Bedford after ten days illness. Native of Monroe county he was 35 and active in local Republican politics serving as Tunnelton postmaster and county central committee member.
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Bedford
J. D. Ketchem
Lawrence County
Monroe County
Netchem
Ketchem
Republican Party
Tunnelton
Man Struck by Train at Davidson and Ohio Streets
James Clark, an inmate of the insane asylum with a history of violence after drinking, was struck by a Monon train Tuesday morning. He stood on the track and allowed the locomotive to hit him. both legs broke, right thumb broken and dislocated, scalp wound, but doctors expect recovery. Ambu lance and bicycle police arrived. he was to be taken to the hospital.
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James Clark
Monon
Davidson
Ohio Streets
Insane Asylum
Indianapolis Sun
Man and Wife in Muncie Quarrel Over Dog Tax
In Muncie a dispute over a dog tax led to a confrontation between White and his wife. White kicked the dog from the house three times. Mrs. White retrieved it twice. After locking his wife out, she reentered with the dog and police intervened. White faces prosecution for failing to pay the dog tax.
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Muncie
White
Minister and Wife Fatally Injured in Runaway
Evermont Nash a Seventh day Adventist minister and his wife of Leisure seven miles northeast of town were badly injured in a runaway returning from a baptism. Nash suffered a dislocated shoulder and internal injuries while Mrs. Nash's skull was crushed and she died from internal injuries. The couple settled near West Liberty in 1890s and were prominent in the county.
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Hart
Evermont Nash
Accidently shot in woods during herb gathering
Laurel special reports a young man named J. N. Ralaton living nearby was accidentally shot Monday afternoon while gathering herbs in the woods. The incident occurred near the town and prompt medical aid was sought.
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Laurel
J. N. Ralaton
Death by self infliction shocks New Castle area
Saturday morning W W Southard of Kennard died by hanging. Monday warrants issued for a Knights town attorney, a constable, and two Raysville women on charges of blackmail linked to alleged claims of criminal intimacy and threats to press paternity actions to extort money or property, a sequel believed to shed light on his death.
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New Castle
W. W. Southard
Kennard
Knightstown
Raysville
Southard
Fancher Beneficiaries Inherit After California Death Notice
Mishawaka special reports Jonathan W Fancher, a California farmer, inherits 150000 dollars from his brother who had been missing for years in Mercedes. Each of Jonathan's four children also receives 20000 dollars. The death notification arrived Sunday.
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Mishawaka
Jonathan W. Fancher
Mercedes
Cal
Jonathan
Fancher
Washington youth drowns after wager jump at Evansville excursion
Evansville crowd watched as Ross Fulk of Washington Indiana tried to jump from a barge to the wharfboat for a small wager. He failed to make the crossing and drowned during the afternoon river excursion with his parents present.
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Evansville
Ross Fulk
Washington
Ind
Fulk
Determined death by own action in Seymour boarding house
Worth Holmes aged M0 was found in his room by his daughter Monday afternoon with a pillow over his face. A letter stated he intended to kill himself. He had taken ten grains morphine and saturated the pillow with chloroform and died at 9 o clock Monday night. Domestic troubles led to the crime.
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Seymour Special
Worth Holmes
School picnic rescue near White River ends with commendations
Mrs Ida F Frazier nearly drowned when she tried to ford the high White River during a school picnic. Two 10 year old boys jumped in, retrieved her body, and brought her ashore. A crowd of teachers and children gathered as she was carried home to recover. The boys were cheered for heroism.
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Muncle
Ida F. Frazier
White River
Suit filed against Indianapolis Oil seeks 5000 damage
An amended complaint filed Tuesday names Indianapolis Oil Company and The Standard Oil Company as defendants in a case seeking 5000 for waste of gas. The judge orders the matter pushed to a quick conclusion. Similar suits may follow in other counties where gas waste occurred.
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Anderson
Indianapolis Oil Company
Standard Oil Company
J. F. McClure
Circuit Court
Arrest of Andrews Treasurer for Old Defalcation
Wabash special: Lesser Long, former town treasurer of Andrews, was arrested on defalcation charges. Bond set at $1,000 and furnished. Long, who served eight years ago, misused $3,000 from the treasury set aside to redeem bonds, concealing the fraud as interest was paid. He will be tried at the September term of circuit court.
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Wabash Special
Lesser Long
Andrews
Long
Ctreuit
A Preacher Silenced Based On Adultery Trial
Rev. J. C. Little, pastor of Rossville Baptist Church, was silenced and dismissed from the ministry after Tuesday's trial on a charge of adultery. Rev. T. M. Huckleberry of Logansport served as moderator as thirty five preachers attended.
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J. C. Little
Rossville Baptist Church
T. M. Huckleberry
Logansport
MacArthur Faces Secret Philippine Threat and Guerrilla War
Manila June 10 General MacArthur says fighting a hidden organization that acts like a government in Luzon is more difficult than facing a formal army. He notes a junta in Manila and ties to the Katipunan society, with guerrilla activity shocking municipal elections and broad unrest across the Visayas and Camarines, Nueva Caceres and Albay.
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Manila
MacArthur
Young
Tinto
Aguinaldo
Benguet
Luzon
Islands
Katipunam Society
Revolutionary Organization
Dagupan
Philippines
Cuba
Bicyclist’s Bold Ride Across Narrow Viaduct
Henry Wesson and Elbridge Hart, two New York tourists, rode the Erie viaduct at Lanesboro across a twelve inch stone coping two hundred eighty four feet above ground. The stunt happened during a Buffalo to New York trip and drew a breathless crowd. Both riders survived unharmed and refused to repeat the feat. The piece notes rail safety and a separate report on a Russian loan on Wall Street of about five hundred million dollars.
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Binghampton
N. Y
Henry Wesson
Elbridge Hart
New York
Erie
Lanesboro
Wesson
Hart
Buffalo
Great Steel Company
Wall Street
Japanese Official SLAIN in Peking by Empress Guards
The Japanese chancellor Sugiyama Akira was murdered near Maingate station by Tung Fuh Stang soldiers while on official duty. Foreign forces are expected as Peking remains insecure and foreign property is at risk due to alleged treachery by the Chinese government.
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London
the Times
Peking
Sugiyama Akira
Tung Fuh Stang
Maingate
Terre Haute healer noted as colored divine
A Terre Haute report highlights a colored divine healer in the city. The piece notes local belief in spiritual cures and references community impact without detailing names or specific events.
Prominent Chicago Merchant Ends Life by Carbolic Acid
John D. Weber once a leading Chicago financier died by his own hand Monday drinking carbolic acid. His fortune declined after the 1871 fire and 1873 panic. his recent deafness and blindness worsened his despondency. He leaves a married daughter in St Louis and another in Washington. He was 77 years old.
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Chicago
John D. Weber
Weber
St Louis
Washkington
Congressional Session Ends After Naval Bill Gridlock
The House and Senate clashed over the naval appropriation bill and ocean surveys in a day of stalled adjournment. Conferees failed to agree, with heated exchanges and party accusations, before the House concurred with Senate amendments and set final adjournment for 5 p m on June 7.
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House
Cannon
Todd
Navy
Senate
Congress
Fenrose
Grosvenor
Sulzer
Payne
Aes
Hale
Resolution to spread sunshine and steady faithful acts
A speech in Atlanta calling for everyday kindness and renewed duty. The speaker urges fellow members to support and enact resolutions promoting love, helpful conduct, and neighborly clasp, then vote "J" and walk by the resolution daily.
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D. G. Bickers
Atlanta Constitution
What Boers Want in Grand Rapids
Boer leader Wolmarans spoke Dutch to Hollanders in Grand Rapids while Montagu White and Sybrant Wesselins addressed in English. He urged the U S not to enter the war on Boer behalf and said a word from the people could halt the conflict, claiming popular support though not from the wealthy class.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Wolmarans
Montagu White
Sybrant Wesselins
Englsh
United States
Mr. Wolmarans
Boy 13 Dies After Skull Expansion In Toledo
James McNeely of Avondale died after a long illness from skull enlargement. At autopsy doctors found a hollow brain and five and a half quarts of crystal clear fluid inside a skull barely a sixteenth of an inch thick. McNeely was unusually bright for his age.
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Toledo
James McNeely
Avondale
McNeely
Bloodied Sunday Stoke Streetcar Strike Violence in St Louis
A streetcar strike in St Louis turned deadly on Sunday with rioting across the city. Four people were killed and five seriously wounded in ongoing clashes throughout the day.
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St. Louis
A Pound of Coal Its Hidden Power and History
A Cassier's Magazine excerpt extols coal energy, comparing one pound to 236 horsepower and equal to vast manual labor. It imagines Pharaohs, porters, spinners, and sawyers, noting one pound powering three thousand spinners and driving modern circular saws far beyond manual capacity.
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Cassier
Knightly Wound Tale From a Chicago Strike Riot
A romantic girl presses Colonel for a scar story and he recalls getting wounded as an innocent bystander during a Chicago strike riot when a brick struck him. The exchange contrasts sabre valor with the invisibility of a bullet.
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Chicago
Chicago Times- Herald
A Musical Collision in Greene Dance Hall
An elderly fiddler, praised for perfect timing, plays from 8 to 12 at a Greene dance, with a preference for The Girl I Left Behind Me. Dancers plead for Speed the Pough next, but he declines, citing there’s nothing left to offer.
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Greene
Teher
Lewiston Brigade
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