Chicago Cheek Reports Plan to Drain Indiana Gas Fields
The Record notes extensive steps to prevent gas shortages in Chicago. Chi neco and Indiana Natural Gas Co will build a large pumping station at Howell Corner Indiana and a new ten mile main into Chicago at total cost about 1 259 000. The plan aims to boost gas supply and strengthen ties with the Whio Natural Gas Co amid aging lines. A separate New Hope item mentions a King residence where a mysterious nighttime apparition appeared during construction, deterring occupancy.
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Chicago
Chienco and
Indiana Natural Gas Company
Howell Corner
Grant County
Indiana
Deo Feis
Gremntown
Fragmentary Nonsense Text From Old Paper
The readable parts mention a town and river bank with references to weather, time, and a likely historical site. Incomplete phrases hint at a construction or memorial erected by a person or group, but essential names, dates, and locations are missing, leaving only scattered fragments.
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Dridinapet
Sisa
Auburn Speech Provokes Public Fear and Crime Accusations
Report describes a violent incident in Auburn with a public address interrupted by authorities. It notes a criminal assault alleged, with warnings to authorities and heightened security amid parental fear and anger among residents.
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Jaecol Pheimes
Garr
Jans Sr
Evernin
Old River Wrestler Defeats Challenger Maiden
Richard Nash, a 75 year old man living along the Ohio river near Madison, accepts Maud Abbott's challenge to a two out of three wrestling match. An eager crowd watches as Nash begins with catch as catch can, unsure how the encounter will unfold.
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Richard Nash
Ohio River
Madison
Maud Abbott
Nash
They Never Can Understand Warsaw Deputies At Jail
Warsaw special Deputy Sheriffs Rip gce and Pulley stirred town when they drove to the jail with Mrs John Tene and her daughter Both women had shouted from the tops of their house for two years refusing to leave their property Several conditions were offered to allow them to stay but they refused all tax terms and did not listen to offers
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Warsaw
Ripgce
Pulley
John Tene
Rhato
Tralents Issued to Indiana Residents for Farm Tools
Odd assortment of notices lists Franz Dburger H M Williems and others from Port Wayne Columbus Terre Haute and Fort Wayne areas. Items include a milk cooler a fertilizer distributor a log tree inquiry and a water pump. Several names appear with short notes on intent and use of equipment.
Two Sensible Husbands and a Turmoil in Valloni
A garbled tale describes two women of Valloni exhausted by a drunken husband’s actions. The pair flee to Seymour, seeking hotel work. The narrative fragments hint at family disruption and potential misdeeds, but details remain unclear and the text is incomplete.
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Valloni
Seymour
Hetel
Seremedy An
Soldier Returns After Fifteen Years in Regular Army
Rhehmend Special: Calweth Addhman of Wittewater has returned after fifteen years in the regular army. He spent months stationed in the Philippines and took part in numerous engagements. He was wounded and received a discharge.
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Calweth Addhman
Wittewater
Rae Tee
Philippines
Fragmented state notes mix Civil War memory and gas price talk
The article blends scattered local items from a region around Crawfordsville and Richmond, mentioning burial of a Confederate veteran, gas price concerns with Richmond Natural Gas Company, injunctions over Boone County court house plans, interurban line consolidation talks, and various brief notices. It references people like Charities v. Henry in Anderson and local figures amid a collage of odd bits from early 20th century Indiana news.
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Thomas Jones
Streator
Sadie Padden
Cambridge Clis
Muncie
Boone County
Court House
Charities v
Assault on Reconnoitering Party Sparks Hourslong Battle
A Fourth Infantry battalion from Imus near Manila engaged rebels near Perez las Marinas after being attacked by apparently friendly natives. Five Americans were killed and about twenty-five wounded as heavy fighting continued for hours with reinforcements and artillery in action. Rebels suffered heavy losses while arms were recovered. The clash occurred over twenty miles from Manila.
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Manila
Imus
Wheaton
Perez Las Marinas
Paranaque
Bacoor
Las Minas
Ver
Oeweck
Details Of The Fight On The Road To Imus
The Herald reports a fierce engagement as American troops in a sunken road were assaulted on the left flank by insurgents. Surrounded and outnumbered, they fought back toward Imus with reinforcements halting a near annihilation, while natives attacked rear-ward houses and captured some foes.
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New York
The
Herald
Manik
Seeonmter
Robinsen
Pudd Conmanding
Dmoanb
Pere Las Muarigas
Imus
Las Mari
Tmurasi
Osurret
Treops
Pilipinas
Tescor
Otis 8s Official Report From The War Front
The War Department reports Allied forces near Cavite province advancing with four battalions toward Imus. Enemy forces scattered with twenty three wounded and retreating as U S troops pushed forward supported by Ninth Infantry units. The operation is described as bold and highly successful.
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Wiett
Cavite
Putantry
Newadi
Bent Latte
Cirestion
Eocetherna Ois
Imus
Pep Imp
Ninth Infantry
Cusas
Reinforcements for Otis arrive as Sherman sails
General Otis gains strong aid with the Sherman arriving to bolster forces. The Sixth Infantry sails for Negros to relieve Californians, while transport Indiana carries 134 discharged officers and soldiers with civilians to San Francisco via Nagasaki. Seventeen typhoid cases are reported en route and Colonel Kellogg remains at Honolulu ill.
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Washington
Oshis Cirled
War Department
Sherman
Edwin EL. Gavert
Irtex
Kellogg
Honolulu
Sixth Infantry
Hollo
Negros
Indiana
San Francisco
Nagasaki
Hancock
Nebraska
Pennsylvanis
Utah
United States
Colornado
Otis
Bates
Twenty-first Infantry
Honotum
Transport Grant Heads to Manila With Sixteenth Infantry
The transport Grant left San Francisco last month with the Sixteenth Infantry and is expected to arrive at Manila early next week. A battalion of the First California serves at Negros under officers at Iloilo, the district headquarters for that area of the Philippines.
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San Francisco
Manila
Negros
California
Iloilo
Philppines
Great Assassin Nation at Kennett Square special
At a Progressive Friends meeting William Lloyd Garrison condemned U S policy in the Philippines. He linked Aguinaldo to John Brown and argued imperial actions stain liberty, calling for defense of liberty and condemning hypocritical democracy in Spain's holdings.
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Kennett Square
William Lloyd Garrison
Philippines
Aguinaldo
Joh Brown
John Brown
Spain
Wheaton Advances in Rebel Territory Near Manila
A Manila cable dated June 2 reports Geneva Wheaton’s forces moving south of Manila capturing Perez Las Marinas, a deserted Spaniard era village with swamps around. Wheaton heads to Buena Vista where insurgents allegedly reestablished arsenals, requiring reconnaissance to gauge enemy positions and potential retreat towns reachable by wagon roads.
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Manila
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Geneva Wheaton
Perez Las Marinas
General Wheaton
Buena Visti
Imus
Arts Buena Vista
Las Marinas
Treacherous Mobilization Near Imus Reveals Insurgent Recovery
A fragmented report notes insurgents regrouping near Imus after defeats at Zapote bridge. The opposing force, now nearly the entire insurgent army in Cavite, presses American positions while terrain south of Imus complicates movement.
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Imus
Zapote Bridge
Wheaton
Cavite
Amus
Unlucky Drummers The Trusts Thrown Thousands Out
Testimony by P. E. Dowe, president of the Commercial Travelers' National League, before the Industrial Commission, claims trusts threaten communities. He cites mass layoffs at National Enameling and Stamping, American Tin-Plate, Continental Tobacco, Baking Powder Trusts, Union Bag and Paper, United States Rubber, and Standard Oil, with many salesmen discharged and salaries cut. He estimates a total affected by layoffs across several firms and notes a sharp reduction in in-house positions.
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Washington
Industrial Commission
New York
National Enameling and Stamping Company
American Tin-Plate Company
Continental Tobacco Company
Baking Powder Trust
Khan
Cleveland Baking Powder Company
Sis
Bicycle Trust
Chair Trust
Union Bag and Paper Company
eTheo
United States Rubber Company
Dsa
Sy Latin
Amtisapr Tin State Company
American Steelbomd Red Company
Standard Ol
War and political drama roils Transvaal frontier figures
Vivid dispatches describe Kruger era tensions as Pretoria shows rare concessions while the Transvaal president warns against further loss of independence. The trial of alleged former officials for high treason begins in Johannesburg after arrests on May 15, with Gen. Joubert vowing to drive the British out in a month if war comes.
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Pretoria
Kruger
Gol
Johannesburg
P. J. Joubert
Africa
England
Transvaal Republic
Price Increases Across Industries Amid Metal Costs
A historical market note reports widespread price jumps in metals and goods. Items such as tinware, brass goods, and rubber overshoes show notable gains, with several sectors like book papers and utensils signaling further rises. The umbrella trust is cited as failing four years earlier yet pushing prices before its decline, impacting retailers.
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American Tii Plate Company
Umbrella Trust
Fimo Eastener
Hole in the Wall Robbers Sighted Near Powder River
The Hole-in-the-Wall raiders, fleeing south from the Powder River region, are pursued by a large posse. Guards were stationed on Platte River bridges and riders sent toward Woolton as the trail grows through broken country. Eleven or twelve hours behind, the pursuing party reached Sullivan's sheep camp after the robbers stopped there for breakfast.
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Asper
Wea
Union Pacite
Hole-in-the-Wall
Wolton
Sullivan's Sheep Camp
Sullivan's Camp
McKinley Tour Through Massachusetts Holyoke Stop
President McKinley and Mrs. McKinley toured New England with a Sunday visit to Holyoke Massachusetts. The President attended church services twice and crowds filled the streets while demonstrations welcomed the distinguished visitors.
Denounced in pulpit calls for Atlanta mayor impeachment
In a sensational sermon at the Baptist Tabernacle Dr L G Broughton urged the Atlanta City Council to impeach Mayor James G Woodward labeling him a confessed gambler a sot and a disgrace to the city. He warned he would take steps himself if council failed to act.
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Atlanta
L. G. Broughton
The
Baptist Tabernacle
James G. Woodward
Broughton
Proughton
Washington
Federal
Indiana postoffices see class upgrades and salary hikes
The annual readjustment of Indiana post offices based on fiscal year receipts shows Richmond rising to first class while Bedford Franklin Greenfield Greensburg Hartford City Kendallville Martinsville and Newcastle move from third to second class. Salaries rise by 100 at many offices, with larger increases for given offices and two offices noting decreases. Overall, the report highlights notable gains, including Martinsville and Tremmond with substantial raises, and calls the showing remarkable and nationwide in scope.
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Washington
Indiana
Richmond
Bedford
Franklin
Greenfield
Greensburg
Hartford City
Kendallville
Martinsville
Newccastle
Albany
Attica
Butler
Decatur
Auburn
Bloomfield
Bremen
Cambridge City
Columbia City
Corydon
Fowler
Gas City
Aurora
Brookville
Clay City
Crown
Huntingburg
Jasper
Wentland
Lafayette
Liberty
Logansport
Middletown
Mar
Die New Harmony
Notre Dame
Remington
Rushville
Thorntown
Winchester
Bourbon
Clinton
Converse
Edinburg
Alexandria
Bluffton
Connersville
Jonesboro
Ladoga
Newcastle
Sheridan
Williamsport
South Whiteley
Upland
Trammond
Lawrenceburg
Geneva
Dramatic Charge Against Southern Race Policy by Colored Orator
Boston speaker Joseph W. Plenderson of Providence founder of the American Protective League declares that Southern outrages against colored people are the result of blue-vein aristocracy and forced miscegenation driven by race hostility. He condemns Governor Northen and questions lynching as a remedy while recounting racial harms and legal injustice in the South.
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Boston
Joseph W. Plenderson
Providence
American Protective League
Spark Street
Northen
Georgia
Mr. Hepherson
South
Indiana Vote Rights Case Dismissed After State Gain
Attorney General Taylor moved to dismiss the suit by the State of Indiana ex rel Cashman against Grant county commissioners. The case tested inmates at the soldiers home near Marion and voting rights. Brought in May 1898, Congress granted states control over voting for home residents on July 7, and Indiana accepted on February 7, ending the dispute.
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Taylor
Indiana
Cashman
Grant County
the &Adiers
Marion
Congress
Bloody affair at Sunnyside mine sparks six wounded
Evansville dispatch reports an attack at the Sunnyside mine where thirty imported Black workers from Kentucky were delivering at 1:50 a m. unknown shooters from nearby hid in bushes and opened fire. Six men wounded, including James Moore and Henry Smith. Police rescue squad deployed as chaos continued.
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Sunnyside Mines
Evansville
Indianapolis Journal
Sunnyside
Kentucky
Havana officers survive stray rifle shot joke on road
In Cuba near Havana on a rural road Maj Kane and Capt Stafford rode with Col Black and a chief surgeon. A rifle fired over their heads as a lone cabin appeared from brush. The incident, treated as a joke by the officers, could have provoked Cuban gunfire if they had been exposed.
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Havana
Col Black
Majo Kane
Generab Tee
Captain Stafford
Seventh Cavalry
Playa de Morianoa
Kane
Apecia Stafford
Black
Ghifelkury
Unexpected Verdict in Murder Case at Coup Ward Court
In Memphis Tennessee a white man Greensberry Redditt was convicted by a all white jury of murder in the second degree for killing Meaggie Hobbs a Black woman. Redditt sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary after defense claimed Hobbs advanced on him with a crick in hand. Attorney General M R Patterson led the prosecution.
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Northen
Micmphis
Wiench
Roche
Yepress
Greensberry Redditt
Meaggie Hobbs
Redditt
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State News
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Reville
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Pip Grodgie
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Omre Damas
Uet
Great Assassin Nation
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Westerdiay
Cuscars
P. E Dowe
Commercial Traveler's League
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Transvaal
McKinley
Massachusetts
Dr. Broughton Cal
Woodward
Indiana Postoffices
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