Crimes and Casualties in Indiana Report Across Counties
The Indiana roundup lists arson attempts, train crashes, drownings, drownings, and accidents. Notable items include a merchants hotel arson attempt in Franklin, a train collision in Sheridan, and multiple fatal or serious injuries from cattle, runaway wagons, and farm accidents. Names and places span Richmond, Madison, Huntington, Evansville, Terre Haute, and Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riechisvnd
Merchants
Franklin
Madison County
Huntington
David Smith
Union City
Carey Hackney
Wartford City
Sheridan
Alfred Piaff
Richmond Park
Howard Henderson
North Salem
David C. Graham
Terre Haute
Jacob Williams
S. W. Taylor
Sturgis
Evansville
Roy Tallis
Findlay
Lake Erie & Western
Worthind
Rank McQuiddy
John McQuiddy
New Albans
Nowazon
Whisky murder shocks Paoli as man dies after street brawl
In Paoli a man, William D. Johnson, dies after a liquor fueled assault by Harry Wells. Wells struck Johnson in the temple during a street quarrel and fled as authorities sought him. Wells is sought by Sheriff Speer. father Hiram E. Wells is a leading local merchant and capitalist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paoli
William d. Johnson
Harry Wells
Hiram E. Wells
French Lick
Johnson
Young Wells
Wells
Speer
Overals
Indiana
Burr Maps Page Commission Hearing In Venezuela Dispute
Professor Burr the map expert returned from abroad and testified before the Venezuelan Commission for three hours. He presented Dutch archive maps and documents bearing on the British claim of succession to Dutch rights. The commission adjourned to November 10 for Burr to submit a written report following today’s oral summary.
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Washington
Burr
Holand
Great Britain
Venezuela
Weyler ready to lead troops if needed in Cuba
General Weyler told Havana reporters he sees excellent prospects for Spanish victory in Pinar del Rio. He said he could direct all forces remotely from Havana and would not hesitate to take the field if the situation required, though no final decision has been made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
Havana
Weyler
Pinar del Rio
General Weyler
Explosion Bursts in Wilkes-Barre Coal Miness
A gas explosion rocks the South Wilkesbarre shaft of the Lehigh and Wilkes Barre Coal Company. Six men severely burned, likely to die, as rescuers cannot enter due to dense smoke. The mine, highly gaseous, shook surface for miles.
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Wilkesbarre
South
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre
New York
Dear Bread in London Forecasts Famine Pressure
The price of bread rose a half penny in London as famine stress spreads to poorer districts. A Simla dispatch reports India's famine outlook growing sterner with little rain expected in the Punjab and central provinces. Prices rise at Bombay, imports of foreign grain rise, and relief works face starvation alongside irrigation projects. The government will publish a final distress forecast in December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Simla
India
Bombay
Punjab
Central India
Rapalana
Bismarck Press Case Dropped Over State Secrets Fear
Berlin dispatch says Germany will not prosecute Prince Bismarck’s Hamburger Nachrichten for state secrets to avoid harming foreign policy. If Bismarck reveals his resignation circumstances, the government may act as it did with Count Von Arnim. Joseph W Hamburger of Harlem New York, 57, a Columbia Club member, killed himself with carbolic acid. He was reportedly worth 500000 dollars.
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Berlin
Prince Bismarck
Hamburger Nachrichten
Germany
Ihis
Bismarck
Count von Arnim
Joseph W. Hamburger
Hariem
N. Y
Mr. Hamburger
Columbia Club
New York City
British admiralty denies rise in American waters
A condensed dispatch list reports British admiralty officers denying any increase in British strength off American shores. Other items note a Pa. pastor asking his congregation to cut his salary. two Chinese lepers at large in New York. a killer killed resisting arrest in Tennessee. a Kentucky murder suspect shot. a fatal shooting in Richmond over a daughter’s attention. Detroit to Cleveland steam service planned. a New York marriage halted when siblings discovered. Stuyvesant decks and elevator despoiled. a Montana murder-suicide. Gen. Torrence critically ill with Bright’s disease. Ohio State refuses to reinstate a football captain. New York to Rio steamship line planned. veteran pilot Clemons slain at Mobile Bay.
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L. W. Eckert
Easton
North Brothers’ Island
New York
Union County
Tenn
Andrew Polley
Charles James
Tacob Garrison
Richmond
James
Garrison
Detroit and Cleveland Steam Navigation Company
Detroit
Cleveland
Joseph Allen
Maud Harvey
New Yorks
Illinois Central
New Orleans
Butte
Mont
James Kelly
Jessie Hill
Joseph T. Torrence
Chicago
Bright
Ohio State University
E. P. French
Rio Janeiro
Brazil Mail
Joseph U.S. Clemnona
United States
Mobile Bay
Alabama
Miami
Mobile
Storms and Floods Hit Southern France and Plague Report
Heavy storms and floods sweep southern France. Fifteen plague cases reported at Winch on Formosa. Rumor says Russia may cut the Turkish indemnity payment from one million to five hundred thousand roubles amid Turkey’s financial troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Winch
Formosa
Russia
Turkey
Madison County Feud Brings Violent Attack on James Blue
An Anderson special reports James Blue, an elderly resident, was assaulted by the Lamson gang in a long standing feud linked to Scatterfield white caps. He was dragged to the road, throat severed from ear to ear, and cut in many places but may survive. The gang remains at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
James Blue
Lamson Gang
Scatterfield White Caps
Russia May Lose Her Gold
A London Times Berlin correspondent reports Russia plans to postpone a currency reform to introduce a gold coinage matching silver and paper rouble values. The Finance Ministry seeks to buy bullion and foreign gold as coinage arrives. officials are paid in gold and silver, while the public must accept metal. Opponents warn of devaluation and possible gold outflow. Also, Captain Marriott of the Norfolk Regiment is said to be held by brigands near Smyrna for a 50 000 ransom.
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Russia
London Times
Berlin
St. Petersburg
State Council
Ministry of Finance
France
Birmingham
Smyrna
Marriott
Norfolk Regiment
MarketsReport: November Prices Across Livestock and Poultry
Prices paid by shippers across regions for hogs, cattle, poultry, and grain. Entries include hay timothy oats and corn values, hogs at 3.35 to 3.55, cows and heifers, milkers, and various poultry prices in New York Baltimore and St Louis markets.
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Baltimore
St. Louis
Miscellaneities of distant items headline quaintly
A collage of curiosities from around the world: Denmark grants pensions to elderly citizens. the Duke of Westminster funds a secretary with five thousand dollars yearly. Reports note a Muskegon girl with silvery gold hair. two Maine youths race bicycles for a chance at a fair damsel. Florence, Missouri records a drunken-marriage joke, and a Los Angeles worker narrowly escapes a 40 foot fall. Paris thieves target a crocodile. ancient Egypt sandals marked rank. A Paris bread slicer injures herself reacting to a movement, while English churchmen enjoy coasting on bicycles. Australia tests balloon vulnerability with a 4265 foot target shot from 4400 yards. Milwaukee hosts a National Prison Association talk on homicide trends. Britain employs 1300+ woman clerks in post offices headed by London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denmark
Duke of Westminster
Grosvenor House
Muskegon
Mich
Biddeford
Old Orchard
Florence
Los Angeles
Cal
Jardin Des Plantes
Paris
Ripon
England
Boyd Carpenter
Australia
National Prison Association
Milwaukee
Post Office
Great Britain
London
Practical Household Hints for Food and Furniture Care
Tips describe removing fruit grit with a clean basket and cold water, lamb's wool batting for warm light bedding, and marrow bone on toast as a tonic. Also includes pear and ginger preserve as a dessert and oak furniture care with linseed oil alk anet beeswax and turpentine for lasting color and luster.
The Moth Killed the Cape in Steaming Care
A woman stored a mink cape with moth balls last winter and found moths upon inspection. She steamed the cape for two hours hoping to salvage it. The furrier believes a tiny collarette might be made from the remains, as the steaming killed the moths.
Complete Nervous Prostration Cured by Pink Pills
A Indianapolis area case details Pearl Hosier's collapse into nervous prostration by age 15, prior doctors failing, then rapid improvement after taking Dr Williams Pink Pills. The ad-type narrative touts pills as nerve and blood builders for women and general fatigue, with purchasing options and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Neves
Indianapolis
Ind
Williams
Miss Pearl Hosier
Michael Crull
Richmond
Miss Pearl
Miss Iosier
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company
Schenectady
N. Y
Sheffield furnaces turn out 200 tons of iron daily
A historical jumble of ads and notes includes furnaces at Sheffield Alabama producing about two hundred tons of iron per day, followed by various patent medicine claims and travel notes. It features No-To-Bac tobacco cure claims, Piso’s Cure for Consumption testimonials, Hall’s Catarrh Cure promotions, Cascarets laxative ads, and a weathered mention of the Thames and Cape Horn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
Ala
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Traux
O. Wakelng
Kinnsn & Marvin
O. Hall
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John Gipe
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St. Joseph County
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Elkhart
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Ohio
William Shields
Charles Shaw
Shields
Philip Fisher
Memphis
Joseph Miller
Riverside
Wabash
Weat Muncie
Leader Glass Works
George Lenon
E. M. Smith
Richard Sedgewick
New Castle
C. W. Guyer
Clothier
R. V D. Goodwin
Henry Routseng
Robert J. Tolbert
Fillack
Tolbert
Eliza McNeeles
Scottsburg
Leander Hendricks
Janet
Albert Idler
Wim. Kooneman
Carroll County
Insane Asylum
State Normal School
B.W. Wilson
Liberia
Grant County
America
Taylor University
Upland
Mrr
Wilson
John Hays
Carbon
Brazil
Hays
Arch
Sel Burnett
Samuel Crow
Twenty-second
Indiana Infantry
State Senate
Cabobel Crow
C. Arrick
Mary E. Ballard
A. T. Bemis
J. W. Crandall
Jeffersonville
J. Imler
Kendallville
F. A. Mudler
W.S. Phelps
H. Price
J. W. Meyer
G. C. Pyle
A. C. Seifert
A. Rourke
F. J. Wilkins
Valparaiso
Howard
Flarry Wells
THE
Venezuelan Commission
Haus
Gen. Weyler
Tadbhang Polis
Guain
Hay
Wrrat
Chuive Timothy
Carrie
Sorrey
Potomac
Wm. B. McClellan
Chester, Florida
Thames
Cape Horn
Maine
Glenn
Ireland
D. H. Rohrabaugh
Osceola
Kay
California Fig Syrup Co
sOo
Loomis & Nyman
Tiffin
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