Marriage and divorce turmoil shocks Terre Haute and region
Reports from Terre Haute detail a dramatic sequence as Thomas Rhoads seeks a marriage license amid a divorce suit. Courts deny licenses when costs aren’t paid, and a second marriage is attempted after covering prior costs. Nearby stories recount blueprints of family disputes, kidnap rumor in Clinton county, and a bridge accident near Coal Bluff with two girls escaping unharmed.
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Terre Haute
Thomas Rhoads
Atoores
Gas Belt Manufacturers Move to Fund Four Additional Deputies
At a large meeting in Gas Belt City twenty prominent factory owners and officials backed raising a fund to hire four extra deputies for detecting and stopping natural gas waste. The plan aims to curb wastage, with Leach the Gas Supervisor leading enforcement efforts.
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Anderson
Leach
Girls Escape Narrowly From Precarious Incident
Maude O'Dell and Fan ny Walelde escaped harm after a sudden event near the Big Peer. Authorities investigated a near collision or dangerous situation that prompted their quick exit.
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Maude O'Dell
Fanny Walelde
Shelbyville Jury Finds Myra Frees Guilty of Second Degree Murder
The jury found Myra Frees guilty of murder in the second degree for the July 25 killing of William Greg at the Red Mills. Her punishment was life imprisonment. The defense claimed insanity and she testified she was assaulted six weeks before the crime.
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Shelbyville
Myra Frees
William Greg
Red Mills
Reunion Between Former Master and Slave Surprises General
An event in Kekomo featured Gen. J. De Gordon visiting for a lecture. He was greeted by John Russell, once a slave on Gordon’s Georgia plantation. The two men, once boys in Beouth, aged about the same, reunited after forty years. Russell anticipated the general’s arrival, while Gordon was unaware of the greeting.
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J. de Gordon
John Russel
Gordon Plantation
Georgia
Beouth
Hussell
Suit Filed Over Alienation of Spouse Near Windfall
Ellis D. Brown ing sues Liege Perry auditor of the county alleging damages for alienating the affections of his eighteen year old wife. Perry calls the case blackmail and says he will fight it to the end.
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Ellis D. Browning
Windfall
Liege Perry
Maude Johnson Found Dead At East Tenth Street Sanatorium
Indianapolis story reports Maude Johnson a young woman of prepossessing appearance killed herself by drowning in a cistern at Jor Sterne's sanitorium on East Tenth street. She was found at about 7 o'clock by attendants after being missing from her room.
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Indianapolis
Maude Johnson
Jor. Sterne
East Tenth Street
Jan
Strike Over At Public School After Pay Dispute
Professor Oscar H. Will helms the high-grade department with Misa Estella Schrader as assistant. Last term salaries: 1.50 and 2.2 per day. Will sought 32c more, assistant 3c more. board refused. Both teachers quit, students sent home. Strike ended Wednesday with pay restored to prestrike levels.
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Oscar H. Willhelms
Public Schools
Misa Estella Schrader
Willam
Valparaiso Man Arrested for Bigamy Then Transferred
Valparaiso Andrew Knobie traveling salesman was arrested here and transferred to Chicago accused of bigamy. A recapitulation shows oil companies paying out 250000 a month in wages. West Lebanon farmer killed by horse trampling. Geneva: four civil actions against former treasurer to recover 2009 shortage. Marion capitalists plan hot water plant as gas proves unreliable. Lafayette organ stolen during Woman’s Christian Home move. Washington grav el roads contracted in Deviess county with petition for ematratem OF SfiogPettiLbene.
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Valparaiso
Andrew Knobie
Chicago
Montpelier
Geneva
George W. Hamma
Extown
Tafayette
Woman's Christian Home
Marion
West Lebanon
William F. Miller
Washington
Deviess County
SfiogPettiLbene
Fraud suspect admits plan to mill companion in Indiana
Newell C. Rathbun confessed to police he plotted to defraud an insurance firm by faking a corpse shipment to Little Rock as his own body. He identified Charles Goodman as the man who accompanied him to Jeffersonville, and said Goodman died there. Authorities seek proof of death, poison origin, and any further arrests as Rathbun fights transfer from Louisville.
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Louisville
Newell C. Rathbun
Little Rock
Jeffersonville
Ind
Charles Goodman
Evansville
Associated Press
Indiana
Rathamn
Rathbun
Goodman
Salvation Army
John D. Rodman
United States
Sullivan
Washington
Detroit
Godman
Fragmentary 19th Century European Royal Turmoil
Readable fragments recall a European royal crisis involving a grand duke and a queen with a troubled marriage. Mentions Queen V Czar, Roumanian sister, and an estranged union amid political tensions and a cooling temper.
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Berlin
V Czar
Waa Ding
Europe
Roumania
Duchess of Hesa Couple Reunited Amid Separation Rumors
A garbled report describes a duchess from Hesa reuniting with a partner during a separation centered on grandchildren. The article mentions the Coburg lineage, a royal assembly, and discussions of peace, with tones of royal residence in England and potential invitations to Crown Princes.
Cape Government Orders 500 Engines and Trucks for Rail
Cape Town officials report Cape government has ordered 124 steam locomotives for two years, with 62 from Britain and 38 from America and 24 awaiting price. The government also plans 500 freight trucks and invites Canadian suppliers to participate.
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J. W. Smart
Cape Cape Town
Pub Colony
Elliott
Cape
Britishirms
Great Britain
Cape Town
Two Murders In One Day Plague Evansville
Evansville Indiana reports a second murder in a ditch near a road after Monday night’s death. The victim Miss Lena Renner of Jasper, Indiana, was found by children. John Kifer, a railroad worker, was arrested and released after explaining he carried her pocketbook. Post mortem suggested strangulation. The police continue active investigation.
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Evansville
Ind
Lena Renner
Jasper
John Kifer
Kifer
Composite Monster in El Tiempo Attacks on U S Image
A Mexico City article in El Tiempo portrays the United States as a composite monster with gold head and silver chest, bronze torso, and brittle clay feet, condemns ongoing race hatred despite emancipation, and likens the U S to ancient Rome as described by Tacitus.
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Mexico City
el Tiempo
United States
Lincoln
Rome
Tacitus
Uncle Sam's Bargain on Danish West Indies Sale
London cable reports no definite knowledge on the sale of the Danish West Indies to the United States. Washington dispatches are regarded as premature. completion is expected by month’s end. Prices are unclear, but the trio of islands with St John and St Thomas is said to be bought at a relatively low figure, with limits discussed and Monroe Doctrine concerns cited.
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London
St. Thomas
Schwab Can Deal Along Salary Keeps Back the Wolf
New York special notes the annual allowance for Charles M Schwab as president of United States Steel Corporation. Salary is 100 dollars yearly plus a contingent fee of one quarter of one percent of earnings beyond fixed charges after dividends. Estimated contingent amount about 125000 dollars.
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New York
Charles M. Schwab
United States Steel Corporation
The
Herald
Convicts Escape With Captured Sheriff In Kansas Chase
Two escaped Fort Leavenworth prisoners seized Topeka officer Sheriff Cook and Deputy Williams at the Wooster farm near Pauline Kansas. The pair used Mrs Wooster and Sheriff Cook as shields then fled armed with firearms after a tense night of pursuit and failed negotiations.
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Topeka, Kas
Cook
Williams
Fort Leavenworth
Pauline
Topeka
Wooster
Farmer Wooster
Sheriff Cook
Willams
Chief Stahl
Wooster House
RULES FOR THE BIG FIGHT IN SAN FRANCISCO
Jeffries and Ruhlin prepare for Friday night clash with Har ry Corbett set to enforce rules to prevent hugging. Delaney and Madden meet referee to finalize clinch breaks. Two local four round preliminaries to precede main event planned for 9 15 p m with Ruhlin favored at 2 to 1.
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San Francisco
Jeffries
Roblin
Gymnassium
Delaney
Madden
Harry Corbett
Ruhlin
On the Trail of De Wet in the Orange River Colony
London telegram from Lord Kitchener dated Monday November 11 reports De Wet in the north eastern Orange River Colony with Boers forming a force under his command. British forces push to disperse them, noting Boer casualties since November 6 as 63 killed 16 wounded 14 percent captured and 6 surrendered.
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London
Cabie
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
de Wet
Orange River Colony
Deer captured near Venice after escape from Indiana farm
Farmers near Venice twelve miles south of Hamilton capture a large buck deer that escaped from James Wilson's Rushville area farm a week ago. Captors will receive a reward of four remand.
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Hamilton
Venice
James Wilson
Rushville
Ind
Monument to McKinley Unveiled in Tower Minnesota
The first monument in honor of William McKinley was unveiled in Tower Minnesota on Sunday. Thousands from across the state and Northwest attended as all local bands joined in Nearer My God to Thee, with Governor Van Sant delivering the main address.
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Tower
Minn
William Mc Kinley
Northwest
Governor van Sant
Refined Segars Of New York Special
Arbuckle Brethera and Howell, Son and Co have reduced all prices on refined segars in New York. The announcement notes lower costs for retailers and customers amid market shifts.
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New York
Arbuckle Brethera
Lisbon dispatch reports seizure of American schooner Nettie and Lottie
Exchange Telegraph Company receives notice from Lisbon that a Portuguese gunboat seized the American schooner Nettie and Lottie at Harta Island in the Azores for alleged illicit operations.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Lisbon
Nettie
Lottie
Harta
Faral
Azores
Miss Stone Captors Fire With Her Again Near Sofia
Reports from Doubnitza say brigands holding American missionary Miss Ellen M. Stone near Smetchevo and then at Rilo monastery. Bulgarian troops chased them toward the frontier where they hide. Consul General Dickinson demands surrender before ransom payment. The captors threaten to kill Stone and her companion once ransom is paid due to knowledge of the secret committee.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Doubnitza
Miss Enen M. Stone
Smetchevo
Rilo
Miss Stone
Dickinson
Yanne Sandansky
Famine Near in European Russia as Crops Fail
The autumn crop report for European Russia shows widespread below average yields with rye and summer grains especially bad to very bad. Field mice and pests worsen shortages while potatoes near average. Relief efforts expand with Red Cross aid and free meals, yet funds remain tepid and government seeks price controls.
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St. Petersburg
Ministry of Agriculture
Russia
Urals
Don
Yekaterinostaff
Poland
Baltic
Peru
European
Cis- Caucasia
Saratoff
Khavlinsk
Zemsky Nachalnik
Zemstvo
Red Cross
Mordva
Kazan
Finance Ministry
The
Tamayo Facing Challenge Amid Cuban Reconstruction Tensions
Havana reports Senor Tamayo secretary of state and government was challenged to a duel by a Union Club member after a banquet for Chileans. Tamayo was detained by police but released by civil authorities. La Lucha laments slow Cuban reconstruction and laments officials acting by passion not conviction.
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Havana
Senor Tamayo
Union Club
la Lucha
Six Year Old Boy Fires at Passing Child in Crary
A Crary area incident reports a six year old boy, William Barber’s son, firing from a window at a passing 12 year old Burt Crary in Devils Lake North Dakota. The shot struck the right lung area and there is fear for the casualty. Earlier the boy allegedly fired at Miles Miller but missed.
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Devil's Lake
N. D
William Barber
Crary
Burt ‘Crary
Miles Miller
Pat Rex
End of Schley court of inquiry after forty days
Washington special reports the Schley court of inquiry adjourned its public session at 3 45 p m after forty days of hearings. Captain S C Lemly delivered the closing argument while Admiral Dewey brought the gavel down marking the adjournment. The sole session of the day focused on Lem ly’s analysis of testimony with occasional conclusions and criticism of Admiral Schley’s actions.
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Washington
Schley Court of Inquiry
Rayner
Lemly
Schley
A Military Marriage of Adjutant General Corbin
Major General Henry C. Corbin and Miss Edith Patten wed at the Patten home in Washington in a military ceremony. Cardinal Gibbons officiated with a large circle of guests including Senator Jon P Jones, Colonel George R. Dyer, and the Roosevelts cabinet members.
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Washington
Ienry C. Corbin
Army
Edith Patten
Patten
Cardinal Gibbons
Jona P. Jones
Nevada
George R. Dyer
Navy
Corbin
New York
Dyer
Grace Gurnee Scott
Roosevelt
Miss Roosevelt
Cabinet
Murder on a Train Near Greenville Fla
H G Hardy a wealthy citizen was shot and killed aboard a southbound train near Greenville on the South Georgia and Florida West Coast Railroad. J H Redding a member of the Florida Legislature is alleged to have fired the fatal shot after the train stopped at a flag station three miles from Greenville near his farm. The two men were brothers in law and among the region’s most prominent citizens.
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Madison, Fla
H. G. Hardy
South Georgia and Florida West Coast Railroad
Greenville
J. H. Redding
Florida
Redding
Harley
Death of Li Hung Chang in Pekin
Li Hung Chang renowned Chinese diplomat and statesman dies at his palace in Pekin at 11 o clock Thursday morning from stomach ulceration. He was unconscious for over thirty hours. his continued engagement in government duties and family reluctance to accept certain Western medical practices hastened his decline.
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Pekin
Li Hung Chang
China
Earl Li
France Is Not the Only Creditor of Turkey
St. Petersburg papers foresee other powers asserting claims against Turkey after France. Russian press largely welcomes the French naval display in Turkish waters as a setback to German pretensions in Turkey.
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France
Turkey
St. Petersburg
Great Speed Attained on Electric Railway Link
Speed reached 105 miles per hour on the Marienfelder to Vossen line. Engineers believe further increases possible. Air pressure at that speed equaled a wind force of twelve feet per second, a level only matched on the German coast by the February 1894 hurricane.
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Perlin
Marienfelder
Vossen
New York Horse Show Entries Rise for Madison Square Garden
The New York national horse show at Madison Square Garden draws 1 49 entries. Thomas Bland of Crawfordsville is the sole Indiana exhibitor with high quality horses set to compete next week.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Thomas Bland
Crawfordsville
Indiana
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