Governor Durbin Urges Thanksgiving Proclamation
The governor issues a Thanksgiving proclamation praising past leaders and urging a national day of prayer and reflection. It cites the late President McKinley and his successor and calls on citizens to abstain from work and assemble for worship to seek peace and national unity.
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Durbin
Indiana
Indianapolis
McKinley
Plymouth Colony
Jie
Washington
United States
Twerna
Kelro
Agar
Man Accused In Fraud Case Involving Williams Woman
The article alleges that Munere speechia captured in a Tester case involves Moss Sarah Wa Usms of this city, accused of luring Miss Williams with promises of marriage to obtain money. Contact notes show $29 cash exchanged from June to September, with a plan to buy Michigan. the accused faces charges of obtaining money by pretenses and possible drugging, while others may be implicated.
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Munere
Vna
Moss Sarah Wa- Usms
Wenerg
Marcy Ter
Auiss
Weil
Hawkins
Williams Bee
Willams
Finaut
Frawkins
Michigan
Thorntown Special Rescue Near Poll
Miss Ington near the poll was distressed and rescued by workers after an incident at a church. Friends reported her recovery at home while authorities summoned Mister Sreb Jon to assist, restoring her to her normal condition.
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Thorntown
d@ington
Mints
Ers
Jon
Hartison youth Elmer Montgomery dies by his own hand
Elmer Montgomery 27, a Cass county Hartison township resident and Lucerne worker, killed himself at his father George Montgomery’s home ten miles north of town. He planned to wed Miss Ellith Thomas of Lu cerne Tuesday evening, but no clear motive is given. Police and family offer no reason, with the wedding license and travel plans left unrealized.
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Toowansport
Elmer Montgomery
Hartison Township
Cass County
George Mons-gomery
Montgomery
Ellith Thomas
Elijah Thomas
Lucerne
Monhs
Thomass
Elwood Doctors Blacklist Targets Local Families
The Physicians' Protective Association in Elwood has compiled a blacklist of families who did not pay bills to one doctor and switched to others. Doctors will refuse service to listed families, with fines for physicians who treat them. All city doctors belong to the association.
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Elwood
Physicians’ Protective Association
Associaion
Four Skeletons Unearthed Near City by Local Teacher
Flora special reports George Breeze a schoolteacher seven miles west unearthed four complete skeletons. Bones appear to be a man woman and two children, with arrowheads suggesting Indian origin. Skeletons, in fair condition, transported home for display after viewing by hundreds.
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George Breeze
Fort Wayne Special Elopement In New York Bride And Groom
John Pulz Jr claiming New York millionaire lineage elopes with Anna Rochrs, daughter of an arrayman, after meeting in Indianapolis. They plan marriage then travel abroad to join his parents on the continent. Parents of the bride express no knowledge of the match.
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Fort Wayne
John Pulz, Jr
New York
Anna Rochrs
Arrayman
Marriade
Indianapolis
Puiz
Wayne Project
Henry Roohrs
Sie
New York City
Sumer
Tormonersville
N.Y
Ali
Piemall
Dasead
Mr. Puls
Marth
Gillan improving. plans move to Los Angeles for work
A fragment notes Mrs Gillan's improving health and cites plans for Mr Gillan to relocate with hope of employment in a Los Angeles newspaper. It references connections in Piedmont Marion and Philadelphia Place River and mentions possible publication of a Hoosier story.
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Andersen
Los Angeles
Sculptor Proposes Bronze Bust for Col Thompson
Alexander Dovie, a Terre Uneote sculptor, visited a Thompson memorial committee to discuss a bronze bust of the late Col Rien ara WW. Thompson. Dovie, who respects Thompson as his father, holds ties to a New York gallery and a Pedford quarry inherited from his father, aiming to place the bust in a state capital setting.
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Alexander Dovie
Col Rienara
Thompson
Mir. Dovie
Tolonel Thompson
Merc Dasie
New York
Pedford
Spesed Ua
Accountant minuss the books of city treasurer ten years
Hikbart spect Weaver accuses the city treasurer of mishandling ten years of accounts and reveals a loan of about 180. The accuser predicts resistance from associates and notes the treasurer’s four‑year term and alleged malfeasance. The report discusses accountability and party implications for the Republican nomination. The piece mentions prior tenure and alleged competence questions.
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Hikbart
Mane Puliic
Hla Skhertagwe
Abed
Turresl
Prar
Roy
Tros
Farmers accuse hunters after stock losses on local farms
Farmers claim retaliation by hunters caused damage on Alexs farm and Caspar Hartmans property. Autun McCond reports about thirty chickens killed. Three hogs also fell to the hunters. Prosecutions will follow.
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Elweed Speviah
Alex
Frog
Autun McCond
Caspar Hartman
Keith Must Swing Indianapolis Sentences Death
Late Wednesday officials learned that commutation hinges on relatives or attorneys visiting the Governor's office on Thursday to plead for mercy for Joseph Keith. The Governor, after careful consideration, would not interfere unless clemency is sought, with state officials doubting Mrs. Keith or his counsel would travel to save him.
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Indianapolis
Joseph Bb. Keith
Reith
Keith
Petersburg special damage suit over jaw injury
In Pike Circuit Court two men, William Schafer and Charles Shoaf, were in a fight nine months ago. Schafer struck Shoaf on the lower jaw causing jaw inflammation and tooth loss. Shoaf seeks five thousand dollars in damages.
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Petersburg
Pike
William Schafer
Charles Shoaf
Schafer
Shoaf
Insurgents Repulsed by Manila Company E in Samar Action
Company E of the Ninth Infantry led by Capt. F. H. Shoeffel repulsed fifty bolomen and armed insurgents six miles from Tarangnan Samar. One corporal and a scout were killed. one private wounded. Sixteen bolomen killed. riflemen escaped. General Sumner commends Capt. Hartman for routing 440 entrenched insurgents at Buan Batangas. Transport ships delayed in Japan. Manila expands with Santa Ana suburb annexation.
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Manila
Ninth Infantry
F. H. Shhoeffel
Tarangnan
Samar
Ninth
Pri- Wile
Ter Hotchkiss
Herman Hall
Twenty-first Infantry
Batangas
Sumner
Luzon
United States
Sheridan
Waldron
Tancock
Japan
Thomas
Chaffee
de Pesey
General Chaffee
Santa Ana
Brannon Reinstated After Latonia Ringing Scandal
William Brannon, long ostracized for the Latonia horse episode involving Tanner and Polk Budget, is reinstated at Latonia. The scheme allegedly used a doctored purse and illicit training, with Brannon not claiming the prize as investigators moved the horse to Jersey City then Hopkinsville. Jockey Keith led the charge but Brannon avoided punishment, with Judge Perkins urging reinstatement as a pardon.
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Cincinnatic
William Brannon
Litenia
Tolk Budget
Latonia
Polk Budget
Keith
Brannon
Jersey City
Hopkinsville
Judes Perkins
Cramerhorst
Forgery Charges Spill From Wall Street Case In New York
LB Wheeler Jr arrested Saturday on forging notes totaling $114.40 alleged to bear the names of Potter Palmer and other Chicago men. In yestody court Sunday an attorney said Wheeler was suffering from drug effects and mentally unbalanced, with full details emerging only Saturday night.
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New York
Wheeler, Jr
Chicago
Wheeler
Wall Street
Potter Palmer
Dutch Boat Attacks British Smack in North Sea Pro-Boer Incident
A Brussels report says a Dutch fishing boat near Wettingen lightship pretended distress and boarded a British smack. Thirteen Dutch fishermen shouted pro Boer slogans and wounded several crew members. They reportedly locked their captain before escaping to Ostend to lodge a complaint with the British consul.
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London
Brussels
Ymuiden
Wetlingen
North Sea
Ostend
Coasul
Bulgarian Negotiations Put Miss Stone’s Life at Risk
In Sofia, American missionary Ellen M. Stone and companion Mme Tsilka face a delaying tactic by Bulgarian brigands. The U S diplomatic agent Mr. Dickinson weighs an ultimatum: state the ransom limit and refuse higher offers. Time wasted risks Stone’s health and life due to ongoing exposure and strain.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Cable
Ellen M. Stone
Mme. Tsilka
Mr. Dickinson
United States
Miss Stone
Battle at Providence Coal Mine Sparks Kentucky Mine Riots
In Madisonville Kentucky a 75 to 80 strong mining strike clash at Providence Coal Company left one striker dead and several guards wounded. Guards defended life and property as disorder spread to Monarch mines and nearby towns prompting state investigation and civil unrest warnings.
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James H. Smith
George Crouch
Madisonville
John West
Hul Dawson
Nathan Bush
Providence Coal Company
Smith
Croud
Ball
Providence
Murray
Kentucky
Monarch Mines
Earlington
St. Bernard Coal Company
Morton's Gap
Coronation Jewelry Specials Spark London Society
Preparations for King Edward VII’s coronation in London unfold with costly displays. Mrs Hradley Martin imports a Paris crown valued at £250,000 featuring a Josephine diadem replica. The Kohinoor diamond may crown Queen Alexandra’s new piece, raising the overall value above all others. Lady Kilmorey and duchesses reportedly spend vast sums to showcase jewels for the event.
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London
Edward
Hradley Martin
Paris
Josephine
Alexandra
Portugal
Peeressea
Kilmorey
Earl of Kilmorey
Londonderry
Li Hung Chang Eulogized With Memorial Arch Edict
The empress dowager issues an edict eulogizing Li Hung Chang and orders a memorial arch near his birthplace. The decree confirms the marquis rank for his eldest son and descends it through twenty three generations, confers ranks on other sons, dignities on grandsons, and lucrative posts.
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Pekin
Li Hung Chang
Fournier Sets One Mile World Record in New York
French driver Henri Fournier tore up the sod on a Coney Island straightaway between Prospect Park and the ocean as he established a new world record for one mile. He covered the distance in 51.45 seconds on Saturday.
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Fournier
New York
Henri Fournier
Coney Island Boulevard
Prospect Park
Brooklyn
Ocean
Roosevelt’s push for understanding with Congress ahead
Washington special discusses in the weeks before Christmas whether President Roosevelt will seek an informal rapport with Congress or attempt direct influence. The piece notes Bailey and DeArmond as leading Democrats, and compares Roosevelt’s approach to McKinley’s practical rapport with lawmakers.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Bailey
Texas
Senate
Richardson
DeArmond
Missouri Statesman
United States Senate
West
McKinley
House
Colombian Army Advances Toward Chorera in Panama Campaign
General Alban leads 1,100 Colombian troops toward Chorera, supported by the gunboat Boyaca, intending a front and rear assault on entrenched insurgents led by Luego with Diaz as nominal head. Liberal reports claim greater numbers but weaker supplies. Decisive government victory expected this week.
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Colon
Colombia
Alban
Chorrera
Panama
Boyaca
Castro
Luego
Domingo Diaz
General Pinzon
Mayor Sacks City Treasurer Over Alleged Misconduct
Buffalo officials suspend City Treasurer Philip Gerst amid charges of mis conduct in office and keeping false accounts. Mayor Diehl alleges a $50,000 cash shortfall and that Gerst borrowed and appropriated city funds, while bondsmen claim all shortages have been covered and deny any misappropriation.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Diehl
Philip Gerst
Gerst
M'Kinley Death Mask Finished for Smithsonian Show
After two months of work a plaster death mask from President McKinley’s face was completed by Edward La Paunch of Hartford. Guarded in a safety vault, the federal government owns the mask and will display it at the Smithsonian in Washington next week with no photographs allowed.
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Buffalo
McKinley
Edward la Paunch
Hartford
Napleon
Bridges for Uganda Railroad Contract Awarded
American Bridge Company of Philadelphia has secured a contract to build twenty steel bridges for the Uganda Railroad in East Africa. The deal, valued around $1,000,000, undercuts English and continental bids and promises faster completion than rival firms. The new bridges replace inadequate wooden structures erected months earlier.
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Philadelphia
American Bridge Company
Uganda
East Africa
Philadelphia Company
Oil Fields in Texas and Coast Report Highlights Limits
Washington special reports on a Geological Survey release by expert George J. Adams. It notes the limited area of the reservoir tapped under Spindletop heights and warns of varying development needs for distant localities in the same horizon. The Beaumont oil contains sulphur, affecting usable applications, while sparse gas and indications of oil elsewhere hinder new-field development.
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Washington
Geological Survey
George J. Adams
Texas
Beaumont
Miss Stone Hopeful for Release Amid Ransom Talks
A second missive from Ellen M. Stone to Mr. Dickinson reports continued confinement and poor diet but remains confident of eventual release. The brigands demand a ransom well above Dickinson’s offer, and threaten to endure until their price is met.
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Sofia Cable
Ellen M. Stone
Mr. Dickinson
London Cable Contract Awarded for Pacific Route
The Commercial Pacific Cable Company has awarded the first section from San Francisco to Honolulu to an English firm. The work must be finished in ten months at a contract price near £600,000.
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London
Commercial Pacific Cable Company
New York
San Francisco
Philippine Islands
Honolulu
Student Riots Renewed in Madrid Attacks on Trams
Madrid protests flare as students clash with police. Trams are attacked and arson attempts reported with over twenty injured including the son of a high Interior Ministry official. Similar disturbances reach Barcelona and Valencia.
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Madrid
Ministry of the Interior
Barcelqna
Velencia
Civil Service Order Affects 1600 War Department Civil Positions
President Roosevelt issues an order amending civil service regulations to return civilian posts in the war department to civil service. Initiated at Secretary Root's request, the move affects about 1,600 people across the quartermaster medical engineers and engineer at large divisions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Civil Service
War Department
Root
Quartermaster
Negroes plan stock company to run exclusive stage service
In Jacksonville Florida a mass meeting of boycott organizers voted to form a stock company of 20 000 shares at one dollar each to operate a street car service nationwide in the city exclusively for negroes.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Turtle Hunters Treasure Found Off Jamaica
Treasure believed buried in a reef off Jamaica by Kingston divers amounts to 12000 in old Spanish coins left for Mobile shipment. The October find was reportedly sent to Mobile for safekeeping.
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Kingston
Grand Cayman
Jamaica
Mobile
Brodrick Attacks Boer Tactics at London Banquet
British War Secretary Arthur Brodrick condemns Boer fears and native killings cited by Lord Kitchener. He notes 42,000 Boers in camps or islands, 11,000 killed or wounded or fled, and about 10,000 Boers still in the field. He vows fresh troops and praise for commanders amid wartime tensions.
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London
Brodrick
Carlton Club
Lord Kitchener
Great Britain
Redvers Buller
Evelyn Wood
Harrison Day Set in Indiana Public Schools
Friday, November 22, will be known as Harrison Day in Indiana public schools by the State Superintendent. The Benjamin Harrison Monument Association reports about thirty thousand dollars in hand and aims for one hundred thousand dollars with state and national contributions. Senator Fairbanks leads the effort to boost parental and pupil interest, with subscriptions sent to Secretary Evans Woollen in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Evans Woollen
Rumor Links Consort to Queen Wilhelmina’s Mishap
Amsterdam reports a circulating tale that premature confinement of Queen Wilhelmina was caused by Prince Henry. Creditor pressure on Henry allegedly led to a quarrel. he left for Germany and has not seen the queen since the accident. The tale lacks verification but grows more credible.
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Amsterdam
Wilhelmina
Henry
Prince Henry
Germany
Holland
Emma
Jeffries Wins Over Rohlin in Controversial Title Bout
San Francisco reports James J. Jeffries defeated Gus Rohlin in the fifth round of a scheduled twenty round fight. Rohlin did not fall, he appeared to give up amid calls of fake. Gate receipts exceeded 9000. prize split awarded Jeffries three quarters, Rohlin remainder. Critics blame overzealous training for Rohlin’s condition.
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San Francisco
Cal
James J. Jeffries
Gus Rohlin
Rohlin
Zhe
Jeffries
Ruhlin
Pices
London Sky-Scraper Plan Aims for 999-Year Strand Lease
An Anglo American syndicate led by Sir Charles Rivers Wilson the Earl of Kintore and Earl Grey applied to the London county council for a 999 year lease of a Strand site 750 feet frontage with new streets to span an American style office block. The £2 000 409 building would be the largest and most handsome of its kind.
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London
London Cable
Charles Rivers Wilson
Earl of Kintore
Earl Grey
F. J. Ellest
New York
George Cornwallis West
London County Council
Strand
Longtime South Dakota matriarch dies at 104
Mrs. Margaret Stringham aged 104 dies from injuries after an accident on Friday. She was the oldest person in the state, born in Kentucky and moved with her son to South Dakota nineteen years ago. Two sons survive.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Margaret Stringham
Kentucky
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