Death of Mr Hobart President of United States
Mr Hobart, president of the United States, died at his home in Newark New Jersey at about 8 30 o clock Tuesday morning. The death ends a long illness with heart disease cited by physicians and noted by family. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by officials and private ceremonies observed in Washington and New York.
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New York
Charret A. Tyobarte
United States
Diederson
N. J
Kentucky University in Sickness Epidemic and Death
About forty students at Kentucky University contracted typhoid fever, with Oxour Martin dying and J R Ford from Butler moving to Mantersville for treatment. Officials cite possible cow milk from distillery waste as the source. President Cave says the outbreak is checked and patients improve. Dormitory is old but clean. campus traces the hospital response to the century-old school.
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Tenxinngton Ike
Spe
Kentucky University
Oxuair Martin
Mantersville
Ala
Seeee Babi Tow
Filer Nts Tetstat
Psps
Itt
Tee PM Ek
Panic Averted Says Sage on Gage Bond Step
New York's Russel Sage credited Secretary Gage with saving the financial world from panic by the Treasury's offer to buy 25 million dollars in bonds. Sage noted extreme money stringency, banks hoarding cash, and high demand for top securities, while he warned against speculators exploiting the crisis.
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New York
Russel Sage
United States Treasury
Gage
Sharps
Royal banquet in Windsor showcases empire guests
A state banquet at Bltheorees Hall in Windsor drew royals and international figures. Guests included Emperor William, the Duke of Connaught, Mrs Joseph Hibbert, and ambassadors from Germany and the United States, with Britain’s cabinet and royal family present.
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Wwcor
England
Cable
Windsor
Joseph Hibeat
Dopo
Dimheomat
Convere
Fumetton
Thomb Salistury
Owbrae
Wayne
United States
Voom Vitlelaw
Theo Mpmiere
Catanet
Blose de Rey
Gvarhi Hlohengeliern
Walser
Fredrick Til
Rman Ertuixer
Haoberts
Prince of Wales
Heredit
Emperor William
Duke of Connaught
Chen
Fon
Haron de Ranzie Montaere
Augusta Vieteria
Verate
Gabe Ida Eed
Princesy Artert
Arbalt
Civil War Tides Hit New Galoes Eleven Villages
A dispatch reports widespread damage as eleven British villages in New Galoes are destroyed after a violent clash. The report notes significant fighting and a heavy shelling incident, with authorities scrambling for control and aid.
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Great Britain
New Galoes
Rural Free Mail: Indiana routes expand in state
Rural mail delivery grows in Indiana with 59 routes totaling 1475 miles serving about 50150 people. Montgomery county leads with nine routes. Crawfordsville hosts five. Police report a drug store robbery in Lebanon where two masked men stole near 300 dollars after forcing the clerk to open a safe. Boone County Commissioners approve 21 voting machines from United States Voting Machine Co. for 12600 dollars, to be delivered by December.
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Indiana
Francis M. Dice
Indianapolis
Mont- Fornery
Crawfordsville
Delaware County
Montgomery Fi
Munele
Selma
Albany
Daleville
Eaton
Bartholomew County
Hope
Hartsville
Loomis
Lebanon
Boone County Commissioners
United States Voting Machine Company
Jamestown
N. Y
Boone County
Indiana oil field drives new activity with more wells
Montpelier special reports a surge in oil production in Indiana during October as 118 wells were completed in main sections. Thirteen were non producers placed on the dust er list. Despite heavy experimental work the dry hole rate remains unusually low, with wells varying in size.
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Montpelier
Indiana
Two Friends Put Opossums in Garrett Johnsons Bed
Two friends released two young opossums in Garrett Johnsons bed Monday night causing frightened escape. Johnson leaped from the bed and fell headfirst downstairs, suffering injuries but expected to survive.
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Aurora
Garrett Johnson
Heff
Will
Greensburg Farmer Alonzo Humphrey Murdered Near Clifty Creek
Alonzo Humphrey a 45 year old Burney Wes farmer was found shot in the neck in woods by Clifty creek after his wife left for Hope Monday night and returned Tuesday learning he was missing a search began authorities report a murder inquiry has started. In Frankfort Andrew S Thompson aged 26 unmarried died Tuesday from morphine in personal crisis claiming a death pact among four young men including Fred Griner who killed himself last Thursday with all to die within a month.
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Greensburg
Alonzo Humphrey
Burney, Wes
Clifty Creek
Hope
Frankfort
Andrew S. Thompson
Thompson
Fred Griner
A Forgiving Father Circulates Papers After Son Wound
John Hoelfrick of Larwin Whitley County died from a wound inflicted by his son during a punishment attempt. He circulated circulars to police seeking to tell the boy he forgives him and to learn the boy’s location.
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John Hoelfrick
Larwin
Whitley County
Aguinaldo Escapes Amid Harsh Jungle Hardships For Troops
Reports describe American forces under General Lawton pursuing Aguinaldo and insurgent leaders as they endure severe losses. Troops suffer hunger and disease. many march half naked with torn clothes through jungles toward Batangas and Tarlac. Bread scarce, caribou meat and bananas sustain them amid harsh, costly campaign.
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Mfr
Aguinaldo
Etween
Younes
Genera
Young
Loweambang
Monihi
Poomo
Gem Call
Lawton Amd
Manta
Genera Lawton
Binguaountains
Feneral
Cabatuan
Lawton
Tarlac
Oil field activity rises in Jasper County Indiana
Nineteen barrels mark first day production surpassing regional averages. Jasper County reports 11 wells being prepared for steady operation in a new field with shallow oil skin and high gravity. Standard Oil plans a pipeline, while prospects deter speculative leases after a large initial take. Nearby Martin County shows a second shallow sand discovery with a five barrel daily well eight to nine feet deep. Kokomo notes a fatal shooting on Captain Busby’s farm, with his adversary wounded and both arrested.
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Jasper County
Standard OU
Martin County
Loogootee
Indiana
Armed bicyclist robs farmer then leaves in wagon
Warren Schroeder, a South Bend area farmer, was assaulted by an armed bicyclist while driving home. He was knocked senseless, robbed of money, gagged and placed in his wagon before his horses were whipped. He was later found in his barnyard and returned home.
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South Bend
Warren Schroeder
President appoints Wm D Bynum to General Board of Appraisers
The President on Saturday named ex Representative Wm D Bynum of Indianapolis to the General Board of Appraisers in New York and Boston. The role is a lifetime, salaried federal post with a $7000 annual pay and a judicial character, seen as recognition of the gold Democrats.
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Wm. D. Bynum
Indianapolis
General Board of Appraisers
New York
Boston
Gold Democrats
Sixteen-year-old Actress? Assaults Reported After Church Walk
Miss Sarah Randolph, seventeen, says she and three friends were attacked by eighteen young men who dragged her to the woods kept until morning. The other girls escaped to Jesse Lingert's house. Randolph was freed at daybreak. She can name many suspects, with arrests expected and talk of lynching in the community.
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Sarah Randolph
Jesse Lingert
Miss Randolph
Drugstore Robbery Stuns Jeffersonville City
A bold hold up shook Jeffersonville Friday at about 10 o clock in a densely populated area. The raid targeted a local drugstore with details ongoing surrounding the suspect Herbert Loom.
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Jeffersonville
Herbert
Diphtheria Outbreak Reported in Greencastle Schools
A list of local incidents notes six diphtheria cases in Greencastle schools. Additional items mention a accidental shooting in Rocklane, a scalding death of a Milford child, a gun accident near Fortville, and various regional happenings including a Swedish weekly venture in South Bend and a severe injury from a falling tree near Glenwood. The report also covers factory fuel use in Ft Wayne, a buggy crash near Union City, and local figures such as James Enstrom and Zebulon Cox.
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the Tribune
Richmond
Robert Stevens
Rocklane
Jeremiah Madlem
Milford
Frank Lutz
Fortville
South Bend
James Enstrom
Wisconsin
Quali
Frank Thompson
Saratoga
Ft. Wayne
John Kelly
Union City
J. T. Davidson
Glenwood
George Ernst
Kirkland Township
Adams County
William H. Davis
Washington
Zebulon Cox
Terhune
Boone County
Dewey's Dilemma Stirring Indignation Over Home Transfer
Washington resents Admiral Dewey transferring the Rhode Island avenue house given by the people to his wife and later to his son. Reports say the deed details and trust arrangements anger contributors and trigger public criticism across theaters and letters to editors.
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Washington
Admiral Dewey
Dewey Home Fund
Dewey
Associated Press
Rhode Island Avenue
Recorder of Deeds
George Dewey Et al
John W. Crawford
Toreo
Lathrops Subdivision
No. U4
Rhode District Avenue
Mildred McLean Dewey
Rustee
District Tidbe Insurance Company
George Goodwin Dewey
Crawford
George Dewey
Chicago Architects Design Earthquake Palace for Japan Crown Prince
Chicago engineers prepare the earthquake steel palace for Japan's Crown Prince to mark American steel in the Mikado's land. Foundations set, February frame rising sixty feet, granite and marble finish.
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Japan
Chicago
Tokio
T. Kavhama
Imperial Household Department
America
E. Co
RB. M. Shankland
Manufactures
Charles M. Wilkes
Stage Kiss Dilemma in Amateur Play Revealed
In a Chicago Tribune snippet an actress rebukes the head of a troupe for stage kissing. The heroine insists any kiss must be clearly staged and not real, while the hero questions the kiss plan, creating a comic rehearsal moment.
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Mr. Hankinson
Mr. Hankineop
Chicago Tribune
Dewey To Be Sued Over Promise Allegation
A rumor claims Admiral Georgy Dewey may face a lawsuit for breach of promise by Indiana woman Mrs. Margaret Kent formerly Miss White. The report ties the suit to transfers of the admiral’s gift house to his bride in Washington as per a Washington dispatch to the Indianapolis News noting she planned to consult an Indianapolis lawyer.
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Georgy Dewey
Indiana
Washington
Margaret Kent
Jeffersonville
Ind
Kent
Miss White
Treasury Department
New York
New York Post Office
Indianapolis News
Indianapolis
Call for More Money Urges Banks to Expand Currency
An urgent appeal from Treasurer Roberts outlines how national banks could relieve currency pressure by increasing circulation under existing law. He cites figures from June 1899 showing large potential note issuance in New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and major cities, urging banks to act within legal limits while noting gold inflows as a lasting, beneficial support to money.
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Washington
United States
Roberts
Treasury
New York State
Ilinois
Phin
Pennsylvania
New York City
Chicago
New York
Nebraska
Kansas
Mantians
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexican
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
National Bank
Frye Becomes President Pro Tempore After Hobart’s Death
Following Vice President Hobart’s death Senator William P. Frye of Maine becomes president pro tempore and will perform all vice presidential duties as presiding officer. The Senate rules require no election at session start, so Frye will continue through McKinley’s term unless he resigns or the Senate elects another senator.
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Washington
Hobart
William P. Frye
Maine
Senate
Frye
McKinley
Cuban Home Rule Proposal Aims For Limited Occupation
A Havana dispatch reports factions seek a provisional Cuban government with elected president and deputies, backed by a US military presence of about 5000 troops and one American general. The plan envisions a two-chamber Cortes, a Cuban flag, and strong executive powers, with U.S. authority ending after elections. Military oversight would continue, and notable generals Wool or Lee could command.
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Havana
Cuban League and
National Party
Collazo
Congress
Cortes
Melwinley
Wool
Fitzhugh Lee
Patria
General Ludlow
Ludlow
Haiti
Tudlow
Nuevo Pals
General Tudlow
United States
Cuba
Dense Fog Hinders British Reinforcement of Natal
London reports heavy fog and disrupted Durban communications with Estcourt. Boers may have cut telegraph lines near Willow Grange or Moor River while Naauwport’s reoccupation improves British position. Relief force preparations appear slow due to Durban debarkation. Cape Town troop movements suggest ongoing supply efforts. Colonel Royster’s dispatch settles rumors of a major victory at Ladysmith.
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London
Durban
Estcourt
Willow Grange
Moor River
Natal
Cape Town
Naauwport
de Aar
Stormberg
Kikversberg
Orange River
Royster
Ladysmith
Paris Ky. man dies after long life height tale
Paris Kentucky special reports Mathew Howard died at his farm near Paris. He was the last of a family of eleven, claimed as the largest in the world by height and weight totals of seventy feet and 2,298 pounds. Matthew stood six feet six inches tall, aged eighty three, leaving an estate of 250000 dollars to his nephews and nieces.
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Paris
Mathew Howard
Matthew
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