Passages of the Pioneers and Local Tragedies Across Indiana
A week’s review reports the passing of notable West friends Dr. Dovwgan Clark at Ichman aged sixty six, and Mrs. Rebekah Gibson a longtime Delaware county resident. Julius Anderson of Mt Etna is found dead in bed, with Mrs. Anderson noting prior visit. many local deaths follow. Excitement arises in Indiana as strange noises and explosions at Jamies Newport’s Capitol Ave home cause district alarm and a heavy police presence. A large peach and pumpkin show features notable yields from Greverrn and other counties. Hog cholera ravages Elwood and Crown Point areas. several accidents, crimes, and legal actions span the state, including burglaries, stabbings, drownings, and a run of court outcomes. Roadwork, church dedications, and industry notes accompany reports of forestalling diseases, school closures, assignments for creditors, and patent awards across Indiana towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dovwgan Clark
West
Lichman
Cahit
Rebekah Gibson
Delaware County
Julius Anderson
Mt Etna
Anderson
Andrews
Indiana Oligs
Jamies Newport
Capitol Ave
Fall Creek
Newport Horse
Gisoorail
A GOOD MAN GONE PEATH OF REV BENJAMIN F FOSTER
Rev Benjamin F Foster long served Indiana Grand Lodge as Grand Secretary and was a Universalist minister who organized Indianapolis first Universalist society He held state posts including Librarian and decorated the State House while observed near end of life after a stroke His funeral followed Odd Fellows ritual at Grand Lodge Hall with his body in state
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin F. Foster
Indiana Grand Lodge
Tndianapolis
Foster
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Morton
State House
Lincoln
Capitol
Indiana
Death of ex Senator Ferry in Michigan
The obituary notes the sudden death by paralysis of ex Senator Thomas W Ferry in Grand Haven Michigan born June 1 1827. It outlines his public service from Michigan House in 1850s to U S Senate 1867 1877 highlighting roles as President pro tempore and acting Vice President during Grant administration. It also mentions his attendance at Lincoln’s body transfer and the 1876 electoral count.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferry
Thomas Wo Ferry
Grand Haven
Michiogan
Whomas White Ferry
Monekinac
Mich
Jane
House of Representatives
Michigan
State Senate
Chicago
Lincoln
Springfield
Congress
United States Senate
Jacob Mr. Howard
Senate
Istir
Wilson
Grant
Philadelphia
Belknap
ISU
Usts
Europe
Holy Land
Egypt
War Department estimates final year appropriations total
Secretary Lamont transmitted to the Treasury estimates totaling 52,879,638 for the War Department's final year. Washington running expenses shown at 1,464,236 reflect a lower outlay than four years ago by 21,942. Other detailed items include Army pay 15,522,880. subsistence 1054,? . quartermaster supplies 215,000. incidental expenses 600,000. barracks 3205,000. ranges 25,000. horses 1560. transportation 4,250,000. medical and ordnance costs various. national cemeteries and soldiers homes funded. fortifications and seacoast set at 3,824,298 to maintain progress. future contracts uncertain at present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamont
Secretary of the Treasury
War Department
War Office
Washington
Secreta
SLU
SU Sin
Chicago Firms Consider Brick Trust Centralized Output Scheme
Reported plan targets a national corporation of major Chicago manufacturers with a central selling agency in Chicago to fix output and prices like a coal combination. Firms would contribute properties for stock, initially capitalized at 2.5 million with 209 thousand working capital. Seventy Chicago firms reportedly signaled interest and a meeting call has been issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Venezuelan Boundary Commission Says No Decision Yet
Provost of the Venezuelan Boundary Commission denies any decision in the Venezuela Great Britain dispute and says faces must be reviewed after Prof Baer returns from Europe with new histories. He warns premature judgments are unfounded while awaiting further evidence. Three Hobbers Killed In Meeker Bank Robbery. Two robbers killed by volley. another wounded and captured. four citizens injured in the exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Ens
Pris
Ohio River
Father Dow
Knnisuta
Malet. Provost
Venezuelan Boundary Commission
Venezuela
Great Britain
Baer
Europe
Hobbers
Meeker
J. W. Hughes & Co
Charles Jones
William Smith
George Harris
New York
Mfudji Rahsian
Constantinople
Attwust
Eampire
Kahsian
Dauntless Filibuster Steamer Reported Near Cuba Landing
A letter to Atlanta businessman Mr. Pacetti from a Cuban contact claims the filibustering steamer Dauntless arrived on Cuba s south coast with 253 men and ammunition. The cargo was unloaded and landed after a perilous voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Cuba
Dauntless
Pacetti
Helen Krel tlor's Passing Mentioned in Fragment
Fragmentary text notes a person named Helen likely deceased, with unclear details and dates. The passage references age comparison and possible events or places but remains largely unreadable.
Markets Report From Indianapolis Grain and Livestock Prices
Market rows show grain and livestock quotes across multiple exchanges. Oats and hay priced, cattle and hogs listed with top bids. poultry, geese, ducks, and hides noted with varied values. Regional quotes appear from Chicago New York Baltimore and St Louis exchanges.
Co operative Fruit Company Fails in Insolvency Filing
The Co operative Fruit Company of New Castle California has filed a petition in insolvency. Liabilities total 377590 with 34000 due to Eastern creditors. Once a large shipping concern across northern and central California its business stretched from the Pacific coast to the Atlantic and from Canada to Mexico. Late frosts and untimely rains are blamed for crop losses making the operation unprofitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co-operative Fruit Company
New Castle
Cal
Hargest Frater Passers
California
Pacific Coast
Atlantics
Canada
Mexico
Murder on Evansville steamer ends in fatal stabbing
On the Hopkins steamer at Evansville Bud Haydon and Jim Hays fought over a knife. Hays was wounded and died at St. Mary's Hospital. The incident followed a card game called scraps. Also noted is a health bulletin for Populist Vice Presidential candidate Thomas E. Watson, stating he is seriously ill but improving and will not speak publicly for now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Bud Haydon
Jim Hays
Hopkins
Traydon
Hays
Haydon
St. Mary's Hospital
Watson
Thomsas E. Watson
Atlanta
Unlucky Hinois and Election Ballot News
Thirteen tickets appear on official ballots in Hinois. A noted aspirant for public honor avoids service on election boards amid superstition. Speaker Reed Sick. Hon Thomas B Reed collapsed with illness in Indiana forcing cancellation of engagements. Mrs. Rebecca M White of Pittsburg sues for 900000 in Detroit property dispute alleging fraud by Edmund R Hearsley. Gen Fitzhugh Lee of Havana to visit Richmond VA claiming no resignation and satisfaction with position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca M. White
Pittsburg
Detroit
Mich
Edmund R. Hearsley
Fitzhugh Lee
United States
Havana
Richmond
Terrible Gulf storm obliterates Altata and damages Mazatlan
A gulf coast storm Sept 17 18 devastates Altata wiping it from the map for the third time as tidal waves and cloudbursts flood the Al tata area. Mazatlan endures damage with a schooner left dry inland while ships ride the wave. Altata residents rebuild further inland. Mines flood and ships beached mark the havoc. In Mazatlan the San Vicente mine floods while several German barks weather the gale offshore. Market turmoil follows on a separate note with a sharp stock rally as Liver pool cables spark a price surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Orizaba
Gulf of California
Culiacan
Sinaloa
Allata
Gulf
Altata
Cometa
Rebekah
Mazatlan
San Vicente
Post Office Expenditures and Revenue Report for Year
The Third Assistant Postmaster General reports total expenditures of 00,626,296 and receipts of 82,489,038 for the year, a deficiency of 8,127,088. Special delivery business rose 15 percent to 4,184,827 letters, with an average delivery time of seventeen minutes and a net system profit near 100,000. Stamp and postal card issuance reached 4,195,705,523, up 7 percent, value 711,178,101, about 740,000 more than sales.
Russian Governor Seeks U.S. Treaty to End Seal Poaching
Baron Nicholas A. Grebnitzky, governor of Russia's seal islands, travels to Washington to present a new treaty form aimed at protecting seal populations. He cites worsening decline due to poachers and proposes a patrol and a 30 mile treaty limit similar to Enviend. He notes harassment by U.S. and Canadian sealing schooners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas A. Grebnitzky
Washington
United States
San Francisco
Canada
Wheat futures surge to record highs in Chicago trading
A Chicago special notes December wheat futures opened at 784 791e cents and rose to 791e in early trading. The market saw wide excitement with talk of potential failures as the price jumped sharply from the closing level Saturday. After a brief dip to 79 1/2, Dec wheat again edged above opening levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Chicago
Will the President Act and Intervene in Cuba
A Washington special to the Times-Herald reports that the United States will back Cuban insurgents with de facto recognition if Spain fails to end the war in three months. It states the President may take vigorous action, with a likely move by year’s end, after handling the Venezuelan question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times-Herald
Washington
Spain
Cuba
United States
Merciless Kurds Details of Van Atrocities
Berlin reports via St. Petersburg Viedomosti from fugitives in Blohmiedzin describe a Van district mass killing by Kurds commanded by the Sultan’s will. Armenians are said to be vanished, with men slain, women abducted, children buried alive, priests and temples desecrated, and sacred vessels looted in a brutal massacre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
London Daily News
St. Petersburg
Viedomosti
Van
Blohmiedzin
Bank robbery witness links and wartime records update
A Rock Rapids report details John Kellihan and his brother Lee tied to a Sherburne bank robbery with one brother dead after a posse shootout while the other remains jailed. The piece also notes Naval War Records volumes and a chase in Sedalia for "Dynamite Dick" Clifton, a longtime desperado linked to a 1894 Southwest City bank job.
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Rock Rapids
John S. Keilihan
Sherburne
Minn
James Kellihan
Lee
Sherborne Bank
Fve
Yellow Back Order
Dynamite Dick
Sedalia
United States
Thomas
Guthrie
Okla
Charles Clifton
Southwest City
McDonald County
Clifton
West
Ingalls
Precocious Thief Willie Carter Confesses to Burglary
A 13 year old Washington DC boy Willie Carter is remanded after admitting theft of 116 dollars from a woman who had just banked cash. He also confess to several northwest burglary cases, described as possibly professional in style. An accompanying note mentions state funds for transporting felons exhausted, shifting costs to mileage basis. A Bibb County Alabama fight between white and black miners left two dead and several injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Cummings
Triab
Brazil
Wiliamshaw
Carbon
Treaasurer
James Wasson
Wells County
Grooge
Rush
Foarmers’ Insurance Company
Muneile
D. AL Long
Yellow Springs
Atkinson
Freeman Alexander
Dennis Brandyberry
Monroe
Alexander
Brandywine
Samuel Broogsteo
Hebron
Broughton
Synod of the Reformed Church of the Northwest
Sustunat Terre Haute
Washington
Zwibini
Shirk
Loe
Alexander Bell
Bartholouew
Lesg
Creon
Will Marshall
Danville
Avon
Marshall
Decatur Journal
St. Mary's Township
Adams County
Journal
Calvin F. Daniel
Indianapolis
Hlanry L. Flescher
Prairieton
Harrow
George Guild
Cambridge City
Charles A. Hunabal
George E. Henry
Terre Haute
Louis J. Lemuitre
Alesandria
Cassius ML Marainil
Frankfort
Lafayette
George Phillips
Columbus
James B. Schuman
Barton 2
Shover
Indiananolis
George W. Spurr
Wabash
Willie Carter
Washington, D. C
Carter
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Jonah
Pigntens
Margaret Hanrahan
Chicas
Madison
Dalin
Hanishan
Peotl Caboed Board
UMEN
Inthanapolis
A.H. Carrington
Lawrenesburg
Tani
Staik John Haneeoeh
Donih
Furear
Renben
Usha
Fikhuart
Gre Moraf
Winckforde
Crown Point
Ata
Jude Raishigat
Bedford
Ithasoar Davisson
Wwe
South Fend
John Bradley
Greensburo
Jeersonville
Michael Mullican
Desination
Shelbyville
Willam Elzy
Joel Frye
Randolph County
Samuel Jackson
Alleghenies
Wynn
Franklin County
Win
Enlow
Thomas Phamplis
Muncie
Janes Graham
Noverthdelty
Lawrenceburg
Wiliam Milker
Greenstake
Bali Brothers
Port
Frutter
Mancie
Illinois
Augustana Synod
Swedish Lutheran Church
Laporte
Hobart
Camden
Harry Bailey
Ed Wilson
John Prichard
Abraham Woods
H. Benedict
Springport
Festus A. Bowen
Charlestown
Carmi, DL
Bowen
Atestead
Doblin Barnett
Biuffion
Chiuid
Evemation
Arthur Graham
Arthur Grooms
Burrey
Stillman Goff
Watfaring
Montgomery County
Mr. Goff
Elwood
Wihehiia Bout
Agricultural Department
Charles A. Camiminga
Willon H. T. Asbury
Clay City
Clay County
Henry Jones
Homer Thomas
North
Nliana
St. Joseph
Wart
Crawford County
Board of Health
Peath
Grand Lodge
C. F
Benjamin F, Poster
Sollars
Harry Sollars
Crippie Creek
Colo
Clio Russedlo
Miss Rusac
Sollara
the War Department
Helen Krellur
Helen Kreltlor
She Wulen
Anges
Qet
PSG
Tindianapolis
Vrives
Gyer Springs
Baltimore
St. Louis
Speaker Reed
Thos. B. Reed
St. Wayne
Post Office Department
Russia
Sherburne Bank
Natal
Richard Rush
Naval War Records
Secretary of the Navy
Confederate Navy Department
Bibb County
Ala
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