Indictment expected in Rae Krauss death case
Hartford City Indiana reports strong belief that the grand jury will indict Rae L Krauss stepmother of Crystal Krauss for murder in the first degree in connection with Crystal Krauss death from strychnine poisoning. The grand jury convened at the courthouse to hear the case amid community speculation and concern for Krauss four months in jail without trial.
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Hartford City
Ind
Crystal Krauss
Rae L. Krauss
W. B. Cooley
J. G. Burriss
Gideon Warren
William F. Davis
Samuel L. Gadbury, Jr
Jerry Haines
Dell V. Fulton
J. M. Gottschall
Rae Krauss
Mrs. Krauss
Distillers Send Gift to New York Bishop in Friendly Note
A Baltimore firm of Marviend whisky distillers sent a case to Bishop Potter of New York. In a letter accompanying the gift they say the gesture reflects friendship and esteem for a clergyman who advocates charitable Christian principles.
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Baltimore
Potter
New York
Parker Deceived Claims Rise In Campaign Speech
In a Madison Square Garden rally Eby Root argued Alton Parker was misled about conditions in the Philippines. Root said the islands' situation is a wise achievement, defended existing laws as perfect, and asserted the Philippines could stand financially on its own without further aid or warfare.
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New York
Kite Contest at St Louis Highlights Semi-Box Aeroplane
In the world's fair kite contest S J Coyvine of Chicago soared a semi box aeroplane to the greatest altitude and angle. The altitude reached was SAL feet with an angle of to degrees. The winner is a boy of sixteen years.
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Ito
Laos
S. J. Coyvine
Chicase
Fatal Spark Destroys Clinton Man in Beard Fire
In Clinton Louisiana A P Angell Sr aged 86 died after twelve hours of agony from a spark falling from his pipe into his beard. He was smoking in his yard when the accident happened and his body was engulfed in flames before help arrived.
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Clinton
A. P. Angell, Sr
Russians Seen in Spokane Railway Yards
Special Advices report men believed by Spokane authorities to be Russian spies visited the Great Northern Railway yards in Hillyard seeking to trace shipments of Japanese torpedo boats en route to the coast.
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Spokane
Wash
Chronicle
Hillyard
Great Northern Railway
Armed men threaten Panama government near Culebra
Reports from Colon Cable say about 200 armed individuals seen near Culebra threaten hostilities against the Panama government. Authorities are assessing whether the group are Panamanian malcontents rather than Colombian soldiers.
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Colon
Culebra
Panama
Wealthy Minneapolis man donates to girl protection fund
A wealthy Minneapolis man commits $10,000 toward a $20,000 branch police system fund to protect young girls from vice. Donation will come in once the remainder is assured.
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Minneapolis
Minn
South Dakota’s Agriculture Worth Vast New Wealth
Estima of value shows South Dakota's agricultural produce and livestock at 154,000,000 dollars, creating wealth for the state’s roughly 500,000 residents. Each person would receive about 308 dollars if divided equally, likely the highest per capita share in the nation.
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Yankton
S. D
South Dakota
Union
Unique Birth Insurance Plan Aims to Shape Parenthood
Boston women form American Birth Insurance Company to provide payments of 210 to 500 dollars upon each birth after initiation fee and monthly dues. Initiation 3 dollars, annual 1 dollar, monthly 3 dollars. 18 month gap between births. plan claims to regulate birth and influence society. Executives include Mrs Estella Merrill and Miss Emma Menter with an advisory board of notable Boston figures.
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Boston
Mass
American Birth Insurance Company
Commissioner of Insurance
Estella M. Hi. Merrill
Emma Menter
Mary A. Livermore
Marsha Dyer, Jr
Mary E. Parmelyea Rice
Mothers and Fathers’ Club of
Mary FE. Jones
Ladies’ Physiological Institute of
Agnes (. Fall
Maiden
Dr. C. Patterson
Marian A. McBride
Arlington
Merrill
United States
Africa
India
Weds His Negrow Nurse at Fort Mott Sparks Inquiry
A Fort Mott soldier John T. Smith of the hospital corps married Miss Sarah Wolfert a Black nurse from the South. Surgeon Sparrenberger ordered Smith reprimanded and sought his discharge after Smith cited the fourteenth amendment. The couple met during the Spanish American War when Wolfert nursed Smith through yellow fever.
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Salem
N. J
Fort Mott
John T. Smith
Sarah Wolfert
Sparrenberger
Smith
Funds for Peace Palace in The Hague Draw $100000 Fund
The Hague Peace Conference signatories will be asked to form a fund of 100000 dollars for maintaining Andrew Carnegie's peace palace. The building’s estimated cost stands around 800000 dollars.
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Hague
Andrew Carnegie
Palace of Peace
Baltic Fleet Attacks Hull Fishing Fleet Shock and Suffering
Hull reports Russian second Pacific squadron under Vice Admiral Rostislavsky fired on local trawlers 250 miles east of Spurn Head. Crane sunk. skipper Smith and Leggett beheaded. Moulmein and Mino damaged. twenty injured. Wren missing. public outcry for explanation and repa rations.
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Hull
England
Cable, A. M. Jackson & Co
Foreign Office
Admiralty
Rojestvensky
North Sea
Moulmein
Mino
Smith
Leggett
Spurnhead
Lergott
Leiggett
Wren
Great Northern
London
Lansdowne
M. Beckendorff
Japan
Pacific
Allenton
St. Petersburg
The
Chronicle
Shaffer Buys Three Indiana Papers for 1 050 000
J C Shaffer owner of the Chicago Evening Post buys the Star League papers headed by the Indianapolis Star Terre Haute Star and Muncie Star from George F Mc Cunlloch. He also assumes 200 000 in bonds and 50 000 in liabilities for the Indianapolis Journal, totaling 1 050 000 dollars. Shaffer to take control immediately with independent political stance but backing the current administration.
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Indianapolis
J. C. Shaffer
Chicago Evening Post
George F. McCunlloch
Star League
Indianapolis Star
The
Terre Haute§Star
Muncie Star
Shaffer
Indianapolis Journal
Jerome Hits at Lotteries in New York Raid
District Attorney Jerome's office conducted a Sunday raid in the lower east side seizing about $100,000 in lottery tickets and arresting six men and one woman. The shops allegedly sold four kinds of tickets including German lottery tickets legalized by the German government.
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New York
Jerome
Lowes East Side
Rutland Women Lead Charity Streetcar Ride Drive
Fourteen Rutland women acted as conductors on Rutland Street Railway cars to raise funds for the Old Ladies' Home during the Rutland Missionary Association fall festival. The company let them keep all above the average day’s receipts. A donor gave 500 dollars for a short ride, and several thousand dollars were cleared.
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Rutland
Rutland Street Railway Company
Rutland Missionary Association
No Cue For J Chinaman In Pendleton Special
Pendleton Oregon special reports members of the local league of the Chinese Ref association plan to cut off their cues in accord with association orders. The reform association led by high Chinese officials in exile aims to oust the emperor and reinstate the emperor.
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Pendleton
Ore
League of the Chinese
Pendie
Th Orm Association
Exposition Attendance Totals Rise Across October
October ad missions reach 2,785,734 while total attendance for the past week pushes October’s grand total past 15,183,927, edging over September’s banner figure by a small margin.
Clergy and Divorce Compromise Adopted by Episcopal Convention
In Boston the House of Deputies approved a compromise canon on remarriage after divorce with a year waiting period and required civil court proof of innocence. The measure, long debated, gains final adoption by bishops and deputies, likely settling the issue for at least three years.
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Boston
House of Deputies
Episcopal General Convention
House of Bishops
Noted Spanish Bullfighters aboard Buenos Ayres vanishing on voyage
The Buenos Ayres with 325 aboard bound for Havana and Vera Cruz is feared lost after a storm off Hatteras. Among the passengers is Tomas Marantini a famed Madrid bullfighter, with his troupe and four ceremonial bulls gifted by King Alfonso XIIII. The ship, 410 ft steel steamer launched 1887, sails under Captain Aldamiz.
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New York
Gulf Stream
Hatteras
Buenos Ayres
Havana
Old Mexico
Vera Cruz
Agent Vadal
Old Spain
Alfonso
Tomas Marantini
Luis
Spain
Cadiz
Mexico
Tomas
Madrid
Alfonso Xiiii
Dunbarton Yards
Aldamiz
Ladies Cabinet Formed by Mrs Roosevelt Meets at White House
Washington Special reports Mrs. Roosevelts new social cabinet of wives of Cabinet members held its first season meeting at the White House. It aims to mirror the Presidents Cabinet in social Washington and will rule social invitations and determine who enters society.
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Washington
Mrs. Roosevelt
White House
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American Birth Insurance CO
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