Postmaster General Dismisses Miller in Mail Fraud Case
Washington May 26 Postmaster General Payne summarily dismissed Daniel V Miller assistant to the attorney general for the post office department on alleged conspiracy linked to John J Ryan Co fraud. Miller was arrested, released on 1500 bond, and a warrant was issued for Joseph M Johns of Rockville Indiana.
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Washington
Payne
Daniel V. Miller
Post Office Department
John J. Ryan & Co
Miller
Cincinnati
Joseph M. Johns
Rockville
Parke County
Terre Haute
Ind
James D. Tyner
Ryan Company
St. Louis
Covington
Arnold Company
Post Office
Fayul Robb
Ryan
George A. Christiancy
Department
Tyner
Christiancy
T. W. Gilmer
Office of
Comptroller of the Treasury
Washington Post Office
Bureau of the Treasury
Tracewell
Tulloch
Gilmer
New York Post
Johns Arrested in Indiana in Tyner Letter Case
Federal officers report Joseph M. Johns was arrested in Rockville Indiana for participating with John J. Ryan in a pay for the Tyner letter scheme. Johns initially asked five thousand dollars, settled for two thousand five hundred, then received additional two thousand for other services. Johns is Parke county prosecuting attorney, formerly living in Miller.
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Cincinnati
Joseph M. Johns
Rockville
Ind
Johns
John J. Ryan
Tyner
Ryan
Gibson House
Parke County
Miller
Lightning Strikes Vehicle Near South Bend
In South Bend Indiana on May 26 Lyman Edwards and his son were returning from New Carlisle when a blinding flash of lightning struck a culvert along the road. The bolt frightened the horse, knocked off its hind shoes, but the animal recovered and the occupants escaped injury.
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South Bend
Ind
Lyman Edwards
New Carlisle
Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds
Carelessness causes railway wrecks and throat and long trouble sufferers become wrecks. Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds promises to cure even the worst cases.
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Dr. King
Races, cyclones, strikes span global news of day
Telegrams report diverse events from St Cloud where Vanderbilt’s ride won Printemps handicap to Paris Madrid race suspension after first stage. A central Nebraska cyclone kills and injures many while New York strikes leave 20 000 idle. Korea orders arrest over land sales. Weston ill at Johns Hopkins. Boston society eyes paid servant hires. Printing presses run 24 hours for new national bank notes. Frohman to wed Margaret Ilington. Mrs Jones reports Rocky Mountain Tea curing illness.
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K. Vanderbilt
Biltmore
J. Rauschop
St. Cloud
Nebraska
Lake Shore
Toledo
Elkhart
New York
Korea
Wiju
John F. Weston
Johna Hopkins Hospital
Boston
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
New National Bank
Daniel Frohman
Margaret Ilington
Mr. Sothern
Black Ponto Everson Escapes Lynch Mob After Release
Louis Everson known as Black Ponto, charged with Rosa Kaiser murder, was freed in Lawrenceburg Indiana. A mob pursued him for about a mile, pelted him, and he escaped into woodland before a planned lynching near Aurora. He fled by swimming Hogan's creek.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
Louis Everson
Black Ponto
Rosa Kaiser
Kaiser
Everson
Aurora
Hogan's Creek
Tornado and hail wreak damage in St Clair county
A tornado followed by a destructive hail storm swept southeastern St Clair county. Many buildings were wrecked and crops valued in thousands of dollars were damaged. Mandice Guissippe was killed after being blown under a freight train near Lensburg. Foley's Honey and Tar advertised by O D Knoefel.
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Brownh
New Athens
St.Clair County
Mandice Guissippe
Lensburg
Strike at Howard's yards ends in hours cut
Jeffersonville Ind May 26 The strike at Howard's shipyards is resolved with a compromise reduction of daily hours from ten to nine. Workers drop their demand for a 5 cent wage increase, accepting no change in pay.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Howard's
Forgery Charge Arrest Affects Insurance Union Leader
John M. Mulford secretary of the National Insurance Union was arrested in Chicago by Sheriff J A Devine. He faced a forgery indictment in Chillicothe for allegedly settling Frank McCloaky's $2000 death claim with forged notes. Headquarters of the union are in Columbia.
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Fogeryle
Chillicothe, C
John M. Mulford
National Imsurance Union
Chicago
J. A. Devine
Mulford
Frank McCloaky
Union
Columbia
Editorial association to meet in Kendallville May 26
Editors gather in Kendallville Indiana for the Northern Indiana Editorial association meeting. Mayor Graves will speak with a reply by C W Metzker of Plymouth. An evening banquet follows and a Friday excursion to Rome City and a sail on Sylvan Lake hosted by Island Park assembly.
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Kendallville
Ind
Northern Indiana Editorial Association
Graves
C. W. Metzker
Plymouth
Rome City
Sylvan Lake
Island Park
Kokomo Farmer Electrocuted After Wire Collision
Alexander Short fifty died instantly after grabbing a live wire on E Sycamore Street while guiding his horse and wagon in Kokomo Indiana He was a well known farmer survived by his wife and several children. In Jeffersonville Indiana fragments of Arthur Hare twenty three were found on B and O tracks near Charleston and thought to be the body after an apparent train accident.
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Kokomo
Ind
Alexander Short
E. Sycamore Street
Jeffersonville
Arthur Hare
Bull Creek
Charleston
Multiple Indiana Tragedies Reported In May News
Reports from Franklin Bloomington and Lawrenceburg detail severe injuries and fatalities. Charles McNeeley fell from a moving freight train near Franklin sustaining crushed legs and an arm. Joseph Shively faced arrest after drunken disorder in Bloomington. Miss Alice Barth, fifty five, died after years of confinement following a broken heart. In Lawrenceburg a violent railroad fight left three men likely to die. George Anderson, a brakeman on the B and C Southwestern, lost his left ear in a switch incident near Montgomery.
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Franklin
Ind
Charles McNeeley
Big Four
Martinsville
Booth Bend
Alice Barth
South Bend
Owitch
Washington, Tad
George Anderson
B. & C. Southwestern Railway
Montgomery
Paine's Celery Compound Promises Relief for Female Ailments
The ad promotes Paine's Celery Compound as a cure for female irregularities and related ills. It claims to restore nervous vigor, blood quality, and overall health, citing Mrs. M. A. Morrin of Tilton Arkansas who reports relief from whites and irregular menstruation after two bottles.
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Paine
M. A. Morrin
Tilton, Ark
Roosevelt comments on Ohio endorsement and McKinley support
In Walla Walla on May 36 Secretary Loeb quoted the president saying he asked no man for support and had no role in raising the endorsement issue. He added those favoring his administration will endorse him, those opposed will oppose. He was moved by Canton county's strong backing for McKinley.
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McKinley
Canton
Roosevelt Greeted by 10000 Fans in Walla Walla
President Roosevelt drew a large crowd of about ten thousand from surrounding country and nearly every inhabitant of Walla Walla as he completed a visit through southeastern Washington. He left Walla Walla for Wallace, Idaho.
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Walla Walla, Wash
Roosevelt
Walla Walla
Washington
Wallace, Idaho
Denunciation by New York Builders Board
The United Board of Building Trades denounces employers for failing to meet contracts and for restricting workers rights to associate. It formed a five member committee to study unlawful employer combinations and refused to accept the credentials of the Brotherhood of Carpenters, a setback for the Amalgamated Society.
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New York
United Board of Building Trades
Brotherhood of Carpenters
Amalgamated Society
Organization of Carpenters
Presbyterian assembly debates freedmen reports in California
In Los Angeles on May 26 the standing and special committees debated reports on freedmen education youth groups and Occidental College building. The freedmen report drew strong speeches from Southern representatives as labor tensions close the Smith & Wesson plant in Springfield citing potential strikes.
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Nade Ringling
Los Angeles
Cal
Special Committee
Presbyterian Building
Occidental College
Presbyterian General Assembly
General Assembly
Freedmen’s Committee
South
Republican Gossip and Indiana World’s Fair Plans Spur State Talk
Indianapolis rumors swirl about a state Republican committee reorganization and a secretaryship race featuring Frank Bowers, Chas Haas, and C. C. Lyons. Meanwhile Indiana's World’s Fair commission opens June 1 with headquarters in Lt. Governor Gilbert’s state house room to showcase the state’s resources and industry. Governor Purkin takes a short angling trip, then heads to Cleveland for the Indiana Club banquet as Mayor Johnson and Senator Hanna join the program.
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Indianapolis
State Committee
W. H. Whittaker
Byers
Frank Bowers
Chas. Haas
Wabash
C. C. Lyons
Fairmount
Whittaker
Reformatory
George McCulloch
Indiana St. Louis World’s Fair
State House
Alexander
Purkin
Anderson
Barbee Lake
Cleveland
Indiana Club
Johnson
Hanna
Dorbias
Maennerchor Lotto Party Tonight and Local News Roundup
Local society plans a lotto event at the Maennerchor hall. Graduation exercises for Misa Adelaide L Packard's pianoforte school June 11 honor Miss Elia Deshler and Miss Jack Wright. Oil well near Birdseye in Dubois county reaches 1000 feet. multiple wells planned. Carrie Edmonds funeral held at Oak residence with Rev W G Clinton. Local long distance telephone expansion to Fredericksburg is imminent with New Albany via Home Telephone. Lance and Pettit return after Lexington trip. discrepancy with Cincinnati trip noted. Hibbard Barrett dies at 7, age seven years. Emmett Sinclair and Minnie McLaure seek marriage. license refused due to residency rule. plan Jeffersonville elopement. Freight agent Harry R King to Savannah for NAFLA meeting. 25 locals to ride special train. Building permits issued for Tighe cottage, Stoll residence, Moser & Co four story brick addition. Samuel Woodard's eight year old funeral held at East Main residence. Services led by Rev D O.
Interment at Fairview Cemetery and bicycle license notices
Wright, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal church, and the interment was at Fairview cemetery. Owners of bicycles must secure tags for the ensuing year by June 1 when the old license expires. City Clerk Brisby has secured the tags for the next year and has already disposed of a number of them. Chief of Police Shug said today that all owners of wheels were expected to provide themselves with the new tag by June 1, after which case complaints will be filed.
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Brisby
Shug
How to Boil Water in Five Minutes and Stay Safe
A Washington hotel steward extols simple boiling as key to great coffee and safe water. Fresh water, quick flame, and removing from heat at boil are advised to preserve flavor and avoid waste. doctors note five minutes of boiling to kill germs.
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Washington
Washington Post
Wealth and desire distortments in a Washington Star quote
In a Washington Star dialogue Mr. Cumrox argues that rich people are not inherently cold but lose the ability to admire without being sold to. He notes the problem is not cynicism but enforced purchase incentives that accompany wealth.
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Mr. Cumrox
Washington Star
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California Fig Syrup Co
Postoffice Department
Indiana
Daniel V. ‘Liller
S. P. Jones
Atlanta
Rocky Mountain
Conner
Skurriea
Mear Aurora
Foley
O. D. Knoefel
Bloomington
Joseph Shively
Itallane
Union Mills
Paine’s
Ohio
Building
Employers’ Association
Springfield
Mass
Smith & Wesson
The
Maennerchor Society
Misa Adelaide L. Packard
Elia Deshler
Jack Wright
Southern Indiana Oil Company
Birdseye
Dubois County
Carrie
George Edmonds
Oak
Sixth and
Seventh Streets
W. G. Clinton
Martinsburg
Fredericksburg
New Albany
Home Telephone Company
George Lance, Jr
Earl Pettit
Lexington
T Lance
Hibbard Barrett
Urban R. Crady
East Market Street
P.H Barrett
Emmett Sinclair
Cecelia
Minnie McLaure
Elizabethtown
Harry R. King
Southern Railway Company
Sanday
Savannah
National Association of Local
City
Louisville
Brisbie
Thomas Tighe
Shelby
Thomas and
Vincennes Streets
Anna Stoll
Chartres
Jackson and Railroad
George Moser & Company
Beeler
Cnlbertson Avenue
Samuel
Samuel Woodard
Ayers
I.caracse
Mnos Spencer
Usion National Bank
Louisville, KY
Paul Reising
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