Deadly collision kills nineteen on Kansas City line
A freight train conductor overlooked a late passenger section causing a three-way wreck near Norton Missouri. Nineteen people died, with several others fatally injured or scalded from escaping steam. The wreck destroyed the fast passenger train and injured and displaced passengers.
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Kansas City
Chicago and Alton
Norton
Daniel M. McAnza
Slater
P. J. Anderson
Frank Briggs
I. S. Rogers
Chicago
United States Express Company
Gillman
Goodland
Ind
D. W. Hooker
Syracuse
N. Y
C. W. Snyder
Jasper
G. L. Roy
Wilmington (Ills
Daniel Donnelly
Mexico
R. J. Curtis
Geneseo
Dickson
Lulu Rider
Kentland
University Hospital
Sydney Jones
Walker
C. D. Harry
Hoopeston
McAnna
Marshall
United States
St. Joseph’s
University
Hilda
Hasslip Chenoa
Steam Locomotive Suffering Highlight Death Expectancy
Doctors refused to forecast fatalities as several passengers remained gravely ill after steam exposure from locomotives. Most victims suffered scalds, yet a precise prognosis proved elusive for the injured group.
Centenarian Rebecca Wampler Dies in Dublin Indiana
Rebecca Wampler aged 100 years died yesterday in Dublin Indiana. She was the mother of six children, with 41 grandchildren, 89 great grandchildren, and 21 great great grandchildren.
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Hoosier Centenarian
Dublin
Ind
Rebecca Wampler
Thousands Besiege Registration Booths in Open Land Rush
El Reno and Lawton, Oklahoma Territory, July 11. Following President MacKinley’s opening of Kiowa-Comanche lands for homesteading, 13 000 farms began registration. Crowds camped, endured sun, and lined six booths. a lottery will decide 50 000 applicants on July 29.
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el Reno
O. T
MacKinley
Lawton
Cherokee Strip
Kine
Public Morals Will Be No Trial In Brill Case
LaPorte Indiana July 11 the Brill case ended with John W Brill pleading guilty to assault and battery for shooting Attorney E E Weir last January He was fined 500 and costs including Weirs medical and legal bills totaling about 2500 The prosecution withdrew the attempted murder charge to avoid publicity A divorce case may follow and about 200 witnesses from Mexico and elsewhere had been summoned to the trial.
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LaPorte
Ind
Brill
John W. Brill
E. E. Weir
Cleveland
Weir
Mexico
Doubt Expressed On Indictments In Insanity Trust
Indianapolis July 11 The criminal court may not return indictments against members of the insanity commission trust. If charges of conspiracy to extort fees are filed they will be brought by the attorney general. The grand jury report could suggest system reforms including a detention hospital.
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Insanity Trust
Indianapolis
Criminal Court
Insanity Commission “Trust
Cash Hadley
Grand Jury
Ruckelshaus
City Board of Health
Trust
Ellis Glenn Forgery Case Sees Prolonged Trial
In Parkersburg West Virginia on July 11 the Ellis Glenn forgery trial faces weeks of testimony with over 100 witnesses. Judge Stapleton ordered Glenn to appear without hat and veil, to allow crowd observation. Witnesses C M Mayhew and George A Hoover testified that Ellis and Bert Glenn are the same person based on years of interaction in Williamsport and Williams Town.
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Mayake
Parkersburg
Ellis Glenn
Stapleton
Ellis
C. M. Mayhew
Bert Glenn
Williamstown
Bert
George A. Hoover
Glenn
Mother's Joyful Surprise in Union City
Victor Hill walked into his widowed mother's Union City home after a 15 year absence. Sentenced to life for killing his wife, he had sought pardon without his mother's knowledge, shocking her and causing a prolonged collapse. The mother had believed him barred from freedom.
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Union City
Ind
Victor Hill
Hill
Inman
Terse telegrams summarize multiple local tragedies and events
Abe Hummell, a New York lawyer, fatally injured in a London carriage crash. Peter Bankers, 87, commits suicide at Rushville, Arkansas. Conference today expected to call off steel workers strike. Martha Patterson, last surviving Johnson child, dies at Greenville, Tennessee. Oscar Holier shot and killed at Red Bluff, Texas. Robert R. Stafford surrenders, claims self defense. A 14 year old girl from Tyler, Texas, dies after attempting to light coal oil fire. Dublin, Indiana boys shooting at a party. Edward Pope accidentally shot and wounded, condition not specified.
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Abe Hummell
New York
London
Peter Bankers
Rushville
Ars
Martha Patterson
Andrew Johnson
Greenville
Tenn
Oscar Holier
Red Bluff
Tex
Robert R. Stafford
Stevens
Tyler
Dublin
Ind
Edward
Pope
Man Killed In Domestic Tragedy In New Albany
In New Albany Indiana on July 11 John Carteau 28 attempted to abduct Joseph Turner 25 wife. Turner shot Carteau three times at Turner's home. Carteau lay in the yard the next morning Turner surrendered to authorities. Turner is described as mulatto.
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New Albany
Ind
John Carteau
Joseph Turner
Carteau
Turner
Mulatto
Miner Knight Killed in Buggy Runaway Near Oolitic
Bedford Indiana July 11 A buggy driven by Shed Knight was struck by a frightened horse near a bluff over Salt Creek. Knight fell from the buggy to a deadly precipice. He is dangerously hurt and unlikely to survive. The buggy was demolished and the horse killed.
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Bedford
Ind
Knight
Oolitic
Salt Creets
Rennselaer Frontier Figure Remembered After 25 Years
In Rennselaer Indiana on July 11 a fragmentary note recalls Christopher Hardy who walked the frontier for 25 years. The short clipping mentions his journey and a reference to his era, with limited readable details remaining.
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Rennselaer
Ind
Christopher
Hardy
Frontier
Laborer uncovers $100 silver coins in old sewer dig
In Indiana Laborer William Allen digging three feet deep in the new sewer line found an old tin can containing $100 in silver coins dated from 1870 to 1876. He is described as the brother of Sheriff Hardy and located in Ari zona, India. The discovery occurred as the warden notes.
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Sheriff Hardy
Arizona
Ind
William ‘Allen
Read and Smoke club forms in Danville Indiana
Indianapolis notes on a new Danville organization named Read and Smoke with no capital stock. Directors are Fred E. Warner Charles Hallowell and Alva Snyder. The circular plate design features an open book and pipe with Greek letters. Details about Indiana business and political figures follow, including Crawford Fairbanks and state office speculation about Elias H. Owen Edward Everett Neal and Samuel Gibson.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Danville
Fred E. Warner
Charles Hallowell
Alva Snyder
Ind
Farmer Henry Smith Ends Life After Family Tragedy
Henry Smith, a prosperous farmer near Crown Point Indiana, killed himself with paris green after losing his wife and a daughter to death and with another daughter critically ill. He exposed a razor to his daughter and threatened her before walking to a nearby cornfield and dying there.
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Crown Point
Ind
Henry Smith
Paris Green
Coroner Probes Death of Minnie Bacheldor in Chicago
In Chicago on July 11 the coroner learned that Mrs. Ethel Flemming found dead with gas on was Minnie Bacheldor, long missing from Kansas City and daughter of Mrs. S. C. Bacheloor, prominent Kansas City figure and president of the local WCTU division.
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Chicago
Ethel Flemming
Minnie Bacheldor
Kansas City
S. C. Bacheloor
Followers of Dowie Fail Evanston Conversion Tonight
About 200 followers of John Alexander Dowie attempted another conversion drive on Evanston residents last night but failed to sway the crowd. The effort mirrored prior events as organized processions gathered, but no substantial impact occurred.
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Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
Evanston
Ohio Democrats Nominating Ticket at Columbus Convention
The Ohio Democratic state convention nominated James Kilbourne for governor and a slate including Anthony Howells, Joseph Hidy, M. B. McCarthy, and others. The event featured intense debates over Bryan and the Kansas City and Chicago platforms, with Bryan’s picture trampled as protest.
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Columbus
Ohio
James Kilbourne
Anthony Howells
Supreme Court
Joseph Hidy
Harry R. Young
M. B. McCarthy
R. P. Alshire
Board of Public Works
James B. Holman
Bryan
Committee On Resolutions
Kansas City
Kilbourne
Chicago
Parole Granted for Colem an Younger in 25 Year Stillwater Case
In St Paul on July 11 the state pardon board approved the parole of Coleman and James Younger. They have served 25 years in Stillwater prison for complicity in the robbery and murder connected to the Northfield bank raid.
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Youngers
St. Paul
State Pardon Board
Coleman
James Younger
Stillwater
Rar
Northfield
Minn
Noted Ky feudist David Smith slain in road encounter
Owensboro Kentucky July 1 David Smith one of western Kentucky’s best known characters was shot and killed by Charles Dunn in a long standing feud. The men met in the road and fired simultaneously though only Dunn’s bullet found its mark. Smith bore scars from many battles after having killed a man previously.
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Owensboro
David Smith
Kentucky
Charles Dunn
Dunn
Smith
Climax of Christian Endeavor Convention Draws Large Crowd
The climax arrived with two farewell meetings in Cincinnati's Endeavor and Williston auditoriums. About 20,000 people attended, and the scenes were spectacular, surpassing all previous conventions.
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Cincinnati
Christian Endeavor
Endeavor
Williston
Charged With Forgery In Terre Haute Case
Terre Haute Indiana July 11 David M Martin 28 arrested charged with passing a 25 check bearing the name of W E English of Indianapolis wrongfully attached The check was cashed at the National State bank.
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Terre Haute
Ind
David M. Martin
W. E. English
Indianapolis
National State Bank
Knights of Pythias probe as Endowment Bank scandal widens
In Chicago the supreme lodge met to investigate the Endowment Rank, accepting the resignation of John H. Hinsey as Endowment Bank director. A resolution orders civil and criminal action against anyone liable for offenses against the bank, and another seeks expulsion for lodge members who violated fund handling obligations. Officials say prosecutions may involve several former Endowment Bank associates.
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Chicago
Supreme Lodge of the Knights of Pythias
Johnh. Hinsey
Endowment Bank
Board of Control
Supreme Lodge
Hinsey Admits Endowment Bank Funds Misused
Chicago on July 11 John A Hinsey former president of the board of control of the Endowment Bank of the Knights of Pythias appeared before the supreme lodge and admitted the report submitted to be true. The report showed that nearly two thirds of the $500 000 invested under Hinsey s direction went into enterprises that could not pay death claims while other funds were placed in unaccounted channels.
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Chicago
John A. Hinsey
Board of Control
Endowment Bank of the Knights of Pythias
Supreme Lodge
Hinsey
Boers Escape Detention Camp by Swimming to Mainland
Bermuda dated July 11 reports three Boer prisoners escaped from Carell's Island detention camp. They swam to the mainland and have not yet been captured.
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Bermuda
Carell’s Island
Wreck of the Knickerbocker On the Big Four
A severe Lake Shore line wreck near Nottingham Ohio involved the Knickerbocker on the Big Four derailing after a freight journal failure. Buffalo engineer Frank Anderson and Cincinnati mail clerk O G Mc Cullen died, with several crew injured as the passenger train cars plunged and scattered. The crash left the engine pinned and mail car crushed amid the derailment.
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Cleveland
Nottingham
Here
Lake Shore
Limited
Frank Anderson
Buffalo
O. G. McCullen
Cincinnati
McCullen
Tragic Accident Severs Teen’s Legs at Crown Point Depot
Crown Point Indiana July 10 Frank Siegel age 16 loses both legs after being struck by an Erie passenger train at the depot. The incident occurred in the late afternoon as crowds gathered, with authorities investigating cause and witnessing eyewitness reports forthcoming.
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Crown Point
Ind
Frank Siegel
Erie
Gun Fight Near Plant City Kills Farmer and Wounds Kinard Family
In a July 10 gun fight near Plant City Florida farmer Edward Franklin was killed and David Kinard Franklin's son-in-law, his wife Mrs Kinard, and their baby were seriously wounded.
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Tampa
Frs
Plant City
Edward Franklin
David Kinard
Franklin
Kinard
Presbyterians In Mexico Form Independent Church
In Mexico City on July 10 the Presbyterian community convened to organize the Presbyterian church in Mexico as an independent body, separating from the two Presbyterian churches in the United States.
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Presbyterians
Mexico
Mexico City
Presbyterians of
Presbyterian Church In
United States
Terrible Theft Report From Terre Haute July Complaint
A fragmentary report from Terre Haute notes a man named Frank Swemoy of Coal Bl fc alleging theft of his savings. No further details or outcomes are provided in the legible text.
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Terre ‘Haute
And
Frank Swemoy
Bl Fc
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Chicago and Alton Road
Hreservation
Crawford Fairbanks
Terre Haute Brewing Company
Fairbanks
Eilias H. Owen
Parke County
Vigo County
Parke
Owen
House of Representatives
Edward Everett Neal
Noblesville
Hamilton County
David Sherrick
Samuel Gibson
Muncie
C.C. C
Knights of Pythias
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