Hobo Finds $270 Bequest After 14 Years Away
Fourteen years after leaving home Owen Bowman, once on a Oswego farm with deceased parents, returns to Kosciusko County to claim a $270 bequest. Guardian Jacob Whiteleather of Leesburg oversees the check turned over by County Clerk Stout at the Kosciusko County courthouse after Bowman arrives from Warsaw Big Four yards with no money.
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Warsaw
Kosciusko County
Owen Bowman
Stout
Bowman
Oswego
Jacob Whiteleather
Leesburg
Lightning Strike Kills Allen Moore and Three Horses
Allen Moore aged 29 was struck by lightning while planting potatoes in Kosciusko County and killed instantly. Three horses he was driving died. Moore’s wife and his 6-year-old daughter survived after a severe shock. In a separate Tipton case, defendants won after a seven day jury trial to break Reuben Stroup’s will. Stroup left about 40 000 to two girls and a boy he had raised.
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Allen Moore
Kosciusko County
Bie
Reuben Strep
Tipton
Reuben Stroup
Coroner Rules Death a Suicide of Former Treasurer
The coroner ruled death by self harm in the case of FLAL Receiveur former county treasurer found hanging in his barn in Lafayette township. He had suffered months of nervous strain over financial matters and an unsuccessful bid for treasurer last year.
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Starr
Flal Receiveur
Laffayette Township
Receiveur
Wennersaire
Evansville Boy Drowns While Learning to Swim
A 15 year old Evansville youth Walter Ansinger drowned in Pigeon Creek while attempting to swim with a float. Several companions witnessed the accident.
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Evansville
Pigeon Creek
Walter Ansinger
Mills to Run Full Time at Eyansville Woolen Mills
Eyansville woolen mills, one of the citys largest concerns, announce they will switch from half time to full time operations for several months, marking a major shift in production.
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Boonville
Southern Railway
Eyansville Woolen Mills
Jealous Shooter Fells Rival at Party West of Peru Haute
John Blackburn fired at Sheldon Davis in a jealousy driven incident at a party near Peru Haute. The shot killed Hol Weiser. police report says Mrs. Percy Williams, a 32 year old woman, later committed suicide by swallowing carbolic acid claiming her husband did not love her.
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Rival
John Blackburn
Sheldon Davis
Perre Haute
Hol Weiser
Hiusband
Percy Williams
Peru
Drowning on Green River and Dual Murder Conviction Report
A 27 year old man, Arthur Chisem of Evansville, drowned after falling from a skiff on Green River near Spotsville Indiana. John Jans, a railroad worker, was convicted of second degree murder in Evansville for killing his wife and received a life sentence. G. Wilson, 34, died of heart disease in Wabash on a day marked by three weddings for his nieces.
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Green River
Spotsville
Arthur Chisem
Mvansville
John Jans
Evansville
G. Wilson
Wabash
Fallie Hummer
Tlalie Wilson
Lincolnville
Iva Moore
Riddy Iond
Gore and Belmont News and World Briefs
A notice notes Senator Gore of Oklahoma may regain sight by operation. Belmont dies at age around 90, a New York financier linked to Rothschilds. John E K Osborne is named Denver Democratic convention entertainment chief, Wyoming’s Osborne long rail and politics figure. Maj Gen Sir James Willcocks praised for Afghan frontier campaigns. Wisconsin rail ruling places Soo line into Superior at grade. War Department shows wax works exhibit boost. Six seamen and twenty four others escape a ship incident in New York bound finance from Cristobal.
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Gore
Oklahoma
Core
Washington
Senate
Congressional Record
Tie
Memiory
Cluether
Qoodion
Gem
Tf Tt
New York
Oliver TH. Y. Belmont
Stempstead
Mr. Belmont
August Thelmont
Rothschilds
Oliver [Hazard Perry
Owen
Fimaeus Turvatoo
Belmont
Evie
Mr. Belmontt
Iss
Tfe
Brookhalt Villa
Prennpstead
Newport
Denver
John KE. Osborne
Mr. Osborne
Westport
N.Y
Sos
Congress
Wyoming
Tle
Oiman
Dourge
Osborne
Enmipire
Great West
England
James Willcocks
Willcocks
Campaigsnnie
Troops Rush to Torreon Amid Mexican Turmoil
Bandits operate with insurrection to the north as U S troops rush to Torreon and Juarez. Government forces reinforced Correan and Chihuahua patrols, while the Mexican ambassador Creel is recalled to plead for trials of cross border revolutionary leaders. The United States vows neutrality enforcement under State Department oversight.
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Mexico
Correan
Juarez
Chihuahua
United States
Enrique C. Creel
Washington
Annular Sun Eclipse Observed Across North America
The recent annular solar eclipse was visible across North America with the moon forming a ring before the sun. Observers used glasses to view the event and noted the cluster of planets near the sun in the western sky after sunset.
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North America
Venus
Neptune
Jupiter
Tampa
Mexico City
Bermuda Islands
United States
Eclipse of the Sun Ruptures Mexican Ties Across Rio Grande
The article discusses the Garza uprising and its echoes in Mexican Texas, noting US border troop deployments and arrests of Mexican rebels inciting Diaz's government from American soil. It warns of continued instability in Northern Mexico, potential banditry, and calls for neutrality as future eclipses are noted, including an obscured southern limb and a visible eclipse on December 3.
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Caterino FE
Garza
Rio Grande
United States
Texas
Diaz
State Department
War era notes and protests across nations
A compilation of brief items notes a Hawaii guard unit organized by Chinese Americans, a union damages ruling in Victoria B C, a naval memorial unveiled in St Petersburg, and centennial Jefferson Davis events in the American South. It also covers UK US postage talks, Russian politics, Edward Grey’s stance, suffrage marches in London led by Anna Shaw, and broad cultural reactions.
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Jefferson Davis
South
Richmond
England
United States
Kosorotoff
Douma
Edward
Russia
O'Grady
Labor
Leeds
Aumid
Wettle
Edward Grey
London
Anna Shaw
América
Accidental Damage from Gun Practice Across New York Bays
The blast and concussion from target practice at Forts Hamilton and Wadsworth caused about 20000 dollars in private property damage. Windows shattered, ceilings fell in Bath Beach injuring a resident. Lusitania halted by a mud bank. ocean liners faced delays. Gen Grant led large army maneuvers with thousands of regulars and militia at Pine Plains.
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Yorts
Uncle Sam
Forts Hamilton
Wadsworth
New York Bay
Bath Beach
Lusitania
Grant
Pine Plains
N. Y
England's Record Battleship Rivalry Advances
The report states Britain will begin keel laying in September for a larger warship than the St. Vincent, which is 19,250 tons and priced around nine million dollars. The upcoming vessel aims to surpass the St. Vincent’s size and cost in the next construction phase.
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St. Vincent
Pnland
Currency act rules for banks and associations explained
Secretary Cortelyou issues a circular clarifying two paths to extra national bank currency. Contiguous banks may form associations with at least ten banks and 5 million dollars capital. individuals must have 20 percent unimpaired capital. Members with 40 percent of capital in notes may apply under section 1. nonmembers may use section 3 via the Comptroller. Treasury will aid with applications and prompt approvals.
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Cortelyou
Treasury Department
Secretary of the Treasury
Department
Comptroller of
Amel
Chicago Board of Education Sets Age Bar for Teachers
The Chicago Board of Education votes to bar candidates over 50 from teaching in public schools. Other items note Minnesota deaf school graduates seven trades, a $50,000 building project, a University of Minnesota warning about unpaid bills, and honorary gifts at a blind school alumni meeting. Prohibition era reactions are mentioned in Alabama.
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Chicago Board of Education
Minnesota School For the Deaf
Minnesota School
Northrop
University of Minnesota
Minnesota School For the Blind
Saribault
Dorr
Reno
Nev
Mackay School of Mines
Mackay
University of Nevada
Clarence Hi. Mackay
Alabama
Mobile City
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