Indiana Black Coal Field Shows High Four Day Work Week
President Golden of the black coal district says Brazil field leads in the middle West for steady work. Despite influx of miners from other districts, field averages over four days weekly with prospects for better conditions. Some Hudson mine miners have not sought work here after their charter was revoked by National President Lewis.
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Golden
Black Coal District
Brazil
Middle West
Hudson
Lewis
Gas That Will Not Burn Near Silver Lake
Scott Lawrence, a farmer near Silver Lake, while drilling a well about eighteen feet deep, struck gas or gas-like substance with a strong odor and a loud whistle. The gas flowed for hours without diminishing, but after five more feet the drill hit a strong vein of pure water.
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Scott Lawrence
Silver Lake
Tawrence
Mistaken Identity Leads to Uncles’ Gunfire Near Jasonville
Hiram Stewart, 20, was shot by his uncle Stephen Hills at the family farm near Jasonville after a noise at the barn awakened the uncle who fired both barrels. The wounds to Hiram’s legs are not serious.
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Hiram Stewart
Stephen Hills
Jasonville
Hiram
Baby struck by train near Sullivan home
Mrs. C. W. Woods watched her 18 month old Eva dash toward a railroad near Sullivan. An Evansville and Terre Haute passenger train struck and tossed the child about twenty feet. The infant’s head was badly crushed but she remained alive after neighbors rushed to aid.
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Eva
Sullivan
C. W. Woods
Evansville and
Terresoute
Farmer Julius Frehner Ends Life After Wife's Death
Julius Frehner a 72 year old Stark county farmer killed himself by hanging to join his wife who died months earlier after a long illness. He had promised to reunite with her and the wife’s deathbed plea weighed on him.
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Julius Frehner
Stark County
Disappointed lover dies by own action in Evansville
James Covington 46 an unmarried engineer on the Louisville and Nashville railway went to Miss California Mounts home in Evansville in her absence and shot himself after taking a revolver from her trunk. Mounts had not returned his attachment.
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James Covington
Louisville and Nashville Railway
Man Finds Pearl on Bedford Farm Refuses 250 Offer
Enoch Jenkins, tenant on the Dr. Free land farm by White River at Bedford, while feeding mussels to hogs, discovered a pearl. He refused a $250 offer, believing the gem to be of unusual value and indicating his elation as a poor man.
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Enoch Jenkins
Dr. Freeland
White River
Bedford
Mr. Jenkins
State Happenings Briefs From A Rural County
Victor Willmore a 33 year old brake man jumped from a freight train near Wabash missing the stop on a bridge and fell forty feet to rocks dying instantly. Mrs Olpha Whiteman of Middlefork murdered after coroner ruled own action initially a suicide. Police seek her first husband for clues in the mystery. Larry Cobie class president injured in high school class fight by shotgun. Mrs Walter Carpenter aged 96 dies in Richmond ahead of diamond anniversary with her husband. Senator James A Hemenway and wife announce engagement of daughter Lena to Bennett Gath son of Harry B Gath Indianapolis wedding planned in January.
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Olpha Whiteman
Middlefork
Larry Cobie
Walter Carpenter
Richmond
United States
James A. Hemenway
Lena
Bennett Gath
Harry B. Gath
Indianapolis
County local option becomes law in Indiana House drama
In a dramatic session the Indiana House passed county local option by a 55 to 5 vote after intense display by temperance workers. Gov Hanly signed the bill within an hour, while Senate action on a statewide prohibition amendment failed. bribery accusations against officials sparked a special investigation process.
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Indiana
House of Representatives
Mle
Johnson
Vigo County
Wes
Fas
Hanly
Senate
House
Indiana Tegislature
Hlouse
Knisely
Wickwire
Whisely
Notable facts in early American records
Wyoming statehood entry occurred on July 11 1890. New York City men reportedly smoke about 1104000 cigars daily. Sea anemones can live around fifty years. London consumes roughly 50000 tons of sugar annually for jam. Primrose and lily of the valley tolerate tree shade better than many flowers.
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Wyoming
New York City
London
Lily-Of-The-Valley
Farming in Western Canada
Canadian correspondence describes settlers and farmers from the United States moving to Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. It compares grain production to a long freight train and notes high first year work wages and eventual independence, arguing land is open and affordable with low taxes. It mentions railroads and promoters wary of US settlers taking land.
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Canada
United States
Great Wheat
Dominion West
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
New York City
Denver
Canadian
North
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Old Mexico
Dominion
Western Canada grain boom draws American farmers west
A Western Canada grain surge yields up to 100 bushels of oats per acre and 50 bushels of wheat, with total crops estimated at 100,000,000 bushels of wheat, 120,000,000 bushels of oats, and 20,000,000 bushels of barley. More than 100,000 free homesteads exist ready for settlers, and American farmers are urged to relocate, anticipating broad uptake within two years as rail hubs and elevators spread across the region.
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Canada
Dominion West
Western Canada
United States
Dominion
W. J. Kennedy
Department of Immigration
Western
Rain and Snow End the Ruinous Drought Across Midwest
Winter precipitation ends drought across Kentucky Wisconsin Minnesota and surrounding states. Rain snow and hail relieve water shortages while forest fires are quenched and farmers cheer restored supplies. Frost harms Kansas Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma and Texas as some crops suffer and ice forms in Topeka. Local factories resume due to rising streams.
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Weather Bureau
Washington
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Texas
Kentucky
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Wausau
Wis
St. Paul
Jack Frost
Mississippi Valley
Waco
Topeka
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Rate
Fittsburg
New York
Dakota Wesleyan selects Dr Kerfoot as president
The Dakota Wesleyan University trustees in Mitchell elected Dr S S F Kerfoot of Mankato Minnesota as college president. Episodes note Winona normal school's enrollment 318 up twelve from last year and Rockefeller funds push Chicago University salary increases.
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Dakota Wesleyan University
Mitchell
S. 10
S&s. F. Kerfoot
Mankato
Summer School of Methods
Eau Claire
Wis
Wheat Yields Reported In Norman County Minn
In Norman county Minnesota wheat was threshing out about 20 bushels per acre. Barley and flax report exceptional quality. The South Dakota land office offered first lands from the old Fort Sully reserve now mostly claimed. The State veterinary and authorities monitor southeastern anthrax with ongoing complaints reaching the Governor for action. Red River valley sees seed potato prospectors from Southwest advancing into Kansas Missouri Oklahoma and Texas. Governor Wilson of Kentucky pardons Walter Duncan and Riley Harrold in a related case of night rider violence.
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Norman County
Minn
State Land Department of
South Dakota
Old Fort Sully
Red River
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Texas
Gov. Wilson
Kentucky
Walter Duncan
Newt Hazlett
Jacksonville
Shelby County
Riley Harrold
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Pierson
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Tucky
Minne
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Government Indian School
Pierre
S. D
C. J. Lovegood
South Dakota Agricultural College
Lemon
Butte, Stanley
Lyman Counties
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Chicago
Reyton Boswell
Lawrence Uiversity
Isaac Stephenson
Marinette
W. H. Hatton
New London
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Luther Lindauer
Kaukauna
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Clinton
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Mass
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France
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Boston
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Louisville
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Ala
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Canadian Pacific Railway
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Admiral Dewey
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Robert Bacon
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Atlanta
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Tlavana
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