McKinley Day Hailed as Federal Holiday Prospect
Across the nation governors show sympathy with a proposal to make January 29 McKinley day a legal holiday. In Youngstown United States Steel workers back the memorial drive with offers near 1000 dollars. In York an editorial committee reports progress and the Bliss-led state committee thanks committees for support. A patriot Republicans meeting adopts a resolution to make McKinley's birthday a legal holiday nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
McKinley
Union
McKinley Memorial Associations
Nash
Judge Day
Youngstown
U10
United States Steel Corporation
National Committee
United States
Statehood bills set hearings dates in House committee
The House Committee on Territories fixed January 23 for Oklahoma statehood hearings, January 31 for Arizona, and February 7 for New Mexico. The Jefferson territory bill was referred to a sub committee led by Mr Knox and including Oklahoma delegate Mr Flynn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Committee On Territories
Oklahoma
Arizona
New Mexico
Territory
Jefferson
Indian Territory
Knox
Massachusetts
Flynn
Oklshoma
Transfer Tax on Vanderbilt Estate Reduced by Court
New York appellate division modifies surrogate order on Cornelius Vanderbilt estate transfer tax. Charitable bequests in the will are taxed and the legacy tax from 1898 must be deducted from the total assessed value. The estate transfer tax exceeds 300000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Supreme Court
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Boiler Explosion Strikes Hopington Lumber Mills
A boiler exploded at the Lewis Midkiff lumber mills in southern Cabell County. Three people were killed: Lewis Midkiff of Pomeroy Ohio Bert Trippett and Benjamin Messenger of Saltrock West Virginia. Several others were seriously injured including Hiram Harvey of Lincoln County and brothers William Albert and Frank Bills of Cabell County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopington
W. Va
Lewis
Former President Cleveland Plans Island Hunting Trip
New York January 11 Former President Grover Cleveland shows signs of recovery from pneumonia and has arranged a hunting excursion. He will depart Princeton New Jersey January 22 for an island off the South Carolina coast with friends and stay several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Grover Cleveland
Princetoty N. J
South Carolina
West Point to Be Enlarged by Congressional Panel
The congressional committee on military affairs left Washington to inspect the military academy and study enlarging the establishment on modern lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
Washington
Congressional Committee On Military Affairs
Military Academy
German Emperor to Cruise Med aboard Hohenzollen
Genoa correspondent reports the emperor and empress of Germany will cruise the Mediterranean aboard the imperial yacht Hohenzollern at the end of February for the empress health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Genoa
Daily Mail
Germany
Mediterranean
Hohenvollern
Fitzsimmons Distressed Over Name Change Claim
New York on January 11 reports boxer Robert Fitzsimmons protests a Brooklyn woman altering her name to prevent confusion with his children’s surnames. The dispute centers on avoiding mistaken paternity links due to name similarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzsimmons
New York
Jan
Robert Fitzsimmons
Brooklyn
Wealthiest Man in Germany Identified in Tax Returns
Berim Jan reports Herr Krupp as the richest man in Germany with an annual income between 20,000,000 and 21,000,000 marks. The figure is stated as unparalleled among German wealth holders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Berim
Jan
Herr Krupp
ADM Schley Arrives in Savannah Cheered by Crowd
Admiral W. S. Schley and Mrs. Schley arrived in Savannah on Friday afternoon to a thronged station and deafening cheers. Mayor Meyers welcomed them and invited a formal reception at city hall Saturday. They will spend ten days with Gen. W. W. Gordon, and attended Mme Nordica’s theater performance amid sustained applause.
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Savannah
W. S. Schley
Schley
Meyers
W. W. Gordon
Adm
Mme
Nordica
Post Office Plans Quick Special Delivery Letter Boxes
Washington January 11. Assistant Postmaster General Shellenberger considers a scheme to attach supplementary letter boxes to regular boxes for depositing only special delivery letters. The plan would aid distant city sections by rapid rounds of these boxes, transferring misdeposited letters to regular boxes and speeding post marking and delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Post Office Department
Shellenberger
Wire and Wire Nails Price Association Planned
Marion Indiana reports that major wire and wire nails manufacturers plan a meeting in Pittsburgh next Tuesday to discuss forming an arbitrary price association. The group, modeled on steel pools, would include about a dozen firms led by the American Steel and Wire Co. of U S Steel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Ind
Contract Signed for Havana Sewering and Paving
A $10,649,000 contract for Havana sewering and paving was signed by McGivney of McGivney & Reke by Jersey City and Acting Mayor Latorre for Havana. McGivney deposited a $600,000 bond. The work must finish in four years and begin 60 days after city notice to contractors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
McGivney
McGivney & Rekeby
Jersey City
Latorre
Native Constabulary Proves Control in Misamis Province
Reports from Manila on January 13 state the native constabulary in Misamis and Northern Mindanao is fully able to control the situation. Maj. Henry Allen cites successes in Batangas Loboo expedition where barracks and hamlets were destroyed and no American casualties occurred.
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Misamis
Mindanao
Manila
Batangas
Loboo
Insular Constabulary
Leyte
Misami
Genswavis
Wade
Quinque
Bulacan
Luzon
Philippine Islands
United States Philippine Commission
United States
Fire at American Malting Co In List Street Plant
Fire swept the eleven of the American Malting Co on List street near the Pan Handle tracks early Monday. The elevator storing 300000 bushels of barley burned with its contents, threatening the entire plant. Loss estimated near half a million dollars. The plant was once controlled by J. F. Well before trust absorption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Malting Co
List Street
Trust
J. F. Well
Bell combination takes control of Michigan Telephone Co
Detroit January 13 The Michigan Telephone Co and other Erie controlled lines join the Bell group known as the American Telegraph and Telephone Co The Erie reorganization wipes out 3 600 000 of debt carried for a year and completes the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Michigan Telephone Co
Erie
Big Bell Combination
American Telegraph and Telethone Co
Kill ed husband by accidental gunshot in sleep
Elberton Georgia January 11 Lon Colson was shot and killed in bed by his wife who heard a noise and retrieved a pistol to guard him. The pistol discharged on her return, killing Colson instantly. The coroner's jury returned an accidental homicide verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elberton
Lon Colson
Millie Fitzgerald versus Marty McCue Stops in Fourth Round
Philadelphia on January 11 reports a bout at Industrial Hall halted by the referee in the fourth round. McCue was penalized for fouls twice, with the official noting an evident desire to quit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Millie Fitzgerald
Marty McCue
New York
Industrial Hall
McCue
Seven Men Burned In Molten Metal Blast At Hall Works
Pittsburg Jan 11 while casting a large fly wheel at Hall steam pump works an explosion sent molten metal from the mold burning seven workers. Four were hospitalized while the remaining three returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Hall Steam Pump Works
Guatemala Coffee Crop Shrinks About Forty Percent
Consul General McNally in Guatemala reports to the state department that Guatemala's coffee crop this season will be about 40 percent shorter than last year. The dispatch is dated December 11 and carries the latest prospects from Central America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McNaily
Guatemala
State Department
Civil Service Expansion Set for Federal Laborers
Washington January 11 under Civil Service Law laborers employed in government departments will be brought into the civil service. The first presidential order to implement this change will be issued in the very near future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service
Washington
Tt&s
Mme Nordica Injured In Southern Railway Wreck Near Reeves Station
Rome Ga Jan 13 A collision between a passenger train carrying Mme Lillian Nordica and a freight train near Reeves Station 20 miles north of Rome killed Engineer Tracey and injured four other railroad workers plus Nordica and her accompanist E Romaine Simmons. The Brunnhilde attached car suffered a bad jolt and Nordica, en route to Nashville, was believed able to perform Monday night.
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Rome
Southern Railway
Reeves Station
Mme
Lillian Nordica
E. Romaine Simmons
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Reeves
Tracey
Nordica
Nashville
Chicago pro Boer meeting seeks neutrality law enforcement
The Chicago branch of the American Trade League gathered Sunday night and adopted a petition urging President Roosevelt to enforce neutrality laws. Prominent judges and lawyers signed, arguing the U.S. is neutral in the Britain South Africa war and that halting British military supplies from New Orleans could speed the conflict’s end. The petition cites horses and mules as military supplies under the Washington treaty and asks strict Article VI enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Trandeaal League
Roosevelt
United States
Great Britain
South African Republic
New Orleans
Ten Thousand Donated to McKinley Memorial Fund
In Philsburg Pennsylvania on January 13 the Homestead laborers contributed ten thousand dollars to the national McKinley memorial fund. The gift ranks as one of Western Pennsylvania's largest, with donors' names to be sent to the McKinley Memorial Commission in Washington. Most workers gave a half day’s pay, though a few contributed nothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philsburg
National Fund
Homestead
Pennsylvania
Mcinley Memorial Commission
Washington
Santos-Dumont Plans Steerable Balloon Display in St Louis
Paris Herald dispatch quotes M. Santos-Dumont saying he will compete for the steerable balloon prize at the St Louis exposition if conditions suit. He will exhibit a larger and more perfect balloon than the one he used to win the Deutsche prize in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
The
Herald
Monte Carlo
M. Santos-Dumont
St Louis Exposition
Aeronaut
St. Louis
Train collision near Wentworth Avenue injures two
A Pennsylvania passenger train from New York rear ended an express from Cincinnati at the Baltimore and Ohio crossing near 49th street and Wentworth avenue. Two train attaches suffered serious or fatal injuries while passengers on both trains were shaken up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York
Cincinnati
Baltimore & Ohio Crossing
49Th Street
Wentworth Avenue
Family perished in blaze. landlord under suspicion
In Buffalo a two story frame building burned destroying a family of seven. Landlord Joseph Supowski and brother in law Karl Stracki were arrested amid suspicions of arson. Pearlsteins aged 1 to 12 died. another family narrowly escaped as fire caused a stair collapse and an explosion blew out storefront windows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Henry P. Pearlstein
Joseph Supowski
Karl Sracki
Supowski
Pearlsteins
Pearlstein
Mason and Dixon boundary survey reports displaced stones
Pennsylvania and Maryland surveyors advancing along the Mason and Dixon line in Germany township Adams county report stones moved or repurposed in dwellings and churches. All stones will be recovered and reset in their original positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Mason and Dixon
Germany Township
Adams County
Massena Set to Sail for Visit to Czar in St Petersburg
Paris reports the battleship Massena at Brest prepared to take President Laubet to St Petersburg to reciprocate the czar’s visit to France. The voyage is to start late March or early April with three cruisers escorting. Massena will stay in St Petersburg three days before returning ahead of general elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
State Supreme Court Upholds Eight Hour Law
Topeka Kansas January 12 The state supreme court sustained the eight hour law in a decision by Justice Smith. The case involved W W Atkin of Kansas City Kansas who paid street workers for more than eight hours daily and was convicted in district court on a violation charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
State Supreme Court
Smith
W. W. Atkin
Kansas City
District Court
Woman’s Mysterious Death in Marinette
Mrs Lena Christel aged 70 was found charred to death in her room after smoke was seen. Her son Martin Christel is jailed awaiting investigation. The body lay away from the bed where she had been ill with signs of a severe struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marinette
Wis
Lena Christel
Martin Christel
Rough Voyage Leaves Etruria Damaged at Dock
The Cunard line steamship Etruria arrived in New York on Sunday with heavy damage from a rough crossing. The forward rail on the promenade deck was torn away by an immediate wave, evidencing a brutal voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Etruria
Cunard Line
Boer Laager Captured Near Ermelia
British forces surprised and captured a Boer laager 20 miles northwest of Ermelia. Forty two Boers were taken, including Maj. Wolmarans, in the January 13 report from Pretoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pretoria
Ermelia
Wolmarans
Plans for Prince Henry reception in New York
This week officials will consider arrangements for welcoming Adm. Prince Henry of Prussia brother of Kaiser Wilhelm who is due to arrive next month to witness the launch of the Kaiser's new yacht in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Henry
New York
Adm
Prussia
Kaiser Wilhelm
Kaiser
Acquitted in Murder Trial at Clinton County
Warren C. Brewer aged 138 and Clay Condor aged 20 were Sunday acquitted of the murder of Ed Taylor aged 20 of this county. The accused are Kentuckians and have been here only a short time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton, DL
Warren C. Brewer
Clay Condor
Ed Taylor
Old Age Saved Him From Murder Conviction
Memphis Tenn Jan 13 A Vilonia Ark merchant John Randall, an octogenarian, had a murder verdict refused by a jury. The jury abstained from returning a conviction despite evidence that Randall killed a felon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
John. Randall
Vilonia
Ark
Randall
Remedy Found for Surra in Horses in Manila
Veterinary writers report a treatment for surra, an East Indian horse malaria. Injecting a solution of arsenic into affected horses' veins proved beneficial by killing the parasites and reducing deaths in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Iceland Moves Toward Independent Ministry in Reykjavik
Copenhagen reports King Oscar and the government will submit a bill to parliament allowing Iceland to have an independent ministry with headquarters in Reykjavik. The Icelandic minister has resided in Copenhagen up to now. In Washington, Hon. Henry C. Payne of Milwaukee arrives to succeed Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith and will begin duties later this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Oscar
Iceland
Reikjavik
Henry C. Payne
Washington
Milwaukee
Chas. Emory Smith
Wisconsin
Payne
Chinese bodyguard back to Peking after Peking legation raid
The Shanghai correspondent reports that 7 000 members of the bodyguard of the empress dowager who took part in the attack on foreign legations under Prince Tuan have returned to Peking with the Chinese court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Shanghai
Stannard
China
Peking
Prince Tuan
Two American Firms to Bore for Oil Near Mexico City
Two companies mainly composed of resident Americans will begin boring for oil in the valley of Mexico near Mexico City. Oil has been found in the region for hundreds of years by the Indians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Mexico City
Valley of
Compher Elected President of Scio College
Beaver Pa January 13 Professor Wilbur G Compher of Beaver College has been elected president of Scio College where he was serving as acting president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver
Wilbur G. Compher
Beaver College
Scio. 0. College
Russia pushes telegraph line into Corean territory
A Seoul report states Russia crossed the Toomen river into Corea without obtaining Corean permission, extending a telegraph line into Corean territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yokohama
Seoul
Corea
Russia
Toomen River
Corean
Morton announces engagement of Miss Alice Morton
New York Jan 13 ex Gov and Mrs Levi P Morton announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Alice Morton to Winthrop Rutherford of this city. Miss Morton has just returned with her family from Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Morton
New York
Levi P. Morton
Alice Bforton
Winthrop
Rutherford
Alice ‘Morton Hes
Europe
Senate and House Mark Time After Sewell Death
The 57th Congress opened with no business as both chambers observed mourning for Senator William J. Sewell of New Jersey. The sessions noted the disability of Senator Berry and the death of Sewell, with adjournments out of respect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
William J. Sewell
N. J
William Milburn
Sewell
Berry
Ark
Keane
Loudenslager
Senator Sewell
Kern
Lil
Nicaragua
Panama
Isthmian Canal
Morgan
Committee On Inter-oceanic Canals
Trans-Continental Railroad Companies
United States
Canada
Panama Canal Co
New York
Jackson Place
State Department
Department of Justice
McKinley
Hepburn
Inter-State and Foreign Commerce Commission
Gallinger
Fiouse
Panama Co
International Board of Engineers
Mexico
Rio Grande Valley
Galveston
Thursby
House
Messrs
Fletcher
Rep
Minn
Lassiter
Dem. W. Va
Hopkins
Congress Will Not Act On Schley Resolutions
Washington January 11 Congressman Wratton of the naval affairs subcommittee said the committee will take no action whatsoever on any of the Schley resolutions now pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schley
Washington
Wratton
Subcommittee of Naval Affairs
Harvard Group Issues Fourth International Chess Challenge
President C. T. Rice of the Harvard chess club mails a challenge on behalf of Yate, Harvard, Columbia and Princeton chess clubs for a fourth international match to the presidents of Oxford and Cambridge chess clubs in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
C. T. Rice
Harvard Chess Club
Yate
Harvard
Columbia
Princeton
Oxford
Gembride
England
Senate Confirms Shaw and Payne for Cabinet Posts
Washington on January 19 reports the Senate confirmed Gov. Shaw as secretary of the treasury and Mr. Payne as postmaster general on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
Gov. Shaw
the Treasury
Mr. Payne
Replica Rochambeau Statue Planned for Washington
Secretary Roothis asked Congress for a 15000 dollar appropriation to provide a suitable foundation and arrange for the unveiling of a replica bronze statue of Rochambeau to be erected in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochambeau
Washington
Roothis
Congress
Postmasters Named in Indiana by Senate Confirmation
Washington January 10. The senate confirmed numerous Indiana postmaster nominations including W. P. Masters Seymour LL Wim mer Rockville W. W. McCulloch Monticello J. L. Dunning Ligonier W. A. Banks Laporte A F Kinsley Hartford City J. C. Dunbar Greencastle D. M. William Fowler A C Stevenson Worthington C B Bent ley Warsaw I J Lamar Petersburg G E Burbank Oakland City J L Caldwell Lafayette J A Keutz Komo D P Alexander Kendallville J W Lewis Huntington C Sullivan Garrett J D Parvin Evansville T J Wilson Corydon W W Williamson Columbia City H D Falls Brazil J E Shryer Bloomfield W V Williams Pengford F H Niebaum Aurora T A Carter Auburn Donald McCallum Batesville
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Indiana
Senate
W. P. Masters
Seymour
LL. Wimmer
Rockville
W. W. McCulloch
Monticello
J. L. Dunning
Ligonier
W. A. Banks
Laporte
A. F. Kinsley
Hartford City
J. C. Dunbar
Greencastle
D. M. William
Fowler
A. C. Stevenson
Worthington
C. B. Bentley
Warsaw
I. J. Lamar
Petersburg
G. E. Burbank
Oakland City
J. L. Caldwell
Lafayette
J. A. Keutz
Kokomo
D. P. Alexander
Kendallville
J. W. Lewis
Huntington
C. Sullivan
Garrett
J. D. Parvin
Evansville
T. J. Wilson
Corydon
W. W. Williamson
Columbia City
H. D. Falls
Brazil
J. E. Shryer
Bloomfield
W. V. Williams
Pengford
F. H. Niebaum
Aurora
T. A. Carter
Auburn
Donald McCallum
Batesville
Miss Lorette Devore Found Shot In Peru Home
Lorette Devore 28 of Peru Indiana lies unconscious with a .22 revolver nearby after being found by her father Henry Devore at 5 pm Friday in a pool of blood. She had been shopping with her mother and sister earlier and left to prepare supper. no motive or source of the revolver is known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Ind
Lorette Devore
Henry Devore
Junita Iron and Steel Co Forms Independent Plant
Tin plate and iron steel workers in the gas belt learn that the Junita Iron and Steel Co will locate a tin plate plant at Greencastle with capital stock of 250000. The company promises to manufacture terne plate black plate iron and steel bars merchant iron and steel and galvanized iron and steel, claiming to be the first big independent plant of its kind in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Ind
Gas Belt
Junita Iron and Steel Co
Greencastle
Supreme Court bars claims on free pass contracts
In Indianapolis on Friday the supreme court ruled in Payne v Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railway Co that a holder of a free pass who signs a release from all claims for personal injury or baggage loss cannot sue for injuries. The railway company is not liable for damages under the contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Supreme Court
John R. Payne
Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railway Co
Indiana Civil War Claim Pursued in Washington
Indiana officials Gov. Durbin Attorney General Taylor and Auditor Hart travel to Washington Sunday night to press Indiana's civil war claim of 760000 dollars with hopes for a favorable outcome next week through the federal government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Indianapolis
Ind
Durbin
Taylor
Hart
Washington
Train Strikes Buggy Near Delphi Injuring Woman and Boy
Mrs Oliver Bragunier and her 10 year old son were struck by a train at a crossing one mile east of Delphi Indiana while driving to town in a buggy. They and the buggy were thrown on the pilot and carried half a mile before the train stopped. Both suffered serious injuries and the horse was killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
Ind
Oliver Bragunier
Jackson Day Observed by Lafayette Jackson Club Banquet
Jackson day was observed Thursday night by a banquet of the Jackson club at the Ho tel Lahr in Lafayette Indiana. Mayor David S. Rose of Milwaukee Frank B. Burke of Indianapolis and several local speakers addressed the gathering. Heavy influential democrats from the adjoining county attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Lafayette
Ind
Jackson Club
Lahr
David S. Rose
Milwaukee
Frank B. Burke
Indianapolis
Trains Collide Near Valparaiso Injures Three
In Valparaiso Indiana on Sunday the accommodation train from Wanatah to Chicago collided with a stalled freight train near the city. Passenger J B Kelly of Valparaiso and engineer Charles Gogan and fireman George Wager, both of Valparaiso, were seriously injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
Ind
Wanatah
Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad
J. B. Kelly
Chas.sf. Gogan
Geo. O. Wager
Shockney Poised to Enter Randolph County Congressional Race
In Anderson Indiana on January 11 a report says Theodore Shockney of Union City will enter the eighth district race from Randolph County after Joseph Lester of Muncie withdrew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shockney
Anderson
Ind
Joseph Lester
Muncie
Theodore Shockney
Union City
Randolph County
Rural free delivery to begin in Sidney Indiana
Washington reports the rural free delivery service will start February 1 in Sidney Kosciusko County Indiana. The 22 mile route serves a population of 665 with carrier Charles F. Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sidney
Kosciusko County
Ind
Charles F. Miller
No Wage Reductions at Anderson Steel Mills
Workmen at the American steel and wire mills in Anderson Indiana learned their wages had not been reduced. The notice posted early in the week outlived a change in working time as a surprise to the workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Ind
American Steel and Wire Mills
Deserted wife left in church after elopement from Kansas
Frank Lasdon 19 of Eureka Ill escorted 15 year old Emil Rench and his wife to Muncie Indiana after a rushed marriage. Lasdon paid $10 gift then spent the money pawned jewelry and left for Kansas. The young wife, distraught, called police and threatened self harm. The Rench youth was stopped by Indianapolis police and to be returned to business college studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
Frank Lasdon
Eureka
Han
Kansas
Practical Strangers
Emil Rench
Rench
Indianapolis
Business College
Seven Year Old Hero Rescues Two Girls From Ice
In Indianapolis on January 11, seven year old Pal mer Noble son of Col Noble of the recruiting station saved Theresa Webber and Mattie McCarty who fell through the pond ice at Military Park. He reached them as the ice broke and kept both girls above water until help arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Palmer Noble
Col
Co. H. Noble
Theresa Webber
Mattie MccCarty
Military Park
Killing at Peru Leaves Saloonkeeper In Custody
Peru Indiana January 13 Charles E Netherly a saloonkeeper shot and killed Henry J Helmig a cripple after Helmig returned to the saloon and damaged windows with a cane Netherly fired five times the shots all taking effect Helmig died and Netherly was arrested
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry J. Helmig
Peru
Ind
Chas. E. Netherly
Helmig
Netherly
Henderson man receives life sentence for wife murder
Patrick Neaphan of Henderson Kentucky was sentenced in Evansville Indiana to life in state prison for the murder of his wife. He shot her after she refused to return with him from her son's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Neaphan
Evansville
Ind
Neaphan
Henderson
Cunningham May Die
Evansville Indiana January 13 George A Cunningham chairman of the Republican organization in the First Indiana district who declined the position of national committeeman in 1900 was operated upon Saturday night and it is thought he may live only a few days
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cunningham
Evansville
Ind
George A. Cunningham
Indiana
White River Jersey stock farm sells top Hereford bulls in bid
Solomon Godman of Webash Indiana with Cleveland capitalists sold the Hereford bull Dale for 10000 the highest price ever paid for four males of that blood Protection a Bull from Dale brought 9000 to the bidders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webash
Ind
Solomon Godman
Cleveland
White River Jersey
Nere
Dale
Woman performs second Indiana marriage in state history
Vincennes Ind Jan 10 The second marriage ever performed in Indiana by a woman was that of Benjamin F Hi yer and Miss Nellie Barrows the ceremony officiated by Mrs William Oeschger
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincennes
Ind
Benj. F. Hi’ Yer
Nellie Barrows
William Oeschger
Died of a Broken Heart Near Valparaiso
Miss Emma Booth daughter of a local farmer near Valparaiso in Indiana was arrested on larceny charges and began trial. She died before the trial concluded, reportedly from a broken heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso, Ind
Emma Booth
School Building Burns in Greenfield This Midnight
A large two story brick school building east of Gem, Greenfield County, burned at midnight causing loss of all books and furniture. The origin of the fire remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenfield
Ind
Gem
County
Gas-filled stones found in turkey craw in Indiana
Charles Heftner, in Muncie, examines a turkey from Eli Gough’s farm and finds several small stones believed to be gas by a local jeweler. The incident arose during routine inspection on January 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
Charles Heftner
Eli Gough
Evansville Man Arrested After Verdict in Civil Suit
George Shappard, described as a man of means, was arrested as he stepped from the jury box after joining in a verdict in a civil suit. He faced charges of burglary and omission of guilt for stealing money to pay his taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
George Shappard
Man of Means
Governor Durbin appoints John W Macy as judge in Indiana
Jan 13 Gov Durbin appoints John W Macy of Winchester to the Randolph district court bench, to fill the vacancy created by A O Marsh resigning to become pension agent for the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Durbin
John
Macy
Winchester
Randochreurt
A. O. Marsh
Will Enforce Strict Quarantine in Warsaw Ind
In Warsaw Indiana the board of oschisko county announces strict quarantine enforcement starting January 1. The notice calls for compliance with health measures and local authorities urge residents to cooperate with officials and public health directives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Ind
Oschisko Ounty
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Deas
Elberton, Ga
Turfman
Laniaville
Emily Bourlier
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St- Charles
M'Kinley
St Louis
Mason and Dixon Line
Czar
Laubet
St. Petersburg
Supreme Court of Kansas
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