Flood Hits Ohio River Affected Towns East Liverpool and Wellsville
Western Pennsylvania towns along the Allegheny Monongahela rivers flood as Ohio River rises. In East Liverpool sixty plus houses and pottery plants flood, Wellsville floods nibble low areas, Steubenville reports 39 feet with five inch hourly rise. Pittsburg suffers widespread inundation, railways halted, few neighborhoods flooded.
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Pittsburg
Monongahela
Ohio
Pitsburg
Dennsylvania
Allegheny
Venice
Pitgburg
Penn Avenue
Lower Allegheny
Isahbella Street
Othe Ninth Street
Pittsburg & Western Railroad
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg
MirGrees Rocka
Coraapelis
Steubenville C
Wheeling & Lake Eria
Cleveland & Fittsburg
Suspect Identified in Kansas City Forgery Case
A prisoner shot by a detective during an escape attempt is identified as Alfred Saunders of Louisville Kentucky. Saunders, previously arrested for passing forged notes, had traveled from St Louis where he worked as a hotel clerk.
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Kansas City
James J. Arnold
Alfred Saunders
Louisvile
Saunders
Kankas
St. Louis
Towboat Sinks 28 Barges of Coal Near Lake Providence
In Vicksburg Mississippi on March 2 the tow boat J B Williams struck the bar opposite Lake Providence Louisiana and sunk 28 barges of coal. Captain Cameron of Monongahela Coal Co says the Pittsburg coal was bound for New Orleans and valued about 75106 dollars with some salvage expected.
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Vicksburg
Miss
J. B. Williams
Lake Providence
Cameron
Monongahela Coal Co
Pittsburg
New Orleans
Former Crown Princess Arrives in Lindau for Childbirth
The former crown princess of Saxony arrived in Lindau on Lake Constance and met her mother. She will stay at her mother's chateau in Lindau for the birth of her child.
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Vienna
Saxony
Lindau
Lake Constance
Jeffries and Corbett Agree to 50-Round July Fight
James J Jeffries and James J Corbett met on Sunday and agreed to fight fifty rounds next July before a club that will pay twenty five thousand one dollars, or the largest purse offered above that sum.
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Jeffries
Corbett
New York
James J. Jeffries
James J. Corbett
The Flood at Memphis
Memphis March 2 The Mississippi river stands at 34 feet with floodwater spreading over ten miles of Arkansas lowlands opposite Memphis and the scene growing more serious.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi
Arkansas
Shenango Valley flood damage estimate released
Sharon Pa March 2 damage from the Shenango valley flood will total between 50 000 and 75 000 dollars as the Shenango river rises from rain and thaw reaching its highest level in ten years Sunday.
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Shenango Valley
Sharon
Shenango River
Congress Ends Session with Broad Appropriations and Reforms
A multi day congressional wrap recaps Senate and House actions through March 2 57th Congress. Key items include passage of naval and military academy appropriation bills and a large Philippines distress relief fund. A general staff corps creation and anti trust measures are highlighted along with tariff removals on coal and immigration considerations.
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Washington
Senate
Agricultural and Post Office
House
Pennsylvania
Baltimore & Ohio
Hall of Representatives
James J. Butler
George C. R Wagener
Naval and the Military Academy
Blackburn
New England
Jaber
Frouse
Trisday
Butler
Nose
Congress
House of Representative
District of Columbia
Department of Commerce and Labor
Edkins
United States Army
United States
Secretary of War
Philippines
Senators Clash Over Panama Canal Treaty Vote Timing
In Washington on Friday Senator Cullom pressed for Morgan’s consent to set a voting time on the Panama canal treaty. He faced strong and determined opposition, signaling a tense Senate debate on the measure.
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Washington
Cullom
Morgan
Senate
Knapp Admits Crimes but Denies First Wife Killing
Alfred A Knapp, linked to multiple Cincinnati Indianapolis killings and wife murders, confesses to several crimes while asserting his first wife Emma Gribbs is alive in Louisville. Authorities plan to try him in Hamilton with hearings set, as evidence and new identifications surface.
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Hamilton, O
Alfred A. Knapp
Little Emma Littleman
Mary Eckart
Jennie Connors Knapp
Ida Gebhard
Hannah Knapp
Emma Gribbs
Knapp
Louisville
Indianapolis
Ind
Alfred Knapp
Butler County
Hamilton
H. H. Holmes
Emma Littleman
Cincinnati
Mary Eckert
Hannah Goddard Knapp
Miami River
Charlies Millpaugh
Millspaugh
Bisdorf
Bosch
Gard
Hoppe
Miami
Ohio
Lawrenceburg
Stranglter
Herman Littleman
Kaapp
Littleman
Emma
Robert Emmet Birthday Celebrated in Washington
Washington marked the 125th anniversary of Robert Emmet's birthday with a widely attended public meeting Sunday night. Senators and representatives attended, delivering remarks during the event.
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Robert Emmet
Washington
Sin of impatience in faith and daily life sermon
A 1903 sermon contrasts spiritual impatience with patient diligence, urging Christians to endure while doing God’s will. It warns impatient zeal harms church life, family harmony, and personal peace, urging steadfast prayer, vigilance, and waiting for the promised results. The piece uses biblical examples to frame patience as constructive, unfolding God’s redemption gradually.
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A. N. Kellogg
Chicago
Christ Jesus
Peter
God
Jesus Christ
Goth
Paul
Ephesus
Thyratira
Philadelphia
Jesus
James
Job J
Christ
Mar
Garden of Eden
Enoch
Noah
Abraham
Isaae
Jacob
Moses
David
Calcary
Bat
Bridge of Patience and the Christian Life
The text urges believers to endure with patience as they await God’s promises. It compares faith journeys of Paul and the prophets to a measured, long road where lasting reward comes through perseverance. It warns against impatience, describes its harm, and offers God’s grace as sufficient power to endure trials.
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Paul
Indiana Senate Kills Salary Graft and Passes Rail Consolidation
Indiana legislative actions center on a senate vote that killed a salary graft measure amid a rail consolidation push. The Gray railroad consolidation bill advances in the senate and faces house passage with governors and rail interests optimistic. A separate bill targets gambling in counties with prosecuting attorneys empowered to shut down venues, with penalties for noncompliance. The State Ministerial association lobbies to speed passage, aiming to curb gambling at large resorts.
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Indianapolis
Senate
Indiana
Kirkman
House
House Committee On Railroads
Gray Railroad
State Ministerial Association
Westville Bank Robbery Suspects Arrested in Reynolds Case
Bliss War ner Clarence Dunham and Edward Clancy were seized in separate towns on a charge of trying to rob the Smith bank at Westville on November 30 and of killing Wesley Reynolds who was shot while protecting the bank. They are held in Laporte jail as guards reinforce the facility. The trio have prior burglary robbery and grand larceny records and a detective says sufficient evidence exists to convict.
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Laporte
Ind
Bliss Warner
Clarence Dunham
Edward Clancy
Smith Bank
Westville
Wesley Reynolds
lLaporte
Sheriff Collapses Seizes During Arrest in Corydon
Sheriff Philip E. Loitch of Harrison County fell ill with a severe internal hemorrhage while trying to arrest a boy sent by the circuit court to reform school. The boy stopped, assisted, and brought the sheriff, by buggy, the 12 miles to Corydon for medical help.
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Corydon
Ind
Philip E. Loitch
Harrison
Reform School
Red Hyle Arrested in Indianapolis Hotel Theft Case
Indianapolis February 27 John Hyle known to police nationwide as Red Hyle a hotel thief and confidence man was arrested at the Stub bins hotel Thursday At headquarters Hyle gave the name John W Henderson and was identified by officers in connection with the ongoing theft ring across cities and Canada.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John Hyle
Country
Canada
Red Hyle
Stubbins Hotel
Hyle
John W. Henderson
Pioneer Doctor Enoch P. Jones Dies in Indiana
Marion Indiana February 28 Dr Enoch P Jones a pioneer physician of Indiana died Friday morning He was born in Montgomery County Ohio and graduated from the Eclectic Medical College of Cincinnati in 1854
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Marion
Ind
Enoch P. Jones
Indiana
Montgomery County
Ohio
Eclectic Medical College of
Cincinnati
Secret Marriage in South Bend Pair Secretly Wed
Barbara Bell aged 58 and Joseph Hawkins aged 24 were secretly married in South Bend Indiana. They reside at Flora. Miss Bell adopted Hawkins twenty years ago from a soldiers orphans home as her son.
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South Bend
Ind
Barbara Bell
Joseph Hawkins
Flora
Miss Bell
Hawkins
Movement to Form a New County in Tell City
A movement to form a new county in Tell City Indiana is revived. The proposed county would consist of parts of Perry and Spencer counties with Tell City as the county seat. The report notes local interest and ongoing discussions.
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Tell City
Ind
Perry
Spencer
Tell
Grave Robbing Case Moves to Chicago Testimony
Prosecutor Ruckelshaus will consent to send Rufus Cantrell to Chicago to testify about alleged grave robbing. Cantrell will name fellow workers and physicians involved in Oakwood and other Chicago cemeteries. Senate bill 109 signed by the governor frees all grave robbers then under arrest by repealing prior laws.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Ruckelshaus
Chicago
Rufus Cantrell
Alford
FL. W. Blair
Dineen
Cantrell
Cicago
O. H. Horton
Death of Mrs Josephine Miller Widow of Jasper Manufacturer
Jasper Indiana February 26 Mrs Josephine Miller widow of John Miller once a prominent Jasper manufacturer is dead at age 70 She had lived with the late Mrs Krause who died last week A brother in Germany wrote after 50 years saying he learned her present name and address His son confirmed the letter and his mother's sudden death
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Jasper, Ind
Josephine Miller
John Miller
Jasper
Krause
Albert Knapp Begins Crime Career in Terre Haute Case
Albert Knapp, labeled a confessed murderer, started his criminal path in Terre Haute. He wed Emma Stubbs on November 19, 1883, faced larceny charges on January 25, 1884, pleaded guilty February 27, and received a one year sentence to the Jeffersonville reformatory. His 17 year old wife obtained a divorce soon after and left Indiana.
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Bean
Terre Haute
Ind
Albert Knapp
Emma Stubbs
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Indiana
Funeral of Col. Owen Held at Mt. Vernon
The funeral for Col. Alfred Dale Owen was held Wednesday morning at Mt. Vernon and he was buried in the Owen burial ground at New Harmony. The Evansville Knights Templar chartered a special car to take members to New Harmony for the service.
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Evansville
Ind
Alfred Dale Owen
Mt. Vernon
Owen
New Harmony
Knights Templar
Injury occurs in Boone township hunting accident
Corroden Indiana February 27 Joseph Brown a prominent Boone township farmer accidentally shot his right foot off while out hunting. A nearby friend came to his aid and saved him from death on the spot Flo!
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Corroden
Ind
Joseph Brown
Boone Township
Flo
Rider Hooked by Clothes Line in Marion Incident
Joseph Todd riding a fast gallop was unseated when a wire clothes line sliced his mouth from ear to ear while he chased a runaway calf near a yard in Marion Indiana on February 27. Todd was driving cattle at the time.
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Marion
Ind
Joseph Todd
Todd
Train collision in Muncie injures Rev Carter
In Muncie Indiana on February 28 a head on crash in the local yards between east bound Big Four passenger train No 16 and a freight damaged both engines and injured several passengers Reverend C M Carter suffered nine broken shoulder blades and was among the injured as the Neitler engine left the track.
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Muncie
Ind
C. M. Carter
Burglars Loot Garrett Post Office in Early Morning Robbery
Garret Indiana post office was entered before dawn on Friday. Thieves took property valued around 33000 including 1000 in cash and about 2000 in stamps money orders and registers. The heist was described as a daring burglary.
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Garrett
Ind
Boy Dies After Eating Strychnine Pellets
In Shelbyville Indiana on February 28 George Shepper reports his 4 year old son from Union township found a small bottle in a clock containing white pellets resembling candy and ate them dying in convulsions.
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Shelbyville
Ind
George Shepper
Union Township
Bishop dedicates Catholic chapel in West Baden parish
West Baden Indiana February 28 Bishop O Donoghue of Indianapolis dedicates a Catholic chapel valued at 46090 donated to church authorities by J W Sinclair a chime peal and pipe organ accompany the gift the ceremony marks a significant addition to local Catholic worship facilities.
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West Baden
Ind
O'Donoghue
Indianapolis
Readying to Begin Work at Indianapolis Firm
In Indianapolis February 27 reports say L. Henry has opened his new Cin business as preparations start for the upcoming work season.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Sarles
L. Henry
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