Russian Disaster in Sight as Mukden Battle Looms
Reports from St. Petersburg on March 6 indicate General Kuropatkin’s fate hinges on Mukden fighting. Russians reportedly repelled a Japanese push, but the wider outcome remains uncertain as Nogi’s forces threat looms and a decisive counterstroke is debated. Meanwhile, in Indianapolis a grand jury inquiry continues with some representatives delayed by assembly duties.
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St. Petersburg
Kuropatkin
Mukden
Port Arthur
Nogi
Iurenatkin
Japanese GOGH forces enclose Muacen amid bold moves
Reports from New Chwang March 7 indicate Japanese and allied armies maneuver to envelop Muacen. General Negi's third army from Fort Arthur advances on the left, with Japanese center holding ground while northern feints threaten Russian flanks and railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Chwang
Jap Gogh
Muacen
Negi
Fort Arthur
Port Arthur
Oyama's Great Drive Around Russian Flanks
Tokio reports Field Marshal Oyama expanding his advance on both flanks with a vast bow shaped front base on the Shakhe river. The right arm reaches east of Fushun while the left extends west of Mukden as Kuropatkin struggles to halt the push. Japanese gains crowd the railway area. stores and goods are seized amid heavy fighting and rising losses.
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Tokio
Oyama
Shakhe
Fushun
Mukden
Partial Marion county grand jury report on bribery charges
A Marion county grand jury report to Judge Alford noted no system of graft within the general assembly while continuing to investigate bribery allegations connected to Avanias Paker and ex Senator O A Baker as regular session begins. Prosecuting Attorney Benedict said the probe would proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benedict
Grand Jury
Suzamon
Assembly
Indanspolis
Indianapolis
Marion County Grand Jury
Alford
House of Representatives
Avanias Paker
O. A Baker
General Assembly
Standard oil ends monopoly in Indiana field
Hartford City Indiana March 2 The Manhattan Oil company plans to reenter Indiana by building a pipeline network to Welker Ohio with pump stations at Parker Selma and Albany and a Welker refinery capacity of about 60 barrels a day The move ends the Standard Oil field monopoly by adding new storage and refining capacity and launching competitive production in Delaware county this spring
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Hartford City
Ind
Manhattan Oi! Company
Indiana
Delaware County
Welker
Ohio
Parker
Selma
Albany
Manhattan
Cudahy
Street Duel in Carmel Leaves Man Wounded
Indianapolis report describes Carmel confrontation where March Emerson Jennings, suffering four Poulet wounds, is dying from Winchester and revolver fire by Samuel Smith a farmer enraged by alleged attentions to his wife. Smith fled but Jennings lay dying on the street near Carmel.
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Indianapolis
Emerson Jennings
Carmel
Samuel Smith
Jennings
Smith
Costly Fire Destroys Rothinghouse Block in Gas City
Fire swept the Rothinghouse block in Gas City Indiana on March 7 destroying the building frontage of 150 feet and reducing the entire block to ashes. Several business firms and flat apartments were burned out with goods losses totaling over 200 000 dollars.
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Gas City
Ind
Rothinghouse Block
Brooding Farmer Ends Own Life in Indiana
Elkhart Indiana March 2 Nathaniel Vannamee a wealthy farmer shot himself after grieving his wife’s recent death He was sixty one his father died by suicide forty years ago and his mother later spent time in a hospital for the insane
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Elkhart
Ind
Nathaniel Vannamee
Vannemee
Farm Youth Ends Life in Veedersburg
Harry Grady, a young farmer from south of Veedersburg Indiana, killed himself with a razor. Officials say farm life dissatisfaction and ill health likely caused the act.
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Veedersburg
Ind
Harry Grady
Escape and murder indictments noted in Indiana reports
Jeffersonville reports Leo Warren a colored inmate escaped from the Indiana reformatory in a boxcar moved to the Louisville side. He had been convicted of burglary in Daviess county on January 19, 1904. Terre Haute notes a grand jury indicted Joseph Roach Jr. for first degree murder of Matthew Robertson in a gambling room.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Leo Warren
Indiana Reformatory
Louisville
Daviess County
Terre Haute
Joseph Roach, Jr
Matthew Robertson
Wabash Girl’s Suicide Attempt In Carbolic Acid
Miss Bertha Grimm seventeen daughter of Jacob H Grimm attempted death by carbolic acid saying she was tired of life in Wabash on March 3. Local authorities reported no lasting injuries and the case was placed under medical care.
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Wabash
Bertha Grimm
Jacob H. Grimm
Broad Dispatches: Fires, Trials, Politics Across Cities
Fire in East Liverpool damages business district for half a million dollars. Lexington police station wrecked, several thousand loss. Mrs Chadwick seeks venue change in US district court. Railroad leaders fail to end grain rate war. Colombian minister named, resuming relations with Washington. U.S. Mint shows 5 0011900 in Feb coinage. Mrs Stanford dies possibly poisoned. Banknotes circulation hits 469 203840. Ed Wolcott dead in France. Beebe Ark post office burglars steal money stamps. Duqueen Ark mother shoots daughter then self. Earl of Sborne to be British high commissioner in South Africa. Plus congressional bills, strikes, riots, and other notices.
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United States
Leland Stanford
Hloonoluin
Edward ©. Wolcott
Colorado
France
Beebe
Ark
Post Ofice and
Indiana Senate and House seats apportioned by county
Legislative Districts under the new law proposes a 50 member Senate and 100 member House. The plan lists county by county apportionments with multiple counties per seat and includes Marion with four senators, plus other counties such as Posey Gibson Vanderburgh Warrick Spencer and more, indicating a statewide redivision of representation.
Legislative apportionment by Indiana counties list
A historical legislative apportionment record lists county pairings and single counties for representative distribution. It details assignments such as Marion eight, Hamilton one, Vigo two, Allen three, and many combinations like Clark and Washington one, Vanderburgh two, and several counties paired or split among others.
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Randolph
Delaware
Madison
Henry
Tipton
Hamilton
Hendricks
Boone
Montgomery
Parke
Warren
Fountain
Vermillion
Grant
Blackford and Wells
Miami
Howard
Carroll
Clinton
Benton
Tippecanoe
Allen
Adams
Huntington
Whitley
Wabash
Fulton
Marshall
Konciuska
Vass and
Pulaski
White, Newton, Jasper and Starke
Steuben and Dekalb
Lagrange and Noble
Elkhart
St. Joseph
St. Joseph and Laporte
Lake and Porter
Towit
Posey
Vanderburgh
Gibson
Knox
Warrick
Spencer
Pike
Dubois
Crawford
Perry
Martin and Orange
Harrison
Floyd
Clark
Washington
Jennings
Scott
Jefferson
Ohio
Switzerland
Ripley
Dearborn
Daviess
Lawrence
Jackson
Sullivan
Greene
Monroe
Brown
Bartholomew
Decatur
Franklin and Union
Vigo
Clay
Owen
Putnam
Morgan
Johnson
Marion
Shelby
Hansock
Rush
Wayne
Wayne and Fayette
Jasper and
White
Cass
Blackford
Jay
Noble
Dekalb
Wagrange and Steuben
Time Table Hidden in OCR Fragment
Fragmentary timetable lists daily mail passages with times and routes. Reads like a 19th century schedule showing South Oregon and Washington routes with morning and afternoon slots and unclear vessel and stop names.
Washington Indiana Steamship and Rail Schedule Notice
Train and car schedules for various routes listed with times and service types. Includes connections, rates, sleeping and parlor car details and a contact for A McDonald at the Washington MD office with address hints and line connections to Oden Indiana.
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Ala.m
Az. Sun
Sun
A. McDonald Ser. & O. R. R
Washington, MD
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Vickiisa Le'ween
Manchuria
Eral Kuropatkin
New Orwaom
Ohere
Noel
Kuroki
IND Aiactate News
Hoosiers
East Liverpool
Lexington
Duqueen
Abs. L. H. Brand
Katie
Earl of Se:borne
The
Admiralty
Lord Milner
South Africa
Nebraska
Beloostok
Russia
Seoul
Stanford
Stanford University
Board of Trustees
Congress
Hampton Roads
Jamestown Settlement
Germany
Houses of Congress
Lodz
Tartars
Baku
Osaka
Japan
Erivan
China
Sinmintin
Klathlo Harjo
America
Shawnee, O. T
Northern Pacific
Bear Month
Mont
George Wyndham
Ireland
Grube
E. Oresas
Eien
InGarast
el ogini-Biewn
Humphreys’ Medicine Co
Wiliam & Jobs Streets
New York
Warsaw
Eyerest
Pealand
John H. Reagan
Palestine
Tex
Danville
James
Ince
Senate
Kirkman
State of
Warrick and
Daviess and Pike
Martin
Orange
Franklin
Union
Fayette
Hancock
Porter
Rotoe All Laporte
Montcomery
Larroll
Aplanti
Hosciusho
Tainie
V/GO
Tippe Canoh
Creene
Martha
Monroe Saza
Ibaa Tholomena Gss
Achson
Deralb
Wurtagton
Aemhdrical
Apoll
Mancock
Jsonmson
Shelby Big
Mle
Fayetta Unionn
Clara
Ovbois
SOUTH
Orarians
NORTH
Warthit
Elnorn
Weshivsten
Giory
B.&co.s. W. RY
East Borp
Daily
Daily Flyer
West Bornp
Ldé P.m
B. Rankin
Clbee
Pring Treet
Teel Testore
Gath South
Suring Street
J. L. Stat
Main and
Spring Streets
Hare's
Oden
W. L. Stoy
Odon
J. N. Jones
Aiphaenertert
Arch Yazell
Jonas Winkleples
Burn
Peffer Medical Association
Chicago
W. T
Journal Office
Wheeler & Wilson
Wheeler & Wisen Mig
Wabash Ave
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