Lovers Revenge Explosion Kills Family in Chicago Heights
Chicago, Nov 3 A dynamite blast at the Kordeck home in Chicago Heights kills Joseph Kordeck and his daughter Lucy and injures several relatives. Charles Smith, a former boarder who pursued a Kordeck daughter, is arrested amid threats of mass murder if the engagement ended. The cottage burned as neighbors and police investigate motives and the roommate confirms Smith’s return agitated.
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Chicago
Joseph Kordeck
Chicago Heights
Lucy Kordeck
Lucy
Kordeck
Charles Smith
Smith
Thomas Kobingak
Spanish Vessel Sunk After Battle With British Steamer
The British steamship Regulus under Captain McMullen, sailing from Shieles to Alexandria, reports sinking the Spanish steamer Enero, Captain Delgado, off Dun URERES on October 22. Three crew members of the Enero survive. many others drowned after attempting to abandon ship as boiler explosions and collision damage occurred. The Regulus sustained heavy damage with a large hole in her side.
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London
Regulus
McMullen
Shieles
Alexandria
Gravesemb
Cal
Enero
Delgado
Huelva
Spain
Dun
St. Regulus
Etove
Tragic Train Collision Kills Four at Algonquin Crossing
At Algonquin Illinois on the Chicago and Northwestern line a milk express struck a buggy at the main street crossing. Frank Shuette Louis Shuette Charlie Woodrich and James Woodrich were killed instantly. Louis Shuette died later at a hospital. James Woodrich resided in Kilbourne City Wisconsin. The Woodrich party had started toward Dundee before daylight and failed to see the train in darkness and buggy cover. In Knoxville Tennessee Walter Cole fullback of the Tennessee deaf and dumb school football team was reported dying from injuries after a game at Maryville. Cole, from McKeesport Pennsylvania, sustained a broken collar bone and serious internal injuries.
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Elgin
Frank
Louis Shuete
Charlies
James Woodrich
Algonquin
Chicago & Northwestern
Louis Schuette
Kilbourne City
Wis
Dundee
Knoxville
Tenn
Walter Cole
Tennessee Deaf and Dumb
Maryville
Cole
McKeesport
Coinage Statement for October 1902 Issued by Mint Director
Washington reports the October 1902 coinage total at 4,459,550 dollars. Gold coinage amounts to 1,890,000 dollars, silver to 2,287,006 dollars, and minor coinage to 282,559 dollars.
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Washington
Mint
Chicago labor federation recalls expulsion of Typographical Union No 16
The Chicago Federation of Labor on Sunday revoked its action expelling Typographical Union No. 16 and said it would reinstate the delegates when they apply for remission.
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Chicago
Chicago Federation of Labor
Typograpi Val Union No
President Roosevelt Proclaims Thanksgiving Day 1902
Washington declares a Day of General Thanksgiving designating Thursday November 27 as the holiday. He urges national rest from work and prayerful thanks for the year’s peace and abundance, praising moral uplift and devotion to God. The proclamation bisects past trials with present prosperity under divine favor.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Mos
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Vienna Pilgrims Visit Central Cemetery in All Saints Day
One third of Vienna's population visited the Central cemetery over All Saints and All Souls days. Pilgrims carried wreaths and lit candles before tombs, with thousands visiting Mozart Beethoven and Schubert monuments and the Ring theater fire plot where 600 victims lay. The cemetery, largest in Europe with 622000 graves, saw Emperor Franz Joseph and royalty paying wreaths.
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Vienna
Central
BK -Sely
Mozart
Beethoven
Schubert
Europe
Franck Joseph
Rudolph
Snowstorm Brings Sheep Losses Across New Mexico
A cold wave swept the region with heavy snow on the slopes of New Mexico. Hundreds of sheep perished in open ranges as reports from surrounding mountains and the Rio Grande valley indicate severe losses.
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HE Paso
Tex
New Mexico
Rilo Grande Valley
Three Trainmen Die in Balti more and Ohio Boiler Explosion
Latimore Nov 3 three trainmen were killed when a Baltimore and Ohio locomotive boiler exploded at Hazlethorp causing about three hours of traffic delay. Victims were Engineer E W Biges Fireman C W Hurt and Brakeman C Q O Stalling.
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Latimore
Baltmore & Ohio
Hazlethorp
Trafic
E. W . Biges
C. W. Hurt
C. QO. Stalling
Eddie Bald Wins International Scratch Bicycle Race
Paris reports American rider Eddie Bald won the international scratch bicycle race at Parc des Princes. The 1,458 yard event lasted 2 minutes 33 2 4 seconds. The Emperor as a Hunter summary notes William II’s hunting record with 47,443 game killed in 30 years including deer elk boar hares rabbits and pheasants.
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Paris
Eddie” Bald
Parce Des Princes
Bald
Berlin
Royal Gamekeepers’ Bureau
William
Fatal Freight Collision Claims Brakeman Life
A freight train collision near Schnectady on November 3 killed a brakeman and slightly injured a freight conductor. Investigations are underway into the end of the incident and the cause remains under review.
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Schnectady
ONSYN
Ina
Roosevelt Visits Cedar Mountain Battlefield in Virginia
President Roosevelt spent Sunday afternoon at Cedar Mountain battlefield near Brandy Station Virginia with Secretary Root and others. He viewed monuments, learned of the First cavalry charge, and was presented a shell found on the field as a memento. Services at Culpepper Baptist Church preceded the visit.
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Brandy Station
Roosevelt
Cedar Mountain
Root
Cortelyou
Rixer
Grimsley
Culpepper
28Th New York Infantry
Boitlefield
Baptist
Washington
Outer Bay
Jesus the Light of the World Sermon Overview
A 1902 sermon argues Jesus is the Light of the World, contrasting divine illumination with worldly enlightenment. It links biblical prophecy from Isaiah and Luke to Jesus, compares the sun’s universal reach to Christ’s life-giving truth, and explains spiritual darkness without Him.
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A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Co
Chicago
John &F
Jesus
Tesus
New
Jerusalem
John
Paul
Agrippa
Jesus Christ
Tabernacles
Conan Farrar
Christ
Isaiah
Simeon
Malachi
God
Abraham
Moses
Tabernacle
Solomon
David
Matthew
Luke
Grpernaum
Isaish
Zabulon
Nephthalim
Jordan
Galilee
Duel arrangements after corridor quarrel in Paris
Paris reports M Gerault Richards of the Pehite Republique telegraphed two friends to meet the Marquis de Dion's seconds for a duel. The pair, both chamber of deputies members, clashed after a corridor dispute when the Marquis slapped Richards. Seconds Bruneau and Syveton are named.
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Paris
Gerault Richards
Pehite Republique
Marquis de Dion
M. Gerault Richards
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
M. Jerault Richard
Mm. Bruneau
Syveton
Widow Anais Wilson Dies From Streetcar Injuries
Mrs. Anais Wilson of Savannah Georgia aged 83 died Sunday from injuries after being struck by a trolley car. She was born in Martinique and was related to Empress Josephine. her mother Mrs. Peters linked to Napoleon’s first wife.
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Savannah
Anais Wilson
Wison
Martinique
Isis
Peters
Josephine
Napoleon
St. Pierre
Christmas Beef for English Market Shipped from Kentucky
Paris Kentucky November 3 H Joseph agent for Schwarzschild and Sulzberger New York purchased 157 head of fine export cattle from Chariton Alexander Jr for shipment to England in November for Christmas beef. He also bought a train load from Wm Woodford Hal Woodford and Wm Bedford for the same market.
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Paris
H. Joseph
Schwarzchild & Sulzberger
New York
Chariton Alexander, Jr
England
Joseph
Wm. Woodford
Hal Woodford
Bedford
Motormen Strike Settled in Hudson Valley Railway
Schnectady New York November 3 The motormen strike on the Hudson Valley Electric Railway was settled Sunday night with the company recognizing the union and agreeing to the men’s wage schedule. Workers returned to work Monday.
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Schnectady
Hudson Valley
Cholera Strikes Jerusalem Amid Medical Aid Shortage
News recounts 494 cholera deaths in Jerusalem and Ghuzzeh over the week. Distress grows as Lyddia faces overwhelming medical needs and insufficient aid to cope with the outbreak.
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Jerusalem
Nox
Ghuzzeh
Lyddia
Light of Jesus Shines Through Disciples in Eclipse of Sin
A sermon extols Jesus as the Light of the world and urges Christians to let that light penetrate the heart. It contrasts the self righteous Pharisee with the contrite publican, explains how light reveals sin, and warns that worldly concerns eclipse the believer’s glow. The author calls believers to reflect Christ fully and live out the light they possess.
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Jesus
Jesus Christ
Luke
Moses
Stephen
Mary
Razor slayings stir Utica terror and fatal fright death
In Jeffersonville Indiana Ida V Williams aged 24 dies at home from fright after neighborly murder spree by Harry Morrow 25 including stabbing of Lucinda Lewis and Katherine Slater. Morrow captured after crossing river to Kentucky and brought back, two women injured. Williams leaves husband and two children.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Ida V. Williams
Utica
E. M. Coats
John Murdock
Judge Morrow
Morrow
Katherine Slater
Lewis
Perjury Warrants Issued for Muessel and Feldman
In South Bend Indiana on October 31 warrants went out for Walter Muessel president of Muessel Brewing Co and George G Feldman on perjury charges. The affidavits from Anderson Indiana by Richard L Powell allege Muessel lied about insurance on hotel fixtures saved from a fire linked to Charles Robbins and others. Powell says Feldman also testified falsely and knew the facts.
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South Bend
Ind
Walter Muessel
Muessel Brewing Co
George G. Feldman
Anderson
Richard L. Powell
Lorain, O
Brandon
Alexandria
Charles Robbins
Solomon Hamberger
Israel
Cincinnati
Robbins
Powell
Muessel
Feldman
Judge rules custody in habeas corpus suit over daughter
Marion Indiana October 31 Judge Hiram Brownlee orders Thelia Leopold to remain with mother Mrs Henry Heath of Chicago in a custody ruling citing a mother's love as more beneficial than financial support Thelia was seized with her father Harry Leopold and later held in a kidnapping case against Henry Heath Matthews
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Marion
Ind
Hiram Brownlee
Harry Leopold
Thelia
Henry Heath
Chicago
Matthews
Tzelfia Leopold
Milk sickness deaths strike Odon family in Indiana
The Arney family, four miles west of Odon, Indiana, suffers milk sickness with one death and five others near death. The cow that caused the illness died Thursday. This marks the county’s first case in a decade, with the marshland nearby having a history of the disease thirty years ago and numerous fatalities.
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Odon
Ind
John Arney
Here
Arney
Young Society Woman Shot in Wikhart Ind
Dr Henry Gulmyer aged 28 a prominent dentist shot Miss Lulu Burney a handsome young society woman at her home after a quarrel Gulmyer jailed. In Whiting Washington Oct 31 The controller of the currency approved the formation of the First National Bank of Whitiffe nd with capital 50000 by Gallus J Bader Fred J Swith James A Gill Francis H Morrison and George H Wilson.
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Wikhart
Ind
Henry Gulmyer
Lulu Burney
Gulmyer
First National Bank of
Octogenarian found dead in Urbana home fall
Wabash Indiana October 31 Miss Sulla Coonrad an octogenarian of Urbana was found dead at her home after a fall from a table breaking her neck The incident tops local notes from the region with tragic detail and a brief mention of other town files including a building fire report in the same area from October.
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Wabash
Ind
Sulla Coonrad
Urbana
County
Petrified man from Evansville river vanishes amid legal chase
Evansville Indiana reports the petrified man recovered from the river disappears after Captain John Higenmann stores it for exhibition. Legal action by Lewis Lamb to recover the body failed, but he plans another suit. The stone figure has not been seen since Lamb filed suit.
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Evansville
Ind
John P. Higenmann
John LP
Higenmann
Jtewis Tamb
Hr W Higenmann
Lamb
Stont
Bowling Congress Postpones National Tournament Dates
Indianapolis reports Mayor Bookwaller as American Bowling Congress president announced the annual national tournament and convention will be moved from February 2 to February 16 to avoid conflict with the United Mine Workers of America convention in Tomlinson Hall. The miners meet January 19 for a three week session, affecting dates for the bowlers.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Cit
Breunig
Bookwaller
American Bowling Congress
Tomlinson Hall
United Mineorkers of America
Miners’ Convention
Daughters of the American Revolution Elect Officers
The Indiana state conference of the DAR selected officers led by Mrs James M Fowler as state regent and Mrs Robert Hatcher as vice state regent from Gen De Lafayette chapter. Mrs Chas B Woodruff and Mrs Charles W Fairbanks were named treasurer and national president nominee respectively. Next annual meeting scheduled for Ft Wayne in October 1903.
Birds nest in fall hints at mild winter in Brooksburg
Farmers in Brooksburg Indiana report many birds nesting in fields this fall. Some birds are laying eggs and others are already setting. Elders recall never seeing nests in autumn. Observers interpret this as a sign of an exceptionally mild winter ahead.
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Brooksburg
Ind
Pumper Suffered Severe Gas Line Burst Injury
Geneva Indiana October 31 Lemuel Myers a pumper in the oil field was parting a high pressure gas line when the pipe burst. Scales of rust and iron struck his eyes and face tearing flesh and it is feared his eyesight is destroyed.
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Geneva
Ind
Lemuel Myers
Indiana Library Association Elects New Officers
The Indiana Library Association closed its 11th annual meeting in Indianapolis after electing officers. Eva Fitzgerald of Kokomo was named president, Balle Hanna of Greencastle vice president, Bertha Poindexter of Jeffersonville secretary, and Putt of South Bend treasurer.
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Indiana Library Association
Indianapolis
Ind
Eva Fitzgerald
Kokomo
Balle Hanna
Greencastle
Bertha Poindexter
Jeffersonville
Putt
South Bend
Two Boys Killed In Railway Tragedy At Lafayette
In Lafayette Indiana on Friday morning three 14 year old boys Don Neal Stanley Buford and Ernest Roush slept on a pile of warm cinders beside the Big Four track a train bore down mortally injuring Neal and Buford Roush escaped with minor injuries as the accident stunned the town.
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Lafayette
Ind
Don Neal
Stanley Buford
Ernest Roush
Big Four
Mile
Neal
Buford
Roush
Emulated His Example Wedding Ties Two States
Elkhart Indiana dated Nov 1 reports W Z Muzzey of Elhart married Mrs P J Baugh of Kalamazoo. His daughter Hattie Muzzey visited Kalamazoo and met her stepmother’s son Frank C Baugh corporal in Company E 14th United States Infantry on furlough. They wed after love at first sight.
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Elkhert
Ind
W. Z. Muzzey
Elhart
P. J. Baugh
Kalamazoo
Hattie Muzzey
Frank
Two Accidental Deaths In Goshen Indiana
Mrs. Christian Hinderer aged 82 died from injuries after a fall several days earlier in Goshen. Lloyd Trainor died suddenly from Jackjaw caused by stepping on a rusty nail.
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Goshen
Ind
Christian Hinderer
Lloyd Trainor
Local child dies in accidental crushing incident
A four year old boy named Kesler was instantly killed in Wabish Ind after a log crushed him. The accident occurred on a Friday evening at the residence of the National Manufactur company. Authorities reported the incident and are investigating the cause.
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Wabish
Ind
Cuben
Kesler
Slse National Manufactur
Hera
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