Horse thieves trap exposed in Big Swamp chase
Rhoda and Nannie uncover a horse thief ring led by Wayne after overhearing a plot to steal horses. Dick Brayton pursues the gang, is captured, and saved by the two girls who alert Bill Green and Perkins. The group plans to pursue the thieves into the Big Swamp to clear Brayton and bring the culprits to justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Bonner
Rhoda
Fence Corner
Nannie
Providence
Mr. Wayne
Wayne
Nena
Nhebody
Mr. Boone
Cottonwood
Deacon Snyder
Brownsville
Bill Green
Bill
Dick Brayton
Palaverin
Perkins
Speers
Han
Brayton
Jyne
Coup by Clark Resigns Seat and Is Reappointed
W A Clark resigns from the U S Senate and is appointed by Acting Governor Spriggs to fill the vacancy he created. The move follows partisan maneuvering as Gov Smith leaves California and Spriggs reappoints Clark to serve until the next Legislature elects a successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Clark
United States Senate
Montana
Clark
Senate
Springs
Spriggs
Gov. Smith
California
Smith
William A. Clark
United States
Supreme Court Upholds Inheritance Tax Constitutional
The Supreme Court rules the inheritance tax law constitutional and applicable to the legacy, not the estate, affecting about 60 million dollars. The decision follows a test case brought by Abram M. Pence and others against Revenue Collector Frank B. Coyne of Chicago. Millions more remain tied up in treasury as estates defer payment pending the ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Uncle Sam
Abram M. Pence
George A. Carpenter
Shirley T. High
James II
Frank B. Coyne
Chicago
United States Treasury
Congress
Beer consumption rises as population grows across decades
A survey of beer and whisky production shows beer consumption soared from 2 million barrels in 1860 to 36.6 million in 1899 as population rose 125 percent, while whisky output lagged despite earlier highs. Also noted are Parisian gowns for Miss Morton and a Park Row voting machine trial, plus an oil burner test for warships and a Waterloo resident’s stamp request to Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Bureau of Statistics
United States
Brooklyn, Navy Yard
Waterloo
N. D
Carter Harrison
Chicago
Hoosier Happenings Marriages Deaths Accidents
Home of William Shelley near Union City burned, loss $2000 with no insurance. John Merrill 58, Civil War veteran, died after fainting in Goshen. Anderson residents Foley and Harper named for Census Bureau in Washington. Unknown man found dead in Wabash River near New Harmony, head wound suggests murder. Anderson buyers gain control of Electric Light and Power Co of Alexandria. Elijah Silver, 58, dies after horse rescue accident in Elkhart County. Mrs John Hanna of LaPorte injured by rusted nail, no recovery hoped. Louis McBride, Notre Dame student, dies after urn incident in South Bend. 16-year-old Thomas Buskirk injured in baseball collision. Greenfield skull fracture death of Charles Gordon. Marcellus Gant rearrested on bond. Rumor on Ohio Falls Iron Works sale to trust denied by officers. Liza Perkins bequeaths $2000 to local church and India famine mission. Mary Gulling dies after streetcar accident in Kokomo. Unidentified man near North Vernon killed by B and O SW train. Hayes of Cincinnati suspected. Five-year-old daughter of Moore family killed by mad dened horse kick. Warren Gipe case against Panhandle Railway settled for $8000. Wheat crop in Ohio County improves after earlier failure. Seed corn scarce. tobacco flea infests beds. Isaac W. Brown tours Indiana urging bird protection legislation. travels on foot. Maude Plunkett to China as missionary. IU alumna and YWCA activist. Jonathan Robinson dies suddenly in Muncie from head injury. Mrs Lucy Washington, aged 110, recalls War of 1812 and Lafayette visit. notes long sight.
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William Shelley
Union City
John T. Merrill
Goshen
B. Foley
Nicholas Harper
Anderson
Washington
Wabash River
New Harmony
Louis McBride
Akron
Ohio
Notre Dame University
South Bend
Thomas Buskirk
Buskirk
Charles Gordon
Marcellus Gant
Greenfield
Gant
New Albany
Ohio Falls
Liza Perkins
Mishawaka
India Mission
Mary Gulling
Kokomo
Irane
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern
North Vernon
Hayes
Cincinnati
Maude Plunkett
Crawfordsville
Indiana University
Bloomington
China
The
Christian Church
Young Women’s Christian Association
Jonathan Robinson
Muncie
Darke County
Lucy Washington
Nobiesville
Richmond
Lafayette
Virginia
Madison
Kentucky
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the Swamp Secret
Nell
Dolly
Lueck
Doll
Currey
Morton
Paris
Trousseau
Edith
Trousseau & Man
Park Row
New York
Hoosier
George Moore
Centerville
Wayne County
Warren T. Gipe
Indianapolis
Panhandle Railway Company
Harvey's Curve
Ohio County
Isaac W. Brown
Rochester
Indiana
Wabash and
Huntington
Decatur
Brown
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