Bloomington Greek War Over Co ed Boycott Hits Indiana University
The Big Five fraternities at Indiana University declare a blacklist against co ed students who socialize with rivals. The antis faction vows escalation while girls plan a counter proposition after secret meetings and public declarations signal a campus social war.
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Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University
Beta Theta Pi
Phi Kappa Psi
Phi Gamma Delta
Delta Tau Delta
Sigma Chi
Phi Delta Theta
Sigma Nu
Kappa Sigma
Dreibund
Antis
Hellas
Tyner Denies Charges and Seeks Investigation
Gen James N Tyner says he will urge Congress to investigate his official record after sharp criticism in Roosevelt's Bristow report. An Indianan reply dated December 2 was sent to the President. Tyner awaits a response this week and also wrote a vigorous letter to Gen Bristow, stirring official comment.
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Washington
James N. Tyner
Congress
General Tyner
Roosevelt
Bristow
General Bristow
Water Theft Claim Against Brooklyn Probed
A Brooklyn case proposes a $535,000 pursuit for unmetered water used through 1903. The legal department would use full powers to prosecute the claim amid a confidential family scheme referenced in the text.
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New York
Brooklyn
Wea Fe
Legal Department
Sully Predicts Cotton Boom With Huge Profit Bias
New York financier Daniel J. Sully forecast a cotton rise to 12 cents per pound. He reportedly holds about 1,900,000 bales bought under 10 cents. If sales reach 12 cents, his profits could approach 10 million dollars.
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New York
Daniel J. Sully
Heath Says He Will Stick In Office
Perry S Heath secretary of the Republican National committee arrived from Salt Lake and reiterated he has no plan to resign over his name in postal frauds. He stated he is still in office and will go to Washington from Chicago to decide on any action.
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Chicago
Perry S. Heath
Republican National Committee
Salt Lake
Committee
Mr. Heath
Washington
Special report outlines plan to exterminate Mafia networks
The article notes a complete plan for rooting out Sicilian and Italian blackmail rings. It cites Chicago and Philadelphia as strong societies and says secret service detectives, familiar with Mafia methods, believe New York hosts the most powerful and desperate Mafia band ever organized in America.
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New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Secret Service
America
Dowie Seeks Harmony With Zion Receivers and Creditors
John Alexander Dowie proposes to settle with Zion's immediate creditors and arrange on a time basis, claiming Zion's assets exceed liabilities by 14 million dollars. He displays large orders for lace and candy and drafts totaling over 250 thousand dollars as part of a settlement plan. The conference's outcome could lead to dismissal of ongoing litigation and a path to settle obligations.
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Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
Zion
Jacob Newman
Dowle
Cincinnati
Wisconsin
Dowie
Dr. Dowie
Kohlsaar
Salt Lake City Dice Throw Tie Election Questioned
City Attorney Hentz of Provo issued an opinion that a dice throw to settle the Salt Lake City police chief election is legal after a tied contest between Republican and Democratic candidates. The pair agreed to resolve the dispute by chance in Filmore.
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Salt Lake City
Hentz
Provo
Filmore
Dutchman to Tackle Jeffries in Continent Champion Bout
New York reports arrangements for a boxing match between James J. Jeffries and Henry J. Placke of Amsterdam Netherlands who claims the continental championship. Placke is 33, six feet five and a half inches tall, weighs 251 pounds, and says he is backed by Dutch nobility already taught in boxing.
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New York
James J. Jeffries
Henry J. Placke
Amsterdam
Holland
Continent
Placke
Mrs Booth’s prison talk moves Joliet inmates
Mrs Maud Balhow addressed 1300 inmates at Joliet prison with eloquence that drew applause from nearly all inmates except a dozen sick and one in solitary confinement. The article also notes a missing millionaire, Wentz, found and likely demented, with whereabouts uncertain between Philadelphia or en route there.
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Cheyenne River
Rot Snk
Wentz
Philadelphia
Captain to retire after 800000 miles at sea
The captain, Thomas C. Ybers Ways, has logged about 800,000 miles at sea mostly from city hotels and large inns. he will retire on a pension in three weeks after returning to Liverpool at age 63.
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Liverpool
Former Countess Mabel Russell Divorces Coachman
The Sun reports on reliable authority that the former countess Mabel Russell is filing divorce proceedings against her husband William Brown, once a coachman, who wed her in December 1902 in London.
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London
the Sun
Mabel Russell
William Brown
Be Peaceable and Strike Until You Win
President Mitchell urged a 4,500 strong crowd in Trinidad Colorado to strike for better pay hours and conditions while obeying the law. He warned the strike could last months and called for unity against intimidation by agitators. A damages suit totaling 85 900 was served against the United Mine Workers and leaders. Meanwhile Victor Fuel Co reportedly tore down miners houses prompting possible criminal and civil action.
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Trinidad
Col
Mitchell
Mr. Mitchell
Pennsylvania
Colorado
Tom
Citizens’ Alliance
Denver
Victor Fuel Company
United Mine Workers of America
Hastings
Crane May Succeed Hanna in Republican Chair
Washington report says Senator Hanna plans to decline the Republican National chairmanship next year due to advanced age and two terms served. Governor Charles W. Murray Crane of Massachusetts is most discussed as his successor while the President presses Hanna to reconsider.
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Washington
Hanna
W. Murray Crane
Massachusetts
Miner’s Head Car Operation Returns From Philadelphia
A Western mine owner who financed a $4,000 car graft upon his head after a degrees severance from another man’s head has returned from a private Philadelphia hospital. A New York surgeon performed the operation and, despite explicit grafting concerns, circulation seems established and the operation appears successful.
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New York
Philadelphia
Still Grafting at St. Louis
Health department probe into mismanagement at city institutions uncovers over eighty names on the poor house books of non inmates.
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St. Louis
Health Department
Official estimate of cotton production for 1903 04 shows decline in area
Washington special reports preliminary figures from the bureau of statistics. U S cotton growth for 1903 04 estimated at 9 962 039 bales averaging 499 8 pounds per bale. Area picked projected at 28 104 850 acres, down 892 495 acres 3 09 percent. Lint cotton production about 4 889 796 267 pounds, 174 5 pounds per acre with state estimates listed for Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Florida Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Texas Arkansas Tennessee Missouri Oklahoma Indian Territory.
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Washington
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Agriculture
United States
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Tennessee
Missouri
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Papal Funds Assured and Debt Recovery Ordered
Pope Pius X orders vigorous action to recover several millions tied to Peters peace loans from the late Leo XIII. Del Val pursues delinquents, despite potential scandal, as Vatican finances tighten and new economy measures take effect. The inquiry targets lenders and borrowers, with many debtors paying and others unable to settle.
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Rome
Peter
Pius X
Leo XIII
Monsignore Merry del Val
Monsignore del Val
Religion Stops Business in Guthrie Revival Pause
Guthrie Oklahoma reports sixty seven business houses closed two hours on Thursday so managers owners and clerks could attend revival services at the tabernacle where evangelist Oliver conducts meetings. Over two hundred conversions noted within two weeks.
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Guthrie
O. T
the Tabernacle
Oliver
Confiscation of 14000 Mexican Cigars in San Francisco
Government authorities seized 14 000 Mexican cigars stored in a private warehouse in San Francisco. Believed to have been smuggled aboard the cruiser New York by crew members on its last arrival from Mexican waters.
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San Francisco
New York
Hanna Declines National Republican Campaign Role
Washington report says Senator Hanna told President Roosevelt he cannot manage the 1904 National Republican campaign. The statement is attributed to highly trustworthy sources.
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Washington, D. C
Hanna
Roosevelt
Prison Cells for Noblemen
Paris cable reports Baron de Adelsward and Count de Warren found guilty of exciting minors to debauchery. Dwach received six months in prison and five years civil rights deprivation.
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Paris
Baron de Adelsward
Count de Warren
Dwach
Roof Collapse at Toledo Cathedral Shocks City
The roof of Toledo's famed cathedral, begun in the thirteenth century and completed after 300 years, fell on Saturday. The structure was a renowned masterpiece of art and a landmark for Madrid.
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Madrid
Toledo
Valuable Paintings Lost in Omaha Stolen from Shipping
Painters valued at 200000 dollars disappear in Omaha after being prepared for display at the St. Louis exposition. Police believe the paintings were stolen during shipment to the event.
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Omaha, Neb
Life Inmate Dies by Morphine After Pardon Letter
Charles Morgan Wallace, serving life at the State prison, killed himself with morphine after reading a letter from his attorney saying no pardon was possible. The Thomaston Me special item notes the grim act follows the message.
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Thomaston, Me
Charles Morgan Wallace
Denver Private Arrested as Spy at Camp Cripple Creek
Fred Wakeman of Company F at Camp Goldfield Cripple Creek is jailed in a military prison awaiting court martial on spy charges.
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Denver
Col
Fred Wakeman
Company F
Camp Goldfield
Cripple Creek
Compromise Reached on Ship Subsidy Bill
Washington special reports that supporters and opponents have agreed another version of the ship subsidy bill will not be pursued during the current Fifty eighth Congress.
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Washington
the Post
Two Ships for Great Britain Sold to Admiralty
The admiralty confirms Britain's purchase of two battleships Libertad and Constitution built on the Clyde for Chile. The total price is $9,375,000 including all costs.
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London
Admiralty
Great Britain
Libertad
Constitution
Clyde
Chile
Jealous youth kills girl then slays self near Winslow
In Albuquerque special report John Spires, 20, killed Lina Perkins, 15, with a dagger at Winslow west of the city and then shot himself. Jealousy was the motive.
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Albuquerque
N. M
John Spires
Lina Perkins
Winslow
Ministers oppose solemnizing marriages of divorcees grows null
In New York the opposition by ministers to solemnizing marriages of divorced persons is becoming so marked that the Protestant Episcopal Church's committee on the subject is receiving assurances of cooperation from other denominations.
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New York
Protestant Episcopal Church
Rural Carriers Bill Proposed for Subsistence Allowance
Washington report states Senator Mitch ell introduced a bill Friday granting every rural free delivery carrier a $250 annual subsistence allowance in addition to salary fixed by law.
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Washington
Mitchell
King Alfonso At Casa Campo Forest Kill Incident
During a royal hunt at Casa Campo a gamekeeper fired accidentally, killing a shepherd. The king rushed back to the palace deeply affected by the tragic event.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Casa Campo
Typhoid Crisis in Butler Strains Local Resources
Butler reports 1 186 fever cases and 33 deaths from typhoid up to Sunday with 200 families aided and about $5 000 spent. Two hospitals operate 100 trained nurses employed, hearses used as ambulances, and a $50 000 to $100 000 fundraising need anticipated to support a six week to three month epidemic fight. Dr Heilman among the sick. Drs Neely Harris Minter McAdoo also listed.
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Butler
Heilman
Kittaning
Neely
Harris
Minter
McAdoo
State Board of Health
Veteran Actor George Thompson Dies After Uncle Tom Role
In New York a veteran actor named George Thompson who was said to be the first to play Uncle Tom in the Stowe dramatization died in the rear room of a First Avenue saloon as his wife and daughter prayed over him and read Christian Science texts.
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New York
George Thompson
Uncle Tom
Harriet Beecher Stowe
First Avenue
Hen ashened hen interrupts Lackawanna platform scene
A speckled hen flew onto a Lackawanna platform near Orange New Jersey while a train passed at about forty miles per hour. The bird perched on the railing, its feathers ruffled, then hopped off at Prickchurch and strutted down Evergreen Place suggesting a light rural note in a busy rail setting.
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New York
Lackawanna
Orange
N. J
Prickchurch
Evergreen Place
Girl Shot an Outlaw in Williamson West Virginia
Miss Katie Roubough, a telephonor in Williamson, shot and mortally wounded William Howardson, an alleged lumber camp outlaw near Thacker, in a spring incident. The youths involved are under 20, and the case centers on the notable outlaw’s death following the confrontation.
Attorney Seeks $1100 Attachment Over Carrie Nation Show
John A. Hooker attorney for Metropolitan Printing Company in New York filed an attachment for $1100 against Robert J. Johnson manager of the Carrie Nation show. The performance appeared at the local opera house on Saturday night.
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York, Pa
John A. Hooker
Metropolitan Printing Company
New York City
Robert J. Johnson
Carrie Nation
Opera House
Stowaway Rescued After Two Weeks Sealed in Freighter Hold
Newport News special reports Robert Leslie, 30, a stowaway, endured fourteen days trapped in the hold of an ocean freighter with little food or water. He was rescued on Sunday in a near dying condition.
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Newport News
Robert Leslie
Cleveland denies report he will foreclose Pennsylvania railroad
Former President Cleveland rejects claims he is about to foreclose on a Pennsylvania railroad sixteen miles long. He asserts the report concerns only a rumor and that no default on interest payments by bonds he holds has occurred.
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New York
Cleveland
Pennsylvania
Boston Society Girls Seek Taller Appearance
Boston society notes report a trend among young women of short stature in stretching leg ligaments to appear taller. The practice aims to lengthen legs slightly, influencing height perception among Boston's social circles.
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Boston
Mass
Boston Society
Rising Anti Christian Unrest Reported in China
A St. Petersberg dispatch notes a current Port Arthur report from Chinese quarters about an anti Christian rising in the province of Gze-Chuan. The claim emphasizes unrest linked to religious tensions amid regional instability.
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China
London
St. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Gze-Chuan
New Orleans Cotton Futures Jump on Crop Estimates
In New Orleans the cotton futures surged after the bureau report and season estimates were released. Prices leapt rapidly with January up 52 points to 12.25 cents per pound, March up 60 to 12.50 cents, and May up 57 to 12.17 cents as traders reacted within minutes.
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New Orleans
Bureau
Czar May Propose Arbitration in Russo Japanese Clash
London dispatch reports the Czar may personally offer arbitration to settle the Russo Japanese dispute. Terms would be narrowly defined to avoid conceding rights Russian statesmen deem essential, preserving dignity.
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London
St. Petersburg
Telegraph
Blair Indicted for First Degree Forgery in St. Louis Case
James L. Blair longtime counsel to the world’s fair is indicted by the October grand jury on forgery in the first degree. The case centers on alleged juggling of estates’ finances and forged deeds of trust to obtain $63,000 from Peter Blow’s estate. Blair, ill and hospitalized, faced bond set at $5,900 per indictment. maximum penalty is life, minimum ten years.
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St. Louis
James L. Blair
Blair
Homan
Roberts
Mullanphy Hospital
Unclear text about layoffs at Bellaire Ohio during special orders
A fragment reports 2500 men laid off on a Thursday in Bellaire Ohio with references to voter ties and a preacher's phrase. The note mentions orders from Pittsburg but provides no explanation or details on the period or authority.
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Bellaire
Det
Rittsburg
Market prices across corn wheat oats and oils reported
Indianapolis market notes show No 2 red wheat at .86 and No 2 white corn at 4 01 with oats at 3. Prices cover butter eggs cattle hogs sheep and lambs and a long list of oil market figures from Tiona to Ragland with varied per barrel values.
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Indianapolis
Chicago
New York
Tiona
Pennsylvania
Newcastle
Corning
Whitehouse
Chanute
Bartletsville
Petrolea
North Lima
South Lima
Indiana
Somerset
S. Neydesha
N. Neodesha
Corsicana
Ragland
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