Hoosier Happenings: Local Losses and Accidents
A rundown of incidents across Indiana includes A. Liebert of Geneva killed in an engine explosion, fire destroying the Diamond Fat Glass factory near Hartford City with $3,000 loss, and a series of injuries from accidents and near-misses. The Huntington anti-spitting ordinance enforcement is noted, plus other local misfortunes and engineering plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Liebert
Geneva
Huntington
South Bend
James Williams
Lawrenceburz
Diamond Fat Glass Company
Hartford City
Myers
Greenwood
Jveis
Westley Sags
Angula
Newccastie
Malik Ponch Moun Redford
Rockefeller Denounced by Congregational Clergy
A 1900s article reports Rev. Washington Gladden of Columbus and other Congregational leaders denouncing John D. Rockefeller’s $100,000 donation to the American Board of Foreign Missions. Clergy condemn the gift as sourced from a greed-driven trust, urging American citizens to resist corporate wealth and defend church obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John PD. Rockefeller
American Board of Foreign Missions
The
Congregational Church
Washington Gladden
Columbus
Ohio
Rockefeller
Aox
Dr. Gladden
Congregational
Board of Missions
United A Nts
United States
Mass
H. G. Hale
Heckefelier
There's Money In It. Ameringian Consulships Sought
Fragmented text discusses why Americans seek consul posts abroad. It cites fees, salaries, and social prestige as motives and notes competition among applicants. It mentions the consular service and barriers to obtain appointments, with references to wealth and ambition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cobat Pieree
Gecia
Ives Ono
Teena
Atherieius
V . Pers
oLen
Passenger train wreck injures several near Northeast
A PL, WL and B railroad passenger train derailed near Northeast MBG with multiple injuries reported. A steamer Spactan bound from Providence to Philadelphia ran aground at Ptieck Esiandd in fog, described as a wreck. The President reportedly offered Edward Addicks a foreign berth to influence Delaware's U S Senate election. Empress of Germany’s carriage struck a 1 year old in Berlin. the Empress gave first aid and summoned a court physician. The Columbus Common Pleas Court recognized the Jewish Sabbath for Sunday observance. Henry H. Rogers of Standard Oil donated a high school building to Fair Haven Massachusetts, bringing total gifts to $3,000. Rebecca Jones, jailed in New York twenty years ago in Hammersley will case, has died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WL & B
Northeast
MBG
Spactan
Providence
Philadelphia
Ptieck Esiandd
Edward Addicks
Delaware
United States
New York
Gordon Hammersley
Beresford
War losses in the Manchurian adventure
Figures from Mukden to Tie Pass detail Japanese victory and Russian collapse. Losses include 27 000 Russians killed and 92 000 wounded, 60 000 prisoners, 120 field guns captured, 65 000 ammunition wagons, 1 200 mortars, and extensive material losses totaling millions. a Russian newspaper cites 1.25 billion rubles in pecuniary costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakhe
Tie Pass
Mukden
Kuropatkin
Linevitch
Russia
Haba Pass
Osid Lake
Hread Rathons
Roosevelt reshapes Isthmian Canal Commission leadership
President Roosevelt ousts the commission and plans a reorganized board. Theodore P. L. Shonts is named head, with engineers Parsons Burr and Grunsky offered isthmus assignments. Wallace remains chief engineer, while salary and terms provoke questions about executive control and personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Dsthmian
Cana Commission
Ele
Istlas
Theodore PL Shonts
Toledo, St. Kais and Western Railway
Witel
Pananat
Wallace
Messrs. Parsons
Burr
Stieuis
Stowood
Eoysineer Wallace
The
Drestient
Elief
Canal
Sen Odnai
Centsaury
Beas
SLO
Fragmentary political ruminations mix satire and current issues
The text blends remarks on Roosevelt Castro and Russo Japanese matters with jokes about labor, trusts, and politicians. It references a Russian warship in the Ted Sea, toasts to a Denver revival, and critiques of the beef and tobacco trusts amid adjournment in the Kansas Legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tdresident
Hoosevelt
Dpresident
Castro
Uncle Sam
Mukden
Russia
Japan
Pepert
Ted Sea
Denver
Utah
Weather Bureau
Santo Domingo
Santy
Hioch
Kansas
Beef Trust
Standard Oil
Tobacco Trust
Cripps the carrier brings news of Gracie gone
Squire Oglander hurries in frost to harvest and plant potatoes when a bag arrives from Cripps. He uncovers a coil of golden hair amid the potatoes with a note reading All you will ever see of her, signaling Gracie’s disappearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowley
Fermitage
Gracie
Squire Oglander
Thomas
Cripps
Oxfordshire
Miss Grace
Mary
Hookham
Bachelor Cripps
Henley
Black Horse
St. Clement’s
Beckley
Old Thomas
Squire Oglander Plans Early Oakleaf Potatoes in Garden
The amidship scene follows Squire Oglander aiding in his garden as frost and labor tighten. Cripps and workers argue over tasks while the squire plots early Oakleaf potatoes to impress Grace. The plan includes bringing goods from a brewery and choosing help from old hands over Cripps.
Worth Oglander Seeks Truth Behind Hair Sack Mystery
The aging Squire Worth Oglander confronts a baffling incident at his brewery as a bright wreath of hair and a stained sack spark questions. Cripps, pressed for answers, claims ignorance while insisting he delivered goods as usual and saw nothing amiss. The case remains unresolved as the scene ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worth Oglander
Thomas
Cripps
Botton
Mr. Oglander
Sissht
Czarina Turns Study of Czar Alexander II Into a Bathroom
The Czarina altered the room where Alexander II signed Russia’s 1861 emancipation manifesto, converting it into a bathroom. Documents and historical records were moved to a lumber room, sparking criticism in St. Petersburg. The Imperial Library seeks to preserve the artifacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Alexander II
Russia
Alexander
Czarina
Imperial Library
New York Commercial Advertiser
An Exceptional Case
Nell and Belle exchange quips about love and appetite in a brief New York Times snippet. Belle teases Nell about his claimed affection by noting his fondness for eating, revealing a playful, gossiping tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nell
Belle
New York
Times
Cynicus and Sillicus Debate Men and Marriage
The Philadelphia Record records a witty exchange where Cynical Cynicus argues that the male race propagates through early marriages. Sillicus questions the claim, and Cynicus insists delaying marriage prevents progeny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sillicus
Cynicus
Piladelphia
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