Mob forces Brown off train in Huntingburg
Special to the Indianapolis Journal Evansville Ind Aug 6 Thomas Brown son of a physician of Oakland City Ind was put off a Southern road passenger train at Huntingburg for refusing to pay his fare He fired on the engineer as the train moved away A mob of about sixty men and boys pursued Brown several miles cornered him and locked him up at Huntingburg The mob leader urged leniency Brown narrowly escaped lynching en route to arrest and confinement.
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Indianapolis Journal
Evansville
Ind
Thomas Brown
Oakland City
Huntingburg
Brown
Neenarneee
Burglars Break Into Parochial Residence in Anderson
In Anderson Indiana this morning Father Mulcahey found a forced window and a rifled private desk at the parochial residence. About $15 was stolen from a drawer while nearby church funds were untouched. A previous break in at the home during last year’s Catholic fair ended with gunfire between Father Conroy and the burglar, who escaped. No clue to the current intruder has been found.
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Indianapolis Journal
Anderson
Ind
Father Muleshey
Father Conroy
Father Mulcahey
Plucky Wielded a Club in Induced Charge Trial
Lawrenceburg Aug 5 John Bolden arraigned before Justice Probst on threatening the life of Mr and Mrs Charles Robinson of Manchester Station. He was bound over to the Circuit Court. Bolden jailed after assaulting the Robinsons and drunk threats to kill followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Lawrenceburg
Ind
John Bolden
John Probst
Charles Robinson
Manchester
Bolden
Pittsburg
Robinsons
Robinson
Palace Car Plans Shown for Indianapolis to Columbus Run
Richmond reporters describe Holland Palace Car Company and Appleyard exhibits of new passenger cars built by Harlan Hollingsworth. The 56 foot long, 100000 pound cars feature four 15 hp motors per axle, mineral wood and asbestos insulation, mahogany interiors, ten compartments with twenty berths, private dressing spaces, double plate window glazing, silk draperies, and individual heaters. Council debate over Main Street clearance for through service continues, with possible Richmond approval unlikely to block Muncie and Portland from getting service.
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Indianapolis Journal
Richmond
Ind
Palace
Indianapolis
Columbus
St. Louis
New York
Holland Palace Car Company
Appleyard Company
Harlan & Hollingsworth Company
Wilmington
Del
Holland Traction
Richmond Council
Main Street
Muncie
Portland
Mayor Refuses Sign On Elkhart Street Paving
In Elkhart Indiana Mayor Charles Greene refused to sign a contract awarded to Elkhart Construction Co for paving East Franklin street. He also declined to sign an underground conduit ordinance for power wires from outside the city. The actions followed a special council meeting the previous Wednesday.
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Indianapolis Journal
Elkhart
Ind
Charles Greene
Elkhart Construction Company
East Franklin Street
Dayton Residents Lose Bid to Move Tracks
Residents of Dayton objected to Indianapolis & Northwestern tracks on the town south side of Main Street. They petitioned the County Commissioners to force a change, but with rails already laid the commissioners refused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Lafayette
Ind
Dayton
Indianapolis & Northwestern
Simplex Railway Appliance Co to double capacity at Hammond
Industrial circles in Hammond announce the Simplex Railway Appliance Company will build a new two story plant 300 by 200 feet and add 600 workers to its payroll at the site. The Chicago office is on Dearborn street. The expansion centers on a new patent car spring and bolster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Hammond
Ind
Simplex Railway Appenl Company
Chicago
Dearborn Street
Place
Faulkner Convicted of Perjury in Third Trial
Harry Faulkner, ex member of the House of Delegates, was found guilty of perjury after his third trial in St. Louis. He received a three year penitentiary sentence. The first trial ended in conviction but was overturned by the Supreme Court. the second jury disagreed. Faulkner expressed surprise at the verdict and filed for a new trial with a $15,000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Harry Faulkner
House of Delegates
Faulkner
Supreme Court
Bond
Convict Capture Near Davisville Gaining Folsom Fugitives
Convict James Roberts, one of the band that fled Folsom prison, was captured near Davisville today. He was dressed as a tramp and carried a roll of blankets with a revolver in his possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Cal
James Roberts
Folsom
Davisville
Carrie
Windstorm at St Louis Kills One, Hurts Others at World’s Fair
A brief wind and rain storm battered St Louis on August 5 at the World's Fair grounds. Theodore Richter, a florist, died after being struck by a flying plank. A R Clark, a carpenter, was seriously injured, and nine missing or damaged scaffolds and timbers. Six laborers were hurled to the ground. Buildings suffered significant damage with extensive debris, while other city areas reported downed poles, broken windows, and toppled trees. Weather cooled rapidly from heat to rain and hail. Reports from nearby towns Crawn Griggsville and Owensboro described damaging winds and flooding.
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Louis
St. Louis
Theodore Richter
A. R. Clark
Richter
Missouri State
Moncaqua
Til
Griggsville
Central Illinois Fair Grounds
Griggson
St. James's Episcopal
Stone Brothers
Cloudburst Smashes Ottumwa Business District
A half hour cloudburst struck Ottumwa Ia today breaking skylights tearing off roofs of several business blocks stopping street car service and disabling every telephone line with telegraph wires crippled.
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Ottumwa
Wind wrecks barns and cattle in upstate storms
Wind today wrecked two-store buildings at Yucatan Minnesota. Two barns and 100 head of cattle were burned near Whitehall. The total loss is 15000 dollars.
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Lacrosse
Wis
Yucatan
Minn
Whitehall
Jacksonville Storm Uproots Trees and Knocks Down Poles
A terrific rain and windstorm swept Jacksonville today, uprooting many trees and blowing down telegraph, telephone and electric light poles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Ill
Mail Held Up Over Lottery Scheme in Oklahoma Town Site
Postmaster Harris seized the Monarch Investment Company mail on a fraud order, alleging a lottery business. The firm sold 90,000 dollars in Apalichia Oklahoma town lots and held a drawing July 22, with another advertised for August 1 in Warwick Oklahoma Territory. The company sought a temporary injunction from Judge Phillips to stop mail withholding, but no hearing was set before October.
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Kansas City
Harris
Monarch Investment Company
Oklahoma
Apalichia
O. T
Warwick
Phillips
United States District Court
Bryan Praises Bookwalter In Democratic Buzz
Springfield report says Colonel William J. Bryan, after lecturing at a Chautauqua in Urbana, spent two hours with John W. Bookwalter. Bryan praises Bookwalter as a dyed-in-the-wool Democrat and cites no definite presidential nominee yet while noting upcoming congressional elections.
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Springfield
William J. Bryan
Urbana
Chautauqua
John W. Bookwalter
Bryan
Bookwalter
Boonhalter
Address to Postmasters Urges Postal Service Reform
President Freeman Dickerson of the National Association of Postmasters speaks at the postmasters convention in Boston urging all postmasters to assist the president in raising postal standards. He calls for simpler remittance methods, faster transit between depots and main offices, and fairer clerk classifications.
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Boston
Freeman B. Dickerson
National Association of Postmasters
Postmasters
Dickerson
Postal Service
Tucker
Toledo
Loebel
Erie
Policy Shift Urged In Anglo French Naval Talks
Baron D'Estournelles de Constant writes Delcasse outlining London Paris talks with British and French ministers. He calls for arbitration treaty like US Britain, naval reductions with France and Russia, and a friendly settlement of long running disputes to be signed within months. London honors list tied to royal Ireland visit features several local officials.
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Paris
Baron D'Estournelles de Constant
London
Delcasse
Lansdowne
Chamberlain
Baron D'Estourne
Great Britain
United States
France
Russia
Baron D'Estournelles
Delcaive
Chamber of Deputies
Various European political and social notes from Lisbon to London
Rumors of an assassination attempt on King Alfonso are denied by Spain. Servia plans to settle King Alexander and Queen Draga’s debts from estates totaling 1100000? The 80000 debt will be paid with surplus going to heirs. Baron De Rothschild faces an automobile scorching charge in Paris with a postponed hearing to Aug 24. Whittaker Wright is remanded in London with bail set at 250000. Michael Davitt attacks King Edward over Ireland clemency for Colonel Lynch. US Minister Bryan hosts a garden party at Cintra for Admiral Cotton and US officers. The Cintra summer palace hosts court and diplomatic society. Brooklyn band provides music.
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Alfonso
Ena
Alexander
Queen Draga
Baron Henri de Rothschild
Paris
Whittaker Wright
London and Globe Corporation
Guild
London
Michael Davitt
London Daily News
King Edward
Ireland
Lynch
Europe
United States
Bryan
Cintra
Portugal
Cotton
Lisbon
King Charles
Diplomatic Corps
Band
The
Brooklyn
Passengers in Boston and Chicago Special in Charlestown Wreck
A Boston and Chicago Express derailed at Charlestown Depot after colliding with an east-bound freight. Both locomotives were wrecked and two cars left the track. Damage exceeds $30,000. Passengers escaped through windows. engineer and fireman crawled free unharmed.
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Worcester
Maxs
Charlestown
Boston
Chicago
Explorer Gifford Reports New Gold Streams in Porto Rico Reserve
Dr John Clayton Gifford formerly of Cornell University surveys the Luquilla forest reserve for the bureau of forestry in Washington. He notes discovery of new gold streams and crude native panning, plus giant aromatic gum trees of an unnamed species within the reserve.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
John Clayton Gifford
Cornell University
Luquilla
Bureau of Forestry
Washington
New England Coast Feels Naval Threat Amid Stormy Watch
On August 6 Portland reports a theoretical 12 hour threat from a hostile fleet along the New England coast from the British boundary to Cape Ann. Rear Admiral Barker commands a defensive line with ships distributed from Bar Harbor, using wireless telegraphy for rapid concentration. Admiral Coghlan and Admiral Sand head rival forces aboard the Olympia and Indiana respectively as battleships, cruisers, destroyers, tugs, and a schoolship stand watch.
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New England
Cape Ann
Washington
Barker
Bar Harbor
West Quoddy Head
Eastport
Offibby Island
Machinsport
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Kearsarge
Car
Coghlan Om
Olympia
Admiralise
Yankee
Alabama
Illinois
Baltimore
Prairie
Pantheon
Vixen
Decatur
Bainbridge
Barry
Dale
Chauncey
Government
Hartford
Admiral Sand
Indiana
Texas
British Naval Maneuvers Open With Major War Games
London reports the Home Fleet under Admiral Wilson and the Mediterranean Fleet under Admiral Domville open large scale naval maneuvers. Twenty six battleships and forty three cruisers participate in a sea command contest between two nations. The Home Fleet operates from Berehaven and Madeira while the X fleet concentrates at La Gos. The goal is to locate and interdict the rival squadron before it can join forces. Torpedo craft also operate off the Irish coast with sixty one destroyers thirty seven torpedo boats and nineteen other craft involved.
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London
Home Feet
Wilson
Mediterranean
Domville
Admiralty
Berehaven
Ireland
Madeira
Charles Beresford
Domyille
la Gos
Portugal
Irish
Chase After Fifty Dollars in Kansas City Journal
Sherman Nicholas, Rawson merchant, seeks $50 stolen from his pocket after loading merchandise into a freight car. A brakeman was suspected, a bridge sighting led to a chase via a wrecked Wabash train toward Excelsior Springs, as local possemen aimed to confront the crew before it moved on.
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Kansas City Journal
Sherman Nicholas
Jenney
Rawson
Nicholas
Wabash
Kansas City
Excelsior Springs
Excelsio
Brakeman’s cash mislaid ends in courthouse drama
Nicholas, a brakeman, finds $50 in a shoe during a wreck on the Wa bash line. He later learns the money belongs to Blakeley, who is injured and missing. Dr Dannaker, the house surgeon, holds the funds claim. Justice Jenney delays ruling as the case heads to Kansas City.
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Agnew
Nicholas
Dunnaker
Charles Blakeley
Justice Jenney
Blakely
Blakeley
Dr. Dannaker
Box of Snakes in Canal Near Brighton Beach
Patrolmen find a shoebox drifting toward White River containing ten live snakes including a twelve foot constrictor and a five foot venomous viper. The reptiles appear drugged with chloroform and may be museum specimen or circus theft loot. Police suspect the box was stolen from an amusement company.
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Crabtree
Lee
Brighton Beach
White River
The
Law
Las Vegas
N. M
Pursued by a mob arrest at Ohio and Illinois streets
Frank Kokemiller was arrested by Patrolman Rader near the corner of Ohio and Illinois streets after a chase from a quarrel with a woman on North Illinois street. A crowd of about two hundred followed, swelling to nearly three hundred by the time he was taken to the police station. Kokemiller, who lives at 1116 South Senate avenue, faces disturbing the peace and profanity charges. His brothers are noted by police.
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Frank Kokemiller
Rader
Ohio
Illinois
Kokemiller
North
Illnois Street
Illinois Street
Ohio Street
Okemiller
South
Senate Avenue
Assault victims clash in Senate avenue saloon
Hayes Burns of 437 Bates Street and William Patis were arrested by Patrolmen Stout and Silvey on assault and battery charges. Burns allegedly struck Patis over the head with a billiard cue in a Senate avenue saloon. Patis was found armed with a large 30e prize when taken into custody.
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Hayes Burns
Bates Street
William Patis
Stout and
Silvey
Burns
Patis
Senate Avenue
Fulfills Strange Vow at Two Brooklyn Churches
Pasquale Nicolello a wealthy saloon keeper of East New York prayed to the Virgin during six months illness and vowed to donate a candle as heavy as himself if he recovered He weighed 171 pounds and kept the promise Two ten foot tall one foot diameter carved candles were finished and will be placed at Our Lady of Loretto Brooklyn and Mount Carmel Manhattan They will burn two years and cost 200 dollars.
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Philadelphia
Pasquale Nicolello
Stone Street
New York
Church of Our Lady Loretto
Brooklyn
Nicolello
Church of Our Lady of Loretto
Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Manhattan
She Meant Well Brooklyn Eagle Story
Grandma Larrabee visits Mrs Coleman’s neighbor’s home to see a new baby. She mistakes Mrs Dayton for Mrs Coleman and causes confusion as she enters the house. The piece sketches a gentle, humorous scene of neighborhood misperception and goodwill.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Grandma Larrabee
Mrs. Colemans
Auditor of State Certifies 1902 Financial Statement Totals
The Indiana Auditor certifies the state ment of condition of a company as of December 31 1902 with a total of 358 417 236 25 and the largest item 290 000 90. The original statement is on file in the Auditor of State office and bears the seal. The record includes a narrative about a mistaken identity involving a baby home and two young mothers.
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State of Indiana
State of
Indiana
D. E. Sherrick
The Pope's Ring in Chicago Past History
Interest grows in the ceremonial around the pope's demise and installation. Legends trace the Annulus Piscatoris to a Roman military ring given to legions, with sapphire symbolism tied to virtue and chastity. The papal ring lineage, from ancient to medieval practice, underlines its sacred role.
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Chicago
Xii
Fea
Gam
Chicago News Notes on Sheriff Whitlock Contest
Chicago dispatch notes that Sheriff Whitlock faces risk in ordering arrests, compare courage to quelling mobs. Jonas Elkenberry of 123 Beville Avenue suffered a severe workplace accident at M. Mullen's planning office when his left hand was mangled. doctors amputated the thumb and index finger.
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Jonas Elkenberry
Beville Avenue
M. Mullen
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