Trouble in the Camp Democratic Joint Convention at Columbus
The Columbus joint convention of Decatur and Bartholomew counties nominating Democratic candidates for joint senator and prosecuting attorney faced friction over delegate weighting. Bartholomew proposed half votes to balance Decatur, electing Wilson as joint senator by narrow margin, while Barrett and Craig, Republicans, were seen as likely winners in November.
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Indianapolis Journal
Columbus
Ind
Decatur
Bartholomew
Bartholomew County
John W. Kern
Decatur County
Wilson
Swengel
Cleveland
William Jennings Bryan
Ting
John Rynerson
George Tremain
E. A. Norman
Hope
David A. Wilson
Marshall E. Newhouse
John W. Craig
Greensburg
Crawfordsville Democratic Nominating Convention Held
Crawfordsville Ind Aug 9 The county Democratic nominating convention was held today with speeches by B F Shively and State Chairman O Brien The ticket included West for judge George F Har eee for representative John Murphy for auditor B L Merrill for treasurer Ira Snyder for surveyor Ernest Loop for coroner Dr Dewey and commissioners M B Smith and Charles Johnson LAPORTE Ind Aug 9 The Democratic county central committee met in this city today and set the following candidates for County office John Bull Springfield township John Wolfe Laporte W F Burns Michi City D W Condon Clinton township Chris Roeske Samuel Snyder Louis Snyder at large
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Indianapolis Journal
Crawfordsville
Ind
B. F. Shively
O'Brien
West
George F. Hareee
John Murphy
Mkle
B. L. Merrill
Sheff
Ira Snyder
Ernest Loop
Dr. Dewey
M. B. Smith
Charles Johnson
Laporte
Democratic County Central Committee
John Bull
Springfield Township
Ohn Wolfe
W. FP. Burns
Michi- City
D. W. Condon
Clinton Township
Chris Roeske
Samuel
Louis Snyder
Fire destroys barns and sheds near Decatur Post Office
A morning fire at Poe post office area north of Decatur Ind destroyed three barns one residence and several sheds and damaged another church and residence. The blaze started in a barn from an unknown cause and the loss amount is undetermined as Decatur's fire department works to control the incident.
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Indianapolis Journal
Decatur
Ind
Aus
Poe
Fire destroys barns and hay at Rabb farm in Brazil Ind
Last night two side barns and contents including many tons of hay and feed and valuable farming equipment owned by Charles Rabb of Asherville were burned. The loss is estimated at 25,000 dollars with partial insurance. Origin of the blaze is unknown.
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Indianapolis Journal
Brazil
Ind
Charlies Rabb
Asherville
Lskeown
Terre Haute Accidents Report Two Deaths and Injuries
In Terre Haute Indiana two workers were injured in separate incidents. John Campbell aged twenty was found after being struck by a train near Evansville and Terre Haute yards, recently employed at the car works. F. J. Carpenter a Central Union Telephone lineman fell from a pay and was electrocuted on an electric wire while others attempted a rescue. He died or is believed fatal after hospital treatment commenced.
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Indianapolis Journal
Terre Haute
Ind
John Campbell
Evansville
F. J. Carpenter
Central Union Telephone Company
Dynamite accident injures Edinburg man near Mt. Burn
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports John Cooper about fifty two, unmarried, lost an eye and a hand in a dynamite accident near Flatrock river after leaving Edinburg with two companions. Wounds were treated at his Mt. Burn home. prognosis doubtful. In Vincennes, two Otown boys, aged eighteen and a companion, stole a ride to town, and Fred Bowen was killed when struck by a train while riding a freight car.
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Indianapolis Journal
Edinburg
Ind
John Cooper
Flatrock River
Here
Cooper
Mt. Burn
Indianapairs Journal
Vincennes
Oaktown
Fuem
Fred Bowen
Genie Wee
Appointment of Miss Fiora Wilber in Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne dispatch reports Miss Fiora Wilber newly appointed to succeed Miss Jessie B Montgomery as principal at the Teachers' Training School in Moline, NL, following Montgomery's resignation for health reasons.
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Indianapolis Journal
Fort Wayne
Ind
Fiora Wilber
Teachers’ Training School
Moline
Jessie B. Montgomery
Portland reappoints Hale Bradt as public schools head
At a special trustees meeting in Portland Indiana Hale Bradt of Bloomington was elected superintendent of Portland public schools succeeding John A Hill who resigned for a principalship. Bradt arrives to take the post after serving as a science teacher.
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W. W. Rockhill
Portland
Ind
Hale Bradt
Bloomington
Portland Public Schools
John A. Hill
Ones
Bradt
Etsp
Journey
Uneen Haute
W. P. Morgan
Indiana State Normal School
Cook and Cropsey
Indiana
Iin
Anarchist speech in Decatur incites crowd threats
An unknown anarchist spoke on Decatur streets condemning rulers and expressing satisfaction at President McKinley’s assassination. A man in the audience demanded he leave town or be hanged. The speaker briefly departed, was chased away, returned, and was again driven out.
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Indianapolis Journal
Decatur
Ind
McKinley
Suit for Injunction Over Goshen High School Plan
Goshen Indiana August 9 injunction filed by Vail and Wehmeyer against the Goshen School Board and its members in the name of John F Scott a prominent manufacturer and taxpayer and City Council member The suit seeks to halt the planned 150000 high school building The case will go to a September hearing with potential Supreme Court appeal The board planned to issue 6 percent warrants to cover the project debt exceeding constitutional limits The lowest outside bid was from Chicago contractor T M Garthwaite at about 42000 and an injunction fight looms as bids and financing face scrutiny
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Indianapolis Journal
Goshen
Ind
Vail and Wehmeyer
Board of Education
John F. Scott
Miller, Drake & Hubbell
Indiana
Oren
J. D. Ferrall
Ikhart
Lagrange
Joss
Chicago
T. M. Garthwaite
Smyser daughter weds Hawkins in Fort Wayne
The wedding of Miss Helen Smyser and Mr. Russell Hawkins occurred at the bride’s home in Fort Wayne at 6 pm. The Rev D W Moffat officiated. The bride wore an ivory satin gown with ecru lace. Attendants were the immediate family and H C Cranz of New York. The couple left by limited for New York to sail for London.
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Indianapolis Journal
Fort Wayne
Ind
Helen
Peter Smyser
S. Bush & Co
Russell Hawkins
Diamond Match Company
D. W. Moffat
First Presbyterian Church
H. C. Cranz
New York
London
Township assessors seek higher pay and unity in Grant County
MARION Ind Aug 3 township assessors in Grant County organized the Township Assessors Association to improve conditions for state level duties. A pay raise from 2 to 3 per day is proposed. John Boxell of Van Buren township heads the drive to involve other counties. MUNCIE Ind Aug 9 Delaware County records show the McCulloch Real Estate Company incorporated with 4000 capital, led by George F McCulloch of Union Traction Compex Indiana to trade in local real estate.
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Indianapolis Journal
Marion
Ind
Grant County
Township Assessors’ Association
John Boxell
van Buren Township
Muncie
Recorder
Delaware County
McCulloch Real Estate Company
George F. McCulloch
Union Traction Comex
Indiana
Logansport man bound over on federal postal law charge
Eugene Beckhel of Wabash was bound over to the federal grand jury by United States Commissioner on charges related to mail theft or postal law violations. In Clay City Indiana a separate incident notes John Daugherty injured in a cutting affray last evening.
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Indianapolis Journal
Logansport
Ind
Eugene Beckhel
Wabash
Federal Grand Jury
United States
Isaac Unger
Clay City
John Daugherty
Town Turmoil and Theft Reported in Midwest News
A drunken quarrel involving Crosby, Daugherty, and Siegle led to threats and a shotgun incident as authorities restrained the group. In Marion, Spencer Van Devanter reported horse, wagon, two hogs, and ten pigs stolen overnight, with a mounted theft of his best horse. Goshen’s City National Bank increased capital to 210,000 by selling new stock, boosting surplus to 50,008 and solidifying status as Elkheart county’s strongest bank. Madison reports Jacob Stites unconscious after a fight with Fred Anderson, who has fled after rearrest was ordered.
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Crosby
Daugherty
Charles Siegle
Siegie
Perce Siegle
Indianapolis Journal
Marion
Ind
Spencer van Devanter
Goshen
City National Bank
City National
Elkhart County
Madison
Jacob Stites
Fred Anderson
Anderson
Bond
Western Union chief bans smoking by messengers
MUNCIE Ind Aug 9 W W Waggoner head of the local Western Union Telegraph office orders all A D T messenger boys to quit smoking cigarettes and issues commands enforcing the ban.
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Indianapolis Journal
Muncie
Ind
W. W. Waggoner
Western Union Telegraph Company
A. D. T. Messenger
Deaths and funerals in Indiana local notices
James Carter former Tippecanoe county commissioner dies at sixty four in Washington township after a long illness. He served in the Civil War and rode Shenandoah valley campaign with the Eleventh Indiana. Funeral tomorrow afternoon. Mrs Daniel Wikel of Jefferson township dies at seventy one after apoplexy while her husband suffers injuries from a freight train accident. The Wikels had lived in Jefferson township since 1846. James Lafayette Troxell pioneer Blackford county resident dies suddenly while feeding a threshing machine. Funeral Sunday at Asbury Chapel Cemetery. Nan cy A Giltner of Fairland dies after hemorrhage aged about sixty five. Funeral Monday at Fairland Methodist Church. G W Weir dies in Muncie at forty five. Funeral Monday.
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Lafayette
Ind
James Carter
Tippecanoe County
Washington Township
L. Eleventh Indiana Infantry
Shenandoah Valley
Winchester
Sheridan
Sara Murphy
Franklin County
Portland
Daniel Wikel
Jefferson Township
Lake Erie & Western
Asbury Chapel
Shelbyville
Nancy A. Giltner
Fairland
Fairland Methodist Church
Muncie
G. W. Weir
Derailed freight cars and reunion notices in Indiana
MONON A derailment on freight No 57 of the Michigan City division leaves six cars smashed after an axle failure half a mile north of town. The surviving members of Company A Eighty seventh Indiana Infantry plan a reunion at Rensselaer on Monday Aug 11. Also reports of a rabid dog near Ladoga damaging stock and threatening children, a Westville case of Mrs Miner eating raw meat from a slain steer, and Delaware county wheat yields from J L Black farm near Yorktown averaging 43 bushels 19 pounds per acre across nearly five acres.
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Cas. Smith
Laporte
Westville
Miner
Muncie
Delaware County
J. L. Black
Yorktown
Cal Mann
PD. Luce
Hour for Dinner Prompts Health Debate Across Nations
New York physicians Dr Virgil Gibney and Dr Algernon Garnett argue over dinner timing. Gibney advocates midday dinner for comfort and health while Garnett cites 6 pm as ideal yet critiques current American eating hours. Other experts warn against meat before noon and fruit before breakfast, reflecting a broader discussion of traditional meal times. Historical references to noon dinners and biblical supper traditions frame the piece.
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New York
Virgil Philip Gibney
Algernon
Garnett
Hot Springs
Ark
Joseph
B. C
Benjamin
John
Herod
College Women and Matrimony Sparks in Boston
President Taylor of Vassar College urged ties between education and marriage in his baccalaureate sermon. Other sermons at women's colleges echoed the theme as concern grows over the small share of graduates who marry. A proposal suggests a post graduate degree in Matrimony to honor those who wed within five years.
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Boston Advertiser
Taylor
Vassar College
Soldier Pride Versus Farm Honor in Transportation Comparison
The Kansas City Journal argues soldiers alone deserve pride in their burial transport. It contrasts horse drawn casket trains with a farmer's memory if a sulky plow or truck carried the deceased, suggesting misusing funeral conveyances would disgrace the family.
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Kansas City Journal
Hanna addresses 16000 on labor and capital in Chautauqua
Senator Marcus A Hanna told 16,000 at Chautauqua that organized labor and capital must harmonize through the golden rule. He urged inclusive citizen responsibility, opposing monopolies, and praising mutual benefits, while noting labor gains and rising output from organized industry.
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Chautauqua
N. Y
Marcus A Hanna
Ohio
John H. Vincent
Urbana
United States
America
Civic Federation
Centenarian Study by English Actuaries Leader
A new book on centenarians by T. E. Young, president of the Institute of Actuaries of England, surveys longevity data and life expectancy. The work reviews life insurance records and implications for policy design and actuarial assumptions.
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T. E. Young
Institute of Actuaries of England
Records of Life Insurance
Longevity Claims and Myths in Annuity Histories
An analysis questions extreme age claims in insurance circles, noting only twenty two verified centenarians and dismissing legendary ages such as Henry Jenkins and Thomas Parr as likely mythical. The piece argues longevity is self-perpetuating and stresses the difficulty of any verified 110 year life, urging caution about aging legends.
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Henry Jenkins
Thomas Parr
Knossos Excavations Reveal New Palace Features and City Plan
Arthur J. Evans reports from Candia that resumed digs at Knossos uncover an extensive eastern residential block with a double tiered Megaron, a private stair, an elaborate drainage system, and a large collection of inscribed tablets. Finds include a Babylonian seal impression, fresco fragments, terra cotta drains, and a mosaic showing a fortified city with three story houses and glass-like windows.
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Arthur J. Evans
London Times
Candia
Knossos
Minos
Achilles
Where a Negro Is a Novelty
A New Orleans man recounts a European trip with a dark skinned maid, noting curiosity in France and disruption in Marseilles schools and churches, while Paris and London offered calmer reception and irritation at home.
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Washington Post
Europe
Paris
Marseilles
France
Injunction Dissolved Over Traction Line Rights
Judge Babb in Williamsport dissolves injunction against the Logansport Rochester and Northern Traction Company allowing construction on disputed right of way. Company gains eminent domain power. new Portland Muncie line organized. 200 workers laid 2,000 feet of track as verdict sparks cheers and contempt threat.
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Rabb
Williamsport
Indianapolis Journal
Logansport
Ind
Judge Babb
Fred C. Boyd
Andrew J. Murdock
Logansport, Rochester & Northern Traction Company
Babb
Boyd and
Murdock
Muncie Portland Traction Company Organized in Indiana
The Muncie and Portland Traction Company with capital 1 000 plans an electric line twenty eight miles from Muncie to Portland via Albany Redkey and Dunkirk. Directors include Snyder Jaqua Boyd Dettamore Driscoll Leffler. Officers are Driscoll president Leffier vice president Boyd secretary Hawkins treasurer. Construction to begin Monday. Indianapolis Union Traction president McCulloch rumored interested.
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Indianapolis Journal
Muncie
Ind
Muncie & Portland Traction Company
Portland
Albany
Redkey
Dunkirk
Frank H. Snyder
Judson A. Jaqua
Truman O. Boyd
John Dettamore
G. O. Driscoll
Harve Leffler
Harve Leffier
Nathan B. Hawkins
George McCulloch
Union Traction Company
Indianapolis
Traction land war sinks into court fight at Pine lake
In LaPorte Indiana the Chicago & South Shore Railway seeks land along Pine Lake for an electric line to Michigan City. Knickerbocker Ice Company opposes damages set at 16250 arguing too high. Ice firm aims to set aside award and seeks additional damages. In Shelbyville Indiana the I S & Southeastern Traction Company approves an 8 cent fare for round trip Indianapolis to Shelbyville with a 10 ticket book option for 7 dollars.
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Indianapolis Journal
Laporte
Ind
Chicago & South Shore Railway Company
Michigan City
Pine Lake
Knickerbocker Ice Company
Ice Company
Interurban
Ice
Shelbyville
Indianapolis, Shelbyville & Southeastern Traction Company
Indianapolis
Ox-Horns Marshall and the Gospel in Galesburg
Lippincott's Magazine recalls revivalist Edward Payson Hammond's Illinois tour and the reform of Ox-Horns Marshall in Galesburg. The tale notes his feared front, the crowding power of his pledge, and a comic moment as he urges the collection plate with humorous bluntness.
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Lippincott'’s
Edward Payson Hammond
Illinois
Galesburg
Marshall
Hammond
Ox-Harts Marshall
Royster
Women Visit the Gypsies Explains Patronage and Secrecy
The article questions what happens to pins and coins as gypsies set up camps. A roving bank leader explains why gypsies live in tents and notes women are their most constant patrons seeking fortune readings while hiding visits from husbands.
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New York Evening Post
Gypsy Predictions Draw Big Crowds At Quiet Camp
In a reflective account, travelers discuss the gypsies at a camp who overhear conversations on the way home. Women repeatedly visit after favorable fortunes, arriving by carriage at dawn to observe calls. Peak activity occurs when the park is quiet, avoiding embarrassment for seekers of the future.
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Wetch
Education for Business Men and the American University
The piece argues that business majors need early practical training in stenography bookkeeping and commercial law alongside broad liberal subjects. It asserts sound research methods as essential and insists universities balance general culture professional training and rigorous inquiry. It argues against narrow, perfunctory study and warns against using degrees as social badges, urging a broad yet directed four year program.
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Wiese
Europe
Asia
Meyer
American University
Pertarba
College
Follere
Tte
Journaliet
Soance
Puting
California
Angel's Camp
Nevada City
Hiro
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