Government tax notices and a Manila casualty list report
The report covers tax collection procedures for stored goods and a recommendation to notify internal revenue before seizure. It also notes Attorney General Knox’s opinion on a Western daily paper's prize guessing contest tied to the Pan American exposition and warnings about legal interpretations of chance elements. General Chaffee's casualty list from engagements in Samar, Bohol, Mindanao, and Luzon includes names and injuries among various units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue
Washington
Knox
Pan-Amer
Ican
Soffals
Congress
Department
Holdups in Riparia and Grange City Rail Yards
In Riparia Wash August 23 a holdup in the rail yard nearly killed a man after he was shot. Two men robbed crew members as a freight train worked near the depot. The wounded man rode to Starbuck for surgery. The prior night two men were robbed at Grange City four miles away. A vigilance committee has formed at Riparia with a promise to punish the robbers if caught.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colfax
Wash
Riparia
Starbuck
Grange City
Flagler to wed today in select Kenansville ceremony
Florida millionaire Henry M. Flagler plans to marry Miss Mary L. Kenan tomorrow at Kenansville in Dublin county. A special train will bring Flagler and party from Wilmington to Na early tomorrow for the private ceremony witnessed by a small, select party.
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Charlotte
N. C
Henry M. Flagler
Mary L. Kenan
Ken‘ansville
Dublin County
Kenan
Flagler
Wilmington
Kenansville
Spokane Reservation May Be Opened
Spokane announces plans to open parts of the Spokane Indian reservation, which spans about 200000 acres, with openings scheduled by August 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Weather Forecast Shows General Fairness and Warm Weekend
General forecast calls for fair weather today and Sunday with warmer conditions on Sunday. Ohio and Indiana expect partly cloudy Saturday, then fair and warmer Sunday with light northerly winds. Illinois outlook is generally fair, warmer in extreme south Saturday, with light north to northeast winds. Readings mention cloudy periods and temperature trends through Aug. 23 with partial precipitation notes.
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Washington
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
R.H
S& Booth
Richard H. Sullivan
Pryer
Movements of Steamers Across Ports
Shipping news lists arrivals and departures from New York Liverpool Cherbourg Lizard and Le Havre with vessels including Fuerst Smarck St Paul Dalgenland Numid Koenigin Luise Dettscn Numidian La Bretagne and routes to Southampton Bremen York Montreal and Montreal bound services Aug July dates and destinations referenced.
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New York
Fuerstsmarck
Hamburg
St. Paul
Liverpool
Montreal
Gbatre
Jay
la Bretagne
New and cheap gas Marion man to make it at five cents a thousand feet
Marion capitalists visited Summitville to inspect a new gas process that blends oil water and air to produce fuel for illumination and heating. E. Y. Comstock oversees a controlling interest and Representative Steele led local interest in installing the system for the National Soldiers’ Home. The gas costs about 6 cents per thousand cubic feet and requires moderate equipment.
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Indianapolis Journal
Marion
Ind
Summitville
Theiw
E. Y. Comstock
Steele
National Soldiers
Frankton Gas Company Sold to Elwood Interests
Frankton Natural Gas and Oil Company becomes part of the Elwood operated enterprise. Directors include John L. Griffiths Jacob Loomis John R. Page and Leroy Urmston. Urmston Gas Company connects to the deal and Frankton will see gas supply via a single company with a rate increase starting October first. An Elwood pumping station will feed Frankton through a six inch pipeline amid a large gas territory. The Frankton company has operated since 197 and sold its sixty eight shares for an unknown price due to limited gas supply.
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Indianapolis Journal
Frankton
Ind
Frankton Natural Gas and Oil Company
Elwood
John L. Griffiths
Indianapolis
Jacob Loomis
John R. Page
Anderson
Leroy Urmston
Pioneer of America’s first traction engine dies at 82
Valparaiso Indiana reports T C Reynolds of Westville aged eighty two a pioneer resident of Laporte county died today He was the inventor of the first traction engine used in America and also made watch machinery Jeffersonville Indiana notes Mrs Letitia McCampbell widow of James H McCampbell longtime city figure and former railroad treasurer died today after pneumonia sickness Born in Louisville in 1821 she had lived in Jeffersonville sixty years Surviving children include Rev George McCampbell Mrs Mary Deforest Mrs Mary Smith and Mrs Anna Hutchison
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Indianapolis Journal
Valparaiso
Ind
T. C. Reynolds
Westville
Laporte County
America
Jeffersonville
Letitia
McCampbell
James H. McCampbell
First National Bank
Louisville
Samuel Merriwether
Presbyterian Church
George McCampbell
Millvale
Mary K. Demorest
Mary Smith
New York
Anna Hutchison
Dying from smoking linked disease claims Merrill Campbell
Merrill Campbell of Frankton Ind died this morning after a weeks long illness attributed to cigarette use. His body is to be transported to Galveston for burial on Sunday.
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Indianapolis Journal
Frankton
Ind
Merrill Campbell
Galveston
Multiple Indiana Mortality Notices From Aug. 23
Deaths reported in Indiana include Henry W. Shuman of the Soldiers' Home in Lafayette born 1820 in Lancaster County and ex-city treasurer John Ries, plus Joseph Robinson of Paragon, Dally Brummer of Greenwood, and Charles Lotham of Muncie. Shuman served in the Fifty-seventh Indiana Infantry. Ries died of complications. Robinson served in the Sixty-seventh Indiana Volunteers. Brummer in lumber business. Lotham was a longtime Muncie contractor painter.
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Lafayette
Ind
Henry W. Shuman
Soldiers
Wayne County
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
Fifty-seventh
Indiana Infantry
Carne
John Ries
Star City Bottling Works
Martinsville
Joseph Robinson
Paragon
Greenwood
Muncie
Charles Loutham
Fight Over a Church Destroyed Building by Missiles
Loganport reports a feud between Evangelical congregations of Ford's Crossing and Royal Center. Royal Center members destroyed Ford's Crossing church and transported the debris to Royal Center to aid construction of their own church, with legal action expected.
Royal Center church destruction follows Ford's Crossing protest
A clash between Ford's Crossing and Royal Center members ended in the destruction of a church after protests failed to stop proceedings. Thieves took the organ and chalice while lamps and hymn books were lost to the flames as the Royal Center faction prevailed.
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Ford's Crossing
Royal Center
Fraud Suit Faces Arm strong Kin in Kokomo
In Kokomo Indiana administrator A F Armstrong sues A B Armstrong nephew alleging fraudulently obtained four thousand dollars in stock of Armstrong London and Kokomo Rubber now in his name. In Anderson Indiana Big Four Railway sues Chicago & Southeastern to halt crossing over their tracks claiming belt line rights and ongoing yard projects and engine blocking at the crossing.
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Indianapolis Journal
Kokomo
Ind
A. F. Armstrong
Charles G. Armstrong
A. B. Armstrong
Armstrong-London Company
Kokomo Rubber Company
Anderson
Big Four Railway Company
Madison
Chicago & Southeastern
Big Four
Muncie
Paroled life convict visits dying father in Kokomo
John Fleming, a life convict at the Michigan City penitentiary, received a ten day parole from Gov. Durbin to visit his dying father in Kokomo. Officials express confidence he will return, and this marks a possible first for a life prisoner granted leave. Meanwhile Jeffersonville jail inmates Herman Jackson and Clarence Hamilton from Louisville escaped by using a loophole involving a damaged flagstaff rope.
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Michgan City
Ind
John Fleming
Durbin
Kokomo
Indianapolis Journal
Jeffersonville
Art Herman Jackson
Clarence Hamilton
Louisville
Eliton
Pole Climber Reaches Courthouse Dome For Rope Setup
Mayor Rader and Justice House were consulted and remitted the fines. Hamilton held a ladder while Jackson started, scaled the over fifty foot high pole on the courthouse dome, and placed the rope hand over hand.
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Iberty
Rader
Justice House
Hamilton
Jackson
Woman shoots saloon keeper in Jealousy dispute at home
Frances B. Fry from Chicago shot Thomas J. Fry, a Laporte saloon keeper, at his country home after a dispute over marriage. He is seriously wounded. the Frywoman tends him at Holy Family Hospital. No arrest reported. In Peru, canal owners Shirks and A N Dukes refuse to grant canal street franchise for C R M electric line and canal land transfer. condemnation planned, delaying project.
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Indianapolis Journal
Laporte
Ind
Frances B. Fry
Chicago
Thomas J. Fry
Fry
Peru
Shirks
A. N. Dukes
Canal Street
Fort Wayne
Lafayette
City
Lmits
Wabash Clay plant shuts after wage petition
In Covington Indiana thirty workers at the Veedersburg Wabash Clay Company stopped work and the plant closed. They asked weekly pay instead of biweekly but were rejected. Officials say the closure may last beyond the summer with uncertain restart, noting $2,400 in wages were paid biweekly.
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Indianapolis Journal
Covington
Ind
Wabash Clay Company
Veedersburg
Population counts and county sheriff vacancy notes from Indiana papers
Elkhart reports 15 184 population by census yet 4 085 families suggest 17 145 people and a pending city directory estimate. Henry county commissioners appoint Charles Christopher sheriff to fill a vacancy with terms rules. Mary Swayne and Indiana W R C prepare for Cleveland encampment with official G A R train plan and parlor car.
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Indianapolis Journal
Elkhart
Ind
Knightstown
Henry County
Charles Christopher
James
Summers
Richmond
Mary Swayne
Indiana
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Marion oil field runs hit by tubing shortage strike
In Marion Indiana on August 23 drilling of two wells on the Dodds and Overman farms was halted due to tubing shortages caused by the Amalgamated Association strike. Field operators fear broader shutdowns until labor disputes are settled. Local reports note related activity in Rockport Martinsville and Anderson with factory and mining prospects.
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Indianapolis Journal
Sullivan
Ind
New York
Cummins
Tillie May
Marion
Marton
Dodds Farm
Overman Farm
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Mattingly to lead St Marys at Richmond parish
Rev. Julius F. Mattingly of Leopold takes over as pastor of St Marys Church at Richmond after previously serving as assistant. Rev. J E Coulter, long-time assistant, is reassigned to Brazil Indiana.
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Indianapolis
Richmond
Ind
Dennis J. McMullen
St. Mary's Catholic Church
J. E. Coulter
Father Coulter
Brazil
Julius F. Mattingly
Leopold, Ind
St. Mary's
Warren Illuminates Streets with 26 Electric Arc Lights
Warren Indiana completed its water works and electric light plant, costing about 330000, and last evening the streets shone for the first time with twenty six electric arc lights. The plant includes two large pumping engines and a dynamo driven by a gas engine.
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Indianapolis Journal
Warren, Ind
Warren
Old Danville Farmer Weds 22YearOld Caula Bride in Indiana
In Covington Indiana on August 22 David L Peck a 70 year old former farmer from Danville married Kathleen M Casteel a 22 year old from Caula Illinois in the county clerk office. Peck is described as wealthy and retired.
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Indianapolis Journal
Covington
Ind
David L. Peck
Danville
Kathleen M. Casteel
Caula
Peck
Horticultural Society Adjourns After Record Convention
SOUTH BEND Ind Aug 3 The Indiana Horticultural Society closed its convention with a final session described as the most successful in the society’s history. Among those attending were H Treemen secretary of the states Forestry.
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Indianapolis Journal
South Bend
Ind
Indiana Horticultural Society
T Ln Tates Forestry
Pioneering Elkhart Telephone Builder E C Bickel Dies
Elkhart leader E C Bickel, who brought the independent telephone system to Elkhart and served as its manager, and who also founded the independent system at Richmond, Ind., has passed away.
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Indianapolis Journal
Elkhart
Ind
E. C. Bickel
Richmond
Indiana and local notices blend of accidents and deeds
In South Haven Michigan a home telephone system sold for ten thousand dollars. A Dublin resident, eighty four year old Michael Benning, fell from a ladder injuring his arm and wrist. Across Indiana towns report church meetings, charitable gifts, resignations, rail accidents, milk price hikes, reunions, harvest forecasts, assaults, jail breaks, and worker casualties in brief items.
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Dublin
Michael Benning
Wayne County
The
Universalists
Devon Church
Farmer's Pike
M. Guthrie
Muncie
Richmond
Benjamin Starr
Margaret Smith Home For
William B. Leeds
New York
Leeds
Hannah Leeds
Knightstown
Frank Ingold Walker
New Albany
Colorado Springs
Walker
Greensburg
Michigan Division
Big Four
Anderson
Alexandria
McNutt
Orleans
A. W. Mead
Kokomo
William Servis
Fort Leavenworth
Valparaiso
Frank Darling
Clifford
Grovertown
Pittsburg
Fort Wayne
Chicago
Darling
Rushville
Rush County
Teachers’ Institute
Bell
Miss Newton
Prof. Mountz
Dr. Jotn
de Pauw College
Martinsville
Orange Graves
William Cullen Bryant
Elkhart
Joseph Berger
St. Joseph County
Maury E. Searer
Locke Township
Evien
Searer
Black Man Charged With Kidnapping Girl
Aug 2 Monroe Miah. A Black man about forty years old was arrested here today and charged with kidnapping Sarah Hayes, a four year old white girl from Toledo. The victims were found in a cornfield three miles north of the city after a desperate pursuit and capture.
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Monroe, Miah
Nieoenne
Sarah Hayes
Toledo
O. Gunes
Chicago Bourbon Sum Will Reduce Sugar Imports
A garbled report from Chicago indicates a government statement by a British line, mentioning a cut in teet and sugar import duties. It notes ongoing negotiations and potential policy shifts affecting trade with the United States.
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Chicago
Aus
Wyndham
United States
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China
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North Pennsylvanis Street
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Spencer
Chilson & Naugie
Democratic Standard
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John Murray
du Belle
Fontaine Street
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Trent
Janes R. Williams
de Bellefontaine Street
Albert Soribener
George Johnson
Nore
Johnston
Beribner
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