National Kriegerbund of America formed at Terre Haute
Terre Haute Ind Aug. The North American Kriegerbund adjourned to meet in St Louis in 194. A united society of men who served in the German army has been formed. Officers elected include President Richard Mueller New York Vice President Carl Schmidt Cleveland Secretary Carl Schoendove Akron Oh Treasurer Joseph Schleicker Chicago. A national home for naturalized German soldiers who become sick or disabled is planned with New York's 36.00 raised as nucleus of the fund. A national encampment is planned biennially with the first likely in St Louis next year.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Kriegerbund
St. Louis
United Kriegerbund of America
Richard Mueller
New Yor
Carl Schmidt
Cleveland
Carl Schoendove
Ahron
Joseph Schleicker
Chicago
National Kriegerbund
New York
National Fund
Kriegerbund of
North America
State officers named at Indiana Masonry and Daughters convention
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Lawrenceburg and Kokomo Indiana reports electing state officers for the Junior Order of American Mechanics and its Daughters Auxiliary. Officers include Elias Baldwin and Clark McKinney with changes by the law committee. hundreds of delegates attended. A Knights of Pythias Hall dedication in Rensselaer and a Knights of Pythias/ Masons project described. The Eagles of Indiana held a statewide carnival in Kokomo with a parade, theater initiation, and banquet.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Junior Order of American Mechanics
Odd Fellows
Elias Baldwin
Portland
W. C. McKinney
Marion
A. J. Stevenson
Foyette
State Council of Daughters of America
Order of American Mechanics
Martha Adams
Jennie E. McKinney
Kate Michael
Muncie
Amelia Altenber
Terre Haute
Minerva A. F. Miller
Melissa Lowe
Hartford City
Belle Brendle
Anna Lobbett
New Castle
Outside Sentinel
Dora Beach
Inside Sentinel
Elizabeth Freeman
Jonesboro
Rensselaer, Inc
Knights of Pythian Castle Hall
The
Knights of Pythias and
Masons
Indianapolis
Kokomo
Order of Eagles of Indiana
Sipe
William A Mars Dies at 76 in Martinsville After Week’s Illness
William A Mars aged nearly seventy seven died at his Martinsville home following a one week illness. Born November 4 1826 on Three Notch road in Marion County he taught school and worked in Indianapolis as a clerk. He served in the Seventieth Indiana Volunteers from 1862 to 1865 and later worked as a Big Four mail clerk for eighteen years. Survived by son William Mars Jr in the hardware business and wife Caroline Hickman predeceased. A Masonic funeral is planned Friday at 10 AM with burial at Hill Dale Cemetery.
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Mr. Mars
Three Notch Road
Marion County
Indianapolis
Old Madison Railroad
Edinburg
Caroline Hickman
Kentucky
William
Mars
Lived in three centuries in Wabash obituary note
Mary Sills dies at 1 4 months after a long life born 1729 she witnessed three centuries. Funeral includes two sons over eighty, one in Marion Soldiers Home. Anthony Runyan dies at Pine Lake age ten from bone abscess linked to swimming injury. Dorothe Steigerwald dies at 77 of typhoid malaria fever after long illness. Sarah Newell 76 pioneer farmer’s widow. M B Wilcox 58 wife of farmer and Republican leader. Martin Arbuckle 65 tenant on Major farm. James Hanlon 71 steel worker. Simon Clark 72 pioneer of Grant county.
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Indianapolis Journal
Wabash, Ind
Mary Sills
Dora
Marion Soldiers’ Home
Greensburg
Ind
Dorothes Steigerwald
South East Street
Bavaria
Cincinnati
Steigerwald
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Elkhart
Sarah Newell
Guy Newell
Carrie Lamb
Gwynneville
M. B. Wilcox
Shelby County
Shelbyville
Martin Arbuckle
Charles Major
Sidney Conger
Ellwood
James Hanlon
England
Jonesboro
Simon Clark
Grant County
Telephone Operator Dead in Pawtucket Runaway
Jennie Montague a telephone operator dies after a carriage runaway. Her companion John F Bannon is said to be insane from the crash. They clung to their seat for a half mile. Montague died an hour later and Bannon escaped with bruises but soon became distraught.
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Pawtucket
R. L
Jennie Montague
John F. Bannon
Banju
Miss Montague
Bannon
Flint to Form New Box Board Combination
Charles R. Flint announced a new combination uniting the United Box Board Company and about fourteen other box board businesses. He says the merged group will consist of only paying concerns and aims to strengthen the industry.
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New York
Charles R. Flint
United Box Board Company
Flint
Globe Trotter Henry Frederick Returns From World Tour
Henry Frederick, who left New York on July 2 for a world tour, has returned after a long journey. His voyage covered multiple continents and involved numerous notable experiences, though the report is fragmented and contains some garbled text from the source.
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New York
Henry Frederick
New York City
Ney
Gas Fumes Fatal for Marion Oil Worker. Partner Near Death
Marion, Aug 2. Charles F. Davis and George Kemp, oil workers for American Oil and Gas Co., suffocated by gas fumes while cleaning a tank. Kemp revived but gravely ill. Davis died after aiding Kemp. Gas and crude oil released into the tank caused the catastrophe. Martinsville, Aug 26. Roscoe Guthridge, 18, son of John Guthridge, died in Independence, Kansas, from inhaling flame while taking flashlight pictures, while visiting his brother Prof. L A Guthridge.
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Indianapolis Journal
Marion
Ind
Charles F. Davis
American Oil and Gas Company
George Kemp
Davis
Kemp
Martinsville
Roscoe Guthridge
Independence
Kan
Roscoe
John Guthridge
L. A. Guthridge
Near disaster as Big Four freight brakes fail at Lafayette
A Big Four freight train numbered 98 narrowly avoided disaster near Lafayette Indiana when air brakes failed on a steep grade. Engineer Newton Campbell slowed as the train rushed through a cut and over a bridge, the wheels lifting from rails before the engine stopped nearly a mile down. Passengers had fled the depot area during the perilous moment.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lafayette
Ind
Wabash River
Big Four
Newton Campbell
Zionist Congress backs push to probe Uganda grant
In Basel on August 2, the Zionist Congress approved a motion by 225 to 177 to form a nine member committee. The panel will travel to East Africa to investigate Britain's offer of a large elevated tract for Jewish colonization. Russian delegates protested by leaving the hall. Sir Harry Johnston described the Uganda area as fertile, well watered, cool, forested and sparsely inhabited.
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Basel
Switzerland
Zionist Congress
British East Africa
East Africa
Great Britain
Harry Johnston
Uganda
Africa
Many Houses Flooded as Two Cloudbursts Hit Council Bluffs
Two cloudbursts in Council Bluffs causing about 500000 dollars in property damage. Streets turned to rivers, hundreds of families fled in fear, and many business stocks were ruined. Six inches of rain in 24 hours ending at midnight. Rail lines including Northwestern Rock Island and Milwaukee blocked by washouts. Reports from 25 southwestern Iowa points note crop damage as well.
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Council Bluffs
Northwestern
Rock Island
Milwaukee
Iowa
Last Obstacle Removed Crossing Damages Assessed by Court
Union City Ind Aug 26 Peter Kuntz a Dayton lumber dealer sought to stop the Dayton Muncie Traction Co from laying a siding in front of his yard The railroad case Dayton Union Railroad vs Dayton Muncie Traction Co fixed damages at 100 and cleared the way for the trolley link between Dayton and Indianapolis Fort Wayne Aug - H C Paul named receiver for the Pilliod electric line to run Angola to James Lake a three and three eighths mile route His appointment reassures creditors but bonds sales were stalled by Kinney bank failure
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Indianapolis Journal
Union City
Ind
Peter Kuntz
Dayton, C
Dayton & Muncie Traction Company
Traction Company
Dayton Union Railroad
Dayton
Fort Wayne
H. C. Paul
Angola
James Lake
Paul
McCulloch-Murdock Syndicate
Kinney Bank
Men and wife hurt as horse rears buggy down hill
Bloomington Indiana August 26 Mr and Mrs William Stephens well known east of town were in a funeral procession when the horse pulling their buggy started frightfully down a steep hill. Mr Stephens was kicked in the head and body and fell unconscious. Mrs Stephens was thrown out and dragged. He suffered a brain concussion and she remained unconscious with doubtful recovery.
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Indianapolis Journal
Bloomington
Ind
William Stephens
Stephens
Conductor Falls From Train Near Wabash Ind
Conductor Frank Dickinson of freight train No 91 at a Wabash Indiana station was knocked from the platform by a passing truck and fell with one arm under the car. He lay in the depot area while the train continued to Peru. Dickinson was taken to a Peru hospital in critical condition.
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Indianapolis Journal
Wabash
Ind
Frank Dickinson
Peru
Funeral of Senator Benjamin Starr Draws Many Officials
The Richmond Indiana funeral for State Senator Benjamin Starr drew a large crowd and extensive floral tributes from officials and groups. Notables including Senator Charles W. Fairbanks and Governor Durbin attended, with honorary bearers from the Grand Army and city, and many Starr Piano Company staff among the attendees.
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Indianapolis Journal
Richmond
Ind
Benjamin Starr
North Ninth Street
Daniel G. Reid
New York
Starr Piano Company
Royal Arcanum
W. T. Durbin
Gilbert
Storms
W. W. Huffman
Statehouse
A. D. Korn
New Castle
A. H. Graham
Histown
H. H. Woods
L M. Watts
Winchester
Smock
Lafaycette
James R. Carnahan
I. N. Walker
Grand Army
Dhmond
Daniel Surface
Samuel W. Dickinson
T. A. Mott
J. W. Roney
George H.eyer
D. L. Mather
Grand
Well Plug Hit Him At Lapel Fatal Gas Accident
H M Van Huss, a Lapel gas worker, was fatally injured when a well plug was forcefully ejected while lifting the drill. He collapsed unconscious at home after the incident. In Wabash, a Big Four passenger train collided with a caboose and freight car injuring several aboard. Engineers and crew were hurt while a baggage man from Anderson sustained minor wounds.
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Indianapolis Journal
Anderson
Ind
H. M. van Huss
Lapel
van Huss
Wabash
Hines
Kaiser
Melville
Aes Pessenne
Eugene Hayden
Ae Glass
Bert Crock
Rose Hill
Four Year Old Falls From Window In Evansville
George Drummond aged four fell from a second story window this afternoon and was found unconscious. In minutes he revived and the physician found no bruises on the body.
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Indianapolis Journal
Evansville
Ind
George Drummond
Seven men drown as schooner Willie L. Newton sinks near Norwalk light
South Norwalk reports the schooner Willie L. Newton from BaIjs Maine went down off Norwalk light during a night storm. The crew, believed seven men, were drowned. One body was recovered, with the fate of the rest pending.
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South Norwalk
Conn
Willie L. Newton
Bair. Me
Norwalk
Unclear historic town on Magdalena river gains 16 arms
Bogota dispatch notes Honda town on the Magdalena river sixty five miles northwest of Bogota reaches completion of 16 arms against a colony. Details are fragmentary and partially obscured in the OCR text.
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Bogota
Colombia
Buena Ventura
Honda
Magdalena River
Victory for the army landings repulsed at Portland harbor
A three hour sea land engagement near Fort McKinley ends with army victory claims while Admiral Barker's fleet retreats to the outer harbor. Battleships Kearsarge Illinois and Alabama enter Portland harbor after dawn bombardment. a cutter and launch with landing parties are captured amid heavy cannonade and smoke.
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Portland
Admiral Barker
Goose Island
Fort McKinley
Army Division
Fort Lovett
Cushing's Island
5. M. Mills
Barker
Fort Preble
Kearsarge
Illinois
Alabama
Hartford Anchors Off Portland Harbor in Illusion of War
Detailing a sea clash near Portland harbor, the Hartford and other ships pass the forts as torpedo boats approach. Army and navy officials dispute whether a night attack occurred, with Fort McKinley and surrounding forts prepared for defense and landing parties fired upon.
Second Demonstration at Portland Harbor During War Fremantle Action
The enemy fleet staged a second harbor demonstration near Portland Maine two hours before midnight aiming to countermine. One torpedo boat destroyer and another vessel surrendered during combat while landings failed. Forts Levett Preble Williams and the ships opened fire with searchlights tracing cruisers and destroyers as eight vessels gathered at Half-way Rock and later withdrew after exchanges.
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Kearsarge
Ilinois
Alabama
Illinois
Williams
Preble
Leavitt
Hussey's Sound
Peak’s
Long Island
Olympia
Fort McKinley
Baltimore
Nert
Vixen
Worden
Stewart
Chicago
Fort Preble
Cushing's Island
Portland
Rock
Fort Levett
Fort Williams
McKinley
Levett
Whitehead Passage
Cushings
Ram Island
Portland Head
Fort Williame
Cape Cottage
Lawrence
Truxton
Fort Scammel
Moody Opens Mer rimac Maneuver Talk in Haverhill
Secretary of the Navy Moody spoke at Groveland with boards of trade from the Merrimac valley. He said maneuvers train officers and men and are not for show, stressing the coast’s vulnerability and the need to defend major harbors from Provincetown to Eastport.
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Haverhill
Mass
Moody
Boards of Trade
Merrimac Valley
Groveland
Navy
New England
Potomac
Army Orders Transfer and Recruitment Assignments Across Posts
Army orders detail Capt George E Stockle moving from Troop to Troop H and Capt Mortimer O Bigelow swapping Troop H to Troop B. Capt William Wallace to Portland recruiting station, relieving Capt Geo W McIver who heads to the Philippines. Maj Edwin P Andrus to Dakota Dept assignment after Fort Apache dismissal. First Lieut Ben Lear Jr ordered to report to California Dept for assignment. Leaves of absence granted to Contract W J Stewart and Vet Robert Vans Agnew. details incomplete.
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George E. Stockle
Eighth Cavalry
Mortimer O. Bigelow
William Wallace
Seventh Infantry
Portland
Ore
Geo W. McIver
Philippines
Wallace
Edwin P. Andrus
Third Cavalry
Fort Apache
Arizona Territory
Department of Dakota
Ben Lear, Jr
Fifteenth Cavalry
Department of California
W. J
St Contra . Ewart
Robert Vans Agnew
Fifth Cavalry
Cavalry Units Move Out Bound for San Francisco
Men from Fort Logan and Wilcox detachments of the Fourteenth Cavalry including eighteen officers and 238 enlisted men depart for San Francisco to sail aboard the Sherman on September 5. Also reporting are Captains with the Sixth Cavalry and Major Anderson with promotion news.
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Fort Logan
Col
Fourteenth Cavalry
Wilcox
Ariz
San Francisco
Sherman
Sixth Cavalry
Philippines
Fort — Groecete
Anderson
Charles E Woodward
Levy Corps
The
Uty
Funeral for Maj. Charles H. Smith Held in Atlanta
Maj. Charles H. Smith known as Bill Arp died ten nights ago at his Cartersville home. His funeral was conducted today at the First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Samuel P. Jones assisting his pastor.
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Atlanta
Charles H. Smith
Bill Arp
Cartersville
First Presbyterian Church
Samuel P. Jones
Smith
San Francisco
Martin Kellogs
University of California
Waldeck
Pasadena
Cal
Aus
Edward W. Hitchings
New York
Dr. Tiedman
Buffalo Law
Rat Bite Causes Death in Wisconsin Lawmaker
Cambridge Wisconsin August 3 David G Williams aged 63 died today from septicemia following a rat bite two weeks earlier. Williams was a member of the lower house of the Legislature and served in the...
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Cambridge
Wis
David G. Williams
Williames
Jower
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