Mittens Factories Sold Elevate Indiana Makers to World Leader
Bluffton man C C Sixbey sold his two mitten factories one in Bluffton and one in Fort Wayne to P A Waller F M Lay and F H Lyman of Kewanee Illinois for 35 00 The buyers already own a large mitten factory at Kewanee and the acquisition makes them the largest mitten manufacturers in the world Sixbey becomes Indiana manager. In Crawfordsville Indiana grain dealers met to plan faster car shipments for grain The secret meeting aimed to confer with railroads to secure needed cars with delegates from Lebanon Lafayette Mulberry Port Colfax Clark's Hill and West Lebanon.
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Indianapolis Journal
Bluffton
Ind
C. C. Sixbey
Fort Wayne
P. A. Waller
F. M Lay
F. H. Lyman
Kewanee, Sr
Kewanee
Sixbey
Indianaporls Journal
Crawfordsville
Lebanon
Lafayette
Mulberry
Port
Manson
Colfax
Clark's Hill
West Lebanon
Oil Prices Rise Across Indiana and East for Year End
Indiana oil markets jump with Indiana price reaching 1.07 and echoing last winter’s 1.15 level while Eastern oils gain two cents. Notable cites include Tiona 1.4, Pennsylvania 1.51, New Castle 1.25, and Indiana 1.21 peak in 1900. In other notes, Spain of RD City claims a refining method shaving costs to under one cent per barrel as details unfold in Marion court.
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Indianapolis Journal
Montpelier
Ind
Indiana
Pennsylvania
New Castle
North
South Lima
White House
Somerset
RD City
Spain
Sherwell to be Freed in Indy Murder Trials
Wilbur B, former Indianapolis policeman, freed on charges after recent indictments for three murder counts. Trial for Mrs Renner and Lena Renner was declared not guilty previously. Bond set at 16,000 with court-approved sureties as prosecutors plan to move to dismiss the remaining indictment and seek further delay.
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Indianapolis Journal
Tlle
Ind
Wilbur
Georgia
Lena Renner
White
Fanny ‘Butler
Mur- Butler
Mey Durre
Notle
Vari
Burglars Active in Selma and Nearby Towns
From Selma near Muncie to Bluffton and Haute the night’s robberies spanned several towns. Safe cracking yielded cash, stores looted, and a railroad car overturned while a marriage insurance scheme unraveled in Haute. Police found dynamite near a rail line and no crew remained at several sites.
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Indianapolis Journal
Bluffton
Ind
Little Town Lane
Littl
Merriman’s
Hullinger
Charles Farlow
Scott
Indiana Gas Belt Racing Assoc fixes dates for next meets
At a meeting the Indiana Gas Belt Racing Association set dates for future events. Lafayette and Flora were added to the circuit. Schedule lists late July at Marion July 14 to 17, July 21 to 24 at Kokomo, July 28 to 31 at Logansport, and August 7 at an unspecified location.
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Indianapolis Journal
Ind
Indiana Gas Belt
Lafayettee
Flora
Marion
Koko
Logansport
Indiana horsemen plan stake races amid meeting in Indianapolis
At a convention held in Middletown Indiana officials including H H Leach M S Claypool J T Tomlinson Fred Deharity C W Travis G D Kimball T B Orr and O T Simmons discussed stake races to be decided at a January Indianapolis meeting The association will offer two hundred thousand dollars in purses Elwood Muncie Kokomo Logansport and Anderson are listed as meeting sites for Aug Sept and Jan with dates tied to the plan. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. In a separate Middletown tragedy Mrs Anita Ander of Daleville was killed by an express train while crossing the Big Four tracks with her daughter who escaped. Mrs Ander was 53.
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Indianapolis Journal
Marion
Ind
Wil Amsdem
William Pettiford
Pettiford
George W. Thompson
Stella Ewing
Rron
Thompson
Frankfort
Elwood
Muncie
Anderson
Flora
Irnere
Indianapolis
H. H. Leach
Kokomo
Claypool
J. T. Tomlinson
Logansport
Fred Deharity
C. W. Travis
Lafayette
G. D. Kimball
Marton
T. B. Orr
O. T. Simmons
Middletown
Andez
Daleville
Ander
Tragedy Victims Improve as Bond Set for Livingston
In Whitehall area, Torrey Livingston and Miss Fannie Freeman, injured two weeks ago, show slow yet hopeful recovery. Freeman’s bullet wound remains, preventing lying down, while Livingston recovers and is out of danger. he is bonded for trial. Union Traction wage talks in Anderson seek 10 percent raise. Jeffersonville reports Burke’s condition improving but may require a risky second operation.
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Indianapolis Journal
Bloomington
Ind
Torrey Livingston
Fannie Freeman
Whitehall
Livingston
Miss Freeman
Two Indiana Accidents Claim Lives and Home
In Logansport Michael Hager, a scale tender for Pennsylvania lines, was killed when struck by a yard engine, his mangled body recovered beneath the locomotive. Near Muncie the late James T. Broyles home burned early, family escaping in night clothes. losses about 3000 dollars insured.
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Indianapolis Journal
Logansport
Ind
Michael Hager
Pennsylvania
Muncie
James T. Broyles
Notable Indiana figures pass in scattered towns
Obituary notices from Rising Sun Worthington Decatur Martinsville Hutchinson and Crawfordsville report Joseph W Talbott eightynine, longtime milling businessman, dies at home. Samuel Baldwin Harrah longtime Worthington hardware merchant dies. Mrs Mary Graham pioneer resident dies after indigestion. James Garten Civil War veteran and Mason dies at fifty eight. Josiah M Leeds former Indiana state legislator dies at Turon. Robert F Beck Crawfordsville county treasurer for two terms decades ago.
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Rising Sun
Inn
Joseph W. Talbott
Friendship Lodge No. 4
Order
Worthington
Ind
Samuel Baldwin Harrah
Kentucky
Decatur
Mary Graham
Monroe
Martinsville
James Garten
Masonic Order
Hutchinson
Kan
Josiah M. Leeds
Indiana
Turon
Crawfordsville
Robert F. Beck
Suit against Big Four ended in verdict for defendant
James Rowan sued the Big Four Railway Company for 2000 dollars for injuries after an excursion to Louisville. The jury found for the defendant and Rowan received nothing. He claimed a brakeman struck him, injuring his leg on the return trip after the Sullivan McGovern fight.
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Marion
James_ Rowan
Big Four Railway Company
Rowan
Louisville
Hagerstown
Montpelier
Lebanon
Jeffersonville
Knights of Pythias Lodges
Grand Lodge
Indianapolis
Covington
Geo Williams
N. . Harnam
M. Board
Thomas T. Gallagher
Wabash Railroad
Anderson
Herald Publiishing Company
Wilson, Humphries & Co
Logansport
Elkhart
Gus Burkhart
Yound
Rushville
Alice Reese IL
New Castle
Richmond Traction Line Opens as Cars Run to Milton
The Richmond and Milton branch of the Richmond Traction Company was completed on Thursday and the first cars ran through to Milton, marking a new service link for the area.
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Jenni
Milton
Richmond & Milton
Richmond Traction Company
Pennsylvania Theories of Government at Waldorf Dinner
Four hundred sixty Pennsylvanian Society of New York members and guests attended the fourth annual dinner at the Waldorf Astoria. President George F. Baer defended Pennsylvania liberty and warned against federal overreach, asserting the Constitution and Supreme Court protect Pennsylvania sovereignty and lands within the state.
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New York
Pennsylvania Society of New York
Waldorf-Astoria
George F. Baer
Reading Railroad
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court of the United States
Cra
Testimony Highlights Pay Disparities for Miners in Commission
Scranton Pa December 12 the strike commission heard cumulative testimony on excessive docking discrimination against strikers and underpayment. John Mitchell presented figures showing higher daily wages in bituminous regions versus anthracite and questioned Delaware and Hudson data. Hod carriers bricklayers and stonemasons described hourly rates and overtime. Miner August Baker testified about substandard company housing at Hazelbrook and company store dependence.
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Scranton
Mitchell
Delaware & Hudson Company
August Baker
J. 8. Wentz & Co
Hazelbrook
aTne
Hazleton
Samuel Dickson
Dickson
Torrey
Delaware & Hudson
Coreae
Partridge Resigns As New York Police Commissioner
New York December 12 Commissioner of Police John N Partridge has resigned effective January 1 after saying he has been under a physician's care for the last two weeks and needs more rest to fully recover from the demanding duties of the office.
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New York
John N. Partridge
Notable Judges And Executives Die In Districts Across U S
Judge John W. Henry of Kansas City dies after long illness at age seventy eight. James Harvey Nathes, Southern author and newspaper man, passes in Riverside at sixty. Fire ruins Winston Salem plant and tobacco firms with losses near 175000. Judge Jervis W. Carter found dead in Sioux Falls from heart failure at seventy two. William S. Jenks dies at eighty four in Port Huron office. George W. Prescott found dead in San Francisco apartments. The Hague minister of marine dies.
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John W. Henry
Henry
State Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Riverside
Cal
James Harvey Nathes
Memphis Republic Ledger
Louisville Courier Journal
Winston-Salem
N. C
Vaughn's Knitting Mill
Whitaker- Harvey Company
Tobacco Manufacturers
Lippert, Seales & Co
Leaf Tobacco
Ogburn, Hill & Co
Vaughn
Sioux Falls
Jervis W. Carter
Sheldon
Fourth Judicial District
Dakota Territory
Port Huron
Mich
William 8. Jenks
Jenks Shipbuilding Company
San Francisco
George W. Prescott
The
Union Iron Works
Palace Hotel
the Hague
Purdue Coach Best Likely to Return for Next Season
Lafayette Ind December 12 Purdue football coach Charles M Best, whose season just ended, is likely to be re-engaged for next year despite offers from two Western colleges. A Purdue Athletic Association meeting postponed final action, while possible ball coach candidates Jesse Ruby and Prof J C Kelsey were discussed. Grant, the manager, said he must step down due to school work and a successor will be elected. In an open season opener Purdue beat Wabash 27 to 17 with strong passing and key plays by Miller and Peck.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lafayette
Ind
Charles M. Best
Purdue
Purdue Athletic Association
Best
Grant
Coach Best
Western
Jesse Ruby
Manne
J. C. Kelsey
Ruby
Kelsey
C. R. Jamison
Athletic Association
Wabash College
Wabash
Lehman
John Miller
Peck
Perci
Nek Ee Wabash
Wee
Franklin College Gymnasium Lecture Speakers Named
Dr B Wallace announces winter lecture course speakers for Franklin College gymnasium program. Noted health official Dr J N Hurty Dr E A Sterne Dr George E Hunt Dr S Burrage Prof Davie and Dr J W Fairfield listed. Lectures free for students. dates and topics to be announced.
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Indianapolis Journal
Franklin
Ind
B. Wallace
Franklin College
J. N. Hurty
State Board of Health
E. A. Sterne
Indianapolis
George E. Hunt
S. Burrage
Purdue University
Davie
Indiana University
J. W. Fairfield
Anderson
Indiana Alpha
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity
Dorrough
Kansas City
Chandler
Cincinnati
Stott
Hanry
Myrtle Lewis Cameron
Paorone Franklin College
Kalamazoo College
Wabash College notes and basketball team updates
Walter Martin departs for Ipoh to teach in an English school under Dr. West. Capt. Cleland lectures on Coleridge and plans more talks on famous men. A museum donation includes A W Binford gear from the Montgomery Guards. Thirty candidates jog for limited basketball spots as Armour Institute requests a game and Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and other challenges loom.
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Indianapolis Journal
Crawfordsville
Ind
Walter Martin
New York
Malay Peninsula
Ipoh
West
J. E. Cleland
Indianapolis
Milford
Coleridge
Cleland
John Wampler
College Museum
A. W. Binford
Montgomery Guards
Lew Wallace
Harris
Terre Haute
Armour Institute
Chicago
Evansvile
University of Wisconsin
University of Pennsylvania
Cornell Penn debate at Lyceum Theater won by Pennsylvania
Ithaca report says Pennsylvania carried the Cornell Pennsylvanian debate at the Lyceum Theater on the tariff question. The issue held that present tariff on raw materials and iron and steel products justifies protection of American industry against foreign competition.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Lyceum Theater
Pennsylvania
Princeton
N. J
Bradford Ellsworth Leads New York Swimmers in St. Louis Meet
New Haven report lists Bradford Ellsworth of New York and William R. Orthwein of St. Louis with William Barnum of unknown affiliation, signaling a trio of swimmers prominent in early cold season events.
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New Haven, Conn
Bradford Ellsworth
New York
William R. Orthwein
St. Louis
William Barnum
Yale Students Face Breach of Peace Charge in Ticket Thefts
Yale students Een N Y Harold P sare port Conn John A Moorhbane were arraigned in City Court on breach of the peace for taking Treeder tickets during a Yale Harvard football game incident. Moorehead received no plea, while Ellsworth paid $200 and Barnum Sawyer Orthwein paid $100 each after nolo contendere pleas.
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Barnum, Sawyer
Orthwein
Eight Hour Measure and Military Camp Appropriations
The committee reported a bill for a new Department of Agriculture building at 1.5 million, with 2.5 million authorized. The general appropriations bill totals 26.93 million, up 0.5 million from this year. Three anti polygamy constitutional amendments failed to be reported. Kelsoe proposes 612 thousand for a U S Army camp in Kentucky. Needham introduces 360 thousand for camps in California.
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Department of Agriculture
Appropriations Committee
Committee On Judiciary
House
Kelsoe
Kentucky
United States Army
Boyd
Greenup
Needham
California
Monterey
San Luis Obispo
Immigration Bill Hearing Ends in Washington
Senate immigration committee concluded hearings with broad support for the bill. Commissioner General Frank Sargent urged keeping the $3 head tax and proposed stricter safeguards, while noting education tests could be dropped if needed. Witnesses including H H Fuller and inspectors Campbell and Watchorn backed careful provisions and preferred the House bill over the Senate version.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Immigration
Frank Sargent
Sargent
Mexico
Colorado
New Mexico
H. H. Fuller
Brotherhood of Socale
Cuba US reciprocity treaty signed reducing tariffs 20 percent
Washington reports General Bliss in Havana signed a definite commercial reciprocity treaty with Cuba at 11 last night. It awaits signatures by Secretary Hay and Senor Que sada and approval of both senates to take effect. The pact envisions a uniform 20 percent tariff reduction for Cuban exports to the United States.
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Washington
State Department
General Bliss
Havana
United States
Cuba
Senate
Quesada
Zaldo
Montes
Hay
Senor Quesada
Pettiford to Sixth Auditor Work at $7 Year
Washington dispatch reports Elmer Pettiford a Treasury clerk and Seventh Day Adventist who refused Saturday work will transfer to the sixth auditor to handle money orders. Pay cut to $7 per year, only for time employed. Secretary Hay notes Barrett’s Calcutta cable on St Louis exposition. Mrs. Roosevelt hosts White House tea with Cabinet ladies.
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Alles
Elmer Pettiford
Treasury Department
Pettiford
Hay
John Barrett
Calcutta
India
St. Louis Exposition
Lloyd Griscom, Jr
Persia
Constantinople
Buck
Roosevelt
Washington Society
White House
Hitchcock
Cortelyou
Bingham
Cowles
Loeb
Barnes
Rixey
Miss Hagner
Miss Jones
Colonel Bingham
Captain Cowles
McCawley
McCoy
Poole
Arthur Murray
C. J. Batley
F. G. Landers
Artillery Corps
Army
War Department
Little Peconic Bay
Hancock
Ther Dyef
Sta- Sonery Division
The
Pension Bureau
Winfield Scott
Rivers May Reach Flood Stage By Monday Morning
Pittsburg Pa Dec 12 Rainfall for thirty six hours prompts Weather forecaster Ridgway to issue a preliminary flood warning. He warns that if rain continues Saturday, people should stay at their places of business until danger passes. He cites a possible eighteen foot stage and notes the Allegheny River at Herr's Island was 16.3 feet and rising, with no alarm yet.
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Pittsburg
Ridgway
Tidal Wave Predicted In Bristol Dispatch
Anonymous pamphlet based forecast warns of a midnight December 13 1902 submersion along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Prediction claims planetary alignment and historical data support a vast flooding of territory south of a Connecticut to El Paso line, triggering widespread alarm in Bristol and surrounding areas.
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Bristol, Tenn
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Connecticut
el Paso
Tex
New York
Bristol
Indiana Senators Debate Future State Ticket Ties
In Washington discussions among Indiana lawmakers center on the next state ticket. A talker suggests William L Taylor for Governor, noting the need to be a family man before nomination. Mrs Patrick Campbell draws attention in theater circles, especially among Congress members and their families, with an Indiana House member vying for the evening’s honor.
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Indiana
Washington
Willam L. Taylor
Kansas
Patrick Campbell
De Baun Civil Service Case Pending at Treasury
At the Treasury today no new statements were offered in the De Baun civil-service case from Terre Haute. Tomorrow the case resumes with Representative Holliday seeking to be heard in De Baun s favor. Mary Baldwin appointed post mistress at Lynnville Warrick county and Clyde B Walker appointed at Rosston Boone county to replace departed or dead officials. Senator Beveridge plans Indianapolis Christmas visit unless statehood bill duties keep him. The White House and Senator discussed the statehood bill with the President today.
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Holliday
Indiana
Francis M. Oliver
Oliver
Terre Haute
Texas
Pentagon
Benjamin R. Litte
Company E
Secretary of the Treasury
B. T. de Baun
Representative Holliday
Treasury Department
de Baun
Mary Baldwin
Lynnville
Warrick County
Daniel L. Zimmerman
Clyde B. Walker
Rosston
Boone County
Charles Davis
Beveridge
Indianapolis
White House
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Union Traction Company of Indiana
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