Minister Beaupre Arrives in Colon Aboard Olympia
Admiral Coghlan's flagship Olympia reaches Colon with A M Beaupre United States minister to Colombia and Mrs Beaupre. Cartagena cruiser races ahead and runs aground at Cartagena entrance as diplomacy unfolds with Governor Insignares and local officials observing cordial but wary exchanges.
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Cartagena
Olympia
Colon
Coghlan
A. M. Beaupre
United States
Colombia
Beaupre
Washington
Atlanta
Mayflower
Castine
Boca Chicha
Admiral Coghlan
Orr
Barranquilla
Acai Sean
Jose Insignares
Bolivar
Harrison G. O
Cas x Miral
Insignares
Meanets
de Eier
Goyhe
Ete
Kal Coghlan
Department of Bolivar
Bogota
Cartagenan
A Customs
Pia
Titumati
Magdalena
Cartage
Cobia
Antioquia
Cos
Rafael Keyes
Panamian
Canada
Gerern Reyes
Spomsengthe
Republic of
At Mean
Indiana Teachers Arrive for State Association Meeting
Teachers from across Indiana converge on Indianapolis as the state association opens a week of sessions at the Claypool Hotel. Prominent educators including Superintendents Mott and Millis arrive, with talks planned on manual training, county institutes, and the association's fiftieth annual session.
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the Claypool
Maurice Cahill
Claypool
Milo H. Stewart
Teachers’ Association
C. N. Peak
Franklin College
Mott
Richmond
Millis
Crawfordsville
Cotton
Department of Public Instruction
Indiana
Frank L. Jones
Emma Mon McRae
Purdue University
Hart
Huntington
Prosser
New Albany
Association
Davidson
The
State University
Mary Taylor
Louise Severin
Hathaway
Aurora
George E. Vincent
University of Chicago
D. W. Dennis
Earlham
Dr. Dennis
Stuart
L. M. Sniff
Tri-State Normal
Angola
Indianapolis
East Chicago
Evansville
Parsons
State Normal
the Normal
Louis A. Bacon
Indiarnapolis
W. S. Hiser
Unruly convict shot by Ohio prison guard
In Columbus at the Ohio Penitentiary William Dally a Seneca county prisoner serving twenty years for manslaughter was shot and killed by Guard J W Creiger of Darke county in self defense after Dally advanced with shears and refused to retreat He had just emerged from solitary confinement and was warned before the fatal shot through the heart.
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Columbus, O
William Dally
Seneca County
J. W. Creiger
Darke County
Ohio Penitentiary
Calumpit Fire Destroys 50 Homes. 1000 Homeless
A blaze in Calumpit Pueblo yesterday wiped out 50 houses. Several other fires were easier to quell and about 1000 people are left homeless. Loss estimated at 75000 dollars.
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Manila
Calumpit
Taggart Forces Push Keagh and Gang In Tight Primary Bout
In Marion county Democrats Taggart forces routed rival factions at the primaries with James L. Keach defending his ward, while Fanning carried most wards and out-townships. Riots erupted at polling places with Polster and Keach's men pressing votes as deputies closed boards.
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Taggart
Keagh
Masonic Hall
Joseph T. Fanning
Wallace Maines
Pike Township
Fanning
Marion County
James L. Keach
Charles Polster
Keach
Jacob Pratt Dunn
Holtzman
Thomas Taggart
Maines Center
I Warren
Franklin
EME Sevace
Decatur
Wayne
Bec Eee
Washington
Lawrence
TOCA
Maines
Two Girls Scalded by Escaping Steam in Indiana Greenhouse
Special to the Indianapolis Journal. In Elkhart on December 28, Anna Schenk nine, of Garland Ohio, and Clara Selbel nineteen, of Polk Ohio, were badly scalded in the greenhouse boiler room when a steam pipe burst. Anna is likely to die as her legs and lungs were damaged by the steam.
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Indianapolis Journal
Elkhart
Ind
Anna
John Schenk
Garland, O
Clara
Ezra Selbel
Polk, O
Henry Schenk
Schenk
Bryan Arrives in The Hague and Sees Tolstoy
W J Bryan arrived in The Hague from Berlin and met the foreign minister. He said Tolstoy appeared well though aged and asked if Bryan was a socialist. Bryan replied he is not a socialist.
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the Hague
W. J. Bryan
Berlin
Bryan
Count Tolstoy
Tolstoy
Stiff Northwest Wind Kills Omaha Man
A stiff norther struck Omaha today with speeds near forty five miles an hour, causing a fatal injury to a man and considerable property damage. Police and meteorologists investigate the extreme weather event and its impact on residents and local structures.
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Stiff Northwester
Omaha
Neb
Governor frees lad convict parole ends Alabama mines tale
A telegram from Montgomery reports Indiana friends won clemency for George Hinton fifteen from Muncie and Roscoe Jackson seventeen of Indianapolis. Paroled by Alabama Governor on Christmas Eve after a year in convict mines following a trifling charge, release came at Governor Durbin's urging. Roscoe Jackson’s family had moved from 526 Leon Street to California weeks earlier.
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George Hinton
Muncie
Roscoe Jackson
Indiana
Alabama
Durbin
Jackson
Roscoe
California
Leon Street
Threatening Letter Demands 5000 From Burlington Official
Joseph Missouri December 28. Superintendent Perkins of the Burlington road received a letter mailed at Watson sixty miles north. The writer Odell Carter demanded 5000 in a spot to be designated Sunday night and threatened to kill Perkins on sight if payment was not made. Authorities were notified.
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Joseph, Mo
Perkins
Burlington Road
Watson
Here
Odell Carter
Cars Rescue Stranded Passengers After Traction Breakdown
A double engine failure on the Indianapolis & Northwestern Traction Company disrupted service on Christmas Eve. One engine blew a cylinder head at Lebanon power plant, a second identical failure later left cars stranded along the line. Passengers were shuttled by taxis and carriages, with power borrowed from Indianapolis Light and Power Company and eleven people cared for in Lafayette hotels. The Lafayette power plant outage earlier that morning shifted all strain to Lebanon, causing the temporary collapse of service.
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Lnes
Indianapolis & Northwestern Traction Company
Traction Company
Lebanon
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Light and Power Company
Journal
Lafayete
Northwestern Company
Lafayette
Lafayette Street Railway
Lawrenceburg Mayor Prevents a Murder in Assault
Special to the Indianapolis Journal Lawrenceburg Ind Dec 28 A cutting affray between Peter Oberting and George Weaver driver for the Peoples Coal Co left Oberting with serious injuries. Weaver armed with a knife attacked Oberting injuring his face head and neck. Mayor Charles J Lang intervened and dragged Weaver away. Oberting received seven stitches to a deep facial wound. A warrant was issued for Weaver to arrest him on assault with intent to kill.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Peter Oberting
George Weaver
People’s Coal Company
Oberting
Weaver
Charles J. Lang
8. H. Collins
Argo Poe
Pastry Cook Who Met Lincoln Dies at 104
Danville Illinois reports the death of Catherine McVey a 104 year old pastry cook who worked at a Danville hotel when Abraham Lincoln stayed there Her husband died 25 years ago and she never slept in a bed but always in a chair until her death today
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Catherine McVey
Danville, II
Danville
Abraham Lincoln
Conscience Money Continues To Pour In St Louis
In St Louis on December 23 another disbursement by Scrupulous Conscience was reported. Secretary George H. Morgan of the Merchants' Exchange received a $2 bill to square old accounts, signed by Scrupulous Conscience. Railroads and citizens also received payments totaling 700 dollars today, with several new companies named, while the donor’s identity remains unknown.
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ST. Louis
George H. Morgan
Merchants’ Exchange
Terminal Association
Louisville & Nashville
Illinois Central
Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis
C. Vandalia
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
St. Louis Transfer Company
Wiggins Ferry Company
American Tower Company
German Elder Tries Self Cremation in Evansville
Joseph Juergens, eighty, German resident of Smithland suburb, entered his home this afternoon and set it on fire in an apparent suicide attempt. He was dragged from the building unconscious and is reported as asking to die, claiming cruel treatment by his wife.
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Charles Polster
Indianapolis Journal
Evansville
Ind
Joseph Juergens
Smithland
Fire guts South Illinois Street store in early morning blaze
Fire discovered shortly after midnight gutted the Bresette Pugh Company, a surgical instruments firm at 133 South Illinois. The Oxford Hotel above suffered little, four occupants escaped with belongings. Fire spread through the cellar, smoke hindered entry, total loss expected for stock and building. Salvage crews saved a Mardi Gras exhibit pony Snoozer but catapulted Buster the dog’s fate. Night Watchman J B Summer reported the blaze.
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South
Illinois Street
Bresette-Pugh Company
Oxford
Theuilding
Bressette-Pugh Company
Bressette-Pough Company
Buster
Chas. G. Kistner
Dr. Waterman
J. B. Summer
Desperadoes Seek Delayed Trials in Chicago Case
In Chicago on December 2, attorneys for Neidermeyer Van Dine and Marx urged a two month continuance due to a inflamed public mind from newspaper crime reports. They asked for separate trials. Judge Kersten took the request under advisement and promised a decision the next day.
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Chicago
Neidermeyer
van Dine
Marx
Kersten
Suspect Arrested in Wooded Murder Near Streator
A man calling himself Peter Doewski was arrested at Streator on suspicion of murder after a charred body was found in the woods near Peoria. The burned fingertips of his gloves connected him to the crime, authorities say.
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Peter Doewski
Peoria
Til
Streator
Eet
Mob Attacks Jail in Council Bluffs Lynching Attempt
A mob of about five hundred men and boys gathered at the jail in Council Bluffs Iowa to lynch George Williams and Neely Zimmerman two African Americans accused of assaulting Mesdames Sanders and Stark. Despite police charges and a broken jail door, the crowd dwindled after Congressman Smith urged restraint and the militia was called but did not appear before the crowd dispersed.
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Council Bluffs
George Wiliams
Neely Zimmerman
Mesdames Sanders
Stark
Congressman Smith
George Sanders
Sanders
Infant placed in baggage car during vacation train ride
PERU Ind Dec 23 Special to the Indianapolis allows that Rev. Erlougher and his wife faced a bizarre mix up as their infant carriage and valise were moved to the baggage car when a train pulled in. The minister believed he could catch the train and hold it. the baby remained undisturbed in the carriage until the wife arrived later, finding the child safe.
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Indianapolis
Peru
Ind
Lougher
Denver
Lake Erie
Erlougher
Bunker Hill
Evicted by angry Finn strikers rout guards at company houses
In Winter Quarters Utah in December soldiers arrived to prevent trouble as striking miners and guards clashed during evictions. Married men resisted force, attackers described as 18 angry Finns routed guards. twenty guards were badly beaten and evictions to continue through year end.
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Winter Quarters
Utah
Mother and babe shot by the same bullet near Whitesburg
In Mayking Kentucky a man named William Larpard shot and killed his wife and wounded a ten month old baby in her arms as she fled. The bullet from the same gun struck Riley Webb a boarder at the farmer’s home. The child is dying. Webb was suspected of being the wife’s lover after their separation.
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Mayking
Dee
William Larpard
Riley Webb
Cleveland Council Takes Up 3-Cent Fare Proposals
In Cleveland, two ordinances were introduced in the City Council regarding the 3-cent fare for street cars. One proposes transferring the Woodlawn avenue franchise, expiring Sept. 3, 194, to the new 3-cent fare company, with a similar action planned for the Central line franchise. The measure envisions a standard 3-cent fare unless otherwise specified, outlining franchise terms and fare structure.
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Cleveland, C
Woodlawn Avenue
Central Ygluc Line
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Fasset A. Cotton
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
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James Leroy
W.J. Bryan
America
Indianapolis & Northwestern Line
Bresette-Dugan Company
Utah Mining Company
Babe
Cleveland Council
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