Fire destroys West Baden Mineral Springs Hotel in Indiana
Paoli Indiana June 14 West Baden s Mineral Springs Hotel a seven hundred room rambling wooden structure was destroyed by fire in the early morning. No lives were lost though guests and staff escaped in night clothes. Loss estimated at 550000 with insurance of 84747a distributed among forty companies. Fire began in the kitchen around 1 am with no modern firefighting aids.
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Indianapolis Journal
Paoli
Ind
Mineral Springs
West Baden
Here
Liverpool
London
New York
Royal
Bucket Brigade
French Lick Springs
French Lick
Monon
J. M. Persise
Salem
L. W. Sinclair
E. B. Rhodes
Mitchell, Ind
West Baden Hotel
Scenes in and About the Hots Described by William F Crist
William F Crist president of the Denison Hotel Company returned from West Baden where he was a guest after the big fire destroyed the hotel early.
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William F. Crist
Denison Hotel Company
West Baden
West Baden Mammoth Hotel Fire Described by Witness
Mr. Crist recalled the West Baden mammoth hotel blaze as the most exciting he had seen. He noted its combustible frame, swift spread from the cooking department to the main building, and rapid destruction within forty-five minutes to an hour, turning a large hotel into ashes.
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Crist
West Baden
Tne
Innocent Woman to Be Freed After Five Years
Elizabeth Doyle of Poughkeepsie will be released from the House of Refuge at Hudson after five years of incarceration for a crime she did not commit. Her mother Mary Jackson revealed the true facts, tracing the theft to Maggie Allen who admitted stealing the ring in a letter to the grandfather Edmund Doyle before his death. The ring was sent to Chicago and then returned.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Elizabeth Doyle
House of Refuge
Hudson
Mary Jacksean
McCabe
Mary O’brien
Union Street
Elizabeth
Chicago
Elmstadt Freed After Eight Months in County Jail
Mrs. Re. Loenna Elmstadt wins liberty after eight months as a county jail prisoner. Her health collapsed during confinement, prompting Judge Cutting to grant an early release despite her prior defiance of the Probate Court order. She had refused to surrender property from her husband’s estate to the State Bank of Chicago.
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Chicago
RE. Loenna Elmstadt
Cutting
Elmstadt
Batten
Four killed in crossing collision near Flint Michigan
Pere Marquette passenger train struck a double carriage at Hamilton avenue crossing in Oak Park, killing four people. Victims include George W. Buckingham and Miss Abble Buckingham of Flint, and Mrs. Thomas Applegate and Mrs. William Humphrey of Adrian. Major Buckingham drove into the path as the railcar appeared at high speed. Engineer Wiggins stated he sounded the whistle before impact. The accident follows visits linked to the State G A R Encampment.
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Flint
Mich
Pere Marquette
Hamilton Avenue
Oak Park
George W. Buckingham
Abble Buckingham
Thomas Applegate
Adrian
William Humphrey
Hamilton
Major Buckingham
Wiggins
Applegate
Humphrey
Dry Dock Disaster as Ingalls Capsizes in Brooklyn
The United States transport Ingalls capsized in a dry dock at Erie Basin Brooklyn amid repairs. One man died and many were injured or missing among about 240 workers and thirty Italian laborers in the hold. The old dock sank in fifty feet of water as the ship listed and wreckage trapped workers. a Second Officer provided a harrowing account of the event and its chaotic rescue attempts.
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United States Transport
Ingalls
Erie Basin
Brooklyn
New York
Manila
Martin Anderson
Gray
Quebec Line
Mediana
Flag Association Meets in New York City Hall
The American Flag Association held its annual meeting in the Governor's room at City Hall New York on June 14 with president Ralph E Prime presiding. Delegates from fifty seven veteran military patriotic and historic societies gathered to prevent flag desecration and promote public reverence for the flag.
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New York
American Flag Association
Ralph E. Prime
Leaders Endorse National Flag Protection Across States
The president's annual address notes that advocacy by the association secured flag protection legislation in nineteen States. A resolution urges patriotic groups to unify in seeking national legislation, avoiding specific form debates to gain broad support. Association officers were re elected.
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Association
New Lake Route Opened Between Buffalo and Chicago
Northland, a Great Northern steamer, marks the revival of the Buffalo Chicago lake run once held by the Nyack. An excursion under the Chicago Press Club carried about 700 guests to Waukegan with speeches by Senator William E. Mason and others praising revived passenger traffic on the lakes. The Northland clocked a 35 mile run in 1 hour 3 minutes down from Queens to Chicago and will begin regular service tomorrow afternoon.
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Chicago
Nyack
Erie Railway
Buffalo
Lake Erie
Lake Michigan
Northland
Great Northern Railway
Chicago Press Club
Waukegan
United States
William E. Mason
Bob” Burdette
Opie Read
Cat Lakes
Northwest
Atlantic
Aqueens
Milwaukee
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Woodmen Select 1903 Meeting City Amid Rate Debate
The Modern Woodmen of America opened a head camp session in Saint Paul with a vote to allow changing the next meeting site if railroad rates prove unacceptable. Indianapolis led the five-city ballot with 84 votes, while Grand Rapids, Saratoga, Los Angeles, and Denver trailed. Nevada Utah and Kentucky Northern Texas asked for admission. both requests were granted or denied as noted. Underground miners sought membership but were refused. Proposals to expand prohibited classes were rejected. The uniformed drill contest at Camp Northcott continued amid a storm. Pontiac Illinois Captain A J Reno led the drill with a 1 40 score, the highest ever for a Woodman camp. At night officials approved a shift to one delegate per 1500 members, rejecting a federal representation plan. A minority rule change to bar state deputies failed after debate.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Woodmen of America
Executive Council
Indianapolis
Grand Rapids
Mich
Saratoga
N. Y
Los Angeles
Cal
Denver
Committee On Rules
Thunderstorm Halts Woodmen Drilling at Camp Northcott
A hard rainstorm near a cloudburst hit St Paul and surrounding areas causing scattered damage but no fatalities. Streets were blocked, some homes struck by lightning, a women’s tent collapsed with no injuries, and drilling by Woodmen teams at Camp Northcott stopped due to the storm.
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ST. Paul
Camp Northcott
Mexico's Day at Buffalo Opens with Formal Dedication
Mexico's building at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo was formally opened with invited guests including Don Manuel Aspiroz, John Hay, Gen. Nelson A. Miles, and local officials. Speeches stressed unity among the Americas and hopes for expanded commercial ties. A luncheon followed and the ambassador reviewed the Mexican troops.
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Buffalo
Mexico
Don Manuel Aspiroz
United States
John Hay
Nelson A. Miles
Jose M. Godoy
Mexican Legation
John Milburn
Pan-American Exposition Company
Buchanan
Fleming
Diehl
Senor Nuncio
Don Emanuel Aspiroz
Americas
Western Hemisphere
Hay
Milburn
Meltdown at Funeral Procession in Pittsburg
During Mrs. Bridget McDonough funeral on Second Avenue an explosion from a furnace sent molten metal and slag into the street. The hearse and two carriages were wrecked, four drivers were burned or cut, Oliver severely hurt, and the daughters escaped as the hearse glass and roof were destroyed.
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Pittsburg
Bridget McDonough
Second Avenue
Eliza Furnace
George Oliver
Joe Payton
Martin Seifer
Michael Cray
Oliver
Money Missing in Stoltz Estate German Heirs Case
Portland Indiana reports reveal attorney Frederick G Roelker shot himself connected to the Stoltz estate heirs in Germany. Investigations show Roelker signed several settlement receipts and authorities note a potential unexplained sum of money between 4 424 45 and 5 124 45 tied to German heirs.
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Portland
Narrow Escape of Clover Leaf Train Near Warren
A near disaster on the Clover Leaf eastbound Commercial Traveler. Near Warren the engineer avoided a wagon loaded with nitroglycerin by three feet, waking to a white faced crewman. The wagon carried 90 quarts of nitroglycerin, enough to blow the train apart.
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Marion
Indianapolis News
Clover Leaf
Warren
No Agreement At Muncie Murder Trial
In Muncie Indiana on June 14 Judge LeMer instructed the jury for fifteen minutes in the Jones murder trial. The twelve jurors failed to reach a verdict after all day arguments. Senator Ball said the defense would be satisfied with anything better than a life sentence. The crowded courtroom reflected intense interest.
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Indianapolis Journal
Muncie
Ind
LeMer
Jones
James Herington
Senator Ball
Clark Enters Guilty Plea in Unknown Man Killing Case
KOKOMO Ind June 14 When the prosecution rested in the State against Robert Clark accused of killing an unknown man called Jack theJ the defense entered a plea sealing further proceedings in the high profile case with details limited by the damaged transcript.
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Indianapolis Journal
Kokomo
Ind
Robert Clark
Jack the J
Pethar
Sealy
Prisoner pleads guilty in death case. two to twenty one years
Clark entered a plea of guilty and received a prison term from two to twenty one years. He had no defense, with his wife and three children as witnesses to the fatal blow. The crime occurred two years ago, the family kept silent until Clark was arrested. Man and Woman Put in Jail by Wabash County Authorities. Orba McClain and Lizzie Mitchell are jailed on kidnapping charges in Wabash County. Albert Mitchell, the divorced father, says Lizzie Mitchell stole his daughter and he cannot locate her. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 COL. 3
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Indianapolis Journal
Portland
Ind
Frederick G. Roelker
Cincinnati
Eliza Stoltz
Germany
Stoltz
Pinkerton
Samuel H. Marshall
Monmouth
Ill
Albert Musser
East St. Louis
Marshall
Winchester
Inp Pg Etme
Musser
Itford City
Michigan City
Supreme Court
Nicholas Vert
Henry Freyer
Susannah Mueller
John Mueller
Mr. Roelker
John Nicholson
James J. Moran
E. F. Fitzatrick
Polter
Fitzpatrick
Roelker
Clark
Wabash, Ind
Orba McClain
Lizzie Mitchell
Wabash County
Albert Mitchell
Mitchell
Missouri
Miles and Hobson at Pan-American Exposition
At Buffalo on June 14 Patriotism dominated Pan-American Exposition events in the Temple of Music. General Miles received enthusiastic applause as he traced the flag’s history and its enduring symbolism. Captain Hobson, amid a five minute ovation, praised the flag and navy exploits from Dewey to Schley. Miles then met Sioux and Cheyenne chiefs, who showed varying reactions during the review.
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Buffalo
Temple of Music
Daughters of the American Revolution
Grand Army of the Republic
Miles
Washington
Richmond P. Hobson
Navy
Hobson
Western Hemisphere
Army
Dewey
Sampson
Schley
William Sitting Bull
Red Deer
Double Tragedies Reach New York and Des Moines
In New York on June 14 William Herford aged German of Williamsburg killed himself in his carpenter shop after decades of chasing perpetual motion. A second death in Des Moines reports Seneca W Hazard Chicago and Northwestern Railway city passenger agent found hanging in the basement of the city ticket office. suicide deemed while motive unknown.
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New York
William Herford
Williamsburg
Des Moines
Seneca W. Hazard
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Despondent cashier ends life by gas In Cleveland
George Baird a local cashier for New York Life Insurance Company died last night by inhaling gas in his room at 2 Lincoln Avenue Cleveland. Authorities believe despondency led to his act and investigation is pending.
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Cleveland, O
George Baird
New York Life Insurance Company
Lincoln Avenue
Judge orders grand jury probe of Home-rule party funds
The Circuit Court judge directs a grand jury to investigate Home-rule campaign funds sources and expenditures after claims that members of the Legislature shared meals with a restaurant owner connected to a streetcar line, amid moves to extend the current session to pass a loan bill.
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Honolulu
San Francisco
A. S. Humphreys
Circuit Court
Grand Jury
Shot For His Crimes
Samuel Baca, an American citizen, was shot by Mexican military authorities in Chihuahua after extradition for leading a gang that raided across the border. The gang tortured a Mexican merchant, exposed his money hiding place, and mutilated him, then mistreated the merchant's wife. Baca was tried in Chihuahua, found guilty, and executed at daybreak last Monday.
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Chicago
Chronicle
el Paso
Tex
Samuel Baca
Chituahua
Mexico
Baca
Texas
State Department
Chihuahua
Gallant ex soldier rescues two from river plunge
In Columbus on June 14, Jack Smith a former member of the Seventeenth United States Infantry leaped 62 feet from the Big Four bridge into the Scioto river and rescued two men from a capsized boat. He stood with a surveying party when cries for help drew him to dive and save them.
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Columbus
Jack” Smith
Seventeenth United States Infantry
Scioto River
Smith
Northfield Sinks After Collision With Mauch Chunk Ferry
The Northfield, wooden side wheeler of Staten Island Ferry Company, was rammed by the steel hulled Mauch Chunk near Whitehall Street and sank in the East River within twenty minutes. Eyewitnesses report 100 or more drowned, though tug crews and bystanders saved many, with about 75 rescued by the Mutual and others by Unity and Arrow. The crash occurred as both ferries crossed in heavy traffic, leaving authorities unsure of the final death toll.
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Wheeler Northfield
Staten Island Ferry Company
Central Railroad of New Jersey
Staten Island
Whitehall Street
Northe Field
Spanish Line
East River
Northfield
Daniel Gully
Mutual
Gully
Unity and
Arrow
River Front
Tfe
St. George
Battery
Griffith
Johnsson
Central Railroad
Statem Island
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