Two Men Killed by Lake Shore Train Near Waterloo
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports Lee Hine aged 25 and Seane Tryon about 50 were struck by a west bound Lake Shore Limited near Waterloo Indiana and killed instantly Their car was struck and splintered the horse escaped unhurt Hine was brother of ex Treasurer M Hine of De Kalb county Tryon a rural mail carrier left widows and several children.
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Indianapolis Journal
Waterloo
Ind
Lee Hine
Seane Tryon
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway
Hine
M. Hine
de Kalb
Tryon
Indiana University awards Science Hall contract to Pulse & Porter
Bids open for Science Hall at Indiana University with Pulse & Porter of Greensburg winning a roughly $90 000 bid, heating and plumbing to be added, total near $100 000. Construction to start within ten days, building to be done in a year as summer session nears peak attendance. Also notes Terre Haute school board naming Professor Lake to succeed Principal Meek amid political controversy.
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Indianapolis Journal
Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University
Pulse & Porter
Greensburg
Terre Haute
Professor Lake
Meek
Indiana Normal School
Competition in the Field Aims at Oil Producers
In Findlay and Marion reports dated June 2, the Manhattan Oil Company resumes independent operations after consolidation with the Ohio Old Company. The Pogue lease on the Blakesly farm ties into new lines, fueling rumors of dissolving agreements with Standard Oil and renewed competition. Marion County Board of Review assesses 758 oil wells totaling 2,438,000 dollars, with several firms still awaiting assessment. oil well activity increases since April 1, over 1,000 wells in operation by early June.
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Indianapolis Journal
Marion
Ind
County Board of Review
Thi
Fraudulent Bank Check Hits Local Minister
In Kokomo Indiana June 2 Reverend W M Kerstedt of the United Brethren Church faced a loss after accepting a forged $20 check from a man claiming kin to a bishop. The funds were for parsonage repairs announced from the pulpit. the check bounced and the church refuses responsibility, leaving the minister to bear the loss.
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Indianapolis Journal
Kokomo
Ind
W. M. Kerstedt
United Brethren Church
Fredericktown
Kerstedt
Kephart
Nerstedt
Island Park Assembly Opens July 24 for 23rd Western Chautauqua
Portland Ind June 2 The Island Park Assembly Rome City management plans the twenty third western Chautauqua opening July 24 for twelve days ending August 15. Thousands from Indiana Ohio Michigan expected. Program includes Chancellor Les and Superintendent H J plus musical numbers and other entertainments. Preparations include cottages by Squar e o ee ther and organized excursions for guests.
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Indianapolis Journal
Portland
Ind
Island Park Assembly
Rome City
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Tate
Thame Place
Leseee
H. J
Seaces
Portland event lineup features noted figures and choirs
Portland Indiana June 2 prominent local figures including Prof. Isaac line Rev M F Stright Chancellor Naftecer and many others headlined a large platform and musical program with Davenport quartet Rechel sextet and an African boy choir among performers. In a separate report C J Henley a Hood Company stockholder and factory manager was found dead with a bullet in the can storage room at Hood canning plant before noon.
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M. F. Stright
Edmund F. Albertson
Naftecer
Wallace Bruce
H. J. Becker
Robert Cowden
J. EB. Royles
H. Yager
William F. Harding
June Naffe
Marshall C. Lowe
Helderbere University
Asten Packard
George F. Mosher
Mary ©. Balch
J. B. Myers
Blanch Brenneman
Charlies Egbert Grant
H. V. Richards
Louis Spencer Daniel
John B. Gordon
A. A. Small
E. W. Garrett
George L. Hannawait
Cora Thingnawalt
Jennie Noffe
Prof. C. A. Woodcox
Jennie Patterson
Davenport Quartet
Katherine Little
Rechel Sextet
The
African Boy Choir
Elsie Clark
Jessie Patterson
Indianapolis Journal
Portland
Ind
C. J. Henley
W. H. Hood Company
Hood Canning Factory
Henley
Jason Henley
Jay Grain Company
W. H. Hood
Alber Brother brewer arrested over revenue stamp lapse
Jacob Alber of Alber Bros brewers in Wabash Ind was arrested and taken to Logansport on a charge of failing to cancel revenue stamps on beer kegs. He denied intent to defraud and said non destruction was an oversight. He waived preliminary hearing and posted bond. Wheat harvest in Wabash county starts next week with a superb stand and strong crop outlook. Local elevators expect prices near 63 cents.
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Indianapolis
Wabash
Ind
Jacob Alber
Alber Bros., Brewers
Logansport
United States
Falk
Alber
Indianapolis Journal
Wabash, Ind
Wabash County
Grant Circuit Court Denies New Trial in Kirkman Case
The Grant Circuit Court overruled a motion for a new trial in State v Robert Kirkman for criminal assault on his wife's niece Chiyata Addison aged thirteen. Kirkman a well to do farmer of Marion Indiana was sentenced to one to twenty one years in the State Prison.
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Indianapolis Journal
Marion
Inid
Grant Cirreuit
Robert Kirkman
Chiyata Addison
Kirkman
Shelby Mill Company Receivers Named by Judge
Judge Wolfe in the Common Pleas Court appointed Daniel W. Storer of Anderson Indiana and H B Chapman of Shelby as receivers for the Shelby Mill Company at Shelby. The company capital is 125000 with 1000 surplus and liabilities around 271000 after Mack Devis president filed for the receivership.
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Mansfield
Wolfe
Common Pleas Court
Daniel W. Storer
Anderson, Ind
H. B. Chapman
Shelby
Shelby Mill Company
Mack Devis
Odd Fellows Picnic Draws Four Thousand At Monon Park
In Cedar Lake Lake county and East Chicago union event joined by twelve Chicago lodges, nearly four thousand attendees. Grand officers Thomas Jessups Richmond William Morris Frankfort and W H Leedy Indianapolis hosted a reception in the evening at the Tel Sigler headquarters.
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Odd Fellows
Lake County
Chicago
Monon Park
Thomas Jessups
Richmond
William G. Morris
Frankfort
W. H. Leedy
Indianapolis
Tel Sigler
Sullivan
Wabash
Walter Laidlaw
Peter
Waco
Tex
Portland
Godfrey Houston
Wells County
Monument to Napoleon praised for Louisiana purchase role
The Kansas City Star argues for a Napoleon statue at the St Louis world’s fair and a special day in his honor. It credits Napoleon with influencing the sale of the Louisiana Territory to the United States, praising his foresight and value to Anglo-Saxon development and American progress.
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Napoleon
St. Louis
Louisiana Territory
United States
America
England
New Orleans
France
Louisiana
Great Britain
Mississippi
The Americanization of England in Everyday Life
The London Daily Mail sketches a satirical panorama of domestic life flooded with American goods and habits. It lists morning routines, attire, food, and daily chores as if stitched from New England and other American sources, hinting at cultural domination in a brisk, pointed tone.
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Waterbury
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Shepherd's Bush
Iowa
Florida
Comen Seeks Relaxation In Latest American Musical Comedy
The article notes Comen seeking relaxation in the latest American musical comedy and ending with a cue about a couple of little liver pills made in America, reflecting light entertainment trends of the era.
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America
Manila progress toward civil government described in New York Post
A New York Post letter surveys Manila’s slow move toward civil governance as the city, hosting central island administration, contemplates a Governor General and a mixed Filipino-American council. It notes expanded sanitary measures, a larger night force for inspectors, and new American social groups led by Judge Taft, plus a cautionary tale of six American outlaws tied to Angeles crimes.
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New York Post
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Philippines
Islands
Legislative Council
Taft
Philippine Commission
Board of Health
West Point
Annapolis
Manila Bar Association
Forty-first Infantry
Angeles
Foolish argument over McLaurin and party loyalty
The Florida Times Union argues that while Senator McLaurin’s fitness may be debated, labeling any Democratic congressman who accepts presidential powers as non Democrat is wrong. It recalls Horace Greeley and Appomattox era tensions, urging voters to resist turning party zeal into a national rule and praising McKinley as a legitimate president.
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Florida
Lee
Appomattox
William McKinley
United States
McLaurin
South Carolina
South
William McKinney
Passage on Sinking Funds in Railroads and Investor Confidence
A New York financier notes sinking funds fall out of favor as railroad financing becomes transparent. Weekly reports, expert analysis, and better management reduce perceived risk, leading some managers to call sinking funds a handicap and unnecessary for bonds and investors.
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New York
Prohibition in Maine Begins in National Trend Analysis
The Boston Herald notes that prohibition by law of liquor sale was introduced about a dozen years ago in Maine and has had a mixed and declining experience in other states. It observes strong roots in Maine and a varied national trajectory as years progress.
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Boston Herald
Maine
Promioitionists Ready for Semi-Centennial Celebration
The Promioitionists, dating back to 1872, have kept their national organization active though never naming a presidential elector. Maine supports their belief in the ceearty to tie doctrine, and the party remains persevering and still operative. They should be alive to mark a semi-centennial celebration this year.
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Maine
Pennsylvanias Long Island plan to conquer Manhattan
Wall Street financiers react to the Pennsylvanias bold program to spend up to 50 million locating terminals in central Manhattan and tunneling to them from Jersey and Long Island. The scheme envisions an underground city, surface real estate development, and vast terminals, with the potential to alter traffic and competition for years ahead.
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W. G. Nicholas
New York
Wall Street
Pennsylvania
Long Island Railroad
Manhattan Island
Vennesylvania
New York City
Manhattan
Cassatt
Jersey
Long Island
Breadway
Thirty-the Street
Mfe
New York Central
Pennsylvania Invaders
Morgan's railroad empire a vast 55322 miles feat
Detroit Free Press notes a new century marvel, describing J P Morgan’s plan for a rail network covering about 55322 miles with capital near 3 million and an expected 10 percent earnings. The piece comments on the astonishing scale, comparing it to prewar views and noting the project would span roughly two sevenths of US railroad mileage.
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Detroit
Destructive Fire Destroys Livery Stable in Alton
A blaze at Siebold's livery stable in Alton June 20 destroyed the stable and adjoining property with total losses around 70000 dollars. The largest single losses were on Siebold's stable at 5000 dollars and Yoder's clothing store at 20000 with insurance claims 9000 dollars.
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Alton
Siebold
Slebold
John Yder
Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Boosts Womanly Health
The piece extols exercise for general health but warns it cannot cure womanly diseases. It promotes Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as curing female ailments, restoring regularity, reducing nervousness, and improving vitality, with testimonials praising its effects and a note that Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets ease constipation.
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Pierce
Aurora
Dr. Pierce
Common Sense
Dr Pierce
Love and Courtship in a Series by Rev E J Hardy
The Journal announces a serialized exploration of love courtship and marriage by Rev. E. J. Hardy author of How to Be Happy Though Married The first essay Love's Young Dream will appear in Sunday's July 7 issue detailing sentimental crises and phases leading to matrimony a dignified practical and humorous treatment with several proposed topics and titles included
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E. J. Hardy
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