Indian Tan Wins Kiel Sailing Prize In War effort
An IndianTan won a sailing launch prize at Kiel aboard Ensign Steele. Borus from fourteen German war ships defeated by the son of the former Marion Congressn. Cup awarded by the Kaiser who hoped the Ensign would drain it many times. Two firsts a second and a third token by American sailors in races against Germans.
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Kiel
Ensign Steele
Borus
Major George . Steele
Marion
Indiana
American Navy wins multiple races in Kiel regatta
The American fleet claimed two firsts a second and a third as US crews excelled in events against German ships in Kiel Germany on June 2. Midshipman Stephen C. Rowan steered the Chicago cutter to Princess Henrys prize while Ensign George W. Steele Jr led the San Francisco launch to victory. Lieutenant Mustin aboard the Kearsarge and other US crews also placed high with German cheers for the Americans after the races.
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Kiel
United States
Chicago
Stephen C. Rowan
Princess Henry
Hohenzollern
San Francisco
George W. Steele, Jr
Kearsarge
Henry C. Mustin
Mustin
Hodrit
Herr Guilleaume
Clara
Cicely
Oeces
Wranciece
Ae Civilian
Ugry
Steele
Yacht Club
Emperor William
Mide
Rowan
German Naval Visit Brings Kearsarge Smoker During Kiel Event
The United States squadron hosts about 1000 guests on the flagship Kearsarge with German officers and visiting Americans. Emperor William misses the reception to award tennis prizes. The Princess of Pless cancels a garden party to attend the Kearsarge event. A boxing show follows and many German sailors see boxing for the first time. Officers and crowds mingle as ships prepare to sail to Eckernfoerde and Kiel.
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Kiel
William
Henry
Charlies L. Hussey
Chicago
Ecknerfoerde
Hohenzollern
Emperor
Emperor Wil Nam Visits Kearsarge Inspection
Secretary Moody says no criticism of the Emperor Wil Nam's inspection of the Kearsarge has been voiced by any idle person in the Navy Department. Rear Admiral Taylor confirms no objections and treats the inspection as courteous attention by a foreign official.
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Washington
Moody
Wil Nam
Navy Department
Taylor
Object Tapeter
Baily Nations
More Gayettes for the Squadron Planned by Allies
Washington dispatches report that England and Portugal prepare to extend hospitality to the European squadron. King approves arrangements for a reception and potential press meeting linked to the naval attaché’s duties.
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Washington
State Department
England
Portugal
King
Stebence
Naval Cissere
King to host officers banquet as ships gather at Spithead
The King will host a banquet at Buckingham Palace for officers on the following day. The naval reception will feature a spectacle as the entire British channel squadron is ordered to assemble at Spithead to greet the American squadron arriving at Portsmouth from Kiel. Lisbon visit is tied to a formal reception inspired by the King of Portugal.
Vatican Guards Prepared as Pope's Health Improves
Rome reports Pope celebrated mass in private chapel amid family and chaplain as 82 degrees, while Britain notes Italy orders two regiments to Rome in case a conclave is needed. If cardinals meet at the Vatican, troops may cordon the palace to guard the premises and valuables during the interregnum.
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Rome
St. Peter's
London
Pius IX
Vatican
Knapp Denies Knowledge of Wife's Death in Ohio Trial
In Hamilton Ohio on June 2 eight witnesses testified in Alfred A Knapp's trial for alleged wife murder. The defense seeks to repudiate confessions to the mayor and sheriff while the state presents evidence from witnesses including Goddard King and Millspaugh. Identifying the body and Knapp's actions after the disappearance are key points.
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Hamilton
Alfred A. Knapp
Boesch
Darby
Knapp
Charles Goddard
Edward A. King
Charles Datill
McElroy
Illiam Sterret
Filam Sterret
Arthur Shollenbarger
Charles Ae
Goddard
King
Millspaugh
Whitecap Damage Case Moves to Bloomington For Trial
A $10,000 damage suit arising from an alleged Aug 7 1899 attack at Newark is moved from Greene to Monroe County. Plaintiff Joseph Britton accuses Prominent Greene county citizens Jacob B. Young Bent Gooden Uriah Resler James Fuller John Nash William Sample Greenbury McIntosh Harlem Resler William D. Wright William A. Booker Ira Arthur George Nash and Ira Wright of beating him and his wife and three children to drive him from business by boycott charges and indictments. Struck jury set with around a hundred witnesses expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Bloomington
Ind
Greene County
Newark
Joseph Britton
Jacob B. Young
Bent Gooden
Uriah Resler
James Fuller
John Nash
William Sample
Greenbury McIntosh
Harlem Resler
William D. Wright
William A. Booker
Ira Arthur
George Nash
Ira Wright
Britton
Thatey
Greene
Reach blocks action as dictator halts new precinct ordinance
A council meeting stalled when a figure described as a dictator blocked passage of a new precinct ordinance. Councilman Mortality was ordered to object if a motion by Republicans to suspend the rules had been made.
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James Leroy Keach
Edwin D. Logsdon
Republican City Committee
Keach
Sourbier
Jim” Moriarity
Moriarity
Redistricting Plan Moves Through City Council
Council set for another meeting as a sweeping redistricting ordinance would divide the city into 237 precincts with ward rearrangements. Key Democratic and Republican leaders maneuvered to prevent suspension of rules and secure votes, while committee reports on city clerk books await final review.
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Keach
Moriarity
Manney
Sourbier
Negley
Elliott
Twenty Three Injured in Heinz Pickle Plant Elevator Fall
Pittsburgh dispatch reports a shaft failure released the ropes of a large freight elevator at the H. J. Heinz Company plant in Allegheny. The cage dropped forty five feet from the fifth floor to the cellar injuring all twenty three aboard. at least two expected to die. Names and injuries include John Churney and Joseph Weber with leg injuries, Mrs. Edward Holman spine injury, and others from Allegheny Cleveland Hazelwood and Pittsburg with spine injuries, leg fractures, sprains, and concussions.
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Pittsburg
H. J. Heinz Company
Allegheny
John Churney
Edward Holman
Mount Hope
N. J
Joseph Weber
O. P. Thomson
C. R. Sammons
East End
Imogene Redman
Paris
West Penn Hospital
Andrew Lak
H. A. Morrison
Azelwood
A. Lotha
William Koncana
Cleveland
C. Howak
A. ‘Odraska
Charles Spurkey
John Lattabar
George Sherlock
Hazel‘wood
Mike Demko
John Zambaski
William Mitchell
Hazelwood
Victor Bailey
John Brotsky
Steven Jasco
Minnie . Glenshaw
E. Éton
Colby Refuses To Name Any Soldier Who Aimed At Prisoners
Colby testified that, when asked to identify a single man who wished to harm prisoners, he could not name anyone "by actual observation." The remark highlighted uncertainty about who posed threats among the troops.
Lightning Strikes Church in New Concord Tragedy
Lightning struck the Presbyterian Church at New Concord killing A. H. Alexander, prostrating his daughter beside him and injuring organist Rose Paden. Clovis Alison had a trousers leg ripped and his shoe torn off as a panic led to several light injuries among children.
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Zanesville
New Concord
A. H. Alexander
Killed by Aging Father in Richmond Slaying
In Richmond Indiana at midnight James Quinn, a well known local character, came home drunk and attacked his aged father demanding money for whisky. The father stabbed him in self defense with a small knife, the wound proved fatal within minutes. The victim was thirty five. the father over seventy and respected in the community.
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Indianapolis Journal
Richmond
Ind
James Quinn
Quinn
Stockholders Meet at Anderson Today on Consolidation
Stockholders will gather at Anderson today to decide on action regarding the proposed consolidation. The meeting aims to authorize steps toward merging the company assets and operations under a single entity. Confirmation of attendance and agenda items are expected from the organizers.
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Anderson
Bonds Over subscribed for Union Traction merge
Bond issue of one million dollars drew subscriptions totaling eleven hundred thirty two thousand dollars. about fourteen percent over subscription. Stockholders meet at Anderson to decide on leasing merged Indianapolis lines and guaranteeing a rising dividend through 1910.
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Union Traction Company of Indiana
Indianapolis Northern
Union Traction Company
Anderson
Indiana Union Traction Company
Indiana Traction Company
McCulloch Syndicate
Interban
William Bosson
George J. Marrett
Robert C. Light
Bigamy charge shadows Lt. W. K. McCue in Chicago hotel scene
Lieutenant William K. McCue faces a bigamy accusation after arriving with a two week bride, Viola Simon of San Francisco, at a Chicago hotel. A Cincinnati claimant Ida Westcott says she was his wife, while McCue denies marriage to Westcott. The case prompts war department and police inquiries as the pair discuss his Philippine service and malaria illness.
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Chicago
William K. McCue
United States Army
Viola Simon
San Francisco
Leutenant
McCue
San Fransico
Fort Sheridan
Cincinnati
Fort Thomas
Ida Westcott
Leonard Westcott
Milliken
War Department
Washington
Dewey's Defense at Berry Place Trial In Topeka
Supreme Court began hearing first evidence in the Berry family murder case. Chauncey Dewey W J McBride and Clyde Wilson defendants. Captain Claude Hamilton presiding. Sheriff McCulloch testified about selling the Berry water tank to a Dewey cowboy and noted potential mob risk.
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Topeka
Kan
Supreme Court
Chauncey Dewey
W. J. McBride
Clyde Wilson
Berry
Claude Hamilton
McCulloch
Cheyenne County
Dewey
Beech Berry
Berry Place
Traction lines near complete target August openings
The Indianapolis and Northwestern Traction Company plans lines opening within ninety days linking Lebanon Frankfort and Lafayette with cars reaching Lebanon by August and service to the State fair from Frankfort. Greenfield and Eastern Traction expects a Dunreith to New Castle ten mile line ready by end of August with grading nearly done. A half hour schedule runs this week for Knightstown Knights of Pythias fair and another on July Fourth for Indianapolis and Martinsville Traction Company.
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Indianapolis & Northwestern Traction Company
Lebanon
Frankfort
Lafayette
Greenfield & Eastern Traction Company
Dunreith
New Castle
Knightstown
Indianapolis & Martinsville Traction Company
Men Arrested for Grand Larceny and Highway Robbery
William Stewart of 18 South Delaware street and Fred Kinsley of Indianapolis were arrested by Detectives Asch and Manning and Bicyclemen Duncan and Askins on grand larceny and highway robbery charges. They possessed a gold watch and money, could not explain their funds, and were suspected of other bold hold ups. they had attempted to sell the watch for less than its value.
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William Stewart
Delaware Street
Fred Kinsley
Asch and Manning
Duncan and
Askins
Indianapolis
Stewart
Kinsley
Held Without Bond in Burglary Probe
James Brown of 14 West Ohio street and Calvin Smith alias Kid Harper of Memphis Tenn were arrested by Detectives Colbert and Hauser on a loitering charge. Officials call them expert burglars sought in multiple cities for crimes over the past year and they are held without bond awaiting a Police Court hearing this morning.
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James Brown
West
Ohio Street
Calvin Smith
Kid Harper
Memphis
Tenn
Colbert and
Hauser
Incendiary Fire Destroys Clark Barn on North Meridian
A two story frame barn owned by Joseph Clark at 18% North Meridian street burned before 2 am. A high bred horse valued at $1,000 died in the blaze and a driving horse, injured, later died after being driven into a gas ditch. The second horse was saved but suffered fatal injuries. Fire officials declare incendiary origin with the barn sustaining $100 loss. The scene drew a large crowd as the horses suffered.
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Joseph Clark
Meridian Street
Logsdon Urges Wynne to Resume Investigating Sessions
County investigation into street contracts proceeds as Wynne indicates the committee will meet tomorrow night. Edwin Logsdon urges prompt hearings and invites evidence. William Bosson, the new committee attorney, says the probe is under control and will begin duties then.
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County Committee
Wynne
Edwin D. Logsdon
Board of Public Works
Citizens’ League
Logsdon
William Bosson
Nesbitt divorce ends Indiana preacher's Kansas City chapter
Mrs. Etta Nesbitt of Indianapolis has been granted a divorce from Rev. N Hill Nesbitt in Kansas City on her cross bill. Nesbitt, once a French language teacher in Indianapolis, later styled himself a preacher in Missouri. The case ties together a social French lesson craze, a Fort Wayne scandal, and a Kansas City church led by Nesbitt before the divorce became final.
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Kansas City
Etta Nesbitt
Indianapolis
N. Hill Nesbitt
Nesbitts
Professor Nesbitt
Propylaeum
Nesbitt
Fort Wayne
Real Estate Man Arrested Over Land Judgment Dispute
Real estate dealer R. R. Spurlock with offices in the Ingalls block was arrested on a warrant for assaulting William Rhode in attorney R. M. Coleman Law Building yesterday afternoon. Spurlock had a judgment against Rhode’s land and sold it to satisfy the judgment. The men met in the office and an argument followed.
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R. R. Spurlock
Ingalls Block
William Rhode
R. M. Coleman
Spurlock
Rhode
Former Judge Pershing Dies in Pottsville
Cyrus L. Pershing former judge of Schuylkill County died at his Pottsville home today. He presided during the Molly Maguires trials and related prosecutions, shaping the course of county court proceedings during those famous cases.
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Pottsville
Cyrus L. Pershing
Thase
Schuylkill County
Hanly announces Indiana governor bid in Lafayette Journal
J Frank Hanly of Lafayette declares for Republican nomination for Indiana governor after months of deliberation. He says the formal announcement appears in the Lafayette Journal and confirms candidacy from the Claypool hotel amid political talks and adviser conferences.
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J. Frank Hanly
Lafayette
Indiana
Lafayette Journal
Indianapolis
Ing Wu Mn Thames
Emg Frente
Struck by Conductor on Streetcar Victim Frank Alderman
Frank Alderman of 448 West Washington Street was struck with a club by a streetcar conductor after a fare dispute on a Brightwood car. He was knocked to the ground with scalp wounds, treated at the City Dispensary, and a warrant for the conductor to be sworn out the next morning.
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Frank Alderman
West
Washington Street
Yeaterday
Drs. Seaton and Sheek
Brightwood
Zates
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