Miners Convention Clears Path to Joint Conference
Indiana miners resumed sessions at Terre Haute and Brazil to finalize a wage scale and provisions for the joint conference with operators. A new vice president, John Boyle of Princeton, was elected, replacing health-strained President Van Horn. Discussions included firing charges of explosives and deputy mine inspectors, with no imminent strike expected as talks proceed toward a yearly scale.
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Indianapolis Journal
Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana Miners’ Convention
van Horn
John Boyle
Princeton
Hargrave
Johnson
Vermillion
House
Senate
Epperson
Synesco
Marion tool works strike prompts move to Sandusky
Marion machine and tool workers strike after refusals to grant time and a half for an extra hour. Management plans to move the plant to Sandusky within sixty days. Painters’ eight hour demand versus nine hour day lingers without agreement after a meeting. Aurora report notes Royer Wheel Company employees strike over discharge of a union man.
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Indianapolis Journal
Marion, March
Marion Machine and Tool Works
Sandusky
Aurora
Ind
Royer Wheel Company
Mohler guilty of manslaughter in Indiana trial
In Noblesville Indiana March 2 William Mohler was found guilty of manslaughter for the Atlanta murder of Frank Innis last fall. The sentence ranges two to fourteen years in Michigan City penitentiary. The jury deliberated about eight hours with a mixed verdict. Mohler faces imprisonment as court records indicate. Also in court, Charles Yekel stands charged with shooting Henry Growley and other locals face murder charges in Arcadia and Noblesville.
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Indianapolis Journal
Noblesville
Ind
William Mohler
Frank Innis
Atlanta
Michigan City
Mohler
Neal
Charles Yekel
Yekel
Henry Growley
Mohier
C. Brown
Joseph Groves
Arcadia
William Podrea
J. C. Seay
Model Mill
Notable deaths cross Indiana towns in early March
Mrs. Kate B. Saxton aunt of Mrs. McKinley’s wife dies at 76 in Warsaw after years of invalidism. Harlan P. Castle prominent Grand Army of the Republic member dies in Portland after erysipelas complications. William Stapp, 88, dies at the North Madison homestead area, tracing back to Madison era business and family roots.
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Titanageno Journal
Warsaw
Ind
Kate B. Saxton
William McKinley
Koeclusko County
William Conrad
Saxton
Indianapolis
Portland
Harlan P. Castle
Grand Army of the Republic
East Main Street
Come
Death notices from Indiana towns reported
Greensburg and other Indiana towns report multiple deaths. Clarence Roliard, 23, Purdue chemistry instructor, died in St Louis of pneumonia after a brief illness. funeral planned in St Paul. Rev D S Davenport, 68, longtime Christian Church minister, died in Harrisville Randolph county. Samuel Humes, 49, died in Las Vegas New Mexico after health trip. Abraham Branaman, 73, found dead on Moony farm. paralysis suspected. Nancy Jane Conrad, longtime Thorntown resident, died aged about 90. Eunice Bodinot, 1828 born army nurse, died in Vincennes. Valentine Grafe, heart neuralgia death in Wabash. Eleanor Patterson, 60, prominent Portland resident, died. W H Gerhart, ? carriage maker, Kokomo. Alpheus Thornton, 90, South Bend resident.
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The
Baptist Church
Greensburg
Ind
Clarence Roliard
St. Louis
Greensburg High School
Purdue University
Purdue
St. Paul
Ballard
Muncie
Davenport
Harrisville
Randolph County
Samuel Humes
Las Vegas
N. M
Brownstown
Abraham Branaman
Moony
Thorntown
Nancy Jane Conrad
Ohio
Vincennes
Eunice A. Bodinot
Coney Island
Tony
Wabash
Valentine Grafe
West Sinclair Street
Portland
Eleanor Patterson
Westchester
Kokomo
W. H. Gerhart
South Bend
Alpheus Thornton
Fatally Hurt By A Fall In Kokomo Factory
Jesse Yost foreman at a Kokomo furniture factory fell from a ladder and fractured his skull. He died from the injury after the fall, which occurred five feet to strike his head on the floor. A separate dispatch from Wabash reports Will K. Snavelly deputy county clerk who slipped on ice and fell from the street levee, sustaining head injuries but recovering.
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Indianapolis Journal
Kokomo
Ind
Jesse Yost
Kokomo Furniture
Wabash, Ind
Will K. Snavelly
Wabash County
Wabash Street
Snavelly
House
Ways and Means
Death toll rises from gas explosion in Kokomo
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports Mrs. Elizabeth Phillips age eighty three died this morning after being injured in the gas explosion that leveled Mrs. Ida Achey’s home last week. Achey died a few hours after the blast. Mrs. Barrington, the remaining victim, may recover.
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Indianapolis Journal
Kokomo
Ind
Elizabeth Phillips
Ida Achey
Achey
Colt or Glass Manufacturer in Durbin Era Divorce
An employee of Pioneer hat works sues Nathan Meyer owner of the works claiming injury from a machine mishap on December 23 producing an arm fracture and permanent disability. In Washington Indiana a first suit by Richard C. Davis's wife yields $9,000 against Dallis Tyler and Matthew F. Kelly, with sheriff seizing Kelly's saloon and a real estate conveyance and Tyler real estate suits. Marion Indiana reports Cora M Breed files a sensational divorce from Colonel R M Breed a gubernatorial staff member. infidelity alleged.
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Pioneer Hat Works
Nathan Meyer
Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Ind
Richard C. Davis
Dallis Tyler
Matthew F. Kelly
Kelly
Tyler
Marion
Cora M. Breed
R. M. Breed
Durbin
Breed
Spirited Republican primaries sweep Greensburg area races
In Greensburg Indiana March 3 Republicans campaign for county and city nominations. Key contenders include A P Bone against S B Eward for representative. multiple candidates for clerk auditor treasurer sheriff recorder. five mayoral hopefuls with Gene young faction backing. County primary set for April 2 and city convention date pending. Washington delegates contest features six picks among forty eight names. Hartford City sees Sidney W Cantwell announce joint Blackford Jay Randolph bid while John A Bonham ponders return after two terms.
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Indianapolis Journal
Greensburg
Ind
A. P. Bone
Scott Bone
Washington Post
S. B. Eward
Horace Skillman
M. C. Jenkins
J. C. Glass
Frank E. Ryan
Thomas Hendricks
R. P. Hamilton
George W. Randall
A. M. Reid
Harry Lathrop
Decatur County
Washington
O. M. Vance
Aikman Carnahan
Edward Dc. Faith
Ezra Mattingly
Josiah G. Alien
Frank I. Serrit
Hartford City
Sidney W. Cantwell
Blackford, Jay and
Randolph
John A. Bonham
Bonham
Wrecked Gas Station Burns Two Men Near Muncie
A $50,000 natural gas pumping station of the American Window Glass and Hemingway Glass companies near De Soto, six miles northeast of Muncie, exploded this morning. Assistant Elmer Newkirk died from severe burns. acting superintendent Burt Lee was badly burned but hoped for recovery. The brick station, 600 feet long, was torn apart and ruined two gas compressors and two engines. The blast halted nearby plants, crippling Hemingway and closing American operations, with rebuild doubtful due to field economics. Lee and Newkirk, both young fathers, were replacing a plug when the explosion occurred.
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Indianapolis Journal
Muncie
Ind
American Window Glass Company
Hemingway Glass Company
de Soto
Burt Lee
Elmer Newkirk
Newkirk
Lee
Hodson Attacked by Bull in Indiana Farm Stall
SPICELAND Ind March 3 Alonzo C Hodson a well known farmer living near here was yesterday attacked by a vicious bull in the animals stall Some ribs were broken and Mr Hodson was hurt internally Had it not been that a hand came to the aid he would undoubtedly have been seriously injured or killed
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Indianapolis Journal
Spiceland
Ind
Alonzo C. Hodson
Postmaster Murphy Missing in Fairbanks Mystery
Sullivan county. David E. Murphy postmaster and store operator at Fairbanks drove to Terre Haute with postal funds to deposit and did not return. A letter to his wife dated Feb 27 from Terre Haute hinted at self harm. authorities and friends fear he drowned in the Wabash river. The Fairbanks post office funds receipt remains unaccounted for and the family with five children awaits clarity.
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Indianapolis Journal
Sullivan
Ind
David E. Murphy
Fairbanks
Sullivan County
Terre Haute
Charles D. Hunt
Murphy
Wabash
The
Journal
Marshall
Muncie Council Grants Key Franchises for City Improvements
The Muncie City Council granted three major franchises including Mulberry Street access for the Muncie Hartford City and Fort Wayne Electric Railway, enabling completion of the rail line. A 35 year franchise was given to Muncie Electric Light Co for steam and hot water heating. The council also allowed Munice Natural Gas Co to charge 18 cents per thousand for gas this year and keep a reduced rate thereafter, prompting pumping station upgrades amid past court-ordered 15 cent rates.
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Indianapolis Journal
Muncie
Ind
Hartford City
New Castle
Middletown
Greenfield
Winchester
Gas fire in Ross Heights ends with near tragedy
Early today Charles Webb spent the night in a Ross Heights shop above which a stove failed to draw. He woke to gas odor and summoned Mr. Jones who went downstairs to investigate. Jones collapsed, Webb revived him, and both Webb and Mrs. Jones were nearly stifled. Mrs. Jones later became unconscious. both men improved but remained at risk in the incident.
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Cery
Ross Heights
Charles Webb
Mr. Jones
Ritter House Reopens After Renovation at West Baden
The old Ritter House at West Baden has been reopened after renovations. The property had been closed for some time and is now under the management of M. H. Pigg of Paoli following the overhaul.
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Mrs. Morgan
West Baden
Ritter
M. H. Pigg
Paoli
Rebels Bombard Venezuelan Port as Insurgents Land
The Libertador, renamed Boli var, shelled Guiara to protect insurgent landings amid Castro regime resistance. Panic in Carupano prompts fortifications. Reports from Willemstad and Panama describe clashes near Valencia and Agua Dulce, with Colombia seeking an American gunner to weaken the revolutionary fleet. Fighting near Bogota drives rebels toward mountains. Facatativa battles claim rebel rout.
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Port OF Spain
Trinidad
B. V
Libertador
Matos
Castro
Venezuela
Bolivar
Gulara
Carupano
Willemstad
Curacao
Valencia
Carabobo
Panama
Colombia
General Campo
Agua Dulce
Gaitan
Chucuita
Boyaca
Washington
Bogota
Colon
Facatativa
Explosion at Canal Street Printing House Wrecks Building
Explosions wrecked the five story Asto Press Printing Company building at 210 212 Canal Street in New York. Many workers were injured or jumped from windows as flames spread. A listed death occurred Consuela Durrante died at a hospital. Fire loss estimated at 75000 dollars. several occupants unaccounted for but likely escaped.
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New York
Canal Street
Asto Press Printing Company
Consuela Durrante
Fire at Oxford home ruins dwelling saving only two
In Fowler Indiana, the home of Mrs. Charles Craw at Oxford burned at midnight. Mrs. Craw and her son escaped by leaping from the second floor as flames consumed the stairway. The contents were destroyed and the property insured for 800 dollars. In Terre Haute Indiana, Joseph Coffin age twenty one, employed in his brother’s restaurant, killed himself over a broken marriage and asked Salvation Army members conduct his funeral.
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Indianapolis Journal
Fowler
Ind
Charles Craw
Oxford
Terre Haute
Joseph Coffin
Montezuma
Salvation Army
Patrick murder trial linked to Rice case in New York
In New York on March 3, A B Cohen testified in the Patrick murder trial about delays in pay checks for July and August 1900 and identified checks sent to Rice for signatures. Charles Jones corroborated the delay and described delivering two checks. Witnesses detailed Rice’s death location, Patrick’s will talk, and other testimonies on signatures and forgeries.
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New York
A. B. Cohen
W. M. Rice
Texas
A. T. Patrick
Rice
Charles F. Jones
Jones
Patrick
Paul Tiesch
Tiesch
Dr. Curry
Jerome
Garvan
Meyer
Europe
United States
Berlin
Mr. Moore
John D. Bartine
Court of Common Pleas of
New Jersey
Bartine
Mr. Rice
John Truesdell
Syracuse
N. Y
Vera Cruz man disappears after alleged cruelty threat
Bluffton Indiana March 3 Nash Pres chott of Vera Cruz is missing leaving wife and infant. Wife alleges White Caps warned him of punishment for cruelty to the child and sues for divorce.
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Indianapolis Journal
Bluffton, Ind
Nash Preschott
Vera Cruz
Clerks of Incorporated Towns Declared Unconstitutional
WARSAW Ind March 3 The Kosciusko Circuit Court held that a last Legislature act granting town clerks in eight towns the powers of a justice of the peace was unconstitutional The ruling states Congress cannot confer judicial powers on already established tribunals The case arose from Etna Green with Town Clerk Brindley and James E Smith who was fined for obstructing a highway
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Warsaw
Ind
Hiram 8
Biggs
Kosciusko
General Assembly
Circuit Court
Etna Green
James E. Smith
Brindley
Suit for damages begun in Wabash circuit court
Wabash Ind March 3 In the Wabash Circuit Court this afternoon suit for $3 000 damages was begun by William Wallace
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Indianapolis Journal
Wabash, Ind
Wabash
William Wallace
Richmond Electric Light Plant Rates Set At Eight Cents
Richmond Indiana March 3 The city council set the municipal light rate at eight cents per kilowatt with discounts under certain conditions. E F Gard of Mishawaka was named superintendent at $1.50 yearly salary. A previously appointed committee investigating alleged faulty work was released as conditions did not justify continued action.
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Indianapolis Journal
Richmond
Ind
E. Gard
Mishawaka
Gas fumes threaten Wabash family in early morning blaze
Wabash Indiana reports fumes from burned gas nearly destroyed a family this morning. D R Jones, a local grocer, owns a small grocery store and was involved in the incident. investigators are examining the source and possible causes as neighbors assisted with the escape.
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Indianapolis Journal
Wabash
Ind
D. R. Jones
Young Laporte Woman Dies or Critical After Vaccination
In Laporte Indiana March vaccination has been linked to blood poisoning affecting Louis Schier’s 21 year old daughter. The condition is described as critical and grave in the report from Laporte County.
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Indianapolis Journal
Laporte, Ind
Louis Schier
Laporte County
Revival closes with sixty four added at Seymour church
A five week revival at Seymour Methodist Church ended Sunday night with sixty four new members. Rev. E. R. West led the meetings assisted by evangelist J. M. Life of Ohio. Also noted, ex-senator Joseph H. Shea serves as special Vernon judge while Judge Willard New seeks eye specialist care in New York.
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Montpelier
Covington
Newton
Oklahoma
Chalien
Clay City
Commercial Club
Brazil Coal Company
Samuel Baumegartner
Rushville
Oliver L. Carr
Wiliam E. Harens
A. L. Riggs
Plainfield
Plainfield Library Association
Carnegie
York
Indiana Reform School
Beveridge
Durbin
Noblesville
J. M. Harris
Richmond
Harris
Annapolis
Baltimore Herald
Watkins
Shamokin
Foor
Indianapolis
Etruria Not Sighted In Overdue Queenstown Dispatch
A Queenstown dispatch reports the Cunard Line steamer Etruria from New York arrived late February 22 and about sixty hours overdue. Officials say rough weather and easterly winds caused the delay and show no current anxiety for the ship's safety, though a slight accident is possible.
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London
Queenstown
Etruria
New York
Queenstow
Liverpool
Cunard Line
British steamer Tiber believed lost near Halifax
The Tiber carrying coal from Louisburg to Halifax is thought to have foundered with twenty crew. A ship’s house with deck planks and a large wheel were recovered near Whitehead harbor and Port Felix, suggesting disaster.
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Halifax
N. S
Louisburg
B. C
Whitehead Harbor
Port Felix
New Institute for Negroes opens in Eldorado
The Colored Normal and Industrial Institute opened at Eldorado on March 3 with funds raised by the Cuba Libre Industrial Association. Modeled after Tuskegee, it includes a farm and sizeable buildings a half mile from town. Jefferson D. Alston serves as president.
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Eldorado
Colored Normal and Industrial Institute
Tuskegee Institute
Booker T. Washington
Cuba Libre Industrial Association
Jefferson D. Alston
Ilinois
Man and wife robbed. elderly farmer found dead
Edmond Houp, 87, of Mercer, Ky., was found dead in his home with his wife unconscious after a robbery. The couple had $18 in pension money in the house. Police report the pair were victims of burglars.
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Harrodsburg
Edmond Houp
Mercer
Slashed Across the Cheek After Brief Encounter
Frank Lieb, a young resident of Bright Wool, was cut across the cheek yesterday by a colored boy identified as Taylor near Haeberle's grocery on Brookside Avenue. Lieb, holding a letter, attempted to place it on a doorstep when Taylor threatened him. Lieb bent over and was slashed, requiring thirteen stitches.
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Frank Lieb
Byil
City Dispensary to vaccinate all unvaccinated pupils
The Board of Health ordered City Dispensary physicians to vaccinate all pupils of Public School No. 1 who have not yet been vaccinated by family physicians. Florence Hills of St Pine Street attended the school and has smallpox, reportedly contracted at Mrs. Commons's home on Tenth Street.
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Hursday
Florence Hills
St Pine Street
Commons
Tenth Street
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