Bad Blood Flares Over Knox County Judgment and Gambler Case
Washington Indiana March 4 Complications mount in collecting a $90 judgment against gamblers Tyler and Kelly of the city Former banker Davis’s lawyers push a hard line and public sentiment shifts A saloon owned by Kelly is seized but released after proof he has no interest The sheriff faces a potential official bond suit as a fist fight erupts between appraisers Roberts and J W Oxdon Davis’s side claims Tyler conveyed property to his sister to shield it from winnings The bitter fight centers on the conveyance to prevent dissolute kin from gaining control and fuels local antagonism
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Ind
Knox County
Tyler
Kelly
Davis
Bost
Charles H. Roberts
J. W. Oxdon
Roberts
Tyter
Akron teacher wins 4000 damages from Erie Railroad
Miss Myrtle Blackburn of Akron won a Fulton Circuit Court verdict awarding 4000 in damages after a horse frightened by a fast Erie train toppled her and a vehicle down a steep embankment in August last year. She had sued for 15000, proving she did not cross the track until it was safe.
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Indianapolis Journal
Wabash
Ind
Akron
Erie Railroad Company
Myrtle Blackburn
Fulton
Divorce Case of Miers v Miers Reaches Evidence Phase
Greensburg case before Judge Hacker ends the introduction of evidence. Attorneys for plaintiff plan to argue tomorrow and the judge may need several days to review before ruling. Also reported is the Evansville murder suicide of Mrs. W B Cox after a quarrel with her drunken husband. He shot her and then wounded himself. he is in critical condition. Cox’s background described as wild and from a wealthy Kentucky family, with police noting a desperate nature. Kentucky relatives removed the body.
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Indianapolis Journal
Greensburg
Ind
Miers
Hacker
Bennett & Udson
Craig & Smiley
Tackett & Wilson and Wickens & Osborne
Evansville
W. B. Cox
Cox
Kentucky
Miss Maggie Lewellen Ends Life With Morphine Aid
Crawfordsville Ind March 4 Miss Maggie Lewellen committed death by her own action this morning with the aid of morphine. She had been melancholy for several days but the cause of her low mood and the resultant act is not known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Ind
Maggie Lewellen
Fairbanks Postmaster Was Expecting Arrest in Financial Troubles
Terre Haute March 4 The Fairbanks postmaster David Murphy vanished amid debts and alleged dewying deals. A letter to his wife claiming a Wabash drowning was a sham. An Olney Illinois man sought arrest over a $40 dewindling note and Murphy owed Terre Haute debts but paid none. Inspector Vickeroy in Cincinnati notified. Mrs Murphy says Murphy left enough cash to cover post office accounts.
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Inianapolis Journal
Terre Haute
Ind
David Murphy
Fairbanks
Murphy
Olney
Marshall, M
Alan
Kansar
Revival In A School Brings Sudden Religious Fervor
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Muncte Illinois March 4 Selma high school students abandon lessons for a sudden revival meeting with Delbert Hill a sixteen year old convert leading the way Teacher Frank Rector nearly overwhelmed by joyful pupils as the service continues beyond school hours All but two pupils join in the religious exercises and conversions are reported
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Indianapolis
Muncte
Iml
Selma High School
Selma
Delbert Hill
Hill
Church
Coal Miners and Operators in Indiana Meet in Conference
In Terre Haute Indiana March 4 the joint conference of bituminous coal miners and operators opened with both sides proposing scales revealing wide differences. A scale committee was appointed as the disputes focus on prices for coal thick veins and wage provisions with weekly pay come under discussion. The Brazilian district meeting followed with preliminary work and multiple candidates for president, including the incumbent Mr Wilson who may not seek renomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana
Indianapolis Journal
Brazil
Eighth District
Wilson
Pendants of Streetcar Strike Fold Pupils Leave School
In Terre Haute eighty pupils at Seeleyville quit school for two days when two teachers rode on streetcars as part of the week eight of a railway employee strike. About twenty five pupils in another class stayed in school. Marion hosts the Master Horseshoers Association of Indiana annual meeting April 9 and 10, third yearly gathering with attendees from across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Terre Haute
Ind
Seeleyville
Marion
Master Horseshoers’ Association of
Indiana
Freak oil well shot explodes casing in Indiana field
In Hartford City Indiana on March 4 James Jolly lowered a nitroglycerin torpedo shell on the William Dodge lease between Hartford City and Montpelier when it exploded near the casing three feet below the surface. Ten joints of casing shot upward about 15 feet above the derrick as the other charges remained unexploded. The casing now stands 100 feet high awaiting the go devil drop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Hartford City
Ind
Indiana
William Dodge
Montpelier
James Jolly
Oil Struck Near Darlington in Warwick County
Evansville dispatch reports farmers near Darlington Warwick County struck oil at 170 feet this afternoon. A stock company will be organized immediately to develop the new field.
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Indianapolis Journal
Evansville
Ind
Darlington
Warrick County
Three of Them Kick and Three Countians Injured
Special to the Indianapolis Journal Hartford City Indiana March 4 The family horse lost temper today and three persons were injured George Gucker a farmer three miles south of town was kicked above the right eye knocked unconscious and left with a long forehead gash Willie Gregory four year old son of Mr and Mrs Iph Gregory was found in a neighbor s barn semi conscious with a deep forehead wound thought to have been struck during the incident John Steinhilber a Washington township farmer had his left arm broken by a kick from the horse
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Indianapolis Journal
Hartford City
Ind
George Gucker
Nellie
Gucker
Willie Gregory
Iph Gregory
East Washington Street
John Steinhilber
Washington Township
Robbery attempt at county recorder’s office in Wabash
A noon attempt to rob the county recorder’s office in Wabash ended when a 20-year-old well-dressed man with a sandy mustache fled after forcing a cold drawer. Deputy Frank Glazier heard the disturbance, saw the suspect, who vaulted a four-foot counter and escaped through a window into the corridor. No crew was present. Bluffton considers aiding a proposed railroad from Union City to Huntington with eventual links to Cincinnati and Chicago. two routes are proposed via Montpelier and Warren or Pennville Bluffton Markle.
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Indianapolis Journal
Wabash
Ind
County Recorder's
Frank Glazier
Bluffton
Commercial Club
Union City
Huntington
Cincinnati
Chicago
F. H. Patrick
Columbus, C
George W. Patchell
Montpelier
Warren
Pennville
Markle
Crown Point Plans US Supreme Court Fight Over Hammond Ruling
Hammond reports say Crown Point, Indiana will carry the Superior Court act dispute to the United States Supreme Court after the Indiana Supreme Court ruled in favor of Hammond. The fight centers on the act and its legal implications.
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Indianapolis Journal
Hammond
Ind
Crown Point
Indiana Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Marietta Glass to Double Cathedral Factory Capacity
Marion Ind March 4 The Marietta Glass Company will start work at once on an addition to its glass factory. When finished the expansion will double the present capacity. The Marietta glass plant is one of the few cathedral glass factories in the nation, and rising demand for this ware drove the expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Marion
Ind
Marietta Glass Company
Marietta Glass
Elwood Crematory Completed After Fire Loss
Elwood reports the new city crematory, built to replace the one destroyed by fire two months ago, is completed and in service. Furnaces were not materially altered and the brick build is substantial, reflecting durable construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Elwood, Inc
New City Crematory
Subsidy vote eyed for Dayton Union City Railroad
Portland Indiana March 4 special elections may be called in Wayne and Penn townships Jay county before week end to gauge voter views on subsidies for the Dayton Union City Huntington Railroad.
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Indianapolis Journal
Portland
Ind
Wayne
Penn Townships
Jay County
Dayton, Union City & Huntington
Multiple Indiana Obituaries Reported After March 4 Explosions
A sweep of Indiana notices details deaths from March 4 across cities including Muncie Richmond South Bend Winamac Portland Shelbyville Peru Elwood Bushville and Muncie. Victims include Elmer Newkirk and Bert Lee of the De Soto gas station explosion and numerous local residents aged 64 to 88 with varied causes from pneumonia typhoid fever Brights disease and old age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie, Ind
Elmer Newkirk
Bert Lee
de Soto
American Glass Company
Eighty-Eight Birthday for Reuben Alexander in Rushville
Rushville reports Reuben Alexander celebrated his eighty-eighth birthday Tuesday with a descendants gathering at his West Fifth Street home. County Commissioners postpone action on J D Case petition to recover funds from ex County Clerk Thomas M Green until records expert reviews county records. Green township Green Wayne county noted for quietude with no saloon, no justice, no constable in eighteen years due to lack of cases. Marion sees Raymond Delmore from Converse missing, suspected foul play. last seen in Marion en route to Fairmount for a trial. he left $20 in bank with wife and child. Peru reports Victor Gonzales claiming South American origin and Cuba war interpreter sentenced to jail for disorderly conduct and taking an overcoat. City Council orders water meters for large users. Elwood plaintiff loses $10,000 damage suit against Union Traction Company over Melcher death on gravel train. Ladoga fixes annual horse show to June 7 from May 1.
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Richmond
Ind
Hannas N. Grave
David P. Grave
York
James G. Martin
Gerhardt H Ludhoort
W. H
Charles H
Gus H
George H
Cincinnati
William T. Widup
South Bend
Alpheus Thornton
Thornton
New York State
Mishawaka
Winamac
Thomas Hackett
Pulaski County
Hackett
United States Government
Portland
Nancy McGriff
Jay County
Samuel Brinkerhoof
Brice
McGriff
Shelbyville
Ilenry Meer
American Expre. Company
Shelby County
Bright
Peru
George Glassford
Alien Township
Lving
Macy
Glassford
Elwood
John Bucy
Madison County
Bushville
Sarah Beckner
Arlington
Horace Beckner
Greenfield
Zarah Stanley
Muncie
Joseph Sawyer
Wysor Opera House
Rushville
Reuben Alexander
West Fifth Street
J. D. Case
Thomas M. Green
Richmond—Green Township
Wayne County
Marion
Raymond Delmore
Converse
Fairmount
Victor Gonzales
South America
Cuba
Union Traction Company
Wis Thornburg
George Melcher
Melcher
Ladoga
Hidden $8,353 Found in Tin Can in Carbondale Saloon Site
In Carbondale Illinois on March 4 a tin can hidden in a building once run by Alf and Charles Froelich yielded $8,353 with $890 in gold. The closest kin is a Froelich brother confined at Anna Insane Asylum. Frank Sanford, a half-brother of the Froelichs, made the discovery.
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Carbondale
Tamarao
Alf
Charles Froelich
Froelichs
Anna Insane Asylum
Frank Sanford
Mrs Dewey Illness Keeps Echoes At Palm Beach
Friends of Mrs. Dewey report she remains seriously indisposed though warmer Palm Beach weather has helped her throat. She cannot respond to attentions or calls. The admiral handles double duties in the special line and adds charm to a season noted for its gaiety at the resort.
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Washington Post
End of Filipino resistance seen in final clearances
Small bands of armed Filipinos are being run down or harried into submission from time to time, and it looks as if the last vestiges of organized resistance to U S authority in the Philippine Islands would soon cease to exist. When that has happened it will be easier to discuss eventual disposition and form of government for the islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
United States
Philippine Up
America
Philippines
Maso Urges Support For New Cuban Government In Manzanillo
On Gomez's visit to Manzanillo General Bartolome Maso former Democratic presidential candidate urged the public to back the new government and help build Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Maximo Gomez
Manzanillo
Bartolome Maso
Democratic Party
Cuba
Maryland Senate approves bill to admit women lawyers
ANNAPOLIS Md March 4 The Maryland Senate passed a bill to authorize admitting women to practice law in state courts with fourteen votes in favor and two against, just meeting the constitutionally required threshold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Maryland Senate
Mothers Congress to Meet Every Three Years
The mothers' congress, after adjourning in Washington, decides to convene only once every three years in the future. At the next gathering, several young ladies who spoke at the recent meeting may offer a more advantageous viewpoint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Journal
Mothers’ Congress
Washington
Ship Subsidy Bill Favored by Senator Frye as Senate Debates
Washington March 4 Senator Frye spoke in favor of the ship subsidy bill urging Republicans to heed messages from Arthur Harrison McKinley and Roosevelt. Credentials of Allison and Dolliver presented. several minor bills passed and votes noted on nominations and measures including funding for construction and relief, with adjournment after executive session.
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Washington
Senate
Frye
Republican Party
Congress
Arthur
Harrison
McKinley
Roosevelt
Allison
Dolliver
Iowa
International Committee of
Young Jen's Christian Associations
United States
Durham
N. C
National Cemetery
Pensacola
Fla
David McMurtrie Gregg
United States Army
Elizabeth Muhleman
Samuel A. Muhlemen
Ford
Lincoln W. Tibbets
St. Clair Terminal Railroad Company
Monongahela River
G. B. Brackett
Department of Agriculture
French Republic
Crisp’s Point
Lake Superior
Mich
Oyster Bayou
Louisiana Coast
Gulf of Mexico
Bluff Shoal
Pamlico Sound
Rasmussen & Strehlow
Bogue Inlet
Montana
Permanent International Commission of the Congress of Navigation
Texas
Cullom
Committee On Appropriations
House Debate Over Rural Free Delivery Bill Ends Without Vote
Washington March 4 The House debated a bill to classify rural free delivery and place carriers under the contract system. No vote occurred and a decision tomorrow is unlikely amid a large speaker list. Supporters Smith Kentucky Gardner New Jersey Williams Mississippi. opponents Landis Indiana Maddox Georgia Hill Connecticut. Conference report on the Philippine tariff bill adopted earlier.
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Washington
House
Smith
Kentucky
Gardner
New Jersey
Williams
Mississippi
Messrs. Landis
Indiana
Maddox
Georgia
Hill
Landis
Mason and Dixon's
Roberts Resigns From U. S. Steel Executive Committee
New York March 4 The United States Steel directors re-elected Schwab and officers but Percival Roberts Jr resigned from the executive committee. The resignation was accepted without naming a successor while he remains on the board. Roberts, former American Bridge Co president, held a significant capitalization and says he has not agreed with Schwab on certain policy features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Steel Corporation
Schwab
Percival Roberts, Jr
Tie
Roberts
American Bridge Company
Brooklyn Opera Singer Joseph Tamaro Dies at Home
New York March 4 Joseph Tamaro operatic singer dies from Brights disease at his Brooklyn home. He was a prominent performer and celebrated in local stages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph Tamaro
Bright
Brooklyn
Notable Opera Singers Death Notices Highlight Family Ties
Seventy eight years old and born in Barcelona, the artist received the imperial title of royal court singer from Queen Isabella and was made an honorary member of the Philharmonic Society of Florence and the St Caecilia of Rome. He also collected royal souvenirs. Mme Calve, then in grand opera in this city, has been notified of her father’s death in Milan, France, from pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barcelona
Spain
Isabella
Philharmonic Society
Florence
St. Caecilia
Rome
Mme, Calve
Milan
France
After Forty Four Years Meeting Of Pennsylvanian Siblings
March 4 Bellefontaine Ohio. For the first time in forty four years John Hoffman of this city and Ellen Arters of Pottsville Pennsylvania, brother and sister, met today. They had been separated in 1858 while residents of Lancaster County Pennsylvania. The brother entered his sister's home as a vender and chance remarks revealed their kinship.
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Bellefontaine
John Hoffman
Ellen Arters
Pottsville
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
Like Mrs. Soffel Carrie Kearney Accused of Jail Aid
Oswego Kansas March 4 Mrs Carrie Kearney was arrested on charges of aiding prisoners in a county jail plot to escape She allegedly supplied a pistol to Will Geary jailed for burglary and Dr G A Calhoun who faces a penitentiary sentence for his wife s murder The plot was discovered and she refused to post a 00 bond
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oswego
Kan
Carrie Kearney
Will Geary
G. A. Calhoun
Etruria in tow after propeller loss near Azores
Steamship Etruria lost its propeller and steering gear in mid Atlantic and drifted for hours. The Cunard liner was towed toward Fayal, Azores, by the William Cliff with Ottawa and other tugs standing by. Report says Etruria was sighted west of Fayal about five hundred miles, all aboard safe.
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London
Ottawa
Philadelphia
Fayal
Azore Islands
Cunard Line
Etruria
William Cliff
Azores
New York
Evening World
Mid- Atlantic
Stephens
Cliff
Marconi
Fire in Tremont Hotel Injures Guests in Marshalltown
Fire destroyed half a block in Marshalltown Iowa injuring several Tremont Hotel guests and workers. Victims include Lulu Stephens Bessie Madden Birdie Myers J H Jayne Jacob Kunkle George Steffe and others with sprains burns and broken bones. Guest numbers rose as flames blocked exits and workers leaped to safety from balconies. The blaze started near the elevators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Tremont Hotel
Lulu Stephens
Bessie Madden
Birdie Myers
J. H. Jayne
Jacob Kunkle
George C
Steffe
Chicago
Palmer box and stove factory destroyed by fire
POPLAR BLUFF I c March 4 The Palmer box and stove factory owned by Dowell M Palmer of New York was destroyed by fire causing a loss of 300000 Six hundred men are left jobless The plant is described as the largest of its kind in the world CHATTANOOGA Tenn March 4 The Miggs county courthouse at Decatur Tenn was burned this morning destroying all county records The loss is about 25000 and the fire is believed incendiary.
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Poplar Bluff
I.c
Palmer
Dowell M. Palmer
New York
Chattanooga
Tenn
Miggs County
Decatur
Notable Deaths Mentioned in Early March Reports
SANDUSKY, Col. C. M. Keyes aged sixty a former steward at Gallipolis State Hospital for Epileptics found dead roadside no violence or missing valuables on way to social gathering MONTPELIER News of J C Houghton president of National Life Insurance Naples cablegram Naples Italy death March 4 CLEVELAND Dr Worthy Streator eighty five prominent physician died last night Streator Illinois named after him helped build Erie Railroad NEW YORK John Mohun seventy died of apoplexy in street this afternoon
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Sandusky, CO
Col. C. M. Keyes
Gallipolis
Montpelier
J. C. Houghton
National Life Insurance Company
Naples
Italy
Houghton
Cleveland
Worthy Streator
Streator
Ill
Ill., Was Named. In Early Life Dr. Streator
Erie Railroad
New York
John Mohun
J. B. Haggin
California Silver King
Garfield Law to Be Repealed in Ohio House Vote
Columbus March 4 The Ohio House passed the De Vaal bill to repeal the Garfield law the corrupt practices act governing buying votes in elections by a 39 to 4 vote without a party division. Supporters expect Senate passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
House of Representatives
de Vaal
Friends of the
Senate
Downfall of Towne and Texas Wells Refocuses Towne
The Detroit Free Press notes the decline of Charles A. Towne amid political and business pressures. It reports his decision to retire from business and return to politics, indicating ongoing turmoil linked to powerful interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Dem
Charles A. Towne
Wells
Towne
Towne as Tammany Hopeful for Congress Nomination
The piece portrays Towne as a Wall Street broker and Dem ocratic Club member with intimate ties to Tam many leaders. It suggests he could secure a Tammany nomination in a New York City district and be elected, arguing his oratory would boost Tammany’s political strength.
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Dougherty
Cochran
Grady
Towne
Mr.yan
Bryan
Tammany
Democratic Party
Meteor Yacht to Use Edson Steering Gear for Emperor William
The Meteor, a new German emperor’s schooner yacht built in Boston, will feature the Edson positive motion steerer worth over 5000 dollars. George D. Loud of Boston designed the system with a child friendly operation and zero lost motion. The wheel’s diameter is 54 inches and bears imperial German insignia in gold and silver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
George D. Loud
Edson Manufacturing Company
Edson
Norway
E. F. Miller
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Rural Free Delivery Contract Plan Draws House Debate
Washington Letter cites Mr Loud's proposal to run rural free delivery on a contract basis. The plan, cut from postal funding, gains a fair House hearing as a key political issue pits private enterprise against government work. A Shenandoah Valley stage driver laments low bids yet prefers contracts for equal political chances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York Post
Loud
House of Representatives
Swanson
Virginia
Committee On Rules
Sam
Snickers Gap
Round Hill
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
Uncle Sam
North Carolina Model Law Urges Harsher Burglary Penalties
The Washington Star notes North Carolina’s stricter stance urging uniform adoption of tougher burglary penalties. It argues burglars are highly dangerous and may kill if confronted, so the law should preemptively apply the extreme penalty to deter crime and reduce burglary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
North Carolina
Resolution urged East South alliance by Mississippi House
JacksonMiss March 4 A resolution introduced by Mr McAllister urged establishing a political and business alliance between the East and South. The House of Representatives opted the measure as today’s Legislature concluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
McAllister
House of Representatives
Children and Fools Refute Coffee With Postum Flavor
A Salem Oregon user describes severe wakefulness and dyspepsia from coffee, finds relief with Postum Food Coffee after boiling fifteen minutes. They report restored health, weight gain, and improved appearance after shifting to the beverage, noting repeated praise from friends.
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Salem
Ore
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Emperor William
Ield Medal
Wney
Prince Henry
Germany
Bieve
Setinety
Political and Business Alliance
Postum Co
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