Reorganization Sets New Paymasters in Army Corps
Under the law a restructured pay corps will add paymasters among volunteers while most others receive commissions. Three volunteers will remain in place: Majors Beecher, Sanders, and Arthur. Maj. Ray will join the Quartermaster's corps as part of the changes. Regular army will include two majors and twenty five captains in the pay corps.
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Beecher Toons
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Junius Sanders
Men
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Ohio
Maj
Ray
Quartermaster’s Corps
Regular Army
Appointments of Wishard and Pettit Announced
The appointments of Mr Wishard and Mr Pettit were announced weeks ago under an agreement on patronage between Senator Fairbanks and Beveridge. Wishard keeps Bixtania duties with J J M Lia Follette as deputy and Clarence Nichols as assistant. Pettit, a Wabash lawyer who was 187 speaker of the Representatives, is to assume office tomorrow with Wishard succeeding himself.
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Wabash
the of Representatives
Beveridge
United States
Senatoree A.ee
Marion
Census padding cited in Maryland figures scandal
Washington reports Census Director Merriam denounced padding in Maryland census counts. In St Marys and St Charlies counties irregularities included false names and nonresidents, inflating total population to 18 135. Enumerator F Abell was arrested. a $5 000 fine and two years’ imprisonment possible. Cases will be pursued nationwide.
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St Marys
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Ee Bm
Army officer to assume charge at Chickamauga Park
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports Lieutenant Colonel Barnett deputy quartermaster general United States Army will take charge of the quartermaster's establishment at Chickamauga Park Georgia on March 31 in addition to duties at Jeffersonville He will be accompanied by his Wagon Inspector He then returns to Jeffersonville Also mentions J B Barnes of Terre Haute and a Raleigh lodging and currency controller approving reserves for Citizens National Bank of Indianapolis Indiana National Bank and Third Bank of Cincinnati Assigned details appear from the era text.
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Chickamauga Park
Georgia
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Te J
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Verre Haute
Raleigh
Indiana National Bank
Napolis
Fistious Bank
Cincinnati
Citizens’ National Bank
Iope
Ind
Case in Which Harrison Was Counsel
The Supreme Court received a motion to pass temporarily a Santa Cruz bond case in which ex-President Harrison had served as counsel. The motion, filed by Hammond Kenny who worked with General Harrison for the city of Santa Cruz, said the city’s argument would have been by Mr. Harrison and no one was ready to proceed. The motion was granted.
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Wolcott Seen as Likely Interior Secretary Pick
The Daily Chieftain reports in Pueblo that ex-Senator Edward Wolcott of Colorado is definitively expected to be appointed Secretary of the Interior to succeed Mr. Hitch. The paper notes the news reached Pueblo by telegraph and expects Washington to announce the decision tomorrow.
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Col
Daily Chieftain
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Washington
President Knox to fill cabinet vacancy in Griggs’ retirement
Washington March high authority reports that the president plans to appoint Philander C Knox of Pittsburg to the vacancy in the cabinet created by the retirement of Attorney General Griggs.
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Khan
Philander C. Knox
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Griggs
Mixed News From Topeka and Abroad
Reports from Topeka mention Prof Brown's answer to charges and no desertions aboard the Topeka, with crew figures and discipline notes. Other items cover Treasury balances, a post office bid for letter boxes, a Cherokee Nation election in April, the transport Egbert sailing from Manila, and naval updates including Colonel Guenther at Fort Monroe and pending court of inquiry decisions.
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Eitior
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Germany
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Themical
Lygienie Institute
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American Tubing Beats British Price In World Markets
The State Department reports that American tubing, offered by middlemen from California, undercuts British bids with lower prices and superior quality. American firms win contracts for cast iron pipe for Dutch colonies and rails for Holland, while Calcutta harbor orders go to American bidders. Consuls note rising American competition, especially in Chinese markets after hostilities end.
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State Department
Marshall Halstead
Birmingham
England
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Holland
Oil strike and stock exchange high mark reported
A Milton oil discovery in southern West Virginia was noted as a milestone alongside a New York Stock Exchange sale at 52 dollars, surpassing the prior high by 100 dollars. The item also covers leadership changes, labor actions, and transport and industrial developments across several states.
Sealing Fleet in Danger as Gale Rages
Dilazard has swept the seaboard since last night. The Southern Cross, arriving yesterday, was forced into Pelican harbor to avoid swamping from a heavy load of 4.50 seals. Anxiety grows for the rest of the fleet scattered on the Ice fells, disaster possible without a rescue steamer bringing later reports.
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ST. John's
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Southern Cross
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Trial of a Torpedo Boat at Cape Charles
NORFOLK VA March 2 The torpedo boat Thornton built by the Trigg Ship Landing Company of Richmond Va had her final trial trip today over the course at Cape Charles She showed a speed of twenty seven knots against a head sea and very strong wind Her engines and boilers performed their work without a hitch and when she came in from the run she was in perfect condition.
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Thornton
Trigg Ship- Landing Company
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Cape Charles
Laxative Bromo Quinine Promises Pneumonia and Grip Prevention
The advertisement claims Laxative Bromo Quin ine removes the cause of pneumonia and grip. It presents the product as a preventative remedy and cure, appealing to consumers seeking immunity against illness.
Anderson Banquet Celebrates City Growth and Gas Era
The first annual banquet of the Anderson Commercial Club and Merchants' Association drew two hundred leaders from finance, law, ministry, and industry at Hotel Anderson. Mayor Dunlap praised Anderson’s prosperity, central location, and social life while Horace Stillwell highlighted strong recent industries. Superintendent Carr extolled modernized schools with improved training and salaries, noting a shift from few college graduates to twenty two in a larger teacher corps.
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John W. Scott
Charles W. Clingman
Chicago
Charles L. Henry
Mr. Henry
Merchants’ Association
M. M. Dunlap
Carnegie
Indiana
Horace. Stillwell
Central Traction Company
J. W. Carr
D. J. Crittenberger
W. A. Kittenger
G. F. Chittenden
W. R. Myers
H. J. Stein
J. L. Forkner
High official shot in St Petersburg as floods hit Andalusia
Foreign items report a high official shot in St Petersburg and severe floods in Andalusia Spain. A hurricane damaged the New Hebrides, and the Latin American scientific congress opened in Montevideo. Berlin reports rising grip with Kirschner as a victim. The Vinh Long ship near Singapore was floated unharmed. UK Commons approves second reading to raise age of alcohol purchases to under sixteen, vote 372 to 54. Italian quarries trigger landslide at Carrara destroying Tailway station. Prussian Diet urges curbs on disfiguring Rhine sign boards. Colognols flooded after a dam collapse. many homes destroyed and feared dead.
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Colognols
Rumor mill on Chinese indemnities and Manchuria policy
The article discusses divisions over how to treat native Christians harmed by the Boxers and estimates indemnities around 200 million, a sum China cannot meet. It notes officials are unmoved by the Tien-Tsin crisis and observes no official protest to Russia over Manchuria policy due to lack of an authenticated China Russia agreement and reluctance among powers to act. The U S State Department has sought facts but only elicited Russia’s disclaimer of improper motives.
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Tien-Tsin
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Manchuria
State Department
Russian Advances in Far East Noted by Kreuz Zeitung
In a weekly Kreuz Zeitung review from Berlin dated March 3, Russia is said to have gained territory at Hankow and invaded the Yangtze district in the far East. The piece claims England endures this because the South African War paralyzes her aggressiveness, while the author accuses a private intrigue last Friday.
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Kreuz Zeitung
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Han- Kow
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Yang-Tee
England
Powers Move to Control Peking Han Kow Railway
The article notes Belgian scouts seeking a railway commission from Peking to Han Kow. It expresses hope they fail, arguing their success would harm the broader powers. It suggests the powers will likely squeeze this small nation into a corner.
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Omiies
China
Peking
Han Kow
Regent potential named for regency in China crisis
London March 21 The Shanghai correspondent of the Standard reports that the allies, if Emperor Kwang Su fails to return to Beijing, plan to proclaim his brother Prince Chun as regent.
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Prince Chun
Death of Dr Edwards. leading Methodist editor passes
CHICAGO March 20 The Rev Arthur Edwards D D editor of the Northwestern Christian Advocate died tonight at his residence aged sixty six Cause of death heart trouble He was born Norwalk Ohio Nov 25 182? Educated Albion Michigan and at Wesleyan University Ohio He joined Detroit Conference in 1858 and was ordained He served as chaplain in the Army after Gettysburg then became colonel of a cavalry regiment In 1864 he returned to the Northwestern Christian Advocate as assistant editor later editor He declined outside income and focused on editorial work He published innovations such as illustrations in church press and served in multiple conferences He survived by his son Dr Arthur R Edwards and two daughters.
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Arthur Edwards
Northwestern Christian Advocate
Methodist Episcopal Church
Edwards
Norwalk
Albion
Mich
Wesleyan University of Ohio
Detroit
Methodist Church
Gettgeburg
Michigan Cavalry
D. Thompson
Northwestern University
Ists
Methodist Episcopal Conference
Issi
Baltimore
Ism
Ultra-Conservae
London Ecumenical Conference
Arthur R. Edwards
Wall Street figure John Pondier dies in New York
John Pondier a longtime Wall Street operator and Stock Exchange member linked to Trenor W. Park and Jay Gould in Union Pacific dealings died at his New York residence. A veteran forty niner and Sutro tunnel advocate, he faced legal suits and heavy losses before his withdrawal from finance.
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John_ Pondier
Wallstoner
Trenor W. Park
Jay Gould
Union Pacific Railroad
The
Stock Exchange
California
Poucher
Francois Got French Actor Dies in Paris
Paris March 21 M Francois Jules Edmond Got famed actor dies He was born October 1 1822 at Lignerolles Orne and debuted in 1814 He belonged to Comedie Francaise 1850 to 1866 Later starred at the Odeon as Andre Lagarde in Contagion He appeared in London and received the Legion of Honor in 1881 retiring from the stage in 18%
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Lignerolles
Department
Orne
Comedie Francaise
New
Odeon
Andre Lagarde
Angler
London
Legion of Honor
John Nash Former Big Four Director Dies in Chicago
John Nash a former railway supplies dealer from Cincinnati and once a director of the Big Four Railroad, died in Chicago tonight after a fall last Friday. He slipped on the sidewalk, fractured his skull, and the death resulted from those injuries.
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Chicago
John Nash
Cincinnati
Big Four Railroad
Notable Early 1900s Obituaries From United States and France
Detroit banker Albert Ives dies at ninety one after private bank collapse. Springfield colored politician Rev Samuel V. Casey dies at fifty six. Greely surgeon Dr Alfred R Green dies after long illness. Paris figures include Vice Admiral Charles D Henrey and painter Nicolas Francois Chifflart, both noted deaths.
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Springfield
Samuel V. Casey
Gallipolis
Washington
D. C
Greely
Alfred R. Green
Green
George G. Meade
Germantown
Paris
Charles Marks Albert Dompiero D’henrey
MacMahon
SY. Paul
W. W. Lewis
Atlantic Congregational Church
State Senate
Nicolas Francois Chifflart
Humpries Singer Dies by Own Action in Studio
H Charles Humphries a 32 year old tenor singer and choir leader at Second Baptist Church in St Louis shot himself in his studio. A sealed note to his widowed mother was found. He was a well known oratorio singer, reportedly solitary and semipro. His health had declined for six months and his voice was failing.
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H. Charles Humphries
Second Baptist Church
Humphries
Freight train wreck near Dexter after trestle fire
A south bound freight on the Kanawha and Michigan road derailed near Dexter, twenty five miles north of Gallipolis, as a trestle burned. The engineer failed to notice the fire in time, causing the engine and several cars to plunge into the raoon below. The engineer, fireman, and conductor, along with two others, were badly injured.
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Gallipolis, CO
Kanawha
Michigan Road
Dexter
Here
Pargent
Aimomoens
Trio of Explosions Kill Men on Indiana Farm
On Isaac Warlowe's farm near Kokomo, Indiana, stump blaster William Stamm was instantly killed by a premature dynamite blast while opening a fifty pound case. Marlowe, who was nearby, suffered fatal injuries and may die. Stamm, with thirty years blasting experience, had recently become careless in handling dynamite.
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Indianapolis Journal
Kokomo
Ind
Isaac Warlowe
Here
William Stamm
Mr. Marlowe
Stamm
Marlowe
Milford County
Llinois
Explosions injure workers at Indiana mines
In Brazil Indiana Alfred Reffett Albert Harris Eph Harr is and Thomas Harris were injured in a blasting powder blast at Keller McClellan Co mine west of Brazil. A spark ignited powder. men burned face and arms. possible blindness for Harris and Reffett. Bedford report notes dynamite blast at Fishing Creek quarry near Lawrenceport hurled stones and damaged a clubhouse with five men present.
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Indianapolis Journal
Brazil
Ind
Alfred Reffett
Albert Harris
Eph Harris
Thomas Harris
Keller, McClellan & Co
Here
Bedford
Fishing Creek
Lawrenceport
Graham
White River
Factory Shutdown Details in Ware and Molds
In the pressed ware industry two weeks were allotted for iron mold and paste mold work. The usual six weeks shutdown was arranged for in the chimney shade and globe factories some time ago.
Evans-MacBeth lamp chimney workers strike over reinstatement
MARION Ind March four hundred employees of the Evans MacBeth lamp chimney factory struck today after the firm refused to reinstate a discharged worker. The dispute centers on job reinstatement and labor action continues as negotiations follow.
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Marion
Ind
Evans-MacBeth
Ten new wells completed in Indiana oil field reports
Montpelier Ind March 3 Ten new wells have been completed in the Indiana oil field Of this number six are producing wells and four are listed as dry holes Two fairly good wells have been completed in Jackson township Wells county S W Taft Co s well No 2 on the King farm in Section 32 started at thirty barrels and St Clair Britt Co s No 6 on the Kep hart farm in Section 2 started at cherry Four producers have been completed in Chester township Wells county James Giles Co s No 16 on the Meyers farm in Section 20 started at forty barrels the Ohio Oil Company s No 3 on the Peck farm in Section 10 started at forty the Sherbondy Oil Company s No 4 on the Kingan farm in Section 5 started at thirty and the Van Camp Oil Company s No 2 on the Penrod farm in Section 10 started at five
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Indianapolis Journal
Montpelier
Ind
Indiana
Jackson Township
Wells County
W. Taft & Co
King Farm
St. Clair, Britt & Co
Kephart Farm
Aged Minister to Retire in Indiana Conference
Richmond reports Rev. W. E. McCarty of the Third M E Church will retire at the upcoming North Indiana Methodist Conference in Elwood after three years in this city. A pioneer Indiana minister born in Madison County sixty three years ago he served in Indianapolis Angola Huntington Peru Decatur Hartford City Allegan Mich and Austin Texas. He has funded church improvement and erection projects totaling 30000, married 1135 couples and united 270 people with the church.
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Indianapolis Journal
Richmond
Ind
North Indiana Methodist Conference
Elwood
W. E. McCarty
M. E
Indiana
Madison County
Indianapolis
Angola
Huntington
Peru
Decatur
Hartford City
Allegan, Mich
Austin
Tex
Wabash Site Offer For Carnegie Library
C B Cowing proposes the city form a disinterested committee to value his centrally located property for the Carnegie free library site and he will accept the fair value plus five hundred dollars in cash for the purchase. others nearby oppose the plan.
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Indianapolis Journal
Wabash
Ind
C. B. Cowgill
Carnegie Free Library
Delay in murder cases tests Indiana venue rule shift
In Terre Haute Indiana the change of venue process was applied in the Quincy Foster murder case prompting transfer to Clay county. Foster indicted for Harley McDonald’s death last autumn sees his first degree murder trial moved off the Vigo County docket. Also noted is the death of Cardeman after steam exposure in a Chicago-bound incident with no serious injuries to other train passengers.
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Indianapolis Journal
Terre Haute
Ind
Quincy Foster
Harley McDonald
Plety
Clay County
Clay
Charles Rogers
Indianapolis
Cardeman
Chicago
Gately
Titus
Caroleman
Murder confession rocks Owensburg area over missing man
Bedford Ind March 2 considerable excitement exists at Owensburg near this city over the confession of Mrs Tude Bakare that C P Rockwell of Cincinnati Ohio who has been missing three years had been murdered while canvassing for the American Eagle a soldier paper at that point She says the body was hid under her house and later removed The officers will divulge nothing Search will be made in the abandoned coal shaft where she says the body was thrown.
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Indianapolis Journal
Bedford
Ind
Owensburg
Tude Bakare
C. P. Rockwell
Cincinnati
American Eagle
Soldier Paper
Winona Assembly directors plan big season upgrades
At a Warsaw meeting on March 20 Winona Assembly directors discussed a greatly enlarged Winona Hotel a beautified park new canal work and other improvements planned for the coming season Present were J M Studebaker H W Johnson of South Bend Thomas Kane of Chicago E F Yarnelle of Fort Wayne Dr Dickey of Indianapolis and Fred Beyer of Warsaw preservation and expansion announced.
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Indianapolis Journal
Warsaw
Ind
Winona Assembly
Winona
J. M. Studebaker
H. W. Johnson
South Bend
Thomas Kane
Chicago
E. F Yarnelle
Fort Wayne
Dr. Dickey
Indianapolis
Fred Beyer
Dr Heck Made Many Threats Trial Details Greensburg
In Greensburg Ind on March 2 dr Conde Beck's trial for murder featured Anna Barton recounting Beck and her courtship, her father William H Barton opposing the union due to Beck's drinking, and Beck's threats against Barton. A duel occurred with multiple shots. Beck retrieved a shotgun after firing his revolver and pursued Barton to his home, where Barton later died. Four people restrained Beck from returning to Barton’s home to renew shooting.
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Indianapolis Journal
Greensburg
Ind
Conde Beck
William H. Barton
Anna
Barton
Beck
Mortgage Filed On Fort Wayne & Southwestern Traction Company
Huntington Ind March 2 There was filed for record in the recorder s office here today a 35 0 mortgage of the Fort Wayne Southwestern Traction Company to the Merchants Loan and Trust Company and Leon T Loehr of Chicago The mortgage runs thirty years at 5 per cent interest Revenue stamps totaling 250 were affixed to the original document.
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Huntington
Ind
Recorder's
Fort Wayne & Southwestern Traction Company
Merchants’ Loan and Trust Company
Leon T. Loehr
Chicago
Canadian doctor and Miss Porterfield wed in Richmond
Dr Free man C Keith of Canada and Miss Bessie Porterfield were married last night at the bride’s home with Rev E V Spicer officiating The couple will reside in Canada and begin life together after the ceremony in Richmond Indiana.
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Indianapolis Journal
Richmond
Ind
Freeman C. Keith
Canada
Bessie Porterfield
E. V. Spicer
The
Christian Church
Guilty of Attempt to Murder in Crawfordsville
Ira McConnell found guilty of attempting to murder his wife and son with a revolver. Jury out all night, sentenced to two to fourteen years in the penitentiary. Former county surveyor, Civil War veteran, alcohol problems preceded the case. Wife linked to a prominent local family. insanity plea failed.
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Indianapolis Journal
Crawfordsville
Ind
Ira McConnell
MccConnell
McConnell
Obituaries From Indiana: Mason, Shimp Pass Away
MUNCIE James Mason dies at ninety from the grip leaving a widow of equal age and a longtime Mason and community figure. SOUTH BEND Jacob Shimp aged eighty nine dies a St Joseph county pioneer and prominent Mason in this city.
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Ind
James Mason
Lodge of Masons
South Bend
Jacob Shimp
St. Joseph County
Fireman Killed In Terre Haute Train Wreck
In Terre Haute Indiana a southbound fast train derailed after striking an open switch in the yards. Fireman Madera climbed a pole to repair a high tension line and was electrocuted when power was turned on. He died at once and was taken to his Elwood home. he leaves a widow and two children.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Madera
Imp
Elwood
Lineman Killed Working on Pole in Fairmount
William Madera, a lineman for Union Traction Company, died instantly at 4 AM while working atop a fifty foot pole in Fairmount. He telephoned the power house at Anderson to not turn on power before the fall. The trial date has been set for April 2 and a venue change is expected.
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Indianapolis Journal
Fairmount, Inc
William Madera
Madera
Union Traction Company
Anderson
Glass Workers Agree Short Summer Shutdown Plan
In Pittsburg on March 2, a conference between the Flint and Lime Glass Manufacturers Association and the American Flint Glass Workers Union settled a summer shutdown. Tumblers and punch department operations will halt for two weeks after July 1 across several factories as part of the agreement.
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Flint and Lime Glass Manufacturers’ Association
American Flint Glass Workers’ Union
Petersburg Knights dedicate lodge hall with ceremony
Petersburg lodge of the Knights of Pythias held imposing castle hall ceremonies with many visiting knights from nearby towns. John Flint, resident south of Petersburg, is under arrest for the indiscriminate killing of dogs and has received threatening letters to stop the shootings. Richmond plans two university extension lectures for next season by Dr. Richard Moulton and Dr. Charles Zuebmin of Chicago University. Portland fundraiser progress for a Carnegie library site reached 1.50, half the goal. Ira Denney of Portland is gravely ill at home. Aberdeen-Angus cattle sale in Kansas City saw Dorcas F. sold for 66 to A. H. Eyman, and a bull to H. H. Anderson for 06. Peru Maennerchor prepares for June Ohio Indiana Seermerteut with an excursion rate and thousands expected. Representative Steele recommends J. W. Eward of Converse for reappointment as postmaster. A Shelbyville gas explosion injures Mrs. Louis Hoover. George E. McKean defends blackmail suit over alleged wife’s affair. Lead-bearing stones found on W. M. Cummins farm near Freetown, samples sent to state geologist. New Wabash directory lists 4,317 names. population estimates suggest higher counts for Wabash and North Manchester.
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Richmond
Richard Moulton
Charles Zueb- Min
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M. A. Judy
Williamsport
Dorcas F
A. H. Eyman
Harristown
Ill
H. H. Anderson
Alpha
Peru
Representative Steele
J. W. Eward
Converse
Major Steele
Eward
Shelbyville
Louis Hoover
George E. McKean
Adams County
Bluffton
J. W. T. Luckey
Huntington
Luckey
McKean
W. M. Cummins
Freetown
Jackson County
Executed for Treason In Boer Train Wreck Case
CAPE TOWN March 2 J P Minaber S Minaber and J A Neuwoudt were shot at De Aar last evening for treason and murder in pursuance of a court martial sentence. The death sentence followed the Taasbosch train wreck that killed five. General Kitchener confirmed the verdict. A Dutch minister and relatives attended. Two others received five years penal servitude.
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Cape Town
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S. Minaber
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de Aar
Taasbosch
Kitchener
Standerton garrison evacuated as Campbell column engaged
Durban report states the Klip river flood blocked General Campbell’s column, preventing return to Standerton. The force then moved to recover the garrison at Vredo, engaging in heavy fighting on the way. Campbell's ranks include about two hundred sick and wounded while roving Boers menace the area.
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Durban
Klip
Campbell
Standerton
Vredo
Wredo
Milner Sees Three Months Stay in Transvaal Mines
In Johannesburg the Transvaal Colony reports one mining firm restarting ore crushing while four others prepare to begin. Sir Alfred Milner, Governor of the Transvaal and Orange River colonies, expects to remain for about three months.
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Orange River
Cape Colony clash tallies in March engagement
A Cradock dispatch reports Colonel Goringe's British force clashing with Kritzinger's Boers on March 15. Boers suffer nine killed and seven wounded while British casualties total one killed and ten wounded.
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Cradock
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Kritzinger
Two Thirds Shooting Tournament At Muncie Club
The Muncie Gun Club hosts a two third shooting tournament with 200 pigeons as targets and state crack shots expected to compete. Also notes include Bradford and Buffalo boxing results, wrestling match set for May 7 in New York, and billiards handicap at Maurice Daly's academy with a $54 purse.
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Muncie
Bradford
Buffalo
Nouroulah
Turk
Tom Jenkins
Cleveland
New York
Fires devastate Keno and Tennessee towns with multi‑mill losses
Keno Va March 20 two fires caused major damage with 54000 loss at Grand Hotel Cedarow owned by Wright Bros no lives lost. Davis Lenon's saw and planing mills burned with lumber yard loss 540000 and no insurance. NASHVILLE Tenn March 20 Tiptonville Lake County nearly wiped out by fire last night with loss about 37500 partly insured amid rumored arson linked to lynching Ike Fitzgerald last Saturday.
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Keno
Grand Hotel
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Cederow
Davis & Lenon
Nashville
Tenn
Tiptonville
Lake County
Ike Fitzgerald
Diary of the Old Alcalde Lost in Dallas Fire
A fire at the Dallas residence of Hon. Dudley G. Wooten destroyed the diary of General O. M. Roberts known as the Old Alcalde. The diary chronicled Roberts life from 143 to its end and covered major events in Texas history. Wooten planned to publish the diary.
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Dallas
Tex
Dudley G. Wooten
O. M. Roberts
Heir to 4 million claimed by Michigan switchman
Holland Michigan March 2 T R Oatman a Flint and Pere Marquette Railway switchman was told by his mother at St Thomas Ontario that he is the heir to 4 000 000 left by a distant bachelor relative D R Kitne who died about a year ago on his Virginia plantation
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Holland, Mich
T. R. Oatman
Flint
Pere Marquette
St. Thomas
Ont
D. R. Kitne
Virginia
Old druggist’s advice cures lifelong dyspepsia tale
A veteran druggist counsels quitting meat and using Grape-Nuts with cream, cooked fruit, and Postum Coffee. The narrator claims rapid health gains, pain relief, better sleep, weight increase, and fewer cold symptoms after adopting the regimen, sharing a Pittsburg case of a woman who improved similarly.
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Pittsburg
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Columbia Ice Company
United States Steel Company
Marquette
Menominee
Gogebic
Vermillion
OF Anderson
Commercial Club
DR. Edwards
Methodists
John Pondher
John Pondier
Francois Got
Actor
M. Francois Jules Edmond Got
Albert Ives
A. Ives & Sons
Ives
Yrailingtown
Conn
Pairmount
MacBeth
Vigo County
Winona Park
Dr. Heck
Traction Company
Lineman
Fairmount
Deteila
Pressed Ware and Mold
Indiana Notes
North
Manchester
Holden
Knight & Jillson CO
General Sporting News
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Jack” O'Brien
Philadelph
Jack Thompson
Newcastle
Ora C. Morningstar
Edward McLaughlin
Chongsional
Maurice Daly
Acadecy
Burlingame Polo Club
San Francisco
Hurlinghams
Soares Gould
Walter Hobart
Joseph Tobin
A Driscoll
Lawrence McCreary
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!