Indianapolis Medical Instrument Makers Advertisement
An antique trade notice from H. Armstrong & Co, VIICAL INSTRUMENT MAKERS, at 204 and 2g S Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Indiana. The ad lists physicians satchels medicine cases instrument cycles gowns and ear physic pocket knives alongside various related articles and warned cabinets.
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Warn
H. Armatrong & Co
Viical Instrument Makers
Meridian Street
Indianapolis
Ind
Paris Dispatches Hint at Shifting European Alignments
The report outlines European diplomacy with mentions of Russian diplomats aiming to shape relations with China, Bulgaria and Portugal royals arriving in Paris, and a Paris consultation by a prince’s traveling party. It notes claims of dynamite manufacture, Japanese cabinet meetings, tax retrenchment plans, and Corsican barricades facing police action as friars refuse to abandon fortifications.
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Pany Enemas
London
Ional
Bastia
Corsica
Capuchi
Alleged Ballot Box Frauds In Baltimore Mayoral Race
A Baltimore election report shows Robert McLane leading Frank Wachtter by 50 votes after 34 precincts reported. Four precinct ballots remain uncounted due to judge disputes and are with the Board of Election Supervisors awaiting action tomorrow. Republicans hire counsel to contest, seeking to restrain issuance of McLane’s certificate.
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Baltimore
McLane
Arkansas Grounded Monitor Arkansas at St Genevieve Mo
The United States monitor Arkansas ran aground at St Genevieve Missouri on May 6. Officials report the situation is not serious and the vessel is expected to float off without incident. The incident remains under observation by naval authorities.
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St. Genevieve
Cairg Ill
United States Monitor
Arkansas
Mary Baker Eddy Gives 8100,000
N H May 6 It was a neat to night that Mrs Mary Baker has given $100,000 in addition to a site and Science Church in the heart.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Concecrd
N. H
Mary Baker
Education by Occupations and the Drudgery Hero
Dr W T Bryan of Indiana University told the National Congress of Mothers that occupations are shaped by long guild histories and must be life pursued to advance civilization. He called drudgery a tragedy and a hero exists when work is endured unwillingly, with urging for child labor reforms discussed by Mrs Florence Kelley.
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Detroit
Mich
W. T. Bryan
Indiana University
National Congress of Mothers
M. EB
Church
Bryan
Court of Justice
Congress
Florence Kelley
New York
Committee On Child Labor
State
Kelley
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Scranton
Immigration Standstill Delays New Arrivals in New York
Immigration Commissioner Williams barred thousands of European arrivals from landing until his force can process them, allowing 5 550 of 9 610 on a single day. He refused to overwork staff after previous late shifts, ensuring order as the wave continues.
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New York
Williams
Europe
Child falls from elevated train saved by two bystanders
In New York on May 6 a three year old detached from its mother’s arms and tumbled from an elevated Second Avenue train. Two men crossing below looked up and caught the child, yielding only a minor bruise on the edge of the structure before reuniting it with the mother.
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New York
Second Avenue
Ohio Loyal Legion Elects New Officers in Cincinnati
The Ohio commandery of the Loyal Legion elected officers led by Commander Major General J. Warren Keifer with senior vice commander Captain H. C. Ranney and junior vice commander General Don A. Pardee. Other officers include recorder Major W. R. Thrall registrar Major James Stewart treasurer Captain H. P. Cooke chancellor Captain R. P. Risembergick chaplain Rev. Charles W. Blodgett and council members Major George B. Fox J. W. Gano A. B. Isham William R. McComas and William R. Collins.
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Cincinnati
May
Ohio
The
Loyal Legion
J. Warren Keifer
H. C. Ranney
Don A. Pardee
W. R. Thrall
James Stewart
H. P. Cooke
R. P. Risenberick
Charles W. Blodgett
George B. Fox
Mrs Burdick to Gain Custody of Her Children
In Buffalo New York a county surrogate ruled that the will of Mr Burdick nullifies its guardianship provision and grants custody of his three children to Mrs Alice Hull Burdick. The decision discards the prior guardianship direction assigned to the executors.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Alice Hull Burdick
Burned to Death in a Pond Near Pigeon Mill
TIONESTA Pa May 6 Standing in a mill pond with water to his neck Walter Boyd part owner of a shingle mill near Pigeon went to escape a forest fire A tank of oil exploded and the burning fluid covered him His body has not been recovered.
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Tionesta
Walter Boyd
Pigeon
Buffalo Woman Dies in Charlotte From Chicken Bone
Mrs. W W Lee of Buffalo New York died at the Buford Hotel in Charlotte after a chicken bone lodged in her throat on a dining car. She was traveling home from Florida with her husband when the incident occurred yesterday.
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Charlotte
N. C
W.W. Lee
Buffalo
N. Y
Buford Hotel
Florida
Roosevelt Visit to Grand Canyon Highlights Irrigation and Nation’s Future
President Roosevelt toured Grand Canyon Arizona on May 6 greeting diverse crowds from Flagstaff and locals. He praised Buckey O’Neil and Governor Brodie, urged preservation of the canyon, and urged irrigation progress. He met Indians and later rode to a miner’s camp for luncheon before inspecting the canyon and returning toward Barstow.
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Grand Canyon
A. T
Arizona
Roosevelt
Flagstaff
Buckey O'Neil
Brodie
Congress
Butler
Columbia College
Rixey
California
Barstow
Butte Chooses Silver and Gold Loving Cup for Roosevelt Visit
The Roosevelt visit committee in Butte selects a silver and gold loving cup with three handles as the souvenir. The 13.5 inch cup will cost 40 dollars, plus 0 to 100 dollars for etching and engraving, making the total expense uncertain.
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Butte
Mont
Roosevelt
Telegraphic Brevities Recap of 1900s Dispatches
John W Gates sailed for England on Oceanic. Inspector Cross dismissed by Greene for neglect. Dr H Rice of Memphis killed himself. motive unknown. Emile Boutheller crushed in Cambrian mine. Harold Haas army surgeon died after self-inflicted wound. Vailsburg NJ bans Sunday bicycle racing on board track. Trepani sentenced for insurance fraud deaths. Gen John C Black backed for G A R national commander. Alexander Winton shatters record in Glenville mile trial. Adirondack fires cause heavy losses, under control with rain pending. Jacobs robbed in Ponce Hotel. $86 checks found. Monument to Drummond unveiled in Portland. Sen Platt blocks anti-Tammany union talk. about mayoral race. 23 of 26 crew of Terre Neuve reach New York after hurricane. Survivors aboard Phoebus. brig set afire. Ludwig Kar in cell relief aid incident noted.
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John W. Gates
Gates
England
Oceanic
Cross
New York
Greene
8. H. Rice
Memphis
Emile Boutheller
Cambria
Butte
Mont
Joseph Trepani
Hard the
John C. Black
Chicago
Illinois
East St. Louis
Alexander Winton
Glenville
Cleveland
Winton
Ireland
Adirondacks
Charles Jacobs
A. J. Bates & Co
Francis
Ponce
Porto Rico
Josiah H. Drummond
General Grand Chapter
General Grand Council of the
United States
Supreme Council of the
Nothern Jurisdiction of Masons of the
Grand Lodge of
Maine
Evergreen Cemetery
Portland
Thomas C. Platt
Republican County Committee
Citizens’ Union
Low
St. Bservean
France
German-American Petroleum Company
Phoebus
Hamburg
Ile de Terre Neuve
Ree
Ludwig Ka Rin
Coun Se Pee Sach
Ede
Electrical mix up saves man after cow tether attempt
James Stein in Cedar Grove New Jersey on May 6 used an electric light pole to tether a cow. The lightning arrester wire energized the chain shocking Stein and the cow. A dog also received a shock while five bystanders and a physician treated Stein for an hour. He survived with his body still charged and doctors called the event astonishing.
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Cedar Grove
N. J
James Stein
Stein
Fleeing From Jackson Lingers Over Breathitt Feud Threats
A Jackson Kentucky reporter describes Breathitt County as a powder keg amid a clan feud. He warns that assassinations of James Marcum and Jim Cockrell are known to some, with promises of elimination if investigations begin. Families flee the area as violence looms and calls for Governor Beckham to intervene surface.
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Lexington
Jackson
James Marcum
Breathitt County
Jim Cockrell
J. B. Marcum
Marcum
Edward Strong
Beckham
Coun
Hurst
Cockrell
Governor Beckham Posts Maximum Reward for Breathitt Assassin
Frankfort Kentucky May 6 Governor Beckham at the county judge’s request offered a two thousand dollar reward for the apprehension and conviction of the unknown assailant who killed J B Marcum this is the highest reward permitted by law and follows the Breathitt county inquiry into the case.
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Frankfort
Beckham
Breathitt County
J. B. Marcum
Filipino Brigands Sentenced to Death in Rizal Province
Colonel Aurado Santos and Colonel Marcelo Delacring, leaders of the Rizal insurrection, were convicted of brigandage and conspiracy and sentenced to death. The execution date awaits Supreme Court review. US Philippine Commission members depart for Benguet and plan June return to Manila. A Manila trial revealed a letter alleging General Miles was used to aid anti-imperialists. General Miles denies authorization. The Daily Mail cites Percival Landon arguing US failure in the Philippines and a drifting land economy.
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Manila
Aurado Santos
Marcelo Delacring
Rizal
Supreme Court
United States Philippine Commission
Benguet
Taft
Washington
Miles
Philippines
Davis
War Department
General Miles
General Davis
New York
The
Daily Mail Today
Percival Landon
Landon
United States
Father Walser Leaves Lorain in Sudden Exit
The Rev. Ferdinand Walser, freed from custody yesterday, departed Lorain this afternoon with Rev. Boniface Russ. Their destination is unknown, and Walser assisted at a marriage of a friend of Agatha Reichlin today before vanishing from public view.
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Lorain, O
Ferdinand Walser
Lorain
Boniface Russ
Walser
Agatha Reichlin
Another Cornell Student Dead in Typhoid Outbreak
Ithaca May 6 Leslie Starr Atwater a senior in Cornell University’s engineering died today of typhoid fever. Two patients were discharged from Cornell Infirmary, leaving only two under treatment.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Leslie Starr Atwater
Cornell University
Cornell
Captain Edward Brady Buried With Military Honors
The body of Edward Wright Brady was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery with military honors after a Washington service. A former West Point graduate and Civil War veteran, Brady later became a noted newspaper correspondent and financial writer for major outlets. Newspaper friends and Indiana and Army officials attended the funeral, with a 60-man firing squad and taps marking the rites.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Edward Wright Brady
Arlington
Brady
Muncie
Thomas J. Brady
Bright
Corps of Washington
National Cemetery
United States Army
War Department
Second Cavalry
M. L. Brett
Pierce
Episcopal Church
Huating
West Point
United States Regular Army
Texas
New York
Indiana
Notable Civil War Veteran Dies at 86 in New York
Captain William B. Strope, famed pony rider who carried the inaugural address of President Buell to San Francisco in 1937, died of pneumonia in Cheyenne. Also reported: Owen A. Stafford of Santa Barbara aged eighty, founder of Racine Advocate and friend to Stephen A. Douglas. Mrs Samuel F Smith of Newton Center dies at ninety. Colonel Stanford, brother of the late California senator, dies in New York at eighty six with widow and daughter surviving.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
William
Strope
Plains
Bue
San Francisco
Strop
Santa Barbara
Cal
Owen A. Stafford
Racine
Wis
Stephen A. Douglas
Newton
Mass
Samuel F. Smith
Rev. Smith
America
Newton Center
Haverhill
Dr. Smith
New York
Colonel Stanford
Leland M. Stanford
California
Tabernacle Choral Society Delivers Notable Concert Under Bellinger
The Tabernacle Choral Society gave a successful concert last night directed by Franz Bellinger. A large audience praised the varied programme and the refined soloists, including Mrs Hitt and Mr Karl Schmidt. The choral work and double quartet received strong acclaim, with Gallia and Lohengrin providing a dramatic, well sung finale.
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Tabernacle Choral Society
Franz Bellinger
Bellinger
Edward Ebert Buchheim
Bellinger School of Music
Buchheim
Fisher
Karl Schmidt
Philharmonic Society of Louisville
Choral Society
Gallia
Gounod
Eastern Hospital Trustees Select New Officers at Informal Conference
The Eastern Hospital for the Insane trustees convened at the English Hotel to reorganize the board after appointing a new member. War ren Bigler of Wabash was chosen president, Adam Heimberger of New Albany treasurer, and Mr. Jones named vice president. A formal ratification will occur at the Richmond meeting next Tuesday. They also reviewed plans for a new water and sewer system and an enlarged lighting plant, funded by the last Legislature, with Dr. Smith, the asylum superintendent, in attendance.
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Eastern Hospital For the Insane
English Hotel
Warren Bigler
Wabash
Adam Heimberger
New Albany
Mr. Jones
Richmond
Smith
Glass Manufacturers Meet at Grand Hotel in Indiana
The Western section of the American Flint Glass Manufacturers Association met at the Grand Hotel with about forty members. Officers said no major issues would be discussed, but the meeting extended to today, sparking talk of new wage scales and freight rates affecting lead manufacturer R. E. Breed of Marion, Indiana.
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American Flint Glass Manufacturers’ Association
the Grand
R. EB. Breed
Marion
Indiana
City News Notes Highlights Local Events
Community notices from Indianapolis report the Women’s Foreign Missionary Society meeting at Roberts Park Church with Mrs John Wilkins, a Rockford University speech at Shortridge High, and travels of Dr Harry Moore to Nome via California and San Francisco. Local officials discuss county recorder hours, a missing woman case, a Bedford Quarries strike risk, and Miss Chin Mie Fong visiting Indianapolis. Also announced are an oil land lease by C E Merrifield, a streetcar accident injuring Edward L Aughinbaugh, and an upcoming Colored Odd Fellows anniversary with N P Gardner as orator.
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Women's Foreign Missionary Society of
Roberts Park Church
John Wilkins
Central Avenue
Julia K. Sulliver
Rockford University
Shortridge High School
Harry 8. Moore
Nome
Alaska
San Pedro
Los Angeles
Cal
San Francisco
T. J. Villers
First Baptist Church
Erope
Pennsylvania
New York
May Wright Sewall
C. E. Merrifield
Hamilton County
Fisher's Switch
Merrifield
Edward L. Aughinbaugh
Senate Avenue
County Recorder’s
H. L. Cumms
New Jersey
Bedford Quarries Company
Bedford
Federal
Bedford Concern
Indianapolis
Jones School
Chicago
Colored Odd Fellows
Simpson Chapel
Grand Lodge
N. P. Gardner
T. R. Prentiss
Louis Harris
J. W. Jenkins
Florence Bennett
Irene Cooper
Eva Turner
Eva Radden
Indiana Avenue
Senator Beveridge pushes rural delivery in Jackson county
Senator Beveridge announced he asked A. W. Machen to establish a complete rural free delivery service in Jackson county. If approved, the Fourth district will be well covered as on April 1 every favorable route in the district was established. W. P. Masters, postmaster of Seymour, met the senator to discuss the matter.
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Beveridge
A. W. Machen
Jackson County
W. P. Masters
Seymour
Puget Sound as Oriental Gateway Questioned
F N Stacy argues Puget Sound's geography justifies building huge freighters for Orient trade. He cites shorter Pacific routes via Puget Sound, half the NY to Yokohama distance, and the avoidance of Suez canal charges, asserting a decade-long growth in freight to Asia.
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F. N. Stacy
Puget Sound
San Francisco
United States
Pacific Orient
Orient
Aleutian Islands
North America
Asia
Globe
San Diego
Cal
Japan
China
Sandwich Islands
Beli Sea
Hawaii
Yokohama
Shanghai
Hong Kong
Bering Sea
New York
Suez Canal
Ecoaen Valley
Minneapolis
Manila
Oklahoma City Rejects Federal Building Site Offer
Kansas City Journal reports Oklahoma City will pass on a federal building project priced at 50 000 dollars as the city refuses to fund a suitable site. Citizens deem a nearby downtown post office structure adequate and object to the high site cost, suggesting the appropriation may be returned.
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Kansas City Journal
United States
Oklahoma City
Anton Classen
Okima City
Baltimore
The West Tramps and the Railroads in Early Travel
The piece contrasts itinerant workers and nonirrigated settlers in the American West with railroad life. It discusses the social distance between travelers and train crews, the sympathy shown to vagrant riders, and a President's visit that stirred minor alarm. It notes the rough, itinerant life tied to shifting employment, risk, and the moral judgments of the era.
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Washington Post
Dia
Iota
Desertions and Navy Reforms Shape 19th Century Seaman Life
The article notes shifting desertion rates as the Navy expands to 40 000 sailors to crew a new fleet. It highlights improved sailor comforts, food, ventilation, and athletic programs, plus efforts to enhance ship life with better recreation rooms and station communications.
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Congress
Expos management faces pay up after mismanaged event
The Kansas City Journal reports the U St. Louis Exposition's management must raise funds to cover costs amid widespread criticism of poor organization. Guests and attendees were let down by inadequate planning and service.
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Kansas City Journal
St. Louis Expos
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