Lightning Kills Indiana Mine Superintendent Ira Griffith
Special to the Indianapolis Journal Brazil Ind May 2 During a heavy thunderstorm Ira Griffith superintendent of the Briar Hill Mine was struck by lightning and instantly killed He fell from the tipple fifty feet to the ground plus nearby homes were struck and damaged with several injuries including Mrs Browns daughter and others in Center Point and Blaine Ind Rushville reports windstorm damage with barn unroofing and a buggy overturned in Sexton along with injuries from a lightning strike casualty list across several counties
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Indianapolis Journal
Brazil
Ind
Ira Griffith
Griffith
Briar Hill
William Brown
Center Point
Rushville
Rush County
James H. Hinchman
Sexton
Toll
Thomas Barnes
John Price
Raleigh
Lightning strikes kill Marion Hart and son in Warrick county
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports Marion Hart a wealthy Warrick county farmer and his seventeen year old son were struck by lightning this afternoon while returning from the field and killed instantly in Evansville Ind May.
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Indianapolis Journal
Evansville
Ind
Marion Hart
Warrick County
Hart
Indianapolis
Marion
Grant County
Evan Ferree
Rain Ends Drought Across Bedford Worthington and Evansville
In Bedford rain broke a long drought beginning Monday night and continuing Tuesday, reviving crops and greening vegetation. Worthington reports a severe drought eased by two inches of rain over Monday and Tuesday, reviving damaged oats, wheat, and grass. Evansville notes a southwestern Indiana storm bringing much needed rain to crops Tuesday.
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Bedford
Worthington
Evansville
Indiana
Elfers to Join Purdue for Engineering Course and Commencement Details
Purdue University at Lafayette outlines upcoming events and changes as star athlete Elfers leaves Indiana University to study engineering at Purdue. He will miss intercollegiate competition for a year but assist in coaching and may play guard in football. Also noted are a dual track meet with Oberlin, Purdue baseball vs De Pauw, faculty moves to Europe, and the twenty eighth commencement in June with speakers and ceremonies.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lafayette
Ind
Purdue
Elfers
Indiana University
Intercollegiate Association
Oberlin
Stuart Field
Ohio
Indiana
Olgo
Rus
de Pauw
Moses C. Stevens
Florida
Stevens
John Henry Barrows
Oberlin College
Second Presbyterian Church
School of Music
University Club
Lahr House
Franky Gunsaulus
Armour Institute
Eee
Eliza Fowler
Purdue Gity
Harry Leslie
Purdue Cadet Battalion
John J. Beadley
Fourteenth Infantry
Department of the Lakes
Willlam Forsythe
Europe
H. A. Huston
New York
Mediterranean
Naples
Mary Dean
Earlham to Boost Baseball Season With Hard-Games Plan
Richmond Ind May 3 Earlham has four hard ball games ahead in three weeks with defeats so far. Dean KR L Kelly returned from Amo after delivering an educational address and spent Sunday at Plainfield with B W Kelly. Miss Epworth attended the May festival in Cincinnati. Seniors unveiled new class pins. Kokomo Board awards a thirty thousand dollar First ward school building to C S Moore & Son for 29 275 eyeing seven large public school edifices for 3500 children.
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Indianapolis Journal
Richmond
Ind
Earlham
Dean KR. L. Kelly
Amo
Plainfield
B. W. Kelly
Central Academy
Miss Epworth
Cincinnati
Kokomo
Double Tragedy in Martin Shoals Ind and Nearby
In Shoals Indiana on May 21 David Salmon, a longtime Martin County resident, fatally shot his wife in front of a young boy, then killed himself nearby. The couple had a troubled marriage, she had left him for another man, and Salmon died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound. In Muncie Catherine Van Matre, 70, died after swallowing carbolic acid in a personal crisis at home near Cross Roads. She had been ill and: she left a confession blaming ill health for her act.
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Indianapolis Journal
Shoals
Ind
David Salmon
Martin County
Salmon
Muncie
Catherine van Matre
Cross Roads
Jackson van Matre
Delaware County
Greensburg
Joseph Peery
Bedford
W. H. Thomasson
M. L. Runyan
Yorktown
Portland
W. C. Murdick
Philip Eley
Jonathan Trueblood
Jay County
Fort Wayne
Jacob Friend
William Friend
Knox
Jerry Good
Starke County
Mardi Gras Opens in Marion with Royal Parade
Marion Indiana begins its first Mardi Gras hosted by the K of P with a Civil War veterans parade led by the National Home Band. Rex the king opens the midway. governors and Zouave drills appear. queen chosen by popular vote is Anna Louise Brownlee.
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Indianapolis Journal
Marion
Ind
K. of P
Rex
Anderson
Kokomo
W. H. Chapman
K. of P. Hall
Anna Louise Brownlee
Hiram Brownlee
Superior Court
Brownlee
Margaret Riley
Elizabeth Maliphant
Gertrude Miller
Queen Louise
Death of Cook Day Jr in New Albany falls from roof
Cook Day Jr died after a fall from a house roof while repainting it. He landed on his head, suffered spinal injuries and brain concussion, and never regained consciousness. He was eighty, survived by a widow and four children, and long served as the Monon Railroad’s first freight agent in New Albany. He later worked as freight agent in Louisville and was a major stockholder and superintendent of the New Albany Water Company.
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Indianapolis Journal
New Albany
Ind
Monon Railroad
Bennettsville
Chicago
Michigan City
Monon Company
Louisville
New Albany Water Company
New Industry for Plainfield Indiana Boom Seen
May reports indicate National Cabinet Company of Indianapolis will locate a furniture factory in Plainfield. Isaac Russell, a large stockholder, presented laws and specs to the Commercial Club which formed inspection and site committees. Electric railways coming soon are expected to boost growth, with car service in sixty days. Property values rise and housing demand exceeds supply as several dwellings are under construction.
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Indianapolis Journal
Plainfield
Ind
National Cabinet Company
Indianapolis
Isaac Ruesell
Commercial Club
Plaifield
Mission address and reception at Moore's Hill Institute
The Rev J H Worley returned missionary from China spoke to students and ministers at the Ministerial Institute in Moore's Hill Ind praising mission progress. A reception followed with over 40 attendees and the chapel decor prepared by students. Worley also planned an evening address at the institute church.
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Indianapolis Journal
Moore's Hill
Ind
J. H. Worley
China
Thoburn
Worley
Institute
Kern Packing and Cold Storage to Use Lafayette Plant
May 2 Lafayette capitalists form Kern Packing and Cold Storage Company with a $50,000 capital. The old Lafayette Paper Company plant will be modernized into a cold storage facility in Lafayette. Officers include Heine Kern as president Louis Kern as vice president and Moses Levinson as secretary.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lafayette
Ind
Kern Packing and Cold Storage Company
Lafayette Capitalists
Lafayette Paper Company
Heine Kern
Louis Kern
Moses Levinson
Sparrows Battle Locusts in Greensburg Garden Fight
In Greensburg Indiana seventeen year locusts arrive in large numbers as English sparrows switch from gardens to attack the pests. The birds devote themselves to exterminating the insect swarms, reducing the threat as they appear.
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Indianapolis Journal
Greensburg
Ind
Elwood director hires New York manager for touring troupe
Elwood Ind May 20 Percy H Clifford director of the Elwood Dramatic Club closes a contract with W N Carvel a prominent New York manager to organize and tour a high class repertoire company. The company will be organized in Elwood and ready to go on the road at the start of next season.
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Indianapolis Journal
Muncie
Ind
Edward Tuhey
Walter L. Ball
Elwood
Percy H. Clifford
Elwood Dramatic Club
W. N. Carvel
New York
Clifford
Four year old hit by runaway bicycle rider in Elwood
Stella Brockman, four, daughter of Lon Brockman, was struck on Matin street last night by a reckless cyclist. She suffered a deep cut on the forehead and a severe brain concussion and the rider has not yet been found.
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Indianapolis Journal
Elwood
Ind
Stella
Lon Brockman
Matin Street
Three-year sentence for Badgely and park of other sentences
In Spencer County, Frank Badgely and Fred Jacobs with David Vanican faced court action after robbing six-year-old Clifford Uncapper of 1.42 in pennies. Badgely gets three years, Vanican released, Jacobs a Reform School term with weekly court letters required. Muncie firemen face height and age rules amid shifts. mail pouch theft case remains unresolved. locusts, sparrows, and clover worm affect crops. smallpox case quarantines. official reports cite audits and franchise grants. St. Anthony's Home construction advances. land prices rise. oil well No. 2 yields seventy-five barrels daily. city school age total listed as 1 085.
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Muncie
Pennsylvania
Salem
Greensburg
Frank Wright
Andy Bater
Rushville
A. R. Collins
Franklin
Bush County
R. N. Kenworthy
Lebanon
Richmond
Cambridge City
Wayne County
Richmond Street and Interurban Railway Company
East Germantown
Dublin
Milton
Connersville
Lapayette
St. Anthony's
Sisters of St. Francis
Carr Company
St. Louis
Covington
George Nebeker
Bend
Waynetown
Portland
Smith Farm
Geneva
A. P. Hardison & Co
Smoking in Cars Provokes City Debate in New York
A New York discussion on smoking in public conveyances critiques the Board of Health for weak enforcement. The writer opposes cigars in cars, condemning discarded butts and the nuisance they create, while noting cigarettes are preferred for less visible waste.
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New York Press
Board of Health
Appalling Mount Pelee Report Undermines Court Confidence
The Omaha Bee notes the scientists committee report to St. Pierre declaring no danger from Mount Pelee. The piece criticizes the conflicting expert testimony that rarely steadies juries and courts and may erode public confidence in judicial outcomes.
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Omaha Bee
St. Pierre
Mount Pelee
Waterspout and flood devastate Cincinnati area
A violent May 20 storm struck Cincinnati and Covington with sixty mph winds and 2.36 inches of rain in half an hour. A waterspout on Lewisburg hills caused waves up to twenty feet, wrecking homes and killing Willie Willen, four, and Mrs. Flachner. Dozens injured, with over one million dollars in citywide damage and multiple drownings.
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Cincinnati
Lewisburg
Covington
Kentucky
Miami Valley
Dayton
Edward Wohrley
Henry Willen
William Simpson
Henry Qualbrink
George Flachner
Newport
Bassler
United States Weather Bureau
George Becker
Ferdinand Rapp
D. C. Bellville
Daniel Grace
Louis Kern
Price Hill
Guy M. Gest
Gest
National Electric Ght Association
John C. Kenzill Dies. Fort Wayne Veteran and Sailor
John C. Kenzill, aged sixty eight, died suddenly at a sanitarium in Upper Sandusky Ohio where he had been treated for cancer of the eye. A Fort Wayne resident and veteran sailor and soldier, he served three terms on the City Council and earlier enlisted in 1857 on the United States frigate Minnesota. He was born in Philadelphia and served in the Civil War with the 150th Pennsylvania Infantry Bucktails.
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Indianapolis Journal
Fort Wayne
Ind
John C. Kenzill
Upper Sandusky
Philadelphia
United States
Minnesota
Dupont
W.B. Reed
China
Pennsylvania Infantry
Tornado toll reaches ninety five dead in Goliad
Goliad Texas May 20 death toll from Sunday's tornado rises to 95 with three more fatalities W J Purl Mrs John Angerstein and a negro woman died this afternoon Several more of the 100 injured are not expected to survive Funerals continue with brief services Forty five negroes buried with poor record keeping Undertakers rushed cemetery for whites wrecked with overturned tombstones
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Goliad
Tex
W. J. Purl
John Angerstein
Breakneck Reservoir Breaks Near Connellsville
A break at the Breakneck Reservoir, four miles from Connellsville, caused by a cloudburst, released five million gallons and flooded White Run valley. Houses, railroad bridges, barns, fences and crops were swept away with no known deaths but many narrow escapes. Property damage estimated at $20.00.
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Connellsville
White Run
Chicago Heat Wave Claims One Life and Arson Spreads
A Chicago heat wave caused one death and four arson incidents reported today. The deceased is identified as Peter Hadder, a laborer. As temperatures rose past noon to around 80 degrees, forecaster Cox predicted several more warm days ahead.
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Chicago
Peter Hadder
Cox
Bryan and Nixon Exit Stirring Mixed Feelings in Omaha
Bryan's supporters in Omaha express uncertainty whether Nixon's departure from the Croker succession signals relief or renewed doubt. A message from Colonel Bryan from Cuba could ease the local ambiguity and restore clarity amid the changing leadership.
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Omaha Bee
Bryan
Tammany Hoss Nixon
Boss Croker
Cuba
Two Houses Damaged In Electric Storm
A powerful electric storm yesterday damaged two houses in Indianapolis and narrowly avoided a deadly toll. Lightning struck the chimney of Charles F. Darnell at 539 Oriental Street, tearing the chimney and smashing plastering in the dwelling.
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Charles F. Darnell
Oriental Street
Death of Eliza Fowler Shocks Lafayette Community
Lafayette ind may 20 Mrs Eliza H Fowler renowned philanthropist dies after three months illness at family home she deeded to her grandson Cecil G Fowler Purdue faculty suspend classes and draft resolutions funeral set for thursday 3 pm at South street home wedding of Cecil Fowler postponed a week due to her death.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lafayette
Ind
Eliza H. Fowler
Lfe
Cecil G. Fowler
Purdue
Fowler
Hamilton
James
Susannah Hawkins
Wea
Moses Fowler
Indiana
James M. Fowler
C. H. Duhme
Cincinnati
Louise Campbell
Watseka
Ill
O Briens Testimony on Explosive Bullets Under Scrutiny
Corporal Richard O'Brien testified before the Senate Philippines committee but produced no explosive bullets as evidence. He described wounds from alleged bullets and said he sent for samples from Massachusetts, while lawmakers debated military actions and questioned whether bullets were used indiscriminately. Senator Lodge planned to subpoena Captain MacDonald amid ongoing doubts about weapon claims.
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Washington
Richard O’brien
Senate Committee On the Philippines
Massachusetts
Lanoag
Beveridge
Culberson
O’brien
Dietrich
United States
Patterson
Senator Lodge
MacDonald
O'Brien
Root Denies Use of Explosive Bullets in Philippines
Secretary Root sent a letter to Senator Lodge seeking confirmation from General Crozier on explosive or dumdum bullets in U S forces Philippines or elsewhere. Crozier answered categorically no to all questions. Crozier, Hague delegate, helped frame an international pledge against such bullets.
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Washington
Root
Senator Lodge
Philippines
Crozier
O’brien
General Crozier
United States
Debate Over Philippine Concentration Camps Divides Senate
In Washington on May 20 the Senate sparred over the Philippine bill focusing on population concentration. Senator Bacon compared the camps to Weyler’s reconcentrados in Cuba, alleging brutality and urging accountability for policy. Other lawmakers defended the camps as humane and protective, while debate touched on army testimony and honesty in official reports.
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Washington
Philippines
Senate
Bacon
Georgia
Weyler
Cuba
England
Philippine
Hell
Spooner
Wisconsin
Carmack
Tennessee
Foraker
General Weyler
Hoar
Mr. Foraker
Funeral of William S. Lincoln in Logansport
The funeral for William S. Lincoln chief engineer of the Wabash railroad was held in Logansport Indiana from his Market Street home. Rev Walter Johnson led a brief service with Ms Taber McConnell and Misses Howe Tucker singing. The cortege went to Mt Hope cemetery with many Wabash officials and a 75 member Fort Wayne delegation present. Masonic rites accompanied the graveside ceremony.
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Indianapolis Journal
Logansport
Ind
William S. Lincoln
Wabash Railroad
S12
Market Street
Walter Johnson
Broadway Presbyterian Church
Mesdames Taber
McConnell
Misses Howe
Tucker
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Fort Wayne
Peru
Montpelier
Lafayete
C. Reynolds
M. Knight
Wells H. Blodgett
P. D. Gallagher
H. A. Woods
J. B. Lord
C. W. Hoermann
J. B. Barnes
Allen Richardson
Andrew Stevens
E. T. Parker
E. S. Rice
John C. Nelson
Ell Greensfeider
Civil Service Reform Critique in Brooklyn Eagle
The Brooklyn Eagle argues that civil-service reform, while fine in theory, fails to win broad public support. It says the reform’s competitive system is preserved by a few committed believers, while the many remain indifferent or hostile and must be protected from discarding the system.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Debate on Philippine policy and US authority
The discussion centers on US attempts to assert control over the Philippines amid protests against concentration camps and alleged outrages. A speaker condemns barbarities as the consequence of ratifying the Spanish treaty, while Mr. Soer of Minnesota closes with a call to teach Filipinos to admire the United States and its history of liberty and progress.
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United
Aor
Minnesota
United States
Filipino Seeks US Citizenship Declaration in District Supreme Court
Proceedings began in the District Supreme Court to compel Clerk John R. Young to allow Antonio M. Opisso y De Voauza to declare his intention to become a US citizen and to record the declaration. A writ returns next Tuesday. Opisso, a Manila native living here since last September, vows to renounce foreign allegiance. One clerk cited the Spain treaty rule tying nationality to the territory of residence at treaty adoption, with actions yet undetermined by Congress.
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Washington
District Supreme Court
John R. Young
Antonio M. Opisso Y de Voauza
United States
Manila
Spain
Gress
Prospects For Fruit In Indiana From May Report
Indiana Horticultural Society reports mixed fruit prospects across the state. Southern apples show vigor, central and northern regions expect a half crop, canker worm damages orchards, northern pears look promising while yields are light in western areas, native plums abundant, Japans and damsons varied, cherries may unevenly ripen, grapes and berries lean to light crops.
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Indiana
W. B. Fiick
Indiana Horticultural Society
Real Estate Deals Transfer Homes in City and Nearby
Henrietta Beyer sold a brick dwelling at 314 North East street through Ralston & Camden to Mary OBrien for her two story frame residence at 2 West Bay street with 3000 dollars plus 2000 cash. Jennie Burt sold a Woodruff Place residence on Westrive near Tenth street to William F Johnson for 6000 dollars. Frank Erdelmeyer as administrator deeded Franceska Buschmann an undivided two thirds interest in a lot on North New Jersey street near Fifteenth for 1000 dollars.
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Henrietta C. Beyer
Ralston & Camden Agency
North East Street
Mary O'Brien
West Bay Street
Jennie Burt
William F. Johnson
Woodruff Place
Westrive
Tenth Street
Frank Erdelmeyer
Franceska Buschmann
New Jersey Street
Fifteenth
Gentry Brothers Dog and Pony Show Draws Bigger Crowds
Crowds at Capitol avenue and Sixteenth street for Gentry Brothers dog and pony show grew larger yesterday than opening day. The elephant band led by a baboon captured attention with a baby elephant trio, hand organ, and souris cymbals. Mexican child riders, pony drill, and tricks by dogs and monkeys entertained the audiences.
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Capitol Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Mistake of the Anthracite Miners
The Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph argues that anthracite coal miners erred by striking despite many delegates voting to return to work. It notes the operators showed less unity, advises caution, and suggests the strike aided owners by allowing production to continue could cease.
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Pittsburg
Mitchell
Perha
Maznress
C. W. Kriel Cigar Store Noted at English Block
A brief mention records C. W. Kriel operating a cigar store in the English Block area. The item notes its location and status as a local business detail from the era.
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C. W. Kriel
Ee Cigar Store
Comment Place
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