Russian Exiles and a Wall Street Schemer in Civil War Era
Special to the Indianapolis Journal recounts three Russians De Armond Mithlewicz and Smolianioff and their fates. De Armond sought remuneration from Congress for Civil War services to General Grant and was denied. Smolianioff, a chemist, helped develop high explosives and cerberite, with a plant near Washington. Mithlewicz de Mitkiewicz lived as a marked modern prince with shifting marriages and vast debts, pursuing schemes from stock farming to a distant telephone venture, ending in unpaid debts and death in Asbury Park. The piece notes secret-service lapses and leaks in government, then shifts to Pan-American Exposition commentary praising design and anticipating crowds, while warning visitors about incomplete exhibits and labor disputes affecting approaches. The Johnstown flood electrical display is highlighted as a major attraction.
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China
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Bureau of American Republica
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Indiana Graduates Lead Naval Academy Class of 1901
Washington May 2 5 The Naval Academy at Annapolis will graduate 67 members on June 7 with three from Indiana Alfred Graham Howe William I Steinhagen and Theodore A Kittenger ranking high in the class James V Best of Anderson was named railway mail clerk Axel Brown of Anderson is registered at the Arlington Capital National Bank of Indianapolis approved as reserve agent for Indiana National of Elkhart Postmasters Joseph S Vanatta Earl Park Benton County and Samuel J Carr Silver Lake Kosciusko County received commissions yesterday and were appointed to their posts.
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Washington
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Indiana
Alfred Graham Howe
William I. Steinhagen
Theodore A. Kittenger
James V. Best
Anderson
Axel Brown
Arlington
Capital National Bank of Indianapolis
Indiana National of
Naval board parks Pearl Harbor as only harbor defense option
The naval board on Pearl Harbor Hawaii concludes Pearl Harbor is the sole Hawaiian harbor capable of full naval defense. It favors keeping near Honolulu shore land for commerce and seeks to place the station on large islands mid harbor with a deep water channel and strong batteries proposed at the entrance.
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Washington, D. C
Naval Board
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Pearl
Honolulu
Naval Station
President Pardons Alexander McKenzie in Contempt Case
In Washington May, the President pardoned Alexander McKenzie, jailed in Oakland Cal for contempt of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. McKenzie, named receiver for Alaska gold mines by Judge Noyes, refused to surrender gold dust valued over $100,000 after orders from the San Francisco based circuit court. He claims he followed his counsel, and had previously returned all other property in his possession.
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Washington, D. C
Alexander McKenzie
Oakland
Cal
Court of Appeals
Ninth Circuit
McKenzie
Alaska
Noyes
District Court of Alaska
Circuit Court of Appeals
San Francisco
Blaine acquires interest in Transvaal damages claim
J G Blaine has acquired an interest by assignment in the Brown mining damages claim against the Transvaal and Britain. The suit seeks 2 000 000 to 3 000 000 dollars for Kruger era denials of mining rights. A ruling would raise questions on British liability for denials of justice by Transvaal authorities.
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New York
The
Times
Washington
James G. Blaine
Brown
Transvaal
Great Britain
Kruger
Principe
Old Man Swallows Teeth at Dinner in Highland
Phillip Wilklow, eighty, of Highland, swallowed his lower set of false teeth during a meal. Doctors concluded removal was too risky and left the teeth lodged in the esophagus, with the patient reportedly free from discomfort.
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Poughkeepsie
Phillip Wilklow
Highland
Lamoree
Sadler
Poughke
Pale
Flo
Wilkiow
Wilklow
Foreign corporations ruling in Illinois court upheld
Judge Neely of the Circuit Court sustained a demurrer in the Chicago Packing and Provision case. English stockholders could not bar Illinois holders from profits, and the suit sought pro rata distribution of $1,000,000 among common shareholders. Attorneys will appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court.
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Neely
Circuit
Illinois
Chicago Packing and Provision Company
Neeley
Supreme Court
Germans Seek Rapid China War Withdrawal
Berlin reports intense interest in Count Goluchowski declarations as Germany faces weariness over the China conflict. Emphasis on continuing triple alliance, possible withdrawal of German forces from China, and indemnity terms. Also noted are Queen Draga's health, Krupp guns for Swiss artillery, and court intrigue surrounding Pomeranian bank directors.
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Goluchowski
Vienna
Germany
Hungary
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Count von Buelow
Reichsland
China
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Schultz
Rewelck
Er Majesty
State of order committee names and cities list
Burlingame Providence R I committee on state of order Charles Knapp New York James N Booth Bridgeport Conn Wilmot Dunn Nashville provide a roster of names and places connected to the order committee for review or contact purposes.
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Burlingame
Providence
Charles Knapp
New York
James N. Booth
Bridgeport
Conn
Wilmot Dunn
Nashville
Methodist Converts Add 250000 to Church Membership
New York May 2 A quarter of a million converts are said to have joined the Methodist Episcopal Church this past winter based on 150 presid ing elder district returns. If confirmed the gain would set a modern- era record. Plans call for 100000 personal workers with 10000 volunteering. The Forward Movement aims to organize volunteers for Bible study and conferences. Ohio Wesleyan University and the American University lead in funds raised for new campus buildings. Ohio Hall of Government target 200000 with 20000 endowment. Pennsylvania Hall of Administration 48000.
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Indianapolis Journal
New York
Methodist Episcopal Church
Cooper
Methodist Forward Movement
Thoburn
United States
Ohio Wesleyan University
American University
Ohio
Ohio College of Government
Pennsylvania Hall of Administration
Hall of Literature
Epworth League
McKinley
Hanna
Keystone State
Pennsylvania
Hall of History
Ohio Hall
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Independence Hall
Clark
Worcester
Bishop Hurst
Ohio Hall of
Split in colored church rocked Philadelphia conference
The Philadelphia Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, meeting in Harrisburg, voted 101 to 7 to strike from the president's report a reference to Booker T. Washington as one of the greatest negroes in the world. Rev H C C Astwood of Brooklyn was expelled for insubordination and misusing church funds. He plans a suit for damages against Bridge Street Church trustees while seeking a Brooklyn conference for a Colored Protestant Episcopal Church. Washington incident prompted by W Justice Carter drawing rebuke from Rev J M Henderson who urged striking the reference from minutes.
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Harrisburg
Philadelphia
M. E. Church
C. W. Justin Carter
Booker T. Washington
William B. Derrick
Flushing
N. Y
America
H. C. C. Astwood
Bridgestreet Church
Brooklyn
H. C. Astwood
Colored Protestant Episcopal Church
Astwood
Bridge-street
Dera Astwood
Friends
Bishop Smith
United States
San Domingo
Washington
W. Justice Carter
J. M. Henderson
Washi
Supreme officers elected by United Order of the Golden Cross
In Knoxville on May 3 the Supreme Commandery elected officers including Commander John D. Young of Boston and Vice Commander Mrs. Rosella Read Brockton Massachusetts Medical Director John C. Stewart York Village Maine Prelate Rev E L Delph College Corners Keeper of Records W R Cooper Knoxville Treasurer John Ehle Washington Legal Adviser Wilbur H Powers Boston Herald J A Tabor Boston Warden Inner Gate Mrs Lizzie A Derby Leominster Outer Gate T F Gosnell Louisville Trustees George E Conn J W McCall Louisville Joseph F.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Supreme Commandery
United Order of the Golden Cross
John D. Young
Boston
Rosella BE. Read
Brockton
Mass
John C. Stewart
York Village
E. L. Delph
College Corners
Wilbur H. Powers
Herald
J. A. Tabor
Lizsie A. Derby
Leominster
T. FE. Gosnell
Louisville
George E. Conn
J. W. McCall
Joseph F
Conference minutes spark racial reform debate at 101 to 7 vote
A conference discussion on colored men and ministerial honor led to strong remarks about Mr. Washington. Mr. Henderson urged removing the reference from the official record, insisting it was not part of the conference minutes. The resolution passed by 101 to 7.
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Henderson
Washington
Revival of fanaticism discussed by Bishop Hartzell
London report cites Bishop Joseph C. Hartzell returning from London to Africa for an extended survey from the east coast through Rhodesia to Cape Town. He warns of a world crisis in Christianity and civilization, noting fanaticism rising among African populations and British Ashanti tensions. He plans to send new missionaries and expand industrial missions to ease native differences.
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London
Joseph C. Hartzell
Methodist Episcopal Church In
Africa
Great Britain
Ashanti
Hartzell
Return of Ohioans to Columbus after San Francisco voyage
Governor George K. Nash and party, en route to the launching of the battleship Ohio, arrived at Columbus at 7:50 AM aboard a special train of the Hocking Valley Railroad. Nash appeared aged and frail, needing support, with intimates fearing a slow recovery. The party denied rumors of friction with the presidential train in Los Angeles, attributing delays to Southern Pacific workers clearing tracks for the President.
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Columbus
George K. Nash
San Francisco
Hocking Valley Railroad
Nash
Los Angeles
Julius Whiting
Canton
McKinley
Southern Pacific
Ohio
Presien
Elephants at Home in Africa by Everybody's Magazine
An observer recalls a vast herd of elephants sweeping across papyrus flats into a gorge, with two hundred plus animals converging in a silent, red-dusted mass. Bulls lead, cows follow, and young elephants scramble as the scene unfolds in a tranquil camp beside a water swamp. The writer longs for Gordon Cumming's Africa and witnesses two to fifteen hundred elephants at close range, marveling at their sunlit tusks and dignified, cautious movements.
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Africa
Gordon Cumming
Oswell
Hunters Close In On Bull in Open Grassland Chase
A brief wildlife scene describes three small specks moving relentlessly from bush to grass, steadily narrowing the gap as they approach a large bull with impressive tusks, the lead vehicle or party keeping pace with the pursued animal.
Curious child tricks and sharp tools shape clever mischief
A Chicago Evening Post piece muses on child behavior as tender and wild, noting how curiosities like cutting with scissors or gnawing fashion, as well as acts like eyebrow shaving, arise from imagination. It cites incidents of playful mischief, from pie hiding to window-room antics, and ends with two automobilists from Cleveland, Alexander Winton and C. R. Shanks, en route San Francisco to New York, reported leaving Summit Friday evening.
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C. R. Shanks
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New York
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