Pennsylvania Railroad Improves Track in Indiana Project
Hartford City Ind Aug 31 The Pennsylvania Railroad undertakes its largest ever division upgrade elevating and widening tracks between Hartford City Upland and Dunkirk with plans for a double track from Bradford Junction to Logansport About 300 workers labors day and night while Lake Erie & Western widens and deepens its grade near the crossing amid massive earthwork and concrete abutments Italian labor dominates the crews as officials tour in a special car and note the scope of the works expected to cost near one million dollars and involve major bridge and trestle construction.
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Indianapolis Journal
Hartford City
Ind
Pennsylvania Railroad
Upland
Dunkirk
Railway Company
Ralph Peters
Southwestern
Peck
Pittsburg
W. B. Loree
Indianapolis
J. A. McGrew
Southern
Bruning
Bradford Junction
Logansport
Alea
Lake Erie & Western Railway Company
Pennsylvania Line
Panhandle
South Side
Lass Factory
Lake Erie
Pennsylvania
Hartford City Paper Company
Lick Creek
Italis
New York
Rail executives shuffle across Intermountain and Mexican lines
David R. Gray remains a general agent in Salt Lake for the Harri man system while John M. Beall takes the new assistant general passenger agent post in St. Louis. Markhill of England is named assistant general manager of the Interoceanic Railway of Mexico as rumors of a merge with the Mexican road swirl. Waldemar Brummer heads to Mexico to lead the Mexican and Vera Cruz Railroad with broader powers, while George Foote retires as general manager and becomes resident engineer.
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David R. Gray
Southern Pacific
Salt Lake
Intermountain
Harriman
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
John M. Beall
St. Louis
Beall
Southern Railway System
San Francisco
Markhill
England
Interoceanic Railway of
Mexico
Interoceanic
Colorado & Northwestern Railway
Salt Lake City
Thomas H. Mann
Denver
Reago
Col. S. B. Dick
Colorado & Northwestern
Waldemar Brummer
British Capital
Argentina
City
Trenton Hull Explosion Toll Reveals Several Victims
The identified victims include Marian Ashmead 16 Anna B Herr 16 Mrs Matilda Cross 71 Mrs Matthews 41 Irene Wield 16 Dora Wield E. and Montgomery Marvel 24 Seaford Del. Federal and local inspectors begin a probe of the City of Trenton hull at Neafie Levy shipyard as the port boiler remains sunk in the river.
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Marian Ashmead
Anna B. Herr
Matilda Cross
Matthews
Irene Wield
Dora Wield
Philadelphia
Harry
John
Huimeville
Montgomery Marvel
Seaford
Del
Trenton
Neafie & Levy
Explosion buries family in Munson mining town
In Munson north of Altoona Emanuel Rinus a German worker was transferring powder between kegs at his home when a spark from his pipe ignited the powder. The blast wrecked the house and buried the Rinus family. The father the mother and two children were severely burned and mangled but all survive, though death is expected.
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Altoona
Munson
Emanuel Rinus
Rinus
Miners Die in Gas Explosion at Pittston Shaft
Two miners Joseph Josisk and Charles Pinck were killed at Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company No 9 shaft Pittston Pa by a gas explosion. Report says rescuers nearly suffocated by after-lamp fumes during recovery attempts.
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Pittston
Joseph Josisk
Charles Pinck
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company
Lightning strike kills man in Altoona shelter
In Altoona Pennsylvania during a thunderstorm a 23 year old man named Marks was struck by lightning and killed while seeking shelter in a pavilion atop a hill. Four companions witnessed the event.
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Altoona
Marks
Lightning strikes golf course killing Marks and injuring others
A bolt during a golf tournament struck the club, rendering all men unconscious. Marks died from severe burns while his companions were revived. About 100 attendees in the clubhouse were shocked by the same lightning, with several hospitalized or shaken.
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Golf P
Marks
Wreck Victims and Mill Explosion Reported in Two States
In Rochester New York E H Bradley of Seneca Falls and Mrs Elizabeth White die at Homeopathic Hospital bringing fatalities to thirteen from the Fair ville wreck. In Pottsville Pennsylvania a powder mill explosion at Krebs Station kills Iris paper and Richard Houser both from Krebs Station.
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Rochester
N. Y
E. H. Bradley
Seneca Falls
Elizabeth White
Fairville
Homeopathic
Pottsville
Kreb’s Station
Iris Paper
Richard Houser
Kreb'station
Two Iowa Judges Arrested for Prairie Chicken Violation
Des Moines Aug 31 Judge N M Hubbard Cedar Rapids and Judge H H Trimble Keokuk were arrested at Ledyard by Deputy Game Warden Reilly for shooting prairie chickens before Sept 1. They were taken to Algona and faced a justice who reserved ruling after reviewing the law. Hubbard defended his actions arguing the day ends when begun and the closed season had not begun.
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Des Moines
N. M. Hubbard
Cedar Rapids
H. H. Trimble
Keokuk
Ledyard
Kossuth County
Reilly
Algona
Hubbard
Trimble
Apaches Restless Gather at Fort Thomas
Advices from Fort Thomas report Apache unrest feared as over 200 Indians gather, hold meetings, and discuss grievances. Indians continue arriving from the northern reservation while settlers near San Carlos grow uneasy. Fort Thomas posts include six privates and a sergeant.
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Tucson
A. T
Fort Thomas
San Carlos
Gideons of Illinois Rally For Clean Travel
Goody goody drummers of Illinois converge in Chicago for a two day rally led by a society of commercial travelers pledging to refrain from profanity alcohol and poker. The group claims 2000 members and their Gideon button is recognized nationwide among travelers.
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Chicago
Gideons
Illinois
Gideon
Journeyed From Ireland A Boy Found Lost In Indianapolis
Thomas Toolhill, eleven, left Clonmell Ireland August 22 with a tag reading Indianapolis Ind USA. He arrived last night and, claiming an uncle named Patsy who works as a night watchman at the Insane Hospital, could not locate him. A police shelter search followed after a late return to union station where he was found with a carpet bag and a bird cage containing two Irish linnets.
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Thomas Toolhill
Clonmell
Ireland
Indianapolis
Ind
Patsy
Toolthill
Union Station
Caught Redhanded in Hay and Oats Theft
Ira Mitchell and Ed Gurnell were arrested by Detectives Gerber and Lancaster after being caught in the act of loading baled hay and sacks of oats from the stable of Frank C. Buts behind Polater's saloon. Butz reported the theft and officers followed up, catching the pair as they prepared to escape in a wagon.
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Ira Mitchell
Center Street
Ed Gurnell
Gerber
Lancaster
Frank C. Buts
Polater
Butz
Hyland
Virgil Foutz Located After Desertion Escape
Detectives Splan and Haley found Virgil Foutz at the Park Theater after he deserted from Fort Snelling in January and evaded local army officers who had turned him over. He was returned to headquarters and slated again as a deserter.
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Virgil Foutz
Henry Street
Fort Snelling
Minna
Splan and Haley
Park Theater
Encampment delegates to attend Gettysburg national encampment
Encampment No 80 of the Union Veteran Legion elected nine delegates and nine alternates plus six or seven officers to go to Gettysburg Pennsylvania in October. Col B D Miner is a candidate for national commander and the group hopes to bring the headquarters to Indianapolis. Excursion rates to the battlefield will be available to all.
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Union Veteran Legion
Gettysburg
Col
B. D. Miner
Indianapolis
Great Battle Field
Contractors Threaten Suit Over 3 Percent Clause
Several contractors plan to file suit to stop the Board of Works from inserting a 3 percent clause in contracts. The clause holds 3 percent of the contract price to secure payment of defaulted coupons, with an estimated $40,000 to $50,000 currently tied up without security.
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Board of Works
William Wilson on a Tear Seeks Escaped Suspect
Police pursue William Whil son for assault and battery and malicious trespass after a saloon brawl at Colon Daugherty's. The suspect allegedly cursed in front of Albert Wilson's wife from McClainsville, then assaulted Samuel Page of St Dougherty street and damaged the saloon windows.
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William Whilson
Colon Daugherty
Albert Wilson
McClainsville
Wilson
Samuel Page
St Dougherty Street
Board Delays Choosing Prison Superintendent
The Woman's Prison board met again yesterday and did not elect a superintendent. A meeting will occur this week for applicants to meet the board, guiding a suitable selection. Mixs Pray will act as superintendent for thirty days.
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Board of Control of the
Woman's Prison
Mixs Pray
Revolver Threats Prompt Arrest at South Illinois Street Saloon
Hugh F. Guyson of Gibson City Md was captured by Bicycle Policemen Streit and Losh after entering a saloon at 64 South Illinois street and threatening several men with a revolver. He had prior trouble at the same venue earlier in the evening.
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Hugh F. Guyson
Gibson City
Streit and Losh
South Illinois Street
Arrest of James J. Parsons for unlicensed practice
James J. Parsons of 51 East Fifteenth street was arrested yesterday on a warrant charging medical practice without the legally required license. A patient reported the matter to Dr Curryer, secretary of the State Board of Medical Examiners.
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James L. Parsons
East Fifteenth Street
Curryer
State Board of Medical Examiners
Mrs. Austins New Dress Captures Attention
Mrs. Austin wore a new dress described as fine as silk at the social event. The garment drew comments from attendees and highlighted local fashion trends.
Missouri's Richest Farmer David Rankin Oversees 22000 Acres
Tarkio Missouri rancher David Rankin controls fourteen ranches totaling 22000 acres with 700 teams and 2 foremen. He sold 7539 cattle for 172520 and 8249 hogs for 111346 in 1900 while netting about 100000 that year. Rankin, born in Sullivan County Indiana, funded Tarkio College with major gifts and maintains a bustling, highly organized estate operation.
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Sunny South
Missouri
United States
David Rankin
Tarkio
Rankin
Kansas
Tarkio College
Central States
George Ross
Oral
Henderson County
Lilinosis
Indiana
Sullivan County
Illinois
David
Mr. Rankin
W. A. Rankin
Edward F. Rankin
John A. Rankin
W. F. Rankin
Robert H. Baines
W. ©. Miller
R. M. Stevenson
John P. Stevenson
Arkie
Mississippi Valley
Hia
Europe
Yellowstone Park
California
First National Bank
Tarkis
Kern River Oil Field Nations Officials Named
The company is composed of substantial Indianapolis business men with officers including James S. Cruse as President Lewis G. Akin as Vice President Cyrus J. Clark as Secretary and O. Z. Hubbell as Treasurer.
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Indianapolis
James S. Cruse
Lewis G. Akin
Cyrus J. Clark
O. Z. Hubbell
Oil Stock And Land Offer With High Output Potential
The notice touts a 20c share stock now selling fast with about one fourth sold in three weeks. It promises full cash repayment before dividends. It notes three wells near the land producing 300 barrels daily each, a surrounding field of over five hundred wells, and a nearby 1000 barrel daily gusher within three-fourths mile. An oil pipeline connects to a railroad two miles away, signaling ready transportation.
First Kern River Oil Field Well Drills. Oil Abundant
Drilling began August 24 on the Kern River property and has produced a large steady flow of oil. Expert L Dort stated oil sands about 600 feet deep with an inexhaustible supply, a view supported by field operations. Two miles away over 500 wells are paying oil, with 4 cents a barrel production cost and prices from 60 to 80 cents. Rail lines, pipelines, and contracts, including a near million barrels yearly for Hawaiian sugar producers, underscore growing demand and industry expansion.
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Kern River
L. Dort
United States
Russia
Standard Oil Co
Southern Pacific Railway
Santa Fe Railway
Investment Pitch Promises High Returns at 20 Price
A short item promotes a money making opportunity claiming small cash now can grow into riches. The notice stresses a price point of 20 and suggests quick, profitable returns to attract buyers.
Monkeys in India Pack and War Over Harem Captured Leader
A Delhi era piece describes jungle monkey packs in northern Bengal led by a dominant male. Natives trap a big gotha by luring him with bananas, binding him with a cord through a tree pulley, then soap and shave his head. Released, his mates shun him, breaking the pack.
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Strand
India
Bengal
Gotha
The Hotel Housekeeper in Ainslee’s Magazine
An insight into the hotel housekeeper as a powerful, unseen manager. She oversees chambermaids, cleaners, linen workers, and window wash crews, hires and fires staff, and coordinates repairs with basement shops. Her domain spans cleaning, maintenance, and the hotel’s private theater preparations.
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George Barry Mallon
Ainslee
Rubber tire bull fights rile St. Joseph crowd
Atchison Globe reports St Joseph theatergoers witnessed a rubber tire bull fight with toreadors in sashes. Bulls horns sawed off with rubber tips, stockades shielded performers. A Humane Society president ended the spectacle after the bull cramps. Two steers failed to perform. one ate grass. Critics deem the show the worst yet.
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The
Humane Society
St. Joe
Omaha
A GIRL IN THE CHORUS. Marked Characteristics of the Present-Day Type
A New York Post profile of the chorus girl contrasts old and modern eras. It notes youth, fashion, and the shift from grease paint to tailored gowns, outlines rehearsal routines, salaries, and cost burdens, and discusses temptations, moral perceptions, and paths to advancement through talent and hard work.
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New York Post
Johnnie
Europe
Unassuming Girl Becomes Star After Rehearsal Vigil
In the back row an observant girl watches the musical director and stays through every rehearsal. She is never accused of counting the house and her consistent attendance leads her to finally become the star.
Holmes Poetical Plant Image Describes Hollyhock Bell
The passage reflects on Oliver Wendell Holmes born August 28, 1808 with a charming image of hollyhock blossoms. It describes a single dall of pink white or yellow petals and a pollen tree forming at the corolla base, noting a bee would buzz in the bell tent of the flower.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
Woman once ate New she day by day in bread and butter
A Hampshire parish resident reports there is a woman living there who once ate a New she day by day leaf by leaf between slices of bread and butter as or for fits. The note mentions treating the Bi as a fetish with vengeance.
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Hampshire
Hanna Leads in Electoral College Countdown
Detroit Journal notes Hanna with eight votes in the Electoral College and Teddy still in the incubator, urging readers to watch Teddy while eyeing Hanna as the race unfolds.
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Detroit Journal
Hanna
Teddy
Mark Hanna
Manayunk Philosopher Quotes History and Neighbors
The Manayunk Philosopher reflects that only nations repeat history while individuals repeat their own histories through their neighbors. The Philadelphia Record records the wry remark on personal and national memory in a compact, period voice.
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Philadelphia Record
Manayunk
Hedged In Atchiron Globe A Monroe Outrine
A fragment notes contention surrounding a married man and a Monroe outryne in a local scene. The oblique phrasing hints at disputes or clashes connected to social or political events, with no clear names or dates. Further readable details are unavailable in the snippet.
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Atchiron Globe
Golden Medical Discovery Promises Cure for Weak Health
Advert reads that Golden Medical Discovery strengthens digestion and nourishes the body to resist disease. It cites a testimonial from J. Ewins of Cameron Screven Co. Ga who claims relief from a year long cough after taking the medicine and notes Dr Pierce's Pellets cure constipation.
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Golden Medical
J Ewj
Cameron. Screven Co
Dr. Pierce
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