Man Kidnapped Farmer Missing After Attack At Terre Haute
A farmer, John Foot, was forcibly taken from his home near Terre Haute as an armed assault occurred. A posse and Sheriff Clark searched woods and fields for weeks, tracing the incident to Seymour where Foot reappeared seminudely, bearing signs of a brutal assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Thie Dane
Brownsburg
John Foot
Clark
Hood
Ehthering
Ollock
Poor
Fe “Poot
Tris
Biulges
Todd
Atlas
Ana
Seymour
Taboa
New Jerusalem
Amusing Bigamy Case In Terre Haute Sees Powers Arrested
Willian H Powers faces bigamy charges as two women claim to be his wives in Terre Haute Indiana. One former wife and a second wife negotiated a settlement of 375 dollars, with 15 paid. The dispute escalated when the first wife refused further payments and Powers was found intoxicated and jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
Willian H. Powers
Addie Ramsey
Vincennes
Powers
Evaqnsville
Mi 3
Labor and Wheelmen clash over women’s bike race on Labor Day
In Terre Haute Indiana on September 8 the Central Labor Union and the League of American Wheelmen clashed over a women’s bicycle race as part of Labor Day events. The wheelmen argued the race violated rules that could bar future events on the track, while labor supporters said the race would go forward. The dispute involved the fair association and the track rental, with two weeks of controversy preceding the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor
UL. Wi. W
Falr Association
Central Labor Union
T A. W
Teacher shoots wife in Tacsin after separation
Burt Walker, a Decatur county school teacher, shot and killed his wife yesterday morning in Tacsin, a small village eight miles west of here. Neighbors say the couple had been separated for some time, and Walker is described as insane with jealousy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Ind
Burt Walker
Tacsin
Here
Perilous Klondike Rush Report From Dyea to Dawson
A labor department letter from Dyea dated August 22 describes the congestion at Dyea and Skagway on the Klondike trail. It cites 16 vessels carrying about 3,200 passengers reaching Skagway and warns of massive losses if the rush continues. It notes 1,000 men already left for Dawson via Chilcoot Pass in the prior thirty days and suggests the gold fields do not justify the stampede.
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Washington
Dyes Ane Skaeuny
Klondyke
Datvsan
Dyea
Skaguiay
Dawson
Chilcoot
Willam Decorates Crespo For Venezuelan President
In Berlin on September 8 Emperor Willam decorated President Crespo of Venezuela with the order of the Red Eagle. An Oriental rug test notes that genuine knots resist pulling, while imitation knots can be pulled out, and an old rug should show unaltered colors after a brief coal scorch test to prove genuineness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelm Decoratas Crespo
Berlin
Emperor Willam
President Crespo
Veneguela
Order of the Red Eagle
Constantinople
Pasteurizing Milk At Home With Simple Equipment
A description of home pasteurization methods using milk bottles, stoppered necks, and a water bath. It notes heating to 150 to 160 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes, then rapid cooling, with tin vessels favored for jump between hot and cold. It also discusses tuberculosis kill temps and a range from 149 to 140 degrees for 20 minutes as sufficient for safe storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duto
Debate Over Silver Dollar Value and Mint Policy
A lengthy critique denounces Mint Director Preston for claiming future global adoption of the gold standard and diminishing silver in circulation. It argues silver dollars remain legal tender and redeemable by law, not tied to gold, and accuses Preston of ignoring U.S. statutes and Treasury Circular No. 63. The piece cites constitutional power to coin money, Treasury circulars, and calls for Treasury leadership to curb what it sees as imprudent coinage rhetoric.
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Mint
Preston
Congress
Hoe
Eckels
France
United States
Treasury Department
Navy
Department
Treasurer’s Office
Senda
D. N. Morgan
Secretary of the Treasury
John G. Carlisle
Mr. Preston
Cincinnati Enquirer
Mosquitoes in Connecticut Reach Unusually Aggressive Levels
Special correspondence reports a harsh Connecticut season with mosquitoes described as malignant and numerous along the Atlantic coast. Observers note nets over workers in prisons and heavy swarms around buildings, with sound and discomfort reaching high levels across grounds and structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angi
Plata
Connecticut
New Jersey
Therafield
Anin i
Woodbridge
Bryan Still Popular Amid Economic Spoorage
Local commentary reflects on public sentiment toward Bryan as farmers struggle with rising costs. The piece laments high wheat prices and stagnant wages, noting the burden on purchasing power while political and economic pressures swirl.
Alaska Gold Fever and Winter Prospecting Recounted
Special Correspondence from Vancouver describes prospectors steering past taverns, then returning to mine, hoping to reach gold along Alaska’s tributaries before winter. A Chicago miner recounts the toil of clearing riverbeds, washing pay dirt, and staking claims as they seek riches near the Klondike and Yukon districts.
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Vancouver
B. C
Ncis & Man
Alabka
Argosies
Golden Banks
Yukon
Klondiké
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Hoosier State
Farmer
Prialndl Slosette
W. R. Covert
St. Louis
D. H. Caylor
Anne
Hog, Beeker
Dayton
J. D. Hagar
Adrian
Mich
Bifayétte
Willan
Meiggs
Tippecanoe County
Philadelphia
Indiana
Jerusha Turner
Noverr
Kokomo
Sihinder
Newcastle
Avine Healey
Depot
Sehryde
Society
Terré Maute
Terre Taute
Frank Gray
Myansville
Terra Haute
Eyansville
Crawfordsville
Cincinnati
Amlee
Tommy
Rm BO
Juna
Thio
Bonanza Creek
Canada
Bryan
Nebrasky Fartiers
Iniléa
Bi An ‘Aly
Serait
Joseph N. Frost
Chicago
Jose Gomez
Cicapo
California
Alaska Placer
Kiondike
Ling
Sitka
Chilkat Pass
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