Wedding Deferred In Busy Huntington Church
May 20 Huntington. A wedding between Joseph Carroll and Miss Katie Foster at St Peter and Pauls Catholic Church was postponed as Carroll failed to appear at the appointed hour. The church was crowded and Miss Foster remains grief stricken. Carroll and Miss Foster were at her home until late last night arranging for the ceremony. The couple had exchanged notes indicating he might be absent and the marriage postponed. Local residents seek explanation for Carroll’s absence.
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Huntington
Ind
Ming
Joseph Carrol
Katie Poster
Sta. Peter and Paul's Catholic Church
Car Pell
Carroll
Miss Fister
Unser
Moor
Mias Foster
Unnatural Crime Convicts Copple for Wife Attempt
Hariie Copple, Indianapolis, convicted of attempting to kill his wife. He is committed to prison under the indeterminate sentence law. The wife, sole witness, described a masked assailant at home. Evidence included a car spring, razor, and bite mask. Copple, a street car shop employee, had a clean character prior. A new trial may be sought.
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Indianapolis
Hariie Copple
Copple
Stepmother's Woes in Alienation Suit in Chillicothe
In Ohio on May 30 the Maud Rose against Cora Rose case nears closing. Plaintiff Alonzo Rose’s marriage to Maud Acard ended as he deserted his wife after alleged stepsister relations with Cara Timberlake Rose. Plaintiff seeks two thousand dollars in damages. defendant denies the claims.
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Chillicothe
Ohi
Maud Rose
Cora Rose
Daniel EB. Rose
Adelphi
Cara Timberlake
Alonzo
Maud Acard
Cara. Rose
Populist State Central Committee appoints executive slate
In Indianapolis on May 2 the Populist state central committee named A. P. Manna of Waveland J. F. Collier of Kokomo J. M. Zion of Clark's Hill W Williams of Vincennes and John Medert of Indianapolis to an executive committee The panel urged the state ticket and platform remain opposed to fusion praised Populist senators and representatives in Congress for opposing bonds to finance the war and supporting greenback issuance The committee condemned Congress for free Cuba policy and urged ending the war swiftly.
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Indianapolis
State Central Committee
A. P. Manna
Waveland
J. F. Collier
Kokomo
J. M. Zion
Clark
HHI
W. Williams
Vincennes
John Medert
Congress
Cuba
Mother’s frightened child and a deafened toddler tale
In Bowling Green Kentucky a three year old boy cried out fright and soon after became deaf. The incident, recounted as a frightened exchange with his mother, followed by a remark about an accommodation train named Santa Fe leaving Topeka at 7 20 am. The piece contrasts danger to a seemingly ordinary morning.
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Bowling Green
Tom
B. Johnson
Santa Fe
Topeka
Inside the Dr Slocum Medicine Plant Meritorious Growth
Topeka journalists explore the Dr Slocum operation in New York detailing the bustling marketing and packing lines. Letters from customers pile up as the firm expands with new buildings, a large advertising network, and a council of eminent physicians guiding laboratory work and product development.
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Frank P. MacLennan
Topeka State Journal
New York
A. Frank Richardson
Pine and
Wall Streets
Richardson
Pine Street
Dr. Slocum
Mr. Richardson
Mr. Lord
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Minneapolis Tribune
P. i. Whitcomb
Miss Cash
Tan
Ieee
Syre
Doctor King
Doctor Snow
Kansas
Stockton
Br. Slocum
Singing and Sawing: Escape by Window Bar Saws
Portland Ind May 30 George Siders and Smith Hartman two inmates at the county jail escaped by sawing off three bars in their cell windows. Hartman had escaped before. Mut was arrested in Hiimots. The pair had been singing for days perhaps to drown the sawing noise. One prisoner remained.
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Portland
Ind
George Siders
Smith Hartman
Hartman
Mut
Hiinots
Eight Hours Ride To Trans Miss Exposition Omaha Tickets On Sale
Tickets for an eight hours ride to the Trans Mississsippi and International Exposition in Omaha via Santa Fe Route go on sale May 31 afternoon and June 4 morning with a single round trip fare. Offer valid through June 6. Contact local agent Jones for details Watson's offers best care for stories and buggies.
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Omaha
Neb
Sancta Fe
Santa Fe
Engagement Of Major General Merritt To Miss Williams
The engagement of Major General Wesley Merritt, future Governor General of the Philippine Islands, to Miss Williams is announced. The Williams family, notably connected to Chief Justice John Dean Caton, is described as prominent and well regarded. The article outlines Miss Williams's social life, travel, and interests, including history, literature, and summers in Rye Beach, Windsor, and Schwalbach, along with a court connection to London society.
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The
Philippine Islands
Miss Williams
Catons
Wiliamses
John Dean Caton
Europe
American
Rye Beach
N.H
Windsor
Williams
Schwalbach
Germany
London
Robert T. Lincoln
United States
Court of St. James
Queen's Drawing Room
Miss Lincoln
Gen. Merritt
Fort Sheridan
Willams
New York
TWO WIVES DEPART FROM COVINGTON AND NEWPORT
Covington and Newport police failed to arrest four fugitives led by a barber Edward Richards alias Gray and a CN and C motorman after wives of painter Edward Ward and his brother in law Charles Kennedy fled to Kentucky. Kennedy pursued across the Central bridge but was not jailed after a scuffle. Ward and Kennedy vow to follow the couples to the end of the earth.
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Covington
Newport
Hennett
Covington and
Edward Richards
Gray
Sion
CN & C, Street Railway Company
Edward Ward
Evanston
Ohio
Charles ‘Kennedy
John [Thompson
Ward
Kennnedy
Kentucky
Saratoga
Bennett
Schilling
Kennedy
Central Bridge
Cincinnati
Hichards
Mel. Kennedy
Ward Sweer
Unusual Probate Showcases Tiny Inheritors in Ohio
Delaware Ohio May 30 The probate judge’s court heard a humorous tale as Catherine Elliott an aged maiden dies leaving a will asking relatives to share her personal effects. The small estate yielded tiny shares among many heirs with a niece distributing the assets. A nephew John Wortine received a set of false teeth among his share.
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Delaware
Ohio
Vebel
Catharine Elliott
Bady
John Wortine
Man Objects to Estate Distribution at Probate Office
A man upset with his share of a deceased’s estate visited the probate judge’s offices with a self-appointed executrix. He protested the distribution and demanded the will be filed for probate and a replacement executrix appointed by the court. The court granted his request.
Protect Veterans Patrols For G A R Encampment In Cincinnati
Cincinnati police prepare a covert operation for the G A R encampment with patrolmen chosen for detective work. Names will stay secret to prevent criminals from identifying the watchers. Officers receive Bertillon room training and will use photo books of about 50 crooks to recognize suspects. They’ll monitor trains entering the city and report to headquarters with assistance from regular detectives.
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Cincinnati
Deltsch
Foces
Bertillon
Omaha Exposition Plan Not World Fair Yet
Exposition to run June 1st to October at a grand site near Omaha designed for cheap, quick access to the Missouri and Mississippi Valleys. Through tickets beyond Omaha with stopovers, reduced excursion rates, and Burlington Route service highlighted. Officials J. W. Wakeley and Howard Elliott promote the event from St. Louis.
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United States
Missouri
Mississippi
Omaha
Burlington Roure
Round trip to Omaha for Exposition opens June First
A round trip ticket to Omaha for the Transmississippi and International Exposition opens June 1 1898 or 1998 as per agent. Santa Fe routes promise eight hour service with connections. Chesterfield Hotel Topeka Kansas now managed by Charles L Wood.
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Santa Fe
Agent Santa Fe
Chesterfield
Topeka
Kansas
Charles L. Wood
A Suffering Soldier Tells His War Health Recovery Tale
Chester S Harrington of Peoria County Illinois tells how pink pills for pale people aided his postwar recovery. He suffered fifteen years of general ill health, nervousness and indigestion, lost weight and vitality, and finally credits four boxes with cure and 27 pound gain. He reports quitting smoking and regaining work ability after using the remedy.
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Illinois
Peoria
Chester S. Harrington
Phih
Mary
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