Murder With Out Indianapolis Special Arrests In Chinaman Case
The report details the arrest of James Andrews and others tied to the murder of a Chinese laundryman named Joe Lung. The gang is said to have stolen 600 and the case leads to further arrests. Also noted are a fatal Perth Amboy accident, a jewel theft in St. Petersburg, and various other crime and fire items with multiple injuries and losses.
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Indianapolis
James Andrews
Joe Lung
Jesse Baker
Davis
Rufus Cantrell
Cantrell
Changes in Game Laws Banning Rabbits with Ferrets
The General Assembly updates game laws, restricting methods and seasons. Deput y Attorney General C C Hadley outlines key changes including transport limits for wild fowl, a January to August squirrel season, license and photo requirements, and a ban on chasing rabbits with ferrets. A proposed drastic quail law faced strong opposition in both houses.
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General Assembly
Stan
C. C. Hadley
Senate
Cont
Lopp
Ghirch
Pike's Peak
Linta
Indiana Eyes Banner Wheat Crop Across Counties
Glowing reports from a majority of Indiana counties promise a record wheat harvest. Officials note no fly or winter damage, with flood deposits and silt reducing yields only in river counties. Seeding shifts seen in Vermilion Wells Grant Bartholomew Adams Scott Posey and others, with acreage near 2.15 to 2.3 million acres and potential output well above last year’s 30 to 32 million bushels.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Deere
Sheen
Br Johnson
Vermilion
Wells
Grant
Bartholomew
Adams
Scott
Posey
Whiley
Sullivan
Laporte
Wabash
Warren
Boone
Jennings
Warrick
Iper
Pike
Switzerland
Perry
Riples
Owen
Indianapolis shooting ends with multiple deaths and injuries
Abert Wright shot and killed John Willis and Mrs. Laura Jeffries at Mrs. Coleman’s Indianapolis home and wounded Frank Rowden and Lucy Coleman. Wright fled after the revolver emptied. The victims, all Black, included several callers. Miss Cora Carr escaped by hiding. Additional rural routes and local notices follow.
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Negro Porsuck
Shonta
John Willis
Tlaura Jeffries
Frank Rowden
Lucy Coleman
Abert Wright
Coleman
Indianapolis
Cora Carr
Jeffersonville
Wright
Willis
Win
Rural Delivery Spotlight Growth and Plans
The Congress earmarks 12.5 million dollars for rural delivery next fiscal year to add 15 000 routes. By March 15 there were 14 093 routes, rising to 15 000 by July 1. The expanded network aims to reach 15 000 carriers delivering doors daily to 15 000 000 rural residents, with 27 000 more carriers needed to cover the entire country at an annual cost around 24 million.
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Congress
Department
Postofce Department
Durog
Cartiers
Postal Service
United States
Vacuum cleaning proposed by Chicago health department
The Chicago health department promotes a vacuum cleaning method for homes featuring a motor driven unit that sucks dust and disease germs from carpets curtains and walls into exhaust cylinders for destruction. The process aims to remove infected dust from sick rooms to curb spread of consumption pneumonia influenza scarlet fever and similar diseases.
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Chicago Health Department
Chicago
Beef Kings United and Morris in Big Combination
A Chicago unveiling ties major meat packers into the National Packing Company, consolidating Swift & Co Armour & Co and Nelson Morris & Co with seven firms. President is Jessa P. Lyman former Hammond leader. Capitalization reaches 15 million on bought firms, over 70 million including partners. Agencies include Omaha, Hammond, Hutchinson, Anglo-American Provision, United Dressed Beef, Fowler Packing and others.
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Morris
National Packing Company
Marris, Swift and Armour
Omaha Packing Company
Chicago
Omaha
Hammond Packing Company
Omaah
St. Joseph
G. H. Hammond Company
Hutchinson Packing Company
Hutchinson
Anglo-American Provision Company
United Dressed Beef Company
New York
Fowler Packing Company
Kanuna City
Railways and Legislation Hit Busy Period Across States
Articles note incorporation filings in Springfield for the St. Louis, Vandalia and Eastern Railway. Lake Shore introduces a new observation car on the twenty century limited. Texas considers consolidation tied to Rock Island acquisitions. Pere Marquette approves 6 million for equipment including 5,000 freight cars. Western railroads push Elkins act limits on concessions. Northwestern claims the world’s largest roundhouse at Clinton Iowa with extensive facilities. Canadian Northern buys Fort Gorey Park lands near Winnipeg to elevate Winnipeg terminals. Western states debate railroad tax reform. Nebraska defeat of tax changes stands out.
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St. Louis, Vandalia and Eastern Railway
Springfield
Lake Shore
Century Limited
Chicago
New York
Texas
Rock Island
Pere Marquette Road
Eysten
Western Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commission
Northwestern Railway
Clinton
Iown
Canadian Northern Railway Company
Fort Gorey Park
Winnipeg
Hudson Bay Company
Western Railroad
Western
Nebraska
Gains for the Miners Amid Roosevelts Commission Report
The Roosevelts strike commission commends labor leaders yet denounces rioting and boycott while not recognizing the union. It calls for general wage increases around 10 percent, reduced work time, arbitration, and a sliding scale with a 20 percent potential rise. It notes good social conditions and favorable wages vs other trades, and condemns discrimination, lawlessness, boycott, and blacklisting. It also states awards stay in effect until March 31, 1906.
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Roosevelt
Mitchell
Miners’ Union
Gov. Stone
Pennsylvania
L Ie
Baer
Khorter Nowrn
Miremen
Gray Commission
Commission
Mrs Maybrick to Be Free in 1904 Announcement
Official notice from the Home Office states Mrs Florence Maybrick the American woman convicted in Liverpool in 1889 for poisoning her husband James Maybrick will be released in 1904. Her lawyers in Washington are urged to use this fact to push postponement of lawsuits over her land interests in Kentucky Virginia and West Virginia. Florence Elizabeth Chandler daughter of William G Chandler married James Maybrick in 18. Maybrick was 42 at the time and they lived in Liverpool where two children were born. There was family trouble and Mrs Maybrick began divorce proceedings.
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Florence Mmaybrick
Liverpool
James Maybrick
Aigburth
Home Office
Washington
Kentucky
Virginia
West Virginia
Mru
Florence Elizabeth Chandler
William G. Chandler
Eng
Maybrick
Mr. Maybrick
Mra
Mra. Maybrick
Strike Commission Awards Bolster Miners Pay and Work Rules
The Gray commission awards set eight hour shifts for engineers and firemen, a 10 percent wage increase for contract planners and related workers, and a sliding scale tied to coal prices. It prohibits strikes during adjustment, extends back pay, and enshrines arbitration for disputes while limiting union recognition and enforcing child labor laws. Back pay and future wages are projected, with total costs near several million dollars.
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Board of Cancilation
Coal and Iron Police
Mitchell
Coal and Sron
Czar Press Freedom and Court Contempt Headlines
A muddled review links Russia’s press liberty to Czar Nicholas and questions punitive action against contempt. The piece notes Supreme Court tensions, a Michigan man marrying at 02 years old to an 88 year old, and Chicago coal barons breathing easier amid legal matters.
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Ita
Russia
Mississippi
Nicholas
Grip
Supreme Court
Michigan
Chicago
Europe
Vrancia
St. Louis Exposition
Pierpont Morgan
Gen. Miles
Buffalo
Bil
John Philip Sousa
Trade Review notes mixed signals in early 1900s business climate
The piece highlights cautious optimism amid strikes and potential disruptions, with improvements in traffic and deliveries yet rail capacity lagging. It notes favorable West farming and machinery purchases, heavy spring merchandise demand, and reduced building activity outside Chicago. Iron, steel, and textile markets show mixed strength, with high material costs and wage pressures limiting growth. railway congestion and labor disputes cited as major risks.
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Hanspers
R. G. Dun & Co
Chicago
Pittsburg
Bessemer
New England
Canada
Chicago to New York Cattle and Hog Market Prices Summary
Regional market listings show cattle, hogs, sheep, and grain prices across major cities including Indianapolis Chicago St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo and New York. Values cover shipping grades choice light common to prime and No 2 cereals with oats corn wheat rye barley and butter eggs and lard ranges.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Sdee
Milwaukee
New York
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Isaac Speed
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Secretary of the Treasury
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Temps Theatre
Howard Dorset Comedy Co
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W. L. Schwartz
Milltown
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William Haley
Parker
Evanaville Asylum
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Beef Kings United
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