Evansville Mystery Body Believed Joseph Currie
Evansville Indiana March 27 It is believed the headless body found at a gambling house vault is Joseph Currie a 25 year old coal miner from Knightsville Clay county Indiana A skull later identified by his father matches Currie s description Currie left home April 11 with plans to work in Alabama and was carrying $40 when last seen A detective reached Knightsville to arrest George Edwards who traveled with Currie s belongings Edwards later claimed the clothes had been left for him in Evansville
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Evansville
Ind
Joseph Currie
Knightsville
Clay County
William Currie
Currie
Alabama
Terre Haute
Wm. Currie
Jivansville
George Edwards
Birmingham
Ala
Edwards
Automobile torn to pieces by oncoming train near New Jersey street
Mrs A Wasson and daughter avoided the Monon passenger train but their dresses caught a lever. The car then lurched forward and was struck by the train, tearing the vehicle to pieces. The automobile was valued at $2,000.
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Indianapolis
A. &. Wasson
New Jersey Street
Fire Destroys Machinery Building at St Manla Monastery
A fire at St manla's monastery in Spencer county Evansville Ind began in the engine room and quickly spread, destroying the machinery building and carpenter rooms. The flames were checked by heroic work and the institution was saved from total destruction. damaged sections will be restored soon.
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Evansville
Ind
Spencer Coun
Garland freed after revenue charge hearing
Evansville Indiana March 27 Dr Jas BM Garland of Birdseye Indiana faced a preliminary hearing before United States Commissioner Wartmann of the federal court on a charge of selling liquor without a license and was discharged.
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Evansville
Ind
Jas. BM. Garland
Birdseye
Internal Revenue Law
United States
Wartmann
Wells Hit By Smith Neeley Wood Oil Co In Parker City
Parker City Indiana March 27 two wells Nos. 4 and 5 started off at 250 and 150 barrels respectively on land owned by John A Jones of Muncie Ind. The Smith Neeley Wood Oil Co. is among the leading operators in the area.
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Parker City
Ind
Smith- Neeley-Wood Oil Co
John A. Jones
Muncie
Indiana operators demand mining suspension and reject contract changes
Terre Haute Indiana March 27 operators say mining should suspend starting April 1 and will not sign any contract that alters the terms of the interstate agreement.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana
Emigrant Mother Delivers on Washington Train
Mrs Krugens derfer an emigrant bound for Lincoln Neb gave birth to a son on the Wa bash first class train Thursday morning east of Peru The train halted briefly for care of mother and baby and the event was noted at Peru Ind on March 27.
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Peru
Ind
Indictment of Union City School Board Over Vaccination Order
Randolph county grand jury indicts Union City school board members for misdemeanor after they failed to enforce a county vaccination order following a Winchester smallpox epidemic. The board includes ex Senator Theodore Shockney Dr William Commons and J F Rubey cashier. They will contest the charge with hired attorneys.
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Union City
Ind
Randolph County Grand Jury
School Board of
Theodore Shockney
William Commons
J. F. Rubey
Commercial National Bank
Winchester
County Board of Health
Board of Health of
Building Trades Strike Halts Muncie Construction
In Muncie Indiana the nearly month old building trades strike continues with no balance in arbitration prospects. Both sides cite non negotiable points. An estimated one million dollars will be spent on new structures this year despite the stoppage including a $120000 hotel block a $100000 business block and a $70000 federal building among others.
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Muncie
Ind
Indiana miners to vote on April strike decision
Terre Haute Indiana March 26 9 500 bituminous miners in Indiana will vote in 125 local unions on whether to strike April 1 or accept last years operator terms. The vote follows an operators ultimatum and wage scale decision after a wage increase refusal for the coming year.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana
Lafayette appoints new police commissioners
Gov. Durbin named W.S. Baugh J. D. Bartlett and Max Pottlizer as Lafayette police commissioners after Morgan’s term expired and Mitchell resigned. The appointments align with the preachers’ association request for an investigation of the police department.
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Lafayette
Ind
Durbin
W.S. Baugh
J. D. Bartlett
Max Pottlizer
Preachers’ Association
Police Department
Morgan
Mitchell
Roosevelt Western Tour Planned For 66 Day Journey
President Roosevelt's 66 day western trip spans 22 states from Washington to California. He leaves April 1 for Chicago visits Northwestern University and Chicago University then tours Wisconsin Minnesota North Dakota Nebraska Iowa and Montana Yellowstone Park and ends with speeches on tariff revision. He plans stopovers at St. Louis Freeport Rockford Joliet and Lincoln Illinois and Decatur and will return to Washington June 5 after about 14 060 miles.
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Roosevelt
Chicago
Northwestern University
Chicago University
Northwestern States
Wisconsin
Minnesota
South Dakota
North Dakota
Cinnabar, Mont
Yellowstone Park
Wyoming
Nebraska
Iowa
St. Louis
Kansas
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
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California
Nevada
Oregon
Utah
Cheyenne
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Illinois
Freeport
Rockford
Rochelle
Aurora
Joliet
Dwight
Pontiac
Lexington
Bloomington
Lincoln, Ill
Springfield
Lincoln
Executive Mansion
Industrial University
Decatur
Swift Dies at 64 Leader of Swift & Co Passes Away
Gustavus Frank lin Swift, president of Swift & Co, died suddenly at his Chicago home after gall bladder infection surgery. He was 64, left a fortune estimated up to 10 million, and built a global meat packing empire after starting as a butcher. Born June 24 1839 in Sandwich Massachusetts, he moved to Chicago in 1875.
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Chicago
Gustavus Franklin Swift
Swift & Co
United States
Ellis Avenue
Mr. Swift
P. D. Armour
Sandwich
Cape Cod
Mass
New England
Great West
Cuba and United States ratify reciprocal treaty in senate vote
Cuban senate approves the amended reciprocity treaty with the United States by 12 to 9 after assurances from President Roosevelt about an extra congressional session. Washington reports say the unconditional ratification triggers a fall extra session, with formal exchanges of ratification to follow by month end. Minister Squiers notes the Cuban senate action to Secretary Hay.
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Havana
Cuba
United States
Senate of the
Senate
Hay
Roosevelt
Congress
Palma
Bustamente
Capote
Dolz
Foreign Relations Committee
American Senate
Sanguilly
Tamayo
Recio
Squiers
Washington
United States Congress
Complaints Filed Over Right of Way Through Fairland
Complaints were filed by the Indianapolis Shelbyville and Southeastern Interurban Co against diverse citizens of Fairland to appropriate the real estate parallel with the Big Four railroad through the town. The road would pass near dwellings, business houses, and the principal hotel.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Indianapolis, Shelbyville & Southeastern Interurban Co
Fairland
Big Four
Quick Action Saved His Life in Evansville Journal News
Evansville March 28 By the engineer stopping the machinery in the Journal News office John Bridges was saved from a belt accident He was caught and buried at the feet then freed and resumed work without serious injury.
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Evansville
Ind
Evansville Journal-News
John Bridges
Plasterer Survives Five-Story Fall in Union Building
Harry Striebeck of Indianapolis fell from the fifth floor through an elevator shaft in the Union building in Anderson on Friday afternoon. He was found on the basement floor, but within an hour after the accident he was on his feet and ready to resume work.
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Anderson
Ind
Harry Striebeck
Indianapolis
Union Building
Traveling Man Dies Suddenly in Indianapolis
Chas. Ss. Siddons of Buffalo New York a traveling man aged 54 collapsed and died at the Grand Hotel Indianapolis after a hearty dinner and a period in the lobby before retiring to his room. He became suddenly ill and died shortly after.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Chas. Ss. Siddons
Buffalo, N. Y
Grand Hotel
Capture Many Seals Sail In From Ice Fields
St John s Newfoundland March 30 The seal ing steamers Virginia Lake and Aurora arrived from the ice fields with 25000 and 23000 seals respectively They report catches at Grand Lake Neptune Vanguard Greenland Teeland Southern Cross Serranova Labrador Diana Leopold Prick and Kite totaling 238000 seals for two thirds of the fleet and a projected 360000 seals for the year
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St. Johns
N. F
Virginia Lake
Aurora
Grand Lake
Neptune
Vanguard
Greenland
Teeland
Southern Cross
Serranova
Labrador
Diana
Leopold
Prick
Kite
Cost Of Commission On Anthracite Strike
The anthracite coal strike commission cost about $38,000. Three of the seven commissioners received $4,000 each plus a $15 per diem. four other commissioners and two assistant readers were paid $15 daily. Two stenographers earned $6 per day. The panel operated from October 24 for five months, totaling roughly $18,000 in per diem.
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Washington
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
Moseley
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wright
Incendiary Confesses Fire at Rogers & Sons Factory
Harry Sanderson aged 19 formerly of Bridgeport Conn was arrested Sunday in the act of arson at E W Rogers and Sons cotton batting factory in Lockport New York He gave a written confession to District Attorney Stockwell admitting setting fire to the warehouse on three earlier occasions causing losses totaling sixteen thousand nine hundred ninety dollars
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Lockport
N. Y
Harry Sanderson
Bridgeport
Conn
E. W. Rogers & Sons
Stockwell
Complete Cuticura Cure For Eczema Promises Relief
Complete external and internal treatment bathes affected parts with hot water and Cuticura Soap to cleanse crusts and scales and soften thickened cuticle. Dry gently and apply Cuticura Ointment to soothe irritation and heal. Take Cuticura Resolvent to purify the blood. Promises instant relief and a speedy cure when other remedies fail.
Letter by Judge Finnemore Praises Cuticura Remedies
The Natal Supreme Court judge Robert Isaac Finnemore reports dramatic relief from uric acid excess and eczema after trying Cuticura Remedies. He cites hair regrowth and improving limb condition, noting his wife promotes the products to help others and to support Bible Women’s Society in Pietermaritzburg.
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Bible Women’s Society
The
Bible Women
Robert Isaac Finnemore
Natal Supreme Court
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Mase
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London
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Paris
R. Towns & Co
Sydney
Potter Drug and Chemical Corporation
Boston
U.S. A
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Excelsior
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East
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Missouri
Chase. Fordy &Co
American Bak
Kansas City
Tot
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Waterloo
Albert Lea
ILC
R.T
A. H. Hanson
Anatase Aera
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