Staged Indiana Cattle Heist Nets 210 Head
About 210 head of cattle were driven from Alfred McCoy's McCoysburg ranch six miles away and loaded onto cars at pre arranged points. The livestock were shipped to Chicago and sold on Tuesday with losses estimated over $8,000. McCoy, a Kensselaer banker, learned of the theft after the fact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banker McCoy
MccCoysburg
Ind
Logansport
Indiana
Rensselaer
Alfred McCoy
Chicago
Monon Railroad
Reynolds
Monticello
Monon
McCoysburg
McCoy
Kensselaer
Molders Fight Nonunion Sign At Whitely Casting Co
Muncie Indiana December 1 The molders union opposes a sign at the Whitely Machinable Casting Co entrance barring Knights of Labor and other unions. Local union passes resolution to unionize the mold shops and seeks government action to cancel non-union boiler head orders for battleships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
Whitely MaHeable Casting Co
Molders’ Union
Keights of Labor
Tabor
Melders
Muncie Tradex Council
Oassist
A Melders
Taateontreets
Poor Old Soldier From Morristown Dies After Pension Loss
Morristown Indiana November 30 Tooney T Salley aged 70 of Freeport received 25 dollars monthly pension. After a department inquiry he was denied an increase and his original pension was suspended three years causing distress. He refused food for three weeks and died Thursday. He will be buried by the local odd fellows lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morristown
Ind
Tooney T. Salley
Freeport
Department
Odd Fellows
Indiana Christian Endeavor Convention Opens in Lafayette
The 123th Indiana Christian Endeavor convention meets at Trinity church in Lafayette with about five hundred delegates registered. Prof. Y S Bergen leads a song service, C Q Stone of Purdue gives a welcome, and Rev. R V Hunter replies. The convention sermon is set for Sunday by Dr. G B Wilcox of Colorado Springs. Four hundred delegates arrived Friday with many prominent evangelists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
Indiana Christian Endeavor Societies
Trinity Church
Y. S. Bergen
C. Q. Stone
Purdue
R. V. Hunter
Indianapolis
G. B. Wilcox
Colorado Springs
Thomas Mitts Guilty of Assault and Battery
Noblesville Indiana December 1 Thomas Mitts found guilty of assault and battery with intent to murder his brother in law Edward Bradfield. Sentenced to from two to fourteen years in Michigan City penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noblesville
Ind
Thomas Mitts
Edward Bradfield
Centenest
Michigan City
Suicide by Drunk Man in Elkhart
Elkhart Ind Dec 1 Joseph Armstrong 32 shot and killed himself due to inability to quit drinking while sober, in his home. Local authorities report no external involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Ind
Joseph Armstrong
Robbery Near Lawrenceburg Nabs $55 Stashed in Coat
Joe Morrisy of Cleveland Ohio reports being held up near Lawrenceburg Indiana on December 1. A robber took 3% of his money while $55 sewn in his coat lining went undiscovered. He notified local police.
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Greie
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Joe Morrisy
Cleveland
Good Price For Cattle In Wabash County Sale
S H Goodman and Nathan Daugherty sold three cows and a Jersey bull for 2000 dollars to C A Jamison of Peoria Illinois in a county sale. The average per animal was 500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash, Ind
S. H. Goodman
Nathan Daugherty
This County
C. A. Jamison
Peoria
Tilinsis
Indiana Man Arrested in Pension Fraud Case
Indianapolis November 29 government officers say Elijah Maiden of Vincennes has been arrested and will be brought to Indianapolis. Maiden allegedly used the name Isaac for four years and has been drawing a pension of 25 a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Elijah ‘Maiden
Vincennes
Orother
Isaac
May Answer for Murder A Negro Desperado Disarmed an Officer
Indianapolis patrolman Meg Lowe arrested Carl Frazier alias Montgomery after Frazier resisted a call for help. David Stalleup, a Negro murderer in years past, grabbed the officer’s club and disarmed him, then struck him on the head and face leaving him unconscious in the street. Stullcup resisted further but was subdued. Lowe lies badly hurt with potential brain congestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Meg Lowe
Metropolitan Police Force
Carl Frazier
Montgomery
Wagon Frazier
David Stalleup
Lowe
Stullcup
Wallace
Frazier
Fatal shooting in Crawford County involving engaged pair
Report from Crawford county says Miss Emma Baker was fatally shot by her fiancée Miss Draper while visiting Baker’s brother. Draper, unaware the revolver was reloaded, handled the weapon playfully and it discharged. Both women were engaged to be married.
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New Albany
Ind
Crawford County
Emma Baker
Miss Draper
Two Institutions Proposed Separation and End to Life Imprisonment for Women
Indiana official urges splitting the Indiana industrial school for girls and the woman's prison and abolishing life terms for women. Eight inmates are serving life, with 25 20 and 17 years already served. propose a 20 year maximum with chance for good behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Govarrior
Sarah F. Keely
Indiana Industrial School For Girls
Woman's Prison
Firgit
Elopement Couple Arrested After Phillipine Soldier Return
James Fritz of Ashland Kentucky sought help to find his wife who he said eloped with Soldier Charles F Pfeiffer recently back from the Philippines. They were found on Senate avenue and jailed. They face trial December 5. She admitted the elopement amid claims of abuse by her husband. She has one child with her and four remained at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
James Fritz
Ashland
Charles F. Pfeiffer
Philippines
Senate Avenue
Pfeiffer
Local Civil War Captain Chappell Dies in Petersburgr
Evansville Ind Nov 29 Capt W E Chappell a Southern Indiana eccentric is dead at his Petersburgr home. A splinter under his thumbnail led to infection and lockjaw, from which he died. He never wore a wool hat, preferring a large straw hat in all seasons.
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Evansville
Ind
W. BE. Chappell
Indiana
Petersburgr
Capt. Chappell
South Side Manufacturing Co. Fails in Wabash Indiana
Wabash Ind Nov 29 The South Side Manufacturing Co has failed and seeks to settle its affairs to resume operations. Once prosperous the firm suffered two fires and other bad luck leaving about 6000 dollars in debt. Creditors will likely accept a factory sale compromise, with obligations mainly owed locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash, Ind
South Side Manufacturing Co
Golden Wedding Anniversary in Laporte
Laporte Indiana November 29. Mr and Mrs Henry B Weir of this city celebrated their golden wedding anniversary The couple are 73 and 72 years old and in good health They spent the day in the company of relatives and friends.
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Laporte
Ind
Henry B. Weir
Indiana Retains State Championship Over Purdue
In Lafayette Indiana defeated Purdue 24 to 5 to defend the state title. Robertson kicked Purdue’s lone field goal to avoid a shutout. Attendance reached 4 050 spectators.
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Lafayette
Ind
Indiana
Purdue
Robertson
Safe blowers loot Thornburgh Milling office
In Martinsville Indiana on November 30 a pair of burglars used nitroglycerine to blow open the safe door at the Thornburgh Milling Company office. They secured only a small amount of cash before fleeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsville
Ind
Thornburgh Milling: Co
Girl Strikers End Wisconsin Pay Dispute At Fort Wayne
Women workers in Wisconsin began a weeklong strike for higher wages but returned to work after Fort Wayne proprietors granted the requested pay increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wis
Ft - Wayne, Bat
Thea
Woman Takes Poison in Hartford Indiana Case
An aged woman in Hartford City Indiana attempted suicide by poison after her husband remarked he was leaving. Local authorities reported the distressing act and investigation continues into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford’ City
Ind
Fatal boiler explosion cripples Chicago Northwestern plant
Chicago December 4 explosion at the Kinzie and Kingsbury streets heating plant kills five and injures sixteen. A ten ton boiler crashes through walls striking a passenger train parlor car, four aboard injured, two newlywed couples among them. Dead include August Weiss Joseph Specht August Claman and Henry Schnur. Property loss estimated at 45000. Mrs Beck daughter of brewer Charles Uihlein injured.
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Chicago
Chicago “& Northwestern Railroad
Kinzie
Kingsbury
Tenton
William Bicker
Sheboygan
Wis
St. Elizabeth Hospital
August Weiss
Joseph Specht
August Claman
Henry Schnur
Milwaukee
August Beck
Charles Uihlein
Panther Kills Girl in Wisconsin Settlement Hunt Planned
An eight year old girl of Dc F Riley, a farmer near Mad Brook, Wisconsin, was seized by a panther and torn apart. The body fragments were buried and a community panther hunt began with guns ready to exterminate the beasts after a ten foot panther was shot and two more large ones sighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Wis
The
Times
Dc. F. Riley
Mad Brook
Standard Oil Certificates Soar Past 800 Mark
New York reports Standard Oil certificates surged Monday passing 800 and trading at 10, a 30 point one day rise. The Mail and Express cites capital of 160000000 now valued over 8000000000 with Rockefeller owning 43 percent of total. Dividends last year near 45000000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Standard Oil
Mail and Express
John D. Rockefeller
Royal Canadian Regiment and Household Cavalry Inspected by Prince
The prince of Wales inspected Monday afternoon at Albany Street Barracks the returning Royal Canadian Regiment and the composite regiment of the household cavalry. Present were the princess of Wales the Duke and Duchess of York the Duke of Cambridge Field Marshal Lord Wolseley Gen Sir Evelyn Wood the adjutant general to the forces and War Secretary William St. John Brodrick.
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London
Royal Canadian Regiment
Household Cavalry
Prince of Wales
Albany Street
Princess of Wales
Duke and Duchess of York
Duke of Cambridge
Lord Wolseley
Evelyn Wood
William St. John Brodrick
Cherokees table bill to treat with Dawes commission
Tahlequah I T December 4 The Cherokee council tabled indefinitely the bill to create a commission to negotiate with the Dawes commission and adjourned until Sunday. indications are that no treaty will be made by the Cherokees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tahlequah, I.T
Cherokee Council
Dawes
Colorado presidential canvass shows Bryan by 29803
The official canvass of Colorado’s presidential vote concludes with Bryan at 122,944 and McKinley at 93,141, giving Bryan a plurality of 29,803. Denver reports results as of Monday.
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Colorado
Denver
Col
Bryan
McKinley
Grain elevator worker killed by belt accident at Modoc
David Harty aged 36 was instantly killed at the Gaddis grain elevator when his clothing was caught in a projecting belt while he adjusted a belt on a fly wheel. His neck and back were broken. death was instant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Modoc
Ind
David Harty
Gaddis
Plans for the Army bill details sweeping officer and unit expansions
Secretary Root's army bill creates a lieutenant general, six major generals and 15 brigadiers. It reorganizes artillery into coast and field corps, expands ranks across departments, and allows four year staff chief appointments. It authorizes native Philippine units and a Porto Rican regiment, with promotion by seniority and vacancies filled from the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Root
Coast Artillery and
Field Artillery
Coast and Field Artillery
Adjutant General
Inspector General
Judge Advocate’s Department
Quartermaster’s Department
Engineer Corps
Regular Army
Ordnance Bureau
Signal Corps
Philippines
Judge Advocate
Ordnance
Army
Staff Corps
Proctor
Senate Committee On
Cavalry
Artillery
Infantry
Eagan
Philippine Islands
Treasury official George W. Wilson dies at Riggs House
George W. Wilson, 37, commissioner of internal revenue, died Tuesday morning at the Riggs House of Bright's disease with asthma complicating his illness. A Ohio native, he served in the Fifty fourth Ohio Infantry during the Civil War and rose to first lieutenant before entering law and then the revenue service rising to head of the bureau. He was famed as a highly informed expert on internal revenue and advised Congress on revenue measures for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George W. Wilson
Internal Revenue
Riggs House
Bright
George Washington Wilson
Ohio
Fifty-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Internal ‘Revenue Service
Bureau
Wilson
Government Service
Congress
Lodge Likely to Become Foreign RelationsChair
A Washington dispatch reports Senator Lodge is likely to be advanced to chair the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, filling the vacancy left by the death of Senator Davis. Senators Frye of Maine and Cullom of Illinois outrank him in seniority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
the Herald
Washington Dispatch
Lodge
Committee On Foreign Relations
Davis
Frye
Maine
Massachusetts
Secretary Wilson Highlights Agriculture Department Accomplishments
The annual report notes the department’s efficiency, growth of the weather bureau, and advancements in forecast warnings. It cites extensive cattle inspections in Texas, combating sheep scab, food adulteration investigations, and the economic impact of higher wheat yields. Forestation, irrigation studies across California Utah and Missouri, and expanding export markets in Asia and Cuba are emphasized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Agricultural Department
Department
Weather Bureau
Gulf of Mexico
Galveston
Texas
United States
Russia
Hungary
Austria
California
Utah
Colorado
Missouri
Wisconsin
Union
Asia
Oceanica
Orient
Cuba
Porto Rico
Hawaiian Islands
Philippines
Great stock of gold held by U S treasury reaches new highs
Washington reports the largest gold coin and bullion stock ever held in the United States totaling about 474.1 million dollars in the treasury and branches. About 243 million belongs to the treasury reserve, while 230.8 million covers gold certificates. Officials expect further gains toward 475 million and possibly 500 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Treasury
Klondike
Typhoon Devastates Tourance Indo China
News from Hong Kong reports a disastrous typhoon at Tourance in Indo China with extensive loss of life and destruction. The storm blast lasted two days with unprecedented velocity, sweeping away villages and destroying plantations as ships and the harbor suffered severe damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indo-China
Victoria
B. C
Tourance
Indo- China
Hong-Kong
North China Daily News
Vote canvass shows defeat of constitutional convention proposition
Des Moines canvass of the last election’s vote on a constitutional convention shows the proposition defeated by 585 votes with no demand for a convention. Voters were confused by the measure and the results indicate opposition rather than support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Senator Cushman K. Davis Dies in Minnesota Home
St Paul Minnesota November 28 United States Senator Cushman Kellogg Davis chairman of the senate foreign relations committee died at his home Tuesday evening after two months illness He gradually sank away and was unconscious for several hours before death The family had been prepared for the end
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul, Minn
United States
Cushman Kellogg Davis
Committee On Foreign Relations
The
Senate
Davis Dies After Illness From Foot Injury and Blood Poisoning
Cushman X. Davis died after a two month illness that began with a foot abrasion and progressed to blood poisoning and nephritis. Born June 16, 1838 in Henderson New York, he grew in Wisconsin and became a lawyer before serving in the Civil War and aiding the Lincoln campaign. His last wish was to live five more years for his country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cushman Kellogg Davis
Henderson
Jefferson County
N. Y
Waukesha
Wis
Davis
Carroll College
University of Michigan
Milwaukee
Alex. W. Randall
Wisconsin
Lincoln
Army of the
Wisconsin Senator Davis A Long Public Career
Senator Davis rose from the Twenty-eighth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry to law and politics. He served as United States district attorney, governor candidate, and elected governor by a 5496 margin. Later he became United States senator, chaired the foreign relations committee, and joined the Paris peace commission. He was reelected in 1899 without opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
McKinley
Minnesota
Davis
Senate
Paris
All Nations
New York December trade outlook from Bradstreet
Bradstreet notes unsettled weather and holidays dampen retail and jobbing, yet iron and steel, coal, boot and shoe, hardware, and lumber trades are solid. Industry shows few labor troubles, with orders six to eight weeks ahead and strong pig iron and rail material activity. November failures total 80 with 12.2 million liabilities, masking heavy textile sector defaults and overall solid business foundation despite winter slowdowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bradstreet’s
Chicago
Shorts
Johnstown Football Player Dies After Accident
JohnstownPa December report says Trum bull Kelly left tackle for Capital Culture football club died from injuries suffered in a game with Indiana State Normal School. Kelly tackled Full Back Long and was knocked unconscious when Long's knee hit the back of his head. He was a Yale graduate and a Cambria Iron draughtsman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
Trumbull
Kelly
Capital Culture Football Club
Indiana State ‘Normal School
Long
Elyshana
West
Superior
Yale
Cambria Iron: Company
Convict Road Builders Aided California Road Program
The California legislature and people advanced road work by using convict labor. Since 1895 a highway commission and a rock crushing plant on state prison grounds have organized convict crews to prepare road materials. Convicts have been turning out material for road construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Roy Stone
Road Improvement Programs and Convict Labor Across States
The article surveys convict labor used in highway work and notes states including North Carolina Delaware Iowa New York Tennessee and Indiana Gov Mount cites Indiana with thousands of miles of graced graveled and paved highways and a large annual output of crushed trap rock aiding county road improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Delaware
Iowa
New York
Tennessee
Mount
Indiana
Movement for Better Roads Gains Momentum in 1599
The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune notes a surge in road building in 1599 marking a peak in the good roads movement. It predicts wider public support and influential aid from horseless carriage owners farmers and cyclists as the movement spreads nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Abandoned Farms and the Need for Modern Farming
A Farmers' Review editorial argues abandoned farms result from soil depletion and mismanagement. It notes two problem classes: rich but impractical farmers and brainy but cash-strapped ones, urging use of agricultural colleges and experiment stations to turn farming around.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Review
Farmhand Complains of Long Hours on Jinios Farms
A hired man on Jinios farms, earning 16 to 20 dollars per month, reports exhaustingly long hours in the fields to meet required time. He says he has little time for himself and fears registering a kick from his complaint may have consequences for his future work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jinios
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