Mormon polygamy and power stir eastern fears in Utah
J M Scandaland argues polygamy as the keystone of the Mormon church, claiming divine sanction for multiple marriages, political control in Utah and expansion into other states, and a relentless fight against federal anti polygamy laws. He cites converts, voting power, and the church's claimed spiritual temporal rule.
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United States
Utah
Idaho
Arizona
Ivy
Mormon Church
Congress
Akewarm
Cone
United States Army
Far West
Church
Tievounee
Suteb
J. M. Scanland
Wits Treathful Statement Across Love Claim
A Chicago Post snippet features a tearful exchange where a woman accuses a man of saying she was the only girl he ever loved. He admits the claim but reveals she was engaged to Maud Muggins, denying previous exclusivity in his affections.
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Maud Muggins
Chicago Post
Spring Chickens Prompt Farmer Guarantee Joke
A lighthearted quip from the Philadelphia Bulletin frames a farmer’s claim about a spring chicken. The joke hinges on the chicken’s extraordinary springiness and the farmer’s assertion it could be caught for slaughter despite its vigor.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Hadn't Had 2 Tip Prompt Sparks Tense Exchange
A Chicago Post quip notes a tense moment as a patron complains about service while a waiter responds that the room and its people are close. The exchange highlights waiter patience amid a charged dining room.
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Chicago Post
Keynote Sounded on Republican Campaign Issues
Senator M A Hanna chaired a subcommittee in Philadelphia outlining campaign themes including working-class prosperity and retention of the Philippines. He called for immediate campaign funds and discussed McKinley’s renomination and a likely contest for running mate and platform.
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Philadelphia
M. A. Hanna
National Republican Committee
Ashbridge
Philippines
Hanna
Republican Party
Democratic Party
West
Republican Campaign Committee
Senator Hanna
McKinley
W. S. P. Shields
Ienry Burk
Republican National Committee
Manufacturers’ Club
Goebel Crisis Sparks Kentucky Militias Readiness
Reported mobilization of state militia units from Louisville Lexington London and Pineville under Gov. Taylor to deter Democrats from seating Goebel. Republicans plan to act quickly and hold authority as tensions rise in Frankfort with orders to stay ready to move.
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Louisville
Frankfort
Goebel
Taylor
Lexington
London
Pineville
Kentucky
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Rail Line Rebuilds Indiana
The Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern allocates 1.5 million dollars to straighten and shorten its Indiana line over five miles. Four thousand workers to be employed as weather allows. Major changes include Willow valley tunnel of 1,080 feet and the big east tunnel of 1,700 feet with lowered approaches. Track rebuilding spans ten to fifteen miles under 25 contracts.
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Mitchell
Ind
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
Indiana
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Willow Valley
Big Hill
Store Fire Destroys Hattie By Horne Shop at Towa City
A blaze that began in Mrs Hattie By Horne’s store on Saturday caused $69,000 in losses. Lena Delschied, attempting to light gas, dropped a burning match on cotton matting, igniting the stock worth $35,000 and damaging the building owned by W P Coast for $10,000. The fire spread to nearby structures, with total losses around $45,000.
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Towa City
Hattie
Horne
Lena Delschied
W. P. Coast
Naval Veteran Samuel Howard dies at 79
Washington Jan 15 Lieut Samuel Howard U S N the pilot and last of Ericsson s Monitor crew during the engagement with Merrimac died here Sunday from concussion of the brain caused by a fall He was 79 and had traversed the seas for more than five decades
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Washington
Jan
Samuel Howard
U.S. N
Ericsson
Monitor
Merrimac
Miners Die in Blast at Butte Montana Mine
Tas miners Joe Melivich and Joseph Maxwell were instantly killed in Butte on Sunday when a blast in the Celsuna-Farrett mine exploded after hanging fire.
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Butte
Mont
Joe Melivich
Joseph Maxwell
Celsuna-Farrett
Insurrection Reported Continue Across Venezuela
A Port of Spain dispatch to the Herald says that despite the Venezuelan government’s declaration the revolution remains active. The claim comes from sources deemed apparently trustworthy and notes ongoing unrest in the country.
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New York
the Herald
Port of Spain
Bohemian Soldiers Ordered to Answer Roll in German
Emperor Franz Josef declares Bohemian soldiers must use the German word for here when answering roll. The mandate provokes Czech opposition and threatens to widen rifts within the empire.
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Vienna
Franz Tosef
Denver editors wounded in office shooting.
F G Bonflis and H H Tammen owners of the Evening Post were wounded in a midday attack by attorney W W Anderson who claimed to be Post part owner and negotiator for a pardon. Bonflis gravely injured eyes and neck. Tammen wounded in chest and wrist but expected to live. Anderson jailed then released on habeas corpus with 10,000 bond.
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Denver
Col
F. G. Bonflis
H. H. Tammen
The
Evening Post
W. W. Anderson
Bonflis
Kansas City
Tammen
Anderson
Office of
the Post
Post
Packer
Man Eater
Miss Anthony
Gov. Anthony
Kansas
Polly Pry
Tamimen
C. P. Butler
Denver Athletic Club
Ilis
Demand for Military Court of Inquiry In Michigan Fraud Case
Adjt. Gen. Chase asks Gov. Pingree to detail a military court of inquiry to examine his alleged neglect of duty in the state military fraud investigation. Pingree may approve, as he questions Chase’s knowledge of the related fraudulent transactions and notes Chase was not present at the board meeting or charged by the grand jury.
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Lensine
Mich
Chase
Gov. Pingree
Pingree
Gen
Military Board
Murder in Army near Helenwood shocks Tennessee
In Army four miles from Helenwood Tennessee Elvin Phillips shot and killed Andy Chitwood after a quarrel over change. Phillips a Fourth Tennessee volunteer infantry member had earlier wrecked a drummer’s valise and shot another man in Oneida. He fled. no arrest reported.
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Helenwood
Tenn
Army
Andy Chitwood
Elvin Phillips
Phillips
Fourth Tennessee Volunteer Infantry
Oneida
Chambers
Charles Keelon
Chitwood
Generals Sharpe Dies in New York at 72
Gen George Henry Sharpe of Kingston New York died Saturday in New York City from shock after an operation. He was brevetted major general for Civil War service and served with Grant at Appomattox where Lee surrendered. He held the custody of the Army of Virginia and General Lee during parole.
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New York
George Henry Sharpe
Kingston
N. Y
Grant
Lee
Appomattox
Army of Virginia
DavieFound Guilty in Double Murder Case
In Carbondale Illinois on January 15 a jury found Davie guilty of killing his wife and a 16 year old girl near Mur phystore. The penalty was set at 45 years in the penitentiary. Davie is 30 years old.
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Carbondale
Davie
Murphystore
Quarantine Charge Dismissed Against Captain Rice
The supreme court dismissed the charge of violating quarantine laws against Capt. Rice of the bark Hawaiian Isles in Victoria British Columbia. The ruling leaves the ship and crew free from the cited violation.
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Victoria
B. C
Capt. Rice
Hawaiian Isles
Supreme Court
New Honor for Sherman
New York January 15. Representative James Schoolcraft Sherman of Utica has accepted the position of secretary of the United States Senate. The salary is eight thousand dollars. The post was first offered to Benjamin P Odell who declined it.
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Sherman
New York
James Schoolcraft Sherman
Utica
N. Y
United States Senate
Benjamin P. Odell
State Republican Committee
Stevenson Declines Illinois Governorship Candidacy
Bloomington Illinois January 15 Adlai E Stevenson ends speculation about running for governor stating I am not a candidate for governor of Illinois and I will not be a candidate.
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Bloomington
Ill
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
No Change in Situation Amid Natal Front News
London reports from January 14 and 13 describe ongoing heavy fighting around Plat-Rand and Tugela fronts. British and Boer forces clash in hand to hand combat with casualties, while Gen Buller Steals a wide front and Warren moves toward Colenso amid rumors Ladysmith relief and Boer withdrawals.
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London
War Office
Field Marshal Roberts
Cape Town
Lord Roberts
Plat-Rand
Buller
Ladysmith
Potgieters
Warren
Tugela
Charles Warren
Hlangwane Hill
Colenso
Pretoria
Lourenzo Marques
Durban
Chieveley
Frere
Heliograph
Bulwana Hill
Caesar's Camp
Kruger
Colesbury
Cronje
Magersfontein
Delagoa Bay
Transvaal
Daily Mail
Pietermaritburg
Weenen
Gobbler
Sharp Fight in Cebu Involving Nineteenth Infantry
Advices from Cebu report a sharp battle on January 15 between a battalion of the Nineteenth Infantry and insurgents in the Subleon mountains. The enemy was routed, the Americans capturing a smooth bore cannon and rifles and destroying fortifications. Four Americans were wounded.
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Cebu
Manila
Nineteenth Infantry
Subleon
Snow Benefits Northwestern Wisconsin Loggers
Snow blankets the northwestern region of the state and is expected to aid loggers by improving conditions for logging activities and access. Local forecast notes widespread snowfall on January 15.
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Milwaukee
Coal Awaiting Shipment In Pittsburgh Harbor
A conservative estimate puts 5,000,000 bushels of coal in the harbor awaiting shipment south. Of this total 1,395,000 bushels were started down the river Sunday as towboats are pressed into service.
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Pitsburgh
Republican State Convention Postponed in Illinois
Chicago January 15 The Republican state committee met at Great Northern headquarters and voted to postpone the state convention from April 10 to May 5 in deference to the primary law requirements.
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Chicago
Republican State Committee
Great Northern
Jeffries Sharkey Fight Injunction Challenges Local Exhibits
In Terre Haute Indiana on January 11 James J Jeffries Thomas Sharkey William Brady and Thomas O Rourke filed injunctions to stop C N Goff from showing cinematograph pictures of the Jeffries Sharkey fight from last November They claim the pictures are fake and misleading and that all four men have financial interest in the authentic views A hearing is scheduled for January 18.
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Terre Haute
Ind
James J. Jeffries
Thomas Sharkey
William Brady
Thomas O'Rourke
C. Ns
Indiana Anti-Saloon League to start statewide crusade
Laporte Indiana January 12 The Anti Saloon League of Indiana will inaugurate a vigorous temperance crusade in 96 counties. Town and city leagues will be formed in churches and farmers enrolled in rural areas. Legal talent will be used to push the liquor fight in the courts, making it a potential political factor.
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Laporte
Ind
Anti- Saloon League of
Indiana
Longton Gunstock Company Secures Dual War Orders
Frankfort Indiana. H A Longton Co manufacturers of gunstocks reports rush order from Transvaal Republic for 125000 gunstocks to be shipped to a New York firm, fitted to rifles and sent to South Africa. The factory also works 200000 gunstocks for the German government.
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Frankfort
Ind
H. A. Longton & Co
Transvaal Republic
New York
South Africa
Gas generator blast at Staunton injures Reynolds and Howard
Brazil Ind Jan 13 David Reynolds and his son John and James Howard hosted a magic lantern show when a gas generator exploded injuring John Reynolds severely and badly injuring his father who likely will die Howard escaped with minor injuries
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Brazil
Ind
David Reynolds
John
James Howard
Staunton
John Reynolds
Howard
Paroled Prisoner Rearrested in Indiana Burglary
Don McCool, paroled from this county, is jailed in Hartford City awaiting trial for the burglary of Cheney's Hardware Store in Montpelier. He previously sawed the bars of his cell and a window during his prior incarceration.
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Hartford City
Ind
Don McCool
Cheney
Montpelier
Woman Bank Cashier Re-elected in Indiana City
Wabash Indiana January 13 Mrs Sarah F Dick the only woman cashier of a national bank in the United States has been for the 15th time elected to that key post at a local bank with deposits of 250000 dollars The bank serves the city and surrounding area highlighting her enduring role and the bank's financial size.
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Wabash
Ind
Sarah F. Dick
United States
Gas Cut Off Strands Ft Wayne After Pipe Burst
The main natural gas line supplying Ft Wayne burst ten miles west leaving the entire city without fuel. Coal and wood are scarce and thousands go without breakfast as many shops close and all schools have been dismissed.
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Ft. Wayne
Ind
Death under moving freight train in Brazil Indiana
Adam Sielbist of Brazil Indiana died after being crushed beneath a moving freight train. He was 26, the sole support of his aged mother who had recently moved here from France.
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Brazil
Ind
Adam Sielbist
France
Wheat Damage Reported in Nashville Area
Nashville Indiana January 11 farmers report wheat damage due to early dry cold windy weather and recent thaw affecting the crop in the locality.
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Nashville
Ind
Investors from Lima lease Francesville land for oil and gas
In Francesville Indiana on January 11 investors from Lima Ohio lease local land after finding oil and gas potential.
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Francesville, Ind
Lima
Bedford Hold-Up Suspects Arrested in Jan. Work
Bedford Indiana January 11 Wes Flue and Steve Owens were arrested charged with holding up Jennings Larter an old soldier The incident involved two suspects and a veteran in a local hold up case.
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Bedford
Ind
Wes Flue
Steve Owens
Jennings Larter
Burley Boy Injured In Revolver Accident At Home
Logansport Indiana January 15 Conner Burley eight years old was accidentally shot when his brother handled a loaded revolver He is expected to recover and is listed in stable condition at home or local hospital.
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Logansport
Ind
Conner Burley
Log Rolled On Him In Warsaw Injury
Ed Gray a log hauler was severely hurt at Warsaw Indiana when a log rolled from a wagon and struck him potentially crippling him for life.
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Log
Wabash. Ind
Ed Gray
Warsaw
Sand train collision injures two near Mitchell
In Mitchell Indiana January 11 a sand train on the B and O S W backed into freight No 98 on the White River bridge. Brakeman George Cook jumped to safety but was severely bruised while roadmaster Thomas Welsh suffered a broken nose.
Feared Imaginary Officers Haunt Editor In Suicide
Logansport Indiana January 13 editor J E Sutton who killed himself at St Paul believed officers pursued him and his children He held a twenty thousand dollar life insurance policy
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Logansport
Ind
J. E. Sutton
St. Paul
Thieves Foil Safe Heist At Flat Rock Post Office
In Shelbyville Indiana on January 12 thieves entered the Flat Rock post office and attempted to load the office safe onto a handcar to haul it away. They were frightened off and the safe was found in a ditch beside the railroad containing 275 dollars.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Flat Rock
Farm worker badly burned in well gas blast
Burton Loy of Tudor dairy farm west of Upland entered a well to start a gas pump when an explosion occurred. He was terribly burned and transported for treatment.
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Upland
Ind
Burton Loy
Tudor
White Cap Threat Targets Knox Lawyer Over Ditch Affairs
H R Robbins a prominent Knox attorney known for ditch statutes reports a white cap threat letter postmarked Knox. The message warns of a funeral if he meddles further with Starke County ditch matters and hints at retaliation by a committee. Robbins suspects anti ditch remonstrators. arrests may follow.
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Knox
Ind
H. R. Robbins
Robbins
Starke County
Big Yellow River Ditch
Laporte
H.R. Robbins
Death of a Priest Bishop Rademacher Mourned in Fort Wayne
Bishop Right Rev Joseph Rademacher died in Fort Wayne Indiana at 11 PM after a brief illness from heart failure He was born December 3 1840 in Clinton County Michigan ordained August 2 1863 His early work included Attica and Columbia City He served as rector of St Marys Fort Wayne chancellor of the diocese and in 1893 became bishop of Fort Wayne after earlier service as bishop of Nashville Interment will be in the cathedral next week.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Rademacher
Joseph Rademacher
Clinton County
Mich
Attica
St. Paul’s Church
Columbia City
St. Mary's
Neshville
Young hunter Albert Rodgers dies in shotgun accident
Boonville Indiana report states Albert Rodgers age 20 was killed when he dropped a loaded shotgun while rabbit hunting. The hammer struck a stump causing both barrels to discharge into his heart region. he died about two hours later.
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Boonville
Ind
Albert Rodgers
Acquittal in 1884 Owensville Murder Case
Princeton Ind January 13. Thomas M Skelton acquitted of murdering his wife at Owensville in 1884. Jury out four hours with eleven for acquittal and one for conviction on all ballots except the last. The verdict brings general satisfaction here.
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Princeton
Ind
Thomas M. Skelton
Owensville
Fire destroys Indiana Oil Tank Line refinery in Lafayette
In Lafayette Indiana on January 13 a large refinery of the Indiana Oil Tank Line Co. burned down with 50 barrels of lubricating oil lost. Steel reservoirs nearby heated dangerously with 4 000 gallons of gasoline. Estimated loss 12 000 dollars with 3 000 dollars insured.
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Lafayette
Ind
Indiana Oil Tank Line Co
Marriage in Hebrew circles joins Miss Levi to Joseph Livingston
In Indianapolis on January 12 an event in Hebrew circles united Miss Daisy Levi daughter of State Treasurer Levi to Joseph Livingston of South Bend. The ceremony occurred in the newly completed Jewish temple with Rabbi Messing officiating.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Daisy Levi
Levi
Joseph Livingston
South Bend
Messing
Fire destroys Evansville wholesale grain firm
Evansville Indiana January 13 fire Thursday night destroyed the whole sale grain and commission house of Taylor and Angel on First street. The loss will amount to 25000 dollars with slight insurance.
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Evansville
Ind
Taylor & Angel
First Street
Showalter Home Destroyed by Severe Fire in Butler
Excited Over a Fire Butler Ind Jan 13 The residence of Ed Showalter was destroyed by fire. Loss 2000 insurance 500. Showalter was prostrated and cannot recover. His wife was in a trance 12
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler, Ind
Ed Showalter
Showalter
Wholesale Grain House Burns in Evansville
Fire destroyed the wholesale grain and commission house of Taylor & Angel on First street in Evansville Indiana. Loss pegged at about 25000 dollars with slight insurance.
Accidentally Shot in Wortonville Knee
Wortonville Indiana January 12 Burnie Rogers accidentally shot himself in the knee while handling a revolver creating a very painful wound.
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Wortonville, Ind
Burnie Rogers
Petitions Circulate for Pardon in Bloom Case
Three petitions are circulating in Warren and nearby towns to grant a pardon for Thomas Bloom who is jailed in Michigan City for the death of James Bess an oil well driller. Bess was killed during a corn theft from Bloom's barn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash, Ind
Warren
Thos
Bloom
Michigan City
James Bess
Bess
Young 6 Year Old Assault Suspect Sentenced In Washington
Washington Indiana January 13 James Shaner aged 20 who assaulted Eva Allen aged 6 was Friday morning sentenced to prison term of from: to 20 years The jury was out 15 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ind
James Shaner
Eva Allen
Collision during warmup in Butler described in clipped report
An unclear early newspaper snippet mentions a collision during warmup in Butler with names like Frank and George Carper and Gatien, noting someone was instantly killed.
Accident in City, Ind. Injures J Rothgerbern
Reported in City, Indiana a man named J Rothgerbern was accidentally shot and wounded. Authorities said Josep is assisting in the investigation and recovery efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tell
City
Ind
J Rothgerbern
Josep
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