Quarter-Centennial at Princeton G A R post
Princeton observers recount the quarter centennial celebration of the Princeton G A R post with Rev Daniel Ryan Capt W H Armstrong and Col Gil R Stormont as speakers. The event drew a large crowd, with supper and a camp fire at local venues and notes on the post’s growth from 30 to over 125 members. Also feature on Tippecanoe agent William E Elliott who, though totally deaf, uses a telegraphing method via a metal plate and skull contact to receive code.
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Princeton
Grand Army
G. A. R. Post
Daniel Ryan
Carlisle
W. H. Armstrong
Indianapolis
Gil. R. Stormont
Stormont
Grand Army Hall
First Methodist Church
Woman’s Relief Corps
Kidd Opera House
Maj. A. C.rosencrans
Evansville
Post
Tippecanoe
William E. Elliott
Elliott
Indiana Republicans Name District Leaders at Conventions
Republican delegates in Indiana selected chairmen or state committeemen across 13 congressional districts at regional conventions. The gatherings aimed to unify the party after earlier discord and produced harmonized leadership choices.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Unanimous Chairmen Elected Across Thirteen Districts
Convention results list the chairmen for all districts with no contests. First district Phelps F. Darby and second through thirteenth districts designate Joseph H. Barr, Joseph P. Throop, Albert A. Tripp, Daniel Chapin, Edgar M. Haas, Oliver P. Ensley, Grant Newcomer, George T. Dinwiddle, Andrew J. Hickey, Harry L. Bendel, James M. Henry, and John L. Moorman as district leaders.
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Phelps F. Darby
Joseph H. Barr
Joseph P. Throop
Albert A. Tripp
Daniel Chapin
Edgar M. Haas
Oliver P. Ensley
Grant Newcomer
George T. Dinwiddle
Andrew J. Hickey
Harry L. Bendel
James M. Henry
John L. Moorman
Post Commander and Adjutant Retire from Office
John M. Stormont the post commander and James A. Sprowl the adjutant retired from the post commander’s office recently.
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John M. Stormont
James A. Sprowl
Hensley Murder Trial Set for March 2
Noblesville reports two cases against James W. Hensley of Indianapolis charged with first degree murder have been set for trial March 2. Attorneys have not decided on a plea. rumors say self defense or insanity are possible defenses.
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Hensley
Noblesville
James W. Hensley
Indianapolis
County Attorney Beaton Attacked After Sea Loot License Refusal
Enos S. Demoss, an applicant for a seaside toon license, assaulted Rolla L. Morgan, Bloomington county attorney, on the street, after Morgan mailed him the commissioners refusal of the license. The incident followed Morgan delivering his decision.
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Beaton
Bloomington
Rolla L. Morgan
Enos S. Demoss
Two Injured In Separate Accidents In Elizabethtown and Columbus
Mrs. Boyd Vance of Elizabethtown broke her right ankle after a fall at her mother’s home. At the same moment her husband, John Messenheimer, was working in Columbus and severely cut his left hand on barbed wire.
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Columbus
Boyd Vance
Elizabethtown
John Messenheimer
Funeral for Elbert Shirts in Noblesville
Elbert Shirts aged 49 died suddenly of apoplexy. He served as cashier at Citizens' Bank for 30 years and was well known among Indiana bankers. Funeral held in Noblesville with many friends and colleagues in attendance.
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Elbert Shirts
Noblesville
Citizens’ Bank
Indiana
Death rate lower in Indiana December report
The state board of health bulletin reports 2,768 total deaths in December, a rate of 12.1 per 1000. This compares with 2,956 deaths and a 13.1 rate in December 1906.
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Indianapolis
Bulletin of the State Board of Health
Bloomington Mass Meeting Seeks Traction Franchise Reconsideration
Business leaders gathered with Bloomington city council urging reconsideration of the Grand Central Traction franchise denied four weeks earlier. City officials heard calls for renewed negotiations and public support for the transit project.
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Bloomington
Grand Central Traction Company
Not Guilty in Sawmill Fire Case
Bloomington jury finds Joseph Polley not guilty after one hour of deliberation in the arson case over a mill owned by Jasper N. Robinson in Washington township.
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Bloomington
Joseph Polley
Jasper N. Robinson
Washingston Township
College Gymnasium Burns at Hanover
Fire at Hanover College gymnasium destroyed the building within ten minutes after discovery and left the facility in ruins. No injuries are reported in the fragment.
Cant Locate Mrs Metcalf In Terre Haute
Inquiry at Samuel R Hamill's Terre Haute office fails to locate any Mrs Thomas Metcalf linked to the attempted shooting in the Walsh case. Hamill and his brother Carson Hamill deny knowledge of such a party locally or elsewhere.
Mine Explosion Suits End Clinton
Exactly one year after a blast at the Dering Cygal company No. 7 mine seven men died and ten were seriously injured. Mrs. Mary Park of Clinton settled her $25,000 claim for the death of her husband Leo Park, with the suit compromised for $1,600.
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Clinton
Dering Cygal Company
Mary Park
Leo Park
Clark Case Delayed as Plea Re-enters Abatement Moves
Terre Haute reports the embezzlement case against former county treasurer William Clark faced further postponement. A withdrawal of the not guilty plea and a motion to re-enter a plea in abatement were filed before Special Judge Wiley of Indianapolis, delaying the trial on about 970,000 in county funds.
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Clark
Terre Haute
Wiley
Indianapolis
William Clark
Panic in Bedford School as Smoke Causes Students to Flee
Dense smoke filled classrooms at a Bedford public school sending children into a panic. Several jumped from second-story windows and were seriously hurt while others were trampled in the crowd of evacuees fleeing the building.
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Bedford
Prehistoric bones found near Danville by Covington Kessler
Covington Kessler unearthed a human skeleton in the Davis gravel pit east of Danville. Some bones crumbled on air exposure, but the skull remained intact.
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Danville
Davis
Covington Kessler
Prominent Attorney Dies in Corydon
Edward D. Mitchell a leading Corydon attorney collapsed and died from heart trouble his death came unexpectedly as he had appeared in good health. He was a prominent figure in the local bar.
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Corydon
Edward DD
Mitchell
Ex-Banker Walsh Convicted After 37 Hours Deliberation
Chicago financier John R. Walsh found guilty of misappropriation of Chicago National Bank funds after a nine week trial. Jury deliberated 37 hours on 54 counts, with sentencing range five to ten years. Appeal planned. bail bonds set at 50 000.
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Chicago
John R. Walsh
Chicago National Bank
Miller
Anderson
Walsh
Newsboy
Leinster
Ireland
Earthquake Hits Gonaives Haiti Damaging Homes Reported
A strong earthquake struck Gonaives 65 miles northwest of Port au Prince causing structural damage and broken communications. Several commercial buildings including Herrmann Adler and Jolibert were destroyed. no fatalities reported though aftershocks and a tidal wave followed the initial quake.
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Gonaives
Hayti
Port Au Prince
Herrmann, Adler & Jolibert
Bad Collision in Fog at Paris
In a dense fog that shrouded Paris and suburbs on Sunday two electric cars collided at Vitry injuring forty people, several seriously.
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Paris
Fire at Missouri Colony for Feebleminded and Epileptic
A Sunday blaze in a cottage attic at the Missouri Colony for the Feebleminded and Epileptic in Marshall Missouri caused about 4000 dollars in damage and risked the 125 patients housed there.
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Marshall, Mo
Missouri Colony
Anarchist Plot Foiled Against Navy Fleet in Rio
Brazilian police uncover an anarchist conspiracy aiming to damage ships of the American fleet now in Rio de Janeiro harbor. Chief conspirator Jean Fedder, based in Petropolis, may have fled to Sao Paulo. authorities in Rio, Sao Paulo, and Minas Geraes coordinate to arrest suspects. Admiral Pillsbury expresses shock at the plot and confirms cooperation with Brazilian police.
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Rio Janeiro
Petropolis
Sao Paulo
Minas Geraes
Jean Fedder
Fedher
Washington
Paris
France
Germany
John E. Pillsbury
Bureau of Navigation
Navy Department
Rio de Janeiro
Evans
Admiral Pillsbury
Train Falls From Trestle In Corrdon Junction Tragedy
A Southern Railway engine ran off a 90 foot trestle at Corrdon Junction Indiana killing three crewmen and fatally injuring two others. Conductor James Pritchett and brakeman Clyde Stewart were among the injured as the freight cars and caboose plunged down. An Evansville passenger excursion had just crossed the trestle minutes earlier.
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Corrdon Junction
Ind
Southern Railway
New Albany
Clarence Dunham
W. H. Scott
Frank Carter
James W. Pritchett
Clyde Stewart
Evansville
Rent Riot in New York Upheld by Tenants
In New York an eviction attempt by an upper East Side landlord triggered forcible resistance by tenants. A crowd of 2000 or more sympathizers gathered, police reserves were called, four women and several men were detained, and the marshal halted further dispossess warrants for the time being.
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New York
Upper East Side
Ohico Educator Burrows Dies Suddenly
Columbus Ohio Allen Campbell Burrows professor of English at Ohio State University died suddenly at his home after a week with influenza. He was about 67, a 1861 Western Reserve graduate who taught at Phillips Academy Western Reserve and Iowa Agricultural College before joining OSU in 1894.
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Columbus
Allen Campbell Burrows
Ohio State University
Burrows
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Phillips Academy
Western Reserve
Iowa Agricultural College
Mills and Elevator Burned in Kenora Fire
Maple Leaf mills owned by Hedley Shaw company burned in Kenora Ontario early Wednesday. The elevator storing over 300000 bushels of wheat also burned. Insurance places losses around 1000000 dollars.
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Kenora
Ont
Hedley-Shaw Company
Miners Rescued After 46 Days Entombment in Nevada Mine
Three miners A. D. Bailey P. J. Brown and Fred McDonald were rescued from the Alpha shaft of the Giroux mine in Ely Nevada after 46 days entombed. They were weak but unharmed by the ordeal.
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Ely
Nev
Giroux
A.D. Bailey
Fred McDonald
Charles Emory Smith Dies in Philadelphia at 65
Charles Emory Smith, editor of the Press and former minister to Russia and postmaster general, died suddenly at his Philadelphia home on Sunday aged 65. Death was attributed to heart trouble.
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Charles Emory. Smith
Philadelphia
Charles _ Emory Smith
the Press
Russia
No Mercy for Ruef in San Francisco Bribery Case
The San Francisco graft probe heats up as Prosecuting Attorney Langdon ends Ruef immunity, to push all bribery charges to trial and seek a Supreme Court appeal after the Court of Appeals voided Schmitz’s indictment. A detailed contract shows Ruef’s witness offer amid extortion case developments.
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San Francisco
Circuit Court of Appeals
Eugene E. Schmitz
Langdon
Abraham Ruef
Lawlor
Ruef
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Schmitz
Tirey L. Ford
United Railways
French Defeat Moroccan Rebels Near Settat in Ten-Hour Battle
Gen. d Amade’s French column routed Mulai Rachid’s forces after a protracted engagement near Settat. Twenty French soldiers wounded. Arabs suffered heavier losses. Reinforcements from Chaouia arrived as Moors attacked from three sides before retreat. d Amade’s troops then occupied Kasbah Ser Rohid.
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Tangier
Settat
d’Amade
Mulai Rachid
Mulai Hafid
Casablanca
Kasbah
Ser Rohid
Three Sailors Die From Wood Alcohol Poisoning
John M Hart of the cruiser St. Louis died Thursday from wood alcohol poisoning. He is the third victim this week, with two sailors blinded and five others possibly unfit for active service. The men procured the poison from linoleum cement.
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Vallejo
Cal
John Mhart
St. Louis
Torpedo Boats Reach Rio Harbor With Six Flotilla Vessels
The American battleship fleet at Rio Janeiro was joined Friday by a flotilla of six torpedo boats from Pernambuco and anchored beside the sixteen battleships in the harbor.
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Rio
Rio Janeiro
Fatal Shooting at Illinois Town In Springfield Case
Breckenridge Colorado salesman Conan Stevenson of a mining company likely died when shot by lawyer O B Hewitt at Taylorville on Friday Hewitt surrendered and was released on bail.
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Hhlinois
Springfield
Tfl
Conan Stevenson
Breckenridge
Col
O. B. Hewitt
Taylorville
Hewitt
Harriman Ordered to Answer I C C Questions
Judge Hough in the United States circuit court instructs E H Harriman to answer all questions from the Interstate Commerce Commission except those about buying Union Pacific and Southern Pacific stock tied to the August 1906 dividend. Otto H Kuhn of Kuhn Loeb & Co is likewise directed to answer all ICC questions.
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New York
Hough
United States Circuit Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Otto H. Kuhn
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Chicago Fire Damages $600000 at Market Street Building
A six story wholesale grocery building at 19 to 23 Market street in Chicago owned by McNeil & Higgins burned Friday night. The fire caused about $600000 in damage, injured several firefighters, and unsettled a nearby hotel.
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Chicago
Market Street
McNeil & Higgins Company
Guatemala Opens Northern Railway Linking Oceans
Guatemala City hosts ceremonial opening of the Guatemala Northern railway, the third line in the country. President Cabrera and high officials attend while an American delegation led by Maj. Gen. George W. Davis represents the United States to honor American enterprise behind the project.
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Guatemala
Guatemala City
Guatemala Northern Railway
Latin America
Pacific Oceans
Cabrera
George W.W. Davis
United States
Nesbit Thaw Recites Story Again Under Harsh Cross Examination
Mrs Evelyn Nesbit Thaw testified for a second time in the New York trial of her husband Harry Kendall Thaw for the Stanford White murder. Prosecutors repeatedly objected to details, and Justice Dowling urged shorter questions as Jerome read portions of previous testimony. Nesbit disclosed Thaw swallowed laudanum in Monte Carlo in 1904 to end his life.
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New York
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Harry Kendall Thaw
Stanford White
Justice Dowling
Mr. Littleton
Jerome
Bodies of murdered Italians found near Florence suspect
Three of four missing Italians from Florence were found buried about 150 yards from Antonio Nernio alias Bavari's home. Nernio, under arrest for four murders, claimed the killings were by Joseph Minichello, the missing man, while he exposed the burial site under threat.
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Florence
Antonio Nernio
Antonio Bavari
Dominic Minichello
Nernio
Ercola Buffetti
Frank Palmetto
Mernino
Nernino
Joseph Minichello
Lynched Negro Not Dead In Alabama
The negro Grover Franklin, seized by a mob Sunday night and hanged to a tree, survived the attempt and was later captured by Sheriff Butler and deputies as officers and citizens pursued to avert the lynching. He was cut down and jailed after being found alive.
Saver of Lives Remembered in Will in Iowa
Marshalltown Iowa reports W E Gearhart of Madrid Texas was named beneficiary of a $10 000 bequest from the late Mr Thompson who died recently. The reward was for saving the life of Mrs C C Thompson and her daughter about nineteen years ago in Chicago.
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Marshalltown
C. C. Thompson
Chicago
W. E. Gearhart
Madrid
Thompson
Rufus Draper Dies After Prolonged Illness in Minneapolis
Rufus Draper longtime Minneapolis resident dies at his daughter's home after more than a year of illness. He lived in the city for many years and is survived by relatives.
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Rufus Draper
Minneapolis
Minn
Headless Body Found in Chicago Lake
The headless and nude body of a woman was found floating in Lake Michigan on Monday. Police believe she was murdered.
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Lake
Chicago
Bomb hits mine captain’s home in Biwabik
A dynamite bomb was thrown at the home of Captain Thomas Nicholas, leader at the Mohawk Iron Mine near Aurora, injuring a baby and scattering debris that threw Nicholas, his wife, and four children from their beds. Mining officials boosted guards at homes after the attack.
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Biwabik
Minn
Thomas Nicholas
Aurora
Nicholas
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