Family affair sparks Fourth of July plan in Northfield
Erastus Powers, Northfield president, faces a push to host a full Fourth of July celebration led by his wife Matilda. The scheme grows into a community event with Margie reading the Declaration, the Phelps string band performing, and Foote as orator, drawing complaints that it favors the Powers family.
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Erastus ‘Powers
Rastus
Sness
United ‘States
Matilda
Rosevelt
Mr. Powers
Margie
Ben
Rena
Phelps
Powers
Northfield
Erastus
Ben and
Houseman
Foote
Dumfey
Nevins
Stena
Samson
Margaret
Erastus Powers
Old-fashioned Fourth of July Debate
A thoughtful citizen argues for a traditional Fourth of July, while a flip pant person remarks that setting off firecrackers is far easier than reciting the Declaration of Independence and will attract far more attention.
Curious Lake Assal Water Mystery and Salt Resource
Consul Skinner reports Lake Assal in East Africa as a rare salt water body with an immense salt supply and a granted concession for exploitation. The lake lies inland near Tadjoura, surrounded by jagged mountains, fed by three inland brooks from Gubbet el Karab, with waters saltier than the ocean and a salt crust over a foot at low levels.
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Consul Skinner
Abyssinia
Washington
Lake Assal
Bay of Tadjoura
East Africa
Assal
Henry Audon
Gubbet el Karab
Bay of
Tadjoura
Indian Ocean
Menelik
Cephalonia
Ionian Sea
Greece
Statumania in France and the decoration habit
A Paris correspondent notes France’s taste for erecting statues and decorating many citizens. He recalls a ministerial tale showing how common decorations are, making the un-decorated harder to find a missing person among. The piece suggests social effects of ceremony and status in French life.
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Paris
London Globe
France
Ministry of the Interior
Jacques Delarue
Questioning Mrs. Giggs Truthfulness
A Springfield Journal excerpt questions Mrs. Giggs credibility. It notes her past acquaintance with Senator Primrose when he was young and disputes she claimed he wished to marry her.
Public reception planned for Senator Fairbanks in Indianapolis
Meetings at the Columbia and Marion clubs laid plans for an informal nonpartisan reception on Fairbanks return from Chicago. Delegates from Indianapolis were to join Friday. the event likely at Tomlinson hall. Fairbanks to arrive Saturday evening on a Big Four train. The city hosts German and American flags and a Maennechor festival marking its fifteenth anniversary with large choir rehearsals and soloists.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Columbia
Marion
Senator Fairbanks
Chicago
Tomlinson Hall
Fairbanks
Douglass Webb
Louisvile
Phillip Goetz
A Stranger's Deed Strikes Child in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis on a Thursday afternoon a man rode to Lillie Reel seven years old offering candy. He seized her, sprayed a caustic powder, and rode away as her mother pursued. The child swallowed a small amount but suffered severe mouth and throat burns. police seek the assailant.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Lillie Reel
Michael Reel
Venerable Indiana Democrat Andrew Humphreys Dies at 83
Andrew Humphreys of Linton Indiana died at his home at age 83 after a long illness. A Tennessee native, he represented Indiana in the state legislature as a representative and senator and was the oldest living member of the legislature at his death. He backed every Democratic presidential nominee since 1844 and served in the 44th Congress resolving the Hayes-Tilden tie. He was Indian agent for Utah from 1858 to 1871 appointed under President Buchanan.
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Linton
Ind
Andrew Humphreys
Indiana
Humphreys
Tennessee
Department of Utah
Buchanan
Condemned Man Benj Springs Hailed as Most Violent
Michigan City Indiana June 24 The condemned prisoner Benj Springs from Terre Haute is to be hanged July 1. He is described as vindictive sullen and dangerous. Guards are kept near at all times and extra precautions are used after a chair was broken and a piece hidden as a possible club for escape. Prison officers expect a fierce fight at the gallows.
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Michigan City
Ind
Benj. Springs
Terre Haute
Springs
Escape from jail winds through South Bend rooftops
Harry Brown, held for grand larceny, escaped from jail after entering the women’s ward. He climbed a door and opened a scuttle, reached the jail roof, then slid down a telephone wire to reach a pole, making a daring getaway.
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South Bend
Ind
Harry Brown
Tragedy at Kokomo Substation Kills Valentine
In Kokomo Indiana on June 24 Frank Valentine and W K Stacy carried an iron rod in the Indianapolis Northern Traction Co sub station when the rod touched a 30 000 volt wire Valentine was instantly killed Stacy was badly injured but may recover
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Kokomo
Ind
Frank Valentine
W. K. Stacy
Indianapolis Northern Traction Co
Valentine
Stacy
Home Bank of St. Paul in Shelbyville Closes Doors
The Home Bank of St. Paul in Shelbyville Indiana closed its doors to depositors after a brief temporary shutdown last Friday. Attorneys Bennett and Davis of Greensburg are filing papers to put the bank into bankruptcy.
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The
Home Bank of
St. Paul
Shelbyville
Ind
Wome Bank of
Bennett & Davis
Greensburg
Boy Drowns in Vernon Pond Near Grayford
Elmer Kinnear aged 15 son of J H Kinnear agent at Grayford fell into the railroad water station pond at 3 oclock Tuesday afternoon and was drowned in Vernon Indiana on June 22.
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Vernon
Ind
Elmer Kinnear
J. H. Kinnear
Grayford
Here
Riot on a Steamer D. A. Nisbet in Evansville
A boat excursion on the steamer D. A. Nisbet in Evansville ended in a mob scene as nearly 100 African American passengers menaced Sam Watson a prominent Black politician. Captain Sam Hornbrook retrieved a Winchester to quell the crowd and prevent bloodshed. no arrests were reported.
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Evansville
Ind
D. A. Nisbet
Sam Watson
Watson
Sam Hornbrook
Hornbrook
Supreme Court upholds 1893 act postponing county officer terms
The Indiana Supreme Court affirmed a lower court ruling in Warren county treasurer case holding the 1893 act delaying elections to uniform terms unconstitutional. It affects 185 offices statewide including half the county treasurers. Elect next November will choose county treasurers and other officers whose terms expire before the 1906 general election.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Supreme Court
Warren County
Cow spooks speedster. two men spared by river near Shelbyville
George and Henry Bausback driving a Jersey cow along the Blue River Pike in Shelbyville Indiana were startled by a fast automobile. The cow balked and charged throwing George and the buggy over a forty foot embankment. George landed in a barbed wire fence but escaped uninjured. the cow and buggy tumbled into the river.
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Shelbyville
Ind
George
Henry Bausback
Blue River Pike
President Hilligoss Resigns from Indiana Association
Dr. George N. Hilligoss of Cincinnati resigns as president of the Indiana Association of Spiritualists citing ill health. The resignation was tendered by letter to the executive board during their Chesterfield camp session in Anderson.
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Anderson, Ind
Indiana Association of Spiritualists
Chesterfield
George N. Hilligoss
Cincinnati
New System at the Reformatory Adopted at Reformatory
Jeffersonville Ind June 23 Beginning with the new fiscal year at the reformatory November 1 a system of keeping a complete record of every inmate will be adopted and by it the criminal life of any particular convict can be learned at a glance.
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Reformatory
Jeffersonville
Ind
Crumpacker Likely to Enter Senate Race
Laporte Ind June 25. Friends of Congressman Crumpacker say he will run for United States senator to succeed Charles W Fairbanks. Pledges will be sought from legislative candidates to support the bid.
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Crumpacker
Laport
Ind
Friends of
United States
Charles W. Fairbanks
Ohio Valley Masonic Reunion Draws Thousands To Aurora
Three thousand visitors gathered in Aurora Indiana on Friday for the seventh annual reunion of the Ohio Valley Masonic Association. The city was described as beautifully decorated in honor of the event.
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Ohio Valley Masonic Association
Aurora
Ind
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