Bloomington Stone Operator Elmer Hoadley Ends Life
Bloomington Indiana Elmer Hoadley a prominent and wealthy stone operator in the Indiana stone district died after shooting himself at his home Tuesday. He had been in poor health recently and upon returning home entered his room where a pistol shot was heard. He died shortly after being taken to a hospital M r Hoadley was about 40 years old.
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Bloomington
Ind
Elmer Hoad- Toy
Indiana
Mr. Hoadley
Gas Supply Woes Hit Newcastle Patrons This Winter
Newcastle gas customers face shortages after a September contract with a Richmond firm to supply gas. Despite promises of ample supply by November, pressure remains low as the Richmond company links its new Lewisville field and Cadiz field to the city. Until the pipeline is completed patrons will endure cold and wait.
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Newcastle
Citizens’ Company
Richmond Gas Company
Richmond Company
Richmond
Lewisville
Cadiz
Judge Fox Pledges Court Attendance Rule in Divorce
Richmond Judge Henry C Fox of the Warre circuit court declared a new policy for divorce cases. He said the court will not hear cases unless the defendant appears in court after summons and, if the defendant fails to attend, the sheriff will be sent with a warrant to compel his or her presence.
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Richmond
Henry C. Fox
Warre
Fox
Harvest Economy Pressures Boost Corn Labor Cost
Want Mien to Handie Corn Crop. Greenfield reports frost ripened corn and rapid harvesting as workers are scarce. Labor now costs nine dollars per day, equating to roughly two cents per bushel. Elevators offer 35 cents per bushel for new corn but reject deliveries due to dampness.
Old 110-Year-Old Bonnet On Display In Peru
A locally displayed bonnet, about 110 years old, sits at a Peru millinery shop. Owned by Miss Katherine Helmig, the piece came from Hanover Germany and was made for her grandmother in the old country, preserved in near-new condition.
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Peru
Katherine Helmig
Hanover
Germany
Bank Robbers Escape by Rail from Goshen
The handcar used by the Shipshewana bank robbers was found on the Yeoman farm a mile and a half from Goshen beside the Goshen Battle Creek line. It was hidden under grass as the six robbers apparently walked into Goshen and boarded a Lake Shore freight train to continue to another destination.
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Goshen
Yeoman
Goshen-Battle Creek
Lake Shore
Landis Declares God First Protectionist in Logansport
Congressman Frederick Landis, speaking in Logansport, said God is the original protectionist as he created nations differently. He argued that neither Hamilton nor Clay were the original protectionists, but the Lord Almighty set the United States to produce for the world’s consumption.
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God
Logansport
Frederick Landis
Hamilton
Clay
Lord
United States
Learn Whereabouts of Murderer Indianapolis Ben Lee Rankin
Missing details describe pursuit of a killer named Ben Lee Rankin in Indianapolis alongside references to George Rankin and other unnamed persons. The fragmentary notice hints at a manhunt or police inquiry, with no verified dates, charges, or locations beyond Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Ben Lee
George Rankin
Pesroes
Indiana shippers gain point on loading time rules
Indiana state railroad commission issues new rules requiring railroads to allow ample loading time for cars, exempting Sundays and holidays. The decision addresses neglect, weather delays, and shipper notification while declining to rule on reciprocal demurrage due to lack of jurisdiction.
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State Board
Indianapolis
Ind
State Railroad] Commission
Railroad Commission
Car Service Association
Auto, Girl, and Man Missing in Laporte Case
An automobile has disappeared along with Edward Mayne son of an eastern railroad official and Miss Hazel Peters a St. James Place Chicago stenographer. The trio has been missing two days. A Mishawaka minister admits wedding a Laporte couple but withholds names. County Clerk Link says no more licenses to outside couples.
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Laporte
Edward Mayne
Eastern
Hazel Peters
St. James Place
Chicago
Miss Peters
Mr. Mayne
Mishawaka
Link
Michigan City
Gretna Greens
Sheriff to Build Fresh Air Mission Chapel at Wabash Bank
Sheriff William Horsiey plans a brick chapel on the west bank of the Wabash to memorialize his mother who led the Terre Haute Woman’s Christian Temperance Union. He will labor on the project, with plans to be prepared by mission officers. Charles Minshaw provided the site. locals offer funds for cottages.
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Fresh Air Mission
Tere Haute
Sherif William Horsiey
Wabash
Terre Haute
Charles Minshaw
Indicted for Attempted Murder in Shelbyville
Shelby county grand jury has returned an indictment against Robert Gray for attempting the life of George Brown. The assault occurred on the night of July 28 with Gray in county jail since. He pleaded not guilty at arraignment and was remanded to jail in default of 1000 dollars bond.
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Shelbyville
Shelby County
Robert Gray
George Brown
Gray
Toledo stockholders elect directors at Clover Leaf meeting
The annual meeting of the Toledo, St. Louis & Western railway stockholders in Frankfort was a perfunctory affair. Proxies were used by M. L. Crowell, C. A. Semittau, W. D. Tucker, and Jr. S. Wortham, all of Toledo, with the old board reelected.
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Frankfort
Toledo, St. Louis & Western Railway
M. L. Crowell
C. A. Semittau
W. D. Tucker
Jr. S. Wortham
Toledo
Steamer La Fayette Bought for Corn Trade Use
Princeton H. FE Agar of Princeton Elevator Co. has purchased the steamer La Fayette, now tied up at La Fayette. The vessel will be used on the Wabash and White rivers to handle the large corn crop in the bottoms, which wagons cannot efficiently manage.
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Princeton
H. FE. Agar
Princet Elevator Company
Lafayette
Wabash
White
Strike Halts Work at Universal Steel Plant
Ironworkers staged a strike at the Universal Steel plant in Gary interrupting production. About 250 workers were laid off as a protest against the open shop policy.
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Gary
Universal Steel Company
Crop of Apples Turned to Vinegar by Local Farmer
A young farmer named Newcastle-Aldona Yanky, living east of the city, pressed apples into cider and, within a few weeks, expects the batch to ferment into vinegar with 1,200 gallons processed.
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Newcastle
Aldona Yanky
Richmond Canning Plant Output This Season
One of the Richmond canning plants shows an output of 215000 cans of tomatoes and corn and 1000 barrels of tomato catsup and cider.
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Richmond
Beyond the Son of Starke
Fragmentary lines refer to a person named Thomas connected to Starke in a brief, unclear notice. The item lacks full context, names, dates, or concrete actions to establish a clear news event or outcome.
CHALLENGE BOND TO DUEL WITH Count Boni de Castellane
Paris reports three Americans have challenged Count Boni de Castellane to a duel over alleged insults to American womanhood. The count and his friends withhold challengers’ names. He considers the duels non French and fears fatal outcomes. He continues to write love letters seeking reconciliation in a prolonged divorce case.
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Paris
Counte Boni ‘de Castellane
Count Boni
Maitre Cruppi
Count Boni de Castellane
Count Poni
Engine Smashes into Saloon in Rome Fatal Wreck
An east bound Central railroad freight derailed at a frog near James street in Rome New York and plunged into a two story saloon. Engineer Albert Brown Little Falls died from burns, Brakeman Robert Vandervoort Albany crushed under the tender. Fireman Hugh Grover Syracuse escaped through the cab window unhurt. The 50 loaded cars caused the wreck and no patrons were in the saloon.
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Rome
N. Y
Central Railroad
James Street
Albert Brown
Little Falls
Robert B. Vandervoort
Albany
Hugh L. Grover
Syracuse
Prairie Fire Sweeps Prairie South of Dickinson
A large prairie fire north of Stillwater spread southeast for seven miles toward Serin, destroying buildings hay and livestock on Galligan Valley Nester and Krenz ranches. Horses sheep and machinery were burned as several employees suffered fatal injuries in the blaze.
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Dickinson
N. D
Stillwater
Serin
Galligan Ranch
Valley Ranch
D. Z
Nester
Inquest Opens on Thoroughfare Disaster in Atlantic City
The Atlantic City inquest into the Thoroughfare disaster began with Coroner Gaskill presiding. Witnesses described rail grooves not always connecting in heat, high speed at impact, and signals and relocking actions by Stewart and the tower man as the draw and rails were set.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Gaskill
Tendader Stewart
Elizabeth Driscoll
Daniel Stewart
Sinbad
Stewart
Utes To Fort Meade After Conference With Troops
Sheridan Wyo A conference between Indians and troops led to an agreement that the Utes will return with Col Rogers to Fort Meade South Carolina for government care while Chiefs Red Cap and Black Whiskers travel to Washington to meet President Roosevelt. The Utes will travel overland with Sixth Cavalry. The chiefs were granted travel and rations with a promise to consider a new hunting ground next spring and a possible Powder River return.
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Moorhead
Red Cap
Unknahkin
Black Whiskers
Utah
Powder River
Indictments for peonage target Georgia manufacturers
Federal grand jury returned five indictments for peonage in Newman Georgia as part of a Justice Department probe led by Attorney General Charles Russell. The cases involve individuals alleged to have lured German workers from New York with promises of factory employment in a Newman furniture plant.
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Atlanta
Federaal Grand Jury
Rapistal
Charles Russell
Department of Justice
le. Ziegler
Newman
Duread of
New
York
Jat Newman
Peary Breaks World Polar Distance Record in Arctic Drift
Commander Robert E. Peary reportedly reached 87 06 north latitude, 34 miles farther than any prior Arctic expedition. The telegram from Hopedale describes ice, open water, and supply losses as Peary and two support parties endured harsh conditions and gradual push toward the pole.
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New York
Robert E. Peary
North Pole
Arctic
Peary
Herbert L Bridgman
Peary Arctic Club
Hopedale
Labrador
Twillingate
N. E
Greenland
Roosevelt
Grant Land
Commander Peary
Nansen
Abruzzi
Greely
Cagni
Duke of Abruzzi
Pole
American Troops in Cuba to Conduct Extensive Practice
Provisional government plans extensive practice marches for American troops in Cuba to bolster confidence. General Bell urges courtesy to Cubans and noninterference in disorder except emergencies. Hospital removals in Matanzas and local political tensions on Isle of Pines accompany the report.
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Havana
Provisional Government
Ger. J. Franklin Bell
Carlos Garcia Y Velez
San Lazaro Hospital
Matanzas
Isle of Pines
Holmesburg
Magoon
Robert Tittoni
Marine Corps
Noble J. Wiley
Fifth Infantry
Sumner
Animas Hospital
Wiley
Tarnholm
Camp Columbia
Civil War Official Record Volumes Progress Report
The annual report by Charles W. Stewart shows Volume 20 of the official records of the union and confederate navies has been completed and volumes 19 and 20 distributed. Volume 21 covering the West Gulf blockading squadron operations for 1864 is completed and volume 23 is compiled and in part in press.
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Washington
Charles
Ww. Stewart
Naval War Records
the Navy
Theosophical Society Notice in City
A brief society notice references the Theosophical movement in this city with mentions of local chapter activities and gatherings.
Death of James D. Yeomans Former ICC member dies at 61
James D Yeomans longtime railroad executive and former Interstate Commerce Commission member died Wednesday at 61 after a illness. A Wyoming County New York native, he served as Buffalo New York and Philadelphia railway general superintendent and led the Olean Bradford Warren line before joining the ICC. He was succeeded by Senator Francis M Cockrell and later pursued private business in this city.
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Washington
James DD
Yeomans
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wyoming County
New York
Buffalo, New York & Philadelphia
Olean, Bradford & Warren Railway
Pennsylvania
Michigan
United States
Francis M. Cockrell
Missouri
Judge Yeomans
Mmowa
Sooners Entitled to Claims Washington
Interior department agents who oversaw the Walker Lake Nevada opening report no serious regulation violations. Secretary Hitchcock says the act ordering the opening was not breached and no legal punishment applies to those entering before the signal.
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Washington
Interior Department
Walker Lake Indian Reservation
Nevada
Hitchcock
Congress
Wells Buys 342 Acres in Caddo City Development
A Texas based company has purchased 342 acres in Caddo City located about 20 miles north of Shreveport. The firm plans simultaneous options for immediate development of the property and ongoing exploration of additional opportunities in the area.
Kidneys Help Women End Daily Aches and Nerves
Mrs Anthony Cadrette of Leominster Massachusetts reports severe back pain dizzy spells and nervousness due to kidney trouble. After using Dean's Kidney Pills she improves quickly and feels well again. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a bar Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Anthony Cadrette
Mechanic Street
Leominster
Mass
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Remarkable Life of Miser John Camden Neild
John Camden Neild, famed miser who funded Balmoral Castle via bequest to Queen Victoria, lived at 5 Cheyne Walk Chelsea. Educated at Eton and Cambridge, he inherited £250000 at 34 and kept a spartan home with two housekeepers, a black cat, and no bed. He walked estates, refused rides, endured weather in a coatless manner, and even sat on a dung cart when travel options failed.
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John Camden Neild
Prince Consort
Balmoral Castle
Eton
Trinity College
Cambridge
Lincoln’s Inn
Neild
Cheynewalk
Chelsea
Midlands
Sculptor George Gray Barnard Seeks Fair Pay for Harrisburg Marble
France reports sculptor George Gray Barnard warns he will destroy his marble groups if not compensated before leaving for the United States. He was promised $100,000 for the work, but payments are delayed. An order to prepare replicas for the opening was nearly done when halted, though $4,000 had been spent.
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France
George Gray Barnard
State Capitol
Harrisburg
Barnard
Value of Woman's Nose Leads to Damages Award
An Englishwoman received 500 dollars for a broken nose after a judge noted female noses merit different consideration. French cases cited show a man won 150 dollars for a nose injury while another woman, an artist model, received 600 dollars for a nose broken in a collision, affecting her livelihood.
Deafness Cured Only by Constitutional Remedies
Deems local applications useless to reach the ear and claims deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube. Promises $100 for any catarrh deafness cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure, asks to send for circulars, notes sales by Fr. Cherry & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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Hali
Cherry & CO
Toledo
Drugelats
Honor Engineer Roebling Memorial Proposal in Trenton
A proposal to honor John A Roebling calls for the erection of a monument in Trenton. The plan aims to recognize Roeblings contribution to engineering and bridge design and seeks community support and funding.
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John A. Roebling
Tiga New Tan
Trenton
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Interstate Board
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