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Newspaper

Westville Indicator

Location

Westville, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 06, 1904

Page

6

World News Roundup Highlights Dozens of 1904-05 Events

J J Marty a Kansas cashier killed himself amid illness rumors. Col James A Brown former bank treasurer pleaded guilty to four false bank entries with a 320000 shortage. Col D G Colton former congressman dies. Three Bird children burned to death in Robinson Kansas. Diamonds stolen worth 10000 sentenced in Des Moines. Rail wreck near Vulcan Missouri injures 31. Fire destroys Keokuk carpet building worth 250000. Kate Wimmer indicted for murder in Little Falls Minnesota. August 1904 revenue receipts about 19152439. Chicago men indicted for Doremus wreck manslaughter. War dept tunnel deadlines set for 1906. Roosevelt and other names mentioned in varied items. Estelle Mortimer dies in Kansas City. Fraternal congress reports gains and deaths. Vermont judge hanged himself. Czars paintings damaged at world fair. Bequests exceed 1090000 led by 250000 to New Bedford. George Brown Chicago raving maniac. Gas explosion injures twelve at Mount Jessup. Funston takes command in the Jakes. Buffalo aldermen charged. irrigation project Lower California 200000 acres. Roosevelt letter satire exposed. Milwaukee chosen for 1906 Locomotive Firemen meeting. Massachusetts apologizes to Britain after ambassador arrest. Milton G Barlow dies New York. Webb and Archer executed in Philadelphia. Chicago building collapse injures three. Emperor William health status disputed. Sullivan post office safe robbed. Seamen wages raised 10 to 25 percent. National Fraternal to meet Mackinac Island. Alpine theft and forgery cases noted. Hoar Massachusetts senator dies.

J. J. Marty Longford Kan James A. Brown People’s Savings Bank Stonington, Conn Col D. G. Colton Kentucky Fourth Charles N. Bird Ruth Edith Ernest Robinson William Smith Charles Jennings O. Cohen Des Moines St. Louis, Tron Mountain & Southern Railroad Vulcan Collins Keokuk Kate Wimner Little Falls Minn Internal Revenue Grand Chicago Hoxie Casper Wright Chicago & Eastern Illinois Road Doremus Glenwood Ill Secretary of War Traction Companies Massachusetts Boston Roosevelt Ton Michael Donnelly Miners’ Magazine of Denver Western Federation of Miners Estelle Mortimer Bird Center” Company Kansas City National Fraternal Congress St. Louis C. D. Woodward Municipal Court Montpelier Czar Varied Industries New Bedford Sarah Potter Edward Hartman George Brown Peoria Peck Mount Jessup Peckville Frederick Funston Department of the Jakes Fred DB. Grant New York Buffalo N. Y California Colorado River Theodore Roosevelt New York Evening Post Milwaukee the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen Gov. Bates Phelps Great Britain Hugh Gurney Milton G. Barlow James Oscar Webb Samuel Archer Philadelphia Webb Archer United States Emperor William Sullivan Great Lakes Mackinac Island F. A. Falkenburg Alonzo J. Whiteman Thomas W. Williams Wilkesbarre M. B. Williams E. J. Lewis Wheaton, Fil Henry C. Payne Arlington Hotel Washington George Frisbie Hoar Worcester Fort Frank Parmeiee William Vernon Marcourt Oxford Eng Watrous N. M Valence Los Sentes Samuel J. Pugh Denman Thompson West Swanzey N. H Curzon Fred Brower Iowa State Penitentiary Iowa City American Sheet Iron Company Phillipsburg N. J Connecticut D. W. H. Moreland Public Works Detroit Mich Adams Mass Payne Harbin Siaobeyho Liao River Sinmintin Kuropatkin John Loftus Herman Stro E. B. Bundy Menominee Wis Highth District Court Trinidad Las Animas Wisconsin Supreme Court Tenth Avenue Thirteenth Fourteenth Streets New York City Stephen W. Townley Mobile Ala Bradstreet’s Port Arthur Pennsylvania Mukden Russia Manchuria

Political and religious notes from the era summary

Republicans renominated William H. Jack in New York Twenty eighth district while Judge Parker takes charge of the Democratic national campaign. A major Catholic Eucharist congress gathers in New York. Democrats abandon Western HQ plans. Michigan elects Henry J. Patterson in Eighth district. Trans Mississippi Commercial Congress meets in St. Louis October 25 to 29. Catholic Eucharist congress denounces France over religious orders.

Twenty New York William H. Jack Judge Parker United States Democratic National Committee Michigan Henry J. Patterson St. Johns St. Louis

Goss Suicide Shocks Strassburg Educator and Official

David K. Goss president of the American Institute at Strassburg Germany shot himself after leaving a letter claiming mounting insanity. He formerly headed Indianapolis public schools from 1894 to 1900 and served on the state board of education.

David K. Goss American Institute Strassburg Germany Goss Indianapolis State Board of Education Mukden Fushun Hun Oyama Chefoo Port Arthur Hugh Gurney America Vladivostok

Hearn Dies in Tokyo of Heart Trouble

Lafcadio Hearn, famed author, dies in Tokio Japan from heart trouble. Alderman John Pound, chairman of the London General Omnibus Company, chosen mayor of London for the coming year. Da pass southeast of Mukden, Tapass captured by the Japanese who have begun an offensive. little resistance met.

Lafcadio Hearn Tokio Japan John Pound London

Russians Strive to Retake Fort Kuropatkin as Port Arthur Feeds

Reports say Russian forces press to reclaim lost positions including Fort Kuropatkin to restore Port Arthur water supply. Sakharoff reports a serious check to Japanese flanking movement east of Bentziaputze as battles continue.

Senator Hoar Dead in Worcester at 1:35 A.M.

George Frisbie Hoar longtime Massachusetts senator died at his Worcester home after a period of unconsciousness since Tuesday. At his bedside were his son Gen. Rockwood Hoar, daughter Mary Hoar, and Dr. Warren Gilman. Hoar, born 1826 in Concord, served in the state legislature, congress, and then the U S Senate from 1877 onward, shaping policy and leading Republican conventions.

Worcester Mass George Frisbie Hoar United States Massachusetts Rockwood Hoar Mary Hoar Warren R. Gilman Concord Concord Academy Harvard College Harvard Law School State Senate Congress Senate Cincinnati Chicago Belknap Electoral Commission Smithsonian Institution Leicester Academy Peabody Museum of Archaeology American Antiquarian Historical Society American Historical Society The Historic-Genealogical Society William and Mary Amherst Harvard Yale

Massachusetts Governor Reports Gurney Case Developments

Gov Bates releases letters on the Phelps Gurney case after delays reaching Washington. He notes the vacating of the judgment against Third Secretary Gurney and remittance of fines. Bates forwards Judge Phelps's regret letter and a accompanying statement, urging the British ambassador be informed of Massachusetts law breaches and seeking proper action.

Boston Sept Phelps-Gurney Washington Gov. Bates State Department Gurney Phelps

National Fraternal Congress Elects Officers at St Louis

The third session of the National Fraternal congress met in the Temple of Fraternity in St Louis on September 30. Officers elected include President F. A. Faulkenberg of Denver Colorado, Vice President A R Tapot of Lincoln Nebraska, and Secretary-Treasurer M W Sackett of Meadville Pennsylvania. The next year's meeting will be at Mackinac Island Michigan.

St. Louis World’s Fair Temple of Fraternity Mackinac Island Mick F. A. Faulkenberg Denver Col Woodmen of the World A. R. Tapot Lincoln Neb Modern Woodmen of America M. W. Sackett Meadville, Pa

Gans and Walcott Fight to 20Round Draw in SF

In San Francisco on Friday night Joe Gans and Jee Walcott, holders of the lightweight and welterweight titles, battled 20 rounds to a draw. Both champions showed tenacity through a hard fought encounter with no winner.

San Francisco Joe Gans Jee Walcott

RAILWAY RUMBLE AND DARING RAILROAD TRENDS

Bolivian railways seek American capital as Alaska Central finds copper and gold ore inland near Seward. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers pushes mail stone changes after several fatal strikes. Danish steamers show wheel wear trends, and railways sponsor a Cleveland baseball league to boost patronage while not sharing profits.

Alaska Central Rallroad Seward Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Cleveland

Mrs Brooks Credits Pink Pills For Curing Severe Stomach Ailment

Mrs. Sarah L. Brooks of Chicago recounts five years of vomiting and weakness, weighing 94 pounds, then using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. After four months the vomiting stopped, weight rose to 142 pounds, and she regained strength and appetite. She praises the pills and keeps them on hand.

Sarah L. Brooks Linecoln Park Chicago Illinois Bor Dr. Williams Chicago Daily

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