Jeffries Sees No Return to Fight Johnson
James J. Jeffries, retired heavyweight champion, says there is no chance he will fight again even if Johnson defeats Furnes. He notes other heavyweights in the US could challenge Johnson, including Al Kaufman, who would have a strong shot if he beats Jim Barry on December 31. Jeffries doubts he could reach championship form after four years out and lacking active training.
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Los Angeles
James J. Jeffries
Johnson
Furnes
Jeffries
al Kaufman
San Francisco
Jim Barry
Chicago
Los Angeles Man Dies By His Own Action
John W Dwyer a well known race track man committed death by own action by asphyxiation in his apartments Wednesday afternoon and the body was found tonight Following a disagreement Saturday Mrs Dwyer and her mother left the house This is believed to have been the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
John W Dwyer
Wealthy rancher seriously injured at Vermejo Park ranch
Special Dispatch reports William H. Bartlett a wealthy Chicago broker was thrown from a horse at Vermejo Park New Mexico suffering a broken left arm and shoulder and other injuries. Denver surgeons were summoned for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Bartlett
Vermejo Park
New Mexico
H. Bartlett
Chicago
N. M
Denver
Ancient foe of Rockefeller dead in Cleveland
James Corrigan a 75 year old iron ore and pig iron dealer died after an appendectomy. He rose from a bitter dispute with John D. Rockefeller to become a financier in petroleum iron ore coal and vessel industries. Corrigan helped build a flouring fleet and plants and once sold stock to Standard Oil. He died in Cleveland after a long career in multiple industries.
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Cleveland
Ohio
James Corrigan
John D. Rockefeller
Corrigan
Corrigan, McKinney and Company
Provident
Pennsylvania
Btandard Oil Company
Frank Rockefeller
Lake Superior
J. D. Rockefeller
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Promoted
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney liver and bladder issues. It claims it prevents kidney trouble from leading to heart disease pneumonia or death and offers a free sample bottle and book by mail from Kilmer Co Binghamton NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Rockefeller and Corrigan Stock Dispute Split the Rockefellers
Background recalls John D. Rockefeller funding Corrigan and Frank Rockefeller during the 1892 panic. Rockefeller bought Corrigan's Standard at 168 a share in 1895 as the stock later rose to 185, leading Corrigan to sue alleging knowledge of the rise. The suit, famously pursued, was lost by Corrigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Rockefeller
Corrigan
Frank Rockefeller
Frank
Kills Brother in Pistol Duel
Dexter Missouri reports a fatal pistol duel in a family drug store. Fred McCullum, visibly intoxicated, argued with his brother Harry who shot him after the town marshal withdrew. Harry McCullom, 21, killed his brother as Christmas shoppers filled the store. J W McCullom, father, had left business affairs to Harry.
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Republic
Dexter
Fred McCullum
Harry
Fred
Harry McCullom
J. W. McCullom
Wrecks Hit St Louis and Lake Shore Trains. Seven Injured
In St Louis, an Iron Mountain and Southern passenger train crashed into the rear of a Jacksonville Chicago and Alton local in the terminal yards at 6 pm, injuring seven with two serious. Names include W E Simmons fireman 32 Dupo IL and Robert Sharp engineer 37 Dupo IL. A Lake Shore branch line wreck near Pleasant Lake Indiana injured sixteen, five seriously, due to a broken flange causing a switch miss. Injured listed include Mrs John Carpenter Reading MI and Mrs Summerlat Ange la MI.
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St. Louis
St Louis
Iron Mountain
Southern
Jacksonville
Chicago and Alton
W. E. Simmons
Dupo
Robert Sharp
Edward Hall
Charles Metes
Alton
Lake Shore
Angolia
Ind
Jackson
Mich
Fort Wayne
Pleasant Lake
Angelia
Hillsdale
John Carpenter
Reading
Summerlat
Angela
Charles Vaughn
Campbell
Decatur
Locomotive Boiler Explodes Near Porte Ind
A lake Shore railroad boiler explosion two miles east of Porte Indiana killed brakeman M Wiser and seriously injured fireman L Reptogle tonight. The incident occurred on a locomotive headed toward Cleveland on the lake shore line.
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Cleveland
M. Wiser
L. Reptogle
Lake Shore
Porte
Ind
Christmas Charity Relief in Gotham Amid Turbulent Trials
New York faces a million dollars in holiday gifts to the city’s poor as charity workers report generous townwide giving. The piece also notes sensational penny press coverage of the Hains case and calls for stricter court procedure amid rising public service scrutiny and political maneuvering in New York’s tenements and state cities.
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Gotham
Salvation Army
New York
Yellow Journal
Hains
Hains Brothers
Molineux
Patrick
Nan Patterson
Thaw
Outhins
Public Service Commissioners
Hughes
Annswer
Tammany
Albany
Powers At Albany
Scott's Emulsion Ad Says Thin People Can Gain Fast
An advertisement claims Scott's Emulsion helps extremely underweight individuals gain weight rapidly. It asks readers to mail the ad and four cents for a Handy Alias of the World and to include the newspaper name and address.
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U % Scott & Bowne
Pearl Steel
New York
Skipper Brings New Action to Town Sports Scene
The piece profiles a bold adventurer nicknamed the Skipper, noted for rough riding with troopers and battles across continents. It highlights his front line copy pursuits and a rising obsession with Marathon running in the town’s sporting life.
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Teddy
Buller
Asia
South America
Balkans
San Antonio Booms with Big Buildings and Dutch Tobacco Plan
Special correspondent reports San Antonio adds a twelve story office building a $200000 project an Odd Fellows home of $45000 and a Presbyterian church of $50000 as building permits surge under a 50 percent rise since 1907. A Dutch syndicate led by D P Weidermann aims to grow Sumatra tobacco in Texas and build a deep water port at Port O Connor using partly completed rail lines. An Madrid financier Sr Marentine Juan de Los Santos asserts a land claim in Austin backed by royal grants and seeks maps from Mexico. Mayor Callaghan orders moss removal from oaks to protect trees and notes their value in millinery.
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San Antonio
United States
Texas
D. P. Weidermann
Gulf Coast
Vor Bloeman Waandes
Holland
Victoria
Houston
Weidermann
Port O'Conner
Gulf
Port Lavaca
Don Quixote
Marentine
Juan de Los Santos
Madrid
Spain
Austin
Duke of Palifoy
Republic of Texas
City of
Mexico
Capitol Building
Jacobs Wife Accuses Neighbors of Grand Larceny
Mrs Jacobs wife of a Stone business man says after a night fire she was unconscious from smoke and robbed of diamonds valued over 400 from her person and purse. She swore a warrant charging Mrs Doc Meyers and Mrs Alice Groff of Loyatton with grand larceny, each posting 500 bail.
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Iena
Addiiion
Jacobs
Stone
Doc” Meyers
Alice Groff
Loyatton
Begging His Pardon Kaiser Turns Timid
Poem notes a once talkative Kaiser who now keeps quiet, promising a wiser stance and tighter lips, as reported by the Chicago Tribune.
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Kaiser
Chicago Tribune
She Was Leaving First Shop Girl Decides Move
Brooklyn Life reports on a conversational item about shop girls, noting Miss Blank plans to leave. The brief quotes hint at mixed reactions with talk of leaving for good or for better or worse.
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Miss Blank
Brooklyn
Ambassador Reid reply on employment and relief in the United States
Ambassador Reid argues that higher wages in the United States provide workers with ample means to weather emergencies, countering claims of more unembodied in the U S than England. The note accompanies a by election bet and a statement from Pow Cileti about Nave London on December 24.
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London
Ambassador Reid
United States
England
Detained Youth Tied to Post Office Money Orders
Mount Clemens Michigan December 24 John Unleger a fifteen year old boy is held at police headquarters awaiting investigation into possessing about 25000 in post office money orders checks and bank certificates of deposit found in his room. The case follows weeks of reported mail remittance losses blamed on someone who knew lock box combinations.
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Mount Clemens
Mich
John Unleger
Post Office
Wac
Upleger
Burglar Attacks Florence Jones With Baseball Bat
Richmond scene as Miss Florence Jones grand niece of Rev J Williarm Jones and grand chaplain of the Confederate veterans camp is attacked in her home by an unknown burglar using a baseball bat. The assault leaves her badly injured but alive.
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Richmond
Florence Jones
J. Williarm Jones
Robert EK. Lee
Chaplin
Grand Camp
Confederate Veterans
Invitation Depends on Weather in Parisian Note
A playful snippet from The Delineator shows Small Wallace accepting a party invitation with a weather conditional. He promises to attend if it does not rain, and contemplates staying home if it does rain, reflecting light social etiquette of the era.
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Small Wallace
Louise
Bath County Farmer Kills Father in Lexington Area
Lexington Kentucky reports a young Bath county farmer Thomas Jackson shot and killed his father Henry Jackson today. Jackson fled and is pursued by a posse as authorities investigate the fatal shooting in the Bath county family dispute.
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Lexington
Thomas Jackson
Bath County
Henry Jackson
Young Jackson
Engagement of Miss Mills and Earl Ganard Reported
The Earl of Ganard, engaged to Miss Beatrice Mills daughter of Ogden Mills, was a passenger on the Adriatic which arrived tonight from Southampton Cherbourg and Queenstown.
Columbus Hotel Aims for Strict Home Cooking Note
Dr Isateson a veterinarian listed with day and night contact details appears in a note about strictly home cooking at the Columbus Hotel. The fragment mentions plans or emphasis on home style meals and likely a local profile.
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Dr. Isateson
Columbus Hotel
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