War Correspondent Story Clark's Sheriff Sale
War correspondent Tom Lyons recounted heroism in the Philippines. A carrier who lost his right arm while delivering papers was celebrated by townspeople, with a $25 subscription started to help him open a newsstand and stationery store after his brave reconnaissance and message delivery under fire.
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Clarke
Wea
Ieee
Ty Baxter
A. Hannicutt
Iene
Athen
Walla
Sarir A. Brumby
Jennie
da Bose
Levy
Jermo
A. H. Bramby
Mra
Tom Lyons
Philippines
Tom
Manila
Lyons
Evening
Chicago
Imus
Eide
Insurgenta
FENIAN TALK PLANS INVADE CANADA FROM U S
Boston December 37 there is agitation by the Fenians a plan to invade Canada from this country. Leaders believe 100000 Irish Nationalists in the United States would pressure England in case of invasion. The U S government will suppress any such movement with an iron hand.
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Boston
Canada
England
United States
Bar admission and local incidents in Georgia and beyond
Prof Fermor Barrett of Tocooa Georgia has been admitted to the bar and will practice locally. John Wail and Frank Powers quarrelled near Pearson Georgia with Gillis striking and choking Powers. Powers died. Congressman Bou tell of Maine in a Boston sanatorium. a Houston sugar mill refinery fire caused $85,000 loss. Clyde A Wallace of Chicago U S subtreasury charged with stealing $5,000 and confessed.
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Tocooa, Ga
Fermor Barrett
Pearson, Ga
John Wailis
Frank Powers
Gillis
Powers
Houston
Tex
Chicago
Clyde A. Wallace
U. S
Methuen Reports No Change as Enemy Advances
Dispatch from Capetown dated December 20 says there is no change in the war situation. Methuen notes the enemy has increased activity and is trenching about three and a half miles from pickets. Methuen reconnoitered with two squadrons along the line, drawing fire from four guns and two Vickers machine guns, with four horses hit. The queen's Christmas message was warmly received. Gatacre seeks to reopen communications with the Indwe colonies.
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London
War Office
Capetown
Methuen
Filipinos Attack Sabig Garrison Repulsed by Americans
A Manila dispatch reports General Santa Ana led 800 insurgents to attack Sabig yesterday. The garrison repulsed the assault with no American casualties. The action occurred as U S forces held the town amid ongoing hostilities.
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Santa Ana
Washington
Manila
Funeral of Rev D L Moody Laid to Rest in Northfield
Funeral services for Rev D L Moody were held in Northfield Massachusetts with Dr D L Schofield officiating. One hundred fifty students rendered music as the eulogy praised Moody’s life and work.
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East Northfield
Mass
D. L. Moody
D. L Schofield
Wyley Padgett Slain in Brooks Station Murder
A brutal murder near Brooks Station Georgia reports Wyley Padgett, fifty, slain at his home. The ax attack left him brain injured and robbed. authorities investigate as a lone, elderly bachelor was killed in his residence last night with robbery as the motive.
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Brooks Station
Wyley Padgett
Germany Abandons Danish Islands Purchase Plan
Berlin December 37 German government abandons any idea of acquiring the Danish West Indies by purchase or otherwise. Had this plan been pursued it would have violated the Monroe doctrine and the United States might have intervened.
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Berlin
Danish West Indies
United States
Three Athens Boys Arrive at Manila in Fortieth Regiment
The Fortieth Regiment, United States Volunteers, arrives in Manila with three Athens representatives from Company B Messrs Henry W Bauser John F Williams and Fred Williams Audience cheers after a piano recital contrasted by two Englishwomen who criticize American applause New York Commercial Advertiser notes the scene.
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Athens
Manila
United States Volunteers
Co. B
Messrs
Henry W. Bauser
John F. Williams
Fred Williams
Her Begging Scheme at Elevated Station Steps
A well dressed elderly woman appeared in distress at a busy elevated station where crowds rushed by. She claimed to have lost her ticket and lacked a nickel, living far uptown. Passersby helped by sharing tickets, and the woman moved between stairwells, briefly earning about two dollars an hour in nickels and tickets, as observed by a passerby.
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New York Sun
Room For Him Too In The New Western Hamlet
A New Yorker touring a Western hamlet dubbed B City learns its rough beginnings and idle locals, hearing whose new shops have opened. Sam Peters runs the post, Long Mike owns a grocer, Handy Jim operates the saloon, and the tavern’s bald head figure hints at future ventures. The stranger notes the town’s scant amenities, joking about lacking a lunatic asylum.
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B— City
Sam Peters
Long Mike
Handy Jim
The
New Yorker
York Tribune
Cheerful Experiences and Foreign Folly in Briefs
A collage of anecdotes from newspapers recounts a cheerful tale at a spring for rheumatism, a humorous backwoods prayer for racial harmony, praise and critique of Paris suburbs, and an escape story from a Chicago Tribune quip. The pieces reflect early 20th century U.S. humor and commentary.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Virginia
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