Fire devastates Quitman block causing heavy losses
A disastrous fire struck Quitman Saturday morning destroying the Tillman Hardware Company and adjacent businesses including M. Ebder Groceries and G. O. Lewis general merchandise with the Masonic lodge above. The mains burst, hindering water pressure, though three streams fought the blaze. insurance covered 4,000 of the hardware stock, with Lewis' stock largely saved. Total losses near 25,000. Bend reports Couch & Co.'s cotton warehouse fire in Sendale with 260 bales cotton and 36 tons guano burned. property valued around 60,000, mostly insured, origin of fire unknown.
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Quitman
Tillman Hardware Company
M. Ebder
Grocerios
Lewis
General Merchandise
Masonic Lodge
Lewis Store
Tilman Hardware Company
Mason's
Sendale
Bend
Couch & Co
Ick
Inerrance
New High Prices Record in Cotton Markets
The cotton market saw a sharp advance with New Orleans opening 23 to 57 points higher and Liverpool’s rise fueling buying optimism. Early activity was brisk as futures like January and May posted notable gains before profit taking and cautious trading pressed prices back from session highs.
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Ghavai Co
Liverpool
Tod
Wemotlois
New Orleans
Iugby
Formona
Lenge
Mareda
May
New Departure German Play At Trinity Lutheran Church
A German language drama was produced at Trinity German Lutheran Church in Baltimore on December 28. The play, written and produced by the church’s lay leader, drew wide church attention and sold out admission fees benefiting the poor.
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Baltimore
Altimore
Trinity Cornian Lutheran
Dixie Carries Six Hundred Marines For Colon Mission
The auxiliary cruiser Dixie sailed from League Island Navy Yard for Colon carrying 600 Marines in six companies. Company A from Pecon, B Washington, C Annapolis, D Philadelphia, E and F Brooklyn, with supplies for 1 000 men.
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Dixie
Philadelphia
Leagnettland Navy Yard
Waraure
Colon
Poscon
Washington
Annapolis
Pailadelphia
Brooklyn
Murdered His Squaw in Puyallup Reservation Killing
Tacoma Washington reports Dee 28 Jacky Smokalem an assistant known Siwah In dan murdered his wife on the Puyallup reservation Saturday noon. The woman's chest and face were beaten. Smokalem remained in the shanty with the corpse for 24 hours before arrest. Tranedy in Tennessee notes a fatal clash near Randolph with one killed and four wounded after a feud over a few dollars. Sheriff and posse dispatched to scene.
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Tacoma
Wash
Dee
Jacky Smokalem
Puyallup
Hig Shanty
Mining Operations Resume at Delaware and Hudson Collieries
Scranton reports mining resumed today at the Delaware and Hudson company collieries with work renewed. The Critaria and Western company began washing ore in all its pits, and operations continue along the river region.
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Scranton
Delaware and Hudson Company
Critaria Ane Weotera Company
Electric Bitters advertised as cure all for nervousness and stomach issues
A vintage advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a quick cure for nervousness sleeplessness and stomach upsets. It claims to tone the stomach regulate the kidneys and bowels stimulate the liver and purify the blood with a money back guarantee by W J Smith & Bro F B Palmer and Boas Drugists.
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W. J. Smith & Bro
F. B. Palmer
Boas Droggists
Treatment advertised for female ailments promises $500 reward
Proprietors of Dr. Pierce's Foronte prescription offer $500 in legal costs of the United States for any cured case of leucorrhea, female weakness, prolapse, or womb balling. They seek fair trial of their cure with testimonials like Mrs Elizabeth J. Fister of Diana praising the remedy and urging recipients to request Common Sense Medical Adviser free by mail with stamps to Dr. R V Pierce, Buffalo.
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Diana
Pierce
Phegan
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
Plan to open North Carolina cotton mills by New York tenement dwellers
A proposed scheme to move New York tenement workers to North Carolina to operate a mill network aims to fund a charity and relocate families to a healthier rural life. The project envisions a first mill at Marshall near the Baltimore estate with completion in weeks, plus a model village with five room homes sold for one dollar monthly.
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New York
North Carolina
Marshall
Baltimore
Fifty third annual meeting of the American Association for Science
The St Louis gathering hosts about 700 mentors for the fifty third annual meeting. President Wright on behalf of the association welcomes attendees as dignitaries join openings and successors are introduced. Permanent organization discussions proceed as the event runs through the week. Found frozen to death in Middleshore cabin. Thompson, from Kentucky, perished from exposure while seeking shelter in a cabin near Perlook Fork after being overtaken by cold night winds.
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St. Louis
Asso Fishon For the Advancement of Science
Lesan
Sesalon
Pontay
Sminton
Ira Lomsen
Feneral Association
Carroll Th Welsht
Ro Pranets
Cyrus PL Wathridge
Fouger
Wright
Hesedona Hell
Tenn
Des
Middleshore
Thompson
Pertaekt’s Fork
Stony Fork Creek
Cincinnati
Fran
Warships Sold Tied to Argentine Acts. Unclear Buyers
Report states two warships linked to Argentine figures Moreno and Rivadavia were sold recently for 7500 dollars at Italian yards. The government has not disclosed which waters or final buyers, leaving the transaction details uncertain.
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New York
el Hove
Reenoe Ayres
Moreno
Rivadavia
Italy
Theovernment
Mills in Richomond Va Sell for Two Thirty Thousand
Ambiguous report states Loasan Mills priced at 230000 in Richmond Virginia with proprietor promising immediate resumption of work. Two children killed in Dundee Alabama Friday after a blast struck housing areas. several others injured.
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Dundee
Det
Dee
Georgia
Rat von Saver
Ueber
Little Early Risers Promote Wakeful Mornings
The note describes De Witt’s Little Early Risers as a remedy for headachy dull mornings and a dark brown taste. Sold by all druggists. Mr J M Haller travels East to buy goods for a Texas dry goods firm in Yoakum.
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Lone Star State
Texas
Yoakam
J. M. Haller
Haller
de Witt
Russian monarch disposed to peace with Japan amid Far East tensions
St. Petersburg December report cites unofficial government circles saying the czar favors concessions to Japan to avert war provided no unforeseen events intervene. Aims of Russia's policy include retaining Korea and expanding finance options for potential conflict, while Britain pursues strategic moves in Tibet and the Yangtze valley to pressure Russia.
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Far East
St. Petersburg
Japan
Russia
Corea
Great Britain
Thibet
Yangsze Klang Valley
Yangsze
Fearful man dies after grave robbery terror chase
Frank McNamee, alleged head of a cemetery grave robbery syndicate, was found unconscious with a fractured head at Fifth and Walnut in Philadelphia. He died hours later. McNamee had evaded a Black nemesis for 21 years after serving two years for Lebanon cemetery thefts.
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Philadelphia
Frank McNamee
Lebanon Cemetery
Fifth
Walnut Streets
McNamee
Jews Will Emigrate After Kish Anti Semite Threats
Dispatch from Kish reports an anonymous circular calls for a January 7 anti Semite demonstration. Attacks on Jews are said to have begun with broken windows and threats, forcing Jews to consider emigration for safety. In Portland a farmer, David C Van Houten, shot saloon proprietor Albert Young after failing to obtain a warrant, Young dying later.
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Kish
Ineff
New York
Kishineff
Portland
Ore
David C. van Houten
Albert Young
van Houten
Street Car Conductor Shot In Chicago
Chicago incident reports a street car conductor Joseon Dries shot by a stranger after a quarrel over transfers. The assailant escaped.
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Chicago
Joseon Dries
Escaport
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad Offers Free Sample
An old newspaper advertisement touts Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure for lame back and kidney, liver, and bladder troubles. It claims extensive testing and offers a free sample bottle by mail with a book, urging readers to mention the paper.
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Kilmer
Bright
Crty
Kilmer & Co
Bing- Samton
N. Y
Egular
swamp-Root
Binghamton, N. Y
Sheepmen Murdered in Arizona Feud Killing
Two more victims in the Basin cattlemen feud are reported near Gisela north of Globe Arizona. A young man named Berry and a Mexican were killed. Deputy sheriff later arrested Jack and John Booth at their home near Gisela for the killings.
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Arizona
Globe
Aziz
Dee
Jrm
Gisela
Victhis
Erry
Jack
John Booth
Young Berry
Basin District
Pneumonia Epidemic Strains Chicago Health System
Chicago reports a sharp pneumonia surge with 139 deaths in the week ending Saturday, as county hospital beds fill and less serious patients are turned away. Officials confront crowded wards while illness records rise.
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Chicago County Hospital
Chicago
Chcago
Photanonia
Wage Rate Announcement For Carnegie Mills This Week
Pittsburg December 28 notes will be issued at all Carnegie Steel mills and works to announce the wage rate for the year. The same notes will be posted district wide and Jones and Loughlin Steel Co is expected to notify its men of new conditions. Carnegie officers refuse to disclose the new rates. Workers must sign personal contracts as part of the wage changes.
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Pittsburg
Carnegie Steel Company
Jones & Loughlin Steel Company
Carnegie
Prominent Translator Henry L. Thomas Dies at 68
Washington reports the death of Colonel Henry L. Thomas a 34 year veteran translator in the state department. He died at his residence in the city at age 68 from pneumonia. Thomas spoke and translated French Spanish Italian German Norwegian Danish Dutch Portuguese Hebrew Arabic and Greek and had broad language knowledge.
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Washington
Henry L.thomas
State Department
Thomas
No Further Deaths Reported After Rail Wreck
Grand Leys Dec 28 There are no additional deaths at hospitals from Saturday night wreck on the Pere Marquette railway mill disaster. Only one of the 22 dead remains unidentified, a man with initials A. J. on his cuff and no other identifying marks available.
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Grand Leys
Sien
Perre Marquette
A. J
Inland Steel mill in Chicago faces first run in nearly two months
In Operation Chicago Dec 28 Inland Steel workers at the Joliet Harbor plant run for the first time in nearly two months. Members of the Amalgamated Iron Steel and Tin Workers' union are expected to return to their old stations after wage cuts, amid ongoing labor tensions.
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Chicago
Inland Steel Company
Jana Harbor
Sue Mien
Amalgamated
Iron, Steel and Tin Workers’ Union
Appointed Receiver for Fort Worth Bank Named
A temporary receiver has been appointed for Farmers' National Bank of Fort Worth Texas. The appointment follows the bank's closure and ongoing administration by the court and the Wolf as the overseeing official.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Farmers’ National High
T Ta
Rich
the Wolf
Dr Kings New Life Pills Ad at Local Drug Stores
An old advertisement touts Dr King s New Life Pills for dyspepsia dizziness and headaches with claims of gentle effectiveness. It lists retailers W J Smith & Bro Palmer & Sons Drug Store and others offering the product.
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Dr. King
W. J. Smith & Bro
H. BR
Palmer & Sons
Cannibal Series Indians File On Warpath In Gulf Raid
A Hermosillo dispatch reports The Seri es Indians occupying Terron Island in the Gulf of California have gone on the warpath raiding ranches and mainland depredations. Military authorities say the Series are cannibals and exceptionally fleet runners.
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Chicago
The
Tribune
Hermosillo
Mex
Teron Island
Gulf of California
Declared Insane Tobin Faces Possible Pardon
Thomas Tobin, who murdered Captain Craft in a New York City tenderloin resort, has been ruled insane by a governor appointed commission. The panel says Tobin was insane at the time of the act, suggesting the governor may commute his death sentence. Craft was killed after being lured to a closed venue with a roll of money. the body was mutilated and burned to conceal the crime. Tobin's arrest and first degree conviction followed, with the motive reported as less than $50.
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Fhomas Tobin
Alabamy
N. Y
Dee
Thomas
Tobin
Captain Craft
New York City
Odell
Craft
God
Convicts Russell and Driscoll moved from Mobile camp
On authority of the state convict board officials from Montgomery removed gate blowers J. E. Russell and Albert Driscoll from the Mobile county convict camp at Vinegar Bend. They were brought to Mobile for several hours and later put aboard the northbound train amid fears they might escape. They faced charges of bringing burglars tools into the state and carrying concealed weapons.
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Driscoll
Russell
Mobile
Ala
State Convict Board
Te Eald
Montgomery
Mobile County
Vinegar Bend
J. E. Russell
Albert Driscoll
Grain Elevator Burned at Corning Distillery
Fire likely incendiary destroyed the Corning distillery grain elevator in Peoria Illinois causing about 40 900 dollars in loss. Fifty thousand bushels of malt and corn burned as the plant was set to resume after a prior explosion killed seven workers.
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Peoria
Til
Corning
Forbes Attel To Fight Ten Rounds In Indianapolis
Chicago boxer Harry Forbes and California featherweight Abe Attel have agreed to a ten round bout for January 4 at the Indianapolis Athletic Club. They will weigh 122 pounds at ring side for a purse of 1500 dollars. Also in Bloomington Judge Patton appoints J R Walsh receiver for Manhattan Coal Co Cornell. Kodol Dyspepsia Care advertised with testimonials from Gov G W Atkinson of West Virginia.
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Chicago
Harry Forbes
Abe Attel
California
Indianapolis
Ind.) Athletic Club
Bloomington
Ill
Patton
J. R. Walsh
Pontiac
Manhattan
Cornell
Elylar
Ile
Murderer Surrenders in Utah Wife's Slaying With Baby Clinging
Frank Rose, barber, confessed to killing his wife Christ mas afternoon in East Lake City Utah. He said the baby sat clinging to the mother's neck while police found the woman dead in a shack. The 2 year old was underdressed and soaked in blood but cried when released. The family had moved from St. Louis and frequent quarrels preceded the crime.
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Salt Lake City
St. Louis
Unseen Hand Kills In Warren County Dance
Four year old Will Hill died from a heart shot at a dance near Cadley Georgia. The weapon was drawn during a struggle as his sister Zim Harper and another woman tried to grab it. Zim Harper was wounded and Zim Harper’s nose was struck by a bullet. Relatives call for a coroner’s inquest as mystery surrounds who fired the fatal shot. Prior dispute over payment had occurred with a fiddler.
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Warren County
Norwood
Will Hill
Gus Reese
Cadley
Hill
Tragedy in Fargo Ga Fatally Wounding Two Men and Injuring One
In Fargo Georgia a bloody Sunday fight left Alfred Doyle fatally shot in the thigh by Alfred Terry, a yardmaster for G B Baxter & Co. Gibson, a friend of Doyle, shot Terry in the back, paralyzing him, and was later stabbed by Paine. Both Terry and Gibson are reported to be dying. The cause of the dispute remains unclear.
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Valdosta
Fargo
Alfred Terry
Baxter & Co
Alfred Doyle
Gibson
Doyle
Terry
Paine
China shows rising warlike moves under Japanese guidance
The Russian government watches with keen interest as China undertakes aggressive war preparations guided by many Japanese instructors. The Beijing actions appear to shift Russia’s calculations and could trigger responses under Franco-Russian and Anglo Japanese treaties.
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Russia
York
Herald
St. Petersburg
Missing Kohloaner vanishes after December 15 return promise
Greenville man Kohloaner proprietor of Milledale Nursery and noted gardener disappeared after leaving December 15 to return in three days to meet business associates. Friends fear foul play as no word has come. Augusta Georgia aftermath reports include Mrs Robert Hunter shot near Augusta while riding with a Black driver. she suffers cheek and shoulder wounds and the driver knee injuries. wounds not serious.
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Greenville
D. C
Oliver A Schlosser
Th Milledale Nursery
Gariner
Kohloaner
Milledale Nursery
Zie
Bird
Augusta
Robert Hunter
Columbia County
Hunter
Tugs Rescued After Ice Bound Ordeal on Lake Erie
Two tugs with 12 men were imprisoned in ice for most of the day two miles from shore in Lake Erie. They were freed and towed safely to port by a harbor tug at Cleveland on December 28.
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Cleveland
Lake Erie
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American Association For the Advancement of Science
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