Street Fight Ends With Reprimand In New York
A man identified as Joseph Thomas an auction pioneer from Winnipeg his wife and a young actress named Mamie Smith were discharged from police court after a reprimand for fighting on a New York street late last night. Police say Thomas spoke with Mamie Smith when his wife intervened and attacked without warning.
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New York
Joseph Thomas
Winnipeg
Canada
Mamie Smith
Smith
Couple Involved In Public Altercation In Town
A couple visiting from out of town became involved in a scuffle in the streets. During the melee two women were scratched and torn while a man was momentarily rumbled as he tried to separate them. The trio planned to depart for Winnipeg today.
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Winnipeg
Local officials seek aid in missing woman case
John A. Hurley as president John Leon ard as vice president James H. Rooney as secretary John J. Broderick as treasurer E H Tooley Jr of New Orleans asks Mayor C B Wilson to help locate his wife’s aunt Marguerite J Fell who has been missing for years and may be destitute Benton Pa Dec 27 Congressmen John G McHeney of the 16th district Pa dies today after several weeks illness
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John A. Hurley
John Leonard
James H. Rooney
John J. Broderick
E. H. Tooley, Jr
New Orleans
C. B. Wilson
Marguerite J. Fell
Benton
John G. McHeney
Pennsylvania
M’combs
Wilson
Philadelphia
Virginia
New York
Princeton Junction
McCombs
Washington
Gov. Wilson
Representative Jones
Committee On
Husband fires at wife then kills himself in Galveston
In Galveston Texas on December 27 Mrs A M Funk lay wounded in a local hospital as her 10 year old son played near an orphanage yard. A M Funk of Cleveland shot both his wife and himself after believing burglars attacked them. He left letters citing financial strain. A doctor kept the facts from them at a brother’s request. The child remained at an orphan Christmas dinner while the two parents lay injured and dead.
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Galveston
Tex
A. M. Funk
Cleveland
Funk
Dunlap
Brooklyn
Funke
Choirmaster Baker Dies in New Haven Connecticut
James Baker longtime Bridgeport choirmaster and Trinity church director dies in New Haven at 68. Born in England, he led the chorus for Old Home Week and numerous musical projects across Connecticut. Survived by three sons and three daughters after residence on Whalley Avenue.
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New Haven
James Baker
Connecticut
Crief
England
Baker
Whalley Avenue
New Haeven
State Board Probes Textile Strike in Little Falls
The state board of mediation led by Rogers McManus and Downey opened public hearings on the textile workers strike in Little Falls New York. The initial session heard strikers testimony on earnings and living conditions as officials aim to influence public moral effect despite limited chance of settlement.
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Little Falls
N. Y
State Board of Mediation
CC. Rogers
James McManus
H. J. Downey
Storm abroad forces vessels to put back
Plymouth reports a fierce gale along the English coast. The Brazilian steamer Goyaz, recently refitted at 250000 dollars, aground and badly damaged, along with the British schooner William Gilmour driven onto rocks. Ripon forced to return to Queenstown after two hours of buffeting. one man drowned. Havre harbor works damaged. vessels ashore and stormbound. Oceanic delayed at Cherbourg. Gros Herzog damaged. Narrung in distress off Brittany.
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Plymouth
Eng
Goyaz
William Gilmour
Queenstown
Ripon
Philadelphia
Wise
Cherbourg
White Star Sinner Oceanic
Gros Herzog
Narrung
Sidney
Brittany
Kidnaper Robbie Caught in New Haven
Robbie John G. disappeared from 95 Elm Street on December 19 with his minor son John Jr. He was tracked by Detective George Fox and located in New Haven. He will be taken back to the city by train 2:28 this afternoon for trial. it is unclear if the son accompanied him.
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John G. Robbie
Elm Street
John Jr
George Fox
New Haven
Fox
Shots Heard Nightly on Park Avenue Alarm Neighbors
Patrolman Edward Dailey and Patrolman John J. Cody responded to late night shots on Park Avenue near Wood and Olive streets. They met three witnesses who reported hearing distinct reports but thought they originated elsewhere. No victims found. residents fear burglars may have fired on intruders.
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Park Avenue
Wood and
Olive Streets
Edward Dailey
John J. Cody
Public Hearings Tonight on Proposed Police ByLaws
City Hall hosts public hearings by the ordinance committee on sweeping police department reforms, heroin sale prohibitions, and stricter concealed weapons laws. Supporters are expected to attend. aldermen foresee little opposition to heroin and gun laws.
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City Hall
Welcome Home Wilson in His Birthplace
Staunton Virginia plans elaborate welcome for Woodrow Wilson returning to his birthplace. A large electric arch spans the street as the governor and Mrs Wilson are escorted by a reception committee. A reviewing stand parade is expected to thrill townspeople in Staunton tonight and tomorrow.
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Staunton
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Sea Side Club to Hold Annual Ball on January 28
The Sea Side club will hold its annual ball January 28, earlier than usual to finish before Lent. President S. E. Vincent will soon announce the committees. In New Haven the Kinney family home on Whitney Avenue was burglarized during their absence.
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SEA Side Club
S. E. Vincent
New Haven
Thomas I. Kinney
Whitney Avenue
Ware collection at Harvard Museum of Glass Flowers
A historical note describes the Ware collection of glass model botanical specimens by Leopold Blaschka in the Harvard University Museum. It highlights the scale and accuracy of the glass flowers, from simple to complex, modeled in natural colors with buds leaves and stems, noting Blaschka as founder of this art.
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University Museum of
Harvard
Leopold Blaschka
Aicha
Bohemia
Boston Post
Fragmentary gag lines and public notices fragment
A jumble of quotation fragments and stray newspaper bits includes Towne’s doomsday line about wiping out the past, a mock romance about a tall suitor and a short maiden from the Cheago Tribune, and a cautionary note about Brierly and Shakespeare from the Chicago Record-Herald.
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Brierly
Ocasion
Shakespeare
Chicago Record-Herald
Like All the Rest Transient Guest in Boarding House
A brief quirky dialogue notes a sour milk claim in a boarding house. The exchange mentions “Old Boulder” and a pessimistic crowd, highlighting a tone of weary humor and social observation without additional context. No dates or explicit locations beyond a boarding house setting are provided.
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Boulder
Eashange
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