Christmas Charity Feeds Thousands in New York
New York on December 26 held a record bountiful Christmas with ideal winter weather. Salvation Army, Timothy D Sullivan, and Bowery Mission distributed 37,000 dinners, 5,000 baskets, and 1,000 bags of food to families in need. Commander Eva Booth organized meals at Grand Central Palace and extra baskets, toys, and clothing were handed out amid harsh east side conditions. Harry Thaw held a private Christmas dinner at the Tombs prison.
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New York
Salvation Army
Timothy D. Sullivan
Bowery Mission
Eva Booth
Grand Central Palace
Palace
Booth
East Side
Timothy D. Sullivan Association
Bowery
Harry Thaw
Tombs Prison
Rioting Rumors Quieted as Mississippi Militia Stays
Scooba Mississippi reports rioting rumors overblown as Governor Vardaman orders militia. Troops arrived to calm fears after claims of four negroes killed near Wahalak. State forces monitor peace while residents chat, with officials saying no further trouble is expected.
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Sccoba
Miss
Vardaman
Wahalak
McCant
Meridian
Scooba
Bride Shot At Reception In Vermont Mystery
At Ira Vermont a wedding reception ends in gunfire as Mrs. Mary Parker Gilmore and her sister-in-law Mrs. Harry Gilmore are wounded. A man outside fires two shots from darkness, causing a compound fracture in the bride’s arm and a shoulder wound to the sister-in-law. Police investigate the unidentified assailants and motive.
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Rutland
Ira
Mary Parker Gilmore
Charles Gilmore
Harry Gilmore
Fourteen Soldiers Arrested in City Car Riot
Fourteen teen soldiers mainly from the Ninth cavalry were arrested in Leavenworth on a street car riot. Shots were fired into a loaded car and several passengers injured by broken glass. Capt. Walsh investigates. the incident mirrors a Fort Reno discharge of twenty fifth infantry. Sherman hosts new daily paper by Courier Publishing Co. law. Dallas reports arrest for attempted rape on Christmas day.
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Brownsville
Leavenworth
Kan
Ninth Cavalry Regiment
Walsh
Ninth Cavalry
Twenty-Fifth Infantry
Fort Reno
Dallas
Rabbis In Session At Southern Rabbinical Meeting
In Nashville on December 26 the fourth annual session of the Southern Rabbinical Association opened with about fifteen leading rabbis from the region. Committees were named, President Isador Lewenthal spoke, and Dr. Ehlersich of Montgomery gave a notable address. Officers elected included Lewenthal as president, Henry Barnstein as vice president, Mooce Bergman as secretary, and M Newfield as treasurer.
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Nashvile
Southern Rabbinical Association
South
Isador Lewenthal Heard
Ehlersich
Montgom
Representative seeks enforcement of old salary forfeiture law
Representative John Wesley of Tennessee says a 1856 statute still stands that bars absent members from keeping salaries unless illness keeps them from duties. He notes a 1894 repeal attempt failed and plans to press Congress to enforce the rule, adding a $13.70 daily forfeiture for each absence.
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Washington
John Wesley
Tennessee
Congress
Capitol
House
Representative Gaines
Big Building Burns in Denver Fire Destroys Law Library
The Ernst & Cranmer building at Seventeenth and Curtis streets in Denver was destroyed by fire, with the seventh and eighth floors ruined. The flood of water damaged the rest, causing an estimated 200000 dollars in loss to tenants and property. Lawyers’ offices and a prized western law library were ruined while the Postal Telegraph and several banks moved to temporary quarters nearby within an hour.
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Denver
Ernst & Cranmer
Seventeenth
Curtis Streets
Postal Telegraph Company
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Bryan
Batavia
Howell Bros
GEO. A. Adams
Parker Building
Oliver Typewriter
M. H. James
KING
Texas
Gner & Brandon
J. Allen Myers
E. J. Fountain
Levy Bros
MO. M. Caldwell
Jewelry Store
THE
Galvation Army
Accoba
Bride
Sherman
Courier Publishing Company
Capital Stock
Bank OF Bryan
U. S
J. W. Howell
Guy M. Bryan, JR
H. C. Boatwright
L. L. McInnis
F. M. Law
Smith Building
City National Bank
J. B. Hines
J. H. Hatzog
SMITH
E. J. Jenkins
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