Thanksgiving Dinner Feeds Thousands In Chicago
Chicago newsboys joined 8,000 attendees at a 25th annual Thanksgiving dinner hosted by a downtown clothing firm. The feast featured 2,050 turkeys, 1,500 loaves, 1,500 cakes, 250 boxes of oranges, and 25 barrels of apples among other items. Rev. D F Fox opened with prayer as charity spread across hospitals, homes, and tenement districts. In New York, the day drew record shopping crowds and record railway departures as churches missions and prisons held special dinners for the needy.
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Chicago
D. F. Fox
California Avenue
New York
Doctor uses penknife in throat operation fails
New York doctor J P Berry of 137 East Forty-ninth street attempted to save patient John Becker by cutting the throat with a pen knife and inserting a tube. Becker thirty eight a bartender had a eight month throat tumor and could not speak above a whisper. Despite resuscitation efforts Becker died after his lungs clogged.
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New York
J. P. Berry
East Forty-ninth Street
John Becker
Becker
Case Postponed in Steunenberg Murder Trial
Harry Orchard charged with the Steunenberg murder is moved to Caldwell for court appearance but the case is postponed to the next term by consent of both sides. Warden Whitney and two guards accompany the prisoner.
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Steunenberg
Salt Lake City
Herald
Boise
Ida
Harry Orchard
Caldwell
Whitney
Pope Receives Co adjutor Bishop Morris in Private Audience
Rome reports the pope granted a private audience Wednesday to Co adjutor Bishop Morris of Little Rock. In St Louis the Lighthouse hotel fire toll reached ten fatalities.
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Morris
Rome
Little Rock
St. Louis
Lighthouse
Nettleton Confirms Brownsville Troop Actions Draw Criticism
General A B Nettleton, in a public letter, states the Brownsville August 13 killings were not a riot but a cowardly conspiracy to terrorize. He says white officers failed to stop violence and that colored troops were unfairly blamed, urging discipline and accountability for all.
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Brownsville
Tex
Citizens’ Committee
A. B. Nettleton
Chicago
Nettleton
Mlinores
War Department
Kelley
America
Bayard Passes Away, Retired General Dies in Asheville
Brigadier General George W. Bayard retired and dead in Asheville North Carolina on November 29. Born in Connecticut in 1839 he served in the Civil War and Indian campaigns. Later years in the army found him as a paymaster and author of a book on General Miles Indian campaigns.
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Asheville
N. C
George W. Bayard
Connecticut
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Batavia
D. & B. Heinz
Howell Brothers
Bryan
Sonas
Geo. A. Adams
Parker Building
The
Post Office Drugstore
E. J. Fountain
Bayard
Hirst National
Bank OF Bryan
U. S
J. W. Howell
Guy M. Bryan, JR
H. C. Boatwright
L. L. McInnis
F. M. Law
Grand Opera House
Wednesda
Thomas Dixon, JR
Smith Building
City National Bank
J. B. Hines
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