Murray Crane to Succeed Hanna as Chairman
Washington December 19 A White House luncheon of five national figures ended with broad talk that ex Governor Murray Crane of Massachusetts will become chairman of the Republican National Committee next year. The gathering included President, Secretary Root, Senator Lodge, ex Gov Crane and Secretary Cartelyou.
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Washington
White House
Root
Senator Lodge
Murray Crane
Massachusetts
Cartelyou
Secretary Root
Lodge
Cortelyou
Republican National Committee
Hanna
Crane
Ohio
Girl Accused of Kidnapping Boy In Sionz City
18 year-old Jessie Lane of Homen Nebraska faces kidnapping charges after allegedly eloping with 17 year-old Albert Dineen of Yankton South Dakota. The boy's father claims she enticed him from home. Lane claimed she would stay with him as his wife.
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Sionz City
Jessie Lane
Homen
Neb
Albert Dineen
Yankton
John Dineen
Banquet on Muskrats in Monroe Michigan
The famous muskrat supper, under Monroe Yacht Club, draws hundreds with about 1,000 muskrat in cold storage. Frank Lemerand, renowned for similar events, will coach the affair. Commodore W C Sterling says Mayor Jones of Toledo will attend, along with Mayor Maybury and about 200 guests from Detroit.
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Monroe
Mich
Monroe Yacht Club
Frank Lemerand
Aacher
W. C. Sterling
The
Yacht Club
Jones
Toledo
Maybury
Detroit
Boys and Cigarettes Banets City Warl
A Harlem magistrate warns that cigarette use among boys is rising and linked to crime. He cites 33 of 35 boy prisoners as smokers and claims some cigarette makers adulterate products with opium. He likens tobacco to whiskey for youths, arguing addiction harms stomach nerves and willpower and leads to moral decline.
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Harlem Court
New York
Christmas Proverbs and Moral maxims from Brain Leaks
A collection of aphorisms on generosity, greed, aging, speech, and faith. The remarks critique selfishness during Christmas, warn against hollow charity, and contrast prudent living with vanity. Notable lines reference greed, love of the Lord, and the dangers of lax conscience. Excerpt-like moral reflections echo early 20th century editorial tone.
Robber trust and asleep officials cited in protest poem
A poem laments abuses by a robber trust raising prices and delaying relief. It references Mr. Knox and Mr. Koox as figures still slumbering while the public bears high costs and reforms are blocked. The verse accuses elites of ruling every side and overruling rights.
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Koom
Daring depot robbery in Liberty involves masked robbers
Two masked men robbed the Hannibal and St. Joseph depot in Liberty at 2 am seizing night operator C. Cook and binding him. They blew the safe but released Cook when a freight train arrived. Officials launched a hunt. Cook had emptied the safe of about $1,000 earlier, signaling prior knowledge of the stash. No fugitives found by noon.
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Liberty
Clay County
Hannibal & St. Joseph
C. Cook
Cook
Stu
Digs Up Three Skeletons
In Holly Springs Iowa on December 19 J J Egger uncovered three skeletons believed to be from a prehistoric race while digging a cellar. They lay in sand beneath fifteen feet of black loam, seated and well preserved. One skull appears to belong to an old woman with a small North American Indian like braincase. The Smithsonian Institute in Washington has been sent a description of the find.
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Solomon
Holly Springs
J. J. Egger
Smithsonian Institution At
Washington
Burial of Lord Stanley of Alderly in Muslim rites
London reports the burial of Lord Stanley of Alderly at Alderly Park, Chelford, Cheshire, on December 18 after his death December 10 from pneumonia. The ceremony followed Mohammedan rites, with only servants and family present, a unique event in British peerage. Born in 1827, Stanley was educated Catholic before embracing Islam.
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London
Lord Stanley
Alderly
Alderly Park
Chelford
Cheshire
Weak Woman and Cruel Man in Damages Suit
In Watkins New York widow Emily Warden sues Dr Robert Ball for 20000 alleging heartless deceit and broken promises by the aging millionaire. The case notes his age and wealth while praising the women’s suffering and urging protection from such conduct.
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Watkins
N. Y
Emily Warden
Robert Ball
Chicago Record-Herald
Marrige
Foss
Zillionaire
Merchant Robbed Repeatedly Quits Business in Disgust
Chicago December 19. Mathia Mamer jeweler of 140 West Harrison street closes shop after fourth burglary in two years. He reports rear window pried, jewelry and trays scattered, valued at 2,500 lost in one break in and total losses around 20,000 over two years. The 47 year veteran has no creditors and says he will quit business.
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Chicago
Mathiaa Manner
Weat Harrison Street
Mamer
Christian Mamer
Illinois Supreme Court
Mr. Mamer
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claims Universal Cure
A 100 dollar reward is offered by F. J. Curney & Co. for any case Hall's Catarrh Cure fails to cure. The ad promotes internal constitutional treatment, stating the remedy targets blood and mucous surfaces to destroy the disease's foundation and strengthen the patient.
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Hall
F. J. Curney & Co
Tuiedo
O. Pap
Walden University Fire Kills and Injures Dozens in Nashville
A Negro institution, Walden University in Nashville, is burning. Students, both men and women, leaped from windows as flames spread through the building. Reports indicate from twenty five to forty killed or injured in the disaster.
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Nashville, Tenn
Walden University
Girl With Winchester Drives Off Oklahoma Outlaws
In Guthrie Oklahoma on December 14 P M Irving of Parker was held up by masked outlaws. His daughter grabbed a Winchester rifle and the pair fired on the assailants causing a hurried retreat. The bandits cut bridle reins to escape and horses were untied during the exchange. The father and daughter continued firing and believe they wounded some outlaws.
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Guthrie, Okla
P. M. Irving
Parker
Okla
A Successful Girl Farmer Miss Jennie Phillips Returns to Field Work
Miss Jennie Phillips, a young woman on the Trenton line between Lawrenceville and Princeton, runs a fiveacre farm with hired help. Dressed in bloomers she guides an up to date plow in fall plowing, a sight praised as a notable rural achievement. She has managed the farm since her father’s death seven years ago, and it now yields more money than ever.
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Jennie Phillips
Trenton
Lawrenceville
Princeton
Miss Phillips
He Found a Cure by K H Foster at Salt Lake Drugstore
A letter from K H Foster of 418 5 2d Street Salt Lake City claims Herbine cures years of dyspepsia and indigestion after trying many doctors. He recommends it to friends and notes it is available at Hobe Tucker's Drug Store.
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K.H. Foster
Salt Lake City
Ste
Hobe Tucker
Senate panel delays Gen Wood case to January 4
Washington December 10 The Senate committee on military affairs postponed action on the Gen Wood case until January 4 It will review all testimony from the Cuba investigation and allow time for the drafting of majority and minority reports The majority is expected to endorse Wood's military and civil record in Cuba
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Washington
Senate Committee On Military Alaire
Wood
Cuba
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Clark Wix
J. W. Choate
A. L. McBride, W. B. Tyler
J. J. McKee
G. W. Newberry
Bates County
Joseph H. McMahon
Girl
Winchester
Gen. Wood
SAM Levy & CO
Solo Distributors
Butler, Mo
Julia Marlowe
W. L. Douglas
Nichols & Kkuklinski
Ssouri State Bank
MISSO
Missouri State Bank
T. C. Boulwai
John Deerwester
J. M. Christy
C. H. Dutcher
J. RK. Jenkins
Ella Meek
J. R. Jenkins
A. B. Owen
C. R Radford Geo. L. Swith Wn
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Frank M. Voris
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N. L. Whipple
J. Wright
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Butler Missouri
Bates
Vernon
Barton
Cedar
Dade
U. S
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Deerweste
Frank M. Vorla
Sam Levy
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Sxer
Wm, W. C. H. Catehon
T. J. Wright
Wit. E. Walton
Pras
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C. R. Radford
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