Moody Evangelist Funeral Services Held at Calvary Church
Funeral services for Dwight L. Moody were conducted at Calvary Baptist church in New York with a large, undenominational gathering. Rev. Morse praised Moody as an avid student of the English Bible and noted his familiarity with scripture. The service opened with Chopin’s funeral march and included Moody’s favorite hymn Some Day the Silver Cord Will Break.
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New York
Dwight L. Moody
Calvary Baptist Church
Northfeld
Mass
Moody
Chopin
F. R. Morse
Morse
R. S. McArthur
Mr. Moody
Calvary Church
Coal miners and operators duel over advance at Indianapolis meet
The mining talks center on a February conference between coal workers and operators from Illinois Indiana Ohio and Pennsylvania. Miners demand a 20 cent per ton raise while operators likely resist. A compromise of 10 cents a ton is considered probable.
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Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Ilinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Republican conference in Indianapolis tightens governor race
Indianapolis December 27 Several hundred prominent Republicans gather at the Denison for the annual party conference. Senator Fairbanks and Beveridge have arrived and five Indiana congressmen are present. The state nomination race is very lively with candidates Griffiths Posey Dodge Haggard and Durbin seeking the governorship.
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Indianapolis
the Denison
Fairbanks
Beveridge
Indiana
John T. Griffiths
Frank Posey
James Dodge
W. S. Haggard
Durbin
Lord Methuen to stay at Modder River three weeks
London dispatch from the Daily News cites the Cape Town correspondent saying Lord Methuen plans to remain at Modder River for about three weeks longer.
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Modder River
London
Cape Town
The
Daily News, Telegraphs
Lord Methuen
Dont Do This Dont Do This
Health ad promising a maternal liniment for childbirth relief and reduced labor. Claims include pain reduction and safer delivery. Product sold by druggists for $1 a bottle with a free illustrated book from The Bradfield Regulator Co. Atlanta Ga.
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Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta
Peruna Featured by Sisters of St Francis and Loyal Users
The article extols Peruna as a universal winter remedy for la grippe coughs colds and catarrh praised by Sisters of St Francis and various users. It highlights the trust of Catholic charitable institutions and includes testimonies from families and individuals claiming cures and health benefits. It invites readers to write for a free book on chronic catarrh.
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S. B. Hartman
Hartman
Sisters OF
Str. Francis
St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum
Joseph Kirchensteiner
Croton Street
Clewsland
United States
Sister of Charity
Albert Borngraeber
Mayville
Wis
W. E. McKain
Iowa Park
Texas
Dr. Hartman
Columbus
Earthquake Kills Six Squaws in San Josinto
Destruction follows a Christmas morning quake centered in San Josinto Cal. At the Saboba Indian Reservation a drunken revel dance ended with adobe walls collapsing. Six squaws died instantly and two more succumbed later with many injured.
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San Josinto
Cal
Saboba Indian Reservation
Seven Indians Drowned Crossing Thompson River
Ashcroft B C December 27 seven Indians including two women drowned when their canoe capsized while crossing the Thompson river near this place.
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Ashcroft
B. C
Thompson River
Italian bark Da Fratelli abandoned after strand on St George cape
The Italian bark Da Fratelli under Captain Astarta from Rio de Janeiro stranded on St George's cape and was abandoned with all hands saved. Also Berlin reports Germany has given up plans to acquire the Danish West Indies by purchase or otherwise.
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da Fratelli
Astarta
Rio de Janeiro
St. George’s Cape
Berlin
Danish West Indies
Danmark
Filipinos Driven Back at Subig After Reinforcements
General Santa Ana led insurgents estimated at 300 in an attack on Subig garrison. A marine reinforcement from Olongapo drove the Filipinos back with several killed. No American casualties reported.Martin May Resign. E L Martin, VP of Guardian Trust, likely to resign after similar action by A E Stillwell. Elliott Coues, renowned ornithologist, dies at Johns Hopkins at 57.
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Manilla
Baltimore
Elliott Coues
Washington, D. C
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Coues
United States
Hatfield Kills Relative in Bear Creek Store Fallout
Wayne Hatfield nephew of Devil Anse shoots and kills George Hatfield's son in George Braseur's Bear Creek store. Hatfield flees into the mountains after the shooting in Matewan West Virginia.
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Matewan
W. Va
Wayne Hatfield
Devil Anse
George Hatfield
Bear Creek
George Braseur
Governor Mount to sue Standard Oil over Indiana anti trust law
Indianapolis December 27 Governor Mount on behalf of Indiana will bring suit against the Standard Oil company to test the constitutionality of the state anti trust law.
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Indianapolis
No Supply of Money and Rising Prices Stimulate Buying
Washington notes that monetary stringency cannot be ended by a larger money supply. Mint director Mr. Roberts says speculation and rising prices absorb any increase, driving demand for cash as stocks advance. He cites 1850 to 1857 as a fitful era of inflation and notes that greed and margins fuel inflation.
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Washington
Roberts
Mint
Bank of England
Negro Murderer Escapes From Norfolk Jail
Walter Cotton a condemned murderer who faced a January 12 hanging escaped from the Norfolk County jail at 5 a.m. by slipping past death watch J Saunders who slept in a chair. Cotton allegedly filed two burglar proof steel bars and took the guard’s overcoat and cap to vanish undetected.
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Norfolk
Walter Cotton
J. Saunders
Saunders
Cotton
Souvenir Lafayette Coins Taken in Chicago Treasury Office
The Lafayette Memorial commission reports souvenir Lafayette dollars received in Chicago on Christmas Eve were stolen from the American Trust and Savings bank treasurer’s office. Fifteen thousand coins have already been subscribed and paid for and will be delivered immediately.
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Lafayette
Chicago
Lafayette Memorial Commission
American Trust and Savings Bank
Three Shooting Scrapes Leave Four Dead Near State Line
Middlesboro Kentucky December 27 Three incidents across Virginia and Tennessee near the state line leave four men dead. In Tatwell Tennessee Jim Thompson killed Harrison Bay during a drunken quarrel. At Atlanticeus Hill Virginia R Overton and John Combs dueled and both died. At Walnut Hill Virginia Bal Ely and his uncle named Dops quarreled and Dops was killed.
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Middlesboro
Virginia
Tennessee
Tatwell
Tenn
Jim Thompson
Harrison
The Delicious of Fragrance Royal Baking Powder Co. Ad
An old advertisement from the Royal Baking Powder Co. of New York promotes a fragrant product labeled Delicious of Fragrance. The copy highlights aroma and baking use, appealing to home cooks seeking flavor and scent in treats.
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Royal Baking Powder Co
New York
Mystery of Corpse in Los Angeles Room Unfolds
St Louis attorney M N Sale says insurance case involving Aaron Wolfsohn remains unresolved. He notes a Los Angeles corpse was photographed and compared with Wolfsohn, and handwriting matches a relative confirms the alias. The woman in the case now claims to be Wolfsohn’s common law wife and faces questions about the corpse’s presence.
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Los Angeles
St. Louis
M. N. Sale
Benjamin Wolfsohn
Aaron Wolfsohn
Chicago
O'Bryan
Sale
O'Neal
Wolfsohn
N. Hesselberg
Hesselberg
O’bryan
Cal
New York Life Insurance Company
Insurance Agent Firm Wolfsohn Was Dead
Los Angeles agent for New York Life says Aaron Wolfsohn who supposedly died and was buried here is alive in Chicago. He insured Wolfsohn for 10 000 dollars and will pursue a fuller investigation to identify the man he insured.
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Aaron
Chicago
Sale & Sale of
St. Louis
New York Life Insurance Company
Wolfsohn
General Brooke to stay in Florida resort after Cuba voyage
Will remain at St. Augustine or another southern resort for a time to avoid a sudden climate shift after arriving from Cuba. The general will not proceed north immediately.
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Will
St. Augustine
Washington
Brooke
Fla
Cuba
Bank Cashier Admits Larger Embezzlement Sum
Middletown New York December 27 The defalcations of Assistant Cashier Louis E Goldsmith of the Port Jervis National Bank which first announced 25000 now declared by the bank examiner to be 101987.
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Middletown
N. Y
Louis E. Goldsmith
Port
China and Mexico seal general trade treaty in Washington
Negotiations long under way for a general trade navigation and immigration treaty between China and Mexico have concluded with formal signing at the Mexican embassy in Washington. The agreement covers trade navigation and immigration terms between the two nations.
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Washington
Dee
China
Mexico
Eighth Annual Meeting of American Jewish Historical Society
The eighth annual meeting opened in New York at the Hebrew Charity Building with Dr. Cyrus Adler, president of the Smithsonian Institution, in the chair.
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New York
The
American Jewish Historical Society
Hebrew Charity
Cyrus Adler
Smithsonian Institute
Wallacs Arrested in Gold Theft at U S Treasury
Clyde H Wallacs a clerk in the United States sub treasury in Chicago was arrested for stealing 5000 in gold. He allegedly confessed to secret service. The stolen gold a sack of 20 gold pieces vanished on November 15 and emerged as Wallacs used 20 gold pieces to gamble in pool rooms and at races. He awaits bail at 10000. In Toledo Judge Morris rules striking Bicycle Workers union may picket and urge workers without threats concluding case will be appealed.
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Chicago
Clyde H. Wallacs
United States Sub-Treasury
Secret Service
Wallace
Baih
Toledo
Morrie
Common Pleas
Bicycle Workers’ Union
Standard Tube
Parkside
Morris
To Invade Canada. Fenian Movement in Boston Area
Boston reports a Fenian and Advanced Irish Nationalist campaign to invade Canada. Colonel Roger F Scannell says a meeting of prominent Irish Nationalists will be held in Philadelphia next Sunday or Monday to discuss invading Canada in the near future.
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Canada
Boston
Roger F. Scannell
Philadelphia
Isaacson Clothing Dealer Files Bankruptcy Petition
Susil A. Isaacson, clothing dealer in Boston, petitions bankruptcy. Liabilities amount to 122,811 with assets listed at 60,000.
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Mr. Isaackson
Boston
Susil A. Isaacson
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