Moody Evangelist Dies As Nation Mourns
Funeral services for Dwight L. Moody were held at Calvary Baptist church New York with a large, interdenominational gathering. Speakers praised Moody as a diligent student of the English Bible and a force in American Protestantism. Separately, the Johnston line steamer Noranmore arrived in Norfolk after a perilous Atlantic crossing marked by a gale and sighting of a vessel in distress.
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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
Dr. McArthur
Noranmore
Norfolk
Johnston Line
Liverpool
Richardson
Coal Miners and Operators Prepare for Indianapolis Conference
Cincinnati report notes coal men are preparing for January talks in Indianapolis between miners and operators of Illinois Indiana Ohio and Pennsylvania. Miners seek 20 cents a ton rise but operators are likely to reject it, making a probable compromise of 10 cents a ton.
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Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Indiana Republicans Gather for State Nomination Fight
Indianapolis December 27 Republicans gather at the Denison for their annual conference. Senator Fairbanks and Beveridge have arrived along with five Indiana congressmen. The gubernatorial race features candidates John T. Griffiths Frank Posey James Dodge W S Haggard and National Committeeman Durbin.
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Indiana
Lord Methuen To Stay At Modder River Three Weeks
London dispatches quote the Cape Town Daily News correspondent saying Lord Methuen plans to remain at Modder River for about three more weeks. The message is dated December 27 and notes the location as Modder River in the campaign context.
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Modder River
London
Cape Town
The
Daily News, Telegraphs
Lord Methuen
Dont Do This Dont Do This Dont Take Internal Medicines
An old advertisement warns against taking internal medicines before childbirth and promotes MOTHERS FRIEND an external liniment claimed to ease early distress during labor and afterward. It touts reduced pains shortened labor and avoided dangers and notes availability from Druggists at 1 dollar per bottle with a free illustrated book from The Bradfield Regulator Co Atlanta GA.
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Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta
Peruna praised by Sisters of St Francis in winter health
Advertorial letters laud Dr Hartman's Peruna as a cure for la grippe and winter illnesses. The Sisters of St Francis at St Vincent's Orphan Asylum endorse it for coughs colds and bronchitis, alongside other testimonials from readers across the United States.
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B. Hartman
Hartman
Sisters OF St. Francis
St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum
Joseph Kirchensteiner
Croton Street
Cleveland
United States
Sister of Charity
Albert Borngraeber
Mayville
Wis
W. E. McKain
Iowa Park
Texas
Columbus, CO
Destruction after Christmas earthquake in San Jacinto
In San Jacinto California on Christmas morning a powerful quake destroyed all brick structures. At the Saboba Indian Reservation a dance event led to heavy alcohol use and the collapse of an old adobe building. Six people were killed instantly and two died later with many others injured.
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San Jacinto
Cal
Saboba Indian Reservation
Seven Indians Drown Crossing Thompson River
Ashcroft December 27 report 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
All Hands Saved After Bark Da Fratelli Abandonment
The Italian bark Da Fratelli under Captain Astarta from Rio de Janeiro stranded at St George's cape near Appalachicola Florida and has been abandoned. All hands were saved.
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Appalachicola
Fla
da Fratelli
Astarta
Rio de Janeiro
St. George’s Cape
Germany abandons bid for Danish West Indies
Berlin December 27 reports the German government has definitively abandoned any plan to acquire the Danish West Indies by purchase or other means.
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Berlin
Danish West Indies
Danmark
Filipinos Driven Back at Subig After Reinforcements
General Santa Ana led insurgents around 300 against Subig garrison. Marines from Olongapo reinforced the post and drove the attackers back with no American casualties. Meanwhile E L Martin expected to resign Guardian Trust VP role as action by A E Stillwell unfolds. Elliott Coues, 57, famed ornithologist, dies at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
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Manilla
Baltimore
Elliott Coues
Washington, D. C
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Coues
United States
Hatfield Kills Hatfield Kin at Bear Creek Store
Wayne Hatfield, nephew of Devil Anse, shot and killed George Hatfield's son in George Braseur's store at Bear Creek, Matewan. The fugitive escaped into the mountains following the killing.
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Matewan
W. Va
Wayne Hatfield
Devil Anse
George Hatfield
Bear Creek
George Braseur
Indiana Governor to sue Standard Oil over anti trust law
Indianapolis December 27 Governor Mount acting for Indiana will file suit against the Standard Oil company to test the constitutionality of the state anti trust law in force.
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Indianapolis
Monnt
Indiana
Standard Oil Company
No Supply of Money Says Mint Official Amid Upward Stocks
Washington December 27 Mr Roberts director of the mint says monetary stringency does not reflect a lack of money. He explains speculation and rising prices absorb any new supply and demand for cash grows as stocks rise, leading to endless appetite for money and ongoing inflation driven by speculation rather than legitimate business.
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Washington
Roberts
Mint
Bank of England
Cotton Escapes Norfolk Death Row Prison Break
Walter Cotton, a condemned murderer set for hanging January 12, slipped from the county jail in Norfolk Virginia at five in the morning. He reportedly pried two burglar proof steel bars and stole the death watch officer's overcoat and cap while the watchman slept.
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Norfolk
Walter Cotton
J. Saunders
Saunders
Cotton
Souvenir Lafayette dollars stolen from bank office
In Chicago on Christmas Eve souvenir Lafayette dollars received for the Lafayette Memorial commission were taken from the government keys at the American Trust and Savings bank treasurer’s office. Fifteen thousand coins have been subscribed and paid for and will be delivered immediately.
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Chicago
Lafayette
Lafayette Memorial
American Trust and Savings Bank
Three Shooting Scrapes Leave Four Dead Across Border
Middlesboro Kentucky reports three shootings near the state line across Virginia and Tennessee. In Tatwell Tennessee Jim Thompson killed Harrison Bay in a drunken row. At Atlanticeus Hill Virginia R Overton and John Combs fought a duel and both died. At Walnut Hill Virginia Bal Ely and his uncle named Dops quarreled and the latter was killed.
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Middlesboro
Virginia
Tennessee
Tatwell
Tenn
Jim Thompson
Harrison
The Delicious Dy Fragrance Ad Campaign
An old ROYAL BAKING POWDER Co advertisement from New York showcases The Delicious Dy fragrance line aimed at kitchen and baking enthusiasts. The fragment implies product branding and regional origin without broader context.
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Royal Baking Powder Co
New York
Insurance tale of Aaron Wolfsohn alive in Chicago
A St Louis attorney says Aaron Wolfsohn is alive despite a $10 000 life insurance claim in Los Angeles. A woman in his room claims a common law marriage and faces questioning as investigators compare handwriting and affidavits. The matter centers on a corpse found in Los Angeles and a brokered payment held by the New York Life Insurance Company.
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St. Louis
M. N. Sale
Benjamin Wolfsohn
Aaron Wolfsohn
Chicago
O'Bryan
Sale
O'Neal
Los Angeles
Wolfsohn
O’bryan
N. Hesselberg
Hesselberg
Mr. Sale
Cal
New York Life Insurance Company
Insurance agent doubts Chicago death report of insured man
Los Angeles agent A. D. Jones of New York Life says Aaron Wolfsohn, insured for 10 000, is dead and questions a Chicago claim that he turned up alive. Jones will conduct a fuller investigation. In Washington state General Brooke, returning from Cuba, plans a southern stop to avoid a sudden climate change at St Augustine.
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Will
St. Augustine
Washington
Brooke
Fla
Cuba
Bank Examiners Recalculate Port Jervis Loss
Middletown New York December 27 The defalcations of Assistant Cashier Louis E Goldsmith of the Port Jervis National Bank originally reported as twenty five thousand dollars are now declared by the bank examiner to total one hundred one thousand nine hundred eighty seven dollars.
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Middletown
N. Y
Louis E. Goldsmith
Port Jervis National Bank
China and Mexico sign general trade treaty in Washington
Negotiations long in progress between China and Mexico for a broad treaty of trade navigation and immigration have concluded with formal signing at the Mexican embassy in Washington.
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Washington
China
Mexico
Jewish Historical Students Meeting Opens in New York
The eighth annual meeting of the American Jewish Historical Society opened in the Hebrew Charity Building New York with Dr. Cyrus Adler president of the Smithsonian in the chair.
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Jewish Historical Students
New York
The
American Jewish Historical Society
Hebrew Charity
Cyrus Adler
Smithsonian Institute
Stolen Subtreasury Gold Ringing Chicago Clerk Arrest
Clyde H. Wallace a United States sub-treasury clerk in Chicago was arrested for stealing $5,000 in gold. The confession came after weeks of inquiry revealed by his fines clothes diamonds and pool hall betting with $20 gold pieces. Wallace is jailed on $10,000 bond. In Toledo a judge ruled strikers may picket and talk to workers, dissolving an injunction and setting up an appeal.
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Chicago
Clyde H. Wallace
United States Sub-Treasury
Secret Service
Wallace
Toledo
Morris
Common Pleas
Bicycle Workers’ Union
Standard Tube
Parkside
Irish Nationalists plan meeting on Canada invasion
Boston reports a movement led by the Fenians and Advanced Irish Nationalists seeks to invade Canada. Colonel Roger F. Scannell, long linked to Irish agitators, says a Philadelphia gathering of prominent Irish Nationalists will meet next Sunday or Monday to discuss the invasion plan.
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Boston
Canada
Roger F. Scannell
Philadelphia
Isaacson Clothing Dealer Files Bankruptcy Petition
Susil A. Isaacson, a Boston clothing dealer, has filed for bankruptcy. Liabilities total 122,811 with assets listed at 60,000.
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Columbus, Ohio
Hatfield
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Baird
Miss
Weetes
Pipers
Sterling Remedy Company
Montreal
Royal
Young Wolfsohn
Aaron
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