City Near Lake Erie Seeks Niagara Falls Power
The Elgin Geho Saarnte edition reports the city at the foot of Lake Erie prepares to take in 1000000 electrical power from Niagara Falls. Buffalo will offer Cleveland the suburb status and the city claims the title of the amokctess city. Notes on Sarah Bernhardt and Nathan Strauss discuss modern philanthropy and stage life. Reports on immigration trends, dangers in China, and Mid dlesboro, Kentucky reflect broader economic questions. A device to cut hotel power waste automates lamp switching in half an hour.
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Lake Erie
Niagara Falls
Buffalo
Cleveland
Nathan Strauss
New York City
Seling
Tougher Than An Oyster Can Derby Stomach Alcohol
A Louisville whisky firm tale recounts an elderly black worker who drinks daily from an oyster can filled with hot, high proof low wines. He persists despite doctors warning of imminent death, insisting he will not drop dead.
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Kennicks Derby
J. A. ‘Carter
Tlouisville
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Tim
Darky
Tig
Magsa
World News Briefs From The Telegraph Report
The report covers varied items from Washington to London including a bill authorizing a Red River bridge at Drayton North Dakota and the rail funding clash with a large petition against it. It notes pensions granted to Mary Palmer Banks and other widows, senate actions on credentials and indemnity claims, and personal mentions from Gladstone’s birthday to Miss Faithful’s smoking habit.
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Elle
Reilly Pu
Cleveland
Woodley
White House
Billy
Mary Palmer Banks
Nathaniel P. Banks
Katherine ‘Odd Crittenden
A. McClernand
Senate
John T. Morgan
Alabama
Pugh
Secretary of the Navy
Joseph Quigley
Baltimore
Mare Island
Cal
W. St. Nichols
Fragmented 19th Century Notices From Michigan to Arkansas
A garbled 19th century column mentions Térian Chuden of Philadelphia and others, with scattered items across Holland Michigan, Cuynhoge Talis Ohio, and Fort Smith Arkansas. Included are a suicide by throat cutting, a $10,000 damages suit over alleged child assault, a Texas Pacific train robbery confession, a college burglary in Cleveland area, pension-fine sentences in Fort Smith, and a fatal shooting in Mason county.
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Térian Chuden
Philadelphis
Mothy
Snlth
Timothy
Slagh
Holland, Mich
Sam Evans
Mort Worth
Migereuntd
Hirnin College
Cleveland
Ohio
Fort Smith
Ark
Tom Bear
N. J. Thornton
George. Brooker
Mason County
Ind
John I. Fuller
Ben
Fuller
Matthew Waldrecker
Hlyvia
Joseph Shaffer
Samuel D. Burns
Sion City
Iowa
Forbes & Bro
St. Louis
Mobile
Ala
Owosso
Kmich
Ursuma Burpee
Unfortunate Events Across Cities and Counties
A string of disasters and injuries mars several communities. Seven Black residents were badly hurt in a Plaquemine Louisiana train wreck. A Northern Indiana convict who is blind drank vein paint additives. Boone County Iowa deputy treasurer John J. Moore suffered a severe head injury after a horse kick. A hunter accidentally shot Jewell Howell near Palmyri, Ohio, killing John Bowman. A sugar house in Ascension Parish Louisiana was demolished by a cyclone, six men buried. Mount Stewart in Prince Edward Island suffered major fire damage. A Wheeling and Lake Erie bridge accident near Warrenton killed conductor A R Johnson from Massillon Ohio. Mrs. John Fowler died in Cutton Ohio, and her husband, two children, and William Layton are in critical condition after eating poisoned food.
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Plaquemine
Indiana
John J. Moore
Boone County
John Bowman
Jewell Howell
Palmyri
Southwood Plantation
Ascension Parish
Mount Stewart
Prince Edward's Island
A. R. Johnson
Massillon
Ohio
Warrentong
John Fowler
Cutton
William Layton
Doings of crime figures Across the Nation
A summary of assorted crimes and legal actions across several states. Ex congressman Tore Haralson of Alabama is found guilty in Little Rock of pension forgery. W F Brice, ex cashier of City National bank Quangh Lex, faces $37,000 embezzlement charges. A fatal stabbing occurs in Bloomington St Joseph Yordi’s car. Indictments are returned against Sioux City officials for theft. Marshal McIntyre is fatally shot while ejecting tramps in Vassar Michigan. A Whipple cashier of Crawford Nebraska and a government contractor is suspected of embezzlement. Evans Scott owner near Newport Nebraska fires an employee after a quarrel. John Morton town marshal of Stanton Kentucky kills John Killen. Morton surrenders. Henry M West of Hopkinsville Kentucky commits suicide. Alva Johnson of Los Angeles confesses to Roscoe train robberies. An unknown man steals proceeds from a First Presbyterian collection.
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Tore Haralson
Alabama
Little Rock
Ark
W. F. Brice
City National Bank
Quangh
Lex
Bloomington
St. Joseph
Yordi
Henry Handleman
Sioux City
Iowa
Stanton
John Killen
Morton
Henry M. West
Hopkinsville
Alva Johnson
Los Angeles
Cal
Presby
Financial and political notes from varied regions cross-border
A flood of brief items covers budgets and debts in Europe, treaties in Central America, a New Westminster asylum report, and political shifts in France. Also noted are shipwreck findings, rail gains and losses, cooperatives forming in Missouri, price moves in kerosene, smallpox alerts, court actions, and local municipal concerns from Illinois to Indiana.
Massacre and Emancipation War in Port Arthur
Dispatch from New York reports a brutal surge in the Port Arthur siege as Japanese forces breach the fortress and massacre residents. The narrative claims tens of thousands of casualties and portrays a collapse of civilized safety, with Japan poised to advance toward Beijing under Oyama’s command.
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New York
James Reel
Port Avda
Ya Couver
Corca
Bert Arihny
Port Arthur
China
Leveo Samnat Truspy
Japan
Oln
Oyomoa
Peking
Actor's quarrel at Davenport opera hints at split
In Davenport on December 21 Charles Dickson and company staged A Jolly Good Fellow. Between acts three and four Dickson apologized to the audience for a last minute casting change. He blamed his wife for sulks and refusal to appear as Marget, a disruption that sparked strong reactions and may threaten their marriage.
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Davenport
Town
Opera House
Lastaight
Charles Dickson
Cornered Cap New York Court Delivers Police Indictments
The court of oyer and terminer was crowded with indicted police officials of all ranks. Names include Capt. Schmitt berger ex-Capt. Doherty Sergeants McLean Clark Jlebers Jordan O Yoole Detective Frink and ex Wardmen Smith Burns Hock Levy and QClenuon.
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New York
Court of Oyer and Terminer
Schmittberger
Doherty
McLean
Clark
Jlebers
Jordan
O'Yoole
Frink
Smith
Burns
Hock
Levy
Qclenuon
Death of Sir Edward Lachmere in Worcestershire
Sir Edward A. B. Lachmere, MP for Avesham in Worcestershire, died suddenly last evening in Pershore while about to address a meeting. He was about 60, and his death occurred moments before he was to speak.
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Guwth Lechmere
London
Edward A. B. Lachmere
House of Commons
Avesham
Worcestershire
Pershore
Disbarment of Phelps Over Unprofessional Conduct
Washington December 21 William A Phelps pension attorney from Richmond Ohio disbarred from practice before the interior department for unprofessional conduct in a disciplinary action by the department of the interior.
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Washington
William A. Phelps
Richmond
Ohio
Interior Department
Admiral Walker and Hawaii Mission Letters Revealed
Washington dec 21 in answer to no resolution secretary has went to senate the correspondence between the navy department and Admiral Walker relating to his mission to Hawaii last summer. The volume covers about sixty pages detailing orders, instructions, and views on protecting American lives and property during Hawaiian affairs.
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Irwin
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Aare Island
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Beardslee
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Confidentina
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Howell
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Walker
George Appo Reported Missing After Stage Show
New York December 21 George Appo has disappeared after appearing with ex-Diver Tom Gould in a Bowery stage show called In the Penderloin at People's Theater. Manager Hamilton says Appo left after Monday night’s performance and was enticed away by two men, though another account claims he never left the theater. Mrs Appo reportedly sought him Monday night and Monday rumors spread of harm or abduction in Brooklyn streets.
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New York
George Appo
Jexon
Tom Gould
People’s Theater
Bowery
Appo
Mintager Hamilton
Mondsay
Brooklyn
Verdict Finds Leonard Acmalited Justified Killing
The jury ruled Leonard Acmalited acted in self defense in killing Charles uth the switchman and a striker. The verdict delivered at 5 30 pm followed about forty minutes deliberation with jurors and the sheriff taking a water break after retirement to the jury room.
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Leonard
T Paul
Charles
Charles Uth
Five Fall at Spring Hill Collieries Halts 400 Men
Halifax Nova Scotia December 21 Five miners injured and 400 men thrown out of work at the Spring Hill collieries after a collapse. Property loss estimated around 100,000 dollars. Officials report extensive damage and temporary shutdown as rescue and assessment proceed.
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Halifax
Bpring Hill
Thieves Steal 4400 In Gold From Sioux City Man
Two masked men forced John Collins at gunpoint to surrender 4400 in gold he kept hidden after his wife, seeking divorce and alimony, attached his property. The robbers escaped with the cash and two losses.
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Sioux City
Iowa
John Collins
Debate over forest reservations bill and canal issues
Washington reports describe the forest reservation bill passing with two thirds, enabling protection and regulation including timber removal and sale limits, plus troop details. The day also covers the army appropriation, Nicaragua canal debate, currency bill discussions, and a proposal for Canadian union talks.
Pine Timber Cutting on Red Lake Reservation
Red Lake Sandy Pine Washington December 21 The issue of issuing permits to cut dead and flown pine on the Red Lake Indian reservation has moved from the commissioner of Indian affairs to the secretary of the interior for approval Representative Baldwin says an order will be issued to allow cutting before it becomes worthless and guard against theft An estimated 8 000 000 feet of this pine exists in the area
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Sandy Pine
Washington
Red Lake Indian Reservation
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Secretary of the Interior
Baldwin
Reforma panel drops action on Glolotti documents
Rome December 21. The Reformist group in the chamber of deputies has decided not to pursue any further action on the Glolotti documents after reviewing the papers submitted by the committee.
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Rome
Reforma
Chamber of Deputies
Thase Papore
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