Little Boy Narrowly Escapes Drowning In Cis tern
Howard Breyfogle fell into a cistern behind the Nichols home at 11 30 a m. He kept feet forward and stood, water shallow enough to reach his armpits, pulled out by Mrs Nichols Mr Dills and F B Towsley. The incident disrupted bystanders and spurred quick rescue.
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Howard
Claude A. Breyfogle
North Fifth Street
Marvin Nichols
West Jackson Street
Nichols
A. J. Dills
Mr. Dills
F. B. Towsley
Edward
Fred Gampher
Conductor Rescues Elderly Passenger From Card Sharks
Lake Shore conductor A C Brown foiled three confidence men on train No 19 from Toledo to Chicago. He secured $65 lost by the victim and deterred further looting guiding the old man away from the sharpers. The trio fled near South Bend after failing to take more. Descriptions of the suspects detail three tall men with different builds and attire.
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Illinois
Lake Shore
A. C. Brown
Brown
New York
Pullman
Mr. Brown
Andless
Public Works Reviews City Alley Plan
The board of public works viewed the alley between South Second and South Third streets from the first alley south of Hickory to the second alley south of Hickory today. Proceedings to open it were begun some time ago.
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Board of Public Works
South Second
South Third
Hickory Street
Pension drive gains favor among Lake Shore engine men
Engineers and firemen at Lake Shore lines show strong support for a proposed pension fund with about 1600 signees across Chicago Toledo and local roundhouses. Management cooperation is tied to a broader plan including all train service and a new constitution and by laws adoption.
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Lake Shore
Lst
Toledo
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Christmas Shopping Sparks Busy Elkhart Trade
Shoppers flood Elkhart stores as holiday displays, lights, and bells attract buyers. Merchants expect strong trade this season and urge early buying to avoid last minute rush. Post Office anticipates heavy holiday mail with clerks fearing backlog and fatigue, stressing return addresses and mailing rates for US and foreign shipments.
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Orly
Elkhart
Postoffice
Postal Department
Post Office
Pitiable Destitution Prompts Humane Aid on North Main
Humane Officer Miller was alerted to a poverty case on North Main between Jefferson and Washington. Two women with several children lived in a near empty house with a newborn and only one kitchen stove. L. M. Simpson arranged for a second stove and relief from the Humane Society. Sergt. DeGarmo, a Lake Shore depot car repairman, served eighteen months in Samar and now aids Maj. Glenn in Minandao Islands operations against native uprisings.
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Miller
North Main Street
Jefferson and
Washington Streets
L. M. Simpson
The
Humane Society
Sergt
Joe DeGarmo
Co. E
Lake Shore
Maj
Glenn
Samar Islands
Maj. Glenn
Minandao Islands
Bankrupts Cited for Examination in South Bend
All bankrupts in the A. F. Underwood Co. proceedings are cited to appear before Referee Lambert in South Bend tomorrow for examination. Within a month twenty bicycles have been stolen in LaPorte.
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Wil
A. F. Underwood & Co
Lambert
South Bend
LaPorte
Four year old boy rescued from cistern
A four year old boy is saved from a cistern as rescuers work to pull him to safety. Conductor A C Brown protects an elderly passenger from yard sharks during a tense incident. General provisions of J E Murdock's will are outlined amid other news items.
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A. C. Brown
J. E. Murdock
Elkhart
Lake Shore
Jeffersonville
Indiana
Weather Forecast and Historical Temperature Report
Fair and much colder tonight with a central and northern Indiana cold wave. Saturday remains fair and cold with cloudy conditions. Miles Medical Co. observatory notes November 1908 closer to 1904 in mean temperature, 41.2 degrees, higher than 1904 by .2. Snowfall three eighths inch, rainfall 2.32 inches, fourteen clear days, four above seven year average.
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Indiana
Miles Medical Co
Tragedy on Goshen Farm Claims Young Man
Oscar Schrock twenty three son of D G Schrock of Goshen area was crushed between two traction engines while coupling on Christian Troyer farm nine miles east of Goshen. He died from crushing injuries after the engines moved. Also noted are unrelated injuries to local workers including Van Allen cutting his nose and B F Whyler injuring his arm.
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Oscar
D. G. Schrock
Goshen
Christian Troyer
Lake Shore
van Allen
B. F. Whyler
Pocketbook and handbag found and returned after morning rides
A conductor found a pocketbook with a small sum and items at the city car ticket office and it was claimed by Miss Josephine Work of Cassopolis street. A handbag with $40 and two mileage books was found on an 11 o'clock interurban car and claimed by a South Bend woman after it was returned to the station. A desertion case by Ella against Frank Kurtz of Goshen was dismissed after reconciliation.
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Josephine Work
Cassopolis Street
South Bend
Ella
Frank Kurtz
Goshen
Cowboy Mayor Remiss in Enforcing Laws
Omaha reports grand jury denounces Mayor James S. Dahlman and city officials as violating their oaths amid a sweeping rebuke for failure to enforce laws. The document stands as a historic arraignment of public officials in Nebraska.
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Omaha
Jamess. Dahlman
Grand Jury
Threatened With Anarchy In Port Au Prince
Port au Prince reports escalating crisis as Gen Simon moves to form a government or risk anarchy. Simon has not stated his position, and conditions remain severe with no clear plan for stability.
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Port Au Prince
Simon
Wreck on the Rock Island near Little Rock
A Rock Island passenger train derailed near Little Rock Arkansas this morning. Early reports indicated two fatalities and many injuries with rescue teams on site.
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Rock Island
Little Rock
Ark
Fire Devastates Centralia Town in Pennsylvania
A morning blaze swept Centralia Pennsylvania destroying most of the town. The community has about 2000 residents and substantial property loss was reported. The fire left the area largely uninhabitable as firefighters fought the flames.
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Pennsylvania
Centralia
Possible Franchise Dispute Over Streetcar Construction
The St. Joseph Valley Traction Co may face a board of works dispute over the franchise terms for street use. The clause requires starting work on East Jackson street within 30 days of council approval and finishing within eight months. Ambiguity centers on whether delivery of rails and ties counts as commencing work. The ordinance was approved by Mayor Greene on November 5.
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St. Joseph Valley Traction Co
East Jackson Street
Board of Works
Arnold
Greene
Heat Shortage Threatens Depot Hotel on Tyler Avenue
Boiler supplying steam for the Depot Hotel block on Tyler avenue was seriously damaged this morning. It endangered a temporary closure while repairs, delayed by a week for parts from New York, were underway. The hotel and several flats and store rooms in the block faced disruption.
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Depot Hotel
Tyler Avenue
New York
Runaway Horses Collide With Telegraph Pole on East Jackson
A team of horses attached to an E. L. Coleman transfer wagon ran loose on East Jackson street at about 5 pm Thursday after the driver left the baggage room of the Hotel Bucklen. The horses struck a telephone pole while turning toward South Clark, with one horse passing each side. No injuries or major damage were reported beyond broken harness.
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E. Coleman
Jackson Street
Bucklen
South Clark
Jackson
Stolen Mail Pouch Found Near Wakarusa Farm
John Huber found a first class mail pouch on a David Holmes farm north of Wakarusa containing about two bushels of rifled letters. Money orders and checks were not taken suggesting the thief sought cash. Letters came from Michigan and were addressed to eastern US points. The pouch may have been taken while awaiting transfer. E. J. Miller of Toledo visited the city today.
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John Huber
David Holmes
Wakarusa
Michigan
United States
Woman's Remarkable Recital At Doctor's Murder Trial
In Omaha on December 4, Abbie C. Rice testified that Dr. Rustin said he found a man to kill him and that she would not have to. She described Rustin saying Charles E. Davis planned to kill him after poisoning Davis to end his own life, the two sharing poison and beer before Davis allegedly carried out the murder at Rustin's doorstep. She later learned of Rustin's death from extra editions.
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Omaha
A Guilty Conscience Reveals Shooting Motive
Thomas Bailey confessed to Sheriff Ramsey that he shot Miss Quincy Smith after a jealous quarrel at her Muskogee Oklahoma home. Bailey raised both hands when confronted, stating he feared arrest for killing the girl, who did not wish to press charges.
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Muskogee
Okla
Thomas Bailey
Ramsey
Bailey
Hancock County Abandons Most Suits Against Standard Oil
Hancock county abandons all but two suits against Standard Oil Co. as of today. Prosecutor Davis cites parallel prosecutions by the United States attorney general and the attorneys general of Ohio and Missouri as likely to strip remaining cases from the docket.
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Standard
Findlay, O
Hancock County
Standard Oil Co
Davis
United States Attorney General
Ohio
Missouri
Grain King Patten Lifts May Wheat to 1.11
Chicago traders watched May wheat rise to 1.11 a bushel as Jim Patten nicknamed Grain King boosted the price with an aggressive show of buying. The move marks a new high for the crop in trading today.
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Chicago
Jim” Patten
Motorman Injured In Wreck Near Indianapolis
Motorman Martin Sullivan of the Ben-Hur line was injured when his car wrecked near Indianapolis today.
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Indianapolis
Martin Sullivan
Taft Banquet Letter Sparks Classic Quotation Clash
At a New York Republican Club dinner Frank H Hitch cok George R Sheldon and William L Ward lauded Taft. Taft from Hot Springs cited Aeneas with haec meminisse juvabit prompting mixed reactions among guests who debated its meaning and impact on his campaign.
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Taft
Aeneas
New York
Frank H. Hitchcok
George R. Sheldon
William L. Ward
Republican Club
Hot Springs
Klapp Admits Arrest In Chicago Rudeness Case
Milwaukee December 4 James O Klapp a millionaire clubman admitted being the man arrested in Chicago for insulting Gertrude Esau on a street car He said he would go to Chicago to straighten out the matter when his wife recovers Chief Shippy investigates the arresting patrolman for not bringing the case to court Esau had been approached by men seeking compensation for the incident Blow Down Wall at Cassopolis damages a Kellogg switchboard wall section sixty by twenty feet fell in heavy winds.
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Gertrude Esau
Milwauee
James O. Klapp
Chicago
Shippy
Kellogg Telephone Switchboard Company
Cassopolis
Big Four Fumigates Cars in Wabash Yard Shipment
The Big Four completed fumigation of its cattle cars turning out 100 cars from the Wabash yards. The Work was finished for this division as reported by The Daily Review at ten cents a week.
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Big Four
Wabash Yards
Freed Girl Who Shot Estelle Stout Over Framed Photo
A coroner's jury freed Estelle Stout after she shot Henry M. Hornberger during a dispute over an enlarged framed portrait of a deceased relative. The case highlighted schemes by some photo sellers to extract high payments for images and frames. Hornberger's widow attacked Stout in the inquest room, and stated she believed Stout was the murderer.
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Chicago
Estelle Stout
Henry M. Hornberger
Mary Chambers
Miss Stoul
Hornberger
COOL BEFORE YOU FREEZE Experts Hear This is How to Preserve Product
Washington December 4 The American Warehouse Men's Association meeting heard that improper packing causes most fruit decay in storage. Dr Harvey W Wiley urged cooling over freezing and noted prompt cooling of milk aids proper keeping, while careful butter manufacture before storage was deemed essential.
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Washington
American Warehouse Men's Association
Harvey W. Wiley
Big Dyke Washed Away In Pine Bluff Flood
Pine Bluff Arkansas December 4 the government dyke south of the former danger zone washed away for about 200 yards after dynamiting operations. The steep bank crumbled into the river and an entire block of business houses was abandoned while smaller structures drifted away.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Wisconsin Inheritance Tax Challenge Hits Supreme Court
Mrs. Abbia E. Beals of Milwaukee widow of Elias F. Beals filed suit in the Wisconsin Supreme Court to test the state inheritance tax law. If successful, the suit could force refunds totaling over $1,600,000 collected under the law in the past five years.
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Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
Abbia E. Beals
Milwaukee
Elias F. Beals
Supreme Court of Wisconsin
President's Message Delayed. Congress Adjourning for Senator Allison
Washington notes during the sixtieth congress now read the president's annual message on Tuesday. The senate will adjourn Monday to honor Senator Allison. Speaker Cannon says the house will adjourn after new members are sworn in.
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Congress
Allison
Washington
Senate
Cannon
House
Amherst Bible brings $5000 at Amherst sale
At the Amherst collection sale in London on December 4, King Charles I's copy of the Cambridge Bible sold for 5000 dollars. The auction total reached about 50000 dollars from 150 lots.
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Amherst Books
London
Amherst
Charles I
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