Notice for Proposals for Deposit of Public Funds in Concord Township
Concord Township Board of Finance invites written proposals from Indiana banks and trust companies for deposit of public funds under a state act. Proposals must be sealed and accompanied by personal or surety bond, to be submitted at 10 to 11 a m on June 5 1909 at the trustees office in Elkhart Indiana. Board president J P Heasley signs with secretary C E Walley.
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Concord Township Board of Finance
Eikhart
County of Elkhart
Indiana
United States
General Assembly of Indiana
Boards of Finance
Concord Township
Bom
J. P. Heasley
Charles E. Walley
Rockefeller Enmity Ends as Corrigan Dies in Cleveland
James Corrigan, 79, longtime rival of John D. Rockefeller, dies after appendicitis surgery in Cleveland. He once sold Standard Oil stock to Rockefeller at alleged below value and later sued, claiming insider knowledge of stock rise. Corrigan left a son. his wife and three other children drowned years ago.
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Cleveland
James Corrigan
John D. Rockefeller
Corrigan
Corrigan, McKinney & Co
Pennsylvania
Standard Oil Company
Frank Rockefeller
Lake Superior
Standard Oil
Taft Family Assembles Turkey in Augusta
In Augusta Georgia on December 25 the Taft family gathers at the Terrett cottage after Robert Taft’s Savannah return. Decorations include holly and mistletoe from locals. Christmas dinner at Landon Thomas residence with pheasants from London and a dinner tribute to Whitelaw Reid in memory of the American ambassador.
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Augusta
Savannah
Robert Taft
Terrett
Tafts
Landon Thomas
London
Taft Cottage
Whitelaw Reid
Court of St. James
One of Crew Saved Captain Crowns and Sailors Perish from Exposure
Newport News Virginia December 25 report by Andrew Jorgensen sole survivor of the schooner Jeanie Lippitt wreck off Cape Charles after a northeast gale. The vessel ran aground on a shoal waters flooded the hold. Captain Robinson and four crewmen were washed overboard and died. Jorgensen and one other sailor clung to wreckage but perished from exposure before Ravenscraig reached port.
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Crowns
Newport News
Hog Island
Jeanie Lippitt
Robinson
Andrew Jorgensen
Ravenscraig
Lippitt
Cape Charles
Jorgensen
Roosevelt Aims to Bag White Rhinoceros on Africa Trip
President Roosevelt plans a special African hunt to obtain two white rhinoceros, among Africa’s rarest animals. The national museum hopes to acquire one, and if a second is secured it will be sent to the British Museum. Fire destroys the Bloomsburg iron foundry, $100,900 loss, 300 workers displaced.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Africa
National Museum
British Museum
Bloomsburg
American Car and Foundry Company
FACTORIES KEPT BUSY Don's Report Today Says Plants Can't Afford Extended Holiday
New York December 25 R G Don and Co s Weekly Review of Trade says retail sales were strong for holiday goods and staples yet seasonal dullness affects shipping and wholesale lines. Fall River mills and other plants extended from Thursday night to Monday morning.
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Don's
New York
R. G. Don & Co
Fall River Mills
Mamma shoots son by mistake in South Chicago tragedy
Chicago on December 25 reports three year old Pearle Locke, son of Earl Locke, superintendent of electricity at Illinois Steel, died when his mother fired an old revolver thinking it unloaded after the child asked to be shot to go to bed. The mother believed the weapon safe and did not realize it was loaded.
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Ing
Gary
Chicago
Pearle Locke
Earl Locke
Illinois Steel Company
South
Elkhart
Apestal
Ind
Prive
Ember
M. Summers
Notre Dame
Beaten with hose at Allegheny Poor Farm in Pennsylvan
Testimony at a hearing before the Allegheny County Civil Service Association described the use of two eighteen inch rubber hoses by attendants to beat insane patients at the Allegheny poor farm. The proceedings revealed that one patient killed another and orderlies struck and injured a patient.
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Poor Farm
Pennsylvana
Pittsburg
Allegheny Poor Farm
Allegheny County Civil Service Association
Burns Versus Johnson Heavyweight Championship Preview
Chicago date article previews the Burns Johnson title clash with betting favors Tommy Burns at odds of five to four. It details Burns born 1881 in Hanover Ontario and Johnson born 1878 in Galveston Texas, noting their heights reach and notable career fights, including Hart, O Brien, and Fitzsimmons.
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Chicago
Turkey
Burns-Johnson
Tommy
Tommy Burns
Noah Brusso
Hanover
Ont
Burns
Mike Schreck
Jack Sullivan
Philadelphia
Jack O'Brien
Marvin Hart
O'Brien
Jack Johnson
Galveston
Tex
James J. Corbett
Johnson
Joe Jeanette
Bob” Fitzsimmons
Fitzsimmons
Notter Back in Saddle at Oakland Track Christmas Victory
Star jockey Joe Notter returned to the coast races aboard Light Wool and clinched a dramatic nose finish to save backers thousands from the public’s Christmas wagers. Gene Russell led early but Notter surged through a narrow gap, using a bold drive to win as the crowd watched anxiously. In a separate note, Dora Yockey, a 600 pound woman, died in Kittanning and required a specially contracted coffin.
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Oakland
Cal
Joe Notter
Gene Russell
Notter
Light Wool
Kittanning
Dora Yockey
Awkward For the Aeronaut
An excerpt describes Mr. Spencer’s Indian experience with a parachute descent and a balloon that drifted into fishing nets. Fishermen dismantled the net to use as fishing linen and cut up the balloon to fashion waterproof clothing, as recorded by London Captain.
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Mr. Spencer
London
Bay of Fundy tide scene sparks child’s astonishment
A summer urchin witnesses the rapid bay tide retreat and exclaims with wonder that someone has pulled the plug out of the ocean. The playful remark captures a vivid coastal moment in this lighthearted note.
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Bay of Fundy
Rolling stone proverb and thoughts on gravitation
A fragmented quotation playfully links a proverb to human behavior and city life. The lines mix an old saying with a modern urban digression, suggesting motion and change as a central theme in the snippet.
State Helps Hains Man on Trial for Murder
In Flushing New York the state rests its murder case against Thornton J Hains and Peter Hains for the death of William Ennis. The defense plans to outline its case tomorrow as Hains predicts acquittal soon. Henry L Jesperson testified for the defense revealing conversations about waterfront property and delays due to his brother illness. John F McIntyre sought arrest of cabman Martin Skura after Skura admitted making false statements to Hains counsel during cross examination.
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Flushing
N. Y
Thornton J. Hains
Peter Hains
William Eennis
Hains
Darrin
Henry L. Jesperson
Jesperson
Douglaston
Bayside
John F. McIntyre
Martin Skura
Skura
Charge Banks Gave $176000 For Graft
Pittsburg reports show evidence and statements from the Voters' league and detectives indicate at least 176000 was paid to councilmen for selecting certain banks as city depositories. Nine arrests have been made and more are expected after Christmas as detectives continue inquiries.
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Pittsburg
Voters’ League
League
Newlywed Artist McManus Marries Florence Bergere
New York December 25 artist George McManus creator of the Newlyweds and their Baby wed Florence Bergere of St Louis at the Hotel Belleclaire. McManus age twenty seven bride twenty two. Formally lived in St Louis. Also note: George Washington West dead Middletown New York December 26 railroad man. Weather forecast calls for fair in Hingis Indiana Wisconsin and Iowa with snow flurries in Lower Michigan.
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New York
George McManus
Florence Bergere
St. Louis
George Washington West
Middletown
N. Y
Hingis
Indiana
Wisconsin
Iowa—Fair
Michigan
Markets Report Chicago Wheat and Livestock Prices
Chicago winter and spring wheat prices listed by sample plus various corn oats figures. Live stock markets include hogs, cattle, and sheep with receipts and price ranges in Chicago and East Buffalo. Elgin butter prices show creameries and dairies quotes for Dec 24.
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Chicago
Perth
Springs
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Elgin
Hopeful remark on sentence and behavior terms
A fragmentary dialogue mentions Mrs O'Toole and Mrs Dooley with humor about a husband receiving three years and possibly twelve months off for good behavior. The note includes a New York Life ad line and a quip about not heeding a life march order when you know you are about, credited to Holmen.
Notable Global Figures in Brief Descriptions
A string of quick sketches notes H H Rogers salary and secretary, Samuel Burns of Omaha with a hand embroidered map, Cornelius Vanderbilt inviting Clyde shipyards to tender a 1600 ton steam yacht, Senator Milton’s appearance, Manley Lawton’s Philippine scouts commission, Frank H W Hitchcock as author, Ernest Haeckel retiring at 75 to phylogenetic museum, and J Pierpont Morgan with Waldorf Astor on the Golden West advisory committee with Burke’s peers listed.
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H. H. Rogers
Standard Oil
Samuel Burns
Omaha
Ireland
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Clyde Shipbuilders
Milton
Florida
Manley Lawton
Henry W. Lawton
San Mateo
Philippine Islands
Philippine Scouts
Frank HW. Hitchcock
Tuff
Department of Agriculture
Ernest Heinrich Haeckel
University of Jena
Phylogenetic
J. Pierpont Morgan
Waldorf Astor
Eartscourt
London
English Etchings and Oddities From Britain And London
English gardening reserves exceed eighty eight thousand acres while English workhouse inmates strike over shaving rights. A London shop proclaims itself “Chariie Dove the haunted house restorer and ghost eradicator.” England issued about one point six four million dog licenses and granted two hundred fifty thousand exemption certificates to shepherds and farmers. London opens a four million dollar hotel amid a glut of expensive hostels likely to meet demand for a decade.
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Great Britain
Chariie Dove
London
England
Train and Track and Wireless Signals in Railways
An article notes electric locomotives haul heavier trains faster than steam engines. Ireland considers trackless trolley lines from Donnybrook to Bray. Dr F H Milner proposes wireless messages from stations to moving locomotive cabs, claiming 180 mile range to prevent accidents. Advertising for Father William Indian Tea and Indian Herb Tablets, with prices and local sellers listed.
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Ireland
Donnybrook
Dublin
Bray
F. H. Milner
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C. Walley
South Main Street
Mehlin
Wilbur Templin Music
Good
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Rockefeller
Taft
White Rhinos
Son
McManus
Cash Grain Market
Sires and Sons
Father William
E. D. Miller
South Main
F. H. Bentz & Co
Elkhart County
Good Live Town
Western Land
B. F. Stultz & Co
Burrell & Morgan
Lake Shore
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