Mysterious Stranger Is Shut Out In Gillespie Trial
In Rising Sun Indiana James Gillespie murder trial proceeds as Charles Gibson testifies about a stranger seen near the Gillespie home. Prosecutors argue the key question is Gillespie’s whereabouts the night Elizabeth Gillespie was murdered while insurance testimony ties policy to him. Court adjourns until next session with jurors facing pressure from prior acquittal and local hostility.
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Rising Sun
Ind
Cornet
Gillespie
James Gillespie
Charles Gibson
Harthwore
Elizabeth Gillespie
Margaret Pearce
Kittenger
E. B. Stouts
Newport
Elizabeth
James
Sury
Ohio County
Criminal mistake claim on New Mexico statehood bill by Wallace
General Lew Wallace denounces the statehood measure as a criminal mistake thrust on New Mexico, vowing to resist the act and aid locals if needed. Senator Fairbanks arrives from Washington to participate in reconvening day activities and lodge ceremonies in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
New Mexico
Congress
Arizon
Senator Fairbanks
Washington
Claypool
Oriental Lodge of Masons
Oriental Lodge
Scottish Rite
Mac beth Evans lamp chimney plant locks out union men
Marion Indiana December seventeenth 300 union workers were locked out as the Macbeth Evans lamp chimney factory plans to operate with non union labor. Non union workers will be housed in the factory with meals provided.
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Marion
Ind
Macbeth-Evans
Factry
High Praise for the Jap
In Tokyo and Chefoo dispatches the Japanese war effort draws high praise. Reports describe rear-area advances behind Linotie severing Russian supply bases, a night battle on December 22 costing the Japanese 600 dead and 300 rifles with thirty prisoners, and the capture of Hou San Centro. Foreign observers hail Port Arthur fortress strength, likening it to six Sevastopols and noting complex hill positions, tramways, and telephones, but doubt immediate capture is possible.
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Daily Mail
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Linotie
Daily Telegraph
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Ihat
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Requisition Is Refused for Chadwick Transfer
Sheriff Barry of Cleveland failed to secure requisition papers from Governor Odell to move Dr Leroy B Chadwick to Ohio for trial on forgery charges. Judge Joyce ruled the papers defective for not proving Chadwick was in Ohio on March 5 1903. Barry planned to arrest Chadwick in New York and arrange requisition later.
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Chadwick
New York
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Chadduick
Ohio
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Dr. Chadwick
Indians Have a Grievance at Bad River Reservation
Indians at the Bad River reservation near Ashland hold daily councils to present to Washington alleged abuses. They urge proof of financial relations between Ashland Indian office officials and a lumber firm holding the contract for pine cutting on the reservation. Old Town reports a deadly fire at a workers’ shanty on the Wabash railroad housing fifty laborers, killing Mack Nimarick and others.
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Wis
Bad River Reservation
Washington
Old Town
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Anna
Muassaum Cole
Nimarick
Mrs Nellie Sharp Dies in Washington Widow of Major Sharp
Mrs Nellie Sharp widow of Major Alexander Sharp U S A and sister of the late Mrs U S Grant and Mrs James S Casey of Washington died at the Woodley apartment house in this city on December 27.
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Slater
Washington
Nellie Sharp
Alexander Sharp
U. S. Grant
James S. Casey
Woodley
Central Kansas Sleets as North Wind Roars Across State
Central Kansas endures sleet with a strong north wind. A Brooklyn clerk, Edward Murray aged 17, dies from a nose bleed. Sailors’ Snug Harbor chapel in Staten Island suffers a devastating fire, losses put at 75000 dollars. S. M. Jones of Toledo distributes 5000 dollars in Christmas gifts to workers. Washington leaders advocate whipping post restoration for wife beaters and similar criminals. Captain Baldwin’s airship California Arrow completes a successful flight in Los Angeles. A St. Louis woman dies after setting herself ablaze to escape sins. Battling Nelson and Ted Murphy announce continued cooperation. South Australia wheat harvest reaches 14575000 bushels, up 1300000 from last year. Russian Empress thanks Countess Cassini for 9665 donated to the Red Cross.
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Washington
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Los Angeles
St. Louis
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Ted” Murphy
South Australia
Russia
Cassini
Blizzard Hits Midwest as Cold Wave Deepens
A swift low pressure system from Medicine Hat drives a blizzard across Illinois Indiana Minnesota and Iowa with zero and subzero temperatures forecast for the lake region. Wire service reports cut communications to St Paul Omaha and many Iowa and Wisconsin points as the first major cold spell of winter intensifies.
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Illinois
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Iowa
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Bulgarian Outrages Reported in Belgrade Action
Bulgarian revolutionaries attacked a village near Belgrade on December 27, with reports describing the incident as part of ongoing unrest in the region. Authorities urged caution as details emerged.
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Belgrade
Multiple Drownings and Suicides Reported in Transcontinental News
Near Velor three Bulgarians and five Greeks killed as regional violence erupts. George C Taylor, VP of Apple ton National Bank, commits suicide in Lowell Massachusetts amid alleged temporary insanity. Fort Wayne theater Majestic destroyed by fire causing $60,000 loss. In Chicago, Harry Bingham, 35, an embalmer and son-in-law of Elkhart residents, dies by self-inflicted gunshot after Christmas meal preparations. family details and background provided.
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Fort Wayne
Majestic
Rabid horse in Westville linked to local fears
Westville reports a horse rabies case akin to William Moyer’s, owned by Michael Link, dying in agony after biting its owner and escaping confinement. Link was wounded on a hand and rushed to the Pasteur Institute in Chicago as the village notes fishermen off St Joseph smashing decade records with huge hauls. Frederick Bernhard of South Bend seeks a divorce from his third wife married last June amid cruel treatment. Orville Davis of Wabash nearly loses an ear over a sweater. Mrs Mary Ort of Goshen taken to Longcliff.
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Charles Drulinger
Chicago
William Moyer
Harrison Township
Westville
Michael Link
Mr. Link
Link
Pasteur Institute
St. Joseph
Frederick Bernhard
South Bend
Orville Davis
Wabash
Mary. Ort
Goshen
Longcliff
Elaborate Christmas gifts at Elkhart churches
Christmas exercises at Elkhart churches drew large crowds with cantatas and fine music. Willowdale Methodist and Sunday school honored Rev Greenawalt and wife with an overcoat and Morris chair, plus 200 pounds candy and oranges for the treat. Northeast Elkhart A B Sunday school received dolls, sleds, and candy from donors. Gifts to Grace Lutheran and Grace church members included piano, rug, watch chain, and chocolate set, with a Ferris wheel delivering children's gifts.
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Willowdale Methodist Church
Greenawalt
George B. Pratt
Elithart A. B. Sunday School
Santa
William H. Paul
Paul
California
Harrison trustee elect buys old clock with family ties
County News reports trustee-elect Henry Bechtel of Harrison township purchased at a farm auction an old clock that once belonged to Mrs Foster Herkey's great grandmother. He gave it to her as a Christmas gift. Also listed are several Goshen marriage licenses and local incidents including a buggy accident injuring Mrs Francis Grabill, parolee Floyd Stiffler returning to Plainfield reform school, and ongoing coroner testimony on Mrs Henry Darnell's death. The piece notes Nagasaki consul Charles Harris's potential return home, a secret wedding between Arthur Mattingly and Anna Twiford, a Goshen man known as Sprat dying at the infirmary, Goshen water works improvements, and a Goshen marble cutter's leg injury with divorce filing.
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Harrison Township
Francis Grabill
Goshen
Floyd Stiffler
Plainfield Reform School
Dewey
Henry Darnell
Indianapolis News
Washington
Charles Harris
Nagasaki
Arthur Mattingly
South Bend
Anna Twiford
John Miller
Sprat
Indianapolis
Moran & Watson
Elkhart
Howard Hogue
Lagrange
Lake Shore Railway to compete for local and interurban business
It became known Monday that the Lake Shore railway plans to compete with the Indiana Railway Co. for local business and with various interurban lines, notably in Ohio, by equipping its lines for expanded service.
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Goshen Democrat
Lake Shore Railway
Indiana Railway Co
Ohio
Goshen steam coach eyed as trolley rival in transit dream
A proposed steam powered passenger coach with a 100 horsepower engine, built in Goshen, could be operated by conductor and engineer and rival trolley lines on cost. Proponents claim 45 mph possible and easy control. Meanwhile, injuries hit Lake Shore workers in Burr Oak and Lydick incidents. several men hurt, including Brakeman Thomas Muldary with multiple injuries. Twenty men hired as firemen. "Corn Starch Jim" set to address the shop meeting.
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Adrian
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Lydick
KE. C. Martin
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Train newsboy fined for forged checks in court
Eugene Leeky the train newsboy pled guilty to forging checks and passing them to Houseworth Bros and Fred Blessing. Judge Dodge imposed a $300 fine. It is understood his father reimbursed the victims.
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Houseworth Bros
Fred Blessing
Judge Dodge
Two Tragedies and a Land Purchase Noted in Evansville and Beyond
Evansville Indiana reports three killings in quick succession. George Reinert was shot by his father in law W T Leggett and brother in law George Newman. Newman and Leggett were arrested. John Mack, a colored man, killed his sweetheart Fannie Jackson and then killed himself by leaping into a cistern. West Plains Missouri saw brothers Don and Joe Smith stabbed to death during a quarrel. The H C Frick Coke Company confirms purchase of 1000 acres of Connellsville coking coal land. The German legation warns subjects in IREZ Morocco to be ready to leave at a moment's notice.
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Ind
George Reinert
W. T. Leggett
George Newman
Newman
Leggett
John Mack
Fannie Jackson
West Plains
Don
Joe Smith
H. C. Frick Coke Company
Connellsville
Irez
Morocco
How to Walk Healthy and Easy
A Family Doctor guidance promotes brisk, elastic walking. It argues slow dawdling drains energy and weakens the body, while a light stride stirs sluggish blood and yields a healthy glow and fuller stamina.
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Yenna
The Poor Artist's Provider in Paris
An anecdote from Leslie's Weekly recounts a late Mr. Whistler tale of a frugal artist who keeps a pet monkey. The monkey drops from a window rope to the landlady and returns with food, sometimes a loaf or two ham, illustrating Providence guiding daily luck.
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Mr. Whistler
Paris
Providence
Jacko
Leslie’s Weekly
Emerson's Story of Alcott in Bits of Gossip excerpt
Rebecca Harding Davis recalls a quip about Alcott facing gatekeepers and being asked for proof of achievement. He answers that future greats like Plato and Socrates will call him to join them, asserting his destined worth beyond present notice.
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St. Peter
Plato
Pant
Socrates
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He Saw Double Bigamist Gag From Chicago News
Comic exchange in a Chicago News item features Faggs recounting waking at 2 AM terrified by an accusation. He claims he was frightened and thought he was a bigamist. Nagges presses for details while the setup hints at a playful, domestic misunderstanding.
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Nages
Faggs
Naggs
Chicago News
First Bachelor’s Wife Described as Extravagant
A quoted exchange notes a man’s claim about his first marriage, calling the wife “dear” while another describes her as “rather extravagant.” The fragment suggests a discussion of social status and marriage in a historical context.
Phrase on marriage cited in Louisville Courier Journal
A fragment from the Louisville Courier Journal quotes a quip about marriage, contrasting “the man who has no wife” with “the man who has one” in a colloquial exchange. The readable portion presents a humorous exchange without full context.
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Phwat
Louisville
Courier-Journal
Cincinnati Tribune Brief Exchange on Costs
A terse note captures a cost discussion with Binks asking about a new suit and Jinks replying that a tailor cannot afford it, reflecting budget constraints this season.
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Jinks
Cincinnati Tribune
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