Talk Over The Sea Signal Across The Atlantic
A wire free signal from England was received at St John's Newfoundland by Signor Marconi marking a major early achievement. The tests ran midweek to Saturday with a cautious note that the system remains rudimentary due to the 1700 mile gap and equipment sensitivity. Advertisements offer Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin through Thomas and Rushton’s drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s
N. F
England
Signor Marconi
Marconi
Cavendish Boyle
Goverunnor
Newfoundland
John Swinton Dies in Brooklyn After Illness
John Swinton journalist economist and orator died at his Brooklyn home after a ten day illness. Since 1887 he wrote on social economics for American magazines and served as a correspondent for European papers. During the Civil War era he was an ardent abolitionist and his brother William Swinton was a noted writer on army operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Swinton
New York
Brooklyn
Mr. Swinton
William Swinton
Boy Rebounds Fast After Foley's Honey and Tar Use
A Lowder Illinois father reports his feverish pneumonia son recovered quickly after giving Foley's Honey and Tar without his doctor's knowledge. The medication stopped the racking cough and aided swift recovery. Rushton’s drug store is noted as the seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Bryan
Lowder, Ills
Foley
Rushton
Springfield Case Tests Taxation on Foreign Insurance Firms
The Illinois Supreme Court is hearing the case of Treasurer Raymond of Cook County versus Hartford Insurance Company. The dispute centers on the 1899 law exempting foreign insurers from other state taxes on payments and the one and a quarter percent of gross premiums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Springfield
Raymond
Cook County
Hartford Insurance Company
Supreme Court
Ilinois
Saved His Life With Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Claim
Hayfield Minn man C C Christenson says three years of dyspepsia left him unable to keep food down and bed bound. After using Kodol Dyspepsia Cure he improved from the first bottle and now is cured, urging others to try it. Houseworth Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Christenson
Hayfield
Minn
Houseworth Bros
Monumental Oil Heir Arthur McKeown Sentenced
Bradford Pa December 16 Arthur McKeown son of the late John McKeown millionaire oil producer is seen at Smithport to serve in court after a notable financial matter involving the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imionaire
Bradford
Arthur McKeown
John McKeown
Smithport
Cour
An Ally Hints at Vel 5 Ais
A fragmentary note hints at a Vel 5 ais ally connection. No clear names dates or places are readable to confirm specifics.
Cloudburst Floods Ravage New York State Dams Burst
Immense damage across New York from warm rain and high winds. Ithaca endured a major cloudburst near Dryden causing the big dam to burst and flooding through Fall and Six Mile creeks. Downtown darkness fell as lights failed and streets flooded. Syracuse and Binghamton faced severe rises in Onondaga and Chemung valleys with widespread washouts. Several towns reported damaged bridges, washed trains, and hundreds homeless.
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Ithaca
Big Dan
Chemung
Canisteo
New York
New York State
New York City
Dryden
Fall Creek
Ithaca Street Railway
Clarence Elmendorf
Cayuga Lake
Six Mile
Cascadilla
Six Mile Creek
Percy Field
Cornell University
Waverly
Erie Railroad
Wellsburg
Owego
Erie
Syracuse
Onondaga Creek
Corning
Painted Post
Lackawanna
New York Central
Binghamton
Co. W. Lynch
Winchester
Ind
Foley
Rushton’ S Drug. Store
Harsh Kansas Cold Threatens Cattle and Wheat Crops
A sudden winter storm in Kansas brings temperatures from 2 to 3 degrees above to 5 degrees below. Cattle on the Great Western ranges may suffer due to inadequate protection. Winter wheat faces potential damage with little snow and continued severe cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Great Western
Wheat
Blizzard Raging in Wyoming Buries Sheep in Drifts
Blizzard sweeps southern Wyoming delaying travel by hours and threatening distress. In Frewen Sweetwater County a passenger train plowed through a flock of sheep, over 500 killed, scattered and buried in winddriven drifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Wyo
Red Desert
Uinta County
Frewen
Sweetwater County
Nebraska Near Zero As Cold Wave Grips Central Regions
Lincoln reports 6 below zero at 7 p m with temperatures dropping about 40 degrees in 24 hours. A high northwest wind worsens the chill while little snow limits exposure risk for live stock across central and southeastern Nebraska.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Oil Companies in Trust Form New Orleans Center
The Consumers' Oil Distributing and Pipe Line company was formed in New Orleans with capital of 1 500 000 to distribute fuel oils from the city. It includes Union Penn Oil Equitable Land and Oil Mound City Beaumont and Cameron Oil, controlling sixteen wells.
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New Orleans
Consumers’ Oil Distributing and Pipe Line Company
Union Penn Oil Company
Equitable Land and Oil Company
Mound City and Beaumont Oil Company
Cameron Oil Company
Ban Placed on Car Sweepers
The Minnesota railroad and warehouse commission orders the chief weighmaster to withdraw all deputy weighmasters assigned to elevators with car sweepers. It charges car sweepers with being responsible for thefts totaling thousands of dollars in grain annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul, Minn
State Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Two Held for Embezzlement in Birmingham Case
On warrants charging embezzlement George Morgan president and George Blinn Jr treasurer of Continental Security Redemption company were arrested. Morgan faces charges for embezzling checks and money totaling 58000 and Blinn for 25000. Both have given bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
George Morgan
George Blinn, Jr
Continental Security Redemption Company
Morgan
Blinn
Steamer Aground on Lake Huron Near Lightship
Word arrived that a large steamer ran aground in Lake Huron near the lightship. It is believed to be the Douglass Houghton of the steel trust fleet, which left Port Huron at 5 PM with coal. Tug Boynton is en route to the scene.
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Big Lake
Port Huron
Mich
Lake Huron
Douglass Houghton
Steel Trust
Boynton
Woman Burned to Death In Logansport Fire
In Logansport Indiana Miss Sarah Gehring was burned to death last evening when a hanging lamp fell from the ceiling. Her foster mother Jennie Daily and her uncle Joseph Daily were probably fatally injured while attempting to rescue her. The lamp struck the woman on the head and exploded.
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Logansport
Ind
Sarah Gehring
Jennie Daily
Joseph Daily
Murder of Durant Witness Slain in Shooting Gallery
Adolph Oppenheimer, key Dur rant witness, who was hanged for Blanche Lamont’s murder, was shot to death in his San Francisco shooting gallery at dawn. Robbery appears motive. no suspect identified.
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Durant
San Francisco
Adolph Oppenheimer
Theodore Durrant
Blanche Lamont
Liberals Triumph in Wiesbaden Reichstag Race
The Liberal candidate Crueger won a clear majority over Social Democrat rival Dr Quarek in yesterday's Wiesbaden election signaling a strong liberal advance in the Reichstag.
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Wiesbaden
Crueger
Reichstag
Quarek
Novelist Booth Tarkington to run for state legislature
Indianapolis announces that Booth Tarkington the novelist will become a candidate for the legislature from the city at the next state election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Booth Tarkington
Montreal Hangs Murderer Laplaine at Jail Yard
Montreal dec 14 Joseph Ernest Laplaine was hanged in the yard of the Montreal jail for the murder of his paramour Madame Lefebvre whom he loved.
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Montreal
Joseph ” Ernest Laplaine
Tandlady
Lefebvre
Presbyterian General Assembly Deliberates Declaratory Statement
A committee reports today on a tentative declaratory statement of the Reformed faith in plain terms. It comprises sixteen articles to explain points in the Confession of Faith such as foreordination and infant salvation. The intent is to aid popular understanding without altering core theology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Presbyterian General Assembly
Foley Honey and Tar claim stops a cold slogan
After exposure or when you feel a cold coming on take a dose of Foley Honey and Tar. The ad claims it never fails to stop a cold if taken in time and cites Rushton drug store as the place to obtain it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rushton’ Drug Store
Cold Snap Claims Several Lives Across States
A severe December blizzard and record cold claim lives in Indiana Minnesota Kansas Missouri and Montana. Farmers and residents freeze to death as snow drifts and temperatures plunge to 30 degrees below zero in Park Rapids and 20 below elsewhere while rail travel stalls and stock suffers.
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Terre Haute
Ind
N. Devitt Jordan
Wright Fisher
Rosedale
Fisher
St. Paul
Minn
Park Rapids
Minnesota
Joseph Zulager
St. Cloud
Leavenworth
Kan
Mathias Garthoffer
National Soldiers’ Home
Kansas City
Marshall
Joseph Walker
Indianapolis
Indiana
Waldron
W. B. Baylor
Billings
Mont
Montana
J. A. Phillips
Flat Hollow
Sunshine After the Storm Relief from Allen’s Lung Balsam
A nostalgic ad claims Sunshine brings relief after illness with Allen’s Lung Balsam. It asserts radical, lasting cures for throat aches and sore lungs, noting no opium and urging readers to buy a bottle for home use.
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Allen
Children Die in Flames in Chicago Homes
Two children died and a third was seriously burned when families permitted access to heating stoves. Elmer Regnier, 9 months, perished when a kerosene stove toppled. Leo Miotka, 2 years, died after his clothes caught fire from burning coals. Annie Miotka, 5 months, sustained severe burns amid the incident.
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Chicago
Elmer Regnier
Leo Miotka
Annie Miotka
Leo
Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup Promises Quick Croup Cure
Advertisement for Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup claims a rapid cure for croup in children. Describes the remedy as marvelous and reliable with a price of 25 cents. Emphasizes immediate relief and trust in the product’s effectiveness.
Labor convention adds defense fund via union dues rise
A labor convention approved a defense fund plan by raising per member dues from one third to one half of one percent monthly and increasing federal and local union dues from 5 to 10 cents per member monthly starting February. The move accompanied a debate over adding two vice presidents to the executive council.
Bret Harte Severely Ill in London as Family Reunites
New York dispatch reports Bret Harte, the renowned fiction writer, seriously ill with pneumonia in London. His wife and most of the family are with him, except one daughter ill in Morristown New Jersey. Harte's eldest son Griswold died last Wednesday in Brooklyn at 122 Lawrence Street.
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Bret Warte Very
New York
Bret Harte
London
Morristown
N. J
Griswold Harte
Lawrence Street
Brooklyn
Capt Batson's Health Fails
Captain Mathew A. Batson of the Fifteenth Cavalry who led Batson's scouts has fallen ill from service in the Philippines and is ordered to the general hospital at Washington Barracks for examination of his physical condition.
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Batson
Washington
Matthew A. Batson
Fifteenth Cavalry
Philippines
General Hospital
Washington Barracks
Anarchist Editor Pays Fine in Illinois Case
Guiseppe Ciancabilla editor of L Aurore in Spring Valley Illinois pleaded guilty to mailing lottery tickets. He paid a $100 fine and received six months in jail with that sentence held in abeyance on good behavior.
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Chicago
Wee
Guiseppe Ciancabilla
L’aurore
Spring Valley
Ill
Ciancabilla
Costly Colfax Fire Burns Colfax Business District
Colfax Illinois suffered a $30,000 fire loss in a morning blaze that ruptured a chemical explosion blew out both ends of a structure. Byron Robertson and E. J. Gilmore businessmen were seriously burned while battling the flames.
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Colfax
Bloomington
Ill
Here
Byron Robertson
E. J. Gilmore
Britain Hits at Germany Refuses German Rail Tender
Berlin reports the India office has rejected bids from German firms for Indian railway equipment, signaling a British response to renewed German anglophobia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Germany
Berlin
India Office
Steel price fixed for lake ores at 4.25 a ton
New York Dec 14 managers of the United States Steel corporation have set the base price for lake iron ore for the coming season at 4.25 a ton, the same as the current season, applied to old range ores at lower lake ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Steel Corporation
Honor for Judson Harmon Ex Attorney General named Ohio delegate
Judson Harmon former United States Attorney General was chosen to represent Ohio as a member of the Universal Congress of Lawyers and Jurists to convene during the St Louis World’s Fair in Cincinnati Ohio on December 14.
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Judson Harmon
Cincinnati
United States
Ohio
Universal Congress of Lawyers and Jurists
St. Louis
Standard Oil Fixes Prices in East India Talks
The Hague December 14 report states Standard Oil Co has begun negotiations with the Royal and Dordrecht Companies to fix future prices. Both are East India oil producers involved in the talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Trust
the Hague
Standard Oil Co
Royal
Dordrecht
Government to not oppose German moves in Venezuela
Washington officials say the government will not oppose steps Germany may take to enforce its rights in Venezuela, except to prevent the annexation of Venezuelan territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Washington
Venezuela
Man Sleeps Five Weeks Dies in Peoria
James A. Harris, 67, of Peoria Illinois, who went to sleep on November 7 and remained unconscious for five weeks, died at 11 o clock Friday. The long sleep ended the life of a local resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Ill
James A. Harris
Defaulter Fleishman Seen Heading to Mexico
Los Angeles reports indicate defaulter Fleishman was seen Sunday at El Paso where a broker says a man matching his description bought a thousand dollars in Mexican money. He was headed for Mexico according to the notice.
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Mexico
Los Angeles
Cal
Fleishman
el Paso
French Squadron Returns to Toulon in Naval Demonstration
Toulon, Dec. 14. Admiral Caillard's squadron, which recently conducted a naval demonstration at the island of Mitilene, has returned to Toulon. The maneuver was part of efforts to press French claims and seek terms with Porte.
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Toulon
Caillard
Porte
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Agre
Dr. Caldwell
Thomas
Kokomo
Dewrrr & Co
DRS. Kennedy & Keagan
Walnut St
David H. Murray
Newark
Mara
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