An Excellent Combination Calcium Fig Syrup Claim
An advertisement extols a laxative remedy called Steve or Kies by the California FieryRup Co. It touts figs as flavoring while sourcing medicinal properties from senna and aromatic plants. The product promises a gentle cleanse, relief from constipation, and kidney and bowel support with no irritation. Sold by druggists at 60 cents per bottle, with multiple city distributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve
Kies
California FieryRup Co
Fie Syrup Co
California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco
Cal
Louisville
New York
Christmas Bargains at George Wyman & Co Store
The store offers a broad selection of dry goods and fancy items perfect for Christmas presents at unusually low prices. George Wyman & Co highlights affordable choices for holiday shoppers and emphasizes value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wyman & Co
Variety of Japanese Crockery and Dolls Sale
Large assortment of Japanese crockery tea pots sugars creamers cracker jars cups and saucers and fancy dishes with many items at 25c and up. Dolls range from joints sleeping walking dressed and boys and girls with many styles priced from 25c to 5.00.
Bargain Linens and Accessories Sale Advertises Wide Range
An ad touts plain and embroidered handkerchiefs at low prices, including hemstitched, lace trimmed, initial, and linen varieties. Also features umbrellas, Petticoats, Silk Petticoats, colored dress goods, Jane Silks, rugs, fur stoles, and martens with highly competitive prices, claiming consistently lower market rates.
Deadly Dingle Station Tunnel Fire Kills Seven
A London to Liverpool electric rail disaster at Dingle Station tunnel ends in seven confirmed deaths with reports of many more likely. Passengers fled through dense smoke as a motor fuse ignited woodwork and creosoted ties, engulfing a three car train and the tunnel in flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Dingle
Dingle Station
Call to Mine Workers Convention in Indianapolis
Indianapolis dispatch reports John Mitchell president of the United Mine Workers issued the call for the national miners convention in Indianapolis on January 20 and a joint conference with bituminous operators in Indiana Illinois Pennsylvania and Ohio. The conference runs January 30 for ten days and the miners convention will last ten days with more than 1000 delegates expected.
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Dianapolis
Indianapolis
Ind
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Indiana
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Rathbun Declared Guilty of Manslaughter in Indiana
Jeffersonville Indiana December 24 Newell C Rathbun was found guilty of manslaughter in the death of Charles Goodman. Punishment fixed at two to twenty one years in the penitentiary. Goodman died in a lodging house from laudanum poisoning. His body was shipped to Little Rock Arkansas as Rathbun to swindle an insurance company out of thousands.
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Rathbun
Jeffersonville
Ind
Newell C. Rathbun
Charles Goodman
Goodman
Little Rock
Ark
Murder Follows Jealousy in Noblesville Mill
Noblesville Indiana December 24 John E Seay a 27 year old miller for Noblesville Milling Company was shot through a window in a stairway Buckshot killed him. William Fodrea 23 son of former County Recorder was arrested for the crime and denies guilt. Both men reportedly loved the same girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noblesville
Ind
John E. Seay
Noblesville Milling Company
Seay
William Fodrea
Fodrea
United States transport McClellan arrives with troops
The United States transport McClellan arrived in New York from Manila via Suez with thirty eight cabin passengers and 242 soldiers from the Philippines.235 of the soldiers are from the First Battalion of Engineers while the remainder are discharged men.
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Manila
New York
United States
McClellan
Suez
Philippines
Venezuelan revolt spreads as Mendoza marches on La Victoria
General Mendoza leads a rising in Venezuela marching toward La Victoria while General Cedeno seeks to rescue Ramon Guerra from Puerto Cabello fortress. Insurgents gain arms as warship Restaurador surveils munitions bound for the revolutionaries and Matos arrives as the rebellion expands toward Barquisimito and Falcon. Chile and Argentina agree to submit their dispute to British arbitration, with officials signing a protocol ending the contest and reaffirming the 1898 accord pending award.
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Mendoza
la Victoria
Caracas
Chile
Argentina
Great Britain
Fort de France
Martinique
Castro
Venezuela
Luciano Mendoza
Cedeno
General Mendoza
Arazua
General Cedeno
Puerto Cabello
Ramon Guerra
Barquisimeto
Lara
Falcon
Restaurador
Crespo
Duel in the Mountains Ends in Triple Deaths
Inoxville Tennessee December 24 three killed in a shooting near Ducktown Dave S Payne a jail escapee and fugitive murders his brother during a dispute over a gun William Flannigan intervening was fatally shot by Payne Flannigan fell in return Payne was killed Flannigan is dying Payne's wife died soon after learning of her husband's death all three deaths linked to the mountain confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inoxville
Tenn
Dave S. Payne
Ducktown
Payne
Benton
Payne Brothers
William Flannigan
Dave Payne
Flannigan
Shooting in Dalhart Texas Leaves One Dead Two Wounded
In Dalhart on December 24 a fight during an arrest attempt on murder charges left one man dead and another mortally wounded. Deputy Sheriff Joan L. Sullivan and W E Canmack confronted Thomas Flyers and Al Timmerman as Gus Bock was killed and Paul Hininger mortally wounded. Myers was shot in the chin.
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Texas
Dalhart
Tex
Des
Joan L. Sullivan
W. E. Canmack
Thomas Flyers
al Timmerman
Gus. Bock
Paul Hininger
Myers
Illinois School Teachers Meet Set for Springfield
The forty-eighth annual meeting of the Illinois School Teachers' Association will be in Springfield on December 26 and 27. Programs prepared cover sections for county superintendents principals college and high school primary child study and music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Illinois School Teachers’ Association
Son of Murderer Set Free Butler Mo Dec 24
The report notes the release of the son of a murderer in Butler Missouri on December 24. Details are sparse but identify the involved family and location.
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Butler, Mo
Willia
Nations Alarmed by Argentina Chile Dispute Public Warship Plans
Buenos Ayres reports show Uruguay and Brazil fearing entry into the Argentina Chile clash. Brazil may spend 25 to 50 million dollars on warships while Peru and Bolivia bolster arms, and Peru and Bolivia are criticized for arming themselves as regional tension rises.
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Uruguay
Brazil
Argentina-Chile
Peru
Bolivia
Nacion
Republic
Argentina
Chile
Trouble in Persian Gulf as Kowat ruler resists Ottoman move
Dec 21 Bombay dispatch reports fresh tensions in the Persian Gulf. Mabarouk of Kowat refuses a Sultan sent commission landing and shuns a visit to the Yildiz palace. He warns of renewed clashes with Ibn Rashid, seeks British protection, while naval forces including Pomone, Redbreast, and Variag monitor the area.
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Tan
Bombay
Persian Gulf
Mabarouk
Sheik
Kowat
Bagdad
Constantinople
Yildiz
Ibn Rashid
Muscat
Ormuz Kishi
Buuder Abbas
Banker Held to Grand Jury in Embezzlement Case
In Birmingham on December 21 George W. Morgan, president of the defunct Continental Security Company, faced preliminary trial for embezzling $25,000 and a matching check. Judge Benners halted proceedings and jailed him to await grand jury action with bond set at $3,000.
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Grand Jury
Birmingham
Ala
George W. Morgan
Continental Security Company
Benners
Grand
Seven Years for Diss De Bar at Old Bailey
The jury found Theodore Jackson and Laura Diss De Bar guilty on all indictments at the Old Bailey. Judge sentenced Jackson to fifteen years and Diss De Bar to seven years in penal servitude. the verdict reached in three minutes.
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Diss de Bar
London
Theodore Jackson
Laura Jackson
Anna’Delia Diss de
Two Women Die in Accident at Selt Creek Bridge
Two women died in an accident near Lincoln on December 21 while attempting to cross Selt Creek bridge. Authorities reported the tragedy with few further details available from the scene.
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Lincoln
Creek Bridge
Railroads plan changes and accidents noted in journal
Railway Journal reports Lake Shore Y M C A aid for Elkhart building and resignations on Clover Leaf. A boy seven loses a leg after falling under a Monon freight train. another worker injured in a pit fall. Texas trains ordered to run on time despite accidents.
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California
Republic
Mexico
Lake Shore
J. D. Brennan
Frank Stewart
Chicago
G. A. Henry
Stewart
Lake Shore Road
Elkhart
Indiana
Ralph Heath
Monon
Kokomo
A .F. McClan
Messrs. Sanford, McCracken and Butler
Brennan
William Beckshultz
Richmond
Ind
Muncie
Texas
Railway Employees’ Journal
Texas Railroad Commission
Liked in Elkhart: Chase Nerve Pills Praised by Local Resident
In Elkhart Indiana Mrs L A Danforth of 217 North Main Street testifies that Dr A W Chases Nerve Pills improved her weak nerves and health after she bought a box at Houseworth Bros drug store The pills sell for 50 cents a box from Dr A W Chases Medicine Co Buffalo NY Each package bears the doctors portrait and signature.
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A. W. Chase
Elkhart
L. A. Danforth
North Main Street
Ind
Houseworth Bros
Dr. A. W. Chase Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
M. D
Fire devastates Brazil Black Coal No 8 mine plant
Fire damaged the No 8 mine building of the Brazil Black Coal Co in Brazil Indiana destroying the structure. Loss exceeds 25000 with only 13000 insured and hundreds of workers face unemployment as the engine room fire supplied power to two other mines. In Hamilton Ohio the Champion Coated Paper Works fire burned into morning causing about 1000000 in damage at the nation’s largest plant of its kind with over 400 workers affected.
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Brazil
Ind
Brazil Black Coal Company
Hamilton
Champion Coated Paper Works
United States
General Auctioneering Offers Satisfaction Guaranteed
Satisfaction guaranteed or no day the greatest hustler and fastest seller on earth promotes orders at Hostettler and Lehman’s hardware Etre an G Lehman auctioneers advertise contemporary salesmanship and hardware listings.
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Hostettler
Lehman's
G. Lehman
President Roosevelt Prepares for Rest as War Fears Linger
Conflicting reports say President Roosevelt will stay in office while considering a pause for rest. The nation awaits clarity on leadership as tensions abroad persist and the holiday season nears.
Peruna endorsements from political figures in multiple states
Letters from Hon J H Sauer of Colorado and Hon Patrick Kennedy of Massachusetts praise Peruna as a tonic and remedy for catarrh indigestion and bronchial trouble. Dr Hartman offers free medical advice and invites inquiries to The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus.
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J. H. Sauer
Douglas
Nebraska
Peruna
P. J. Kennedy
Free Cure Offer by Dr Peffey at Elkhart Hotel Bucklen
Dr Wm F Peffey, noted chronic disease specialist, offers free examinations and no-charge treatments through Jan 1 1902 at his Elkhart branch office in Hotel Bucklen. He claims success with catarrh stomach kidney and bladder heart trouble epilepsy rheumatism syphilis and other chronic ailments and promises home treatment options and candid case selection.
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Wm. F. Peffey
Bucklen
Elkhart
Peffrey
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Revolune
Venezuéla
Yanez
Senor Portela
Senor Yanez
Buenos Ayres
League of Patriots
Roca
Mitre
Manifestants
Koweyt
Sul
Washington
Roosevelt
Eee
Dr. Peffley
Jans
Elithart
WM. F. Phffley
M.D
Main St
South Bend
Burke's Reliable Optical Co
D.osborne
Johnson
Flag Building
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