Stolen Ride Ends in Critical Condition for Hobo Lad
A teenage boy from Cleveland riding a flat car toward Chicago on the Lake Shore road was found frostbitten in Elkhart after his brother left him. Doctors fear both feet and legs may be amputated. The boy, Thomas Mitchell, had typhoid malaria and was later moved to police care with transportation arranged to Chicago.
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Thomas Mitchell
Cleveland
Chicago
Lake Shore Road
Elkhart
Eckelman
Alvin Mitchell
State Street
Grosh
Father Ochtering Dies After Forty Years as Mishawaka Rector
Very Rev. A. B. Ochtering aged 65 longtime rector of St. Joseph's church Mishawaka Ind died yesterday after a collapse blamed on overwork. His zeal funded a $10,000 monument, two churches nearing $60,000, and a near completed school at a $35,000 outlay. He devoted inherited German estate wealth to the parish.
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Father Ochtering
A. B. Ochtering
St. Josph’s
Mishwaka
Ind
Germany
Mishawaka
Gale Manufacturing Sues Adams Over Secured Agricultural Tools
Judge Raymer heard Gale Manufacturing Company sue Norman C. Adams an East Lexington implement dealer in bankruptcy proceedings. Gale claims about 200 dollars of agricultural implements are their property superior to other creditors and that title remains with Gale until the claim is paid. The judge reserved his decision.
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Raymer
Gale Manufacturing Company
Norman C. Adams
Lexington Avenue
Gale Company
Adams
Real estate transfers list Briggsdale area parcels sold
Harvey E. Dinehart transfers 1 A in Concord Township to Orville W. Weber and Anna M. his wife for 100 dollars. Briggsdale Improvement Co. sells Lot 143 Briggsdale Elkhart to Jnc B. and A. B. Davidson for 200 dollars. Briggsdale Improvement Co. sells Lot 102 to Andrew H. Beardsley in Briggsdale.
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Harvey E. Dinehart
Orville W. Weber
Anna M
Briggsdale Improvement Co
Jnc
Lord Curzon Welcome at Delhi Durbar Event
Lord and Lady Curzon arrived in Delhi for the durbar and were greeted with royal honors. Indian princes and escorts welcomed them at the station as they rode elephants to their encampment. Thousands of soldiers lined the route, and elephants roared in salute.
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Lord Curzon
Delhi
India
Lord
Lady Curzon
Durban
Curzon
Delhi Wall
Warship Bound for Tangiers Among Spanish Ports
A warship moves from Spain toward Tangiers as Spanish ports consider strategic options for the mission. The plan involves naval movements and potential deployment in the region amid evolving tensions.
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Tangiers
Automats Enter New York Dining Scene At Union Square
The Automat, a coin in the slot restaurant by Harcomb Restaurant Company, opens near Union Square. German funded with ten planned outlets, it uses nickel fed slot machines to dispense sandwiches drinks and desserts with no waiters or tips.
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New York
Union Square
Harcomb Restaurant Company
A Automat
Germany
United States
America
Automat
la Newburgh
Methods of treating heart experiments by Coakley
Chicago, Dec. 29. Dr. W. Byron Coakley reports a five year series of heart treatments using a fine hollow golden needle named organozone to pierce the heart and inject fluids without danger. He has tested on dogs and rabbits and aims to demonstrate before the International Medical College at Madrid in 1903 attracting European scientist interest from Paris, Vienna, Berlin and London.
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Chicago
W. Byron Coakley
Coakley
International Medical College
Madrid
Spain
Paris
Vienna
Berlin
London
Doctor Coakley Details Heart Injection Theory and Experiments
A physician explains the organotone method to reach heart chambers by injections via specific rib locations. Temperature pressure and dose controls are essential, with rapid heartbeats observed during needle entry and gradual return after withdrawal. Experiments on dogs show injected subjects withstand shock better than non injected ones, with all treated dogs reported to survive.
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Coakleys
Digging Up Giants Unearths Eight Foot Skeletons in Indiana
In Henry county at Solomon Hedrick’s farm a prehistoric graveyard was uncovered. Many skeletons over eight feet tall were found beneath a 30 foot high gravel mound with a 20 foot roadway leading to the top. Ivory beads trinkets a bone shield and other artifacts were recovered. Hedrick plans to continue excavations hoping for valuable finds.
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Lagrange
Ind
Solomon Hedrick
Henry County
Hedrick
Orchestra Named for May Music Festival Programs
Muncie Herbert's orchestra was chosen by the music committee to participate in all festival programs this May, signaling a major role for the ensemble in the event.
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Muncie
Herbert
New Castle Music Teachers Form Trust
In New Castle an association of music teachers formed a trust to ensure pupils attend lessons regularly or pay compensation. The move aims to standardize attendance and protect instructors from missed sessions.
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New Castle
Fire loss at Kokomo Standard Motor fully insured
A fire caused a $2,000 loss at the Kokomo Standard Motor Company on Monday. The damage affected the pattern department and the loss is fully insured.
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Kokomo
Standard Motor.company
Vincennes University Holds Evening Exercises
An incomplete Vincennes University program notes that D M William A Hunter delivered the address at a night exercises event. The fragment mentions a foundation anniversary and a dress code, but details are unclear.
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Vincennes
William” “A. Hunter
City Moves To Raise Debt Limit For Water Works Purchase
Representative Vernon Van Fleet plans a bill allowing Elkheart to buy existing water works or build new ones through a sinking fund without first creating debt. The measure targets cities with prior votes for municipal ownership and allows future elections to decide funding use or project abandonment. The augmented standing water committee will coordinate with Van Fleet on a satisfactory bill.
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Vernon van Fleet
Elktart
van Fleet
One of the Burmese Midgets Dead
Fatma Sing Hpoo, 22, of 150 pounds and 28 inches height, died in Beaumont Texas after a matinee performance. She and her brother Smaun Sing Hpoo were famed as a premier midget pair associated with the Gas Kill Mundy company and Elks carnival in Elkhart last August.
Robbery on Kansas country road leaves father badly injured
William Zimmerman, a wealthy farmer, and his son were slugged and robbed by two men on a county road near Lawrence Kansas. The elder Zimmerman suffered a crushed skull and remains unconscious. Both attackers fled. no clue to suspects.
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William Zimmerman
Lawrence
Kan
Zimmerman
Doukhobor Pilgrims Buy Horses After Settling
Immigrant Agent Sears at Yorkton reports the Doukhobor pilgrims have settled in their villages and are purchasing horses after returning from travel.
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Sears
Yorkton
Pigeon Plays the Piano in Mount Etna Home
Amy Ellis, a music teacher in Wabash Indiana, keeps an educated pigeon that shares her room during illness. The bird sits at the piano and sometimes walks the keys, distinguishes the piano from the organ, and even perches on Miss Ellis’s head when she collects mail.
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Wabash
Ind
Amy Ellis
John Garrettson
Mount Etna
Ellis
Germany open to arbitration in Venezuela dispute
Berlin reports the foreign secretary says Germany would accept arbitration to settle Venezuela issues regardless of Castro's reply to the plan. He warned that if Castro rejects allied conditions Germany would concede further if needed, stressing arbitration as the path.
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Berlin
Germany
Castro
Venezuela
Violent earthquake strikes Andian central Asia
St Petersburg reports another violent earthquake in Andian central Asia where seismic disturbances have caused widespread loss of life. Thousands are feared dead as aftershocks continue this period.
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St. Petersburg
Andian
Central Asia
Prince Wilhelm V Arrives from Amsterdam Discharges Cargo
LaGuayra December report notes the steamer Prince Wilhelm V from Amsterdam discharging cargo while a British warship captures another blockade runner, signaling ongoing naval pressure in the region.
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LaGuayra
Prince Wilhelm V
Amsterdam
Maine Commissioned as New Battleship in Chicago Navy Yard
The vessel named Maine was placed in commission yesterday in Chicago. The ceremony marked the ship's formal entry into active service amid naval buildup and public interest in naval hardware.
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Chicago
Maine
British Marines Landing Rumor Debunked at LaGuayra
December 30 report from LaGuayra states a claim that British marines had landed is untrue and not corroborated by local authorities or witnesses.
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LaGuayra
Interesting Family Reunion After Thirty Years Name Fisher Family
The Fisher family held a holiday reunion in a city with guests including Mrs. Louisa Hoffman Constantine Mrs. Jn H Bassett Chicago F L Fisher I H Bassett Fort Wayne A J Fisher Evanston W Fisher Chicago F L Fisher Detroit A L Fisher Telluride Colo A turkey dinner followed a read letter from absent brother Charles Fisher who lives in the great grandfather’s home in Claremont New Hampshire Mrs Thomas Keene South Howland Avenue hosted the gathering.
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Charles Fisher
Claremont
N. H
Thomas Keene
South Howland Avenue
Guy C. Rohrers West Point Appointment Consideration
Congressman A L Brick recommends Guy C Rohrer of South Bend for a cadetship at West Point in honor of elder brother Will Rohrer, a veteran of the Spanish and Philippine wars. Will is one year too old for the vacancy. alternates Schuyler Meim of Plymouth and Ray Silverman of Goshen are described as bright young men.
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Guy C. Rohrer
West Point
A. L. Brick
South Bend
West Point Military Academy
Will Rohrer
Brick
Schuyler Meim
Plymouth
Ray Silverman
Goshen
Funeral services for Very Rev A B Oechtering
The Very Reverend A B Oechtering will be buried Wednesday at 9 am. He died Sunday afternoon in Mishawaka. His remains were transported there with a guard of 42 men and friendly crowds lined the streets. The church was visited by mourners through the night.
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Father Oechtering
A. B. Oechtering
Rev. Oechtering
Mishawaka
C.B L
Mishaaka
Fight at New Paris Saloon Ends With Pummeling
Last Saturday evening Cora Heath and U.S. Grant drank at Billie Blanchard's saloon in New Paris. An argument followed and Heath was pummeled until injured while bystanders intervened. Grant remains in New Paris. no arrests were reported. Heath is described as disagreeable, often seeking fights.
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Cora’ Heath
U. S
Grant
Billie Blanchard
New Paris
Heath
Real Estate Transfers Briggsdale Improvement Company Sale
Briggsdale improvement company transfers brick property to Bikhart Brick Company covering lots 20 and related parcels in a real estate record.
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Briggsdale: Improvement’ Company
Bikhart. Brick. Company
Tragic train wrecks and robbery reported in Indiana and Louisville
A robber attempted a daytime hold up of a Louisville Nash ville passenger train wounding Conductor J D Keen in the head. In Quincy Indiana three Monon freight workers Barker Ingallson and Blake Perry were killed when a train derailed down an embankment. In Marion an electric car jumped the track at high speed, burying passengers and injuring about thirty, two fatally, caused by an obstruction on the track.
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Quincy
Louisville
Ind
Monon
Barker
Ingallson
Blake- Perry
Lafayette
Marion
Attorney General Opens Secret Coal Supply Inquiry
Chicago December 30 Attorney General Hamlin announced the start of a secret investigation into rumored railroad and operator manipulation of the coal supply. He said witnesses may refuse public testimony and declined to reveal possible remedies if a conspiracy exists.
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Chicago
Hamlin
Italy Faces Morocco Tension With Naval State of Readiness
Rome reports the Moroccan crisis growing acute with Italy ready to deploy armed protection for Italian subjects. Two Italian cruisers are ordered to depart immediately, and the entire squadron with 25 000 soldiers will be held in reserve for possible military service.
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Rome
Morocco
Thetalian
Financial troubles hit Saxon royal family in Geneva
Vienna reports Crown Princess of Saxony and Archduke Leopold in serious financial difficulties. Leopold attempted to negotiate a $20,000 loan but was refused.
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Vienna
Princess of
Saxony
Archduke Leopold
Geneva
Leopold
Fez insurgents close on city as sultan eludes escape
Reports from Fez say insurgents who were said to have routed imperial troops are now advancing on the city. The sultan reportedly failed in his attempt to escape.
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Madrid
Fez
American dentist claims astigmatism cure without glasses
Paris reports Dr. George an American dentist practicing there has discovered a simple painless operation that purportedly cures astigmatism without glasses.
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Paris
George
Anarchist Confesses in Madrid Case
Angel Pulgar, the anarchist arrested in Oviedo on December 8, officially confessed today to planning the assassination of Alfonso.
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Madrid
Angel Pulgar
Oviedo
Alfonso
John Dillon Reported Out of Danger After Illness
John Dillon the Irish leader, removed from his hotel in Chicago to Mercy Hospital with indications of pneumonia, was reported yesterday in much improved condition. Dr. J B Murphy, who attended him, believes he may be out of danger as his temperature nears normal.
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John Dillon
Pariament
Chicago
Mercy Hospital
J. B. Murphy
Mr. Dillon
Reward funds offered for murders of Arthur L. Callins and associates
Rewards totaling 18000 dollars have been offered for the arrest and conviction of the murderers of Arthur L. Callins general manager of the Thlinger Union Mining Company and of WG B Barney and Wesley E Smith miners who disappeared or were killed in the previous assassination of Callins.
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Arthur
L. Callins
Thingler Union
Lride
WG. B
Barney
Wesley
Smith
Collina
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Funes
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Boluslaksch
Eireles
New Maine
Lone As
Indiana
Anarchist
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