Mitchell Answers Stand Firm in Labor Hearings
Mitchell testified with decisive answers as Commissioner Gray halted questions. Attorneys Ross and MackVeagh pressed miners' violence and union split issues while Torrey questioned District No. 1's constitution. Fire and real estate items follow. ad copy promotes Dr. King's New Discovery for coughs and lung troubles with Houseworth Bros. guarantee.
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Scranton
John Mitchell
Walter Ross
Cansel
Delaware & Western
Gray
Mitchell
Ross
MacVeagh
Samuel Wolverton
Philadelphia & Reading
United Mins
Torrey
The
Delaware & Hudson
District No. 1
Elkhart
Enos
Netzler
Amos Bickel
Jods Olive
Sylvester” ‘Hibshman
Joseph
Roman Burkhardt
Hunter &Nolan
S.ad
Burkhart
Admiral Schley Guest of Commercial Club in Kansas City
Admiral Schley arrived in Kansas City this morning and was escorted by the third regiment of the National Guard. A large enthusiastic crowd greeted him. He will attend a banquet this evening and reply to the toast The American Sailor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Admiral Schley
Commercial Club
National Guard
Anarchist Confession Fulfilled Woman Vanishes at Home
Mrs Lena Dexheimer confided anarchist plots and then disappeared this morning. Neighbors fear anarchist vengeance and secrecy. Secret service officers probe with no corroborated details of any attack on the president.
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New York
Net
Lena Dexheimer
Secret Service
Glasgow Anchor Lines fire kills one firefighter
A blaze at Glasgow Anchor Lines office and sheds early yesterday morning caused the death of one fireman and injuries to eight others. Firefighters could not subdue the fire as debris fell. Extensive damage to the sheds and much shipping was reported, with the total loss described as immense.
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Glasgow
Queen Helen Delivers Daughter. Rome Responds with Mixed Joy
Queen Helen gave birth to a daughter this morning in Rome. A grand celebration is planned despite disappointment that the birth is not a boy. The castle bell rang and Saint Angelo fired a full cannon salute at the news.
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Rome
Helen
Saint Angelo
Wreck Blocks Lake Erie Line Near Mallett Park
A Lake Erie and Western South Bend fast freight derailed near Mallett park after breaking in two. The last half wrecked the track and a brakeman was seriously injured.
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Indianapolis
South Bend
Lake Erie & Western
Mallett Park
Venezuela Lifts Blockade on Port Coro
From Caraccas Minister Bowen reports the Venezuelan government has terminated the blockade of Port Coro, easing shipping restrictions.
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Washington
Bowen
Caraccas
Port Coro
War Office weighs brewery buy for army canteens
A dispatch from Manchester reports the War Office is considering purchasing a brewery to supply the British army canteens. The move aims to secure rationed beverages and streamline provisioning for troops.
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Manchester
England
War Office
Luck In Thirteen Box of Arnica Salve Cures Fever Sore
Wm. Epiey of Waiton Furnace Vermont walked thirteen miles to obtain Bucklen's Arnica Salve and reports a complete cure for a severe fever sore on his leg. The salve is advertised to treat bruises felons ulcers eruptions boils burns corns and piles. Priced at 20 cents and guaranteed by Houseworth Bros. druggists.
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Wm. Epiey
Waiton Furnace
Bucklen
Houseworth Bros
Lawndale Spring Water Ice Company Planned
Mr. C. G. Conn plans to start an ice business by draining a 35 acre spring water pond near Lawndale. He will build ice houses with a 5 000 ton capacity to supply Elkhart residents next summer with high quality drinking ice under the name Lawndale Spring Water Ice Co.
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C. G. Conn
Lawndale
Elkhart
Real Estate Transfers In Jackson Township
Benjamin G. Schaefer transfers 53 acres to Nancy Yawkey for $1. George W Yawkey and wife convey 53 acres in Jackson township to Benjamin G. Schaefer. George W Yawkey and wife then transfer 53 acres in Jackson township to Levi Kohli for $2 316.50. Jennie L. Hawks sells lot 35 south ad to Goshen and a personal property value of $5 000.
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Benjamin G. Schaefer
Nancy Yawkey
Jackson Tp
George W Yawkey
George W. Yawkey
Levi Kohli
Jennie L. Hawks
George W. Hay
Goshen
Jennie i Hawks
Plymouth merchants oppose third newspaper
Merchants in Plymouth protest a new newspaper, arguing they already have two dailies and two weeklies. They claim a third paper would not expand readership and would raise advertising costs for merchants without reaching more people.
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Plymouth
Startling Surprise After Ten Years Of Pain
A. T. Headley of Tilden Indiana, a robust blacksmith, endured ten years of rheumatic torture before Electric Bitters. He reports two bottles cured him completely and over a year without symptoms. The remedy claims to regulate kidneys purify blood and aid digestion. Available for 50 cents at Houseworth Bros. drug store.
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A. T. Headley
Tilden
Ind
Houseworth Bros. Drug Store
Fink Returns as City Editor of Goshen Democrat
Will V. Fink resumes duties today as city editor of the Goshen Democrat after returning from South Bend where he served as business manager of the South Bend Sunday News. Encil H. Dodge, who held the editor post in Fink’s absence, has been offered a job with the Postal Telegraph company.
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Will V. Fink
Goshen Democrat
Encil H. Dodge
Mr. Fink
South Bend
Sunday News
Postal Telegraph Company
Startling, But True Grand Medicine Pills Remark
Insiders claim Dr Hing s New Life Pills cure constipation stomach and liver troubles. D H Turner of Dempsey town Pa says two weeks use made a new man. 25 cents at Houseworth Bros drug store.
South Bend Couples Formalize Common Law Marriage
Jonn Shine and Miss Lizzie Nemeth of South Bend signed a contract acknowledging themselves as husband and wife in a common law marriage. Three similar cases have been recorded in South Bend in recent months. Papers for the Shipe Nemeth marriage were drawn by attorney Charles A. Davey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonn Shine
Lizzie Nemeth
South Bend
Shipe-Nemeth
Charles A. Davey
Marriage License Granted to DeFrees and Pounder
Court notes report a marriage license issued yesterday to Thomas Wilkinson DeFrees of South Bend age 30 and Lillian Pounder of Elkhart age 26.
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Thomas Wilkinson DeFrees
South Bend
Lillian Pounder
Elkhart
Engineer Cook Maps Lake Wawasee Drawings in Print
Goshen engineer Cook commissions a batch of blueprints showing his latest Lake Wawasee map. The prints, produced in Elkhart, meet with strong demand from buyers and map enthusiasts.
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Cook
Goshen
Lake Wawasee
Elkhart
Death of Nappanee man John Best at age 79
John Best of Nappanee died at his home Friday night at age 79. He was a wealthy retired farmer with a long residence in the area near or in Elkhart and was the uncle of D. M. Best.
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John Best
Nappanee
D. M. Best
Elkhart
Mr. Best
Coal Dealers Association of Indiana and Michigan Picks Convention Site
The Coal Dealers association officers and directors from Indiana and Michigan met at the Oliver hotel Monday evening to choose the next annual convention site and fix the date. Present were President Robert Lake of Jackson Michigan Secretary James T. Eman of Detroit William T. Ryder of Kalamazoo A D Baker of Adrian Steinhauer of Indianapolis and Walter C. Miller of South Bend.
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Coal Dealers’ Association of
Indiana and
Michigan
Oliver Hotel
Robert Lake
Jackson
Mich
James T. Eman
Detroit
A. D. Baker
Adrian
M. Steinhauer
Indianapolis
Walter C. Miller
South Bend
Elkhart Leader Plans Colorado Land Trip With Bickel
Mr. E. C. Bickel intends to lead a group of Elkhart speculators to the Colorado Land company claims near Alamosa in the San Luis valley. The party will depart Elkhart on December 2 and Bickel has personally taken an option on 2,100 acres.
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E. C. Bickel
Elkhart
Colorado Land Company
Alamosa
Colo
Bickel
San Luis Valley
Scott's Emulsion Promises Relief for Scrofula Sores
An old advertisement describes scrofula causing neck sores in children and claims Scott's Emulsion heals the sores. It warns scrofula can lead to consumption and positions Scott's Emulsion as the remedy.
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Scott
Scott’s
The Wine Expert and His Demanding Trade
An illustrated portrait of the wine expert’s strict discipline and refined palate. The piece describes testing methods, the required temperate life, and the ability to distinguish vintages, regions, and types of wine, whiskies, and brandies. It cites salaries and quotes a New York hotel curator.
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France
Garonne
Burgundy
Dauphiny
Sauterne
Barsac
Preignac
Bommes
Neves
Johannisberg
Steinberg
Hockheim
New York
New York Tribune
Amendment meaning in proposed charter feature
A fragmented note asks what the amendment means in the proposed charter. It shows unclear wording and likely seeks explanation of the amendment’s effect or purpose.
Wounded Heart Repair Report Hits Medical Spotlight
The French Academy of Medicine cited a man who survived a heart wound from a revolver ball after operation by Dr Launay in Paris. Dr Peyrat notes this is the only known case. Dentu statistics show 30 to 42 percent survival after sword or dagger wounds, but no ball injury rescue is recorded.
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French Academy of Medicine
Peyrat
Paris
Launay
Dentu
N. Y
Humorous West Virginia minister family tale told
An item jokes about a Methodist minister's wife in West Virginia who has married three times. The nickname sequence of spouses includes Robbin Sparrow and Quayle, with numerous children and relatives bearing avian names. The piece places the family on Hawk avenue in Eagleville and Camel Islands, narrated by a Lyre bird relative.
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West Virginia
Partridge
Robbin
Quayle
Robbins
Quayles
Swann
Jay
Hawk Avenue
Eagleville
Canary Islands
Medical Practitioners in Egypt Number Grows
The central sanitary office lists 1,211 medical men in Egypt from all nations. Europeans total 604. 85 hold Tehran or Constantinople diplomas. 45 natives with European diplomas. 477 natives educated in Cairo. Desert districts show lowest mortality, largest towns highest.
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Egypt
Sanitary Department
Teheran
Constantinople
Cairo
St. James
Great Fish Harvest Report for Gloucester and Boston Markets
The past year saw a combined fish harvest from Gloucester and Boston totaling 162,218,921 pounds, valued at 4,385,102 dollars. Newfoundland banks supplied over 65,000,000 pounds while New England coast grounds yielded about 97,000,000 pounds.
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Gloucester
Boston
Newfoundland
New England
Albany Argus
Acknowledge Mistakes Prompted by Bilks-Yes and Bilks-But
A humorous exchange notes that when he errs he must admit fault immediately. The wife is urged to point out her own errors, but she resists, arguing it would create another fault for him to acknowledge, in a Chicago Journal style quip.
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Bilks
Chicago Journal
Obstacle Teacher Chides Son Over Practice
A Philadelphia Press item notes a music teacher lamenting that a boy named Thomas lacks practice. The mother explains the boy’s father pays him ten cents a day to avoid practice, signaling familial distraction from musical progress.
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Thomas
Rise In Life From Chicken Thief To Horse Thief
A man arrested in Ohio for stealing chickens quickly moved up to a horse theft charge. The Pittsburg Times notes this ascent from a small beginning to prominence as the case unfolds.
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Ohio
Pittsburg Times
Undoubted Goodness Quoted From Scriptures
A brief exchange features a young man who aims to be generous to rivals and Miss Cayenne agreeing when he quotes from the Scriptures. The Washington Star presents a portrait of moral sentiment through dialogue.
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Smartie
Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
Dialogue on engagement and suitors in family scene
Mrs Towe voices disapproval of her daughter's fiancé. Towe responds by saying she will choose the next suitor herself, signaling a clash over marriage choices within a family.
Smile, Hewitt-What Should a Man Wear at His Wedding
A brief exchange in the New York Herald notes that a groom should wear a pleasant smile, even if not sincere. The quip contrasts facial demeanor with genuine emotion on the wedding day attributed to Jewett.
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Hewitt
Jewett
N. Y
Milky Way Question Sparks Moonlit Conversation
A playful exchange between Chauncey and Lizzie unfolds as she asks about the Milky Way, her Jersey accent noted, while his light green eyes lift to the sky. The moment is punctuated by the moon slipping behind a cloud, in a Princeton Tiger vignette.
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Chauncey
Jersey
Lizzie
Princeton Tiger
Peculiar Partridge Hatches Fowl Young on English Preserve
A curious England shooting preserve tale reports a fowl laying five eggs in rough grass near a farmstead nest. A partridge incubated the eggs and hatched four chicks, but rejected her own eggs. The four fowl chicks were taken to the farmyard by the foreman's wife yet returned by the partridge to the field and remained with her. The birds kept distance when approached and returned to their foster mother when left alone. The incident was noted by London Field.
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England
Jondon Field
Fine Mayonnaise Demonstration from Ledger Monthly
Four egg yolks are whisked in a small double boiler with four tablespoons salad oil and four tablespoons white wine vinegar until thick and creamy. After cooling add four more tablespoons oil, salt, sugar, mustard, and whipped cream. Measure before whipping.
Languages in India and its diverse dialects
The Geographical Journal notes twenty eight languages with no tongue below 400000 speakers and a top mother tongue of 5500000. It cites small dialects in remote areas spoken by as few as 500 persons. It lists nine creeds from 205000000 Hindoos to 925000 Animistics and many other sects totaling 43000 others.
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India
Geographical Journal
Earthquakes Strike Guam Cause Damaging Government Loss
The island of Guam experienced multiple earthquakes with violent shocks damaging government buildings. A tidal wave devastated crops and worsened islander suffering. Commander Seaton Schroeder telegraphed total damage at 45000 dollars to government property.
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Guam
Seaton Schroeder
Scientific American
Experimental Fishing Finds Large Hali but and Cod
A Norwegian government research steamer conducted North Sea experiments yielding important results. In three days 117 hali but and 300 large cod were captured at 200 fathoms, indicating large fish stocks at a time when they are absent from the Norwegian coast.
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North Sea
Norway
Albany Argus
Pole Cat Named By Class In Arctic Query
In a Baltimore American classroom a teacher asks what wild animals live north of the Arctic circle and the pupils struggle to answer. A student shouts Pole Cat, sparking group acknowledgment.
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Arctic Circle
English Fakirs in India in British Rule
The Chicago Chronicle notes that over the last thirty to forty years several Englishmen in British India became fakirs and hermits, embracing ascetic practices and penance once common among Indian dervishes.
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India
British India
Chicago Chronicle
Salubrity of Porto Rico Cited as Ideal Climate
The New York Sun extols Porto Rico as nearly perfect in climate with banished serious illnesses. It notes year round crops and little interruption to production across seasons.
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Porto Rico
N. Y
Rural English Marriage Custom Description
A brief note reports a rural English custom where the bride and groom are carried across the threshold as the cook pours hot water to keep them warm for the next bride. The item is attributed to the New York Sun.
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England
N.Y
No Trouble Ahead In Wedding Prep Dialog
Bridesmaid expresses hope for happiness as the bride recalls her fiancé's upbringing following his mother's death. Pack notes the lack of memory of her cooking shaping their conversation in this domestic scene.
Population of Newfoundland Vast Yet Sparsely Settled
Newfoundlands population stands at about 250 000 residents scattered along the island territory roughly the size of New York State. The density is low with communities spread across coastal and interior areas.
Discharged soldiers at High Wycombe fair compete with farmer
The Chicago Daily News notes a recruiting sergeant and discharged soldiers at a High Wycombe event. The scene features rivalries between the sergeant and a local farmer amid noted ad spending and holiday motifs.
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High Wycombe
Chicago Daily News
America Nebula Named For North America by Dr. Max Wolf
Dr. Max Wolf of Heidelberg photographed a striking nebula in Cygnus that resembles a map of North America. The “America nebula” outlines the continent with a sky background like an ocean, showing the gulf of Mexico and Central American coast.
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America
Max Wolf
Heidelberg
Cygnus
Gulf of Mexico
Central America
Isthmus
Infant Market in Temesvar Hungary Draws Adoptions
The orphanage in Temesvar Hungary held its first monthly infant market where 30 children aged one to ten were shown and 19 were adopted. Five boys and 14 girls found homes with mostly well to do families, including a foster mother who adopted a child as heir to a $100,000 fortune.
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Hungary
Temesvar
London Mail
Heidelbergs Asteroids Lead in New Discoveries
Heidelberg University dominates asteroid discovery with 35 of 36 new asteroids found in 1901. The shift to photographic plates surpasses the human eye due to faintness, with Dr. Bauschinger estimating few bodies brighter than tenth magnitude remain while fainter ones show signs of exhaustion.
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Heidelberg
University of Heidelberg
Bauschinger
Not Omnivorous. A personal plea voiced in old Philadelphia Press
A fragmented quote from the Philadelphia Press portrays a distressed speaker lamenting hunger and poverty. A elderly figure questions appearances while referencing an old coat as a symbol of hardship, with a humorous aside about looking like a goat.
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Harvard
Robber in House Foiled by Gas Meter Inspector
A neighbor spots a robber in a home and identifies him to Mr. Fudge who confirms the man entered. The inspector, said to be the gas meter examiner, is blamed for lacking alarm and failing to pursue the suspect.
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Mr. Fudge
Baltimore Herald
Poacher Tricks in Ardennes Weather Hares Sent to Brussels
Report from the Ardennes describes clever poaching methods. A poacher wore boot heels fixed under the toes to fake tracks moving backward. Hares and other game were shipped to Brussels in firkins of putter to hide their scent.
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Ardennes
Brussels
Londcen
The Stupidity of Luxury, Landlord
A Detroit Free Press humorous aside contrasts a new steam heater with an old stove pipe, as an old man laments the loneliness of the changing home. The quip captures a rural dialect voice and domestic modesty amid modernization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Not Green Jealousy Sparks Green-Eyed Monster Claim
A quip from the Chicago Daily News notes a jealous sentiment about a husband smiling at a heavy woman. The piece imagines the green-eyed monster appearing with red eyes in response to the flirtation.
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Chloe
Smilix
Luccy
Chicago Daily News
Diggs I set a trap for my wife in pantry
A domestic anecdote from the Detroit Free Press recounts a man named Diggs admitting a trap for his wife. The wife explains her aim was to catch a mouse in the pantry, not jealousy.
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Diggs
Biggs
Detroit Free Press
Volcano counts by region in the Americas
The Geographic Journal credits 28 volcanoes in North America 25 in Central America and 37 in South America noting many lie on islands.
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America
North America
Central America
South America
Geographical Journal
Democrat Advice Echoes Across Campaign Circuit
A short cryptic note suggests party strategists are urging broader outreach as the campaign media cycle intensifies. Analysts expect party lines to evolve with new endorsements and voter pressure shaping upcoming events.
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Elk
Hart By
Mr. Conn
Railroad Gazette
George M. Pullman
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Towe
Unda Towe
Mamma
Puck
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