Week of notable deaths and an accident in St Louis
Col Moses C Wetmore longtime Democratic committee member and friend of W J Bryan dies in St Louis after being struck by a wagon and horse. Michael Cudahy packing company president and pioneer meat packer dies in Chicago from double pneumonia after appendicitis surgery. Robert Cook of Foster Ohio burned to death in sleep while his clothes caught fire from a candle. Mrs John Lockwood Kipling mother of Rudyard Kipling dies in London. A young woman thought to be Ethel Clara Leneve boards the Majestic near Queenstown en route to New York.
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Moses C. Wetmore
National Democratic Committee
W. J. Bryan
St. Louis
Ron
Michael Cudahy
Cudehy Packing Company
Chicago
Robert Cook
Foster, C
John Lockwood Kipling
Rudyard Kipling
London
Ethel Clara Leneve
Majestic
Queenstown
New York
Missouri
AFL choose Atlanta for next year after endorsing woman suffrage
The American Federation of Labor closed its thirtieth annual convention in St Louis and named Atlanta Georgia as next year’s meeting site after a unanimous vote endorsing woman suffrage. Officers were re elected, and other items included remarks on railroad rate impacts and international events.
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American Federation of Labor
St. Louis
Atlanta
H. C. Barlow
Chicago Traffic Association
Washington
Earle
Brazil
Gereas
Sao Paola
Habla
Floriana
Salilors
Hermes Fonseca
Everett
Wash
Wellington
Great Northern
Frederick Dent Grant
Department of the East
United States
Europe
Feldheim Company
Chicago
J. R. Whiting & Co
St. Clair, Mich
Abraham Ruef
Boas
San Francisco
District Court of Appeals
Hitchcock
Post Office
London
Dickinson
Nashville
J. Overton Dicka
Chi
Fires and disasters hit cities in a day of tragedies
Reports describe a Newark factory disaster where 25 perished and 50 injured as people leaped from windows and fire escapes. Other items include boxing results, tax and census figures, riots in Cork, an elephant executed in New York, suicides, factory blazes, mine explosions, aviation records, and political turmoil in Brazil and the United States.
Thanksgiving feasts brighten prisons and hospitals in Indiana
Thanksgiving days across city, county, and state benevolent institutions brought feasts for inmates and patients. Prisoners enjoyed roast beef and trimmings, while Indiana Central Hospital and other facilities hosted dances, services, and special meals amid a spirit of generosity.
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Indianapolis
Turkey
City Hospital
Marion County
Rabbit
Indiana Central Hospital For the Insane
Assembly Hall
West North Street
Samuel Franc
Butler College
Delegates Named by Governor for Rivers and Harbors Congress
Governor Marshall announces appointments to the national rivers and harbors congress to meet in Washington D C from December 7 to 9. Named delegates include Albert H E Métager B J T Jeup Frank O Fitton L A Odell George Gifford and W H Penot from Terre Haute and Evansville.
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Marshall
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Washington, D. C
Albert HE. Métager
B. J. T. Jeup
Frank O. Fitton
Indianapolis
L. A. Odell
Evansville
George Gifford
Ant
Terre Haute
W. T and
Indiana horticultural society plans semicentennial at statehouse
Indiana Horticultural Society officers announce a December 7 8 convention at the statehouse to mark the 1860 founding. Notable attendees include Abram Trueblood and E Y Teas. Program features talks on spraying apples curing moths canning tomatoes and orchard management with Purdue and US Department of Agriculture experts. Pension disbursements to various residents are listed.
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Indiana Horitentural Society
Statehouse
Abram Trueblood
Anderson
E. Y. Teas
Centerville
C. N. Lindley
Salem
D. B. Johnson
Mooresville
State Dairy Association
C. C. Osborne
Irvington
F. J. Heacock
Chester Beaver
Glenwood
R. L. Beck
Liberty
Mich
J. W. Roberts
Society
New York Weekly Review Reports Mixed Trade Signals
R G Dun and Company and New York Bradstreet summarize a holiday trade in progress with cautious optimism. They note steady textile and leather markets, improving steel demand, and gradual railroad equipment buying, while overall retail activity remains irregular and inventories rise.
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Aight
Pittsburg
China
New York
Bradstreet
South
Southwest
Northwest
North Dakota
Markets Report From Cincinnati And Grain Prices
Flour Winter patents quoted at 4.20 to 4.68 with family at 3.10 to 3.30 and spring patent 5.50 to 5.65. wheat bids No 2 9? No 3 red 90 to 95 cents. corn varied around 62 to 60 cents. Cincinnati live stock shows cattle prices from 4.75 to 8.00 for shippers and 4.60 to 5.60 for good to choice. calves and hogs priced, packers bids 7.30 to 7.35, bulls and sows listed with ranges.
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Cincinnati
Bologna
Resinol Skin Care Promoted for Schools and Homes
An educational notice urges keeping Resinol Soap and Ointment in schools and homes to prevent contagious skin troubles. It highlights benefits for the playground dust, shaving irritation, and acne or rashes with recommended use and a free booklet from Resinol Chemical Co. Baltimore.
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Resinol Chemical Co
Baltimore
McLean Deflects Irishman With Quick Wit
John R. McLean stepped into a sidewalk confrontation with a half dollar debt he owed. The Irishman, half drunk, demanded the full dollar, but McLean refused and the Irishman paid another half, laughing at the exchange once he left.
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McLean
John R. McLean
Doctors Mock Biblical Miracles Dinner Quip Sparks Debate
A Denver physician at a dinner mocked miracles like Lazarus being raised from the dead. Reverend Herbert H. Tresham retorted that modern medical science has progressed beyond such events, prompting a light exchange quoted by the Washington Star.
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Denver
Lazarus
Herbert H. Tresham
Washington Star
Tough Luck Indeed Nurse-Hivinst Baby Suckles Ink
A reader notes a curious mishap as a baby drinks ink from a bottle while blotting paper remains scarce in the house. The incident highlights household mishaps and infant safety concerns in daily life.
Papes Diapepsin Promises Quick Indigestion Relief
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a fast cure for fermenting and sour stomach and indigestion. A 50 cent bottle allegedly relieves stomach trouble within five minutes and digests any food with no discomfort. It claims benefits for dyspepsia gastritis and related conditions.
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Pape
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Wiliam Redmond
Cork
William O’brien
Robert Schiel
Christien Kohler
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Gertrude Goldstein
Brooklyn
Charles Matheus
Denova
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Loeb
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Taft
St Paul Road
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John C. Beggs
John C. Beggs, Jr
J. Armstrong Drexel
Philadelphia
Soakiing
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Western Union Telegraph Company
Theodore N. Vail
Pennsylvania State Health Department
J. N. Hurty
Indiana State Board of Health
Hurty Hawevet
Laennec Society
Johna Hopkins University
Pennsylvania Health Department
Harrisburg
Harry
Pennsylvania
Indiana Health Organization
State Board of Health
Harty
Health Department
Wicked
Standard
Pets
Indianapelis
Indiana’ Physicians
Indiana Physicians’ Pure Drug Association
Edmund D. Clark
Charles E. Cottingham
Frank Morrison
F. C. Heath
Thomas C. Kennedy
G. H. Roberts
Indiana
Doctor Clark
Association
H. E. Barnard
William J. Careon
Harvey Denny
George W. Gates
Minor
Gardner Haines
John A. Hicks
Samuel Himes
Samuel H. Hoffman
Wiley Isham
Larac] Killian
Susan J. Lippincott
Peter Long
Harrieta’’ Togele
Thomas A
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R. G. Dun & Co
Central West
Cincinnati Grain Market
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