Flooded Indiana families seek relief in Patoka area
Across southern Indiana flood conditions leave homes waterlogged and short of food. Three men from near Patoka bring provisions and medicines after wading and driving to town, then return to find their houses flooded. Many others suffer with sickness and hunger as aid efforts begin.
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Indianapolis
Jod
Indiana
John Stewartt
John Roberts
Allen Lyles
Patoka
Relief Expedition Lost in Blizzard Near Vincennes
Seven Vincennes physicians volunteering for a relief expedition to Hell's Neck in Knox county are missing as a blizzard cuts all communication. A relief party ventures out by boat amid 50 mile per hour gale and heavy snow. no word from Drs. Scott, Beard, Caney, Schidtnadhel, Wairhurst, Meore and McDow.
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Hazleton
Tnd
Vincennes
Hell's Neck
Knox County
Drs
Scott
Beard
Caney
Schidtnadhel
Wairhurst
Meore
Mc Dow
Orville
Ells Neck
Soldier Geo McCutcheon Dies in New Mexico
Geo McCutcheon, 15, former resident of New Albany, Ind., died in a New Mexico hospital while serving in the regular army. He served in the Philippines and China and saw action in Cuba and Porto Rico.
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New Mexico
New Albany
Ind
Geo. McCutcheon
Philippines
China
Cuba
Porto Rico
Local incidents mix tragedy and politics in Indiana
Slashed throat in Warsaw leaves Eugene Ballaw alive. cause unknown. In Jeffersonville, jurors report no verdict in a $10 000 damage suit against American Car and Foundry Co. Crumpacker announces bid for lieutenant governor in Swansville. Booneville endures severe weather crippling phone service. outlook grim for affected districts. In Cannelton, Conrad Daum dies at 82, survived by seven children.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Sarah J. Searcey
Alexander Searcey
American Car & Foundry Co
Cannelton
Conrad Daum
Joho BE
Gaum
Former Bailiff Arrested inForgery Case
A warrant was sworn for Emmett Huggins former Bailiff of the County Commissioners Court on forgery charges in Indianapolis Indiana The alleged crime involves forging the name of painter Som O Neil for 139 dollars The arrest stems from audits and investigations by County Auditor Albert Sahm into the officers books.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Auditor’s
Commissioners’ Departments
Gravel Road Fund
T. OW
Frazier
O. P. Ensley
Emmett Huggins
County Commissioners’ Court
Albert Sahm
Som O'Neil
Crockett Five and Ten Centrals Falls in Madison Va Aurora
Local business owner reports Crockett five and ten centalora collapsed in Madison and its branches in Virginia and Aurora amid alleged causes cited as bad business and the Aurora bank failure impacting operations.
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Madison
Ind
Crockett Five
Ten Centalora
Vavay
Aurora
General Stoessel Sentenced to Death in Port Arthur Capture
Lieut. Gen. Stoessel was condemned to death by a military court for surrendering Port Arthur to the Japanese. Gen. Fock was reprimanded for a disciplinary offense not tied to the surrender. Gen. Smirnoff and Maj. Gen. Reiss were acquitted for lack of proof. The court urged commuting Stoessel to ten years in a fortress and removal from service.
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Gen. Stoessel
Gen. Vodar
Stoessel
Simirnoff
Reiss
Powder Blast at Hercules Packing House Kills 28
A massive dynamite explosion at the Hercules Powder works packing house in Pinole 14 miles north of Berkeley kills 28 workers. Four white men Manuel Enos Joseph Grace and W A Rodriguez perish alongside 24 Chinese laborers. Foreman W W Stillwell is killed. Flames follow the blast, and damage runs to about $100000. No cause is yet established.
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Berkeley
Cnl
Bay Region
Hercules Powder Works
Pinole
Here
W. W. Stillwell
Manuel Enos
Joseph Grace
W. A. Rodriguez
Score
Australia seeks visit by American battle fleet
Melbourne reports Australia wants the American fleet now en route to San Francisco to stop here. The government has examined the idea and sent a letter to President Roosevelt inviting the ships to visit Australia’s main ports in hopes of a new era in this region.
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Melbourne
Australia
San Francisco
Roosevelt
Tokyo memorandum on emigration reaches agreement with US terms
The Japanese government reply to the United States on emigration was presented to Ambassador O'Brien. It is believed to align with many American suggestions but calls for tighter emigration limits. In Fayetteville North Carolina a crazed shooter killed Chief Renton and wounded two others outside his home after a church service.
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Tokyo
United States
O’brien
Fayetteville
N. C
Renton
Sam Murchison
Pittsburg to Mark 150th Anniversary Naming
Elaborate plans are under way in Pittsburg Pennsylvania to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the city's naming. The event is set for November 25 of this year with plans focusing on community events and local history.
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Bedford
Ind
Stone
Spizens’ Committee
Reed
Pittsburg
Havana Carnival Opens With Enthusiastic Welcome
Havana hosts a winter carnival marked by unprecedented preparations over weeks. The event draws a large crowd of American tourists as it opens Sunday in a city abuzz with celebration.
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Havana
Fitzsimmons Demonstrates Solar Plexus Punch in Exhibition
The article recounts Bob Fitzsimmons staging a mock fight to illustrate his knockout punch on Jim Corbett at Carson City. Percy Williams, manager Parcy Williams, and Reger Williams join the scene with a protective bar bracer and a vest board gag. Fitzsimmons lands a punch. Reggy avoids real harm, though Fitzsimmons injures his left hand, needing six weeks of poulticing.
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Ruby Robert Fitzsimmons
Jim Corbett
Carson City
Parcy Willams
Fitz
Corbett
Robert
Reger Williams
Reggy
Bob
Fitzsimmons
Williams
Percy Williams
Animals Without Moral Sense Say Prof Schuster
Prof Schuster argues animals lack moral feeling and any sense of shame or honor. He calls their courage a mere impulse of nature and says animals have no pride or consciousness of the value of their kind or their own capabilities.
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Prof. Schuster
English Jurisprudence Praised By Rochester Lawyer
Elbridge L. Adams of Rochester, a lawyer, praised English jurisprudence at the New York State Bar association meeting. He cited that 23 English supreme court judges serving 32 million people dispose of as much business yearly as 98 New York state supreme court judges serving 8 million, noting English rules aim for the best quickest and simplest methods.
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Elbridge L. Adams
Rochester
N. Y
New York State Bar Association
Supreme Court of England
Supreme Court
New York State
Adams
Loyal Collie Lassie Given Honors in Baltimore Burial
Lassie a high bred collie descended from Sailor Queen Victoria’s pet was buried with unusual care in Baltimore. A zinc coffin with satin trimmings and hermetic seal marked a funeral fit for a neighborhood favorite and pet. Sailor inspired a poem by Thenn yson.
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Lassie
Baltimore
Sailor
Queen Victoria
Thennyson
Almanac Church Staircase Totals At St Botolph Boston
The tower at St Botolph's church in Boston England shows 865 steps for the year days. The 12 pillars 52 windows and seven doors symbolize months weeks and week days. In the west porch 24 steps mark hours while 60 steps on each side of the choir denote minutes and seconds respectively.
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St. Botolph's Church
Boston
England
Cremation Gains Ground in Scotland
The Scottish Burial Reform and Cremation Society reports steady progress with 6 cremations in 1905, rising to 42 in 1906, and 42 again by September last year, showing a continued advance over the preceding year.
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Scotland
Scottish Burial Reform and Cremation Society
Fragrant Rose Pillow Craft From Last Summer Leaves
A guide to repurposing dried rose leaves into a scented pillow to carry garden fragrance. Describes making a 14 by 5 inch pillow case from Japanese silk, with a separate inner cover and hem finish. Suggests using lavender or hops for alternative soothing pillows.
Fashion Trends in Hats Coats and Fabrics of the Season
Tricorne hats reappear as footmuffs become a new car accessory. Nattier blue tops color favorites while short fur velvet coats pair with cloth skirts. Glossy sealskin muffs and cravats appear. silver jewelry replaces leather boxes. Gray hair prompts silver adornments and snoods. new gowns use cotton velvet and frantet fabrics. Novel knits and rough silks headline ornate silhouettes.
Way of remodeling the growing girl’s apparel
The article explains how to adapt rapidly growing girls dresses by removing sleeves, lengthening the waist, and adding a silk yoke and new sleeves from the old ones. It covers matching silk for the yoke, using braid to conceal joins, and using bright braid to brighten dark fabrics.
Better Dressing Shows Forenoon Style Gains Favor
Fashion notes say the forenoon dress look is rising in popularity while gaudy morning wear fades. Vogue hails the shift to sober tailored outfits with elegance, hoping the trend spreads. Winter wardrobes also feature fewer small bodice coats, replaced by half-long, fur trimmed, and basque coats.
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Ag & Bar
Thread-Needle Roll Description in Historic Text
A fragment describes a thread needle roll sewn from twenty four inches of four inch ribbon. The lower end forms a narrow tie and a flat pocket. Whale bone channels, hooks and eyes, pink flannel lining, and waxed thread details are noted along with a pasted card element.
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Warsaw
Ned Walters
Jhsannah
Palestine
Berket
Charity Societies
Wloyd County Central Charity Association
Wity
Cmuersville
Charles Noll
David Noll
Mary Filby
John Filby
Milton, Ind
Covington
Padgett
Washington
Mnd
Alvin Padgett
Clergyman
God
Evans Ville
Rev. W. Reid Cross
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Central Labor Union Hall
Sam
Francis
Eugene Ballaw
Crumpacker
Swansville
Sambet Crmpacker
Booneville
Car Works
Trenton Rock
Babe
Lewisville
John W. Dorsey
West Main Street
Joe H H. Kraft
Louisville
T Wists’ Association
Sunnday
Evansville
Abraham Mack
F Silberman
Columbus
Lester Hughes
American Tobacco Co
General Stoessel
Port Arthur
Gen
Cal
Ruby
Almanac Church
Tollattes
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