New sort of baby to be shown at Alaska expo
Seattle readers learn of Perry Island, a volcanic lava mass named after the Perry cutter, with a smoking crater and hot boiling waters. A model of Perry Island will be exhibited at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition of 1909 to illustrate northern geology and attract trade. Also noted is the death of Conrad Balzer of Huntington, formerly of Fort Wayne, with surviving daughter Maggie Guebard and siblings.
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Seattle
Bering Sea
America
Alaska
San Francisco
Perry
Perry Island
Dutch, Harbor
Uncle Sam
United States
Conrad Balzer
Huntington
Fort Wayne
Maggie Guebard
Valentine Balzer
Barbara Weber
Shawl for Men Is the Latest From the Other Side
New York December 15 The young Lord Turnour M P cousin to the duke of Marlborough heir to Shippingslee estate arrived on the Baltic wrapped in a gray shawl with a gold pin and explained it is the latest in style among the fellows on the other side He plans five days at Yale Club then Philadelphia and Mexico He is described as small good looking and docile and known as the baby of parliament He was elected after Oxford days aided by family wealth and motor car fleets for campaign work
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New York
Lord Turnour
Duke of Marlborough
Earl of Winterton
Baltic
Harem Pierson
M. P
Harold Pierson
A. R. Page
London
Ellis Robins
England
Marlborough
Fellows
Yale Club
Philadelphia
Mr. Robins
Mexico
Doalle
Oxford
Plumbers Hurt In Train Yard Collision at Princeton
E. E. Noble proprietor of Noble Plumbing and Heating and Harry Newman president of Newman Plumbing and Heating were seriously injured in Princeton Indiana when their vehicle was struck by a cut of cars in the Southern railway yards. The collision left wreckage across the tracks with the horse and vehicle dragged about a hundred feet before the train halted. Both men suffered severe cuts and bruises but no broken bones and are expected to recover.
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Princeton
Ind
E. E. Noble
Noble Plumbing and Heating Company
Harry ©. Newman
Newman Plumbing and Heating Company
Evansville
Southern Railway
Dedication to the Lord Expressed Freely and Sincerely
A brief statement emphasizes a voluntary and lasting commitment to the Lord. The speaker declares deliberate spiritual dedication and steadfast intent to uphold faithfulness forever.
Pope Says France War on All Religion
Rome dispatch reports the Vatican’s official statement denouncing France for hostility to church and religion amid the separation of church and state. It cites not granting religious liberty, notes Briand circulars, and contrasts Brazil’s concordat handling. Pope moved by America after Archbishop Farley cable.
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Rome
Vatican
France
America
Farley
New York
United States
Holy See
Briand
Brazil
Rio Janeiro
Five Years For Mrs Birdsong In Manslaughter Case
Hazelhurst Miss December 15 Mrs Angie Fox Birdsong convicted of Manslaughter for killing Dr Thomas H Butler was sentenced to five years in the state penitentiary Judge D M Miller at a special session of court heard motions for a new trial alleging irregularities including the judge’s relationship to the Butler family The defendant collapsed and was carried in on a stretcher The jurors had urged a $500 minimum fine and no prison term.
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Hazelhurst
Miss
Angie Fox Birdsong
Thomas H. Butler
State Penitentiary
D. M. Miller
Seekng His Wife In Michigan City Fort Wayne Restaurateur Seeks Missing Spouse
Chin Boo a Fort Wayne restaurant owner arrived in Michigan City to locate his wife Miss Osie Spicer who left two weeks earlier with only her pocketbook containing 35 dollars. He believes she may be visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. George Spicer at the Hermitage building east of town and hopes to recover her clothes and belongings locked in a trunk and suitcase. He fears she may have decided to leave him and is willing to bring her back if she consents.
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Michigan City
Ind
Chin Boo
Fort Wayne
George Spicer
Hermitage
Osie Spicer
Chin
Balloon ascent traces Milan to Aix Alps in four hours
Nov 11 and a remarkable aerial voyage by Singeri Usuell and Crespi from Milan to Aix les Bains over Mont Blanc in four hours. They photographed Mer de Glace and Monte Rosa from six thousand metres as the altitude. LOSES GIRL AS FORTUNE COMES. Hollis Looney returns to La Crosse after Alaska fortune to find fiancée eloped with How ard F. Stryker in Dakota Minnesota.
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Singeri Usuell
Crespi
Alps
Milan
Aix-les-Bains
Mount Blanc
Mer-de Glace
Monte Rosa
la Crosse
Wis
Alaska
Hollis Looney
Howard F. Stryker
Looney
Jessie Workman
Dakota
Minn
Miss Wark
Stryker
Lanesboro
Eriction
Marie Corelli Opposes Woman Suffrage in England
London dispatch reports Marie Corelli dismissing women's suffrage while claiming she can influence fifty men’s votes but would lose power if she could vote. She denounces fashion papers depicting women as sham and warns men observe such ads, doubting many women are ready for the franchise.
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London
Marie Corelli
Oklahoma faces deficit for constitutional convention
Guthrie Oklahoma December 15 an estimated deficiency of 150000 dollars looms for the constitutional convention. Charles H Filson disbursing officer says the comptroller of the currency ordered no new debts beyond the 100000 dollar appropriation and he has refused to pay printing bills made without his knowledge. When funds run out he will stop payments.
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Guthrie
Okla
Charles H. Filson
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Rochester
N. Y
Central Presbyterian Church
Dr. Chapman
Frank Whitehall Smith
Smith
Hannah Whitehall Smith
God
Jesus Christ
Christian
Herculaneum
Pope
Pontiff
Failte
Paris
Monaignore Montagnini
Atépa
Osservatore Romano
M. Briand
Mrs, Birdsong
Rich
Flancee
Pold
Milano
The
Small Boy
Louise
Wilford
Little Louise
Marie Janell
Oklahoma
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