Dietrich in Court in Nebraska Indictments
United States Senator Charles H. Dietrich appeared with Gen. John C. Cowin before Judge Munger in Omaha arraigned on indictments from November 16 and December 17. Dietrich pleaded not guilty to profiting by leasing a post office building. he refused to plead on conspiracy and bribery charges with Postmaster Jacob Fisher. Trial on the conspiracy and bribery counts was set for January 4, with the government given two weeks to prepare. Additional notes cite ongoing land fraud investigations in Washington involving John A. Benson and figures such as Woodford Harlan and Secretary Hitchcock, with Benson in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
United States
Charles H. Dietrich
John C. Cowin
Munger
United States Circuit Court
Dietrich
Jacob Fisher
Hastings
Fisher
Cowin
Rush
Washington
John A. Benson
San Francisco
Pugh
Secret Service
Burns
West
Hitchcock
Woodford Harlan
General Land Office
Benson
Harlan
New York
Funerals In Chicago Beset By Strike Pickets And Ambulance Fears
In Chicago nearly 75 funerals were held as livery and hearse drivers struck. Police guarded Anna Vicek's funeral as nonunion hearses and carts replaced carriages. Strikes threaten ambulance service, with undertakers rerouting services and facing pressure to end the walkout.
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Chicago
Anna Vicek
Joseph Blake
Joseph Keefer
Thirtyfirst
Wallace
Oakwood Cemetery
Keefer
John Moughlin
Frank Kummerow
McLaughlin
Hone
Kummerow
Electric Bitters cures Mrs Newson after long illness
A Decatur Alabama woman describes three years of intolerable stomach and bowel pain before Electric Bitters restored her health. She credits the medicine with a complete recovery and recommends it for liver kidney and stomach troubles. Priced at 50 cents and sold by Dreier & Bro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Newson
Decatur
Ala
Dreier & Bro
Samuel S. Fisher Dies in Denver After Illness
Samuel S. Fisher, once a Fort Wayne businessman before 1870, died in Denver Colorado after a weeklong illness of pneumonia. He served in an Ohio regiment during the war and left a widow and three children residing in Denver. Mrs John Irwin White of this city was his sister in law.
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Samuel S. Fisher
Fort Wayne
Denver
Col
Fisher
John Irwin White
Dr King’s New Discovery Cures Coughs and Colds
Fresh testimony proclaims Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds as unequaled. A Virginia man's three year bronchitis cure after using the remedy is cited. It is claimed to cure lung throat troubles pneumonia and grip with trial bottles free and kits available through Dreier and Bro druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
T. J. McFarland
Sbenterville
Dreier, & Bro
Vatican denies pair of tales about hidden cash in Rome
Rome reports deny claims that Cardinal Gotti received nine million dollars from Pope Leo and that a hole in a wall hid gold or treasure. The AP states the pope after ascension received eight point four million from the late pope's will, with executors Gotti Rampolla and Cretoni delivering bonds. The piece notes Vatican finances remain troubled and prior salaries funded after Rome's occupation.
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Rome
Vatican
The
Tribuna
Cardinal Gotti
Propaganda
Pius
Leo
Associated Press
Gotti
Rampolla
Cretoni
Pope Leo
Holy See
Pius IX
Vatican Finds Hidden Wealth of $9 Million Belonging to Leo
Rome reports Cardinal Gotti and Mgr Marzolini moved a heavy bag into Pope Pius XIII room revealing $9,000,000 in bank notes. Leo allegedly left the money to be used by his successor, with $1,850,000 later found in wall bags by an electrician. The pope expressed strong emotion at the revelation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Vatican
Leo
Cardinal Gotti
The
Propaganda
Mer. Marzolini
Mgr. Mazzolini
Pope Pius
Mgr. Marzolini
Papal
Fort Wayne Doctor Claims Home Cure for Consumption
Dr Charles Immerman, hailed as the world s greatest lung specialist, announces a positive home cure for consumption. He says his method cures every case where vitality remains and he now sends the treatment across the United States and Europe after curing hundreds deemed fatal by noted physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Immerman
Fort Wayne
United States
Europe
Wolf Menace Near Warsaw Frights Hoofed Flock Echoes
In northern Indiana two gray wolves harassed sheep flocks a short distance north of Warsaw causing livestock losses.
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Warsaw
Rebecca Bennett
Bluffton
Catherine Kindler
Huntington
John T. Hawkes
Albion High School
Dora McIntyre
Crawfordsville
Date of Effect Will Mean Much in Cuban Treaty
Washington reports Assistant Secretary Armstrong met the president briefly as treasury officials prepare circulars for customs regarding the Cuban reciprocity treaty. The exact start date for new duty rates remains unsettled, with ten days after ratifications to take effect, possibly the 27th or 28th. The timing impacts Cuban product importers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Armstrong
Treasury Department
Department
Treasury
Roosevelt Holds Cabinet Conference On Naval Panamanian News
President Roosevelt conferred with multiple cabinet members on December 19. Secretary Moody discussed latest naval advisories along the Isthmus of Panama, while Cortelyou and Root carried out private departmental talks. No public details were released.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Moody
Panama
Cortelyou
Root
Seven Die as Walden University Dormitory Fire Rages
A night fire at Walden University dormitory in Nashville leaves seven dead and seventeen seriously injured. The four story brick building had only one exit via the main stair, prompting inmates to leap from windows as flames spread, many in night garments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Walden University
Hamilton
Freedman’s Aid Society
Foley Honey and Tar Substitute Branding
Dreier & Bro. cautions readers not to be misled by substitutes claimed to be Foley's Honey and Tar, urging consumers to seek authentic product quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Dreier & Bro
Quiet Noon Wedding Joins Fred J. Paul and Blanche Wheeler
Fred J. Paul of Garrett married Blanche Wheeler of this city in a noon ceremony at the residence. Rev. A Preston of Wayne Street Methodist Episcopal church performed the quiet ceremony with no attendants. Paul is a Garrett merchant and the couple will reside there. Blanche formerly lived at Kendalsville.
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Fred J. Paul
Garrett
Blanche Wheeler
A. §. Preston
Wayne Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Mr. Paul
Kendalsville
Poley’s Horey and Tar Throat Cure Promises Relief
Advertises Poley’s Horey and Tar as a positive cure for all throat and lung diseases. Encourages refusing substitutes and lists Dreier & Bro as the sellers or endorsers.
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Poley
Dreier & Bro
Fire devastates Carthage business district in Panola County
The business portion of Carthage Texas the Panola County seat burned today causing $60 000 in losses with $15 000 insured. Yedsla s wa re presence remains unclear as authorities assess the blaze in Houston Texas weathered reports.
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Houston
Tex
Carthage
Panola County
Texas
Captain Arthur W. Lewis to Lead Boer War Exhibit at St Louis
Captain Arthur W. Lewis, formerly of Fort Wayne and private secretary to the late R. T. McDonald, will head a Boer War representation for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis. He has British Army experience and recently arrived in New York aboard the Umbria before continuing to St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur W. Lewis
Fort Wayne
St. Louis
Lewis
R. T. McDonald
New York
McDonald
T. B. Shoaff
South Africa
St. Louis Exposition
U S Rear Admiral Carries Consul to Alexandretta Over Incident
Rear Admiral Cotton departed Beirut aboard the San Francisco with Consul Davis to Alexandretta where Davis had left earlier after insulting and assault by a local police officer while escorting a naturalized American named Attarian who was freed from prison with consul aid. Minister Leishman has discussed the case informally with Foreign Minister Tewfik Pasha and seeks a settlement.
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Constantinople
Cotton
Beirut
United States
San Francisco
Davis
Alexandretta
Attarian
Leishman
Tewfik Pasha
Boy's Life Saved From Membraneous Croup
Winchester Indiana resident C W Lynch credits Foley's Honey and Tar for relief in a severe membranous croup attack on his son. He states the remedy saved his boy's life after one dose and urges others to use it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Lynch
Winchester
Ind
Foley
Dreier & Bro
Citizens' Look Now Opp Post Office Poster
A damaged OCR snippet mentions deposits and money in relation to a post office and Citizens' league. No clear date or names found.
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Postoffice
Ner
Silly Joe Trial Highlights Grant County Witnesses
The defense in Joseph Osborne's murder case of his father in law John Busenbark has focused on Grant county witnesses describing Osborne as a peaceable weak minded man known as Silly Joe. Testimony also portrays Busenbark as meddlesome and quarrelsome, stirring trouble. John Osborne testified for the defense while Dale Osborne, eight, testified for the state about the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Ind
Joseph Osborne
John Busenbark
Grant County
Osborne
Joe
Erwin
John Osborne
Dale Osborne
Strikers Denied Christmas Cheer in Crimmitschau
Berlin reports the Saxon government banned seven major Christmas parties for textile strikers in Crimmitschau, deeming them sedition and a threat to public peace. Despite strike funds covering the events, the action spurs bitterness while the national textile workers’ society plans gifts for every child.
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Berlin
Crimmitschau
National Society of Textile Workers
Stre
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