Battalion Chief Killed in Fire at Herrmann Works
New York dispatch reports Battalion Chief Martin Coleman killed and Lieutenant Jones badly injured in a blaze at the Herrmann furniture and plumbing cabinet works on Mott Street. Fire damaged warehouses and displaced Italian residents. Father Smith helped rescue a partner before collapse.
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New York
Martin Coleman
Jones
Herrmann Furniture and Plumbing Cabinet Works
Mott Street
H. Herrmann Lumber Company
Coleman
Lieutenant Jones
Father Smith
Fire Department
Bennett
East Tenth Street
Richard Joyce
Smallpox Germ Is Discovered In Cleveland
Cleveland reports Dr. W T Howard city bacteriologist and Western Reserve professor has found a smallpox germ. Announcement expected soon through proper channels. Health Officer Friedrich hints at a sensational reveal as Rockefeller funded research progresses. Frank Lordier critically ill at St Joseph hospital. Santa Claus fund collects clothing and provisions for needy families via local ladies named in the appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
W. T. Howard
Western Reserve University
Howard
John D. Rockefeller
Counselman
Boston
Friedrich
Frank Lordier
St. Joseph Hospital
Frank Kanaga
West Williams Street
Melsen
East Williams Street
J. W. Clark
Holman Street
A. A. Bowzer
East Creighton Avenue
Rejected Wood's Contract Hints at Local Turmoil
In Havana, sources report a conflict as a contract involving a person named Wood was rejected. Details remain sparse, but the note indicates a dispute over terms and potential local repercussions.
Winter Sports Delight At Poe Pointer School
The Poe Pointer community reports lively winter activities with sledding and skating on local hills and at St Marys. Visitors include Hume Baum of Hutchinson and families of Garton, Somers and Hadley, with ice cutting and hauling under way and several local gatherings noted.
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Poe
St. Mary’s
Hume Baum
Hutchinson, Kas
Krick
James Garton
Irma Yocum
Maysville
Hubbard Garton
Levi Somers
Fort Wayne
Ezra Hiser
Henry Ludwig
Wm. Hiser
Wm. Rushman
Warren Ake
Homer Brown
Marion Brown
Raleigh Spangler
Fred Meyers
Mary Harrod
John Lipes
Calvin Beam
Gust Somers
Ossian
Bessie Mullen
Bert Chanman
Victor Snarr
A. O. Hadley
Daniel High
Adam Shultz
Robert Mercer
Emma Landstoffer
M. E. Sunday School
John W. Fenner
Preston Snider
Clem Smith
Wm. Dalman
May Mercer
Antioch
Grace Emerick
Frank Snider
May Emerick
Maud Emerick
Guy Hadley
Joan Harrod
John Emerick
Lucius Somers
George Christwell
Chance Snider
Mason Fraternity
George Spangler
Leo Items Cozy Christmas Notes And Hog Butchering
Wish you all a merry Christmas and all a fat turkey or a goose. The roads are very icy. The attendance at the singing school was good last Saturday evening at school house No. 6. Fred Schorf of Leo butchered seven hogs that dressed 350 pounds each.
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Fred Schorf
Leo
Secretary Hay Recovers From Illness and Returns to Work
Washington December 22 After two weeks of confinement from grippe and cold Secretary Hay is able to leave his bedroom and spend much of each day in his library handling business needing his attention He still suffers hoarseness from a bronchial attack slow to yield to treatment and recalls a similar illness last winter that required a trip to Thomasville Georgia for recuperation.
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Washington
Hay
Thomasville
Jefferson Club elects officers for upcoming political work
The Jefferson club chose officers including President David C. Stout and Treasurer Frank J. Belot at a well attended meeting. A committee was named to draft resolutions on delegate selection by the percentage plan for county convention representation.
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Jefferson Club
David C. Stout
Carl Yaple
Harry F. Kennerk
Frank J. Belot
Joseph F. Getz
John H. Aiken
F. J. Belot
Joan Heller
H. C. Underwood
George Lindemuth
Fred E. Zollars
Aiken
J. M. Farrett
Henry Colerick
W. P. Breen
A. E. Thames
H. C. Underwead
J. L. Smith
Judge Aiken
County Central Committee
Judge Parker
New York
Dedication Planned for Carnegie Library in Fort Wayne
A joint meeting of the library committee and the school board outlined a ceremony for Fort Wayne’s Carnegie library dedication, with Judge Robert S. Taylor as orator and Hon. Andrew Carnegie as keynote if available on January 7. The building will be turned over by C. S. Bush and accepted by Mayor Berghoff, books remaining in the old building until after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Carnegie
Fort Wayne
Garnegie
Library Committee
Robert S. Taylor
C. S. Bush
Berghoff
D. Samuel Wagenhals
S. C. Hoffman
D. N. Foster
Katherine Hamilton
C. B. Woodworth
Margaret Colerick
R. S. Robertson
W. P. Breen
Army officers detailed for four-year militia duty
Washington dispatch reports the secretary of war detailing Brig. Gen. Aaron S. Daggett Brig. Gen. Charles W. Miner Major William Gerlach and Major Robert W. Dowdy to serve with state organized militias for four years under the Dick militia bill. They will receive full pay and allowances of their ranks during the detail.
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Washington
Secretary of War
Organized Militia
Aaron S. Daggett
Nebraska
Charles W. Miner
Ohio
William Gerlach
Minnesota
Robert W. Dowdy
Arkansas
CANNOT KEEP MINOR IN MARINES
In Washington a federal court granted habeas corpus to discharge Harry F Harris from the U S Marine Corps on grounds the youth was 19 years old. The ruling said enlistment of boys aged 14 to 18 applies to the navy, not the marine corps.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia
Clabaugh
Geo. F. Harris
Beautiful Family Record Picture Offered by Senate Supply Co
A 16x22 decorative family record picture on gold background with space for names and dates, births, marriages, and deaths. Features include father and mother spaces, blue bells, morning glories, and multiple photo pockets, priced at 25 cents plus send to Senate Supply Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Senate Supply CO
Indictments in Gillespie Sister Murder Case at Rising Sun
Rising Sun Ind Dec 23 The grand jury returned true bills of murder in the first degree against James Gillespie twin brother of the slain woman Mrs Belle Gillespie Mrs Carrie Barbour niece of Dr Thad A Reamy a Cincinnati physician and Myron Barbour husband of Mrs Barbour Bench warrants were issued by Judge Downey circuit court
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Rising Sun
Ind
Elizabeth Gillespie
Guand
James Gillespie
Belle Seward
Carrie Barbour
Thad A. Reamy
Cincinnati
Myron Barbour
Barbour
William Gillespie
Downey
Circuit Court
Frisco wreck toll rises to ten with victim's death
Fort Scott Kansas reports Sheri dan Kanable died of injuries from yesterday's Frisco wreck bringing total fatalities to ten. Brake man Barkley, accused of failing to flag the passenger, arrived today denying the charge. He says he did flag the train.
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Fort Scott
Kas
Sheridan Kanable
Frisco
Barkley
Cotton market runs hot on buying orders
The cotton market in New York session surged as buying orders led by New Orleans pushed prices higher. Futures climbed with January at 13.17, March 13.38, May 13.49, and July 12.50 as the hat hit new season records.
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New York
New Orleans
Change For A Hundred At Stock Exchange Goblet Fine
A rule requires 10 cents per broken glass. A worker earning $6 weekly broke a goblet and was asked for the fine. He asked if he could change a hundred dollar bill, causing laughter and a later raise of one dollar a week.
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Stock Exchange Power House
New York Press
Shylock of the Trolley on Gay Street
A Baltimore News quip on trolley conductors noting weekday money patterns. The conductor boasts a memory of riders with five notes, a dollar, and pennies while explaining a penny for a married man. The exchange reflects street humor about Monday and salary payments.
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Gay Street
Eutaw Street
Baltimore News
United States Consumes Half of World Coffee Crank Bags
The United States uses half of the 16,000,000 bags representing the world’s coffee crust. This item highlights American demand driving substantial global trade and production patterns.
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United States
Christinsl Presents Better Than a Weekly TV Invite
A message highlights Christinsl presenting an event that promises superior programming to a weekly TV show and invites outsiders from outside the city to attend.
Christmas feast on Crusoe island with peccary hunt
Narrator recalls Christmas on a tropical island where he hunts peccaries, survives a dangerous encounter perched in a gum tree, and receives aid from a black man and a dog. Pappy Ned prepares lavish provisions from cassava farina and cassareep while Rob inson Crusoe lore is invoked to locate the island near the Caribbean.
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F. A. Qher
Crusoe’s Island
Ned
Crusoe
Juan Fernandez
South America
United States
Caribbean Sea
Old Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
Mariner
Bristol
England
Daniel de Foe
Equator
de Foe
Guiana
River Amazones
Orinoco
Great River
Trinidad
Papny Ned
Wmigu
Crusoe in Tobago A Christmas Feast with Pappy Ned
In Tobagonian chatter a narrator recalls emulating Crusoe life on Tobago island with his faithful Black servant Pappy Ned. They forage, hunt deccaries, prepare a grand festive feast including gumbo soup frogs legs and peccary roast. The tale ends with jungle humor and hearty hospitality amid tropical fruit and castaway comforts.
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Ned
Crusoe's Island
Crusoe’s Island
Pappy
Frederick A. Ober
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New York Department
General Wood
Havans
Havana
Customs House
University
Academy of Sciences
Senate
Palma
Cleveland Bacteriologis
Wood
Ser
MR. Carnegie
Toledo
Gillespies
Sister
Shylock
Frederick A. Oser
Mya
Pappy Ned
Massa
Pam
West Indies
Tobago
Walter Raleigh
I Jong
Robinson
Deccaries
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