Fort Wayne Fetes Christmas With Snow and Civic Spirit
Fort Wayne observed a widespread Christmas celebration with a heavy snowfall marking the day. Retail activity paused as people joined in charitable giving, church services, and festive meals. The Associated Charities led relief efforts, while hospitals and orphanages hosted programs and gift distributions, including a Knights of Columbus drive at St. Vincent’s.
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Fort Wayne
Santa Claus
Street Railway Company
Associated Charities
St. Joseph’s
Hope
Fort, Wayne
Lane's Family Medicine Lane's Tea Beauty Aid Ad
An old newspaper ad proclaims Lane's Family Medicine or Lane's Tea as the most efficient aid in preserving beauty. It claims the product will restore faded roses to cheeks and urges druggists and dealers to stock it at 25 cents.
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Lane
Washington enjoys a white Christmas across the capital
Washington celebrates a white Christmas as snow covers the city to over half an inch. President Taft and family spend the day at home with no formal duties, while Vice President Sherman, Secretary Knox, and other officials share family gatherings.
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Washington
Taft
Charley
Robert Taft
Helen
Sherman
Utica
N.Y
Secretary Knox
K Street
Philander Chase Knox, Jr
J. R. Tindle
Valley Forge
Dickinson
Porto Rico
Meyer
MacVeagh
Ballinger
Wickersham
Eight Bodies Recovered From Herrin Mine Disaster
St. Louis reports confirm the recovery of eight bodies after a gas explosion in Chicago and Carterville Coal company mine A. Victims include W. T. Pierce and two helpers Eugene Barrett and Gordon Schaffer, plus Thomas Williams. Pierce oversaw thirty mines in the Herrin district and faced a risky reentry plan.
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St. Louis
Herrin
Lil
W. T. Pierce
Pierce
Eugene Barrett
Gordon Schaffer
Thomas Williams
Chicago and Carterville Coal Company
Schaffer
A Policeman's Testimony on Foley's Honey and Tar
Nashua Iowa night policeman J N Paterson recounts a stubborn winter lung cold and failed treatments. He credits Foley's Honey and Tar with two thirds of a bottle curing him and calls it the greatest cough and lung medicine in the world. Dreier Bros.
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J. N. Paterson
Nashua
Iowa
Foley
Dreier Bros
Gunness Farm Sold to Settle LaPorte Estate
Judge J. C Richter in the Laporte circuit court ordered the 59 acre Belle Gunness farm near Laporte Indiana sold to settle the estate. The farm is valued at 5000 dollars, with 3500 dollars of personal estate. Claims allowed total 4140 dollars, including 3140 dollars secured by Andrew Helgelin’s estate, the last victim.
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Gunness
Laporte
Ind
J. C Richter
Laporte @rcuit
Belle Gunness
Andrew Helgelein
North Dakota
County Bridges Summary Reports 56 New Additions
County bridge superintendent O By Wiley reviews annual work by commissioners. Fifty six new bridges added to existing ones at an average cost of 325 dollars each, with five dollars offset by township receipts. Forty bridges were repaired at an average cost of 150 dollars.
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Wiley
Street Railway Increases Wages for 300 Workers
The Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Company announced a voluntary wage rise effective January 1 for about 300 motormen and conductors across interurban and city divisions. The general raise is about one cent an hour, up to four cents for some interurban workers, with promotions to interurban service limited to ages 25 to 40 and city workers advancing on the interurban scale.
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Fort Wayne
Wabash Valley Traction Company
Big Street Railway Syndicate
Street Railway
Lnes
Lafayette
Bluffton
Wabash
Peru
Logansport
F. I. Hardy
C. D. Emmons
Fort Wayne and
Wabash Valley
Indiana
Indianapolis
Interurban Division
City Division
Wabash City
Peru City
Dowling Named Deputy Clerk in Circuit Court
John Dowling, son of Bartholomew Dowling, long active in New Haven business, is appointed deputy clerk in the circuit court vacancy left by W A Hammond. He comes highly recommended and will begin duties immediately under his predecessor’s guidance. A Clearmont.
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John Dowling
Bartholomew’ Dowling
New Haven
W. A. Hammond
Beveridge Declines Safety Board Seat in Grice Era
James M. Henry, chosen by Mayor elect Grice as a Republican safety board member, declines the appointment to seek re election as Republican district chairman, citing the law prohibiting holding both posts. Marion B. Johnson, a current city council member, accepts the vacant safety board seat after Grice offered it Friday.
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James M. Henry
Grice
Board of Public Safety
Marion Johnson
Board of Safety
Marion B. Johnson
Johnson
Henry Hints He Will Stay In Beveridge Drive
Chairman Henry, a friend of Senator Beveridge, declines a board of public safety post to support Beveridge’s re election. The law bars public safety members from politics, forcing Henry to choose between the chairmanship and the safety board, with Johnson set to replace him.
Foley’s Orine Laxative Endorsed for Women and Children
An advertisement touts Foley’s Orine Laxative as best for women and children with a mild action and pleasant taste, claiming it is preferable for regular relief and gentle operation.
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Foley's
Marshall's presidential boom seen in Indiana talks
Washington whispers center on Indiana Governor Marshall as he attends the Lew Wallace statue unveiling January 11. GOP and Democratic leaders weigh his candidacy, noting mixed feelings in Indiana and cautious, non-boosting tactics to avoid premature boom efforts.
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Washington
Marshall
Indiana
Lew Wallace
Statuary Hall
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Harmon
Ohio
Buckeye Statesman
National Capital
Hoosier
South
United States
Stone
Missouri
Shively
Besten
Dennis
Woman Murder Victim Found in Peru Home. Husband Detained
Peru Ind December 25 Policing found Ora Galloway over his wife’s lifeless body with an emptied revolver in hand. Galloway claimed he had no memory of the event and is held in jail.
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Ora Galloway
Wife'n
Pistol
Peru
Ind
Galloway
Census Officials Told to Avoid Political Influence in 13th Census
Census Supervisor John W. Sale receives President Taft guidance on census duties. Taft warns supervisors to remove any enumerators engaged in political work, stressing accountability via Mr. Durand. The 13th census will use about 68,000 enumerators under 380 supervisors, starting April 15 nationwide, with Fort Wayne allowing two weeks for city enumeration and thirty days in rural areas.
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Twelfth Congressional District
John W. Sale
Taft
Fort Warne
Foley's Kidney Remedy Urges Early Use for Urinary Issues
The advertisement presents Hexamethylenetetramine as a key ingredient and uric acid solvent. It urges taking Foley's Kidney Remedy at first signs of irregularity to prevent a serious malady, attributed to Dreier Bros.
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Dreier Bros
Installation and Feast for Lawton Post Veterans
United Spanish American War Veterans post in Lawton plans a January 5 event at the Anthony Wayne club. Newly elected officers will be installed by Department Commander Frank C Kibbe followed by a banquet. Officers named include Commander Ralph M Snyder and others: C M Gandy, Otto C Meyer, William S Swayne, W D Kayser, Charles N Kickley, Charles D Nolan, C A Sharp, James Connell, Charles L Jacques, Walter Beaverson, John Tieman.
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Lawton Post
United
Ely's Liquid Cream Balm for Nasal Catarrh Is Aimed at Relief
The ad promotes Ely's Liquid Cream Balm as the quick and sure remedy for nasal catarrh hay fever and cold in the head. It claims identical curative properties to the solid version with immediate relief from the first spray and notes a 75 cent price including a spraying tube, with mail order from Ely Bros New York.
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Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren Streat
New York
Ely Bros
Warrent St
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Clearmont
J. M. Henry
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the Sentinel
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Senate
Police and Fire Departments
Fourth Ward
Joseph Hutzell
W. D. Henderson
National Senate
State Committee
Twelfth District
Mr. Johnson
Champ Clark
Clark
Judge Gaynor
New York City
Biemer & CO
Water Supply Contractors
Baker Wind Mills
Schia Os
Anthony Wayne Club
Tri-State Loan & Trust Co
Charles A. Wilding
GEO. W. Pixaley, Secy
Dr. Wenger
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