Yaqui Indian attack leaves dozens dead near Valencia
A Nogales dispatch reports a massacre of Mexicans and Americans by Yaqui forces near Valencia, sixty miles below Guaymas. Eleven Mexicans and one American slain. over a hundred Yaquis involved. Railroad workers panic and fear delays to Guadalajara as authorities pursue the attackers.
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Molasses fed cattle win big prize for Funk in Chicago
Bloomington stockman Jacob Funk credits a molasses rich feed and careful ration control for his black Angus herd’s success at the International Stock Show in Chicago. He capped his prize with a record $17 per hundred on the hoof for fifteen head, after tweaking diet with oil meal oats and molasses, plus confinement and soaked corn to improve appearance and digestion.
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Chicago
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Half-Fare Rates On Fort Wayne Interurban For Children
The Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction company announced half-fare interurban rates for children ages five to twelve, effective soon as rate sheets are ready. The Interurban operates Fort Wayne to Peru from the new Spy Run power station, with partial operation at 16 000 volts and plans to shift more cars from the old downtown plant as the new station expands and storage capacity increases.
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Fort Wayne
Peru
Pennsylvania Railroad
Fire at Casino Theater Damages About 300
A small blaze at the Casino theater on Calhoun Street between Lewis and Montgomery damaged theater apparatus and machinery valued around 300 dollars. Originating in the moving picture machine apparatus about 11 o'clock Thursday, the fire was quickly extinguished by the fire department. The heavy loss stems from costly equipment. the proprietor carried no insurance but was arranging coverage. The theater is expected to resume performances tomorrow.
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Calhoun Street
Lewis
Montgomery
Ao Theater
Japanese economist predicts financial panic in Japan
Baron Shibusawa, a prominent Japanese economist, warned in a recent interview that a financial panic would strike Japan as the war’s effects spread. He blamed bankers for fueling feverish promotion of new undertakings with no exit, saying such ventures would collapse when funding dries up.
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Victoria
Baron Shibusawa
Japan
Dairy Plan Fails After Costs Hit Bowser Hard
Mrs Bowser challenges Mr Bowser's dairy dream after he schemes to convert their home into a 100 acre dairy with forty cows. She dissects costs from hay to barn to wages, showing $10,000 yearly profits collapse under real expenses, leaving Bowser defeated and the town amused.
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Mr. Bowser
Mrs. Bowser
Fragmentary Clipped Quote Alters Perceived Timeline
A fragmentary line hints at a twenty year shift in fashion following a trial. The garbled text lacks clear subjects or events, leaving the exact context and individuals undefined.
Guessing Age Sparks Friendly Exchange in Yonkers
In Yonkers a girl with crow’s feet teased a man by asking his guess of her age. He replied about twenty four, then she reminded him she had given only one guess. The light exchange ends with her laughter.
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Yonkers
Swindle Over Glass Eye Doubts Bulging Wallet
In a Les le's Weekly sketch Uncle Cyrus complains the glass eye is useless and asks for a refund. The optician retorts the eye is no good, and Cyrus laments he sees no better with the new glass eye than without it.
Rubbing It In by Mrs Closefist Cartoon Snippet
A Cleveland Plain Dealer comic excerpt features Mrs Closefist boasting about her lack of head for figures and then admitting she cannot recall what she did with a dollar given three weeks earlier. The exchange satirizes financial memory and gender stereotypes through dialog.
Bracelet Missing Reported By Lee Dillon
Police note a missing gold bracelet valued at 8.50 reported by Lee Dillon. The item was allegedly taken from his pocket in Neville, prompting an investigation and authorities seeking clues or witnesses.
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Lee Dillon
A . Neville
Four Await Hangman S N O O S E in Indiana State Prison
Four murderers face execution dates in Michigan City Indiana with George Williams slated February 8 William A Spores February 25 John Lapidat March 29 and Constantine Strathocopoulos March 29. Strathocopoulos stabbed Demetrius Kacklemanis after a quarrel during railway work miscommunication and language barriers complicated the trial. Lapidat killed Alexander Urdria at Indiana Harbor while intoxicated using a knife in a perceived wrong.
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Ind
George Williams
Wiliam A. Spores
John Lapidat
Constantine Strathocopoulos
Demetrius Kacklemanis
Indiana Harbor
Alexander Urdria
Lapidat
Prominent Lagrange Man Albert Putt Dies at 54
Local obituaries recount the death of Albert Putt of Lagrange at age 54. The bulletin also notes a Gar rett home fire causing $200 in damages and a hunting accident near South Whitley injuring an 18 year old, with other regional updates on clergy, society anniversaries, marriages, and local incidents across northern Indiana.
Distressing mistaken identity case ends with acquittal
New York court hearing ends with Mrs. Alexander Trautman freed after an alibi proves she is not Hogan’s assault victim. Accuser Peter Hogan is arrested for assault as a double may have caused the confusion. Kitty Wilson, a striking lookalike, is taken into custody for investigation.
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New York
Alexander Trautman
Kitty Wilson
Trautman
Hogan
Finn
Fort Wayne and Jackson Railroad Company meeting notice
The annual meeting of the Fort Wayne and Jackson Railroad Company stockholders for director elections and other business will be held January 95 1907 at 10 a m in Jackson Michigan. Transfer books close January 12 1907 and reopen January 28 1907. Samuel Sloan Jr secretary West.
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Fort Wayne & Jackson Railroad Company
Jackson
Michigan
Samuel Sloan, Jr
West
Rich Man A Murderer Shoots Down His Old Enemy
North Vernon Ind Dec 27 A high temper and shotgun use leave Charlies Tharp dead and Elijah Covert a wealthy farmer jailed for murder Both men from Scipio area had a long running dispute over a fence and land Covert claimed self defense after Tharp accused him of tearing down a fence Thirty three-year-old Tharp dies with fifty three shot in his face Covert 55 surrenders to police and is jailed He is described as a frugal man with a fortune around 50000 Covert weds with two children Tharp leaves a wife and son
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Ind
Charlies
Tharp
Elijah Covert
Scipio
Covert
Suddith
North
Vernon
Gautier
A Guaranteed Cure for Piles Drug Ad
A guaranteed remedy promises relief from itching bleeding and protruding piles with PAZO OINTMENT. Druggists offer refunds if it fails to cure in 6 to 14 days. Cost is 50 cents.
Real Estate or Personal Security Notice
Public record fragment references Preiffer Roems S7 Bi 38 Blacks in a real estate or security context. Limited readable details identify no specific party actions, dates, or outcomes.
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Preiffer
Roems
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