Farnum Refuses to Squeal and Pleads Guilty
Special report from Columbia details James S. Farnum’s stance against testifying against former liquor business associates and dispensary board members. He pleaded guilty in Richland court with the understanding he would not be compelled to convict others, a point noted by Judge Prince. The indictment cited conspiracy to bribe Wylie, though actual bribery was not charged.
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Passenger Train Wreck Near Northeast Pa With Casualties
Erie reports train No 28 westbound on the Lake Shore railroad collided with a work train near Northeast Pa today. Three persons were killed outright and several injured as stormy conditions hinder wire lines and surface cars reaching the wreck.
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Erie
Lake Shore
Northeast
Veteran suspended for sixty days at Confederate home
F. Douglas Walker, a renowned veteran at the Confederate home, was suspended for 60 days after allegedly swearing at breakfast. He lacks living relatives and sought admittance at the county alms house, where he obtained a bed. He says the commandant’s wife misinterpreted a deaf servant’s reply and that the New Year’s remark led to the punishment.
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F. Douglas Walker
Walker
Expert Farmers Wanted to Instruct Indians on Reservations
The Indian service seeks agricultural college graduates to train Native Americans in arid region farming. Selected experts will manage model demonstration farms on western reservations and receive a salary of 1200 dollars per year. The program aims to boost farm production and sustain tribal communities.
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Washington
Ian
Indian Service
Valentine
Volunteers for Mission Work At Student Convention
At Rochester on January 7 during the sixth quadrennial international convention of the Student Volunteer Movement, 92 college students offered for foreign missionary service. Volunteers include women from Vassar Wellesley and the Woman’s College of Baltimore and men from Harvard Yale and Johns Hopkins. Most selected China with 40 volunteers, while Africa drew 10 and India nine. They plan to depart within a year under church boards.
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Wellesley
Woman's College of Baltimore
Harvard
Yale
Johns Hopkins University
China
Africa
India
Southland on the Rise Says Collier's Foresees West’s Move
Collier's forecasts a shift toward the South as free land grants end. It notes low land values, corn productivity, and climate as magnets, predicting census trends show Western farm decline while the South nears major development and growth. The article highlights land wealth, waterpower, minerals, and forest resources drawing population and investment southward.
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South
Iowa
South Carolina
Middle West
Government exam prep for Railway Mail Clerks opens
Uncle Sam offers spring examinations for Railway Mail Clerks Custom House Clerks Stenographers Bookkeepers and other Government positions Thousands of appointments will be made Eligibility over 18 and in any location instructions and free information available by writing to the Bureau of Instruction N Hamilton Building Rochester N Y
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Uncle Sam
Bureau of Instruction
N. Hamtia
Rochester
Alford Says He Was Drunk In Fatal Double Shooting
F B Alford told reporters in Macon Georgia that he was drinking when he shot and killed his wife and mother in law and wounded himself. He said he fired in a drunken state then attempted suicide by shooting himself through the head but survived and was moved from hospital to county jail.
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Macon
F. B. Alford
Alford
Anna Katharine Green’s The House of the Whispering Pines serialized
Literary debate surrounds Anna Katharine Green as The House of the Whispering Pines appears in the New York Sunday World. The novelist whose detective tales rival Poe Doyle and Gaborian is celebrated for Leavenworth C. The Sunday World will publish five 20 000 word booklets free with the Sunday issue starting January 9.
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New York Sunday World
Anna Katherine Green
House of the Whispering Pines
Edgar Allan Poe
Canon Doyle
Sherlock Homes
Gaborian
Anna Katharine Green
Levenworth C
New York Sunday Worlds
Sunday World
Newsdealer
Dramatic scene at Flatbush Avenue Station ends in fracas
A Brooklyn woman confronted her husband and another woman at Long Island Rail Road Flatbush Avenue station. The infuriated wife assaulted the pair, tore the rival’s hat, and the men fled in opposite directions before she returned home to await her husband's return. The incident was witnessed by bystanders.
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Flatbush Avenue
Long Island Railroad
Brooklyn
Andre's Polar Party All SLAIN By Esquimaux
Winnipeg reports confirm remnants of the ill fated Andre expedition in search of the North Pole. An Indian tale describes a 3 white men killed by Esquimaux after a clash over brass instruments and gear salvaged from the abandoned Arctic expedition. Others corroborate sightings of the treasure cache.
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Winnipeg
Man
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Hudson Bay Company
Prince Albert
Saskatchewan
North Pole
Hudsons Bay Post
Here
Mr. Irvine
Arctic Sea
Pete Esquimaux
Madriz absolves Amerigans over Grace and Cannon case
President Madriz of Nicaragua, in a State Department message received via Admiral Kimball, expresses that U S resentment over the Grace and Cannon executions was justified. He laments the act, calls it illegal after personal investigation, and implies potential moves toward Zelaya.
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Madriz
Nicaragua
State Department
Admiral Kimball
Navy Department
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Cannon
Mexico
Zelaya
Hit Back at Lee's Foes
Camp Hampton D C V adopts a resolution condemning Chicago G A R posts' opposition to a proposed statue of Robert E Lee in the Hall of Fame at Washington. The resolution calls the opposition untramic and harmful, harming goodwill and harmony among the nation.
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Columbia
Chicago G. A. R
Robert E. Lee
Washington
Camp Hampton
Chicago
Earliest Pole Claim May Rest With Andre Records
An unnamed correspondent reports questioning Inuit and Esquimaux for Arctic supplies and hearing tales of a big oomink. The story suggests remnants of the Andre expedition may persist, not Peary’s claim, and the writer expects to recover records to prove who first reached the Pole. Irvine plans a Northward return in days.
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Andre
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