Boy 13 Drunk Found In Vacant House In Denver
Ralph McClellan, age 13, was found drunk in a vacant house and taken to jail after a group of older boys allegedly gave him whisky on his way to school. Judge Lindsey reviewed the case, with authorities planning to target the boy's surroundings and a local gang involved in supplying liquor.
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Denver
Ralph McClellan
Lindsey
Taft
The
Humane Society
Ralph
Evans
Runaway Horse Crash In Cleveland Public Runabout
Four people two men and two women rode a two seated buggy on Superior street toward a closing drawbridge. The driver allegedly abused the horse causing it to bolt on the viaduct. The carriage struck the north gate smashing a wheel and throwing the occupants onto the railing. One man was stunned but all recovered before an ambulance arrived. The horse escaped after being detached and vanished.
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Cleveland
Superior St. -Viaduct
Will of Mrs Gotton Kahn Leaves Bequests to Several Groups
The will probated Monday directs $100 bequests to Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation, Indianapolis Hebrew Ladies Benevolent Society, Jewish Orphan Asylum Cleveland, Kesner Home for Aged and Infirm Cleveland, and Hebrew Union College Cincinnati. Children David Kahn receives $4000, and others receive varying jewelry items. The remainder of the estate is divided equally among the children.
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Gotton Kahn
Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation
Indianapolis
Hebrew Ladies’ Benevolent Society
Jewish Orphan Asylum
Cleveland
Kesner
Hebrew Union College
Cincinnati
David Kahn
Marquis
Raphael Kirshbamm
Adolph R. Weiler
Leopold C. Stiefel
Lee R. Kahn
Obituary Parson Rev J A Sutton of LaRue
Marion Ohio April 22 Rev J A Sutton known as the obituary parson officiated at 88 funerals and prepared many obituaries for county papers He was born near Cincinnati December 10 1847 and began ministry in 1874 He has served as pastor for eight years and was chaplain at the Ohio penitentiary under Campbell administration He married Mollie Cox in 189 and Ella A Kniffin in 1883
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Marion, O
V A. Sutton
Free Baptist Church of
Ohio Penitentiary
Campbell
Sutton
Jerry
Cincinnati
Mollie Cox
Blanchester
Ella A. Kniffin
Green Camp
Wilmington man keeps goat after seizure in freight house
In Wilmington Delaware on April 22 Charles Green seized household goods and a goat. State law requires a 40 day holding period before disposal. The Humane Society warns action unless the goat is removed from the freight house where it is held.
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Wilmington
Del
Charles Green
Humane Society
Oddities from the News: quick glimpses of curious tales
A New Jersey woman Mary Martin recovered her appetite after a month of fasting. In Viola New York a village preacher volunteers to guard against chicken thieves. Burglars in Louisville found a burglary policy on the mantel. A Babylon Long Island bulldog stopped a runaway horse by grabbing the reins. Lester Webb impersonated his jailed brother in Mexico and escaped. guards briefly held the wrong man. A Norfolk fox terrier returned home from West Hartford after 33 miles.
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Mary Martin
New Jersey
Viola
N. Y
W. A. Robinson
Louisville
Frank 8. Berry
Babylon
L. I
Lester Webb
Charlies
Porrall
Mexico
Lester
Charles H. Crocket
West Hartford
Norfolk
Runaway freight car stopped four seconds from Anaconda
In Victor on April 22 a loaded freight car broke loose on the Florence & Cripple Creek line. Conductor Blondy and Engineer Rush pursued the car as it sped toward a suburban train. Blondy wrapped a coal lump with a message and hurled it to Eclipse station to stop the train. The engine and car were slowed and coupled just four seconds from Anaconda.
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Victor
Col
Eclipse
Florence & Cripple Creek
Blondy
Rush
Anaconda
Reserve Rule Upheld In National League Contracts
In Philadelphia April 22 the Supreme Court reversed a lower court ruling in LaJole versus the National League Baseball Association. The decision upholds the reserve clause validity in National League contracts and could affect players who moved to the American League under the reserve rule.
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Philadelphia
Supreme Court
Court of Common Pleas
LaJole
National League Baseball Association
President Johnson Defers Discussion on Reserve Clause Ruling
In Chicago on April 21 President Johnson of the American league declines to comment on the Pennsylvania supreme court ruling upholding the reserve clause in National league contracts until he reads the decision. The move caused consternation at league headquarters as it could affect the league if upheld by the U S Supreme Court. Johnson plans to visit Philadelphia to consult the league's attorneys.
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Chicago
Johnson
American League
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
National League
Supreme Court of the United States
Philadelphia
League
Young Oswego Girl Falls Into Unawakening Sleep
Ida Hennes sey, a 15 year old girl from Oswego New York, reportedly slept a week after last Saturday night and has not awakened. Dr J Dwyer, her family physician, calls it catalepsy. Attempts to rouse her with electricity have failed. The case puzzles the physician as she has been unusually strong and robust with no prior signs of epilepsy or related conditions.
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Oswego
Ida Hennessey
Pierce
The
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Dr. Pierce
Claus Nelson
Pico Heights
Los Angeles
Cal
Merrill
West Merrill
Wisconsin
Believer in Dreams Loses Hand After Policy Purchase
In White Plains Edward M. Butler of Croton Falls, spurred by three dreams of losing his right hand to a haycutter, bought a $5,000 accident policy. Two days later a bicycle accident near his home triggered a shotgun blast, amputation below the elbow. His family lore notes Civil War era dreams of battle injuries.
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White Plains
Edward M. Butler
Croton Falls
Stranger sells ancient Chicago and Northwestern stock
A passerby entered Granger, Farwell & Co. offering eight shares of Chicago and Northwestern railroad common stock. Bought 14 years ago for 130, the shares had yielded 7 percent. The brokers managed to sell the stock for 25144.
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Time
Granger, Farwell & Co
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Briggs and Andersons Sale of 992 Acres in Perry Township
William F. Briggs and his wife of Massachusetts sold 992 acres in Perry township Marion county to Benjamin W. and Eli Anderson of Hendricks county for 32500 dollars. The sale involves distant parties and a substantial rural tract in central Indiana.
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William F. Briggs
Massachusetts
Perry Township
Marion County
Benjamin W. and
Eli Anderson
Hendricks County
Fire at Wall Street assay office threatens millions in metal
A fire at the United States assay office near Wall Street endangered $31,000,000 in precious metals. Employees formed a bucket brigade and used hoses for about an hour and a half, preventing a general alarm and potential loss. The blaze damaged walls but caused limited financial loss, with vaults holding $40,000,000 to $50,000,000 worth of metal nearby.
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New York
United States Assay Office
Wall St
Wallst
Amall
Otthers
Man Removes Ten-Foot Beard In Kansas Town
William H. Marden of Stockton tired of questions about his long beard. He cut it off with shears and burned it in the kitchen stove after 30 years of growth. Once nine to ten feet long, the reddish brown beard dragged on the ground and changed his appearance.
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Albiene
Kan
Wiliam H. Marden
Stockton
Thuy
Kansas
Marden
Hberal
Chicken Thief Injures Boy In Indigent Household Incident
In Shelbyville Indiana on April 22 2 year old Art Clark sustained 48 buckshot injuries after garden er Frank Bischner fired at two intruders in his kitchen wounding Clark as he woke to a bell ringing and a wire scrape. Clark remains in critical condition.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Art Clark
Frank Bischner
Clark
Bischner
Cheichen
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Common Sense
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United States
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Union Station
Sloan Drug Co
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