Maggie Knute: A Regular Wild and Woolly Wild Cat
Denver, Dec. 4. In Apex Colorado a striking six foot tall woman Maggie Knute and her family are under scrutiny by Humane Society agent Harry B. Kerr. Reports describe fights with men and a history of violent acts including a bear kill with a butcher knife. Kerr found a brood of related women and many babies living in squalor. The case is described as depraved and troubling to local citizens.
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Denver
Col
Gilpin County
Colorado
Harry B. Kerr
The
Humane Society
Whitehead
Apex
Knute
Agent Kerr
Kerr
Maggie Knute
Lily Knute
Dinner Guests Recall Senators Roberts and Chase
State auditor W H Hart recalls a Washington dinner at Perry Heath's home. Roberts the future senator and Gov. Chase arrived late, Roberts in a swallow tail coat and Chase in a Roman senator image. Mrs Heath jokes they should exchange coats upstairs to speed dinner.
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W. B. Roberts
Beveridge
W. H. Hart
Perry Heath
Roberts
Gov. Chase
Washington
Chase
Heath
Sultan the Martyr Turkeys for Presidential Dinner
In Rhode Island a celebrated turkey named Sultan was bled to death for the president’s Thanksgiving feast. Senator Vose oversaw the ceremony, then Sultan’s remains were sent to Washington for display before President Roosevelt. The Rhode Island bird, raised by Vose for over 30 years, weighed 42 pounds when dressed.
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Vose
Westerly
United States
Washington
White House
Roosevelt
U.S
Anthony
Grant
Rhode Island
Brown University
Alderman Winship
Epicure
General Assembly
Aldrich
Europe
Boston Globe
Golden Medical Discovery Promise for Digestion and Vitality
The article likens corn farming to human health and argues Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery boosts digestion and nutrient absorption. It cites a testimonial from Clarence Carnes of Taylors town, Loudoun County, Va., claiming relief from stomach trouble after two bottles.
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Theody
Pierce
Doctor Pierce
Clarence Carnes
Hsg
Taylorstown
Loudoun Co
Dr. Pierce
Land and Sea Monster Report Sparks Hoosier Hoax
In North Judson Indiana on December 4 a local tale claims Thad Delaria and his son Job encountered a moss covered land and sea monster in a swamp. David Smuts described a moss cloaked creature with twelve moving limbs that cut a 60 foot swath through the forest toward the Kankakee River. Local excitement grows as residents speculate on capture and display in Indianapolis while noting unrelated notes about the Syracuse Journal and a nitroglycerin meeting in Marion.
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North Judson
Ind
Thad Delaria
Job
Delaria
David Smuts
Kankakee
Smuts
Haughville
Kankakee River
Illinois Line
Elks’ Wonderland
Indianapolis
Atheism in Colleges at Nebraska Scene of New Plan
Researchers in Nebraska propose a new chair in ancient and modern church history and biblical interpretation at the state university to counter secular trends. Rev W H Manss leads the effort with the Congregational Church supplying funds, aiming to offset loss of religious influence and fund dormitories via endowment. Opposing professors argue materialism and agnosticism reflect broader education, not campus indoctrination.
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State University of Nebraska
Lfe
Harvard
Yale
Congregational Council
W.H. Manss
First Congregational Church of
Lincoln
Congregational Church
Local Obituaries and Notables in Indiana Records
Obituaries list several Lafayette residents including Mrs. Henry D Throckmorton 40 a popular singer and Mrs Caroline Zinn an aged widow of Peru Also Jesse Davis 60 of Lafayette dies suddenly from heart disease Sample 82 of Greensfork is mentioned along with Mr Sample described as a prominent citizen in Birney Hopkins area
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Henry D. Throckmorton
Lafayette
Caroline Zinn
Peru
Jesse Davis
Mary
Sample
Greensfork
Birney
Hopkins
Citizen
Auditor Hart Fights Central Insane Hospital Funds Clash
State auditor Hart disputes the 1899 general appropriation law for the Central Insane Hospital, arguing the 1901- year period lapses and that 15 000 for equipment falls under separate terms. Trustees threaten court action while Gov Durbin is urged to back Hart in potential board upheaval.
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Hart
Central Insane Hospital
Durbin
John Ostermiler
Fudge, a Practical Joke, and a Hidden Aunt
Esther Davies invites her friend Dian Haughton to meet Uncle John at the college after a comical mix up. Dian first rejects a young admirer who is really Uncle John, and a mistaken identity leads to a budding romance. Months later Dian reveals she is preparing to become Esther's aunt.
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Dian Haughton
Esther
Dian
John
Esther Davies
Uncle John
Miss Davies
Miss Haughton
John Newhall
Elsie
Mr. Newhall
Essie
Adorian
Exhibition Opens at Tomlinson Hall Featuring Farm Animals
The third annual exhibition of the Fanciers Association of Indiana begins at Tomlinson Hall on Wednesday at 6 p.m. Entries close Tuesday and include shows from nearly every state. Contests feature fine dogs, fancy chickens and a variety of pets. The piece notes a humorous reflection on old hens.
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Fanciers’ Association of
Indiana
Tomlinson Hall
Engaged pair’s tangled in law relations puzzle
Morris Townley, a young lawyer, and Miss Hannah Erwin announce their engagement. The piece outlines comic and complex in law connections arising from prior marriages within the Erwin and Townley families as they prepare for a winter wedding and a forthcoming orient trip.
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Morris Townley
Hannah Erwin
D. P. Erwin
Mr. Townley
Mr. Erwin
Mrs. Townley
Miss Erwin
Mrs. Erwin
Orient
Exhibition and Auction Highlight For Collies
A vivid account describes a hen leaving the nest to join a mate, contrasting modern independence with domestic life. The text notes the exhibition where young chicks will be shown and mammas chat with hens. An auction of rough collies is set for Saturday night, closing with prize awards on Tuesday night.
Hopkins Doctor Praises Central Insane Hospital
Dr. Stewart L. Paton of Johns Hopkins University praised the Central Insane Hospital during a Tuesday night reception and lecture. He acknowledged the East has nothing to equal the institution and offered some hospital management suggestions.
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Stewart L. Paton
Johns Hopkins University
G. F. Edenharter
Central Insane Hospital
East
Hospital visit underscores apolitical governance and study aims
Dr Edenharter hosted about 150 visitors from Marion County Medical Society hospital trustees and Indiana and Ohio physicians. Dr Lash of Indianapolis served as toastmaster. J B Byers praised Indiana's well managed institutions without politics and urged Ohio to imitate. Dr Paton highlighted the hospital pathology lab as a unique study opportunity and expressed a wish to relocate it east.
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Edenharter
Marion County Medical Society
Indiana
Ohio
H. M. Lash
Indianapolis
J. B. Byers
Paton
Roosevelt Invited to Break Ground for World Fair
The ceremonies committee decided to ask President Roosevelt to turn the first shovel of earth at the world’s fair site on December 29. President Francis will name a delegation of fair directors to meet him in Washington and extend the invitation.
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ST. Louis
Committee On Ceremonies
Roosevelt
Francis
Washington
Carnegie gift funds Elwood library in Indiana
The Elwood city council voted to accept Andrew Carnegie's $25,000 donation for a public library in Elwood Indiana. The action follows city plans to build or expand library services with the funds.
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Carnegie
Elwood
Ind
Andrew Carnegie
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Ences
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Ouis
State Auditor
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Construc
College
Ackle
Tomlinson’ Hall
Stearns
Stearng’ Electric Paste CO
Chicago
Ils
Yountsville
Demia Townley
Central Hospital
New York
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