Murder mystery clue tied to long-unsolved Oil City case
Floyd county Sheriff elect R T Morris reports a possible lead in the 38 year old murder of Samuel McFaith near Oil City Pennsylvania. He says one killer resides near New Albany while others live in a small New York state city and has alerted Pennsylvania authorities.
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New Albany
Ind
R. T. Morris
Floyd County
Samuel McFaith
Oil City
Morris
New York State
McFaith
Franklin County
Pennsylvania
Gambling Room in Danville Shut After Rough Breakout
A downtown Danville gambling room opened a few days ago and flourished until a patron lost two bits and grew furious. He caused a disturbance and cleaned out the place, forcing it to close.
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Danville
Death of Bessie Burns Reported in Columbus
Bessie Burns, 19, daughter of Mr and Mrs Jap Burns of Columbus, died December 8 apparently from morphine or opium poisoning. Whether the act was intentional or accidental remains undetermined.
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Columbus, Ind
Bessie Burns
Jap Burns
Soldier Killed by Train While Reaching Hat in Curtisville
John Parr, a retired soldier from Curtisville, Indiana, was killed when his hat blew onto the tracks and he ran onto a Pennsylvania train to retrieve it, authorities say. The accident occurred on December 8.
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Curtisville
Ind
John Parr
Pennsylvania
Smink Turned Skunk Reverses North Vivalia Tale
Jim Nelson believed he caught a big smink in North Vivalia and hoped to get about $5 for it. Later he discovered the creature was a skunk, changing the outcome of his find.
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North Vivalia
Jim Nelson
Boswell Improves After Glass Window Injury
Long Branch reports Aliva Boswell slowly improving from a severe leg cut suffered when pulled through a large glass window in Green Castle. He can walk only with great difficulty but shows gradual progress.
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Aliva Boswell
Greencastle
Local items and incidents from several towns
TILDEN Scarlet fever closes schools. BEDFORD Arthur Stipp, 24, fatally injured by a fall. LIBERTY Riley Minor 78 and Miss Nancy Highly 70 marry. SEDAN eight hunters rabbit tally. GENTRYVILLE James Riley 80 temporarily insane and wounded. SOUTH BEND Prof Atherton resigns to join eastern firm. CICERO Claud Crum bitten while cleaning a gun. Frankton brief note on A J Burdette.
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Nancy
Harrison Township
Gentryville
James Riley
South Bend
Atherton
Cicero
Claud Crum
Frankton
A. J. Burdette
Griffin Makes First Ride on Richmond Street Car
Cambridge resident Olver Griffin, after forty years in the country, traveled to Richmond the county seat on Thursday and enjoyed his first street car ride.
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Cambridge
Olver Griffin
Richmond
LaPorte plant to move picture frame maker's site
A Chicago based planet manufacturing company plans to relocate its frame production plant to La Porte. The signed contract indicates a move to the Hoosier city, promising jobs and local investment.
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Laporte—Planet
Chicago
Dyspepsia Relief Promoted by Stuart's Tablets
The article describes sour stomach and chronic indigestion caused by fermentation of undigested food. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a radical cure for dyspepsia and stomach weakness, praised by specialists Reed and O Leary as an unfailing digestive remedy. The tablets are sold by druggists for five cents per package and claim to restore digestion without harming delicate stomachs.
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Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
Stuart
Reed
O'Leary
Ultimatum Sent to Venezuela Announced by Balfour
In the House of Commons on Monday Premier Balfour announced that an ultimatum had been sent to Venezuela. He said if the reply was unsatisfactory Britain and Germany would take measures to enforce their claims.
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England
Venezuela
London
House of Commons
Balfour
Monkeys and luggage mark Strong return from Europe
Um bria on arrival from Europe brings Putnam Bradive Strong and May Yohe Strong with 22 pieces of baggage including a monkey and a dog. They direct transport to the Hastings home while a Hastings woman declines to speak for publication. Rumors of stage plans circulate as Mrs Strong seeks evidence in a 325000 lawsuit against Lord Francis Hope.
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New York
Umbria
Europe
Putnam Bradive Strong
May Yohe Strong
Hastings
Strongs
Strong
Lackawanna Railroad to raise wages for workers
General-supt. T. E. Clark of the Lackawanna announces a wage increase for railroad workers. The amount is not specified, but sources expect about ten percent. The decision follows days of anticipation among the workforce.
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Scranton
T. E. Clark
The
Lackawanna Railroad
Clarke
Burned in Bed in Pendleton Fire Fatal to Widow
Mrs Casandra Watson aged 93, widow of a Mexican War veteran, was burned to death in East Pendleton when a gas pressure fire started near a bed. She was bedridden and could not rise to escape. Found alive but unconscious, she died shortly after the fire. Her daughter Mrs Sarah Boone was away at church at the time.
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Hazlitt Cuppy
Public Opinion
New York
Vincennes
R. J. Crawfords
John Winkler
Alexander
Fletcher Young
Rushville
Cary Jackson
Falmouth
Milledgeville
Iwo
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J. L. Wandrei
Columbia City
Peru
S. EK. Newman
Indiana
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Grover Forkner
Brownstown
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Decatur County
Blue River
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Anderson
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FEF
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Bruceville
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Newton
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Valparaiso
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Jennie Gabriel
Carthage
Goshen
Roy Fidler
Richard Fidler
Reno
Nev
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Lucas
South Bend—Company
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H. C. Morgan
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Frankfort
Felix Goff
Burlington
Goff
Terre Haute
Scotland
Jesse Price
Jesse
Clark Prouch
Clara
George Beem
Crawfordsville
Montgomery County
Elwood
Elmer .E. Simmons
Capt. Brown
Arkansas
Brown
Pendleton
Ind
Casandra Watson
East Pendleton
Sarah Boone
Boone
Woman Plunged in Ice Near Gordon Park This Sunday
In Cleveland near Lake Erie at Gordon park a young woman Ora Gould of Alpena Michigan and an elderly man stood waist deep in Dean brook as onlookers prayed. The scene followed her presumed drowning, while local reports note a church admission and a separate political party chase in Texas and Arkansas without details.
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Cleveland
Lake Erie
Gordon Park
Deanbrook
Reorganized
Church of Jesus Christ
Ora Gould
Alpenal, Mich
Mrs A Koerberg Dies in Bayside Mother of Marie Dressler
Mrs A Koerberg mother of actress Marie Dressler died suddenly of heart disease at her Bayside Long Island home. News reported her death followed anxiety over her daughter’s illness.
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New York
A. Koerberg
Marie Dressler
Bayside
L. I
Boy, 14, Dies After Pole Fall in West Indianapolis
Harry Seymour fell from an electric light pole in West Indianapolis on Saturday. He dislocated his neck after coming in contact with live wire and died Sunday at City hospital.
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Harry Seymour
Indianapolis
City Hospital
Death of Shelbyville resident linked to laudanum use
Shelbyville Indiana reports W C Melane a 40 year old local figure found dead in bed Sunday morning from laudanum used to aid sleep. Police say no foul play suspected and the case is reported as a drug related overdose in the home.
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Shelbyville
Ind
W. C. Melane
Actor Barry John Stone Dies After Killing Kate Hassett
Philadelphia mourns as Barry John Stone, the actor who killed Kate Hassett a week earlier and shot himself, has died. The brief obituary notes his death following the incident and unsuccessful medical efforts.
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Philadelphia
Barry Johnstone
Kate Hassett
Bargains At Baldwin’s Offer Overalls and Pianos
Tomorrow at the Eagle Union Made Overalls sell for 50c while bargains on upright pianos attract buyers at Baldwin's. Men’s Working Pants priced at 1.00. The notice lists contact numbers 880 and office 121 133 E Ohio St for details.
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Union
Eagle
Baldwin's
the Eagle
Genda
Office
Ohiost
Thomas Nast Dies of Yellow Fever in Guayaquil
Consul Thomas Nast, 62, died Sunday noon in Guayaquil Ecuador after three days of illness and was buried at 5 pm. The famed American cartoonist, appointed consul by Roosevelt in July, had long shaped political imagery and symbols including Donkey for Democrats and elephant for Republicans.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Thomas Nast
Roosevelt
Nast
America
New York
Frank Lesie
Harper's Weekly
Laurel Crowned State Flower In School Vote
Returns from the state school superintendent indicate the laurel or rhodendron won a majority of votes cast by school children, parents and patrons in the contest to choose a state flower.
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Cleveland, CO
Miller
Wells Hair Tone advertised by druggists
The item promotes Wells Hair Tone as a cooling dandruff and hair loss remedy. It claims superior value and urges purchase in quarts and pints at Drake druggists. Distribution notes Wells, Jersey City, N J and promises satisfaction with statements about beauty and hair protection.
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Druggista
Wells
Jersey City
N. J
Ie Wells
Warr
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