Small Boy Averts Wreck At Erie Crossing
Willie Somers, 12, saved a collision at the Clay street Erie crossing in Paterson New Jersey by closing the gates after finding the towerman unconscious. He alerted St Joseph’s hospital after Morris Dunlap, the towerman, was found paralyzed and rushed to the hospital.
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Ers
Clay Street
Erie Railroad
Young Somers
Morris Dunlap
Dunlap
Dexter & Lambert Silk Mill
St. Joseph's Hospital
Clock 100 Years Old In Logansport Clerk's Office
A grandfather clock nearing a century in age was placed in the Logansport county clerk's office. It once belonged to Henry Whipperman, grandfather of Edward Igkee. A back page of the Democratic Pharos dated May 31, 1865 accompanies the clock, showing stark price comparisons such as sugar 30 cents per pound and wheat at 1.25 per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Ind
Henry Vhipperman
Edward Igkee
Pharos
New Novel by Mary Roberts Rinehart
Among younger American writers Mary Roberts Rinehart stands out for big future promise. At under 30 she has two books The Circular Staircase and Seven Days a humorous mystery set among the smart set quarantined by health officials over suspected scarlet fever. The plot twists amid a well sustained mystery, yet the tone remains pure comedy for the holiday season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Health Board
Invention to mark stations on electric trains
Boston police officer Cornelius F. McCarthy has developed an automatic station notification device for electric cars and elevated trains. It eliminates the conductor’s announcements and lets waiting passengers know the next stop before arrival. McCarthy quit the police force to pursue marketing the invention after turning down a $60,000 rights offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Cornelius F. McCarthy
McCarthy
Youthful Pianist Declared A Paderewski Possibility
Moritz Rosenthal an 11 year old Boston lad astonishes city music lovers with flawless technique and memory of 12% classical works. His father is a poor workman and his progress suggests he may become one of the world’s great pianists as he prepares to go abroad with his teacher predicting a Paderewski like career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Paderwski
Moritz Rosenthal
Druggist George Dunn Files Bankruptcy in Federal Court
George Dunn a druggist at Bunker Hill Miami County has filed voluntary bankruptcy proceedings in federal court. The filing marks Dunns move to reorganize debts under federal bankruptcy law and triggers standard court notices for creditors and liabilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Dunn
Bunker Hill
Miami County
Jersey Geese Milk The Cows In New Brunswick
In New Brunswick on December 8 a dairy mystery ends as three geese and a gander are seen milking two cows. Farmer Kish reports the birds watched the sun then began milking, solving the case of cows that lost milk each afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Kohlhepp
Kohlhepp
Livingston Avenue
Willem Kish
Kish
Gauss Catarrh Cure Offered with Free Trial
An advertisement proclaims Gauss Catarrh Cure as a quick permanent remedy for catarrh, claiming it cures breath, ulcers, bone decay, and other ailments. It offers to send a trial package by mail at no cost and asks for name and address to begin treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gauss
C.e. Gauss
Marshall Mich
C. B. Gauss
Maim Street
Marshall
Mich
Winter Wheat Planting Area Low at 5.6 Percent Decline
Washington December 8 estimates show the newly seeded winter wheat area at 5.6 percent, down 1,762,000 acres from fall 1907, totaling 29,884,000 acres. The December 1 condition is recorded at 93.3 versus 94.1 on December 1, 1907.
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Washington
Former Hoosier Millionaire Flourishes in Oklahoma Oil Fields
Decker Indiana December report says James M Anthis, once a Hell's Neck farmer, moved to Oklahoma near Tulsa and became a millionaire via oil land deals. A letter to a brother says his net worth nears one million dollars and a land gusher yields about 500 dollars daily.
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Decker
Ind
James M. Anthis
Hell’s Neck
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Okla
Anthis
Be careful what you say cautions from Plunkville Polonius
A quoted exchange portrays warnings from a cautious elder to a younger, stressing that one should not claim misquotation due to lack of prominence. The banter echoes print culture with a theatrical voice.
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Plunkville
Polonius
Opportunity Calls Amid City Housing Tightness
A reflective note highlights repeated chances for advancement despite crowded flats. The writer laments misdirected signals as opportunity may come and go, likening it to a whistle from the wrong tube in an urban setting. Yet the piece preserves an urged call to seize available chances.
Advertising Helps Moribund Church Grow in Barre VT
In Barre Vermont Rev Francis A Pools pastor of the First Congregational church says advertising boosted congregation numbers from a moribund state to doubling in three years prompting trustees to plan enlarging the church building to twice its current size. In Memphis Tennessee juror C A Gentry from the John Lawless murder case became violently insane in jury lodgings prompting the court to impanel a new jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
A. Gentry
John Lawless
Mine Disaster Fatality In Marian Mine
John A. Jones president of the Pittsburg Buffalo Coal Company owner of the Marian na mine where the recent fatal explosion occurred. The report notes the mine involved and the disaster affecting the workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paai
John A. Jones
Pittsburg-Buffalo Coal Company
Marianna
Dr Miles Anti-Pain Pills Relieve Rheumatism Sufferers
Mrs G Davenport of Roycefield New Jersey praises Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills for rheumatic pain relief. The ad claims the pills ease pain and swelling, reduce nervous irritation and fever, and improve strength in chronic sufferers with a money back offer if not benefited. The first dose may help, and druggists stock the remedy.
Schenectady Man Kills Teen Over Snowball Fight
In Schenectady New York Adolph Schultz age 40 shot and killed Mauric Killigaten 17 after a snowball incident Schultz was arrested and facing charges. The case raises questions about juvenile involvement and self defense in a snowball related dispute.
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Schenectady
Adolph Schultz
Mauric Killigaten
Schults
Death of Wealthy Farmer Ethan Meharry Investigated
Coroner Guy P. Levering probes the death of Ethan Meharry a well known Lapayette Indiana retired farmer who collapsed with possible strychnine poisoning while carrying a pail into his house. He had shown despondent behavior after a Saturday afternoon talk and his stomach sample was sent to Purdue university for analysis. Meharry a thirty second degree Mason and twice married with his second wife surviving.
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Lapayette
Ind
Guy P. Levering
Ethan Meharry
Poseyville Odd Fellows Dedicate New Hall in Double Ceremony
Poseyville Indiana December 8 the new IOOF hall will be dedicated Saturday December 12 with imposing ceremonies Mount Vernon lodge will lead the work aided by other county lodges Grand lodge officials will attend and address the event Poseyville Odd Fellows will also celebrate the forty second anniversary of the order at the same time to mark double significance for members
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poseyville
Ind
Mount Vernon Lodge
Grand Lodge
Odd Fellows
Woman sells eggs under food law probe in Logansport
In Logansport Indiana on December 8 grocers report a woman sold them five dozen lots of eggs claimed fresh. They paid 35 cents a dozen and intend to press action under the pure food law once her identity is learned. The case centers on enforcement against misrepresented freshness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Ind
New Postmasters Named for Indiana Precincts
Washington December 8 Fourth class Indiana postmasters have been appointed including Balbec Jay county Benjamin L DeWee Carr Grove Franklin county Edwin J McCafferty Gessie Vermillion county J W Hay Lake station Lake county A Esther Babcoc North Madison Jefferson county Dea Carlos Lichard.
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Washington
Indiana
Balbec
Jay County
Benjamin L. DeWee
Carr Grove
Franklin County
Edwin J. McCafferty
Gessie
Vermillion County
J. W. Hay
Lake Station
Lake County
A. Esther Babcoc
North Madisen
Jefferson County
Dea Carlos Lichard
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