Bitter weather grips New York amid coal famine
New York City endures a severe coal shortage as dealers report no availability and demand exceeds supply. Lines form at coal yards as families rely on scarce buckets of coal, with ongoing hardship expected through winter. Reports from Boston New Haven St Louis and other cities note similar suffering and price pressures.
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New York City
Boston
New Haven
Spier’s
St. Louis
Toledo
Kansas
Sidney
Fort Pitt Gas Company
East Liverpool
Wellsville
Courageous mother crosses continent to reclaim stolen babe
New York reports Mrs. Mileta Stiles traveled about 6000 miles across the continent and back to Morristown New Jersey to retrieve her four year old daughter Josephine from her estranged husband Ferdinand Stiles. After years of searching aided by Salvation Army workers Ina Ingersoll and Adjt. Mrs. Plumstead the mother located the girl in Seattle Dunlap and arranged for a clothing change before returning east.
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New York
Mileta Stiles
Morristown
N. J
Seattle
Wash
Dunlap
H. E. McCulloch
Stiles
East
Brigands Murder State Councillor on Train at Baku
Odessa dispatch reports brigands killed State councillor Gedevanoff after boarding his train at Baku. They murdered the conductor and hacked the councillor to pieces with axes. Cossacks captured the three brigands and their trial will be held shortly.
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Odessa
Gedevanoff
Baku
Naval Recruiting Station opens at 20 E Ohio St
Naval recruiting station opened Monday at 20 East Ohio Street. Bard recovering after throat slashing at Deaconess Hospital. Central Labor Union urged listing the Washington Street Bridge until all non union men are removed from work.
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Naval Recruiting Station
Naval
Ohio St. Bard
William A. Bard
Deaconess Hospital
Central Labor Union
Stone Holsters
W ‘Washington St. Bridge
Explosion at Lehigh & Wilkes Barre mine kills five
A box of dynamite fell down the shaft at Lehigh and Wilkes Barre colliery No. 5 in Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania and exploded Tuesday morning. Five men were instantly killed and 20 injured in the blast.
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Wilkesbarre
Lehigh & Wilkesbarre
Spring Returns Amid Warm Tuesday Weather Report
The article notes a balmy Tuesday after a cold Monday with the thermometer eight degrees higher. Early Tuesday morning 6 a.m. minimum temperature reached 14 degrees, suggesting warmer days ahead.
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Lieve
Bootblack Heir to Million-Dollar Estate
Brandon, Dec 9 William Priest a bootblack inherits a fortune of 1 000 000 through his uncle's death. He worked as a bootblack and ran a stand at a local barber shop until two weeks ago. Soon he plans to depart for California.
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Brandon
Man
William Priest
Priest
California
Woman’s Dress Catches Fire in Lancaster Incident
Mrs. Anna Proctor lit a gas flame then dropped a burning match on the floor and flames engulfed her. A passerby named Brown stripped to his mackintosh and wrapped the coat around her, extinguishing the blaze though she suffered severe burns.
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Lancaster
Anna Proctor
Brown
Births and deaths and marriages in city records
Births list: Edward and Addie Newton have a boy at 411 W Merrill. Frederick and R Vogelaang have a girl at 105 Arizona St. George E Dreisbach and Edna Dreisbach have a girl at 216 S Detroit St. Thomas and Nellie Buce, city, have a boy. Edwin and Lydia Wier have a girl at N New Jersey St. John W Baterman and Daisy Baterman at 822 N Temple Ave, city. Cosmo and Evelyn Ellwood at 2317 Dewey Ave have a boy. Deaths: Will H Dolby of 119 W Morris St TB. Eliza J Thomas 67 1718 Hillside Ave. Elizabeth Wilson 1616 Shelby St diabetes. Harvey M Day 30 2008 Yandes St cancer. Ethel Singer 18 1107 N New Jersey St pneumonia. Pauline M Leatherman Deaconess Hospital appendicitis. Asa C Keating 8 Ardmore Flats pulmonary hemorrhage. Mamie Foley 1 426 N Noble St marasmus. Edward Sharp City Hospital suicidal poisoning. Genevieve Albertson 8 1910 Buckle St sepsis. Harry A Seymour 18 1287 Nordyke Ave skull fracture. Willis Everheart 47 pesthouse smallpox. Johann Metzler 66 119 N New Jersey St pyemic fever. Marriages: Joseph L Daugherty and Marie A Hoff. James B Conner and Anne Dogan. Tony Kosky and Margaret Hoyer. Levi Dix and Mary Emery. John Rice and Cynthia Nave. Thomas Boles and Kate McIlwaine.
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Addie Newton
W. Merrill-at
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R. Vogelaang
Arizona-st
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Edna Dreisbach
S. Detroit-st
Thomas
Nellie
Buce
Edwin and
Lydia Wier
New Jersey
John W
Daisy Baterman
N. Temple-ave
Cosmo
Evelyn Ellwood
Deweyave
Bay
Will H. Dolby
W. Morris-st
Eliza J
Hillside-ave
Elizabeth Wilson
Shelby-st
Harvey M. Day
Yandes
Noble-st
Marasmus
Edward Sharp
City Hospital
Genevieve Albertson
Buckle St
Harry A. Seymour
Nordykeave
Willis Everheart
Pesthouse
Johann Metzler
New Jersey St
Joseph L. Daugherty
Marie A. Hoff
James B. Conner
Anne Dogan
Tony Kosky
Margaret Hoyer
Levi Dix
Mary Emery
John Rice
Cynthia Nave
Thomas Boles
Kate McIlwaine
Property repairs and additions listed for residents
R. S. Terry 1136 S Oliver repairs 100 dollars. Ben M. Harrison Denny near Michigan cottage 700. Ode H Truelock 514 Chase addition 500 pounds. Wm M Clower 1160 Harlan addition 135. Alex Taggart New Jersey and Court brick building 30000 dollars.
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R. S. Terry
S. Oliver-st
Ben M. Harrison
Denny-st
Michigan-st
Ode “H. Truelock
Chase-st
Wm. M. Clower
Harlan-st
Alex’ Taggart
New Jersey
Courtsts
Soldier Attributes Coffee as Cause of Nervous Decline
A Springfield lieutenant recounts how heavy coffee use during the Spanish American War led to nervous prostration after Chickamauga. He credits quitting coffee and drinking Postum Food Coffee with restoration of health and strength, noting his recovery impressed fellow soldiers.
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Chickamauga
Lieut. J. G. Talbott
Springfield
Rheumatism Cure Promised by Dr Shoop Advertisement
An offer from Dr Shoop claims a chemical-based Rheumatic Cure can fully and forever cure rheumatism at any stage. The ad promises a six bottle trial for $5.50 with a money back guarantee if ineffective, and urges readers to request a book and order by mail from Racine Wisconsin.
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Germany
Dr. Shoop
Shoop
Racine
Wis
First Stone Laid at New Federal Building Ceremony
The first stone was laid at 10 a.m. Tuesday on the northwest corner of the new federal building. E C Strathman called it a good luck stone and 1992 pennies were placed in the mortar. Attending were Strathman Bodwell Reddecker Waterman Longe and Harrison who handled the trowel work. Strathman said construction would proceed rapidly.
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Federal
E. C. Strathman
Strathman
R. G. Bodwell
Champagne Bottles Mark The Trail As Opper Imitates Ford
The San Francisco report details F Opper following Miss Rosa of the Belle of New York with champagne in Portland and Seattle. He resembles Paul Ford, a former con man whose downfall included a hotel key scandal. The Opper imitation disrupts Miss Rosa and the show’s production.
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Colorado Springs
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New York
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Opper
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Knickerbocker
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Alphonse and Gaston Fame
Portland
Alphonse
Gaston
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Italy to send warship to Caracas over Venezuela claims
Rome reports Germany and Italy have discussed their claims in Venezuela and Italy will dispatch a man-of-war to Caracas to safeguard Italian interests and nationals there.
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Rome
Germany
Italy
Venezuela
Caracas
Flora Wreck Near Antwerp Claims Seven Crew
The steamer Flora was wrecked near Antwerp on Tuesday. Seven crew members drowned while nine, including the captain, were saved. The disaster underscores the peril of sea travel in winter conditions and raises questions about salvage operations and weather reports.
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Antwerp
Flora
Here
Spray Named Republican City Councilman At Large
William P. Spray foreman for Furnas & Fuehring Bros. wins city councilman at large in four-ballot Republican vote. Harris led early with six votes but fell short as Spray gained support from Wheeler and others. Spray resides at Twenty first and Bellefontaine streets.
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Wiliam P. Spray
Ward Z
Furnas & Fuehring Bros
Harry M. Haldeman
Spray
Wheeler
Twenty-first
Bellefontainests
George W. Harris
Jas. Munro
Joe Gasper
Harris
British purchase 200000 horses and mules for Transvaal
Maj. E F Eckersly of the British army says over 100000 horses and mules have been bought and gathered at a Memphis area farm for shipment to South Africa. The restocking of Transvaal farms follows a treaty with the Boers and movement starts January 15. A second 100000 animals will be bought soon.
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Memphis
Tenn
E. F. Eckersly
Lathrop
South Africa
Transvaal
Boy Prefers Death in County Jail
Forest Wheeler aged 12 died by hanging in his county jail cell using cloth strips from his cot sheet. He had been sentenced to Lancaster reform school after a history of truancy and petty thefts. Wheeler, described as wayward and uncontrollable, pleaded for release and warned inmates he would kill himself to avoid Lancaster.
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Cleveland, CO
Forest Wheeler
Lancaster Reform School
Wheeler
Callaghan
Forest
Lancaster
Farmer in Mexico shoots at approachers from fort like home fort
Charles Stewart, a farmer near Mexico Missouri, suddenly becomes insane and fires from a second story room after gathering ammunition. He ejects his wife and relatives and defies a sheriff and posse who approach the house. no one is wounded.
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Mexico
Charles Stewart
Stewart
Lottery to choose a husband for Christmas
Charles Hardwick, a Woodsdale farmer, proposes a lottery at 245 cents a ticket to dispose of his farm and himself. Tickets sold to unmarried women only. The winner receives a husband as a Christmas present and a good home on the farm after the drawing on Christmas Eve.
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Topeka
Kas
Charles Hardwick
Woodsdale
Mayor considers revoking Wesley Stout liquor license
Evidence presented Monday afternoon to Mayor Bookwalter on the possible revocation of Wesley Stout's license cites multiple Sunday law violations at his W Market Street establishment. Witness L G Deerhake testified about withholding grand jury information, and the hearing was continued to a later date. In Memphis, Clarence Brune, Detroit banker and Minnie Littell Brune's husband, arrived from London to visit his gravely ill wife in hospital. her condition is now cautiously hopeful.
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Wesley Stout
Stout's Place
W. Market St
L. G. Deerhake
Prospect Sr
Stout
Grand Jury
Stout's
Memphis
Tenn
Clarence Brune
Detroit
Minnie Littell Brune
London
One day cold cure and social ads from The Sun
A collage of patent medicine claims and railroad ads. listings show Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets with E. W. Grove signature, teething syrup, and various price cuts on boys suits and workwear. Also mentions Pennsylvania Short Lines routes and Tuesday bargains at The Eagle with men’s and boys’ apparel.
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E. W. Grove
Eagle
Miners Ordered Out At Spillman Mine West Columbia
Clifton W V Dec 9 The United Mine Workers in this county ordered the Spillman mine at West Columbia shut down after alleging the company is discharging union workers and hiring nonunion labor. Nine hundred ten miners and laborers are affected.
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Clifton
W. Va
United Mine Workers
This County
Spillman
West Columbia
Spillman Company
PAZO OINTMENT PROMISES CURES FOR SKIN DISEASES
Advertises PAZO OINTMENT with a money back guarantee if it fails to cure ringworm eczema pimples hawkheads and other skin ailments. Claims refund offered by your druggist for 50 cents.
Overalls Razors and Supplies Advertised in Union Sale
Union Made Overalls 56c Razors and Barber Supplies offered by I. E. Bodine & Co. Ohio. A good overcoat $6 at the Eagle tomorrow. Dentist E. Reese moved to room 244 Newton Clayguol building. Special rates to commercial people. Union Station Dining Hall. A good suit $6. Real estate column and For Sale Miscellaneous column teased in THE SUN sixth and seventh pages.
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