Neely Case Plea Challenges President on Cuban Martial Law
John D. Lindsay argued in the U S Supreme Court that the president had no power to establish martial law in Cuba or govern the island as a foreign territory. He said occupation by U S troops conflicts with both nations constitutions and that Congress must provide remedies for crimes committed in Cuba by U S citizens seeking refuge in the United States.
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Neely
United States
Cuba
Lindsay
Congress
An Error of One Cent in Telegraph Billing
A telegraph mishap led to a one cent overcharge on a message for Capt. Tom Halls. The message reached his Fort Wayne office while he aided convicting counterfeiters. The marshal's office incurred the charges and a telegraph firm refunded the penny after prior overcharges were identified and corrected.
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Sam
Tom Halls
United States
Federal Building
Fort Wayne
United States Marshal’s Office
Capt. Halls
Telegraph Company
Marshal's
Washington
Indianapolis
Miss Morrison Hopeful Amid Morrison Case Deliberations
El Dorado Kansas December 11 noon the Morrison case jury has not reached a verdict Miss Morrison appears very hopeful and looks better than at any time during the trial
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Eldorado, Kas
Morrison
Miss Morrison
City Life and Local Notes From the Ledger
Delaware county farmer Ransom A. Rees declares bankruptcy with liabilities of 1245 and assets of 400. He seeks exemption for 100 in bonds and stocks. J A Walker and John Craig, Scottish men in Highland costumes, tout bagpipes and advertise for a cereal company. Bromide cautions readers on Bromide mislabeling in quack laxative ads.
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Ransom A. Rees
Delaware County
J.A. Walker
John Craig
Roya! ‘Scots
Musical Organization of
Chicago
Beckham Inaugurated Governor For Three Years In Kentucky
Frankfort reports Gov. Beckham began a three year term at a large ceremony. The inaugural parade featured military and civic display as crowds from across Kentucky attended. Beckham urged unity and an end to political bitterness, calling Kentuckians from all regions to work together for moral and material progress.
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Frankfort
Beckham
Coal Trust Move Ties Erie Rail Interests to Pennsylvania Coal
Rumor from Wall Street says Erie railroad interests may acquire the Pennsylvania coal company. The Pennsylvan ia coal company organized a railroad to bring tidewater within reach on mild grades and threatened independent coal carriers. If the deal completes, it could undermine the independents by removing their chief support.
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New York
Wall St
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Erie Railroad
Missing Girl Vanishes From Richmond Home
Miss Nelle Finch lr disappeared from her Richmond home on Saturday. Police are seeking her whereabouts and fear foul play may be involved.
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Richmond
Ind
Nelle Finch Lr
Miss Lizzie Kerns Inherits 5 Million From Montreal Uncle
Miss Lizzie Kerns of San Francisco announces she has inherited 5 million dollars from the estate of her late uncle Thomas Kerns of Montreal.
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San Francisco
Lizzie Kerns
Thomas Kerns
Montreal
Cowboy carnival hits Phoenix as odd notes echo
A mixed ticker set reports on a Phoenix carnival, a famed author recovering from illness, two Oxford men forming a self harm club, operatic soprano Anna Crain in St Joseph asylum, a $1,000,000 Standard Oil deal in California, Willie Heinrich injuring himself with turkey wings then leaping, Mrs. Pullman denying marriage to artist Gerard Berry, Capt Chittenden seeking $150,000 from Congress for Yellowstone road and bridge work, and editor Kempson jailed in New Brunswick for divorce contempt while fleeing to an Insurance Journal post.
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Anna Crain
St. Joseph
Standard Oil Company
California
Willie Heinrich
Bell Plains
N. C
Chittenden
Army Engineers
Congress
Yellowstone Park
Kempson
New Brunswick
N. J
New York Insurance Journal
Perth
Judge Daly vows action against saloons with bawdy rooms
Corvatse Aikvets ey Judge Daly announced on Tuesday his support for police raids on saloons linked to bawdy houses. He fined Henry Stuck of 124 Kentucky Ave $50 and ten days in the workhouse after a raid found men and women in rooms above the saloon. Stuck claimed the women were restaurant cooks. police testified she admitted the illicit traffic and Stuck took half the proceeds. Stuck blamed persecution for quitting Terre Haute beer.
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Henry Stuck
Kentucky Ave
Stuck
Quigley
Terre ‘Haute
Senator Clay Attacks Ship Subsidy Bill in Speech
Senator Chix delivered a speech against the ship subsidy bill, denouncing it as unfair to Americans and warning it would foster a moneyed aristocracy. He urged Congress to avoid wasteful subsidies and favoritism, comparing it to paying farmers for grain and arguing for equal rights.
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Washington
Chix
Republic
Congress
Earl Russell Ordered to Pay Damages in Somerville Divorce Case
In London on December 11, the divorce suit of George Jerome Somerville against Earl Russell and Mollie Somerville was heard. The court granted Somerville 4500 dollars in damages as the case proceeded without defense. The dispute ties to the three way affair involving Earl Russell, his wife Countess Russell, and Mollie Somerville.
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London
George Jerome Somerville
Mollie Somerville
Earl Russell
Earl
Countess Russell
Mallie Somerville
Cooke
Nevada
Scotland
England
George Jerome
Supreme Court Rules in Gas Pressure Case Against Manufacturer
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sustained the demurrer of an Indiana gas and oil company in a suit to prevent pumping gas through its mains at pressure above 300 pounds. The court did not decide the underlying danger to life or property, but dismissed the complaint for failure to cite a specific hazard.
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Supreme Court
Manufacturers’ Gas and Oil Company
Diana Natural Gas and Oil,company
Grant Circuit Court
Indiana Company
Train Collision Clathey Southbound Describes Losses
A north bound passenger train collided with a freight train near Claire three miles south of town on the Southern Kansas line. One passenger, Dee Nebie Shom as aged 16 from Emporia, died in the caboose. The engineer and fireman were badly injured. The station had no operator at the time of the crash.
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Clathe
Dee
Patenger
Claire
Southern Kansas Railroad
Nebie Shomas
J2mporia
Kineed
Thomas
Netherlands Refuses to Initiate Arbitration on England Transvaal
Government officials stated on Tuesday the Netherlands will not take the initiative for arbitration between England and the Transvaal. Court house project progress noted with remaining £25,000 payment contingent on a satisfactory test of the new heating and lighting plant on Tuesday night.
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Netherlands
England
Court House
Stockholders authorize blanket bonds for railroad debt
Stockholders of the C. H. & D. railroad voted at the annual meeting to issue 25,000,000 of blanket bonds at not more than 4 percent to refund outstanding bonds and cover all indebtedness.
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Cinginnaty
Beggars flood Indianapolis streets as harsher weather drives panhandling
The city sees a rising number of beggars on Washington and Pennsylvania streets amid colder weather. Sightseers report frequent targets and a few victims concede tips while others refuse. Nine professional vagrants were discharged from the workhouse the same day, contributing to more vagrants at large.
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Indianapolis
Washington and
Pennsylvania-sts
Indianaapolis
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets Offer Superior Cure Claims
An advertisement extols Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as a safe tablet remedy for all ages, noting lack of cocaine or morphine, stability without deterioration, and full disclosure of ingredients. It argues true cure lies in an internal blood-based treatment, claims tablets outperform inhalers, and cites nationwide availability for five cents.
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Gay
Stuarts
Medical Department
United States Army
Stuart
United States
Canada
Amd
Aurella Tor
Laertas Sf
Hamilton Indicted in Day Murder Case
In Minneapolis the grand jury returned an indictment against Frank Hamilton for first degree murder in the Leonard Day case. Hamilton, already under arrest, faces arraignment scheduled for Wednesday or Thursday with a plea of not guilty anticipated.
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Grand
Leonard Day
Frank Hamilton
Hamilton
Robberies Strike Bromney Union Supply Safe
Burglaries struck Bromney West Virginia as thieves dynamited the Union Supply Company safe in Cumberland Maryland reporting $1,200 taken and they escaped in a buggy.
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Cumberland
Union Supply Company
Bromney
W. Va
Hatel
Woman Pours Acid in Buffalo Jealousy Case
In Buffalo New York Mrs Maggie Culp, enraged by suspected infidelity, poured carbolic acid on G H Harmon while he slept in her room. Doctors state he likely will die. Mrs Culp escaped the scene.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Maggie ‘Culp
G. H. Harmon
Mirs
Culp
Hidden Bills Found Beneath Sill In Township Route
A fragmentary report states that two ten dollar bills were found hidden under a boga sill by Indiana guardian officials while searching for funds alleged to be hidden by a resident known as Maks. An asylum note and family tensions are mentioned in the garbled text.
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Tristes
Indiana
Stent Erployes
New Jersey
St. Frome
Beneaih
Corsill
Union Live Stock Market Report at Indianapolis Stock Yards
Receipts and shipping quotes for cattle hogs and sheep listed for Tuesday. Prices range from good to prime steers 1 250 pounds and up to fair to medium cattle 1 109 to 3 301b with veal calves and heavy bulls noted. Sheep lambs and stockers also shown with corresponding price bands and delivery terms.
Chicago Markets Report From May Tradings and Dressed Poultry
Chicago markets show prices across food commodities with May and December entries. Dressed turkeys fetch five fifty per dozen, plus poultry figures for chickens ducks geese and butter creamery products. Readers see cheese varieties and dairy items with mixed quotes and weights amid a busy market sheet.
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Chicago
Dee
crosTitmuary
Interstate Live Stock Market Report and Receipts
Interstate Stock Yards reports Tuesday receipts and shipments with prices for cattle hogs sheep and calves. Good to prime export steers 1 350 to 1 500 lbs average 45 to 1068. common to medium cows and calves. hogs receipts 3 700 with good to choice heavy hogs at 4 9. lambs and sheep priced per hundred pounds with common to medium grades.
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Interstate
Interstate Stock Yards
Der
Ahaweboaees
Wheat and grain prices and inspections report
Grain market notes show bids for wheat varieties including No 3 red No 2 white and No 4 white with mixed lots. Corn bids cover No 3 white No 4 white and No 2 mixed with several cars inspected and totals listed.
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Ste
Timothy
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