$300000 Jewel Theft In N Y At Lorraine Hotel
Police and private detectives hunted for clues after diamonds and jewelry valued at 300000 vanished from Mrs. John William Jenkins's Lorraine Apartment on Fifth Avenue and Forty fifth Street. The theft occurred between 3 and 530 pm while Mrs. Jenkins and Miss Russell were away. The set included necklaces brooches rings pendants earrings and bracelets with some stones of exceptional size. A Tiffanys package marked valuable had been delivered to the suite earlier. Captain McCafferty led the inquiry as hotel staff and detectives pursued possible false keys or unlocked doors.
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New York
John William Jenkins
Chicago
Lorraine
Fifth Avenue
Forty-fifth Street
Jenkins
The
Miss Russell
Mrs. Jenkins
Capt. McCafferty
Detective Bureau
For their owner Clear-headedness and strong body depend on regular food
The text argues that owner health relies on right elements in regular food and drink. It notes caffeine in coffee as a poisonous drug and implies adjustments to diet affect mental clarity and physical vitality.
Doctor Attacked by Loon While On the Street
Bedford Indiana December 13 John D Hyde a prominent attorney was struck by a heavy blow to the jaw as sleet and rain fell He believed a man attacked him but seized a loon instead He carried the waterfowl home and is displaying it in a downtown store.
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Bedford
Ind
John D. Hyde
Hyde
Bedford Officer Fatally Shoots Suspect in Restaurant
In Columbus Indiana on December 17 Alvin Wood a Bedford policeman was fatally shot while attempting to arrest Greenberry Sparks age 3 who caused trouble in a restaurant Omer Clark a bystander was wounded in the head by a police bullet but is expected to recover Sparks is jailed and facing charges
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Columbus
Ind
Alvin Wood
Greenberry Sparks
Omer Clark
Sparky
Horses Rescued From Barn Fire at Local Ice Company
Fifty two horses were saved from a burning haymow at the Consumers' Ice Company 337 West New York Street shortly after 4 am Monday. Firemen and employees removed the horses as flames were checked. Loss estimated around $100 with no total barn destruction.
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Consumers’ Ice Company
New York Street
Ice Company
Fire destroys Racine tool plant and adjoining buildings
A blaze at Racine Machine Company destroys its six factory units and four surrounding structures in a two hour blaze. About 1500 workers lose employment with losses estimated at 1.5 million dollars and nearby buildings including the Mitchell Lewis Wagon warehouse and the Danish Brotherhood hall also damaged.
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Racine
Wis
Racine Machine Company
Mitchell-Lewis Wagon Company
Mitchell & Lewis Wagon Company
How Lysander Jown Escaped
Lysander John Appleton, tired after a day, resists argument to attend a card party with his wife. A neighbor reports a red tablecloth waved three times as he leaves. A police warrant arrives, he is detained overnight, and he returns home at breakfast claiming mistaken identity while neighbors insist the signal saved him from the party.
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Lysander John Appleton
Lysander John
Atchison Globe
Nobleville businessman Leonard Wild Sr. dies at 75
Leonard Wild Sr., 75, died at his Noblesville home from blood poisoning caused by a bunion. A wealthy Hamilton County figure, he once sought the Republican nomination for state treasurer and owned an opera house and several buildings. He is survived by his widow and five children, including J. F. Wild and Leonard Wild Jr., Indianapolis bank proprietors.
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Noblesville
Ind
Leonard Wild
Wild
Hamilton County
J. F
Indianapolis
Eddy Campbell
Indianapoli
C. G. Curtis
Henry Gaeth
Steel Trusts Labor Troubles Wear an End
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, said at a Pittsburgh conference opening today that action will be taken to reach an understanding with United States Steel. The meeting at Monongahela House follows a Toronto convention declaration targeting organized labor by the steel firm.
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Pittsburg
American Federation of Labor
United States Steel Corporation
Samuel Gompers
A. F.of L
Monongahela House
Toronto
Salvation Army Pleads for Help Amid Severe Weather
Severe last week and three days of rain have left Indianapolis families in need. Major Escott says relief demand is unusually heavy as volunteers distribute groceries shoes clothing and medicine. The Salvation Army plans 500 Christmas baskets and a Tomlinson Hall entertainment while aiding blind mothers and ill children in slum rooms.
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Indianapolis
Major Escott
Salvation Army
Baldwin Block
Tomlinson Hall
Edward B. Jones Dies After Long Illness
Edward B. Jones died at his Indianapolis home 11:45 Saturday night after a long illness. He was born April 2, 1836 in Norridgewalk Maine and moved to Indianapolis in 1868. He worked as a railroad engineer for the old C C C and St L, later the Big Four, and was injured years ago leaving him an invalid. He leaves a widow Amands HM Jones and seven children. The funeral is scheduled for Wednesday December 15 at 2 PM from the Thirty Fourth Street residence.
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Edward B. Jones
E. Thirty-fourth Street
Mr. Jones
Pratt Street
Thirty-fourth Street
Norridgewalk
Indianapolis
Amands HM. Jones
Etta Snyder
Lincoln, Ill
Edward M. Jones
Dallas
Tex
Frank M
Walter R
Harvey T. Jones
Alice McConnell
Cora Hansen
Grove On Signature Amid Fragments Of Cold Cure Note
Fragmentary OCR shows a cryptic note referencing a cold cure claim and a signature. No clear person, place, date, or organization is readable. The readable bits include grove, signature, and mentions of a quick cure, but key details are missing.
English capital plans $5 million California aeroplane project
English financiers launch a large scale aeroplane development in California with a proposed 5 million dollar to 10 million dollar capitalization. A representative arrives in Sacramento to obtain corporation papers as land talks near Kings County Falace Lake for a manufacturing site and test grounds. The plan rests on gyroecops motion using Brennan monorail tech in vacuum gyroscope rails.
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Sacramento
Cal
Kings County
Falace Lake
W. E. G. Holliston
Macclesfield
Eng
Curry
Corporation
Brennan Monorail
England
Holliston
California
Lews
Funeral for Mrs. Thomas L. Nolan Held at St John’s Church
The body of Mrs. Thomas L. Nolan aged 62, a resident of 520 Abbott Street, who died Sunday at home, will be buried after a funeral service at 9 AM Tuesday at St. John’s Church in Indianapolis.
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Thomas L. Nolan
Abbott Street
St. John’s Church
Injury on Ice Sends Mrs Gray to City Hospital
Mrs Katherine Gray 0 years old slipped on ice at Senate avenue and North street Sunday and broke her right leg. She is treated at City hospital and resides at 1320 Columbia avenue.
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Katherine Gray
Senate Avenue
North Street
City Hospital
Columbia Avenue
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