Rev Vance rails at Rockefeller and Morgan in Chicago sermon
In Chicago on December 4 Rev Joseph E. Vance of Hyde Park Presbyterian denounces John D. Rockefeller and J Pierpont Morgan as highway robbers who hold up producers and the public. He blames a supreme contempt for law and the money power for Chicago’s era of crime, calling for deeper roots beyond unenforced laws and pardons.
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Napoleon
John D. Rockefeller
J. Pierpont Morgan
Joseph E. Vance
Astor
Hyde Park Presbyterian Dharch
Chicago
J. Pierront Morgan
Dr. Vance
United States
Record of Historic Cold Wave Across the Nation
Weather data from Sunday morning shows a deep temperature drop with two degrees above zero at dawn and a 46 degree plunge from a late Saturday high. The coldest December in 27 years is noted in Chicago with 13 below zero, while many cities report subzero readings and widespread distress. An Indianapolis forecast predicts fair, cooler conditions with a temperature rise to 13 by afternoon. Separate local items include the death of Sister Mary Chirlen and a church tax dispute involving Attorney William Henderson.
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USS
New York
Washington
Chicago
Des
Weather Bureau
White River
Ont
Battleford
N. W
Williston
N. C
Duiuth
Winnipeg
Moorehead
St. Paul
Bismarck
Medicine Hat
John Cronke
Waterloo
Mary Chirlen
E. Vermontst
Indianapols
France
Russia Dispatches Reply on Korea and Manchuria
London December 4 The Exchange Telegraph reports Baron Hayashi Japan's ambassador received Russia's reply to Japan on Korea and Manchuria. Secrecy is urged and negotiations continue. Hayashi cannot reveal contents but expects a peaceful outcome. A Central News source says Russia nearly concedes Japan's demands and only signatures remain.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Baron Hayashi
Japan
Korea
Manchuria
Far East
Baron Hayash
Russia
The
Central News
City Employees Eligible for Full December Pay
Contractor Dunn announced that all city employees could draw their full December pay on Thursday before Christmas, a change from the prior two weeks. Pat Eagan, chief clerk of the health board, warned that many would start the new year broke.
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Dunn
Tme
Pat Eagan
Health Board
Downtown Fire Threatens City But Causes Little Loss
A basement fire at Charles W. Connors jewelry store 38 North Meridian Street caused 99 dollars damage due to an overheated furnace. Smoke filled adjacent rooms but no injuries or serious damage occurred as the fire department acted quickly.
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Chas. W. Connor
N. Meridianst
Bla Clothing Store Fire Damages Fort Wayne Building
Fire gutted the Bla clothing store on December 1 in Fort Wayne, causing about 45 dollars in losses. Reuben Patterson's neighboring clothing shop sustained water damage, with an inventory value around 5000 dollars. Several men suffered cold exposure from the freezing water mains.
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Fort Way
Shielde Clothing Company
Reuben
Paterson
Patterson Stack
Testifying in police court over possum case
Henry Jackson and John Mayberry faced police court after a street confrontation on Indiana Avenue. Ezra Jones, an elderly witness, described two men approaching, an exchange, and a punch up with one saying he would meet the other in Chicago. The testimony drew attention for its colorful phrasing.
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Henry Jackson
Blake St
John Mayberry
Cincoln Flats
North St
Indiana Ave
Ezra Jones
Chicago
Fzra
Satin’ “Powum
Supreme Court hears Northern Securities merger case
A large crowd watches as arguments are heard in the Northern Securities merger case at the U S Supreme Court. The Minnesota decree that the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroads formed a monopoly is challenged. the defense claims pooling earnings makes competition impossible and seeks to uphold the merger ban.
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Iwashington
Supreme Court
Northern Securities
Lwis
Ita
Ciienit Court
Judge Smoked Them All Out In State House Smoker
State Superintendent Fassett A. Cotton and his clerks held a smoker in the state house on Monday. Friends wandered into the office without invitation as a cold room grew warm from a fire in the judge’s grate. Smoke drifted through flues and window vents, filling the corridor and tower room with a curious haze.
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Fassett A. Cotton
State House
Tudor Hall School Dismissed After Heat Pipe Bursts
Margaret Morale on Monday reports the Tudor Hall heating pipe burst causing school dismissal until repairs. Mother upbraids her for rude remarks about others’ discomfort. Also noted: Mollie M. Royse sues Supreme Tribe of Ben Hur for $4 over a note. Smyrna Rugs advertised by Badger Furniture Co.
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Margaret
Mamma
Tudor
Mollie M. Royse
Supreme Tribe of
Ben Hur
Crawfordsville
Owler
Wm. T. Rouse
Rev Hale Chosen Senate Chaplain
Washington December 14 Rev Fad Ferett Hale a celebrated Massachusetts divine was selected as senate chaplain by a caucus of Republican senators on Monday morning.
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Washington
Fad Ferett Hale
Massachusetts
Senate
Indiana groups push factories to southern coal region
A letter to Factory-inspector McAbee from Frank C. Fitton of New Harmony shows an effort to shift factory activity from northern and central Indiana to the southern coal fields. Fitton, president of a promoting organization, seeks the inspector’s latest report to aid inducement efforts and industrial relocation.
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Indiana
Wabash
McAbee
Frank C. Fitton
New Harmony
Fitton
Two Months of Married Life Ends in Divorce Bid
Engel McCarty files for divorce from Curtix McCarty claiming they wed Sept 4 and he left on Nov 1 of the same year, with no contact since.
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Mare Red Hie
Curti L. Mc Carty
Engel McCarty
Curtix
Greek Patriarch Receives Replies on Church Union
The Greek patriarch reports responses from Orthodox churches on uniting with the Roman Catholic Reformed and Orthodox groups. Most replies oppose the union, some consider a rapprochement between Orthodoxy and Anglicanism, while Russia rejects Catholic communion amid influence from synod officials. The note closes with an unrelated banking line.
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Constantinople
Russia
M. Pabledonatzeff
Holy Synod
Ita
Chinese Boy Frost Pang Cited For Truancy At School
Frost Pang, son of Pang the laundryman, confronted by Mrs Huser, truancy director, after being seen with Jack Front on Monday morning. He was found to be absent from school and joined a group of juvenile Americans before authorities intervened.
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Frosty
Frost Pang
WOW
Pang
Frost
Jack Front
Huser
Ring theft leads to prison sentence for Charlotte Taylor
Charlotte Taylor received one to fourteen years after stealing a ring valued at sixty dollars from Alfred Lander. The case, heard by Judge Alford, was dismissed on certain terms. The record mentions Smyrna Rugs and Badger Furniture Co with related sales details to be addressed tomorrow morning February 9.
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Charlotte Taylor
Alford
Alfred Lander
Badger Furniture Co
E. Washington At
Thieves Hit Local Stores In Sunday Night Burglary Spree
Police describe a Sunday night theft wave with multiple break ins. Loot includes postage stamps flour cigars tea tobacco and molasses from Hi N Smith grocery and Fohring brothers shop. Explosions accompanied the break in at Huey’s feed store and coal yard.
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Hi. N. Smith
Kerstone-ave
New York-sts
P. K. Huey
Sloan wins suit against French Jockey Club
Tou Sloan, American jockey, won a court case against the French Jockey Club which had banned him from French turf for over a year. The ruling condemned the club and ordered damages to be determined, with Sloan seeking $1000. The decision effectively allows Sloan to return to French racing if he wishes.
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Tou Sloan
French Jockey Club
Jecke
Sloan
Isane
Jockey Club
Jockey Club Ind
Club Ouctain
Chanuily
Maltre Labor
Capt
Dreyiue
Labort
M. Charron
Stern
Workhouse and Jail Full What Will Judge Whallon Do
Report shows the workhouse and jail overfilled with prisoners. Police court sent three more inmates, Sheriff Metzger notes the jail has space only for a few. judge may face moving inmates soon.
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Whallon
Sherif Bou Metzger
City Board Debates Winter Traffic and Sewer Extension
Several motions were made to the works board on icy sidewalks and street stoppages. The Union Traction Company and the Indianapolis & Northwestern Traction Company said they would obey the ordinance to stop cars in freezing conditions. The Ames Union Trust Company seeks a 100 foot sewer extension eastward to drain refuse from the W. C. Denault estate, where it acts as administrator.
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Works Board
Union Traction Company
Indianapolis & Northwestern Traction Company
Amlts Union Trust Company
W. C. Denaun
Trust Company
City Urged to Finish Tomlinson Hall
Architect John H. Stem urges the works board to complete Tomlinson Hall with the original plans and 39 000 dollars in spending to make it one of the country’s finest music halls. He notes improvements already add beauty and predicts more high class attractions for the winter season.
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John H. Stem
Works Board
Tomlinson Hall
Ar. Stem
Stem
Inatanapolla
Tomingon Hell
Dynamite Found Holed in Brick in New York City
Two cases of dynamite in bricks were found near 134 135 West Forty third Street New York City on Monday morning as crews work on new buildings Broadway and Sixth Avenue. Officials suspect opposition by a rival union after a dispute over tender awards. The blasts appear to be part of a campaign against contractors, with inquiries ongoing into the possibility of a broader arson or sabotage plot. Nearby storefronts advertise Smyrna Rugs and Badger Furniture deals as investigators examine the scene.
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Wren Broadway
Sixth-ave
Siew
Breslway Tabernacle
P Acker
Sam Parks’ Union of Houses
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