Dewey Fleet Christmas Itinerary from San Juan
The navy department released Admiral Dewey's proposed holiday voyage list from San Juan on December 14. Vessels including Kearsarge Alabama Massachusetts Iowa Scorpion and others would operate across Trinidad St Thomas Curacao Mayaguez Porto Rico Antigua St Kitts and nearby waters with key ships near Trinidad and the Venezuelan coast.
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Washington
Navy Department
Admiral Dewey
San Juan
Kearsarge
Alabama
Massachusetts
Iowa
Scorpion
Trinidad
Illinois
Indiana
St. Thomas
Texas
Point-a-Pitre
Chicago
Newark
Eagle
Curacao
San Francisco
Albany
Wasp
Mayaguez
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Praiirie
Calgoa
Olympia
Nashville
Machias
St. Kitts
Detroit
Antigua
DEWEY
Moody
Man Slaughter Charge In Saloon Fatality
Herman Wright, a colored man, is held at police headquarters on a man slaughter charge after Jesse Baker died at City hospital from a gunshot wound sustained at Buckner's saloon. Baker reportedly caused a disturbance Tuesday night and attacked Wright, who fired after a struggle. Baker had prior injuries from a previous shooting. Medical men cite blood poisoning from the groin wound as the probable cause of death.
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Herman Wright
Jesse Baker
Wright
Buckner's
Baker
Hidea
Doctor Performs Club-Foot Correction by Crunching Foot
New York December 18 Dr Lorenz undertook an operation at Post Graduate hospital to correct a club-foot in a boy under three. He destroyed the elasticity of the muscles holding the foot inward then set the limb to normal and expected nature to adapt.
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New York
Lorenz
Post Graduate Hospital
Burglary Hits Edward Buchanan Residence
Edward Buchanan 540 N East St reported a Wednesday burglary with $20 in jewelry stolen. Entry gained through a window on the house side. items stolen include rings charms and bracelets.
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Edward Buchanan
N. F East St
Another Smallpox Death In City
Elmer Adams aged 26 of 735 Lockett died at the pesthouse about midnight Wednesday from smallpox. He had been at the pesthouse since December 10.
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Elmer Adams
Lockett
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets Backed By Endorsements
An article promotes Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as an internal remedy for catarrh affecting the nose throat lungs and stomach noting sprays and washes fail. It cites a testimonial from an attorney who recovered after using two 50 cent boxes and says the tablets contain antiseptic ingredients without opiates or cocaine.
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Union
McInerney
Stuart
Law declared unconstitutional by judge in New Orleans
Judge Aucoin rules the law forcing a husband to support his wife unconstitutional in New Orleans on December 18.
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Judge
New Orleans
Aucoin
Saloon License Blocked by Temperance Vote in Fulton
In Fulton Michigan a saloon permit was denied after townsfolk opposed a bar near a cemetery. Ray Weeks had built a hotel and faced opposition from the Michigan Anti-Saloon Society via Grand Rapids attorney Fuller. Weeks plans a mandamus challenge as temperance supporters celebrate.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Fulton
Ray Weeks
Shane
Fuller
Grand Rapids
Michigan Anti-Saloon Society
Weeks
Baltimore figures meet president for lengthy bilingual talk
Representatives Wachter and Shirmer of Baltimore and Louis Mischel editor of Deutsche Amerikander visited the president on a slow day. They spoke at length in German and Dutch, and the president quoted an old South African Dutch song about cows in the clover.
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Washington
Wachter and Shirmer
Baltimore
Louis Mischel
Deutsche Amerikander
General Peanuts Dies in New York Bed Death
The Japanese midget known as General Peanuts, about 38 years old and two feet one inch tall, was found dead in his room in New York on Wednesday afternoon. Heart disease was given as the cause of death and his true name is not known.
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New York
Disappearance of Soldier Yeager Linked to Pruitt Case
Nicholas Yeager 60, a former resident of 220 E Ohio St and patient at City hospital, vanished from his room at 19 N New Jersey St where he roomed with George P O Connor. Police seek Yeager noted ill in recent weeks and connected to the Pruitt murder case after a note from O Connor surfaced.
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Nicholas Yeager
George P. O’connor
New Jersey St
Yeager
O’connor
Ohio St
Pruitt
Any Old Kind Will Do in Oklahoma Statehood Drive
William Jennings Bryan told Oklahoma Democrats to secure any brand of statehood they can and to fight for it without restricting themselves to a single plan. He spoke in Guthrie on Wednesday advising broad aims and determined effort.
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Guthrie
O. T
Wm. Jennings Bryan
Oklahoma
Poultry House Burned At 940 Indiana Avenue
Fire destroyed a poultry house occupied by Oscar Woerner behind 940 Indiana avenue Thursday night. Loss estimated at $1,000 with cause undetermined.
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Oscar Woerner
Indiana Ave
Amusements listings for vaudeville and burlesque shows
The schedule lists Grand-Vaudeville at 2:15 and 8:15, Park presenting A fisherman's daughter at 2 and 4, and Empire offering Imperial burlesquers at 2 and 3.
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PARK
Empire
Santa Claus HQ Planned at Madison Square Garden
New York reports that Santa will have headquarters at Madison Square Garden for ten days starting December 15. Victor D. Levitt of a Christmas novelty exhibition asks that letters from poor or orphaned children be turned over to him for gifting. A 56 foot tall world’s largest Christmas tree will stand at the center, lit with electric effects and many gifts for needy children. The event includes 20 Santa Clauses in varied attire representing many nations and a display of global cultural booths in the garden’s subterranean area.
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New York
Santa Claus
Madison Square Garden
van Cott
Victor D. Levitt
Garden
Yuletide
Novelty Company
Levitt
Madison-square Garden
Constantinople
Rich Cleveland Firm Grants A Generous Retirement Treat
Corrigan McKinney and Co. of Cleveland is gifting longtime ore department head T. F. Griffin a luxury Pullman private car trip to El Paso for the winter. The car features three private rooms a drawing room a dining room and a kitchen with a cook waiter and porter. The firm covers $50 daily car costs plus 18 full fares and charges associated with the charter as a gesture of appreciation for Griffin’s years of service.
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Cleveland, O
Corrigan, McKinney & Co
Lake Superior
T. F. Griffin
el Paso
Tex
Pullman Company
Central Passenger Association
United States
Griffin
Corrigan & McKinney
Silk overskirts in taffeta offered at sale prices
Two styles of underskirts in fine taffeta silk are advertised. One features deep flounces and ruffles priced at 9.75, another at 8.75. The copy notes regular retail values of 12.50 and 15.00 respectively.
Two From Five Leaves Three
New York on December 18 William Smith an engineer in a restaurant at 26 Columbus Ave was adjusting an electric ventilator screw when the wheel moved and ripped off the thumb and middle finger of his left hand He showed the injured hand to a co worker saying Two from five leaves three He refused ambulance transport and rode to hospital with the surgeon.
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New York
Wm. Smith
cColumpus Ave
They Know Pennington
In Noblesville Indiana about a hundred residents hold unpaid accounts against E J Pennington the airship man whose Cincinnati and Racine escapades drew attention He previously promoted a hot air interurban railway scheme in 1892 promising a line to Indianapolis with a new motor he claimed to own He brought in Chicago capitalists to lure locals into stock sales and employed laborers to build a mile of grade south of town then disappeared leaving most who worked or invested unpaid.
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Noblesville
Ind
E. J. Pennington
Cincinnati
Racine
Wis
Indianapolis
Chicago
Man's Nose Explodes In Paris Street Scam
A man in Paris on the boulevard Saint Michel lit a cigarette and his nose burst into flames. The burned man was taken by a policeman to a pharmacist after a hoodwinked purchase of a celluloid nose instead of the horn prosthetic prescribed.
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Boulevard Saint- Michel
Safety board adopts trial fire net use in city
The board approves a trial fire net to catch jumpers from high windows, citing its use in cities the size of Indianapolis. It also decided that a fireman off sick may not be paid if a substitute is paid, while remaining crew can cover days off. W. H. Evans asks the board to stop barrels and ashes from being dumped in streets and his petition is sent to police.
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Nanette Gwynn
Levi Gwynn
Goodlet Ave
Gwynn
W.R. Reed
Chicago
Indianapolis
Miss Gwynn
Mrs
Reed
Chicago University
Union Station
Safety Board
W. H. Evans
Aged Woman Dies at Home for Friendless Women
Mrs. Marcia Campbell an 82 year old resident of the Home for Friendless Women at 1731 N Capitol Ave died Wednesday night from apoplexy. She had lived at the home about three years and will be buried at Crown Hill.
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Marcia Campbell
Capitol Ave
Crown Hill
Hilda Thomas Debuts as Engagement at the Park
Indianapolis actress Hilda Thomas opens her engagement at the Park in The fisher man’s daughter. Her comedienne talent draws attention alongside Lou Hall, well remembered for his clever stage work in the city. The Empire offers no midweek changes with the Imperial burlesquers delivering a pleasing show.
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Hilda Thomas
the Park
Miss Thomas
Indianapolis
Grand
Lou Hall
Empire
Society Notes Show Weddings Lectures and Dances
Miss Ethel Smith hosts a card party and Mrs P M Pursell entertains for luncheon. Rev J Cumming Smith to move to the Blacherne. YWCA choral recital directed by Miss Josephine Robinson. Florence M Silvious and George J Cook wed at bride’s home in white peau de sole gown. Jessie Beatty and Carl A Gunder marry at grandmother’s home with Rev C E Bacon officiating. Mexico lecture at Propylaeum by Beau Campbell. W W Richardson to introduce. State weddings listed in Charlottesville Jeffersonville Shelbyville and Indianapolis area. Anna Harold and Frederick M Hicks wed. Lena M Byrd and Bernard A Schofield marry in Brazil.夫
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P. M. Pursell
J. Cumming Smith
Blacherne
Josephine Robinson
Florence M. Silvious
George J. Cook
G. M. Smith
Jessie Beatty
Carl A. Gunder
John Armstrong
W. Thirtieth St
C. E. Bacon
Mexico
Propylaeum
Beau Campbell
Charlottesville
Mary Badger
Harry Cone
Greenfield
Jeffersonville
Julia Cartwright
A. L. Richardson
Shelbyville
Billa Giles
George J. Collings
Indianapolis
D. H. Harold
N. Capitol Ave
Anna Harold
Frederick M. Hicks
New ‘York
Will Ave
Brazil
Macart Sisters Debut at the Grand Stage
The Macart sisters, three young English performers from a six-girl family, run their act with a father and valet managing props and settings. All trained since age three, they boast skills in ring, tumbling, trapeze, piano, ballet, fencing, and boxing, with Paris and London ballet experience and multilingual abilities. They begin with mandolins and guitar to introduce their act and have a wide repertoire.
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Macart
William Macart
England
London
Paris
Smuggler Captured as Tobacco Haul Recovered in New York
Harbor police arrested Fred Coorage, a fireman aboard the Vaderland, after he allegedly took five large bags of dutiable tobacco from a smuggling ring and passed some over to conspirators at dockside. Two accomplices escaped during the raid following complaints of crew members aiding southern and European lines.
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New York
Smith
Vaderland
Fred Coorage
Erne Leaves Boxing for Lewiston Vineyards and New Work
Frank Erne announces retirement from boxing after 12 years. He plans to return to Lewiston near Buffalo to help his father run a vineyard and wine factory, then seek a new position in a Buffalo business. He adds he would not advise others to enter prizefighting.
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Denver
Col
Frank Erne
Lewiston
Buffalo
Overworked Engineer Causes Train Collision at Table Rock
In Table Rock Nebraska on December 18 an overworked Burlington train engineer slept in the cab and collided with another train in the yards killing Fireman M. M. Morrill. Morrill had married two days earlier and his bride was at the station when the crash happened. The other enginemen and traincrew were uninjured.
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Table Rock
Neb
Burlington Road
M. M. Morrill
Morrill
CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY PROMO
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove's signature on each box. Bee our $2.0 special. Holiday excursions offered via C., H. & D. Ry. One and one third fare for round trip. Tickets sold Dec 24 25 31 and Jan 1. Final return limit Jan 2. Rates also for students and teachers with proper certificate.
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Druegiate
E. W. Grove
Two Coasters Drowned in Schuylkill River
MAHANOY CITY Pa Dec 18 Joseph and Walt East two boys aged seven and an unknown age drowned while coasting at Schuylkill haven on Wednesday night Their sled went into the river and swept them away The two were cousins.
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Mahanoy City
Scuylkill Haven
Joseph
Walt East
Schuylkill River
Giant Sunny Jim sign covers Broadway corner in NYC
A 15 416 square foot painted sign on two ten story buildings at Broadway and Spring Street displays the figure of Sunny Jim promoting FORCE. The colossal figure reaches 112 feet 6 inches tall with an enormous hat and accessory measurements, while the brief slogan reads Force made him Sunny Jim.
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Broadway
Spring St
Sunny Jim
United States
United Kingdom
Chicago and Return Fare via Monon Route
Tickets priced at $6.70 sold December 24 25 list and January 1 final limit January 1 for travel on the Monon route between Chicago and points served.
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Chicago
Monon
Holiday Fare Notice for Pennsylvania and Vandalian Lines
Holiday rates apply with tickets at fare and one third for round trips on December 24 25 31 and January 1. Return limit January 2. Reduced rates offered to teachers and students traveling home for vacation. Offices at the corner of Wilnels and Washington streets and Union Station.
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Cor. Wlinels
Washington Sta
Union Station
Through Car Route Pennsylvanian Short Lines Schedule
Indianapolis to Dayton three daily through cars with no car changes. Depart Indianapolis at 8:10 a m arrive Dayton 10:57 a m. 3:05 p m to 5:57 p m. 10:10 p m. Tickets and full information available at W Washington St or Union Station. The Popular Sun For Sale column invites sales listings.
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Indianapolis
Dayton
M. Tasp
W. Washington St
Union Station
Dentist E. Reese Relocated to Room 7244
Notice indicates dentist E. Reese has been removed to room 7244 in the Nevrton Claypool Building. The text mentions SUN liners and a Beth phone line 360 with office numbers 121 123 EB Ohlo.
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E. Reese
Nevrton Claypool
Beth
Vilas and janitor share dramatic reunion in Lincoln
In Lincoln Nebraska on December 18 ex senator W I Vilas while arguing a case before the Nebraska supreme court encountered a soot stained janitor S D Eastman. Eastman recognized Vilas from Civil War service and the two men embraced for the first time in 18 years.
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Lincoln
Neb
W. I. Vitas
United States
Cleveland
Nebraska State Capitol
Nebraska
Wm. F. Vilas
Wisconsin
Nastman
Capt. Vilas
Record of Large Glass Order Prompts Price Hike
Columbus reports the National association of window glass robbers agreed to buy 1 200 000 boxes of glass before March 1 from Federation American and Independent window glass companies at over 35 000 000. Jobbers will raise window glass prices 7 percent. The notice mixes ads and miscellaneous items including ton prices and travel blurbs.
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Columbus
National Association of Window Glass Robbers
Federation, American and Independent
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