Farmer Vernon Runs for Life in Chase at Logansport
Alfred Vernon a farmer who bore a striking resemblance to escaped convict Marvin Kuhns arrived in Logansport Ind and was mistaken for Kuhns. A mob pursued him police were notified arms were requested and he fled through alleys to the Murdock hotel before reaching the police station to confirm his identity.
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Logansport
Ind
Alfred Vernon
Marvin Kuhns
Kuhns
Vernon
Murdock
Prosecution Details in Squire Stout Case Over Profanity
In Squire Stout and Squire Shepherd courts, Frank Coleman faces a $16.50 fine and costs for profanity after pleading guilty. He allegedly sparked a disturbance and was removed by the officer, while claims of prior costs in his wife’s case surface. A constable filed charges citing profanity and Coleman vows to recover costs if needed.
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Squire Stout
Squire Shepherd
Lsaurie
Adam
Not FOF Strikers' Places Denial By Employment Agents
J and Alexander and H W Gade of the Princeton hotel deny engaging telegraphers to replace Santa Fe strikers. Alexander says he is hiring for another road where there is no strike. He notes western lines expanding creating telegrapher demand and that local railway orders have not acted on the threat.
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J. & Alexander
H. W. Gade
Princeton Hotel
Santa Fe
Alexander
Gade
American league defends stance amid baseball conflict
President Ban Johnson declared the American league will not seek trouble but can stand against the National league in wartime. He promised players association demands will be granted, and St Louis will receive neither McGraw nor Robinson nor any money for them.
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Baltimore
Ban Johnson
American League
National League
Players’ Association
St. Louis
McGraw
Robinson
Philadelphia
F Pillsburg to Exhibit Chess Skill in Indianapolis
in Indianapolis two exhibitions of his chess skill will be held at the M C hall on Wednesday December 26. A number of crack players will appear and a blindfolded match may be played.
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Pillsburg
Hall
Indianapolis
Motorman killed in Huntington railway collision
In heavy fog a collision between two Huntington and Ironton railway electric cars left one motorman dead and ten passengers badly injured.
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Huntington
W. Va
Huntington & Ironton Railway
Floating Monte Carlo on the English Channel
A syndicate plans to purchase an obsolete Atlantic liner and convert her into a floating hotel and gambling resort in the English channel. The project aims to create a miniature Monte Carlo aboard the ship.
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London
English Channel
Yale clubs raise near five thousand this year
A wire notice reports Yale athletic clubs cleared almost $5000 in revenue for the year. Other items include a Midway safe theft in Midway Pennsylvania, a fire at a Middletown Ohio plant causing $200,000 loss, and various legal and personal notices from New Haven to Chicago.
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Yale
Midway
Ambassador Choate
United States
Porter
McKinley
New Haven
Conn
Ohio
Middletown
Peter Sells
Wm. Bott
Avite
Henry Wallace
Chicago Board of Trade
Phoenixville
Missing heir Eddie Cudahy headlines Omaha search
In Omaha on December 19, detectives scour the city for Eddie Cudahy 16 son of a wealthy packer. The boy left home Tuesday night with his dog. the dog returned alone. Police work on the theory he was kidnapped. He attends Creighton University and is the eldest of five children.
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Omaha
Neb
Eddie Cudahy
Packer
Kignepéa
Thessany
Creighton University
Ae Young Cudahy
Onliest Girl’s Christmas Flowers and Prices
A column lists Christmas flowers with prices from pennies to several dollars. Hyacinths cost 60 cents, Narcissus 1 dollar per dozen, poinsettias range eight dollars and up, orchids 50 cents to 1 dollar per bloom, violets and lilies of the valley twelve dollars per dozen, and roses vary from three dollars per dozen for short stems to nine dollars for long stems. Also noted are popular plants like primroses azaleas palms ferns begonias for holiday decoration.
War in Probate Court Over Mrs Wilhelm Estate
In the probate court across from the criminal trial, Mrs Wilhelm’s daughter and her husband contest ownership of her estate property. The daughter claims the property belongs to her mother, while William Wilhelm argues the items do not belong to Mrs Wilhelm.
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William Mallady
John Wilhelm
Wilhelm
Criminal Court
Knox Quits Chase as Boer Force Advances
London dispatch reports General Knox abandons pursuit of Boer commander Dewet. About 8,000 Boers hold Cape Colony and 8,000 in Phillipstown, deterring Knox. Dewet, with 4,360 men, is said to be northeast of Ladybrand and may attack Winburg.
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London
Dewet
Knox
Cape Colony
Phillipstown
Ladybrand
Winburg
DePauw Receives Tucker Endowment From Will
The will of Louisa J. Tucker probated in Danville Ind leaves about 8000 dollars to DePauw University and a small endowment to the Danville M E Church.
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Louisa J. Tucker
Danville, Ind
DePauw University
Danville, M. E
Elephant Mounts Marble Stairs Amid Whisky Molasses Prep
A nervous elephant climbed four flights of marble stairs at the Chicago Athletic Club after being prepared with a gallon of whisky and an equal amount of molasses. The scene unfolds as the animal exhibited its characteristic trunk sway and tail twitch during the ascent on Tuesday.
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Chicago
Chicago Athletic Club
The Crusade Begins Elmer Dempsey Fined In 1900 Case
Elmer Dempsey, fined ten dollars and costs in March 1900 for visiting a gaming house, was released on his own recognizance with a probation period of 90 days but failed to appear as required. Joseph Stevens, at Turnkey Long's desk, remarked that most pay only after confinement ends, easing the original fine.
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Elmer Dempsey
Stton
Joseph ‘Stevens
Turnkey Long
Izora Pierson to wed unseen suitor in Colorado
Mrs Izora Pierson aged 60 leaves Hagerstown to marry 70 year old widower 8 H Kingery in Rocky Ford Colorado. The couple met by correspondence and it will be her fifth marriage venture. Previous husbands were crippled and she helped support them. Kingery is described as sound as a silver dollar.
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Hagerstown
Ind
Izora Pierson
Rocky Ford
C O
H. Kingery
Kingery
An Odd Encounter Between Boarders in West Indianapolis
Ben Gorman, a River Ave boarder, was badly pounded by Alfred H. Wade, another boarder, Tuesday night. Wade punched Gorman in the face as Gorman lay asleep and sat up to question him. The injury included cuts from a ring on Gorman’s finger. Gorman says Hayes, Kentucky, is his home and he recently worked on a farm near Paris, Illinois before coming to Indianapolis to seek a job. Wade is unemployed.
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Ben Gorman
Paris
Til
Wade
Griggs Quotes Jefferson on Territorial Acquisition
In Washington on December 19, Attorney General Griggs argued in the Supreme Court, drawing on Jefferson to claim the government may acquire territory without full constitutional terms. He urged broad executive authority and emphasized past statecraft.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Griggs
Jefferson
Morocco pays $5000 indemnity for American murder
A Tangiers consular message to Washington reports Morocco has paid the $5,000 indemnity for the death of Marcus Eszagui, an American, in Tangiers. The payment settles the claim tied to the 1906 murder incident involving the United States.
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Washington
Tangiers
State Department
Morocco
Marcus Eszagui
Parker Dies at Manila Hospital In World War II
Gen Arthur wires the War Department to confirm the death of Captain Montgomery D Parker of the Eighth Infantry at a Manila hospital. Parker, born in Massachusetts on June 20 1891, is reported killed in action during the war.
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Washington
MacArthur
War Department
Manila Hospital
Montgomery D. Parker
Eighth Infantry
Parker
Massachusetts
Births and Deaths in City Notices Listing Names and Addresses
Births announce a series of newborns with parents and home addresses such as Oll and Ida Louks 487 Beno-st and John H. and Carrie Wampner 100 Union-st. Deaths list include Infant Davis 623 Bright-st and Jennie Young 417 W. Twelfth-st among others with causes like heart disease tuberculosis and paralysis. Also included are marriages, property mentions, and ad notices with multiple names and street addresses.
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Oll
Ida Louks
Beno-st
Bey
George
Fannie Winkler
Belmontave
Charles
Katherine Dick
State-st
Girtha
John H
Carrie Wampner
Union-st
Perry
Anna Storts
N. West-st
Hezekiah
Bettle Logan
Maxwell-st
Henry
Meta Rawitsch
N. Liberty-st
Daniel and
Mary Elliott
West-st
Redick
Maria Hood
Prairie-st
Dan and
Marie O'Connell
S. Delaware-st
Davis
Bright-st
Jennie Young
W. Twelfth-st
Clarence G. Felter
Martindaleave
Minerva Wesner
Central Hospital
Elizabeth S. Hamilton
Fort Wayne Ave
Mahala Busey
Ottawa St
Maury M. Roberts
Capitolave
Elizabeth Diller
Jefferson Ave
Fog Envelops Cincinnati in Historic December Morning
A dense fog blanketed Cincinnati on Wednesday morning, the heaviest ever recorded. City traffic screens and streetcars operated with lights on as visibility remained severely limited throughout the morning.
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Cincinnati
City Life items report varied local incidents and notes
A federal jury is to hear William Hampton's mail box robbery charge in Lafayette. John Lyons is jailed in Martin Illinois for using police mace on William Roney after a disturbance. Booth Tarkington returns from New York to confirm announcements must be from theater managers. A Pabst legal action against Sam Trattner proceeds in Cincinnati with local witnesses. An accident injures Obama Flowers in Terre Haute. W H Hawkins seeks bids for Polk county stone quarries Arkansas after receivership and sale concerns.
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Lafayette
William Hampton
John Lyons
Martin
Moran
Ilinois-st
Roney
Mileyave
Lyons
Booth Tarkington
Indiana
Monsieur Beaucaire
New York
Squire Stout
Pabst Brewing Company
Sam Trattner
Cincinnati
Brewing Company
Obama Louis Flowers
Washington
Meridiansts
City Hospital
W. H. Hawkins
Polk’ County
Arkansas
Spencer Stone Company
Trom
Market Report from Indianapolis Stock Yards December 1
Cattle receipts 600 with mix of good to prime steers and heifers priced from 350 up to 490 per 100 pounds. hogs 7,000 receipts with good to choice medium and heavy weights quoted around 4.15 to 4.85. sheep and lambs 700 receipts with good to choice lambs around 4.25 and common to medium ranges 3.50 to 4.50. Prices listed for calves bulls and stockers follow typical grade bands.
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Union Live Stock Market
Indianapolis Stock Yards
C.cc
Creas Coteer Euseessesone & TH
Ysteers Ceee
Stockyard cattle quotation summary from Interstate Stock Yards
Cattle receipts at Interstate Stock Yards on December 19 show mixed ensembles with primes to fancies among cattle. Good to prime export steers weigh 1,350 to 1,500 pounds with fair to medium export steers 1,400 to 1,400 pounds, plus good to prime butcher steers 1,100 to 1,250 pounds. Heifers and cows range in quality from common to prime with calves and heavy veals noted. Sheep receipts and shipments are listed as none.
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Sonceere
Core & OO
Market report on livestock bids and classes
The readable fragment lists bids for lambs and sheep by quality levels such as good to choice and medium, with prices per hundred pounds. It also mentions stockers and feeders, bucks per 100 lbs, and partial figures in a livestock market context.
Grain and hay market report shows steady bids and inspections
Wheat and corn prices listed with multiple grades and decimals, reflect steady tones. Oats and hay also show steady values with No 1 timothy bids and car counts for inspections.
Chicago Markets Report From December Grain and Live Stock
Wheat futures show varied quotes with January at 94 70, May at 724 78, corn prices mixed with December 40 41, January 27 ics, May 26 4c, oats firm with May 23 23c. Live poultry prices list turkeys at 6 c, chickens 6 7c, ducks 7 8c, geese around 5.50 a dozen dressed turkeys 9c, butter creamery 24c, firsts and seconds dairy quotes across several grades.
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Hay
Timothy
Chicago
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