Possums Sent To President By Georgia Widow
Special to The Indianapolis Sun. Mrs. Helen D. Longstreet of Gainesville Georgia widow of a Confederate general ships two fat opossums to the White House as Christmas cheer for President Roosevelt. The note says the opossums claim the honor of the Christmas dinner but are sent back together to show loyalty of Georgia. Longstreet, postmaster here, has fed the animals for a month mainly persimmons.
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Indianapolis Sun
Gainesville
Helen D. Longstreet
Whitehouse
Southland
Kingdom of
Georgia
Public aid drive urged by First Friends church
Donations of all kinds will be received at the First Friends church on January 2 as unemployment rises. The Charity Organization Society is strained to meet demand and neighborhood meetings are planned in several Indianapolis areas after this date to enlist help.
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First Friends Church
Charity Organization Society
Indianapolis
Seismic Disturbance Shakes Turbulent Race
A brisk dialogue hints at ongoing seismic disturbances affecting a turbulent racing scene. The exchange names Seismics as the source of upheaval and frames the event as a recurring, disruptive force within the competition.
Deserter Zenzo of Japan Shot After Court Martial
TokIo reports 24 year old Iwamatsu Zenzo of the Fourth regiment second army division at Sendai was executed for desertion and arson. He faced death bravely, writing a farewell poem and declaring readiness to die to warn others. His parents witnessed the scene as he died with a cross and rifle volley.
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Indianapolis Sun
Tokio
Iwamatsu Zenzo
Zenzo
Second Army
Sendai
Japan
Nakamura
Wolf attack on stage halts Romeo opera show
Special to The Indianapolis Sun Rome Ga December 23 during a Daniel Boone scene at the opera house Miss Leona Leslie and Oscar O Shea were injured when a wolf struck, tearing Miss Leslie’s arm and side and injuring O Shea. Bob Harris forced the wolf back. both performers will be inactive for days. The wolf had not acted violently before.
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Indianapolis Sun
Rome
Daniel Boone
Opera House
Leona Mleslie
Oscar O’shea
O’shea
Bob Harris
Leslie
O'Shea
Adam Garn Dies at Home in Indianapolis
Adam Garn, longtime Indianapolis resident of over 30 years, died Saturday at his daughter Mrs M L Bonar s home at 1010 N Oxford Street from heart failure. He had been an invalid for more than three years. Funeral services were held Monday morning at the home and burial followed in Crown Hill cemetery.
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Adam Garn
Indianapolis
M. L. Bonar
Oxford St
Crown Hill Cemetery
Fancy china and bric a brac sale listed items
A fragment lists items including china and bric a brac with prices such as 10 cents to 49 cents and notes 4 shillings 9 pence. The text is partial and uneven but indicates a sale or advertise sale of household goods with low prices.
Woman’s Mood and Tenses in Haywire Wisdom
A set of wry aphorisms on women's speech, manners, and contrasts. The bemused observations discuss trust, mood, and consistency among women, noting envy, humor, and social expectations. The lines skew toward light moralizing with playful, dated social commentary.
Twelve Persons Hurt In Train Collision At Bolivar
Special to The Indianapolis Star reports twelve people were injured when Chicago mail train No. 18 eastbound collided with a wrecked freight train near Bolivar Pennsylvania. Injured include postal clerks A F Elder Lemoyne C W Bolte Pittsburgh C W Patterson Philadelphia hb A Wolfe Newport F P O N Jos Mc Callum Merrimack W E Thomas Shamokin S T Czestomich Greensburg John Sowalski Simpson Alexander Wade Scranton T H Williams Simpson. None of the injured was fatally hurt.
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Indianapolis
Bolivar
Chicago
A. F. Elder
Lemoyne
C. W. Bolte
Pittsburg
C. W. Patterson
Philadelphia
Hb. A. Wolfe
Newport
F. Snyder
W. S. Rosenberry
FP. O
N. Jos
McCallum
Merrimack
W. E. Thomas
Shamokin
S. T. Czestomich
Greensburg
John Sowalski
Simpson
Alexander Wade
Scranton
T. H. Williams
HER MEAN HUSBAND
A humorous anecdote from the Argonaut recounts a husband boastfully claiming he is the meanest man. He recalls waking to a ghostly figure rifling his clothes at 2:41 am, snoring through the intrusion, and finding a $1.40 cash pocketed with a $10 note later returned as a prank.
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The
Argonaut
Banks Ease Cash Withdrawals Under Tightened Rules
A St. Joseph Gazette note states banks mostly require avoiding overdrafts to limit cash withdrawals. The article reflects bank caution as the sole major restraint on customers drawing money.
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St. Joseph (Mo
Prohibition Debate Highlighted With Tariff Talk
The Pittsburgh Dispatch notes a dark suspicion that Congress will address the prohibition issue as it considers tariff measures. Benedict's in Denison promotes fruit cake and English plum pudding as mother used to make. Billy Moore manages the Loreise hotel bar at Denison.
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Congress
Pittstburg Dispatch
Mother
Benedict's
Sensational Sermons in Religious News Columns
An elderly woman clips religious news to find Sunday sermons with juicy topics. The list includes Why Our Rich Girls Make Poor Peeresses, All About Diabolo, Low Necks or High Thoughts, Rights of Motormen in Winter, Thin Ice, Poe and the New England Poets, How Your Pastor Will Spend Christmas, This Winter's Fur Styles, and A Bowery Bar Room With Lantern Slides.
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Poe
Stolen Beans Recovered? Dance Night Theft in Gig Harbor
A Gig Harbor Washington notice says a gallon of baked beans stolen from Mrs C M Wroten during a dance was identified and the thieves urged to return the pair without questions. The item is described as belonging to Mrs Wroten and the claim places responsibility on the known culprits.
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C. M. Wroten
Gig Harbor
Wash
Country Home
Capitalists Seek Angora Goats From Turkey for South Africa
English investors paid up to 2500 dollars per Angora goat to Turkish owners to induce the export of fine stock despite the sultan's laws prohibiting Angora exportation, aiming to establish a goat-raising venture in South Africa.
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South Africa
Towne and Browne on fortune and blame
In a Philadelphia Press exchange Towne argues that each man is the architect of his own fortune while Browne counters that even an architect blames a sub contractor for failure.
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Towne
Browne
Philadelphia Press
PUNO Lis Killed Water Company Listing Update
An OCR fragment notes water company items including half gallon bottles and five gallon demijohns with prices in cents. A new phone line 277 and old main 77 are referenced, but the details are incomplete and the context unclear.
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PUNO
Lis Cilled Water Company
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