Judge Orders Governor Pingree to Show Cause for Contempt
Ingham county judge issues an order directing Governor Hazen Pingree to show cause on December 29 why he should not be punished for contempt. The order follows an affidavit by Detroit reporter Jesse D. Spitzer claiming Pingree called Judge Wiest a little cuss and accused the court of commercialism on December 7. Sheriff Canfield to serve the order.
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Lansing, Mich
C. F. . Hammond
Jason
Nichols
W.nichols
Ingham County Bar Association
Wiest
Hazen S. Pingree
Jesse D. Spitzer
Detroit
Canfield
Christmas Rush At Postoffice Outweighs Normal Trade
The postoffice reports a Christmas rush with record volume yet stamp revenue below normal trade. A long queue formed at the stamp windows as shoppers bought small amounts while letter carriers packed extra packages and money order demand remained steady but not peak.
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Shideler
Bedside theft leads to Bates waiter arrest
James Washington a Bates house waiter living at 522 Muskingum street is accused of stealing 150 from Robert Granger a fellow waiter. Granger had hidden the cash under his pillow in his room at 2 am then saw movement under the bed and found the pocketbook missing. Washington fled through a window but was captured by bicycle policemen at his home.
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James Washington
Bates House
Muskingum St
Robert Granger
Granger
Kentucky
Washington
the Bates
Murdered Dunmore woman found on mountain by searchers
The body of Celia McDonnell of Dunmore, aged elderly, was discovered in a crevice on the mountain side near Scranton. A shawl wrapped around her neck indicates homicide. She had been missing since Thursday and was recovered Sunday by a party of searchers near her home. No motive is known.
Strike at Excelsior Coal Mine Shuts Down Work
About nine hundred men and boys at the Excelsior coal mine near Shamokin go on strike after failing to receive a 16 percent wage advance agreed at the Scranton convention. The workers are helpers in the mine operated by W L Connell and Co of Scranton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shamokin
Excelsior
W. L. Connell & Co
Scranton
Italian Lover Ends Unrequited Romance With Suicide in New York
Louis Lombard, an Italian youth, serenaded Josie Deparlo under her window on Monday morning and, after being rebuffed, fired a bullet into his brain. His father, or Josie’s father, shouted for him to leave, prompting Lombard to draw a revolver and kill himself.
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New York
Louis
Lombard
Josie Deparlo
Josie
Gratitude to Deputy U.S. Marshal After Arrest
A Lafayette man who was jailed last year for violating postal laws sent a box of cigars to Deputy U.S. Marshal Boyd as thanks. Boyd arrested the manager of a large local concern, whose shock at arrest nearly felled him, but good conduct led to release without punishment after explanation.
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U.S
Boyd
Lafayette
Imported Frankfurters with Sauerkraut at Dutch Lunch
A fragment notes an order for frankfurters with sauerkraut, mentioning Memninegr's in Ohio and Illinois as part of the sourcing or service context. The readable text is incomplete but indicates a food item and regional references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memninegr’s
Ohio
Ilinoiests
Hubby at Home With Loaded Gun In Crawfordsville
Joseph Douglass is jailed for fatally wounding Charles Doyle and wounding Frank Parish with a shotgun. The incident occurred Sunday afternoon when Doyle and Parish visited Mrs. Douglass. Parish Peeped in the window and was shot in the face and Doyle was shot in the back. Douglass surrendered to police.
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Hubby
Joseph Douglass
Charles Doyle
Frank Parish
Douglass
Doyle Tran
Parish Fatally Shot in Crawfordsville Incident
Richmond Indiana reports Frank Parish former blacksmith from the city died from a fatal shooting in Crawfordsville on Sunday. Parish had resided in Richmond and was previously employed as a blacksmith.
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Richmond
Ind
Frank Parish
Crawfordsville
Silk thieves raid LaPorte store nets over $1000
In LaPorte Indiana on Saturday night Julius Barnes Co store was robbed of more than a thousand dollars. Robbers gained entry by a roof scuttle and left no clue to their identity. The incident was reported today with no arrests or leads.
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Laporte
Ind
Julius Barnes & Co
Man works with injuries to earn Christmas gifts
Newton Rudder, working in a saw mill in Evansville Indiana, suffered a fractured rib and ruptured blood vessel when a timber struck him. He kept working to save money for Christmas presents for his children, even after sawing off a finger.
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Evansville
Ind
Newton Rudder
County May Buy Voting Machines In Vigo Raid And Local Crimes
Vigo county commissioners may buy voting machines. Richmond hosts another gambling-house raid with ten poker players arrested. Muncie snappers exposed corruption in window glass firms as a strike ends. Golden wedding celebrated in Richmond. Iron workers meet in Anderson. A jail break in Scottsburg by Hiram Amos. Christmas program for Richmond insane hospital inmates. Heir to $200 000 revealed by death of a Aurora father. A 14 year old boy killed when mule toppled by frightened horse near Bedford. St Andrews church bells in Richmond tested ahead of dedication. Tod Sloan to miss Christmas at Kekome. locals in sour mood. New trial sought in Diehl murder case at New Castle. Pendleton farmer relieved of $88 aboard electric car. Last toll-gate on the Logansport line deserted. others burned. Hartford City fight leaves Connors near death. Porto Rico visitor Santi to study in Bethel. Indianapolis agents trick farmers into signing notes near Seymour. Charles H Campbell office robbery at Shelbyville unsolved. Five key to the desk missing. Pension claims by widows of Harrison Miller investigated.
Indiana Deaths Report Across Several Towns
In Wabash Andrew J. Smith leading physician dies from paralysis. Rising Sun Reverend Israel C. Smith age 85, preaching since 1857. Kokomo Abner Boggs age 60, veteran contractor. Terre Haute Moses Carr dies of consumption in California. longtime circulation manager of the Terre Haute Gazette. Greensburg Col William H. Snodgrass age 72, former captain in the Eighty third Indiana.
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Wabash
Andrew J. Smith
Rising Sun
Israel C. Smith
McDonald pleads for death after Morris shooting
The funeral for Frank H. Morris, auditor for the war department, was held in Washington as Samuel McDonald, who killed Morris, remained alive at Emergency Hospital. McDonald, conscious and improving, asked a doctor to die, while friends cite mental imbalance or intoxication as motives. He, injured by bullets and knives, faced an inquest as inquiries continued.
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Washington
Frank H. Morris
War Department
Samuel McDonald
New York-ave. Presbyterian Church
Cleveland
McDonald
Auditor Morris
Morris
Verdict Finds McDonald Shot Auditor Morris Dead
The coroner's jury ruled Auditor Morris died from a pistol bullet wound fired by Samuel McDonald. The jury did not address McDonald's mental condition at the time of the killing.
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Washington
Morris
Samuel McDonald
Pope lays first brick at St Peter's Jubilee doors
In Rome on December 24 the pope led a grand ceremony to seal the central doors of St Peter's after the holy year. He blessed, knelt at the doorstep, spread mortar, and laid the first gilt bricks while about 40 000 pilgrims watched. Notables, including Countess Trani and Prince Max, occupied royal tribune seats.
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Rome
St. Peter’s Church
Leo
Vatican
St. Peter's
Trani
Saxe-Weimar
Max
Saxony
Bryan to Speak at Sherman House Banquet
Chicago December 24 William J Bryan will address a Bryan legion banquet at the Sherman house on January 8 and defend his principles while dissecting ex President Cleveland.
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Chicago
William J. Bryan
Bryan Legion
Sherman House
Nebraska
Cleveland
Roosevelt removes Bird as New York district attorney
Gov Roosevelt ousts Asa Bird of New York County after he failed to act on a warning to prevent fraud and violence at the November election. The governor names Eugene A. Philbin to succeed Bird.
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New York
Roosevelt
Asa Bird
New York County
New York City
Eugene A. Philbin
Bird
accident wounds man at Coffin and Fletcher packing house
Daniel Helm, 87 W Northest, cut his left wrist with a cleaver at Coffin and Fletcher's packing house Monday morning. He knocked the hat off, stooped to pick it up, and struck the wrong side of the knife, severing an artery. His wound was dressed at the City dispensary.
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Daniel Helm
W. Northest
Coffin & Fletcher
City
Rise and Fall of the Power Building Company
The Power Building venture in Indianapolis falters after years of promise. Horace E. Kinney reported high returns from a Philadelphia plant, spurring enthusiasm and large subscriptions. Incorporation costs and asset purchases depleted funds, yet no further action occurred. The Central Trust Company failed to raise trade, leading to the sale of property to distribute proceeds to subscribers.
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Indianapolis
Philadelphia
Bates
Washington and
New Jersey Srs
Alfred Burdsal
Herman Lieber
Hugh McGowan
East-end
Central Trust Company
Trust Company
Meteorite Blinds Essex Postman in London Witnessed Fall
A large meteorite fell in Essex on Monday. Frederick Armour, a postman and eyewitness, was blinded and stunned by the event in London.
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London
Essex
Frederick Armour
Four Brave Girls Collect $500 From Dives in New York
Four Salvation Army volunteers earned nearly 560 dollars by collecting for Christmas dinners in notorious dives around Haymarket one Saturday night. They faced drink fueled crowds with only their uniforms for protection and reported no insults. A separate incident notes a vinegar spill damaged the state house corridor, prompting cleanup and walkway concerns.
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New York
Salvation Army
Haymarket
Ladies auxiliary YM I No 3 elects officers
The ladies auxiliary Y. M. I. No. 3 elected officers Sunday with Mrs. Hampton as president, Kate Donovan and Annie Lyons as vice presidents, Cora Sears recording secretary, T. E. Callahan treasurer, Gehrlick corresponding secretary, Nellie Taylor marshal, Mary Sexton financial secretary, Kate Donahue inside sentinel, and McNamara outside sentinel.
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Ladies Auxiliary
Hampton
Kate Donovan
Annie Lyons
Cora Sears
T. E. Callahan
Gehrlick
Nellie Taylor
Mary Sexton
Kate Donahue
Inside Sentinel
McNamara
Outside Sentinel
Plymouth Judge Proposes Fish Law With Seasonal Bans
Judge A. C. Capron of Plymouth drafts a state fish law for the upcoming session. It bans fishing from January 1 to May 15, allows catching red horse, suckers, and carp only by spear or dip-net between March 15 and May 15 after paying a 26 cent county clerk license.
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A. C. Capron
Plymouth
Electric Fire Destroys Stock at Engle Saloon
A blaze started by an electrical fault in the basement of D. W. Engle's saloon at 2018 S. Illinois Street consumed $50 worth of stock and furniture before the fire was extinguished by a patrol boat officer early Monday after a Sunday night incident.
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D. W. Engle
Salon owner arrested for liquor sales without license
John Finitzer of 32 percent W Tenth Street was arrested Saturday for selling liquor without a license. He allegedly sold a bottle of beer to R W Conrad of 1706 N Capitol Ave and a gill of gin to Willie Porter of 1015 Lafayette Street. His case set for December 27.
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John Finitzer
W. Tenth St
R. W. Conrad
N. Capitol Ave
Willie Porter
Lafayette St
City Markets and Wholesale Prices Across Meats and Produce
The listing details smoked meats, bacon, sausage, pickled pork, lard, and tenderloins with numerous price points across Reliable and Indiana brands. It also covers vegetables, fruits, nuts, canned goods, fish and game, oysters, seeds, hides, and flour with wide price ranges and varieties.
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California
Indiana
Ieee
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MR. Pingree
Robert
Pennsylvania
Celia. McDonnell
Dunmore
Thomas
Crawfordsville, Ind
Mrs. Douglass
Indiana Inklings
Vigo County
Muncie
Robert Smith
Iron Workers
Anderson
Hiram Amos
Scottsburg
Richmond Insane Hospital
H. W. Abbott
Valparaiso
Aurora
William Elrod
George Elrod
Bedford
St. Andrew's Church
Tod Sloan
Kekome
Tod
John Diehl
New Castle
Diehl
Mary Farwig
Washington Davis
Pendleton
Logansport and
Burlington
Larrik
Hartford City
William Bates
Chas
Connors
Matthews Glass
Charles Fitbeck
Terre Haute
Porto Rico
Luis Ante Santi
Bethel
Santi
Seymour
Charles H. Campbell
Shelbyville
Thomas Campbell
Campbell
Harrison Miller
Jeffersonville
Miller
Halstead
M’donald
Pope
ST. Peter’s
Bryan
Teddy
England
State House
West
City Markets
Baltimore
Bermuda
Florida
C&moses
Brazil
Ridgewood
Phoenix A
Empire A
Idea
Windsor
New Lima
Ariesa
Lion
Jersey
Imperial
Young Hyson
Johnson
Best Selects
New York Counts, Cc
Alsyke
Timothy
Canada
Aesqi
W. S
New York State
Wisconsin
Michigan
Limburger
Pittsburg
Xanawha
Winifrede
Raymond City
Jackson
Island City
Blossburg
Oregon
Earnest Scerery
W. B. Kniskern
Guicaco & North-Western Railway
MM. A. Willis & Co
W. Washington Street
Henry Zimmer
Bry
Old Homestead
Santa Claus
C. Aneshaensel & CO
East
Ohio Street
Indiana National Bank
Jewel
Lilly & Stalnaker
Washington St. Wew
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