Gambling Gus Fights Over College Ave Car Line Extension
Anger drives J Augustus Rhake to clash with Jim Ross over extending the College-avenue car line. Rhake, a vice figure at the Fair area gaming rooms, thrashed with Ross after a taunt, leaving both out of Zimmerman's roadhouse and shifting gambling power near the new terminal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Augustus Rhake
Gus
Charles A. Bookwalter
Rhake
Fair Grounds
College-ave
Jim Ross
Zimmerman’s
Mayor Bookwalter
Zimmerrun's
Ross
Itheake
Immerman’s
Desperate Burglar Fails to Save Wife in Cleveland Home
George Guarnieri, out of work after his wedding two weeks earlier, borrowed a revolver and burglarized his home to buy necessities for his ailing wife. He was captured after an hour, released on $500 bond, and spoke of his desperation and consequences. In Chicago, Mrs. Nels Anderson, widow of a man who killed himself months earlier, carried two babies down smoke filled stairs to safety, fainting on the sidewalk. the fire caused minor loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, CO
George Guarnieri
Guarnieri
Guarnier
Suower
Chicago
Nels Anderson
Rosalie Court
Washington Park
Brothers 10 Hang Sgts in Virginia Murder Case
Ky sentence reports John Bryant 36 to hang in Clintwood Virginia for murder of William Vanover. His brother William Bryant was sentenced to hang two weeks earlier for the same crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bryant
Clintwood
Wm. Vanover
Wm. Bryant
Life Insurance Twist After Owensboro Death
Louisville dispatch reports John D. Elliott 36, a tobacco tradesman, died Sunday near Owensboro after appendicitis. Elliott held 70,000 in force and had 376,000 more in policies to be delivered Monday. Provident Savings Life Assurance and other firms faced payment declines as Kentucky managers learned of his death. His wife is a niece of Congressman Charles Wheeler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Kentucky
John D. Elliott
Owensboro
Elliott
Provident Savings Life Assurance Association
Messrs. Carter and
Castleman
Ticott
Charles Wheeler
Big city fires and gas well openings shake midwest
Fire losses include the Masonic temple in Beatrice Nebraska at 150000 dollars and a woodenware factory in Escanaba Michigan at 100000 dollars plus an Odd-fellows block in Bradford Pennsylvania. Albuquerque New Mexico Hospital of the Santa Fe railroad saved all 23 patients. Also a 100000 dollar loss to a Bellaire Ohio complex. Kokomo Indiana reports a 750000 feet daily gas well flow after 4 gushers on Thomas Frakes farm nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe Railroad
Albuquerque
N. M
Boyd & Co
Camel Brick Company
Stewart & Good
Bellaire
Kokomo
Ind
Thomas Frakes
Tommy's Christmas Reflections in a Small Town Voice
A child narrates Christmas through a rustic lens, noting holly, Santa visits, family quirks, and a mix of practical chores and playful mischief. It references a dead grandfather, a window display, and a chimney altered for coal heating, ending with initials W. M. F.
Eyebrow Weather Prophet At Tiffin
In Tiffin Ohio on December 24 Uncle John Barrack claims his eyebrows foretell weather. He says his eyebrows point upward for colder conditions and downward for moderation, recounting how northwest farming men followed their direction to guide plans and were never misled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiffin
Uncle John Barrack
Uncle John
Child Dies in Fire In Rural Indiana
In Rusaviaville Indiana a seven year old girl died after a bucket of ashes caught fire from a burning wood bucket. Her mother was fatally burned while attempting to rescue her. A second child suffered severe burns in the incident near the Davis home five miles southwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russiaville
Ind
Charles Davis
Owl Causes Train Wreck and Oil Deal Tops Local Notices
A Mobile and Ohio passenger train was delayed three hours when an owl pursuing a mouse became tangled in a switch, derailing a siding engine. In Ohio, Wm. L. Russell and Charles E. Russell struck a $517,500 oil lands deal spanning Van Wert and Auglaize counties with 6,500 acres and 277 wells. Hood’s Sarsaparilla touted for dyspepsia relief. Baldwin’s offered bargains on upright pianos and photographs. Lake Erie & Western Holiday Excursions list rates and travel dates for Dec 24 to Jan 2 with reduced fares for teachers and students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Mobile&Ohio
Lima
Wm. L. Russell
Charles E. Russell
Laporte
Ind
van Wert
Auglaise
Spain and America Expand Ties with Madrid Plans
Spain reports rising business with America since the Spanish-American War and announces plans to open branches in New York and Havana. In Seymour Indiana, residents were warned by a collecting agency for a $1.20 jewelry bill, alleging misuse of the agency and mail order schemes. The notices, sent to people who did not order items, included cheap gifts and a prospectus on profits, and the case was forwarded to postal authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Spain
America
New York
Havana
Seymour, Ind
Zleges
Shaving at Phoenix Barber and Dentists Adverts
A collage of local business notices lists Phoenix Barber Shop at 158 E Market St Indiana Jackson with a price of 3.7 dollars per ton, Indiana Dental College opening hours, a store at Monument Place, and expedited rail times to Detroit via Lake Erie and Wabash Road. Also mentions Baldwin's pianos, Mrs Winslow soothing syrup for teething, and various contact details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix Barber Shop
E. Market St
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Claim Universal Digestive Cure
An advertisement touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as the remedy for many digestion problems. It argues purgatives harm, explains tablets aid digestion by stimulating fluids, and cites testimonials from Mrs. E. M. Faith H. KE. Willard Phil Brooks and others. It urges trying a package to see benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
E. M. Faith
Byrd's Creek, Wis
H. KE. Willard
Onslow, Ir
White
Canton
Phil Brooks
Detroit
Mich
Batson's Pot Shot Causes Ten Wounded at Shooting Match
Alto Pass Illinois December 24 Ten men were wounded when Martin Batson accidentally discharged a shotgun at a shooting match Tuesday afternoon Abe Norton was shot in the head and face while James Ker, Henry Craft Norman Rushing Harry Bridgeman Clarence Pirtle John Crips and two others sustained injuries as the gun, cocked and resting, was triggered at twenty five yards from Batson None of the injuries are described as fatal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alto Pass
Ill
Martin Batson
Abe. Norton
James Broker
Henry Craft
Norman Rushing
Harry Bridgeman
Clarence Pirtle
John Crips
Batson
Fare Rates for Round Trip During Winter Vacation
One and one third fare for round trip. Tickets sold December 24 25 and January 1. Final return limit January 2. Similar rates to students and teachers to cover vacation period upon proper certificate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algo
Ilinois
Washington Sts
Union Station
Chicago and Northwestern Rail Travel Promise Comfort
Chicago and Northwestern railway offers comfortable travel in Pullman sleeping cars with agreeable company and experienced conductors who accompany each party to San Francisco Los Angeles or Portland. Choice of routes and finest scenery. Low rate tickets and only six dollars for a double berth. Free maps and information on request to ticket agents or N M Breeze 135 Vine Street Cincinnati Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
N. M. Breeze
Vinest
Cincinnati
Real Estate and For Sale Listings From The Sun
The Sun presents the sixth and seventh page Real Estate column and For Sale Miscellaneous items detailing available properties and assorted listings. Includes property descriptions locations prices contact info and brief notes on terms where readable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
SUN
Holiday travel notice from central passenger agents
Public travel notice covers routes in the Central Passenger Association territory with return windows December 24 25 31 and January 1 for onward and return until January 2 for most travelers. Students and teachers with proper certificates may close a day earlier. For details contact BIG FOUR agents or H M Bronson A G P A at 1 East Washington Street Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Passenger Association
BIG Four
H.M. Bronson
East Washington Street
Indianapolis
Northwestern Homeseeker offers winter rail travel deals
Tickets sold for December and January to cover vacation travel across the West via Chicago and Northwestern Railway with low rates to many points in Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota Dakota and Wyoming. Send a penny stamp to W B Kniskern Chicago for copy of Northwestern Homeseeker and contact local ticket agents for details. Also notices on The Sun pages advertise real estate rentals exchanges and sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago & W Northwestern Railway
Chicago
Wisconsin
Michigan
Iowa
Minnesota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Wyoming
W. B. Kniskern
Fifth Avenue
Northwestern Homeseeker
N. M. Breeze
Vine Street
Cincinnati
Ohio
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Visue “ Vaielo
Sterling Remedy Co
Gus Rhake
Danbury Hat
East Washington ST
Brothers
William Vanover
Blue Blazes
Masonic Temple
Beatrice, Neb
Ecanaba
Odd-fellows
Bradford
Tommy’s
Santa Claus
Willie Casey
Charlie Jones
Santa
Art Noble
Mary
John
Mother
Little One
OWL
Hodésier
Hood
Baldwin's
H. H. Coburn
Fitzgerald Bldg
Lake Erie & Western
Pennsylvania and
Vandalia Lines
Dayton
Toledo
Soprinafield
Flimfiam Game
Indiana Jackson
Indiana Dental College
W. Cor
Delaware and Chiets
M. Tos
C. W. Erie
Mamgar
Monument Place
English Block
Baldwin’s
D. R.y
Pacific Coast
Monon
the Sun
L.S. Ayres
Indiana
Standard Tea and Grocery CO
L. A. Jackson, Proprietor
the Starr Piano Company
Representative
North
Pennsylvania Street
W. H. Betts
N. Delaware St
Indianapolis, Ind
Massachus
Delaware Street
Inn
DR. Lipes
Ieart
U. G. Lipes
Stevenson Buiding
Oficn
P. Mundays
Bishop Remedy Co
Jan Pranciace
Cal. Sloan Drug CO
West Washfurton St
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