Christmas at the Churches in Indianapolis
Christmas Dells will march from Catholic churches in Indianapolis to high mass services. Bishop Chatard presides at St John’s cathedral, with multiple masses and choirs across churches, crib scenes, and festive decorations. Other churches feature sermons, musical programs, and special services for children, plus various baptist and Protestant observances with choirs and candle rites. Collections benefit orphans funds.
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Indianapolis
Hoard
Bethlehem
Peter and Paul's
Francis Bilas Chatard
Jaceph Chatart
St. Mares Church
Father Scheideler
St. Anthony's
Model Saloon Rules Publicized In Chicago Story
A Chicago report details a model saloon operator who enforces strict rules, including no women, no side entrances, no drunks blocking exits, doors closing at 10 pm, and a stance against intoxication. The piece notes police court outcomes for Marshall Blacker on drunken and weapons charges, and recalls the death of Mrs. Humah Hall of Indianapolis born in Scotland.
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Chicago
George
Poklenkowsk
Humah Hall
Bates St
Indianapolis
Colored man Mors Guinn faces theft charge at L Ayres case
Mors Guinn of 36 Romachest was arrested for shop lifting. In police court his case was continued on Saturday and Ginn was charged with taking a shirt waist pattern from the remnant counter at L Ayres & Co. store. Patrolman Larsh made the arrest.
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Mors Guinn
Ginn
L. & Ayres & Co
Larsh
Forest Fires Rage in Alabama Mountains endangering homes
Forest fires sweep the Cumberland mountains near Bridgeport Alabama destroying valuable property including the John Gunter home. Residents and visitors report many cottages saved by the heroic efforts of Mrs. Mary Sparkman and her sister as fires threaten wider damage.
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Ischipps-Serae
Telease
Bridgeport
Ala
Dee
Cumberslana Mountains
John Gunter
Mary Sparkman
Fire in Big Colliery Halts Work at Dig Morea
A blaze at the Dig Morea colliery in Hazelton Pennsylvania Saturday caused considerable damage and will temporarily suspend work for about five hundred employees. Fire officials and mine managers assess the extent of the damage and the recovery timeline.
Grip Pains Grippe Relief Hides Distress
A fragment describes grip pains as utterly distressing and indescribable yet says relief is possible in a short time by taking a remedy. The text highlights the severity of grip symptoms and hints at a quick solution.
Dr Miles Anti-Pain Pills Remedy Claims
An ad touts Dr Miles Anti-Pain Pills as the greatest remedy for pains of any kind. It cites nervous soothing effects and reports from AdelIa Lane of Portage Michigan about grippe pain relief and peaceful sleep. The copy promises a money back guarantee after the first package.
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Earth
le Grippe
Miles
Adelia Lane
Portage
Mich
Monty
City Engineer Jeup Honored With Gem Pin
City employees in the engineering office presented Jeup with a beautful gem studded pin on Saturday morning. The ornament featured meralde and garnets as the centerpieces, symbolizing appreciation for his service.
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Jeup
City Record for a Day Births and Deaths List
City records show births including HL and Sudh Carton and Jessie Greenbaum with addresses. Deaths list Edgar Gookins Pneumonia Deaconess Hospital LeRoy Fischer tuberculosis Margaret Obergfell and Anne Gavin tuberculosis and other cases. Building permits note repairs at Market and Alabama and additions on 214 Marshad and 1901-1008 College with costs listed.
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Edgar Gookins
LeRoy Fietcher
Pennsylvania
Hudson
Senate
Margaret Obergfell
Anne Gavin
Missouri
Edward Cul
Munter
Market
Alabama
John Wilwon
Marsha
Barmeman
College
Twelve Die as Night Railway Crash in Paris Area
Paris Dec 24 Twelve persons were killed and 40 injured in a wreck near Lilt when the Lite express collided with an express from Boulogne. both trains were demolished. The dead include the noted chemist Bettholat and the son of a French senator Curi not.
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Inchippa-M'Rae Cablegram
Parig
Lilt
Boulogne
Bettholat
Curinot
Freight Train Sideswiped Near Delaware Board
Eastbound passenger train No. could not be read clearly. It swiveled at Delaware Board seven miles west of here Friday evening. Many passengers were bruised but none seriously. The train sideswiped four freight cars.
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Defiance
Delaware Boad
Here
Girl narrowly escapes fire from overturned lamp
At 6 o clock Saturday morning in the home of C. Pollock 313 N West street a lamp overturned near Katherine Kil caused an explosion and fire. She escaped in a night robe though head and arms were burned slight injuries and a $100 loss reported.
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C. Pollock
N. West
Katherine
Two Generals Killed Near Port Arthur Inaction Report
Telegram from Tokyo dated December 24 states Japanese forces reached Rast Koyamganu near Port Arthur. Prisoners report Russian generals Kondratchenko and Hmma killed while Gen Peck wounded. Japanese bombardment caused disorder north of Fort Haltayanghao as they advanced about a mile and a half south of M8-meter.
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Bcripps-M'Rae
Tokio
Rast Koyamganu
Fou
Port Arthur
Kondratchenko
Hmma
Peck
Haltayanghao
Board of Trade Closed. Minneapolis Open on May Wheat
The board of trade was closed on Saturday and will reopen Monday. The curb traded quietly while the Minneapolis Board of Trade stayed open with May wheat at 1.10 1/4 dollars.
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Board OF Trade
Iscripps-S'Rae
Chicago
Gaturday
Ant
Minneapolis Board of Trade
Caticura Soap and Ointment for Skin Ailments
An old advertisement promotes Caticura Soap and Caticura Ointment as a cure for sore hands feet and various skin conditions. It claims relief from itching burning and painful nails with hot soap baths and emollients, promising rest and sleep and a permanent cure for many humours from infancy to old age.
Christmas Eve Dances Plague City Youths and Police
Indianapolis police face a heavy Christmas Eve task as winerooms and halls attract large crowds of young people. The matron recalls 17 girls jailed last year for drunkenness and warns of more trouble this season. Several halls including Germania Pas-time Turmers Fountain Square host dances with beer and dangers noted, while authorities press for cleaner venues and safer behavior.
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Indianapolis
Winerooma
Yar
Christmans
Germania Hall
Germania
Okey‘s
Fountain Square
Taya
Awdho
Saigon
Ade 13 Off His Feed What’s the Use of 2000 a Week
Chicago December reports humorist George Ade, ill with dyspepsia, says he cannot eat. He recalls John D. Rockefeller’s similar woes and notes doctors advise only hot water to cure his stomach ailment. He jokes about missing Christmas turkey and asks, What’s the use of $2,000 a week.
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Cago
Dec
George Ade
John D. Rockefeller
Chicago
New York
Patterson Trial Jury Deadlock Lifts Mournful Wait
Nan Patterson case looms as the jury fails to reach a verdict, yet her mother and brother in Washington report improved spirits after days of mounting worry. Mrs Patterson, long besieged by anxious scrutiny, now shows signs of cheer amid continued incarceration rumors.
Andrew Johnson Sues for Divorce After Alleged Assault
Andrew Johnson files for divorce from suet Alley Johnson alleging assault and indifference. He contends she mocked him with hints of self harm, impacting their marriage. Court action seeks separation and related relief in a domestic case filed this year.
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Andrew Johnson
Suet Alley Johnson
Merchants Sued Over Arrest Claim Damages
Lena Biedfeld sues Efroymeon and Wolf merchants for 700 damages alleging damage to her reputation from an arrest later described as a mistake. The suit targets the merchants and asserts harm from the incident and arrest details.
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Lena Biedfeld
Efroymeon & Wolf
East Buffalo Livestock Markets Across Cities Report
Markets report mixed cattle and hog prices across East Buffalo Chicago Cincinnati and Pittsburg. Receipts vary with steady to higher trends for select classes, including good to choice steers and lambs, while hogs show steady to higher quotes and feeders remain active.
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East Buffalo
Schipps-M'Rae Telegram
Indianapolis
ADEAR
M’rae
Chicago
Der
Cincinnati
Scrippe-Mrae
Atvady
Amelia
Lawyer confrontation in Gilleaple murder trial at noon
In Rising Sun Indiana the morning session focused on cross examining Nettie Clare, defense witness, over differing statements about the murder. Capt Coles and Senator Kittinger clashed with Judge Vornet, who warned the jury and adjourned court to reconvene Monday afternoon, with bailiffs taking the jurors to their boarding house.
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Scripps
Rae Telegnan
Rising Sun
Ind
Dee
Gilleaple
Nettie Clare
Capt. Coles
Kittinger
Man Charged With Abducting Blanche Culver in Jersey City
Jersey City court hears Amour Pratt, a Philadelphia actor and playwright, accused of attempting to abduct Blanche Culver. Pratt had pursued Culver after a prior breach of promise verdict. he and Mila Culver supposedly faked a marriage, then abducted Culver again before being arrested. Culver, 20, returned home after the incident.
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Ecripps-M'Rae
Jersey City
N. J
Amour HB. Pratt
Philadelphia
Blanche Culver
Culver
Milas Culver
Miss Culver
Pratt
New York
Blanche
Misa Culver
Ming Culver
Bliss Culver
Money Is Found In Bay In Plymouth Letter
In Manchester Indiana on December 4 Frank Heeter, a hay baler for John Hoover, recovered his lost purse after three months. The purse had fallen into a hay bale shipped to Chandlee & Son of Plymouth Massachusetts, who alerted the finder to the pocketbook. Heeter is described as a poor man unable to readily afford the loss.
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Veblial Lufe
Nortit
Manchester
Ind
Frank Heeter
Heeter
John Hoover
Plymouth
Mass
Empires
Herter Iu
Minister to Address Rainham College Christians
Rev. Morton Pearson, pastor of the Friar Ferenir church in Indianapolis, accepts an invitation to speak to the Christian associations of Rainham college Richmond on the ministry to college men. The local Salvation Army served dinners to between 9 and 11 poor persons here. Dayton and Western Traction built a 131 foot chimney at the Weat Alexandria power house, containing 20,000 brick. Up to bondsmen to pay. Hodney D Hutchen former county treasurer’s bondsmen ordered to pay 8 to the county or face suit. Hutchens claims he owes the county only 1177 and will contest the 8,500 collection.
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Richmond
Morton Pearson
the &UN
Portland
Ind
Hodney D. Hutchen
Hutchens
Cooke Sues For 5000 In Damages In Indiana Court
Indianapolis man OlIy Cooke sues the Union Traction Company for damages following injuries to his wife in a wreck at BeMeCordaville on December 75. The suit seeks five thousand dollars in compensation.
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Gooke
Anderson
Ind
Olly 8 Cooke
Indianapolis
Tne Mana Union Traction Company
Bmecordaville
Public Safety warns owners to fix water spouts and sewers
The Board of Public Safety sent warning letters to property owners to connect water spouts with dry wells to sewers. Citizens complain sidewalks and streets flood from cave troughs making passage nearly impossible. Inspector Janiey hoa pledged to enforce the sidewalk ordinance.
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Board of Public Safety
Janiey Hoa
Pretty Actress in a Divorce Case at Indianapolis
Mrs Anna Ansley formerly a south teacher and now a principal figure in B C Whitney and Co theater production My Wife's Family told Judge LeMaster that John M Ansley deserted her three days after their marriage. She traveled from Indianapolis to the south in 1901 and later taught at fashionable boarding schools. She claimed he urged her to support herself in concert work and the judge granted the divorce.
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Anna F Aunley
B. C. Whitney and Company
Ansley
LeMaster
John M. Ansley
Ianapolis
South
Daughters of the Confederacy
Kershaw, C
Amler
Indianapolis
Ausley
Governor Hawkins Issues Regulation Papers on Chadwick
Gov Herrick issued regulation papers on New York Governor for Dr L B Chadwick who was indicted this week in connection with his wife financial operations Chadwick is expected to arrive in New York from Europe next week
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Scripps-M'Rae
Cleveland
Herrick
New York
Dr. L
Chadwick
Europe
Jealous husband ends life and injures wife in dash attack
William Crowley, 47, killed himself by poison and attempted to kill his wife with carbolic acid after growing jealous of attention to her by boarders. He dashed the acid in her face as she lay hospitalized. he had tried to force it down her throat. Local items note plans for Christmas with family in Indianapolis and potential travel to Bullivan, with Senator Beveridge likely staying in Indianapolis if possible.
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Iscripps
MWRAB
Rochester
William Crowley
Guy, Durbin
Cneimas
N. Moridian St
Benator Beveridge
Indianapolis
Bullivan
Hia
Heald
Hin
Prison sentences for Lulu Marshall and Edward Hawthorne
Lulu Marshall colored received four months for shooting her husband in the back. Judge Alford ordered Edward Hawthorne to from one to three years in the reformatory for stealing three dollars from a saloon keeper.
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Negress
Lulu Marshall
Alford
Edward Hawthorne
Reformatory
City to Examine Dump Wagons at South-Side Market
The Hoard of Public Works will inspect dump wagons at the South-side market on Tuesday. Six bids remain, each bidder will purchase a complete wagon for city use.
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Public Works
Dera
Will He Play Santa in the Street Railway Office
In a street railway office, an air of mystery surrounds Hugh R. McGowan, the president, who was away Christmas shopping on Saturday. Employees speculation runs high about whether he will remember the staff, as in past years, while details of what was done remain unclear.
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Street Ruilway Company
Hugh R. McGowan
Ryen
A Hold Up Detected in District Court Claim
Joseph Bell, named as a defendant by Geo L Kaven's lawyer Harmon Everett, filed a demurrer to the complaint Saturday. Bell, speaking for Taggart and other Democrats, denied the allegations as a trumped up affair aimed at delaying payment for attorney services and undermining Congressman Overstreet’s campaign.
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Joseph &. Bell
Geo. L. Kaven
Harmon J. Everett
Congress
T Taggart
Joseph Fanning
Know
Bell
Mane
Woodruff Place Baptist Church Holiday Services
Frederick H. Donovan, pastor, invites all to Sunday school at 9:30 AM and preaching at 10:00 AM with the Incarnation theme. Evening B Y P A service at 6:30 PM and Christmas song services at 7:30 PM featuring the Birth of the Savior. Cordial invitation extended.
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Orphans’ Fonds
First Baptist
First Baptist Church
Grand Opera House
Fourth
Christman
Fourth Christian Church
Hancord Jones
Mors Vian
Woodrull Place
Woodrum Plars Baptist Church
Walcott and
Michigan Sts
Frederick Jr, Donovan
Woodruf Place Baptist
Michigan-st
Walcott Age
Frederick H. Donovan
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Blucker
John Brown
Dr. Miles
Sudh Carton
Il Hoy
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Jessie Greenbaum
Hoy
William and
Crystal Zaler
Box
Benjamin
Bertha Brown
Max J. Young
Lelia E. Jacobs
Joseph P. Heath
Flornanl Kk.guaon
John C. Snyder
Ella Reed
Robert Griffith
Mamie L. White
Harry F. Posumpil
Elizabeth Mialjeu
James L. van Zandt
Lyaia V. Haynes
Amen Barker
Edith van Blaricum
Ernest E. Ely
Pearl W Witaon
Foreat Lualy
Bertha Comhil
Jesse R. Dey
May D. Taylor
Edgrin
Clarke
Glenn Wiegam
Cie T. Roel
Lene Eubank
Raymond T. Sharpe
India
Vv. Wilson
Edward Jones
Dollie M. O'Donnell
Lonnie Philips
Tinnie Gregory
Charles F. Dodge
Iscrifts
Charlee P Dodge
Texas
Justice Cowling
Dodge
Charles W. Morse
Morse
United States
Atorney Jerome
Bome Wineroom
Pittsburg
Scrippe-Mare Telegram
Oate
Lawyers
Captain Coles
Married Man
RICHM
Anna Ausley
THE
GOV
Dashes
Santa
Mr. McGowan
Damurrar
Sait
Knox
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