Family of Five in Hog Pen House Receives School Visit
In East Hammond Richmond Indiana truant officers found a family living in a shack formed by a chicken and hog pen and a cattle shed attached to their home. The parents promised to send the children to school after the year begins and the father was placed under arrest.
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Richmond
Ind
Chilren
Walter Avenue
East Hammond
Isaac Stamford
James Trost
Trost
Stamford
Michael Kodenck
Dying Mother Seeks Missing Son James Price in Indianapolis
Police search for James Price also known as Frank Stenley who was once under a hypnotic spell for 38 hours and revived. His Dayton mother now dying asks authorities to locate him in Indianapolis and notify him to return home.
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James Price
Frank Stenley
Dayton, C
Carl Decker
Indianapolis
Ferrell brothers bicycle act brings story to the Grand
The Ferrell brothers perform a narrative bicycle routine at the Grand, recounting how an accidental onstage mishap shaped their act, with anecdotes from Cleveland beginnings, stage ambitions, and future England tours. Also listed are Park Theater shows featuring Mrs Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch and The Clansman, plus other theater notes.
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Rand Opera House
Ferrell Brothers
Fred
Cleveland
England
Cuddledown Town
Cradleville
Drowsyland
Two Hats Full of Dollars Hidden in Wintermute Estate
Coroner Blackwell acting as special administrator of Algernon Wintermute's estate found 1509 dollars and one cent in two old hats stored in a trunk at the death scene on Tremont Avenue. The sum consisted mainly of silver dollars.
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Blackwell
Algernon Wintermute
S. Tremont Avenue
Wealthy Chinaman 3 Dead at Wabash
Lum Hong aged 52 a wealthy Americanized Chinese man with an American wife died yesterday in Wabash Ind He had applied for naturalization papers years ago prompting a government ruling that no Chinese person could be naturalized under the constitution The deceased died a Catholic and had Chinese relatives in Chicago maintaining their traditional faith and customs
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Wabash
Ind
Lum Hong
Lum
Lim
Chicago
Wailful tale of Fido bones told in Aurora yard
A Denver Post report describes a woman who confessed plans to kill herself with her dog named Fido. The dog leaped into the gate to die. the couple’s conflict over the dog’s barking ended with a suicide attempt averted and a dog’s death in the yard.
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Fido
Denver
Col
Aurora
Elding
Clawson Enters Race for Congress in Seventh District
M L Clawson announces as a progressive Republican candidate for the Republican nomination in the Seventh district. He calls for direct primaries to choose nominees, a permanent tariff commission, opposition to ship subsidies, proportional representation, and stronger Sherman anti trust law enforcement. The well known attorney seeks party support.
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M. L. Clawson
Cannon
Republican Party
Foxy Mrs. Appleton Sends Mock Gifts Amid Strike
Mrs Lysander John Appleton boasts of sending valuable presents to friends in the Northwest on Christmas, though she admits no parcels were dispatched due to a switchmen's strike. She tells her husband she will gain credit for the gifts she never sent and hurries to a church service.
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Lysander John Appleton
Atchison Globe
Old Time Laundry Advice Promotes Fels-Naptha Wrapper
A nostalgic jingle praises discovering Fels-Naptha soap wrapped in a red and green package. It claims easier washing and cleaner clothes, highlighting the woman's discovery as a good thing.
Ambulance Collision Injures Doctor and Nurse
A College avenue street car struck the City hospital ambulance at North and East streets, overturning the wagon. Dr. F. E. Hickson and nurse Miss Maude Agnew were injured. the five year old Elsie Joslin suffered pneumonia but was shielded from harm by Miss Agnew. Mendell and Haines Freeland helped avert a worse crash.
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Colege Avenue
City Hospital
F. E. Hickson
Haines Freeland
J. F. Freeland
Miss Agnew
Dr. Hickson
Stenographer Fights Purse Snatcher on College Ave
Mrs. Louisa Slagle personal stenographer for Gov. Marshall was attacked on Thursday night at Twenty-first street and College avenue. She fought and scratched the thief who grabbed her purse containing ten dollars and escaped.
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Louisa Slagle
Gov. Marshall
Twenty-first Street
College Avenue
Huntington to spend Christmas in jail again in Indiana
Richmond Indiana dispatch reports Earl Huntington appears in city court on intoxication charges for the sixteenth straight time. He receives a fine of 3 dollars and costs plus a 30 day additional jail term, making his holiday in county jail once more.
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Richmond
Ind
Earl Huntington
Wayne County
Huntington
Governor Must Return Pay From Taft Mississippi Trip
Colorado notes that Gov. Shafroth must repay 1338.60 in salary after State Auditor Raady Kenehan found the governor earned pay while traveling with President Taft. The audit raises questions about who receives wages when a governor is out of state and whether the lieutenant governor is owed compensation. The attorney general will issue an official opinion on the law.
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Kenehan
Capitol
Statehouse
Fitz
Jawn
Mississippi
Barnett
State Auditor
Roady
Fels-Naptha Soap Promises Faster Laundry
A vintage sales pitch claims washing clothes takes less than half the time with Fels-Naptha. It asserts savings in a year by using the soap, reduces work to one fourth, and requires no extra fuel. Follow directions on the red and green wrapper.
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New York
New York Central Ltd
Boston
Grand Central Station
Washington and
Meridian Streets
H. BR. Daly
BH. J. Rhein, Genl
Pass. Agt
Cincinnati
Polk’s
Lalequa
Carl L. Rost
Diamond Merchant
N. Wiinois St
Claypool Hotel
Vonnegut Hardware CO
East
Washington Street
Hammond
South
New York City
McClellan
Weaver
Philadelphia
Busse
Barnes
Superior Court
Pacific Coast
Canada
Wysjestic Theater
David Harum
Deacon Perkins
Deacon
Pearances
Harum
J. Francis Kirk
Ainsworth Arnold
Lucille Spinney
Fish
Clonial Theater
Charles Messinger
Pelletier
Comedienne
Mimic
Messenger
Empire Theater
Henry P. Dixon
the Empire
Nellie Floredo
Frankie Heath
Clem Sevine
America
Harry le van
Knight
William Watkins
Lillian Ardell
Castoria
Amiser
Empire
Mary Hall
Ida Millikan
Xmas Insurance
Dad
Cascarets
Hamptasgerrace
Rover
Augusta
Georgia
Wes
Glawson
Congress
Evansville
George Kaufman
Gar
Jann
Taft Juncket
State Auditor of
Colorado
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