Fire kills firefighters as Polish worker confesses revenge arson
John Wor nego, a Polish resident, surrendered after admitting he started the Friedlander leather plant fire in Philadelphia to avenge a firing and ensure revenge. Thirteen firefighters and a policeman died. injuries and hospital care follow. The Citizens' permanent relief committee calls for an $85,060 fund to aid widows and orphans with monthly pensions and cash payments.
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Philadelphia
John Wornego
Front and
Brown Streets
Friedlander Leather Remnants Company
David Friedlander
William Glazier
Engine Company No. 6
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Glazier
Citizens' Permanent Relief Committee
Citizens’ Permanent Relief Committee
Divorced Woman Seeks Quick Marriage After Split
In Linton Indiana a woman named Lillie Stewart after being granted a divorce from John B Stewart asks the court if she may marry again immediately. She quips about paying the price and receives no legal objection from the judge as she leaves the courtroom wearing a bride’s blush.
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Linton
Ind
Lillie Stewart
John B. Stewart
Robbery Attempt Ends in Nitroglycerin Blast
Stephen Pavletik of Kimmel Indiana died in Chicago on Friday after a robbery attempt in Kimmel. He opened a wedged safe, a sledge hammer hit triggered a nitroglycerin charge behind the door, and a fragment of the safe door crushed his skull.
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Kimmel
Ind
Stephen Pavletik
Chicago
Pavletik
Stratmaten
Foreign laborers flee Bloomington quarry raid
About 100 foreign laborers packed their grips and left Stinesville area after fears of anger from local workers. Imported by quarry operators, they faced stoning on their first night in town as American workers expressed hostility.
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Bloomington
Ind
Stinesville
Mine Inspector Receives Gold Watch After Examining Burst of Applicants
State Mine Inspector James Epperson was presented with a $125 gold watch by his corps of deputies. The presentation occurred as he finished examining about 116 applicants seeking appointment as mine boss fire boss and hoisting engineer.
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Linton
James Epperson
Kokomo Traction Company Distributes 125 Chick Baskets
The Kokomo Marion and Western traction company in Kokomo Indiana distributes 125 baskets to its employees. Each basket contains a chicken. George J. Marett of Indianapolis is president and forwarded many of the presents.
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Kokomo
Ind
Kokomo Marion & Western Traction Company
George J. Marett
Indianapolis
Beloved Rag Doll Buried With Child in Columbus
Special to The Sun. In Columbus Indiana on December 24 Mary Moore aged 3 was buried Saturday with her rag doll, a cherished companion found beside her death from tuberculosis. The child’s loss mourned by family and neighbors who recall the doll as a source of comfort during illness.
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Columbus
Ind
Mary Moore
Discoverer of His Mother Finds Long-Lost Parent
Bert Hand, who was kidnapped by his father at age three and taken to Garfield Kansas, learned for the first time that his mother is Mrs. Emma Evans of Warsaw Indiana. He contacted the township trustee and wired his mother that he would spend Christmas with her after confirming her identity.
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Warsaw
Ind
Bert Hand
Hand
Garfield, Kas
Loes
Emma Evans
E. &. D. Breckenridge
Tenth Infantry
A. J. White
Breckenridge, Schoeffel
Lewis
Paul Challen
James B. Gowen
Henry A. Greene
Florence Malott
Henry E. Eames
C. F. Polk
Robert G. Caldwell
Frederick W.coleman
M. L. Forbes
J. B. Shuman
Herbert BE. Marshburn
J. B. Schoeffel
Ralph E. Ingram
Samuel Seay
B. W. Morian
Polk
Malott
F. W. Coleman
R. P. Palmer
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Palmer
Kentucky Military Institute
Louisville
Washington
H.E. Bames
J. B. Gowen
H. B. Eames
Frederick W. Coleman
Santa Claus
Paull Chalien
Lieut. Lewis
Herman Lackman
Rockwell
John Little
Frances Rockwell
Elisabeth Little
Charles Gerhardt
Eames
Fred B. Carrithers
Fairbury
John H. Stutesmann
Peru
H. H. Tebbitts
George B. Jones
H. A. Greene
Paull Challen
Pishkill-on-the-Hudson
N. Y
Indianapolis
FP. W. Coleman
Mayme Gaston
Jesse Gaston
South Carolina
M. M. Garrett
Fauher
Boonesville
R. L. Eichelberger
Frank M. Kennedy
W. J. Fitzmaurice
Ohio
Robert Comstock
Grace Perkins
Chicago
Fishkill-on-the- Hudson
Col
H. A.reene
Bucket 10 overturns. four die in coal shaft accident
Buckley West Virginia December 24 four men are dead when a bucket from No. 5 shaft of the River coal company at Eccles overturned and plunged over 500 feet to the shaft bottom. Victims were instantly killed and bodies badly crushed.
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Buckley
W. Va
River Coal Company
Eccles
Bank President and Veteran Marion Alfred Dies
Noblesville Indiana December 24 Marion Alfred aged 68 died after seven weeks illness due to cirrhosis of the liver He enlisted in the One Hundred and Thirty-sixth Indiana in 1864 and served until the war ended He helped organize the First National Bank of Noblesville and served over fifteen years as its president He was also an organizer of the American National Bank
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Noblesville
Ind
Marion Alfred
Alfred
Indiana
First National Bank
American National Bank
Professor Refuses to Mimic Dead Relative in Will Case
In Columbus Indiana on December 24, Professor Samuel Wertz testified in the suit to break the will of Catherine Barger, which left her entire estate to the United Brethren church. He declined to mimic a deceased woman praising the Lord, calling it sacrilege.
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Columbus
Ind
Samuel Wertz
Wertz
Catherine Barger
United Brethren Church
Aged Citizen May Die From Runaway in Indiana Incident
In Shelbyville Indiana on December 24 David Fately age 72 is expected to die from injuries after a runaway near Flatrock. James Montgomery age 40 of Norristown suffered the loss of an eyelid and severe lacerations in the same crash.
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Shelbyville
Ind
David Fately
Flatrock
James Montgomery
Norristown
Tent Burns Down One Day Too Late
West and Greeley Perkins lived in a tent west of Rushville Indiana. An insurance policy for 350 dollars had expired on Thursday. Friday the stove overheated the tent caught fire and burned nearly completely.
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Rushville
Ind
West
Greeley Perkins
Burglaries Hit Shelbyville Homes On Christmas Eve
Richard Sass watched burglars outside his house then found thieves had entered in his absence and taken eight dollars. Five other Shelbyville residences were robbed of small amounts in the same period.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Richard Sass
Evansville Man Dies After Blow at City Police Station
John Chambers 25 of Fort Worth Texas died in Evansville police station from a blow to the head. Otto Klein bartender is under arrest as the alleged assailant in this fatal incident reported December 24.
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Sun
Evansvielle
Ind
John Chambers
Ft. Worth
Tex
Otto Klein
Auto sled thrills Red Bank river crowd
A nine foot long auto sled weighing 6000 pounds and powered by a fifty horse power water cooled engine is shown on the river in Red Bank New Jersey. Built by ice yachtman Fred Waters the craft features front and rear runners and a mid wheel fitted with spikes to grip ice and propel the machine.
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Red Bank
N. J
Fred Waters
Receiver Appointed for South Bend Life Insurance Co
South Bend Indiana December 24 Stuart MacKibben named receiver for the South Bend life insurance company after a circuit court complaint by James Bingham attorney general alleging liabilities exceed assets.
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Sun
South Bend
Ind
Stuart MacKibben
South Bend Fife Insurance Company
James Bingham
Opera house burns in Wabash blaze
Harter's opera house in Wabash Indiana suffered a major fire on Friday. The fire, believed to have started in a flue from a restaurant on the ground floor, caused an estimated loss of about 30000 dollars.
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Wabash
Ind
Harter
Opera House
BOUNCER COON KILLED IN SHOOTING ESCAPE
In Kokomo Indiana a report arrives of the death of Alison Coon known to police as Bouficer. He died from a bullet while trying to escape an Ohio sheriff.
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Kokomo
Ind
Alison Coon
Bouficer
Ohio
Man Without Country Cannot Leave Vessel
Benny Rosenbaum, living in New York for over a decade, is trapped on a ship between the United States and Panama. Secret service in Panama accused him of trafficking in white women, and despite multiple deportation attempts, authorities refuse landings and keep him aboard as an undesirable immigrant.
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New York
Benny Rosenbaum
United States
Republic of Panama
Rosenbaum
Elfis Island
Panama
Panami
Secret Service
Christobal
Engagement Announced At Fort Harrison Reception
A Fort Harrison social event featured Capt. and Mrs. Schoeffel hosting a reception with Lt. Fred B. Carruthers and Miss Gertrude Marian Morian announced as engaged. The article notes decorations, a Christmas dinner, and multiple gatherings as officers and families attend weekly concerts and social events during the winter season.
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John B. Schoettel
B. W. Morian
Schoeffel
Gertrude Marian
Fred B. Carruthers
Frederick W. Coleman
J. C. Green
H. C. White
W.L. Forbes
H. E. Eames
Eames
Charles Coe
Coleman
Lieut
Bennet
Lb. J. Owen
H. A. Greene
James H. Frier
Charles Gerhardt
Challen
Malott
FP. W. Coleman
Henry E. Eames
Ralph E. Ingram
G. M. Cralle
J. B. Shuman
Col. Greene
Ingram
Craile
Lieut. Shuman
Charge of Bigamy Shocks South Bend Husband
Anna Birmingstall alias Anna Renno is jailed in South Bend on a bigamy charge filed by John F. Birmingstall of Michigan City. He alleges she has three marriages with all husbands living and says the third husband will aid in the case.
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Michigan City
South Bend
Ind
Anna Birmingstall
Anna Renno
John F. Birmingstall
Wendling Denied New Trial in Child Slayer Case
Criminal Judge Gregory refused to grant a new trial to Joseph Wendling, convicted of killing 9 year old Alma Keliner. He allegedly burned part of the body in the church furnace and buried the remains in the church cellar.
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Louisville
Wry
Gregory
Joseph Wendling
Alma Keliner
Wendling
Pigeons Delay Day in Lawrenceburg Church Clock
In Lawrenceburg Indiana on Friday two pigeons perched on the clock minute hand at Zion Evangelical church delayed the day for many citizens by about an hour. Malloy faced difficulty explaining late arrivals to suspicious relatives and bore an unjust burden of suspicion afterward.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
Zion Evangelical Church
Malloy
Alleged Slayer Pleads Not Guilty in Greencastle Murder
Casey Simms charged with the murder of Otis Hendren Greencastle traction station agent two years ago was arraigned and entered a not guilty plea. Trials set for February 14. Simms says he can prove an alibi.
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the Sun
Greencastle
Ind
Casey Simms
Otis Hendren
Greencastle Traction
Simms
Funeral for Fire Marshal Horan Leads City Escort
Chicago mourns after Morris packing plant disaster with 24 dead and 37 injured. Fire Marshal James Horan to be buried Monday as a civic procession escorts the chief, while a large relief fund aims for 500000 dollars. Crossed wiring investigated, new city fire upgrades discussed.
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Chicago
Morris Packing Plant
Flower of the Fire Department
James Horan
Chief Burroughs
Alexander Lannon
Engine Company No. 50
St. Bernard’s Hospital
Morris & Co
Horan
National Association
Nelson Morris & Co
Loomis and
John Campion
Hkely
Board of Insurance Underwriters
First Regiment
National Guard
Busse
Grace Aeroplane Reported Found at Sea Near Texel
Amsterdam reports a aircraft believed to be Cecil Grace’s missing plane found in the North Sea near Texel after Grace vanished from Calais bound for Dover. Coast guards observed him deviate from course toward sea, possibly misled by fog banks.
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Amsterdam
Cecil Grace
Calais
Dover
North Sea
Texel
North Holland
Grace
Goodwin Sands
England
Channel
Sweeping Reforms Expected in Spain
Madrid December 24 It was intimated that the padlock bill passed Friday in the cortes by 108 to 20 is only the forerunner of a broader reform Premier Canalejas aims to push early next year He defends the method saying gradual stages will prevent clerical uprisings while seizing reform momentum The premier faces criticism from his own party for not acting faster
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Madrid
Cortes
Canalejas
Prosecutor O'Donnell Voted Meanest Man in World
In Columbus Indiana on December 24 prosecutor O'Donnell was crowned the meanest man in the world after he sent notices demanding payment of fines or Christmas jail time. A woman wrote to lawyer W J Beck praising his jury address and suggesting he enter the ministry.
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the Sun
Columbus
Ind
O'Donnell
W. J. Beck
Caboose Burned in Monon Yards
Bloomington Ind Dec 24 Conductor C F Clark of the Monon reported his best clothes burned when his caboose caught fire in the Monon yards on Friday.
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Sun
Bloomington
Ind
C. F. Clark
The
Monon
Common grave to hold victims of Leigh mine disaster
Manchester England December 24 A common grave will hold more than 200 bodies of the 341 mine disaster victims at Leigh One hundred eighty six bodies have been recovered but not more than fifty identified Those not identified will be buried in Orchard Grove
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Manchester
Eng
Leigh
Orchard Crove
Italian Slavs One And Loses Own Life
In Chicago on December 24, Gregori Gracio, an Italian, is shot dead by Detective William Burns after Gracio fires at him as detectives close in during a manhunt for an attempted killing. Detective Gilman dies later in hospital from a gunshot wound.
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Chicago
Gregori Gracio
Gilman
Gould avoids duty on trunk goods by claiming Paris residence
Frank J. Gould son of Jay Gould declares residency in Paris while asserting American citizenship and escapes payment of duty on seventeen trunks of goods his wife and he brought from Europe detected in New York on December 24.
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New York
Paris
Frank J. Gould
Jay Gould
Europe
Coon Captured in Vernon Reunites with Former Pet
Vernon Indiana reports Jake Hartwell trapped an escaped raccoon with a neck collar. He then realized the animal was the same raccoon he had kept as a pet seven years earlier.
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Vernon
Ind
Jake Hartwell
Listen Says Man Bang Echoes Phone
New York police report John Rice a wealthy heir attempted suicide at the Chatham club in Chinatown after urging a girl to listen over the phone He shot himself in the face then spoke to the caller as he collapsed He survived and was moved to Hudson Street Hospital where a visitor teased that he had tried this before.
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New York
John Rice
Chatham Club
Chinatown
Rice
Hudson Street
Uprising in Cuba Seen Impossible to Avert
Havana dispatch says rebels against President Gomez have large arms stocks in Florida and supplies positioned around the islands ready for a signal of rebellion.
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New Orleans
The
Picayune
Havana
Cuba
Gomez
Florida
Nose Bleed Nearly Fatal in Bloomington Incident
Paris Anderson nearly bled to death from a nosebleed in Bloomington on December 24. Home remedies failed and he trudged to a neighbor’s house exhausted before a physician arrived and saved his life.
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Bloomington
Ind
Paris Anderson
Anderson
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