New Developments Reported in Cudahy Kidnapping Case
Omaha reports two major clues in Eddie Cudahy’s kidnapping. The lantern used to signal the ransom drop has been found near Pacific Junction Iowa, with trousers legs nearby. Letters claim Pat Crowe had no involvement, while dad E A Cudahy says a stronger lead awaits the horse used the night of the abduction.
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Pacific Junction
Eddie Cudahy
E. A. Cudahy
Eer
Pat McGrath
Kidnang
Omaha
Pat Crowe
Windsor Hotel
Negro in Urbana Attack Leads to City Move
Miss Maggie Taffe, walking a city street, fought off an unknown assailant who slashed her with eye glasses broken and face cut. Police arrested CUM Lancaster, colored, who identified by the victim. Lancaster waived exam and was bound over. authorities removed him to Clack County jail in Springfield to prevent violence amid prior Chick Mitchell incidents.
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Urbana
Maggie Taffe
Miss Taffe
Cum Lancaster
Incaster
Severe quake panics Santiago de Cuba but no injuries reported
A strong earthquake hit Santiago de Cuba causing panic in poorer quarters as residents evacuated. some cracks appeared in buildings but no injuries or deaths are reported. Simultaneously Haiti's Port au Prince experienced a 30 second quake with damage to the American legation wall and Hotel Central section. A piano ad appears among unrelated local notices.
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Antiago DE Cuba
Aic
Ort AU Prince
Haiti
Legation
E Hotel Central
Canal Bill Faces Senate Vote After Treaty Tiff
Washington December 25 Friends of the Nicaragua canal push to reconvene Congress to take up the Wenburn canal bill, which was last set as a senate special order but displaced by the ship subsidy and Hay Pauncefote treaty. Senator Morgan calls for a January 7 start to debate to pressure Britain, while administration factions warn delaying action until Britain acts on treaty amendments. Many expect canal legislation to wait for the next congress.
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Nicaragua
Congress
Senate
Morgan
Great Britain
United States
Phonograph Sways Sulu Sultan to Sign Treaty
Captain Smiley reports a phonograph helped seal a treaty with the Sulu sultan. Ragtime music sparked a panic among the sultan and his party, who gathered on deck and prayed. The sultan spoke into the device and heard his own words echoed back, confirming his approval before departure.
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Sultan
Chicago
E. &. Smiley
Fifteenth Infantry
Washington
Sulu Archipelago
Smiley
Bates
Boers Cut Off Kimberley Threatens Fortified Station
London reports Lord Kitchener has arrived at De Aar Junction Cape Colony amid Boer advances in northern Cape. Boers cut rail and telegraph lines near Kimberley threatening the town as English hopes for a quick end to the war fade. De Aar serves as a key troop hub for northern Cape forces and communications.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Deaar Junction
Cape Colony
Kitchener
Cape Town
Mimberley
Kimberley
Deaar
Orange River
Port Elizabeth
Mafeking
Rhodesia
Women Who Carry Money in Their Socks on City Car
A feeble old woman aboard a Central Ave street car retrieves money from her stocking while a younger passenger gives her a seat. The conductor jokes about women hiding money and recalls another story of a woman fishing a taped spool of thread with a folded note from her stocking.
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Central-ave
Seventeenth St
Protest Over Seizure of U S Exhibit Cars in Havre
The Havre railway embargoed 30 cars from the United States exhibit pending 5710 francs payment for demurrage charges incurred during the exposition. Ambassador Porter protested to the French government as US agents at Havre were instructed to pay 500 francs and pursue 100 francs in damages for obstruction and delay.
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Paris
Havre
United States
Porter
Cat Detects Gas Warning Funny Sighting in Kitchen
A Bellefontaine Street woman mistook a kitchen noise for a gas leak and rushed to the stove. There she found the family cat perched on top of the stove, unchanged and safe, amid the gas warning uproar.
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Bellefontaine St
Indianapolis Weather Forecast for 36 Hours
Weather outlook for Indianapolis and area through 8 p m on December 26 shows cloudy conditions tonight with Tuesday night partly cloudy and Wednesday. Temperatures around 22 degrees at 7 p m.
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Indianapolis
Diamonds and Jewelry Offered at Low Prices at J Mullally
Advertising copy notes a retailer on 28 Monument Place selling diamonds and jewelry with low prices starting at $10.00, highlighting rings studs and earrings as affordable options for customers.
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Mullally
Monument Place
Patrolman Survives Rough Arrest on Indiana Ave
Patrolman Green faced a violent scuffle Monday with Nettie Bush accused of stealing $1.25 from Nellie Anderson. Doc Price and an unknown man attacked. Green used mace and a revolver to fend off a mob until bicycle cops arrived. His face and hands were scratched and bitten. one finger bitten to the bone. Dispensary cauterized wounds raise infection concerns.
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Green
Indiana Ave
Nettie Bush
Nellie Anderson
Doc Price
Measles Outbreak at Randall's Island Infant Hospital
Missioner John W Keller investigates charges against city infant hospital officials on Randall's Island. During a measles outbreak hundreds of babies were moved to contagious disease wards where cholera yellow fever and smallpox care occurred. Eleven babies from North Brother Island died. exposure to cold on ferry transfers cited. Charities commissioner questions why isolation occurred for ordinary measles cases.
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John W. Keller
Randall's Island
North Brother Island
Commissioner of Charities
Battle Flags for Grant's Town Interest Sparks Flag Gift Debate
Representative Larz Whitcomb asks Gen. George F. McGinnis to gauge veteran opinion on gifting two battle flags to the Grant mausoleum in New York City. McGinnis notes New York seeks only two flags per state, and the Eleventh Indiana Association may supply two if the legislature withholds. A Hide, Leather and Belting Co. gift of turkeys to workers is mentioned.
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Mount
Illinois
Lucien Pavalette
Vincennes
Butler
Board of Charities
Bishop Grant
A.M. E
Pennsylvania
Amphion Club
Ossip Gabrilowitsch
Booth Tarkington
Harper's Magazine
Insane Asylum
Central Union Telephone Company
Howard A. Leishear
Chicago
Laporte
Board of Managers
Indiana Industrial School For Girls
Woman’s Prison
Theodore Thomas Orchestra
English’s
Opera House
Larz Whitcomb
George F. McGinnis
Grant
New York City
Whitcomb
McGinnis
New York
Indiana
Indiana Association
Salvation Army feeds 200 at noon on Christmas day
At noon Tuesday the Salvation Army fed 200 hungry people at its mission 42 S Capitol Ave. A second 200 filled their places and 20 more followed. Adjt Simonson distributed Christmas baskets to 18 families and says about 70 more dinners were served from these baskets. Over 100 spent Christmas Eve at the mission, which can hold 80, with others sleeping on benches.
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Salvation Army
S. Capitolave
Adjt
Simonson
S. Capitol Ave
The Postoffice Rush Delivers Christmas Packages Promptly
In Indianapolis the post office reports neater holiday packages due to better wrapping weighing and stamping. Assistant post master Shideler credits press coverage and liberal attention. Delivery began earlier this year with strong Saturday and Monday volumes and no delivery delays.
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Indianapolis
Christmas morning at St John’s draws 3000 worshipers
At 4 a m 3000 people packed St John’s church for Christmas Mass celebrated by Rev James McCool with 12 acolytes. Rev F H Gavish preached comparing Rome’s civilization at Christ’s birth to Christian civilization. Parish children’s charity collection exceeded 500 dollars.
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St. John’s Church
James McCool
F. H. Gavish
Rome
Christ
St. John’s
Kinder Christmas Gift From Saks Helps 100 Poor Lads
A line of needy boys, black and white, waited at Saks & Co. as the store opened to distribute 100 overcoats and 100 pairs of shoes. Police Sgt. Lowe oversees the tickets and coordinates the distribution, a scene of stark poverty turning to warmth and gratitude.
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Saks & Co
Saks
John Lowe
N. Meridian St
Christmas Coat Distribution Confusion At Police Station
Desk-sergeant Boylan handled requests from the poor after Saks & Co. donated warm overcoats. Patrolmen issued tickets by district. A German woman spoke broken English to seek a ticket. A thin boy with bare feet sought a replacement coat at Saks & Co.
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Boylan
Saks & Co
Rivalry Turns Fatal on Nashville Street
On December 25 in Fayetteville a dramatic shooting ended Andy Mills life. Robert Hovay killed Mills in front of Mills's fiancée Miss Allie Forrester of Nellsville. Hovay, driven by jealousy over Forrester, opened fire as crowds watched, leaving Mills dead at the scene.
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Nashville
Tenn
Fayetteville
Andy Mills
Robert Hovay
Allie Forrester
Nellsville
Mills
Bodix
Mils
Chinks Battle Reformers in China Clash. 1500 Die
A cable from Hong Island reports reformers under Tong and 26 leaders executed by Governor Chang Chi Tung. Imperial forces of 10,000 attacked 5,000 reform troops, about 1,500 reformers killed as they charged through with bayonets. hundreds of imperial casualties. The retreat ended without follow-up pursuit.
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Chang
Philippine core mission faces deficit in Manila expenditures
Following its parent Washington the Philippine core mission at Manila may run a deficit if current spending continues. It spent over 5,000,000 Mexican dollars or 2,500,000 American money in September and October on public improvements and government organization. The commission authorized 2,000,000 Mexican for highways and bridges. Receipts on the island rise, but the war department may urge economy.
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Washington
Manila
War Department
Chimpanzee Naming Contest Draws 300 Suggestions
Voters proposed over 300 names for the zoo chimpanzee with diverse reasons. Supporters favored marks ranging from political figures to scientists while several entries mocked politicians. the winning choice was "sau" with broad backing.
Salvation Army to Establish Four Division HQ in Indianapolis
Maj Blanche B Cox of Troy New York will relocate to Indianapolis to assume general charge of Salvation Army activities in Indiana and eastern Illinois. Local operations will continue unchanged Adjutant Simonson likely remains in charge His arrival is expected to boost the Army’s work in the region.
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Indianapolis
Salvation Army
Blanche B. Cox
Troy
N. Y
East New York
Indiana
Hinois
Simonson
Cox
Army
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