Christmas Means Much to Those in Homes of Charity
A montage of holiday efforts across Granite City and Indianapolis railings. A Yukon note attached to a wild goose spurs reports of a dying prospector with immense gold, supposedly from Memphis, dated 1910. Hospitals host Christmas meals while Deaf and Blind schools highlight charity, discipline, and careful home visits to prevent illness.
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Granite City
Ill
Yukon
Fred Wanton
Wanton
Horseshoe Lake
George Powers
Memphis
White Horse Pass
Pine Creek
Alaska
Klondike
Blind Institute
Pennsylvania
Central Insane Hospital
Central Hospital For the
West Washington Street
Sisters of the Good Shepherd
Witness
Raymond
North Capitol Avenue
Friendly Inn
Market Street
Cabby Collects Honeymoon Shoes on Road to Sale
Kansas City dispatch reports Harry Peterson, the Candle Light Kid cabdriver, collecting 93 honeymoon shoes tied to couples departed for the station. He keeps a box of shoes saved from the last three years, listing 42 men’s, 45 women’s, and six white baby shoes as potential sale items.
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Kansas City
Harry Peterson
Union Depot
Governor Cruce declines inaugural ball over dress suit
Governor-elect Cruce refuses to attend his inaugural ball citing a dislike for wearing a dress suit. Oklahoma City society circles express chagrin while privately debating the governor’s whim and other social expectations.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Dee
Cruce
Oklahoma
Lockless Simpson
Clase
Minister Resigns to Enter Hardware Business in Trenton
Rev. William G. Wherry rector of St James P E church announces resignation to enter the hardware trade. He is soon to marry Adele Skillman. The congregation was asked to provide a new s for the bride and when this was complete the church will proceed with the ceremony.
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Trenton
N. J
William G. Wherry
St. ‘James P. BE
Adele Skillman
Hat Destroys Eye In Wind Gust Lawsuit
James C. Kilgore sues Mrs. Mary R. Poin dexter in Humboldt Nebraska for 5000 dollars. He claims a three foot wide hat blown by the wind struck him in the right eye, piercing it with a pin through the crown and destroying his sight.
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Humboldt, Neb
James C. Kilgore
Mary R. Poindexter
Kilgore
Poindexter
Bridegroom Rolls to Marriage Altar in Wheelchair
In Pittsburg on December 24, "Butch" Meyers, amputee with both legs missing, was wheeled into Alderman Melherney's office by his sweetheart Anna Reilly and married. Meyers had left the hospital a week earlier after an engine cut off both legs during wedding preparations. The event followed his accident and a brief hospital stay.
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Pittsburg
Butch" Meyers
Melherney
Anna Reilly
Meyers
Fowl Taste GOOD while you're eating it XMAS TIME
A quirky ad touts Cascarets as a New Year remedy to offset overindulgence in holidays. It promises relief after overdrinking and eating and claims Cascarets are the biggest seller, with million boxes sold monthly.
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Nature
Boston Socialite Marries Chauffeur After Elopement
Mrs. Nettie Shaw Marble ex wife of State Senator James F. Shaw of Boston marries H Keno Marble the chauffeur she eloped with two years ago. The wedding at Bridgeport Conn follows a sensational divorce saga that began with her disappearance and a yearlong absence tracked by her 11 year old son in Pasadena.
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Boston
Nettie Shaw Marble
James F. Shaw
H. Keno Marble
Bridgeport
Aire Brewer
Portsmouth
N. H
Santa Barbara
Cal
Shaw
Pasadena
GLOVE DRAW FATE AND CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
A blind newsman drops a glove on a snowy Ohio and Pennsylvania street corner. Pedestrians repeatedly return it, sharing Christmas spirit. A small color newsboy finally pockets the glove after a rival offers it, leaving the man with a single gift.
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Ohio
Pennsylvania
Explosion at Llewellyn iron plant linked to labor unrest
An early Sunday blast at the Llewellyn iron company plant at College and Main in Los Angeles damaged the front facade and windows, injured guard J. E. Asbury, and prompted witnesses to report three men lurking nearby before one fired at watchman William Vine. Investigators say a low-grade dynamite bomb caused the explosion. management denies dynamite was stored on site. No arrests yet.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Llewellyn Iron Company
College
Main Streets
J. E. Asbury
William Vine
Lacey Iron Works
Iron Works
Llewellyn Company
Rumors of cabinet shake-up sweep Taft era
Washington dispatch in New York Press says President Taft plans a March cabinet shake-up. Ballinger and MacVeagh expected to leave. Knox, Wilson, Norton and Loeb debated as potential successors. Tawney of Minnesota touted for Interior. Wickersham and Root cited as limiting Knox.
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New York
Taft
Washington Dispatch
New York Press
Interior
Ballinger
Treasury
MacVeagh
Knox
Agriculaire Wilson
William Loeb, Jr
Charles D. Norton
Loeb
New York Herald
Mr. Loeb
Theodore Roosevelt
New York State
Representative Tawney
Minnesota
Dispatch
Wilson
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Wickersham
Whitehouse
Root
Senate
James A. Tawney
President weighs cabinet pick after house rejection
The article notes that Congress does not view the issue as decisive, yet the president will hesitate to appoint a man to his cabinet who was rejected by a strong Republican constituency in the House last month.
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Congress
House of Representatives
Town Clerk Becomes Millionaire Heir in Boston Case
Timothy Paige once a Hardwick farmer and town clerk, inherits 4 million from a wealthy uncle. He must pay inheritance taxes in New York and California, resigns as town clerk, and faces new worries over the fortune. Paige, with four sons and a daughter, may share in the estate as the village of Dardwick lacks a clerk. J L Powers named interim town clerk after Paige’s resignation.
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Boston
Mass
Hardwick
Timothy Paige
Massachusetts
Paige
Lydia Paige Monteagle
San Francisco
New York State
Ucle
Calvin D. Paige
Caele
Calvin
Mecca
Neary
Timothy
Mr. Paige
Dardwick
J. L. Powers
Museum Receives Many Mementoes From Sailors’ Society
The Victory at Portsmouth museum received gifts from the British and foreign sailors society led by Admiral Sir Assheton Curzon-Howe. Items include Nelsons secretary sea chest orders from Trafalgar and two volumes listing every officer and man aboard during the battle. The foretop sail from Trafalgar, with ninety holes, was also raised for display.
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London
Portsmouth
Assheton Curzon-Howe
British and Foreign Sailors’ Society
Nelson
Trafalgar
Pollack Testifies In Insanity Defense In Murder Trial
Nathan Pollack recounts the night he says he killed his wife Frieda Pollack and Sam Goldberg after seeing them together. He describes visions of his wife and claims the act was accidental while prosecutors question his marriage and motives. Goldberg testifies he met Mrs. Pollack as Frieda Norris and heard no other name.
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Goldberg
Brennan
Pollack
Toronto
T. M. O’connor
Polack
Sam Goldberg
Terrible Loss Reflected In Grim Witty Exchange
A St. Louis Times item records a somber remark about a wife's sudden death. The respondent recalls buying a brown suit and matching hat with tan shoes, illustrating the shock and the domestic context surrounding the tragedy.
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St. Louis Times
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King
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Underwood Typewriter Company Incorporated
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Indianapolis
Slayer
Chicago
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K. G. Alexander
Indiana Union Traction Company
Merry Christmas
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Lake Fire & Western
Indiana & Southern Bus
Walkerton
Washington Sirest
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