Freakish Weather Across United States Baffles Science
National chill grips the country with unusual warmth in the far west and frost in Florida. Tampa reports frost while Jacksonville records 24 degrees, Denver registers 56 and Pueblo 52. Indianapolis and Havre show varied readings as forecasters warn of possible snow.
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Florida
Tampa
Jacksonville
Mercury
Havre
Mont
Orange State
Denver
Pueblo
Blythe
Durbin Declares He Will Not Seek Senate Seat
Governor Winfield T. Durbin will not enter the race for the United States Senate before the 1905 legislature. Col. Charles E. Wilson, the governor's private secretary, confirms the denial amid speculation of machine-building efforts and oil inspector appointments used to bolster a potential Durbin candidacy.
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Col. Wilson
Winfield T. Durbin
United States
Charles E. Wilson
Durbin
Illinois acting governor warns railroads over dairy milk price scheme
Springfield Dec 27 Acting Gov Northcott sent a letter to Atty Gen Hamlin alleging railroads and big dealers formed a pact to withhold cows from retail dealers to create scarcity and push prices higher. He orders immediate steps for information and aid.
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Springfield
Northcott
Hamlin
Merchants' Association Forms Track Elevation Committee
Ford L Mayer president of the Merchants Association names W C Bobbs Bowen Merrill Co Charles H Badger Badger Furniture Co Joseph Wineman Yeopis outfitting Co Fred M Ayres L S Ayres Co and Mayer himself to the track elevation committee He says the committee will need time to determine its duties and will likely present recommendations to the mayor appointed commission.
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Ford L. Mayer
Merchants’ Association
W. C. Bobbs
Bowen-Merrill Co
Charles H. Badger
Badger Furniture Company
Joseph Wineman
Yeopie's Outfitting Company
Fred M. Ayres
L. 5S. Ayres& Co
Mayer
Charles Mayer & Co
After Burns' Scalp Across Glass Workers Demand Resignation
Muncie Indiana December 27 The glass workers employed in American and Federal plants nationwide and in Labor Assembly No 300 may demand Simon Burns resign as president. Burns angered workers by issuing a circular rescinding the box limit rule and directing makers to maximize output. Most Indiana preceptories have passed resolutions against the rule.
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Labor Assembly
Glass Workers' Organization
Simon Burns
Burns
Indiana
Liner Ads Highlight Diverse Wants on Seventh Page
The seventh page lists various classified bids and wants including furniture for sale, rooms for rent, kitchen supplies, and workers sought such as a German porter and a housekeeper. Additional items include wood for sale and brief notices urging readers to view all Sun liners.
Skating Packed Broadcut Canal Draws Crowds
Ice on the Broadcut canal three inches thick draws crowds as skaters prepare for a lively Sunday. Snowy crust is light and the surface remains smooth and glassy despite recent cold.
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Broadcut
Stishwater
City closes deal for pesthouse site west of hospital
The city moved to complete purchase of most of the property west of the City hospital to establish a temporary pesthouse. A probate tangled vacant lot remains, but surrounding buildings will be prepared for use, with a four room house and a barn remodeled for hospital furnishings and operations by spring.
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Works Board
Health Board
City’ Hospital
Gold found in Crawford county Pos ey township Indiana mine
Gold has been found in small quantities in a canyon near the Ohio River in Posey township Crawford county on George Howers farm. Dirt assays report about dollars per ton. The find excites the neighborhood, with a history of earlier nugget deposits totaling about 300 dollars located in a cave nearby.
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Evansville
Ind
Ohio River
Posey Township
Crawford County
George Howers
Explosion Tragedy Ties Chicago Man to Arkansas Pool Hall
In Hot Springs Arkansas two men were injured by a Christmas Day pool-room explosion that killed C R Donnelly of 390 State Street Chicago. James McKay, an expert board marker, is not expected to live.
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Hot Springs
Ark
C. R.donnelly
Chicago
James McKay
Germany Weighs Roosevelt Refusal As Venezuela Mediation
Berlin reports Charlemagne Tower informed the foreign office Roosevelt would not act as arbitrator in the Venezuela dispute. The U.S. views the conditional Hague option as not a settlement and notes Britain and Germany push cash guarantees while the United States withholds guarantees and cautions from the State Department.
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U.S
Charlemagne Tower
Foreign Office
Roosevelt
Washington
Venezuela
Hague
State Department
Great Britain
Germany
London
United States
Pius Fund
Brexico
Congress
Hay
England Accepts Roosevelt Arbitration Proposal
England formally accepts President Roosevelt's plan to refer the Venezuelan affair to The Hague for arbitration. A Berlin dispatch states Germany has agreed to accept the Hague tribunal.
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England
London
Roosevelt
Hague
Berlin
Germany
Johnson Cleared for Oil Inspector Role After Senate Term
Attorney general Taylor states T Halleck Johnson is eligible to be deputy oil inspector under Sid Conger. A legislative seat had raised emoluments, but Taylor argues the prohibition applies only during the legislator’s term, not after. He says it would be preposterous to bar a man who voted to create an office from later holding it.
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Atorney-gen. Taylor
T. Halleck Johnson
Sid Conger
Taylor
Johnson
Blaze from trash under stairway causes minor damage
A fire started around noon Saturday when trash under a stairway in the Hutchinson block of Pennsylvania and Ohio gt s caught alight. The blaze is believed to have originated from spontaneous combustion and caused slight damage.
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Hutchinson Block
Pennsylvania
Ohiogts
Mrs. Abernathy Expires After Prolonged Illness
Mrs. James Abernathy died at her home in St. Louis on Saturday after seven days of sleep and three weeks of semi consciousness. Her passing follows a period of illness noted in the city.
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Abernathy
ST. Louis
James Abernathy
Christmas Dinner with Columbian Club Highlight
An unusual fragment notes a Christmas dinner connected to the Columbian Club. It mentions Ev erything optical and references a person named Woodard at 221 Massachusetts and the word creamery. The text is garbled but implies a social or club event context.
Taylor Chosen by Marion County Republicans for Indiana Governor
William L. Taylor former attorney general announces candidacy with Marion County GOP backing shifting from Gilbert to Taylor. Floyd Woods and other leaders pledge support as Taylor campaigns ahead of the 1904 convention. Taylor displays a Durbin engraving to rally politicos at the Denison hotel.
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Marion County
Taylor
SUN
Marion County Republican Machine
Gilbert
Floyd A. Woods
Woods
Gates
Joss
Elliott
Bookwalter
Joseph B. Keating
Hemenway
Mr. Taylor
Fat Gilbert
George Shideler
Union B. Hunt
Floyd Woods
Denison
Grant County
Indiana
Stove dealers push hot blast stoves as prices rise
Hardware sellers claim pig iron costs drive stove price hikes not demand. Anthracite shortages boost hot blast stoves while soft coal stoves decline. Dealers report tripled stock on coal buckets and shovels as winter demands surge and households rely on quick, efficient heating points.
Check for debt haunts Indianapolis figure
George Breunig clutched a $78,422 check amid a desolate reflection on debts and unpaid loans. The note covers $38,000 principal with the remaining as interest on the indebtedness of Miss Indianapolis as city officials discuss borrowing.
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Taggart
Indianapolis
State House Reassured as Heating Holds for Saturday
No longer shivering occupants report warmth at the state house on Saturday after a chilly Friday. Gov. Durbin conducted business without an overcoat as boilers finally responded, undermining Sam Shutt's push for a new heating plant.
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State House
Landlords Form Trust to Screen Tenants in Corydon
Corydon Indiana December 27 landlords form a trust to refuse renting to any man until it is ascertained he has paid his last landlord. The new cooperative seeks to enforce reliable tenant history and prevent evictions or unpaid debts across properties.
OConnor Hipson Match Cancelled at Denison Club
Denison billiard hall sparring halted as manager urges OConnor and Capt. Hipson to refrain from playing Saturday night to prevent crowding the room. Officials say stants have not clarified further actions.
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O'Connor
Capt
Hipson
Snow Flurries Forecast For Indianapolis Region
Forecast covers Indianapolis and vicinity for 36 hours ending 8 p m including snow flurries Saturday night and Sunday with rising temperatures. Temperatures recorded at 7 am 12 noon 17 and 2 pm 19. Also notes variable winds in Indiana and surrounding states. Deputy sheriff Brightman drove 14 miles from Marion to Sims to halt a sale when roads are good, usually a two hour trip.
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SUN
Denver
Jack Frost
Indianapolis
Indiana
Marion
Ind
Brightman
Sims
Wanstead Ont Train Crash Kills Dozens Injures Many
A Grand Trunk Express and freight collision at Wanstead Ontario Friday night killed 38 and injured 33. The smoker car collapsed in a fire after impact. brave passengers helped rescue others during a snowstorm. Several injured were identified from Detroit Port Huron Chicago and London with others listed as survivors awaiting care.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Buffalo Enquirer
Wanstead
Ont
London
Grand Trunk
Culbertson
Port Huron
Mich
Death toll list from Petrolea fire released by Grand Trunk officials
Grand Trunk officials issued a list of dead from a fire, naming Alexander Stewart and his wife, A Hicketts, J J Gillies, a Mrs Turteco, Lawrence Wattford, Jeffrey of London, Clem Redley, and others. Several identified as residents of Petrolea, Sarina, Port Huron, La Crosse, and Chicago, with ten unidentified victims.
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London
E Lung Elected President of Chinese Masons in America
Chin Gum Ling known as E Lung, a wealthy leader in Chinese American circles, returns to Indianapolis from Chicago. He is elected grand master and grand lecturer of the Chinese lodge of masons in America and helped defend Chin Hee in the Doc Lung case. Police guard E Lung during the Chicago visit and memorial events.
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E. Lung
THE
Chinese Masons IN
America
Chin Gum Ling
Indianapollis
Chicago
Northwest
Indianapolis
Chin Hee
Doc Lung
Clark St
BE. Lung
Chicago News
Chin Gum Sing
Chin Park Sum
Chinatown
O'Neill
E. Ling
O'Connor
Lenahan
Unissued Police Badge No 13 Reserved by Safety Board
The safety board has not issued badge No 13 and will not soon. Carter Temple, a longtime faithful officer now on the pension, held No 13 for years but no longer needs it. The badge will stay in the clerk’s desk until a new officer is appointed. extras exist for others who may want it.
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Safety Board
Temple
Sullivan divorce case cites abuse and alimony
Mary E Sullivan sues John Sull van for divorce custody of three children and $2000 alimony. He formerly served as deputy city controller under Mayor Taggart and has faced assault and battery charges in police court. Acting judge Col lina holds case under advisement.
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Mary E. Sullivan
John Sullvan
Sullivan
Taggart
Collina
Blizzard Rages Across Texas Panhandle Reports Three Feet Snow
Fort Worth reports a blizzard raging in the Texas panhandle with three feet of snow on the level. Jacksonville Florida notes record cold December night with 24 above in town and 30 at Tampa, plus fear for orange trees and groves. The item closes with local ads for pianos oats and photos.
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Texas Panhandle
Jacksonville
Fla
Tampa
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