Millionaire murder witness ties Goldie Whitehead to crime
Savannah Mo December 28 The coroner inquiry into the death of Frank W Richardson is reopened. Charles Stanton testifies Mrs Richardson feared Goldie Whitehead had shot him. Stanton says Whitehead lived in Stanberry and told him six weeks ago she came to kill Richardson. He says Richardson paid Whitehead through him to avoid exposure. John D Richardson defends his sister in law.
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Mills Whitehead
Frank W. Richardson
Savannah
Charles Stanton
Stanberry
Stanton
Miss Whitehead
John D. Richardson
Richardson
Toboggan Slide Rises in Military Park and Park Board Actions
The toboggan slide was rebuilt in Military Park after Thursday snow. Park commissioners paid T. J. Morse 87.15 for construction and approved a 3 for three monkeys purchase for Riverside Zoo. They endorsed a plat by Hiram Miller August Wacker and others east of Riverside park and set rules for property within 500 feet to align with park and central park ways.
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Military Park
T. J. Morse
Riverside Zoo
Hiram Miller
August Wacker
Riverside Park
Real estate firm complains to city over gas access at 420 Rankinst
Dyer and Rossman, acting real estate agents, petitioned the Board of Works on Friday complaining that the Indianapolis Gas Company will not turn on natural gas at 420 Rankinst. The last tenant used gas a month ago. The company says there is not enough gas to make new connections. The communication was sent to the city attorney.
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Dyer & Rossman
Board of Works
Indianapolis Gas Company
American Troops Advance in Northern Mindanao Campaign
Advices from Mindanao report active American troop operations in the island's north. Jimenez and Langaran towns have fallen to forces, with insurgent mountain positions captured and several bands routed. Fortieth Infantry units led the engagement.
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Manila
Mindanao
Jiminez
Langarin
Births Deaths Marriages Listed In City Notices
A March list shows births at multiple addresses with girls and twins noted, plus deaths from typhoid fever Brights disease and inanition, and marriages not fully listed. Individuals include Emmons Jacobs Joslin King Subhers Cool Elder Richter Bell Smith Ibsch and others with varied street addresses and hospital counts.
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Emmons
Linda Jacobs
Dawson-st
Harry E
Cora Joslin
N. State St
O. A
Cora King
Sheldon-st
Samuel L
Ella Subhers
Meridian-st
Bert
Elizabeth Cool
Virginia Ave
Samuel F
Mollie Elder
W. Vinton-st
Laurence and
Sarah Richter
Raymond and
New-sts
William and Nettie Bell
E. Sixteenth-st
G. W. and
Anna Smith
Michigan-st
William Ibsch
Blake-st
Satie Draggen
City Hospital
Willam J. Shueffsbarger
Wooodlawn Ave
Mary EB. Hayden
Vermont St
Local Home Additions and Repairs Listed with Costs
H Cahalane 1122 Bates st adds an extension for 25 dollars. James Stevenson 714 Cornell-ave remodels for 1400 dollars. Stevenson 2219 N Pennsylvania st repairs 700 dollars. Scatter & Lambert Birch ave between Oliver and McCarty two frame houses cost 2000 dollars. Ad note explains Bromo not equal to bromide and cites laxative tablets.
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James Stevenson
Cornell-ave
Pennsylvania St
Scatter & Lambert
Birch Ave
Oliver-ave
McCarty St
Gale Rages Along British Coast Wrecks Reported
London reports a fierce gale along the British coast with several minor wrecks. The bark Pegasus from San Francisco has foundered near Cardiff with all but one crew member reported lost. New York reports anxiety over the British steamer Brooklyn City six days overdue from Swansea and two other vessels Moonstone and Peter Jebson with crews near 30 aboard.
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London
British
Pegasus
San Francisco
Cardiff
New York
Brooklyn City
Swansea
England
Moonstone
Peter’ Jebson
Hamburg
Smythe Attempts Suicide Before Inauguration
Gov elect Durbin believes Smythe took a fatal action in a suicide attempt. The two close friends had met days earlier with Smythe expressing desire to witness Durbin's inauguration but fearing he would not live long.
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Durbin
Smythe
Quay Heads to Harrisburg for Senate Contest
Ex Senator Quay of Pennsylvania left Washington for Harrisburg to take charge of the senatorial fight before the legislature convening January 1. He expressed confidence in winning despite bronchitis and said he is prepared for the strain of the contest.
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Washington
Quay
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Husky Conductor Accused of Forcing Passengers Agains Doors
A Greenfield car conductor William Dudding attempted to compel Secretary Charles Downing of the State agricultural board to enter the smoking compartment or leave the car Thursday evening. He failed and then shoved women passengers to create space until other riders intervened.
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William Dudding
Charles Downing
State Agricultural Board
Doctor H. C. Clements Dies Suddenly in Chicago
Prominent Chicago physician Dr. H C Clements collapsed while taking a patient’s temperature and died Thursday night. His wife, upon notification, suffered a breakdown. Clements had moved to Chicago from Rockford about twelve years ago.
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Chicago
H. C. Clements
Widoow
Hazing Deemed Beneficial At West Point
Douglas MacArthur outlines his hazing at West Point noting ridicule speeches and a live turtle used in drills. He argues hazing in bracing form builds military carriage and removes rough edges from plebes. Testimony in the Booz case appears to conclude by Friday evening.
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MacArthur
Gen. Macarthur
West Point Military Academy
Rev Johnson Deposed From Protestant Episcopal Ministry
New York December 9 1905 Rev J L Johnson has been formally deposed from the Protestant Episcopal ministry at his own request. He recently left a hospital and friends have heard nothing from him. During the burning of steamers at Trocken last summer he was on a tug and saw sailors imprisoned on the Saale thrusting their heads and hands from port holes of the Gcombined steamship begging aid. His excitement then was so great that he became ill.
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New York
J. L. Johnson
Episcopeti Church
Troboken
Saale
Gcomed
Wiznitz Town Destroyed by Large Early Fire
Vienna reports Wiznitz wiped out by fire with six hundred houses burned and four thousand eight hundred sixty people homeless. Forty six lives lost in the blaze.
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Vienna
Wiznitz
Buffalo Robberies Toll Up To 1500 In Night of Crime
In Buffalo New York on Thursday night John Eberts a street railway employee was robbed on Carlton street of change a pay check and his watch. Three houses were ransacked for silverware and jewelry totaling 1500 dollars. A Laurel street safe was broken into and 250 dollars stolen. Police say gangs commit two to six burglaries nightly.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Cnicago
John Eberts
Carlton St
Laurel St
Indianapolis Stock Yards Wheat and Livestock Market Update
At Indianapolis Stock Yards on December 28, reports show Wheats steady with No. 2 red and various white grades listed. Corn and oats prices noted by grade, with hay at $13.50 for No. 1 timothy. Cattle, hogs, and sheep receipts listed with price ranges for various classes, showing fair to prime values across categories.
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Timothy
Hay
Prairie
Union Teffeta
Union Taffeta
W. B
Congo
Miners United Orders Coal Shipments Halted in Springfield
In Springfield on Friday morning the Minors United mine workers ordered Operator McCullough to halt coal shipments under his state contract. McCullough says he earns 1.25 per ton with 19 cents above the 1.44 contract price for teamsters' fees. The union seeks 0.50 extra per ton for teamsters, else it could affect profits at 1.75 per ton if granted.
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Springfield
United Mine Workers
McCullough
Teamsters
Nevada Cavalry Hero Gordon Freeman Ends Life
Reno telegram reports Gordon Freeman 35, once famed as first lieutenant of the Nevada cavalry in the Philippines, shot himself Friday. Despondency over losses at the fare table is given as the supposed cause.
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Reno
Nev
Gordon Freeman
Philippines
Nevada Cavalry
Park Board Contracts Coal from Consolidated Co at Garfield Park
The park board contracted for coal on Friday from the Consolidated Coal and Lime Company at 2.40 dollars per ton delivered in carload lots to Garfield Park. This coal cost 2.53 dollars per ton last winter.
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Park Board
Consolidated Coal and Limé Company
Garfield Park
Boo'sted Boiler Kills Eight Men
Boiler explosion at Calcutta on Friday killed eight men and injured many others, authorities report.
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Calcutta
Prize fights barred in Paterson as congress meets in San Francisco
A jumble of notes reports prize fights ban in Paterson New Jersey while the American turf congress gathers in San Francisco. The claim that Paderewski was killed in a duel near Paris is dismissed as a canard. A personal testimonial praises Dean's Ointment for relief from a leg sore.
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Paterson
N. J
American Turf Congress
San Francisco
Paderewski
Paris
Ex-Convict Kills Two in Dykalib Missouri
Charles May an ex convict shot and killed Robert May and fatally wounded John McGee in Dykalb Missouri on Friday before escaping police seek him. The victim and suspect share a surname and authorities investigate motive and circumstances.
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Dykalb
Charles May
Robert May
John McGee
May
Interstate Live Stock Market at Interstate Stock Yards
Livestock receipts and prices from Friday, December 23 at Interstate Stock Yards. Cattle receipts 147 with bids for Good to prime export steers 1,350 to 1,500 pounds averaging high to mid fives, various weights listed for butcher steers, feeders, heifers, cows, calves, and bulls. Hogs receipts 1,500 with prices for good to choice heavy, mixed, and light hogs. Lambs and sheep receipts with quotes for good to choice and common to medium lambs, and stockers and feeders sheep. Bucks priced per 100 pounds and other minor categories noted. Cattle and hog quotes include several weight ranges and grade pairings with prevailing market estimates.
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Union Live
Indianapolis Stock Yards
Wrens Nee
Sepots
Ceseeeaen
Shipmenta
Avetare
Cccsene
Wheat and market summary from Chicago scene
Chicago market report lists wheat gains of 4 cents with January at 69 1/2 to 70 1/2 cents, May near 73 3/4. corn and oats prices for December to May. provisions include lard pork ribs values. butter and cheese prices across creamery and dairy categories. dressed poultry and live poultry figures. eggs at 21 6/20 to 21 6/20?
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Chicago
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