Pastor and wife believed poisoned in Elnora home
Coroner's inquest into the deaths of Rev. William Ritter and his wife near Elnora yields little light. Authorities investigate possible food poisoning from a Christmas dinner, with Ritter family noting no signs of forced entry or robbery. John W. Ritter of Indianapolis supports the poisoning theory, saying the couple died from tainted food, not violence. Burial planned for Thursday.
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Washington
Ind
A. H. Holder
William Ritter
Elnora
Ritter
Milford Ketchem
Ritters
John W. Ritter
Indianapolis
Cold weather delays trains in Chicago and Deadwood
Colder weather in Chicago with no snow, predicts a gradual warming after today. A blizzard affected elevated and surface rails causing trains to run from one to 12 hours late. In Deadwood canyon, a northwestern train blocked by extreme snowdrifts left passengers stranded as crews work to clear the line.
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Chicago
Weather Bureau
Deadwood
Northwestern Railroad
Whitewood Canyon
Black Hills
Social Side of City Life in Indianapolis
Miss Clara Wiggin of Saginaw visits Miss Clara Sanborn while Mrs Ada Moore Alexander of Chicago stays with her parents in Indianapolis. Families and friends host gatherings, with Esmeralda staged by the Indianapolis Dramatic club at the Propylaeum and a concluding dance and supper.
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Clara Wiggin
Saginaw, Mich
Clara Sanborn
Ada Moore Alexander
Chicago
Mrs
W. Scott Moore
Henry Rauh
Miss Marie Rauh
William V. Kreigshaber
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Dramatic Club
Esmeralda
Propylaeum
L. G. Richardson
David Percy Williams
Robert I. Todd
William Dillon Hacker
Esmeralda Rogers
Lydia Anne Rogers
Scot Runnels
Elbert Rogers
David Percy Willams
Dave Hardy
Richard Fairbanks
Mr. Estabrook
Joseph L. Hall
Paris
Jack Desmond
Louise Hibben
Nora Desmond
Dorothy Richardson
Kate Desmond
Ernest Levering
George Drew
Sophia
Hal C. Adams
Cumming To Forge Senate Action On Reforms
Insurgent Senator Cummins pushes bolder measures on interstate commerce and public utilities, contrasting with President Taft's forthcoming commerce message. Regulars back milder proposals to avoid Cummins radicalism while railroads and public service reforms loom as flashpoints in the Senate.
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Taft
Commerce
Cummins
Senate
Saad
Cummings
Public Service Corporation
Cumming
Madriz moves to rally forces as peace talks stall
President Madriz, despite claiming war's end, plans to fight Estrada forces. He delays appointing the peace commission, assembles troops around Acoyapa, and readies a fleet to block Lake Nicaragua. General Toledo oversees war efforts as volunteers mass from Leon amid political pressure. Governors are ordered to avoid influencing judges or obstructing law enforcement.
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Managua
Nic
Madriz
Estrada
Hig
Acoyapa
Lake Nicaragua
Bluefields
San Juan
Toledo
Rama
Leon
Poison Plot Expected in Girls Death
In Los Angeles a murder mystery centers on Bessie Mae Priest who died in Glendale after a 20 day illness. Her father Jennie Priest petitions investigators to probe a careful poison plot tied to her engagement to Harry Sayres of Newark. A jealousy motive is suggested involving a concealed woman, with a witness seen at a Sixth Street restaurant before the illness. Sayres travels from Arizona to assist.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Bessie Mae Priest
Glendale
Jennie Priest
Los Angeles County
Miss Priest
Harry Sayres
Newark
N. J
E. Sixth Street
Arizona
Glass plant to resume at Princeton in February
Princeton Indiana December 29 The Princeton Window Glass factory closed for two years has been sold to John A Tule of the Vincennes Window Glass company He plans to reopen it in February with about 175 workers if the Commercial club and citizens provide adequate financial aid for rebuilding.
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Princeton
Ind
Princeton Window Glass
John A. Tule
Vincennes Window Glass Company
Notable speakers at Indiana teachers meeting address topics
Leslie M. Shaw and John Gunckel were announced to speak at the Indiana State Teachers association in Tomlinson hall on governance and the boy problem. W. N. Clifford of the forestry service sent word he would join later, with sectional meetings underway and Benton’s retirement followed by Aley’s inaugural address on the school’s role in human uplift.
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Leslie M. Shaw
Secretary of the Treasury
Indiana State Teachers’ Association
Tomlingen Hall
John Gunckel
Toledo
W. N. Clifford
United States Forestry Service
Pennsylvania
Indianapolis
Tomlinson Hall
George W. Benton
R. J. Aley
Baby 13 Born Amid New York Tenement Fire
A baby girl was born today as firefighters battled a tenement blaze near a factory at 214 and 218 Sullivan Street. Fire Chief Croker ordered everyone out. Mrs Pasquale Artelli and Dr Benedict from St Vincent's hospital stayed briefly as 80 plus residents fled. The factory roof and floors collapsed, leaving the building gutted.
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New York
Croker
Pasquale Artelli
Benedict
St. Vincent's Hospital
Sullivan Street
Cold remedy ad seeks signature for product claim
A historical advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine as a world wide cold and grip remedy that removes the cause. It urges readers to call for the full name and work for the signature of E. W. Grove.
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E. W. Grove
Denison Hotel Dining Room Promises Sunday Dinner
The Denison Hotel offers American plan dining with Sunday dinner highlighted as a specialty at the dining room run by Muste.
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Denison Hotel
Bates Hotel Barber Shop in Indianapolis Opens
Newest and prettiest in Indianapolis offers first-class service and sanitary premises at 7 W Market Street.
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Bates Hotel
Indianapolis
W. Market Street
Agitation vs Imported Artificially Green Peas
Charles S Crary, head of the National Canners Association, denounces imported French canned peas as artificially greened with copper sulfate. He says American canners avoid coloring, while the government permits the foreign product’s vivid hue, harming domestic sales and prompting renewed food purity debate.
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France
Charles S Crary
National Canners’ Association of
United States
Atlantic
Mr. Crary
Crary
America
Board of Food and Drug Inspection
Fear McCaslin Feared Dead In Snow Search Continues
Police and relatives search for George McCaslin a 21 year old who vanished from 2127 N New Jersey street a week ago. It is feared he perished in the snow after being missing several hours. He is described as 5 feet 9 inches tall wearing a light gray suit and gray hat with gloves and no overcoat.
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George McCaslin
New Jersey Street
Indianapolis
McCaslin
Charters Awarded 4384 by County Board Disputed
W W F Charters tax ferret received 4384 from County Commissioners Mendenhall and Roberts for last year’s services. Democratic member Von Hake opposed the claim and urged court settlement. Auditor Sahm is mentioned in the discussion.
Wife Hurries With Child to Indianapolis in Nonsupport Case
Terre Haute Ind Dec 29 Mrs Ora Cobler obtained a court order to stop her husband from taking their 6 year old daughter from the city pending her suit for nonsupport but before he could secure a similar order she took her daughter to Indianapolis.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Mra Ora Cobler
Indianapolis
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