Italian Sleuth Petrosine to Head New Police Force
A chaotic slice of New York life describes Detective Serst Petrosine rising to chief of a secret squad to hunt the Black Hand. The piece mixes crime lore with New Year’s Eve festival chaos and bold city projects, including tunnels, bridges, and a monorail plan.
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Massachusetts Court Faces Money Inheritance Puzzle
The Massachusetts superior court is asked to resolve a contested case concerning a man who allegedly took his fiancée’s money to deposit for safekeeping before marriage. After the fiancée’s death her sister, named executor, refuses to surrender the funds, prompting the court to decide on rightful ownership and repayment.
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Five Women to Live in Log Cabins in Missouri
Five women including Mrs Victoria Conxling Whitney plan to spend next summer in log cabins on land they own in Missouri. The group owns the timber and may cut it themselves to build the cabins, demonstrating their readiness to manage the project and live independently.
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Victoria Conxling-Whitney
Missouri
Association
Women Become Jewelers At National Arts and Crafts Show
Report from a New York exhibit indicates increasing female participation in jewelry making. The piece notes women are adopting the craft and suggests growing demand for women jewelers, finding the work highly congenial and promising for the field.
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National Arts and Crafts Chin
New York
Woman Makes Doll Furniture From Cardboard in Milwaukee
Miss Alice Spinney of Milwaukee crafts furniture for doll houses from cardboard. She paints with water colors to imitate mahogany or weathered oak for beds tables and other pieces, turning a hobby into a money making venture.
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Alice Spinney
Milwaukee
Mindanao May Become a New U S Territory
Special to The Sum. ZamBonga Mindanao May Become a U S Territory The piece argues Mindanao could be annexed as a U S territory, citing American interest, sparsely populated lands, forest wealth, and potential for railways and water power amid optimistic views on progress and development.
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United States
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Washington
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Congress Weeked Events Across Nation and Key Shifts
Congress will resume next Thursday with limited business expected the following week. In New York Charles E. Hughes becomes a chief executive as Republican control shifts while elect ive officials for governor remain Democrats. Interstate Commerce Commission will resume probe into Union Pacific Railway affairs in New York on Friday. Joe Gans versus Hid Herman for the lightweight title set for Tonopah Nevada on Tuesday. Japaneses training squadron of three cruisers departs Yokohama January 5 for a Pacific cruise arriving San Francisco February 18 then to Seattle and Tacoma.
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Murdered an Old Man in Kansas City Home
Thomas Lanagan a wealthy lone owner was found murdered Saturday at his Kansas City residence. The head showed hatchet impact. The nephew William Lanagan reported the crime to police. The heir, the dead man’s nephew, was detained for inquiry and later released. A second heir in Troy, New York, was noted.
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Lead five cent counterfeits found on man in Washington
In Washington Indiana on December 31 Joan Afoors Sr was jailed after officers found 70 lead five cent counterfeit coins in his pockets during a search. He admitted making the counterfeits with clay molds and claimed no purchases with them though he worked slot machines with the fakes.
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the Sun
Washington
Ind
Joan Afoors, Sr
Moore
Foreman fatally shoots worker in Louisville and Nashville line
Evansville Indiana December reports a white foreman John Oglesby shot and killed John Manor, a Black man, in a city incident on the Louisville and Nashville railway. Oglesby surrendered and claims Manor threatened his life after Manor's brother was discharged.
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Louisville
Firework Accidents Claim Two Young Lives in Indiana
In Petersburg Indiana two tragic accidents occurred when a boy of eighteen died from a blood poisoning after a firecracker exploded in his hand. Earlier a young girl, daughter of Mrs Henry Colvin, was fatally burned after her dress caught fire while playing with matches.
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Petersburg
Ind
Tein Johnson
Henry Colvin
Brother shot in wild west style at Coshocton
In Coshocton on December 3 Roy Philseum fired two ravolvern shots at a mark and wounded his younger brother Frneat. The injury is serious and Frneat may die.
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Coshocton
Roy Philseum
Frneat
Retired Capitalist Hayden Dies at Fort Wayne
Frederick J. Hayden, a retired capitalist and director at First National Bank, died yesterday in Fort Wayne after a period of Bright's disease. A prominent Democrat, he served in the Indiana legislature ten years ago. His death marks the loss of a noted financier and public servant.
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Fort Watne
Prederick J. Hayden
Bright
First National Bank
Indiana
Miraculous Cure by Cuticura Remedies
A parent recounts a severe eczema case in a child that covered the body and worsened at night. After multiple doctors, a friend recommended Cuticura Soap Ointment and Revolver and within ten days to two weeks showed clear improvement, with complete recovery in ten weeks. Testimonial from F Hobroth, president of C L Hobroth Company, June 1908.
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Aurovio
Bel
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F. Hobrath
C. L
Sound Bank to the Aid of Prosperity
Ridgely, the United States Comptroller of Currency, writes on money and sanctions. The article notes his background as a Springfield businessman and banker, and his 1833 birth in Illinois. It discusses prospects for industrial prosperity and economic conditions amid potential crop yields and employment.
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Wiliam Barrett
Iited
Banking power and prosperity amid 1890s growth concerns
A state review asserts continued prosperity in the nation’s banks, noting growth from nine and a half to twelve and a half billion dollars by June. It reports a stable banking power at about 19 percent of total resources, rising clearings, and a sound financial system despite a few bank receiverships and partial restorations.
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National
Xurpiue
Mulhall
United States
Mol Mitral
Creditora Io
Death Decree Shocks Russian Naval Circles
Aged Vice Admiral Nebogatoff faces a court martial for surrender at the Sea of Japan. He seeks mercy while the court contemplates retirement. Nebogatof was second in command to Rozestvensky and is joined by another officer sentenced to death, both sides yearning for clemency. A later justice sentence sends a fortress term. political intrigue and naval bravado mix in a volatile moment.
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Andrew Carnegie
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Longacre
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Kentucky
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Old Geloft
Why It Is 80 Called Christmas Origin Story
The article traces Christmas from early forms of the word Christmass and the practice of a special mass. It notes holly and laurel, Yule jog, carols, and Batumalla as enduring customs from ancient Rome. It also mentions a sixth century unification of Christian observation date. It then describes Siamese engagement customs where a proposal involves a light presented to the woman, followed by dowry arrangements.
City Plant Sold To Private Company In New Albany
New Albany Indiana authorities have sold the municipal electric plant after ten years of operation. The town board approved the sale to a private firm as the plant proved a losing venture and had not achieved break even.
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Here
Died in church after sermon in Bellevue
Emanuel Baker seven year old of this city died yesterday morning in his aunt s Evangelical church as the pastor concluded the sermon. Heart failure is listed as the cause of death.
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Bellevue
Emanuel Baker
Evangelical Church
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