Trade data shows sharp rise in steel and pig iron imports
The month a year comparison shows steel imports more than doubling from the previous year with full-year projections at 49,004,000. Pig iron imports rise from 2.6 million to about 9 million, ingots and machinery up over a million, while tin plate declines by about one million. Also reports a painter Frank Gallagher who fell from a building but walked away unharmed. Obituaries note William Cook, 99. R V Worland, 67. Reuben Gemberlin, 6.
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Washington
United States
Treasury Bureau of Statistics
New Year's Resolutions Vanish Before the Smile
A humorous vignette about Jack and Billie, saloonkeepers and cigar dealers, who vow to quit drinking and smoking but are lured by champagne suppers and cigars. The tale riffs on temptations at the start of a new year and ends with bartenders noting resolutions rarely endure.
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Tempiers
Jack
Jet
Billie
Billy
Bily
Bill
Tempter
Saint
Ally
Bille
Herb
Woman with a Gun Forces Clerk to Sell Coal in Detroit
Kam J. Bolen, a clerk for Stanley Smith & Co., faced a revolver wielded by a determined woman who demanded a ton of hard coal. She paid $7.60 and left with the coal after threatening the clerk and boarding house keeper W. T. Richardson who arranged the sale.
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Detroit
Mich
Kam J. Bolen
Stanley Smith & Co
Bre
W. T. Richardson
Storm Drowns 30 Fishermen in Riga Gulf
A violent storm lashed the gulf of Riga on Friday drowning 30 fishermen and wrecking numerous fishing boats. The disaster struck as crews faced high seas and severe weather, with many vessels driven ashore or sinking.
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Riga
Russia
Gulf of Riga
May Hope and May Yahe Receive Sum From Lord Hope
London reports that a sum was sent New Year’s Day to May Yahe in settlement of her claim against her former husband. The note dated April 19, 1901 for 9000 pounds passed to May Yahe, then Lady Francis, by Lord Hope. The payment was cabled to May Yahe’s bankers in New York amid doubts over full recovery, with friends noting no ill will from Som Francis Hope toward the wife.
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London
Lora Francia Hope
May
Tess
Putnam Broaice Strong
New York
May Yahe
Francis
Lord Hope
May Yone
May Yones
Francis Hope
Epizootic Breaks Out in Greenfield County
Epizootic, previously seen years ago in the county, has reappeared with several horses and cattle dying recently. Early signs include sneezing, runny nose, and sore throat, with a higher fatality rate than before. The first cage was reported at A. J. Banks stock farm east of Greenfield.
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Greenfield
Ind
San
A. J. Banks
Barricaded man shot by posse in Rosedale raid
Will Hines, a Black man and accuser in the Rosa Black murder case, refused to surrender at a house in Rosedale Massachusetts on Thursday. Sheriff Shelby led 70 men in an assault on the shanty, and Hines was riddled with bullets during the volley of gunfire.
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Rosedale
Mas
Will Hines
Rosa Black
Sherif Shelby
Hines
No coal light outages hit several Indiana towns
January 2 reports note electric lights off in Loganport Crawfordsville and Wabash due to coal shortages. Wabash paper and cabinet plants suspend operations until coal supplies stabilize. A New Orleans planter claims a sugar making method may revolutionize Louisiana production with minimal residue. Judge Rasch and brother fear publicized graft accusations threaten their positions, with aging parents distressed by the scandal.
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Logansport
Ind
Crawfordsville
City Electric Light
Wabash
Wabash Paper Company
Wabash Cabinet Company
Orleans
Inomea Womack
East Baton Mouge Parish
Louisiana
Womack
Ton of coal sent by express to Manchester N H
An express train delivered the largest coal tonnage to William R. St Clair, agent of the New England Telephone Co., from Bolton in bags as a New Year gift. Express charges were prepaid at $8. Dr Lytman Anpatt urged optimism for law and order before Irvington Athenaeum. Two deaths at the Poor Farm include Fred Robertson, 37, with dropsy and heart disease, admitted Wednesday. he had Indianapolis relatives.
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Manchester
N. H
American Express Company
William R. St. Clair
New England Telephone Company
Borton
Abbott
Lytman Anpatt
Indiana
Irvington Athenaeum
Fred Robertson
Indianapolis
Wheelbarrow Ride Sparks City Social dare
In Freehold a young society man Brown and Mrs Parker staged a playful dare. Brown wheeled Mrs Harker in a large wheelbarrow from the Parker residence toward town after an express delivery of the contraption. The pair traveled a short distance before ending the stunt near the Parker home.
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Freehold
Brown
Frederick Parker
How to Drink Milk and Aid Digestion
An old health note promotes sipping warm milk slowly to aid digestion and prevent cramps. It recommends Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets after meals to boost gastric juices and curd digestion, citing Miss Anna Folger, a nurse, endorsing their use for convalescence and stomach tone.
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Stuart
Anna Folger
Rank
Walked Off Train Tragedy Claims Farmer Evansville Tale
Jackson Ingram a 70 year old wealthy Warrick county farmer died after walking off a moving Southern train near Winslow while asleep. Found unconscious, he never recovered. He traveled with his wife from Indian territory en route home. The incident underscores dangers on high speed rail travel.
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Evansville
Ind
Jackson Ingram
Winslow
Belvin
Warrick County
Indian Territory
Man attacked to steal diamonds in auto
Henry Goodman confessed intent to sever Miss May Matthews hand to seize £1500 in diamonds she wore. A male companion and bystanders pursued and captured him after a tough struggle following the attack in an automobile. He is jailed. Prison Broom Factory Burned near Columbus. Fire gutted the broom shop inside the penitentiary walls causing an estimated $10,000 loss to the broom company and over $5 to repair. 2,000 prisoners were kept in cells and stampede was avoided.
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New York
Henry Goodman
Columbus
Oho Penitentiary
Northside Homes Entered by Amateur Burglar
Four Northside homes were entered Thursday night by a man police believe to be an amateur burglar. No thefts reported as occupants stirred, with entries at John Dealey Park Avenue and homes of A F Kleinschmidt 1433 N Alabama St W Norman Hill Alabama St and Charles E Wilson 109 N Alabama St. In Hunting Fatality near Moscow Edward Piper son of Israel Piper was accidentally shot and killed Thursday by his brother in law James Joney during a hunting mishap.
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Northside
Po Uce
John Dealey
Park-ave
A. F. Kleinschmidt
Alabama-st
Rushville
Ind
Edward Piper
Israel Piper
Moscow
James Joney
Band of Cowboys Stake Uintah Oil Claims at Midnight
An excited group of cowboys rode into the Uintah oil fields at midnight and staked off claims held by others. There was no bloodshed as they rode away to file their claims, drawing hundreds of curious settlers to the area.
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Evanston
Wyo
Col. Keteman
Uintah Oil Telms
Path of the Reaper Dr Ralph G Morgan Dead at 52
Dr Ralph G Morgan age 52 died Sunday at his home 206 N Iltinola street after a two week illness from peritonitis He attended Purdue University and Indiana Medical College and as an intern in 1897 narrowly escaped burning to death He leaves a widow and infant son Funeral for Austin H Brown set for Saturday at 2 p m from First Baptist Church with Scottish City Majors officiating In Terre Haute Indiana President Talley of the Indiana Mine Operators Association named representatives for the Interstate wage conference January 9 in Indianapolis including W S Bogle J K Seifer C S Richardson Joseph Martin David Ingle S W Little Job Freeman Linton M L Gould J C Kobert Hugh Shirkle J Tenant and J C Talley
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Ralph G. Morgan
N. Iltinola St
Morgan
Purdue University
Indiana Medical Colege
Tro
Plainfield
Ind
Terre Haute
Talley
Indiana Mine Operators’ Association
Indiana
Indianapolis
Bogle
J. KK. Seifrer
Richardson
Chicaxo
Joseph Martin
Rosedale
David Ingle
Oakland City
W. Little
Evansville
Job Freeman
Linton
M. L. Gould
J. C. Kobaert
Hugh Shirkle
R. Tenant
J. & Talley
Narrow Escape on Panhandle Bridge in Anderson
G Chewning narrowly avoided being hit by a passenger train on the Panhandle bridge while crossing in Anderson Indiana. He tripped and fell between the rails as the train thundered by within about 103 feet, then struggled free and rolled out as the locomotive passed. He suffered nervous prostration from the ordeal.
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Anderson
Ind
Jan
Panhandle
G. Chewning
Ralla
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