Ada Train Crash Kills Three and Injures Fourteen
A fast train collided with a stopped passenger train at Ada on a snowy night. Joseph Stein and H. McPool of Fort Wayne and Alan Hartey of Van Wert were killed. Dozens injured include W. A. Freeze Casey Duets elman and daughter Peter Tracey conductor Curtin McElroy Andrew Brunner Walter Klinger and others. The New York Central Express dash through the wreckage but continued after backing to the scene.
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Ada
Joseph Stein
H. McPool
Fort Wayne
Ind
Alanne Hartey
van Wert
W. A. Freeze
Chicago
Casey
Toledo
Duetselman
Peter Tracey
Curtin McElroy
Ads
Andrew Brunner
M. Geisa
Ottawa
Walter Klinger
W. R. Blackburn
Guy Kingsbury
Dunkirk
Standard
Benjamin Zooke
J. Burdette
Dayton
New York Lmnited
Wanted a Grandson Two Have Arrived
Philadelphia January 9 Coal baron George Baer had long said he valued a grandson above all. While at the office he was told to Lancaster where his daughter born a son to Mrs William N Appel. A Reading message reported another son born to Mrs Frank L Conard. Baer reportedly will present $50,000 to each grandson.
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Philadelphia
George Baer
Reading
Frank L. Conard
Banana Cream Jell O Dessert Recipe Card 1903
Five bananas peeled and mashed with sugar, then sweet cream beaten stiff, add one package lemon Jell O dissolved in one and a half cups boiling water. Pour into molds, chill, garnish with candied cherries and serve with thin cream. Four flavors lemon orange raspberry strawberry. At grocers 10 cents a package today.
Modern bookmaking faces decline at Spencer track discussion
A Thursday night talk at Spencer with W. H. Doty, former bookmaker, warned that bookmakers profits are shrinking as tipsters and trackers push toward auctions and mutuals. He predicted bookmakers will vanish as tracks revert to public price systems and the old betting methods, a debate that drew both agreement and opposition.
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the Spencer
W. H. Doty
Jess
Tpster
New York
Muncie All Stars Visit Cyclorama Rink Friday Night
The Muncie team travels to face Hipson's All-stars at the Cyclorama rink Friday. Manager Hornaday pledges full effort to heat the rink with storm doors and a large heater and promises skating after the game.
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Muncie
Hipson
Hornaday
Parson Davies Receives Broadway Night Offer at Empire
Parson Davies has been offered 500 dollars per week to perform a monologue for a Broadway show now running at the Empire. A major cooking main drew crowds near the Zanesville Ohio courthouse Thursday night as sporting enthusiasts from across the state attended. Al Selbach, famed baseball figure touring with the All-American bowling team, has returned to Dayton as the team disbanded. The grand American handicap adapting tournament is set for Kansas City on April MW 15 16 and 17 with about 30 entries expected, promising the largest event in the sport. Louisville bids for the American bowling congress next year, while Indianapolis hosts a strong delegation in February. Cincinnati remains the only other confirmed contender.
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Davies
the Empire
Court House
Zanesville
al Selbach
Dayton
Kansas City
Louisville
American Bowling Congress
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Wealthy Woman Shoplifter Held In New York
In a Sixth Avenue department store a richly dressed woman, Mrs. M. D. Parker of Pittsburgh, was arrested for shoplifting. Two silk waists were found hidden in her cloak and she confessed, crying she did not know why she did it. Friends link her action to insanity and notable Pennsylvania families. Police say action may be suspended until her son in law arrives. Her room yielded various knickknacks taken from stores.
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New York
M.D. Parker
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Amusements: Sergeant James at Park and Empire burlesque
The Park presents Sergeant James a melodrama set in Arizona starring a young soldier hero, running Thursday through Saturday with a large cast and strong appeal. The Empire offers Mortis burlesquers for two days, rated well by audiences and under $1.50 price. Firemen vote on strike over 12 1/2 percent wage increase as Chicago & Alton railroad tensions rise.
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Sergeant James
Arizona
Chicago
Chicago & Alton Raitrand
Itz
Bloomington
The Swirl of Society Sees Notables Move
Miss Evelyn Holliday returns to Bryn Mawr. Miss Florence Atking to Chicago. Miss Anna Carpenter arrives from Chicago for Butler. Mrs. G Cleveland heads to Los Angeles for the winter. Mr and Mrs John L Gribbs host a dinner. Philomathean society meets at Mrs Morris's home. Mr and Mrs A P Stanton plan an extended southern trip. Mr Harry Long and Mrs Joan Wood travel to Mobile to join husbands for a Cuba trip.
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Evelyn Holliday
Bryn Mawr
Florence Atking
Chicago
Anna Carpenter
Butler
Cleveland
Los Angeles
John L. Gribbs
Tienda
Philomathean Society
William H. Morris
W. Twentlethat
A. P. Stanton
Harry Long
Joan Wood
Mobile
Ala
Cuba
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