Queen of Clubs Poker Cheating Scandal at Manhattan Club
At the Manhattan club a prominent lawyer with western ties was accused of cheating in a poker game. A watcher exposed a bottom card, the queen of clubs, prompting a forced resignation. The dealer admitted guilt, owed $250, and others paid $50 each to settle the debt as the incident closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prew
York
Fred
Manhattan
Aew
Jamoney
Queen of Clubs
Manhattan Club
Republican jockeying for state offices in Indiana contests
In Indiana, John Dyer of Hammond travels to Indianapolis for the Scottish Rite meeting and eyes the state treasurer nomination. District 10 shows three candidates for multiple posts, with Nathan Powell from Madison backing a secretary of state bid to challenge Dan Storms of Lafayette. If Powell defeats Storms, Dyer or Frank Doran of LaPorte may gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John, Dyer
Hammond
Indianapolis
Dyer
Atate
Nat. Hill
Bloomington
Nathan Powell
Madison
Stote
Dan Storms
Lafay
Ette
Storms
Frank Doran
Laporte
Indiana
Ladies Bible Class Sparks Revival in Chicago Society
Prominent North Side women join a Moody Bible Institute led class in the Lincoln Cycling Club hall. About 50 attendees discuss a new Bible version, with Chicago figures such as Mrs. C. H. McCormick Mrs. Sartell Prentice and Mrs. F. H. Winston among the active supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moody Bible Institute
Lincoln
Wheeler Nerve Vitalizer Cited By Patient as Life Saver
A patient credits Wheeler's Nerve Vitalizer with saving his life and preventing paralysis. The quote highlights his early fear of death without the device and expresses deep gratitude for the treatment.
Wheeler's Nerve Vitalizer Praised by Newton Reader
A Newton Michigan reader Bert Stafford reports three bottles of Wheeler's Nerve Vitalizer restored his health after strokes and nerve weakness. He says his right side is usable again, appetite improved, and fits stopped. Advertisement offers $1 per bottle, six for $5, through J.W. Brant Co. Ltd. Albion Michigan.
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Wheeler
Bert Stafford
Newton
Mich
Express
J.W. Brant Co., Ltd
Albion, Mich
Novel theft suit links giant crops to trolley current
In New Egypt New Jersey on November 20 the Bordentown trolley company sues truck farmer Michaelis Quentesky for allegedly stealing electrical current. An electrician reportedly found tapped trolley feed wire and a vast underground network feeding Quentesky’s fields. The company claims the current boosted soil and spurred oversized radishes cabbages tomatoes and potatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Egypt
N.J
Bordentown Trolley Company
Michaelis Quentesky
Quentesky
Trolley Company
Remarkable Sleep Disorder Grips Stockbridge Woman
In Stockbridge Michigan Miss May White has endured a decade of extreme sleep due to an accident that injured her spine and caused nephritis and hysteroepilepsy. Her longest previous bout of unconsciousness lasted 127 days from June 20 to October 28 1931, with daily feedings via stimulants. Since then her longest sleep stretch is 60 hours though convulsions occur fifty times daily. Doctors hold hope for eventual recovery while noting her weight at 120 pounds after slipping to 60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockbridge
Mich
Mies May White
Miss White
Ypsilanti
Public cautious on cut-rate drug sale impact
Druggists report low public interest in the cut-rate war on patent medicines. They say lower prices failed to boost sales as people avoid buying drugs merely because they are cheap. One pharmacist blamed the rapid, collective push for the movement.
Belknap Son-in-Law’s Body To Be Returned From Manila
Congressman Steele learned from Manila that Maj. Hugh R. Belknap, son-in-law to Mrs. Belknap, will depart on the transport Thomas on Wednesday. The ship will reach San Francisco in about ten days. Mrs. Belknap will accompany the body and Mr. Steele and his wife will meet their daughter there. Burial site has not been decided.
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Marion
Ind
Steele
Manila
Maj
Hugh R. Belknap
Thomas
San Francisco
Homesick Bride Returns to Hungary From Hazleton
Annie Koshar, a recent immigrant who wed in Hazleton after months of homesickness, left for New York to sail to Hungary. She arrived in the United States six months ago and her condition bordered on insanity. Her husband Michael Koshar, who married her two months ago, plans to seek a fortune so he can join her later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazleton
Annie Koshar
New York
Hungary
Michael Koshar
Dowies Fraud Allegations Stir Zion City Race Industry
Samel Stevenson, brother-in-law of John Alexander Dowie, accuses Dowie of fraud and seeks a receiver for the Zion City race industry. Stevenson says his funds helped start the industry but Dowie cheated him out of profits.
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Chicago
Samel Stevenson
John Alexander Dowie
Zion City
Stevenson
Dowie
Cat Causes Hat Loss at Carnes Greenhouse
In Muncie Indiana on November 19 a cat on a trellis grabbed a lady's hat cap and wig causing her bonnet to fly off and exposing her bald head. The aristocratic customer wept and blamed the greenhouse owners for permitting the cat inside.
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Muncie
Ind
Carnes
Hotel owner offered money to kill dog in Susquehanna
In Alford Pennsylvania the hotel keeper offered a man one dollar to shoot his 15 year old dog Tige. The dog reportedly whined and died before the gun was used and later the body was found near the Lackawanna railroad. The owner insists the dog died by its own action.
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Susquehanna
Free to All Befple’s Nervetones Remedy Claim
An advertisement proclaims Befple’s Nervetones as a cure for rheumatism weak back kidneys bladder liver heart nervousness loss of vigor and other conditions from excess and violation of nature. It asserts sickness stems from health law violations and covers a wide range of ailments from overwork to colds.
Excel lent tonic for eyes uses cold water bath
The article promotes an eye care method using a cold water bath poured near the eye while opening it to wash out debris. It warns against rubbing eyes and suggests a pinch of salt in water for weak eyes and using a hot compress to treat a sty, repeated hourly as needed.
Souvenir Bible Signed by Dewey in Schley Inquiry
The Bible used to swear in Schley court members was loaned by Addie Ellis, now Mrs. Harold C. Grout, after her marriage. Admiral Dewey wrote his name on the first leaf before returning it, with signatures from Admirals Schley Ramsay Benham and Captain Parker and others involved in the inquiry.
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Washington, D. C
Schley
Addie Ellis
Washington
Admiral Dewey
Harold C. Grout
Ramsay
Benham
Capt. Parker
Rayner
Hartford Mayor Declines Change in Fight License
Hartford mayor Harbison says no reason to block the McGovern Corbett bout on Thanksgiving Day despite protests by ministers and citizens. He notes the Nutmeg Athletic Club date was set long ago and expects a license to be granted.
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Hartford
Conn
Harbison
Nutmeg Athletic Club
Help! Help Yourself to a Liner in The Sun's Help Liners
A terse public notice from The Sun's help liners advertises a service at Office 123-125 East Ohio Street offering assistance with liners. No further details provided.
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SUN
Ohiost
War with Spain era pension list with varied grants
A historical pension ledger lists names and amounts for individuals from Indiana and surrounding areas, including Upton Noll Fort Wayne and William A Hurst Battleground. Entries show cash values like 16, 12, 8, and 24 dollars alongside locations National Military Home Sheridan and Evansville with multiple recipients and renewal notes.
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Upton Noll
Fort Wayne
Robert W. Lamb
Indianapolis
Spain
William A. Hurst
Battleground
Daniel E. Wayters
Ora
Jonah G. Browns
Greerstown
Edgar W. Rood
Sheridan
Armstead Motley
John G. Buechner
National Military Home
William Reynolds
Mitchell
Thomas Dayar
Arney
William Rose
Evansville
Francis K. Foley
Hebron
Joseph G. Marshall
Madison
Lemuel
Rogerson
Otwell
William A. Morris
Seelyville
John E. Gant
Clarkshill
Frederick Hutton
Terre Haute
Isaac V. Cowgill
New Harmony
John Cain
Ella Terry
Harriet
Packard
New Albany
Mary N. Peterson
Lowell
Beople’s Nervetones Offered As Free Remedy
The advertisement claims Beople's Nervetones cure sickness by restoring vitality and strength. It urges readers to mail name and address to M. BeGote & Co. in Marshall, Michigan, promising a large box free in plain wrapper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. BeGote & Co
Main St
Marshall
Michi
Customs rulings on gloves and hair spark tariff questions
In Washington an appraiser decision held gloves are not garments and horse hair as raw material is not wool for tariff purposes. Wool remains defined as hair of sheep or similar animals, affecting duties.
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Cincinnati
United’ States Appraiser of Customs
Washington
The
Department
German commerce minister Brefeld visits government
Fred P notes a Tuesday meeting where Germany’s minister of commerce Brefeld called on the government. Rush introduced Brefeld and addressed him as excellency in a friendly reception.
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Fred P
Rush
Louis
Brefeld
Germany
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Bride
His Brother-inlaw
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Wm. B. Burford
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Council OF Physicians
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Indianapolis, Ind
Great Northwest
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Newspaper Row
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Indiana’ Pensions
Usiness Universit
Cleveland
St. Louis
P “Vonneguts
Central Printing CO
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Kilmer
Green
Cardus
Pierce
Scott
Warner
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Hutchinson’s
Albert Hutchinson
Washington St
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Deere
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