Widow Chooses New Jersey Widow Over Fortune Claims
John R. Dobson, who says he will inherit 35 million pounds from a British estate, married Mrs. Mary Fallon of North Bergen, N J, despite offers from dozens of women including a widow of a duke. He notes legal formalities delay the fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Durham
N. J
John R. Dobson
England
Mon Fiay
Mary Fallon
North Bergen
Dobson
Europe
New Jersey
Ten Minutes B B Peck dies suddenly in Indianapolis
B B Peck state agent of the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company of New York dies at 11 30 p m Friday at his home 18 1 2 N Pennsylvania st of angina pectoris after undressing He had prior angina attacks and was a Civil War captain born Boston Jan 2 1848 He resided in Indianapolis since 1838 survived by widow two daughters and a son Mrs Alice Peck Elizabeth Peck and Norman Peck debut of daughter Elizabeth planned next Tuesday night
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. B. Peck
Mutual Benefit: Life Insurance Company of
Newrk
N. J
Pennsylvania St
B. Kahlo
Henry Jameson
Reynolds
Mr. Peck
Columbuia Club
Boston
Mass
Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
Indianapolis
Springfield
The
Loyal Legion
Columbia and Country Clubs
St. Paul’s
Alice Peck
Augustus Coburn
Elizabeth “Peck
Norman Peck
Mrs. Peck
Elizabeth
Sense About Food Uses Grape-Nuts For Digestive Relief
A reader letter from Terre Haute Indiana reports relief from indigestion after using Grape-Nuts and cream. The testimonial notes lasting improvement, renewed appetite, and increased energy for a husband as well, with praise for the product.
Prospects for Ireland Brighter as Redmond Speaks in Indianapolis
John Redmond and fellow Irish leaders tour the United States to rally support for home rule and United Irish League branches. They report renewed unity among nationalists and Ulster Protestants, praise American reception, and anticipate land reform measures and Irish influence in Parliament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Redmond
Irish Parlamentary Party
P. A. Mcntagh
Thomas O'Donnell
United States
United Irish League
Ireland
Irish Parliamentary Party
Parnell
Redmond
Chigo
Ulster
England
Transvaal
South Africa
Chicago
League
Masonic Hall
McHugh
O’donnell
Bookwalter
New York Officer Guilty of Neglect of Duty
Capt. Thomas J. Diamond of New York was found guilty of neglect of duty after a jury verdict at nine o clock Wednesday morning. He was charged with giving protection to a disorderly house in New York, marking the first case in a series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Albany
N. Y
Thos. J. Diamond
Trial of Martin Freese for Murder Begins Next Wednesday
The Franklin man Martin Freese faces murder charges in a criminal court next Wednesday on a Shelby county change of venue. His wife, who killed William Gray at Red Mills on July 25, is serving life. She and Freese drove from Franklin to Red Mills and he reportedly bought the revolver. The defense pleaded insanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Freese
Franklin
Shelby County
Freese
Wiliam Gray
Red Mills
Switchmen Strike Eases Shipper Anxiety in Pittsburg
Pittsburg officials report limited impact from the switchmen strike with less than 200 out and most routes operating normally. New workers have been hired to fill vacancies and trains remain late but progress toward normal service is expected by Thursday. Some striking Allegheny Valley workers briefly chased stewards from Pennsylvania Company yards, but no injuries occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Allegheny Valley Railroad
Pennsylvania Company
Seventeenth St
Remarkable Courage Amid Fatal Coal Oil Fire
Mrs. Nancy Jane Deitchman, 308 S. Noblest, died at City hospital after a Tuesday fire at her home while attempting to rekindle the coal oil stove. Neighbors found her badly burned but conscious, walking to bed as flames scorched her body. the corset remained as identifying clothing. Her son, grief stricken, called her brave and good, recounting her endurance and lack of complaint through the ordeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Jane Deitchman
City Hospital
Thick Smoke Fills Ardmore Building Basement Fire
Thick smoke filled the Ardmore apartment building at Delaware street and Massachusetts avenue about 2 30 Wednesday morning frightening residents. Fire started in the basement under Albert D Moore’s cigar and bookstore 243 Massachusetts avenue. Books may have caught fire from steam pipes. loss from fire water and smoke estimated 3800 to 1000 dollars. Salvage corps saved shelved stock while basement reserve stock of books and tobacco was ruined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardmore
Delawarest
Massachusetts Ave
Albert D. Moore
Massachusetts
Desperate Fight Over Miss Johnson Ends Quietly
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania on Tuesday, Shaw and Titman fought over Miss Margaret Johnson after jealousy over her attention. Arch ie Courtwright acted as referee and halted the melee as both men showed injuries. Johnson left with Courtwright in disgust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titman
Shaw
Miss Johnson
Archie ‘Courtwright
Courtwright
Woman Jumped to Death From Fifth Floor Window
New York on November 27 Mrs Anna Denuska 30 a demented resident leaped from her fifth floor bedroom window at 1331 Wirstave and died instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Anna de- Nuska
Wirstave
Calcutta Hurricane Smashes Bengal Coast
A destructive old style cyclone hit southern Bengal on Tuesday, destroying huts and uprooting trees with no deaths reported. Fears grow that steamers at the Hugli estuary were sunk as telegraph lines go down and communication is disrupted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
India
Bengal
Hugli
Local man hurt at YMCA gym recovers quickly
Harry Orr of 618 Buchanan street was hurt at a YMCA gym Tuesday night when he fell from a horse apparatus. He recovered within a few hours and was back at work Wednesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Orr
Buchanan Sr
Quartet of Weddings At St Josephs Church
The marriage of Miss Mary Josephine Reaume to William W Townsend took place at St Josephs church with a nuptial mass. Attendants included Miss Alice Shobe and Miss Ruth Keady, best man Edward Shobe. The couple will reside in Chicago after a breakfast with the bride's grandparents. Other weddings followed at St Bridgets church with attendants Nora Stack Edward ODea and at Minerva street home. al ge Henry Santo and Miss Lillian Suess set for St Marys church Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Josephine Reaume
Nellie Shobe Reaume
William W. Townsend
Chicago
St. Joseph's Church
F. B. Dowd
Alice Shobe
Ruth Keady
Edward Shobe
The
Arsenal
Townsend
Ellen White
John Connelly
St. Bridget’s Church
D. Curran
Nora Stack
Edward O'Dea
Patrick White
Vermont St
Josephine Joyce
Hugh Dugan
Minerva St. al Ge
Henry Santo
Lillian Suess
St. Mary’s Church
Rev
A. Scheideler
Carrie Nation Granted Divorce in Local Court Case
Nation has been granted a divorce from Carrie Nation by Judge Gillett. Carrie receives the home property consisting of a brick building and valuable lot. David gets an old house and lot worth about £1. Both retain personal property as presently held. Carrie was not present at verdict.
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LODGE
David
Nation
Carrie Nation
Gillett
Carrie
George M Pullman Ill With Pneumonia In California
Redwood City California November 17 George M Pullman of Chicago is critically ill with pneumonia prompting concern from friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redwood City
Cal
George M. Pullman
Chicago
Gambler Exodus Follows City Vice Crusade
In Muncie Indiana on November 27 gamblers flee the city en masse as Chief Cashmore leads a crackdown on vice. The campaign targets gambling dens and related activities, driving patrons away and disrupting informal games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
Cashmore
Nervous Exhaustion Cure Promises Absolute Relief
An advertisement touts Wheeler's Nerve Vitalizer as a permanent cure for nervous exhaustion and the most common nervous disorder, claiming absolute certainty of recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeler
Coopersville Man Reports Permanent Cure by Wheeler's Nerve Vitalizer
Five years after recovery from nervous exhaustion and sleeplessness Mr. C DeVos of Coopersville Michigan writes that Wheeler's Nerve Vitalizer gave lasting cure. He describes improved sleep appetite weight gain and renewed health and urges others to try the remedy with proof available on request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeVos
Wheeler
C. DeVos
Coopersville
Mich
McKinley Estate Appraisers Fix Mrs McKinley Allowance
In Canton Ohio on November 27 the McKinley estate appraisers set Mrs McKinley annual allowance at 8000 dollars while the estate settles. Her income from property may exceed 6000 dollars and if she receives a government pension of 5000 dollars her total annual income nears 20000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton, O
McKinley
Garfield
German coke price drop sparks market rally across industry
In Berlin on November 27 a sharp fall in coke prices boosted German industry with a broad market rally and a sense that the worst times may be over. Stronger sentiment spread through many sectors as producers and merchants anticipated improved conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Labor Board Expands Columbus Trade Group to Include Labor
At a Tuesday night meeting the Columbus board of trade voted to admit mechanics and laboring men as members. The resolution cites closer communication between capitalists and workers as essential to promote the community's best interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Columbus Board of Trade
Quarantine Declared After Smallpox Case in City
Wiley Hampton of 214 Teledo Street, a colored resident, developed smallpox on Tuesday and is under quarantine. He is the only current case in the city, with the previous quarantine lifting several days ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiley Hampton
Double Tragedy Near McCoy Ends in Murder Suicide
In Fort Worth Texas on Tuesday night John Hurst shot and killed his brother W E Hurst then killed himself following a quarrel over a ring. The incident occurred near McCoy and left two men dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
McCoy
John Hurst
W. E. Hurst
Cough Remedy Ad and Monon Train Fare Offer
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as a one day cold cure with No Cure No Pay for 25 cents. It also promotes Bennett's formass photos and a sale of musical instruments at Carson Lennox. A separate note lists Monon Route Chicago and Return fares $7.00 with tickets sold December 2, 6 and 4 and a return limit of December 11, noting Monon trains stop at Forty-seventh Street Chicago near Union Stock Yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Monon
Forty-seventh St
Union Stock Yards
Death of Deer Hunter In Wisconsin Ravine
William Johnson, while hunting 2 miles west of Ashland, shot and killed by a mystery hunter after dragging a deer from a ravine. His body was found the next day, frozen, with one hand on the deer. The shooter fled the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
Wis
William Johnson
Here
Johnson
American bookmaker jumps overboard off Folkestone
Lodged by a channel crossing to Folkestone Lawrie Marks, an American bookmaker, leapt into the sea and drowned. He was reportedly sought in a Liverpool bank fraud case. London police seized Marks’s luggage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrie Marks
Liverpool
London
Marks
Mme Emma Eames Praises New York Central Hudson Trip
The prima donna Mme Emma Eames describes arriving in Albany after a delightful journey up the Hudson on a New York Central train. She notes the season’s foliage and river scenery made the trip charming and exhausting travel fatigue disappear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme
Emma Eames
NEW York Central
Hudson River
Mme. Hames
Hudson
Albany “Press-Knickerbocker-Express
Hammond Packing Plant To Move To Chicago
The G. H. Hammond company plant at Hammond Indiana will be removed to the Union stock yards in Chicago. A modern plant will be built there at a cost of 1 500 000 to 22 000 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
G. H. Hammond Company
Hammond
Ind
Union Stock Yards
Swatta Sentenced in Columbus Penitentiary Term
In state courts Frank Swatta of South Bend a counterfeiter receives a term in a Columbus Ohio penitentiary. A Hendricks county grand jury probes the murder of Willis Haynes in Coatesville Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Swatta
South Bend
Columbus, O
Hendricks County
Willis Haynes
Coatesville
Party Rooters Are Turned Down At Hobart By Rumpacker
Hobart Ind Nov 27 red fire lit up the night as postmistress Jennie Spray defeated Charles Berger despite backing from Congressman Crumpacker. Protest swayed Hobart residents, Crumpacker withdrew support, and Miss Spray will serve another four years. Local businessmen warned Crumpacker at Valparaiso, declaring his name Dennis if Spray lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobart
Rumpacker
Ind
Jennie Spray
Charles Berger
Congressman Crumpacker
Miss Spray
Wiobart
Valparaiso
Crumpacker
Dennis
Coal Barons Price Hike Hits Soft Coal Markets
Chicago November 27. Ohio West Virginia and Pennsylvania mine operators met and agreed to raise soft coal prices by 25 cents a ton. Indiana Illinois operators may follow. Scarcity of railroad cars cited as reason for the increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ohio
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Illinois
Farmer James Carlisle Sells Harvester Patent Then Vanishes
Petersburg Indiana dispatch says James Carlisle a farmer sold a corn harvester patent to Chicago buyers for 5000 dollars on Saturday and disappeared. A later message placed him in Hannibal Missouri claiming to be heading west. He is married with two children. Miss Myrtle Snyder of Orwell also has been missing since Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Ind
James Carlisle
Chicago
Hannibal
Myrtle Snyder
Orwell
Interurban Talk Postponed By Illness Of President
A conference among interurban representatives, the local street car company, and the board of works scheduled for Wednesday morning was postponed due to President McGowan’s illness and absence. A new date will be set later by the interurbans and the local company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interurban
Boar of Works
McGowan
Sister Receives $10,000 Thanksgiving Gift
Mrs. Mary Culver of St. Louis sent a ten thousand dollar draft to her sister Mrs. Ella Willis in Crawfordsville Indiana as a Thanksgiving gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Ind
Mary Culver
St. Louis
Ella Willis
Bride of two weeks dies. secret marriage revealed
In Kokomo Indiana two weeks after marrying Miss Alta Hensley, Clarence Smith of Greentown announced they wed two weeks ago. Hensley died of heart disease while visiting relatives, and her funeral was held with Rev. Puckett officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kokomo
Ind
Alta Hensley
Clarence Smith
Greentown
Miss Hensley
Mr. Puckett
Richmond election eyed amid municipal light plant dispute
Richmond Indiana November 27 A looming city election is stirred by dissatisfaction over the municipal electric light plant. Mayor Dr W W Zimmerman faces ex sheriff Albert G Ogborn in a contest that splits the Republican party. A large manufacturer plans relocation from Greenville Ohio to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ind
Ity
W. W. Zimmerman
Albert G. Ogborn
Wayne County
Greenville
Gibbeny Wins Hanover College Oratorical Contest
John Fink Gibbeny won the Hanover College primary oratorical contest in Hanover Indiana. He will represent Hanover College in the state oratorical contest at Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover
Ind
John Fink Gibbeny
Hanover College
Indianapolis
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Ella Nation
Grand-ave
Terre Haute
John Redmond
Diamond
Martin’ Freese
Nancy Deitchman
David Nation
G. M. Pullman Hi
Coopersville, Mich
Germany
Lafayette
Brother
Bennett
E. Wash
Carson & Lennox
Wisconsin
Folkestone, Eng
Ious
Great Cut Price
Jemina
Northwest Corner
Washington and
Stresta
Delaware
Indiana Ave
Senate
East St. Clair
Tlinois
Sixteenth St
Alabama
Market Square
West
Washington
West Street
Shelby
Fountain Square
Noble Street
Washington Street
Green
L. A. Jackson
Richmond Doings
John F. Gibbeny
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