Prominent 1900s Leaders Move in Rail and Navy
Charles H. Markham of Gulf Refining and Gulf Pipe Line elected president of Illinois Central Railroad, succeeding James T. Harahan. Bucknam Pasha, Ottoman naval adviser to the sultan, returns to America for vacation. Paul Eve Stevenson dies in New York at 41 after pneumonia. Roberta B. Delanon inherits bulk of seedman Robert Buist's estate. Major General Leonard A. Wood calls war scare silly. Queen Mary's expected accouchement anticipated in March. Various court and crime items, accidents, and political shifts fill the day’s notices.
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Charles H. Markham
Gulf Refining Company
Gulf Pipe Line Company
New York City
Illinois Central Railroad Company
James T. Harahan
America
Bucknam Pasha
Paul Eve Stevenson
Belmont
New York
Sandy Hook
Lizard
Yawl Ailsa
Robert Buist
Philadelphia
Roberta B. Delanon
Chicago
Leonard A. Wood
United States Army
Burnside Post
Washington
Bugingham Palace
Yepre
Multistate Fires Cause Deaths and Big Losses
A Cincinnati factory district blaze caused $2 million damage, killed a fireman and a boy, and injured six firemen. Ten firms burned out and eight large buildings destroyed. In Philadelphia a five story leather firm building occupied by D Friedlander burned, killing fifteen policemen and twelve firemen and sending many more to hospitals. Other items note canal labor imbalances, Lorimer bribery inquiry outcome, a separation suit by Ernest Hockstader, a boxing title defense disputed by a foul, a boy hidden to see Santa Claus and potentially amputation of both legs for injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
D. Friedlander
Philadelphia
Panama Canal
Isthmian Canal Commission
Burrows
Committee On
National Senate
Lorimer
Senate
Ernest Hockstader
Poughkepeie
N. Y
Freddie Welsh
England
Jem Driscoll
Cardiff
Wales
Driscoll
Santa Claus
Freddie Lauren
Trenton
N. J
Chicago Fire Chief Horan Among Dead at Morris Plant
Fire Chief James Horan and about 30 firefighters died during a blaze at Morris & Co. beef house in Chicago Union stockyards. A ammonia storage explosion collapsed the loading platform canopy, burying crew including Horan. Dozens injured as crowd gathered amid frantic rescue efforts and widespread condolences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
James Horan
Morris & Co
Union
Fine Department
Horan
Daniel J. Horan
Prairie Avenue
Stockyards
Seventy-first Street
Woman Sails 108 Miles In Record Flight
Mille Helene Dutrien completed the longest sustained flight by a woman, covering 108 miles in two hours and thirty-three minutes at Etampes France. She endured intense cold during the flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etampes
France
Mille Helene Dutrien
Great Western Cereal mill fire in Fort Dodge
A blaze destroyed the cornmeal mill and package department of the Great Western Cereal company plant in Fort Dodge Iowa causing about 50000 dollars in damage. The fire broke out on December 22 and caused significant disruption to the facility and operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Great Western Cereal Company
Jury Probes Black Case in Muncie Murder
Delaware county grand jury opened an investigation into the shooting death of Norman E. Black, a prominent banker, in Muncie. Police have found no solid clues, with hints of pressure to cover up the crime. Witnesses recalled Black with an unknown woman on the South side, suggesting possible involvement of a woman.
Arsenic Suicide Death Near Westville
Mrs. George Hartman, living near Westville in Laporte county, died after taking a teaspoonful of arsenic with intent to commit suicide. She had endured two years of illness and despondency. Her husband, who had kept poisons away, was away when she obtained the arsenic. Upon return he found her ill, and a physician was called, but she died after hours of intense suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laporte
George Hartman
Westville
Alleged Swindler in Jail at Newcastle
Police say A L Fayers of Scranton alias Cc B Acker Arthur L Young and others are in custody for swindling crimes nationwide. Fayers reportedly defrauded a Rushville hotel keeper and is held awaiting officers from that area. Fayers used a printed letterhead scheme with town ads on the back at Rushville Greensburg and other places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle
A. L. Fayers
Scranton
Cc. B. Acker
Arthur L. Young
Fayers
Rushville
Fager
Greensburg
Rescue Car Tours Arranged for Southern Indiana Mines
Evansville engineer R Y Williams of the Urbana mine rescue station has set up a short tour for the citys demonstration rescue car. Beginning in January the schedule lists Sullivan January 4 6 Shelburn January 7 10 with further demonstrations at Farmersburg Jasonville and Washington on subsequent dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
R. Y. Willliams
Urbana
Southern
Indiana
Sullivan
Shelburn
Farmersburg
Jasonville
Washington
Restraining Order Delays Hay and Grain Group Case
Bluffton attorneys took the deposition of W W Dean secretary of the Hay and Grain Producers and Shippers association in the Bingham charter revocation case. A restraining order set for December 27 was continued until injunction proceedings are tried, per agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluffton
W. W. Dean
Hay and Grain Producers’ and Shippers’ Association
Bingham
Brookville man wins silver cup for third straight corn show
William Littlejohn earned the capital prize at the Newton county corn show for the third consecutive year. The County Corn club offered a silver cup to the winner who earns the prize three years in a row, making the cup his permanently. Littlejohn has also won premiums at state and national corn shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brook
William Littlejohn
Newton County
County Corn Club
Littlejohn
Wabash marriage license record and naturalization revoke
In Wabash county Indiana Lawrence Emery Conrad of Peru obtained a license to wed Miss Eva Mae Grossnickle aged sixteen, November 11, with a sworn permit from the bride’s grandparents. In Connersville Judge George S Gray revoked the naturalization certificate of Simon Kutchikoff, issued last May, after the department found the witness testimony to be inconsistent. Kutchikoff plans to reapply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash
Wabash County
Indiana
Lawrence Emery Conrad
Peru
Eva Mae Grossnickle
Connersville
George S. Gray
Simon Kutchikoff
Naturalization Department
Washington
Kutchikoff
Fight Against the White Plague Pushes Tuberculosis Aid
A National Association bulletin notes 16 state sanatoria 28 county hospitals and 21 municipal hospitals built since 1909 with the last two years doubling state and local facilities. Public funding tops $6 million in two years though advocates say less than one tenth of needs are met and over 250000 patients lack proper institutional care. The piece also contains anecdotes and ads, including a quip about verisimilitude and Buckwheat flour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association For the Study and
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
Origin of Milwaukee name per Mr. Chugwater
Mrs. Chugwater Josiah asks about the city name origin. Mr. Chugwater asserts Milwaukee derives from mille a thousand and Waukee meaning a Chinaman claiming Milwau kee equals a thousand Chinamen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Chugwater
Josiah
Milwaukee
Mr. Chugwater
Castoria Warning Issued Over 80 Years Trusted Remedy
Examine carefully every bottle of Castoria a safe remedy for infants and children and ensure it bears the signature of year TELAM. In use for over 80 years the kind you have always bought.
Aromatic Spirits and a Divorce Satire Exchange
A satirical exchange references a corked bottle and spirits, with Mrs Tarr-Sistah Lobstock obtaining a divorce from her husband. The playful dialogue also jests at a Mrs Wombat-Don and questions about ammonia exposure. The vignette reads as a cheeky newspaper cartoon caption.
Worth Its Weight In Gold Eye Salve Promises Relief
Pettit's Eye Salve advertised as strengthening old eyes and acting as a tonic for eye strain and watery eyes. The product is sold by druggists or Howard Bros. in Buffalo with a claim of restorative eye benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
Street Treatment and Odd Observations
A column notes oil being poured on roadway macadam and jokes about healing oils. It jokes about a man who forgets his boyhood and a woman who denies she is still a girl, in a light humorous tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hewitt
Jewett
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for stomach liver and bowels
The ad touts sugar coated granules that regulate and invigorate stomach liver and bowels without gripe. It adds a wry line noting that hasty marriages lead to after regret, implying social commentary alongside the product pitch.
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Dr. Pierce
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