The Man from Home in Kokomo Plays American Theme
A Kokomo stage feature extols Booth Tarkington and Harry Leon Wilson for their Americanism in The Man from Home. It notes the authors’ European experience, praises Emily La Driere’s Michigan artistry, and predicts the play’s imminent local presentation as essential for Indiana audiences.
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Kokomo
Taterington-Wilson
Indiana
Oor Harrison
Fairbanks
Beveri
Booth Tarki
Harry Leon Wilson
Europe
America
Emily la Driere
Russian Balkan Report Is Mild At St Petersburg
In St Petersburg on December 26 the Douma heard Foreign Minister Iswolsky’s long statement on the Balkan crisis. He denied endorsing Austria’s actions and recounted failed Austrian-Russian alliance attempts. He urged sanctioning the Bosnian Herzegovinian annexation and noted a note to interested powers. The minister’s tone was mild and war tension was downplayed. Austrian and German ambassadors were absent, prompting commentary.
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ST. Petersburg
Douma
Iswolsky
Balkan
Austria
Insult to scabs ends in fatal shooting in Chicago
In Chicago a union printer 47 W F Getts was shot in a hotel lobby after replying to a nonunion worker Dell Doherty that Christmas might be merrier if scabs joined the union. Police say Doherty fired. Getts wounded in the abdomen and thought to die. Doherty is helping in the investigation.
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Chicago
W. F. Getts
Aim
Dell Doherty
Getts
Doherty
Police Land Big Diamond Thief
Washington police recovered a trunk of diamond rings and brooches valued at 3000 dollars sent to Mrs Katherine Anderson of New York. The jewels were stolen in Washington a month earlier from a trunk bound for the railroad. Frank R Miller was arrested while attempting to pawn a ring and police say all of Mrs Andersons missing jewelry was found in his room.
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Washington
D. C
Katherine Anderson
New York
Anderson
Romance details leak in Trenton marriage story
In Trenton New Jersey on December 26 details of a marriage romance involving Mr and Mrs James Com emerged from leaked information. The tale centers on a couple whose union drew local notice and prompted further inquiry into the relationship and social circles surrounding them.
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Trenton
N. J
James Com
Marriage Ties Local Woman to New York Engineer
A Fort of this City telegram announced Miss Marion Schlingerman’s marriage to Ogden Dutcher, a New York civil engineer and former Princeton football star. The ceremony occurred in New York last November, ending a six year romance begun when the groom studied at Princeton. The bride is related to Bishop James A. McFaul of the Trenton diocese and a principal organizer of the Federation of Catholic Societies.
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Fort
Marion Schlingerman
Ogden Dutcher
New York
Princeton
James A. McFaul
Trenton
Federation of Catholic Societies
Mrs De Costa Recovers Lost Necklace in Mail
New York dispatch reports Mrs John De Costa, wife of the English artist, received her $5,000 necklace by express after it vanished during a Boston visit. Police investigations traced the jewel to a laundress at the Hotel Lennox, where a discarded sheet revealed the necklace.
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New York
John de Costa
Express
Boston
Lennox Hotel
Medicine That Is Medicine Remains a Halliday Remedy
W C Kiestler of Halliday Ark reports suffering from malaria and stomach troubles but finds relief with Electric Bitters a medicine for stomach and liver troubles and for run down conditions Electric Bitters purify and enrich the blood tone up the nerves and impart vigor and energy to the weak Money back if it fails to help 50c at D T Erhart s drug store.
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W.C. Kiestler
Halliday
Ark
D. T. Erhart’s
JAIL FOR MEN WHO NEGLECT ALIMONY IN ST LOUIS
St Louis officers announce a new push to jail men who neglect alimony after courts ruled alimony is a first lien on a man's assets. The move aims to enforce support payments and curb growing delinquency among softer defendants.
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ST. Louis Mo
St. Louis
Judge proposes jail for alimony defaulters in Missouri
Judge Moses N. Sale proposes treating alimony failures as contempt of court and jail sentences. He plans to present the idea at the state judicial conference, urging Missouri judges to punish negligent ex husbands with imprisonment even if they have remarried and the second family suffers.
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Moses N. Sale
Sale
State Judicial Conference
Missouri
Dangerous Operation Referred To Appendix Removal
A humorous claim describes the removal of an appendix by a surgeon as a dangerous operation. The ad touts Dr. King's New Life Pills as a painless remedy that cure constipation headache biliousness malaria and more. Sold for 25c at O T Erhart's drug store.
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Dr. King
O. T. Erhart’s
Sprains Back While Playing Pool
Mr. Edward Hilbert severely sprained his back Wednesday evening while playing pool. In haste to shoot he did not see an open cellar door and walked into it, striking his back. He was taken home by friends and is resting easily.
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Edward Hilbert
Plumas County to Build World’s Largest Artificial Lake
Plumas county will host the largest artificial lake upon completion of a massive dam near Plattsville by the Western Power company. The project includes vast land options and a major power plant to supply electricity for electrifying the Geo Gould Western Pacific line from Salt Lake to San Francisco.
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Chico
Cal
Plumas County
Western Power Company
Plattsville
Geo. Gould Western Pacific Railway
Salt Lake
San Francisco
Gould story a fake New York preliminary hearing
At the preliminary hearing of the Sheldon case in New York the prosecution presented its side while defense questioned the evidence and challenged the credibility of key witnesses, as details of the alleged scheme emerged.
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New York
The
Sheldon
Murder Case Notes at Coroner Hearing Over Barricaded Exit
Witnesses described Sheldon as mentally queer and bolted basement door supported death by own action theory. Sheldon admitted the revolver was his and kept in the cellar, bolstering the attack narrative. An unrelated testimonial promotes Bucklen’s Amice Salve for cold sores.
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McDonald
Sheldon
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