Ferry Services Halted as City Lines Suspend Operations
Five Brooklyn and New York ferry boats stopped running amid the disruption. A Hopkins Avenue fire in Brooklyn pointed to a possible illicit distillery. The Reelfoot Lake murder trial opened in Union City Tennessee with eight defendants. Judge John Garber, famed in California and Nevada, died in Berkeley. Abd al Krim Ben Sliman, once Moroccan foreign minister, died in Fez. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was named on the Goy elect Lilley staff as major. US labor accident toll shows 30,000 to 25,000 deaths and 2,000,000 injuries in the year.
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New York
Hopkins Avenue
N. Y
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Morocco
Fez
Goy
Elect Lilley
Connecticut
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Quentin Rankin
Reelfoot Lake
Union City
Tenn
John Garber
California
Nevada
Berkeley
Cal
United States
Case Against Former Michigan Treasurer Begins Trial
Lansing Mich December 15 Frank P Glazier of Chelsea former state treasurer who resigned after Chelsea Savings Bank and Glazier Stove Company failed was brought to trial charged with diverting funds in his custody as state treasurer and as president of the bank to his own use and the bank's.
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Lansing, Mich
Frank P. Glazier
Chelsea
Chelsea Savings Bank
Glazier Stove Company
Illinois Republicans Back Cannon for Speaker
Washington December 15 The Republican delegation from Illinois unanimously endorsed Joseph G Cannon for re election as speaker at a dinner in Chicago hosted by Representative Mad All GOP Illinois members were present except Cannon and Prince who was away.
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Indorse Cannon
Washington
Repubcan
Illinois
House of Representatives
Joseph G. Cannon
Mad
Chicago
Cannon
Prince
Butler and Brother Indicted on Criminal Libel Charges
Greensboro NC December 15 The grand jury returned four true bills against former U S Senator Marion Butler and his brother Lester Butler charging criminal libel ex Judge Spencer B Adams chairman of the Republican party of Carolina. The charges arise from articles published in the Raleigh Caucasian owned by the Butlers.
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Greensboro
N. C
Grand Jury
United States
Marion Butler
Lester Butler
Spencer B. Adams
Republican Party of
Carolina
Raleigh
Relative of Jeff Davis Dies in Brooklyn Obituary
Dr. Robert Henry Davis, born 1827 in Mississippi and related to Jefferson Davis, died Monday at the Brooklyn home of his daughter Mrs. Adolphus Rutherford Andrews. He served with the Confederate army during the Civil War.
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Jeff Davis
New York
Robert Henry Davis
Adolphus Rutherford Andrews
Brooklyn
Dr. Davis
Jefferson Davis
Mississippi
Russian Ambassador Muraviev Dies in Rome
Nicholas V. Muravieff the Russian ambassador to Italy collapsed from an apoplexy while walking on the Corso in Rome. He was carried to a hotel and died shortly after the attack.
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Rome
Nicholas V. Muravieff
Italy
Corso
Markets News Grain Provisions Prices Across Regions
Grain and flour markets show strength with spring wheat high at 6.30 and Minnesota hard patent around 4.90 to 5.10. Wheat futures react with July near 87 to 98, corn steady around 57 to 57 1/2, oats slow near 52. Dairy prices hold, poultry and eggs mixed, and New York spot markets steady for corn and wheat futures.
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Chicago
Minnesota
New York
Duluth
Chicago and Omaha live stock prices from Dec 14 and Dec 1
Chicago and Omaha market reports list cattle hogs and sheep prices. Cattle ranges include native steers 4.00 7.25 and cows 3.00 4.75 in Omaha. hogs priced from 5.00 to 6.80 in Chicago. sheep yearlings 5.00 5.75 and lambs 6.20 7.50.
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Chicago
Omaha
Neb
Sale Advertisements From Multiple City Shops
The clipping lists merchants offering goods at Roy al Slave cigar store 411 Fourth Street Porter’s cigar store 324 Market Street and Interurban news store, indicating a local sale or promotion across several downtown shops.
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Royal Slave
Fourth Street
Porter's Cigar Store
Market Street
Interurban News
Kidney Health and Old Remedies Highlight Urine Clues
Druggist urges caution and notes fewer patent medicines as kidney trouble rises. Old time herb remedies are praised but less convenient. A simple home test using overnight urine sediment signals issues, and a Karyon dandelion sarparilla mix is proposed for relief with meals and bedtime.
Comparative Silence and the Baby With the Pin
A humorous exchange shows Jones describing a quiet house and Smith noting a pin drop. The quip extends to the image of a baby making the moment audible, highlighting a playful contrast in public speaking.
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Jones
Smith
Virtue Is Its Own Reward in Plain Speaking
A concise aphorism notes virtue yields personal merit while vice offers no payoff, framing a moral contrast. The line implies internal satisfaction and social respect as rewards for good conduct, contrasted with hollow gains from wrongdoing.
Planne Good housewives favor Gold Medal Flour
Planne notes that housewives prefer Gold Medal Flour, highlighting its popularity among households. Salome mentioned in context but no further details provided.
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Planne
Salome
Local Market Report Poultry and Grains
Daily market report from F W Kinney Co Lewrkia Bishop Elevator Galveston and W C Routh lists prices for poultry and grain. Includes corn mixed and white at 7 per cwt and other grains, cattle calves sheep prices, with corrections and regional notes.
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Bishop Elevator Co
Talk of New York at Nelson and vaudeville mix
The Nelson hosts Victor Moore in The Talk of New York on December 15 with four acts and Cohanesque songs. Also playing December 19 is Just a Woman's Way, a melodrama praised for its excitement and coherent plotting. The page notes vaudeville at the Broadway and Crystal with Afternoon and a night show, plus a lively column on office boy humor and audience misadventure.
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New York
Victor Moore
Coban
Harris
Nelson -Eatre
Jim Dandy
Cohan
Broadway
Kid Burns
Mr. Moore
Chicago
Burns
Talk of
The
Fifty Minutes from Boston Comes to Town in One Night
George M. Cohan presents Fifty Minutes from Boston a rural musical play for a single engagement next Monday December 21. The production has enjoyed success in major cities and features a coherent plot three acts with chorus ensembles and songs. The cast includes John Sparks Wilfred Young Frank Bouman Daniel Bruce George Dodson Ben Bloom Frank Merrill Maurice Brierre Jr.
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George M. Cohan
Boston
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Mr. Cohan
John Sparks
Wilfred Young
Frank Bouman
Daniel Lruce
George Dodson
Ben Bloom
Frank Merrill
Maurice Brierre, Jr
Princess de Broglie Sings in Paris Cafes After Divorce Suit
Special to the Reporter Paris December 15 The Princess de Broglie formerly Estelle Alexander and Mrs S B Weit of Chicago sues for divorce alleging desertion by Prince de Broglie. The prince who faced family opposition left theater work after marriage. now living in luxury with the family offering support if he abandons his wife. The couple has a daughter and the princess supports them by singing in Paris cafes.
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Paris
Princess de Broglie
S. B. Weit
Chicago
Estelle Alexander
San Francisco
Hog price quotes from Logansport Union Stock Yards
The Daily quotes hog prices by weight class from Logansport Union Stock Yards. Figs 100 to 130 pounds at 3.50 to 4.35 dollars. Lighthogs 130 to 160 pounds at 4.85 to 5.15 dollars. Medium hogs 170 to 190 pounds at 5.10 to 5.25 dollars. Choice heavy hogs 4 at 5.25 to 5.50 dollars. Meat hogs 4.40 to 6.15 dollars.
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Logansport Union Stock Yards
Seace Ao den
Crystal Theatre Show Delights Audiences This Week
Patrons praise the current Crystal attraction calling it the best that ever happened. Grace Child shines as a charming dancing soubrette delivering a great hit, with Huntington and two other big numbers drawing capacity crowds for the rest of the week.
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Grace Child
Huntington
Belasco Sets Star Cast for The Easiest Way at Belasco
David Belasco stages Eugene Walter play The Easiest Way at the Belasco Theatre New York with Frances Starr Laura Nelson Hall Momma Dunn Jane Cowl Edward H Robins Joseph Kilgour and William Sampson in the lineup. After a road tour the piece will bow in New York for metropolitan approval with venue to be announced.
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David Belasco
Eugene Walter
Belasco Theatre
New York
Frances Starr
Laura Nelson Hall
Momma Dunn
Jane Cowl
Edward H. Robins
Joseph Kilgour
William Sampson
Mr. Belasco
Roosevelt Defines Americanism in Sheridan Monument Speech
In a dedicatory address at the General Sheridan monument, President Roosevelt defines Americanism as principle and character not creed or birthplace. He describes a new American type formed from diverse ancestries fused since the revolutionary era, standing for merit, morality, and peace. An unrelated advertisement and sci fi quip follow in the text.
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al Sheridan
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