Multiple fatalities and legal actions dominate Hill News
Four men died when a pier collapsed on a new bridge in Williamsport Maryland. A French tunnel collision near Limoges killed fifteen and injured thirty. Caroline Mayer aged 60 collapsed dead in Montclair New Jersey while chasing a thief. Marshal Woods of Greenwich Ohio was fatally wounded in an attack and killed one assailant. Beach Harris’s murder trial opened in Irvine Kentucky. Count Boni de Castellane withdrew a four thousand dollar child support demand in his suit against Princess de Sagan. Salt Lake City tentatively chosen as next Grand Army of the Republic meeting site. executive committee confirms preliminary lodging review.
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Williamsport
Limoges
France
Caroline F. Mayer
Montclair
N. J
Marshal F. C. Woods
Greenwich
Beach Harris
Jackson
James Hargis
Irvine
Boni de Castellane
Princess de Sagan
Salt Lake City
Grand Army of the Republic
Swindle Alleged In Coal Land Plot And Fake Prize Fight
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania a man claiming to be H A Smith of Chicago told aldermen he was lured for coal land negotiations and forced to stake 2000 on a fictitious prize fight. Three men face charges with bail set. names given by defendants appear fictitious. Attorneys cite prosecutor Suttles.
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Wilkesbarre
H. A. Smith
Chicago
J.M. Courtney
New York
Seattle
Wash
Suttles
Eberbach Brothers Charged With 2 Million Fraud
Adolf and Fritz Eberbach hotel company promoters are arrested in Silesia and Vienna on charges of misappropriating 2 million dollars. They allegedly founded a hotel trust with large capital, used dummy directors, and manipulated funds. Trust liquidation left shareholders with about two percent recovery.
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Berlin
Adolf
Fritz Eberbach
Silesia
Vienna
Hamburg
Bremen
Senator Hansbrough Improvement Reported After Surgery
Minneapolis December 17 hope for Senator Hansbrough of North Dakota rose as medical staff announced improved condition following last Friday's operation. Doctors said his recovery is progressing and the senator remains under careful observation.
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Hansbrough
Minneapolis
Minn
North Dakota
The Markets Chicago and New York Deck Prices
Chicago markets report flour strong with Spring wheat at 6.30 for special brands and patent varieties around 4.99 to 5.10 for Minnesota hard pat, straight export bags 3.65 to 3.90, rye flour 3.70 to 3.85. Wheat futures show higher fractions, July 97.5c, May 1.04 to 1.06. Corn inactive, oats trade narrow with May around 52.25c. Butter prices steady with various grade differentials and dairy packing stock notes. Potatoes choice to fancy 73c, poultry prices listed for turkeys chickens and ducks. New York row mirrors flour steady, wheat spot strong with No 2 red 1.07 to 1.08, May 1.11 to 1.13, corn spot steady at multiple grades, oats spot quiet with mixed and white varieties.
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Chicago
Minnesota
Meyer
New York
Duluth
Livestock and Hog Prices From Omaha Market Report
CATTLE prices ranged from 4.00 to 7.10 for native steers and 2.75 to 24.75 for cows and heifers. HOGS declined about 10 cents with heavy to mixed classes at 5.06 to 5.60, pigs at 3.90 to 5.55, and lambs around 7.25. Market notes list various steer and cow classifications with varied price ranges and regional references.
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Chicago
Omaha
Neb
Texas
Ewes
The Reporter on sale at two city cigar stores
The Reporter is advertised as on sale at Roy al Glave cigar store 411 Fourth Street and Porter’s cigar store 324 Market Street with an Interurban pews stand noted nearby.
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Royal Glave Cigar Store
Fourth Street
Porter’s Cigar Store
Market Street
Wace
Spotlight on Victoria Moore Draws Crowd at Nelson
A lively theatre diary notes Victoria Moore in late December shows at the Nelson, Broadway, Crystal, and Ark. The author recalls sneaking into the Nelson for a fog of perfume and a packed gallery, praising Moore as the big draw while recounting stage crowds, rain checks, and a vivid hoot of backstage lore. The piece mixes street slang with impressions of the vaudeville and moving pictures entertainment scene.
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Victoria Moore
New York
Freddie Smith
de Kross
Lizzie
St. Peter
Guy
Crystal
Local Market Report from Bishop Elevator Co
Corrected daily report lists corn varieties with prices and a Galveston Grain Co report. Entries include yellow corn at 4.50 and mixed, white, and other corn types with various prices. The bulletin reflects market rates for corn and grain in a local market summary.
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Bishop Elevator Co
Wietaseh Wadas Cai
Market quotes from corrected daily by W C Routh
Corrected daily market notes list cattle prices with ranges for heifers calves and cows per hundredweight and a brief line about old sheep values. Includes authorship by W C Routh and fragmented entries.
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W. C. Routh
Hog market at Union Stock Yards reports hog weights and prices
Pigs 100 to 130 pounds bring 3.40 to 4.25 dollars per hundredweight. Light hogs 130 to 160 pounds bring 4.75 to 5.05 dollars. Medium hogs 170 to 190 pounds bring 5.00 to 5.15 dollars. Choice heavy hogs also listed.
Just a Woman's Way at the Nelson Dec 19
A strong drama praised for clean art and natural situations. Lincoln J. Carter directs Sydney W. Pascoe’s play at the Nelson with matinee and night shows on Saturday December 19.
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Sydney W. Pascoe
Lincoln J. Carter
Nelson
Fifty Miles From Boston at the Nelson Monday
George M. Cohans Fifty Miles From Boston will be the attraction at the Nelson next Monday evening December 21. A specially selected company and chorus will present the production with scenic costume and electric effects under Cohan Harris. The play features songs such as A Small Town Gal Jack and Jill Boys Who Fight the Flames Waltz With Me Ain’t It Awful and Harrigan.
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Boston
George M. Cohan
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
The
Nelson
Messrs. Cohan & Harris
Jack and
Jill
Harrigan
Broadway Draws Big Houses Despite Holiday Slump
The Broadway program stays strong as Christmas shopping hits the season's worst period. Georgie of the two Georges performs fifty somersaults in fifty seconds without mishap, inspiring audience admiration. The bill also features the Four Franks in a musical comedy skit, Fred Jarvis, Maude Chestnut, and the Kinetoscope.
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Broadway
Georgie
Four Franks
Fred Jarvis
Maude Chestnut
J. J. Murdock
Olympic Music Hall
LaVine
Cimaron
Mabel Sinclair
Europe
Lockwood & Bryson
Olympiaphone
Gus Weinburg
Ethryn Rowe Palmer
McKay & Cantwell
Adele Oswald
Stella Maury
Boss Shows Unexpected Kindness After Bite Then Sends Me to Show
A rough narrator recounts the boss easing tension with a friendly talk after a dog bite and gifting tickets to a Kristal theater performance. The crowd’s chaos includes singing, dancing, and a flirty actress, with the narrator dreaming of another night out despite crude chatter and cheeky banter.
Remember the Boy Helps Deliver Papers On Cold Days
A local appeal asks readers to pay the newsboy’s overdue subscriptions when he calls Saturday or Monday. The boy, called Only a Boy, may miss deliveries but works hard in any weather to bring the paper, and payments will help him have a merry Christmas.
Banquet Planned For Attorney Q A Myers Departure
Members of the Cass County Bar Association plan an elaborate banquet to honor Attorney Q A Myers who will soon become a justice of the supreme court. The date and venue are kept secret from the rogues row faction.
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Cass County Bar Association
Q. A. Myers
Supreme Court
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Chicagoan
Weston
At the Ark
Talk OF
Jack
Office
Helene de Guinon
Local Market Report
F. W. Kinney & Co
Eee
Beyer Bros
Logansport Union Stock Yards
B. V. Cook & Co
Caecnets Eivustecwienan
Kristal Theater
Kokomo
Gola
Thomason
Central States Theatre
Tom
Elsop Lessees
Cohan & Harris Presents
GEO. M.cohan’s
Cohanesque
Grace King
Wilfred Young
Louise Carver
John G. Sparks
Charlotte Gray
Harry B. Kay
Gay
Far Azors
Daily Reporter
Azores
O'Keefe
Olympic
Banquet Myers
Fred Jarvis George and
Georgie Maude
Bounding Table
Jackson Hill
Blue Ridge Sprint
U. S
Toledo Sts
United
W. L. Morris
City Office
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