Near Actress Miss Sloan to Wed Eddie Dwyer in Christmas
Hartford City reports Miss Haze Sloan of the Willy Link Comedy company will marry Eddie Dwyer in Aurora on Christmas night after four weeks in the troupe. The couple met in the city, became engaged at Springfield, and will continue with the show before returning to Joliet for future performances. Dwyer, twenty one, is praised as a top acrobatic comedian.
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Hartford City
Willy Link Comedy Company
Haze Sloan
Eddie Dwyer
Frank Sloan
Aurora
Joliet
Springfield
Lil
Near Ehe
Gileneadmiatansbeseahalie
Swyer
Christmas Services at St Luke's English Lutheran Church
Christmas services begin at 9:30 a m at St Luke's English Lutheran Church with organ voluntary, morning service, offertory, hymn 221, prayer, solo The Birthday of a King by Miss Emma Schilling, the Christmas Story sermon by the pastor, hymn 224 and benediction with organ postlude.
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St. Luke’s
Emma Schilling
Strychnine Ends Life In Lawrenceburg
Lawrenceburg Indiana December 22 George W Tilford nineteen years old a printer on a local weekly paper swallowed nearly fifty grains strychnine to end his life. He had told relatives he took poison and collapsed in convulsions after an evening with Miss Matilda Donner. The motive cited was inability to pay for furniture purchased and refused security. Coroner Dr G F Smith reported Tilford had bought small quantities of strychnine from four druggists and combined them. Miss Donner is under medical care and grief over the tragedy.
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George W. Tilford
Tilford
Miss Matilda
Donner
Miss Donner
G. F. Smith
Mrs P S Baker Plans Christmas With Relatives
Mrs. P. S. Baker will spend Christmas with relatives at Effner, making holiday plans and travel arrangements.
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P. S. Baker
Effner
Omaha Man Finds $40,000 Diamond in Colorado
William Ahern of Omaha recounts finding a rough diamond in Colorado valued at forty thousand dollars. He kept it as a pocket piece and later gave it to his daughter who chipped a piece off. Jewelers confirmed the stone’s brilliance and Chicago experts valued it at $40,000.
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Colorado
Omaha, Neb
William Ahern
Omaha
Ahern
Gil
H. H. Borsheim
Chicago
Dens Ery
Local Girl Contestant Seeks Scholarship via Chicago Paper
Miss Mabel Morehart formerly of this city now living at 1563 West Sixteenth Street Chicago enters a free scholarship contest for the Dillingham Dramatic School Chicago. Local friends are urged to clip coupons and mail them to her. Twelve winners receive a year long course and a contract with a company at 25 dollars weekly.
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Mabel Morehart
West Sixteenth Street
Chicago
Dillingham Dramatic School
Great Tarite Meeting Planned
Indianapolis will host a three day event February 9 to 11 to form a permanent National tariff commission. Prominent figures Beveridge Cummins Neil Van Cleave and others will speak with preliminary plans aiming for 1500 to 2000 delegates. Joseph H Kibbee Pardee may attend as organizers arrange invitations and committees.
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Beveridge
Cummins
Neil
van Cleave
Oliver
Indianapolis
National
Tariff Commission
Albert J. Beveridge
Indiana
Joseph H. Kibbey
Govrnor
Arizona
George C. Pardee
California
Esident
Congress
Rds of Trade
Hawks Battle in the Air near Schnecksville
In Allentown on December 23 a large fish hawk plucked a carp from the Jordan then a chicken hawk of similar size swooped in. The two birds dropped their prey and fought on the ground. Frank Clark witnessed the clash with only a basket to defend himself.
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Allentown
Jordan
Schnecksville
Frank Clark
Local men toil on Sterling pipeline project under Gamick
Twenty two local men left for Sterling Ohio to work on the Standard Oil pipeline under the supervision of G. H. Gamick who arrived after fifty workers.
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Sterling, O
G. H. Gamick
Discovery Links Vermiform Appendix To Lower Intestine Treatment
London reports a surgeon at West London hospital describes using the appendix as a duct to treat diseases of the lower intestines. The procedure threads the appendix through abdominal muscle to the skin, opens it with a tube, and delivers medicine directly to the mucous membrane. The appendix remains open, protected by abdominal muscles.
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London
West London Hospital
Christmas Reception for First Presbyterian Primary Held
The annual Christmas reception of the First Presbyterian church Sunday school primary department was held yesterday in the church parlors. Each child received a small present and a sack of candy. Miss Geneva Strain led the event with assistance from other teachers.
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First Presbyterian Church
Geneva Strain
Nearpass Weds After Hospital Treatment
George Nearpass a Vandalia fireman who was treated for appendicitis at St. Josephs hospital married yesterday in South Bend. He went from the hospital to the ceremony and claimed a bride shortly after admission.
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George Nearpass
St. Joseph's Hospital
South Bend
Nearpass
Fur sets and muffs advertised by Stewart Dry Goods
A Stevenson ad promotes Black Lynx, River Mink, and Black Near Lynx fur sets. Descriptions include large pillow muff, wide shawl collars, satin lining, and head and tails trim. Prices listed from 32.50 to 50.00, aiming to display luxury gifts.
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Hartford
Billy” Link Company
Ste Feil
Eddy Dwyer
Lawrenceburg, Ind
Baby
Williarm Ahren
A. B. Cummins
Iowa
Charles P. Neil
United States
Commissioner of Labor
James W. van Cleave
National Manufacturers’ Association
al S
Boards of Trade
Henry Riesenberg
Andrew Carnegie
Tomlinston Hall
Bookwalter
Riesenberg
Christmas Entertainment
Lynx
Cial
Stewart Dry Goods Company
the Seybold Dry Goods Co
Gif
Ta Gan Thom
OGG
TNC
Trade Palace
Santa’s
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