Crooked Travelers Arrested With Burglary Tools at Grand Hotel
Two well dressed men posing as Chicago travelers were arrested at the Grand Hotel after a grip search revealed a burglar's jimmy skeleton keys a glass cutter screwdrivers and other tools. Also found a pawned violin with a Seelbach hotel key among others. Police photographed and measured the pair Joseph Kelin and Charles Higgins.
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Joseph Kelin
Charles Higgins
Seelbach Hotel
Louisville
Washington Street
Woodmen Circle initiations and officer elections held
At the East Ben Hur hall last evening Woodmen Circle initiated several candidates and elected officers for the year. named are Guardian Lula E. Ervine clerk Gertrude DeVore banker Mary Livingstone attendant Maude Bott chaplain Minnie Jensen physician Dr Harry Shultz managers Mendy White Ada Wehling Agnes Wise musician Ethel Kistler state delegate Lula Ervine alternate Minnie Walt. Court Laurel Foresters met and elected deputy Mrs John Wagner chief ranger Mrs Frank Ruff vice chief ranger Mrs Will Tanguay past chief ranger Mrs Rose Miller orator Ida Wells financial secretary Mrs George Umbarger recording secretary Mrs John Goff treasurer Mrs Henry Hammon junior woodard Mrs Dick Castello senior woodard Chas Dean senior beadle Mrs Ed Schatrafer junior beadle Mrs Gene Wedekind pianoist Alice Gamble. next social will be Thursday at Mrs Burley home assisted by Mrs Maken and Mrs Gamble.
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Woodmen Circle
East Ben Hur Hall
Lula E. Ervine
Gertrude DeVore
Mary Livingston
Maude Bott
Minnie Jensen
Harry Shultz
Mendy White
Ada Wehling
Agnes Wise
Ethel Kistler
Kansas political aide Ward Bulingame dies at 72
Ward Bulingame, chief clerk in the dead letters office at Washington from 1880 to 1907 and private secretary to four governors and three Kansas senators, died today aged 72 in Topeka Kansas.
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Associated Press
Topeka
Kas
Ward Bulingame
Washington, D. C
Kansas
Show Calves at County Fairs
Educational features should replace sideshows at state fairs, resolutions from the American Association of State Fairs and Expositions declare tonight. Speakers say amusements dominate agricultural exhibits, which should stay educational. T. J. Wornall of Liberty, Missouri, elected president. Charles Downing of Indianapolis secretary.
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Associated Press
Chicago
American Association of State Fairs and Expositions
Association
T. J Wornall
Liberty
Charles Downing
Indianapolis
Taft Won't Discuss Cabinet Plans From Hot Springs
President elect Taft refused to discuss cabinet details or announce future appointments. He denied providing public information on the cabinet and commented only that an official announcement would come when ready. Reports in Cleveland that Theodore E. Burton of Ohio was offered the treasury post were not confirmed.
Fireman Saves Roosevelt Carriage From Collision
Dec 3 report says President Roosevelt escaped serious harm when a fire hose cart veered toward his carriage. Lieutenant J B Lyons of the local fire department leapt from the cart and pulled its horses to the ground to avoid a crash with the presidential carriage.
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Associated Press
Oe D. C
Roosevelt
J. B. Lyons
General Poindevin Clears Looters At Bee Hive Doll Sale
A dramatic scene unfolds as Gen Poindevin rallies citizens and loyal soldiers to confront looters approaching a Bee Hive display. Eight looters fall in the first volley, prompting the mob to disperse. A charity doll sale funds St Joseph hospital with ten cent chances, aiding a girl’s Christmas gift.
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Ladies’ Society of the B. of L. E
St. Joseph Hospital
Httle
Birthday Celebration At Mr. Epa Max Hoffman Home
An enjoyable evening was hosted at 2400 High Street in honor of Mr. Epa Max Hoffman birthday. Fifteen guests attended with music games and a luncheon.
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Epa Max Hoffman
Hoffman
Eorg
ANOTHER NAPOLEON FOUND General Poidevin Leads Volunteers to Quell Rioters
Port au Prince recounts a day when President Nord Alexis fled the capital and rioting left twelve dead and many wounded. Forces from American French and German ships were readied as authorities restored order after mobs looted stores and residences.
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Associated Press
Port Au Prince
Alexis
Wayne County Medical Society Tackles Fees and Dr Jones Case
At a Wayne County Medical Society meeting in Richmond Indiana the group condemned fee cutting for professional calls and office visits. They adopted a resolution urging the State Board of Medical Registration to investigate Dr Arthur Jones of Whitewater over liquor law violations and seek license suspension if true. The Jones case is to be retried after a prior jury disagreed.
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The
Richmond
Ind
Wayne County Medical Society
State Board of Medical Registration
Arthur Jones
Whitewater
Jones
Medical Society
Peoria Diocese Names Three Nominees for Bishop Seat
A conference in Peoria between Archbishop Quigley and Bishop Spaulding led to a call for a vote by the diocese’s removable rectors and councillors on December 10 to select three candidates to present to the pope for the appointment of a successor to Bishop Spaulding, who recently resigned.
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Associated Press
Peoria
Ill
Quigley
Chicago
Spaulding
Diocese of
Epope
Spalding
Oklahoma ends state liquor dispensary system proclamation
Governor Kell tonight proclaimed that the state dispensary system is abolished by the recent election. Citizens of Oklahoma are left without any lawful means to purchase liquor inside the state for medicinal purposes.
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Associated Press
Guthrie
Okla
Haskell
Oklahoma
Acton Beats Baptiste For Middleweight Wrestling Title
Cairo Illinois reports Joe Acton won two of three falls against George Baptiste to claim the middleweight wrestling championship tonight.
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Associated Press
Cairo,Ill
Joe Acton
George’ Baptiste
Poodle Dog Rescues House From Front Room Fire
Petersburg Indiana December 3 Stephen Chappell a gro cer y man owns a poodle dog valued at less than a thousand dollars. Miss Gertrude Chappell lit a lamp igniting curtains ignited bed and carpet. The dog dragged her toward the parlor pulling her to safety as water buckets doused the flames.
Unity of Churches Council Opens in Philadelphia
Four hundred delegates to the federal council of the Churches of Christ in America arrive in Philadelphia and begin the council's work under the watchword Church Unity. Delegates meet with city pastors as the conference commences with public welcome and opening sessions.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Sanders Elected President at International Livestock Exposition
The International Livestock Exposition tonight elected Alvin H. Sanders of Chicago as president, naming him to lead the event's governance and activities.
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Alvin H. Sanders
Chicago
Satterlee Sworn In as Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Herbert L. Satterlee of New York was sworn in today in Washington as assistant secretary of the navy.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Herbert L. Satterlee
New York
Stars Outshine the Sun by Distant Suns
A government astronomer states that stars with no measurable parallax like Canopus are thousands of times brighter than the sun. First magnitude stars Rigel and Speca also lie at immeasurable distances and, given their true brightness, outshine the sun.
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Rigel
Speca
London Tour Misheard Tourist Encounter
A British style dialogue depicts an American actor riding a London bus. The driver points out landmarks along the Strand and mispronounces places such as Parliament Houses and Westminster Abbey, creating humorous phonetic slips.
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London
Strand
Westminster Habber
Magpie Omens and Unlucky Co incidences Reported
A first person account cites a magpie guiding a drive to two trees then flying off. Soon after, a picture falls, tons of plaster drops, and the hot water boiler bursts. Three years earlier in Cornwall a magpie foretells vehicle trouble with puncture, broken exhaust, chain failure.
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Cornwall
Presence of Mind and Its Cultivation
The article argues presence of mind is trained through cultivation rather than natural gift. It stresses calmness, quick wits, and knowing how to apply knowledge at the right moment. It advocates teaching self control to children from an early age to remedy mistakes or accidents.
Census Enumerators Courteous Question to Widowed Bride
A census enumerator commends a widow for courteous reply to questions about age health and property ownership. He then asks if she is engaged to be married, and she confirms. The exchange sits within a broader scene of census work.
Japanese blades tested by hanging under tree
A swordmaker asserts Japanese swords surpass Ferrara Toledo and Damascus blades. The final test requires the blade to suspend edge up under a tree for twenty four hours, cutting every light leaf that touches it. any failure sends the blade back to the forge.
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Ferrara
Toledo
Damascus
Estimating Time to Count a Billion in England
A historical calculation compares counting speeds to reach one billion. It shows counting 200 per minute would take 9,512 years 542 days 5 hours 20 minutes uninterrupted, or 18,025 years 319 days 10 hours 45 minutes with daily rest.
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England
Adam
Color Schemes In Building And American Taste
The article contrasts U S color use with Persian enamel mastery noting red yellow and green house colors are common but dull. It praises enamel finishes on flat surfaces and laments lack of taste despite abundant materials and tile makers producing rich colors and adaptable shapes.
The Stinging Tree of Australia
The stinging tree resembles a giant nettle with an unpleasant odor. Natives and animals avoid it. A prick causes immediate numbness followed by severe pain within minutes and ongoing agony when water touches the wound. Dogs afflicted limp and bite at the affected area.
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Australia
Early slang term Gent in 18th century verse noted
The excerpt cites an early use of the slang Gent found in verses likely by Elkanah Settle quoted by Walter Thornbury in Old and New London. It references a poem on the Lord Mayor's Banquet of Sir Samuel Fludger, dating to 1761 and published at an unspecified time.
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Gent
Elkanah Settle
Walter Thornbury
London
Samuel Fludger
Widow and Suitor Clash Over Laundry Promises
A sharp wit from a dramatic exchange centers on a widow and her suitor. The widow insists a former vow to share laundry duties is folly, while the suitor boasts a stable job and control. The conversation turns on affection, obedience, and reputation.
Obstinacy’s Unyielding Nature Described in Prose
The passage compares obstinacy with other passions noting it never recovers once it fails. It breaks like iron or crumbles away and has no period of fatigue or cure. The first wound to obstinacy is mortal, unlike other passions.
Four Part Japanese Proverb on Knowledge and Insight
A Japanese proverb outlines four stages of knowledge. It starts with the fool who does not know his ignorance, then the humble learner who knows he does not know, the asleep who knows yet does not act, and finally the wise who both knows and acts on his knowledge.
Remedy for klepto mania from a fashionably dressed shopper
A stylish woman confesses klepto mania in a drugstore scene. The floorwalker quips that her best remedy is departure, sending her toward the elevator in a witty Puck moment. The vignette captures a humorous, era specific exchange in a public retail setting.
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Xan
Puck
Balance Sheet Excerpt from Cass County Bank 1908
A sworn statement by J F Brookmeyer assistant cashier lists totals and accounts for a Cass County Bank in Indiana. The document includes figures such as 22 475.97 and 1 461 545.85, with items like Certified checks Unearned Discounts and Taxes. Notary Geo Taber authenticates the oath dated December 3 1908.
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State of
Indiana
County
Cass
J. F. Brookmeyer
Geo. C. Taber
Smuggled Tobacco Fuels English Asylum Smokes
At Broadmoor and Perth England the criminal lunatics enjoy fine pipe tobacco cigars and cigarettes funded by confiscated smuggled tobacco. Smugglers pay for the tobacco used by the criminal insane filling Perth and Broadmoor tobacco boxes.
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Broadmoor
Perth
England
Groadmoor
Not Her Abode
A fragmentary dialogue shows a poor lover telling his beloved he earns little and may be cruel to move her from her father's house. She retorts with a quip about not living on the roof.
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