Bryan Speaks Before Club at Nebraska Gathering
four hundred guests attended the Jacksonian Club of Nebraska annual celebration in Omaha with William J Bryan as guest of honor. C J Smythe presided, predicting Bryan's election to the highest office. Bryan urged moral issues and conscience in public life and criticized corruption and predatory wealth. He noted Roosevelt's popularity but warned of party lines loosening and urged a return to Jefferson and Jackson doctrine.
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Associated Press
Omaha
Neb
Jacksonian Club of
Nebraska
C. J. Smythe
Bryan
Andrew Jackson
Muncie street cars run unguarded amid strike crisis
In Muncie Indiana on January 6 street cars operated with uniform crews and no guards for the first time since December 31 amid a strike by Amalgamated Association members against Indiana Union Traction. Deputies rose to about five hundred to guard lines as arbitration hopes fade until state troopers depart.
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Associated Press
Muncie
Ind
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
Indiana Union Traction Company
Traction Company
Louisville Street Railway Company
G. W. Purcell
C. F. Woerner
Comb Set On Fire In Church At Burlington
In Burlington Wisconsin on January 6 Mrs. William Runzler was severely burned when a celluloid comb near a stove ignited her hair while she attended St. John’s Lutheran Church. Flames were quickly extinguished but she may have inhaled smoke and will bear scars for life.
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William Runzler
Mrs. Runzler
Warsaw Lawyer Guilty Of Embezzling Arbuckle Ry an Funds
Warsaw Indiana January 6 Attorney John C Graves of this city was found guilty by a jury after 11 hours deliberation of embezzling funds from the Arbuckle Ry an Harvester company of Toledo He faces imprisonment.
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Arbuckle-Ryan. Harvester Company
Toledo
John C. Graves
Whitmore Murder Case Clears Up In Newark
Evidence in the Helena Whitmore murder case points to two men involved with one man having intimate knowledge of the Platte neighborhood where the body was found. Theodore Whitmore, the husband, denied involvement while Harry Hendrickson, a witness, testified of a Christmas night engagement she failed to keep. Judge Branegan announced a formal arraignment and murder charge for Whitmore the next day.
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Associated Press
Newark
N. J
Helena Whitmore
Harrison
Theodore Whitmore
Brooklyn
Harry Hendrickson
Demetral and Collins set for finish match in South Bend card
Deme tras the Greek wrestler of Chicago and Wild Joe Collins are scheduled for a finish match at the Elks Temple in South Bend on Wednesday night. Preliminary bouts include Baba Ali versus L Billy Edwards and a 122 pound ten round between Young Bond of Grand Rapids and Eddie Siefer of South Bend. If Demetral defeats Collins, he will meet Westergerd in a finish match in this city.
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Elks’ Temple
South Bend
Baba Ali
Turk
L. Billy Edwards
Tennessee
Young Bond
Grand Rapids
Mich
Eddie Siefer
Demetral
Collins
Westergerd
Oldest prize fighter to celebrate eighty birthday
Bill Clark of St. Louis known as the Belfast Chicken marks his eightieth birthday this month He is the oldest living prize fighter in the world and plans stunts for his party including a three round bout with a St Louis boxer young enough to be his grandson
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Bill Clark
St. Louis
United States
Great Britain
Clark
Bill
Former Champion George Dixon Dies at 37
The famed featherweight fighter known as Little Chocolate died today in Bellevue Hospital’s alcoholic ward after a long illness. Dixon, 37, once the era’s top boxer and holder of the featherweight title, left behind a penniless end and few friends.
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Associated Press
New York
George Dixon
Bellevue Hospital
Wdrki
Dixon
Supreme Court Rules Employer's Liability Law Unconstitutional
The Supreme Court held the federal Employers Liability Law unconstitutional as it oversteps Congress’s power to regulate interstate commerce in two damage cases from Kentucky and Tennessee.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
United States
Supreme Court of the
Kentucky
Tennessee
Oil Fire Destroys Madison Plant After Large Spill
Sixty thousand gallons of crude oil flooded a Madison pond surface eight inches deep in the city’s manufacturing district. The oil spread ignited and burned for two hours, threatening the American Car and Foundry plant valued at about a large amount.
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Associated Press
Madison
Train fatally injures 67 year old near Denham
Mrs. Barbara Redcline of Denham aged 67 was struck by a freight train between Winamac and Denham on Sunday afternoon. Her left leg was crushed above the knee requiring amputation and she remains in precarious condition in hospital despite aid from her daughter and grandson. The accident occurred on the Panhandle line as the trio attempted to escape the oncoming train.
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Barbara Redcline
Denham
Winamac
Panhandle
No. 40
Stevens
Gary Goes Dry In Gary Water Works Blackout
Gary, Indiana loses water and electric service after a transformer accident at the Gary water and electric light plant Saturday. Repairs are not promised until next Wednesday, leaving residents without utilities for several days.
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Associated Press
Hammond
Ind
Gary
Adler to Seek Funds in Nicaragua for Losses
William Adler former president of the state national bank and head of A Adler and Company travels to his mines in Nicaragua to raise money to cover financial losses from his investments. Moses Schwarz says Adler aims to secure capital for relief.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
William Adler
State National Bank Hero
A. Adler and Company
Nicaragua
Moses Schwarz
Mobile
Jewelry Bankruptcy Liquidation of Four Firms
Four large diamond and jewelry firms including Joseph Frankels Sons and E M Gattle and Co were placed in liquidation to protect creditors. Liabilities total about 4,500,000 with assets near 6,250,000 as trustees take over to conserve interests.
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Associated Press
New York
Joseph Frankels Sons
E. M. Gattle and Company
Gattle, Ettinger and Hammel
Quarrel in Council Ends with Fistic Clash
In Indianapolis on January 6 the city council session devolved into disorder when councilman John F. Wood struck retiring president Fred Weppert. The blow sparked a scuffle as friends intervened, and the council adjourned amid confusion.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
John F. Wood
Fred Weppert
New Ordinance Proposes Banning Women From Smoking in Public Cafes
New York aldermen discuss a proposed ordinance introduced by Councilman Sullivan that would ban women from smoking in cafes restaurants and other public entertainment venues at the opening session of the new board.
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Associated Press
New York
Board of Aldermen
Sullivan
Senator Allison III Illness Report From Washington
Senator William B. Allison of Iowa is reportedly ill in Washington on January 6, with details limited to his grippe illness and hospitalization status unknown.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wm. B._Allison
Towa
Lil
Gripne
Thaw Trial Begins Second Time In New York
On January 6 the second trial of Harry K. Thaw for the Stanford White murder began with nine jurors seated from fifty seven examined. Judge Jerome and defense attorney Martin W. Littleton argued preemptory challenges while insanity remains the sole defense. The jurors include Charles Gremmels John Hatchett George Morewood Floyd Sanford James Conway William Brower Arthur Naething Maurice Bouvier and George Carr. Mrs. Evelyn Thaw attracted crowds as court hours stretched with sessions through the evening and days ahead.
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Associated Press
New York
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Talesmen
Jerome
Martin W. Littleton
Littleton
Charles E. Gremmels
Ship Brok
John R. Hatchett
George
B. Morewood
Sanford
Conway
Hatchett
Naething
Bouvier
Evelyn Thaw
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Gremmels
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