Journalist of Fame Dead President of Largest Newspaper Syndicate
Major Orlando Jay Smith, founder and longtime president of the American Press Association, died at his Dobbs Ferry home at 6 07 PM after a September illness. Civil War veteran and author of several works, he led the nation’s largest syndicate and mentored many prominent journalists. He is survived by his widow, two daughters, and a son Courtland Smith, also an executive at the APA.
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Dobbs Ferry
N. Y
Orlando Jay Smith
American Press Association
the Hudson
Walter B. James
Blake
Denniston
America
Major Smith
Terre Haute
Ind
Vermont
Hiram Smith
Indiana
Asbury College
Depauw University
Smith
Potomac
Ohio
Cumberland
Indiana Cavalry
Atlara
Augusta
Amawalk
Wo Dauchters
Courtland Smith
Nancy Scott
Harbert Scott
Scottsville
Mary Temple
Jeffersonville
Harry Pickens
Scotteville
Victorious General Antoine Simon Becomes Haiti President
General Antoine Simon was sworn in as Haiti president at the palace in Port au Prince. A special sitting of the legislature and foreign diplomats witnessed the oath early Sunday morning.
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Port Au Prince
Antoine Simon
Haiti
Dr King’s New Discovery Restores Health After Grave Threat
Mrs A QC Williams of Bac Ky credits Dr King’s New Discovery with saving her life after a deadly cough. She says a first dose brought relief and her weight and health improved dramatically, with a claim of 58 pounds gained and full recovery. Trial bottle offered free at D Koofel’s drug store for 81.00.
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Ohie
D. Kooefel
Serious uprising feared at Canton as anti foreign anger grows
Hong Kong reports a rising anti foreign movement after a coolie death on the Falahan steamer. The British destroyer Hart is sent to Canton and ships Moorhen and Canton are recalled from Wuchow. Naval officers scrutinize Chinese vessels and passengers as native papers inflame hostility.
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Hong Kong
Canton
Falahan
Hart
Moorhen
Wuchow
Vast Telegraph Fraud Exposed On Pacific Coast
Portland report says Western Union uncovering an organized theft by railroad operators over six months. About one hundred thousand dollars deemed seized from telegram payments. In many cases sixty percent of funds paid for messages never reached the telegraph company. Dispatch records and bookkeeping were destroyed to hide the scheme.
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Portland
Ore
Western Union Telegraph Company
Pacific Coast
Tragedy in Dallas as Man Shoots Self After Rejected Proposal
Rex W. Woodfolk, 22, shot himself in the heart in Dallas on Sunday night in the presence of a young woman who had just refused his marriage proposal. He died across the couch as she leaped to safety.
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Dallas
Tex
Rex W. Woodfolk
Fatal Quarrel in Broker's Office
In New York on December 21 Henry B. Suydam a mining stock broker was shot in his Broad Street office by inventor John C. Lumsden over a $650 debt dispute. Suydam was fatally wounded.
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New York
Henry B. Suydam
Broad Street
John C. Lumsden
Suydam
Star Witness Testifies Today in Night Riders Trial
Union City Tenn December 23 Frank Fehringer a self confessed member of the night rider clan and one of the states principal witnesses is occupying the witness stand today in the night riders trial.
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Union City
Tenn
Frank Fehringer
Night Rider
Foley's Orine Laxative Pills Cure Constipation
An advertisement claims Foley's Orine Laxative relieves chronic constipation and stimulates the liver to regulate the bowels naturally without continuous purgatives. It is attributed to O. D Knooefel and promotes use as a regular remedy.
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Foley
O. D Knooefel
Common Sense And A Tablet Digestive Remedy Ad
An old advertisement extols Staert's Dyspepsia Tablets as common sense digestion aids, noting they supply stomach nutrients and blood support to relieve indigestion. The piece claims quick, effective digestion and offers a free trial via F A Stuart Co Marshall Michigan. It also includes unrelated news briefs about John W. Foster and Bryan, plus medical cough remedies.
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Staert
F. A. Stuart Co
Stuart Bidg . Marshall
Mich
Local notices and court actions from Vincennes area social events
Manzanita Tribe initiations and Crescent Hall dances dimly noted as community happenings. County board rejects Campbell broker bid on Georgetown township road bonds. Fire ruins a Marengo greenhouse prompting rebuild plans. Local court matters include Hearings for Healey Kidwell disorderly conduct and a divorce case Packwood. Funeral of Mary Bebee. fraud case against John Lawrence. sentencing of Virgil Terry and Oscer Beckens. Windell sues Federal Casualty for sick-benefit payment. Fire damages greenhouse. Rev Crossfield to speak at Central Christian. Nancy Scott dies. large Scotttsville family survives. Advertising gag line and Punch cartoon excerpt conclude.
Stunted Oaks From Japan Grown In Watered China Bowls
A Montreal Standard item describes miniature trees grown in china bowls in a florist window. Real trees, including caka maples and beech, are raised in Japan with years of patient care. Seeds or cuttings are nurtured and trained for decades before sale.
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Japan
Carlyle
Montreal
Belgian Revolution Tale of Toll at Brussels Park
In Sir Henry Drummond Wolff's Random Recollections a Belgian skirmish in Brussels park unfolds over powder shortages and slow supplies. A convoy of 290 leading men halt to pay two sons toll after spotting a white nightcap and the words La barriere before resuming combat.
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Henry Drummond Wolff
Brussels
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J E Campbell & Company
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Edward White
George Packwood
Minnie Packwood
Stoteenburg & Wesathern
Scottsburg
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East Fifth Strect
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Oscer Oeckens
Louisville
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Federal Casualty Company of
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Edward MacCulloch
R. H. Crossfield
Transylvania University
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Hailiday
Ark
Chas. D. Knoefel
China
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St. Bernard Mining Co. Incorporated
Penna
United Gas and Electric Co
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