Taft Leaves Panama After Canal Inspection and Ball
President Taft spent two days in Panama inspecting the canal and meeting Panaman officials. He approved land transfers and a new bank proposal, discussed rail transit, and attended the Panaman president's ball at the National Theater before boarding the battleship Arkansas for his return to the United States.
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United States
Panama
Big Ditch
Taft
Canal
Porras
Atlantic
Colon
Gatundam
Goethals
Culebra
Colon Bay
Panami-David
Washington
HP. Duolne
United States Legation
Arkansas
Weil
Bomb Explodes After Taft Parade In Panama City
A cor respondent reports a blast on a principal Panama street minutes after President Taft's parade. It is not yet determined if the explosion was an abortive assassination attempt.
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New York
Pec
Taft
Rynfosk
Panama
Plucky Woman Foils Austrians As She Defies Mob
In Los Angeles on a sunny afternoon a unidentified American woman confronted a mob trampling the Stars and Stripes, firing a revolver at leaders. Franko Schreiner, police chief auto driver, assisted, the crowd dispersed and two suspects were captured while two escaped toward Pasadena. The woman vanished, leaving her name unknown.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Dee
Franko Schratner
Maddy Foots
Schreiner
Pasadena
Mystery man tied to Standard Oil ends his life in hotel room
In Philadelphia on December 26 a man identified as L Weiner of Brooklyn and linked to Standard Oil in New York killed himself in the Taylor house theater hotel after registering with a woman as Mr and Mrs H H Seymour of Pittsburgh. The woman vanished and was not seen leaving. The Hispano American Exposition in Seville is postponed to January 1 1916.
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Philadelphia
L. Weiner
Brooklyn
Standard Oil Company
New York
Taylor
HH. Seymour
Pittsburg
Pal
Weiner
Ways and Means Committee
Use
Congress
New York City
Underwood
House
Wilson
William Loeb, Jr
Guggenheims
Babston
Muncy Twins
America
U S Minister H Percival Dodge Hosts Panama President
U S Minister H Percival Dodge received the Panama President during a formal entertainment at the legation. The gathering highlighted ongoing diplomatic ties and cordial discussions between the United States and Panama.
Crowded Federal Court Room Delivers Christmas Day Trial
Indianapolis on December 2 a large crowd packed the federal court as District Attorney Miller traced the dynamiting case against Ortie McManigal. Evidence included hotel registers, express receipts, railroad tickets, and firearms with clocks and explosive devices on display. Courtroom watchers queued by 7 am. doors opened two hours later for a full Christmas day sitting.
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Indianapolis
Miller
Ortie McManigal
Federal Building
John Stults Arrested for Child Stealing in Crawford County
Corsvidon Dec 26. John Stults jailed on a charge of child stealing after he and 13 year old Nora McBride fled to Illinois. Sheriff arrests Stults on a warrant sworn by the girl’s father in Crawford County.
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Corsvidon
Luck
John Stults
Nora McBride
Crawford County
Stults
Deadly Saloon Fight in Caledonia Camp
Homer Shepherd was killed in a quarrel at a saloon in Caledonia mining camp east of Sullivan Indiana. The killer Lee Vandergriff fled the scene.
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Sullivan
Ind
Homer Shepherd
Lee Vandergriff
Caledonia
Here
Teachers in session as Indianapolis hosts gathering
The Indiana State Teachers Association meets in Indianapolis. Governor Wilson rested after a grippe, a 75 percent Mexican import duty increase was approved by Mexico’s chamber, and the Ways and Means committee wants tariff reform before any extra congressional session.
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Indiana State Teachers’ Association
Indianapolis
Wilson
Grippe
Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
Passengers Reach Port After Tempest Tossed Rescue
New York dispatch reports the government vessel Seneca brought 75 passengers and 18 stewards from the stricken Turrialba to safety off Brigantine shoals near Atlantic City. The rescued aboard the Seneca sang of Christmas as they recounted the perilous Tuesday gale and praised Captain Lindsay of the Turrialba and Captain Johnson of the Seneca. The Turrialba, with damaged engines and rudder, remains stranded near the shoal while a salvage effort may free her in coming hours.
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New York
Seneca
United Fruit
Turrialba
Atlantic
Atlantic City
Maxime Mutzner
Tom
Lindsay
Johnson
The
Les
Brigantine Shoal
Wedding Tragedy Ends With Gunfire and Escape
In Taylorville a bride and groom leapt from a window as John Belcher opened fire at their wedding. The groom Ora Redfern and bride Elsie Oates fled a bedroom, the bride’s mother Mrs. John Fisher was wounded, and a posse closed in, Belcher killed in a final gun battle and near death. Separately in Venice a stolen altar piece valued at 10000 is recovered after a suspect conspires with art dealers.
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John Belcher
John Fisher
Elsie Oates
M. G. Coleman
Beller
Cease
Helder
Belcher
Venice
St. Vitus
Feltre
Menezasi
Paris
Italy
Hagner Named White House Secretary by Mrs Woodrow Wilson
Miss Isabelle L Hagner formerly secretary to Mrs Theodore Roosevelt and now with the state department has been chosen by Mrs Woodrow Wilson to be her White House secretary. The selection rests on her wide experience.
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Washington
Isabelle L. Hagner
State Department
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
White House
Lad Fatally Struck by Trolley Car in Amity
Earl Owan aged about fifteen was fatally injured when struck by a limited car of the Indianapolis Columbus Southern line at the Amity station five miles south of Franklin Indiana on December 26.
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Franklin
Ind
Earl Owan
Indianapolis, Columbus & Southern
Amity
Here
George Dewey Admiral of the Navy to Seventy-Five Years
A brief notice memorializes Admiral George Dewey on reaching seventy five years since his birth and reflects on his long service in the Navy and national esteem.
The Man of Fifty Is Right at His Best
Berlin reports a Tageblatt symposium on aging titled The Man of Fifty. Physicians, merchants, artists and others note a fifty year old man can be as valuable as a forty year old and often more useful. Professors Kratse Lappman and Kampf discuss elasticity intellect and peak artistic output between forty and sixty.
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Berlin
The
Tageblatt
Kratse
Lappman
Kampf
Royal Academy
Power taking pastor confession shocks Springfield
Rev. Conrad Hooker pastor of Westfield’s First Methodist Church admitted shoplifting after visiting three Springfield stores. Police say value under $10 and stores declined prosecution. Hooker said headaches and taking four powerful pills caused the act. he fled to Ontario with Mrs. Hooker. Church board expressed confidence.
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Springfield
Mass
Conrad Hooker
First Methodist Church of
Westfeld
Hooker
Boyle
Westfield
Ontario
Springfield Detective Bureau
Indiana state institutions report 647 inmate increase this year
Seventeen state institutions under the Chari tans and Correction Board closed the fiscal year with 12 444 inmates enrolled and 11 262.84 average daily attendance. Compared with 1911 there was a rise of 647 inmates enrolled and 506 at year end, while officers and employes rose by 563.05 on average. The ratio of staff to inmates held steady about one to 5.5. Institutions with more inmates include Central hospital Indianapolis and Southeastern hospital Madison among others, with several facilities near or above 1 000 inmates.
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Indianapolis
State Charities, and Correction
Indiana
School For the Kind
Boys’ School
Central Hospital For Insane
Southeastern Hospital For Insane
Madigan
Soldiers’ Home
Lafayette
Fort Wayne
State
Michigan City
Reformatory
Jeffersonville
Northern Hospital For Insane
Logansport
Eastern Hospital For Insane
Richmond
Southern Hospital For Insane
Evansville
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans
Knightstown
School For the Deaf
Indiana Girls’ School
Clermont
Indiana Boys’ School
Plainfield
Newcastle
Woman’s Prison
State Schoool For the
Rockville
Evansville Rites Shocked by Political Candidate Slaying
Ernest W. Temme, 35, Republican county treasurer candidate, was shot in Germania hall after an exchange with a Negro assailant. Temme died en route to hospital. Temme's father formerly county surveyor and the Temme family are prominent German-Americans.
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Evansville
Ind
Ernest W. Temme
Teme
Fred Schlamp
Germania Hall
Temme
Tragic Street Car Collision Claims Jamestown Man
Jamestown Indiana December 24 Ror Cline 31 of New Ross was killed by a Ben Hurter urban car near here. Motorman Dowell told the coroner Cline lay across the tracks with his head on one rail and feet on the other. he could not stop the car in time.
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Jamestown
Ind
Ror Cline
New Ross
Here
Dowell
Cline
Embalmers Exam Grading Presented in Columbus
J P Kinmons of the state board of embalmers completed grading the manuscripts for the state license while in Columbus Indiana. Forty five applicants sat the examination and twenty five failed.
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Columbus
Ind
J. P. Kimmons
State Board of Embalmers
Fatal stabbing at a rough house dance in Terre Haute
Marble Davis twenty killed in a fight with James Romney twenty one during a dance in the slum district near the river. Romney attacked Davis with a knife leading to the fatal wound as police begin investigation.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Marble Davis
James Romney
Oil Operator Killed as Horse Runs Away Near Flora
Llewellyn Clarke an oil operator was killed near Flora Indiana when his horse ran away. He was thrown from the buggy and his neck was broken in the accident dated December 26.
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Flora
Ind
Llewellyn Clarke
Worker Burned to Death at Evansville Brick Plant
Evansville Indiana December 26 William Rice thirty two was burned to death at the Standard Brick company when his clothing caught fire from a...
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KtIn
Evansville
Ind
Wiliam Rice
Standard Brick Company
James Creelman Civil Service Head in New York Resigning
James Creelman the head of New York City's Civil Service plans to resign from his post. The move comes as questions swirl about administrative reforms and city staffing.
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New York City
Civil Service
Fierce uproar in Persia's capital
Teheran December 26. A clash with Hakhtari tribesmen followed a personal attack on Mo Mornard the Belgian successor to Morgan Shuster as Persian finance chief. The incident disrupted a government meeting where Mornard pressed for funds tied to railway negotiations and the tribesmen protested loudly outside.
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Teheran
Mo Mornard
Aww
Morgan Shuster Oa
Persia
M. Mornard
Postscript on Sagebrush and Peace Talks at Yale
The article discusses former Yale lectures a year after his tenure and hints at a world peace mission. It mentions Sagebrush and its potential rubber uses, with remarks by senators Bourne and Baker on policies and post outcomes.
New Currency Design Approved By Secretary Amid Debates
Kenyon Cox, a New York artist, is tapped to prepare the reverse of a new denomination. The commission explores symbols of progress and peace, with features to be engraved on the back. The design awaits approval and will be finalized before the end of President Wilson’s term.
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MacVenenagury
Reis
New York
Ala Secuh
Wilson
Counter Proposals from Turkish Cabinet in Peace Talks
Constantinople reports the Ottoman cabinet sent counter proposals to the Balkan league in response to Allied demands from London. The notes, sent to Rechid Pasha, present concessions far below the Balkan line but above Turkey’s preferred terms. Moderates hope the exchange may yield a peaceful settlement.
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Constantinople
Alliea
London
Rechid Pasha
Porte
Balkan League
Turkey
Pot Boy and Tonic Cure Promises Relief from Ailments
An advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a universal remedy for indigestion, rheumatism, kidney poisons, and general ailments. It claims the tonic cleanses the system and guarantees satisfaction, urging readers to purchase at low cost from local druggists. The copy references various symptoms and personal health struggles without clear specifics.
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Tate Cabnio
Noefel Dru Ce
King’s New Discovery Promises Cough Relief
Local advertisement touts a cold and bronchial remedy called King’s New Discovery. It claims to prevent pneumonia and ease croup with rapid relief. Sold by Raovefel Drug Co with free trial sachets and a price of three cents.
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Arrip
Cary
Sigeuid Toe Lowe
Santiess
King
Mslushand
Poeumonia
Irneas
Welles
W. Piave
Lawsonville
Volis
Croup
Raovefel Drug
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