Boeschenstein to Seek Sullivan Seat on Anti Hearst Platform
Chicago dispatch reports Charles Boeschenstein Edwardsville will run for National Committeeman to replace Roger Sullivan. He will campaign on an anti Hearst line with Sullivan supporters backing him and aims to unite Illinois across 102 counties against Hearst forces. Rainey named as possible successor to Sullivan in the state organization.
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Boeschenstein
State Committee
Sullivan
Sullivan Folks
Chicago
National
Roger S. Sullivan
Taois
Souhern Illinois
Charles Bueschenstein
Edwardsville
Democratic State Committee
Bueschenstein
Hearst
Down State
Cook’ County
Down Over the Prairies
Alles
Man For
Ilinoi
National Committee
Col Coeen Henry T. Rainey
John S. Miller Defends Packers in Key Playoff Tilt
John S. Miller joins the Packers defense for a crucial matchup as the team battles for a postseason berth. Miller's frontline effort aims to slow the opponent's offense and spark a late rally.
General Reyes Captured Boosts Madero Support in Mexico
Reports from Mexico City say general Reyes is captured and disgraced, boosting President Madero’s government. Circles suggest Zapata will be crushed soon while Reyes faces exile to Europe. no imprisonment or U S extradition for sedition.
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Mexico City
Reyes
Revistas
Madero
Vasque
Gomez
Zapata
Lesser Ofse
Herain
Monterey
Mexico
Bernardo Reyes
United States
Iteves
Europe
Feud Battle in Kentucky Leaves Three Wounded and One Dead
In Lexington on December 27 a feud erupts on a road involving Noah Roberts General Branham and Jailer Branham. Roberts is dead, Branham fatally wounded, Jailer Branham seriously hurt amid a rifle fight. Separate reports note a 14 year old killed by accidental shotgun discharge in Wheeling and an elderly man burned to death in Ashland.
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Lexington
Robinson Creek
Noah Roberts
Branham
Jajier Branham
Roberts
Branhams
Ashland
William Fiyn
Fiyn
Tig
State Suggests Two Receivers For Insolvent Associations
State Auditor O Brien recommends Vigo circuit court appoint Frank G Fisbeck as receiver for the German Loan and Savings association of Terre Haute and Royse as receiver for the Real Estate Building and Loan association both insolvent. Joseph Miller fled to Germany with about 10000 in funds. Fisb eck cashier of Terre Haute National Bank will act without pay.
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Indianapolis
Gilbert H. Hendren
Building and Loan
O'Brien
Fortune
Vigo
Frank G. Fisbeck
Terre Haute National Bank
German Loan and Savings Association
Joseph Miller
Germany
Fisbeck
Hendren
Royse
Shuster’s Departure Arranged for Persia Exit
Washington reports expect Morgan W. Shuster to leave Teheran within days as the state department coordinates safe passage for him his wife two daughters and about twenty companions including several American aides and their families amid ongoing Russo Persian tensions.
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Washington
State Department
Morgan W. Shuster
Teheran
Morgan
Charles W. Russell
Shuster
Persia
Russia
Guy
United States
Rural Indiana tragedy ends after hunt gone wrong
Lawrenceburg Indiana December 27 John W Cook fourteen of Center township accidentally shot himself while hunting. He placed his rifle into a hollow log to shoot a rabbit, pulled a string to discharge the weapon, and the ball struck his left lung. He retrieved the rabbit and staggered two miles home, dying on the kitchen floor with the rabbit in his hands.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
John W. Cook
Center Township
Elderly Mrs Naudain Dies Near Charlestown
Jeffersonville Ind Dec 27 Mrs Isabelle Naudain aged ninety four widow of Elias Naudain is dead at her Charlestown home. She formerly danced with the new president at Martin Van Buren inauguration March 4 1837. Her father was a musician in Washington and played a horn at Washingtons 1789 inauguration.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Isabelle Naudain
Elias Naudain
Charlestown
Naudain
Isabelle Woolf
United States
Martin van Buren
Washington
Anderson Gas Company Welcomes City Inquiry
Anderson Indiana December 27 The Anderson Gas company issued a public statement saying it welcomes the proposed investigation of its system by the city council The company asserts experts will find their service equal to any other and they have nothing to fear from the inquiry The council committee has not set a start date for the work.
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Anderson
Ind
Anderson Gas Company
Russian Allegations of Persian Atrocities Denied
The Russian consul in Tabriz reports to the foreign office that Persian accusations of Russian atrocities are calumnies. He says Russian troops treat civilians humanely, while Fidais killed wounded Russians and mutilated the dead. If innocents died, it was due to bombardments of enemy houses.
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Tate
St. Petersburg
Tabriz
Foreign Office
Tragic 30 Year Old Chester McDonough Recovered From Creek Fall
The body of Chester McDonough aged thirty was found face down in a creek eight inches deep in South Bend Indiana on December 27. He reportedly missed his footing while crossing a small plank over the stream and fell eighteen feet hitting his head on a stone abutment. He may have been unconscious and unable to rise.
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South Bend
Ind
Chester McDonough
McDonough
Timber Worker Killed Crossing Bridge By Train
Terre Haute Indiana December 27 8 J Buck a timber worker on the lower vein mine near here was cut in two by a miners train while crossing a river bridge He tripped while trying to crawl from the track on hands and knees when struck by the locomotive
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Terre Haute
Ind
J. Buck
Here
Lightning death odds and a home remedy’s claim
A 1906 note cites lightning as a rare killer and promotes Bitters as a cure for liver and jaundice, claiming Robert Madsen of Weat Barlington, In, was saved after eight months with four doctors unable to help. It touts Bitters as a remedy for stomach, liver, nerve and kidney issues.
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Ona
Robert Madsen
Weat Barlington
Negro wounded resisting arrest in Indiana incident
Ike Malone, a 45 year old Black man, was seriously wounded in the hip by Mike A Wall, Jeffersonville police chief, while resisting arrest on an assault charge against Margaret Clay, housekeeper for Malone’s half brother. Captain Wall remains on duty pending the outcome of the affair.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Ike Malone
Mike A. Wall
Margaret Clay
Malone
Captain Wall
Widow Sues for Damages in Dillon Death Suit
In Terre Haute Mrs. Ellen Dillon sues Famous Williams for 5000 dollars over the death of her husband James Dillon after a November quarrel in a Seelyville saloon. Williams faces indictment and a trial date is set for next month.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Ellen Dillon
Willams
James Dillon
Seelyville
Williams
Two Boys and a Gun in Brownsville Rabbit Hunt
In Brownsville Indiana on December 37, sixteen year old Charlie Wooley accidentally shot twelve year old Russell Wheetsel in the hip while rabbit hunting.
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Brownsville
Ind
Charlie Wooley
Russell Wheetsel
Fullness Relief from Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Trial Pack
The ad promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as instant relief for overeating discomfort. It claims the tablet supplies digestive juices, digests food quickly, and soothes the stomach and bowels. A trial package is offered free on request from F. A. Stuart Co., Marshall, Michigan.
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Stuart
Beree
F. A. Stuart Co
Stuart Bldg
Marshall, Mich
Evanston man surrenders to New York police
John Fielding aged 57 from Evanston Illinois has given himself up to New York police. He admits embezzling about $4,000 while cashier of the Northwestern Light and Coke company of Oak Park. He says he wandered since then, unable to endure the strain, and wishes to return home.
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New York
John Fielding
Evanston
Northwestern Light and Coke Company
Oak Park
Scuffle Over Gun Proved Fatal Near Campbellsville
Grover Rice aged 19 died in Campbellsville Kentucky after a playful dispute with four companions over a shotgun during a hunt. The shell discharged causing the fatal injury. The accident occurred on December 27 near the city.
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Campbellsville
Grover Rice
Man's Shot Kills Son in Harrodsburg
In Harrodsburg Kentucky on December 27 John Counsel fired a revolver while celebrating Christmas on a street his bullet struck his fifteen year old son fatally wounding him. Also reports from Pittsburg describe a man named George Bridges seized with dynamite in a steel town near Monessen. A Cleveland drug claim for Dr King New Discovery is cited as a cough remedy with a price listing.
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Harrodsburg
Cornishville
John Counsel
Roosevelt Keeps Them Guessing on 1910 Nomination
Washington dispatch notes Theodore Roosevelt’s talks with allies fuel division over Taft shadow in the next Republican convention. Roosevelt’s stance remains unclear, with anti Taft forces pursuing uninstructed delegates to spark a Roosevelt bid.
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Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
Roosevelt
Wiz
T. R
Tate
Paft
Edward Tilden Packer Plea Overruled by Court
Edward Tilden Packer had a legal plea rejected by the court after arguments regarding his immunity claim. The ruling emphasizes the limits of protective immunities in the current case. Local court records indicate no further immediate action and the matter proceeds to standard post ruling procedures.
National convention may settle matters in China
Peking reports revived plan for a national convention to decide if China becomes a monarchy or a republic. Yuan Shikai presses for real popular representation and nationwide judgment. Tang Shao Yi to confer on delegate elections. imperial sanction required. Yuan urges efforts to restore prestige in the provinces.
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Peking
China
Shanghai
Yuan Shib Kai
Tang Shao Yi
Wu Ting Fang
Yuan
Per Ege
British steamer Guillemot sinks in Bay of Biscay
The British steamer Guillemot foundered in the Bay of Biscay with the captain and fifteen crew lost. Other items note the death of Major General Charles L. Hodges at his Washington home after months of illness, and various war and crime news from around the world.
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Guillemot
Bay of Biscay
Charles L. Hodges
Washington
Bengazi
Immunity Plea Overruled in Meat Trust Trial
In Chicago on December 27 1905 Judge Carpenter denied immunity for three defendants and allowed the government to introduce evidence of acts prior to 1905 in the meat packers conspiracy case. The defense had challenged pre 1905 evidence and immunity baths claimed for Fowler Tilden and Heyman. Veeder testified about Swift interests and a secret Tuesday meeting group on Lasalle Street. Pierce Butler proffered broad government context on packing industry methods.
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Chicago
Carpenter
John S. Miller
Packers
Francis A. Fowler
Edward Tilden
L. H. Heyman
James R. Garfield
Louis S. Heyman
Humphrey
Lasalle Street
Albert HH
Veeder Veeder
Swift
Swift Packing Company
Pierce Butler
America
Grave desecration shocks Vienna as Servian unrest blamed
Unknown ghouls broke into Prince Alexander Karageorgevich's tomb in St Marx cemetery near Vienna and stole the head. They left the coffin ornaments and the wife’s body undisturbed. Authorities attribute the outrage to Servian revolutionaries reacting to King Peter I’s plans for a royal tomb in Serbia next year.
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Vienna
Alexander Karageorgevich
Peter of
Market Quotations From Major Grain and Livestock Markets
The Indianapolis market shows Wheat No 2 rel 98 and Corn No 2 62c with oats 48c. Hay prices range 20 to 25 dollars per what and cattle hogs sheep lambs quoted at several levels across Cincinnati Chicago Saint Louis and East Buffalo markets with receipts noted and Toledo futures listed.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Senator Norris Brown to Address Indiana Republicans Banquet
Senator Norris Brown of Nebraska, a Taft supporter, has been secured to address the Indiana Republican Editorial banquet in Indianapolis on January 25. The event aims to set the keynote for next year’s campaign and influence Indiana politics.
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Indianapolis
Morris Brown
Nebraska
Taft
Indiana
Durbin Charged in Involuntary Manslaughter Death
Raymond Durbin, 23, was arrested in Louisville after a scuffle with his cousin John LeGrand, 21, during which LeGrand shot himself while Durbin attempted to disarm him. Durbin charged with involuntary manslaughter in LeGrand’s death.
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Kineman
Louisville, Ky
Raymond Durbin
John LeGrand
LeGrand
Durbin
Life Cheap in China and the Suicide Sacrifice
An old article discusses Chinese and Japanese fatalism noting coolies sold for $200 to replace others in executions, including rail disaster protests and opium overdoses for women. It cites public suicides as a political tool and mentions the larynx opening versus hanging as methods.
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China
Wusung
Shanghai
Yuezhan
Peking-Hankow
Peking
Npp
J. Thomson
Moral Lesson Of The Goat And The Wolf
A goat browses near a wolf’s house and rubs its head, provoking the tenant to scold. The wolf explains he can eat a goat but not an elephant, then taxes the difference and eats the goat. The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes the fable tone of a cautionary tale.
New York and Indianapolis Highlight Dull City Conditions
A fragmented report cites urban conditions in New York and Indianapolis with scattered mentions of St Louis New Orleans and Woodington. The text notes numbers 38 50 36 and 0 in unclear context, suggesting varied condition assessments across cities.
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New York
Condi
Indianapolis
St. Louis
New Orleans
Condi Woodington
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