Monument to Lew Wallace Unveiling in Indiana
The Indiana ceremony honors Lew Wallace with a grand monument in Indianapolis. General Wallace’s legacy as author and soldier is celebrated by Governor Marshall and noted by James Whitcomb Riley and Albert Beveridge. Lew Wallace, Jr. and Noble Wallace will pull the cord, and a sculpture by a Paris-born sculptor stands seven feet tall in uniform.
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Bere
Indiana
Prince
India
Wallace
Oliter I
Andrew
Pyor
Paris
United ‘States
Comnauter
Hanly
Lew
United States
William Alen Ward
Tom Marahall
Albert Te. Beveridge
Didley Wil
Sts
James Whitcomb -Riley
Gener
Wilshington
Poetr Hur
Remington the Artist Writer and Sculptor obituary
Remington the artist writer and sculptor died at his home in Holzedeld Couts. Friends recall his wide output including bronzes and paintings and his prolific writing. He studied at Yale Art School and the Art Students League and produced numerous drawings and magazine illustrations.
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Femeus
Holzedeld
Yale
Art Students
Ale Tedekins
Maide
Flo
Scottie Spa Remington
Smith de
Renitujstoi
Atudlées
Ofbiny Bork
New York
Swithh
Tom
Ingtun
Lin
Fred
Axaelly
Ald Smith
Fan
Sila Rewmngton
Smith
Syull
Ike
Remington
Kessler's Polar Dinner at a London Hotel
The New Yorker’s George A Kessler hosted a Christmas Eve polar themed dinner for 33 guests at Savey hotel London in 1803. Waiters wore Eskimo fur, polar bear skins, and the winter garden was transformed into the North Pole. Menu backs carried satirical verses by Proctor and Smith mocking Dr Frederick A Cook's pole claim. Each guest received jewelry averaging $750.
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George A.’ Kessler
Savey Hotel
London
Winter Garden
North Pole
Ag Eskimos
Proctor
Smith
Frederick A. Cook
Pole
Ressler
Cook
Steeple searchlights replace chimes at Brooklyn church
The Rev Dr Janes Farrar of First Reformed Church at Seventh Avenue and Carroll Street Brooklyn installs four 200 foot high searchlights facing north south east and west to be lit before evening services and chimes to be discontinued. A congregation member funded the installation at his own expense.
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Brooklyn
Janes’ Farrar
First. Reformed Church
Seventh Avenue
Carroll Street
Sermon by Mail to the Sick At Oak Park Church
In 1910 the First Congregational Church of Oak Park Illinois will print a monthly sermon for distribution to the sick elderly and others unable to attend services. Rev. W E Barton aims to keep touch with absent members through this program.
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Oak Park
W.E. Barton
Indiana Millionaire Builds Odd Charity Table?
An unclear OCR readout describes a wealthy Indiana man named Affoble Melzer planning a strange charity table project in Beravinville. The text mentions a large table, a house, and residents like Loo Penn and an implied fundraising aim, but details are fragmented and uncertain.
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Indiana
Melzer
Bvarinville
Indy
Hoor
Model Residence For a Modest Sum Here
A damaged OCR describes planned residential design with a two story layout and library den conversion. It notes costs, room sizes, balcony space, and optional sleeping porch, with emphasis on fittings, shelving, and construction details in a commentary by editor Wirab.
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Hse
Hanise
Jseate
Tina
Spiel
Arran
Sabi Wirab
Caner
Saxton
Cures Cancer With Cancer Manila Medical Report
A preliminary conditional report from the Manila Medical Society outlines a vaccine method using a patient’s own cancer to immunize against progression. Over eight months, experiments show potential, but authorities will monitor cases long term before deeming the treatment successful.
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Manila’ Medical Society
Manila
Manila Medical Society
Man Coughs Bullet Lodged Near Neck In Altoona
In Altoona Pennsylvania on January 4, Clare Ross, once shot by his wife about a year ago, coughed and dislodged the ball lodged near an artery in his neck. Surgeons had feared removal due to danger, and the bullet has caused ongoing annoyance until this coughing incident.
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Altoona
Clare Ross
Ross
Poor Box Robbery Foiled at St. Bondleet Church
A masked man robbed the poor box at St Bondleet’s church but was halted by a sister of charity whom he fought before fleeing with the box contents. The incident followed a New Year’s Eve boilermaker rumor of a man killed.
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Newark
St. Bongdlet’s
Charity
Artilery
Tondon
Conn
Coast, Artillery
BSA
Fort H.G
John
Raity Hun Badal Coldiers
Unclear fragment notes from old newspaper page
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a pharmacy and various scattered phrases across illegible lines, lacking a coherent event, names, or a identifiable action to summarize into a full news item.
Alice Paul Coring: Suffragist to Sail Home From Prison
Miss Alice Paul of Philadelphia, prominent American suffragette, will sail on the American liner Haverford for Philadelphia in January after a month in Holloway jail for militant methods. Doctors ordered her to take a rest as she recovers from prolonged hunger and harsh treatment. Separately, Montana endures a severe cold spell with temperatures 3 to 20 degrees below zero and no relief seen.
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Alice Paul Coring
London
Alice Paul
Philadelphia
Holloway
Lner
Haverford
Paul
Nelson
United
States
Bol
Montana
Bette Mont
Blizzard Frightens Diner Crowd Amid Wild Storm
A garbled dispatch describes a severe winter blizzard causing panic at a diner and widespread suffering. The fragment mentions coughs, danger from wind and cold, and references to medical remedies and authorities, with scattered names and places obscured by OCR. The readable bits depict a stormy scene and urgent requests for aid.
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Satorciny
Merger Talks Tie Three Trust Firms in New York
New York bankers Morgan Morton Ryan link to form Guaranty Trust Company uniting Morton Trust Fifth Avenue Trust and Guaranty Trust. Directors informal approval. formal vote later. Morton named chairman. potential president candidate discussed. Combined entity expected with capital around 3.5 million and substantial stock and cash dealings. Headquarters to remain at Fifth Avenue Trust while larger offices house the merged firm.
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New York
Yan
J. Pierpont Morgen
Thomas F Ryan
Levi P. Morton
Handa
In.a. Trust
Guaranty
Morton ‘Trust Company
Lev P. Morton
Morton
Wew
Goa
Morton Yan
Alexander’ J. Femphiil
Guaranty Trust Company
Antorasta
Toon
Jmnergor
Wikelogod
Guarints ‘Trust’ Company
Morton Trust Company
Bankie Shouse
Bitas, Morton, & Co
Thomas. F. Ryan
Tee
Guaranty,Trust Company
Firth Avenue’ Trust ‘Company
Xcom
Purpsis
Tlee
Trainmen Demand Better Wages and Hours Across Rail Lines
Philadelphia area rail employees including conductors and workers on the Reading and Baltimore & Ohio lines press for higher pay and shorter hours. The union notes that the Pennsylvania Railroad has yet to respond and hints at possible settlements after a 17 day deadline. Outcomes remain uncertain as talks continue this month.
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Philadelphia
Reading
Fio
Baltimore & Ohio
Ines
Phiadelphia
Pennsylvania
Demanns
Lehigh Valley
Railroada
Applien
Pennaylvanis Raltrond
Patalyst
Confesses Old Murder Convict in Pennsylvania News
Cribbed summary notes a Pennsylvanian murder confession tied to a state penitentiary case. The piece mentions Mrs. William Hinger of Yatesville, a shooting incident involving James Gordon, and rumors of a fatal shock rather than fright. It references New York police and a Hudson River event, plus coal contract tensions in Pa. on January 4.
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Wilkes-Barre
William 'Hateninger
Yatenville
James Gordon
Roosevelt Kills Elephant and Other Fragments
Fragmented report recounts Roosevelt killing an elephant amid sprawling, garbled dispatches from Africa and Detroit. The piece blends military, political, and social snippets with scattered names, events, and quotes, presenting a chaotic collage of the era.
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Willace
James. Harper
Sit
M‘manuserinty
Mr. Arper
Failares
List
Inn
Harper
The
Aaist
Kessler
Destén
Glenn L. Saxton
Mee
Chambers
New Norky
Jane SerJohn
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Trafic
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O'Sullivan
Grand Jury
Orever
Jamaica
Kingston
Antonio
West Indies
Morgan, Morton, Ryan
Combine
Topettier
New. York
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Firth Avenue
Sixth Street
New York Hospital
Levi. Morton
Atate
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Se Jamien
Sea
New’ York
Police
Force
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Tate
Roosevelt
Elephant
Imrought
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Ganda
Protectorate
Africa
Detroit
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Breitmeyer
Croul
Addyasa
Emma
Norway
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