Three Held in Chicago for South Bend Murder Case
Three men, Joseph F. Mallory, George Rankin, and George Sherman, were arrested in Chicago in connection with the December 13 murder of South Bend grocer John M. Koonsman during a robbery attempt. Rankin and Sherman reportedly confessed involvement.
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Chicago
South Bend
Warsaw
A'Oon
Hit Comfort
John M. Koonsman
Joseph FE. Mallory
George Rankin
George Sherman
Koonsman
Rankin
Sherman
Tragic Grace Land wreck claims twenty four lives
A Royal Blue Line express rear crashed a local train near Grace Land New Jersey at 6 45 pm killing twenty four and injuring over thirty as wreckage caught fire and improvised rescue efforts began. The incident left many unidentified as bodies burned beyond recognition and investigators question whether flagman torpedoes were placed.
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Graceland
N. J
America
New York City
Royal Blue Line
New York
Amore
Dunellen
Honors to M'Kinley Attended by Global Notables at Canton Banquet
President Roosevelt spoke at a Canton Ohio banquet honoring McKinley’s birthday. 450 guests attended in the Grand Opera House with figures such as Root, Cortelyou, Wood, Wright, Rixey, Bingham, Herrick, Smith and others at the speakers table. Roosevelt praised McKinley’s leadership during pivotal national tests.
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Velt
William McKinley
Canton
Ohio
President Roosevelt
William R. Day
President McKinley
United States Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Washington
McKinley
North Market Street
Westlawn Cemetery
Hotel McKinley
Grand Opera House
Root
Cortelyou
B. M. Young
Leonard Wood
Luke B. Wright
Philippines
Rixey
W. 8. Cowles
Theodore A. Bingham
Agriculture
Bingham
W. B. Taylor
James W. Grant
Myron T. Herrick
Cleveland
J. G. Schmidlapp
H. H. Koblsaat
Chicago
Union
Bank Raid at Waterloo Nebraska Ends with Cash Heist
Four men robbed Citizens' Bank of Waterloo Nebraska taking 3500 dollars after a safe explosion drew a crowd. Two robbers inside fired as others guarded, then fled while citizens pursued.
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Nebraska
Citizens’ Bank of
Waterloo
Neb
Peruna Advertising Letters Praise Grip and Catarrh Cure
A compilation of customer letters from Chicago Aurora and other U S locations extoll Peruna as a cure for grippe or catarrh. Readers recount rapid recoveries after using Peruna and encourage others to obtain the remedy from their druggists.
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Wabash Avenue
Chicago
T. Schmitt
Celeste Covell
N. Avenue
Aurora
Lil
Covel
Clarice Hunt
White
Tarboro
N. C
Cgeorge H. White
Headlines and the Habit of a Headline Writer
A humorous sketch explains how headline writers fit phrases to narrow column widths by counting letters and spaces. An exhausted writer, after eight hours, notes how every word is weighed for length while Lord Salisbury rides a tricycle and Loch Morar is revealed as Britain's deepest lake at 1,000 feet.
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Joseph Markel
May Davis
Marion
Markel
Sunny South
England
John Murray
Edinburgh
Loch Morar
Invernessshire
London Chronicle
Shopper notices department store banter over selling goods
In a department store scene Floor Wilker tells a customer it’s no trouble to show goods while a saleslady mummers that selling them can be a real bother.
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Wilker
Dramatist Satirizes Patent Medicines in New Play
A witty remark from a mad playwright proclaims his fortune and plans to dramatize patent medicines, washing powder and breakfast foods ads. He notes that his genius has finally found drama in popular commercial theorems, as quoted by Puck.
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David Scarum
Mr. Folley
Puck
Local Spectacle Sparks Barroom Outburst and Blast
A raucous scene erupts as a visibly drunk man bursts into a hotel shouting I am a terror and a man eater. A bystander notes the common rule to fire a loaded gun, while a wreck outside emphasizes the chaotic aftermath of the incident in Baltimore.
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Baltimore: News
Trial Claims Doan's Kidney Pills Relieve Pain
The advertisement describes relief from hip back and limb swelling with Doan's Kidney Pills. Testimonies from Janus R. Arthur of Cincinnati and Age Gunn Jr report rapid improvement after using the pills, including fewer nightly urinary disruptions and regained mobility.
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Dean
Doan
Tex
Naing
Janus R. Arthur
Age Gunn, Jr
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William Masters
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Tucker Hardware
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Stratton Carriage Manufactory
Muncie
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