Boy Confesses to Six Arson Fires in Family Home
Ned Will Whittaker, 15, son of a Dunkard minister, confessed to Deputy State Fire Commissioner he set six fires at his parents home to hide 335 in thefts and to “get even” with sisters who teased his haircut. He pleaded guilty before a Seward County judge and was sentenced to six months in jail followed by parole. Each fire was extinguished by the boy himself.
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Hoy
Goshner
Ned
Will Whittaker
Dunkard
Fronton
Seward County
Wiis
Americans Steal Crests and Ancestry Mocked
The London Morning Standard runs a tongue in cheek piece titled How Americans Select Their Ancestors claiming the newly rich in the United States adopt crests and armorial bearings to distinguish themselves. It notes preference for bright colors and designs over historic lineage and muses on selecting dukes or marquises for fashion. The item closes with an ad for Dr King's New Life Pills and Koep pens.
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Alma
London
London “Morning Standard
United States
At the Pictures With the Candidates
A theater ad lists four full reels of films for Tuesday. Titles include For the Cause of the South Edison a patriotic war story about the Blue and Gray. A False Suspicion Essanay a spendthrift wife faced with creditors. Unmerited Shame Pathé a fisherman’s daughter loved by sisters. A Boarding House Romance Lubin lovers in a shared house with a tiff. Making Hay Lubin an industrial short. A Compromise Lubin a landlady’s hiring misadventure with flirtation and deception.
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Edison
Essanny
Pathe
Lubin
Béssle
Star Carder
Bessie
Wallace
Ballard's Snow Liniment Featured in Medical Ad
An old newspaper ad describes wires placed to aid bone knitting requiring nine drill holes. It promotes Ballard's Snow Liniment for relaxing contracted muscles and easing movement, selling in bottles of 25c, 50c, and 1.00 by A C Koeppen & Bros.
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Pital
Ballard
A C, Koeppen & Bros
Jail empties as county locks stay empty in winter
Tippacanoe county jail in Lafayette, Indiana, held no prisoners for the first time in thirty years. Previously the winter season brought ten to twenty habitual offenders, but a city chain gang reform means the old offenders now work for pay and stay out of jail.
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Hoosier Bastile
Lafayette
Ind
Tippacanoe County
Broken bones wired after beam strike at McKinley hospital
John W. Hall suffered leg fractures when a heavy beam toppled on him last week. Surgeons at McKinley hospital wired through the broken bones to stabilize the limbs and begin recovery amid limited details on his condition.
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Trenton
John W. Hall
McKinley Hos
Girls and Mothers on Stage at Local Picture House
A program Friday features A Girl of the West with a daring horseback chase and a heroine who defends her honor. Kalem's His Mother shows a mother's sacrifice for her son and a banker’s help to a young violinist. Lubin's The Maniac is a rapid love comedy. Also playful shorts Life In Our Ponds and a wind up with several two-step dances including Where the River Shannon Flows and Angel Eyes.
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Pate
Good Pictures
Vitagraph
Miles
Ireland
America
Gene Giatinder
Billy
C. G
Thanhouser reels present curious tale and Cinderella
The reel showcases a prehistoric era shift in a mysterious girl’s tale prompting deep thoughts on reincarnation. Cinderella enchants with the fairy godmother magic coach ball and the farewell slipper as the prince secures a happy ending.
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Thanhouser
Cinderella
Western Comedy Night At Pendleton Circuit
A tumbling lineup offers lively westerns and comedies. Broncho Busting for Flying A and Misadventures of a Claim Agent headline with Lone Star swagger, while The Christian Martyrs features in Gaumont’s hand colored masterpiece. Helpless Man and This Chase Way the Blues promise laughs. Coming Monday and Tuesday.
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Pendleton
Hans In
Synopsis of Annual Statement of Premiums and Income
Summary of annual financial items including premiums received, interest rents and other income, losses and expenses, taxes and licenses, commissions and salaries, policy claims, reserves and net capital. Notes various income sources and expenditures with emphasis on total income, net reserve, and capital and surplus.
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Oregon
Provident Life and Trust Company OF
Philadelphia
C. W. Borton
Howard Perrin
Corbett Bldg
Portland
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the Peoples Warehouse
Nitar
Wam
Burns Itouse
Chile
Space
Dr. King
Koeppens
Palgd
Orpheum
Shannon
Jolly Molly
Geo. T. Cochran
Congress
James P. Neal
H. A. Waterman
Hermiston
J. F. Wallan
Adams
Umatilla County
the Provident Life and Trust Company OF Paladelphis
Pennsylvania
Insurance
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Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company
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