Journalist of Fame Dead at 1842 Birth of American Press Leader
Major Orlando Jay Smith, founder and longtime president of the American Press Association, died at his Dobbs Ferry home after a battle with stomach cancer. A Civil War veteran, journalist, author, horticulturist, and mentor to many in the newspaper world, he led the nation’s largest syndicate and shaped careers across America. He is survived by his widow, two daughters, and a son, Courtland Smith.
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Dobbs Ferry
N. Y
Orlando Jay Smith
American Press Association
the Hudson
Walter B. James
Blake
Denniston
America
Major Smith
Wrere
Terre Haute
Ind
Vermont
Hiram Smith
Indiana
Asbury College
Depauw University
Smith
Potomac
Ohio
Cumberland
Infilana Cavalry
Atlanta
Augusta
Loyal Legion
Enterprise
Miss
Terre Haute Mail
Terre Haute Express
Chicago
Chicago Express
New York
Association
Amawalk
Delph Guilty of First Degree Murder in Indicted Case
William W. Delph of Laporte Indiana was found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison for killing his mother in law Mrs Sarah Meacham during a quarrel with his brother in law Edward Meacham He pursued Meacham and fired on Mrs Meacham when she warned her son of danger.
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Laporte
Ind
William W. Delph
Delph
Sarah Meacham
Edward Meacham
Meacham
The Ganton Chinese Mad at Foreigners
In Canton, an anti foreign movement grows after a coolie death aboard the Falsban. A Portuguese watchman is accused of brutality, triggering fear of wider attacks. The Hart destroyer, Moorhen and Canton ships are recalled, and Chinese vessels face strict scrutiny by naval officers while native papers prop up the agitation.
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Hong Kong
Canton
Falsban
Hart
Moorhen
Wuchow
American Pompeii Unearthed at Casa Grande Arizona
Smithsonian report notes under congressional funds J Walter Fewkes has led excavations at Casa Grande near Florence Arizona. A 200 foot long eleven room building and the central seat known as the seat of Montezuma reveal extensive ruins. Walcott says preservation is of great archeological importance though funding limits large expeditions.
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Washington
Charles B. Walcott
Smithsonian Institution
Casa Grande
Florence
Arizona
J. Walter Fewkes
Montezuma
Walcott
Crooked Ops Revealed in Western Union Theft Scandal
Western Union msg theft on Pacific coast exposed an organized rail line robbery scheme. Over six months an official-led probe found losses near one hundred thousand dollars with 66 percent of funds never reaching the telegraph company. Records of dispatches and accounting were destroyed while messages were largely transmitted.
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Portland, Ore
Western Union Telegraph Company
Pacific Coast
Carnegie Subpoenaed to Testify on Steel Tariff Abolition
Andrew Carnegie has been subpoenaed to appear today before the House Ways and Means Committee to discuss his published arguments urging the abolition of the tariff on steel and iron products. The appearance is awaited with interest in Washington.
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Washington
Andrew Carnegie
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives
Man fatally shoots self after marriage proposal rejection
Rex W. Woodfolk, 22, shot himself in the heart Sunday night in Dallas Texas in front of a young woman who had just refused his proposal. He fell across the couch as she leaped in fear.
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Dallas
Tex
Rex W. Woodfolk
Quarrel Turns Fatal in New York Office Shooting
Henry B. Suydam a mining stock broker at 39 Broad street was shot by inventor John Lumsden after a quarrel over a $650 debt. Suydam likely fatally wounded in his office as police investigate the December 21 incident.
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New York
Henry B. Suydam
Broad Street
John ©. Lumsden
Suydam
Bryan to speak in Pennsylvania at dollar dinner
Mr. Bryan will deliver a series of public addresses in Pennsylvania this week with the highlight being tonight's address at a dollar dinner in Uniontown.
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Bryan
Pblic
Pennsylvania
Uniontown
English hunter outlines Roosevelt Africa trip gear
Earl of Warwick and English hunters plan to equip President Roosevelt for Africa with a British gun, stressing rhinoceros as the main danger and detailing rifles for long and short range. He notes elephants, snakes, giraffes and leopards as notable risks and predicts favorable local guides and cooler high altitude nights.
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Earl of Warwick
England
Roosevelt
Washington
Africa
Earl
New York Times
North Buxton
Selous
Florida
New Christmas Toys Gain Shelf Space
Santa Claus must stock three new playthings this year the golliwog bear the somersault bear and bubbles. The bubbles are tin discs that rotate to create color illusions like soap bubbles and they do not burst per the advertisement.
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Santa Claus
Editors To Meet For Midwinter Democratic Editors Meet
Indianapolis hosts a midwinter gathering of Indiana Democratic editors at the Denison hotel on February 4 and 5 with a large dinner. Norman E. Mack, Buffalo Times editor and DNC chair, is invited to address both the dinner and business meeting.
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Indianapolis
Denison
Marshall
United States
Norman E. Mack
Buffalo Times
Democratic National Committee
Last Gamble of Indiana Embezzler Returns From the Grave
Princeton Indiana December 21 Henry B E Agar who vanished two years ago and was believed drowned telegraphed from San Benito Texas that he made his last gamble in grain to escape embarrassment and faces a return to Princeton with no fear of embezzlement charges. He recounts being knocked from a corn barge by a telephone wire and saving himself on a houseboat then betting $20 on the stock market to win $130 before moving to San Benito.
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Republican House
Gus Grober
Hanna
L. K. Babcock
Lagrange
Gilbert Elliott
South Bend
Greiger
Elliott
Babcock
Henly
Tei Gang
Thomas Honan
Seymour
Wells
Ft. Wayne
Faulkner
Michigan City
Honan
Garrard
Vincennes
Princeton
Ind
Henry BE. Agar
Indiana
San Benito
Tex
Fred
Ru Hwing
Princeton Clarion News
Agar
Mrs. Agar
New Orleans
Stock, Exchange
State Teachers Meeting in Indianapolis to Convene
The fifty fifth annual Indiana State Teachers association session will be held in Indianapolis December 29 to 31 with headquarters at the Claypool hotel. Departments will be organized across Tomlinson Hall Caleb Mills Hall St Pauls church hotel assembly room and statehouse rooms to handle the heavy program. The County Superintendents association will meet on the same dates.
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Indianapolis
Indiana State Teachers’ Association
Claypool Hotel
Tomlinson Hall
Caleb Mills
St. Paul's Church
Statehouse
County Superintendents’ Association
Dr Thomas Gray Dies Noted Scientist Of Rose Polytechnic
Terre Haute Indiana December 21 Dr Thomas Gray vice president of Rose Polytechnic died He was born in Scotland in 1850 and was a famed scientist who worked with Lord Kelvin He authored scientific books and while at Imperial University of Japan invented the seismograph to record earthquakes He came to America in 1888 and joined Rose Polytechnic thereafter.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Thomas Gray
Rose Polytechnic
Sweetheart Sees Death by Own Action in Indiana
Lawrenceburg Indiana December 21 George Tilford aged nineteen who was to wed Miss Tillie Donner at Christmas took poison in the presence of his sweetheart while visiting a friend's home. He had made several efforts to obtain funds to marry but failed.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
George Tilford
Tillie Donner
Miss Donner
Woman Fatally Burned Near Williamstown
Greensburg Indiana December 21 Mrs Celia Cameron twenty eight was fatally burned at her home near Williamstown while trying to kick a pan of blazing meat from the house her clothing caught fire
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Greensburg
Ind
Celia Cameron
Williamstown
New Turkish Parliament Begins Era of Departure
The new Turkish parliament continues its session marking a shift from centuries of despotism and opening a period of unknown possibilities.
Fire destroys Pennville business district in $75,000 loss
A major fire swept through Pennville's business section on December 21, destroying an entire block. The Home Union department store suffered the heaviest loss, about $25,000, with total damage estimated at $75,000 and insurance partially covering the costs.
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Pennville
Portland
Ind
Home Union Department Store
Brookston man on trial for forging note in bank case
Homer E. Smith of Brookston is on trial in Monticello Indiana for forgery charged by James Collins of Idaville. Collins alleges the note Smith sold to the Bank of Idaville bearing Collins’s signature is forged.
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Monticello
Ind
Homer E. Smith
Brookston
James Collins
Idaville
Collins
Smith
Bank of Idaville
Former Congressman Eugene Youd Dead in San Francisco
The former congressman Eugene Youd has died in San Francisco. Details on the cause or date were not available in the report.
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EHugene_ Youd
San Francisco
Rockport Indiana Lawyer Ad Prepares Court Practice
A legal notice from Rockport Indiana states practice in all courts and an office location over the Post Office opposite the courthouse. The terse ad signals readiness for litigation and representation in varied judicial matters.
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Rockport
Indiana
Court House
Arch Stevenson Practice Office in Rockport Indiana
Arch Stevenson lists legal services in Rockport Indiana with practice in all courts and an office on the ground floor south side of Main Street.
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Main Street
Occidental Hotel
Rockport
Indiana
W. H. Brown
J.J Brown Brown
Brown Attorneys-At-Law
Court House
F. J. Reinhard
Reinhard & Stevenson
Postoffice
Krieger
Fourth Street
Main
Cumberland
Hastith Street
Farmer’s Bank
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Crawfordsville
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Senate
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Thistlethwaite
Stokes Jackson
Burt New
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Sweetheart
Chaz
W. C- Mason
Swan & Mason
J. W. Burns
FLA, Hearing
T.P. Burns
Burns, Hearing & Burns Lawyers
R. E. Roberts
Attorney-At-Law
W.M. Smith, W.a. McCullough Smith & McCullough Lawyers
Arch Stevenson
B. F. Huffman
Sargent’s Drug Store
Main and
Third Streets
Allen J. Payton
Home Exchange Building
Eva Buxton
Wm. E. Hartley
Uitice
D. C. Pattridge
Insurance
Chas. &. Poole
D. Swift ~ CO
Seventh St
Washington, D. C
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