Christmas Woe for James Whitcomb Riley in Lockerbie
James Whitcomb Riley, famed American poet, is ill and paralyzed after a prior stroke. His brother John Riley of Greenfield has died recently, dimming Christmas prospects at his Lockerbie Street home in Indianapolis.
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End for Him in Losses of Louisiana Bank President
The U S court of appeals upheld a six year sentence for William Adler charged with wrecking the Louisiana State National Bank and misappropriating 142000. Adler fled to Honduras but was captured aboard a vessel after exposure of his methods. Boise Bank Closed Amid Low Deposits and Capital. Edward Payne, president and principal stockholder, oversees a small institution with 156000 in deposits and 60000 in capital.
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Idaho
Boise State Bank
State Bank Examiner
Edward Payne
Cat That Kept Ship Busy and Other Oddities at Sea
A New York Battery Park dump story follows Howler the cat aboard the Manchester Inventor during a Christmas voyage. The feline supposedly caused chaos by consuming crew and pets, then reappearing at each port. Also in Greenwich, a crate deer resembled a live animal but proved stuffed, prompting apologies. A New Rochelle woman owns Kinky the black cat that sleeps upside down and eats bugs, reportedly brought from Africa by a pastor.
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Man and Eagle Fight in Palisades Fog
A young eagle attacked Frank Kunts, caretaker of a Hudson fishing club, in dense Palisades fog. They wrestled for 10 minutes before bystanders killed the bird with a boat hook. The eagle measured about three feet from tip to tail.
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New York
Taft Called Laughing Stock by Berlin Post
Berlin reaction brands the United States unable to wage war and Taft as the laughing stock of Europe for scrapping the 1832 treaty with Russia. The Post accuses the president of shirt sleeve politics and rough cowboy spirit in American politics.
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Bride Delivers Pies After Dove Cote Visit
New York report describes a quirky scene as 20 villagers visit Charles St Swetland and his bride two days after their wedding. The bride allegedly serves brandy soaked pastry pies in the dove cote, with footprints in the snow allegedly pointing to the pies as the cause.
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Charles St. Swetland
Former Tahlequah police chief dies before appeal case ends
Oklahoma City report states John W., once Tahlequah police chief, will not serve a 10 year penitentiary term for the Willie Powell killing. He has been dead since September 27, 1910. The crime took place when an assassin shot Sharpe in his Tahlequah yard.
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John W
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Willie Powell
Criminal Court of Appeals
Sharpe
Thieves Steal Flowers From Grace Episcopal Church
In Paducah Kentucky two women entered Grace Episcopal Church between services and removed chrysanthemums from a vase. The theft was noticed later and follows another incident where someone drank all the communion wine at the church.
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Oratorical Fire Flamed High That Day
Senator Leroy Percy of Mississippi denounced his successor elect Vardaman and Editor Hearst from the Senate seat. He pressed for an investigation and warned that if rival charges are true Percy should be driven to shame. If false, the accuser is unworthy to represent Mississippi.
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Hearst
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Prieep
Mississippi
Father's Joy Unabated as 24th Child is Born
Guthrie Oklahoma December 20 At 64 W W Elam a farmer living east of Blanchard is father to his 24th child born at his home. The mother is his third wife and 18 of the children survive. Elam has spent his life on the farm and leads the state in births.
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Okla
W. W. Elam
Blanchard
Elam
Oklahoma
Two Men Fined in Tarring Case at Lincoln Center
In district court Judge Grover fined Sherrill Clark and John Schmidt $200 each plus costs for involvment in the tarring of Miss Mary Chamberlain a Shady Bend schoolteacher. The defendants will remain jailed until the fines are paid.
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Dead on Master’s Grave
State: Smyrna Delaware December 20 1929 The Staats family mourns at a farmhouse burial when their shepherd dog named Shep escapes the woodshed leash and is found dead in a cemetery grave mound near the burial site The dog had been tied at home and was not known to frequent the cemetery until the burial day The family initially feared a stranger carried Shep away and later discovered the dog’s body in a fresh grave by the mound
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Death of Agnes Taylor Schwartz in East Lake City
Mrs Agnes Taylor Schwartz aged 90 sister of the late President John Taylor of the Mormon church dies in East Lake City. She leaves 11 children 64 grandchildren 145 great grandchildren and 6 great great grandchildren.
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Wholesale Frauds in Portuguese Naturalization Probed
Startling charges of wholesale frauds in the naturalization of Portuguese are under investigation by Examiner FP. N. Litthe ron who arrived in Fresno to conduct the probe. It is alleged that certified copies of naturalization papers were secured and then turned over to immigrants who immediately assumed citizenship rights.
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Mania to Kill Family Leads to Insanity Ruling
William Edwards of Mechanicsburg developed a mania to kill his family. A dummy was placed in a bed to test the threats. he beat the dummy to pieces. The two sons avoided harm. Edwards was judged insane by Judge Seibert and ordered to Columbus asylum.
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Seibert
Columbus Asylum
Feeding a cow with a spoon sparks Franklin county trend
Franklin county farmers experiment with spoon feeding to raise livestock. John Johnson, a local farmer, reported a cow and horse in adjacent stalls. The cow was wounded when the horse’s bite tore the tongue end. officials say the cow will recover.
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Franklin County
John Johnson
Triplet Birth With One Tooth Reported
Akron dispatch notes a unique delivery when one of Mrs. Arthur Vandersall’s triplets arrived with a single tooth. The three newborns, two girls and a boy, are healthy. Mrs. Vandersall has now ten children in nine years of marriage, including twins born last year.
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Arthur Vandersall
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