Usonian Flag, Divorces, and Marital Trends in The Herald
A chaotic burst from The Herald and Idora era covers playful notes on a Usonian flag, Bank President Beckwith’s simple life, divorce suits including Wdna May, and social anecdotes. It mentions counterfeit money buried in China, peaches raising land values, army officers’ marriage practices, a Chicago man’sNY wife loss, hogs crossing streets, and fashion cues from a wedding issue. The item blends satire with brief notices of public figures and cultural curiosities.
Pinero laments lack of epigram in modern stage
Arthur Wing Pinero rues the scarcity of epigrammatic wit in contemporary drama. He notes it is easier to earn money on stage today than to enjoy merriment. A hurried press reports Uncle Joe Cannon arriving in a new frock coat, sparking speculation about whether he would enter in his shirt rather than formal attire in Washington.
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Arthur Wing Pinero
Joe Cannon
Washington
No Gentleman Seeks Name Publication, Says New Orleans Doctor
A New Orleans physician declares no gentleman will allow his name to be published in a newspaper. The statement references W. L. Douglas and Sir Thomas Lipton as examples or contrasts to public naming.
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New Orleans
W. L. Douglas
Sir Thomas Lipton
Forty Miles of War and Other Dainties
A New York correspondent lampoons Washington dining affairs with a sharp wag of the tongue. The piece jokes about preservatives in food and uneaten scraps, and rails against foreign matter in hash as a graphic device. It also suggests Dewey’s wife should be kept distant from Paris fashions.
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Atlanta Constitution
New York
East
Farmington Girl Marries Man with Ten Children
In Farmington Maine a 11 year old girl wed a man who already has ten children. Officials urge tagging to prevent any mix up and ensure proper identification in the new family arrangement.
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Farmington
San Francisco Mugant Declines Plea in Court
A San Francisco resident acting as his own attorney faced trial and attacked his own plea with a pistol in court, leading the judge to rule against him with a firm legal decision.
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San Francisco
Daughter of Krupp Heiress Earns Four Million Annually
The daughter of Krupp, the gun maker, reportedly has an income of 2.4 million dollars a year. The remark frames an opportunity for a bold American to seek revenge for the United States in the wake of American heiresses being sought by European fortune hunters.
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Krupp
United States
Mrs Chadwick Wore Plain Nightgown During Arrest
New York dispatches describe Mrs Chadwick wearing a plain untrimmed nightgown at her arrest. Her restraint in not wearing trim lace is noted as commendable given the circumstances.
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New York
Chadwick
Defiant Garrison Holds Port Arthur Amid Staggering Bombardments
Dispatches from Port Arthur dated late November through December report General Stoessel’s forces fending off Japanese assaults on the forts and trenches. Despite heavy bombardment and losses, the garrison remains in excellent spirits as attacks on Visokal and neighboring positions continue with fierce bayonet counterattacks and artillery exchanges.
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St. Petersburg
Stoessel
Port Arthur
Kondratenko
Nikita
Gorbatovsky
Naoumenko
Pigeon Bay
Panlung
Visokai
Capture at Visokal Strain on Harbor Guns
Gen Stoessel reports that after seizing the crest of the hill his forces secured two machine guns in position. He notes the harbor ships have endured damage from eleven inch Japanese shells since the Visokal capture.
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Stoessel
Visokal
Railroad Man Loses Leg to Secure Money in Regret
W I Maring of Marceline Missouri writes the Texas and Pacific railroad manager confessing he lost his leg while a brakeman and was paid 3000 dollars. He says he did it while drinking and now, driven by conscience, he has spent the money and seeks justice. He writes of a saved soul and desire to return to provide restitution.
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Austin
Tex
Dee
Texas and Pacific Railroad
W. l. Maring
Marceline
Maring
The
Texas and Pacific
Fear flood from Kankakee drainage at Momence
Kankakee land owners urge an appropriation for blasting the river ledge at Momence Illinois to enlarge the outlet. Drainage ditches across Porter Lake La Porte and St Joseph counties could raise water levels and flood reclaimed lands if Momence outlet is not widened. The issue likely goes to the legislature in January.
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Momence
Kankakee
Kankakee River
Ill
Porter
Lake la Porte
St. Joseph
Baltimore man tries to shoot actress in Pittsburgh hotel
T Edward King of 412 Hanover St Baltimore attempted to shoot M Norma Clarke an actress with the Alvin Stock Company in the Hotel Batchelor Pittsburgh. Clarke denies marriage claims made in Baltimore on April 15 1908. Police arrived after she telephoned and King was knocked down by detectives and handcuffed.
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Pittsburg
Batchelor
T. Edward King
Hanover Street
Baltimore
M. Norma Clarke
Alvin Stock Company
Kine
Miss Clarke
Italians Buy Land for Missouri Colony
Agents of the Italian government in Kansas City report buying 3,000 acres in Newton County Missouri for a colonization scheme. Five thousand Italians, with government aid, are planned to be sent to establish the colony.
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Kansas City
Newton County
Missouri
Marcum Damage Case Identifies Suspected Gunmen Nearby
Wynchester Kentucky December 19 In the damage suit of Mrs. Marcum for the killing of her husband Edward Marcum a brother of the dead man testified he saw several men whom he identified near Marcum's residence with guns in their hands a short time before Marcum s death
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Marcum
Wynchester
Edward Marcum
Judge Cochran Ill in Sullivan with stomach illness
Judge William G. Cochran is critically ill at his Sullivan home with stomach trouble. He formerly commanded the Illinois G A R and served as speaker of the Illinois lower house.
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Cochran HI
Springfield
William G. Cochran
Sullivan
Ilinois
Couple Asphyxiated In Front Street Room
Columbus report of December 19 states Harry Hall 22 of 543 East Rich Street and Laura Mouser 19 of Briggsdale were found asphyxiated in a Front street room. They were fully dressed when discovered.
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Columbus, O
Harry Hall
East Rich Street
Laura Mouser
Briggsdale
This County
Front Street
Lad Is Sentenced for Forgery in Harrisburg Ill
In Harrisburg Illinois on December 19 Eugene Barnes a 17 year old boy pled guilty to forging checks in five counts and was sentenced to the penitentiary by Judge O K Vickers.
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Lad
Harrisburg
Ill
Eugene Barnes
O. K. Vickers
Sudden Death At Lincoln Party In Bloomington
Edward Baker collapsed and died at Lincoln while hosting a social party in Bloomington on December 19. He lived in Wayne, Nebraska, and had been in good health prior to the incident.
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Bloomington
Edward Baker
Lincoln
Wayne
Neb
Jury Inflicts Death Penalty in Porter's Murder
Uniontown Pennsylvania December 19 telegraph operator James W Reel was found guilty of the murder of Yardmaster W G Porter of Newell and will hang.
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Uniontown
James W. Reel
W. G. Porter
Newell
Long Term for Wife Slayer in St Louis Case
In St Louis on December 19 Edgar Evans was convicted of murdering his reputed wife and received a punishment of thirty five years in prison.
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St. Louis
Edgar Evans
Fatal Riot at Dance in New Waverly
Joseph Starkey died after being thrown from a second story window during a riot at a dance in New Waverly Indiana on December 19. The incident occurred amid chaos as attendees clashed and the victim was swept from the venue. Police are investigating the riot and fatalities.
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New Waverly
Ind
Joseph Starkey
Utah Senator Smoot May Lose Seat Over Polygamy Revelations
Washington dispatch reports that the Senate and Mormon hierarchy clash over Senator Smoot amid revelations from endowment house witnesses. Testimony suggests polygamy doctrine persists despite 1890 manifesto, fueling moves to strip Smoot of his seat. Foreign trade data also shows U S commerce near record totals, with imports surpassing 1 billion dollars for the year and exports slightly down.
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Washington
United States Senate
Congress
Senate
District of Columbia
Smoot
Joseph II. Smith
Mormon Church
Endowment House
Senator Burrows
Dubois
United States
Woodruff
Week's Forecast Accurate for Holiday Adjournments
Washington expects the senate to adjourn for Christmas on Monday and reconvene Wednesday for formalities. In January the appropriations committee will report the legislative and supply bills. The House may lack a quorum, with recesses daily until January 4. Inaugural ball location to be debated under suspension of the rules. A capitol library compromise is likely.
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Washington
Senate
Committee On Appropriations
House
Pension Office
Congressional Library
Capitol
Rules for Excursion Boats Adopted in Washington
Washington December 19 Excursion steamers must meet strict safety standards under new regulations by the steamboat Inspection service. Revisions require secured life preservers, one per passenger and crew, fire equipment including baskets axes and steam pumps, metal air tanks on lifeboats, and tougher master license exams. Additional watchmen and deck hands are required for passenger loads.
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Washington
Board of Supervising
Steamboat Inspection Service
Metcalf
Department of Commerce and Labor
To Fight Philippine Bill in tariff debate
Washington December 19 opposition forms against further tariff cuts on Philippine products at this session. Secretary Taft had advocated reductions, with beet sugar interests opposing the measure and tobacco figures weighing in among the critics.
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Washington
Taft
Trade campaign mobilizes against tariff bill in tobacco sector
A systematic campaign has been conducted to arouse the trade and an alliance has been formed to fight the bill. Opponents argue that cheap labor and land, plus a low tariff, would stimulate the Philippine tobacco industry to a degree that could demoralize and ruin the local industry.
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Philippines
Miles Is Favored by President for Guard Adjutant
Washington December 19 General Nelson A Miles retired will be adjutant general of the Massachusetts National Guard. Secretary Taft replying to Governor elected Douglas said by presidential direction the detail would be made at his request.
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Washington, D. C
Nelson, A. Miles
Massachusetts National Guard
Taft
Erect Douglas
War Department
Gen
Miles
Appeal In Postal Case Heads To Supreme Court
Washington dispatch reports that counsel for defendants A W Machen Dr George E B Lorenz and the Goff brothers decided to apply to the United States Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari to carry the postal conspiracy cases to that court.
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Washington
A. W. Machen
George EB. Lorenz
Goff Brothers
Supreme Court of the United States
Public Building Contract Awarded for Oak Park
Building for Oak Park New Jersey awarded to Charles W. Gindele Company of Chicago for 33450 dollars by the supervising architect. The contract requires completion by March 1 1906.
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Oak Park
Washington
Charles W. Gindele Company
Chicago
Poisoned tobacco mailed to Princeton man
William Lutz of Princeton received a small tobacco plug with an unsigned note claiming a Christmas greeting. He noticed a concealed slit and pried it open to reveal powder filled with thirty-two grains of arsenic and Paris green, indicating a lethal attempt.
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Princeton
N. J
William Lutz
Lutz
Methodists Hold Big Rally for Bishop Spellmeyer in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati Ohio more than 4000 Methodists from four conferences crowded Music Hall to welcome Bishop Spellmeyer elected at the Los Angeles general conference and formerly of Newark New Jersey. Bishop Walted gave the address and the meeting adopted resolutions endorsing a proposed new peace conference at The Hague.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Spellmeyer
Los Angeles
Newark
N. J
Music Hall
Walted
the Hague
Dog uncovers buried body in Jones City yard
A dog unearthed the buried body of A. W. Agee a 60 year old ex soldier in Jones City Oklahoma. Agee had lived with his nephew James Bratchee in whose yard the body was found. Evidence of a bloody fight was located in the kitchen Bratchee has left town.
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Jones City
Okla
A. W. Agee
James Bratchee
Bratchée
Robbers Dynamite West Virginia Post Office Safe
In Sherard West Virginia on December 19 robbers blew open a post office safe in D M Garvinis general store and stole two hundred dollars in cash and forty dollars in stamps. The explosion caused a fire that destroyed the building with a loss estimated at eighteen thousand dollars.
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Sherard
W. Va
Robbera
D. M. Garvinis General Store
Orphans Escape by Fire Drill in New York Asylum
Fifteen hundred children were awakened by a fire alarm at the Jewish orphan asylum on Amsterdam Avenue. They were marched to safety before daylight as the building was evacuated without injury.
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New York
Amsterdam Avenue
Find Body of Girl in Huntington West Virginia
The body of Rose White, daughter of a wealthy farmer, was found near a creek in Huntington West Virginia. She had a cut throat and a crushed skull with signs of a desperate struggle but no clue to the killer.
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Huntington
W. Va
Big Blaze in Boston Damages Hecht Building
A fire in the Hecht building at 641 and 648 Atlantic Avenue in Boston caused about 100000 dollars in losses. The five story structure sustained extensive damage and investigators began tracing the blaze’s origin.
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Boston
Mass
Hecht
Atlantic Avenue
Latest Chicago Cash Market Report Highlights Dairy and Produce Prices
Chicago produce and dairy markets show mixed movement with butter at 12 to 26 cents and creamery varieties up to 26 cents. Cheese remains quiet, eggs show weakness, and apples, potatoes, onions, and poultry list varied prices by region and grade.
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Chicago
Limbur
New York
Wisconsin
Eboe
Michigan
Burbanks
Pennsylvania
Grain Quotations Across Markets and Live Stock Prices
Grain quotes for wheat and corn across Chicago New York Minneapolis St Louis and other markets with prices and basis. Live stock prices listed for cattle hogs sheep and lambs in major markets including Chicago Omaha Kansas City St Louis New York and Pittsburg with ranges and averages.
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Chicago
New York
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Duluth
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Liverpool
Peoria
Ave
Omaha
St. Joseph
Pittsburg
Uoge
Skansag
Buffalo
Kansas
Negro slave seeks freedom in Georgia case
In Athens on December 19, Robert Christopher a colored man through his attorney swore out a federal warrant before U S Commissioner Kinnebrew charging his half brother George Christopher with compelling him to work without legal right Seeking federal help to secure his release the case has drawn unusual local interest as the trial nears.
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Athens
United States
Clarke County
Robert Christopher
Kinnebrew
George Christopher
Dog Frustrates a Robbery Shocking Home Break-In
Charles Combs, a Cleveland butcher at 114 Main Street, woke to his dog scratching his bedroom door and confronted three burglars at a rear window. He fired, hearing one man cry out as the trio fled. This marks the dog’s second thwarted burglary in recent months.
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Cleveland
Charles, Combs
Main Street
Combs
Stio
Pneumatic Rubber Leg Forms Promise to Cure Bow Legs
New York December 19 reports an inventor introduces pneumatic rubber leg forms to cure bow legs and knock knees. The device allegedly makes legs appear straight while the wearer walks, eliminating social embarrassment from defective limbs.
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New York
Simon Pure
Smallpox Epidemic Strikes Waterloo Area
Waterloo Illinois December 19 Dr H Gath er failed to quarantine Charles Hittling of Floraville due to his father being in business as the epidemic of smallpox spreads. Public piaxa here and many persons are afflicted. schools are closed and farmers near the area affected.
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Waterloo
H .Gather
Charles Hittling
Floraville
Iitling
Adale Davis Killed by Falling Structure at Pontiac Plant
Adale Davis, son of Henry Davis, was instantly killed in Pontiac Illinois when a falling wall or structure toppled during work at the Pontiac Shoe Manufacturing plant. The accident occurred on December 19 with investigators called to the scene.
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Workman
Pontiac
Tll
Adale
Henry Davis
Pontiac Shoe Manufactu Pany
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Ldora
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Bank
Beckwith
Wdna May
China
Georgia Exchange
Corbin
Mr. Lawson
London
Aas
United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland
New York Sun
Independent
Sun
Machias
Maine
Papa
Admiral Dewey
Herce
General Stoessel
Pittsburg Hotel
Utah
Princeton, N. J
Methodists
Demopolis
Ala
Fy le Fosque
Chicago Board of Trade
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