Warrant Out for Baker After Toronto Shootout
Marshal Scott searched Toronto for T. Baker in connection with a shooting at McCann's saloon. John Shamp accuses Baker of firing twice at him and striking him with a pistol butt after an insult. Witnesses will testify. Baker remains at large as efforts continue.
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Marshal Scott
Toronto
T. Baker
Sno
John Shamp
Smile
Shamp
Tore McCann
Baker
G Coward
Hobo
D&ties
Stamp
Shaup
Steubenville
Levis
Scott
Hin
Gas dampness blamed on combustion not gas
Henry Star interview with Supt. McDowell explains damp walls and sweating in homes stem from how natural gas is burned and ventilated rather than from gas quality. He notes lines are dry and air in pipes unlikely, urges better room ventilation and drafts for proper combustion and purer air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henarp Star
McDowell
McDarwell
Pennsylvania
Jury Ordered Condemnation Case For Third Street Extension
In the Protas Court jurors were ordered to try the condemnation case to extend Third street along the west side of the C. and P. railroad in the Sixth ward. The trial is set for next Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Protas Court
Sixth Ward
Third Street
City Council Adjourns Owing to Lack of Quorum
Report notes the City Council failed to form a quorum and adjourned to a later evening. Names listed include Mahan tion Morgan Banter Bates and Armetrong. George Clie sues Frank Bowles as administrator of Jos Bowles for 6313.56 in a case involving money clothing and merchandise supplied to Mollie Bowles for maintenance. Erskine and Erskine listed as attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesere
Mahan
Tion
Morgan
Banter
Bates
Ident Armetrong
George Clie
Frank Bowles
Jos
B. Bowles
Mollie Bowles
Joseph Bowles
Erskine & Erskine
Jury drawn for Steubenville railroad condemnation suit
The probate court draws jurors for the City of Steubenville and C P railroad condemnation case to extend Third Street west side of the rail line in the Fifth Ward. Jurors include Chas A Freeman Latimer L Grimes W C Yeagley Henry Ulrich Pinkney L M F Gray Gen M Myers Frank Hawkins Geo 8 Hawkins Alfred Day Samuel Stark Moses J Urgo. Trial set for Friday December 22 at 1 PM. Pittsburg Symphony orchestra manager G H Wilson had to hire a special train to transport players to Pittsburgh last night for the next appearance in this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Wilson
Pittsburg
Deceased New Alexandria resident and church warden dies at 77
The obituary notes the death of a 77 year old resident born in New Alexandria Ita county. She was a Third ?rvshterian Church member and warden. Daughter of Jacoph Bacey, early Wells township settler, last of a family of eleven. Pallbearers included John Loomer, William Tweed, Peter Feist and Harry Durbin. Fire damages W G Spies jewelers show window. stock losses estimated at 210 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Alexandria
Ita County
Rvshterian Church
Jacoph Bacey
Wells Township
John Loomer
William Tweed
Peter Feist
Harry Durbin
W. G. Spies Jewelery
Ore
Market Street
A Husband's Troubles in Toronto Divorce Petition
Norman W. Bean a Toronto barber files for divorce from Elsie M. Beso alleging marriage in September 1893 and two children aged four and one. He accuses years of cruelty including refusing meals and care, striking and kicking, slapping the other child, name calling, long mute spells, and claims she threatened to poison him and the child after a dispute. Iain & Erskine, attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman W. Bean
Toronto
Euvit
Elsie M. Beso
June
Myla
Moore
Iain
Christmas Program At Sixth Street Church Ends With Joy
The Sixth Street M. E. church held its annual Sunday School treat with a 11 by 6 foot model ship and a full program led by J A McCullough and A E Kent. The event showcased songs, recitations, and a lively Christmas program with Ruth Merriman delivering a standout recitation. A separate Christmas observance at Zion Lutheran featured two trees and extensive student performances led by A Meyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
Nelson Howard
Geo. W. Howard
Charles R. Lewis
J. A. McCullough
A. E. Kent
A E. Keot
Willie Fresnan
Roy Williams
Cory
Regionere’ Clash
Ruth Merriman
W. E. Goassett
I. N. McCullough
Zion Lutheran Church
Fifth Street
A. Meyer
Bearken
Lillie Rambier
Christman Gresting
Bertha Dickmann
Ima Buchagas
Rogue
Lsuca
Katie Schaefer
Fiora Weinman
John Steen
Minnie Floto
Helene Lange
the Angels
Kris
Edna Bochagan
Mary Arnold
Carrie Nolter
Annie Meyers
Edith Veenerman
Aceline Kreye
Clara Schaefer
Haiene Lange
Emile ‘Brantigam
Ancie May
George Spier
Our Pattern
Maria Duffy
Flora Arnold
Minnie Fioto
Minnie Bluvee
Lulu Floto
Maria Pfaunenschmidt
Lil Tie Pierson
Frieda Eaee
Minnie Dreyer
Frieda Steenduett
Flora Wei
Language Pride Across Nations Explored in Personal Pronouns
A Buffalo Commercial reader notes contrasts in self references across languages. He cites French, German, Spanish, English, and Japanese usage, arguing English uniquely capitalizes the self. He mentions Japanese forms like watakushi meaning selfishness, and contrasts terms used for others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Zola
Buffalo Commercial
New York Tenement Houses Give Way to Modern Flats
A Pittsburg Dispatch New York Letter notes progress in housing as overcrowded rookeries decline due to fires and demolition. Tenements give way to modern flat buildings, with families seeking light, air, and cleaner living in suburbs or upriver areas. Rapid transit boosts Harlem’s accessibility, reducing the need to reside on crowded East or West Sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harlem
Grand Street
Pittsburg
Africans and the Locomotive from Windsor Magazine
The piece recalls how Africans and Arabs initially misinterpret steam power. Matabele think oxen pull the train, doors releasing oxen. Arabs view the engine as a djinn or sentient being. A sheik protested the cruelty of a small engine drawing a huge train, illustrating early mythic beliefs about locomotives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desert
Cape To
Cairo
Sudan
Windsor Magazine
Bearded Baby Puzzle Stuns Belfast Family
A Belfast couple brought their infant for a photo and failed to recognize the child in the proofs. The baby bore a full beard, caused by a stray old man’s picture plate accidentally used for a second exposure, creating a curious double image kept as a curiosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Peruvian Army Discipline Delayed Flogging Resulted in Death
A Peruvian artilleryman faced flogging but no regulation whip was available. The officer postponed the punishment until the official scourge arrived, roughly a year later. By then the soldier had died several months earlier, making the delay fatal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
If You Were My Husband A Dose Of Poison
A sourfaced middle aged woman aboard a subway car accuses a man of smoking and drinking in front of her. She quips that if he were her husband she would give him poison, and he retorts that if he were her husband he would take it.
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Boston Transcript
Found His Auditor Poet Reads Modern Languages
Professor Charles D. R. Roberts, the poet, reads modern languages easily yet speaks them imperfectly. At a New York reception before leaving for Europe he met a French artist who spoke to him in French. Roberts confessed he could not talk back but could understand when spoken to.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D. R. Roberts
New York
Europe
Roberts
Colorado Springs
Gezette
Local society notes and arrivals fill Christmas week
A string of personal mentions lists Fred Day visiting friends in Dennison, Stella Hill in Columbus visiting her mother, Will Shannon home from Pennsylvania University, Miss May Thornly in city for holidays, and many others returning or visiting. Also noted are deaths, marriages, births, and social events such as the Monarch Athletic Club dance at Garrett’s and a New Year’s Eve event by the Elke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Day
Dennison
Stella Hill
Columbus
Campbell
Will Shannon
Pennsylvania University
May Thornly
Beaver Falls
D. Simeral
Joh H. Peterson
Washington
Sidney Myers
H. B. Ervkine
Bergholz
J. O. McGowan and Sons
Youngstown
D. Myers
Monarch Athletic Club
Garrett
Elke
Patton
Cora Piper
Postal Telegraph Office
Massillon
K. Zimmerman
East Liverpool News-Review
Charles Gallagher, Jr
Superior
Wisconsin
J. Caton
F . Exley
Cardington
Ohio
Commission Produce
David Ellis
Mannington
W. Va
Margaret Borner
South Sixth Street
Robert Duffy
Toronto
Chester Gray
New Castle
J. E. Montgomery
Wellsbury
G.W. Freshwater
Mins Mary Horner
Wellsburg
Margaret Horner
William Miller
Sharpeburg
Dougherty
David Griffith
Empire
Ollie Hanna
G. E. McManiman
N. Boring
Johnson City
Tennesees
Jas. F. Johnson
Steubenville
A. Kennedy
Wellsville
Jamie Campbell
John H. Campbell
Eland Creek
Wellaville
McKee
Lucy McGee
Bertha Buckingheam
Harry Way
Lou
Minnie Chilcoat
Newark
Misa Lyle
Scic
Hart
Corging
J. J
Gill
Grosvenor
Mysterious Native Message System Linked Africa and India
A colonial report notes rapid native communication between India frontier stations and hill country tribes about the South African war. British and Rhodesian papers discuss a hidden network coordinating news, aiding mobilization, with strains of SHouts or relays yet unexplained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Alvin
Peshawar
Muda Oe Vo
Trant
Beira
Natal
Cape Colony
Omtali
Shangsal
Sulla Pursie
New York Sun
Washington Centenary Masons Plan Major Memorial in Virginia
National mourning marks Washington death centennial with a grand Masonic celebration led by Virginia Grand Lodge. Alexandria Mount Vernon and Washington will host ceremonies including a funeral re-enactment, relics, and a public address by the Grand Master. Presidents and dignitaries may attend. Mount Vernon events couple with a national observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Daughters of the American Revoluttion
Masonic Order
Alexandria
Mount Vernon
America
Washington Post
Union
United States
George Washington
Alexandria Washington Lodge
Fredericksburg
J Lodge
Grand Lodge of
Colorado
Roger Wilams Woodbury
William D. Wrisht
William David Todd
Grand Lodges
Grand Lodge
Grand Lodge of Virginian
Grand Lodge of Virginia
Kosciusko Kemper
J. B. Sener
John W. Daniel
Micajah Woods
A. R. Courtney
Kemper
R. 7
W. Duke
New Zealand
Nova Scotia
Quebec
Royal
the Prince of Wales
McKinley
Virginia
Manson
Richmond
Opera House
Washington Lodge
General Washington
MS Randolph
Southern Episcopal Diocese
Grand Lodge of the
Dists of
Columbia
Grand Master of Masons
General Washingtee
Fred
Fort Washington
Potomac
Ott
Grand Master of
District of Columbia
Willard‘s
Auk Captured in Lebanon New Hampshire
Auk to New Hampshire, the auk or foolish auk, purchased by A. H. Billings from Monroe Hastings of Lebanon. Rarely seen on the U S coast and entirely new to the interior. The bird is scarce in Greenland and Spitzbergen, where it existed in large numbers. Little is known except that it is crafty and sometimes easy to capture. Its captivity in Lebanon draws attention.
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New Hampshire
A. H. Billings
Monroe Hastings
Lebanon
N. H
United States
Greenland
Spitzbergen
Prosecution Attorney Injured in Campaign Speaking
J. H. Goeke of St. Marys Ohio, prosecuting attorney, sprained a ligament while delivering a campaign speech near a country schoolhouse a few nights before the late election. He has carried the injured arm in a sling since the incident, as reported by the Columbus Dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Goeke
St. Mary's
Columbus Dispatch
Puddings for Army in South Africa
The British War Office has received 10 000 plum puddings weighing ten tons for the army to be sent to troops in South Africa for Christmas dinner. The Boston Globe notes the novelty may find the treats hard enough by the time they arrive to be palatable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British War Office
South Africa
Boston Globe
Time Flies Clock Riddle in a Child’s Rhyme
A child laments clocks and time, wondering why time flies and how it could be stopped. The speaker recalls parents explanations about bedtimes and seasons, touching on aging and farewells as clocks mark the passing days and years.
Letters From Macrum Case Light Transvaal Tensions
Letters from Charles E. Macrum, now resigning U S consul at Pretoria, via East Liverpool friends, reveal the British South Africa affair and rising conflict. Mrs Macrum describes widespread front-line mobilization, distress in Johannesburg, and Americans seeking passports as Boer and British sides clash. Macrum notes British interests and peril, while Americans stay amid uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Be.macrem
United States
Pretecta
Liverpool
Washington
Transvaal
Great Britain
South African Republic
New York Post
Pretoria
Conaul Macrum
Cronje
Mafeking
Charles £. Macrum
Johannesburg
Gordon
Macrum
Blake
Mile a Minute Fire Engine Joins New York Fire Department
The New York Fire Department introduced an automobile engine claimed to travel a mile per minute. Fire Commissioner Croker boasted it could ride from Great Jones Street to Harlem in 15 minutes, a five mile trip. The steam fueled vehicle reportedly reaches 60 mph within a furlong and stops within its own length, proving its speed during a test where it outran the horse-drawn engine past the Bowery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Croker
Great Jones Street
Harlem
Houston Street
Bowery
Modest Musings and Advertising Jests Across Papers
A collection of witty exchanges and quips from Chicago News Washington Star and Journal style tidbits. Humor contrasts courting lines bicycle ads and social exchanges with a punch of irony. The jokes touch on romance advertising insomnia and social vanity in a brisk, old time newspaper voice.
Steubenville Orchestra Debut Under Victor Herbert
In Steuben ville the fall orchestra with conductor Victor Herbert opened at Olympia to a crowded house. The program featured Berlioz Celini overture dubbed Human Carnival, Beethoven Fifth, Wagner Ride of the Valkyries, and music from Cid with Grieg and Volkmann. Misa Vandegrift sang selections with praise, and Mrs John M Cook earned special credit for organizing the event. Gross receipts exceeded 900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville
Victor Herbert
Esas
A. Olympia
Berlioz
Benvenuto Cellini
Carnegie Music Hall
Pittsburgh
Carnegie Institute
Misa Vandegrift
Mamenct
von Kunitz
Wagner
Cid
Grieg
Volkmann
Liszt
Wilson
John M. Cook
Amu
Asheville Enchanted Region Center Of The Sky Land
Real estate writer Jos. Basler describes Asheville North Carolina as a health and pleasure resort hub with rising commercial importance. He notes population variations from 15 000 to 20 000, winter and summer hotel and mansion activity, golf and clubs, and upcoming descriptions of Vanderbilt palace and local mountains. He also includes local seasonal temperatures and promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla and Headache Pills as health restorers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Basler
Eoq
Asheville
N. C
Hrearp- Stas
North Carolina
Asheville Club
Battery Park
Vanderbilt Palace
Jos. Baste
Skating on Small Ponds and Train No 5 Delays
Snapshot notes skating on village ponds and a cold morning with the thermometer above freezing at 8 am. It mentions 28 reserved Pittsburgh orchestra tickets sold in Mingo, but only about six attendees due to Pan Handle train No 5 not stopping. Those who rode were brought home in Mettenberger's bus as the Pan Handle superintendent reportedly refused future stops at Mingo, despite prior plans and limited attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh Orchestra
Mingo
Thoen
Mettenberger
Bes
River Ice Bogs Navigation As Ben Hur and Queen City Arrive
Floating ice fills the river hindering navigation with measurements showing 10 feet and 9 metres. The Ben Hur is due this evening and the Queen City is due down tonight. Wharfmaster Uselton remains at home due to illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Hur
Queen City
Uselton
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Myer
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Ummer
Detroit
Chicago Tribune
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Chicago Plain Dealer
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