Notable Deaths and Political Shifts Span U S and Europe
A roundup of prominent figures succumbing to illness or age including Frederic Remington in Ridgefield Conn and Samuel W Williams of Vincennes Ind. Joseph Clemens daughter Jean dies in Stormfield Mass. Belgium greets Albert I as new monarch while antiquated views on public life attract criticism from Dr H W Wiley.
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Frederic Remington
Ridgefield
Conn
Samuel ‘W. Williams
Vincennes
Ind
Mark ‘Twain
Jean Clemens
Stormfield
Mass
William J. Bryan
Jacksonville
Fla
William S.jennings
Florida
Democratic National
Europe
Albert I
Belgium
Brussels
Peary
New England Society
New York
North Pole
South Pole
United States
A. J. McLaurin
Brandon
Miss
Percy E. Rockefeller
Willam Rockefeller
Greenwich
William A Harris
Kansas
Lydia M. Mackey
Chicago
Spencer F. Eddy
Balkan States
Kildare
H. W. Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
Washington
Jose Madriz
Central American Court of Justice
Cartago
Zelaya
Nicaragua
Congress
Madrid
Vaughan
Leopold
France
Tragedy in Michigan as farmer kills self after failed attack
Retired farmer Thomas Botham, 72, shot and killed himself after an attempted slaying of his wife in St. Joseph Michigan. A granddaughter was slightly injured jumping from a second story window while fleeing the crazed grandfather. Police report further violence and a series of unrelated incidents including a boxing defeat in Sydney and a fatal mining accident in Virginia. A rubber shipment voyage ends in New York with 1500 tons aboard the Napo. Anarchists arrested in Binscow on a czar plot connection.
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Thomas Botham
St. Joseph
Mich
Botham
Delwin Fisher
Bob Fitzsimmons
Bill Lang
Australia
Sydney
Michael Malone
Michael McGraw
Fred Malone
Harrison
Mineral County
Virginia
Patrick Malone
Frederick Dugan
Amazon
Napopas
New York
Binscows
Czar
E Pusat
Syndicate Takes Chicago Transport Control From Morgan Era
A major consolidation unites surface traction lines south of Madison Street and beyond into a single ownership by a local magnate syndicate, erasing J Pierpont Morgan as a factor in Chicago transportation. The shift follows a $70 million deal as El Caro and affiliates merge across city and outlying lines.
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Chicago
Madison Street
Whiting
Ind
J. Pierpont Morgan
Chicago Transportation Lines
Two Boys Die in Fire in Loveland Ohio
Mrs Addie Sonnecalf of Loveland Ohio is charged with murder after two sons died from blunt force and fire in her home. Arraigned before Mayor Payne and bound over to the grand jury. Fire started shortly after midnight as neighbors formed a bucket brigade.
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Cincinnati
Addie fSonnecalf
Loveland
Payne
Clermont County
Hamilton County
Sothecalf
Macon
South Bend
Ind
Toledo
Mansfield
Portsmouth
Powellsville
Confesses Slaying Friend in Sandusky After Six-Hour Interrogation
Italian fisherman Frank Benah, 49, confessed to shooting his friend Agosta Dema in Sandusky Ohio after a prolonged interview with Chief Weingates and Prosecuting Attorney Stephens. Police say the motive involved a $400 offer from Jim Primer who pursued Mrs Dema and believed Dema stood in the way of Primer's happiness. Benah cited family needs and unemployment since last August as reasons.
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Sandusky
Weingates
Stephens
Frank Benah
Agosta Dema
Benah
Jim Primer
Dema
Italy
Their Holiday is Fatal One
A Christmas fatalities roundup in Bluefield West Virginia recounts multiple deaths from accident and assault. Victims include Herbert Gose shot near St Paul Virginia by Lee Findley. William White and Wash Jones, a pistol duel in St Paul. James Hill fatally shot by a man named Widener near Virginia City. J R Sawyers run over by a train at Huger. G Leverey found dead on a Vulcan track. Jack Patrick fell from a moving train at Cedar Bluff. John Willis throat cut in a fight at Toms Creek. and two unknown persons, one stated as a negro, killed by a train at Landgraf.
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Bluefield
Herbert Gose
Lee Findley
St.Paul
William White
Wash Jones
St. Paul
James Hill
Widener
Virginia City
J. R. Sawyers
Huger
W. Va
G. Leverey
Vulcan
Jack Patrick
Cedar Bluff
John Willis
William Odel
Toms Creek
Landgraf
State Library in Columbus Reports Record Year
The annual ref report of the state board of library commissioners filed with the governor says the year was the most successful in the state library's history. The state librarian notes 145 added volumes bringing total to 134,943. Increased use of the general library and strong cooperation with schools and libraries marked the period, and the traveling library surpassed all prior records with demand exceeding supply.
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Columbus
Stories Travel In Cycles in a Texas Taft Tale
An exploration of how old anecdotes reappear in new forms. The piece notes Taft in Texas revived a joke about water and society, recalls Joe Blackburn and Proctor Knott riffing on a Mayor of Louisville whisky tale, and traces parallels to Lincoln and Harley era wit. It cites Spanish Don Quixote language humor and Georgian quips about Wolfe, suggesting stories cycle through periods of rest and new life.
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Texas
Taft
Joe Blackburn
Proctor Knott
Louisville
Don Quixote
Lincoln
Anne
Harley
George II
Wolfe
Think Payroll Too Large In Buffalo City Government
A Chamber of Commerce report by the municipal affairs committee accuses Buffalo city executive branches of extravagant spending and favoritism with contractors, noting city records show prices 33 to 700 percent above market and payrolls padded with many underperforming names.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Chamber of Commerce
Municipal Affairs Committee
State breaks own laws in fire safety inspect twist
Columbus reports three deputies will inspect state institutions this week as Chief Inspector Kearns awaits full reports. Many institutions lack fire preventing equipment though officials note no money was appropriated by the legislature to remedy the matter.
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Columbus
Kearns
Heat as Universal Cure
A mid-Atlantic household guide extols heat as a remedy for many ailments. It praises hot-water bottles for toothache and earaches, hot bran bags, warm witch hazel rinses, and hot water applications for bruises, sleeplessness, headaches, and nervousness, detailing practical uses and simple remedies.
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Joe
Jeggy
Train Kills Two Young Girls in Uhrichsville
In Uhrichsville Ohio two girls about 14 years old were killed by the Pan Handle mail train No 11 near the station while crossing tracks. The tragedy followed a mix up with late trains and a freight on another track, as spectators mistook the approaching mail train for the passenger.
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Uhrichsville
Mary Whit
Mary Collet
Pan
Collett
Gnadenhutten
Mary Whitehouse
Mary Woodrow
Two Slain In Their Home Near Elnora Indiana
In Washington County Indiana a minister Rev William Ritter and his elderly wife were found murdered in their home east of Elnora. The wife lay on the floor barefoot as though preparing for bed with no signs of struggle. The minister was found in the cellar at the foot of the stairs, both bodies stiff indicating a possible earlier crime. There is no clear time of death. Authorities report a fever of excitement across the county.
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Washington
Ind
William Ritter
Elnora
Bluecoat Osborn dies after accidental office shooting
Columbus patrolman William Osborn was killed accidentally on duty at the county treasurer's Lancaster office. A shotgun discharged as he approached a table where a guard had left a weapon, the shot striking him in the leg and causing fatal bleeding before medical help arrived.
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Columbus
William Osborn
Lancaster
Osborn
Speersky
Short Life of Modern Steamship
The Princess Mary carried King William III to England in 1688 and lasted over 70 years until 1827. Retained as royal yacht under George I, she was sold by his orders. Renamed Betsy Cairns, she sailed to the West Indies and back for more than five decades before wrecking after striking a rock on February 17, 1827.
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William III
England
Holland
George I
Betsy Cairns
West Indies
Markets Report From Several Cities Dec 28
Money on call firm at 4 to 5 percent with sterling at 4 87 40 for demand. Grain and livestock prices listed for Cleveland Toledo Buffalo Pittsburgh and Chicago including wheat corn oats butter cheese and hog cattle and sheep values. Prices shown for Minnesota spring patents wheat corn oats butter cheese potatoes hay cattle sheep hogs and related items across regional markets.
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New York
Prime Mercantile
Cleveland
Minnesota
York State
Chicago
Groom Slain After Altar Pronouncement in Georgia Rivalry
Gabriel Len and Rosa Butler chose to wed at a church near Lynn station when Joe Jackson murdered the groom moments after the officiant pronounced the union. Authorities pursue Jackson with sheriffs and bloodhounds on the trail as the wedding party reels from the fatal incident.
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Strickland
Jifat
Gabriel Len
Rosa—hee—Butler
Lynn Station
Joe Jackson
Len
Jackson
Attorney Seeks Reinstatement After Disbarment
Columbus reports that Charles A. Thatcher, a Toledo lawyer disbarred by the supreme court for conduct, asked the court for permission to modify the decree, effectively a bid for reinstatement. He cites mental stress since the proceedings and signatures from three others accompany his filing.
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Columbus
Charles A. Thatcher
Toledo
Supreme Court
Unclear dialogue sparks romantic garden misreadings
A brief exchange reveals a flirtatious prelude as Rosalie greets a newcomer gardener and the speaker admires her almond eyes and velvet cheeks likening them to fruit in a coy moment.
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Rosalie
Ship Figurehead Carver William Southworth Dies at Bath
William Southworth, famed for carving figureheads for over 500 vessels, died recently in Bath. He specialized in figurehead work for many years with notable, splendid coned pieces. The Kennebec Journal notes that commercialism has diminished the poetry of figureheads and few survive today.
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William ‘Southworth
Bath
Kennebec Journal
Rough on Rats In Out Building Pest Control
Old advertisement explains mixing Rough on Rats with food, spreading the paste under floors to target rats and mice. It notes a 25 cent box treats many rodents in one to two nights and cites Wells druggist in Jersey City New Jersey.
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Theat Druggists
E—S.—Wells
Jersey
Fire Doctor and Judge Laugh at Free Dispensary Theft
A courtroom quip turns on a tobacco stained tale where a defendant pleads desperation after being accused of stealing a doctor’s watch. The judge questions the charge as the defendant recalls a prescription for a needed remedy to time himself. A satirical aside notes wizard oil’s tonic claims and moral slips of society.
Perry Davis Pain Killer Promotes Longstanding Remedy
Perry Davis Pain Killer touts a seventy year reputation as a reliable remedy for lumbago sciatica pleurisy aches and pains. Available in 25c 5c and bic sizes at all druggists.
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Perry Davis
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