SAFE IN PORT AT LAST After typhoon near foundering
The transport Sheridan, after a race through Oriental waters and near foundering off the Japanese coast, is safe in port at San Francisco. With congressmen aboard and many sick and discharged soldiers, she left Manila fifty one days ago bound for San Francisco. The ship endured a brutal typhoon, engine damage, and multiple transfers between ships before arriving in port after a 17 day 5 hour final leg.
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San Francisco
Cal
Sheridan
Manila
Pierce
Nagasaki
Warren
Hancock
Educator Bryan starts Philippine Normal University work
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Kokomo Indiana reports Prof E B Bryan an Indiana educator now head of the government Normal University in the Philippines. He states 200 students now and expects 500 by year end while admitting new students monthly. He describes Guam with bananas coconuts and native people.
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Indianapolis
Kokomo
Ind
E. B. Bryan
Indiana
Government Normal University
Philippines
Bryan
Island of
Gonna
Defessor Bryan
Guam
Captain Fremont Convicted by Court Martial in Philippines
Captain Francis P. Fremont of the Second Infantry was found guilty of conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline. He received a six month suspension from rank and command on half pay and confinement to regimental headquarters limits. Specifications allege he cursed and assaulted Private Boyd and instructed Lieutenant Preston Brown to try Private A by summary court without regard to evidence or Boyd’s legal rights. The findings and sentence were approved by Brigadier General Ade.
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Washington
Francis P. Fremont
Second Infantry
Philippines
Fremont
Boyd
Preston Brown
Ade
Court Martial Records Confirm Hemp Port Bribery Sentences
Washington reports publish the court martial outcomes for officers convicted in the Philippines hemp port openings case. Captain Michael K. Spellman of the Forty third Volunteer Infantry receives expulsion and a one year confinement. Captain Dudley Welch and First Lieutenant Delbert R. Jones of the Forty third Infantry are dismissed, with Jones ordered to two years imprisonment.
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Washington
Philippines
Michael K. Spellman
Fortythird Volunteer Infantry
Dudley Welch
Forty Third Infantry
Delbert R. Jones
Manila to Washington Cable: Tatt Leaves Manila for Grant
Acting civil governor Luke Wright reports from Manila on December 7 that Tatt will depart on the transport Grant December 3, aiming for Washington. He notes the condition is much improved after a second operation and recovery is expected by the time San Francisco is reached.
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Washington
Root
Luke Wright
The
Philippines
Manila
San Francisco
Railway Train Ditching Near Salem Kills Fireman
California express from San Francisco to Portland wrecks near Salem Oregon about 5 pm. Fireman Fish of Portland killed. Engineer White seriously injured, held under wreck for an hour before rescue. Other cars derailed. day coach upright. Train was traveling about ten miles an hour and cause unclear.
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Portland
Ore
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
Salem
Fish
Engineer White
White
Mill Creek
Fields
Federal Judge Delivers Key Opinion in Veatch Survey Case
In Beaumont Texas on December 7 Judge Bryant issued a pivotal ruling in the case of Mrs J Ex carve Ferrs Olie Sorapany and others. The suit concerns an one-eighth life interest in the Veatch survey and centers on property rights and entitlements.
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Beaumont
Tex
Bryant
J. Ex.carve
Olie Sorapany
Court Rules Snow Entitled to Share of Oil Sales
The court holds that Mrs. Snow is entitled to one eighteenth of the oil marketed from the field, noting that all wells are in the field except five or six. The ruling follows findings on the distribution after marketing deductions.
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Mrs. Snow
Hungarian Societies Seek City Records On Kossuth Tribute
A delegation from United Hungarian Societies met Mayor Van Wyck in New York to file engrossed resolutions honoring Kossuth on the fiftieth anniversary of his landing. The resolutions recount his arrival as an outcast, his welcome in the United States, and Hungarian-Americans’ loyalty to U S institutions. The documents are bound in Hungarian national colors, and a Lenox Lyceum event follows tomorrow night.
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New York
Kossuth
United Hungarian Societies
van Wyck
United States
Lenox Lyceum
Saul Poydras Lynched Near Walsh
Saul Poydras, a black man who wounded Chief Deputy Sheriff C. M. Richard and his wife with a razor, was captured near Walsh, brought to Lake Charles, and hanged by a mob to an electric light wire near the courthouse about 2 a.m. The incident followed an attempt to lodge him in parish prison.
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Lake Charles
Saul Poydras
C. M. Richard
Walsh
Poydras
Ydras
Polite to Fitters How a Health Officer Would Treat Spitters
Cleveland Ohio December 7 Health Officer Friedrich aims to curb spitting on street cars by arming conductors with yellow tickets. When a man spits the conductor enters the car and, bowing, presents the offender with a card reading Sir, permit me to present this card to you.
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Cleveland
Friedrich
State firemen plan general pension law meeting in Columbus
Firemen from cities across Ohio will collaborate on a general pension plan applicable to all municipalities. Initial steps are set for Tuesday, December 17, with a meeting of representative firemen in Columbus. Officials cite a recent Supreme Court ruling as affecting existing special teachers pension laws and possibly current firemen provisions.
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Columbus
Supreme Court
Pittsburg firms win creditor extension on building contracts
Creditors of Pittsburg Construction and Manufacturing Company and West & Wilson, who assigned to Prudential Trust Company, unanimously approve an extension. The firms hold fifty active contracts worth about 280 thousand dollars, with assets exceeding liabilities by 150 thousand dollars.
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Pittsburg
Pittsburg Construction and Manufacturing Company
West & Wilson
Prudential Trust Company
A Young Man's Crime Double Tragedy Near Lebanon
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Lebanon Indiana December 7 Arthur Gobble aged twenty four shot his father aged fifty five then killed himself The elder Gobble will recover while the son will die The tragedy occurred on R C Hamilton farm west of town over a trivial dispute The son demanded settlement with Hamilton before Monday and after the father refused he shot him twice then returned home and killed himself in front of his mother In Bedford Indiana December 7 the Lawrence Circuit Court grand jury discharged after returning twenty five indictments Schubel Burton Mitchell saloon keeper is indicted for murder in the first degree for the death of Willis Holler Burton is in jail John McQueen also arrested on an assault with intent to kill charge for assaulting an officer last summer
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Indianapolis
Lebanon
Ind
Arthur Gobble
John Gobble
Gobble
R. C. Hamilton
Hamilton
Otterbein
Hamilton Place
Indianapolis Journal
Bedford
Lawrence
Schubel Burton
Mitchell
Willis Holler
Burton
John McQueen
Huron
Indiana Oil Production Surges in November Reports
Pipeline runs from Indiana oil wells in November reached 615,977 barrels and 20,533 barrels daily, the highest in five years. Shipments totaled 852,363 barrels with a 28,412 barrel daily average, down 15.67 from October. For January–November, Indiana shipped 9,182,174 barrels while stocks drawn from the storage tank reached 3,335,520 barrels, against production of 5,843,254 barrels valued at 4,882,063.04 dollars. Wabash gas consumers pay monthly bills by meter, with 15 cents per thousand still viewed as fair after initial concern.
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Indianapolis Journal
Montpelier
Ind
Indiana
Mammoth
Indiana Wells
Indiana Oil Field
Indiana Pipeline
Wabash, Ind
Wabash
Common Council
Laveeer
Submarine Boat Fulton Proves Itself In Trial
New York December 7 A test of the Fulton submarine boat was conducted in Long Island Sound for Captain Geelmugden of the Norwegian navy. The craft completed a one mile surface run then submerged for a longer voyage and fired two torpedoes at imaginary targets. The trial was declared completely successful with high satisfaction from Captain Geelmugden.
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New York
Fulton
Long Island Sound
Geelmugden
Fulten
Pair in Indianapolis case cohabit and theft shock city
Evansville police arrest a white woman Fannie Butler and a negro Monroe Sutton for cohabitation and alleged theft from Judge Winfrey’s home. Sutton, once trusted, hid valuables in attic rooms, and Butler claimed five years of residence there. The couple planned to travel to Pennsylvania when arrested.
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Indianapolis Journal
Evansville
Ind
Fannie Butler
Monroe Sutton
Sutton
Salvation Army Leaders Arrive in Kansas City for Revival
Commander Booth Tucker and Consul Emma Booth Tucker arrive in Kansas City with about twenty five Salvation Army members including a band. They plan revival meetings and lectures on Light in Darkness plus organizational meetings to outline army work in the city.
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Kansas City
Booth Tucker
Salvation Army
America
Emma Booth Tucker
Militia Guard in Andalusia as Negroes Await Hearing
Andalusia Alabama December 7 The militia deployed to protect Negroes in Jal remain on duty under martial rule. Governor Jelks is asked to keep soldiers until a trial. State Solicitor Parks arrived and a hear ing is expected next Monday, as citizens fear withdrawing troops before the case is disposed of.
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Andalusia
Ala
Jal
Jelks
Parks
To Control the Milk Market in Columbus
A Chicago company with 2000 capital backs a plan to control Columbus milk trade. It proposes building several large depots with sterilization and clarification facilities and cold storage. The project has been presented to the city Board of Health and approved by that body.
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Columbus
Chicago
City Board of Health
University Farce and Social Changes Highlight Campus Updates
The faculty cast farce The Fatal Message was organized by executives Mrs Swain Mrs Tilden and Dr Mary Breed. Ticket sales for the annual lecture course broke records while the Glee Club tour expands to southern Michigan and northern Indiana starting December 23. A new chaperon requirement for student socials is proposed by Dean Mary Breed. Preparations for a Dec 14 football team reception proceed as a major social event. Police warn Case School over student rowdyism with a $5 fine or expulsion for boardhouse disturbances on Adelbert Street.
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Swain
Indiana
Mary Breed
Supposed Porch Climbers Arrested in Indiana Heists
Emil Watrous, a parolee with a prior jewelry theft, was arrested by Sheriff Small in LaPorte after allegedly robbing the Bradley residence on Thanksgiving night of about $1,000 in valuables and attempting to loot A. J. Stahl’s home. He fled through a second story window when confronted. A previous four-year-prisoner sentence traces to Hiram Harrison jewelry theft. Separately, a westbound Southern freight near Princeton was wrecked by cattle, injuring Engineer Fellows and damaging engine and cars, with four cattle killed and traffic halted for hours.
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Indianapolis Journal
Laporte
Ind
Emil Watrous
Small
Bradley
A. J. Stahl
Watrous
Hiram Harrison
Princeton
Here
Engineer Fellows
Quail hunt accident wounds Shoals merchant
Shoals Indiana on December 7 O H Shirley a local merchant was seriously shot while quail hunting when R B Barrett a coal operator accidentally discharged his gun Shirley was struck in the arm and side as he stood with his back to Barrett doctors say the wound likely not fatal
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Indianapolis Journal
Shoals
Ind
O. H. Shirley
Barrett
Shirley
Heller Jobes wed in LaPorte. Leffler bids for Congress
In LaPorte Indiana at the bride's grandmother home Miss Annie May Heller daughter of Mrs Annie R Heller and the late Judge James E Heller married Dr Norman E Jobes of Indianapolis Rev Dr Hartley performed the ceremony and the couple will reside in Indianapolis They will honeymoon briefly in Chicago Debates in Muncie over Indiana Eighth district congressional nomination as Judge Joseph G Leffler declares candidacy opposing Representative Cromer with Mayor Dunlap of Anderson among possible opponents Delaware county officials attend the informal meeting at Senator Ball's office indicating a close race for delegates and the bench.
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Indianapolis Journal
Laporte
Ind
Martha Willits Ridgway
Annie May Heller
Annie R. Heller
James E. Heller
Norman E. Jobes
Indianapolis
Hartley
First Presbyterian Church
W. E. Schilling
Robert Butterworth
Emma Porter
Estella Butterworth
Laura Butterworth
Muncie
Joseph G. Leffler
Congress
Eighth District
Indiana
Representative Cromer
Dunlap
Anderson
Walter L. Ball
Leffler
Ball
Cromer
Delaware County
Hancock County Agricultural Association Elects Officers
Hancock County Agricultural Association held its annual meeting in Greenfield electing Theopholus Hargrove as president and a board of directors including Hargrove Tyner and Barnard. Charles Downey declined re election after years as secretary.
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Indianapolis Journal
Greenfield
Ind
Hancock County Agricultural Association
Theopholus Hargrove
H. C. Garriott
John Q. White
G. W. Parker
James J. Pratt
E. G. L. Tyner
J. W. Moulden
John L. Fry
Dol. W. A. Justice
Joseph Addison
John E. Dye
Lee Roberts
RE. G. L. Tyner
A. B. Brandenburg
William C. Barnard
Charles Downey
State University Notes Woman's League Fair a Success
Bloomington Ind Dec 7 The Woman's League fair in the gymnasium proved the most interesting social function of the university year thus far. Three afternoons and evenings of booths created artistic displays with paintings, souvenirs and bric a brac. Proceeds bolster the proposed women's building and social activity. A notable exhibit titled A Considerable Courtship and other art items drew attendees from the family and city.
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Indianapolis Journal
Bloomington
Ind
Woman's League
Baer
Notable Deaths Across Indiana Towns and Cities
Reports across Indiana record several deaths including Mrs Elizabeth Jackson of Union City at ninety nine, and Jack Greig a Chicago-based traveler and former writer, age thirty eight. Walter Scott, aged twenty one, died of typhoid in Monon, while Notre Dame forms a Temperance Society with officers named. Other notes cover injuries from a fall in New Albany, a library project in Portland, and political resignations in Elwood and Brown County.
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Luter
Union City
Ind
Elizabeth Jackson
H. E. Jackson
Evansville
Jack” Greig
Tennessee
Chicago
Monon
Walter Scott
A. D. Scott
Rural School Board Debates Modern Methods and Language
A rural school board discussion features teachers defending modern added studies in the three R's. Directors question the metric system algebra literacy and insist on American-forward curriculum. The exchange highlights tensions over foreign influence, language usage, and traditional American schooling.
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Charles Heber Clark
Captain Bluitt
Robinson
Poe
Baptist Choir
Mr. Matlack
Frenea
Continental Sundays and American Views in Europe
Mary T. Carstensen reflects on European society and local attitudes toward Sunday norms and pleasures. She recounts living in Copenhagen among devout Danes who enjoy beer after church, challenging American prejudices and exploring cultural contrasts between strict weekend propriety and social everyday life.
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Europe
Copenhagen
Dec
Automatic Water Purifying Company Incorporation in Trenton
The Automatic Water Purifying Company with capital 1000.10 was incorporated in Trenton New Jersey today. Founders include Freese Henry M Karr Jewitt Nen and Geo Flancke all of Jersey City.
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Trenton
N. J
Capital
Conan Ee Freese
Henry M. Karr
Jewitt Nen
Geo Flancke
Jersey City
FourYearOld Kills Mother in Accidental Gun Discharge
In Pana Illinois on December 7 a four year old boy Cecil Bates reportedly knocked a loaded gun from a table. The weapon discharged striking his mother in the stomach and causing her death. Police and medical personnel responded to the scene.
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Pana
Cecil Bates
Tantek
Broom corn stock and plant destroyed by fire in Evansville
Two hundred bales of broom corn saved from a large fire months ago were burned tonight in Evansville. Loss on stock and building was 12,000 with 7,000 insurance. The incident involved a trust plant.
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Indianapolis Journal
Evansville
Ind
Sudden Death in Jail Raises Brain Trouble Inquest
Crawfordsville Indiana reports William Sheets died at the county jail after acting strangely and a post mortem found brain trouble as the cause. He was held awaiting examination and was brother of Indianapolis resident Fred Sheets. In Portland Indiana, Mary Haffner aged seventy seven died at a relative’s home after years in Jay County. Elizabeth Sturgeon also noted.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
William Sheets
Fred Sheets
Indianapolis
Portland
Mary Haffner
Jay County
Elizabeth Sturgeon
Sunday joy and continental leisure for American life
The speaker recalls learning through prejudice that true charity shines abroad and at home. A move from New York to Denmark and Germany prompts a longing for ten parks per city, open cafes, and Sunday joy where families may enjoy sunshine, music, and conversation without breaking laws or social restraint. The aim is a holiday in spirit, not reckless permissiveness.
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United States
Denmark
Germany
Munich
New York
Continent
Spain
Paris
Reading for Girls from Woman's Home Companion
The article urges the modern girl to read daily newspapers to stay informed about world events and duties. It suggests choosing a paper with fair editorials and tolerant coverage, or subscribing to a weekly edition if distant from major centers. It promotes pairing news with a standard magazine, a good review, and select books to form an intellectual diet.
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Times
Satan in Country and City Commentary in Waterbury American
The Waterbury American warns that both country and city life tempt youths. It argues rural areas face moral risk from idle talk and harmful reading spread by local hired men. It urges country towns to provide recreation to prevent late moral decline among boys.
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Waterbury
Temperance Pointer Amid German Distress Report
Augusta Chronicle notes Germany faces severe financial and industrial strain as prosperity declines and alcohol consumption rises amid social concern. The item frames temperance as a response to economic hardship and moral decline observed in German society.
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Germany
Temperance Question on Drinking Trends Across Regions
The note points out reduced consumption in Germany and other areas, yet acknowledges overall growth in spirits during prosperous times. It asks whether conditions can be changed to reverse this trend and promote temperance.
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Germany
Mortuary mix up sparks public fuss at city paper
An editor confronts a mob after a Baltimore paper prints a bogus list mixing living and deceased at Druid Hill Cemetery. A local resident, claiming he is listed as dead, demands correction as the editor defends the erroneous obituary and cites the publication’s error.
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Saturday Evening Post
Abell
Baltimore
Druid Hill Cemetery
Picked Up by Washington Post Sparks Cruelty Accusations
The report highlights Gerry the fussy elder's long opposition to children performing on stage and alleges he used a burr bit on horses. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals faced a setback when its critique of the executive head of the Cruelty to Children group was aired.
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Washington Post
Gerry
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Society For
Paul Bloud Known as Maz O'Rell Reported Out of Danger
New York December 7. Paul Bloud also known as Maz O'Rell, the French author, who has been developing in this city, is believed to be out of danger despite aging health. The report notes improvement and reduced risk of serious harm.
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New York
Paul Bloud
Maz O’rell
Ciy
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