Rioters Wreck Chicago Railway Car After Strike
A mob on Halsted Street near Archer Avenue attacked nonunion conductor and motorman during a pay- fare dispute linked to a recent strike. The crew fled into a nearby residence, police rescued them, and the car was set ablaze, leaving both workers badly injured and the vehicle destroyed. Policeman O’Hara directed the safety response.
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Chicago
Chicago City Railway
Halsted Street
Eager
Ar Cher Avenue
Archer Avenue
Sleighing and Skating Boost Temperatures Dip in Indianapolis
Cold snap stirs activity as Indians say sleighing and skating improve with light snow and frozen waters. Park shows teens tobogganing while schools adjourn for a winter spell. Weather forecast warns continued severe cold.
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Indianapolis
Movements of Steamers Across European Ports
Shipping news notes arrivals and departures at New York Liverpool Queenstown Gibraltar and other hubs. Vessels including Graf aldersee from Hamburg Haverie from Philadelphia Ced from New York and La Touraine from New York for Havre are listed with forward sailings to Naples Portland Me Havre and New York with additional calls via Plymouth Cherbourg and Cher.
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New York
Graf Aldersee
Hamburg
Ethiopia
Moltke
Burg
Spagne
Havre
Naples
Siberian
Glasgow
Liverpool
Haverie
Philadelphia
Cymric
Queenstown
Parisian
Atrex
Moville
Tauric
Portland
Ced
Tonic
St. John
Halifax
Axanphia
Gibraltar
Princess
Patricia
Plymouth
Cher- Lizard
la Touraine
Bergenland
Antwerp
London
Minneapol
Oil Gusher Reported Near Cave Lands In Kentucky
Report from Blue Grass Commonwealth claims several Indianapolis men profited from a Kentucky oil gusher. The Kentucky Mining and Improvement Company holds 9,000 acres within ten miles of the cave. Word reached J M Rhodes that a well struck with a flow experts estimate at 250 to 500 barrels daily at a depth around 900 feet.
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Blue Grass Commonwealth
Indianapolis
Kentucky Mining and Improvement Company
Indiana
J. M. Rhodes
Market Rules and Meat Labeling Across France
The article recounts J Deuba of Buffalo observing French markets during a stay in France. It notes strict labeling laws requiring the name of each meat attached to the carcass, the low risk of diseased meat due to municipal control of abattoirs, and surprising prices for horse and donkey meat, which challenged American prejudices.
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Washington Post
J. Deuba
Buffalo
France
de Borin
Three Reasons Back with Two Legs and Ten Fingers
A Boston mother lauds Grape-Nuts in a humorous piece about feeding her three sons Bob Jack and Dick ages six four and two. She claims the cereal improved health and strength, noting she and her husband also use it daily as a staple and prefer it to sweets for growing children. The anecdote highlights strong outcomes and brand endorsement from Battle Creek Michigan makers.
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Boston
Bob
Jack
Battle Creek
Mich
Tne
Wells
Political Appointees Not Quite So Honest
Baltimore dispatch reports the National Civil-service Reform League opens its twenty third annual meeting. Daniel C. Gliman presides as delegates from New York Ohio and other states attend with Carl Schurz Edward Wheeler Homer Folks and James R. Garfield. The council’s annual report cites Post Office Department dishonesty and spoils politics, arguing competitive exams ensure higher moral standards than political appointment.
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Baltimore
National Civil-service Reform League
Daniel C. Gliman
League
Carl Schurz
Edward Wheeler
Homer Folks
Edward Carey
New York
James R. Garfield
W. E. Cushing
Ohio
Richard Henry Dana
Charles J. Bonaparte
John R. Proctor
Charles Richardson
Elliot H. Goodwin
Alfred W. Cooley
Henry F. Green
Henry W. Farnan
William D. Foulke
Post Office Department
Remembering Charles Kellogg Pioneer Hardware Leader of Indiana
Evansville obituary recalls Charles Henry Kellogg born Cincinnati 14, moved to Cambridge City then Indianapolis on a two wheeled dray with a lone washstand left from the load. He became a noted Evansville hardware partner in Boetcher Kellogg & Co and survived by son Oakley, brothers Justin and Robert, and sisters Mrs. Lynn and Mrs. Webb.
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Charles Henry Kellogg
Evansville
Indiana
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Henry S. Kellogge
Henry S. Kellogg
Cambridge City
Ind
Charles Kellogg
Marion County Seminary
University Park
Henry Kellogg
Charles
Charles H. Kellogg
Kellogg
Plank Road
Drayman
Charles 8. Wells
Ells
Vansville
Boetcher, Kellogg & Co
Oakley H. Kellogg
Justin A. Kellogg
West Eleventh Street
This City
Robert H. Kellogg
Pelee Greely
W. C. Lynn
Margaret Kellogg Webb
Korea
Evansvile
Chicago Humor From a Child’s Quips and Parish Tales
A sequence of light vignettes and childlike misstatements from Chicago readers. Jokes include a four year old Elsie crying over life best lived, a pupil’s clever fruit problem, a grandparent and teacher exchange, a candy store heart request, a pony dream, and a child drawing a six legged cat to outpace a dog.
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Chicago News
Elsie
Eisie
Edna Wallace Hopper Testifies in Will Contest Case
In Victoria British Columbia Edna Wallace Hopper testified in the Hoy Dunsmuir will contest seeking to break the late Alexander Dunsmuir will. She claimed New York lawyers told her justice was unavailable in British Columbia because James Dunsmuir was premier.
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Victoria
B. C
Edna Wallace Hopper
Hoy -Dunsmuir
James Dunsmuir
Alexander Dunsmuir
New York
British Columbia
Doctors oppose Chicago professor's anti bathing claim
Chicago reports the Chicago Eclectic and Surgical Society hears Professor John Dill Robertson argue bathing is unnecessary and unsanitary. Indianapolis physicians dismiss his view as unscientific, citing health risks and historical medical consensus. The Eskimo anecdote is challenged as irrelevant.
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Chicago
John Dill Robertson
Chicago Eclectic and Surgical Society
Greenland
Boston
Indianapolis
Bennington Man Testifies on Love Fueled Murder Plot
Levi Perham, nineteen, testified in Vermont county court that for love of Mrs. Mary H. Rogers he aided her in murdering her husband Marcus M. Rogers. He described ropes, chloroform, a note signed with Rogers’s name, and the couple disposing of the body in a river after the fatal act.
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Bennington
Levi Perham
Mary H. Rogers
Perham
Rogers
Marcus M. Rogers
Home Dressmaking Hints by May Manton
May Manton advises on gymnasium and street outfits, stressing simple design and practical fit. The article highlights a versatile gym suit suitable for various fabrics, balancing health devotion with everyday wear.
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May Manton
Dark blue flannel suit with red and black trim pattern 4594
The described garment features a blouse and bloomers in a dark blue flannel with a red and black collar and shield. It details construction through shoulder and under-arm seams, gathered waist, belts, and full bloomers. Material estimates for the medium size are 4 1 4 yards wide 27 inches or 3 5 8 yards wide 4 inches. Patterns fit girls 8 to 16 years and require 1 cent stamps for the pattern.
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the Journal
Indianapolis
Ind
Real estate transfers filed in Marion County Indiana
Instrument filings record numerous property transfers in Indianapolis area during December 1908. Transactions list buyers and sellers including Raffety, Kaelin, Rosemont McLean, Witt, and Hoffman among others, with total transfers and sums totaling thousands. Also notes a series of building repairs and additions on local residences and frames, cottages, and a frame stable.
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Recorders Office
Marion County
Indiana
Elias G. Raffety
Byram M. Hoyas
John D. Evans
Johnson
Charles T. Kaelin
Ruben C. Eea
Elan Southens Rathema
Hubbard Et al
icClain
Hubbard Evans
Conten
Charles Verge
Peru
Batigpad. Com
Anthur
Vv. Brown
H. Farrow, Jr
Rosemont J._McLean
Lochhead
Armstrong
Richard E
Charles H. Hoover
Bbard al
Chambers
Irvington
William Gardner
Thomas Gardner
Hillas
Miami
Powae
McCarty
E. Katheia
Jes T. Boyer
Jacob C. Yuncker
Russell's Heirs
Indianapolis
Yrenk J. Cleland
Charlies
Armstrong Park
Elien Burk
Jeremiah ‘Grittin
Com
Ind. Railway
Ianapo
Stasbeen
H. Seatin Et Lot
Indlanfing
SR John
Ball
Francis Richardson
Norta Jn
Zeigter Fight Not Yet Ended
St Louis December 1 Attorney General Crowe returned from New York after failing to secure William Zeigter extradition to Missouri. Zeigter is wanted for trial in Jefferson City on charges connected to bribery in a drug case.
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ST. Louis
Crowe
New York
Missouri
William Zeigter
Jefferson City
Phar Delgler
Auto Crash Lawsuit Seeks Fifty Thousand Damages
William E. Willcutts faces a $50 000 damage suit filed in Federal Court by Richard J. Morgan of Van Wert Ohio. Morgan alleges negligence for an incomplete arch on a lonely Monroe pike near Marion Indiana that night, leaving Morgan crippled with a shattered leg and head injuries after a collision while riding with Dr Schuyler S Tuttle en route from Van Wert to Indianapolis. Morgan, a physician, expects to lose his medical income of 9000 dollars yearly.
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Marion
Ind
William E. Willcutts
Richard J. Morgan
van Wert, O
Willcutts
van Wert
Schuyler S. Tuttle
Indianapolis
Monroe Pike
Estate seeks deceased's share of profits from Yukon Mining
Walter McCook as administrator of James Church McCook sues Yukon Gold Mining Company in Federal Court seeking delivery of McCook's share of profits earned from Jan 1, 1900, to Oct Binsky Sagan Spetttad St. asks detailed account of business actions and $48,000 due at death. Two large personal injury suits filed in Superior Court against Indianapolis Traction and Terminal Company. Maggie Gray seeks $15,000 for injuries from a rear-platform fall. Henry C. Huffington claims $5,000 for hand injury from a car incident on Massachusetts avenue.
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Walter McCook
James Church McCook
Yukon Gold Mining Company
McCook
Binsky Sagan Spetttad St Grat Pate Pel
Er Pp
Inianapolis Traction and Terminal Company
Maggie Gray
Henry C. Huffington
Massachusetts Avenue
Pennsylvania Street
Huffington
Receiver Hearing In Indiana Railway Suit Delayed
In Pittsburg heavy stockholder De Witt Dilsworth seeks appointment of a receiver for the Indiana Railway Company which serves Goshen South Bend Elkhart and Mishawaka The hearing before Judge Anderson continues today due to inability to complete last night Arthur Kennedy and J M Smith face charges of mismanagement prompting insolvency actions Also in court a suit to quiet title to Cynthia J Corbaley estate is tried and an appellate ruling reverses disbarment of Samuel W Griffin in Hamilton County probate cases A petition seeks to declare Mary E Brown of Clermont unsound minded amid her $2500 property and age 75
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de Witt Dilsworth
Pittsburg
Indiana Railway Company
Anderson
Dilsworth
Indiana Company
Goshen
South Bend
Elkhart
Mishawaka
Arthur Kennedy
J. M. Smith
Enoch Henry Smith
Emma J. Bell
James M. Shermer
Mary L. Schillinger
Casper M. Jones
Henrietta
Cynthia J. Corbaley
Carter
Jones
Hamilton
Samuel W. Griffin
Nobiesville
Hamilton County
Griffin
Divorce Granted to Mrs Jennie Nelson From William Nelson
Judge McMaster yesterday granted a divorce to Mrs Jennie Nelson aged fifty six from William Nelson on the ground that her husband has been an habitual drunkard for several years. Nelson is an attorney but has done most of his practicing in the Police Court. He was recently arrested and sentenced to the workhouse on a charge of drunkenness.
Court Record Briefs From Superior and Circuit Courts
Divorces and foreclosures heard in Room I J and Room 2 with judges McMaster Leathers and others. Plaintiffs Nelson and Jones seek relief. Mendenhall owes 115 dollars. liens against Lane and Harris, quiet title trial by jury. Ida Tansel seeks divorce with attorney fees. Criminal case notes mention a two year sentence for a burglary defendant.
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James M. Leathers
John J. Valdenaire
Charles Harris
D. J. Mendenhall
Richard Clark
William E. Lane
Vinson Carter
Joe Enoch
Henry Smith
Casper M. Jones
Foreclosure and Civil Actions in Progress
Berminad and Taga foreclose. Harry C Hushington sues vanipractin and Terminal Co. in perlor Court Room 3. John Cumming vs America Clark et al to enforce mechanic’s lien in Superior Court Room 2. Arthur Davis vs Eile Davis for divorce in Circuit Court. Peerless Portland Cement Co. sues Horace G Coldwell on note in Superior Court Room 3.
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Superior Court
John L. McMaster
Jennie Nelson
William Nelson
Peter Gotendant
Harriet
City Bond Co
Patieles
Charieeet Cair
Arthur Smith
Daupert
Berminad
Harry C. Hushington
Vanipractin and Terminal Co
Perlor Court
John Cumming
America Clark
Superior Vt
Arthur Davis
Eile Davis
Peerless Portland Cement Co
Horace G. Coldwell
Hoom
Supreme Court Docket Highlights City Power Disputes and Disbarment
Supreme Court entries include petitions over city street vacation powers affecting a property owner, along with several appellate notes. Cases cover county reform law fees, interpleader issues, insurance ownership questions, venue changes, and a disbarment matter, with references to courts, parties, and procedural rulings.
Gillette to settle creditors in coming KC meeting
Grant Gillette, who arrived from New York, announced through his attorneys a settled basis with his creditors and said he would meet them in Kansas City soon. He has mining ventures in Mexico and has purchased a home in Fostoria to reside there.
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Fostoria
Grant Gillette
New York
Kansas City
Mexico
Auction house to sell Milton manuscript Paradise Lost
London reports Sotheby’s to auction the Paradise Lost manuscript in March unless sold privately. The note states it will be offered publicly if no private agreement is reached.
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London
Sotheby
Marth
List of Letters Remaining at Indianapolis Post Office
Federal post office notice lists uncalled letters dated December 10 1903 with instructions for recipients to claim promptly. Names include Mrs Jame Angram Miss Ida Cook Miss Emma Craig Miss Jennie Clark and many others with various single letter notes and transient designations. A large roster follows of surnames and initials, mixed with a miscellaneous section and a closing signature GEO. M'GINNIS P. M.
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Angram
Jame
Atto
Roe — Nella
Bester
Mise
Casey
Campbell
Ida
Cook
Emma
Cunntam
Effie. Craig
Jennie
Clingman
Parte Clark
George
Carrie
Jessup
Lottie
Johnson
E. Johnson
R Kuntz
Tha. Lewis
Annie D. Leichhardt
Mollie
Littlefield
Pearl. Lyons
Mary
Heart Cure credited with life saving for large man
A Dr Miles Heart Cure testimonial from Smith of Flint Michigan describes a nearly 300 pound man who, after doctors warned he might not recover, used twelve bottles and regained health. He credits heart remedy and Nervine restorative support and endorses Dr Miles Medical Co. Elkhart.
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Miles
Smith
Flint, Mich
Iama
T. H Watts
Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
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Prate
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Fletcher Avenue
William H. Johnson
Massachusetts
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Stig Brownley
Frederick A. Clark
Oliver Ave
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Senate
Zeigter
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Walker
William Wilson
Mary E. Brown
Clermont
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Wilson
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Morrison
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American Medical Ones, Co
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P. M
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Piano
Starr
Ndiana
G. M. Merrick
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Law
Estasiismep
Washington St
Dean Bros
Soser
TKE Bros
East
Washington Street
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Union Painless Dentists
Market
Cireia
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