Purdue appoints A T Wyancki associate professor of agriculture
Special to the Indianapolis Journal Lafayette Ind Dec 11 Purdue President W E Stone announces A T Wyancki a Guelph Agricultural College graduate and Nebraska instructor will become associate professor of agriculture at Purdue He will oversee soils crops and agricultural physics starting Jan 1 1903 The article also covers Purdue athletic insignia board controversy over letters given to Emise and Minch and quotes from insignia board members The piece notes Leslie undermined by the captain and the athletic association waives the insignia board constitution provisions amid criticism. The report further details Prof John L Campbell of Wabash College’s health crisis and Richmonds Earlham College senior A E Martin named superintendent of Amboy Schools.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lafayette
Ind
W. E. Stone
Purdue University
A. T. Wyancki
Guelph
Ontario
University of Nebraska
Purdue
The
Athletic Association
Insignia Board
Emise
Minch
Insignia
Leslie
Hiss
Tearm
Emile
Monch
Ath
E. Crumrine
William L. Russell
WE 3
Miller
Fred C. Hohn
M. H. Coppes
Richmond
A. E. Martin
Earlham College
Amboy
Illinois
Ae Ital
Indiana and nearby states forecast by date
Forecast for Friday and Saturday calls for fair weather in Indiana on Friday with colder conditions in the southern portion and fair skies on Saturday. Illinois is expected to be fair Friday with possible lake snow, colder in the south, and Saturday fair with strong northerly winds. Ohio should see generally fair western areas, snow in the east on Friday, colder in the eastern and southern portions, with Saturday turning fair and winds from the north.
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Washington
Indiana
Ilinois
Ohio
Movements of steamers from various ports
Steamers sailed and arrived across routes from Liverpool to New York and Havre to Riumsburg. Vessels listed include Cymric Westerland Moltke Patria and more. Ports mentioned include New York Southampton Yokohama Naples and Sailed: Kingery and other lines with multiple arrivals.
Earlham Beats Local High School Team in Low-Scoring Game
Earlham college news notes the Earlham basketball team defeated a local high school squad last night by a score of 4 to 5. The article states Mr. Martin will start work after the holidays and Earlham has two February games scheduled with Butler.
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College
Martin
Earlham
Butler
Northwestern Bars The Amazons Drama at Studebaker
The Northwestern University faculty forbids the Red Dominos from staging The Amazons at Studebaker on January 11. The play centers on Miriam, Marchioness of Castlejordan, who dresses her three daughters in boys clothes to improve their prospects, a plot the faculty reportedly criticizes as indicative of coed knickerbocker attire. Some club members threaten to transfer to the University of Chicago.
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Northwestern University
Methodist Institution
Pinero
Studebaker
Red Dominos
Northwestern
University of Chicago
England
Miriam
Marchioness
Castlejordan
Tragedy near Lawrence as Professor’s Wife Found Dead
The body of Mrs. Barber, wife of Professor Barber and Kansas State University faculty member, was recovered from the river near Lawrence after she disappeared yesterday. Clothes on the bank suggest she self harmed. A 120 student search party assisted in the effort. Florence Barrett, daughter of a retired minister, had insomnia and was a Kansas University graduate who joined the German faculty after marriage.
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Lawrence
Kan
Kansas University
University of Michigan Acts Against Student Betting
President Angell and the faculty at the University of Michigan have sharply warned students against betting. About $4,000 reportedly circulated at a local hotel during Thanksgiving football game wagers. The faculty senate adopted resolutions mandating suspension for bets on events involving university athletes.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Angell
University of Michigan
University Buildings Dedicated at Wooster
Wooster University dedicated its new campus buildings today in a ceremony attended by alumni and guests. The event follows a major fire last year that destroyed the old structures. Major donors include Andrew Carnegie Severance of Cleveland with $75,000 and H C Frick of Pittsburgh with $5,000. Total cost exceeds $400,000.
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Wooster University
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Columbus
Cleveland
Andrew Carpeste
Severance
H.C. Frick
Pittsburg
Cadets under close arrest at Virginia Military Institute
In Lexington Virginia, fifty six cadets nearly the entire third class face close arrest for firing fireworks from the academy roof at midnight. The disciplinary breach is linked to the board of visitors denying a ten day Christmas holiday request.
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Lexington
Dec
The
Military Institute
Board of Visitors
Suffering for Coal In Brooklyn Leads to City Meeting Plan
New York reports coal shortages drag Brooklyn into winter suffering as J E Swanstrom proposes a coordinated relief drive. He will convene church leaders and charity heads at Brooklyn City Hall to organize aid and urge Mayor Low to take action for other boroughs. Local death tolls noted amid scarcities.
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New York
J. BE. Swanstrom
Brooklyn
City Hall
Swanstrom
Low
Les
Andrew Carnegie Returns Home From Oceanic Voyage
The Oceanic arrived in New York from Liverpool and Queenstown after a six day passage. Andrew Carnegie, a passenger, appeared tired but said he felt better and would go directly to his new home to rest before outlining future plans.
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White Star Line
Oceanic
Andrew Carnegie
Liverpool
Queenstown
Daunt’s Rock
Carnegie
Protocol Signed At Havana Dinner In Cuba US Treaty
In Havana a palace dinner honored General Bliss with plans for signing the Cuba United States commercial treaty protocol after the meal. Officials Bliss Zaldo and Montes were to affix signatures, with both Spanish and English copies present. Bliss departs for New York next Saturday.
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Palma
General Bliss
Cuba
United States
Zaldo
Montes
Eral Bliss
New York
Fire damages Chase building in Worcester and Nash schoolhouse blaze
Worcester fire damaged the seven story Chase building at 4 Front Street with losses of 25000. C T Shearer & Co. department store suffered about 100000 in fire losses while W J Woods Co men’s clothing lost a substantial sum. Dozens overcome by dense smoke. In Parkersburg a Nash schoolhouse blaze destroyed furniture and contents with losses around 50000, about half insured.
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Worcester
Mass
Chase
Front Street
C. T. Shearer & Co
W. J. Woods Company
Parkersburg
W. Va
Colored Republicans Gather in Selma to Arm Party
Negro unionists from across Alabama met in Selma to organize a colored Republican party, adopting resolutions endorsing President Roosevelt for not recognizing the Lily White faction. An address urged black voters to appeal to Democrats and register when state books open next week.
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Selma
Als
Roosevelt
Alabama
Txsn
Peace Dove Flutters Johnson Appoints Committee to Confer
New York dispatch reports Ban Johnson and league executives to meet with National League delegates to seek a peaceful end to the baseball war. Johnson, Somers, Kilfoyle, Herrman, Hart, and Robison will participate. NL agrees to conference. Ward declines NL presidency. Proposals include recognizing reserves, no AL territory change, and coordinated game dates.
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New York
Ban Johnson
National League
Herrman
Hotel Victoria
American League
Charles Sommers
Cleveland
J. I. Kilfoyle
Cleveland Club
August Herrman
Cincinnati
James Hart
Chicago
Frank de Huss Robison
St. Louis
Johnson
Manhattan
Baltimore
Washington
John Montgomery Ward
Charles W. Somers
New York City
Baseball News Confirms Berry Trade From Dallas to Indianapolis
Manager Watkins received notice from Secretary Farrell of the National Association of Minor Leagues stating that catcher Claude Berry, signed by Indianapolis, had been awarded to Dallas, Texas. Berry played for Dallas last year and it was claimed Dallas held a two year contract for 1903. The association ruled the Dallas contract valid.
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Watkins
Farrell
National Association of Minor Leagues
Claude Berry
Indianapolis
Dallas
Tex
Berry
National Association
Many Injured In Allegheny Valley Express Collision
At Brilliant Station near Pittsburgh a Buffalo and Old City express crashed into a shifting freight train. Engineer James Lewis and Fireman James Morgen were severely hurt, about twenty passengers lightly injured. Separate report from Mexico City: a Hidalgo Railway special train carrying pilgrims returning from Tulancingo wrecked at Tepa, three killed and many injured as it rolled down an embankment. Police and hospitals treated the injured.
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Buffalo and
Old
Mexico City
Tepa
Hidalgo
Tulancingo
Pachuca
The
Republic
Guadaloupe
Train collision injures three in Columbus yards
A Baltimore and Ohio passenger train collided with a shifting engine in the Columbus yards this evening. Engineer David Laughery of Newark and Fireman Frank P. Hann of Zanesville were badly scalded while Albert Ellerman, a train dispatcher on the train, was seriously cut and bruised. None of the passengers was hurt.
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Columbus, O
Baltimore & Ohio
Columbus
David Laughery
Newark
Frank P. Hann
Zanesville
Albert Ellerman
Trade, Industry, Labor in a Labor Strife Era
Reports from Marseilles show dock laborers voting for a strike by a large margin in a union of about 3,600. Missouri Secretary Cook increases capital stock for St Louis Bridge and Terminal Railway to 50 million. Empress of India cargo arrives from the Orient at Victoria valued over two million. Klaw-Erlanger Company dissolves voluntarily following a stockholders meeting. Southern Boiler Makers' Union warns that loaning engines to Union Pacific may trigger a general strike. Chicago Truck Drivers seek wage hikes of 16 to 3 percent, with a new schedule in negotiation. Dominican government refuses to withdraw a shipping charges decree harming American interests. Grand Duke Alexander Michailov notes plans for a mercantile marine department with subsidies. One million in gold bound for South America. half withdrawn, rest in subtreasury likely moved by banks. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad sets December 22 as payment date for semiannual interest on bonds. Appellate Court reverses injunction against Chicago Board of Trade and Weare Commission amid McNeill Grain dispute. U S Circuit Judge Goff appoints receiver for Otter Creek Coal and Lumber in West Virginia after contested filing.
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Victoria
B. C
Orient
Pacific
Klaw-Erlanger Company
New York
Union Pacific
Chicago Truck Drivers’ Union
Truck Team Owners’ Association
United States
Powell
Department of Mercantile, Marine and Commercial
Grand Duke
Alexander Michailovithh
St. Petersburg
Russian Mercantile Marine
South America
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Mutual Insurance Feasibility Study By Kentucky Distillers
A committee for the Kentucky Distillers Association plans to survey U S distillers on a mutual insurance venture. If favorable, an immediate follow up meeting will push steps to form a company to cover their own risks. Also Georgia Senate approves ad valorem tax on corporate franchises using eminent domain.
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Stetson, Jennings & Russell
New Y
Lewis
Philadelphia
Kentucky Distillers’ Association
United States
Georgia State Senate
House
Georgia
South
Tildee Starbuck
Honolulu
New York
Horse racing notes from New Orleans and beyond
At New Orleans on December 11 Pearl Finder and St Tammany led the wagering as top winners. Jockey Robbins was injured when Oronte bolted during exercise, breaking his collarbone and wrist, while Lady Sterling suffered serious leg and knee injuries after colliding with a fence. In San Francisco Ingleside winners included Arthur Roy and Deutschland. Jockey Club rules in New York discuss drug prohibitions and race starts without gates, and four American jockeys returning from Europe include Ben Rigby Charles Thorpe Kan R Gray and Eddie Jones with varied recent success.
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New Orleans
Pearl Finder
St. Tammany
Oronte
Robbins
Lady Sterling
Suburban
Honolulu
Larson
San Francisco
Ingleside
Arthur Roy
Deutschland
Sunello
Stuyve
Bedner
New York
Jockey Club
Europe
Ben Rigby
St. Louis
France
Charles Thorpe
Geneva
Kan. R. Gray
von Egyedi
Eddie Jones
Baron Leonine
Baron Rothselle
Six Day Bike Race Leads Change as Newkirk-Jacobson Team Tops
In New York on December 11, two racing pairs pulled ahead in the six day event through teamwork. Newkirk-Jacobson and Leander-Floyd Krebs led at midnight with miles and laps shown in the tally, while McFarland-Maya Stinson-Moran-Bedell-Bedell and other squads trailed closely. The riders trailed the existing record of 1.86 miles by nearly one mile at the checkpoint.
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New York
Newkirk-Jacobson
Leander
Floyd Krebs
Floyd Kre
McFarland-Maya
Stinson-Moran - Bedell-Bedell
Butler-Turville
Galvin-Root
Keegan-Peterson
Barclay
Franz Krebs
Gardner Stops Stift In Six Round Middleweight Clash
George Gardner of the Pacific coast defeated Billy Stift of Chicago in six rounds. Stift was knocked down eight times in the final round and saved from a knockout by the bell. Gardner shifted tactics after three rounds and dominated from the fourth, leaving Stift unable to recover in time.
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Chicago
George Gardner
Billy Stift
Stift
Gardner
New York's Hugh McPadden Beats Mike Tuths in 20-Round Victory
In St Louis at the West End Club tonight Hugh McPadden of New York earned the decision over Brooklyn's Mike Tuths after twenty rounds. Referee Sh named McPadden the superior fighter as he outclassed his opponent.
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ST. Louis
Hugh McPadden
New York
Mike Tuths
Brooklyn
West End
McPadden
Tuths
Sullivan Beats Chester For Lightweight Title In London
In a Philadelphia Club bout ending in the top fortieth round Sullivan of Boston defeated London’s Bill Chester for $1,000 and the light weight championship.
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London
Adelphi Club
Sullivan
Boston
Bill Chester
Bowling scores highlight Commercial League action at Pastime alleys
Ruhl of the Marotts led with 215 in game two and Brandt of the Kahns posted 208. The Marotts took three from the Eagles and the Kahns beat the Whens. The Pettis team edged Reliables with two wins and a close third, all matches ending tight as scores remained close.
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Marotts
Brandt
Kahns
Eagles
Pettis
Reliables
Close game at Muncie with Indianapolis over Muncie 7 to 5
Indiana defeated Muncie 7 to 5 in a hard fought game at Muncie as Hipson and Way were the stars for Indianapolis. Kilgara started at center for Muncie, Ellis moved to center, Fahner played rush, and Higgins joined Way in the standout play. Attendance reported at 1,000.
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Pet
Racine
Indianapolis
Richmond
Anderson
Muncie
Elwood
Indianapolis Journal
Ind
Hipson
Kilgara
Ellis
Fahner
Rush
Higgins
Way
Indiana
Plies Ellis
Hins
Tobin
Gavitt
Cusick
Berry
Moran
Richmond Plays Here To Night At Tom Linson Hall
Richmond faces Indianapolis in a home game at Tom Linson Hall tonight. It marks Richmonds first appearance here and a strong contest is anticipated.
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Mond
Richmond
Indianapolis
Tomlinson Hall
Coal shortage grips Nebraska institutions and towns
Nebraska reports a serious coal shortage with limited supplies at state institutions. The State Board of Public Lands and Buildings is embarrassed as Lincoln Hospital for the Insane barely has enough to last a day. Osceola and smaller towns face famine, with some businesses already out of coal and forced closures if no supply arrives.
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Neb
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State Board of Public Lands and Buildings
Lincoln Hospital
Osceola
Telegraphic Brevities Headline Snapshot
A roundup of brief notices reports a fatal shooting near Oberlin Louisiana, Vanderbilt's improving health amid typhoid, ice on the Mississippi at La Crosse, Yukon Oklahoma robbers, Boer leaders arriving in New York, a mad dog fatality in Saginaw, a Pasteur treatment pledge, a Chicago diamond theft, anti liquor league sessions, a Wasp sailor shooting, and Pat Crowe family updates in Johannesburg.
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Oberlin
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Mississippi
la Crosse
Wis
Yukon
O. T
Marshal Montafort
Kritzinger
Fouche
Joubert
New York
London
Frances Wirth
Saginaw
Mich
Chicago
Charles H. Blackman
Kenwood
Washington
Committee of Thirteen
E. Nicholson
Indiana
Costello
United States
Wasp
San Juan
Hibbs
Porto Rican District Court
Cabreria
Navy
Stephen A. Crowe
Pat Crowe
Roasteau
Johannesburg
South Africa
Edward Cudahy
Pat
Cudahy
Obituary notices from multiple cities announced deaths
Obituaries report Cornelius D. Kenney president of the C D Kenney Company, age 64, dies in Baltimore. Kenney operates sixty retail tea and coffee stores across several states. Separate notices confirm the deaths of Mrs O K Adams in Madison, Wis, wife of a former State University president, William W Martin age 70 in Helena Mont, pioneer and Fort Logan builder, and Rev Robert Wood aged unknown in Nequad Magee Wis, oldest Episcopal minister on the peninsula.
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C. D. Kenney Company
Kenney Cooperative
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Pennsylvania
Virginia
Tennessee
South Carolina
Missouri
Ohio
Alabama
Delaware
Georgia
Madison
Wis
Redlands
Cal
O. K
Peninsula
Death at Port Huron Salt Co warehouse roof fall
In Sheboygan Wisconsin Oscar Jost aged forty died after a fall from the roof of the Port Huron Salt Company warehouse today. He had gone up to the roof to inspect conditions when the accident occurred.
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Sheboygan, Wis
Oscar Jost
Port Huron Salt Company
Harbor Salt Boat Tragedy Drowns in River
A salt boat in the harbor caused a man to be dragged, his arms and legs torn as he was hurled into the river. He was recovered dead from the water with drowning given as the cause. Medical examiners noted fatal injuries from the incident.
Sad Fate of a Boy in Auburn
Five year old Willie Hinger was sent on an errand Sunday afternoon and did not return. His dead body was found today on the piazza of a laundryman's house outside the city limits, believed to have frozen to death after being overcome by cold.
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Auburn
N. Y
Willie Hinger
Roosevelts Writings Reissued In Spectacular Sets By Gebbie
The Philadelphia publisher Gebbie & Co plans four deluxe Roosevelt editions totaling 22 volumes each with high prices up to 3900 per set. Only 1236 sets will be offered by subscription, with 26 sets priced at 3900. The complete writings include The Naval War of 1812 and The Winning of the West, among others, and require Roosevelt’s signature or facsimiles. The contract was signed after a dramatic two year negotiation in which Col. Roosevelt and A R Keller fought over plates and publication rights. The project aims to complete within nine months and will yield substantial royalties totaling about 342050 dollars to Roosevelt.
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Colonel Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Fishes With An Umbrella Secret Of Chavant Luck
A New Jersey inventor, Chavant, used an umbrella stripped of its cover with a three-hook setup on the rib to catch tomcods off Newark bay. The device produced quick catches, unmasking a local secret that spread through the fishing community and diminished Chavant's notoriety.
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Cc. H. Chavant
Greenville Camera Club
Newark Bay
Chavyant
Mr. Chavant
Disasters on Newfoundland Coast Deepens Tragedy
Furious snowstorms sweep the Newfoundland coast. Four schooners lost, one with ten crew dead. Other vessels driven to sea and believed in great danger. Trains and steamers delayed, numerous fatalities across the colony.
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ST. Johns
N. F
Newfoundland
Perjury convict J C Brownfield denied new trial
Eldorado Kansas December 11 J C Brownfield refused a new trial in a perjury case tied to Miss Jessie Morrison's murder defense Brownfield as star witness faced seven year sentence for perjury Prosecutor sought to clear Morrison who faced a ten year term if convicted in the killing of Mrs Olin Castile.
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J. C. Brownfield
Jessie Morrison
Olin Castile
Siary
Brownfield
Miss Morrison
Pa men lose lives in Kingston Com slope incident
A report from No 3 slope of the Kingston Com area states that several men died and another was seriously injured in the accident. Details are limited but the incident is under investigation by local authorities.
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Kingston Com
Tragedy on the Edwardsville Slope Mounds Three Men
Three miners were killed in Edwardsville when a coupling broke as loaded cars were moved on a slope. The men Benjamin Davia John Washwis and Peter Pedo were struck and thrown against the roof and sides of the incline after the cars dashed downhill following the break.
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Pany
Edwardsville
Benjamin Davia
Miner
John Washwis
Peter Pedo
World shaking quakes and seismic observations by Milne
Prof John Milne presented at Burlington Gardens on world shaking quakes and seismic observations. He divided earthquakes into macroseismic events affecting continents and microseismic local tremors, noting relationships between the two, evidence from tides and transit observations, and the global distribution of 30,000 quakes yearly.
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Burlington Gardens
John Milne
Royal Phical Society
Selemo
Lisbon
England
Scandinavia
North America
Portugal
Nyren
Igu
West Indies
Private cars on private lines add heavy drain on railroads
J W McCall, a Baltimore railroad man, says private cars outnumber railroads rolling stock more than thought. He notes over 100 private cars exist in America, costing about 10 million dollars annually in mileage. Railroads must haul them despite the toll on income, as some lines have no choice when orders come.
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New York Tribune
Southern Pacific
Chicago University Sued for 15000 Damages
Prairie du Chien Wis December 11 Patrick Bartley president of the Bank of Bloomington has begun suit against the University of Chicago for 15000 damages after his son Frank L Bartley aged twenty sustained injuries at the Wisconsin and Michigan football game when a temporary bleacher collapsed causing a broken leg
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Patrick Bartley
Bank of Bloomington
University of Chicago
Frank L. Bartley
Bartley
Wisconsin
Michigan
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