Twelve Girls Jump From Fifth Story in Dayton Fire
Twelve girls leaped from the Canby building fifth story to escape smoke and flames in Dayton. Dr Lambert caught and broke falls, likely saving six lives. Injured include Min Troxell and Charles Reeder, both doomed, and Mrs. Frank Hughes and Miss Levisson seriously hurt. Fire began in the basement, property loss small.
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Dayton
Canby
Lambert
Min‘Rie Troxell
Charles Reeder
Frank Hughes
Miss Levisson
Avonmore
Pere
Edri
Etapa Seas
Victoria
Forty-ninth
Calumet Avenue
Occasixty
ST. Louis
North Street
Esther
Miss T
Bloomington
Lincoln
Jay
Rain or Snow Today Fairer and Colder Sunday
Forecast for Saturday and Sunday shows rain or snow in Indiana with warmer Sunday, then fair and colder conditions. North portions get snow, south warm. winds shift from south to northwest near Lake Michigan. Michigan, Wisconsin, and Dakota regions show varying rain snow and clearing conditions with Sunday fair and colder. Temperature and wind data noted by Met. Blythe remarks on Victoria Parliament labor influence, immigration, and unions.
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Washington
Indiana
Lake Michigan
Michigan
Wisconsin
Orth Dakota
Soulta
Sunta
Graemia
Readaches From Colds: Jerstius Bromo Quinine
The item promotes Jerstius Bromo Quinine as a remedy for the common cold. It claims to remove the cause and urges readers to obtain the full name from the geonine call Ge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerstius Bromo
Detectives Celebrate Break in Robbery Case at Hotel
Detectives Holtz and Bray identified James Wilson as one of the men who robbed Hermann’s art store and two women Fannie Hester and Lillian Van Dusen as suspected shoplifters. The trio faced hearings in Police Court but the case was continued to next Friday on attorney Newton Harding’s motion. Authorities seek the two escapees still at large in the city. Bertilian pictures were sent to Washington for identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wilson
Holtz and Bray
Denison Hotel
Fannie Hester
Lillian van Dusen
Whallon
Newton Harding
Wilson
Hermann’s
Bertilian
Washington
Sta Maria della Schola and the Red Pope Gotti's rise noted
The article traces Cardinal Gotti from Sta Maria della Schola to prefect of the Propaganda Fide the so called Red Pope. It highlights his influence in Brazil aiding peace efforts and his favorable regard by Germany Austria Italy and France. It also mentions the Austrian emperor’s pectoral cross and Leo XIIIs secret legacy to his successor.
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Brazil
Propaganda Fide
Gotti
Leo XIII
Germany
Austria
Italy
France
S. Paolo
Peixoto
En Gotti
Petra
Peter
Vatican
Iti
Holy See
Leo
Pope Leo’s Wealth Sum Left for Successor’s Lesson
In Paris a report claims Pope Leo left about 7 million dollars, arguing his successor should learn the difficulty of governing the church without funds and the need for economy. The alleged motive is to teach restraint in handling wealth for future leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Leo
Kruger Opens Weekly Police Command Meetings
Superintendent Kruger of the police department inaugurated a weekly Friday meeting with captains and sergeants to discuss the city's general condition and receive suggestions to improve police service. He hopes this will keep him better in touch with his officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kruger
Police Department
Movements of Steamers Across Major Ports
Shipping news lists arrivals and arrivals and departures across ports December 18 19. Vessels include Lucania Arabic and Carpathia with routes from New York Liverpool Glasgow and Algiers. Several ships proceeded without communication after arrival in Boston and Rotterdam.
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Queenstown
Repo
Liverpool
Boston
Liverpoais Rem
Lizard
Noordam
New York
Rotterdam
Rheinland
Bremen
Moltke
Hamburg
St. Louis
Southampton
Lucania
Corinthian
Glasgow
Gibraltar
Lahn
Naples
Genoa
Bovie
Trieste
Carpathia
Algiers
Havre
la Champagne
Lombardia
Body of Tolliver Taken From Morgue For Funeral
The body of William Tolliver, killed by Patrolman Dugan Thursday evening, was moved from the City Morgue to Willis's undertaking establishment yesterday morning for burial. Friends deny Tolliver entered W. L. Resener's store to rob and hold there was another cause for the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Tolliver
Dugan
Willis
Undertaking Establishment
Friends of the
W. L. Resener
King forgery suspect not Indianapolis resident
The Russell King accused of forging A. L. Willard’s name to several checks is not a resident of Indianapolis and is unknown there. Police have been unable to locate him and expect little hope for his arrest. Kil King, son of Mith King, and Senator Pairbanks secretary, is not the wanted man.
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Russell King
A. L. Willard
Indianapolis
Kilt King
Mith King
Pairbanks
Hearing in Shipbuilding receivership probes French underwriting
In New York on December 18 a sparsely attended hearing examined Charles B. Alexander of Alexander and Green. Untermyer pressed for access to coded cablegrams about Shipbuilding stock while Alexander refused many questions as privileged. The probe touched on French underwriting and a $200,000 allocation to subsidize the French press, with testimony continuing next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Untermyer
Charles B. Alexander
Alexander & Green
Messrs. Guthrie
Guthrie
Alexander
Mr. Alexander
Paris
France
Baron Rogniat
Young
Oppenheims
Harjes
Mr. Untermyer
Russian Fleet in Far East to Be Increased
Believed Russian naval forces at Bizerta Tunisia will be reinforced within days by six torpedo boats, then move to the Far East. The battleship Emperor Nicholas with Admiral Motlas aboard is due at Piraeus December 23. Reports from St Petersburg and Tokyo note troop movements toward Port Arthur and rising Russo Japanese War insurance rates in Lloyds.
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Bizerta
Tunis
Dimitri Donskoi
Oslaba
Aurora
Virenius
Far East
Emperor Nicholas
Motlas
Mediterranean
Piraeus
Greece
ST. Petersburg
Manchuria
Port Arthur
Tokio
Anita Newcomb McGee
Association of
Japan
Washington
Iran
Russia
London
Lloyds
Russians May Keep Japanese Out Of Korea
In Seoul on December 18, Russians show resolve to block Japanese foothold in Korea. Radicals demand Russia reach the sea for protection, warning that Japanese control of Korea would threaten regional stability. Emperor silent on Wiju audience. Allen presses for reply. Russians resent American activity at Wiju and Mukden openings, warning of repeated Japanese influence if Yongampho and Wiju open. Americans trade with Manchuria but fear future competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Japan
Korea
Russia
United States
Allen
Wiju
Manchuria
Mukden
An-Tung
Yongampho
America
Friars Grumble Over Philippine Lands Settlement
Rome reports excitement in mother houses of Dominican Augustinian Franciscans and Recollects as settlement of friars lands in the Philippines is announced. They say the offered 7 250 000 dollars falls far short of the 12 000 dollars asked and that lands were transferred to private companies while friars held many shares. They note the sum barely covers debts incurred during revolution and criticise distribution among orders.
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Rome
Philippines
Madrid
di Comililas
Transatlanti Navigation Com
Ao - Dominicans
Transfer of Louisiana to the United States commemoration
New Orleans marks the Louisiana transfer centennial with a governor led review of French and American ships, a pontifical mass planned at St Louis Cathedral, and appearances by statesmen and dignitaries. Iowa likewise observes the transfer with 13000 schools holding special services and a pamphlet detailing events for the St. Louis exposition.
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New Orleans
State of
Louisiana
City of
Louisiana Historical Society
Louisiana Territory
France
United States
Heard
Place de Armes
St. Louis Cathedral
Claiborne
Williamson
M. Jusserand
David B. Francis
A. B. Pouthier
Exchequer Court of Canada
E. Tashereau
Supreme Court of the
Dominion
Admiral Wise
Capdevielle
Stranger
Minneapolis
Des Moines
Iowa
Cummins
Barrett
Department of Education
St. Louis
Malformations of a Most Unusual Type
Brookings South Dakota December 18. Postmortem findings on William Allison aged twenty one reveal extraordinary internal displacements. A dilated stomach fills the left thoracic cavity replacing the left lung while a rudimentary lung remains. The colon sits beneath the stomach with the Seabogge attached. The heart lies on the lower right side near the spine. Malformations existed from infancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookings
William Allison
American Countess Secures Divorce in Berlin Saga
Berlin society buzzes over the divorce of Countess Isabella Bronsart Von Schellendorf, nee Adams, an American. She states the marriage ended on her motion due to her husband’s infidelity. the Tanzanian court in Tanga ruled he alone was guilty. A privately circulated pamphlet outlines the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Isabella Bronsart von Schellendorf
Adams
Tageblatt
Bronsart von Schellendorf
German East Africa
Tanga
Lowell Mills Refuse Wages Cut Despite Cotton Rise
Lowell Massachusetts December 18 The Lowell Manufacturing Company will keep its cotton mills running and avoid wage reductions or production cuts as long as possible despite high cotton prices and weak goods prices. Franklin Nourse says the situation is the most serious in years and relief may be needed if losses mount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Mass
Franklin Nourse
Lowell Manufacturing Company
Nourse
Death of Colonel John R. Officer in Marlborough Room
St Paul dispatch reports Col John R officer died in his Marlborough hotel room amid heart trouble. The late officer was connected with ranked service and consular duties, with brief confirmation of his passing and room location.
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Paul, Minn
John R
Marlborough
Greene Under Bond In The Post Office Cases
United States Commissioner Hall held State Senator George E. Greene on all five indictments for trial in Washington after finding probable cause of bribery and conspiracy in post office time recorder and cancellation machine deals. Bail set at 4000 dollars. Greene released on 20000 dollar bail with George F. O'Neil acting as bondsman.
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Binghamton
N. Y
United States
Hall
George E. Greene
Washington
Senator Greene
George W. Beavers
Post Office Department
Greene
Beavers
Doremus
Truesdale
Ida Cowell
Grand Jury
Fish
Doremus Machine Company
Furnis
Supreme Court of
District of Columbia
Ray
Norwich
Curtiss
District
United States Marshal
District Court of the United States
Albany
George F. O'Neil
Kentuckian barred from intervention in foreclosure suit
United States Court of Appeals in Philadelphia today refused to permit Harry C. Spinks of Newport, Kentucky to intervene in and defend the foreclosure suit against the American Asphalt Company. The decision upholds a judgment by Judge Kirkpatrick and involves four consolidated suits alleging the stock swap with National Asphalt to .
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Philadelphia
United States Court of Appeals
Harry C. Spinks
Newport
American Asphalt Company
Kirkpatrick
United States Circuit Court For
New Jersey
Spinks
Asphalt Company of America
National Asphalt Company
National Company
Indianan Certificates Issued To List Of Named Individuals
Certificates issued to John McGuire Omas D Denny Quinton Abel Robert T Hamilton Leonidas Folckemer Isaac M Smith Frederick W Over Alexander Work Levi Suet Urbane C May James Blue George W Singleton John 8 Christie Levi Kinworthy George Alcott William Inman Daniel Johnson minor Isaac N Cassady Malinda J Dimmit Mary A McClarren Roy Nancy Jane Rader Louisa J Mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McGuire
Omas D. Denny
Quinton Abel
Robert T. Hamilton
Leonidas Folckemer
Isaac M. Smith
Frederick W. Over
Alexander Work
Levi Suet
Urbane C. May
James Blue
George W. Singleton
John 8. Christie
Levi Kinworthy
George Alcott
William Inman
Daniel Johnson
Minor
Isaac N. Cassady
Malinda J. Dimmit
Mary A. McClarren
Roy
Nancy Jane Rader
Louisa J. Mills
Gold Strike Reported Near Menominee Wisconsin
Gold has been discovered on a farm in Lucas town in Dunn county near Menominee. An assay shows 145 dollars per ton from rock taken at five foot intervals for eighty five feet in a well. The samples were mixed to determine the average gold content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menominee, Wis
Lucas
Dunn County
Menominee
Chicago Livery Drivers Strike Halts Funeral Transport
Sixteen hundred livery drivers backed by Chicago Teamsters walked out over wages and conditions. Nearly 100 stables tied up, with 75 funerals scheduled as unions press for higher pay. Only 700 licensed cabs operated. carriages used embalmers wagons for burials amid picket violence and police guards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Teamaters
Teamsters’ Union
City Health Department
Liverymen’s Association
West Eighteenth
Alport
Mary Kucera
Bohemian National Cemetery
William J Bryan to Seek Audience With Czar in St Petersburg
William Jennings Bryan plans arrival in St Petersburg on Sunday and hopes for an audience with the Czar. The report comes as a Copenhagen dispatch notes the battleship Iver Hvitfeldt was destroyed by fire and sank.
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William J. Bryan
St. Petersburg
Daily Mail
Copenhagen
Iver Hvitfeldt
London Daily Mail
War Office
Evening Herald
Dublin
Kt Edward
Queen Alexandra
Ireland
Punchestown
Delarey
Ahmadnagar Toaterang
Venetian Alps
Europe
America
Journal of Paris
Charlotte of
Saxe- Meiningen
Km Wiliam
Alexandra of Curland
Grand Duke of
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Cumberland
Gerunden
Upper Austria
Chamber of Deputies
M. Mirman
Widing
Com
Andre
Dreyfus
Paris
Special Commission of Judges
4. B. Burks
Bearo
St. Benedict the Moor
York City
Mgr. Kennedy
American College
Father Burke
Woman Injured in Apparent West Abbott Street Assault
Minnie Sanders was found unconscious in her room at 428 West Abbott Street with extensive head facial and scalp wounds after a fierce struggle. William Moore reported hearing a man threaten her and saw her enter with a companion Thursday night but could not identify the assailant. City Hospital treated her for about a dozen scalp wounds and serious injuries to face and hands. police could not progress the case as she refused to talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Sanders
West Abbott Street
William Moore
Sanders
Moore
Dr. Rhodes
City Hospital
Aarona Sea
World Bible Sunday Proclaimed for March 7 across nations
New York reports a world wide Bible Sunday set for March 7 194 by the British and Foreign Bible Society and allied bodies A centenary year aims to publish translate and circulate scriptures at nominal cost with pledges from mission centers across Central America Asia and the Pacific Islands and churches worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
British and Foreign Bible Society
Centen Society
General Elliott May Go to the Isthmus
After a conference among Secretary Moody Rear Admiral Taylor and Brig Gen George Elliott it was decided that if Isthmus conditions persist General Elliott will sail for Colon on the Dixie from Philadelphia with a new battalion. The ship is en route north for this dispatch to the isthmus. The Department declined to publish further plans citing Panama Canals conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Moody
Taylor
Bureau of Navigation
George Elliott
Marine Corps
Panama
El-lott
Colon
Dixie
Philadelphia
Patedighin
Levy Das Department
Panama Canathoa
Department
Eet
Mrs Wood and Son Sail for Manila on Kilpatrick
New York December 18 Mrs Wood wife of General Wood and her three year old son will sail tomorrow for Manila aboard the transport Kilpatrick, under military permission.
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R.H
W. T. Blythe
Representa
Australia
Australiana
Labor Party
Seiny
Tex
N.Y
Wesc
Alberta
Nenport
Col
Presteat City
Saccet
Tee
Ville
Fla
City
Utah
Denipon House
Bogota
South Dakota
Isabella von Schellendorf
John BR. Hastings
Central Union
Direct Business Channel
Bond
Pensions For Veterans
British Society
Elliott
Isthmus
Springfield, Iil
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