Dunbar Recites Poems for McCoy School Children
Poet Paul Laurence Dunbar visited McCoy School and Agnes Street to speak to Negro students. The crowd included many young readers eager for his humorous dialect verses such as Song Angelina and Warrior's. Dunbar's engaging manner drew applause and anticipation of a broader tour to Nebraska and the West.
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McCoy School
Agnes Atreeth
Paul Laurence Dun
Dunbar
Angelina
Warrior
Hwid Poney
Dr. Ward
Indiana
Busbar
Ward
Nebraska
Care of Epileptics in Indiana Calls for Institution
The State Board of Charities backs a dedicated institution for epileptics in Indiana. Secretary Butcher’s figures show many epileptics are housed in asylums or schools for the feeble minded, with few proper provisions. Advocates argue beds in a state institution would free spaces for insane patients and improve care.
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Indiana
State Board of Charities
State Board of Chair
Board of Charities
Butcher
Weather outlook for Christmas uncertain amid past years
A fragmented weather note analyzes Christmas day temperatures over the past twenty years, suggesting mixed results with cold, rain, snow, or warmth. It cites historical highs from 4 degrees below to 4 degrees above and recalls particularly cold Christmases in earlier years.
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Tely
Outlaws Sentenced by Juvenile Court in Indiana
Ludge Stubbs of the Juvenile Court sentenced Edward Reinhardt Ross and Charlies Goodnow for burglary at Moses Cohen's store on North Indiana Avenue. It developed during trial that the boys, tied to a band with Northwestern Avenue headquarters, carried on depredations, remaining in concealment.
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Ludge Stubbs
Yes
Edward Reinhardt
Ross
Charlies Goodnow
Indiana
Plainfield
Moses Cohen
Orba der Band
Dies in her chair at home in Indianapolis pioneer dies
Barton a pioneer of Indianapolis died suddenly at her home 2 East street while seated in a rocking chair She had suffered heart disease for years and succumbed to a recent attack Her remains were sent to Greensburg Indiana for burial She is survived by her husband Hiram Barton and one son
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Barton
Itp
Indianapolis
East Street
Greensburg
Ind
Hiram Barton
Hawthorne Arrests After Dormant Family Row
At Hawthorne's home 19 Bates last night an intoxicated man attacked his mother during a dispute over money. Police detained Ed after a struggle and the incident led to arrests of Hult and Griffin.
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Hawthorne
Bates
Griffin
Illicit Distillery in Chicago Skyscraper Arrests
In Chicago on December 22 five officers and instructors from Columbus laboratories were arrested in a sky scraper on State Street near Washington for operating a distillery contrary to regulations. Among the detainees is United States Commissioner Salomon. The group faced charges of displaying a distiller sign and making a mask fit for distillation in an unauthorized location. Also named were Charles Norton J A Wea ener M D chemist A Gehrmann M D bacteriologist W A Evans M D M D and A D Salomon. The arrests follow an injunction suit filed against Evans Gehrmann Salomon and others for operating a school to teach liquor imitations, with a possible $10 damages claim. The laboratories allegedly taught manufacturing gins rums brandies bitters cordials and tricks to imitate and age liquors.
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Chicago
Columbus Laboratories
United States
Salomon
State Street
Washington
United States Revenue
Levi G. Nutt
Charles Norton
J. A. Weaener
Pr. C
A. Gehrmann
W. A. Evans
A. D. Salomon
Northern District
United States District Court
Evans
Gehrmann
City
Solomon
Miss Lizzie Cooper Dies After California Accident
Miss Lizzie Cooper of Salem Indiana died in Pomona California after leaping from a buggy as a runaway horse crashed the rig. She was about fifty, daughter of the late William Cooper, a Salem merchant, and sister of John W and C Cooper. Local circles recall her as a leader in social and church life. she recently moved with her brothers to a fruit ranch in Claremont California.
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Pomona
Cal
Lizzie Cooper
Salem
Ind
Cooper
William Cooper
John W
C. Cooper
California
Claremont
Miss Cooper
Indiana
Baptist Church
Woman's Club
Henry Cooper
Chicago
Salvation Army to Feed 5000 in Indianapolis Dinner Drive
The Salvation Army begins a two day food collection in Indianapolis with three wagons covering city districts. Staff Captain Atkins expects donations will exceed the initial 5000 meal goal and enable a larger Christmas dinner for the poor.
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Salvation Army
Indianapolis
Atkins
Ber
Acute Tetanus Cured By Large Antitoxin Dose
A New York hospital reports a tetanus patient injured by a streetcar was cured after antitoxin injections. Ten hours after amputation of the injured leg, 60 centimeters were given near the elbow vein, followed by 40 more. By day five the condition improved and by day six the patient was fully recovered with weakened injections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nere
Silent inmate escapes from Rock Island hospital
In Des Moines a quiet man held on suspicion of sending an anonymous threat to Rock Island officials has fled from a hospital after three weeks confinement. Detectives say he may be linked to a dynamite gang terrorizing railroads, though this remains unconfirmed as officers pursue him.
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Des Moines
Rock Island
Earlham
Poison charge set against Mrs Collins in Owosso case
In Owosso Michigan Mrs Caroline Collins of New Lathrop was bound over to the Circuit Court for trial on charges of poisoning her hired man George Leachman who died under suspicious circumstances. An autopsy and organ analysis followed a court examination leading to the held-for-trial decision.
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Owosso, Mich
Caroline Collins
New Lathrop
Circuit Court
George Leachman
Leachman
Min
Collins
Justice Court
Officer Suffers Fingers Mash On Street Car
Sergeant Hagerty of the police department was briefly injured yesterday while riding a street car. He stood on the rear bumper of an eastbound Irvington car on his way to roll call when another car turned a corner at Pennsylvania and Washington streets, causing the mishap that will keep him off duty for several days.
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Hagerty
Police
Irvington
Pennsylvania
Washington Streets
Sears Ee
Dr. Setirien
Merchants Swindled by Worthless Checks
Detectives Haley and Splann arrested Fred W Nolting at the police station on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. Nolting allegedly passed worthless checks drawn on Union National Bank to several city firms, swindling Kahn Tailoring, William Beck, and Philip for sums including 12, 6, and 15 dollars, with the total theft possibly exceeding 500 dollars.
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Haley and
Splann
Fred W. Nolting
South State Street
Notting
Union National Bank
Nolting
Cardinal Gib bons Christmas Greetings From Baltimore
Cardinal Gib bons issues Christmas greetings to the College of Cardinals and to crowned heads including the Emperor of Austria King of Spain and kings of Portugal Belgium Saxony and the Prince Regent of Bavaria. He expresses wishes for prosperity blessing and heavenly grace for their kingdoms.
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Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
College of Cardinals
Austria
Spain
Portugal
Belgium
Saxony
Bavaria
Secured Discharge From Marine Corps Granted by DC Court
Justice Clabaugh in Washington today granted George E. Harris a writ of habeas corpus to discharge his son Harry F. Harris from the United States Marine Corps. The court ruled that youths under eighteen cannot enlist in the Marines without parental consent, and that Navy enlistment rules do not apply to the Marine Corps.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia
Clabaugh
George E. Harris
Harry F. Harris
United States Marine Corps
Marine Corps
Democratic Leaders May Sound Keynotes
New York December 2 Local Democrats plan a January 4 dinner in New York City honoring Mayor McClellan to open the national campaign. Ex President Cleveland is expected to speak with Chief Judge Parker Senator A P Gorman and others expected to attend the event.
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New York
McClellan
Cleveland
Parker
State Court of A Is
A. P. Gorman
United Tates
Ayin B Hill
John Ar Pe
House of Representatives
William C. Whitney
Four Inch Frontage Lot Sells in New York Real Estate Record
A parcel with a four inch frontage on Seventh Avenue south of Fiftieth Street sold for $5,000 per front foot. The ninety foot depth odd lot emerged from a surveying mistake. Buyers on both sides declined the four inch frontage, leaving the purchaser with an unclear intention.
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New York
Seventh Avenue
Fiftieth Street
Ancient Order of Hibernians Amalgamated in New York County
After twenty years of dissension the Board of America and the Board of Erin unite in New York county. About 100000 men and 180000 women are expected to be affected by the reunion. The split began at the 1884 Cleveland meeting over admitting children of members who married outside nationalities.
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New York
Order of Hibernians
Board of America
Board of Erin
New York County
Cleveland
Order
Jenetne
Escaped inmate threatens governor in private office
Clayton Deeter, an escaped Grand Island Soldiers Home inmate armed with a large paper knife, entered Governor Mickey's private office in Lincoln on December 22. He brandished the knife and proclaimed his views on Senator Dietrich, later restrained by associates.
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Lincoln, Neb
Clayton
Deeter
Grand Island Soldiers
Mickey
Dietrich
Mickey W
Maresing
Sethemas
Nic Ona
Robbers Alarmed By The Telephone Bell
A group of central Illinois safeblowers dynamited an Anchor bank last night but fled after telephone bells rang while $10.00 lay exposed. bank plunder was minimal. In Tower Hill, burglars blew a safe, escaped with cash, and stole a horse and buggy. pursuit by anti horse thief group continues with Attorney General Hamlin named as a principal stockholder.
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Bloomington
Central Illinois
Tower Hill
Anti-Horsethief Association
Attorne General
Collision damages torpedo boat Winslow and ferry America
New York December 22. In the East river collision the torpedo boat Winslow and the ferry America were damaged. The ferry hull stove in and began filling. Winslow returned to the navy yard with a fourteen inch bow hole and twisted bow. Cmdr Lieut. Charles P Nelson led a crew of forty.
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New York
Winslow
America
East River
Newport
Navy Yard
Manhattan
Grand Street
Charles P. Nelson
May Be Held For Murder Arthur Humphrey Confesses
Keokuk Iowa December 22 Arthur Humphrey a fourteen year old boy in police custody may be held for the murder of Paul and William Stice. He admits striking William and chasing him toward a river where both Stice boys disappeared and later drowned. He says the younger brother tried to rescue them and both boys sank.
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Arthur Humphrey
Stice
Keokuk
Paul
William Stice
Humphrey
Wiliam Stice
Stices
William
Convicted swindler Fenstettacher hangs self in jail
Charles D. Fenstettacher aged forty eight, just convicted in U S District Court of using the mails to defraud, hanged himself with a towel in a county prison cell. A former bookkeeper, his thirty year criminal record included mail fraud schemes against farmers across North Carolina Gear Ohio New York. He was awaiting appeal when his suicide occurred.
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Philadelphia
Charles D. Fenstettacher
United States District Court
Fenstettacher
Holden
North Carolina
Gear
Ohio
New York
County Contracts Awarded for Coal and Burial Services
The Board of County Commissioners awarded the coal contract for county institutions to A. B. Meyer & Co. Logsdon Fuel Co. was the other bidder. The county burial contract went to Royster & Askins of Haughville, over C. Wiese & Sons and Beck & Harrold. County printing contract goes to Sentinel Printing Company as the lowest bidder.
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Board of County Commissioners
A. B. Meyer & Co
Logsdon Fuel Company
Royster & Askins
Haughville
C. Wiese & Sons
Beck & Harrold
Woman Aids Escape in Police Court Testimony
Belle Davis a respected local criminal whose escape from the Women’s Reformatory was aided by Elza Dehorney a colored criminal recently headed to the grand jury for robbery. Davis admitted Dehorney held up a white man and took his watch and chain. Davis was returned to the Reformatory while Dehorney remains in county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Davis
Women's Reformatory
Elza Dehorney
Grand Jury
Dehorney
Reformatory
The Guild Engineer Midnight Greeting Ends in Tragedy
A Providence night signal from engineer Guild hinted to his wife that love endured through work and waiting. The town and travelers heard a sharp whistle as Guild raced along the line but one night it carried a fatal message. He was found dead beneath his engine, the line’s old rhythm silenced.
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Guild
Providence
Stonington
Rhode Island
Reviews of Sanctuary and Other Christmas Books
A critical survey of Edith Wharton Sanctuary and other recent works. The piece critiques Wharton’s male heroine and her emotional motives, contrasts with Robert Barr Over the Border, and notes Kipling and Nesbit volumes as well as church calendars and ballad selections. Ends with comments on the publishers and illustrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Barr
Scott
Sir Kenneth
Edith Plantagenet
Lord Lytton
Cromwell
Charles
Will Armstrong
Frances Wentworth
Frederick A. Stokes Company
New York
Juvenile books for Christmas by Penn Publishing and John W. Baird
Penn Publishing issues three juvenile titles for girls by Lucy Foster Madison Evelyn Raymond and Annie M Barnes describing A Daughter of the Union A Quaker Maiden and The Little Lady of the Fort with thrilling Civil War plots and Quaker virtue. John W. Baird collects and publishes a children oriented verse volume highlighting nursery songs and old favorites with varied authorship and a calendar style booklet from William S. Lord Evanston Illinois.
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Penn Publishing Company
Lucy Foster Madison
Evelyn Raymond
Annie M. Barnes
New York
New Orleans
Mississippi
Carolinas
Thean Publishing Company
John W. Baird
Indianapolis
Baird
Boys Books and Classics Review Digest
A compact survey of boys literature noting Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga and Fort Ticonderoga capture, In the Camp of the Creeks by Louis Pendleton, The Story of Siegfried by Ward Brooks, and Horatio Alger Jr. works. It praises Alger for boy appeal, virtue triumphs, and warns of sameness amid engaging plots.
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Ethan Allen
Ticonderoga
Fort Ticonderoga
W. Bert Foster
Georgia
Louis Pendleton
Siegfried
Ward Brooks
Penn Publishing Company
Philadel
Horatio Alger, Jr
Oliver Optic
The
Philadelphia
Maisie and Her Day Trip in Fairyland review
Bennet Mussin writes a children’s fairy tale that adds to the genre with familiar devices of a child’s fairyland journey. Maisie visits a gnome home in the neighboring mountains and encounters giants, a king and queen, and other whimsical beings. The book is fairly illustrated by F. G. Corey and published by Harper Bros.
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Maisie
Fairyland
Bennet Mussin
F. G. Corey
Harper Bros
Daughter of the Rich Joins N E B C C Society in Rural Tale
A lively story by M. E. Waller for girls eight to sixteen, tracing the daughter of wealth as she visits the country, learns about setting hens and strawberries, helps others by raising chickens, and blends juvenile romance with a touch of ice. Published by Little, Brown & Co. Boston.
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M. E. Waller
Little, Brown & Co
Boston
Orchard Land Charm in a Child’s City Woods
In Robert W. Chambers's Orchard Land playful creatures appear to Geraldine and Peter, offering gentle tales of ordinary city wildlife. A blue jay and a dragon-like image invite young readers to imagine magic within suburban nature.
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Robert W. Chambers
Geraldine
Peter
Realistic character sketches of three young women abroad
Ellen Douglas Deland offers a pleasant realism in a charming tale of three women pursuing different studies. On a journey abroad each heroine gains perspective on the treasures of the old world, in an allegorically bound volume by W. A. Wilde Company, Boston.
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Ellen Douglas Deland
Lfe
W. A. Wilde Company
Bos
Expedition Tale Through Grand Canyon and Mormon Trail
A wholesome adventure follows school girls with Captain Fenton and a military escort on a thousand mile horseback exploration of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado and the old Mormon trail through Arizona and Utah. The author Prentiss Ingraham notes principal incidents with Generals and Buffalo Bill Cody. the narrative moves slowly but remains engaging for readers.
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Fenton
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Arizona
Utah
Monenae Prentiss Ingraham
Baildwin
Cody
Buffalo Bill
Dana Estes & Co
Boston
Revolutionary era battle tale for young readers begins series
Everett T. Tomlinson starts a new book series on early colonial history. The first volume covers the French and Indian wars and the Battle of Lake George in 1775. W. A. Company Boston announces an intensely engaging narrative of pioneer struggles designed to educate boys about early American history.
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James Otis
George Rodgers
United 8 Itages
Great Britain
Fred
W. A. Wilde & Co
Boston
Everett T. Tomlinson
Lake George
The
W. A. Company
Third Volume Reveals South American Coffee Industry
Claude H. Wetmore concludes his South American stories with a detailed look at a major coffee plantation and the vast coffee trade in a country little known to Americans. The narrative, set on a large plantation, exposes the scale of South America’s great coffee business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude H. Wetmore
Western Hemisphere
Fee
South America
W. A. Wilde Company
Boston
Be loved of the children six stories by Annie Fellows Johnston
A small volume containing six stories by Annie Fellows Johnston praised as bright alive and interesting for boys and girls. The tales have already appeared in Youth's Companion and are offered by L. Page & Co., Boston.
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Annie Fellows Johnston
Mrs. Johnston
L. Page & Co
Boston
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