Refused to Accept Duty in Porto Rican Smuggling Case
Hearing before United States Commissioner Anderson in San Juan continued as Collector Cragen testified he wished to pay duty on the cases. The case involves Robert Giles, a government road contractor, and Lieutenant Commander George W. Blentz charged with smuggling wines and liquors from St Thomas on government vessels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan
P. R
Dec
United States
Anderson
Robert Giles
George W. Blentz
St. Thomas
Cragen
Government Vessels Harbor Liquor Case At Sea
The collector boarded the lighthouse tender Laurel and found three cases of liquors addressed to the captain. Six cases bore the name Robert Giles and one opened case contained brandy. After three demands the cases were delivered within thirty minutes. Giles and Lt Cmdr Mentz sought to return them to St Thomas. Officer Cosgrove recalled. The quartermaster denied removal at Culebra. Schultz testified nothing landed at Culebra. Prosecution closed. defense set to file brief Monday.
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Laurel
Robert Giles
Cruzen
Giles
Mentz
St. Thomas
Cosgrove
Culebra
Schultz
Mascagni Arrested for Alleged Embezzlement by Manager
Chicago reports Signor Pietro Mascagni, the Italian composer, was arrested on a charge of embezzlement by his former manager Richard Heard after Mascagni abandoned his American tour. Heard claimed a contract for five dollars. Mascagni refused payment. Mascagni remained at the Auditorium Hotel under house detectives' custody.
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Chicago
Pietro Masccagni
Richard Heard
Mascagni
Italy
Heard
Auditorium Hotel
Beaty Claims Cure For Consumption Via Inhaled Air Method
Cincinnati physician Dr. Marshal Beaty announces a new constitutional and antiseptic air inhalation treatment for consumption and related throat and lung diseases. He says medicines taken by mouth are ineffective alone and that his volatilized medicated air directly contacts diseased cells to destroy germs and heal tissue. He reports treating hundreds of patients nationwide since making the claim public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Marshal Beaty
West Ninth Street
Indianapolis coal road may ease looming shortage
Indy factories face fuel scarcity as freight lines fail to move Indiana coal to markets. Garstang of Garstang Fuel argues a new Indianapolis Southern coal road plus expanded rail facilities would relieve embargoes and keep plants like Parry works and Standard Wheel running.
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Indianapolis
Wilfred R. Garstang
The
Garstang Fuel Company
Garstang
Coal Dealers’ Association
Big Four
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Terre Haute
Northwest
Chicago
Illinois
Parry Works
Standard Wheel Company
Kingan & Co
Indianapolis & Plainfield Traction Company
Belt Railroad
Warmer Weather Ends Cold Wave in Indianapolis
The three day cold snap eases with Weatherman Blythe predicting warmer, fair conditions today as sun returns gradually. Relieft efforts trace fuel relief, with Charity Organization Society noting few applications and Dime Savings Bank withdrawals totaling 5224 likely for fuel. Salvation Army investigates fuel for the poor and introduces a new method using porous clay bricks sold at three cents each to aid stove use.
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Blythe
Old Sol
Old Boreas
Grout
Charity Organization Society
Dime Savings Bank
Atkins
Salvation Army
Indianapolis
Army
Fuel for the Poor and Army Supply Cited in Frugal News
A wire hook fed by the army cooled in water and recharged in oil. The cost is small compared to other fuels. Captain Atkins has yet to learn the true condition of fuel for the poor, who mainly receive coal in small portions, some as little as five cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atkins
Alleged Discrimination in Coal Trade Sparks ICC Action
R W Austin of Live and Let Live Coal Company files with the Interstate Commerce Commission alleging Southern Railroad discriminates in coal car supply. He claims his below market charges, a dealer price cartel, and car shortages harm Knoxville mines and consumers. Philadelphia region reports idle and short handed collieries after Christmas holidays. coal shortage heightens tensions.
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Washington
R. W. Austin
Knoxville
Tenn
Live and Let Live Coal Company
Knoxville Women's Christian Association For the Poor
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Railroad
Jerlico
Philadelphia
Reading
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Morgan Agents Promise Coal Settlement Reached
The suit of Harry Nevelson against J. P. Morgan for failing to provide heat in a leased apartment has been settled out of court. Morgan's agents promised an ample coal supply in the apartment house.
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New York
J. P. Morgan
Harry Nevelson
Nevelson
Suffering at Many Places Amid Frigid U.S. Weather
Dispatches from multiple cities report severe cold and fuel shortages. St Paul recorded 16 degrees below zero as its low and 4 above at day’s high, while Huron Dakota fell to 26 below before rising. Southerners endured 8 above to 36 in Jacksonville with Nashville 4 and Amarillo 18. Two deaths from exposure linked to Kentucky and Louisville, including a steamboat engineer William Friend and an unidentified man near the almshouse.
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St. Paul
America
Huron
Louisville
Jacksonville
Nashville
Amarillo
Kentucky
William Friend
Louisa
Bryan in Mexico for pleasure with talk on silver standard
W J Bryan arrived in Mexico City with wife and children for a personal visit. He commented that if Mexico shifts to a gold standard it could raise gold demand and affect prices. He noted possible side trips to the hot country and Toluca where Governor Villada is chief magistrate. He was received cordially by President Diaz in a personal interview.
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Mexico City
W. J. Bryan
India
England
Mexico
China
Bryan
Toluca
Villada
Diaz
Ready to Splice Cable Off Diamond Head
The Silvertown telegraph ship reports progress in laying the San Francisco Honolulu cable. About to buoy the cable off Oahu at 450 fathoms, 2238 nautical miles paid out. The shore end will splice to the sea cable near Diamond Head, landing face for the cross ocean line. Weather could delay completion by a day or two.
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Oahu
Diamond Head
San Francisco
Honolulu
Shot by a Woman on Dauphin Island Dies
News from Dauphin Island Mobile bay reports Fred Mathews shot and killed by a daughter of George Sprinkle. Mathews, son of a former Scranton Mississippi mayor, was taken home for burial. Details remain unclear with one report calling the shooting accidental.
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Mobile
Ala
Dauphin Island
Mobile Bay
Fred Mathews
George Sprinkle
Mathews
Scranton
Miss
Guard for McKinley Tomb Departed by U S Army
Lieutenants Reese and Inglehart with two sergeants four corporals and thirty privates of Company M Third United States Infantry left Ft. Thomas Kentucky for Canton to serve as the special guard around McKinley’s tomb. They relieved a detachment of the Fourteenth Infantry.
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Cincinnati
Reese
Inglehart
Third
United States Infantry
Ft. Thomas
Canton
McKinley
Fourteenth Infantry
Rare complete Indiana law collection preserved in vault
To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal a reader confirms owning a complete set of Indiana laws. The vault holds Northwest Territory laws (1719-18), Indiana Territory laws (1801-1818), and general and local laws from 1817-10. The owner notes twenty years of hunt to assemble the set and agrees on its rarity.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Western Historical Society
Illinois
Ilinois
Indiana
Ohio
Wisconsin
Michigan
Northwest Territory
Northwest
Indiana Territory
Mrs U S Grants Will Divided Four Ways For Probate
The will of Mrs Ulysses S Grant filed for probate directs the estate be split into four equal shares. Gen Fred D Grant, named executor, asks letters testamentary. One memento from the Empress of Japan goes to New York’s Museum of Arts. The estate includes a Massachusetts avenue house valued around 40000, cash about 10065, stocks and securities 180000, and household goods 4000. The four shares fund family support and education for the Grantees and their issue.
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Washington
Ulysses S. Grant
Japan
Museum of Arts
New York
Fred D. Grant
Register Dent
District Supreme Court
Ellen W. Sartoris
Jesse R. Grant
Massachusetts Avenue
Frederick D. Grant
Firemen Mangled Three Dead in Brooklyn Factory Fire
A morning blaze in Brooklyn's riverfront factory district destroyed Arbuckle Brothers cooperage, killing three firemen and injuring several others as walls collapsed. Loss exceeds 400000 with extensive damage to nearby factories and tenements. fire under control by 6 am.
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Brooklyn
New York
River Front
Michael O'Toole
Thomas Jeffries
Thomas Coppinger
Thomas McCarthy
Water Tower
William McCooley
Arbuckle Brothers
Plymouth
Bridge Streets
Parry
Fire devastates village of Glenn Allen in Mississippi
VICKSBURG Miss December 26 Glenn Allen a village in Washington county with a population of between four and five hundred was almost destroyed by fire this morning only two business blocks and an oil mill being saved The financial loss has not been estimated but it will be heavy.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Glenn Allen
Washington County
Proverbial Philosophy in the London Chronicle
The London Chronicle reviews Mr. F. E. Hulme’s compendium of proverbs from diverse cultures. It notes proverbs reflect shared human concerns yet often clash with modern equity. The piece cites Shakespeare and Chesterfield, flags the limits of proverbs as practical guides, and critiques the belief that common sayings reliably teach truth.
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London Chronicle
F. E. Hulme
Bengal
Ashanti
Lapland
Hulme
Webster
Lord Chesterfield
Mr. Hulme
Polonius
Claudius
Hamlet
Scotland Yard
Covent Garden
Harry de Windt
Henry Irving
Lord Melbourne
Carnegie
Proverb Cynicism and Moral Puzzles in Hulme Study
The text critiques proverbs and their moral use, noting cynical interpretations and misapplications. It highlights Hulme’s call for cautious reliance on maxims while examining gendered sayings and remarks on wisdom, irony, and human nature across cultures.
Marine Disaster Near Terra Del Fuego Abandoned Bark Aground
San Francisco reports a four master vessel of unknown name and nationality aground on Terra Del Fuego north shore near San Diego point. Captain Craigie aboard the British ship Afghanistan brought the news today. Wreck described as dark hull with white and lead colored spars, no signals, no flag. Signals sighted last November. Possible matches include the Paul Rickmers, the Columbia, and the Crompton, all overdue from various ports.
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San Francisco
Terra del Fuego
San Diego Point
Craigie
Afghanistan
Paul Rickmers
Bankok
Germany
Columbia
Philadelphia
Hiogo
Crompton
Here
Homes for Children Report Details State Charities Work
The 1902 report from the Board of State Charities outlines efforts to place dependent children in private homes. In five and a half years, 1129 children found homes, 809 remain off public support, with about 270 placed last year and 55 replacements. The agency investigated 455 applications and visited 137% of children in family homes, with 91% doing well and about 5% poorly. Costs and distributions across state, counties, and inspections are itemized in tabulated form.
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Board of State Charities
Dota Sivas Esiseweseresde
Dying Year Sermon and Local Notices From City News Notes
Rev G M Smith will sermonize on The Dying Year at Half-place Church tomorrow evening. Harry J Milligan sold his Capitol avenue residence to Alfred F Potts for 3000. Sisters of the Good Shepherd thank friends for Christmas remembrances. Pyetta Eden of Losantville filed for bankruptcy in Federal Court with assets slightly above liabilities. Merchants Meat and Light stockholders met for a routine session at the Commercial Club. The College Avenue Baptist Church choir and 40 children will perform Simper s cantata The Nativity of Christ tomorrow at 730 pm. Christmas music repeats at Christ Church tomorrow at 1045 am with cantata Holy Night at 740 pm. Maar ne senaereg in aa is noted at an event. Tuttle of Biles Miss reports Frank B Burke s condition as of now.
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G. M.smith
Half-place
Harry J. Milligan
Alfred F. Potts
Capitol Avenue
Twenty-first Street
Sisters of the Good Shepherd
Pyetta Eden
Losantville
Randolph County
Merchants’ Meat and Light Company
Commercial Club
College Avenue Baptist Church
Simper
Christ Church
Ustin ‘Tuttle
Biles Miss
Frank B. Burke
Remonstrance Signatures Questioned in License Case
The court finds many signatures on the remonstrance were forged or signed without authority and that others were unintelligible or outside the ward. After reviewing all evidence, the court rules the remonstrance invalid and sustains the petitioner’s license, with costs against the remonstrants.
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Fourth Ward
Motorman Jay Widdup Injures Self In Morning Accident
Street car motorman Jay Widdup of Bellefontaine street was wounded when a 46 caliber revolver slipped from his pocket on Louisiana street near the car barns. The weapon discharged as he stumbled, causing a self inflected injury before reaching work.
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Jay Widdup
Bellefontaine Street
Louisiana Street
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