Death Row Case Ends in Execution Stayed Then Proceeded
A woman testified Mrs. Rinkard struggled with her husband during the killing after he fired the first shot. Judge Shively had set Aug 2 for hanging, but a Supreme Court stay until Jan was granted on insanity grounds. the court later affirmed the lower court. Rinkard, nearly 64, died in the death chamber after a long confinement with little interaction.
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Rinkard
Shively
Supreme Court
Jan.uy
Rail way Tickets Burned At Chicago Station Fire
Fire at Union Station ticket office on Adams and Canal Streets leads to rapid smoke and flames. Sixty workers escape. over a million dollars in unstamped tickets destroyed. Two men aided down ladders. no injuries reported. Station damage about $15,000. travel paper losses delay railroad statements by two weeks.
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Chicago
Union Station
Adams and
Canal Streets
Adams Street
Pennsylvania
Burlington
Alton
St. Paul
Panhandle
Fort Wayne
Pullman Company
Pennsylvania Lines
Jail holds eight in Alabama exam question theft case
In Montgomery Alabama the education department reports eight Negroes arrested in Henry County for entering a teacher examination room with a full list of questions and answers. They allege the papers were obtained from a preacher named Brooken who paid Oscar Hall for them. Hall escaped to Georgia. The state law prescribes a $100 minimum fine and six months imprisonment for stealing or handling exam questions.
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Montgomery
Ala
Educational Department
Henry County
Espy
Brooken
Oscar Hall
Troy
Hall
Georgia
Weather Forecast for Friday and Saturday
Forecast for Ohio calls for fair weather Friday and Saturday with warmer conditions and fresh northeasterly winds becoming variable. Indiana and Michigan report fair conditions Friday and Saturday with warmer temperatures in northern and central areas and light to fresh northeasterly winds shifting to southeasterly. Barometric pressure, humidity, and wind details accompany the forecast with a maximum temperature around 22 and a minimum near 38. Comparative mean temperature and precipitation data for Jan 16 are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ohio
Indiana
Miinels
Clear
Movements of Steamer Arrivals and Sailed Vessels
Movements of steamers list arrivals at New York Lizard Moville Queenstown Philadelphia and Glasgow with ships including Ge or ge, Pennland, Minnehaha and Dominion. Sailed vessels include La Gascogne West erlland Celtic and Livonian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Liverpool
Pennsylvania
Hama
Ueenstown
la Gascogne
Lizard
Zeeland
Southampton
Antwerp
Moville
St. John
N. G
Halifax
Pool
Queenstown
Westerlland
Philadelphia
Celtic
Pennland
Dominion
Portland
Glasgow
Livonian
Baseball Men in Town Indicate Watkins to Western League
Prominent Western League figures visit Indianapolis manager W H Watkins to sound him on joining the league. Watkins says the Western League will not enter Indianapolis unless Watkins joins. He plans to keep Indianapolis in the American Association and notes no definite proposition was made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Watkins
American Association
James H. Manning
Kansas City
W. T. van Brandt
S J. Joseph
T. E. Byrne
Colorado Springs
Pat B. Powers
John H. Farrell
New York State League
Watkins
Journal
Indianapolis
Manning
Daffy
Noes
Mr. Watkins
Powers
Mr. Farrell
Farrell
Western League
Association of Minor Leagues
Ruschaupt
Milwaukee
Beall Declares War On Western League Over Sioux City Pact
A. B. Beall, expelled from the Western League in Kansas City for unloading the Minneapolis franchise, vows to fight the league to a finish. He claims to hold the Denver franchise and to tie up engagements in Kansas City and St. Joseph, and to oppose any ball playing in Sioux City. He states no personal enmity toward new Sioux City franchises but will oppose the league fiercely on his own ground. He also dismisses efforts to bring Indianapolis and Milwaukee into the Western League as nonsense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
A. B. Beall
Western Baseball League
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Denver
St. Joe
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Rourke hints at Western League moves amid Kansas City talks
W A Rourke manager and owner of the Western League club in Omaha, back from the Kansas City meeting, says important steps were taken he cannot divulge. He claims that when American Association teams begin, many players they say they signed will not join them but remain with the Western League club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
W. A. Rourke
Western League Baseball
Kansas City
American Association
Telegraphic Brevities Strike of Girls at Peoria
Brief items report a two hundred worker strike at J. N. Ward & Co. Peoria over union recognition. Also recorded end of Pensacola fishermen's strike, Mexican shoemakers learning Brockton techniques, an insanity verdict in Baltimore, a commendation for Admiral Schley, evangelist Iliff's improvement, a fatal track incident near Loveland, J P Withers bond in Kansas City, Ohio miners convention results, and a Colum bine strike settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. Ward & Co
Peoria
United Garment Makers
Pensacola
Torreon
Mexico
Brockton
Mass
George Klein
Caroline Klein
Baltimore
Klein
Schley
Kentucky House
Admiral Sehley
Court of Inquiry
Sehley
Evangelist Iliff Better
Wm. Tift
Hamilton
Washington, D. C
Charles Simpson
Western Pennsylvania
Loveland
Annie Watnor
McKeesport
Fort Worth
Tex
Withers
J. P. Withers
Beaumont
Kansas City
United States
Nuckols
Withera
Bond
Texas
Ohio
W. H Haskins
D. H. Sullivan
Coshocton
G. W. Savage
Columbus
William Morgan
Must Greenville
Obituary of J. V. S. Oddie NY Yacht Club secretary
J. V. S. Oddie, secretary of the New York Yacht Club since 1889, died at his New York residence after two weeks of kidney trouble and long-standing nervous ailments. He joined in 1867, was twenty-ninth in seniority, and served as secretary through his death with about 1,600 members in the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
J.V S. Oddie
New York Yacht Club
Oddie
Mr. Oddie
The
Yacht Club
Death of Baron Rookwood in Essex England
Lord Rookwood Henry John Selwin Ibbetson dies at his Essex home. Born September 26 1826 in London, he served in Parliament from 184? to 1892, held posts as under secretary for Home Department and financial secretary to the treasury, became Baron Rookwood in 1892, and authored measures including the block signalling system for English railways. He left no heir.
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London
Lord Rookwood
Henry John Selwin Ibbetson
Essex
St. John’s College
Cambridge
Home Department
The
Treasury
Rookwood
England
Nova Scotia
Notable obituaries across states mark Jan 16 departures
Tacoma mourns Thomas Harbin aged eighty two a Maryland constitutional convention member and Missouri Civil War regimental colonel who later led St Joseph mayorship and Nebraska ventures before a Tacoma residence for seven years Scranton loses former Judge W H Jessup aged seventy two a longtime Susquehanna County lawyer who died of heart failure after appearing in court Denver reports Dr T J Eskridge a neurologist and insanity expert who died of Brights disease born Delaware resident in Colorado since 188 Colder notes Philadelphia records Richard Patterson vice president of the National Liquor Dealers Association died at Wissahickon aged fifty two Arcola honors Capt Samuel Logan eighty six veteran of Mexican and Civil Wars.
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Tacoma
Wash
Thomas Harbin
Maryland
Missouri
St. Joseph
Nebraska
Scranton
W. H. Jessup
Susquehanna County
Jessup
Common Pleas
Superior Courts
Denver
T. J. Eskridge
Bright
Sussex County
Delaware
Colorado
Eskridge
Philadelphia
Richard Patterson
National Liquor Dealers’ Association
Wissahickon
Mattoon
Ill
Samuel BR. Logan
Arcola
Train Hold Up Near Spiro Arkansas Lifts Panic
Seven masked men held up a southbound Kansas City Southern passenger train near Spiro and Redland Arkansas at 11 pm. They entered the express and mail cars, rifled the mail and baggage cars, and secured a registered package. Post office officials deny registered mail was taken and express officials cite a loss of about $8. A traveling salesman, John Block, almost fired on a robber but was restrained by Conductor Sullivan.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Kansas City Southern
Spiro
I.c
Redland
John Block
Ft. Smith
Sullivan
Post Office
Express
Sale of a Railway in Michigan Sets Purchase by Kaufman and Metheauny
The Tribune reports that the Manistique & Northeastern Railway capital stock was bought by Daniel W. Kaufman of Marquette and P. R. Metheauny, secretary of the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad. The deal involves about $200,000 and signals a major restructuring of the firm in Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
the Tribune
Manistique & Northeastern Railway
Daniel W. Kaufman
Marquette, Mich
P. R. Metheauny
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad
Tan Matacetin de Hestoern
Arquet
Railroad links to iron ore regions via Grand Rapids line
The Pennsylvania Railroad backs the project and seeks to expand into northern Michigan ore regions through its Grand Rapids and Indiana access. The Manistique & Northern runs 40 miles from Manistique to Shingleton, connecting with the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
Michigan
Grand Rapids
Indiana
Manistique & Northern
Manistique
Shingleton
Duluth
South Shore
Atlantic
Work Is Worship lecture denounces labor unions at F and M
Lancaster Pa January 16 George F Baer president of the college trustees and railway chief delivered a lecture at Franklin and Marshall College Chapel condemning labor unions. He condemned the power to bar work over quarrels urging constitutional liberty and restraint on union violence while arguing labor may organize but not terrorize.
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Lancaster
Franklin and Marshall College
George F. Baer
Board of Trustees
the College
Philadelphia & Reading Railway
Central Railroad of New Jersey
World's Record Pace Set in Six Day Bicycle Race
At Philadelphia Second Regiment Armory four leading teams push to 1735 miles for thirty-two hours on twelve lap indoor track. McEachern Monroe Freeman Mayo Gougoltz Wilson Leander Ruiz lead as Gougoltz shines despite injury. Hadfield and Freeman suffer injuries but ride briefly. Day's eight hours bring 164 miles for leaders with tight scores among Bachern More, Chevalier Fisher, Hadfield King, Mueller Barclay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Second Regiment Armory
McEachern
Monroe
Freeman
Mayo
Gougoltz
Wilson
Leander
Ruiz
E Bachern
More
Rutz
Chevalier
Fisher
Hadfield
King
Mueller
Barclay
Fremdenblatt on Prince Henry Visit and U S relations
The Fremdenblatt argues Prince Henry's U S visit signals mutual friendship and may aim to sever U S ties with Britain, possibly aligning German and American interests to curb Britain's trade leverage. A Vienna Times correspondent questions a European bloc forming against the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Fremdenblatt
Prince Henry
United States
Great Britain
Chamberlain
Germany
America
London
The
Times
Vienna Fremdenblatt
Butler Defeats Indiana in 17 to 5 Basketball Loss
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Bloomington Ind shows Indiana falling behind Butler 17 to 5 as the second half struggles topple Indiana teamwork. Butler's star scored 15 of 17 points, while new Indiana lineup changes failed to score. About 150 spectators enjoyed the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Bloomington
Ind
Indiana
Butler
Elfers
Coval
Annewehr
Ayres
Outlaws Cornered in Canyon Fight Near Anadarko
A Garfield county posse led by Sheriff Porter reports cornering the fugitives twenty miles south of Anadarko in a canyon. Porter holds a fortified position and requests ammunition and rapid large-scale support as fifty armed men move to assist.
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Anadarko
O. T
Porter
Garfield County
Gaddo County
McKnight Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison
Six years in the penitentiary and a fine were imposed on J. M. McKnight, former president of the defunct German National Bank in Louisville, for embezzling bank funds. A motion for a new trial was overruled. the case will be appealed after four prior trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
J. M. McKnight
German National Bank
McKnight
Bates Defends Grand Canadian Handicap Title in Hamilton
In Hamilton Ontario on January 16, H. D. Bates again won the Grand Canadian handicap at the Hamiton Gun Club tournament. Bates fired a straight string of twenty thirds from the thirty-two yard limit, the only shooter to reach that level. Fanning of New York was the sole contender noticeably close to Bates from the traps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Ont
Canada
Hamiltton Gun Club
H. D. Bates
United States
Bates
Fanning
New York
Kid Abel Knocks Out Clarence Ritchie in One Minute Fight
In Chicago at the Pyramid Athletic Club on January 16, Kid Abel floored Clarence Ritchie of St. Louis with a wild right after feinting. The knockout came after a brief exchange and was the sole meaningful punch of the contest, leaving the St. Louis athlete down and out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Clarence Ritchie
St. Louis
Kid” Abel
Pyramid Athletic Club
Girl Attempts Poisoning In Despondent Mood
Virgil Lehr, seventeen, of 7 North East street, last night took a morphine and chloroform mixture. At 2 this morning Dr. Kennedy of City Dispensary could not pronounce her out of danger. Her family lives in Brazil Indiana and she works at Miles’s restaurant. It is believed she despondent over an unknown cause and attempted suicide.
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Virgil Lehr
North East Street
Kennedy
Brazil
Ind
Miles
Ryan and Ferns Agree to 20 Round Boxing Match
Tommy Ryan of Kansas City and Rube Ferns of Scammon Kansas signed for a twenty round bout today. Each boxer deposited $00 with a local newspaper as forfeits and the match is scheduled within ninety days.
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Kansas City
Tommy Ryan
Rube Ferns
Scammon
Kan
Jeffords Quits Ring in Six Round Bout With Weinig
In Philadelphia at the Penn Athletic Club Jim Jeffords of California and Al Weinig of Buffalo boxed six rounds. Weinig led through three rounds until Jeffords quit without explanation.
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Philadelphia
Jim Jeffords
California
al Weinig
Buffalo
Penn Athletic Club
Weinig
Jeffords
Pickle Packers Consider Price Rise Amid Short Crop
The Western Pickle Packers Association with Illinois Indiana Michigan Ohio Iowa and Missouri weighs a $1.00 per barrel price hike. A cucumber crop 600000 bushels below average will leave packers about 20100 barrels short, risking a pickle famine before next summer as the new crop isn’t ready until October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Western Pickle Packers’ Association
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Iowa
Missouri
Henry Williams
Detroit
Mich
Jenkins to meet Parr in catch as catch can title bout
Buffalo match set for within sixty days pitting American wrestling champion Tom Jenkins against English champion Jim Parr in a best two out of three falls with a $1,000 side bet.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Tom Jekins
Jim Parr
O'Brien Beats Gibbs In Fifteenth Round Ring Show
Oakland report says Jack O'Brien of New York won the decision over Young Gibbs of Cleveland after a fifteen round bout with O'Brien dominating from start to finish.
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Oakland
Cal
Jack O'Brien
New York
Gibbs
Cleveland
O'Brien
Freas Shoots Himself in Saginaw Sherman House
F P Freas of Saginaw shot himself in a room at the Sherman House late today. He had come with his wife and four children from Scranton Pennsylvania, where another son H P Freas and a daughter Mrs C W Freeman resided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saginaw
Mich
F. P. Freas
Sherman
Freas
Scranton
H. P. Freas
C. W. Freeman
San Antonio
Tex
Doctor Indicted in Ohio Property Fraud Case
Springfield Ohio January 14 Dr W C J Randall was indicted by the grand jury on three counts obtaining property under false pretenses perjury and attempting to bribe juryman James Kershner He allegedly forged a deed to property owned by Mrs Elizabeth Krmidy of Xenia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ohio
W. C. J. Randall
Grand Jury
James Kershner
Elizabeth Krmidy
Xenia
Mine Inspector Reports Coal Region Accidents
SHAMOKIN Pa January 16 Mine Inspector Edward Brennan’s annual report records sixty fatal and ninety eight non fatal accidents in the seventh and thirteenth coal district last year. One life was lost for every 123 892 tons of coal mined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shamokin
Edward Brennan
Six injured as shop roof collapses after explosion
In Springfield on January 16, six men were slightly hurt when Warder Bushnells and Glesner’s blacksmith shop roof collapsed following an explosion. Ten workers were present at the time in the shop, a firm noted for metalwork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield, CO
Warder, Bushnells & Glesner
Autolight wins Santa Cruz handicap at Oakland
Autolight carried 119 pounds to a neck victory over Position in the Santa Cruz handicap at Oakland. O"Connor rode the afternoon’s last three winners, while Position showed strong form as one of California’s top performers. Other victors included Bagdad, Our Pride, Hudson, Siddons, and Florenso in a day of close finishes. A separate New Orleans card saw six horses sold for 1290 dollars total with Eva Rice the favorite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Autolight
Santa Cruz
Oakland
California
O’connor
Bagdad
Our Pride
Hudson
Siddons
Florenso
New Orleans
Kinstelle
Eva Rice
Weird
Kingstelle
Ogle
Ida Ledfort
St. Wood
Indianapolis YMCA Basketball Team Prepares for Chicago Tournament
The Indianapolis YMCA team trains daily for the interstate age tournament in Chicago on February 21 and 22. Teams compete for a Central Amateur Athletic Union championship pennant. Likely squad includes McGaughey and Kaylor centers Hester Bates Gavin Blossom guards Hardin Fleming Ryse Pritchard forwards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Y. M. C. A
Chicago
Central Amateur Athletic Union
Indianapolis
McGaughey
Kaylor
Hester
Bates
Gavin
Blossom
Hardin
Fleming
Ryse
Pritchard
Chicago Attorney Hawley Ends His Life in Despair
Samuel B. Hawley, a 39 year old Chicago attorney, ended his life by shooting himself in the right temple this afternoon in St. Louis. He had been in ill health for some time and was despondent over his condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Samuel
Hawley
Chicago
Skin grafting aid for scalded friend in Racine
Frederick Pell and three companions donated twenty six square inches of their skin to graft onto Theodore Faigle, who suffered severe scalds days earlier, in Racine Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine, Wis
Frederick Pell
Theodore Faigle
Roosevelt booted General Miles in dramatic Capitol scene
A tongue in cheek note from out of town papers recalls an incident in which President Roosevelt reportedly hurled a bootjack at General Miles and pursued him down the back stairs, signaling a farcical clash at the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Roosevelt
General Miles
Indiana Supreme Court Rules on Railroad Pass Condition
The Indiana Supreme Court declares that a man riding a railroad pass must comply with the terms printed on its back. Judges show split opinions on this proposition, reflecting varied interpretations of the pass’s conditions and enforceability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Indiana Supreme Court
President McKinley’s devotion told in cribbage tale
The New York Commercial Advertiser notes stories of President McKinley’s tender, watchful care for his wife. A latest tale recalls a Western trip moment with Mrs McKinley asking Mr Scott to play cribbage. The exchange reveals understated, humane qualities that shaped public memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Commercial Advertiser
McKinley
Mr. Scott
Mrs. McKinley
Mrs. McInree
Quiet Rivalry Revealed Between Players at Court
The speaker admits never beating Mrs Mc Kinley and shares a knowing glance with Mr Scott. The moment signifies Mrs Mc Kinley's edge in their match as both men acknowledge the outcome without direct confrontation.
German Falsehoods and American Myths in Brooklyn Echoes
A German newspaper man in Brooklyn fed by biased foreign dispatches sells sensational but unreliable tales from Berlin and Vienna about the United States. His motive is money, not truth, as he and others mould anti American sentiment at home and abroad with edited clips and "special correspondence."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Eagle
South
Far West
Yellow Journal
Germany
Lynch
United States
Editoria
Uncle Sam
Berlin
Vienna
Europampede
Fahnenfluechtigen
America
Sonderkorrespondent
Sardou
France
Seine
Carnegie Institution Distinction Over Foundations Noted
The Carnegie Institution earns praise for disinterested research initiation while other academies reward completed work. The piece discusses the institution’s unique role and the distribution of learned research through various academies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Post
Carnegie Institution
Academies
Acad
Vague Plan for Washington Foundation’s Scholarly Co Operation
Advisory committees of the Washington foundation will survey their ends and decide where needs and promise lie with assurance that advised scholarly enterprises will not lack financial support. A cooperative series of investigations in science philosophy letters and art could become this institution’s enduring monument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emies
Smithsonian Institution
Wave
Washington Foundation
Chicago Women Run Low Cost Noonday Lunch Clubs
Chicago has solved the businesswoman lunch hour with women run clubs offering inexpensive hot meals and amenities. Members pay a small fee for dining, rest rooms, and access to doctors, with meals mostly under five cents a plate. The system supports wage earners from shopgirls to stenographers and is expanding as a model for other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Post
Chicago
Ilcents
Tyre
Windy
Christmas Bank Book Ordeal At Savings Bank
A hurried business man waits as a talkative depositor dominates a banking line. A woman tries to open multiple accounts for her nieces and nephew, including a baby. Names ages and birthplaces are listed, trust details debated, and the teller presses for brevity. The man abandons the queue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
Savings Bank
Fannie
Frances Jane
Johnnie
John William
Mildred
Perils in Italy London Letter Alleges Travel Hazards
Signor Ferri denounces southern Italy and crimes in a London letter. The piece notes collateral confirmation from English travelers about luggage being rifled on Halas trains and letters delayed or opened amid holiday travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Signor
Ferri
Italy
His Staying Qualities in Kansas City Journal
A Kansas City Journal item notes a Boston paper claiming Governor Shaw eats pie three times daily. The remark is framed as a light aside, suggesting high living can coexist with abstention from alcohol, tobacco, chewing, or swearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Journal
Boston
Shaw
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F. J. Banta
Emes
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Fie
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Moss
Kincaid Marble Works
Kalamazoo
Michigan Buggy Company
Com
FEY
Montreal
Royal Electric Light Company
Temrepair
Pine Bluff
Frank Kendall
Atedron
Erie
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Erie Fire Department
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Tral
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Enton
Mont UN
Rock
Arkste
Tives
Pittsburg
Electric Company
FP. C. Campbell
Brooklyn
Whittle
Episcopal Diocese of
Virginia
Bisho
M. Whittle
Robert A. Gibson
Kruger
Holland Society
Waldorf-Astoria
Alice Rubber
Woonsocket
Alice
United States Rubber Company
Chautauqua Assembly
Beall
Whitfield
Western League Club
J. V. VS. Oddie
Baron Rookwood
Railway
Sheriff
Oklahoma Canyon
Girl
Ryan
Ferns
Mr. McKinley
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