Jury Disagrees in Patterson Case Kept From Verdict
New York December 24 the jury in Nan Patterson charged with murdering bookmaker Caesar Young reported a disagreement and was discharged. No poll was taken and the case may not be retried. Prosecutor Jerome said he would study the panel's overwhelming acquittal favor and may drop the case if proven. Patterson fainted in her cell after the verdict reports and was attended by the prison physician.
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New York
Nan Patterson
Caesar Young
Jerome
Levin
William Rand
Penny
Cour't
Gas suffocation traps crowd in Monroe Street tenement
In Philadelphia a coal gas incident at 315 Monroe Street sickened 27 people, many women and children, in a crowded tenement. Twelve were gravely ill and rushed to hospital. gas leaked from a large furnace used in a Turkish bath on the lower floor, while over a hundred residents in the upper floors were mostly Russian Jews.
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Philadelphia
Monroe Street
Coal Old Dangerous Fuel Burns Widow In Explosion
In St Louis on December 24 a coal fuel can explosion during晚 the evening fire caused the death of Mathilde Boland a 42 year old widow. Freese who lived downstairs also suffered burns on the left hand while attempting to smother the flames.
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St. Louis
Mathilde Boland
Oll
Freese
Natives Kill Scouts on Dolores Island War Report
Dispatch from Dolores Island details thirty seven native scouts killed and two thousand rebels in the area. Commanders request reinforcements as the situation worsens with continued unrest and fighting reported near the island.
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Dolores
Sumar Island
Fia
Mtieutenant
Abbottin
Quis
Bailey urges southern farmers to diversify crops for better cotton prices
United States Senator J W Bailey, writing to Texas planter Jon Gunter, urges diversification of southern crops to avoid large cotton surpluses. He warns that holding cotton for higher prices risks depressions next year and beyond, proposing a 20 percent acreage shift to corn oats and forage to sustain fair prices.
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Austin
Tex
United States
J. W. Bailey
South
Jon Gunter
Texas
Bailey
English Earl to wed Miss Leiter in Washington
Washington December 24 news notes the marriage license issued for Henry Molyneaux Padgett Howard Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire to Marguerite Hyde Lester of DC. The license, directed to Rev Dr Roland Cotton Smith at St Johns church, notes the Leiter pew and highlights the Earl as a 27 year old landowner with a renowned art collection and amateur acting fame.
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Washington
Daisy Leiter
Henry Molyneaux Padgett Howard
Earl
Suffolk
Berkshire
England
Marguerite Hyde Lester
District of Columbia
St. John’s Church
Roland Cotton Smith
Leiter
January Dividends to Break Records in New York
New York reports January disbursements from railroads industries banks trusts and the government totaling about 136.6 million dollars, nearly 3 million more than January last year. Local banks and other lenders also contribute to the record payout, signaling broad financial strength across sectors.
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New York
Journal of Commerce
Hotel keepers urge rate rise to $2.50 a day
In Indianapolis on December 24 the Indiana Hotel Keepers association, after denouncing meat prices, adopted a nonbinding resolution urging its members to raise room rates from $2.00 to $2.50 per day. They said running a good hotel at $2 a day is impossible under current food costs, and most hotels are expected to follow.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana Hotel Keepers’ Association
Meat Trust
Chicks From Egg Shells Craft Idea
A detailed guide from the Chicago Inter Ocean describes making lifelike chick figures from emptied eggshells. It covers hollowing methods, features like a beak and eyes, and optional decorations. An added wire weight lets the chick balance on a finger, enabling rocking motion and playful perching displays.
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Chicago
A Dogs Wisdom from a Virginia St Bernard Story
Nero the St Bernard proves reasoning by retrieving a rag. Observed by a woman, the dog first inspects a shirt in the closet and, after hesitating, returns empty. He then tears a rag from the shirt to satisfy the master’s order, demonstrating problem solving through logic.
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Nero
St. Bernard
Virginia
Phicaga Racord-Herald
Water Holding Party Trick Demonstrated In Ink Almanac
A Chicago Inter Ocean note describes a simple party trick to silence boasters. Fill a tumbler with water, cover with writing paper, invert it on a table, then remove the paper. The table edge seals the glass so no water spills. lift the glass and water pours out, proving the boast false.
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Chicago Inter Ocean
Strongest Boy of the World From Cheyenne Wyoming
Noah Young Jr the seventeen year old son of Wyoming coal inspector Noah Young has remarkable strength. He can lift a 75 pound dumbbell 13 times in a minute and a 100 pound bell four times in a minute. Bernard Macfadden predicts he will become the strongest man in the world with maturity. Born in Glenrock he trains six years with daily sleep and no tobacco or caffeine. He aims to surpass even Macfadden and is an accomplished boxer and bag puncher.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Bernard Mac“Paultons
Noah Young, Jr
Noah Young
Wyoming
Bernard Macfadden
Macfadden
Physical Culture
Madison Square Garden
New York
Glenrock
Charles Mitchell
England
James J. Jeffries
First Jewish Hospital Opens in Manchester
The first Jewish hospital in the British empire opened in Manchester on November 27, costing 20,000 dollars.
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British Empire
Manchester
Notable Honors and Distinctions From Around the World and U S
Maj Austin Cushman, private secretary to President Fillmore, resides in New Bedford Massachusetts. New York’s seven surviving mayors are Gilroy Ely Grant Cooper Edson Van Wyck and Low. Alonzo Lamson of Shelburne Falls wears out his time sawing wood and clearing snow. Maj Welitsche, who supervised Port Arthur fortifications, is 48 and famed as a premier military engineer. William Milliken, longtime editor of the Fayette County Herald, dies at 98 in Washington Court House Ohio. The shah of Persia awards Baron Albert Schlippenbach, Chicago’s Russian consul, the Lion and Sun order for Persia work before Crane’s appointment. Surgeon General Rixey earns Spain’s decoration for aiding Santa Maria officers after a fatal ship explosion and serves as physician to the president.
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Austin
Cushman
Fillmore
New Bedford
Mass
New York
Gilroy
Ely
Grant
Cooper
Edson
van Wyck
Low
Alonzo Lamson
Shelburne Falls
Nena
William Milliken
United States
Washington Courthouse
Delaware
Marion
South Bend
Kalamazoo
la Porte
Fayette County
Albert Schlippenbach
Chicago
Persia
R. T. Crane, Jr
Rixey
United States Navy
Santa Maria
Tales Told Briefly In Odd Funeral Village Anecdotes
A New England funeral prompts a peculiar exchange as a Stranger asks about the dead and a sexton replies there is no complaint. Various quick vignettes follow, including a Long Island farmer discussing a new worker, a nervous organist, and an Irishman in France choosing guillotines as duel weapons.
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New England
Sexton
France
Mistakes to Avoid in Presenting Appearance
This item lists social missteps in judging women by dress and in assuming others critique. It warns against speculating about others reactions and discussing absent people, and notes the risk that passers by may notice outdated hats or coats.
Facetious Flings and Witty Wordplay
A collection of humorous exchanges unfolds around tact, love, typographical slips, and breakfast table banter. Characters joke about mother-in-law errors, fashion worries, and a pun on ostrich feathers as a hat remark. The dialogue balances wit with light domestic irony.
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Higgins
Wiggins
Nan
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