Rescue by Bosun Chair Aboard Helord in North Sea Storm
Detroit special to The Free Press reports the steamer Helord wrecked off Ma maise Point in a blinding snow storm. First Mate Burrell and Second Mate Jackson rode a chair to shore guiding the crew to safety as Oscar Carlson and sons helped secure the line. Captain Ryan narrowly survived as the ship broke apart by rocks 200 yards offshore with all survivors ashore by 10 a m.
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Oscar Carlson
Jennie Jarves
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Hle
Oscar Carleson
Hebard
Wind storms hit multiple towns with injuries and property damage
A severe wind storm swept western New Orleans injuring Professor John Denier and family and harming others. In Mississippi a noon storm caused property damage but no deaths. An Alabama report cites one of the region’s worst storms near Clayton with possible livestock loss. The steamer J. A. Devere carrying 8,000 tons of coal grounded in Racine canal.
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John Denier
Professor Menier
Fentich
Denier
Viola
United States
Canada
Mexico
Tony” Denier
Memphis
Tenn
Dee
Clayton
Racine, Wis
J. A. Devere
Buffalo
Deaths and career note for Salem H. Wales
Salem H. Wales died in Wales New York on December 3. He was father of Mrs. Root and husband of the secretary of war. He served as managing editor of The Scientific American from 1848 to 1871, led the department of parks in 1872, ran for New York mayor as a Republican in 1874, and was elected vice president of the East River Bridge Commission in 1876.
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Salem H. Wales
Root
Secretary of War
The
Scientific American
Department of Parks
East River Bridge Commission
State Officials Accused in Sullivan County Kidnapping
Indianapolis reports charges filed with Governor Durbin accusing Sheriff Dudley and his Sullivan County posse of kidnapping James Dillard. Dillard protested a requisition as he was removed to Indiana where he was lynched. The event sparks calls for a governor’s requisition and a sensational hearing set for December 10.
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Goa
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James Dillerd
Indiana
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Tilnols
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Bet Her Hand on Football Marriage Sparks in Ann Arbor
Miss Nettie Backus of Ann Arbor and Edwin R. Thomas of Toledo wed immediately after she lost a bet on the Michigan Minnesota game played on Thanksgiving. The couple, engaged for a year, honeymoon in Chicago and plan future vows next summer with blessings from both sets of parents.
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Nettle Backus
Edwin R. Thomas
Toledo
Michigan Minnesota
Chicago
Minnesota
Robbery at Bridger Bank Nets $2000 From Teller
Three masked men entered the Bridger bank in Carbon county and relieved cashier Trumbo of $2000. They escaped on horseback toward the Crow reservation, near the Hole in the Wall country long known as a hideout for outlaws.
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Carbon County
Trumbo
Crow Reservation
Hole In the Wall Country
South Haven To See New All Steel Steamship
Captain John C. Perue announces a contract to Jenks Shipbuilding of Port Huron for an all steel twin screw steamship to operate between South Haven and Chicago next year. The vessel will be 280 feet long and cost 275000 dollars.
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Mich
Dee
John C. Perue
Michigan Steamship Company
Jenks Shipbuilding Company
Port Huron
Chicago
Insurance committee to study fraternal benefit societies
Lansing December 8. Insurance Commissioner Barry will join a committee named at the national convention of insurance commissioners. The panel aims to draft a uniform law governing fraternal beneficiary societies across all states.
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Mich
Dee
Boston
Tnsurance
Barry
National Convention of Insurance Commissioners
Grain and Livestock Markets Report for December 2
Chicago and other markets show hogs trading around 6.10 to 6.50 per hundredweight with receipts near 44 000. Cattle receipts about 9 000 with steers and cows trading across a wide range from 2.15 to 6.50 plus prices for Texas and western cattle. Sheep and lambs receipts near 25 000 with western lambs 3.00 to 4.15 and native lambs 3.26 to 6.50. Also notes Buffalo area prices and grain values in Milwaukee Toledo and St Louis reports with various cash and futures quotes for wheat corn and oats.
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Dee
Texas
Foe Es
Bu'alo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
East Buffalo
St. Louis
Trak
Clic
White
Milwaukee Grain
Congress considers Sherman antitrust bill and public notices
Washington reports show Senate adoption of a Sherman act amendment to curb interstate trade in trust products with penalties and special agents. Other items include hearings on Carter Glass credentials, Philippine tariff provisions, D C representation, a new U S Army general staff, and a public building site in Illinois. President’s message read in session. Alger sworn in. limited business conducted.
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House of Congress
Senate
Elections Committee No. 1
House
Carter Glass
Virginia
Washington, Lee
Gallinger
District of Columbia
Congress
Electoral Commission
Russa A. Alger
Michigan
McMillan
Cannon's Walkover in Historic Speakership Contests
Washington dispatch notes the lack of a current speakership fight as Cannon stands ready to become the sole survivor of the famed early 1800s contest era. The piece recalls Roger Q. Mills and Charles F. Crisp, Reed, McKinley, Henderson, Burrows, and the pattern of easy wins for incumbents and rivals in past cycles.
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Dec
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Charles F. Crisp
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McKinley
Cannon
Henderson
Burrows
Bne
Maine
Tenderson
Crisp
Electet
Anonymity War Over Scandal Letters In Chicago
Chicago dispatch details a murky feud over anonymous letters that smeared north side women and husbands, with Dr Fernand Henrotin naming a wealthy LA woman as author. Inspector Stuart denies public accusations, while Congress and White House reshuffle spark debate over a new executive building and decor plans.
KILLED A CRAZY MAN IN HOUSE IN IOWA
James Faust was shot near Carroll while trying to crawl through a window at his brother Charles Fausts residence. Charles Crone, a nephew of Charles Faust, surrendered claiming the victim had designs on the life of his brother. Faust had vanished years earlier after time in the Iowa penitentiary and claimed escapes from hospitals.
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Washington
Fernand Henrotin
Clarence
Toledo
Iowa
Cuban tobacco in Texas linked to Cuban leaf aroma
The agriculture secretary said studies by the Bureau of Soils show Texas tobacco can be grown in large, uniform high quality leaves. A small batch fermented this year and samples sent to New York and Philadelphia dealers described as Cuban leaf with Cuban aroma. The same day President nominated Holmes for Supreme Court seat and several judicial and diplomatic posts.
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Texas
Bureau of Soils
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New York
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Bec
Senate
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Massachusetts
Supreme Court of the United States
Francis M. Wright
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Noted Horseman Dead in Kentucky
Alexander John Alexander son of Hon. Robert Alexander and nephew of Sir William Alexander died suddenly of heart disease at Woodburn Spring Station Wooford county. He owned Woodburn farm of over 2000 acres famed to Maud B trotting mare and was a leading horse breeder and owner of thoroughbreds and trotters with strong ties to Chicago Louisville and prominent families in Scotland and England. He was widely known in the United States for his horse interests.
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Alexander John Alexander
Robert Alexander
William Alexander
England
Woodburn Spring Station
Wooford County
Chicago
Louisville
Woodburn
Kentucky
Maud
Alexander
United States
Tle
Got In One on the President Washington Dec 3
Brief fragment notes an event involving the president with a possible reference to getting in one. Lacking details, the item remains unclear.
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Washington
Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Promises New Life for Women
An old advertisement touts Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a cure for female weakness, saying it dries weakening drains, heals inflammation, and makes weak women strong. It invites sick people to write for free confidential advice from Dr. R. V. Pierce in Buffalo and warns against substitutes.
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Chicago Livestock Show Highlights and Local News
At the International Live Stock exposition Secretary Wilson spoke to the American Federation of Agricultural Students in Chicago. Western colleges led livestock class prizes as six firsts and three seconds for the town college, with Wisconsin and Minnesota earning three firsts and two seconds. In Aurora Illinois burglars attempted a bank break in, a gunshot wounded one thief and police captured the other. Paris reports Premier Combes presented fifty four male religious orders to the chamber amid disorder. In Madison Mrs. Helen Olson, wife of Professor Julius Olson, died following a stomach artery operation after nausea from prior spells.
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American Federation of Agricultural Students
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Combes
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Madison
Wis
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Julius E. Olson
the State University
J. A. Jackson
Letters Alleging Family Scandal Expose Forged Missive
The piece discusses a forged letter allegedly from Julia Edson Manierre of Chicago to Mrs. Duffield Detroit. It argues handwriting proves a woman authored the missive and notes illiteracy, societal norms, and family ties between the Manierre and Walsh families. The text includes the letter as evidence and a brief quip about Browne and Towne.
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Jolla K. Manierre
William Rk, Manierre
Manierre
Walsh
Mildred
Julia Edson Manierre
East Superior Street
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