Prison Car Tragedy Amid Assault and Escape Bid
A chaotic prison train incident near Mt Carmel ends in multiple casualties as shots tear through windows. Constable and marshal aid recover prisoners, with Edward Mays among the dead and others injured. Investigations cite attempted escape, with authorities transporting suspects to Wayne City for preliminaries.
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Mt Carmel
Bec
Ingres
Khrianstiorg
Jaac Marshall
Phosprkae
Anu
Edward Mays
Braun
Aa Hyiter
Ehiokens
Wayne City Inne
Ston
Dre Skot
Marsh
Edward
Torture of a Preagi Thé story of the tortors Moore
A garbled tale from Bupti Harporaville New York recounts a pastor Moore claiming to suffer torture and coughs. He says remedies failed until he used Br King’s New Cure for consumption and tuberculosis, asserting it cured him entirely. Free trial offered.
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Bupti Harporaville
N.Y
Ducei
Indiana Case a Tent Fire Claims Two Children
In Muueolo Indiana two children Clara Ann Mildred Regga seven and B daughters of Mr and Mrs William Beggs died in a tent fire on the Moore farm. The gas stove ignited the canvas while the family slept. Parents were severely burned trying to save them and may die.
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Ind
Clara
Ann Mildred Regga
Afrs
William Becks
Rogerton
Beggs
Ina
Liley Moore
Rail workers strike tests powers in St Petersburg upheaval
A sweeping railroad strike in St Petersburg paralyzes freight as authorities seek to quell dissent. Government vows calm while deploying troops to prevent violence. Reports from Moscow say allied generals Hunger and December back the crackdown, with protests spreading from the Baltic provinces to Fredericksstad and Vilorsk.
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Potittes
St. Petersburg
Petessiare
Tos
Rar
jNepoledn
Moscow
Ead
Athitke
Priday
Czar
Equal Suffrage Debate Sways Imperial Law
Dec 23 Riga headlines report the emperor and cabinet rejecting universal and equal suffrage in a final decision on electoral law. The extension would have included land owners, workers, educated classes, and small city renters, with details noted in dispatches. The law’s fate delays a May convocation and hints at broader political tension.
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Hig Cdilet Jate
Countrey
Mayen
Unconditional pardon for James L. Myers in 1903 manslaughter case
Indianapolis reports an unconditional pardon issued for James L. Myers who was convicted in 1903 of manslaughter in connection with the 1876 death of Bringon Sloan after a quarrel. Sloan’s stabbing occurred during a disputed contract dispute. Myers fled, was a fugitive until 1593, then returned and was arrested.
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Ind
Fanly
James L. Myers
Cotregion
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Dae Engton
Sloan
Myers
Exhausted shopper ends life with chloroform in Lagansport
In Lagansport Indiana on December 23 Lawrence Kirshofer 93 of Fort Wayne a department store employee died after taking chloroform at close of business following Christmas shopping. He left a wife in Fort Wayne and was exhausted by the holiday rush.
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Wilmington
Del
An Arate Fray Wilson
Spearing
Maryland Steel Co
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Deri Duddenly
Lagansport
Ind
Lawrence Kirshofer
Ft. Wayne
Terre Haute
Tetephone Co
Kinloch
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Iny
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Dee
Ricard Merritt
Hie Howe
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Afr
George Muelbach
Kansas Clay
Geo. Muelbach
Mueldaen Brawdng Co
Lafayette
Two Men Killed At Hegewisch Car Works
Fragmented dispatches report a double tragedy in Vanmond Indiana with Frank Wochalski crushed under car wheels and John Péehslekt later killed in the same incident. The piece notes railroad and industrial hazards as two workers die from the accident.
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Ind
Hegewisch
Frank Wochalski
John ‘Péehslekt
King of all Cough Medicines praised in ad copy
An old advertisement claims Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the best cough medicine, with a U.S. veteran praising its relief and lack of bad after effects. It cites LINDermaan's Pharmacy as a seller and mentions a Christmas present phonograph records promotion.
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