Embezzlement Charges Strike Independent Umpire
Bert Wile, a 37 year old independent league baseball umpire, was arrested after two grand jury indictments for embezzlement. He allegedly received 325 dollars from Frank Pagel in 1903, sent partial payments to William Buck, and erased an indorsement of payment. He posted bond with help from ten friends and was released.
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William S. Buck
Detroit
Pagel
Buck
Wile
Paget
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
Michigan
Wayne County Defends Fees in Tax Seizure Suit
Wayne County Council votes to fund defense against M M Lacey's $3,000 fee suit for collecting taxes on sequestered property. County says contract limited work to locally taxable property. Lacey found stock in a Chicago firm held by Richmond residents and claims fees for services benefited the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Wayne County Council
M. M. Lacey
Lacey
Wayne County
Chicago
Corn Growers to Meet at Purdue
Announcement from Purdue University invites all corn growers to attend a statewide meeting. Leading growers will speak and experts from other states will offer addresses, aiming to avoid duplication of work and engage a larger group in the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purdue
Lafayette
Purdue University
Big Cut In Freight Rates Between Indianapolis and Terre Haute
The state railroad commission ordered a radical freight rate reduction from Indianapolis to Terre Haute and to 28 Vandalia stations. The Terre Haute rate dropped from 25 to 17 cents per 100 pounds, and Ben Davis from 10 to 8 cents per 100 pounds, with all other classes similarly cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
State Railroad Commission
Terre Haute
Vandalia
Ben Davis
Plans for New Chicago Line
Laporte The Murdock syndicate despite denials is credited with closing the deal to buy the Northern Indiana interurban system from South Bend to St Joseph Michigan and the Laporte to Michigan City line. The Northern Indiana system ranks among the state’s most extensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Laporte
Murdock Syndicate
Dezi
Northern Indiana Company
South Bend
St. Joseph
Mich
City couple duch generosity with two large gifts
James and Joseph PD. Oliver and Miss Janette Reynolds announce gifts totaling about 40000 dollars. A $28000 real estate gift goes to the First Presbyterian church. Reynolds sends $10000 for a Reynolds Y W C A home for young women.
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South Bend
James
Joseph PD. Oliver
Janette Reynolds
First Presbyterian Church
Reynolds
Beynolds Y. W. C. A
FiveYearOld Shoots Girl In Aurora Play dispute
In Aurora a five year old boy named Broncho Brooks seized his father's loaded shotgun during a quarrel and fired killing eight year old Hazel Huffington instantly while the children played together.
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Aurora
Blaffton Farmer Seeks Cannon for Private Museum
Mahlon Paxson, a retired farmer, asks the government for a cannon to add to his private firearm collection. He has 32 guns and about 50 revolvers and pistols, and has refused $1,500 for his museum, aiming to complete his set with a cannon.
Cigarette Law Fatal for Indiana Man in Agonizing Death
Julius Persky a 45 year old Hammond resident died after years of smoking despite Indiana prohibition. He bought large Chicago consignments and averaged 75 cigarettes daily, claiming about 500000 cigarettes smoked in a lifetime. He suffered convulsions and stomach pain before death with nicotine saturation hindering the inquest. Who funded his habit and his work with W. I. Donkey company is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
Indiana
Julius Persky
Chicago
Persky
W. D. Weis
W. 13. Donkey Company
Laundrymen debated Chinese competition in Marion
Marion Frederick Druley operating a steam laundry has reduced prices slightly, undercutting Chinese rivals and signaling possible action by American laundries. So far Druley’s cut is the only price reduction amid rising competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Frederick Druley
Man Dies After Jump From Hospital Window
Dennis Maroney 30 from Hegewisch, a patient at St. Margaret’s hospital cared for by Sisters of St. Francis, leaped from a fourth story window to escape a nurse as he suffered blood poisoning from a crushed thumb. He died on the ground below.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
Dennis Maroney
Sisters of St. Frances
St. Margaret's Hospital
Maroney
Hegewisch
Two Fingers Frizzed Off at Hoosier Factory
Ed gar Smith, an Hoosier Manufacturing Co. employee, lost a finger in a frizzing machine while demonstrating operation. He was already off duty for a prior injury and remained at the factory to instruct another worker when his hand was drawn in and another finger was severed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle
Edgar Smith
Hoosier Manufacturing Company
Smith
Record of premeditated cases of brute assassination
A writer in the Pall Mall Gazette discusses motives and reasoning in animal behavior. He recounts a Westmoreland incident where a large dog attacked a terrier by a river, and a gamekeeper saved the terrier with a shot. He cites jealousy and Canidae traits as evidence of inherent motive and deliberation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pall ‘Mall
Westmoreland
Three Universities to Debate on Municipal Ownership
Notre Dame and Notre Dame will debate with Iowa and Purdue this year. The Iowa City debate in March will discuss municipal ownership. Purdue debate details will be announced later. Notre Dame will select two teams with sharp competition for places.
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Notre Dame
Iowa
Purdue
Hawkeyes
Iowa City
Not Held for Stealing Mail Sack at Columbus City
Frail ich, a 21 year old telegraph operator, was arrested on a charge of stealing mail sacks at Columbus City but released by Commissioner Logan after he said he had gone two nights without sleep and the sacks were later recovered at Fort Wayne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Warne
Clayton DD. Frailich
Columbus City
Logan
Fort Wayne
Fatal quarrel over chickens shocks Bloomington
A dispute over nine chickens led to a shooting at a Bloomington farm. Gorman and Tillman Lentz, noted farmers, lie at death's door while Joseph Fulkerson is jailed. The feud stemmed from a longstanding neighborhood food quarrel, not merely poultry.
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Bloomington
Gorman
Tillman Lentz
Joseph “Fulkerson
Lentz Ds
Uncle Freeman Hatch and Sim Parker in Cornish Tale
In Cornish Maine the jovial Uncle Freeman Hatch runs a village sawmill and employs Sim Parker a shiftless worker whose wages are chronically overdrawn. On a Saturday night Sim asks for cash and Freeman quips that he will lend “just as little as you want.”
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Cornish
Freeman
Hatch
Sim” Parker
Uncle Freeman
Sim
Truthful newspapers and a dash of old time mischief
Norman Hapgood argues truth alone is not enough for newspapers in a reflective piece. A brief anecdote shows a young man with a large car asking to see the aunt while a young girl in night attire watches from upstairs.
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Norman Hapgood
Thrushes Guarded Berry Mines in October Weather
A partial Country Life excerpt notes severe weather triggering odd thrush behavior. The writer mentions a brief cold spell in early October and observes instinctive actions among birds described as hooligan like.
Year of the 5 000 000 shovels as prosperity index
The Minneapolis Journal highlights shovel production as a key symbol of national prosperity. It notes large labor to extract wealth from the earth and cites rising monetary records, imports exports and bank clearings as indicators, calling the year the year of the man with the shovel.
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Minneapolis Journal
Indorsement For Deans Kidney Pills By Frances Gardner
Miss Frances Gardner of 369 Jackson Boulevard Chicago writes that Deans Kidney Pills cured years of kidney complications after spending over 100 dollars on ineffective remedies. She reports improved health appetite digestion and sleep after taking five boxes. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Gardner
Jackson Boulevard
Chicago
Ill
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
The Highest Bridge Over Arkansas Gorge Colorado
Work is underway on a suspension bridge over the Arkansas river gorge at a point where the channel is 50 feet wide at the bottom and 230 feet at the top. The bridge will span 267 feet above the water, using flat steel and steel cables with plate glass flooring. The structure, part of an electric railway scheme, will be the world’s highest bridge with high steel railings on both sides.
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Royal Gorge
Arkansas River
Colorado
No. 1 Hard Wheat Attracts Settlers To Canadian West
The Canadian West attracts settlers from Europe and the U S due to rich soil and a climate suited for high quality harvests. Wheat yields reach 90 million bushels and oats 76 million, while a free 160 acre homestead policy and near universal free schooling draw families. Rail access to markets and orderly western life complete the appeal.
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Union
Prairie Provinces
Canada
United States
Western
Dominion
Courtry
Ottawa
C. J. Broughton
Quincy
Chicago
W. H. Rogers
Traction Terminal
Indianapolis
Ind
T. C. Currie
Callahan Block
Milwaukee
Wis
Brandreth's Pills Endure as Constipation Remedy
The piece extols Brandreth's Pills as a reliable laxative tonic for constipation and blood impurity, claiming long history and consistent effect with the same dose for fifty years. It contrasts with cathartics that lose effect and notes availability in plain or sugar-coated forms.
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Brandreth
Wildcat Attack Ends in Man Overcoming Beast on Locust Mountain
Thomas Dyke, alone and unarmed, faced a wildcat on Locust mountain near Mount Carmel Pennsylvania. After the animal leaped, he leaped on it and broke the cat's back after several minutes of combat. A physician treated Dyke for scratches on his face and hands.
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Thomas Dyke
Locust Mountain
Mount Carmel
Ashland
Kitchener Unexpectedly Courted by London Socialite
Lord Kitchener attended a London social event where a pretty girl claimed he was Toby's uncle and declared their engagement. The British general, famed for avoiding gush, acknowledged his delight in sharing in Toby's reflected glory.
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Kitchener
Lord Kitchener
London
Gen
Toby
Relief From Eczema With Cuticura Remedies
Mrs Mary Metzger of Sweetwater Oklahoma describes months of severe itching and bleeding from eczema. She used Cuticura Remedies as directed and quickly found relief, now recommending them to others after full recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Metzger
Sweetwater
Okla
Buck in Providence jewelry shop window causes a scene
A three year old buck charged through a plate glass front on Bankstreet Providence. After cornering itself it retreated through the window and then entered a store knocking down the proprietor, a heavyweight. The buck led a chase through streets before escaping into nearby gardens.
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Bankstreet
Providence
R. I
Fine Silver Service for Cruiser Presented to Washington
A silver service totaling 1500 ounces will be used for the new armored cruiser Washington. The 53 piece set features a chief piece bowl shaped and ornamented with a Triton figure, trumpeter of Neptune, reflecting state pride.
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Washington
Triton
Neptune
Gen Daniel H Rucker Illustrates Civil War Career in Retirement
Gen Daniel H Rucker, living quietly in Washington in his ninety fifth year, is described as father in law of Phil Sheridan and boyhood friend of Sherman. Born in Belleville New Jersey he joined the army early, served on the frontier and in both the Mexican and Civil Wars. He has long resided in Washington.
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Rucker
Washington
Daniel H. Rucker
Phil Sheridan
Sherman
Belleville
N. J
Kit
Garson
Washington. S
Picturesque German Custom in Navy Sailor Time
A fragment notes a curious German naval custom where sailors who have completed service pass into a special status or practice, described in terse terms. The text hints at ritual or tradition surrounding post service procedures within the German navy.
Product pitches and census note appear in scan
The fragment cites Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children and mentions a census claim of 11 female workers in the United States. It also references a Lewis' Single binder, a Peoria factory, and a general statement about a cigar being good quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Lewis
Peoria
Ambitious Violinist Seeks Leadership in Rails Orchestr a
Miss Selma Gustafson of Delhi University applies for the top post in an orchestra organized by the Colorado Midland railroad. National Pure Food and Drugs Act details appear on every package of the Arfield Company’s preparations and include serial number 384 stamped by the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selma Gustafson
Delhi
Uni
Colorado Midland Railroad
Lawyers Are Unpopular In Colobar West Africa
A Gold Coast newspaper reports a lawyer’s appearance in Colobar provoking hostility. It warns lawyers’ presence endangers the public by drawing unwise people into litigation and “feeding on their folly” to ruin them.
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Colobar
West Africa
Gold Coast
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Family Pills Ad
Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh via internal remedies, not topical applications. It purports to affect blood and mucous surfaces, sold by druggists for 75 cents, with testimonials offered and Toledo, Ohio as the supplier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F.J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Squirrels as Waiters Delight Thanksgiving Guests
Fisk Goodyear of Burchtown Pennsylvania trained a mob of about fifty squirrels to fetch nuts and perform a nut service during a Thanksgiving dinner. A trained line of squirrels brought chestnuts walnuts and shellbarks to a bowl from a board planked from window to bowl. A senior squirrel cracked the nuts while a second line brushed crumbs with its tail. The feature was observed by friends at the gathering. The Sunny South column extols year round farming in the region praising mild winters and profitable cattle-raising along with easy land and strong yields. For more reliable settlement information the ad lists G A Park immigration and industrial agent Louisville and Nashville Railroad Louisville Kentucky.
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Fisk Goodyear
Burchtown
Mr. Goodyear
G. A. Park
General Immigration and Industrial
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
Louisville, Ky
Paris Bureau plans Sun Eclipse expedition to Samarkand
The Bureau des Longitudes announced a French scientific mission to observe the sun eclipse visible in central Asia on January 13 1907. Led by astronomer Stefnik from the Mendon Observatory, the party will include a cinematograph to film French and Russian scientists during observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Bureau Des Longitudes
Samarakand
Central Asia
Stefnik
Observatory of
Mendon
M. Janssen
Spain
Rat Protection Idea Emerges in Plague Effort
A native banker suggests a rat pen or rat pension system to confine captured rats for life, separating males and females, as part of plague control. Maj. Buchanan of the I M S endorses the concept, while European observers find it too Gilbertian for serious consideration.
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Maj. Buchanan
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Farmer
Cannon
Mnar
Tee Dah
Philadelphia
Cutiura
Dodds
MOET
Mai
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
New York
Mars
Carters
A. L.O
A.L. Q
Buffalo A. L. O
Buffalo Oil Paint 2 Varnish Co
Buffalo
Paxton. CO
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