Pink Winona rival blooms in Dorner carnations legend
Hoosier florists hail the Winona as a potential rival to the famed Fiancee. Frederick and Theodore Dorner, noted carnation growers, developed the new blossom after accident in their crossing experiments. Offers from major firms indicate high market value, and the brothers keep the process private in their six greenhouses. The Fiancee has toured elite circles in the US and Europe. The Dorner firm sold the original plant and cuttings to a select trade. The Fiancee’s prestige extends from White House dinners to London importation. The Dorner work follows the earlier fame of the Francee, a landmark in carnations. The Winona has drawn national interest and high price expectations.
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Lafayette
Chicago
Frederick
Theodore Dorner
Harlow N. Higinbotham
Dorner
Frederick Dorner
Germany
Dorners
White House
New York
Europe
London
Old Man's Sight Returns After 53 Years of Blindness
Silas Stewart, 67, of Muncie, who has been blind since his youth, reports partial restoration of vision after decades. He recently can make out horse outlines from his window and remains hopeful for clearer sight, aided by an unexpected recovery following an accident at age 14.
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Muncie
Silas Stewart
Man of faith gives away fortune to aid missions
Elyjah Hayes, 67 years old, once donated over $100,000 to the Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist church and later gave $21,000 more. He lived frugally on a $1,500 annuity, saved from it, but his health failed and he now rests in Edgewater Home for the Aged.
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Marion
Bertha Day
St. Louis
Burr York
Grace Searles
F. M. Searles
Miss Day
Miss Searles
York
Cincinnati
Warsaw
Foreign Missionary Society
Methodist Church
Elyjah Hayes
Bishop McCabe
Edgewater
Hayes
McCabe
Possible Governor Candidate Richard K. Erwin Hinted
The text suggests Richard K. Erwin, former Adams circuit judge and last election candidate for appellate judge, may seek the Democratic nomination for governor next year. He served six years on the circuit bench and is positioned ahead of his party ticket in northern Indiana.
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Bluffton
Richard K. Erwin
Adams
Indiana
Schoolgirl Dies After Fall On School Campus
A six year old girl, Elsie Laporte, daughter of Rev. Al Loepper of the German M. E. church, reportedly broke her neck when running across the school campus and fell. Schoolmates witnessed the accident. authorities investigate the cause of the fatal fall.
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Laporte
al. Loepper
EL Church
Hermit John F. Gross Dies After Unexplained Wounding
Lagrange county grand jury investigates the death of John F. Gross who left Lafayette two years earlier where he ran a liquor store. Found unconscious beside a road by horsemen. he died next day at a farmhouse. He served in the Twenty Ninth Indiana Infantry and left a wife in Lafayette.
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Auburn
Lagrange County
Grand Jury
John F. Gross
Lafayette
Gross
Twenty-ninth
Indiana Infantry
Depauw Students All Wear Red
Greencastle report notes Dr. Andrew Stephen son head of Depauw University history department orders red uniforms for next term. He states red is the only color and mandates red neckties for all male students and red feathers or red outfits for female students.
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Depauw
Greencastle
Andrew Stephenson
Depauw University
Passengers Ride Engine Cab in Severe Storm
Fifteen passengers on the Cannelton branch of the Southern railway traveled from Lincoln City to Cannelton in the engine cab due to a grinding sleet and rainstorm. After the locomotive broke down at Buffaloville, a relief engine could not be coupled, forcing the passengers to endure the trip to Lincoln City trapped in the cab amid the fierce weather.
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Evansville
Cannelton
Southern Railway
Lincoln City
Buffaloville
Hammond Boy Wounded in Cross Ward Skirmish
Nine year old Frank Laws, grandson of Hammond magnate John Laws, was seriously wounded by a bullet from a mob of Polish youths. The Hammond and West Hammond Polish factions have fought for nearly a year, with October’s earlier shooting of John Mikalczak in the groin pausing hostilities.
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Hammond
Frank Laws
John Laws
Hiors
West Hammond
John Mikalczak
Boiler Blast Kills Gast in Akron Auto Plant Accident
Thomas Gast died and James Thrush was seriously injured when a stopcock blew off the boiler at Akron's new electric light plant ten miles east of Rochester. Gast is reported to be A. A. Gast's son who is currently unlocated in Texas. Thrush is expected to recover.
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Rochester
Thomas" Gast
James Thrush
Akron
Electric Light Plant
Gast
Thrush
A. A. Gast
Texas
Railway Shops Aflame at Avondale Edge of Muncie
Fire consumed Central Indiana railway car shops at Avondale near Muncie destroying two locomotives and most rolling stock. Estimated loss runs around 25000 dollars though officials say the blaze will not cripple the company and the shops will be rebuilt.
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Muncie
Central Indiana Railway
Avondale
Monument to Soldiers Erected Near Courthouse Corner
An old public notice describes a monument honoring soldiers to be erected near the courthouse corner in Crawfordsville, with references to Montgomery.
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Crawfordsville
Landfraud trial ends in conviction of four officials
In Omaha, Bartlett Richards, Will G. Comstock, C. C. Jameson, and Aquilla Triplett were found guilty on 36 counts of conspiracy to defraud public lands and subornation of perjury over the Spade ranch case. Witnesses testified they solicited homestead entries with promises of payments and improvements.
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Omaha
Neb
Federal District Court
Bartlett Richards
Will G. Comstock
C. C. Jameson
Nebraska Land and Feeding Company
Aquilla Triplett
Spade” Ranch
Cherry
Sheridan
Box Butte
Nebraska
Kinkaid
Richards and
Comstock
Omaha Club
United States
T.L. Matthews
Vatican Protest Over French Policies Exiling Papal Official
The Vatican issued a note of protest to papal representatives abroad over French government actions that curtail religious rights. It centers on the expulsion of Mgr Montagnini, secretary of the papal nunciature in Paris, hindering communication with the French hierarchy.
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Rome
Vatican
France
Mgr. Montagnini
Paris
Date Set for Thaw Trial in New York Court
Harry Kendall Thaw will be tried Monday January 21 in the criminal branch of the New York state supreme court for the murder of Stanford White. The date was set by Justice Newburger after Thaw’s counsel failed to obtain dismissal of the indictment. The motion to fix a trial date was to be argued.
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Thaw
New York
Harry Kendall
New York State Supreme Court
Stanford. White
Famous Child Educator Dead in New York
Mrs Blanche Horeon Boardman Lincoln a renowned child educator died at her New York home after years as a lecturer on child training. She earned national recognition for her work and teachings in early childhood education.
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New York
Blanche
Horeon Boardman Lincoln
Senators Spar Over Brownsville Fallout Before Holiday Break
Washington dispatches report Senator Foraker led a Senate critique of President Roosevelt’s decision to discharge the Twenty-fifth Infantry over the Brownsville raid. Senator Lodge rebutted while Senator Scott pressed for a full Senate military committee investigation, with a resolution awaiting action. The House adjourned to January 3.
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Washington
Senator Foraker
Senate
Roosevelt
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Brownsville
Lodge
Scott
Ohio
House
Tex
Congress
San Francisco
Metcalf
United States
Congressmen to See Canal on Panama Inspection
Ten representatives and one senator sailed on the Alliance for a five day inspection of the Isthmus of Panama to study canal conditions. Senator Flint and Congressmen McKinlay Knowland Fulkerson Dickson Rives McKinney Smith Howell Kinkaid Stenerson join the delegation invited by Secretary Taft and canal commissioners for a thorough review.
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New York
Steamship Alliance
Colon
Panama
Flint
McKinlay and Knowland
California
Fulkerson
Missouri
Dickson
Rives
McKinney and Smith
Inipois
Howell
Utah
Kinkaid
Nebraska
Stenerson
Minnesota
Canal Zone
Taft
Japanese Squadron to Skip San Francisco Soak? February Arrival
Honolulu reports the visiting Japanese squadron will not proceed to San Francisco as planned due to fears sparked by the Maine disaster and rising American sentiment. The February arrival in Honolulu remains on schedule.
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Mikado
Honolulu
Sul
San Francisco
Maine
Curtis Jett to Found Salley Alone Killed Cockrell
A report notes Curtis Jett as the person who killed Salley in an incident alleged to involve Cockrell. Details remain sparse with limited context in the source.
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Curtis
Jett
Salley
Cockrell
Mob LYNCHES Negro in Annapolis Jail Lynching at College Campus
A mob of 25 to 30 men broke into the Annapolis jail at dawn and lynched Henry Davis also known as Chambers after he confessed to the assault on Mrs. Reid. The body hung from a tree near College Creek while a coroner’s jury later found death at hands of unknown persons. Police offered little resistance and Senior Hall at St John’s College hosted the assembling mob. College authorities denied student involvement.
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Annapolis
Henry Davis
John Reid
Igleharts Station
Davis
Chambers
College Creek
Calvert Street
State House
St. John’s College
Bishop Charles C. McCabe Dies in New York Hospital
The Methodist Episcopal bishop Charles C. McCabe died at 5 20 am in a New York hospital following apoplexy suffered days earlier while en route to Philadelphia. Born Athens Ohio October 11 1836 he served as chaplain and later raised funds as secretary of the Methodist Missionary Society. He was famed as Chaplain McCabe and became chancellor of the American University at Washington in 1902.
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New York
Charles C. McCabe
Methodist Episcopal Church
Philadelphia
McCabe
Athens
Ohio Conference of the
Methodist Church
One Hundred and Twenty-Second
Ohio Infantry
Winchester
Libby
General Conference
The
Portsmouth
Board of Church Extension
Methodist Missionary Society
American University At
Washington
River Packet Blows Up Off Gold Dust Landing
Vicksburg Miss reports the W L Scovell exploded at Gold Dust landing injuring and killing several aboard. Four white men died including Captain John A Quackenboss and L Wade Quackenboss. Joseph Smith and Leval Verger also among the dead. Ten others missing or dead include deck passengers and roustabouts. The vessel, recently purchased for the Vicksburg Davis Bend trade, sank quickly. The boiler plate is blamed. the boat was insured for 6000 dollars. Wade Quackenboss is Captain Quackenboss’s son.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Gold Dust Landing
W. L. Scovell
John A. Quackenboss
L. Wade Quackenboss
Joseph Smith
Yazoo City
Leval Verger
Jackson
Scovel
Davis Bend
Wade Quackenboss
Capt. Quackenboss
Madame Gould Wins Most Of Creditor Suits in Paris
In Paris, Madame Gould formerly Countess Boni de Castellane won 13 of 15 creditor suits seeking joint responsibility with the count. The court dismissed those suits with costs to plaintiffs, finding debts not proven for the couple's common benefit. Two art dealer cases kept alive, and three suits remain to be decided December 26.
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Paris
Madame Gould
Boni de Castellane
Bank Robbery Strikes Horatio Ark Loot Reaches Four Thousand
Two robbers looted the Bank of Horatio in Texarkana area on Wednesday afternoon. They covered the cashier with pistols and took about $4,000 in cash. Local authorities investigate the heist in the small Arkansas town.
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Arkansas Bank
Texarkana
Ark
Bank of
Horatio
Attempts to Kill Chicago Judge in Court Corridor
Frederick Elerbrock, a disappointed litigant, fired at Probate Judge Charles S. Cutting in a corridor of the criminal court building. The bullet missed, Cutting struck back, and a struggle to disarm followed. State's Attorney Healy reviewed the case within two hours and the grand jury returned an indictment for assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill.
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Chicago
Charles S. Cutting
Criminal Court
Frederick Elerbrock
Cutting
Elerbrock
Healy
Elérbrock
Government Crop Bulletin of 1906 Yields
Washington reports 1906 crop totals from the agricultural department showing corn 416,091, winter wheat 492,888,004, spring wheat 242,372,966 bushels.
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Government
Washington
Agricultural Department
Negro shoots Capt Macklin in El Reno Oklahoma
Captain Edgar B. Macklin of Company C Twenty Fifth United States Infantry was shot twice and dangerously wounded by a man believed to be discharged by the President. The event occurred in El Reno Oklahoma with details scarce.
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Macklin
el Reno
Okla
Edgar
B. Macklin
Company C
Twenty Fifth
United States. Infantry
Roose- Felt
Robbery at Muss Milling Co. Office Ends in Cashier Shot
Two men entered the J B Muss Milling Company office Friday and shot cashier J B Muss in the dig stand while attempting to rob the safe. One assailant was captured.
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Gashier
Ogee ‘St. Puis
Enderlin Train Wreck Kills Nine and Injures Dozens
A southbound Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie train crashed into a switch engine at Enderlin North Dakota killing eight in the smoking car and a ninth later. Thirty seven were seriously injured as cars caught fire and rescuers battled flames overnight with limited local medical help and aid from a special medical train.
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Enderlin
N. D
Minneapolis, St. Paul
Sault
Valley City
Entombed miner saved after 15 days in Edison mine
Bakersfield California reports A B Hicks, buried 15 days, was rescued at 11 45 PM Saturday. Surrounded by waiting crowds the stretcher bearer carried him to hospital. He is weakened yet uninjured and expected to recover quickly. his spirit impresses all.
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Bakersfield
Cal
A. B. Hicks
Edison
Hicks
Steamer Strathcona Burns Near Port Dufferin
Halifax reports a fire on the passenger steamer Strathcona owned by the Halifax and Canso line. Bound for Canso and Guysborough from Halifax, the vessel beached and all 380 passengers landed with no lives lost thanks to engineers and firemen who stayed at their posts before the ship burned to the water’s edge within an hour.
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Halifax
N. S
Port Dufferin
Strathcona
Halifax & Canso Steamship Company
Canson
Guysborough
Abe
Strike rolls in on Southern Pacific lines in Texas and Louisiana
A locomotive firemen strike began Sunday afternoon at five o'clock on the Southern Pacific lines in Texas and Louisiana. About 300 to 400 men are involved.
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Southern
Pacific
Houston
Tex
Southern’ ‘Pacific
Texas
Louisiana
Burns Hotel in city hints at early May event
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a Burns location and an early May timeframe. Specific details about the hotel event or participants are unreadable.
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Cne
Burns
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Hoosier
Nebraska Cattle Company
Foraker
Isthmus
Missionary Society
Bishop C. C. McCabe
Mississippi River
Mme. Gould
Castellane
C.S. Cutting
Enderlin, N. D
Smoker
Strathcona Burns
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