Prohibitionists Move to Test Baker Ballot Law
The state Prohibitionists prepared to challenge the Baker ballot law seeking an early Supreme decision. A lawyers committee led by ex Judges Bryegs Campbell and others was chosen to file initial steps and report soon. A party council urged prompt ballot action and a Scranton convention set for June 1, with first ballots showing Scranton leading Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
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Bolton House
Amos Bryegs
Philadelphia
Edward Campbell
Fayette
James Black
Lancaster
Ajab Ricketts
Wailkesbarre
A A Stevens
Blair
John D Chall
Westmoreland
H. T Ames
Williamsport
Chiurman Patton
Scranton
Pitteburg
Grew Otafore
Hoped-for legal damages in prison case and related arrests
A contested suit seeks 3000 for malprosecution and 3000 for false imprisonment by Warden Deer after connections to the Youngstown murder case. It references Mrs Fitzgerald and a reporter, detailing arrests and a jail stay, with further notes on local crime and oddities from Preston and Tyrone counties.
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Copcamrs
Mra Fitzgerald
Youngstown
Deer
Fitzgerald
Eupposal Tae
Hood's Sarsaparilla King of Medicines Promises Cure
Advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as the king of medicines claiming it conquers salt rheum fevers and other blood diseases. The copy emphasizes transformative health benefits and urges readers to try the tonic.
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Hood
Paris Lieutenant Anastay Charged with Baroness Dellard Murder
In Paris on December 26 Lieutenant Anastay a retired army officer was arrested on charges of murdering Baroness Dellard at her 42 Boulevard du Temple residence. The police describe a staged daytime killing with a ransom of valuables and suggest possible accomplices amid a broader assassins ring, noting a similar Ollivier case and a gloved knife marked FM.
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Dellard
O’club
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Delphine
de Tard
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Delard
Dragoon
Jon Dellard
M. Ollivier
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Livier
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Cas
Anastoy
Cugpdy
Glish
Pars
France
Europe
Saltillo businessman sees drought and famine firsthand
Mr L T Woods, formerly of this city and now a Mexico business traveler, reports widespread suffering in Coahuila. He traveled through drought ridden districts from Saltillo, noting lack of reliable news and the need to see conditions personally. He cites scarce rain in two years and deep rural hardship.
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L. T Woods
Tor
Mexico
Saltillo
Coahuila
Miners Jubilant Over Terre Haute Decision for Clay County Work
Dec 26 report from Brazil notes miners celebratory mood after a Thursday state convention decision at Terre Haute. The ruling pleases workers though operators have not prepared to reopen all mines in Clay county. Many miners already applied for jobs, indicating sufficient demand.
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Brazil
Terre Haute
Clay County
Miss Migsige Swoge and John Manning Wedding Fray
A large wedding in a store setting turned chaotic when a bride became ill during a feast attended by about a thousand. a physician was summoned. Separately, John H Crivens, missing heir to Cortland estate, wandered across the country after borrowing funds from a local policeman and telegraph funds were sent home.
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Tohn Manning
Migsige Swoge
Wheeeling
Dew
John H Crivens
Cortland
T J Parsons
Mr Parsons
Indiana Bill Seeks 150 Million Federal Loan
Dr H W Taylor a Farmers alliance leader in Anderson proposes a bill titled An Act for the Relief of the People of Indiana. He sent it to Senator Peffer for introduction in the U S Senate. The bill asks for a 150 million dollar loan to Indiana for twenty years at one percent per year. Borrowers would place first mortgages on their property to the government.
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Anderson
Ind
H W Taylor
Promn
Farmers Alliance
Indiana
Peffer
United
Senate
Dutta
Jamey
Bane Gaven
Douereun
Tucensin
Burglars Force Safe In Post Office Stamp Theft
Burglar entered the post office last night by forcing the rear door and blasting open the safe securing nearly $6 in stamps and currency along with registered letters. Safe handles were broken and powder placed in the cavity to force the door. No crew left. suspected to be by persons familiar with the due.
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Catlettsh AG
HyDec
Duce
Woman’s affer-age and a patent remedy tale
A witty remark defines middle age as a suffering period and taunts belief in female affer-age. The speaker claims Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription can relieve uterine diseases and prolong health by strengthening the body and enriching the blood for years of life.
Clerk Laidlaw to sue millionaire Sage in bomb case
New York December 26. Clerk W R Laidlaw seeks 100000 damages from broker Sage alleging Sage used him as a shield during Norcross dynamite blast at Sage's 71 Broadway office on December 4. Laidlaw claims Sage knew of the danger and endangered his life to save his own. Laidlaw has been at St Vincent's Hospital since the explosion.
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Canfield
Fast Palestine
Irena
Pittsburg
New Castle
New York
Russell Rage
W R Laidlaw
Norcross
Sage
Broadway
Cnll
Lawlaw
Landlaw
Laidlaw
St Vincent's Hospital
West Twelfth Street
Benjamin Harrison McKee
Mary
White House
Dimaound
Kris Krinsle’s
McKee
Toys
Asjamin
Ite
Thomson Houston
Inston
Wth
Mre Harrison
Maury Lodge McKee
Mary McKee
Harmison
Paralyzed Woman's Exhumed Bones Spark Medical Probe
Doctors investigated a case in Cocks county where a paralyzed 7 year old girl exhibited bones believed to be exhumed. Experts concluded the bones were not human and the woman had faked bone exhumations for years, sending specimens across the country.
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Harman Tenn
Cocks County
Simsth White
Neichbor
Ste
Confession Sparks Fallout in Salem Revival Circle
Sander, involved in the Salem revival controversy, says the young organist confessed after pressure from Rey McClain who claimed revival work was hindered by an attachment between Sander and the organist. Sander insists they were together only as friends at a trusted home, and that the leaders forced the confession, destroying his faith and love for the revival movement.
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Sander
Rey McClain
Hamsell
Salem
Sanders
Conessing
Storm Rips Seattle Sound Wires Ships Feared Lost
A fierce wind and rainstorm hit Seattle and the sound yesterday causing telegraph wires to fail for hours. Heavy rainfall and floods rose streams rapidly. No serious shipping damage reported, but authorities fear several vessels may have been lost along the coast.
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Seattle
Wash
Prominent Quack Dr Bull’s Gough Syrup Ad Sparks Debate
A dubious advert claims the product relieves sore throats and sorrow with a Salvation price of 25 cents. The text mocks the offer, noting skepticism about promised cures and urging caution over quack remedies.
Pain Balm Heals Rheumatic Boy Opens School Route
A North Carolina boy crippled by rheumatism for over a year recovered after his father used Chamberlain's Pain Balm. He has since walked a mile and a half to school daily. Holler & Wilson, druggists, advertise 50 cent bottles. December.
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M. D. Pusser
Gibralter
N. C
Chamberlain
Holler & Wilson
Dec
Colorado Coal Volume Ignites Debate on Resources
A note suggests Colorado contains 20,000 square miles of coal and promotes a tonic, Simmons Liver Regulator, as a remedy for mental clarity and digestion, reflecting historical tonic advertising.
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Colorado
Immense iron ore deposits found near Lake Superior
Reports from Mesaba range describe vast hematite ore discoveries larger than any in the Lake Superior region. Drilling tests reach 60 feet and reveal a thick, soft bodied ore seam with high iron content and significant tonnage.
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Urs
Mesaba
Lake Superior
Strange Death With Reptiles In Stomach Reported
A man near East Berlin reportedly died after a long illness described as pulmonary disease but with a fatal stomach condition involving reptiles. The account notes a violent vomiting spell and a wound that allegedly persisted for thirty-one years, with medical efforts described as limited.
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HasovEr
East Berlin
Stermach
Moi
Pat
Kidnapping attempt and bank cashiers noted in brief items
Summary of readable fragments: a 4 year old girl nearly abducted in a western city by a horseman who fled as bystanders intervened. reports of a bank cashier missing suspected in Chicago. whisky trust urging retaliation against leading receivers in Chicago Cincinnati Baltimore Milwaukee. Cincinnati's charity festival fed hundreds of children with a large postal card update and new issued post office cards praised for quality.
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Pestefhive
Colot Amd
Cretier di Grant
Carlis
Moscow Cross Club accounts show 1009 roubles deficit
The Moscow Cross club fund for suffering farmers was found to have a deficit of 1009 roubles. The Czarna has ordered an inquiry. General Kochanoff, governor of Wilna h, decreed closing of all Catholic and Lutheran churches, signaling broader restrictive measures.
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ST Peterspine
Moscovy Real Cross Club
Czarnna
Kochanoff
Wilnach
Politicians and Emissaries Featured in World News Snippets
Ty notes German policy on rural to urban movement while Governor Pennoyy predicts candidates Figner and Blan as a presidential ticket. Russia backs France on Bulgarian capitulation, and Innerkip residents back US union for Canadian prosperity. Whitelaw Reid to attend Carnot shooting party with the foreign diplomatic corps at Rambouillet.
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Uregon
Figner
Blan
France
Powera
Ica
Bulgaria
Innerkip
Ont
United States
Canada
Whitelaw Reid
Carnot
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