WRECK AT WANSTEAD KILLS MANY CRIPPLING COLLISION
London Ontario December 24 a Pacific Express Grand Trunk collision with an eastbound freight near Wanstead results in at least 30 deaths and 33 injuries. Blizzard conditions hindered rescue as fires raged and bodies blackened by flames. Identified dead include Alex Stewart Petrolia Ontario and Mrs. Alex Stewart, Petrolia Ontario among many others.
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London
Alex Stewart
Petrolia
Ont
A. Ricketts
Sarnia
Annel
J. Gillies
Nit
Trotter
Tetrolia
Aly. Lawrence
Wadford
Freeman
Oil Springs
Hensal
Rodley
Port Suron
Mich
Andrew Carson
Watford
McAutliffe
Pacific Express
Wanstead
Grand Trunk
Express
J. G. Kerr
Nondon
Wyoming
McAuliffe
No. 4
Wingscourt Junction
Laura Bigear Acquitted in Estate Conspiracy Trial
Laura Bigear was acquitted and Dr. Charles C. Hendricks and Samuel Stanton, a former justice of the peace, were found guilty by the jury Wednesday in a case alleging they conspired to obtain the entire estate of Henry M. Bennett, a Pittsburg capitalist, in Freehold North Dakota.
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Laura Bigear
Freehold
N. d
Bec
Laura Bidgar
Charles C. Hendricks
Samuel Stanton
Justice of the Peace
Henry M. Bennett
Pittsburg
Mrs Fremont Dies In Los Angeles At 70
Mrs Jesse Tenton Fremont widow of Gen John C Fremont died in Los Angeles after a three year decline from a severe accident and pneumonia. Born near St Louis she married Fremont at sixteen and shared his career through westward explorations and political life. In later years she lived in Los Angeles with her daughter Miss Fremont and received a Congressional pension of 2000 dollars yearly after local fundraising aided her.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Jesse Tenton Fremont
John C. Fremont
Fremont
United States
Tuckson
Shamias J. Bereton
Missouri
Whellington
St. Louis
Republican Party
Gemeral
Miss Fremont
California
Congress
LYNCHED WRONG MAN IN KANSA S MYSTERY
Pittsburg Kan Dec 7 It is reported that Joe Godley brother of Montgomery Godley lynched here Thursday morning is wounded and in hiding at Weir City Kan Investigation suggests Joe not the man lynched fired the shot killing the officer Two other brothers Gus and Jews jailed at Girard Toe escaped Their mother sought a doctor to treat Joe for a neck wound but would not reveal his location The officer s revolver remains missing and is believed in the killer s possession
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Pittsburg
Kan
Joe Godley
Montgomery Godley
Weir City
Hinkle
Godley Brothers
Joe
Gus
Girard
Toe
Defeat for Boycott as Chicago jury sides with businessman
A Cook County jury awarded George HinestiY $32,000 against the Chicago Magons and Builder's Association and the Brick Manufacturers' Association over losses from a boycott. The verdict outlines labor group rights to impose or assist boycotts. Separately, 600 sheep burned at Union Stock Yards in South Omaha, with $50,000 loss as 5,000 sheep fled but 500 returned to the fire.
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Chicago
Vail
George Hinestiy
Chicago Magon’s and Builder’ Association
Brick Manufacturers’ Association
Ist
Andl Igbor
Linclut
Uogoycott
Lc Dart, Ltd
Union Stock Yards Company
South Omaha
Early Solving Efforts for Venezuelan Blockade Amid Hopeful Tone
Washington reports no new naval actions in the Venezuelan crisis as officials express hope for a harmonious settlement. A Rome dispatch notes allies may keep the Venezuelan coast guard patrol during arbitration under special agreements. Meanwhile, a Minnesota couple dies in a house fire. a Danville man aged 102 passes. four men are injured in a Ridgewood railroad incident where one was killed.
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Central News
Rome
Washington
Ridgewood
N. J
Evie
Edward Martin
IL BoStreng Co
Cleveland
Ferm
Tere
O. Ifean
Ileury Naholiogen
Beren
Stonett Stanise Busks
Berean
William Shields
Onder Cll
Locomotive Collision Claims One Life
A man named Martin was struck by a locomotive and dragged from the track, resulting in his instant death.
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Martin
Arbitration Shift Eases Venezuelan Dispute At Hague
President Roosevelt agrees to submit the Venezuelan arbitration to the Hague tribunal with all powers in favor, noting no territorial or honor issues and urging joint, orderly handling. Reports from Yokohama reveal a baby infanticide conspiracy in Osaka with 300 children killed since the year began. Cleveland endures a harsh frost and fuel shortages as coal dealers struggle to secure and deliver supplies amid failing weather.
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Woreaideni
Italy
Rome
Meyer
Foreign Office
Roosevel
Hague
Victoria
Dee
Yokohama
Vartur
Oxuka
Cleveland
Miners to Demand Higher Wages at Indianapolis Meet
Springfield Newfoundland January 19 W D tynm secretary treasurer of the United Mine Workers of America says miners in the United States will press for a material wage increase at the national convention in Indianapolis on January 19. He notes operators are taking higher coal prices and justify costs by profits, predicting the convention will reveal mining costs per ton and public profit margins. Ryan will attend and strengthen the push for higher wages.
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Springfield
W. D. Tynm
United Mine Workers of
Ate
Ryan
Robbers Make Big Haul In St. Louis Vault Blown Open
A December St Louis robbery ends with a vault blown by nitro glycerin and $ in valuables stolen. Police say two bandits, likely professionals, escaped after an explosion and shots rang through the public square. Citizens misread the blast as boys celebrating Christmas.
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St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
Union
Tank of Union
Nitvorwlycerite
Enlire Couteurs
Sary
Twain Alanner
Christus
Gkrants
Digense
FS Ens
Lynching of Nan and Wife Echoes Across County
Reports describe Nan and wife being lynched after a confrontation near Abbeville county. Oliver Wideman and wife were seized from their home and hanged at a local bridge, with both confessing to a role in the shooting incident. Community outrage followed as authorities pursued the mob executioners.
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Lynehlug
Bao
Iemmidderer
Parky
Wideman
Bigey
Plantatiom
Jay
Abbeville
Serena
Day
Shonywilt Lodge
A. P&g A.M
Prand
South Carolina
Six Die In Fire At Arbuckle Sugar Refinery Plant
A Brooklyn blaze at the Arbuckle sugar refinery complex killed six workers and likely more. Firemen on water tower No 1 were trapped by a collapsing wall as flames illuminated Manhattan and East River. Battalion Chief Coppinger died, and Assistant Foreman Thomas Jeffries was found among ruins. damage estimate about 600000.
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New York
Thomas Jeffries
East River
Manhattan
Williamsburg
Uge
President Roosevelt suffers eye wound in fencing match
Washington reports the president sustained a facial injury during a fencing bout with General Leonard Wood. The incident involved a sharp lunge that grazed the president's left eye area, causing eyebrow swelling and temporary loss of sight in the eye.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Leonard Wood
Uschi
Mie
Gc Wood
Tuwehtig
Noted Novelist Drea Dies After Illness at Seventieth Birthday
Noted novelist Drea of Chicago died after a long illness on her fifty ninth? birthday. Born December 10 in Luc, she was a muse to many Fos cordists and a key figure in the country’s literary scene.
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Drea
Chicago
Catherwood
Fey
Luc
Large man dies suddenly in Cincinnati and other items
Brief items from TMH News in Brief note a 550 pound man named Gerhard Kroll dying suddenly in Cincinnati. The summary mentions railway profits, proposed currency bills, and various public matters. Also referenced are health investigations, labor union activity, and other scattered notices from national events and individuals.
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Steubenville
Gilchrist Went
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Hee Loa Angelex Home
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Venezuela
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James Rildee
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Cervera
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Ooieial Gazette
Joli Mae Dogg
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