Wreck on Northwestern Kills Four and Burns Many
Chicago dispatch reports a collision on the Chicago and Northwestern near Maine, Illinois, between the Omaha Flyer and a freight train. Four killed, about thirty injured, many burned by scalding steam as cars burned, with extensive property loss estimated at 30,000. Victims include George W. Rudlo of Omaha, Mrs. Rudlo, and O Nichols of Council Bluffs.
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Chicago
Chicago and Northwestern
Maine
St. Junke's Hospital
Geo. W. Rudio
Kirk Soap Company
Omaha
GO. W. Rudio
D. O Nichols
Council Bluffs
H. B. Duncan
Bert Carr
Willett
Fred Dunham
Gee
W. Fox
Boulder
Cole
H.D. Gray
Bvanston
Ill
Edward Hinckley
Surprise
J. L. Kall
Clarence Lauterus
W. A. Sweeney
Lutchfeld
Marion Wilkes
Fremont
Eva Hall
Lincoln Taft
Veronica Rohrmoser
Millard
F. Larrabee
F. P. Corren
A. W. Aiken
P. D. O'Neil
North- 4Western Railroad
John W. Wilson
Northwestern Railroad
W. R. Dawes
Pullman
John Schoentgren
H. L. Miller
Brakeman
Jameson
Platte
Neh
Fler
Racine
Wis
Ormaha
Neb
Jewell
Buffalo
J. W. Woodrum
W. Hickman
J. M. Wilson
Boone
J. W. Anderson
Cripple Creek
Tol
W. F. Risley
Duncan
Rudio
Nichols
Curran
Larrabee
O'Neill
Georgie Rudio
S T. Luke's Hospital
LB. O. Nichols
Mr. Nichols
Grace Stewart
John Schoentengen
George Rudle
Matta
Nebracks
Bent
Kirk & Co
Chicalgol
Bytigia
Knight Templar and Mason Ben Nichola Dies in Malta Wreck
Ben C. Nichola of Council Bluffs, manager of the local electric light plant, died in the Malta Illinois wreck. A Knight Templar and Mason, he was engaged to Miss Elizabeth Stuart of Council Bluffs. He will be buried in Indianapolis. his father Edwin Nichola is a livestock merchant there.
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Council Bluffs
Ben C. Nichola
Malta, Ill
Edwin Nichola
Livestock Commission
Indianapolis
Elizabeth Stuart
Council Brufin
Landslide Wreck Kills Four In Virginia Near Lynchburg
A Chesapeake and Ohio landslide near Renseen station five miles south of Lynchburg caused a wreck on the James River branch. Four railroad men the conductor A Whittaker the engineer Groagh Fisher the baggagemaster Thompson and express messenger Shannon were killed and several others injured. A missing man named Baker from Clinton Forge is unaccounted for.
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Lynchburg
Chesapeake and Ohio
Renseen Station
James River
Orly
A. Whittaker
Groagh Fisher
Thompson
Express
Shannon
Baker
Clinton Forge
Vac
Fisher
Whittaker
New York Couple Lose Jewels In Robbery
Mr and Mrs Paul G Thebaud of Madigan avenue reported jewelry stolen valued around 501000. The loot included a pear shaped diamond worth 20000 a pearl worth 15000 and 390 small ornaments. Police suspect a newly hired valet who disappeared with the thief under surveillance. The couple had been guests of Mr and Mrs Howard Willetts at White Plains.
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New York
Paul G. Thebaud
Madigan Avenue
Thebaud
Howard Willetts
White Plains
Salt Lake Police Close In On Hay Murder Case
Salt Lake City police, after finding an 88 caliber revolver near the crime site, believe a key clue to James R. Hay’s murder is secured. The weapon, traced to a second hand store, matches the description of contractor Peter Mortenson, held on the charge. Hay’s body, with a bullet wound, was found two days after his disappearance amid suspicions centered on Mortenson, who denies involvement. The missing $3,800 remains unrecovered.
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Salt Lake
Hay
Utah
James R. Hay
Thirteenth South
State
Peter Mortenson
Mortenson
Pacific Lumber Company
Coroner's jury links Wilcox to Cropsey death in Elizabeth City
In Elizabeth City North Carolina on December 31 the coroner's jury read its verdict on the death of Ellen M Cropsey found in the Pasquotank river. The panel states she was struck on the left temple and drowned and notes that James Wilcox is charged and in custody while urging magistrates to pursue further investigation.
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Migs Cropsey
Elizabeth City
N. C
Nel Cropsey
James Wilcox
Wilcox
Ellen M. Crapsay
Ellen M. Cropsey
Pasquotank
Hig
Guld Wilcox
A Race for Gold in the cave and on the trail
Bowers and Rider steal from a cave treasure while Avery and his men guard the long winter dig. They flee through tents and under fire, lower the loot by rope, and escape into the wilderness. A counter plot by Avery hides the theft as tension builds toward a planned sale to capitalists.
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Kal
Powers
Capigity
Avery
Bowers
Tider
Rider
Nili
Dyea
Civilization
Dick Taylor
Onca
Tom
Taylor
Tarbox
Ireland Plans Tourism Boom and Keens on Commerce
London dispatch reports Ireland preparing to attract American visitors next spring with printed guidebooks pictures and ads. Focus is on Cork Blarney Castle trains and a second Blarney Stone while hopes rise that emigration to the United States will decline and Ireland markets scenery antiquities and healthful travel to boost profits.
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London
Ireland
Liverpool
Blarney Castle
Kyin
Castle
Cork
Emerald Isle
United States
Continent
Beet sugar industry praised in New York Evening Post editorial
The December editorial reproduces Oxnard and Cutting’s 1899 letter arguing beet sugar can be produced profitably in the United States without tariff protection. It contrasts beet sugar with cane imports, cites potential acre profits, and notes wartime tariff relief for Cuban sugar while defending domestic self interest and industry fortitude.
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Klng Mersin
Oxnard
Cutting
New York Evening Post
the Evening Post
Rocky Mountains
Congress
Messrs. Oxnard
Mississippi Valley
West India Islands
Seaboard
United States
Nebraska
Europe
Washington
Fragmentary Washington Star item on stenographer and ad blurbs
Fragmentary readout features dialogue about a stenographer's accuracy and a shopper note about Red Cross Ball Blus from the Rusa company. Mentions Brooklyn Eagle quote and a garbled line about an Adirondack guide and a wooden leg with stray letters and numbers.
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Red Cross
Rusa Company
South Bend
Ind
Brooklyn Eagle
Elly Ee Peta
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Virginia
Trank Bowers
Iider
Tyea
Bright
Earry
Lttle
Thare Taylor
Avery Suddeny
Tarpox
Mitchell
Joe Tarbox
Joe
Bill
Washington Star
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