Wreck at Spanish River Leaves Dozens Dead in Canada
At Budbury Ont statement lists more than eighteen bodies recovered and about thirty still submerged. Two wrecked coaches drifted under a bridge and disappeared. The catastrophe occurred thirty seven miles west of Sudbury with many injured hospitalized.
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Sudbury
Ont
Budbury
Canadian Pacific
Spanish River
General Hospital
Robert Burroughs
Montreal
McFarland
Secon
Eash
Hunt Four Train Robbers Near Eureka Missouri
Four men who robbed a Missouri Pacific train near Eureka are believed hidden in St. Louis. Two hundred men and six bloodhounds searched the area with clues pointing to a boat on the Meramec river and a possible automobile escape. Rewards totaling 7 200 are offered for arrests and conviction.
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St. Louis
Missouri Pacific
Eureka
Meramec
Paris Flood Deepens As Seine Rise Threatens City
The Seine surges further in Paris on January 24 approaching streets near the Place de la Concorde. Additional buildings flood as Monterey reports being completely submerged and without food. Officials fear the disaster will reach national proportions as water levels shatter records.
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Paris
Seine
Place de la Concorde
Monterey
National Educational Association to Convene in Boston
Winona Minnesota January 24 The executive committee of the National Educational Association announced that the forty eighth annual convention will be held in Boston from July 2 to July 8, 1910.
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National Educational Association
Winona
Minn
The
National Educational Siesoociation
Boston
Yale Outsmewne Princeton in season opener
Yale defeated Princeton in the first swimming meet of the season in Princeton New Jersey setting a debut victory for the Yale team on January 24.
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Yale
Princeton
N. J
Yaole
Taggart to Lose Eye in Hunting Accident
Natchez Miss January 24 Thomas Taggart of Indianapolis was accidentally shot in the face by W H Norton during a hunting trip. The injury is severe enough that Taggart is expected to lose an eye. The incident occurred in India mans face following a misfire and mishandling of the shotgun. Local authorities are investigating the accident and no charges have been filed.
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Natchez
Miss
Thomas Taggart
Indianapolis
W. H. Norton
Payette
Louisville
Taggart
Stand Up and Save Your Fare Rules Stir Trolley Scene
The Trenton common council passed an ordinance letting riders without seats avoid fares. Crowded cars now see many men giving up seats to women, with conductors refunding fares to men who yield. Some women object to the generous chivalry as they prefer to stand.
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Trenton
N. J
Common Council
Frisco Bribery Cases Trial Date Set for Halsey
Judge Dunne fixed February 15 for the opening of Theodore V. Halsey’s trial on bribery charges connected with a telephone franchise involving the Ruef Schmitz board of supervisors. The court rejected earlier illness claims and noted a second medical panel found no heart disease or tuberculosis.
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Theodore V. Halsey
San Francisco
Halsey
Honors for Bryan at Lima
William J. Bryan visited the chamber of deputies and the senate in Lima Peru and was warmly greeted by presiding officers and members. A National Club reception followed and a banquet hosted by Felipe Pardo was held. An excursion to Oroya 136 miles north, rising over 1200 feet above sea level, is planned with more entertainments during his stay.
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Lima
Peru
William J. Bryan
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
National Club
Felipe Pardo
Oroya
Bryan
Soldier to Hang March 29 for Fort Leavenworth Murder
Judge Pollock sentences James ONeill of the Thirteenth United States infantry at Fort Leavenworth to hang on March 29 for shooting dead his sweetheart Minnie Scharpino on May 20, 1901. Federal authorities handle the case though Kansas law does not apply the death penalty.
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James O'Nell
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas City
Pollock
James O'Neill
Thirteenth
United States Infantry
O'Neil
Minnie Scharpino
Kansas
Attempt on Detective Longabardi by Black Hand Suspects
Detective Gabriel Longabardi, assigned to Black Hand cases, reported another assassination attempt in Chicago. Two Italians sprang at him from an alley as he passed, but fled when he drew his revolver. He had faced a prior life threat by Black Hand members months earlier.
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Chicago
Gabriel Longabardi
Schuettler
Black Hand Society
Slush Fund Probe Suspends Five Firemen in Toledo
After a week long inquiry into rumors of a slush fund to influence salary raises, five Toledo firemen and one patrolman were suspended from duty.
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Toledo
Kansas Politician Duane Freeman Dies by Suicide
In Bololt Kansas on January 24 Duane A Freeman a hotel owner and local politician killed himself. Freeman was a landowner with several thousand acres and had an unsuccessful bid for Congress as a Democrat in 1890.
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Kansas
Bololt
Kan
Duane A. Freeman
Nationwide Meat Boycott Gains Steam Across Cities
The meat price protest spreads nationwide with pledges to abstain from eating meat for 30 days. Kansas City aims for 80,000 signers while Cleveland reports 36,000 names. Milwaukee and Denver notes show mixed price changes as unions and hotel men join the campaign.
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Kansas City
Pittsburg
ONE RESULT OF BOYCOTT Stock Shipments Checked at Cleveland and Prices Still Up
Cleveland observes a meat boycott with reduced livestock arrivals and higher or steady prices. Retail butchers report a 15 cent drop in beef on the hoof and 10 cents on lambs. About 125 000 active boycotters are named by petition handlers, though higher classes are not participating.
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Cleveland
United Trades and Labor Council
Prosecution Aims At Beef Trust In Chicago Case
The department of justice plans suit against the beef trust based in Chicago for restraint of trade. The action, likely under the Sherman act, follows departmental investigations and heightened public concern over the high cost of living and meat boycotts spreading from Cleveland.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Beef Trust
Chicago
Trust
Department
Congress
Cleveland
Uprising at Miners Meeting Yields UMWA Elections
In Indianapolis on January 22 Thomas L Lewis of Ohio was re elected president of the United Mine Workers over William Green by 28597 votes. Frank J Hayes of Illinois won the vice presidency by 33287 over BE McCullough of Michigan. Edwin Perry became secretary treasurer without opposition as the tellers read the ballot results amid a tumultuous convention.
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Indianapolis
Thomas Lt. Lewis
Ohio
United Mine Workers of America
William Green
Frank J. Hayes
Sinois
BE. &. McCullough
Michigan
Edwin Perry
Anti Lewis
Rockefeller Institute Names Loeb Head Of Biology Department
New York January 24 Professor Jacques Loeb of the University of California is appointed head of a department of experimental biology by the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research board of directors.
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Jacques Loeb
New York
University of California
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Shirtwaist Makers' Strike Extends to New Jersey
Philadelphia reports plans to extend the shirtwaist makers strike to towns in New Jersey after a mass meeting. Two factories have already closed as part of the ongoing action.
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Philadelphia
New Jersey
Pinchot Chozen as Chief of National Conservation Group
Washington Jan 24 The election of Gifford Pinchot to succeed Dr Eliot as president of the National Conservation Association is supported by party leaders and officials in the capital. The move signals a shift in leadership for the conservation advocacy body.
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Pinchot Chozen
Washington
Gifford Pinchot
Dr. Eliot
National Conservace Association
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Longabardi
Milwaukee
Denver
Samuel Dutton
Western Hotelen's Association
Baltimore
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Memphis
Big Combine
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Muencinge
Palace Meat Markf
J. W. Herman
Prop
Rose C. Herman
Josh Skala
Jake H
Herman
Louis Skala
John Herman
Wm. C. Herman
Day Cunningham
Nebraska
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