Wells Fargo Grabs Pittsburg Freight Business
Pittsburg December reports say Wells Fargo Express gained entry via trolley lines, drawing transcontinental freight from rivals. Local express firms convene in New York to address alleged breaches of a long-standing practice that routed deliveries through the Wells Fargo office, amid shifting charges and routes.
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Pittsburg
New York
Wells-Fargo Express Company
Wells-Fargo Company
Adams
United States
American Express
Erie
Pennsylvania
Baltimore & Ohio
Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad
Transfer station dispute sparks possible rail line shifts
A debate over whether a site qualifies as a transfer station because it lies off the Wells Fargo railroad line may lead to adjustments at next week's meeting. If unresolved, observers anticipate notable changes in the express business and related operations.
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Wells- Fargo
Five Burned to Death in Watertown Suburb Fire
Five members of the Clark family perished in a house fire at Watertown suburb near Boston. John Clark, his wife, and their three children John 11 Philip 9 and Doris 5 all died in the blaze discovered shortly after 1 am. The two-story dwelling valued about $5,000 burned to the ground before firemen could fully reach the ruins.
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Boston
John Clark
Watertown
Clark
John
Philip
Doris
Hunt Going to Portland Dietrich Will Preside
In Helena federal court Fred Gray Eagle pleaded guilty to introducing liquor on the Blackfeet reservation and received two months in jail plus a $100 fine. Several others indicted will plead soon. Judge Hunt said he would leave Helena January 11 for Portland to preside over land fraud trials, with Judge Dietrich of Idaho filling in in his absence.
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Standard
Helena
Fred Gray Eagle
Blackfeet Reservation
O. C. Dallas
J. D. McLeod
Hunt
Portland
Ore
Dietrich
Idaho
Montana
Mrs. Richard Lockey Dead In California Days Later
Helena reports the death of Mrs. Richard Lockey at Palo Alto California. An early Helena resident, she moved to California years ago for health reasons. She leaves her husband R Lockey and two children who reside in California.
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the Standard
Helena
Palo Alto
Cal
Richard Lockey
Big outfits to resume shortly after new year
Cleveland factories prepare for a January restart with about 10 000 former workers recalled. The American Shipbuilding Company plans to hire 5000, nearly full capacity, while steel mills bring back hundreds. Smaller plants will rehire additional hundreds starting January 6.
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Cleveland
Ohio
American Shipbuilding Company
Trial of Walsh Adjourned Due to Juror Illness
Chicago December 27 The Walsh trial was adjourned until next Thursday because a juror is ill. The pause delays proceedings as defense and prosecution await further juror readiness.
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Chicago
John R. Walsh
Saloon keeper Chamales acquitted in Sunday law case
Chicago reports Thomas Chamales, the first saloon keeper tried under the Sunday closing law, was found not guilty after a second jury disagreed initially. The first jury had failed to reach a verdict after 24 hours. the second endured 18 hours.
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Chicago
Thomas Chamales
Chamales
Love and marriage clash in Roxley tale
In a Philadelphia Press snippet a sharp exchange unfolds with an older character warning a young woman about her affection for a penniless scamp. The daughter remains resolute, declaring she will marry him, while Roxley slyly concedes the plan.
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Roxley
Philadelphia Press
Physician in sad plight Dr Brethour declared insane
Special to the Standard. Hamilton December 27 Dr Herbert Brethour was taken to the asylum for the insane at Warm Springs by Sheriff Ward. He was adjudged insane Tuesday by a commission including Judge H L Myers Dr T H Hanbidge Karl H Kellogg and C R Thornton. A visit to his Crutchfield building rooms found morphine and administering instruments. He denied addiction until testifying he used the drug and hoped to enter a sanitarium soon for cure. He was a strong witness and seemed rational on the stand despite witnesses saying his actions had been Peculiar and that he was demented and unsafe.
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Hamilton
Herbert Brethour
Asylum For
Warm Springs
Sheriff Ward
H.L. Myers
T. H. Hanbidge
Victor
Karl H. Kellogg
C. R. Thornton
Stevensville
Brethour
Crutchfield
Tragedy on Castleton Pond Drowns Three Children
In Rutland Vermont on December 27 three Clark children aged under ten died when ice broke on a skating pond at Castleton. Six rescuers were pulled into the water by a further break but all were saved. Ida Putman aged 20 George Hunter aged 24 Ian Franklin aged 24 also drowned.
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Rutland
Castleton
Kate
Mary
George Clark
Clark
Ida Putman
George Hunter
Ian Franklin
Bonfils Arrested in Denver Over News Rivalry
Fred G. Bonfils, Denver Post proprietor, was arrested on a warrant sworn by Thomas W. Patterson, former U S senator and principal owner of the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Times, charging him with as-
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Denver
Colo
Fred G. Bonfils
Denver Post
Thomas W. Patterson
United States
Rocky Mountain News
The
Denver Times
Man Fights Senator Ally In Street Assault Case
Bonfils furnished bonds for his appearance on a charge of assaulting Patterson as he walked from home to work. Bonfils knocked him down and struck him repeatedly, causing painful injuries. He says the attack was provoked by articles in Patterson’s newspapers calling him vile and vows to confront the senator whenever they meet if such writings continue.
Henry T. Helm Dies in Los Angeles at 78
Henry T. Helm, a former prominent Chicago attorney, died today in Los Angeles at age 78. He practiced law in Illinois for 45 years before moving to Los Angeles in 1902. Helm was a candidate for state's attorney in Cook and Lake counties and a presidential elector on the McClellan ticket in 1864. He is survived by his widow and four children.
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Los Angeles
Henry T. Helm
Chicago
Cook County
Lake County
George B. McClellan
Rescue work continues at Alpha shaft near Ely Nevada
Rescue teams in Ely Nevada press on at the Alpha shaft where three men are trapped. With about 300 feet yet to reach the 1,000 level, crews advance roughly ten feet daily, and foreman Gallagher expects faster progress and aims to lift the men within about two weeks.
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Ely
Nev
Alpha Shaft
Gallagher
No Race War Report From Henryetta Oklahoma
Henryetta dispatch says quiet conditions prevail with a few armed African Americans arriving from the countryside but no disorder. authorities report no lynching arrests yet and note the town has under 50 black residents amidst tension rumors.
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Oklahoma City
Henryetta
Remarkable Double Wedding in Fricks Pa
Four people with the same surname Freed wed in a double ceremony conducted by Rev. Abram Freed. Katie M Freed married Allen Freed Jr of Reliance while Emma C Freed wed Henry C Freed Jr of Telford. All couples are Mennonite and share a common family background.
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Souderton
Dispatch
Philadelphia
Fricks
Katie M. Freed
Abram H. Freed
Allen Freed, Jr
Allen Freed
Reliance
Emma C. Freed
Henry C. Freed, Jr
Henry Freed
Telford
Abram Freed
Three Die In Fog Derailed Camden Train Crash
A fog shrouded rail collision outside Camden New Jersey kills three people and injures seventeen as a Pemberton to Camden train rear ends an Atlantic City express. Fires from the wreckage threaten more deaths until Camden firefighters and quick relief save passengers.
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N. J
Perso
Pemberton
A City
Co. H. Brown
Moorestown
Nod
Garbarini
Mt. Holly
T. L. Webster
Merchantville
Atlantic City
Eve
Atlantic City Express
Berton
Camden Tire Department
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Si Cassie
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Walsh
Dr. Brethour
Bonfils
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