Destruction of New Avenue Hotel Triggers Mass Casualties
Fort Wayne Ind May 3 A deadly fire at the New Avenue hotel destroyed Fort Wayne's principal hostelry. Chief Auckenbruck said up to 20 bodies might be in the ruins and many injured. The interior was a charred ruin as firefighters battled flames from 3 30 am. Dozens escaped by ladders but some leaped to the street. Injured include F C O'Donnell and James Foster. missing include Max Wass and Mrs Sarah Hathaway. The six story brick hotel, opened 1652 and remodeled later, housed a register of guests now lost. Continued on Page Two.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Tony
New Avenue
Anchenbruck
Pana
New York
Sheboygan
Wis
E. Ellis
Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co
W. A. Pitcher
F. Boyser & Co
G. W. Deviney
Crawford & Lehman
Philadelphia
Max Wass
St Louis
Alty
Wabash
Charles
Battery 1
National Guard
Matt
Aaron Hopkins
R.S. Johnson
Cine A. Varna
Shasat
Sak
Hendtichs
John Iterate
Tober
Ile
Wien
Freeaal Tia
Daiocy
Fite
Hilbrech
Auckebruck
Auckenbruck
Miss Hathaway
Mishawaka
Aveline Hotel
Chicago
Chicago Reduction Company
Eighth
William Lenz
Fire in Brooklyn tenement kills six in Humboldt Street blaze
An early morning fire in a four story Brooklyn tenement at 17 Humboldt Street killed six people and severely injured four others. Police and firemen rescued many trapped occupants with nets and ladders. The dead include Mrs. Abrams and four of her children, while Charles Abrams and Anna Abrams died after jumping from a window. The fire started in the cellar. investigators will probe an unusual origin. Family of Max Tolar, once in the Slocum Disaster, escaped unharmed.
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New York
May
Humboldt Street
Brooklyn
Sil
Abrams
Charles Abrams
Ann
Max Tolar
Slocum
Notable ceremony as Bozeman dedicates Holy Rosary Church
A large crowd attends the dedication of the Catholic Church of the Holy Rosary in Bozeman with solemn high mass led by Father J. J. Thompson. Bishop Carroll presides, praising the project, the donors, and Bozeman’s decency measures as clergy and attendees hear a sermon by Father Cushnahan.
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Bozeman
J. J. Thompson
Fildam Griffin
M. J. Travail
J.J. Guinan
Dr. Sullivan
Butte
Kel
Salt Lake
P. M. Cushhahan
Janes Forsell
Joseph Walsh
Joseph Fel Sheim
G. W. Hey
Alice Piedalue
Mré
Carl Smith
Francis May Young
Stangey
E. Howard
Byron Story
P.M. Cushnahan
Woreship
Carroll
Story
Henry Monferton
Father Thompson
Elks’ Hall
Thomps
Father ‘Thompson
Ard
Alto
Ruben
Preservation of the Roads in Yellowstone Park
Washington report notes Army engineers focus on road preservation in Yellowstone National Park. Sprinkling to prevent disintegration costs about 200,000 dollars for around 100 miles of road. Oil treatment discussed but doubted due to road nature and long freezing periods.
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Washington
Yellowstone National Park
Fire destroys Anti polo town in Morong province
Lightning caused a blaze that razed Antipolo leaving about four hundred houses burned and hundreds homeless. The town of 8,500 inhabitants relied on the shrine as a landmark saved from the flames.
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Manila
Antipolo
Morong
Fires and Fatalities in Glendive Amid Tragedies
A series of events in Glendive ends with multiple deaths and a warehouse fire. Jacob Leir, 21, from Dickinson, dies after a revolver discharge during a misguided demonstration. Charles Johnson, from Minneapolis, dies in a horse accident after a runaway ride. A fire in the Northern Pacific Yardmaster’s office is contained with minor damage. Luther Puffer, 2, dies of quick consumption at Rigby’s Ranch. Authorities seek the missing mother of the child.
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Indie
Glendive
Jacob Leir
Dickinson
N. D
Charles Johnson
Minneapolis
Jomlan
Grace Hospital
Northern Pacific
Luther Puffer
Rigby
Putters
Betting Prohibition at Louisville Track Opens May 5
Louisville authorities announce a betting ban for the spring meeting led by the Kentucky Derby on May 5. Police will monitor auctions and Paris mutual machines to curb bookmakers and betting pools, a move intended to curb evils linked to bookmaking and track gambling.
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Louisville
Louisville Thekeys Club
Paris Mutual
Board of Public Safety
Eagles of Butte Memorial Honors Departed Members
The Eagles of Butte hold a memorial for departed members of the organization in a ceremony that remembered their service and contributions to the group and community.
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Eagles OF
Butte
Memorial Service Honors Eagles Members At Broadway Theater
The Fraternal Order of Eagles held a memorial service in the Broadway theater summoning 18 deceased members since last year. The program featured ritual readings by officers, musical selections by the Montana state pann and Stover Glee club, violin and vocal solos, and a brief eloquent eulogy by Thomas J. Walker. The service closed with Nearer My God to Thee as the audience reflected in the solemn, sacred observance.
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William Livesey
James C. Byrne
Thomas C. Glora
J. J. Bill
James W. Willians
Ferdinand
Pohl
John M. Olderoy
Joseph Foy Furey
W. M. Erler
D.W Brodie
Montana State Pann
Eagles’ Organization
Vale of Rest
Stover Glee Club
Ruth Peters
G. A. Lobbenberg
W. C. Dierks
Order of Eagles
Arrival of Atlantic Fleet Halts San Francisco Streets
San Francisco prepares for the Atlantic battle ship fleet with flags banners and illuminated displays along Market Street Telegraph Hill lights and welcome signs. An estimated 700000 to 800000 visitors are expected with 200000 from nearby towns and 150000 from railroads as trains bring in crowds and escorts. Rear Admiral Evans will assume command at Santa Cruz then sail to the city with the fleet joining Golden Gate Tuesday evening and the Pacific Squadron arriving next morning.
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San Francisco
Navy
Evans
Market Street
International Navy
Telegraph Hill
Pacific Ocean
Bay
Railroad. Com
Dantes
Omaha
British Columbia
Boundary
Southern Pacific Company
California
Pacific Coast
Salt Lake City
Admiral Evans
Portland
Southern Pacific
Sheldon
Nebraska
Robley D. Evans
Paso Robles Hot Springs
Santa Cruz
Golden Gate
Paci
Dayton
Sailors at Santa Cruz Visit Feature of Sunday Programme
More than 3,000 sailors from the Atlantic fleet came ashore at Santa Cruz and boarded special trains to the Grove six miles away. They were carried free on the trains, marking a major entertainment feature of the Sunday program.
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Santa Cruz
Cal
Man Shot by Companion in Hamilton Saloon
Fred Burdette, a well known Hamilton resident, was shot and killed at 2 PM in the Tammany saloon by Sam Robertson after Burdette insulted him. Robertson fired a Colt revolver and fled as Burdette fell. Coroner Karl Kellogg held an inquest and ruled death by gunshot from Robertson. Burdette had worked at the saloon, Robertson had run a bowling alley, and witnesses said both were not drunken.
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Standard
Hamilton
Fred Burdette
Sam Robertson
Burdette
Robertson
Jens
Karl Kellogs
Stevensville
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Indiana
John P. Stroheher
Dora Abrams
Sadie. Abrams
Carrie Abrams
Anna Abrams
Jennie Cohen
May Noble
Mia
Amelia Hirschhorn
Fannie Hirschhorn
Anna ‘Hirschhorn
Peter Sanger
P. J. Gilligan
P. H. M'Carthy
William F
Old Glendive
Ting Craft
Sayta enUz
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