Fire destroys McGuirk residence roof and furnishings
Early morning blaze on East Sixth Street Tyler Hill gutted the roof of Mr. and Mrs. J A McGuirk home and damaged the building and furniture. Neighbors alerted the sleeping family and firefighters battled low water pressure and leaking hoses to prevent further spread. Losses are estimated as considerable though not yet quantified.
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J. A. McGuirk
East Sixth Street
Tyler Hill
Mrs. McGuirk
Epworth League Program At First Methodist Church
The Epworth League of the First Methodist church schedules a service tomorrow at 6 30 pm with Leader Miss Bertha Clark and subject Missionary Department of Our League The program includes song prayer scripture reading quartet Hett You My Hand Echols Rivers Riv en Simpson presenting subject Miss Mamie Russell Our Mission Miss Lucy Cryer remarks Rev J D Simpson violin solos by Miss Bertye Heane and Miss Willie Russell The congregation is invited to attend and support the program
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Epworth League of
First Methodist Church
Bertha Clark
Missionary Department of Our League
Ouartet
R. Tint
Mamie Russell
Presid
Women’s Foreign Mission
Lucy Cryer
J. D. Simpson
Bertye Heane
Willie Russell
Local Education Board Members Earn Honors and Appointments
A fragmented notice lists Board members including Eubanks and McClelen of Piedmont and Piedmont city. It mentions recognition and recommended appointments to educational posts, with references to community leaders and a call for reforms in the school system.
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Ard
McClelen
Wiedmont
Fireman Injured Saving McGuirk Fire on Tyler Hill
Charlie Herron of hose company No. 1 was badly injured when a chimney collapsed during the McGuirk fire on Tyler Hill. He was buried under debris, received scalp stitches, and was later taken to Sellers' hospital before returning home to rest. Randolph Reynolds escaped unharmed as the roof burned around them.
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Charlie Herron
Hose Company No. 1
McGuirk
Tyler Hill
Herron
Mr. Herron
Randolph Reynolds
Reynolds
Sellers’ Hospital
Charlie
Week Ahead in Congress and Global News
Washington reports a quiet week in Congress with focus on Panama canal inspections as Taft arrives. Navy plans the launch of the battleship Delaware at Newport News and the fleet's final cruise leg ending in Gibraltar and Hampton Roads. Texas statewide prohibition votes, Mendelssohn's 100th birthday, the Shanghai opium conference, and Harvard president Eliot's southern tour are also noted.
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Washington
Congress
Panama
Newport News
Gibraltar
Hampton Roads
Texas
House
Mendelssohn
Shanghai
United States
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard
South
Southwest
Tennessee
Louisiana
Alabama
South Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Stephenson Fails To Win Wisconsin Senate Seat
Madison dispatches report Senator Isaac Stephenson failed of election in the Wisconsin Legislature with 63 votes out of 131. If he gains a majority later, charges of corrupt use of money to influence the primary may be launched against him.
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Madison
Wis
Isaac Stephenson
Wisconsin
Washington
Bank of Chilhowie Fire After Safe Blower Attempt
Cracksmans blew a safe and started a fire at the Bank of Chilhowie in Chilhowie Georgia. The blaze destroyed the building and caused an estimated loss of 50 000 dollars with 25 900 dollars in insured coverage.
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Chilhowie
Bank of Chilhowie
Chicago Center of Great Storm Blasts Nationwide Blizzard
Chicago reports a fierce blizzard gripping the Midwest with extreme cold and high winds. Aniston braces indoors as public work slows. two fires kept to their origins amid widespread damage and fear of loss of life coast to coast.
Lyceum Theater Fire Destroys Building in Atlanta
A morning blaze in Atlanta destroyed the Lyceum theater, causing an estimated loss of 145000 dollars. Fire crews battled the flames as damage halted performances and prompted investigations into the cause.
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Lyceum Theater
Atlanta
Oklahoma
Lyceum
Destructive blaze hits Mt Olive NL causing $50,000 loss
A morning fire in Mt Olive Newfoundland partly destroyed the town with damage estimated around fifty thousand dollars. Firefighters battled the flames but the blaze caused extensive property loss and disruption to the community.
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MT. Olive
Storm and Blizzard Ravage Oklahoma and Midwest
Late reports confirm a severe storm and blizzard sweeping the nation with hurricane force winds in Oklahoma and western states. Several houses blown down and loss of life reported in Missouri and Oklahoma.
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Sf. Louis
Oklahoma
Missouri
Taft Trip Goes Afield in Panama Weather Turmoil
President-elect Taft and party inspect the Culebra cut with Major Goethals as heavy rains lash the region. The Chagres river wildly roared during the visit causing disruptions and safety concerns.
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Colon
Taft
Culebra
Goethals
Chagres
Boulevard Will Cost Only 5700
Anniston figures a proposed macadamized boulevard at 5700 with 1140 pledged by citizens leaving 4560 funded by city. Mayor pro tem Cooper says council approved and bonds only cover shortfall. Dr Huger warns funds may harm hospital plans while local autoists hail improved entry roads.
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R. P. Huger
J. C. Sproull
Anniston Hardware Company
Chamber of Commeres
BJ. O'Brien
Huger
Cooper
Edmondson Family Murder Mystery Lifts as Clements Charged
Huntsville reports say Bob Clements, arrested for a minor offense at the crime scene, confessed his role in killing the Edmondson family at Woodland Mills Morgan County and burning their home. His wife’s statement reportedly ties Clements to the double and arson, with a transfer to Decatur planned.
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Huntsville
Edmondson
Woodland Mills
Morgan County
Bob Clements
Clements
Decatur
No Progress in Cooper Case In Nashville Court
Nashville January 30 no jurors were secured this morning in the Coopers and Sharp case and a ninth census of 400 men was summoned to report on Tuesday.
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Nashville
Coopers and Sharp
Charles Hess One of 19th Century Opera Pioneers Passes
News from Chicago reports the illness of Charles D Hess at his Westville Indiana home. Hess, born Livingston County New York, 71, rose from minstrel beginnings to manage Crosby Opera House Chicago then English Grand Opera Company and other firms. He later retired in 1893 to a well stocked farm.
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Chicago
Charles D. Hess
Westville
Lad
Hess
Iless
Indiana
Emma Abbott
Clare Louis Kellogg
Christine Nilsson
Minnie Palmer
William H. Crane
Mr. Hess
Livingston County
New York
New York Volunteers
Lincoln
Opera House
Washington
Surratt
Philadelphia
Chestnut Street
Pittsburg
Crosby Opera House
Parepa-Rosa
Maurice Grau
Clara Louise Kellogg
Grand Opera
Mexico
South America
Grand Opera House
Lilian Russell English Opera Company
Keifer’s Birthday Celebrated by Washington Crowd
General J Warren Keifer of Ohio veteran of the 59th House and former speaker of the 47th Congress celebrates his 73rd birthday in Washington today. He has served 20 years out of Congress and has been twice re elected.
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Washington
J. Warren Keifer
Ohio
Deposits Heavy in Savage Mines Rise in Piedmont
A Piedmont correspondent reports a mining boom as Savage ore mine shows a vein 120 feet thick, 300 feet below ground. The HL. C. Peters mine near Jacksonville road expands with 30 to 40 workers. prospecting yields high grade ore and plans for a railway line to Piedmont. Turpentine plant resumes, Coosa Manufacturing expands, buying land for six cottages near the mill along the Seaboard tracks. Cowan buys the Harbour place, 160 acres on the Jacksonville road.
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Piedmont
Savage
Burnett
HL. C. Peters
Jacksonville Road
T. C. Cowan
Coosa Manufacturing Company
A. McCollister
Seaboard Tracks
T. ©. Cowan
Peters
Harbour Place
Earthquake Sees Limited Damage in Barcelona
Telegraphic reports from Barcelona note little damage from the quake and sea wave, though other messages claim up to 75 deaths. Dispatches from Messina describe a mob outside the American consulate in Washington as officials use rifles to keep the crowd back.
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Paris
Barcelona
Spain
Washington
State Department
Messina
Oklahoma Ends Use of Kansas Prison for Its Deserables
Oklahoma finishes moving its convicts out of the Kansas penitentiary ending a contract that dated to territorial days. The state had housed prisoners there for about 40 cents a day plus convict labor proceeds, but legality concerns prompted termination and the withdrawals began with workers sent to public roads and others housed in county jails.
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Topeka
Kan
Oklahoma
Kansas Penitentiary
Kansas Institution
Kansas
Cincinnati Car Crash Leaves Twenty Injured
A morning accident on a Cincinnati street involving a cable car plunging over an embankment injured around twenty people. Authorities reported several hospitalized as rescue teams responded to the scene.
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Vincinnati
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Eubanks
Stephenson
Georgia Bank
Anniston
the Storm Center
J.C. Sproull
Dr. Huger
Edmondson Family
Trig
Keifer
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