Fire destroys Chase & Son candy manufactory and more in Missouri
Fire in Es aD 10 Their 2 SE Joseph Missouri destroys Chase & Son candy factory injures Sofia Mintus 15 and Mattie Leslie 12 as workers jump from upper floors. Damages reach 200000 with Douglass Co. nearby 95000 and streetcar power house affected. Cincinnati fires injure families. three hospitalized. Bradford and Beatrice fires cause multiple losses, injuries, and one death among firemen.
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Joseph
Chase & Son
Sofia Mintus
Mattie Leslie
Laura Crawford
Rosa Craus
Douglass & Co
Chase
Aller W
Cincinnati
Eve Avenue
Oelock
Thomas
Theodore Aylward
Mildared
Garland Thomas
Ighkemse
Edward Werder
Christ Hospital
Bradford
Odd Fellows
Star Publishing Company
Post Office
Armory of Company Co
National Guard
Thaddeus Green
Thomas Angus
William McCafferty
Bidler
Pardons Granted in Jackson Mississippi Case
Governor Longine pardons Will Jackson a white convict serving life for complicity in the Montgomery boys murder deputy U S marshals in Lafayette county two years ago. The same crime led to executions of Will Mathis and Orlando Lester last September. Jackson’s wife remains in the state insane hospital. The governor also commutes death sentence of Thomas Glenn who faced hanging at Natchez. Cancer cure promoted by Dr. B F Bye offering home treatment and relief.
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Jackson
Miss
Longine
Will Jackson
Montgomery Boys
United States
Lafayette County
Will Mathis
Orlando Lester
Oxford
Mississippi Insane Hospital
Thomas Glenn
Natchez
Made to Pay the Penalty in Knox County Court
In Knoxville a chancery court judgment awarded local merchant C. G. Davis against the Orient Insurance Company Manchester Assurance Company Phoenix Insurance Company and Virginia Fire and Marine Insurance Company. The ruling adds a 25 percent penalty under a state law for insured losses settled within sixty days after a fire. The firms plan to appeal to challenge the statute. Severnall, Ga. December 2%. In Savannah a boxing match saw Douglas defeat Gunner White with a swift right hand in the Savannah Athletic Club bout tonight.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Chancery Court
C. G. Davis
Orient Insurance Company
Hartford
Douglas
White
Sevrannal
Gunner White
Savannah Athletic Club
Fire destroys multiple city buildings in Bellaire text
A large city fire destroys a wholesale produce house and several warehouses and dwellings in Bellaire on December 23. The disaster, worsened by a defective pumping station, could burn for hours and cause losses around 150000 with partial insurance. The Western Union office and nearby firms evacuate as flames threaten more structures.
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Western Union Telegraph Company
Bellaire
Ohio
Boyd & Co
Emanuel Brick and Tyle Company
Stewart & Good
Wisatta Buys a Mas For Chillistmasl
The text advertises a festive range of house coats loung ing robes and other gift items for men. It claims new designs in mufflers dress protectors silk suspenders umbrellas canes neckwear handkerchiefs and more plus new suits and overcoats to simplify holiday shopping.
Black veteran killed in Wayne county incident
Raleigh dispatch reports a Black ex soldier who served in the war with Spain was fatally wounded in Wayne county. He approached a farmer's house and, unable to speak after being wounded at San Juan, alarmed residents who believed he threatened entry. The farmer's son shot him with a public safety item against the man's chest.
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Raleigh
N. C
Spain
San Juan
Wayne County
Marconi Achieves Wireless Transmission Milestone
St John s Newfoundland December 28 Marconi reports complete success in wireless message transmission between Cape Breton and England. He thanks Newfoundland for support and Premier Bond hopes Marconi will establish a wireless station here when the Anglo American Company charter expires in April 1904.
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St. Johns
N F
Deaths toll hits early winter as notable figures pass
James Anderson Redding aged 31, son of Colonel R. J. Redding of the state experiment station, died near Phoenix City Arizona after a months long health search. He was a Georgia Tech alumnus and noted athlete, returning to Griffin with his body for burial. Also reported: Rev James Lane Allen dies at 81 in Danville Kentucky. Dr Benjamin Van Magness 65 dies in Chelsea Massachusetts from a fall. Mrs Adeline Ward of Tuscaloosa Alabama dies after illness while visiting her son.
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Arizona
Griffin
James Anderson Redding
R. J. Redding
State Experiment Station
Young Redding
Phoenix City
Ariz
Georgia School of Technology
James Redding
James Lane Allen
Danville
B. V. Magness
Chelsea
Mass
Benjamin van Magness
Savannah
Germany
Army
Navy
Kearsarge Naval Veterans
Adeline Ward
Tuscaloosa
Ala
J. H. Ward
The
Baptist Church
Lumbago Attacks Schley Confined to Bed For Days
Washington December 2 Rear Admiral Winfield S Schley is ill with an acute lumbago attack but not seriously, likely to be confined to bed for a few days. A Tuscaloosa Alabama report notes a December 23 meeting of the Womens Christian Temperance Union selecting officers including President Mrs J B Chatfield and several vice presidents, a secretary, and treasurer among the officers listed.
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Washington
Winfield S. Schley
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Speealj
Woman's Christian -Temperance Union of
J. B. Chatftel
A. #. Warriso
W., J. Barnes
Parker
J. T. Garner
Walter D. Seed
Death Comes 10 Olw. A Lawyer Dies After Illness
Colonel William Taylor Moyers, a well known Atlanta criminal lawyer, died at his Cherokee avenue home after a two week illness. He was 48, leaving a wife and seven children. Funeral at First Presbyterian Church this afternoon at 2:30, Oakland Cemetery. pallbearers named, services by Rev. C P Bridewell. Moyers aided in Will Myers case and was famed for resourceful defense. He loved his family and Grant Park.
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William Taylor Moyers
Cherokee Avenue
Grant Park
Texas
Kate
Lucille
Henry
Maud
Eldon
Livingston
Nobody Exempt From a Practical Dyspepsia Remedy
A promotional notice extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a sensible remedy for digestion issues. It argues against cathartics, explains tablets aid digestion and gland function, and quotes several testimonials. It claims the product cures both symptom and cause and costs 50 cents to try.
Explosion on Tow Boat Lizzie Massey Kills Two
Norfolk Va December 23 Two men were killed and another fatally injured when the boiler of the tow boat Lizzie Massey exploded on the southern branch of the Elizabeth river near Norfolk. Captain George M Williams and fireman William Byman died. engineer Samuel Dunn was fatally hurt. The barge Maple carrying lumber from Richmond cedar arcs to Norfolk was unharmed.
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Norfolk
Lizzie Massey
Elizabeth River
George M. Williams
William Byman
Samuel Dunn
Richmond Cedar Arks
Williams
Dunn
Byman
Exton
Pattya
A. S.archbault & Co
Philadelphia
Wilams & Bull
Frank Willams
Colonel Moyers Dies After Illness in Atlanta Bar Circles
Colonel Moyers, longtime figure in Atlanta politics and law, died December 24, 1902, after a period of illness. He served as park boards chair, led city Democratic committees, and was a renowned criminal lawyer with a statewide reputation. The Atlanta Bar Association planned an escort of honor and met to memorialize him, with Mayor Mims sending flowers to his home.
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Board of Park Commissioners
Howell
Moyers
Atlanta
Atlanta Bar Association
Superior Court
Colonel Moyers
Hill
WT. Moyers
Superior Court Room
William P. Hill
Mims
Colonel Moyer
Kilmer's Swamp Root touted as cure all remedy
An editorial promotion extols Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root kidney and bladder remedy as a supreme cure for distressing cases. It offers free sample bottles and a booklet, urges readers to request by mail from Dr. Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton, and notes available fifty cent and one dollar bottles at drug stores.
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W. F. Lohnes
Springfield
Ohio
Ohio) Republic
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Aghamton
Dr. Kilmer
Binghamton
Atlanta Daily Constitution
Pr. Klimer
Binghamton. N
Avery
Sultan's men put to rout in Tangier battle
Tangier Morocco December 23 imperial troops defeated after a sanguinary battle led by the pretender to the throne. Forty sultan soldiers decapitated and heads hung on the rebel leader's ten. Imperial reinforcements sent to seize Taza. sultan orders no mercy at Taza despite chiefs' advice.
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Tangier
Morocco
Taza
Millionaire heir born to Clark family in Montana
Butte Montana December 23 Mrs W A Clark Jr daughter in law of Senator Clark and mother of the newborn heir to the Clark millions is not expected to live. Six physicians attend and a Denver specialist is en route. The couple married as the senator promised 31 million to the first son born to them. The senator’s daughter recently bore a daughter and now a son is claimed by Young Clark who texted I claim the million.
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Butte
Mont
W. A. Clark, Jr
Clark
Montana
Clark Milsons
Denver
Pacific Coast
Senator Clark
Yi Appointed Treasury Minister Faces Japanese Protest
Berlin dispatch from Seoul on December 2 states the Korean cabinet named Yi as minister of the treasury per Russia’s wish. Japan protested the appointment, Yi then boarded a Russian gun boat and will stay aboard pending a cleared situation.
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Berlin
Seoul
Russia
Japan
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