Muthers Brave Fight To Save The Children
In Fittsburg Pennsylvania a brutal double murder and mass assault occurred as Vincent Venzelsick allegedly attacked his wife Rosa Lick and her three children with knives after a night of intoxication. Neighbors found the scene and three children were gravely injured with life expectancy grim while Venzelsick was also badly wounded. A mysterious boarder story and missing $1200 add to the case as police detain three Poles and search for John Ukenski.
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Fittsburg
Vincent Venzelsick
Alley
Venzelsick
Venkelsickt
Venztisick
Rosa Lick
Venzelsick House
John Ukenski
Okenski
Wenzelsick
Ukenaki
Wenzel
Spinners Go Out On Strike At Maynard Mill
Fifteen hundred workers may be idled as the American Woolen Company mill stalls in Maynard Massachusetts after spinners strike over overtime pay and a wage dispute. Carding and sorting departments remain open while the company faces possible full closure as talks continue. The dispute centers on pay for overtime and a 10 cent per hour premium demanded by strikers amid a shift to grain scales for weighing roping.
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Maynard
Mass
No Hope For Bristol Crew After Sea Disaster
Port Townsend January 15 Captain James McIntire and his men aboard the steamer Bristol are presumed drowned after the vessel wrecked on a reef. Cottage City reports survivors are unlikely. only chance is if some reached Port Simpor as the sea roars and wreckage drifts. A Klondike era warehouse washed loose and adrift adds to navigational hazards.
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Captais ‘Walace
Port Simpgor
Davidige
Klondike
Prince Henry to Visit U S with Elaborate Plans
Berlin reports Prince Henry of Prussia will sail February 46 on the Kron Prinz Wilhelm to the United States with a large retinue. Elaborate entertainments lie ahead aboard the Hohenzollern in New York and Washington, including a grand banquet, with officers and dignitaries invited. naval and military contingents prepare for reception duties.
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Prince Henry
Germany
Columbia
Hofmarchal
von Seckendorm
de Camp
Schmidt
von Schwindt
von Egidy
Reich
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Navy
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von Meller
von Grumme
Admiral Evans
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War Department
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Department of the East
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Berlin
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Hohenzollern
Hampton Roads
New York
Kiel
Schloss
Washington
United
Lloyd Line
Newport News
Hohkenzollern
Eal
Hoboken
N.J
Potomac
Rancington
Prince
Henry
Aphis
Ring Snub by His Mamma in Royal Embassy Story
Willie Wetmore's Rhode Island senator father and a secretary to the coronation embassy fear a New York story claiming King Edward would blacklist Willie. State Department officials reassure him no royal rebuke is expected, and the senator leaves with a relieved smile.
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Washington
Willie Wetmore
Rhode Island
Hap
State Department
New York
Edward
Prince of Wales
Willie
Hay
Great Britain
Kentucky women rise to oppose Uncle Tom's Cabin
In Louisville and Paducah on January 15 16 Daughters of the Confederacy chapters move to block the play Uncle Tom's Cabin. Resolutions urge suppressing the production and seeking state legislation to ban it while citing Harriet Beecher Stowe's regrets about writing the book. Lexington chapter actions are endorsed.
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Louiaville
Albert Sidney Johnston
Daughters of the Confederacy
South
Lexington
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Tegret
Kentucky
Paducah
Tom's Cabin
Idaho Populist Committee Debates Fate After Heldtfeld Exit
In Bole Idaho January, the advisory committee of the People's Party of Idaho met to decide actions after the party’s abandonment by Senator Heltfeld. The panel resolved not to dissolve the organization and to nominate and back a straight populist ticket in the upcoming election.
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Bole
Idaho
The
People's, Party of Idaho
Heltfeld
Democrats
People's Party
Meteor flashes across Kansas frontier striking earth
Beavor City Neb January 15 Late last night a brilliant meteor lit the southern sky and struck the ground near Atwood Kansas. The concussion sounded like thunder and witnesses compare it to an earth quake. Railroad workers report panic in the Kansas area as the meteor set off fear among locals.
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Harth
Kansas
Beaver City
Nebr
West
Atwood
Kans
Spain Sticks to the Buels Riot Over Suppression
In San Sebastian on January 15 a municipal attempt to suppress the annual popular holiday led to a riot. The mob attacked the town hall, officers' residence, and gendarmerie barracks, injuring people and damaging property before troops arrived to restore order and arrests were made.
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San Sebastian
Spain
Exclusive Rights Fought in Quo Warranto Action
Columbus Ohio January 15 attorney proceedings move against Union Depot Company alleging unlawful exclusivity of driveway access to the Union depot by the Columbus Transfer Company. The general contends a corporation cannot grant such privileges through contract.
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Columbus
Ohio
Union Depot Company
Union Depot
Mission row exposes Cuban plan clash in Baptist work
A division between American and Cuban Baptists on church governance sparked a clash. The Home Mission Board plans conferences to impose American methods on Cuban preachers in Havana and other island stations. Dr Landrum and Judea Hillyer stay in Havana while Dr McConnell visits other churches. commission to report after two weeks.
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Ptist
Land
Esterdey
Jadeze Talliger
Ahaarstoaa
Daniel
Home Mission
Boara
Southern Baptist’ Convention
Havana
Landrum
Judea Hillyer
Southern Railway
Tampa
Key West
Cuba
Dr. McConnell
Judge Hillyer
Lynchbore
Southern Baptist Church
Home Mission Board of
Southern Baptist Convention
Kreis
Jacob Kreis
Montague
Virginia
Carfiler
Atate House
Georgia
Racial Pride on Gallows in Mississippi Trial
In Oxford Mississippi January 15 the jury finds Whit Owens guilty of murder and the court sets the death penalty for February 4. Judge Lowry denies a new trial and Owens wife and daughters react in horror. Will Mathis asks for a separate gallows time to protest social equality while Orlando Lester faces the same date for hanging.
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Oxford
Miss
Whit Owens
Hugh Montgomery
Will Mathis
Lester
Lowry
Owens
Stephens
Gwens
Wil
Supreme Court
Wil Mathis
Orlando Lester
Defied by Copper Magnate Refuses to Answer Court Questions
A J McIntosh, Amalgamated Copper Co member, refused to be sworn or answer questions in multiple suits against Montana operations. His attorney cited a pending related suit and court orders. Judge Lacombe declined arrest for contempt.
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Wherntosh
New York
A. J. MclIntosh
Amalgamated Copper Company
Kline
Butte and
Boston Consolidated Mining Company
Boston and Montana
Consolidated Copper and Silver, Mining Company
Montana Ora Purchasing Company
Bower
Lacombe
United States
Cir Euit
McIntosh
Rathbone Details Disputed Trip and Uniform Debate
Rathbone claims he took Smith on a drive while the latter criticized Coachie’s appearance and suggested a uniform change. Postal accounts show resumed operations at Rathbone’s residence in Cerro Havana with vouchers for furnishing the official residence indorsed.
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Rathbone
Smith
Cerro
Havana
No Other Than Kid Curry Identified in Helena
Helena, January 16. Harvey Logen, arrested in Knoxville on bank robbery charges, is identified as Kid Curry of northern Montana. Logen’s photo, received today, was confirmed by T. A. Marlowe, president of the First National Bank of Montana, who formerly employed Curry as a cowboy and asserts the identification beyond doubt.
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Helena
Mont
Harvey Logan
Hknoxvill
Tenn
Billa
First National Bank of Montana
Curry
Montana
Logen
T. A A. Mariowe
Mrr. Marlowe
Thieves Steal Marble Shop Then Move Lot Locally
Cleveland Ohio January 15 Two burglars visited Newburg stealing a marble shop building from David Walters place. After dismantling the structure they loaded it onto a wagon and attempted to sell the vacant lot to nearby residents, leaving no trace of the shop on the site.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Bursglars
Newburg
David Walters
Walters
Payne Sworn In as Postmaster General in Washington
Henry C. Payne of Wisconsin was sworn in as postmaster general today and assumed duties at the department in Washington.
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Henry C. Payne
Washington
Wisconsin
Weather forecast and local news highlights
Fair Thursday and Friday with cooler conditions Friday in the north. Winds shift from east to northwest. Temperatures range from 42 to 60 degrees with normal levels. Local notes cover religious opposition in Cuba, Kreis estate disputes, a Virginia Georgia flag ceremony, postmaster controversies in Brunswick and Athens, a Savannah city hall offer, divorce actions, possible US marshal action, prohibition bills, Admiral Schley, a railway attack in Kentucky, and Cuban reciprocity debates.
Athens Postmaster Nomination Sparks Georgia Delegation Debate
Washington reports mass meeting in Athens on postmastership stirred interest among Republicans and Georgia congressmen. Col Lowry met briefly with the president while Morton’s fate in the Senate hung in doubt. North Carolina figures like Russell and Skinner maneuver for U S attorney posts as party infighting and endorsements unfold amid appointments.
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Washington
Athens
Georgia
Congress
Lowry
Register
Lyons
Morton
Geht Morton
Major Hanson
Dispatch
Constitution’ Bureau
Constitution Office
Atlanta
Teageon
Senate
Deveaux
Savannah
Russell
Sixteenth Annual Voyage Opens for Harbor Masters and Pilots
At Washington on January 15 the sixteenth annual voyage of the Grand Harbor of the American Association of Masters and Pilots of Steam Vessels began. Captain John C. Silva of Boston presided with fifty two delegates from nearly all states. He reported prosperity and healthy conditions, and urged Congress to appoint a jury to aid inspectors in investigating officer conduct on vessels. A separate item notes a Wichita case where an 11 year old girl confessed to killing her sister with a weapon, giving no motive.
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Washington
Grand Harbor
American Association of Masters
United States
John C. Silva
Boston
Atatéa
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