Fire at Chicago crib kills seventy workers and sparks inquest
Acting Police Chief Schuettler linked the fire to a careless employee who dropped a lit torch on dynamite in the intermediate crib. Nathan Fultz, Logan Miller, and William Summers are key living witnesses. Fultz remains under watch as the coroner prepares examinations. A 47 hearse funeral line will carry recovered bodies to Mount Greenwood with large Catholic services planned. Coroner Hoffman starts a formal inquest to determine construction safety and responsibility among building, public works, fire, or the contractor.
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Chicago
Schuettler
Nathan Fultz
Twenty-fifth Street
Logan Miller
la Salle Street
Miller
William Summers
Fultz
Summers
Mount Greenwood Cemetery
Quigley
Holy Name
Hoffman
Building Department
Department of Public Works
Fire Department
Wayman
Governor Sander May Call Out Troops to Halt Gambling
Baton Rouge Jan 28 Gov Sander warned he may deploy state troops to shut down daily horse racing in Jefferson parish accused of violating the anti racing law He conferred with Adjutant General Stafford and directed the Jefferson parish district attorney to close gambling houses at Southport and end suburban race betting or he would intervene.
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Baton Rouge
Sander
Jefferson Parish
Stafford
Southport
Taft Set for Panama Voyage Departing Monday Morning
Charleston Jan. 23. The cruiser North Carolina, chosen to carry President-elect Taft to Panama, reached port from Norfolk. Taft arrived from Augusta this morning and will embark Monday at 7 30 a m. The cruiser Montana, to convey other Taft party members, will arrive tomorrow morning.
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Taft
Panama
Charleston
S. C
North Carolina
Norfolk
Augusta
Montana
New Swiss Minister Named to Succeed Vogel in Washington
Berne Jan 23 Dr P Ritter Swiss minister to Japan named to succeed Leo Vogel minister to the United States in Washington Ritter formerly served in Tokyo and is expected to take up duties shortly in Washington The appointment completes a cabinet reshuffle following Vogel’s transfer to a new post in the capital city
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Berne
Switzerland
P. Ritter
Japan
Leo Vogel
Washington
House backs two battleships in naval bill vote
Washington January 23 the House approved the committee plan for two battleships by a 103 to 158 vote and refused to strike five torpedo boat destroyers from the naval bill.
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Committee
Washington
Jan
House
Twenty-Sixth Victim Dies From Denver & Rio Grande Wreck
Death claimed the twenty sixth victim of the Denver and Rio Grande wreck at Dotsero as W O Vinacke died at St Luke s hospital in Denver.
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Denver
Col
Dotsero
W. O. Vinacke
St. Luke's Hospital
Ruth Bryan Leavitt Divorce Suit Filed in Lincoln
Ruth Bryan Leavitt, daughter of William J. Bryan, filed for divorce from William H. Leavitt in Lincoln Nebraska. The petition was withdrawn to limit publicity though the suit stands. Leavitt, a portrait artist, was married in 1903 and once faced financial distress amid family strife and travel to Europe.
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Lincoln, Neb
Ruth Bryan Leavitt
William J. Bryan
William H. Leavitt
T. S. Atlen
Mr. Bryan
Leavitt
Paris
Bryan
Fairview
Tempest in Morocco and Ceuta causes floods and damage
A five hour torrential storm hit northern Morocco and Ceuta on Thursday night. Reports from Khmara district say several villages were overwhelmed with many killed or injured. American coal ships remain in Negro Bay with no damage reported. Fires at Ceuta’s electric plant were put out and the town was left in darkness.
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Ceuta
Morocco
Khmara
Negro Bay
Tetuan
Quake Felt in Cincinnati and Surrounding Suburbs
A series of strong earthquake shocks were felt in Cincinnati and nearby areas at about eight o clock yesterday morning. Initial reports suggested dynamite blasts or a fireworks factory explosion but investigations found no blasting and no explosions at the plant.
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Cincinnati
Stockton Flood Waters Hold City After Deluge
Stockton California remains inundated as Mormon and Mirror channels receded slowly due to high water in the island region to the west. Many basements in the business district are flooded, but bulkheads helped keep water out. residents rushed to move goods to safety.
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Stockton
Cal
Mirror
Pleads Guilty of Counterfeiting in Atlanta Court
J. J. Weaver, indicted with three others on counterfeiting certificates of the Columbus Clearing House association, yesterday pleaded guilty in Fulton county superior court in Atlanta Georgia.
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Atlanta, Ga
J. J. Weaver
Columbus Clearing House Association
Fulton County
New Zeppelin Airship to be named Zeppelin I
Friederickshaven reports Count Zeppelin is constructing another airship named Zeppelin I and expects its completion by the end of March.
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Friederickshaven
Count Zeppelin
Grand Jury Probes Panama Libel Case Hearings
Washington witnesses Elihu Root Philander Knox and Charles Russell testified before the federal grand jury probing the Panama libel case. The panel heard readings of alleged libelous articles from the New York World and Indianapolis News. Knox attended briefly while Russell and Root arrived at the courthouse midday. Cromwell expected to testify next.
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Panama
Washington
Elihu Root
Philander C. Knox
Pennsylvania
Charles W. Russell
Department of Justice
Grand Jury
United States
McNamara
New York World
Indianapolis News
Senator Knox
Russell
Root
William Nelson
Cromwell
Knox
Congress
Severe Anti Lobby Bill Passed In Toyoka Kansas
Toyoka Kansas January 28 The house yesterday approved the anti lobby bill drafted by a legislative joint committee. Penalties include a $1000 fine minimum $106 jail up to one year and a three year ban from acting as a lobbyist for violators.
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Toyoka
Kan
House
Joint Committee
Banker Ta ber Indicted Nineteen Times In Nevada Case
Homer G. Ta ber, once head of the United States Bank of Los Angeles and International Bank of Searchlight Nevada, now president of San Diego Bank and Trust, was jailed in San Diego and brought to Pioche Lincoln County Nevada to answer 19 indictments totaling about 750000.
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Los Angeles
Homer G. Taber
United States Bank of Los Angeles
International Bank of Searchlight
Nevada
San Diego Bank and Trust Company
San Diego
Pioche
Lincoln County
France Cheers Sperry Now At Villefranche
In Villefranche France on January 23 the harbor shone with flags as Rear Admiral Sperry arrived aboard the Connecticut. Guns thundered from the citadel and Heimdal while Minnesota Kansas and Vermont crews saluted. Sperry toured Nice, met Ambassador White, and attended a dinner aboard Enchantress hosted by Reginald MacKenna with US and British naval leaders as guests. Missouri and Ohio joined Louisiana and Virginia arriving from Saloniki.
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Villefranche
France
Heimdal
Enchantress
Sperry
Connecticut
Old Citadel
Minnesota
Kansas
Vermont
United States
Admiral Sperry
Chapin
Paris
Nice
Ambassador White
Reginald MacKenna
Missouri
Ohio
Saloniki
Louisiana
Virginia
Drowned in Witwatersrand Gold Mine Flood Disaster
Ten white men and 150 natives perished when Knight's dam breached after heavy rains, flooding the Witwatersrand gold mine and the town of Elsburg. Houses were swept away and thirteen more people were drowned in the inundation.
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Johannesburg
Witwatersrand
Knight’s Dam
Elsburg
Tragedy at Galva as husband fatally wounds wife then kills himself
Alvin Boline 26 of Ottawa after a failed reconciliation shot his wife Olivia in the shoulder at her mother Mrs. John Swanson's Galva home last night. Mrs. Swanson was fatally shot and Boline then killed himself. The wife is expected to survive.
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Galva
Alvin Boline
Ottawa
Olivia
John Swanson
Shellard Jury Disagrees on Brooklyn Murder Case
After six hours of deliberation the jury in the David H. Shellard murder case reported impossibility of a verdict. Justice Crane discharged the jurors from further consideration as Barbara Reig’s killing case remained unresolved.
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Shellard
New York
David H. Shellard
Brooklyn
Barbara Reig
Crane
English Explorer Slain in Tibet Neighboring Thibet Death
English explorer J. H. Brooke, famed in Los Angeles, was killed by natives in Thibet according to authentic reports received today.
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Los Angeles
Cal
J. H. Brooke
Thibet
Man Dies Hour Before Wedding in Russellville
Ed Richards was found dead at his Russellville Arkansas home within an hour of his wedding time. Police reported the shotgun blast destroyed the top of his head as the weapon discharged.
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Russellville
Ark
Ed. Richards
Eastman Gives 400000 to Rochester City Hospital
George Eastman of Kodak awards 400000 to the Rochester City hospital to fund a new main building. The donation will support construction and renewal of hospital facilities in Rochester New York.
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Rochester
N. Y
George Eastman
Kodak
Rochester City Hospital
San Francisco Protest Against Anti Japanese Legislation
San Francisco businessmen who visited Japan sent a letter to the senate president and house speaker urging indefinite delay of bills affecting Japanese residents. They argue U S doubts on immigration fears harm Japan and warn about the impact on oriental trade. Local associations in Los Angeles condemn Sacramento measures and call for federal handling of the issue. Senator Flint in Washington says danger of break with Japan is not present but the question must be settled, while Tokyo budget talks promise economy to dispel a perception of warlike Japan.
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San Francisco
Japan
Senate
House
Chamber of Commerce
Roosevelt
Gov. Gillett
United States
Sacramento
Los Angeles
Cal
Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ Association
Washington
California
Flint
Knox
Mr. Taft
Perkins
Wiint
Committee On Foreign Relations
Tokyo
Diet
Viscount Terauchi
Makoto Saito
Department of Marine
Equal Suffrage Plan Passes in Senate
Pierre S D January 28 The equal suffrage amendment passed the senate yesterday without debate and without two dissenting votes.
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Pierre, S. D
Senate
Mrs Johnson to Undergo Mayo Clinic Operation
Mrs John A Johnson wife of Governor Johnson leaves St Paul for Rochester to undergo a surgical operation at the Mayo Clinic.
Rev Thomas J Shahan Named Rector at Catholic University
Washington Jan 23 Rev Thomas J Shahan of Hartford Conn has been selected to succeed Bishop Dennis J O Connell as rector of the Catholic University of America in well informed circles sources say the change will bring new leadership to the university and its administration.
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Shahan
Washington
Thomas J. Shahan
Hartford
Conn
Dennis J. O'Connell
Catholic University of America
Musson Office Contact in Gillespie Building
The note provides an address in Suite 2 of the Gillespie Building with the name G, R, Miller and a phone listing Musson Office 396 in Atlantia.
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Gillespie Building
Musson
Atlantia
Res
Formerly Interne Hospital State Uni versity of Iowa
Formerly interne hospital state university of iowa with address cues including house phone 461 Black and office 263 Black. location Atlantic referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interne Hospital
State University of Iowa
Atlantic
Wills Drawn and Proved by T. B. Swan in Atlantic
T. B. Swan advertises probate practice with wills drawn and probated. Reports prepared for administrators and guardians with appointments secured. Emphasizes general law business in Atlantic.
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Atlantic
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Hoot
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Ill
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Self
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Iowa
G, R, Miller
C. G. Clark
R. A. Gamble
Osteopathic and Medical Physician
Opera
Orricz Puonr
A. Horsz
Towa
T. B. Swan
Dr, C, L, Campbell
Ben A. Wood
All’y-at-Law
U. S. Mullins
Opera Housh Block
X-Ray Laboratory
Charles D. Finley
Josephine Cook
Finley
Chestnut St
Atlantic, Iowa
Butler
M. H. Butler
J. A. Giffen
QO. Thurman Furniture Company
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Bell
D. O. Herbert
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C. J. Litterst
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