Six story blaze in Washington traps inmates and claims lives
A midnight fire at the Great Eastern block on Riverside avenue in Storane Washington destroys a six story brick building. The stairway burned away trapping residents as 60 to 50 feared dead. Mrs Davies of Nebraska City leaped to a hospital, her daughter and son-in-law saved. Fire under control by 1:30. Estimated losses range 10 to 50 lives, 250000 building value insured for 50000. Several dramatic rescues include a man descending a rope with his baby.
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Storane
Wash
Great Eastern
Riverside Avenue
Mra. Davies
Nebraska City
Neb
Bris
Louis Levinsky
San Francisco
John W. Graham
W. D. Lloyd
Alice Wilson
Maud
Insurance suit mirrors Hillmon case in Nebraska
In Lincoln a federal case begins over the disappearance of banker George Stevens of Crete Neb after leaving for Chicago. His wife seeks $5,000 life policy from Northwestern Mutual and $4,000 from Bankers Life. the Bankers Life settlement stands, Northwestern denies payment on grounds he is alive and identifications surface. Bartley files answer in embezzlement case. sworn to recover $335,000 and dismiss on grounds similar issues remain in Douglas county suit.
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Lincoln
Stevens
Crete
Lanconn
Hillmon
Kansas
George Stevens
Neb
Chicago
McCoy's
Milwaukee
Northwestern Mutual of Wisconsin
Bankers’ Life of
St. Paul
Northwestern Company
Bankera’ Life
San Francisco
Bartley
Jan
Joseph
Nebraska
District Court
Douglas County
Miners Demand an Advance in Interstate Meeting
Little progress marked the interstate coal miners and operators session at Omtoaco on January 23 as miners reiterated demands for a 10 cent wage increase and a uniform base of weights. The Illinois contract question looms as talks pause for a scale committee report, with settlement hinging on Illinois’ stance. others ready to grant the advance if Illinois agrees.
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Omtoaco
Illinois
Sailors’ Union Leader Wilson Arrives in Baltimore
J Havelock Wilson M P, head of the International Sailors' and Mariners' union, arrives in Baltimore to aid crews of the British steamer Ursula Bright charged with mutinous conduct. The union telegraphed him in New York to take charge, as no moves are reported from Brazil, Argentina, or Chile.
Monetary convention opens with Shaw as permanent chair
Delegates pour into Des Moines for the broad monetary convention led by Governor Shaw of Iowa and Governor Mount of Indiana. The opening session at the Grand opera house features welcome remarks, a Des Moines business delegation, and a strong push for a national paper currency backed by gold.
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Indiana
Hanna
Denison House
Grand Opera House
Mounty
Shaw
Iowa
Des Moines Clearing House
J. A. McKinney
Capital City State Bank
O. O. Nourse
Lafayette Young
State Binder
J. J. Towne
President Valley National Bank
C. H. Perkins
People’s Savings Bank
HE. G. Pratt
Capital City Gaslight Company
F. P. Flynn
M. Younker
Younker Bros
J. G. Rounds
Citizens National Bank
J. H. Windsor
Des Moines Savings Bank
W. W. Witmer
New England Loan and Trust Company
Simon Cassidy
Cassidy
Wesmaynot
Polla
United States
Banke
C. Stuart Patterson
John C. Bullitt
Philadelphia
Charles 8. Fairchild
New York
Representative Overstreet
House
Committee On Resolutions
Commission For Currency Reform
Celebrating a Golden Jubilee in California
California marks its fiftieth anniversary with a statewide golden jubilee in San Francisco begun today. The weeklong carnival draws old timers and younger generations, with visitors from Nevada Utah and as far as Denver joining the celebration of Marshall's 1848 gold discovery at Coloma.
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California
San Francisco
Sierras
Nevada
Utah
Denver
Marshall
Coloma
Sutton
Arnold Case Dismissed in Waukey Iowa
The Arnold case in Waukey Iowa was dismissed after a week long trial costing the county nearly $2000. Arnold faced an indictment for the alleged murder of H V Duffy last April. The court’s action suggests the prosecution could not sustain the charge and the defense argued Duffy may have died by his own action.
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Arnold
Waukey
H. V. Duffy
Duffy
Des Mores
Supreme Court
Donald O. McGregor
John Conn
Lyon County
Warship Maine Ordered to Havana as Cuba tensions rise
Washington dispatches report President McKinley ordered the battleship Maine to Havana after cipher dispatches from Consul General Lee. A cabinet meeting reviewed the move amid Cuba unrest, with Day noting it restarts friendly naval relations and the administration delaying a full message to General Lee. Autheran officials address Madrid protests. Cables note evolving market updates and wheat futures.
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Montague & Co
L. T. Spaiigler
Atlantic
Lowe
LEA
State Department
McKenna
Kealy Weat
New York
Washington
Maine
Havana
Lee
Fins” Department
Judge Day
Alger
Tomghrow
Cuba
There
Key West
United States
McKinley
Long
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Miles
Spain
Madrid
Battleships Gather Off Florida for Test of Force
A massive 80-ship Atlantic squadron gathers off Florida near Havana for drills. Admiral Sicard commands Indiana Iowa Massachusetts Maine Texas New York Brooklyn Detroit Montgomery Cushing Dupont Ericsson Foote Vesuvius and Porter plus the launch Fern. The fleet, unseen in port five years, conducts demonstrations of long range gunnery and torpedo work as a warning amid tensions with Russia and Siberia.
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Florida
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Iowa
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