Fatal Explosion Crashes at St Louis Power House
A major blast at the St Louis Transit Company power house on Jefferson and Geyer avenues trapped about twenty workers under debris. Four employees died, thirteen injured as walls and a heavy truss roof collapsed. cause unknown and power outages halted streetcar service briefly.
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Jeterson and Geyer Arvennes
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Wilson
Stewaitzer sLaus
Frank Steele
William Ganttaint Silvon
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Army of Peseers
Barber
Ated
Strike unrest grips Chicago livery drivers amid funeral processions
Reports say no sign of a truce as Chicago livery drivers strike enters its fourth day. Police may ride on plain wagons to handle funeral processions while extra agents patrol. undertakers accuse drivers of diverting sympathy from the strike. Ten killed in a St Louis and Frisco Meteor derailment near Godfrey, Kansas, as details emerge.
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Ghicag
Chiczen
A&a
Swere
Gly
Cleveland Man Kills His Family Then Himself
Noscoe W. Darby, about 45, a Cleveland machinist, shot his wife and three children in bed Sunday morning, then killed himself beside his wife. The murders, likely due to financial hardship and Christmas nearing, occurred after a late Saturday shopping trip. Police found evidence of attempted escape by the children and checks scattered about the poolroom.
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Cleveland
Noscoe W. Darby
Vustamd
Derby
T Oelock
Derbe Nat Deere
Chase 3000 Mile Arrest in Norfolk for Murder
An interstate pursuit ends with the arrest of Thomas J. Blake alias Ed Hall in Norfolk, Virginia, after a 3000 mile chase from Say Dios California to Missouri. Detective Ulysses Grant Bonner of St Louis tracked Blake since last June. Blake briefly escaped eastward, was recaptured, then escaped again, and was finally brought to Norfolk. Bonner withholds details of the murder case. A separate NY burglary raid left a guard and a night watchman shot, with one suspect named Walter Davis captured. the robbers fled with only a strong box.
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Norfolk
T. J. Drake
Mueder
Say Dios
Cal
Thomas J. Blake
Ed Hall
Areusel
Helms
Dee Gerter
Savy
Paitnjerer
Ulysses Grant Bonner
St. Louis
Blake
California
Missouri
Bonner
Suffolk
Borner
New York
Sye
Lenn Sheppard & Co
Walter Davis
Fourteen Girls Escape Death in Canby Building Plunge
A crowd of twelve girls leaped from the fifth story of the Canby building in Dayton to escape probable suffocation. Many were caught by Dr. Lambert, who saved several from serious injury as the fire proved minor and smoke briefly interrupted the rescue. The incident followed a dangerous blaze with a relief pause as the group landed on a one story roof.
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Canby
Dayton
Lambert
Recall of Ripper Atrocities Haunts New York Sunday
A garbled New York Sunday report recalls the Whitechapel murders and the fearsome figure of Jack the Ripper. It mentions a slain man near the East River, a Cherry Street character named Sarah Martha, and a Swedish visitor Carl Selsen with wife. The aftermath includes clothing found and linked to Bridgeport, with a man matching the killer’s description detained after purchases.
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New York
White Chapel
Saat River
Sarah Marth
Adele
Carl Selsen
An Howe
Bisentapanton
Bridgeport
Com
Nelson
Curious Baking Powders Warned By Health Officials
The article warns housekeepers about unsafe baking powders sold by unscrupulous grocers. It notes powders may contain ground chalk and sulfuric acid and warns against buying unknown brands or accepting testers. It urges choosing well known brands from reputable manufacturers linked to Grapar healthful products.
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Foithad Gysone
New York
Gartar
Tragedy at Nash ville college fire kills twelve
A four story dormitory fire at a Tennessee college near Nashville killed twelve inmates and left four known injured. Among the dead and wounded were Stella Addison of Port Gibson and Mattie Lee Moore of Linnisville. The building housed about sixty sleeping students and had no fire escapes. Ambulances rushed to the scene as flames enveloped the structure and many leapt from windows to escape the smoke. The college president is Hamilton of Walderf University, a Methodist institution.
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Mal Dre
Nashville
Penneseee College
Walderf University
Linnisville
Ala
Hic Dade
Hopkinsville
Kye
Nautie Johnson
Hattiesburg
Miss
Eleanoor Moore
Bertha Monford
Chicago
Hugpitat
Wahren University
Hamilton
Brooklyn
N.Y
Jot W. Elamilton
Sin Franciscn
Fate's Revenge Brings Claire to a Hidden Love
In a mid century drama, Claire Burgess discovers her lover's name from manuscripts as her father Philip Burgess plans a secret marriage with Lucian Courthandt. Claire collapses, moments later Lucian arrives to claim her hand, but family revelations unfold revealing a web of sacrifice, deception, and a looming marriage in a grand Yonkers estate.
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Mrs. Burgess
Claire
Philip Burgess
Honda
Gresham
Apes
Philip Durgess
Lfe
Teamer
Lucian Courthandt
Clare
Martha
Lucian
Lucian Courtlandt
Miss Burgess
Mrs. Courtlandt
Joy
Jason
Mira
Eesti
Dyer Powis
Badoveal
Russian marriage law and exile in old world codes
The article discusses harsh marriage rules in Russia, detailing parental control, spousal authority, and the heavy weight of mens and women's testimony. It notes the difficulty of divorce, ways to evade consequences, and social outcomes for women seeking separation, including exile and public perception. It also includes a humorous anecdote about a lost umbrella reflecting daily life in the era.
Forbidden Vines and a Fateful Escape
A distressed woman named Norapat hesitates to honor a promise and flees from a strained reunion. In a tense moment she discovers Lueian with Dr. Crexham, amid murmurs of shared affection. She retreats, stepping into danger and vanishing through an open doorway as the scene ends with “To be continued.”
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Lueian
Crexham
Senate Passes Reciprocity Bill and Debates Cuban Policy
The Senate approves a reciprocity bill with Cuba amid broader debate on tariffs and foreign policy. Leaders prompt votes on resolutions concerning a holiday recess, investigations into graft, and protections for foreign works, while references to Paris revolutions and tax measures color a tense session.
Notes of National Capital and Marine Disaster Details
Secretary Shaw sent a request for fourteen thousand dollars for department costs and regulation. Representative WA Smith submitted a bill in Congress while Hepburn backed the inquiry into the fatal explosion on a ship, with McNaughton appointed to lead the probe. The Ninth Infantry officer from Pennsylvania, a cadet at the military academy, moves to a higher post after October 1902 service.
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WA. Smith
Miengit
Melinley
Iterhday
Witawal Pire Fowl Congress
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Tnterier
McNart
General Tind
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