Park Avenue Explosion Hits New York City Tunnel Shaft
A massive blast at the Park Avenue rapid transit shaft in New York injures 100 and kills six. Murray Hill hotel, Manhattan Eye and Ear hospital, Grand Union hotel, and Grand Central station suffer severe damage with shattered windows and debris. Investigators consider multiple causes as District Attorney probes possible homicide charges.
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New York
Park Avenue
Rapid Transit
Murray Hill Hotel
Manhattan Eye and Bar Hospital
Grand Union Hotel
Grand Central Station
Cyrus Adams
James Carr
Murray Hall Hotel
Lawrence Hine
Ansonia
Conn
J. Roderick Robertson
Nelson, B. C
Ralph Thompson
Thomas Tubbs
Shaler
Madison Avenue
Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital
Avenue
Prac
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Murray Hill
Ira A. Shaler
John Bracken
Martin McGrath
Grand Union
Manhattan Hospital
Grand Central
Bribery case leads to arrests of St. Louis council figures
Bench warrants served for Emil A Meysenberg, council member, Charles Kratz ex member, and John K. Morell ex delegate in a Suburban City railway bribery scheme. About $135,000 deposited in a safe box. $75,000 to house of delegates and $60,000 to council if a franchise bill passed. Writ of prohibition halted the measure. 12 to 14 more indictments expected. bonds set at $5,000 each and released.
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St. Louis
Emil A Meysenberg
Charles Kratz
John K. Morell
House of Delegates
Suburban Railway Company
Supreme Court
Kratz
Murrell
Meysenberg
Milwaukee Street Car Hit By Train At West Chicago Ave Crossing
Twelve people were injured in a collision when a Milwaukee and St Paul limited train struck a Chicago street car at the West Chicago avenue crossing. Police could not determine fault. the gateman and street car crew were deemed to have acted properly. The car was pushed 80 feet along the track and smashed.
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Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Chicago Avenue
Wreckage Fire Burns Passengers After Stove Overturns
A car wreck sparked a small blaze when an overturned stove lit kindling wood in the wreckage. Several passengers sustained slight burns but no serious injuries were reported.
Plans for Philadelphia streetcar merger revealed
New York reports plans maturing to consolidate Philadelphia street railroad franchises into one company with a $30,000,000 capital, issuing $15,000,000 in 50 year 4 percent bonds. The merged network would control surface underground and elevated transit in perpetuity, with $150,000,000 in leased and new lines at stake.
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Philadelphia
New York
The
Herald
Very Peculiar Case Pension Plan Divides Man's Benefit
In Knoxville Tennessee on January 28 a Civil War pension case ends with Ollie George Bradfield awarded half of her late husband Eugene Bradfield's pension after discovering he survived in Illinois and remarried. The department orders the pension split between widow Ollie Bradfield and the second wife.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Ollie George
Eugene Bradfield
Bradfield
Ilinois
Illinois Central eyes through line New Orleans to Minneapolis
An Illinois Central official said negotiations were under way to create a through line from New Orleans to Minneapolis. The plan includes acquiring the Iowa Central from Peoria to Marshalltown, Iowa, with the remaining gap filled by the Minneapolis and St Louis system, over which IC runs trains.
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Peoria
Tils
Illinois Central
Central
New Orleans
Minneapolis
Iowa Central
Marshalltown
S J. Louis
Bank bookkeeper Albert German arrested on fraud charge
Louisville on January 28 Albert F German former bookkeeper at Third National Bank was arrested on a warrant supported by an affidavit from bank examiner R B Garrett charging him with making false entries totaling 10295 dollars.
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Louisville
Albert F. German
Third National Bank
National Bank
R. B. Garrett
Local Lumber President In Appalaches Suicide
Appalacheola Fla January 28 F M Kimball president of a lumber company and owner of several lighters and tow boats committed suicide with a gun at about 60 years old. Officials believe business troubles prompted his action.
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Appalachacola
Fla
F. M. Kimball
Gun carriage overturns injure three at Fort Sam Houston
Three men of the Second field artillery were badly hurt during a drill at Fort Sam Houston when a gun carriage overturned in an "into line" movement. George Warnslee of Los Angeles suffered a nearly torn scalp, a broken right thigh, and other injuries, with fears he may not recover. Albert Davidson of Mobile and Albert Brown of McKinney were also seriously injured.
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San Antonio
Tex
Second Field Artillery
Fort Sam Houston
George Warnslee
Los Angeles
Cal
Albert Davidson
Mobile
Ala
Albert Brown
McKinney
Plan for Pan American conference proposes compulsory pecuniary arbitration
Mexico City January 28 plan for an international court of claims was presented at the Pan American conference session. Though it attracted less attention than the arbitration treaty it holds greater practical importance as a compulsory arbitration scheme for monetary disputes only.
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Mexico City
International Court of Claims
Miss Sibyl Sander Breaks Engagement Over Religion
Paris reports Miss Sibyl Sander explains to an Associated Press representative that she broke her engagement to Count Henri de Fitz James due to religious obstacles. The Count is Roman Catholic and was divorced a few years earlier.
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Paris
Sibyl Sanderson
Associated Press
Count Henri de Fitz James
Count de Fitz-James
A Necessity in the Hone
Modern life makes the telephone essential for business, social, and domestic use. It is no longer a luxury but a necessity in every well ordered home. Ask the Local Manager to explain the various forms.
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R. R, Murphy
OSU
York City
Central Station
Tubbs
Jerome
Milwaukee
Streeet Railway
Illinoie Central
Nesse
Northwestern Telephone Exchange
Congress
Alaskas
Goodyear
NBC
Chicago Department Store
Main Street
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