Burned steamer Atlanta sinks near Cheboyean Michigan
The Goodrich steamer Atlanta burned to the water’s edge twelve miles south of Cheboyean Mich five miles out. Valued at 150000 with boat and cargo. Sixty crew members and two passengers escaped in fife boats but deck hand Mike Hickey drowned while escaping. Vessler rescued the survivors as Georgia arrived to relieve the load.
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Goodrich
Atlanta
Cheboyean
Mich
Vessler
Georgia
Fire destroys Tustin business. four die in hotel blaze
A basement furnace defect caused a fire at the Note Compton in Tustin Osceola county Michigan. Ten guests escaped in night clothes while four perished: William N. McGrane proprietor, Mrs. William H. McGrane Edward Demorest porter and Charles Workman traveling man of Pierson. Financial loss about 22000 dollars.
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Tustin
Osceola County
Mich
William N. McGrane
William H. McGrane
Edward Demorest
Charles Workman
Pierson
Fire destroys Cincinnati tool plant and Buckeye foundry
A fire at the Diesel Machine Tool Company plant in northwest Cincinnati caused a $100,000 loss with $45,000 insured. The connected Buckeye foundry sustained $10,000 damage. A bridge collapse injured Fire Captain Gieiger.
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Diesel Machine Tool Company
Cincinnati
Ohio
Buckeye Foundry
Tool Company
Gieiger
Snowslide wrecks Camp Bird mine area in Colorado
A mammoth snowslide in the Mount Sneffels district near Ouray Colorado wrecked the Camp Bird mine mill tram house boarding house and reading room. William Cressey is reported killed with several others possibly dead and many injured. Property loss estimated at 400000 to 500000.
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Mount Sneffels
Ouray
Colo
Camp Bird
William Cressey
St Vincent's Academy Destroyed by Fire in Shreveport
St Vincent's Academy in Shreveport Louisiana, founded thirty years ago, was destroyed by a fire caused by a defective fuse while teachers and pupils were at luncheon. A panic ensued but no one was injured and losses are around $60,000.
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St. Vincent’s Academy
Shreveport
South
Fire Nearly Wipes Out White Pigeon Business Section
A blaze starting from an overheated stove in Al fred Wicket's furniture store nearly destroyed the White Pigeon Mech. business district. Only seven buildings survive. total losses likely under 25000 dollars.
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White Pigeon
Mech
Alfred Wicket
German Baroness Dies By Own Hand At Fort Leavenworth
Caroline M. von Busche reported to be divorced wife of Baron von Dem Busche Haddenhausen of Berlin shot herself at the quarters of her son Second Lieutenant Carl Frederick von Dem Busche of the Eighteenth Infantry U S A at Fort Leavenworth Kansas in a suicide tragedy.
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Caroline M. von Busche
Baron von Dem Busche- Haddenhausen
Berlin
Carl Frederick von Dem Busche
Eighteenth Infantry
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Miners Dead After Stone Fall at Pocock Mine Near Massillon
A heavy fall of stone in the Pocock mine near Massillon Ohio killed Fred Zett and Robert Booth. Several other miners escaped with injuries or narrowly escaped death. Authorities fear another fall may follow.
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Pocock
Massillon
Ohio
Fred Zett
Robert Booth
Congo steamer Roidesbelges sinks on upper Congo
Antwerp dispatch reports the Belgian steamer Roidesbelges lost in the upper Congo river. All aboard, including Europeans and natives, perished.
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Antwerp
Congo River
Monon Train Wreck Injures Ten Near Bedford Indiana
The Monon fast through mail and passenger train on the Louisville to Chicago route wrecked at Horseshoe Bend near Bedford Indiana. Ten passengers were injured, one seriously.
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Monon
Louisville
Chicago
Horseshoe Bend
Bedford
Ind
Death of Anarchy Leader Johann Most in Cincinnati
Prominent anarchist Johann Most died at the home of his friend Adolph Krauss in Cincinnati Ohio. He succumbed after erysipelas spread to the brain, ending his long controversial career.
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Herr Johann Most
America
Adolph Krauss
Cincinnati
Ohio
Most
Earthquake Hits Kagi Formosa Causing Heavy Loss
A severe quake in Kagi Formosa devastates hundreds of buildings and claims many lives. The Tokio special reports widespread destruction and significant casualties.
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Tokio
Japan
Kagi
Formosa
Fire kills three, wounds nine at Camden armory blaze
Three firemen died and nine others were seriously wounded in a blaze that destroyed the old Sixth Regiment armory in Camden New Jersey. Firefighters battled flames as the building collapsed and authorities investigated the cause of the devastating fire.
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Sixth Regiment
Camden
N. J
Fire devastates Wilkins mill. Adams Brothers burn partially
A major blaze in Bristol Tennessee destroyed the large lumber mill of James Wilkin son and left the Adams Brothers Company plant partially burned. The night watchman at the Wilkinson mill is missing, and total losses are reported as heavy.
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James Wilkinson
Bristol, Tenn
Adams Brothers Company
Wilkinson
Bank Embezzier James Brooke Flees Bond Forfeit
James Brooke a North Liberty Indiana banker indicted for 10000 embezzlement in 1904 has disappeared and his bond is forfeited. He formerly resided in Chicago.
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James Brooke
North Liberty
Ind
Chicago
Miners and Operators Near Historic Anthracite Strike
Anthracite mine owners reject all United Mine Workers demands including eight hour day wage hikes and union recognition. Both sides warn a major coal strike is possible as negotiation continues with a three year continuation proposal from operators and a one year frame from miners.
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United Mine Workers of America
Anthracite Strike Commission
Mine Workers’ Convention
Shamokin
Mitchell
Anthracite Commission
New York
Cocaine Epidemic Affects Seventy Thousand Chicagoans
A Chicago report states that about 70 000 residents suffer from cocaine addiction. The piece explains cocaine’s forms and methods of use, notes ease of access, and condemns pharmacists and saloonkeepers for selling to even children.
Acrimonious debate over the Presidents message in Senate
A partisan Senate session opened amid sharp exchanges over the President's recent message and a resolution on a coal and rail inquiry. Tilman led the resolution, Lodge and Spooner defended the President, while bills on government ethics and border disputes moved forward.
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Senate
Tilman
Lodge
Spooner
Culberson
House
Tillman
Newlands
Newson
Bacon
Interstate Commerce Commission
Stone
Post Office Department
Roosevelt
Philippines
Kr. Jones
Dallas News proprietor Thomas W Dealey dies in Dallas
Obituary notes the death of Thomas W Dealey a Dallas News co owner in Dallas Texas. The piece places Dealey among the city’s newspaper leadership and marks his passing as a notable local event.
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Thomas W. Dealey
The
Dallas News
Dallas
Texas
Supreme Court rules corporations must testify. no immunity
The Supreme Court holds corporations and their officials cannot claim immunity from self incrimination. Witnesses may be compelled to reveal books and papers. officers may be granted immunity only as individuals. Four related rulings on tobacco and paper trusts interlock to require corporate evidence in government actions. Justice Brown and Justice McKenna authored the key opinions.
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Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Paper
Department of Justice
Tobacco Trust
Paper Trust
Justice Brown
Justice McKenna
Colonel Mann Indicted for Perjury in Libel Trial
Colonel William D alton Mann of New York editor of Town Topics, indicted for perjury by the grand jury arising from Norman Hapgood's criminal libel case. He is held on 1500 dollars bail. Mann has led Town Topics since 1891 and founded Smart Set, with fortune from army gear improvements and the boudoir car later sold to Pullman. Born 1830 in Sandusky Ohio, he served in Civil War regiments, later moved to Alabama, and became Mobile district Democrat, not seated. He is a Loyal Legion member and active in New York clubs.
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William D’alton Mann
New York
Town Topics
Norman Hapgood
Collier’s Weekly
Mann
Smart Set
Mann Prin
Cipally
Pullman Company
Sandusky
Ohio
Michigan
Alabama
Mobile
The
Loyal Legion
New York City
Notable figures and curios of early 1900s public life
John Morley jokes about a leader as a cross between St. George and St. Vitus. Gen. Bates becomes the first bachelor head of the general staff for a month. Admiral Dewey remains a Washington icon with youthful energy. Graves moves to mark Robert E. Lee's birth centennial in Atlanta. Senor Desha donates a Mexican idol to Pittsburgh’s Carnegie museum. Ashurst, new Philadelphia postmaster, was born in Naples and is a Penn Law grad. The tibet lamas at Calcutta are amused by crowds at the races. Rev W H Witzpatrick plans a Holy Land trip after decades without vacation, visiting the Pope on the way.
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John Morley
White House
St. George
St. Vitus
John C. Bates
Admiral Dewey
Washington
John Temple Graves
Atlanta (Ga
Robert J. Lee
Senor
Theodore Desha
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Carnegie Museum
Pittsburg
Richard L. Ashurst
Philadelphia
Naples
University of Pennsylvania
Tashi Lama
Tibet
Calcutta
Boston
Holy Land
Pope Pius X
Fifty Die in Colorado River Route Express Collision
A head on crash between the heavy New Mexico and Colorado express No. 8 and the Leadville Denver local No. 16 near Adobe Colorado in a blizzard killed about fifty people. The disaster followed dispatch order failures and poor visibility as trains met on a curved section. Fire and cold hindered relief efforts from Pueblo and Florence.
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Adobe
Col
New Mexico
Colorado Express
Leadville
Denver
Denver and
Rio Grande Railroad
Pueblo
Florence
Walter Causlet
The
Express
A. H. Smith
Causslet
William Hollis
Luddworth
Grant Kelker
Harry Hartman
Kelker
Mile Post 147
Santa Fe
Rio Grande
Beaver
Portland
Swallows
Chicago Markets Show Broad Confidence and Rising Demand
Commercial developments reflect sustained confidence in the general outlook as fall in bread stuffs prices spurs no hesitancy. Wholesale bookings rise across dry goods, footwear, clothing, and food products while interior purchasers push spring delivery. Demand in hardware, vehicles, and farm supplies is brisk with heavy shipments of wire. Retail trade broadens with improved furniture, carpets, and household utensils. Agricultural work begins in multiple sections and grain prospects brighten, especially in the Southwest. Manufacturing and construction benefit from favorable weather and steady raw material prices. Rail shipments and steel production face pressure to supply rails and structural shapes. Building materials, lumber, and farm implement demand stay high. Money stays firm, collections vary by region, and the year shows strong retail expectations for spring and summer.
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Chicago
Dan
The Coal Situation Likely Strikes Threaten Coal Wages
The article reports a probable strike among anthracite miners and potential wage gains for bituminous miners of 5.5 to 12 percent depending on anthracite actions. Operators refuse anthracite demands and warn against prolonged strikes. Bituminous prices hinge on anthracite disruption and coal stockpiles reportedly remain high.
Philadelphian banker donates to church missions and Carnegie pledges to Rio Grande college
George C. Thomas presented $100,000 to the Protestant Episcopal church missions board. Andrew Carnegie indicated plans to donate $25,000 to Rio Grande College, a Baptist theological school in Rio Grande, Ohio. The international waterways commission met in Toronto to discuss Soo River power distribution and Niagara River diversion.
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George C. Thomas
Philadelphia
Board of Missions
Protestant Episcopal Church
Andrew Carnegie
Rio Grande College
Rio Grande
Galia County
Ohio
International Waterways’ Commission
Toronto
Soo River
Niagara River
Chicago Markets and Prices Across Regions Summary
Regional commodity prices listed for Chicago Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo New York with cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye barley butter eggs and clover seed. Prices span ranges from 28 to 87 cents for grains and several dollars for livestock, reflecting markets in midwest and northeast centers.
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Chicago
Detroit
Ste
Milwaukee
Toledo
New York
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Batesville
BP McCallum
Colorado Mine
Congo
Illinois
Delaware
New Jersey
Okeloma
John Paul Jones
Simmons
Rayner
Foraker
Podge
Dolliver
Aldrich
Knox
G. I. Davis
Secretary of War
War Department
Mount
D2jo
Babcock
Wis
Gardner
Garrett
Grosvenor
Te Touse
Prince of
Corbin
MacArthur
Shackleford
Cannon
Committee On Insular Affairs
la Follette
Senate Committee On
Washington Land Office
Burrows
Smoot
Utah
Mexico City
United States
Department of Commerce and Labor
Colorado Springs
Minnesota
Iowa
South Dakota
Campbell-Bannerman
Great Britain
Sanderson
Col. Mann
Awful
Colorado
Cara
Canada
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