Fire destroys stock at Albany store complex
The John G. Myers company suffered a $200,000 loss when a fire destroyed stock in one of two temporary Albany stores after last August’s building collapse that killed thirteen. Also reported: a Paytucket woman wakes with a dislocated neck, Ohio governor’s estate sold for $696.20, a New York City trustee meeting cuts salaries, a Paterson gas pipe accident kills three, and a Kenosha Electric Railway deal closes with Frost buying the franchise for 56,000.
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John G. Myers Company
Albany
N. Y
Frances Robinson
Paytucket
R. L
Nash
Ohio
Richard A. McCurdy
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Special Investigating Committee
New York
Paterson
N. J
Schroeder
Chris Schroeder
Catherine
Ira la Forge
la Forge
Felimi Pasha
Constantinople
Pasha
Tera
Felini
A.C. Frost
Chicago and Milwaukee Railway Company
Kenosha
Various 1900s News Briefs From St Louis To London
A digest of short items reports Harvard purchasing Nehemiah Walter verse, W T Moore elected president of the National Good Roads Association, labor unions denounced by Citizens Industrial Association in St Louis, and federal action urged. Philadelphia firm J W Campion & Co mortality after trolley accident. farm home burned near Port Angeles. two young brothers killed by fire. Turke, Washington State, devastated. Czar’s manifesto promises peasant land, tax cuts. G G Thorp leaves Clairton Steel for Illinois Steel at 50000 yearly. Madrid Oracle predicts King Alfonso’s betrothal goal. Evangeline Booth urges working families to uphold decency. Edward and the Prince contribute to unemployment fund, nearing 140,000 total. Fritz Watitz kills brother then self in Los Angeles. motive unclear. John ONeill fined for breach of promise suit in Chicago. Duryea shaken by Marey vein rumors. Lehigh Valley Coal Co warns residents to move from threatened areas. Southern Marcy cemetery area collapses destroying graves.
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Citizens’ Industrial Association
St. Louis
Harry C. Campion
J. W. Campion & Co
Philadelphia
Borrowman
Port Angeles
Wash
Turke
W. Val
Loo
G. G. Thorp
Clairton
United States Steel Corporation
Ilinois Steel Company
Wleralle
Madrid
Alfonso
Evangeline Booth
Salvation Army
New York
Fritz Watitz
Ludwig
Los Angeles
Cal
John O'Neill
Gary
Chicago
Mabel Beland
Great
Duryea
William A. Eat
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Marcy
Work for Everybody Occupations in Which Demand Exceeds Supply
The Utica Globe notes broad labor demand across the United States with immigrants swelling the workforce. Farm labor, building trades in cities like Pittsburg, and domestic service are all in short supply, offering higher pay and longer hours elsewhere while farms struggle to hire.
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United States
Utica Globe
Europe
America
Atlantic
Pacific
Great Northwest
New York State
Department of Agriculture
Empire State
Pittsburg
Pierson D K E Fraternity Death At Gambier
Coroner's verdict says Stuart L Pierson was bound hand and foot when run over by a locomotive on a Gambier Ohio railroad bridge during a D K E initiation. Prosecutor Stillwell vows grand jury action. fraternity members deny tying Pierson to the rails. Kenyon College president reiterates belief in innocence.
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Kenyon College
Stuart L. Pierson
Gambier
Ohio
Delta Kappa Epsilon
Scarborough
Stillwell
Tierson
Pierce
Kenyon
Pierson
Colleges and officials reshuffle across era
This year in Duluth will run nine months instead of ten as school calendars adjust. Jersey City’s long-time principal George K. Linsley retires after fifty-seven years on a $1,200 pension. Theodore Roosevelt Jr joins Harvard’s Philharmonic Society and may teach in Boston’s Chinese Sunday school or aid Phillips Brooks House charities. Charles E. Leavenworth returns to New Haven then departs as vice consul to Nagasaki. Several states pass minimum salary laws for teachers, though many still pay as low as $20, amid a reshaped educational landscape.
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Duluth
George K. Linsley
Jersey City
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Philharmonic Society
Harvard University
Boston
Phillips Brooks House
Charles 8. Leavenworth
New Haven
Chinese Imperial College
Nanyan
Shanghai
Nagasaki
Japan
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Indiana
Martial Law Proclaimed in Russian Poland Stirs Warsaw
Proclamation of martial law across ten governments of Russian Poland alarms Warsaw residents. Rioting fears grow as rumors of anti Jewish assaults circulate and Jews barricade homes while arming for self defense. Andrew Carnegie and Isidor Straus coordinate relief funding as total gifts exceed 200000 with large contributions from numerous U.S. cities and Jewish organizations.
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Warsaw
Poland
Finland
Russian Empire
Andrew Carnegie
Russia
Isidor Straus
New York
New York City
East Broadway
Brooklyn
Chicago
Baltimore
Boston
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Detroit
Des Moines
Kansas City
Louisville
Memphis
Milwaukee
Omaha
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Congress of Labor Meets in Pittsburg for Silver Anniversary
Old City Hall overflowed as Samuel Gompers opened the American Federation of Labor silver anniversary gathering. Delegates from all states, Canada, England and other countries filled seats while visitors crowded outside. The day featured a parade by a 125 piece band, formal welcomes from local officials, and routine credential presentations.
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Old City Hall
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Canada
England
Colonial Hotel
Pittsburg
Gompers
John Mitchell
C. C. Douglass
John Drew
William Hays
James G. Wyman
Allegheny
Wrecking Citys Courthouse in Spectator Razing Scene
Chicago witnesses the gradual razing of a grand courthouse as wreckers remove massive marble columns and chip away at the top of the building. Spectators crowd the demolition site to watch the perilous work unfold.
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Chicago
Court House
Bishop Merrill Dead Prominent Chicago Methodist Leader Passes Away
Stephen M. Merrill longtime Rock River district bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church died suddenly in Keyport New Jersey from heart paralysis after attending a New York City missionary meeting. He guided church organization and served as editor and missionary society leader. Wrecking crews in Chicago continue heavy dismantling work with cranes and pilings, facing accidents and tough labor as crowds watch daily.
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Stephen M. Merrill
Rock River District
Methodist Episcopal Church
Keyport
N. J
Bishop Merrill
New York City
America
Chicago
Merrill
Euditor
Western Christian Advocate
Misionary Society
Stevens Denies Resignation Rumors At Panama
In Panama, Chief Engineer Johan F. Stevens dismisses persistent rumors of his resignation. He says there is no truth to the reports and that he is satisfied with his work and will stay until the canal is completed.
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Canal
Johan F. Stevens
Stevens
Panama
Monarchs and magnates mix in world affairs notes
King Edward in his youth known as Leddy Wales. King Victor of Italy seen incognito in the country. Baron Alphonse de Rothschild left legacies to 119 beneficiaries. The Mikado shows no public interest. Sir William Armstrong plans a branch of his shipbuilding works near Hiratsuka. Baron Alphonso Rothschild predicted the end of European millionaires yet left about 100 million. The King Humbert prize of 2400 francs awarded to Dr. Oscar Vulpins. Sir Michael Hicks Beach to arbitrate Singapore docks transfer with two others, earning 400,000 for their opinion.
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Edward
Prince of Wales
Leddy
Wales
King Victor of
Italy
Europe
Baron Alphonse de Rothschild
William Armstrong
London
Japanese University of Marine
Hiratsuka
Baron Alphonso Rothschild
King Humbert
Oscar Vulpins
Hellelberg
Michael Hicks-Beach
Singapore
Kansas Lazy Man in a Prairie Tale
A Kansas man, known as the laziest, sits under a tree carving time from corn. A stranger on a slate mule questions him about cutting corn, chopping wood, and preparing dinner. The man replies he waits for storms and cyclones to do the work for him, hoping lightning and winds will render tasks moot.
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Kansas
Pard
Testimonial on Dedts Kidney Pills and Tower of Babel musings
A Davis Lewis testimonial praises Dedts Kidney Pills for six months of back and stomach pain relief after trying various remedies. The article also recounts divergent historical opinions on the Tower of Babel’s height, noting biblical, Jewish legend, and early writer claims without consensus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop, Cal
Dedts
Davis Lewis
Ife
Dodd
Passing of Porridge Sparks Grape-Nuts Letter From Huntsville
A Huntsville reader declares porridge obsolete in her home after a month of using Grape-Nuts. Her invalid husband regained strength and gained ten pounds, their son’s stomach pains vanished, and she notes personal energy improved after breakfast. She praises Grape-Nuts with cream and urges others to try it, citing doctor bills saved. The ad copy invites readers to read The Road to Wellville and mentions Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
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Britain
Huntsville
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Navy to seek bigger battleships with stronger guns
Naval officials led by Admiral Dewey push for larger 18 000 ton battleships and more large guns. The General Board has advised the Secretary to consider greater tonnage and uniform main battery guns, aiming for stronger ships and better firepower.
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Congress
General Board of the Navy
Admiral Dewey
Bonaparte
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