Evens of the Week Highlight Disastrous Fires and Crimes
A string of incidents across the country reports a fatal hotel fire in Elkins West Virginia with two deaths and a third badly burned, drownings on Leech Lake near Walker Minnesota, and a fatal shooting by Will Winfree in Hopkinsville Kentucky after a drunkenness arrest. Other items note mail theft on the Kinau voyage to Hilo, antitoxin killings in Norristown Pennsylvania, and varied court actions including commutations in Ohio and a Longworth appendicitis operation.
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Elkins
W. Va
Lola Bright
Walker
Minn
Walter Johnson
Robinsdale
Leech Lake
Dun and
Bradstreet
Will Winfree
W. H. Winfree
Charles Herd
Hopkinsville
Herd
Winfree
United States
Hilo
Sandwich Islands
Ely Meitzel
Norristown
Goldfield
Nev
Funston
WCTU
Steubenville
Ohio
Gov Harris
John Soley
Cleveland
Soley
Verona Varga
Lillian Wulff
Chicago
Thibadl Ten Elizabeth
Thibadl Ten Elizabeth (Slander of Pittsburg
Che Ted
Temlerk
Skyscraper Menace of Fires Across Great Cities
Collier’s Weekly cites Colliers president of the board of fire underwriters warning that skyscrapers beyond the Washington Monument could trap fires in upper floors. A San Francisco style blaze could reach one to two billion dollars in losses, crippling banks, insurers, and tax revenue.
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San Francisco
New York
Board of Fire Underwriters
Collier's Weekly
Washington Monument
Babb
Finaocal
Labor unions push for wage talks across cities
Reports outline union actions from Santa Cruz to Scranton and Winnipeg. Proposals include a three year wage settlement, creation of conciliations, and political engagement by the Federation of Labor. Notable notes cover mining fatalities, women’s trade involvement, and long service milestones.
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United States
Geological Survey
Frial
Miss Marot
Woman's Trade Non League of New York
Walkes Barre
Federation of Labor
Springfeld
General Assembly
Carpenters’ Union
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Great American Pacific Squadron Prepares for Long Voyage
The fleet, led by Admiral Evans, gathers battleships and armored cruisers including the Louisiana Connecticut Alabama Georgia Kansas Virginia Minnesota Ohio Rhode Island Kentucky Vermont and more. Additional units under Stockton and Bebree join from cruisers Pennsylvania West Virginia Maryland Colorado California South Dakota Tennessee Washington with Ne braska soon to be commissioned. Battle drills aboard the ships proceed as crews prepare for target practice and distant operations.
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San Francisco
Navy Yards
Atlantic Coast
Brooklyn
New York Easton
Norfolk
Philadelphia
Charleston
Les An
Evans
Pacific
Louisiana
Connecticut
Alabama
Georgia
Kansas
Virginia
Minnnesota
Ohlo
Rhode Island
Kentucky
Vermont
Cifie
Magdalena Bay
Stockton
Bebree
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Maryland
Colorado
California
South Dakota
Tennessee
Washington
Horn
Nebraska
Naval Volunteer Officers Push Half Pay Retirement Plan
Surviving volunteer officers of the Civil War era advocate in Congress for a volunteer retired list with half pay. A committee of naval volunteers to prepare a bill satisfactory to the navy and marine corps. Circulars go to all surviving volunteer naval officers nationwide, detailing legislative history and alleging systematic efforts to exclude naval volunteers from such benefits.
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Navy
Congress
Marine Corps
United States
Pacific Fleet Heads West in Historic Naval Transfer
News recounts the transfer of U S battleships from the Atlantic to the Pacific under Rear Admiral Evans. President Roosevelt aboard the Mayflower witnesses sixteen battleships salute as the fleet departs Hampton Roads signaling a new era for U S naval power in the Pacific.
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Spain
4Thniral Evans
Pacific
Hampton Meads
Hampton Roads
Roosevelt
Navy Department
United States Navy
Attay
Navy
Paetic
Torpeta Flotll
Strayerr
Ita
United States
Atlantic
Paci Ocean
Latual States
Fon
Trolle * Ag
Flabby Evans Hag
Pattlest
Monongah Mine Disaster Relief Underway For Stricken Families
Communities mobilize to aid 350 to 400 families after the West Virginia coal mine explosion. Relief centers, meals for rescuers, and church led drives mobilize support as insurers may help only some of the dependents.
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Monongah
W. Va
Adams Presents Alibi in Rathdrom Murder Trial
Steve Adams a Western Federation miner testifies by direction of his lawyer Clarence Darrow that he was never in Marble Creek after a date before the cabins dynamiting. He recalls being in Boise prison in 1908 where Warden and Detective McParland allegedly said he would be all right if he corroborated Orchard's confession. The statement is cited to show Adams's role in the murder of Fred Tyler and links to the Haywood case.
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Steve Adams
Western Federation
Rathdrom
Idaho
Clarence Darrow
Marble Creek
Orchard
Boise
Adams
McParland
Federation
Adam
Haywood
Fred Tyler
Can Copper Be Made Not Likely to Create Artificial Copper Says Remsen
President Ira Remsen told the Scientific Association of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore that artificial creation of copper is unlikely. He explained that copper remains a stable elementary form and that experiments suggest only very slight emanation could occur, dispelling hopes of producing copper by artificial means.
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Ira Remsen
Johus Hopkins University
Baltimore
Jemsen
Chicago business review notes improved conditions and steady readjustment
Dun's Review of Trade reports a favorable money position with ample reserves and less price volatility. The piece cites a profitable exhibit in four weeks, declines in defaults, and ongoing liquidation, while noting declines in hides wool iron lumber and leather costs and 18 Chicago district failures this period.
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Chicago
Dun
Tata
Financial mood notes cautious revival across markets
Bradstreets report shows a cautious pickup in orders and retail demand for winter goods in the Northwest and South while overall trade remains quiet. US business failures total 272 for the week ending December 5, up from 258 last week and higher than prior years, with Canada recording 21 failures versus 46 prior week and 32 the year before.
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Samatha
Westwall
United States
Canada
Bradstreet
Commodity Prices in Major Markets Across the Nation
The report lists current price ranges for cattle hogs sheep and grains across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo. Notable figures include Chicago cattle 4.00 to 6.30 and hogs 4.00 to 5.22, New York wheat No. 2 red 0.90 to 1.00, Toledo clover seed 9.90, and Milwaukee rye No. 1 0.80 to 1.00.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
Northern
New York
Toledo
Rockefeller Gifts Boost Institute Endowment to 3.8 Million
John D. Rockefeller adds 2.6 million to his earlier 1.2 million gift to the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research. The endowment will yield over 100,000 annually, with directors free to use the income as they see fit to advance the work since the institute opened in 1901.
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Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Police dogs from Belgium join New York force
Five trained Belgian police dogs are added to the New York force to strengthen policing. The piece also mentions agricultural aims in Brazil and a note about President Roosevelt with unclear phrasing, reflecting garbled OCR from the historical page.
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Belgium
New York
Brazil
Roosevelt
Suspér
Waitodawa
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