Week in Review Sparked by Rail Crashes and Fires
Multiple transport incidents dominate the week with a Monticello Indiana head on collision injuring three on Nos. 33 and 35. A North River New York dock fire destroys a Pier and merchandise worth an estimated 30 000 to 77 000. Baseball standings list Brooklyn and Philadelphia leading their leagues. An edict from Pekin criticizes foreign influence and blames princes ministers. Chicago sees eight injured in a Calumet electric car collision with a Lake Shore suburban train. A Louisville Prohibition special experiences a rough ride after a frog jump. Bodies found in an old well near Boissevan reveal missing farmers Daw and Smith sold by a man named Gorelon. Seventeen picnickers hurt in a Pittsburgh trolley collision. a child, Jobo Schmidt, among the injured. Lawson Earwood’s death near Gallipolis with subsequent arrest of Edward Burnett follows alleged murder. Spruce mine near Eveleth suffers a dynamite explosion causing massive damage and many injuries. Washington reports a rule forcing married women to resign from Indianapolis post office.
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Monon
Monticello
Ind
Atlantic Transport Line
North River
New York
Brooklyn
Chicago
Pittsburg
Os St
Pekin
Calumet
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern
7Th Street
Stony Island Avenue
John , Woolley
Union
Louisville
Boissevan
Charles
Jobo Schmidt
Lawson Earwood
Ohio River
Gallipolis
Ohio
Edward Burnett
Earwood
Barwood
Eastern News Snapshots From A Nation In Turmoil
Disinherited NJ man claims nothing from his father's estate amid a flood of isolated misfortunes. Reports cover wage cuts at Norristown mills, a Harrisburg builder's insolvency, a Brooklyn coroner exoneration, a Carnegie glass worker's double tragedy, a Philadelphia firm assignment, and multiple local accidents and crimes across the region.
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New Jersey
Norristown
B. H. Egle
Harrisburg
Helen Southgate
Henry Grosvenor Barbour
Brooklyn
Ferdinand Brobst
Carnegie
Philadelphia
Nave & Sweartley
Beary Powder Mills
Shamokin
Daniel Burke
Daniel Halebush
Reppard Dewitt
Robert McCurdy Lord
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Standard Oil
Major Barrett
Fleetwood
Schuylkill
Dehiwire
Newtown
L. L
Southern Cotton Spinners’ Association
Yarn Merchants’ Association
Exploding calcium triggers panic at Milwaukee Star Theater
Brief items report disturbances from a calcium blast in the Star Theater Milwaukee causing panic. Other notes list incidents including a shooting death in Huntington West Virginia, a wage suit in Watertown New York, and multiple fatalities in a political riot.
Nebraska city class status proclaimed for South Omaha
The Nebraska governor proclaims South Omaha a first class city. Notices report a census figure for Arkansas population, and other items include a murder in Wallace Idaho, railroads sale to an English syndicate, and leadership changes in firms and churches across the nation.
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Covernor
Nebraska
South Omaha
Presbytery of
St Cloamd
Minn
Arkansas
St Paul
Tastings
Wallace
Idaho
Matt Mailer
Lee
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Taylor
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Youngstown
Ohio
Harrietta Lathore
Toledo
Homer L. Boyle
Grand Rapids
Hanna
Chicago
William J. Bryan Bourke Cochran
Adiardo Stevensean
Lodianapolis
Lisbon
Amerian Tonplate Company
Olw
Locust and
Wells Street
Sayers
Texas
Galveston
John Shea
St. Loui City Hospital
Wichita
Kxan
Guy Riggs
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Northwestern Telephone Exchange Company
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Council
Omaha
Edward Beebe
Georgia Governor Candidate Victim of Domestic Tragedy
Allan D D Candler for Governor and the Democratic ticket faced tragedy as Charles Anderson killed his wife in Falmouth Kentucky and then shot himself. The report notes other local incidents including suicides and a dam sabotage attempt near Tampa Florida.
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Allan DD Candler
Georgi
Oolouf
Charles Anderson
Falmouth
Prince Lukanthor accuses France over Indo China cruelty
Foreign dispatch reports Prince Lukanthor of Cambodia charging French misrule in Indo China. MacArthur says troops will be sent to Marinduque to quell the rebellion. Vatican burglary in Rome nets 360,000 lire in securities. Belgium heir Albert weds Duchess Elizabeth of Bavaria. Peruvian cabinet resigns amid Belgium arms scandal. Komatipoort explosion during Boer bombardment causes deaths.
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Lukanthor
Cambodia
Indo-China
Denmark
Jacob A. Riis
Dannebrog
MacArthur
Marinduque
Vatican
Rome
Albert
Belgium
Elizabeth I
Bavaria
Komatipoort
Ship collision sinks Biela. Eagle Point reports collision
The British steamer Eagle Point, en route to Philadelphia, reports a collision with the British steamer Biela from New York to Manchester. Biela sank but the crew was saved. Also reported: Prince Ikanthor of Cambodia found in Brussels awaiting France’s reply to his grievances. Oberammergau Passion Play draws 30,088 spectators across 48 performances with receipts totaling 1,200,000 marks and villagers earning about 4,000,000 marks from visitors.
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Gordon Highlanders
Eagle Point
Lom
Philadelphia
Biela
New York
Manchester
England
Prince Ikanthor
Cambodia
France
Brussels
Oberammergat
Proclamations and globetrotting notes from early 1900s news
President Castro calls Venezuela congress for February 20 while nations join the Hispanic American congress opening in Madrid on November 8. Brass Manufacturers Association collapses as brass prices fall. A Puerto Rican party convention in Caguas endorses a US party. George Carmack’s wife sues for half of $1.5 million Klondike fortune. P N Blanchard burns at sea. crew safe at Falklands. Gold finds near Porcupine and Bear Creek show a rush. Fort Liscum renamed from Valdes in Alaska to honor Col. Liscum. Yaqui negotiations with Mexico stall. Deninion burns near Ontario. Quebec bridge cornerstone laid in Quebec City amid grand cost and span. Yellow fever serum prize rises to $100,000 from Mexican government offer.
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Castro
Congress of
Venezuela
Madrid
Brass Trust
American Brass Manufacturers” Association
Federal Party
Porto Rico
Caguas
Resolutions
United States
George Carmack
Klondike
P. N. Blanchard
Boston
Courteney
Baltimore
San Francisco
Falkland Islands
Robertson
Porcupine
Bear and
Clear
Skaguay
Seattle
Alaska
Judge Day
Huytt
John D. Metzger & Co
Emerson H. Liscum
Tien-tsim
China
Diaz
Sulphur
Sir
Wilfrid Laurier
Quebec Bridge
St. Lawrence
Market Reports Chicago to New York cattle and grain prices
Regional commodity notes show cattle and hog prices, grain quotes, and dairy values across cities from Chicago to New York. Prices cover hogs, cattle, sheep, wheat, corn, oats, rye, butter, eggs, and clover seed with varied ranges per market and grade.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Ste
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Dr George E Morrison a Peiping correspondent and explorer
A portrait of Dr George Ernest Morrison born in Geelong Victoria in 1862 to 1862. He earned an M D and CM at Edinburgh University and became a noted Asia expert. He traveled across Australia New Guinea and Siam later joining the Times as a correspondent from Bangkok to Yunnan and Tonquin. He endured wounds from a spear in New Guinea and fought at Pekin during the siege, sending dispatches and reporting on Chinese treachery.
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George Ernest Morrison
Leedon Times
Pekin
England
Great Britain
Lord Salisbury
Geelong
Victoria
Australia
Melbourne
Edinburg University
Gulf of Carpentaria
New Guinea
Edinburg
Scotch University
Shanghai
Rangoon
Far East
The
Times
Bangkok
Siam
Yunnan City
China
Tonguin
Manchuria
Stretensk
Siberia
Vladivostok
Morrison
Miss E Ward reflects on travel to Pekin and raw food trend
Former missionary in Pekin Miss E Ward recalls the old route to the Chinese capital before the railway to Tientsin. Chicagoans shift to uncooked diets amid health beliefs. Prominent remarks from Samuel Gompers on miners’ misery and Gov Lasters on Galveston storm losses. Hobson disputes Dewey at Manila Bay. Ralston Baldwin warns of Trinidad asphalt depletion and Utah beds.
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Ralston M. Baldwin
Philadelphia
Trinidad
Utah
Fort Duchesne
Wise Misads on Weung Class Lesson from a Church Social
Three girls each received 15 cents from their mothers to attend a church party. They compared cake portions and ice cream, noting stingy cake servings but a good time. They resolved to temper expectations, agreeing the social funds help others.
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Worcester Spr
Settling the Land Questions Ridiculous Exchange
A collier wandering on land claims ownership from ancestors who fought for it. The Earl D asks if he knows the land is his. The collier replies he has none and will fight for it, provoking a circular answer about land transfer through generations.
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London
Experiments With Materials At Low Temperature
Experiments using liquid air show surprising results. Rubber becomes brittle when cooled to air temperature and shatters on impact, while lead rebounds with greatly increased elasticity. Lead forms a strong spiral spring at 200 to 300 degrees below zero.
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India
Amu rents of Chinamen amusements described
Outdoor amusements for Chinamen are few and not popular. They fly kites carry birds on perches and throw seeds high in the air for the birds to catch or row boats in a lazy fashion on lagoons or rivers. They pitch coppers fight crickets or quail juggle balls and play games with jackstraws and snapsticks.
Chinese Inventors and Their Foundational Arts
The passage asserts that the Chinese regard themselves as superior in many areas and credits them with inventing essential arts. It claims they were the first to discover ink and today favor India ink.
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India
The Reporter N Half Holidays Observed Here
Saturday half holiday observed under state law. City Editor Jinks notes the local observance as workers enjoy an early dismissal and shops close earlier than usual.
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Jinks
New York Weekly
American Sewing Machines in Mexico Loom Large
Inpay Bt contemplates building a factory at Duranzo to tap vast iron mountain resources within city limits. The sector values sewing machines sold annually in Mexico and signals strong cross border industrial ties with a prominent American company.
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Mexico
Duranzo
Iron Mountain
Fragmented Q&A snippets on proposals and writing quirks
A miscellaneous collection of humorous remarks from newspapers. It includes a joke about unlucky numbers and marriage proposals, a quote about a writer having written many successful novels, and a quip about how long a woman takes to decide and style her hair.
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Saidle
Detroit Journal
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American Car and Foundry Company
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Star Theater
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William Jo McCaulies
Pearl Newman
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Grerman
Old Dominion Line
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Shaw
HE Butterfield
St. Paul
Honduras
London Disputch
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American Sheet Steel Company
Sheet Steel Trust
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Wash
Sam Work
Danville Pa
Tien-Tsin
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Lexington Standard
Angel Bellinzachi
Market Reports
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American Federation of Labor
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Dewey
Manila Bay
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Henpeck
Philadelphia Press
Kisser Eile
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Dodds Medicine Co
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