New York World Teems with Oddities and Achievements
A survey of varied notes from science and society includes a wild animal trainer turned skeptic, a fresh tuber cure failure, a French tree felling method via heated platinum wire, and a Western railroad boasting modern car comforts not meaning flat cars. Amid court awards for tunnel injuries, post office Santa lore, Langley compared to Wright brothers, and clerical shifts, the piece also covers a pipe explosive scare, maternalist sentiment, Santa Claus letters, and a New York civil service leg length puzzle.
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Grent Western Railroad Aystem
New York Central
New York City
Doings of a Week A Complete Review Of Past Seren Days
A compact summary of notable events from the past week across domestic and international happenings. Highlights include cultural grants, political developments, and social shifts observed in several countries and communities.
Turbulent Washington Dispatches Highlighted by Senate Plans and Fires
From Washington dispatches comes word Senator Hale aims to add another hawg provision this session. Government reports list 1902 crop yields and values for winter wheat and maize. Cabinet optimism over the Columbian question fades as global tensions rise. Turbine propulsion tests show promise for future U S naval ships amid other national concerns. Reports note multiple disasters from murders to a deadly theater fire in Chicago, with fatalities and wide-reaching aftermaths.
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Washington
Hale Sys
Congress
Washineum
Hague
United States
Jobe D. Harley Feller
He Frick
Root
National Republican Committee
Ives
Senator Dietrich Trial Opens in Omaha Federal Court
United States Senator Chas Dietrich faces multiple indictments in a federal case in Omaha Nebraska. The trial includes counts for alleged conspiracy with Portmaster Fisher of Hastings and for alleged leasing of buildings to gain benefits while serving in the Senate. District Attorney Summers aims to try the conspiracy charge first, with Dietrich’s defense led by Gen John C Cowin and J R Batty. About 125 witnesses have been called and a new 50 member petit jury is in place.
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Omaha
Neb
Jao
United States
Chas. Dletrieh
Bret
Dietrich
Lesater Mietrich
Wil
Summers
Tietrich
John C. Cowin
J. KR. Batty
Hastings
Cowin
Hne
Wiliam S Summers
John R. Rush
Tastings
Passenger Train Wreck Near Hagerstown
A broken wall caused an east bound Western Maryland passenger train derailment near Blue Mountain House Station one mile east of Hagerstown Maryland. Two persons were killed and about 30 injured as three cars derailed and the caboose rolled 80 feet down the mountain embankment.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Blue Mountain House
Hagerstown
Death of John W. Strong Chicago Tribune editor
John W. Strong, longtime commercial editor of the Chicago Tribune, died Sunday morning on his berth aboard the Monon en route to Indianapolis. He had traveled from Chicago to visit his brother, a Monon conductor, and died likely of heart failure. The body was taken to his brother's home in Indianapolis.
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Miss Gould
Gould
Tillman & Oleson
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Ind
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Danville
Abraham Lincoln
Kiowa
Sedalia
Ann Tyler
James Rer
Minneapolis Mills
Hay
Thomasville
J. B. Grillo
Cincinnai
American Baseball Association
George Williams
Neely Zimmerman
Neeroes
Council Bluffs
Chicago
Jerome Sykes
Frederick Lindstrom
Ballinger
Tex
J. A. Mc Beth
Deumh~ter
Bert West
San Francisco
Young Corbett
Eddie Hanlon
Alice Pilcher
Louisville
Ity
Montana
HC Badger
W. J. Long
Galesburg
Dijrock
Thomas Coyl
Holly
Carringe
Dubuque
Guthrie
Oklo
Webster
John Thilly
Missoula
Mont
Thomas Kennedy
Fort Missoula
Iroquois Theater
John W. Strong
Chicago Tribune
Monon
Indianapolis
Jef
Monon Railroad
Chteace
Jan
Avery
John Pollak
Boodle Case Docket At Missouri Supreme Court
The January roll of Division No. 2 includes two FF pass boodle cases with arguments set for tomorrow and Wednesday. Robert M. Snyder of Kansas City, convicted of bribery, will be argued first while John H. Schnettler of St Louis follows. George Collins, Union Bank robber and detective Schumacher killer, faces trial Tuesday.
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Jefferson City
Division No
Supreme Court
Robert M. Snyder
Kansas City
St. Louis
John H. Schnettler
St Louis
George Collins
Union
Schumacher
Reward for Garths Body in Gulf Mystery
Ten thousand dollars offer for Granville W. Garth president of the Machanics National Bank missing after the Denver wreck on Christmas night. Officials expect divers to search and watchers to cover tide drift points along the coast as the search continues. Local police and wrecking crews join the effort.
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New York
Granville W. Garth
Machanics’ National Bank
Denver
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi State News Steamer arrivals at Gulfport port list
Mississippi State News reports Gulfport port activity with a list of vessels docked at Gulfport on January 1 including steamships and schooners from various nations and the U S, illustrating Gulfport’s growing role in Southern shipping. It also covers banking restraint on white farmers, legal bonds for state treasurer Miller, a boundary dispute with Louisiana, a fire in Corinth, and local economic and political notes.
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Gulfport
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf & Ship Island
Kydonia
Insate
Omer Ditch
Xehonnor
Perstig
Margrethe Swedal
Dunerag
Vanedls
Gazelle
Hornet
Caberza
Hildur
Mataura
Bartholdi
Metherber- Boc
Advent
Sirocco
United States
White Way
South Mississippi
Franklin
Lincoln
Amite
Peniaie
Mississippi the Dumping Ground for Infected Animals
A Mississippi State Farmers Institute report condemns lack of livestock disease controls. Dr J C Robert warns no strict state quarantine or veterinary authority exists, urging legislation to fund a livestock sanitary board, disease prevention, and enforcement. Also notes liquor sentiment, a proposed agricultural experiment station, and regional growth trends.
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Mississippi
State Farmers’ Institute
Misissippi Agricultural and Mechanical College
J. C. Robert
United States
Aml
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Ltte
Stoyyiresetg
Hali Av
Ringhane
Robert’s
Night of funeral chaos sweeps Chicago streets
A week of heavy snow cripples Chicago as burial parties struggle to reach cemeteries. Hearses and pallbearers face blocked routes, delaying funerals and forcing temporary delays across the city. Cemeteries hire extra workers to cope with the backlog, and police help clear passage for funeral processions amid widespread disruption.
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Gordon Trumball
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Amd
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Bank For
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RAC Caploh de White
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Vicksburg National Military Park
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Leroy Ralheld
Pathe
Emily Morena
Hest
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Eliy
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Mayer Larran
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Will F. Mayle
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London
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