Rail wreck near Durango injures many on crowded coach
An east bound Denver and Rio Grande train from Silverton derailed in Durango Colorado after a defective rail caused a chair car to roll down an embankment dragging others for over 400 feet. No deaths but many injuries, with twelve serious cases including Miss Katie Porter and George Scofield.
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Durango
Colo
Denver
Rio Grande
Hls. Harris
Rogers
Silverton
Eried
Herrick
Piner
Tom Acord
Veral
John Acord
Siverton
George Smart
Stockton
Carlos Gonzales
Rockwood
Pope to Send Mosaic Wedding Gift for Roosevelt Daughter
A World dispatch reports the pope plans a wedding present for Miss Alice Roosevelt in February. The gift, likely from the Vatican, would be a mosaic copy of a renowned Vatican painting. Unclear whether Monsignor Falconio or a Vatican envoy will deliver it, depending on presidential acceptance.
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New York
Prus X
Alice Roosevelt
Vatican
Monsignor Falconio
United States
Vatician
Trea Pal
King Leopold's secret marriage alleged by Paris dispatch
A World newspaper dispatch from New York claims King Leopold secretly wed Mime Vaughan about eighteen months ago at Laeken near Brussels in a private chapel with two aides and the court chaplain. Vaughan, born Lacroix, is said to be a niece of Van Lemgendeleck, a socialist deputy from Louvain, and the king has created her baroness. The couple reportedly resides near Nice at Cape Verat and the child birth is mentioned as recent. Also noted is the death of Matthew Pau t terson Wood, a 70 year old consulting engineer and author who served as superintendent of motive power for U S railways during the Civil War and was an agent for Secretary of War Stanton.
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New York
Paris
Matthew Pauatterson Wood
Wood
United States Railways
War Stanton
Veteran union leader Lewis Graham dies at 84
New Orleans reports the death of Lewis Graham aged eighty four, a Mexican and Civil War veteran and former president of the National Typographical union, who died suddenly on Sunday.
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New Orleans
Lewis Graham
National Typographical Union
Father shoots at aid man after child abduction attempt
In Beaumont a seven year old girl was lured by a man claiming to be a friend of her father and taken to an alley where she was injured. Gregory, the suspect, was arrested but the father Russell G Holder later boarded a car with a pistol and headed to the jail. A mob formed after the suspect departed, and Gregory was removed from custody. County Health Officers Nash attended the girl. doctors said she is not seriously injured.
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Beaumont
Center
Concord Streets
Ruby
Russell G. Holder
Bob
Concord
Center Streets
Wharton
Nash
Gregory
Bill Douglass
Pearl and Crockett
Holder
Hodges
Fire claims life in Dallas house blaze on Main Street
In Dallas on December 25 a fire at 629 Main Street killed Hugh McCallum, aged 30, as a lamp explosion sparked the blaze. The victim lay across the bed burned to death. Also reported, R. M. Peoples was robbed on Eighth Street by two Black men as he walked with a woman. losses were not specified.
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Dallas
Main Street
Hugh McCallum
R. M. Peoples
Church Street
Oakcuff
Eighth Street
Banquet of Death Strikes Terreon Leaders in Mexico
Four Mexican Central passengers died and one was dying in El Paso after a banquet at Terreon, Mexico. Leading citizens attended and authorities believe wood alcohol was drunk in some refreshments.
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el Paso
Mexican Central
Terreon
Mexico
Fire destroys major bull ring in Matamoros
A large bull ring and amphitheater in Matamoros, Mexico, burned down on May 5. The building, said to be the fourth largest in the republic, suffered an estimated $10,000 loss with no insurance. The origin is undetermined but suspected arson, and several suspects were arrested as authorities opened the case to the public.
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Matamoros
Mex
Republic
Admiral Dewey Christmas Greeting to Navy Set
Admiral Dewey prepared a Christmas message for all officers and men of the American navy worldwide. The note urges unity and absence of cliques or grudges to serve the country and the service, and was expected to reach ships by Christmas Day.
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Navy
Washington
Dew
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Natuce
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Pope
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Sci“i
M. Peoples
The
Republic of Mexico
Dewey
George Dewey
Grand Opera House
Brandon Courtney
Nat Goodwin
London
Hawthorn Musical Club
Boston
Bryan Lyceum Course
Stevenson Machine & Repair Works
J. Stenmilscings
First National Bank
Houston
Corsicana
City OF
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J. W. Howee
Mm. Boatwright
Guy M. Bryan
F. M. Law
Tamnzes
Lbrading
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