Disastrous Fire Consumes Missouri Kansas Texas Coal Chutes
A fire in Denison Texas destroyed the Missouri Kansas and Texas railway coal chutes the largest in the state. Seven cinder cars three loaded coal cars sandhouse and about 1000 tons of coal burned. The chutes 400 feet long and forty feet high. Six engines narrowly escaped the flames. Loss may reach 40000 with origin undetermined. Fire began at 4 am Tuesday.
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Denison
Tex
Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Doyle
United Mine Workers Open 19th Convention in Indianapolis
The United Mine Workers of America opened their 19th annual convention at Tomlinson hall in Indianapolis with about 1,000 delegates from anthracite and bituminous districts. The session will run through January 30, with talks planned on reviving the interstate wage agreement and possible future actions if operators reject proposals. The event also marks the retirement of President Mitchell after nine years atop the union.
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Indianapolis
United Mine Workers of America
Tomlinson Hall
Mitchell
Large Sum Sued For In Brutality Search
Houston sues the city and Chief of Police George Ellis along with other officers for 100 900 damages over a private dwelling search linked to alleged stolen property. Plaintiff G T Bedding claims his sick wife was disturbed and his fifteen year old daughter was insulted by officers and shown indecent pictures of nude women with suggestive remarks.
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Houston
City of
George Ellis
G. T. Bedding
Toledo ice trust dealers resentenced for conspiracy
Three Toledo ice dealers R. C. Lemon R. C. Beard and J. A. Miller were originally jailed for forming an ice trust. The supreme court ordered only that they be sentenced to jail instead of the penitentiary. They were returned for resentencing with a one year term and a $5,000 fine.
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Columbus
Toledo
R. C. Lemon
R. C. Beard
J. A. Miller
Supreme Court
George Ryan Dies In Oriental Hotel Elevator Accident
George Ryan of Pailas city died after his head became wedged between the shaft wall and a freight elevator at the Oriental hotel. He was pushed backward with force, breaking his neck in the shaft area. The incident occurred Tuesday morning.
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George Ryan
Pailas
Tii
Oriental Hotel
Shameful Treatment of Austrian Immigrants
New Orleans report states Austrian immigrants were lured by a supposed planter in Last Feliciana parish. They were driven into canebrakes by a man posing as an employer, robbed of money and baggage by other Black men, and left destitute before returning to New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Secretary of State Immigration Office
Feleciana Parish
Bank Commissioner Takes Charge of Farmers and Merchants Bank
State bank commissioner assumes control of Farmers and Merchants' Bank of Choulteau with deposits and liabilities totaling $30,000. The latest report lists John H. Cole as president, Clay Brown as vice president, and Ray Cole as cashier with a paid up capital of $15,000.
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Guthrie, Jat
Farmers and Merchants’ Bank of Choulteau
John H. Cole
Clay Brown
Ray Cole
Illness of Banker and Philanthropist Morris K. Jessup
Morris K. Jessup, noted banker and philanthropist, is critically ill at his home at age eighty nine. Close friends express deep concern over his heart condition as New York reports on the developing situation.
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Morris K. Jessup
Mr. Jessup
New York
Livestock Association Meets in Annual Convention
The American National Livestock Association held its annual convention here on Tuesday. Retiring President Murdo McKinzie delivered the morning address, criticizing railroad treatment of stockmen. Denver, Ja
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American National Livestock Association
Murdo McKinzie
Denver
Bryan the Man
Washington January 9 1 that the Democratic party will press nominate W J Bryan for president at the Denver convention in July Rep Champ Clark of Missouri declared on the house floor amid applause and cheers Some Republicans joined in the handclapping
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Washington
W. J. Bryan Dent
Denver
House of Representatives
Champ Clark
Missouri
Bold Thieves Target Detroit Church During Communion
At St. John's Episcopal Church Detroit Rector Faber announced that sneak thieves stole from pews on at least two Sundays while worshippers received communion. Several pocketbooks and a notable amount of money were reported missing.
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Rot
Detroit
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Episcopal Church
Faber
Randell and Dalzell clash over interference by corporate interests
In Washington on Tuesday Randell of Texas and Dalzell of Pennsylvania exchanged sharp words during a debate on a penal code amendment. Randell said he would not be interrupted by any man representing a corporation, prompting Dalzell to resent the remark before Randell disavowed any personal accusation. Also noted is a January 21 meeting where an ordinance was adopted to ban nude or partially nude images of women on alcohol bottle labels, with a failed attempt to extend the rule to billboards. Montgomery, city council.
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Washington
Randell
Texas
Dalzell
Pennsylvania
Dalgell
Montgomery
City
Counci
Detained man in Beeville on attempt to rape underage girl
Francis Miller, a white man, is jailed in Beeville on charges of attempting to rape the twelve year old daughter of Hotel Keeper McFall at Skidmore. He narrowly escaped lynching as the crime was interrupted by the victim's screams.
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San Antonio
Francis Miller
Beeville
McFall
Skidmore
Wetmore Wins in Rhode Island Senate Election
Providence Rhode Island January 21 Hon George Peabody Wetmore Republican won the United States Senate seat on the first ballot. He had previously served in the Senate.
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Providence
R. I. Jany
George Peabody Wetmore
United States
Senate
Fort Worth Considers 4 Meter Inspectors After Complaints
Fort Worth officials announce a four meter inspector plan following numerous gas and water charge complaints. Water Commissioner Stephens says the department receives about 2,000 monthly inquiries and grievances.
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Fort Worth
Stephens
Couple Drowns Ice Skating Near Worcester
Bodies of Peter Caplett and M Marier were found on a Worcester pond after skating in darkness. They were believed to have fallen through open water and were found clasped in each other’s arms. The pair, engaged to be married in two weeks, planned a wedding soon.
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Worcester, Mass
Peter Caplett
M Marier
Two Die in Work Train Derailment Near Tyrone Ga
Tyrone Georgia January 20 two men were killed and five injured when a work train for the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlanta railroad derailed near Tyrone.
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Tyrone, Ga
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlanta
Here
Wireless Saved Allen On Sound Steamer Plymouth
In Fall River Massachusetts on January 18 George H. Allen, set to end his life with poison, was saved by a wireless telegraph alert aboard the Sound steamer Plymouth en route from New York. He had left letters declaring intent to poison himself. A search found him in a stateroom with a bottle of poison. he was restrained.
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Fall River
Mass
George H. Allen
Plymouth
New York
Allen
Bones Found In Field Attributed To Historic Battle
A man near Paris Texas found a fragment of a human jawbone with two teeth while cutting cotton stalks six miles northeast. Other bone pieces lay nearby in a field once noted as a battle site between Mexicans and Indians years ago. The bones were badly decayed.
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B. W. Lewis
Paris
Tex
Judge Hikes Fine in Anti-Trust Case Against Harvester
Judge Dana in county district court assessed a total fine of 12 600 dollars against the International Harvester company after a verdict of guilty on forty three counts of violating the Kansas anti trust law. The maximum fine is 1 000 dollars per count. Topeka, Jan Shawnee County.
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Dana
International Harvester Company
Topeka
Jan
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