Richmond Fire Destroys Williams Building Total Loss
Fire in Richmond Jan 23 destroyed the Williams building housing Adams Express, Surburg Tobacco, and the Richmond Light Infantry Blues armory. A fireman reportedly died. 600,000 rounds of ammunition exploded. 500 workers face unemployment. Estimated losses: Adams Express over 100000, building 100000, Surburg about 50000, Blues armory and government property 60000, total around 300000 with insurance covering Surburg stock.
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Richmond
Williams
Adams Express Company
Surburg Tobacco Company
Richmond Light Infantry Blues
United States
Blues
William Cameron
Cigarette Department
Weil
Richmond Light Infantry
Meyers No More. Ship Broker Dies on Elevated Platform
Gustav A Meyers a Calveston ship broker who vanished after telling his wife he lost 100000 in Wall street and planned to jump from a ferry died on an elevated railroad platform in New York He was attacked by the fatal illness after giving up his seat to a woman and died minutes after being taken from the train to the station platform.
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Galveston
New York
Gustav A. Meyers
Wall Street
Shooting at St. George Hotel Tied to Bailey Controversy
Albert Sidney Johnson, a traveling salesman, was shot twice in the St. George hotel lobby as Dallas hosts two conventions. One bullet hit his abdomen, and W. C. Brown, president of Brown Buggy Co., was arrested on a $1,000 bond. Authorities link the incident to a dispute over Senator Bailey's re election.
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Dallas
St. George’ Hotel
Albert Sidney Johnson
W. C. Brown
Brown Buggy Company
Bailey
Engineer Loses Arm After Roping Mishap
Amarillo Texas January 23 A young civil engineer Will Howren living in Amarillo lost his right arm after his finger was caught in a rope while roping a steer. The horse stop pulled the finger from the hand and blood poisoning followed forcing amputation.
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Amarillo
Tex
Will Howren
Thaw Trial Opens as Police Guard Crashes Court
New York Jan 23 disorder marked the Thaw murder trial start with about 200 reporters and an equal number of police in the courtroom. Only about fifty writers admitted as 200 talesmen lined up for the special jury panel. Justice Fitzgerald presided as Mrs Thaw and Evelyn Nesbit Thaw arrived amid heightened tension.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Justice Fitzgerald
Supreme Court
Criminal Court
William Thaw
Pittsburg
Countess of Yarmouth
George Lauder Carnegie
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Harry
May McKenzie
Evelyn Thaw
Jerome
Talesmen
Josephine Terranova
Deming O. Smith
Talesman
Frank H. Hill
Burial Associations Must Meet Louisiana Insurance Laws
Baton Rouge January 23. Attorney General Guion says burial associations that conduct funerals and give cash benefits for a weekly 10 cent payment must follow state insurance statutes. They must reincorporate and maintain a paid-up capital of at least 100000 dollars each.
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Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Jan
Guion
Thousands of Turkeys Shipped North from Waxahachie
In Waxahachie Texas on January 23 thousands of turkeys have been shipped north from this county.
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Waxahachie
Tex
Four Men Killed in Albany Train Collision
Albany January 23 four men were killed and twelve injured when two trains collided near the city.
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Albany
N. Y
Here
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RED Cloud
York State
Brockport Corn
Brockport
Howell Bros
Geo. A. Adams
Parker Building
The
Oliver Typewriter
Murrocms
Toby's Business College
Waco
Texas
Toby's Institute of Accounts
New York City
E. Rohde
Old Dominion
Surburg
Adams Express
Bank OF Bryan
U. S
J. W. Howell
Guy M. Bryan, JR
H. C. Boatwright
L.L. McInnis
F. M. Law
Grand Opera House
Mike
Olympia Opera Co
Bryan
Grand
Panama
Wilson
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