Sixty Three Dead In Sudden Wreck Of Swift Train
A headline reports the Duquesne Limits passenger train from Pittsburgh to New York wrecking near Laurel Run two miles west of Dawson Pa. Sixty three people died and about thirty injured as the locomotive plunged toward the Youghiogheny river. Engineer William Thornley from Connellsville and a long train consist of baggage cars day coaches a sleeper and a dining car were involved amid a high speed impact and chaotic scenes of frightened passengers and wreckage. The account includes human interest aside about Christmas gifts and the singer Uncle Ezra Fox but the main focus remains the deadly collision and its toll.
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Connellaville
Duquesne
Pittsburg
New York
Baltimore and Ohio
Laurel Run
Dawson
Youghiogheny River
Son Kills Father in Self Defense in Joplin
In Joplin Missouri at the Darron home on East Seventh street 17 year old Albert Barron shot and killed his father M E Barron 47 a miner early this morning while protecting his mother during a violent attack. Barron briefly fought and the son was arrested awaiting a hearing tonight claiming the shooting was accidental.
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Joplin
Dee
Albert Barron
M. E. Barron
Darron
East Seventh Street
Barron
Ballard's Liniment Promoted as Family Remedy
Frequent accidents in the household cause burns sprains and bruises. Ballard's Liniment has long been a favorite family remedy. 25e. Sue d 100 at H. L. Toeker's Drug.
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Ballard’n Soon Liniment
H. L. Toeker
Bank Wife Steals 2400 In Scotland Bank
Mrs. C. C. King, wife of C. C. King president of First National Bank, stole 2400 from a Scotland, Indiana bank and fled with her 4 year old son to Jefferson, South Dakota. She was captured and money found on her. husband planned no prosecution.
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Sioux City
C. C. King
First National Bank of Scotland
Pinneapolis
Jefferson
Scotland
Manacled Pursuit Ends With Arrest in New England
Mrs E J tracked down and captured George M Bruce of Shirley after he skipped bail of 2000 dollars. She chased him across Massachusetts Connecticut Vermont and New Hampshire, finally bringing him to justice handcuffed to herself. The charge against Bruce was not fully stated in the readable fragment.
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Boston
E. J
George M. Bruce
Shirley
Mestarter
Bruce
Masshasetts
Connecticut
Vermont
Hampshire
SAYS GORMAN WILL MANAGE CAMPAIGN
A brief note indicates that Gorman is slated to manage a campaign amid a national context marked by injuries and strain.
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Gorman
Reputation as Slick Politician in Democratic Nomination Talk
Washington reports Rep Cooper of Texas predicting Parker as presidential nominee and Gorman as campaign manager. He notes Democratic sentiment against Gorman due to being labeled a “politician,” though he admires him, and suggests Linn as the likely campaign manager if Gorman is not chosen.
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Washington
Democratic Party
Aeid
Cooper
Texas
Parker
Gorman
Charmain
Vir. Gorman
Senater Gorman Weld
Democrata
New
House
Democrate
Orn
Gorm
Boodling Byan Iowa Mayor
Council Bluffs Iowa December 24 Mayor Bell G Morgan cited in district court to answer a bull to oust him from office on charges of corrupt maladministration and a pact with gambling houses for police protection Four counts allege neglect of duty extortion of gambling house proprietors demanding 200 per month protection and maladministration
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Council Bluffs
Bell G. Morgan
Wadsworth
Oldest Missouri Mule Dead in Fayette Missouri
Old Bet the 45 year old mule owned by Dudley Leach died on Christmas Day after a hearty meal. The animal carried Leach across plains and through the civil war, marking a notable end to a historic era for the narrator. The Clinton Democrat editorializes on Chicago strikers and troop deployment, and a Brooklyn ship’s cook confesses to murdering the captain and three others.
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Fayette, Mo
Bet
Missouri
Dudley Leach
Leach
Brooklyn
Judge Spencer Dream Highlighting Missouri Wall Street Fight
Judge Spencer 0. M. Spencer of Missouri, a strong defender in railroad circles, recounts a heaven dream. He observes a group of Missouri men chained in heaven, and St Peter explains chained confinement prevents their return, reflecting local tensions with Missouri interests.
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0. M. Spencer
Burlington Road
Missouri
Wall Street
Omaha Club
Nebraska
Heaven
St. Peter
Stopa the Cold and Worke off the Cold
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promise a one day cure for a cold with the slogan no cure no pay and a price of 25 cents. The ad markets a remedy and payment claim in plain trade language.
Word From General Wood Letter Highlights Attacks
The War Department released Gen. Wood's Manila letter from July 28 noting attacks on his character and requesting referral to the inspector general or any suitable authority. He disclosed private documents related to his conduct in Cuba as exhibits.
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Washington
War Department
Wood
Manila
the Army
Cuba
Holiday pardons issued by Gov Dockery in Missouri
Jefferson City Mo December 26 Gov Dockery issues holiday pardons Abernathy convicted in Scott county circuit court October 1806 of murder in the second degree sentenced to life imprisonment in the penitentiary Kirk Powell colored convicted by Jasper county circuit court September 1881 of murder in the second degree sentenced to life imprisonment in the penitentiary
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Jefferson City
Gov
Dockery
Abernathy
Scott County
Kirk Powell
Jasper County
No Christmas Cheer for Her
New York on December 23, Lillian Bennett planned to marry Ambros Goode of New Castle Pennsylvania. Goode died in a Connellsville railroad wreck on Wednesday night. Bennett arrived today aboard the Cedric from Liverpool and learned of her fiancé’s death at quarantine. With no friends or relatives to assist, she must return to England under the law.
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New York
Lillian Bennett
Ambros Goode
New Castle
Pa Guoode
Connellsville
Miss Bennett
Cedric
Liverpool
England
Rieger Pardoned by President Roosevelt for Missouri crimes
Rieger, former president of the Missouri National Bank of Kansas City, was pardoned by President Roosevelt on December 25. Convicted in 1909 for misapplying bank funds, he served six years in the Missouri penitentiary before the pardon.
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Washington, Bw
VO Rieer
Kaisa City
Ruoxevedt
Mixsours
Cure Claim For Dyspepsia At Salt Lake City Drug Store
R A Poster of 2188 24 Street Salt Lake City writes that after years of dyspepsia and failed doctors he found a cure in Herbine. He says it has helped him and his friends and he recommends purchasing at H L Tucker's Drug Store.
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R.A. Poster
Salt Lake City
Lave
Ste
H. L. Tucker
Two Men Die In Duel Over Girl In Neosho
Neosho Missouri December 26. At a Newton county home during a dance sheriff Narra more presided. Cooper Lauderdale and West Collins fought a pistol duel over a woman they both courted. Lauderdale escorted the girl to the dance while Collins insisted on escorting. Shots were fired and both men were killed. The woman fainted as the shooting began.
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Neosho
Narramore
Newton County
Cooper Lauderdale
West Collins
Ated
Lauderale
Collins
Lauderdale
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