Chicago theaters closed after deadly fire order
Mayor Harrison orders every theater in Chicago shut until they meet all city ordinances including asbestos curtain requirements after last Wednesday’s tragedy. Protests from managers failed to delay action as inspectors confirm violations across leading venues and several staff faces manslaughter charges.
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Chicago
Harrison
Tolman
Studebaker
Grand Opera House
McVicker's
la Salle
Garrick
Inois
Powers
Bush Temple
Calumet
Cleveand
Great Northern
Haymarket
Hopkins
People’s Institute
Trocadero
Columbus
Messrs
Powers and
Davis
Lroquois
Tarrison
Will. J. Davis
Harry Powers
Troquois Theater
Wiliams
Arthur F. Hull
Hull
Saage
O'Neil
William Carlton
Edward Cummings
Irank Jandrow
R. M. Cummings
E. Engles
Thomas McQueen
S. J. Maroni
O'Neill
Plunkett
Witam Plunkett
Moonlight
Harrigan Street
Bernard
William McMullen
Central Station
William Kerr
Carter Harrison
Irodquois
Howard's
Sam T. Jack’s
Marlow
New American
Olympic
Academy of Music
Alhambra
Avenue
Bijou
Chicago Opera House
Columbus Stock
Thirty-first Street
Criterion
Fiegenbaum’s
Milwaukee Avenue
Glickman’s
London Globe Museum
Clark Street Museum
Chief Electrician of Iroquois Theatre Arrested
Chicago January 2 Archibald Bernard chief electrician of the Iroquois theater was taken into custody by police and held for inquiry into the disaster causes.
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Iroquois
Chicago
Archibald Bernard
Immigrants Count at New York Port for 1903 Rise Pace
New York reports 619,980 steerage arrivals in 1903, up from 647,197 in 1902, a drop of 27,217. Analysts expect about 2,000 more by Jan 1, bringing the year’s total increase near 75,000. 1902 was a record year with a jump of about 139,000 over 1901.
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New York
Public Meeting Ban in Chicago After Fire Order
Chicago builds a public meeting ban as of January 6 with all public halls and dance venues ordered closed until they pass building code checks. The action follows the theater fire and related testimony about stage skylights and crowd conditions. Burial permits issued reach 233 for non city residents.
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Chicago
Wiliams
Fire Department
George A. Fuller
Messrs
Powers and
Davis
Edwin H Price
Bluebeard Company
Wiliam Sleck
Health Department
35000 Men to Core a Prepared to Fight
Paris reports that Japan plans a stronger force for Korea with 35 000 men ready to move in two divisions. The operation calls for a sizable transport fleet and extensive logistics as troops head toward southern Korea, especially Busan and Masampo.
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Paris
Tokio
Japan
Corea
Fusan
Masampho
Chinese Cruisers Prepare for Service
Chinese cruisers in Shanghai take on ammunition and supplies and will remain for orders.
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Shanghai
Russia Rebuffs Japan Proposals In Mounting Tensions
St Petersburg reports Russia likely to reject Japan's precise proposals while officials say Lavsmdorff and M Kurino continue talks for an amicable settlement. The Foreign Office describes the situation as serious despite ongoing dialogue.
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St. Petersburg
Japan
Foreign Office
Associated Press
Lamsdorff
M. Kurino
Roosevelt Urges Immediate Panama Canal Construction
President Roosevelt cites the 1902 act authorizing control of the Panama canal company and Hay-Herran treaty debates to argue the United States must build the canal. He frames Panama’s recognition as justified by civilization and notes international recognitions and past Cuban intervention precedent.
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Panama Canal Company
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Colombia
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Combia
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Republc
New Granada
Nicaragua
Senate
Republic of Panama
Inter Oceanic Canal
France
Germany
Denmark
Russia
Sweden
Norway
Peru
China
Cuba
Great Britain
Italy
Costa Rica
Japan
Austria-Hungary
Actor Joseph Jefferson Spots Trespasser on Louisiana Lake
The famed actor confronted a man fishing in his private lake preserve claiming he was feeding the stocked fish, denying any catch. The trespasser insisted he had not landed a fish and was nearly out of bait. In a separate note, British troops in the South African campaign found cordite charged with nitro glycerin gun cotton and vaseline.
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Joseph Jefferson
Louisiana
Daven port theaters ordered closed after unsafe conditions found
Fire Chief Plening declared ell unsafe after inspections across five theaters in Daven port. Board members and the city electrician warned that conditions in several houses are alarming and that only a special council session can authorize immediate extensive improvements and potential theater closures until safety safeguards are installed.
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Davenport
Plening
Board of Public Works
City Electrician
Shaving Paste Promises Quick Hair Removal
A novelty paste by Dr. W E Dreyfus of Belle vue Hospital New York City promises a grazorless shave. Applied for two minutes then washed off, hair disappears leaving smooth skin. Also notes Siberian railway schedules Moscow to Port Arthur covering 5388 miles in thirteen days with sleeper fare around $103 and special car trains offered at $1 68 per mile.
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W. £. Dreyfus
Bellevue Hospital
New York City
Moscow
Port Arthur
Japan presses for Korea rights as Manchuria model
Reports from Peking and Washington indicate Japan seeks Korea rights equal to Russia’s in Manchuria while accepting Russian supremacy in Manchuria. Russia rejects parallel claims, warning Japan against delaying hostilities if no definite concessions are offered. Tokyo signals readiness to act if Russia delays, risking war in the Far East.
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Russia
Manchuria
Peking
Washington
Associated Press
Japan
Great Britain
France
Count Cassini
Tokio
Takahira
War with Russia Seen Unavoidable by Diplomats in Peking
In Peking and Tokyo, diplomats and press alike conclude that war between Japan and Russia is inevitable over Manchuria. Russia is urged to cede rights to settlement influence, while Japan prepares for immediate hostilities and troop movements as banks withhold funds and the public awaits further developments.
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Peking
Japan
Russia
Tokio
Manchuria
General Wood Vindicated Senate Panel Backs Promotion
In executive session Senator Braker urged confirmation of Brigadier General Wood to major general. Eight of eleven committee members favored the favorable report. Republicans Hawley Proctor Foraker Quarles Warren Alger and Democrats Cockrell Pettus supported it, while Scott and Blackburn opposed. Hawley Proctor absent. Bate to be recorded on return.
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Washington
Braker
Committee On Military Affairs
Wood
Hawley
Proctor
Foraker
Quarles
Warren
Alger
Cockrell
Pettus
Scott
Blackburn
Bate
Porto Ricans Not Aliens Are Entitled to Enter
Chief Justice Fuller delivered the opinion of the Supreme Court ruling that Porto Rican citizens are not aliens and may enter the United States without obstruction. The 1902 case involved a Gon zales woman refused admission to New York not to become a public charge. The decision rests on the 1991 immigration act, stating Porto Ricans owe allegiance to the United States and no other government.
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Washington
Fuller
Supreme Sourt of
United States
Porto Rico
Gonzales
New York
Blackmailer Gravelle Sentenced in Helena Court
Isaac Gravelle, convicted of sending threatening letters to the Northern Pacific Railway, received a ten year penitentiary term and a $5000 fine the maximum penalty. He faces burglary trial next with four informations still pending.
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Helena
Mont
Isaac Gravelle
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Gravelle
Ottumwa Woman Indicted in Husband’s Murder for Insurance
Mrs. Belle Lewis of Ottumwa is indicted for killing her ill husband W. F. Lewis with laudanum to collect a $2,000 life insurance. Keokuk county grand jury brought the charge after postmortem found laudanum in the stomach. Sheriff Beatty and Chief Gray arrested her in Sigourney and she awaits further questioning.
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Ottumwa
Belle Lewis
Keokuk County
Grand Jury
Beatty
Sigourney
Gray
W. F. Lewis
Butler
Lewis
Des Moines
Ben Hur stage version born from a railroad talk
The Ben Hur stage adaptation arose after a meeting between Robert G. Ingersoll and General Wallace on a train. Wallace, inspired by the agnostic debate, studied the life of Jesus and produced Ben Hur. The production comes to the Auditorium theater in Des Moines Iowa from January 11 to 16 with matinees Wednesday and Saturday.
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Robert G. Ingersoll
England
Australia
Wallace
Bethlehem
Ingersoll
Auditorium Theater
Des Moines
Iowa
Cape Breton Coal & Iron Stock Draws Strong Interest
Cape Breton Coal and Iron Co of Des Moines Iowa reports heavy demand for its capital stock after a recent market allotment. Advises expected price rise, stresses safety and profit potential under conservative management. Offers detailed booklet and quotes. offices at Des Moines 310 Crocker Building.
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Cape Breton Coal & Iron
Cape Breton Coal & Iron Co
Des Moines
Iowa
Crocker Building
Tramp Thomas Monahan Burned to Death in Ossian Jail
Dubuque reports Thomas Monahan a well known tramp burned to death in his jail cell at Ossian where he was held for intoxication. He lived a nomadic life with a dramatic family past including a New York millionaire father and a large settlement from a will.
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Dubuque
Thomas Monahan
Iowa
Ossian
Monahan
New York
Adventuress
Milk May Cause Typhoid Epidemic in Waterloo
Waterloo reports an typhoid fever outbreak with analysis by State Chemist Charles Noyes Kinney finding no link to city water. Kinney suggests impure milk as a possible cause as doctors treat increasing patients.
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Charles Noyes Kinney
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