Train 23 Wrecked Near Batavia On Friday Thirteenth
At Batavia New York Central west bound train No 23 rear ended another train. Six passengers were seen others were seriously injured two dead bodies under the engine. Names include Cassius wooklyn, F J S, and Lydell. Investigators traced signals and an engine was found to have run into the Buffalo express.
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Batavia, N. Y
New York Central
Ted Press
N. Y
Buffalo
Batavia
Cassius Wooklyn
Markeyg
Possi
Lolis
Tisene
Indianapaikenburg
Fultonville
Foore
Chicago
Parland
Detroit
Negro Porter
Boston
Shaw
Toronto
Enue Huggins
Fehten
Mass
Oueon
Blackburn
Eng
Endent Everitt
J. B.iffalo
Buffalo Express
Lydell
Plans of Robbers Frustrated
Jan 13 three men attempted to rob the county post office but a pistol exchange wounded two robbers. Wilbur Peet fired at the robbers who fled after stealing a sack and two horses, heading toward the hills.
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Kine County
Protest Against Tax on Potash
Letters from farmers and others nationwide protest the German government tax on potash used as fertilizer in America. Many are printed forms created by bureaus aimed at shaping public sentiment on this issue.
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Associated Press
Washington
State Department
United States
America
Eighteen Die in Rioting at Muharram Clash
Eighteen killed and 24 injured as Sunnyites and Shiahs clash during Muharram in Bombay. Troops were called out to restore order and fired volleys into the mob.
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Associated Press
Bombay
Lord Decies Held Up by Customs Officials
Lord Decies arrived in New York to visit fiancée Miss Vivian Gould and faced a cash only duty of 800 on property Mrs. Gould had asked him to retrieve. With only 200 in cash and no contacts, he left the gown with customs and planned to return with the balance this afternoon.
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Associated Press
New York
Gould
Body found in swamp identified as Schenectady man
Albany January report identifies the body recovered from a swamp on the Schenectady road as George Melcher 54 of Schenectady New York. Authorities say the death may have been murder tied to forcible administration of carbolic acid.
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Associated Press
Albany
N. Y
Schenectady Road
George Melcher
Schenectady
Five Bodies Recovered After McCrory Store Explosion
Connellsville Pa Jan 13 Firefighters end search of the McCrory store ruins after an explosion and fire. Five bodies found. two identified by signet rings, one by the victim’s shoes, another believed to be a aunt, a fifth likely an Italian customer due to foreign coins in a pocket book. Mrs Edward Miller injured with broken legs and severe burns.
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Associated Press
Connellsville
McCrory
Edward Miller
Japanese Man Dies After Unrequited Love Tragedy
The Japanese merchant Inomata of Tokio sacrifices his life for love as his wife Helen Hunt, entangled with an English suitor Gibson, marries Gibson in Vicksburg after Inomata urges divorce. He dies at Charity Hospital in Mississippi following his stoic acceptance.
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Ated Press
Kunisani Samuhai
Tokio
Helen A. Hunt
Uer
London
England
Namibson
Boston
M. Yamataro
Inomata
Miss Hunt
New Orleans
Schenk Case Now Focused on Key Witnesses in Poison Trial
Proceedings in Wheeling reveal the trial intensifying as Alma Evans takes the stand and prosecutors promise new evidence. Attorneys deny lunacy moves while Dr Burdetts and Prof Mallett testify on water tests showing arsenic levels. Florence Coleman and Edward McAllister corroborate or challenge circumstantial details amid courtroom crowds.
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Associated Press
Wheeling
W. Va
Schenk
Alma Evans
John Oo. Schenk
Farnsworth Schenk
O’brien
Handlan
O. W. Burdetts
J. W. Mallett
Ermitus
University of Virginia
Schenck
Florence Coleman
Harbor dispute over Cape Hatteras harbor of refuge debated
Beaufort North Carolina January 13 opposition to the harbor of refuge at Cape Hatteras grows as the chamber of commerce plans a two night meeting to push Cape Lookout. They warn shifting sands and moving shoals make Hatteras costly by about threefold.
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Harbor of Refuge At Hatteras
Beaufort
N. C
Harbor of Refuge
Cape Hatteras
Chamber of Commerce
Cape Lookout
Haven
Start Trial of the Gypsies in Wadesboro
In Wadesboro on January 13 Chief Stephen Joan testified about a night of violence between Gypsy clans. He described being tied to a tree and robbed with his daughter allegedly assaulted. The rival clan denied charges but admitted a general fight occurred. The hearing continues.
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Wadesboro
Justice Court
Joan
Stephen Joan
Emil Mitchell
Moore Acting Grand Commander Named in Alabama Report
On January 13 in Birmingham Alabama an official announcement stated James Richard son of Washington grand commander of the Scottish Rite Order has been granted indefinite leave due to illness. George F. Moore grand prior of the supreme council with Alabama roots was appointed acting commander and is editor of the New Age Masonic magazine in New York.
Heavy Snow Paralyzes Nevada Rail Route
Reno Nevada reports the heaviest snowstorm in memory with 36 hours of steady fall leaving two feet on the level. Truckee records 12 feet and Immigrant Gap California six feet. Passenger trains halted at Truckee and Sparks.
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Nevada
Associated Press
Reno
Nev
Truckee
Immigrant Gap
California
Sparks
Ney
Beady Armstrong Dies From Wadesboro Shooting
Beady Armstrong died at noon yesterday from a gunshot wound inflicted by Henry Tomlinson. The shooting occurred near Cedar Hill, 13 miles north of Wadesboro, Tuesday night. The two men were about 19 years old and both of them colored.
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Wadesboro
Beady Armstrong
Henry Tomlinson
Cedar Hill
Arlington Hotel to Be Sold to New York Washington Syndicate
The historic Arlington Hotel near Lafayette Square in Washington is to be bought by a New York Washington syndicate. They plan to demolish the building and erect a new hotel claimed to be the finest in the South, with about 6000 dollars involved in the project.
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Arlington Hotel
Associated Press
Washington
Lafayette Square
White House
New York
Markham Named Surveyor of Customs for Atlanta Port
President Taft sent to the senate the nomination of M. O. Markham of Georgia to be surveyor of customs for the port of Atlanta Georgia.
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Markham
Associated Press
Washington
Taft
Senate
M. O. Markham
Georgia
Atlanta
North Carolina South Carolina Weather Forecast
The forecast calls for rain in North Carolina tonight and Saturday except near the coast where it will be fair. Colder in the western areas Saturday with light variable winds. In South Carolina expect fair skies in the east and rain in the west tonight or Saturday, with colder conditions in the northwest and light variable winds.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Third Ballot Fails To Elect Senator In Tennessee
Nashville dispatch reports the senatorial fight in Tennessee remains unresolved after McMillin and Fitzhugh talks fail. A new conference is hoped for but unlikely to yield McMillin or block Hooper, as Baxter eyes governor and regulars push liquor-change demands. The third ballot shows no winner. lawmakers set January 26 for Hooper inauguration.
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W. R. Hamilton
Anti-Saloon League
Hooper
McMillin
Senate
Nat Baxter
Baxter
Frazier
MecMillin
House
Nashville
Tenn
United States
McMillan
Fitzhugh
Sanders
Large crowd attends Cobb trophy presentation in Augusta
In Augusta on January 13 a large theatre audience witnessed the Grand Theatre ceremony for Honey Boy Evans' trophy awarded to Tyrus R. Cobb as the top batter in the major league. Cobb received the silver prize and gave a speech that brought laughter as City Attorney C. Henry Coben delivered the donor's remarks.
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Associated Press
Augusta
Honey Boy Evans
Tyrus R. Cobb
Cobb
C. Henry Coben
Near Beer Bill Is Discussed In The Senate
Senate debates a near beer bill alongside related measures. Other bills are under discussion as lawmakers consider regulatory changes and potential amendments.
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Senate
Rail strikes paralyze Portugal and political notes in Raleigh
Lisbon reports widespread railroad paralysis as workers quit and refuse a 25 percent wage rise, isolating Portugal from Europe while Elvas soldiers mutiny for higher pay. In Raleigh, near beer bans pass senate with soda exemptions, and committees are named for internal improvements printing and liquor regulation as bills move to the house.
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Lisbon
Republic
Portugal
Europe
Paris
Madrid
Badajoz
Elvas
Raleigh
House
Marion County
Senate
Barham
Newland
Committee On
Thorne
Nash
Dowd
T Taylor
Vance
McNeill
Moore
Kendrick
Gaston
Corporation Commission
Majette
Tyrrell
Kent
Caldwell
Quickel
Lincoln
Hofler
Gates
Wooten
Lenoir
Penn
Coxe
Anson
Ross
Cumberland
Ewart
Henderson
Mattamuskeet
Hickory
Rutherfordton
Prohibition Plans Move in Texas Legislature
May pass state wide prohibition law and two related bills dominate the session as prohibitionists claim strong support in the senate with seventeen to anti prohibition fourteen and in the house with seventy five to fifty eight. Governor Campbell’s expected sign and Governor elect Colquitt’s impending start heighten the stakes for a veto override requiring a two thirds vote.
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Austin
Texas
Senate
Campbell
Colquitt
Merchants Seek End to Trading Stamps in Charleston
Retail merchants in Charleston consider abandoning trading stamps as a profit drain after a heated discussion at the association meeting last night. The session explored the impact on sales and profits amid the stamp program.
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Charleston
S. C
The
Association of Retail Merchants
Indian Contract Case Comes Up
Washington January 13 Senator Gore Oklahoma concluded to a house committee investigation into bribery linked to western Indian contract legislation. Cecil Smith, for J F McMurray Muskogee, denied any link between McMurray and the alleged bribe while presenting the record. Jacob Hannon reportedly offered twenty five thousand dollars to Gore as a joke or to win support for his bill.
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Washington, D. C
Gore
Oklahoma
House Committee
Cecil Smith
Texas
J. F. McMurray
Muskogee
Mr. McMurray
Mr. Smith
Jacob Hannon
McMurray
Alleged Fraud Scheme Ends With Two Arrests in Jackson
Jackson report states J C Masters and Thomas H Sibley, promoters of Albemarle Development Company of Albemarle North Carolina, were arrested in Jackson for using the mails to defraud. Bonds set at 1000 each. The company claimed multi state operations with stock certificates sold for 12 dollars each and promised lot drawings, with Walter C Irvin named as president though less involved recently.
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Albermarle
Associated Press
Jackson
Miss
J. C. Masters
Thomas H. Sibley
Albemarle Development Company
Albemarle
N. C
Post Office
Sibley
Albemarle Concern
Masters
Mississippi River
Georgia
South Carolina
Alabama
Florida
Mississippi
Tennessee
Louisiana
North Carolina
Virginia
Kentucky
West Virginia
Walter C. Irvin
Salem
Masters and Sibley
Mineral Wells
Texas
Georgia's Judson Clements Elected Interstate Commerce Chairman
Judson C. Clements of Georgia was elected chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission to succeed Judge Martin A. Knapp of New York. Clements is the senior member of the commission and a Democrat.
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Judson Clements
Georgia
Commerce
Com
Associated Press
Washington
Judson C. Clements
Interstate Commerce Commission
Martin
A. Knapp
New York
Mr. Clements
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Jody
D. C. Pssistant General Manager
Lord Decies
Gibson
Vicksburg
Ruskin
Japan
TY Cobb
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