Chicago Fire At Morris & Co Plant Kills Many Firefighters
A blaze at Morris & Co in Chicago's stock yards raged sixteen hours then broke out again killing Fire Chief James Horan Assistant Chief W J Burroughs and 25 other firemen. Bodies of Horan and five others were not recovered amid a chaotic scene with a broken wall and collapsed roof.
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Morris & Co
James Horan
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Pinchot Accused of Misusing Federal Forestry Funds
Secret agents scour the West to gather evidence to prosecute former Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot for misappropriating federal funds. Investigators allege $2,000,000 yearly in Congress appropriations funded travel and lectures, with trips abroad and paid lectures to support forestry work.
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Mexican government troops pour into disputed territory
A Canadian style record shows Mexican forces pouring into border areas with 1000 troops arriving at Chihuahua and another thousand due, moving by rail toward San Antonio to clear Map Paso valley of insurgents and secure the railway. Col. Cuellar to replace Guaman in command amid wounded commander Guaman. Incidents include clashes and disrupted communications with trains seized and wires cut as authorities press a crackdown on insurgents.
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San Antonio
Gol
Guaman
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Map Paso
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Guimante
Weir
Ware
Baldwin Admits Polygamy Belief in Turnbull Trial
Mrs. Lillian Ashley Turnbull testifies Baldwin admitted he was a Mohammedan and believed in multiple wives after she found he had a living wife. He offered to return the marriage contract if she would live with him and placed 150 on the table to tempt her. She says she accepted the money but did not go to him.
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Baldwin
Clapp Shot by Wife After Quarrel in Philadelphia
H Mason Clapp, wealthy clubman, testified before a magistrate that his wife deliberately shot him in the neck as he was about to slap her during a quarrel sparked by her staying out late. She faced bond set at 2500 dollars.
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Philadelphia
H. Mason Clapp
School of Courtesy for Bell Hops Latest
Cincinnati reports the founding of a courtesy school for bell boys funded by Hotel Clerks’ members. Faculty claim graduates will be money making assets, with polished manners and varied conversation. The aim is to elevate service and keep travelers satisfied, even as tips are described as insulting unless appropriate.
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Cincinnati
John D. Rockefeller
Bell
Cincinnati Hotel Clerks’ Association
B. L. Smith
Palace Hotel
Governor Elect McGovern Takes Bride At Odd Ball
At a Kennedy era style party in Milwaukee on December 22, Governor elect Francia BE McGovern reportedly accepted an arranged bride described as a doll like figure. Guests recalled his playful reception as storytellers likened the scene to a ceremonial pairing.
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Francia
McGovern
Alee
French aviator shoots duck from monoplane at Bolsa Chica
Hubert Latham, the French aviator, becomes the first to shoot a duck from an aeroplane. In an Antoinette monoplane he hunted from 200 feet over Bolsa Chica marsh, a bluebill fell to his first shot, though no other birds were killed after a dozen more rounds. He returned to the field tonight.
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Los Angeles
Hubert Latham
Latham
Bolsa Chica
Doctor Cook Boldly Back in New York
Frederick A. Cook returned on the steamship George Washington to New York amid crowded reporters. He stated his plans briefly, refused to be cross-examined on certain claims, and insisted he had reached the Pole while denying fraud in his Mt McKinley accounts. He went from the ship to the Waldorf.
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New York
Frederick A. Cook
George Washington
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Agney Cook
North Pole
Wat Sill
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Mt. McKinley
Death Toll Rises From Hulton Colliery Explosion
Bolton England Dec 22 The miner rescue at Little Hulton colliery after an explosion and fire shows a toll likely over 360 with trapped men moving to an adjoining pit. Rescue crews recover bodies as they converge on the center of the catastrophe while hopes fade for survivors.
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Little Hulton
Hornet Leaves New Orleans on Nicamaguam Voyage
The Hornet departed New Orleans on a voyage reported as a military or naval movement. The notice notes the ship’s departure date in December and identifies its mission as a charge or duty, reflecting a wartime or training context.
Fourteen Die in Philadelphia Leather Factory Fire
Philadelphia reports fourteen confirmed dead and around forty injured as a leather factory fire traps workers. Charles Edelman is confirmed among the dead. several missing firefighters are feared buried in the wreckage. Police suspect arson and arrests are anticipated as rescuers face frozen debris and slow recovery.
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Philadelphia
Charles Edelman
William Glasier
Lone Bandit Robs Train in City Yards
In Paso city yards a lone highwayman robbed a Southern Pacific passenger train after entering the last car and covering passengers with a revolver. He compelled two brakemen to stop the train and then disappeared.
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Southern Pacific
Taylor seeks coal lands purchase power for cities
Representative B. T. Taylor proposes a bill to let incorporated cities or towns buy 40 acres of coal bearing public land at 10 dollars per acre. Lands would be bought through the secretary of the Interior and must be in the municipality's state or territory to aid municipal water and sight plants from high charges by coal dealers.
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Washington
BE. T. Taylor
Taylor Éays
Taylor
Secretary of the Interior
Married Beside Dread Body Of Brother
Niagara Falls December 22 Mins Leal Updyke and Pearn 88 McCan wed in the room where Roger Updyke lay dead from an electrical accident at a local plant. The brother was to be best man. the ceremony proceeded despite the tragedy, the Rev. C H Pye collapsing during the service. Roger’s funeral followed in the afternoon with the groom saying the brother was with them in spirit.
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Niagara Falls
Leal Updyke
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McCan
Roger Updyke
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Roger
Charges Dismissed Against Oregon Official in Land Fraud Case
Portland dec 22 All charges against former commissioner of the general land office in the Oregon land fraud indictments were dismissed in the federal court today at the request of special prosecutor Franela J Honey.
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Conaréesaman
Binger Herman
General Land Office
Oregon
Fran Ela J. Honey
Volunteer Santies In Number Beyond Need
Charles Schlegel, a Laramie county homesteader, claims a German aunt left him a fortune and files suit in Buffalo New York seeking an accounting. He says relatives duped him and that funds reached them via the German consul, with figures rising from 12000 to 2000 in his latest letter to his wife in Cheyenne.
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Germany
Charles Schlegel
Laramie County
Buffalo
N. Y
Cheyenne
Schlegle
Schlegel
Gister
Syracuse Cow Sets New Butter Record
Syracuse N Y Dec 22 Ponti ac Clothilde De Kol TI a Woolatein Friesian cow owned by Stevens Pros of Liverpool breaks the world seven day butter record with 728 pounds Since 1908 the record had fallen by 5.55 pounds and was held by Grace Wayne II of Homestead
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Pontiac
Clothilde de Kol TI
Stevens Pros
Liverpool
Loos
Grace Wayne II
Homestead
Cheyenne Volunteers Fill Santa Claus Need for Local Children
Cheyenne residents responded rapidly to a call from the State Leader for volunteer Santa Clauses to deliver gifts to needy children. By evening, about forty children were assigned to volunteers, with many locals offering to cover multiple youngsters and even single volunteers pledging for whole families. The statewide effort drew responses from bachelors and businesspeople alike, ensuring no child would be overlooked. Continued on page 3.
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