Cincinnati to be HQ for B and O S W C and D railways
Cincinnati emerges as the centralized operations hub for the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton Railroads. J M Davis takes Assistant General Manager duties to plan and build expanded terminals. Vice President Thompson notes costly but needed terminal improvements to handle freight and future growth.
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Nati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad System
A. W. Thompson
The
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Davis
San Francisco
Southern Pacific Company
Cincinnati
Cincinnat
Davia
Union Depot
Baltimore & Ohio
Thompson
J. M. Davis
Baltimore & Ohio System
Parkersburg
St. Louis
Great Lakes
Ohio River
Queen City
West
Baltimore
Poison Plots to Sell Beauty End in Fatal Poisonings
Frankfort on the Main January 12 Carl Hopf a druggist and fencing master pleads not guilty to charges of killing his two children his father and his first wife by poison and seeks to murder two more wives and another person He admitted injecting a poisonous drug into three wives claiming it served as a beauty aid Insurance on the victims totaled 5 000 7 500 and 20 000 Hopf offered various alibis for the poison found in bodies while authorities note germs including typhoid cholera puerperal fever and tuberculosis in his possession.
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Commercial Tribune
Frankfort-On-The-Main
Carl Hopf
Hopf
Fire Rates Cut Eleven Percent In Ohio Insurance Reform
Ohio fire insurance rates are to drop about 11 percent, saving over 14.7 million annually, following an all day conference among Governor Cox state insurance Superintendent Moore Senator Mooney and industry representatives. The parties signaled no assured action in the upcoming special session, but pledged to end rate discrimination and abuses while preserving potential for future legislation.
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Cox
H. Moore
Daniel P. Mooney
Joint
Legislative
O. B. Ryan
Chicago
National Board of Fire Underwriters
General Assembly
Maurice Bernstein
Cleveland
Mooney
Moore
Ohio
Four Days Hike For Ragged Host In Marfa Texas
Spectal dispatch reports six Mexican federal generals 3300 soldiers and 1500 refugees flee Ojinaga and march 67 miles on foot to Marfa Texas for internment at Ft Bliss. Federal army and civilians total about 1500 troops 1207 women and 1000 horses mules are counted. Major McNamee orders camp provisioning and patrol guards as the War Department decides final disposition.
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McNamee
Charitable Coal Aid for Needy Warmth in Newnan
A report from Newnan Georgia notes a charitable firm providing coal to the needy for warmth during a harsh period. The item reflects wartime or relief efforts and mentions the broader context of regional hardship and public assistance programs.
Tolman Denied Pardon. Governor Sticks To Clemmency Rules
Albany January 12 Governor Glynn refused to pardon D H Tolman the convicted New York money lender. District Attorney Whitman would not pledge support for an absolute pardon, blocking Tolman’s release. The governor said clemency requires trial judge and prosecutor endorsement and dismissed Tolman’s bond offer as worthless.
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Commercial Tribune
Albany
N. Y
Glynn
D. H. Tolman
New York
Whitman
Tolman
Jury Impaneled in Madison Patricide Case
A jury was impaneled in Madison Indiana to try Harold Grimes for the killing of his father William Grimes on August 27. The evidence is circumstantial. Defense attorneys are F M Griffith and Judge Bear. State attorneys are Curtis Marshall Perry E Bear and N R Sulzer.
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Commercial Tribune
Madison
Ind
Harold Grimes
William Grimes
F. M. Griffith
Judge Bear
Curtis Marshall
Perry E. Bear
N. R. Sulzer
Earthquakes Kill Hundreds on Kiushiu Island
Tokyo January 13 report says quakes on Kiushiu cause massive fire damage and unknown losses. At Moji about 100 killed. Kagoshima in Satsuma Province loses many houses and experiences a volcanic eruption glow. Rail lines wrecked by a rock while evacuees flee. Kagoshima telegraph operator says the city is buried in ash as panic spreads.
Rich man shadowed by thwarted romance and Bowery disguise
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune reports Dudley Jardine son of organ firm founder lived as William Smith on the Bowery after disappearing thirty years ago. He left an estate of 203963 dollars and had a habit of stock speculation while lodging in cheap rooms. A portal to his identity was revealed by documents found in his Bowery lodging. A locket with a woman's picture and hair made up the only jewelry in the estate.
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Cardinal Merry del Val
Commercial Tribune
Rome
St. Peter’s
Cardinal Rampolla
St. Peter's
Philadelphia
Daisy Ulrich Opie Grace
Eugene H. Grace
Earl Fatus
Nan
Grace
Dudley Jardine
Bowery
Potter's Field
Jardine
Marriage unites Guggenheim and Straus families in New York
Miss Gladys E. Guggenheim aged 18 daughter of Daniel and Mrs Guggenheim married Roger Straus 21 son of Oscar Straus in New York. The couple connects two prominent dynasties in civic and commercial life. The Straus family includes a former US ambassador to Turkey and a Progressive party gubernatorial candidate.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Gladys E. Guggenheim
Daniel Guggenheim
Roger Straus
Oscar 8. Straus
United States
Straus
Turkey
Progressive Party
Miss Guggenheim
Long Branch
N. J
Stowa Ways Suffer Frightful Torture on Steamer
After a fifteen hour search inspector H R Sisson found six Chinese stowaways in the Masers boiler room aboard the freight steamer Massapequa arriving from Puerto Mexico. They had no food for three days and drank condensate steam. They will be returned to Puerto Mexico.
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Sisson
Puerto
Mexico
Chicago Coal Gift Eases Cold Sufferers Amid Deep Freeze
Chicago faces a severe cold snap with temperatures near five degrees above zero. Fred W. Upham of the Consumers' Company offers free coal to the destitute, distributing certificates for fifty pounds of coal at company yards citywide. A dozen relief efforts assist thousands, with shelters, hot drinks, and medical help for frostbite and exposure. One drowning occurs as ice breaks on Bangs Lake.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Fred. W. Upham
Consumers' Company
Ftrer
Consumers’ Company
Upham
Woman's Club
Vincinity
Express clerk nabbed in St Louis with loot from Ft Smith heist
Clayton M. Saxty, 22, an express company clerk, was arrested at Union Station in St Louis with 5714 in stolen money from Wells Fargo Express at Ft Smith Arkansas. He admitted the theft after being caught about to board a Chicago train.
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Commercial
Prisune
ST. Louis
Clayton M. Saxty
Wells Fargo Express
Ft. Smith
Ark
Union Station
Chicago
Saxty
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Tion
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C. TI. Dietrich
Home Insurance Company
R. H. Huggard
Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Company
Joseph Dye
T. B. Sellers
Ohio Inspection Bu
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Mr. Bage
Marfa
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Uncle Sam
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Tex
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Ojinaga
México
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Army
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Manders
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Orozco
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Salazar
Newnan, Ga
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Conte
Cotte
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Zacatecas
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the Army
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Tokio
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Moji
Kiushiu ‘Ailway
Kagoshima
Satsuma
Sakura- Jima
Ter’s
Dudley
William
MSS
GLADY
E Guggenheim
Roger Ww
H. R. Sisson
Spector
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A. B. Freeman
Henry J. Cox
Walter Leuschke
Bangs Lake
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Aiken Institute
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