Six Killed as Train Is Struck by Avalanche
A train was hit by a downhill avalanche resulting in six fatalities and a nearby side and diner being burned in the same incident.
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23 Jan 1916
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1916
Page
1
Train avalanche near Corea Station kills six
Six people died and fifteen were injured when a Great Northern Cascade limited train was struck by an avalanche near Corea Station in the Cascade Mountains. Fire engulfed the diner as cars slid down the slope. rescuers reached Scenic and Seattle crews continued recovery efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Great Northern Cascade Limited
Corea Station
Cascade Mountains
Ernest Smith
Spokane
Corea
Scenic
Tsetse Fly Victim Dr Albert C Pervail In Coma
Dr Albert C Pervail of Brooklyn after Congo travels was bitten by a tsetse fly five years ago. He is now in a coma at home with his mother nursing him and doctors in attendance. The poison lay dormant for years before activating and paralyzing nerve centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
African Congo
Albert C. Pervail
Brooklyn
N. Y
Atendance
Swiss Newspaper Reports Collapse of Italian Cabinet
The Neue Zuricher Nachrichten says the Italian Cabinet has resigned and Prime Minister Salandra was replaced by Signor Luzatti. No indication of a near collapse reached America, and the Italian censor appears to have kept the situation tightly guarded.
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Commercial Tribune
Amsterdam
Neue Zuricher Nachrichten
Salandra
Signor Luzatti
America
Zurich
Battle reports and train disruptions across Mexican fronts
A clash between de facto government troops and Mexican bandits was reported between Monclova and Torreon, with Piedras Negras rail service halted for three days. In Douglas Arizona eight Americans were said to be hanged near Ejutla Oaxaca, observed by Andrew J. Trumbo, who cited State Department reports. Trumbo also noted attacks on trains, including a dynamited passenger service near Oaxaca and a Carranza troop train between Vera Cruz and Jalapa with heavy casualties.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Monclova
Torreon
The
Commercial Tribune
Douglas, Ariz
Ejutla
Oaxaca
Andrew J. Trumbo
Trumbo
State Department
Clifford K. Robinson
Washington
Pueblo
Carranza
Vera Cruz
Jalapa
Roosevelt asks not be used in Minnesota primary
Theodore Roosevelt requests his name be removed from petitions as a Republican presidential candidate in Minnesota. A. A. Rahn, who circulated the petitions, says the letter’s firm wording will be honored and petitions will be recalled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Minn
Theodore Roosevelt
A. A. D. Rahn
Yuma Levees Fail Flood Vastly Damages City
Yuma Valley flooded up to four feet after government levees broke near Yuma Ariz. Businesses along Main Street submerged and older buildings washed away. City dark water plants flooded Mayor Moore died during panic. Thousands of acres inundated on both sides of the Colorado River. Communication to farms cut off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yuma, Ariz
Yuma Valley
Colorado River
Businss
Charles H. Moore
Arizona
California
Colorado
Imperial Valley
Northern Illinois Floods Turn Regions Into Heavy Losses
Special Dispatch reports a looming cold wave may worsen floods across Northern Illinois. Aurora and Elgin used dynamite to release dammed water as rivers backed by ice threaten wide areas. Chicago services resumed near normal after yesterday’s disruption, while Maywood faces inundation and Des Plaines and Fox River areas receive flood care from county authorities.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Illinois
Aurora
Elgin
Fox River
Desplaines
Maywood
Troops Defeated by Chinese Rebels in Yunnan Movement
In a clash at Suifu, Yunnan rebels, who crossed the northern border, defeated government troops and moved north toward Tzeliutsing and Cheng Tu. Hankow troops arrive at Chung-King, Yangtse river navigation hindered, leaving small garrisons to oppose the revolutionists.
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Yunnan
Suifu
Sze-Chuen
Tzeliutsing
Cheng Tu
Hankow
Chung-King
Yang-Tse-Kiang
Choir Boy Says He Stole To Have Church of His Own
Seventeen year old George F. Davis, a choir boy at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, is in custody after church property valued at 10,000 dollars was found in his home. Investigators say he carried out a two year theft spree at the church and left five Farmers Bank checks for 1,000,000 dollars each signed by Davis and payable to St. Mark's Church. He told a detective he stole to preach his own sermons. Vestments and ornaments taken were described as valuable.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Philadelphia
George F. Davis
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Davis
Farmers’ Bank of Delaware
St. Mark's Church
Emanuel
Night riders trial in jeopardy at New Madrid
After twenty eight hours the jury could not reach a verdict on Dan and George Ryals and was dismissed. Noah Willoughby’s case to another jury. Rice Pierce, attorney for six night riders, seeks new trial and arrest of judgment after denial. The six defendants were sentenced to two to five years in the penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Madrid
Dan
George Ryals
Noah Willoughby
Rice Pierce
Grand Duchess Marie of Luxemburg Expected to Wed
Zurich dispatch from the Neue Zurcher Zeitung notes that Grand Duchess Marie of Luxemburg likely plans marriage soon. Luxemburg court favors an Austrian Archduke and rules out a German prince or Bourbon due to politics. Neutral-state princes are deemed either too young or Protestant.
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Zurich
Neue Zuricher Zeitung
Luxemburg
Marie of
Not Guilty Plea in Dolores Evans Murder Case
Louis Bianchetti the alleged slayer of 19 year old Dolores Evans pleaded not guilty to first degree murder in Cleveland. A crowd gathered outside the jail before his appearance as the case moves toward possible venue change while Judge Kennedy orders a restricted courtroom. Bianchetti may select his own attorney with John J. Sullivan and B D Nicola as likely counsel.
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the Commercial Tribune
Cleveland
Louis Bianchetti
Dolores Evans
Perry
Kennedy
Bianchetti
New York
Union Depot
Clara Dille
Bridge of Sighs
Clara
Doran
Locher
Cleveland Athletic Club
John J. Sullivan
B. D. Nicola
Ambassador Gerard to Host Dinners for Colonel House in Berlin
Ambassador James W. Gerard learned Colonel E. M. House will arrive in Berlin next Tuesday and stay until the following Sunday. Gerard plans dinners to let House meet Germany’s leading figures including Chancellor Von Bethmann Hollweg, Gottlieb von Jagow, and Dr. Walter Rathenau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
James W. Gerard
E. M. House
Wilson
Gerard
Colonel House
Germany
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Gottlieb von Jagow
Foreign Affairs
Walter Rathenau
Victims of Petromortis In Beliefonte Garage Tragedy
In Bellefonte Pennsylvania on January 22 William H Noll and his bride were found dead in Nolls garage. Mrs Noll sat in the automobile while the husband leaned over the door. They had been dead several hours after a late night drive. Authorities say gasoline fumes caused asphyxiation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellefonte
Petromortis
William H. Noll
Noll
Mrs Susan Van Hook Gaylord Dies at 86 in Hamilton
Mrs Susan Van Hook Gaylord aged eighty six died at her home in Hamilton Ohio on January 22. She was the mother of opera singer Julia Gaylord. The death was announced from Hamilton.
Updike Sr forgives sons and urges jail for them
Furman D. Updike said he forgives Irving and Herbert after their confessions of plotting to murder him. He hired a lawyer and told them to stay in jail, noting the discipline could be good. The brothers allegedly planned to kill him, their mother, and sister to gain more from the estate. Updike Sr. is reputedly a millionaire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Furman D. Updike
Irving
Herbert
Updike
Updike, Sr
Theatrical Agent Lee H. Boda Dies in Bath
Lee H. Boda age 82 traveling representative for the Valentine circuit of theaters died suddenly in Columbus after a bath and rub down in a Turkish bathhouse. He had been suffering from the grip and his physician had recommended the bath. His father Lee M. Boda is president of the Valentine Company and his brother Robert F. Boda is manager of the Hartman Theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Lee H. Boda
Valentine
Boda
Lee M. Boda
Valentine Company
Robert F. Boda
Hartman Theater
Record of extreme cold from Alaska dispatches
Seattle dispatches report Richard son of Alaska, sixty miles from Fairbanks, registered 80 degrees below zero today in a far North weather bulletin.
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Seattle
Wash
Richardson
Alaska
Fairbanks
Far North Territory
All Defense Bodies to Be Consolidated
Queen Helena of Italy and Queen Milena of Montenegro wept together at Rome Central Station as Milena's daughters Princess Xenia and Princess Vera arrived from Brindisi to join the Montenegrin court in exile. King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena reunited with Humbert Princesses Yolanda and Mafalda, then the group traveled by special train to Lyons after a night in Rome.
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Vera
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Lyons
France
Victor Emmanuel
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Yolanda
Mafalda
Gether
Orono
Germans promise new naval and air surprises for Britain
London reports pick up headlines from German sources claiming new and powerful weapons for airships and seventeen inch naval guns. The Hamburg Fremdenblatt says destructive engines will target London when conditions allow. The Daily News and Daily Mail discuss seventeen inch shells and surprise attacks, recalling past howitzer success against fortresses.
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London
Germany
the Express
Hamburg
Sodom
Gomorrah
Daily News
Dunkirk
The
Daily Mail
Austria
Belgium
Russian
Sweeping Plans Formed at NSL Meeting
The National Security League convened a meeting to outline broad sweeping plans. Officials discussed strategic initiatives and coordination across regional chapters.
National Security League backs universal training and bigger army
Washington January 22 the National Security League endorsed Secretary Garrison's plan to enlarge the regular army and promote universal obligatory military training. It urged a larger navy, a General Staff, and a Council of National Defense to coordinate preparedness efforts with leaders like Elihu Root and Henry Stimson supporting the move.
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Garrison
National Security League
War Department
Navy Department
Defense League
Robert Bacon
Navy League
The
Army League
American Defense Society
Aero Club of America
Elihu Root
Henry L. Stimson
League
Eorge W. Wickersham
Taft
National Guard
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Foreign Relations Committee
America
George Haven Putnam
New York
Luke S. Wright
United States
War College
Congress
Council of National Defense
Hobson
General Board of the Navy
General Staff
Army
Five Children Trudge 18 Miles Through Mud to Norwalk
Five children aged 6 to 13 escaped from the Erie County Children's Home in Sandusky and walked 18 miles through mud to reach their parents in Norwalk. Elizabeth 13 Phoebe 11 Ida 9 Lester 7 Anna 6 left to reunite with Me and Mrs Eugene Rice after being placed there a week earlier. They hid in a woods patch while pursued and arrived home exhausted and muddy. Authorities halted the search once the children were reported safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Commercial Tribune
Sandusky, CO
Erie County
Norwalk
Elizabeth
Phoebe
Ida
Lester
Anna
Eugene Rice
Erie County Institution
Eliza
Marvin
President's daughter Margaret Wilson leaves hospital
Miss Margaret Wilson daughter of the President today left the Philadelphia hospital where she had an operation on January 13 to remove adenoids and both tonsils. Officials say the procedure was successful and she would have been discharged sooner if not for bad weather. She will stay with friends until early next week.
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Philadelphia
Margaret Wilson
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