Pittsburgers Buy 18 Western Kentucky Coal Mines
Eighteen Kentucky coal mines pass to Deepwater Coal and Cole Company of Pittsburgh in a $10,000,000 deal. The purchase covers about 50,000 acres with plans for new rail lines to Henderson and river transport to New Orleans for export. The move promises large scale operations and job growth for miners.
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Deepwater Coal and Cole Company
Pittsburg
Henderson
New Orleans
H.F. Allen
Keystone
People's
Baskett
Spottsville
Bluffirty
Corydon
Waverly
Sebree
Rose Creek
Bell Union
Crittenden
Sunset
Coil
River and Rail
Moreanfield
Thomas
Newburg
Kingston
Allen
Yeaman & Yeaman
Evansville
Ind
Ohio River
Kentucky
Merry War in Ohio Democracy Opens Between Pomerene and Whitacre
Washington January 25 Senator Pomerene threatens to oppose former campaign manager Representative John J Whitacre if he pursues the Democratic nomination for Governor Pomerene backs Governor Cox renomination and plans another conference this week Whitacre risks a feud with Pomerene ahead of Pomerene's 1916 re election Ohio Congressmen fear retaliation if the split widens
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Pomerene
John J. Whitacre
Whitacre
Cox
Ohio
Nurse’s mix up poisons Utica orphan children
In Utica New York two children at the Orphan Asylum died after a nurse gave poison mistaken for laxative. Four others are critically ill. The nurse said a wrong bottle was used and the house physician corroborated the claim. The incident follows an outbreak of infected substances at the institution.
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Utica
N. Y
Asylum
Frederick Gilmore
Julia
Vincent
Woman Acts in Despair Blames Relatives for Husband's Fall
Anna Fry 44 with ties to Linwood near Summerside. husband jailed for attack on a girl Sept 15. She killed herself with a razor in Linwood cellar, leaving a note blaming relatives and asking funeral hymns by Rev George Colledge. Discovery by son-in-law Nicholas Furlong. coroner to investigate.
Desertions Rise in Roosevelt Party Amid Chicago Contests
Reports indicate a sharp uptick in desertions from the Roosevelt faction as campaigns unfold in Chicago. A notable figure labeled the fairest girl in Chicago is contrasted with genuine beauty in Cincinnati, highlighting shifting local loyalties and public perceptions of female appeal in politics.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
Albert W. Goodrich
Two Girls Found After Escape From Columbus Institution
Two of the trio who escaped Tuesday from the Institution for the Feeble Minded at Columbus were found three miles north of Granville, Ohio. Polly Blair and Anna Chase said they left Friday night and wandered to Granville seeking work. Marshal Joe Shipp recovered them and returned them to Columbus this afternoon.
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Commercial Tribune
Newark
Institution
Columbus
Granville
Polly Blair
Anna Chase
Joe Shipp
Culom Displays Courage Amid Illness in Illinois
Former Senator Shelby M Culom of Illinois showed patient courage and strength of resistance as physicians at his bedside reported slight improvement tonight after a week of near death forecasts. Earlier updates had warned of imminent death, followed by notes that he had rallied and danger was averted.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Shelby M. Cullom
Illinois
Cullom
Incorrigible Firebug Confesses to Fires in Chillicothe
Neil Griffith twenty, arrested in Chillicothe Ohio, confessed to five of seventeen incendiary fires. Police and fire marshals say more cases can be proved. Griffith had been sent eight years earlier to Lancaster Reform School for firing a barn.
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Commersal Tribune
Chillicothe
Neil Griffith
Griffith
Lancaster Reform School
Wolves in France Hunger‑driven Predators Target Humans
Paris reports extreme cold drives wolves from central France woods in search of food. A girl near Perigueux was killed by a wild animal while a pinafore and bones were found. Hunters organize widespread pursuit as farmers fear winter damage to late sown wheat and crops.
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Paris
France
la Coquille
Perigueux
Weather Bureau
Puy-De-Dame
Cold snap grips Turin region with record frost
The Turin district endures continued severe cold with temperatures near 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Reports from Acqui in Alessandria province mark 27 degrees of frost.
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Commercial Tribune
Turin
Italy
Acqui
Alessandria
Tacoma Loses Propeller Off Nantucket Returns to Newport
The cruiser Tacoma lost one of its two propellers off Nantucket while en route from Vera Cruz to Portsmouth New Hampshire and turned back to Newport Rhode Island as heavy seas battered the vessel along the coast.
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Commercial Tribune
Newport
R. I
Tacoma
Nantucket
Vera Cruz
Portsmouth
N. H
Five Killed in Michigan Central Passenger Train Wreck
A Michigan Central passenger train No 70 collided head on with a freight train near Jackson Michigan on Jan 25 killing five and injuring many others. Rescue work was hampered by darkness and the coach was crushed with passengers trapped inside. Engineer Cal Johnson was identified among the dead.
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Commercial Tribune
Jackson
Mich
Michigan Central
Saginaw
Smdker
Cal Johnson
James B. Cheney
Detroit
One Cent Letter Rate Backed by National Association
A delegation led by Charles William Burrows of Cleveland arrives in Washington to press President Wilson Postmaster General Burleson and Congress for a one cent letter postage rate. The group represents the National One-cent Letter Postage Association seeking swift action and broad support.
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Washington
National
Charles William Burrows
Cleveland, O
Wilson
Burleson
Congress
Small Massage Machine Proves Fatal in Bath
Lazarus S. Silverman president of a Chicago manufacturing firm was electrocuted using a small electrical massage device in his bath. The device, connected to a standard light socket, burned his chest as the motor ran at top speed. he was dead when his son discovered him.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Lazarus S. Silverman
Ghost figure in third degree grilling fails to yield confession
Los Angeles report says detectives used a ghost in a dark room to pressure John H Grondin in a case accusing him of murdering his wife Zelia. Grondin denies the charge and remains jailed awaiting arraignment as investigators reveal disputed notes and poison findings.
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Los Angeles
John H. Grondin
Zelia
Pillic
Grondin
Wortland
New York Elite Lose Fancy Graft in $250 600 Fire
A fire wrecked the Stationery Marine Engine Motor and Supply Co plant at Port Washington Long Island, destroying about thirty craft including the Bullet a $50 000 speed boat. Yachts and sailing vessels owned by local residents and notable figures such as Ralph Pulitzer and Arthur T Vance were lost along with boats from Port Washington and Plandome Yacht Clubs.
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Stationery Marine Engine Motor and Supply Company
Port Washington
Lorg Island
Fts
el Mystery
Ralph Pulitzer
Pandora
Arthur T. Vance
Bessie
B. C. Gould
L’analo
Thenas Lillis
Wee Barnum
C.L. Thompson
Target
F. L Kraemer
Plandome
Cancer Hope Fades as Patient Develops Pneumonia
Philadelphia January 25. Erman Cook a former Panama Canal engineer undergoing radium therapy for throat cancer at a city hospital has developed pneumonia and is not expected to recover. A physician said radium emanations already caused marked deterioration of the cancer and a complete cure would have followed if pneumonia had not set in.
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Commercial Tribune
Philadelphia
Erman Cook
Panama Canal
Haiti Revolt Grows as Northern Towns Rise
Special Cable reports the revolutionary movement in Haiti strengthening daily as northern towns rise in arms and seize key cities. U S cruiser Montana arrived in Haitian waters with German Vineta expected soon, while two aspirants Senator Davilmar Theodore and General Bellard vie for the presidency. President Oreste vows to resist with chamber support.
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Commercial Tribune
Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
United States
Montana
Vineta
Davilmar Theodore
Bellard
Oreste
Goethals Still In Doubt On New York Police Post
Colonel George W. Goethals repeated that he cannot accept the New York Police Commissioner job until the Panama Canal is completed and operates successfully. It is believed he would stay on the isthmus about eighteen more months even if other conditions were met. His friends here urge him to reject the offer, and their views influence him.
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Commercial Tribune
Panama
George W. Goethals
New York
Panama Canal
British Aviator George Lee Temple Killed At Hendon
London January 25 George Lee Temple British aviator died today at Hendon during a difficult flight A strong gust caught the monoplane tail causing a crash in midair his neck broken Temple had become the first British flyer to fly upside down in this country achieving the feat on November 24 two days before B C Hucks loop at Hendon
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Commercial Tribune
London
George Lee Temple
Hendon
Temple
B. C. Hucks
Tango Commed by Jewish Minister in San Francisco
Rabbi Jacobs Nieto at Sherith Israel praises tango as tasteful when danced by cultured people. He cites historical examples from California missions and medieval rabbis endorsing Sunday dancing, urging more common sense over theology while noting that overt awkwardness makes the dance seem vulgar.
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Commercial Tribune
San Francisco
Jacobs Nieto
Sherith Israel Today
California Missions
Continuous School Sessions Backed for Vocational Work
Washington January 25 P P Claxton Commissioner of the U S Bureau of Education approves a plan to end summer vacations and keep two million children in vocational programs. Clyde Alison secretary of the American Society for Thrift urged year round work with a vocational teacher in each school teaching nature study and horticulture and supervising home garden projects.
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Washington
P. P. Claxton
United States Bureau of Education
Clyde Alison
American Society For Thrift
Claxton
Dwarf woman chained twenty years found near Orleans
A 53 year old two inch dwarf was discovered in Olivet near Orleans kept naked and chained to a bedstead for twenty years to secure an annuity. Her stepmother and half brother held her, claiming she was in the barn. The victim is hospitalized and mentally troubled. the pair awaits trial.
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Commercial Tribune
Paris
Olivet
Orleans
Barm
Progressives vanish for want of mission in national drift
Leaders say the Progressive party is disappearing as former members return to Republicans. National figures like Bristow and Hadley note the party has lost its mission and no longer offers a message to Americans. They argue progressives can align with either major party, with Bristow forecasting the GOP absorbing former Progressives and pursuing broader reforms.
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Progressive Party
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