Wreck Kills Six on Pennsylvania Train Collision in Monongahela
A passenger train struck the rear of an extra freight near Monongahela, causing a mass of passengers to be crushed in the smoking car. Six dead, five injured, including conductor T D Cook and baggage master C E Stroud. Fire from a stove, oil can ignition, and a failed clearing of the main track blamed. brakeman Patrick Quinn missing. Several unidentified victims and a dramatic struggle for escape described as victims perished in the wreckage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Jan
Patrick Quinn
Quinn
C. E. Stroud
C. M. Boehner
John Stewart
T. D. Cook
Sam Suttanofski
Peter Kimoski
John Smith
Mike Chonick
Mike Gentill
Stroud
Western Blizzard Heads East Across the Midwest
Chicago reports a central west blizzard moving toward the east after two days of fury. High winds persist and temperatures drop. communications lines are largely restored as the storm shifts away from its core.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Central West
Princess in Dresden Malign Mystery Deepens
Dispatches from Dresden report the Saxony crown princess, who eloped with M. Giron, showing signs of repentance. Giron guards her closely, while relatives hope she will join a convent though unlikely. Sensational developments loom over the birth of a potential child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Dresden
Saxony
M. Giron
Wrecking crew clash at electric road crossing
By telegraph to The Age Canal Dover Ohio January 8 Last evening the Pennsylvania wrecking crew and about 200 men arrived and tried to pull a crossing with a chain. The man who hitched the chain was captured by guards and the foreman arrested after a fight. Officers drew weapons as the group backed down and the crew later bonded and remained inactive while authorities monitored the crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canal Dover
Pensylvania
Wellsville
Harvard man Walter Hall ends life in morphine lethargy
Walter A. Hall of Harvard class of 1903, socially known in New York and Boston, swallowed morphine and slumped into a stupor. A placard on his coat read Mor phine ends agony let me sleep. A life story mailed to Boston papers claims he was beloved, a great athlete, from a rich family, clever and unassuming, and that he had been jilted. he was revived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Walter A. Hall
Harvard
New York
Hall
Dewey's Fleet Disperses After Successful Concentration
Intelligence from Culebra Island says Admiral Dewey orders squadrons dispersed to former stations after achieving the objective. Mayflower and Dolphin sail to Washington, Albany heads to Boston for resheathing, San Francisco and Nashville to Norfolk for repairs. Sumner moves flag to Newark and returns to South Atlantic. Torpedo flotilla sails north. John Adams ships stock to the eastern market Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Age
New York
Culebra Island
Admiral Dewey
Mayflower
Dolphin
Washington
Albany
Boston
San Francisco
Nashville
Norfolk
Sumner
Newark
South Atlantic
Torpedo Flotilla
President Green Seeks Short Coal Strike, Ends Soon
Miners' strike in Coshocton area may end quickly says President Green of the local sub district after a brief meeting between miners' committee and operators. Committee members named by Wilden include Wells, Murphy, Gross, Hawkins, Lear, Henderson, Jackson. Operators declined wage increase to 40 cents per car. Green stresses honor and mutual interest, hoping men return to work soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Green
Wilden
Wells
Robinson
Andrew Murphy
Williams
Mines
Peter Gross
Ingham
Frank Hawkins
Thomas Lear
Tom Henderson
Henry Lear
Alonzo Jackson
Hudson Mine
Green
Coshocton
Byesville
Stand of Operators Reported by John Williams
John Williams, a representative operator, said the operators’ position is tenable and no contract violation or price gouging has occurred. He claimed good relations with Coshocton miners and readiness to meet and discuss grievances, asserting that what is right will prevail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Williams
Coshocton
Mirshful Knights Play Jolly Pranks On New Members
The K P lodge officers were installed in a formal to informal transition with pranks on new members. Victims were fined for being fooled as scarlet immortelle boutonnieres, shocks from hidden batteries, tough leather sandwiches, and dolls in pies produced laughs and surprise. Out of town guests attended. Jesse Bordenkircher had resigned from the Racket Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mirshful Knights
K. of P. Lodge
Johnse Smith
Will Manner
Local Sports Win on Chickens in Zanesville Fight Night
Zanesville sent ten spectators to the event and won nine of eleven chicken battles. The Coshocton bettors left hundreds of dollars ahead as money changed hands in the regional poultry contest. The report notes a lively crowd of about four thousand witnesses and substantial wagering on the outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanesville
Coshocton
Prize contest offer at the Age’s page 2 notice
An offer of $100 in gold is announced for a prize contest in The Age. The brief notice encourages participation in a mid winter frolic and hustle, inviting readers to read the page 2 announcement for details. The wording is informal and seeks local engagement.
Lynching Suspects Released by Masked Mob in Tennessee Jail
Thirty masked men freed W P Hopwood and W H Johnson from the Binsrsack county jail in Tenn releasing two men accused of lynching John Davin. A petition to grant a special term of court had been refused. The mob entered Sheriff Wallace’s home, seized the jail keys, released the prisoners, and departed with them. The fugitives’ whereabouts are unknown. The town remained quiet at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewisburg
Tenn
W. P. Hopwood
W. H. Johnson
Binrsack County
John Davin
Jacks Houston
Wallace
Marshall
Germany seeks to control Panama Canal via Panama sale
Washington reports official circles acknowledge belief that Germany aims to push the United States from Panama Canal control. A syndicate of German capitalists is ready to pay forty million dollars for Panama Canal Co. property when the US option expires March 4. Germany has been courting Colombia, prompting concern among state officials. The U.S. is likely to notify Germany that such ambitions are viewed with disfavor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Age
Washington
Germany
United States
Europe
Panama Canal Company
Columbia
Panama
Powers Answers to Castro Communications Delayed in Caracas
Caracas reports that Powers delivered the Venezuelan answer to President Castro via United States Minister Bowen. A cabinet meeting was convened to discuss the communications, with the Venezuelan reply expected to be handed to Bowen and forwarded to the state department. Rumors of repression in government circles accompany word that Venezuela and Caracas banks will advance funds to Castro to pay troops during the blockade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
Castro
United States
Bowen
State Department
Bank of Venezuela
Bank of Caracas
MCA Building Fire Destroys Cleveland Structure
The central building of the M C A at Prospect and Erie streets in Cleveland was gutted by fire early this morning. Loss estimated at 40,000 dollars. Authorities report many British reservists have been granted permission to reside in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C
Canada
Western Union Fights to Preserve Transmission Lines
Western Union seeks injunction to prevent interference by the defendant and preserve its rights of way for poles and wires under existing contracts. The case cites agreements with the United States government and the Pennsylvania railroad system to prohibit changes after June 2 and maintain the lines along tram routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cey
Age
Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad
Busti Louis Railroad Company
United States
The
Wester Union
Witfendant Company
Canal restoration meeting urged for links Cleveland to Dresden
Secretary BE Lee of the Onto Canal association circulated hundreds of postal cards inviting citizens to a Columbus meeting next Tuesday at the Neil House to press the Board of Public Works to rehabilitate the Cleveland to Dresden canal and restore river connections with the Muskingum. Attendees from along the waterway sought plans and estimates for a funded project ahead of the next legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Onto Canal Association
Board of Pubic Works
Art
Lake Erie
Ohio River
Columbus
Board of Public Works
Cleveland
Dresdén
Muskingum River
Neil House
S. Lee
Coshocton
Ohio
Peace Talk 10 In Washington
Washington January 8 The state department reported a memorandum from Minister Bowen in Caracas saying Venezuela accepted in general terms the powers demands for arbitration. Officials said the plan calls for a conference in Washington with Bowen representing Venezuela to settle the dispute without delay. If settlement fails, the matter would go to the Hague.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Age
Washington
State Department
Bowen
Caracas
Venezuela
Hague
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Age
Louise ‘of
DEWEY
John Adams
President Green
Knights
Pythias
Jesse Bordenkircher
Racket
William Skelton
Thin City
Lena Gusser
Wills Creek
Willscreek
Seenal Street
Jesse Reamer
G. W. Bendure
Alteged
Tennessee
Foxy Kaiser
Panama Canal
Late Markete
Liberty
Western Union
Telegraph Company
Panhandle
Uncle Sam
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!