Storm wrecks hit Nova Scotia fishermen amid blizzard losses
Two score missing as a killer blizzard batters the Nova Scotia coast. From Canso to Petit de Grat, fourteen men are believed lost and twenty-eight mourned as frost-bitten crews are rescued after rapid, visibility-failing weather drives boats aground near Whitehead harbor and Dogfish Rock.
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Porty
Nova Scotian
Eacape
Canso
Petite de Grat
Whitehead Harbor
Port Felix
Tragic Peoria Fire Claims Davidson Family and Renter
A fire at the Hovenden liv ers barn on Main Street Peoria Illinois early Wednesday morning killed Linton Davidson Jr his wife and two children and burned the building to the ground. Linton Davidson Sr escaped by jumping from a two story window and is injured possibly fatally. Joseph Pocey an elderly renter is missing and presumed dead.
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Mra
Linton T Davidson
Wehildren
Hovenden Livers
Main Street
Peoria
Linton Davidson
Joseph Pocey
Davidsons
Flair
Fire alarms guests as smoke from Mercer Street factory invades hotel
Guests at the Broadway hotel in New York City rushed to the corridor as smoke from a burning factory on Mercer Street enveloped the rear of the hotel. Clerks and staff calmed anxious guests after the blaze was controlled with minor damage. A second fire in a neighboring building sparked an investigation, with authorities noting it was not started by the initial blaze.
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Broadway
New York City
Mercer Street
Hell Boys
United States Treasury
Charles H. Treat
Lee McClung
Mo- Ching
Breat
Treasury
Uncle Sams
Treat
Augusta
Knoxville
Charlestown
Columbia
Syracuse Ptomaine Outbreak Linked to Desserts
Twenty seven cases of ptomaine poisoning traced to cream pastries and chocolate éclairs have struck Syracuse. Six family members were sick Monday, three Tuesday, and the rest Wednesday.
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Syracuse
Switchmen Seek Arbitration Over Wages and Hours
Western railroad switchmen and the General Managers' association agreed to submit wage and hour demands to arbitration under the Hidman law. The union members asked for arbitration on the changes.
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Switchmen’s Union
Western Railroads
General Managers’ Association
Switchmen
World of Baltimore Sold At Auction In Receivership
The World a Baltimore newspaper sold at auction after receivership for 67500 dollars. Rumor says Charles M Grasty formerly of the Eventing News purchased the paper.
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the World
Baltimore, Md
Charles M. Grasty
The
Eventing News
Flour City Live Stock Market Prices Report
Wednesday quotations from Flour City show choice cornfed steers at $6 608.50 and top hogs at $8.45. The figures reflect the livestock market's pricing for beef cattle and swine in the day's trading.
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Flour City
Fire threatens Japanese embassy stables in Washington
Fire broke out in the rear stables of the Japanese embassy early Wednesday as Baron Uchida and Madam Uchida returned from the White House diplomatic reception. No further details on injuries or cause are provided in the readable text.
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Washington, D. C
Baron Uchida
Madam Uchida
White House
Sugar Advances 10 Cents Per Hundred Pounds Wednesday
All grades of refined sugar rose by 10 cents per hundred pounds on Wednesday, affecting retailers and households. The move shifts pricing in the local market as vendors adjust stock costs and consumer expectations.
Destruction narrowly averted in Castlewood fire
Castlewood South Dakota suffered a major fire on Matin Street. Twelve buildings burned including Miller hardware and Newton’s clothing, with losses totaling around 180000 dollars and about half insured. Firefighters from Watertown aided but the origin remains unknown.
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Watertown
Hamlin Courtly
Matin Street
Miller's Hardware Store
Main Street
Miller Hardware Store
Pool Hall
Billefson
Dr. Crawford
Newton’s
Shank's
Hollis
Helsola & Horn
Getty’s
Gennett
French aeronaut Leon de la Grange killed in Bordeaux crash
French aviator Leon de la Grange died in a Bordeaux flight when his monoplane collapsed after a wing failure. He had flown three circuits in gusty winds before the left wing broke and the craft fell sixty five feet, crushing him under wreckage. He is the fourth fatal motor power aeroplane casualty in fifteen months.
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Leon de la Grange
Bordeaux
France
de la Grange
Interstate Poultry Show Headlines Sioux City January Event
Interest soars for the Interstate Pet Stock and Poultry show to be held at the new auditorium in Sioux City January 12 to 16 inclusive. The first premium list sold out in two days and a second edition is being issued. I M Ashfield is offered prompt attention for prospective exhibitors and full information.
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Sioux City
Town
New Auditorium
I. M. Ashfield
Auditorium
Ammonia Tank Explosion Hits Philadelphia Plant
An ammonia tank burst at the Pennsylvania One and Warehouse Co. plant in Philadelphia on Tuesday. The blast damaged machinery by about 25000 dollars and threatened 150000 dollars of stored goods. Firefighters used helmets with oxygen due to fumes from the escaping gas.
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Pennsylvania One and Warehouse Company
Philadelphia
Pan
Murderer Mike Jordan Kills Mia Then Fatal Suicide
Charles Smith alias Mike Jordan, accused of murdering Mia Te Rea Barnhart, faced no sensational climax Monday night. He returned to Akron, Ohio, Tuesday and killed himself in front of the Barnhart home as police hunted him in Akron and nearby towns.
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Charles Smith
Mike Jordan
Mia
Terea Barnhart
Tuesaday
Akron
Barnhart
New South Wales Adopts Harsh Bill on Strikes
The New South Wales legislature passed a bill punishing strike leaders and those who incite or aid a strike or lockout with up to one year in prison. The move follows a period of demoralization in business due to the coal strike.
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New South Wales
Italian consul suit awards Pasquale Corte damages
Pasquale Corte former Italian consul at Denver Colorado was awarded 10000 dollars damages in his suit against Adolph Rossi the Italian consul alleged wrongdoings unspecified in the fragment.
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Pasquale Corte
Denver
Colo
Jermyn's Injuries Fatal
Frank H. Jermyn of Scranton Pennsylvania died in San Francisco California after injuries from being run down by a street car on New Year’s morning.
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Jermyn
Frank H. Jermyn
Scranton
San Francisco
Cal
Grain Elevator Burns in Oakland Nebraska Fire
A large Farmers Grain and Live Stock elevator in Oakland Nebraska was destroyed by fire on Tuesday. The cause remains unknown as investigators assess the scene and property losses.
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Farmers Grain and Live Stock Company
Oakland
Neb
Merger Aims to Unite Morgan Rivals in New Trust Coalition
Morgan, Ryan and Morton plan a merger creating a vast alliance led by Levi P. Morton with control across Guaranty Trust, Morton Trust, and the Morton Avena Trust. The deal, still terms undisclosed, follows Morgan interests absorbing Guaranty Trust and targets deposits of hundreds of millions in New York.
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Levi P. Morton
Morton Trust Company
Fifth Avenue Trust Company
Morton-Ryan Concerns
Alexander J Hamphill
Guaranty Trust Company
Morgin
Bliss, Morton & Co
Thomaas F. ‘Ryan
Ita Deposita
Duel Ends in Slaying as Daughter-in-Law Fights Back
Clarence Carney was killed in a revolver duel with his 61-year-old mother-in-law Mrs. Sarah Griffith in Dryden Tennessee after a long quarrel. Carney fired three times hitting Griffith in the hip. she fired five times, killing him after he fell. A year prior Carney's wife committed suicide by carbolic acid.
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Clarence Carney
Dryden
Tenn
Sarah Griffith
Carney
Clarney
Minneapolis Fare Strike Upheld by Supreme Court
Justice Day filed an opinion invalidating Minneapolis ordinance that forced the street railway company to sell six tickets for 26 cents. The company argued the measure violated the contract implied in its 1873 charter promising a 5 cent fare per ride for fifty years, which the court agreed to nullify.
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Justice Day
United States Supreme Court
City of
Minneapolis, Minn
Minneapolis Street Railway Company
Gas pressure cut after Scipio plant explosion
Kanane cities faced another fuel shortage as the Scipio pumping plant was blown up Monday night. The Scipio station supplied extra pressure. the pipe line remains intact. Gas officials say a small supply will reach all cities but pressure will be weak.
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Kanane
Scipio
Case Dismissal in Prairie Oland Gas Dispute
The Prairie Oland Gas company case tied to Gov Hackell and national interest was dismissed Monday in the United States Supreme Court. The ruling favors the governor's positions, closing the matter from further court action.
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Prairie Oland Gas Company
Oklahoma
Hackell
Supreme Court of the United States
Fake Racer Sentenced For Defrauding Four
Ernest L. Powers, once a university student, was found guilty of defrauding four men out of 13 700 through a fake foot race at Council Bluffs. He was sentenced in Denver to a term from two to seven years in the penitentiary.
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Ernest L. Powers
Council Bluffs
Denver
Colo
Robbery suspects chased through snow end in capture
A Monday pursuit in Norwood Park Chicago suburb ended with one robber captured and the other wounded after an attempted post office robbery. Residents reported a gun battle during the chase through streets amid a winter snowfall.
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Norwood Park
Chicago
Miners Idle as Eight-Hour ruling Triggers Walkout
About twenty thousand miners in Northumberland England remain idle due to the eight hour work day dispute effective January 1. The few remaining collieries' workers have given notice they will quit.
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Northumberland
England
Explorer Cook's Secretary Reports Letter From Cook
Walter Lonadale in Copenhagen says he received a letter from Dr. Frederick A. Cook. He declines to reveal the explorer's address.
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Cook
Walter Lonadale
Frederick A. Cook
Copenhagen
Tragic Accidental Shooting Grips Beneca Family
A 6 year old girl in Beneca Kansas died instantly when she placed a loaded rifle muzzle in her mouth and her 4 year old brother pulled the trigger. Authorities say the weapon was loaded and the accident occurred Monday. The children were children of H H Rottinghous.
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Beneca
Kan
H. H. Rottinghous
Littl
Bound Over in Almaworth Killing Case
George Wilson is bound over for the district court after waiving preliminary hearing on murder charges in the death of Jacob Davis a prominent Almaworth resident. Witness Helen Leads is held on $400 surety as investigators cite strong circumstantial evidence and a hatchet assault during the robbery.
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George Wilson
Jacob Davis
Almaworth
Tueasay
Helen Leads
Jacob Davie
Permon
Wilson
Government officials dispute salaries at state normal board
A dispute over salaries for Rev. Luther P. Ludden, secretary of the state normal board, prompts Gov. Bhullenberger and Auditor Bars to pledge no further payments. Ludden has drawn about $1,100, despite laws forbidding such salaries. A verbal opinion allegedly authorized the payment, then denied by Norris Brown in Washington.
Omaha Faces Crackdown on Lotteries and Games of Chance
The article reports a coordinated city crackdown on lotteries and chance games in Omaha led by Judge H Matelle, Chief Donahue, and Moga Hornstein. It notes drug stores, pool rooms, Elgar stores, and grocer prize winners have proliferated, creating conflict for legitimate merchants.
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Uncle Sim
Omaha
Hmatelle
District Court
Donahue
Moga Hornstein
Lye Juvenile Court
Evangeliists Son Involved In Street Shooting Incident
The son of a prominent evangelist, about 17, reportedly opened fire with a revolver as police intervened near a revival in Wairbury early Saturday. He claimed military academy training justified the act, but officers ruled it unlawful and took him into custody as the old year ended and the new year began.
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Herbert Youell
Wairbury
Weanse
Heanse
Carrico Held on Bigamy Charge In Edgar Junction Case
Charles Carrico is jailed in Edgar on a bigamy allegation linked to Violet Grace Rhoda. The first marriage to Maud Liggett at Atchison Kansas is cited. a license under Busel C. Carrico is noted. A preliminary hearing was set for January 11 but he remained jailed in default of bond.
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Charles 1. Carr
Edgar
Charles 1
Atchison, Kan
Maud Liggett
Violet Grace Rhonda
Busel C. Carrico
Carrico
Career Pilferer’s Crime Burdened Life At Nebraska Penitentiary
Simeon Hudson, a 26 year old inmate from a good Johnson County family, has a crime filled record leading to a five year and one to three year sentence for forgery. He drank wood alcohol in prison and faces parole restrictions after conviction by Judge William Kellar in 1907.
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Simeon Hudson
Nebraska Penitentiary
William Kellar
Johnson County
William Maxwell shoots wolf in Rogers grove Omaha
William Maxwell fired on a wolf in Rogers grove on Sixth street between Woolworth and Pine in Omaha. He sought state aid for a bounty but the legislature had repealed the program, leaving him with no payout and slight consolation.
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William Maxwell
Rogers’ Grove
Sixth Street
Woolworth Avenue
Pine Street
Omaha
Mr. Maxwell
Maxwell
Rowe plans to store 400 tons of fee at low cost
Superintendent Rowe of the institute for the feeble minded stored 400 tons of fee in his fee hovoes at about 10 cents a ton, totaling roughly $40. He expects to add at least 200 tons more before winter, keeping total costs under £40.
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Rowe
The
Institute For the Feeble Minded
Correction fixes potato production error in Sheridan county
Clerical mistake in Bulletin No. 17 from the bureau of labor overstates potato output. The correction credits Sheridan county with 719 640 bushels instead of 71 004 dishels, altering its place in the state ranking for potato production.
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Bureau of Labor
Sheridan County
Dunning Principal Skates Home in Four Hour Loop
Leonard Vout, the Dunning school principal, skated the Middle Loop from Dunning to his Walworth home in under four hours, surprising locals and ending the holiday visit with his family.
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Leonard Vout
Dunning
Walworth
Land Use and Cattle Wintering Decline Reported in Corn Regions
Daily reports from Sur sont indicate danger as corn stalks are overgrazed, leading to pasture on fields. This condition raises concerns about wintering cattle numbers and agricultural practices in Nehwand.
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Sursont
Nebraska Prison Association Holds Annual Lincoln Meeting
The Nebras ka Prison association met in Lincoln on Thursday. Officers were elected and reports from the officers were read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Nebraska Prison Association
Lincoln
New Hog Price Record Set at South Omaha Market
Hog prices rose to 4.57 per hundredweight for a shipment of 71 hogs averaging 240 pounds each from Richfield Nebraska, marking another high at the South Omaha market on Wednesday.
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South Omaha
Howe
Richfield
Neb
Wolf Hunt Near Bargent Ends With Four Wolves Killed
Two hundred men and boys joined a wolf hunt east of Bargent. Four wolves were rounded up and killed. The hunters covered 26 sections of land.
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Bargent
Lap
Death of 10-year-old after banana meal mystery
A boy named John Chissen, ten, died at home after eating bananas at a restaurant with companions. The group was treated by the proprietor who offered all the browns they could eat, but a claim of theft or unfair trade followed. The incident occurred in TM Haden Mon day.
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John Chissen
TM Haden
County Supervisor Richard Statfoord Injured in October Accident
County Supervisor Richard Statfoord suffered a fall at his Kancroft home after a severe coughing spell. He struck his skull on a low cement sidewalk and is under care of attending physicians with guarded hope for recovery.
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Richard Statfoord
Kancroft
Pwhyul
Wedding postponed due to groom illness in Grand Teland
Friends report contractor Evans of the pom to the building in Grand Teland and Miss Cirice Corman planned to wed. The bride, with her mother and brother, reached Omohin where the groom suddenly fell ill and the ceremony was necessarily postponed.
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Evans
Grand Teland
Cirice Corman
Maka
Omohin
Recluse Near Beaver Crossing Dies From Exposure
Herman Schloeeser an elderly bachelor living alone near Beaver Crossing died from exposure. He was found Wednesday night lying on a cot and a pillow near a fire, partially frozen. He was 49 years old.
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Herman Schloeeser
Beaver Crossing
Laborer Lays Unbroken Sleep After Saratoga Bowl Incident
A laborer named Ores is found dead after an extended nap following a Saturday night at the Saratoga bowl in Omaha. A clerk woke him at noon Sunday, but he remained unconscious and died.
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Omaha
Mrs McColy Heads To Kansas City In Murder Case
Mrs Nell McColy departed Grand Inland to take charge of her husband’s body, murdered last Sunday, and have it sent to Watson, Missouri, for burial beside other family members.
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McColy
Kansas City
Nell McColx
Grand Inland
Watson, Mo
Mrs Inman sues five North Platte saloonkeepers
Mrs. Orphe Inman files a district court action against five North Platte saloonkeepers and their bondsmen seeking 20 000 damages.
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Orphe Inman
North Platte
Stewart Chosen Sterling Schools Superintendent
At a Sterling school board meeting Prof. O. P. Stewart of Beachy Whe was chosen as superintendent to replace the late Prof. J. A. Dimmick.
Urban mail delivery push and civic skating crackdown
The House considers an urban mail delivery service to extend city style service to small towns, arguing it ends discrimination and can run with few carriers. Washington police target roller skaters on sidewalks while clerks and enumerators prep for a large census effort and a broad federal staffing overhaul.
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Ghent
Pennsylvania
Griest
Congress
Trans-Pacific yacht race to Honolulu resumes next July
Racing and sports notes report the trans Pacific yacht race from San Pedro California to Honolulu will be sailed again next July. The piece mentions Thomas Johnson as college captain and various racing outcomes including Emeryville California events and a Berkeley handicap win.
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Cal
Honolulu
Thomas Johnson
Tion University
Onna
Tampa
Pla
T. M
Emeryville
Boggw
Berkeley
Nagazama
Jacksonville
Sir Ormonde
Paris
Sam Vey
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