Eleven Killed as Freight and Passenger Hit on Curve
At Perryville near Rockford Illinois a head on collision between an Illinois Central freight and the Omaha special passenger train produced a terrible wreck. Twenty one people were killed outright and twelve were seriously injured. A later explosion spread fire trapping victims. The list of dead includes engineers and conductors from Rockford Freeport Chicago and Dubuque. The accident was blamed on lateness and priority given to the passenger train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford, Ill
Rockford
Illinois Central
Perryville
Omaha
David Beehan
Freeport
Howard Carh
Freman
Richard J. “Ormsby
Chicago
James: Reardon
Harry Reynolds
Frené
George. Reynolds
Trene
South Addison
ROBERT_THOMPSON
Dubuque
Walter Johnson
Coates
Wreck on Great Northern near Essex judged deliberate crime
Spokane, Dec. 16. Railroad officials say the wreck on the Great Northern near Essex was a deliberate crime, not an accident. Eight killed, names few, Otto Frickson among the travelers, fourteen injured, day coach fire extinguished by other passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Great Northern
Essex
Otto Frickson
California
Sweden
Train Collision Near La Crosse Wrecks Passenger Engine
A passenger train on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line collided with a freight near La Crosse Wisconsin. The wreck damaged the passenger engine and several cars. Injured include A Clark La Crosse with head and side bruises Henry Turner Saginaw Michigan head bruised and G R Odean Minneapolis with internal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
LaCrosse
Wis
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
A. Clark
la Crosse
Henry Turner
Saginaw
Mich
G. R. Odean
Minnneapolis
Relief for Boers Hope to Aid Camps in Cape Town
Philadelphia committee for relief of Boer recon tractoes decided to cable $1,000 to the Dutch consul at Cape Town at once. The funds will relieve suffering in camps near Cape Town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Committee For the
Cape Town
Wealthy oil boss faces trials of riches and silence
An oil company president worth about 300 million dollars contemplates the burdens of wealth during a Bible class address. A cheeky remark about Benson's Plasters hints at relief for pain and the urge to share wealth, while warnings about counterfeit imitations appear. The adish prose mirrors early 20th century sensational style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benson
Scott's Emulsion Helps Strained Children Grow Strong
A historic ad praises Scott's Emulsion as a growing medicine that supports weak children under strain. It claims the product builds new life in backward children and strengthens those who are weak, promising a free sample from Scott and Bowne of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Louis Purchase Flag Day Parade Groundbreaking in St Louis
Weather permitting a vast parade is planned in St. Louis on December 20 to honor Louisiana Purchase Flag Day marking the 1803 transfer of the Western American empire. The event also signals the start of constructing an international exposition in Forest Park with broad participation from government officials, commercial groups, military bodies, and civic organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
trans-Mississippi
Louisiana Purchase
France
New Orleans
Beautiful Forest Park
United States
Farmer seeks missing bride after elopement ends in disappearance
Alfred Anderson, a young farmer from Omaha County, Nebraska, claims his newlywed wife Nellie Dillon vanished a day after their wedding. The couple eloped and spent the night in a hotel. The next day Mrs. Dillon’s family says she is ill and Anderson, with officers, later vanished without locating Nellie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Alfred Anderson
Nellie Dillon
Sydney Dillon
Union Pacific Railroad
Kicks Hole in Liquor Law
Topeka district Judge Hazen ruled the city search and seizure ordinance under the Hurrell liquor law void as unconstitutional. The section permitting local suppression and regulation of liquor sales is not mentioned in the law’s title, invalidating the provision. Several similar cases, including drug store cases, remain unsettled and may be appealed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Hazen
Lake Shore land claim near Chicago seeks vast parcels
A group claims almost all lake shore property east of the 1821 survey line from Indiana to Wisconsin, including Illinois Central railroad holdings valued at about $1,000,000. Named claimants include Mrs. Jacob Nine, E H Jickering, M P Benson, B D Marks, and S M Biddison, bases on revolutionary scrip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lake Shore
Indiana
Wisconsin
Ilinois Central Railroad
Jacob Nine
E. H. Jickering
M.P. Benson
B. D. Marks
S. M.biddison
Independent distilleries plan campaign against whisky trust
In Peoria on December 11 19 inde pendent distilleries announce a campaign to challenge the whisky trust. They note the trust has expanded its daily spirits yield from 250000 to 450900 gallons in six months, creating a practical monopoly and prompting possible reopening of the Shufeldt distillery in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Whisky Trust
Chicago
Embezzler DuBose Suicides Over Latest Charge
Ottumwa December 16 George G DuBose formerly a confidential book keeper for Iowa & Miners Coal Co is charged with embezzling 1700 dollars He is confined in a hospital with smallpox under surveillance The alleged shortage was discovered by Michael Livish of Chicago who had come to take Duboses place Livish later resigned and returned to Chicago after learning of the crime He killed himself in Chicago over worry about penitentiary and a Fidelity company representative is expected to visit the city to act on the case He is described as having South Carolina roots and strong connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawkeye State
Ottumwa
George G. Dubose
Iowa & Minors Coal Company
Michael Livish
Chicago
Dubose
Livish
United States Fidelity Company of
Baltimore
South Carolina
Freedman proves writ to bar Spalding as baseball league president
In New York on December 16 Andrew Freedman secured a Supreme Court injunction restraining A G Spalding from taking the presidency of the National Baseball League and from interfering with league business. Spalding later declared Freedman expelled from the league and said the matter was closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New’York
A. G. Spaulding
Chicagoan
New ‘York
Andrew Freedman
Supreme Court
A. G. Spalding
National Baseball League
Spalding
Freedman
Coal Land Options Tied to Road Interests
The report states coal options in Iowa lands were taken to expand holdings by the Whitebreast and allied Burlington road companies. The goal is to guarantee a coal supply along contiguous lines for years, with options in this district limited to mineral rights secured by the Whitebreast and American companies, which have prospected the Des Moines field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Whitebreast
Burlington Road
Des Moines
Griffo Beats Papp in Six Round Chicago Showdown
In Chicago on December 16, Young Griffo won the decision over Canadian fighter Jim Papp after six fast rounds. The match showcased Griffo’s speed and Papp’s resilience as the crowd watched closely for the ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griffo
Chicago
Jim Papp
Canada Tonight
Tax Ferret Tax Share From Clinton County
Des Moines reports the state auditor received 1284.51 dollars from Clinton County as the state's share of tax collections tied to tax ferret operations between June 1 and December 1. The amount, about one ninth of total ferret receipts, implies Clinton County gains a larger portion. The extra funds are not in current estimates, with January reports needed to determine the full state realization, but the total is expected to be substantial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Auditor of State
Clinton County
Asks for Heavy Alimony in Sioux City Suit
Sioux City December 16 Mrs Clara Lerch files for divorce from William Lerch Sioux City's oldest and wealthiest saloon owner demanding seventy thousand dollars alimony. She accuses cruel and inhuman treatment and drunkenness as grounds for separation and secured a temporary injunction restraining him from molesting her or disposing of his property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Clara Lerch
William Lerch
Trotting Queen Janice Dies in Santa Rosa Stall Farm
Santa Rosa on December 16 reports the death of Janice, a renowned American trotting queen, from pneumonia at Pierce Brothers Santa Rosa stock farm. The mare was valued at $10,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Rosa
Cal
Janice
Pierce Brothers
Local Soldier Desertion Reported From Dubuque Station
John T. Carton enlisted at the Dubuque recruiting station on November 13 and was reported as a deserter to the adjutant general in Washington. He departed for Fort Canby, Washington the same day and, after leaving, stole a suit of clothes from an assistant at the recruiting station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
John T
Carton
United States
Washington
Fort Canby
Wash
Battle With a Robber at Parmenter Store
In Jamaica on December 15 an attempted robbery at Parmenter’s store provoked gunfire after Young Parmenter saw a man with a light. He fired three shots, one possibly hitting the robber. A mob then exchanged shots, wounding Young Parmenter, King, and Tower slightly. The robber escaped, with belief he was wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayard
Jamaica
Parmenter
Young Parmenter
King
Tower
Railways Must Report Local Earnings For Iowa Taxation
Des Moines reports that the secretary of the executive council has sent a directive to railroads. It requires reports to include gross and net earnings, taxes paid, and the actual earnings within Iowa distributed by main line and branches. The aim is to show relative productivity by line and branch origins of business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Executive Council
State of
Iowa
Edison questions Marconi wireless message claim
Orange New Jersey report quotes Thomas A Edison as disputing a published claim that Guglielmo Marconi received a wireless telegram from England. Edison calls Marconi a practical businessman and says he doubts the event occurred, citing reliance on newspaper reporting and signaling methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange
Marconi
England
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Marcon
Mr. Edison
Like One from the Dead Clarinda Telegram Reveals Return of Father
Mrs. C. M. Burger learns by telegram that her father T. F. Hursey, missing for years, will join his family in Castle Rock Washington. Hursey left home twenty years ago for Wroming and later Duango, with a wife two sons and a daughter remaining in Cawker City Kansas. He is 74 and has accumulated wealth after a long period of absence and rumors of his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarinda
C. M. Burger
T. F. Hursey
Castle Rock
Wash
Wroming
Cawker City
Kas
Duango
Col
Mr. Hursey
Clark's Benefactor Dead in Butte Monta
William L. Farlin, early quartz miner and first silver bullion producer in Montana, died in Butte at 67. He loaned money to W A Clark, foreclosed a mortgage, and helped Clark gain mining interests that propelled him to vast wealth. Farlin arrived in 1864 and helped launch Amalgamated Copper ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Mont
William L. Farlin
Montana
W. A. Clark
Farlin
Amalgamated Copper Company
Deer Lodge
Farling
Clark
Othewworld
Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Promises Stomach Health
A testimonial warns of dietary hazards and touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for stomach and digestion problems. Clarence Carnes of Virginia reports relief after two bottles, while another user credits the medicine with enabling broad dietary tolerance. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are also cited for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical
Clarence Carnés
Taviorstown
Loudoun Co
Washington man found dead in suspected suicide
Samuel C. Presley a printer was found dead in his bed at 1119 E street Washington. Authorities report suicide by gas inhalation connected to the nearby assault on Mrs. Dennis a week earlier. A boy who exited the Dennis house the night of the attack identifies Presley as the man. A key from Mrs Dennis vestibule and hair stains on Presley’s clothes are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Samuel C. Presley
E. Street
Northwestern awards rock contracts for Cedar Rapids Clinton line
Cedar Rapids December 16 The Northwestern has let contracts for 165000 cubic yards of crushed rock to ballast the double track between Cedar Rapids and Clinton. It will be supplied from the crushers at Quarry Mt. Vernon the Palisades and Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Northwestern
Clinton
Quarry
Mt. Vernon
Palisades
Deaf association holds notable Iowa convention
Des Moines reports the Iowa Association for the Advancement of the Deaf closed a highly successful convention. The group formed a fund for needy deaf and elected officers including J Schuyler Long as president and Waldo H Robert as secretary. A notable resolution opposed an Eastern Iowa school for the deaf amid claims of petition misrepresentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Association For the Advancement of the Deaf
Association
Henry W. Robert
Corncil Bluffs
J. Schuyler Long
Council S Bluffs
Arnold Kiene
Dubuque
Fred Ward
Wesley Dobson
Chariton
Waldo H. Robert
Omaha
Neb
Iowa
Discredit Morgan Story From Des Moines Coal Operators
Des Moines reports that local coal operators reject a dispatch from Oskaloosa alleging a syndicate led by J Pierpont Morgan aimed to corner the bituminous market. The rebuttal stresses no such plot is underway and coal supply remains normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan
Des Moines
Oskaloosa
J. Pierpont Morgan
Expulsion From Bellville Schools Reversed by Board
In Bellville Illinois 1900 children were expelled for refusing to vaccinate but the school board of health rescinded the order later the same day canceling the expulsion for the vaccinated group under orders issued this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellville, Ill
Board of Health
Capt Hobson and Miss Eleanor Judlow to Wed Next February
Springfield Ohio announces Capt Hobson of Merrimac fame will marry Miss Eleanor Judlow of this city, niece of former Governor Bushnell, in February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Capt. Hobson
Merrimac Fame
Eleanor Judlow
Bushnell
Smallpox Reports From Iowa Counties
Smallpox cases reported to the state board of health across multiple counties include Clay Olds Storm Lake Greenfield Odebolt Early Fraser Kellogg Cedar Township Cherokee Fontanelle Shellsburg and Plymouth and Crawford counties with several cases in several townships Alta Fairfax and Burlington also listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Board of Health
Clay
Olds
Storm Lake
Greenfield
Odebolt
Early
Fraser
Kellogg
Cedar Township
Cherokee County
Fontanelle
Shellsburg
Lincoln and
Stanton
Plymouth County
Burlington
Hayes Township
Crawford County
Alta
Fairfax
Martin F Little new Whitesboro postmaster in Iowa
Town Notes from Washington report Martin F Little appointed postmaster at Whitesboro Harrison county replacing Anna A Little who resigned Rural free delivery begins February 15 with routes in Alburnett Homestead Lake View Malcom Olin each with one carrier and about 25 to 26 miles of route Also notes currency reserve agents for Chariton National Bank and pension and widows increases for named Iowa residents with small payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Martin F. Little
Whitesboro
Harrison County
Anna A. Little
Alburnett
Linn County
Homestead
Iowa County
Lake View
Sac County
Malcom
Poweshiek County
Olin
Jones
Comptroller of the Currency
American National Bank of New York
Des Moines National Bank of Des Moines
Continental Bank of Chicago
Chariton
National Bank of Chariton. Co
Iowa
Lyman Eddy
Belle Plaine
John K. Fordice
Schueyville
James S. Boyd
Milo
Adam Siedel
St. Charles
Abram M. Bingman
Ames
Caroline Dodt
Tiffin
Sarah C. Conley
Belfast
Mary Kane
Anamosa
Luigi Storti Dies in Electric Chair in Boston Murder Case
Luigi Storti, condemned for the murder of Michael Calucci on November 17, 1899, was electrocuted at Charleston state prison at 12:29 this morning after being executed following legal appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Luigi Storti
Michael Calucci
Charleston
Peorian Man Sentenced to Be Hanged in Feb
Peoria Illinois December 16 Joseph Wadsworth Hinkle was sentenced to be hanged February 14 for the murder of his wife. It will be the first hanging in the county since 1872.
Captain Tilley Arrives in San Francisco
Captain B. F. Tilley of the U S Navy, former governor of Tutuila in Samoa, landed today in San Francisco aboard the steamer Sonoma, marking his arrival on December 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilley
San Francisco
Cal
B. F. Tilley
Tutuila
Samoa
Sonoma
Plans for Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company formed
Chicago plans consolidation of leading pneumatic tool makers into a single company named Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company. J W Duntley to serve as president. Partners include Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company, Boyer Machine, Chisholm More, Franklin Air Compressor, New York Air Compressor, and New Tate Howard Pneumatic Tool Company Limited. Head office to be in the Monadnock Building with capital of 10 million six hundred dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Consolidated Company
Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company
J. W. Duntley
New York
Boyer Machine Company
Detroit
Chisholm & More Manufacturing Company
Cleveland
Franklin Air Compressor Company
Otto Crocker Suicide Shocks Sandoval Illinois
Otto Crocker a 30 year old ticket agent for the Illinois Central and Baltimore Ohio lines was found dead by suicide in Sandoval Illinois authorities reported. The death follows rumors of financial trouble and industry pressures impacting railroad workers in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Crocker
the Thinois
Central
Baltimore ‘& Ohio
Sandoval
Iil
Dead Letter Office Handles Over Eight Million Mail Items
Washington bloc reports the Dead Letter Office processed 8,507,257 derelict mail items in the year ended June 30. Of these 5,931,407 were unclaimed letters, 483,959 misdirected, 103,669 to fictitious addresses. Money found in 47,532 opened letters totaled $42,854.72. Notes and papers of value totaling $1,178,970.69 were found in 38,965 letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bloc
David P. Leichhardt
Ex Lieutenant Dérdison At Service Fair Duel Claim
Ex lieutenant Dérdison, removed from the French navy for disrespect, writes on service attitudes and declares a wish to fight a duel after January 1 at a service fair. The report notes his confrontational stance and calls for formal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dérdison
Rippant
Millionaire Chalmers and Penton Arraigned in Conspiracy Case
In Chicago on December 16 W D Chalmers and H B Penton of Allis Chalmers were arraigned on conspiracy charges tied to the plant strike. They allegedly recruited workers and brought them to Chicago without disclosing the strike. The case is set for a hearing tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
W. WD. Chalmers
Penton
Allis. Chalmers Company
Two Women Die After Train Collision in Pittsburg
In Pittsburg Pennsylvania on December 16 Mary J Glover and Jessie Powell prominent in Rosslyn Heights social circles were returning from a literary tea. As a westbound coal train passed a light engine struck them and threw them under the train. Their bodies were mangled and others injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitteburg
Pittsburg
Jessie Powell
Rosslyn Heights
Hinsler
Panhandle’ Railroad
Thenir
Girl Burned by Black Intruder in Athens Home
In Athens Georgia on December 16 an eight year old girl Lella Lambert was burned to death by an unknown young Black intruder who entered to warm himself and set her clothes on fire.
Vast World News Roundup From Early 1900s
Government stats show New South Wales wheat at 19,000,000 bushels with higher yields. St Bernard Le Prince Jr. dies in San Francisco after prize status. Beaumont oil field expands, No. 119 gusher linked to multiple companies. Bob Fitzsimmons opens to refereeing McGovern Sullivan bout if available. Hugo family names sparking dispute. Victor Hugo’s grandson seeks prefix. Bohemian doctors push medical certificates for marriage candidates. US financiers wary of Russian loan placements. potential $20 million in US. Julia Badgeley, 14, jailed for alleged slow poisoning of mother. claims coercion by father. Secretary Root seeks $500,000 for Manila military post. Chaffee backs plan. Dinosaur-like skeleton found near Enid, Oklahoma Territory. H. Baldwin Rice, temporary administrator, bonds $1,000,000. estate of Iliam M. Rice valued at $6,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New South Wales
Fred Bushnell
le Prince, Jr
America
San Francisco
Bob Fitzsimmonss
Victor Hugo
Corges Hugo
Victor
Bohemian Society of Physicians
Reichsrath
Berlin
France
United States
Julia Badgeley
Syracuse
N. Y
Root
Manila
Chaffee
Enid
C.T
William Fulton
Black Creek
Hnnd
O. T
Fulton
H. Baldwin Rice
Haring County
Texas
Iliam M. Rice
A. T. Patrick
Rice
Visible Grain Supply Report From Chicago Dec 18
Visible grain supply in the United States totals wheat 59,356,000 bushels, corn 11,187,000 bushels, oats 5,742,000 bushels. The figures reflect daily market data released from Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
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Kansas
Andrew
Wizard ‘Edison
Tale of ‘Marconi
Dennis
School For Deaf
Shiloh
C. Werrs & Co
le Roy
Karl
Hobson
General News
BY. Wire
Walsh
Davenport
Offich—Mccullough
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