Died After Practical Joke At Paterson Locomotive Works
Five coworkers in Paterson New Jersey were charged with manslaughter after a prank with an air pump allegedly caused the death of Harry Ruit a Paterson locomotive works employe. Ruit died from severe abdominal distension after a 110 pound air pressure injection. The father's clash with a defendant Dorn occurred in court as bail was denied.
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Harry Ruit
Paterson
N.J
Ruit
Dorn
Fatal Collision Near Sun Bright Tennessee
A southbound passenger train on the Queen and Crescent struck a freight car near Sun Bright, killing three men and injuring several passengers. Several coaches derailed and two burned. two cars carried northern travelers seeking cheap rates, while wires at Sun Bright were down limiting details.
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Sunbright
Tenn
Queen & Cresent
West
San Bright
Explosion on the steamer Progresso at San Francisco
A disastrous blast tore through the steamer Progresso during oil burner conversion in San Francisco. Ten men were hospitalized at General Military hospital and several were believed killed. Forty workers were aboard. many were thrown into the bay.
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San Francisco
General Military Hospital
British and German Navies Readying for Venezuela Showdown
London declares joint naval pressure on Venezuela. German warships have assembled off the coast and British vessels will join them soon to secure satisfaction for the Us.
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Wilt Meke
London
Great Britain
Germany
Venezuela
Sagasta Resigns After Royal Audience
Premier Sagasta presented his resignation to King Alfonso after an audience and said the move was irrevocable. He cited distrust and discourtesy from the opposition as the reason for stepping down.
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Sagnate
Madrid
Sagasta
Senor Sagasta
Alfonso
Drowning and stabbing deaths reported at state institutions
An attendant at Western Hospital for the Insane in Watertown Illinois was stabbed to death by an insane patient named Peter Berto-Jone after a quarrel between inmates. In a separate accident two men, Charles Love age 82 and John Kock age 16, drowned after a skiff went over dam No 6 on the Monongahela River at Rice's Landing Pennsylvania.
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Qboy Miller
Western Hospital For the Insane
Watertown
Peter Berto- Jone
Miller
Charles Love
John Kock
Monongahela River
Rice’s Landing
Uncle Sam's Accounts Show Frigineral Condition in Nation
Secretary Shaw details the treasury's fiscal year ending June 30 with receipts of 217.9 million from internal revenue and profits from land, banks, and duties total 801 million while debt reductions and expenses shape the economic picture. The report notes imports outsized by exports, foreign nations and immigration figures, and calls for a stronger banking system amid wartime fiscal pressures.
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Shaw
Uncle Sam
Sam
Eve Gates
Spain
Philippines
Dennis
San Authoptzen Apa
Stu
Telodo
Nhl Steel
United States
Mexico
Canada
Italy
Austria-Hungary
Russia
Poland
Brilliant Scene As Fifty-Seventh Congress Opens
Washington correspondence reports the second session of the Fifty-seventh Congress convening at noon with the Senate adjourning briefly to Tuesday. Visitors packed the galleries as Senator Frye opened proceedings amid a festive floral setup and diplomatic observers.
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Milburn
Senate
Congress
Burrows
James McMillan
Washington
Frye
House
Senate Chamber
McMilan
Diplomatic Corps
Mr. Frye
Prettyman
Fire claims fourteen lives in Chicago hotel tragedy
A four story hotel at 176 Madison Street, Chicago, housed 125 guests during a livestock show visit. A blaze, likely accidental amid renovation shavings, trapped farmers in narrow halls and filled rooms with smoke, killing fourteen before rescue efforts could reach them. Investigations focus on ignition and venting failures.
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Chicago
Lincoln
Cizary
Agriculture Drives U S Industrial Progress Says Wilson
Secretary James Wilson reports on the agricultural sector as a key force in national progress. He notes vast fixed capital in farms, rising farm-based exports, and the role of science in farming, including weather forecasting for rural routes and a proposed Appalachian forest reserve to curb erosion and river silt.
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United States
James Wilson
Ghd
Wilson
Ohio
Tennessee
Mississippi
Session Opens as Henderson Receives Warm Welcome
The House opens amid decoration and social bustle with Speaker Henderson expected to lead. Members mingle with leaders on both sides while galleries fill with society women and families. The crowd parts as the Speaker enters to take his seat and begin the session.
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Henderson
Hall of Representatives
Renin
Cannon
Payne
Dalzell
Richardson
Hengerson
Tia
Weather and trade trends from the Dun weekly review
The Weekly Trade Review notes heavy rainfall aiding distribution of footwear and winter wear while brisk Thanksgiving food demand boosts retail. Rail congestion persists with earnings higher, pig iron and coke markets tight, and foreign orders rising. Wheat stocks in Minneapolis show improvement as elevating firms move toward normal levels.
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Bomn
New York
Southwest
I. G. Dun & Co
Tittsburg
Chicago
Northwest
Miinneapolis
Minneapolis
Market prices for livestock grains and dairy by city
A fragmented price list shows Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit and Milwaukee market quotes for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye and dairy. Values range widely with cattle bids from $3.50 to $6.50, hogs up to $6.35, wheat around 60s of a dollar, corn in 40s, oats around 30s, and butter eggs notable in the cheese and dairy section.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
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