Fire Strikes Wayne Shoe Co Building in Fort Wayne
A blaze at the Wayne Shoe Company rear in Fort Wayne Indiana drove hotel guests from the Wayne Hotel as flames filled the building with dense smoke. Ten fire streams fought the fire after a watchman alerted, and guests evacuated in wild scramble before learning the true danger. The fire began in the rear of the factory and smoke rose up an air shaft filling hotel rooms.
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Ft. Wayne
Ind
Wayne Hotel
Wayne Shoe Company
Aveline
Deshabille
Timle WIEEIE seven days events wraparound
A fragmented weekly chronicle covers royal marriage talks between Alfonso and Manuel of Portugal, a large Atlantic fleet voyage, a marital split of Margaret Jlington and Daniel Frohman, a deadly Mexican theater fire, and political moves in Missouri and Washington. Major trials, tariff debates, and canal plans feature across Tuesday to Saturday entries.
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Alfonso
Manuel
Portugal
Princesa
Beatrice
Edward
Atlantic
Margaret Jlington
Daniel Frohman
New York
Stabbing Attacks Plague Berlin. Suspect Held
A series of six stabbings targets women and girls across southeastern and western Berlin causing panic. One victim died, others wounded. several arrests followed with alibis, and a 20 year old armed youth was taken into custody after victims identified him.
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Berlin
Germany
Minnesota Legislature Rejects County Option on Liquor
The Minnesota Legislature voted 44 to 73 against the county option bill for intoxicants. Keliha Root opposed direct Senate elections arguing voters become careless in selecting lawmakers. United States Senator Francis G. Newlands won reelection by joint ballot in Nevada, and a resolution to consider Newlands for the presidency passed unanimously.
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Minnesota
Keliha Root
United States Senate
New York
United States
Frincis G. Newlands
Nevada
Newlands
For Sale 2000 Drug Stores in Kansas Market
Advertisements show more than 2000 drug stores for sale across Kansas with many owners retiring. The drive follows a legislative push to prohibit liquor sales through druggists, with a drastic prohibition bill advancing in the Senate and attracting retired storeowners.
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Kansas
Senate
Acapulco Fire Kills 300 at Flores Theater Gala
A moving picture gala at the Flores Theater in Acapulco ends in a devastating blaze. Over 300 people die and many are injured as patrons, including several Americans, are trapped by only three exits. The fire destroys the wooden theater while the telegraph office and government buildings suffer, but records are saved.
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Acapulco
Mexico
City of Mexico
Damian Flores
Guerrero
Fire Department
Millionaire Traps Dynamiter In Kansas City Home
Lawrence M. Jones, a wealthy Kansas City dry goods merchant, and his family were held at gunpoint by a man claiming to demand 7000 dollars. Jones wrestled the attacker to the ground with help from his son Chester, the gun misfired, and Mrs Jones seized the bomb inside a bag. The suspect fled after being overpowered, with ten pounds of dynamite found on him and plans to hold Jones in Independence, Missouri.
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Gary
Ind
United States Senate
Pacific Coast
Carmack
Nashville
Aoman
Lawrence MM. Jones
Kansas City
Lawrence M. Jones
Jones
Theman
Lim
Chester
I. Garnett
Indépendence
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