Fatal Streetcar Collision Kills One in Chicago
A crowded Western avenue electric street car collided with a Chicago Burlington and Quincy freight train at eighteenth street. One man died, and about a dozen passengers were seriously injured. The crash was caused by a flagman’s signaling error as the freight split and cleared the crossing.
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Chicago
Western Avenue
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Eighteenth Street
Hugh Curran
Joseph Dedick
Mary Dedick
Joseph Dedick, Jr
Frank Dedick
Mamie Dedick
T. Brown
Frank Gayle
Alex Langford
J. H. Egan
Costly wreck in Colorado injures and kills
A collision on the joint track near Rifle Colorado between an extra stock train of the Colorado Midland and a Rio Grande freight train killed E R Thorp fireman and injured Midland engineer Fred Stifler who escaped with a severely injured left arm and right hand.
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Rifle
Colo
Colorado Midland Road
Rio Grande Road
Here
E. R. Thorp
Midland
Fred Stifler
Baseball War Talks in Chicago Fall Short
Representatives of the American association and the Western league met in Chicago on November 16 to settle the yearlong dispute over teams in Milwaukee and Kansas City. Little progress was made and further concessions are needed for any agreement.
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Chicago
American Association
Western League
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Lake Shore Advances Wages Across Line
Cleveland November 17 The Lake Shore road will post notices announcing an average ten percent wage increase for switchmen across the system. About 1,000 men will be affected after a recent raise in Chicago yards. A broader raise for many employees is under consideration.
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Lake Shore
Cleveland
Chicago
Moorish Pretender Captured As Sultan Leads Army
Fez dispatch reports imperial troops capture the pretender to the throne in Tangiers Morocco. The sultan with 25,000 men will personally direct efforts to quell Kabyle uprisings at Zemour.
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Tangiers
Morocco
Fez
Zemour
Strike Leader Found Dead in Bed in Cheyenne
Robert Beard, president of the local machinists union and a leading Union Pacific striker, was found dead in bed at Perry's Son. There is no evidence of foul play. Officials believe heart failure caused death, with the coroner to conduct a thorough investigation.
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Cheyenne
Robert Beard
Machinists’ Union
Union Pacific
Perry
Beard
Dun's Review of Trade Reports Busy Holiday Preparations
R G Dun & Co notes lower railway stock prices do not signal business decline. Despite stock market collapse, manufacturing and transport show demand for goods, with plants efficient and distributions steady. Holiday trade expected heavy due to harvests and strong demand. some wage increases occur and labor unrest subsides. Railway earnings rise 4.8 percent in first week of November. 241 failures reported for the week.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Americans Seize Land Amid Canada UK Boundary Dispute
The Victoria paper accuses United States surveyors of quietly encroaching on Canadian territory northeast of Cape Fox and claiming thousands of square miles west of Portland Canal within British Columbia. It cites a line from Portland Canal toward the Ykoot and Stikine rivers ending at an old Hudson Bay post, alleging Americans place the post as Russian.
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United States
Victoria
B. C
Cape Fox
British Columbia
Portland Canal
Ykoot
Stikine River
Hudson Bay Company
Bankers End Session. San Francisco Favored Next Meeting
The American Bankers Association wrapped its three day session with indications that San Francisco is favored as the next meeting site. News from New Orleans reports the conclusion of the current gathering and hints at the host city for future talks.
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San Francisco
New Orleans
American Bankers’ Association
Thelec
Ane New Officers Elected and Installed at Convention
The convention elected and installed new officers. RE. F. Swinney of Kansas City was chosen president of the executive council. A formal invitation to San Francisco was engraved on a solid gold plate. A resolution calls for seven appointees to study the currency question and report at the next session.
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Executive Council
RE. F. Swinney
Kansas City
San Francisco
Northern Lines Fight Low Rates on Western Roads
A strong probability exists that cheap passenger rates will not be in effect west of Chicago in 190% A movement seeks to end reduced rates for conventions excursions colonists amid protests by the Northern Pacific. Several conferences have occurred with no settlement.
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Chicago
Northern Pacific
Cawley Tragedy Inquest Jurist Finds Sixteen-Year-Old Guilty
Pittsburg November 14 coroner inquest into the Homestead tragedy Oct 10 finds Charles Cawley sixteen liable for murder of his mother four brothers and a sister. He is remanded to await grand jury action as he maintains stolid indifference after the events.
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Pittsburg
Cawley
Homestead
Charles Cawley
T Hin
Sten
Abandon Ship at Sea near Azores After Dismantled Vessel
The Norwegian ship Telefon, which left Norfolk on October 21 for Cardiff, has been abandoned near St. Michael Azores on November 15. Thirteen crew members, including all officers, drowned. survivors were rescued by the steamer Warfield and landed there. The Telefon was waterlogged and dismantled at the time of abandonment.
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St. Michael
Azores
Telefon
Norfolk
Cardiff
Eng
Warfield
Snow in Kansas Spurs Light Snowfall Report
Topeka reports one to two inches of snow in northwestern Kansas along the Rocky Island system line. The snowfall melted almost as it fell, impacting travel briefly with slick spots.
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Kansas
Topeka
Rocky Island System
Town Built in a Day in Oklahoma Frontier
The town of Thomas in Custer County Oklahoma sprang up between sunrise and sunset on August 21, quickly housing 2000 residents with dwellings erected in a single day.
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Thomas
Custer County
Okla
Sunrise
Elizabethtown Comedy Jail Boasts Quirky Parole System
In Elizabethtown Hifax Adirondacks the small comedy jail uses wooden barred windows and a three quarters inch hoard fence yard. Prisoners may be released on paroled work like mowing, garden tasks, or road repair. A prisoner late for return faced the warden’s warning about door locking times and future entry.
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Elizabethtown
Hifax
Adirondacks
The St. Paul Road Pioneered Electric Train Lighting
The Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway known as the St Paul Road began using electricity for train lighting in 1888. It promoted comfort for travelers and built world famous Pioneer Limited trains noted for luxury and beauty of cars unmatched in its time.
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Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
The
St. Paul Road
Child Injured by Nail Foot Event Promptly Healed
A Forkland Va merchant named J N Powell reports his daughter stepped on a ten penny nail improvised rake and two nails pierced her foot. Pain Balm eased pain in five minutes and healing completed in three days with normal shoe wear. The ad promotes Pui Bilm as an antiseptic faster healing. Central Pharmacy sells the product.
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J. N. Powell
Chamberlain
Mr. Powell
Forkland
Pui Bilm
Harness Sale Cuts Prices In Dillon Store
Dillon Implement Co offers 20 percent off all single harness spring wagon harness factory heavy harness and saddles to reduce stock before moving to a new building. This sale aims to clear inventory quickly at 851f location.
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Dillon
Official Directory Congress and State Officials
Congressional list shows Senator W A Clark Paris Gibson and Representative Caldwell Edwards. State entries include State Senator James P Murray and Representatives Emerson Hill and David E Mellen.
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W. A. Clark
Paris
Gibson
Caldwell Edwards
James P. Murray
Emerson Hill
David E. Mellen
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Dun's Review OF Trade
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Wm. M. Montgomery
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D. D. McKnight
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