Fire devastates Kansas City Kansas building housing 200 to 300
A four story brick and stone chamber of commerce building on Park and Central in Kansas City Kansas burned before dawn. Firefighters estimated 25 to 30 injured with several expected to die. total damage around 100000 with 40000 insured. The structure housed shops and 100 rooms with many tenants.
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Kansas City
Kan
Nsas City
Chamber of Commerce
W. A. Bunker
Park and Centraltreets
Kivey View
Osas City
W. A. Lovelane
Edward ‘T. Summers
Central Avenue Gas Fixture Company
Survivors of Florida Keys railway project saved at Norfolk
Five of 150 workers who survived last week’s great storm were landed at Norfolk aboard the British steamer Heatherpool. Captain John Trieves commanded. The group includes Frank Reveley of Marina Florida Gus Johnson of Brooklyn Ben Clarke of Somerville Abner Bell of Kissimmee and John Campbell of Philadelphia. They were among about 145 others building a concrete viaduct for the Florida East Coast Railway aboard house boat No 4 anchored off the coast the night of Oct 17.
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Norfolk
Heatherpool
John Trieves
New Orleans
Rotterdam
Frank Revely
Marina
Fla
Gus Johnson
Brooklyn
N. Y
Ben Clarke
Somerville
Mass
Abner Bell
Kissimmee
John Campbell
Philadelphia
Bout
Florida East Coast Railway
Florida Keys
England to Reduce Navy Strength This Year
London reports Admiralty plans to lay eight first class battleships and four armored cruisers, cutting sea-going ships to 18 to 20 from 24 and armored cruisers to eight from twelve. Mediterranean Squadron drops from seven to five ships, reducing fleet strength by about one fourth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Stavas
Admiralty Office
Mediterrean
Griscom to be Russian Ambassador in Cabinet Shuffle
Washington reports in high official circles that Lloyd C. Griscom will be appointed ambassador to St. Petersburg when Ambassador Meyer joins the cabinet. It is unclear which post Meyer will take and whether Pfeyer will enter the cabinet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lloyd C. Griscom
St. Petersburg
Meyer
Pfeyer
Unti
Shaw
Republican Campaign in Kansas Reported in Topeka
Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks addressed very large audiences in Topeka Kansas as part of the Republican campaign. S. C. Crummer and Congressman Campbell spoke. Crummer chaired the central committee and led the event with Fairbanks warmly received.
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Topeka
Ian
ihizState
Afr
C. W. Fairbanks
United States
8. C. Crummer
Campbell Algo
Pope Collapses and Is Carried to Room in Vatican
reports state Pope Pius XII collapsed and was carried to a private room after feeling unwell. Doctors and aides attended him. the incident prompted an unusual halt to daily duties as the pontiff rests under medical observation.
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Pope
Inter-State Commission Upholds Cash Payment Rule for Rail Transport
NO MORE PASSES chairman Knapp replies to Massachusetts Press Association protest, stating the law bars free or bartered railroad transportation for newspapers. He says tariffs require payment in cash and that public carrier facilities remain not private property, upholding the cash payment rule.
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Inter-State Commerce Commission
Massachusetts Press Association
Commission
Washington, Special
Hefferman
Knapp
Toimmission
President orders inquiry into Japanese school segregation
President Roosevelt directs Victor Metcalf to travel to San Francisco for a full inquiry into the exclusion of Japanese children from white schools and the plan to place Japanese pupils in separate schools. The aim is to inform federal action with accurate understanding and ensure protection of Japanese rights in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Victor H. Metcalf
Departmentf Commerce and Labor
San Francisco
United States
Moose Hunters Arrive in Maine Camps in Large Numbers
Special reports from White Mountain and Northern Maine camps say moose hunters have arrived in large numbers. Moose increased in the woods since last winter but current conditions are unfavorable due to dense foliage. Frosts and fair winds are expected to improve conditions within a week or two.
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Fastport
White Mountain
Maine
Admiral Endicott Plans Retirement From Navy
Rear Admiral Mordecai Endicott announces plans to retire upon reaching age 62 on November 26. He will devote future service to the Isthmian Canal Commission, of which he is a member, and previously headed the Bureau of Yards and Docks at the Navy Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mordecai ‘I
Endicott
Isthmian Canal Commission
Navy
Bureau of Yards and Docks
Navy Department
Black man killed by mob near Toyah Texas linked to Edmunds act case
Special report from Roswell details a Black man named Pitts who had left town after serving 90 days for Edmunds act violations. Cowboys dragged him by rope at Toyah Texas during the night with an accompanying white woman, who had followed him, and he died from the assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell
N. M
Slab
Pitts
Toyah
Tex
Bryan Too Radical At Banquet in Dallas on Railroads
At a Dallas banquet the next Texas Legislature was urged to oppose government ownership of railroads. Senator Chibbissi Vigpet derided the proposed plan as extreme paternalism and centralization, arguing it surpasses any Republican offense. Senator Culberson tied the idea to Populist roots and warned it could lead to government control of all monopolized businesses.
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Dallas
Texas
Tex
United States
Chibbissi Vig Pet
Bryan
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Culberson
sub-Treasury
Women May Ask to Vote Col Special Mission Visit
Col Helen Summer of the Collegiate League of Equal Suffrage of New York arrives to study how women vote in Colorado. She notes observers chatter at conventions until a subject of personal interest emerges, then they listen intently and engage in electioneering.
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Helen Summer
Collegiate League of Equal Suffrage of
New York
Colorado
New York Campaign Opens for Woman Suffrage
A report notes the start of a campaign in New York to secure woman suffrage. Organizers mobilize supporters, aiming to persuade voters and lawmakers through public events and petitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Utes Reportedly Overtaken Near Powder River
Special Word from Wyoming scene says Captain C. P. Johnson of Major Grierson's command with an orderly and scout halted the Utes on Little Powder River about 40 miles north of Gillette. Indians refuse to return to the reservation and plan to move toward Dakota as Major Chierson waits for reinforcements.
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Omaha
Missing Girl Reappears in Birmingham Maternity? Men's Clothing
Miss Fannie Fennell, who vanished from her home and was thought kidnapped, reappeared at her mother's Birmingham residence at midnight. She recalls nothing from the day, awoke unconscious in a strange room, fled, and cannot identify the house or how she reached her mother's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Fannie Fennell
Unified Divorce Statute Proposed by Eminent Lawyers and Statesmen
A draft act to unify US divorce laws is submitted to the National Divorce Congress. The measure, prepared by legal experts, aims to curb divorce evils with public hearings, streamlined processes, and a waiting period before remarriage.
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National Divorce Congress
Philadelphia
Specia
Staake
Divorce Congress
Lis Yaris
United States
Congress
Grounds for divorce and matrimonial separation outlined
The court recognizes two kinds of divorce, absolute and from bed and board, with grounds including adultery, bigamy, crime with two years’ imprisonment, extreme cruelty, desertion, and habitual drunkenness for two years. A second class adds shapeless insanity of the husband. No divorce if collusion, condoning the offense, adultery not condoned, or procurement of the offense.
Robbers Blow Safe at Sparks Bank in Oklahoma
Special robbers blew open the State Bank vault at Sparks Oklahoma about 50 miles east of Guthrie and escaped with 2500 dollars after exchanging 100 shots with citizens. A pursuit with officers and bloodhounds began from Shawnee, heading toward the Creek country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Okla
State Bank
Sparks
Creek Coutry
Shawnee
Methodist Bishops Meet in Rochester for Weeklong Conference
From all parts of America aid from Europe Asia and Africa the bishops of the Methodist Episcopal church assembled in this city for a week's conference. The object of the meeting is to arrange for the conference of the church and to assign the bishops to the conference over which they will preside.
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Rochester
America
Europe
Asia
Africa
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Fire destroys barber shop in Savannah loss $50,000
A blaze began at 2:30 PM Tuesday in J. H. Burton’s barber shop on West Broad Street causing about $50,000 damage. The fire imperiled the Union station for a time. H. Lang and Bros. were the heaviest losers with about $7,000 in damages to their business.
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Savannah
J. H. Burton
West Broad Street
Union Station
H. Lang and Bros
Navy Yard Barracks Plans in Charleston Estimate
The annual report of Brigadier General Elliott of the Marine Corps submits a $100,000 estimate for constructing barracks and officers residences at the Charleston Navy Yard in South Carolina.
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Washington, D. C
Elliott
Marine Corps
Navy Yard
Charleston
South Carolina
Savings Bank Closed in Washington by Comptroller
Washington DC special bank The Peoples Savings Bank was closed by order of the comptroller of currency Liabilities were 10 000 This is the second Washington institution to be closed in weeks An unattributed line about a light haired man follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Their Peoples’ Savings Bank
Ohio Library Association Holds 12th Annual Meeting
Portsmouth hosts the Ohio Library Association annual gathering with trustees from Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky in attendance. The session runs Tuesday through Saturday focusing on the value of the library to city residents small towns and rural districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio Libra Sociation
Peace Negotiations Resumed Near Monte Cristi
Advices from the State Department say peace talks between the government and rebel forces around Monte Cristi Santo Domingo have resumed with promise of success and immediate disarmament of the rebels is pledged.
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Washington
State Department
Monte Cristi
Santo Domingo
Rehela Ia
Clash at Philadelphia Play Provokes Police Action
A protest by colored clergy against Wall Street Theatre production of Thomas Dixon's Reconstruction drama led mayoral opposition and a crowd to clash with police near Ninth and Walnut. Officers dispersed the mob after ministers urged calm, while one man was arrested for disturbance. The incident occurred just before show time.
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Weaver
Wahiut Street
Gurtaln
Thomas~Dixon
Philadelphia
Wall Street
Lysebinian
Walnut 8
Directey
McKenly
Wailot
Wagene
McKennl ¥Ail
Hei
Severe winter stretches from Rockies to Missouri
Snow and cold spread across the region from the Rocky Mountains to the Missouri river, causing heavy livestock losses and disrupted telegraph wires and railroad schedules. The onset appears severe, with conditions continuing into April.
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Denver
Col
Rocky Mountains
Missouri River
Blacksmiths and Machinists Strike Delays Southern Rail Service
Blacksmiths and machinist foremen quit at Knoxville Tennessee slowing traffic. Special General Manager H B Spencer confirms Southern Railroad will hire new workers to replace strikers. Thirty one more men stayed out including eleven foremen fifteen blacksmiths and five apprentices. Boiler makers reportedly next to strike.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Special
H. B. Spencer
Southern Railroad
Southern
One-Armed Painter Falls 60 Feet From Church Window
In Columbia South Carolina Charles Preker a one armed painter toppled sixty feet from the rose window of St Peter's Catholic Church while preparing to go to work on Monday afternoon. He stood on a foods box balanced on two planks and toppled inward as the window gave way. Contractor Rion offered a ladder to improve safety. Preker had previously lost a arm in a railroad accident less than two years ago.
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Columbia
S. C
Charles Preker
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
Rion
Parker
Fertilizer Trust Cases Set For December Hearings
The U S Supreme Court advanced fertilizer trust cases on the docket with a hearing scheduled for December 3. The cases are habeas corpus like actions arising from the eastern district of Virginia to the middle district, tied to alleged trust activities. Strike-breakers were imported and dispatched along the Southern Railway. two carloads reached Spencer and began work. Additional loads went to Atlanta and other southern points with crews secured in Baltimore Philadelphia and New York for ten days.
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Fertilizer Trust
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Virginia ‘Fertilizer Trust
Nia
Spencer
Southern Railway System
Atlanta
Baltimore
Philadelpha
New York
Len
Clemenceau becomes French Prime Minister amid war notes
News notes report M Georges Clemenceau taking the French premiership succeeding Sarrien. Also, the sunken submarine Lutin is located and efforts are made to raise her.
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M. Georges Clemenceau
France
Sarrien
Lutin
Fred N. di
George P. Cry
Walt
Mage
Train accident at Pleasantville prompts escape tale
The Preseee investigation notes Mr Atterbury declined to speak. Passengers T C Smith of Newfield and A R Wesley of Jeffersonville left the train at Pleasantville along with about 15 others while around 100 aboard. Parlor car man John Eades escaped by sliding a rear window and swimming ashore after the bridge opening three minutes before impact. The bridge keeper cites proper closure and rail inspection, but cannot explain the abnormal rail behavior.
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Atterbury
T. C. Smith
Newfield
A. R. Wesley
Jeffersonville
Pleasantville
Atlantic City
Johne Eades
Bay Street
Cotton Warehouse Burns in Unknown Fire
A cotton warehouse belonging to Planters Western & Commission Company burned with 200 to 2000 bales lost. About 250 bales on the western side and around 900 on an adjoining platform were saved. Estimated value ranges up to 100000 dollars. about 400 bales may be insured. Cause suspected to be a locomotive spark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enlaw
Traus
W Sens & Commission Company
Explosion in Coffeyville destroys two buildings
A natural gas explosion in Coffeyville Kansas killed two people and severely injured four, with one missing and twenty hurt overall. A fire followed the blast but was put out quickly as the two story structures were leveled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Special
Coffeyville
Nan
Atlanta Man Dies By Own Action At Gulfport Beach
The body of a 35 year old man, found on the Gulfport beach near the Beach Hotel, wore neat attire with an undisturbed watch and purse. Identified only by the name J. H. Connelly from Atlanta, Ga, the coroner's jury ruled death by pistol.
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Atlanta
Gulfport
Miss
J. H. Connelly
Corney
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Savings Bank
Ohio Library Association
Camden Posse
N. J
West Jersey & Sealatore
Trail
Giiva
Camden
Recverd
Ouit
Knoxville
Union Savings Bank
Augusta, Ga
W. J. Rutherford & Co
Reynolds and
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Augusta
Georgia
CyauchMan
Aughman Arling
Gents
Cavucuman & Harcemc Acenrs
Insurance Agency
C. A. Griffin & CO
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Accident and Health
Title Guaranty & Trust Co
Boods
American Live Stock Insurance Company
Horse and Museums
J. Norris
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