Hat Check Trouble and Damages in Chicago Train Case
Baltimore couple and companions ejected from a Chicago to Baltimore passenger train in Bloomington Illinois for refusing to show late rail checks. They sued for about 15000 dollars, claiming denial of service and lodging concerns. The case will test hat check validity amid disputes over tickets and checks used across routes. Dr C A Blower of Kittanning saved a boy’s foot in Chicago, later honored by Rajah Tipu Sahib with presents totaling around ten thousand dollars. he plans to travel to India April 1.
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Chicago
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Bloomington
Wintert
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Cnue
Gwing
Lad
C. A. Blower
Kittauning
Pay
Lidiv
Rajah
Tipo Sabth
Mower
Onicago
Flower
Tipo Sahib
Union Leaders Arrested for Dynamite Plots and Poison
A wave of unrest surrounds a long strike at Cincinnati Covington and Newport foundries. Six union leaders are in custody with three charged in Samuel Weakley’s October 7 murder of a nonunion worker. A broader plot involved wrecking shops with dynamite and poisoning workers' meals.
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Cincinnati
Covington
Newport
Samuel Weakley
Cinnati
Bad Weather In Britain and Disasters Worldwide
Bad weather grips Britain with frost and snow crippling travel and telegraph lines, while disasters strike abroad. Four drowned near Port Huron and seventy seven perished in the Black Sea. Three sailors lost from the Webfoot near Astoria. Keifer seeks constitutional change to reduce Southern representation. Wooster bank closes by voluntary liquidation. Oris Loveland executed after three shocks for robbery and murder in Ohio.
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United Kingdom
Haugland
Scothand
Port Huron
Mich
Black Sea
Astoria
Ore
Steamur Btord
St. Johns
N. W
Oris Loveland
George Geyer
Alton
Ohio
Officer slain by burglar in Detroit store raid
Patrolman John Daley was murdered in cold blood by burglars at the rear of William Diedrich’s store on Michigan Avenue Detroit. Special Officer Kerbert Pickell was fatally wounded while chasing the assailants as the fugitives escaped toward the railroad yards after a gunfight that drew a growing crowd.
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Detroit
John Daley
William Diedrich
TG Michigan
Avenue
Kerbert TH. Pickell
Michigan Central Railroad
Daley
Lafayette Avenue
Pickell
Third Street
Michigan Central
Union
Fatal fire at World’s Fair hits Missouri Pavilion
Fire at the St. Louis world’s fair Missouri building killed one firefighter and injured two others probably fatally. The blaze caused the south wall to collapse, injuring two more firemen. Several firefighters were hurt as crews fought the blaze. The cause was a basement hot water heater explosion. Property loss estimated at 225000 with no insurance.
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Missouri
Chicago Subway Venture Tied To New Jersey Incorporation
The Chicago Subway Company, capital $60,000,000 authorized $50,000,000 all common stock, organized in Trenton New Jersey to build and operate lines including a Chicago subway. Incorporators include office clerks from Corporation Trust Company of Jersey City and named heirs of Sophia Merritt.
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Trenton
N. J
Chicago Subway Company
Rnilronda
Mn Subway
Chicago
Corporation Trust Company of
Jersey’ City
Leap for Life in Lodging House Fire St. Louis
A Morgan Street lodging house blaze trapped thirty residents on upper floors. People jumped or crawled through smoke to safety as firefighters battled flames. Four women were hospitalized with serious injuries, one unconscious and likely to die. A rescuer who alerted occupants broke a leg attempting to escape.
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Morgan Street
St. Louis
Seattle
City Hospital
Merchan t Marine League Formed in Cleveland
At a Union Club meeting in Cleveland prominent businessmen formed the National Merchant Marine League of the United States to restore the American flag to the high seas. Harvey D. Goulder was named president as resolutions note U S foreign commerce at 2.5 billion dollars while American tonnage in foreign trade sits at 870000 tons. The group warns the situation is critical and calls for immediate action.
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Ohio
Union Club
Cleveland
National Merchant Marine League of the United States
Harvey D. Goulder
United States
Reckless Hunters and Manslaughter Drafts Stir Legislature
A state warden proposes a bill to treat hunting killings as possible murders when a hunter is mistaken for game. Reports cite a case where two army officers shot a foreman on a Canadian Northern hand car, mistaken for a deer. A Cleveland suit seeks 25000 dollars in damages over alleged business ruin by a son. A San Diego pastor, Rev Paylor, drowned after slipping from a yacht party. Hunters discover a headless body with five bullet wounds near Hickory Ridge Pennsylvania, police search for the missing head.
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Pullerton
Minnesota
Chasnally
Hickory Ridge
Family Tragedy as Father Kills Son at Shenandoah Farm
John Bicon a wealthy landowner living eight miles south of Shenandoah shot and killed his eldest son Frank after a family quarrel and surrendered claiming self defense. The incident follows a pattern of sensational crime reports from the era.
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John Bicon
Shenandoah
Town
Frank
Hall Brothers Acquire Four Largest Glass Factories
Ball of Ball Brothers announces a deal whereby Ball Brothers Glass Mfg Co gains control of four major glass fruit jar factories in the Central and Western States. The Marion Ind, Coffeyville Kan, Loogootee Ind, and Belleville Ill plants form the purchase. Estimated investment around $1,000,000.
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Hall Brothers
Ball of
Ball Brothera Glaze
Muncie
Ind
Marion Glass
Marion
Coffeyville
Kan
Loogooter Company
Webster youth steals trolley car wrecks on track
Georga Gata, a Webster youth, entered the Hochester yard at eight in the morning and stole a trolley car. He jumped a switch at Glenhaven, sending the car across the tracks and nearly wrecking the Sodus Bay passenger train. Gata was arrested afterward.
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Webster
Street Railway Company
Yarda
Hochester
N.Y
Glenhaven
Gaie
Sodus Bay
Gate
Mohawk Vessel Fire Off Horton Point Total Loss Likely
The freight steamer Mohawk of Central Vermont railroad burned to the water line off Horton's Point while on passage from New York to New London. All aboard except the watchman and two Swedes named Larson were rescued by a passing steamer to Wall River. The ship and possibly cargo are considered a total loss.
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Slater
Long Island
New York City
New London
Conn
Mohawk
Central Vermont Railroad
Horton's Point
B. 1
Larson
Wall River
Maes
Hille
Peary aims to plant American claim at north pole
Reports from Chicago detail Lieutenant Commander Robert L. Peary outlining renewed drives to reach the north pole and claim scientific and national credit for man’s conquest of the globe. The banquet at the And torium Hotel framed Peary’s intent as a continuation of polar exploration.
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Globe
North Pole
United States
Robert L. Peary
Delta Kayon Upsilon
Andtorium
Chicago
Unconquered Port Arthur Stalled in Siege and Rumors
Great Port Arthur fortress remains unconquered as sapping and mining replace direct assaults. Reports from St Petersburg say Stoessel may hold out months, while Russian forces suffer disease and internal strife amid evolving battlefield conditions at the fortress and surrounding areas. Governor Odell offered presidency of Pacific Mall Stead ship company after leaving office.
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Toklo
Nogi
Stoexgel
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Stoessel
Hus
Shakhe
Trusskins
Oku
Kuroki
Shuanghai
Saya A
Foo
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Ist
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Forte
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Weekwan
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Stovsgel
Rome
Hellof
Sues
Jibutif
Massawa
Aasab
Erythron
Gov
Odell
New York
New York Times
Pacific Mall Steadship Company
Chicago Trade Review Signals Broad Improvement Across Sectors
Chicago weekly trade review reports deposits and clearings near record highs, money moving into stronger demand, and a likely rate rise. Grain and livestock receipts fall short of last year while wholesale shipments rise. failures rise modestly in Chicago. National business shows improved conditions with higher railway earnings and a mixed but cautious outlook.
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Corm
Chicago
South Indies
United States
Canada
Grain and Livestock Prices Across U S Markets
A compact market report lists commodity prices by city including Chicago, Indianapolis, St Louis, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, and New York. It covers cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye butter and other staples with bid ranges and grade notes.
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Hoxs
Biter Ly
Timothy
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Sheen
Cincinnati
Ste
Milwaukee
New York
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