Elgin Echo Publishes World News Roundup
A condensed national and international digest notes Frederic Remington’s death in Connecticut after surgery. Items include Postmaster General losses on second class mail, New York stock activity, Rock Island shares movement, Zelaya’s claim on Nicaragua, Canada crop gains, and a dozen other brief items from the era, flagging storms, trials, and political shifts.
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Frederic Remington
Connecticut
Re Pont
Chicago
New York
Chelsea
December storms lash New England and Northwest coast
A terrific northeast gale and a thirteen to seventeen foot tidal wave battered New England coast causing 3 deaths, 1,200 houses lost, and 1,000,000 dollars in damage. Police and lifesavers aided evacuations as Hull briefly became an island and bi coastal towns suffered extensive wreckage. Meanwhile a severe December snowstorm swept the Northwest from Illinois to New York City bringing blizzards, rail and road disruption, and widespread damage across dozens of states.
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New England
Chelaea
Boston
James B. Dolan
Atlantic Avenue
Hull
Biddeford
Prout’s Neck
Old Orchard
Ferry Beach
Camp Willis
Biddeford Paol
Illinois
Mississippi Valley
Tennessee
North Carolina
Upper
New York State
New York City
Chicago
Airship Flight by Reginald Weatherby Wins Aeronaut Rating
Reginald Weatherby, 22, of Spanaway Lake near Tacoma, after three years of experiments, completed an aluminum aeroplane and flew around Mount Rainier with two companions reaching 15000 feet. His undulating plane design claims 120 mph without vibration, marking a high achievement in aviation.
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Reginald Weatherby
Spanaway Lake
Tacoma
Weatherby
Mount Rainier
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston
Five Trainmen Die in Wreck on Baltimore and Ohio
Five trainmen were killed and two fatally injured when engines and cars of freight trains collided on the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern near Fort Ritner on a curve. Wreckage lay piled high as the cold hindered rescue. a relief train was dispatched promptly after word reached authorities.
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Bengines
Wead
Hounidog Curve
Baltimore and Ohio
Aged Pastor and Wife Murdered in Indiana Home
Rev. William Ritter and his elderly wife were found slain in their home east of Elnora Indiana. The couple had been seen alive last Friday and no robbery was evident. Their children reside in Indianapolis and Elnora. The investigation focuses on the time of death and possible foul play. The crime has shocked Daviess County as neighbors await findings.
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William Ritter
Elnora
Ind
Milford Ketchum
Grand Duke Nicholas given control in Finland
Aarete NS Aree ee Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaleviteh, second cousin of the emperor, designated to take full and direct charge of affairs in Finland amid broader imperial reorganization. The report notes a focus on governance and regional administration.
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Nicholas Nicholaleviteh
Finland
Republic of Siberia
Dap
United States
Oraa Stet
Sveral
Vancouver
New Westin Water
Lomfom
Booth
Girl Slain Suitor Sought in Toledo Shooting
Carol Hunt 18 was killed and her parents Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Hunt wounded at the Toledo home. Joseph Mackley 33, alleged shooter, is being sought by police. He reportedly pursued the girl after being repulsed and began firing, later fleeing after reloading.
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Toledo
Parenta
Carol Hunt
Stephen Hunt
Mote
Joseph Mackley
Hunt
Mackley
Mansfield
Engine Crash at St Paul Union Depot Wreck
A Great Northern freight engine plunged through the baggage room at St Paul Union Depot at 6 in the morning, tearing into the basement and causing tangled wreckage outside. Engineer La Clair jumped free before impact, claiming brakes failed to stop the train. Havoc resembled a large explosion.
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St. Paul Union Station
Menembien
Great Northern
Union Depot
St. Paul
la Clair
Trolley Car Falls Into River at Seymour Conn
A trolley car jumped a switch beside the Naugatuck River during a storm at Seymour Connecticut, plunging forty feet and crashing to the river bottom. Motor man Fred Beard and Conductor Marcus Donovan drowned in the forward vestibule, while five passengers escaped. Colonel James Gordon named temporary successor to Senator McLaurin by Governor Noel of Mississippi. legislature meets January 4. Gordon is 76 and commanded the Second Mississippi Cavalry in the Civil War.
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Crown
Naugantic
Seymour
Conn
Fred Beard
Marcus Donovan
M'Laurin
James Gordon
Noel
Mississippi
United States
McLaurin
Second
Mississippi Cavalry
Two Children Die In Kinmes Fire In Loveland Ohio
The Sonnecalf home in Kinmes Loveland Ohio burned killing Rosa eight and Paul six. L. Sonnecalf wife survived. Stanley Lever and Cliff Lattimer attempted rescue but failed. Firefighters reported a fatal blaze with two children perishing.
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Kinmes
Loveland
L. Sonnecalf
Rosa
Paul Sonnecalf
Stanley Lever
Cliff Lattimer
Saide
Zelaya Leaves Nicaragua for Perpetual Exile on Mexican Gunboat
Former Nicaraguan President Jose Zelaya fled Corinte aboard the Mexican gunboat Guerrero bound for Salina Cruz Mexico. The departure was secret and unchallenged by U S officials as Washington reportedly compromised to allow his exile with assurances from Mexico and Nicaragua.
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Jose Zelaya
Nicaragua
Corinte
Guerrero
Salina Cruz
Mexico
Zelaya
United States
Washington
Flames Kill Seven Children in Sykesville Fire
A coal stove overheated in Stephen Bronosky’s home in Sykesville, Pennsylvania, caused a blaze that ignited mine powder and killed seven children aged 2 to 12, with six Bronosky family members among the victims and a boarder’s child. Mr and Mrs Bronosky and the boarder escaped seriously hurt after jumping from an upstairs window as the blast followed.
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Stephen Bronosky
Sykesville
Bronosky
Colleges and educators reshaping school systems
John M. Humphreys leads agricultural instruction in Hinckley High School Wisconsin. Frank White named education director for the Philippines succeeding Barrows. long service in Manila. Louisiana adopts practical agricultural curricula, mirroring Minnesota Wisconsin andDakotas. Harvard elective system reportedly ended misreported. Lowell era bets on reform. New York Graduates Club debates life preparation and honor in public education with Dewey cited on moral standards. Professional element in college athletics criticized.
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John M. Humphreys
College of Agriculture
University of Wisconsin
Hinckley
Minn
Frank White
Philippine Islands
Barrows
Mr. White
Manila
Nebraska
University of Chicago
Louisiank
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Dakotas
Louisiana
Harvard
Lowell
Graduates' Club of
New York
John Dewey
Dun's Weekly Review notes strong trade and prosperity
Dun's Weekly Review of Chicas Trade reports the season of goo will marked by prosperity and growing purchases. Bank clearings reach 278,198,333, up 31.98 percent from 1908 and higher than 1907, with five business days noted in earlier years. Chicago failures rise to 34 with liabilities over 5,000 at 11 cases, reflecting robust consumer demand despite high prices.
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Dun
Budibesa
Chilcago
Holiday trade dominates central stage in New York week
New York reports a holiday surge in retail business with heavy demand for winter weight goods and rising orders in country districts. Wholesale trade slows as stock taking proceeds while finished steel orders remain strong. business failures show a mixed week with 264 in the U S and 33 in Canada, compared with prior years.
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United States
Canada
Midwest market prices with livestock and grain ranges
A chaotic listing shows Chicago and multiple cities reporting cattle hogs sheep and grain quotes across ranges for No 2 wheat corn oats rye and butter eggs and more. The text ends noting a Fort of the Mother convention event in Pitt.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
Cincinnati
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French Chamber of Deputies
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Mexico City
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R. B. Bennett
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Explorers’ Club
Dr. Cook
Mount McKinley
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Phenix Insurance Company
E. D. Scales
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AED
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Kannan City
Warnling
Daniel J. Lavery
Ralph S. Latshaw
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