Explosion Kills 15 at Morewood Ice Plant near Pittsfield
Pittsfield Mass December 29 Fifteen men were killed and about fifty injured by a boiler explosion at the Morewood Ice Company plant on Lake Morewood shore two miles from the city Two identified dead include William Dunn engineer and Edgar Allen an employee Victims largely Italians and Poles several bodies hurled over 100 feet as investigators note workers had gathered near the boiler house to haul ice at the lake shore power fed the ice drag to storage houses
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Pittsfield
Mass
Morewood Iee Coy
Morewood Lake
William Dunn
Edgar Allen
Lake Morewood
Net saves baby in tenement blaze by improvised coat
A life net fashioned from a man's overcoat saved a baby during a three story Chicago tenement fire. The mother and two neighbors leaped from upper floors. Mrs Dekanavnsky and her child were trapped. Fred Hoffman spread the coat to catch the infant, but the mother, and Charles Erickson and wife, suffered serious injuries.
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Chicago
Dekanavnsky
Charles Erickson
Fred Hoffman
Public Berrios announces old age pensions and insurance plans
Camden New Jersey December 20 The Public Berrios corporation of New Jersey today announced old age pensions and insurance plans for employees to go into effect on January 1 The insurance plan pays $1 a day for ninety days to all sick or disabled employees and $300 in case of death to the widow or survivor Pension plan provides not less
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Camden
N. J
Berrios Corporation of
New Jersey
Fleet 10 Get Together in Gravesend Eng Dec 39
The fourth alliance meeting of the United States aims to strengthen postwar ties as officials gather in Gravesend England on December 39 to discuss future cooperation and security.
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Gravesend
Eng
Medford Fire Destroys Major Business District
Medford North Dakota faced a disastrous blaze that wiped out much of its business district. The total loss tops fifty thousand dollars with insurance around fifteen thousand. The fire began in Sorgs hardware, spread rapidly through frame buildings, aided by a strong wind, and was controlled by 2 am. Key structures burned include Medford Mercantile Co restaurant and Hanson Johnson general store. First State Bank and Susie Aafedt real estate offices survived. A vacant lot north of Henry Bros. kept adjoining buildings from complete destruction.
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Medford
N. D
Sorg
First State Bank of
Lorg
Henry Bros. Feneral
Medford Mercantile Co
Hanson & Johnson
Leas
Susie Ae Aafedt
Jordon
Population figures for new Divide County and Williams County
State Auditor D K Brighthill estimates Divide County from Willams as 6112 residents, while Williams County stands at 14131. School population in both counties shows 4.72 inhabitants per enumerated person.
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Tamarck
N. di
D. K. Brighthill
Willams
Williams County
Williams
Divide
Shot by girl he sought 10 woo
Uniontown Pennsylvania December 29 Washington Height died from a gunshot wound believed to be fired by Daisy Meade whom he followed to her Republic home last night Height reportedly pressed suit after repeated rejections and the woman says he attacked her with a knife she shot in self defense the woman was arrested
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Uniontown
Washington Height
Daisy Meade
North Dakota Dry Farming Meet Opens at Dickinson
Dickinson holds the first North Dakota auxiliary dry farming congress January 1 and February 1 to form a permanent state organization. Speakers include J H Worst president of the North Dakota Agricultural College and International Dry Farming congress, Jon T Burna executive secretary of the International Dry Farming congress, Professors Bolley and Shepperd, T A Iaverstad North Dakota Farmers Institute, and James J Hill of Great Northern Railway among others. Practical progressive farmers will discuss farming best suited to the state’s rainfall.
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Dickinson
N. D
North Dakota
J. H. Worst
North Dakota Agriculture College
International Dry Farming Congress
Jon T. Burna
Profsors Bolley and
Shepperd
North Dakota Agricultural College
North Dakota Farmers’ Institute
McCann Seeks Habeas Corpus Over Bribe Conviction
Former Police Inspector Edward McCann asked U S District Court in Chicago for a writ of habeas corpus from Joliet prison. He claims jury selection violated equal rights, no definite sentence, and alleges a conspiracy. judge reserved decision.
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Chicago
Edward McCann
Taciig
Joliet
Dude George A. Carpenter
United States District Court
Young trio held for many thefts in Chicago
Chicago December 29 a youth of 2 years, his 19 year old wife, and her 16 year old brother were charged with eleven burglaries netting 1800 dollars in two weeks since they came to Chicago from Springfield. Masauel A Butler, the husband, and Walter Gray the boy, are accused of the actual stealing while the wife acted as lookout.
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Chicago
Wepn Larven
Cali
Springfield
Masauel A. Butcher
Walter Gray
Banker R Winder Johnson Dies After Auto Crash In Philadelphia
R Winder Johnson, 66, head of Lawrence Johnson & Co., Philadelphia banker, was struck by an automobile ambulance from the Humane Society last night. He died today in hospital after being injured while surrounded by his family.
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Philadelphia
R. Winder Johnson
Lawrence, Johnson & Co
Wonena Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Johnson
Fargo Population Gains 49.4 Percent in Ten Years
Tec. 25 Valley City reports the clerk Henry completed the trial calendar with fifty cases listed. Twenty civil cases continued, twenty four new civil cases, one continued criminal case and one new criminal case. Seven new civil appeals from justice court. Two cases sent back from the supreme court for retrial. Notable: Price E. Moore versus E.R. Bradley and the American National Bank A.B.E. Lundy. Two major criminal cases Olaf H. Hanvon for murder in the degree and H. Co Gillan for embezlement. Writ begins next Tuesday.
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Henry
Valley City
Tec
Justice Court
Supreme Court
Price E. Moore
E.R. Bradley
American National Bank A. BE. Jlundy
Olaf H. Hanvon
H. Co Gillan
Paraguayan President Senor Gondra Inaugurated
Senor Gondra, inaugurated president of the Republic of Paraguay on November 25, 1910, was born January 1, 1872. An educator and author, he taught at the National College and became a leading figure in political government research and several treatises. He has served as minister to Brazil, Paraguay’s Pan American delegate, and minister of foreign relations. He was elected president for the ensuing term in recognition of his services.
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Senor Gondra
Theublic
Paraguay
National College
Republic
Brazil
Ite
One Man Still Alive in El Paso Smelter Dump
El Paso Texas December 29 rescuers at the slag dump of the El Paso smelter work to free Busivo Augilar the only living man among the buried. He has been pinned under slag for about fifteen hours but can speak with rescuers. Progress is slow as each slag piece must be raked away with long handled hoes. Six fatalities are confirmed from the blast which killed nearly four thousand pounds of powder. four bodies remain in the dump and the trapped man is expected to be freed today.
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el Paso
Tex
Busivo Augilar
Aveiliar
Kid Traitor Elusive Target in Divide County
Warrants sworn in Divide county promise further prosecutions against Kid Traitor an alleged horse thief. Traflor is charged with bringing stolen property into the county and extradition efforts from Canada are planned. He was captured in July 1909 at Writing Rock then in Williams county, now Divide county, amid theft allegations.
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Williston
N. D. Dee
Kid
Divide County
Traflor
Canada
Writing Rock
Willama County
Head Split With An Axe At Laurens Farmhouse
Dec 29 near Laurens a young farmer E A Hamilton was found dead with his head severed and a bloody axe nearby. His wife, just returned from an insane asylum, is in custody and denies knowledge of the crime. Also reported is a Stockholm post office robbery case in Aberdeen locked in $5,000 bonds per man and awaiting February court term.
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Aberdeen
James Fr. Ybrien
Joseph Smith
John Howard
Stockholm
Federal District Court
Brown County
Welcome for Dr Frederick A Cook in New York Harbor
New York on December hosted a restrained arrival for Dr Frederick A Cook. The smaller crowd greeted him with roses as he stepped from the steamship George Washington Dee amid sparse press attention.
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New York
Frederick A. Cook
Roses
City of
New
York
George Washington Dee
Growth in City Enterprises Shown in Census Figures
Census Bureau release shows Fargo North Dakota rising from 9,589 in 1900 to 14,331 in 1910, a 49.4 percent gain. Grand Forks, North Dakota grows from 7,652 in 1900 to 12,478 in 1910, a 631 percent increase from 1880.
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Washington, D. C
Census Bureau
Fargo
N. D
Grand Forks
Fargo Growth in Ten Years Clears Banks
Fargo's ten year growth noted with a large financial figure. The document lists a petent increase totaling 40,683,110.09 dollars, indicating substantial banking expansion and economic activity in the city during 1909.
Fargo Growth Sparks Census Density Debate
Washington news reports Rhode Island leads in population density with 508.5 people per square mile while Nevada sits at the low end with seven tenths. Minnesota and several plains states stay under ten per mile. Fargo shows a 6,073 rise in population over ten years, moving from 9,529 to 15,602, though officials concede many were missed in the federal count. The Forum’s figures, gathered by Pettibone, suggest stronger growth and a larger remaining potential for the city’s expansion.
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Union Light
Northwestern Telephone Cola
Fargo and
Moorhead
Northwestern Telephone Co
Northwestern Tele
Seer
Agricultural College
Payee
Fargo College
Fargo College of Shoes
Ely
Son
Fargo
Btitaao
Washington, D.C
Rhode Island
Census Bureau
Nevada
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Connecticut
New York
Montana
South Dakota
North Dakota
Minnesota
Washington
Forum
Pettbone
Pettibone Directory Co
Pettibone
Farco
Portugal Faces A New Crisis In The Republic
Paris reports from Madrid and Lisbon describe Portugal's political crisis. The government questions army and navy loyalty amid insubordination. Four percent of measures cause ship harbor departures from Lisbon. Diario Noticias cites a secret society seeking to restore King Manuel, with leaders arrested. An Adams County vote-buying probe in West Union continues with vigorous action.
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Paris
Madrid
Lisbon
Republic of
Portugal
Diario Noticias
Manuel
R West Union
Adams County
Robin Indicted Over Bank Closings In New York
A New York grand jury indicted Jose C. Robin for alleged theft linked to the Southern Bank closing, accusing him of larceny from the Northern bank totaling 000. In Illinois, Judge Milton M. Creighton of the Montgomery county credit court drowned after his horse and buggy fell through Shoal Creek ice. his riding companion escaped.
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New York
Jose C. Robin
Southern Bank of
Robin
Northern Bank
Illinoia
Springfeld
Shoat Creek
Milton M. Creighton
Montgomery County Credit Court of Litchneld
Snooker Jurist
Bin
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Death Mask
Count Tolstoi
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Slayer
North Dakota Committee
J. J. Hill
WCANN
Young Trio
Humane Society
Araguay
International Bureau of American Republic
Trailor
Uthorities
DR. Cook
United States
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