Kingston Earthquake Tragedy Wipes City in Caribbean
Holland Bay reports Kingston Jamaica devastated by a major quake at 3 30 pm causing widespread death and homelessness. Estimates of fatalities reach thousands with fires burning through the business district. Government aid struggles amid medical shortages and ruined infrastructure including a military hospital. Royal and foreign observers among the wounded and dead. Public panic overwhelmed streets as live wires caused electrocutions and entangled horses while firefighting efforts failed for hours.
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Holland Bay
London
Kingston
James Ferguson
United States
Europe
Caribbean
Atrets
Bank Fire Destroys Principal Hostelry in City
Naples reports that the principal hostelry of the city was destroyed by fire. In other news, the Duke of Abruzzi, a cousin of King Victor Emmanuel, is expected to command the armored cruiser Varese and two other ships representing Italy at the Jamestown Exposition. In Warren, Ohio, Mrs John Trimble aged 26 committed suicide by throwing herself before a fast passenger train due to melancholia.
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Naples
Duke of
Abruzz
Victor Emmanuel
Varese
Italy
Warren
John Trimble
Baltimore
Oho
Engine Crash Kills Five on Rock Island Train
El Paso report states Rock Island passenger No. 30 crashed into an open switch at Barney New Mexico 190 miles north of El Paso. Five dead eight injured including engineer B Ackley and fireman C J Redfield. Earlier Jan 2 Volland Kansas collision with No. 29 killed 32 persons and injured over 30.
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el Paso
Tex
Rock Island
Chicago
Barney
N. M
B. Ackley
Carrizozo
C. J. Redfield
Volland
Kan
Wedding cake fight turns deadly on Forty third street bridge
On Pittsburg s Forty third street bridge a wedding cake broke when a woman lost the cake to a man s rebuke triggering a shooting. Frank Fabisz lies dying at West Penn hospital after being shot in the side. John Nowiesell his wife and 16 foreigners are held as witnesses.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Forty-third Street
Frank Fahiaz
West Penn Hospital
John Nowlesell
Fabisz
Nowitesell
Nowiesell
Artless Testimony Lifts Father From Shadow of Death
Chicago reports Annie Knudeson ten year old daughter of John Knudeson testified to support her father in a murder case. Her calm, decisive answers impressed jurors and even the judge as she defended him against circumstantial hints and labeled accusers as gossip. The courtroom quieted as she explained true oaths and family ties.
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Chicago
Annie Knudeson
John Knudeson
Tii
Tragedy at Christening Celebration in Chicago
Mrs Hannah Healy, 28, was shot and killed at a post christening gathering in Chicago. A revolver discharged accidentally by cousin Policeman William Dawyer while he prepared to retrieve the weapon, the bullet striking her in the head as she held her baby. She died shortly after at Mercy Hospital. Dawyer was not detained.
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Chicago
Ill
Hannah Healy
Mercy Hospiital
Willam Danyer
Mob hunts suspect after assault in Blair home
In Bowling Green Ohio a 22 year old John Morris is sought by a mob near Hoeytville after allegedly assaulting Martha Bilait in the Blair home in the absence of her parents. Her brother rh, aged dy, was present during the crime and threatened to keep him silent. The attacker fled and is believed to be cornered or killed in a nearby thicket as deputies search to protect him from the mob.
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Bowling Green
Hoeytville
John Morris
Martha Bilait
Morris
Blair
Sig
Doz
Crine
Body Found In Metallic Coffin Near Galveston
A report from Galveston, Texas, dated January 15 states the body of English playwright and actor Charles Coghlan, long lost since the September 1900 storm, was found in a metallic coffin on the mainland. Hunters discovered the casket after it rode out the storm and tidal wave, eventually ending up miles from the cemetery and distant from a railroad.
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Galveston
Tex
Charles Coghlan
Author and journalist exchange playful banter
An author and Woodby exchange quips about writing for newspapers. Ascum jokes about not noticing Woodby’s name, while Woodby admits to using several pen names such as Con Pro and Bayo Publico in his literary work.
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Woodby
Price of a Wife in New Hebrides
After 33 years in the New Hebrides Rev Dr Annand returns to Canada for a vacation. He contrasts Canadian conditions with Hebridean ones noting women are bought and sold like cattle, a five year old valued at two hogs with prices rising by age, and cannibalism still practiced in interior islands despite nominal Christianity.
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New Hebrides
Annand
Canada
Hebrides
T Hebrides
President Jordan's Grandfathers
President David Starr Jordan of Stanford spoke at the Educational Congress and recalled an address by a great-grandfather. He imagined what that ancestor would think if he viewed the future from the pearly gates, or from a fire side corner.
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Jordan
David Starr Jordan
Leland Stanford University
Educational Congress
Afalus
Bargain Chase Stalls in Stubborn Home Scene
In a tense domestic vignette from the Youth's Companion narrative, Mr. Simons sits by the alrm tight stove as Mrs. Simona hurries in with news Abel Sanders seeks to buy a loss. Sanders presses for a deal, but Simons refuses to lower prices below $14, sparking a quarrel over business and pride.
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Mr. Simons
Sanders
Street Philosophy and Profit in Ancient Times
A street debate questions prophecy versus profit as bystanders on the corner remark on the idea that prophecy rarely pays today while noting there was money in profiteering in ancient eras.
Man on Water Delights Crowd on Ohio River Route
Neighborhood notes recount the legendary man walking on water near Mason's Landing and along the Ohio River. The account details Oldrieve, a Bostonian, his cedar boots, skiff support, crew of Rover, and lengthy progress from Cincinnati to Tell City with crowds watching at every stop. The piece blends local curiosity, travel notes, and colorful observations from Tell City and nearby towns.
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Ohio River
Masons Landing
Charles W. Oldrieve
Edwin Willams
Boston
Cincinnati
Ohio
New Orleans
Oldrieve
Hn Mn
Nova Scotia
Canada
Oldriere
Rover
B.J. Weatherington
A. Jones
A. Maiden
Mason’s
Cannelton
City News
Five Year Old Attacked by Giant Gray Eagle on Verdigris
In Coweta near Jackson Ferry on Verdigris River a five year old boy was carried 50 yards by a large gray eagle while playing with other children. The bird dropped him 40 yards from the start as onlookers frightened it. The child escaped with minor bruises. Local farmers had previously seen two large gray eagles nesting nearby, and one was killed ten days prior while devouring a pig. The other large eagle was killed after the incident. both measured over seven feet wingtip to wingtip.
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Coweta
ST. T
Nero Charles
Indian Territory
Jackson Ferry
Virdigris River
Caweta
Verdigris River
Jackson’s Ferry
Kirkbride
The Ten Commandments Revised for Catalogue Trusts
A distorted pastiche outlines supposed rules urging farmers to buy cash and in advance from a mail order house, pressuring communities to support depot goods, church funds, local merchants, and in effect suppress local business while pushing products and services from the issuer. The piece blends absurd directives with critical tones about exploitation.
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Ounlogues
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Claude Bullock
Wate
Philadelphia
Rudolph Koradi
Moradi
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Patrick Connolly
Mamaronerk
Clarence Iffleck
Palmer Avenue
Connally
Connolly
Larchmont
Weatchester County
Oklahoma
US. A. Madge
Hydro
Detroit
Mich
Priday
John Nylan
Urbana
O. Remerin
Babe
Grandview
Cat
Bolke
Troy
John Schnieder
Troy Independent
John
Ferdinand
Big Gray Eagle
Monster Bird
Child
Jim
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