Negro mob raids Bad Lands in Columbus riot
A mob of about 60 white soldiers raided the Negro district Bad Lands in Columbus on January 22, smashing windows and terrorizing residents for an hour. Two companies of regulars and police were dispatched. about half the attackers have been arrested. Major Glenn reported no full officer briefing yet and warned trains to stay. Interlinked riot followed a Saturday stabbing at a Negro resort. soldiers reportedly attacked Saloon sites on Locust and Naughton streets, with several saloons wrecked and windows shattered. Police claimed few arrests. most soldiers fled barracks, with no definitive culprit identified.
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Columbus
Maj
Glenn
War Department
Locust Street
Fourth Street
Locust and
Naughton
Pabst Brewing Co
P. J. O’connors
Magagis Whittaker
Salvation Army
Manitowoc
Wis
Gibson
Weasel Hardina
Tragic Powder Car Explosion Kills 27 In Sandford
A carload of powder exploded beside a passing freight train near Sandford, Indiana, destroying three passenger coaches of No. 4 and hurling the engine off the track. At least 27 dead and 35 injured, many fatally, were taken to hospitals in Terre Haute Paris and Sandford as investigators seek a full cause. Eyewitness C E Marra described a terrifying blast and burning balls of fire across the scene.
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Terre Haute
Mad
Big Four
Sandford
Here
Paris
William Thompson
Ind
William Davis
Vermillion
J. W. Sutherland
John Franklin
Ashmore
Ill
A. D. Hector
Elbridge
Charles Gosnell
Noah Wolf
Clark Steel
A. A. Hicks
Dr. Haslet
Grands View
Frank Fielder
Findlay
Mary Earhart
H. B. Lakely
John A. Bowen
James Fenton
Klever
J W. Southcott
A. Kuykendall
Seltz Wolf
Remarkable Double Appendix Found in Patient
Des Moines hospital surgeons discovered two appendixes in Mrs Ralph White during an operation for appendicitis both badly diseased by gangrene. The pair, aligned side by side within an inch, measured four inches in length and were removed. The 28 year old woman has recovered. Efforts aim to preserve the duplicated organ for study.
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Des Moines
Ralph White
Methodist Hospital
Mysterious Deaths In Calgary Tannery Family
Calgary January tragedy wipes out the Edward Dardinis tannery family. Ferdinand found dead in bed with a newborn infant beside him and Mrs Dardinis on the floor nearby. Two young boys in another bed died from severe freezing as police suspect coal gas exposure and failed repairs.
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Calgary
Alberta
Edward Dardinis
Ferdinand
Mre
Ex-Gov Higgins近况无显著变化及 Shea 案 jury 续审
来自Olean报道 former Gov Frank W Higgins病情在过去12小时无显著变化。 Janeway医生返纽约称无能为力。 Chicago传来消息，针对 Cornelius P Shea 等劳工领袖的1905年车队罢工阴谋案陪审团尚未达成 verdict。
Multiple deaths in steel mill and a suicide in Pittsburg
In Pittsburg, Mamle Heard Mitte Hess recalls a family tragedy as three relatives die at Jones and Laughlin steel works. Her husband Henry Mitte was killed at work, then her brothers and cousin also died in the same mill. She remarried Frank J Hess, who later killed himself by carbolic acid. In Springfield Michigan, thirty diphtheria cases prompt state health officials to investigate Urbana outbreaks. In Chicago railroad talks, railroads meet with conductors and trainmen over wages and hours, with a potential settlement.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Mamle Heard Mitte
Hess
McClurg Street
Henry Mitte
Jones and Laughlin Steel Works
Frank J. Hess
Thaw Goes On Trial For Murder
Jerome New York January 23 principal state witnesses in the Thaw case held a final secret conference with the state attorney and his aides. Nearly all witnesses expected to testify against Thaw were subpoenaed and present for questioning on anticipated testimony before the upcoming trial for the Stanford White murder. Thaw passed a quiet night and rose early for a long session with his attorneys.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Thaw
Than
Trial Looms Over Madison Square Garden Shooting Case
The opening of the sensational case against a defendant over the Madison Square Garden roof murder of June 25 looms with delays, promises of a brief prosecution based on testimony, and a two week timeline for jurors. The defense invokes a home defense argument, while family leanings favor the alternative. Time will tell which strategy prevails.
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Manwease
Stanford White
Madison Square Garden
Daniel Voorhees
Fire destroys Williams Building in Richmond blaze
The Richmond fire department fought a 1:45 a.m. blaze at the Williams Building at Ninth and Cary, housing Southern Express Co and Blues Armory. By 3:30 a.m. the fire was under control but the Williams Building was a total loss. the Blues Armory suffered ammunition explosions and uniforms were lost. one fireman allegedly killed by a falling wall.
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Richmond
Fire Department
Williams
Ninth
Cary
Southern Express' Co
Blues’ Armory
Williame
Double murder suspected in Kaukauna Wisconsin
Police suspect a double murder after the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. John Lehrmann were found at their home near Kaukauna Wisconsin. Mrs Lehrmann lay under a bed covered by mattresses and bedding while Mr Lehrmann sat upright on the bed. The wealthy couple lived alone and their savings appeared untouched with $3300 in securities and cash found on Lehrmann. They had an adopted son who survives them.
Buried Church Fund Rigs for Cornwall Restoration
Report notes a disaster near Te Duren East Indian Islands south of Atehta with Simalu largely gone and up to 1500 killed. It also discusses the Cornish buried church of Perranzabuloe renamed as St Piran in the Sand, its rediscovery in 1885, and ongoing fundraising for restoration.
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Te Duren
Cornwall
Perranzabuloe
England
St. Pran-in-sabulo
Piran
Out of the Woods and Back and the Verbal Meet
A humorous dialogue sequence unfolds with coded banter about wilderness, work, and social pretensions. The performers exchange quips on independence, psychology, and marriage. The scene plays on disguise and witty bets amid a theatrical air.
Ferdinand Commercial Club Call Notice on Railway Interest
Communication from Southern Railway Co. informs citizens of important interest. Ferdinand Commercial Club urges attendance at the next meeting to discuss the matter.
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Ferdinand Commercial Club
The
Southern Railway Co
Neighborhood notes on jail inmates and charges
Deputy sheriff Amos W Niehaus gives a Dubois jail count for 1906 showing inmates and charges. Items mention burglary intoxication and forgery with inmate names partially legible. The fragment outlines a listing of individuals detained and actions alleged by authorities in that year.
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Amos W. Niehaus
Dubois Oo
Bowbolde
Court Hearings Focus on Behrens at Jasper Session
Citizens from Huntingburg attend court in Jasper to hear Charles Behrens, former cashier of the People's State Bank, testify in creditor suits. his hours on the stand yield no dramatic disclosures as anticipated. A New Harmony Register note observes more electric railroads on paper than on wheels in New Harmony, with Ferdinand catching up. The Lincoln City burial ground of Nancy Hanks Lincoln may pass to Indiana under a proposed law creating a dedicated board and funding for fencing and maintenance. Vincent Bolin dies at 81 in Ferdinand township, with interment in the family graveyard. A wandering picture agent markets a new flashlight photography scheme, targeting homes with compliments on interiors before begging entry to take photos.
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Huntingburg
Jasper
Charles Behrens
People’s State Bank
Behrens
Lincoln City
Nancy Hanks Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Spencer County
Board of Commissioners
State Board of Forestry
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Sixnalin
Elizabethpol
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Cornelius P. Shea
Teamsters
Springfield
Egan
State Board of Health
Westervelt
Urbana
Sigma Nu
Chicago, Ill
Jerome
Chamber of Commerce
Armory
Miss Fluff
Miss Vassar
Miss Vasser
Old Gotrox
Gotrox
Neighborhood Notes
New Harmony
New Harmony Register
Vincent Bolin
John Schmett
Ferdinand Township
Zoar
Jasper Courier
Oliver Wood
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