Cornell Fire Kills Seven at Ithaca Chi Psi House Tragedy
In Ithaca on December 7 seven people die in a Cornell university fire at the Chi Psi chapter house. Victims include Ithaca volunteers A S Robinson Esty Landon John Rumsey and students O L Schmuck F W Grelle H M Nichols J M McCutcheon. Fire starts in the basement kitchen as wind drives flames through the building.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell University
A. S. Robinson
John Rumsey
Esty Landon
O. L. Schmuck
Hanover
F. W. Grelle
South Orange
W. H. Nichols
Chicago
J. M. M'Cutcheon
Pittsburg
Chi-Psi
Jennie McGraw Fiske
Cornell
Williard Fiske
H. M. Nichols
F. W. Greele
Orange
N. J
W. W. Goetz
Milwaukee
Delta Chi
Physician to the Pope Dr Lapponi Dies in Rome
Dr Lapponi, physician to the pope, died at 7 a m in Rome after a long illness from stomach cancer. The pope sent the apostolic benediction as he sank and was deeply grieved by the news. Lapponi was popular with clericals and anti clericals alike.
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Rome
Lapponi
Poitif
Leo XIII
Paramore, Fort Wayne Humorist, Dies at 65
Howard H. Paramore longtime Fort Wayne newspaper writer under Alas P Yorick died Tuesday near Plainfield after a bout with typhoid fever. He arrived in Fort Wayne in 1890 91 as a book publisher rep and wrote for the Fort Wayne Press later becoming editor. He later moved to Indianapolis where he helped found the Adscript club and served as advertising manager for Levy Bros and editor of Bank Notes. Funeral planned in Indianapolis Friday.
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Howard H. Paramore
Fort Wayne
P. Yorick
Plainfield
Mr. Paramore
Old Fort Wayne Press
The
Press
Indianapolis
Adscript Club
Levy Bros
Cit
Bank Notes
Bevridges Proposes Meat Inspection Cost Shift
Senator Beveridge introduced a bill to amend the meat inspection act to require packers to pay inspection costs. A second amendment would mandate that the inspection date and packing or canning date appear on each package.
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Washington
Beveridge
Senate adopts Penrose and Foraker resolutions on information
In Washington the Senate adopts Penrose and Foraker resolutions requesting information from the secretary of war and the president regarding the discharge of colored troops. In Elkhart Receiver Turner begins a new 5 percent dividend toward creditors of the Indiana National Bank, which failed in 1908, bringing total paid to 40 percent with more expected. A 5 percent payment needs 36000 dollars.
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Washington
Penrose
Foraker
Secretary of War
Senate
Turner
Elkhart
Indiana National Bank
Total Loss in Frisco Fire Totals Revealed
Report by the San Francisco chamber of commerce committee details a 3000 acre blaze affecting 25,009 buildings across 520 blocks. Insurance coverage reached about 235 million with total property loss estimated at 3.85 billion, and payouts expected near 80 percent of claims.
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San Francisco
Board of Trustees of the
Chamber of Commerce
Baltimore
Toronto
Chicago
Deadly shooting in South Greenville leaves four wounded
In Greenville Massachusetts on December 7 Felix Holman a negro from Arkansas killed Celina Holman at Mrs Pratt's boarding house for Negroes. Police officers entered to arrest him and he died during the arrest. Thompson and Coffer were wounded and Officer Abercromlin seriously injured. Civilian N Warner was lightly struck by a stray bullet. Holman surrendered after being cornered in a warehouse.
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Greenville
Mass
Felix Holman
Arkansas
Celina Holman
Thompson
Coffer
Abercromlin
N. Warner
Crouch
Holman
Injured Jefferson Township man in wagon accident
Louis Bonjour, a wealthy Jefferson Township resident, was seriously hurt when a wagon tow team broke and the wagon swung back striking his knees. The impact burst tendons in both legs and he will be confined to bed for some time with possible permanent injury.
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Louis Bonjour
Jefferson Township
Mr. Bonjour
San Francisco Mayor and Ruef arraigned on graft charges
San Francisco mayor Schmitz and Abe Ruef were arraigned on extortion charges. The cases were continued to Monday as court officials debated arraignment procedure and the defendants' pleas. Ruef initially refused to rise. both men were ordered to stand for identification.
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San Francisco
Schmitz
Abe Ruef
Ruef
Francis J. Heney
Henry Act
Dunne
Frank Drew
Heney
Man funds business via pact with the Lord in ledger
Minneapolis merchant H O Roberts says he vowed to give the Lord a share of earnings since 1898 and balances accounts annually. He claims prosperity after keeping the oath, says he is not a fanatic, and notes his wife died recently after health trips to California. He recalls a prior 1893 panic loss but kept faith and recovered.
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Minneapolis
Minn
H. O. Roberts
Western Avenue North
Roberts
Mr. Roberts
California
Bryan Voices on Roosevelt Message in Lincoln
William J. Bryan comments on President Roosevelt s message calling it a mixed document with both democratic gains and bold assertions. He approves labor and eight hour law positions, critiques government by injunction, and deplores warlike talk while urging restraint and justice as peace s guarantor. He favors treaty rights protections with careful limits to state sovereignty.
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Lincoln
Neb
Roosevelt
William J. Bryan
Army
Bryan
Congress
State Statistician Joe Stubbs Dies After Illness
Indianapolis, Dec. 6 Joseph H. Stubbs state statistician died today after a prolonged illness. He leaves a widow and three children. Stubbs was elected state statistician in 1904 after a career as a commercial traveler and enjoyed wide popularity. He received the highest votes on the Republican ticket this fall and was reelected. Governor Hanly will name a successor to the office.
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Indianapolis
Joseph H. Stubbs
State Statistician
Hanly
Stubbs
Statistician
Photograph of $10,000 check tied to insurance case
A photograph of a ten thousand dollar check payable to James Y. Watkins as trustee and signed by Timothy Donoven was produced in the George Burnham Jr trial in supreme court. Burnham, counsel for the Mutual Reserve Life Association, faces larceny charges from the insurance investigation related to a demand for one hundred thousand dollars alleged to sway the Mutual Reserve president’s response.
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New York
James Y. Watkins
Timothy Donoven
Louis F. Payn
Payn
United States Express Company
George Burnham, Jr
Supreme Court
Burnham
Mutul Reserve Fund Life Association
Mutual Reserve
Cook Found Guilty in Granger Murder Case
Eugene Cook was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison for fatally stabbing John Perkins at Granger. He collapsed with a knife wound as he was brought into court, and medical experts say recovery is unlikely.
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South Bend
Ind
Eugene Cook
John Perkins
Granger
Cook
Americans Slain In BOLO Rush On Leyte Island
Late reports from Captain Ham describe a fight four miles from La Paz on the Taragona trail where a detachment of Company L, Eighth U S Infantry and constabulary under Lieutenant Yates were attacked by about sixty Pulajanes. Five Americans were killed and nine wounded. the enemy suffered about thirty dead. Names of the fallen include Sergeants Joseph Clark and James Provan, and Privates Dufferin, W Hadley, andEdward Keogh. Wounded include Corporal Weld and Privates McHenry, Edge, Wakefield. Serious condition reported for Lieutenant Yates.
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Manila
Samuel V. Ham
Leyte
Eighth United States Infantry
Ralph P. Yates, Jr
la Paz
Taragona
Latoblan
Iloilo
Joseph Clark
James Provan
Dufferin
Bolo
W. Hadley
Edward Keogh
Corporal Weld
McHenry
Edge
Wakefield
Armstrong
Brennan
Herreg
Holst
Richardson
Yates
Constabulary
Four Die in Maine Central Railroad Wreck
Lewiston Maine December 7 Four people were killed and three others seriously injured when a head on collision occurred between a special and a regular freight train near Annabessacook. The dead include Fireman Hodges Engineer Forrest Fletcher Engineer Harriman and Brakeman Rowe. Fireman Freeman suffered a severe arm fracture and may require amputation.
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Lewiston
Maine Central Railroad
Annabessacook
Hodges
Forrest Fletcher
Harriman
Rowe
Charles F. Freeman
Trustee pursues deportation for foreign pauper case
An immigration pauper case unfolds as Nic Gargal seeks township help for funeral costs after his child’s illness and death at St Joseph's hospital. Trustee Cornelius Gearin questions deportation eligibility and agrees to share burial costs with Gargal's friends. A separate Steuben court verdict finds William Garrett guilty of assault and battery with no intent to kill, fined $1 and costs.
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Nic Gargal
Cornelius Gearin
United States
Gargal
St Joseph’s Hospital
Gearin
William Garrett
Fremont
Steuben County
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Cacopter House
J. M. McCutcheon
McCutchen
C. J. Pope
College Grounds
Rumsey
Landon
Robertson
Schmuck
Mr. Nichols
H. M. Curry, Jr
Powers
Schurman
Pope
Dr. Lapponi
H. H. Paramore
Beveridges
Packers
Frisco
South
Weisser
Breen & Morris
Magdaline Weisser
United States Circuit Court
Park Commissioners
City of
Hanna Street
Boss Reuf
Joe Stubbs
Lou Payn
Earl S. Sloan
Boston
Uneeda Biscuit
National Biscuit Company
Closson Wagoner
E. T. Wagoner
Wabash
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