Wreck Death Toll Reduced to Nineteen in Pere Marquette Crash
Grand Rapids reports revised death list from Saturday's Pere Marquette wreck at East Paris shows nineteen victims, with three names removed and one misnamed. Thirty-eight people injured, with condition improving. officials confirm no further deaths by noon.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
East Paris
Allen H. Wells
Big Rapids
Peter W. Wierenge
Peterson
Thompson
Sioux City
Iowa
F. M. Gillett
Portland
Wm. G Smith
Smith
Gillett
Pere Marquette
Wreck Toll Rises in Pere Marquette Disaster
Listed dead include L. J. Baldwin and son Malliken Michigan residents Lester Williams Daisy Giles Burt Myers Walter Jordan Joseph Hullin and others with several unidentifed. The crash occurred when a blizzard extinguished a red signal at McCords station causing trains No 5 and No 6 to collide with a massive pile up of cars and locomotives. The wreck followed the signal failure and blizzard hindering visibility with rescuers and medical aid dispatched immediately.
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L. J. Baldwin
Eon
Malliken
Mich
Lester Williams
Lansing
Daisy Giles
Lowell
McCords Station
McCords
East Park
Stis
No. 6
General MacArthur Returns From Hawaii Inspection
General MacArthur arrived aboard the Siberia from the Hawaiian Islands in good health after a military inspection. He praised the islands as a valuable U S acquisition and refused to discuss a supposed war with Germany or Colombia. He said he conducted a thorough survey of Oshu and sent Washington a report on defenses fortifications and post numbers.
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San Francisco
MacArthur
Hawaiian Islands
United States
Colombia
Colon Jones
General MacArthur
Germany
Pacific
Hawwaiian Islands
Oshu
Washington
Mrs Alexander Sullivan Dead
Chicago mourns the death of Mrs Alexander Sullivan at fifty six after a week long illness from a stroke. Born Margaret F Buchanan in Ireland she grew up in Detroit and educated at Sacred Heart convent and Detroit high school. A prolific editor and writer she contributed to the New York Sun and Chicago Times and Chronicle.
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Chicago
Alexander Sullivan
Sullivan
Margaret F. Buchanan
Ireland
Detroit
Mich
Charles A. Dana
New York Sun
Chicago Times
Wilbur F. Storey
Funeral of Mrs Hoar Held at Worcester Church
Mrs Ruth Ann Hoar wife of Senator George F Hoar dies in Washington. Funeral conducted by Rev Edward Everett Hale at the Church of the Unity Worcester. Body to be buried in Concord Mass.
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Worcester
Mass
Ruth Ann Hoar
George F. Hoar
Washington
Church of the Unity
Edward Everett Hale
Boston
Concord
Court martial to try Fries and Brooks after Iowa explosion
Secretary Moody orders a general court martial at New York navy yard on January 5 for Otto Fries gunner in charge and Sergeant Brooks marine guard. Fries charged with failing to observe precautions and Brooks charged with running away with his men seeking safety.
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Washington, Des
Board of Naval Officers
Iowa
N. Y
Moody
New York Navy Yard
Otto Fries
Brooks
Marine Guard
Fries
Japan weighs actions as war with Russia looms
Tokio reports an important cabinet and privy council meeting to discuss war options and funding. Officials note possible completion of the Seoul Fagan railway and say Russia’s reply could push Japan to safeguard Corea, though war is not certain.
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Tokio
Cabinet
Privy Council
Seoul- Fagan
Russia
Japan
Corea
Russian opinions on war and peace amid Far East tensions
Unofficial Russian views from St. Petersburg suggest the czar may seek limited concessions to Japan to avert war, while preparations for conflict are seen as peace safeguards. Analysts argue Russia aims to keep Korea to protect Far East interests, with Britain poised to gain from a prolonged standoff as Thibet and Yangtse ambitions unfold.
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St. Petersburg
Ennt
Japan
Russia
Corea
Far East
Great Britain
Thibet
Yangtse
Manchuria
Russian war meat orders placed with Gadsby and Armour firms
Des Moines reports Gadsby Packing of South Omaha received a rush order for one million pounds of extra beef from the Russian government. The beef must ship from South Omaha for delivery to San Francisco by January 26 aboard two Russian ships. Omaha sources say the ships will carry other U S supplies for Russia. Kansas City notes Armour & Co has ordered one and a half million pounds of mess meat for immediate shipment to San Francisco for delivery by January 22 destined for Port Arthur for the Russian army.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Gadsby Packing Company
South Omaha
San Francisco
Omaha
United States
War Department of Russia
Kansas City
Armour & Co
Port Arthur
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Claims Cure for Piles
H A Tisdale of Washington DC endorses DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve for his twenty year battle with piles. He says it cured him after other doctors and medicines failed. The salve combines witch hazel with antiseptics and emollients to relieve and reportedly cure piles and skin ailments. Sold by Meyer Bros. Co.
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H. A. Tisdale
Summerton
D. C
DeWitt
Meyer Bros. Co
Coffee Can Explosion Scalds Teen Worker
Eno Rolf, about 17, employed at A H Perfect & Co., was scalded in a noon accident when a coffee can overheated on a basement furnace exploded. He lives in the southern city part and was treated by Dr. Rosenthal. He remains at home for some time though not in danger.
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Eno Rolf
A. H. Perfect & Co
Rolf
Rosenthal
Robinson disputes Foulke over Indiana campaign
Washington D C Dec 28 Representative Robinson of Fort Wayne challenges former civil service commissioner W D Foulke of Richmond in a lively interview. Foulke predicts Indiana will back Roosevelt while Robinson argues Republicans will lose the state due to their mistakes and a united Democratic front. He mocks Foulke as the Rooevelt booster for Indiana.
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the Sentinel
Washington, D. C
Robinson
Fort Wayne
W. D. Foulke
Richmond
Civil Service
Foulke
Indiana
Roosevelt
Botanic Blood Balm claimed cures for blood poison and skin diseases
An advertisement from Atlanta Georgia promotes Botanic Blood Balm as a cure for blood poison eczema carbuncles and other skin ailments claiming success stories from Robert Ward of Maxeys Georgia and Geo A Williams of Roxbury. It offers free samples and medical advice with stockists listed in Fort Wayne Indiana and prepaid mail options.
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Robert Ward
Maxeys
Geo. A. Williams
Roxbury
Botanic
Atlanta
Fort Wayne
Ind
Ranke & Nusebaum
Calhoun St
Express
Trier Able to Be About After Church Accident
Fourteen weeks after a Concordia Lutheran church accident contractor Henry Trier, severely hurt with a dislocated vertebra, is able to move about though not fully recovered. He had a serious back injury and remained under care during recovery.
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Henry Trier
Concordia Lutheran Church
Trier
Foley's Honey and Tar Safe Cough Remedy
The notice warns that most cough medicines contain opiates causing constipation and safety concerns for children. It asserts Foley's Honey and Tar contains no opiates, is safe, and will not constipate, offered by Dreler & Bro.
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Foley
Dreler & Bro
Missing Van Wert girl found after long search
A Sunday search party scoured the Hoagland avenue area for Miss Fortney of Van Wert Ohio who wandered from a Whitecrefist home while visiting a neighbor and followed piano music into a different house. The 18 year old returned home on her own after the long excursion though concerns about foul play arose.
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Miss Fortney
van Wert
Ohio
Whitecrefist
Hoagland Avenue
Whitcrafts
A Thousand Dollars Worth of Good for Kidney Cure
A. H. Thurnes, Buffalo Colorado, reports years of kidney and bladder trouble with painful gravel. After using Foley's Kidney Cure, pain subsides and he feels renewed. He claims it did him a thousand dollars worth of good. Dreier & Bro.
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A. H. Thurnes
Buffalo, CO
Foley
New Delay to Peace in Chicago Livery Strike
Chicago December 28 reporters note a renewed delay in the livery strike as the Livery Owners association resists arbitration by the drivers chosen board. The owners stop short of ruling out negotiations toward a settlement despite the renewed friction.
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Chicago
Livery Owners’ Association
DeWitts Little Early Risers Sold By Meyer Bros Co
In Yoakum Texas a leading dry goods firm headed by J M Haller is noted as a source for DeWitts Little Early Risers. A traveler in a palace car advised a companion to take the pills to feel up early and well, praising the dark brown labeled pills for taste and relief from headaches.
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Texas
Yoakum
J. M. Haller
Father placed in charge as two children contract small pox
Frank Petgen was discharged from the isolation hospital after two weeks with small pox. On returning home he found two of his children ill with the disease. The house was quarantined and the father placed in charge of the patients.
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Frank Petgen
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Endorsed by Governor Atkinson
An advertisement touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a digestive remedy for all foods and stomach disorders. It claims to rebuild tissues and improve blood health and strength, with Governor G W Atkinson of West Virginia praising its effectiveness and recommending it to friends. Sold by Meyer Bros. Co.
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G. W. Atkinson
W. Va
Meyer
Bros. Co
Wages Cut Report From Pittsburgh December 1988
Pittsburgh workers face wage reductions as industry costs rise. The note cites employers adjusting pay scales in response to economic pressures during December 1988.
WIFE AND CHILD SHOT IN KY KILLING AND FLEEING ARREST
Legent Ky December 28 William Shepard of Letcher county was arrested in Whitesburg after firing at Obediah Fields home killing Riley Webb while his wife carried their infant. He fled but was captured and faces lynching danger.
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Legent
William Shepard
Letcher County
Whitesburg
Shepard
Obediah Fields
Riley Webb
Narrow escape of Prinz Heinrich from submarine mine
From Singapore reports vouched by Shanghai papers the German mail liner Prinz Heinrich escaped disaster when a submarine mine exploded two ship lengths astern as a British naval launch warned it off. Captain Heintzer tried to close speed to clear the danger. The explosion sent up a enormous jet and water.
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Heintzer
Delay in Perjury Cases in Grand Rapids
In Grand Rapids Michigan on December 28 the hearing of ex Senator George E Nichols of Ionia and William F McKnight of Grand Rapids on subornation of perjury was resumed in the Lant Salsbury bribery trial over the Lake Michigan water deal. Arthur Stowe testified about an alleged bribery attempt on Witness F H Garman and the examination adjourned to Wednesday for more testimony. Prosecutor Brown said Mrs William Leonard will testify for the People, her husband charged with the direct bribery attempt.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
George E. Nichols
Ionia
William F. McKnight
Lant K. Salsbury
Lake Michigan
Arthur Stowe
F. H. Garman
Stowe
Brown
William Leonard
Garman
British steamer Lady Joicey sinks after nitrate blaze
The British steamer Lady Joicey bound from Chilean ports to Savannah and New York with nitrate of soda caught fire and sank 75 miles south of Porto Rico last Wednesday. Captain Smith and crew plus one passenger reached Ponce in two small boats after a harrowing voyage. no deaths. One sailor suffered a broken leg.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Smith
Savannah
New York
Ponce
Young Lady Killed In Railroad Crossing Tragedy
Miss Lista Doenges aged 24 daughter of Conrad Doenges was fatally injured while crossing railroad tracks at Continental Putnam county Ohio. A Clover Leaf freight train using Nickel Plate tracks dragged her for about a quarter mile before she died within an hour.
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Columbus Grove
Nickel Plate
Continental
Putnam County
Lista Doenges
Conrad Doenges
Clover Leaf
Pelkus Sentenced for Falsifying Clerk Records in Union Trial
Chicago on December 28 saw Harry Pelkus sentenced to three months in the county jail for falsifying clerk records tied to the trial of electrical workers union members accused of assaulting non-union workers. Several indicted workers were fined $300 each today.
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Chicago
Harry Pelkus
Criminal Court
Electrical Workers’ Union
Pelkus
Wage reductions take effect at American Bridge plant
Philadelphia December 28 A wage reduction at the American Bridge company began today. Piece workers face a 10 percent cut while salaries under 4000 a year drop 20 percent and those between 4000 and 10000 lose 26 percent. About two thousand men are affected.
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Philadelphia
Amercan Bridge Company
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