Unknown steamer foundered near Diamond Shoals Lightship
The Diamond Shoals Lightship reports an unknown steamer foundered during today’s storm about three miles northwest of the lightship. No boats or wreckage are visible and the crew’s fate is unknown as southwest winds blow at about forty five miles per hour with high seas. The City of Savannah reports Cape Lookout lightship is on station as it passed Cape Lookout this morning.
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Elizabeth City
N. C
Diamond Shoals
Savannah
Cape Lookout
Lightship Scotland damaged after schooner collision
In a heavy snow storm the Scotland lightship off the Highlands of Navesink was struck by the schooner Perry Setzer. The rail and quarter were damaged, but the lightship remained on station after revenue cutter Mohawk rushed to assist.
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New York
Scotland
Navesink
New York Harbor
Mohawk
Tompkinsville
Staten Island
Perry Setzer
Setzer
Helena Sheltered by Fourth Cliff In Snowbound S Schooner
Scituate Mass January 30 a blinding northeast snow storm drives the three masted schooner Helena lumber laden from Savannah to Portland Maine onto the rocky beach beneath the Fourth Cliff on the south shore of Massachusetts bay. The Fourth Cliff Life saving station crews pull eight men to land via a line across the rigging. With heavy wind and sea there is fear the vessel will break apart.
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Scituate
Mass
Helena
Savannah
Portland
Massachusetts Bay
Fourth Cliff
Rural mail wagon demolished by passenger train
Lohman Dunton, rural route No 2 out of Huntertown, suffered a fractured rib and a forehead gash when his wagon and harness were struck by a southbound Lake Shore train on Friday. The mail was scattered but a substitute gathered it. customers on the route were not harmed. Dunton expects several weeks at home.
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Lohman Dunton
Huntertown
Lake Shore
Dunton
Storm Strikes Southwest and East Paralyzes Rail Traffic
A massive blizzard across the Southwest and Midwest caused widespread isolation, halted train service, and heavy damage with high winds and snowfall. Arkansas Oklahoma Mississippi and Texas saw railway disruption and property losses of hundreds of thousands, while Chicago faced delayed schedules and lingering snow.
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Chicago
Middle West
Dakotas
Nebraska
Ohio
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Mississippi
Texas
Hfe
Southwest Fire and Wind Damage Racks Texas and Oklahoma
High winds and fire over two days caused about 500000 in losses across Texas and Oklahoma. Dallas saw seventeen fire alarms and several homes burned. Grand Saline and Muskogee reported structural damage. A grain elevator burn at Bison Oklahoma and oil field derricks in Glenn Pool and near Kiefer added major losses.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Oklahoma
Grand Saline
Bison
Kingfisher
Okla
Glenn
Tulsa
Muskogee
Kiefer
Texas Panhandle
Anthony's wireless powered airship demonstration
Mark O Anthony a New York electrical engineer showcased a di rigidible balloon controlled by wireless electricity. From a keyboard similar to telegraph devices he commanded propeller movements at distances up to 200 feet and claimed control could extend to twelve or fifteen miles with his apparatus.
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New York
Mark O. Anthony
Gale followed by cold wave ravages southwest
The gale left wires badly demoralized in many sections, then a cold wave swept the southwestern country from Kansas to southern Texas and into New Mexico.
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Kansas
Texas
New Mexico
Terrifying Oklahoma Wind Storm Relents After Widespread Damage
Reports from travelers describe immense destruction across Oklahoma as a twenty four hour gale halts business and freezes travel. Phone telegraph and electric poles collapse. houses fall. many fear injuries or deaths while trains run hours late. Indications suggest the storm has spent its force but recovery will take days.
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Muskogee
Okla
Oklahoma
Big fires sweep Oklahoma City amid 64 mile wind
A strong wind fueled seven fires in Oklahoma City on January 30 destroying properties valued at about $200,000. The Oklahoman building suffered a $45,000 loss, the J I Case warehouse $100,000, and five other blazes pushed total damages to $200,000. Sparks from electric motors started the fires.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
The
Oklahoman
J. I. Case Company
Case
Wind uproots church in Hot Springs, Arkansas
A heavy yesterday wind in Hot Springs toppled the Third Baptist church building in the city’s south section. The uprooting caused structural damage and disrupted services as crews assessed the scene and began cleanup operations.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Murder in Rome City as Brother-in-Law Kills Husband
Ed Wright aged fifty is found dead at his Rome City home after a quarrel with his wife. O B Giley, her brother, struck Wright on the head with a stick of wood and surrendered to authorities. The motive appears to be domestic dispute.
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Kendallville
Ind
Ed Wright
Rome City
O. B. Giley
Wright
Giley
New Guager Appointed for Fort Wayne District
M. J. Crowley of Hammond is named guager for the Fort Wayne district of the United States internal revenue department and began duties today. He succeeds Jerome Dinwiddle of Hammond, who was sent to Fort Wayne temporarily after James Ligget was promoted. Dinwiddle returns to Hammond as a former Lake county representative.
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M. J. Crowley
Hammond
Fort Wayne
United States Internal Revenue Department
Mr. Crowley
Jerome Dinwiddle
James Ligget
Mr. Dinwiddle
Lake County
Redkey Eyes Poker Games Affecting Youth
Redkey citizens suspect poker games are active in town and harming local youth. Officials vow action as residents call for enforcement and community reform.
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Redkey
Boxing Promoters See Indiana Lid Lifting Prompted by Governor
In Hammond Indiana on January 30 governor Thomas R Marshall said he would enforce laws and urged the legislature to pass a bill empowering removal of officers who permit violations. Promoters in Hammond Gary and South Bend are surprised by his stance and had expected wider opening after his election.
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Hammond
Ind
Indiana
Thomas R. Marshall
Marshall
Gary
South Bend
Country roads pad snow drifts hinder travel to city
Farmers arriving in the city report country roads in bad condition due to heavy snow drifts. They note substantial snow with bare stretches in spots and say travel was difficult even for those who rode in bobs.
Pension Board Sees Visitor From Wa bash John Higgins
Huntington, Ind held a pension board hearing for John Higgins of Wabash who seeks increased pension for injuries from a 1862 fall at a railroad trestle near Lebanon Kentucky. Higgins spoke of coastal duties in Arctic waters and a port visit with Admiral Perry opening Japan to trade. He described a year at sea, a voyage home via the Sandwich Islands, and learning of Perry’s 1853 Japan opening during this period.
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Huntington, Ind
Huntington
John Higgins
Wa‘bash
Pension Board
Lebanon i Ky
Arctic
Arthur
Perry
Japan
North Crnise
Sandwich
Passenger Train Lost in Snow Drifts Near Jackson Minnesota
A passenger train on the Southern Minnesota division of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul is stuck in a snowdrift west of Jackson Minnesota since 10:30 last night. No sleepers or dining car means no passenger accommodations. A relief train failed to reach it and no release is expected soon. A second La Crosse division train was wrecked at Portage Wisconsin early today but no injuries are reported.
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la Crosse
Wis
Minnesota
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Wessington Springs
S. C
Jackson
Minn
Portage
Herman Billik Transferred to Joliet for Life Term
Herman Billik, after two years on death row with five respites, was moved from the county jail to Joliet penitentiary to serve life for the murder of Mary Vizal. Governor Deneen commuted his death sentence to life, his first time outside jail in two years, and Billik expressed hope for a full pardon.
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Chicago
Herman Billik
Joliet
Mary Vizal
Billik
Deneen
Oil Octopus Must Pay for Deaths in Gasoline Fire
The U S Supreme Court upheld Waters-Pierce Oil Co for damages in the death of Albert S Deselms wife and two children in Orlando Oklahoma fire, affirming a $14 500 award. The court denied Consolated Gas Co of New York a rehearing on the eighty cent gas law, leaving Peckham’s decision intact.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Missouri
Albert S. Deselms
Orlando
Oklahoma
Supreme Court of
New York
Supreme Court
Consolidated Gas Company
Peckham
Whistle Stuck Triggers Fire Station Inquiries
A Lake Shore switch engine whistle stuck between 7 and 8 am Saturday and blew for about 30 minutes. Residents thought a fire was burning and telephones at Central fire station and firemen were tied up until the noise was traced with Central's help.
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Lake Shore
Central Fire Station
Telephone Central
Youthful Elopers Found After Four Days Near Napanee
Blanche Bubeck fourteen and Deward Spencer fifteen ran away from Elkhart and were located four days later at Charles Gwin’s home near Napanee. They had posed as siblings and aimed to reach Chicago.
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Blanche Bubeck
Deward Spencer
Elkhart
Charles Gwin
Nappanee
Chicago
Endorsed for Game and Fish Commissioner protection and regulation
Endorsed for Game and Fish Commissioner emphasis on protecting wildlife and regulating hunting and fishing activities. Support highlights a push for enforceable rules, sustainable harvest practices, and stronger oversight to balance conservation with hunting access.
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Game and Fish
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