Rock Island Wreck Ends in Doomed Collision Near Altavista
A head on collision between Rock Island trains Nos. 29 and 30 near Altavista, Kansas, caused a fiery wreck. About thirty killed, most Mexican laborers in the smoking car on No. 29, and forty injured, with many fatalities feared. Telegrapher John Lynes arrested after disappearance following the orders failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kas
Rock Island
Altavista
el Paso
John Lynes
Voland
Lynes
Husbands Entertained at Monroeville WCTU Gathering
A lively New Year reception at Rev and Mrs Martin home in Monroeville Indiana hosted by the husbands of W C T U and honorary members. Ninety five guests enjoyed a three course supper and a program including piano, recitation and talks on equal suffrage. Seven dollars was added to the union treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroeville
Ind
Darrell Barnhart
Virgil Youse
John van Buskirk
J. C. DeLong
Martin
Eureka Quartet
Lucy Youse
Boston
Union
Thirty Five Die In Rock Island Train Wreck In Chicago
An official Rock Island statement reports thirty five killed in a westbound wreck. Most victims were Mexican or other foreign laborers riding in the smoking car. Twenty one or fewer injured. The Kansas division recently received new block signal equipment at 12:01 a m on January 1.
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Chicago
Rock Island Railroad
Kansas Division
Public depositories and high liquor license debated
Indianapolis Jan 2. C B Lester assistant librarian reports legislators elect focus on public depositories and high liquor license. Inquiries center on maximum or minimum interest rates for depositories and required security for public funds, with collateral and surety bond debates. The liquor law data covers all aspects of high license questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
C. B. Lester
The
State House
Lester
Shot at Governor Hanly’s daughter in Indiana
In Laporte Indiana Mary C Garman wife of Purdue instructor and daughter of Governor J Frank Hanly was shot at by William Coe who has a history of insanity. The shotgun blast damaged only her seal skin coat and wounded Professor Garman but caused no serious injury. Coe fled to his home as deputies moved to arrest him with a prior threat to exact revenge after rabbits hunting. Governor Hanly’s daughter pledged action if Coe avoids punishment.
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Laporte
Ind
Mary C. Garman
Purdue University
J. Frank Hanly
William Coe
Professor Garman
Coe
Father Fails to Block Son’s Bankruptcy Discharge
Judge Anderson rules in Kendallville federal bankruptcy case of Albert Richele. Father C. G. Aichele had objected to his son's discharge but demurrer was sustained and the court granted the discharge. The ruling favored the son after the father's objections were deemed insufficient.
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Anderson
Albert Richele
Kendallville
Aichele
C. G. Aichele
Three Men Die After New Year’s Night Fight
In Pine Top Kentucky three men Harrison Stone Walter Hanks and Walter Thomas were killed after a quarrel at a country dance fueled by whiskey. The fight occurred outside a house after they were expelled from the venue. Others were wounded and details remain scarce due to inaccessibility of the area.
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Lexington
Pine Top
Knott County
Harrison Stone
Walter Hanks
Walter Thomas
Stone
Hanks
Thomas
Fort Wayne Banks Declare Dividends on Profits
Three Fort Wayne national banks announce dividends from six month profits. Old National pays 3 percent, First National 5 percent, and Hamilton National 5 percent. Each adds extra to the bank surplus. The German-American dividend period is thirty days away.
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Fort Wayne
First National
Hamilton National
Woman fires shot at judge in courtroom in St Louis
Rosa Weil a litigant in a disputed inheritance case shot at Judge J A McDowall but missed. She was disarmed, arrested, and led from the room with her sister Clara, as Deputy Burns took them into custody. Judge McDonald resumed proceedings after order was restored.
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St. Louis
J. A. McDowall
Circuit Court
Rosa Weil
McDonald
Clara Weil
Dunn Granted Poor Person Status for Third Trial in Wallen Case
Charles Dunn, facing a third trial for the killing of Alice Cothrell in Wallen, will proceed as a poor person after affidavits show financial exhaustion. Attorneys S L Morris and Henry Colerick, familiar with prior trials, are appointed, with Allen County covering fees. Trial date not yet set. Separately, William H. Baker of Wabash sues for divorce from Mrs Bailey, citing estranged relations.
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Charles Dunn
Alice Cothrell
Wallen
Samuel L. Morris
Dunn
O'Rourke
Supreme Court
Messrs. S. L. Morris
Henry Colerick
Fire devastates West Fifty-third Street tenement block
A massive early morning blaze in New York destroyed a large tenement at 427 West Fifty-third and a boarding stable at 429-431 West Fifty-third, injuring about a dozen and leaving forty families homeless. Water pressure failed, and looting followed as police struggled to maintain order amid chaos.
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New York
West Fifty-third Street
West Fifty Third Street
West Fifty-fourth Street
Hudson River
Tenth Avenue
Great Financier Foresees Crisis Ahead Says Fish
New York Jan 2 Stuyvesant Fish warns a great industrial and political crisis is due with hints of imminent calamities. He cites dear money despite gold output, war costs in Britain and Russia, 1906 losses from San Francisco to Valparaiso, famine in China, and rising prices. Wall Street absorbs loan funds while banks lend freely elsewhere, and the stock exchange is described as a plaything of cliques with investor distrust growing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Stuyvesant Fish
Great Britain
Japan
Russia
San Francisco
Valparaiso
China
United States
Wall Street
Disappearance of Jacob Bryant Near Butler
Jacob Bryant is missing from his Butler home. A man matching his description bought a railroad ticket to Portland Oregon. Friends suspect financial worries drove him west amid unanswered questions.
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Jacob Bryant
Butler
Portland
Oregon
Mr. Bryant
McRea Named President of Pennsylvania Railroad
Jamey McCrea of Pittsburg was elected president of the Pennsylvania Railroad by directors to succeed the late A. J. Cassatt. The policy will remain, and McCrea aims to continue Cassatt’s progressive development. staff changes and relocations follow.
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Philadelphia
Jamey McCrea
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Lines
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
A. J. Cassatt
McCrea
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cassatt
MecCrea
Joseph Wood
F Pittsburg
Western Lines
William W. Atterbury
Interurban seeks eight mile right of way in Auburn case
The Toledo and Chicago Interurban company has filed in the circuit court at Auburn to condemn a right of way along the eastern side of the Lake Shore railroad tracks from Waterloo to Butler, an eight mile stretch. This would extend the line from Auburn to Fort Wayne via Kendallville and Garrett.
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Toledo and Chicago Interurban Company
Auburn
Lake Shore
Waterloo
Butler
Kendallville
Garrett
Fort Wayne
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Kansas
No. 29
State Library
Hanly
Kentucky
Judge Oh Bench
Bailey
William H. Baker
Wabash
H. Gregory, & Son
Marblehead
Cole
Europe
London
America
Bryan
Hearst
Hughes
Keep
Roosevelt
Stuyvesant
Earl S. Sloan
Mass
Mrs. Winslow
McRea
Pennsylvania
Wad
R. J. Cassatt
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