Chinese throne abdicated as rulers plan retirement later
A Shanghai cable message says Peking proclaims abdication and that the empress dowager and the emperor intend to retire to the summer palace at Jehol. In Peking a bomb wounded Premier Yuan Shi Kai’s carriage crew, killing two soldiers and injuring many. Three Chinese revolutionaries were captured nearby as the assassination attempt unfolded.
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Shanghai
Chung Sai Yat Po
Peking
Jehol
China
Premier Yuan Shi Kai
Imperial Court
Yuan Shi Kai
Cooper Elected President of Northern Indiana Life Underwriters
W P Cooper of New York Life is named president at the association's annual meeting in Fort Wayne. He succeeds G W Orr who moves to chairman of the executive committee of the National Association of Life Underwriters. Other officers named include J F Conway Julian F Franke A W Young Jacob Hartman Stuart K King Del C Fitch John Hancock E C Ungemach Jacob A Zimmer. The group notes a prosperous year with record membership gains across northern Indiana.
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Indiana Life Underwriters’ Association
W. P. Cooper
New York Life
Cooper
G. W. Orr
Two Life
National Assorition of Life Underwriters
J. F. Conway
Julian F. Franke
Penn Mutual
A. W. Young
Etus
Jacob Hartman
Massachusetts Mutual
Stuart K. King
Mutual Benefit
del C. Fitch
John Hancock
E. C. Ungemach
Phoenix Mutual
Jacob A. Zimmer
Prudential
C. W. Orrina
Indiana
7. F. Conway
C. W. Orr
Fort Wayne
Clark
Fairbank Presidency and Succession Incident
Fairbank remained president until his death two years later and was succeeded by C. W. Orr who has held the office since. Mr. Conway, a vice president, has served as secretary of the organization.
Iron workers killed as blast furnace bursts near Duisburg
Eight iron workers died and two were seriously injured when a blast furnace exploded near Duisburg Germany on January 16. The molten metal flowed into molds trapping victims while others fled in terror. Eleven men were seriously hurt in the disaster.
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Duisburg
Germany
Factory Fire Destroys Eckhart Carriage Plant at Auburn
A two story Eckhart Carriage Co factory in Auburn burned at 3 10 this morning wiping out the building and contents in a loss of 25000. The blaze started in the paint department and the sheet iron covering hindered fighting the flames. Charles Eckhart, president, and Frank Eckhart, manager, say rebuilding is undecided. the plant is separate from the Auburn Auto Co operations.
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Sentinel
Auburn
Ind
Eckhart Carriage Company
Alma Burns
City Department
Burns
Seventh Street
Charles Eckhart
Frank Eckhart
Catrriage Company
Auburn Auto Company
Eckharta
Schroeder to Host City Hall Meeting on Park Districts
Schroeder will entertain at the Anthony at 6 30 tonight with City Attorney Harry Hogan and Police Chief Abbott. Capt Matt Rundell serves as sergeant at arms. After dinner, officials will reconvene as a committee of the whole at city hall to discuss the ordinance dividing the city into park districts.
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Anthony
Louis L. C. Schroeder
Harry Hogan
Abbott
Matt Rundell
Civic Improvement Meeting Planned Wednesday
The North Wayne Heights Civic Improvement Association will meet Wednesday at 8 p.m. at B. C. Younge’s home 1720 Howell Street. All residents in the district are invited to attend.
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North Wayne Heights
South Branch to Open Soon on Fort Wayne’s South Side
The German American Trust company plans a south side branch in a near-complete building at Calhoun and Holman streets, with delays pushing opening date beyond the original plan. Tenants moving in include Fort Wayne Correspondence School, J W Kidd Co, Dr Metcalfe, and Siemon Wall Paper Co. The Fort Wayne Clearing House association holds its annual meeting tomorrow at 3 pm at Manager Paul Kuhne’s office to elect officers.
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Trust Company
Fort Wayne Clearing House Association
Paul F. Kuhne
Five Deering Children Die In Wisconsin House Fire
Five children aged 1 to 13 of John Deering perished when their home near Prentice Wisconsin burned to the ground. Mrs Deering and the oldest son were milking cows in the barn and the house collapsed as they rushed back to save them. The children were asleep when the flames overtook the dwelling.
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Prentice, Wis
John Deering
Deering
Government examines Morris & Co. books in Chicago packing trial
Counsel continues probe into Morris & Co. ledgers with shipment records from 1908 to 1910. Timmins testifies inventories are monthly and value basis relies on market prices. He admits no copy of subordinate instructions on beef cost is kept.
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Chicago
Morris & Co
Harry A. Timmins
Sheean
JT Do
Timmins
Noe
Bosse Visits Fort Wayne Advancing Boehne Governing Bid
Benjamin Bosse of Evansville, first district member of the state central committee and Boehne campaign manager, met local Democrats in Fort Wayne on Friday evening to press Boehne for the Democratic nomination for governor this year.
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Benjamin Bosse
Evansville
Democratic State Central Committee
John W W. Boehne
Fort Wayne
Bosse
Boehne
US Marine Corps deployments to China begin in October
Nine hundred Marines dispatched from the Philippines since October in a quiet build up for China contingencies. A battalion of five hundred infantrymen now on its way to reinforce the situation, signaling a broader US readiness in the region.
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Washington
United States Marine Corps
China
Philippines
United States
Bank President McClure Dies After Bank Closure
Cincinnati report states Thomas F. McClure, former president of the Metropolitan Bank and Trust, died today in the federal building. His bank failed as state examiners closed it two months earlier, and McClure had been in a sad condition since the collapse.
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Cincinnati
Thomas F. McClure
Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company
Federal
McClure
How the Colonel Does Talk Hear the Man Go On
New York reports Col Theodore Roosevelt dismissed rumors of steel interests backing his presidential bid calling them tomfoolery He also joked about Carnegie testimony before Congress and joked over government ownership of telegraph lines amid questions about Taft support</s>
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Theodore Roosevelt
Indianapolis
Carnegie
House Committee
Col. Roosevelt
Washington
Hitchcock
Taft
Delegates From Fort Wayne Headed to Gary Convention
Seven delegates from the Fort Wayne Retail Merchants association left Tuesday morning aboard the Manhattan Limited to attend the Indiana Retail Merchants association convention in Gary. President George M. Haffner led the group along with H C Rose W R Seavey H F Kennerk I Freiburger G A Dehm and C M Mills. If victory seems likely Fort Wayne may bid to host the next meeting, a decision Gary won by one vote last year after holding the six years ago.
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Fort Wayne
Gary
Fort Wayne Featured In Travelers' Protective Association Souvenir
Fort Wayne will play a prominent role in a handsome Indiana history souvenir being prepared by the Travelers' Protective Association for the Indiana state convention at Muncie in May and the national convention at Peoria. E. G. Clarke of Post R. Muncie is organizing Fort Wayne's representation, with views of notable buildings streets parks and data on the city. The volume aims to showcase Indiana cities for traveling salesmen and will circulate at least 12 000 copies at the state and national gatherings.
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Fort Wayne
Indiana
Travelers’ Protective Association
Muncie
Peoria
E. G. Clarke
Post R. Muncie
Talbot in New Escapade Instigates Downtown Stir
John W. Talbot supreme president of the Order of Owls again draws attention in South Bend Indiana. He rode through downtown stores on horseback entering a tobacconist and alighting on a billiard table then visiting a saloon and skimming the bar. He later frightened women clerks in several shops.
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South Bend
Ind
John W. Talbot
the Order of Owls
Talbot
Tobacconists
Northwestern bonspiel resumes in Duluth morning events
Duluth Minnesota January 16 the Duluth and St Paul jobbers bonspiel resumed at 9 o clock with events well under way and the Minneapolis Curling club event also on the program for the day.
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Duluth
Minn
St. Paul
Northwestern
Minneapolis Curling Club
International Harvester appeal to U S Supreme Court over Missouri ouster
Washington report states International Harvester filed an appeal with the U S Supreme Court challenging a Missouri Supreme Court action that ousted the company from the state under antitrust allegations.
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Washington
International Harvester Company
United States
Supreme Court of Missouri
Boy Locked in Burning Store Sparks Outcry
A 3 year old boy trapped inside a Calhoun street fruit store by a locked door was rescued by Ed Bryck after a passerby alarmed locals when flames leapt from a couch near an overheated stove. Firefighters contained the blaze with minor property damage while the father, who had left the child alone, faced sharp public condemnation.
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Lasseff Malloley
Calhoun Trees
Ed Bryck
Sentinel
Children to Have Pat Plan Launched by East Side Civic Group
The East Side Civic Improvement association met at German-American Trust and began a plan to involve children in beautifying lawns trees and gardens. A citywide section rivalry is proposed with schools guiding civic improvements. W H Scheiman chairs a six member committee which will expand to eight. another meeting is set for Jan 31.
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East Side Civic Improvement Association
Women Granted Full Political Equality in Sweden
Stockholm reports that the throne speech of the riksdag outlines a bill to enfranchise women and allow them to vote and stand for election on equal terms with men. All Swedes over 24, not legally disabled, gain voting rights for the second chamber, as King Gustave endorses the measure for state interests.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Riksdag
Rikedag
Gustave
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