Four Firemen Trapped in Warehouse Collapse One Dead
In New York a fire at Hill's paper warehouse collapsed trapping four firefighters. John Seifert and Daniel J. Campbell were heard alive and later rescued. Campbell died in the ruins. Thomas Lennon was killed instantly. Seifert’s condition described as weak with a badly injured leg while his wife urged rescuers to speed efforts.
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New York
Seifert
Campbell
Hill
Debrig
John Seifert
Messange
Daniel J. Campbell
Thomas Lennon
Collapse of Engine 32 Fire Team Tragedy Reaches Depths
Fourth floor buckling trapped Lennon Campbell Seifert and J J Quinn amid hot brick and timbers. Quinn survived and cried for Dan Campbell as rescuers pulled him free. Chief Duffy and O Conner injured. rescuers withdrawn. Lennon Campbell Seifert later confirmed dead. Seifert’s warning came after nightfall.
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Lennon
Campbell
Seifert
Engine 32
J. J. Quinn
Quinn
Dan Campbell
Dan
Duffy
O’connor
Bina
Thomas Lennon
Daniel J. Campbell
John Seifert
Buried Fireman Seifert Rescued With Tube Aid
Ambulance arrived quickly after Seifert’s voice was heard. A rubber tube was inserted through debris to his mouth, giving him a stimulant and hot coffee. Father Rafferty and Father Smith administered absolution as rescue continued, Seifert remaining hopeful despite uncertainty.
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Seifert
Father Rafferty
Barron’s Closing Out Sale of Personal Property
Barron’s sale notice lists a 1907 farm auction 12 miles south west of Freeport with 87 head of cattle and 12 horses, 88 hogs, 24 sows, farm machinery and 80 tons of hay. Sale starts 10am, terms two percent discount over ten dollars. ten months on larger sums, cash under ten dollars. Joseph Barron.
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Freeport
Shannon
Borton
Joseph Barron
Debris Threatens Rescuer in Seifert Rescue
Rescue crews faced a volatile debris risk as Seifert remained trapped. Doctors ordered oxygen to keep him alive and prevent suffocation should debris shift. Strychnine and whisky were administered via a tube to stimulate him while firemen and emergency bureau workers continued efforts.
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Walla
Seifert
Emergecey Department
The
Bureau of Buildings
Land fraud trial witness says she needed the money
Mrs. Sarah M. Allen of Defiance Iowa testified in Omaha as the government wrapped up its case against A R Modisett A M Modisett H C Dale and William C Smooth. She said she filed on land at their urging and once visited a small building like a playhouse. Asked why she filed she replied she needed the money and would not pay for any improvements.
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Omaha
Neb
A. R
A. M. Modisett
H. C. Dale
William C. Smooth
Sarah M. Allen
Defiance
A. R. Madisett
Madisett
Kinkaid Inn
Strike formally ends on agreement between unions and Harriman roads
Houston, January 8. The Southern Pacific firemen strike is formally off after an agreement signed by Thornwell Fay and W. G. Van Vieck for Harriman roads, with union leaders W. H. Wills and Timothy Shea. A three arbitrators board will decide if the railroad abrogated its contract when it signed the May 1, 1906 agreement with the engineers. Seniority matters are left to the B I E E board, and each group’s concessions will be set by the arbitration board. Nearly all strikers are back at work.
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Houston
Tex
Southern Pacific
Thornwell Fay
W. G. van Vieck
Harriman Roads
W. H. Wills
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Timothy Shea
Brotherhood of Locomotive Streben
Southern Pacific Railroad
B. I. EE. Board of Adjustment
Board of Arbitration
Dreadful Deed of a Madman in Providence Hotel
William M. Rhodes, 41, a Providence real estate dealer, shot and killed his mother Tret C. Thodes, 63, as she sat in a rocking chair, then killed himself. Police report he was mentally unbalanced.
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Providence
R. 1
William M. Rhodes
Tret C. Thodes
Stinson Requisition Issued for Indiana Burglary Charge
Albany Jan 8 Governor Hughes granted a requisition for William Stinson of Terre Haute Indiana on a charge of burglary. Stinson was vice president of the United Mine Workers for Indiana's eleventh district and stands accused of misappropriating funds.
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Stinson
Indiana
Albany
N. Y
Hughes
Willian Stinson
Terre Traute
Ind
United Mine Workers
Boy Killed in Jan 8 Play Duel in Chanute
In Chanute Kansas a 14 year old named Orlin Bingley was killed during a mock duel with a companion. The revolvers were loaded unbeknownst to the boys.
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Chanute
Kan
Orlin Bingley
Tames McCrea Assumes Presidency of Pennsylvania Railroad
McCrea has formally assumed duties as the new president of the Pennsylvania railroad. An official statement cites China’s famine at 4 000 000 starving. Supreme Court Justice Moody has issued his first opinion. King Oscar shows improvement and can sit up for hours daily. Wisconsin officers elect have been installed. inaug ball omitted. Cortelyou resigns GOP chair. New acts chair. National baseball magnates meet in Cincinnati. Crokerlings denies return to US. St Petersburg Christmas Day solemn. German emigration 1906 via Hamburg Bremen totals 881 826. Senate pensions committee favors bill to raise army nurses pensions. Hundreds of cattle starve along CPR fences Medicine Hat to Calgary.
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Tames McCrea
Pennsylvania Railroad
China
Justice Moody
Supreme Court of the United States
Oscar
James O. Davidson
Wisconsin
George B. Cortelyou
Republican National Committee
Tarry S. New
Cincinnati
Richard Crokerlings
Dublin
United States
St. Petersburg
Germany
Hamburg
Bremen
Senate Committee On Pensions
Canadian Pacific
Medicine Hat
Calgary
B.C
John’s Explanation Hiccup Confusion in 3 Watch Story
Mrs Noodles confronts John as he staggers into the room with a collared shirt on a chandelier. He claims it is 1 o'clock while she insists the clock struck 3 ten minutes earlier. The issue centers on a so called repeater clock and a misread time.
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John
Milwaukee
Seut'uel
Who Are the Guilty Expert Deliberations in Dougherty Case
A Sunday night blast at the Peoria public library damaged the Dougherty records by theft and burning. Police suspect expert burglars aided by insiders, as a back door was bored and nitro used to access the supervisor’s office. Bondsmen listed include Richard A. Culter and others. Separate notes report a 12 year old stabbing a 16 year old in Vandalia and two suicides in Danville and Rossville.
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Peoria
Til
Public Library
N. C. Dougherty
Dougherty
Smith
Brary
Conservator appointed in Alabama over Josiah Gorham farm
In Champaign Alabama on January 8 P B Wig gins of Homer named conservator for 86 year old Josiah Gorham who deeded his 320 acre farm valued at 170 dollars per acre to nieces and housekeeper Louise Pyatt for one dollar and affection. The deed included a clause giving a third of income to the Christian church. Henry Gorham sued but the suit was dismissed after Pyatt returned the deed. Pyatt will care for Gorham under a fixed contract and Wiggins will guard the estate.
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Champaign
P. BE. Wiggins
Homer
Josiah Gorham
Louise Pyatt
O. K. Deney
Christian Church
Henry Gorham
Josiah
Jefferson era library clash over Post books
Chicago January 8 trustee Louis FP Post blocks inclusion of his own books in the John P Altgeld library list. He declares under no circumstances will his works be included, stalling the plan and turning attention to the dispute over literary inclusion.
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Chicago
Louis FP. Post
Post
John P. Altgeld Schon
Springfield Hunting Accident Kills 16YearOld Eddie Mann
Eddie Mann aged 16 was shot and killed while out hunting with a companion. They were on a lumber pile when handling a shotgun, and a trigger fired injuring Mann. The incident occurred in January in Springfield.
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Springfield
Eddie Mann
Leonard Merker Dies at Nashville Illinois Age 75
Nashville Illinois January 8 Leonard Merker longtime associate county judge of Washington county in the 1870s and a resident of Illinois for seventy five years has died at the age of seventy five. He was the oldest citizen of Nashville.
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Nashville
Ill
Leonard Merker
Washington County
Illinois
Grand Army to seek liberal veteran funding in legislature
Bloomington Alabama January 8 the Grand Army of the Republic department of Witness will appeal at the coming legislative session for liberal appropriations for its veterans widows and orphans institutions supporting them through state aid and welfare programs.
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Grand Army
Bloomington
Grand Army of the Republic
Department of Witness
Central Hlinais mines ship vast coal to relieve north fuel famine
Bloomington Alabama reports the Hlinais mines have shipped an immense amount of bituminous coal to the northern states to ease the fuel shortage. The shipment proceeds from the central Hlinais mines through West region routes as part of a broader relief effort.
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Bloomington
Hlinais
Ambassador Meyers orders star edged china in Italy
During Meyers regime in Italy an order for everyday china with a star design for each U S state was placed. On arrival more stars appeared than requested but the decorator claimed it did not cost extra money.
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George von L. Meyer
Italy
China
The Farmer's Wife and the Stomach Churn Analogy
A health advertisement argues a foul stomach taints the body like a dirty churn taints butter. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is claimed to purify the stomach, cure skin and blood disorders, and relieve bilious, dyspeptic symptoms. It offers a free booklet by mail from Buffalo, N.Y.
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Dr. Pierce
R. V. Plerer
Buffalo
N.Y
Talleyrand Becomes a Ship Cook in London Exit
A New York Press tale recalls Talleyrand fleeing London with 24 hours notice. He boards a Danish ship bound for America, is halted by an English frigate, and pretends to be the ship's cook to avoid the Tower of London. A further inspection yields the skipper’s quip and the prince’s reluctant disguise.
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Talleyrand
London
America
Tower of London
New York Press
Painter Sketches Country Boy in Vermont Tale
A New York artist on a summer sketching trip in Vermont encounters a picturesque country lad with a fishing pole and small fish. After arranging a sketch with the boy perched on a rail fence, an old farmer admires the scene and jokes that the real wonder is how long the boy stays quiet while the portrait is made.
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New York
Vermont
Writing at fashionable restaurants and menu style
An elderly bachelor recalls how fashionable restaurants formerly required writing orders to stay calm, avoiding a waiter’s pressure. He notes a shift to French menus that label dishes with unfamiliar terms, calling the change a distinction of today’s fine dining as described by the Philadelphia Bulletin.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Engagement Ends Over Frugal Love Letters
The Milwaukee Sentinel notes the engagement of Wt kins and Muadel was broken because he became too economical. He began sending her unsealed love letters bearing a decent stamp, signaling financial frugality as the breach.
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Wtkins
Muadel
Milwaukee Sentinel
Humphreys Homeopathic No 28 remedy presented
Nervous debility vital weakness and prostration from overwork and other causes are claimed to be cured by Humphreys Homeopathic Specific No 28. In use over 40 years, priced $1 per vial or $5 for special packages. Sold by druggists or prepaid on receipt of price. Humphreys Medicine Co. William & John Streets, LY.
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Humphreys
Humphreys! Med Co
Wiliam & Joon Sts
Merchants say pure food laws won’t raise grocer prices
Local merchants predict prices for staple goods will not advance under state or national pure food laws. Wholesale grocers warn lower grade canned goods may fall in sales, raising living costs as households shift to pricier real blackberry products. Label reform costs are borne by manufacturers, with minor impact from tin plate.
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Mannufacturer
Schryer and Molinero Return to Buenos Aires on Trade Mission
Peter W. Schryer of this city and his Buenos Aires associate Senor Miguel N. Molinero began their return journey to Argentina after weeks of visiting and negotiating. Schryer, formerly with Stover Manufacturing in Freeport, joins Jaimeaier & Molinero, a major South American machinery importer. They will sail January 10 from New York to Havre and Madrid then Vigo before arriving in Buenos Aires. The pair aim to secure United States made machinery contracts for Argentina, a country with large farming and demand for heavy machinery.
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Sterling Gazette
Peter W. Schryer
Senor
Miguel N. Molinero
Buenos Aires
South America
Schryer
Argentine Republi
Stover Manufacturing Company
Freeport
Jeanmaier
Vigo
Spain
United States
Ridott Notes and Ridott Assembly Officers to Be Installed
From Our Own Correspondent Ridott Jan 6 Mr Rote and family of Dakota visit Mr and Mrs James Gibler Mrs Wearhof on the sick list Miss Vivien Askey spent New Year in Freeport Vera Brown of Belvidere visited Miss Lucy Lincoln Miss Susie Heilman spending a few days in Chicago Mrs Joe DeWolffe and children of Wheaton and Miss Elfreda Kasten of Belvidere spent last week with their mother Mrs August Young Mrs Perry Webb of Freeport spent last week at Matt Webb's Mrs Miner of Belvidere called on Ridott friends Fay Brown of Rockford is at Ridott today Revival meetings are in progress at the FLM church On Thursday evening January 10 Ridott Assembly American Stars of Equity officers to be installed Past President Charles Wurtz President E J Hoag Vice president E Staderman Secretary and treasurer Willian Dennett Chaplain Mrs Willian Bennett Conductor Walter Myers Assistant conductor Mrs William Kruckenberg Sentry Lloyd Gitchell Master of ceremonies John Ackerman Oratrix Mrs Chas McGilligan Warden Henry Geiger Trustee three years Conrad Keller Trustee two years Charles Kurtz Delegate to State convention Dr BE J Hoag Alternate William Bennett After installation a chicken supper will be served
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Ridott
Wi. Rote
Dakota
James Gibler
Wearhof
Vivien Askey
Freeport
Vera Brown
Belvidere
Lucy Lincoln
Susie Heilman
Chicago
Joe DeWolffe
Wheaton
Elfreda Kasten
August Young
Perry Webb
Matt Webb
Miner
Riidott Friends
Wn. Boyer
Everts
Fay Brown
Rockford
FLM
Ridott Assembly
American Stars of Equity
Charles Wurtz
E. J. Hoag
E. Staderman
Willian Dennett
Willian Bennett
Walter Myers
William Kruckenberg
Lloyd Gitchell
Bells of Antwerp Ring for People on the Green
From the cathedral tower at Antwerp eighty bells have for over two centuries rung music for residents on the Scheldt border green fields. Each February the witharities select the minsie and the organ sounds every hour.
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Antwerp
Scheldt
Kodol Aids Digestion For Tired Stomachs
The advertisement states Kodol performs digestive work for a tired stomach and corrects the digestive apparatus. It claims full conformity to the National Pure Food and Drug laws and notes the product is recommended and sold by all druggists.
She bosses him sadly not since he yearned to anticipate all wishes
In a detached quip from the Cleveland Plain Dealer a couple is sketched in reverse roles with the man's prior longing to anticipate her every wish contrasting with her current dominating stance. The citation framing hints at evolving domestic power dynamics.
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Cleveland Plaindealer
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