Death at a Festival Sparks Fatal Gas Explosion
In Withington on January 12, an acetylene gas explosion at Woodman’s hall during a card party killed two men and badly injured many, including Reverend Dyer and Miss Rose Heck. The blast shattered the building, caused glasses to break blocks away, and sent residents fleeing in panic as a rear wall blew out. Names of the dead are F. I. Pope and Edward Schreiber. injuries include arm fractures and serious wounds.
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James Cavanaugh
Attorney General Stead Calls for County Legal Advisors
Springfield January 12 Attorney General Stead reports constant appeals from township and road officers and citizens seeking opinions on public and private matters. He urges remedial legislation to provide county legal advisors beyond city or village officers to ease official workload. He notes efforts to thwart habeas corpus discharges on technicalities and references a mandamus case forcing state board of equalization to assess Chicago Telephone stock, now before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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St Louis Electro Bridge Company Incorporation License
Springfield Illinois January 12 The McKinley interurban people secured a license to incorporate from the secretary of state to build a bridge across the Mississippi River at Venice The corporation is named the St Louis Electro Bridge Company The capital stock is nominally 2500 incorporators are W H Burke A Wright and George M Muttis
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St. Louis Electro Bridge Company
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di A A. Wright
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Drivers Strike Ties Up Plant in Belleville
In Belleville on January 12 a driver strike at the St. Louis and O Fallon Coal Company left 500 workers idle after 40 drivers demanded 50 cents more per day. Wilbird Range at O Fallon halted output as 150 employees walked out when management refused union recognition.
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St. Louis
Boston writer Crawford jokes about living on through art
A Boston literary club hears a famed man of letters recount a meeting with F Marion Crawford. When asked if he ever aims to write something that will outlive him, Crawford replies with a wry smile that his current aim is to write to live while he is alive, the Boston Herald notes.
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Cuticura Cure Allegedly Restores Child's Eye Health
A Fulton Oswego Co. family credits Cuticura remedies with curing a year and half old girl of eight months of skin sores and a threatened eye ulcer after doctors failed to help. They report swift improvement within a week of using Cuticura products and claim eye sight loss was not reversible. The ad promotes Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent as external and internal treatments and notes availability worldwide from Potter Drug & Chem Corp.
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Salvation Army Becomes Aristocratic, Says London Answers
The Salvation Army bids fair to become an aristocratic body as Major Mary Murray, daughter of Sir John Murray, leads the military and naval league. Lieutenant Colonel Minnie Reid, newly married, is the daughter of a former Bombay acting governor. Commissioner Booth Tucker, who left a judgeship in India, leads a wealthy social network. Lady Sarah Sinden and the Countess Dowager of Senfield hold auxiliary roles. Daughters of Mr Onslow rise through ranks, and Mrs Bird backs War Cry in Australasia. Canada sees daughters of Lady Galt and millionaires active in Toronto.
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Toronto
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Budget for 1907 budgeted in Russian Empire
St Petersburg January 12 The budget for 1907 will be presented to the emperor for approval today. It includes six months estimates from January 14 totaling 523 415 000 for regular expenditures and about 250 000 000 for extraordinary items. War and rail construction receive large shares with 200 000 000 and 25 000 000 respectively. The annual total is put at 1 350 000 000 versus 1 258 000 000 last year.
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Refused to Boycott the Japs in Labor Meeting
Stockton delay in California state Federation of Labor convention. It refused to endorse the Humboldt county boycott against Japanese and Koreans and all employers of them. A separate vote rejected praise for Humboldt action driving out Chinese workers shipped in.
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Markets Report From Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago markets report shows Wheat Corn and Oats quotes with open high low close figures for January May and July contracts, and cash sales details for winter and spring wheat as well as corn by sample. Live stock data from Chicago and East Buffalo include hogs cattle sheep and veals with receipts and price ranges. A testimonial at end notes Cascasweet as baby medicine.
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Florentine libraries unlock Eliot Romola sources
Commendatore Guido Bingi discovers George Eliot’s Florence materials in Florence’s libraries by tracing slips filed under Lewes rather than Eliot or Bilot. The find identifies the exact references Eliot used for Romola. In Missouri, Jefferson Davis Eaton recalls a 21 year marriage on a Columbia farm after a brief jury service in town.
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George Bilot
Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale
Romola
Jefferson Davis
Faton
Perche
Boone County
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Local loan office advertises farm and city property loans
Bohen and Littwinski act as general agents for fire life and accident insurance and loans. Office at 98 Stephenson Street over Hollister and Barrett's. Tol No 205. 1-Odewlw.
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Harriet M. Burbank Piano Teacher at Grove Street
Harriet M. Burbank offers piano lessons from Studio 86 at Grove Street. Contact details indicate a private teaching service focusing on beginner to intermediate piano instruction in a residential studio setting.
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