Panic stampede kills eighteen at Philadelphia church
A dangerous rush during a collection at St. Pauls Colored Baptist on January 22 caused a narrow bend in the stairs to give way. Eighteen people died from suffocation and trampling, with hundreds injured as smoke and panic spread through the crowded second floor. Names of the identified dead include Sarah Rufing and John Berry, among others.
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Philadelphia
St. Paul's
Colored Baptist
Eighth Street
Poplar Street
Girard Avenue
E. W. Johnson
Sarah Rufing
Lawrence
Vattet
Ruth Framer
John Berry
Anne Alexander
Mamie McKenney
Susie Holmes
Mary Weblock
Charles Gardiner
Mamie McCal
Abe
Slaughter
Catherine Sewell
Ruth ‘Pridner
Avalanche kills six at Alta boarding house and saloon
Six men died when a snow slide struck Alta's boarding house and saloon late Friday. Rescuers recovered all bodies after a long search. four men from the boarding house and two from the saloon perished. Survivors Ross Armhurst John Baker and J Lee assisted in the grim recovery effort.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Alta
Toa. Om
Albert Bennett
George Claybourne
John Erickson
John Gray
Jerry Murphy
William Powel
Gray
California
Ross Armhurst
John Baker
J. Lee
Tragically Shot Child Sparks Family Tragedy
Des Moines Iowa January 228 Lucilla Fleischmann a year old daughter of Louis Fleischmann was fatally shot by a toy rifle in a playmate s hands the bullet pierced the child s heart The bereaved father maddened by the double loss rushed toward the river but was restrained by friends
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Patality
Des Moines
Lucilla Fleischmann
Louis Fleischmann
Hiis
Train collision near Glenwood claims fireman life
The Winnipes joined the Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie road ran into a standing freight train at Glenwood about forty miles north of St. Paul. Fireman Jar ney of Minneapolis died shortly after being injured. Engineer C. W. Forsythe was badly hurt.
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St. Paul
Winnipes
Minneapolis
St. Pia
Sault Ste. Marie
Glenwood
Here
Jarney
C. W. Forsythe
Couple Killed Crossing Bridge on Susquehanna Rail Bridge
In Belling Grove Padau Murray Beier and Mary Crum Sunbury were fatally struck by a freight train while attempting to cross the Pennsylvania railroad bridge over the Susquehanna River. The couple died instantly as the train passed.
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Belling Grove
Padau
Local Youths Fire Clays. One Man Shot Dead
A man was accidentally shot and killed at a clay target range while several youths fired at the targets. Police say the incident occurred at the scene with no immediate suspects identified.
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Knolff
Colorado insurers asked to answer questions on campaigns and finances
All Colorado insurance companies have been asked to swear to answers for a list of questions from the state department. Inquiries seek campaign fund contributions over six years, use of legal expenses, ownership of related financial firms, transfer of funds, commissions paid to officials and employees, and salary changes in the past year.
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Neaver
Colorado
State Insurance Department
Editor Souvorin Sentenced to One Year in Fortress
St Petersburg January 22 The sentence of Alexis Alexelevich Souvorin editor of The Russ to a year in prison at a fortress for incitation of the people to high treason by publishing proclamations and statements designed to riot sedition and armed revolt and to bankrupt the state was the main topic in the capital yesterday The case must be reviewed by the emperor as Souvorin is a noble The court favored reducing the term to three months yet conviction and sentence are a heavy blow to an editor of Souvorin's standing He printed the Red appeals but said it was news that could not be ignored Editors are cautious after Souvorin's conviction
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St. Petersburg
Alexis Alexelevich Souvorin
Russ
Vna
M. Souverin
M. Sougorin
Souvorim
Belgians seek U S aid for Belgian sentenced in Constantinople
A committee of prominent Belgians in Antwerp decided to petition Miss Roosevelt to urge President Roosevelt to intervene for the release of Belgian Howard Joris who was hanged in Constantinople for taking part in the attempt to assassinate the sultan.
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Antwerp
Howard Joris
Constantineople
Ae Sultan
Roosevelt
Joris
Harmon Opposes Government Control Of Rates In Detroit
Jan 22 Judson Harmon of Cincinnati former attorney general under Cleveland spoke at a club dinner as guest of honor. He argued that rate legislation is unnecessary and that existing law is sufficient and enforceable, opposing government control of railroad rates.
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Harmon
Detroit
Judson Harmon
Cincinnati
United States
Cleveland
Boston Merchants Dinner Hears Folk Forecast Better Times
Five hundred Boston business leaders from the Merchants' Association attended the annual dinner at Hotel Somerset. Governor Folk of Missouri delivered the main address, urging that anti-grift or anti-grifter efforts will usher in improved times for the economy and business prospects.
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Folk
Boston
Boston Merchants’ Association
Hotel Somerset
Governor Folk
Missouri
Moroccan delegate Sid El Mokhri to take harem to Algeciras
London dispatch reports Sid El Mokhri, a Moroccan conference delegate, will sail at midnight on a specially chartered steamer to Algeciras. His mission is to move the ladies of his harem before daylight to avoid being seen in London or Algeciras.
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London
Times
Pangier
Sid el Mokhri
Algeciras
Algecirs
Fire destroys tracks as six horses incinerated
Mason City Iowa January 22 six valuable race horses were burned to death when a blaze consumed the race track stables. Jack Quinn who managed the stables tried to rescue the animals and was probably fatally burned in the effort.
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Mason City
Iowa
Jack Quinn
Jury clears John Mateska in fatal shooting case
John Mateska of LaCrosse Wisconsin was discharged from custody after a jury found he did not know the gun was loaded when he shot and killed Relix Wargin Friday night while preparing to mask as a cowboy. The verdict cited his lack of knowledge of a loaded weapon.
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John
LaCrosse
Wis
John Mateska
Relix Wargin
Mateska
One Prostration From Unseasonable Heat in Pittsburg
Stephen Hymess aged 63 of Mingo Junction Ohio collapsed while walking on Fifth avenue Pittsburg and hospital physicians say his condition is serious due to the heat.
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Pittsburg
Stephen Hymess
Mingo Junction
Fifth Avenue
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Promises Digestive Relief
Indigestion is easily overcome by Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as it digests what you eat and gives the stomach a rest allowing recuperation and strength. It relieves Indigestion Belching Gas Sour Stomach and Heartburn and helps transform foods into rich red blood for health. Sold by all druggists.
Musicians Face Salary Cut Warned by De W St Cumpnnings
At the 167th anniversary of the Royal Society of Musicians in London De W St Cumpnnings warned that a glint of musicians had cut salaries down triggering the time when even the best in the profession would need help.
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Royal Society of Musicians
London
de W. St. Cumpnnings
DeWitt's Little Early Risers Advertised Cure Claim
The ad promotes DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a remedy that expels putrid matter and bile to restore liver function and improve complexion. It claims cathartics dissipate but the product helps normal activity. Sold by all druggists.
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DeWitt
Demands of Miners Call for Higher Wages and Rule Changes
The United Mine Workers prepare a seven point plan for a one year wage scale from April 1 1906. A 12 1 2 percent raise is sought for all miners a 1 2 cent differential between pick and machine mining, admission of distant districts, and a uniform day wage. Mitchell opposes resigning UMW officials for political office and argues for influence as president of the union.
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Mitchel
Diay Ivhor
No Strike of Firemen in Scranton and Related Verdicts
Scranton officials announce no strike by Delaware Lackawanna and Western firemen after hours of talks. Agreement grants compromise on article 10 about engineers joining the firemen’s union after promotion. Separately in Milwaukee a jury finds ex-Supervisor Mead and Willian Stofield not guilty of horse theft. Boltenburg convicted and to appeal.
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Scranton
Vith
Lackiwira
Western Railraad
T. E. Clark
Lackawanna Company
Ad View Crraned
A.C. Wilson
Brotherhood of Locomotive Biremen
Firemen’s Brotherhood
Milwaukee
Peter J. Mead
Willian Stofield
Pebroarty
Chas
Boltenburg
Bolteburg
Veteran Chicago Attorney Dead
Veteran attorney Harvey B. Hurd died Saturday at his residence in Nyanuston from apoplexy after being stricken at dinner on Christmas Eve He left Huntington Conn May 19 1902 with his earthly possessions in it and kerchief tie came to Chicago im ON!7
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Chicago
Dan
Harvey B. Hurd
Nyanuston
Huntington
Conn
Pension Talks With Washington Leaders Drift Across Capital
General Gunville Dodge and General Joha Cl Bhick with Corporal Tanner and Pension Commissioner Warner, members of a special pension committee, visited the president to discuss forthcoming pension legislation amid ongoing national policy discussions.
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Washington
Jam
Gunville Dodge
Joha Cl. Bhick
Corporal Tanner
Warner
Goal RR
Clark's Laundry advertisement in Wagon newspaper
Rain water is available and used to wash clothes, promising soft underwear and motherly care. Clark's Laundry offers family wash at reasonable prices and invites trial, with News phone 703 and address 164 Van Buren St, Wagon. A driver will call, 1-6d2w.
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Clark
van Buren St
Wagon
Daily Journel Delivery Offer in Citywide Service
The Daily Journel announces city wide home delivery for ten guilders weekly. The service promises full newspaper access to every part of the city, with subscription options and terms.
Unseasonal Warm Wave Reverses with Cold Snap Hits Midwest
The report details a sharp temperature swing across multiple cities. Chicago saw 02 degrees above zero before dropping to 88 above at 6 am. Western Missouri and eastern Kansas had 60 degrees earlier, now plummeting to 18 below. St. Louis fell 42 degrees in 24 hours to 20 degrees. Cincinnati and Lewisville recorded 74 and 72 degrees Saturday, with New York at 55 and Boston near 50. An eastward winter blast approaches from the northwest, with Bismarck 12 below and Havre 12 below, St. Paul at 10 below, Erie seeing swimming weather fade.
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Chicago
Missouri
Kansas
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Lewisville
New York
Boston
Vermont
Wis
Erie
Blizgird
Bismarck
N. 2
Havre
Mont
St. Paul
Russian Atrocities Denounced at Washington Meeting
A crowded Washington mass meeting at Belasco’s theater condemned Russian atrocities against Jews. Speakers including Senators Patterson Latimer Overman and Chilk, Representatives Sulzer Bennet Rainey Moon Goldfogle Towne, and Associate Justice Stafford urged action and sent a resolution to the czar. The event closed with a Roosevelt tribute. A second note reports Roosevelt’s White House conference about a naval port appointment with no decision reached.
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Washington
Belasco
Russia
Patterson
Latimer
Overman
Chirk
Arkansas
Sulzer
Bennett
Rainey
Moon
Stafford
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Goldfogle
Dee Macleod
Representative Towne
New York
Roosevelt
White House
Woodruff
House of Representatives
Brooklyn
Robert Sharkey
Heavy Robbery of Jewels Revealed in New York
The Herald reports that Lady Parker wife of Sir Gilbert Parker was found robbed of 375000 in jewels at the Carlton Hotel London. A London detective worked in New York for weeks, visiting pawn shops and tracking leads independently of the central office.
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New York
the Herald
Shonts Attacks Bigelow at Cincinnati Club Meeting
Theodore Ly Shonts, chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission, was the guest and sole speaker at the Commercial Club dinner in Cincinnati. He defended himself against charges by Poultney Bigelow, calling his Tra pend ent tale scandal mongery and raking him over the coals in a pointed speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shonts
Bigelow
Saloonkeeper Shot During Robbery at Noble Street
Walter Carezintus, saloonkeeper at 680 Noble Street, was killed when robbers burst in. The masked assailants forced patrons to stand by as they targeted the cash register. The proprietor grabbed one robber and fired, injuring two tires on their getaway car. the robbers fled.
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Chicago
Dan
Walter Carezintus
Noble Street
Insurance reforms urged by state commissioners
Insurance commissioners from several states, after conferring with the New York legislative committee that probed fire insurance, have reached a general decision that reforms should be inaugurated immediately by state legislatures nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fife
Lake Pilots Seek AFL Charter Failing to Unionize
The Lake Pilots Association of the Great Lakes says it has received a charter from the AFL The Lake Carriers Association recently said it will not recognize the pilots as a union for signing contracts for next season.
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Buffalo
Jin
Lake Pilots’ Association of the Great
Berlin appoints von Vschirsky as foreign secretary
Berlin January 22 reports von Vschirsky, Prussian minister to Hamburg, named German secretary for foreign affairs succeeding the late Baron von Richthofen. The appointment sets a new tone in Prussia’s diplomatic leadership.
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von H Richthofen
Berlin
von Vschirsky
Hamburg
Germauni
Baron von Richthofen
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Promises Digestion Help
An advertisement asserts that proper digestion yields stronger health and claims Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests food for the body. It states the product relieves sour stomach belching heartburn and indigestion, is palatable and strengthening, and is sold by all druggists.
Joe Fifer Teaches Waltz and Five Step Wednesdays
Joe Fifer will teach the correct waltz and five step at Knights of Heene every Wednesday, guiding dancers through basic and refined steps in a continuing class series at the venue.
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Joe Fifer
Knights of Heene
Provera Say Accuser Political Turmoil in Cook County
Chicago January 22 A leak reports from the State's Attorney on John A. Linn's tenure as Cook County Superior Court clerk. Investigators discuss possible $100,000 county treasury loss, payroll padding claims, and irregular records. Some say politics of reform influence the probe while others doubt broader culpability.
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Chicago
John A. Lint
Cook County Ancestor Court
Citrena’ Association
Grand
Linn
Kho
Fari
Graves Marked for Eight Revolutionary Soldiers in Paris County
George W. Brown county superintendent of schools coordinates granite markers for eight graves in Paris area. The soldiers interred: Elijah Austin North Arm Daniel Rhoads Ogden cemetery William Means Edgar cemetery Stephen Ogden Wompkins cemetery William James near Asher school Hugh Barr Belle Ridge cemetery William Night near Belle Ridge school house. Three others Ryan Sprague Clay died in county.
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Paris
St. Jan
George W. Brown
Elijah Austin
North Arm
Daniel Rhoads
Ogden Cemetery
William Means
Edgar Cemetery
Stephen Ogden
Wompkins
William James
Asher School
John Tutwiler
Fairview
Winsas
Hugh Barr
Belle Ridge
William Night
Belle Ridge School House
Ryan
Sprague
Clay
Bank seeks 850000 from St Louis firm over cashier loss
The First National Bank of Marshfield filed suit at St Louis on January 22 claiming its cashier Joseph C Langley lost 850000 in bucket shop speculation with the Cella Commission Company of St Louis. The bank says Langley was induced to speculate by an agent of the commission firm.
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Marshfield
Joseph C. Langley
Cella Commission Company
St. Louis
First National Bank
St. Lows
Commission
Langley
Commission Firma
One Cent Stalled Postmaster Settlement in Weldon
Bloomington Illinois January 22 illustrates government red tape as H H Phares of Weldon receives one cent owed by the post office department. Phares served as postmaster seven years and retired a year ago. After a year of account checks the cent was finally paid.
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Bloomington
H. H. Phares
Weldon
Post Office Department
Phares
Municipal Officers to Organize in Bloomington
Bloomington HK Jan 22 city clerks and city officers met to form a statewide group of municipal elective officers. They discussed features of the new primary law and planned preliminary steps to organize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Hlolg
County approves tax shortfall report and resignation
County commissioners accepted the resignation of Prumiuig Allen who is declared short 11000 in tax collections. It is announced that his total shortage, including private accounts, is 20000.
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Mormouth
Bib
Dan
Plenderson County
Prumiuig Allen
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Promises Quick Relief
The advertisement claims DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve soothes piles sores cuts and boils with almost instant pain relief. It alleged to draw out inflammation reduce swelling and act as a febrifacient aiding circulation to heal the diseased parts and remove trouble. Sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Piano tuner F. J. Burdett sought by Brown & Dollmeyers
F. J. Burdett, piano tuner, placed an order at Brown & Dollmeyers or was phoned and confirmed by telephone. The note appears in a local commerce or business services listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Burdett
Brown & Dollmeyers
Britannica style fact snippet on global trade and population
Great Britain and Ireland handle about 25 million dollars worth of goods annually with roughly half shipped to the United States. Population estimates place Britain at around 5,000,000, about one fourth of the world total, while Belgium is noted for its dense population.
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Great Britain and Ireland
United States
Belgium
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Indianapolis
the Post
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Pandianapolis
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Fitzs
Charles W. Vail
Springfield
Felix Mayol
Chicago and Alton Railroad
Ridgely
Edward Brannon
Michael Kerns
Arthur Moore
Mayol
Brannon
Wwerns
Moore
cheatyNacon
Freeport Gaslight & Coke Co
WM. Walton Neph
Schulz
Austin
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Omaha
Ogden
Kansas City
Scenic Colorado
F. A. Miller
cHicaco
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