Chicago crib disaster claims up to 100 may be dead
In Murphy's undertakers rooms South Chicago the coroner prepared a jury for an inquest into the tunnel disaster. Officials and survivors describe scenes of grief and miraculous rescues as 47 bodies recovered, about 175 men worked at the crib, and 100 may lie still missing or dead. Survivors recount horrific details at the hospital on Washington boulevard and Halsted street.
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Chicago
Seventy-First Street
Murphy's Undertaking
Peter M. Hoffman
Beard
Sewer and Tunnel Minera’ Association
Ewing Street
Joseph D'Andrea
D'Andrea
Minois Medical College Hospital
Washington Boulevard
Halsted Street
Vermont
Ike
Chicago's New Charter Draft Issued For Review
The revised draft of Chicago's charter, prepared by a special committee, is issued in pamphlet form by Alderman Milton J Foreman. The compromise blends the legislature’s version and the convention draft, removing unpopular clauses. The board plans to submit many provisions as separate bills to Springfield.
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Chicago
Milton J. Foreman
Springfield
Marathon Race Tonight in Chicago Stockyards Fixture
Porando and Corey will race a twenty six mile event on a twelve lap track at the International Amphitheater. The marathon distance totals 46 145 yards and the contestants must circle the track 14 times plus ninety two yards to complete the official distance.
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Porando
Corey
Chicago
International Amphitheater
Stockyards
Higinbotham Quits Post at Field Museum Board Head
Chicago January 22 Harlow N Higinbotham retires after years as president of the Field Museum trustees Branley Field nephew of Marshall Field elected to replace him Field founder left 8 000 000 bequest for housing the institution
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Field Museum
Chicago
Harlow N. Higinbotham
Field Museum of Natural History
Branley Field
Marshall Field
Father as Best Man Marks Chicago Wedding
In Chicago on January 22 an unusual ceremony featured a father acting as best man at the wedding of his son. Miss Kathryn Charlton of Oak Park wed Lloyd R. Greers of Chicago, with George J. Charston and Mrs. Charston in attendance.
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Chicago
Mar
New Senator from Ohio Theodore Burton Named to U S Senate
Theodore KE Burton of Cleveland selected to succeed J B Foraker as United States senator from Ohio. A long time House leader, Burton served in the Fifty fourth through Sixtieth congresses, chaired rivers and harbors, backed Roosevelt era policies, and supported Taft at the Chicago convention. A lawyer born in Ohio, he is forty three.
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Ohio
Theodore KE. Burton
Cleveland
J. B. Foraker
United States
Oho
National House
Burton
House
Committee On
Roosevelt
Tom Johnson
Taft
Chicago
General Sherman
Keir Hardie Advocates Action for the Suffering Poor
In stirring remarks Keir Hardie urges the department to justify its work by results. He vows to lead from among the hungry and cold, warning Parliament must be shocked from inertia as he speaks with crying emotion and calls for accountability.
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Hardie
Keir Hardie
London Daily Mail
Panama Canal investigator Davis named chief engineer
Arthur Powel Davis has been designated by President Roosevelt as a principal consulting engineer to study the Panama canal. He will oversee reclamation work for the national government with an estimated cost near 10 million dollars. Davis, born in finals and aged forty seven, trained at Columbian University and has long led major U S engineering projects.
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Panama Canal
Arthur Powel Davis
Roosevelt
Davis
Mr. Davis
Panama
Tavis
Ife
Kansas
Columbian University
Washington
United States
Medical Fees In Ancient Greece
The article notes the evolution of physician payments from gifts to monetary wages by Hippocratic times. It details public honors such as praise and city freedom, and mentions state physicians earning annual salaries up to $2,000, with broader social privileges like royal table seating.
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Greece
Hippocrates
FOE & Auer
Labor leaders denounce Judge Wright in Bucks Stove case
In Washington a federation statement by Samuel Gompers James Mitchell and Henry Morrison denounces Justice Wright for contempt sentencing in Bucks Stove and Range. They call the judge vindictive and warn it may be necessary to disobey to preserve liberties, insisting the court overstepped.
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Federation
Mitchell
Morrigan
Washington
Gompers
Morrison
American
Justice Wright
Cial
Messrs
Mitchell and
Bucks Store and Range
Bucks Stove End Range Company
Mst
My Secret. The Shoes That Killed My Uncle
A narrator recalls the night her uncle Nathan Clingham was murdered with an ax on his plantation after a will left property to her. She conceals shoes used by the killer, suspects Sam, and tracks the culprit through clues, enduring fear while a confession years later ties the shoes to the crime.
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American Press Association
Sam
Marie Tom
Nathan Clingham
Tie
Steve Burton
Burton
Laurence Foster Church
Fire in Mahoning County Infirmary Inferno
Fire of unknown origin destroyed the men’s building of the Mahoning county infirmary in Canfield Ohio injuring fifteen aged inmates. Flames swept down a stairway as a shift in the wind drove a sheet of fire toward them. They crawled to safety and were treated at the infirmary hospital. Estimated loss is $30,000. The women’s building and the office building were distant and safe.
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Canfield
Mahoning County Infirmary
Lyle Life-Saving Gun Inventor Retired List
Washington reports Colonel David A. Lyle has been placed on the retired list of the army. He authored the renowned Lyle life saving gun, widely used on ships and in life saving stations worldwide.
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Washington
David A. Lyle
Wir
Lyle
Canals of France and their vast inland waterway system
France has invested hundreds of millions in rivers and canals over the past century, building artificial channels, locks, dams, and quay wells. The population relies on these waters for transport and freight, moving goods amiably by canal boat and horse or steam power to various destinations.
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France
Nome
Making Caricatures by Thomas Nast and Keppler
The article describes Thomas Nast and Joseph Keppler as masters of caricature. Nast studied subjects by inviting them to his home, leaving his cane behind, then returning for a fresh look to perfect his drawings. Keppler visited Washington to observe statesmen directly and relied on memory rather than photographs.
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Thomas Nast
Nast
Ile
Joe Keppler
Washington
Nansen’s Polar Message Carried by Carrier Pigeon
A carrier pigeon returned after thirty months to Mrs. Nansen in Christiania with a note from Nansen describing his expedition’s progress in the polar region. The bird flew a thousand miles over ice and another thousand over sea to reach its home, delivering the awaited word.
Ring's Little Liver Pill Advertises Cure All
A pill touted as a time saver for biliousness sick headache and constipation. Claims no griping and lists a price of 25 cents. Sold by H. J. Moogh and C. P. Guenther.
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H. J. Moogh
C. P. Guenther
Daily Journal Delivers Throughout City at Week’s Price
The Daily Journal offers citywide home delivery for a weekly rate. Subscribers in all neighborhoods can receive the paper each day, with service available to every part of the city.
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Lyle Gun
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Burrell Brothers
Stephenson St
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Grandanyon
Los Angeles
San Diego
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Geo. T. Gunnip
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Japan
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F. A. Schulz
Freeport Railway, Light & Power CO
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