Train Wreck at Peters Station Leaves Dozens Injured
Wabash passenger train No. 1 from St. Louis to Kansas City ran off the track at Peters Station Missouri. Ten to fourteen injured, eight cars burned, a sleeping car toppled the station, and the engine and fireman were seriously hurt. Cause under investigation.
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C. & C. Huntington
W. Va
William Dunn
Hinton
Lacey Terrell
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
McKendree
Raila
Inventor Charles Morrow Shot Dead in Chicago Home
Charles R. Morrow, a retired inventor and manufacturer, was found shot to death at his Chicago home. Police report two wounds one near the heart and one in the temple while family members say he had been brooding over financial difficulties.
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Chicago
Charles R. Morrow
Battle near Melilla leaves 400 natives dead
Spanish forces clash during a long range battle at Melilla in Morocco with 400 natives killed, thirty Spanish soldiers dead and ten wounded as machine guns mow down opposing forces.
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Melilla
Morocco
Southern firemen strike halts Florida East Coast line
In Jacksonville Florida about 300 firemen and ostlers employed by the Florida East Coast line walked off the job demanding increased pay.
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Southern Firemen
Jacksonville
Christmas Tragedies Reported In Daily News
A despondent 16 year old girl in New Concord, Ohio, Miss S Margaret Adams, died by self inflicted gunshot after failing to receive desired Christmas gifts. In Louis, ten year old Harry Teowall fatally shot his mother with a rifle given as a Christmas present, unaware the gun was loaded. In Shoals Indiana, two year old Dexter Garrett was accidentally shot and killed by his older brother when a shotgun discharged while being stored.
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Zanesville
S Margaret Adams
New Concord
Louis
Harry Teowall
Caesarina Teowall
Harry
Boy Shoals
Shoals
Ind
Dexter Garrett
Burns City
United States Steel declares annual distribution to employees
New York United States Steel corporation announces an annual distribution to employees totaling 1 459 000 this year. The distributor reflects the nine year old program and marks continued company support for worker benefits.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Gary Named in Beef Syndicate Trial Details
In Chicago the trial of ten indicted packers for Sherman anti trust violations reveals financier links to a $500 million National Packing merger. Albert H Veeder testifies that P O Box 247 was the code name for the old pool and that a $15 million loan aided formation of National Packing with Armour and United States Steel leaders named among participants.
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Chicago
P. A. Valentine
Armour & Co
E. H Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Chicago Packers
Pierce Butler
Albert H. Veeder
Swift & Co
National Packing Company
Gary
Valenting
United Dressed Reef Company
New York
Fowler Packing Company
Hammond Packing Company
St. Louis Dressed Reef and Provision Company
Veeder
Schwarzechlid & Sulzberger
Cnanda
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
James Stillman
H. Ha
Banker Denies Mabray Yarn in Marks Trial
Hart of Council Bluffs testifies for the defense in Ben Marks trial alleging bank officers, including the First National Bank president, received no one percent pay and had no dealings with Mabray or Marks. He denies any communications with Marks.
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Hart
Council Bluffs
Marks
Republican National
Mabray
Ben Marks
Marka
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Trial Ends in Not Guilty Verdict
Isaac Harris and Max Blanck, owners of the Triangle Waist company, are acquitted in the 1911 fire case that killed 147 workers. The trial in New York saw tight security and limited courtroom access to prevent protests.
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Juey
New York
Triangle Walnet Company
Isaac Harris
Max Blanck
Vice Consul to Chicago Dies in Ireland
Thomas Broadwood the recently appointed British viceconsul for Chicago died at the Queenstown hotel after being taken ill on the steamer New York en route to America. He disembarked at Queenstown in Ireland.
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Chicago
Queenstown
Ireland
Thomas Broadwood
Queens Hotel
American Line
New York
America
Franz Jotech Dying Report Suppresses Hope
A report from the German front indicates Serba-Emperor Franz Joseph is near death with no chance of recovery. The claim notes severe illness and the lack of any hopeful prognosis.
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Franz Jotech
Serba
Franz Joseph
Persians Slaughter Report Tells of Turcoman Atrocity
Washington reports a massacre of more than a thousand Persians in Bandarijaz after Turcoman troops allied to Russia attacked 50 villages along the Caspian border. The incident, described as unprovoked and brutal, sparked protests in diplomatic circles amid censorship claims.
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Washington
Bandarijaz
Caspian Sea
Central
Constantinople
Great Britain
St. Petersburg
Russia
Persia
Europe
America
Supreme Court to rule on Indiana pure food law
The challenge over the 1907 Indiana pure food statute shifted to the U S Supreme Court. Attorneys for March sad Savage seek to block enforcement by State Chemist Jones claiming interstate commerce issues. The case questions state power to regulate food entering from other states and its relation to the federal Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Marlon W. Savage
Jones
Savage
International Stock Food Company
Minnesota
Indiana
Death of 48 in Berlin Lodging Houses Mystery
Berlin authorities report 48 dead from a suspected poison in municipal lodging houses for the poor. About 40 more are ill, with six autopsies completed leaving officials in a puzzled state. Initial theory blamed poison from putrid fish. plomaines were suspected.
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Berlin
Taft May Name Bannard to Campaign Adviser Role
Report from New York says President Taft will ask Otto T. Bannard to accept a major position in the 1912 campaign leading to the Republican national convention. Bannard could serve as a key adviser through November if Taft is nominated. A Taft headquarters may be opened in Washington shortly.
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Taft
Washington
Law seeks private trial for Rev Richeson
A Boston effort to pass a statute allowing a judge to exclude the public from Rev Clarence V. T. Richeson’s trial has been filed at the state house by Ralph O. Gloat. The proposed bill argues a private trial would prevent disclosure of circumstances deemed injurious to public decency and morals.
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Boston
Clarence V. T. Richeson
Ralph O Gloat
State House
Admiral Dewey Backs Peace With Naval Expansion
Admiral Dewey supports peace but argues for four new battleships annually. He spoke after the general naval board he leads urged building that number of vessels to assure peace.
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Admiral Dewey
Washington
General Naval Board
Savant Makes Forty Year Trip
Hoston reports Prof Ed wed Evans formerly of the University of Michigan returns to homeland after forty years devoted to historical studies abroad.
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Savant
Hoston
Edwed Evans
University of Michigan
Roosevelt Wans of Many Perils Editorial Attacks Arbitration Pacts
The Outlook editorial targets arbitration treaties as hypocritical unless amended Japan Russia and the Hague are referenced as the proper forum. It defends abrogation of the Russian treaty arguing Congress acted to protect national self respect and Jewish citizens while warning ratification would expose U S to global ridicule.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Hague
Congress
League Court
Russia
Oscar Straus
Senate
England
France
Esperanto Baby Born in Detroit
Detroit scientist John Conrad Beutler, a leading Esperanto advocate, has a baby girl the first Esperanto daughter in the United States. He notes she will be a suffragette when of age. the message came after a Taft telegram. Beutler is 58 and this is his second marriage. his last prior child was 22 years ago.
Croker Sued for Alienation in New York Suit
The groom Breen sues Richard Croker and another for 100000 dollars alleging they cruelly conspired to injure his marriage. Breen claims he lost his wife the daughter of a former Tanmany chieftain and that the Croker family interfered in their relationship. The suit names Richard Croker and two sons, Richard Jr. and Howard.
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New York
Croker Breen
Tanmany
John J Breen
Breen
Supreme Court
Richard Croker
Richard, Jr
Howard
Merritt Heirs Receive $1 Million Estate
The will of the late Capt. Jac J. Merritt, former president of Merritt-Chapman Wrecking, leaves an estimated $1,000,000 estate to his widow and children in New York.
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Merritt
New York
J. Merritt
Merritt-Chapman Wrecking Company
Bia
Wind Causes Man's Death in Boston Accident
Andrew Rowan of Boston was killed when a heavy wind blew him from the sidewalk into the street where he was struck by a passing automobile. The incident occurred near Beverly as responders were summoned to the scene.
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Boston
Andrew Rowan
Ench Row
Beverly
China elects Sun Yat Sen president amid plan to curb Manchu rule
Sun Yat Sen and advisers chart a program to withdraw imperial troops, disarm Manchus, and attend an armistice as Beijing and Nanking reports signal abdication talks. Crowds celebrate in Shanghai while Peking expects a rapid imperial abdication and possible refuge in foreign concessions.
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Shanghai
Sun Yat Sen
Republic of China
Nanking
Sun
Peking
Tientsin
Taft Extends Ohio Visit to Akron on January 31
President Taft adds a day to his Ohio trip and will address Akron, the home of Senator Dick, on January 31. He is hosted by the Tippecanoe club in Cleveland January 29 and by Columbus chamber of commerce January 30. Senator Dick, from Akron, persuaded him to stay to speak in the state, but he must return to Washington February 1 for dinner with the Supreme Court on February 2.
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Wii
Akron
Washington
Taft
Ohio
Senator Dick
Tippecanoe Club
McKinley
Cleveland
Chamber of Commerce of Columbus
Supreme Court
White House
Rich Yankee Count William Redding Dies in Havana
In Havana William Redding aged sixty seven was found dead in a hotel bathroom. He arrived in Cuba as a ten year old boy brought by Arch bishop Hughes on a diocesan visit and rose to become the island’s foremost American. The Pope made him a knight of St Gregory and a papa count for his charitable work and service to the Roman Catholic Church.
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Island Republic
Havana
William Redding
Archbishop Hughes
New York
Cuba
Leo XI
Gregory
Taft Names Wik Nant Hook to Succeed Harlan
President Taft told two senators he will nominate Judge Wik Nant Hook of Leavenworth Kansas to the Supreme Court to replace the late Justice Harlan. He also said he will not appoint Secretary Nagel due to age and cabinet duties.
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Taft
Kansan
Harlan
Washington
United States
Senate
Supreme Court
Wik Nant
Hook
Leavenworth
Kan
Texas
Nagel
Supreme Bench
Russian Cabinet Rejects Tariff War Proposals
St Petersburg dispatch reports the Russian cabinet refused to pursue a tariff war with the United States including plans to double duties on American goods and to impose tonnage charges on American shipping upon expiry of the 1832 treaty.
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Vienna
St. Petersburg
United States
Indictments Expected in Button Makers Strike Trial
Indictments against prominent labor leaders are expected when the grand jury reports on the button workers strike troubles. It is said quantities of dynamite alleged to have been found will figure in the disclosure. British Steamer Seyap Looted by Pirates Near Hongkong.
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Alasentine
Grand Jury
Hongkong
Hrithuh
Seyap
Canton
West River
City Health Budget Allocates 20000 to Fight Jersey Mosquitoes
The board of health includes in its annual budget the sum of 20000 for mosquito control in Montclair New Jersey. The line item directs funding to ongoing Jersey mosquito eradication efforts and related public health measures.
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Montclair
N. J
He Lth
Fo Ita
Jersey
Rates flare as ANPA attacks Hitchcock postal plan
A postal committee led by Don C. Seitz attacks the Post Office Department management over proposed second class rate increases. The bulletin cites publishers in a House inquiry showing massive second class output and notes the post office ran a deficit earlier, urging publishers to challenge mail privileges and defend delivery costs.
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Washington
Don. C. Seitz
New York
Post Office Department
Bulletin Fe
House Committee
William A. Ashbrook
Dewsboys
Express
Hitchcock
Congress
Immigrant Case Echoes Magdalene Appeal
Commissioner Keefe hears a woman's appeal to enter the United States despite serious charges of morality. Her attorney likens her case to Mary Magdalene, asking for a fresh start here. Keefe requests the Magdalene case record as he considers the argument.
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Commissioner General of Immigration
Keefe
New York World
New York City Municipal Building Foundation Deep Record Set
Excavation of the New York municipal building foundation reached 139 feet below the curb line at the southern end, about 107 feet below sea level. The structure will house 5,000 plus city employees when completed.
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New York
Love at First Sight Told in Quip by Bride and Groom
A brief old time exchange shows the bride recounting a short marriage and the groom humorously admitting he loved her at first sight when they met. The light dialogue reflects a playful courtship moment.
Backsliding Santa Claus Sparks Spouse Dispute
Mrs. Peavish recalls that before marriage Mr. Peavish vowed to be her Santa Claus and devote his life to chimneys. Now she says his anger rises when he must handle ashes from the grate.
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Santa Claus
Senator Borghum Reflects on Caution in Spying
In a terse exchange, Senator Borghum comments on speaking truths while avoiding thoughts that would be expedient to reveal if spied upon, signaling wary political prudence amid scrutiny.
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Senator Borghum
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EAGLE
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Thomas Bauer
John Luther
Bauer
Columbus
Pike
Madison, Ind
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Marinderap
Bannard
Roosevelt
Croker
China
Rich Yankee
Wook
Chertie
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