Family Killed in Auto Collision Leads Front Page Tragedy
Nicholas Jacobs real estate dealer of Los Angeles and his four children die in a collision involving an automobile rig and a trolley car on the Los Angeles & Santa Ana line. Mrs Jacobs and her two month old baby are critically injured as others are injured. the crash occurred at a crossing and the electric eye signal failed.
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Nicholas Jacobs
Los Angeles
Cal
Tacobs
Babs
Santa Ana
Jacobs
Jaccass
Anthony
Clement
Kate
Mamie
Trains Wreck Near Lind Wisconsin Claims Three Dead
A Great Northern passenger train wreck near Lind Wisconsin leaves three dead and five cars destroyed while two other crew members are fatally injured. The report notes all passengers are accounted for and safe.
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Great Northern
Lind
Wisconsin
Five Die in Tenement Fire in Brooklyn
Five people were burned to death in a tenement house fire in Brooklyn New York. Eight Italians were seriously burned and taken to nearby hospitals.
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Brooklyn
WN. Y
Robbery at Eaton Indiana Post Office Stole Stamps
A small Eaton Indiana post office was robbed of about 1500 dollars in stamps. The safe combination was opened by the robber, who escaped with the loot.
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Eaton
Ind
Hartford
Biewas
Rescue of 168 at Cherry Mine Deepens Tragedy
Readable reports say 168 miners perished in the Cherry Mine disaster as explorers recovered bodies amid black damp and flood water. Victims left messages in the darkness while rescuers battled thirst hunger and fire before the final toll was counted.
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Cherry
Trinpeis
Warner Resigns as Pension Commissioner Taft Accepts
Vespasian Warner United States Commissioner of Pensions has resigned his post and Taft has accepted. Warner, appointed by Roosevelt in 1908 and again by Taft, is at Clinton for medical reasons connected to his son C M Warner’s estates. He plans a temporary home return for rest with hopes of resuming duties later.
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Vespasian Warner
United Stat Commissioner of Pensions
Taft
Washington
Warner
Clinton
Roosevelt
Clinton and
Pabeen
C. M. Warner
Rescue Efforts Face Peril in Silent Vein Tragedy
The rescue team waded waist deep through four feet of water to reach the bodies found in a vein. Survivors had built a wall and a makeshift air fan to endure smoke and flame while awaiting rescue. After days of waiting they moved toward the stair end and perished beneath steam and smoke. One man is now at West Baden as hundreds of veterans press Mc Warner not to resign.
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Maskeaga
Mieh
Liohe
Aanic
Osea
Tin'da
Anna
Jennie Carlson
Anna Saunders
Dak
West Baden
United States
Mc Warner
Moxley Elected to Congress in Sixth District
William J. Moxley a Chicago batterine manufacturer and Lorimer associate won the Sixth District congressional seat. Final tally: Moxley 14,594. Frank Ryan 6,414. Carl L. Barnes 6,317.
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William J. Moxley
Chicago
William Lorimer
Congress
Taois
W. J. Moxley
Frank 9. Ryan
Carl L. Barnes
Ind
Trade and Industry Notes and Regional Updates
H Rockwell claims to have produced an ever bearing strawberry after twelve years of effort in Iowa. St Paul officials deny any planned advance in Northwest freight rates. Lyman Hendlers, a millionaire truck gardener, died after cultivating 70 acres in Chicago. Immigration officials note increased arrivals from the United States to western farming districts. Michael Rysen warns meat imports may rise unless U.S. cattle numbers grow. James Hil to distribute 2600 dollars in prizes at the Omaha corn exhibit for Montana grown grain within twenty five miles of the Great Northern. Montana showcases mining, cattle-raising, and agricultural products.
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H. Rockwell
Iowa
St. Paul
Northwest
Lyman Hendlers
Chicago
Chiccago
Cranston
Ti B
United States
Western
Canada
al Ve&havery
Michael Rysen
American Packers’ Association
América
James J. Hil
Montana
Miners Saved Alive After Seven Days Entombment at Cherry
Twenty one workers rose from the St Pik mine shaft after seven days entombed following a fire. Rescue crews lowered water to reach the depths as the village watched, cheering as men emerged alive and declaring hearing sounds of others alive within the mine.
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Uwiness
St. Pik
Cere
Cherry
Sur
Wae
Boy Captor Killed After Idaho Kidnapping Tale
An unidentified kidnapper held Harry Garrett for 24 hours in an upstairs room at the Garrett ranch near Boise Idaho threatening death if an arrest was attempted. At daybreak Friday the outlaw was shot and killed after the boy escaped.
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Tracap
Eharry Garrett Cap
Garret Ranch
Boise
Idaho
Toledo Police Captain and Burglar Incident At Home
Michael Casey police captain in Toledo reported a home invasion at daybreak. A burglar woke Mrs. Casey by tugging her ring, fired two shots as the captain awoke, with bullets lodging about an inch above her head. the intruder escaped.
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Michael Casey
Toledo
Life term for Cleminson murder case in Chicago
Cleminson Clemsinson was found guilty of murdering his wife Nora Jane Cheminson in their Chicago home. He received a life sentence after a three hour jury deliberation with four ballots. The crime involved a burglary tale that investigators later disputed.
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Dro Dlaldane Clemsinson
Nora Jane Cheminson
Chicago
Hagel Outaeat
Rogers Pari
Cletpingon
Wayne Avenue
Miy
Paul U Willhurst
Rovers Park
Burg Lirs
Cleminson
Rozer Park
Jaminson
Alexian Brothers
Bride Eager For Labrador In Grace Church Ceremony
Dr Wilfred T Grenfell Labrador missionary and Miss Anna McClinna han wed Thursday evening in Grace Episcopal Church Chicago. Rev William Q Water officiated. The couple expressed resolve to face northern hardships and aid Grenfell mission work among the Inuit.
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Wilfred T. Grenfell
Labrador
Anna McClinnahan
Grace Episcopal Church
Chicago
William QO
Euieg
Robbers Take $1,600 In Bank Heist Fled Across Farmland
A bandits robbed a bank near Alle tein, Poway, fleeing ten miles north of Des Moines toward Nes Motines in a bogey. The rig broke near Kirta, and Ole Lambie was arrested after driving the vehicle into the city. Police pursued the robbers, who remained at large.
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Teo
Alletein
Poway
Des Moines
Nes Motines
Ole Lambie
Georgetown Library Fire Ruins University in Washington
A Georgetown University library fire in Washington DC destroys rare volumes valued at about ten thousand dollars. A hose cart team and a fire horse perished during the effort while fifty students slept in the dormitory above.
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Georgetown University
Washington, D.C
Wrights Buy 700 Acres for Aero Plate Park Nearby Springfield
Wilbur and Orville Wright purchase 700 acres northwest of Springfield Ohio near Tippecanoe City for a park to host aero plate experiments. Howard I Phillips a famed longtime trainer and driver of light harness horses in Pennsylvania has died at Pottstown. He was a familiar figure at races across the state for over forty years.
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Wilbur
Orville Wright
Springfield
Ohio
Tippecanoe City
Howard I. Phillips
Pennsylvania
Pottstown
Phillips
William M. Laffan Dies at Lawrence Home
William M. Laffan, successor of the late Charles A. Dana at the New York Sun and its publisher for twenty five years, died at his Lawrence Long Island home after an appendicitis operation.
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William M. Laffan
Charles A. Dana
The
New York Sun
Lawrence
L. I
DeArmond and Son Die in Butler House Fire
Representative David A. DeArmond and his son Waddie perished in a Butler home blaze that destroyed the structure early Tuesday. Neighbors and other family members escaped unharmed as the fire reduced the two story dwelling to ashes.
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David A. DeArmond
Congress
Hiso
Waddie
da Armond
Butler
Congresm
de Armond
Jamies al Tie Armond
Jaames
de Armand
Soaloo
Helsht
Caceres
Varela
Dee Armond
Son
Main
Amd
Ada David
Jon Sharp Wolcemes
Williams Stinen
Willimis
Blair County
Pennsylvania
Congres
Washington
Pleasure boat sighted at San Juan on November 15
Reports from two sources state Colonel Astor's yacht Neurn was at San Juan on November 15 while efforts to salvage the derelict continue. An onboard explosion injured crew members. rescue coordinates and further details were received via wire from New York and Washington.
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San Juan
New York
New Gotham Tunnel Opens Amid Railroading Feat
The article notes the opening of a new tunnel route from New Jersey to Long Island as part of a grand transcontinental rail plan. Authorities expect the link to be ready for use by June, with ongoing work noted and a focus on practical transportation impact.
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New Jersey
Long Island
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