King Leopold II of Belgium Dies at Age 74 in Brussels
Telegraphic reports state Leopold II, king of the Belgians, died after a sudden collapse during a medical crisis. Prince Albert and Princess Clementine were present at his deathbed as doctors labored to save him. The king's calm determination and resolve in his final hours drew wide admiration.
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Goffinet
Royal Gardens
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Millionaire Heiress Clue Sparks Michigan City Heir Hunt
Michael Beyer of Michigan City Ind receives a telegram from a Posen Prussia aunt revealing he is among ten heirs to a $20,009,090 estate left by Joseph Nicerowsky, who died in Germany four years ago. Heirs scattered worldwide and advertisers helped locate them amid related news of accidents and other items.
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Michael Beyer
Michigan City
Ind
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Prussia
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Joseph Nicerowsky
Germany
Boyers Good Hick
Boy Loses Leg Under Train In Evansville Tragedy
Emil Auder aged 12 fell beneath an Illinois Central train at Evansville Indiana and lost his right leg. He is expected to die from his injuries.
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Emil Auder
Illinois Central
Evansville
Ind
CUMMINS RAILWAY RATE FIGHT SHAPES AHEAD OF CONGRESS
A clash over interstate commerce this winter centers on Senator Cummins plan to create a uniform freight classification and rate system. The bill would let the Interstate Commerce Commission set and adjust maximum and minimum rates, restrain stock issues by carriers, and curb parallel line control. Courts would not review rate reasonableness, and post a date changes require commission approval. It also targets non carrier ventures and mandates profits from bond sales be used as specified. A separate Senate resolution by Senator Rayner seeks action over Zelaya-related killings.
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Zelaya
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Senate
Rayner
Grace and
Cannon
Nicaragua
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Tim
Iuterstate Gink Foreign Commerce
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Harrison
New York
Orto
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Two Die in Flyer Wreck at City Boundary
The Chicago and Northwestern No. 5 run at 40 mph jumped tracks at Howard Avenue, a boundary between Chicago and Evanston. Two immigrants were killed and at least eight other passengers injured as cars split in halves. The wreck occurred just inside Chicago limits. the locomotive left the tracks beyond the boundary.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Howard Avenue
Boundary Line
Evanston
Smithereens
Grocers Charge Conspiracy In Food Price Rise
The U S District Attorney's office in New York is investigating high food prices after complaints by leading wholesale grocers. Manufacturers have been summoned to explain contracts used to force wholesalers to keep prices high, allegedly restraining trade and violating antitrust laws.
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United States District Attorney's Office
New York
Wise
Oslerization Campaign Aims Younger Army Navy Leaders
The United States launches an Oslerization drive to promote younger officers. Secretaries Dickinson and Meyer in their annual reports urge top staffing changes in the army and navy. Navy reforms ease promotion shifts amid ongoing reorganization causing retirements and new selections.
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Meyer
Nine Frozen Dead From Ferry No. 2 Disaster
Captain Gerry Driscoll and the Erie fisheries boat Commodore brought nine frozen bodies to Erie Pennsylvania from the Pessemer and Marquette Ferry No. 2. The vessel left Conneaut with thirty-two men and is presumed to have foundered in Lake Erie. A tiny yawl marked Bessemer and Marquette No. 4 was found with those nine men aboard.
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Gerry Driscoll Comanding
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Marquete Ferry No
Conneaut
Lake Erie
Perry
Bessemer
Marquette No. 4
Railway Wreckills Passengers Near Bayard Iowa
Train No 7 west bound on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line derailed two miles east of Bayard Iowa early morning. The engine tender and entire train left the track injuring thirteen passengers. Tender trucks led first suggesting a broken wheel may have caused the accident. Sioux City and Des Moines local involved. Overland limited delayed briefly.
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Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Pat
Bayard
Iowa
Sioux City
Des Moines
Jicaga
Duke of Abruzzi Promoted to Rear Admiral in Rome
Rome reports the Duke of Abruzzi has been promoted to rear admiral. Osaka's rebuilding advances funded by the recent fire are helping create a new city core. Japanese insurers pay promptly as a $15 million foreign loan supports progress. US entry into Nicaragua turmoil sought by petitioners urging peace. Canada presents naval plans to Parliament for three Bristol-class cruisers and four improved river destroyers with totals of $76 million and $1.5 million respectively. maintenance pegged at $2 million annually.
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Duke of
Abruzzi
Osaka
Canada
Massachusetts cities vote day returns refresh licensing status
In fourteen Massachusetts cities license questions dominated elections. Worcester adopted wet status by 3720 votes, while the dry margin narrowed to 2197. Salem rejected license returning to no license by 500 votes as Mayor John F. Hurley lost to Arthur Howard who ran his paper from jail during a tense campaign.
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Worcester
Salem
John F. Hurley
Arthur Howard
Howard
Milwaukee killers of 14 year old girl sentenced to life
Carl Wojciechowski and Adam Pietrzyk confessed to murdering 14 year old Hattie Zinda in Milwaukee. They pleaded guilty in Municipal Court and received life imprisonment after a three hour hearing. Pietrzyk claimed Wojciechowski killed the girl while he stood guard.
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Carl Wojciechowski
Adam Pietrzyk
Hattie Zinda
Milwaukee
Pietrzyk
Wojciechowski
Ruinous Storm Brings Relief For Eastern Pennsylvania Mines
A severe storm and drought relief transform the coal regions of eastern Pennsylvania. The gale and rain ended a long water shortage, allowing thousands of miners to return to full work after sixty days of idleness. Wind disrupted electricity and damaged roofs in some areas.
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Pennsylvania
Wealthy cattleman shot in Dakota by former employee
David G. MacKenzie, a prominent cattleman and son of a National Live Stock Association figure, was fatally shot by Bud Stephenson, previously employed at the Matador ranch near Lebeau, South Dakota where MacKenzie was manager. Stephenson was arrested and later moved to Selby amid threats of violence as details remain unclear.
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David G. MacKenzie
Dakota
Murdo MacKenzie
National Live Stock Association
Bud” Stephenson
Matador
Lebeau
S. D
MacKenzie
Stephenson
Selby
Four Men Trapped in Tar Fire Fatal at Pittsburg Roof Plant
Four workers became trapped in a tar lake at the Mc Clintock Irvine roofing plant in Pittsburg. Three died from burns as flames approached, while a fourth man escaped by freeing himself and fleeing the scene.
Frozen missionary found dead in Minnesota swamp
Rey Ole O Fugieshie a United Lutheran Church missionary and associate of Rev Frank Higgins known as the Lumberjack Sky Pilot was found frozen to death in a swampy uninhabited area southeast of Spooner Minnesota by homesteaders. He left Silver Creek at 2 PM for Clementson thirteen miles away where he planned evening services.
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Ole O. Fugieshie
United Lutheran Church
Discise
Frank Higgins
Sky Pilot
Spooner
Minn
Nels Rippes
Silver Creek
Clementson
Rippes’ Place
Collision Between Trains Kills Four In North East
The eastbound Twentieth Century Limited collided with the rear of Lake Shore No. 10 near North East Pennsylvania shortly before 11 pm. Four people died and many were injured, all victims aboard the slower train. The limited’s passengers escaped injury. A report says a wheel on No. 10 broke down, leading to the crash.
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Lake Shore
North East
Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railways Sets Trade Tone
The railway confirms freight traffic on the Puget Sound extension with low tariffs for Oriental trade, orders 185 pound rails for the Central branch, and notes immense freight and locomotive counts. Kansas line improvements follow Governor Stubbs demand for faster upgrades as US and foreign trade volumes rise.
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Chicago
Milwaukee and St Paul
Puset Sound
Central Branch
Missouri Pacific
Kansas
Stubbs
The Week in Congress A Varied Session and Debates
The Senate met with full attendance as the President's annual message was read and referred to the committee of the whole. House action included post office funding proposals and contempt of court jury trials, with adjournment planned for Friday and Thursday sessions noted.
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House
Committee of the Whole
Payne
Fitzgerald
New York
Tlinois
Advo
District of Columbia
Fragmented note on travel and tech constraints
A messy OCR fragment mentions distances and regions with Alpine references and wireless terms. It reads like a stray note about limits on wireless use within a 600 mile radius and notes about the Alps and Hertzian terms, but the text is largely unclear and garbled.
Submarine Contract Talks and Tragic Local Incident
Reports note a planned $100,000 loss from a burned factory in Northumberland and contracts for two submarines for the Russian navy. In a separate case, 17 year old Hinman Knowlton of South Framingham, Massachusetts, is suspected of fatally shooting both parents and was arrested.
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Mussiia
Hinman Knowlton
South Framingham
Mass
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