Chicago carriage maker kills daughter and wounds two others
William H Meutsch a carriage maker at 419 Armitage avenue Chicago shot and killed his five year old daughter and fatally wounded two other children after quarreling with his wife. Gertrude Jennie and William were called to the carriage shop where each was shot as they entered. The children were taken to a hospital with fatal injuries expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Mentsch
Armitage Avenue
Chicago
Meutsch
Gertrude
Mentsch
Jennie
William
$100000 Glass Factory Fire Destroys Gas City Plant
The Diamond Window Glass factory at Gas City Indiana was destroyed by fire causing an estimated loss of 100000. The blaze started from a bursting tank of molten glass material in the center of the plant. Several box cars on a nearby side track burned. The factory had been closed since April 1907 and was to resume blowing glass next week as material warmed for that purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gas City
Ind
Pennsylvania
Burned by Night Riders Near Fredonia Tennessee
In Montgomery County Tennessee two large tobacco barns on W. E. Wall's farm were destroyed by fire. The barns contained no tobacco. Wall refused to join a local aid association after threats and prior arson of his merchandise store. Indictments against prominent citizens followed but they were acquitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredonia
Montgomery County
Tennessee
W. E. Wall
Wall
Aidsion
Generel Merchan
Gould Mansion Destroyed by Fire in Newark
King’s Court, a Newark residence built by George Gould for his son Kingdon, burned down. The fire caused an estimated $500,000 loss. Occupants Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lloyd Herbert lived there since construction. Neither Gould nor Herbert had insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gould
King’s Court
Newark
N. J
George Gould
Kingdon
Henry Lloyd Herbert
Mr. Herbert
Official Gave Away Secrets In Essen Arrest
A Krupp Gun works official from Essen was arrested on charges of betraying military secrets. He allegedly sold plans of guns Krupp is building for Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essen
Germany
Krupp Gunworks
Krupps
Italy
General John Coburn Dies at 83 in Indianapolis Home
Former congressman and longtime Indianapolis resident General John Coburn died suddenly at his home on 1518 South New Jersey Street from heart failure. He was 83.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Coburn
Indianapolis
Ind
New Jersey Street
Girl Dies of Burns in Indiana Stove Explosion
Alice Wiley aged 19 daughter of a farmer near Bloomington Indiana died from burns received in the explosion of a gasoline stove in a Jasonville home where she was visiting recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Wiley
Bloomington
Ind
Jasonville
Three Die in Clinton Grade Crossing Collision
At Clinton Iowa a interurban electric car struck a buggy in a grade crossing collision. Three farmers from near Princeton Iowa were killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Iowa
Princeton
Sawmills Burn at Benton Arkansas Plant Destroyed
Fire engulfed the La Hone River Lumber Company plant at Benton Arkansas causing about 40000 dollars in loss with 27500 dollars insured. Adjoining properties were threatened briefly as flames spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la- Hone River Lumber Company
Benton
Arkansas
Caldwell shoots wife in New Hartford. sister-in-law wounded
Clifford M. Caldwell fatally wounded his wife with whom he had separated after she refused to fire with him again. He also shot and wounded his sister-in-law Virginia Peck. Caldwell made no attempt to injure himself and is under arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
Clifford M. Caldwell
Virginia Peck
Caldwell
Penitentiary Epidemic Strikes Columnus Ohio
An epidemic of the grip disperses through the State penitentiary in Columnus causing 200 prisoners to be hospitalized and all hospital nurses to fall ill as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columnus
Ohio
Trade conditions in Chicago district show cautious revival
The weekly review by R G Dun & Co notes a larger commercial mortality but fewer weak firms harming confidence. Bank dealings approach last year, settlements are smooth, and borrower needs are met. Prices firm in hides lumber and minor metals with brighter manufacturing indicators and improving iron wood and leather sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
R. G. Dun & Co
New York Trade and Industry Still Quiet in January
Trade and industry remain quiet in New York with general price declines and rising idle railroad equipment. Demand reports worsen in iron, steel, and coal while wage-cut discussions grow. Wholesale trade opens slowly. cotton goods see sharp cuts. east and west buyers show interest. Weekly business failures end Jan 23 at 408, with 431 total. last week 3 fewer, and year ago 18 fewer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eoe
Bradatreet
Commodity price snapshot across multiple markets
The report lists live cattle hogs sheep and staple commodities by city, with bid ranges for Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo. Prices cover wheat corn oats rye barley butter eggs potatoes and clover seed with varying grades and maturities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Timothy
Indianapolis
St Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
Toledo
Great Chicago Fire Devastates Wholesale District
A major blaze in Chicago Tuesday evening devastated buildings along the Wa bash to Madison and Monroe block injuring Alfred Peats & Co John A Colby & Son and Edson Keith & Co with losses estimated at 1 700 000 largely insured. The fire raged from 6 to 9 30 pm and required all night work to control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towntown
Chicago
Wabash and
Michigan Avenues
Madison and
Monroe Streets
Alfred Peats & Co
John A. Colby & Son
Edson Keith & Co
Keith House
Gage Bros. & Co
Theo. Ascher Company
Fire devastates Wabash avenue buildings. losses mount
A northwest gale and bitter cold accompanied a fierce blaze on Wabash avenue. One fireman injured. several firms suffered heavy losses including Alfred Peats Company at 14 Wabash and John A Colby & Sons at 148 Wabash. Other insured losses totaled high across Michigan and Wabash corridors, with Remington Typewriter and Powers building among those affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash Avenue
Alfred Peats Company
John A. Colby & Sons
Carl Netschert
Powers
Monroe
Remington Typewriter Company
Indiana News Briefs Shifts From Fires to Unions and Oddities
A tangle of incidents from Indiana includes deaths in a Vernon accident and a fatal Indianapolis fire. a state geologist hurt by a fall. lawsuits over alleged affections. a Lincolnville Memorial Day monument plan with Dr. Good invited to speak. a Newcastle hotel incident injuring James B. Codey. dynamite blast near Brazil injuring John Weaver. medical recoveries of a Logansport child. a 90 year old Clifford fiddler winning a contest. more robberies foiled. Portland and Evansville fire losses. various accidents, rescues, and unusual natural oddities across multiple counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Derrnrth Vernon
Ange
James H. Sage
Lincolnville
C. H. Good
Warren
Indiana Paving Brick Company
Brazil
John Weaver
Perth
Logansport
Clifford
Modern Woodmen
James Collins
Collins
Indianapolis
Jim
Sally Waters
Cross- Eyed Dog
Congressional Dispute Over Tariff Deficit Slavery Debate Surfaces
The Senate questioned Treasury actions on currency and regional bias as West and South faced discrimination while New York and Boston benefited. House leaders warned of a looming deficit and debated tariff moves, with adjournment until Monday after a long session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Stone
Treasury Department
New York
Boston
Teller
Secretary of the Treasury
New York City
Tawney
Appropriations Committees
House
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Charles H. Grosvenor
Ohio
Bryan
Keifer
First Neurological Hospital Established in New York City
Commissioner of Charities Hebberd with local experts forms the first neurological hospital with a separate medical board. Located on Blackwell's Island, it will be known as the Hospital for Nervous Diseases of New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charities
Hebberd
New York City
Blackwell's Island
Hospital For Nervous Diseases
Country Banks Blamed For Panic Cash Drain
National City Bank of New York circular cites $276,000,000 in cash vanishing from circulation during the panic and pins blame on country banks for hoarding cash and straining reserve cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National City Bank of New York
Bears born in Bronx 200 New York face harsh fate
Two cubs were born in the Bronx 200 New York the other day. One cub died from freezing while the other is weak but may survive with warmth and frequent feeding of milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronx
New York
Engagement Announced for Henry Gassaway Davis and Maud Ashford
Coroner's jury clears Pittsburg Coal Company in Greensburg disaster verdict. Western Stock Show Association weighs building a stadium and animal sheds in Denver at an estimated cost. Captain Rohde reports Indian natives moving toward independence from Britain. Patrolwoman Julia Loughman to be discharged from Harlem hospital in about two weeks. Annie Fitzgerald of Chicago named a federation labor organizer in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Henry Gassaway Davis
Maud Ashford
D Pittsburg Coal Company
Greensburg
Western Stock Show Association
Denver
William Rohde
Neidenfels
Orient
India
Julia Loughman
New York
Harlem Hospital
Taft Endorsed by Oklahoma GOP. Bomb Damages NY Justice Home
Republican members of the Oklahoma Legislature back Secretary Taft for the presidency. Justice E. R. Carpenter's Andover New York residence sustains heavy bomb damage. Carpenter enforces the liquor law and other items note San Francisco supervisor Lonerzan’s bribe confession and a National Boot and Shoe meeting’s tariff talk in New York. Six Washington bids for a military dirigible balloon range 5 000 to 12 500 with possible open market purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Taft
E. R. Carpenter
Andover
N. Y
Thomas E. Lonerzan
Schmitz
San Francisco
National
Boot and Shoe Manufacturers
New York
Gerber
Reading
Washington, D. C
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Sold as Female Health Aid
Mrs S A Williams of Gardiner Maine credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health in three months and avoiding surgery. Mrs Alvina Sperling of Chicago says the remedy cured a tumor and inflammation without operation after doctors advised one. For thirty years the product has claimed to help with displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities backache and other female complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
S. A. Williams
Gardiner
Maine
Alvina Sperling
Claybourne Ave
Chicago
Lice Control in Poultry with Borax Spray
Mrs B R Buffam of Roswell New Mexico reports using 20 Mule Team Borax to spray and wash S C W Leghorn houses to kill lice. After four sprays two months ago she found no lice remaining and plans to continue use. A fog signal near Boston harbor draws attention of Nanasket Beach steamers as a tripod with a steel triangle emits a faint metallic sound guiding vessels through fog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. C. W. Leghorn
B. R. Buffaam
Roswell
New Mexico
Boston Harbor
Nantasket Beach
Sud
A Fearfully Long Siege of Daily Pain and Misery
Charles Von Soehnen of 201 A St Colfax Washington describes thirty years of kidney trouble back pain and rheumatic attacks with frequent urination. He says Doean's Kidney Pills gave near total relief and praises the remedy sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles von Soehnen
Colfax
Wash
Doean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Probable Outcome and Public Notices Reach Across Town
A mix of satirical quotes on military strength and political defenses appears alongside health ads. Garfield Tea claims laxative benefits while PAZO OINTMENT guarantees cure of piles in 6 to 14 days. An India population note comments on dispersed natives and reduced cooperation.
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Galveston
SAM _E. THURSTON
L. Q. 24Th
Naricol
Wabash
Michigan Avenue
John A. Colby
Edison Keith & Co
Ashland Avenue
Wood
Loop
Cottage Grove
Indiana Avenue
Frank Morris Book Shop
Gage Bros
Theodore Ascher Company
John A. Bryant Company
Indiana
James B. Codey
D” Shotel
Newcastle
Chet
Compton
Knights of Pythias
Outane
Hazleton
Marion Post Office
Albert Houck
Rockdale
Peter Gunn
Terre Haute
Homer Mallett
Laud
Whitley County
W. S. Brown
Dennis P. Teeter
Monticello
David Turpie
Zeptha Springer
Shelbyville
Frank M. Springer
Thomas Bank
Corunna
Milo Thomas
Home Telephone Company of
Thornton
Evansville
Emily Thornton
Petersburg
Guy Bush
Warsaw
A. J. Bush
Goshen
Culbertson
Claude Graves
Elmer Padgett
Charles Gorman
William Thomas
Beth Powers
Bela
Seth
Merrill Lewis
James C. Lewis
Fountain Park
Lorin Courtright
Allem
Goldsmith
J. O. Carpenter
Staunton
Ray Hanna
Bloominton
Fred
Harry Russell
Patoka
Snyder's Gulch
Russell
Christian Born
Columbia City
Elwood
Will of T Hey
Thomas Caug
Eyville
Mr. Caughey
Elizabeth Stafford
Sydney Cornelius Stafford
Margaret Orr
Lincoln
Work OF Congress
Philippine Islands
Inte
Terburn
District of Columbia
House of Representatives
Fowler
Heyburn
William J. Bevan
Wallace
McGavin
Hhouse of Representatives
Littlefield
Atlantic
Pacific
Congress
Fitzgerald
Sherley
Kentucky
First Neurological Hospital
Annie Fitzgerald
Woman's International Trade Union League
The
Federation of Labor
von Buelow
Lane
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