Panic in Cincinnati Fire Engulfs Skyscraper
A blaze in the eleven story Neave building at Fourth and Race streets wounded over twenty people in Cincinnati. Firefighters evacuated workers as smoke filled the offices and crowds gathered, with at least ten taken to hospitals and others sent home. Police managed the congested street scene as ladders and nets were readied for possible leaps.
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Fourth
Race Streets
Cincinnati
Ohio
Neave
Hero Boy Dies Trying to Save Mother in Fire
The 8 year old Manuel Miller of San Diego died in a house fire caused by a gasoline stove explosion that fatally burned his mother Mrs. Joseph Miller and destroyed the Miller home. Mrs. Miller and her five children were inside as flames filled the rooms. She attempted to jump from a kitchen window but her dress snagged leaving her suspended above the ground. Manuel re entered the blazing house searching for his mother and was severely burned before rescue.
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Joseph Miller
San Diego
Cal
Miller
Manuel
Permal
Tg Adair
Columbia
Adair
Isaac P. Gray
Walter Olds
Fort Wayne
R. W. Emmerson
Owensboro
Fie
Boyd
Columbus
Hayden Davis
Osterman
Davis
Logan Township
Benjamin Start
Ripley County
Mary Wilson
West Terre Haute
Ralph Lane
Wabash
Usua
Wealthy Chinatown Leader Chang Chung Dies in San Francisco
Chang Chung longtime head of the Sam Yup Tong and influential figure in San Francisco Chinatown died in San Francisco after pneumonia. He was one of the wealthiest Orientals on the Pacific coast and directed much of his countrymen policy in several cities. Two of his four wives were at his side.
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Chang Chung
Man's Head Burned Off at Cleveland Mill
In an unusual accident Erick Els, a wire drawer at American Steel and Wire Company in Cleveland, was decapitated when a red hot wire broke and coiled around his neck. The neck was burned through within seconds, severing his head. Separately, a coal vein found near Bloomfield Indiana at 130 feet depth shows good quality, prompting plans for more drilling to assess field size.
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Erick Els
American Steel and Wire Company Mills
Cleveland
Ohio
Els
Bloomfield
Ind
Injury at Corn Shredder Hospitalized Worker
George Payne of Petersburg Indiana employed with Theodore Gladishs corn shredder caught his right arm in the machine and it was ground off to the shoulder. He nearly bled to death before physicians arrived.
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George Payne
Petersburg
Ind
Theodore Gladish
Payne
Wheatfield Postoffice Robbed by Dynamiting Safe
The Wheatfield Indiana post office was robbed when the safe was dynamited. Thieves took 150 dollars in cash and 300 dollars worth of stamps. The sheriff employs bloodhounds to track the culprits.
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Indiana
Huntsville Cotton Mill to Resume Full Operation
The West Huntsville Cotton Mill in Huntsville Alabama will reopen next week signaling full operation and employment for several hundred workers after months of closure.
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West Huntsville
Huntsville
Ala
Wrights Earn British Aero Club Gold Medal
The British Aero Club awarded its gold medal to the Wright brothers of Dayton Ohio for their remarkable achievements in aviation history.
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Wrights
British Aero Club
Wright Brothers
Dayton
Ohio
Bold Robbers Escape After Diamond Theft in New York
Maurice Tannenholz junior of HI Tannenholz & Son was shot and likely mortally wounded when a thief stole diamonds valued at $2000 from his store. The thief and accomplices fled in an automobile, disappearing after the daring robbery in New York.
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Ante
Maurice Tannenholz
HI. Tannenholz & Son
New York
Traveling Man Mayer Found Dead in Cleveland Hotel
L. C. Mayer a traveling representative for a Detroit hardware concern was found dead in his room at the Gilley House Cleveland. Mayer had shot himself through the head in a suicide attempt.
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L. C. Mayer
Detroit
Gilley House
Cleveland
Mayer
Moxey Blames New York Broadway for Banking Corruption
Ex bank examiner Edward P. Moxey denounces Broadway New York as a magnet for reckless wealth and graft. He cites lavish spending, defalcations labeled as part of the game, and young bankers drawn into a culture that erodes personal property and honesty.
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Gotham
Rialto
White Light
Broadway
24Th Street
Long Acre Square
Edward P. Moxey
United States Department of Justice
Moxey
New York
New England
Woman a Cook Not a Voter Says Papal Delegate
Apostolic delegate Diomede Falcone told Archbishop Glennon in St. Louis that American women should mind their own business and focus on home and family. He asked if a more active political role would improve the nation, and urged women to attend to their children and dinner.
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Mgr
Diomede Falcone
United States
Glennon
St. Louis
Atlanta Mayor Reveals Prohibition Arrest Drop
At the League of American Municipalities meeting Mayor Joyner of Atlanta cited court and police records showing a more than 50 percent decline in arrests for drunkenness and drink related misdemeanors since prohibition began.
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League of American Municipalities
Joyner
Atlanta
Doctors Test Condemned Food Preservation Study
A four month New York City study on deadly acids in canned foods involves three doctors and a chemist. Doctors Lucas Ringer and Barney and chemist Edward OBrien have each ingested 60 grains of benzoic acid. They report little adverse effect so far as results near public release.
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New York City
Lucas, Ringer
Barney
Edward O'Brien
House Palatial Exhibit Opens In New York Store
In the Wana maker department store skyscraper a grand fall display named the house palatial attracts thousands. Eight stories feature modern home furnishings and a full recreation of a millionaire’s residence, with each room arranged as if lived in, showing distinct periods of style.
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Wanamaker Department Store
New York
Review of ee ims His body pierced with a Duliet
Neighbors find George Cole in his corn field ten miles south of Washington. Life extinct for some time. mystery surrounds discovery. Also reports jack salmon running in the Ohio river and fair fishing near New Albany. Dr. C. S. Mack, coroner of Laporte County, leaves Gunness case fame to join Swedeborgian church in Toledo. Reverend James M. Taylor assaulted in Illinois, left paralyzed. Fire destroys Lapel Bottle Company box plant. Nut crops fail in Indiana due to drought. Various local incidents include fires, accidents, divorces and legal notices.
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George Cole
Washington
C. S. Mack
Laporte County
Gunness
Toledo
Dr. Mack
Materia Medica
Michigan University
Local notices and incidents span court sale and epidemics
Judge Greenlee orders sale of the Elwood Heat and Light plant to satisfy a Chicago loan. Lawenceburg brush cleared by goats as farmers face drought. Elwood water scarcity hits residents with 27 scarlet fever cases. Recent births and funerals include Lyford Texas baby, Miss Anna Kennedy, and Joshua Parker, pallbearer for President Harrison.
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Greenlee
Madison
Lawrenceburg
Ralph Tiley
Harrison Township
Elwood
Health Board
Dearborn
Ohio
Switzerland
Lewis Strater
Kendallville
Lyford
Texas
Anna Kennedy
Shelbyville
Joshua ,Parker
William Heary Harrison
Rockport
Benjamin Harrison
Economic Review Shows Cautious Recovery Across Markets
The Weekly Review of Chicago Trade notes a tentative rebound with bank payments rising and a lower industrial mortality than 1907 and 1906. It cites wider distribution of goods, better agricultural conditions, heavy flour sales, modest wholesale demand, and overall manufacturing gains though weather and election jitters temper optimism.
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Weekly Review of Chicago Trade
Ht. G. Dun & Co
Chicago
Market Prices Across U.S. Cities for Cattle Hogs and Grains
Chicago to Indianapolis show mixed price ranges for cattle hogs and grains. Wheat No 2 varied from 99¢ to $1.68, corn mostly 63¢ to 76¢, oats 47¢ to 49¢, rye up to $1.02, and butter around 23 to 25 cents. Regional notes list cattle and hogs values, with New York and Detroit ranges and shipping prices for various commodities.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Ste
Detroit
New York
Toledo
Indianapolis
White Star to build four new giant steamships
Four new steamships are planned for the White Star line, two to be among the largest ever launched at 900 to 1,000 feet in length. In Cranesville West Virginia a dispute over an estate left by their father led to the deaths of Joseph Mattingly aged 88 and his son Thomas Mattingly aged 35.
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White Star Line
Joseph
Thomas Mattingly
Cranesville
W. Va
Iowa
New York World
Central
Boston Globe
Nelson
Philadelphia Ledger
Cleveland Plain Dealer
John Henniker Heaton
Dublin
United States
Ireland
Quotable Jests and Observations From Various Papers
A compilation of witty lines on heaven pianos wireless phones religious schisms and politics. Notable quips touch on boxing earnings substance abuse chemistry elections temperance travel and tourism with terse, dated world view and轻 humor.
Pro-Japanese Dechinhoi members killed in Korea affair
Reports indicate that twenty two members of the Dechinhoi pro Japanese group in Korea were killed by Japanese gendarmes at Cholado Korea a few days ago. Authorities kept the incident quiet amid rising tensions and colonial unrest.
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Twnty
Dechinhoi
Organization of Korea
Korea
Cholado
London
Melbourne
Australia
Algernon West
Spanish Lambs Mark Easter Customs for Children in Spain
After Lent, Spain observes a lamb sale where children aged five to twelve may buy a pet lamb or goat. The animals roam home and are often trained with tricks, with girls adorning them with ribbons. The tradition is ancient and tied to church origins.
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Spain
Coffees at Bottom of Trouble Spark Postum Testimony
A reader profile attributes long coffee use to nervous spells insomnia and indigestion. After switching to Postum two years ago the person reports sleep improved, no heart palpitations, weight gain of 32 pounds, and overall better health, crediting Postum with saving life.
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Steckmain
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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