Busted or Canceled Orders Reported in Rail Incident
A damaged scrap notes a railroad dispatch confusion with orders to pass freight and a lack of stop actions at Wanstead and Court Junction. Dispatcher J G Kerr in London allegedly directed ambiguous instructions around 9 64 o clock, leading to a fatal train incident and questioning whether the No 5B express was canceled or not.
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Oranto
Duluth
Bays
Espress
Wanstead
J. G. Kerr
London
Wyoming
Rae Cetti
Risa
Wyoshim
Court
Sta
Watford
Three Meet Death as River Crossing Turns Fatal
A perilous river crossing near Gainsboro Tennessee ends in tragedy as Verdi Rich and Walter Rich drown while attempting to cross the river. Infants Alfred Crowder and others are reported killed in a related farming conspiracy case. Authorities report infant deaths tied to alleged operations. A danger signal and delayed dispatch complicate details of the incident.
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Gainsboro
Tena
Ud River
Verdi Rich
Walter Rich
Niley
Alfred Crowder
Denmark Storm Causes Widespread Damage and Loss
A severe Danish storm crippled Copenhagen and coastal towns, wrecking ships off Tisnoe, drowning eight, and destroying mills and factories. Telegraph and rail services halted, streets unsafe, and hospitals report multiple deaths. Greenland and Sweden report heavy gales, with Sound water rising near flood levels. Ferry links between Denmark and Sweden suspended.
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Denmark
Copengen
Sone Mills
Tismore
Tobiason
Sweden
Danish Islands
Miners Fail to Return After Christmas Holiday
Wilkesbarre special reports thousands of coal workers stay away on Christmas, halting output. In the region not 5,000 tons mined Christmas day and not more than 25,000 tons Friday. normal production expected by Monday. Reading collieries and washeries idle, others work short handed or closed due to high waters.
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Wilkesbarre
Philadelphia Dispatch
Shooting in Montana Leaves Two Soldiers Wounded
Helena dispatch reports a shooting at a halfway house between Havre and Fort Assini boine. Two soldiers from the Twenty fourth Infantry were wounded. Frank Gantz was shot through the breast and may die, Private Robinson was shot but not seriously. Gantz fired at John Oan, then at A M Groves who shot Gantz and Robinson. Groves detained by Constable White amid defanso claims.
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Fort Assiniboine
Twenty-fourth Infantry
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Gantz
John Oan
A. M. Groves
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Wreck Toll Rising Near Trinidad in Christmas Train Car
A coal miner rescued from the debris of the Colorado and Southern freight wreck near Trinidad north of the city said there were fourteen miners alongside him in the car before he died. Officials estimate twenty five to thirty dead as the wrecked car remains buried under tons of wreckage. All aboard were traveling to Trinidad to spend Christmas.
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Colorado
Trinidad
Colo
Ohio murder mystery and a teen victim Anna Snyder
A Toledo mystery centers on 19 year old Anna Snyder daughter of Bowling Green as she vanished then was found dead in her room at 632 Orange Street with two pillows covering her face Polly evidence suggests choking. The coroner took Mrs H G Blood in custody for inquiry though no charges were filed.
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Bowling Green
Anna Snyder
Orange Street
H. G
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Lue
Ten Killed In Colorado Train Wreck Near Trinidad
A wreck on the Colorado and Southern railroad northwest of Trinidad, Colorado, left ten known dead and many more feared buried. An extra northbound freight of fourteen cars collided with regular No 28 coal freight of forty cars near a sharp curve. Both engines were wrecked and much of the train equipment demolished. Wrecking crews worked through the night to clear the tracks as officials feared additional bodies would be recovered.
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Colo
Colorado and Southern P
Bronson
Colorado and Southern
Anastings
Ludlow
Walsenburg
Aguilar
Bubonic Plague Reported on Pacific Coast Towns
A Mexican special report states bubonic plague has appeared nearly simultaneously in La Paz Guaymas Malte and Mazatlan on the Pacific coast. A government medical commission has departed to investigate infected areas. Mazatlan reports six to ten deaths daily and strict precautions are in place to prevent spread.
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la Paz
Guaymas
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Mazatlan
Pacific
Mexico
Giant European Gas Trust Reported To Involve Europe
A Chicago Daily News item says nearly one billion dollars in capital is being formed into a vast gas trust. It would include major European firms with Chicago and New York money backing the project. John D Rockefeller is named as a possible top shareholder.
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Gften
Europe
Chicago
Daily News
New York
John D. Rockefeller
Miss Carleton Cleared in Self Defense Case
A Bloomington dispatch reports Daisy Carleton was found not guilty of murdering Mrs. Joseph Leslie, the verdict based on self defense after Leslie allegedly tried to horsewhip Carleton and lay in wait. Carleton had warned Leslie prior to the confrontation and fired when attacked.
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Bloomington, Sr
Daisy Carleton
Joseph Leslie
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Syas
Garlton
Miss Carleton
Sentence to death for Nathan Taworth in Layton Utah case
Nathan Taworth, an Iowa boy from Wert Dodge, faces a Utah death sentence for the 3 year old murder of Thomas Sandell, with defense claiming his confession was coerced while his mind was disturbed. New evidence prompts a Utah Supreme Court review request.
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Nathan Linworth
Iowa
R. Ranworth
Wert Dodge
Actelon
Sit Lake City
Joe 10
Winess
Nathan Taworth
Supreme Court of Utah
Nathan fLaworth
Thomas Sandell
Layton
Utah
Salt Lake City
Taworth
Harworth
Attiduyita
Supreme Court
Dispute Over $40 Steer Ends in Denison Court
A costly neighborhood feud over a $40 steer was decided in Denison district court. The jury ruled for the plaintiff, upholding a prior Charter Owl finding. Judge Church refused an appeal, ending a clash that soured former friendly relations and left litigation costs over $500 in legal fees and expenses.
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Jones County Call
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Charter Owl
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Stiles Entitled to Seat in Iowa House Election
A Des Moines special reports J A Stiles of Wayne County is entitled to a seat in the Iowa House. address needed to issue the certificate. Walden’s death left no session, Wayne County offered two candidates, Stiles received 78 votes and the rival about 40. board certified Stiles as the winner.
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Wayne County
Des Moines
House of Representatives
Iowa House
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Train Narrow Escape as Wheel Burns Off on Burlington Run
A Burlington passenger train No. 2 passing Main Street at 2 a.m. Sunday lost a pilot wheel which had burned off by friction from an overheated box. The wheel dropped after the four mile grade from West Burlington, but the train slowed enough to avert disaster. the axle stub was red hot when it struck the ground.
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Main Street
West
Smallpox Outbreak Alarm in Lee County Iowa
State Board of Health reports an outbreak of smallpox in Lee County with about 400 cases in the central county. Quarantine neglected and cases spreading north of Keokuk and west of Fort Madison. No city cases yet, but rural areas heavily affected and deaths few. outbreak noted as mild.
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Montrose
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Fort Madison
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Remarkable Damage Suit Over Missing Heirloom Body
A district court suit filed Wednesday by Hancock and Homer Timpford against the Lima company and others seeks 1010000 for alleged grave desecration. Plaintiffs claim the body of Josin Allen was embalmed without authority and exhibited as belonging to heirs, with alleged tampering at undertakers parlors and ongoing preservation claims.
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Two Men Escape Gallows in Supreme Court Ruling
The Supreme Court at Des Moines granted a new trial vindication for Albert GQ Philippa and Louis Brooks in two murder appeals. Upon reversal of the trial judge’s instructions, their death sentences were postponed.
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Brooks
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Des Moines
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Louis Brooks
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Arrest Sparks Shenandoah Sensation in Horse Theft Case
Lin Newrar, a prominent Shenandoah citizen, is indicted and arrested for allegedly stealing a horse from Mor Mibert A. Reed, cashier of the First National Bank. Newman, a church leader and active community figure, faces scrutiny amid strong local opposition to the accusation. The horse was in Newman's pasture.
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Mibert A. Reed
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Baptist Sunday School
Christmas Day Tragedy in Algona Man Kills Wife
An Algona man shot and killed his wife then killed himself on Thursday afternoon near the old College building, using a shotgun. The couple, in a troubled marriage with two young children, had ongoing quarrels after the wife left with another man.
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Ile
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LeMars Painter Committed to Asylum for Inebriety
Jasper Farlow of LeMars, a Plymouth County painter, is committed to the Cherokee asylum for inebriety after a spree in which he forged two checks on Morehouse Co. for $5 and $0.50. The district court ordered detention at Cherokee for up to two years, notes say he has a history of periodic sprees.
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Angolum
Sadge Gaynor
Cherokee
Are Low
Consul Winsworth and Concha in Washington Talks
The article recounts Diplomat Winsworth, first American consul in Puerto Cabello, and Senor Concha, Colombia’s former minister to Washington, arriving amid Venezuela’s unrest and ongoing canal negotiations. It notes Winsworth’s casualty care during the rebellion and Concha’s reception in the U.S. capital as a seasoned diplomat with a strong record.
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Culanbla
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