Train Collision Kills Thirteen on Monongahela Route
A Pennsylvania Railroad crash near Cochrane Pennsylvania on the Monongahela Gorge left thirteen passengers dead and multiple others burned. Officials blame rear brakeman Patrick Quinn for not clearing the freight train as flames spread from a stove fueled fire in the smoker car. Conductor Cook survived injuries though was severely damaged by the blaze.
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Monongahela
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cochrane
Patrick Quinn
Quinn
Cook
Denials of Threats Involving Postmaster Resignation
A statement by Afra Mie A Clow denies threats or intimidation connected to her resignation from the post office. The document, sent by lawyer D. C. Chapman in Indiana, states her decision to step down was voluntary after public petitions.
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Jerdéa
United States
A. J. McLaughlin
Imabla
2D. c. Chapman
Lndiansla
Oakland Dispatch Details Inheritance Sale and Adoption Ruling
An Oakland report notes Mme Florence I Grotey of Alameda aged seven may inherit 86 000 from an Indian nobleman. Superior Judge Ogden hears the case as Binton renounces adoption by the Countess Rusholi and the adoption decree is annulled after an offer of compensation is accepted by the count.
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Cal
Mme
Florence I. Grotey
Alameda
Ogden
Mise Binton
Rusholi
Trenry Rugholi
Foreign ministers warn China over war indemnity obligations
At a meeting of foreign ministers excluding Conger they signed a joint note to the Chinese government warning that failure to pay the war indemnity per the peace protocol would bring grave consequences. The report also covers Philippine cholera statistics, a fatality update, a local homicide, a mining company receiver, a wreck near Chicago, and a train derailment in Ribiggins.
Wreck of Crown Prince Arthur Claims Eighteen Crew
The Norwegian bark Crown Prince Arthur ran ashore near Ozette Washington two miles south of the coast. Eighteen crewmen drowned with only two survivors found exhausted ashore. Rescue tugs reached the scene several miles offshore from Ozette. Bodies are being buried locally as they wash ashore.
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Genetir
Port Townsend Silys
Prince Arthur
Prinearthur
Aras
Ozette
Washington
Cape Flattery
Brk Plotbeix
I Ielvies
Niles
Ozetta
Tatersh
Prince Arthurs
Senmien
Fatal Hotel Blaze Kills Four in Chicago Area
A Chicago special reports four people died in a fire at the Somerset Hotel near Wa bash Avenue and Twelfth Street. Hotel porter William Clemens admits the blaze followed an accidental ignition of his bed clothes while smoking. Victims listed as Mrs Perry and family Saunders, with names tied to a Toronto alias. the case involves misidentified spouses and daughters.
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Somerset
Wabash’ ‘Avenue
Twelfth Street
William Clemens
Perry
Howard Saunders
Rite
Mario
Saunders
Toronto
Nate
Worn
Ethel Saunders
Drew the Color Line
A Washington dispatch reports that a mob of white citizens in Boon River La ordered Charles Jackson a Black mail carrier to return with the mail and threatened him with death. Federal authorities and Post Office Inspector Peters were dispatched to address the threat and investigate the incident.
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Payne Haa
Boonf River
Charles Jackson
Peters
New
Oriente Division
Girard
Erdera
Britain Protests Russian Warship Passage Through Dardanelles
Britain protests Parkiah government over Russian warships passing the Dardanelles into the Black Sea under Hasia protection. Britain warns it may seek a coalition if Russia gains this privilege. Also reports Virginia toy safety lockjaw deaths rise to seventeen with a Richmond bill to curb such items.
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Constantipolia Wdlness
Great Britain
Parkiah
Leninat
Dardanelles
Black Sea
Hasia
Nofa
Rusela
Tortured by Robbers in Pennsylvania Farm House
Levi Eicher aged 95 and his wife living in Springfield Township were tortured by masked thieves who burned them with a heated instrument and forced the woman to reveal where $225 was hidden. The victims were then bound with ropes and left in a hut.
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Gonuclsville
Levi Hicher
Springfield Township
Revolt and government clash near Caracas amid fighting
Reports describe four hours of combat as revolutionaries under Ramos and Pelonza clash with government forces near Gauthé and near Caracas. Casualties and captured artillery are reported while rebels reportedly advance on the capital. Telegraph lines are cut and railways damaged as panic spreads. Independent mail service may arise in Indianola amid post office closure tensions.
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Castro
Hague
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Heathman
Greenville
Poison in Whisky Sparks Four Man Mystery in Colorado
A Colorado Springs widow Ava J. Batley, wife of coach J George Nybilherlos, survives strychnine poisoning after a whisky sip that her husband allegedly mixed. He dies after a night of agony as investigators probe a murder mystery tied to a New Year whisky gift.
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Colo
Ava
J. BE. Batley
Jiun George Ny Bilherlos
Tailey Cave
Teeang
Wabash Wreck at Great Western Junction Injures Crowley
A Wabash freight train No. 67 collided with a Rock Island engine near East Highteenth and Market Streets at a 45 degree crossing. Conductor Crowley was injured but survived. engineer blamed for failure to whistle or ring bell. Nine or more cars derailed and scattered, switch crew moved to clear the track. Crowley hospitalized at Mercy.
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Speate Bays
Rick Island
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Great’ Western
Tinihing
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Crowley
Taya
Rock
Wabnett
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Mercy Hospital
Piatarson
Wagher
Des Moines Union
Homeless man crippled by frost in distant hospitality incident
A homeless Black man named Lewis Williams was found frostbitten and admitted to a city hospital after suffering severe frostbite on toes and fingers. He faces life changing injuries with possible amputations and had recently moved from the south to work as a farm hand west of Alden, escaping violence.
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Towa
Lewis Williars
Hsworth
Williams
Tame
Alden
Sioux County Faces Corn Shortage Pressures Farmers
Sioux County reports a corn crop shortfall affecting cattle feeders. Farmers forced to sell beef at depressed prices with tight margins, including a Hull area farmer selling cattle at 3 cents and a neighbor selling corn in the field for 1 per acre, highlighting cash flow strain across the county.
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Orange
Sioux
Katsas
Hull
Stowx County
Burns Monet In Furnace A Local Fraud Tale
A man named John Leary, a carpenter and contractor, burned through a $1,509 check and cash from a local bank after cashing it for a building job. He kept a small stack of bills and later found the money missing, suspecting it slipped from his pocket and fell into the furnace as he fixed the furnace downstairs.
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Mamadinetta
Crixeway
Caal
A. Pittefield
Mass
John Leary
Supreme Court Upholds Tax on Russian Sugar in Downs Case
The Supreme Court, in a decision by Judge Irawn Mondar, sustains the Dingley era tax on Russian sugar, confirming the New York collector’s countervailing duty on Russian sugar. Also notes appointment of Trentye J. Wilson as receiver for WKerstone Manufacturing Co. with plants in Sterling and Council Plasma, liabilities around 300000. Four more lockjaw deaths reported in Norfolk tied to barn pistols from Christmas. Professor Jaco Forney accidentally killed while shooting sparrows with a par ine Piflie.
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Washington
Irawn Mondar
United States Supreme Court
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Chicago
Trentye J. Wilson
Tle Wkerstone Manufacturing Company
Rock Falls
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Judea Ikohisnat
Sterling
Council Plasma
Accidental Shooting Leaves Boy Weary After Eye Shot
In Sergeant Bluffs on Saturday afternoon a boy named Charlie Tohtinop aged about 14 was accidentally shot in the eye by Heuben Codes, a carpenter. The injured boy, conscious but drowsy, faces a life altered while the shooter is identified as the responsible party.
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Charles
Tohnany
Charlie Tohtinop
Wilmen Johnzon
Albert Coghey
Heuben
Carpenter
Movement aids education for blind girl in care plan
A campaign to fund education for Linaie Haguensad a blind and deaf girl from Kustville led to a court review. The state board of control considers placing her in state institutions after attempts at care at a cannitarium failed to help her.
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Matandey
Gofearald
Airs
Stele
Pour Waeharwee
Kustville
Aa Linaie
Arch Apostolic Case Verdict Awards Damages in Williams
A jury verdict in Williams awards plaintiffs led by J. Sherman and Fohh Henfeldt against the Catholic Church for 2480.10 with 6 percent interest. The case centers on a church dispute that began years ago and involves Archbishop Jon W. Roane of Thilaqne Bir.
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Webster City
Judes Gos
W. Dyer
J. Sherman
Fohh Henfeldt
Jon W. Roane
Thilaqne Bir
Death of Allen Trearth in Indianola
Allen Trearth died December 24 at the home of his son Jacob Dearth in Indianola. Born June 26 in Warren County Ohio, he was aged four years six months minus two days. The notice labels him as the old rat man in Warren County and the oldest in Indianola.
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Alien Dearth
Warren County
Indianola
Jacob Dearth
Tsugs
Ohio
Saxony's Royal Scandal and Geneva Divorce Suit
Dresden dispatches report a Geneva consul received a petition in a royal divorce case involving Princess Lanise and the crown prince of Saxony. A fatal coast accident is noted with Elmer McIntyre, a preliminary Ind, killed after a crash on William Street.
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Dresden
Fheerman
Geneva
Lanise
Sayeny
Elmer McIntyre
William Street
Des Moines Girl Drowns skating on river
Nellie Sentt aged 11 years daughter of a miner living in eastern Des Moines drowned Thursday while skating on the river The stepsister Tessie Hamilton narrowly escaped with a young hand rescuing her from the water.
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Linton
Des Moines
Nellie Sentt
Tessie Hamilton
Waterlooo Drainage Feat Hailed as Greatest Aim
Report describes a monumental drainage project in Waterloo, highlighting a sewer tunnel exceeding half a mile in length and twelve feet in diameter. Engineers used reinforced concrete to form the structure, noting it as a landmark achievement in sanitary engineering.
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Con
Milt Ag
Creston Builds New City Hall and Engine House
Creston nears completion of a new city hall and engine house. The fire department will occupy part of the building when ready for occupancy.
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Creston
Jowa Teachers Meet Deliberates On Education Motions
The Iowa teachers at the convention debated a motion about representation and the purpose of the higher thinking in schooling. Speakers emphasized training in relation cause and effect and mental imagery over mere block thinking. They approved resolutions on industrial training, Bible familiarity, three-year teaching contracts, and teacher salaries, noting Iowa's wages are low nationally.
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Laker
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Muscling
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Sin Dar
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