Wreck of Pere Marquette Trains Leaves 22 Dead at East Paris
A blizzard wreck on the Pere Marquette near East Paris Michigan kills twenty two passengers and injures thirty eight. The crash involves trains No 5 and No 6 as dispatchers learned of the doomed service and sent help. Names of the dead include L J Baldwin Mulliken Louis Baldwin Lester Williams Daisy Giles Burt Myers Walter Jordan Joseph Hulim Austin I Wager Charles A Stoddard Charles A Devine William Hemlrich F M Gillet Alien H Wells Frank Burns Peter W Wierenge George Palmer William Smith and four unnamed men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Mich
Cafter
McCords
Grand Rapids
L. J. Baldwin
Mulliken
Louis Baldwin
Lester Williams
Lansing
Daisy Giles
Lowell
Burt Myers
Grandville
Lake Odessa
Walter Jordan
Joseph Hulim
Windsor
Ont
Austin I. Wager
Sixteenth St
Detroit
Charles A. Stoddard
Charles A. Devine
William Hemlrich
F. M. Gillet
Gurr Oak
Portland
Alien Hl. Wells
Big Rapids
Frank Burns
Peter W. Wierenge
George Palmer
Detroit American Express
William Smith
Saranac
St Louis Fair Stamp Designs Revealed by Post Office
The Post Office Department announced designs for St Louis World’s Fair stamps. They feature Robert R. Livingston for 2 cents, Thomas Jefferson for 3 cents, James Monroe for 6 cents, President McKinley for 10 cents, and a map of the United States for 10 cents, with colors matching other denominations. Livingston helped secure the Louisiana Purchase negotiations with France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Robert R. Livingston
France
Thomas Jefferson
James Monroe
Livingston
President McKinley
United States
National Capital News Summary
Frederic R. Coudért a New York lawyer died in Washington of heart disease at 71. Secretary Root’s letter defending General Wood’s promotion was made public. The Five Civilized Tribes commission aims to assign Cherokee homes by end of 1904. Russia and Japan tension remains, no war expected soon. Edwin Sefton named to the Democratic National Committee from DC surprised Democrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederic R. Coudért
New York
Washington
Root
Senate
Edwin Sefton
Democratic National Committee
District of Columbia
Rockefeller Gifts Total $1,850,000 to University of Chicago
At a university convocation the University of Chicago announced donations totaling $1,850,000 from John D. Rockefeller, founder of the university. Of this, $1,500,000 was in real estate near the campus, transferred by Rockefeller. Current expenses for the year starting July 1, 1904, include $245,000, with $53,000 for power and grounds improvements and $50,000 for Oriental exploration excavation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Chicago
John D. Rockefeller
University
Rockefeller
Old War Claim Paid Reimbursement to Pennsylvania Confirmed
The War Department auditor certifies a balance due Pennsylvania of 920079.88 dollars as civil war expense reimbursement. The Comptroller of the Currency agrees the claim was properly adjusted and the amount will be paid to Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Pennsylvania
United States
Court rules slot machines illegal in Charleston case
A West Virginia circuit court judge ruled slot machines operate in direct violation of state statutes and denied further proceedings. The decision by Judge Mathews reverses a prior ruling by Judge Doo ttle of the Eighth Circuit from earlier weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slot Machines Unitantul
Charleston
W. Va
Mathews
Doo
Eighth Circuit
Explorers to Begin Hidden Elites Search by Boston Team
An expedition funded by the Carnegie Institute and Pittsburg philanthropist departs Boston on January 2 to probe Afghanistan and Crimea for early Aryan artifacts. Led by Mr Pempelly with Harvard ties, the group aims to locate ornament and possible gold, meeting in Cairo for data collection before excavations.
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Afghanistan
Crimea
Carnegie Institute
Pittsburg Philanthropiist
Boston
Pempelly
Newport
Russia
Davis
Harvard University
Cairo
Egypt
America
Sailor Turned Heir Picks Up $250000 Fortune
John Snyder, a former sailor discharged on the nineteenth, inherits $250,000 from his father’s estate spanning Portland Seattle New York and Tampa. At twenty eight he begins managing the wealth after a four year naval career including time as a baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Snyder
Uncle
Sam
Naval Service
Portland
Ore
Snyder
Seattle
New York
Tampa
Pla
Heik
Snyder Haseen
Typhoid in Pittsburg numbers shatter city records
Typhoid fever surges in Pittsburg with 108 cases in December 1902 and 410 in the first 22 days of the current month. At about 40 deaths per day, the outbreak grows toward epidemic proportions. The South Side is spared except for one case, suggesting water supply issues tied to a private company.
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Pittsburg
Bureau of Health
Monongahela
Struck Gusher Claimed Largest in Texas at Batson Prairie
The Paraffine Oil Company hit a gusher at Batson Prairie Hardin county Texas with a depth of 1200 feet and a derrick height of 800 feet claiming to be the largest ever brought in Texas and the third producing well in the field. It is expected to yield 15000 barrels per day with Parafitne and the Guffey companies in control of about 5000 acres each nearby. Neither company is connected and neither is offering land for sale.
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Texas
Paraffine Oil Company
Batson Prairie
Hardin County
Parafitne Company
Guffey Company
Train Ditched Near Kent After Rail Spread
A westbound Baltimore and Ohio train, No 47, derailed three miles east of Kent, Ohio, while traveling 30 miles per hour. All 50 aboard escaped with no serious injuries as the engine also passed through without harm. The cause was rail spread on the line.
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Baltimore & Ohio Road
Kent, O
Mexican Concession Limits Arrests of American Railway Workers
The Mexican government issued an order in response to representations by United States Minister Clayton. It states that American citizens employed on Mexican railways must not be imprisoned for accidents unless charges render arrest imperative. Magistrates should release Americans on bail whenever possible under local law. Clayton's complaint noted frequent arrests and long imprisonments prior to trial, often ending in discharge when no guilt or negligence was found. Also proposed is a centennial Lewis and Clark celebration by Oregon and the Northwest in Portland in 1905, with a bill in Congress to fund the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Clayton
Oregon
Northwestern States
Emperor Menelik Welcomes Skinner to Ethiopian Capital
The American mission to Emperor Menelik led by Consul General Skinner, escorted by thousands of Ethiopian soldiers, arrived in Addis Ababa. Menelik personally greeted Mr Skinner and delivered a cordial welcome as officials surrounded him. Skinner invited the emperor to visit the St Louis exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menelik
Skinner
Emperor Menelik
Mr. Skinner
St. Louis
Trains Collide in Pennsylvania Fatal Blame Freeway Crash
The Duquesne Limited crashed into a fallen freight line near Laurel Run two miles west of Dawson at 7 45 PM Wednesday. Death toll rises with many injured, boiler explosion and scalding deaths reported in the smoking car as passengers trapped amid wreckage. Rescue teams rush to aid among shattered coaches and toppled cars along the Youghogheny riverbank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duquesne Limited
Pittsburg
New York
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Laurel Run
Dawson
Pas
McKeesport
Connellsville
Baltimore and Ohio
Edison Storage Battery Poses Electric Traffic Revolution
The Edison storage battery is hailed as a potential revolution for street railway and automobile propulsion after a practical test by W. Hibbert. Weighing about 700 pounds, it uses nickel oxide and caustic potash electrolyte and reportedly performs with high durability. In a 22 mile test against a head wind, the unit completed the run in 1 hour and 20 minutes, and Lake Shore declares a semiannual dividend of 8 percent payable January 29, up from 7 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Edison
W. Hibbert
Banker Garth Drowns Self on Recreation Trip
A New York city banker named Granville W. Garth, president of the Mechanics National Bank, reportedly jumped overboard from the steamer Denver while en route to Galveston on a recreation voyage. Alexander A. Orr, vice president of the bank, cited weeks of mental distress and a board resolution urging a four month vacation. Orr said the death arose from mental anxiety and was not related to other causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans
Denyer
Galveston
New York
Garth
New York City
Denver
Granville W. Garth
Mechanica National Bank
Alexander A. Orr
Gath
Orr
Rough Voyage on Menominee Locked Passengers During Storm
Passengers aboard the Atlantic transport steam Menominee bound for New York were locked in cabins after a hurricane on December 7 disabled the ship. A 60 foot wave flooded quarters, snapped the rudder post, and left steering gear useless. Five days drifting ended when a temporary steering gear was rigged and the vessel limped to Falmouth. Some passengers later traveled to New York on the Cedric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Transport Steam
Menominee
New York
London
Lucas
Falmouth
Liverpool
Bank robbery in Klo wn I T ends in heavy explosion
A band of robbers blows open the safe at the local bank after a rear window entry. A posse of 50 townspeople fires at the criminals for half an hour, three explosions shatter the safe, shredding paper money as the bandits escape under gunfire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klown
I. T
Powder Blast Wreck Totals Train On Pennsylvania Line
A costly crash on the Pennsylvania Railroad between Mt. Braddock and Percy left an engine and 94 cars piled in a heap. One powder car exploded after a coke train collided, debris flying for hundreds of yards. All crew members escaped unharmed as the engine was destroyed and many cars damaged beyond repair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mt.Braddock
Percy
Christmas Tragedies Over Poverty Lead to Double Suicides
Joseph Phillips a Hudson area farmer killed his three motherless children and then hanged himself in a neighbor's barn due to poverty during Christmas. Separately George Barnhamer of 2702 Patterson Street Southside Pittsburg hanged himself to a bedpost on Christmas, unable to live amid others' celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Phillips
Hudson
George Barnhamer
Patterson Street
Southside
Pittsburg
Fifteen Years for Two Cents De France Freed
Bilsworth P De France walked free from the Iowa State penitentiary after serving 15 years for robbing a mail car. He had been sentenced to life after a trial in Nebraska for a two-cent stamp theft, but President McKinley commuted the sentence to 15 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bilsworth P. de France
Iowa State
United States District Court For
Nebraska
McKinley
Reservoir cleaner reports eighteen years since cleaning
Butler's State health officer Dr W R Batt and Dr Robert Lowery visited the city reservoir after drainage for cleaning. They told the executive committee that the reservoir had not been thoroughly cleaned for 18 years. A large pile of slime and cang was removed and the basin bottom showed 10 to 12 inches of slimy mud.
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Butlers Reservoir
W. R. Batt
Robert Lowery
Butler
City
South Chicago Mills Closed Amid Mass Layoffs
The Imols Steel Company plant at South Chicago shut down affecting about 6,500 workers with a three week minimum closure. Officials expect a wage cut of 10 to 15 percent upon reopening. Mary Rogers was found guilty of first degree murder in the Marcus Rogers case after a trial in Bennington, Vermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Chicago
Imols Steel Company
Mary Rogers
Bennington
Marcus Rogers
Japan Faces Imminent War With Russia Says London View
A London sourced dispatch reports that war between Japan and Russia is imminent within days. The Times cable notes Japan gave Russia a fourteen day ultimatum to terms, with a two week limit ending January seven. Barons Komura Hayashi are cited as leaning toward peace but fading.
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Russia
Japan
London
Times
Daily Mail
Tokio
Baron Komura
Baron de Rosen
Far East
Baron Hayashi
Sydney
New South Wales
Counterfeiters Plot Told In New York Court
One of the alleged band, Joseph Baumenblatt, testified in U S Court about a conspiracy to float 1,000,000 in counterfeit currency. He identified fellow defendants including Nathan Stein and Morris Morganstern at a Boston seed and New York arrests, revealing a large plant found at the Revere House with presses dies and onion skin paper. Morganstern and Isenberg were released on their own recognizance pending January 5, when Baumenblatt resumes testimony.
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Plant
United States Court
New York
Joseph Baumenblatt
Baumenblatt
Revere
Mass
John Davis
Moses Novak
Nathan Stein
Harry Stein
Morris Morganstern
Benjamin
Jacob Farber
Morris Hauben
Morris Isenberg
Revere House
Prospect Avenue
Morganstern
Isenberg
Baummenblatt
Caught in Burning Wagon Rural Mail Carrier Ordeal
Gale Carr a rural mail carrier from Grand Valley Pennsylvania faced a terrifying crash when a runaway horse spun his closed wagon over and overturned an old stove. The fire spread to his clothes trapping him until he crawled free and managed to put out the flames. Nearby, Rev A J Garland of the Primitive Baptist Church in Madison County Virginia married Miss Rose Ashfow on December 16 at Henry Garland’s home near Hancock Maryland.
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Gale Carr
Grand Valley
Carr
A. J. Garland
Primitive Baptist Church
Madison County
Rose Ashfow
Henry Garland
Hancock
Maryland
Numerous conflicts flare at Chemulpo and Masampho
A Seoul dispatch reports clashes between Japanese and Korean residents at Chemulpo and Masampho. Also noted are a Spanish report of an Alfonso marriage plan to Princess Maria del Pilar of Bavaria aged 138, and several maritime incidents including the Ole Acto explosion, Kalisto wreck, and a Hamburg shipowners meeting backing an international union to fix minimum freight rates.
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Seoul
Korea
Chemulpo
Masampho
Alfonso
Maria del Pilar
Bavaria
Kalisto
Torrens Land Court
Mussulmang
Gusinye
Albania
Austria-Russia
Hamburg
Union of
Colombia Warned Over Panama War Threats
Gen Reyes the Colombian envoy warns Bogota that war on Panama implies war with the United States. He seeks to hasten a protest to the State Department and to return to assume command. Rear Admiral Coghlan reports the cruiser Mayflower clashed with a Colombian gunboat carrying 300 men and war material to Titumati. Olympia arrives at Colon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reyes
Bogota
Panama
United States
Marroquin
State Department
Colombia
Coghlan
Colom
Mayflower
Pidgeon
Titumati
Olympia
Colon
Colombians Seek Hague Reference on Panama Crisis
The United Colombian Committee in Paris announced a three step plan. First, a commission would press the United States to recognize Colombia’s rights under the 1846 treaty. Second, if rejected, the question would be submitted to The Hague arbitration court. Third, if that is refused, Colombia would go to war with Latin American allies expected to aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Colombian Committee
Paris
Colombia
United States
Hague Arbitration Court
Europe
Panama
Fraud Order Against Paper Involves Mansfield Publisher
The Post Office Department issued a fraud order against Golden Thoughts Publishing Co of Mansfield Ohio led by George W Cupp. A prize giveaway charged 50 cents and a yearly subscription with readers guessing the vote for Secretary of State in the prior election. Prizes totaled about 40 000 with a list of winners published, deemed largely fictitious by authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tha. Post Office Department
Golden Thoughts Publishing Co
Mansfield, C
George W. Cupp
Cupp
Telegraphic items briefed from nationwide events
A compilation of short notes reports threats to Admiral Schley in Cincinnati deaths and deaths from typhoid in Butler Pa ship movements and hostilities in Porto Rico and Manila a university gift a hotel fire in Menominee and a fire loss in Elk Horn Mont a fire at Frostburg Md an arbitration treaty between France Italy and Britain hotel rates at the St Louis World Fair claims of a vast U S railway mileage and a Colorado gold strike all drawn from diverse 1904 era telegrams and notices.
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Admiral Schley
Cincinnati
Brooke Herford
Boston
England
Barnard Shipp
Louisville
University of Virginia
Butler
Prohibition Party
Kansas City
James Beatty
Joseph Vorachek
Menominee
Mich
C. H. Dietrich
Nebraska
Baltimore
Key West
San Juan
Porto Rico
Manila
D. H. McAlpin
Morristown
N. J
Elkhorn
Mont
John Wiland
Frostburg
Guv. Thomas
Maryland
France
Italy
Porelen
Delcasse
Signor
Tornielli
Paris
Great Briain
Francis
Railway Age
United States
Red Star Line
Finland
Antwerp
New York
Flushing
Holland
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Jackie
Lake Shore
Rough Voyage
Columbia
Ware
Louisiana
New Orleans
Mattie Lee
Charles Hillson
Philipsburg
Floyd ©. Miller
First Infantry
Westlawn
Canton
Martin Coleman
Mott Street
Colorado
the Woods Gold Mining Company
Taylor Park
Col
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