Death in Coal Wagon Driver William A. Smith
William A. Smith a Capital Coal driver died in the driver's seat of a coal wagon around 10 p m Thursday observers reported seeing him slumped on the load near 1600 West Michigan street A passerby halted the horse and an inquiry showed the man was dead Smith formerly lived in Wisconsin and resided at Bismark avenue and West Michigan street He was about forty years old.
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William A. Smith
Capital Coal Company
West
Michigan Street
Smith
Wisconsin
Bismark Avenue
Primero Mine Disaster Claims Seventy-Four Dead
Colrado fuel and iron officers report a final count of 74 deaths from the Primero mine explosion after a house-to-house canvass. In Kentucky, 32 of 34 Wickliffe mine victims are brought to the surface and buried in Drakesboro.
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Primero
Primero, Col
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Drakesboro
Wickliffe
Browder
Beaverton Man Fatally Shoots Wife in Deserted Street
Beaver Falls, Pa. Feb. 3 Charles Hickman fatally shot Mary Hickman after declaring he would fix her. The couple had been separated for three years. Hickman was caught within three blocks by police. He formerly ran a tin shop in East Palestine, Ohio.
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Beaver Falls
Charles Hickman
Mary
Seventh Avenue
Ninth Street
Charlies
Hickman
East Palestine
Mrs Belmont Considered to Enter Newport Hotel Business
Newport Rhode Island February 4 The wealthy Mrs O H P Belmont may run a hotel using Belcourt a Newport show residence near golf polo clubs and Bailey beach An agent is exploring forming a company to purchase the property with Mrs Belmont as a principal owner
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Newport
R. 1
O. H. P. Belmont
Belcourt
Bailey’s Beach
Home Made Medicine for Kidneys Liver and Bladder
A patent style remedy claims Murax compound with Buchu and gin mixed in a half ounce vial forms a cure all for kidneys liver and bladder. It promises quick relief from backache rheumatic pains frequent urination scalding urine puffiness dizziness and blurred vision and notes chronic rheumatism Brights disease and diabetes as treated outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Track torn from under loaded gar endangering 25 passengers
A massive steel girder on a flat car ripped from beneath a Lake Street elevated structure in Chicago causing panic among 25 passengers and freight crews. Two injured men and a city health officer were among those hurt as traffic halted for hours. In Russell, Illinois, two Chicago bound freight trains collided rearward, wrecking an engine and several cars and delaying passenger traffic.
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Chicago
Lake Street
Chicago & Oak Park Road
Chicago & Northwestern
Rockwell Street
W. W. Allien
Bernard J. Kerwin
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Russell
Ill
Milwaukee
British ships sail to defuse Greece Turkey clash
British battleship three cruisers and four destroyers set sail from Malta for Greece today amid a threatened clash between Turkey and Greece. The move signals the seriousness of the situation and British government concern.
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Malta
Greece
Turkey
Cretan Situation Spurs Turkish Cabinet Meeting
Istanbul report Hakki Bey grand vizier convened a special cabinet session to review Crete. The cabinet resolved to back The Porte’s stance and uphold Turkish dominance in Greece at all costs.
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Constantinople
Hakki Bey
Greece
Man Teases Jail Inmates With Marriage Offer
In LaPorte Indiana Zach recently divorced seeks to marry one of two jail inmates Lulu Istott or Vera Green to avert sending them to reform school. He visited Prosecutor Smith and discussed his plan with his mother while authorities debate best action as relatives refuse involvement. The proposal sparks debate on whether marriage could reform the girls rather than institutionalize them.
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Laporte
Ind
Zach
Lulu Istott
Vera Green
Beign
Reformatory
Smith
Istott
Negro janitor with smallpox closes school
Five new smallpox cases emerged since yesterday after the janitor at Central high school was quarantined and the building closed. All new cases involve contacts of the janitor. One thousand pupils were vaccinated. In Continental, four miles south, public schools closed due to scarlet fever epidemic.
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Uniontown
Central High
Nis
Continental
Death of Mrs Slevin at 73 in Indianapolis
Mrs Anna M Slevin 73 died Wednesday night at home from blood poisoning caused by a daughter in law, Mrs CG W Kriel. Funeral at 2 pm Saturday conducted by Rev A B Phitpot of Central Christian church. She moved to Indianapolis in 1880s and is survived by four children.
Henry Heath Found Dead In London Hatter’s Office
Henry Heath a famed London hatter was found shot dead in his West End office this morning. Authorities opened a close inquiry amid indications of suicide. Heath supplied hats to many political figures and notable clients.
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London
Henry Heath
West End
Heath
Saloon Team Attack Fatally Injures University Professor
Chicago February 3. Professor Stanley Frydrychowitz recently from the University of Vienna and aiming to join a U S university was fatally injured in a row at J J Herralds saloon 69 Monroe street. He and his brother accused proprietor Herrold and a barkeeper of short changing them. They were arrested and Frydrychowitz lies dying at St Luke's hospital.
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Chicago
Stanley Frydrychowitz
University of Vienna
J. J. Herrald
Monroe Street
Herrold
Robert McCall
Frydrychowitz
St. Luke's Hospital
John Frydrychowitz
Forestry Service of
United States
Dying man found in coal yard shed on Senate and Tenth
George Lee, 40, was found in a shed at the Senate avenue and Tenth street coal yard Thursday morning in a dying condition. He was taken to City hospital where doctors said he had suffered a stroke of apoplexy and was unconscious, living at 818 North Senate avenue.
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George Lee
Senate Avenue
Tenth Street
Lee
Local Social Notes From Louisville To Detroit
Mrs William Fraser Johnson and daughter visit Mrs Johnson Clan cy in Louisville while Miss Harriet Walker visits Detroit. Fortnightly Literary Club to tour Saint Gaudens exhibit at John Herron Art Institute Friday at 10. Daughters of the Revolution hosted by Mrs W A Bristol on N Capitol Avenue. Grace May Melvin and Herbert Fulmer wed at the Melvin home on Ashland Avenue and will live at 84 English Avenue. Margaret Vander Wheeler and Frederick Francke Jr wed at the Hussey home in Woodruff Place. guests include Edith and Peter Lieber, Mrs Frances Wheeler Lutz, Miss Marjory Leeds, and others from Duesseldorf, Beloit, Cincinnati, New York. The Franckes plan a multi‑week east trip and will reside with the Husseys at 733 West Drive, Woodruff Place.
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Saint Gaudens
John Herron Art Institute
Grace May Melvin
Herbert Fulmer
J. K. Melvin
Ashland Avenue
English Avenue
Margaret Vandel Wheeler
Frederick Rudolph Francke, Jr
John R. Hussey
Woodruff Place
Edith
Peter Lieber
Duesseldorf
Germany
Frances Wheeler Lutz
Beloit
Kns
Marjory Leeds
Cincinnati
Cushman
New York
Chauncey Butler
Higgins
Andover
Mass
Katherine Barnett
Germany Moves to Avert Threatened Tariff War
Berlin Feb 8 The bundesrat passed a tariff bill believed to avert a tariff war with the United States and it was promptly introduced in the reichstag. Indications point to swift approval in the lower house with little opposition. The measure, though drafted hastily, is seen as serving the people.
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Berlin
United States
Bundesrath
Federal Council
Reichstag
Traction Lines Show Increase at Indianapolis
E B Peck vice president of the Indianapolis Traction and Terminal company reports January traffic at Traction Terminal with 14 211 passenger trains arriving and departing and 1 70 freight trains. This totals 459 passenger trains daily and 170 freight. The figures rise 19 percent from January with a gain of 700 trains. The Indianapolis Columbus and Southern added six daily limited trains to Louisville within the past year.
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E. B. Peck
Indianapolis Traction and Terminal Company
Traction Terminal
Indianapolis Columbus & Southern
Loursville
Political Celebration Sparks Damage Suit in City
Florence Rutledge sues Democratic mayoral candidate Charles A. Gauss and Herman Aker for 15000 alleging a skyrocket at a political celebration exploded before a meeting, injuring her face and eyesight. Complaint claims Gauss supporters staged a fireworks display contrary to ordinance and discharged rockets negligently.
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Florence Rutledge
Charles A. Gauss
Herman Aker
Miss Rutledge
Gauss
Wilkins
Church
Aker
Collision Sinks Two Vessels After Elbe Disaster
At Hamburg on February 3 six people drowned when the German ship Susana and the Swedish steamer Annia collided in the lower Elbe. The Annia tore open below the water line and sank within minutes as passengers aboard scrambled for safety.
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Hamburg
Fep
Susana
Annia
Elbe
New Switchboard Installed at Central Union Plant
Central Union Telephone will add a new switchboard at its main building to handle overflow from the main board and improve service for downtown lines.
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Central Union Telephone Plant
Central Union Telephone Company
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Naval Brosl
Madeline Swift
Admiral Swift
Harry Duer Storer
G. W. Auld
Navy Department
White House
Auld
CTV Life
William Fraser Johnson
Mrs. Johnson Clancy
Louisville, Ky
Harriet Walker
Troit, Mich
Anthony Wayne
The
Daughters of the Revolution
W. A Bristol
N. Capitol Avenue
CST Tanto
Seige
Plas Drie
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