Tragic Hubbell Park Orphanage Fire Claims Dozens
Rochester fire at Hubbell Park orphan asylum in early January destroys half the building. Estimates put dead between 25 and 30 with many injured or missing. Firefighters rescue children amid chaos as roofs and stairs trap inmates, with one fireman briefly losing grip while a child was saved. Names of victims and injured partially recorded.
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Hubbell Park
Exchange and Greigsts
Cline
Tireman
Morris Weating
Orphan asylum fire claims 28 children and more feared
Rochester report at noon lists 28 child bodies recovered with 109 inmates fewer than a quarter orphans. Most victims were under 10, and 20,000 dollars in property lost. Authorities note many inmates were private cases brought by parents unable or unwilling to care for their offspring, deepening sorrow for poor homes.
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Rochester
N. Y
Orphan Asylum
Fire kills two Rochester firefighters injures others
Two firemen died and a third remained critical after a Monday blaze in Eastman Kodak acid storage. Lieut. W. E. Murphy and Hoseman Geo. Long perished from inhaling nitric acid fumes, while Chas. J. Kittlinger was in very low condition at St. Mary's hospital and a fourth firefighter was hurt. Property loss reached about $8,000.
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Rochester
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Eastman Kodak Company
W. E. Murphy
Geo. Long
Chas. J. Kittlinger
St. Mary's Hospital
Did She Murder Him? Coroner’s Jury Links Wife in Slaying
In Savannah the coroner’s jury finds Frank Richardson was killed by a pistol shot fired by his wife Addie or by someone known to her but unknown to the jury. Addie Richardson testified Monday and posted a $1000 bond. She named men accused by the husband of intimacy and did not falter in her statement.
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Savannah
Jan
Frank Richardson
Addie
Armour's Body In State At Home Viewing
The body of P. D. Armour lies in state at the Armour home from 9 o clock to noon Wednesday. Thousands of Armour employees will be invited to view the body. Burial is planned for Graceland Cemetery. Armour plants will be closed Wednesday.
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Chicago
Jan
P. D. Armour
Armour
Graceland Cemetery
Mrs Keith Stands By Her Husband in Murder Trial
In Princeton Indiana on January 8 Joseph Keith faces trial over the Nora Kifer murder. Mrs Jennie Keith testifies she never left home April 3, supporting the defense alibi. Prosecutor Lindsey accuses perjury as witnesses discuss threats of the penitentiary.
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Keith
Nora Kifer
Jesse
Nora
Albert Waters
Lindsey
Joe Keith
Notorious resort burned near Goshen
Banner's hall Dunlaps five miles west burned to the ground early Tuesday morning in an incendiary fire. The hall had long been a hangout for tougher elements from South Bend Elkhart and Goshen for immoral dances that ended in fights. A nearby barn was destroyed as well.
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Ind
Banner's Hall
Dunlaps
South Bend
Elkhart
Man in Jail Offers Body for Sale to College
Walter Richey a 23 year old jail inmate in Muncie Ind offered to sell his body to the Indianapolis medical college for 200 dollars to raise money for attorneys. He refused 25 dollars saying its worth more. Richey recently married in jail to Bertha Archer a widow. The body is to be delivered after death.
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Muncie
Ind
Walter Richey
Indianapolis Medical College
Richey
Bertha Archer
Boy giant dies after a record weight at age eight
Anderson Indiana S Grover Allen eight year old known as the boy giant dies Monday He stood four feet ten inches high and weighed 251 pounds He died of fatty degeneration of the heart Circuses courted him but health refused offers M ishawaka Indiana flax cultivation predicted as a profitable crop shift for farmers in Indiana and southern Michigan this year to replace uncertain wheat and losses on sugar beets
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Len
Mishawaka
Ind
Indiana
Michigan
Mary Cobb Near Death in Indiana Home
Mrs. Mary Cobb, 98, longtime resident of New London, Indiana, lies at death’s door. The widow of a farmer and great aunt to William Jennings Bryan, she reportedly wishes to live until Bryan becomes president.
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Ind
Mary Cobb
W. J. Bryan
New London
Bryan
Indiana Inklings and Local Notices
Seventeen cases of smallpox near Bedford reported as public health concern. Burr Oak plans a new independent telephone plant. John Duke Jr of Greensburg declared insane. Cigarettes, John Finn, railroad laborer, was not fully specified in readable text.
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John Duke, Jr
Greensburg
Births and deaths listed in city register notes
A long list records numerous births with addresses and parental names including Frank M and Drucy Hoger a girl and Nathan and Laura Ettlinger a boy among others. Mortality entries show several illnesses and causes such as scarlet fever double pneumonia and cerebral hemorrhage with ages and places. Berlin plans a special province status announced by Herr Von Buelow.
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Drucy Hoger
Minnesota-st
Nathan
Laura Ettlinger
S. Meridian
John D
Anna Knauss
Montcalm-st
Joseph
Jessie DuShane
W. St. Clair-st
Corrad
Anna Fett
Lexington Ave
T. T
Bessie James
Udell-st
Robert
Report on Woman's Prison Board Disorder Unveiled
State charities board findings substantiate charges against Mrs. Claire A. Walker for directing institutional affairs without authorization and pressuring inmates. Governor Mount plans review and rule changes to restore harmony and curb perquisites.
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Gov. Mount
Charities Board
Walker
Joseph A. Minturn
Building Permits For Local Properties
Mrs T A Leachman corner South and Ieast streets storeroom 550 dollars. Co M C Wellis corner Lafayette and North streets repairs 100 dollars. Eddie Chastain 2052 Hazel street addition 3260 dollars. Alva Fisher 3327 Graceland avenue frame barn 100 dollars. Standard Wheel Company Morris street and Belt railroad brick wheel room 1297 dollars. Elizabeth N Sims Holmes avenue near Warman avenue frame house 1000 dollars. Lizzie Burch 1825 Wade street addition 206 dollars.
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Graceland Ave
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Morris St. and Belt Railroad
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Warman-ave
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Wade-st
Robbers Loot Shiloh Bank Safe in Night Breakin
Robbers drilled holes through the outer door and locks to reach the safe at Shiloh exchange bank. They stole about $3,306, with discovery only at daylight after a passer-by noticed the front doors ajar. No blasts were used.
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Shiloh, O
Shiloh Exchange Bank
Captain King Accused of Taking Bribe at Fort Morgan
Mobile reports Capt C W King quartermaster and supervisor of government work at Fort Morgan Alabama arrested for demanding and receiving money from contractor J H Hobson. Hobson had just paid him $1 000. King urged Hobson to pay $5 000 more to ensure his contract. King bound over in 10 000 for trial. He is a volunteer officer enlisted from Iowa.
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Ala
C. W. King
Fort Morgan
J. H. Hobson
Hobson
King
Iowa
Blizzard Across Europe Strikes Paris and South Russia
Paris reports eleven deaths from cold with widespread suffering among the poor as a severe blizzard rages in south Russia for three days. Mail and train service hampered, trains snowbound and steamers missing while in England snow continues and traffic slows in London. Vancouver reports unprecedented snowstorms causing roof collapses and shipping disruptions across the province.
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Vthere
Russia
England
London
Flood Devastates Ridges Near Eureka
In Eureka California on January 8 the Eel river overflowed its banks washing away bridges ranch houses and fences. Hundreds of head of stock perished in the flood disaster.
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Eureka
Cal
Eel River
CITY MARKETS. Indianapolis Jan 8 provisions and groceries
A wide list of wholesale prices across meats, pork products, lard, potatoes, beans, canned goods, fruits, nuts and candies, flour and feed, seeds, butter, cheese, poultry, coal, and drugs. Notable items include smoked hams 11c, dried beef hams 14 12c, butter 10c, apples $2.00–$3.50 per barrel, oysters bulk $1 per gallon, and flour patents around $4.30 per barrel.
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