Westfield disaster kills twenty five and injures many
A Royal Blue Line express struck a local train near Westfield New Jersey on Tuesday night. Twenty five people were killed and as many more injured as the wreck tore through three coaches. The engine left the track and the wreckage caught fire, trapping victims under heavy timbers. Fireman and engineer stayed at their posts. the flagman was killed. The injured were taken to Plainfield hospital.
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Westfield
N. J
Central Railway
New Jersey
Plainfield
Royal Blue Line
Éxpreax
Royal Blue
Iss
Seven Die In Illinois Train Wreck Near LaFor
A rear end collision on the Chicago and Northwestern near LaFor, Illinois, killed seven people early Wednesday. Two train men and five stockmen died when a side tracked stock train and a fast passenger train collided. the passenger train telescoped the stock train, killing most aboard. The fireman on the passenger engine also lost his life.
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Chicago
Chicago & Northwestern
LaFor
Cleveland says he is no longer an object of political concern
New York report says ex President Trover Cleveland met with ex Secretary Richard Utney at midnight. Cleveland denied prearrangement, said he has ceased to be a political concern and spoke little about Olney's candidacy or the Venezuelan dispute. He noted his earlier official handling of the matter.
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Cleveland
New York
Trover Cleveland
Richard Utney
Kollikfatia
Ulley
al. Alley
Murder at Patriot Prominent Citizen Slain by Spade
In Patriot Indiana James Meade and James Kemp quarreled and Meade killed Kemp by striking him with a spade. Kemp died ten hours later from a head wound. The report notes a violent incident and naming of involved parties. In nearby Logansport, Frank Braich, brother in law of Robert Brown clerk of the supreme court, returned from Idaho with a fortune after an unrelated event in Fayette Ida.
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Patriot
Ind
Jan
James Meade
James Kemp
Meade
Kemp
Logansport
Frank Braich
Robert Brown
Supreme Court
Idaho
Fayette
Ida
Rebuilt Lawyer Finds Relief in Grape Nuts
A Boston lawyer, E L Saunders, credits Grape Nuts with curing indigestion and heart distress after three months of use. He cites a colleague who improved from nervousness and weight loss, regained strength, and reports long lasting brain and nerve nourishment from the wheat and barley cereal.
Anthony Chauness a Pioneer Gunsmith in Elwood
Elwood Ind Jan 2 Anthony Chauness a pioneer and widely known gunsmith operates a small shop where he began at 17 making a gun from stock to barrel He is the oldest gunner in Madison county and helped found the Elwood gun club He owns a large farm hunts weekly and built a business block plus paved and deeded an avenue to the city His success includes multiple ventures and a fortune over 3.00
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Duke
Mr. Chauness
Elwood
Hig
German Ambassador Stormy Interview With Kaiser Reported
A London dispatch says a prominent German arrives from Berlin and states Dr. Von Holleben the Washington ambassador had a stormy interview with the Kaiser on arrival in Berlin. Holleben is said to be placed on a small pension beginning that week while in Germany on sick leave. Fleming Gets Time for Fort Wayne-Lima Interurban Extension
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United States
London
Berlin
von Holleben
Washington
Germany
Kaiser
Ambasasdor
Holteben
Fleming
Fort Wayne
Ind
B. Fleming
Births and Deaths and Marriages in City Notices
Birth announcements list multiple families with address and newborn's gender. Deaths note causes such as pneumonia, Bright's disease, tuberculosis, and other ailments across city hospital and pesthouse locations. Marriages include several couples, followed by building permits for residences and a temporary structure by Federal Manufacturing Company.
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Renate-ave
Twenty-sixth-st
VY. A
Lockman
Barth-ave
Henry Helms
Buckle-st
Paire
Federal Manufacturing Company
Georgia-et
Barber Kekuta Arrested for Stabbing Two Women
Berlin. It has been discovered that the barber Kekuta, arrested at Altens Rheinish Prussia for stabbing two women. Two years ago a man stabbed 49 women and girls at Kiel, but his whereabouts have since remained unknown.
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Berlin
Jane
Kekuta
Altens
Rhenish Prussia
Kiel
No Excuse for Wreck Rests on Engineer Davis
Jersey Central statement blames Engineer Davis for the Royal Blue crash into the local express after he ignored block signals. Huntington says signals were functioning and the engineer acted alone, Davis being a temporary extra rider who had taken the Royal Blue engine after the regular engineer was off. Davis died Wednesday morning. cause of the crash remains undetermined.
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Davis
Huntington
New York
Jersey Central Railroad
Westfeld
Fools His Relatives at Wabash Indiana Died in Somerset
An elderly Ohio man John Decamp, sought by relatives who claimed insanity and incapacity to manage his estate, died suddenly in Somerset after fears he would be captured and brought back to Ohio. Ohio relatives had long searched for him across the west. In Peru Indiana, Hugh Clark and J L Head disputed a live pigeon contest. Head won the championship with a score of 46 to 48. In Stockholm, King Oscar’s weakness is political, not illness, amid questions of a potential regency over Norway union.
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Ind
John Decamp
Ohio
Indiana
Somerset
West
Peru
Hugh Clark
Wabesh
Marksman
J. L. Head
Head
Clark
King Oacar
Stockholm
Sweden
Oacar
Nin Dasire
Norway
Ty Fa
Caparrots Destroyed by Aragon River Floods
Pamplona dispatch reports Caparrots town wrecked by Aragon River overflow. Fifty people drowned as floodwaters inundated the town. Strong winds hinder relief as authorities assess casualties and damage. Local residents evacuate to higher ground and seek aid from regional rescue services.
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Madrid
Pamplona
Caparroms
Aragon
Postmaster Receives Coroner's Letter On Abiet Abbott Sinking
The coroner of West Creek county New Jersey asks Postmaster McGinnis to release a statement about the Abiet Abbott wreck. On January 16 during a gale the ship ashore near Lif Beach Lifesaving Station 20. Several crew were lost including Henry Carter of Indiana, 22 or 23, dark complexioned with smooth face. The captain said Carter had served with the Boers in South Africa and sailed from Port of Spain Trinidad. Carter's body washed ashore. The captain provided no further address for Carter.
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Weat Creek County
N. J
Abiet Abbott
Lif
Henry Cartar
Indiana
Carter
South Africa
Trad
Spain
Jelend
Trinidad
Patterson Sues Trustee for Damages Over False Reports
Miss Ela Patterson a Frankfort school teacher sues trustee Jesse Martin for 3000 damages claiming he circulated false reports after she and other youths visited Logansport. She says the superintendent revoked her tenure and took her school away amid sensational testimony with over 200 witnesses in a crowded courtroom.
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Frankfort
Ind
Ela Patterson
Jesse Martin
Carroll County
Tive
Riora
Miller Hotel Fire Damages Memphis Building
A three story Miller hotel in Memphis burned on Wednesday, trapping about 50 guests who were aided down by ladders as stairways were cut off. The blaze caused daily damage and left the guests evacuated while air escaped from the structure. The hotel, popular with railroad workers, sustained heavy harm in the incident.
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Memphis
Tenn
Miller
Good News For Women Trial Bottle Free To Women
Experimental cure claims for womb disease and related ailments from Zoa Phora. Advertises free trial bottles and testimonials from Lamoni Iowa and Spiceland Indiana. Promises relief from menstrual pain and allied issues, urging skeptical women to write for samples and a medical book.
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Mra W. H. Graham
Lamoni
Frlend
Madora Stubbs
Spiceland
Ind
Zoa Phora Co
Kalamazoo
Mich
Pengelly
Coronation feast for 60000 poor in Calcutta
A celebratory banquet for 60 000 poor persons occurred in Calcutta on Tuesday to honor King Edward. The report notes social relief and public charity tied to the coronation events, reflecting era concerns with imperial ceremonies and benevolence.
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Edward
Calcutta
John ¥. Pallbrook
Chicago
Denver
C. B. Fimmons
French Chamber of Deputies
Martinique
Pelee
Graduation Exercises at Manual Training High School
Forty graduates marked the Manual Training High School ceremony held in the school auditorium. An evening program featured music and song. Nearby, reports of local incidents include a judge's embazzlement case in Goshen, a preacher arrest in Frankfort, and a missing Newman-et boy, Guy Shunn, age 4, described as an invalid with threats of self harm.
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Manual Training High School
Guy Shunn
Newman-et
New Bell Indexing Display by DeVore Co at Stevenson Building
The DeVore Company presents a display of Bell indexing filling envelopes for cell correspondence at 1719 Stevenson Building. The exhibit showcases methods for organizing mail and improving efficiency in handling communications.
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DeVore Co
Stevenson Building
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