HORAN AND 30 FIREMEN DIE IN CHICAGO BLAZE
A massive Chicago storage blaze at Nelson & Co. claimed the lives of Fire Chief James Horan and about 30 firefighters. Dozens more injured as fumes and collapsing structures hampered rescue efforts. The fire caused extensive damage to the beef house and surrounding facilities, with officials estimating losses near half a million dollars and potential higher costs as flames spread.
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Hef Horan
Chicago
Nelson & Co
James
W. Abhs
Nelson
Morris
Collman
NE Miller
Shur Wieland
WS. Mackey
James McGrath
Lord Ochier
Carnot
John Lennon
Highland
Marion J. Fitz- John O'Leary
Morris’ Beef House
Wm. Glazier
Engine Company No. 6
Glazier
John Greenville
Weac
Robert Steward
Howard Berolett
Charles Eiderman
Frank A. Carroll
Harry Bartlett
August Witting
Foreman Engine Company
Hoseman Birchmayer
John Collins
17 Die in Fire at Philadelphia
A deadly blaze traps 17 people in a Philadelphia building as walls collapse during the fall. Fire crews battle the flames and search for occupants amid the debris.
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Philadelphia
Gift To Will T 95 Million Dollars In Christmas Giving
Washington D C December 22 An unofficial estimate doped by Victor H Olmstead chief of the bureau of statistics Department of Agriculture places this years Christmas gift cost at about 99 million cash perhaps 5 million in debts with much happiness and economy. Olmstead says at most half of this years gifts involve actual money while the rest are forgone due to non belief or poverty.
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Washington, D. C
Wiley
United States
Victor H. Olmstead
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Agriculture
Olmstead
Long Conference with the Engineers This Afternoon
A lengthy afternoon conference with engineers is planned to discuss ongoing projects and technical updates. Details remain sparse but the session aims to address key engineering concerns.
Railroads face possible strike amid wage dispute
Chicago December 22 The 61 western railroads with 32000 engineers threaten to strike over a 15 percent raise. U S Labor Commissioner Charles Neill held talks with union leaders and railroad managers to avert a holiday tie up. Both sides showed cautious optimism as negotiations continued with no public agreement announced.
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Chicago
U. S
Charles Neill
Neil
United States
Neill
Chief Stone
Mr. Neill
Census figures list Iowa and nearby city populations
The census bureau released 1910 population counts for Iowa and surrounding states, naming cities such as Burlington 23 324 Iowa City 10 091 Muscatine 16 178 Ottumwa 23 012 and Fort Madison 8 900, among others, with many other listed municipalities and figures.
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Washington
D. C
Census Bureau
South Dakota
Aberdeen
Sioux Falls
Indiana
Anderson
Elkhart
Elwood
Hammond
Huntington
Jeffersonville
Kokomo
Lafayette
la Porte
Logansport
Marion
Michigan City
Muncie
New Albany
New Castle
Peru
Richmond
Vincennes
Iowa
Burlington
Iowa City
Keokuk
Marshalltown
Mason
Muscatine
Ottumwa
Mississippi
Vicksburg
Fort Madison
Oskaloosa
Bedford
Brazil
Crawfordsville
Frankfort
Goshen
Princeton
Shelbyville
Walk Paraiso
Wabash
Nat Goodwin Sued for Limited Divorce in New York
Nat Goodwin, the comedian, faces a limited divorce action filed by his fourth wife Edna Goodrich. The suit was served at the Lambs club in New York as Mrs Goodwin and her mother reportedly left for Lake Wood. The couple wed last November, with property valued at $200,000 previously settled in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
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New York
Nat Goodwin
Lambs’ Club
Edna Goodrich
Goodwin
Lake Wood
San Francisco
Los Angeles
English Spies Found Guilty in Bokrum Case
Captain Bernard Trench and Lieutenant Vivian Brandon were found guilty of spying on German fortifications at Bokrum and sentenced to four years imprisonment. They admitted sketching German works and sharing details with an English military expert. The public was barred from the court as military experts testified on secrets. Sir William Bull assisted Brandon's defense.
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Liepzig
Bernard Trench
Vivian Brandon
Bokrum
Oliver
Wm. Bull
Brandon
Cuban revolutionary plot alleged by Alvarez in New York
Manuel Alvarez a Cuban told Judge Razalsky in general sessions court that a planned October revolution in Cuba was near publication of $25,000 in arms and ammunition stored on the U S southern coast. A Havana commission was named to investigate while sentencing was deferred.
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New York
Cuba
Gomez
United States
General Sessions Court
Manuel Alvarez
Alvarez
Razasky
Havanna
Razalsky
B. H. Barando
Barando
London
J. Henry Rosenburg
Isaac B. Rhinehart
Havana
W. A. Merchant
National Bank of Cubt
Assassin Kills Wealthy Italian in Kalamazoo Riot
In Kalamazoo Michigan on December 22 an unknown assassin used brutal methods to murder Guiseppe Mourredo a wealthy Italian merchant. Mourredo staggered from his store to the street and collapsed dead as a crowd gathered and police faced a riot.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Anand
Guiseppe Mournedo
Mourredo
Democrats Confer On 1912 Election and Harmony Program
Norman E. Mack head of the national Democratic Committee met in Washington with leading Democrats to discuss plans for electing a Democratic president in 1912 and securing a harmony program for the next House. He said a tariff revision by the next House was certain and that success of the program would ease a 1912 presidential victory.
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Washington, D. C
House
Norman E. Mack
National Democratic Committee
Washington
Mack
Physicians Meet This Afternoon in Wisconsin
The Seventh District Medical Society of Wisconsin holds its annual meeting in the city hall council chamber this afternoon. Dr. E Rosansov of Chicago will address the gathering on Endocarditis. Offwes will be elected later in the afternoon. Several doctors from out of town attend.
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Seventh District Medical Society of
Wisconsin
Ema
E. Rosansov
Chicago
Man kills wife over picture kiss in Centralia
Newton Elinger, an employee of Carlyle Paper Mills, killed his wife with a heavy wooden stick after finding her kissing a picture of another man. He was taken into custody as doctors said the woman could not live through the day.
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Centralia
Jtll
Newton Elinger
Carlyle Paper Mills
Elinger
Postal rate for packages now one cent per ounce
Postmaster Wm. B. Tscharner announces the correct charge for packages is one cent per ounce, not per pound, and applies to unsealed items. A Christmas seal over the string urges first class rates.
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Wm. B. Tscharner
Fire destroys Franklin Hotel in Hagerstown blaze
Fire raged early today destroying the Franklin hotel and adjacent buildings in Hagerstown Maryland with a loss estimated at 200000 dollars. Guest George W. Riley who is blind tried to drag his trunk down stairs and fell breaking his leg. Several other guests had narrow escapes.
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Hagerstown
Franklin Hotel
George W. Riley
Runaway Pair Captured in Portage After La Crosse Escape
Gorman McEldowney of West Salem and Olga Lunde aged 18 were arrested as they stepped from the Milwaukee train in Portage Wisconsin. Sheriff Duncan planned to bring them back to La Crosse while the girl’s father sought charges but said kidnapping could not be pursued without her consent. The youths had rented a horse and rig in West Salem and drove off toward Smiths Coulee before being located.
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Gorman McEldowney
West Salem
Olga Lunde
Matt Lunde
Mississippi Street
Portage
Wis
William Duncan
la Crosse
Sparta
Milwaukee
Miss Lunde
Gorman
Willam Duncan
McEldowney
C. Swartz
Cloud Street
Peterson Farm
Smith's Coulee
Swartz
Schroeder
P Matt Lunde
Thompson
Walsh Pardon Delays Despite Buckingham Efforts
Attorney George T. Buckingham pushes to speed John R. Walsh pardon amid ill health but faces DOJ inertia. Finch says action only on direct AG instructions, with six prior petitions ahead, delaying until weeks or months before presidential consideration.
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Washington, D. C
George T. Buckingham
John R. Walsh
Department of Justice
Finch
Walsh
Hixon gifts La Crosse Hospital Endowment Fund
Frank P. Hixon donated $10,000 to the La Crosse hospital endowment in memory of his wife Minnie Scott Hixon. Directors accepted the gift at a Friday night meeting and instructed secretary Charles H Schweizer to thank the donor.
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Minnie Scott Hixon
Frank P. Hixon
the la Crosse Hospital
A. Hirshheimer
Mr. Hixon
Charles H. Schweizer
la Crosse Hospital
Hirshheimer
Largest Christmas Mail Is Coming to New York Harbor
Three giant ocean greyhounds the Lusitania the St Louis and the George Washington bring into New York harbor the largest Christmas mail consignment ever received in America at once. More than 200 extra mail clerks guard 12 000 sacks while postmaster Morgan notes record mail for New York and over 7000 foreign money orders issued for Europe.
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New York
St. Louis
New York Harbor
America
Morgan
Europe
Docks For Airships Planned In Minneapolis Parks
Minneapolis Civic Commission submits a plan for future city development. Architect E. H. Bennett proposes in large city parks the creation of level open spaces to facilitate the starting and landing of airships and aeroplanes.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Minneapolis Civic Commission
E. H. Bennett
Chicago
La Crosse Stores To Close Monday Christmas Observance
La Crosse merchants plan a Monday closing to rest employees after the busy Christmas period. Despite Sunday Christmas, the city will celebrate with shops shut and the Tribune publishing at noon.
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Ciy
Tribune
Noch
Two Dead In Collision Near Millstone Junction
A rear end collision between a freight and a passenger train on the New York Tren ton branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad near Millstone Junction New Jersey at 2 30 am killed Fireman W J Knowlton of Wilmington Delaware and Brake man J P Minehan of Trenton New Jersey. The passengers were injured and traffic was tied up in both directions until 8 o'clock.
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New York
New York-Trenton
Pennsylvania Railroad
Millstone Junction
N. J
W. J. Knowlton
Wilmington
Del
J. P. Minehan
Trenton
Farmer Joseph Hoffman Convicted in Big Hollow Attack
In Peoria Ill Joseph Hoffman was found guilty of attacking Miss Maro Clark a school teacher at Big Hollow on November 1 and sentenced to fifteen years in the penitentiary.
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Peoria
Ill
Joseph Hoffman
Maro Clark
Big Hollow
Weather Outlook for Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa
Coldest night in La Crosse around 22 with a high near 32 and light wind. Snow likely tonight with colder conditions tonight into Friday with rain or snow east and a fair but colder Friday across the region.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
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