Startling Number of Railroad Wrecks Today
Lawrence Kansas reports a record day for fatal railroad wrecks with multiple incidents across cities. The Santa Fe freight engine explosion killed three on a bridge, fourteen cars buried in a creek, and two more engines crashed elsewhere injuring several.
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Lawrence
Kan
Fowler
Santa Fe
Fortworth
Tex
Denver
Here
Williams
Hammond
Lake Shore
Chicago
Merridian
New Orleans
Northwestern
Fatalities Reported After Kingston Quake and Sea Encroachment
Scriyps News Association reports a Kingston earthquake near Jamaica causes deepening sea and shore collapse. Ten bodies recovered in the bay, seven hundred buried in Kingston ruins, with 1017 victims total. Oteri ship from Kingston brings 152 passengers with 35 injuries.
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Scriyps News Association
Galveston
Panama
Jamaica
Kingston
London
Canadian Bank Growth Through 1906 Growth in Capital and Deposits
The article notes Canadian chartered banks increased paid up capital from 65 million to 94 million between 1900 and 1906, a 44 percent rise. Deposits grew from 505 million to 677.5 million, up 89 percent, while total discounts and loans rose from 279.279 million to 576 million, up 107 percent, with 1906 marking a rapid yearly expansion.
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Scripps News Avolanen
Montreal
Chartered Banks of
Canada
Grass Valley Mines Reopen With Full Crew After Strike
Nevada miners return to work at Grass Valley Mines on a full crew free of disruption. Workers accept resumption of old schedule with pledge of an eight hour day in the future.
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Scripps News Association
Nevada
Grass Valley
Twenty Cars of Cattle Delivered to Elgin by Union Meat
Conductor Wyate hauled a special freight of empty stock cars to Elgin yesterday and returned in the afternoon with twenty cars of stock bought by Mr Benson for the Union Meat Company of Portland. The cattle were purchased in Wallowa County and delivered to Elgin.
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Wyate
Elgin
Benson
Union Meat Company of
Portland
Wallowa County
Grain Markets Chicago Wheat and Corn Close Higher
Chicago grains opened with Wheat at 76 and closed at 77. Wheat gained. Corn opened 46 and closed 45. Cats opened 38 and closed 58. Prices reflect early futures activity on January 19.
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Scripps News Association
Chicago
Twenty Die as Big Four Train Wreck in Dense Fog
In Fowler Indiana a Big Four passenger train and a freight collide amid dense fog. Twenty killed and forty injured, with many burned as wreckage catches fire. Rescue crews and a relief train reach the site within hours. Conductor Hiddenger and other crew perished. Mrs Schaff aboard private car survived.
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Scripps News Association
Fowler
Ind
Big Four
Cincinnati
Schaff
Hiddenger
John Oliver
Senate committee chairman demands railroad commissioner's resignation
Olympia January 19 Chairman Paul Hamas of the senate committee personally demanded the resignation of railroad commissioner J S McMillan. Hamas said the legislature's majority opposed McMillan and that prompt resignation would save trouble.
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Scripps News Assortation
Olympia
Wash
Paul Hamas
Senate Committee
J S McMillan
Proposal to Form a New County in Union County
The Union County split plan aims to establish a new county with Union as the seat. Petitions are circulating as supporters outline the same territorial lines as the 1908 contest. The Ossu rver map from two years ago illustrates the proposed territory, with prospects stronger now than in 1905.
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Union
Union Republic
Mitchell and Lewis Clash Over Convention Reports
Indianapolis dispatch reports John Mitchell of the United Miners arguing that the convention must adopt either his report or Vice President Lewis. Mitchell says the reports differ in method, with Lewis accusing the president of conservatism and favoring capitalism. The committee recommends adopting the president's report, but a vote will decide.
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Scripps News
Indianapolis
John Mitchell
United Miners
Lewis
Committee On Reports
Unions to Parade in Support of Street Car Strike
Labor unions from federated trades plan a nighttime parade in Portland in support of striking street car workers. Police increase presence as authorities expect protests and possible violence with strikebreakers arming themselves.
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Gerippa News Association
Portland
Federated Trades
Hindu problem in Canada to be settled soon
Sorippa Nowe Association reports Commissioner of Immigration Obe Smith says Hindus in British Columbia and across Canada are starving and unsuitable for the northern climate. He expects government action to halt further arrivals, citing past failures.
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Sorippa Nowe Association
Quebec
Smith
British Columbia
Canada
Sister Visits Prisoner in New York
Countess Yarmouth, sister of Thaw, visited her brother at the prison in New York today January 19.
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Scripps News Association
New York
Countess Yarmouth
Thaw
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