Abyssinia Burned At Sea Aboard Gulon Liner Sinks
The Gulon steamship Abyssinia, sailing from New York to Liverpool, burned at mid ocean. All passengers and crew were saved in the disaster signaled near the Scilly Isles by the North German Lloyd steamer Spree. The iron screw steamer of 2300 tons net carried a cargo including 16000 bushels of heat and other goods, and was built in Scotland in 1870. The ship measured 200 feet in length and 42 feet 7 inches beam, powered by compound engines of 500 horsepower, valued at $250,000.
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Nomination of Stephen Elkins for Secretary of War
President Roosevelt has sent the nomination of Stephen Benton Elkins of West Virginia to the Senate for Secretary of War. Elkins, born September 28, 1841 in Perry County Ohio, has a background in law, mining and politics. He served as a Captain in the Missouri Regiment and held various posts including U S District Attorney and Congressman. He later led in the National Republican Committee and participated in the Chicago convention of 1884.
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Eliag
Stephen “Benton Elkins
Perry
County
Ohio
Missouri
Missouri University
Misayari
New Mexico
United States
Ile
Congress
National Republian Committees
Chicago
Bloody Knife Duel Near Morgantown Ends in Death
In Morgantown Tennessee Joseph Harris and John Aiken faced off in a public road over alleged infidelity. Harris drew a long blade and lunged striking first, and Aiken responded with a knife. The scuffle ended with Harris fatally wounded and the weapon still embedded.
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Joseph Marria
John Aiken
Morgantown
Tenn
Joseph Hoarria
Aiken
Harris
Kidnaped Into Slavery Told in Baltimore Court
A 15 year old colored boy testified at a Baltimore court that he was kidnapped near his home and pressed into slavery on a Southern Maryland farm. He described being offered four cents to carry a basket, locked in a room for four days, then taken aboard a steamboat to St. Mary’s County where he began hard labor on Tamoniott’s farm. His parents sue J. and B. Wammett of St. Mary’s County for $5,000 damages for the kidnapping.
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William Beott
Haltimore
Maryland
J. & B. Wammett
S T Mary's County
Thaboy
Ral More
Hemmett
Ina Wake
St. Mary's County
Tamoniott
Woman seeks priest murder in Baltimore church
In Baltimore Mary Rosenbager hid in a confessional box at St Alphanaua Church with plans to shoot Rev J O Belmuta after allegedly killing her mother. A boy warned the priest as he prepared to leave the parsonage. she fled and a warrant was issued naming her a dangerous crank.
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Rosenbager
J. O. Belmuta
St Alphanaua Church
Indiana Miners Near End of Strike Rumors
Reports from Terre Haute Ind suggest the black coal miners strike may end in the coming days. Officials of the Workers association hint at a near-term development as hunger grows among strikers. In Brazil a key coal center many businesses have closed and Christmas 1943 prospects look grim for miners and their families. External aid remains small di vided and insufficient to feed five thousand people.
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Brazil
Smiatl
Desperate Suicide Attempts by Ohio Murderer Executed
In Columbus, Ohio, William E. Fitzgerald, hanged at the penitentiary, twice attempted suicide before his execution. He swallowed morphine and, in a final act, pressed a sharpened lead pencil against his heart and charged a cell door, but a guard intervened and thwarted the fatal blow.
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Ohio
Columbus
Wm. E Fitsgerald
London studio lecture on anatomy features nude model
Sundow the Strong Man models nude before a women’s audience during a lecture on anatomy by Mia Jopting Rowa at Mrs Jop ling Bowe's studio. The scene drew a large gathering of artists, with Bundow illustrating the talk as Kandow posed for an hour and a quarter. Business prospects remain strong with Dun & Co noting expected large activity next year amid pockets of slackness late this year.
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London
Jopling Bowe
Kandow
Printers in Big Luck Infernal Machine at Waltham
Fire record sensational episode at funeral. An infernal machine left in a box at Waltham caused fear but did not explode. Police found damaged totties and four nitro glycerine bottles. Envelopes addressed to John OG Van Lolo indicated travels to St Petersburg, Paris. Letters dated 1880.
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Gilsop
John OG
van Lolo
Toen
St Petersburg
Paris
London
Rush for town lots as Guthrie printers claim land
News of Secretary Noble awarding 140 acres to Guthria town site triggers a rush by printers and printers’ devil to secure city lots. Hundreds flock to the ground and thousands gather as river crossings freeze, while women work on improvements. City council meets to allocate land for manufacturing sites.
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Noble
Guthria
State Capitol
Strange Funeral Scene as Mare Delays Procession in Murder Case
Disturbance erupts at the New York funeral for Mia Borschinsky and her child. A balky horse halted the coach amid superstitious cries that the murderer was present. Police dispersed the crowd and a new horse allowed the procession to continue. Hoboken police later arrested Zentvany Jannos, a Polish Jewish man, who confessed to the murders in Williamsburg.
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Mia Borchinski
Httle
Wiligmabuarg
Jowsa
Hoboken
Zentvany Jannos
Mia Borschinsky
Fm Williamsburg
Queer Case of Counterfeiting Ties Stove Ads to Law
Captain Thomas Porter of Chicago secret service handled a rare counterfeiting case. A stove maker advertised a $20 gold piece image on a billboard and catalogues. The image violated the law, prompting orders to surrender plates. the firm refused and prepared to contest the matter in court.
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Thomas Porter
Government Secret Service
Chicago
Porter
Wreck Near Cherry Vale Injures Dozens in Kansas Train Crash
A Kansas City bound passenger train derailed two miles north of Cherry Vale after a rail replacement failed due to a decayed tip. Three coaches plunged down a steep embankment, trapping about forty passengers. Twenty six were injured, three likely to die. The seriously hurt were rescued before cars burned. several sustained severe burns.
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Kowa
Kansas City
Cherry Vale
Kan
Senator Preston B. Plumb Dies in Washington
Kansas Senator Preston B. Plumb died in his Washington lodgings from apoplexy and heart degeneration due to overwork. He was a leading Kansas and Southwest champion whose aggressive individuality defined his time in Congress.
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Preston B. Plumb
Kansas
Washington
Congress
Southwest
Josep
Eleven Houses Burned In Separate Fires At Multiple Locations
A series of fires devastated Croton Landing New York Crown Landiny North Carolina and Needham Massachusetts. Eleven houses burned at Croton Landing and Crown Landiny with a combined loss around 825000. The Hotel Wellesley at Needham suffered 53000 in damage, largely uninsured. Tugboats Annie Roddins and Coal Valley were driven to the water’s edge at Pittsburg with hulls valued at 25003 each.
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N+ XY
Llacys
Crown Landiny
N. C
Wellesley
Needham
Mass
Annie Roddins
Coal Valley
Pittsburg
Cold blooded double murder shocks Webster Parish LA
An elderly man named Jack Smith quarreled with Wright Poland in Webster Parish Louisiana. Smith and his three sons with four accomplices rode to Poland’s home and killed Poland and his wife. Smith’s son and three others have been arrested. Also reported are church and bishop appointments in the United States with several clergy named for Cleveland and Green Bay dioceses.
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Louisiana
Jack Smith
Wright Poland
Backboro
Webster Parish
Smith
Poland
Bight
Explosion at Ridgeville Mill Kills Three
A boiler explosion at A Collett mill in Ridgeville killed three people outright and injured several others. The large boiler, three water gauges, and excessive steam caused a belt to detach. the engineer attempted shutdown when the blast occurred. The mill was wrecked and the blast was felt citywide.
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Midgevillé
A. Collett
Ridgeville
Ini
Clergyman's Evil Deeds and Fugitive Lindner in Tennessee
Retired George J. Lindner a Ph D MD and minister in Neashville Tennessee is a fugitive from justice. He issued checks to various parties totaling about 000 on banks with no funds on deposit. He also pawned three diamond rings from a jeweler claiming to allow a young lady he said he was engaged to choose a ring. Officers pursue him and if captured he will be brought back for trial. Lindner claims to be a graduate from Heidelberg and Paris universities and fluent in thirteen languages.
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The
Christian Church
Neashville
Tenn
Ray
Lindner
Oria
Heidelberg
Paris
Anarchists Clash At New York Concert Hall
A chaotic incident in New York as a concert by the Slavansh Musical Corporation at the Hebrew Institute drew five hundred Russian and Polish attendees. Police intervened after the performer Professor Gottlob Gottlieb refused a concert license. arrests followed as the crowd clashed with officers.
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New York
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Slavansh Musical Corporation
Hebrew Institute
Madison Equata Station
Desperate Robbers Hit Mail Wagon In Chicago Heist
Five men stopped a mall wagon on Blue Island Avenue near Halsted, forced driver John Creighton at gunpoint into an alley, and stole two registered mail pouches from the Stock Yards and Southwest stations. Police recovered some bags and letters later at a Wells Street barn. an estimated $2500 in cash and non negotiable paper were taken.
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Senator Plumb Dies After Long Service in Kansas
A prominent Kansas senator, Plumb, died in Emporia after years of energetic public service. Once a battlefield officer and later a long serving U S Senator, his death triggers discussions of a gubernatorial appointment to fill the vacancy. Families and colleagues mourn the loss as the state contemplates succession and the political impact on Topeka and Washington.
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Legis'ature
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