Deadly wreck on Baltimore and Ohio near Terra Cottawidens toll
Washington reports reveal more than fifty injured and around forty dead after a fog bound rear end collision between an eight car freight and the Frederick express near Terra Cotta Maryland. The disaster draws in witnesses from Takoma Park and Washington as coroner inquests and investigations begin.
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Terra Cotta
Baltimore & Ohio
Silver Springs
Frederick
Takoma Station
Washington
Phillips
Takoma
Baltimore and Ohio
D. C
Hildebrand
Takoma Park
Tower
Anderson
Col
Robert
Newark
Ohio
Austin
Fannie
Netzgro
Boycott Called by Chinese People Prompts Large Meeting
Over 1,000 attendees gathered to discuss plans to oppose American actions. The meeting focused on coordinating boycott efforts and rallying support across communities.
Iowa Man Dies in the West
Gen Hi ram Scofield a Washington Iowa attorney and large real estate owner died at age 77 in Seattle at his daughter Mrs Charles Patterson home. He served with the Union army in the Civil War and was commended for distinguished service. Death attributed to old age.
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Seattle
Wash
Hiram Scofield
Washington
Charles Patterson
Scofield
Train Robbery Strikes Richmond Sleeper
Two robbers boarded the Richmond to Le Crosse sleeper on train 81. They stole about $800 in money and secured valuable jewelry before escaping into the woods after the Pullman conductor was shot in the arm and the emergency brake cord was pulled.
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Richmond
le Crosse
Seaboard
Terrorist Ring Captured in St. Petersburg
Police captured 10 percent of the St. Petersburg military organization social democrats including an editor who published a barracks article. Arrests also included terrorists and social revolutionists and a list of 27 condemned officials. A plot to blow up conference attendees was thwarted.
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St. Petersburg
Social Democrats
Remarkable U S Panama export growth in two years
Washington reports a surge in trade with Panama. Exports by merchant ships rise from about 2.5 million to over 14 million in the current year. Panama exports to the United States total nearly 1 million.
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Washington
Dec
United States
Panama
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
Boycott of American Goods Amid Chinese Exclusion Debate
Dispatches from Canton report over 1,000 attendees at a meeting urging a boycott of American goods. Resolutions call for newspapers to stop advertising American manufacturers and urge laborers to avoid Panama, plus a petition to the viceroy to press the imperial government for modifying the Exclusion Act. The measures will be placarded across the county.
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Hong Kong
Canton
Panama
America
Murderer at Large Suspected in Panning Killing
Kansas City police believe the death of Thomas W. Panning, an aged recluse found dead at his home, involved a theft of about 20 000 in government securities currency and gold kept in an old chest. No murderer crew has been found and Panning reportedly never banked his money.
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Kansas City
Thomas W. Panning
Fanning
Subcommittee to Recommend 50 Percent Congress Salary Increase
The Senate Appropriations subcommittee reviewing the legislative executive and judicial appropriation bill has discussed raising salaries for senators and representatives. Though no fixed plan is set, it now appears likely the panel will propose a fifty percent salary increase for members of Congress.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Committee On Appropriations
House of Representatives
Adolphus Busch Improves as Family Visits
In St Louis on December 31 Adolphus Busch shows steady rapid improvement after a sudden pneumonia attack. He is surrounded by family and can converse freely. Mrs Busch also improves from a severe cold as doctors report favorable progress.
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St. Louis
Adolphus Busch
President braves heavy Virginia rain for turkey hunt
The President endured the worst weather of any Virginia visit as a drenching storm delayed plans at his hunting lodge. Rain eased after a messenger summoned Dick McDaniel with the riding mare Foxana and the party rode to the Green Mountain roost to pursue wild turkeys before returning to Washington later in the day.
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Charlottesville
Virginia
Dick” McDaniel
Green Mountain
Washington
Passenger Dies On Train Near Olney Illinois
A passenger named Spencer Murray of Rock Island Illinois died suddenly on a Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern south bound train as it reached Olney Illinois. The 50 year old man appeared well to do and was returning from French Lick Springs. His body was moved to Flora Illinois where an undertaker assumed charge and word was relayed to Rock Island.
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St. Louis
Spencer Murray
Rock Island
Olney
Flora
Ill
French Lick
New Year Reception Planned at the White House
Secretary Loeb and Army Colonel Charles Bramwell arranged the President’s New Year reception in Washington. The event starts at 11 AM and ends late afternoon with a 1 PM citizen reception.
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Washington, D. C
Loeb
Charles S. Bramwell
Army
White House
Noted Educator Dr Joshua Allan Dies in Los Angeles
Rev Dr Joshua Allan of Lippincott a renowned educator and divine died in Los Angeles on December 31 after a career spanning the east and middle west. He was widely known for his teaching and religious leadership.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Joshua Allan of
Lippincott
East
Middle West
Cassatt Funeral Today in Bryn Mawr
Alexander J. Cassatt longtime president of the Pennsylvania Railroad was laid to rest at the Redeemer church graveyard in Bryn Mawr. Services were simple with only close relatives and friends present while a steady stream of Cassatt’s friends and business associates paid respects at the family home.
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Philadelphia
Protestant Episcopal Church
Alexander J. Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Church of the Redeemer
Bryn Mawr
Cassatt
Shah Struggles with Weakness After Signing Iran’s Constitution
Teheran reports the shah sat up but remained very weak and has had no solid food since Saturday. The shah and the crown prince signed the constitution this morning. The crown prince also signed a separate document promising not to dissolve parliament for two years. The new constitution provides a partly elective senate and financial control by the lower house.
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Teheran
Railroad ends Jefferson City lobby after Folk plan
Burlington railroad will not maintain a lobby in Jefferson City during the upcoming legislative session. John Carroll, the road’s chief counsel, informed Governor Folk of the decision following Folk’s pledge to require lobbyist registration and public disclosure of methods used to secure legislation.
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Burlington
Folk
Jefferson City
Burlington Railroad
John Carroll
Millar Passes Away Suddenly at Home Near High Prairie
Charles S. Millar a prosperous farmer near High Prairie died suddenly at his home this morning after a days long cold. Born in Ohio in 1836 he served in Iowa Second cavalry during the Civil War. He leaves wife Cynthia McCloud two children David Chicago Mrs. Arthur Altekruse Seventy Six township and Mrs. John Robertson Neola plus four siblings. No funeral plans yet.
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Charles S. Millar
High Prairie
Ohio
Seventy-Six
Iowa Second Cavalry
Cynthia McCloud
David
Chicago
Arthur Altekruse
Seventy-Six Township
John Robertson
Lemon for St. Louis Mayor in anonymous package
St. Louis mayor Wells received a belated Christmas package with no sender's name. The package appeared ordinary but contained a large lemon. The mayor paid the express charges and no one claimed responsibility for the gift.
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St. Louis
Wells
Boston Sabbath Enforcement Clamps Down
Boston officials arrested and listed individuals found washing windows, hauling goods, handling theatre scenery, and express work as blue law Sabbath restrictions halted all activity. They face prosecution in court.
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Boston
Mass
Corey denies Paris marriage report to Miss Gilman
Paris dispatch says William E. Corey president of United States Steel arrives in Paris. He says no plan to marry Miss Mabelle Gilman during this visit.
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William E. Corey
Paris
W. E. Corey
United States Steel Corporation
Mabelle Gilman
Ihurepe
New York Customs Records Surpass Prior Year
New York port customs collections for the year reached 209 million 909 thousand dollars, surpassing 1905 as a new high. December led all months in duties collected, with total increases amounting to 26 million 147 thousand dollars over the previous year.
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New York
N. Y
Stranahan
Cleveland Not Improved. Health Still Serious at Princeton
Former President Grover Cleveland remains seriously ill with indigestion at his Princeton home. His physician hopes for improvement within a week or 80 if no new symptoms arise.
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Trenton
N. J
Grover Cleveland
Princeton
Wolf hide formed into rug by Chicago taxidermist
Louis Kautz sent a recently shot wolf hide to a Chicago taxidermist for tanning into a rug. The finished rug is described as near perfect with glass eyes that give the illusion of a live wolf about to leap from the floor.
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Louis Kautz
Chicago
Governor Warner Ill. Inauguration in Doubt
Advices from Farmington say Governor Warner may be unable to attend his inauguration in Lansing for a second term if he does not improve in the next 24 hours. Doctors warn a relapse could affect his lungs though the illness is not viewed as serious.
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Detroit
Mich
Farmington
Warner
Lansing
Famous Rajah of Goa Dead in Ravine After Chase
The Rajah of Goa island Celebes in the Dutch East Indies, infamous for years of trouble to the government, was found dead in a ravine. Dutch punitive forces had located his stronghold on Christmas, he fled with six followers, and during the retreat the party toppled over a precipice into the ravine, killing all.
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Goa
Celebes
Dutch East Indies
Mayor Schmitz Defeated in Court Move
San Francisco December 31 Judge Graham denied a motion by Mayor Schmitz to withdraw indictments from Judge Dunne's court and reassign them to a different department. The ruling leaves the cases in the same court and department.
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San Francisco
Cal
Graham
Schmitz
Dunne
Grand Jury
Local Social Democrats Committee Arrested in Kiev
A local committee of social democrats with forty men was arrested by the police in Kiev, Russia, today.
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Social Democrats
Kiev
Russia
King Oscar Suffers Poor Night in Stockholm
Stockholm reports King Oscar had a difficult night but his condition remains unchanged. The Swedish monarch continues under medical observation as officials provide no further updates.
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Sweden
Stockholm
Oscar
Strange murder of Mrs Mary Anderson near Cambridge
A farmer near Cambridge, Illinois, reported that his wife Mrs Mary Anderson was killed while he slept beside her. Local authorities investigated the case as a wife murder with few clues and no immediate suspects.
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Mary
Murder Mystery Deepens in Cambridge Case
Cambridge, Dec 31 A rare murder in this prairie town adds to a year of eight murders and six personal crises. Mary Anderson, 24, wife of Henry Anderson, was shot in bed with a 9 month old child nearby. A suspect, a local man named Will Jackson, was arrested at Galva and held without release. A pocketbook with $17, a jewel box with a gold watch, jewels, and a wallet with $105 were found. no sign of a break-in apart from a window latch. Neighbors say the couple’s married life appeared unusually happy.
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Mary Anderson
Henry Anderson
Will Jackson
Galva
Anderson
Henry
Westlund
Isaac Sprouse
Nekoma
Oseo
William Whitney
C. A. Nye
John Pierson
No Rebates Abolished by UK Railways
London reports that an agreement takes effect tomorrow abolishing private rebates to shippers across all UK railways. Any company offering rebates to secure traffic faces a heavy fine payable to the railway clearing house.
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London
United Kingdom
Weather for Iowa Forecast in Chicago Bulletin
Special weather note for Iowa calls for fall tonight and Tuesday with decidedly colder conditions. Sunrise at 7 20 am, sunset at 4 28 pm, moonrise at 5 39 pm.
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