Tragic Collinwood School Fire Claims Young Lives
Miss Ethel Rose and Miss Laura Bowey led pupils to safety as flames trapped others at the Collinwood school in Cleveland. Several teachers and many children perished or were injured while attempts to escape through inward opening doors and crowded stairways.
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Cleveland, O
Ethel Rose
Collinwood
Anna Moran
Gollmar
Rowley
Laura Bowey
Marie Wilman
Lake Street
Mias Golmar
Pearl Lynn
John Phillis
Polar Street
Piso's Cure: Life at Stake in Cough and Cold
Urgent warning claims Piso's Cure prevents consumption and relieves persistent coughs and colds. Advertises a pleasant tasting, harmless remedy priced at 25 cents. Sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piso
Firefighters Battle Blaze With Limited Gear
Water pressure was strong but ladders failed to reach third floor. Volunteers worked quickly, but within moments of arrival the rescue became an ambulance-only effort.
Congress Debates Licenses and Bills in Wide Post Office Session
Washington March 5 Congress discussed the post office appropriation under general debate amid topics from cotton futures to finance and tariff. Key figures included Sime Tennessee supporting the Burleson cotton futures abolition and Hitchcock Nebraska backing free list wood pulp and print paper. The agricultural appropriation bill totaling 11 431 416 was reported, down 1 420 005 from estimates and up 1 984 056 from the current year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sime
Tennessee
Messrs. Chaney
Indiana
Lindberg
Minnesota
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Senate
House Committee On Agriculture
House
Progress on Panama Canal Excavation Through March First
Washington reports that by March 1 1906 about 28 414 984 cubic yards of rock and earth have been removed from the Panama canal route. This is one fifth of the May 1904 estimate for total excavation. If kept at the current pace the remainder could be finished in three years, while rock construction may run concurrently to finish canal works together.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Falstaff
Shakespeare
Varland Hamore
Merry Wives of
Windese
Ohio Delegates for Taft Named at State Convention
Unanimity for William H. Taft as Ohio’s presidential candidate marked the Republican state convention in Columbus. Four delegates-at-large were chosen with instructions to vote for Taft until nomination, with Roosevelt and Taft names drawing loud applause. A full state ticket was nominated led by Governor Andrew Harris. Wade H. Ellis served as permanent chairman.
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Ohio
Taft
Columbus
William H. Taft
Mr. Taft
Roosevelt
Andrew Harris
Wade H. Ellis
Orivo Laxative Syrup Promoted as Gentle Remedy
An advertisement claims Orivo Laxative Fruit Syrup is a pew remedy that does not gripe or nauseate and is pleasant to take. It credits O D Knoefel and promises energantied terms.
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O.D Knoefel
Petersburg man sentenced for assault and attempting robbery
ElMeha Craig of Petersburg Indiana was found guilty of assault and attempting to rob John Hammond secretary of the Sunshine Building and Loan association. He received a prison term in the Pike circuit court to Michgan City ranging from two to fourteen years.
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Petersburg
Ind
ElMeha Craig
John Hammond
Sunshine Building and Loan Association
Pike Circuit
Michigan City
Hartje Conspiracy Trial Ends in Acquittals
In Pittsburg on March 5 Augustus Hartje a millionaire John L Welshons hardware merchant and friend of Hartje and Clifford Hope the negro coachman were acquitted after a trial on charges of conspiring to blacken the character of Mrs Mary Scott Hartje.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartje
Pittsburg
Augustus Hartje
John L. Welshons
Clifford Hope
Mary Scott Hartje
Dr King’s New Discovery Praised for Coughs and Colds
A Georgia man from Empire, O O Eldridge, touts Dr King’s New Discovery as the best remedy for coughs colds and croup. He claims seven years of use and rapid relief for his children’s attacks and long trouble.
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King
O. O. Eldridge
Empire
Earth
Keown
Action of State Seeks Annulment of Two Hotel Charters
Indiana Attorney General Bingham filed a new brief in appellate court over the raiding of gambling casinos at French Lick and West Baden. The state seeks to annul the charters of the two large hotel companies for permitting gambling on their premises. The lower court favored the defendants, the appellate court reversed, and a rehearing was sought. The brief challenges the companies claim that operations were legitimate by their incorporation.
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Indianapolis
Bingham
French Lick
West Baden
Receiver Appointed for Chicago-New York Electric Air Line
Judge Richter in LaPorte Indiana appoints George F Mull receiver for the Chicago New York Electric Air Line Co and connected firms. The company capital is five million, assets under half a million, bond set at fifty thousand dollars. president Alexander C Miller faces charges of unlawful acts including rebates and stock sales.
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Laporte
Ind
Richter
Chicago-New York Electric Air Line Company
George F. Mull
Indianapolis
Co-Operative Construction Company
Goshen, South Bend & Chicago Railway Company
Western Securities Company
Gary & Interurban Company
Hancock Company
Air Line Company
Alexander C. Miller
Aurora
Chicago
New York
Miller
Pyramid Pile Cure Promises Quick Home Relief
An ad touts Pyramid Pile Cure as a painless, private home cure for piles. It claims a free trial package by mail from Pyramid Drug Co and urges readers to request the sample before buying a full box for 50 cents at druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pyramid Drug Co
Pyramid Building
Marshall, Mich
Burglars Playful Note After Young America Raids
Logansport Indiana March 5 burglars who raided homes and the Young America post office show humor. William Hubler merchant lost 126.88 and received a receipt signed R. U. Next. A note says this receipt may help auditing books. Postmark too blurred to read origin but Fort Wayne likely sent.
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Logansport
Ind
Young America
William Hubler
R. U. Next
Fort Wayne
Old Sweethearts Arrested in Coleman Murder Case
Rushville Indiana reports Mrs Wm Coleman held on murder charge after grand jury examination. John Grubbs also charged after arriving to inquire about Coleman insurance. Grubbs and Mrs Coleman were former sweethearts in Kentucky.
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Rushville
Ind
Wm. Coleman
John Grubbs
William Coleman
Grubbs
Coleman
State Prison Crowded After Transfers From Jeffersonville
Twenty convicts over age thirty and nonreformable offenders were moved from Jeffersonville reformatory to Michigan City today. They traveled in a special car under reformatory guard. The transfer raises the prison count to 1,008 and leaves the institution at maximum capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan City
Ind
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Senator Proctor Dead Vermont Leader in National Council
United States Senator Redfield Proctor of Vermont died in his Champlain Place apartments in Washington after a brief illness following grippe. He was seventy seven and was at his bedside with his son Governor Fletcher Proctor when he passed away. Proctor was a prominent figure in Vermont politics and business and among the wealthiest members of the Senate.
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Vermont
National Council
Washington, Mar
United States
Redfield Proctor
the Champlain Here
Fletcher Proctor
Senator Proctor
United States Senate
Indifferent Government Report on Peiho River Change
Pekin March 5 The Chinese government learns from visiting American engineers that the Peiho River altered its course by about sixty miles between Tungchou and Tientsin following last August and September floods. Officials had not reported the event previously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin
Tungchou
Tientsin
Sale Completed of Chicago & Wabash Valley Railroad
In Kankakee Illinois on March 5 an official statement says the Chicago and Wabash Valley railroad was sold to the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad for 475000 dollars. Benjamin J. Gifford sole owner built and transferred the forty mile line from Zadoc Indiana to Dinwiddie Indiana fifteen miles from Gary. The road runs through vast land holdings owned by Gifford who financed its construction.
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Gifford Selie Hrs Railroad
Kankakee
Chicago & Wabash Valley Railroad
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
Benjamin J. Gifford
Zadoc
Ind
Dinwiddie
Gary
Gifford
Electric Bitters Promoted as Cure for Malaria Misery
R M James of Louellen touts Electric Bitters as a cure for malaria misery. He claims a 50 cent bottle breaks a case of illness quickly and even clears yellow jaundice from the system. The promotion hints at a potent tonic from a trusted remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M James
Louellen
Tragic North Collinwood School Fire Kills Many Children
In Cleveland on March 5 a devastating blaze at North Collinwood school gutted the two story building. Fire from a basement furnace trapped pupils on upper floors. janitor Fritz Herter and teacher Miss Catherine Weiler perished among others. At least 165 bodies were in the morgue with 108 identified and 67 unknown as concern rose for missing students.
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Cleveland
Cleveland, O
North Collinwood
Collinwood
Fritz Herter
Lake Shore
Herter
Helen
Catherine Weller
Maas
Miss Weiler
Detroit
Toledo
Misa Fisk
Destructive Fire Yields Charred Death Toll and Morgue
A devastating blaze forced the railroad to convert a nearby building into a temporary morgue. rescuers recovered most bodies within five hours and laid them in rows at the Lake Shore shop. Identification relied on clothing and talismans as distraught families gathered amid the grim process.
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Railroad 5
Lake Shore
Nels
Tommy Thompson
Miller elected Seattle mayor in Republican landslide
John F. Miller a former Indiaman won the Seattle mayoralty as part of a Republican landslide. The report notes a political shift with Miller securing victory amid party strength in the city.
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John F. Miller
Seattle
Prince of Wales to Represent King in Canadian Tercentenary
London dispatch reports the Prince of Wales and likely the Princess will travel to Canada this summer aboard a warship with a small squadron to mark the Champlain founding of Quebec. He is expected to tour other Canadian cities after Quebec, representing the king.
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London
Prince of Wales
Princess of Wales
Canada
Champlain
Quebec
Canadian
British Mine Disaster at Hamstead Colliery
A fire broke out in the Hamstead colliery near Bellingham England last evening. Sixteen miners are entombed and rescue teams have not reached them. Officials fear they have perished.
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Bellingham
England
Hamstead
Markets Report From Indianapolis and Other Trade Centers
Indianapolis grain and livestock prices list wheat at 98c to $1.00, corn 5% to 6c, oats 510, hay values, cattle at 33.50 to 5.60, hogs 3.50 to 4.60, sheep 8.00 to 4.50, lambs 5.25 to 7.00. Receipts include 10,000 hogs, 2,100 cattle, 100 sheep. horses sold around 300 head at high prices. Also reports from Cincinnati and Chicago with similar daily market ranges and prices for wheat corn oats cattle hogs sheep and lambs.
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Iindianapelle Grain and Livesteck
Cincinnati
Chicago
Louis James at Macauley's Theatre in Louisville
Louis James supported by Aphie James and Frederick Paulding to perform a March engagement at Macauley's Theatre Louisville. The program features The Merry Wives of Windsor The Comedy of Errors and The Merchant of Venice. Public anticipation highlights James as a premier American actor with a curated repertoire. Tickets go on sale Monday March 9 with mail orders accepted.
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Louis James
Aphie James
Frederick Paulding
Macauley’s Theatre
Louisville
Mr. James
James
America
Bess
Sir John
John T. Macauley
Macauley
Election Primer for New and Old Voters
A concise guide outlines how the local election system works for first time and seasoned voters, explaining registration steps, ballot access, polling place rules, and how to participate in upcoming city and county ballots. It stresses verifying registration, deadlines, and acceptable identification.
Prohibition Party History and Platform Highlights
The Prohibition party organized Sept 1 1869 in Chicago. Since 1872 nominees include James Black winning 5608 votes. 1899's John Bidwell led with 264189 votes, and 1900 candidate John G Woolley had 258586 votes an increase of 50000. The platform denounces liquor traffic as a foe to civilization, calls for total suppression of manufacture and sale, and endorses federal and state bans.
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National Prohibition Party
Chicago
Meti Nated
James Black
Pennsylvania
Wame
James Bleck
Green Clay Smith
Kentucky
Neal Dow
Maine
John P. St. John
Kansas
Clinton B. Fisk
New Jersey
John Bidwell
California
Joshua Levering
Maryland
John G. Woolley
Illinois
Silas C. Swallow
Prohibition Party
Military car ends New York to Fort Leavenworth run
A military automobile that left New York February 18 for Fort Leavenworth carrying a message from General Frederick D. Grant to army post commanders along the New York to Paris race route arrived at Leavenworth with much enthusiasm after a fifteen day trek.
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Leavenworth
Kan
New York
Fort Leavenworth
Frederick D. Grant
Significance Seen in Political Moves Flickers Daily
A brief note from the Indianapolis News quotes Dr. G A Waterman arguing that fatigue is not a germ but a sign of something deeper in current political discourse. The fragment suggests ongoing debates among astute politicians over meaning and impact in daily events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis News
G. A. ‘Waterman
European industry braces for 68 price slump and tech gains
Europeans forecast lower mobile prices and a shift in the industry this year. A Nottingham rod patent introduces a safety pit cage seen as a major advance. New York examinations yield increased protections for women. Grasse France unveils a new ice machine. Motive power falls to 1 cent compared with other freezing methods, as smaller models may be sold.
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Nottingham
England
New York
Grasse
France
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Bryan
William J. Bryan
Russia
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