Jammed in a Mass a Brakeman's Blunder
A passenger train collided with a rear end freight at Cochrane station Pennsylvania. Seven men died, one dying, five injured. Brakeman Patrick Quinn of the freight blamed for not ensuring clearance. he disappeared. Fire from a stove trapped passengers in the smoking car. others escaped unharmed.
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Cochrane Station
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Monongahela
Pennsylvania Railroad
C. E B. Stroud
C. M. Boehmer
John Stewart
T. D. Cook
Cochrane
Patrick Quinn
Quinn
Venezuelan cabinet meets after Castro arbitration talks
Caracas reports reveal United States Minister Bowen delivered the powers responses to President Castro. The cabinet convened to study the communications and Venezuelan officials anticipate Bowen forwarding replies to Washington. Rumors of Castro’s reaction circulate but are unconfirmed.
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Caracas
Castro
United States
Bowen
Washington
Venezuelan banks advance funds for Castro troops
Caracas reports the Bank of Venezuela and the Bank of Caracas have agreed to advance money to President Castro to pay Venezuelan troops during the blockade.
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Caracas
Bank of Venezuela
Bank of Caracas
Castro
Failed Train Robbers Near Gouverneur NY
Watertown Jan 8 an attempt to rob the United States mail on a Rome Watertown and Ogdensburg train near Gouverneur failed. Two men boarded at Gouverneur forced entry into the mail car and commanded Clerk Stack to surrender valuables. The clerk alerted help and the express messenger responded. One robber jumped from the speeding train and escaped. The other was captured and the fugitive remains at large.
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Watertown
N. Y
United States
Rome
Actress Etta Dutler Dies in New York City
Telegraph items report actress Etta Dutler, last seen with the Liberty Bells company, is dead in New York. Other briefs note the Crown Prince of Saxony plans to seek a papal annulment after civil court verdict. Carrie Nation buys a Kansas City home for drunkard wives at $7,500.
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Etta Dutler
Liberty Bells’ Company
New York
Saxony
Carrie Nation
Kansas City
Kans
von Hobben
Andrew Carnegie
Philadelphia
Guatire
Gen. Fernandez
Tio
Castro
Quay and Beveridge Clash Over New Statehood Bill
Washington dispatch notes a two hour house session. The senate passes a silver coinage reform for Hawaii with coins legal tender to 1904 and certificates redeemable by 1905. Beveridge supports Oklahoma single statehood with Indian Territory while Quay attacks the Oklahoma Arizona New Mexico bid as not reflecting majority sentiment.
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Washington
House
Senate
Hawaiian Islands
United States
Beveridge
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Quay
Arizona
New Mexico
Senate talks on two states of Oklahoma and New Mexico plan
Washington on January 8 renewal of discussion on statehood compromise proposes two states one comprising Oklahoma and Indian Territory and the other New Mexico and Arizona. Leaders reject the plan yet other senators see it as a feasible way to end a long debate that threatens session time.
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Washington
Senate
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
New Mexico
Arizona
How It Was Done Major Glenn on Trial for Prisoner Killings
At Manila January 8 two Calbayog natives testified in the trial of Major Edwin F. Glenn of the Fifth Infantry charged with unlawfully killing seven prisoners of war. They described Glenn arriving in Calbayog, directing local citizens to assemble, and reading Gen Smith's circular to aid the Americans in pacification. He allegedly warned of reprisals and pressured locals to locate General Lukban. Witnesses named seven supposed guides executed under his orders but gave no direct testimony on the killings.
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Manila
Calbayog
Island
Samar
Edwin F. Glenn
Fifth Infantry
Glenn
Gen. Smith
Maj
Lukban
Family Deserts Him Resolution At Tuscan Council
At a Tuscan branch Hapsburg council Archduke Ludwig Victor stood for Emperor Francis Joseph as rulers decided to pay Archduke Leopold Ferdinand his future share of the family fortune and dismiss him from the family for accompanying his sister the crown princess of Saxony to Geneva with M. Giron.
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Vienna
Hapsburg
Archduke Ludwig Victor
Francis Joseph
Leopold Ferdinand
Saxony
Geneva
M. Giron
Celebration Planned for Young People's Society Anniversary
Boston January reports the 22nd anniversary of the first Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor will be celebrated February 2 by about 4,600,000 members worldwide, according to United Society of Christian Endeavor officers.
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Boston
Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor
United Society of Christian Endeavor
Eight year old testifies in Nebraska patricide case
Johnnie Borchers, eight, testifies against half-brother Herman in a murder trial. The boy says Herman obtained a gun at Humphrey to kill their father, kept it hidden, then shot him in the back at supper, moved the body to a straw stack, burned it, and claimed later findings were the father's hand and bones.
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Columbus
Neb
Johnnie Borchers
Herman
Humphrey
Millionaire William H Bradley dies after wedding moment
Milwaukee January 8. William H Bradley an aged millionaire lumberman died today. He wed his secretary Miss Marie Hanne miler on Monday while dying and passed away in the chair he used for the marriage ceremony.
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Milwaukee
William H. Bradley
Marie Hannemiler
Glittering Indian Durbar Display Of Gold And Silver Carriages
At Curzon's court in Delhi on January eight a grand durbar showcased immense wealth with elephants and carriages decked in gold and silver. State contingents from Jind Datia Napha and Kashmir marched amid bands and retinues as gold tackles, silver carriages and ornate saddles dazzled the procession.
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Delhi
India
Japur
Maharaj
Kota
Mahrajah
Alwar
Datia
Salaaming
Burmah
Jind
Patalia
Nabha
Kashmir
Indiana General Assembly Opens with Marshall as Speaker
Indiana's sixty third regular session organized with Henry W. Marshall of Lafayette elected speaker by a large Republican majority. Gov. Purkin read his message in person to attentive members as both houses convened, with oaths administered by judges and early caucus selections for staff and committee roles announced in brief sessions.
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Indianapolis
General Assembly of
Indiana
Senate
Gilbert
Union B. Hunt
House
Henry W. Marshall
Lafayette
L. Ert Slack
Franklin
Marshall
Republican House Caucus
R. B. Kirkman
Richmond
W. #. Reagan
George D. Heilman
Evansville
G. F. Ogden
Wabash
Kittinger
Anderson
Senator Matson
Dausman
Elkhart
H. L. Hutson
Fred Snyder
Angola
Clemer Pelzer
Boonville
The 100th Day of Dora Meek’s Sleep
Centralia reports Dora Meek remains in a deep sleep since September 28, waking only briefly. On the 100th day her condition shows slight improvement yet no signs of awakening. She has not responded to medicine, hypnotism or spiritualism, though she tolerates small nourishment and remains in fair physical shape.
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Centralia
Dora Meek
Illinois coal famine probe urged by manufacturers group
Ready for Action Chicago January 8 The Illinois Manufacturers association committee investigating coal shortages urged State's Attorney Deneen to empanel a special grand jury to consider evidence of illegal coal dealer price hikes. The committee to present further facts later.
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Chicago
Ilinois Manufacturers’ Association
Deneen
Miner clash at Keystone mine turns deadly in Eureka
Eureka Nevada January 8 1900 J A Traylor manager of York and Nevada Copper company mine was assaulted in the Keystone office by twelve men said to be miners union members They attempted to drive him from town He fought back and began to shoot James Staggs Sam Johnson and J S Smith were killed three others wounded in the attack The incident marks a violent convocation between mine operators and union forces in Keystone.
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Eureka
Nev
J. A. Traylor
York and Nevada Copper Company
Keystone
Miners’ Union
Traylor
James Staggs
Sam Johnson
J. S. Smith
A Fine Book Report of Indiana Game Commissioner
The biennial report of Indiana fisheries and game is released as a 600 page volume with 120 illustrations. It is praised as one of the state’s handsomest issued works and free copies are available by applying to a state senator or legislator.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Commissioner of Fisheries and Game
Blind Bluffton youth acquitted in chicken theft case
Allen Flowers, a totally blind young man in Bluffton Indiana, was acquitted of stealing chickens by Mayor Mack after hearing the case. The mayor ruled Flowers could not see chickens in daylight, much less pick out the best birds at night.
Judgment Affirmed in Shelby County Murder Case
The Indiana Supreme Court affirmed the life sentence of Myra Freese for the 1901 murder of William Cray in Shelby county. The defense had argued insanity, with Freese claiming Cray assaulted her at her home weeks before the crime.
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Indianapolis
Myra Freese
William Cray
Shelby County
Supreme Court
Samuel S. Snyder to sue city over illness claim
In Lafayette Indiana on January 8 Samuel S. Snyder a dairy man was sent to hospital with spigallo pox but found to have a mild chickenpox case, and he plans to file damages against the city.
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Lafayette
Ind
Samuel
Snyder
Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral Promoted as Cure for Consumption
An advertisement claims consumption can be cured in many cases using Ayer's Cherry Pectoral from Ayer Co. It repeats the claim and endorses the medicine as the remedy for consumption.
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Ayer
Primary Election Reforms Move Through Indiana Legislature
Indianapolis primary reform plans advance to the senate and house with local option, Australian ballot secrecy, and county pay for primaries. Bills target Marion and Vanderburg counties, appoint a circuit court commission for polling places, and remove county committees from primaries. Also discussed are repealing metropolitan police law, municipal term limits, and a proposed whipping post.
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Indianapolis
Primary Election Commission of
Senate
Thompson
House
Marion County
Addison C. Harris
Austria
John W. Kern
Roscoe C. Hawkins
A. O. Marsh
Edgar A. Perkins
State Federation of Labor
J. G. McCullough
Minturn
Marion
Vanderburg
Bank failures tied to forged notes in Texas scramble
Reports from Nacogdoches and Henderson claim forged notes and receipts triggered the Weslermark bank failure. Investigations reveal about 110000 dollars of fraudulent paper and suggest long running schemes. Banks across south Texas are said to have been affected by sums from small amounts to ten thousand dollars.
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Nacogdoches
Tex
Janu
Weslermark Bank
Nacogdoches and
Henderson
Texas
A Reign of Terror at Anthracite Coal Strike Evidence
Philadelphia January reports detail witnesses describing widespread violence during the coal strike. Non-union workers allege dynamite attacks on homes, trains, and mines, with arson, beatings, stoning, and intimidation cited. Several testimonies link acts to union members amid the dispute.
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Philadelphia
Coal Strike Commission
Argentine official Quirno Costa Leaves Barcelona Amid Fear
Senor Quirno Costa, vice president of Argentina, recalled his engagements in Barcelona and departed hastily for Nice. Officials attribute his rapid exit to fear of an anarchist plot against him.
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Barcelona
Senor Quirno Costa
Argentina
Nice
Market Report Prevailing Prices For Grain and Livestock
Prevailing prices listed for January 7 in Indianapolis Grain and Livestock. Wheat wagon grade 73 and No 2 red strong tag. Corn steady No 2 mixed 42. Oats steady No 2 mixed 4. Cattle slow at 3.50 to 5.50. Hogs quiet at 6 to 6.75. Sheep steady at 2 to 3.50. Lambs steady at 3 to 5.30.
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Indianapolis
Wheat and Livestock Prices Across Markets Collate
Grain and livestock quotes from Cincinnati New York and state markets show steady cattle at about 22.75, hogs around 564.70, and lambs near 55.50 to 66.30 with mixed corn prices at 68 and 62. Cattle and sheep hold steady across listings while hogs show varying activity and grain markets note firm oats and No. 2 cash corn in several regions.
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Kokomo
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Smith
Senator Fleming
Fort Wayne
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B. F. Shively
South Bend
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