Train Disaster at Sandford Kills Many in Night Blast
A passenger train on the Big Four is blown from the tracks at Sandford Indiana by a powder car explosion. Eighteen bodies are recovered with many injured. Rescue efforts continue as officials assess cause amid reports of thirty to forty deaths and dozens hurt.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St
Paris
Sandford
Indianapolis
Mattoon
Ill
L. F. Rose
C. E. Marr
Ammen
Charles Piker
B. W. Thiers
H. F. Houghton
Big Four Railroad
Admiral Davis
Reading Engline Blows Up at Blue Anchor Station
Three enginemen died when the locomotive drawing the Reading express exploded at Blue Anchor flag station near Hammonton New Jersey. The Atlantic City bound train left at 10 o clock and 25 passengers escaped serious injury. none hurt. Victims were engineer Edward McConaghy and firemen Albert Arthur Clarke, both Camden residents, plus James Clarke also from Camden. The train was traveling about fifty miles per hour and the locomotive was destroyed.
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New York Times
Hammonton
N. J
Blue Anchor
Reading Railway
Tlantic City
McConaghy
Edward
Camden
Arthur
Albert
Clarke
James
Florida bound train note from Pine and Broadway offices
Train information from RD Florida Limited shows departure at noon with fastest time and shortest route via East or West Coast Florida. Details point readers to P. R. offices or 1183 Broadway for arrangements.
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Florida
Pineen
Itt. P. R
Broadway
Elevated guard punched in Ninth Avenue train melee
Riot on a south bound Ninth Avenue elevated car ends with guard Robert Caldwell assaulted as two men force the gates open. The pair Amerigo Magrini of Jersey City and Anthony Martineti of Jersey City are charged after a brawl that bruised passengers and drew police attention from Twenty-third Street station.
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Ninth Avenue
Robert Caldwell
Thirtieth Street
Caldwell
Twenty-third Street
O'Rourke
Glennon
West Twentieth Street
Guard Caldwell
Amerigo Magrini
York Street
Jersey City
Anthony Martineti
Grove Street
Federal troops called to quell Beaufort unrest
Fear of a negro uprising in Beaufort South Carolina led authorities to telegraph for regular troops. Forty five men under Captain Joseph Wheeler arrived at night to restore order after a guard shot and killed William Bennett near the ruins of the People’s Bank following yesterday’s fire.
Shipping Arrivals Reported for SS Minneapolis and SS Princess Anne
Latest shipping news lists arrivals of the SS Minneapolis in London on January 10 and the SS Princess Anne in Norfolk on January 19.
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Minneapolis
London
Princess Anne
Norfolk
Information Bureau Ad for Cold and Throat Remedy
An information column lists times and routes for a New York information bureau and promotes a trial bottle remedy for sore throat and chest cold. The ad emphasizes availability via Atlantic Avenue and Broadway, with brief pricing hints.
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Onwra
Roosevelt Bears Down Enemies in the Senate
President Roosevelt confronts Republican opposition over the Brownsville resolution. Lodge Knox and other senators convene as leaders Aldrich Crane Spooner plan a substitute to avoid the Blackburn amendment while Foraker signals opposition and seeks full investigation.
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New York Times
Washington
Senate
Brownsville
Senator Lodge
Aldrich
Crane
Lodge
Knox
Spooner
Foraker
Blackburn
Ohio
Ex Governor Higgins Nearing End Amid Worsening Condition
A 12:05 a.m. bulletin from Ex Gov Higgins’s home reports a day of weakening vitality and little nourishment. Doctors say he may not survive past a few hours or days, with end near and semi conscious moments, as family members arrive and plans for Egypt health trip loom. John Gilbert arrives from Duluth. O T Higgins unable to reach in time. siblings Josephine and Harry at home. Frank Sullivan Smith and wife present.
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N. Y
Higgins
Hibbard
Dr. Hibbard
Janeway
New York
Olean
Josephine
Harry
Frank Sullivan Smith
Egypt
Co. HK. Davis
Swettenham
Crosswell
Navy
Storm Keeps Root Indoors During Ottawa Visit
Secretary of State Elihu Root’s arrival in Ottawa is delayed by a fierce storm. Guests at Rideau Hall stay indoors with a small dinner crowd, discussing Niagara power export and a bill to curb electricity and gas export. Root plans lunches and dinners with government figures and the Canadian Club as Parliament sessions proceed.
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New York Times
Ottawa
Ontario
Elihu Root
Rideau Hall
W. S. Fielding
Finance
A. B. Aylesworth
Clifford Sifton
Interior
Joseph Pope
TIMES
Niagara
Aylesworth
George P. Gibbons
the Waterways Commission
Dr. Root
Root
Golf Club
Col. J. G. Foster
United States
Earthquake Shocks Reported From Multiple Locations
Severe tremors are reported from Alexandrovsk the Port of Sakhalin and Elizabethpol with potential damage feared. Authorities warn residents to stay alert and follow safety guidelines as aftershocks may follow.
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Jst. Petersburg
Alexandrovsk
Sakhalin
Elizabethpol
Overnight Train to Chicago Special
Train service from New York to Chicago resumes overnight with limited stops and enhanced dining car offerings. Passengers report smooth ride and punctual departures as schedules adjust for seasonal demand.
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Chicago
Pennsylvania
Commodore Plant Injured In Street Car Collision
Commodore Morton F. Plant narrowly escaped serious harm when his cab was struck by a northbound Lexington Avenue car at Forty sixth Street. He suffered a bad scalp wound and was taken to Flower Hospital after the crash. The driver, Charles Dawson, and Plant declined to file a complaint. Plant is a former president of the Plant Line and director of several major corporations.
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Commodore Morton F. Plant
Lexington Avenue
Forty-sixth Street
Flower Hospital
Charles Dawson
West Fiftyninth Street
Commodore Plant
Commodore
Plant
East Fifty-second Street
Sutton
Plant Family
New Haven
Plant Line of Steamships
Peninsular Occidental Steamship Company
Chicago, Indianaolis & Louisville Railway
Atlantic Coast the Railroad Company
Rapid Transit Subway Construction Company
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Lincoln Trust Company
American Surety Company
Rockefeller Visits Big Bethel Church in Augusta
John D. Rockefeller attended the morning service at Big Bethel, Augusta's leading Negro Baptist church. Crowds craned to glimpse him as he entered and he contributed about twenty dollars in coin and silver dollars poured from his change to the church plate. He sat in a pew with two Negroes during the sermon about the rich young man who must sell all.
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New York Times
Augusta
John D. Rockefeller
Big Bethel
Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefeller
Banker's $5000 trunk stolen in three weeks long case
Trenor L. Park of 17 East Sixty-third Street reported robbed of a trunk containing $5000 in jewelry furs and clothing. Central Office detectives have pursued the case for three weeks without success. A truckman Charles Steele's firm was hired to move the trunk to the Lackawanna Railroad ferry. one driver collected the trunk and has not been heard from since. Contents include bracelets pearls opal jewelry watches gowns furs and opera bags totaling many items.
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Trenor L. Park
East Sixty-third Street
Central Office
Park
Charles Steele
Sixth Avenue
Lackawanna
Steele
Help Resented Our Ships Leave as Council Bids Him Stay
The article reports a tense dispute as ships depart and a council urges a leader to remain, amid demands and a refusal that leaves 10 000 rations offered by the United States unaccepted.
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United States
Friction over American aid tests Jamaica's governor
Kingston Jamaica January 19 Sir Alexander Swettenham governor of Jamaica rejects further American naval aid and asks Ensign Davis to reembark landing parties. The move sparks civic disapproval as hospitals and relief efforts continue amid wreckage and ongoing casualties from the disaster.
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THE
NEW York Times
Kingston
Sir Alexander
Swettenham
Jamaica
Quence
Admiral Davis
Alexander Swettenham
Maddais Ties From All Accept No Substitute Ad
A fragment from an old advertisement notes Maddais ties from all accept no substitute for D and Bacon. The ad language is unclear but suggests a sales pitch or store listing with brand names and pricing hints.
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Maddais
D & Bacon
Ships Have Not Sailed Says Acting Sec Bacon
Acting Secretary of State Bacon denied a Kingston dispatch claiming Rear Admiral Davis had withdrawn his squadron. He stated there is no truth in the report and that ships have not sailed. The issue sparks Washington debate over Jamaica actions and U S response.
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Davis
Swettenham
Roosevelt
Celtic
Kingston
Associated Press
Government Hospital
New York Times
Washington
Bacon
Jamaica
San Francisco
Great Britain
Congress
Guantanamo
Missouri
Indiana
Whipple
Admiral Evans
Delightful Southern Resorts Featured in Weekly Ad
Advertisement highlights a trip to southern resorts with a catchy weekly feature. Mentions telephone line and a Spring promotional number for inquiries and bookings.
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Vermillion
J. W. Sutherland
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Ashmore
Iil
D. Hector
Elbridge
Charles Gosnell
Claude Steele
A. Hicks
Dr. Haslett
Grand View
Frank Fielder
Findlay
Mary Hearhart
H. Blakeley
John A. Bowen
Bud Wolfe
Wolfe
A. Kuykendall
Concord Junction
Mass
East Alton
Welsh
Jarred of
Ohio Oil Company
Harry Shickel
C. F. Marr
Engline
Atlantic City
Ae & Atlantic Ve Information Bureau
B’ Way
Cor Y
Russia
Cil King
Negro Church
Usher
Council
Britain
Miral Davis
Gov. Swettenham
War Department
Cuba
Ernor
Race Course
Associated. Press
the American Hospital
Winchester Park
Ames
Norton
Sisters of Charity
Panama Canal
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