Four Men Suffocated in Self-Mlemade Trap in Philadelphia
Four men died and eight survived in a Philadelphia boarding house when three men laid a bed against a door to trap the keeper while they drank whiskey. A candle set fire to clothes caused dense smoke. McCusker Merry and McGill perished. Rathtine died after igniting bedclothes with a cigar while shaving.
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Philadelphia
Wood Street
Charles McCusker
Yeu James Merry
Joseph McGill
McGill
McCusker
Merry
Fairmount Avenue
Edward Rathtine
New Jersey
Dr Chase's Blood and Nerve Food Advertisement
An 19th century style ad warns that strenuous life drains vital forces causing paralysis and nerve weakness. It promotes Dr Chase's Blood and Nerve Food to rebuild blood and restore vigor, urging weighing before use and listing a 50 cent price with Canton Frederick Maryland as seller.
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Canton
E. M Dcugzlat
Frederick
Ale
Explosion at Acadia Powder plant rocks Halifax area
A massive blast at the Acadia Powder company near Waverly Nova Scotia shattered windows up to 20 miles away. About 20 workers were stunned but none killed or seriously injured. property damage estimated at five thousand dollars.
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Halifax
N.S. Dee
Othe Acadia Powder Company
Waverly
Acadia Works
Robert Layton
Margaret Layton
Bedford
Renfrew
Ottham
Piles Cured by Paracumph Cure Claim
G A Soll of the American Steel and Wire Company Cleveland Ohio proclaims Paracumph cures piles after two weeks of use and endorses it for neuralgia rheumatism colds sore throat and general pain. The remedy, marketed as Camphor and cooling oils, promises quick relief and a money back guarantee if unsatisfied. Trial sizes 25c and 0.50 and 1.00 available from druggists or by mail, sold by J A Williamson.
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G. A. Soll
American Steel and Wire Company
Cleveland
Ohio
J. A. Wilulamson
Prosecution Clashes Over Chadwick Case In Ohio Requisition
Albany dispatch reports Sheriff Barry failing to secure Ohio papers proving Dr. Leroy S. Chadwick was in Ohio March 5 1903 for an alleged forged Carnegie signature. An affidavit forwarded from Cleveland supports the Ohio claim and awaits New York authorities clearance.
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Chadwick
Cleveland
Albany
Sheri Barry
Leroy S. Chadwick
New York
Andrew Carnegie
Odell
Dr. Chadwick
Ohio
John LT. Joyce
Barry
Chailwith
Joyce
Io Tate
Ulis
New York City
N. Y
Keck
Keeler
Norman House
Five die in suspected foul play at Old Town shack fire
Police suspect arson after five laborers burned to death in a shanty housing workers near the Wabash railroad. Suspects named doko Nuichuls and Nimarieh’s family linked to the tragedy as investigators examine contracts and motives.
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Old Town
Old Awh
Marieh
Amd Aga
Massaun Cole
Nimariil
Indaw
Aleai
Raitroad
Nimarieh
Pianhers
Ais
Pathetic Christmas in New York Reveals Hidden Hardships
In New York City on Christmas Day distress surfaced as a 27 year old woman died from exposure on Riverside Drive and nine year old Jeannette McCoy perished from diphtheria amid a struggling family. A fatal house fire claimed two women and injured others while Conrad Fredericks hanged himself after a domestic quarrel. The Roanoke Elks fed about 1000 women and children, providing a Christmas dinner, coal, and groceries to the city poor.
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New York
Dee
Riverside Drive
Jeannette McCoy
Allen Steel
Conrad
Fredericks
Hast 48Th Street
Predicks
Elks
Ronnoks
Roanoke Lodge of Elks
Assembly Hall
Chicago opens purse to the worthy for Christmas dinners
Christmas charity spreads through Cleveland and Richmond as volunteers and organizations deliver meals. The Salvation Army serves 400 dinners while the Chicken and Bread Company distributes 2885 chickens and 3770 loaves of bread to needy families. Donations expand to Richmond children with gifts and clothing, spreading joy to 680 poor kids.
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Chicago
Christmes
Chieti
Jones
Fids
Volunteers of
Americas and Salvation
Ore Company
Cleveland
Salvation Army
Associated Charities
Richmond
Assassins Kill Two Men and Wound One Near Minaff
In Minaff West Virginia on December 27 Lucian Tucan and Tra Luras were shot and killed beside their sweetheart Martha Wellman. Octave Adkins was fatally wounded as the gunmen fled into nearby woods. Lucian’s brother Ira fired toward the woods and was killed. Martha, uninjured, fled with a bullet wound to Tucan. Authorities pursue suspects tied to a local man who aided the suspects and the Wellman circle.
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Minaff
W. Va
Lucian
Tra Luras
Octave Adkins
Thera
Martha Wellman
Yucian Tucan
Ira Lucns
Tater
Hocaine
Eields
Mag
Despondent broker dies by own hand in New York
Secretary of the American Fuel Corporation, porke Sovans, killed himself amid financial losses after the firm failed. His wife collapsed upon hearing the news at their Bloomfield residence. A messenger later delivered the tragedy’s arrangements. Evans had previously visited his wife and left with a hopeful message for Christmas Day. Seven killed in a Southern Railway wreck near Manns Station, Louisville region, as a head on collision between two passenger trains caused multiple fatalities and injuries.
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New York
American Fuel Corporation
Porke Sovans
Jersey
Bloomfield
Louisville
Wy. der
Southern Railway
Manns Station
Ashto
Browns
Forts captured near Port Arthur threaten Russian retreat
Reports from Japan indicate the 203-Metre Hill to Pigeon Lay fortifications near Port Arthur are taken, blocking land routes to Lincol Mountain. If Russians retreat, water routes must be used under threat from Japanese bombardment while Japan mobilizes new forces and expands Oyama’s defense, Formosa, and surrounding areas.
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Ohio
Gener Nogi
Port Arthur
Pigeon Lay
Lincol Mountain
Tolaotl Mountain
Nogi
Housanyentao
Macfautun
Talichiatiun
Port Ariluin
Napl
Oyama
Liao Yang
Tokio Ta
Oyama Field
Ito
Formosa
Second Pacific
Ka- Jung
Permosa
Pescadores
Reforms in Russia Promise Liberal, Self-Rule Measures
A Russian reform article reports promises of liberal reforms including enforcement of laws, wider self government, workers insurance, press liberty, and fair trials. It notes high status officials, Red Cross relief for reservists, and Moscow social unrest warning of violent policing. The piece mentions Zemstvo support and possible broader implications.
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Imperial Ubase
St. Petersburg
Ial Ubase
Pee Pitaatin
Moscow
Clee
Social Revolution Party
Deseber GS
Giyml
Duke Sragins
Amt
Trepott
Nelice
St Petersburg
Kuropatkin
Prince Dalgorouly
Moscow Red Cross
Tromler
Zemistves
al Fern
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Great Western
Wornare
Barton
Goestler
St. Juhan
Laubenheimer
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Allen Rohrback
H. M. Cramer & CQ
Goodhart’s Cafe
Doll's
Prompt Service
Gosman
Mark
L. M. Nixdorff, Jr
Court St
Ernest Helfenstein
Patrick St
Frederick, Md
Orner Devilbiss & Orner, Insurance
Loll & Albaugh
N. Market Street
von Raw
Arpa
Mhiyee
Haliday
Markey's
USA
G. L. Kefauver
Church and Market Sts
Powder Works
Bancroft Hall
Naval Academy
Eepteeley
Sapo
Uae
Keeley Institutes
Maryland
Doi
North Capitol
Washington D.C
Dr. Bull
Dr. Bulls
Vince
Remy Remy
Santa Claus
Reading
Kris Kruikde
John
Adina
Edwards
Lima
Stemiship
Colorado
Mallory Line
Bennswick
Couon
Trix
Kansas City
Lice
Crane & Co
Wr. Crane
Lillian M. N. Stevens
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Stevens
If. Willard
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Miss Willard
Army and Navy League
LIFS
Muhucla
Cilain
BOM
Bessegera
Liaoti Mountain
Russia
Byracuee
N.Y
Mra. G. R. Remter
Cutler Wml
Colorado Springs
Bessie Benton
Wilkeshaste
Syracuse
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