Hotel Fire Weathers Loss In Flyrna Ohio
Fire destroyed the hotel and the block it sat on in Flyrna Ohio with estimated losses around one hundred? insurance limited. Several small buildings burned including the Bell Telephone exchange and the Lorainty Bank. Help arrived from Cleveland and Lerakt Pauger. Hangs Himself At Alientown Pennsylvania. James Start Yer, aged 6? years. John Met New York. Jos proved. Physicians state improvements. A dynamite explosion at a stone yard injures five workers. A negro cart driver dies from a heart wound.
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Flyrna
Bell Telephone exchange
Lorainty Bank
Cleveland
Lerakt
Pauger
Alientown
John
Lehig
Missouri Probe Aims to Oust Three Standard Oil Units
New York Jan 6 Attorney General Hadley pressed Henry Rogers of Standard Oil in Osage City asking if the New Jersey company controls the Indiana and Waters-Pierce oil firms and if two thirds of Waters-Pierce dividends go to H M Wilford. Rogers refused to answer, hinting of a court move to compel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorks
Herbert
Hadley
Missouri
Henry St. Rogers
Standard Oil company
New Jersey
Osis city
Indiana
Waters-Pierce Oil company
Republic Oil company
Rogers
Frederick H. Sanborn
supreme court
Waters-Pierce QOH company
Afr. Van Buren
New York
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey company
Waters-Pierce company
Waters-Piercee company
H. M. Wilford
Broadway
supreme court of
New York state
shell
Regers
Weavers-Pierce company
Fitzsimmons Divorce Saga Ends in Vow and Chaos
In Sioux Falls a staged party ends in a collapse when a blacksmith shop floor gives way. Bob Fitzsimmons and his wife reconcile after a chaotic scene in a hotel, with injuries to Fitzsimmons but no serious harm. Earlier, he and his wife staged a dramatic divorce pivot, then resumed life and stage work.
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Floor
Sioux Falls
Bob Fitzsimmons
wade
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Jack O’Brien
Fitzsimmons
Bob
Aikens
Sataract
Battleship Kentucky damaged in collision with Alabama near West Bank
Battleship Kentucky collided with the Alabama while Bearsarge and Kentucky ran aground in the lower harbor off West Bank. The Alabama struck the Kentucky on the starboard side, rendering the Kentucky badly damaged and steering toward the navy yard for repairs. The incident involved Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans's fleet and prompted immediate salvage efforts.
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Kentucky
New York
Jasna
action
Robler D. Evans
Bearsarge
West Bank
Alabama
Wross
Hne
Kearsarge
Brooklyn navy yard
navy yard
Murder Case Witness Insane After Tragedy
New York January report details the mental collapse of Frank Wisnewski, a key boy witness in the murder case against Dr. J W Simpson. Fright and alarm during testimony led to his admission to an asylum for the insane, delaying the hearings.
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New York
Jan
Frank Wisnewski
J. W. Simpson
Bartley T. Horner
Wisnewskis
Simpson
Wisnewski
One Razing Middy to Go Colan Is Found Guilty
Annapolis Md Jan 3 The Naval Academy affairs see Stephen Decatur Jr acquitted and restored to duty then rearrested to face hazing charges under the 1574 act and 1292 act. Midshipman Trenmor Coffin Jr of the third class from Carson City Nevada is said to have been convicted of hazing and dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colan
Decatur
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Stephen Decatur, Jr
Trenmor Coffin, Jr
Carson City
Nevada
Atlantic City Fishermen Narrow Escape in Gale
Captain Turner and crew of two reported a narrow escape after their 3-foot sloop and a tramp steamer rescued them following a fierce Saturday night gale. The crew faced heavy seas near Somers Point as the fishing fleet endured dangerous conditions and a shift in the codfishing fleet.
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Atlantic City
N. Z
Pullinseto
Turner
soing
mercer
R. Steelman
Somers Point
Cotton Warehouse Fire Destroys Bales in Chester
Fire at the fureka mill cotton warehouse in Chester South Carolina has destroyed 1569 bales and threatens an adjoining warehouse with 2000 or 3800 bales. Loss estimated between 8600 and 97900 dollars. Insurance fully covers the damage.
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Chester
S. C
fureka
Woman Whips Teacher in School Row Over Student
Mrs Fieldhouse, weeping, faced Judge Sheilor after beating a teacher with a horsewhip during a quarrel over Homer, the adopted son and high school pupil. The court said she was fortunate not to be imprisoned due to nervous disposition and the act occurring under nervous strain.
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aie Teatsaer
may
gari sof
prom
Pitt
pee Su
sable
swein
Cotten
Lie Swissvaic niet
Homer
Fieldhouse
Catton
sally
Professor Catton
Three Killed in Pennsy Fast Mail Wreck Near Corry
A head on collision between Philadelphia and Erie fast train No 4 and a freight engine near Corry Pennsylvania in Horag severly injured or killed three trainmen and injured about two dozen passengers. The dead include engineer Thomas Finn fireman Frederick Ferman and freight fireman A Neil Kane. The crash tore apart the first coach and smoker with occupants buried or severely hurt. An investigation was promised with possible prosecution of the operator if found at fault.
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Pennsy
Erie
Corry
Philadelphia & Erie railroad
marving Hight
Horag
Thomas Finn
Frederick fermen
lath
A. Neil. Kane
fireone
fead
Cavanaugh
God
ingibie
Forged Norfolk & Western Stock Certificates Found
New York January 8 reports reveal more than seven thousand dollars of forged Norfolk and Western stock certificates offered to the public. The scam involved misprinted shares and a locomotive image. certificates bearing the wrong orientation flagged the forgeries. No brokers or the company were yet noted as sustaining losses.
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Norfolk & Western
New York
Norfolk & Wester
North & Western
Norfolk & Western Railway company
Pennsylvania Vaccination Law Faulted By State Superintendent
Harrisburg Pa January reports by Dr Nathan C Schaeffer superintendent of public instruction show 31515 schools 32424 female teachers and average salaries 51 81 for men and 9 4 for women. The compulsory vaccination act of 1895 is unsatisfactory for failing to universalize vaccination disorganizing schools and punishing the innocent. The act does not exclude unvaccinated children and places odium on teachers. State Health Commissioner Dixon is urged to promote vaccination, epidemics close schools, and deplete school funds. The new school law aims to widen high school access though enforcement remains problematic.
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Harrisburg
Nathan C. Schaeffler
Pennsylvania
Dixon
Schaeffer
ALL VACCINATED EVERY MONTH Thus Vice Consul Hyatt's Family Es caped Cuban Post
In a letter to Dr. Samuel G. Dixon, John T. Hyatt, former American vice consul to San tiazo de Cuba, recounts his family's vaccination as key to avoiding smallpox. He notes Cubans with various stages of the disease mingling in public while his vaccinated family remained healthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyatt
Jersey Shore
Samuel G. Dixon
John T. Hyatt
Santiazo de Cuba
Mr. Hyatt
Negrress Dead At 135 In Historic Valley Forge Tale
A fragmented obituary item notes Mary McDonald claimed to be 135 when she died at the Home for Colored Persons near Valley Forge Philadelphia. She spoke of Washington's camp at Valley Forge and remembered the era. Additional brief notices mention a shooting in Troy involving Herbert Ashedown and an unrelated fire at a Virginia country home with $199,090 in insured loss.
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Mary ‘McDonald
Washington
Valley Forge
Philadelphia
Mary McDanna
Tichmene
Tan
Laburnaum
Richmond
Josep Yrian
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Guiaran
Jean Steve Enamel
EBERT & SONS
WEST PATRICK STREET
FREDERICK, MD
Frederick
Packard
Birely’s
Palace of Music
Corner Market
Church Streets
A. G. QUYNN &CO
FREDERICK, AD
Gillette
city sad county
L. M. NIXDORFF, Jr
Court St
Next Central Bank
aSdly
sais
PEARRE'S
Jos
John A. Call
Markey’s
GOOD SAOES. EES
Detroit
Mich
J. A. Williamson
GEORGE J. CRAMER
city
Pearl
GEO. L. CRAMERE & SON
Central
National Bask Bailamz
E. M. GILBERT
dijpdim
North Market
EDWIN DEVILBISS
CLARY
AMOS UBNER
DEVILBISS & URNER, INSURANCE
DOLL & ALBAUGH
N. Market Street
Odariy
ERNEST HELFENSTEIN
Patrick St
H. Rogers
Mazatlan
Mex
Ignacio Facte
Ahone
tertory
Sinaloa
Sinaloo
Aguila
London
The Morning Post
United States
Canada
United Siates
McKinsey
Kansas City
Kansas
Ciaringa & Tele
East Side
St. Petersburg
Jens
Yokio
Akita
Japan
FYPZAND
Da Tobin
Tobin
Presbyterian hospital
wilk
Charlot X
dea badies
W. HH. Hoan
Raleigh
De W. H. Hend
Violet Page
Raisich
Hend
Washinden
F. Siout Gregory
Baltimore
ima raises
forrier
F. T. Gregory
Irvinsion place
Springfield
Lowell Williams
Union Treenmpany
VICTOR H. METCALF
Washir
id daber
Metesit
Gal HHLbners
EL Curiune Ntelolsi
Met
Victor HL
PENSYLYAMA
Troy
Herbert Ashedanan
Jenrelytt
Shamokin
Nomhusveri
Vincest
Nor
Nix WREA
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