Fire Marshal Horan and 28 Firemen Die in Chicago Packing House Blaze
Chicago reports Fire Marshal James Horan and twenty eight firefighters killed when a wooden canopy collapsed during a blaze at Nelson Morris and Co. stockyards warehouses. The disaster destroyed multiple buildings, injured over fifty, and threatened the entire stock yards district as crews worked to recover bodies and control the flames.
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Chicago
James Horan
Nelson, Morris & Co
Stock Yards
Marshal Seyfertlich
Morris Beef House
Lacey
Burroughs
Horan
Department
Charles Seyfertiich
Wards
Seyfertlich
Seyfertiich
Engine Company 39
Pershing Takes Command in Mindanao Amid Uprising
From Manila December 22 the army reports active pursuit of Mindanao tribesmen by Second Cavalry. Brigadier General Pershing, newly arrived, assumes command of the Army of the Philippines awaiting Major General Bell’s arrival.
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Pershing
Manila
Mindanao
Second Cavalry
Davao
Department of Mindanao
Army of the Philippines
Bell
French Steamer Savona Lost With Crew At Sea
Hamburg December 22 report that the French steamer Savona owned by Sloman and company of this city is believed lost with its twenty one crew while sailing from Savona to Naples. The Savona is a sister ship of the Palermo which was recently lost.
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Savona
Palermo
Hamburg
Sloman and Company
Naples
Cattle Dispute Over Missing Head in Neligh Nebraska
Jake Straub of Pierce county sues Charles Zalinski for seven head of cattle allegedly missing from May pasture on the Guilliams farm. The case before County Judge Wilson adjourned to morning with many Plainview witnesses. Straub claims forty four were placed there. Zalinski counters thirty seven. Attorneys Free of Plainview and Charles H. Kelsey represent plaintiff and defendant. court reporter Lyle F. Jackson present.
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Neligh
Neb
Jake Straub
Pierce County
Charles Zalinski
Guilliams
Wilson
Plainview
Straub
Three Killed in Cincinnati Fire Incendiary Suspected
Cincinnati officials report three men dead after a major blaze in the city’s manufacturing district. Six were injured and the property loss totals 2 082 000 dollars with 1 400 000 dollars insured. The origin remains unknown but incendiary causes are suspected.
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Cincinnati
Mexican troops surrounded near Pedernales report
An American observer from Pedernales confirms General Navarro and 250 troops are besieged in Pedernalesles. He says Navarro is unharmed and commands a precarious position where few soldiers can appear without being fired on.
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Chihuahua
el Paso
Navarro
Pedernagles
Pedernasles
Hindman alias Honey Grove Kid held in New York
Post office inspectors describe Lucas Hindman as the Honey Grove Kid and an alleged Mabray clique member. He faces charges of carrying a concealed weapon and violation of postal laws. Federal authorities have pursued Hindman for nearly two years for links to the steerers and fake sporting events. He is also under federal indictment in Omaha for a similar offense.
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New York
Lucas Hindman
Honey Grove
Mabray
Omaha
Hindman
John C. Mabray
Council Bluffs
Says Husband Painted Face
New York readers report a domestic dispute in which Mrs. Weiss seeks separation or divorce over her husband painting his face. The judge set bail at 30 for the husband to return for further proceedings as Mrs. Weiss testifies of his grooming and alleged infidelity. The couple, she is 17 and he is two years older.
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New York
Weisses
Mrs. Wells
Lightweight boxer's plans to join Australian colony
In a letter to Frankie White from St. Joseph Missouri the Chicago lightweight who drew 20 rounds with Peter Jensen in Sheridan Wyoming announces he will join Hugh McIntosh's colony in Australia. White will first fight in Los Angeles then sail for Australia in March.
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St. Joe
Frankie White
Chicago
Peter Jensen
Dane
Sheridan
Wyom
Australia
Hugh McIntosh
White
Los Angeles
New Prize Fight Rules Set by Philadelphia Officials
Philadelphia officials announce boxing reforms requiring a physician ringside at all bouts to assess fighters after knockdowns and advise the referee. The floor padding extends three feet beyond the ropes, no entrants under sixteen, no grudge matches or championships, and a three pound weight difference limit in the lightest weight class.
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Philadelphia
Director of Public Safety
Clay
Thirteen Die In Philadelphia Leather Factory Fire
Officials release a revised tally: 13 dead including 12 firemen and one policeman, over 50 injured with 25 still hospitalized, from the Daniel Friedlander leather factory blaze in Philadelphia. The five story building collapsed trapping workers. losses are put under 25 thousand dollars.
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Philadelphia
Daniel Friedlander
Attack on Roosevelt Travel Expenses Moves in Congress
Representative Rainey of Illinois plans to force a House debate on former President Roosevelt's traveling expenses. He cites a stockholder claim that Roosevelt would have run up about 75 000 on Southern Railway for trains and cars, urging railways not to bear presidential travel costs.
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Washington
Representative Rainey
Illinois
President Roosevelt
Congress
Southern Railway
Mr. Rainey
Roosevelt
Rainey
Mr. Roosevelt
Dr Cook to face questions on polar claims upon return
New York reporters list pressing questions for explorer Dr. Cook as he arrives from Europe to clear his name and regain public trust. He has been in exile for about a year, traveling in South America and Europe, mostly London, while Americans and officials debate his polar discovery story. His photograph has been widely published, yet few have guessed his identity.
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New York
Dr. Cook
Europe
North Pole
Pole
South America
London
English Officers Convicted as Spies in Germany
Captain Bernard Frederick Trench and Lieutenant Vivian Brandon were found guilty of espionage by a German court in Leipsic. Each received four years imprisonment in a fortress at Borkum after arrest on August 22 and 23. Both admitted intent to collect information for the British government. Brandon is related to Sir William Bull MP.
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Leipsic
Germany
Bernard Frederick Trench
British
Royal Marine Infantry
Vivian
Brandon
Royal Navy
Borkum
William Bull
M. P
Trench
Lord Ashetown
Archbishop Trent
Abruzzi Aims For North Pole Flight With Peary
The Rome cen tral News correspondent says Duke Abruzzi plans an aerial dash to the north pole in collaboration with Captain Peary. Cagno will accompany, using a Farman biplane and a Bleriot monoplane. Both carry two passengers and ample fuel.
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London
North Pole
Rome
Central News
Duke Abruzzi
America
Peary
Cagno
Mount Stellas
Alaska
Himalayas
Retirement pension bill for civil service workers proposed
Washington notes a bill introduced by Representative Golden of New York to provide retirement pensions for government employees under the civil service. The pension is based on the average annual pay of the employee over the five years before retirement. Disability retirement is allowed after five years of service with a graduated pension tied to years served.
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Washington
Golden
New York
Congress urged to pause Alaska coal lands patents
Washington reports a concurrent resolution by Representative Hitchcock of Nebraska asks the president to halt all department actions for Alaska coal lands transfers and patent issuances until Congress acts on coal lands law changes. Local land officers would accept no new filings or actions to acquire new rights.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Alaska
Congress
Nebraska Weather Outlook and Cold Tonight Forecast
The Chicago weather bureau bulletin forecasts Nebraska air tonight and Friday turning colder with noted temperature and wind changes. It lists 29.62 and other figures but the main point is a cold spell approaching.
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Nebraska
Max
United States Weather Bureau
360 Are Dead In That Mine
Bolton England December 22 The disaster at the Little Hulton colliery wrecked by an explosion and fire now is believed to have cost at least 360 lives. Rescuers boring toward the center have recovered 160 bodies and found the rescued workers came from an adjoining shaft that was also damaged.
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Bolton
England
Little Hulton
Iowa Typhoid Probe Arrives to Trace Fever Spread
Des Moines reports Dr. L. L. Lumsden from Washington arrived to investigate numerous typhoid fever cases across Iowa. Early indications point to a dry fallas blamed for spreading the illness.
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Des Moines
L. L. Lumsden
Washington
Hitchcock Seeks House Debate On Ballinger Pinchot Reports
Rep Hitchcock of Nebraska offers a rule to bring the Ballinger Pinchot committee reports before the House for debate in January. The plan orders votes first on the Democratic censure report then Madison’s independent report, and finally the majority report backing Ballinger if the others fail. The measure was referred to the Rules Committee.
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Hitchcock
Nebraska
Washington
Ballinger-Pinchot Committee
House of Representatives
House
Agricultural Committee
Majority Committee
Ballinger
Representative Madison
Madison
Rules Committee
Holidays bring dances and town notes in Neligh Nebraska
Special from Neligh Nebraska recounts events including Arch Fletcher's return from Creighton medical college, M C Remington and wife coming from Wiedsport New York, and invitations for a year ending dance at the Auditorium. Local transfers, visits, and public school holiday closures are listed along with staff changes at the county clerk and county supervisor meetings.
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Neligh
Neb
Arch Fletcher
Creighton Medical College
M. C. Remington
Wiedsport
N. Y
George Grow
Brunswick
C. L. Wattles
Omaha
Sam Davis
Cottonwood
Mra
J. A. Davis
George H. Romig
West Point
James
Will Reese
Royal
John Maybury
Carl Krebs
Albion
W. G. Romig
Tuscola
Roimly
Lee Wood
Ewing
Atlas Bank
Woorrow
Edna Tinker
Tewarden
Alvin Graybler
Carl Roben
Henry van Kirk
Frank Bartley
Iowa
Board of County Supervisors
Parker
Norfolk
Hauser
Cash Ellington
John Lamson
Graybiel
Walter Frady
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William Burroughs
Fitzgerald
Heron
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
Marshal James Horan
Joseph Murawski
Marshal Horan
Joseph Mackey
Mackey
George Murawski
Engine Company No
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