Wreck of Big Four train near Fowler claims many lives
Indianapolis dispatch reports a fatal collision near Fowler Ind as the Big Four Queens City Special collided head on with a westbound freight in dense fog. Twenty five dead or burned, including crew and passengers, with many cremations and severe injuries. Rescue efforts hampered by heat and flames. Officials blame failure to observe a telegraph block signal.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Lafarette
Folwer
Tod
Hyer
No. Us
Chicago
Fowler
Big Four
Queens City
J. A. Skannon
Kankakee
Hid
Dingear
McGee
Alcott
Pasenger
HH. W. Link
Grand
Mich
M.A. Oeien
West Street
New York
Tripp
Lafayette
Mad
Griffin
Shelbyville
Imain
W. B. Harris
Behiel Apartmenta
Inc
Anapalig
Acelf
Minneapolis
Minn
Winnipeg Flyer
Great Northern Road
Minneapolia
Ing
Dingos
Meridian
Miss
Jack Tew
New Orleans & Northeastern Railway
Mile Post 194
Leman John Carol
Seriusly Dains
Charles B. Kooul
Kenton, Mich
Nevoio
Kan
Atchison
Hammond
Indieu
Lake Shoe & Michiga Fouthern
Indiana Harbor Railway
J. W. Stevens
Indiana Jiaryer
W. I. Raylson
Rochester
Gaffney's Volts Triumph in Tight Neenah Bowling Meet
In Neenah Wisconsin January 14 The Gaffney's Volts edged Kasson's by 43 pins ending 2176 to 2133 Pryce had high score for the evening The result leaves team standings unchanged Local host Shattuck’s orchestration drew a large crowd in Neenah Me nasha section notes Menasha Foresters beat Fangda Lan city 31 to 11 Rond starred Junior class hosts a dancing party at Menasha High School cement for next year’s walks discussed Armory on island between Menasha and Neenah to open February 2
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Neenah
Wis
Gaffney
Kasson’s
Igh
Pryce
Colte
Kassons
Arthur Shaducke
Menasha
Mgr
Shattuck
Wyeryong
Afr
Mernasha Foresters
Fong da Lan City
Germania Opera House
Rond
Menasha High School
Escaped murderer seized in Milwaukee hides as Bert Macree
Milwaukee detectives captured a one legged mulatto man believed to be Robert Saton, an Arkansas penitentiary escapee six months past. He admitted living in Milwaukee three months under the alias Bert Macree, from Kentucky. He is connected to a 1973 Little Rock murder conviction and 21 year sentence.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wis
Robert Saton
Arkansas
Flatenters
Little Rock
Ark
Fie
Mia
Bert Macree
Kentucky
Faton
Shea Case With Jury In Chicago Trial
Judge Ball completed instructions in the Shea case today as the jury prepared to retire shortly before eleven. The proceedings proceeded under re spun timing with a focus on legal guidance for the jury.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Far
Judge Ball
Wau
Indictments Name Freed and Filer in Utah Coal Case
Salt Lake City January 19. Indictments against Charles W. Freed and his son in law Waller Z. Filer, both former Automobile Club presidents, allege defrauding the government over coal land locations near Huntington Utah. Arrests followed with Dan C. Fonts and FE. W. Lessor, while new police powers and nonuniformed special patrols are proposed to curb speeding.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Charles W. Freed
Ciety
Waller Z. Filer
Freed
Filer
Dan C. Fonts
FE. W. Lessor
Huntington
Wealth on Police Force in New York Special Patrolmen
Five members of the Automobile club of Adherlea asked Police Commissioner Pingham to appoint them as special patrolmen. Colgate Hoyt, president, and Winthrop J. Searitt, vice president, of their offices on Wall Street and Broad Street, lead the group seeking commissions.
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New York
Automobile Club of
Adherlea
Committee of Safety
Missioner Pingham
Colgate Hoyt
No. 6
Wall Street
Winthrop J. Searitt
No. 24
Broad Street
Welag
Petitioners and Officials Reach Docket Agreement
The record shows Commissioner yester day receiving No 47 and Mr Searitt 347 as identifiers for two men of wealth. Alfred B Shattuck Daniel F Marfle and George F Chamberlain are the other petitioners asserting their application with the commissioner.
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Ceoel A “Er
Yerter- Air
Hoyt
Mr. Searitt
Alfred B. Shattuck
Daniel F. Marfle
George F. Chamberlain
Commie
Castro in Critical Condition in Caribbean Island
Caracas reports President Cabtroin in grave condition with official bulletins deemed optimistic yet unreliable. Last night his death was momentarily expected, but now he is said to have improved slightly, while General Castro remains at his home in Macuto near the sea with wife and doctors nearby. No visitors are allowed and on January 12 a ban on music near his residence was issued.
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Dy Aasgoetaled Press
Caracas
Ver
Vin Wit- Heinnted
Caracao
Cabtroin
Castro
Macuto
Damage by cloudburst devastates East Liverpool streets
East Liverpool Ohio reports a cloudburst causing thousands of dollars in property damage. A section near the east end collapsed onto a streetcar line, hindering removal efforts. Factories along the river banks prepare to move as service is severely disrupted and floodwaters rise. In Portsmouth a break in the north end embankment floods downtown, with hundreds of homes and stores inundated while the Ohio River nears fifty four feet and climbs.
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Bart Liverpool
Associated Pres
East Liverpool
Liverpool
Tas
Portsmouth
Wamidiz
Ohio
Broadway
Officera of the Fat River Valley Ken nel Clk Portraits Wn
Uniform fragment lists officers of local and state organizations and brief social notes. Mentions Wisconsin baseball league officers and a railway project. Includes scattered headings for theaters and maps with partial terms.
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Fat River Valley
Milwaukee Letter
Superior Southern Railway Project
Wisconsin State Baseball League
Rae
Bills Progress in House on City Projects and Inspectors
Washington Jan. 1 The House, in unanimous consent, advanced measures including routing a St Louis bridge and authorizing river work. One act would permit harbor and bridge construction within three years from approval. A second bill empowers inspectors to regulate pilots and vessels over specified tonnage and to oversee waterfront safety. The House then moved to the private calendar for claims.
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Washington, D.C
Putin
City of
St. Louis
Tnealine
Mnptes
Vokwela
Reports Are Exaggerated In News Dispatch From Kingston
The Associated Press notes that reports in New York and Kingston exaggerate quake impacts. A Kingston resident partner received a telegram noting no tremors in twelve hours, with shelter and food available. French forces reported sailing toward Kingston with relief, amid quake fears.
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Aszotated
New York
Jan
W.A
Laucenes & Co
Thin City
C. BE de Merceda
Kingston
Cabie Fram
Fort de Frattes
Island of
Martinfane
Tan
Cruisr
Kieher
Kingelon
Jamal
Oklahoma Aims to Buy Segregated Coal Lands
A special committee from the constitutional convention on segregated coal and asphalt lands in Indian Territory presents a memorial urging Congress and the President to begin negotiations with the federal government. Oklahoma plans to purchase the lands, valued around 15 million dollars, to assert state ownership and operation of valuable southwest minerals.
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Olishoma
Guthrie, Olda
Indian Territory
Congress
Weather Fores cast warns of rising rivers and evacuations
Civisviclated Dress Columbus Ohio reports a forecast of heavy rain and rising waterways with a seven teen foot flood stage expected by Sunday. Residents in lowlands have been warned to move out as the eel river rises over four feet overnight. Morletta Ohio notes the river at thirty six feet and climbing toward thirty nine.
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Columbus
Morletta
Ohio
Munkinguey
Disorderly House Keeper Arrested in Fond du Lac Case
Core Edwards keeper of a disorderly house in Preble was arrested in Milwaukee after allegedly giving Chief of Police Nolan of Fond du Lac a diamond pin for protection. Edwards faces grand jury testimony in graft cases and was taken to prison this morning.
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Northwestern
Milwaukee
Wis
Green Bays
Core Edwards
Preble
Niliman
Fond Duo Bac
Nolan
Fond du Lac
Rion
Floods Leave Cincinnati Appalled With Deluge
Severe flooding rages across Cincinnati and Kentucky after a record rise, submerging California and Covington areas. Homes vanish under water as 15,000 residents become homeless. free soup kitchens open and relief bonds authorized. Levee holds in Louisville amid ongoing fear of worsening floods through the week.
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Associated Brest
Cincinnat
Ehebt
California
Ely
Covington
Romounten- Hons
Newport
Kentucky
At. Louis
Shawneetown
Covernor Denren
Indiana
Tadlanupais
Dit
Jan. U
Plooda
Birdie
Thintington
Watard
Wabash Alley
Pennsylvania
S Nonsensical Arkansas Antitrust Suit Reported
A garbled rerun from Pres Bill's Took Arkansas notes alleged antitrust violations. Merriet attorneys and multiple firms filed suits in October with claims of penalties and court actions tied to Hammond Packing and related entities.
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Ark
Merriet Attorneysinst Armour & Co
Wate OW Comany
Lammond Paki Company
Morris & Co
Amuunis Aggienathye
Oon
Ts Aetan de Base
Pfinti
Hanon
Prison scene at Tombs moves Thaw family to tears
In New York on March 19 the scene at the Tombs drew Mrs Willkim Thaw and her daughter in law as the mother and wife of the prisoner watched in distress. The prisoner’s aunt also wept, overwhelmed by the events unfolding in the courthouse cellblock.
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New York
Yermouth
Willkim
Osmorton
Governor Johnson names Ringdahl to state board of control
St Paul Minn Jan 29 Governor Johnson announced the appointment of P M Ringdahl of Crookston as a member of the state board of control to succeed the late O B Gould of Winona who died recently in Minnesota
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Associated Preas
St. Paul, Minn
Johnson
P. M. Ringdahl
Crookston
ASA
State Board of Control
O. B. Gould
Winona
Minne
Worst 15 Now Known of Kingston Calamity Alarm in London
An official report indicates Kingston Jamaica burial and identification numbers with thousands missing, though figures may be inflated. Reports from New York say Kingston is wrecked, many homeless, relief ships arrive, while American Marines aid in clearing debris and aiding the stricken city.
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Associated Presa
London
Kingston
Jamaica
Evening News
Atead
New York
Elfy
David
Fata
Missoud
Faudhana
Ciuel
Itv
Drbtemeice
Stegmer Pring
Friedrich
Aun Kingston
Jeashora
Nana Hne
Plum Point
New Shah Is Crowned in Persian Coronation
In Teheran on January 19 Mohammed Mirza was crowned shah of Persia in the palace Vis ettercann. The ceremony filled the Mu eruni apartment with diplomats and princes in full uniform. Rich hangings and decorations created a notable scene as plans for displays and honors were announced.
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Teheran
Mohammed& AW Mirza
High Creek Swells Alarms in Northwestern Highland
Stream levels surge along Turtle Creek and nearby Wis locations. Residents recall a past flood that damaged the town two years ago while warning of possible floods this season. Heavy rainfall and runoff threaten local property as authorities monitor water depth and spill risks.
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Aulvanies
Wis, Jr
Neus Smechil
Wis
Turtle Creek
Woman Found Dead on Muskingum River Bank
Zanesville Jan 19 A frantic wife, believing her husband in convulsions, rushed from home at night and her body was found today on the Muskingum river bank as authorities pursued clues. The night had featured colder weather and a radio forecast noted for the area.
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Ty Associated Press
Zanesville
Obin
Yan
Walter Ally
Banis
Muskingum River
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