Military funeral for Chicago firemen after deadly blaze
A large funeral cortege will honor fallen Chicago Fire Department members including JAMES HORAN and WILLIAM J. BURROUGHS with a military style service. The blaze at the horror scene left many dead, names listed include DOYLE, DYMURAN, LEEN, MOORE, MORIARTY, STURM and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick E. Collins
Thomas Costello
Nicholas Crane
Nicholas Doyle
Andrew Dymuran
Nelson Morris & Co
Stephen Leen
Chicago Junction Railroad
Charles Moore
Albert Moriarty
George Maurausk
Edward Schonsette
William F. Weber
George Enthof
W. G. Sturm
William Danis
Frank Walters
Dennis Doyle
James Fitzgerald
Lieutenant
Peter Powers
Truckman Company
Michael McInerney
Ralph Reaph
Morris & Co
Fire at Union Stock Yards Claims Many Firemen
Chicago on December 23 reports 23 dead among firemen after the Union stock yards blaze. Warehouses 6 7 and the tallow house destroyed while 5 remains safe. Funeral plans and a 350000 endowment fund are proposed for widows and orphans.
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Chicago
Morris & Co
BF Military
James Horan
Union Stock Yards
London
England
Havana
Spc
Stock Yards
Weather and fires sweep Rock Island area
Forecast for Rock Island Davenport and nearby says fair this evening and Saturday with colder temperatures. A 19 degree low is noted, 7 am reading 22, high yesterday 27. Firefighters faced narrow escapes as warehouse six walls collapsed during firefighting efforts. Captain Windheim injured. Relief funds are being raised for survivors with $50,000 pledged. A New Orleans theatre fire caused extensive losses estimated at $150,000.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
J. M. Sherier
Seyferlich
Windheim
William
Clery
Alria
Towa
Aihia
Tows
New Orleans Theatre
Orleans
Dec
Rushing Troops Engage in Chihuahua Campaign
Chihuahua Mexico Dec 23 One thousand government troops arrived by rail to San Antonio near Mas Paso with light artillery and a rapid fire gun. Another thousand to follow plus 300 remnant Gelzman troops at Buatillos. They aim to clear Ma Paso of insurrectos and secure the railroad. Gelzman is hospitalized after a severe ambush described as horrible.
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Chihuahua
Mexico
San Antonio
Mas Paso
Gelzman
Buatillos
Ma ‘Paso
Mai Paso
Record of Chicago Fire Disasters 1871 to 1910
A compact catalog of Chicago fire disasters and major incidents spanning 1871 to 1910. Entries note events like the Great Chicago Fire, notable conflagrations at storage facilities, sugar refineries, woolen exchanges, coliseums, and the Iroquois Theatre, with dates and brief identifiers.
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Chicago
Woolen Exchange
Coliseum
Northwestern Sievator
Ayer
Iroquois Theatre
Seventy-third Street Crib
Fish, Furniture Company
Retove
Convict Freed Woman Marries to Reform Him at Prison
Jefferson City Mo December 22 The first wedding in Missouri penitentiary was held today Governor Hadley paroled Charles Beachamp at the request of Ruth Ritch of Kennett Mo so they could marry Beachamp had been jailed for two years on an assault with intent to kill charge The ceremony occurred in the warden s office and the woman pledged to guide his future conduct
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Jefferson City
Missouri Penitentiary
Hadley
Ruth Ritch
Kennett
Charles Beachamp
Beachamp
Bills Introduced Set Record Pace in Congress
Washington reports that all records will be broken as the current session nears its close on March 4. Public and private bills introduced total roughly eleven thousand, a leap of more than 7.5 percent over the previous reelection period.
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Washington
Padlock bill passes Cortes amid church state clash
Madrid December 23 deputies vote 103 to 20 to approve the government padlock bill after a stormy all night session. Premier Canalejas leads the victory despite Vatican opposition and a belligerent fight over separating church and state. The measure aims to bar new religious establishments until a concordat revision.
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Madrid
Canalejas
Spain
Vatican
Indictments Grow in County Election Fraud Probe
West Union Iowa December 23 additional indictments to the number of 172 were returned today for alleged illegal voting at the November election. This brings the total indictments to 532 and it is predicted 1500 more men will be charged.
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West Union
They Pass Interdiction Limit and Vote Indictments Rise
The senate approved a two year limit on interdiction against new congregations amid Vatican negotiations over the 1851 concordat. Canalejas defended religious liberty as Madrid Rome ties falter, straining church state ties. In Adams county Ohio indictments total 122 for vote selling, with 75 pleading guilty and penalties of $25 fines, six months workhouse, five year disfranchisement. Manchester Signal editor fined and jailed for contempt, but all sentences suspended.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Manchester
Peebles
Adams County
W. F. Maines
Manchester Signal
Congress Adjourns Amid Record Number of Resolutions
The report notes vast activity with 52 simple resolutions, 56 joint resolutions, and concurrent measures, plus 27,264 bills introduced in prior sessions and 3,011 in the current session, reflecting extensive congressional actions across three sessions.
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House of Congress
Davenport Woman Sues Mrs Yerkes Over Mortgage Foreclosure
Mary C Milsted of Davenport Iowa filed suit in the circuit court to foreclose a mortgage on north side property tied to the Yerkes estate. She holds 62 promissory notes guaranteed by the mortgaged property related to a 1891 loan. John Milsted also seeks division and partition of the premises.
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Chicago
Mary C. Milsted
Davenport
Iowa
Mary Adelaide Yerkes
Charles T. Yerkes
North Side
Yerkes
Thomas G. Milsted
Anthony Haskamp
John Milsted
Town
Law to Prevent Strikes by Mandatory Arbitration
Paris December 23 government measures to curb general strikes propose an organized conciliation commission for public service workers and employers. If conciliation fails compulsory arbitration is provided. The plan targets railroads and other public services with regular commission meetings to settle disputes.
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Paris
Eight Buried in Cave-In at Newark
Eight men were buried in a cave in at Newark New Jersey this afternoon. Two bodies have been recovered.
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Newark
N. J
Manhunt Ends as Morris Is Arrested in Illinois
Aurora record reports Henry W. Morris, sought on suspicion of assaulting Mrs. Stella Dumas who was shot last week in Montgomery, Illinois, was arrested today at his home in Plana.
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Aurora
Ill
Henry W. Morris
Stella Dumas
Montgomery
Dia Plana
Protect Farmer Is Young's Plea
Des Moines reports Senator Young renews call for a special primary to decide who fills Dolliver's unexpired term. He frames farm protection as the campaign issue amid free trade tensions. In other brief items John Leia of South Sharon jailed 30 days for loaf theft claiming pride prevented begging. Tokyo diet opens stressing peace in the Far East.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Young
Dolliver
Sharon
John Leia
South Sharon
Dr Frederick A Cook Returns Home Denies Motive
Dr Frederick A Cook returns to New York aboard the George Washington calm and composed. He says his only aim is to restore his good name and family while denying money motives for his arctic story. He released a carefully prepared statement and will not give further interviews. Meanwhile Captain Peary promises congressional proofs for his pole claim as Oregon land fraud charges against Ringer Hermann are dismissed.
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New York
Frederick A. Cook
George Washington
North Pole
America
Peary
Plenisn
Washington
Robert Peary
Congress
Capitol
Leigh Rhodus Sentenced to Life Imprisonment in Chicago Murders
Chicago December 23 Leigh Rhodus formerly jailed in East St Louis after burglary confession to two Chicago murders was given life imprisonment for the killings of Dr William Michaelis a dentist and Anton Heijeib a contractor who resisted robbery Rhodus also received three indeterminate terms of one year to life to deter a later harder sentence.
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Chicago
Leigh Rhoedus
East St. Louis
William S. Michaelis
Anton Heijeib
Rhodus
Break in Railway Wage Fight Edges Toward Arbitration
Chicago December 23 The wage dispute between the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and railroads nears a break in talks with minor differences on pay. Engineers favor arbitration on current differences, while railroads push for Erdman act arbitration of the whole matter, amid signs of progress toward compromise on the wage scale.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Vail
Ar ‘Bitration
Enelneere
Heads Mine Examiners Thomas Hudson Reelected
Thomas Hudson of Galva was reelected head of the state board of mine examiners for another year at the annual meeting held in the office of Secretary David Ross. Named as officers were Walter Rutledge Alton secretary Oscar Cariides Benton James Taylor Feria Thomas Weeks Bloomingten and Oscar Car lidge Benton. A special committee was formed to draft recommendations on new labor inspection laws to be sent to the legislature.
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Thomas Hudson
Galva
Springfield
State Board of Min Examiners
Yeater Day
David Ross
Orrean of
Labor
Walter Rutledge
Alton
Oscar Cariides
Benton James Taylor
Feria
Thomas Weeks
Bloomingten
Oscar Carlidge
Benton
State Commission
Deneen
NO INHERITANCE FEES 2% COLLECTION DISPUTE
Springfield Wis Dec 23 In an opinion State Treasurer Russel Attorney General Stead holds county treasurers are not entitled to 2 per cent fees for inheritance tax collection due to constitutional limits on official compensation during a term. The opinion also states deposits to cover probable inheritance tax are not payments and do not stop interest or justify discounts.
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Springfield
Russel
Stead
Divorce 66 in 3 Hours Sets Record in Seattle Court
Thirty three divorces granted in three hours set a new record in the superior court yesterday with at least two witnesses in each case. The average time of five minutes and twenty seven seconds is noted as remarkable by local attorneys. In a separate report, two men were killed in a gun fight in Mt Sterling Kentucky when deputy marshal Clinton Allen and his brother Walter were shot after a quarrel with James Tipton and Michael Gibbons. Gibbons and Tipton were arrested.
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Wash
Mt. Sterling
Clinton Allen
United States
Walter
James Tipton
Michael Gibbons
Gibbons
Tipton
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