Train Crash Kills Coach Burns One In Fire
Three trains collide in Kelso and nearby wrecks burn a private car killing Guy L. Stewart, an agricultural and industrial agent for Cotton Belt. His car ignites after an Iron Mountain freight hits the rear. Also, Prentice fire kills five members of Mrs. John Deering’s family.
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Roosevelt Breaks Silence On pipedreams For Nomination
New York January 16 Theodore Roosevelt said he is not discussing pipedreams and cannot be swayed by steel interests for the nomination. He denounced the report as tomfoolery and refused to discuss such speculation.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Wealthy lumberman's son found dead in Marinette
Henry Mitcheson, 30, son of prominent lumberman G. A. Mitcheson, was found with a gunshot wound to the head in Marinette Wisconsin on January 16. The coroner ruled the shooting accidental, noting Mitcheson had been in poor health.
Business Man Murd ered in Tennessee
Memphis police report John T. Bartenstin, head of the wholesale coal firm, shot dead today by W. T. Avery at Avery's home. Avery, in jail, refused to explain the quarrel but said he feared an attack. In Chicago, former Senator William E. Mason announces candidacy for Illinois congressman at large on the Republican ticket.
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Fire devastates Osaka destroying thousands of homes
Osaka officials report 6,268 buildings destroyed and 20,000 people left homeless after a morning fire that swept the southern half of the city. In four hours more than 1,300 houses burned as flames raged through the area.
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Osaka
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Sweden Grants Women Full Ballot Rights in Throned Speech
Stockholm announces in the throne speech that a bill will enfranchise women and allow them to be elected to the riketsdag on the same terms as men. Any Swede over 24 years old not legally disabled has the right to vote for members of the second chamber.
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Stockholm
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Mrs Morrow Held on Murder Charge in Chicago
Chicago court bound Mrs Rena B Morrow over to the grand jury on a murder charge in the death of her husband Charles B Morrow whose body with two bullet wounds was found December 25 at their Michigan avenue home. Bond was set at 40000 amid bondman negotiations as she claimed innocence and sought the stand.
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Rena B. Morrow
Charles E. Erbstein
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Weather forecast with snow tonight and warmer turn
Light snow expected tonight or Wednesday with warmer temperatures tonight. Low around 10 to 15 degrees above zero. At 7 a m the temperature was minus four, wind four miles per hour, no precipitation, humidity 88 percent at 7 a m. and 77 percent at 7 p m. Local forecaster J M Sherier notes Saturn is stationary and Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter are visible in dawn skies.
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Chicago Butter Price Hits Historic High On Weather and Trust
Chicago traders expect 60 cents a pound for butter with quotes at 47 cents. Storekeepers blame severe weather for scarcity while others point to alleged trust under federal investigation.
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Turkish minister awaits word on Italian Red Sea fight
Constantinople reports no confirmation of a sea battle off Kunfida in the Red sea claimed by Italians to have sunk seven Turkish gunboats on Jan 7. The Turkish minister of marine notes only small revenue cutters were present along the Arabian coast and could not match warships. Vienna dispatch mentions Montenegro arming frontier population with repeating rifles as it readies for conflict with Turkey and reinforces garrison.
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Banker Under a Cloud Expires in Cincinnati
Thomas F. McClure, president of the Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company, died today in the federal building. He had been under indictment in the bank’s failure after the institution closed two months ago.
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Thomas F. McClure
Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company
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Noted Editor of London Is Dead
Florence reports Henry Labouchere editor of London Truth dies aged. A former MP and radical writer, he wielded a caustic pen in Truth and politics. Once a diplomatic attache in Washington in 1854, he left service to pursue politics all in retirement in Italy since 1906. Berlin posts Joseph von Radowitz also dies, last Bismarck ally.
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Joseph M. von Radowitz
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Madrid
Bismarck
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Ironworkers killed in blast furnace blast near Duisburg
Eight iron workers died and two were seriously injured when a blast furnace burst near Duisburg Germany during the night. Official reports say the accident occurred in the vicinity of the city as emergency crews responded to the disaster.
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Duisburg
Germany
Hague, Veteran Harness Driver, Dies in Los Angeles
James E. Hague, 60, longtime turfman and famous harness horse driver, died in Los Angeles today. Hague had previously lived in Peoria, Illinois, and was known across the United States for his career in harness racing.
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James E. Hague
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Hague
Peoria
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Cousins Finally Wed After Long Journey
Miss Anna Sietsma of Woonsocket South Dakota and Sietse Sietsma of Forestburg North Dakota were married in La Crosse Wisconsin after traveling through five states to find a place where their cousin marriage was legal. They could not wed in South Dakota North Dakota Minnesota Nebraska or Iowa.
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Woonsocket
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Dark Plot Revealed by Senator Lorimer in 1909 Contention
Washington report says Senator Lorimer faced cross examination over the Chicago election contest and claims Mayor Carter Harrison used police to seed public opinion against Lorimer and supporters. He cites a plotted persecution by political enemies as central to the dispute. Lorimer says Albert Hopkins had no friends and could not have been reelected. He also discussed ill will between Lorimer followers and Hopkins and the 1909 senatorial contest.
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Albert Hopkins
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Rose Authority in Registering Petitions for Senator Nomination
Springfield January 16 Secretary of State Rose may set reasonable nominating petition rules for United States Senate candidates. Attorney General Stead says the secretary’s powers are inherent but rules must align with the primary law. Petitions may be filed any time not less than 30 days before the April primary, with deadlines extending to March 9. Primary held April 9.
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Rose
United States
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Attorney General
Dying of Hunger in Southeastern Russia
A telegram from an Orenburg doctor reports starving peasants in the Ural region selling children to Khargese nomads in Saratov. Many have died from hunger and typhus, with over 70 percent of children in some villages infected by the epidemic.
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Frozen Dead in Kentucky Cabin Tragedy
Hazard, Ky. Jan. 16. Snowbound in their mountain cabin, three children of Mrs. Nancy Allen Fuzzy of Grapevine perished from cold. Mrs. Fuzzy lay unconscious beside the bodies as a neighbor found no smoke from the chimney and dug through waist-deep snow. A search showed no food or fuel in the house and efforts to revive the mother failed.
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New Person in Dynamite Plots in Midwest Links McManorals to Explosions
Springfield and Indianapolis dispatches describe grand jury probes into a nationwide dynamite conspiracy. Ortie McManigal connections surface as two Portage men are questioned over explosives and detonation plots in Wisconsin and Michigan. Telegrams signed Ping reveal a coded plan to blow viaducts and bridges, prompting subpoenas for further witnesses.
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Frank M. Ryan
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Money trust probe debate and inauguration date shift
Washington debate over investigations into the money trust and major industries. Levy advocates drafting laws to aid shipping, Harvester, and bankers face criticism. House finishes sugar hearing cuts, while Lindbergh defends public right to know. In separate actions, judiciary favors moving presidential inauguration and congressional term start dates. Notable deaths and fires reported in Illinois and Boston, with losses and damages detailed.
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Levy
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San Domingo
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Premier Yuan Target Bombing Shakes Peking
A bomb exploded near Premier Yuan's carriage in Peking, killing two soldiers and wounding 17 others while Yuan escaped unharmed. Three Chinese men, described as revolutionaries, were arrested for the attack as horses in the escort were also killed and nearby houses were shaken by the blast.
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