Two Men Blown to Atoms In Rock Island Train Disaster
Victor Iowa Jan 16 near Victor the Denver limited on Rock Island exploded as engine 503 crown sheet blew, killing engineer W W Williams and fireman W E Hoare of Moline. Seven coaches were wrecked, two porters and a brakeman injured. passengers unhurt. Williams age 39 from Iowa City. Hoare 25 from Red Oak. Cause unclear, wrecking crew cleared tracks for noon trains.
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Rock Island
Denver
Harry Fox
Hawthorn
Hoare
Washington
Southwest Division
William A. Williams
Nineteenth Street
Wilbur E. Hoare
Moline
Hawthorn Y. M.C. A
J. J. Hoare
Twenty-first Street
Iowa City
Call Doy
Stuart
America
Red Oak
Cambridge
Henry County
Rock Island Arsenal
Rock Island Road
Ives
George
Texas
Frank
Bishop Hill
Bennigsen Dies After Duel With Falkenhagen
Hanover January 18 Herr von Bennigsen son of the noted politician died from a bullet wound after a duel fought Thursday with Herr Falkenhagen tenant of the royal estate near Springs The duel arose from Falkenhagen's intimacy with Frau von Bennigsen and ended tragically.
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Hanover
Herr von Bennigsen
Landrath
Herr Falkenhagen
Springs
Falkenhagen
Frau von Bennigsen
Soldier Rakowski Degraded and Sentenced at Fort Canby
In Astoria Oregon on January 18 Frank Rakowski a United States Army private was degraded at Fort Canby and sentenced to ten years in prison. After Christmas he drank at Chinook saloon and said President McKinley deserved punishment and threatened Roosevelt with the same fate once his term ends. Convicted by a general court martial, Rakowski formerly resided in Chicago.
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Astoria
Oregon
Frank Rakowski
Fort Canby
Rakowski
Chinook
McKinley
Roosevelt
Czolgsz
Chicago
Heavy fire destroys seven story hotel on Ellis Ravenue
A blaze at La Strain seven story apartment hotel on Ellis Ravenue at 1 pm today forced 20 families to flee. Loss estimate reaches 75000 dollars. Fireman George Wright and Joe McQuaid were unable to escape. remains slated for burial in Red Oak. Engine number confusion noted between local reports and Victor dispatches.
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Chicago
la Strain
Ellis Ravenue
George Wright
Joe McQuaid
Red Oak
Victor
New Trial Denied in Sullivan Conspiracy Case
Judge Smith denied a motion for a new trial for Alexander Sullivan who had been convicted of conspiracy to keep James Lynch, a fugitive from justice, out of the state. The report mixes several Wisconsin and Illinois items dated Jan 18.
Frye Ship Subsidy Bill Reported Favorable by Senate Committee
The Senate committee on commerce authorized a favorable report on Senator Frye's ship subsidy bill, with amendments to allow mail carrying vessels to be iron or steel and to reduce the bounty-earning vessels to 1,000 gross tons. The Democratic members opposed the report. the panel aims to establish U S maritime supremacy and boost national shipbuilding while citing Roosevelt.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Committee On Commerce
Frye
Mallory
United States
Asia
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean
South American
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Rob the Gams players? Robbers hold up gambling room
Omaha jan 18 two robbers held up a dozen men at gunpoint in a downtown gambling room at 4 am securing a cash box and 900 dollars from patrons. They were captured one minute later by police and locked up. Names Williams and Frank Jones identified. all money recovered.
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Omaha
Hoth
Williams
Frank Jones
Frank
Shaw's Pardon List Reveals 475 Released Prisoners
Maines Iowa January 18 Governor Shaw disclosed 475 pardons in two years, a record unmatched in Iowa. The list includes 22 murder convictions and numerous cases of theft, fraud, embezzlement, and robbery. The release surprised many residents and sparked protests as reform motives were questioned.
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Maines
Shaw
Iowa
Wolves Tamed by Tuscola Youth Stir Hunting Interest
Bert Decker of Tuscola tames two wolves raised since their infancy and trained them as hunters capable of outrunning dogs. The pair catch rabbits by lifting them with a paw and mouth, then return to Decker when called, prompting other sportsmen to consider wolves as future kennel members.
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Charleston
Ills
Bert Decker
Tuscola
Decker
Bigelow predicts war with Germany over Prince Henry visit
Poultney Bigelow, Chicago journalist, says U S German ties will crumble after Prince Henry’s visit. He argues German aristocracy hates Chicago commerce, foresees war within six months, urges tariff cuts to ease tensions and highlights differences between Kaiser Wilhelm II and Prince Henry. He recounts memories of the imperial family and contrasts their temperaments.
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Chicago
Poultney Bigelow
Affairs International
United States
Prince Henry
Germany
Bigelow
Republic
Empire
Louis Napoleon
Paris
Pizen
Filipinos Surrender 365 Insurgents at Cebu
Washington reports the War Department has advice of the surrender of 365 insurgents to Brigadier General Wade at Cebu on January 14. The captives reportedly took the oath of allegiance and are to be treated as prisoners of war.
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Washington
War Department
Wade
Cebu
Krause Found Guilty and Sent to Prison
London January 15 Dr Krause former governor of Johannesburg was found guilty and sentenced to two years imprisonment for attempting to persuade Cornelius Broecksburg Johannesburg public prosecutor to murder John Douglas Foster an English lawyer.
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London
Dr. Krause
Johannesburg
Cornelius Broecksburg
John Douglas Foster
Long-ago Muskegon murder confessed by James Mather
South Bend dispatch reports James S. Mather confessed the 1877 murder of Peter Olsen near Muskegon Michigan. Confession followed by police inquiry suggests truth, with Mather recently declared insane in Logansport. He claimed a quarrel led to three shots, body hidden, later found in spring.
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South Bend
Ind
James
Mather
Peter Olsen
Muskegon
Mich
Logansport
Elkhart
Insan Sy
Jonathan R. Mather
Big Rapids Junction
Olsen
Dirk
Terrible Guerrero Earthquake Kills Hundreds in Chilpancingo
Early reports from City of Mexico describe a devastating quake in Guerrero with about 300 dead and many injured. Telegraph office ruined, Chilpancingo residents camped outside, rescue efforts rush as authorities assess casualties and damages in the parish church and surrounding buildings.
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City of
Mexico
Guerrero
Chilpancingo
Federal Telegraph Office
Divine healer William Whitehead fined for mail fraud
Rev. William Whitehead known as the divine healer was fined 50 in Chicago federal court for misusing the mails. He opened a healing institute in Aurora after moving from Chicago and gained a large following with alleged cures and dramatic preaching starting in the city hall.
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Aurora
Ill
William Whitehead
Chicago
Zion
Whitehead
J. P. Bullis
Iowa
Bullis
Hell
Schlatter
Gilmore to serve indeterminate term for horse theft
Albert Gilmore, a former southern Indiana postmaster and member of a prominent family, will be received at Michigan City prison to serve an indeterminate sentence. He pleaded guilty to save a friend who was the real culprit, attracting governor Durbin to consider a pardon.
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Laporte
Ind
Albert Gilmore
Indiana
Michigan City
Gilmore
Durbin
KAISER'S IMPERIAL YACHT SAILS FOR NEW YORK
Kiel on Jan 18 1900s imperial yacht Hohenzollern departed for New York at dawn. Dispatch from Budapest reports Baron Bouravains and Baron Lassens preparing to ship February for the Transvaal with a strong recruit corps. Also notes local tobacco tax protest in Lancaster and a new 300000 shoe factory in Torreon with skilled workers from Brockton teaching locals to operate machines.
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Kaiser’s Imperial Yacht
New York
Kiel
Imperial Yacht
Hohenzollern
London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Budapest
Paul Bouraviinis
Baron Lassens
Transvaal
Torreon
Mexico
Hrockton
Mass
Isthmian Canal Commission Report Ready for President
Washington, Jan 18. The isthmian canal commission has completed its report and it will be submitted to the president this afternoon.
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Isthmian Canal Commission
Washington
The
Sharkey and Maher Held on Conspiracy Charge
Philadelphia figures Tom Sharkey Peter Maher and Industrial Athletic club official James H McFarland were arrested on conspiracy to breach the peace warrants. They posted bail Promise a sparring six round bout for Ireland title would avoid knockout violence or prize fight law violations and be confined to a parlor match. Spectators smashed chairs in unrest. referee Rocap halted the bout amid crowd turmoil. Later the men appeared before a magistrate and were discharged finding no overt act.
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Philadelphia
Tom Sharkey
Peter Maher
Pugilists
James H. McFarland
Industrial Athletic Club
Sharkey
Maher
Rocap
Sir Ellis A Bartlett Dies After Operation
London January 18 Sir Ellis Ashme Bartlett died this morning from complications of an appendix operation.
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Ellis A. Bartlett
London
Elis Ashmea Bartlett
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