Explosion on Rock Island kills engineer and fireman at Victor
At Victor Iowa January 16 a Rock Island Denver limited train exploded as it passed through, killing engineer W W Williams of Moline and fireman Wilbur E Hoare. The crash damaged seven coaches, with two porters and a brakeman slightly injured. The Crown sheet displaced caused boiler water to flood the firebox, lifting the engine from the track. Williams, 39, had 28 years with the line. Hoare, 25, had been on Rock Island for four years.
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Williams
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
Senate
American Isthmian Ship Canal Company
Edward W. Serrell
H. H. Adams
Theodore Schroeder
Darien
San Blas
United States
Frye
Duel Fatal in Hanover Claims Bennigsen Life
Hanover January 18 Herr von Bennigsen of Landrath Hanover son of the noted politician died from a bullet wound inflicted in a duel last Thursday with Herr Falkenhagen, tenant of the royal estate near Springs. The duel arose from Falkenhagen's relationship with Frau von Bennigsen.
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Hanover
Herr von Bennigsen
Landrath
Herr Falkenhagen
Springs
Falkenhagen
Frau von Bennigsen
Soldier Degraded at Fort Canby for Disloyal Statement
Frank Rakowski, a U S Army private, was degraded at Fort Canby and given a ten year confinement for a Christmas drunken remark in Chinook. He claimed President McKinley deserved harm and vowed retaliation against Roosevelt akin to Czoluszki's act. Rakowski, formerly of Chicago, was tried before a general court martial.
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Astoria
Oregon
Frank Rakowski
Fort Canby
Rakowski
Chinook
McKinley
Roosevelt
Czolgsz
Chicago
Fire destroys seven story Ellis Avenue hotel in Chicago
A blaze at 1 this afternoon gutted the seven story La Strain apartment hotel on Ellis Avenue Chicago. Twenty families escaped but two firemen were injured attempting to reach the engine 1413. Loss is set at about 75000. Remains of Fireman Wright and Engineer to be buried locally and at Red Oak. Discrepancy noted between engine numbers 503 and 1413 in reports.
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Chicago
la Strain
Ellis Ravenue
George Wright
Joe McQuaid
Red Oak
Victor
New Trial Denied in Sullivan Case by Judge Smith
Chicago January 18 Judge Smith denied the motion for a new trial for Alexander Sullivan recently convicted of conspiracy to keep James Lynch a fugitive from justice out of the state. The ruling overrules Sullivan’s attorneys and closes the appeal on the retrial request.
Frye Ship Subsidy Bill Indorsed by Senate Panel
The Senate commerce subcommittee approved Frye's ship subsidy bill and ordered a favorable report. Democratic members opposed the general subsidy, but amendments broadened eligibility to iron or steel mail carriers and reduced bounty vessel tonnage to 1,000 gross registered tons. The committee cited aims to boost U S maritime power, shipbuilding, and independence, aligning with Roosevelt's views on wage costs and foreign competition.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Committee On Commerce
Frye
Mallory
United States
Asia
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean
South American
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Robbers Hold Up Gambling Room in Omaha
In downtown Omaha at 4 this morning two robbers held up a gambling room crowd of about a dozen, threatening revolvers and fleeing with a cash box and $900. A minute later a police squad captured Williams and Frank Jones, with all the stolen money recovered on their persons.
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Omaha
Hoth
Williams
Frank Jones
Frank
Shaw's Pardon List Reveals 475 Cleared In Iowa
Maines Iowa January 18 Governor Shaw disclosed 475 prisoners granted executive clemency in the last two years, a record he says unmatched in Iowa. Over 2 percent of the state’s prisoners were released, drawing protests as newspapers were barred from pardon records. Among the releases were 22 murder convictions, 20 statutory offenses, 14 manslaughter, 4 forgery, embezzlement, and 128 robbery and larceny cases.
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Maines
Shaw
Iowa
Two tame wolves in Illinois and a Hawaii manslaughter case
Bert Decker of Tuscola trains two tame wolves raised like kittens. They hunt rabbits by lifting Cottontails in the air and return to their master when called, prompting other sportsmen to train wolves. Separately, Hawaii resident Osaki Mankichi faces a Hawaii manslaughter case set for April 14 in the U S Supreme Court, raising insular constitutional questions. A Congressional caucus discussion reveals tentative opposition to binding policy before a formal vote, while a Washington House visit to a buttering factory illustrates agricultural policy activity.
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Charleston
Ills
Bert Decker
Tuscola
Decker
Hawaii
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Territory of
Osaki Mankichi
Hawaiian Islands
Congress
Bigelow on War Risk From Prince Henry Visit
Poultney Bigelow predicts U.S. and Germany may clash soon over trade and influence. He says German aristocracy despises Chicago commerce, sees the prince’s visit as leverage, and urges a strong military display to impress the guest while noting tensions in official relations.
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Chicago
Poultney Bigelow
Affairs International
United States
Prince Henry
Germany
Bigelow
Republic
Empire
Louis Napoleon
Paris
Pizen
Lafayette
France
Wiliam
New York
Emperor
Prince Imperial
Roosevelt
Filipinos Surrender to U S Command in Cebu
Washington reports the war department has advices that 365 insurgents surrendered to Brig. Gen. Wade at Cebu on January 4. The fighters took the oath of allegiance and pledged loyalty to the United States.
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Washington
War Department
Wade
Cebu
Krause Found Guilty and Sentenced to Prison
London dated report states Dr. Krause former governor of Johannesburg was found guilty and sentenced to two years imprisonment for attempting to persuade Cornelius Broecksburg the Johannesburg public prosecutor to murder John Douglas Foster an English lawyer.
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London
Dr. Krause
Johannesburg
Cornelius Broecksburg
John Douglas Foster
Three Hundred Are Killed Long Ago Murder James S Mather Confession
South Bend reports James S Mather confessed to killing Peter Olsen near Muskegon Michigan over twenty years ago. He was recently committed to a Logansport asylum after earlier jail confinement in Elkhart. He claims Olsen provoked a quarrel and was shot three times with the final shot ensuring death. The body lay hidden until spring and a coroner ruled it a death by suicide.
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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 and Wounds Hundreds
Reports from Chilpancingo describe a violent quake that likely killed about 300 people and injured many more. The parish church collapsed with worshipers inside, and telegraph facilities were ruined, delaying details as troops help with rescues around Chilpancingo and the town camps under tents five days from Mexico City.
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City of
Mexico
Guerrero
Chilpancingo
Federal Telegraph Office
War Department
Chilapa
Divine healer in Chicago fined for mail misuse in Illinois
Rev William Whitehead known as the divine healer faced a 50 dollar penalty in federal court Chicago for using the mails to threaten J P Bullis of Iowa. He opened a healing institute in Aurora after moving from Chicago and built a large following with claims of cures and extraordinary power while preaching 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, former southern Indiana post master and kin to a prominent family, will report to Michigan City prison soon for an indeterminate sentence after pleading guilty to horse stealing he confessed to shield a friend who had befriended him. The court noted the guilty plea but further facts may lead to a pardon by Governor Durbin.
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Laporte
Ind
Albert Gilmore
Indiana
Michigan City
Gilmore
Durbin
Kaiser’s Imperial Yacht Sets Sail for New York
The imperial yacht Hohenzollern sailed from Kiel for New York this morning. In London a Jan 18 report cites Budapest dispatches that Baron Bouravin is to lead a Boer recruits contingent from Budapest to the Transvaal in February. In Lancaster, Pa a tobacco dealers group opposes Cuba duty cuts. In Torreon a $300,000 shoe factory opens with Brockton Mass. workers brought to train locals.
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Kaiser’s Imperial Yacht
New York
Kiel
Imperial Yacht
Hohenzollern
London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Budapest
Paul Bouraviinis
Baron Lassens
Transvaal
Caban
Lancaster
Cuba
Torreon
Mexico
Hrockton
Mass
Isthmian Canal Commission Report To Be Submitted
The isthmian canal commission has completed its report and will submit it to the president this afternoon.
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Isthmian Canal Commission
Washington
The
Sharkey and MaherPromise Parlor Match Fiasco in Philly
Tom Sharkey and Peter Maher, famed pugilists, were arrested with James H. McFarland on charges of conspiracy to breach the peace. Held on $5,000 bail, they promised the sparring bout would avoid violence and prize-fight laws. The event, billed as six rounds for Ireland’s championship, was halted in the third as Referee Rocap stopped the action amid a furious crowd. Both men and the club president attempted to speak but were silenced.
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Philadelphia
Tom Sharkey
Peter Maher
Pugilists
James H. McFarland
Industrial Athletic Club
Sharkey
Maher
Rocap
Sir Ellis Bartlett Dies After Operation
London reports Sir Ellis Ashme Bartlett died this morning following an operation for appendicitis.
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Ellis A. Bartlett
London
Elis Ashmea Bartlett
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