Explosion in New York Power House Kills Thirteen
Thirteen people died and fifty were injured in a double explosion of gas and dynamite at the New York Central railroad power sub station on Fiftieth Street and Lexington Avenue. A trolley car was lifted and dropped on an automobile, four passengers killed and all occupants of the car injured. Service interrupted only temporarily.
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Associated Press
New York
New York Central Railroad
Fiftieth Street
Lexington Avenue
Grand Central Depot
la Pette and
Hayes
Fathers O'Connor
McQuade
Sinnott
Byrnes
St. Patrick's Cathedral
New York Nursery and Child’s Hospital
New York Central
Bible Teachers’ Training School
Smuggling Crackdown Amid Mexican Arms Concern
The San Antonio post office reports a Washington directive to intercept arms and ammunition sent through mails to Mexican revolutionists. Bundles bearing arms are to be held at the border and returned to senders, in line with neutrality laws after President Diaz’s statement. Also noted are border security rumors and a partial inmate and staff list connected to the incident at hand.
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San Antonio
Washington
Mexico
Diaz
Post Office
Customs Office
Dove
Hornet Cleared for Cape Gracias Amid Honduras Revolt Rumors
The former U S gunboat Hornet cleared New Orleans for Cape Gracias with a crew of twenty and 200 tons of coal and provisions for thirty days amid rumors it would join a Honduran revolution. Manuel Bonilla and Gen Lee Christmas denied knowledge of the voyage and did not appear on clearance papers.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Hornet
Cape Gracias
Custom House
Honduras
Manuel Bonilla
Lee Christmas
United States
Cavilla
Bonilla
Bluefields
Nicaragua
Victor Loisél
Ben
C. Johnson
Santa Claus Licks Father In Dream Fight
Pittsburg pa December 19 Santa Claus attacked Patrick Feeney in a dream after he mocked the season. The father fell from a rocking chair, striking his head on the hearth and causing scalp wounds. An ambulance rushed him to hospital while children conclude Santa exists because he licked father.
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Associated Press
Pittsburg
Santa Claus
Patrick Feeney
North Side
Patrick
Feeney
Jury Escapes Window After Six Hour Horse Trade Trial
In Sharon Pennsylvania Justice of the Peace Allen heard a suit over a horse trade. The six hour trial ended with a verdict to divide costs. The justice found the jury escaping through a window and sprinting down a snowy hill.
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Associated Press
Sharon
Justice of the Peace
Allen
Justice Allen
Arrested man's room resembles jewelry store with loot
Sheriff Tobin raided G W Hout on Starr street after he tried to flee from a private Losoya room. Officers recovered a large hoard of jewelry, coins, watches, and gold items, with four burglary theft charges filed and more expected. Identifications linked pieces to missing items. two witnesses named.
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John W.tobin
G. W. Hout
Starr Street
Hout
Tobin
Losoya Street
Norman W. Lawhorn
Messinsey Avenue
N. Edmunds
Florida Street
Sheriff Tobin
Mout
Ceylon
Java
Australia
Frazier
Sherff
Alamo Plaza
Hoyt
Local Weather Comparative Temperatures This Year and Last
Readable weather data compares temperatures from this year and the previous year. It highlights daily highs and lows, noting notable swings and average shifts. The report emphasizes patterns across weeks and monthly summaries.
Edward White Becomes Ninth Chief Justice of United States
Edward Douglass White was sworn in as the ninth chief justice, the first time an associate justice was elevated to the role. Justice Harlan administered the oath of allegiance and judicial oath as the court gathered in the robing room. The ceremony preserved traditional dignity with no fanfare beyond the solitary court crier.
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Washington
Edward Douglas White
Supreme Court of the
United States
Harlan
Jas. White
Fuller
Justice White
McKenny
Senate
White
Capitol
White House
John Jay
John Rutledge
Oliver Ellsworth
John Marshall
Roger B. Taney
Salmon P. Chase
Morrison R. Waite
Melville Fuller
Edward Douglass White
Harland
Chase
T. Edward Douglass White
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San Antonio Sheriff closes policy wheels and gambling dens
Sheriff John W. Tobin declares no more policy or open gambling in San Antonio after a noon meeting with game operators. Two negro policy wheels and seven Mexican gambling houses are shut down with warnings issued and no arrests made, as Tobin vows prosecution if violations continue.
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John W. Tobin
Pennsylvania Club
San Juan Road
San Antonio
Tobin
Sheriff Tobin
Charles Bellinger
East Commerce Street
Bellinger
North Santa Rosa Avenue
Gellinger
Keno
Chuck-A-Luck
Monte
Want Ad Sells Five Delivery Wagons in One Day
Light Gazette Classified Ads show rapid results with a sample listing that sold five delivery wagons in a single insertion. Ads accepted over the phone and payoffs are highlighted as proof of effectiveness.
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Want Ad
Light & Gazette
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