Bridge Draw Collapse in Brooklyn Kills Dozens
A temporary drawbridge over Newtown Creek in Brooklyn collapsed as a tug attempted to push a schooner through. About sixty men, workers from Laurel Hill Chemical, fell into the water. several are missing and presumed drowned. Rescue efforts saved many, with victims taken to Tower’s Penny Bridge hotel for treatment.
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Newton Creek
Loxa Islandarry
L. 1
Newtown Creek
Bradley Avenue
Laurel Hill
Meeker Avenue
Brooklyn
Patrick Briody
H. Markey
George Mills
Michael McGurky
James Smith
Laurel Hill Chemical Worke
Milla
Timothy Gannon
Boxford Street
St. John’s Hospital
Hey
Thomas Dobbins
Tower
Penny Bridge
Daniel Hiskley
Warnga
Trade Outlook Brighter Measure of Hops
The report notes improved business since the new year with rising production in key industries. Pig iron output for January 1 stands at 90,087 tons weekly, down 41 to 43 percent from a year ago while unsold pig iron stocks rose by 19,457 tons in December. Several furnaces resume production this month though prices show no recovery. Failures reach 474 in the United States and 57 in Canada for the past week, versus last year.
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New York
Dan
Pittsburg
United States
Canada
Victims of the Big Gale in Baltimore Harbor
A January 12 gale in Baltimore Harbor claimed six lives among crew and ferryman. Drowned were Neal Finayson William H Nelson Robert J Wilson John Hughes and Peter Safranski with one unknown Mareca sailor. Three men were rescued by the police boat Lannon.
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BavuMone
Baltimore
Neal Finayson
William H. Nelson
Robert J. Wilson
John Hughes
Peter Safranski
Lannon
Rescue Attempts Fail in Gale Off Broadway
In a gale at the foot of Broadway a ferry boat crew attempted a rescue of four drowning seamen. Lieutenant Napier and two crewmen were thrown into the water while their comrades held the others' heads above water until assistance arrived from Mareca to save the survivors, all of whom were English.
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Broadway
Lannon
Napier
England
Republican executive committees urge united campaign action
Washington January 12. The final session of the Republican executive committees lasted from 1 pm to nearly an unbroken period. Chairman Caldwell and Vice Chairman Babcock outlined plans for concerted campaign action and harmony prevailed. Headquarters debate postponed to two or three weeks with New York City favored by most for proximity to Washington. Resolutions favor statehood for Utah Arizona New Mexico and Oklahoma were adopted.
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Washinday
Repubican Executive Committees
Caldwell
Babcock
Congressional Committee
New York City
Washington
New York
Utah
Arizona
New Mexico
Oklaoma
Denouncing Wilson's Bill at Cooper Union Meeting
A mass meeting at Cooper Union under the Workingmen's Trade association of New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware and New England united workers to oppose the Wilwon tariff bill. Delegates from many trades spoke five minutes each while the audience mainly comprised east and south side workers. Resolutions claimed the Wilson bill would cause widespread idleness and deprive at least 0,000 people of employment.
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New York
Cooper Union
Workingmen's Trade Association of
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New England
Remarkable Strikers Agree to Partial Wage Reduction
Pirrserra January 12. Four hundred ninety Charrol Plate Glass company employees strike over a wage cut from 25 to 27 1 2 percent with more work in many departments. The strikers offer to accept a reduction of 12 1 4 percent.
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Pirrserra
Charirol Plate Glass Company
Ives Defeats Slosson In Central Muais Tournament
Ives defeated Slosson in the Central Muais tournament by a score of 60 to something. The match highlighted Ives’s rising form as the competition progressed tonight.
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Ives
Slosson
Onicaco
Central Muais
Notable Deaths and Legal Troubles Reported in Keystone State
William Wolf former Luzerne County commissioner dies at 86 in Gien. State Editorial Association set for Harrisburg meeting at Lochiel hotel. Eckley B. Coxe named to Geological Survey Commission by Governor Pattison. James Kapp and his niece Idan Kapp jailed in Lebanon on alleged husband wife pretense. Infant body found behind Lititz yard. Two men injured near Hazleton by a car. U S glass bottle makers reelect William Smith as president in Pittsburgh. Samuel Frey killed at Chicago World's Fair grounds. Frank Albaugh 10 drowns skating at Harrisburg. Explosion at dynamite store near Lafayette College campus. Christine Ungdeust beaten by husband, Dauphin County case under investigation. Stage coach wreck between Metraville and Bernville injures none. A. B. Launer missing after leaving Middleboro bound for Kendal area. Revenue report shows cigars tax receipts of 1898 totaling. case of August Sommerfeld manslaughter through whipping her son sentenced to fine and one year in workhouse.
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William Wolf
Luzerne County
Gien
State Editorial Association
Lochiel Hotel
Harrisburg
Himer Trout
Lititz
Joseph Wargle
Stephen Waciska
Agine
Hazleton
Lafayette College Ae
Bia
Monday Cabinet Meeting Proceeds Quietly with Deliberations
Report from Hixutes notes a long Monday cabinet session lasting over three hours with no public result. Congress shows little action as tariff debates occupy House and Senate, while executive correspondence to Hawaii is expected but not yet transmitted.
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Senate
Congress
House
Executive Department
Wilia
State Department
Willis
Corwin
Wealthy Lu Germane farmer dies after grip attack
J Miner Woodworth prominent and wealthy Lu Germaine county farmer living near Shickshin ny died at his home after a grip bout. He was in town yesterday and returned home unwell. While pursued by his family he suddenly drew a knife and cut his throat, dying instantly at age 50.
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Witxes Barns
J. Miner Woodworth
Lugerne County
Shickshinny
Tourelay
Why Not Tome To Scranton Plot Shifts Steel Rail Plant
Johnstown Pa January 12 President A J Moxham of the Johnstown company steel rail plant says a traveling committee is studying advantages of different steel centers. A new rail mill may be located outside Johnstown and rolling mill could move with the site. The contemplated investment nears 3 million dollars with a plan to borrow nine million. Congressman Tom L Johnson of Ohio is a major stockholder.
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Jouxstonn
A. J. Moxham
Johnstown Company Steel Rail Manufacturing
Johnstown
Tom L. Johnson
Ohio
Thief Teller Confesses Theft of 47000 at National Bank
Philadelphia report states National Bank Examiner Hardt and accountants found a defalcation of 47000 dollars in the Consolidated National Bank. Paying teller Baker confessed to the theft and is jailed awaiting bail. Receiving Teller Tiersol was also implicated in book alterations.
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Philadelphia
National Bank
Hardt
Consolidated Nationa Bank
Baker
Yeller Tiersol
Wanatolen
Hartshorn Denies Attempted Murder as School Board Acts
Dr Campbell is believed to be in Ohio. Alda Robinson regains consciousness and repeats her sister Margaret’s account. Hartshorn admits betraying Alda but denies trying to kill her. The school board annuls Hartshorn’s contract. bail remains uncertain as the case continues.
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Alda Robinson
Hartshorn
Campbell
Dr. Campbell
Ohio
Margaret
Alda
Hartahorn
Startling discovery in Pittsburg charity case
Charity officials report a destitute German couple, Frederick and Molly Dragorens, found in their Bank Street home. The woman was dead in bed and the husband paralyzed. The wife had recently earned no income, and last night the husband signaled for help by banging a gas pipe. This morning she was found dead.
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Pittsburg
Pirrssena
Department of Charities
Bank Street
Yeaterday
Frederick
Molly Dragorens
City Farm
Mia Dragorena
Timothy M. Santee Resigns From Lehigh Valley Railroad
Hazleton Pa January 12 Timothy M Santee longtime superintendent of the Lehigh Valley Railroad supply department resigns with February 1 effective date John C Smithall chief clerk to replace him at the Lehigh Valley Railroad company in Hazleton and surrounding area
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Lehigh Valley
Hazuston
Timothy M. Santee
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
John C. Smithall
Mr. Santee
Banker Rockafellow Weeps as Judge Orders Prison Time
Ex banker F. W. Rockafellow was fined 1250 dollars and sentenced to two years and two months in the Eastern penitentiary. The court cited the jury's mercy recommendation but chose duty over personal sympathy. Attorneys plan to seek a special writ in Philadelphia to gain bail while awaiting Supreme Court action.
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Wilkes Barre
Lynch
F. W. Rockafellow
Eastern
Wheaton
Rockafellow
John T. Lenatan
F. W. Wineaston
Philadelphia
Supreme Court
Miners Strike at Keystone Colliery Plains
Miners at the Keystone colliery near Plains Pa went out on strike today over a dispute with a local official. By tonight no settlement had been reached.
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Plains
Brakeman Harry Brown Killed During Terrific Storm
The mangled remains of Harry Brown a brakeman on the Pennsylvania Railroad were found on the tracks near Wolverton this morning. He lived at Sunbury and fell from his train during a terrific storm last night.
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Harry Brown
Wilkes-Banne, P
Pennsylvania Railroad
Wolverton
Sunbury
Alger Declines Senate Run for Party Harmony
General Russell A. Alger declares he will not be a candidate for the United States Senate. He writes the declination is in the interest of party harmony as the Beoator race unfolds.
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Beoator
Demorr
the Tribone
Russell A. Alger
United States
Midwinter exposition set to open on the 27th
A garbled item reports California’s Midwinter exposition will be formally opened on the 27th. Other scattered notes mention a Baltimore woman, a tower demolition in Chicago, a New York tailor shop burglary, a stock suspension in New York, a judge's resignation, a boiler explosion injuring workers, jewelry theft, a missing cashier, a fatal railway handcar accident, and heirs dispersing a Baltimore marshal’s fortune.
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California
Mary Rickert
Baltimore
Madanum
Chicago Board of Trade
Pincus Gang
New York
New York Exchange
KR. W. Sabin
KR. W. Sabin Was Suspended For Sixty Days, Judge English, of West Virginia
Aupremé Court
Branson
Belmont
Nhs
Bowles
Ballantine
M. Cocenthaler
Monta
Doctor Walton Surrenders Practice to Aid Diphtheria Victims
Dr Thomas C Walton Monroe county Republican leader abandons his practice to care for the Albert family of Delaware Water Gap after six deaths from diphtheria. A young girl Mabel 16 is a victim. a sick child remains at home while neighbors and authorities donate funds and support.
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Thomas ©. Walton
Monroe County
Albert
Scranton
Sixoupspurg
Andrew Albert
Delaware Water Gap
Mabel
Ind
Portland
Huw
Thomas C. Walton
Waltoun
Himsell
Gap
Alberta
Grant Herring Confirmed in Senate Executive Session
In Wasuinatoy on January 12 the senate executive session confirmed John M. B. Sill as minister resident and consul general to Korea and R. BE Shearer as collector of internal revenue for the Bradford district. Grant Herring of the 12th Pennsylvania district was confirmed as postmaster.
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Wasuinatoy
Senate
John M B. Sill
Michigan
United States
Korea
Internal Revenue
R. BE
Shearer
Brd
Pennsylvania
Grant Herring
G. B. Nye
Ellwood City
W. P. Waleh
Smethport
J. F. Mover
Cat
Train collision injures messenger and scatters freight cars
A passenger train collided with a freight train and broke five freight cars into fragments on an embankment. The baggage and express car overturned. messenger John Dietz suffered injuries, though not serious, as passengers endured wild excitement amid the wreck.
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John Dietz
Fire at Penat Market Sparks Brief Blaze in Scranton
Special to the Scranton Tribune reports a fire at the Penat market on Church street and Salem avenue. A lamp in a window exploded, igniting decorations and causing a brief alarm before the proprietor controlled the flames. Fire companies arrived but were not needed.
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Cannonpage
Penat Market
Benja Lyon Church Street
Salem Avenue
Income tax defeat signals bill split in House committee
The House committee on Ways and Means voted to send the income tax and all internal revenue measures to the House as a separate bill. A heated fight shifted support away from the tax feature with remarks by Mr. Bynum and resistance from Mr. Cochran and Mr. Stevens. A caucus was debated but not finalized, increasing odds that the income tax would be treated as a separate measure.
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Wasursutos
Jad
House
Waya and Means
Bynum
Cochran
Stevens
Inter Thia
Carriage Hearse Crash Delays Funeral for 10 Year Old
In Brappock Pennsylvania a hearse with the body of Ricard Simmons aged 10 was struck by frenzied horses pulling a following carriage. The wreck demolished the hearse and carriage, the casket was only slightly damaged and the occupants were bruised but the funeral later proceeded with a second hearse.
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Brappock
Ricard Simmons
Carpenter and wife murder suicide in hallway
Edward Lewis, a young carpenter, waylaid his wife in a hallway this morning and shot her dead then turned the weapon on himself. Neighbors say the couple quarreled and Mrs Lewis had previously obtained a police arrest for beating. She was on her way to the police court when the tragedy occurred.
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Edward Lewis
Field Son Returns to Ludlow Jail on Forgery Indictments
Edward M. Field son of Cyrus W. Field was held in 50000 dollars bail on forgery and grand larceny indictments after being returned from the Buffalo State asylum. With no bondsman available he was remanded to Ludlow Street jail.
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Cyrus W. Field
Ludlow
New York
Edward M. Field
Buffalo State Asylum
Ludlow Street
Serious Fire at Gettysburg Destroys Eagle Hotel
A blaze starting in the Eagle hotel arables at dawn swept the building and its annex in Gettysburg, gutting both. Strong winds forced the town to summon aid from Hagerstown and Hanover before the fire was controlled.
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Gett ¥Ssone
Eagle
Hageratown
Hanover
Milk Dealers Form Protective Association in Davros
About fifty farmers met Tuesday in Francis Ball and formed a Milk Dealer’s Protective association to defend against milk price cuts. Officers elected include President Thomas Smith, Secretary H. W. Northup, and Treasurer W. H. White.
Citizens' Band Organized in Peckville
A new Citizens' band has been formed in Peckville this week, featuring some of the valley's best players and plans to perform locally for audiences.
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Scrantog Tribune
Peckville
Citizens’ Band
Train collision near Wilkes-Barre stops passenger ride
A Wilkes-Barre bound train leaving at 055 collided with a New York freight crossing the main track about a half mile away. Passengers reported a narrow escape as emergency crews attended the scene and railway officials investigated the incident.
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Bunaury
Wilkes-Barre
New York Time
Favorable Report on Silver Bullion Coinage Proposal
Wasuiseror January 12 The house committee on cottages reported favorably Mr Bland’s proposal to issue certificates totaling 55 million dollars backed by the nominal deigniorage of silver bullion in the treasury and to coin all treasury bullion as rapidly as possible.
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Treasury
Wasuiseror
House
Bland
Discharges Hit Sparrow Point Steel Plant After Slump
About 8 000 workers at the Maryland Steel plant sparrow point area face layoffs due to a lack of orders. Company officials cite reduced demand as the reason for the discharge wave.
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Banroore
Maryland Steel Company
Sparrow's Point
Congressional notes and Treasury estimates stir political rows
The text cites uncertain fate of New Jersey ridge bill and Treasury estimates placing 1803 gold production at 159000000. Senator Quay backs boiler plate inspections in mills. Judie Hancock campaigned in Washington while a witnesses' fee deficiency of 4000000 looms. Carlisle orders omissions from Fairchild commission report affecting New York naval and survey offices.
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Senator Quay
Mra
Cleveland
Judie Hancock
Pennsylvania
Washington
United States
Carlisle
Fairchild Commission
Surveyor's Office
Naval Office
New York
Britons Face Growing Budget Deficit in Early Reports
England's deficit is projected to reach ten million while overseas reports note political shifts. A French deputy advocates abolishing capital punishment as the French chamber reelects M. Dupuy 4 as president. Russia builds up forces on frontiers and Havily fears troop activity. General di Lavriano plans a tour of the island. Miss Elsie Burrows of Newport, R I marries Captain John Shiftner in London. The Belgian ministry plans resignation over minority representation in suffrage reform.
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England
Chamber of Deputies
M. Dupuy
Russia
Havily
di Lavriano
Elsie Burrows
Ogden H. Burrows
Newport
R. 1
London
John Shiftner
Weather Forecast for Eastern Pennsylvania Saturday
Wasniotos reports that on Saturday the forecast calls for fair weather in eastern Pennsylvania with noticeably cooler conditions.
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Wasniotos
Pennsylvania
Eleven Pairs Wool Blankets Sale Announcement
A sale offers eleven pairs of all wool blankets at three dollars per pair and twelve pairs at four dollars. Natural wool and California blankets are listed with heavy reductions from regular prices. Elegant stock of fine crib blankets is available.
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California
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Milk Dealers’ Trust
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Gutta Percha & Rubber Mfg CO
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Arcade
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