Trains Collision at Lincoln Claims Eighteen Lives
Eighteen people are killed when a Sunday express from Boston to Montreal crashes into a rear car of an accommodation train near Lincoln, Massachusetts. The total dead at noon reaches 18 with multiple unidentified victims. Names listed include Conor Gautier, Annie Hartwell, W J Barris, Margaret McSweeney, Charles Edward Barnard, Daniel Weatherbee and others.
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Boston
Montreal
Lincoln
Maas
Conor Gautier
Marlboro
Brakeman
Annie W. Hartwell
Littleton
W. J. Barris
Irving Barrie
Maynard Margaret McSweeney
Concord
May Campbell
Maynard
Charlies Edward Barnard
Charlestown
Daniel J. Weatherbee
Acton
Anna Hail Bridge
Annie O'Brien
Lena Beil
City meat inspection board mulls tighter rules
The board of health debated meat inspection reforms aiming to balance thoroughness with hardship on small stock raisers. Some favored a strict post mortem exam and city meat tag, others warned full inspection costly and impractical, proposing options like municipal slaughter or limited oversight.
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Board of Health
Limerick
Portland
Robbers Hold Up Clerks On Brook Street and Seattle
A masked bandit forced Harry Shaw, a drug clerk at 6% North Broadway, to open the till at 10 PM and take $16. The robbers fled via the rear exit. Earlier, at 9 PM, Gus Hofingre of LaConner and William Berh of Seattle were accosted by a masked robber with two pistols. Hofingre was struck but the thief fled without loot.
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North Broadway
Gus Hof
LaConner
William Berh
Seattle
Hofingreand
Minnesota and Washington officials arrive to address Walla Walla issue
Street Railway Commissioner Lawrence and Minnesota secretary Yapp arrived in the city for minor matters including the Walla Walla complaint. Yapp received twenty days leave to assist the state commission and prepare maps. Yapp has served twelve years with Minnesota, previously a manager for an eastern road. In New York Judge Amend granted Hearst's attorneys the motion to open the ballot boxes.
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Lawrence
Thomas Yapp
Minnesota Commission
Walla Walla
Yapp
New York
Hearst
British battleship Edward VII Safe in Gibraltar Harbor
The British battleship Edward VII, previously reported to be near the port, is now safely anchored in the harbor at Gibraltar. Signals indicate the vessel foundered threats away from the port and remains secure within safe harbor limits.
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Gibraltar
Edward VII
Mutiny Ends in Fatal Clash at Vladivostok
A Russian soldier returning from Japan refused to salute an officer and sparked a riot. The confrontation left three officers dead and one wounded, while twenty soldiers were injured. Cossacks restored order as prisoners were forced back into service and demanded return home.
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Vladivostok
Japan
Talks on Water Cart Talks on Water Cart William A. Taylor
Rev William A Taylor of Bellvue Michigan touring under the National Prohibition Committee will speak Friday night at United Presbyterian church Sixthavy and Senecast He returns next week for daily talks Tuesday to Thursday Taylor chairs the prohibition committee of Michigan and is a noted preacher Admission is free with a local collection to cover expenses
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William A. Taylor
Bellvue
Mich
National Prohibition Committee
United Presbyterian Church
Taylor
Prohibition
Michigan
MANY PROJECTS BY JAPANESE BUSINESS MEN ASSOC
The Japanese Business Men's association will meet Tuesday night to discuss building a home for the association a Japanese school and a hospital.
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Japanese Business Men's Association
Field Jr. Health Bulletin Reports Rapid Decline
Chicago November 27 9 30 am doctors report Marshall Field Jr. pulse 86 temperature 98 2 respiration 18 and note his strength is failing rapidly in a hospital bulletin issued this morning the update follows a period of illness by the Field family.
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Chicago
Marshall Field, Jr
Field
Robbers Blow Safe At Chapman State Bank
Bank robbers exploded the safe at Chapman State Bank in Lincoln County Nebraska last night and escaped with 1300 dollars. Police pursue leads as the incident disrupts local commerce.
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Lincoln, Neb
State Bank
Chapman
Neb
Eastern firm bids highest on district bonds
Nine bidders appeared as the King County school district opened bids for 600000 in bonds bearing 4 percent interest over 20 years. N W Harris & Co of Chicago won with a 12817 premium, closely followed by W D Perkins & Co at 101 percent. The board praised Beattie credit and wired results to Wall Street.
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King County School District
W. D. Perkins & Co
Beattie
Wall Street
Chicago man pleads guilty to bribe attempt in Milwaukee
Charles Mader of Chicago pleaded guilty in Milwaukee on November 27 to offering a $1,000 bribe to a supervisor to secure a contract.
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Milwaukee
Schooner Hella Ashore at Suislaw River Mouth
Ad vices report the schooner Hella ashore at the mouth of the Suislaw river in Oregon near San Francisco. A heavy fee has prevailed for two days and there is fear of a total wreck. The crew escaped in lifeboats.
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San Francisco
Merchants Exchange
Suislaw River
Oregon
Perkins Testifies in Insurance Inquiry on Rebates and Payments
Perkins took the stand in the Insurance Investigation describing rebates on his policies with one exception for a policy connected to an arriving agent. He estimated the largest individual holder's total at 210000. Hughes questioned payments to Hamilton and read company memoranda bearing Perkins's signature.
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New York
Perkins
Hughes
Hamilton
Perkin
Edward E. McCall
New York Life
Eupreme Court of New York
Logs break loose in Hood Canal disrupt traps and boats
A Sunday log boom drifted into Hood Canal breaking adrift and destroying several fishermen’s fleh traps. A strong wind drove the logs among the traps injuring small boats. A tug towed the logs to safety and the news reached the city aboard the steamer Perdita.
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Hoods Canal
Perdita
Adams arrest linked to Washington Trust exec Schram
The case ties Adams arrest and confinement to Johne Schram, president of the Washington Trust Co and Washington Alaska Bank at Fairbanks. Investigations revealed significant gold dust shrinkage from Alaska shipments, implicating the Seattle assay office and prompting federal action.
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Adams
Johne Schram
Th Wasington Trust Company
Washington-Alaska
Fairbanks
Willam H. Parsons
Peirbanks
Seattle
San Francisco
Schram
Adame
United States District Attorney's Office
Washington
Secret Service
John Schram
Washington Trust Company
Cold Weather Grips Town As Temperatures Plunge
Residents faced a biting morning as a strong area of high pressure from Canada pushes a frigid wind southward. Temperatures dropped from 75 degrees at dawn and are expected to fall further tonight with a slight relief possible by Tuesday night.
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Canada
Rumor of King County Fair track sale denied
A rumor circulated that the King County Fair Association race track might be sold to a railroad line. President A T Van de Vanter denied the sale and said there was talk of others but nothing came of it.
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King County Fair Association
A. T. van de Vanter
Deni Port
Adams tied to Alaska assay thefts nets 160000 claim
Secret service and Alaska investigations focus on Adams who allegedly stole gold dust from the Juneau assay office over six years. Officials expect further arrests as the case widens beyond Adams and the government seeks to prove ownership of seized gold dust.
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Juneau
Secret Service
Adama
Ho Delly
Secret Service Department
Adame
Alaska
Assay Office
Bondsmen Attachments at Home of George Adama
Writs of attachment are served on the residence at 527 Harvard Ave and the rear garage. Passersby see the distressed wife and mother crying and moaning in her bed as she confronts the situation.
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Cain
George Adama
Harvard Av
Senator Piles Seeks to Probe Adams Defalcations
Senator Piles arrived in Washington and received telegrams from local people and Alaska miners in Seattle urging action. He pledged to do all in his power to convict Adams and to aid in reimbursing the losers.
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Piles
Washington
Alaska
Seattle
Adams
Writs of Attachment Plaster Adams Home Front
Writs of attachment posted on the 527 Harvard residence and garage of George E. Adams, a defaulting cashier, and similar writs served on his other property at 1009 Cherry. Additional accounts totaling 290 dollars at the Washington National Bank and entries at Puget Sound National Bank and Seattle State Bank. The Seattle bank has struck Adams’s account and filed papers.
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United States Circuit Court
George E. Adams
Harvard
Cherry
Queen Anne Hill
Washington National Bank
Puget Sound National Bank
Seattle State Bank
Adams
Wing Relieved Temporarily as Assay Office Probes Continue
Frederick A. Wing chief at the local assay office is temporarily relieved from duty while Frank A. Leach of the San Francisco office conducts investigations. Wing denies removal and calls reports fake and says Leach has no authority to run the office.
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Fredrick A. Wing
Frank A. Leach
San Francisco
Adama
Wing
Frederick A. Wing
Emply
Adams
Bank evidence seeks funds stolen by Fairbanks cashier
Alaska Bank to offer evidence through the Bank of Fairbanks to prove that George E. Adams, late cashier of the local assay office, stole more than 900 ounces of gold dust worth about 15000 dollars during the past year. Miners now in the city plan to prove their own losses.
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Bank of
Fairbanks
Alaska
George E. Adams
Adams Cashier Charged With Stealing Gold Dust
reports say George Adams the cashier of the local assay office would have his property attached by creditors if his crimes had not been discovered by the government. word spread among prominent downtown merchants that Adams’ financial condition was not as reported since his imprisonment.
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George Adams
Leme
Secret Service
Adams
Near death on sand bar saves lingering boy
Frankie Turner of Georgetown spent twelve hours on a sand bar as the tide swept around him in freezing darkness. He reached dry ground at dawn after climbing to the highest point to escape the flood and later suffered from severe cold. His father, a superior court witness, was summoned by telegram as the boy’s condition improved with warming.
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Frankie Turner
Georgetown
Frankie
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