Explosion on Massachusetts kills five injures four aboard
Admiral Higginson reports an explosion in the S inch turret of the battleship Massachusetts. Five dead four injured from a percussion primer discharge as the breech opened. Officers and seamen displayed magnificent discipline amid the tragedy.
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Massachusetts
S Press
Ass'n
Washington
Admiral Higginson
San Juan
Felix Herbert Lesser
New York
Alexander Newton Doesett
Durham
N. C
James Garfield Patterson
League Island
Albert Stephen Tacke
St. Louis
Walter William August Schert
Chicago
Forty Indictments In Coal and Rail Conspiracy Case
A midnight grand jury under States Attorney Deneen returned forty indictments against coal dealers, railroads, and operators for conspiring to raise coal prices during the fuel famine. The accused, influential in business and social circles, will be arraigned before Judge Ewing as charges are pursued. Also reported is a double wedding celebration at the Goodyear home with relations and friends in attendance for the golden anniversaries.
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Chicago
Jan. IS
Deneen
Ewing Monday Moring
Denen
Goodyear
Will Mellor
South Lamine Street
Prince and Princess of Saxony Reach Partial Understanding
Berlin reports a partial agreement in the Saxony case with the princess to leave Giron the French tutor and retire to a villa at Letschen while divorce proceedings are suspended. It is believed Giron may be bought off or deterred from his alliance with the princess.
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S Press
Ass’n
Berlin
Saxony
Giron
Letschen
Free Coal Bill Prompts Immediate Duty Elimination
Washington reports the treasury has received an official certified copy of the act to free coal from duties. Customs collectors nationwide were instructed to admit all coal imported on or after the 15th inst without duty under the act, with copy mailed.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Department
Dry sod sale offer for 50 cords at five dollars
Seller announces a cold wave sale offering 50 cords of dry sod at five dollars per cord cash on delivery. Orderearly. Limited to 50 cords.
Suicide by Edith Hinnen in Saint Joseph Office
Miss Edith Hinnen a prominent young woman in Saint Joseph commits suicide in the office of her sweetheart Dr. F Weyman after a quarrel. The body lay beside Sheldon’s In His Steps. Weyman may be held for investigation. Hinnen was 25 and widely admired.
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Publisher's Press
Ss.hn
St. Joseph
Edith Hinnen
F. Weyman
Dr. Weyman
Sheldon
Miss Hinnen
Weyman
Murderer Dies After Fatal Shooting in Chicago
Eugene Conlin who killed Jennie Dyer after she refused his attentions died today in Chicago. Frank Merritt, the escort who was wounded, is expected to recover.
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Publisher’s Press
Chicago
Eugene Contin
Jennie Dyer
Frank Merritt
Conlin
King and Queens Theatrical Co Quarrel Ties Up Railyard
In St Joseph Missouri on January 17 the King and Queens Theatrical Company is stalled in the railroad yards after a dispute with the Wabash Railway over damages to their private car from a wreck at Moberly this week. The railroad refuses to repair or replace the car and the manager vows to stay in the city until compensation is provided. A lawsuit is expected.
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Publisher's Press
Ass'n
St. Joseph
King and Queens” Theatrical Company
Moberly
Wabash
Senator Tillman Fights Charleston Negro Postmaster
Senator Tillman opposes the confirmation of a Negro postmaster in Charleston, initiating a political dispute over patronage and civil service appointments amid broader tensions in Washington.
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Tillman
Charleston
Robbers Shoot Bank President's Son in Perry Iowa
Henry Patee son of the Perry national bank president was shot on his back porch by two robbers after a struggle. He lunged with a revolver, the robbers wrested it and delivered a breast wound likely fatal. Bloodhounds are on the trail.
New York Ball Club Sues Over National League Pact
John Brush filed in court to block ratification of the baseball agreement reached at the National League meeting last Monday. He argues the contract would violate the terms of the national agreement and seeks an injunction against ratification.
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Publisher's Press Ass
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