Swift Co Packing Plant Boiler Blast Kills Twenty Three
A boiler explosion at Swift and Co packing house in the stockyards November 28 leaves at least 23 dead and many injured. Officials suspect low boiler water level triggered the blast damaging walls and spreading debris across the yard.
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Scripps-McRae Press Assn
Chicago
Swift & Co’s
George Tait
John Owens
Edward Wright
Thos. Holman
Tom Park
Stevedore Gang
Charlies Waser
Amonia
A. M. Bushnell
John Frank
Frank Weller
N. S. Olliver
Louis Zirk
M. D. Higby
terrible explosion rocks Swift refrigerating plant causing deaths
Seventeen identified bodies removed with up to twenty three feared dead after a blast at the Swift Company refrigerating plant. The explosions tore through boilers amid panicked crowds as police and ambulances struggled to control the scene.
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Publishers’ Press Ass’n
Chicago
Ill
Swift Company
Sorosis Shoes Ready For Any Style At Fixed Price
Sorosis shoes priced at 3 50 stay constant and are never reduced after Christmas. The certificate applies to any style any size and any leather with no markings or discounts offered.
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Sorosis
Specia
Arbitral Award Favors United States in Russia Dispute
The Hague November 29 The award of arbitrator Di Asser was published today. The decision favors the United States though the indemnity granted is far below the amount US claimed of two hundred thousand dollars.
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Scripps-McRae Press Assn
Washington
Edward Rosewater
The
Omaha Bee
Nebraska
Rosewater
Agent Matthewson
Matthewson
United States Marshals
di Asser
America
Russia
Hague
United States
Army Triumphs Over Annapolis In Annual Grid Battle
West Point defeated Annapolis 22 to 0 in a hard fought clash on the gridiron. The Army Navy game saw both sides push for athletic supremacy as West Point claimed victory after a brisk hour and a quarter of play.
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Publishers’ Press Assn
Philadelphia
Army
West Point
Annapolis
Battleship Texas Turret Damaged During Target Practice
The battleship Texas, en route from the Virginia capes to join the squadron at Culebra, fired heavy guns causing recoil and foundation damage. The turret flooded with water and nitro glycerine, forcing the ship to return to Old Point Comfort with the accident reported to the navy.
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Publishers’ Press Assn
Newport News
Texas
Virginia Capes
Culebra
Old Point Comfort
Navy Acvaft
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Roosevelt
Christie
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Seneca
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