Union Station Fire in Kansas City Destroys Annex
A large blaze destroyed the Union Station annex on Unlot avenue in Kansas City, threatening the main building before a sustained effort saved the landmark. The fire damaged the Adams and Wells Fargo Express offices, a post office branch, and several railroad facilities while destroying mail. about a quarter million dollars in damage occurred as 300 sacks of common mail and some registered mail were saved or lost.
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Union Station
Unlot Avenue
Union Railway Station
Union
Kansas City
Gremeny
Adams Then- Wells Farguard
United States Express
Post Office
Ered Harvey Eating House Company
Pullman Palace Car Company
Railway Men
Registry Department
Liquor Men Seek to Close Churches Under Sunday Law
In Waukesha Wisconsin saloonkeepers plan legal action this week to enforce the Sunday closing law by shutting churches arguing that preaching and collections count as work. Barbershops were closed yesterday as the dispute continues. Legal counsel will determine the scope of the plan and how far it can proceed.
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Waukesha
Wis
Fast Mail Kills Farmer and Injures Another Near Osceola
In Osceola Iowa farm men Frank Prine of Osceola and W T Carson of New Virginia were struck by Fast Mail train No 8 going about thirty miles an hour late Saturday night. Brine was killed almost instantly and Carson suffered a broken leg and internal injuries but may recover. Both men are married farmers about 21 years old.
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Osceola
Towa
Frank, Prine
W. T. Carson
New Virginia
Brine
Carson
Natural Gas Wrecks Hotel at Olivia Apartments
An explosion of natural gas in the Olivia apartment house basement Sunday killed 20 year old night clerk Marvin Reynolds and seriously injured several others. John B. Stevens, a mineowner, his wife, and guests Brig Stevens and Mrs Stevens suffered severe burns while others were injured. The blast caused about $8,000 in property damage and left Mrs Stevens in a precarious condition.
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Topici
Olivia
Marvin Reynolds
John’ B. Stevens
Stevens
Dial'o. F. ‘Bendatart
J. A. Barr
Herty Bishop
Lake Seamen Conference Opens in Chicago Today
A joint conference in Chicago brings together the Lake Seamen's Union, Marine Firemen and Oilers and Water Leaders' Association of the Great Lakes, and the Marine Docks and Stewards' Union of the Great Lakes. The meeting aims to draft a new proposal on wages and working conditions for submission to vessel owners' organizations in the spring.
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Chicago
Til
Lake Seamen's Union
Marine Firemen, Oilers and Waterleaders’ Association of the
Iowa skater drowned after breaking ice
Iowa City skater John Watkins, 14, drowned Saturday night after breaking through the ice while skating. The body was recovered. The report notes a large poultry and pet stock show opening in Rockford, Illinois, with premium exhibits drawing participants from nearby states.
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Iowa City
John, Watkins
Rockford
Rockford Poultry and Pet Stock Association
Nllinois
Grip Has Gripped Chicago as Influenza Spreads
Chicago faces a severe influenza outbreak with about 650 000 residents affected. City health officials report 726 deaths last week, the highest January rate since 1899, as doctors urge quinine regimens and improved cold weather measures to curb the epidemic.
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Chicago
Someorm
City Health Bureau
Evans
Senate postpones Cuba financial debate till treasury statement
Washington January 1 9 20 The senate agrees to delay detailed discussion on the financial question until a full treasury statement is received in response to a prior resolution. Debate occurred as Senator Tillman said bids for Panama bonds were rejected at a higher figure than some accepted. Resolution to be referred to the finance committee.
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Washington
Janu
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Tillman
Treasury Department
Debated Penal Code Bill In Congress
Washington January 13 Representative Hepburn opposed southern Democrats' motion to strike out amendments in the penal code bill. He urged laws to endure with the spirit behind them as long as that spirit survived. One constitutional amendment faced opposition along with proposed changes by Vardaman.
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Washington
Hepburn
Town
Whittime rapHaad
Vardaman
Taft backs wider Panama locks for naval needs
Secretary Taft writes president to support increasing Panama canal lock width from 100 to 116 feet. Cost estimated around five billion dollars though it aligns with future battleship needs. Conference in Rome fails to appoint Rev. Edward Hanna as coadjutor archbishop of San Francisco due to incomplete documentation amid modernism charges.
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Washington
Taft
Panama Canal
Rome
Flotilla Quits Pernambuco for Rio de Janeiro
The American torpedo boat flotilla sailed from Pernambuco today toward Rio de Janeiro. While there, officers received warm shore attention. Edward Grey, a sailor on the Lawrence, drowned on Saturday and was buried yesterday. Fort Wayne hosts the tri state bowling tournament opening today with top Michigan Indiana and Ohio bowlers entered for three days of events.
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Flotila
Rio de Janiero
Edward Grey
Lawrence
Fort Wayne
Ind
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
Farnam wins Deutche prize for aeronaut circular flight
Paris reports Henry Farnam, the French aeronaut, securing the Deutche arch deacon prize of $1000 by a circular kilometer in an air ship. The feat occurred before the Aeroclub committee in a time of one minute eight seconds.
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Paris
Henry Farnam
Deutche
Aeroclub
Miss Maude Jeffers Completes Work at Central Office
Among the graduates who finish their work at the basticas college in February Miss Maude Jeffers a stenographer in the Illinois Contra busi ness office. Miss Jeffers has been with the Central for several months.
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Basticas College
Maude Jeffers
Ilinois Contra
Miss Jeffers
The
Central
Thaw case opens with insanity defense outlined
New York January 18 Assistant District Attorney Garvin outlined the Thaw case to jurors describing the killing of Stanford White as premeditated murder. He defined insanity per New York law and urged the jury to judge Thaw by the night of June 22 1906. Mrs Evelyn Thaw listened as witnesses were examined including James Clinch Smith and Littleton cross examining. Family members attended as testimony continued through luncheon.
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New York
Garvin
Tle Eyon- Awaddpas
Stanford White
Tne
Stano
Evelyn Thaw
Josiah
Thaw
George L Carnegie
White
Ourden
W. H. Volkeneing
Hess
Littleton
Madison _.Square
Garden
John
Deemar
James Clinch Smith
Smith
Thomas McCaleb
Truxton Beale
Wall Strest
Simmer
Stith
Thawl
Brat Tria
Receus
Altercation leaves Pat Seay gravely injured in hospital
A man released from the penitentiary surrendered claiming that Seay struck him first. he cut Seay’s throat during a Colorado house altercation. The hospital reported Seay dying, with one of his attackers involved in the incident. Berlin’s Imperial Bank cut discount rates from seven to six percent.
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Pat Seay
Pat Bt
Jowsoh
Omarot
Penitentiary
Seay
Colorado
Germany
Berlin
Imperial Bank of Germany
Grand Jury Begins Work As Judge Platt Recovers
Judge Platt, recovering from a grip, reaches the courthouse to oversee a grand jury session. The panel includes foreman Jacob Knacht and members Patrick McGarvey, Dickey, Tiller, Tournier, Nesheld, Mo Herbaugh, Graham, and Kennedy. About forty jurors present. roughly twenty five expected to be available when needed. Trial jurors assessed after grand jury deliberations.
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Plett
Nene
Judea Platt
Enna
Jacob Knacht
Patrick McGarvey
Dickey
A. D. Tiller
Tournier
William Nesheld
Mo Herbaugh
Dolly
Graham
Robert Kennedy
Tarfering
Slashed Ball Player Targeted in Black Hand Threats
In San Francisco on January 14 police nabbed John Bons, an Italian from New York, accused of delivering a Black Hand threat letter demanding $260 near an electric light pole in Washington Square. Antonio Brenta, hotel proprietor, and an officer assisted in the arrest after the letter writer appeared.
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San Francisco
Leavyesa
Washington Square
Antonio Brenta
Glandyza
Hla
Hegaya
John Bons
New York
Chicago Buried in Sleet Storm Delays Hit City
Chicago faced a Saturday midnight sleet and snow storm that dumped heavy slush, toppled telegraph and telephone wires, delayed transit, and caused widespread disruption. Officials reported damaged lines, elevated trains rerouted, and lingering outages as crews rushed to repair the cables and restore service.
Waterloo chosen as Hawkeye Commercial Men's gathering site
The Hawkeye Commercial Men's Association picks Waterloo as the 1909 convention city after Cedar Rapids election. Marshalltown and Fort Dodge also campaigned. the decision comes amid rising membership and over 16,000 dollars in benefits paid in two years, with around 7,000 in the treasury.
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Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Hawkeye Commercial Men's Association
Marshalltown
S. H. Bingham
Waterige
Fort Dodge
Archar
Claton
Michigan county residents mark century birthdays this month
Muske gon countyMichigan lists three residents Daniel McPhail G Ruggles and Patrick P Bogte who reach 100 this month One of them reads without glass and keeps teeth intact A separate obituary notes the death of a one year old and a two year old expected to die soon with services held at Congregational church and burial at Elmwood cemetery mourners from Paw Paw Til Rey Rollins to officiate with pallbearers named.
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Souith Berd
Ind
Muskegon County
Michigan
A. H, Pinkerton
J. E
Namz
W. N. Dirdsall
H. W. Hammond
Sunday With Thaw Jury Delayed by Stormy Day Confinement
Jurors for the Thaw case faced confinement after a storm forced their delay. They slept late, attended a sermon at the Broadway Tabernacle, then returned to the Knickerbocker Hotel for dinner. Captain Price and officers escorted them through a limited afternoon, but travel plans were scrapped due to rain. The panel remained in their hotel rooms, resting and reading, as they prepared for the trial to begin the next day.
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Price
Efx
Broadway
Knickerbocker
Broadway Tabernacle
Fifty-sixth Street
Charles ©. Jefferson
Capt. Price
Central Perk
Riverside Drive
Walt
Tory
Candidacy Withdrawn at National Convention Race
Detroit January 18 Congressmen Denby announced Assistant Secretary of the Navy Truman Newberry has withdrawn his candidacy for delegate at large to the Republican national convention. Redmond Indiana Interstate 18 Joan Uped Tery of Indianapolis a Pennsylvania freight conductor was instantly killed Sunday afternoon by another freight train whose engineer was his brother William Ulfrey.
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Denby
Truman Newberry
Redmond
Ind
Joan Uped Tery
Indianapolis
Pennsylvania
Wiliam Ulfrey
Massive Jan snowstorm halts Milwaukee transport
Widespread storm on January 13 paralyzed traffic and telegraph and telephone networks in Milwaukee. Only one telegraph line remained between Milwaukee and Chicago as service failed citywide. Rail traffic stopped new freights idle. passenger trains delayed. electric cary savings irregular. Snow measured as high as sixteen inches by nightfall, with isolation of outlying areas from Madison to Lake Michigan.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Chicaro
Thia
Cary Tava
Intervala
Weather Bureau
Madison
Lake Michigan
Monopoly Match Annulled in Port of Spain Decree
An executive decree issued today annuls the existing match monopoly and ends the concession of the National Match company. The firm, largely England-held with one million dollars capital, is tied to various international names and products.
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Caracag
Venezuela
Van
Port of Spain
Trinidad
National Match Company
England
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