Fatal natural gas explosion at Fort Wayne packinghouse
A gas explosion in the basement of the Fred Eckart Packing House in Fort Wayne Indiana killed five workers and injured about a dozen others, some of whom may die. Firemen worked hours to recover the mangled remains as relatives identified loved ones. The dead are Henry Pifpenbrine James H Forz Olive Matthews Conran Miller John Vorst. Property loss is estimated at 50060 dollars.
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Fort Wayne
Fred Eckart
Fort Warwne
Ind
Henry Pifpenbrine
James H. Forz
Olive MatThews
Conran Miller
John Vorst
Wreck at Yails Arizona Kills Several Involved Trains
Head on collision of two Southern Pacific passenger trains near Yails Arizona east of Tucson destroys eleven cars. Engineers Bruce and Wilson and another fireman die. one fireman seriously injured. A relief train reaches Tucson with seventeen injured. Alliton of Cambridge Mass dies. No other names yet released.
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Arizona
Southern Pacific
Yails
Tucson
Ariz
Bruce
Wilson
Alliton
Cambridge
Mass
Court backs press rights in Foster contempt ruling
Texas court upholds Mariius F. Foster and Houston Chronicle in contempt case for publishing murder trial testimony after injunction. Opinion pledges strong protection for newspapers to print news, signaling robust press freedom protections.
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Dallas
Texas
State Court of Criminal Appeal
Mariius F. Foster
Houston Chronicle
Foster
The
Chronicle
Avalanche Buries Men at Quincy Mine Shaft House
An avalanche near Pari City Tah tore the Quincy mine shaft house apart burying eight workers. Three men E. J. Cotter A J Gualincy and Carlos Frank were found dead. Five others were rescued alive though badly injured and expected to recover.
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Pari City
Tah
An Avalanch
Quincy
E. J. Cotter
A. J. Gualincy
Carlos Frank
Miles Praises Empress Dowager Angering British in Pekin
Pekin correspondents of Japanese papers in Victoria report General Miles praised the Empress Dowager during an audience in Pekin after she praised American achievements in the Philippines. He is quoted as saying her qualities surpassed those of Queen Victoria, provoking anger among British officials in Pekin.
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Pekin
Victoria
B. C
Miles
Philippines
Queen Victoria
Robbers Steal 80 Bars From U S Silver Shipment
A bonded U S car traveling from the El Paso smelter toward Chicago was entered between Alamo Gordo New Mexico and El Paso Texas and eighty bars of silver bullion were stolen. The missing bullion is valued around $40,000.
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Alamo Gordo
N. M
This
el Paso
Texas
United States
el Paso Smelter
Chicago
Fire Devours Four-Story Stanley Soup Plant in New York
A four story Stanley Soup Company factory at 605 West Thirtieth Street suffered a blaze that burned out three floors. The rear lumber yard owned by Robert Wick was damaged. Night engineer Victor Reiche died after rushing inside to retrieve money and clothing.
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Stanley Soup Company
West Thirtieth Street
New York
Robert Wick
Victor Reiche
Portland
Pigeon Cove
Alass
Philadelphia
Montello Brick Company
Wyomissing
Steriliqua Company
George Kelly
Murray Street
British Bark Powys Castle Lost Off South America
The British bark Powys Castle under Captain Jenkins sailing from Tacoma to Queenstown was lost off Strew Island at the southern tip of South America on January 9. Two crew members drowned. the remaining crew are safe.
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Powys Castle
Jenkins
Tacoma
Queenstown
Strew Island
South America
Caparross River Flood Destroys Town. Fifty Missing
A Madrid dispatch from Pamplona reports Caparross swept by the Aragon river flood, leaving half the town destroyed and fifty people missing. Local authorities urge caution as rescue teams search the area.
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Madrid
Spain
Pamplona
Caparross
Aragon
Coming Attraction at Temple Theatre Fort Wayne Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne list of coming attractions includes Royal Lilliputians February 11, Her Lord and Master February 12, John Drew February 13, and Sign of the Cross February 14 at Temple Theatre.
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Temple Theatre
Fort Wayne
Inn
Royal Lilliputians
John Drew
Mitchell declines Illinois arbitration board seat
John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers rejects Governor Yates proposal to join the Illinois board of arbitration citing his duties leading the miners union as consuming all his time.
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John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Governor Yates
Illinois Board of Arbitration
Miners’ Organization
Boiler blast at Anniston foundry kills six
A large boiler in the malleable foundry of the Southern Car and Foundry Company at Anniston Alabama exploded killing six workers and injuring about twenty others, with several of the injured expected to die.
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Southern Car and Foundry Company
Anniston
Ala
Multiple fires cause heavy losses across cities and states
The report details fires in Portland Maine Pigeon Cove Massachusetts Wyomissing Pennsylvania and New York causing millions in damage. Crashes near Cranford New Jersey result in dozens dead and many injured. Railway workers killed in Pennsylvania and a coal mine rescue at Breakwood Pottsville describes entombed workers and the strange note of a dinner interruption.
Western Union Leaders Decline Board Seat Amid Shifts
President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers declines a spot on the Illinois State Board of Arbitration. A freight collision near Gothenburg Neb killed fireman L. Delan. Burt Deshazo alias Bert Sweet sought in several states for forgery died by suicide in White, Mont. A Big Four crossing accident in Shelby Ohio killed Catherine McMahon and her daughter Elizabeth.
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Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Illiais State Board of Arbitration
Union Pacific
Gotheonburg
L. Delan
Burt Deshazo
Bert Sweet
White, Mont
Atherine McMahon
Elizabeth
Shelby
Colorado
Jerry Wahler
St. Louis
J. L. Bierbaum
Louise
Dayton
Ohio
Albert Jordan
Crystal Pains
Kan
Jordan
Louis Zorn
Kansas City
Albert Sechrist
Zorn
Bsil
Popular
Mfont
George H. Price
Enid
Price
William McKinley
Canton
Roosevelt
Avalanche kills miners at Park City and fires devastate Ohio blocks
A snowslide at Park City Utah kills three miners and injures others while the Quincy shafthouse is carried downslope. In Ohio a fire destroys the Smith business block at Wells ville causing heavy losses. banks and stores in Burton and nearby towns face liquidations and asset concerns.
Disaster at Vailsburg as Railroad Collision Kills Dozens
A head end collision on the Southern Pacific near Vailsburg Arizona kills twenty or more and injures many as two fast trains crash. A dispatcher at Esmond misapplied orders causing the crash and subsequent fire destroys eleven coaches with passengers trapped.
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Southern Pacific
Vailsburg
Ariz
Tucson
Esmond
Multiple sensational crimes and disasters across the South
A 52 year old man from Lima Ohio died after a fall from a San Antonio hotel window. A desperate ex sheriff killer was hunted by hounds and burned in his cabin. A mob killed and burned John Thomas after he shot Sheriff Ory near New Orleans. A Richmond tobacco plant fire caused heavy losses. Dallas Opera House managers faced a near riot for denying Rev Sam Jones a speech. A Livermore Kentucky suspect fled mob and died in Green River. Mocksville bank robbery attempted. explosion alarmed clerks and shots were fired but no injuries. Robbers escaped with a small sum.
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Smith
Walker
Mear
Jeffer- Bell
Park City
Utah
Quincy
Wellsville
Ohio
C. V. Shoub
Central Building
Jt.oan Company
Eimer Blackburn
Boughton Ford & Co
Burton
C. KE. Williams
Wheeling
Somerton
Moundsville
W. Va
Kansas Senate
House
Bailey
Edward Cruse
Columbus
Montana
Davis
Cameron
Bear Creek
Madison County
Citizens’ Bank of
Waterloo
Neb
Obertin College
Woman's Department
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union of
Tacoma
Wash
Andrew Carnegie
Manhattan
Iran
Col. C. G. Anderson
Carnegie
Alianeapolis
Donaldson Glass Block
F. H. Peterson
Stanton
Franvk H Rudolph
Bank of Union
Emil Lurk
St. Louis
John Moog
Turk
Moog
Cleveland
Cuyahoga
Summit
Lorain
Medina
Supreme Court
Pickaway County
Campbell
Kansas House
Gailey
Hanna
Steelvile JL
Paul Zimmer
Elster’s Mills
Zimmer
T. L. Woaver
Lima
San Antonio
Tex
Joe Thomas
Benjamin Oury
St. James Parish
John Thomas
Benjamin E. Ory
St. Charles’ Parish
New Orleans
Richmond
Newton Vaughn
Continental Tobacco Company
Dallas Opera House
Dallas
Del
Sam Jones
Cabell
Jones
John Jones
Livermore
Buton
Green River
Mocksville
N. C
Fires kill fifty inmates at Colney Hutch asylum England
A fire at Colney Hutch asylum in England results in the death of more than fifty female patients. Reports describe a devastating blaze with no survivors among the inmates.
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Colney Hutch Asylum
England
Col
Arthur Lynch
London
Poer
Hay
Michael Herbert
Alauskan
Trafalgar Square
Stromboli
Mediterranean
Germany
United States
San Carlos Fort
Venezuela
Great Britain
Berlin
Bolinao
Zambales
P. I
Osborne
Supreme Court appoints Day to the bench in Canton Ohio
Various international and domestic notes report Judge W R Day of Canton Ohio accepting a seat on the United States Supreme Court. Other items include Cuba granting 300000 for a congressional capitol, pardon denial for ex Captain John Neal, and Mexico US trade figures with modest gains.
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W. R. Day
Canton
Ohio
United States Supreme Bench
House of Representatives
Congress
United States Army
John Mr. Neal
San Quentin
Roosevelt
R. G. Dun & Co
United States Supreme Court
Northern Pacific
Mexico
United States
Hunt
Porto Rico
Manuel Egazcue
San Juan
Irique
Chihuahua
Nentanana
H. Clay Evans, Jr
War Department
London
Senate debates statehood bill amid pensions and Indian policy
The Senate and House wrestle with the statehood bill for Oklahoma Arizona and New Mexico as fellow lawmakers spar over immigration and post office policy. Private pension appropriations rise and the Alaska delegate bill advances while Indian and bankruptcy legislation receive attention.
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Senate
Burnham
Oklahoma
Arizona
New Mexico
Fairbanks
House
Franz Sigel
Francis Negley
Henry. Picking
Alaska
Territory of
House of Representatives
Spooner
New York Democrats Seen Limiting Parker Support in DC
In the National Capital William B. Curtis claims New York Democrats whitewash Alton B Parker as presidential candidate and doom him. Agricultural Department experiments with adulterated foods may be abandoned by Dr. Wiley as people hail him on streets as borax and regard his tests as a joke. Commander Thomas B Howard now at the naval academy has been selected.
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National Capital
William B. Curtis
New York
Alton B. Parker
Agricutural Department
Dr. Wiley
Naval Academy
Lawmaking in Indiana Hoars: reform bills and budget talks
A sequence of bills in the Indiana legislature covers tax exemptions for fraternal insurance, a mileage cut for Representatives, outlawing live pigeon shoots, embezzlement penalties, inland fishing restrictions, and child labor limits. A railroad commission bill proposes governor appointment, fixed salaries, and tripled reporting. Senate tax board pay rises are debated. A joint session confirms reelection of Senator Fairbanks and a ripper bill compromise shapes reform boards.
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Supreme Court
House
Senate
Wright
Fortune
Circuit Court
Senatear Sxittinger
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Bills Introduced Senate and House Actions Overview
A dense list of Indiana Senate and House bills introduced covering military affairs así reformatories drainage apportionment insurance and corporate powers. Notable items include SB 107 to appoint a commission for Vicksburg troop positions with a $1000 expense appropriation and SB 149 allowing direct Supreme Court action by the Attorney General for corporate overreach.
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Senate
Indiana
Vicksburg
Fortune
Board of Managers
Indiana Reformatory
Board of Control
Goodwine
Powell
S. B
Crambaker
Judiciary
State House
Janutera
de Haven
Con
Hendee
Insurance
Supreme Court
Judiciary No
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Northern Central Railroad
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Smallpox Hospital
Biddeford
Joseph Isaaes
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Isaacs
Stanton Street
Pottsville
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Hale
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Parton
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Bmir. Scott
West Virginia
Judiciary Committee
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Secretary of War
Messrs. Lodge
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Proctor
Tillman
Lodge
Aldrich
South Dakota
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Ikline
van Fleet
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