Fatal Wreck Near Defiance Hits Baltimore & Ohio Train
A west bound B&O passenger train No 5 struck an open switch at Sherwood Ohio and collided with a local freight causing a large wreck. Engineer James Colling and Fireman John Lum were severely scalded and likely to die. The crew escaped by leaping as the passenger coaches burned. Several passengers were injured though none seriously. Collings survived a prior wreck at the bend five miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defiance
Baltimore & Ohio
Sherwood
Ohio
Enneer James Colling
John Lum
Garrett
Ind
Collns
Dynamite Attack Aimed at Prisoners In Birmingham Convict Riot
In Birmingham Alabama a negro convict William Filler hurled dynamite into a freight car during removal to the prison at Tennessee Coal and Iron and Railroad yard No 3. J Dawkins a fellow convict was killed guard Bickett lost a leg and an arm. George Delaney a railroad man and several convicts were injured as guards halted the escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
William Filler
J. Dawkins
Boconvicth
Bickett
George Delaney
Crisis in Morocco Mobilizes French Navy
A Toulon dispatch reports heightened French naval activity due to the Morocco crisis. Plans are underway for a division including the battleships Charlemagne and Jena and two cruisers to sail to Morocco if the situation worsens. Separately a Cleveland syndicate led by P D Gley offers up to 40000 dollars bail for Cassie L Chadwick who awaits forgery trial.
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Morocco
France
Toulon
Pre Tions Ae
Charlemagne
Jena
P. D.gley
Cleveland
Ohio
Cassie L. Chadwick
Third Indiana Regiment to Appear in Inaugural Parade
Indiana National Guard requests a spot in the inaugural parade and is granted permission after a captain’s note from the Third Regiment, Indiana National Guard. The unit will participate in the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Regiment
Indiana National Guard
Captain Pees
Indianaational Guaard
Iet
Explosion in Wabash Tunnel Kills Two, Injures Five
An explosion of dynamite in the No 5 tunnel on the Wabash Railroad near New Alexandria Ohio injures five men and kills two. Named victims include Alex McCance and Thomas, believed leaders of the shooting gang. Other injured are Italian workers.
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Wabash
Tun‘nel
Wabash Railroad
New Alexandria
Ohio
Two Lives Lost by Fire in Bloomfield Area
Fire destroys the home of Nathan Oneall five miles from Bloomfield Indiana killing Nathan Oneall and another resident. Officials report a fatal blaze with early investigation underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Oneall
Bloomfield
Ind
Wasc
Notable Criminial and City Developments Across The East
Includes Edward Cassiday hanged in Towson for felonious assault. St Croix Shoe Co of Calais assigns for creditors with liabilities above 150000. Cisela Hall, 21, commits suicide in New York. Fred Jones dies after shooting Constable Gray and Mrs Goodrich in Charlottesville. Grand Central plan: 25 million, covering 19 blocks. Pennsylvania Railroad to spend 30 million in Chicago on land and new terminal. Two ferry collisions in New York cause panic. fog blamed. Sunset Park old house burns, linked to Charley Ross hiding tale. Bradford Pa stores Rosenberg and Lewis destroyed by fire. losses about 0 and insurance 27 thousand. Bishop Talbot case details released. Freischmann children receive near 1 million in property and distilling company value. Marguerite Hyde Lester wed Henry Molineux Paget Howard in Washington. Willem Murray dies after being shot by Garman amid divorce proceedings.
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Edward Cassiday
Towson
St. Croix Shoe Company
Calais
Cisela Hall
Broadway
West Forty-sixth Street
New York
Fred Jones
William ©. Gray
Abbie Goodrich
Charlottesville
N. Y
Grand Central Station
New York City
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Chicago
Sunset Park
Brooklyn
Charley Ross
Philadelphia
Bradford
Robert Rosenberg
Isaac Uewis
Bishop Talbot
Pennsylvania
Isymen
Johanus Freischmann
Eastern Distilling Company
Alarguerite Hyde Lester
Dalay
Levi Z. Lelter
Washington
Henry Molineux Paget Howard
Earl of
Suffolk
Berkshire
Willem Murray
Miffintown
Jefferson Garman
Murray
Garman
Vices President-elect Fairbanks and other historic notes
Vices President-elect Fairbanks is an Alason with three degrees from Indianapolis. Chicago Christmas shopping volume reaches a historic 45 million dollars. A brick building housing Pioneer Roll Paper Co. in Los Angeles is destroyed. A new 400-room hotel costing over a million dollars is planned on the former Pike Opera House site. Cincinnati reports ten deaths in wrecks and a fatal incident in Columbus. A 14-year-old is linked to a deadly wild west show incident in Kansas City. Various officials and notable deaths are listed, including a state treasurer, an oil operator, and a bank cashier, with multiple self-inflicted deaths.
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Fairbanks
Indianapolis
Chicago
Lhre
Los Angeles
Cal
Pioneer Roll Paper Company
UOA
Pike Opera House
Cincinnati
Maud's Station
Charleston
Sarten Wilbelman
Majestic Theater
Warne
Wes
Bette
Ing
John C. Entrekin, Jr
John C. Entreuin
Internal Revenue
Ohio
Chillicothe
Douglas Kenyon
Rushsylvania
William Jevensin
Rushsylvania Bank
J. W. Griffin
Lima
Lima Trust Company
Tarieton Thompson
Coal Blot
Terre Haute
Ind
Jackson, Pierce
Third
Fourth Streets
Toy
L’elletier
First National Bank
Massachusetts
Gillett Hardware Company
Pullman
Teader Flotel
West Hotel
Johnson & Aronson
Orkin Drothers
George Conway
Shoresale Tobacco
American Express Company
City National
J. J. Prugh
Queensware
Warfeld-Pratt-Howell Company
Peaver & Nash
Dan Clothing Company
Warsted & Hinsuth
Themlore Uecker Tailoring Company
Waite Hardware Company
Western Union Telegraph Company
Northwestern National Bank
Selzer Brothers
Macner & Welsh
Samnoon
Higman & Skinner
Nationwide shift nabs grand jury in Minnesota
Minnesota voters abolish the grand jury system by referendum, following studies of Wisconsin and North Dakota where the system has been eliminated. The move targets fairness and cost, with the Legislature asking for public input after examining neighboring states.
Devastating Sioux City Fire Destroys 25 Buildings
A Friday night blaze swept two blocks of Sioux City Iowa's retail district injuring no major casualties but causing an estimated 2.06 million dollars in property loss. The fire began in the Pelletier department store basement and spread rapidly through the Toy Building and adjacent structures as crowds fled. Firefighters from nearby towns aided in containing the blaze by 11:30 pm after a three and a half hour effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Iowa
Pelletier Department Store
Pelletier
Japan as Our Customer in Global Arms Trade
The German Export Review cites England supplying materials for ship pounding and armament for Japan. Krupp and Schnei jer in France also favored. Yokohama water works purchases show England and the United States favored. Japan Korea locomotives bought from the United States, reflecting growing U S friendship.
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England
Japan
Germany
Armstrong’s
Engiland
Krupp
Schneijer
United States
Yokohama
Sten
Korea
Mississippi feud ends in arson murder among planters
Near Sumner Mississippi, Smith Murphy, a wealthy delta planter, was killed by Jerry Robin, also a rich planter, in a feud said to be old. The report cites J G Cotemett, secretary of the bureau at the world fair, noting 220000 attended the 5461 national and international event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner
Miss
Smith Murphy
Mississippi Delta
Jerry Robinon
J. G. Cotemett
Government Crop Figures Show U S Wheat Weight Estimates
The Agriculture Department releases final 1904 figures on acreage and crop value. Spring wheat states Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota show weight of grain. estimates indicate potential loss up to 15 million bushels in capacity though total bushel numbers may remain similar.
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Agricultural Department
United States
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
France
Southern planters burn cotton to halt market collapse
Farmers and merchants across the Southern states plan to burn up to 2,666,000 bales to reduce oversupply after a New York market slump. In Fort Gaines and other towns, bales were rolled to courthouses and torches lit in a new ceremony, with more destruction expected as officials aim to stave off bankruptcy for the cotton trade.
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Southera
Flack
Dixie
New York
Washington
United States
Fort Gaines
Court House
Creorgia
Christmastime Industrial Rush Boosts U S Trade, Reports Say
Dun and Co notes holiday trade surpassing last year with busy rail, railcar, and steel demand. Lumber prices hold firm as breadstuffs rise. grain receipts reach 5.95 million bushels, shipments 35.2 million, while rail capacity strains under heavy materials movement. Chicago and New York reports indicate continued commerce strength and cautious optimism.
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Weekly Review of
Chicago
R. G. ,Dun and Co
Board of Trade
Fragmented thoughts on society and markets from a dated column
The text surveys topics from marriage norms in Utah to stock market jitters and notable figures. It notes Mrs. Chadwick’s falling fortunes, cautionary lines about boy banditry, and mentions of international affairs, sugar pricing, and cattle raiser actions against a beef trust, all in a brisk editorial voice.
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Lowell
Chineiwick
Ohio
Wall Street
Rockefeller
Tom Dawson
Utah
Gen. Stoessel
Gen. Nots
Sugar Trust
Chadwick
Market Prices and Commodities Across Multiple Cities
U.S. market report lists cattle hogs sheep and grain values by city including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo with prices for wheat corn oats rye barley butter eyes and hay. Notable ranges show cattle around 3.50 to 6.50 and hogs 3.00 to 4.75 with other grains and products cited in varying grades.
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Chicago
Indianapoli
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
Toledo
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the Record Publishing Co., Publishers
Silver Lake
Indiana
N.M. 6Th
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Panorama OF the World
A.D. Lewis
Natchez
Mics
Lewis
Pikepom House
Wile
E. Galls
Hig Four Railroad
Ialiv Gureal
J. WoGirich
Vice Press
Oneran
Princeton
Southern Railway
Neeton
Wabash County
Browns Station
Claude B. Reynolds
St. Peter
Summit County
Roose
Hay
Whitelaw Reid
Joseph Ui
Chaste
Great Britfil
Port Angeles
Cape Horn
Elvion
Acadia Powder Company
Waverly
Halifax
N. S
Gerizin Lloyd
Naples
Welt
Wisconsin
Columbia
Grand Forks
N. D
Carvel
James Ham
Mary Finn
Selby
S. D
Bangor
Walworth County
Thomas E. Barrett
Jefferson City
United States Supreme Court
Edgar Dean Crumpacker
le Porte
Congress
Crumpacker
South
Front Street
Portal
N. C
A. S. Way
Rombough
B. Alm
I. Simons
J. Laffame
Bartz
M. Finzel
St. James
Duluth
Minn
Sam
Hayti
Port Arthur
Navy Department
Tokio
Hourangshukon
Bore Arthur
Flues
Irmien
Lerbo Tee Tes
Encine
Gses
Phen
Auido
Ocer Rbs
Tford's
Big Sioux City
Yar
Near
Gradstreet
York
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