Death wreck on Grand Trunk near London Ontario
A head on collision occurred near Wanstead, seven miles west of London, between the Pacific express and an eastbound freight on Grand Trunk. Five people killed and fifteen or sixteen injured. the express engineer and fireman killed. A special train of doctors was sent to the scene. Trains on the line were canceled and passengers rerouted via Strathroy. The incident follows other scattered reports of violence and legal cases across North America from the same wire.
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Mondon
Ont
Windas
Wanstead
Terry
Sarnia
Grand Tennk
Greman
Gfteen
Rthroy
Strathroy
Pacific Express
New York
Four Burned to Death in Adirondack House Fire
In Piercefiell Adirondacks at the home of Julius King a fire killed Mrs J McGovern, his eldest daughter, and her three children who were upstairs, while King and several boarders escaped by jumping from windows. The husband and others in the house were reported injured or unharmed as the blaze spread through the building.
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Malou
Linirsday
Julius King
Piercefiell
Adirondacks
At J. McGovern
King
Ower
Motorman Killed in Indianapolis Streetcar Crash
A collision near Indianapolis between a Union Traction Company line electric car and a Wien Traction Company car caused one motorman to die shortly after the crash. The other tram was heavily damaged and several passengers sustained injuries as investigators noted the severity of the impact near the city outskirts.
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CoNision Ax Union Teaction Company
Indianapis
Indianapolis
Wien Traction Company
Marvins
Anderson Sid Minefe
Siecullawsh
Thin City
Frozen to Death Near Duluth Confectioner
Piduth Man, about 55, found dead near his cabin doorstep after exposure to extreme cold in Duluth Minnesota. Geo Thydyd reported the man entombed outside his home. body found next morning with Christmas gifts nearby. Temperature lingered at 20 degrees below zero for 24 hours. He operated a small confectionery and cigar store by the harbor.
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Duluth
Mina
Geo
Thydyd
Snc
Fiydell
Fiydell Lived All Alone In A Small Cabin Near the Harbor Front
Bava
Fire kills trio of Brooklyn firemen at Arbuckle plant
Three firemen died early Friday when a blaze ripped through the Arbuckle Bros sugar refinery cooperage plant on the East River front in Brooklyn. The fire caused a wall to collapse trapping three men beneath brick and debris. Loss estimates start around $100,000.
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Brooklyn
Arbuckle Bros
Vrooklyn
Benanth
Two Boys Frozen to Death Near Woodstock Incident
Two youths from Tartustrint Hoore at Woodstock fled an industrial home on Monday and were found dead in a cornfield on Wednesday. A companion, Arthur Carlson aged 16, was found alive but badly frozen. The trio had reportedly run away after violent incidents and confrontations at their home.
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Ron
Woodstock
Frank Stith
Arthur Carlson
Hering
Heir
Collisions and Fires Roil Several States in Violent Night
A string of wrecks and blazes disrupts Chicago and multiple states. Northbound trains collide near Draneises Avenue injuring several, while a freight and passenger crash in West Virginia causes widespread damage. A midnight blaze in a brick building at Vausian Mueldne World destroys property, with total loss looming. Reports outline injuries to passengers, structural demolitions, and police responses in Kansas City, Pittsburg, and Omaha.
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Peabody
Mass
Milwaukee Engineers Seek Higher Wages On Rail System
Milwaukee engineers and firemen on the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul system win wage increases of about 0 percent after a joint conference with management. The agreement covers engineers, firemen, conductors, trainmen and switchmen of the system, affecting about 1,500 workers and effective December 1.
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Milwaukee
Chicago
Dee
Chattanooga
Funeral strike disrupts St Louis funeral processions
Drivers' strike in St Louis halts funerals as caverns of the city report chaos. Seventeen funerals were redirected to multiple cemeteries while car owners yield to officers. A Pennsylvania Limited train collision near Pittsburgh injures and delays service, with wreckage and injuries cited along the line.
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St Louis
St. Lennes
Estonia
Jliverynen
Tenewels
Rious
Murderous melee ends in detective slaying in Ohio
A chaotic street confrontation leaves Detective Donahue fatally shot by Eyank Dougher amid a scene at a race track. Donahue confronts Dougher with an ax, triggering a fatal exchange. Dougher then kills himself, leaving a grim collision at the Ohio locale and a note of six lives lost in the violence.
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Eat Springs
Dock Donohue
Eyank Dougher
Donahue
Knivhetyhen
Untitled Rail Collision Injures Many Near Ohio River
A northbound train crossed a siding and collided with a southbound train near the Ohio River, causing multiple injuries and at least one fatality. Local authorities and railroad officials调查 are assessing the wreckage and determining fault amid limited survivor statements.
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Marv
Ohio River Railroad
Mavielta
City labor talks foreshadow wage demands and clerks strike
Fragmented report covers rising pay demands by city clerks and disputed negotiations between departments. Fire scenes near St Paul and Bloomington damage multiple buildings, with several injuries and a fatality in Michigan. Wrecks and explosions tied to freight and lighthouse incidents are noted, with investigations called for into negligence.
Haworth Death Sentence in Utah Case Prompts Contested Trial
Fort Dodge report covers Nathan Haworth tied to the murder of Watchman in Liston near Salt Lake City. New evidence prompts a claimed misused confession and possible new trial. appeals focus on Haworth's mental state. Parents have spent about $3,000 seeking justice as legal battles unfold.
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Fort Dodge
Dexitt
Nutfiaut Laworth
J. R. Laworth
Bart. Dodge
Resina
Rélon
Salt Lake City
Bineself
Nathaal Thaworth
Utah
Nathan Hawoerth
Thomas Sungai
Watchman
Liston
I Giak
Hebworth
Haworth
Supreme Court
Pris Ioner
Stiles Contests House Seat in Des Moines Vote
Wayne County's J A Stiles, tied to the House seat contest, faces a certificate dispute after Des Moines returns. The state election board ruled Stiles not entitled to a certificate of election. Walden and others projected brief election activity with 73 votes for Stiles and around 50 for rivals as ballots bore names. The situation centers on eligibility and the issuance of official credentials to the House.
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J. A. Stiles
Wayne County
Des Moines
Conny
House of Representatives
J Walden
T. A. Stiles
Sfifes
Train's Narrow Escape Near Burlington
A passenger train No. 2, due at 2am, narrowly escaped disaster on Main Street crossing Sunday as a pilot wheel burned off from friction on an overheated axle. The car derailed slightly but crew and passengers escaped unharmed, passengers thankful for the safe arrival.
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Ruelington
Burtington
Alinton
Main Street
West Burlington
Smallpox outbreak and other Iowa notices in Lee County
State Board of Health reports a smallpox outbreak centered in Lee County Iowa with about 400 cases in the central Lee County area and neglected quarantine amid rising epidemic. No city cases yet but regional spread north of Keokuk and west of Madison. Disease described as mild with few deaths. Also reports on Des Moines elevator sale worth an estimated 156000, a Des Moines man found dead in a coal shed suspected robbery, a breach of promise suit decided in Davenport, Corpus Christi fire in Fort Dodge causing at least 6000 in damage, and a Barry farmer losing ten cattle in a stock shed collapse.
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State Board of Health
State Board At Health
Lee
Remarkable Damage Suit Aims At Embalming Company
A district court suit filed Wednesday seeks $10,000 from Ltex Embalming Company Wy K Pitts & Co and W G Matthael. The claimants, relatives of Joh Allen, allege his body was removed from a grave without authority and exhibited at undertakers parlors for six years across the state. They say the embalming was done to prove preservation forever and demand redress for the alleged offense.
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Distriet
Blewarane
Langford Aloushe
Ltex
Wy K. Pitts & Co
Joh Allen
W.C. Pigsbach
Two Men Escape Gallows in Supreme Court Ruling
The Supreme Court granted a new teint to Albert G. Phillips and Louis Brooks in two murder cases. Links were ordered for the Greenville bank and Doers, and Matt Palliter, Homer Holland, and Me. Ay ench esse thu. The court remanded for new trials due to errors. Phillips and Brooks, initially sentenced to death, have sentences postponed. The court’s action implies unlikely conviction for the second degree murder charge, which carries life imprisonment.
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Supreme Court
Aml Brooks
Supreme ‘Convent Esquines
Meder
Albert G. Phillips
Louis Heooks
Greenville Bank
Matt Palliter
Homer Holland
Esse Thu
Wats Rey Beesse
Phillips Sind Branks
Wien
Arrest Sweeps Up Prominent Local Figure
A sensational arrest shocks Shenandouh as Newnan of the charge of horse stealing is connected to a bank cashier A Elbert and the Pi Na Hoyal Bank. The accused, a church member and school superintendent, faces public exposure amid sharp reversals in trust and social standing.
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Shevandazh
Chizan
Shenandouh
T Newnan
A. Elbert
Pi Na- Hoyal Bank
Newman
Lars
Baptist Laud School
Newhinn
Christmas Day Tragedy in Algona Man Kills Wife Then Himself
An Algona man shot and killed his wife on Christmas Day then killed himself with a shotgun. The couple had six months of trouble and had separated from each other for a time. They left two children, ages seven and nine, behind. The gun was fired in the old college building after the夫.
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Alinkte
Tansag City
Pittshore
Karu
Joe Godley
Montgomery Godley
Weir City
Kay
Hil Mall John
Godley
Hague
Algona
Ad“Anis
Ele
Adams
Sioux Center
Meepie “Monen
A. Sioux Center
Ok Pierce
Soned
Sowth Africa
Sious Centers
Pierce
de Niews
Bird Ullke “Bors
Chartes W. Filiot
Harvard
Ghureh
Williams, Pritcdton
Yate
Cally
Pemotnd
Prus
Sentinel reports multiple Iowa notices and incidents
A scrambled Iowa wire reports sentencing at Cherokee for inebriety and theft, a Sioux Center imposter horse trader, Shenandoah teachers’ high wages, Sunday shop arrests in Sioux City, a Parkeraburgh post office robbery, Cedar Falls insurance thefts, Sioux City evangelists praising hospitality, Osceola railway telegraphers union march, Sibley fire destroying four frame buildings and stock.
American consul Ellsworth honors in Bolivar order
The newly elected head of the consular corps in a Cuban town is noted for heroic service during Weocorehy rebellion aiding wounded soldiers. He is a native of Ohio and now visiting family, with prior recognition including the order of the Bust of Bolivar.
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Unite States
Twerte
Cuberlu
Wiklistrt
Ayd
Lom
Lnte
Weocorehy
Ested
Deco Hilsworth
Bolivar
An Loyer
Ellsworth
Ohi
Industrial conditions and freight rates in decline era
A scattered report outlines widespread industrial activity with well employed plants and rising December earnings, but notes fuel shortages delaying deliveries. It highlights higher freight rates, strong demand in boots and shoes, steady sole leather supply, and cautious but persistent buying in various sectors.
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Micteliduy Uadebus
New York
Lyon
RK. G. Luin & “Co
United States
Houle
Aid Yy
Asyu
Teres
Hiing Furiaces
Heidge
Déspite Et Chatnail Mills
Canada
Bradstreed
Bradstreet
Chicago Cattle and Hogs Prices Across Markets
Market price updates show Chicago cattle 40 to 6.55 per unit, hogs up to 6.85, feeding and hay costs listed. St Louis and Detroit futures reflect cattle 3.50 to 6.00, hogs 6.15 to 6.85, wheat around 70s, corn 50s to 51c, oats 0.75 to 83c, rye 1.00+. Milwaukee and other notes list wheat No.2 northern 70s, corn 50c to 51c, barley 64c, pork about 16.40 per barrel, with mixed grain prices varying by region.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Ste
de Detroit
Carttle
Sheen
Milwaukee
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