Fire devastates Barton Hotel leaving 23 dead
Chicago residents mourn as 23 men perish and 14 are injured when a blaze roars through the Barton Hotel on West Madison Street. Firemen fought the flames in near zero temperatures with a 20 mile wind, interviewing survivors and noting a possible fling from rubbing alcohol.
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Barton Hotel
Skid Row
West Madison Street
C. W. Harvey
Joe Armatzo
Armatzo
Anthony Dykes
Walter McCarron
John J. Haberkorn
Italian Princess Weds Yugoslav Prince at Cascais Ceremony
Princess Maria Pia of Italy wed Yugoslavia's Prince Alexander in Cascais Portugal. The royal wedding drew thousands of aristocrats, diplomats, and local residents as the couple left the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption. Maria Pia, 20, is the daughter of former King Umberto I. Alexander, 30, is the son of former Regent Prince Paul.
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Cascais
Portugal
Maria Pia
Italy
Yugoslavia
Alexander
Atlantic
Europe
Aeunkle
Pia
Umberto
Feguieri
Paul
Weather Summary for Southern Illinois and Local Lakes
Fair cold weather expected in southern Illinois with below zero tonight and a high near 20 Sunday. Overnight lows zero to 5 below, Sunday night in the teens, with yesterday's high 32 and low 0. Crab Orchard Lake level near spillway, Little Grassy Lake 1 inch below spillway.
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Ilinois
Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Road Report for Illinois Clears Snow Covered Areas
Road report notes all clear in Southern Illinois while Central and Northern Illinois show about 50 percent coverage by packed snow with bare patches in the northwest. Route 66 from Chicago to St. Louis remains clear.
Wayne County Republicans Endorse Abe Lincoln in 1860
The Wayne County Republican Committee at Fairfield Illinois endorsed Abraham Lincoln as the party’s presidential nominee on March 3 1860. The resolution named Lincoln the unanimous choice of Wayne County for the National Convention in Chicago and cited his long public career and rising national profile. No assessment of impact is provided.
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John Allen
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Fairfield
Illinois
Wayne County
Republican Committee
Lincoln
Wabash River
Vincennes
Ind
Wayne County Republican Committee
Hous
Stephen A. Douglas
U. S. Senate
Abe Lincoln
Chicago
C. Sibley
Wm. H. Robinson
Soviet Budget Shapes Perceived Tough Talk
State Department analysts say despite stern rhetoric Moscow shows little real change in the economy. The 1955 budget of 562.9 billion rubles raises 200 million from last year, the smallest postwar increase, with defense funding seemingly masked by accounting.
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State Department
Georgi Malenkov
Nikolai Bulganin
U. S
Aga Khan in Cairo Suffer Heart Attack Amid Illness
Aga Khan 77 with high fever since Thursday reported to be in serious condition after sleepless night. Doctors say he has a heart attack while awaiting weighing of platinum scheduled for February 20. Prince Aly Khan at his bedside as Begum confirms seriousness.
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Cairo
Egypt
Aswan
Walter Hamilton
Raymond Stehelin
France
Hamilton
Begum
Prince Aly Khan
Joe Must Go Club Denied Rehearing in Wisconsin Case
Madison, Feb 12 AP The Joe Must Go club failed to gain a rehearing of its conviction for violating Wisconsin's corrupt practices act. Circuit Judge Bruce Beilfuss upheld a $4,200 fine, and the prosecution led by weekly newspaper editor Leroy Gore focused on a statute barring corporate involvement in political activities.
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Madison
Wis
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Wisconsin
Bruce Beilfuss
Leroy Gore
Wild Pair Caught After Champaign Cab Hijacking and Assault
Police captured two carnival workers after a wild chase starting with a commandeered Champaign cab. Jack Dearing and Jack Thompson, both in their early twenties, were detained after abducting the driver, stealing a car, and raping a 50 year old woman. The pursuit spanned Champaign Emden and Havana with a crash before the suspects were apprehended.
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Havana
Ill
Jack Dearing
Canton
Jack Thompson
Louisiana
Champaign
Emden
Dearing
Thompson
Illinois River
Melvin Trimpe
Red Chinese Fleet Massed Near Matsu
Formosa reports a Chinese Communist flotilla massed off Matsu near Foochow with more than 70 armed junks. The evacuation of Tachens completed with U S aid, while the 7th Fleet guarded the area and demolition troops burned ammunition piles. Fresh units from Chiang’s 46th division moved to southern camps.
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Taipei
Formosa
Red
China
Matu
Defense Ministry
Chiang Kai-shek
U. S
Foochow
Formosa Strait
Washington
State Department
U. S. Navy
U. S. Naval
U. S. 7Th Fleet
Yikiangshan
Tachens
Yu Shans
Pishan
46Th Division
Maryland Governor Bets Ike Backer for 1956 Run
Maryland Governor Theodore R. McKeldin predicts that his chief will seek the 1956 Republican nomination after nominating Dwight Eisenhower at the last convention.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Theodore R. McKeldin
Eisenhower
Parents sue hospital over cremation of newborn
A Chicago couple Edward Wojcik and Wanda Wojcik sue Edgewater Hospital for 25 000 alleging they cremated their baby without permission. The family says the hospital apologized calling it a mistake and the Catholic Church’s blessing was denied. The infant lived one hour after birth on October 25 1954.
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Chicago
Edgewater Hospital
Edward Wojcik
Wanda
Fred Lambruski
Wojcik
Maid admits ax murder of wealthy wife in Beverly Hills
A 25-year-old maid, Peggy King, confessed to killing Mrs. Katie Hayden, 71, in the Hayden mansion after an argument over cutting a bone from a roast. Autopsy reported 20 to 30 blows, motive suggested as revenge. King described the scene and alleged altercation before striking again and again. Hayden, once a Chicago broker, was said to be worth about three million dollars.
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Samuel Hayden
Clinton H. Anderson
Peggy King
Katie Hayden
King
Mrs. Hayden
Friday
Hayden
Chicago
Los Angeles
Puzzle Challenge Inspires Inventor No 19 Stinker Prize
The weekly Stinker contest drew 6 231 entries but failed to reach the correct solution. An Anna entrant proposed a Stinker producer device using frames and pencils to draw 121 squares in two strokes. Stinker No 19 is valued at 100 dollars and results will appear in Sunday's edition.
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Carbondale
Stinker
Southern Illinoisan
Bride to be killed in car truck crash near Grand Ridge
Miss Darlene Haff 20 of Ottawa died when the car she rode in rear ended a stationary truck on State Route 23 near Grand Ridge. Her fiancé Donald Horn 21 of Grand Ridge was injured. Truck driver Eugene Reitz 48 of Streator said he ran out of gas and walked toward Grand Ridge.
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Grand Ridge
Ill
Darlene Haff
Ottawa
Donald Horn
Haff
Horn
Eugene Reitz
Streator
Army court drops four Nugent specifications in Korea trial
Ft Sill Oklahoma February 12 AP Maj Ambrose H Nugent a former Army recruiting officer from Southern Illinois had four of 13 specifications dismissed by the court martial board as it adjourned for the weekend Nugent 45 Merrill Wisconsin artillery officer went on trial three weeks ago The panel reconvenes Tuesday with about 25 defense witnesses and 25 prosecution witnesses having testified The remaining nine specifications still accuse him of aiding the enemy and hindering POW escapes during the Korean War
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Ft.Sill
Okla
Army
Ambrose H. Nugent
Nugent
Illinois
Merrill, Wis
Camp No. 7
North Korea
Camp No. 2
Lincoln Faith In U S Cited
President Eisenhower on Abraham Lincoln birth day declares the greatness of the Republican party will be measured by its devotion to Lincoln's faith. He spoke while resting at the plantation estate of Secretary Humphrey and planned to fly back to Washington Sunday afternoon.
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Eisenhower
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Washington
Formosa Topic To Be Discussed By World Powers
Moscow radio reports Russia calls for a Shanghai or New Delhi conference on Formosa with China, the Soviet Union, and Southeast Asian nations. Britain reportedly rejects without Chiang Kai-shek. The U N Security Council to discuss a Formosa cease fire. Red China declines to attend.
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Moscow
Russia
Shanghai
New Delhi
Formosa
China
Soviet Union
Southeast Asia
Britain
Chiang Kai-shek
United States
United Nations Security Council
Formosa Strait
Red China
U. N
Anthony Eden
V. M. Molotov
Taiwan
Sangamo Electric workers to vote on contract or strike
At Sangamo Electric plant a meeting Sunday at 2 p m at Marion Junior High School will let workers decide by secret ballot whether to accept the contract or authorize a strike. The wildcat strike since Thursday morning affects more than 900 workers. Union and company officials met Friday but gave no result. Business representative Joseph Pry says the Sunday vote requires 51 percent of eligible voters to approve a contract to enable a strike.
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Sangamo Electric
Marion
Wildcat
Joseph Pry
Johnston City
International Association of Machinists
Actress Ona Munson Found Dead in Apartment
Actress Ona Munson 48 was found dead in her Portland born apartment Friday from an apparent sleeping pill overdose. Police listed suicide pending autopsy after a note warned against following her. She rose from vaudeville to stage and screen, later gaining fame as Belle Watling in Gone With The Wind.
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Ona Munson
Miss Munson
Eugene Berman
Portland
Ore
Gus Edwards
Hollywood
Joe E. Brown
Ben Lyon
Belle Watling
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