Most Violent Snowstorm in Years Across the Coast
A blizzard and gale battered the North Atlantic coast on December 20. Across New Jersey and New England ships suffered damage as fifteen schooners were blown ashore at Vineyard Haven, with ferries and river traffic halted. New York reported eight inches of snow, while Boston tallied prostrated wires and shore-side wrecks as three barges grounded off Fisher's.
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New York
New Jersey
New England
Vineyard Haven
St. Paul
Boston
Cape Cod
Wareham
Watch Hill Life
Fisher's Island
Marcus Bell Stricken a Prominent New Richmond Alder
Marcus S Bell longtime New Richmond alderman and leading property owner died from a stomach illness complication. Born February 1844 near Spencer New York he moved to St Croix County in 1859, farmed and lumbered, and had lived in New Richmond for 37 years. He served on the common council and board of education.
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New Richmond
Wis
Marcus S. Bell
Bell
Common Council
Board of Education
Spencer
N. Y
St. Croix County
Girl Leaps to Death in Factory Fire
In Portsmouth Ohio on December 20 a toy pistol factory fire at Lloyd and Simpsons caused a girl to die and two others fatally injured. A score of workers jumped from second and third story windows to escape the blaze and flames cut off their exit. It was believed all attempted to escape.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Lloyd & Simpson
Son's Arrest Kills Father In Father Letters
Denver dispatch reports Joseph W. Ray an election judge jailed six months for contempt of court received news his father A G Ray died at McLeansboro Illinois after reading a letter describing his son's incarceration.
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Denver
Joseph W. Ray
A. G. Ray
McLeansboro
Tll
Koch arraigned in murder case at New Ulm trial set
In New Ulm Minnesota on December 20 Dr Geo R Koch was arraigned on a first degree murder indictment for the killing of Dr L A Gebhard. Judge Webber told him he may plead Monday and a longer time for the prosecution to prepare is expected. The scene was marked by tension as Koch offered no plea.
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Webber
Koch
Engine Hits Street Car Kills Conductor in Collision
In Minneapolis on December 20, M L Manley street car conductor died after a collision between a Lov ine switch engine and the Columbia Heights car at Thirty six Street and Central Avenue. Motorman Paul J Kibbey was badly injured and remains at home with painful injuries. Kibbey claims he alone was to blame for the crash that left the street car smashed to kindling wood.
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Minneapolis
M. L. Manley
Paul J. Kibbey
Columbia Heights
Thirty-sixth Street
Central Avenue
Manley
Soo Line
Kibbey
Low Rates for Educators At Ocean Grove Convention
Winona Minn December 20 Official announcement by Irving Shepard of the National Educational Association states the forty fourth annual convention will be at Astory Park Ocean Grove July 3 to 7 1905 The Trunk Line Passenger association offers a one fare rate plus membership fee and usual ticket conditions Dr William H Maxwell superintendent of schools in New York City is president of the association
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Ocean Grove
Winona
Minn
Irwin Shepard
National Educational Association
Astory Park
Trunk Line Passenger Association
William H. Maxwell
New York City
Beer Storage Plant Fire Strikes East Grand Forks
Schlitz Brewing company suffered a 2500 loss when a fire last night engulfed their cold storage plant in East Grand Forks. The blaze spread quickly with strong winds, some stock saved in an adjoining storehouse, and this marked the third fire in the locality over a few weeks. Neil Cummings was seriously injured after slipping from a ladder while fighting the blaze.
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Grand Forks
N. D
Schlitz Brewing Company
Neil Cummings
Finn Kupari Arrested Over Set Gun Ownership in Pancake Injury
Duluth Minn December 20 Oscar Kupari a Finn living near Beauty Lake has been arrested on a charge of maintaining a set gun that wounded hunter George Washington Pancake a year ago at Beauty Lake eighteen miles southwest of Hibbing The buckshot struck Pancake’s leg and his recovery was uncertain He helped authorities in locating the gun owner following the injury.
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Hunter Pancake
Duluth
Minn
Oscar Kupari
Beauty Lake
George Washington Pancake
Hibbing
Pancake
Kupari
Late Freeze Up At Pierre River
The river at Pierre South Dakota is frozen enough to bear footmen but teams must wait several days before crossing. The freeze up occurred later than usual with the river about two feet below the low water mark before settling into a narrow channel a few hundred feet wide on the Fort Pierre side.
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Pierre
S. D
Fort Pierre
Duluth Foreman Killed By Switch Engine
Gilbert Nelson of West Duluth was fatally struck by a Northern Pacific switch engine near Seventy-fourth avenue west at 12:15 yesterday morning. He lay on the track and died soon after. Nelson leaves a widow and grown children.
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Gilbert Nelson
Duluth
Duluth, Minn
Sixty-ninth Avenue West
Wallinder Sash and Door Company
West Duluth
Northern Pacific
Seventy-fourth Avenue West
Nelson
Mrs Chadwick Unmasked in Court as De Vere Fraudster
In Cleveland on December 20 Cassie L Chadwick collapses in court when Irving Belford reveals she is Mme Lydia De Vere the con artist banker and forger. Beckwith Spear and Chadwick plead not guilty to seven indictments as bail is set at 15000 each for Beckwith and Spear.
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Cleveland
Cassie L. Chadwick
Mme
Lydia de Vere
Tom Burns
Mrs. Chadwick
Beckwith
Spear
Oberlin Bank
Irving Belford
Joseph Lamb
Toledo
Belford
Mme de Vere
Bar of Justice
Mr. Belford
Mme. de Vere
Judge Wing
Mr. Dawley
Chadwick
Strong man crushed by tree in Le Sueur county
In Le Sueur Minnesota on December 20 a farmer named Jack Flemming of Derry township was crushed by a falling tree. Despite having only one arm he can swing an axe with ease and chop as much wood in a day as two-armed men, demonstrating remarkable strength.
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le Sueur
Minn
Big Jack" Flemming
Derrynane
Three Die In Williamsburg Fire On Main Street
New York reports three killed and several injured in a three story brick home at 184 South Main Street Williamsburg Brooklyn caused by an oil stove explosion. Victims on upper floors faced no fire escapes. Local residents aided by neighbors.
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New York
South Main Street
Williamsburg
Brooklyn
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